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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01

L0cKET AND CHAIN-ChIId's keepsake
wednesday night; circle of pansies on
back. Reward. Mrs. sXSoUisT. siS 3
81 n. w. lei
PIN-Fraternity., gold and pearl. Thurs
DAY night Return TO 1915 Irving Ut. N.
w. and receive reward. ii
DoG-Largs gray and tan AIredale: II
ee1.s s2aI; ss.ard IS. sios n st. n
wALLET-Biaek leather, eOntaining large
sum OF money, on 18th ST., bet. G and
Pa. ave. n. W. II finder viii leave same
with @. J. LAUER, 1417 Belmont ct. or
ia 1sth st. N. W. reward viii be given.
MUFF-vaiuabis raccoon, lined Win
turn to 2S24 1Sth st. N. W. and receive re-
ward. IL
cOAT-Gray, doubie-breaEted, By errand
boy. on way from It'll to 18th, on y st.
g reward for return to Mr.. WNEMAN.
1909 + 81. N. W. ii
wATcH-oold. open face; insription lnlids
back. Liberal reward. LEET BROS. rs
hth q. y. W. -
NECK scARF-Biack earacui fur, two yarda
long. lined black satin. black fringe on each
end. Reward t1a ROOM SIS. Powhatan
aoteL
MUFF-Br0wn, mixed with gray: left in
NanasrWSrken station h; THURSDAY afternoon.
Circle n. ". 10 o
KEY RING and keys, lost IN Center Market.
Kindly leave At WIN @. BECKER's, s.
HELP WANTED-MALE
BARBER-white, nrst-class at once: EoOd
Eagss. l2s sth 81. n. W. 81
BARBER-Must Be nrIt-cIass; sllzry ane
eommis.ion. "a Ith q. n. W. y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01

BoORBRSDER-A forwardsr GEORGE A.
sIMoNDS 4 CO.. So7-s1o + II. n. W. =
BoY-At once, to run errands and work
In store 1fl3 New York ave. IL
BoY-HiEh school, for arithmetic work ;
must be very light. Call 23o5 Cham
plain at n. W. after y. m III
BoY=For messenger work. Apply The
cHEsAPEAKB a POTOMAC TELE-
PHONE CO.. Room rs Horner bldg, I3th
st. bet + and @ sts. n. W. In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01
Stenographer and Bookkeeper

Young lady with enough accounting knoWi-
edge 70 intelligently assist bookkeeper, and
sral Office work to act In the capacity Of
Apply to Mr. HEARD.
The Washington Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01

.COLORED MEN from 20 to so
years, for general work around
store; only those with best ref
erenceS need apply. Call 527
18th st. N. w. between 9 and
1870 a. m. JULIUS GAR
FlNKLE & co. 29-i
MARKER and assorter. THE CHARM
LAUNDRY, I1es 10Th st. N. W. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01
HELP WANTED-MALE

DELIVERY MEN = White,
wanted. Call National Bis
cult Company. IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-01
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

PLANO PUPm+ExDsrisncsd lady teacher;
lessons At pupils home: beginners pre-
ferrod- BOX NJ. Tines ofnSs- Is
sTENooRAPHER and typewriter. with
knowledge Of general office work; to
live on premises; salary, room and board
apply In writing. irving age, experience
and salary expected MANAGER, Column
bia Country Club. Chevy Chase. Nd. IL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
Grain and Provisions

CHICAGO. April 70 strength
displayed at Winniper TODAY was
the prime factor In sending Nav
wheat M 10 s2.7s s.4 PER hushel O
new high mark ~ lac above yes
teray's close May vheat opened
up 10. later solng up 90 se7s ga
The market dropped hack fo i-e be-
low The opening and closed or
s2.74 10 Iuly opened up q
later declining to Sc1t Sepr
opened up q and sgosequortly lost
4. closing ar slel
Corn started ouf strong the in
fuence of wheat and unfayo-ab'e
weather. conditions over fhe corn
belt causing buying May opened
up IA, bun later iost closing a.
$3.50 Julr opened l1 and lost
~. closing al Sl46 SEPT opened
40 and declined 5.f CLOSING ar
sl37 a.
Oats. influenced by the major
grains. advanced sharply bur later
lost heavily May opened w 3F-
later declining 10 IS cc July
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

