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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-13
War Summary

Storming the German lines cast of
Arras along "A 12-milc front, British
troops have forced back the Germans
at two important points and have cs-
tablishcd themselves in Bullecourt, the
Gently. Heavy losses were inflicted
on the Germans and more than 700
prisoners were taken.
\ Without giving the armies of Crown
Prince Rupprecht time to recover after
the rcpulse of their Intellectual counter
attacks. Field Marshal Haig early Sat
urday threw his forces against three
vital points in the line protecting Douai
and in each place gained his objective
At the southern end of the line was
Bullccourt, protecting Qucant Here
thousands have fallen in attacks and
counter attacks in the last two weeks
The battle here lasted for MANY hours
during which the British firmly placed
themselves in the village but the fight
ing still goes on.
Around Roeux, north Of the Scarre
and at the northern end of the attack
ing lines, the British captured German
positions on front of about a mile and
half. The fighting was most intense
about the Roeux cemetery and the
chemical works in the direction OF
Plouva in and along the Arras- Douai
| railway. Fourteen German airplancs
were destroyed by the entente force.
on Friday and Il others were driven
| down damaged.
Further north on the Caucasus
front, both Russian and Turkish force.
! have been on the offensive with alter.
| nate advance and retreat. the result O
which seems to have left the situation
unchanged.
| In Macedonia, the Serbian troop
have captured and held against counte
attacks several trenches on Dobropoly
heights, east OF the Cerna river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-13

In Macedonia, the Serbian troops
have captured and held against counter
attacks several trenches on Dobropolye
heights, east OF the Cerna river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

11HAVE seen MT. Thomas H. Ince' s
 much heralded "Civilization" the cinema spectacle round at the strand, and frankly confess that all I can say about 1t is that it is wonderful and again wonderful; by far surpassng anything that has gone before in the mo- tion picture production
 There is no use trying to describe it.; it can't be done; it is a spectacular pano- rama so huge that it beggars description; it will not be described; the only way to even then you can't possibly take it all in.
 The vastness, the superb splendor. the bewildering display of stage effects of "CivilizationT fairly stun you, and you leave the picture like one in the grip of a wonderful dream.
 There is. as said before, no use to go into descriptions which cannot describe this marvellous picture and it's plot; that has all been attempted already; but what I would like to do is to say that the mis- sion of this great picture play is the very noblest imaginable and in its great purpose it is almost flawless.
 Peace! How beautiful it is, and how we all love it. Especially at this mo- ment how the whole world, Including even the battling legions of the fighters them- selves, are praying, praying, for it and of this we are so vividly reminded in the Peace Song in "Civiization:" Land of our fathers, sweet home that
 we adore
 Keep us Almighty away from the tolls
 of war
 And years that shall follow will find us
 hand in hand
 Our flag proudly waving and peace reign
 ing o'er the land.'
 The mothers of the land will thank MT. Ince for the beautiful sentiment he has so nobly expressed in his peace plea;" the sisters, the wives, the sweet hearts, and, well, they may, for the spirit of the picture is as beautiful as the picture it. self, and no higher compliment could be paid either. VI
 Designed primarily as tplea for peace" by showing the horrors of war, civilization could not be called "a war picture in the strictest sense; a bigger nob1er quality is furnished in its direct appeal to mankind to follow the example and teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ, as the one sure method of avoiding war and all of its attendant horrors.
 The visualizing of Christi whose spirit leads the spirit of the King, who is re- sponsible for the war, over battlefields, and through ruined cities, showing him the real meaning of war, gives the pie ture an element of fascination such as no other uplift picture that I have ever seen has had, and impresses the lesson meant to be imparted more profoundly than could be done by any number of narrowing scenes of battle and destruc- ton by themselves
 But "aye there's the rub;' I wonder why that confounded inconvenient little part of speech gets into our path every time things are about to turn out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
Wonder Film is Thomas H. Inces Civilization"
 Spectacular Peace Plea That Beggars Description

