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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
AT
HEAD OF TROOPS
Russian Minister Of War Assists IL
Capture Of Fortress From
Rioters in Petrograd
Streets :,

[By William G. Shepherd, United
Tress Staff Correspoident.]
PETROGRAD, July 19.-Oelayed
via London July 20.)-Minister Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
A The Real
American Beauty

Skx" How glorious and wonder
}ful Is the advent OF another
MSSSA @R life. When baby Is born
La there comes into the world new
EM 4 soul, the real American Beauty.
k8tN When the hour arrives it should be
4Il the dawn Of a new and perfect
EEE future. The JOY Of motherhood
E&W should be as free from fear and
8n danger as 1t is possible to make It
H&M Thousands Of women have used
byIA the safe and reliable application.
EElN Mothers Friend. It is q won.
derful help to nature in relieving strain
and distress brought about by expand
Ing muscles. The nerves. too, will be
calm, making the period one Of cheerful
days and restful nights. The breasts arc
kept in good condition and the abdominal
muscles relax with ease when baby is
born. Mothers Friend makes 1t posi-
ole for the expectant mother herself to
actually aid nature in the glorious work to
be performed, and no woman should neg
Iect or fail to give nature helping hand.
It will mean infinitely less pain at the
crisis.
Do not fail under any circumstances to
get this greatest remedy, ever COM
pounded for expectant mothers. Write to
the Bradfield Regulator Co., Dept. J..
a4s Lamar Building, Atlanta, Ga, for their
,ook. Motherhood and the Baby. They
win send It free. It Is not only very use-
full, but will make you helpful to others.
Remember to ask your druggist for . bot.
tie Of 'Mothers Friend" today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
Lee New u S. Armies

NCOhOn AVN
l2SS1 Robert Burns Philip.
|3O79 Lawrence Fedler.
|2915 John Hueser.
1909 Frank Luebbers.
|12SS Beverly Scott.
452 Robert Earl Baker.
1855 Elmer Davis.
1913 ]. V. Juhlmeier.
$50 M. e. Majors.
500 Yeorgous d. Vassilopoulous.
2579 H. A. Baumgartner.
lila Arthur Shaffer.
1926 George Edward Johnson.
267O Gtorge John Sanford.
I2473 Lewis Won Miller.
GAS r. o. Du.n.
1922 Bernard ]. Jaeger.
|218 Geo. McCarty.
$40 James Patrick Burns.
1884 Lawrence Oswald Brilou.
$50 Milo Letchworth Phillips.
1926 Edward w. Pieper.
1911 Hugh H. Ryland.
STA John Seaman Sprowls.
|277S Henry G. Umthum.
81 Paul e. Heaton.
|1432 E. e. Robson.
1927 Carl Phillips.
2047 Harold A. Park.
2S17 Pleasant Blaine Gray.
274O Albert Link.
1881 Clare Mason Witt.
|1S4S G. r. McCannon.
1862 Herbert Risinger.
1870 Louis e. Leroy.
1884 Eril John Wellington.
, 1885 Earl Henry Will.
l1S17 Andrew NJ Bruner
2577 Arthur P. Amick.
ITO Dock Rush.
882 Walter George Heller.
2O7S Harry Ernest Stone.
GIT Rosco Geo. Hise.
2119 George H. Budtke.
, 1850 John H. Ritter.
749 John Francis Murphy.
1859 Joseph A. Schmidt.
1892 Harry G. Decker.
275s Harold Myers.
1868 Campbell Tolliver.
1211 Geo. w. Hun.
525 Donald B. McQuoid.
I1417 Walter Everett Nichols.
1874 Robert c. Loewenstein.
2034 Billy Lfakos.
2434 Otto G. Kipp.
1873 c.. A. Bentzinger.
Sc Byron Frederick Poole.
1886 Yues Villa.
1916 Norman Harvey Ringstrom.
1891 Fred Henry OFT.
1872 Pearl Ray Scarlet.
1928 Earnest D. Clark.
S William Boyd Beard.
$50 Robert Lore Chestnut
1880 Carl E. Miles.
Sd Ernest A. Pieper.
269s Henry yotzmeier.
1865 John Pearl Christy.
2615 Albert John Hoffert.
$40 Ellsworth Frankenf1eld.
1714 Oscar Mann.
$40 William Martin O'Brien.
1882 Daniel George Baer.
1855 Roy B. Wolf.
1874 Benjamin Daniel Cullston.
TAI John Alex. Meyer.
1854 Charles A. Lucas.
1886 Harry Algern Bennett.
1875 Geo. Franklin Rhodes.
1916 Fred Kalmer.
$3.50 Scot Willard.
1925 Elmer E. Morgan.
I'll Thomas Paul Landman.
1922 Lewis j. Faber.
941 John Mansfield Brice.
638 George DeYong.
2795 BENJAMIN Best.
2454 Pedro Lopez.
1882 Allen Henke.
623 Harry G. Callahan.
269 Esra c. Hirschler.
6S5 Lester Hughes.
3O55 Fred Wiebler.
l141 Byron G. Britton.
1874 Charles Ross Wells.
1915 Elmer Dickson.
1000 Moo{o Por1 Ha o-yO eier
335 Arthur G. Schneider.
1880 H. S. Reid.
zoos J. S. Hamilton.
493 Samuel Lee Cannon.
300 Samuel Edward Koch.
21Os Philip Bernhard.
1858 Arthur Logan Finnerty.
25O3 John Rempe.
923 Geo. c. Montague:
341 VIM. Umthum.
2517 James E. Savington.
BIT Theodore Naschert.
1915 John Mark DANES.
1882 Geo. A. Smart.
1907 Glenn W. Clark.
1854 Harry Valentine Conlee.
s91 Mort Sheppard.
1866 Joseph Francis Greaves.
1896 John Vernon George.
1853 Samuel Levi Cronk.
97O William Ennis Tomlinson.
637 Arthur Lee Daggs.
1878 Robert Garrett Curry.
2S7O Winsor Newman Sharpe.
1924 Lucien Hurt.
$50 Thomas Hugh CASTOR.
1857 James F. Woodbury..
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20
A Treatment
FOR NERVES
Woman Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Helped Her.

