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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
WAR FORCES

Here are the principal
forces planned to enlist for
) the war:
An army of 100000
fighting men to be raised and
trained within the next two
years.
A navy of 100000 men
be raised and trained within
the next year.
An army of 100000 men
to be recruited at once to
supply labor needs in inereas-
ing crop production.
An army of 100000 skilled
artisans to build 1000 wood
en- freight vessels year for
the transport of food and
war munitions to the forces
fighting Germany.
An army of 100000 or
more skilled and unskilled
laborers to produce war mu-
nitions and materials.
A multitude of new COM
missioners to organize the
national efficiency to be
created.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
is BATTLE ON
OFF EAST COAST?
Gun Fire Reported Near Massa-
chusetts Bay
THIRTY SHOTS WE'RE COUNTED
Germany Admits French Fire Has
Made Positions Untenable But
Says Attempts to Break
Line Failed
Thirty SHOTS WE'RE COUNTED

Boston, April 1S.--Heavy gunfir'
Off Massachusetts bay this morning
aroused the city. United States gun
boats and destroyers are patrollint
the coast and 1t is assumed that the!
have encountered a German vesse
or submarine. Thirty shots were
counted.
FRENCH DRIVE CONTINUES
London, April 18.-The French
drive continued today and reports
from the front say more gains and
more prisoners are added to the rec
ord. The German troops are falling
back steadily with destruction Of
towns and property.
Paris, April 1S.-The great of
fensive of the French forces in the
southern part of the battle front In
France goes on undated, and has
resulted in further important gains,
"a continuation of which would me-
mace the German front running
from Lens to Scissors. Tuesdays
fighting witnessed an extension of
the line of attack well into the
Champagne region, where evidence
of its coming had been presaged by
days of violent bombardment.
South of Moronvilliers, first line
German positions over a front of
nine and one-third miles were taken
and to the east and southeast
strongly organized line of heights
ION front Of nearly eight miles
was captured. The village of Aube-
rive likewise fell into the hands of
the French as also did a powerfully
fortified salient around the village
of about two miles in extent. Ger
man counter attacks at several points
were without result. Near Mont
Carnilet, southwest of Moronvilliers,
an especially violent one was brok-
EN- up by the French guns and on
this sector more than $500 Ger
mans were made prisoner. Midway
between Scissors and Rheims, an
other counter attack was repulsed,
while still another offensive launch
ed by the Germans near Courcy,
north of Rheims, was put down by
the Russians guarding this part of
the line. Thirteen thousand five
hundred Germans have been made s
prisoner in the two days fighting ID
Berlin says the French efforts to Z
break through the German lines on
the Aisne failed and there had been {
no renewal Of the attack. A pre- 9
vious communication described the s
battle as one of the greatest in the :
history of the war. 1t admitted that {
under the terrific bombardment be- /
tween the Disc and Conde-sur-Aisne, t
the French shells "leveled the posi- I
tons (German) and produced wide,
deep craters, rendering an obstinate s
defense no longer possible" S
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19
TURKEY AND BULGARIA
BREAK WITH U. s.. Is REPORT

Zurich. April lS-A report re-
ceived today declared that Turkey
and Bulgaria have formally broken
off relations with the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-04-19

For any itching skin trouble, piles.
eczema. salt rheum, hives. itch. scald
head. herpes scabies. Doan's ONT
ment is highly recommended. soc a
box at all stores.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
GRANTED TO NINETEEN
OUT OF THIS NUMBER SIXTEEN
ARE OWNERS OF LIBERTY
BONDS
Germans who Make Application For
Naturalization Papers Are Turned
Down by Justice Dayton

