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Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
From a Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated Press


 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE (Via London) March 1S.- In the city of Albert, where the fam ous gilded leaning virgin" still sus- bends miraculously from the lofty lof : ter of rather gaudy and fantastically shell torn church, there has long been a British sign.
 ITO Bapaume." It has pointed the way along a straight road toward the quaint Picardy town, transformed by the Germans into what they term a modern field Gibraltar.
 Between Albert and Bapaume lie the battlefields of the greatest martial struggles of all history They are called the battles of the Somme, but more correctly might be termed the battles of the Bapaume road. It has been a long ten miles, but at last Bapaume has been taken and the British khaki line extends we'll beyond it in all di- rectionS. The field grey German lines are fal- ling back now on a front approximate ly forty miles. They are dissolving in clouds of blue-gray smoke, for the Germans have lighted fires to screen their wake No village is being spared from the torch. The retreat on the British front extends from well below CnduineS on the south, almost to Ar ras on the north and covers about one- third of the entire British line It has even extended down where the French lines begin.
 Today the British pushed into Pe- rome, where they had to fight virtu- ally every step of the way. A score or more of towns and villages have been taken by the British during the day, and it was reported tonight that patrols had reached as far as Nesle southeast of Chaulnes.
 For a time it seemed as if the Ger man retreat would swing from Le TranslOy as the southern pivot but al reacy it has gone far beyond that. Ev- anywhere along this wide front the British are pressing the fleeing Ger man rear guard and Bapaume witt | lively street fighting. /
 The taking of that town meant g great deal to the men in the trenches 1 One British battalion relieved yester- day from a term of strenuous work actually requested that they be sen forward in order that theH might set Bapaume cleared of the enemy. From all parts of the outflunl | ports of progress. The German retrea 1 is gaining in speed.
 Prisoners taken and identification. obtained from the dead show tha l fresh German divisions, including on, l recently returned, flushed with victor, 1 over the Rumanians, have been throwr
 Tn as a screen to shield the retiring 1 troops
Arizona republican., 1917-03-19
MANAGERS GIVE
 MEDIATORS POWER TO STOP WALKOUT

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ENTENTES GAIN
 FROM GERMANS
 AND THE TURKS

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SAY GERMAN WAR BOUND CRAFT ARE
 TO PUT TO SEA

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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-11-10

out OF money orders by which the men
can send their pay home to their fam.
,iies. In some of the big camps the
I M. Z. Ais providing banking facil-
tiles for the men as well.
Do Your Bit With a Tenner
ms month (November) the Y. M.
u A. must raise s35,OOO 900 to carry
on It's work among our soldiers and
their allies until next July. or thi,
SSo'ooo'OoO about $4,000 900 will b.
spent on the work with our own troops
or about $40 for every man in uncl.
San uniform. II everybody who ha.
lecei'eu letters from soldiers and sail
OTIS were TO contribute $40 the task
would De easy. Are your boys health
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-11-10

