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The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-26
FRANCO. AMERICANS
 STRAIGHTEN THEIR LINES
Ali Along the Line the Germans Have
 Been Forced to Give tip Ali the
 Little Angles and Pockets They Were Holding-Huns Lose Forty Square Miles in Twenty-Four Hours

London, July 25.-British and French troops have now advanced to .Gueux and Mery Premacy, in the bat tie sector just west of Rheims, ao- cordfng to information received here this afternoon from the battle front.
 The new line shows an advance of about two miles toward Fishes. This gain when seen on the map is of evi- dent importance for it greatly narrows the salient created by the Germans in their drive of last May.
 It no longer is proper to speak of the pocket as running from Soissons to Rheims, for the new advantage of the entente allies has pulled the east ern edge Of the pocket eight miles to the westward, making Mery-Prem- ecy the marker for the eastern rim.
 The mouth of the pocket is now only 21 miles wide and the whole district between the two sides Is Guder the range of entente allied guns.
 The French are continuing their at tacks between the river Ourcq and the river Marne. They advanced last night for a distance of a mile, cap- turing the southern part of Fere for est and they now occupy a farm on the main road from Fere-en- Tarde- nois to Jaulgonne. The town of Fere- en-Tardenois is now within 5000 yards of the French lines.
 The French last night also pushed well forward along the south bank of the river Ourcq but this morning they found they were in a isolated posi- ton and they were compelled to fall back.
 East of Rheims a Polish contingent attached to the French, made a suc- cessful enterprise and captured 2l3 prisoners.
 On the west side of the pocket the Franco = American troops have strengthened out their line at the ex- pense of the Germans during the past 24 hours, this involving a loss to the enemy of about forty square miles ot territory between Armentieres anl Vincelles. This line in the lower western part of the pocket now runs straight southeast from Armentieres, and along this line the Germans have been compelled to give up sll the It, tie angles and corners which theJ had been holding onto as observation posts or strong points.
 The German military nerve ce' tHr at Fere- e-en-Tardenois, which, as the junction of several great roads, was the most important storehouse and distributing point of the Germans, is now under the cross fire from the French and American artillery and must be well night untenable. In fact. no place fin the whole pocket Is very comfortable position with the allied long range artillery sweeping back and forth, with balloons and aero planes directing the fire.
 Possible evidence of further withdrawal by the Germans is seen on the western flank of the pocket sn the fact the German artillery fire mas grown much lighter all through this sector and the guns appear to be fir ing from greater distances behind the lines as if being pulled back to plaee5 of safety.
 The allies are definitely on the up-
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their approval, no matter what the words may mean.
 The Americans also undertake conversation with the Anamites. whose countenances rarely change and who never attempt to reply.
 Intermingled in the line Of battle and along the roads are white, black and yellow races in all the units. and the big machine is moving without a knock or lost motion Now and then the color scheme to the rear of the fighting lines is broken by a column of gray clad prisoners, whose appearance is always quickly noticed Ly the troops who are more accus- toned to the khaki of the Americans and British and the blue of the French.
 In scores of cases prisoners have begged their guards to tell them when they are to be shot. The ma jority of them, however, stolidly ac- cept what they believe to be their fate
 Up to present seventy German di- visions have been identified in the present fighting zone and the battle therefore may be regarded as the big gest since the beginning of the war.
 The prisoners taken number more than 25000 and more than 800 can mons and thousands of machine guns have been captured
 Of the prisoners II percent belong to the 1919 class. showing that nearly all these boys have been incorporated in fighting units If all Of them have been utilized they would form 17 or IS percent of the German strength.
 Information received proves that the 1920 class which it was intended to be incorporated in the army of October, has been ordered into the units in September Most of this class are not IS years of age
 Back of the lines there are dress- ing stations and fixed hospitals and the American wounded are cared for
 
