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New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
 AND PRICE FIXING Government May Set Costs Through Council of
 Defense.

, Washington. April 17.-Legislation to empower the Council of National Defence to supervise distribution of food and if necessary fix maximum and minimum prices was being framed today as one of the results of yes- terday's conference between the great Chicago meat packers and Secretary Houston of the Department of Agri- culture.
 Headed by J.. Ogden Armour, del- egation of the foremost packers. in- cluding Edwin Morris, E. A. Cudahy, Thomas E.. Wilson and l.. F. Swift, assured Secretary Houston of their utmost cooperation and voluntarily proposed that the government take steps to fix prices through the Coun- cil of National Defense. The licensing of food distribution agencies so that the government may trace any move ments of middlemen or others to nonopolize supply or force raises in prices is one of the features of the plan the packers proposed.
 As their own "bit'' in defending the nation, the packers offered a plan to distribute the products at a min- inaum of profit to themselves and one of them estimated the saving to the puUuC3 WOUiU AppIOAIuaeS ~ Ae01s $1OO, ,O0O, 0 000 a-year.. ----. '.s4' x ns
 Secretary Houston favors the plan and will have a part in drafting legis- ton to put it into effect. The power to be invested in the Council of Ma tional Defense, it is said, would be used only when the national interests required it. Whenever there was evidence of price fixing or monopoly of simply the council would fix max imum and minimu prices to check 1t.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
ENGLAND TO WELCOME,
 AMERICA INTO FRAY
Government to Offer ResOlu- tions When Parliament
 COnvenes Today.

London, April 17.-When parlia- ment reassembles this afternoon after the Easter recess one of the first acts of the government will be to of- fer in both houses resolutions well coming the entry of America into the war. These will be moved on We'd nesday by Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons and by Lord Curzon in tine house of parliament. It is expected that former Premier Asquith will second the resolution in the commons.
 The business before the house of commons today will be the second reading of the bill to prolOng the life of the present parliament for seven months from April 30. The bill must be passed by the latter date or a general election becomes inevitable. The government seems confident of it's ability to put the measure through at single sitting, but it is said that certain currents are tending to force an extra session.
 The pubic is ignorant in regard to the whole question of an Irish settle ment and everybody is awaiting in- formation as to the stand of the gov- ernment. The attitude of the national ists toward the prolongation of the parliament depends upon this i'm formation. According to some of the Dublin correspondents the outlook is regarded pessimistically there.
 At a meeting of the Irish national ist party today it was decided to op- pose the bill for the extension of the life of parliament.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
GERMAN LOSSES PUT AT 100000
French Smash Through Defenses on Front of Forty Miles and Battle Line Now Extends 15O Miles Paris Jubilant at Success of Attack, Expected By Enemy

Paris, April 16, 12 p. m-Germany suffered another crushing blow upon the front today when forty miles of the strongest part of her line wrested from wounded and prisoners All France halls the victory as brilliant demonstration of the skill of her generals and courage of her troops.
 Measured by the of territory freed the victory does compare with the Somme offensive which opened month ago. but viewed from the amount of destruc- ton done to the enemys armed forces and the damage there be question either of previously planned surprise The enemy expected attack and made every preparation to defeat it. #- ss
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

a German Submarane to eDcApX British cordons in the North 6e1 make their way to America. W11 a submersible could make such A and return without having q q base somewhere on this side q Atlantic is grayely do1fhted.
 officials here have believed tta U-53 had 8 mother ship eom4a down on the horizon. The poeq that merchant submarines Oi&7 Deutschland type. now c0nver4
 carriers of fuel oil and suppteal accompany flotillas for the war
 on their transatlantic ra1ds h
 nized as being ever present. Thu sibility of bases having been pI
 by the German raiders recen4l large in the south Atlantic is q the foremost problems. It eve& >been suspected that parts Df z
 rines have been shipped to Maxia
 assembled there. but by naanss
 informed officials that is dnl The possibility of a German st&1 rine base in the Gulf Of ,MexiEQ5 ever, has long been recoKiisked@ @ many officials have been cOnxE that when the :.aidirg began--'si8; were sure it would soon after tls4s laration of ware-thc raiders M come from that quarter.
 There also have been many Nq9 of secret German bases exta blish@! the rocky and inaccessible coaG4 Maine and Northern Canada. 50 t boats could be. supplied to rald lanes of steamships. IIaRsmnchI here has been no evidence of the of such bases in more than two J' of war, it is considered -uniikely.J J if they exist. they can now be brc4 into use in German warfare aGt the United States.
 The navy has taken all the IT ures it now has at hand againsts submarine menace and is taking M as they become available. Navai5 cers are confident of ability to M with the submarine menace so fll is possible at this time.
 Expert opinion is that some fs! ping Is bound to be lost if tho r43l lS CAtSAS1to UuS S4A1< SAOIASSSSAAxEX ating 5000 miles away from havc most oS the disadvantag< contend with. slaS
 Debate on the $7,000. poo, ,up0Ss revenue bill already passed bys house and approved with 0l modification by the senate tlit3 committee. began in the senate t6| It's passage before adjournmelaxS tho day virtually without oppo4f was expected.
 Before taking up the bill in \ senate republican senators held assS ference to discuss this and o, of the administration V W
 As soon as the bill is dispoaAd democratic leaders of the senate ! to take up the measure which \ committee is drafting g raising 8 large army.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

