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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-31
RAGGIO-MERRITT

A very quiet marriage was SOL
emnized in Father Piguey's parlor
Monday night, when he united
Miss Leu Emma Merritt to Mr..
Addie Raggio in the presence of
witnesses. The bride is the oldest
daughter of Mrs. I. Merritt and
the groom, the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raggio. After
the ceremony the newly. weds
went to the Drauguet Hotel where
they will be located for the present.
A wonderful rainbow with the
most vivid coloring ever noticed
by many. gave promise Sunday
evening of fair weather, which
hope was however dissipated into
thin air without rhyme or reason
by the weather man next day.
Most unusual weather conditions
prevailed Tuesday, as the heavy
rain chat began about $50 A. M.
and continued with intervals of
light showers all thru the night,
did not seem SO cold, the Their
mometer registered between 81 "a
but the trees, bushes, shrubbery
and housetops were covered with
icicles that hung several inches
long and did not melt until late on
Wednesday. Strange to relate
neither tue water or the ground
froze and the cold was not as
penetrating as it would seem; so
the weather phenomenon is mex
plicable.
The showers and light mist con-
tinues at this writing, Wednesday
noon.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-31
Break your Cold or LaGrippe
with a few doses of 666.

Mrs. Grover Voters entertained
the Cinderellas very pleasantly on
Wednesday afternoon at strictly a
club affair, and couple of hours
we're spent very proftably engag-
ed in Red Cross work. Delicious
chicken salad, saltines and tea fol-
lowed by fudge were served and
enjoyed before the members sepa-
rated.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-31
Serge dresses now SIS. 95 and up at
-SEMMEL MANS

Mother Florence, Superior of
the Sisters of Divine Providence
in the Southern States, who makes
her headquarters at the mother
house in San Antonio, was a visitor
here during the week.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
B|C INCREASE IN
 OUTPUT IF STEEL

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Steel re- quirements of the shipping board for the next three months call for 1000. 900 tons, an increase of 250.000 tons over the regular monthly schedule for that period. This increase IS desired so as to provide reserve of 1,330,000 tons by November.
 The requirements, it was learned to- night, were placed before the steel manufacturers of the country by Di- rector General Schwab of the Elmer gency Fleet corporation at the meet ing held yesterday in New York.
 The reserve stock is regarded by MT. Schwab as a stimulus to production and plans have been made to keep it intact.
 Ailocation of the present reserve of 1,0S000 tons is fairly good, according to the shipping board officials, although several Pacific coast yards still are in need of steel.
 The steel schedule of the shipping board calls for delivery of 250,000 tons monthly, but it was said that request has been made by MT. Schwab that delivery during August, September and Octobe. be increased approximately so, GOO tons monthly. This increase, it is believed, will provide reserve for each ship building yard. that will act as an incentive to workmen in turning out tonnage
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
SEE
 SAMM|ESF|GHT FUR
 POSSESS|ONOF TOWN