 manner refleeting the qualities of veteranship now belonging to the American establishments in France American doctors and nurses, men day to relieve pain and restore in jured members To them young men representing almost every state in the union and occasionally French or British soldier are hurried to be cared for until they could he trans ferred elsewhee
 Y. M c. A. men are also close or the heels of the advancing Ameri cans One outfit appeared at Jaul- gonne early in the morning with cigarettes, chocolate and other deli cacies to he disposed of in their can teens The guns were roaring on all sides, but Jaclgonne, it was an nounced, had been captured and the Y. lAl. C. A. took charge.
 The commanding officer ordered lthe Y. M. c. A. men out. explaining not only that it was too hot, but that the men would gather wherever they were and German shells had a habit of going where the German observers spotted crowds.
 A desolate shell torn waste and turning houses and towns mark the zone evacuated by the Germans and today the indications are that should the salient of Soissons- Rheims be recovered there probably will not be l CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
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AGREEMENT REACHED
 WITH OMAHA TELEGRAPHER IS

Omaha, Neh., July 25.-An agree ment was reached today between representatives of the Western Union employees association and Newcomb Carlton, president of the company, regarding working conditions and wages. The agreement provides:
 Reinstatement of all em ployes without break in service pro- vided they repudiate all outside affiliations and become members of this association.
 Second-Time and a half for all
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grade and the Germans show distinct signs of recognizing the situation. The morale in the German ranks ap- pears to have suffered seriously from setback and this condition is ac- centuated by the knowledge that the enormous losses of the past fortnight have fallen upon the flower of the German armies, namely, their storm troops, which have been combed out from all fronts and which amdittedly are irreplaceable.
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THREE PERSONS DROWNED

Mangum, Okla, July 25.-Three persons were drowned and fourth finally resusicated at a picnic party bathing in Elm river. four miles northeast of here this afternoon. The dead are:
 Lucille Overall, IT years of age.
 Violet Griggs, IS years of age
 Zelda Griggs, 12 years of age.
 Mrs Overall was resusicated.
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w E ATH E R
 FOR E c A ST

Forecast for Arkansas: Friday, partly cloudy, local showers and cooler in northwest portion; satur- day, local showers, cooler.
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overtime, including Sundays, effec- tive August 1.
 Third-Readiustm of the wage schedule effective August 1, same to be decided as soon as necessary data can be obtained.
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The Prisoners Alone Num- Der Over 25,OOo and the Losses in Wounded and Dead Are Appalling.

French and Americans Disregarded Caution Almost Entirely so Eager Were They to Get at the Retreating Germans--The Y. M. G. A. Workers Are Following the Army Into the Thick of the Battle--Captured Pris- oners Expected to Be Shot.
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RENT THAT VACANT
 ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad in the Sentinel Record may bring customer.
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With the American Army on the Aisne- Marne Front, July 25.-With the sides of the Soissons- Rheims sack coming steadily closer together the German crown princes generals are driving their men mercilessly in an effort to hold them off long enough to extricate the armies threatened at the bottom north of the Marne.
 The American and French troops are never far behind the retreating forces and the vicious rear guard actions are not sufficiently resistent to enable the Germans TO proceed in the orderly manner planned. At Dormans, north of the Marne and east of Chateau Thierry the Germans counter attacked. taking the position, but were promptly driven out. They occupied Tre,oup, west of Dormans, and have held it.
 Minor advances have been made Ey the allies in the woods in that part of the sector while further to the east, south of Rheims, there were ad- ditional allied successes.
 The Americans have occupied Courpoil, on the road to Fere-en- Tardenois and the French positions have been advanced until Oulchy-le- Chateau is dominated by the guns
 Nearer Soissons the Germans fail ed to hold all their positions, not withstanding endorsements and their desperate need.
 It is estimated unofficially tonight that the enemy losses are more than 200000, of which 50,000 were inflict- ed by the Americans. The prisoners alone number over 25,000 and the losses in dead and wounded are ap- palling.
 The French used more armored cars than usual and cavalry or mounted patrols were effectively em- ployed in clearing the forests and maintaining contact.
 Toward Soissuns there has been increased artillery work and bitterer and steadier fighting.
 The French and American soldiers disregarded caution almost entirely yesterday, advancing their lines in open order and taking what came without bothering 10 hunt down ma chine gun nests. This brought them into closer contact with the main body of the retreating forces
 In numerous cases machine gun companies surrendered. although it was necessary to clean up many others.
 Division headouarters are con- stantly changing on account of the comparatively quick advancement of the lines, some of them have been subjected to occasional shells both shrapnel and gas, though without damage.
 Behind the lines long transports of allied troops fill the roads leading to the front, the allied planes and ob- eervation balloons giving warning aeainst interference by enemy artil- lery or hostile aircraft.
 The American troops both on the line and on the roads are keen spir- tied. Many of them, having learned a smattering of French, often yell to the French marching by amusing comments on the big shclw" in variably the French reply, usually in language which the Americans do not understand although they shout
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RICE SOLD FOR CHARITY

