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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
A Plea for Service

am the seventeen-year-old daughter
of an old pioneer of Jerome,
But the family is broekn, and scat
tered far from their home.
There are only two of us here now
-brotherf and sister are we.
Brother is only sixteen and far too
young, you see
To fight for his home and country
for you and liberty.
| am willing to do my duty here or
over there,
But am only an orphan and haven't
any money to spare.
/ would never make a poet but /
might make a nurse
And save many a poor soldier from
the kaiser's curse
But how am l to take the training.
is what | want to know?
I am the oldest of the family and
the only one to go.
We feel sorry for the French and
Belgian orphans over there,
As / am only an orphan | want to
do my share
To help the heart aches and suffer-
ings of the ones in despair.
| will go wherever they want me
here or over the sea;
It's my country is calling to help the
fight for liberty.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Look Who's Here

Arrivals for the week at the North
Side Inn:
Thad Major, Boise; w. NJ Mackey.
Portland. Oregon; Charles II Hay.
Spokane. Wn.: A. J. Mc1nnis. San
Francisco. Calf: E. r. stephens. Chi
cago, Ill; ]. ]. Buehles. Ogden. Utah:
Mrs F. F. Albert, Galesburg. III; w.
l.. Ash, San Francisco. Calf; II. }.
Thomas. Salt Lake City; Geo. w.
Chisholm. Seattle; II. c. Arthur. Jr.;
Portland. Oregon; II. H. Gramp. Chi
cago w. s. Berger. Pocatello; +. c.
Kriske. Boise; f. w. Aust. Seattle;
G. Y. Salmon. Portland; VIM. w.
Wilson, Salt Lake City; f. II. Gil
pin. st. Joseph. Mo-; f. o. Rayon.
Denver. Colo; NJ f. Brookman.
Minneapolis. Mimi; j. Moore, Spo-
kane; Wilbur Leake. Dixon, Ill; c.
L. Cole. San Diego. Calf; w. s.
Schmidt. st. Louis. Mo.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
RED CROSS NOTES

The dance on Liberty Day was a
splendid success. The Red Cross
realized $4,000 on the Ford car and
$4,000 on the dance. The Junior
Red Cross girls made $1,000 at the
punch bowl. Mr.. II. r.. Mcpherson
was the lucky man who won the car.
The next event will be the auction
of May 18th. If jerome can equal
the other towns in Southern Idaho in
the financial results of the auction II
will put the Chapter in funds TO go
through the summer, devoting all
their efforts to the sewing and other
Red Cross work without having TO
worry about where the funds will
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Your Opportunity

Jerome. while not as large as many
cities. can always be found in the
front ranks of securing the very lat
est news pertaining to the welfare
of our lighting boys on the front.
As n result of the ever-watchful eye
of Manager Zug of the Rialto thea
tire, assisted by M. A. Stewart. Je-
rome jeweler, we will on Friday ev-
ening next, May 3rd. have the OPP
portunity of hearing thorough dis
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Sunday school at 1000 a m.
Preaching service at 1900 a. m. Ep-
worth League at 700 p. m, topic
Progressive Christians. Leader
Mrs. Fletcher. Preaching service at
Grand View. Sunday afternoon, May
5. Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Mcclure on Thursday afternoon OF
this week All services held at the
"loyal time"
Chas. ID. Fletcher, Pastor
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