New Artnlcsy Curtain Enective
 From soissons to Craonne the Ger man Inc runs along Q series of hills of an average height of 500 feet, with deep valleys between. The attackers advanced up the valleys under a cross fire from each flank but the artillery curtain, on q new plan invented by British general, was 50 effective that the operation was carried out at less cost than might be expected.
 Tho weak point of the German line Is from Craonne to Rheims, where the ground is more level. Here the at- tack made more progress and the dan- ger of rupture of the line became 50 imminent that the Germans threw in all available reserves. The reserves were smashed by the French field ar tilIery, which kept close on the heels of the waves of infantry. The result of today's operations is that the great western battle has now joined along a front of close to 15O miles, more than one-third of the mighty line from Switzerland to the sea.
 The great offensive opened by the French along a twenty-fiv mile front, Soissons to Rheims is likely to ex- tend still further tomorrow or the day after. The tremendous assault on the German lines had long been carefully planned and for 8 month past French artillery had been pounding the ene- x my's position.
 The Germans were well aware of what was coming. as they showed by . number of furious attacks made notably at Sapigneul and Godat farm with the object of finding out some thing definite in regard to French preparation. The invaders had manned naturally formidable posi- tions with electives amounting to al least twenty divisions and an enor- nous number of guns, we'll supplied with munitions.
 s Prisoners Soon Begin Coming lin.
 The battle opened on the left of the . line where, shortly after o'clock in the morning. the French infantry swept forward in an irresistible wave In spite of stiff resistance the Ger mans were driven back and inside o1 half an hour prisoners began stream. ing toward the French rear by hun dreds. The struggle was hottest eas' of Loivre as we'll as in the whole sec tor of Berry -au-Bac and to the east o srCraonnelle. but the French heav. shells were too much for the Germans and before noon the whole first lint was won.
 On the right the execution began { little later in the morning. The Frencf met with determined resistance ant the fighting was terrible. After sev eral hours of homeric struggle thu French infantry. thanks to the supper of several hundred quick firing guns forced their way into the enemy first line. It was fine success as tn terrain was most difficult and the DO sitions formidable.
 Germans in Futile Counter Attacks.
 In the afternoon the Germans coun ter attacked with extreme violence al most everywhere along the front. Tn majority of their reserves were en gagged south and east of the Brimon ridge. It was from the Brimont fort built on a crest which dominates al
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New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
D. A. PARSONS VERY LOW
Dean of Local Insurance Men fss
 Expected to Survive.

While the condition of DWiJhE Parsons of P Park Place is rep1 this noon as more conlfortab&a attending physicians hold out m for his ultimate recovery. Yosfa& afternoon and last might his coHSsg was very grave, but the patient lied temporarily today.
 MT. Parsons IS one of the city's e est and hest known men, He is garded as the dean of the insurRl men in New Britain and until Ai3 months ago. when he entered the flee of w. L.. Hatch. he had conatlct his private business. He was one the oldest members of tho old volr teer fire department and is also 10 of the oldest members Of tho M Baptist church.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
PEACE ONLY DESIRE 0F AUSTRIA-HUNGARY But People Will Insist on Territory Remaining
 Intact.

