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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
First Insertion May 80, ~
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Or

bate court for the county of Ionia.
In the matter Of the estate of
Charles G.. Ashby, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of an order made on the twelfth
day of March, A. d. 1917, I shall sell,
at public auction, on Saturday, July
seventh, A. d. 1917, at two o'clock in
the afternoon at the premises here
matter described, same being house
number 513 South Bridge street in
the City Of Belding in said county,
the interest Of the said estate in the
following described real estate, to-
wit: the North forty-two feet (42 it. }
of lot number eighty (80) Of Broas'
addition to the Village, now City Of
Bedding, Ionia County, Michigan, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof;
adso Lot number one hundred and
six (106) of Broas' Second Addition
to the Village, now City of Bedding,
Ionia county, Michigan, according to
the recording to the recorded plat
thereof.
Dated this twenty-sixth day Of
May, A. ID. 1917.
ANNA ASHBY,
Administrative of Said Estate.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

Fred Faber and family and Peter
Brewer and friends of Beal City and
Peter Andres of Mt. Pleasant visited
with friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Michael Kemp is quite i'll at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Crook, Leona
Schafer and Esther Jacoby motored
from Detroit last Wednesday and are
staying at Joe Jacoby's.
Peter Laux and Paul Gondolff are
enjoying new Ford cars.
Mrs. Theresa Krupp and sons, Joe
and John, visited Mrs. Nicholas Kemp
Tuesday evening.
The Sunday guests and callers at
Paul Gondolff's were: John Andres
and family, Peter Andres Of Mt.
Pleasant, Mrs. Maria Condor, Mrs.
Bertha Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Baker and Mrs. Chas. Breimayer, Dan
and Eileen.
The M. G. A. C. girls expect to play
asket ball Wednesday afternoon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
BRINK

Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Barkdull and
two sons Of Detroit visited Mr.. and
Mrs. j. III. Morgan last Thursday.
Mrs. Emory Chickering and Mrs.
John Kohn visited Mrs. Sylvester
Chickering and Mrs. Ernest CHECKER
ing Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. M. l.. Howe and j. ID. Strain
visited Mrs. Ernest Anderson and son,
Roy j., Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Benton and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Chris.
Choate and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brink Sunday. Miss Olive Holcomb
visited there in the afternoon.
Ernest Anderson was in Keene Sum
day evening to see his mother, Mrs.
Byron Rich.
Mrs. Milo Brown and two children
visited her brother, Ernest Anderson,
wife and babe, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Snow and Mr..
and Mrs. Will Krick motored to Oak
field Sunday to see John Hart, who
was sick. Mr.. Hart died while they
were there. He was q cousin Of Al
bert Snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew johnson visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiley Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Krick and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs Dan King
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Fred hummer visited Mrs.
Sherm Hubert Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dan King and daughters, Ger
esta and Esther, were callers at Mrs.
George Wiley's Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ed. Bigler visited Mr..
and Mrs. George Phillips Sunday.
Miss Lucy Balloon visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherm Hubert,
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Morgan and
family and Mrs. Ernie Morgan and
daughter Of Portland were Sunday
visitors at Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Nor
gan's. George Hetchler was also a
visitor there.
Miss Retta Breymer and Miss Car
RE Roger of Bedding visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Snow Sunday. They
accompanied Miss Hazel Snow and
mother home from church. The min
ister's two children Of Bedding were
also visitors there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
Firestone Won Case

Automobile owners should be inter-
ested i'm the suit recently won in the
superior courts by III. s. Firestone of
the Firestone Tire and Rubber cons
pany against l.. III. Perlman and his
company relative to the patent on de-
mountable rims. Perlman had sue
ceeded in securing an injunction
against all rim manufacturers, who
did not pay him royalty on his So
called patent Of the demountable rim.
Firestoen fought the case and few
days ago won it. 1t was brought out
that Perlman was an escaped prision-
er from Europe and was wanted there
for many irregularities.
Had Perlman been sustained in his
injunction the price of demountable
rims would have increased several
dollars apiece and many tire manu-
facturers would have been compelled
to discontinue making tires, too. The
decision in favor of Firestone means
much to automobile owners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
SHILOH

