davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15

Tomorrow night COrdova will launch
It's Home Guard military company
y rom over two hundred names en-
" He'd the first unit of 125 is to be
Y gained, and as the rifles and am
mN}nition are now on the way from
Washington, it will not be long before
a well-drilled and disciplined company
will be in existence.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15

There must be no new cracks in our
Liberty bell now. Support our boys
with your Liberty bonds. The coun-
try calls you to do this in the third
bond.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15

WHICH, lie likes III
the good things
constantly being
combined.
ripe Fricassee.
-Scrape a pound
of tripe, cut it in
small pieces and
cover with cold
water. Let 1t
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15

An investment in Liberty bonds will
show the man in the trenches that
he is not forgotten, and will hearten
him to strive for an earlier victory.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15
A GROUP OF FOOD DISHES.

AS we are not all alike fortunately
in our tastes, each may find some dish
The Cordova daily times., 1918-04-15
eKeK1UEN


BY this leek, I will most horribly re-
venge. 1 eat and eat, sWear.-Shake-
speare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
GERMANY'S WORKING
CLASSES AWAKENING
Secretary for Colonies So Ad.
mits in Denying Desire for
Annexation
By the Associated Press

AmRtefuam, aug. Il.
Discussing Germany's Russian policy
and the Brest-Litovsk treaty. DR.. w. g
Solf. German Secretary of State for
Colonies. said today that Germany would
not misuse her power in the East. ac-
cording to advices from Berlin. He is
quoted as follows:
1.-The German Government is fully re-
solved not to misuse the protection which
has been asked for and which has been
granted, because forcible annexation
would bar the way now open to op-
pressed peoples-the road to freedom
order and mutual tolerance"
Doctor Solf, who was speaking before
the German society, continued:
The imperial chancellor declared last
month in the Reichstag that we do
not intend to retain Belgium in any
form whatever. Belgium shall arise
again after the war as an independent
State. Il vassal to no one. Nothing
stands in the way Of the restoration of
Belgium, but the enemy's will to war"
He declared that the German working
classes We're becoming conscious of the
fact that the retention of Germany's
colonies was n vital question. He said
that Germany desired to compromise
regarding colonial questions on the basis
that these possessions shall correspond
to the economic strength of the nations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
32 Divisions Sent
OUer, Says March

for the German, and he fell back one TO
two miles on a fourteen-mile front.
East Of Arras. on the Scarpa. tho Brit
ish advanced in sharp fighting. taking
Fampoux. on the plains near Roye
continued pressure by the French and
British carried them we'll back of the
old 19lG-1917 line.
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French began attacks Sunday night On
fifteen-mile front. gaining about four
miles and placing them only four miles
away from Noyon.
In the Vosges the Americans took
Frapelle, Strengthening out a salient
there.
March had no official word of today's
British drive, and hence declined to
comment thereon.
Discussing the ship situation. the chief
of staff showed that the success of pres
ent plans depends on ships. America
had none when the accelerated troop
movement program started. Hence 1t
was necessary to use the German in
termed vessels. to requisition Dutch
ships and to charter and hire all that
could be obtained from other nations
That has taken large portion Of
money, for, with one single exception-a
Brazilian ship given free for two trips
these vessels have proved expensive.
March said in order to carry on the
work as now contemplated additional
hiring and chsrtering must be done un-
M such time as the American transport
feet reaches the peak.
March said ne knew nothing of the
race riots at Camp Merritt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
NOYON ENDANGERED
BY MANCIN'S ATTACK
By the Associated Press

+ Paris, Aug. 81. - General Mangin's
Advance toward the Disc is an important
stroke. IN the view of military critics.
and constitutes threat at the outflank-
ing of Noyon from the east. as we'll as a
decided help to the army of General
Humbert. operating between the Matz
and the Disc.
The plan of Marshal Foch, the critics
believe. is aimed at consolidating the
front Of the armies of Mangin and Hum
bert and forcing the enemy to withdraw
probably on large scale. The Germans
are striving to prevent this at all costs
In addition to the more than 5000
prisoners captured Tuesday. General
Hangin took numerous guns and large
nmount Of material.
In answer to an assertion in the Ger
man Official statement, the newspapers
declare unanimously that the operation
was not an attempt to break through the
tegic plan whlci, had it's inception July
us. The Echo de Paris adds that the
plan Is not yet completed
Fl The attack. while lacking the element
r.. surprise, has overcome the carefully
prepared positions OF the enemy. On his
advanced lines the enemy had formid-
able array of machine guns, forming a
0hieId for his real line of defense. Thus.
- had two zones of combat The new
Herman defensive plan has been COM
Dletely undone, and the enemy has been
f1orced to seek new positions for de-
.-The German army has lost its liberty
u action" Lieutenant Colonel Fabry.
military critic of the Paris Oui and as
1istant 10 Marshal Jofrre when the lat
ter visited America last year, and this
plainly has been brought about by the
Entente high command"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
CLAIMED WATER WAS IMPURE
Man Played on Women's Fears to
Sell Filters

