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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27

some of which were of three and 9TH
ers of four regiments each. while on
the Russo Rumanian front 965 bat
talions formed into 80 divisions were
in line. It will thus be seen that the
German armies on the fighting fronts
have been increased in the three years
of war from 1912 battalions to 1884
battalions.
A review of the different periods of
the war will show how these troops
have been employed at various times,
according to whether the principal eff
fort Of the Germans has been directed
toward the western or the eastern
front.
In August 1914 the attention Of the
German high command was absorbed
| by the attack on Belgium and France,
while the Russian front was regard
ed as a secondary occupation. At that
: time the infantry effectives on the
western front numbered 1,19O battal-
ions in SO IL divisions, each division
consisting Of four regiments. On the
! eastern front, the Germans then had
1922 battalions comprising rs IL di-
visions.
J When the battle of the User was
fouob+ in November, 1914, the Ger
]
west and brought up their electives
tn a higher figure and at the same
| time Increased the number of battal-
( ions IN their eastern front so that
thew then had 1898 batalions on the
western front and 800 on the eastern
| front.
| Then came the Russian offensive in
| Galicia and to check the RUSSIAN ad-
!
| germany was compelled to throw
| more troops on her eastern 'front.'
| increasing the number of battalions
| there in September 1919, TO foo. 10
! do this it was necessary TO reduce the
! number of German battal1ons on the
| western front from 1898 to 1l2o.
| Many divisions were transferred
| from the eastern to the western front
| when the Germans gathered their
forces for the beginning Of the great
battle of verdun with the result that
| in June, 1916, there were 1910 Ger
| man battalions on the western front
and those on the eastern front We're
reduced from $50 to 574.
The German drive again Rumania
was made possible by adding more
than 800 battalions to their eastern
|
| eastern front to 500. This was done
without reducing the number Of bat
talions on the western front below
1900.
When the French and British began
their great offensive operations in
July 1917, the Germans were COM
PEELED to bring fresh forces to the
western front, increasing their bat
talions there to 1856 but reducing the
number on their eastern front only to
$50.
Subsequently the German battalions
along the Russian battleline were in
creased by the addition of more than
100 battalions, bringing the total there
to 965 on September 1 of this year.
These were divided into 80 divisions
of three regiments each. During this
movement the battalions on the west
ern front were reduced to 1869: divided
into lat divisions and that is believed
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27

street, Watertown, N. Y, attem pted
to save Fred r. Crome, from drown
ing at Long Beach, Cal, June 23,
1912.
Eunice A. Dickey, Clarkelen, Wyo.,
saved Charles Banister from suffoca :
ton in a well at Gillette, Wyo., July
-, 1915.
Benjamin E. Arnold, deceased,
Brainerd, Mimi, died attempting to
save Hulda Jrueger from drowning at
Hubert, Mimi, July 5, 1915 Medal
to mother.
John c. Zuf1ucht, deceased, 4535
Forest avenue, South Norwood, O..
died attempting to save Susanna A.
Miller, from being killed by train
at Elizabeth. N. j., June II. 1916
Medal and award to widow.
Walter r. Jensen. deceased, GLE
Racine avenue, Kenosha, Wis, died
attempting to save Mary Bowman
from drowning at Kenosha, Wis,
July 1, 1917. Medal and award to
widow.
Ezra c. Lawrence, deceased, En-
field, N. H.. died attempting to save
Joseph F. Harding from being killed
by train at Enfield. N. H., April 21,
1917. Medal and award to widow.
William l.. Sterling, deceased, As
White street, East Boston, Mass, died
attempting to save Edward J. Hughes,
or one or more of three other per-
! sons from suffocation in the hold of
/ the steamship Devonian at Boston,
, Mass, November 2, 1916. Medal and
; award to widow.
! John J. Selby, Tuebrook, Liverpool,
| England, helped to save Charles ].
! Coleman, from suffocation in the De-
yonian's hold at Boston, Mass, No
vember 2, 1916.
! Story of Mellcn's Heroism.
! Charles Mellen sacrificed his life IL
Long Island Sound about a mile ane
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27
FRONT TO FRONT
WENT THE GERMANS
First on Eastern, then Western,
and Back Again

