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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17

French and British comments the wiping
out of the st. Mihiel salient dwell admiringy on
the effectiveness Of American forces under the
test of their first engagement as distinct ana
major unit. Now that the enemy has tried the
mette of the American army" says Premier
Lloyd George in congratulations to General Perish
ing "he knows what is in store" And King
George speaks pointedIy to the same effect in
felicitatng President Wilson: THE far-reacing
results secured by these successful operations
which have marked the active Intervention of the
American army on great scale under its own
administration, the happiest augury for the
complete and, I hope, not far distant triumph of
the Allied cause"
1t is this successful operation of Ameri-
can army ION great scale and under its own
administration" that gives chief significance to
the st. Mihiel victory. The achievement is highly
notable, of course simply for the advantage it has
brought the Allies in freeing their front from
peculiarly dangerous angle and in restoring rail-
way communication between Verdun and Toul
So long that salient remained, the Allies
could undertake formidable offensive into
Alsace-Lorraine without imperiling their southern
flank. Its removal is thus of capital Importance
as laying foundation for extensive drive for
the German border. a sweeping of the war, swift
and grim, into the enemys domain. But the
achievement is peculiarly significant demon
strating American proficiency in the largest under
takngs and the minutest technique of modern war
fare
The vaor of troops manifest from
the day the first small contngents of them went
into front trench training; and their ability for
sustained and efficient fighting brigades and
even as divisions was stirringly evidenced in the
great days from Chateau Thierry on. But in
the st. Mihie operations, the competency of
American officers, together with the discipline
and skill of American soldiers, put to test
truly great scale. Mr.. J. w. T. Mason, The
Journals war reviewer directs merited attention
to the American staff work in designing the often
sive, anticipating divers contingencies, and dis
patching plans on scheduled time. These tasks
were particularly difficult at st. Mihiel, Mr.. Ma
son points out because the hilly terrain made
upon. Yet, here is where the initiative and high
degree of individuality of the American soldiers
came into perfect play in carrying out the general
directions of the staff"
Thus from the first American army essaying work
of major proportions on its own responsibility,
comes proof of a proficiency that gives the Ger
man command cause for even graver anxiety than
the large numbers in which our troops stream into
France. For it is now undeniably plain that
America is bringing against Prussianism not
only the tremendous weight of her material re-
sources, not only the tremendous enthusiasm of
an aroused and militant people, not only an array
of man-power mounting to four-million goal,
but also military aptness that gives to all these
the sure thrust of victory.
The kaiser inst now is bullet proof. hut his
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17
NAMES IN THE NEWS

THE EAGLE BOATS are submarine chasers
that are being built at the Ford factory. They
are form of destroyer without torpedo tubes,
and with less engine power but are capable of
great speed and can run either submerged
awash. The motive power is a steam turbine.
They mounted With guns and carry depth
bombs.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17
The Journals Service Flag

In honor of the seventy-three Atlanta Journal
men who have entered the service of their country
The two white stars in memory Of Captain
Meredith Gray AMI Captain James S. Moore, Jr.,
Journal men. who gave their lives for our country
in France.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

Did your husband leave you anything?" asked
the white woman of the colored lady in mourn
ing who had consented to do her washing
Nom answered the bereaved 'Ah SUD-
pc ted him all the time we been married Even
paid his lodge dues. But the lodge done we'll by
me. They give him a gran funeral an pays me
foty dollars a month aimony."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17

There a sensational case of kidnapping
block yesterday"
''You don't say so. What was it?"
The baby in the third house, who generally
keeps everybody awake with it's yells slept all
night
Among the answers to questions at a school
examination appeared the following:
Gross ignorance is IA times as bad as Just
ordinary ignorance"
"Anchorite is an o1d-fashoned hermit sort of
a fellow who has anchored himself to place.
THE liver is an Internal organ"
Vacuum is nothing with the air sucked out
of it put in pickle bottle-it is very hard to
get.''-Christian Register.
They were on an interurban car bound for the
big city. One of them, the of banker, had
been intrusted with bundle containing $4,000 in
bills. The bundle wrapped in a newspaper.
talking of girls and things and when they arrived
at the station both got up and started away with
out the bundle.
Hey, you fellows" who had been sitting
back of them shouted. Hey, boys, you've forgot
your laundry"
1t need not be guessed that the boys double
quicked back for the laundry"
Two clerks were surprised one day by their
boss who appearing Unexpectedly, discovered them
playing poker.
The old very indignant
Look here," he beloved. How is it that I
hardly find you fellows working when come
in?"
81 really don't know, SIR" said the younger of
the lads mildly, 'unless it's account of the rub
Der heels you wear
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-17

