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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
Important Points Are
Recaptured By The
British
Italians in Their New 0fen~
sive on the Asiago Plateau
Wins New Positions

On the British fighting fronts in
France British forces have recaptur.
ed important positions from the Ger
mans east Of Arras, while the Ger
mans in Champagne region have
gained \ foothold in French first
line trenches.
The British gain was made east Of
Monchy-le-Preux where Monday the
Germans under cover Of q violent
bombardment drove back the Bri-
tish and occupied their trenches. Be-
tween the Ailette river and Moulin
de Laffaux the Germans, in = strong
attack in which huge electives were
used, captured . section Of = trench
held by the French. The attack was
delivered over . front Of, about two
thirds Of a mile and followed . vio-
lent bombardment Of the French
line. 7'''}''s' -
Near Lens the Canadians in an ~
sault on . position held by the, Ger
mans which was barring the. way to
the. city, routed out the defenders
and captured the trenches and IN
corporatsd them into the British
lines. The Germans in serious at-
tacks endaavored to regain the lost
terrain, but were beaten off.
In the Austro- -Italian tkeater, the
Italians on the Asiae plateap, south
east Of Trentino, are again develop
ing the offensive which last week
gave them considerable territory.
but which was stopped by weather
conditions. The Rome war Office re-
ports the taking of formidable posi-
tions on the plateau and the capture
If more than thousand officers and
men, besides inflicting heavy casual
ties on the Austrians, who strenu-
ously resisted the advance.
The expected general engagement
along the Macedonian, front has not
yet developed, but on various sec.
tors, notably in the Cerna bend and
north of Monastir the artillery acti-
vity again has increased. 44s s
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21

The Dixie Produce Company will
be ready for business in this terri
tory next week. They will buy and
sell poultry, eggs, butter, vegetables,
etc. How would you, like to have q
nice dressed chicken for your dinner
on Sunday, July LIST. Guaran-
'teed young and fine grain fed poul-
try. Young hens, dry picked, 30c
per pound. Young hens, picked and
drawn, 36c pound. Hens from 4 to
6 pounds. Delivered any house in
Morgan City or Berwick. Delivery
Friday and Saturday, June 29th and
30th. F. HUTCHINGS, Phone ZIG
or address P. O. Box 26, Morgan
City.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
RAISES n BUSHELS ON ! -
~. ACRES -

Dr.. F. R. Martin Of this city, who
Fowns farm 1evefal miles out from
|towyn, stated day OF two ago that
ID 1 IA acres Of ground which
|peeviously had been covered By rice
Straw burnt off, that be had gather
ed II bushels Of potatoes.
The potatoes were plspted in the
way that il Known = tit "Lasybed
method. The potatoes were Of the
White Star variety.
DR.. Martin also, said that the en-
,,tirs cost for raising tie crop. VA
,sss.-Lafayetts. Adys1tiser.. -.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
RED J !. CROSS BULLETIN
FROM OTHER Ter POINTS

Flushing, Long Island was the
first city 70 wire her daily report 70
the War Council. Aprsrtioaea fivs
thousand dollars By the War Council
the Long Island town wired this af-
ternoon before the campaign Wa
ae3sag]eA TIT $10,56s had already
bSsn. his telegram was short
y follox& = report from New
ark, N. rs. & ding Campaign got
away viii hg start this morning.
&1O4, ,004 s. tied this noon." Tels-
Gtzns 6 6 Effect continued to
pour ID III e ornoon. y
! CeAo Deisg Her Bit
y A NSiI ~ received from Dem
vers C6j6fld6 this morning: "Color-
|ads Fuel Iron Company have contri
.1afsd fifty thousand dollars. Dem
vsfs appoftienment was two hundred
thouaant dollars. They felt this toS
low and voluntarily raised it to five
hundred thousand dollars and Com
m:ttee confident win get tbs sun
Colorado Spring ! peoportien wi
thirty tires thoasapd. ? volnntarily
fixed it one hundred thousand, re-
ported practically assured. Wichita,
Kansas ann0unces forty subserip
tions of one thousand dollars each ~
beginning. Situation most encourag-
ing throughout entire division" i
Two Womsn Flisr, Volunteer Ser
vices.
Il Ruth Law and Katherine Stinson
two Of the most widely known women
fliers in the world have volunteered
their services to the Red Cross dur
ing the present week. Ruth Law who
first came into prominence when she
flew from Chicago 10 New York ha,
already commenced flying over .
number Of the Southern cities where
campaigns are being held. She i dis.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
HOW WOMEN CAN FIGHT