ples of all nations bow down to his wicked will.
 Peace! Of course it is beautiful, but should we be willing to purchase 1t at the price of liberty, and be willing for the sake of it, to become slaves? Is it right to cry for peace when the world 8 manhood and freedom are imperilled? Peace at any price" is a slogan which admits of much discussion.
 There was time when civilization, such as it was, was confined to few city-states, like Thebes, Palmyra, Athens, Rome, Jerusalem-cases of light, as it were, in a world of absolute barbarism, but if these centers of nascent civiliza- tion had been of the peace at any price" persuasion, the world would never have advanced a whit-hence there are times when we plainly see that we must do a little fighting on our own hook, if things are to progress and live!
 As a peace plea" there can be no doubt about the superb value of civilization" as a triumph of motion picture photog- raphy, and a new revelation of the genius of MT. Thomas H. Ince, it is no less splendid and few there are who can wit ness the nome" side of war as it is viv- idly depicted in this masterpiece, active conscription being portrayed, as hus- bands are torn from their wives, sons from their mothers, sweethearts from their lovers, shepherds from their flocks, to be sent to the front as cannon fodder, and not at least stop and think, and think hardi
 As a vivid climax, after the spirit of Christ has led the naughty king to con- sent to peace, there is another side shown-the homecoming, when wives, mothers, sisters and sweethearts welcome the soldiers as the wounded and worn veterans, bandaged, blind, and scared, tattered and torn, return to the firesides from which they have been ruthlessly snatched?
 The effectiveness of Civilization" Is much enhanced by musical setting which is beautifully interpreted by large orchestra which adds immensely to the splendid production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be no meeting of the Volun- teer Relief association tomorrow morn ing on account of Ash Wednesday.
 The Psychology Study club will meet this morning with Mrs. Wade Wood at 10:30 o'clock.
 There will be a meeting of the Bir- mingham Writers club this afternoon at 9 o'clock at the Tutwiler.
 The Central Womans Christian Tenn perance union will celebrate its annual Frances Willard anniversary with an especially interesting programme this aft ernoon at o'clock, Woman's Christian Temperance Union headquarters The at tendance at this meeting promises to be the largest of the year. After the pro- gramme a social hour will be enjoyed.
 Band No. 1 of the North Highlands Methodist Church Missionary society will give a Washington party Thursday aft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. John S. Stone have named their little son Jack Cobb.
 
 Mrs. Elizabeth Holt left last evening for Denver, where she will be the guest of relatives for several months.
 Mrs. John Warren, who spent the past few months in Denver, is now in Phoenix, Ariz.
 MT. William Ellis of Virginia is in the city, and is the guest of his brothers, MT. Thomas Ellis, MT. Frank Ellis and MT. Perkins Ellis.
 MT. c. Marine left a few days ago for New York, where he will spend 10 days.
 
 Mrs. Robert Lecky Jr., of Richmond, Va, is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Mason billiard at their home on Highland ave- nue.
 Miss Dean billiard has returned from most delightful trip to Florida and Cuba.
 The friends of J. c. Dubose, who has been ill for the past week, will regret to learn that he continues i'll, and that he has been carried to Davis infirmary for treatment.
 Mrs. Herche Miller is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. J. Houser, in Anniston.
 Mrs, William Woolsey of Selma Is spending few days In the city as the guest of friends.
 The many friends of Mir. Carlos Rees will regret to learn that he is i'll at his home at Maplehurst station.
 Miss Olivia McNeal, who has spent the past few months in St. Louis with rela- tives, has returned home.
 Miss Helen McCary. who is spending the Mardi Gras season in Mobile. will return home tomorrow.
 MT. and Mrs. Venerable Lawson of South Boston, Va, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Motley.
 
 Mary Southern is critically i'll at the home of her daughter. Mrs. c. M Tardy Mrs. Warren Buchanan, who has spent the past few weeks at Gulfport, Miss. has been called home on account of the illness of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Southern.
 Mrs. Frederick R. Green and Miss Green, who have spent the past few days in the city as the guest of MT. and Mrs. Charles o. Locke, have returned to their home in New York.
 Mrs. Houston Davis will leave this week for Chicago, where she will be the local of the biennial. making the final arrangement for the affair which will meet here in April.
 Mrs. Richard Johnston will spend this week in Montgomery as the guest of her sister, Miss Myrtle Miles.
 Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter and Miss Rather inc Ledbetter, who have spent the past two weeks as the guest of relatives in Charleston, S. C., have returned home. Miss Edith Orr is spending few days in Anniston as the guest of Miss Keith.
 ass
 Mrs. Hal Dumas. who has been the guest of Miss Marie Rosamond, has re- turned to her home in Atlanta.
 MT. and Mrs. T. M. Reid and children motored to Birmingham from Tuscaloosa, where they are spending few days with relatives.
 Mrs. B. F. Johnston, who is in Mont gomery as the guest of her sister Miss Myrtle Miles, will leave on Wednesday for Auburn, where she will attend the midwnter dances and will be the guest of her son. MT. Richard Johnston, Jr. Mrs. Henry Clay Vaughn is the guest of MT and Mrs. Harris Vaughn at their home in Mobile.
 MT. Calvin Jones and children spent the week-epd in Selma with relatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
Selma Is Threatened
 With Serious Coal Famine

