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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21

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Dear r. D. X:
have invented n way OF taking
n clgaret in the arm. This saves
one all the trouble drawing In and
blowing out smoke. carrying match
es and Knocking off ashes. DO YOU
suppose can get II patented
II. IL. J.
tr SHE DOESN'T GIT TRIMMED
THERE, rRY 4 DHIs>M>Nrn
Mrs. Itutnmei Of Columbus viii arrive
Thursday 20 he trimmed o., the shaw
millinery store. cUshoeton tpl Tunes
Looking over the war dispatches,
We note that the Russians are fight
Ing on the A river, Probably US
ing Bb shot
Avoid fresh paint and people.
However. you must admit the
Russians love 10 fight But We
wish they'd fight the Germans In
stead OF fighting one another.
There may be an excuse for
boosting tho price OF som. things.
But whore do they get an excuse
for boosting hogsY There never
was time when the old Y. y, A.
had ms many hogs-if you know
what | mean.
SUFFICE 1T ~. ~ E~orou
To soy they had . xeed time !. merely
an expression without the proper mean
ing. Arriving at this beautiful. en-
trsneinx pleasure resort. and after
garipx upon the placid wsters for .
short time. watching the laughing. rip
ping wave. chase each other from hank
to bank--ehieh is always calculated Co
carry the soul OF man ints dreaniand--
dinner. tho most Important fratare for
the ssst~aanse Of life. was announced.
The afternoon was spent In beating. etc.
Aud when the gently sinkinx
behind the western cioods. casting lie
shadowy forms over the face Of mother
earth. warning the happy circle that tho
day wa. xuns. sarp~r IVES announced
ard partahen Of. Then. y. the moon
shown forth In all n- .risndor. home
ward beand was nest. space forhids a-
60 dwell further on this delightful day.
hot suffice to cay that u viii long he re-
mennirred by ali Who attended iis pleas
are..-West tend WIS., riiot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
coNscRIPT WEALTH

Editor The Star: The Star de-
serves great credit for it's con-
sigtent advocacy Of conscription OF
wealth to pay for the war. No
single measure II ever expounded
would have so far-reaching results
for permanent peace among nations
ar n Law providing for conscription
OF wealth 20 pay the expenses OF
war. Such law would hit the
very class in every nation who are
interested in fomenting trouble.
No one who knew he would have
to pay for II would ever dream OF
staging fight.
LEO NoRDRUM.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
LETTER WRITING

What a nice lccslHg coDe co.
Yes, Il is The spider wasn't inter
rupted in hts web making Why :
Can't you make out. under the coat
OF dust, the letter writing material :
Oh. yehl Well. that explains H..
A safe place for spider TO spin
a web Is over letter writing ma.
teriai.
Well. how n II Postmaster Ed.
gar Battles rnailmen are kept busy
Howl Why. they're carrying those
letters that say. Why don't you
write mo more oftcn7" That's what
50 per cent of tho pcopl" write in
80 per cent OF the letters 20 their
friends that write back tho same
thing TO them.
Tho other so pcr cent OF the let.
ters read. Why don't you pay your
bIlis7"
Here Ia the big reason why there
isn't much letter writing: Because
people don't know just what TO
write about except the weather. and
nearly all the papers print the
country's weather reports anyhow
One OF the fighting suffs Just re-
leased from jail says there wasn't
work enough in prison. Just max
Ing wild guess. ours Is that n she
had been engaged In some work
outside OF prison she wouldn't have
found time TO be sent there.
You can see what happens when
tho old mans right arm isn't strong
enough 20 run the ranch:
Adam and Eve.
Alexander and Dragn.
Nicholas and Alexandra.
Constantine and Sophia.
We expect to add Gustav and
Victoria TO the list one OF these
days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21

HATES TOBACCO
Editor The Star: I. too. would
protest against this tobacco fund
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
United States Depository

Statement OF Condition
Including its Branches in Portland, Seattle and
Tacoma at the Close OF Business,
September IL, 1917.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
IT ISA GOOD MOVE

What do with the aliens in midst is real. live.
burning question many OF them jumping into the
vacated by drafted Americans and the has
tackled il BY passing the Chamberlain bill
Under this aliens OF the central powers be
utilized for necessary purposes during the stngcncy In
words such aliens be drafted for other than fight
ing purposes
German aliens for instance will be holding drafted
Americans jobs while the latter at the front fighting
TO protect them and the jobs.
There is widespread demand for some such measure
TWO fAvEAR-oLD Berkeley, Cal, a
because "od dirty and good anyhow professors
killing folks they're dirty;
rsvsrsaI In boys
AUSTRIAN FLEET .
In .
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COLYUlNl
A WORD FROM JOSH WISE

