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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
.BRUsS|LOFF IS PUSHING
OFFENSIVE WITH v|GOR
Begins Attaclc in Region OF pinsk.
100 Miles North of Galician
border.
TOWN IS REPORTED IN FLAMES
TOWN IS REPORTED IN THAMES
Also Attaching Will, Success in Re.
gton Of Northwest Of stanislau,
Big Guns Roaring All Along Line
on Franco.Belgian Front,

/ Generai Brussiion is pushing his Of
tensive on the Russian front with on.
ersy, and rapidly extending its scope.
He has begun an attack in the region
OF Pinsk, $50 miles north of Galicia,
within which the forward movement
mad previously been confined, and is
attacking with success in the region
northwest of Stanislau, southeast OF
Lemberg. 80.
Apparently the Austro German at
tention has been centered on the Ga
lician district, where Brussilofrs Of
fensive opened last Sunday, and only
Friday evening; the German official re-
port recorded the resumption OF heavy
attacks by the Russians.
There has been no mention in any of
tho Official statements recently of any
especial activity anywhere along the
Russian line except in Galicia and tho
sectors Immediately adjacent on north
and south. The, report from Pinsk. $50
miles north OF the Galician border,
therefore, has In it the element Of
surprise for the world, II not for the
Germans.
Pinsk, which has been in German
hands since the tide of the great in
vasion OF 1915 swept Grand Duke Mich
GLASS armies far back into Russian
territory, is reported in flames. The
city lies within pronounced salient
In the line, and the statement that
fighting is occurring west of it may
mean to the northwest, where the front
trends along the Oginskf Canal and
the Jasiolda River.
PINSK RATTLE APPARENTLY
ONE WITH THE BIG GUNS
M try
thrown into the fighting at Pinsk. the
battle apparently being ono of the
big guns. judging from the statement
regarding the Russia artillery, which
is said to be ''levelinG all obstacles"
The Galician campaign Is meeting
with a vigorous Austro-German de-
tense. and admittedly the Russians
have been held up in renewed attempts
to advance In the Koniuchy region.
The sweeping claim of Berlin of n Sig
nal victory against the Russians, how
ever. conflicts sharply with the Rus
sian announcements of substantial
gains In several sectors.
The big guns are roaring all along
the line on the Franco Belgian front
Infantry movements developed in Bel
GUM, where a sharp thrust by the
British carried their line forward
slightly In the neighborhood OF wyts-
chaete.
Berlin, after laying emphasis on the
artillery activity, noting It's particular
severity in some sectors OF the British
front and characterizing 1t as spirited
all along the lines held by the French
from st. Quentin to the western
Champagne district, reports two French
attacks In the last-named district, from
Mont Carnillet to the Hochberg. The
French penetrated the German lines on
each occasion. but both times were
driven out by counterattacks. it Is as
serted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08

re- Continued on Page Thirteen,)
a FINE ne RAR MAKEs I7h MILES ON
economy Kline kaIs arc made In Rich
3uond- Be- than at s23 Vest Broad Street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
BRITISH DESTROYER
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE,

LONDON. July IA British torpedo
boat destroyer was torpedoed by an
enemy submarine yesterday in the
North Sea and sunk, says an official
statement tonight. Eight men were
killed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08

Continued on Fourth Pase.)
Through sleeper 70 AskevIiie and SsLand of
the Sky" Resorts. N.Y. =,
500 Ry. SyI.. effective July Q. Leave Rich
mond 1l1S tR-M.--Axrlve Ashnytlle a;fQ PM
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
BERLIN ANNOUNCES
DEFEAT OF RUSSIANS

