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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
RED CROSS

! Washington has asked Delaware t
make $4,000 surgical dressings during
/ January. We began work on this specia
drive on Wednesday with goodly num-
ber of enthusiastic workers. No one
can fortell a months ending by its be-
ginning but we do know from eXper-
ience that the Middletown women can
be depended on to do their share In
order to make it possible to do this work
the Club House will be open Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 10
to 5. Tuesday from $50 to II, during
January. Every woman who can, come
at least part Of one day week. Why
not bring box lunch some times and
Spend the day?
There is also a special drive for bath
robes, 60 to be made by the middle of
February. By the time the material
was carried from the express wa. .yon
into the Club House. five women had
offered to make at least one, more if
pOSSlOIc. IL liIlS uTltc IS W DC n SUCCESS
and it will be-we will need a great
many more volunteers. IF you only
knew what pleasure and relief it is
to the different chairmen to have people
offer to do work. | am sure the tele-
phone would be in cOntant use The
material for these bath robes is so good
looking it will be real pleasure to work
on it. OF course this work must not
interfere with the knitting, for helmets
are badly needed Has any one "a sew
ing machine they could let US have!
Over here--over here
Send the word to every one to do ber
share
For they are gong,
Our boys are going,
And you'll want to keep them IN good
cheer
SO come up--do your bit
Sacrifice in every way to help them
through
For they are fighting.
For you they re fighting
And you must back them up till they
come back to you.
HELEN 7. BRADY.
Chairman Surgical Dressing.
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Bethesda Church Notes

Sunday, January 18th, 1918.
brotherhood, Sunday, $50 A. M.
G. P. Swain, leader.
Preaching at 1890 by the Pastor.
Sunday School at 2 P. M.
Preaching at 73O by the Pastor.
Jr. League every Wednesday after
noon at a. 10 o'clock.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 7.3O.
The January meeting of the Woman 8
Home and Woman's Foreign Missionary
societier will be held at the home of
Mrs. j. l.. Shepherd, Monday evening
at 730 clock.
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Forest Church Notes

Sunday. January 13th, 1918.
1890 A. NJ. Public worship with SER
mon.
l1.45 A. Nj. Sunday School session.
Men are cordially invited to attend the
Pastor s Bible Glass.
Gas P. NJ. Christian Endeavor SER
vice. Topic: "Young Christians Reach
ing Upward. Psa 63:1-8.
7.30 P. M Evening service with SER
mon.
Wednesday evening, Prayer Meeting.
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FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND GO


Miss Blanche Wright, of tlantic City
N. j., is visiting friends in town.
Miss Lillian NJ. Miles, of Philadelphia
spent Sunday with Miss Helen Manlove
Miss Hannah Kirk entertained Mrs. c.
w. Dill, of Henderson, Nd, on Sunday
Miss Clara Vaughn, of Milton. is the
guest of her brother DR.. F. VI. Vaughn
and wife.
Mr.. James D. Lockwood has gone to
st. Augustine. Flo, where he will re.
main this winter.
Mrs. David E. Williams, of Cambridge
Mass, is the guest of her brother Rev.
c. A. Crowley.
Mr.. Fred Crouch, of Wilmington,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Af.
and Mrs. John S. Crouch.
Mrs. George Richares spent several
days last week with her daughter Mrs.
John Grassland near CIaymont.
Miss Clara Frame has returned to her
home in Dover, after a visit with her
grandmother Mrs. Richard Clayton.
MIR. Charles Price, of Tacony, Pa,
was Sunday guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George CHM and family on the Levels.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Gill and little
daughters, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Ellison, near Chesapeake
City.
DR.. w. S P. Comts attended the
meeting of the Delaware Board of
Dental Examiners, held in Wilmington
Wednesday.
Messrs. Ray Dickson and Bruce V.
Whitlock, of Wilmington, and Francis
D. Pinder, of Chester, Pa, spent the
weekend at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Cochran aud
family. of East Orange, N. j., after
visit with his mother Mrs. M. H. Coch-
ran has gone to Miami, Flo, W ere they
will remain three months.
Mrs. Alexander Maxwell announces
the marriage of her sister Miss Char
lotte Thompson, of Baltimore. Nd, to
Mr.. Parker F. Fennimore, of Penns
Grove, N. j.. on December 3lst. 1917 at
Elkton, Md.
Friends of DR.. Victor H. Nessick, of
Smyrna, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Messick, of this town, are pleased to
hear that he is on his way to recovery
in the University Hospital in Philadel-
phia. Should the present rate of i'm
provement continue, it is thought that
he can be removed to his home m
couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan NJ. Cochran. near
Mt Pleasant, entertained at dinner on
Thursday in honor of Mir. Fred Ginn's
birthday the following guests; Mr.. and
Mrs. George CHM, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. CHM, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Cochran,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goldshorough,
MIR. and Mrs. Fred CHM and Mr. and
Mrs. A. Woodal Cochran.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH NOTES

