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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-05

Paris, March 5.--A German attack
on trenches held by American forces
in Lorraine was repulsed, the F'renca
war statement announces today. Am
ericaE patrols In the same region took
a number OF German prisoners.
The official statement tonight says:
East OF the Meuse we carried out
In spite of violent opposition a sur
prise attack en- large scale against
tho enemy trenches at Calonne Our
troops penetrated an extreme depth Of
500 meters at certain points. In the
course Of the attack the enemy counter
attacked against our left flank. He
was repulsed after sharp fight in
which he suffered heavy losses. Tho
enemy lost many prisoners, $50 having
been counted UP to this time. Our
losses were extremely small.
Northwest Of Besonvaux we repuls-
ed an enemy surprise attack. In upper
Alsace the artillery activity was very
great. Wo checked east Of Largitzen
an enemy attack"
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Mistakes OF lhe 0ptImIst

Capt W. J. Denny an Australian,
discusses in the New York Times
Mistakes of the War Optimist' lie
finds American officers straiuing at
the leash fearing that they will not
get TO Europe before the war is over
He recalls that Australian officers
felt the same way more than three
years ago, when be left Australia for
Egypt The divisions which landed in
France in 1916 were nervous about
getting there too late
The events of the last tweniy-four
hours in the soissons-Rhelms section
give the observations Of Capt Denny
especial timeliness. lie says:
When we arrived in France the
great attack on the Somme was be-
ing orgonized The Germans were
thrown out Of their carefully pre-
pared intrenehments and before win
ter was over were pressed back to the
Hindenburg line. The Hun, ever pre-
pared, even constructed another huge
defensive system at the rear, the
Queant-Doural line, TO meet an posi-
bic emergencies II was felt that now,
at least, the German power was
broken and / well remember a Ser
geant in July, 1917, calling us at 2 a
NJ with a message from headquarters
"The Hun is on the run and we're
after him" But again we we're mis-
taken. The German did indeed retire
but only to acquire added force and
energy
The drives Of this year conclusiyelS
show that he Il still a determined anC
imr 4cable foe No British Officer
ever dreamed that important town
like Bapaume and Albert would eve
return to the hands Of the Hun; o
that he would ever retake the old lin
on the somme from which we had dis
placed him.
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Says Otto II. Kahn, just returned

Says Otto H. Kahn, just returned
from Europe:
France is superb beyond words. ]
happened To be in Paris during the
two weeks beginning May n, when
the Germans broke through at the
Chemin des DANES and came within
about forty miles of Paris, when there
was long-range bombardment Of
Paris almost daily and air raids prac-
tically every night Yet life and bust
ness in Paris went on as before;
there was not the slightest evidence
of excitement, let alone fear. A good
many men sent their womenfolk and
children away: other measures OF
prudence were taken to guard against
contingencies, but there was absolute
calm and sangfroid.
II was only the outburst OF en-
thusiasm at the magnificent fighting
and far-reaching success OF the Amer
leans hurriedly thrown into the bat
tie in the neighborhood of Chateau
Thierry which showed how great had
been the strain, how tense the nerves
underneath the outer calm. II Is a
soul-stirrng story-the story of that
relatively small American force rush
ing forward at very critical moment
and turning the tide by throwing IL
self upon the enemy with irresistible
dash and bravery. When the fun ac-
count OF the war comes TO be written
il will. / believe, be found that that
action, in its psychological and strate-
gic consequences, was among It's de
termining events.
That action has now taken a place
i'm history which will be perpetuated
through time. Chateau Thierry' not
only marks the turning Of the tide
which had run so long and so de-
pressingly one way. but It set at rest
forever every question Of the quality
OF the raw" American troops and in
it's demonstration Of their stamina
force and irresistible daring fore
Swallowed the part which America is
to play in ending the war with a
peace OF victory"
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omelet and ask you to lunch" she said,
Just a little timidly.
And although Victor knew that his
Dinah was coming to make lunch in
his apartment that day, he hurried to
get some eggs that he was right in
guessing she had left In his Ice box.
And so they lunched, and so they
worked on through the afternoon.
whats the use of resisting the In
evtable," he said as she handed him
the last page Of his manuscript from
her typewriter. 1--WE can't either of
us get along without the other. We
would both have been miserable today
alone"
at does seem strange. Do you be-
lieve In fate?"
And apparently Victor did, for he
was always sure 1t was fate that threw
him and his wife together that coal
less Monday.
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SlOO Reward. 500