tBy Associated Press-l
BERLIN, July (via London3.-
The War Off1ce announces the defeat
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Spirits rose perceptibl b. The. Fort COM
mander. a gray haired, efficient Amer.
lean, ordered them put through shore
drills. He said to the reporter:
dThey are wonderful boys, the finest
lot Of men in the world. After all
these days of travel they are still as
full Of spirit as at the start. They
are just lot Of healthy young ami
mails, splendidly anxious for the great
adventure, and beneath it all the heart
Of q man.
1--WE cannot tell you what goes on
behind the walls Of these piers. We're
all good Americans. But we don't
want to see these boys blown up.
Long after this expedition has gone.
perhaps, you may speak. It's terribly
hard. The army appreciates what it
means to you and your profession. The
life of newspaper man is to give the
public what it wants to know, which
is just what the German wants to
know. We must keep our information
from him and secure his own at any
sacrifice.
'sYou must not print what you have
seen. It would mean death to the
men on those ships. 1t is the, great
est patriotic service that any newspa-
per can render"
The furore ashore was as nothing
compared with the activities Of the
warships without the harbor. The
great problem was to watch for mines,
for, while submarine attack was a
possibility, the strewing of mines In
the channel narrowed down to a dis
tinct probability.
From sunrise to sunset, therefore,
the waters were combed by large and
small boats. A careful watch was set
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
Troops LEFT
o. MANY N VI (
No One In the Port From Which
They Sailed Was Aware
Ct Actual Departure

Then would rise great shout of re-
joicing from the favored company. Oc-
cupants of other cars would rush out
to bid friends "goodby until we meet
in France y Ali along the line the ex-
element spread like ripple, with the
question, do we go tooY'
AS the train moved out other cars
carried along the cheer. In this city
crowds collected beneath bridges
greeted the soldiers with cheers and
waving flags. For seven days the city
never became so blase as to omit this
ceremony. And from the car windows
the soldiers replied in kind.
u 1t was something like this: Streets
are filled with small knots of persons
talking seriously under friendly lamp
posts for residents had begun to know
what took place about them. Down
q side street, crossed half a block away
by overhead tracks, comes shout. A
train loaded with troops flies by. In
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
GREAT CROPS PREDICTED.
Head Of Reclamation Bureau Sees Roc
ords In All but Wheat.

G. j. Blanchard, chief statistician Of
the governments land reclamation bu-
reau in Chicago, after making tour
Of the west and surveying the prospect
for this years food output from rec
lamation Of farms, said:
I'VE have whale Of a crop coming
up out there-the greatest in the ma
tons history"
Mr.. Blanchard visited Colorado, New
Mexico, Texas. Utah, Idaho. Nebraska
and South Dakota. The one gloomy
outlook Is the lack Of farm labor, he
said. ''The boys on the farms, imbued
with that truly patriotic duty. have
left the plows for the army and navy"
he added.
''Many sons of farmers enlisted.
What the government should do is to
recruit an army Of 100000 for farm
work and start at the harvest time in
the south. Then as they complete their
work and as the weather grows warm
er up north move the army gradually
to the northern states"
Statistics assembled by Mr.. Blanch-
ard show that last years yield from
reclamation farms represented total
value Of $33.OOO.oOO At least $4,000
900 will be added to the valuation this
year. he believes. The gross return an
acre last year was SOS. but this year.
he says. it will be more than $40. The
increase Of acreage will be 10000
acres, he said
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
BANTAMs WELCOMED IN ARMY
Sawed of, Who Wanted to Form Resi-
ment, Told Rule Is Waived.

Sawed of, Who Wanted to Form Resi-
ment, Told Rule Is Waived.
Little men are just as welcome In
the army as big men. provided they
are strong and tough.
This was learned at the war depart
ment when an enterprising short man,
somewhat irritated because he thought
his lack of stature bar to enlistment,
wrote to Secretary Baker:
IF you will give me the authority
to raise regiment Of little men, a
bantam regiment, l will get them to-
gether in short space of time and
guarantee that they will do more ef-
fective work in a day than like num-
Der of big men can do in a week"
In declining the offer the war depart
ment Informed the bantam colonel that
recruiting officers have Instructions to
waive minimum height rules, provid
ed applicants have frames which are
heavy enough to do the work which
will be assigned to them.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Fine job work at this ONCE.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
END THE WAR BY RULING
The AIR, SAYS WRIGHT
Famous Aviator and Inventor In
dorses the Program of Air.
craft Production Board.

