The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 12, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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GAIN-
NEAR COMPIEGNE
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/OPERATION IS NORTH OF. THOSE
Carried out previously
IN THIS REGION.
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GAINS IN ALBANIA
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Italian# and French Have Succeeded
in Pushing Australians Back
^ Over Fifteen Miles.
f London.—General Foch Tuesday
| istruck the German lines again, this
time north of Compiegne on a front
of two and a half miles, between the
, Mats and the Oise rivers, and ad-
vanced a mile at some places. Five
hundred and thirty Germans were
; captured. An attempt by the Ger
-mans to retake some of the grounds
s - failed. This is the fourth French at-
tack within the last two weeks, fol-
, lowing .a successful attack by the
v - Americans near Chateau-Thierry in
‘June. Following the American at-
, >tack .the French attacked to the
north of the Americans and followed
with other attacks, each time strik-
ing farther north.
It is
notable that all the attacks of
the British, French and Americans
since the last German drive have re
pNs suited in the gain of ground.
s The’French and Italians continue
.their advance in Albania and reports
V indicate that near the Adriatic coaet
" * "they have progressed somewhere be-
twefen 15 and 20 miles.
®The Italian statement says that
Italian cavalry succeeded in getting
In the rekr of the Austrians near the
, coast add destroyed bridges across
the Semen! river, presumably for the
'purpose of capturing the retreating
Austrians.
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Austrian troops have again attack
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re-
the Italians in the mountain re-
gion of 'northern Italy, this time be-
T#ssn the Frenzela valley and the
flgwuta river. The attack was
ptojbedk according to* the report from
Roma, which adds that there was ar
Cillery ‘lighting and activity by pa-
along , the* remainder of the
Pfgy
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position of the Austrians in
is rather critical, There is
Of mountains running north
__ through the little country,
i arms extending east and west
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of the south end, giving the forma-
shape of a capital Y.
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“ ■>« Collision Kills Over 100.
A -Ntohville, Tens.—At least 100 per-
were kilted and as many more
* injured when Nashville, Chatta-
B St. Louis railway fast pas-
trains No. 1 ffom Memphis
No. 4 Croon Nashvyie crashed
about live miles from here,
-engines reared and fell on op-
md of the track, masses of
iron and steel, while the
impact of the blow drove the
'car of the northbound train
the wooden coaches loaded
freight, telescoping the
In front and piling high
I heated «*. both nocked
I with negroes en route
r plant here and about
»r regular passengers
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Takes Control of Sulphur
-The control and dis-
of sulphur materials, the
deposits of which lie in
and* Texas, have been tak-
for the government by the
lustriee board. The action is
according to an-
Rt issued, by the increased
trt>m the government for sul
in the manufacture of explo-
and for other purposes, as well
the Increased burdens on rail
.a -w transportation.
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Typhoon Does Much Damage in Guam
•Eton-—The islano or Guam
hr a typhoon
Roy Smith governor of the
ai|d Commandant of thn naval
reported to the navy depart-
ment. He said half the Inhabitants
. «gre destitute, corps have been de-
, toftreyed and much material damage
8teps have been taken to feed
destitute. The dispatch stated
personal Injury and losses of
reiX)rted are small but
P*Opsrty ashore and afloat damaged
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Crop Smaller Than Believed.
ton.—Government hopes
bUliondmahel wheat crop re-
a setback when the depart
Of agriculture’s July forecast
a reduction of 40.000.000
in- the prospective crop. Un-
^^^Jweather during June cut
estimated harvest to 891.000,000
from the 931,000,000 bushels
June. Production estlm
on other crops were slightly re
The production of, corn is
iP 3,160,000.0000 bushels
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Sugar Famine Danger Passed
assurances
t &*** *• BO da»*«r of a sugar
have been given by the food
and t^e food situation
^^ftraa declared to bo better
any time since America un-
—the feeding of the allied
Phe American public, bow
IP* expected to closely ob-
j£* regulations limiting
Per capita con sump
r to three pounds menth
w the cse TY^ni
Capt. Adelaide B. Bsylis is the only
woman In the military service of na-
tional or stats recognition. She com-
mands the National League for Wom-
an's Service.
REVOLT ACCOMPANIES
VON MIRBACH MURDER
RUSSIAN WIRELESS SAYS MUTINY
IS SUPPRESSED WITH SAN-
GUINARY VIOLENCE.
