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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
PART OF FRENCH FRONT RECAP
y TuREp. IN pAsHINe COUNTER
BLOWS AGAINST RocHEs.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Enemy Has Been Compelled to With
draw Over 70 Divisions Because
of Great Losses Suffered In
aec Charges Against Allies.

Paris.-German forces continue to
launch heavy attacks against the
French in the Hangard-enlSanterre
sector. Several attacks ended in fail
ure, but finally fresh German troops
penetrated Hangard, although the
western section of the. village was re-
gained by the French, according to
the war office announcement.
American and French troops, fight
ing together, repelled German attack
In the Apremont forest.
The Americans captured numerous
prisoners. 4a-a .
The text of the statement says:
after an intense artillery prepara-
tion, the Germans attacked our lines
on the front of Hangard-en-Santerre-
Hourges.
''In front of Hourges the enemy was
not able to advance, notwithstanding
his efforts. After several fruitless at.
tacks. carried out without cessation by
fresh German troops, the enemy pene-
trated Hangard. Counter attacks
launched by US regained the western
part of the village, where the fighting
continues with stubbornness.
TN the Noyon sector the artillery
action was quite marked. The Ger
mans bombarded Rheims. several fires
breaking out. particularly around the
cathedral.
"In the Apremont forest the enemy
delivered against our positions In the
Brule wood a powerful attack. gaining
a. foothold in our advanced elements
A spirited counter attack by the
French and American troops, acting
together, Immediately drove them out.
Twenty-Five prisoners belonging to
six different units were taken by. the
Americans"
Already considerably more than 100
German divisions have been thrown in
to the fight and more than 20 divisions
have since been withdrawn to fill up
~ gaps in the ranks. When it is re-
nrembered that the Germans hitherto
have not taken a division out of the
fighting line until it has suffered a
minimum of $500 casualties, some idea
may be obtained of the enormous ex-
tent of their losses. ~ 49, s5f
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
BLONDES ARE FIDGETY
Brunette Typists Are Preferred
by Uncle Sam.

Washington.-The blonde type
writer's of America have reason to I'D
get from the government estimate Of
them. II appears that the glowing
tributes heretofore bestowed upon
them by the tired business man have
been as inaccurate as have been the
exceedingly biased estimates of the
tired business mans wife.
The blonde typewriter though a JOY
to the eye. is nervous, temperamental
and other than steady, so the govern
ment has decided.
When the government undertook to
pay its new, growing and splendid
army it was found necessary to hire a
few acres of typewriters. Every avail
able loft, hospital, dance hall and
store in Washington was fitted out as
a place in which typists might type,
and so great was the volume of work
that the utmost care was taken In the
matter of employing help. Things had
obe done accurately, quickly and con-
tinuously, and the types Of typists were
considered at length by persons quail
fed to know star key rattler at a
glance.
Well, sir, more than 1900 typists
were at work before blonde typist
was accepted. Every brunette avail
able had been pounding the keyboard
for days before it was finally decided
that the light-locked element must be
admitted through force Of circum-
stance. There were no more brunette
typewriters out of work.
Then came the beautiful blonde
spring drive. They came with blue
eyes. dimples, little curls. golden
Psyches, pink ears and smiles which
made the grouchy experts dizzy but
unconvinced. They knew that all this
outward dazzle did not alter the fact
that every blonde cherub was as nerv-
ops as a kitten, and that In burst Of
temperament might very well send q
major generals pay check to an OBJ
s&ure corporal. si6
but they were employed, and now
each blonde in the government service
sits between two brunette typists who
devote themselves to the tasks of do
ing their work and steadying their
gblden-haired companion at the first
sign Of hysteria. "a FL
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
BOCHES PREPARING
FOR VAST SEA RAID III
GREAT ACTIVITY REPORTED AT
TEUTON NAVAL BASES INDl-
GATES EARLY OFFENSIVE
US. WILL ACT WITH BRITISH