Manners change but human
naeher stays th' same.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-21
WHEREFROM WE DRAW 4

SUPPOSE when the Liberty Loan was announeed hobody
had possessed any savings
Nobody could have bought Liberty bonds on cash pay
mcnt. ,
But thousands did have savngs-and they went to their
banks and drew money and bought bonds.
This will likely be long war. There will be more
loans. -,
The government will need much money just as It viii
need much powder and shells and food.
When the next loan comes will YOU have money IN
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Was Not a Deserter

It seems there is no truth in the
report that is being widely circu
lated in this county that Cecil
Molloy, whose body was shipped to
his parents in the northwest part
of this county for burial two weeks
ago, had been court martialed and
shot for desertion from the army.
From an obituary of the young
man published in the Linneus
News last Friday we quote: His
commanding officer states that he
never shirked a duty and passed
his gunner's examination in much
less than the usual time required
for such work. He was member
of the Coast Defense Corps and
stationed at San Diego, Cal. His
death certificate states that death
was caused by pneumonia of the
right lung and the continuation of
his illness covered a period of II
davs. -
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Death Of a Young Man

Walter J. Burnett passed away
at the home Of his step-mother,
Mrs. Lucinda Burnett in the north
west part of town last Sunday
morning, after an illness of several
months from lung trouble.
He was born October IA, 1890,
and was therefore 26 years, 6
months and % days old. Was
born and reared in this comfy,
the only son of the late James and
Mary Burnett. He had resided in
Laclede for the past fifteen years.
Those surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Chas. w. Green of Brookfield
and Miss Louise Burnett of Kansas
City and the aged step-mother, all
of whom were present at the
funeral held at the Baptist church
Monday afternoon. the services
being conducted by Rev. R. L.
Stratton. The remains were taken
to Brookfeld for burial.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
School Exercises at FOrker

Rev. J. D. MendenhalI of Brook
field will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon for the senior class of the
Forker consolidated high school at
the Forker church next Sunday
morning at 11:0O. The class play
will be given on Wednesday even
ing, the 10th, and the graduation
exercises will be he'd on Friday
evening. There are three in the
senior class this year. 1t will be
noticed that none of these dates
conflict with Laclede exercises and
no doubt many from here will take
the opportunity to mingle with the
good people of that district on
these occasions,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Reading Circle Meeting

Mrs. A. j. Caywood was hostess
to the Reading Circle Tuesday
evening. Members and visitors re-
sponded with interesting current
events at roll call. Mrs. M. P.
Benson gave the lesson from
: Training for Citizenship" Chap
ter 80, THE Founding of the
Nation; !" chapter 33, THE Nation
al ExecutiVe;" chapter 80, Aids
TO the National Executive" "
Mrs. j. w. Lomax's lesson was
from the Magazine: Learning by
Reel;" Sharing the British EN-
pire;' and Temperance in South
America. "
Mrs. Lewis Henderson of Syra-
cuse, Kansas, favored with some
excellent music.
Ihe guests OF the evening were
Mrs, G. B. Talbot, Mrs. D. Fl.
Hall, Mrs. A. j. Baum, Mrs. P.
F. Weaver, Mrs. Anna Walters of
Los Angeles, Cali, and Mrs. Lewis
Henderson of Syracuse, Kans.
The hostess served delicious re-
freshments assisted by her dangh-
ter, Miss Viva.
Next regular meeting with Mrs.
J. Clair Lomax. Leader, Mrs. E.
E. Benson.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Mrs. A. S. Byrd Entertains

At the spacious home of Mrs. A,
$. Byrd last Saturday evening
were entertained a number friends.
The evening was spent in social
games and music making one of
the most enjoyable evenings of the
season, The guests were Mrs. j.
w. Lomax, Mrs. F. F. Pratt, Mrs.
H. W. Lomax, Mrs. j. E. Welsh,
Mrs G. B. Talbot, Mrs. J. Clair
LOmax, Mrs. Max Jones, Mrs. II.
Fl. Bonds, Mrs. A. J. Baum, Mrs.
G. E. Tracy, Mrs. N. Byrne, Mrs.
NJ. F. Clay, Mrs. Anna Walters
and little son of Los Angeles,
Cali, Miss Laura Love, Miss Edith
Hamilton, and VIM. Byrd.
The hostess served q delicious
three course luncheon, assisted by
her daughter, Miss Allene.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Farmers Meeting Monday