| Out Of the thlrty-fOur mrn who filed
petitions for naturalization papers in
! the Federal court. thirteen failed 10 np-
pear when Judge Aston 6. Dayton
called them yesterday. and out OF tho
! twrnty-Onc who were present nineteen
qualified One subject If the Gcrma n
| government appeared out of five that
! had made application hut his cas-" was
! not considered. the Justice explaining
! that no Germans would bc considered
as future citizens during the period Of
! the war.
Crosse Dele C"cnac and Sebastian
! Guillinni. Italians. were unable 10 an
swer several Of the questions i'll the OK
aminati and their cases We're laid over
/ until the next term Of court
The examinations were mad" Ivy II.
G.. Croft OF Pittsburgh. and the men who
were granted papers were sworn in by
Clerk Il. l.. Boyd;
| Justice Dayton made brief address
/ to the men, telling them their duties
| as American citizens and the fact was
developed that among IN" nineteen new
i citizens there wcr" hut three Of them
| who had failed Ia purchase Liberty Loan
| bonds and they We're advised In do SD.
Thosr who We're granted papers are;
james WriGht. !Gun Warwuod avenue.
! Narw""d. subject at England.
Harry Mu%"ns"n. fhl South Huron
street. tity. En*Sia.
Lahur r"uarrrz. H"rrs Fun. Rcnwood.
! W. Va. hungary.
Wojcicrh Swaid"r. GJ 18th street. city;
Austria.
E!mry -Niararr:. "1lS Market street.
! city: Austria.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
UNIVERSITY CLUB
CONCERT TICKETS
NOW On Sale at Tho Music Shop-Matl
ordorI Being PILED.

Tho University Club concert tickets
aro now on sale at Tho Music Shop 40.
81 Twelfth street This dos not refer
10 tho tickets which have been :Ilot-
ed IN filling tho orders received by mali.
Those who ordered their tickets in this
manner should send their checks ut once
To the University Club Concert com
nIittce. PnstOflicc Box InG.
~ the date for the first appearance
In Wheeling of tho one and only Mary
Garden draws near, interest IN these
concerts Is steadily increasing. 1t rnn-
not be too strongly impressed On tho
public that all desiring season tickets
should 20 to The Music Shop and pur
chase them Immediately. There nro
many choice seats left ut al! prices.
Two boxes yet romain. In addition to
many fine seats IN the orchestra, droSs
circle. balcony AMI family circle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
COAL Being SENT
SOUTH ON GREAT
ARTIFICIAL WAVE
Water Is Released Prom Dams on Ohio
to Raise Stage In Rtver-Rsltevss
Big Shortage.

The biggest artificial wave" in the
HIS. ~ of the Ohio river started from
Merrill dam. near Beaver. Pa, yesterday
n orning, and sweeping down stream was
due to reach the south Of tho Great
kanawah river Fay afternoon. car
rying from that E#it 100000 bushels
Of coal destined 1 the tuninc stricken
cities Of the soYs:
The wave ha$F1ts origin in an open
ing $50 feet VIDE in the Merrill dam
wlckots, which allowed three feet OF wa
ter to run out Of the pool This was
duplicated at all other dams 10 Dam
No. II, near Wellsburg, where the OPEN
ing was sufficient TO release four feet
Of water. From that point to Dam No.
20, near ParkersburG. each pool con-
tributed like depth. all Of which al
lowed a stage Of sewn to eight feet In
the open river below Parkersburg
enough to float barge carrying $4,000
bushels of doal.
United States engineers in charge Of
the movement estimated that five days
would be required for the wave" to
reach Cincinnati.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
NEGRO DRAFTEE DEAD
Lloyd Douglass Of Elm drove 1He.
cumbs to Typhoid Fever-WAS "a
Have Unframed soon. $,

Lloyd Douglass, well-known yoHn1
colored man Of Elm Grove. and a mem.
Der of the contingent scheduled.to leave
this city soon for Camp Lee, SUI united
to an attack of typhoid fever Widpas-
day at the Ohio Valley General hos
pital. He recently passed the e1aliina:
ton before the county draft board and
did not claim exemption. 4:
The young man was "a years Of age
and had spent all his life in Elm Grove.
FIe is survived by one sister. Funeral
services Will be held at the family homl:
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Inter
ment will be in Stone church cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
IN TWO DAYS EFFORTS THEY HAVE
RECEIVED CASH AID PLEDGES
FOE OVER $4,000.
II SIS, 900 Is Raised, All But So 900 viii
Be Invested in the Second Issue
OF Liberty Bonds.

