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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-13
American Soldiers
Successfully Raid
Trench of Germans

Paris. March 12.-An American
detachment i'm the Woevre region has
successfully carried out a surprise at
tack on German trenches south of
Richecourt, says the French official
communication issued today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-13

Richecourt lies IN the sector taken
over by the American forces north
west of Toul. 1t is ashort distance
northeast of Xivray.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-13
Expectation Is That Americans
viii Hold 100 Miles of
/ Front Now Occupied by
Soldiers of France,
BURDEN ON FRENCHMEN
IS DlSPROPORTIONATE
Pershing Is Expected to Have
Over 100000 Infantymen
in Field Before End Of
Present Year.

!. 9 o 4. 9 g {, 8 {: 9 o (: 9: &. {: {. q
3 4
. The following was the number o.
s OF miles held on the western
/" front, January I, 1918, by re- 4
{. spcctive forces of allies:
g Frcnch-350.
3 British-105. &
&: BelgianS-t5.
o II is expected that Pcrshing. Z
(: with over S00,0O0 infantTymcn, {
&. will take over about 100 miles, 4
. now held by fthc French, during 4
@ the year.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
TOUCHED FOR $50.
IiiclSmanite Says Gypsie Woman Gave
bad Instead of Good Luck.

\ party of Gypsies drifted into
Hickman this morning and proceeded
with their regular vocation of fortune
telling. 4 Mr.. Armstrong. OF West
Hickman was approached 10y femais
of the species. who i'm n familiar way.
began her good luck" maneuvers. AMI
persuaded him To let her blow into his
pocketbook containing S130-all for
good luck. and the like Ii must hav'.
been the irresistible fascination AMI
charm of the dark-eyed queen Of the
Orient that prompted Mr.. Armstrong
10 allow her to get her hands on his
wad: but whatever the cause, IL dill
not effect the result-as his roll Wa
short three ten dollar bills when he
got IL back in his possession. so he al
leges. She evidently slipped tho
money into the bosom of her dress.
while the magic stunts were In pro-
greSs.
Mr. Armstrong had the woman ar
rested and some of her men folks then
offered 10 give Mr.. Armstrong $50 To
keep out of court" There was n hitch
In the proffered compromise and sh':
was placed in-the county jail, and will
be tried for the offense-
This kind OF business has been goin :
ON around in this section for some
time-but i'm most instances the ban't
seems to have been caught up with
and some of the money reiakcn-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

A. quick as a fash Of lightning
Raudle diseueaecd his right foot from
the stirrup Of his saddle. leaned far
forward ou his horses neck and with
the toe of his boot landed a stunning
blow ou Andrew Jack~uu's under jaw
which causcd him % thrust his nose "a
fractional part Of an inch in front of
Double Head and won the race for his
master and about one half Of all the
ready cash ia Nashville
II this story T. really true IL would
make Raudie. indeed. q wizard Of the
race course ! have put myself % the
infinite trouble 10 look up the racing
records Of Iatouia. Churchhill Downs
and Epson a. find "A parallel 60 this
wonderful race but Ga vain. The near
est approach I have found to 10 j.
Robert Dunu's graphic description Of
Tam o-Shanta-s race with thc was-
locks and witches on that dark and
stormy midnight from the old haunt
ed Kirk Alloway 10 the bridge over thu
/ Doom. Although Tam made tine
home run on that occa sion. still ne did
not reach his goal. the bridge over thu
Doom. without the loss Of poor Mag
gie's tail. his fleet gray mare
have often thought that if Rnndls
had been in Tam DShanta's place
mounted on Andrew Jackson's back he
would have diSraneed the last One OF
those witches and crossed the bridge
without the loss Of "a single hair from
Andrew Jackson's tail.
Randle was Industrious as a bee ane
i his extreme old age executed hi
lahorS with the ease and alacrify OF 4
boy. He generally answered his sum
mons ON douhle-quick and came 90
a run 10 see what was wanted. Ill
was never - happy as when he was
serving white people whom ne always
loved far better than he did any OF
his own color
II Randle loved anything betfei
than he did rich white people IL wa
whiSkey Once or twice year m
would tank up on common distur
bance- and 20 on Fourth OF July
for week
] believe ne was the most profan'
negro ! ever saw. And for pure orna
mental swearing he excelled all IN
sons Of Ham.
do not believe that profanity eve
appealed TO Randle as being wrong To
he would often boast that he praye'
every night and 10 impress the FAC
!. upon YOU he would use some prett
lstrong language. too strong indeed. 10
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
AN OLD SLAVE.
Dr. g.. y. Murphey Of Paducah Writes
Interesting Article.

