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The Home news., 1916-11-03
GENERAL DIRECTORY
COUNTY OFFICIALS.

J. NJ. Jackson, Helena... Circuit Judge ................P Prosecuting Attorney E. M Carl-Lee, Augusta ............
 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney sam Vann, Vanndale. le.......,.......
 ..... State Senator, seventh District A. L. Hutchins, Augusta. County Judge E. D. Robertson, Wynne. ..........:
 .Chancery Juoge R. F. L.. (Bob) Spradln. Augusta.
 ...............' '0hei III L. w. Winfree Augusta Circuit Clerk Wm. Moorman. Augusta. County Clerk Walter Jimerson, Augusta. Treasurer Edgar Miller. McCrory. Assessor Alex Bellis, Augusta. ........ Surveyor T. w. Woodbury McCrory. Examiner c. c. Hunnicutt Cotton Plant....
 .............D Deputy Examiner pr. R, c. Patterson, Augusta. Coroner Dr. R. N. Smith, Augusta Health Officer
 CITY OFFICIALS
 c. Porter Best. Recorder J. c. Pulley. Lay Malslai c. c. McCrory. ........ treasurer Dr. H. F. Hargis. ....... Health oIncer Aldermen: J. A. Cullum, R. A. Drew cry. Oc Jeffries, c. G. McCrory and C. F. Riggs.
 Council meets first Monday night or each month in the Council Chamber in the Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg.
The Home news., 1916-11-03
All Are Invited.

Rev. s. M. Yancey will make talk on Act. No. 2 at the school house Sunday evening at seven o'clock. Everyone is cordially invited and urged to attend. Music in harmony with the sub- juct will be rendered.
The Home news., 1916-11-03

Entered as second-class mat ter August 26, 1915, at the post office at McCrory, Ark, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
ITALIANS DELIVER BLOW
IN THE ALPINE REGION
Rome Reports Strong and Successful
Thrust on Northern Extremity
of Front.

ROME. August 20. via London, 23o
p.m.-The Italians are making a strong
and successful thrust at the Austrian
lines in the Alpine region on the extreme
northern front, according to tsday's war
office announcement. Italian troops have
carried strong Austrian positions in the
Tofana area, in the Dolomites and in
the TravenanZes valley.
The announcement follows:
'In the Astico valley, on the night OF
August %, the enemy shelled our posi-
tions at the bottom Of the valley with
great intensity. but did not develop any
infantry attack. On the same night an
attempt of the enemy to advance be-
tween Casera Zingarella and Casera
Zebio Pastorile, on the Asiago plateau.
was checked by our fire.
I'm the Tofana area yesterday, after
effective artillery preparation, detach-
ments of our Alpine troops and infantry
carried strong enemy positions on the
western slopes of Tofana III and in the
Travenanzes valley. The enemy suffered
heavy loss and left about forty prisoners
in our hands.
'.In the Gorilla area artillery fighting is
in progress. An enemy detachment which
ATTEMPTED to approach Vertoibizza stream
Yesterday afternoon was repulsed by our
fire and left numerous dead on the
ground"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
WARNED TO OBSERVE CARE.
Postal Employees Held Accountable
for Damage to Mail Packages.

Special warnings to all employees of
the postal service who take part in the
handling of parcel post packages to
exercise all possible care in the han
ding of such mail have been issued by
the Postmaster General. All are warned
that they will be held to strict ac-
countabilit for damage to the mails
for which they are responsible.
The warning. it is pointed out, was
inspired by the fact that complaints
still come in from patrons of the serv-
ice that packages are received in bad
condition. and that investigation of
these complaints has led to the dis
covery that in certain instances the
trouble was due to careless and rough
handling of the mails. The means by
which damage to fragile packages may
be avoided are enumerated for the ben
eft of those to whom the warning was
addressed.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Regain Footing in Trenches
South of Estrees They Lost
August Fl.
PIERCE THIEPVAL LINES;
DRIVEN OUT BY BRITISH
Intense Artillery Preparation Pre-
cedes Attacks by Infantry In
Northern France.

PARIS, August 23, noon.-Ger-
man troops attacking the French
lines south of Estrees, on the
Somme front, gained footing at
some points in trenches that had
been captured by the French on
August Fl, the war Office an
nounced today.
The attack in the Estrees region
south of the Somme was launched
after a period of intense artillery
preparation.
North of the Somme the Ger
mans violently bombarded the
French first line.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
NO OVERTURES FOR PEACE
MADE BY GREAT BRITAIN
Positive Statement in Parliament by
Lord Robert Cecil, War Trade
Minister.