cussion of war conditions as they ex-
list three miles from the firing line
In France. The speaker of the ev-
ening, DR.. Plamondon, of LAGRANGE,
Oregon, entered active service in the
U. S. Hospital corps in France the
latter part of October, 1917, and
remained there until recently. having
been compelled to surrender his dn-
ties on account of sickness contract
ed while in the service SO inter
esting is DR.. Plamondon's lectures
that recently, at LAGRANGE, Oregon,
meeting as the large and commodi-
GUS assembly hall of that place could
not accommodate one-half of those
in attendance. DR.. Plamondon will
tell how your boys and our boys are
cared for when they are brought to
the hospital for treatment. He will
also tell you of the most inhuman
and brutal treatment that the kaiser.
Won Hindenburg and his bunch of
heathens deal out to any who are so
1t is to be hoped that every resident
of this section of the tract will avail
themselves of this most unusual OPP
portunity to get the real facts of this
awful war, and hereby better prepare
themselves for what will surely
come You can't be too loyal, you
can't be too patriotic, and ii is your
duty as good American citizen to
see all those around you are 100 per
cent loyal American citizens. In a
recent conversation with one of the
big men of southern Idaho he stated
that what we most needed was a
committee to see that every one was
loyal and to those that were not see
that few of them were melted out
some of the punishment which is
given to our brave boys who fall into
the hands of the Huns. and that the
biblician saying, IAN eye for an eye.
tooth for tooth " was the proper
method to use.
This thing of gathering up a lot of
traitorous Germans as well as others.
pidtluE Antnn III al tdlhI
where they are well fed and cared
for is all wrong, when our boys are
giving their life blood for us and at
the same time are living in vermin-
infested trenches, sleeping in mud,
and sometimes getting little to eat
1t is far better that these traitors
get a little of their own medicine
dished out" to them.
Ex-President VIM. H. Taft says
KNOCK them in the head. However
il must be an absolute certainty be
yond a question of doubt that the
offender is guilty as charged. Pic
ture in your mind our boys and chill
dren with their throats cut from cal
to ear. with their tongue. nose and
eyes torn out This is exactly wha'
has and is happening in the war zone
With these conditions existing, /:
there any ground for the apologist
the parasite or any other kind of e
man or woman or child who i'm any
way is other than 100 PER CENT
LOYAL AMERICANS.
GO HEAR DR. Plamondon lecture
and you viii he we'll paid for you
time
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

10 a m. Sunday school: IL a. m
preaching; Topic-'Jesu in World :
History"
Canyon Side-2:30 p. IN. Sunday
school: $3.50 y. m. preaching.
Arcadia Friday night at $40
p. m. Bible study will be lead by
Mrs. Walter Clark Don't miss it,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Christian Science Services

Christian Science Society holds
regular services each Sunday at II
o'clock. Sunday school at y o'clock.
"Wednesday evening meetings at s
o'clock
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

In nine months James w. Foley
poet-humorist, has spoken to 200
audiences of soldiers. sailors. avia-
tors and marines in Y. NJ. c. A.
building in the western environments.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
CHURCH ANNOUNCENEN TS.
Baptist Church

There will be Sunday school at
the usual hour, 10 a. m. A business
meeting of the church at the close
of Sunday school
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Charles F. Gugel, for ten years
manager of a large sporting goods
house in Columbus, Ohio. has gone
overseas in the service of the Y. NJ.
G. A.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
Catholic Church.

Rev. r.. l.. LOBELL.
Regular services on the End Sun
lay OF each month. Mass at 10
o'clock a. m. Evening services at {
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Sunday School at 1870 a ~
Afternoon service al 2 p. III. All
are cordially invited to att md these
services
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02
LINCOLN COUNTY TIMES

Published every Thursday at Jerome.
Idaho, by
A. {. Alexander, Editor and Publisher
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

The Ven. Archdeacon Stoy. Of
Pocatello, will administer the Holy
Communion and preach on Monday
May 9Th. at s p. m. All are invite 7
TO attend.
w. r. r. Simmons
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

THAT SLEEPING PORCH BEFORE
WEATHER MATERIAL SPEC
PURPOSE. A ASSORTMENT
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

Entered as second-class matted
March 8. 1911, at the post office at
Jerome. Idaho. under the act of
March 3, 1879
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-02

SUBSCRIPTION, $500 PER YEAR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
PROGRESS OF FOE
ON MARNE HALTED

London. July 20.--The northern force
in the vicinity of Scissors took 1000
prisoners and thirty guns on Thursday
The force next to the south took many
prisoners and eighteen guns
Further information here is that the
enemy has used thirty divisions (about
100000 men) in his recent offensive.
whereof twenty-three divisions have been
taken from his general reserve. Their
losses have been severe.
Since Wednesday the enemy has not
made any progress anywhere Empha sis
Is laid on the point that we are not "out
of the woods" yet Crown Prince Rup-
precht's army is still between Montdidier
and the sea and is being held intact,
having provided only few reserves for
The Champagne offensive.
The prospect is fayorable that the
German repulse may lead to a heavy de-
feat, but the necessity for caution and
restrained expectations is emphasize
The whole German system south OF
the Aisne is imperiled. The French
have no further anxiety regarding the
Champagne front The German re.
serves, however. are still formidable.
, The German strategic reply. 1t is be-
lieved, will he an offensive farther north.
where the British cannot afford to give
ground.
The Germans are unlikely to throw
more troops into the Marine salient be-
yond what are necessary to extrcate
themselves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
"a
SIBERIAN CZECHS N
AIM TO UNITE FORCES

