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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
TRENCH DEFEAT
GERMANS ATLA0N
Crown Princes Troops Retire
in Disorder. Abandoning Siege
Cannon and Vast Stores
REPULSE COUNTER ATTACKS
Heavy Blows Near SCISSORS imperh
Hindenbure's Whole Line-Germans
Flee in Dsorder-French In
crease Prisoners 10 1900.

London The French made another
smashing advance. scoring the most
gigantic battle of the worlds war IL
has netted them seven important
towns. brought the total OF German
prisoners to 1900 and German can
non captured 10 seventy-tlye.
The fighters in Horizon Blue are
putting every last ounce or energy
into carrying further their wedge
which is aimed little northwest ana
east of Soissons, just the tiniest dot
on the map.
If they can rip through the German
defense to that point they will i'm
peril the whole German line north
At any time now such gain may
spell the decisive moment in whlch
the great war will he decided on the
Western front.
The Germans know II, and are
showing it by exhibiting nerves.
For the first time they are falling
back in disorder Even the iron
hands OF discipline in which they
have been held thus far. as automatic
cogs OF a great war machine, have
been eaten through by the resistless
rush Of the French, the ceaseless ava
lanche of volcanic explosive shells
and the ever bowling death storm OF
shrapnel.
The French, made grimmer and
more purposeful by the sights OF will
ful destruction. know what the prize
is, too. and they are driving for 1t.
SO swift and successful has been
the French advance. and so disorder
ly has the German retreat become,
that one French regiment took 300
prisoners from seven different German
regiments in a sweeping charge.
The push has struck fear into the
hearts Of the German high command.
Hindenburg. according to reliable re-
ports. is pulling his troops from the
Riga and the Rumanian fronts and
rushing them to TEN the torrent Of
French and English vengeance that
as sweeping through his veteran ar
mics and carefully laid plans in the
West.
The fighting is on a scale so vast
that while 10000 Germans were Civ
ing up their lives in a murderous bar
rage and machine gun inferno OF
French guns-a veritable Gettysburg
in itself-at another point. all un.
knowing. French division of cavalry
swept into action In what would have
fhn oil -.
spectacle Of any other war than this.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
BRITISH MISSION IN CAPITAL
THOUSANDS ACCLAIM WELCOME
TO FOREIGN MINISTER sALFoUR.
Declares His Conviction Th-t Amer
can War. Efforts Will Astound
the World.

Washington The British war mis-
sion headed By Foreign Secretary AT
thur J. Balfour, arrived in Washing
ton. After passing through cheering
throngs at the Union Station ana the
crowded streets which led TO the
home OF Breckinbridge Long, third as
sistant secretary OF state, In SIX
teenth street, the members OF the
mission are resting up for the labors
that await them The tension OF the
last 10 days was relaxed.
SO far as could be learned there
was no untoward incident from the
time the mission left British shores
until il arrived in Washington.
Geoffrev Butler of the British For
eign Omce. who is a member OF the
mission. made II clear that the British
commission is here with no sugges-
tiOns.
"Mr BalfOur and his advisers and
assistants and experts are mere AT
your command" said Mr.. Butler.
"We hope to be Of assistance TO the
United States in many ways. One OF
the most important is TO point Qua
the mistakes we made early In the
war. Those mistakes cost us dearly.
If the United States can learn from
them 1t will mean great saving
in every way"
Mr.. Balfour has given out no state
ment since his arrival here, but on
his way to Washington he gave an
informal Interview in which he said.
"The United States does not yet
realize all it will be called upon to
do and what we know il will do. And
IL il much. Time will bring the war
home TO you-as it has done TO US.
| appreciate that IL will be quite
little time before the people OF the
United States-to borrow an Ameri-
can phrase thoroughly realize what
they are up against And ! am quite
sure than when Germany forced the
United States into war with her she
did not realize what she was up
against"
Mr.. Balfour expressed HIS apprecia-
tion OF all the United States has done
as a neutral i'm charitable and relief
work in Belgium and in German pris-
on camps. his qualification that Eng
land and the United States were now
allied for common purpose and his
contention that this cohntry in its
war efforts would astound the world,
particularly Germany.
When Mr. Balfour made his way
from the Presidential room in the
east end OF the station there was a
storm OF cheering. Outside the sta
ton, there were thousands afoOt and
in autos. Everywhere the national
colors were displayed and many Brit
ish flags. Automobiles joined in
with their horns TO the cheering when
Mr. Balfour appeared.
Mr.. Balfour consented to brief
interview The object OF the commits
sion. he sadi. was "to make co-opera-
tion easy and effective"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
cREeL HEADS PRESS BUREAU
To Control Publicity with State. War
and Navy Aids.