LONDON, August %, 4:55 p.m.-No
peace overtures have been made to
Great Britain, declared Lord Robert
Cecil. minister Of war trade and parlia-
mentary undersecretary for foreign
affairs. in the house of commons today.
Lord Roberts statement was made
in response to question by Sir James
Henry Dalziel. liberal member for
Kirkcaldy Burghs. in regard to peace
rumors"
NO overtures have been made for
peace could be made. and that is from
only one way in which overtures for
peace couldd be made. and that is from
an enemy to the government of this
country If any such overtures were
made the first thing We should do
would be to consult with our allies,
but no communication of the kind has
been made"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
ADVISORY BOARD TO RULE,
Northwestern University to Do With
out President, Working Under Deans

CHICAGO. August 2s.-Northwestern
University will not appoint a presi-
dent to succeed DIR. A. w. Harris, who
resigned last June. according to an an
nouncement made public today by the
trustees.
The administration of the university
is to be placed in the hands Of a COM
mittee of deans appointed by the trus-
tees
The experience of large universities"
said James A. Patten, one of the trus-
tees. has been that there Is too much
jealousy between the departments and
schools. One dean does not know
what another will ask or get. and the
entire school does not pull smoothly
together. Our plan is designed to
eliminate this. We shall try it for at
least a year and more likely two"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
ARMOR PLANT HEARINGS
Secretary Daniels to Receive Site and
Sale Proposals.

Consideration of proposals from vari-
Gus cities, including Washington. sur-
gesting sites for the eleyen-millton.
dollar government armor plant, will be
heard by Secretary Daniels September
l3. together with such offers as private
manufacturers may submit for the sale
ment.
On that date members Of the general
board and Rear Admiral Strauss, chief
of ordnance. will be present to hear
for the plant. A written brief for con-
sideration of the general board, which
under the law must finally approve the
site selected by the Secretary of the
Navy, must be nled In each case.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
ONE DEAD, SEVERAL DYING,
DUE TO FALL OF BUILDING

NEW YORK. August 23-Six men are
missing. one is dead and several are dy-
ing in hospitals and a dozen others were
injured today as the result of the sud
den collapse Of a hve-story brick tene-
ment in course Of construction in the
Bronx.
A score of workmen were in the
building. and more than half this num-
Der, at work in the front part, were
caught in the debris City building off,
Gals inspected the ruins and charged
Of an inferior quality.
Several arrests have been made, in
Guiding a member of the contracting
hrm which was constructing the build
ing.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
SENATE. PASSES ARMY BILL.
Revised Measure Goes Back to the
House for Action.

The army appropriation bill with re-
vised articles Of war approved by the
War Department was passed today by
the Senate and now goes back to the
House. where the amendment is expect
ed to be accepted.
President Wilson vetoed the bill be-
cause the revision on the bills previous
passage gave exemptions to retired Off
GERS which the War Department disap-
proved.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
AMBASSADOR SHARP HERE.
Comes to Confer With Officials and
Take Rest

William G. Sharp, United States am
bassador to France. is in this city to
confer with the officials regarding in
ternational questions growing out of
the European war He declined to dis
cuss the war. and said he was home
merely for a rest and to complete his
convalescence after a severe attack Of
pneumonia.
BY singular coincidence, Walter II.
Page, United States ambassador to
Great Britain, also Is in this city at
present on leave of absence, but Sec
retary Lansing says there is no sig
nifcance in the presence of the two
ambassadors at the same time
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Philatelists Choose Officers.

BOSTON, August 23.-The many spe-
cial stamp issues Of the European ma
tions since the war began have given
new zest to the activities of stamp COL
Iectors,I said speakers at the annual con-
vention of the American Phflatelist So
ciety. C. A. Howes of Boston was
elected president: II. A. Davis Of Colo
rado Springs. secretary, and c. F. Hey
erman Of Detroit. treasurer Of the So
ciety.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Plattsburg Officers in Reserve.

PLATTSBURG. N. Y, August 23.-one
of the first steps toward organising an
officers reserve corps Of the United
States army. under the provisions of
the new army bill. will be taken here
at the end of the present training camp
for civilians. Copies Of the army order
giving the plan Of organization have
been received. and arrangements are
being made for the examination, which
several hundred Plattsburg graduates
are expected to take.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
TARIFF BOARD PAY
TOO SMALL, HE SAYS
Representative Rainey Thinks
the Members Should Re-
ceive $4,000 Each.