The kaiser just is bullet proof but his
neck will not long be proof against the hemp that
is waiting for it,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

Jake Olson was the son of Mrs.
Andrew Anderson Of this place.
Mr.. Gustafson of Summit visited at
the Ole Oleson, home, Thursday .apd
Friday. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Dave Swanson was q business cal
Ter at Milbank Thursday.
Miss Flora Morrison returned to
her school in Mazeppa after spend
ing q few days here with friends.
Aaron Swanson and SON, Ralph,
went to Milbank Wednesday { con
suit the doctor in regard to Ralph's
health.
Mrs. Ole Oleson visited at the Pete
Oleson home at Twin Brooks Thurs.
day and Friday.
Mrs. Robert Anderson enjoyed a
visit from her sister. Eunice Briggs,
/ and two other lady friends OF Sum
init Friday.
Miss Anna Schumacher returned
from Big Stone Sunday evening &c
! resume her duties as teacher in Osce.
!, ola. No. 5.
Hazel Wright returned from hel
two months stay in Iowa Saturday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

day nigh1. The funeral services
were held in the Lutheran church and
conducted BY Rev. Westberg, Wed.
Jacob Olson was the first of Sum-
init soldier boys to die while in the
service OF his country. His brother
Gilbert . Sergeant Of the Regular
Army accompanied the remains home,
another brother Martin is in the SER
vice, and one Ole S., who resides in
Summit and who sought admittance
but vas not accepted, are left to
mourn his loss also his mother and
two sisters. Their loss is also our
loss, and they have the deepest SYM
pathy OF the community.
Word was received here Of the seri-
Gus illness of Mrs. John Burdine at
her home in Trout dale, Oregon, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Woodward and
son Ira, visited in Summit this week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. knute Frostad and
daughter of Canada are spending the
holidays. here with old friends.
Mrs. Levi Hicks YER to Britton
Wednesday night for a visit with her
nelce and family.
Mrs. VIM. Burdine of Wilmot visit.
ed relatives here this week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Uncle Sans nen.

Sergeant Martell. of Aberdeen
2. recruiting officer of'the H. s.
army was here Wednesday, and
in the evening gave a ten minutes
talk, explaining the various
branches of the army service,
so that any one thinking of en-.
listing could better make choice
of the part OF the service he
would be best fitted for or should
like to serve in There is a de
mand for men Of almost every
trade and profession IN army
work to day.
The recruiting officer made
the statement that no town or
city in this district of which he
has had charge, and which in.
! cludes the north part Of
South Dakota and border count
les Of North Dakota, has made
so fine a record as Milbank has
for enlistments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Corona

Miss Marvelyn Heinzen Of Aber.
deem visited at the home of her Aunt.
Mrs. Geo. Soule a few days last week.
Miss Marie Pew returned Wed. from
Wilmot where she spent New Years
day.
Mr.. S. f. Peterson and family Of
Wllmot were guests at the r. Morten-
son home over New Years day.
The Misses Laura Schmidt and Min
ME Schwandt returned Wednesday
from asfew days visit with the Geo.
lhristensOn family who live near Mil.
bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hagan of
Plaza N. d. Mr. and Mrs. Clistas Pew
and Mrs Alfred Pew left Friday for
TT Riley where they will visit Alfred
Pew who is training At Camp Funston
The Red Cross met with Mrs Geo :.
Clark Friday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs George Soule went to
Wilmot Tuesday to spend the day
with thel atters parents, Mr.. and Mrs
braves
Mr.. Will Teitjen left Sunday for
Foit Riley after a 20 day furlough
John Belgium of Wilmot spent a
few days with his brother Tory, last
week
Henry Benting left Tuesday for Fl.
Riley after q few days visit at home
He was accompanied by his father who
had received word that Sam Benting
is very i'll with pneumonia
Mrs Herman Buttke and daughter
Esther were Milbank visitors We'd
nesday.
Mrs Saeger and Mrs Vogt Of Mil
bank were visitors at the N%ordquist
home Wednesday
Nh and Mrs Jake Rolph of Wilmot
was visiting with his parents Friday.
will westernfield arrived FRIDAY
from Fl. Riley for a short visit at
home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04

