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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
copyriSht. 1918. BY Pat Alvs o'Brien

My one chance seemed to he to stand
pat In the hope that the Ofiicer In
charge might possibly come to the con-
clusion that no had arrived at the
house too late-thnt the bird had
flown.
My position in that wine cellar was
anything but q comfortable one. Rats
and mice were scurrylng across the
floor and she smashing and crushing
going On overhead was anything hut
promising. Evidently those soldiers
imagined that l ought to be hiding in
the walls, for II sounded as though
they were tearing on the wainscctting.
the picture molding and. In fact.
everything that they could tear or pull
apart.
Before very long they would finish
their search upstairs and would come
down to the basement. What they
would do when they discovered the
wine I had no idea. Perhaps they
would let themselves loose on II and
give me my chance. With q bottle OF
wine in each hand figured I could put
up good fight In the dark. especially
as was becoming more and more nc
customed to 1t and could begin to dis
tinguish things here and there. where
as when they entered the pitchy dark
ness of the cellar. they would be as
blind as bats In the sun.
Perhaps It was twenty minutes be-
fore I heard what sounded like my
death-knell to me the soldiers were
coming down the cellar steps! l
clutched a wine bottle In each hand
and waited with bated breath.
Trampi Trampi Tramp! In a mo-
ment they would be In the cellar
proper. I could almost hear my heart
beating. The mice scurried across the
floor by the scores, frightened no
doubt BY the vibration and noise made
by the descending soldiers. Some Of
the creatures ran across me where
stood between two wine cases. but
was too much interested In bigger
game to pay any attention to mice.
Tramp! Tramp! "Haltl" Agar
an order was given In German. and al
though I did not understand It ! an
willing to bless every word Of It. be
cause It resulted In the soldiers turn
Ing right about face. marching up th'
stairs again, through the hall and on
Of the front door and awayl
| I could hardly believe my ears. I
seemed almost too good to be true tina
they could have given up the searcl
Just as they were about to come upo
their quarry, but unless my ears d.
ceived me that was what they ha
done.
The possibility that the whole thin
might be German r,lse did not escap
me, and remained In the cellar 10
nearly an hour after they had appai
entity departed before ventured {
move. listening intently in the NEAR
while for the slightest sound whic
would reveal the presence Of sentr
upstairs.
Not hearing a sound began to fe'
, that they had indeed given up the hun
,. for ! did not believe that 0erma
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10

and dumb Belgian peasant a. far -
It would carry me.
Before I finally left the house ha6
a remarkable experience which ] shau
remember a. long 90 live.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
Cro BE CONTINUED,


"That De Jones must BE- . wondsss
fully brave man." x
"what makes You think sor
"Because In the course Of Z un1
day he defied the cook, flatly dlsoeNyo4
hiS wife and bullisd ~ ~ mAnir
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
ALLIED OFFENSIVE DRIVES
HUNS ACROSS MATZ RIVER; II.
TEUT0N ATTACK WEAKENING
Advance Toward Compiegne Has Been Checked
French Now Strongly Posted on the South
Bank of Important River-German Progress
Southwest of SCISSORS Losing Its Strategic
Value .... ..~., /
MAKE SLIGHT GAINS

E.. MAKE SLIGHT GAINS ..a. 49, .
With the French Army in France, June 13.-The
allies have obtained such firm hold the ground they
recaptured in the vicinity of Beoy that they have been
able to make slight additional advance in that region.
Small detachments of Germans who had hidden in cellars
are still coming out and surrendering. ..E, :, ~
All the troops who participated in the fight declare
that the allied tanks did remarkable work.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
Admiration of French
for Bravery Of Amer
lean Soldiers from the
! President of Republic