By Gelett Burgess Of the, Vigilantes.
I. Men must wait to be drafted. but
any woman can volunteer in this
war. Every woman should. An Army
Of Women is enlisting recruits. Its
name il the American Red Crosa
and to- care for the wounded il it,
mission. ...A
Don't think, however, that means
that YOU can put on becoming uni
form, and, after few lessons, 60 to
France and nurse heroes in hospi-
tails. Would You. If you were il,
want to. be cared for BY an amateur7
No. you would want q. trained nurse
who has graduated from .. hospital
that would guarantee her character
and efficiency. Don't you want your
boy, il he is wounded to have the
very best care in. the world?
/ Both in England and in France
many auxiliary hospitals were at
first filled with amateur nurses.
Men were neglected, i'll cared for.
The bed sores alone were terrible
all caused merely by the lack of ex-
perience Of the nurses.
/ To avoid such horrors, the Ameri-
can Red Cross has enlisted thousands
Of graduate nurses, women efficient,
experience and conscientious
and 80 scientifically trained that the
surgeons work is made effective. It
has formed and prepared thirty base
hospital staffs-with surgeons, nur-
ses, orderlies, dieticians, clerks. and
housekeepers and mechanics
kencueh adequately to provide medi.
fssl .eare for an >rmy. Of > million
fnem. 70
Il il the. work Of the women Of the
land = hAlp keep tAsae hespitala
aliye. Yep must do your share dat
Eogr seldiers nay be cared for: join
fthe Red Gross today. Apply at IL
nearest Chapter or Branch. They
Fwfii tell you what to DO. Get mine
kotker. wouaen and form An Auxiliary
kand ;tha Red CFoss viii sent you q
Instructor: Il
!" There are two. thing, the Red
kCross; wants, and wants Quissklx
money, aud surgical dressings, Bota
are vitality necessary q keep tAe hos
tpitals going. Il
! ct ea. army in he field, # i ..
ltinesd thAt . least five per cent,
Win, during the fisst. PAT pf the
|campaiga, b n the hospitsL Fol
I.qie SeoIAeQ III. and. weunasd N
liRsnspaa nunbeE o{ surgical drees,
FinSs win be needed. They must b
an exactly alike. They mast b eel
entifjcally made. ~ !.
Send o the Headquarters q
EWaahipgtpR fox The 1sd Oroas CIR
leaiey; On, Surgical Draesins7,H t4el!
stsrt, ! work-s6pp and s. to wegk
tLst thSS nsSi<sae Chapter tsll yop. q
taAx deAila don't shpthsr He'd
l,spsEtes Nth guee3iensl ), q. atjj )
| soms branch already estaelished|
{fkssirs is;'is1iaough work Tor evsEy 70
man in the United SteteA -
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-21
lave You Contributed To The
! Red Cross
led Cross Benefit At The Arcade Today And
Night Tomorrow Night Entertainment
AT The Eks Home

bers are engaged. Just watch the
Elks and see if they don't do for the
Red Cross something not thought Of.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
NORTH BENNINGTON

Mrs Lynn Durfee was in North
Adams Tuesday
Ice is being harvested on Lake
Paran 1t is OF excellent quality and
about twelve inches thick.
Mr. and Mrs Barney Alguire are
spending the holidays at their former
home in Pottsdam, N Y.
The following young people are
spending the Christmas vacation at
their homes in town: Marian and
Marjorie White from Mount Hol-
yoke College, Holyoke, Mass; Chas.,
Edward and Frederick yelling from
the Halloclo school, Great Barring
ton, Mass. Rosalind White from Co.
lumbia University. New York;
carice White from Smith College,
Northampton. Mass, We-b Phillips
from Norwich University, North
field; Leon Spencer and Bessie Lam
Dhere from University of Vermont.
Burlington and ,I-eola Spencer from
The Thomas Normal School, Detroit,
Mich
The following new books have
been added Is the library: Long
Live the King by Rinehart Anne's
House of 'Drea1as by Montgomery
The First daiKtretll Thousand by
Hay; The Kpave OF diamonds and
The Royks of Nalnri BIS Dell; The
Ford by Austinl The Road to Under
standing by Porter: Bromley Neigh
borhood hy Brown; The Definite OBJ
ject by Fainoi; Marty the Uneon-
quere1 by Norris Beyond BY Gals
worthy; The Sun Brand by Hendry;
Six Star Ranch by Porter, The Cine
ma Murder by Oppenheim:g Bah, a
Sub-deb, by Rinehart; In Happy
Valley, by Fox; The Blue Envelope
by Kerr, Amarilly in Love by Mani
alter; Over the Top by Empey; Sol
dieis Service Dictionary by Vi2etel-
ly; Changing Winds by Erwin; His
Family by Poole and a set OF chill
drens books by Arthur Scott Bailey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town ane Village TED
Briefly fer Busy Readers