French Front September "a, (Cor-
respondence)-A clear idea of the ebb
and flow of the tides of German forces
on the eastern and western fronts
during the various phases of the war
from the opening Of hostil1ties in 1914,
till the beginning of September, 1917,
is obtained from carefully compiled in
formation which the correspondent Of
The Associated Press is enabled to
transmit.
From this it Is gathered that when
the Germans started the war by in
vading Belgium they launched 1870
battalions Of infantry formed into
90 IL divisions Of four regiments each
on to the Franco-Belgian front, while
on the Russian front they employed
only 1922 battalions formed into 26 u
divisions of four regiments each. On
September 1 this year they had in the
'ranco-Belgian-Britis front, 1859
battalions formed into lat divisions,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cnel

by local applications as they cannot reAcl1
the diseased portion Of the ear. There
10 only one way to cure catarrhal deafnees3
and that 10 by a constitutional rens6ys1
famed condition of the mucous lining %
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube e.
innamed you have a rumbling sound cd
imperfect hearing. and when 1t IL entirelJ,
closed, Deafness 10 the result. Unless thu
Inflammation can be reduced and this tqba
will be destroyed forever. Many cases q
deafness are caused by oatarrh, which a
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru tla@l
blood on the mucous surfaces Of the sye3
tenn. f4I
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars TOD
any case Of Catarrhal Deafness that CANNOT
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Circularl
free. All Druggists, 75c
F. ]. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27

Mellen was survived by his wife,
who before her marriage was Miss
Leah Cohen. daughter Of the late
Nicholas Cohen, and a daughter. He|
was a toolmaker, employed by thu
Pratt & Whitney Co. at Hartford. sTrad
ternally he was affiliated with the lod
cal lodge of Odd Fellows and with
Worcester lodge, B. P. 0. E.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-10-27

to have been the number on the Ger
man western front on September l.
These figures do not include any Ger
man troops on garrison duty IN the
interior Of the country nor those
maintaining lines Of communications.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

WANTED-To buy, a safe. R. L. Blakely. If
 The streets will not be oiled at present. Nuf sed.
 Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint- ment at Hesterly Drug Store.
 MT. and Mrs. E. L. Cox and son Collyer are spending the day in Tex arkana, Texas.
 For Diarrhoea and Bowel Con- plaints use Nyal's Blackberry Bal sam, 25c at Hesterly Drug Store
 c. L. Green announces the sale of an Overland go" to F. R. Thorburn, same being delivered today.
 FOR SALE-Jeffrey cylinder au- tomobile. In fine condition. Looks good as new A bargain. E. M. Frisby.
 Mrs. w. c. Hays left this morning for Gurdon, where she goes as dele gate to the Woman's Missionary So- ciety convention.
 Come in and hear the Presidents daughter sing "The Star Spangled Banner" on the Grafonola. She gives American Red Cross. Prescott Hard all her royalty on this record to the ware Company.
 Home Guard Manuals for 35c at Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14

Buy a Rug. Prescott Hard ware Co.
 Fruit Acid and Fruit Jar Rubbers at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Mrs. c. E. Brown is visiting rela- tives in Fordyce this week.
 Attorney H. E. Rouse is on legal business trip to Gurdon today.
 Packers Tar Soap for Shampooing the Hair, 25c at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Rev. Tom Meadow of Mt. Moriah, is among the business visitors here today.
 If you want scholarship in a good business college, see The News Print ing Company.
 Miss Sue Prescott of Gurdon, is in the city as the guest of Miss Robbie Lee Sanders.
 Woodbury's Facial Soap for the Complexion 25c at Hesterly Drug Store.
 Mrs. w. A. Hatley returned this morning from Amity where she has been the guest of relatives for some time.
 Use Parke Davis & Co.'S Germicidal Soap for Precipitation odors, 25c at Hesterly Drug Store.
 w. M. Haley, travelling salesman for Tayloe Paper Co.,, Memphis, was here this morning attending to busi- ness.
 Harry Galusha, of Little Rock, re- presentative of the Western News paper Union, spent a portion of today in Prescott
 The Nevada County Abstract Go. is moving today into the residence recently vacated by Paul Cfagan, across the street from McRae and Tompkins law office.
 Col. c. c. Hapby arrived home last night from Washington City where he has been the past three weeks. Mir. Hamby went there to attend to mat ters in the U. S. Supreme Court and also to attend the reunion of the Confederate soldiers. He reports an excellent visit.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14

