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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
GREATEST BA1TLEOF
WORLD IN PROGRESS
BOTH SIDES SUFFER HEAVY
LOSSES WHEN HUNS BEGIN
ADVERTISED SPRING DRIVE.
6ombardment That Preceded Infantry
Attack Heaviest of the War, All the
Weapons Known to Modern
Warfare Being Used.

London.-In the first three days of
the German spring drive. on front of
sixty miles or more, the Germans have
broken through two lines of British
trench systems, have forced the British
from the Cambria salient, and are at
tack the third British lines west of
San Quentin and east of Peronne. San
Quentin and Peronne are about fifteen
miles apart.
while at first the purpose of the
Germans was doubtful, it soon became
clear that the great offensive which
they had been threatening was under
way. No concentration of guns on a
fifty-mile front had ever approached
the Hun concentration between Arras
and La Fere. 1t is reported that in one
small area-presumably in the north
ern sector near Croisilles-1OOO guns
were posted.
The bombardment preceding the in
fantry attack was the heaviest of the
war. 1t began in misty weather, which
was disadvantage to the invaders,
because their flyers could not make
observations. About noon, on the first
day, the sun came out and the flyers
began to direct the artillery fire.
Many battles in the air are recorded.
Inc British aviators flew low, drop
ping bombs or sweeping the enemy's
ranks with machine gun fire. In fact.
all the weapons known to modern war
fare were used-flying machines,
balloons, tanks. liquid fire, poison gns
and gas shells. in addition to the rari-
Gus forms of firearms.
Field Aiarshun ,vn Hindenburg and
General Won Ludendorff had inspired
their soldiers and the German Deop!e
with the utmost confidence by means
OF publicity lasting several months.
Finally, with a great flourish, neutral
correspondents were invited to the
front, and the emperor went to take
command of the offensive in person.
Ihe success attained by the Ger
mans are most notable, but they have
been achieved at frightful cost. At
the same time the losses of the Brit
ish may be conjectured by the figures
contained IN the Berlin report, for the
success has been so great that even
the Wilhelmstrasse is probably not
exaggerating. BY the end of the sec
ond day, or perhaps the morning of
the third, the Germans had taken 25.-
OOO prisoners. This might indicate |
a British loss approaching 10000 or
10000. No such losses on the British
front have occurred heretofore in such
brief period, nor have the Germans |
ever before been able to take so many
British prisoners. Inasmuch as the
Germans gained every foot of ground
only by the most violent fighting
against an enemy almost as well armed
as themselves, at least as to machine
guns and lighter cannon, their losses
must have been quite severe.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
PARIS REPORT QUESTIONED.
Officers Do Not Believe Gun Could
Throw Shell Sixty-two Miles.

Washington.-The long range bom-
Dardment of Paris by a German gun
presumably sixty-two miles away, an.
nounced as fact in the French CAPT.
tai, dumbfounded American ordnance
officers. The twenty-two-mile bonn.
Dardment Of Dunkirk by the Germans
more than year ago had set a record
and ordnance officers of the Aoeri-
can, British and French corps freely
conceded they never had dreamed of a
monster gun with range of more than
thirty miles.
Some officers frankly questioned
That shells from rif1ed cannon actually
had fallen in Paris. Others sought ex-
PLANTATION In new devices or secret gun
emplacements In the vicinity of Paris
None wanted to believe that any gun
had been invented by the Germans or
anyone else which could throw a 9b-
inch projectile sixty miles.
The finding Of shell fragments bear
ing the marks of gun rifling seemed to
preclude the idea of any ordinary air.
plane bomb. 1t was suggested that
monster airplanes mounting guns
might have been used, but no one has
ever conceived the possibility of carry.
ing 91a-inch weapon in the air. A
short range, lightweight, inverted how.
itzer carried by aircraft appeared to
some as a possible explanation.
Some officers conceived the posi-
bility that in the outskirts of Paris
there might be hidden gun. 1t was
admitted that it would have no mill.
tary value and could only be a weapon
OF terror and its discovery would be
certain.
A bombardment of Paris at a dis.
lance OF sixty miles appeared to most
OF the ordnance officers as such n
complete surprise that they found II
difficult to talk about 1t.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
keep OLD CUSTOM
People Of Brittany Combine An
cient Legends With Easter
Ceremonies.