Berne. Monday, April 16, via Paris. April 17.-Peace and spring weather arc what the Austrian and Hungarian people most desire. During a long stay in Vienna, whence the Associated Press correspondent has just come. there was absorbed every indication that the government and the people are willing to accept any peace pro- posal leaving Austro-Hungarian ter rttory intact and making no claims for war indemnity. By the same token there appears to be no doubt that the armies will continue fighting unless these conditions are met.
 While the public is extremely weary of tho war it's mind is made up to persist in the struggle to the end ratf1- ,er than accept humiliating terms.
 Tho demands made on Austria-H Hun gary's economic resources and human reservoir by the war are beginning to reach the limit of endurance and the severe winter. whose after effects are still felt, tended to increase the great burden borne by the population. The sowing of crops Is about three weeks behind. which causes considerable anxiety notwithstanding the fact that the winter crops are reported as in good condition.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
ONE CT GREATEST BATTLES IN HISTORY NOW RAGING

Berlin, April 17, via London. Tone of the greatest battles of the war and therefore also in the worlds history," says the official statement issued today by the German army headquar- ters stan, ''is in progress on the river Aisne."
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

CLASH IN BUENOS AIRES STREET
 Buenos Aires, April 17.--Supporters of the Allies and the advocates of neutrality clashed last night during a street demonstration. Several persons were injured.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
INsULrED PRESIDENT AND TT,

MiddletOWn. MYTH I7.--
 Frankenhureer. .Ii years old fined $25 and coats by Judge HA1 in the city court Oil q charge 0fa1y ing made insulting remarks CT President Wilson and the AmaS(1 flag. He was put on prcbatio4 sin months also. a
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

Berlin, April 16, via London. April l7. 5:S5 a. m.-Emperor Charles or Austria is quoted by Bjorn Bjornson as saying in an interview at Luxem- burg, near Vienna:
 believe I know war better than most of the men who are at the head or the enemy powers today. I know not only the financial and economic effects of war but I know also what it means to die in the trenches. have lived long time in the field and have seen men fall and die at my feet, Therefore l know also. maybe better than any other emperor or king what peace means"
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
Torpedo Shot at Destroyer Smith, Off Atlantic Coast Misses By Thirty Yards
 Believes Blockade American Ports German Submarines Has Beu
Attempt to Sink United States Vessel Ma at 3:3O A. M. By Undersea Graft, Runn
 Submerged Wake of Torpedo Plainly Ss -U-Boat Disappears Following Atte1

Washington, April 17-A German submarine tpe fired on the destroyer Smith about 100 miles south New York.
 The presence of enemy submarines in American ters indicates that the threatened German submarine b ade of American Atlantic ports has begun.
New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

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New Britain herald., 1917-04-17

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New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
May Have Bases Here.

With submarine war brought close to the doors of America the possi- bility that German T-boats have bases
 on this side of the Atlantic is again
 revived The raid of the U-5S and
 the two trips of the Deutschland denl- onstrated that 1t was impossible for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-31

dow and not thirty feet away. Prob
ably the summer house" was pleasant
ana pretty ll summer Bus uar En
the thin light ir waz desolTea. the color
Of dust. and hung with harzard vines
which had 1zr their leaves
Btbas looked ~ ID with grave SYM
pathE probably feeling some Eluaa.D
with anything so G.smaala8. then Ha
turned 70 q cheral glass beside lhe
window aud paid himself the dubious
tribute % thorough inspection.
Throughout this cryptic saance bis
manner was profoundly imuersgnaL
but dnaEy he appeared 20 become pes
simIsrlc Ha shook his head so1emnIv,
then gazed again ana shook his head
again. and continued t. shake 1T slow
iy- III complete 5isauuraraI
You certainly are one horrible
slgat.' be said. aloud
and Mt Chat ne was instantly aware
ar an observer. Turning quickly. le
was FouchsefeE the q. ataea 81 q charm
ing lady. framed in p rustic aperture
of the summer house" and staring fa.I
into hts wlnd0w-strateht into Hls eres.
too for the minutes luaE fraction ~
second before the aasltaz.v rersg-.auz
Withdrawal Of Eer own. Ca1pcsesfy.
she pulled several dead tw.es from
vine. her action conveying q D-ee-a-
nation 10 the effect that she rea. I'M
the summer house for the sole purpose
OF sueAlike pruning and tending.
Having pulled enough tv1zs To en-
pIaslze her Inconsistencies att
the same time her dlsapproeal-of ev-
erythlnG IN the nature of Sheridan
or belonging ~ p Sheridan. she de-
scenaed the knoll with maintained
eomDosHre. and sauatered toward
side door 8r the country mansion Of
the Fertreeses. AN elderly adv. bon
neted and c.oa Eed. opened the door and
came % meet her
Are you ready. Nar-2 I've been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-31
Catarrh of Stomach
Did Not Know 1t

