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Evening journal., 1917-07-13
This MAN Travels
I'm SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS

when Is a Vehicle Not Vehicle?"
or. why Is vehicle?' might be
an appropriate title Of this article.
That is a question that traffic po-
licemen may be called upon 10 solve
in the near future If many Whining
ton people begin travelling around
the city and country roads on the
new "seyen-league boots"
Charles H. Clark, former well
known bicycle rider OF New York.
has arrived in this city at the re-
quest Of some of his friends here. and
with him csne his newest invention,
which he calls the pedmobile
The pedmobile is a cross between a
roller skate. a bicycle and Flying
Dutchman," and accordingly looks
ike every kind of locomotion and
speed in the ne-ghborhood. II is
used much like roller skates. but in
stead of sidewalks II Is made for
rough roads and hills-and speed
Mr. Clark was exceeding the speed
limit on the contrivance yesterday
and escaped being arrested only by
reminding the bewildered cop that as
he answers to all the descriptions of
human being, and therefore could
I hardly be classed as a vehicle.
The pedmobile is used in the same
way as roller skates are used. and
Mr. Clark claims that its use is learn
ed with equal facility to roller skates
The wheels are large and rubber
tired, making rough roads no impedi
ment to travel. Besides this. there
is a brake attached and it is neces-
sary only to put one foot out a Ger
tain distance in front Of the other in
order to enable the user to have all
the advantages of coaster brakes.
Mr.. Clark, on a wager yesterday
started from Ninth and French street
and went TO the Country Club return
ing by the way of the Park Drive an,
French street. He traversed all kind
of streets and roads at various speed
of from three to eighteen miles an hour
Hills were no impeachment and he role,
up them as easily as over the leve
stretches. Going down hill he passe
everything but automobiles and the,
had to do some law breaking o keep u
with him.
Harry Darlington, a well known auto
mobile man and some friends. follow
ed Mr.. Clark and all were impresse
with the wonderful possibilities of hi
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
BYIWILLIAM PHiIIP snMS.

Waited Press Stan spOndent.
Z WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, July 49, History's fade
less pages will record the heroic
deaths Of most OF the Kings Royal
Rifles and Northamptonshires in fight
ing between Lombartzyde and the sea.
They died, almost to the last man, In
fighting, the fury of which has not
been surpassed by any OF the titantic
conflicts OF this greatest of wars.
British army headquarters today
permits the heroic story of this fight
TO be told 10 American readers.
Scarcely any of the meagre group
OF survivors Of this great German at
tack on the sand dunes came out OF
the battle unwounded All that did
emerge were those who swan the
User.
The enemy bombardment OF the
sand dones began at o'clock in the
morning The FIRE Of shells rested for
time near the front lines OF the Brit
ish trenches and then shifted back to
the support lines. deluging them.
Then il lifted across the river and
pounded the British reserve positions
Throughout the day the hail of she'll.
was repeated II arose TO a hell-furS
OF fire late in the day and then drove.
OF enemy airplanes flying low. spa
their machine gun FIRE on the British
re-directing the artillery ranges.
BY this time many OF the British
defenders were gone. The remainder
stuck to their posts. They awaite,
calmly the attack they now know
was bound to come. The German guns
had wiped out the bridges The bat
ilefield was a maelstrOm of smoke
steel flying sand and debric.
Between a. m. and ! p. m. the en-
envy planted q barrage fire around The
front line once again. while stimuli
ianeously the German marines. the
Kaiser's hardest fighters. charged
both TANKS. The foremost attacking
wave was concave. in the middle
conyerging on the few remaining Brit
jsh troops.
This fragment OF the defenders. with
one or two men to each unbroken ma.
chine gun that remained. worked des.
perately striving TO beat the Germans
back. Many machine guns were jam
med with the sand. Then came the
shock Of man TO man fighting. Brit
ish officers with their walking sticks
their reviewers. even their fists. Join
ed with their men armed with bayon-
cts and dubbed guns, IN a struggling.
ooqy 10 body mass Il was a huge
hight to the death.
One soldier. winded. wounded and bat
tered hy the shelling and the desperate
struggle OF man to man. swan across
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

