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, 1918-06-13
Notice TO Creditors.

In the Matter of the Estate of John
McFarlane, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration were on the Sth day
of March, 1918, granted to the under
signed in the above estate, and all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are hereby required to exhibit them
with necessary vouchers for allowance
to the undersigned, Mrs. Jessie H.. Nc
Farlane, Saratoga, Wyo., within six
months after the date of said letters, or
they may be p%recluded from any benefit
from said estate, and if said claims be
not exhibited within one year from date
of said letters they will be forever
barred.
Dated at Saratoga, Wyoming, this
9th day of June, 1918.
MRS. JESSIE e. MCFARLAND,
6-13-5 Administrative
, 1918-06-13
LEGAL NOTICES


Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyoming,
May %, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Eastman
L. Hess, of Fort Steele, sWyo., who, on
April %, 1911, made Homestead Entry
Serial No. 07379, for NE SWA, NWH
SEA, SWA NEA, Section %, Town
ship 10 N, Range So w., 9Th Prin.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make Final Five-year Proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before G. X. Watson, Clerk of the
District Court, at Rawlins, Wyoming,
on the 18th day Of June, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: John
ID. McFarlane, Franklin Hess, of Fort
Steele, Wyoming, Peter Patry and Mrs.
Leming Of Rawlins, Wyoming.
WILL REID, Register.
First pub. May 23)
, 1918-06-13
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Pick Springs Oil Company will be held
at the office of the Secretary, in Sara
toga, Wyoming, at 2 100 o'clock p. IN. on
Friday, the 2Sth day of June, 1918, for
the purpose of electing officers and di-
rectors for h ensuing year, and for
the transaction of any other business
that may legally come before said
meeting.
Dated at Saratoga, Wyoming, the
Goth day Of May, 1918.
A. q. DAHL, President.
w. P. HAYS, Secretary. 5-30-5
, 1918-06-13
$4,000 Reward.

The Saratoga Valley Stock Growers
Association will pay a reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons stealing or killing
live stock belonging to any member of
the aboye-named association.
]. A. SCHOONJANS,
G. G. Young. Sec. President.
, 1918-06-13
Estray Notice.

Black t~wo-year-old filly, gentle, evil
IDENTIFY raised in town. Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying for this notice.. NJ. CONFESS,
Encampment, Wyo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
Summary Of the New From All War Fronts and Capitals

The British and French armies con- tinue their way into the German lines or various sectors of the lower part of the battle line in France.
 Notwithstanding the weather which was causing somewhat of a slaekening of the operations, Field Marshal Haig's forces have materially encroached upon Cam brai and St. Quentin, while farther south the French armies are pressing eastward and Laon and northward from Soissons and an auxiliary maneuver with the same objectives in view
 Between the Vesle and the Afsne rivers, while the American troops are fighting with the French, additional ground has been gained by the allied forces.
 BRITONS NEAR ST. QUENTIN
 The British are now standing at ville- veque, six miles from St. Quentin, hay ing carried out an advance over To- mile front on the general line of Epehy- Hesbecourt and Vermand. To the north the greater part of the Havrincourt wood. one of the German strong points barring the way to Cambrai also has been cap tured. So rapid has been the British ad- vahce along this portion of the front that they are now in the positions they held before the biz German drive of last March. In these positions the Ger mans are offering stout resistance to further progress by the British. (Sradu- ally the French are working their way around the St. Gobain forest north of Soissons In she movement that aims in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
DIVORCED WOMAN SHOOTS DAUGHTER Mrs. >Neinstedt Kills One Child and ChlorOfOrms
 Two Others