The many friends of Mrs. Theodore
Leach were much shocked to hear of
her sudden death last week. They
moved to Fenwick early this spring
and were building house. Mrs.
Leach was a good neighbor and uni
versally respected in this community.
The funeral was held at Fenwick and
interfnent at Shanty Plains cemetery.
A family reunion of the Morris
family was held Sunday at Long lake.
Over thirty participated and all re-
port good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rodgers will oc-
cupy the Levi Heth house in Shiloh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rae Mikesell, Floyd
Mikesell and daughter, Margaret, and
mother motored to Charlotte Sunday
and spent very pleasant day with
friends and relatives.
Mrs. James Barkdull and children
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reeves. She left Sunday for Green
vile to visit her father and sister,
Mrs. Smith.
L. ID. Easterbrook and family, Jerry
Lambertson, Claude Collier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Font, Letha Allen and Har-
old Clements were in Bedding Tuesday
evening.
June 80, Shiloh is going to cele-
brate by having flag raising, a pro-
gram and supper served by the Ladies'
Aid on the church lawn, followed by
dance in the evening at the hall.
The Fenwick band will furnish the
music. A large crowd is hoped for.
Two new cars in our TOWN.. E.
Brown has a Dodge and Mrs. L. d.
Easterbrook, new Ford.
w. B. Conner is living in their new
home in Bedding.
Mrs. Ella Race of Alma has been
here to sell and pack the furniture in
the Heth home. She rented the house
to Mrs. John Rogers, who expects to
be joined by her husband soon.
l.. M. Knowles visited relatives near
Carson City Sunday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
NORTH EASTON

Flossie Diott of Grand Rapids, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Howe
of Shiloh Tuesday and Wednesday.
: Mrs. Zach. Choate was Thursday
guest of Mrs. Levi Krick.
Mrs4Jennie Bement called on Mrs.
Ellen Clute Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Leach and
daughter, Esther of Brink, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Krick.
Mrs. Ben Penny and daughter were
Thursday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
H. Morgan Of Haynor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
The Fairyiew Farmers, Club

The Fairview Farmers club met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kohn
the evening of June % with over
forty in attendance. An excellent
program was enjoyed by everyone. A
question box was passed and the
question were discussed. Ice cream
and cake were served by Mrs. Ella
Richmond, Mrs. Ira Richmond and
Mrs. Kohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kohn gave some fine
musical selections on their phono-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
PARNELL

Ralph Bush, Thomas Collins and
Peter Toohey were guests of John
Bird and family Sunday evening. All
report q fine time.
Miss Beulah Bush and friends from
Bedding enjoyed q fine afternoon fish
ing on Cranberry lake, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson and family
from Bovine spent Sunday with Mrs
Margaret Hefferan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Fingleton and
children Of Freeport autoed to Par.
nell Wednesday and took her mother
Mrs. E. Murphy, home to spend the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Joyce spent Sun.
day afternoon at Clayton Ladner's.
Rev. d. Behan has purchased q fine
new auto.
John Sullivan graduated last week
from St. Andrews high school in
Grand Rapids.
Patrick Hickey is very poorly Al
this writing.
Miss Catherine Toohey left for De.
troit Sunday where she will be mar
ried Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Weber was q guest Of
Mrs. John Hickman Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Malone and Miss An.
M Byrne were in Grand Rapids Wed
nesday.
Will Jones called on Terrence Bres-
nahan Sunday evening.
Will and Ed. Laughlin have pur-
chased fine new cars.
The funeral Of Mrs. Thomas Doyle
took place at Parnell Thursday morn
ing. She is survived by many rela-
tives and friends.
Carl Werner Of Belding spent the
weekend with Thomas Malone and
family.
Mrs. Catherine Bresnahan has been
spending few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Will Cannon.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

graph, which helped to make the even
ing an enjoyable one, long to be re-
membered.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis,
the evening of July 18. A good at
tendance is desired.
Grace Moon,
Corresponding Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
EAST OTISCO

Scott Carter of Detroit spent Thurs
day night and Friday with his father
and sister, Mrs. Tom Doyle.
Little Gale Spencer of Belding
spent the latter part of last week with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sussex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Rowley spent a
few days last week with the formers
sister, Mrs. Warren Hopkins, of Sill
yer Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. c. johnson spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
johnson of Bedding.
George Curtis spent Sunday with
his father in Greenville.
Miss Marguerite Hoppough of Kali
amazoo is visiting few days with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sussex.
Mrs. Irwin Hall, who has been
spending few weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Johnson, has return
ed home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hile Rowley of Alma
spent one day last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith Rowley.
Mrs. Don Dean and daughter, Mrs.
Ellsworth jerks, spent Thursday with
their uncle and family, Leonard Rider
of Carson City.
Orson Rowley and family spent SUM-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Moore.
d. c. Johnson and daughters.
Blanche and Bertha, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry johnson motored to Greenville
Thursday night.
Donald Dean spent from Thursday
night until Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellsworth jerks of Grattan.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