London.—Fragments of news from
various sources indicate that the as-
sassination of Count von Mirbach,
the German ambassador to Russia,
wps accompanied by a formidable up-
rising against the Bolsheviki in Mos-
cow. A Russian wireless dispatch
claims that the uprising has now-
been completely suppressed, and the
tone of the message indicates that
the suppression was accomplished
with sanguinary violence, the orders
being that all who showed resistance
to the Bolsheviki should be “shot on
the spot.”
Several hundred participants in
the rising have been arreetPJ, among
them Vice Chairman Alexandrovitch.
while special orders have been issued
to secure ail members of the exec-
utive committee of the social revolu-
tionary party.
As soon as Emperor William heard
of the assassination of Count von
Mirbach. according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Russia, he
ordered Secretary von Kuehlman to
break off negotiations with the dele
gates to Berlin.
Nikolai Lenin, the Bolshevik pre-
mier, is endeavoring to placate the
Germans by appointing an “sxtraor
dlnary commission of investigation
to inquire into the death of Count
Mirbach. The commission is headed
by Comrade Peters.
German newspapers are preparing
the public for a radical move against
Russia as punishment for the Mir-
bach affair. Exactly what this move
will be ie not as yet indicated, t^ut
Dutch and Scandinavian newspapers
hint at a march on Moscow, and dis-
patches are printed showing that Ger-
man forces are now about 300 miles
west of that city and are being heav-
*y reinforced.
FRENCH GAIN NEAR SOISSONS
WHILE AUSTRALIANS SCORE
EAST OF AMIENS.
Paris.—French troops Monday ad-
vanced two-thirds of a mile on a two-
mile front northwest of Longpont and
captured 347 Germans. Longpont is
about eight miles southwest of Sois-
sons. on the railroad from Soissons
to Paris and is about midway on the
battle line between Montdidier and
Chateau-Thierry.
On a front of 3,000 yards involving
both sides of the Somme river, east
of Amiens, the Australian troops ad
vanced- 6o0 yards Sunday night and
took a few- prisoners. The fighting
was about 50 miles northwest of
Longpont. and is on that part of the
front where the Australians advanced
on the Fourth of July and again on
the fifth of July.
The British war ^Fice reports that
German artillery was active north of
this region to the north of Albert
and also in the region of Bethune. in
the Flanders salient.
In Albania the French and Italians
who started an offensive Sunday,
have captured more than 1,000 enemy
soldiers, and the battle continues
The Italians also report that they
have advanced- their lines In, the re-
gion of Prlble hill and in the Grappa
region on the mountain front, the ex-
tent not being stated.
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Prince William of Hohenzollern I# fl
brother of the king of Roumania and
a claimant of the throne. Ha I# an
officer In the Prussian army.
Francis Confirms Mirbach Killing.
"Washington.—Ambassador Francis
at Volgoda, in a message dated July
7. bringing the first word received
from him by the state department
since June 24. has confirmed the re
port of the assassination of Count
von Mirbach,. the German ambassa
dor to Moscow.
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. .
A branch of the bureau of war risk
insurance has been established in
Dallas. This branch bureau will cov-
er three states. Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas. It will be known as the
44th district of the Bureau of War
Risk insurance, and Royal R. Wat-
kins of Dallas, has been’named by
Secretary MfcAdoo as the superintend-
ent of this district. The main office
will be in Dallas. ’ branch offices will
be eetablshed in Oklahoma City, Lit-
tle Rock and San Antonio, with sev-
eral field men throughout the dis-
trict. This bureau will not write In-
surance, as this is always handled by
the Insurance officers in the army,
but the purpose of its work is to
look after the just and equitable dis-
tribution of the soldiers’ allotments
to their dependents. Every family
represented by a soldier in the army
is Interested in the work of this bu-
reau of war risk insurance, and
should any one desire information
concerning- its work, or their allots
ments, etc., they are requested' to
communicate with Royall R. "Watkins,
the superintendent at Dallas, Texas.
AMERICANS TURN TIOE
IN FAVOR OF ALUES
INCREASING MAN-POWER EN.
ABLE* GENERAL FOCH TO
ADOPT NEW TACTICS.