Detroit, Mich, September S-Mrs Claire Madeleine Neinstedt of Brooklyn N. Y., said to be the daughter of Lieut. William Manning, United States navy, early today shot and killed her Swear old daughter, Wilma .and chloroformed her two other children, Bernard, P, and Claire, 10, at a leading downtown hotel
 An elevator boy, answering a signal from the eleventh floor of the hotel opened the door of the car to discover Mrs. Neinstedt revolver in hand, stand ing in the hall crying, i've killed her, ' according to the police The woman fell in faint into the elevator. At the hospital to which she was taken, to. gether with the two drugged children Mrs. Neinstedt is reported tonight to be in a dazed condition. protesting to re- member nothing of what transpired ir the hotel room.
 The body of the S-year-old girl was found lying at the foot of the bed, a bullet through her heart. When detec- tives entered the room they found the boy lying unconscious near the body oi his sister. Claire, the other child, how ever, who had recovered partially from the effects of the chloroform, was found hiding in the bathroom, having beer aroused by the discharge of the revol. yer.
 Mrs. Neinstedt was granted divorce in Detroit in May, 1917, from Bernard |sNeiffst e5lt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
GERMANS ATTEMPT
 STAND AT QUINCY
General Mangin's Troops Have Fought Hard
 During Week

French Army Headquarters, September S-(Via Montreal. )-The hardest fighting French troops during the past week have been the men of General Mangin' s army, among the woods and hills before the Hindenburg line. The Germans have unquestionably decided to make a pre- pared stand in the region of Quincy. the advantage of views of the French after the memorable struggle when the latter had crossed the canal and Ailette at Coucy-La-ville.
 The canal Is IS yards wide and seven feet deep and the Germans, with scores of machine guns. had lined the east bank to the waters edge. The French engineers actually bridged the canal un- der showers of grenades and a murderous point-blank machine-gun fire, after which the engineers were the first to get across and come to grips with the machine gunners.
 Across the water lay woods in which the Germans installed machine guns be- hind every tree. The oldest veterans assert that the fighting here and the volume of fire surpassed everything h the whole campaign The enemy ma chine gunners literally fought to the death. For five days this continued un- rernittingly and single Gascon divi- sion advancing foot by foot, not more than hundred yards, engaged five Ger man divisions. On the sixth day, with the help of the artillery. the French won through to the Hindenburg posi- tions, freeing Coucy-la Chateau, which today looks like stone quarry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
GERMAN OFFICIAL

Berlin. September S.-Wia London) Ion the battle front we are everywhere in our new positions says the German official communication issued today.
 It admits that east of Vauxaillon the French entered the German line, but says that north of AEnentieres British attacks have been repulsed. The text of the communication follows:
 Our infantry attachments brought prisoners from the Belgian lines east of Merckem.
 North of Armentieres we repulsed renewed attacks by the English.
 where in our new positions.
 South of the Peronne- -Cambrai road the enemy yesterday sought by means Tof strong forces to approach our posi- tions. Our rear guards opposed him, but yielded. fighting, to the numerically superior enemy, and in the evening re- pulsed violent attacks west of Gouse- court t-EpehyTempleux.
 "On both sides of the Somme against yesterday the enemy followed us only |hesitatingly. We are in fighting contact with him at the VermandSt. Simon |line and the Crozat canal.
 North of the Aisne the artillery duel became more intense. West of Premon- tre and Brancourt strong partial at tacks of the enemy failed South of the Ailette the enemy worked his way into our line east of Vauxaillon. Strong at tacks between Vauxaillon and west of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
RAIN FINDERS FIGHTING

With the American Army in France
 September S.-(By the Associated Press.)
 Owing to the heavy rain and poor visi-
 bility no ambitious operations were at
 tempted by the Americans or the Ger
 mans today in the fighting zone between the Vesle and Aisne rivers. As a con-
 sequence the situation there tonight re-
 mained quiet. Americans throughout the
 day kept the positions in the dripping
 woods or in their water soaked fox
 holes and trenches, while the artillery of both sides sent over shells. E The German artillery at intervals reached towns and crossroads severa miles south of the Vesle while the roads about Fishes and Bazoches were searched by them frequently for trans. ports or troops. Similar fire was main tained by the French and Americans, who have registered the positions along the enemy front and far to the rear with just as much accuracy as have Ger mans in territory just evacuated. The artillery fire has been supplement- ed at times with machine gun action,
 both along the Aisne and about Revillon and Glennes, where the Germans held the line with so much determinations In one of these engagements, where the positions shifted slightly, the Americans ; took five prisoners, one of whom had with him his message dog and who. yielding to the intelligence officers, re- vealed certain secrets of German dog training.
 The prisoners had been in trench for two days without food, waiting for an opportunity to surrender. They might | have rejoined their own army at any | time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
ONE PERSON OUT OF EVERY SIX BOUGHT
 THIRD LIBERTIES"
Over Eighteen Million Loyal Americans Backed Up Uncle Sam in the 
 Last Drive

