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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-11-23

. 40 Io1 q the
s~iu state for the ear 1911, ateer
an election on Tuesday, the 22nd day
Of August 1915, oa til question Of such
issue by the property tax payers OF
aid NUdp District No Il of th5 Parish
y Natcnitocnes. held, canvassed and
n: ra-l;.s declared ana promulgated
nj Uttered, all according to law
aa,ao-i1i9g such issue, of waich e.ea
~ e was no contest and aone cal
l.s e., July be made.
IL j. ne.-Jy certified and ac.,-a,
nat ali t:ta, conditions and t. K
,.urd the Nonstituti1 aud
sat u louisiana, to eX s,as-
ae. a.4 % performed prece .
81; il I'll ,laHce u MS U.Il, do
exist, hav4 happened an 44ye been
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Secretary of Police Jury
Parish Of Natchitoches
La,
INTEREST COUPON

On the first day of March l9---,
Road District No. 10 of the Parish of
Natchitoches, State of Louisiana will
pay bearer at the Han
over National Bank in the City of New
York, being interest due on that date
on this bond No. - dated March l
1916.
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Police Jury Proceedings
Parish Of Natchitoches, La.
Monday Nov. Goth 1916

The Honorable Police Jury met las
per special CALI with President Ham
nett presiding and all members pres
ent except Mr.. Hart, and Marshall.
On motion of Mr.. Cook seconded by
MIR. Hood, the following resolution was
offered.
By Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr.. Hood:
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING The
DENOMINATIONS OF $3.50, coo 90
GOOD ROAD BONDS
Be it ordained by the Police Jury OF
the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
in lawful session convened, that,
Whereas, by an ordinance duly passed
by this Police Jury upon the fifth day
Of September 1916, bonds Of Road Dis
trict No. 10, Natchitoches Parish Louis
lana, were authorized to be issued IN
the sum Of Two Hundred and Fifty
Thou sand $3.50, 100000 Dollars for
highway purposes, and,
Whereas, said bonds have been duly
advertised for sale and have been sold
to the firm of Stacy 4 Braun At p.lce
of par, accrued interest. and prem
| ium of s4875. 90 and,
| Whereas, said bonds have not yet
been executed and delivered, and the
the purchaser thereof desires that the
denominations Of the same be 81, 100000
each; and,
Whereas, said change will not effect
in any way the obligation of the par
ish
Therefore be it ordained, that the
$3.50 O0ca Highway bonds of Road
district No. 10, Natchitoches P alish,
shall be issued in the denomination OF
81, 900. 90, numbered from one to two
hundred and fifty, both inclusive, they
shall be dated, mature and bear rate OF
interest, and in all other respects shall
conform to the provisions and require
ments of said original ordinance OF
September 5. 1916.
! The formo of said bonds shall be sub
st4ntially as follows:
/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE Of LOUISIANA
Parish of NatchitOches
Five (5H) per cent Road District No.
19, Highway Bond
Know All Men BY These Present
hat Road District No IS Of the Par
III o. atch toch =, a political subdi
80. Of me State of Louisiana, ack,
iei.-s itself to owe and for value
IS. y p "'nis=a to pa t
.+y vi Mar
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Robt. J, Phillips
Local gent

THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL.
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
AND THE COUNTRY CENT F.
MAN wish to secure the spare time
Of man or woman to act as local rer-
resentatiye in the city of Natchitoches
and vicinity, looking after the renewals
of their many subscriptions in this sec
ton, and introducing these publications
to new readers. Payment will be made
in salary and commission. Previous
experience is desirable but not essential
For details address with references
Pov 81. Tn uRfEs PUBLISHING COM
Pe>T, t9oepanuepce Square Fhi!sdei-
rhia
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President of Police Jury
Parish of Natchitoches
La.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-11-23

President of Police Jury
Parish Of Natchitoches
La.
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e.. / Int go ~AAS@ d

e.. / Int go -~-AAS@- a..
, .y-y.c ~ ne Hanover National Bal.
the City Of New York.
Teis bond is one of a series OF two
hundred and fifty bonds OF like demon
ination, tenor and effect as 70 maturity
numbered consecutively from one t.
lwo hundred and fifty, both inclusive
aggregating Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand $3.50, 000.OOJ Dollars, i
amount. and is issued Tor the purpos
of providing funds for constructing and
maintaining roads in said Road District
which bonds have been issued in strict
accordance and compliance with the
provisions of Article 281 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, adop-
ted in 1893 and 1918, AMI Act 256 II the
General Assembly of h- N-ata o
....u,; 9p4 10, .r.v "A
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, Li.C sum u
me THOITSAND DOLLARS

ONE THOUSAND DULLAKo
in lawful money Of the United States
of America. with interest thereon at
the rate of five go percent per an
mum, payable annually upon the first
day of March of each year; until the
..,yrn4nt OF the principal hereof, upan
--.--i.. 81. 5lr"eader Il ne -
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
PUBLIC SALES.
POSTPONED PUBLIC SALE.