Sunday, January 18th. The 1st. Sun
day after Epiphany.
Services: 1890, Morning Prayer and
address by the Rev. Charles W. Clash.
A Missionary from the Philippine Islands
The public cordially invited to hear Mr..
Clash.
11.45, Sunday School session.
7.3O, Evening Prayer and Sermon.
The Sundays after Epiphany. As on
the feast of the Epiphany our Saviour
was shown to the Gentiles. kings, and
Magians from the East, so the Sundays
after Epiphany serve to manifest His
gIory further to the world by recounting
His miracles. signs that He is the ex-
pected Messiah, and proofs, of His di.
vine and wondrous power. The Gospels
display His wisdom among the doctors,
His prophecies to His disciples, or His
mighty deeds on land and sea; now
changing water into wine at Cana, now
curing leper by touch, paralytic by
a word or stilling the waves of Stormy
Gennesaret. The number of the Sum-
days after Epiphany varies from one to
six. in dependence on the movable feast
Of Easter. queen Of festivals.
The amazing news has been publish
ed that the Church Pension Fund has
reached the sum of So. 712, 600, of which
more than Five Million dollars has al.
ready been paid in. This is certainly
a very great. accomplishment, and if
rightly administered will be of inesti-
mable service to the Church of the fu-
ture.
BRIEF PRAYER FOR DAILY USE
Bless, 0 Lord, all the defenders of
our Nation, especially those who have
gone from this parish. Protect them in
danger keep them from harm, for Jesus
sake. AMEN
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
Officers Elected

At the meeting of the Cantwell Mu.
tual Insurance Company which was held
at their meeting house in Odessa, Mon
day. the following officers and directors
We're elected for the ensuing year: D.
w. Corbit, President; Joseph G. Brown,
Secretary and Trersurer: C. E. Pool,
Leonard V. Aspril. Jr., NJ. N. Willis,
F. B Watkins, Alexander P. Corbit and
Theodore Ferguson, directors.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
Announcement

We wish announce that we have
purchased the fertilizer, lime. seeds and
coal business of Jesse L. Shepherd and
that he will be associated with US in the
grain business, We have also taken
over The Middletown FARMS stock of
dairy feed. We are now in a position
to take care of your needs along these
lines, and We solicit share of your
business.
We will have our office in the Mrs.
w. A. Comegys building at the coal
yard near the railroad.
Awaiting your orders,
SHALLCROSS BROS,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
ODESSA RED CROSS