Christmas neckwear all boxed at
25c, soc, 75c, $1.00, $3.50, $500 and
$3.50 at Mulligan and Roche's. Taft.
Mrs. c. A. Bahan of North street
fell and broke rib and cut her head
quite badly one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip B. Jennings
are expected today from New York
| to spend the holidays at their sum
mer home here.
Guy B. Johnson returned today
from New York accompanied by his
sister, Miss Helen Johnson who will
spend the holiday season in town.
A snow-shoeing party composed of
Rev, G. Il. Hill Crathern and daugh-
ter Miss Marion Crathern, George
Spargo, Hamilton Shields and Paul
Howe hiked over the east mountain
to Sucker pond Thursday.
A Christmas party for the children
of the beginners and primary depart
ments of the Second Congregational
church will be on Saturday at 3
o'clock in the church parlor. Mothers
are cordially invited and the chill
dien, who had stockings to fill are
asked to bring them TO trim a
Christmas tree.
A United States flag will make a
desirable Christmas gift for any
patriotic home. They can be bought
at The Banner offica for $1.30 or
$l15 each. These flags are 5x8 and
Axe and are of rain-proof and sun
proof bunting with sewed stripes and
metal grommets. The best value in
flags ever offered At The Banner
office. 1876
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

business which may be brought be
fore said meeting viii be held at the
banking house OF said Association on
Tuesday, January, Sth, 1918. at ten
o'clock a. nj.
L. a, Graves,
,-o Cashier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
PLANS FOR U. S. GUARD
TWO BattsIions With 1913 Men
&c Formed in New England.

WU LuItoIIVIIo VIII Ti-TO FNtV 70
&c Formed in New England.
Plans for the formation OF two
New England battalions of the new
United States guards were annomc-
ed at the headquarters of the depart
ment of the northeast in Boston yes
terday The now organization which
viii be detailed to the protection of
public works and munitions plants
will accept men up TO the age of so
years if they are physically fit The
two battalions for this section will
number 1918 men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
ANNUAL BANK MEETING

~ ma4S M 3l uuL
3 4a5 5la December 9Th 1917
'f5The2 annual meeting of the. share
holders OF the First National Bank Of
Bennington, Vt, for the election Of
directors and transaction of any other
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

London, Dec. 19--German raids on
various parts of the Flanders and Ar
ras fronts last night were beaten off,
according to Field Marshal Haig's re-
ports, and fourteen prisoners and ma
chine guns fell into the hands of the
British forces near Passchendasle
The enemy showed considerable ar
tillery activity to the east of Ypres.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

Paris, Dec 19.-The losses to
French shipping by mine or subma-
rine Tor the week ended Dec 10 We're
exceedingly light Only one vessel
of less than 1000 tons was sunk, and
none above that tonnage. One ship
-yas attacked but escaped No fish
my craft was sunk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
II SHIPS SUNK

Toll of Submarines For Past Week a
Little Less.
London, Dec. 19--Fourteen British
merchantmen of more than 1900
tons and three under that tonnage
were sunk by mine or submarine in
the last week. according to the Ad
miralty statement issued tonight
One fishing vessel was also sunk.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

The British shipping losses last
week are slightly under those of the
previous week, when fourteen yes
sells of more than 1000 tons AMI
seven under that tonnage were de-
stroyed
IN the week ended Dec. the
French lost one vessel of more than
1900 tons and none OF lighter bur
der
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27
'U-BoATs GOT SEVEN sH1ps7
Rescued Seamen Tell of Big Haul
Off Ireland. -,