leaSt Is on lts way 10 you. EdCu oHe
of our l6 cantonments, where the new
national army is being trained, is
using more than a million sheets oil
this paper every month. In the draft
army alone that means 16,00O,0O0 fila.
ments OF love every month reaching
out from the great encampment where
the men are being trained into the
greatest army this nation has ever
dreamed and binding them to the
hearts at home. Multiply that by
thinking OF all the other places where
Uncle Sam has men with the fiag-zin
navy yards, on the high seas, in arse
nails and officers training camps and
"Oyer There" in France. In all these
places men are writing home. Those
unassuming little sheets of notepaper
gladden. millions of hearts day
They transfer more love from one
part OF the world to another than sta
tistics can express. Statistics are
pretty poor anyway when 1t comes to
reckoning in terms OF love and human
tenderness. Let's put 1t this way:
That the Y. NJ. C. A. is the biggest ex-
press company the world has ever
seen, and the parcels 1t is handling
are the loves and devotions of human
beings.
Worlds Best Loved Trademark.
This war has made us think hard
and fast. Your boy or your neigh.
boris boy or some boy you know and
love has been called to do his share
in the big Job Of policing the world for
democracy and human liberty. Is il
any comfort to you to know that wher.
ever his duty may call him your boy
will nave friend that will serve him
in body, mind and soul? Are you
glad to know that this friend will place
books and magazines at his disposal
organize classes to teach him what
ever he wants to learn, give him
pocket testament and invite him to
join religious meetings of the fait!
that he was brought up in? Did you
realize that the association provides
athletic equipment for his favorite
games, teaches him games II he knows
none and holds concerts, lectures
movies, Bible classes, dramatic enter
tainments and every Kind OF whole
some amusement to keep him interest
ed? Are you glad to know that this
friend will go with him overseas, help
TO shield him from score of difficult
and dangerous temptations and follow
him right up to the front line trench
and beyond it? The last contact the
soldier. has with this life he loves so
we'll is a cup of tea given him by the
Y. NJ. c. A. free just before he goes
over the top" to a hand to hand strug.
gle with the enemy. And as he comes
tottering back from No Mans Land.
wounded, but strong enough and
plucky enough to keep on his feet.
even before his wounds are dressed
the Y. NJ. G. A. is waiting for MIN with
tea and sweet chocolate, the great com.
forts OF the man in the trenches. Do
you wonder that the Red Triangle is
called "the best loved trademark in
the world?" One soldier in France has
called 1t the last evidence that any.
body cares"
II every thinking citizen could see
with his or her own eyes something
OF the actual work being done for our
men by the association there would be
no question OF the NJ C. A. HAVING
to appeal to the public for money
Rather than let this essential work
falter for an instant rich men would
sell their mOtOrcars moor mon ,,o,,tl
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forego coveted possessions or even ne
cessities. The work must go on, De-
cause there is no one thing that con-
tributes SO much to the spirit and ef-
hciency of the troops. The Y. M. T.
A. is working night and day to help
the government win this war. AND
every penny that is given to aid the
work is a direct assistance to the
health, happiness and strength OF your
boy and mine.
Snapshots Of kaleidoscope Work
In all the big cities in France where
our men pass through in large num-
bers, the Y. NJ. C. A. is operating
hostels, where they can get beds and
meals at minimum cost. In London
the American Y. NJ. C. A. mas erected
a large building for our soldiers and a
clubhouse for American officers.
There are Y. NJ C. A. dugouts right
behind the front line trenches, where
the soldiers can get hot drinks, crack.
ers and other comforts at all hours.
over 1000 men who had been reject
ed on account OF physical disability
have been able to get into the British
army by reason of the physical work
of the British Y. M. c. A.
A fleet OF motor cars leaves the big
Y. NJ. C. A. Headquarters in London at
midnight every night to pick up SOL
diers who are wandering about the
streets without any wholesome lodging
in which to spend the night. These
cars are operated by Englishwomen
of position and refinement, who report
that they never meet any discourtesy
at the hands of the soldiers. The i'm
portance of this service can be esti-
mated by the fact that at least $4,000
soldiers are on leave in London every
week Over hall OF these sleep in Y.
NJ. c. A. beds every night.
Entertainment on Vast Scale.
The Y. NJ. c. A has erected a big
auditorium, seating 5000, in each Of
the big draft camps, and huge chautau
qua tents, seating $500 In the other
encampments. The association is run
ming a % week entertainment circuit
among the camps and is paying 16
companies of entertainers, who are
travelling to 80 camps performing be-
fore the men.
In each of the draft camps the Y.
M. c. A. has ten secretaries engaged
in educational work. The association
is seeing to 1t that every man who
caunot speak English is taught to do
so. In many OF the camps the asso-
citation has singing director. who is
teaching the men to sing the popular
keep up their spirits.
or 64 Y M. C. A. men at Camp
Dix only three are being paid full sal
aries. In all the camps the majority
Of the Y. M. c. A. men have left lucra-
tive positions to do this work simply
because its appeal is irresistible to
any red blooded man. Harry Lauder
the famous Scotch singer and come.
dian, now on his farewell concert tour
N the United States, is giving all his
spare time to the service of the asso-
citation and is singing to the soldiers
At all the camps he can reach.
In one Of the draft camps the Y. NJ
c. A. is supervising athletics on 12O
playing fields providing full athletic
equipment. The winners Of the inter-
regimental games will play the cham
pions of the other camps.
One of the greatest services render
ed by the association is the making
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-11-10

