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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-01
VIOLENT BAT TIE
ON A|SNE FRONT
Hand-to-Hand Struggle When
Germans Attack the
French.
TEUT0NS HURLED BACK

| By the Associated Press.
| PARIS, March AFTER a violent
| bonn bardment last night the Germans
made an attack on the Aisne front east
of Chavignon, the war Office announced
A violent hand-to-hand struggle fol-
lowed, terminating to the advantage OF
| the French. who threw back the Ger
mans and inflicted heavy losses on
them.
| LONDON, March IA successful
raid in which we captured few pris-
oners was carried out by Stafford and
| Cheshire troops last night north OF the
| Yyres-Staden railway" the war ohce
reports. There was some artillery
activity on both sides during the night
in the neighborhood of La Vacquerie
and east of Ypres."
The report from British headquarters
in France and Belgium last night reads:
early this morning English troops
successfully raided enemy trenches In
the neigh borhood of Gonnelieu (south-
west of CambraD. Considerable cas-
ualties were inflicted on the garrison,
a machine gun blown up and few
prisoners brought back.
"In the raid last night south OF the
Houthulst forest Dorset Manchester,
Lancaster and Scottish troops penetrat-
ed the encmys defenses to a depth of
1900 yards. In addition to fourteen
prisoners captured. large number of
the enemy are believed to have been
killed.
Hostile artillery has shown some ac-
tivity again today at a number OF
points along our front in the neighbor-
hood of st. Quentin. southeast OF Ar
mentieres, and ir the Sonnebeke Sec
tor"
Belgians Successful.
| The Belgian communication of last
night says:
"a German surprise attack following
violent artillery preparation and di-
rected against one of our, posts sit
uated north of qDixmude- was complete
ly repulsed.
"'Of the six boats launched by the
| enemy only one was able to reach
our post to take away a wounded SOL
der The others were destroyed or
forced to retreat.
ga footbridge which the Germans
attempted to throw across the User
was destroyed by, our artillery. The
the region of Newport and there were
reciprocal bombafdments north of
Dixmude. During the night a German
reconnaissance was repulsed by our
advance forces south of Dixmude. To-
day the artillery fighting has been
quite serious in the regions Of Nieu-
port and Dixmude."
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Anything which adds to the con-
venience of the house or to the ease
with which 1t can be kept clean is
sure to make great hit with the
housewife and she is pretty apt to
mention 1t to her friends who are
about to build. Now there are a great
many things which are seldom called
for In the plans and specifications, but
which add greatly to the comfort Of
the home. Some Of these things cost
nothing at all but little forethought,
and the others such small amount
that the added prestige will more than
repay the builder for the money spent
putting them in. Following is de-
seription of some of them that have
been provided for in the good-looking,
modern home design illustrated here
and are well worth attention.
This is a modern farmhouse Of ex-
ceptlonal comfort and convenience.
Living room, dining room, den or farm
Office, kitchen, pantry, and wash room
occupy the first floor, while upstairs
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

a new one is to be started, the lighted
burner is inserted through the CRATES
and left until the furnace is going
well again.
There is no good reason why the
supply pipes to the closet and the
bathtub should not be taken from the
wall instead of from the floor as is
usually done. Taking them from the
wall leaves the floor with three less
distractions and that is big item
to the person who has to keep the
floor clean.
The builder should always consult
the housewife about fitting up the
closets, and be generous with the
shelves. Every closet should have at
least one shelf two feet wide on
which blankets and quilts can be laid
without falling off. When two closets
adjoin and 1t is possible to have an
outside window in only one of them,
stop the partition between them foot
from the ceiling. This gives an open,
ing for light and ventilation. A sash
can be put in If desired. Wherever
electricity is available, closets should
be provided with an electric light.
This is sometimes made to operate
automatically by the opening Of the
closet door.
Plenty Of Light for Kitchen.
The height of the sink should be
from SO to AZ inches, depending, Of
course, on the height Of the person
who is going to use 1t. Most sinks
are very much too low. There always
should be window near or directly
above the sink and the kitchen lights
should be arranged so that a person
working at the sink or range will not
have to work In the shadow. The
kitchen windows should be 80 inches
or more from the floor and extend to
within Il or Is inches of the ceiling.
This allows a table to be set against
the wall without coming up into the
window, and 1t also gives better light.
Modern kitchens are built rather
small and wall space is very valuable.
Where the kitchen door swinging in
would take up valuable space and be
In the way, there is no reason why 1t
should not be made to swing out, es-
pecially when 1t Is protected by the
rear porch which i5 usually screened.
with the screen door at the entrance
steps.
Rear porches should be screened.
II lattice Is used. the screen. which
should be rust proof. is placed between
the lattice or Ii can be put on remov-
able frames which can be replaced in
winter with solid ones. With a
screened-in porch, build a milk bottle
cabinet into the inclosing wall. con-
venlenf TO the milkman on the out
side and to the housewife on the In
side, with a door on each side. A
cabinet u By II By 4 inches win hold
three bottles.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