Feeling sure our members and friends
would like to know about our collection
of apples and money for the Boys in
camps at Christmas, thought the best
way to reach many would be through
your columns. We received II bask cts
of apples, and with the money we re-
ceived Is baskets Of apples were purchas-
ed and expressage paid. The apples
were divided between four camps, Fort
dupont, Camp Dix. Camp Mcclellan and
Camp Hancock, and were so gratefully
received. One soldier boy said, "Well
the good folks have sent us candies,
cakes, and tobacco, but these are the
first apples; my we viii enjoy them"
BY everyone helping little what lot
of sunshine we can give others. We
are very grateful to Mr.. Clarence Gears
for carrying the following articles to
Wilmington thus saving US the express
age. II sweaters, 8 scarfs, 2 pair socks.
4 helmets.
1t has been said that our Boys in camp
are very anxious to 60 to France. We
are wondering how many women are an
xious to come help with the sewing?
There is a special call for hospital gar
ments, as many more as possible by Feb
ruary.
If you can't come for the work please
send US word and we will see that you
get it.
The following have been added to our
roll since the Christmas drive: Mrs.
Leland Pleasanton, A. H. Donovan,
Prestly Slrqance, John J. Joseph, Lillian
Craig. John West, Uric CHM, George
Hurd, J. M. Rhodes, John Price. Michael
Keegan, e. G. Armstrong. William
shockley, John Blgnear, George Crouch,
Lemuel Walker; Messrs. Ellwood Naylor
William Naylor, Leland Pleasanton,
Charles E. Joseph, John J. Joseph,
George Heldmyer. Harold Elliott
William Roemer, William Gilch, Frank
Reynolds, Lee Sparks, George Bqckson,
George Davis Harold Stephen
son. ]. M. Rhodes. W. Naudain,
Harry West, William Ennis, John Ennis,
| Lemuel Walker, Daniel keegan, Char
les Cannon; Misses Francis Davis, Eva
NJ. Joseph, Mamie George. Margaret
Keegan, Helen numpel, Mary Light
cap, Violet Jones, Jonna Lyman, Mar
celia keegan.
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SALES TO TAKE PLACE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1918
Public sale of stock and farming impe-
ments, by Lester NJ. Naylo1, residing on
the "Old Dr. Sites Farm three miles
west of Middletown. d. ?. Hutchinson
auc
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22d, 1918 Public
sale of stock and farming implements
bv James s. Moore. on Cochran
Grange" farm, l 1-2 miles west of Mid
dIetown. Eugene Racine. auc.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10Th, 1918
Put lie sale of stock and farming imple-
ments, by Thomas Lattomus. residing
on the ''W arren Farm on the road
from the Levels school house to the
Maryland line. D. P. Hutchinson. auc
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 19lS-Pub
lie sale of stock. farming implements,
etc, by John P. Carey, residing on the
cid "Reyhnld" farm. on the road lead
ing from Port Penn to Delaware City.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, l9lS-Pub-
lie sale of stock and farming imple
ments by William Cox. on the road lead
ing to McCoy's Corner, west towards
the Delaware Canal. d. P. Hutchin-
son, auc.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18th, 1918-Pub
lie sale of stock and farming impIe-
ments by Charles II. Dukes, on the
.'Corbit Farm on the road from
Fieldsboro to Taylors Bridge. D. F.
Hutchinson, auc.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25th. l9lS-Pub-
lie sale of stock and farming imple
ments by Theodore Ferguson. admins
traitor of the Colen Ferguson estate at
his late residence IN Blackbird. ID. p.
Hutchinson. auc.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21st. 1913
Public Sale of stock and farming imple-
ments. etc. by Louis Fennemore. on the
CHM farm two miles south of Midi
dletown ID. p Hutchinson, auc.
THURSDAY, JANUARY :'lst. 1918 Pub
lie sale Of stock, farming implements,
household goods. etc, by NJ. c. Lurty,
on the ED Gam" farm, on the road
from St. Georges to kirkwood. mile
west of st. Georges. ID. F. Hutchin-
son, auc.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7th, 1878
ublic sale of stock and farming impie-
ment- by Abram Ingram, on the
| ''Churchman' farm. on the road from
Hale's Corner to Stanton. D. 7.
Hutchinson, auc.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2sth. 1915
Public sale of stock and farming imple-
ments by } c. Aston, on the road
leadi1g from Middletown to Odessa. D.
P. Hutchinson. auc.
Tuesday. January 29th 1918 Public
sale of stock and farming implements
by John E. McGlean, at his residence on
the road from Van Dykes school to
Van Dykes station. d. p. Hutchinson
auc.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26'h. 1915
Public sale of stock and farming i'm
p!ements ETC., by Harry c. Webb, on
the John Bar Vandegrift" farm, Oh
the road leading from Biddles Corner
to Port Penn.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th. 1878
Public sale of surplus stock and farm
ing implements, by E. H. Shallcross,
on the farm of the late James T Shall
cross, one mile west of McDonough.
II = HUTCHINSON Anc
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
Youth Terribly Burned

