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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
GRAVE SITUATION
FACES ITALIANS
AUsTRooERMANs CONTINUE Ac-
oREssIVE DRIVE ALONG THE
TAoLIAMENTo RIVER.
ITALIANS LOSE 1900 GUNS
italian Cavalry Again Demonstrates
Value in Holding up Advance of
Huns While Positions are Pre-
pared fer Final Stand.

Rome. AustroGerman pressure
was more noticeable on the left wing
of the Italian armies on the Taglia'
mento line, says the official statement
by the Italian war office.
Attempts made by the Teutons to
reach the right bank of the river, the
statement adds, have been detained by
the Italian troops.
The general situation presents many
~reassuring features, but its continued
gravity is not to be underestimate.
The enemy advance is being held west
Of the Tagliamento river. The Italian
cavalry is again demonstrating its
value.
From the strategic standpoint the
Italian retreat in Northern Italy has
certain compensations. 1t has short
ened the Italian front from an irregu.
lar curve of 70 miles to a compact,
straight line.
The former front, just abandoned,
stretched from lPlezzo southwark to
the Gulf OF Trieste, which is so miles
In an air line, and more than 10 miles
including the zigzags over the noun
tains. This was an exceptionally long
front for either offensive or defensive
operations, and it vas continually
threatened with incursions at weak
points OF the long line, such as the ia
tai one, when the present blow was
delivered at a point where the line
tapered off to a thin outpost.
The old line, moreover, had no riv.
ers as natural defenses. Now, how
ever, the front is greatly shortened,
with the entire army massed and
backed by natural defenses.
Thus, strategically, the invading
forces are at standing with a wide
and turbulent mountain stream before
them, on the edge of winter, besides
confronting an army which is rapidly
reforming along the new line.
But the stragetic issues are not con-
fined to those bearing upon the sit.
uation eastward in Venetia. There
must also be taken into consideration
the Trentino front, which has hereto
fore been distinct and separate in the
war operations. The Venetian front
runs perpendicularly from the Adria.
tic, whereas the Trentino front runs
horizontally eastward from Lake Gar
da and is little more than 80 miles
away to the north. Camions going in
that direction today heard heavy gun
fire to the northward, so that atten-
ton must be turned in two directions,
eastward to the new Venetian front,
east Of the Tagliamento river, and
%northward to the Trentino front from
Lake Garda eastward.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
DEFEND LAND WITH BODIES
General Wood Declares We Must Give
Men and Not Hot Air" for
America.

Topeka, kan.-"We have the great.
cts government the world has ever
known and we must defend it not with
hot air and oratory, but with the men
who live under it and the men who
make it-defend it with our very bod.
les asserted Maj.Gen. Leonard E.
Wood, commander of Camp Funston,
national army cantonment, in an ad.
dress here.
Gen. Wood characterized the conflict
as a war of slaughter. He declared 1t
would last until the drain on human
life could no longer be borne by the
warning nations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
TWELVE AMERICANS
TAKEN BY GERMANS
TEUTONS MAKE RAID ON SECTOR
AND CAPTURE -, KILL THREE
AND WOUND FIVE.
LOSS OF ENEMY is UNKNOWN
Heavy Barrage Fire Before Making
Raid On Trench Occupied BY the
United States Troopc-First
Blood Spilled In France.

Armed forces under
che American flag have had their first
clash with German soldiers on first
limo trenches where the United states
troops had beeu taken for instruction,
and three Americans were killed, five
wounded and Y captured or missing.
The war department made this an
]nouncement on receipt Of a dispatch
from Gen. Pershing showing that the
German forces, soon after learning the
position OF the new enemy from over
seas. had launched a desperate effort
70 overcome them The Touton attack
came In the form Of a heavy barrage
fire, which Isolated a salient OF the
American trench and apparently lett a
small force Of Americans at the mercy
of their enemies. That the American
soldiers fought gamcly 10 shown by
Pershing's report of a prisoner being
taken by them. How some OF his
troops escaped, bringing this German
back with them, is not told in the brief
dispatch Of the American commander.
The official statement issued by tho
war department is as follows;
THE war department has received a
dispatch from the commanding gen
eral OF the American eXpeditlonary
forces, which states that before day
Iight Nov 2 A salient occupied for in
struction by a company Of American
infantry was raided by Germans. The
enemy put down a heavy barrage fire,
cutting off the salient from the rest
OF the men. Our losses were three
killed, five wounded and II captured
or missing. The enemy's losses are
not known
The United States troops were taken
in charge OF veteran French soldiers to
a region near the Rhine Marne canal,
q quiet portion Of the long line that
runs from the North Sea to Switzer'
land. and for n few days conditions
were normal. Cable dispatches for the
past "A hours have been telling of ar
tillery activity somewhat above nor.
NAL" but still not Of anything like the
furious fire on other portions OF the
front.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
GERMAN SOLDIERS REVOLT
Mutineers Finally Mastered But Not
Until After Men Destroy Rifles
and Ammunition.