Z ihr nnw rrop futurrs lee. pUtung the
.ttf'F "u even t,fm, Ith FRIDAY
1 close. Whiie cash held So advance
litr ADVANCED 81. eloVerseed Toe
anu Timothy 10c
ehtLlds3 wheat quotations. Cash
80 red So Nay opened with a
g'np of ic az 900. advances rs 81 o.
advanced to 49, and closed Al s. -
sept eruper opened at 81 oh. advanced
to -o. and closed az s. ss. No.
wiate. So
saturday coarse grain quotations
corn -Dash No. 8. s. 81. No. : yellow.
if6f $50. yellow 81 So
''ats--stancard, lsc asked Nc. ,
I,Nr--Cssn NJ :, i2oe
eeans- mediate. prompt and MAY
v---4'r' ~nr. sth
seeds Prime red clover. SiNTs Oc-
-er So a.s.ke. til'be timothy.
Receipts n the Detroit market sat
artan nr.lde1 nao ibis a. sour 4
oats rn'enfs wee 1000 hu %
frur tnnr hu ~ wheat 600 hu 90
corn 4oaH hu 80 cats and eco pa
eve stocks are '1sooe ru o.
IS r.nf fff 1HF Pea - corn Isa zoe pa
0lrs ana 1eMo t1 30 I've
r~are VNraf rere'rts Nrre fse,
o' tu against fiAn'' pa yea
rxrerts ~ vsea' srs sca- Sstu--
BE- e,ars ~ vhsst Saturday na-
isfh fl cars against s~sr aSs
81 -rRp0ns err cars aEalnst lf2
Wtrr TeS as cars NEatust SIS tai-
Cage Sc cars against say southwest.
-h- hl against $4,000 nu
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
CALIFORNIANS
SCORE DETROIT'S
HIGH RENTALS

A house that would rent for $40 a
month in California costs SIS "a
month In Detroit. Mrs. Lila GiIbue
told tounty Investigator Duke"
CONN SATURDAY in appealing for
help In finding a roof for her four
young children. Arriving here with
her husband. who was lurRd from
the coast by the report of plentiful
work Tor mschinists and high
wages. Mrs Gilhuo declared that
they paid down SOS as the first
months rental Of a house AZ 80 50
Van Court "Wednesday their FUR.
niture arrived from the coast They
sought "a, enter their new home. but
Mrs Gilbue declares that their land
lady refused 10 let them take pos
session until Nav Acting on
what she understood to be her
promise 10 give back the money
she and her husband rented another
place AZ No. 4e5 Clinton-st. Then
their FIRST landlady refused to pay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
MARKET SHOWS
LITTLE LIFE
Prices Ebb and Flow With But
Slight Altera-
tons

NEW YORK. April S0.-The Ne"
York Evening Sun financial review
Saturday said
There was neither initiative nor
animation in today's short session
e. the stock market.
Reviews OF general business oon-
dltions as reflected In the leading
trade journals we're somewhat On
nicting Whereas Dun's states thar
b,siness is in lessered volume and
that more conservatism is in eNt
dence except with respect to gov
ernment requirements. Bradstreet 3
holds there Is unwonted activity
s1ye for some irregularities and
that trade measures fully up 10 that
al year ago
Prices ehbed and flowed with
only moderate net change Tho
steel and copper shares moved mar
rcxly on both sides Of the previous
ciasins level. excent Utah which
was strong turnout. In the shipping
rroup Atlantic Gul' & West Indies
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
A NeW-SiZe Mitchell
Offers An Amazing Value-See This Mitchell Ju
Mitchell standards Mitchell over-strength nearly all
the Mitchell in roomy, 40 horsepower ST. so Six