a line OF trenches backed up with bat
teries II means vast area of peace.
ful countryside converted into a thrlv-
ing urban community. A Cooks tour
OF the city is startling because OF the
homogeneous contrasts. Take a truly
rural landscape. preserve all its dis
roads, avenues of trees, woods. fields
pastures and hills and streams. but
graft on top of II an up-to-date city
buzzing with all the conflicting ac-
tivities OF regular American city, and
you have a picture OF the British front
as Il first impresses the visitor. Stray
Cling suburbs of the city run into
the devastated area, up close TO the
firing line. Ruined villages are EN-.
braced by t. 10 is on French soil. but
il Is all English And in all its vast
extent. there's hardly a structure
standing worthy the name Of build
ingl"
Take a motor trip through the
town. (At this point a passage has
been deleted by the CENSOR At the
principle corners stand traffic cops.
with red armlets labeled traffic"
They keep the conflicting currents OF
motors and lorries and wagons and
cycles and mules more or less I'M
tangled.
Here comes-honestly--a notorious,
full OF passengers. II is painted a sort
of battleship gray, and its passengers
are Australian soldiers. There's q
drainage system, water supply with
miles and miles OF pipe. public water
ing troughs and drinking fountains.
and wooden sidewalks. Tommy has
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

hthNtlh RA1lNkl Noi"o w VIC
British front for THE EVENING
JOURNAL 10 answer this question for
Delaware yc.ng men
And here is what ! found:
A whole countryside. for miles and
miles IN all directions. teeming with
industries so vast and varied you can't
grasp more than few scattered de-
tails.
Flashes of bridges being built huts
being erected. roads being graded,
bitches being dug. lorries being re-
paired, cars being unloaded, wires be.
ing strung
Action. action everywhere, and nary
a stop to think;
Marvellous mushroom towns spring.
Ing into existence. more amazing than
the mushroom cities brought into ex-
istence In America by the war brought
industries
The biggest boom town that ever
was on EARTH n war city scattered
over the countryside of France; an
English city. With Tommy Atkins the
name Of each inhabitanti
The great offensive requires a tire.
mendous concentration not only OF
men and munitions. but OF endless re.
lated activities The result is the
birth OF this mushroom city Il has
no definite location-in fact, it's rath-
er all over the place. After motoring
up and down the front ] have the i'm
preston of having sped through miles
and miles Aof city streets. alive with
intense activity
The front then doesn't mean just
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

Get competent woman 70 help you
with the cleaning, and the way to get
her is TO ask LOT her services through
a little Want Ad.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
aY KENNETA VI PAYNE.

EVENING JOURNAL)
AT THE BRITISH FRONT. in
France 1ulv I3-.fust what he I'm ctora
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

Invention as means Of rapid locomo-
ton
Mr.. Clark will be remembered as one
of the countrys greatest bicycle riders
having won many championships when
bicycle racing was at the height of its
popularity.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13


For two cents, in an army can
teen, ] have just had one of the
best cups of tea ever served at
any price. And that is typical of
the way Tommy Is treated in the
matter Of eats. Marvelously Welt"
From letter by Kenneth
Payne. .
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
KINGS ROYAL RIFLES CUT UP
BY GERMANS ON YSERS' SANDS

the waterway, and then went back with
rope so that those OF the few remain.
ing who could not swim might pull
themselves across TO safety
The German official version of this
struggle on the sand declared $50
British prisoners were taken Here at
headquarters IL is declared this figure
obviously includes killed and wounded.
British troops gained back at least
one section of trench south Of
Lomhartzyde in a counter attack after
the German assault.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
TTALY WILL FEED HERSELF.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. July 13.-Italy is
one warning nation that will feed
herself during the coming year.
Cables from Rome say the 1917
harvest will be at least eight per
cent. above normal.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
ME DROVE AHEAp OF TROLLEY.

Arrested at the instance OF the crew
of a Shellpot division trolley car.
Henry Cohen was arraigned in Mu-
nicipal Court this morning on a
charge of violating the traffic laws
by driving an automobile past a troll
ley car which had stopped to let of
passengers at Thirtie;h and Market
streets. yesterday.
The motorman and conductor tesu-
fed that when the car stopped at that
point. two men and a woman alighted
and that they were compelled to jump
, back against the car TO prevent being
run down by the Cohen automobile
which passed at about twelve miles
an hour.
Cohen's defense was that he did not
know the streets in that locality. He
was fined $40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