yladiyostak (via Shanghai). July 20
The immediate aim of the Czecho-
Slovaks Is the occupation Of khaoa.
rovsk, seat of the general government Of
the Amur In order to secure their right
flank, after which they will proceed
alonts the Chine" eastern railway un-f
til junction is sffected with the Czeono
Slovaks from lrkutsk.
Thes enemy force; between Nikolsk
and Irkutsk, consisting OF 120oN Ger
man Magyars and $1,000 Bolshevki. are
probably concentrated in the region OF
Lake Paikal aud Chita.
The Siberian provisional government
established Mt Niadivostok, constitutes
az integral part of the siberian Govern
ment at Tomsk. and Is mutually pledged
10 cnncoke n siberian constituent as
sembly when the country is cleared OF
Bolshevik and communication Is re-
stored and to reform the national army
to cooperate with the Allies.
The present position Of the Vladivo-.
stok Government Is being strengthened.
1t is supported by the nunicipai
Zemstvo. The operations of General
Horvath. commander of the anti-Bol-
shevih forces. haSe complicated the situ-
alton. and the Siberian Government has
announced that IIorrath's cooperation
Is impossible. eb
The attitude of the Czechs toward the
Siberian Government Is that of a friend-
ly neutral. but they will oppose any
threatened armed sadvance by General
Borvath on Nladivostok, as an outbreak
of civil war would jeopardize their OPP
erations for relieving the Czechs in the
interior
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
BRITISH FORCES
SURGE FORWARD
NEAR HEBUTERNE
Haig Advances on Mile Front
Near Albert-Raid on En-
emy's Lines Wins
BY the Associated Press

British troops last night advanced
heir line on mile front south of the
town of Hebuterne, the War Office an
nounced today.
A successful raid was carried out by
the British near Beaumont-H -Hamel.
The British statement follows:
AS result of cur operations yester-
day. our line in the Meteren sector has
been advanced on front of about 1000
yards, and both the village of Meteren
and the group of buildings to the south
west of 1t, known as lie Waton, are now
held by our troops. The enemy offered
considerable resistance on the extreme
left of our attack. but at other points
our objectives were gained rapidly and
without great difficulty. The number Of
prisoners reported is 3i6,
English troops carried out success
ful raid during the night near Beau
mont -Hamel and captured few prison.
ers and a machine gun.
Further north English troops pushed
our line forward on a front CT about a
mile south of Hebuterne after sharp
fighting.
Hostile artillery has been active in
the neighborhood of st. Nenant and
Ypres."
Hebuterne is about midway on the
front between Albert and Arras. Beau
mont Hamel is two and one-half miles
south of Hebuterne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
ALLIES FORTIFY LINE
Won FROM GERMANS
By the Associated Press

Paris. July 2O.-The Germans have
been forced to bring up 100000 reserves
in the army of the German Crown Prince
as a result of yesterdays fighting, and
the French and Americans, after tiuctu-
ations. have been, enabled to strongly
fortify the newly gained positions south
west of scissors, says Marcel Hutin in
the Echo de Paris
Mr.. Hutin adds that the enemy mem
ace toward the Paris region has been
frustrated, and that the efforts of the
Crown Prince against Epernay, Mont
mirail and Rheims have gone for
nOught.
The battle begun late yesterday con-
tinued with fierceness into the night the
Germans losing better positions to the
French, who are fighting uphill. The ad-
vance Is being won foot by foot owing
to the huge reserves thrown in to sup
port the Crown Prince.
battle, such as Napoleon was Obliged
to do at Waterloo and Leipsig, is a
difficult proceeding, points out Major
de civriuX. Notwithstanding the con-
tinuity of the front the conditions of
warfare have changed less than has been
thought, he adds and the situa ton of an
army engaged in offensive drives which
Is suddenly confronted by a flank attack
az strong as 1t is unexpected Is always
grave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
800 GUNS TAKEN.
FRENCH ANNOUNCE

