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New-York tribune., 1917-06-09

London, June 3.-There was little
fighting on the Flanders front to-day
between the victorious British and the
Germans. General Plumer's troops,
having won all their objectives in yes
terday's battle. were occupied IN re-
pelling the enemy's comparatively fee
BILE counter attacks. collecting prison
ers and guns and consolidating their
new positions. on and east of the
dominating Messines- Wytschaete ridge.
Thus far 6,4OO prisoners, including
80 officers, and more than 20 guns nave
been counted. Several large groups OF
Germans. surrounded in pockets are
still holding out.
Berlin acknowledges the British sue
cess, and in giving the new line OF
German defence. which runs roughly
three miles back Of the former line on
a ten-mile front. confesses the COM
plete loss Of the "Wytschaete bend
Advices from the front. however, enc
phasize the fact that Hindenburg, hav-
ing been forced into an awkward posi-
tion on low ground between convere-
ing waterways, is massing the fuii
strength OF his reserves to contest the
British victory.
Plumer's success seems TO have been
remarkably clear cut, with no trouble
some fortifcations remaining in the
enemy's hands. Reports from the bat
tlefeld. both official and unofficial, focus
upon two outstanding features Of the
operations the elaborate British prep
arations and the clocklke regularity
Of the advance, which was made on a
time table schedule.
Whole Attack Rehearsed
The attack was even rehearsed on an
omen air model. covering an area equal
10 about four tennis courts, and repro
duc;nc IN miniature the smallest topo-
oraphical detail Of the ridge, as estab-
lished By aerial photographs. For
,yoeks before the battle the units as-
signed 10 carry certain positions prac-
tised their particular roles under the
most realistic conditions. This was an
enlargement of the idea successfully
EMPLOYED 5efore the storming Of Vimy
Ridge. when the coming assault was
studied on small scale plaster-of-pari'
models.
Preparations for the attack on tho
night Of June and Z were only the
climax of the underground burrowing
Of nearly two years. the aerial observa-
ton of an equal period, and the inten-
,ive bombardment of fortnight, The
battle lineq were formed behind a
smoke barrage, and after midnight the
operations. as given in the British of
cal account. fall into natural intervals
Of time. thus:
3:1O a. m.-Nineteen mines loaded
with 600 tons OF sminol exploded. Spec
ts,ors Of this feature declare they were
almost shaken of their feet and thst
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
Unionists Will Sit
In Irish Convention
influenced by Report That
Settlement Would
Aid War

q, ,'h1on, June s-Ths Unionist Coun-
m', ., Belfast yesterday, with Sir
,,1.ssfo Carson presiding u vas de
.o y Inionists participate In the
''yypo''6 lrsh convention.
a.. h'plD'ion srbodying this decision
l,s,sisl mat the council Vss largely
ss lf,f - The governments repre-
..nffrs that agreement on the Irish
49, woelo ma,snslly help IN the
7'' isi prosecution 0f the Hsr
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
British Advance Three MiIes

In the second phase Of the battle,
lasting throughout the afternoon. the
British fighting units swept down the
eastern slope of the ridge and attacked
the German rear positions three miles
beyond the old British line The sched-
ule was:
3:45 p. m.-Oosttaverne stormed.
$3.50 p. m.-German trench system TO
the rear entirely absorbed.
During this afternoon there we're
several German counter-attscks, par
ticularly to the east of Messines and
along the southern sector of the ad-
vance. But they were dlsorganized an i
unsupported, apparently mere rushes
of infantry. none Of which resulted in
anything except severe enemy losses.
At intervals during the battle the
German batteries were completely
silcnced by the extraordinary volume
Of metal sent across by the British
guns.
The only thing tending 70 interfere
with the British timetable was the
impotuosity of the Irish troops-Na-
tionalists and Ulstermen fighting side
by side. They were inclined TO go
ahead and conquer German positions
before the time set by the General
Staff.
The British War Office points out
that the captured frontage is one of
the most important German strong
holds on the West front, and draws
the conclusion that the battle was "a
gauge of the ability of the Germans
70 stop our advance under the most
favorable conditions they are likely to
have
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New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
Newboyt EnliStS tu Service

The noted social centre is gaining deserved
praise for its relief work.
Frances Fisher Bycrs in intensely interesting
page in to-morrows Sunday Tribune tells in story and
picture the yeoman service that NewPons society
women are doing in shelterng feeding and clothing the
recruits Of the and naval who have been
pouring by hundreds into the local training station he
pictures of the boys in camp particularly good.
Tell your newsdealer today to make certain that
YOU get the Sunday Tribune tomorrow. It's worth
while
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
United States Must Economic