Fifty years Of freedom and e,lucn-
tion have done much Co change the no
eroes of the South In customs and
habits Still there are certain chnrac-
tcriSfics that belong % the negro race
that time and education can never ef-
face.
I was horn and reared in Tennessee
ON "a farm where there were plenty oi
negroes and was cradled more In the
arms of my old black mammy than al
nv own white mothers. Hence / be
lisve that I know negro character a.
bout as well as the average Southern
man.
/ shall confine my remarks In thi.
little nara tive principally 10 one In
dividual who was I'm all RESPECTS 10,
per cent n typical negro slave OF anti
bcllum days
This faithful Did servant WIS Uncle
Rnndle Gruudy. who was born the
property of one MIR Felix Grundy
somewhere in Virginia about the yeal
1890 lie descended TO our famil.
through "A great uncle Of mine. Mr.
Robert Smith. of MurfreeSboro. Tenn
This old uncle was Southern gen
tlcman of the old school type. lie wa
"A Nay Bob" so TO speak and an al
round high roller and dead game sport
He owned n large landed estate am
many negro slaves. He also kept !
stable OF thoroughbred race horses am
regularly every year ran his horses 81
All the prominent race courses in tn
south and occasionally would TAX
them 20 Havana. Cuba.
Randle was his hest rider and al
ways accompanied his master on hi
7 racing tours
Randle was n small negro about fiv
feet and two inches In height an
probably never weighed more than II
pounds. which adapted him well f.
his calling.
He was truly an expert rider an
even I'm his old age would fearlesSl
mount and ride the widest horse.
believe he could have ridden any Tes
as broncho that cowboy could
horse had as well try To throw "A fly o.
his back as Randle-
The old man possessed average il
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

"a prufeSspd Christian 20 use.
Randle was thrifty and always man
aged 10 keep few dollars i'm his peck
IL which ne made 10y shining shoes
and taking care of horses of guests at
our home.
There were two ministers Of the
gospel who invariably stopped at our
home when they Glanced TO be in the
ueighborhood one was tail and slen-
der. named Cook The other was short
and corpulent. named Carter. Mr.
Cook was very generous in rcwarding
the old negro for his services, but Mr.
Carter WAS never known 10 give him
a cent Ia speaking of the two men.
Iandle would say. MIR. Cook Is a
gentleman and just as good as the gold
sir but that old fat man Amt wui
"a dam Ramdle chose his own phrase
ology which was peculiar 10 himself.
He would sometimes become little
peeviSh and threaten 20 leave our
home. but when my father would give
his consent for him 10 find another
home. he would say. NO, old marster
I ann going 90 stay here and wait ol
YOU a. long as ! live" And this he did
IL. died in 1850 about 80 years old
/ and has gone somewhere over there
Where the wicked cease from tFOubi
Ing and where the weary be at rest
There the prisoners rest together ana
/ hear not the voice Of the Oppressor
The small and great are there ana th'
/ servant il free from his master
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

telligence and was good CONVERSE
tionalist FOR negro.
In my childhood, ] spent many even
ings In Uncle Randle's cabin listening
% his tales Of long ago. At that TIME
these stories were very real 10 me.
He had told these yarns 50 often that
he believed firmly IN his own lies ami
50 did l. He could entertain one for
"a week with these tales and not once
repeat himself
He was very fond II telling his ex-
perience ON the turf.
Handles greatest race was run az
Nashville and I have heard him tell of
II many times n was worth many
times the price 81 admission 90 hear
the old coon tell about this exciting
race and see his eyes dance IA their
sockets and almost hat out his head.
This particular race was run be
tween his masters greatest race morse
Andrew Jackson and another eeie-
DRAFTED race horse named Double
/ Head. Double Heads rider was also
negro named Monk This race was n
straight fOur-mile heat.
According 10 Handles report Of IT,
perhaps there never were two horses
more evenly matched ia race Tor
speed and endurance than these two
horses
When the race was called and ths
bell tapped FOR the start both horses
were on like the wind. head To head
For the first mile. first one morse
was slightly ahead and then the other
Then the horses got down 10 real bust
ness and ran the last three miles nani
10 Hank and nose 10 nose And unde'
the merciless application Of whip an'
spur neither animal was able 10 ma X
even the slightest gain on his rival
/ Handle was cunning and resourceiu
and always equal 90 any emergency
He said the dead lock In this race di'
not discOncert him i'm the least Tor ~
knew what he would do AT the rlgh
time In order to win the race.
ON and on these mighty racers neV
and finally down the home Sfretel
they came like a laundering cyclone
with their long lank bodies stretches
as straight out as measuring lin
with the riders feet almost touching
the ground
Just as they were nearing the goa
at the judges stand and were IN IN
act Of passing under the wire Randie
coveted moment had arrived for mir
to execute his preconcerted strageti
= movement and win the race
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
EXILED BELGIAN TOTS
SEND GREETINGS TO
j. S. CHILDREN