Washington.-Germany is preparing
for a vast sea raid, supplementing her
west front drive. While not verified,
the reports were that unwonted activ-
ity is evident at Teuton naval bases
and that all movements tend to show
preparations for an offensive ahead of
any allied smash. y
Navy advices, similar in many re-
spects to press messages out OF Berne,
may be German-inspire6 with view
to disturbing American-allied morale.
But whether they are only German
propaganda or not, tnsy were regard
ed sufficiently plausible by navy au-
thorities to take seriously and to pre-
pare against such drive. America
has many craft abroad, including bat
tleships, submarines and destroyers,
which will be one with the British
navy in awaiting the Germans.
Many navy men have favored an ag-
gressive Amerlcan-allied policy on the
seas, but in the last two or three days
they have turned to the view that the
sea war may be brought home to the
British-American fleets in raiding ac-
tivities. The best season for Ger
man raiding operation of large proper
tions has passed with the opening of
spring, but the Teuton may be plan
ming desperate gamble in line with
his policy of casting all into the bal
ance now.
Recalling the advertising Germany
gave to the west front offensive, the
Navy Department, is not falling into
the error of casting entire doubt on
the reports gathered by agents
abroad 1t was recalled that army men
began to doubt that real west front
offensive was planned by Germany.
In any event, the allied-American
fleet situation is regarded as capable
of coping with any Teuton offensive.
though the German plan of attack
would probably depend upon picking
off an isolated unit here and there.
Germany has put the Russian navy
mostly out of commission, but may
have obtained the few able cruisers
the Slavs had.
If the Berne press reports and the
navy information constitute German
plan to distress England, France and
the United States, the effort will fail.
according to ali indications.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
MANY HORSES ARE
USED BY ARMIES


American army of 100000 men will
need about 10000 horses for draft
purposes and mounts, and several hun
dred thousands more to fill up the
losses of battle. The need of shipping
to maintain this force at highest eff
cheney, to transport animals to fill
the losses, with only part of the fod-
der. would be 30 ships a month.
Fighting units can deal only with
well animals. AS soon as horse be-
comes sick, diseased. shell-shocked or
wounded 1t must be removed to the
rear and sound, vigorous animal
sent forward to take It's place. Thou
sands of animals are in the hospitals
at one time. They must be cured as
quickly as possible to take the places
of the injured which are certain to
reach the hospital. .f,
Animal Hospitals.
Behind the British lines animal nos
pitals are everywhere. To the left. to
the right, there is a hospital not more
than four miles away. and eight miles
away from each Is another. The Roy
al Society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Animals has hospitals for 10000
horses and mules. A field hospital is
no mere stable shack. 1t is group Of
well-uesigned buildings, complete with
operating rooms. operating equipment,
ambuIapces, forage barns. cooking
kitchens, quarters for the staff, and
every other detail necessary for cur
ing and restoring thousands of wound
ed animals. 1t must have an ample
staff of veterinarians and helpers mot
mere stablemen. but men with expert
ence In animal hospital work. who can
bandage a wound or give hand to the
veterinarian who Is performing an OPP
Grafton. They are saving 80 per cent
of the horses and sending them back
to their batteries again.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Shortage Of Animals Means Loss
eS of Cannon and Prevents
Rapid Advance.
47.000 A MONTH ARE KILLED
<bout 90 Per Cent Of Animals Wound
ed Are Sent Back to the Front
After Treatment In Red
Star Hospitals.

New York.Necessity of sending
hundreds OF thousands of horses to
France for the American artillery
units and Of establishing hospitals for
the treatment Of wounded animals is
emphasized by DR.. w. o. Stillman,
president or the Red Star animal re-
lief, In bulletins upon the work of the
organization. He said that the Ger
mans had lost many batteries Of field
pieces because of lack OF animals to
draw them to safety during allied ad-
vances. while fewer guns had been lost
by the British partly because they had
large numbers Of horses.
4,5o0, 900 Horses in Use.
Figures compiled by the society
show that there are 4,50O,000 in use
by all the armies In the war, and that
the losses on the western front alone
have averaged 1900 month. In a
three-mile front at verdun the French
lost more than 5000 horses. About L.
100000 Of the horses were bought by
the allies In America and were trans
ported with large losses. About 33 900
dledven this side after they had been
purchased and were awaiting ship
ment to Europe and 5000 died In the
ships. The value of the horses ship
ped to Europe last year was more than
$50,O00,000 and the loss for a heavy
month of fighting is about 81. 800. .0C0.
There are about 22.OO0,0O0 horses in
America, and the estimates are that an
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