Eddie Stubbs. aged II years, son Of
William Stubbs. of Chesapeake City,
was terribly burned Friday when gas
oline tank while he WAS grinding feed.
exploded spraying the burning liquid
over him He ran to horse trough and
his father soon reached him and smoth-
cred the remained flames with a blanket
but his clothing was burned off from the
waist down. He was taken to Union
Hospital, Elkton, where he is in seri-
GUS condition.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
Milford to Raise HOGS

At the Milford Town Election on
Monday, the hog issue won. both tickets
deciding. before the election, in favor
of permitting hogs to be raised in that
town, in order to help provide food dur
ing the war
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Many Condensed News Items Of
the Past Week
IN THIS AND NEARBY POINT!

IN THIS AND NEARBY POINTS
Feed the birds.
Remember the 8.
Make 1918 year of true service tt
your country.
When you complain of the cold, think
of the men in the camps.
Some Of our venerable citizens say
this is the coolest early winter since 1856.
Many housewives are lamenting the
loss by freezing of large lots of canned
fruits during the zero weather of the
past few days
The U. T. C. Sewing Circle was enter
tanned by Mrs. T. S. Fouracre and Mrs.
John D. Gill, at the home of Mrs. Gill,
on Cochran street Wednesday evening
At the annual election of the Chesa-
peake City Firemen, DIR. Delmar
Smithers, John M. Reed. T. N. Lor-
raine. Harry Price and Bryon Bouchelle
were elected directors, with Benjamin
Price, Chiefof the Department
Skating has been the favorite sport
for two weeks, Silver Lake has been a
live with skaters both night and day.
s. E. Lewis the Chief of the Volunteer
Hose Company, flooded the baseball
diamond at Academy Park. and the
smaller children of the town are having
s'the time of their lives" and are safe
from accidents.
The Fruit Gr wers' Bank of Smyrna,
declared their usual dividend of per
cent. and an extra per cent. at their
meeting this week and increased their
surplus from $4,000 to 100000 thus
making their surplus twice their capital
stock. The Fruit Growers Bank has
made great progress in recent years
and are doing nice business.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
To Hold Church Social

The ladies' of Forest Presbyterian
Church will hold church social at the
home of Nrs. Howard A. Pool, Friday
evening next A silver offering will be
taken at the door, Everyone is cordi-
ally invited.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12
BABY.BOND HOLDERS