~ + all annual festivals among
Christian nations, Easter
seems to have made the most
serious impression, and the
customs connected with its first cele-
brations to have fingered the longest.
Europe, with its many nations, and,
therefore, many peoples, has ever been
the scene of various ceremonies dis
tinctly belonging to the separate coun-
tries, with the Latin church always In
the lead in the matter OF picturesque
symbols and professions.
The war last year and this viii
make a difference In some districts.
but wherever there are few gathered
together in his name In the neighbour
hood of mighty cathedrals still stand
ing, or tiny kinks in the heart of the
woods or along the sea. there will
some feature of the story of the Atone
ment be told In symbols.
In Brittany, a southern province Of
France, which nestles close to the
Pyrenees, and In consequence perhaps
takes on something OF the colorful at
mosphere of Its nelghbors. the Spanish
provinces, many interesting customs
are observed. 1t Is land of legends.
On Easter morning at the Church of
st. Crowley, in the village OF Finistere,
Brittany, every man. woman and child
OF the vicinity Is In attendance. The
women and children are in their best
frocks and snowiest caps, and the men
are leading the cattle TO the door OF
this church. which would do credit TO
a city of size.
There the priest receives the men
and animals, and while the women
cluster around, gravely listening. the
cattle are blessed and the care of ST.
Cronley invoked In their behalf. This
saint Is great favorite all over Brit
tany; and, like so many traditions of
the Bretons, his story Is connected
with many legends.
He was hunted by wild men until
death seemed near. when suddenly
every pursuer was turned into a stone.
ana so they stand today. one group
forming a regular border along the
road from Carnac to Kerlescant.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
IN THE SPRING

VIII Be the great test of life and death
struggle on the Western front In the
everyday walks of life, it is the snr;no
time that brings i'll health. One Of the
cnlef reasons why the rundown man
mos himself IN bad state of health in
r -sIn OF Aprli, Is because he has spent
nearly all his hours for the past four or
hye months penned up within the walls
OF house, factory or office. 1t is the res-
son for our diminished resistance-tbat
-, lack of outdoor life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good exer.
G,se' insufficient sleep, and constipation.
fanoee eeT With S0T fnod We r. keep feeding the
the clinkers," and our FIRE does not burn
brightly. Always keen the liver active
There is nothing better for health than
taxing an occasional mild laxative. per-
maps once week; such a one as Won
can get at any drug store, made up Of
ti tiny f!.;1, ,1lsp' sloes (susar-coated,
t t 81 e' ~ taken , which has stood the
Dr. Perces Pleasant ct fPP elets Bns a0
the Spring Fever" the general nm dow,
condition, the lack of ambition. The
blues" one should take a course Of
treat Il every spring; such standard
Tonic as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
slxty,cent walls. Watch the people 90
along the street. There's no
spring, no vitality. A vitalizipe tonic .rcS
q this vegetable extract OF Dr.. Pierce
action. The brain responds to the naw v
blood IN circulation. and thus you're ready
o make fight against stagnation which
,1lHS you d N bondage Try i nowi Don't
title pep" and laugh and live. Vim and
'itality are the natural out-pouring of q
iealthy body. 1t does not spring up in q
light. Try this spring tonic, and you gain
ne courage that comes with good health.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
EASTER FLOWERS.

For those who loved the lily.
For those who loved the rose
we breathe today from altar
A prayer for their repose'
For those who left violet
FOR those whose dreams vera to~,
Somewhere upon the altar
A blossom has been tossed.
And far in the big hereafter.
With every breeze Serena.
Lilies. Roses, VioIets, Dreams
In gorgeous bloom win bssm.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
French Defeat German Attach

Paris.-The Germans launched an
attack on the French lines in the
Woevre district Saturday night
which was dispersed by the French
fire. The Germans suffered appreci-
able losses and lost some prisoners
In the hands of the French.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
How's This ?

that cannot be cured bv HATI,a
CATARRH MEDICINE. H q
-, a,ALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is talk
on the Mucous Surfaces of the svsten rooo
Soio ~ druggists for over forty years
Tr1ce &c. TESTIMONIALS free
f. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Kahn Would Hano Traitor.