1.-THE men who will form the tariff COM
mission, about to be created, ought to re-
ceive $4,000 a year, and not $780," said
Representative Rainey of Illinois today.
Representative Raipey. author of the
tariff commission section of the revenue
bill which has passed the House and is
now before the Senate, expressed himself
today as disgusted with the manner in
which the republican votes cut down the
salaries of the proposed commission when
the bill was in the House. Acting accord
ing to precedent. he said, the ways and
means committee placed the salaries Ct
the tariff commission members at $4,000
each. When the bill was up in the House
Representative Green of Iowa moved to
cut this figure to $500.
Question of Salary Debated.
1t was late in the afternoon of July 10,
and the House displayed an overweening
desire to quit and go home.
Representative Green spoke for less than
minute Representative Rainey an
ing that the ways and means committee
had gone over the matter carefully and
that the best grade of experts could not
be obtained for $500 a year. Repre-
sentative Cullop of Indiana, a democrat
who generally follows the action of demo-
cratic committees, made a long speech,
however, in favor of the republican mo-
ton. and. much to the surprise of every
body, especially Representative Rainey,
the Green motion carried by 136 to SO.
There was no chance of a record vote
Says Republicans Did It.
Republican votes did it," Representa-
tive Rainey said today. "and cannot for
the life of me see why they did so.
Under the Payne tariff Congress Gre
ated a board of customs appeals, the
members of which receive $1,000 a year,
and the proposed tariff commission
would be a superior body to that board.
The federal reserve board members get
$4,000 each, the federal trade commits
sioners get $4,000 and the rural credits
commissioners get $4,000. There is no
reason why the members of the tariff
commission should not receive $4,000"
The House passed the bill with the
$500 salaries instead of $4,000, and
the Senate now has the bill before it,
with the salaries at the lower figure.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Counted on His Prestige.

The appointment of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg to the supreme COM
mand on the eastern front was inter-
preted in allied circles as having po-
litical as well as military signifi-
canoe. 1t was said that Germany be-
lieved the prestige of Won Hindenburg's s
name would favorably impress Ru-
mania
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Mr.. Carnegie Is every Well"

BAR HARBOR. Me-. August 23.-An-
drew Carnegie. who has returned from
fishing trip. caused word to be
given to inquirers that he was very
WELL" His secretary. in discussing re-
ports that the millionaire phiian-
thropist was i'll, asserted that. on the
contrary. he was enjoying very good
health" Mr.. Carnegie will leave to-
morrow on his ya3bt for a cruise along
the coast to Nova Scotia.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
NIAGARA TORRENT OF SHELLS
CLEARS A WAY FOR INFANTRY
Capture by British of German Trenches on
Somme Front Conducted With \
Machine-hke Precision.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August %. via London, Au-
gust 23-The artillery commander
drew his patent curtain of fire and
Somme battle has the correspondent
witnessed anything equal to the
SHOW" as the officers call every action.
in the taking of one of the spurs of
Thieval ridge yesterday afternoon.
Ever since July 1, when the British
failed in their effort to storm it, THE
val ridge has glared at the British.
who had kept hammering it with gun
fire. The Germans seemed to set the
same store by it as they did by the
heights of Ginchy and Guillemont, on
their other flank.
In front of the position conquered
yesterday the British infantry had
been decimated by machine gun fire
July 1. The trenches were just as
strong as then with deep dugouts. the
result of two years building.
Believe Ridge Secure.
Prisoners taken early in the Of
fensive said the British never could
obtain a foothold on that ridge. Those
taken yesterday who had been at YER
dun said they suffered nothing there at
all equivalent to the deluge of British
shells. and that 1t was impossible for
does.
On a thousand-yard front both the first
German line and the support trench were
taken. One pair of eyes could not see
more detail than the correspondent saw
Yesterday The British and Germans en-
gagged were outlined as clearly as a play
around the second base could be seen
from a grandstand. A home company of
the National Guard doing skirmish drill
in camp could not be more distinct when
seen from the side lines. 1t was the very
finesse of war.
sun over his shoulder. one looked across
the tiny valley toward a slope. There the
bare ground was cut with the slash of a
new British trench. and beyond that
across an area of dead grass and wavy
maize was the old flrst-line German
trench.
Niagara Rush of Shells.
A Niagara rush Of whistlng screams
from capsules of concentrated hell tore
through the air and began bursting over
it. Their flashes hugged it in an Internal
ecstasy, sweeping it with myriads of bull
lets and fragments. shooting forked
tongues of death into its burrows. To
show a head and escape being hit and hit
more than once. was as hopeless as to
stand up in thick hailstorm without be-
ing hit with an icy pellet Some Germans
who had trusted in flight rather than
sticking to a dug-out when the first dash
of projectiles came were seen running
toward the open, away from this swath
of destruction.
Now out of the British trench ap-
peared a row of khaki-tinted mush-
rooms, the steel helmets the British
soldiers wear. then their heads and
shoulders and full forms as the charge
went ovyr the parapet. Every man was
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Rumania Remains Undecided
as to Participation in War,
According to Berlin Report