The readers Of this paper will be-
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
lahuenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Hairs Catarrh Medicine is taken To-
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces Of the System
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisiing nature in doing its work The
proprietors have so much faith in the
curative powers Of Halls Catarrh Me
dicine that they orcr one Hundred
Dollars for any case that it rails tC
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address f. j. CHENEY a. co, To
ledo, Ohio. Sold 10y all Druggists, l5c.
ADV.
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| off anyway, anG mat ne was not bit
embarrassed by Frsda's hauteur.
1--WE amt got no oil--all sold out, !"
came from the grocer's boy, Just as
Victor Paige was inquir!ng of the
grocer himself whether it happened
that oil stoves were part of his
equipment. In the grocery store back
in his New England home town he re-
called that such trifling articles were
always sold. And as the grocer as
sured him that the only places to get
such things were the household fur
nishing stores, and they were all
closed because 1t was coalless Mon
day, he coufided to him. He knew the
grocer didn't care, and he didn't care
whether he did care, but he spoke In
loud clear voice. Could It have been
that It was for Freda's benefit?
"You see. the woman that keeps
house for me suggested that If |
bought some oil | could manage to
keep warm, even when the steam was
not up I'm the apartment, and / was
really needed something to burn 1t in.
I have a gallon of oil, but what good
does that do?"
Freda did listen, and for just one
moment she was tempted to tell her
neighbOr that between the two they
might manage to get some sort Of
result. But she didn't tell him. She
hurried home, walking faster and
faster as she heard his footsteps be-
hind her. He overlook her just as she
reached the landing off which both
their apartments opened, and would
have spoken to her only that she
closed the door rather unceremoniOus-
~ ia his face. She knew she had been
rude, but for some unaccountable rea-
sons she took satisfaction In her heart
lessness.
A half hour later, when Victor Paige
answered a slight ring at his doOrbell,
he wore skating cap bathrobe, an
overcoat, hockey stockings and gal
loshes. lie found Freda Tlson on the
landing. She was very sorry to dis
turb him, she told him. but she had
received word from the editor in the
office where she worked that, because
he had been unable to dispatch some
copy for her to do at home, he would
like her to put IN the day taking die
tation on the typewriter from Mr..
Paige Wasn't it funny that Mr.. Paige
happened to be connected with the
same Office? Did he wish to come into
her apartment, or should she come
into his? There was small choice;
both were arctic.
Ten minutes later Victor Paige, carry
ing nm odoriferous gallon of kerosene,
some III kempt notes on stray bits of
paper and dish of apples-Victor
could not write without apples for re-
frcshment-went into Freda's small
apartment. When lunch time came
Trcda had forgotten her resentment.
md Victor, truth to tell, was as much
"a love with her as he had ever been
with any girl.
III Lad some eggs I'd make an
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HOW PIONEERS MADE CHANGE
Silver Dollars Were Chartered and
"Sharp Shins" Were Result
PeIts Once Currency.