POSTPONED PUBLIC SALE
Twelve miles southeast Of Topeka, Tues
day, October 81. 1915. Choice dairy cows,
all fresh; fat calves. 16 fat spring Short
Horn calves, choice sound mules, pure
bred Poland China hogs (big bone type).
and some stock hogs. all immune from
cholera. Pure bred Plymouth pullets. This
is the best consignment of stock offered at
auction this country.
J. b. HENRY, Owner
c. o. ANSEL, Auctioneer.
CLEAN SWEEP PUBLIC SALE
at my farm 4 miles south ON Burlingame
road and one-half mile west, on Thursday.
November 2. 30 head of cattle, horses
and hogs. all farm machinery and feed
all household goods: new Duofold and
chairs to match, bed a nd bedding: $50
cans fancy fruit: rugs, curtains and stove.
T. r. REED.
c. o. ANSEL. Auctioneer
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wANTEp-sAIEsMEN


BIG MONEY for statesmen making towns
under 10000 population. You can take
orders for our goods easily and quickly
Merchants pay only for goods he sells, We
take back what he does not dispose Of
FOUR DOLLARS $4,000 commission on
details upon request. Write today no
neer Novelty Co. 1906 Wells st, Chicago
Statesmen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. unnec-
essary: earn while you learn Write for
large list OF openings and testimonials
from hundreds Of our students who earn
500 to $500 a month. Address nearest
office Dept 800 National Statesmen Train
ing Association, Chicago. New York, san
rdnclsco.
Observation-Disclosures Nov. LIST with old
house. Permanent position. Cover Kan
sas Staple line sold on exceptional terms.
High commission. $500 weekly advance.
Sales Manager. Suite 6, 500 Eoodward, De-
trOit.
SIDE LINE SALESMAN WANTED-High
holiday line now ready Largest concern
in country. Comm. $500 to $1,000 each or
der. Chicago Diamond Importing Co., ~
So. State St. Chicago.
WANTED-Traveling men and local rep
resentatives to extend old established
ly: SO weekly advances; unusual emporium
ity- II. O. Jones. Secy.. 80 Schwind Bldg,
Dayton. Ohio.
Statesmen live side line; something new.
Nine minutes time pays you 50 Pocket
samples. Prompt commissions state ter
ritory covered. Elwood Mig. Co, Ills
Michigan ave. Chicago
TRAVELLING Statesmen WANTED
Best side line on earth. Something new
Entirely different. $500 commission on
each order and repeats Pan Mfg. Co, 2ooS
Cottage Grove. Chicago
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MONEY.

LOANS made on any kind Of personal Sc
curity. l.. Biscoe. 523 Kansas Ave.
MONEY TO LOAN on city and farm
property, any amount. low Interest rates
and most liberal terms. Call or write for
our plan w M Forbes & Co.
MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS Oh
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Horses, cattle, pianos. diamonds, house.
hold goods. libraries, typewriters, autos.
pie. r. s. Thomas. $40 Kan. Ave. Tel -2as
HOME money loans, best rates. Pay hers
nnd get coupons Money Tsany x wnen
Loans and Insurance. 107 w. 7th. Topeka.
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WANTED-ACENTs.

=
AGENTS - Observation-Disclosures. Handle
auto necessity selling every car owner
Perrin No-tflare takes glare out of head
lights without dimming driving light
Recommended by motorists as best safety
device. Passed by police everywhere. 300
600 in use. Sells like lightning. Big
profits Davis Tex, cleared ssO19 first
week. Wallace. Mich, S14 one day. Don't
wait but write quick for sales guaranteed
plan Success is sure. Address Perrin Mfg.
Co. 9Ga Woodward ave, Detroit, Mich.
AGENTS-SGO a week to special agents to
travel by automobile selling our line of
new patented household specialties. We
furnish automobile FREE. Write today
for particulars. =. u. Conway, Sales Mgr,
- 2rd St. Cincinnati, o.
AGENTS wanted for an article no house,
wife can do without. Bert Touthwell,
BelrdstoVn. III
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wANrEp-MAI.E HELP.


