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German Artillery Made Cap
tured Trenches at Hooge
UntenabIe.
YET IN STRONG POSITION,
MARSHAL FRENCH SAYS
British Officers Express Surprise at
Slight Resistance Offered
by Germans.

LONDON. August 1l.-Sir John
French. commander-i in chief of the
British forces in France and Belgium
in a report given out by the official
press bureau says the British troops
have slightly withdrawn from their
line south of Hooge, near Ypres, but
have consolidated the village of Hooge
The report of Field Marshal French
follows:
Northwest of Hooge and in the ruins
of the village itself we have consoli.
dated the ground gained yesterday. re.
pulsing one weak infantry attack dur.
ing the night.
Violent Artillery Duel.
Yesterday afternoon there was nc
infantry fighting, but there was vio.
of which all the trenches in the open
ground south of Hooge became un-
tenable by either side, and we have
now slightly withdrawn the position OF
our line, which lay south of the VIII
lage.
"This makes no material difference
to our position. The total number OF
1s0."
More Than Regain Losses.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. August 9. via London.-By
an attack on Hooge this morning the
British not only recovered all the
trenches which they lost before the
flaming German gas attacks August 1,
but more. taking front of 1000 yards.
Altogether this has been the most i'm
portant offensive action in weeks.
The British guns preceded 1t by
shelling the German positions on part
of the line in the User canal region.
north of Ypres, yesterday afternoon, to
which the Germans replied in kind, in
cluding the heaviest Smelling received
by the ruins of Ypres for two months.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning British
guns loosed their thunder on the German
trenches at Hooge in front of Ypres. For
two hours this continuous roar was kept
up before, at dawn, British infantry
rushed the German trenches at Hooge.
Offered Little Resistance.
British officers said the resistance was
surprisingly slight and either the artillery
preparation was most successful or the
German line must have been weakly held.
All through the day the artillery Of both
sides continued covering the region of
Hooge with shells. which were visible over
the fiat country to the Associated Press
while the British were
busy consolidating their gains and pre-
pairing against any counter attack
The British took 250 prisoners and two
machine guns.
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To Convert Building Into Sanitarium

The former Emergency Hospital
building at 18th street and Ohio ave-
me is being completely renovated and
changed internally under the direction
of DIR. w. Q. Wetmore. 1t is to be used
government is prepared to erect new
building on the site.
It is expected that the structure will
be ready for use rs sanitarium by
the lst Of Ssptsmbar.
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CALlSAT White HOUSE
TOHURRY COMMISSIONS
Gen. Harvey Urges Action for OF.
ficers Of Newly Organized
Sd Infantry.

In view Of the little time intervening
before the National Guard Of the Dis
trfct of Columbia embarks for its an
nual eneampment at Colonial Beach
Va, Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey. com
manding the District Of Columbia MI
litia, went to the White House today
to urge that the President sign the
commissions Of the officers Of the new
ly organized Sd Infantry soon after
his return Gen. Harvey was Informed
that the commissions will be laid be-
fore President Wilson Immediately
upon his return. They are now at the
White House.
Every officer Of the new Sd Infantry.
which grew out Of the consolidation of
the old 1st and I'd regiments of infan-
try, will have to receive a new COM
mission in the organization.
Pending for Some Time.
Tho recommendations for the COM
missions have been pending for some
time. As the guard will leave the city
early Monday morning on the steamer
st. Johns for its encampment at CO.
lonial Beach. Gen. Harvey Ia anxious
about tho commissions.
After tho papers are signed they will
have to be distributed to the new Of
hoers. The President Is expected back
tomorrow, and by Saturday IL 10
Thought that all Of the officers will
have their commissions.
There were some busy scenes about
the L street armory today. The equip
ment of the Sd Infantry was being
packed and a number of wagons were
haulinE it to the dock of the steamer
wakefield, where it will be loaded to-
morrow.
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German Prisoners Going Home,

PETROGRAD. August 10, via London.
Tho first detachment of a party of two
thousand German prisoners for the ex-
change of whom arrangements have
been made has left here for Sweden by
way of Finland. The prisoners are to-
tally disabled for future military serv-
Ice on account Of the wounds they have
received.
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DECLINE OVERTIME PAY.
Italian Railroad Men Donate Extra
Services to Government,

ROME, August 10, via Paris.-The ex-
ample of tho railroad employees of MI
Ian, who refused 100000 lire $780,
0oo), offered by tho government for
extra work done by them in connec-
tion with the mobilization Of the army.
has been followed by the railroad men
of Rome, who have issued a statement
declaring:
I'VE would feel ourselves humiliateA
II we were not willing to give our toll
while others give their lives to their
country"
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WARsHIP OFF FOR VERA CRUZ
Louisiana Leaves Newport and New
Hampshire Ready for Sailing Orders.