Washingtcn- - ''FraternA and cor
dial greetinss- have been sent Amer
teas school children by 600 Belgian
girls and boys now returning from
exile NJ Havre.
A giant scroll bearing some $40
names thanks American children for
the ard their country has sent Belgium
through the var years
Long live the alliesi Long i've
Beigfunl Long live the United States
II Americal Honor TO the American
Red Cross and to IT. Commission for
BelEiunl
The Belgian scholars. boys and
xfrfs. In exile In the Havrc region.
appreciate with a deep emotion the
value and the reality Of the high
services rendered by the American
Red Cross TO the Belgian population
driven out Of their dear country. and
refugees IN a foreign land
They have themselves felt its con
slant and generous solicitade. always
ready where there Is q good to do. q
misery 10 relieve. . misfs~tune 10
comfort
They also send their grateful and
most afrectsonate remembrance 70 the
Kind ehiitrsn Of America. whose IA
thers and big brothers have crossed the
b1x ocean either for the American Red
cross or In the gallant. powerful and
gioricus American army 20 share. IN
the triumph and the right OF cfviitxA-
ton. 70 help the Beigians reconstruct
their homes. and to save then
country
-TrzternAl and cordial Erestinss -
uur little comrades. ths American
pcholarA-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
RED CROSS FUTURE
IS LINKED WITH
ROLL CALL
DAWSON, War Council Head,
Outlines Tasks That
Lie Ahead

Merit weeds Red Cross Christina.
Roll Call for members "a chararte-.
ized as -the foundation OF the Red
Jus oy Chairman n p. DAWSON Of
me Red Cross War Council In bis
statement describing the future Of the
Red Cross.
Wherever our soldiers and sailors
may be. the Red Cross viii stay With
them until they are demobilized. Moth,
ing which we may do will be left nm.
done. either for the mon in the w.r
Zone. their families az home. 70 whom
will continue to Be devoted the minis.
rations Of the Red Cross Home Sery,
Ice promises Mr. Dawson.
Volunteer Aid Needed.
The wake Of the war viii. however.
reveal the prevalence o. disease. and
give rise 20 emergencies which In All
parts OF the world viii call for uniim
tied voluntary EFFORT
Here viii b. the opportunity for
the American Red Cross. But even
our Red Cross must not act and can.
not act most effectively alone. az
must labor In cooperation with tho
- ~"R-@e~A - NAN"N al. NEAlNN nUElRINNH
81 % other nations. % the end that not
alone the heart ~ America but the
heart Of all mankind may be mobilized
on behalf OF suffering humanity
MIR Dawson declares the American
Red Cross 20 be planning TO devotion
It's permanent organization IN this
country on a scale never before con-
tcmplated I'm time Of peace
Home Work 70 Grow.
Sandy he SAYS. is being given By
the national organization not alone to
problems Of International relief. but to
plans In this country for enlarged
home service. promotion Of public
health education. de- .lopment %
nursing. care and prevention OF acci-
dents and other correlated lines which
may contribute 20 the health and hap
piness OF men. women and children
The work Of supplernenting govern
mental activities. which the Red Cross
win Be called upon 20 do tn AL parts
% the world. win Be upon a great
scale. but u win can FOR human serv>
Ice rather than for large expenditure.
What the Red Cross needs now Is
mo- SO muLu CODAIlu1LfOnt OF 0t0Drts
~ the continued devotion and loyalty
of It's members.
Join ard SerVci
Annual membership involves ne
payment of only ooe dollar.
The money thus received not only
oefrays all the administrative ex-
pcnses OF the organization. but leaves
q substantial balance. which. together
with all funds subscribed directly for
relief. are solely devoted 20 that pur-
pose.
The Roll Can Of the nation n thus
90 be called At Christmas time. that
through enrolment IN the Red Cross
the American people may send q mes-
sage 70 our soldiers stin overseas and
to the peoples OF the world that We are
not merely content with seeing our
arms united with our allies In victory.
but that our abiding purpose Is that
the love. the sympathy and the inteIlL
gence OF all America shall be rededL
Gated to the permanent service OF man
kind
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
Arthur Protests.

