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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
BY HENRY WOOD.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES ON
THE AIsNE. July 25.-(By Main-
lie Chemin des Danes" the historic
Ladies Road" is no longer a place
Cor ladies.
It is only a place for men-men
who know how to fight and die. The
daily battles now raging along the
Chemin des Danes equal in intensity
and ferceness the historic cOmbats
OF last year at Verdun.
These Chemin des Danes attacks
launched on a restricted front with
all the concentrated resources that
Germany has left for the purpose OF
retaking an observatory or obliterat.
ing a salient lack none OF the deter
mination and despemteness OF the
Verdun assaults.
No war correspondent or civilian
has ever set foot on Ladies' Road
since Il was wrested from the Ger
mans by the French. What takes
place there can only be learned from
the survivors who come back after
weeks defense Of the road. The
story Of one Is the story OF all-dif
fering only I'm detail and not in kind
The following is one OF many thou
sands:
The battalions OF chasseurs we
were to relieve had passed an agi-
tated period that included violent
attacks by the Germans with ensu
ing influx and refux.
ITO reach our front lines we must
cross the first and second lines OF
the famous Hindenburg position all
OF which In this locality has been
captured by us. Our artillery has
completely demolished every bomb
proof and shelter of the original Hin
denburg line. and for US It is a ques,
lion OF sleeping under the open sky
Ind glimmering stars.
Our officers 90 forward to recon
hotter the ground As the officers
talk together a Boche marmite falls.
A lieutenant is killed and another
wounded. A little farther along, a
life grenade mortally wounds an.
other officer.
I'VE take possession OF our Sector
and work hard to render It impreg
nabl6 to surprise attack. The
B0ches are only 80 yards away. Al
$50 In the morning they attack.
From our front line we can see
their infantry. They are so close tC
their own barrage that at oneA mo-
ment they are obliged to fall back
10 keep from being massacred by
their own shells. We have orders 10
die on the spot before abandoning
)ur line. A hand to hand combat IS
quickly engaged.
"The Germans succeeded IN getting
into our trenches. We do not hay,
enough grenades to beat off their at
tacks.
"But the waves which we drive
back are quickly replaced with fresh
'roops and the hand.to.hand fighting
continues. A lieutenant IN charge
IF a section after driving one German
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
NEW COLUMBIA RECORDS.

One Of the most amusing comedy
records ever issued by the Columbia
Graphophone Company is recording
by Gene Greene. baritone. entitled
'Buzzin' The Bee"
Mr.. Greene ives a truly laughable
presentation of an old-fashloned coon
song. replete with darkey "buzzing"
vocal stunts set to a melody OF cake
walk briskness and tunefulness.
One of the best songs Of "Her
Soldier Boy" perhaps one OF the
most successful OF New Yorks 1917
shows was the happy song Home
Again"
A clever fox-trot arrangement Of
this pretty bit Of melody is announced
IN Columbia record form. And
Princes Band plays II in a manner
eloquent Of the JOY woven into the
two expressive words OF the title.
The popular Flower song" IF
You'll Come Back TO My Garden OF
Love" may be found among late
Columbia recordings.
Billy Burton and Robert Lewis, two
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
"Le Chemin DeS DANES"
Battle as Terrific as ''Verdun"

assault is surrounded by a second.
The lieutenant shoots three German
fame shooters. He fnds that the de.
fensive grenades they are using do
not have a range sufficiently long and
orders his men to seize offensive
grenades. The latter are still in their
heavy packing cases. To open them
his men use pickaxes at the risk Of
exploding the whole case. But they
get them out and drive the German
fame thrOwers back Al this point
the enemy has now been thrown back
across the Chemin des Danes
I'VE find another soldier sitting on
a trench with a pipe In his mouth
calmly shooting down German gren'
EIDE throwers before a single one can
get within reach OF him.
Another solder after yaliantly
beating on the Germans from IN ffont
OF hts shell hole only TO ind that still
others are threatening to cut him on
from the rear, comes back and IN.
dignantly asks HIS lieutenant at what
range he must fix his rife IN order
70 get those pigs there
AT ten In the morning we have
the Boches back on the other side
Of the Chemin des Danes. In the
evening we await eagerly the oficial
communique. A line announces that
an attack has been repulsed on the
Chemin des Danes. The German com.
munique next day makes even brief.
er reference.
Such is the life today on the Che;
min des Danes that was built for
royal ladies 70 visit their summer
home.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
MAMMOTH FORCE shop IS
WILLYS-OVERLAND MARVEL