ut was evening on the broad
Hampstead Plain, Long Island
where the Rainbow division was
spending its last night before embark
ing for France 1t had been raining
hard in the afternoOn-a cold, steady
autumn downpour-and there was
nothing to suggest the rainbow in the
outward aspect of the camp. Lines
and lines OF sodden canvas housed
$1,000 men, gathered from q different
states. The ground was dotted with
pools and quagmires Under the wet
canvas 1t was damp and cold. with a
penetrating chill. Lit by Pickering
candles, the tents were far from cheer
ful shelter for a mans last night in
his native land
But there were seven big tents
where electric lights. numbers and
friendllness made the night pleasant.
In each OF these a soldier was strum-
ming on a plano; others were reading
books and magazines; hundreds were
writing letters home. Behind the
raised counter at one end three or four
notepaper and envelopes. selling
stamps and weighing parcels. which
the men were sending home. One OF
the soldiers said to me as | stood in
the tent used chiefly by men from
Iowa: I'VE came all the way here
from Des Moines. and we were mighty
lonely Then wa found this Y. NJ. G.
"a.
and more than a home to us. 1t gave
us what We wanted when we needed
It most. Wen never forget it. The
boys best friend is the Y. NJ. G. A"
Fine. cIean-cut. Outstanding Fellows.
How close those benches were pack
ed with men. bending over the long
tables absorbed in their writing!
What an appeal to the sympathies
those great groups OF soldiers make!
Fine, clean-cut, outstanding fellows.
some OF them mere boys, one thinks
made for the rest OF US and how pre-
cious they are to some one back home.
Somewhere, in far off farm or village
or city street, there are parents or
brothers or wives who would give all
they possess for one glimpse OF those
sunburned faces as you and | see
across. And 1t was with a throb OF
the heart that ! watched them, bent
over their letter paper, in one after
another OF those seven big tents.
These were the tents of the Y. NJ. c.
A. on that last night in America the
association was serving the soldiers
in the best OF all ways-giving them
an opportunity to write home. On
previous nights they had enjoyed box
ing bouts, movies, concerts. dramatics
and a score OF healthy entertainments
as well as religious meetings. But on
this last night home ties were strong
est. And perhaps that is the keynote
OF the splendid work the Y. NJ c. A.
IS doing among our men in uniform
keeping them in touch with home.
Magic Words, with the colors."
In these times there are some let
ters that mean more TO us tnan any
we have ever read before. They are
written on sheets OF paper stamped
with the Stars and Stripes and the
red triangle OF the Y NJ. G. A, and
they bear the magic words, with the
Colors." There are many more than
million such letters in the mails now
while you read this. Perhaps one at
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Building.

and happiness and clean soul worth
$40 to you?
Your town mayor, your pastor, your
school superintendent will know who
is the treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee in your county or town. Other
wise send check or money order to
Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, 124
East Twenty eighth street, New York
city.
Only sacrificial giving by millions of
giVers will make possible the contin-
uance of this vast work for American
soldiers and for those Of our allies.
TRY A JOURNAL WANT AID
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-11-10
Million Letters In the Mails Today
Bearing Magic Words with the Co|ors'
Keynote Of the Splendid Work the YM.C.A Does Among
Our Men In Uniform Is Keeping Them ln
Touch With the Folks at Home.
STAMPED With STARS and STRIPES and RED TRIANGLE

Muous Ways in Which the Association Appeals to Your Boy
Your Neghbors Boy, Some Boy You Know and Love
Helpful Environment Canonment Way Overseas
Trench Beyond-First to Aid He Comes
Tottering Share the S35 900 Required to
Accomplish This Last Evidence Somebody Cares
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
NEW MOTOR FUNERAL WAGON

The automobile is to > invade the
undertaking business locally, as it
has been doing in other sections.
Eastin & Harris have just received
one of two motor driven vehicles
they have ordered for use in their
undertaking business. The motor
driven casket wagon they have just
received is a very handsome vehicle
and will prove Of great service in
the conduct of their business. They
have also contracted for splendid
motor driven funeral car, which is
promised them at an early date. In
buying this new funeral car they
did not make the mistake so many
undertakers have made, that is, buy
what is called Combination am
bulance and funeral car" They
think no sick person would want to
be taken to a hospital in g vehicle
used to bury the dead, nor would a
family want their dead handled in
an ambulance.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
HANDS, ARMS,
Limbs ASLEEP
And Was Rundown, Weak and
Nervous, Says Florida Lady.
Five Bottles of Cardui
Made Her Well.