We of today, with halfdollars, quar-
terdollars, dimes, nickels and pennies,
often find 1t difficult to make change"
Still more difficult was 1t for the early
settlers to do SO, Martha G. Purcell
writes in STORIES of Old Kentucky"
AS the Indians used wampum, so the
pioneers of Kentucky used the skins
of wild animals as their first currency.
While immigrants continued to come
to this region, Spanish silver dollars
came gradually into circulation. Still
there was no small change.
AS necessity is the mother of in
ventlon," our forefathers actually
made change by cutting the dollar into
four equal parts, each worth % cents.
These were again divided, each part
worth 1914 cents, called bits. People
sometimes became careless In the work
of making change, and often cut the
dollar into five quarters or into ten
"eighths." On account of the wedge
shape of these pieces Of cut money,
they were called 'sharp shins."
If change was needed for a smaller
sum than l212 cents, merchants gave
pins, needles, writing paper and such
things.
This cut silver gradually found its
way back to the mint for recoinage,
usually to the loss of the last owner.
As late as 1906. business house in
Philadelphia received 100 pounds OF
cut silver, brought on by a Kentucky
merchant, which was sent on q dray
to the United States mint for recoin-
age.
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Hinh Cost of Patches.

There Is no economy In patches. You
may have a frugal wife who persists
in patching your trousers, but you al
ways feel miserable and degraded In
such garments. They make you feel
like n thief, or like 80 cents in counter
felt money. You are forever trying to
hide them from view. | have
worn them myself and know how I'M
easy man feels in good society when
he expects each gust of wind to fan
his coat tails aside, exposing his wife's
needlework, Zlm writes in Cartoons. A
patch IN the seat of your trousers, II
it be accidentally exposed in public,
will reduce your market value 99b
per cent. If you cannot afford so sud
den and enormous Il decline in your
stocks, and are not prepared to cover
margins, you'd better accept a fools
advice and unload your holey belong
ings upon the ragman before your wife
gets OUT her darning needle and patch
bag.
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Hougen & Brady, Attorneys
Pub Aug s, 10, -.

