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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-02-18

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
BERLIN BREAD PRICE CUT

Four Pound Loaf Sells Now at About
II Cents.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville.-In
reporting the recently announced cut
in the price of bread in Berlin. by
which the four pound loaf sells at
about IL cents, the Overseas News
Agency tells OF decreases in the price
Of oats and barley. All the reductions
are "ln consequence Of the abundance
OF the new crops it says. The price of
oats has been lowered from 40 pfen.
nigs a pound retail to rs pfennigs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
GREAT SERBIAN GAIN CLAIMED.

Paris-Serbian troops have set foot
again on their own soil. Unofficial
reports say the Bulgarians are remov-
ing their archives from Monastir and
preparing TO evaCuate that stronghold.
Allied advances are reported else
whore along the Macedonian line.
On the other hand, the Bulgarians
and Germans assert the Rumanians
and Russians have not been able to
hold the new line they had selected
as the strongest and most easily de-
Tended in the Dobrudja.
The campaigns in the southeast
thus change complexion every hour
sand the situation is for the moment
the most interesting in the whole
theatre Of the world war.
The problem all along has been,
can the Rumanians make enough prog
ress to force the Central Powers to
choose which lne-the Serbo-Greek or
the Rumanian-they will hold and
which relinquish? The answer must
come soon.
perate fighting took the highest sum
NIT Of the Kaimakcalan range. north
Of Lake Ostrovo, which the Bulgarians
had been ordered to defend to the
last man, and they held the peak.
more than n mile and a half high,
in the face OF counter attacks. ac-
cording to a report from Sa 'oniIi.
The French, Serbians and Russians
who expelled the Bulgarians from
Florina and thus menaced Nonastir
have not been molested in their new
gains, according to the official com
munique Of the War Office, which said
no counter attacks had been attempted
by the troops Of the Central Powers.
Apparently the force Of the Bulgarian
counter attacks was spent at other
points. against the Serbians, who held
their ground
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
GERMAN FORCES
FAIL IN BIG DRIVE
Bavarian Crown Princes Army
Makes Desperate Attempt
to Penetrate Iron Ring
FIGHTING LASTS ALL DAY

London. The Bavarian Crown
Princes army north OF the Somme
made a desperate attempt 70 drive
back the French from the Peronne-
Combles highway and thus break the
iron ring that has been steadily clos
ing in on these two important bases.
The French War Office in its com
munique reports that the attempt fail
ed completely, the French holding
their positions everywhere intact.
The British suddenly shifted the
fighting to the northern end OF their
line, capturing 200 yards of German
trenches. On the Somme, Sir Doug
lass Haig's troops beat off all Teuton
counter attacks.
The Germans again attacked French
positions in the Champagne, east Of
Soutain Hill, but were repulsed. Sim
liar action in the Vosges, northwest
Of Altkirch, also broke down under
the French curtain OF fire.
At Verdun the Crown Princes infan-
try wrested from the French a small
portion Of a trench on the western
slope of Dead Man Hill west Of the
Meuse.
The outstanding event OF the fight
ing was the German effort north Of
the Somme The battle centered
around Bouchavesnes, about halfway
between Combles and Peronne From
Q o'clock in the morning until nightfall
Teuton infantry was hurled against
Gen. Foch's lines in series Of fierce
counter attacks in massed formation.
They were met by hail Of bullets and
shells from the French machine guns
and artillery. That the Bavarian
throne heir meant TO make supreme
effort to re-establish the communica-
tions between the two vital bases was
indicated by the terrific drumfire
which preceded each infantry attack
made by the large contngents thrown
into battle. =,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
SAYS BREMEN CAPTURED.

Philadelphia.-The German mer-
chant submarine Bremen has been
captured by the English and is now
tied up in Falmouth harbor, according
TO the story brought here by DR.. X.
TAFT Mckenzie, sculptor, and director
Of the department of physical educa-
ton in the University of Pennsylva-
mia. who has returned to this city az
ter 16 months in the army training
camp at Aldershot, just outside OF
London.
DR.. Mckenzie, who was given the
rank of major by the British war of
fee, said that he heard the story oi
the Bremen's capture on the 10Th oi
this month. one day before he sailed
from Liverpool for New York. He
added:
THE story reached me from a very
reliable source. The Bremen is said
to have had a cargo valued at S25.-
5000. consisting of dyestuffs and
diamonds"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
Anglo-Russian Commission Ac-
quires Stock of Eddystone
Corporation
NEWS CREATES SENSATION
Several Million Dollars Are Invested
in the Enterprise Which Gives EN-
pIoyment TO More Than 5000 Men
Locomotive Works Subsidiary.