When OrvilIe and Wilbur Wright
built and few the first man carrying
flying machine they believed they were
making wars impossible. Now, with
the greatest war in history ut dead
lock because of the equality of aerial
equipment, great Increase In the al
He'd aerial forces is the one way to end
1t, Orville Wright asserts. In Indoors
ing the program Of the aircraft pro-
duction board Mr.. Wright declares
that "if the allies armies are equipped
with such number Of airplanes as
to keep the enemy planes entirely back
of the line, so that they are unable to
direct gunfire or to observe the move
ment Of the allied troops, it will be
possible to end the war"
"When my brother and built and
few the first man carrying machine"
said Mr.. Wright, eve thought that we
were introducing into the world an
invention which would make further
wars practically impossible. Neverthe-
less the world finds itself in the great
est war in history. Neither side has
been able to win on account of the part
the airplane has played. Both sides
know exactly what the other is doing.
The two sides are apparently nearly
equal in aerial equipment, and unless
present conditions can be changed the
war will continue for years.
/ However, If the allies armies are
equipped with such number of air
planes as to keep the enemy planes en-
tirely back of the line, SO that they
are unable to direct gunfre or to OBJ,
serve the movement of the allied
troops-in other words, If the enemy's
eyes can be put Quit will be possible
to end the war. This is not taking into
account what might be done by bomb
ing German sources of munition sup
plies, such as Essen. which is only
about $50 miles behind the fighting
lines But to end the war quickly and
cheaply the supremacy in the air must
be so complete as to entirely blind the
enemy.
"The program laid down by the air.
craft production board, If carried out,
will obtain this result. The business
organization and manufacturing equip
ment Of our country offer the facilities
for carrying out this program, and l
believe that by no other method can
the war be ended with so little loss of
life and property"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

stantly every pedestrian. shopkeeper
and loafer Is on the street cheering.
The train vanishes, and the people,
immured by weeks experience, settle
down to normal again-till the next
load passes.
Meanwhile the waterfront became
a great military arsenal. Secrecy
shrouded every, movement of the troops
and ships. Sentries stood at every al
ley with fixed bayonets.
Across from the shipyards mysteri-
GUS activities were noted in blacksmith
shops and machine plants. At night
light poured forth and anvils rang.
Presently great iron frames covered
with canvas were dragged forth and
sent to the docks.
The piers themselves were scenes of
haste, confusion, bustling thousands,
shouted orders, chaos and IN appalling
clamor. Smoke issued from the fun
nels Of vessels. Hordes of painters
coated the bulls with blue-gray war
paint. From these yards a cloud of
smoke assembled by day, and by night
a pillar Of fire.
Residents found themselves living
within military boundaries, to pass
which meant arrest. Troops marched
down residential streets singing, to
disappear through the yard gates. Of
ficers in military cars dashed past at
breakneck speed. Guns, gathering over
cobblestones.. awakened slecpers at
midnight.
In time the men were aboard the
transports. With them they brought
quantities Of animal mascots. One reg
iment purchased ut considerable eX-
pense from a gypsy peddler remark
able blue turtle. The blue later proved
to be enamel, whereat the offending
mascot was discarded.
As the troops found themselves ac-
tually quartered aboard their ship
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

for suspicious vessels. Several schoon.
ers, it was said, were stopped and
searched.
The open sea was patrolled by de-
stroyers night and day. At the docks
themselves barges were made fast
across the pier heads to prevent entry
and obstruct the view, and these
barges were patrolled by sentries,
while spotlights played on the nearby
waters. Even the air was watched
for hostile aeroplanes which might i'm
pede the expeditionary forces. Search
lights flickered into the clouds every
few moments.
On certain night the city went to
bed disgustedly. The populace had
waited week to see the boats go out
and were assured that another week
must elapse before the departure. Anx-
ious girls, crowding about the yard
gates, were told that next week would
be time enough to wave a handker-
chief from ferryboat to some one on
an outgoing liner.
Before dawn that morning q single
bugle sounded. Electric gongs clang-
ed about the docks. Sleeping soldiers
on the transports decks suddenly woke
to hear the least off, orders shouted.
Before the sleep was out Of their eyes
they were in midstream. No confusion
about that end of the expedition.
Not even residents within q block of
the piers knew of the departure. Only,
perhaps, the girl who had waited at
the yard gates woke to hear the final
whistle blast and guessed its portent.
Next day an inspection Of railroad
yards, streets, sites and docks disclosed
not a trace of the army which had
been there. The remainder of the
troops ashore had been rushed aboard
in the night. Headquarters at the
piers was deserted. The expeditionary
force was merely memory.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
suslE's SOCKS LOSE CASTE.
eriton Tells Soldiers They're No Good
or War.