The following are the names of tn
Baby-Bond Holders and Thrift Staml
Investors. of the pupils of the Middle
town Public school:
BABY-BOND HOLDERS
High School-Millie Rosenberg, Leone
Ladley, Lydia kedgrave, Letitia Pool
Marian Pinder, Elva Freeman, Claude
Fouracre, Ernest Tee, Dar'el Bingnear
Frank Jones, Margaret Caulk, Eliza
beth Shallcross, Fannie Rosenberg
Clara Brady, June johnson, Laura
FogeI, John Carey, Hilda Money. Mar
garet Evans, Rogers Fouracre, Gilbert
Pleasanton, Edna Armstrong. Total
$1S5.OO
THRIFT STAMP INVESTORS
High School-Leone Ladley, Frances
Cochran, Grace Brady, Florence Kohl,
William Meyers, Grace Carpenter, June
McWhorter, Mildred Hall, Margaret
Caulk, Frank Jones, Helen New horter,
Elizabeth Shallcross, June johnson.
Josephine Kohl, Laura Fogel. Edith
Cochran, Gwendolyn Gary, Edna Arm
strong, Bessie Armstrong, Came'ia
CHM, Esther Brynes. Total $31.5O.
BABY-BoND HOLDERS
Grades z and 8-Frank Carpenter,
Clayton Draper, Harry Roberts, Grace
Rosenberg, John Pool, Burton Pearson
Total 5000.
THRIFT STAMP INVESTORS
Grades Z and 8-.Anna Bingnear,
Maxey Bland, James Conley, James
Murray. Harry Roberts, Walter Beas-
ten, Percy Donoghay, Charles Howell,
John Pool. Burton Williams. Paul CHM.
Total 81 I25.
RABY-BOND HOLDERS
Grade. and 6-Esther Shallcross,
Elizabeth Brady. Margaret Brady,
Dorothy Caulk. Virginia johnson, Vir-
ginia Hopkins. Total $45.OO.
THRIFT STAMP INVESTORS
Grades and S-Esther Shallcross. Stacy
Jones, Gladys Manlove, Harris Mellow
ell. Eliz ,beth Brady. Helen Hates, John
Spicer, Margaret Brady, Margaret
Bradley. William Hall, Katherine Con.
ley, Ida Dugan. George Alfree, Helen
Crouch. Virginia Hopkins, Virginia
johnson, Anna Alfree. Jehu A;free,
Edwin Donaghay. Total $3.50.
BABY-BoND HOLDERS
Grades 3and 4-Harry Deputy, Henry
Howell. Winfield Belts, Charles Hopkins.
Catherine Hopkins. Benny Rosenberg,
Evelyn Brown. T,ta!. $35 %
THRIFT STAMPS INVESTORS
Grades , and 4-Lewis Stewart, Mary
Alfree. John VosheDl, Mary Hynsor,
Dorothy Jones, Helen Fou' acre, Oakley
Banning, Winfield Belts, Catherine Hop
kins. Charles Hopkins, Henry Howell,
Evelyn Brown. Total. $lS.25
BABY-BOND HOLDERS
Grades and 3-Cassie Denny, Emma
Beale, Paul Crouch. Henry Vaughan,
Henry Chamberlaine. Total, $26.OO
THRIFT STAMPS INVESTORS
Grades and. 3-Alice Jolls, Cathe inc
Carp inter Arthur Williams, Ralph
Hynson, Helen Bryan, Virginia Brady,
Cassie Denny, Emma Beale, Paul Crouch
Henry Vaughan, Henry Cha mberlaine,
Mabel Fouracre Total $10.25
BABY-B BOND INVESTORS
Grade TX. Margaret Denny, John
e. Swain, Ralph kerkman. Total. SIS
THRIFT STAMPS INVESTORS
Grade Frank w. Otwell, Elsie NJ.
Reed, William r. Alfrre, Jr., Evelyn
N. Elliott, John P. H. Howell, Ralph
Berkman, John G. Swain, K. Margaret
Denny. Total, $5.75
Entire Total for School-s421. SO
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-01-12

Dean Robinson attended a meeting of
the Council of the Women's National
Farm Garden Association in New York
City this past week. At this meeting
plans were made for placing units of
from five to fifteen women on farms in
several states. This plan proved very
successful in both New York and Mass
aehusetts last year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-10
ENEMY UNABLE TO ESCAPE
ONRUSH; 16 MILES ADDED
TO BATTLELINE ON SOUTH
Allied Advance Averages Over IL Miles on Whole
Front-Many More Towns Taken-Bag 800
Guns-Chaulnes Under British Fire