Paris, June 13.-On the anniversary
of the arrival in France of the first
American troops, President Poincare
has telegraphed to President Wilson
an expression of the admiration Of
France for the magnificent effort put
forth by America and Fluctuations
over the conduct in which troops who
are commencing to give on the field
OF battle examples Of their gallantry
and bravery.
In his message President Poincare
said: ...
"The allies, owing to the Russian
capitulation are living y through the
most difficult hours of the war, but
the rapid formation Of new American
units and the uninterrupted increase
in oversee transportation are leading
us with certainty towards the day
when the equilibrium Is restored"
President Poincare also sent q mes
sage to General Pershing heartily
praising 1.-THE gallant troops, Of your
command who behaved so magnifi-
Gently in the recent battles"
The President expresses the firmest
hope in the continuation Of the Amer
lean successes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
|P0INCARE FELlClTATES WILSON upon
ANNIVERSARY OF y. s. TROOPS IN FRANCE
Wednesday Day Of
Victory for Allies
J Says Correspondent

London. June 13.-The military col :
respondent Of the British wireless ser.
vices writes from the front that yes.
terday was a. day of successes for the
allies Inthe actual battle area the
French : q counter attack between
Merry and Antheuil. drove the enemy
back nearly two miles on front OF
five miles, casuing him further se-
we're losses and capturing 1000 pris.
oners.f r ~ ...,..
Immediately south Of Noyon, the
.'rench evacuated the salient around
Carlpoht in order tina tthey might
move on their own accord to rectify
tehir line They administered rebuff
to the enemy, who attempted to ad'
vance. and drove him back to the hign
ground north Of the Disc river.
Further north, in the Amtens sec
tor between the Somme and the An
Gre rivers, the Australians once more
advanced their lines at iMorlancourt.
To the sout hof the Ourcq river ana
northwest of Chateau Thierry, the
American troops have carried out sue
cessful operation, taking Belleau wood
iwth over 800 prisoners.
All these operations are evidence
tha tthe enemy, even though he is
willing to accept enormous losses, can
not hope to inflict his will on the A.
lies Unless he throws in his reserves
in such large numbers as to give him
a decisive numerical in superiority.
The fact that he has not yet thrown
into this operation south Of 'Noyon the
bulk Of the large reserves he has
available would suggest that he still
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
C0urcelles Defense
Wonderful Story
q of Army Heroism

With the French Army in France
Wednesday, June 1.-THE defense Of
Courcelles, on the left wing Of the
battle front, by the French against
attacks repeated day. and night from
JuneS to June II makes a wonderful
story of heroism.
The village, which is most import
ant owing to its commanding posi-
tion, was for 4S hours almost sur
rounded by the enemy, but the French
held on and when a favorable oppor-
tunity came, counter attacked, repuls-
ing the Germans from the vicinity.
The Germans tried every possible
ruse as we'll as force to take the vii
lage. The growing crops on the fer
tile lands In the. vicinity were a
source of considerable trouble to the
defenders as the Germans could creep
through them until they reached the
edge Of the village. The enemy also
covered their helmets with clumps Of
grass and weeds and crawled slowly
forward they could not, however,
shake the determination Of the French
to retain possession of the village.
The spirit of the offensives was so
sigh among the allied troops that they
continued their advance on the left
today despite the. fatigues they had
undergone since the beginning of the
weeks. Another batch of several hun
dred German prisoners vas brought
in together With numerous machine
guns. -"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
Western Growers
Protest Rate Increase

Washington June 19.-Northwess.
ern fruit growers protested through
Senator .Poindexter of Washington IT,
day against the railroad administra'
tion proposed increase Of 25 per cent
in freight rates. The advance, they
claimed. will prove discriminatory
and will work hardship upon tthc
growers. Senator Poindexter present
ed a telegram thte. Northwestern Fruit
Exchange saying that If the advance
goes into effect it will cost the west
ern growers forty cents barrel to
transport apples to the point In east
ern markets which eastern growers
will pay only from seven to ten cents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13