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON THE AISNE- MARINE FRONT, July 3O.-(By the Associated Press)- Six tired American congressman were on their way back to Paris today after having witnessed from a hillside on Monday the tussle for the posses sion of the town of Sergy. two and a half miles southeast of the former German base at Fere en- -Tardenois in the Soissons- -Reims pocket. They prob- ably would have remained on the emil hence had not the German heavy shells begun exploding overhead. One con- gressman remarked that the Germans could quit that sort of business right then so far as he was concerned.
 Personnel of Party.
 The congressmen who had visited the Austro-I Italian front said Monday they saw the first actual fighting worth talking about. The party con- sisted of Representatives Thomas A. Chandler of Oklahoma, M. Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania, Louis C. Cramton of Michigan, Thaddeus C. Caraway of Arkansas, John A. ElSton of Califor- nia and Joseph Thompson of Okla homa.
 Worthless Bonds Among Treasure
 They lunched on the hillside of Cha teau Thierry. While eating, a fashion ably attired woman from Paris came to the ruins of her old home, where she found group of American sol diers in possession. The woman ex- plained her mission in broken English. She went to the basement. requested the aid of the American soldiers, and had a private dig at point indicated. The soldiers soon uncovered a basket ful of bundles, securities and other valuables.
 Among them were lot of gold dol lar bonds of the defunct St. Louis, | Oklahoma & Gulf railroad. The woman gave the soldier three bonds for his trouble
 Motion to Adjourn Carried Then they proceeded toward the battlefield, eventually reaching the hill southeast of Fere -en- -Tardenois.
 When the Germans began replying to the allies fire in earnest, the con- gressmen decided that it was about time to adjourn and did so, leaving be- hind the souvenirs they had gathered at Chateau Thierry. On their way to 1 the rear, however, they passed through the forest of Fere, visiting additional former dugouts and camps and gath cred up another assortment of rifles, helmets and various articles which they took back.
 Visit Field Hospital
 The congressman also visited field hospital, having seen stretcher bear CTS bringing in wounded men from the field. They were satisfied everything possible was being done for the men on the front lines and for those who fell in the fighting.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
GERMAN
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 BERLIN, (via London), July 30. The German official communi- cation of today dealing with the fighting north of the Ourcq and southwest of Reims Monday says the allied forces, including French, British and Americans, attacked in strength, but were thrown back with the heaviest losses over the entire battle front.
 The communication says the heaviest of attacks were launched against the Hartenn es- -Pere-en- Tardenois front, but that the as- sauIting waves broke down at or before the German lines and some times under. counter attacks. From Fere -en ardenois eastward the allied thrusts likewise were unsuc- cessful, while repeated attacks southwest of Reims were every where repulsed with heavy losses.
 The text of the communication follows:
 "Thers has been lively recon noiterina activity during the night. Partial attacks by the British in the region of Morris and on both sides of the Ayette were repulsed.
 "The enemy launched attacks with strong forces against our new lines north of the Ourcq and on our positions on the wooded heights southwest of Reims. The French, British and Americans were thrown back on the whole of their attacking front with the heaviest of losses.
 "The main weight of the enemy's attack was directed against the Hartennes Fere en Tardenois front, where during the morning and afternoon the enemy stormed again and again in dense waves. His assaults broke down before and at our lines, some times under our counter attacks.
 "In the afternoon the enemy ex- tended his attack beyond Fere-en- Tardenois eastward. They were just as unsuccessful as.partial at lacks he launched in the morning at the Bois Meuniere. Southwest of Reims the enemy renewed his attacks as many as five times at isolated points between Cham brechy and vrigny, keeping ur violent partial attacks until late in the evening. He was repuIsed everywhere with sanguinary losses
 "In Champagne, south of Mont FicsteI, we drove the enemy out of trenches which he had occupied since his thrust of Saturday anc captured an enemy point of sup port northeast of Psrthes."
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
REPUBLICANS OF
 NEBRASKA TA[KOF
 WINNING THE WAR

LINCOLN, Neb., July 30-Winning the war was the principal issue dis cussed by the state convention of Ne braska republicans who met here today to adopt a platform and listen to an ad- dress by Chairman Will H. Hays of the republican national committee and other men prominent within the par tvs ranks.
 Chairman Hays charged that the democratic party had said that politics were adjourned' and had then proceed ed ito practice the most powerful par tisan politics ever attempted by any political party in any period of any place"
 This is the country's war, it is your war and my war, and the republicans appeal to all patriots, whatever their politics, to aid in every way possible to require that partisanship be taken out and kept out of the war management" {"
 the speaker declared.
 Republican Party War Party Chairman Hays pictured the repub- lican party as "the war party of the nation, insisting upon the right of full participation in the greatest of all crises" and closed his address with the assertion that a republican victory next | fall would mean an ever increasing vigorous prosecution of the war. Resolutions were adopted pledging allegiance to the nation. favoring a | non partisan conduct of the war; en-
 dorsing equal suffrage and ratification of the federal prohibition amendment
 and criticising the democratic national administration for failing to fix a req . sonable price for cotton when it fixed price for wheat.
 | Mir. Hays left tonight for Denver.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
ALLIED EMBASSIES
 SENT ID MOSCOW