BERLIN. August %. by wireless to
Sayville--Rumania has not decided
whether she will enter the war. in the
opinion OF person characterized by
the Overseas News Agency as "a dis
tinguished diplomatist who is especia-
ally conversant with Rumanian af
fairs" On being asked by the news
agency as to the present situation. he
said:
Rumsnia's attitude is due to her
geographical situation. The country
is Virtually surrounded by beIIigerents.
kumanian statesmen, therefore, are
guided by the desire to spare their
country the Injury which would be nm
aEoid%ble II II were to become the
alter OF war
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Lieut. L. H. Barlow Killed in France

PHILADELPHIA. August 23-Lieut.
LoveI Hardwick Barlow. son of Mrs. r.
II. Barlow. the widely known golf
pIayer. was killed August IA. while
iighting with the British army in France,
according to advices received here. He
left here more than a. year ago.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Still Will Be Candidate.

Bear in mind that even If he should not
secure at the primaries combined reg
ular and bull moose vote in excess of
Booth the regular republican candidate,
johnson would still be on the ticket in
November as the progressive candidate
for senator to be voted for. He is the
progressive candidate for the nomination.
seeking regular republican support, him.
self promising to support Hughes for the
presidency.
California is in the throes of a prohibi-
tion contest Two constitutional amend
ments are submitted. one for outright pro-
hibition within a year and the other to
give the wine-growing industry time to
adjust itself-prohibition in 1920.
This means a tremendous outpouring Of
woman voters; the question does not
enter into national politics. In fact.
wherever politicians are gathered If one
only mention prohibition. There would be
an Immediate exodus OF party workers
having important business elsewhere, or
fearing the baby had the crouI ,or some
thing.
Evening star., 1916-08-23

, in full equipment with all its details
visible. Every figure uniform with all
others to the last item as they moved
across the field of dead grass briskly
and steadily No ominous, wicked STAG
cato of German machine guns coming
into action was heard. No machine gun
ner could live at his post in that
trench.
Shells All Fall True.
The British line opened to go around
shell craters or other obstacles and
then closed up. Occasionally a figure
dropped and was lost in the grass.
Right into the face of that curtain of
death from shells going only a few
feet over their heads they were NOV
ing. Then suddenly as it was laid the
curtain of shell fire lifted. Not a single
shell out of the thousands had burst
short
Now the British were going over the
German parapet, their bayonets glis-
tening in the sun. AS they descended
into the trench the earth seemed to
have swallowed them up Little clouds
of smoke from bursting bombs rose
from the trench. There was hot work
proceeding out of sight in the burrows
One after another as though they
were coming to the top of the stairs
heads and shoulders appeared out of
the trench. Each German had his hands
up, and in file the prisoners moved past
Br1ton standing on the parapet. These
Germans who had not waited to be
bombed out of their dug-outs, but had
surrendered, came Logging 1t at top
speed back toward the British first
line trenches.
What about the Germans who had
fed back toward the German support
trench? A light machine gun the
British had put up ratified into their
backs. Ahead Of them was the British
curtain of fire. now lifted on to the
German support trench They seemed
to disappear into the earth, some shot
down, some wounded, others seeking
security In shell craters Few will sur
vive. One figure alone holds the stage
for A fraction of a minute there in that
lifeless space around them. Tall and
bold German officer stands up on the
edge of communication trench and
looks around. He goes down abruptly
as If he had been hit hard blow back
Of the knees.
Charge Supporting Trenches.
Now British helmets rise from the
German first line and start on with an
other charge to the German support
trench. They will clean up any Ger
mans lying in shell craters on the way
They grow dim with distance and in the
fading light. but they get there They
have the support trench, their signals
say. And that bunch of running German
prisoners coming toward the British
rear as fast as they can is enveloped
in some shell bursts. The German cur
tain of fire is now being laid on the old
first line British trench area, which ex-
plains why all the prisoners taken do
not reach the collection stations alive
Those seen fairly out of range of shell
a. 1pCy and ,o1
lieved
They will have a good square meal
over in the camp by that clump of trees
tonight" said the general, "and they
have been under fire for the last time in
this war"
Walking with them were the British
wounded, also smiling.
Bit by bit gains are made between
big attacks. The British now are with
in 1000 yards of Thiepval. maintain
their positions in Guillemont and are
within 900 yards of Ginchy and Of Mar
tinpuich.
Evening star., 1916-08-23
British Lines Heavily Assaulted.

