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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-02-15
A Year of FrightfuIness.

~ U6CldIeu IuIlll6So ouOllollllS
warfare against enemies and
neutrals alike. The official an
nouncement issued on January
81, 1917, decreed that from
February /, 1917, sea traffic will
be stopped with every available
weapon and without further no.
tice" in the various blockaded
zones that the German Cover
ment defined.
The excuse for this declaration
was the refusal Of the Allies to
enter into peace negotiations
with the German Government on
the basis of the Chancellor's pro-
posal of Dec. IL, 1916, put forth
in the name of victorious
Germany which was prepared to
discuss terms with its defeated
opponents. The real reason was
the belief of the German General
Staff that ruthless submarine
warfare would win the war for
Germany, and with a free hand
to destroy all shipping without
warning in the blockaded zones
Great Britain could soon be
starved into submission.
1t was fully realized in Berlin
that the United States would in
evitably be driven into the war
on the side of the Allies, but
the General Staff was confident
that Great Britain would sue
cumb before the military, finan-
cial and economic power of the
United States could be made eff
%fective. The war was to be won
by the U boats in three months,
or six weeks, or six months. at
the outside, and this calculation
was used to Justify to the Ger
man people a military measure
that was certain to range the
United States on the side Of
Germany's enemies.
The German General Staff has
. now had a year of ruthless sub
/ marine warfare and the whole
world is in a position to inven
= tory the results. Great Britain
t and France have not been starv
ed into submission and are i
! no danger of being starved int
D.; submission. Instead of the mil
ion tons of shipping a mont.
/, that the u boats were to sink
the total losses for the year hav
4 been little more than 5,000,0 90
. tons. The British have lost 1,
033 vessels, of which 1853 wer
e of more than 1000 tons and 81
of less than 1000 tons. Tn
French and Italian losses are es
timated at less than 100000
tons, while the American losse
are 171,061 tons.
Against these losses. in add
) ton to the ships being built dun
ing the year, must be counte
687,494 tons of German and Aus
trian shipping seized by the [
j nited States and put into con
. mission. These ships, includin
the Vaterland, re-christened tn
4 Leviathan, are now carrying
merican troops and America
ry supplies to France.
>. During the year in whic
ruthless submarine warfare hs
It been in unrestricted operation
American exports amounted |
lie, the unprecedented figure of Sc
IN 226, 900, 900, an increase o
S745, 600, 900, while imports
e mounted to $685. 900, 900, a
increase of $780, 800, 900. Anne
lean imports and exports t
= gether show a total increase
ey 81, 305, 800, 900. We have an a
OF my of nearly 800, 900 in Franz
!. and thus far have not lost
single man on the transport
IN SO much for the calculations
er the German General Staff.
ID But that is not the whole +
to cord However critical the eco
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-02-15
EXECUTORS, NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
testamentary on the estate of James
Peak, deceased, were granted to the
Undersigned on the 31st day of Janu-
airy, 1918, by the Probate Court of
Lafayette county, Missouri. All per-
son having claims against said es-
tate are required to exhibit them for
allowance to the undersigned within
six months after the date of grant
ing said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit Of said estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of
granting said letters, they will be
forever barred.
Witness our signatures on this 31st
day of January, 1918.
JAMES L. PEAK,
LAURENCE G. PEAK,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-02-15

Attested by
Stephen N. Wilson Judge Of Probate
of Lafayette County Missouri.
(SEAL) 2-8-4t.
Evening star., 1918-07-31
FRESH FISH ARRIVES
Carload From Boston offered to
Washington Consumers at
Reasonable Prices.