Nc,nb. rs Of the teams conducting the
Campaign ~ rails" $4,000 for the BOY
Scouts. reported ut L luncheon held at
the Windsor hotel st noon yesterday.
that they hnd collected and received
pledges for $l5.56S. and 1t was an
nounced b. Chairman George T. House
that i, had been decided to continue
the great drive until today. and that the
goal 10 hc reached had been raised TO
So, 900. OF this sum $4,000 VIII be
used |" defray tn" expenses of I'll" Boy
Scouts during the year. and tho s2l.Oo9
r !, - ra:.,":, VIII be invested IN Lib
crtv Loan bonds.
Th,< announcement was received with
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
CUT THIS, OUTFIT is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut ont this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it TO
Foley 4 Co.. 1885 Sheffield Ave. Chi.
cago. ILL.,. writing your name and ad-
dress clearly. You will receive in re-
turn j trial package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back. rheuma-
ism. backachc. kidneys and bladder
ailments: ard Foley Cathartic Tablets.
n wholesome and thoroughly cleans
Ing caIhartic for constipation. bilious
ness. headache and sluggish bowels.
Coleman & Co. Adv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
Women Report $38,6OO
In Bond Subscriptions
All Previous Records Broken Yesterday
BY Street Solicitation
Committee.

According to an announcement made
last night by Louis Kraft. chairman Of
the women's street committee Of the Lib
erty Loan organization yesterdays work
ers. under the leadership Of Mrs. Edward
Frunzheim. broke all previous records,
reporting subscriptions totalling 5000.
The wnmcn's campaign has been con-
Quoted just Il week. and during that time
more than 500, 00O have been obtained in
subscriptions To the second Liberty Loan.
Mrs. J. Newton Dowler will head the
workers to-day. having rs her assistants
the members of the Fourth Street Church
circle OF Kings Daughters. Mrs. Jesse
\. Bloch will be chairman Of to-morrow's
committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
RIVER NEWS

Yesterday morning at Q o'clock the
steamer Ruth passed down the river or
her trip TO Long Bottom from Pitts
hurgh. Yesterday evening at O'Clock
the Liberty cleared the wharf for
Marietta. The Milton arrived from New
Matamoras last evening and will clenr
at 1880 this morning for the same
port.
The ponl at the McMechen dam reg
Istercd I5.3 feet and below the dam 90
feet The river was falling somewhat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
Ri; SCOUT CA|I|PA|GNERS WILL TRY
To REACH NEW MARX Of $4,000

great enthusiasm by tho workers. who
are confident that the $4,000 mark will
be- reached with case.
Yesterday meeting was presided over
by Louis Horkheimcr. and speeches were
made by Chairman Hous~. II. NJ. Butler.
scoutmastcr: City Manager George o.
Magic. Row. DR.. c. Z. Allen. David
kraus. C. II. Dowler. S. J. Ijams and
others.
Following is summary Of the
money and pledges received by the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
River Tel0QramS.

DAVIS ISLAND DAM-9.2 feet, sta
tunary: rain.
STECBENVILLE-S feet. falling;
rain.
rARKERSBURG-1o feet, stationary:
rain.
MORGANTOWN-6S feet. stationary;
clUTdy.
OIL CITN-1.S feet. stationary: cloudy.
WARREE--0.9 feet. stationary: clear.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
SEEK MISSING RELATIVES.

Efforts ar" being made 10 locate rcla-
tiv"S living In Wheeling. of pi r. o.
borne who Is dead at Lexington. y. C.
Chicr OF rulic" Sill and his men have
mad" an cf"frt to find any relatives OF
The d"nd man who may he In Wheeling.
I'M NnNN hcrM MnSuCCeSS full.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
RECEPTION TONIGHT FOR
ZANE STREET M. E. PASTOR

This evening the congregation OF
Zane Street VI. l.. church will give a
reception ut the church for It's pastor,
Rev. DR.. I. S. Townsend. the pastor
wife and III" dcconess. Miss Davcn'
port. All members are urged to be pres
cnt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19

Robert f.. Sivcrd 10 &. IT, i. Schmidt,
ami J.. +. Uallcr tru$le"s ct 81. Mark :
r.y;ngri:cal Lutheran church of Elm
Grove lots in Elm Grove.
Grccnwnnd cemetery I" Mrs. Della
in.rn!,arrHr. lot II cemetery. Consider
,,"n. SIS.
Wh,.rlInG Realty Co. |" Hattie V. Col
lines. lat IN S"u'''a county.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
RED CROSS SEWING.