WANTED-Young man hotel clerk; young
mau to ship to Colorado. hospital WORK
2nd cook and night cooks to ship TO Okla
homa: laborers for signal servlre. SZ-Zo
day: 100 laborers. track work 81 % DAY ;
bridge carpenters. 81 day; bridge helpers.
$3.50 day % corn huskers: farm ana DAIRY
hands: farm couples: arm walters; dlsh-
washers. cooks; 80 laborers for paving
work - cents hour. Furman Employment
office log West sth.
WANTED-Man travellers; experience un-
necessary. Salary. commission ana eA-
pense allowance to right man. j. NJ NC
Brady. Chicago.
TOPEKA railway rail clerk examinations
coming $500 month. Sample cues
tons free franklin Institute Dept 13oT
Rochester,
MEN to work in Taylor's nursery. nlock
east of shops on Oakland car line lhohe
33G5 or 1872.
YOU HAVE tried the rest. now try the pest.
T.. G. Osborn. exert jeweler. 6o4 Kansas
ave
WANTED-Experienc lineman and wire
men for railway construction WORK ur-
man Employment office. log West Sth
MISUNDERSTANDING for work on new
court house at Leoti- Highest wages
for good men. Apply to foreman at Leu.
MIN to work I'm Taylor's nursery at silver
Lake Call Silver Lake phone 119.
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ron sALE-HoUsEHoLD GOODS

BUY your stoves and furniture on the
factory to-consumer plan and save from
70 to so per cent. Ask for catalog All
goods guaranteed. John Miller, l15 w
9th st
FOR SALE-Cook stove with gas burner
Phone 1TT4 Blck
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FOR sALE-AUToMoBrLEs.

BATTERIES repaired and recharged-
Keele Electric Co.. 706 Jackson. Phone
1910. "Willard Service Station"
$50 BUYS an Overland car, good condi-
ton, electric lights, three new tires.
4539 phone.
FOR SALE quick, Buick touring car,
cylinder, fine running condition, 500.
1014 Kansas ave. Phone 2424-
FORD for sale. Good order. See it at
426 Jackson.
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FOR sALE-LIyE STOCK.

FOR SALElGood horse and delivery
wagon. Could be used for delivery
wagon. 40S Kansas ave.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.
FOR RENT

FOR RENT
$40 Lane, room, bath. $1s.
1401 Buchanan. s r modern, garage, $3.50
1928 Quincy, r. and bath. $40.
1923 Il. 10th, r, S12.50
AL f. LIST St. r. $500.
1876 Emmett, r, $40.
1858 Clay. 8 r, $25.
1918 Polk, r., bath, $21.
1855 Mulvane. T., bath, $50.
1913 w. 10th st. 5 r. and bath, S13.
1872 Tyler, r. modern, 5000
1917 Clay, s rooms, modern, $50.
WILSON & NElSWANGER
III WEST 9Th ST. PHONE e4s.
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FOR sALE-PoULTRY.

FOR SALE-3O white Wyandotte cockerels,
80 r. l. White and Red pullets and 30
mixed puilets. 21O Stephens.
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FoI, Observation-Disclosures.
FOR sALE-PIANOS-

FOR SALE-Piano. good condition, cheap.
Phone 1867.
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LEGAL,
first published in The Topeka State
Journal, October Is. 1861 go ..aft
Office of the City Clerk.

Topeka. Kansas, October Is. 1916.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPER
VISORS OF ELECTIONS.
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections will be held at the office OF
the City Clerk, on Tuesday, October 81.
1916. at o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose OF
revising the registration, hearing appeals
from the decision of the City Clerk and
consideration of bids for furnishing meals
to the Election Boards for the General
Election to be held Tuesday, November Z.
1915; also any other business which may
properly come before the Board Of Super
visors.
Bids for furnishing meals for the Elec-
ton Boards solicited and same must
be on file at the office of the City Clerk
on or before 10 100 O'Clock N, Tuesday. Oc-
tober 81, 1916.
w. T. PORTER,
Chairman Of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections. RS
(Seal) ETA NJ. COvELL. Secretary.
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FLORISTS.
UNDERTAKING.