We would appreciate it if you would call PAP when you know of anyone leaving town or arriving, party of any kind or anything else that would go toward making newsy town paper. Will you do it?
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14
Buy a Rug. Prescott Hard

Buy a Rug. Prescott Hard ware Go.
 Daisy Fly Killers, Fly Swatters and Fly Powder at Hesterly. Drug Store.
 Does it pay to raise spu6s? R. E. l.. Crumpton of Prescott route 2 has just sold 30S bushels which he raised on three acres of land for S770.O0 f. o. b. cars Prescott. The total cost was about $125.
 J. T. Branham, buyer for the City Market, today bought a bunch of three year old heifers from Sam T. White. They are in good condition and patrons of this place will notice a difference in their meat for several days.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14

Stillman's Freckle Cream for Freckles and Tan, 50c at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Archi-

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Archl-
 tect's Offiuce, Washington, D. Sr May 31, SEALED PRoPoooo AIS will be opened in this office at , D. m., June 28. 1917, for the construc- tion of the United States Post Ofheee lat Prescott, Arkansas. Drawings anu specifications may be obtained iron the Custodian of the site at Prescott Arkansas, or at this office, in the als- erection of the Acting Supervising Architect, Jas. A. Wetmore, Acting Supervising Architect.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-14
Buy a Rug. Prescott Hard ware Co.

The sermons by Rev. Monk at the Methodist church are meeting with favor and those who fail to attend either the morning or the evening service are missing something good. and as evidence of the interest being manifested in the revival meeting the crowds continue to grow. The splendid singing by Miss Boone and the senior and junior choirs are a ltaure of each service. The sermon this morning was on Seeking Things Above" for this evening will be "A Crown for the Man Who Fails" Ask the children to come and join the junior choir. A special service for the boys who registered is contem- plated and the date will be announced later.
 Buy a Rug. Prescott Hard ware Go.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Haydn's OK Minuet.

Hadyn one day received visit from
butcher who said that himself and his
daughters were admirers of Haydn's
music, and as the young woman was
soon to DO married he made bold to
ask that the composer write minuet
for her wedding. Kind Papa Haydn"
consented, and in a few days the man
Of meat obtained his music. Not long
afterward Haydn was surprised to
hear this same minuet played under
his window. On looking out he saw
band of musicians forming a ring
around large OK tastefully decorated
with flowers. Soon the butcher came
up and presented the OK to Haydn, say
ing that for such excellent music he
thought he ought to make the COM
poser present of the best OK in his
possession. Ever after this little COM
position was called the COX" minuet.-
w. Francis Gates in Anecdotes Of
Great Musicians"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Eahtlna In the AR.

Before an aviator is prepared to en-
gage another flyer in battle he should
know how to loop the loop, do nose
or vertical dive, execute tail spin,
tail slide or any other Of the SO called
stunts" said Miss Ruth Law.
Fighting In the air is fighting for
position. consequently it is largely
business Of lodging. The man who is
the better dodger, who has the most
tricks up his sleeve, is the man who is
going to win. l have seen men stop
controlling their machines altogether
and simply fall through space for sew
eral thousand feet.
1.-THE point of this, of course, is to
give the opposing flier the idea that
the plane has been struck. The oppos-
ing aviator, thinking he has put his
enemy out of commission, will start
away. Then the plunging air man will
switch on his power, regain control Of
his machine and overtake his enemy
without the latter knowing he is ap-
preaching. Such tactics naturally are
used at great attitudes. New York
Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
WOMEN CAN HELP WIN
WAR IN THE KITCHEN
Do Your Own Marketing and Put Fam
lily on a Ration Basis.

New YoSk.-Every woman can help
win the war in her own kitchen, says
Ida Vera Simonton Of the Vigilantes,
if she will read, remember and obey the
following twelve commandments :"
Avoid waste and practice the strict
est economy.
Put your family on ration basis.
Do your own marketing.
Select foods of nourishing and sus-
tanning qualities.
Serve as many of them raw as pos
sible.
Employ vegetable butter at 20 cents
a pound instead of ordinary butter at
55 cents a pound.
Employ peanut oil instead Of lard or
other shorteners.
Use pulverized instead Of ground cof-
fee, brown sugar instead Of white and
cornmeal instead Of wheat flour.
Substitute rice, beans and fish for
meat, and remember that green ba-
nanas baked in the skin are far more
nutritious and easily digested than ripe
ones.
Cultivate every available inch Of
ground, window boxes included.
Practice absolute cleanliness and help
keep down plaques and pestilences.
Boycott every dealer who attempts to
initiate prices.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
For Chess PLAYERS.

