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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
NO CHANGE REPORTED

With the American Army on the Marne, July 17.-G D. m.)--At the hour of filing this dispatch there have been no changes on the sectors of the bat tlc front held bN the American troops or those where they are fighting with their allies
 The fighting continues sporadically throughout the Marne region. and the artillery activity is rather heavy all along the, line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
French High Commissioner to United States of Opinion That Failure of Enemys Well Laid
 Plans Indicates Beginning of New Phase
RESULT OF FIRST TWO DAYS
 FIGHTING FAVORS THE ALLIES
Generals Pershng and Bliss Observing Great Caution in Formulating Reports, But Wash
 ingtOn Optimistic Over News Received

Washington July 17The initial failure of the German offensive so carefully formdaby prepared phase of the said M Edouard De Billy deputy French high the United States discussing first days of fighting west of Rheims
 The of the FrancoAmeriean M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Last Member Stacker Band
 Is Captured in Arkansas

Little Rock. Ark. July 17-A dis patch from searcy. 'S., tonight an nounced the capture py sheriff Plant of Hardy Adkisson, only member left at large of the band of alleged Gle burne county draft resisters. for whom posses have been searching for 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
HEAVY RAINS SLOW UP OPERATIONS OF
 ALLIES ON MARINE
Continued from Page one)

of that city. So far all these assaults have been bitter failures
 The eastern side of Rheims remains exactly as it was yesterday and the fluctuations on the western side, &C., cording to the military commanders, are absolutely insignificant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
WASHINGTON URGES RETURN

Washington, July 17.-The department of labor telegraphed J. w. Bridwell, fed eral labor conciliator at Atlanta, to urge the striking street car employees to re- turn to work pending a settlement by the war labor beard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

"Relnforcements tnken from the German troops of occupation in Russia.
 "Use of Russians to replace Ger man workers.
 use of Austrian troops for sec ondnry tasks at the rear or on
 Belgian territory.
 "Suppression of the delays granted all the drafted men,
 "Drafting of part of the class of 1920.
 By these efforts we can appraisa the results that Germany is seeking, and the importance of an offensive that cannot be- indefinitely repeated :, Germany's human supply is not mex harstible.
 FRENCH ARMY STRONG AS EVER
 With an adversary foe whose strength seems to have reached it's utter limit, the French army of 1918. in spite of the strain of former bar ties, in spite of an extension of the French front of nearly 100 kilome- tres, has never been materially and morally stronger. American assistance. growing every cay, has given us, if possible. still greater confidence in the final victory. On the 1fth of July, the American people expressed their brotherly love for France. On the 18th the soldiers of the United States, fighting with the French, have sealed this pact with their blood.
 The first days of the battle have shown the success of the Franco-Amer- lean cooperation which was started last year by the Secretary of War in Washington and in the training eamns or America. It has found it's noblest expression on the battlefield where an American division lost seven of the 10 French officers who fouA ht With it. Each of them gave happily his life to fulfill the mission with which they hav9 been trusted by the Aherican goverINnent and staff
 with such troops. inspired by
 such n spirit of comradeship and
 sacrifice, we can wait for the fu-
 lure with the confidence shown un-
 der bombardment by the popuI.-
 tion of Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
TIE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 17.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Georgia Local show CTS Thursday and Friday.
 Mississippi: Thundershowers Thursday; Friday partly cloudy. showers south DOT tion
 Kentucky: Showers Thursday and probably Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
RAIN HAMPERS AMERICANS

With the American Army in France,
 July 17.-A downpOur of rain on the
 battle zones between Chateau Thferry
 and DOrmnns. on the Marne front, has
 served to slow up the operations since
 early this morning. In the neighborhood of Fossoy in the river bend district, the Americans further improved their positions today Fighting continued throughout the day in the region of the counter attack
 began by the American forces yester- day
 Many Germans between the railroad and the south bank of the river appear to have made good their escape to the the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Auto Collision

An automobile driven by M. Felesa Sixth avenue and Twenty-fifth street north, and an automobile in charge oi Arthur Green, negro. collided at Fiftt avenue and Twenty-siXth street, north last night about 9:30 o'cloeF Felesa was placed under bond on q charge of reckless driving. Arthur Taylor, negro, passenger in Arthur Greens machine, was slightly injured He was carried to the Hillman hospi- tai.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Turning Point I1 World War Is Belieued Near

south of Col Tosson, but was driven back
 Two hostile airplanes were brought dcwn."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