Washington, September S.-Ones out of every six persons in the United states bought Liberty Bonds of the third loan of subscribers was 1s,30S, 1925, or + 7-1O per sent of the 103,00o000 estimated pop ulation of the country. New York state leads in volume of subscription and num- Der of subscribers, but Delaware sub scribed the highest percentage of the as- signed quota and the city of Washing ton furnished the largest proportion of it's population as bond buyers
 This was disclosed today in a treasury report of third loan subscriptions by federal reserve districts, states and prin- cipal cities. The loan totals, A.1765 SIG. $50. represents an aggregate over subscrip- tion of 13s per cent of the S0OO. 600 OOc goal. and every reserve district, every state and nearly every city went above the 100 per cent mark, but efforts will be made in the fourth loan. opening Sep tember 2S, to break these records.
 In volume of subscriptions the five leading states were New York, with s9S5, ,000,000, or nearly one-fourth of the nations total: Pennsylvania, s467, ,0oO, ,eoo: illinois, s27e, ,00o, GOO; Massachusetts, s22s.- Oo0,0o0 and Ohio. s225, ,00O,0o0
 The highest percenta ges of quotas sub scribed were recorded by Delaware with 2s6 per cent; Alaska, 252; Arizona, 2S4, and District of Columbia, 2l9.
 The leading states in number of bond buyers were: New York, 2,456,0oo; Penn sylvania, 2,032, ,oO0 Illinois, 1,6o7,0oo; Mas sachusetts. so7 900; Ohio, 7aiooo and Cali fornia, 759,000 The best showing in pro- portion of population of the subscription rolls were by the District of Columbia, with 36 per cent, or more than one in three: Iowa and South Dakota, with 29 per cent, and Rhode Island, the smallest state, with 26 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
NEW YORK OBSERVES HOMELESS SUNDAY
Manhattan Village Fore goes Joy-Riding to
 Save Gas

New York, September Skew York city today, under the urge of the fuel ad-
 ministration's request against the un- necessary use of gasoline, backed by the entire police traffic squad, was con- strained to keep the Sabbath day holy
 and honkiess.
 Reports of all sections of the city and the surrounding territory indicated that
 New York had vastly bettered last Sun days gasoline conservation record, when it was estimated "A per cent of all gas oline pleasure riding was suspended. Placards explaining why the machines
 were in use were affixed to most of the automobiles that ventured out. Under taker attending funeral,'' was the label on one car which preceded a funeral eortege to cemetery.
 Taxicabs which operated from railroad stations bore placards announcing they had been authorized to run by the fuel administration. But most of the hotel taxicab stands were closed Theypolice crusade started shortly after midnight and scores of automobilists in the theatrical district, who did not real ize Sunday had commenced, were stopped and listed. But with the dawn of Sun day morning pleasure riding had practi- cally ceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
Protection for Rail
 Employees Planned

Washington, September s.-A uniform compensation, insurance and pension plan for all railroad employees is under consideration.
 Plans for the uniform and equitable compensation of injured employees or the dependents of employees who may be killed in the service of the railroads are being considered" said an official an nouncement today, "and 1t is hoped that it may also be possible to arrange for the retirement of employees upon pension at a given age, as well as to provide for their purchase of life, health and old age insurance at reasonable rates. Time will, however be required to perfect these plans, which must be reconciled with the widely varying pension and in surance systems now in existence on not a few of the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09

London, September S-The fighting line from the region southwest of Cambrai southward now runs through the Havrin- court wood to Heudecourt. yiilers-Fau- con, Roisel. Bernes, Poueilly. villeveque and Vaux. along the canal to Tergnier and thence by the western edge of Ser vailles All of these villages are in Brit ish possession.
 The most important event of the fight ing has been the crossing of the St Crczat canal at St. simon, because the canal might have been used as bastion for this part of the Hindenburg line It no longer offers the Germans a reason able defensive position.
 Roisel is the junction of two lines. to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
REUTERS DISPATCH