Captain Charles Buckleton Of the
British army warned the guardsmeD
encamped in New Jersey to throw SEN
timent aside for the good Of their feet
and to refuse to wear socks knit for
them by fond wives, mothers or sweet
hearts.
The regulation army sock, the officer
continued, is the only proper protec.
ton for the feet of a soldier He also
advised care in the selection of shoes
and boots for trench work.
Captain Buckleton was one Of the
first British officers to land in France
ut the beginning Of the war. He has
been wounded twice and is now ready
to return to the front for the third
time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03

Calling cards printed at this office.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
VACATION

-s-t-t3s9s*-s-+-*-3-$-e4
The young ideas happy
Hurrahl Hurrahl
Each grille and each chappie,
Hurrah Eurrah!
Vacation time Is coming,
And the place Is fairly humnling
With the joys they fast are summing.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The schoolbooks they are shut up,
Hurrah Hurrah!.
The boys prepare to cut up.
Hurrah Hurrah!
While mothers all are signing
Over peaceful days now dying.
And they Join not in the crying
OF hurrah! Hurrah!
How the busy feet are turning.
Hurrah! Hurrah!
From the thorny path Of learning.
Hurrah! TIurrah!
To the green wide road Of pleasure
With delights to youth past measure
When each hour Is treasure,
Hurrah! Iiurrah!
Joseph Wink in Baltimore American.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
1880 cambridae Men Eiaht.

Cambridge university's special war
list contains the names of about 1880
members Of the university who are or
have been serving with the colors.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
GASOLINE LEAKAGE CAUSES
MOTOR WEAR.

Materials cannot know too much
abopt htbrtcBtigg and n,br5rattng oils
Iaek If krouiraeg moan. lass ~ plaas.
ure loss sf time and agteutlmss con.
sidarahIo loss af mnacv And there is
one undrl,fpg plats og the base ef
man, Iubric8tug trutblps - what il
cammgnI, Enuar aa r4eaIIpe leakage
cas,tt,. I...l,s.. id. s.n.,stt, ,sesaa
J., . o,rts.r a,.,,.,t, ri ,,f,,uro e.tfct,
r. ma, ,,,,,,.J and f.Bs H.. ,..,, into tho
es.ni ,... Ht,,.n,. -. an and H..
.,.a,.,u ia. l.,ar.,c,,,..s o,aIgtss fs,o,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
ouR FLAG
IThe neslgnnr-l


When the day came that our Reyolu.
tionary fathers needed 80 end q Gag
for the Bew nation Of their heroic
founding, they had but TO IFS their
eyes 10 the heavens 90 see the banner
of their faith aud pride.
In the glowing west la the burning
clouds Of sunset sky, streaming
across the vide horizon In alternate
bands Of fame and mist they saw a
symbol of their own fair dreams. mys.
tic mighty, and battling
And, rs they looked. there came q
sudden rendinR OF the ieecy mass by
a wind Of Libertys own sending and
through the monster rift thus made,
they then behnld a patch of azure SHY
set thick with silver stars
The stripes. the biue, The stars Old
Glory blaaoned Ia beauty across the
wonder of Gods great heaven for all
the world TO See
II Is our flag God make MS worthy
of IL!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

VIII not the Germoh Swiss help Ger
many to take her place again among
the nations. free and equal before the
| Law ?"
In our own country Mr. otto Kahn.
the Germaa.American banker Of New
York. spoke In the same vein This
appalling conflict. he said lis not q
fight OF people against people. II goes
deeper than that: II divides the soul
and conscience of the world Speaking
as one born OF German parents, 1t is
my deep conviction that the greatest
service men Of German birth or ante,
cedents can render to the land of their
origin Is to proclaim and stand up for
the great and fine ideals. for the
splendid national qualities and tradt
tons that they and their ancestors
inherited, and 10 set their faces like
flint against the monstrous doctrines
and acts Of n raiefFhip that has robbed
them Of the Germany they loved aud
thst had the admiration aud affection
Of the world The more wholehoartedly
they throw themselves into the stfug
gle on which this country has entered
the better they serve and
protect the repute Of the old German
name and the true advantage of the
German people,
The time will come when the German
race not only In Switzerland and In
America but In Germany itself viii
recognize the truth Of those words
This IL a war against the prusslan
government OF Germany, but whether
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07
TO GERMANS OUTSIDE GERMANY
tYontIl = Companion J