Every farmer in the Laclede
community should make it point
to attend the meeting here next
Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
A representative from the agricul
tural college will speak. A dele
gate will be elected to the County
Council of Defense. Mr.. Clifford
Pinchot, formerly chief forester for
the United States, thus speaks of
present world conditions: The
war will be won or lost on two
great battle fields-the one in
France where arms are used, and
the other in this county where we
must produce sufficient food to
feed ourselves and our Allies. "
1t is up to the people on farms
to win the battle in this country.
The purpose of the local meetings
and of the the Council of Defense
is organization that we may hold
our part of the line in this country.
Victory in France depends upon
the maintenance of the food supply.
Organization will be u help in in
creasing production, in getting ad-
1itional farm labor where needed
and in getting products to con-
sumers with least possible waste.
How these things can be done win
De explained at the meeting next
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11

At their meeting last Saturday
afternoon it was decided by the
Grand Army veterans to observe
Memorial day in the usual way
this year. The sermon will be on
Sunday, Nav q. at the NJ. E.
church and decoration on Wednes-
day, May 80. While there are %
civil war veterans residing in this
township the post has a member
ship of only Is, about one-third of
what the membership was some
years ago. The program will be
published in a later edition of this
paper.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
Ready For Hot Weather

AS viii be seen by an advertise
ment on another page the Boyles
Pharmacy, first door south Of post
Office, is now prepared to serve lee
cream and soft drinks Of all kinds,
as well as fruits. It Is here you
win End The famous LOngaere zee
cream served in The various forms.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
P. E. o. Meeting

Miss Edith Hamilton was hostess
to chapter R, P. E. O. Wednesday
afternoon. The members were de-
lighted to have an opportunity to
meet Mrs. j. T.. Hamilton at P. E.
o. Mrs. L. F. Moore gave an ex-
cellent lesson, Nature Wonders
of Missouri" Mrs. Ralph Neal of
Linneus was present and furnished
music on the grafonola. The
hostess served dainty refreshments,
being assisted by her sister, Mrs.
Neal.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

. G. w. Neal spent Sunday with
relatives at the old home near
Linneus.
o. A. Potter took a car of fat
lambs to the St. Louis market
Monday night.
Mrs. A. J. Linn spent Monday
afternoon at Linneus with her
daughter, Miss Lillian.
Mrs. Lewis Henderson of Syra-
cuse, Kans., is the guest of Mrs.
C, B. Talbot this week.
O. G. Tooker is remodeling and
building new porches to his resi-
dence east of town on route three.
Mrs. L. F. Moore and Mrs. G..
c. Bigger spent Tuesday with Mrs.
Il. E. Bundren and family in
Kansas City.
F. NJ. Alexander of Laclede is
paying the highest market price
for wool. Don't sell your clip
until you see him.
Miss Bessie McAllister of Lin
neus is spending this week here
visiting her sister, Mrs. Carl
Sayles and family.
j. W. Brown, who has spent
the winter here with his daughter,
Mrs. E. r. Barton, went to Macon
Wednesday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Chris Eyman left Tuesday
noon for Colorado Springs, Col,
on receipt of telegram announc-
ing that her mother was i'll and
not expected to live long.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet at the
home of Mrs. W. E. Shell next
Wednesday, May Is, at 2:3O.
Every member is urged to be
present.
E. B. Allen is to install a heat
ing plant in his apartment and
office building. He has contracted
with Carothers & Allen for the
furnace and work on making ga
basement will begin soon.
Miss Belle Welsh accompanied
by Mrs. Roy Welsh and Miss
Bernice Welsh were up from
Charlton county Tuesday and spent
the evening with friends and at
tended the Dixie minstrels.
F. M. Alexander is in the mark
ct and paying the highest market
price for old iron, rubber, rags and
paper. The present price on coun
try mixed iron, free from boiler
plate, is 30 cents per hundred.
There is an opening for teacher
in the Bruner district northeast of
Laclede and the board would like
to receive some applications. All.
Farrar is president of the hoard,
Chas. Frazier, clerk and D. E.
Stark the other member.
John G. Brown came in Tuesday
night from attending gas con-
at Roanoke, Va, spent
5he day here and left that night to
Join his wife at Princeton. He says
he war spirit is running high in
he east with soldiers everywhere.
The board Of managers of the
EOrker co operative shipping assoc
alton have elected the following
,fieers: Fred Miller, president; l..
7. Ringland, vice president; Lyman
andrews, secretary y-treasurer. A
meeting attended by So was held
tuesday night at which time con-
titution and bylaws were adopted {
3 planned by the board, The I
,Oard win meet next Monday night 4
o consider the appointment Of q
manager. le
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