To Control Publicity with State. war
and Navy Aids.
Washington American censor
shin question was settled when Presi'
dent Wilson created by Executive or
der a Committee on Public Informa
ton, TO combine the two functions OF
censorship and publicity, and named
George Creel a magazine writer and
former newspaper man. "a Executive
Chairman OF the Committee. The
other members OF the committee are
the Secretaries OF State, War. and the
Navy. who are authorized TO delegate
assistants to aid in carrying out the
active work Of the committee.
In letter sent 20 the President rec
ommending the step, and made public
at the White House, Secretaries Ian.
sing, Baker. and Daniels say that
Americas needs al present are con
fidence. enthusiasm. and service" and
that these needs will not be met with
out the fullest publicity on all the
vial facts OF national defense.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
GOVERNOR WORKS PLoW

Five-Acre City Tract.
lndianapolis.-Mounted on n tractor.
Governor Goodrich started the plow.
ing OF five-acre tract OF city land as
the first move OF Indianapolis IN the
Statewide movement for cities TO amg.
ment the nations supply OF foodstuffs.
The land. pronounced highly desirable
for truck gardening by a Purdue
University instructor, will be fully
prepared for cultivation and divided
into family plots.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
FOR FLYING FARMING" CORPS
Secretary Lane Urges Use Of 100000
Acres in Reclamation Projects.


Washington of the In
terror Lane appealed to Congress TO
force the utilization Of more than 7OO,'
600 acres OF land in reclamation pro-
jects and intensive cultivation of pri-
vate lands throughout the country.
In letter TO Chairman Taylor Of the
House Committee on Irrigation of arid
lands. which is considering n bill to
stimulate the production Of food upon
private and public lands with reclama.
ton projects. the secretary urged the
immediate consideration OF the meas
ure and suggested that in order to
carry out the plan that flying corps"
OF farm labor he organized and that
the cultivation and harvesting be done
on the community plan. This corps
would be known as war mainte
nance corps" and II was suggested that
each man might wear upon his arm a
ribbon inscribed "U. s. Maintenance
Corps"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

lONDON.-Two elements In Ger
many are intriguing for the kaisers
downfall. The radicals demand more
democratic government while the party
OF the Crown Prince, which controls
the military and reactionary forces,
would displace the Kaiser or induce
his abdication. then placing the Crown
Prince on the throne.
Observation-Disclosures w.
n. Parry. OF the Federal Trade Com
mission, is dead at local hospital
after n long illness brought about b,
the constant strain OF overwork In
connection with his official duties. Mr.
Parry was born in New York in 1864.
WAsAINGToN.-The first s2oo'ooor
600 of certificates Of Indebtedness au
thorized by Secretary McAdoo to help
finance the war have been snapped
M in record time by hanks through
out the country.
loNDoN.-Ameriea's entrance Into
the war was celebrated in St Paul's
Cathedral before a vast audience
which included George and Queen
Mary. For the first time In history
another flag-the Stars and Stripes
aoated beside the Union Jack from
the victory tower Of Westminster Pal.
ace.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
FRANK ROCKEFELLER DEAD

Brother OF John D. Was in Seventy.
third Year.
Cleveland.--Frank Rockefeller died
here OF a clot on the brain. lie had
not rallied from serious surgical
operation performed a month ago He
had been unconscious for a week.
Mr.. Rockefeller was the younger
brother of John n. and William A.
Rockefeller. He was not on speak.
ing terms with John H.. and always
protested against being referred TO as
John d. Rockefeller's brother.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
100000 TO- BUILD SHIPS
Labor Asked to Get Government,
10000 Training Carpenters.