Hazel Brennan Orpha Woolsey re.
turned TO their school work at Aber'
deem Normal Wednesday.
Miss Gladys Ohm returns this week
to her school at Nome, N. Oak.
Mrs. G.. j. Strike was taken quite
i'll this week and is under the doctors
care.
w. F.. Raymond and wife and Miss
Phoebe Raymond returned from
Minneapolis Friday morning, where
they spent Christmas with f. A. Ray.
mond and family.
Rev. Rinearson was a passenger
to Waubay Wednesday evening.
Frank Riley and family spent New
Years with the Ted Anderberg family
at Aberdeen, where a family reunion
of the Rileys was held.
Earnest Riley and wife of St. Paul
visited a few days here with relatives
this week and vent to Aberdeen New
Years.
Mrs. +. p. Dore Of Milbank was
a visitor here Wednesday.
Mrs. w. E. Raymond and Mrs. P.
G. Lamphare. and children Of Ro-
cneSuer, MINI. visited with ftlenQS
at Twin Brooks this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclure Of Ortley
vicinity visited at the Renearson
home the past week.
Carl Parish visited friends at Wau-
bay the past week.
Mrs. August From died at her home
near Summit Monday. She had
been ailing for some time. The funer-
al services were conducted .Wednes.
day at the home by Rev. Rinearson.
The surviving family have the
sympathy Of all in their bereavement.
Mrs. From was one of the earliest
residents Of this vicinity.
The remains OF Private jacob Olson,
who died December rs at Camp Cody,
Deming, New Mexico, from pneumon-
ia was brought home for burial Tues
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-01-04
Marvin

Mr.. Scholberg returned from Or
tonvlle6 SUNDAY where she has visited
Miss Emily Anderson was = Mil
benk visitor Saturday.
C1aro06e Ramsey and Emil Oleson
s1ient % Minneapolis on business sun
day night.
M. and Mrs. Lore Lawson Of Ma
xeppa vent to Twin Brooks Monday
morning to spend New Years day
with the Dave SOuthwick family.
Bert Lorihenson and Lee Gardner
we're passengers t. Milbank Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson OF
Fargo. N. D., came Sunday night to
spend New Year with relatives.
News reached here Wednesday oil
the death of Jake Olson at Camp
Cody, Deming, New Mexico, Dec. IS
OF pneumonia. The body is expected
to reach Summit this week where in
torment will be made beside his father
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
WOULD KEEP LOVE IN WORLD
Pathetic Plea Made by Austrian Woman More Than Her English |, Sister Could Refuse.

She was a little Austrian woman and she was crossing the ocean on a great hostile liner. Most of the other women were the wives of Englishmen and they could not forget that her country was at war with their land. They ignored her, and she was left much to herself. And yet
 One morning as she was walking up and down the deck in her solitary way she passed the steamer chair of q middle-aged English woman who was knitting at gray woolen sock, re- lates a writer in the Christian Herald. And suddenly she paused in her walk and held out both of her hands.
 'Oh," she cried, in very good Eng fish, twill you not let me knit a few rows on that sockP'
 The English woman looked up. And her face was cold and rather hard. q think" she said, 'tthat you would scarcely want to knit on this sock For it is going to an English colonel my husbandI"
 The little Austrian woman looked at the colonel's lady. And there were fears in her eyes. "Listen," she said in low, shaking voice. q, myself, have a son. He is an officer in the Austrian army. But if you knew my son I do not think you would hate him! If knew the colonel, your hus. band, I do not think would hate him either. "' She paused for a moment before she went on, and then-"now that the world is torn by war;" she said, Eve women must dc what we can to keep little love in fl May L perhaps, knit few rows on the sock?'
 Silently, but with tears in her owr eyes, the English woman handed ovel the gray wool.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

Bridgeport Conn.,, June 21, 1913, SS6 Main street Tel Noble 250.
 Local Market Reporting Service.
 ABUNDANT - BEETS, (bunch) LETTUCE, SCALLIONS, PEAS.
 NORMAL RADISHES, PARIS LEY, SPINACH.
 SCARCE ASPARAGUS, RHU- BARB, CABBAGE, CAULIFTOWER.
 Currants and Cherries are Here!
 Currants and cherries made their first appearance on the market this morning. The cherries were the Early Richmond" variety and are ''the ideal pie cherry" The sweet "oxheart varieties" have not made their appearance as yet. These sour cherries brought 15 cents quart wholesale. The cherry entrants cost the retailer 15 cents a quart. Warm weather will increase the sup ply of entrants considerable. The cold weather of the last few days, ripening of the strawberries, thus ac- counting for the small amount being handled.
 Circus Day. is showing it's effect on the Bridgeport Produce Market. A very small number of growers ap- peared this morning and about one half the usual number huxters. The amount of produce handled was very small and there was but little f1uctua- ton in prices from yesterday. Peas are cheaper, selling from $2 to $2.50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
A Smoke lnsnector.