Selma, February 19. - Especially Unless long awaited shipments of coal arrive promptly Selma will be facing a serious coal famine.
 For several weeks the local dealers have been short, most of them not having coal for one or two days at a time. but for the last few days it has not been possible to get any at all. One dealer had no coal for over three days and another was without lump in his yards for two days.
 Saturday and Sunday scores of peo- pie throughout the city were com pelled to burn stove wood in their grates and had it not been for a let up in the cold snap considerable suf fering would have been caused.
 Unless coal shipments come in at once it is expected some of the fac tories will face a shutdown.
 J. Scott Hunter of Graham, N. C., has been elected secretary of the Selma Y. M c. A., and Is expected to arrive here in a few days to take up his work. MT. Hunter is said to have had great success in his Y. M. C. A. work on the border.
 A large stave and spoke factory is to be started at Maron Junction. Two factory buildings will be erected, and it is said that above 150 men will be employed Outside capital Is putting up the enterprise. Marion being chosen on account of it's railroad facilities.
 Following the custom of banks in other cities. the Selma banks have decided to make a small charge for collection on out-of-town checks with the exception of New York, New Or leans and Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
Export Trade Continues
 Largest in All History

Washington, February 19.-The na- tion's export trade continues to sur pass all previous records January ex- ports of $s13,441,00 the department of commerce announced today, ex- ceeded by nearly $100,o0o,o00 in value the best previous month in the coun- try's history. High prices it was said largely were responsible for the in creased values.
 Exports for the seven months end ing with January were $3,614, 4,244.000 against $21S2 S9S.O00 in the corre- spending period the previous year and s1334. 900 in the year before that For the 12 months ending with Janu- ary, exports totaled $5,764 1928, ,0O0 against $s.S16.S27.OOO in the same pe- riod in 1916 and $2,177.436.o0O in 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
Florence Hotel 2d Ave. and 18th St.

Thoroughly remodeled and newly fur nished. Absolutely modern. Excellent cafe Rates: Rooms without bath $1.00 per day. Rooms with private bath $1.50 per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20

mand for the various kinds and grades of meat and other factors influencing the trade. In New York, Boston and Philadelphia, government agents here after will obtain early each morning all available information These re- ports will be made available at those places and at Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha to persons interested early in the busy day and for qualifications
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
Market Service on Meats

Washington, February 19--A mar ket news service on meats was put in operation today by the department of agriculture to place at the disposal of meat producers and the wholesale and retail trade useful information in regard to supplies on hand, the de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
S1OO,OOO Fire in Youncstown

Youngstown, O., February 19.-Fire originating in a poolroom early today swept portion of Lowellvilie, eignr miles east of Youngstown, causing a loss of $100,0O0. One entire block was destroyed before fire fighters checked the flames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20

wisely? Why does it not attend to it's own business Gf 1t has any) and us to have the wars uninterrupted enjoyment of what there is before us?
 But it wont; for in the very foreground of our beautiful picture stands in shin- ing armor the King of Wredpyrd,' mad with the lust of conquest and behind him, ready to aid the king in his infa- nous design, is the most wonderful fight ing machine in the world.
 The tocsin sounds and the mad king, followed by his powerful army, starts out to enslave all Europe-to make the peo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20

ernoon at the parsonage, to which the public is invited.
 The Birmingham chapter of the Asso- citation of College Women will meet this afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Frank Nabers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-02-09

you-will you be" Her voice failed.
1t seemed to Duane that she must
have discovered what he had begun
to suspect-that her father and Law
son were not the honest ranchers
they pretended to be. Perhaps she
knew more! Her appeal to Duane
shook him deeply. He wanted to help
her more than he had ever wanted
anything. And with the meaning of
the tumultuous sweetness she stirred
in him there came the realization of
dangerous situation.
81 must be true to my duty" he
said, hoarsely.
"f you knew me you'd know j
could never ask you to be false to 1t"
swell, then-rll do anything for
you"
"Oh, thank you! I'm ashamed that
I believed my cousin Floyd! He lied
he lied. I'm all In the dark,
strangely distressed. My father wants
me to go back home. Floyd is trying
to keep me here. They've quarreled.
Oh, know something dreadful will
happen. know I'll need you if-if-
VIII you help met"
"Yes," replied Duane. and his look
brought the blood to her face.
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SYNOPSIS.