Edward Miller. Diamond street near
Eleventh. was arraigned before Magis-
trate Harris. Thirty-seventh and Mar
ket streets, this afternoon. charged with
having declared the city's water supply
to be infected with germs His motive
was to promote the sale Of filters. 1t was
alleged.
A number OF women living in the VII
cinlty Of Fifty-ninth street and SPRING
field avenue testified Miller visited their
houses, asserted emphatically that the
city water was not safe to drink. even
IL boiled, unless II had been filtered. and
that a dozen or more were persuaded to
buy his filters.
Most of the purchasers were wives of
Emergency Fleet Corporation employees,
not familiar with conditions here. Final
ly. woman who had lived in Philadel-
phia for many years was approached.
She Informed John 4. Young. a city
water inspector, who arrested Miller.
Magistrate Harris made Miller con-
fess to the women that his statements
were false and refund their money. The
prisoner was then discharged with q
warning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
partly due to the efficiency of the

partly due to the efficiency of the
ii The battle now raging, which Is re
Uttod from all points to be progress
< ~ satisfa ctoriiy, is being fought over
<ound which has seen some OF the
}y1fis bitterest fighting. While the
y xr0und is fiat, II is cut to pieces with
4 (renches and shell holes and is GOV.
9ver with piece after piece OF wire, old
s and new.
The morning is expanding into a
4 blue and golden summer day. with
n plenty of power in the sun to eat up
all the mists, SO that all the British
r airmen will take a great hand in the
battle.
B The high contour between Adinfer
and Moyenneville was the northern
zone OF attack and Puisieux-Mont, the
southern landmark of the front. The
enemy here lately has been withdraw.
ing in order to increase the depth of
his defenses.
Big Attack i'm Flanders
Aside from the battle raging be.
tween Arras and Albert, the British
are pushing on at various other parts
of the front.
Along the Dranoutre ridge. between
KOudekot and the Locre Hospice ION
the northern end Of the Lys salient
In Flanders), where the British this
morning attacked the whole of the
enemy's outpost positions sharp fight
ing Is continuing
The War Office today announced
that the attack near Locre, which was
on a one-mile front, was successful.
All objectives were captured and pris-
Oners taken.
Capture Lys Town
The capture of lie Touret, on the
southern sector of the Lys salient, was
occupied. Field Marshal Haig an
nounced that the advance in this re-
gion was between Festubert and the
Lowe IA front of four miles).
The Germans today made an attack
after heavy artillery preparation on
the new British positions south Of the
River Scarpe (near Arras) but they
were entirel ydefeated and the British
retained every foot of their lines. At
tacks ythe enemy yesterday both
north and south of the river were COM
pletely repulsed.
Late YESTERDAY evening the British
advanced the line at FampouX (near
Arras). A vicious attack by the enemy
was drlFen OH with heaVy casualties
without achieving any gain.
In the Somme River zone no eX.
traordinary activity has been reported.
The battlefront from north Of the
Ancre - north of Lens has not seen
as great a change as other sectors
between Ypres and Rheims since the
beginning of the German offensive
March 81.
In making an attack here it would
appear that Marshal Foch is striving
to break the old German line in the
Arras area. Any considerable forward
movement here would menace the Ger.
man positions north and south for
many miles Strategically blow here
would seem to he a companion one tn
the French offensive south Of the
Disc and strong attempt to force the
Germans to retire all along the line
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
AMERICANS HOLD
SIBERIAN ROUTE
u. S. Soldiers Sent to Take
Over Points Along Rus
sian Railway
CZECHS GUARDING LINE
BY the Associated Press
W. -