Ono OF the many individual marvels
at the Toledo factory OF the WHY'S
Overland Company Is the mammoth
forge shop. Here are used So steam
hammers and 81 forging and upset
ting machines. the latter being for
fanges. hinges and heads on various
parts 275Oo0.OOO cubic feet OF arti-
flcial gas are used annually by the
forge furnaces. 100000 gallons Of
gasoline, or 1000 tank cars. are con-
sumed yearly IN the forge shop.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
AUTO DOES MUCH FOR
health OF Americans

"The automobile has done more for
tho health and efficiency OF tho Ameri-
can people than any other one
thing" says George A. Kissel, Presi-
dent OF the Kissel Motor Car Co
Tho 100000 automobile owners
IN the United States form huge
army Of American health reserves.
the real backbone OF the nation.
Ever notice that tho motor car
owner seldom has occasion to call in
his doctor? He nnds his car the low
est priced health insurance policy IN
the world"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16
DORT ENLIsTs AS PRTvATF.

Ralph bort, son OF President j
Dallas bort, and formerly advert sing
manager OF the bort Motor Car Com
pany has enlisted as a private I'm the
U. s. Marine Corps and Is now In
training at Paris Island, s. G.
Mr.. bort was in the FIRST draft
quota, but beat compulsion by enlist
ing three days before the drawing
took place. Mr.. bort is an accom-
plished llngiist and his familiarity
with French particularly. made him a
most acceptable recruit.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-16

OF the most liked Of Columbla's
tenors. blend their voices In a sweet
ly tuneful contrast 10 a deep-toned
melody.
III You'll Come Back 70 My Garden
Of Love" 10 the type OF popular rec
ording that pleasantly grows upon"
the hearer with repetition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-31

MUST CUT
DELIVERIES
Special to the Express

Special to the Express.
Oklahoma City. Dec, sl.-T The OK.
lahoma public will eventually benefit
BY the plan, is urged by the Oklaho-
ma State Council OF Defense not only
to encourage but to demand OF gro.
GERS In towns OF $500 and over to re-
duce their deliveries to one day
over each route. BY this means the
government hopes to release 100000
men and boys in the United States
for important occupations.
Retail merchants III the larger
cities Of Oklahoma have already put
one delivery plan into effect with
success. Oklahoma city. Tulsa and
Muskogee have made official reports
TO the state council Of sacb action
and the plan Is effective in other
larger towns Where possible a CO.
operative delivery system should be
adopted, the state council urges.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-31
AGED FRENCH
WOMAN ALONE
In VILLAGE

(Hy W 3. Forrest. United Press Staff
correspondent.l
With the French Armies in the
Field, Dec. 2fHy mall PREFER
ing 70 live in pig pen rather than
stay away from the home she had
known all her life Ii the story or an
aged French-woman who is today the
lonely single inhabstant Of a desert
va village in .he Aisne department
Of northern France.
Defying even the French military
authorities who have ruled against the
return of former inhabitants 10 the
village on account OF its proximity
to the new German lines Marie I.o-
aier S.. picked her way back unaid-
ad and finding the pig sty tho less
ruined part Of what had been her
home she gathered up odds and ends
and put a roof over It. Once settled
she refused to Leave
It was here that Miss Mary vir-
ginia Poyton, Of Charlottesville. VA,
one or many young American women
aiding the returning villagers Of the
Aisne, found Madame Lozier.
What are you doing hereg" the
young American girl asked
This is my home and had right
To come, she responded.
@But how did you get here2"
= just got here. that's all know.
All the entreaties Of the young
American woman and French soldiers
have failed to convince the aged
Frenchwoman that she should leave
the improviaed home in the pig aty.
Her determination to i've where she
has always lived still defies the pos
sibility OF German shells and German
gas, she has been provided with q
gas mask and in the meantime tho
civil section Of the American Fund
for French Wounded, Or which Miss
Poyton is q worker Is seeing what
can be done about rebuilding Marie
Lozier's house and providing her
with necessities. With few pots
and pans already provided she is con.
tent to live where she Is until the
home appears above the ruins and
then she hopes her daughter, kid
mapped BY the Germans before they
destroyed the village and retreated.
and her son, soldier somewhere In
the trenches, viii come back to snare
It With her
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-31
WEATHER ELSEWHERE