The Swedish monarch, Charles XII,
found himself besieged by the Turks
and virtually prisoner. To while
away the tedium of his captivity he
would indulge in an occasional game
at chess-even when Turkish bullets
were flying around-with his friend
Grothusen. The position beneath had
been reached when Charles exclaimed,
Il have pretty mate in three
White-K on K B s, r on X KIT I. KIT on
X go, pawns K Kt t. K RE-
Black.-K on X r 4, B on X B 7, pawns
X R3 X Kt G.
But even as he spoke a flying bullet
sent the knight to smithereens. The
king, undismayed, merely remarked.
Now mate in four" Before Grothu-
sen had solved the position another
bullet sent Whites rocks pawn spin
ming Off the board. Charles only COM
ment was, II can now give mate In
fivey'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
SHELLEY

The Red Cross society of Shelley
gave a hearty send-off party for the
4 boy swho enlisted from the commun-
|ity in Uncle Sans army and navy
1.-THE entertainment was on Saturday
evening, June 80, at the Ensign hall,
and the place was filled to capacity
Not only expenses were made, but a
surplus of $50 which was turned
over to buy comforting little Injuries
Efor the young soldiers.
The following is a list of men en-
listed from Shelley so far: Oliver
! Hansen, Lester Robertson, George
Mitchell, Marion Hurdle, David Be-
gum, Dave Nelson, Alfred Larsen,
Henry Robertson, Earl Adams,
Franklin Young, John Jorgensen.
1Oga Christensen, Harvey Rice, Will
blackburn, Joseph Patterson, Earl
Sage, Ed. Moon, Will killian, Arnold
Jensen, Dewey Ahlstrom, Chris. Pet
4ersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stull Wright were
made happy by the stork on Satur-
day, July 7. A fine new girl arrived
4 in the family.
R. G.. Bills, manager of the Black
foot Motor company, Of Blackfoot,
will occupy new $4,000 garage in
Shelley as soon as it can be built and
Equipped. Roy Clifford will manage
THE garage as a branch Of Mr.. BLISS
iBlaeekfoot automobile business.
T. ]. Bennett, who owns 10 acres
1 of land adjoining town, is asking to
have his property incorporated into
1.-THE village.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Value of Responsibility.

Greater than the value of contact
With facts is the value Of responsible
ty. In mans life it is the arrival Of
zone responsibility which arouses the
lowers and makes durable the quail
tc2 of manliness.
The effect Of responsibility is instan-
;aneous@ 1t is like, magnet in it's
,oHer to charge the individual with
the faculties needed for the matter in
hand. A light is generated among the
fragments of information Even after
u systematic education these frag-
mcl.ts seem to lie in the mind In
chance order until this light appears
and shows them ready for use; then
abilities develop which never would
develop, even with practice, without
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Monthly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN
How Deaf Mutes Feel Music.

Deaf mutes love music. 1t thrills
them. They feel it, says the, Popular
Science Monthly, by placing their
hands and elbows on piano while the
teacher plays 1t. The vibrations not
only give sensations which enliven the
body, but they actually stimulate them.
The parts most sensitive to vibrations
are the chest, head, lungs and feet.
IAN exciting feeling comes up through
the foor," is the way one deaf boy
describes it. "Without music | would
be lonesome" wrote a little Italian
deaf mute. at gives me a strong
shock through the feet to the head"
stated another. Others when asked to
explain their sensations said, 81 feel
it in my temples aud in my legs II
feel it through my whole body" and
II feel it in my chest and lungs"
According to teachers of deaf mutes,
musical instruction is lnore important
as an educational factor for the deaf
child than 1t is for the hearing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
St. Augustine Nights.