Groves Baby Bowel Medicine aids Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach Diarrhoea and Flux. 1t is just as ef fective for Adults as for Children Per fectly harmless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
PERSHING AND BLISS CAUTIOus

Apparently both Generals Pershing and BLISS are observing great caution in formulating their reports They have studiously avoided overoptimistic state ments from the first and it is understood their reports, which have not been made pubic, have been confined strictly to the facts Of the great action that have been established beyond question in ey cry case. War department officials fol- low the same practice. Among officers generally, however, it was obvious the
 battle was regarded al more than half
 won.
 As press accounts and the brief of
 hcial communiques from Paris and Ser
 I'm have so far disclosed the situation. the great thrust, starting over sweep of more than 60 miles. has been narrowed down in three days of fighting to only one active sector, where the enemy still was moving sluggishly at last accounts. sharp counter assaults by Franco Amer ican forces in this sector indicated, it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
CRISIS BELIEVED PASSED
 AND ENEMY PLANS BLOCK ED

washington. July 1L-While official re- ports from Generals Pershing and Bliss were 100 belated to permit formal con- cluslons to be drawn today by military authorities here as to the situation a1on. the front where the German offensive was still beating against American rrehch and Italian defenders. it was eieariy read in press advices as indicating that the crisis was past and the enemv's plans frustrated
 secretary Baker would not express an opinion today as to what was to he av. pected in France. General March. chief or stan, was equally reticent and de- ferred mdweek conference with news paper correspondents on the ground that ms oHicial advices would not permit him to go very far toward making clear to ms hearers just what is transpiring at the front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
NEGRO INDICTED AS MOB STORMS
 COURT BUILDING
Black Fiend Captured and Indicted Within Twelve Hours After Crime
 Committed

Dallas, Juy 17.-A crowd of about 5GJ men late tonight gathered around the 1 Dallas county criminal court building
 where VIII Jones, a negro, under indict-
 ment for assaulting and murdering Mrs.
 Eugene Wolford last night near Rose Hill, is held in jail. Police reserves have
 been sent to the building.
 The criminal courts building is an eight-story structure, the county jail oe- cupying the three upper stories. At midnight the crowd had made no
 effort to attack the building.
 Dallas, Tex, July 17.-While an angry crowd, numbering about 1000 men, sur rounded the Dallas county criminal court building today, Will Jones' a negro, was indicted for criminal assault and mur- der and his trial set for Monday, July 22, less than 12 hours after county of fcers had learned of the assault and murder of Mrs. Eugene Woolford at her home near Rose Hill, village 12 miles east of Dallas. Jones, who was arrested and placed in jail on the fifth floor of the criminal courts building early today, confessed the crime. according to the of icers. An attempt was made by the mob to force an entrance in the rear of the buildings tut was frustrated by armed of fcers, who made eight arrests.
 Mrs Woolford was attacked in her home at a:S0 o'clock last night in the pres enee of her three small children, her husband being absent. threshing wheat in Ientcn county. She fought her as- sailant until he cut her throat, death rt sdlting ct 4 o'clock this morning. Mrs Woolford retained consciousness until almost tte last and named Will Jones, negro farm hand, her assailant. NeighLors, summoned by the Wooford children, were quickly on the scene and tte sherlff's office in Dallas notified. Deputy sheriffs arrested Jones at 1 o'clock this morning in his home, three miles from the Woolford place, and rushed him to the Dallas jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
OFFENSIVE DWINDLEs

was thought, still further restriction O the active line was to be expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

Aside from the possibility that later advices would show that the German war machine had been gotten into mo- tion again after having been beaten down by the fierce resistance of the French and American troops, officers looked with particular attention at the very hopeful prospect of a counter stroke which they believed might have
 important results.
 It was still indicated by today's re- ports that the Germans who have crossed the river stand with both Hanks exposed and with their com munication lines steadily menaced The Emile stretch of the south bank of the river the enemy holds was not re- garded as wide enough to protect the flow of supply and ammunition trains and of replacement divisions to the front. Modern gun ranges and the in- creasing effectiveness of aircraft, it was said. make any salient dependent upon so narrow base a dangerous one. It was believed that unless the Germans can widen out their positions they will be compelled to fall back to the river or face the possibility of be- ing trapped as the Austrians were on the Piave.
 The extent of any counter movement that might be launched would depend wholly upon General Fochs available reserves and upon his own campaign plans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-18