= Western union reports re- =
= ceived at a. m. today:
> North Texas, generally =
= clear. temperature 22
y Central Texas. generalIy
> clear, temperature 81
= East Texas. generally cloudy,
= temperature %. y
? Gulf Coast. generally clear :
= temperature 81. =
= West Texas. generally clear, ;
= temperature 81. -
> Arkansas. generally clear, ,
: temperature IN; Helena cloudy :
so. -
> Louisiana. generally clear, ,
= temperature 80
. Oklahoma. generally clear, =
: temperatare e. =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-31

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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12
Moscow Muses.

This year promises to be a record
smasher for spring crops. Plenty OF
rain and but for the weeds, which are
plentiful, the prospect at present is
about one hundred per cent.
Moscow is famous for her gardens
this year. They are wonderful and
show what can be raised in Western
Kansas with proper care and cult
walton.
A Texas firm unloaded about sew
en- hundred head of cattle here the
first of the week to be pastured on
the abundant grass north of town.
The Fourth was a quiet day here.
All the boisterous ones were out of
town. A large number went to Uly-
sses and a small crowd, consisting
of several cars Of young folks and
Chas. Dudley went fishing out at
Two Buttes. They report fine time
and plenty Of fish.
James Gray, Roy Ward and
George Brewer went to Dodge last
Saturday and were mustered into the
service. "
The Moscow Lumber Co. have COM
pleted set Of nice buildings and
the Nichols Hardware, which will be
under the management of this COM
pany has moved into the new store
building.
The Chatter Lumber Yards under
Mr.. Shmitt's management look very
neat and nice since completed and
painted.
Mr.. Smith Of Great Bend was here
last week visiting his daughter and
son-in-law A. H. Oehler and wife.
E. L. Mccormick Of Bucklin was
here last week looking after his ex-
tensive land interests.
A number of persons from Liberal
was noticed in our town last Sunday.
We are glad to have our neighboring
towns call at anytime and no doubt
it is quite a treat to them.
George Kasson who has been in
very poor health for some time is no
better.
DR.. Brownell returned last week
from an extended trip abroad.
The young people will give an
Ice Cream Social on the church lawn
next Saturday night. Everybody
come.
Lee Crosley has "Quick Change"
tractor attachment for his Ford. AT
ter coming in from his mail route
Lee is soon ready to haul your lum-
Der, sand, coal or pillow your garden.
Lon Gaskill and family are still
in Colorado.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12
MINE OF HUMUS
NEWEST WEALTH
Panama Has a Deposit That Is
Said to Be a Veritable
Gold Mine.

A mine Of humus may be new
sort Of wealth, but there is billion
dollar deposit of it in Panama's prov
ince Of Chiriqui, according to the OBJ
servations of explorers, travellers
and residents there. One Of the lat
est of these is T. B. Monniche, en-
gineer of docks at the Panama Canal,
who spent his vacation of two months
in the Boquete plateau there.
Mr.. Monniche said that the decom-
posed vegetable mold on top of most
Of that region was thirty feet thick
in some places, and hardly ever less
than three feet anywhere there. The
fertility of the soil is almost incred-
ible. 1t is easily treble that Of the
average soil lacking the deposit of
humus.
A Million Acre Tract.
AS there are at least a million
acres of the humus covered land in
that region alone, it is safe to say
that the excess production capacity
Of the soil above that Of the normal
soil elsewhere would yield so mil
lion dollars a year if the land were
fully developed. Capitalized at 5
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

per cent, this means that the humus
deposit in Boquete is worth l billion
dollars. Few gold mines have ever
beaten this, while the humus, if prop
erly used and conserved, has the adj
vantage over the mine that it does
not vanish with development, but
may continue to produce its output
for an indefinite period.
Boquete is an elevated table land
some two thousand miles in extent,
with an average altitude of three
thousand feet above sea level. 1t
lies at the base of the Volcan de
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