NEWPORT. r. l., August 11.-The bat
tleship Louisiana. flagship of the fourth
division of the Atlantic feet, sailed last
night for Vera Cruz. Mexico. The crew
bad spent the day loading supplies and
coal after receiving orders from WASH
tngton to be prepared to leave at a mo-
ments notice. The battleship New Hamp-
shire was held ready for sailing orders.
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FOURTEEN KILLED,
AIR RAID VICTIMS
Women and Children Slain
When ZeppeIins Fly Over
British Coast.

LONDON, August ia re-
vised list of casualties resulting
from the German airship raid on
the British coast Monday night
has been given out by the Official
Press Bureau, as follows:
Killed-One man, nine women
and four children.
| Wounded - Five men, seven
women and two children.
Raid Announced Ofacially.
An Official statement regarding the
raid was given out last night. as fol-
lows:
"a squadron Of hostile airships Wis
tied the east coast last night and this
morning between the hours Of $3.50
pm. and 1880 am.
ping Of incendiary bombs. but these
were quickly extinguished and only
immateria! damage was done
The following casualties have been
reported: Killed-One man. nine wom-
en- and four children. Wounded-Five
men, seven women and two children.
One Zeppelin was seriously damaged
| by the gunfire Of the land defenses and
was reported this morning being towed
into Ostend.
Destroyed by Aircraft.
"she has since been subjected to con-
tinual attacks by aircraft from Dun
kirk. and has been under heavy fire,
and it is now reported that after hav-
ing her back broken and her rear COM
partments damaged she was complete
ly destroyed by an explosion.
"The night was extremely dark and
was accompanied by thick fog In
places. which rendered night flying by
| aeroplanes very difficult.
'1t is regretted that Flight Sublieu-
pilots sent up to engage the enemy,
was killed on landing in the dark
| The Zeppelins reported over Holland,
| sailing in the direction Of the Scot
| tish coast, have not been heard from.
Hospital Train Bombarded.
Reuters Petrosrad correspondent
says that in the province OF Minsk last
Saturday a Zeppelin airship dropped a
bomb on a hospital train. killing three
of the wounded and injuring others.
Two cars were damaged.
Two hours previously. the corre-
spondent adds, another Zeppelin drop
ped bombs on a hospital train at
Siedlce, Russian Poland, killing many
persons.
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Waiting for Bodies.

Docked beside the Eastland today a
canvas-covered seow was waiting to
house tho bodies which officials expect
would be found in the hull Of the ship.
Above the scow an American flag
floated at half mast and strips of black
and purple crepe hung from the canvas
covering. Twenty temporary cofins
were placed on the barge to await the
bodies.
heard in the federal bankruptcy court
Yesterday when the Blue Island Furni-
ture Company filed an involuntary
bankruptcy petition. alleging their
failure to be the result of the death on
the Eastland of q largo number of their
debtors.
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Inoculated With Serum.

Capt. VIII H. Chase. quartermaster,
ad infantry, is supervising the move
ment of the equipment of his regiment.
Practically all Of the men Of the 1st
and I'd Battalions Of tho Sd Infantry
have been inoculated with tho anti
tvrhoid serum and others will take the
treatment during the week.
CEN. Harvey Is urging every ofi1cer
ana man to take the treatment,
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PETROGRAD. August 10. via London
August II,
On the roads to Riga Monday night
after hand-to-hand hghting. we sue
cessfully repulsed several German
attacks, although they were sup
ported by powerful heavy artillery.
After combats the Same night and
the following day in the direction OF
Dwinek. in the region Of schoenoere.
Ponemunok and vilkomir tnortheast
Of Kovno). the enemy. Yielding 10
our pressure. began to fall oack'
leaving in our hands about 100 pris-
oners, several machine guns and am
munition chests.
On the Narew front, on the road 10
Lomsa, sniadowa and ostrow' oss- .,s
lery repulsed the German onensive
against Novogeorgievsk along the
left bank Of the vistula.
In the direction of Lublin and Lukow,
enemy delivered an offensive Monday
afternoon, which was stopped. not
withstandinx the persistency of the
attacks On the roads to Vladova
we successfully rspulsed An attack
made under cover OF asphyxiatine
gases. .
In the Dniester region. at the mouth OF
the Stripa, the Austrians made 10
cal attack Sunday. The fghtins here
continues.
On the other sectors Of the entire 'front.'
there have been no important COLI
sions.
In the Passine' valley. in the Caucasus,
Sunday, We repulsed Turkish attacks
along the whole front. There was
Of the Merghe Mir pass, which our
troops captured in spite Of furious
attacks by the enemy, who withdrew
in disorder to the south.
In the direction Of the Euphrates
river our troops. pursuing the re.
treating Turks. took possession of
Palantchen after hghting, capturing
two cannon. a quantity Of cartridges
and arms and q caravan Of camels.
and making prisoner the commander
Of a regiment of infantry. besides
four other offieers. Our pursuing
columns are making fresh prisoners
ceaselessly.
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Will Respect Sovereignty.