Washington.—Increasing man pow-
er and rapidly extending control of
the air have permitted the adoption
of a new policy by General Foch,
supreme commander of the allied ar-
mies on the western front, in tbe
opinion of many observers here. They
believe the sequence of hard local
blows that have been struck recently
by French, American, British and
Italian troops shows a new phase of
the great battle is developing which
might expand into a major operation.
Reports of the recent highly suc-
cessful strokes at the German lines
are taken here to indicate General
. Foch no longer feels under the ur-
gent necessity of keeping rigidly on
the defensive to conserve his forces.
The fact that the Germans have been
completely surprised and overwhelm-
ed by several of the local counter-
operations is believed to he due to
the work of the allied airmen.
American aid has already served to
change the tide of the fighting. T*i<*
arrival of American troops by the
hundreds of thousands has enabled
General Foch to begin harassing the
enemy all along the line, while the
Increasing number of American pilots
makes possible concentrations of atr
forces that sweep enemy scouts out
of the sky in the sectors selected for
limited drives.
Treasurer of Evening Mail Arrested.
• New York.—Dr. Edward A. Rnm-
ley, vice president and treasurer of
the Mail afld Express company, pub-
lishers of the New York Evening
Mall, has been arrested here in the
office of Attorney General Lewis,
charged with perjury in a report to
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian. The complaint against Dr.
Rumley charges that in making a re
port to the alien property custodian
he failed to disclose his relation with
Count von Bernstorff and Dr. Hein-
rich von Albert.
Sub Remains an Important Factor.
Washington.—While the submarine
has ceased to menaqe the allied vic-
tory, its continuation as a vital fac-
tor is demonstrated in official figures
obtained here on construction and
sinkings for the last six months. In
gross tons the total of vessels com-
pleted by Great Britain and the Unit-
ed States from January to June, in-
clusive, was 1,488,317. The figures
of the submarine losses for the five
months from January to May, inclu-
sive, the submarines accounted for
1,803,625 tons.
Telegraph Central Bitterly Contested
Washington —Efforts of the admin
istration to secure immediate dispos
al by the senate of the house resolu
tion authorizing the president to take
over telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio systems during the war has
stirred up a bitter fight in the upper
house. The resolution was buf
feted back and forth between the sen-
ate interstate commerce commission
and the senate floor In a stormy con
troversy over the question of holding
hearings or hastening senate debate
and a vote. ^
Cotton Cloth Prices Reduced 20%.
Washington.-—Prices for cotton pro-
ducts showing reductions of from 20
to 30 per cent as compared with
quoted market prices were approved
by President Wilson The prices
were agreed upon at conferences be-
tween the price-fixing committee of
the war industries board and a com
mittee representing cotton goods
nynufacturers.
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Two Germans Desert.
With the American Forces on the
Marne—Two German deserters have
crossed the American lines on the
Marne. They said they were tired
of the war and the ill treatment of
their officers, who walked then) tar
and fed them little
Puts Embargo on Allied Paper Money
Paris—A decree issued by !x>uis
Klotz. the minister of finance, pro- '
hibits any person from taking more ;
than LOGO francs in French, Russian
or Amertc'*' paper money outside of j
France- The prohibition probably
will be extended soon to cover the
currency of other allied nations.
U. S. Laboring Men Forego Holidays.
Washington—As the guns on the
western front do not cease their work
Saturday afternoons and holidays,
neither do the hammers and saws
in the shipyards on this side of the
Atlantic The men who are building
the "bridee of sh’ps” know that ev-
ery minute counts and have volun
tarily renounced the hours formerly
de voted to recreation
Negro Soldiers are Cited for Bravery.
With American Army In France.—
Henry Johnson and Robert Robln-
*on. colored soldiers from New York,
have been cited for bravery while
fighting with their unit in a sector
of the French front. They put to
flight in No Man’s Land a party of
Germans estimated to number 40.
The citation comes from the French
command
MaJ. Mitchsl to Bo Buried Thursday.
New York.—The body of Major
John Purroy Mitchel, former mayor
of New Y’ork. who was killed In an
airplane accident at Greatner fieM.
La., will lie in state at the city hail
from Wednesday afternoon until
Thursday morning, when it will be
buried at Wood la wn cemetery with
full military honors, according to
plans announced.
Murman Coast Joins With AlUas.
Copenhagen.—The entire popula-
tion of the Murman coast (on tha
Kola peninsula bordering the White
sea and the Arctic) has broken with
Russia and joined the entente, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Vardoe.