Mrs. Blanchc Stccnrod had charge OF
the sewing ut tho Red Cross headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon and good
hit Of work was done.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
WILL SELL GROCERY STOCK.

In order to satisfy judgment, Sheriff
Howard Hastings will on October Goth.
sell tho groceries in the store formerly
conducted by Jan. Rasciewitz. on Forty
fifth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
WALLACE NEW NOTARY.

John. Wallace, chief clerk for Cit3,
Manager Maggie. has received his com.
mission from Charleston. as q notary. :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19

Any insanity in your family?" ASK.
cd the insurance doctor Of Mrs. DHto.
gist. -
We'll. no. only my husband. who I'm.
sines he is head Of the house."--In.'
|dianapolis News. ,.S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
AT SIMPSON CHURCH TONIGHT.

\ musicale. md literary program will
b,. given at the simpson NJ. t.. church
tonight. y small admission fec will
h.. charged.
Th" program follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
VI NKE0 NfHItII III
ouSly reported. s. e,35f.5o

members Of the teams during tho two
4 1n, re
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
GLOWING NEW NECKWEAR

Satin Neckvear, rich and lustrous!
Also. new Crepella and Brocade Neck
tnishings in white and colors. New
surplice shapes for dresses and new
Tuxedo shapes for tailored suits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19

Totals ............S15.5fS.00
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
SOM THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

One of the startling things is how
soon supposedly great people get in
to the past tense. IF you will think
about it, twenty years ago, Blaine
Henderson and Sherman were house
hold names of America, but today
when you as a historian happen to
mention them, college students will
look as though you were speaking of
some ancient Greek politicians.
Public opinion is only the COM
mon denominator of many people,
opinion. Suppose. people should
come to think and believe with Jesus
Christ, that love should anticipate
the demands of right; and that men
should act and practice the Good
Samaritan, then public opinion would
settle disputes where now is it settled
by the biggest guns. There is a good
time coming time will be when
we live according to the simple rule
of right not might" governs man.
kind
The farm is the true nursery of
individualism. It makes a great type
of manhood. If you will study the
boys who volunteer for the worlds
liberty war, you will find them COM
ing from the farm. The farm boy
may not have the polish of the city
chap but you can wager your last
dollar that he will be the first in the
scrap, for the people of the world to
have a chance. You will find that
when the war is over there will be
more farmer boys mustered out with
official commissions than any other
class of men. The comic papers are
not poking fun at the "rube" and
the granger" in these days of char
acter testing as in other days.
. 1t is pity that we are forced to
believe that a nation like Germany
has repudiated all honors. But i
you will study her acts from 1914 to
the present date, you cannot find one
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
The Man With the Smile

don't know how he is on creeds,
never heard him say;
But he's got a smile that fits his face,
And he wears it every day.
He sees the good in everyone,
Their faults he never mentions;
If things go wrong, he don't complain
Just tries to see the jokes;
He's. always finding little ways
Of helping other folks.
No matter If the sky is gray,
You'll get his point of view,
And the clouds begin to scatter,
And the sun comes breaking thru;
You'll know him if you meet him,
And you'll find it worth your while
To cultivate the friendship
Of the man behind the smile.
-Salaefad
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
The Runaway Balloon Here

A French type dirigible balloon was
seen passing just east of Oakley on
Tuesday. The huge air monster
was travelling along at a very rapid
rate and most of those who saw i'm
agined the balloon was undergoing
some kind of an endurance test. a
few thought that our friend the enc
my had conquered everything else
and had come out 20 Western Kansas
to make the triumph complete. The
balloon was so far away as to make
close inspection impossible. A num-
Der of fellows who thought they had
pretty fast cars pitted them against
the monster but soon gave up the
race. The monster air craft had
broken from it's mornings in
Omaha on Sunday and was dragging
5000 feet of steel cable. This cable
did considerable damage in Kansas
and Oklahoma in the territory in
which the balloon chose to make its
flight. The runaway was finally cap
tured at Trenton, Nebr., and taken
to the Aviation school at Omaha
Oakley Graphic.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