Paris, September S--When the Ameri- cans captured Muscourt Give miles north east of Fishes and only short distance south of the Aisne) the Germans reacted violently with their artillery.
 (This is the first indication that the Americans have taken MuscourD.
 The advance allied element now being witHin eight kilometres of St. Quentin, the Germans are regrouping their forces and concentrating numerous divisions
 herewith the intention of defending the town.
 Accordingto La Libetre, the Germans also are hurriedly reinforcing their de- lenses before Laon and in the region of Trrcv and Chevrny, north of the Chemin- Des-Dames, making all preparations III reir trench work and material brought forward for a prolonged defense.
 Along the north bank of the Ailette and oo inc Soissons-Laon railway there has been great massing of German artil- lery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
British Capture Junction
 ofCan1brai- St. Quentin Lines

Cambrai and St, Quentin, Hence the i'm portance of it's capture to the British, now hold virtually all of the Hevrin- able to utilize these lines. The British on whold virtually all of the Havrin- court wood.
 Between the Disc and the Ailette the French are up against the so-called Al berich line, which is a continuation ot the Hindenburg line.
 It has just been discovered that three German divisions have thrice been put in the fighting since August 8, and 5a divisions twice. out of the l07 divisions engaged since that date. Altogether north and south of the Solnme 152 divisions of the enemy nave been counted of a total rifle strength of 1,25O.O00. On the whole front from the sea to Switzerland the total strength of the enemy probably does not exceed 2,5e000O men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
GALLANT STORY IS
 TOLD OF CANADIAN
 CHUMS UNDER FIRE
Dominion Colonel Rushes to Fore of kiltie Troops and Turns Defeat
 Into Victory

With the Canadian Forces in the Field. Saturday, September 7.-(Canadian Press.) gallant story is told of two signalers of Manitoba field battery which has fought since the battle of the ypres salient in 1916, through the Somme, yfmy ridge, Lens, Hill 70, Passchendaele and the recent battle. They are chums. one coming from London, England, and the other from Winnipeg. It was just be- fore the opening of a very important operation when it was vitally important that telephone connection between the battery and brigade headquarters should be maintained at all costs
 They discovered that the line was down and, though the enemy was strafiny with deadly shell fire, they went to work to find and repair the break This done they discovered that other bat teries on the line were cut off and thev proceeded to repair the whole line. just getting it into commission as zero hour struck.
 Tales of individual heroism are legion, but none is more notable than the gall lantry of the colonel of a Canadian Scot tish battalion who, when his unit was in an exceedingly IlSnI plaCe last MOU- day, owing to it's flank being in the air for lack of support, personally rallied it to the assault, leading his front rank byA a hundred yards in the charge against the enemy machine-gun position and thus snatching victory from what seemed disastrous defeat.
 ''He bore a charmed life" remarked one of his staff. His piper was wounded.
 Remarkable, too. in the fighting of last week was the work of northern Al- berta battalion which, when the whole left wing was held by the strong enemy position in Jigsaw wood, stormed the village of Pelves, on the Scarpe river, and thence bombed it's way up comv munieation trench to the center of the main enemy trench line. Dividing here, q company worked to the left and another to the right, bombing as they went until the trenches were cleared and the ma chine-g gun position and ''whizbang baf- tery was taken from the rear. This ex- posed the north flank of Jigsaw wood and the enemy streamed back out of 1t. As they went this battalion poured in from the trenches they had occupied tremendous rifle fire, augmented by the captured trench mortars and machine guns.
 Tt was like plugging into nerd or buffalo in the days before the rail mt the north of Saskatchewan said an old plainsman. "The Boche got out or that wood quick, but mighty few got over the ridge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
NEGROES ORGANIZE
 LOYALTY LEAGUE

Prof W. c. Davis and Dr. F. C. Ro- meau addressed large gathering of negroes at Bayview last night. The meeting was held in the colored church and it's capacity was taxed to the ut most. he Rev. M. R. Marcus presided and introduced the speakers. Professor Davis spoke on "Registration.' and pr. Romeau made an address on the "Six Day Work" proposition.
 At the conclusion of the speaking, a Self Preservation Loyalty league was organized, with the following officers:
 Mack Thomas, captain; Marsette Mum, first lieutenant; Sam Rogers. sec ond lieutenant, Peyton Jones, corporal; John Brown, chairman housing com : mittee Jerry Bryant, chairman social committed Every officer voted to see to it that every man on the J9b worked six days week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
M,ADOO COyERs CoNTINENT