John w. Bate, cur great efficiency
expert, states this about high-grade
cars:
A passenger car, to be roomy,
must measure III inches from hub 10
hub. To have sufficient power under
every condition, it must have a 49,
horsepower motor. The larger
Mitchell is built to ft those require
ments, after IA years Of experience.
But he saws a S-passenger car is
just as roomy with a l20-inch wheel
base. And that 40 horsepower is
enough.
So this year he brings out Mitchell
Junior-a smaller Mitchell Six-for
those who prefer this size.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
JUDGE THREATENS
TO JAIL MAN WHO
CRITICIZES HIM

Edward H. Gosmer discovered
Saturday morning that IL is a more
dangerous thing 10 give his tongue
free rein 10 the Judge than Il is 20
MS wife Gosmer was IN court 10
defend motion for an increase In
the permanent slimony % his O.
turcsd wife, Mrs. Josephine Cos
nter
Judge Collingwood ordered san
award OF So a week increased 10 : o
week
You must be inspired by some
Thing more than a sense OF justice"
mapped Gosmer insinuatingly
m ! didn't think you were An T.
noramus. should send you 20 jril
cor 20 days" said Judge Coulns
wood You're just on tho verge
~ IT," With a further rebuke. he
dismissed him
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

From time to time the Har-
roun Motors Corporation has
taken the major INFERNO
DIATE steps toward this pro-
duction goal. Progress lacks
now only few days to actual
ATTAINMENT.
That attainment must be inf
nitely more important than any
intermediate step - more i'm
portant than all such steps
COMBINED.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
cHIcAGn LINr srnck

CHICAGO Afr % Hogs Pc
rspts 10000 marker steady mixed
and butchers IFS e6IS9T good
heavy 80 s0d On rough heavy.
$500 tst light ftt-5d 81
riRE tfnHf T-s Cstfie Recei PTS
0N0 uarkef steady heeyes tat
f7tN cows and hefers s5-ad %
sfo~tnrs and feeders. f1f5di0t
calves tsdt- Sherp Recsipts 00o
market steady native si0sSnf7 ~.
western ST. -55 IS lambs. fIe 50a
1917 western. tI3z5d
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
/ he Double Strength

Batour greatest advantage is double
strength in every vital part. Our
margin Of safety used 20 be 50 per
cent. Part by parts in the past three
years, We have made it 100 per cent.
Now over 40 parts are made q
toughened steel Many parts are
vastly oversize. All parts which get
a major strain are bully Of Chrome.
VaHadium
We are building a lifetime car.
A car built and tested for 200, 900
miles Of service. Not a spring has
broken not one Bate cantilever
spring since this standard was
adopted.
Come see these mex cars now.
MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY. In.
Racine. Wis. A.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
CHICAGO nrT-rrR uARKFT

CHICAGO. Apr ~ Butter. FIX
tras ssc nrsts. 17d37hc. dairy ~
trss. 55i1 13s1c hrsts 3z4 a74i1c.
EgEs Prime ordinary 30fs d3Iiz q.
frsts a., q 57ke cheese Twins.
- y 7sc Young Americas esdzfi1
Live poultry fowls 2zfsc ducks
In 0c geese 17afsc. turkeys 77c
Potatoes RscefptA "a cars fancy
west-rn. ~ ~ n7s0 Wisconsin and
Minnesota s512fs
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

CLEVELAND April "a HoEs Re-.
mixed 1880 medium SIS pigs
tI775 rough tfaf0. stays tf215
attic Receipts ears steady
sheep and Lambs Receipts one car
stsafv TOP sl3 Caiv-e Rec-i0t'
$50. stead TOP tf7
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

suaar Heads lsbor Counsel.