Paris. July 20. The text of last
nights War Office report follows:
The battle begun yesterday between
the Aisne and the Marine continued all
day with extreme violence. the enemy
reacting along the whole line with large
reserves in an attempt to stay our prog
ress. Despite his efforts we continued
our advance over the greater part of the
front
''On the left we ma aimed the pla-
teau southwest of scissors and in the
region of Chaudun. In the center our
advance exceeded three kilometers (near-
ly two miles) at certain points along
the line of Naux- Castillo. Nillers-l lIelon
and ySur-Ourcq. On the right our
troops occupied after bitter fighting the
plateau northwest of Bonnes and the
height north of Courchamps, and ad-
vanced beyond Torcy
The number Of prisoners counted up
to the present exceeds 1900. including
two colonels, with their chief-of- staff.
We have captured more than $50 cannon.
including one battery of 210's.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20

ticulars of the Allied success. The tele-
gram calls the Franco-American offen-
sire IA relief offensive brought about by
The German offensive on both sides OF
Rheims and adds.
THE attack was carried out by very
strong and deeply echeloned forces. sup
ported by low-fying airpanes and nu-
menus tank squadrons. Before some
sectors between the Aisne and northwest
of Chateau-Thierry some eighty tanko
were counted in the first attack"
Lieutenant General Baron Won Ar
denne. commenting in the Tageblatt on
the German offensive. says:
we clearly are only at the beginning
OF probably the greatest battle in The
entire history of the world. Most severe
fighting still lies ahead. 1t would be
presumptuous and in bad taste to talk
already about The fresh destruction of
enemy fighting forces"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
LIGHTNING FIRES THREE BARNS
Severe Electrical Storm Sweeps
Lancaster County

Lancaster. Pa. July 20.--Fire caused
by lightning destroyed buildings and
grain on farms in Lancaster County
yesterday. entailing an estimated loss
of $4,000.
The properties destroyed are:
Barn and tobacco shed with contents,
on a farm near White Oak, above Man
helm. owned by the George II. Danner
estate, of Mannheim, and tenanted by
Phares Wenger. Estimated loss $4,000,
Barn and contents on the farm of ex-
Senator J. Donald Cameron, at Donegal
Springs tenanted by George Enslow.
Estimated loss. $4,000.
Tobacco shed and contents of graf
on the farm of State Representative
Michael r. Hoffman, near Maytown.
tenanted by Edward Kaley. Estimated
loss, $1,000.
severe electrical storm. with very
little rain. swept over the northwestern
section Of the county yesterday after
noon and evening.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
PERSHINC REPORTS
SUCCESS OF DRIVE
By the United Press

Washington, July 20-RepoTting sue
Cinctly under date of July 10, General
Pershing today advised the War Depart
ment that between the Aisne and the
Marne our troops continue to make prog
ress."
Five officers and men were awarded
the Observation-Disclosures cross for gal
lantry in action" according to Section
B. The men are First Lieutenants
Walter l.. Flannery and Joseph j.
Brown, Sergeants James Hyde and
Charles p Cunningham and Corporal
Henry willard"
The communiaue also gives the cita-
tions for the Distinguished service cross
of five ocersfficers and men previously
announced in news dispatches. The COM
munique follows:
Headquarters American Expedition
AIRY Forces, July 10. 1918.
Section A--Between the Aisne and the
Marine, our troops continue to make
urOgress '.1
Section B-The chief
has awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross to the following members of the
American expedtionary forces for the
acts of gallantry set forth after their
name.
Lieutenant Walter r. Flannery. in
fantry-At great peril to his life on the
night of June 3, 1918. he voluntarily
swan the river Marne near Sauvigny,
France, and brought back wounded
French soldier. who having escaped
from his German captors. was unable
to return to his own lines
First Lieutenant Joseph j. Brown, in
fantry--In the Bois de Bellau. June 20.
1918 he went out into No Mans Land
he. face of violent German machine-gun
fire to carry back into hi sown trenches
severely wounded soldier.
Sergeant James Hyde. infantry--In
the Bois de Belleau. on June 20. 1918, he
went out into the open under heavy ma
chine-gun fire to carry in wounded
man. Being unable to pick him up he
laid down and pulled the man on his
back and crawled to his position.
Sergeant Charles r. Cunningham, in
fantry: Although seriously wounded dur
ing n surprise by German patrol in
the vcinity-sof Hecken, Alsace, on May
27. 1918, he continued to direct his men,
and succeeded ndriving the enemy off
Corporal Henry Willard. infantry: In
| the Bois de Belleau, on June 20, 1918
he went out from his position for dis
| tance of seventy-five yaCds, under heavy
machine-gun fire, and by rife fire took
| possession Of one OF the guns. brought
| il back, and proceeded to put it in
| operation against the Germans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
LONDON EXPECTS
COUNTER.OFFENSIVE

