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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
GERMAN RETREAT
BLAzED BY TRAIL
OF DESTRUCTION
American and English Core.
spondents Working Separate
Iy Agree in Reports of Ruin.
BURN SUPPLIES FOR The POOR
Wells Poisoned and DefiIed-FruIt and
Shade Trees Cut Down-Houses
Burned and Contents Looted
and Wrecked.

London.-The skeptic who is un-
| able to believe the reports Of the abb
solute ruthlessness with which the
out that part Of France from which
they are retreatlng should compare
the following dispatches, written by
correspondents at the front, which sup
plement the official announcements of
the British and French war offices.
These dispatches were sent by diff
ferent correspondents, two American
and two English. OF these one Of
each, an American and an English
man, was with the British army, one
of each with the French army. What
they write about they saw with their
own eyes. These men are experienced
war correspondents and can differen-
tiate between military damage, which
every army must inflict to hamper
the enemy. and malicious pillage.
A few Of the things the Germans
have done and are doing in Picardy
and ArtoiA two Of the loveliest of the
provinces of France, are these: Burn
ing supplies furnished for the starving
population by the American relief
commission, supplies bought by Amer
lean gifts to help people improve shed
by German Invasion; poisoning and
defiling with filth all the wells; cut
ting down all the fruit trees and shade
trees; burning every house, regard
less Of its lack OF military value !;
smashing pictures, crockery, furniture
that they could not take off with them
from the homes Of the peasants; leav-
Ing these peasants, women, old men,
children, with nothing to eet.
Lootino Officially Ordered.
The first Of these dispatches Is from
the Associated Press correspondent
who advanced through this scene of
desolation with the British troops. He
Is an American. This correspondent
saw with his own eyes captured Ger
man orders for the looting, which or
dered among other things that filth
was to be assembled near all the wells
abandoned to contaminate the water.
He refers to the wanton destruction of
the trees, which is more fully de-
scribed in another dispatch. he
writes:
wherever the British troops pene.
trate territory formerly held by the
Germans they encounter the same
conditions Of destruction and devasta.
tion as in Bapaume and Peronne. Only
few villages have escaped, the Ger
mans In these instances having been
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
HONOR ROLL RUBY SCHOOL
Month Ending April 9Th

Month Ending April 9Th
First Grade: Cleo Gibson, Clarice
Smith, Garrison Threat.
Second Grade: Minnie Crawley.
Third Grade: Pleas Eddins.
Fourth Grade: Ruth Hancock.
Fifth Grade: Eva Eddins, Iris Nc
Nair.
Sixth Grade: Kola Griggs, Cha
worth Griggs.
Seventh Grade: Fay Burch, Drew
Threat.
Eighth Grade: Carson Griggs, Tins
ley Griggs.
Ninth Grade: Boyce Allen, Ethel
Griggs, Marjorie Huntley, Ruth
Smith
w. E. Wilson, Principal
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12
ARKANSAS DIAMOND
MINES A BONANZA

Buffalo, Ark.-In spite Of the
fact that companies developing
the mines near here make every
effort to prevent any informa-
tion leaking out as to the guam
tity Of diamonds found, 1t is
conservatively estimated that
the number Of the past twelve
months Is not less than 1900.
The largest diamond found is
reported to have weighed 80
cnrats, uncut. The main bed
consists Of about 80 acres, al
though two smaller beds are be-
ing worked. The properties are
surrounded by high barbed wire
fences and under guard night
and day.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

"At Noyon, owing to the facF that
the Germans had concentrated there
10000 women and children, they prom
ised to leave the American relief
commission sufficient supplies to feed
them. Nevertheless, the last German
patrols to leave Noyon completely
sacked the American relief store
house OF everything eatable, and then
dynamited the building. Finally they
turned the canal water with which
they had flooded the city into ita
ruins"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