Herbert c. Hoover, who will be food
administrator under the food control
bill pending in Congress, estimates the
Allies needs this year at one billion
bushels of grain, most Of it to come
frcm the United States and Canada.
The short wheat crop means this
country will have to cut its wheat con-
sumption If it exports any wheat, since
the United States itself normally uses
more than 6OO,OOO,O0O bushels.
There will be, however, big crops Of
the other important bread cereals.
which, it is stated. may we'll be used
as wheat substitutes in the conserva-
ton campaign. Oats are estimated at
nearly 1881 100000 bushels, a figure
which has only been exceeded twice in
history. /. C., in the years 1912 and
1915. The barley crop will return, it is
calculated. 214.OOO,OOO bushels. as COM
pared with 1sl 100000 last year. Rye
will bring nearly 5s,OOO.OOO bushels, q
figure which exceeds all previous pro-
duction.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
Nation Must Economic
and Use Substitutes
to Aid Allies
Other Cereals
Will Be Plentiful
Rye. Oats and Barley Pro-
duction Heaviest in
Years

Washington, June S.-America will
not want for bread cereals this year,
unless the weather oyerturns com
pletely the crop estimates issued by
the Department of Agriculture to-day.
But little wheat will be available for
export unless the country practises
rigorous conservation.
The spring wheat crop, upon which
the country must count TO compensate
for the poor winter wheat production,
is estimated at 2s3,OO0,0o0 bushels,
about 125 100000 bushels more than
the 1916 crop, which was extremely
snail. The total 1917 aop will be far
below normal.
With a winter wheat crop of $4,000
600 bushels, and the spring wheat esti-
mate of 2S3,OOO,OOO. it is probable, eX-
perts believe, that the total wheat crop
will exceed by a small margin the 640,-
900. 900 bushel return for last year.
This was the lowest in years. In 1915
the crop was 1884 100000, and in the
previous FIVE years the average was
1,157.961 900 bushels.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
WEAT H E r

p,,,lv overcast with local showers
today and tomorrow. Mod
crate south winds
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New-York tribune., 1917-06-09
Details of British Attack
Perfected in Rehearsals
Clock.like Regularity of Advance Due to
Weeks Work Over Open-Air Model of
Messines Ridge-German Counter Assaults Are
Crushed 400 Prisoners Taken

the branches OF trees far back of the
line were twisted by the air pressure.
1920 a. m.-Brtish troops occupied
the first line of enemy trenches.
$40 a. m.-Entire crest of the Mes
sines-W -Wytschaete ridge north and south
reported stormed.
9 a. m.-Messlnes captured
~ noon.-W Wytschaete taken.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-09

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Go to School Again.

Louisville, Dec. 3.-Thousands OF
officers and enlisted men in the ma
ticnal army at Camp Zachary Taylor
have returned TO school days. Four
schools opened this morning, a fifth
w,ll start Wednesday, and six others
have been in operation for some time.
1t means not only study but hard
work for the officers and men.
The schools starting today were the
engineers school, artillery school,
signal school and school for bakers,
teamsters and wagoners. Other
schools in operation at the camp are:
cooks and bakers, infantry school OF
arms, clerks school, school of guards,
school of hygene and sanitation and
school for bandmen and buglers.
1t will readily be seen that the gov
crment is carefully instructing every
branch OF the service before sending
the Lincoln division abroad. In prac-
tically all the schools there are thre e
or more sections covering different
subjects and the courses vary from
two weeks to two months.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
DETAILS OF
THE WRECK
Last Saturday On The Ten
nessee Central Near
ClarksvilIe.

An extra freight train on the Ten
nessee Central railroad, running east
from Hopkinsville to Nashville, in
charge of conductor Bradford, was
partially wrecked on what is known
as Summit Hill, one mile south of
Summit yards, last Saturday after
noon. The resulting loss to the rail-
road is conservatively estimated at
from $780, 900 to $4,000. The acci-
dent was caused by fange climbing
the rail at a curve, resulting in the
derailment and destruction OF one car
plumber, three cars of gasoline, one
car of kerosene oil and the partial de-
of a carload of coal.
At the moment of the wreck fire
broke out from the gasoline tanks.
The engineer looked back and saw
the fire and Immediately carried the
front end OF the train out of danger
OF the flames. When tine gasoline
tanks blew up the surrounding coun-
try was shaken by the explosion,
flames from the blazing gasoline ex-
tending 100 feet in the air. Many
thousands of gallons of gasoline
burned fiercely for hours, affording
a most spectacular sight. The L. &
N. railroad, upon request of the Ten
nessee Central, very kindly sent a
switch engine to the wreck and hauled
the nineteen cars behind the wrecked
cars to Summit yards. Leaf. Chroni-
Gle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
A Free Public Lecture.