Kathleen, Fla.-Mrs. Dallas Prime.
of this place, says: "After the birth
of my last child. IT got very much
rundown and weakened, so much
that l could hardly do anything at
all. was so awfully nervous that
l could scarcely endure the least
noise. Ny condition was getting
worse all the time.
knew I must have some relief or
would soon be in the bed and in a
serious condition for l felt so badly
and was so nervous and weak | could
hardly live. My husband asked DR..
-about my taking Cardui. He
said, It's a good medicine, and good
for that trouble, so he got me 5 bot
ties. After about the second bottle /
felt greatly improved. before taking
it my limbs and hands and arms
would go to sleep. After taking it,
however, this poor circulation disap-
peared. My strength came back to
me and I was soon on the road to
health. After the use of about 5 bot
ties, l could do all my house-work
and attend to my six children be-
Sides"
You can feel safe in giving Cardui
a thorough trial for your troubles. It
contains no harmful or habit-forming
drugs, but is composed of mild, vege-
table, medicinal ingredients with no
bad aftereffects. Thousands of women
have voluntarily written, telling Of
the good Cardui has done them. 1t
should help you, too. Try it. Il "a
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
Commissioners Sale
MONTGOMERY CIRCUIT COURT
Notice of Sale in Equity.

By virtue of a Judgment and or
der of sale of the Montgomery Cir
cult Court, rendered at the january
Term, 1917, thereof, in the above
cause, the undersigned will, on the
10th Day of April, 1917
at one o'clock, p. M, or thereabout,
(being Court Day., proceed to offer
for sale, at Public Auction, to the
highest bidder, on a credit of six
months, at the Court House door, in
Mt. Sterling, KY, the property men
toned in the judgment, to-wit:
A lot or parcel of land in and adj
joining Mt. Sterling, KY, being a
part of the Mackie Addition and
bounded on the north by Second St.,
on the west by Mackie St., on the
south by the C. & o. right of way
to the lands of G. T. Fox; thence
with his line north to the mouth of
dirt road or lane; thence with the
west line of said road to the begin
ming, and being the same land con
veyed to G. w. Mccormick by
y. W. Mccormick and wife by deed
dated September 7, 1911, recorded
in Deed Book 65, page AS, Mont
gomery County Court Clerks Office.
or sufficient thereof to produce
$1925.95, so ordered to be made.
The purchaser will be required to
give bonds, with approved security,
for the payment of the purchase
money, to have the force and effect
Of replevin bonds, bearing inter
est from the day of sale, accord
ing to law. Bidders will be prepared
to comply with these terms. A lien
will be retained on the land sold till
all the purchase money is paid.
Bond payable to plaintiff.
VIM. A. SAMUELS,
39-3t Master Commissioner M. C. C.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03

If our forefathers could come
back to earth they would want to
get right off again. This is no
place for them. High prices would
bankrupt them, leg shows would
blind them, political rottenness
would stagger them, and the greed
Of gold would nauseate them. No,
this is no place for our forefathers,
good, honest souls that they were.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
CLIPPINGS FROM THE
SNAGTOWN TORCHLlGHT

The case of Nose Rafferty,, which
came up before the Police Judge of
Snagtown (who is us), had a rather
surprising ending Thursday morn
ing. Rafferty, was up for house
breaking. Judge "Fatty" Rawson,
who was defending the man, and
who, by the way, is slippery old
fox, came to us thiswise: "Your
Honor, / submit that my client did
not break into the house at all.
He found the parlor window open,
and merely inserted his right arm
and removed few trifing articles.
Now, Judge, my clients arm is not
himself, and l fail to see how you
can punish the whole individual
for an offense committed by one
of his limbs" "That argument"
said the Judge (who is us), "is
very well put. Following it logical
! ~, ] sentence the defendants right
arm to one years Imprisonment.
He can accompany it or not, just
as he chooses" To the judges ut
most surprise, and to the bewilder-
ment of the large number of spec
tators, the defendant smiled, and,
with the lawyers assistance, un-
screwed his cork arm, and, leaving
it in the dock, walked out.
Wednesday morning L. A. Weis-
berg was up before the well known
Police Judge of Snagtown (who is
us), and in a few well chosen words
disposed of the defendant thusly
eff you were to talk to a judge of
the Supreme Court like you're talk
ing to me, he'd give you six months
in Jail for contempt, but, on account
Of my friendship for you, and hav-
ing knowed you and your people
ali my life, all l can give you is
the darndest lickin' you ever got,
for which the court is now tempo
rarily adjourned"
Probably the last oyster supper
of the season was given at Leonard
Boulton's Wednesday evening. The
high cost of oysters has made it
necessary to dispense with this
form of social gatherings.
An old-fashioned taffy pulling is
being talked of by some of our
women folks to be held at the
postmaster's house some evening the
early part of next week.
Al Belongs mule, which was shot
in the left hindquarter early in the
winter by an itinerant hunter who
mistook him for bear, is now thor
oughly convalescent.
Since the Snagtown Improvement
Association filed up the hog hole
in front of the postoffice that street
is now passably passable.
There were no services in the
Snagtown churches last Sunday on
account of the previous day being
st. Patrick's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
Monday, April I6, 1917