Washington and other or
sanizations throughout the country
Aave been called upon by the Gov.
ernment to aid the Shipping Boar =
IN the prompt construction OF It's feet
OF wooden ships by furnishing the
names of all ship carpenters available
for such work in the country. A re.
port within four days is expected by
1he Department Of Labor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
MINISTER SLAYS HIS FAMILY
Constant Quarrels Over Germany's
Side in War the Cause

Yonkers, y. Y.-BeCause his wife
and mother-in-law persisted in uphold.
ing the Kaiser while he stood up for
America in war argument that lasted
all night, the Rev. Robert +. Berry,
pastor Of the Congregational Church
in the Bronx Manor section of Yon-
kers, at daylight shot AID killed both
women. He wounded his sister-in-law,
who escaped by feigning death, and
then he committed suicide.
The clergyman left a note bearing
only two words-"Insane Prusslans." "
The note and revolver were found be-
side his body.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
URUGUAY BACKS AMERICA
VIII Remain Neutral. But Sym
pathlzes With United States.

Moutevideo, Uruguay.-In express.
ing sympathy with the United States
in answer to the communication from
washington announcig the declaration
az war between the United States and
Germany. Uruguay in its note points
out that when Germany announced
her decision TO carry on unrestricted
submarine warfare the American re-
publics. Uruguay included, Individually
protested.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
TO SAFEGUARD DEPENDENTS
Secretary Baker Begins Work On

Secretary Baker Begins Work On
Standardization Of Compensation
Washington.-The support and care
OF the folks that are left behind"
when the United States calls on It's
men To go TO war. demanded the atten.
ton OF Secretary OF War Baker. The
commander OF the "ation's armies
called upon the Chamber OF Commerce
to formulate general plan for stand.
ardizing. the compensation OF the de.
pendent families of the men who leave
the field. mine and factory.
The Home news., 1917-09-07
Morris Grove News

Mrs. Annie Sue Madison is inn proving very slowly.
 Mrs. T. w. Greer of McCrory visited relatives here this week.
 MT. L. A. P. Beard was very much bruised by bull Tuesday.
 We are sorry to note that Mrs. Hansel Crossett is dangerously i'll.
 MT. c. M. Elam and family visited friends in Lee County Sunday.
 MT. Wright Emery of Miss issippi is visiting friends here this week.
 MT. Charley Wright is spending his summer vacation in Memphis and Somerville, Tenn.
 Messrs. Ayane Crossett and
The Home news., 1917-09-07
Instructive Lecture

The lecture given at the Methodist Church Sunday night by Dr. DC. Absher was in- str1ctive and interesting and op- ened the eyes of our citizens. With the use of his stereopticon the fly and mosquito was shown to be dreaded and as a result we are sure a much greater effort will be made by all who were present to do everything possible to free ourselves of these two pests.
The Home news., 1917-09-07
Notice to Dog Owners


 Notice is hereby given that all dogs kept in the town must wear a collar and tag for the year 1917. Every dog owner will please take notice and the paying of the $1.5 50 Tor the privilege of keeping a dog in town is not the only re- qulrement of the law that must De observed. The collar and tag must at all times be around the oog's neck, and if you do not want your dog killed, see the re- corder, MT. Dunehew, at once.
 WALTER w. RANEY, Mayor.
The Home news., 1917-09-07
Goodbye"

In answer to the "Call of the Colors" I have volunteered my services to the U. s. Army. Some of you l failed to get to say apersonal goodbye and take this method of wishing you the best or health and happiness
 Your Friend,
 Elmo c. (Fats) Marsh.
The Home news., 1917-09-07

Jim Chappell visited home folks Thursday and Friday.
 MT. Lee Douglass of Parkin was called to the bedside of his sister Mrs. Maud Crossett who is very i'll.
 MT. Will Reynolds and family returned home Saturday from a ten days visit with relatives in Judsonia.
 Miss Willie Spradlin is pro- gressing very nicely with her canning, she having canned about 500 cans of tomatoes.
 MT. Joe Chappell returned Saturday from Memphis. MT. J. H. Swanson and family visited relatives in Lee County Sunday.
 It costs less to stay well than it does to get well.
The Home news., 1917-09-07

Next Monday is the last day you have to install that sanitary can m your closet without having to pay the penalty. Attend to lhls at once if you have not al- ready done so.
The Home news., 1917-09-07