MISUNDERSTANDING to the news
paper Les Nouyelles, a serious mutiny
has occurred among German soldiers
at the Beverloo camp in Belgium.
The men, it is said, refused to go to
the front, and damaged their own
rifles in some cases, while others
fired on their officers, several of
whom were wounded.
The mutineers were finally mas.
tered and removed on cattle trucks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
NINE FLIGHTS IN TWO HOURS.
U. S. Birdman Makes Record Fllahts
and Shoots Down Enemy.

Paris.-Nine flights in the course of
a two-hour patrol flight is the record
established by Sergeant David Mckay
Peterson, of the Lafayette flying
squadron. Sergeant Peterson. of Hon.
esdale, Pa. drove one of his adver.
saries to earth, following him down
and continuing firing as long as the
German remained in sight. The Ger
man machine probably was destroyed
and the occupants killed
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
FIRST WOUNDED U.S.OFFiCER
Lieutenant Of Signal Corps Taken to
Hospital With Shell Splinter
In Leo.

With the American Army In
France,-The first American wound,
ed in the trenches has been taken to
a base hospital. He is a lieutenant
Of the signal corps. Ae was hit in
the leg by a shell splinter.
American batteries are continuing
to shell the German lines at regular
intervals, the enemy following SINH.
lar tactics, No further official com.
muniQue has been issued. hut there
has been no special infantry activity.
Heavy NOW have intertered with
all operations,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Veteran 1o5 Years Young" Wants To
Enlist and Go To France.

Portland. Ore.-Although he Is los
years young and fought in the In
dian and Civil wars, Uncle" John
Dowd, of Williamiua, has not had
enough Of excitement and wants to
enlist in the United States army and
so to France to fight the Germans.
He is as earnest in his desire to en-.
list as any youthful recruit. Dowd
takes daily walls and often makes SIX
miles a day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
GERMANS HAVE O
Claim to Have Plenty Of Potatoes and
Corn For Winter,

Notwithstanding to a congress- of
workmen, Herr Braun, under-secre.
tary of the German food department.
told delegates that the subsistence of
Germany again had been assured for
the fourth winter of the war. The
German potato crop, he said, was be-.
tween 4,OO0,O 600 and 1900 O0 tons
above the estimate. and the corn SUP.
ply for the winter already hac oeen
fully secured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
SUGAR A U
Omaha Firm Had Secreted 1851, 500
Pounds In Dos Moines.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Although Des
Moines and Iowa housewives have been
walking the streets searching in vain
for sugar, federal agents found ISL. 500
pounds Of it secreted in a Des Moines
warehouse. 1t belongs to an Omaha
firm. Washington has been asked 10
order its seizure and distribution in
Des Moines. Des Moines has been
practically sugarless for a week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
Cavalry Screens Retreat.

Italian Headquarters in Northern It.
aly.-The cavalry rear guard contin-
ues to screen the movement of the
main body Of the Italian army to its
newly chosen position. and at the
same time check the advance Of the
nemy lines.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
British Break Turkish Line.

london.-British forces in Southern
Palestine made an attack or Turkish
lines defending the coast city of GAIA.
The first line d%efenses on a 5,000-yard
front were captured. and nearly 800
prisoners and five machine guns were
taken.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
viii Control Explosives.

washington, BY proclamation
President Wilson has designated the
bureau of mines to enforce the act of
congress regulating the manufacture
and possession OF explosives. which
becomes effective Nov, 10 for the
duration of the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
Once Noted Woman Spv Dies

New Orleans.-Mrs. Ananaide Maria
Ducayet Simms, noted as one OF the
most daring OF the woman spies of
the Confederate army durisg the war
between the states, died at a hospital
here at the age of "a years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
Kansas CITY Plants Shut Down.

Kansas City As a result OF the
coal shortage existing here a large
number OF industrial concerns de.
pendent on electricity for operations
we're compelled to shut down.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
Four to One Agains+ Itsiians.