According to the request of General
Dieterichs. the commander Of the
Czecho-Slovak forces in Siberia. the
head of the American forces recently
landed here is dispatching a limited
number of troops to occupy points along
the railroad between this city and Nj
kolsk, the junction point of the trans
SIBERIAN railway with the line running
TO khabarovsk. This will release sew
eral hundred of the Czecho- -Sloyaks for
service on the Ussuri front.
Under Allied Supervision
Assuming that the Japanese will take
responsibility for safeguarding the line
from Nikoisk to khabarovsk. there is an
apparent need that the Americans pro-
vide for the operation of the trans
siberian railway westward to Manchuria
station, where a serious c!asl, with the
enemy is inevitable. THIS operation
would be under Allied supervision and
Is made possible through the presence
of the party of railroad experts under
tie leadership of John F. Stevens. This
party includes $50 men, among whom
are railway executives
Emerson at Irkutsk
Colonel George II. Emerson and marty.
for whom grave fears were felt, because
no tidings had been received from them
Tor more than two months. now are CO.
operating with the Czecho- -Slovak troops
near lrkutsk. according to a telegram
just received from Colonel Emerson. The
party is engaged in repairing bridges
destroyed by the Bolshevik forces.
Czecho-Slovak forces are completely in
control of the railway from Lake Baikal
to the Ural Mountains. 1t is reported
that 10000 Czecho-Slovaks are on their
way to the Manchurian front, and that
the Japanese are going from vladi-
vostok to the Ussuri front, where they
are replacing Czecho- -Slovak forces that
have been fighting there
Colonel George II. Emerson, former
general manager Of the Great Northern
Railway, went to Siberia last November
to superintend the work of double
tracking and re-equipp!ng the trans
Siberian railway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
ONRUSH BY MANGIN
SURPRISE TO FOES
Extent of Attack and Violence
of Blow Outwit
Enemy
By WALTER DURANTY
Special Ccblc TO Erening Public LEDGER

Copuri1ht IGrS. bv the NsIc York Times Co
with the French Armies. Aug. 81.
General Mangin's fourth army attacked
Tuesday at 7:l0 a. an. on the eighteen
mile front from Pimprez, opposite Ribe-
Aiane near scissors
BY 10 o'clock the German positions
had been penetrated. despite severe re-
sistance at various points. to an average
depth of four kilometers. and several
thousand prisoners had been captured.
The attack was prefaced by violent bonn
bardment throughout Monday. This in
creased during the night. and eliminated
in a tremendous drumfre between dawn
and the zero hour"
As l write in village but recently
under German fire. the air quivers with
the unceasing thunder of the French ar
tillery. and from time to time the houses
shake to the explosion OF 4 giant piece.
1t is difficult to give a conerent account
Of the battle thus early. Reports filter
through many channels and the rapid
changes of the struggle are almost i'm
possible to control.
The report of an airman. for instance.
point. A few moments later another
pilot may detect the Germans. who have
emerged in sudden counter-attack or
have been driven back from their posi-
ton as the French, seen by the hrst arr
man, moved on.
Long Columns Of Prisoners
nrogressing ogre sings favorably. BY $40 all the
first detectives were reached ana the
German front line was occupied. Long
columns of prisoners are reported 70 De
fling rearward along the whole front:
The enemy reactions are sporadic and
spaSmodc his artillery is comparatively
feeble and his aviation is almost negli-
gibc
The prime object of the attack was the
occupation of the great central plateau
between the Disc and the Aisne. SIX
hundred feet high on the average. It's
! top Is a fiat rolling country. almost un,
broken by valleys. but slopes north ana
south. splintering into many raVines.
The operations of Saturday and Sun
day had already taken the French well
| up the lower slopes. and the large force
Of tanks that supported the attack had
an admirable field for work against the
German maChine-gun posts on the
| heights.
Forewarned by the bombardment, the
enemy expected an offensive move OF
some kind. but seems to have been sur
| prised by its extent and violence. Thus
| he prisoners taken by the army corps
on the left center declared that their
division had been ordered to attack at
1880. probably as a diversion to french
ction expected on their left.
Again the village and the ravine OF
| udignlcourt. a little nearer Scissors.
| had been evacuated by the enemy. who
directed such deluge Of mustard gas
| there as to render the ravine impassable.
| The assailants were quick to appreciate
the situation, and, separating into two
| bodies, right and left, passed the obsta-
Gle. to rejoin on the table land.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
u. S. NAVAL GORDON
CLOSING ON TRIUMPH
BY the Associated Press