Norway, to the Christiania Tidens
Tegn A supply of provisions from
the United States has arrived at
Murmansk, the dispatch adds.
U. S. to Police Two Panama Cities.
Washington—Secretary Baker haa
instructed Major Blatehford. com
mandlng the department of Panama,
to take over the policing of tbe cities
of Panama and Colon tor the purpose
of maintaining public oider The ac-
tion resulted from Information re-
ceived at the state department from
the'government of Panama that grave
disorders were expected because of
the postpouement of the nationaj
elections !«et for June .10
Committee Favors War Prohibition
Washington—Legislation prohi- j
bit the sale of distilled liquor, win*- 1
and beer after Jan. 1. 1919. and to i
prohibit the manufacture of wine and j
beer after Nov. i has been agreed by (
the senate agricultural committee
This is a substitute for the Norris
amendment to the emergency agrku
fcural appropriation bill, whch would
atop the sale of distilled liquor and
*ine on June 30, 1919. and prohibit
the manufacture of beer three
months after the bill becomes a law.
Overseas Casualties Now 11.086. Excursion Boat Goes Down.
Washington.— Casualties in the Ani I Peoria. Ill - Hundreds of people are
ercan expeditionary forces Increased■* 1 believed to have been drowned when
by 703 during the week, compared
with 497 the previous week, and ag
gregate 11,086, with the Inclusion of
the army list giving 117 names and
the marine corps list giving 53 names.^
Total deaths, including 291 men lost'
at sea, men killed in action, died of
wounds, disease, accident and other
causes, number 4.414—army men 3,-
917, marines 497. The wounded ag-
gregate 6,169—army 5,200, marines 969.
the excursion steamer Columbia over
turned in the Illinois river five miles
sou‘9 of here Friday night. All avail-
able numes and physicians have been
summoned from Pekin, HI., which is
near the scene of the accident, and
from Peoria. The boat jammed
against the Psoria side of the river
in a fog and tore a huge bole m the
bow. It sank almost immediately
after «ie collision with tbe bank.
The Texas Railway Claim Agents'
Association meets m Galveston thin
week.
Texas passed the safest, sanest and
quietest Fourth of July last Thursday
in years.
Boll weevils are reported to be seri-
ously damaging the cotton crop In
Denton county.
The Texas Association of Industries
will hold its autumn convention at
Galveston In September.
Attorney General Looney rules that
women of Texas may register so they
may be able to vote* up to and includ-
ing July 12.
The Tri-County Teachers’ Institute,
composed of the counties of Washing-
ton, lyaller and Austin, will be held at
Brenbam tbe flrat week in 8epten>
ber.
Brigadier General J. F. Wolters, com-
manding the First Brigade Texas Car-
airy, bas begun in earnest the recruit-
ing of the East Texas regiment of
infantry.
Gaines county Is the first county to
repay the State the drouth relief loan,
which was $4,006, The State has loan-
ed about $410,000 to 82 counties out
of the $2,000,000 drouth relief appro*
priatlon.
The Gulf States Shipbuilding Com-
pany, with headquarters at Orange,
has secured title to twenty-two acres
of land situated on the Sabine River,
almost In the heart of Orange, for a
shipbuilding plant.
The camphor thrlp, a small insect
that has been working on camphor
trees in several Southern states, has
made its appearance in Texas. The
pest has been discovered In Houston,
Port Arthur and other points In South
Texas.
Mrs. Wills Bel) Wilson, a member
of the oakum spinning crew of the
national shipyards at Orange, has
achieved a record for earning money
in that capacity. The young woman
bas earned as high as $9 a day spin-
ning oakum.
The Texas Elberta peach crop Is
ginning to move and thousands of
bushels will be shipped during the
coming three or four weeks. The crop
this year Is vert good, and some of
the largest peaches ever grown will
go out from East Texas.
Twenty-five carloads of Irish pota-
toes have been shipped out of Wash-
ing County this season. This does not
represent tbe production, as almost
every farmer and grower has on hand
a supply sufficient to last until
to plant the next crop. Potatoes have
advanced In price to $1.56 per hun-
dred pounds.