KANDALASKA. Lapland, July 3D. (By the Associated Press)-The allied embassies. which recently left Vologda for Archangel. were not permitted to remain in Archangel and have arrived in Kandalaska.
 The embassies left Vologda July 25 in response to message of M. Tcht- chern, bolshevill foreign minister. de- claring that they were in great danger and that a bombardment of Vologda was threatened for the next day. He urged the embassies to come to Mos COW, but the ambassadors decided to proceed to Archangel. where they ex- pected to communicate with their gov ernments.
 At Archangel the soviet, acting un- der orders from Moscow, refused to permit the foreign representatives to remain. but placed two small Russian ships at their disposal and aboard these they left July 2S. escorted by a Russian trawler, on an uneventfm voy age across the White sea.
 On the night they were leaving Archangel it was reported that the Moscow government had ordered that the sailing of the ambassadors be pre- vented.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
 PRISONERS IF WAR
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WASHINGTON. July 3o.-Names of two officers and five enlisted men of the American eXpeditionary forces held as prisoners in Germany, were announced tonight by the war depart ment The death in German hospital of Private Jerry A. Brown, Columbus. Ohio. previously listed as missing in action, also was announced.
 The names of the officers and men held prisoner, their home addresses and the prison camps where they arc held follow:
 Captain John w. Morris, Washing ton, D. C., at Bastett. Captain Elmer J. Prosper. Philadel- phia, at Cassel.
 Corporal John F. Smith. Lyons, Iowa, and Private Harold G. Lawrence, Independence, Kas., at Darmstadt. Private George Al. Williams, Hen- derson, Ky, at Limburg. | Private John Walter Jones. Oxford, Ala, at Remmbahn. | Private Charles l.. Locke, Cincin- ] nati. at Giessen.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
JAPANESE LINER
 STRANDED IN F0C
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A PACIFIC PORT, July 3O.-The Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamer Canada Maru, which went ashore near here about o'clock this morning in dense fog. is reported in a message received by the Merchants Exchange to be hard aground but in no immediate danger.
 The extent of the damage to the ves- sel is not definitely known but it was reported that company officials believe the steamer can be floated after tenn porary repairs have been made by divers.
 A United States coast guard steam CT, Canadian patrols and Canadian salvage tug were on their way tonight to the aid of the Canada Maru.
 The Canada Maru, 3.54S tons. net was returning from Yokohama and Kobe with cargo estimated to be worth s4,000,000 or which about $2,0O0,- 900 was said to be silk.
 Early reports tonight that passen- gers had been taken off proved to be unfounded.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
COLLISION IN AIR
 KILLS HUN PLIERS
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE- MARINE FRONT, July 30.-(By the Associated Press)-After daylight Tuesday two German aviators with machine gunners aboard, flying low, attacked an American supply train south of Sergy. They were driven off by anti-aircraft guns. The Germans later attacked a dressing station. Word of this having been sent to the aerial commander. an American aviator soon arrived and, single handed, attacked the Boches from above. In trying to get away the Germans collided. The wings of their machines locked and the planes fell, both aviators and gunners being killed.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
FRENCH
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 PARIS, July 30.-Northeast of Fere- en- T ardenois the allied troops in local fighting Tuesday advanced their line and also retained the ground captured in the region of Sergy, notwithstanding several German counter attacks, according to the French official communica- ton issued this evening" Attempts by the Germans to retake the .il- Iage of St. Euphraise, southwest of Reims, failed, although the enemy made slight advance 70 the west of the village.
 The text of the communication follows.
 "On the right bank of the Ourcq some local fighting enabled us to advance on the height to the north east of Fere en Tardenois.
 "ln the region of Sersy we main tained our gains, in spite of several reactions by the enemy.
 Southwest of Reims the Ger mans attacked on both sides of St. Euphraise. All their attempts to capture St. Euphraise failed, in spite of slight advance made to the village.
 There is nothing of importance to report from the rest of the front
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
TANKER BATTLES
 WITH SUBMARINE
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AN ATLANTIC PORT. July 3O.-A tanker arrived here tonight after five hours fight with a German submarine, 500 miles off the New Jersey coast late last Friday. The ships cook was wounded by shrapnel during the en- gagement.
 The U-boat. sighted when eight miles away, tried to head off the tank CT and then opened fire, discharging about 200 shots. The tanker replied with 40 shots from her 4-inch guns, as she ran away, sending out S. o. s. calls by wireless.
 The submarine was finally outdis- tanced
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
ALLIES GET TEN
 MILLION A DAY