New York.-Prompt hanging was the
remedy proposed by Representative
julius Kahn of California, in an adj
dress here Sunday, for those who raise
"a seditious or traitorous voice. eve
must make an example of these people
and do it quickly" he said.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Dutch Are INDIGNANT

London.-A report that influential
interests at Rotterdam have com
menced agitation to have the Dutch
government requested to break off re-
lations with the United States because
OF the requisitioning of Dutch mer-
chantmen Is contained in an Exchange
Telegraph company dispatch received
from Copenhagen, which quotes the
Politiken's Rotterdam correspondent
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
VIII Reduce MIX Price.

Phiiadelphia.-Milk prices, beginning
April l, In this city, will be reduced
from Ii to IL cents a quart and 7
cents pint, and before-breakfast de-
'iveries will be resumed at once. II was
announced on Monday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
German Dyes Made in Am.ric,

Observation-Disclosures of Ger
man dyes by American companies has
already Leen begun. A dye famine.
which has existed since 1914, will be
relieved. Proper formulas have been
arrived at after months of experiment
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

my health so can do all my work and
am SO grateful that am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs d. N.
ALTERS, r. r. A, Oregon, Ill.
Onlywomen who have suffered the tor
lures Of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation. and II there arc any com
plicstions write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn. Mass-. for advice.
The result Of their 70 years experience
u 1T your service.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Rich Find In Aztec Ruins

New York.-Announcemen of the
recovery Of 10000 specimens of pre-
historic Aztec civilization from the ia
nous Aztec ruin" in the Animas val
ley In northwestern New Mexico,
Is made by the American Museum of
Natural History.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Utah Aviator kI,,.d

Miami, Fla.-Second Lieutenant
Lester c. Bauman Of Salt LAX. CITY. an
aviator In the marine corps, was in.
stantly killed Saturday afternoon q.
the result Of a fall In a hydro-sir.
plane.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Don't Use Any Other
Than CutiCura Soap
To Clear Your Skin
lamps for the Eyes.

A new optical instrument consists
Oh a high-powered incandescent lamp
which can be taken into a persons
mouth to illuminate his eyes through
the retinas, enabling them to be exam
ined through the pupils.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Tractor Va Mule

Ten mules can hnuI about two tons
Of material and their work IL limited
10 Ten hours. but the tractor hnuIs ~
IONS and covers distance OF 20 miles
at the same time.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
Senate Considers Draft R.,ol,,,,on

MISUNDERSTANDING of the
joint resolution providing for the reg
istration under the selective service
act OF all men who have reached the
age of Fl years since June s last has
been taken up In the SENATE.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

I Lnrousn the dark they travel in 81.
=, sn sa,. ior the most part, for the hon.
90 90 Solemn. Before the dawn there era
as many as 10000 people on that mo ~re
s sn,n Top gazing into the pale eastsrr
SKY. Suddenly the pale skv ,s r as'ern
~ u pencil OF golden light. Then an
osner, and then the morning sun. a
=. .olnet SOLO halls 1t first, followed nv
,ne music and the chanting Of ~
mass Would that it we're aiven ~
every soul Of Us once 4 yesr e. s s,..s ~
: mountain top with \ great multItuae
s anu MT up our hearts to the purs
dawn.-Rheto Childe Dorr.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

Ranlc trouDie which
pulled me down I'M
Ill | could not putmy
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work. and as | live
on a small farm and
rails G six hundred
chickens every year
it made it very bard
for me.
II saw the Com
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
it. 1t has restored
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

London.-Newton D. Baker, the
American secretary of war, visited
King Albert Of Belgium and the Bel
giant front on March %.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

How is your son getting on with
MS iaw7" IAN right, sir. He is al
ready prosecuting his studies"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

rear OF being found out is RESPONSE
p'c Tor many mnn's respectabIIIty.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

a r'ci widow makes a poor invest
meht when she buys husband.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
subjects.