In effect, officers said, agreeing with the views expressed, both in France and London today, the great offensive al ready has degenerated into purely local action on front of less than 20 miles, This sector lies between the point just east of the original American positions on the Marne in the Jualgonne sector to the wooden region west of Rheims 1t IS possible that the activity on the Ger man left, in these woods, will result in @ Ranking operation at Rheims itself, but officers here were not inclined to think so. To most observers the center the south bank of the Marne, which the enemy holds, and his thrust down the river valley toward EpernaY.
 Even here, however. the Ger
 mans have been able to force their
 way only some four miles beyond
 the river line at the point of deep
 est penetration and their crossings,
 forward lines and the continuance
 of the push down the valley de-
 bends. were reported to he under direct artillery fire. At best their
 progress is painfully slow, ii was pointed out, in an action where some 20 picls~i divisions of storm troops, fresh from mOntI, of rest
 md special training, are known definitely to have been engaged and many of them badly shattered. COUNTER. STROKE PROBABLE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27
WHALE MEAT!

Yes, the ladies Of ancient history
DAYS managed to worry along with
out corsets and modern methods some
how. Don't see how they did 1t but
they did.
A few years ago 1t was the style
for a woman's waist to resemble that
of a wasp. Thank goodness these
days they allow little more breath
ing space. They are not quite
squeezed out of all semblance to the
original human shape.
Corsetieres know their job all right
They fit the human figure like glove
But pigs is pigs and corsets is cor
sets, be that as It may.
Not until women abandon them al
together will their figures get back to
the normal plans and specifications
that the Creator intended them to be-
But women get everything they
want, pretty nearly, either get 1t or
make an awful stab at getting it.
Thus it will be necessary to have a
substitute for corset steels.
Can't you just imagine every inven'
for in the country sitting up nights
burning the midnight tungsten to Try
and devise a suitable substitute FOL
steel?
The women are patriotic. They vii
give up this luxury without saueal
They will make any sacrifice Z
Ihelp our old Uncle Sammy win TIM
war, which is most commendaole Il
them.
And when it comes to giving u
steel corset stays, we'll, they VIII
manage someway at squeeze.
Mavbe we shall go back to the old
fashioned whale bone.
There are plenty of whales left
Sometimes they even wash ashor
at Pablo Beach. -,
II might not be bad idea to kee
whale or two in the back yard
The food commission has been max
ing some recent tests with whale mea
and it is said to be very fine as an al
ticle of diet.
We never tried any whale steak oul
self but it might be pretty good smo'i
cred in onions.
Give II a French name and spi
some fancy sauce on it and peopI
would think it good anyhow.
And as we say, if each family keel
whale in the back yard in its o"
nrivate tank after it had been kille
and served as food its oil would III
Nah light and its bone make cors
l ,,ovs for the whole neighborhood'
| ono family couldn't afford VINO
whale It could go in with anoIn
! family or two, in fact we might ma
| community whales. That would
| fine. ,v.u
We may vet see one neighbor han
ing over the fence in the first co
| days of fall watching pater tam,ii
killing a whale and after the VIVA
bores were extracted, dried ana
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27
CRIPPLED ARMS AND LEGS
MADE OVER TO SUIT PATIENT
(By Associated Press.)

lBy ASSOCldleu L IesbJ
London, Aug. ga Cadanian Of
fcer, wounded early in the war, came
to st. Katharine's Lodge, one OF the
American Red Cross orthopedic hos
initials in London, to have his left arm
made over. The elbow had been shat
tered. The officer was given choice
o. having a weak, movable elbow, or
a strong, stiff one. Without hesita-
ton, the Canadian chose the stiff ell
bow. and astonished the surgeons by
asking that the arm be made perfectly
straight so he could use a hunting
rife and billiard cue.
Another Canadian officer insisted on
having his smashed leg so rebuilt
that he could continue to ride horse.
It required months OF orthopedic
treatment, but when the patient final
" left the hospital to return to his
ranch in Western Canada, he was
ready for the saddle.
Z These cases illustrate not only the
special work of an orthopedic hcspi-
tai. but how closely the surgeons con-
suit the wishes of their patients.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27
WOmeH Enlist For
Hospital Aids