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 22.-Pas-
sengers who arrived from England
today ON an American steamship
brought circumstantial reports thai
five British steamships and two de-
stroyers out of convoy fleet of six,
which left Lough Swilly, Ireland,
September 3, were sunk by German
submarines within few hours oil
the port of departure.
-The storyLMas told, among others,
by shipwrecked seamen. who were
survivors of other summarized YES
sells and by merchant ship officer,
who had been in Lough swiftly.
The five vessels, it was said, con-
voyed by destroyers, put to sea
shortly after midnight. and they were
attacked by massed submarines at
daylight the following morning.
The, news OF the disaster WIS
learned when the destroyers which
escaped put back to port, bringiny
survivors of the torpedoed merchant
man and war vessels.
ne closest secrecy was immed-
lately. thrown about the incident
the merchant ship officer said. 1.-THE
survivors were given positive instruc-
tons to say nothing about it and no
details as to the. names Of the ships
or the extent of loss of life. could be
learned. 1t was reported that one,
and possibly two, of the .U-boats
were sunk by the destroyers-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

A provision for censorship under
regulations Of the president, OF mail,
cable, radio or other communication
between the United States and for
eign countries, was written into the
administration trading with the enc
my bill by the Senate and House con-
ferces at . special meeting. It'll de-
signed to prevent military informa-
ton from reaching Germany by relay
through Latin-American and other
neutral countries.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27
Take Many Things to Funston.

Camp Funston. Kan. Sept. a.
Some of the things some of the
drafted men bring with them t.
camp are ludicrous, to say the least
and about the only enjoyment Col!
c. B. Clark and his receiving staff &c,
cut of the continual round of check
ing men is good natured laugh now
and then. ~
A Polk county farmer carried
nothing but large yellow pumpkin.
He had held the pumpkin in his lap
all the way from home. and you
couldn't get him to part with it for
love nor money.
The pumpkins are just ripe back
home and, l haven't had any pump
kin pie yet" he said. Il just
brought a pumpkin with me and I'm
going to eat the first pie of the sea-
son in the army. have one coming
every week until Christmas, too. and
Mother said she'd lend me turkey
then
A delegation from a Nebraska
county brought seven hounds with
them. They said they had heard
much about the size and ferocity OF
Kansas jackrabbits.
A man from Bualo county. Neb..
came into camp with wash board.
He had heard all soldiers had to
wash their own clothes, and he didn't
know just how long it would be be-
fore pay day.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Waterproof and unsuitable ballot
boxes will be provided for New YORK
soldier who are abb Dad when the vote
is cast in the November election
The states soldier vote will be 50
large, it was said, that it probably
will be necessary to ask the federal
government for a warship to convoy
the ballots to this side. The state
election authorities believe by No.
vember there will be between Ias,ooo
and 10000 New York state voters
serving with the country's fighting
forces.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Brig. Gen. George Duncan and
Maj. Campbell King, both American
army officers, were awarded the
French war cross for courage shown
under extremely heavy she'll fire in
the recent Verdun offensive. The
Americans were observers with the
French army. These are the first
American officers in the American
military service at the front or else
where to receive decorations from
any one of the allied powers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Two hundred white students at the
Township High School at Murphys-
boro. ILL.,. struck because seven ne
groes in the school declined to At
tend separate school, which has ex.
listed there for 10 years. The white
students marched through the main
streets of the town and were cheered
by onlookers. Sixteen white children
remained in high school. No violencI
toward the negroes was attempted
but attempts to persuade them to e.
to the negro school thus far have
failed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Stories of inhuman treatment o
Italian prisoners by their Austro
Hungarian captors have been brougi,l
to Rome, according 70 dispatches re
ceived at Washington by atsproni
hent Italian lawyer, sent home BY thu
-Austriansi among a number of ia.
capacitsted prisoners. This man re
ported that captives were systemati.
cally tortured IN the prison camps, n
many eaAes being used IS targets foi
revolver practice or deliberately
poieo6ed.ss A Hungasfan Lieasensal
named Fasks, Who Il laid TO htve led
in such atrocities, now issin ltal3su
hxndk - 80
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27
Public Sale.

Having rented my farm, l will sell
at Public Auction at the farm 3 miles
northwest of Butler on
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1917
the following described property:
S Head Horses-Good mare s.
years old, good single driver, weight
1900; good mare years old, good
worker, weight 1900; good family
mare; two-year-old horse colt; year
ling mare colt.
7 Head of Cattle-Thoroughbred
Jersey COW, S years old; good red
COW q years old; white face cow, 10
years old; Two 2-year-old heiferss
good mixers; fat yearling heifer;
thoroughbred Jersey heifer calf, 3
months old.
Farm Machinery-Wagon with
new iron wheels, wagon and hay
frame, Milwaukee binder; Busy Bee
6-shovel cultivator, Ohio 6-shovcl
c,htivator, Mccormick mower, John
Deere corn planter, four horse disc,
l6-inch Goodenough pillow, I6-inch
walking Rlow, single buggies, SUIT
rey. ten foot harrow, 2 sets OF, single
harness, set Of driving harness, 2
sets Of work harness, corn Sheller.
grind stone, some good picks and
shovels and other things. too numer- !.
Gus to mention.
Household and Kitchen Furniture
range, good three-burner
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Inauguration OF a new food econo-
nv campaign in Great Britain has
been announced by Baron Rhondda,
the food controller. If voluntary
measures fail, he said. ~ shall have
no compunction in putting the nation
on compulsory rations.'
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

