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Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
VICTORY
STAGGERS GERMANY
ENEMY HAS UNDERTAKEN NO
COUNTER ATTACKS AGAINST
GROUND HELD BY BRITISH.
GERMAN LOSSES APPALLING
Report From British Front States
That Five German Divisions Were
Caught In the 6arrage Fire
and Moved Down.

London. - The terrific shattering
power Of che British victory in the
latest offensive against the Germans
IN Flanders Is believed to be shown
here In the official statement, which
says that the enemy has undertaken
no counter-attacks against the posi-.
tons taken by Field Marshal Haig {
troops, despite the immense impor'
tancc OF the strongholds taken.
London is still without definite fix
uros regarding the total Germans cap
tured and killed or British casualties,
General Haig's report laconically stat
ing that more than 5000 prisoners
had reached collection stations and
that the German casualties had been
heavy" and the British losses light"
News from the British front that
five German divisions had been caught
in the British barrage fire and moved
down, leaving countless thousands
OF dead on the field seems to prove
that the German losses were appall.
ing This is further borne out by the
official statement that no further
counter attacks had been attempted.
The statement declares the Germans
kept the British positions under fire
heavily and that General Haig's men
are busy consolidating the newly taken
positions The report follows:
"Our new positions. east OF Ypres,
were heavily shelled by the enemy
during the night. but no further count
or attacks were made. Our troops have
been engaged with organizing the cap
tured positions. A hostile raiding par
ty endeavored TO enter our trenches
at night, north OF Gouzeaucourt, but
was driven Off with loss by rifle and
machine gun fire Three other raids
were attempted by the enemy In the
neighborhood OF Lens. All three were
repused, In one case after stiff fight
ing"
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
10000 A|RPLANES
ARE BEING BUILT
THE WHOLE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
is BElNB CAREFULLY CO.
ORIGINATED.
EVERY SPECIES OF MACHINE
1.-The Eyes of the Army Will Be
Ready" Says Secretary Baker,
When VI. S. Troops Are
Ready For Battle.

Washington.-Twenty thousand air
planes for Americas fighting forces
in France. authorized In the $40, ,OOO,'
600 aviation bill passed by congress
last July, actually are under construc'
tiOn.
Their motors also are being manu-
factured, Secretary Baker announced.
and the whole aircraft program has
been so co-ordinated that when planes
and motors are completed trained av'
iators, as we'll as machine guns and
all other equipment, will be waiting
for them.
when this nations army is ready
to participate in the fighting" said
the secretary, the eyes of the army
will be ready also"
The types of planes cover the en-
tire range of training machines, light
high speed fighting machines, power
ful battle and bombing planes of the
heaviest design, and embrace as vel
giant battle craft capable of the work
Of the Italian Caproni, the British
HandleyPage and similar types.
within a reasonable time, consid
ering the period for preparation" Mr.
Bakers statement proceeds, "this
country will send its first airplane t.
Europe. This airplane, from the tiI
Of its propeller to the engine, machine
gun and camera, will have been made
in the United States.
There has been remarkable re
sponse to the call for avators. Thi
country has an unlimited supply o
young men possessing courage, self
reliance, good judgment and decision
the things required in the air sery
ice, This service today is fittin
thousands of Americans for flying.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
EXTRA SESSION IS ENDED

Washington.--ln the midst OF
days thrilling debate on alleged
dlsloyalty OF Senator LaFollette
Of Wisconsin the extraordinary
session OF congress, which began
April and generally regarded as
the most momentous in American
history, was adjourned sine die at
3 pm. October 6.
Vehement criticism Of the Wis
consin senator and his own de-
tense. occupying virtually the
entire day, marked the close of
the war session, with other Gus
tomary adjournment and legisla-
tive procedure, including President
Wilson's attendance at the capitol.
The usual eleventh hour grist Of
legislation was put through, after
six months OF important war ac-
ton, and most OF the members
no had remained for the final
day were en- route home to await
the call OF the next session, De-
cember 3.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
PRESIDENT PRAISES
WORK OF CONGRESS
THE NEEDS OF The ARMY AND
THE NAVY HAVE BEEN EF-
FECTlVELY MET.
DESERVES OUR GRATITUDE
Work Has Not Only Been Done Thor
ouahIy, Says President But Has
Been Done Also With the
Utmost Dispatch.