order 70 Hear Petition For Final Sett Element
IN PROBATE MASiTowoC COUNTY CouRT
In the matter Of the Estate OF Wendell
WalterDarh, Deceased
ON reading and filing the petition az the
East Wisconsin Trustee Co. administrator of
the Estate of sald deceased for the adjustment
and allowance Of his administration account
ttud the assignment IF the residue uf said Els
tate 10 such other persons as are by law en-
titled TO the samel;
10 IA ordered, that said account he examined,
adjusted aud al owed at a general term of said
Court to be held at the Office Of the County
Judge In the city of Mauitowoc. IN said Conn
ty, on Tuesday, the Ord day Of September,
a b.. 1919
IL is further ordered that upon the adjust.
ment aud allowance of such account by this
Court az aforesaid the residue OF spid Estate
be by the further order and 1udgm' ~ 81 tins
Court assigned TO such persons az are 10y law
entitled to the same
II Is further ordered that notice 81 the time
aud pace Of examination aud allowance Of
SUI h account aud Of the assignment OF the re-
sidue 81 said Estate, be given 10 OIL persons In
terested, by publication OF this order Tor tnree
successive weeks, before said day, IN the Man.
itowoc Pilot, Il weakly newspaper printed aud
published at the city OF Manitowoc and State
OF " isconan.
Dated August LIST, 1918.
BY the Court,
JOHN CHLOuPEk,
County Judge,
Pub. Aug :, H. ~
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4 German newspaper says: 1T can
not be to our interest to let the war
drag on till 1920, as the British above
all desire, because they hope that by
then American millions will have
reached Europe and that Americans
by force of numbers will be able to
achieve a break through An Ameri-
can danger is facing us but at the
decisive moment an attack by our re-
eryes will bring victory" In very diff
ferent tune from the scornful express
sions Of the German press a year ago.
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il Ii difficult to comprehend tn
cause of the misplaced optimism
which leads so many to think the wa
will shortly be over. No reason i
vouchsafed. Let us consider tn
facts:
Germany has subiugated Russia
Finland, Poland Rumania, Serbia
Montenegro and the Ukraine. She ha'
secured enormous territorial and eco
nomic concessions. She has gained
all and more than she set out Il
achieve on the eastern front. she mas
released millions Of seasoned troop.
for service on the western front. Sh'
has in her possession practically Tho
whole of Belgium and the best part
of Northern France. Is Germany like
ly to give IN these tangible evidences
of victory without the 1ercest, mos
tenacious and long drawn-out strug
gle? Why should she? On the other
hand, are the Allies prepared to allow
Germany to maintain the extraordin-
airy result of her victory and fraud
conference, and what possibility is
there, with such divergent and con
There can be no peace without peace
dieting views, of reaching fnalityl
Besides. the Allies have pledged them
selves to victory, and Germany, al
though most certainly doomed to
eventual defeat, is still far from van
quished
1t is, therefore, absurd to refer to
var WEAKNESS, to diminished morale,
internal revolution and financial dis
indignation. These are exploded
myths which have done duty since
the very beginning Of the war,
There is only one sure way to vic
tory-to be prepared for a long and
sacrifcial war. The American soldier
is up against forty years of military
preparation Of the most efficient and
ruthless character of terrorism car
ried out with system and delibera-
ton; of atrocities defended by phil
osophical as well as practical
grounds. There is terrible fighting
yet to be done; there are many young
Quentin RoosCyelts who will pay the
supreme penalty; but America has a
fixed and definite resolve and few OF
the millions of American soldiers who
are to carry out that noble resolve
will arrive on the field Of battle too
late?
Kitchener said at the beginning that
there would be "at least three years
Of war" If he were alive today he
would in all probability not predict
an early end Of the war becaue Of the
brilliant advance Of the Allies upon
Germany western front.
The events Of the last fortnight have
demonstrated the strength Of the al
lied armies upon the front where the
victory seemingly must be
won, and there is no cause for alarm
about final results but those who be
lieve that the end is in sight because
ground has been gained by the Allies
where ground was gained this sum
mer by the Germans will be disillu-
stoned. There still is long fight
ahead
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Order To Hear Petition For Final Sett lement
IN PROBATE MASITowoC CoUNTy CouRr,
IN the matter of the Estate of Peter
Netter, Deceased
On reading and filing the petition of Arthur
Vetter, executor of the Estate of said de-
ceased for the adjustment ana allowance of
bis administration account land the assignment
Of the residue OF said Estate TO sui. other per-
sons as are by law entitled To the samel
II IL ordered that said account be- examined,
adjusted and allowed at general term of said
Court ia he held Mt the office of the County
Judge In the city of Muntowoc in said County,
on Tuesday, the 9th day of Septem Der, A. D.,
1918.
II il further ordered that upon the adjust.
ment and allowance of such account by this
Court as aforesaid the residue of said Estate
be, by the further order and Judgment of this
Court, assigned TO such persons ~ are 10y law
entitled To the same.
II X further ordered that notice Of the time
and place of examination and allowance of
such account aud OF the assignment of the
residue of said Estate, De given TO all persons
Interested by publication of this order for
three successive weeks, before said day, IN the
ManitowOc PILOT, a weekly newspaper printed
and published ut the City of Manitowoc and
state of Wisconsin
Dated July 81. 1918
by the Court
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge
Hougen s. Brady, Attorneys.
| Pub. Aug s. I5 y!
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GlassmakInd CiI inGaSsry.

Glassmaliing in Venice is of remote
antiquity. by a law of November 8,
1901, the authorities of Venice to avoid
the risk of fire, ordered the glassmak-
ing industry to be transferred to the
adjacent island of Murnno. Ever since
MuranO has been the most important
center for handmade glass and glass
bead manufacture in the world.
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A return to knickerbockers' was
suggested at tailors' convention re-
Gently, as means of conserving
cloth-and incidentally Of supplying
all men not architecturally adapted to
knee trousers with new and compell-
ing reasons for undying hatred of the
Kaiser.
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DAIRY Marker.

