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The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
ACHIEVE VICTORY WALL0W,
 ING THROUGH SEA OF MUD

United Press Special.
 With the British Armies in France, Oct. 12.-All the first objectives were swept over and taken in the first dash in another tremendous British drive early today. The victory was achieved despite fearful sea of mud, through which the advancing Tom mics widowed.
 At this writing the drive is still in progress. Field Marshal Haig's at tacking waves have now arrived a short distance from Pass Chandaele.
 Pass Chandaele is seven miles northeast of Ypres and six miles from Roulers, one of the main transporta- tion centers through which Germany's line of communications to the Belgian sea port and submarine bases passes.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
AMERICAN COMFORT
 KITS FOR RUSSIANS
(By United Press.)

Washington, Oct. 12,-A million comfort kits for the Russian revolu- tionary army and as many more for the American army and navy is the gift being planned by the American Red Cross today.
 If you are going to assist in making this gift possible the following sug- gestion from General Pershing and Miss Florence Marshall, director of the Red Cross Woman's Bureau, will be helpful: Three types of kits are favored; a simple bag with draw string, and two with pockets, one for trench work, the other for hospital use. The kits are to be made of plain khaki as colored goods is dangerously visible when carried by troops at the rfont. The kits should contain pipe, tobacco pouch, heavy socks, handker- chiefs, wash cloths and soap, mouth organ or game, pencil writing paper or pad and envelopes and a single bladed knife and spoon.
 Last but no least" General Per shing said, they should have an American flag sewed on the outside"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
SHARP ADVANCE
 IN COTTON PRICES
D..etionary Sentiment Checked hess't sr Reports of Killing Frosts ;|, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.

,,m York Oct. I1.-Apprehensions ;. h,rtber frosts would occur in the D ,, bofore the reopening of the mar ". s m Monday morning caused a .s.,n a advance in the cotton market .ad.v. ,a December contracts sold up :, . ps7Oc, or 9 points above last .;oht,s closing and closed at 26.6Oc, r vith the general list closing irregu- 1ar s at net gain of TO to S5 points. rhs reaetionary sentiment which had t.or noted on the decline of yester- l.v was in evidence during the morn- ;,r The market opened firm at a de- dine of points on October, but gen. .,sIlv to 2S points higher and active months sold 24 to 29 points above last nght's closing figures right after the ,sIl Prices soon turned easier, with December selling off to 25.95c, and January to 25.62c during the middle If tbe morning. The decline was checked at this level by the publica- ton of the western belt forecast for cooler weather, with frost in Okla: boma, and the buying was stimulated later by the detailed reports showing Eght to killing frosts at few points in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennes- see. The close was a few points off from the best, under realizing.
 Cotton closed irregular.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
SEARCHING FOR ANCIENT
 SPANISH CITY IN COLORADO
(By United Press.)

Denver, Oct. 11.-Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes, ethnologist of Smithsonian Institution, is somewhere in south western Colorado" today searching for the ruins of an ancient Spanish city which writings of Spanish ex- plorers locate somewhere along the Dolores river and which is believed to have become covered with sand during the past two centuries.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
SONGS OF THE SAMMIES
(By United Press.)

American Field Headquarters in France, Sept. 25 (By MaiD-Sammy's morals are safe as a Liberty Bond if his reading has any influence on his moral condition. Youll search all day in the camp libraries for the Mark of the Bloody Hand" or "SiX Weeks" and not find them.
 Wandering into the Y M. C. A. for an hours refreshing reading Sammy can top off his hard days work by a perusal of Fourteen Weeks in As tronomy," "The Family Life of Hein- rich Heine," or Lives of Celebrated Female Sovereigns," Bible Stories for the Young" are there also.
 Somehow none of the books were busy this evening but there was a waiting list for a vulgar thing written by a British soldier about life and death in the trenches during the early days of the war.
 Buenos Aires, Oct. 12-Latin-Amer- ican Federations of Labor met today at Santiago, Chile, to consider ways and means of meeting the high cost of living
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
PRICE FOR COTTONSEED
 VARIES IN THE STATE