Messrs Earle Winfree and Charlie Cook will leave soon for Labanon, Tenn. to enter Castle Heights.
 Misses Mary and Ruth Piercy went to Beebe Wednesday to spend the remainder of the week with friends and relatives.
 Sharpen your pencils and buy your school supplies at Carsons. They have a large stock of pen cils, tablets, pens, inks, etc.
 Rev. J. Murray. Taylor of Memphis will prerch at the Christian Church Sunday II :: 30 a. m. and 6 % D. m: Every body invited.
 Sam Spain, col, went to Mem phis Tuesday to bring his wife home who has been in the Baptist General Hospital where she und- erwent an operation.
The Home news., 1917-09-07
Notice

A suffrage meeting will be held at the school house Tuesday evening at 7 :45. Everyone in- terested will please attend and the gentlemen are cordially ln- yited.
The Home news., 1917-09-07

Entered as second-class mat tor August 26, 1915, at the post ofice at McCrory, Ark, under tho Act of March 3, 1879.
The Home news., 1917-09-07

It costs less to stay we'll than 1t does to get we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02

grew too large for the hall, and they moved the meeting to the church.
 Refreshments were served and the meeting lasted till after midnight. The principal speakers for the occasion were: Rev. T. M. Freeman, Dr. J. H. Eason and Oscar W. Adams. The invocation being offered by Dr. R. H. Haynes. Other speakers of the occasion were: Prof. w. B. Driver and Mrs. H. C.. Davenport, of the Federation of Colored Womens clubs
 The aims of the Negro Civic league were told by J. H. Eason, president, and address by Oscar Adams alsowas well received by the big audience. He said in part:
 '.This is great day for the colored man. I am wondering whether we will meet the situation as men; believe we will. We want to thank God for being able to serve in this war, a war that has for it's end the destruction of strife, hatred and malice and the enthronement of the Prince of Peace. The south is the land for the colored man, and I have little patience with the colored man who gives up good place here to go north.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
WITNESS TESTIFIES MEANS POSED AS
 AGENT OF GERMANY
tcontinued from Page one,

this line of evidence on the ground that it had not sufficient time to ex- anime tue documents and asked for an adjournment of court until Mon- day. This was granted without ob lection by the state.
 The contents of these documents have not been revealed but when they were offered Assistant District At torney Dooling of New York who is assisting in the prosecution said one Of the letters was offered in an effort to prove that about the time of the dis :. covery of the alleged second will of Mrs. Kings husband Means was earn estly seeking to get into comnlunica- tion with a man named Sprague, who had served prison term for forgery
 The state still has upward of a dozen witnesses to be examined and indica- tions tonight were that the trial prob ably would not be concluded within week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
LOEWS RED CROSS MATINEE ON DEC. ! RED GROSS BENEFIT Proceeds of Performance at II O'Clock Goes to
 Red Cross Relief
 Fund

special matinee will be offered for the beneht of the American Red Cross at Loew's Bijou at Il a. n., December q Manager Keene is in receipt of let ter from Marcus Loew in which he states that every cent received from this per- formance, as well as a like performance at all of his 1se theatres, will be do- mated to the Red Cross fund, not even ex- penses being excepted.
 The actors. stage hands, musicians and, in fact, everyone who is connected with the theatre will contribute their services during this special performance.
 The benefit performance to be given this date is the largest ever given and although the local theatre people were among the first to respond to the call it is by no means local campaign. Every regular theatre in the country will be represented in the final returns. The per- forr1iance is given at the solicitation of Henry P. Davison of the firm of J. Pier pont Morgan 6 Co, who became chair man of the Red Cross war council of the American Red Cross society at the per- sonal request of President Wilson,
 Manager keene states that an excep- tionally good programme is billed for this date. and he expects to carry away hon. ors for the entire Loew circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
Sims Issues Statement
 to the Bar on Aiding
 Men Called to Col0rs

Henry Upson Sims chairman of the State Bar association central committee has issued the following statement:
 s'In order that all the members of the bar may be prepared as early as possible to give aid to the registrants under the draft law, it has been deemed wise not to depend upon their being able to secure copies of the departmental rules and questionnaire in sufficient quantities to allow all to study them. And so selected members of the bar will deliver public lectures upon the duties imposed upon the lawyers by the regulations upon which every member of the bar who has not already studied for himself the de- partmental rules and questionnafre is es- pecially urged to attend These lectures will be given in Judge Pugh's courtroom at the courthouse Sunday afternoons De- cember- and December 9 at o'clock sharp. On December the lectures will be delivered by MT. H. c. Selheimer, chair man of the legal advisory boards for Jeff ferson county, and MT E. H. Cabaniss, a member of one of the local exemption boards The lecturers for December g will be announced later. The lectures will De accompanied by informal discussion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
Buy a Baby Bond"
By JOHN SPARROW