The death of two members OF the
American expeditionary forces is an
nounced in dispatches to the War De-
partment. Myron Bertman, of North
Vernon, Ind, Captain of Engineers,
died Tuesday as the result OF tumor
and Edmund Squire, a butcher, died
of pneumonia Sunday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Ulysses S. Grant will not have a
chance to make himself as famous rs
the man he was named after. The
North Dakota district exemption
board at Bismark has exempted hin,
from military service on the grounds
that he has dependent wife.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

The first of the drafted negroes will
be called to the national army in the
third increment October 3, Secretary
OF War Baker stated laie Saturday.
As far as possible they will be trained
at the nearest cantonment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

That soldiers are not very strong
for woman suffrage is indicated in the
vote against equal suffrage taken
among the Maine soldiers at Camp
Bartlett The vote stood, i'll favor,
2oI; against, 6Io
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27
Summit happenings.

Mrs. Parret of Onida, Kan, cam,
Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs
John Rankins.
Mrs. Robert Sturgeon returned
Thursday from visit in Carol
county. .-..
MIR. Carpenter had sale Wednes ).
day on the Kinney farm.
Mrs. Arthur Mock returned l.,
Pueblo Monday after spending some
time with relatives here.
Charles Douglass sale was well at.
tended and the cows brought fancy
prices. The ladies OF the Christian
church served lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sturgeon have
been in the city for several days.
]. K. WEIGH and wife have re-
turned from their honeymoon trip in
the West. 'f''-,'5
John Golladay has purchased a
Dodge car.
Gordon Barnett and family are
visiting their kinfolks.
Mrs. John Hystt's aunt, who has
spent several days with her, left
Tuesday.
! Roy Culubertson is on the sick liss.
Our boys are being called to SER
vice every few days, II seems a little
harder to have them 60 each time.
Mr.. W.. o. Card and family spout
Sunday with T.. c. Jones.
Mr.. Albert. Argenbright, wife and
two children, Celeste and Glenn.
spent Sunday at Camp Clark with
Grover. H,' 40 -
Dode Holland, Ray Argenbrighs
and their wives attended the bail
game at Peculiar Sunday.
Miss Alice Sherman came home
from school Monday. sick.
I The farmers are about the busiest
folks you can think Of putting i'll
wheat, cutting corn, cutting and haul
ing off cane and numberless other
FrsdS evs.s ~ cs,l.a,y
add their f9hfiies 8kf9t Snday 1it
Hrs GdlladiT npd 6lis !;
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Silver was bought Friday by the
Salt Lake Assay Office at $I.o5 an
ounce. This breaks the highest price
since 1881. Only few ounces OF the
fine silver are being sold through the
Assay Office. The greater part OF
the silver mines production has been
sold to private dealers at higher
price than paid by the Government.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Octavio Flores, Mexican resident
of Mexicali, Mexico, was ordered shot
by Col. Estcban Cantu. military gov
ernor OF the northern district of Low
er California. for his alleged offepse
in tearing down an American flag
from the motor car of Ben Hulse last
Saturday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife OF the
Secretary of State, has accepted the
secretaryship OF the National Asso-
citation Opposed to Woman Suffrage,
which recently moved its headquar-
tiers from New York to Washington.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

President Wilson has appointed \
special commission, representing him
personally to visit the Pacific Coast
and investigate labor troubles IN
plants engaged in government ship
building.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

The municipality OF Berlin an
nounces that the cattle merchants
have almost discontinued the supply
of meat. Berlin eats only one-sixth
OF the quantity needed and the great
er part of the population is unable to
obtain any meat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-09-27

Swiss travellers have been warned
to keep out of Germany on account
of the cholera. There has been a
serious outbreak of cholera in the
Rhine valley. it was said, and little
Roadway has been made in checking
-