Little Rock, Oct. 11.-That the farmers of the state may be informed of the price that is being paid for cottonseed throughout the state, Com missioner Page has instructed his agents to report on specific dates the prices being paid. On Oct. 9, the prices varied from S63 to s75, as shown by the following; S75, Whelen $70 Rison and Clarksville; S67, Altus and London; S66, Coal Hill; S65, La mar; $63, Tinsman, Nashville, Con way and Murfreesboro; S61, DeQueen $60, Wilton.
 Crocker Fountain Pens, the ideal -filler-so simple, it's surprising. Buchanan Drug Store. Phone 67,
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
ACTING GOVERNOR MON
 GRIEF PARDONS NEGRO

Little Rock, Oct. l1.-Acting Cover nor John MoncrIef of Arkansas coun- F' was in the office yesterday during the absence oi Gov. Brough in St. L0uls He granted a pardon to Will Dur Perkins, negro, of Craighead county, who was convicted in 1911 of murder and sentenced to 21 years im- p'sOnment He has been on parole TOT several years, and is said to have good reputation.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
WILL INSIST ON
 ALSACE-LORA|NE
England With France to the Finish, Says Premier Lloyd George, Addressing Insurance Committees Yesterday.

London, Oct. 11.-Premier Lloyd George, addressing delegation of in- surance committees, who called today to urge a readjustment of health in- surance and the establishment of a ministry of health, declared that all the nations thoughts and energies are taken up by the trrible demands made in defense of liberty and free dom. He wished he could see the end, but the task which the nation had taken in hand must be accomplished.
 He could not think of any state ment more calculated to prolong the war than the assertion of the German foreign secretary, Won Kuehlmann, that Germany would never contem- plate the making of concessions to France respecting Alsace-L Lorraine. However long the war lasted, the pre- mier said, England intended to stand by her gallant ally, France, until she redeemed her oppressed children from the degradation of foreign yoke. This meant that the country must husband its resources, and, when de- mands were put forward for improve ments here and there, his answer was, Concentrate upon victory"
 For the moment every claim upon the exchequer must be considered in the light of the terrible possibilities of the war, and when the war was over, in freer, happier atmosphere the country could begin to rebuild, re- construct and regenerate.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
SOUNDING GERMAN SENTI-
 MENT REGARO|NG FRANCE
(By J. W. T. Mason.)

New York, Oct. 12.-Kaiser Will helms government is continuing its pursuit of peace by attempting to create discord among the allies about the future status of Alsace-L Lorraine. and at the same time is sounding Ger man sentiment on the question of re- storing to France her lost provinces.
 This is the double purpose of For eign Minister Kuehlmanns declara- tion that the only subject blocking peace is the problem of Alsace-Lor- raine.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
II. s. STEEL CORPORATION
 BUILDING MODEL TOWN
(By United Press.)

Whtsburg, Ky, Oct. 1.-The Unit ed States Steel Corporation is build ing a model mining town in the min ing district here which it is expected will have a population of 5000 by Christmas. The corporation recently acquired 30,O00 acres of coal land in the district, with which to supply its coke ovens with 10000 tons of coal daily.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
GREATER PART IS WORLD
 WAR WITH "GREATER NAVY
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Washington, Oct. 12.-America is about to play bigger part in the world war with her "greater navy"
 Plans for fuller cooperation with the allies is being brought to Secre- tary Daniels by Admiral H. T. Mayo, who is back today from a six weeks visit to the British fleet and American warships in European waters.
 Speculation on Admiral Mayo's mis- sion has taken a wide range, some stating that he was interested in the feasibility of broad naval offensive against the German submarine base and locking up of the German fleet.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
GERMAN ENVOY SEARCHED,
 D|SARMED WHEN DISMISSED
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Buenos Aires, Oct. 12.-How Count Luxburg, dismissed German envoy, was forcibly searched and disarmed after he had given vent to a wild out burst of language when discovered hiding at an obscure Uruguayan ranch, was told in information reach ing here today.
 Under guard, the count is en route back to Buenos Aires. It appears Luxburg, after leaving here, decided not to return home.
 The police in Uruguay arrested him and took two pistols from him.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
GIVE IRON CROSS FOR
 ABILITY IN LOOPING
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 With the French Armies Afield, Oct. 12.-Documents recently taken from German prisoners indicate that the famous Iron Cross order, two mil lion of which have been distributed by Kaiser Wilhelm since the outbreak of the war, are now being given not only for acts of bravery, but for ex- ceptional ability in footing and de- stroying French villages and farm houses.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
BRITISH TROOPS BEEN
 ANOTHER GREAT OFFENSIVE
United Press Special.