Philadelphia. - The Anglo-Russian
Commission has bought a controlling
interest in the stock of the Eddystone
Ammunition Company, the huge sub.
sidiary Of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works which has been making mu.
nitions for the Allies.
Announcement of the sale was made
by the Baldwin company. The En-.
tente agents will continue the corpora
tion in it's present name, but will elect
their own directors and manufacture
shells only for Great Britain and Rus.
sia.
The Eddystone Ammunition Com.
pany was formed about fifteen months
ago, built a plant at Eddystone, Pa
which has kept 5000 men steadily
the largest munitiOn contracts that
have come to the United States. It
is understood to hold a contract with
the Russian government, not yet com.
pleted, for 25OO,0OO shells at an aver
age cost of SIS.
In financial circles II was rumored
that the business was taken over by
the Anglo-Russian Commission be.
cause OF the failure OF the corporation
to meet this contract It also was
said that the Russian government had
advanced the corporation large sums
OF money and was not entirely salts.
fled with what it had received in
return.
On good authority It was said that
high officials Of the British and Rus.
sian governments would be included
in the directorate OF the corporation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
RUMANIANs RoUT TEUToN ARMY

Lon d on. The Russo-Rumanian
troops have won the big Dobrudja
battle Won Mackensen's army Of Ger
mans, Bulgars and Turks is retreating
southwark, burning Rumanian villages
in its fight, the Rumanian War Office.
announces.
For six days the battle ragged, when
the strong Russian re-enforcements
which were brought up turned the
tide. An earlier Rumanian statement
had announced that the Allied troops
were counter attacking the Teutons
and German statements lately have
spoken of "huctuating" fighting.
The heavy fighting went on all along
4 line of forty-five miles about ten
miles south of Constanza, on the Black
Sea west to Cernavoda, on the Dan
ube. The Rumanians, retreating be-
fore Won Mackensens sudden invasion
Of the Dobrudja from Bulgaria. were
forced to give up Tutrakan and Sill
listria, but were Joined by the Rus
SLAMS in time to stand at this strong
line. Then came more Russians, who
were distributed along the Constanza-
Cernavoda Railroad along the battle
front, and the Teutons were thrown
back.
If the Russo-Rumanians press their
advantage and throw the Teutons out
again from Tutrakan and SElistria and
out Of the whole Dobrudja, they will
be able TO commence the crushing of
Bulgaria between their army on the
north and the force Of Gen Sarrail in
Macedonia on the south. Won Macken-
sens invasion Of the Dobrudja was
aimed to prevent this.
The official statement. which tells
Of the victory in the Dobrudja. also
tells Of the capture Of Ordernei, better
known as Szekely Udvarhe'y.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
ZEPPELIN ATTACK
ON BRITISH ISLES
Two Giant Airships Lie Wreck
ed in an English
Village
MANY HOUSES ARE WRECKED

London.-Of the twelve Zeppelins
which invaded the British Isles two
lay blackened masses of steel and
aluminium in the little village of Man
gold, Essex county, victims OF the anti
aircraft defenses of London and out
lying districts.
The airships were OF a new and
larger type than heretofore known.
One came down a flaming torch, as
did the Zeppelin L-2l, destroyed in the
raid three weeks ago, while the sec
Ond, disabled by gunfire, effected a
landing, which saved the lives OF the
crew of twenty-five men, who are pris.
oners in England.
The crew of the first raider died in
the flames of their own ship, which
was consumed much more quickly
than was the L-21 1t is possible
though that some OF the men were
still living when the great vessel struck
the ground. The captains body was
found some dtance frosm the wreck.
The burning Of the first Zeppelin
was seen by tens of thousands OF Lon
don's residents, but the crippling and
descent of the second raider was a
matter of doubt until official state
ments were given out. Few details
are available Of this second airship's
condition, but it is reliably reported
that the crew surrendered to special
constables.
Many who saw the shrapnel bursting
like skyrockets about the invader,
which subsequently caught fire, think
there must have been several direct
hits. Many aeroplanes were aloft and
attacked the Zeppelins from all sides.
The raiders took a heavy toll OF
lives before destruction, 30 persons
being killed and 40 wounded.
Outside of the London district two
persons were killed and eleven injur-
ed in an East Midland town.
The casualties in the metropolitan
area, in the southern and southeastern
sections of London, according to an
official compilation are as follows:
Killed-Men II. women s, children
3; total, 2S.
Injured-Men As, women 81, chill
dren IT; total, 90.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
100000 CHINESE HOMELESS
Flood Destroys Crops and People Are
Dependent on Charity.