1t takes a lot of patriotism to enlist
for three years of nurses training
with no prospect of serving abroad
until those three years have expired.
Even at that many women have done
so In order to relieve trained nurses
for work in France. Not enough
nurses have been secured in this way
land Surgeon General Gorgas has an.
bounced that hospital assistants will
be used for nursing in France and
that no wife of a soldier will be barred
from this work.
Directors Of hospitals in New York
Lefty made campaign to induce the
sturgeon general to change his plans
for military hospitals, which did not
contemplate the use of hospital aides.
Several hospitals have been training
hospital aids, in spite of the absence
of encouragement from the army med
ical staff, whose previous program
called for the use of nursing stats
made up of graduate nurses only
Graduate nurses who happened to be
wives Of men fighting in France have
not been barred from service abroad
DR.. S. Goldwater, director of Mount
Sinai hospital, and chairman of the
war service committee of the Amer
lean hospital association, has issued a
statement asserting that the plans OF
the surgeon general for nursing staff
are inadequate, and that larger pro-
gram for training of hospital aides is
essential, if proper treatment is to be
provided for wounded American SOL
diers. He said a hospital aide coula
be trained in six months to do 80 per
cent Of the work Of trained nurse.
Trained nurses are not to be found
in this country in sufficient numbers
to fill the stats of all military hospl-
ltals, according to Dr. Goldwater, who
asserted that the lack Of sufficient
TRAINED nurses and the failure to use
hospital aides already had resulted in
leases in which wounded American sol.
diers had been nursed by privates who
had not received any hospital train.
ling.
Estimates made two months ago,
lDr. Goldwater said, called for a
nursing organization Of from $4,000 tt
$4,000 women to supply an army Of
100000 men. These figures mus
now be revised. We are to have ar
army of 100000 men, and shall neet
from $4,000 to $4,000 women to nurse
them
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27

* ~
q . q q o . O . q q q q q q Il
Governor-Sidney ]. Cats.
Secretary of State-H. Clay Craw-
ford.
Attorney General-van Swearin-
gen.
Comptroller-Ernest Amos.
Auditor.
Commissioner of Agriculture-W. A.
McRae.
Treasurer. c. Luning.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
tion-W. N. Sheats.
Adjutant General. B. Christian.
State Geolist-E. H. Sellards.
State Chemist-R. e. Rose.
Board Of Trustees Internal Improve
ment Fund
The Governor, Comptroller, Treas
urer, Attorney General and Commits
sioner Of Agriculture.
Board Of Education
The Governor, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General, Treasurer and Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction.
Board Of State Institutions
The Governor, Secretary Of State,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Com
missioner Of Agriculture, and Super
intendent Of Public Instruction.
Board Of Pardons
The Governor, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General and Commissioner
of Agriculture.
U. s. Senators
Duncan U. Fletcher, Jacksonville.
Park Trammel, Lakeland.
v. s. Congressman
First Distribution. H. J. Drane.
Lakeland.
Second Distribution. Frank Clark,
Lakeland.
Third Distribution. Walter Ke'
hoe, Pensacola.
Fourth District-Hon. w. J. Sears
Kissimmee.
State Senator from Polk County
O. M. Eaton, Lakeland.
Representatives in Legislature
from Polk County-John M. Keen
Lakeland; w. o. Williams, Fl. Meade
Judge Circuit Curt, 10th Judicial
District POLK, DeSoto and Lee Coun
ties)-Hon. John s. Edwards, Lake
land.
Prosecuting Attorney, 10th District
as above-Hon. John w. Barton, Ar
cadia.
County Court Judge-Hon. Kelse!
Blanton.
Clerk Circuit and County Clerk
J. A. Johnson.
County Prosecuting Attorney-R
B. Huffaker.
Tax Assessor. ]. Boynton.
Tax Collector. P. Murdaugh.
Sheriff-John Logan.
Supt. Public Instruction.. A
Moore.
Supervisor of Registration-P. W
Daniel.
Mayor-E. G. Flanagan.
City Attorney-Peterson & Petite
way.
City Clerk and Tax Collector-H
L. Swatts.
City Treasurer and Tax Assessor
A. C. Armistead.
City Engineer. F. Turner.
Plumbing Inspector - John [
Speth,
city Health Oflcer-Dr. G. G. Bal
ton.
Chief Police-R. G. Ellis.
Chief Fire Experimentation Dri
coll.
Sanitary Inspector,
Superintendent City Hospital-D
G.. c. Barton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27

into strips, all the ladies in the neigh
borhood could come around and get
their whale bone for corset stays at
so much a throw. as corsets would
then be probably sold without the
STAYS in and everybody could insert
them later.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27
NOTICE or ADMINISTRATORS FOR FINAL
nlSCHARGE

