davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-21

sage. farina, deger-
minated cornmeal no
longer is iron to be
found. Refining pro-
cesses have removed
the iron Of Mother
Earth from these im-I
poverished foods, and
silly methods Of home'
cookery by throw
ing down the waste
pipe the water in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-21
Doctor Says Crying Need
OF The Woman OF Today
Is More Iron in Her Blood
TO PUT STRENGTH IN HER NERVES AND COLOR

Irritable Looks Pale Haggrd And
Worn Should Have Her Blood Examined for Iron Deficiency.
Clinical Tests Gives Most Astonishing Youthful
Makes Look Years YOUNGER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-21

who " ere
ailfng allthe
while dOu-
BILE their
strength and
endura n @ G
and entirely
rid them
selves Of all
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
us. May Stop Building Big
Battleships; to Give Time
to Needed Small Craft
By Associated Press

Washington. April 19-Temporary
of construction work on
the five new battle cruisers and also
one other capital ship is under consid-
Grafton, Secretary Daniels said to-day,
so that such portions of the steel ship
building industry as are not engaged
in building small fighting craft may
be concentrated upon construction of
merchant shipping to make good sub
marine losses.
No orders have been issued to delay
work on the battle cruisers but the
navy is holding up bids for three 49,
000-ton battleships authorized by the
last Congress because it does not wish
to clog the ship production capacity
of the country with long time jobs in
the present emergency.
The present capacity of the country
for the production OF structural steel,
the entire strength of the shipbuilding
trade and the total available plant ca
pacity of shipyards fitted to build steel
ships would be required to carry out
the full naval program and to complete
merchant work now on the ways.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
Germans Fill Trenches
With Men in Vain Efforts
to Stem French Assault
BY Assoeiatcd Press

Headquarters of the French Army on
the French Front, Tuesday night. April
17-Delayed)- initial success OF
the French in the great battle begun
yesterday continued to-day when, de-
spite resistance from the Germans their
front position was occupied along an
other twenty miles, extending east
ward from Rheims TO Auberive.
The strength of the Germans can be
gauged by the fact that they EN-
ployed nineteen divisions of front line
troops. The trenches were absolutely
filed with men and, according to pris.
oners, who now number over $4,000.
they had orders to stand until the last
but could not resist the French artil-
lery and infantry. Many fluctuations
in positions naturally occurred during
the course of the fighting. but when
ever the Germans counter attacked
they failed to maintain for any length
of time positions gained and. the
French were able to bivouac on the
ground they reconquered, some time
to a depth of five to six kilometers.
The defenses were found to be very
strong everywhere and were we'll pro-
vided with artillery, some of which
already has fallen into French hands.
There has been no cessation of the
battle even after nightfall, and thrust
and parry with large bodies of troops
have brought about many separate
battles at different points. in which
the French usually remained masters
of the field.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
NEW CONSTITUTION
IF VOTERS PASS
This Is Plan of Representative
Whitaker, of Chester, in Bill
Presented Today

Under terms of a bill presented in
the House this morning by Represen-
tative Samuel "A. Whitaker, of Ches-
ter county, the voters of the State will
vote at the November election on the
question whether they desire a con-
vention to be held for the drawing up
of new constitution.
The bill also provides that at the
same election there shall be three
delegates to the proposed constitu-
tional convention elected in each sena-
torial district, making $50 delegates.
Fifteen delegates are to be named by
the Governor and these fifteen, in the
event of the convention being approx
ed by the people, are to meet imme-
diately after election to draw up
drafts of the proposed basic law.
The convention is to meet in Har-
risburg next January, the sessions to
be held in the State Capitol.
Delegates are to be nominated by
petition signed by 200 voters.
The constitution to be drafted will
be submitted to the people at a time
to be selected.
The bill provides salary of $3.50,
mileage and 500 contingent fund for
each delegate.
An appropriation of 100000 is
made by the bill to carry out all pro-
visions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
FRENCH INFANTRY
BESTS GERMANS
CONTINUED From First PageJ