West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until took
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

| tJO I. IL DoWSA'
2167 Lonnie E. Green.
327 Harry J. Krebill.
31OS Ben Krogmeier.
1853 Ben Harrison Peeler.
| 2765 Edward J. Panther.
664 Charles H. Griffin.
SO Chris Gabel.
1448 Warren Stoddard.
1922 Thomas Henry O'Niell.
1857 VIM. L. Herzner.
| 1888 Harry Morton Keith.
1744 Virgil Warner.
1112 Ben M. Shelter.
2462 Arthur V. Martin.
2516 Walter Edward Sanford.
345 Charlesh Howard Leebe.
3O91 Anton B. Helling.
| 21S4 Yule H. Hile.
1855 Rudolph DINNER.
1O3 Lorenzo Herman Hulsebus.
2752 Joseph Menke.
1885 Ace I. Musick.
1912 Wheeler Kemp.
1921 Henry Israel.
1902 Martin P. Stafford.
1925 Andrew M. Scovern.
556 Cyrus Eastman Phillips.
1866 VIM. ]. .Kraus.
21O9 Charles Van Bocock.
| 1874 Frank Hawkins.
1881 Grover Cleveland Sheriff..
| 81 w. R. Pease.
TIT Geo. Ed. Lowell.
1857 William w. Lowell.
1856 George Glasgow WE'LL.
1913 Leroy D. Mccormick.
80 Albert Hallway.
1879 Ira Elmore.
| 1888 Frank Kendall Rogers.
1923 Ray Leo Purdey.
2458 Eugene Selecial Macklin.
1716 Vessel c. Mccoy.
| 773 John Adam Salzer.
COS Giuseppe Bongiovanni.
4O6 B. r. Cook.
2502 Richard Lawrence Resch.
$40 Arthur Thomas Murray.
l173O Albert George Rockelman.
Is Charles Edgar Glendenning.
1872 Harlee A. Sheppard.
GOS1 Gregory Stefos.
2231 George Muerhoff.
ISS9 Jas. Brennan Hodge.
1888 Otis Peel.
1166 Geo. Daley.
1712 John Mann.
21S6 Fred w. Ho1zberger.
5SS Floyd G. Wool.
3O99 Carl H. Knabe.
1851 OliverNeal Coulson.
1856 John Cornelius Costello.
|7O5 Harry Orlando Kinnaman.
|1346 John Harrison eastman.
1885 William Patrick Knobs.
2263 Fred J. Roxlau.
2O53 Fred William Podeyn.
2o51 Albert D. Phillips.
1857 Roy Young.
31O7 Anthony Krogmeier.
576 Herbert Watson Thornburg.
2O23 Claude Galetin Hutchinson.
1855 George Allen White.
1922 Leroy Miller.
944 Robert Ferris Prunty.
1866 Albert Thompson.
1943 Morgan Omer Smith.
1877 Walter Allen Durham.
2941 Frank Scharpman.
27O6 Edward II. WHEELER.
1872 Frank L. Swinderman.
1888 John Lewis Junkins.
642 Jos. P. Donnovin.
e39 Conrad August Pechstein.
1889 Silas E. Thon.
222 Freeman B. Moss.
1854 John Henry Childs.
1715 Harry Mannard Maple.
906 George Lambros.
1887 Henry Francis Bowden.
1926 Harry T. Mower.
TOO e. Keidaisch.
1850 Arthur McCampbell.
l195 Howard James Francis Hate
24O6 Charles Ray Gum.
297 Martin Schlicher.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-20