Washington The work OF the con
Eressional session adjourned ~as
praised by President Wilson in ;
statement saying
The needs OF the army and the
navy have been met in way that as
aures the effectiveness Of American
arms, and the warmakng branch oI
the government has been abundanuJ
equipped with the powers thtt were
necessary to make the action OF the
nation effective.
THE SiXtyfifth congress, now ad
journlng," the president added, de
serves the gratitude and appreciation
OF people whose win and purpose !
believe It has faithfully expressed One
cannot examine the record Of It's ac.
tion without being impressed by It's
completeness It's courage and Its foli
comprehension Of a great task
"I believe that it has also In equal
degree and as far az possible in the
fact OF war safeguarded the rights OF
the people and kept in mind the con,
sideraton Of social justice so 0tleh
obscured in the hasty readjnstments
" such crisis,
"It seems to me that the work oil
this remarkable session has not only
been done thoroughly, but that 1t has
.luo haen done with the uptmOst dis
patch possible in the circumstances
or consistent with full consideration
of the exceedingly critical matters
dealt with Best OF all, It has LETT nc
doubt AZ to the spirit and determine
ton Of the country, but has affirmed
them az Loyalty and AZ emphatically
as our fine soldiers will affirm them
OH the firing line
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
ENERGY DISCOVERY
TO HAVE FULL TEST
THE INVENTOR CLAIMS THAT HE
CAN HARNESS THE ENERGY
OF NATURE.
RECOGNIZED BY CONGRESS
After President Signs Bill the Inventor
Will Go Before a Commission OF
Eminent Scientists to Prove
His Theory. ~

Washington.-Garabed, ~ fueiiess
engine that is designed to rek0lut'o2.
lie war and make peaceful pursuits
more profitable than ever in the his
tory of the world, awaits the recognl-
ton of President Wilson. His sigma
ture on a bill passed by the senate
and house will legally compel dem
onstration by Garabed T, X. Giragos-
sian of his free energy generator" be-
fore commission of reputable scien-
lists.
The inventor. an Armenian from
Boston, was overjoyed that congress
had passed a bill giving him his oppor
tunity.
Representative Robert Crosser of
Cleveland telephoned Giragossian that
the bill had passed.
at is up to you now," said Crosser,
Ito make good your assertions
"Mr. Crosser, l shall do more. The
Garabed will do more things than /
nave CVbT Cldlul0u AOl H.
This declaration Mr.. Giragossian
amplified when asked for an inter-
view.
Even l." he said, cannot say def
nitely how much the Garabed will DO.
II is not |, or the machine, that will
accomplish results. 1t is natures lim'
itless source of energy. Energy, you
must know, is everything. 1t is every
where in nature. Garabed will simply
transform and harness a supply OF this
energy, making It do what man will
want done.
Therefore, | say that nature Will
do more through Garabed than have
ever claimed it would"
Mr.. Giragossian, an earnest, middle
aged man. with sharp brown eyes and
uuizzical, intent expression, ther
went on to lament the fact that the
Impression has gone out that his de
vice is an engine of war. He has beer
working on it for years, he said. ant
did not dream of war purposes wher
he began experimenting. His dream
always had been, he declared. to pro
duce a generator that would do ava!
with the use Of coal, oil, gas or othe
fuels that are dirty, expensive and in
effective in that they waste energy
Only when he had practically com
pleted his work the inventor asserted
did it occur to him that he had devised
a free energy" transformer so power
full it would revolutionize warfare t.
the distinct advantage OF the natiol
employing 1t.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
VOTES TO SEVER RELATIONS
Peruvian Minister at Berlin Refused
to Deliver Country's Ultimatum
to Germany.

Lima. Peru-The Peruvian congress
has decided by an almost unanimous
vote to sever diplomatic relations with
Germany.
The Peruvian government has hand
ed his passports to DR., Perl, the Ger
man minister.
The Peruvian government on Sept.
26 instructed its minister at Berlin
to present to the German government
and demand that satisfaction be given
within eight Gays for the sinking OF
the Peruvian bark lorton.
The Lorton was sunk inside Span
ish territorial waters last February
by German submarine Declaring
that the sinking was unjustitiable, Pc
III insisted that Germany should pay
an indemnity.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
SENATE ORDERS FULL PROBE
Preliminary Inquiry Into Senator's Al
legged Disloya Speech.