If we were to publish one-half of
the dope sent US from the Depart
ment at Washington with an urgent
request, almost a demand that we
publish, urging people to buy bonds,
subscribe for the Red Cross, conserve
the food supply, intensity farming,
etc., it would require two or more
type setting machines running steady
and yet the war revenue bill propos-
ed to tax the newspaper receipts. If
we are called upon to pay our way in
advertising, it would seem to us that
the income tax should be left Off
Stratford Star.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

Chiriqui, an extinct volcanic peak,
more than ten thousand feet high,
extending from the toe of the peak
to within short distance of the
Pacific.
Forests Are Virgin. :.
There is a thick stratum Of vol
canic ash everything the plateau. In
this ash dense forests have been
growing, free from the ak, for ages.
The heavy rainfall, sunshine and rich
soil have contributed to making the
vegetation rank and luxuriant. The
decomposition Of the fallen logs,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

from David, the capital Of Chiriqui.
A short railway line traverses most
of the plateau with its Pacific ter
minus at Pedregal. A number Of
American canal employees have
bought lands in Boquete, and some
have settled there to engage in coffee
planting, cattle ranching and other
enterprises, A motor car road is
projected across the Isthmus from
David to Bocas del Toro on the At
lantic, the seat of the United Fruit
Company's big banana business
Christian Science Monitor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12

leaves, twigs, ETC., has gone on I'M
impeded since prehistoric time.
There is no evidence Of any former
occupation. The forests appear to
be virgin. This vegetable mold mix
ed with the fine volcanic ash has pro-
duced the humus.
This soil will produce $50 bushels
of corn per acre. There are many
streams in the region, and irrigation
in the four dry months is easily feas-
IDLE.
Boquete is three hundred miles by
sea west of Panama, and few miles
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-12
TRADE RIVALRY

whats the matter across the
way?" asked the tailor of bystand-
er, as the ambulance backed up to
the door of his rival.
"A customer fell in fit and they
are taking him to the hospital" was
was the reply.
"That's strange" said the tailor.
~ never knew a customer to get a
fit in that establishment before"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-28
UNION LABOR IS
NOT CONTROLLED
Grand Forks Assembly Ac-
ton Likely to Bring In
teresting Developments

Grand Forks, N. D., June 28.-In-
teresting developments in the Grand
Forks union labor world may follow
last evenings action OF the Trades
and Labor assembly, the delegate
body made up OF representatives OF
the various local unions in voting an
endorsement of J. NJ. Baer, Nonpar-
tisan, for congress.
The vote in the meeting was six for
the endorsement, three against the
endorsement, and three members not
voting. Two OF the members voting
for the endorsement are residents OF
East Grand Forks, MINI.
The action of the Trades and Labor
assembly is in direct conflict with the
attitude of the four unions that repre-
sent a majority of the labor vote in
Grand Forks-the Typographical,
Pressment's, Stereotypers' and Book
binders being overwhelmingly oppos-
ed to the Nonpartisan propaganda
and its candidate, as was evidenced
by a declaration, recently published
by them.
The resolution endorsing the
leagues candidate was sponsored in
the meeting by F. Korsmo, we'll known
Socialist leader Of Grand Forks. who
also asked that a secret ballot be
taken.
Peter Therkelsen opposed a secret
ballot successfully, and declared that
the assembly was in poor business
mixing with Socialists.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-28
New Yorker Turns Over
Residence He Leased Be-
fore the War
GENERAL COMMENTS
ON PETAIN'S ARTICLE
Tells Completely and Logic
ally "Why We Are
Fighting"
CBy Associated Press.)