AIRS. Seiens Tanner. Athens. Ohio.
writes cannot find words % exc
press my thanks for your kind adj
vice. ] never once thought had ca
tarrn CT the stomach. commenced
taking Perlua. as you directed Hry
stomach continued 10 hurt me fcr
about two weeks after ] began the
medicine. and then lt stopped. x now
have q good appetite. whlle before j
waa nearly starved"
These who hjsct 10 E7ul5 77esi-
ejrss can now procure Feruna Tab
lets
The herald., 1917-04-05
THE HERALD, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

ident may in his discretion and shall upon
the written request OF one stockholdcr, call
special meeting of the stockholders OF this
Article XII.-No stakeholder shall ever be
liable responsible for the contracts or
faults Of this corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due to the
company the shares owned by sub
sCrlbed for by him; shall any informal
Ity in the organization have the effect Of
rendering this charter null or Of exposing
the stockholders TO any liability.
Article NIII.-Whenever this corporation )
dissolved either by limitation or from any
other cause, its affairs shall be hquidated
under the Superintendency OF three stock
holders, 10 be chosen Tor that purpose by
two-thirdS in the amount OF the stockholders
present and represented ~ a general meeting
Of the stockholders at which the election i
held Said commissioners shall remain IN
Office until the affairs Of said corporation
shall have been July hqudatcd In case OF
the death Of one u the commissioners. or re
fuSal or inability 20 act, the surviving or
remaining commissioners shall continue %
act. and shall select another stakeholder IN
the place and stead OF nc comm ssIOncr " no
shall have ceased % act.
This said charter shall serve as the org
nal subscription list, The subscribers hereto
the nuuber Of shares II stock Tor winch they
have subscribed.
Thus done and passed. in my ofhcc in he
city Il New Orleans aforesaid, on the day,
month and year hrs; above wHten, ~ me
presence OF Mcs>rs. Louis A. HIHer. and
Edmund X Mabry, sompc,en, witnesses. re-
siding IN tins parish. who he-euuto sign
. ;hcl- name, with the said parties and me.
notary. after due reading Of the whole
tOugulai SrcurdD: thaS. ". MackIc. J..
. shares; Robert Nixon, = shares, Rob-. b.
. Barton, ] share.
wa.nc.,g,. / 4. ng.sc;, Z MaS-yy.
!. 'ar uulcr, gucd, deputy recorder OF
.,.a-t..E,S. 1-I and fI~ the Parish 81 Orleans.
The herald., 1917-04-05

toy. provided that the directors, If not able
10 attend, may be represented ny proxy.
Article VI-ThiS charter may BE modihed,
changed or altered. OF said corporation may
be dissolved, with the assent OF Stockholders
owning :wo-thirds Of thc entire capital STOCK
Of this corporation, az general meeting o.
is stockholders convened tur ;ha: purpose.
after fifteen DAYS notice shall have teen
given 20 each s;ockholdsr mailed :" his las.
Known address. In case ~ liquidation o!
.li, curppra,r1n. the hna-d 70: tlrey."r, snail
We ne liqulia:.-s Stockholders may woe
either in person or 10y proxy.
Article NII-Thc subscribers hereto have.
respectively. written opposite taelr names
me amount Of stock IN .alS corporation SAP
,c-.Hrd 10Y ~ each Of them, together Win
their post oHlcc addresses, so that this a,t
II Incorporation snail serve a. Inc orlglNa'
substitution list % said corporation.
Thus done and passed in my no:ariai Once.
A, the city Of New Orleans, aforesaid, IN
he presence Of Mess Emil A. Brunnie-
aud Joseph Pa.rcmlu. cnwpe,ea, witnesses,
~, have h--ran;1 Subscribed ;Helr names,
.se.hc- wI,h -aii parties AND nc, notary.
on the day, month and year SCI iOriA N 'At
Signed. Josephine Flaspol,er Flicker. 80
shares. ~ Po-;. New Orleans. La: w.
v,.,c-. 70 shares. 14l7 Port. New orleans
Ia.: Hune-, VI A.-.cv. Is shares, 1907 -
.Cr.-.c> $, New Orleans. Ia.
Ws;n-,-c-. Ems. A. Bcua".er Joseph Par
.'. JOSIAH CROSS. Notary Public
Fled ,,- rc..rd. Mortgage once, March d
OH
- " JOSIAH CROSS. Notary Public.
march - ~ app. : J. 70 .
The herald., 1917-04-05
March 10, 1917.
~U A~---