The attorney general Saturday ap-
proved the following bond Iasi
Sixty thousand dollars Angelina
ty road district Np. 2. 10-40s. is: $16.-|
000 O rim os county common school dis-
trict No. 10. 10-40S. is; $45,060 Mont-
gomery county road district No. 5,
6-20a, 5s. 6^4 P«r cent; $1,000 Trinity
county school district No. 27. l-26e. Is,
and $3,000 Fall county common school
district No. M. 10 20s. Is.
Silos serve as receptacles for stock
feed the year round They are not
only seqplceable in affording a safe
storage for feed, but make It possible
to conservs materia) that would go to
waste If It were not properly housed.
On a farm where there are a few
head of stock a silo Is an asset that
can be appreciated by anyone who has
given the subject any study at aU.
They sre going up all over Texas.
According to figures obtained at the
Texas railroad commission Saturday
the federal railroad commission re
turned forty-five Texas short lines to
their owners and retained seventeen
short lines in this state. The former
have an aggregate of ttl miles sad
tbe rejected lines totaled l.KSC miles
However, the commission does not ac-
cept the unofficial reports of six lines
being returned and thinks the final
order will show that they have been
retained In that event. 411 mile# will
be added to tbe retained lines and that
amount subtracted from the rejected
roads, which would make 1,392 miles
of short lines retained under govern-
ment control and 1,164 rejected.
-'HO—*
The attorney x**nersl has approved
bond issues for the following common
school districts Somervell county,
district No. H, $2,400, fifteen, forties
fives; Somervell county. No. 16, $2,006,
fifteen, twenties, fives; Hunt county,
No. 81, $3,000, serials, fives; Rusk. No.
8, $2,000, tens, twenties, fives; Colw
man No. 12. $1,200, tens, twenties,
fives; Henderson, No. 44, $1,366, twen-
ties, fives; Smith, No. 64, $1,000, tens,
twenties, fives; Alto InflepBbdsBt
School District, 936.606. serials, flvgp
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IDEAS FOR HOME
Thorough Planning
tion Is Begun Means
When Home Is Compt
Few persons In planning
/ion of m house tak# into
the necessity of having tbe r<
placed us to make them as
able us possible. Little heed
ii h to which way Ibe lot
and on which aide of tbs bouse
rooms should be placed,
tentlon t/> what are considered
most part us immaterial
building location and design
Important and results in
after the bouse Is built.
The lot Hlioald fare either
or west snd whatever else U
house must suit the grounds
It is built. The dining room
factor, worthy of____
It should be so pihnned
eonth or east exposure,
it will be warmed by tbe
and at other times will
from the hot sun. Tbs living
library should have m
Insure*. The hall In
tnay be made Into a combi
tion room and front hallway,
way the living room or
en more privacy.
Kitchen* should be wet!
ventilated, while
more comfortable
ample size and ha
dent size to
Bathrooms
cleanablenesa and
inlngs. ripen-work
posing to view the |
opportunity to cl
feature of th
Cellars are factors also
tentlon. One with •
house with a good
guarded against
storms shoaldi be sought,
be obtained by
details. '
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i At, PMta
three! things to
Vital Points
Work of
Put
In the problem
tiS' house threo
determining the
surroundings ai
money to lie
the plot of
en all area i
tuye Increase
important factor
erul changes of the
tyi>ee of building
further distance
ot tH-r oKMenUala
best llntuk •
A, country'J
with Its surround
snd materials. A
boldly on thf- top of a
for miles should dl
appearance from one I
the trees at the *
from a house os th
or from a villa sat
lage street. Every
from the standpoint
light and
Used; wvei
The amount of
Is a factor detei
manner In which
elements may be
tered. ■ o
Homs
The principles
ire not hard to
should be
borders, and a
In height no that all
en and In
their bloom coming
as. so that they m
lug. Yos can easily
a tion from the lists
often sees an etqgus
the final touch to
“home.” landscape
frame of the ptctsiw;
ring ; that final tom
house to a home. As a
frame to tbe plctur
created shrubs of
pen sable, the Idea
the surroundings
Impression will be
homelike.
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p - *
Consider Need# ef
Two strong points must
the planting of trees Id *
or garden, hut DM
street trees. One of
ter of Improving
In all plantings oa
or box should be
may he applied not
feet below the surface. ▲
portent matter Is that of
width In parkways. In
drainage Is also necessary
s-dts will not be had.
M
Paris
Furls contains
dies* constitute
to beauty, la
most glorious
maintained at
for the soil of
how lamely
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