A carload Of fresh deep-sea 6sh
shipped by express from Boston ar
rived in Washington shortly before
noon today, and is being offered to
the public at reasonable prices agreed
upon by the District Food Administra-
tion and q committee of fish dealers.
The car contained seventy eight
barrels of nsh, which left Boston
early yesterday morning. and the
shipment consists Of cod. hadiock.
founders and pollock. The nsh ar
rived in splendid condition. and the
following prices win prevail: Cod. IS
cents a pound; noundera i'm cents;
haddock. II cents. There IL in addf-
tion q small shipment Of pollock,
which will be sold at Is cents a
pound.
II any retailer sells at prices high
er than these. he 10 not living up to
the agreement with the food admin
istration. and he should be promptly
reported
I 4 This Ia the second carload Of New
England fflsh received by express in
Washington in the past week, and 1t
Is likely that these o6erinRs 10 the
iTA16tGI4 Win 00d<fAde d6r-
ing the Remainder Of tbs summer sea-
son. y ~ .fa. s.,f.. 90 = ss.-s - -
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Bombardment Rumor Not Believed
EXPERTS AGAIN INDoRSE /,
AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES

~ = g a ,-IS
Bureau Of standards experts. com
pleting their testimony in the tele-
phone rate case before the Public
Utilities Commission this, afternoon.
again advocated strongly the installa-
tion of an automatic telephone sys-
tenn in the District. but advised =
careful Investigation. Of cost elements
before any particular type of auto
matte is selected. SS-s.sS giss
The telephone case is expected to
tonight. Attorney Marye, for the
company, finished the cross-exanina-
ton this morning ofythe government
witnesses, including Dr.. F.sA. .Wofff,
G.sS. Macomber and W. E. Brown. s.:
g. p. Grace, an engineer OF the
company, took the stand this after
noon to testify as to the development
OF sautomatfcs.
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Hard Fighting Continues All
Through Night - u. S.
Positions Held Firm.
HUNS TRAPPED AT SERLNGES;
KALSER,S ARMIES MENACED

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-
MARINE FRONT, July 81 noon-Ehorts made by the
Germans advance their lines against the Americans
this night and this forenoon fruess The
Americans for their part content to hold their posi-
tons along their slightly advanced line for the time The
German line however, reported gradually giving way
both to the right and left
There was hard fighting throughout the night but no
concentrated attack in force by either side.
During the night the Americans made pretense OF
retiring from part of the of Sernges The Germans
advanced into the town, observing the supposed
evacuation. companies of Americans then closed in
and enveloped the German force killing capturing every
man of it.
Both high explosives and gas shells sprayed by
the Germans wide
The air forces both sides busy this morning.
One of the American observers attacked by eight
enemy machines but escaped and returned to his base
By d. Associate
In spite of the tremendous efforts put forth by the Germans
check the relentless of the allies north of the Ourcq
today finds the German positions there in grave danger
French British and American troops fighting their forward
of Feeen Tardenos have driven wedge
enemy line and be position compel hurried
from Roncheres and st Gnme at the bottom
Of the salient between SCISSORS and Rheims
The allied line today south from Scissors Roxoy
and then begins turn to the It passes just north
and continues the apex wedge the
village of Nese where sharply south Roncheres
The allies advance this region have placed in
dominating position.
All around the salient there has continuous battle
during the last days. with the Germans launching
attacks against the allied lines They failed and
the allies have gained important ground vital points,
Evening star., 1918-07-31
NO ENEMY PEACE OFFER
TOALLlEs, YsBALF0UR.

LONDON. July y.-31.--speaking In the
house of commons today Arthur j.
Balfour, the British foreign secretary.
said that no enemy government had
approached the entente allies regard
ing negotiations for peace.
Dispatches from Amsterdam July a
quoted the socialist newspaper vor-
waerts. at Berlin. as stating that
Germany had made suggestions for =
peace conference to the Spanish eov-
ernment. The suggestions. which the
vorwaerts considered Reasonable
peace program represented that Ger
many desired mo annexations orsrin-
IDENTITIES In France and Belgium,
asked that the principle OF seif-de-
termination OF peoples and the Balkan
question be settled at the conference
table. wanted freedom Of the seas and
desired that the settlement Of the
question Of colonies be based ON the
status quo ante beiiuipf
Evening star., 1918-07-31
ARMY TRAINING PLANS.
Committee on Education to Prepare
5000 Each Two Months in
Essential Trades.