national honorable thing she has
done. It will take a hundred years
after the war to convince the world
that there Is an admirable trait in
that nation It is not her waging a
war that hurts but the dastardly brut-
lsh and dishonorable way she has
acted that makes her an outlaw
among nations. She will be to the
future races, what the Turks have
been to the past ages
We still meet a few German So
cialists, who pirate about human lib
erty, and what panaceas they have to
oHer-aI nutty if you will listen to
their radical paper, published at Cir
ard, Kansas, known as the Appeal to
Reason" and go and do as it has
done, they will volunteer as soon as
they can get to Ellis. 1t is a shame
the way some of these Kaiser delud-
ed boys talk and act. It would seem
to men who try to think that the
American liberties experienced and
taught are better than any liberty
that was ever imagined by any Kaiser
controlled head. The brutishness of
such a people is enough to disgust
any man with brains and sympathy
The story of Belgium and Poland,
Armenia and France is most convinc-
ing.
If you talk to people who have
never lived on the farm-have done
the farm drudgery-you are i'm
pressed by them that the most beau
tiful and most profitable life in the
world is farming. But If, some of
these poor deluded farm theorists,
will come to Western Kansas and
take their little accumulation of
years and SOW wheat, and pass
through the experience as some of us
have, they will then know poetry of
farming as only experienced by the
unsophlsticated dreamers of cities
II you really want to enjoy farming
you must have your farm endowed.
While we are told farming is a pro
fession, and we have our farm col
leges the same as we have our law
colleges, and still we have as many
college bred farmers who make fail
ures as we do college bred lawyers.
Maybe you have this Red Cross
finance matter straight in your MINI
but lot of people haven't. Not a
dollar Of the contributions to the Red
Cross went to salaries Or expenses of
any kind The campaign was financed
by bunch of men and the contribu-
tlons were put out on interest and 3
dollar and two cents is spent in Red
Cros work for every dollar that was
donated. In the coming membe rship
campaign, fifty cents goes to Washing
ton and is spent for clerk and steno-
grapher hire, sixty per cert of the
clerk labor is donated, so that the
average wage is only $25 per month.
Fifty cents stays in Topeka and goes
to the general committee and is spent
for yarn and supplies, and the only
other item of expense is on steno-
grapher.-Pink Rae
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
lay OR RuST

Don't forget to sign up DIR. Pruitt's
HELP THE HEN LAY coupon and
get free trial AID and coupon on
another page
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

We have just received a full and
complete stock of the finest package
and bulk candy ever displayed In
Hays Make your Christmas seIec-
tons now We viii hold them for
you until needed. Hays City Drug
Store.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
For Sale or Trade

Half section, five miles north, one
half mile east of Walker, known as
the Schmitt farm, eighty cultivated,
balance pasture, light improvements.
fenced, well, cistern, terms or viii
take some trade. Make offer. Also
have twenty-three acres standing corn
on farm for sale at once. Write, F.
d. Garrison, Salina, Kansas.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

Christmas suggestion: For baby, a
locket chain, gold beads, set, signet
or plain ring, bib holders, etc At
Tholen's Jewelry store.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15

There will be no shortage of CANDY
for the Christmas trade with us. We
have 1t. Hays City Drug Store
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
AMERICAN sRPPINe.

Because of the fact that Great Brit ainas shipyards are crowded to capac- fly orders are being placed in this country for the construction of vessels fer British firms. Freighters of 10,- eco tons are to be built on the Pacific coast for England and other contracts have been let to firms on the Atlantic for supplying vessels for some of the prominent transatlantic lines which had never before had any vessels con- structed in the United States. This is n most unusual situation for while Etipbuilding in Great Britain is being carried on on larger lines than ever
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

before the tonnage put forth is not sufficient to meet the demands and at tho same time overcome the losses which are being sustained. Thus for the first time in fifty years England is getting ships built in our shipyards.
 All of that contributes to greater activity in that line of business in this country. Shipyards are being enlarged and speeded up as never before, and new ones are being established because certain of the plants are now handling orders which cannot be completed within two years at the regular rate of progress. But with all this in- creased demand for shipping, isn't it time that this country should give con- sideration to it's own requirements in the way of a larger merchant marine? ]? This country can use all the vessels that it can build if the shipping laws were such as to encourage such trans portation business and the need of de- veIopment in this direction ought not to be handicapped by detrimental leg islation. And the sooner this situation is given the proper attention the bet ter it will be for American shipping.