(This includes all Of the numbers
and names available up to the time
The Gate City goes to press. Add
tional numbers and names will be
printed tomorrow.)
Arthur B. Epperson of Don
nelson township was the first
Lee county man to be drawn
in the selective draft lottery
held this morning. III. L. Bar
tholomew of KeolSuk, first pre-
cinct, was the first Keokuk man
to be drawn, his number show
ing up third in the Lee county
list. Pete Schurman Of Madi-
son East Fifth was the second
on the Lee county list, and
Floyd G.. Scott of Keokuk, sew
enth precinct, was the fourth
on the list, and second Keokuk
man picked.
Following is the list Of Lee
county men in the order
drawn:
25S Arthur B. Epperson.
1922 Pete Schurman.
45S H. L. Bartholomew.
1886 Floyd G. scott.
1924 Tye Johnson.
1854 Ernest Alvie Conner.
1894 Harry Fielding.
1878 VIM. G. Auge.
1895 Everett e. Reeder.
2O22 Charles Lee Hoffman.
l455 ernest II. Scott.
1888 Ray Sturgeon.
1913 Louis A. Boyles, Jr.
1858 VIM. Reynolds.
1852 Jay G. Auwaerter.
2494 Bernard Henry Peterschmidt
1882 William Henry Goebel.
lit Clarence Simons.
1872 William e. Lennon.
2762 John B. Overton.
174S Herbert Taylor Wooster.
2195 Howard F. Jaster.
S37 Perry Orville Billups.
2036 Harold Leland Masden.
1877 William Snee.
GIG Gale Hewitt.
ITS Edgar August Krehbiel.
500 Freddie Birdete Jack.
564 Stanley Barter Rowe.
945 James Papajohn.
596 Edward Friedrich Anderson.
3067 George Edward Bubb.
1920 Carl A. Hundt.
1886 Chira Rodebaugh.
1867 Clyde Audrey Robins.
214S John Bernard Francen.
536 Ora Everett Miller.
1895 Leon S. Alden.
2453 Roumaldo Lopez.
b4S John Talbot Owen.
126 Benjamin Carl Wahrer.
3070 Basil G. Coop.
1879 John Gold Drew.
1897 Harold L. Hummer.
7S4 John w. Sturgeon.
755 Charlie Franklin Nye.
107 Emeal Paul Marion.
1916 Earl G. Gibson.
1853 William James Ingram.
2O99 Lloyd Linn Wright.
1859 John Gordon.
269l Stephen Timborius.
6l6 Clay Ross Bryan.
S73 Harry Glen Liddle.
1876 Arthur Joseph Conner.
1856 Lawrence Frederick Reiner.
1891 Con Egan.
IT'S Edward o. Schmidt.
1854 Jim Stayline.
$3.50 Norman Willard.
4S6 Clarence Lee Foster.
692 Hugh Inman.
500 L. D. Bancroft.
1886 Leon Martin Dial.
$40 Leroy S. Walsh.
1889 Frank Fader.
2549 Edward F. Tucker.
1852 Walter Henry Exile.
6O7 Raymond Louis Jaeger.
SO9 Edgar R. Weber.
437 A. F. Schemmer.
1924 Miles William Arnold.
6O4 Hughie Al Beghtol.
2lS1 August B. Herbst
l7fa Emmett Comstock
I54S James M. Hanlin
1854 Albert 8. Peterson
1865 James F. McQuade.
s24 John Milton Morris.
2455 Edwardo Luna.
lool Theodore Joseph REM,
40 Elmer VIM. Knehans.
iol4 Alfred G.. ,Draut
ITS Joseph Franklin Fields.
Ola Walter Ketchum.
ia William Crosley.
4s3 Henry H. Roth.
1929 Roscoe C. Bacon.
Zs45 Perry A. Staub.
~ Rowland Hill Davidson.
sl25 Herman Fraise.
TBS J. E. Leeper.
1I56 Isidore Miller.
1ss3 John Calvin Schoene.
!o45 Fredword Kelley.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-09-29