The War Departments program
provides for the instruction Of 100000
soldiers, in the National Army train
ing detachments before next June 80.
The departments committee on edu-
cation and special training announces
that every two months $4,000 SOL
diers will be graduated from courses
in essential trades of military value
given in ITO educational Institutions
over the country. Some $4,000 have
completed such instruction and $4,000
now are in training.
Evening star., 1918-07-31
PLAYING POLITICS CHARGED.
Hays Asserts Republican Is War
porfv of fha M.<:.

LINCOLN, >Neb., July 31.-win n
Hays. In an address to the state re-
publican convention in session here
yesterday. characterized the srepubli-
can party as the war party of the
ration" and insisted upon the right
of full participation in this greatest
al all crises He charged that the
cenocratic party was playing poll
t:ss." and closed with the assertion
ist republican victory in 1918
I'D mean an eyer-increasing pros
,tion of the war.
re convention adopted resolutions
' yinG allegiance to the nation, fa-
+ a '.aoE-pa- Conduct OF the
nd i-riss5rri' scth TIE equal
gan age md o,3.-s .S..a amendments
- :ss federal Constitution.
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Hand-to-H Hand Fighting.
:, =. a, A,soci.ted Press.

By the Associated Prem.
LONDON, July 3L-The Daily
MARS correspondent with the Ameri-
can Army on the Aisne-Marne front.
teleeraphing Monday night. emphasizes
the severity of the fighting In the
serry-seringes section. He says the
Prussian Guards suffered severely IN
repeated attacks against the Ameri-
their front.
The correspondent Gays that for
some time Monday the Germans aomi-
s..:s ros:.:sas ea The :-eishss tt- -
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Barage Fails to Daunt
Americans, Who Press On

and the Americans rushed them and
killed the gunners at their post
1t was little battle. without mercy
and typical of similar engagements
occurring along the whole line. The
Prussfan guards and Bavarians ev-
erywhere fought In accordance with
their training, discipline and tradi-
sions, but were outwitted and out
fought.
To the north of the farm, up the
long slopes leading to the woods, the
Americans encountered the fiercest
exhibition of Germany's war science.
The Germans laid down a barrage,
which, 1t is said, was as heavy as
had ever been employed. The Ameri-
can guns replied heavily.
Move Through Barrage.
The order for the advance came.
and the line moved forward across
she grain fields directly through the
barrage. On q nearby hillside the
chief stan officers watched the op-.
GRAFTON. They saw shells faii. In some %
but the troops never halted.
= On through the barrage the Amerf-
cans went into the German positions.
attacking f1ercely the machine gun
and. infantry detachments. The bar
rage died away, the Germans leaving
the work Of resistance to the men
they had failed to protect with their
heavy guns.
The Germans were "mopped mp" and
the Americans held their new line
just east of the forest Not many
prisoners were taken, but here and
there .. few were rounded up and
brought in. Sergt Louis Loetz Of
Sioux City contributed fourteen. He
attacked eighteen Germans who had
become separated from their COM
mand, killing four Of them and cap
turing the others. Awful execution
was done by the Americans. Eight
captured guards said they were all
that remained Of company of eighty
six. Yesterday their number had
been reduced to thirty and a lieuten-
ant. Today the lieutenant and all
but they were killed
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Dead Piled Before q. S.sLads;
Fearful Battle About Sergy

Sergy, the Americans being In the val
ley. It was here that the fighting
Monday afternoon was most intense.
The Americans had no cover and were
Obliged to lie in street cutters for shell
ter. but with the bayonet and machine
guns they, stormed the heights
Changes Hands Nine Times.
3 ..Serey changed hands nine Hmes,"
the correspondent continues, but to-
night it is in American hands. The
bitterness of the fighting is shown by
- --.>t that the Americans have,
Evening star., 1918-07-31
FRANCIS CANNOT
SEND WORD T0U. S.
American Ambassador, Now
in LapIand, Unable to
Communicate Here.