The president of a woman suffrage organization is mighty person. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw spoke in the as- sembly hall of the Claypool hotel on the opening evening of the annual con- vention of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana. The room was built to hold 800 persons comfortably 1; but about 800 were there that evening. Mrs. Richards Edwards of Peru, presi- dent of the franchise league, thought she detected an odor of smoke. From her position on the stage she sent a message to Miss Adah Bush, of Kent land, to investigate the source.
 Miss Bush left the room for few minutes. When she returned she sent up to Mrs. Edwards the message:
 T have seen about the smoke. have had it stopped" Indianapolis News.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

Killed in action---Privates John Mo- Lean, Pearl, Idaho; Emmett Wemp- ner, London, Ind; David S. Graham, Chisholm, NIinn.; William B. Parmley, Newton, Iowa; Philip l.. Albert, Brooklyn; First Sergt. John Grant Mars Hill, Me; Privates Louis E. Lee, Nashville, Tenn; Randall A. Mattingley, Cape Girardeau, Mo-; Ar thur B. Sawyer, Key West, Fla; Sergt. Vincent M. SchwaIb, St. Louis. Died of wounds---Privates Rollin M. Cannon, Westminster, Mass; Joseph L. Orr, Matthews, N. C.; Sergeant Charles H. Meyer, Chicago; Privates Ira H. Banister, Dryden, Mich; Stan ley ID. Carpenter, Pittsburgh; Arthur i D. Sims, Memphis, Tenn; Saylor ID. Shanefelt, Siguerney, Iowa; Robert l.. Brainerd, Ashtabula, O.; Trumpeter Charles c. Coe. Chicago; Privates James J. Jochum, Dubuque, Iowa, Charles H. Carey, Salem, O.; Alton B. Ellis, Hyannis, Mass; George R. Gerard, North Nashville, Tenn; Ray mond w. Smith, Canajoharie, N. T.; Ralph Cook, Boston; Donald M. Blankenship, Rome, Ga.; Sergt. Har- old J. Coxe, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Pri- vate Frank F. Schlieman, Rochester, N. Y; Frank T. Quinlan, Manistique, Mich.
 The severely wounded included: Sergt. Raymond A. O'Keefe, Carnegie, Pa.; Sergt. John V. Fitzgerald, South Boston, Mass; Private Rudolph W. Garrett, Baltimore; Corp. Peter P. Rich, Alden, Pa.: Private Elijah H. Caldwell, Medway, Mass; Corp. How ard s. Dorsey, Philadelphia; Privates Raymond F. Simpson, Columbia, Pa.; Joseph F. Wnuk, Mahaffey, Pa; Cor porals Bert Clarke, River Point, R. T.; John Herran. Philadelphia; and George P. Hunter, Davistown, Pa.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
oBEDlENT TO OLD COMMAND
Palestine Farmers Still Remember Biblical Injunction in Refer-
 ence to the Cleaners.

After the 1entils and similar crops of the bean family have been gathered in by the Palestinian farmer, the barley harvest comes next, and lastly the wheat.
 When harvesting, the men wear a leather apron and sometimes a large padded glove. The women have none says the Christian Herald. Sickles are of two kinds, one, the kaloosh, is small and with quite a dull edge and is employed when the crops are short and scanty. These do not cut the straw, but rather help pull up the grain by the roots or break off the brittle stalks. The other, called man. pal, is much larger and supplied with Short, slanting teeth, and is used on the tall, well-grown grain fields.
 Reaping with these simple imple- ments and binding the sheaves with their own straw, considerable amount is left behind and many of the ears drop off, but once the reapers have advanced, they, actuated by al- most religious scruples. will not pick up that which has been dropped, even though they be severely poor them selves, for they unwittingIy follow a command not given to them but to for mer inhabitants, the tillers and reap- CTS of this land: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the cor ners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
CAPTURE WHALE . EIGHTEEN FEET
 LONG IN THAMES