Though you may doubt it, some
Hawaiian music Is really better than
il sounds.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

Happiness has a peculiar way OF
coming and going without any warn
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

When a miser marries he picks out
a woman who looks nice in her old
clothes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

An awkward man may not be slow,
yet he always wants day of grace.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

Many a man who follows a band
wouldn't have the nerve to face the
music.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

1t is said that some evils are neces-
sary. Can you name one that isl
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

The only pretense that is permits
sable is smiling when you don't feel
like it.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

A man should have a good excuse
ready before committing a mean act.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
WASHINGTON.

Government control of coal produc.
tion seems assured.
Cuba's offer to provide a mobiliza.
tion and training ground for some
American forces has been accepted.
President Wilson is making a per.
sonal study of the labor situation In
the Northwest. especially In Washing
ton, Oregon. Montana and Idaho.
Authorization to issue bonds and
certificates totaling $1.53s,945, AGO at
one time 10 provided In the new war
budget bill embodying recommends
tons Of Secretary McAdoo.
Thirty days in the reformatory at
OccuQuan, Va. is the sentence handed
out to the six White House pickets
who defied the ultimatum Of the police
department that suffrage banners and
pickets would no longer be tolerated.
Among the six women who were sen.
fenced for months stay was Natalie
Gray Of Colorado Springs.
Perry Belmont resigned as vice pres
ident and director OF the Navy league.
McAdoo asks Congress to provide
$1,000, 100000 war fund.
New economies necessary to over
come huge wheat shortage.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
WE EsTE RN.

San Diego water main was blown up
by bomb.
Mexican launch blown UP by explo-
sion on Mississippi river.
The double track line on the west
division OF the Rio Grande road, at the
place where II was washed out In east.
ern Utah; has all been replaced and
connected.
A speaking tour OF the West for
the purpose Of arousing the enthusi.
aam OF the people for vigorous pros
ecution OF the war will be begun BY
Vice President Marshall In Denver on
Oct. rs. according to word from Wash
ingtor.
A call to laborins men to play our
part In the war manfully" with "un.
stinted loyalty to the United States .
was issued at Indianapolis in a state
ment on labor Day. 1917" by John
p. White, international president OF
the United Mine Workers OF America.
The government took action in the
Industrial Workers Of the World stu.
alton at Spokane, Wash. when a com.
pany Of Idaho National Guardsmen,
now In federal service. arrested twon.
ty-seven members OF the organization,
including James Roman. district secre.
tary. In their headquarters at Spokane
on the eve OF threatened strike In
four states.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
FRENCH TAKE 11-MiLE LINE.
Italians Are vlctors In Great lsonzo
Offensive.

Paris. Aug. 2l.-A smashing French
victory on the verdun front is recote.
ed in the official report issued by thu
war office. The French have captured
the enemy defenses on both sides OF
the Meuse over front of more than
eleven miles. penetrating the German
line at divers points to depth OF
mile and one-quarter. More than 1000
unwounded German prisoners have
been taken.
Italians have crossed the lsonzo
river and have defeated the Austrians
with heavy losses. captured more than
1000 prisoners and an enormous
amount of guns and war supplies.
Dead Mans hill. famous In the Yer.
dun fighting. has been captured by
the French, together with Avocourt
wood and other German strongholds
The British have strengthened their
position In Flanders and have beaten
back the German attacks at several
points.
The Austro- Germans have defeated
the Rumanians and captured seve e..
thousand prisoners
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
COLORADO BEAN CROP
NATION OFFERED PINTos FOR
ARMY AND NAVY.
Growers May Pool Interests and Sell
100000 Bushels at Price Agreed
Upon by Government.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-Patriotic Colorado will.
In large measure, feed the United
States army and navy. together with
the fighting forces Of the nations al.
lies, II plans now being laid by the
federal office Of markets and the gov
ernor's war council to harvest Colo
RADIOS great Pinto bean crop through
the assistance Of Herbert Hoover.
food controller. materialize. w. II.
Kerr. chief OF the federal markets
bureau and chairman of the state
marketing committee, left Denver TO
lay Colorado's plan before the Presi-
dent and the War Department His
efforts. say local federal authorities.
will be undoubtedly successful.
The plan. as evolved by Colorado.
calls for the pooling Of all the bean
interests In the state and the disposal
Of the entire harvest. which will be In
excess Of 100000 bushels. to the
army and navy. at prices to be agreed
upon BY the government. A trainload
Of beans-20.000 bushels-will be
given the government at It's own fig.
ure for experiment. So well is the
plan regarded In Washington that
special test Of the Colorado beans
will be made In the New York navy
yard before Director Hoover, Mr..
Kerr and members Of the quartermas.
ters corps Of the army and navy.
when navy chefs will prepare the
beans and the enlisted men will judge
them In comparison with the navy
and pink beans. Scientific as well ~
practical tests are scheduled.
Last year government records show
that a little over $1,000 acres were
planted to beans in Colorado. This
year. due to the request OF the gov.
ernment for more production. beans
growers seeded over 100000 acres. the
crop on which Is now maturing rap
idly.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
FOREIGN.