London, Oct. 12.-The British troops began another great offensive over the slime and mud of Flanders.
 Northeast of Ypres we attacked on a front of six miles this morning." the British commander in chief reported. We made satisfactory progress"
 Presumably this is the third offen- sive blow in eight days against the German defense lines which Field Marshal Haig has already battered back.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
WILL ASK GOVERNMENT TO
 AVERT MARINE STRIKE

New York, Oct. 12.-The govern ment will be appealed to in an effort to avert the threatened strike of ma rine workers on New York Bay, which is scheduled for November 12.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
JAPAN MAY SEND
 TROOPS TO EUROPE
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Tokio, Oct. PA demand by the entente allies that Japan send troops to Europe to help fight Germany will become more nsistent from this time forward, is the view of military eX- pert expressed in Nichi Nichi today.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
THIRTY.THREE PER CENT
 CUT IN INSURANCE RATES
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Washington, Oct. 12.-A cut of thirty-three per cent was made today in the cost of government insurance for crews of boats traversing the sub marine zone.
 This is taken as further evidence of the waning of the U.boat effective ness.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
.LAFOLLETTE ID OPEN
 HIS DEFENSE TODAY
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Washington, Oct. 12.-Senator La Toilette today was summoned to open his defense aginst the disloyalty charges at meeting here of the in- vestigating committee Tuesday morn ing.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
SURE ENOUGH SNOWSTORM
 IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO
United Press Special.

United Press Special.
 Toledo, Ohio, Oct PA full fedg- ed snow storm was in progress today in Northwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12

St. Paul, Oct. 12.-With snow, the temperature at twenty-eight and a heavy wind, winter was ushered in the Northwest today.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-10-12
LIGHT SNOW FELL AT
 CHICAGO LAST NIGHT

United Press Special.
 Chicago, Oct. 12.-Snow fell here during the night, and early this morning thinly covered the ground
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
SHE MADE HIM TAKE 1T BACK
Moved to Righteous Anger by Stolen
Kiss, Maiden InfIicts Severe
Penalty on Offender.

IT couldn't help It, papa" She
looked up into his face with her frank
blue eyes, and it was impossible to
doubt her.
"But you didn't seem to be protest.
ing very MUCH" said the old gentle
man.
''But 1t was so sudden that I could
not" she insisted.
"Tell me about it," he said.
swell, he adopted a very clever
ruse, you see. He got me to look the
other way, and then, before I knew 1t,
he kissed me on the cheek"
"The scoundrelw
ut was wrong of him, Of course"
"What did you do them"
II was very angry; told him it was
an insult"
sIndeed it was, and you should have
ordered him to. leave the house. Did
your
mo, no; not exactly"
swell, what did you doT
Il told him it was an insult, and
that he must take 1t back"
"And then?"
"He was taking it back when You
came III and saw him."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
rnrnedo.Ro pestroxers.

Most people are familiar with the
ordinary torpedo-boat, a swift vessel
of from 400 to 600 tons in displace-
ment, carrying no defensive armOr,
but armed with tubes for discharging
the deadly torpedoes. To counterfeit
these wasps of the sea, type Of ves-
sci was designed of about double the
size Of torpedo-boats, little greater
speed, and in addition to torpedo
tubes, armed with rapid-fre six to
twelve-pounder guns, for the avowed
purpose Of destroying torpedo-boats.
Lately all the great nations have
stopped building torpedo-boats, as
originally designated, and are building
topedo-boat destroyers. Recent en-
gagements have developed the fact
that torpedo-boat destroyers are used
almost wholly as torpedo-boats. So,
they are really battleship destroyers.
To defend the capital ships for tor
pedo attack the dreadnaughts and bat
tic cruisers are armed with secondary
batteries Of rapid-fire guns from four
to six inches in diameter. One we'll
placed she'll from a gun of that size
will ordinarily put destroyer out Of
business, as the destroyers have no
defensive armor whatever.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
Windsor Castle