Washington. Aug. 21.-Strong forces
Of swift naval patrol boats and destroy
ers sped today to the north Atlantic
fishing banks. where ehe trawler Tri-
umpa, captured yesterday by German
submarine. which armed and manned
her, Is reported raiding fishing fleets
Naval officers here think re-capture of
the trawler or her enforced destruction
by the German crew is a certainty.
Shrewdness of the Triumph's skinner
enabled the navy to plan action against
the new raider without delay.
Navy officials concurred Immediately
in the opinion expressed by the fishing
vessel captain that the unusual be-
havior Of the German prize crew evil
IDENTIFY indicated their intention to use
the vessel as an auxiliary raider
Admiral Benson. chief of naval OPP
erations at once communicated the in.
formation to the commander of the
First Naval District at Boston. While
no details of the steps taken have been
officially announced. 1t is believed that
the force under the command of this
officer was at the same time augmented
by others from adjoining stations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
British Strategy
Surprises Enemy
Continued from Page Ono

Continued from Page One
useful observation point for the Ger
mans, who held 1t strongly.
Sunday morning they had a part of
the Sixty.second and Sixty-third regi-
ments of the Twelfth Division there,
the Thirty-ninth of the Fourth Divi-
sion, the Forty-fifth Landwehr Artil.
lery and some other gunners. They
had been ordered some days ago to
offer strenuous resistance to attack.
and Sunday morning they were stand
ing to in expectation of an attack
up to 10 o'clock.
But at II o'clock they were onvel-
oped in a barrage of smoke and shells
and out of the smoke and explosions
they suddenly perceived our troops
charging down into their trenches
from the northern end whereas they
always supposed the attack would
come from the west. Puzzled by the
smoke shells, overwhelmed by our
guns and enfiladed from the north.
while other troops attacked them from
the west, the Germans made no long
stand.
Between l and 2 o'clock the posi-.
tion was cleared and our troops, main.
ly Scottish and Welsh, occupied the
spot where the tiny village of Out
tersteene stood, giving its name to
the ridge. and though the Germans
flung large quantities Of heavy shells
upon the place all Sunday afternoon
the position remained firmly in our
hands Monday. Nor was the enemy's
shelling very severe while I was there.
Foe Driven to Flatlands
Our men are now digging in on the
further side of the ridge and at no
great distance from Bailleuil itself
The real importance or the exploit.
however. lies in this, that the Ger.
mans now are thrust down upon the
fiat land of Nieppe or HaZebrouck
nlain. where they will get stuck in
the mud If it rains. and in any case
can command no high ground for OBJ.
sc"vat'on such rs Outtersteene ridge
1ffords. and for observation they must
trust to balloons. and while 7 was
there 7 SOW one Of their balloons shot
down in flames hv ono Of onr airsripS
Up to noon Monday between fiftv
and sixty machine ~uns had been re-
norted CAPTURED. Our troops took a
considerable number of officers and
over $50 men prisoners unwounded
and at that time there were thirty.
eight wounded prisoners counted. They
spoke with terror Of our guns, but
complained that three days ago they
suffered heavy losses from the fire
of their own guns. Their gunners eX
cused this by asking what they could
do with guns in such wretched condi..
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
OTAM, ALLIED CHIEF.
REACHES VLADIVOSTOK
By the United Press

London. Aug, 21.--American Red
Cross units have arrived at vladivostol<
from Toxic, bringing 10000 pounds OF
hospital supplies and provisions. dis
patch from that city reported today.
Part of the units will go to the Czecho-
Slovak front immedately
General Otani. commander of the AL
lied forces in Siberia arrived at Vladi-
rostok Sunday. the dispatch said. Brit
active in that region for, several days.
reducing the superiority of the enemys
arfillnrY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Official Var Reports
BRITISH
London. Aug,

i>ouuon, Aug. Il. .
We attacked at 4:45 this morning
on wide front north of the Ancre
Satisfactory progress was made.
Yesterday afternoon strong hostile
attacks accompanied by heavy bonn
bardments were made against our new
positions south and north of the
Scarpe. They were completely re-
pulsed.
We improved our positions slightly
In the neighborhood of Fampoux, taxi
ing a few prisoners.
We advanced our line last night be-
tween Festubert and the Lave River
and are In possession of Leouret.
Early this morning English troops
carried out a successful operation in
the Locre sector on a front Of over
a mile. All objectives were takeh and
a number of prisoners captured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
By the United Press