London.-lt is estimated in an En-.
change Telegraph dispatch from
Rome, that the Italians are opposed
on the front CT the Austro.Germen
attacks by forces four times their
number.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
ABSOLUTE NEUTRALITY.
New Spanish Premier Pre5laims Policy
He viii Pursue.

TIC WTT FNT0NV,
Madrid Marquis Manuel Garcia
Prieto De Alhuemas. the new Spanish
premier, in a statemen, declared the
new government woull follow the
same policy of absolute neutrality as
the previous governments.
The premier will take over the port.
FOLIO OF foreign affairs, Sel.or Alyaredo
having ~relinQuished il.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-09
BAlDlOLl'S FLIGHT.
italian Aviator Makes Speed Of Two
Miles a Minute.

Newport News, Va.-Making a speed
Of a little better than two miles a
minute, Lieut.. Baldioli, Italian aviator,
who left New York in a Pomillo ma.
chine, arrived at Langley aviation
field near Hampton in 2 hours and 32
minutes.
The lieutenant said he steered an
almost direct course all the way. and
estimated that he travelled 1886 miles.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
TRACK MEETS PLANNED
FOR CANT0NMENT BOYS

Washington. Sept. World
sports records may be broken by
drafted soldiers OF the new national
army in cantonment camps through
out the country this fa,
Chairman Raymond D. Fosd2k OF
the war department commission on
training camp activities hopes to
bring out sport phenoms OF many
kinds whose lights might have been
hidden by the bushel OF private life
as long as they lived II It hadn't been
for the war,
THE great trouble with college
athletics" said Fosdck today. "is
that they develop n few men inten-
sively and the many not at all
The draft mems training Is Of
course compulsory. The best w
every man will be brought out. And
when you consider that none Of the
$4,000 Is accepted unless ne Is ply
slcally perfect. which Is not true Of
the raw material college athletics
has to choose from, It Is not unrea-
sonable to expect great things OF
them on track and field"
40 set program OF inter-cam.
contests has been arranged said
Fosdlck "but the boys viii he o.
lowed TO develop their own football
baseball, track and field teams io.
inter-camp and intro-camp meets
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
A SAMPLE TASK

Some idea Of what is involved in
putting a nation on war BASIS and
also how splendidly America is ris-
ing to the stupendous task, may be
gained from the statement OF few
facts connected with the building If
the 16 cantonment camps for hous
Ing the new national army.
An army OF practically 10000
men was employed in the construc-
tlon OF these camps. A typical camp
calls for, In round numbers. 1900
900 feet of lumber. Each canton
ment required complete system OF
water supply and sewerage disposal.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
A DEMOCRATIC ARMY

The charge OF Stacking" does not
lie against sons Of members OF the
ofacial family in Washington. One
OF the presidents sons-in-law is in
Y. NJ. c. A. work at the front in
France. Secretaries McAdoo and
Wilson have three sons each in the
service. Josephus Daniels Jr., is in
the marine corps. Franklin X. Lane,
Jr.. in the army aviation corps,
David F. Houston. Jr.. in the navy
and Humphrey Redfield in the naval
reserve, Young Houston slipped
away from Harvard to enlist.
John Sharp Williams, the brill
liant democrat from Mississippi. is
not one Of those who fear that ia
voritism plays a part in the selec-
tion OF men for commissions at Of
ncers training camps. His two sons
took the course at Fort Myer. both
failed to land commissions and both
are ready to enter the service else
where.
Senators Sutherland and Under
wood have sons in the service. Six
Of the ten representatives from Vir-
ginia are so honored. Champ
Clark's son obtained a lieutenant's
commission at Fort Myer. Repre-
sentative Bacon of Michigan has
given two sons. and other represen-
tatives who have reason to be proud
are Temple OF Penn. Shallenberger
Of Neb., Campbell OF Kan, Greene,
of VT. Taylor OF Colorado. and Kit
chin. democratic floor leader
Nearly all of these young men are
volunteers,
Such facts as these, laid along
side OF the manifest fact that the
great common American cltizenshir
is sending hundreds of thousands o.
young men into the army with the
same spirit Of democratic eQualit'
and patriotic loyalty that aetuate'
the yonng men mentioned above
speaks volumes for the hold whicl
Americanism and the spirit NJ genu
inc democracy has upon every elias
in the United States. It takes
crisis TO bring to the surface the rea
social status existing in the coun
try. That crisis is at hand. TIL
result mirrors n united, determined
loyal nation Of 10OOOO,OOO people.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
the piping for which amounted /,