Windsor castle is near the town OF
Windsor, in Berkshire, England, %
miles from London. Windsor is one Of
the most ancient towns in England,
dating from the early middle ages. The
castle was erected by William the Con-
queror. 1t was originally the site Of
a Roman settlement and has figured
in English history in many important
picturesque and tragic ways. Many Of
the kings of England are buried be-
meath the royal chapel at Windsor, In:
Guiding King Edward VII, who was
buried there In May, 1910. The castle.
surrounded by spacious and magnifi.
cent grounds, has been the chief resi-.
dence Of English sovereigns for many
centuries.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

bilitles, which are to fasten through a
buttonhole and give the skirt well
finished look.
The new skirts are cut about six or
eight inches above the ground and fin
ished with three-inch hens. Beauti-
full tailoring is required in them, and
Is their chief charm.
A grateful humanity betakes itself
to the water in the burning days of
August, and thereby makes life bear
able. And the feminine half of it
goes clad In better looking garments
than ever before within the memory
Of man. Not so long ago bathing suits
were about all alike, and longer ago a
bathing suit was not a necessity In
tia wardrobe; people played In the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

so imperious as you choose to pretend
Your fate will come along some fnt
day and you'll turn out as sentimental
as the rest Of mankind. Come, go fal
enough anyway to make search fol-
an Ideal Wen decide who starts
first on single throw"
"All right. Wait till we get home
Well leave it to the dice box-best OF
three throws"
"We don't have to wait" declared
the irrepressible Drake. "We'll play O
game of poker"
without cardsY
"0hl we don't need those at all"
what are you driving att"
"The latest resource of the motor
list, improvised with gaming mate
rails"
"And that ISL"
"Filling your hand with numbers Sc
lected from the automobile license
tags. Thus: Wen drive slowly. The
first auto that passes us is yours. Say
the license number is 1870. Good, you
fill your hand l select next. Then
you. Say your second draw is 94213.
Naturally, choosing the highest numer-
ais, you draw that third nine, discard
ing one Of the first selections. At
the end Of the third draw we COM
pare. If you have four mines and I
only three SKIES, say, you're the win
ner. The loser is the one selected to
try his fate frSts in hunting for
wife,"
Both the young fellows in the auto
mobile were gentlemen of leisure.
Rich old Uncle Jasper Thorpe had
cared prodigally for them, for they
were his only near relatives in the
world and he dotted on them. They
were fine, well behaved young men,
but had fallen into the rut of uneyent-
full club life, passing their time more
comfortably than industriously.
"I've made up my mind that you
will deteriorate into old bachelors"
their kind, but whimsical old relative
had said one day, unless you start
soon to fix your attention each upon
some estimable young lady," and then
he gave them one of his characteristic
talkings-to, ending with a fat, an ulti-
matum, and bonus fortune thrown in
as bait. They were to marry within
the year. The first one doing so was
to receive an extra $4,000 to start out
with, the best equipped home that sum
could buy.
Just now the self-satisf1ed, light
hearted young men were far more en-
crossed in their game of poker than
In any serious thoughts as to their
marital future. The splendid machine
rolled on leisurely while they '.hlled |
their hands," rather captivated with
the novel method Of doing so without
carls
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

Sits provide the openings for the
pockets, but their practical use is
open to debate. They are capacious,
however, and might carry a handker-
chief or coin purse without spelling
the line of the skirt.
The belt is shaped to fit the figure,
and this is the characteristic Of belts
In general. They are not mere bands
about the waist, but are so cut and
placed as to give a graceful definition
OF the waistline. The business Of
supporting the skirt is not theirs, but
is taken care of by webbing belt on
the under side, which fastens with
hooks and eyes. A single large bone
button at the front of the cloth belt
looks more than equal to It's response
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

Chainstitching has the effect of EN-.
broidery on collar and pockets.
A cap to match adds to the dis
tinction Of this modish water-dress. It
is of white rubberized satin. A band
of black taffeta converts 1t into
SMALL roomy turban with coronet cut In
scallops at the top. The girdle is made
of the silk and slips through a silk
covered buckle at the front.
The second suit is much less sim
pie, but delight to the girl with
Venus de Milo figure, which it will set
off to the best advantage. 1t has a
bodice and short skirt, gathered to
give trim walstlines. Bands Of white
rubberized satin are stitched to this
girdle, each band terminating in a
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
Love and
Automobiles
By Alvah Jordan Garth