Arthur was passing a day with his
aunt. II am going to do something to
please you on your birthday" she
.aid 10 the little boy. but first ! want
10 ask the teacher how you behave AZ
school" IF You really want 10 DO
something TO please me. auntie, SAID
the boy. don't ask the teacher
Lippincott's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

Rows Suits. Sweaters and Caps In
averv new style and pattern at Leibo-
Wits Live Store"
real man likes mans gift from
q, mans store Leibovitzs Live
store is the only exclusive mans store
in Hickman
See the new young men military
five seam back suits at LeiDovitz
Live Store"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
Persian Bridal Customs.

The Persian bridegroom is obliged to
give certain sum OF money. In addi-
ton 10 other presents. II he is In mode
crate circumstances ne gives his brida
two complete dresses. q ring and a mir
ror. He also supplies the furniture.
carpets. mats. culinary utensils aud
other necessaries for their home.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

the newest shades at Leiboyitz's 1.-Two
Store"
Short order lunches at all hours as
Creason's Cafe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
GUeS Ragtin1e
Concert Under
Fire On Front
Men From Six Diferen
Nations Hear American
Regimental Band.

With the American army in France,
June S.-1Ien from six different hooks
on this globe Of ours former the au-
dience that heard an American regi-
mental band play ragtime the other
afternoon in a village within range
of the Germans big guns.
The band took uD its station in
front Of butcher shop. Italian,
French and American soldiers
swarmed in when the musicians began
tuning up- TIL first strains brousht
three English Tommies and a laboring
detachment from India. with tail
white turbans. hustlius I'd the road
to see what it was all about Pres
emily there struggled into the scene
20 or more olive-hued Annamites from
the Far East
Good Lord-' exclaimed an artil-
lervman. Now. wouldn't YOU think
you was at the Worli's FAIR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
Gen. Crozier Visits
Italian Front; Says
Arn1u We'll PREPARED

Headquarters italian Army. June s.
Gen. Crozier. Of the American ord
nance department and member of the
advisory war board. has spent a week
OF observation along the italian
front and at the various large centers
where artillery and munitions are
produced.
Besides seeing Gen. Diaz and the
duke of Aosta. he visited a number
Of the corps and division command
ers along the mountain and Piave
fronts. going into the trenches and
among the men. discussing the many
questions Of equipment and supplies
and specially observing the resources
in guns. His Impressions on the gem
eraI condition Of affairs were entire
ly favorable.
The production Of artillery in Italy
has been greatly Intensified within
recent months and the present equip
ment Of light, field and heavy guns
is probably as good or better now
than it was before the reverse Of last
fan. The great Industrial plants Of
Genoa and Milan have doubled and
quadrupled their output in guns,
trench mortars. rifles, machine guns.
the production of mortars increasing
seven fold during the year.
Similar extensive development has
been going on in the production Of
mines and armor for naval construc-
tion and ia the output OF airplanes. 90
establishments being now equipped
to turn out complete aidplancs-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08

several Of them. They were
greatly surprised to hear that the
United states had entered the war
year before. and several OF them
expressed still more surprise ut
being Informed that America was
not the ally OF Germany.
They had been sent TO this part Of
Russia nearly two years before in a
railway construction gang, but had
done no work for several weeks They
lived in freight cars and got their
food by hook or crook from the vii
layers.
Many Go Hungry.
Some OF them declared that they
days, and they accepted with genuine
bread and a few pieces Of chocolate
which the Americans were able TO
spare them As an afterthouEht one
of the Americans brought out TO them
the remains Of a large round Ameri-
can cheese 1t had been purchased in
New York city and had accompanied
the mission from Vancouver to Yoke
hama, MOSCOW and Jassy. serving
throughout the Rumanian campaign
There we're several large camps Of
German prisoners in the far north of
Russia, but these had mostly broken
up completely since the revolution.
owing to difficulties with the food
supply 1t was said that thousands OF
German prisoners in these northern
camps died Of scurvy. which was also
prevalent in many Of the far northern
villages and among the refugees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
GERMAN POISON GAS REACHES
PARIS; ATTACKS MANY PEOPLE
epidemic Of Bronchial Disorders Leads to the Discovery
That New German Gas From the Front Has Been
Waited Into Certain Portions of Paris: Re
quires Weeks to Fully Dissipate Gas Wave.
By ROBERT 5. DOlIAN.