Washngton,-A formal preliminary
inquiry into the alleged disloyal speech
of Senator La Toilette, OF Wisconsin,
made before the Nonpartisan League
at st. Paul, Mimi. recently, was or
dered by the senate privileges and
elections committee.
Appointment of a subcommittee OF
five members was directed with au
thority limited, first, to inquire into
the correctness of Senator La Fol
lette's speech. and second, into the
correctness Of his statements made
therein
The limited scope of the inquiry
was regarded as temporary actor
upon the numerous petitions present
ed to the senate for the Wisconsin sen
ators expulsion.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
ADAM SPRUNG FIRST JOKE
Asked Eve II She Expected an lch-
thyosaurus, When She Objected
to Spider on Rose.

We believe that in the Garden OF
Eden, Adam gave Eve rose in ex.
change for kiss. And she shuddered
and said, Ugh! There's spider on
the rose" and he answered, well,
what do you expect for one stingy lit
tie kiss-an ichthyosaurus?
We believe that to be the oldest joke
in the wOrld-Older than the goat the
mother-in-law, or any that are sup
posed to be included in the Original
Seven. In varying forms one finds it
in the Talmud, in Plautus in AasOp-
In Rabelais, in Joe Miller, in all the
almanacs and comic papers.
When we were boy, it wss told in
a minstrel show, thus A man buys a
suit of clothes at secondhand store.
He comes back and comulains that the
coat is inhabited by unpleasant insects.
And the dealer says, well, what do
you expect for S5-humming birds?'
Vaudeville knows it in this form
| Tenant-"LoOk here, you'll have to
make some repairs in this house. The
cellar is full of water" Landlord
"Well, what do you expect for S15
month-champagn
And just last week we ran across
our old friend again in weekly comic
paper. This time passenger on n
! street car calls down the conductor for
not calling the names of the streets
distinctly. And the conductor replies,
"Well, what do you expect for $14 a
week--a tenor solo,"
Lastly-a few days ago, we ran a
version of the old thing in this column.
We cut its hair, trimmed its whiSkers,
and fitted it with new suit, but we
could not disguise 1t completely. When
you run across it in any of its cos
tunes, send us clipping, will you?
We are making a collection of that
joke.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
MUST MAKE TAX RETURNS.
Communicate Promptly With Nearest
Revenue Office.

Observation-Disclosures to the public to
make its tax returns to the govern
ment under the new war revenue law
was issued by Internal Revenue Com
missioner Roper in an interpretative
statement of the laws operation.
Warning was given that in no case
would the government take the initia-
tive in getting the returns, although
all returns would be verified, and that
everybody concerned should communi-
cate promptly with the nearest reve-
nue. officer.
Persons failing to make returns, Mr..
Roper announced, will be regarded as
tax slackers and penalties will be en-,
forced against them.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
MANY GERMANS SURRENDER
British Have Penetrated Well Beyond
the Hamlet OF Broodseinde-
French Make Aerial Raid

London--In their offensive the Brit
ish gained all detectives on front OF
5000 yards, and to depth of $500
yards, Gen Maurice, chief director of
military operations at the war office,
announces. Gen Maurice also an.
nounced that the British had captured
the village OF Broodseinde
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

after three doctors said ! never would
stand up straight again. was mid
wife for seven years and l recommended
the Vegetable Compound to every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they all got along so nicely
that it surely is q godsend to suffering
women. If women wish to write TO-
me l will be delighted to answer them.
Mrs. JENNIE MoYER, S42 E.North St,
Lima, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displacs.
ments, weakness, irregularities, ner-
vousness, backache, or bearing down
pains, need the tonic properties Of the
roots and herbs contained in Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
GERMAN CITIES BoMBARDEp.

Paris.-Another aerial raid over
Germany has been made by French
aviators, The cities of Frankfort an!
Rastatt were bombed, The following
official announcement was given out:
In reprisal for bombardmert Of
Bar-le-Du2 our aviators bombarded
Frankfort and Rastatt."
Rastatt is a town of 10000 in Ia
den, IA miles southwest of Karlsruhe
This is the second attack on Frank
fort in the last week, since the French
inaugurated their policy of reprisa
raids.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
DRAFT OFFICIALS GUILTY.

New York Maximum prison sen,
tenCes OF two years each were impos
ed in the federal court upon nr. Henry
Selgman, physician of a Brooklyn
draft board and Nathan Ehrlich and
lazarus jacobson, clerks, as penalty
for receiving money tor cNempting \
man examined for the draft. Selig.
man. IN addition, was dned $4,000
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
Heirs Get S2,o50,OOO.