New Orleans, La. July 25.-Six sacks of rough rice, first receipts here of the new crop were sold at public auction at the New Orleans board of trade late today for sI0 sack of 100 pounds. The proceeds will be donated to a charity.
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WASHINGTON IS Ab[AzE WITH
 EXCITEMENT OVER WAR REPORTS
Rumors of a Decisive Victory Run Through Official Circles
 Like Wildfire.

News Reached the Capitol of Decided Gains of the Franco American TroopsT Franco British Drive Was of Most Importance as it Means General Foch's Gigantic Trap is Closing In.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
OUT OF NAZARETH.

The "stars and Stripes" the news
paper published by and for our SOL
diers abroad, has the following edi-
torial in recent number:
"And Nathaniel said unto him, Can
there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip said unto him,
Come and see.''
We know what the good thing was
that came out of Nazareth. We know
that it was in the little town of Naza-
reth that the child Jesus grew to man.
hood, under the care and tutelage of
Joseph and the gentle Mary. And to-
day We know that, for the first time
In centuries upon centuries, Nazareth
Is under the rule and protection of
the Christian, civilized powers, and
freed forever from the domination of
the Turk.
Nearly 1000 years ago it was that
the religion of humanity, of right and
justice, came out of Nazareth. Now.
after years of Saracen and Turkish
mal-administration, good thing has
come again into Nazareth in the
shape Of the forces of humanity, of
right and justice, that have wrested
the holy peace from the infidel.
Jerusalem, Bethlehem, retaken -
and now comes Nazareth! The shades
OF Godfrey de Bouiullon, of Richard
Occur de Lion and of the good St.
Louis of France must look down with
envy upon the forces of our British
allies who, in the twentieth century,
have made the great dream of Chris.
tendon come true.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
A BEAUTIFUL DEATH.


Sister Mary of st. Michael of the
Convent of the Good Shepherd, in
Kentucky, celebrated on
September the oath, her hundredth
birthday. She was most probably the
oldest nun in the Church in the United
States. 1t now devolves upon US to
chronicle the venerable Sister Mary Of
St. Michael's most holy death month
after her Tooth birthday, on October
22d. As she was going to the chapel,
the point of her walking stick slipped
on the floor and she fell. She sustained
no apparent injury, but the shock Of
the slip and fall, in her old age, ended,
a short while after, in her death, and
that death was the death Of Saint.
Wondrously holy and consoling was
it; she passed away like child falling
asleep but perfectly conscious. While
her Sister associates we're reciting the
Litany for the Dying she asked for the
blessed candle. and when they reached
the invocation Unto Thy hands. O
Lard. We commend her spirit" her lips
we're seen to move repeating the
words just as she gently breathed hel
last silent imperceptible falling Ia
sleep in the Lord.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
CHARITY OF SPEECH.

Charity of speech is as divine a
thing as charity of action. To Judge
mans motives, believe things as they
seem to be until they are proved 9th.
erwise, to temper Judgment with
mercy-surely this is quite as good
as to build up churches, establish asy.
lums and found colleges.
Unkind words do as much harm as
unkind deeds. Many heart has been
wounded beyond cure, many reputa-
ton has been stabbed to death by a
few little words. There is charity
which consists in withholding words.
In keeping back harsh judgment, in
abstaining from speech If to speak Is
to condemn. Such charity hears the
tale Of SANDER, but does not repeat it;
listens in silence, but forbears com.
ment; then locks the unpleasant SO.
cret up in the very depths of the
heart. Silence can still rumor; it is
speech that keeps q story alive and
ends it vigor.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
THE HOME DOCTOR.