Paris, June 2S-Maj. Gen. Pershing
today left his hotel for a fine old
residence in the Rue de Varenne so
as to be near his headquarters. The
house, which has a magnificent
garden, formerly belonged to Prince
Gortchakoff. 1t was leased before the
war by Ogden Mills of New York who
placed 1t at the disposal OF Gen. Per-
shing.
The American commander was ask
ed today to comment on Gen. Petain's
article entitled why We Are Fight
ing," published yesterday in The
Army Bulletin. He said:
Gen. Petain's answer to the ques-
ton is complete and logical. The facts
set forth should convince the world
Of the justice Of our great cause. /
cannot think 1t possible any one could
hold a different view of why we are
in the war. 1t is quite beyond reason
that anyone knowing the truth should
fail to condemn the course pursued by
the German government and the truth
has been clearly pointed out by the
distinguished commander-in-ch chief Of
the French army.
There must be no peace except a
lasting peace. The ideals for which
the allies are contending must be held
sacred. France will continue her
splendid fight for human rights and
human liberty and fresh examples Of
heroisms by her various armies will
further inspire those fighting on her
side"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-28
American Aviator
Is Killed in Fight
With Seven Germans
(Ry Associated Press.l

Paris, June 28.-Corporal
James Hall, of Colfax, Iowa,
a member of the Lafayette
escadrille, which is compos-
ed principally of American
aviators, is believed to have
been killed In an encounter
with seven German air
planes, according to the Her
aid. He was shot through
the lungs. His machine fell
within the German lines.
Corporal Hall who was the
author of "Kitchener's
Mob" joined the American
squadron a short time ago,
having been wounded In the
British army and discharg-
ed. He brought down a Ger
man airplane four days ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-28
COAL PRICES
MAY Be FIXED
BY COMMISSION
Still Further Decreases Are
Promised After an In
vestigation
OPERATORS TAKE
PROMPT ACTION
Will Save Hundreds of Mil
lions to the American
Public
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, June 28.-
An immediate general reduc-
ton of $1.O0 to $3.50 a ton in
the price of coal at the mines
was agreed upon today by
representatives of the coal
operators.
This reduction is expect
ed to be followed by further
decreases in prices after in
vestigation into the cost of
mining coal and it is proba-
BILE that the government will
be given a still lower price
than the general public.
Hundreds of millions will be
saved to the American peo-
pie through this decision.
The conference of 400 operators
representing all the coal producing
states took quick action today for the
lowering of coal prices by adopting
resolutions authorizing their commits
sioner to give assent to such maximum
for coal free on board" cars at mines
in the various districts as might be
named by the secretary OF the interior,
federal trade commissioner and the
council of national coal production
commissioner.
The resolution giving assent to
fixing of maximum prices was re-
ported by former Gov. Fort of New
Jersey from a special COMMITTEES, He
said he believed the resolution was en-
and that any responsibility as to the
legality as to the fixing of prices was
on the governent.
Emergency Exists.
The resolution points out that an
emergency exists in the fuel supply
and that the coal operators and min
ers desire closely to cooperate with
the government.
AS soon as this resolution was
agreed to- another was presented un-
der which 1t was proposed that the
government representative named in
the resolution issue a statement forth
with fixing a tentative price which,
in their judgment shall be q fair and
reasonable one for the various dis
tricts and to be effective from July
until the committee shall fix perman@
ent price.
Secretary Lane sent the conferences
a letter asking immediate action In
reducing the prices, the tentative
prices fixed to continue until the In
warranted an increase or
in the tentative prices. He
suggested that the tentative fixing OF
prices should not affect present con-
tracts or export trade.
The resolution adopted is a revision
Of a former resolution recalled be-.
cause of fear that the question might,
be raised as to the legality OF tha
operators agreeing upon a price, even
though at the instance of the govern-i
ment, Attorney General Gregory, had
sent word that r. Cotton Lewis, spec-i
iaI assistant attorney general, who
had been comforting with the opera
tors had no right or authority to out
line what the government policy
might be under the antitrust laws in
with price fixing.