Chicago.-Two million and fifty
thousand dollars, distributed in six
Chicago banks. most of 1t in bills of
large denominations. have been added
to the fortune of the late John X
Stewart, manufacturer of automobile
accessories.
Existence of this money was un
known TO the heirs, daughters, 5 and
Is years old, respectively or their
guardians until revealed in the pro
bate court. The inheritance tax or
the additional treasure amounts tc
$4,000.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
LARGEST PER CAPITA.

Montgomery The per capita ap
oropriation for the public schools OF
Alabama for the year beginning De.
tober will be 81 Sc. or 10 cents more
than the appropriation Of last year, ac.
cording to the apportionment which
was completed by the state education
al department. 1t is the largest per
capita appropriation in the history OF
Alabama. The total amount OF public
school funds which were apportoned
run to s2222 S65S7.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
CRASHES INTO NAVAL GRAF 7
American Destroyer colides With a
British Naval Vessel.

WaShington,-An American destroy.
er in European waters recently was
in collision with British naval YES.
sci, which, after taking off the Ameri
can crew, towed the disabled destroyer
safely to port,
In announcing the collision the navy
department said no one was injured
abosrd the American destroyer. and
that the vessel since had been re-
paired and restored to active duty.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
UNITED STATES TO HOLD COAL.
Exports To Canada Are Prohibited
For the Present.

Washington. To make effective the
fuel administration declaration OF an
embargo on coal exports to Canada,
the exports administrative board Is
sued an order putting lake shipments
to the dominion under license rcstric
ttons For the present no licenses will
he gcanted. but when the northwest
ern states have been supplied with
winter stores shipments will he re-
sumed under the new licensing ar
rnngement.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
U. S. Medical Officer Killed.

Washington.-Lieut G. p. Howe of
the Boston medical officers reserve
corps, was killed in action Sept. 2S,
while on duty with British forces in
France. the adjutant general has an.
nounced,
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
CINCINNATI PAPER RAlDED.

Cnciunati.-T Cincinnati Nolgs
bait. German daily newspaper, was
raided by United States secret scry.
ice officials. and letter files, ledgers
aud other account books seized and
taken to the United States district at
torney's office
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
FAVOR ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Senate Committee Rejects Bill Affect
ing Presidential Elections.

Washmgton-The bill proposing a
constitutional amendment for direc,
election of the president and vice-pres
ident, without the electoral college
and to have their terms of office be
gin on the thitd Tuesday in January,
instead of March 4, was adversely re
ported by the senate judiciary com
mittee.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
Confirm French Aviator's Death.

Paris-The death of Capt. George
Guynemer. famous French aviator,
now has been definitely confirmed. In.
formation received says Guynemer was
shot through the head north OF Poel
capelle, on the Ypres front.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
ARREST II SUFFRAGiSTS.
Silent Sentinels Back On Job At the
White House.

Washington-S scntinels of the
womcn's party resumed picketing the
white House and II were arrested,
Alice Paul, one OF the leaders, among
them
The women marched to the east
gate of the White House when the
sidewalks were crowded with govern
ment clerks, and refused to comply
with police orders to keep moving, At
police headquarters they were re
leased on bond.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
American Sailing Vessel sheIIed

A Cuban Port.-The captain of an
American sailing vessel arriving here
reported that on June the vessel was
shelled by a German submarine near
Gibraltar and badly damaged. Two
cruisers rescued the American boat.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
BORDER GUARD NAMED.
United States-Mexioo Boundary Win
Be Closely Watched.

San Antonio Announcement was
made here that the Fitty,seyeuth in
fautry. now in camp at Leon Springs
Texas, two companies OF the Nine
teenth infantry and the Eighth will
take up the work OF guarding the
Texas border after Texas nationa
guardsmen of the Second, Third ant
Fourth regiments. ordered to Cam
Bowie at Fort Worth, leave for thai
station
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
releoraphers Get 10 Per Cent Raise

st. Paul.-Thirteen hundred South.
ern Pacific railroad telegraphers have
been granted ware increase of 10 per
cent and an eight.hour day, 1t was an.
nounced by NJ. H. Clapp, superintepd,
ent OF telegraph
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

Washington.-Th soldiers and san
ors civil rights bill was unanimously
passed by the house, 1t probably will
not be taken up in the senate until the
December session.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

lady friends came To-
see me and she ad-
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compoun6
and to use Lydia E
Pinkham's SanativS
Wash. 1 began tax
ing your remedies
and took S.. 00wOrth
and In two months
was a we'll woman
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
RUSSIANS CHECK ENEMY.
Teutonic Allies Make Attack On the
Roumanian Front.