POTSDAM HAS
EYEON LEAGUE
SAYS ORGANIZER

Duluth, Minn., June 13.-"Every
time you tar and feather, beat
or abuse . member Of the Nonpar.
tisan league or stop the league
from holding q meeting, an Amer
lean soldier in the hands Of the
Germans 10 made to pay by bodily
suferine," 10 the alleged deciara.
ton OF . Nonpartlsan league or
oanizer, according to the state
ment made today BY p. W. ewed.
burg, captain Of nome guards at
Moose Lake, Minnesota, now here
on business.
+ zone Of the members Of our
homo guard named Walter Larson,
was personally acquainted with
the organizer, and the foregoing
statement was made in conversa.
ton between the two," said Swed-
berg. II tried to have the organ
.ixer arrested but the county attor.
ney Of Pine county thought it best
not to grant a warrant until de.
acision on the seriousness Of the
remark was passed on by state
military heads"
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Z Where the new drive was launched.
The shaded ! territory : shows the
ground gained BY tho Germans Sun,
aeay ana MONDAY -, 49,. -
cesses In Picardy. and on the Marne.
The Germans have made some pro-
,gress, but nothing in comparison with
their headlong advance of$lMay 81 to.
soto Chateau Thierry. General Foch
this time was 4 fslly prepared and ii
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
COMMANDERS LAND.

Washington, June 13.-To enlarge
the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, Maryland, and the auxiliary
proving grounds just across the Po,
tomac river in Virginia, President Win.
son today commandeered some 2,2o0
acres Of land and placed It under the
control Of the secretary of the navy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
Murnane Already
in Active Service

William M. Murnane, a popular Bis
marck commercial traveller who wen.
to Camp Dodge with recent draft.
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. Sheehan, that he is already safe in
France, having arrived there May Is.
Mr.. Murnane has been assigned to
the 135th U. S. infantry, and he states
that he is billeted in very beautiful
section of France and is In splendid
health.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
EXCEL IN GAS -WARcARE.

Washington. June 13.-The allies
now excel the Germans in gas war
fare, Carl l.. Alsborg, chief of the
bureau of chemistry, told the senate
agriculture committee today. They
not only have more gas at their dis,
posal and are supplying it more ef.
fectively than the Germans, but in de-
fensive warfare they have more i1r
proved gas masks.
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South of the the Germans have made progress
on the plateau Dommers and Cuty The French troops
hand hand fighting resed the enemy efforts north OF Cury
and Immediately south of Dommiers. IL .Et.
Southeast of VersCotteres the French along the Cgnon
river have captured Montcort and the southern part OF BUS
sares This sector the of the front which the
CONTINUED Three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-13
WHERE HUN
HITS WE'R E
STRONGEST
French Meet New Offensive with
Reinforced Army; Hold
49, Foe Along Disc
Hindenburg Aims to Flatten Out
Line and Take Compiegne;
New Blow Expected

(ey Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n.)
London, June lathe fourth phase
Of the great German offensive on the
west front IL now we'll under way on
the 22-mile front between Montdidier
and Noyon. , - = H..
The rapidity with which the French
have impeded its progress is ample
verification of military observers pre-
dictions that the Germans would not
Oe able to repeat their smashing sue.
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,,kE1oNeN VICTOR.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 13.---Waino Ke-
tonen OF Duluth, Minnesota. middle
weight champion, defeated Heinie En-
gel. Iowa middleweight champion m
two straight falls here last night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
CARD OF THANKS

CARD OF THANKS desire to thank those who so kind ly contributed to my hospital bill dur ing my late illness.
 GEORGE SWANSON.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
JOHNSON, MOTHER
 OF JACK JOHNSON DEAD

CHICAGO: Tennie Johnson, moth CT of Jack Johnson, former champion pugilist. died last night. For a brief time in the heyday of the career of her son she knew prosperity and notoriety such as seldom comes to a colored nanny"
 When Jack became champion and money rolled in upon him he bought the Wabash avenue home and pre- sented 1t to his mother. He bought her gowns and jewels and an automo- mobile and employed a chauffeur to drive it.
 Then came the champions convic- tion of. violating the Mann act. his flight and the forfeiture of the heavy bonds under which he was at liberty. The automobile went. the house was mortgaged and then came the last re- sort of humbled womankind, board CTS wanted"
 Johnson is said to be in Barcelona, Spain. where he has, according to friends, become a bullfghter. Owing to his conviction he dare not return to the United States. Mrs. Johnson was "A years of age.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
STEAMER sAILINGs