Plymouth, Vision the Wisconsin
cheese exchange on Monday the fol
loving sales were made: 1856 squares
At 26ia: 30 twins a. bic; 100 at2l@c;
2 $50 daisies at 2lc; 200 at 24!c; $50
double daisies at 23l =; 70 young Ameri.
ems at 2llc; 39S horns at 2Gr, li5 at
264c: II AT 2ftc; 80 AZ 2Ggc.
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Pub Aug. 8, Is.

Order to Hear Petition For Final settlement
IN PROBATE MANITowuC County COURr
In the matter of the Estate OF Joseph Frisch
Deceased.
on reading aud filing the petition Of Wenze
Frisch, Of tie Estate of said deceased for the
adjustment and allowance of his admnisra
tion account and the assignment of the resi-
due of said Estate to such other persons as are
by law entitled to the same):
II is ordered, that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at a general term of said
Court to be held 1T the Office Of the County
Judge in the city of Manitowoc, in said County
on Tuesday. the Bird day of September, A
ID. 1918
II is further ordered, that upon the adjust
mcnt and allowance of such account 10y this
Court rs aforesaid, the residue of said Estate
be by the further order and judgment of this
Court assigned to such persons rs are by law
entitled to the same
II is further ordered, that notice Of the Time
aud place of examination and allowance OF
such account. and Of the assignment of the resi-
due Of said Estate, be given To all persons in
tcrestcd, by publication of this order foi
three successive weeks, before said day, in the
ManitowOc Pilot a weekly newspaper PRINTED
and published at the City OF Manitowoc and
state of Wisconsin
Dated August 9TH, 1918,
BY the Court.
JOHN CHLOUPEK,
County Judge,
Kelley n Ledvina Attorneys.
pub Aug r. Il. y
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
28th day of August, A. d. 1918, appli-
cation will be made to the Governor OF
the State OF Wisconsin, for the pardon
OF Clarence Gropnet who was sentenced
by the Municipal Court of Manirowoc
County. Wisconsin. on the Bird day OF
July, 1917, to the Wisconsin State Re.
formatory, for a term OF from one to
ten years, for the otfense of Larceny
Dated August 9Th, 1918.
TIMOTHY BURKE,
Attorney for Clarence Grognet
Green Bay. Wis.
pub Ana Y II
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A race riot, between whites and
negroes, occurred in Philadelphia Just
after the President expressed himself
as to mob violence. The City of
Brotherly Love has no sense OF the
timeliness of things.
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"Tommy, you mustn't play with that
little Gruppins boy. His manners need
mendng."
"That's all right, ma. I'm working
on his manners. If they don't improve
in day or two / lose my standing as
the hardest hittin' kid in my block"
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Thank God every morning that you
ave something to do that day which
must be done whether you like it or
rot Being forced to work and to do
your best will breed you a hundred
virtues which the idle will never
know.-Charles Kingsley.
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Feminine Finance.

He-You must remember, dear, we
are just starting out In life and we
must econOmize.
She-But don't you think getting
into debt is the best wayf Then well
have to econOmiZe
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HUMPHREYS

Humphreys Homeopathic Remedies are
designed to meet the needs OF families or
invalids something that mother, father,
nurse or invalid can take or. give to meet
the need of the moment. Have been in
use for over SIXTY YEARS.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1918

OF course a fishing trip is costly
it usually costs you your reputation
for veracity, provided you ever had
any.
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If we are selfish or even careless,
we are disloyal; we are the enemy at
home!
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Tlme,a chnnnea.

a man used to be known by the
company he kept, but now you spot
him by the selections he turns loose
on the phonograph.
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Eat a baked potato instead of the
other slice of bread when potatoes are
plentiful.
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All letters and communications should
be addressed 10
THE MANITOWOC PILOT,
Manitowoc Wisconsin
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The following are IN current prItes
Of the various articles Of produce rs re-
ported for tho Pilot On Aug 3, 1918
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Kelley n Ledvina. Attorneys.
Pub Aug &. -, ~