Petrograd.-Heayy fighting occurred
on the RoumaLian front, the war office
reports, Near Radautz an attack was
checked by the Russian artillery. In
the Buzeu region Bulgarians made an
advance, but later were driven back.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
BRITISH CRUISER ToRPEDoED.
Reached a Harbor But Later Sank In
Shallow Water.

London.-The British cruiser Drake
has been torpedoed and sunk, accord
ing to an admiralty announcement.
The Drake was torpedoed off the
north coast of Ireland. She reached a
harbor, but then sank in shallow
water.
One officer and Is men were killed
by the explosion. The remainder OF
the ships company was saved.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

The best antidote to woman is
q long dose of her.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

Good wine needs no bush; and r
good actress needs no press agent.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

The Drake was vessel of 1A,l00
tons. She was built at Pembroke in
1911 and had a speed Of 23 knots. Her
complement was 900 men.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
BROKEN DOWN
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How $5 Worth
Of Pinkharn's Compound
Made Her Well.

lima Ohio. ~ vas eli broken down
In health from . displacement One OF my
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Graves Of European Soldiers.

In the first months of the war man
was commonly buried close to the
place where he fell. Wherever there
has been hard fighting there are many
low crosses sticking out of the ground
In the fields. In cottage gardens, In
corners of farmyards and Orchards,
even on roadside strips of grass.
Where the ground has changed hands
good deal you may see. quite close,
the gabled cross of the Germans, with
"Hier ruht in Gott" (Here rests In
God). and the beaded wire wreath of
the French with Mort pour Ia France"
(Dled for France). and the plain lined
cross of the English ''in loving memory"
of one or more officers and men.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Rats In the Trenches.

AS rat catchers in the trenches no
animal. not even the ferret, can com
pete with the terriers and spaniels that
have been taken to the front In large
numbers by the French. Some months
ago an army order announced that each
soldier fetching rat-catchlng dog to
the trenches would be entitled to two
extra days leave on his next permis-
sion, and since then nearly every man
going back to the front has taken n
dog of some description with him. Be
sides the two days leave the owner of
the dog is entitled to five centimes or
one sou for each rat that his dog kills
and 1t Is said that some soldiers have
made good thing out of this as n
"side line"
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Exercise for Paralxsia.

In the Journal of the American Medi-
cal association of December 10, 1916,
DIR. Walter b. Swift offers Il number of
control exercises for the treatment of
shaking paralysis. Report is made that
he succeeded in bringing about inn
prOvement In marked cases, treated
with slow-mOving exercises taken for
Is minutes three times day. Doctor
Swift reports the case of u woman to
whom he gave an exercise in vOwels
to be sounded In prolonged, steady
fashion, to improve the voice tremor
This exercise, it is reported. not only
lessened the voice tremOr, but the tre-
NOR In the hands Of the patient and
also her general health. The bodily ex-
ercises are simple. The patient is to
stand with all clothing constructions
removed. All motions should be exc
cuted slowly. All sudden movements
should be omitted. The patient should
practice from 10 to 30 minutes three
times day. OF course 1t is necessary
to have physician indicate the proper
exercises to fit each individual case.
The important feature, however, seems
to be, no matter what the form of ex-
ercise may be, slowness.
Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01
Boosting for the United States.

Miss Annie s. Peck, mountain climb
er, lecturer, author and expert on
South America, has recently returned
from her sixth visit to that continent.
Miss Peck's tour was Of unique
character, us she is undoubtedly the
only person who has visited South
America for the purpose of promoting
friendship and trade by means of illus.
trated lectures In Spanish and Portu-
guese on the United States and Ameri-
can industries.
The lectures given by Miss Peck
comprise series Of three, covering
New York city, Washington, Niagara
Falls and our national parks of the
West-the Yosemite, the Yellowstone
and the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado,
together with information as to some
Of our leading industries, such as pc.
troleum, coal, cottonseed oil, with
views also of some Of our various i'm.
pOrtant manufactures, of pianos, evap.
Grated milk, sewing machines, kOdaks
and typewriters, rs well as facts In
regard to our great skyscrapers. docks,
bridges, railway stations and our lead
Ing commercial Organizations.-New
York Telegram.