out Of 1is-lnch by 11h-inch stick. A
short piece will make a great number
of blocks as, by reversing the stick
for every cut, there is no waste. Put
the blocks In place at the time the
stairway is built, using long, slim
nail through the center. There are
metal pieces which answer this same
purpose, but they are not in good
taste In a residence.
If architects, builders and plumbers
had to de the family washing. the
placing Of the laundry tub would re-
ceive more intelligent attention. AS
It Is, the laundry tub is too prosaic to
get much thought from the average
architect; the builder gives 1t no
thought whatsoever: the plumber puts
II where Is is easiest to make connec-
tons and the housewife suffers with
a badly placed and ineonvenient fix
ture.
The best place for the tub Is on the
first floor: but for lack Of space 1t
l. usually placed In the basement.
Place the tub where there Is good
natural light II one window Is not
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04
Second Floor Plan.

apt to bruise the hands and catch
the clothes, but the main objection is
that when the wringer is in place 1t
comes directly in front of cock and
it is nearly impossible to operate 1t
without removing the wringer.
Run a water supply pipe, provided
with a valve, to the water pan in the
furnace. 1t is a great convenience
and sure to be appreciated by the
man who tends the furnace.
Gas for Starting Fires.
If the house is piped for gas, be
sure to have an outlet near the fur
mace to which may be attached, by
hose, a movable burner made of a
piece Of pipe flattened at the end.
When the fire accidently goes out or
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

enough, put In two; a window cnspS
very little more than the solid wall.
There must be floor space enough at
the right end to accommodate a
clothes basket and the back of the
tub should be at least three feet from
the wall, If possible. There should
be floor drain near the tub,
but not where 1t will be walked
on while doing the washing. The
laundry tub cocks usually are placed
just above the back edge; from
two to three inches from the ends Of
the compartment and extending into
1t from three to four inches. This Is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04
BUREAUS MAY Be
MOVED ELSEWHERE
COVE or THEM COULD BE JUST
AS WELL LOCATED IN OTHER
CITIES AS WASHINGTON.
WOULD BENEFIT THE CAPITAL
People All Over the Country Saving
Up for the Fourth Liberty Loan, the
Full Success Of Which Is AZ
sured.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washlngton.-There would no doubt
be considerable amount of inconve-
nience If some of the bureaus In Wash
ington were removed to other cities.
AT the same time ii seems altogether
likely that something Of that kind
must be done in order to take care of
the business If 1t is to expand as con-
stantly as 1t has In the past. Congress
Is really In earnest about moving some
OF these bureaus and 1t is pointed out
that quite number could just as well
be located In other cities as In Wash
ington.
The war risk insurance bureau I'M
der the treasury department says that
1900 additional clerks will be needed
TO carry on Its business. There is no
Office room or housing room for these
clerks and there will not be, even with
the additional buildings that are being
erected. In many other cities 1t is
said that there is plenty of Office space
and housing space and that there is
no reason why many of these clerks
could not be taken away from Wash
ington.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