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"Hcu5e after house was pillaged,
stripped as II by burglars. In every
room that was not fred they had
taken all the contents away, or more
vilely still had smashed them to
atoms.
II have written these things before.
when 1 myself have seen them In 9th.
er sections Of the line. I write about
them again because 1 cannot impress
TOO strongly the rest Of the world that
the power for this particular form of
evildoing must be taken away from
TINS uncivilized race. Even now, even
In england and In France itself, peo-
PIE VINO nave not seen with their own
eyes seem not to realize what is be-
Ing done here.
zone fact may bring It home to
them. 1t is the latest invention of this
generation Of house breakers, the new
est refinement Of doing mischief. In
the fields between Noyon and Chauny.
many OF which-a sure sign that the
German retreat had not been foreseen
until comparatively lately-had been
carefully plowed and even sown, there
were q considerable number Of fruit
trees. Every one Of them within a
certain distance Of the road had been
Killed. They either have been sawed
through a couple Of feet from the
ground and left lying where they fell
or gashed and hacked three or four
inches deep.
This massacre of trees must have
been carried out by at least three or
four companies acting under the or
ders OF their officers just before the
retreat began, when the troops were
In such a hurry that they even left
behind stores Of old metal which they
had carefully collected. I want to In
sist upon this point, that 1t Is clear
that 1t Is the officers Of the German
army who are responsible for this par
ticular crime Of tree mutilation."
Burned Supplies for the Poor.
The correspondent Of the Times at
British headquarters writes as fol-
lows:
"Old men, women and children, to
whom the British were only a myth,
welcomed the advance guards with
tears.
"'Are you manyr asked one woman
doubtfully Of staft officer.
awe are two million now,' said the
officer.
"The woman's relief and Joy were
fine to see.
"What these people wanted was
food. They had hardly had any meat,
butter or fat for months. They say
the German soldiers are getting less
to eat now and grumble a good deal.
when the French troops arrived at
Tergnier, where the Compaignie du
Nord had large workshops and loco
motive sheds, they found everything
destroyed by dynamite.
"A Berlin telegram which describes
the movements Of the German with
drawal, says the greatest considera-
tiOn was paid the Inhabitants. The
road from Chauny to Noyon was one
continual stream Of refugees from the
villages beyond Chauny. They had
been sacked and burned by the Ger
mans. These poor refugees consisted
exclusively Of women, babies and
small children. For weeks past the
Germans had expelled them from vii
lage after village in preparation for
the retreat. When the final moment
came their houses were sacked and
then burned before their eyes. The
refugees were left helpless without
food to await the French advance.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-04-12

compelled to leave before their plans
to lay waste could be carried out.
The use Of cavalry by the British
, and French seems to have taken the
Germans by surprise, upsetting some
or their calculations. In one village
supper. which had been laid out, was
abandoned, together with much am
munition, and in other places newly
| opened boxes Of high explosives were
found, with which the Germans had
planned to destroy the villages be-
fore leaving. That the wholesale de-
struction was systematized In a man.
ner characteristic Of German thorough
ness was shown by captured orders on
the subject.
These directed the blowing ND of
all houses, wells and cellars, except
those occupied by rear guard outposts,
the rear guard being held responsible
for making their shelters uninhabit-
able before falling back. Farming Inn
plements were all burned or destroyed.
Wherever a building was spared, It
was first rendered filthy. The orders
also directed the assembling Of filth in
the neighborhood of all wells for the
purpose of communicating the water.
The destruction Of fruit trees now
apparently covers the entire belt of
evacuated territory, even those cling
Ing to the walls having been stripped
off,"
Wanton Destruction Of Trees.
The wanton destruction Of the trees
Is described also by the second Amer
lean correspondent, who represents the
Associated Press with the French
army, in describing the following
touching incident:
continuing our visit In Rove we
encountered on the summit of the city
an old man, tall, with white hair and
mustache. He waved his arms. being
incapable at first In his emotion of
saying word. He lived In the last
house of the town, where he had spent
the existence of q savage for two
years, deciding not to see the Ger
mans. Two days ago, realizing that
something new was in preparation, he
went up to the roof Of his house and
from afar saw masses of soldiers in
blue. their helmets scintillating In the
sun.
~ was waiting for the French he
said. I looked for their red trousers,
but saw only men in unknown uni
form. My blood turned. I said to my
self: Are they more Germans? But
suddenly from the small groups NOV
Ing across the country came detona-
tions. I understood they were the
French warriors, the French clothed
In blue, who had arrived
1--WE left the village under the guidi
ance Of this old man. The Germans,
said he, had revenged themselves even
on the fields. In fact everywhere the
trees were cut down, all the apple
trees from Roye to Champlen, and the
| fine trees along the Roiglise road suf-
fered the same fate"
Lust Of Destruction.
The correspondent OF the London
Times with the French army tells Of
the destruction wrought in Chauny,
which was excusable for military rea-
sons, and then continues to describe
that which was not:
| But for the rest Of their conduct
there IS no possible defense. In viii
lage after village, especially in
Chauny itself, they burned whole rows
| of houses for no reason whatever ex-
ccpt for pure spite and lust Of de-
| structiOn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
Provisions,
Iamson,s Grain Letter.

Furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co, 2O5
Masonic Temple; Phone 1881
Chicago, Nov. 17.-Corn-The range
in corn was narrow. but the bulk OF
the business was done at slightly high
er figures than last nights close. While
the cash market lost about 10 cents
AS compared with yesterday and cut
side markets were also lower speCu-
lat!ve shorts were inclined 10 even up
over Sunday and the market was con-
seQuently firm. Despite the delay III
husking the movement Of new corn IS
increasing and is we'll up TO the aver
age Of normal years. as practically all
Of the receipts IS now corn and in
dustries have been using it earlier than
normal. The weekly weather forecast
has little market influence because
while lower temperatures are expected,
some precipitation - also indicated. the
one market factor affecting the other
An increased movement is anticipated
and gradual decline in moisture con-
tent IS practically certain.
Oats-The feature Of oats was selling
December and buying May. whi2h
forced the former to n discount. Cash
houses We're generally arrayed on the
selling side and no export business was
reported
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

and finished with good stairway; four bedrooms,
three closets, bath room and hall second floor;
finished in hard wood Reception hall, living room,
dining room, one bedroom kitchen, pantry and wash
room on lower floor, finished in oak. Steam heat,
hot and cold water hard and soft; indoor toilet,
sewer system septic tank, shute for laundry, dumb
waiter, two cast-iron tanks, and pressure pump
supply water
Barn 6Ox64 feet, sixteen feet to caves; room for
1870 tons of hay; stalls for sixteen horses, and two
box stalls; stanchions for twelve COWS; room for
fifty head of stock cattle.
One stave so, 1892, with fve-foot pit. Double
corn crib and granary 26x40x1O feet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
Chicago Produce

Chicago H., Nov. II.
Butter-Unchanged; creamery, $50
44ia.
Eggs-Unchanged receipts S.1o4 cas-
es: at mark. cases included S9444
ordinary firsts, 4O@+1; f1rsts, 449441s !;
prime frsts. 1880.
Poultry-Aiive, unchanged; fowls, Is
G19i2: springs. l9.
Pork. cash. nominal.
Lard, cash, 27.6o@27.75.
Ribs, cash, nominal.
Rye No. .. 1909.
Barley, 1.lO61.35.
Timothy. 500 $50.
Clover 20.00G2SO0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
OFFERINGS MORE NUMEROUS
THAN EXPECTED AND PRICES
ARE THEREBY WEAKENED
PRICES RANGE LOWER
THIN FRIDAYS CLOSE
Usual Saturday Conditions Prevail in
Cattle and Sheep Market, Bulk Of
Supplies Going Direct to Big Killers
Review Of Market Conditions-Cur.
rent Quotations.

Chicago, Nov. lahore numerous
arrivals than had been expected had
a weakening influence today on the
hog market.
The eleven markets Friday received
$4,000 more hogs than week ago and
$4,000 less than a year ago. Chicago
reported a few hundred more than a
week ago and e1.900 less than week
ago. For the first five days Of this
week the eleven points received 10000
more than a week ago and S1T,00 less
than corresponding five days yeaI
ago.
Cattle.
Not much of the cattle supply was
in the hands of sellers.
II was very uneven market foi
steers this week. The range OF prices
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

Land consisting of 24O acres of good black soil;
no rock, gravel sand; all table; fenced and
fenced hogtight; 100 acres of pasture and meadow;
balance farm land; hay yielded two tons per
acre; oats seventy bushels barley fifty bushels;
corn fifty to sixty bushels.
Located one-half mile south and one-half mile east
of town of Geneva, Franklin county, Iowa, on main
auto road between Hampton, Ackey and Eldora.
Mail route and telephone consolidated school Finest
in the state) best of church and social privileges
in fine neighborhood.
Improvements consisting of house, 24x40 feet;
basement size Of the house, and third floor pastered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
ABSENCE ~OF SELLING PRE- SSuRE
CAUSES SLIGHTLY HIGHER
VALUES.
BEARS HANDICAPPED
BY WARNER WEATHER
Oats Show Sympathy For Action Of
Corn, Tho Trade Is Only of Local
CHARACTERIZATION Lack Support
and Quotations Show Tendency to
DecIine-Demand Only From Shorts.

