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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE TO MEET
IN CHICAGO JAN. 10

Washington, Dec. l6.--Chairman
Hays of the Republican national
committee today issued a call for a
meeting OF the committee at Chicago
Jan. 10, TO discuss the general situa-
ton and to lay pans for the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
Downey Gets Paper Decision

Columbas. Ohio. Dec. ls.-Bryan Dow
ney of Columbus. welterweight. won a
newspaper decision over Johnny Till
man Of Minnea polls in 12-round no.
decision bout here tonight. The major
ity Of the sport writers 1t the Yngside
gave Douney seven rounds and called
the other five even. In he last roun
Tilman saved himself a Knockout by
hanging on the ropes and taking IN
limited punishment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
U. S. TRANSPORT SANTA
ANNA BRINGS MIXED
COMPANY FROM FRANCE

New York, Dec. 16.-The L. s.
transport Santa Anna bringing home
IS officers, Il enlisted men, 20 Young
Mems Christian Association workers
and three knights Of Columbus work
ers from overseas, arrived here late
today, three days behind schedule.
The ships officers reported a voyage
so rough that it had to be broken by
q stop at Bermuda.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
LOCAL NOTICE

Dane at Golden Cross hall Dec. 2lst
under the management OF good muse
and good time A free lunch furnish
ed at interm:ssion. Gentlemen 40c.. Ia
dies 20c, including war tax. decl'd5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
ODD FELLOWS MINSTREL
SCORES BIG SUCCESS
Home Talent Production Presented
Monday Evening at Odd Fellows
Hall Before Large Crowd-Snappy
Songs and Hits on City Felix's and
Entertaining Numbers Please Al

What IL the hall was very much over
crowded, If there was trouble with the
lighting system. if the air did get hot
and stuffy and a few other minor diff
cul,ieso What .mattered all this IL the
music was good. the singing and the
Jokes were up to par and beyond, the
black-faced funny men were light on
their teet and the whole thing went off
with a swing that took it out of the
home talent class and put il into the
light and airy class? Such were few
OF the conditions of the minstrel show
which was given Mondav evening un.
der the auspices Of the local order Of
Odd Fellows In their hall. Much credit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
II Want q POSitiOn'

You don't know this young woman, neither do we,
but she has just been graduated from the -
business college, she has stenosraphy, tyrewriting
and bookkeeping training. She is ready for work.
If she doesn't find place straight away she tells
about her qualifications in the Positions Wanted"
department. She doesn't have to wait long for the
right made-to-ordcr job. Business training has
taught her to the same method if she loses her
pocket book or wishes to find desirable room
Capable workers, offering their services to bust
ness men through the Journals columns rarely fail
to find the right opportunity.
In fact, not many business would care to en-
ploy man or woman in position calling for "busi
ness sense" if such applicant had not shown good
evidence of it by having advertised effectively.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-25
LEMONS WHITEN AND
BEAUTIFY THE SKIN
Make this Beauty Lotion Cheaply for
Your Face, Neck Arms
and Hands.

At the cost of a small jar OF ordi-
nary cold cream one can prepare
full quarter pint Of tho most wonder
full lemon skin softener and complex
lon beautifier, by squeezing the juice
Of two fresh lemons into a bottle con-
tanning three ounces Of orchard
white. Care should be taken to
strain the juice through a fine cloth
SO no lemon pulp gets In, then this
lotion will keep fresh for months.
every woman knows that lemon
juice Is used to bleach and remove
sucn blemishes as freckles, sallow-
ness and tan and is the ideal skin
softener, whitener and beautifler.
Just try 1t! Get three ounces Of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and
make up quarter pint Of this sweet
~ fragrant lemon lotion and massage
It daily into the face, neck, arms and
hands. It is marvellous to smoother
rough, red hauds.--Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-25

work for me and i know it will help
others If they will give it fair trial. |"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 9Th Ave. !,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published. Every woman who suffers
from displacements, Irregularities, in
flammation, liberation, backache, rier-
yousncss, or who Is passing through the
Change Of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a trial. For
special advice write Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
OF Its long experience Is at your service,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-25
IN M'sEBE EBB YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Oskaloosa, Iowa. -" For years was
simply In misery from a weakness and

awful palnS-a n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. I
did so and got re-
lief. right away. 1
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
6Ono a,,oh ~onJ
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-09-25

Continued on Fourth Page.l
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
DRAW NUMBERS
OF 100000 MEN
New Registrants of 18-45 Age
Call Assigned Result Of
Ceremony.
OF FICIA AIS PARTICIPATE
President Wilson, Blindfolded,
Draws First Capsule,
Holding Number 322.