Boston. September S.-When William G. McAdoo, director general of railroads, concluded his inspection of New Eng land roads today. he estimated that he had covered more than 12.000 miles in looking over various railroads since June l last Adding the mileage of his Lib- erty Loan tours. MT. McAdoo said he had travelled close to 25,000 miles since the outbreak of the war.
 The director general was an overnight guest of Col. E. M. House at Manches- ter To comply with the government s gasoline conservation programme MT. McAdoo declined to use an automobile today. He walked from Colonel House s home to the railroad station. distance of more than a mile. When his special train reached this city other railroad administration officials joined Mr. Me Adoo and the train started for the west.
 MT. McAdoo and his party will spend tomorrow in Cleveland and Youngstown, O., and Tuesday in Pittsburg. They will go thence to Altoona and Harris burg and then to Charleston. w. Va and through the coal fields to Nor folk, Va. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
HUNS RAzE TOWNS
 AS THEY RETREAT
Bare Fragments of French Villages Monuments to :.
 German Kultur

With the French Army in France, September S.-(By the Associated Press. )-The destruction of towns and villages within the zone of the re- cent operations has been SO complete as to offer little basis for comparison. South of the Somme and between the Aisne and the Disc the work of demoli- tion has been uniformly thorough. Set dement's, big and small, have been re- duced to ghostly ruins. the fragments of walls assuming mostly fantastic shapes, roofs of many houses. bereft of tics and states, look like skeletons of huge beasts whose backs have becn broken.
 Noyon offers the only contrast to the devastation that is characteristic of other towns Montdidier was was razed to the ground. Noyon was almost as completely ruined but is still erect. The walls of most of it's houses still support only partially col lapsed roofs. From distance they appear tb require only repairs, but close inspection shows that the Ger mans made good their boast that they would destroy the town Tn us entirety. When the French troops first en- tered the city it was three-fourths in tact at least Smelling with gas and high explosives followed at once. The shells were distributed so evenly and impartiaily that not quarter was sliEhted and not house left un- touched What could not be done ny shells in the brief time left to the German artillery was accomplished Dy mines.
 In several places the mines not oaly blew great gaps in the streets. but cayed in the house fronts on both sides. At one spot an explosion uprooted 2 three which took down the corner of house in it's fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
Sixteen Men,. Thought
 to Be Fire-Bugs, Are
 Held by U. s. Marshal
Gang Responsible for Recent Fires in California Believed to Have
 Been Captured

Fresno, Cal, September s.-Sixteen men, it is believed by members of the United States rnarshals staff here to compose a gang responsible for recent series of industrial plant fires through California, now are in custody in Los Angeles, Fresno and Sacramento jails Secret indictments were returned against them last Wednesday by federal grand jury in Sacramento.
 Dublin Bob' Cornell now in jail at Sacramento. has confessed, Deputy Unit ted States Marshal $. J. Shannon said, and told of the part played by Indus trial Workers of the World members and other in scores of fires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
French Cold Storage Ship !. Is Put Into Commission

Havre, September S.-Victor Boret. the food administrator. today presided at the ceremony of putting into com mission the steamer Belle Isle, the first cold storage vessel that France has equipped. The Belle Isle is built to carry 5000 tons of cold storage meat on each trip.
 M. Boret, in his address, announced that another cold storage steamer was being constructed and that others would be built. He paid his com2li- ments to Belgium, Great Britain and the United States The latter country, he said, had been generous in aiding with men and material the allied na- tions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
| Coal Miners Ask for
 an Increase in Wages

Scranton. September Swallowing a meeting last night of 400 anthracite mine workers said to be representa- tiyes of every local in District 1, and held independently of the officers of the company, committe met here to- day and drew up a resolution calling for an incease in wages and asking far i. definite answer by September 22. rho resolution was sent to President Wilson. Fuel Administrator Garfield and Secretary of Labor Wilson.
 The action comes at a time when federal Investigators are going over inc books of the coal companies to determine whether an increas asked for a week ago by the national off cers of the United Mine Workers can be granted