'sThe greater ones power with God
IN constant prayer. the greater grows
ones power with men who seldom
pray
We plan and plan. then pray
That ced may bless our plan.
So runs eur dark ard doubtful way.
That scarce shan lead unto the day-
So runs the life Of mani
But heaTken! God saith. Pray"
And he WI sheE "a plan.
And lead rs ia hts shining way
That leadsth On to perfect dax
Each God-Surrenchred ran.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04
THINGS THAT ADD
TO HOME COMFORT
Little COnVenienCeS Make Great
Hit With Housewife.
MANY OF THEM INEXPENSIVE
Improvements That Are Well Worth
Attention Are often Overlooked
In Preparing Build
ing Plans.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

are four good bedrooms, bath room
and plenty Of clothes closets. The
back bedroom for the hired man, with
its own stairway down to the wash
room, is an appreciated feature. The
big front porch means comfort for the
family In hot weather.
Eliminate the Corners.
Stairways, with their many corners,
are very hard to keep clean because
1t is next to impossible to sweep the
dust and dirt out of the sharp corners.
This difficulty can be overcome by
making the corners blunt with a tri-
angular block of wood. This is made
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

Tho future contains your uncut
block Of Parian marble. Beware how
You smite IL. Do not touch it until
you have a plan. an idea. to work
out Of II. You may 50 mar the mar
bic as to hinder the highest exrreSziea
Of your soul through Il.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

bill. Along last January the house
struck out everything after the IN
acting clause of this bill and substi-
tuted one known as the administration
measure. That administration meas
ure dragged its way slowly through
the house of representatives, meeting
good deal of commentator, and
finally passed by an almost unani-
nous vote. Is 1t not strange that a
bill having such a preponderance OF
support in the house Of representa-
tiyes should occupy so much timer
The bill has now been returned TO the
senate, but II is far from being COM
pleted and 1t will probably take weeks
and months Of conference before It
finally reaches the president.
The other bill is one Of the so-called
emergency measures" One would
suppose that an emergency measure
should be speeded up, but not so with
the agricultural survey bill which pro-
vided for the expenditure of large
amount OF money TO encourage the
growth of crops for war purposes.
That bill has been on the ways some
thing like four months. 1t had a hard
time In the house, but in the senate Il
was stalled for several months and
finally emerged from that body with
nationwide prohibition amendment
attached. This is another bill that
passed the senate almost unanimous,
ly, although 1t had taken three months
for consideration.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

show the unlVer-
sal obligation Of
Christian serv-
ice. The question
to whom this OBJ
legation Is due
and the measure
of the obligation
cOnfrOnts many
an honest In
qulrer. 1t Is In
teresting to dis
cover the meaning
Of the masters
answ err to tn 9
young mans ques-
ton. He seems
to say that my
neighbOr Is the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

1t has always been thought that any
activity or boom that brings lots of
money to town is a good thing.
washington is suffering from too much
money. There Is too much money be-
ing spent In Washington. There is
more money than commodities. AS
consequence all prices have gone sky
high and 1t is almost impossible to
obtain labor, especially domestic labor,
while the prices paid for all kinds Of
foodstuffs and clothing are from 20 to
Oh per cent higher than In other cities.
The people who have to buy, who have
to pay for all commodities, would like
to see part of this prosperity trans
ferred to other cities.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

It was the fanclful idea of the Ger,
mans that when the people OF tht
United States began to read the Ions
casualty lists in the newspapers they
would at once become active oppOnenta
of the war and demand that the Unit
ed States withdraw from 1t. At least
the German people were fed up on
this idea just as they were assured
that America would not get into the
war, could not get into the war, and
under no circumstances would OuI
troops be effective In the war. on
course the effect has been just con-
trary to what the Germans said II
would be. The casualty lists have
made people more determined than
ever to fight this war to a finish. We
all know how It makes the soldlert
feel to have their companions shot
down beside them, and In a way the
American people feel the same degrees
of intense hatred against the German
nation which has caused this immense
loss of life and the wOunding and
manning Of so many men. The casut
atty lists are Of course a sad thing
for our people, but they have not had
the result that the Germans claimed
for them ever since this government
entered the war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04
Who Is NV
Nelghbor?
BY REV. ED. F. COOK, D. D.
Director Missionary Course. Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago

TEXT-who is my neighbor?-Luke 10:
%. Read Luke 10:25-a.
In the parable Of the Good Samari-
tan, Jesus Is clearly undertaking to
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04


Absolute confidence exists In govern
ment circles that the Fourth Liberty
Loan Is going to be a success. Curl
ously enough, II is already well known
that people who did not subscribe for
the first loan, subscribed a little for
the second, and then a larger amount
Tor the third, have been saving up for
the express purpose of making a lib
eral subscription for the fourth loan.
From all over the country reports are
received showing that the people are
more in earnest than ever before, and
that as they see the sacrifices that are
being made In this great war, they are
more than willing to make some sacri-
hces themselves. OF course 1t costs
vast amount Of money to carry on a
war so far distant from our shores,
but 1t is encouraging to the high off,
Gals In Washington to know that the
people are going to furnish the neces-
sary money whether 1t be in the shape
of loans or taxes. And just as the big
tax bill Is brought out, 1t Is dawning
upon the minds of people that they had
better invest their money in liberty
bonds rather than In tax receipts.
When that belated agricultural sur
vey bill was before the senate 1t was
severely criticized in many particulars.
Senator King of Utah asserted en-
phatically that the farmers were not
asking for $20O00,000 to be spent In
sending federal clerks and commits
sions to teach them how to farm. ave
do not want that sort Of thing In the
middle West today or In any Of the
agricultural regions Of the United
States" said the Utah senator, 'but
what we do need is men to aid in har-
vesting and saving the crops. We
want to save the tens of thousands Of
bushels of potatoes that rotted in the
ground last year; we want to save the
wheat that is grown, so that 1t can be
manufactured into -four. In other
words, we want men to take care Of
the crops that the farmers are now
growing raths than to tell them how
to grow crops or save their money"
Scott Ferris Of Oklahoma. one of
the rising generation In congress,
made lengthy speech on Americas
Achievements In War Making" In the
house not long ago. II was a red
hot political speech too. Ferris &C
knowledged that there were n number
of good Republicans helping to win
the war, but he implied that no matter
how fine a man a Republican might
be, he would improve himself by be-
coming a Democrat. OF course TIE
Oklahoma congressman was under a
steady cross-hre from the Republican
side. Minority Leader Glllett. Madden
Of Illinois, Longworth Of Ohio and 9TH
er Republican leaders questioning
many Of his statements. Ferris Is
quick-witted. however, and held ND
bis end well enough to make his
speech good reading for his Demo
cratic readers.
Two bills which have for months
been dragging their way through
the two branches Of congress are
still far from being enacted into
law and there Is q wide difference Of
opinion between the two houses as to
the terms In which those bins win
finally be drawn. More than . year
ago the senate passed a water power
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

We have In the United States senate
what we call Shermanesque utter
ances. Lawrence Y. Sherman, whom
many men in Illinois call Larry" has
a way Of getting off almost eplgram-
matte observations which have re-
ceived the designation Sherman
esque." Recently in discussing the fed
eral trade commission he remarked:
ut Is an incubator for United States
senators and other officers. Many can
dIdates have been Matched in this
nest" He referred to the fact that
Joe Davies OF Wisconsin and William
J. Harris Of Georgia both became candi-
dates for United States senator. Re
ferring to critics. and more particular
ly those In magazines, and other writ
ers, he said. "The less one has done
Of constructive work Of any kind In
private life, the better qualified he is
to instruct those who have founded
and managed great undertakings"
Speaking of the city Of Chicago. which
he praised, but which he said gave Co.
600 majority against him, he gave ut
terance to this truth about politics:
"We"-he was then referring to the
tlownstate section OF Hlinois-"always
can figure out In the IS wards Of Chi
cago about how large the majority win
be against any country candidate and
then we simply so out In the country
and get a bigger majority. whatever
II may need to be"
The upstate politicians In New York
have always worked the same game In
that great state and probably other
country districts in other sections also
have used the same system.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