LONDON, August 23. 3:02 p.m.-Two
heavy assaults on the positions newly
won by the British south Of Thiepval,
on the Somme front were made last
night by the Germans. They gained
a footing in the British trenches, but
were driven out again. the war Office
announced today.
The announcement follows:
THE enemy made two determined
counter attacks last night on our new
trenches south of Thiepval By the
first attack he gained a temporary foot
ing in our trenches, but was driven out
Immediately. The second attack was
repulsed completely. The enemys
losses in these two attempts were
heavy.
Last night there was rather more
hostile artillery fire. especially in the
regions of High wood and Bazentin-
Le-Petit.
Opposite Lens we carried out a
small raid successfully On the other
parts of the British front there was
the usual trench warfare"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Awaits Decisive Turn.

AT present Rumania is still undecided
She probably will not give up her adroit
policy OF neutrality, which up to the pres-
ent time has given her an enormous gain
In power. unless he believes that the
really decisive turn in the war has been
reached Meanwhile trade relations be-
tween Rumania and the central powers
continue to be normal and active.
''Rumania has been a sphinx and is still
shrouded in q mysterious Veil, behind
which political passion and agitation not
only Of the Rurlanians. but OF the entente
agents, reach their highest pitch"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Entente Powers Active.

Since the beginning Of the present
conflagration the entente powers, particu-
larry Russia, have been extremely active
in Rumanis- The country is flooded with
Russian agents and spies Of all descrip-
tion. The entente uses money lavishly to
bribe politicians and influence the press.
This agitation reached its height at tho
besinning Of the last Russian offensive.
AZ the same time the entente announced
that an offensive campaign would be in
stugurated on the Macedonian front-a
move purely for political purposes Now
the sudden and successful Bulgarian ad-
N'iiace has brought quick change in the
situation and the Russian Offensive .Iso
apparently is siacEening
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Artillery Action Heavy.
The announcement follows;

The announcement follows:
North of the Somme the enemy dur
ing the night bombarded our first lines
and our lines of communication to the
north and south of Maurepas. Our ar
tilIery replied energetically. The enemy
did not follow up his bombardment with
infantry action.
South of the Somme, after intense
artillery preparation, the Germans to-
ward the end of the day made an attack
south of Estrees and west of Soyecourt,
on the trenches which we captured Au-
gust 2I He gained footing at some
points. There was a fairly active ar
tillery duel in the sectors of Belloy,
Assevillers and Lihons.
TN the Vosges we repulsed by means
of grenades surprise attack against
one of our trenches south of Hartmans
Weilerkopf.
THE night was relatively calm on the
remainder of the front.
"On the Somme front Warrant Officer
Dorem brought down his fifth German
aeroplane, which fell in the direction of
Moislons, northeast of Peronne. Four
other enemy aeroplanes, fired on by ma
chine guns from our aeroplaneS, came
down within their own lines, severely
damaged"
Evening star., 1916-08-23
Rumania Preparing for War.

AMSTERDAM, via London. August
2s.-Rumania is preparing for war, ac-
cording to DR.. Lederer, Bucharest cor
respondent of the Berliner Tageblatt.
A telegraphic dispatch from DR.. Le-
derer. dated Sunday. says:
There is ground for some uneasi-
ness as to the attitude of Rumania.
The outward life of the city is greatly
changed. Gay Bucharest has become
a grave city and all like signs in public
life indicate that everybody is prepar-
ing for eventualities and that the coun-
try is getting ready for war.
Il still believe that Bratiano is play
ing q game with Russia In po-
litical negotiations at Bucharest Won
Hindenburg is now playing the fore
most role"