MAKE YAGRANI,S WORK, -,
them to put in operation the following, y i'm

1. Join forces with their sheriffs,
solicitors and superior court judges to
"urrest ana convict all vagrants.
2. To give the vagrants the choice
OF going to the chain gang or going to
the farm, and probation them to work
on farms under proper supervision
3. Follow up the prosecution Of
Migrants with the utmost persistence
and vigor, making 1t certain of pun
ishment for vagrants; that idle men
will go to work voluntarily. ~ af
3 Governor Dorsey believes 1t IS the
duty Of every state to force every idle
man to work before 1t calls on the
government to furlough men from niil-
itary service. He believes there are
thousands Of men loafing IN cities and
towns throughout the state. He be-
heves the sheriffs and courts WIN be
glad to join In a statewide crusade.
which shall not be relaxed, to put
these men to work. He believes the
man power thus conserved will great
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
REPORTS SHOW ALLIES ARMY Ie
HOLDING GRiMLv AGAINST 4.
GERMAN ASSAULTS.
EXACT MEANING OF APPEAL
Washington Officials construe Order
to Mean That Sufficient Reserves
Are Available to Warrant Coun-
ter Offensive on Huns.

With the British Army in France
The British are still holding firmly in
the critical Bailleul- -Merville sector. af-
ter the most intense fighting. during
which numerous heavy enemy attacks
were repulsed and the invaders were
driven from Robecq by counter strokes
The Germans continue to drive for
ward In masses against the defending
positions which block their way to
Hazebrouck, with it's railway lines, but
at the latest reports the British lines
had not wavered In the face OF the ter
rifle onslaught by superior numbers.
Washington.-Me Meager reports from
the battle front in Flanders indicate
that the British army was Loyalty re-
spending to the appeal of its COM
mande-, and holding grimly against
renewed German assaults. Meanwhile
officers here discussed the probable
motives of Field Marshal Haig in is
suing the call to his forces to fight to
the last man.
The meaning and purpose of the or
der were variously construed Some
officers hailed it as forecasting the
counter offensive by the united allied
armies. Others were disquieted.
The War Department was without
information that would throw much
light on the battle situation. Officers
who have followed the progress of the
fight from hour to hour in press bulle-
tins. however, were very optimistic
They saw no reason to doubt that re-
serves in sufficient numbers to war
rant a counter offensive were avail
able behind the fighting front and they
also noted with satisfaction General
Ihig's announcement that French re-
Inducements were coming up.
In the view of some officers, the
German front as it now stands places
the Germans in jeopardy at two points.
The wide salient driven toward Ami
ems appears to them susceptible of
flank assault by the French from the
southern and southwest, while in
Flanders the narrow salient driven
into the British lines leaves the Teu-
tonic flanks exposed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
SENATOR WIN. ]. STONE DIES
Noted Missourian succumbs to Second
Stroke Of Paralysis Received
Within Week.

Washington. = Senator William J.
Stone of Missouri. chairman ox the
senate foreign relations committee and
for many years prominent among Dem.
ocratie leaders, died here after a
stroke of paralysis suffered while on
street car on his way to the senate
office building. & ~
A successor to Senator Stone to hold
office until the next general election
in November will be appointed by Gov.
Gardner of Missouri, who Is a Demo-
crat.
F Senator William ]. Stone was in pub
lie life As years, and during that long
period probably engaged IN as many
political contests as any man of his
time, ranging all the way from contro-
versies over county offices to the
broadest national issuess
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
ranking Democrat Of the foreign rela-
tions committee. Is expected to sue
ceed to the chairmanship.
A Kentuckian by nativity, born Nay
7. 1S48, SENATOR Stone removed %
Missouri. where he sradunfed from the
Minr6uri university and was edmftted
to sthe bar IA 1864 BE nlmed diately
ban to manifest ~ nkefesf - polit-
ic9l 6ffxfra. ana IL lS - pfBsecut-
Ing attorney Of vsfnoI eoQab
Hecanae 80 congf "a represent
ative ins the forty snf1< - Congress and
was reelected 70 ne fiftieth and fifty
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

Discovery In Black River In Missour,
Sends Whole County Wild
With Excitement.

!. West Plains, Mo.-A pearl. said to
be worth $500. was found in shea
In the Black river. near here, and the
county Is wild with excitement. A
stranger stepped into the store of Mel
Fry a few days ago and showed him
q pearl as big as a hazel nut sticking
in shell. The two soon came to
terms.
A few, days later pearl buyers made
an offer of $1,000 to Mr.. Fry for the,
pearl the way, IL stood and $500 III
it proved perfect. 1t weighs 150
grains.
Fry refused to sell.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
$50 Y. M. c. A. Men at Front.