London, Aug. 1O-The number of prisoners taxi
from the Germans in the fighting in Piacrdy has
increased to $4,000, todays office statement
announces Canadian and Australian forces cap
tured Bouchor, Meharicourt, and Lihons, and have
entered Rainescourt and Proyart.
The French forces captured lie Tronquoy, lie
Fretoy and Assainvilers. French troops attacked
at four o'clock this morning the line between
Montdider and the river Oise front of approx
matey 16 miles, and at 10 a. m, had scored ad-
of four miles, according to receivedN
shortly after noon today.
MONTDIDIER BEHIND LINE.
The French line at that hour through Fav-
erolles, Piennes, Rollot Cuvly, Ressons-sur-Matz,
and Vignetmont. This line puts Montdidier behind
the French front.
London, Aug 1O.-The important town of Mont
didier, which approximately at the apex of the
German salient south of the Somme, has been cap
tured by the allies. One hundred additional German
guns have been taken by the allies. Canadian
airy which has portion close to Chaulnes reports
that the enemy is fighting strong rear guard &C
tions, in order to enable the stores of ammunition
and guns to be removed from that town.
The Picardy battle is spreading to the south of
Arras, the pail mall Gazette says this afternoon.
Heavy fighting occurred this morning in the battle
area, with the allies making satisfactory progress
and taking large numbers of prisoners.
ADD 16 MILES TO BATTLE LINE.
The new attacks by the French has extended
the battle line some sixteen miles further to the
southeast in the Montdidier area. In this movement
the French scored an advance of four miles in six
hours
To the north the important junction of Chaulnes
is now untenable for the Germans, it is well
within the fire of the British field guns The 100
guns added to the 200 previously captured by the
allies were taken by the French in this mornings
fighting.
FOE RETREAT 20 MILES AT LEAST.
The opinion in London today that the
my could not possibly hold any sort of line
until he reached the Somme and the canal from
NesIe to Noyon. That would make maximum
treat of 20 miles.
On the British front splendid progress is being
made and the average IL mile progress forward
was an infantry advance with the cavalry, tanks,
and armored well ahead of the infantry and
pressing the retreating enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-10
ENGLAND SEXES
BOLSHEVTKT ENVOY
OVER LENINE ACT

London, Aug. I0.-In reprisal for
the arrest at Moscow Of Robert H.
B. Lockhart, British consular
agent at Moscow, by the Bolshevi-
HI. VI. Litvinoff. the Bolsheviki en-
missary in London. has been placed
under police supervision. the Daily
Mail states.
(By The Associated Press.
British and French diplomatic
agents are reported arrested in
Moscow by the Bolsheviki and Great
Britain has demanded the release
of r. II. B. Lockhart, the leader of
the British contingent. Premier
Lenine is reported unOfficially to
have sent an ultimatum to Japan
regarding Siberia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-10
HUN COMMANDER
OF SUB THAT SANK
LUSITANIA DEAD

London. Aug. 10. - Lieutenant
Commander Schwieger. who com
manded the submarine which sank
the Lusitania, is dead. His death
occurred in September, 1917, but
has only been admitted b. the Ger
man admiralty, according to re-
ports reaching here.
Last September, Schwieger. in
command Of the U-S8, was in the
Blight of Hclgoland with another
Submarine Both U-boats submerg-
ed and the other commander felt
a chain sweeping along the side
OF his boat, and believed he had
run into an unknown British mine
field A terrific explosion under
water followed. The second boat
rose rapidly and signalled for the
other There was no reply. A
vain watch was kept for the U-SS
and she has not been heard from
since There is little doubt the
reports say, that she sank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-10

One important result has already
followed the allied plunge in the
Somme region, east of Amiens. The
important Paris-Amiens railway, by
way of st. Just, use of which has
been blocked by the proximity Of
the German line, was working again
last night.
London, Aug. 10, 4:10 p. m.-(By
the Associated Press) The ad-
vance OF the allied armies on the
Picardy battle front continued to
day, according 10 the latest dis
patches reaching London this aft
ernoon.
Nowhere, It appears, have the
Germans yet been able to organize
for any severe counter stroke.
100 Guns Taken.
The guns captured by the allies
are now nearly 400 in number.
No further count Of prisoners
had come in at this hour, but the
total probably is mounting rapidly
because of the disorganizatiou of
the Germans.
The allied casualties, including
all the killed, wounded and miss
ing, are less than 5000, or not more
than one-fourth of The number of
prisoners counted. On the other
hand, the German casualties have
been very heavy.
Eleven German divisions have
been not only defeated in the fight
Ing of the last three days. but so
utterly crushed that the German
high command has been unable 70
make any counter-stToke any
where.
The German communications
have been so disorganized that
thus far only two divisions OF re
serves have been identified and
these new troops have not been
able 10 make any impression on the
advancing allies.
No further definite news from