Darts. France, June Slow far
does poison gas travel from the
front2 Dwelers in a certain quarter
in the outskirts Of Paris are anxious
" asking each other the question. for
an epidemic Of scared bronchial mem
branes has made its appearance. In
many instances the heavy coughs are
accompanied by alarming symptoms
which brought many victims TO tu-
berculosis experts in Paris.
Investigation disclosed that the
throat membranes Of many Of the
victims had been so affected that
coughing caused intense pain and
was accompanied by slight hemor-
rhages
Carried in Air for Weeks.
Certain kinds Of poison gas fail TO
dissolve in the air only until several
weeks after they have been freed. A
high wind even has little effect upon
the gas clouds, which can be car
RED along without disintegrati
The new gas used by the Germans
travels close to the ground and is in
visible.
Now that the front is so much
closer TO Paris il is not considered
improbable that certain kinds of
German gas have been waited into
the suburbs Of the city. DR.. Cheyr0u
has given close study TO the various
sorts Of gas now being employed. Ex-
perimeuts are being conducted with
the so-called German mustard gas.
which has as its base sulphur Of
dichlOruretted ehyl and palite or
chloroformiate Of methyl monochlo-
rate
Palite has an OdOr which is diff
cult TO define. Tt is not piquant and
smells somewhat like the perfume
Of sweet almonds 1t evapOrates
slowly and disappears only to return
on wet days, even though the places
where It has fallen are dfsinfected
with chloride Of lime. The ground on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
u. S. AID STRENGTHENS ITALIAN MORAL
STRAGGLERS SAVE ANlIE.NS;
ARE HASTIL YGATHEREDAS
GERMANS DlEWACEBIG TOWN

cannon for the past three years prac-
ticing up on his new machine gun
and being bossed by top sergeant
who had been made a captain over
night
Along about noon we got some
signal corps officers. ordnance men
and motorcyclists. The auto-machine
gun corps Of the Canadian army also
lined up with US about noon. with 40
heavy machine guns. Early in the
afternoon Gen Carey visited our
lines. and we gave him a wild well
come He smiled and seemed pleased
that we were all feeling so clipper.
Fact is, we were just as eager as he
was 10 see our COXey's army lining
up hour by hour.
ION the morning Of the 27th we
heard that the Germans were trying
to cross the Somme at Ccrisy. The
sector on our left held as best it
could Later in the afternoon 800
officers and soldiers from the cOnva-
They were still on the sick list, but
you'd never know it from the way
thev worked.
Before sunset a group of 400 Ca
madam officers and soldiers. who had
been working on the railroads. and
OF them from the Sixth army were
assembled, fed, armed and sent to
join us.
Germans Get Closer.
The Germans were meanwhile
coming closer and closer TO Amiens.
On the 29th we awaited a strong at
tack 81 the troops cautioned be-
tween the Amiens line and Amieus
were concentrated near Gentelles and
Cachy- At a. m. so officers came
up in lorries and spaced the men out
from the railroad to the north Of
Bois-lAbbe to Carhy.
The officers brought up with
them 40 machine guns and 500 picks
and shovels. All stragglers were put
TO work making trenches.
Germans Are Held. RcpuIsed.
But on the 2gth the attack com
menced. We moved them down by
the hundred-our little rag-taE army
did. We held them On the Goth
some Australians came NJ 70 help us.
More attacks-one after another. We
sure did slither away at 'em with
our machine guns Broke 'em un be-
fore they could get started. They
couldn't get within 1900 yards Of us.
And then came the loug-aWaited
achievements. The cavalry came
first and how we did cheer theml On
the 31st masses Of troO0s came into
line TO relieve us. and after them the
French Our losses were not heavy"