The time Of the story: about 1875. The
lace: The Texas cow country. The chief
haracter: Buckley Duane. young man
rho has inherited lust to kill, which he
uppresses. In self-defense he shoots dead
> drunken bully and is forced to flee to
the wild country where he Joins Bland 8
outlaw band. Euchre, an amiable rascal,
tells him about Jennie, a young girl who
aas been abducted and sold to Bland for a
bad fate. They determine to rescue the
girl and restore her to civilization. Eu-
chre has just reconnoitered, and Is re-
porting the outlook to Buck. Euchre Is
killed. Buck kills Bland and is danger
ously wounded by Mrs. Bland. but es-
capes with Jennie. Jennie is abducted.
Buck never sees her again, but kills her
abductor. Duane barely escapes death at
the hands of lynchers for crime he new
or committed. He goes to see Captain
MacNelly Of the Rangers, who hands him
q pardon on condition that he join the
Rangers and assist in breaking up the
outlaws. Duane accepts and goes to the
outlaw headquarters on secret mission.
He meets Colonel Longstreth mayor of
Fairdale, and Miss Ray Longstreth and
her cousin, Ruth. Buck arrests a robber
in Longstreth's home and announces that
he Is Ranger. The colonel shows mark
ed enmity. The new Ranger secretly Or
ganizes a vigilance committee.
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won. The opening of that big basket
was an event. Poor, starved little
beggars! The havoc was wrought in
that household. The needs now were
cheerfulness, kindness, help, action
and these the girls furnished with q
spirit that did Duane good.
MRS. Laramie. who dressed this
babyp" presently asked Miss Long
streth. Duane peeped In to see a
dilapidated youngster on her knee.
That sight, If any other was needed,
completed the full and splendid es-
Innate of Ray Longstreth and wrought
strangely upon his heart.
"The ranger" replied Mrs. Laramie.
''The ranger |" exclaimed Miss Long
streth.
Eyes. he's taken care of us all since
since" Mrs. Laramie choked.
"Ohl So you've had no help but
his" replied Miss Longstreth, hastily.
mo women. Too bad. I'll send
someone, Mrs. Laramie, and I'll come
myself"
at IL be good of you" went on
the older woman. "You see, Jim had
few rriends-that is, right In town.
And they've been afraid to help us
afraid they'd get what poor jim"
"Thats awful" burst out Miss
| Longstreth. passionately. "A brave
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Blu ZANE GREY

Il can go to Ray, tell her that, make
her believe I'd tell 1t broadcast-teil
this ranger-unless she'd marry me-"
Lawson spoke breathlessly, with
haggard face and Swallowed eyes. He
had no shame. He was simply in the
grip of passion.
Longstreth gazed with dark, con-
trolled fury at this relative. In that
look Duane saw a strong, unscrupu-
lous man fallen into evil ways, but
still a man. 1t betrayed Lawson to
be. the wild and passionate weakling.
Like the great majority Of evil and
unrestrained men on the border, he
had reached point where influence
was futile. Reason had degenerated.
He saw only himself.
"But, Floyd, Rays the one person
on earth who must never know I'm
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their games and drinks and quarrels
except by some decided move. Ex-
element, greed, appetite were rife in
them. Duane marked, however, a
striking exception to the usual run
of strangers he had been In the habit
of seeing. Snecker had gone or was
under cover. Again Duane caught a
vague rumor of the coming of Poggin,
yet he never seemed to arrive. More
over the goings-on among the
habitues of the resorts and cowboys
who came in to drink and gamble
were unusually mild in comparison
with former conduct. This lull, how
ever, did not deceive Duane. 1t could
not last. The wonder was that 1t
had lasted so long.
Duane went often to see Mrs. Lara
mie and her children. One afternoon
while he was there he saw Miss Long
streth and Ruth ride up to the door.
They carried a basket. Evidently
they had heard of Mrs. Laramie's
trouble. Duane felt strangely glad,
but he went into an adjoining room
rather than meet them.
Mrs. Laramie, I've come to see
YOU" said Miss Longstreth, cheer
fully.
The little room was not very light
there being only one window and the
doors, but Duane could see plainly
enough. Mrs. Laramie lay, hollow.
checked and haggard, on bed. Once
she had evidently been woman OF
some comeliness. The ravages OF
trouble and grief were there to read
in her worn face; 1t had not, however
any of the hard and bitter lines that
had characterized her husbands.
Duane wondered, considering that
Longstreth had ruined Laramie, how
Mrs. Laramie was going to regard the
daughter of an enemy.
$50 you're Granger Longstreth's
girl?" queried the woman, with he1
bright, black eyes fixed on her visitor
eyes," replied Miss Longstreth
simply. "This Is my cousin, Ruth
Herbert. We've come to nurse you
take care of the children, help you in
any way you'll let u.s."
There was long silence.
"Well, you look little like Long
streth," finally said Mrs. Laramie
"but you're not at all like him. You
must take after your mother. Miss
Longstreth, don't know If 1 Can't
I ought to accept anything from you
Your father ruined my husband"
"Yes, know" replied the girl sad
| ly. That's all the more reason you
should let me help you. Pray don't
| refuse. 1t will-mcan much to me-
If this poor, stricken woman hat
any resentment it speedily melted ir
the warmth and sweetness of Miss
Longstreth's manner. and no sooner
had she begun to talk to the children
than both they and the mother were