Jose Luis Murature. the Argentine for
sign minister. replied to the message
on behalf Of DR.. de la Plaza. He said
that Argentina was taking part in the
conference with the intention of respect
ing Mexican sovereignty. He added that
the conference had dismissed every fac
tor which tended to interfere with Mexi-
can Internal affairs. especially every plan
looking to armed intervention.
The message added that the confer
ence was working with the idea Of main
tanning pan-American solidarity. and
that instead of being alarmed the Mexi-
can people should look upon the con-
florence as sign OF friendship and as
proof OF its desire for the greatness OF
Mexico.
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hrst step. the distribution Of tho ap-
peal throughout Mexico.
Carranza Hints at War,
in Protesting Course
Taken by Argentina

BUENOs AIRES. August 11.-Dr. Vic
torino de la Plaza. president Of Argen-
tina, has received a telegram from Gen.
Venustiano Carranza. first chief of the
Mexican constitutionalists. which asserts
that the Washington conference. should
1t decide to interfere in Mexican affairs,
would commit an objectionable error
Argentina" says the dispatch, has
made herself an accomplice in a crime
against our race. which possibly may
help to bring on a war between two
American nations"
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FRENCH STATEMENT.


KKDSk0S AoDUDS D'oO Uss@*ss
In the Artois district there was spir-
tted eannonading last night. and
close to 6ouches a German attack
With bombs was repulsed.
From the Argoune there has been re-
ported . very violent bombardment
ef eur positions to the east Of the
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OPPOSE CHANT OF HATE"
German Newspapers Think Bitter
ness Should Not Be Encouraped.

BERLIN, August 10. via London.-A
campaign against Ernest Lissauer's
song, expressing hatred for England.
has been started by tho Cologne Yolks-
zeitung. Catholic organ. which de-
manda the exclusion of the song from
books intended for the young. The
paper declares 1t would be a porten-
stous condition II at = time of inter-
national bitterness even the youth Of
q nation were taught to cherish hatred
The Berliner Tageblatt and other IN
duentia1 newspapers have indorsed the
demand voiced by the volkszeitunr
Herr Lissauer. author Of The Chant
of Hate" was decorated by Emneror
william with the Order Of the Red ga
gle Of the fourth class after his sonr
was published In a Munich illustra ted
weekly.
Evening star., 1915-08-11
Russians in Tight Place.

AUSTRIAN HEADQUARTERS, Au-
gust 9. via London. August 11.-Opera-
tions in the southwestern angle of the
battle front in Poland eastward of
Ivangorod are rapidly placing the Rus
sian Ivangorod army in an embar-
RAISING position. The victory of Arch
duke Joseph Ferdinands army at Lu-
bertow enabled the Austrians to cut
the natural line of retreat from Ivan
gorod eastward and throw a force
across the turnpike from Ivangorod to
Brest-Litovsk.
The Austro- Germans under Gen. Won
Woyrsch, who crossed the Vistula
north of Ivangorod, now have sue
ceeded in breaking through the Rus
sian defensive lines on the north,
leaving the Russians only q narrow
opening northeastward through q
difficult country of swamp and scrub
forests A day or two will show
whether they will be able to accom-
plish this without the heaviest losses
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Edwin Greene, Composer, Dead,