at l o'clock p. m. Tor Whereabouts ,
at the front door of the Court
House in Mt. Sterling, KY, sell, to
the highest bidder, on a credit of
six months, with approved security,
the following described property,
to-wit:
A certain house and lot in Mt.
Sterling, KY, fronting on High
street and bounded by beginning at
a stone in Ben TiptOn's n. f. cor
ner, (now Isaac Bolts lott, on High
street; thence eastwardly 10 feet to
stone corner to Daniel Jones' lot /;
thence southwardly 80 feet to a
stone corner to same; thence west
wardly 10 feet to stone in Ben
Tipton's line, (now BOtts); thence
northwardly with his line to the be-
ginning. Being same lot purchased
by Isaac Bolts in suit of Turner
Thomas VS.. Leah Crooks, lately
pending in the Montgomery Circuit
Court. CLARENCE THOMAS,
Executor Isaac Bolts, deceased
II. r. Prewitt, Attorney. (39-3t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03

upon to play before peace is de-
clared, cannot easily be imagined.
Whatever her part, may the God
of Peace, as well as the God of
War, guide her safely and honor
ably to the end.-Lexington Leader.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03
WAR WITH GERMANY
INEVITABLE

Every condition precedent to a
formal declaration of war, as laid
down by the President Of the Unit
ed States, has been met by Ger
many. Nothing remains to be
done except the formal assembling
Of Congress for the purpose of
making the declaration legal under
the Constitution.
The President has set April 10th
as the date for the reconvening of
Congress. He may, in view Of the
extraordinary conditions prccipi-
tated by Germany, advance this
date and hasten preparations TO
defend the rights Of America
against further aggressions by the
enemy.
The gravity Of the situation with
which this country is now con-
fronted cannot be overestimated.
It must be met with calm courage
and resolution, and with con-
seriousness that before the curtain
is rung down in the last act of the
tragedy, events too preaching to
be foreseen, disasters that may
make the whole Nation tremble, will
befall us; and vet, sustained by
the knowledge of the righteousness
of our cause, and supported by the
patriotism, the genius and the re-
sources of the greatest people on
earth, we may look forward to q
triumph that will make more glor-
ious than ever the history Of a flag
that has never known defeat.
Germany, apparently, has DELHI
erately invited war with the United
States. The sinking Of three Amer
lean ships almost simultaneously
and without warning, in the face
of the announcement heretofore
made by President Wilson and ap-
proved by Congress and the Ameri-
can people, can lead to no other
! conclusion than that these outrages
were in bold defiance of the United
States and with full expectation of
the consequences. Germany's pur-
poses in this, her plan of campaign,
can neither be understood nor an
ticipated.
The people of this country must
not be deceived by any assumption
or false assurances that war with
Germany is not momentous I'M
dertaking, neither must they be too
ready to accept the recent victories
by the Allies, and the apparent re-
treats of the German armies as
evidences of an early end of the
war in Europe. This, it will
probably be found, is merely a part
of the German strategy in prepar-
alton for prolonged and stubborn
defensive campaign against the
spring assaults of the Allies. Short
ening of the frontal lines by Ger
many means conservation of men
and supplies and greater powers
both for resistance and attack.
If, as anticipated by many lead
ing Americans, the United States
must join hands with the Allies, the
part that this country may be called
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-04-03

eggs shaved two cents" says
an exchange. Gosh! We always
thought those storage companies
kept them until they grew boards,
and now we have the proof.