Maurice snFar Socialist candi
date in tho last election for prose
outing attorne, has seen appointed
tosd ~ the legal department ~ Tho
Detroit Federation ~, Labor. ORGAN.
lzed during ths past week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

laoved forward on the favorable
February report The railroad list
aased on thru sheer neglect Boncs
we're quiet and better in tone.
Prices eased OF al the closing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
he Visible Extras

See the 81 features which nearly all
cars omit. Things like a power tire
pump a dashboard engine primer,
reversible headlights, etc. Every one
Of these 81 extras is something thai,
you want.
See the extra beauty We have
this year added "a per cent - the
cost az finish, upholstery and trim
ming Tina, is saved in our new body
plant which we occupy this year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
FI.GIN R1.rrrR

FfGrN. nd April - The bottom
dropped out - The butter market here
today. The ma iority ~ sales being At
2Ic Per pound &c under The majority
sales - week ago Thsis drop
~ &c in Two weeka
Sales today totslied 75- tubs a. &C
end IS tubs ~ sc
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
xEw YoRK Rrr-rrn Ann 200

NEW YORK Apr 20 Butter.
steady receipts s.77b creamery *
ira. 3ak 140c. a.. special market
CO.. dtfc. state dairy tubs. 5313eiL e.
imitation creamery frsts $3.50.
Eggs Firm. receipts 1854. nearby
fancy. 8sa3ttsc fresh hrsts. 97n 7se.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

hsck Die m6noy She told Nl COT
I'm that the advance payments on
rcn' md lsfi hem utterly destitute
and unpro,iued With funds Go move
their furniture
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
HEAR R@WN

figure based on the manufacture
ing profit of at least 500 a car.
That profit will begin to roll in
with the shipment Of the very
first car.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
Still 1t is Extra Large

This smaller car is not skimped.
Note its length and power, as com
pared with other cars.
1t has the same over-strength as
the big car, the same added luxury,
and nearly the same extra features.
1t looks like the big car, reduced by
seven inches.
You never saw such value in high
grade car. 1t will give you a new
conception OF what Mitchell efficiency
means.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
Scope!

And Harroun production will
be on big scale--a scale which
other manufacturers have sell
dom. if ever, achieved at a SINH
larly carly stage.
For this production will be the
result of eight solid months Of
deliberate. far-seeing, pains-tak-
ing PREPARATION by men
who KNOW HOW-men TO
whom Harroun money has given
unequslled opportunity to real
ize every efficiency ideal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

more Mitchell gives than others.
X Will win you 20 this car.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
mcconnell

For each Of these intermediate
steps has signifed the compile
ton Of some EXPENDITURE.
The money has been GOING
OUT.
Now comes the time when the
golden tide reverses. THE
MONEY COMES IN.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

Printina--the plain nest kind--that
q. FtEht-TImeH Job Dept>-Main fs7a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

Wheat MsN up So July - ne
sept ~ .c Corn MAJ. ar -
T4iv up lc Sept up 81. oats Nav
up a. july up = SEPT II -
F7TT FTTWF 80 alfN
Close Wheat Nav down ne Tuiv
down 81. Sent down &C. corn May
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30
81 unique features
100 per cent over-strength-
"a per cent added luxury.

Their reason is this: John " Bat.
has built and equipped this model
plant to build this one type economi-
cally. He has cut our factory cost in
two. He is building this car for vastly
less than anyone else could build IL.
The saving goes into these extras.
First, 10 give you a lifetime car.
Second, 10 give you a complete car.
Third, to give you marvel OF luxury
and beauty
See the results. See how mitch
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

IN use early strength wheat gained
81 later cash w~eat lnsr ard
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-30

These extras, on this years output,
will cost us 100000. They cost
you nothing, because we save that in
our factory cost.
They include
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
Flag Ordered
Out of County
Office eWindou
Great indignation Aroused by
Order Of Indiana Com
missioner,