Paris, Aug. 21-French troops, out
Ranking Ourscamps Forest. have
heached a point near Pontoise, less
than 1000 yards Slightly more than
two miles) southeast of Noyon.
~lPressure is being methodically ex-
erted toward Lassigny and Noyon. The
latter is now more threatened from
fhe southeast than from the south.
west.
Camelin seventeen miles southeast
Of Noyon,) and Blerancourt IA mile
southeast of Camelin) have been
passed. CThis latter progress repre-
sents total advance of six miles by
Mangin's army)
General A1angin is continuing his
advance and more villages have been
captured.
He Is gradually extending his fight
ing front eastward, until now it reaches
from the Disc almost to scissors over
an Irregular line nearly twenty-five
miles long.
The Germans are rushing reinforce
ments in motor trucks and are con.
centratinS their resistance in Garlic
pont and Ourscamps Forests border-
Ing the east bank of the Disc from
Bailly northward to Sempigny). The
)Frencb however, are making good
progress just east of these wooded
areas beyond Nampcel where the
most furious fighting -is going on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21

FORD RETURN
ALL PROFITS ON
WAR CONTRACTS
Other Stockholders Join in Plan
to Do Work for u. S. at
Actual Cost
By the Associated Press


Detroit, MIch., Aug. IT.
Henry Ford. through his private sec
retary, announced this afternoon that
he will return to the United States Gov
ernment all the profits he personally
makes on war contract work. He add
ed that he expected number of other
stockholders of the Ford Motor Com
pany would follow his example.
The contracts awarded by the Govern
ment to the Ford Motor Company
amount to several million dollars. Up
to the present no profits have been
paid as none of the contracts has been
completed.
What the profits will amount to or
just how they will be returned to the
Government was not stated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
saw LIQUOR GIVEN OFFICERS
Federal Agent Accuses Proprietor
of Boarding House

Charged with furnish ng liquor 20
army officers. Mrs. J. X. Saenz. who
street west of Twentieth largely patron
lied by army and navy off crrs. was he'd
in $500 bail for court tOdav Ey United
States Commiss oner Long
A newly appointed operative Of the
Department of Justice arrested Mrs.
Saenz and was the principal witness
against her. The operative engaged n
room across the street from the boarding
house and kept vigil at a second-story
window.
Mrs. Saenz Is said to have admitted
the charge. but declared sho did rot
know II was Illegal She told the COM
missioner a naval officer told her it was
all right for officers to have liquor in
their rooms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
JAPAN PREPARES BIG ARMY
Mikado Takes No Chance of Easy
Victory in Siberia
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger

The Hague, Aug. 81.
"Prcsident Wilson will not have such
an easy wa1kover in Siberia as he
Thought" says the Frankfurter Zeitung,
and 1t adds: Those who come unin-
vited must expect to meet opposition"
In spite Of the news reports. the paper
says. the RolshevilSi are much stronger
in East Siberia than was originally
thought. 1t continues:
"In Japan serious fighting Is antic!-
pated. Although the Toxic Government
did Wilson the favor of only mentioning
the sending of a few regiments, she Is
making preparations or Il large scale.
An exchange telegram even states that
reservists have heen recalled from China.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
BRITISH SLACKERS WARNED
Mission Will Have u. S. Authori-
ties Deal With Them

British subjects who attempt to eyade
che draft law OF Great Britain will be
D]aced uEder toe Jurisdiction of local
1rnft boards after the British-Canadian
Xecruiting Mission closes it's operations
- the United States. An official an
3rruncement 10 this effect was made to-
1ay at the Philadelphia branch Of the
1ninoion.
-[ [arge numbers of British subjects.
10 announcement stated have failed
2 report for military duty after sign
tsa lneir preliminary applications for
<fWcnts and underEolnK medical ex-
6n(lon at the Philadelphia recruit