Continued on Last Page.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Brass Beds

Regular Price $1275. Less 2oRo. -. 5000
Regular Price $500, Less 2oao. 80. $1,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 2o% 800. $1,000
Regular Price $500. Less 300. $4,000
Regular Price $4,000. Less 300 $24O0
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

emit on their labor. But apparently
the class Of wealthy young married
men will not secure exemption, as
their wives are not depending on
their labor, but are provided for out
of the family property and capital.
1t will take a firm sense of duty for
the exemption boards to enforce the
law impartially
Feeling that there is an inconsist-
ency here, many young men of
wealth will claim exemption. It re-
mains to be seen how the exemption
boaEds will pass on these cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

In the old times of titled nobility,
it was considered the mark of aris-
tocracy for man to show certain
Indifference to danger. Noblesse
oblige compelled him to display some
contempt of peril in a good cause.
We have discarded aristocratic no
lions now, but every son of wealth
at least aspires to be known as a
gentleman, and gentleman, be he
rich or poor, should show something
of this fine old spirit of valding his
honor highest in life.
It wt1l-be a-hard~ parting for many
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

young married men of wealth, but
lots Of them are going out of pure
patriotism. They have the comfort
Of knowing that their families are
provided for in any event. Their
wives do not feel any worse than the
mothers of the poor boys. Most of
them will return, and will be forever
heroes. They can do lots of good at
the front. They are usually bright
educated fellows who have seen a
good deal of life, and they help
straighten out things wonderfully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
RICH MEN AND THE DRAFT

The requirement sof equal service
by the CONSUMPTION law is going to put
some hard problems up to the ex-
emption boards. AS far as young
married men go. the law seems to
bear down harder on the rich than
on the poor. q condition different
from that existing in previous wars.
The wage earning class Of young
married man are going to escape con-
sAerinkion~ Aar &z2a4n ssEigas- arc xepand-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
BISHOP MATZ DEAD.

Denver. Aug. 10.-The Rt. Rev. Mich
olas Matz. bishop of the Catholic do
cese of Denver, died today. Since a
fall four years ago his health had
been failing. He was a native of
Alsace-Lorraine and 81 years old. He
was consecrated bishop in 1887 and
was the second bishop of Denver,
which Office he assumed in 1899
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
LAMBERT A SUICIDE.

st. Louis, Aug. ia verdict of sui
eide was returned yesterday by the
coroner's jury that investigated the
death of Jordan Wheat Lambert,
who shot himself early Tuesday
morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

The ruling overs Of Germany gen.
erously offer to establish democratic
institutions rovided the democracy
does whatever the rulers want.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Dressers

Regular Price $1o.75, Less 2oao.. S $50
Regular Price $12.75, Less 2o9o. 5000
Regular Price $1,000, Less 20go... $14.40
Regular Price $500, Less 2oa6. $4,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 2o9o...... $24.O0
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Duofolds and. Davenports

Regular Price $1,000. Less 2o9. -. $31 go
Regular Price $4,000, Less 300. -. $4,000
Regular Price s4e.5o, Less 300 49,. $39.6
Regular Price $500. Less 2o9o. $4,000
Regular Price $4,000. Less 300. 49,. $4,000
Regular Price $1,000. Less 2O9o. 49,. $500
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Baby Carriages