FORT WAYNE. Ind, March IL
Intense feeling has been caused here
by the action of William {. Schw,cr,
president OF the Allen county board OF
commissioners, in ordering American
flags removed from the windows OF the
county recorders office in the oour,
house, where they had been displayed
BY T.. II. BookwalteT, county recorder,
and his deputies IN preparation for a
public reception to Fort Wayne's two
companies Of national guard Just back
from the border, and for a big "patri-
otto revival" planned IN connection
with tha, event
Recorder Rookwalter SAYS tomm,s.
sioncr Schwier told him tho flags
might offend someone" but the com
missioner insists ,ha, his reason was
that the diSpla, Ct the colors might
inc,e some crank TO commit All out
rage against the courthouse" as was
supposed to have been done recently by
a bomb ,hrower in Boston,
The commissioner ordered lan,,or
Ia remove the flags after Recorder
Bookwal,er had refused to take them
down.
Patriotic societies have taken IN the
ircident The commissioner made a
public apology in the newspapers here
today for ANY &C, of his tha, may have
seemed 10 degrade the flag"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
GOVERNOR Slens
SEVEN new BILLS

Seven bills had been signed by he
governor up to noon today a. follows
Fixing the salary Of the secretary of
the state industrial commission at 81 40
year
Authorizing the employment, oi as.
sis,an,s IN the office Of the state high.
way department
Providing for the appointment III an
honorary staff to the governor and cN.
emp,ing members oithc staff from jury
service.
Authorizing the board OF county com.
missionerS OF Usage county to tccmlt
tax penalties 10 members Of the Usage
ludian tribe.
Fixing the number oi emrlo,es IN the
office Of the state department oi high
WAYS.
Excmp,inp privately owned game
from taxation.
Validating the action of the hoard u
county commissioners oi Oklahoma
county IN caneelline taxes Oh land do
noted to the state for capitol purpose
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
BORDER IS CLEARED
Of NATIONAL Guard

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March q.
with departure from II Pa,o today
OF the Ihirty-,hird Michigan infantry,
the border was entirely cleared OF ma
tional guard troops. All Of the Geor.
eia troops left Fl Paso yesterday, the
movement including a brigade head.
quarters. First. Second and Fifth reRi.
men,s OF infantry five troops OF cav.
airy and field hospital No. |. The
Twenty second infantry. regular army.
ordered from Douglas To Governors Is.
land. N. v, is scheduled TO star, Sun.
day, March Is.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
WILSON ADDRESS.
TO CONGRESS IS.
BEFORE CABINET
Exact Steps to Be Taken viii
Be Recommended,
TANKER ADDS TO WAR ACTS
No Immediate Change in Sit
uation viii Result,

WASHINGTON. March q - Prcsi-
dent Wilson's address to congress was
taken up in its tentative form a, to-
days cabinet meeting. Practically all
secretaries have been asked to bring
material for points upon which it will
touch.
Recommendations 10 Be Specific.
While the exact nature Of the prcsi-
dents addre" necessarily will be de
tcrmincd By the developments OF the
next ten days. il is said to be specific in
character and probably will outline
comprchensivcly just what steps he be-
lieves congress should take to meet the
warlikc operations Of German subma-
Ylnes.
Berlin Tries 10 Shift Blame.
Administration officials realize that
during the period Of waiting a sustained
effort is being made in Germany TO
place the responsibility for war on the
United States. The hint OF an offer OF
mediation is regarded as all added evi-
dcnce of this movement but the prcsi-
dent and all his advisers are determined
that il war actually comes i, shall be
clear that it has not been of Americas S
choosing.
Sinking by German submarine OF the
American steamer Hcald,on. with the
probable loss OF score or more of
her crew. many OF whom were Ameri-
cans. while another grave addition to
tho long list Of German aggression,
against American commerce. cannot
cause any immediate change in the
situation between the United State, and
Germany, il was said here today, A
virtual state of war already exists. gov
eminent officials believe and they arc
doing everything possible to prepare
The nation TO meet that condition.
Included In List.
The destruction OF the Healdtcn, how
ever, will be included BY President vii.
son in his summary Of Germany's at
tacks on American commerce when he
goes before congress which meets IN
extraordinary session. April ?,
The president is devoting his alpos'
undivided attention to preparation 1or
national defense and il |. said that h,
will continue TO do so in the interya
between now and the cdnvening OF con.
greN.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
Insurance Losses
Exceed Premiums