/ We cannot help thinking that there
/ is Ia Germany a considerable body OF
feeling however inaftieulate. that bc.
gins To realize that the permanent wei
fare Of the German people In not 10 BE-
assured by the government or the
policy that led the nation into this war
We are perfectly sure that. among
these Of German blood who have not
been subjected to half century OF
thorough and determined prHssianism.
that feeling Is widespread
On successive days Ia May the news.
papers printed significant utterances
from tao eminent men of German
ancestry. oae 10 Switzerland and one
! IN America
! Prof Paul Seippel of the great tech.
meal school at Zurich, speaking to his
/ (iermanSwiss brothers, said Tell
/ the truth to Germany; she is dying for
/ the want Of II, and you are the only
ones 60 whom she VIII listen. for she
knows you wish her well. Tell her
how the war began, how lies we're told
and continue to be- told how promises
were broken and how all that followed,
even 10 the entrance ri America into
the war IL the consequence of that
first crime Tell her how the Judgment
Of the world has fallen upon her. Tell
her this instead Of repeating like an
echo the petty arguments with which
she soothcs her troubled conscience
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

cast and becoming ap ART Of the
lubricant
Oh diluted v ith gasoline, 5eComes q
mighty poor lubricant and Will leave
the cylinders dry II allowed TO con.
tinue unchecked This Wiii cause wear
and neccssiIate the replacing 81 some
vital part OF the internal mechanism
q the motor Wrist pins. cylinders aud
pjstoHs are very apt TO suffer trom this
gasoline leakage with great danger OF
burnt out connecting rods and main
bearings
Motorists can avoid this trouble, and
gain assurance Of a perfect seal be-,
taeen piston and cylinder walls by the
use Of a good motor oil, Of course. and
tao frequout draining al the oil In the
crank case
n owners viii drain on the old oil In
q crank case often say once every I've
weeks In cold weather. and once =
month during the summer aud re.
pleuish Ntth fresh oil there need be- no
fear of the oil dcteriorGting aud losing
It's original ubraeattng qualities Five
dollars spent this way may save a bill
Of from fifty To oue hundred dollars in
a season for necessary repairs The
frequent changing Of oil Ia the crank
case durtng a period Of seven months
would not amount to the price Of one
piston aud it only takes about ten
minutes time 30 make the change.
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Every tick ~ sucking at the nations
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

the Germans viii have il SO or not. Il
is az bottom a war for the true advau.
tage OF the German people a var 80
help Germany to take her place again
among the nations, free and equal
before the laW
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

4 dipping vat may not Be able 10
float battleship bat Il can help feed
the navy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

The pabAe - hereby warned against
bu}iug svud, ppats aHa timber ct aAy
description IRON tenants BH The uaalsl
ugdUu aHd pswHH pangatvuH, AZ hunt.
iug, yat,le IRVING aad fences cutting are
posiJtNeiy prohibited, anu these places sfs
elgscu against agents OF aH kinds
Lucy l.. MATTHEW'S
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

! viii appreciate ans Information lead
Ing 20 the recovery ~ cattle branded
that may have atFaysd from tAa pastures
near rieltenbsFg
r. .. PERCY. agent.
piettsnberE, la
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

an parties age hereby notified nol 10
trespass on auy property Of The Fsiirlans
banA an4 Trust Company. Ia Liquidation
under penalty 81 the laN.
g. STEELE, Special AEeat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

NJ cattle mark IL w NJ on hip and tag
in enc ear Public 10 warned not 10 par.
chase or drive OF any cattle 50 marked
tAuK ia--iyTl LucY l. MATTHEWS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

The pubic Is hereby notified that hunt
ing on, crossing over ur any ether foTs
.ef tsespass ia prohibited on a piece 81
ground west u tie \ d a. y. nailroaa.
beginning ST the north boundary Of H. h
Stirling and extending to whitman plat.
FORM GA Tie property q Mrs s. I. Al
lain Also on ala property 81 Mrs e. IL
Lev T. Mrs } a AhuUn. and q. a. stir
ling. Il B sTiRIIN0 agent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-07

Prom aad after gbss date al hsutlus Vt
ah) Kind GA Auulga,a aud Independents
plantation IS positively prohibited uuass
peaaity 81 tfszpaasEHE Au} che taaud ou
These places Without permission siA be
eoHsiaefua lfeapssa.uE, ami prosecuted ts
TIE i4H sslpul ul lba law
Mha. s. a. BARRON