By night Tin St. Augustine) you may
hear the negroes sweeping the streets,
doubly darkling over their surface and
softly gossiping together Theirs are
not the only black voices you hear,
for their casual race seems to have no
more stated hours for sleeping than
eating. Their mellow murmurs, espe-
cially when the nights are warm, rise
in. what seems perpetual joking, as If
rom their humorous pleasure at being
alive together in the same amusing
world, and If you have no worse con-
;oience than the takers their voices
will lull you again to the slumbers they
lave broken. 1t is as if swarm Of
iackbirds carrying news Of the
2ring northward had swept chuckling
through the trees and futtered the fans
o. the palms and the leaves Of the
nagnolias with such comment in their
curse as would naturally occur to
biackbirds.-W. D. Howells in Harpers
Magazine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
ARMY OF SOIL READY
FOR LAST BIG DRIVE
Number of Vegetables Still Can
Be PIanted-Late Potatoes
Up to July /.

Washington. - With the advance
guard of the United States army under
Major General Pershing ordered to the
front In France, now is the time for
the last big drive by the army Of the
soil that is aiming at million food
gardens this year, says Charles Lath-
ropPack, president National Emergency
Food Garden Commission. The garden
recruits should keep in mind that there
are number Of vegetables that still
can be planted, and those Of you who
have not started should do so now.
Write to the National Emergency Food
Garden Commission. 210 Maryland
building, for the free garden primer
and then get busy.
Navy beans are one of the best late
crops to plant on q light soil or on
meadow or blue glass that is to be put
under cultivation. Lima beans may
be planted as late as June Is. Late
potatoes may be planted up to July ]
If the seed bed is in good shape and
the seed sound. Sweet potatoes can
lie grown with success on sandy land.
Sweet corn of short season variety
may be planted up to July Is or even
a little later. Late cabbage may be
set as late as July 1. String beans
may be planted as late as July Is. AS
late as July II cucumbers may be
planted. Good tomato plants Of the
short season variety may be planted
any time in June. Squashes and
pumpkins may be- planted in June
among sweet or field corn or, If room.
separately in hills about eight-tenths
Of foot apart. Lettuce grows best II
planted in early spring or fall.
Late or winter radishes may be
sown early in August. With proper
watering, however, successive crops of
good radishes may be grown through
out the summer. Table beets to be
picked, canned or stored for winter
use may be planted in June
Let every garden soldier 60 to 1t for
food +. o. b. the kitchen door, then
write for the canning primer and get
instruction on how to conserve the re-
suit of your efforts.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Stranded the Tree.

A Victoria clergyman had an orange
and a pine tree in his garden. One
spring 1t was noticed that the orange
tree was dropping, and on digging
down he found that the roots Of the
pine, which stood at some distance.
had twisted around the taproot Of the
orange tree and were strangling 1t to
death. The offending roots were I'M
twisted and cut away. and the droop-
ing plant revived. The tree eventually
died. Then OIL digging down at
greater depth the clergyman found the
pine had attacked the orange root low
err down and accomplished its murder
GUS end.-London Graphic.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
.H
Whara One Gar Fell.

A church in Petrograd having both
autocratic and revolutionary assOcia.
tions is the Church Of the Redeemer. It
was erected at cost Of 100000 on the
exact site Of the murder of the ex-
cars grandfather, Alexander III. The
spot where he fell remains Though
now within the building) precisely as
i was, even to the blood ON the stones,
each of which has an Identification
number. Above these is wonderful
canopy Of malachite stone, from which
depend an orb, a scepter and crown
IF thorns. Folding doors Of pure silver
und ikons incrusted with precious
stones surround the shrine
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
STRAYED

THERE HAS BEEN AT MY PLACE
for three weeks, one sorrel saddle
horse, weight about $50 pounds,
about 9 years old, shod all round,
branded with character resemb-
ling the ace of spades on right hip.
J. l. Stewart, box 273. 515-2mf
THERE IS AT MY PLACE AT Ia
Der, Idaho, one strawberry roam
mare, about 10 years old, weight
100 pounds, branded nj combined
on left hind stifle. Owner may
have same by paying for advertis-
ing and keep. G.. s. Mayer, Taber,
Idaho. 5l-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Xocalization.

"You must enjoy hearing your prima
donna sing"
II d." replied the impresario. "You
don't know what relief it is to have
her get out and throw those high notes
around to the audience instead Of yell
ing at me about her salary."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
The Fertile Rock.

p Gibraltar Is often called barren
rock. yet 1t has 45G species Of indigo
nous Towering plants. Castor oil plants.
daturas and daphnes attain the dig
nifty Of trees and geraniums and hello
tropes the proportions of hedges.
These floral delights often conceal can
non and other ornaments. The few
snakes that are found are small and
harmless. Lizards several inches long
are often seen.