Washington.-Near a million peo-
pie have been made homeless by one
Of the greatest floods on record in
that section of China wher1 the Am.
erican Red Cross already has spent
100000 for flood protection.
Reports to the State Department
from the American Consul at Nankin
said the Hwai River had inundated
an area of about 1000 square miles
in Anhui Province. Appeals FOR aid
have been sent out for the homeless,
who virtually are entirely dependent
on charity, as all the autumn crops
were destroyed.
The State Department in summing
up its dispatches announced:
"The food extended throughout
eight districts in northern Anhui.
There are ten cities of considerable
size in these eight districts With total
population estimated at from 100000
to 100000 people. The total popula-
tion of the flooded region is approxi-
mately 2,500000 people,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

Forty-eight aeroplanes we're shot down
on the western front during the past
twenty-four hours, according to off.
cial reports from Paris and Berlin.
Aerial combats were fought almost
continuously during the daylight
hours. Airmen on the entire front
from the region Of Havre to the
vosges we're engaged In the battles.
The French official statement enumer.
ates "a German machines brought
down, making no mention Of casual
ties suffered by the French air
corps. Berlin admits the loss Of but
six machines, and says I'VE shot
down % machines"
The number Of German prisoners cap
tured by the French and British in
the somme battle from July I TO
September 10 aggregates more than
$500, the French War Office an.
nounced. OF this number 34,o5o,
about five-eighths, were taken by the
French troops.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, whose
army in Dobrudja, IL was reported,
was retreating before an onslaught
Of the Russo-Rumanian army. has
turned the tables on the defenders,
according TO an official announce
ment from Berlin, by means Of an
enclrclino counter-attaek.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
ZEPPElINS AGAIN RAID COASTS
OF ENGLAND.

Londno.-"Several hostile airships
crossed the east and northeast coasts
OF England between 1880 o'clock AND
midnight Monday night" says an Off
cial communications issued shortly af-
ter midnight.
Bombs are reported 10 have been
dropped at several places in northern
and north midland counties An air
ship is also reported of the south
coast.
mo reports Of casualties or dam
age have been received"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
TO INVESTIGATE POTASH FIND.

Washington.-Th Department OF
Commerce cabled the American Con
sul-General at Havana to investigate
a published report that millions of
tons Of potash have been discovered
near Motembo, on the Matanzas and
Santa Clara border, with deposits
averaging % per cent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
TAX sLEurHs GET s2t,ooo.o
Evaslons and Frauds in Internal
Revenue Stoned

wash ington. n.-lnternal r,vcnue
sleuths during the fiscal year 1916
unearthed SCI 100000 in tax evaslons.
according to a statement issued from
tho Treasury Department This is
pointed to as evidence of the great
efficiency OF the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue, the expenses of which includ.
ing the field force. were S19.SOO. 600.
The S21OOO.0OO in added taxes was due
to frauds, evasions and errors.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
NEW cARRANzA BANK DECREE

Institutions Must Increase Reserve
to Cover Paper Money.
Gen. Carranza issued a decree regu-
lating banks and the issue of bank
notes. The decree provides that banks
shall increase their reserves until they
are sufficient to cover all paper money
already issued
The decree also takes away the mo.
nopoly of issuing bank bills from
banks as the Government is preparing
TO open a bank for the issuance OF
this form of money.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
GERMANY OPENS FRONTIER
Belgian Families Pouring Across
Border Into Holland.