New 4 York 7Cab BILE !. adyices from,
Paris, received b ythe war work coun-
ell Of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation here. says that $50 associar
tion workers are accompanying, the
American troops to the Picardy battle
front.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
KING Of BURGLARS to pie.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Howard De
Weese. self-styled king of burglars,
was sentenced to death by Judge Louis
Brown in the district court and or
dered to be executed May "a.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

~, If not entirely. relieve the farm la
bor shortage. AS he points out, Geor-
GAS vagrancy law is one Of the best.
while Georgia's probation law exactly
fits In with the present situation by
enabling judges to send convicted vag-
rants to work on the farms.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

The German postal authorities are
organizing telephone service between
the large cities and the army fronts.
Conversation cannot last longer than
nine minutes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Anres ON snrucs Prices.

slWSIdb,ijt WsgIdbinrtoans a,siipsAi ipsricaIss' aIss'u1Hgh'Y6y5M
ment will pay for spurce lumber. vera
agreed on at conference between the
reshs anddsthea hppdc and aeprksenta,
tives of the spruce industries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
MODIFY RATES IN COTTON
Interstate Commerce Commission Rui
/. ing Affects Many Railroads
HANDLING Cotton,

n Washington Modification Of CIT,
ton transportation .rates from South,
iern points to Ohio and Mississippi riv-
er crossings and from Gulf and South
Atlantic ports TO Eastern cities, were
contained in a supplementary decision
of the interstate commerce commits
sion in the case Of the, New Orleans
Cotton exchange versus the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad company. Nearly
80 roads are affected by the modifica-
-tion which CARRIES both increases and
decreases, in transportation tariffs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
ST LOUIS s,s1slc1 LEADS
Beginning ofsseccnd WeS<sof Thirs
-ibertytyanz zR5|xs sssfts 4 4 !. oFss

vAshiSgtoa I'll nstios. M son
thru -bilion- do ptal "a
the! st. Louis " l<t
is ading eli n
Of hota rliss All
centri host but 1{S611
no. ha list d ldis}fiets nxsd
pledged. with q esheps us' h
order are: DALI .i2t ;IHbston, 21; Chi
cago. Ia Phila4e2 n; Cleveland,
Kansas fr az rraneises
IL; Richmond, q Atlanta, 4.
A -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
Georgia Is No Place for the
"Weary WiIlies."
Governor Puts Into Force Machinery
That Will Reach Them In
Ss'@'' Thst state. ,f-1s 3re

Savannah. aGa.--Woe to every
"Weary William" that brings himself
Georgiaward in the quest of rest and
peace under the balmy Southern skies
frod d6owxonssaRszzsa saa d aass
AZ war measure Gov. Hugh Dor
sey has put into force machinery de-
sIgrtfd to force every vagrant In
Georgia to go to work. and 1t will be
scientifically and persistently fol-
low&i up by him as n means Of reliev-
ing he farm labor shortage.
T moot III situation Governor Dor
icy has addfessetf 4 sspecfni ana urgent
communication to every county coun-
Gil OF defense in the state requesting
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19

~~*-- Gen: ykes aHezds Air etsff.lss~
London. Mai Gen. H. F:fSykes has
been appoIntea chief of the air staff.
srephcind kBa0ep. .grsssAafde who
has resigned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-19
National Guard Officers Discharged

Washington. p FFii.:ee-=henefabse dis
charge of Brig. Gems Roger d. Will
liariH and James W. Lester. both m
tiorIal guard officers, was aEnounced
by he war depsF11 - #
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-26
Begin to Read Here,