Chicago, Nov. 17.--Corn prices aver
aged slightly higher today in the alb
sence Of any pronounced selling pres
sure Warm weather with predictions
Of showers tended to handicap the
bears, as opposite conditions would i'm
prove the quality of the new crop. Car
scarcity acted as factor in harden
ing values. Opening prices, which
ranged from 4 cent of to a like ad-
vance, with January at slI7A 10
s1.1z1a and May at S1.151a to Sl-15's
were followed by a modest advance all
around.
Hopes Of larger receipts next week
eased the market somewhat in the lat,
dealings. Closing prices were steady,
January at s1l71s to N.17L4 and May
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

narrowed up considerably from last
week. This was brought about by de-
clining the better grades and holding
the lower priced kinds up we'll. The
market started lower for the better
kinds and stronger for the cheaper
sorts. This was followed the hext day
by lower trade for all. and after
Wednesday there was not much change
to the deal. Compared with the close
last week, good to prime steers showed
25@5O cents decline, while the palmer
kinds were about steady with that
time.
Sheep.
Bulk Of sheep arrivals was consigned
direct to killers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
New York Produce.

New York Nov. 17.-Butter. firm;
receipts. ASA tubs: creamery spec
ials, 45la d46A: creamery extras. Asa
454; extra frsts, 42G44ls; extra sec
onds 4Od4l&.
Cheese-Steady: receipts 722 boxes:
state whole milk fresh special, white
or colored, 23A 62312; average fancy
22lsG23.
Eggs-Irresular receipts, 1921 cas-
es:: fresh gathered selected extras
Sass; extra frsts, 52G53: irsts, 4s3
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
GENEVA, IOWA
At $50 a. M. Sharp


Hog house 20x64 feet with cement floors and
thirty-parrel supply tank inside
Fire-proof garage of cement blocks, with metal
roof
Hen house 1920 Engine house 7x12, with wind
mill and engine Excellent water system; never fail
ing deep well. Machine shed 20x4O; large enough
for all farm machinery.
Acetyene lights in all main buildings (plant in
the Yard. Small young orchard of different kinds
of fruit evergreen windbreak; ornamental shade
trees; beautiful lawn and cement walks. All build
ngs new, built in 1913.
There is no quack grass or obnoxious weeds on
the farms. All land in high state of cultivation
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
Minnea polls Cash Grain.

FURNISHED by Lamson Bros. & Co., 2os
Masonic Temple; Phone 1881
Minneapolis, Nov. n.
Corn-No. 8 yellow, 2.20@2.25; No. .
mixed. 2lS62.20: others, 1.Oo@l.2S.
Oats-No. white. 63l. 964 Il; NO. 4
white 62G64: standard 64465.
Barley-1.05Gl.2S; choice, 1.2SQl.So'
Rye-l.7S61.19.
FlaX-S % L q 3.2aA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
wAeNER's MARKET REPORTS.
From Private Wire Of E. w. Wagner
g. Co., Over ~ e. Main; Phone 1871
NOON GPATN T ,EyTprER

From Private Wire Of E. w. Wagner
& Co., Over ~ E. Main; Phone 1871
NOON GRAIN LETTER.
Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Saturday
market is affected by cessation Of. oats
demand. warm weather and talk of a
general belief of greatly increased
corn run during the coming week.
Local crowd bearish. Oats exporters
await a decline. Country is very busy.
Corn Is being left on stalk. cut into
small shocks, sorted, spreaA on ground.
Any thing to cure. This suggests a
stop in husking but our news indi-
Gates that enough corn will be pro-
duced to meet the car supply all win
ter The restraint placed on the lars'
er spectators is considered a bulge
sale factor in both grains, basis Of the
November advance,
Chicago Car Lots-Wheat, 81; corn,
6S; oats. 1913.
Northwest Cars Wheat-Minneapo
SIS; Duluth. Sc: Winnipeg, Tie.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Close
To- Yes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

at s1.15%, with the market as whole
Il cent off to 4 cent advance.
Oats.
Oats sympathized with corn. Trade
was only local.
Provisions.
Provisions lacked support. The sole
demand came from a few shorts col
lecting profits.
Moderate rallies which took place
later were not we'll maintained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
CHICAGO Potato Market

Chicago, III, Nov. II.
Potatoes, unchanged; Mimi, Wis,
and Mich. bulk. 1.s5@1.75; Mimi. Wis,
and Mich, sacks, 1.S06190. Receipts,
so cars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
CHICAGO Grain Close.