Regular Price $3.50. Less 2oao.. $500
Regular Price $500, Less 2o9o. -. $4,000
Regular Price $27.5o, Less 2O9o.. $1,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 2O9o..... $24OO
Regular Price $4,000. Less 2o9o 49,. $4,000
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

Several Polish leaders were sent to
prison by the Germans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
Library Tables

Regular Price S 900, Less 20go S 7.2O
Regular Price $40. so. Less 300. $1,000
Regular Price $500, Less 2o%. $1,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 300 $500
Regular Price $500. Less 300 49,. $4,000
Regular price $4,000. Less 2O9o... $24OO
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

The same people who growl about
the heat would be the ones who would
growl the most next winter If there
was a. shortage Of corn owing to lack
of heat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10

Magistrate House in the Traffic
Court, New York city, fined Charles
Peftler SITS for driving his auto "A
miles an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-10
And These Prices, Selected at Random, I
Kitchen Cabinets

Regular Price $27.5o, Less 2o9o. $1,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 2oR. $24.Oo
Regular Price $500, Less .2oaol. 80. $4,000
Regular Price $4,000, Less 2o6 $1,000
Regular Price $500. Less 2oRo -. $4,000
And Many Others at the Same Discount
and at Terms to Suit Your Convenience
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10
SWEDISH ENVOY
D|SCLAIMS KNOWLEDGE

Edgartown. Mass, Sept. 9.-W. A.
F. Ekengren, Swedish envoy. to this
country, disclaimed tonight all knoWi-
edge of the dispatch of German off,
cial kilograms through the Swedish
legation at Buenos Ayres and the
Stockholm foreign Office, as revealed
by the statement revealed by Secre-
tary Lansing yesterday. Mr.. Ekengren
is at his summer residence here.
Il knew nothing of this whatever
until read it in the papers today"
he said. TT is all entirely new to
me. The Swedish Legation here has
nothing to do with the business of
the lego ton in the Argentine and none
of the dispatches referred to in Mr..
Lansing's statement went through
my hands. AS have already said,
l have no knowledge of this matter
except from the newspapers and there
fore can make no comment on it,
The minister plans to leave for
Washington within day or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10
GERMAN REPORT ON
EASTERN FIGHTING

Berlin, Sept. 9.-(Via London). -
Russian troops engaged in consol;dat-
ing new positions they have taken
UP north OF the Dvina and their pro-
tecting forces driven back upon them
at many places by German advance
guards. army headquarters announc-
cd today.
There has been a notable renewal Of
artillery activity on the Rumanian
front In the Oituz valley. The state
ment regarding the operations on these
fronts reads as follows:
Eastern war theatre: Front Of
Prince Leopold: Between the Baltic
and the Dvina our advanced troops
drove back Russian protecting troops
Mt many points 10 positions which the
Russians were newly consolidating.
Front Of Archduke Joseph: South Of
the Pruth. there was lively destructive
artillery firing and forefield skirrnish-
ing.
"In the Ouitz valley there was a re-
markable revival Of artillery activity.
Macedonian front South Of Lake
Ochrad i Russian attacks were repuls-
ed. French forces occupied some vii
lagos on the northern bank in the
Dvio!e section"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10

New York, Sept. 9.-New York Of the
National League and Chicago of the
American League will meet in the
1917 world series clash unless the I'M
expected happens and the runners-up
in the two major organizations show
greater strength than the leaders dur
ing the next three weeks.
Giants 10 Games in Lead
Tonight New York had a lead Of 10
games over Philadelphia in the race
for the National pennant with St.
Louis in third place. virtually out Of
it. Chicago's lead over Boston in the
American league is seven games with
Cleveland in third place not having
much hope Of overtaking the leader
Both league leaders will close the sea-
son on tho road. beginning the con-
Guiding intersectionai clashes this
week. New York finishes at Philadel-
phia and Chicago at New York. Chi
cago has been playing better baseball
the past two weeks than New York.
In their last Is games, the White Sox
have met defeat only once and have
now won eight straight. The Giants
in the same period won eight games
and lost six. The Boston Americans
won eight and lost four and Philadel-
phia. second place holder in the Ma
tional, broke even In IS games.
Rush Of White Sox
The American League leaders start
ed the past week by taking four
straight from Detroit. one game go
ing 10 innings. st. Louis was the next
to meet the on-rushing Chicago club
and was defeated twice. the second
contest lasting II innings. Cleveland
met the White Sox Saturday and fell
by the to score. Today's game was
forfeited to the leaders in the 10th in
ming. The White Sox last week out
scored their opponents by two to one,
making SO runs on 70 hits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10
MEDALS TO BRAVE
CANADIAN SOLDIERS