London.-A despatch to the Evening
News from Amsterdam reports that
the German guards along the Dutch
frontier toward both Belgium and Ger.
many have been withdrawn. From Bel.
gium, adds the despatch. numbers OF
Belgian families who for months had
appealed for permission to enter Hol.
land are now streaming across the line
with their belongings piled on every
kind of conveyance.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-09-29
CUBAN POTASH SOLUBLE.

OTTCTTTToI % DGITdT CO. dHU OdyS No5dy
Runs High.
Havana.-A chemist who has inves
tigated the matter declares the potash
large deposits Of which have been
discovered in Cuba, is soluble in wa
ter, and that the assay runs some
I9U,
Several American fertilizer cs~
panies have cabled for information,
and are sending experts to Cuba to
inspect the deposits.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-12

Big Ben was Just reaching the
edge Of the wood. The trees were
becoming sparser. The hills dipped
into the level valley. The peniten-
tiary was only five miles away. And
through the trees Big Ben could see
the white and dusty highway that
wound over field and mead until it
passed under the grim brick walls,
already looming ominously in the
distance, the very incarnation Of re-
lentless fate.
Big Ben cursed himself for a fool.
He looked down at the little sleep
ing child and laid her softly upon the
grass. He took three steps backyard
and looked at her again.
Maisie half opened her eyes and
smiled. big Ben" she murmured.
Swallowing a curse, Big Ben
strobe to her and raised her in his
arms again. After that he went dog
gedly, toward the high road.
Presently he saw a horseman rid
ing toward him. Big Ben swallowed
hard. He hesitated, then with firm
steps he walked straight for the
beast and it's rider, who; as he ap-
preached, resolved himself into the
familiar form of the warden.
Big Ben was hating now in front
of the warden. Travis, who held a
pistol in his hand. But he did not
point it at Big Ben He let it fall
back into the holster.
There were tears in Travis eyes as
he took the little, sleeping girl out
Of Big Ben's arms and held her
across his saddle. He said not a
word, but motioned to Big Ben to
walk in front Of his horse.
Dogged, silent, but strangely hap
py, Big Ben led the procession back
toward the walls of the jail. Sud-
denly he heard an exclamation be-
hind him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-12

he approached the stream, out of the
shelter Of the trees, he recoiled in as
constituent and terror. Facing him,
across the stream, was Maisie.
Maisie in a torn dress, with grub
by hands and tear-stained face.
Maisie, recognizing him with glad
smile, a cry of delight, and running
through the water toward him.
Maisie, smuggling into Big Ben's
arms and holding up her face for a
kiss. ...
Big Ben looked at her. where's
your daddy?" he asked.
81 don't know" said Maisie. 81 got
lost"
Lost? When?"
: 'Last night. 1 was picking flowers
and 1 looked up and the trees were
all round me. And 1 couldn't go
home"
The child must have wandered
miles during the night. So that was
what the guns had been firing for!
But you'll take me home, won't
you, Big Benz" continued Maisie,
looking up into his face.
Big Ben was staggered. He could
not find any answer to make.
''You see, daddy will be awful glad
to see me again." said the little girl.
''And now 1 found you, know you'll
take me back to daddy"
Big Ben swallowed an oath. He
still stared at the girl. "See here,
kiddy, ifyou just walk and walk"
he began, and then he saw the star
tied look upon her face. And all his
dreams Of the future faded, into
Darkness.
"Sure I'll take you home, hddy,"
he said, and picking up the baby in
his arms he began to carry her
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-23

This vast reserve power
shows in quick response. The
Car fairly dashes to speed.
It shows in effortless hill
climbing. 1t shows in flex-
Utility, in speed.
No situation taxes the Super
Six. 1t is rarely run at more
than half load.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-23
OAKLAND EIGHT" TOPS
CREST OF BALD MOUNTAIN
Car Goes Up As p: Cent. Grade
Which Baffled 0Sl:er Automo-
biles for Years.