Peddler-Blotters, sir?
Professor-No; write only on drv
subjects.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
NOW RAISES
900 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of Or.
sanic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon, Ill.-"I took Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for an or
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28

delivered. Horse Book 3 r free.
ABSORBING, JR.. the antiseptic liniment
for mankind, reduces Painful Swelinps, En-
hrged Glands, Wens, Bruises, varicose Veins;
heals Sores. AllAys Pain. Will tell YOU
more II you write. S1.2s bottle At dealer,
= delivered Lherai trial bonle sos Toe samps
W.F.rouNe. p D. F.. 80 TsnsIs S. spsinuiisId nasa
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
U;S917 n sfe.s

from . Bone SPAWN. Ring Bono,
Splint. Curb, Side Bone, or similar
troubles and gets horse going sound.
1t acts mildly but quickly and good re-
suits are listing. Does not blister
or remove the hair and horse can
be worked. Page II in pamphlet with
each bottle teIIa ho~ % en- . losxI~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue OF a final decree rendered on The 22nd
dav OF April, 1918, by the Honorable =. ~
Robes, Judge Of the Thirteenth JUDICIAL W,
emit Court OF Florida, acting pro haec wee In
the suit OF Oscar NJ Eaton. vs. Il. H.
Youngs. Jr., ct al pending in the Tenth Ju-
dcial Circuit Court Of Florida. IN and fot
Polk County. will sell at the front door o.
me court house in Barlow, Florida, at pun
lie outcry. to the highest and best bidder' iof
cash, for the purpose Of satsiylng salu Ie
cree and costs. on the first Monday in July,
A. D. 1918, same being the LIST day Of said
month and a legal sales day, between he
hours ~ ii o'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m.
the following described land to-wit: Lot M
az Block Thirteen tl3l of Munn's survey Oh
'i'' ' c. NJ VIRGINS.
sos Special Master in Chahcefy''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22
Civil Service Examination

rbo United States civil service
emission announces that on ac-
Inf Of the urgent needs Of the SER
s.o and until further notice, sub.
,.ots Of countries allied with the
T,,tAd States will be admitted to ex.
nirstions for ordnance material in
faction positions in the ordnance
sanartment at large. Such persons
nov not be certified for appointment,
,owe,er, so long as there are eligi.
Mas who are United States citizens.
other examinations announced by
tbe commission are as follows:
Assistant in white-pine blister.rust
.,sdication, male. About 100 vacan-
,,es in the bureau Of plant industry,
deDartment Of agriculture, for duty in
Washington, D. c., or in the field, at
entrance salaries ranging from $1,000
n s1,4OO a year. The duties of ap.
nointees will consist Of scouting for
vhite.pine blister-rust, directing
,Ouads Of men on blister-rust eradf.
cation, and in some cases conducting
under supervision, Investigations OF
methods Of eradication Of this dis.
ease.
Index and catalogue clerk, male
and female. Vacancies in the bureau
Of ordnance, war department, and in
the ordnance department at large, al
$1,000 to $1,000 a year. The duties
IF appointees will consist in catalog
ming or indexing and filing CORE
spondence and records according te
the decimal system.
Machinist, male. Vacancies in the
departmental service at Washington
b. c. It is especially desired to fill ;
vacancy in the department of agri
culture at $1,000 a year, the duties
Of which are machine work in con
nection with the repair Of electrical
machinery Vacancies in position
Of machinist occurring in other de
partments, at this or higher or lowe
salaries.
Industrial examiner in forest pre-
ducts, male. Vacancies in the fol
est service for duty in Washington
D. c., or in the field at the fores
products laboratory. Madison, Wis
Or elsewhere in the United States, a
salaries ranging from $1,000 to $3.50
year The duties of appointee
will be to make surveys Of the tin
Der supplies Of the country; to 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22