i An opportunity to hear Christian
Science discussed by one who is au.
thorizad and qualified to speak upon
the subject will be afforded the pub
lie Sunday, December 9th, 1917, al
800 p. m, Princess Theatre, Hop
KinsviIle, Ky.
The lecture, which will be free,
will be delivered by Mr.. Virgil o.
Stricliler, C. S. B. of New York, N.
Y, member of the Board of Lee
tureship of The Mother Church, the
First Church of Christ Scientists, in
Boston, Mass.
Owing to the misconceptions of
Christian Science which exists in
some quarters, the local church uses
tnis means of giving to the public a
correct statement OF this religion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
INvENTS NEW MACHINE GUN
Mechanically Operated Loading Device
Keeps Belt Filled, Despite Con-
tlnuous Use.

There comes now an inventor with
the significant name of Ford-not
Henry, however-with some start
ling improvements for the machine
gun, asserts Edward c. Crossman in
the Popular Science Monthly.
The first one is a mechanically op-
Grated loading machine to keep tie
belt of the gun filled all the time re-
gardless of fire and the duration.
thereof. The belt loader is operated
by the power of the machine on
which the gun is mounted, this to be-
motorcycle, motor tricycle., automo-
bile, airplane or other power vehicle.
The second is a circulating water
cooling system, a la automobile, in
which the water passes from the
jacket around the gun barrel to a
regular automobile radiator, which
in turn is cooled by fan driven by,
the power that operates the loading
mechanism and which in turn is
merely the power plant of the car. Al
centrifugal pump makes the water
move, although it would surely ther-
mosiphon hurriedly if this system
were used instead of the pump.
The third startler is the fact that
the gun is designed to be an integral
part Of its carriage, which is q gas
engine propelled vehicle. Perhaps
this idea was borrowed from thu
fighting airplane, in which the ma
chine gun is rigidly mounted to AtS
through the propeller. =
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
UNCLE SAM AS TRUCK USER
Government Introduces etandardlza-
tlon Which Is Expected to Be Of g.,
Big Value to Industry. ar. ~.

The fact that Uncle Sam has
standardized his trucks, so that any
part broken in action may be re-
placed by similar part taken from
another truck, does not necessarily
mean that the most efficient delivery
system can be obtained only by the
use Of a feet Of trucks identical in
model and design, says H. W. Slau-
son, in Leslie's. 1t does mean, how
ever, that there must be at least a
certain Standardization Of methods
and a certain interchangeability of
parts which will enable each truck
10 spend its actual time In the most
effective service. .ar = rc9lTa
What the truck industry has need
ed most has been a standardized sys-
tenn Of truck installation, operation
and cost keeping. Without such q
system it is impossible to- determine
whether a truck or fleet of trucks
is operating at its maximum eff
cheney or whether an improvement
of some so or even 100 per cent in.
effectiveness could be- made by a.
change here or an elimination Of
waste effort there. Now, however, it.
seems probable that this deficiency,
is to be changed, and that Uncle
Sam, as the worlds greatest truck
user, will evolve a truck system
which will prove of intestimabls
benefit to every user of trucks be-
fore, and during, as well as after the
war. af'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
OBITUARY.