LONDON, August l1.-Edwin Greene.
composer of several songs which gained
worldwide popularity, died last night,
aged dfty-eleht years, He had been an
invalid nearly half his life.
Evening star., 1915-08-11

eastern bank Of the river were still
occupied by Russians, who, from the
shelter of the houses. could offer strong
resistance to the passage Of the water
way.
The Russians and Germans maintain
ed a vigorous fire across the Vistula
during Saturday. During the whole day
bullets whistled through the streets
leading to the water front of the Po-
lish capital. Nevertheless. the Germans
calmly worked their way down to the
quay and occupied in force houses and
gardens commanding the spot selected
for the crossing.
This spot was just down the stream
from the railroad bridge. Pontoons
were brought up under cover of dark
ness, and the crossing of the river was
begun at daybreak. AS soon as the
Russians perceived this movement they
hastily evacuated their positions and
abandoned the entire suburb of Praga,
firing the main railroad station and
houses and burning their supplies be-
fore departing
About fifteen civilians were killed
and 200 wounded in the street fight
ing, many of them in the Jewish quar-
ter. One shrapnel exploded over a
street car.
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AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.


gust III
Tho pursuit Of the enemy retreating
from tho vistula district Is proceed
ins. Troops under Gen. Koeyese
haye reached the district southeast
Of zelschow Nnorth Of Ivangorod.
abcut midway between tho railway
lines connect ing Ivangorod with
Warsaw and Lukow). closely fol-
lowed by portions OF tho army Of
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, advanc-
ing across the lower Vieprz. The
hand OF the River Visprz near Kock
tbstween Lubartow and Lnkow) has
been crossed at several points by
our troops.
Farther east, ON the front Of the Bug
river. our allies have captured the
line Of enemy rear-guard positions.
On the Bug and zlota Lipa the situ-
alton is UNCHANGED.
the Dniester tnortheast Of Buko-
Winal Austrian troops and troops
rom the coastal district, together
with landwehr regiments. have cap
tured the brtdgehead position which
until now has been stubbornly de-
Tended by the Russians. leaving in
our hands 22 officers. $500 men.
machine guns, many cars and much
war material.
In the Italian war tneater: ter Daily ar.
trant continue. In the district Of
Corizia. near PLAYA. tho lombard
ment at times Is very violent. Three
Italian attacks against our western
81 attack near Zagora. southwest Of
PLAYA, were repulsed-
Risewhers there have been no impor-
tant developments.
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AGAIN CONSIDER
MEXICAN PROBLEM

Continued from First Pase)
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bEATENRUSSARMY
IS NOT YET SAFE

Continued from First Page.)
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War Officially Reported.

road from vienne le Chateau to
Binarville.
On the remainder Of the front the
night passed quietly.
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ITALIAN STATEMENT.

ROME, August 10. via Paris. August III
Tho general situation 10 unchanged
Our artillery. however, has caused
serious damage to Tagliata and Ruaz
near Livinallonga.
On the carso plateau We easily re-
pulsed the now habitual small night
attacks with which our adversary
seeks vainly to hamper Is. strength
sning our positions and preparing
for further advances.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
A WH00P, A YELL
"A LITTLE HE'LL
Oats Field Near Charleston Was
Scene of Activities Beggaring
A German Drive.

Charleston, July 19-When about
60 bushels of oats were threshed
on D. w. Chances farm on Grand
Prairie, Saturday morning, the
idle wheel became hot and ig
nited. Fire soon spread to the oats
stack In a few seconds the flames
ran Is feet high. George Wahl,
who was feeder, leaped upon the
stack to see what was wrong; his
feet slipped and he fell head fore
most into the fire. One of his feet
caught on the table" He kicked
and floundered until he got free
but was much bruised and burned.
Mr.. Chance undertook to extin-
guish the fire by striking down the
stack with his hands and was bad
ly burned. Council ran to the house
yelling fire. The women came with
buckets of water Young Hargrove
filled a tub of water and Miss Alma
Chance was helping him carry it.
While looking ahead at the fire
Miss Chance did not notice the
barbed wire fence which had been
pulled down. She caught her foot
under the wire and fell, badly cut
ting one of her ankles. John Jones
was on the stack forking oats. AS
he pitched off fork full of the
burning stuff he lost his ground
and fell backward, striking the
ground with the back of his head
and shoulders. The water supply
became exhausted in the we'll and
tank. Claud Thompson started off
full speed to the creek and a wire
caught on the brake of his wagon.
The team took fright and ran still
faster. Council called: stop that
team" When the barbed wire
caught it had stopped so suddenly
Thompson fell on the tongue, badly
bruising his face. The team was
finally caught and held until
Thomson got off the tongue. When
Thompson returned with water the
fire was soon quenched, order was
restored and threshing resumed
The smoke and scent of burnt oats
then made Council sneeze, causing
his false teeth to fly out of his
mouth into the straw. Work was
stopped and a diligent search re-
suited in the finding of the teeth
Threshing again proceeded until
the oats was finished, with a loss
of about 40 bushels.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
GOOD NEWS
Many Paragould Readers Have
Heard It and Profited Thereby.