A warm sponge bath will relieve
nervous strain.
Neuralgia may very often be speed
lily relieved by applying cloth satu-
rated with essence of peppermint to
the seat of the pain.
For eyes that are stuck together in
the morning battle daily in boric acid
water and at night rub the lids with
boracic acid ointment.
+ Put sprained ankle at once into
hot water for ten minutes. Afterward
If the sprain is severe apply a bran
bag dipped in hot vinegar.
Don't sleep with the mouth open.
Dust and gritty particles floating in
the atmosphere, entering the trap thus
set for them, injure the enamel of the
teeth by irritation.
A man who suffered from catarrh
says that he cured himself of the NAL
ady by bathing the feet every night
in cool water and putting on clean
stockings every morning.
In cases of bilious or typhoid fever,
the juice Of cranberries is almost in
dispensable for clearing the system
Of the poisonous bacteria. In some
forms of dyspepsia there is no more
effective and simble remedy than ray
cranberries.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
THE GOLDEN RULE.

Here is the golden rule as it has
been interpreted by the various
branches Of the human family:
Do as you would be done by.-Per.
sian.
Do not that to neighbor which you
would take ill from him.-Grecian.
What you would not wish done to
yourself do not do unto others.-Chi-
nese.
One should seek for others the hap
piness one desires for oneself Bud.
dhist.
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tut had not dared ask for It.
DISEASE DUE TO WORRY

suppose that man has an uneaav
sensation in the locality of his hoort
which is due, let us say, to overeat.
ing OF 10 gas on the stomach. But ha
begins to think that he has heart di..
ease. He reads tho advertisements IN
the newspapers to learn about the
symptoms, and he learns about them
"A sense of coustrict,sn about the
chest!" Yes. that is his dtacu,tv ~.
actly! slight pain on deep b.eathine
palpitation Of the heart after visorou.
exercfse"-it is evidently a very sar,.
GUS case! He begins to IVORY aboat
It, Worry interferes with his sleep
1t fnterferes also with his digestion:
he does not get we'll nourished.
Bad sleep and bad digestion mako
him worse and worse. Each one agra.
Yates the other. And all the time he
keeps thinking about his heart, In
the end his thinking actually affect.
his condition until he succeeds In fast.
ening on himself = functional dim.
Guilty which may be really serious
and permanent trouble-and the whole
of it can be traced back to his crooked
thinking about that little pain in his
chest.
This Is no parable. It is the record
OF hundreds Of actual cases. Every
physician comes into contact with
them.
A man who keeps worrying about
the state Of his liver will almost be
sure to have trouble with it eventu-
ally. Indigestion can be brought on
IN the Same way, and q long list Of
other ailments.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23

duct It's own affairs. They must first
get into all their minds this great
sense of race consciousness, of race
unity, or race interdependence; they
must all feel that anything that hap
pened in Ireland touched them; if it
was noble it dignified them; if it was
contemplate it shamed them.
Irish Anarchists.
In Ireland they were between two
sets of anarchists: The Orange anar-
chists, on the one side, small minor
ity of the Irish people, and still
smaller minority of the British peo-
pie, and so far as sympathy with their
views are concerned, diminishing
minority, this small minority made the
impossible claim that they had a right
to hold up the liberty Of their coun-
try and their fellow countrymen. You
have one set Of anarchists on one side.
You have another set of anarchists
on the other-the Irish Bolsheviks.
won't offend the intelligence of my
audience by arguing whether Ireland
can win her liberties BY ten-foot pixies
against machineguns. aeroplanes and
dreadnoughts. Any man who says he
believes that ought to be sent to q
lunatic asylum IL he IL sincere. and
ought to be whipped through the
streets Of Dublin If no 10 insineere,
because Of al the crimes that mon
can commit there IL no crime 90 great
AZ sending the young men of our ma
ton to certain death, to tho gallows in
pursuit Of what the men who send
them know to be an impossible en-
terprise (hear. hear). Between these
two sets Of anarchists there are the
sane and honest men. And though
say 1t myself, I think the Party to
which I belong represents the sane
and the honest men of Ireland be-
tween these two extremes" GAP.
plause.)
Mr.. O'Connor went on to say that
they must stand together in order to
defeat these two sets of anarchists.
Their race was going through q time
of very severe strain. It's repute was
at stake. Its repute had been lowered
by the attitude of some of their own
people at home. He did not forget the
fact that the main and the original
responsibility did not rest with them.
Sir Edward Carson, and what Mr..
Lloyd George called the malignities of
the War Office, began the trouble; and
he would not frame an indictment
against his own people, and would not
shift on to their shoulders a respon-
sibility which did not primarily be-
long to them (hear, hear). He sug-
gested that they should form a city
branch in Liverpool on the lines of
the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago,
and that that night would see the
Inauguration not merely of that
branch, but Of great and new and
momentous chapter in the history of
their race in that great city (pro-
longed applause).
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
Catholic Chr0niCalS