L. NJ. PENWFLL. funeral director and
embalmer. First class service 50s-s1G
Quincy st. Telephone 1872.
G p. IAwLFY co. undertakers en-
balming. 11e Fast 9Th Ave. Phone psf. i
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EoR Observation-Disclosures ROOMS

FOR RENT-FURNISHE ROOMS.
STRICTLY modern extra pleasant south
front room, good heat. Phone 1745. 1f34
Harrison.
STEAM HEATED, modern rooms Rates
by the month s. and up. Tele. 4104.
Thorne hotel.
FOR RENT-Furnished or unfurnished
house. No. 1920 Polk St, 8 rooms. Tele-
phone 199. 213 W. 9th st.
FURNISHED modern, close in room to
lady or gentleman employed reference.
Phone 2673 Red.
MODERN furnished room. O.pneum Rniid-
ing Gordon Bros. 400 Kan. Ave. 1919.
NICE clean. furnished sleeping room, fur
mace heat. Prone 3144. 315 West 5th.
NICELY furnished modern rooms 400 East
10th st. Phone 2092 White.
ROOM, modern. Gentlemen or nurse
preferred. GIG West st. Phone 5403-W.
FOR RENT-Modern furnished room 929
Monroe
LARGE modern furnished rooms only 81
Der week 217 w. 9Th st
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srLLIARD AND POCKET TABLES

FOR SALE-Riiliard tables. now. carrorn
ana pocket. with complete outfft s125 90
secondhand tables at reduced prices bowl
ing alley supplies: ensy payments Cigar
store. drug. delicatersen and soda founfatu
ffistuTe. THE e. I BsRBnU,Nsss,WICK- RALKE-
sar CITY. Mo
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UPHOISTFRING


J. r. PETRIrK e. SONS unhoisterinS ars
manufacturers of parlor furniture 1OOs
Kansas avenne. Phone e42
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WANTED-TO RENT.

I WISH to lease or rent small Kaw bot
tom farm for years. VIII pay cash.
Address Elmer Patrick. Route G. North To-
peka-
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MEN to work in TayIor's nursery. block
east of shops on Oakland car line Fhohe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28

YOT HAVE tried the rest, now try the best
T.. q. Osborn. exert jeweler. GO4 Kansas
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NOTICE.
PERSONAL.

FITS cured my daughter by simple
discovery; particulars free. T. Lepso
10 Island ave. Milwaukee. Wis
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Statesmen live side line: something new.
Nine minutes time pays you 50. Pocket
samples. Prompt commissions State ter
ritory covered. Elwood Mfg. Co, Ills
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-24
Emerson Branch. r. G. MASTERTON. Nor.

is very strict censorship as to the
movement of the U. s. troops, but all
the same the daily papers give minute
details every day both as to numbers
and positions. The Mexican de facto
government seems somewhat reluctant
to give this country and special encour-
agement in our chase for Villa but have
so far granted most of our requests and
C"rranza troops are also chasing Villa.
We hope that the latter will be sue
cessful capture. 1t will save after com.
p''ca1ions for they are likely to dispose
of Villa promptly on capture.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-24
THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

This presidential primary election is
the elimination of the absudities of the
primary system.
Founded on the principle that each
and every voter should and would make
an intelligent choice of the names that
he might find on the printed ballot, it
has developed into case of dog chas-
iEg his own tail.
The intelligent voter today, as we
write. goes into the .u tn and takes a
printed list of names out of bis pocket,
finds the corresponding names on the
ballot and then checks them off with his
cross accordingly. He would : we time
and bother if allowed to just vote the
printed card, which is almost identical
with the ballot he used before we had a
primary law. With all the many pages
OF primary law we have gone around the
circle and vote just as we used to do in
effect. 4.
The average voter knows almost no.
thing of the persons named on the print.
ed ballot, and has very slight idea how
these names of delegates to the national
convention, presidential electors and ma.
tional committee men happen to be on
the ballots. While he still has the pri-
vilege of changing any or all names he
may find there. he knows that would be
of no consequence, so mostly be will
"bear his cross'' on the ballot as he
finds it.
The election machinery of this cleo.
tion is a mixture and muddle to which
we have previously referred.
Another phase occurred in this city
today. In two of the Wards in this city
democratic judges appointed by the de.
mocratic committee appeared to take
their places as judges of election under
the primary law. Now it happened that
these two were the same men who had
been selected by the city council to act
in that capacity. But if the judges thus
appointed by two different authorities
had not happened to be the same men,
which of them would have been the
authorized and lawful officials of cleo.
ton?
Would or could judges appointed un.
der the general primary election law
have any authority to conduct city or
township election?
II the judges selected by the party
committees act as such officials, are they
county or are they local election officers?
II they are county offices ought not
the county to pay them?
IT they are city or township officials
who pays the ''inspector" who has no.
thing whatever to 10 with the local
election, performs no service for the
township or city. and is not known or
named in township or city government?
Who is to pay for taking the returns
to Cavalier?
If the county board pays these mes
sengers as they did four years ago, why
should they not pay the rest of the cleo.
tion board?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-24
MISERABLE HAPPINESS