Steamship Alameda-Sailed north
 from Seattle. Monday, April 1. Steamship. Admiral Farragut-Sail-
 ed west from Valdez. Sunday, Mar.
 31.
 Steamship rthwestern-Sailed west from Walden. Sunday, March 31. Steamship Alaska-Sailed south from
 Valdez Sunday, March 24. Steamship Admiral Watson-Sailed
 South from Valdez Monday. March
 25.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
DAILY WEATHE RREPORT

Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
ALAMEDA SAILS NORTH

SEATTLE, April 1.-The steamship Alameda sailed at nine o'clock this morning for Valdez and way ports. Her passengers were Palmer Cook and wife, Walter Sundberg, and A. B. Cooling and wife. The Alameda car ries a total of 325 passengers. includ- ing eleven river-men en route for Fairbanks via Cordova. She also has large freight list.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
Hans Christiansen, who has been

Hans Christiansen, who has been spending the winter in the States, ar rived on the steamship Northwestern yesterday, and will leave shortly for the interior where he will work with the road commission this summer. Mir. Christiansen states that the weather in Seattle was quite rainy when he left and that he is glad to get back to the Northland once more.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01
CITY ELECTION TOMORROW

The voters of the city will hold an election tomorrow to choose seven members of the common council and a school director. No contest has de- veloped up to the hour of going to press with the exception of the school director.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

A crew of men left here yesterday for Cape Cleare to Salvage the Booth gasboat Puritan, which went on the rocks.--Cordova Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

Michael Tierney has just returned from a trip to the States, and will leave in a few days for Mile 175. While in Seattle he subscribed for s1,OOO worth of the new issue of Lib erty bonds. Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

United States Deputy Marshal Hor- ace Define and Mrs. Define and daughter Helen returned yesterday from Cordova, where they have been on business trip connected with the marshal's office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

Walter Sundberg is a passenger for Valdez on the Alameda.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

Anything you want III the line of photegraphy-Jenn can do 1t for you. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-01

Fred Cameron, a former citizen of Valdez, was a passenger to Seldovia yesterday on the steamship Admiral Farragut. Mir. Cameron is interested in a saltery at Seldovia.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-17
OLD FOOTBALL DAYS
RECALLED AT ST. JOHNS
Reginald Ridgely Applies For
Fullback Position On Good
Old College Team
MEMORY GOES BACKWARD

The "old boys of the early nine
ties. who used to play football at st.
Johns or stand on the sidewalks and
see the practice, in the days when
Buck" Iglehart's white head would
look like a streak of light stretching
down the field, and who remember the
feet and sturdy doc" lamar, one of
the best halfbacks who ever carried
the ball on any field, and Burton Proc
tor and Jim Bays and Latimer and
many others, feel the years roll back
ward when they hear the name of
Reginald Ridgely applied to candi-
date for the fullback position at the
good old college, and remember the
Reginald Ridgely who about that time
was one of the mainstays of the
eleven.
Reginald H. Ridgely, Sr.. the "Sulli-
van" Ridgely of those days, used to
play in the backfield and again in the
line, and no sitter or more dependa-
BILE player ever battled for old st.
Johns, and now he is a member of
the family of his alma mater. Regi-
nald HI. Ridgely, Jr., is the youngster
who is now trying for the eleven, and
whose name summons back old MEM
bers. The junior Ridgely is built on
different lines from the ''old boy"
using that term in the most friendly
manner Ridgely, senior, when he
played football, was about six feet
foil and narar woiphad much over
a hundred and seventy. Ridgely ju-
nior is four or five inches under that
height and tops hundred and eighty
now. He is tremendously strong and
has a good chance of making the reg
ular position on the team. There can
be no doubt that the same spirit will
drive him through, and make him
fight as strong for old st. Johns as
the first bearer of the name.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-17
DEATH CLAIMS
COLORED PREACHER