What will the Delaware boys Sc
lected for army service find when they
get 10 the front In Fmnce2 What viii
be their first Impressions? What will
the scene of war look like
THE EVENING JOURNAL cabled
its London correspondent. Kenneth
w Payne, to go 10 the front and ana
I'VE his own Impressions. with Just
this thought In mind
Herewith THE EVENING JOUR.
NAL prints the first of Payne's stories
in response to this cablegram, telling
just what the Delaware boys will see
when they first arrive in the theatre
Of this great war for world democracy.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

a." 80 NNNA
for the boys IN
Uncle Sans selec
tive service army
when they reach
the trenches here
to fight beside their
fellows and their
allies?
Just what will be
their first impress
sions Of the front
Just what kind OF
soldering are they
going TO run up
against2
... a.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13
EUening for eEatUare
SOldicrS-tO-be just What They Will See
When They First Reach the Front in France

sBTGGEsT BOOM CITY on EARTH
IS WHAT THE FRONT LOOKS
LIKE. SAYS PAYNE: airs A CITY
ALWAYS MOVING TOWARD BER-
LIN.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

billiard room and concert hall. It also
has a movie show. and a football field.
There's a hospital of course. and a
garage or two. not to mention the
officers clubs, and tea rooms and can
teens.
Remember this was all empty coun-
try a year ago. or was somewhere be
hind the German lines. This struggling
boom town has sprung by magic out
Of country fields and upon the ruins
of wrecked villages. With all the per-
manent, thriving activities Of city life.
its location is ephemeral. L. doesn't
stay still long. It's a one-way town
always moving forward. And its ulti-
mate destination, Tommy and Sammy
hope. is to substitute itself for the
suburbs of Berlinl
(Another article from Correspon-
dent Payne telling what Delaware
soldiers will find at the front will be
published In an early issue of THE
EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal., 1917-07-13

named some OF the streets, and stuck
up signs to enlighten transients. In
various sections he has given this
city a great number Of Leicester sqs.
and at least AZ Piccadillys. When
you get over there will probably also
be Broadways and F'ifth-avs.
There are plenty of more useful
street signs, too. They read Walk.
ing Wounded This Way" prisoners
This Way Road Closed To Lor-
ries" "Ambulances Only" "To the
Baths" This Way to the Cinema "
This Bridge Takes Field Guns"
"Warningl Road Under Shell Fire"
Drive Slow to Avoid Raising Dust"
Next Turning for the Y. NJ. c. A."
Yes, the city boasts Y NJ. C. A.,
which means also a public library,
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
LIBERTY LOAN h|A
 ENTERS LAST WEEK
OVER $3,ooo,ooo,ooo MUST BE SUB. SCRIBED IN SIX pAYS-TWO
 OBSTACLES APPEAR.

Washington.-The Liberty loan campaign swings into the home stretch with subscriptions of only $1, ,973, 100000. or slightly under 40 per cent of the hoped-for maximum. in the final spurt to the finish next Sat urday officials said. it carries a hand icap, regarded as unnecessary. in the form of widespread reports that the totals announced by the Tretasury De- partment are actually far below the totals really subscribed.
 Ever since the latter part of the first week of the drive" reads the Treasury Departments statement, "almost three weeks ago, exaggerat- ed reports of the total amount of sub. scriptions have been published daily in connection with stories that Treas ury Department figures were bearish to the extent of several hundred mil lion dollars.
 The policy of the department throughout the campaign has been to publish the latest official figures at hand exactly as returned by the diff erent federal reserve banks and to make public without change estimates forwarded to Washington by heads of the various district committees.
 Committee chairmen throughout the country have been asked to base their estimates on what they know to be the facts, and insofar as is known at the department they have done so
 "The situation therefore, according to the best information that the de- partment possesses is that the sale to date are about $1 ,0o0, GOO, ,000 short of the minimum and $3.0OO, OdO, ,o00 short of the maximum quotas set for the country by Secretary McAdoo at the outset of the campaign. He insisted that s3.000, 100000 in bonds be sold and it was his expressed hope that the $5.0O0,0O0,0OO mark would be reached.
 Vigorous efforts will be made in every district to raise the S5,000, ,000.- GOO total. The $3,000,0 900 900 mark is being lost sight of in the fight for the higher figure.
 "One of the strongest arguments to be used in the closing days of the campaign will be the figures for the seventh German war loans, just made public.
 After more than three years of war and with a casualty list estimat- ed at S,500,000 persons. the German people. exclusive of soldiers have sub seribed s3,107, 500,00o to loan. Moth ing would give the kaiser and all other enemies of this country more pleas ure. it will be pointed out, than for 1 the people of the United States 10 fail to subscribe q greater amount than this to the secon.! Liberty loan. when they have had only one previous loan and virtually no casualties.
 "The general outlook for the sale is good. Only two disturbing ele- ments appear-the apathy of certain rural communities of the middle west and south and overconhdence. bred by unfounded optimistic reports of sales.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
PLANNING 10 60
 AFTER RETAILERS
FOOD ADMINlST RATOR HOPES RETAILERS WILL CO-OPC-
 RATE WITH FARMERS.