and ALLIES. North of the Chivres-C -Chivy
line the enemy retained all the heights
and footing had to pc won thereon
oefore the operation, so auspiciously
begun. could be properly completed
TWO simultaneous attacks were de-
cided upon with Nanteuil-La- -Fosse on
the left and Chivy and Braye-en-La-
onnois on the right as the respective
ooJectives. The attacks succeeded per-
fectly Notwithstanding the determined
resistance of the enemy, who had all
the advantages of the ground. Driven
out OF Nanteuil and Brave. the Ger
mans nevertheless still clung to the in
termediate positions, comprising VaiIIy
ana the important bridgehead on the
Aisne. by which they could threaten
the French fanks.
Movement Extended
The movement was then extended to
the bridgehead which was soon car
ried and the attacking troops scaled the
slope of the plateau north of Vailly.
They advanced rapidly as far as Rouge
Maison farm and a country house to
the right, gaining several hundred
yards of ground on the summit of the
plateau. Substantial progress was also
made east of Nanteuil and by the aft
ernoon only one narrow gap was left
through which the Germans could
Withdraw the troops in the region OF
Conde, Celles and Saucy. These de-
taehments are in serious danger of
capture.
The violence of the French attack
threw the enemy into such disorder
that he was unable to bring up re-
serves quickly enough and consequent
ly lost several guns. Toward the end
OF the day the French made further
progress between the plateau of Vailly
and Braye. all villages south of the
famous Chemin des Danes being taken.
Advance Continues
The advance toward Courtecon dur
ing the last three days has been even
greater and amounts to more than
three miles In depth. In the center
the battle ragged most fiercely in the
region of La Ville-Aux-Bois. The wood
east of the village, two thousand yards
long by five hundred in depth, was very
strongly held by the enemy, no less
than $50 machine guns being crowded
into 1t. All these were captured, to-
gether with 1900 men, by a clever ma
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
GERMANS THROW
MEN INTO FRANCE
CONTINUED From First Pagcl

taken with the capture of the Vailly
bridgehead yesterday and their wav-
ering lines continued last night to be
pushed rapidly northward.
French Drive Forward
From Chavonne on the Aisne the
French have driven more than three
miles north of the river despite des-
perate resistance by Won Hindenburg's )
reinforced armies.
In the Champagne the successes of
the French are equally striking. They
have driven a great wedge more than
three miles deep into the German lines
between Rheims and Auberive and last
nights attacks netted General Nj
velle's men several important heights
in the Moronvilliers region.
Capture Batteries
Two more German batteries were
captured in the Moronvilliers fighting.
Previously the taking of seventy FIVE
German guns in the new French Of
fensive had been reported SC. that the
number of cannon wrested from the
Germans must now be nearing the 100
mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
Spies Open Door to
Gain Entrance to Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
By associated Press

Washington, April 19. - Capitol po-
lice discovered to-day that the door of
the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
had been forced during the night.
Clerks in the committee room after a
hurried examination said no papers
were missing and Senator Swanson,
the acting chairman of the committee,
said there was no confidential infor-
nation in the room.
The door was badly splintered and
the Capitol police force was much sur
prised that no sounds were heard
when 1t was forced. The guards at
the Capitol were recently increased in
number. Entrance when the houses
of Congress are not in session has been
made unusually difficult. An investi-
cation was begun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
British Tanks Play Big
Part in Successful Driues
on the Hindenburg Liie

London, April 19.-One of the cor
respondents at British headquarters in
tanks" says they were one of the
undoubted successes of the battle of
Arras.
"The Germans claim to have destroy
ed twelve tanks and it is true that
few of them lie stranded about the
battlefield says this correspondent;
but they have saved hundreds, per-
haps thousands of lives, and have won
strong places and knocked scores of
the enemy.
Their successes vastly outweigh
failure. Their deeds gave the most
practicable aid possible to the ad-
vance"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

over Crosswick's creek on the Tren-
ton division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. 1t is said that a trainload of
powder passes over this line at about
Jersey City. Price, with other mem
bers of his company was on duty at
the bridge. All heard a shot ring
out and a bullet that apparently came
from bushes near the little bridge
struck Price and he fell unconscious.
His companions brought him to hos
pital in this city where physicians said
he could not live.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
u. S. Places Order for 5000
Lewis Machine Guns