Companies writing burglary insur-
ance in Oklahoma were hard.hit IN the
raymen, Of losses during lYlo as u re-.
suit oi numerous bank robberies, ac.
cofdine to figures made public this
morning by State Insurance Commis
sioner A l.. Welch.
They show ,ha, companies writing
burglary and theft insurance IN the
state collected $Js.2ol0S In premiums,
and paid out in losses q total OF SJO.
uSJs. almost twice the amount col.
lccied. This Is included in a total Of
NN55l27l. which was paid oui hy
companies classcd as misccllaneou, /,
which includes all companies except
those writing fire, life and fraernal in
sufance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
Refusal of Kiss
Leads to Murder
and Then Suicide

CHICAGO, March 1J.--The reiuss,
Of a kiss brought death to pretty Mrs.
Alma Neyin and her husband last night.
When she refused to make up" with
Charles 4. Nevin, the husband she left
three weeks ago, and pushed him aside
A. he tried TO kiss her. Nevin drew a
revolver and shot her IN the brain.
Then he fired a bullc, into his own
head. dying later at the Passavan, hos
pi,al.
The shooting was a, 100 North Ia
Sallc street. where the young wife had
hidden herself when she lef, home. Tn,
police found q diary In which Nevir
had said u would he "sood.hy. oil
world" unless his wife returned to him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
ALLIES FAVORED
IN FIRST PHASE
OF new BATTLE
French Cross River end CAna[
Before La fere,
Associated Press War Summary.


The initial phase of the tremendous
battle which has opened in northern
France has apparently turned in favor
OF the French, who are reported TO have
forced their way across the Ailete
river and the Crolat canal al several
points Along these waterways the
Germans elected to make their firS.
stand in defense Of La Fere. toward
which General Nivelle Is rushing his
advance troops in a desperate effor, 20
break the Hindenburg line before the
German defense is consolidated
Forests Bar Way to Laon.
Further south the French are at
tempting to battle their way toward
l.aon, but between them and their Coal
lie the great forests Of Coucy and St
Gobain and the comparatively moaRcr
advances reported from Paris indicate
that the issue is still very much IN
doubt. Some ground has been gained
northeast of scissors. but the fact that
the French report having inflicted "very
heavy losses on the Germans" is an in
,imation that the invaders are holding
this section in force.
Further Withdrawal.
French refugees from the devastated
wilderness over which the retiring Ger
mans have passed add their evidence to
the accommodating proof tha, Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg's purpose is "a
give battle to his pursuers on a line
running from Lille to Laon. This means
,ha, in the event OF the French failing
To break through at lie Fere a further
withdrawal Of the Germans is due tc
take place on the British front. The
sharp salien, running from Arras ,c
Cambrai mus, he evacuated and IN sup.
ror, OF this assumption. London reports
explosions aud inccndiary fires IN III,
distric, abou, Arras This additions
retirement would mean the evacuation
OF abou, son more square miles o
French territory, including the grea
coal mines around Lens.
Artillery Movement Important.
The question al present appears \,
b, whether the allies can move thci,
heavy artillery last enough so a. u
strike a smashing blow at the German'
before the latter can effectively organ
i,c their position. Military critics II
Paris and London believe tina, a few
days will decide this question
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-23
Alabama Sheriff
Is Censured for
Overton's Escape

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March a.
The grand jury for the regular term Of
the jefferson county eircui, court. in.
vcs,isa,ins the escape OF David d.
Oyerton. and six other prisoners iron,
the county jail here Tuesday, late yes.
ietday reported to Judge W. Z. For,
tina, sheriff Thomas L Batscn de.
served ccnsute hut no impeachment" A
number oi reasons for the improvement,
ci conditions a. the Jail we're made
Judge For, ordered ,ha, the jury IN.
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