Washington.-It is up to the retail food at it's several doors at reason able price, means will be found to make him do so.
 This, summed up, expresses the at titude of Herbert C. Hoover, food ad. ministrator, in announcing that, sub ject to cooperation of the farmer and the retailer, "the corner has been turned in high prices
 Most of the essential commodities should. one after another, continue to show reductions between now and the end of the year." MT. Hoover said in a formal statement The food ad- ministration has no control of either the grower or his organizations, nor of the great majority of retailers.
 'The distribution chain lying be- tween, that is, the warehouse, whole salers, commission men and manufac- turers of prime commodities, has re- quired a great deal of study and de- velopment for it's proper regulation, and these regulations are now com. ing into force."
 MT. Hoover said he had every hope that the retailers will cooperate as the farmers and other food handlers are cooperating in an effort to feed the nation and the allies at reasona- hle prices. Everybody along the line down to the retailer, he declared, al ready is helping. But the retailer bas yet to toe the mark, because re- tail prices do not by any means re- fleet the wholesale prices. MT. Hoov- CT asserted.
 MT. Hoover informally described some of the trying situations through which the food administration had waded in it's efforts to see that all parts of the country are supplied with all kinds of foodstuffs. New York City. for instance, was on the verge of flour famine a few weeks ago, having only 35 hours supply available when emergency shipments were rushed to the dealers Four hundred thousand barrels of flour were requi- Sltloned to meet the shortage.
 Wheat and flour regulations are helping the situation, MT. Hoover said. Asked when bread prices will be set, he replied that the food ad- ministration is awaiting a finding on costs from the Federal Trade Com mission.
 In answer to query why bread and flour are cheaper in France and England than here, he said both coun- tries subsidize these commodities. Moreover, he said, in both countries 1t is common to make bread of flour from 25 to 40 per cent meal or pota- toes. If the Americans want cheap bread of this kind, he added, they can have it.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
OFFICERS TRAINING
 CAMP AT CAMP PIKE
SCHOOLS ALLOWS FOR ABOUT 40 STUDENTS TO BE DRAWN
 FROM NATIONAL ARMY.
SCHOOL OPENS JANUARY 5
infantry and Artillery Courses Will Be Offered and Students Will Be Di- vided Into Company of infantry
 and One Battery of Artillery.
 Camp Pike

Camp Pike
 The third officers training school for the National Army of this diyi- sional area w.1 bc located at Camp Pike, according to information re ceived at division headquarters. The school allows for only about 440 stu dents. and these vii 7oa drawn from the National Army division or accept cd from the graduates and undergrad uates of accredited military schools. The University Of Arkansas and Ouachita College are the only two schools in Arkansas in the War De partmentss list of accredited schools Other schools in the area are Louis jana State University. Mississippi X X M. and the Guifport tMiss.1 Mill tary Academy, the University of Ala tama and the Marion tAla1 Institute
 The sehooi will begin January , and continue until April ,. Infantry and artillery courses will be offered and the students will be divided into one company of infantry and one bat tery of artillery. Announcement will be made later of the method of apply ing for entrance. but no students of schools not accredited. nor those of accredited schools who did not take the course, will be admitted.
 A similar school for enlisted men of the National Guard organizations will be held at the guard mobilization camp, Camp Beauregard. Alexandria, IA
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
To Avert Bond Shrinkane.