Washington. Sept. 30.-President
Wilson personally today opened the
ceremony OF drafting numbers for the
$4,000, 900 men registered In the new
draft. lie drew the first capsule, which
contained the number S22.
No. Is 322: 1871; 670s; 1927: 1850;
S366: 53G6; 1897; 1923.
4Ss: 904: 1865: 1893; 75i2: $3.50.
No. 20 is S74S: 654o; 3soS; 1910;
1886; 1907: 1881; 659S; 594l; s07S.
No. 80 Is 1372S: 20; 6S57; 1855; 1il22;
lli0l; 2l32; 10762: 3235: 739.
No. 40 is 1857: $500; 494S; S772;
1904: bs5: S69l; llO60; Ss5s; 2ls.
No. so is l65lS; 42s7; 12Ss9; 625; 70;
1898; S32; 1049l; 1402S; 1909.
No. go is 964: S6S7: 2s97; 1894; +72S;
1866; 4327; 35o5; s4s; 72s4.
No. 10 is 4; 12s%2; 4is2; 9o2?; 1861;
1856: lsOO9; 1890: 1884: 1431s.
l?2S4: li255: 657; 1868; 1851; 1881.
No. 90 is 13754; l1464: 1884: S055:
GIT; 1862: l1l91: 1850; 1889; 1874.
Those Who Drew Numbers.
The president insisted on being blind
folded for the drawing, as was the rule
with all others participating. Then,
after the first number had been drawn
and recorded. the next fifteen numbers
were drawn In order by Vice President
Marshall, Senator Salisbury. president
pro TEN. Of the senate; Speaker Clark,
Secretary Daniels, Acting Eecretary
Crowell, OF the war department.: Sem
ator Chamberlain, OF Oregon, and Rep
resentative Dent, OF Alabama, chair
men respectively OF the senate and
house military committees: Represen-
tative Kahn. of California, the ranking
republican of the house: Gen. March.
chief of stan of the army: Admiral
Benson. chief OF operations OF the
navy; Lieut. Gen. Young. retired; Pro-
vost Marshall General Crowder and
Coils. Warren, Wigmore and Keefer. of
Gen. Crowder's staff.
From that point the drawing was
conducted by relays of tellcrs and
clerks.
Historic Glass Bowl.
The great glass bowl, now a histori-
cal relic in Independence hall, was
brought from Philadelphia for today's
ceremony and rested on n structure
composed In part OF timber from the
original rafters OF Independence hall.
Beside II was some timber taken from
the gallant old frigate Constitution.
As the capsules were drawn and the
,tellers announced the numbers written
on. the slips of paper within them, the
'6lfps were strung in-consecutive order
on thin wire. that they might un-
mistakabiy remain In drawing order.
The numbers at the same time were
recorded on tally sheets and written
on great blackboard for checking
purposes.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
|FlCH7INCFIVE7
BATTLES ONCE
Marshal Foch Engineers Suc-
cessfuIIy Feat Unparalleled
in History of War.