King and Queen Of England review
American troops.
German U-boats have been unable
to starve Great Britain out. says
Lloyd-George.
Jose Gutierrez Guerro. former min
lister Of war. was inaugurated presi.
dent Of Bolivia.
Trading in wheat for future delivery
will cease on all grain exchanges In
Canada on Aug. 81.
The Costa Rican government. II is
reported. is contemplating withdraw
ing from the pan-American union.
A report from Rigaud, Quebec,
places the dead In the Curtis & Har.
vey powder explosion at one. and six
injured.
A revision courtmartial at Paris has
rejected the appeal Of the Dutch dane.
er. Mata Hari. who recently was con.
demned to death as spy.
The Russian torpedo boat destroy,
er, Lieut.. Bourakoff. has been sunk
by German mine in the Baltic sea
near the Aland archipelago,
The appointment OF Count Won
Bernstorff. former German ambassa.
dor to the United States, as German
ambassador at Constantinople, Is fore.
cast.
The allied governments will discuss
jointly the peace proposals OF Pope
Benedict and reply will be issued in
due course. according to Lord Robert
Cecil.
The Masons Of Italy. France, Bel
GUM, Portugal, Serbia and some OF
the European neutrals met In Paris
two months'ago and adopted what are
known as the white peace proposals. .
Twelve American missionaries and
dozen other foreigners. mostly WON.
en- and children. who were besieged
by Chinese bandits at Tabul, town
about 100 miles northwest OF peking,
have been rescued by officers Of the
United States marine corps.
The official statistics which relate
to German towns OF $4,000 and more
inhabitants. show that the number Of
infants born alive in such towns de-
creased by 13l,06S in 1915 as com.
pared with 1914. and that in 1916 they
again declined by l14.557, making a
total decrease between the beginning
OF 1915 and the end OF 1916 OF 245,625,
or 1916 per cent of the number of liv-
Ing births recorded In the year 1914.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
SPORT.

Pennsylvania fairs will distribute
purses aggregating 1927, ,299.Ss for
horse racing II the schedule OF annual
fixtures throughout the Keystone state
Is carried out this fall.
The Woodman. unbeaten 1917 trot.
ter, met defeat when Miss Perfection,
In the 2.09 trot opening the second
Grand Circuit meeting at North Ran.
dali. at Cleveland, Ohio. won the race.
The first day of the nineteen .day y
race meet under the auspices OF the
Cheyenne, Wyo., Thoroughbred Breed
ers' Association witnessed two good
events and six others of average In.
terest.
Single G.. besides walking of with
the feature event OF getaway day at
the North Randall Grand Circuit meet.
ing at Cleveland. Ohio. set seasons
record by negotiating one heat Of the
free-forall pace In 2;o2a, the fastest
mile travelled by harness horse this
season.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
GENE HAl.