virginia Cayce Major was born in
WoodGord county, Ill.,, near Walnut
Grove Academy, now Eureka Col.
lege, Jan. 25, 1s43. Departed this
life Nov "a, 1917, aged 60 wears. 9
months and 29 days. Coming TO Hop-
kibsville, Ky, with her parents when
Just little child, where she grew into
young womanhood. Was married TO
Howard Major Oct. rs, 1866 Totbis
union eight children were born, eight
OF whom are living. AT the eirly ape
OF iiiteen she gave her heart 20 Chri,t
and was united with the Liberty
Christian church, where her mem
oershlp remained until death. SAID
membership reaching over period
ofF4 years. Her life was a day of in
tenslhed service. Living a most beau
tlful aud unselish life OF love and de-
vot.on to her family and all of her
friends. Truly may we say that she,
as the oak coming to full years of ma
turity and fruitage brought forth an
abundant harvest of good works in
Christian faith and service. Every
one who came to know her was as the
years passed more closely dawn 20
mr.. Ard what a story those SO feet
y ars hnlGi OF a lie that came as a
gbhi!i o:i" e,n The tWu great hemis-
S1horeS of eternity. The g'eam which
clme out OF that groat past, whose
vast ST. etcheS of centuries reach far
into Myil o ogical Cycles Aud going
10 that ever unfolding ut IRE, who 5
vending way goes even ueyond the
permanency Of yon King of day. Yes,
who's changeless highway stretches
beyond the busy line OF imagination.
Aud who would say that it, S influence
shall be as IT'S physical endurance;
nay, but where it has touched lives il
has set in motion the vib aut chords
OF soul and spirit, those widening cir
, cles continue to move on and on for
ever and forever. This is Ind g, a
day OF g / to all those who knew
her, and yet it is day OF exultant jny.
joy un-peakable and full of glory to
know that she WIN thus wrought in
the limitations OF the flesh, having
finished the task shall be relieved of
these restrictions, and live in the
presence OF Lord and Savior. And
so we can say in the words of Teuny-
son:
"Brt such tide as mcv rg GEMS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
asleep, Too full for sound or

asleep, Too full for sound or
foam,
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell, and af.
ter that the dark;
And there can be sadness of farewell
when such embark;
For though fom out her bourne of
time and place,
The flood may bear her far,
We know she saw her pilot face to
face,
When she had cross the bar"
New Era please copy.)
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
REASONABLE DEMAND.

"Are you in favor of an eiglt-hour
working day?".
81 don't go SO far as that" replied
Farmer Jacob. '1f my boy Jake
was to work three day two days in
succession I'd think he was doing
purity we'll"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Thomas Cranor's Will.

1.-THE will ofIthe late Thomas Cranor
was probated. He leaves 5000 each to
his children, Dave Lee and Ben Cra-
nor, Mrs. Victoria West and Mrs. Char
lie West and grandson, Louis Handy.
All the rest Of the estate is left to the
widow, Mrs. Nancy Cranor, who is
also named as execurix.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
HORRORS OF WAR.

0ficer-That's a pretty awkward
lot you've got now, sergeant.
Sorely Tried Sergeant Inspector
They are that, sir. It's the like o
them, sir, as brings 'ome to us what
. horrible thing this war is, arl-
Passing Show.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

| have a buffet. dining. table,
six chairs, ..two''druggets and a
McDougal Kitchen Cabinet for
sale. Call Mrs L. Nash. at the
Pennyroyal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
WAR DEPT.
The Adit. GeneralsS sSOfice.
Washington,

Washington,
November q, 1917.
With reference TO circular letter
No. III, 1917 series the Secretary of
War directs that you be informed
that large number of men qualified
as saw mill men and loggers are de-
sired for the 10th Engineers. Special
efforts will be made to secure quail
fled men for regiment designated.
w. T. BATES,
Adit. General.
(Telegram.)
Washington, D. c., Dec. |, 1917.
The following ruling is printed for
your information and guidance:
Between now and Dec. fifteenth it
is desired to afford registrants as wide
an opportunity as possible to enlist
in both Army and Navy. There
fore .any registrant even
though he has been called by his
local board to report for physical ex-
animation, may enlist until Dec. fif-
teenth upon presentation to the Re-
cruiting Officer of a certificate from
his local boardithat he will: not be
needed to fill any deferred percent
age OF the quota Of thel board.
This ruling modifies previous in
structionS, accordingly volunteer en-
istment of all registrantsl isIprohib-
ted from and after IL o'clock no on
Dec. fifteenth.
For information see Sergt. Hamil-
ton at Post Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

Ed o. Leigh is now with the 0v-
ensboro Enquirer. - :
Evening star., 1917-09-09

give to our men will be so managed
that the fellow who is taking the
course will be in the position of
sophomore examining for Junior en-
trance. except that the period will
cover almost two months instead of
the four or five days feverish prep
aration for exams There will be the
highly systematized routine of practical
kitchen work during the day and there
will be lectures at night. That is to
say, nothing of the study the instruct
ing civilian chefs will. outline for at
tention whenever there is an hour be-
tween lectures and learning how to fix
up soup and other things. Galloping
into an art. eh ?" laughed the captain.
We had to have $50 cooks, to be
exact. Gen. Sharp announced. on July
20, that he had been authorized to or
sanize sixteen schools for the instruc-
tion of cooks for the Army. The idea
was to have a school II each National
Army cantonment by September l,
when mobilization takes place.
''hTe general summoned to Washing
ton Joseph Reifeld. national chairman
of the Hotel Mems Association, and
they, with Capt. Dietrich. who probably
knows more about the cooking end of
the Army than any other officer. decid-
ed upon the scheme now developing.
They agreed that it would take prac-
tically 1000 men to train three times
that number in the short time allowed.
The country is, therefore, divided
into districts as nearly as possible to
conform with the cantonment districts.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Perseverance,.