For the second time in it's history
the summit Of Bald mountain, in
Oakland county, has been reached by
motor car. Last week an Oakland
Eight" drove up it's roadless side to
the very pinnacle. And the feat
stands out as doubly remarkable be-
cause the driver was unable to speed
| the machine to get a running start
as he came to the steep slope from
a twisting country lane. There was
not even a path up the mountainside
where the car made its climb. The
45 per cent grade was covered with
sod, sand and gravel, making the
ascent all the more difficult.
Starting slowly, the driver of the
Oakland steered straight for the
climb and gave her the gas" With
a whirr and roar, the car rushed
up the hill side. 1t never faltered
an instant but kept on right up the
As per cent incline until it reached
the very summit Of the mountain,
where the driver took birdseye view
of the surrounding country, glimpsing
the tall buildings of Detroit, 80 miles
away.
Ever since motor cars have been
built in Michigan, it has been the
ambition of motor car makers to have
their cars climb Bald mountain. Many
manufacturers have sent their most
expert drcers to attempt the climb,
but until the Oakland Eight went up
the side only one other car had ever
succeeded. That was an eight-cylin'
der automobile in the $4,000 class.
In discussing the feat, the driver
of the successful Oakland Eight
said: THE Bald Mountain climb
made by the Oakland Eight must not
be confused with the frequent as
cents made over the so-called Eald
Mountain road. This road goes over
the side of Bald Mountain, but does
not even approach the top. To get
to the summit it is necessary to ira.
verse farmers lane and land. This
farmer has had a lot of fun at the
expense of would-be hill climbers. 1t
his been his custom for years to
watch each attempt and then have
a good laugh at the failure. He was
on duty as the mirth maker when
the Oakland arrived.
"'Never'll make it, he declared
But we went right ahead and when
the Oakland reached the summit he
was speechless with amazement
"The reason the Oakland succeed.
ed where other cars failed is, in my
opinion, because of it's ideal weight
suspension, which gave the car track.
age and because it's gasoline supply
was not affected by the angle at
which the car made the climb. The
vacuum system gave steady flow Of
gasoline and the Oakland oiling sys.
tenn gave steady flow of gasoline
and the Oakland oiling system insur.
ed perfect fabrication independent Of
gravity
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-23
SEE GERMANS KILL
FIVE SPY SUSPECTS
Belgian Woman and Her Chit
dren Permitted to Leave on
Plea of Starvation.

Noonan, n. D., April 22.-GettinS
out Of Belgium, where she and her
three children have lived since the
war broke out, Mrs. Vic Vaudeville
bring a human interest story OF con-
ditiOns back of the German lines.
Her home was within six hours walk
Of the line of trenches along which
the Eermans, English, French and
Canadians have been giving their
lives. She was able to get out of
Belgium on the plea that her children
were starving.
cat first, it was terrible" she said.
Strange men came to our home, de.
handing that we feed them, patch
their clothing, and even give up our
beds to them. One day We saw five
men shot down on the stairs of the
church, close to our home, the Ger
mans saying they were spies.
"Most of my male relatives have
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-23
WILL DEDICATE
ARMORY MONDAY
Governor Hanna Is to Review
National Guards at
Willistcn.

Williston, n. D., April 22.-The
Williston armory will be dedicated
under the auspices of Company E,
First infantry of North Dakota Ma.
,ional Guards, Monday, April "a.
The program as arranged will take
the greater part Of the afternoon and
evening. The first event on the pro-
gram will be grand street parade
al o'clock, when the First infantry
troops will pass in review OF the COM
mander.in-chif, Governor L. B. Han.
ma. This feature promises 10 be a
thrilling one and one that is rarely
seen in this part Of the country as
this is one of the largest companies
in the state.
After the parade, the dedication
program will be held in the armory.
The following is the program:
Prayer-Captain n. E. Ellsworth,
former chaplain First infantry North
Dakota National Guard,
Song, America-By audience.
Address of Welcome-Thomas GRAY.
en-, president city commission.
History of Company E-Captain H.
r. Evans.
Musical Selection-By band.
Address-Hon. L. l.. Burdick.
Address-John Brugser.
Address,. J. Jackson.
Selection-By band.
Address,. H. Batten.
Medical Department-Dr. Thomas
J. Strong. former lieutenant in United
States army.
Address-Colonel ]. H. Frame.
Dedication AddreSs-Governor L. B.
Hanna.
Star Spangled Banner-By band.
Benediction-Rev. H. Styles Har-
ris.
At 9 o'clock in the evening the
grand dedication ball will take place
in the armory and everyone who cares
to may attend. There will be special
provision made for spectators in the
balcony and large number of peo.
pie are expected to watch the dane.
ing.