Chicago. Nov. 17.-Corn-No. . vel
low. nominal: No. yellow, nominal;
No. yellow. new. 40.
Oats-No 3 white, 661a a 67A: stan.
dard. 66s. 18Th
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

The two thousand rods of thing makes perfect
drainage system the farm
TERMS ON REAL ESTATE.
Five per cent cash on day of sale. Arrangements
with the owner of this farm could be made so that
if the purchaser desired, the farm could carry an
stract will be furnished. Visitors welcome to farm
at any time. It will stand inspection.
REAL ESTATE MEN-GET BUSY!
Fifty cents an acre will be paid to any person
bringing purchaser for the farm.
Farm will be sold just after lunch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

81; seconds, 4294s.
Poultry-Alive. quiet; chickens, 22la
to %; fowls, 81 to 25; turkeys % to
80.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

Corn
Dec $500. .12oA12ohI 11ehI12O h2oh
Jan. ...... 117%t1171sh16 1l7A ll7A
May ...... 1l5& us Is l15A l15S l151s
0 0st'- ...... $50 ! ssss s4s s4s So.
May ...... 65b 65A SAY S4%i 65 Is
Pork Il
Jan. 900. I45 o0I45 1914 o45 o545. 25
Lard
Jan. ..... "a 1924 1924 80 "a. 37l24. SIS
Ribs
Jan. 800. "a 1924. II % 95l2 0024 II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
.. . st. Louis. Nov. II.
Corn-No. 2. 1876; No. 3, 100; No.
yellow, 1872: No. 2 yellow. EOS: No. 4
white, 1.s2@1.s4.
oats-No. 8, 6Sh@ss; No. s., s7h.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

Boot making and brush making have
developed greatly in Italy since u
war. That country formerly had to
rely on the United States for the shoes
to supply her armies. but now they
mostly are made at home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17
Sioux City Live Stock

Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City. Nov. 17-Cattle-Esti-
mated receipts for today, 1900: market.
steady.
Reef steers ....... s.oo615.oo
Fat COWS and heifers 49,. s.5o6 800
sto,kens and feeders 800. s.ooH12so
Gamers $3.50 625
Feeding cows and heifers $500 500
Calves s.Oo612.oo
Bulls stays, etc. ....... 5000 500
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

Open. High. Low. day. friday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

old; years old; two mares years DID, mare y
old;s dpon,7 colts
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-17

Consisting of shoats weighing 100 to $50
pounds each, and 6 DurOc Jersey b0ars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-04
RICHMOND YOUTH IS
HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE
y. ID. (rcnshaw. Fourth. Accused OF
Firing Industrial Chemical Lab
oratory at University.
TO CONCEAL
THEFT OF PLATINUM
Alleged Valuable Building Was
Burned That Disappearance OF
$4,000 Worth of Precious Metal
Might he Concealed.

tSpeelai 10 The Richmond Ni"22 MAN.
charlottesville, Va. March SIS. ID,
Crenshaw, the fourth. OF Richmond.
aged twenty, son OF the secretary or
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany and third year student at the
University of Virginia, was arrested
here last night by State Fire Marshal
L. T.. Twining. charged with setting
Are 10 the industrial chem cal labora-
tory of the university to conceal the
theft OF platinum valued at about
$1,000 He was released later under
$1,000 bail for his appearance be-
fore the grand jury which meets in
April. A preliminary hearing was
dispensed with.
The fire which the young man is
accused of starting broke out early
on the morning of January %. The
building and its contents We're COM
pIetely destroyed As soon as the
chemical faculty began an investiga-
ton A careful search revealed that
several platinum crucibles We're miss
ing and suspicion was aroused. The
authorities were called in TO work
out the mystery. They advised the
big dealers in precious metals
throughout the country and ii is al
legged that when young Crenshaw at
tempted To dispose of some of the
platinum the evidence was collected
which resulted in his arrest. The
boys father arrived here last night
and his mother and sister this after
noon.