The province OF British Columbia
Will become prohibition territory on
Oct under law passed by the Pro-
yincial Legislature.
The war will last from four to five
years. in the opinion of DR.. J. NJ. Neff.
former associate OF the late DIR. Jonn
b. Murphy, who was in Chicago after
two years at British base hospital
near Boulogne II will be won on eco.
nomic rather than military lines, he
added.
Because woman named Dora
from FL Paso. Texas. had sent a tele.
gram to her husband notifying him
she was coming to Chillicothe, Ohio,
to claim him as her real spouse, Mrs.
James Nelson shot and killed her hus.
band, shot her s.year-old boy and then
killed herself
One week after Jose Ynez Salazar
Villas former chief OF staff, was killed
at Nogales ranch. Chico Cano, another
OF Villss commanders in the Ojinaga
district, was shot and killed opposite
Ruidosa, Texas The killing was the
result OF a feud Cano was a villa
colonel.
The body OF former Senator John w
Kern of Indiana, who died at Ashe
VILE, N. c. was taken TO the Kern
summer home In the Hollins valley
near Roanoke. Va, where the funeral
services were conducted. Messages oil
sympathy were received by the fam
lily from President Wilson and many
members Of Congress.
Max II. Houser. one Of the largest
individual grain dealers In the world
announced at Portland. Ore, that he
would turn all his immense profits In
the future over to the Red Cross. It Is
authoritatively reported that he mad
between 100000 and 100000 las,
year.
The United States has approximate.
ly 100000 volunteers under arms in
the war against Germany. OF this,
100000 men, In addition to the thous.
ands In the navy fighting on the other
side. will be in France before the snow
flies.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
WILSON TO FORMULATE PLAN
Reply to Pope May Suggest Way to
End MlIitaristic Rule.

Washington.-Secretary of State
Lansing admitted that this govern
ment is informally" exchanging
views with the entente nations on
Pope Benedict's peace proposals. No
other authoritative information on the
subject was available in official quar-.
tiers except the statement was made
that there would not be an immediate
reply and that this government before
replying would not enter into any
formal conference with other bellig.
erents on the subject.
1t is known also that the Belgian,
Serbian and Rumanian governments
will follow the course to be pursued
by the major powers at war with the
central empires.
No doubt is felt that Russia will re-
turn a negative reply to the Pope but
II may go further than that, outlin.
ing possible peace plan which would
be acceptable to Russia.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
A Good Comeback.

Tom Moore, the poet. was the son
Of Dublin grocer. Without any push
Ing on his part his genius and his un-
affected manner made him a welcome
guest everywhere. All London went
mad over him. On one occasion at a
banquet he had made some brilliant
wittieisms. A snob, thinking to humil-
late him, leaned over the table to the
poet and quite audlbly said, In drawl-
ing tone:
"Pway, sir, wasn't yuor father q
grossah?"
Moore smilingly replied that he was.
Then, pway." continued the snob,
"why didn't he make a grossah Of
your
Moore quite affably retorted,
wasn't your father a gentleman
"Of course he was" was the rejoin.
der.
"Then why" queried Moore, didn't
he make gentleman Of youi"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-08-23
THE LATEST IMPORTANT oie
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS or
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrvieA
ABOUT THE WAR.

British lost 2l.722 men in two weeks
In August.
British merchant losses fall off dur.
Ing past week.
Canadian troops capture hill 10. key
70 city Of Lens.
AustroGerman forces occupy height
On Rumanian front
Rumanian and Russian fronts wit
ness renewal Of fighting.
Two strong German redoubts cap
tured by the entente forces.
Germans strive In vain to thr0w
British back by counter attacks.
French repulse attempts OF German
crown prince to break through lines In
verdun sector.
Address OF Lloyd-George indicates
nature OF entente reply to pope's
peace proposals.
American aviators OF the Lafayette
ssQuadrille participate in aerial com.
bats on the western front.
Fierce aerial battles In the west re-
suit in loss Of twenty.four German
planes and eight British flyers.
German airmen In raid over British
lines kill number OF own men who
were In prisoner clearing station.
British and French In Flanders con.
solidate positions near Lens won from
Crown Prince Rupprecht OF Bavaria.
Nine hundred and thirty.three Sean.
dinavian ships have been destroyed by
torpedoes or mines since the begin
ming OF the war.
British troops advance over a front
Of a mile to a depth OF 500 yards near
Ypres Renew attacks in Somme re-
gion with advantages.
Two army divisions instead of one,
comprising a total OF at least $4,000
men. probably will make up the first
contingent OF the National Guard 10
30 to France.
From q sestion OF the French front
comes word that the renowned avi.
ator. Capt. George Guynemer, brought
down two more German machines,
making fifty-two he has accounted for
In . clearing station during the bat.
tie on the Belgian front four Amerl.
can surgeons In the operating rooms
were found hard at work. They were
assisted by business-like American
nurses