London, June 20.-The capture of a real whale eighteen feet long and weighing half ton, in the River Thames just above the Parliament Buildings, constitutes something new in London riverside history.
 Splashing and floundering in shal- low water about 100 yards from the; Battersea Bridge, the young whale quickly attracted attention. It had failed to take advantage of the ebb tide and was trapped on the foreshore. It was killed with a boat hook and a small party of boatmen raised it by means of a crane to wharf where 1t was measured and weighed.
 Under a strict interpretation of the British law, the whale might have been commandeered by the authori- ties as the property of the crown. Any whale captured in British waters con- stitutes Royal perquisite. The tail, according to law, would belong to Queen Mary and the head to King George. It is generally believed that this partition was originally decided upon in order that the Queen should always have a stock of whalebone, but the founder of this act of courtesy made the error of giving her the wrong half.
 The sturgeon also can be claimed fss a royal perquisite, and this right has been exercised in recent times. A sturgeon caught in the Thames was served at Queen Victoria's wedding banquet, and a few years ago Welsh man who captured one in Welsh harbor complied with the dictates of loyalty by sending it to King George.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
TONS HONOR ROLL OF
 KILLED AND WOUNDED ON WESTERN BATTLE FRONT

Washington, June 21-The army casualty list today contained 3S names, divided as follows:
 Killed in action, 6; died of wounds, 1; died of disease, 3; wounded se- verely, 27; wounded, degree unde- termined, 1.
 Killed in action-Sergt. James Lu- cas, Courtland, Ind; Horseshoer Ray Williams, Addison, N. Y; Privates Homer G. Harris, Thurber, Tex. Thomas J. O'Connell New York city; Walter Slomka, Chicago; Thomas Zangara, Passaic, N. J.
 Died of wounds-Private Benja- min SaItzman, Brooklyn.
 Died of .disease-Privates Samuel c. Garrigues, Imperial, Cal; Clyde M. Goodsell, Topeka, Kan; Robert Griffin, Belzoni, Miss.
 The severely wounded include Corp. Mike P. Quinn, Confer, Pa; Privates Alexander Dolass, Forbes Road, Pa.; Raymond H. Brown, Fab van, New Haven, Conn; Joseph c. Bussiers, 523 North Main street, Barre, Vt; Joseph Lebedevin, Mont vile, Conn.,; John F. Mintzer, Erie, Pa.; James Porter, South Boston; Joseph Sykut, Three Rivers, Mass.
 Prisoners, previously reported missing Edwin J. Barnes West Haven, Conn.,; Privates William J. Lilly, Southington, Conn; Eugene c. Mielewski, Providence; Teodo1 Nowosalaski. Union City, Conn; Will liam H. sefton, North Providence R. I.
 Washington, June 21.---The marine corps casualty list issued today con- tained 127 names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 10; died of wounds, 19; wounded severely, 98. The list follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21

service, and the National Guard con- sisted of 164,000 officers and men, many of whom were too old for active service and a large part of them physically unfit to perform the duty for which they had volunteered.
 "Our experts told us it would take two years to raise an army of a mil lion men and five years to train the commissioned personnel. It has now been about one year since the first legislation was passed authorizing the increase of our Army for war pur- poses. The strength of our military forces is now 14S, BPS officers and l. 889, 1894 men, a grand total of 2,O3S,- 222 officers and men.
 "So we have today an army of more than 100000, of which 500,00O have already been shipped to France and a million more have had the necessary training to fit them for foreign ser vice. Our critics now complain that we have not done more, yet we have done in one year twice as much as they thought we could do in two years. The Army is growing so rap idly and it's needs are so urgent that the efforts heretofore made will be small in comparison with those of the next twelve months. We will prob ably have between 100000 and B. 0OO,O00 men before the end of the next fiscal year.
 When Gen. Joffre made the re- quest for a small expeditionary force, the critics of the administration de- manded what they thought was inn possible we ship to France dur ing the first year 50.000 to 100000 men. During the first ten days of Hay we shipped 9o.000. Within one year after the first shipment America will have an army of 8 million men :n France with their necessary arms, equipment and supplies.
 Tt will be tFie best-fed, the best clothed, the postpaid army of it's size that the world has ever known, speak ing the same language, worshipping the same God and following the same flag. Its personnel will. have the quickest perceptions of any soldiers in the world, and will have trained under modern conditions, surrounded by the best moral influences, with the lowest percentage of disease, and will be served by the highest, motives that actuate men"