! Paris, Sept 30.-Marshal Foch Is
| fighting five battles simultaneously
and successfully-a feat unparalleled
in the history of war. Each battle is
so timed and placed that each army
supports another all forming an indis-
pensable part of the whole effort.
Gen. Grants idea of a continuous,
concurrent attack by a multiplicity Of
| forces on many fronts is being realized
by the allied generalissimo. There are
five battles today; there may be more
tomorrow, all interrelated and working
as smoothly as the cylinders Of we'll
| adjusted automobile engine. All are
directed to the same end--to wear
down the enemy's strength. Marshal
Foch alone knows when the allies will
strike the decisive blow. The enemy
is still fighting well. He is still offer
ing splendid resistance west of the
Arsonne, but how long can he keep 1t
up?
Foch Like Napoleon.
Expert commentators agree that the
cnemy's withdrawal to u shorter line,
probably that of Antwerp, Brussels,
Mezieres and Metz is imminent. Some
believe he has hung on too long and
that he will have great difficulty in
preventing his retreat from degener-
ating into rout.
II OF l. OCH, as LOT INapOlcOn, says
Maj. De Civrieux in the Matn, ito
conquer is not to push back an enemy
behind the lines previously fixed upon,
but gripping him everywhere to break
the integrity of his forces and then
hurl him disjointedly and destroyed on
the road to irreparable defeat. Like
all great dramas which have changed
the face Of the world, the one which
is being played during these tateful
hours will bring triumph. Victory is
in sight"
An examination Of one section of
the twenty two mile front on which
Gen. Gouraud is working in the Cham
payne will give an idea of the German
wastage. On the eve of the attack
Gen. Ludendorff. feeling uneasy, rein
forced the defenders with two or three
divisions. After two days fighting he
threw in ten more divisions Thus
twelve or thirteen divisions have been !
dsed UP on front of twenty-tw miles
only. From this the speed at which !
the German strength is being whitfield
away may easily be calculated.
Conservatives' Opinion.
The soberest and most conservative
observers here consider that yesterday |
the first step on the decisive
phase of the war. The Belgians are
close to Roulers. the British marching
up the Lys, will outfank Lille; the
Siegfried line Is going to pieces at two
vital points, namely, Cambria and st.
Quentin. the fall of which places is
a question Of hours; lie
Catelet, the central pillar OF the Hin
denburg system, is outflanked; Gen.
Mangin is driving the enemy north of
the Chemin- des- Danes: Gen. GouraId
is at the gates Of Challerange on his
way to VOUCHERS, the key to the lateral
communications of the Ger
mans. Moreover. during the last week
the allies on the western front have
taken more than $4,000 prisoners.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
ENEMY RUSHES UP
FRESH TROOPS
Open Counter Attack, but Are
RepuIsed by Americans in
Fierce Fighting.
HAND-T0.HAND STRUGGLE
German Stiffened Resistance
Extended to Right Flank Of
American Force.

With the American Army In France,
Sent. 29.--(Night.)-The bitterest
fighting since the American offensive
began northwest of Verdun took place
today when the Germans rushed up
fresh troops and began counter at
tacking. but they were repulsed. The
enemy brought heavy artillery and
machine guns into action in a desper-
nte effort to stem the American ad-
vance.
The Americans made progress at
some points In today's battle. notably
on the extreme left In the sector of
the Argonne forest.
The boche's principal effort was
heavy counter assault launched down
the plain west Of the Meuse river.
where he attempted to drive back our
right flank and center. thus holding
up the advance Of the other wing.
There was savase hand hand
struggle aT0upd A Gjerges--the most
furious fighting at tlosA quarters since
the drtve began last Thursday morn
Ing. N
Smelling Roads.
Infantry and artillery took part, the
guns shelling all ~ roads In the rear
areas.
The Germans surged forward. but
were caught by heavy fire from our
actfilery which inflicted heavy losses.
At noon violent struggles with
grenados and bayoaets were going on
at some points.
Cave Some Ground.
Al some places we gave ground
slightly and then hurled the boches
back. FAt others Ne pushed forward.
but werp n ftertv a rf forc6xi "a wit hdrnN
slight by Ak 49, ar x1AVery and
tensity In the, Aire valley and In the
region of. Cierges during the evening.
1t is not known whether the stiffcned
resistance of the Germans Is to cover
another withdrawal. as was the case
at lChateau- Thicrry, or whether the
Huns intend to combat our further ad-
vance regardless OF the cost. '.t'
The Germans threw in a division of
troops in an effort to arrest our ad-
vance in the Aire valley. when another
attack WAS made there during the 1
The enemy also reinforced
his machine guns and artillery, no.
only in the Aire valley but in the
Argonne forest.
The stiffened German resistance was
extended to the right flank of the
American front, where the Germans
shelled our positions with artillery
from both sides of the Meuse and di-
rected heavy fire from machine guns. |
Behave Calamity.
Our men behaved with great gall |
antry under this fire, struggling up |
through the mud, often assisted by |
anks. The tanks gave splendid aid |
n helping beat off counter attack on
he Meuse.
Extremely heavy cannonading ac-
,ompanied the battle on Sunday. but 1t
lied down somewhat tonight.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
MACKENZEN GOES
T0BULGARS' AID
Field Marshal Reaches Sofia
With German Rein
f0rCementS.