Safe arrival of the American and
allied ENJOYS to Russia at Kandalas-
ka. Russian Lspland. was reported in
Associated Press dispatches last
night.
The diplomats went from vologda
to Archangel, the dispatch said. but
they were not permitted to remain
there. Representatives Of the SOW
let government sent them ON gunboats
across the White sea to Kandalaska-
No oficial word has been received
from the American. ambassador for
some time. due to the fact that lines
lsf comnanicssisn h.vs been scnt sy
this boishs,ik government.
Diplomats Told to Leave.
It is understood that Ambassador
Francis and other allied diplomats
were told by the bolshevik authori-
ties to leave. volodga by July %. and
that some choice of. destination was
given them. On this point the infor-
nation SO far received is SO vague
that the State Department is unable
to make definite announcement.
Americans and other consular agents
now at Moscow will be allowed to re-
main there for the time being. it is
understood.
Last Word From Francis.
ri .
The last direct word from Ambas=
sador Francis was received here
about week ago in q much garbled
cablegram from Moscow to the effect
that the ambassador was leaving
vologda, but that the consular officers
at Moscow would remain at their
posts. ~ss
It is assumed that the only way left
to the diplomatic representatives was
by way of Archangel. with the alter
native of going to Moscow. Inforrna-
ton came some time ago that the rep
resentatives had refused the request
of the soviet government to go to the
capital. 81
Bombardment Rumor Not Believed.
A. rumor that, vologda would be
bombarded on a certain date is given
little .credence. The hasty departure
of the diplomats il attributed to prob
able notice that the bolsheviki intend
ed to cut the line to Archangel after
July %.
Il was said that Ambassador Fran
els would be unable to communicate
with Washington from msArchangel, the
nearest point from which he could get
into communication being on the MUIR
mansk peninsula I
Evening star., 1918-07-31
JAPAN AND CHINA START
PLANS IN SIBERIA MOVE

PARIS, July 81 (Havas Agency9 -
General army staffs at Toxic and Pc
king are preparing plans for Joint at-
tisn under the agreement. sbstween
China and Japan for action in siberia
The chinese Ambassador to France
declares that China has no intention
to encroach upon the internal affairs
BY the principle OF. self tfun
for nationaHties. He says that this
right was denied China by Germany. 4
Evening star., 1918-07-31
PLEA Of A Tenant
UPHE[D.BY COURT
Justice Siddons Applies the.
SALISBURY Law to Suit for
Possession of Property.
NOTICE TO QUIT. NOT VALID

The Salisbury resolution was inter
preted by the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia today for the
first time, in an opinion by Justice
Siddons, in which the court refused q
judgment for possession asked by
Shannon & Luchs against E. B. Lewis
tenant Of premises s12o5 Decatur
street.
The court took the same view Of the
rev law as did Judge Michael NJ.
Doyle Of the Municipal Court. where the
case was first tried.
Under the resolution the court holds
that notice to quit must be given the
tenant by the purchaser. who intends to
occupy the property, after the sale has
been completed and not by the landlord
when he accepts q deposit on the sale.
The new purchaser may not take ad-
vantage Of the notice given by the pre-
vious owner. but must first give the re-
quired notice after receiving deed to
the property and then proceed in the
Municipal Court for possession, should
the tenant decline to vacate.
When Notice Was Given.
Shannon & Luchs. as agents for q
Mrs, Yates, who owned the property,
gave notice to the tenant when de-
posit was made .on- the sale, and a
deed was passed June 4. 1918. to a
purchaser named Peterson. and on the
next day the suit was fled by the
apenrs. claiming to be acting under
dfrectious Of both the old and new
ownara. Four days before the sale
was closed the Saulsbury resolution
became effective.
sfddons. shat Mrs Yates. assuming
for the moment that she was the
landlord as between herself and
Lewis. in giving the notice to quit
was, such q landlord who. necessarily
required the premises for occupation
by herself while in the employ Of, or
offlcially connected with any branch
az the government. nor. is II pretend
al that the plaintiffs. who in this
sction are the landlords of the prop
erfy as between themselves and the
defendant Lewis. occupy any such
Nor, in the sopinisn Of the court.
wST6 Ca6 16tGxSoiAB nbT sAAO .eA2AG tAiSy
notice to quit was given bona fde
purchasers in the sense that they had
completed the purchase. Whatever
rirllts they may have derived under
their contract with Mira. Yates for the
purchase of the property to have
sucn e contract enforced in equity,
II IL not, pretended that they had be-
come the owners OF the property or
their purchase completed before the
lth day OF June 1913. "
Disapproves Theory Of Plaintins. I
.-rhe court cannot give It's sanction
to the theory advanced by the plain
tiffs that they wers acting as. agents
for the Petersons at the time the no
tice to quit was givsn, or that the Pc
tersons could by subsequent ratifca-
tion Of their action In giving notice
10 Quit give It validity If II originally
lacked any under the circumstances Of
this case.
aThe Peterscns did not beccne the
owners Of the property until the 18th
Of June, 1918. and even II they be such
bona sdde purchasers an the salisbury
resolution excepts from its operation.
they, In the opinion Of the court, gave
no notice to quit and cannot avail
themselves Of the notice given by the
ssSf
Evening star., 1918-07-31
New Policy Of Gone Army"