Copyright, 1917, by W. G. Chapman)
"Where is the right sort of a girlT
challenged BARLEY.
I'm at sea as to an ideal thus far,
"Well what do you think of Uncle
Peters ultimatum?" questioned Ran.
som Drake Of his companion and cOu-
sin, BARLEY Dunn.
Tbs latter shrugged his shoulders
Lightly. He was a placid sort of an In
@Vidual.
"My dear Ransom" he pronounced
in his usual even tones, Il am lead
ing a sunny, peaceful existence all
alone BY myself. propose to con-
tinue it."
"You mean you won't take the hint"
Decidedly not"
"Then I am left alone in the con-
test. / don't exactly know about my
self. You see, the bonus, so to speak,
is alluring in way. Twenty thousand
dollars isn't to be sneezed at"
Il don't know that when you con-
slider the risk a fellow runs" submitted
BARLEY quite seriously. ''Most Of the
fellows who have married out of our
set have not Jared so happily in their
entry into cOnjugal life"
",They didn't pick the right sort of
a girl, you see."
"Well, I'm not at sea as to an ideal"
confessed Drake, "but she must be in
evidence somewhere. Oh, you're not
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

and Lille, by Valenciennes, Maubeuge,
Avesnes, Hirson AID Vervins.
It is by these roads and railways
coming down the valley conVerging to-
ward Paris and the heart of France
that the German rush was made. 1t
was in utilizing our beautiful French
roads, the convenient network of rail-
ways, and the canals from the north
and the east that the Boches thought
to reach Paris in a few weeks and par
alyze all resistance and any offensive
effort. mach Paris !" they cried, JOY
ously, emptying the cellars of Cham
payne and Brie. Their career ended
wretchedly on the banks Of the Marine,
and pursued by the armies of Joffre
and the heroic little English army, they
fell back precipitately to the banks of
the Aisne.
After the bombardment of the Cloth
hall of Ypres, the belfry Of Arras, the
cathedral of Reims, and hundred
other useless outrages on buildings cell
ebrated for their beauty and their ar
tistic and historic interest, there is
unanimous fear in civilized countries
that the retiring Germans win destroy
the beautiful towns Of Belgium and
France. The town of Laon possesses
some remarkable buildings, as well as
museum, art and antiquity, and it has
a library rich in manuscripts. Archie
ologists and tourists recognize the in
terest Of the Palais de Justice, the So
issons gate, the Chenizelles postern.
The destruction of the cathedral will
be an irreparable loss. 1t was built
in the thirteenth century, is one Of
the largest and has been better re-
stored than any other in the north Of
France. Two towers, each $50 feet
high, rise on either side Of the porch.
The west front is-after Notre
Dame de Parasitic most remarkable
Gothic facade for It's purity of taste.
1t is flanked by two towers, each ITO
feet high, surmounted by little two
stored belfry towers, decorated with
colossal figures of animals represent
Ing the oxen which dragged from the
plain to the summit of the hill the ma
terials required for the building of
this beautiful monument. The nave
Is 800 feet long, IS feet broad, and 80
feet high; the siGn aisles inclose 80
chapels. The pulpit is very beautiful.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

Here is a new, separate skirt for
fall which shows no very radical de.
parture from the styles In skirts that
prevail now. 1t would be difficult to
Improve upon the simple well adjust
ed skirt of today, with their good hues
and interesting vagaries in pockets
and belts. The material in the skirt
pictured is a novelty, with moderately
wide stripes In a darker shade of the
color in the skirt, set far apart on a
cross-bar surface.
The belt and fiat pockets are cut in
one piece and stitched to the skirt.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17

water in any old clothes. Now that
everybody swims or takes part in wa
ter sports, beach clothes have be-
come as important as any other part
of the wardrobe. 1t is the bathing suit
that applies the acid test to the come
ly woman's attractions.
The newest arrival is an inspiration
Of the chimise dress. 1t is made Of
taffeta and worn over short boomers.
1t has sailor collar and two small
pockets on the body and the straight
line of the skirt portion is broken
with larger pockets at each side.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
Accounted For.

"The fellow bought my car from
said I'd never hear anything knocking
about it."
"Well, he didn't expect you to take
your wife In 1t, probably"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-17
The Retort Courteous.

He-This bargain hunting shows
your character. You are always look.
ing out for something cheap.
She-TOO true. That Is hoR / cana
to marry y0 ,