the piping for which amounted to
more than 80 miles.
Ten general warehouses With The
necessary trackage, have been pro-
vided for each camp. Complet, re-
frigerating and laundry camps have
also been built for each cIntonment,
1t was necessary to 20 rEe,e on
an average of one building per hour,
for all the cantonments. an average
Of one building every four minutes,
Fifty thousand car loads of material
have been transported to the camp
sites at a time when the railroad ia
cilities were taxed to the utmost with
other traffic. Each camp has re-
quired the building and installation
Of transmission line for electric
current. At one camp this line was
80 miles long.
The belief among many American
statesmen that this country need
never go to war proved fallacious,
but the belief that the nation would
rise promptly and energetically to
meet any emergency has proven well
founded.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10

Courier Dargain Day. Sept IS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10

what does Z. o. b. mean?" asked
the fair typist. as she looked at one
of the circulars urging people to
provide food Z. o. b. the kitchen
door.
Its an abbreviation made up to
show folks how important II is to
save food for the use OF our sol
diers." said the young woman at the
next desk, with an earnestness that
betokened her good faith. 1T means
feed our boys-and it's mighty
good"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10

show how the lives OF our soldiers
and sailors are being guarded, Dem
onstrations OF the weird-looking gas
mask for contending against suf'
locating and lachrymose gases. the
various types OF camouflage, OF
methods OF painting scenery ana ar
ranging foliage so as to hide bat.
teries and transports to deceive the
enemy. and modern sanitary methods
at war hospitals form an interesting
department.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10

An enterprising automobile pub
licity agent has asked that the name
OF the commission be changed to the
national emergency Ford garden
commission, because It has so com
pletely covered the country. Like
the automobile the food gardens are
everywhere.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
r,SWARD

VIII pay ten dollars reward a.,
information leading to- the arrest
Gnd conviction OF the party who Gu,
down the shade tree in front OF the
new court house on the night oi
September 9Th.
GEO. w. LEWIS. Sheriff.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
rr.lnina Raw Recruits,

An army officer. speaking OF tho ne
ccsslty ror the Raid training OF 70.
crults, said
"nont dcludc yourselves with tho
ilea that n man won't he frightened
under rlrc, because hr win he, Hell bc
badly frlrhtenv,.. n he h u normal IN
mnn l~lng,
"Now. II u man can hc matte to brlni
his rlhc up to hls shoulder IN battle
and nrc II II conceded ly military att
thorltlcs that n soldier hhs been made
out of him,
slut u you succeed IN teaching men
not only TO bring tho weapon TO thor
bhouldcrs. but to taec nroacr slshi -
II hard training accompllshes this ,rl
umph over their natural fears then you
have troops Tint nrc unbeatable, SAT
ur,lay Evening rost,
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
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The Misses ELLA Anderson and
Ruth Glesler entertained with u pro-
gresslve farewell party In honor Of
tho Misses Florence and Mildred
Dawkins, who are leaving In tho near
future for premerton, whore they
will make their future home, The
early part OF the evening was spent
at the Birchard home at 20S A street
whore cards were enjoyed, Later
the guests repaired to the homo Of
Miss Anderson, where games were
played on tho lawn. followed by 4
luncheon. Those present were;
Florence and Mildred pawkins, Flor.
ence Riddle. Dorothy Giltlllan. Dora
Bircharde Nora Anderson. Lynn Sa-
hin, Earle voorhies. Arthur Cramer,
Wallace Niles. Ted Birchard. Ruth
Giesler and Ella Anderson,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10

The home Of Mrs, NJ, c, II. bay
was the scene OF very pleasant
gathering Saturday afternoon. Sep
tember ist, whom a number OF the
ladies called to help Mrs. Day with
comforter. a few had offered their
help but the news soon spread and
In the course OF the afternoon large
company had gathered, A very
pleasant afternoon was spent. and n
very enjoyable feature was tho sur
prise luncheon of Ice cream aud cake
which the ladies' supplied unknown
to Mrs. Day and which was served
at the close OF the afternoon, Those
present were Mrs. Geo. Fox. Mrs,
Scott Hamilton. Mrs, Shinn. Mira.
Feldmaier. Mrs. J. c. Calhoun. Mrs
Fitield. Mrs, r. G. lsham. Mrs. Isen-
berger. Mrs. Youngblood. Mrs. Mel
VILE r. Wire. Mrs. Pratt. Mrs. Law
rsnos. Mrs.. H. X. Miller. Mrs. Dan
Mcfarland, Mrs. g. A. Savage OF
Los Angeles. and Mrs. NJ. G. II. Day.
Mrs, Day leaves for Bremerton.
Wash, in the near future. where
she will Join her husband.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-09-10
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Furnished by W. Il. Hanson Vt
Grants Pass Abstract Co.
September 8. 1917.
Transfers