Washington. April 19.-Emergency
orders for six thousand Lewis machine
guns for the army and navy have been
placed by the government, although
the American-made weapon, which has
ben the subject of such bitter contro-
versy. has not been adopted as this
standard light machine gun for the
army.
Tests of the Lewis and other light
weapons will take place May l, it was
said at the department, as result OF
which a final decision would be reach
ed. The Lewis gun. once rejected by
the American government. has become
one of the great factors of the entente
armaments on the western front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

neuver which cut off the wood from
the rest OF the line.
The army on the right, from Pru-
nay to Auberive. by skilful maneuv-
ering, cleaned the Germans out of
most of the heights in front of the
village of Moronvilliers. On one of
the crests several heavy guns were
captured.
On the whole, when the wretched
weather and the difficulties of the ter
rain are considered the days work is
considered most satisfactory and it is
believed that 1t paves the way for far
more rapid progress in the near flu
ture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
Shot From Dark Mortally
Wounds Bridge Guard
BY .4ssocintcd Press

Trenton, N. j., April 10. = shot
fired from ambush mortally wounded
Robert Price, Is years old, a private
in Company B, Second regiment, New
Jersey National Guard, who was on
duty guarding Il railroad bridge near
Yardville. N. ].
The bridge is a 50-foot long trestle
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
RED CROSS GETS
1928 NEW MEMBERS
President Hopes
Red Cross Campaign
Will Be Successful
[Continued From First Page]

The White House, Washington,
April 18, 1917.
Hon. Vance G. Mccormick,
Harrisburg, Pa.
I wish YOU success with all my
heart in your campaign for In
creased membership of Red Cross.
This is direct and immediate
way in which the full patriotic pur-
pose of the nation can be shown.
WOODROW WILSON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
PNEUMONIA KILLED Kissing

FV'7
Amsterdam, April IA Brussels
telegram says that thee death of Gen
eral Won Kissing, German governor
general in Belgium which was re-
ported last night, was due to inflam-
nation of the lungs.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
High School Notes
(By David whitley

Harvey Watt, Ray Clary, Elmer
Bagley, Arvin Burnette and David
Whittle acted as ushers for DR.. Fos-
ter's, talk at the Elks' Temple last
Friday evening. The seating capac-
ity of the hall was filled to its limit.
The horrors of the war were brought
home to those present as no other
speaker has been able to do.
Last Wednesday Miss Lilly read to
all the English classes lucky enough
to have their lessons prepared, the
stories being published in some of the
leading dailies by Arthur Guy Empey,
the author of cover the Top" Miss
Lilly read this book some weeks ago
and several of the classes recognized
the style as distinctive of the author
before being told.
The. fourteen boys who attended
the Y. M. c. A. conference at Eugene
report having had zone grand time. )"
They will probably tell the student
body of their trip some time this
week.
Wednesday morning of last week
flag made by the sewing classes was
presented to the student body by Miss
Ruth York. The flag has over hun
dred blue stars set on white, sur
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
SWIMMING as an Exercise.

There is no exercise like swimming.
The breast stroke builds arm and
shoulder breast muscles. The forward
thrust and backward sweep are guar
anteed to develop those back muscles
which cure the scholars stoop. The
scissors kick of the side stroke will do
more for the legs than all the gymna-
stun tricks yet invented. The arduous
labor of the trudgen and the crawl
compes deep breathing. And when
ones wind, grown short in Office or
chair or over workbench, is spent you
turn upon your back and rock, as in a
cradle, looking at the sky.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
State Bank of
Ashland
Saving and Commercial
Accounts