He sought for others the good he
desired for himself. Let him pass on.
Egyptian.
Let none of you treat his brother in
a way he himself would dislike to be
Observation-Disclosures
The law imprinted on the hearts of
all men is to love the members of so.
ciety as observation-disclosures.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23
LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS.

LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS.
Some people are quicker than others
to seize an opportunity for doing q
kind act. It is after the opportunity
has passed that some Of us think what
we will do IL 1t ever comes again. Now
one Of the things we all have to learn
is to keep our eyes wide open, and
not only see, but to Immediately seize
any opportunity which presents itself.
I read pretty story the other day
of a lady who, not having time for
luncheon, had taken to the train a lit
tie bag of biscuits. Having finished
the biscuits, she carefully folded the
paper bag and placed it on the floor
in order that it should be duly taken
away. The train drew up, and the
lady, with her friend, alighted, but an
awkward country boy sitting opposite,
seeing the bag still open upon the
floor, picked it up and fastened after
the ladies. In a very shy manner and
with a scarlet face, he presented the
bag to the owner, asking if she had
not forgotten it. Many people would
have laughed and made the poor youth
i'll at ease by remarking that the bag
was thrown away, but the lady grace
fully accepted it and not only thanked
him, but kept the bag in her hand un-
til he was out Of sight. She saw at
once what was in the boys mind and
would not embarrass him by letting
him see that he had made mistake.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23

uOuUIS anu UeSltdClOuS ana our SELL
communings are brought to an imme-
date end by some great terse and
prompt utterance on the part of this
great man." (Applause.)
Future of the Race.
Mr.. O'Connor proceeded to say that
the Irish influence was pervasive in
Canada; 1t was pervasive in Aus
trialia; it had some considerable eff
feet in South Africa. And If the Irish
in Great Britain only rose to the great
situation and the great opportunities
that were presented to them by these
two and a half millions of good fight
ing stock, they could make their in
fluence a good deal felt in Great Brit
ain, and in its Parliamentary institu-
lions (hear, hear). Their race could
never occupy its proper position as
race among the races of the world
until they had brought their mother
land to the position Of being mistress
of her own destinies (hear, hear}.
They could imagine the inches that
would be added to the moral stature
of every man and the Irish race In
the world If tomorrow they could re-
store to Ireland q Parliament In which
the Grattans and the Floods Of this
period would give an example to the
world Of how an able race could con-
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The Irish standard., 1918-11-23

One hundred thousand dollars to be
used in the construction of Catholic
church, to be known as st. Thomas
Church, is bequeathed In the will OF
Thomas Feigh, of Chicago, wealthy
mine owner. The values of the estate
Of Mr.. Feigh, who died recently at the
age of 90 years, is not given. After
disposing Of small items of personal
property Mr.. Feigh directed in his will
that the remainder OF his estate
should be held in trust for the benefit
of thirty-three nieces and nephews
They are to share equally In the trust
estate.
The Irish standard., 1918-11-23

Whate'ers begun in anger ends In
shame.