Countess GIsela NIebuhr Is one Of three
daughters OF q Junker family Of PrusaaA-
On the death Of her father, GlsalA eneers
q university. gets q degree In leqers, ana
goes to America as companion to the
cnidren Of q rich American. There sne
meets Franz Won Nettelbeck. win whom
she forms a close friendship. Won Nettsl-
peck has been paying court to- a weaItny
American girl. Gisela does not reveal
10 Won Nettelbeck that she IL OF titleo
class. Their attacbment continues tSo
Sen n After which Won Netteloeck .,,isS
woman, and Gisela accompanies her en-
pioyer on tour OF the United states: Sns
~ vastly impressed with the extent ana
% her native land and resumes her studies.
she meets Won Nettelbeck. but ne aoes
not betray that she had been Workhn9
incognita In America. Shs receives pro
but Is spurned when he hnds her one OF
the detested Junker class. She writes =
successful play depicting the difference IN
the social position OF German and AIneri.
can women. Then CONFESS the war Ano
Gisela goes into hospital work. The nrst
eNultation over the victories OF the army
II followed by revulsion OF feehng over
needless outrages. It becomes apparent
have Il appear. verdun Is defeat and
the fallacy Of Strategic retreaa irom
the Marine and Somme are subjects o.
discussion Gisela and her girl friends are
norIiueu II e1lAIlnG conoltiou1
from overEork IN crowded hospitals 0iselA,
Mimi, and Heioise obtain leave 70 80 70
bWft1erland to recuperate. There Slse.A
meets two women she bad known IN
America The two Americans conceive =
plan whereby they hope to enlist the
women OF Germany against the Kaiser.
A meeting IL arranged with the German
girls, ostensibly to settle the responsioilty
for starting the war. The attempt IN sue
eessful and Gissla and ler companions
are convinced Of the culpahiltty OF the
miitarists.
Once convinced by tho American women
Gisela realizes that the only way TO. save
ths-Gerran people from destruction Il TO
crush the Kaiser and his military pupta-
a. all able-bodied men are At the front,
this must be accomplished by the woman
hood Of Germany. Gisela undertakes 10
take the leadership, In the wornan's revolt.
The Socialists agree TO help the women
and Gisela travels about Germany or
ganizing the revolt She meets Won Net
telbeck again and Is torn between love
for him and devotion TO the cause Of
evolution. Rather than betr1y the caus
lfuala - - 49,
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Now Go Right On With
the Story.

With MINIS assistance she put on
his coat, the hilt OF the danger thrust
ing forward the row OF medals on his
breast.
I Marie went out into the street and
fitted mp and down like a big gray
moth, her gray little face tense with
rapture.
Her devotion to Gisela lad been
fsnatical from the nrst but now she
begged what invisible power her wild
little mind still recognized to be per-
mitted to die for her.
In Q moment she signaled that the
street was deserted Gisela and Mimi
carried the body over to the park and
dropped Il into the swiftly flowing
Isar.
The clear jade green Of the lovely
river reflected the points OF the stars
and Franz Won Eettelbeck as he
attended by innumerable candles,
dropped graciously from on high to
watch at his bier.
But II was to Heloise this fancy
came, and she lifted her face and
thanked the stars for their silent
funeral march. Not for her would the
supreme sacrifice have been possible.
and for the moment she did not envy
Gisela Doring.
The four girls walked rapidly over
to the Observation-Disclosures and crossed
the bridge to the Ma1imilianeum- The
long symmetrical brown building
with its open galleries filled with
the cold starlight was distorted
by wireless station on its
highest point and by q biplane
on the extreme left OF the roof. II
stood on q lofty terrace and COM
manded a view, of all Munich and OF
the tumbled peaks of the Alps.
They ran up the stairs and called
to the operator from the higher gall
lery. She answered in q hard and
weary voice: Nothing" Then they
walked down the gallery to the open
towar facing the Alps.
For half, an hour longer they stood
in silence. alternately glancing from
their wrist watches to the family
glittering peaks whose first reflection
OF dawn, II all went well would
change the face of the world.
CHAPTER u.
Amazons Answer the Summons.
The eyes Of the four women travelled
to the lofty towers OF the Frauenkir-
che. Its bells rang out a wild authori-
tative summons. Coincidentaly the
streets filled with women dressed uni
formly In gray-big powerfully built
woman. sturdy products OF the strong
soil of Germany. They did not march,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-26
DEATHS

JoYCE-On Sunday, March "a, 1913. at 1870
p. m, at Providencs Hospital, FRANCES
c, daughter Of the late John J. and Ann
Joyce.
Funeral Tuesday at o'clock. at st. Mat
thew's Church. where Father Buckley will
. officiats At the maaa thenca 70 Nj OliYet
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INSURANCE STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION.
OF the
Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany Of the District Of
Columbia.

On the s1st day Of Decsmhsr. fs1I, ~ required
under the District OF Columbia Code, amsn1-
ed June %, $50. and August u, IN