London, Sept. 30.--( (Noon.) )-Field
Marshal Won Mackenzcn has reached
Sofia with German reinforcements for
the hard pressed Bulgarian army. 1t
was learned today.
(Mackenzen has been In command of
the German troops In Rumania, indi-
eating that the new German divisions
were withdrawn from there.)
Austrian forces are engaged In the
construction of defensive works at
Nish.
1t was reported that the Serbs and
Rumanians have revolted against the
German armies of occupation in Serbia
and Rumania.
British cavalry on the Balkan front
is still advancing and is nearing Pc
tritch to cut the line of communication
between Sofia and Seres.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
Newly Captured Point
Cuts Off Retreat of Bulgars

London, Sept. 30.--(12:35 p.m)-
Tsarevoselo. nearly forty miles north
east of Ishtib, has been captured by
the Serbians, along with 700 prisoners
and twenty guns, the Serb war office
announced today.
This cuts off the retreat Of big
Bulgarian force.
Serb and French cavalry have
stormed heights dominating the left
bank OF the Pohmia river, east of U.s.
kub
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
BATTLESHIP MINNESOTA
STRIKES A MINE
Arrives at Naval Station and Is
in Dry Dock-No One
Injured.

Washington, Sept. 30.--The battleship
Minnesota. which struck a mine wester
safely at naval station and is now in
dry dock. the navy department announced
today.
Latest reports from the commander of
the Minnesota confirmed earlier state
ments that no one was injured in the ac-
cident. The explosion tore hole on the
starboard bow. 45 feet from the ram. and
extending aft 40 feet. The hole. int was
found on examination In dry dock, ex-
tended from the bottom of the armor belt
almost to the keel of the ship.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
AVIAT0RS HAVE DONE
ALL EXPECTED OF THEM
Outstanding Achievement of
American Army That Of
It's Fliers.

American Headquarters In France,
Sept. 30-Reuters.) 1.-The outstanding
achievement OF the American army In the
latest offensive undoubtedly was that of
its adviators. who have done all that was
expected of them and much more.
Their commander. Col. Mitchell, proud
~ claims there is nothing to beat them
IN the world. and IL will be long before
their record up to and including Saturday
is surpassed with sixty machines ddwned
and twelve balloons burned without a
single casualty.
Gen. Pershing's report on SATURDAYS
operations stated that the Americans had
brought down twelve balloons and more
than sixty enemy planes, while less than
a third of that number of our planes are
missing.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
FIVE soYs DEAD.
Munition Workers Killed In Wrenck Nea
Hammond. Ind.

Hammond, Ind, Sept. 3o.-Five boys
who were riding on a fast freight from
Kentland. Ind, to this city. where they
were employed In a munition plant are
dead here today as a result Of a wreck
six miles south of here on the Chicago.
Indiana & Southern railroad.
The boys, Robert Colgrove. Albert g..
Jarchow Edward Smith. Roy C. Rhodes,
Adolph Weyhmueller. according to the
sixth OF the group. Rudolph Weyhmuler,
who escaped with an injury. had boarded
the train with the consent of the crew.
The. five were killed when an arch bar
on a fiat car broke. derailng six cars and
hurling them down a fifteen-foot en-
hRnkment. ~
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
FERDINAND ASSURES
CHARLES OF LOYALTY
King of Bulgaria Will Stand by
Quadruple Alliance to
the End,