h0o ACuCWCu COuOkNSO AOI JuC use vi
the grounds at Highland Ball
Park now owned by F. F. Dresser.
The work of organizing a team is
well under way and it is expected
that practice will begin soon after
the close of school,
Geo. w. Anderson, township
trustee, L. 7. Rowland, member of
the hoard, and Adolph and Emil
Brendahl were before the county
court at Linneus last Monday ask.
ing for a new bridge across Muddy
creek west of Laclede. The bridge
has been in bad shape for some
time.
The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton held their final meeting for
this school year at the assembly
room of the high school Tuesday
afternoon. The program which
was published last week was carried
out in full with short talks by Rev.
Dueker and Rev. Stratton. At
the close of the business session
they adjourned to meet again in
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found the program for commence
ment exercises of the grammar
school which will be held at the
assembly room of the high school
next Friday morning. A splendid
program has been prepared under
the careful direction of Miss Cassie
Heath whose we'll directed efforts
have prepared a large class for
promotion.
The Lomax { Standby Bank,
ever and always up-to- date and in
the forefront with business meth
DDS, has recently installed an
electric posting machine. 1t is
Dne of the latest devices for ac-
curacy, neatness and rapid work in
The machine will date,
add, subtract, debit and credit and
give balances and seems almost
human and in some transactions is
more than human as it refuses to
make wrong entries or falsify its
records. 1t is live machine, get
ting its energy from an electric
motor and is easier to operate than
The average typewriter. g.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
senior class of the Laclede high
school will be given next Sunday |
evening at the Methodist church by |
Rev. II. J. Dueker. Commence
nent exercises will be held at the
,pera house on Thursday evening,
he address to be given by Rev. A
!. Zeigel of Kirksville, his subject
oeing, Ideals of Life. F" A class
# ten is to be graduated, namely:
Iarcedes Mouser, Dorothy Harris,
Hazel Rankin, Ruby Walker,
Arthur Glover, Stanley l.. Whit
ker, Roy M. Luyster, Thomas Il.
Wade, J. Paul Carothers and Sub
J. Thorne of Linneus.
We publish today by request
all for a farmers meeting here for
ext Monday afternoon at which
ime a representative of the agri-
ultural college will explain certain
lings in connection with the cam
aign to increase crop production.
is a good thing but the
me for discussion is past and lhe
me for actual work is here, there
,re we do not believe any number
! farmers will feel like leaving, the
cid to attend a meeting at this
me. However, these farm meet
igs are being held with the best
Itentions aud those who can
.ouid .fterd fhom
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1917-05-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention Of Those Who Cone
and Go During the Week

last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Stoddard
spent Sunday with relatives in
Brookfeld.
Ward Stutsman went to Kansas
City last Friday to work at the car
penter trade.
Mr.. and Mrs: d. H. Hall went
to st. Joseph for short visit Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Jas. Booth and two child
rem visited relatives in BuckIin the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Brott Of
Brookfeld spent last Friday even
ing with E. b. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. J. Finney and
Clyde Finney spent Sunday with
relatives in Brookfeld.
J. A. Crowder of Milan made a
short visit here Sunday with E. B.
Allen and J. D. Boyles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Drake of
Linnues visited relatives in Laclede
last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Stella Thompson of Chilli
cothe was the guest of Laclede
friends last Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Dora Mitchell was over
from Meadville last Saturday,
guest of the family of Al Harter.
Chas. Hatfield and Miss Bessie
Hatfield of Argentine, Kans. visit
ed over Sunday with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kraft visited
over last Sunday with his brother,
Geo. Kraft and family in Kansas
City.
J. F. McAllister of Linneus
visited his daughter, Mrs. Carl
Sayles and family here the latter
part of last week.
Misses Roxana and Hazel Rank
in and Ida and Marie Welsh were
Sunday guests of Mrs. J. B. Pat
rick in Brookfeld.
A. E. Johnston spent Sunday in
Kansas City accompanying his
mother that far on her return to
her home at Fulton.
Mrs. A. J. Caywood daughter
Miss Viva were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Morgan in BrookfeId
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Jalia Hendricks of Fort
Scott, Kansas, came last Friday
to be with her sister, Miss Kathryn
Harter who has been quite sick.
Mrs, Dora Watson came over
from Brookfeld Sunday and was
accompanied home Monday by her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards,
Mrs. o. E. Weaver was over
from Brookfeld and spent last
Saturday afternoon with friends
and called and renewed for The
BLADE.
Rev. w. R. Shane of Ka4sas
City has been here this week,
having come down Monday to at
end the funeral of the late Walter
Burnett.
Mrs. Geo. Denbo and daughter,
Miss Frances, Mrs. Helga Butter
ield and Miss Christina johnson
jpent last Monday afternoon in
Jhillicothe.
Miss Ethelyn Mossbarger en-
oiled Monday morning in the
JhilIicothe Business College for a
Topographic course. She made
be trip to ChillicOthe Sunday
ifternOon and was accompanied by
)rville Mahnrin who after visiting
be college returned 10 Laelede The
ame evening.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26
HIGH PRICES OF FOOD
BROKEN, DECLARES HOOVER
and Assails Retailers for Not
Doing Their Part.