WASHINGTON. July S0.-In an- nouncing today that credits given 10 allied governments by the United States have reached s6,492, ,040, 900. treasury officials explained that sec recy would be maintained concerning the disposition of this money as means of withholding information which might be valuable to the enemy.
 The allies are getting about S10.- 900. 900 a day from the United States. The treasury today advanced s100,000.- 900 to France. s9.000.000 to Belgium. and $3,000,000 to Serbia.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
SPANISH STEAMER
 SUNK BY GERMANS
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PARIS. July 30.-A dispatch to the Havas agency from Madrid quotes the Spanish newspapers as saying the tor pedoing of the steamer Ramon de Lar rinaga is the gravest incident that has occurred between Germany and Spain. Eight Spaniards perished in the dis aster and the petroleum which the ship carried, together with that burned aboard the Spanish freighter Serantes in New York harbor, constituted almost the entire stock assured to Spain under the Spanish American agreement.
 The above dispatch is the first inti- nation that the Spanish steamer Ra- mon de Larrinaga had been sunk. She was vessel of 2,915 tons and was owned in Bilboa. She was last reported as arriving at an American Atlantic port on May 29.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
BRITISH
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 LONDON, July 30.-AustraIian troops have captured the village of Morris, southwest of Yypres, &C., cording t oField Marshal haig's re- port from British headquarters to- night. The statement says:
 During the latter part of the night patrols of the first Australian division who had entered German positions about Morris, successfully established themselves east of the village, which they surrounded and captured 169 prisoners and mum Der of trench mortars and machine guns were taken by us in the course of this enterprise. Our casualties were light. A few additional pris- oners were captured by our patrols during the day in Nieppe forest
 "The hostile artillery has shown great activity today against our new positions at Morris"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
AFTER BIITEREST FIGHTING ALLIES
 CONTINUE GAINS
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
ITALIAN
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 ROME, July 30.-The war office communication issued today fol- lows:
 "On the whole of the front there has been reciprocal artillery fight ing. In the Giudicaria and Val Arsa hostile parties were repulsed. Along the Piave our reconnoiYerins patrols brought back enemy arms and material. Thirteen hostile air craft have been brought down.
 "In Albania the systematization of our lines of resistance has been completed and our troops on the Senini and west of the Osum and DevoI have Iessened their pressure against the enemy"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
SECOND BATTLE
 OF MARINE NOW
 HAS NEW PHASE
Increased Fury of Fighting
 Indicates to Officials New
 Crisis Is Approaching. Sergy Is Storm Center
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 WASHINGTON July 30-The second battle of the Marne has entered a new phase. Both French and German of ficial statements tonight reflected the increased fury of the fighting, indicat- ing to officials new crisis is approach ing.
 It was not clear whether the enemy had reached line on which he proposed 10 halt. The general trend of his pres ent front along the irregular line that now forms the bottom of the Aisne- Marne salient was regarded by most observers as not representing positions of such nature as would lend themselves to a determined effort to bring the al lied forces to a halt.
 Reqard Thrust as Menacing
 The intensity of the struggle and the vigor with which picked German troops have been hurled forward in local coun ter attacks showed conclusively the inn portance the German high command attaches to holding fast, for the mo- ment at least. The reaction appeared to center in the American spearhead striking at the center of the enemy po- sition. It was quite evident that the Germans regarded this thrust as men, acing.
 