ing out the new policy Of zone army
the War Department intends to put
the letters ''U. S." heretofore reserved
for the regulars, on the collar of every
man serving in the military forces of
the United States. The subdesiena-
tions of IN. c." for National Guard
and IN. A" for National Army will be
abandoned.
In the same connection Gen. March
announced that the twelve major gem
erals and the thirty-six brigadiers
necessary for the new divisions will
be selected from all elements Of the
service.
=. This statement was taken to mean
that both National Guard and National
Army officers hereafter will be eli
gible for promotion to the rank Of
general officers. even in regular ARMY
divisions.
In response to question Cen.
March said that where division com
snander was selected to be a temporary
corps commander the command Of his
He had no information as to the loca-
fion at present Of the seth National
Army Division.
Gen March's statement relative TO
the lighting in France was taken as
Neriflcation of the reports that the
Germans have concentrated nearly a
million men on this narrow front. and
as disclosing the reason for the ter
rife fighting in which American forces
have been engaged in the center OF
the battle front, where losses have NOT
served to divert either side from the
struggle for critical positions. The
Americans hold the apex of the allied
drive-the vital point on which the
outcome of the struggle may hinge
and the fury of German COUNTER at
tacks is accounted for by this fact.
Evening star., 1918-07-31
Wipes 0ut German Alliance..

I President wilson has siEnsd the
congressional resolution revoktnE the
federal charter Of the National aer.
mnn-sA1naz1cnn-sAll1 ll1apna d s. =. =.
Evening star., 1918-07-31

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE EAISNE-MARNE FRONT. July 80
barrage as deadly as any
the Germans have laid down on any
sector for months, the American SOL
diers, comprising men from the mid
dle-west and eastern states. pushed
their line forward q little more today
and tonight 1t forms the apex Of the
long allied front
Their progress was considerable,
though less than two miles. but it is
regarded as q brilliant operation. in
view of the determined countering by
the Germans.
The Germans are holding positions
in Nesles forest. from which their
guns are Smelling, ineffectively.
It was late in the day before the
whole of Seringes was wholly cleared.
The Germans clung to the northern
part Of the town tenaciously and used
fheir machine guns murderously.
Neither side used artillery In this
ra -ficular battle. There was hand-to-
hand fghting in the streets In which
the Americans proved the masters
driving the enemy before them.
session Of Meurcy farm, lying directly
eo,,fh az Seringes, will long be remem-
bered in the history OF the divisions
The Germans, on their Withdrawal.
Ian behind a strong force Of machine
runsiers and infantry. The Americans
moved forward through the yellow
wheat fields, which were sprayed ana
torn by bullets. But they advanced as
though on drill ground.
Hand-tp-Hand Fighting.
The American guns laid down .
hsavv arfilIery Are. but notwithstand-
ing this many of the Germans re-
mained when It came to hand-to-hand
fghting. In group Of farm buildings
the enemy had set up a strong defense
Here the Germans stuck to their guns,