Good news travels fast" and the
bad back sufferers in Paragould are
glad to learn where relief may be
found. Many a lame, weak and
aching back is bad no more, thanks
70 Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citi-
7ens are telling the good news of
their experience with this tested
remedy. Here is an example worth
-eading:
John w. Pillow, R. F. D, No. 5,
Box No. 5S A, Paragould, says: 81
used two boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills with the best results that
ever got from any of the other kid
ney medicines. They relieved the
scalding sensation that was always
present when the kidney secretions
passed and cured me so that | didn't
rave to get UP so often during the
Aight. My back has never bothered
me since"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-tLe same that
Mr.. Pillow had. Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. (advt.)
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23

acreage, but it has made a magnifi-
cent start, which indicates it's al
most limitless opportunities for
grain growing.
In 1900 the production of wheat,
corn and oats in the south was
Oil 100000 bushels, compared
with this years yield of 1,54O, O00,-
900. We have thus advanced the
production this year over 1900 by
$50, 100000 bushels.
Well may the south take heart
and rejoice in this splendid show
ing of what it can do in grain
production. Even these figures can
it gives, as it should do, proper at
tention to the widest diversified
ton of it's agriculture and to grow
ing at home all of the foodstuffs
needed for man and beast.
But looking beyond the south to
the whole country we find that Ma
ture has again blessed this land
with abundant crops already har-
vested, and with the promise of
splendid crops now growing. II
weather does not materially de-
crease the expected corn production
this years crops will largely exceed
in value O,O00,OO0,00O The in
y 4
cultural department show proba-
BILE increase in the wheat produce
ton of 100000 bushels; of
corn, 141 100000 bushels of oats,
25S, 100000 bushels; of barley,
100000 bushels, and of rice, g.
100000 bushels. The total figures
on grain production, taking the es-
innate of the agricultural depart
ment for corn, with the under
standing that it is too early yet for
final figures, are as follows:
Winter wheat, 66S,0OO,0OO.
Spring wheat, 295, 100000.
Corn, 2,S14,000, 1000 I
Oats, 1899, 100000.
Barley, 0S,000,00O.
Rice, 3O,OOO,OOO.
With an indicated wheat yield
of 963, 100000 bushels, which may,
by fair weather conditions, be pos
sibly enlarged to better yield of
spring wheat, and with an average
increase for the entire country on
July / of fraction less than 26
per bushel higher price for wheat
than on the same date in 1914, it
is quite safe to count on this years
wheat crop largely exceeding ST.
900, 100000 What the fluctuations
may be during the coming 12
months it is not possible to fore
cast, by reason of the uncertainties
of war, but that every bushel of
wheat will be needed for domestic
and foreign trade and at a very
profitable price to the farmer adj
mits of no question.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-07-23
Notice of Sheriff's Sale Under Elk
ecution.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That l will on the 18th day OF
August, 1915, within the hours for
legal sales at the south door OF
the Court House in the City OF
Paragould, Arkansas, sell to the
highest bidder on credit of three
months, purchaser to give bond for
purchase money with approved Sc
curity, all the right, little and in
terest of Ella Cooper in and to
the following described lands To-
Gated in Greene County, Arkansas,
and more particularly described as
follows, to-wit: =tTt
The East half of the West, half
of Section twenty-eight, Township
seventeen North, Range five East
The above described property
having been levied on by me as
the property of Ella Cooper, she be-
ing the owner of a three-sevenths
undivided interest in same, with an
execution issued from the office OF
the Circuit Court Clerk of Greene
County, Arkansas, which eXecu-
ton was issued upon judgment
filed in the office of the Circuit
Court Clerk by c. M. Grooms, JUS
tice of the Peace, which judgment
Is favor of the National Bank OF
Commerce against Clyde Cooper and
EN'a Cooper and which judgment is
for the sum of $150.24 together
We accrued interest and cost, for
the payment of which this sale
W. he made at the time and place
hfprr said
C1von under my hand as Sheriff
~ Greene County, Arkansas, this
tn l&th day of July, 1915.
]. A. GROOMS,
,,r-,'ft of Greene County, Arkansas
t2l7) By ]. F. Peterson,
Deputy Sheriff.