rounded by wide border of red.
Oliver Anderson addressed the stu
dent body.
Aida Heer, Nina Brewer, Alta
Scott, Stewart Hast, Lloyd Turner
and Harvey Watt were excused from
classes last Wednesday afternoon to
sell tickets and advertise the game
! Thanksgiving.
Harley Holmes was home for a
visit during the holidays.
Yell Leader Gill called a rally at
$3.50 Wednesday afternoon. After
giving some yells and songs the stu
! dent body was told that special ar
: rangement had been made with the
manager of the theatre whereby any
high school student would be admit
ted to "The Lone Wolf" Wednesday
evening for Is cents A bunch of the
loyal rooters were present, and when
the slide advertising the game was
i thrown on the screen, gave a couple
! of old standby yells.
Professor Hodge, who had charge
of the commercial department of
Ashland high year before last, visited
the school last Wednesday. He was
kept busy shaking hands and renew
ing old friendships. Mr.. Hodge was
one of the most popular teachers the
school has ever had.
School was dismissed last Monday
morning about 10 o'clock. Oil Or
dered four weeks ago had not ar
rived. Arrangements we're made with
the railroad whereby limited supply
was obtained and school was resumed
Wednesday morning. The freight
congestion Of the roads caused the
delay Of the crude oil. The vacation
thus made did not come amiss to
many of the students, the play cast
in particular.
The play, Thompson Of the Vars
ity," will be staged Friday evening,
December 7.
Several of the teachers of Ashland
high visited the Medford schools dur
ing the two days we were out of fuel
OIL If they are of the opinion Of the
teachers who visited the Medford
schools last year, it will be that they
are better satisfied with Ashland
high.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
HER0ISM IN THE NAVY.


Our navy Is crowded with men who
win face any danger Some years ago
one Of our battleships was on the bat
!, tle range, with bags of powder slowed
IN her turrets to save time In loading
and firing the guns. A spark got to
Il the bags of powder There were an ex-
plosion and fire. Directly under
meath was the handling room. Burn
ing pieces of cloth fell from the turret
down into the handling room. The
crew of that handling room could have
jumped into the passageway, made
their way up ladder and so on to
the free and safe air Of the open deck.
What they did was to stand by to
stamp out what fire they could.
Leading from the handling room were
the magazines. The doors of the mag
aznes were open. Men jumped into
the magazines and buttoned the keys
of the bulkhead doors so that there
would be no crevice for sparks. In
doing that they locked themselves In,
and once in they had to stay in. Above
them, they knew, was a turret full of
men and officers dead and dying. They
knew that fire was raging around them,
too, and that the next thing would be
for the people outside to food the mag
azines. The magazines were flooded.
When things were under control and
the doors opened the water in the mag
azines was up to the mems necks.
While that was going on below decks
in the turret were other men and Off
GERS. including the chaplain, not know
ing what was going on below and ex-
pecting every moment to be blown up
into the sky. But there they were, cas-
ing the last moments Of the men who
were not already dead. Thirty all told
were killed in the turret. All concern
ed behaved well, but no better than
they were expected to behave.
A few years ago there was destroy
er Off Hatteras. 1t was before day
break Of a winters morning in heavy
weather. A boiler explosion blew out
her side from well below the water
line clear up through to her main deck.
Men were killed by the explosion; 9th
ers were badly scalded. A steam burn
Is an agonizing thing, yet some of
these scalded men went back into that
hell Of a boiler room and hauled out
shipmates who. to their notion, were
more badly burned than themselves.
One such rescuer died Of his burns.
The hole In the deck and top side Of
that destroyer was twelve feet across,
yet her commander and crew got her
to Norfolk under her own steam. Com
mander and crew behaved well, but no
better than they were expected to be-
'have.-James B. Connolly In Golfers
Weekly.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
How Norway Finds Sailors.

Norway's navy, being young serv-
fee, is built expressly for defense and
not defiance. But, though her ships are
few, the quality of her men is high, the
hardy fishermen Of the coast providing
an abundance of excellent material,
and her officers are chosen and trained
with the utmost care. A cadet has to
serve at least one year in the merchant
service before he can enter the naval
college at Horten. and his Qualifica-
tons before obtaining the rank of sub
lieutenant must include a thorough
knowledge of English. French and Ger
man, with ability to speak English and
one of the other two languages tluently.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
Motor Wheel Rims.