That's the slogan you'll hear tomorrow and for whole year.
 This means the war.
 Savings stamp selling campaigns begins tomorrow-M -Monday-an will run through 1918
 Uncle Sam himself has named his war savings stamp his Baby Bond And
 it is just as much a bond as the liberty bond or any other bond ever issued by the government. The security of the richest nation on earth is behind it. The only difference between the bigger bonds and the ''baby bonds is you get your interest all in q lump winch the baby grows up, or natures which will be five years from now. It is this way: You buy war savings stamp for S4. st now. On January l, 1923, Uncle Sam will give you $5 for it and will have paid you I per cent per annum for your money, with the interest compounded every quarter.
 One Is not required to hold the "baby bond" until maturity. If the money in- vested in it is needed, the war savings stamp C'baby bond') will be redeemeA after 10 days notice at any postoffice, with per cent interest added for the time Uncle Sam has had your money.
 To those who haven't the cash ill hand to buy baby bond" Uncle Sam offers his thrift stamps. 25 cents each. When l5 stamps have been pasted in the little book which is given when the first stamp is bought these may be exchanged for "haby bond by paying the difference between the S4 represented by the 1B thrift stamps and the selling price of the war savings stamp at that time This cannot be less than F cents, nor more than 23 cents.
 Uncle Sam expects the children to "eat up these thrift stamps, because he is now organizing the boys and girls into great army of stamp sellers, with pri- yates, lieutenants. captains, majors, coi- onels and generals, the grades all based on the records for selling stamps. He Will also confer marks of distinction upon especially gallant little soldiers in | this big new army of his. If there are | not a great many girl captains ma iors 1 and colonels in the army Uncle Sam says | he win miss his guess.
 Now for the meat of the whole matter: ] The great campaign planned by the | treasury department of the federal gov | ernment to raise g, 00o000,000 in one year. from the people in small amounts be- gins tomorrow--Monday.
 In December and January the selling price of the war savings stamps will be S412. Every month after that in 1918 | the price of the stamp will rise cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02

The price of the thrift stamps, however, will remain unchanged at ? cents
 Why is Uncle sam doing this? First, he needs the s2O00, ,000,0o0 with which to win this war Second, he believes he is going to pull his people all together by giving every enc of them-men, women and children-the chance to help h;n whip the Kaiser Third. he is going to make lot of savers-thoussnds of 'em- out of those who have never saved my thing before. Great head-wise Uncle Sami
 There will be no trouble in getting these stamps The Age-Hcrald will print an official list of places where they may be purchased. Watch for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
Negroes Hold Great
 Meeting in Woodlawn
Oscar w. Adams Tells His Race He Has No Patience With the Negro
 Who Goes North

One of the largest meetings of the negroes of this city in some time was held Thursday evening at the A. M. F. church at Woodlawn, with practically 1000 present. The meeting was called by the Woodlawn Negro Civic and h. dustrial league as Thanksgiving service
 A regular programme of speakers was arranged, with w. Y. Reed acting as master of ceremonies, and chairman of the occasion, It was originally planned to have the meeting at d colored fra ternal hall at Woodlawn, but the crowd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02

ing about them. They have made their plans to set up and decorate trees for the little ones of French households in which they are biileted or have been made welcome as guests.
 With the American Army in France, December 1.-Officers of the American soldier units in training here have asked the Associated Press to inform the American people that<tke soldiers lack reading material
 They said tIssfhe comparatively small quantity ofHnagazines and newspapers which h9s been arriving is eagerly real by. sth ,lfnen. Some of the publications , assed through dozens of readers hands until the pages actually were in frag- ments and were thus read by others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02
 DIR. DUNCAN TO TALK TO PASTORS UNION

The Rev. William H. Mansfield, chair man of the programme committee announced last nikht thas at tomorow's meeting of the union pr. James A. Dun can will discuss 'The Federal Council of Churches
 Dr. Duncan attended the recent ses- sions of the council and his remarks. arc to be of special interest.