The Rev. John w. Ireland, colored,
of Annapolis, died few days ago at
Grottos. Va, after a three days ILL
ness of influenza. He was here a week
ago yesterday and visited his lodges
and his people. He was son of the
late Matilda Ireland, for some years
maid at Hillsmare. When the Rev E.
S. Williams came to this city as
pastor of Asbury Church, he sugges-
ted to Rev. Ireland, then a local col
ored preacher, to go to theological
seminary, which he did. and was
graduated from Cannon Theological
Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.
He has been in the ministry of the
colored conference for three years.
and Grotto's, Va, Church was his
second appointment.
The body was brought here today
for burial Funeral private at the
house
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-17
SERGEANT HOLIDAYS
RETURN TO FORCE
A Question Of Validity. Severed
Connection But Returned
Without Reappointment
THE MAYORS POSITION

A question of some interest has
arisen in regard TO the return of
Round Sergeant Richard B. Holiday
to the Annapolis Police Force after
having accepted the position of mas
ter-at-arms at the Naval Academy,
and entered upon his duties. No one
wishes TO question the title of so eff
cient an officer, but doubt remains
as to whether the procedure by which
he was returned 20 the force, without
election by the City Council, was valid.
Sergeant Holiday resigned as a
member of the Police Force, but noti-
fed the mayor of his wish to with
draw his resignation and return to
duty, before the resignation had been
submitted to the City Council The
mayor allowed him to withdraw it
and return to his position II was
contended by some that Sergeant Eol-
liday had severed his connection as
an employee of the City in such a
manner that only an election by the
Mayor and City Council could restore
him, and that it was not within the
power of the mayor to return his res
ignation
Mayor Strange took the position
that he had the. right to return the
resignation as it was requested be-
fore the City Council had met In
this view, he was supported by City
Counselor Brady.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-17
clIRFEW ORDINANCE,
INTS PRESENT FORM,
NOT So DESIRABLE
construction Is Necessary To
Make It's Execution More
Effective
pFFERRED TO COM
MITTEE ON BYLAWS
Citizens Asked To Express Views
On Matter Of Need Of
Such An Ordinance

The "Curfew Ordinance" which was
,.,,oduced at the last session of the
r,v Council. is receiving, in principle,
he almost unanimous support of the
,sinkiug people of the city, but those
vbo have examined it closely, feel
,s., certain changes and additions
are advisable in order to avoid GER
ain mlscarriages that would probably
oecur If it was passed in its present
,orm. and to make its execution more
effective.
II is a fact that the ordinance
in the shape it was presented to the
rfy Council, was drawn tentatively,
and il was expected that suggestions
vonld be made by the various organi-
ntioBs and individuals who consid-
cred II. which would be embodied in
4 before It was offered to the Coun-
ell Al the meeting last Monday,
certain additions we're suggested, and
be sentiment was unanimous that
they should be adopted before the or
dnance was passed.
For this reason, the ordinance was
referred to the committee on Bylaws
md Ordinances. 1t is reported TO have
meeting Of this committee this week.
so that a report can be made on Mon
day next. as directed by the Council
Mayor Strange is the chairman of this
committee. and one of its members is
Cty Counselor Brady. All the mem
bers are anxious that citizens should
let them know their views as to the
matter There is practically no dis
pute about the need of such an ordi-
nance. and the questions to be con-
sidered are merely matters of detail.
The most important matter which
has been suggested as to the proposed
ordnance is the matter of apprehen-
sion Of offenders and their trial. 1t
Is felt that children of tender years
should not be arrested, incarcerated
and tried in the usual way. This is
particularly true in this matter, as
Of necessity the arrests would be made
at night, and the child held for the
night in the police station. This
would be bitterly humiliating and
terrifying in some cases, and tend to
harden in others. and would be most
undesirable from every point of view
To obyiate, and to secure an ordi-
lance that could be carried out, and
at the same time. not impose undue
hardships, il has been suggested that
he procedure of Juvenile Courts"
Be adopted as far as possible. The
procedure could easily be followed in
'he matter of apprehending offenders.
A child violating the ordinance could
oe sent home by an officer or taken
nere is necessary and the child and
parents could be notified to appear
before some official, the mayor for in
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