How many automobilists are there
who ever remove their rims from the
wheels until forced to do so by reason
of tire trouble? Very few, is the an
swer. If they did take the rims off
after having run the car for a short
time and use little graphite in be-
tween the wheel and the demountable
rim they'd find tire changing easier lat
er on. AS it is. rims are sometimes so
rusted and plastered on that they take
an unconscionable time to remove
when the need finally does arrive.-
Chicago Tribune.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06

Oliver L. Davidson of the Medford
cigar store received letter from his
brother Osborne, who is member
OF Company A, 18th railroad en-
gineers, now in active service on the
western front, saying that things are
beginning to hum and that all the
boys are looking forward to action
through the winter. 1t is probable
that Davidson was in the U. S. en-
cheering corps which took such a
prominent part in the recent often
sive near Cambria. Osborne clerked
at the Medford cigar store for some
time and has many friends in the
city.-Medford Sun.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
To Cure Scars.

Scars are often very ugly things and
disagreeable marks when they exist in
prominent places on the skin. Prob
ably nothing can remove big scar the
tissue Of which has become fbrous
and unyielding, but the following rec
ipe, to be applied on lint and allowed
to remain on the part for a little time
daily, win effect an improvement in
small scars and blemishes: Borax, one
and a half ounces; salicylic acid, twelve
grains; glycerin, three drains; rose
water. six ounces. Mix.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06

II have been visiting one place. at
least, where men are always guarded
IN their conduct"
"And what might that remarkable
place bef'
The neutrality-suspicious. Amer
icAn.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06
Tro. polit.r..,.

Does your wife listen to your ad-
viceT g.
"Listen7 or course she does. Ny
wife is very polite."-Boston Tran
script
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06

When you meet an obstacle use II as
? Stepping stone g1 jHr %fg
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-12-06

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-21
FAKE HEN EGG roo
MUCH FOR THE SNAKE
Interesting Story Emenates
From Bunker Hill.

Mr. BYRD Purcell, of Brucetown.
Va was near Bunker Hill on Mon,
day and witnessed the killing of a
six-foot snake that had been robbing
the hen houses of that section for
some time past
Large Jumps were noticed through
out the anatomy of the snake, and
upon its being dissected it was found
that the snake had swallowed a large
artificial nest egg made Of plaster
of paris.
1t was due to this indigostible egg
that the snake was captured in the.
first place, as it was in lethargy
when killed, and gave every symp-
tom Of suffering from indigestion. 1t
Yielded easily to the club
A large number of real hen eggs
were also discovered in the snake.
but it is agreed that the plaster of
paris imitation was the pill that put
The reptile out Of business.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-21
new DOG LAW is Al"
RIGID IN WEST VA.
Measures Taken For Protection
OF Sheep Effective July 20.

The recently enacted dog law is
considered very rigid and it is be-
leycd will greatly assist the people
Of the state in protecting live stock
and thus contribute to the war econ
omics Of the state and nation The
provisions Of the bill which become
effective July 26, are as follows
1T shall be unlawful for any per
son TO suffer or permit any dog in
his possession or kept by him about
his premises to run at LARGE an any
Enclosed land or trespass upon any
enclosed O. unenclosed lands of an.
other
II any dog be suffered or permit.
tod to run Al large or aespass as
aforesaid or Kill or assist in killing.
lnjprine or chasing any sheep or 9TH
er domestic animals out Of the en-
closure oil the owner or keeper of
0eh doc, proof that such dog was at
Iarec AT the time and place Of injury
complained Of shall be peima facie
evidence of liability and guilt ass
hereinafter provided
The county eouri of every county
and the council of every municipal
IT,. shah prepare and deliver to its
assessor, sheriff constablcs Or other
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-21
BRAKEMAN KILLED.

Hit as he was entering tunnel
while sitting on lie front OF the en-.
CINE, E. w Costello Of Grafton. Bal
timore < Ohio brakeman. was killed
Thursday morning near Corvallis.
W Va. When his lantern rolled
down on the engine platform it was
found that he had been killed The
boly was taken TO Cairo W Va
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-21

Miss Edna Horermale has return
ed to her home in Hagerstown. &c
companied by Mrs Charles Kantner
and son, who Will spend several
days there