1t is no pleasant task to lay
taxes. People may have an idea
that the ways and means committed
and the finance committee take great
pleasure in making revenue bills for
the purpose of imposing taxation on
people. That is far from the truth. ID
is fact that both these committees
are most sought after by men who
want good committee positions, and ID
might be assumed It was because they
took pleasure in imposing taxation,
But taxation now Is very different from
that In peace times. Government
taxes were not very heavy In the days
before the war, although there was a
great deal of hot air expended upon
the subject of 'burdensOme taxation"
The men who are imposing the taxes
are doing 1t as a vital necessity; they
are performing their patriotic duty
just as others are doing In these times
Of great stress and tribulation. These
immense revenue bills are burdensome,
but war Is very expensive undertak-
ing. The pending revenue bill, levy
ing $S,0O0.0O0. 900 for one year, is many
times larger than the entire cost Of the
Civil war; and the Civil war lasted
four years and the expenditures were
spread over very much longer period
following the war. The men who have
to vote this taxation on the people
clearly understand that they are I'm
posing heavy burdens and they are not
doing 1t for pleasure by any means.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-04

Jackson.-Mrs. Marian Jane Thomp-
son. mother Of Mrs. Clint Mathis. cele-
brated her one-hndredth birthday at
the home Of her daughter last week.
she was born at Sparta, White county.
Tenn, and was reared at Trenton.
she has four daughters. p living
grandchildren. nine living great-grand-
children and five living great-great-
grandchildren. Her daughters ara
Mrs. Clint Mathis and Mrs. Metde
Hamilton OF Jackson. Miss Belle
Thompson Of Memphis. Ms. Lucy
Taylor OF Tampa. Fla
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-09-06
DEVIEW NEWS

Tad Stark is Sweet Daddy
this week at one end Of choss
cut saw.
Chester Wright is UP here
learning the blacksmith trade.
He knows how to put out fire
and how to burn up wagon
tires and he has also learned
how to blow the whistle.
Hen Tom Jackson stripped
a gear in his auto last Sunday.
Mr.. A. S. Thompson would
like to know the. fellow who
knows a fellow that would
make a pretty good gin hand.
Forrest Billiard loves to
drive up to Fakes Chapel. We
amt sayin' nothin' but we got
a sneakin' suspicion that he
knows somebody there that
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-09-06
Buy WSS
RED CROSS HELP WANTED

What are you doing for the
Red Cross? If nothing. come
to- the workroom on Thursday
and Friday of each week. It
is time for us to get busy. If
the attendance in the work
room is no better than it has
been during the last two weeks
we will not finish the work as
signed to us by the last of
September.
We have on hand Is boys
wooden suits and 80 housewife
suits for the comfort kits. and
Is pairs of French foot Slip
pers that will be here next
week. With the workroom
open only two days in each
week, we have only six more
working days to complete all
this. This work must be out
by the last Of September or
we will go on record as slack
ers.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-09-06
ECHOES
From Red Cross Workroom

On our return from a very
pleasant visit in Kentucky and
Tennessee, we were pleased to
find our knitting circle doing
valient work. About twenty
sweaters and forty-five pairs
of socks having been complet-
ed.
We request that each one
who has yarn will hurriedly
knit it. and if you have more
than you can knit In the next
two weeks return it. that the
ones who are out of yarn may
be knitting.
We only have short time in
which to get our quota com
pleted. if we fail let it be
charged to the ones who were
to furnish the thread.
While on our vacation we
came in contact with a num-
Der of Red Cross knitters but
none quite so enthusiastic as
ours, and truly girls it made
me proud of every one of you.
We will meet Monday after
noon with Mrs. J. C. Pulley
who will still have charge Of
the yarn and assist in the work.
We are looking each day
for the new shipment of sock
yarn, so let us get busy with
the yarn we now have on hand
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-09-06

getting that out of the way,
that we may be ready for the
new lot.
We will have 60 or 70 pairs
OF socks to knit by the last of
September. Of course we can
do that much if the yarn comes
for our knitters are going to
hustle.
MRS. J. R. NELSON.