Canadian Headquarters in Farnce
Sept. 7.-Private Henry Lorne Nc
Fadyen of an Ontario battalion has
been given a Distinguished Conduct
medal for splendid devotion to duty
While acting as stretcher bearer
during a raid into the enemy's line
When the raiders withdrew several
wounded men had to be left behind in
shell hole close to the enemy's line.
McFadyen remained with them for
two days and night, used his cloth
ing to bind their wounds and make
them more comfortable and eventual
ly brought all the wounded men back
to their own lines.
The award Of the military medal to
"A nom commissioned officers and men
of French-Canadian battalion which
did gallant work at the capture Of
Hill 20, and had already earned high
praise for its fine achievement at
Courcelette. shows that the men from
tie province had a full share in the
current victory. Here are some rec
ords of French Canadian valor from
the official statement and the reasons
for the award of the medal:
Private Joseph Roussin single hand
ed attacked and killed five Germans
and took three others prisoner. He
was seriously wounded in the arm by
hayonet thrust.
Private Hitarion Lapointe. single
handed, charged and killed the crew
On an enemy machine gun and captur-
ed the gun Just in time to save the
lives Of two advancing sections.
Private Adrien Brien, during the at
tack on Hill 20, rushed a German ma
chine gun which was causing casual
ties. He killed the crew and CAPTURED
the gun
Sergeant Joseph Arthur Maud, on
the southern slope of Hill 20, led
party of men to the front line under
intense and continuous barrage. He
himself carried as much ammunition
through this harrage as two ordinary
men could have carried
Stretcher Bearer Joseph Donpierre
attended to the wounded under an in
tense artillery fire without Thought of
his own safety. Many of them he car
ried to place Of safety on his bac,r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10
HINCKLEY
Good Will Schools Open

Good VIII schools opened Septem-
Der Sd with an attendance of POS.
There are "a in the High school. 70
in the boys Grammar school and 80
in the girls school.
Miss Ethelyn Grattan. formerly
teacher at Scion. teaches the fifth and
sixth grades. Miss Grattan comes to
Good VIII with fattering recommen-
dations. This is the only change at
the boys school. Miss Julia Gardner.
whose place Miss Grattan takes. was
married this summer. At the girls
school. Miss Helen Mitchell and Miss
cary are new teachers. Both gradu-
ated from Pennington Normal school.
They have both had teaching expert
ence and have taken a very active part
In the religious life at Farmineton
Normal school. Following IL the COM
plete list:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10
German Attacks Both Sides
of Hill 344 Are Repulsed

Paris, Sept 9.-Strong German
forces attacked the French positions
en- the right bank Of the Meuse over
an extent of nearly two miles and sue
ceeded in gaining a foothold tempo
rarily in one section Of the line, &C
cordirg to the statement issued by the
war office tonight. French counter-at-
tacks eventually regained all the po-
sitions. The Germans also made an
attempt against the new French posi-
tons north Of the Chaume wood, but
without success.
Text Of Statement
The text Of the statement reads:
This morning, after intense artil-
lery preparation, a German attacking
force was made against our positions
en- the right bank Of the Meuse along
a front Of about three kilometres on
both sides of Hill s44. Under our vio-
lent fire, the enemy attack was brok-
.en and was not able to reach our lines
on the greater part Of the front. Enc
my Getachments, which had succeed
ed in gaining a foothold east and west
Of Hill 344, were driven back by the
vigorous counter attack Of our troops,
who completely established their
lines, taking about 80 prisoners.
I'm the course Of the afternoon. the
Germans renewed their attempt
against cur new positions north of
Bots lie ctaume four times Our fire
drove them back to the trenches which
they had left Prisoners remained in
our hands