1t is a somewhat curious fact that
mankind rather enjoys misery. The
pursuit of sorrow is equally one of the
"inalIenable rights of mankind" as the
pursuit Of happiness. Thousands of
people wear black clothing with sort
of satisfaction. In lesser degree it is
the same kind OF spirit that makes the
martyr sing hymns while the flames roar
about him.
Again. there is nothing more easy than
to persuade the average man that he is
sick or miserable. A hearty. healthy
man who on going down town in the
morning meets half dozen friends on
his way, and each makes some remark
as they pass to the effect that be does
not look we'll, Ii likely to call the doctor
before the day is over.
1t needs almost no argument and very
few facts to make a man believe that he
is beng abused or imposed upon by
others. Each individual of US knows
that each other individual is better of
than we are.
This tendency Ut the human mind,
this remarkable sensitiveness to personal
injury OF all sorts, IS the favori.e chord
upon which politicians, political speak.
ers and demagogues are wont to play
their political tunes.
Any orator can stand before an audi.
ence and rouse his hearers to -xcIlr,nent
aud enthusiasm, il be will tell lbem that
they pay 700 high taxes. tha, they are
oppressed by the rich that the govern.
mrnt officials are royu-s, tina, th- whole
system Ut government is rotten t" the
core and is controlled hy bosses, trusts
and monopoIies
The degree of excitement surh I'm
orator will en,huse liz only measured by
the strength Of his lungs. Tue louder
he hoilers the more miserable th- aud,
ence will become and thereforp-the
happier
It is funny but It Is fact.
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County News

Eugene O'Brien of Neche is employed
in the Bank of Montreal at Altoona.
J. F. Durby of Bathgate has sold his
48O acre farm near town for S13. 600 to a
man from Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Short entertained at
dinner Monday evening, with appropri.
ate St. Patrick color schemes.
Geo L. Paxman and Robert Kip, en-
of Hamilton are back from their three
months trip which included Cuba.
Mr., and Mrs. Auditor F.lson gave a
st. Patrick party Wednesday evening.
Judge Kneeshaw won first prize at
cards.
W.. T Bradley. John Willis and Olaf
Hanson. Of Or, stal left last week for
Jorden, Minnesota to take mud baths for
rheutuatism.
Reid Waldo one of the early settlers
of Drayton died al Deloraine, Manitoba
on the 5Lh of March and was buried at
Drayton.
A large num"er Of the Masonic bre.
thren Of Drayton attended the funeral
of the late George H. Schaefer at Graf.
ton last week.
Mrs HuIIIster who has been spending
the w'n'rr with her daughter Mrs. w
". t-lson IT Cavalier has returned
home. 10 st PAU.
Nr. and Mrs Frank l. Lpwis of Neche
entertained u nuult+r 1T friends in
honor Of Miss Marguerite and John No.
Lnughin VITO leave III short time fol
Montana.
Mr- " j. Burke and children ol
Ba'nRate xre back after spending the
winter th her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Reynolds at Denver, Colorado. She ~
paris II pleasant time and her folks al
being welt Mr.. Reynolds Is in the rea
estase business.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-03-24
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

More than month has elapsed since
the German drive began at Verdun
During the last week the cannonading
has been nearly continuous and the Ger
mans have made heavy assaults at diff
&srent points particularly to the north
east and the north west of the city.
None Of these assaults have been sue.
cessful otherwise than the gaining of a
little here and there. In most cases
these assaults in force make consider
able gains at the first and then most of
the area gained is lost through counter
assaults. How much longer the Ger.
mans can carry on this already lengthen-
ed fight remains to be seen.
A spectacular battle in the clouds was
one Of the events of the week. About
fifty aeroplanes on either side we're par.
ticipants near Verdun. The French re-
ports claim the destruction of five
German planes and the loss of three of
their own.
A small naval battle occurred off the
Flemish coast. Three small German
destroyers we're seen by four or five
English vessels of about the same class
The German ships ran for shore protec.
tion and the English followed with an
ensuing running fight. Both sides claim
to have damaged the others but nothing
serious occurred.
Peace rumors are again plenty, but
whether inspired by authority or just
from the wish is not certain. That all
the warning nations must be getting
tired is practically certain. Germany
undoubtedly ls now at her extreme maxi.
hum Of battle strength. which means
that from this time on she is likely to
grow weaker rather than stronger.
France is practically in about the same
.csndition, while England has for the
hast six months been straining every
Dewer except actual conscription to put
every available man IN the army. Rus.
sia should still have plenty Of reinforce.
nents, but SO far in this war that
country seems to be able to put about so
many mon in the field without any great
increase. OF course neither country
cares at this time to openly say they are
tired. because it would be construed to
1poap confession OF defeat.
Our own war 10 "progressing." There