London. July 20.--What the Germans
are going to do on the battlefront from
Rheims to the Marne, to the Aisne. is
the question which occupied most of
the military and editorial commentators
in the morning newspapers.
While 1t Is conceded that General
Foch's brilliant counter-stroke has de-
prived the Germans of the initiative in
the Rheims sector and caused them seri-
ous damage. II Is not universally as
sumed that the positions in that area
can he stabilized without much further
severe fighting. Warning is given to
remember how the British surprised ad-
vance at Cambrai was afterward coun-
tered by the Germans.
On the other hand. the view that the
enemy cannot do much more between
the Aisne and the Marne has its repre-
sentatives. and these look for the with
drawal of the Germans from south of
the Marne to reorganiZe their line A
third speculation refers TO the proba-
bility Of the enemy striking fresh
violent blow in some other direction, In
which case 1t is assumed generally the
attack will fall on the British armies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
DRIVE Drains FOES
RESERVE RESERVOIR
By the United Press

Paris, July 20.--The Franco-American n
sweep between the Aisne and the Marne
has greatly improved the general war
situation.
The Germans are pouring in their
reserves. which had been held back for
the supreme effort. Half the campaign
ing season of the year has passed. The
threat toward I;pernay has been warded
off. Nillers-Cotterets forest has been
cleared of the enemy. The German
divisions south of the Marne are in a
perilous position. The most important
phase, however. is that the Allies have
taken the initiative.
During the past thirty hours. the Ger
mans are reported to have brought ut,
$4,000 of their. precious reserves. In
the same period the French and Amer
leans have captured more than thou
sand machine guns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
FOES RETREAT NEAR
IF ALLIES STILL GAIN

Washington, July 2O.-Two choices.
in the opinion of military observers
here today, are open to the German tigh
command as the result Of the French
American commensurate between the
Aisne and the Marne aNld decision must
be made within thifty-Six hours. Either
the advance of the Allied troops must be
halted, it was said. or the German must
evacuate the salient they hold south of
tie Marre and possibly the entire ter
ritory occupied at the time of the Of
fensive on the Chemin des Danes front
last May. The Germans, 1t was believed
must stop the counter-stroke before Sun
day night or fall back,
All reports indicate that, despite
strengthening resistance, due no doubt
to fresh reserves being thrown into the
battle, the French and American forces
are making steady progress. The War
Department had received no confirma,
ton of the reported capture of Sois-
sons but there was a distinct feeling
that the city was in Allied hands, As
early as Thursday night French troops
were reported to he within a mile Of
the city, and Secretary Baker. In a state
ment issued yesterday, said The fall
Of soissohs scanned 70 be ipdtcaied BY
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San Diego Hit Mine,
Is NaUy Mems Belief
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captain made his way over the side and
jumped overheard. He, and the execu-
tive officer were cheered by the men in
the boats and az the cruiser went down
the men sang 'The Star Spangled Ban
ner"
Several Mines Destroyed
The statement disclosed that five or
six mines were destroyed last night in
the vicinity of the sinking. and that
no reports have been received of
submarine near there.
That there was little. il any loss or
life, is indicated by the fact that the
ship was abandoned In good order, all
hands remaining at their posts until
ordered to take to the boats.
New York. July 2O.-All the survivors
of the cruiser San Diego. said to- num-
ber more than J1O0. have arrived in New
York They were brought in during the
night on rescuing ships from the scene
of the destruction of the cruiser. which
was sunk yesterday off Fire Island, just
east of New York.
According to the comma nder of one of
the rescuing ships which brought in some
500 of the crew. the survivors were of
the opinion that the San Diego was tor
pedoed. r'.
Some of the survivors were reported
to have been debarked at Hoboken and
transferred to tugs which took them to
the navy yard in Brooklyn. Others were
transferred to tugs down the harbor and
also brought to the navy yard, 1t was
said.
Official information at the navy yard
and the Hoboken docks was refused and
no civilians were allowed access to the
survivors. Whether there was loss of
life was yet unknown this forenoon and
many inquiries received at newspaper
Offices from relatives and friends of
those supposed to be on board the
cruiser could not be answered.