 reports coming from London, Paris or the fighting fronts. These told of repeated attacks and counter attacks, put a summary of all reports seemed to show that the Germans had failed to relieve their situation although the ra- pidity of the advance was reduced. Last accounts indicated the American posi- tions south of Fere en Tardenois had been retained. The fiercest fighting of the battle appears to have taken place here with the village of Sergy as the storm center.
 May Force German Withdrawal
 If the American spearhead is further advanced, this, coupled with French and British flank operations to the east and west, would create situation that might well force further German with drawal to escape envelopment on one side or the other of the American thrust, it was thought There was some fear that the impetuosity of the Ameri- can troops might lead them too far for ward in case of renewed successes placing them in danger in their turn tc squeeze operations by the enemy.
 Speculation as to Answer
 Whether the enemy resistance is along a definite line or is merely 8 screen behind which he is struggling either to prepare strong defense posi- tions along the heights of the Vesle ol to organize reserves could not be told The report that II German division! had been concentrated in this sectior led to speculation as to the answer thu Germans are planning to the srikint victory General Foch has thus fal achieved.
 Secretary Baker said today that h. favored announcement of the specific units engaged in such operations as tn, battle of Sergy or the crossing of tn. Ourcq.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
CHASTLY CACHE OF DEAD FOUND IN CAVE
 AMERICANS ENLARGE BRILLIANT VICTORY
Great Strike May Occur at
 Verde Mines
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hCPupiSdi Ns SSoSS1 sVh
 JEROME, Ariz., July 30.-No- tice that a walkout which would tie up every mine and shelter in the Verde copper district, of which Jerome is the center, would prob ably follow failure to meet de- mand of the mine workers for an advance of $1.10 day was offered today by members of committee representing the organized men.
 The warning was the answer of members of the committee to an offer of flat increase of fifty cents a day made through Hyweli Davies, federal mediator. The com mitteefien said the demand of the workers must be met by 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. 1t was said about 5000 men would be af fected by the threatened walkout.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS
 ADOPTED PLATFORM

HASTINGS, Neb.. July 30.-Nebras- ka democrats in their state convention tonight adopted platform favoring equal suffrage and partial endorse ment of national prohibition, together with blanks commenting the demo- cratic state administration and mem- bers of the party in congress.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
LIGHTNING STRIKES BALLOON

AN ATLANTIC PORT. July BOA naval observation balloon was de- stroyed off this port today when it was struck by lightning. The balloon was lbeing lowed to naval station and two observers had just descended to the deck of the tug when the bolt struck.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
ADMINISTRATOR RESIGNS

NEW ORLEANS. July S0.-J. M Kirby of Houston. Texas. has resigned as lumber administrator for the south ern territory for the Emergency Fleet corporation. V. L. Mccarthy of New Orleans will act temporarily.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-31
TWENTY-FIVE OR
 MORE SKELETONS
 AT MYSTERY SPOT

vHE ghastliest find the history of this region
 gazing the attention of the sheriffs office and the
 mystery of 1t is yet unscratched. Eight skeletons of adults and children have been found on the In dian reservation p miles southwest of the city, Other skulls scattered about in the farther of this and other skeletons observed two other which have not yet been entered by the officers It estimated that there between p and 50 skeletons the three The work of investigation will be red on.
 County Officials Go to Cave of Ghastly Cache
 This ghastly cache was found by Joe Yberri Mon day and he reported it that night at the shers office Early yesterday morning, accompanied by Sheriff Milky and Deputy Sheriff Naznger he went back to the and the day until the middle of the afternoon spent in the first cave
 These on the edge of gulc and are formed by the action of the wind the soft earth below layer of cache At any rate the earth is hoowed out in slanting direction to considerable depth In front of the there breast work of stones supported by tmber the side next the The breast work has the appearance of having been thrown up for fortif cation.