In order to prevent a shrinkage in there is considerable alarm in the East, John Skelton Williams, comp troiler of the currency, has issued in. structions to national bank examiners that they need not require national banks holding high grade bono of un- questioned intrinsic value tC charge such investment down to the present abnormal figures. A degree Of uneasi- ness has been noted and the comp troller takes this step to hold the high grade securities up. It Is said that many are disposing of these se- curities in order to invest in the Lib efty bonds.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
BOARD REJECTS
 HOSPITAL SITE
pisAppRovEs PLAN TO SPEND $37.oo0 IN ERECTING HoSPl-
 TAI BUILDING.
LEGISLATURE APPOINTS MEN
Would Sell 36 Acres Owned By State Adjoining Arkansas Deaf Mute In- stitute and Use Proceeds For Lay
 ing Foundation For Hospital.
Little=Rock.-

The State General Charity Hosri- tai Board. appointed by the 1917 Leg islature to procure a site for new state hospital. at meeting disapprov- ed of the plan 10 spend S37,000 in erecting a hospital building at Second and Sherman, adjoining the hospital building on that site. The board was of the opinion that the governor does not have authority to expend the money for that purpose. Also the board disapproved the site and reach ed the calclusion that it would be better plan to sell the 36 acres owned by the state adjoining the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute and to use the proceeds in laying the foundation for a large modern hospital by building an administration building and one unit, which could be added 10 later.
 Local physicians recommended the expenditure of $37,0O0 in erecting hospital building at Second and Sher- man streets. The board is composed of Governor c. H. Brough, Attorney General J. D. Arbuck1e, c. T. Abeles. J. B. Dickinson and W. R. Donham.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
Girl Assessor Leads.

If there was medal for efficiency in tax assessment, the Arkansas Tax Commission probably would award 1t 10 Ruth Lee of Lincoln county, who sessments for the county and whose books are said to be almost perfect Miss Lees father, J. M. Lee, the coun- ty assessor. suffered stroke of pa ralysis just before assessing time. When the tax commissioners went to Lincoln county to explain the assess ment law Miss Lee sat at table and took notes. Then she took her fath- CTS horse and buggy and made the rounds of the county
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
J9FFRE REVIEWS
 PERSHING'S BOYS
WHOLE POPULATION OF VII. LACE NEAR CAMP TURNED OUT
 TO MEET HERO OF MARINE.

American Field Headquarters in Franee.-Marshal Joffre reviewed Pershings boys.
 The whole population of the village near the camp turned out to meet the hero of the Marne. The marshal was accompanied by Col. J con Fabry of the Chasseurs, who was with him on the recent trip to America. Sey- eral organization of French troops formed a guard of honor before the door of the missions headquarters They stood In rigid salute as Joffre alighted amid blowing bugles and q tremendous cheering from the huge crowds.
 The marshal heartily shook hands with his acquaintances among the officers and then was presented to those whom he did not know. Passing along the lines of soldiers he paused frequently to speak to the Poilus. Marshal Joffre spent half hour at the headquarters prepared for his stay and then motored to Gen. Pey- shing's residence where French and American soldiers were drawn up As the American commanderin-ehief emerged from the dusk there was q warm greeting between the two. The marshal dined with Gen. Pershing and his staff. Early in the morning he motored through several French villages which were gaily decorated to the headquarters of one American group where he lunched with Gen Pershing and other American officers The review took place in the after noon
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
Ford Gives lmnetus.

Detroit, Mich.-Detroit's Liberty loan drive received powerful impetus when it was announced that Henry Ford had contributed s5,000, 900 and that the Ford Motor Company had made similar contribution Fords subscription was accompanied by d statement declaring that the United States in making war on Germany did the best thing that ever hap pened for the world
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

Maj. John R. Fordyce. constructing quartermaster at Camp Pike. an- nounced that authorization for the expenditure of $1S5.000 on road i'm provement work about Camp Pike has been secured from Washington Of this amount, S25,000 will be used for extending the railroad line from its present terminus near the quarter masters department warehouses to the base hospital.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-26
Limits Quorum Courts.

Attorney J. D. Arbuckls has been kept busy the past few days explain ing the changes made by the 1917 legislature in the law governing the county Quorum Courts. The Quorum Courts will meet on the fourth We'd nesday of this month. One of the principal features of the new law is the Rec..c1 which makes it unlawful for a.sy ~sdorum Court or any agent of the county to make any contract unless the appropriation for it has been made. This in intended to pre- vent county officials from creating a deficiency. No contract can be made that is in excess of the amount ap- propriated. Another new feature is the section providing that in cases Of emergency the County Court may call the Quorum Court in session at any time