cure data concerning the demands
Tor lumber and other forest products
ana the production and utilization
thereof; and to conduct other such ex.
amlnations and research work as
may be necessary for the solution Of
industrial or economic problems in.
VoiVing the wood-using industries
generally in their relation to the
needs OF the government in the pros.
ecution of the war,
July 2.
Laboratory helper in soil physics
male and female. Vacancies in the
bureau OF soils, department Of agricul
ture, for duty in Washington, D. G.
or elsewhere, at $1,000 a year. AID.
plcants must have completed a com.
mon school or equivalent education
and, in addition, must have had eth.
er (a) additional schooling, includ.
ing an elementary course in either
chemistry or physics, or (b) at least
two months of practical experience
in a soil testing laboratory.
July 1911.
Junior bacteriologist, male and fe.
male. Vacancies in the bureau of
chemistry, department of agriculture
for duty in Washington, D. c., or in
the field, at entrance salaries rang.
ing from S14OO to $1,000 a year The
duties OF appointees will consist OF
the examination of official samples
taken in connection with the enforce
ment of the food and drug act, and
Investigations concering the microbi
Ology of food stuffs.
July is.
Assistant in marketing wool, male
Several vacancies in the bureau 0,
markets, department of agriculture
for duty in Washington, D. c., anC
future vacancies requiring similar
qualifications, at entrance salaries
ranging from $500 to $1,000 year
| The duties Of appointees will be Il
assist in investigations and the prep
aration Of publications relative to tn
methods and cost of marketing wool
: including agencies and facilities cor
: cerned in the various marketing pre-
cesse; preparation, CHASING, pack
ing, shipment sale, and distribution
, cooperative marketing processes; tn
!, development Of marketing conditions
Senior inspectors of motive power
male. A vancancy In the Interstat
: Commerce Commission under the &C
: providing for the valuation of tn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN COURT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE: POLK
COUNTY OF FL0R1DA.-ln re
Estate Of Peden Brent Haynes, deceased; :,
To an Creditors, LeFatees, Distributes and A..
Persons having Claims or Demands Against
You ana each OF you are hereby notified
and reoulred TO present any claims and de-
mands which you, or either Of you, may haVe
against the estate OF Peden Brent Haynes
deceased. late Of Polk County. Fiorlca, TO th|
undersigned Administrative Of said estate with
in two years from date hereof.
Dated MAY 90, A. D. 1918
MRS. MAGGIE {. HAYNES,
-eon AdminitratriT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22

property of common carriers, for
duty in the Eastern district, at ST.
500 a year, and future vacancies re-
quiring similar qualifications through
out the United States, at entrance
salaries ranging from $1,000 to 3d.,
600 year. Applicants must have
reached their twenty-ffth but not
their sixtieth birthday on the date OF
the examination.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-22

Few in America have any concep
ton of the size of the Y M. G. A. or
ganization overseas" said Charles e.
Hill, recent secretary Of the Florida
State Automobile Association who is
now at the head of the employment Of
automobile men for the "Y" work ov-
erseas. II regarded the Association
as purely religious organization I'M
It'll I was summoned to join its forces
| then discovered that religious activi-
lilies were just one of the thirty activi-
ties, more or less. The "Y' has hun
ldreds of athletic directors on the
western front, runs millions of feet OF
movie films each week directs hotels
and restaurants, furnishes the men
with all forms of entertainments.
Mr.. Hill is now assisting in re-
cruiting drivers and mechanics for the
"Y" service overseas, and he is secur-
ling a bunch of first-class automobile
men for this great service where they
are serving the men of the American
lighting forces by keeping them sup
piled with the many things that the
lY. M, C. A. is furnishing them over
There. and this is one Of the most i'm
portant tasks of the War Work Coun-
Icil. Supplies must be kept going to
the front at all times and the men to
IGrive these machines must know their
business and be able to repair any or
them at any time. whether on the
"Men who own and drive their own
cars are the men we seek most" said
Mr.. Hill. "They can make minor re-
pairs. which is all we require OF them
except to keep the truck on an even
keel In spite of shell holes andother
highway difficulties. Mechanics trained
for the work are needed for the pure
Ily mechanical side. Fifty drivers a
week is the goal I'm striving for al
the start, but no man knows how soor
this may be doubled"