Oscar c. Dixon to Campeydell
Hart. W. D., Lots / and :, blk. .,
Kerbyville. $40.
Emma c. Ament to Charles Dana
Ament. W. D.. 70 Ac. in Sec. 20-S6-
8, $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-23
LADIES! LOOK YOUNG,
DARKfN GRAY HAIR
USE THE OLD-TlME SAGE TEA
AND SULPHUR AND NOBODY
WILL KNOW.

Gray hair. however handsome. denotes
advancing age. We all know the advan-
tages Of a youthful appearance. Your
hair 10 your charm 1t makes or mars
he face. When 1t fades, turns gray and
looks streaked. Just few applications
of Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its
appearance a hundred fold.
Don't stay gray, Look young! Either
prepare the recipe at home or get from
any drug store a 50-cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound"
which is merely the old time recipe i'm
proved by the addition Of other ingredi-
ents. Thousands Of folks recommend
this ready-t to- use preparation, because
1t darkeas the hair beautifully, besides
no one can possibly tell, as Il Garkens
so naturally and evenly. You Tnoisten a
sponge or soft brush with It. drawing
this through the hair, taking one small
strand at time. BY morning the gray
hair disappears: after another appli-
cation or two its natural color is re-
stored and It becomes thick. glossy and
iustrous and you appear years younger.
Wyetn's Sage and Sulphur Com pound
is delightful toilet requisite. II Is
not intended for the cure. mitigation or
prevention Of disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-23

girl named Marshall III with scariet
fever at the stage that is dangerously
communicable. Little Ruth Bryan. OF
South Park street, also has scarlet
fever. Physicians deny that there is
single case of smallpox in the city,
Granville A. Walters, aged 50, who
once worked in Chester township. died
Wednesday morning in a hospital In
Des Moines. from pneumonia The
body was brought TO the McF'ate home
in Chester. where funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon.
AT the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. 7, H.
Pilgrim. two miles south of Grinnei''
at $50 Wednesday evening, their
daughter Miss Ella I.orene, was mar
ried to viii Stcenhoek. Rev. L. W..
Cross, of the Congregational church OF
GrinDeu. officiating. About hundred
guests were present. Miss Mary Pill
grim. sister of the bride, played the
wedding march. Miss Nora NJ. Muir
y,hy. q lifelong friend of the bride, was
bridesmaid and Roy Steenhcek. broth
ar Of the groom. was best man. latte
Hazel Fac Spooner was ring bearer.
The bride and groom left at once for
their new farm home on the Steen-
hook farm, four miles south OF this
city. Guests from a distance were;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Spooner and
daughter. from Riceville: Mrs Eliza
beth Pilgrim. Of Oskaloosa: Mr..
Charles Pilgrim. of DEBORAH: Mrs Rob
arr simmons and Mrs. Claude Bah
cock, Of Rock Island: MIR. and Mrs. w.
L. Sulser. Of Dies Moines. and Miss
Delight Bump, ~ Iowa Falls.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-23
Hubbard News Notes.

Special to Times r publican.
Hubbard. Feh, 23.--Eev. Mr. M!cke,
of Gnrctsun. s d visited his daugh-
ter. Mrs R;eks, here for few days
OF his way home from 81. Louis
Sherm Boyian has purchased the
drug stock formerly owned by r. r.
Swallum ard f. 4 AlbcTy. and took
Possession Tuesday He win move his
restaurant stock 10 the James build
ing
]. l.. Hurnung and August Engelking
shipped four cars 81 stock 10 Chicago
Thursday. both accompanying the
shiprieuts
Miss -Reca N4uter-dFrlred home yes
terdgy from the hospital at Hampton.
Miss Ruth Pfund returns Saturday
to resume her school work AZ Des
Monies. She has been home two
months following an operation for APP
pend!cl;js, ....
Wy Jones and Mrs. Samuel S!lls
we're married yesterday afternoon by
Rev Mr. Kruwell al the VI. f, par
sonage