In Court Of County Judge, State Of Florida,
Polk County, In ~ Estate Of JehR ".
Harvroye, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, 10 all whom II may
concern, that on the first day Of March, A. D.
1919, I shall apply 10 the Honorable Kelsey
Rlantnn, fudge Of said court, a. Judge Of pro-
bats, for ny final discharge IS administrator
on the estate Of John n. Hargroye, deceased !
end that at the same time | Will present 70
ss,d conrt INV Anal ACCOUNTS as administrator
N said estate, and ask for their approval.
DATED July 90. A. D. 1918.
rTes JoHN HARdRavE, Admtniorstof
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27

An inventor has patented a horse
collar which combines the best fea-
tures OF hame and breast collars
The Washington herald., 1918-03-25
Patent Remedies

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60c Kilmers Swamp Root ot............. 45c
$lOO Pnkham's Vegetable Compound. ..... S9c
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25c Lysol. 23c
SOC Lysol. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 45c
SOC Swissco Hair Tonic. .............. 35e
S1OO size
3Oc Vick's Vaporub ................... zoe
SOC Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets .......... 39c
SIOO size 70c
25c Stuart's Charcoal Tabs s............ zoe
25c Requa Charcoal Tabs. Observation-Disclosures. Zoe
l0c Requa Charcoal Tabs bs............ 7c
$3.75 Matted Milk (Horlick's). hospital size $3.50
Bromo Settler lOc, Zoe, 3Sc and 7Se
Bromo Caffine .........l l0c-3 for 25c
ST. 90 Delatone ............. 79c
$l.O0 Wild Root Hair Tonic ic............ 79c
6Oc Heiskers Ointment. .................. 49c
25c Eagle Brand Condensed Milk .... 1Sc
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-01-24
A LARGE NUMBER OF
MISSING REGISTRANTS
DeSoto County Young Men, Both
Black and White
MAY BE ARRESTED SOON
The Arcadia News Contains a List
of Some Two Hundred Regist-
rants Who Have Failed TO Re
port to the County Board.

The Arcadia News of last Fri
day contains list of some two
hundred or more of DeSoto coun-
ty young men, both black and
white, who are running the risk of
being arrested, tried as deserters
and severely punished. A copy'of
this list should be sent to every
citizen of the county with the re-
quest to inform any registrant of
the fact that, in failing to report
to the county board, he is taking
a serious risk, The News pre-
faces the list of missing regis
trants with these remarks:
" 1t is astonishing beyond meas
urc that so many of the question
naires sent registrants by the To-
cal exemption board have been re-
turned on account of the inability
of the post to locate addresses
due to the failure of these to mott
fly the exemption board when NOV
ing from one place to another.
The members of the local ex-
emption board look upon this as
largely due to the fact that post
masters returned the question
naires too promptly when they
should have been held for several
days. They are again being for
warded to the postoffices last re-
ported and if you have a friend
in this list you will do him an act
of kindness to notify him to call
at the postoffice given below at
once, or else he stands good
chance of being arrested as a de-
serter. The law puts the respon-
sibility upon the registrant, and
any failure to comply constitutes
an offense of serious nature"
The Herald is unable to give the
names of all the missing young
men, but few of them are the fol-
lowing;
Cleveland, Fla.-Monroe Bal
lard.
Charlotte Harbor.-James Alon-
20 Blount, David Carlton Keen.
Punta Gorda.-Luther Dixon,
Joe Mcintyre, Ernest Miller, Will
liam Dawson Wear, Edward
Hayes, Albert Ray Turner.
Even the name of the lamented
R. E. Doty appears in the list, this
though the county board knows
that he has gone to his final re-
ward.