OF MRS. SOMERS-MURRAY. INC"
United States OF America, State of Louisiana,
Parish C: Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be II known, that on this nineteenth day
u March in the year Of our Lord one thou
Sand nine hundred and seventeen and of the
.Hdenendence OF the United States of Amer.
lcs, the one hundred and forty-frst, before
me, William Mcclellan Fayssoux, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified and
IN and t,r this citv and parish of Orleans,
therein residing, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared, the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-11
DON'T WASTE TIME

| It's a waste of time to experiment
with liniments and plasters when you
have dull, throbbing backache or
sharp; stabbing twinges. Get after
the cause! Help the kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this:
Mrs. Laura Burke, 219 South Lille
street, Moscow, says. can attack of
grip affected my kidneys and the
pain in my back almost drove me
crazy. l put hot clothes on my back,
but they gave only temporary relief.
The pain stayed right in my back
and the kidneys secretions were in
bad condition. l was in bed for over
a month, totally helpless. I used
Doans Kidney Pills and one box gave
me great relief" Statement given
April 20, 1900
OVER THREE YEARS LATER, Mrs.
Burke said: Il cannot say too much
in favor of Doan's Kidney Pills. An
other of our family has used them for
disordered kidneys and they have
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Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
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Doan's Kidney Pills = the same that
Mrs. Burke has twice publicly recon-
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Buffalo, N. Y. adv
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-11
FOR HEALTH IN HOUSEHOLD
Observances That Seem Simple in
Themselves, but Really Are of
the Highest Importance.

| Is there a thermometer in your liy-
ing and sleeping rooms?
Are the living rooms kept at a
temperature not exceeding 70 de-
gress?
Have you any method of ventilat-
, ing the top of the rooms where foul
air is apt to collect?
Are your windows arranged so
that they can be lowered from the
top?
Are your sleeping rooms kept cooler
than your living rooms?
Do you open your chamber window
and turn back your bed covers as soon
as you are dressed?
Do you open your closet door at the
same time?
Are all living rooms and sleeping
rooms aired each day?
Does the member of the family who
is the last to retire thoroughly air the
living room where the family has been
sitting during the evening, in order
that the foul air may not have a chance
to circulate through the house during
the night?
Time and money spent in attaining
these ends will be well invested, and
the householder will be rightly repaid
by increasing vigor. comfort and hap
piness of every member of the family.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-11

Just the paramount duty laid upon this com
munity is to stamp out treason criminay home.
The Star Mirror is enlisted to the close of the
pagn Everything it can do inform the community
of what is going in the of the and what
the loyal citizens must do to combat the evil it will do
do gladly in this respectfully solicts the
operation of all good and women
To the full extent of its ability will at the
time keep its readers informed to what is going for
ward at home and abroad. large contingent of the
flower of American manhood is in France making
all possible haste reach the trenches Other young
Americans crossing in dealy peril Still
others rushing to the training camps.
Soon the casualty lists will be coming back from the
front will be sad duty of the Star-NIirror
carry this news, perhaps into stricken homes
all myriad activities of the nation, the
and the home community must be touched upon. The
of congress- the undreamed of preparations for
in all parts of the nation the work of
Teuton agents-al these and many other great activ
tiles attention, and the StarMirror will
dertake give essential facts in connection with all
Within it's sphere this paper will do its level
And insists now, at the beginning, that
of duties every intelligent citizen is to be
fully informed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-07-11
Coffee Cakes.

After beating together about four
ounces of butter and four ounces of
sugar, stir in gradually half a pound
of sifted flour. two well-beaten eggs
and little milk. Add six ounces of
pumped currants. Make small guam
tity of strong coffee and when COOL
add good tablespoonful to the mix
ture. Then mix in heaped teaspoon
full of baking powder. Put into creased
patty tins and bake in a brisk oven for
about fifteen minutes. While warm
they should be iced with an icing fla.
vored with coffee.