g HERIFF WHEELER of Bisbane, the
~ Arizona patriot who deported 1900
anti-war agitators. said at banquet
in Phoenix:
IT got the best of these rascals by the
employment of perseverance. In the
police world you've got to have all the
perseverance of a Boozer.
"Boozer. you know, was crossing the
continent on the limited and one night.
after too many high balls, he tackled
me in the smoker, and told me long.
long story about his domestic troubles
The next morning. headachey and
sober. he came to me again and said
how much he regretted his confession
of the evening before. and he hoped
the facts he'd revealed would go no
further.
"'oh. that's all right said / I never
listened to you. old man. and l haven't
the least idea of what you said
We'll. that night the chump turned
up in the smoker again, drunken than
before. and he sat down beside me, and
laid a heavy hand on my knee and
said:
Now. then. durn you, you said you
didn't listen to me last night, so I'm
goin' to tell you the whole story of my
misera ble-hic-marriag over again
Evening star., 1917-09-09
HURRAH AND HALLELUJAH; The
Teaching OF Germany's Poets, Proph.
German Cooking.

@ARL W. ACKERMAN. the Berlin
" correspondent. was discussing Ger
man cooking at Chicago luncheon
German cooking. on the whole. Is
good" he said. "Of course, they serve
preserves with meat-preserved plums
with chicken, preserved peaches with
beef, and so on. BY the way, our
ha bit of serving apple sauce with duck
and cranberry sauce with turkey is a
heritage from our German ancestors.
ANYHOW. as said before, German cook
ing is good.
But they boil everything. Even the
delicious trout of the Black forest
and the trout is the finest fish that
swins-is served boiled in Germany.
Boiling is good enough for carp. but
trout should be erilled or fried.
They tell a story about a fruit ship
that was wrecked off the German coast
A century ago. The Germans treated
the shipwrecked mariners very kindly,
and the captain gave them couple OF
barrels of oranges, to show his graft.
tude.
The next day he asked one of the
Germans how the people had liked the
new fruit. The German shook his head
and answered:
'''Ba ked sir, they were tough, and
even boiled they weren't the kind of
food a hungry man would banker
after"
Evening star., 1917-09-09

Hungarian by berth. Come to United
Staytes in 1851, was nachuralized and
served my adopted country best I
know how. 1 am seventy-eight. five
feet eleven inches old. Too bad we
haf to fight, but I am willing to cook
for nothing. because I own my own
house and haf enough money to keep
me and my dog until after the war.
Yours, OTTO SIEGEL.'
Another mani was going to tell
you from what state. but guess I'd bet
ter not-wrote to his representative in
Congress. and made the astounding
offer to supply our needed 3,s4O cooks
if We would but give him a job. How
we did wish that the capahility were
as large as the exceedingly generous
offer. This man was German. He
wanted two of his four sons to be made
bakers. two others Just ordinary
cooks. and he wanted a job for each
of the women of his household. He
enumerated the talents of this family
in various directions. 1t was a re-
marka BILE crowd.
"one lady, New Englander, in a
Evening star., 1917-09-09

OF bonds is very much the same a s that
ot the men. We have appointed a
state chairman of the woman's lib
CITY bond committee in every state in
the Union. in Alaska. Hawaii. Porto
Rico and Cuba.
las well as these state chairmen
there is a chairman in each of the
twelve federal reserve banking dis
tricts in the United States. This chair
man has been appointed by the ma
tional committee to act in an advisory
capacity to the state chairmen ana
members OF the woman's liberty loan
committees in the states In her reserve
district
Besides this nationwide organiza-
tion we have chairmen in every neutral
country in the world. and we expect
10 sell millions OF dollars in bonds in
the neutral countries. The value of
American government bonds is fully
realized abroad, ard the shrewG wor9en
of the neutral countries are El,d to
have this opportunity ior safe and
well-paying investments Uf their
funds.
You may be interested in knowing
that several thousand Slovak women
have already enlisted as workers in
the coming campaign for the next iesue
OF the liberty loan when it will be