Amsterdam, Sept. 30.-King Ferdi-
nand of Bulgaria has telegraphed to
Emperor Charles of Austria assuring
him Of his loyalty to the quadruple
alliance. according to the Neue Freie
Presse as quoted in dispatches reach
ing here. ..A ~ .
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30

Monastir. British, French. Italians and
Greeks joined the drive and quick pro-
gress was made. Soon Bulgaria was
invaded.
The collapse was fastened by un-
rest in Bulgaria and from time to time
for some weeks revolutionary out
breaks have been reported
Whether or not the allies will insist
upon the abdication Of King Ferdinand,
who threw his country into war at the
demand of Germany, has not been in
dcated.
The collapse of Bulgaria will hearten
he anti German element in Rumania
md may make it possible for that
kingdom to come back into the war.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30

Germany Rushing Troops.
At the time that the delegations
were discussing the armistice at
Salonik Germany was withdrawing
troops from Rumania and was rush
ing them through Bulgaria to reinforce
the Balkan front.
Unconditional surrender Of the Bull
garian army would put in extreme
peril the forces of Austrians and Ger
mans that arc fighting in Macedonia
and Albania.
The drive of the allied armies in the
Balkans, which resulted in the break
down of Bulgaria as military plwnf
began on Sept. II when Serbian troops
pierced the Bulgarian center east OF
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
FIRE ON STEAMER STUBBORN

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 30.-The
steamship Mexico, of the New York
and Cuba mai-line. carrying mail, pas
sengers and cargo. which put in here
Sunday with fire in her forward hold,
still was trying today TO put out the
blaze with the assistance of local fire.
men. No estimate OF the damage was
available today.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
S. RUSH STAIR TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE
Prominent Knoxville Man Com
mits Suicide by Shooting
Himself,

Knoxville, Sept. 30.-(Speclal.) IS.
Rush Stair, As. prominent knoxvillian,
committed suicide early this morning
by shooting himself. The deed is at
tributed to i'll health and worry over
the draft order.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
ROSES FOR WOUNDED MEN.

New York, Sept. 30.-Several hun
dred wounded American soldiers at
Ellis Island yesterday received large
bouquet OF roses which the president
and Mrs. Wilson sent to the hospital
yesterday before leaving for Washing
ton. Attached was card wishing the
men speedy recovery
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
DESPERATE DEED.


Harrisburg, ILL.,. Sept. 30.-Ed Rittinger:
here yesterday hy member Of n posse.
after he had shot and killed Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Reason. who were paid by the
county to keep him.
RIttinger, who had gone insane. also
wounded John Hutton, one of the posse,
probably fatally, as well ms slightly in
jurin, two others before he was Killed.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
Will SERVE WITHOUT SALARY.

Knoxvflle, Sept. 70. : Especially =
Knoxville city schools now have a
'dollar-a- year" man. He Is A. W..
Fisher, physical director Of the Y. NJ.
G. A.. who has consented t. serve as
physical director for all city schools
at salary OF only 81 per year.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30

London, Sept. 30.-Charevo. east of
Vcles and six miles from the Bulgarian n
border, has been captured by the Ser
bans and the retreat Of the Bulgarian
troops has been cut off, says the Ser
ban official statement Of Sunday. More
than 700 prisoners and twenty guns
were captured at Charevo.
In the heavy fighting around st.
Nicholas. in Serbia. near the Bulgarian
frontier east of Veles, the Serbians
have compelled the Bulgarians to re-
tire. according to a Serbian official
statement received here.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-30
FAIR. SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM
The suffrage "bill'

The suffrage dit
Is short 70 "will",
and woman's will,
you know, Is such
a curious sort OF
thing It's so be-
cause It's so to
call her bluff, just
ask {. sun why she
would make our
laws. I'll bet l
know the answer,
she would simply
say--"Because."
The w @ mt n err?