Washington, Oct. 19.-Food Admin
istratOr Hoover announced that the
corner has been turned in high prices"
He has gone as far as he can in
price reduction, he says, and assails
the retailers for not doing their part.
The next congress will probably be
asked to give him power to force the
retailers to abstain from profteering.
Mr.. Hoover says:
Most of the essential commodities
should, one after another continue to
show reductions between now and the
end of the year The food admins
traitor has no control of either the
grower or. his organizations, nor of the
great majority of retailers.
"The distribution chain lying be-
tween the warehouse, wholesalers,
commission men and manufacturers of
prime commodities has required q
great deal of study and development
for it's proper regulation, and these
regulations are coming into force
now"
Mr.. Hoover said he had every hope
the. retailers will cooperate, as the
farmers and other food handlers are
cooperating, to feed the nation and
the allies at reasonable prices. Every
body along the line down to the re-
taller, he declared already is helping.
But retail prices do not by any means
reflect the wholesale prices.
Wheat and flour regulations arehelp-
ing, Mr.. Hoover said. Asked when
bread prices will be set, he replied
the food administration is awaiting a
finding on costs from the federal
trade commission. In answer to a
query why bread and -four are cheap
er in France and England than here,
he said both countries substitute these
commodities. Moreover, he said, in
both contries it is common to make
bread of flour % to 40 per cent meal
or potatoes. If Americans want cheap
bread of this kind, he added, they can
have it.
He added:
"Its is necessary to secure a large
production, to maintain fair and re-
numerative prices to the producers.
While their expenses have increased
during the past year, the prices de-
manded for certain commodities are
not warranted. The intermediate han
ding trades are being placed under
regulation they are cooperating well
with the food administration, and the
speculation and prOfiteering are now
generally thing of the past"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26
U. S. DESTROYER ToRPEDoED
: Wounded by German Submarine
in War Zone.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-An American
destroyer on patrol duty in the war
zone was torpedoed on Tuesday. One
man was killed and five wounded The
boat managed to make port in spite of
severe damage.
Vice Admiral Sims cabled q brief re-
port of the incident to the navy depart
ment on Wednesday. He gave no de-
tails, but 1t is assumed the U-boat
made it's escape after firing torpedo
A gunners mate, Osmond Kelly In
gram, was the man killed. He was
blown overheard by the explosion.
The casualties were officially an.
nounced as follows:
The Dead.
Osmond Kelly Ingram, gunner's
mate, body not recovered. Kelly's
mother, Mrs. Betty Ingram, lives al
Pratt City, Ala.
The Injured.
Herman III. Pankratz, gunners mate
st. Louis.
William E. Merritt, seaman, New
York city.
Frank w. Kruse, fireman, Toledo.
Patrick Rutledge, oiler, New York
city.
William Seimer, fireman, Dundas
Mimi.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-26
FRENCH HALT FOES ATTACK
Germans Fail in Attack Near Bezon-
vaux-Heavy Artillery Fighting
in Three Sectors.

Paris, Oct ia German attack
near Bezonvaux, on the Verdun front,
was broken up by the French, 1T is an
nounced officially. Heavy artillery
fighting is in progress in this sector
and also on the Aisne front.
Eleven German airDlanes were shot
down by the French or driven to earth
in the German lines in damaged condi-
ton. the war office reports. Nancy
was again attacked, this time by a
squadron of thirty German machines.
London, Oct. 19.-The German ar
tillery was active during the night
south of the Ypres-Comines canal and
in the Zonpebeke and Broodseinde
sectors, according TO the official report.