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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

during the evening. Between the Luce
rivulct and the Avre we continued our
attacks and captured the heights north
Of Moreuil British and French troops
which several times Vanly came for
ward in counter-attacks suffered heavy
losses.
"a local attack on the western bank
of the Avre placed us I'm possession OF
ArraChs wood.
Yesterday French divisions in re-
peated assaults attempted to reCapture
lost villages and heights to the west OF
MOntdidier. as well as between the Doms
and the Mat2. Their attacks broke
down with San2uinary losses.
with the fighting during the last
few days the number Of prisoners
brought In since tile beginning Of the
battle has increased to more than
5000"
Last evenings report from general
headquarters says there is nothing new
from the battlefeds Of France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

London. April THE British War Of
fee late last night gave out the fol-
lowing:
Between Moreun and Hangard Brit
ish cavalry ia "A brilliant counter-attaclt
retook a wood which had been lost
previously.
North Of the Somme there has been
no change in the situation South Cf the
Somme there has been hard fighting in
the neighborhood OF Moreul.
ION the French front an enemy at
tack was beaten OFF south of Moreual,
Otherwise the day was comparatively
quiet"
THE day passed comparatively quiet
ly," says the report from Field Marshal
Haig'S headquarters I'm France last
night.
Local attacks undertaken bv small
bodies Of the enemy this morning in
the neighborhood Of Albert We're repused
with the loss Of. the greater part Of
their number. We secured few pris-
oners"
South of the Somme local fighting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

and is commanding powerful
squadron Of airplanes.
The muddy condition Of the
Picardy battlefield, caused by recent
rains. is hampering the use of tanks,
especially the heavy ani cum5sr-
some German ones. Some of the
German tanks are equipped with
fame throwers, as well as machine
guns and light artillery.
Center of Attack
The gallant British and French
armies nave pressed back the Germans
at some points, recapturinG part OF
the ground the Germans had sue.
ceeded in overrunning.
The chief center of the German at.
tack has been the district east of the
British base of Amiens. A number
Of heavy assaults were made i'm that
sector. but all broke down before the
powerful resistance of the Allied
armies.
The Germans claim to have cap
tured the heights north of Moreuil and
that they have increased the number
of prisoners in their hands to more
than $4,000.
There was a terrific struggle for
Grivesnes, which lies just north of
Montdider.
TO the north Of Grivesnes, between
Moreuil and Hangard en- Suuterre. the
Germans claim to have captured ARA.
CHS wood, but no mention OF fighting
in that region has been reported by
the British War Office. Arrachis wood
Is slightly less than ten miles from
Amiens and lies north of the Amiens-
Montdider road.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
PASS STREET-CAR BILL

Washington. April. THE Senate
passed the bill empowering the President
10 take over and operate street car and
interburban lines running to shipyards
when Government operation is necessary
for the proper transportation of workers.
The legislation was requested to meet
conditions at Hog Island, Pa. Staten
Island, n. Y, and Baltimore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Washington, April ..

German losses in the great battle on
the western front are estimated officially
by the French at between 275,000 and
800. 600 men. The Germans are sending
most of their wounded to Belgium, 1t is
declared, to conceal from the German
people their heavy sacrifices,
IL has been possible to Identify the
dispatch says. nearly 90 German divi-
sions. more than ten of which were
twice engag ged. Some of the divisions,
It is declared had to he relieved at the
end of the first day after losing more
than half their men.
The dispatch follows:
After an eleven days offensive. dur
ing which the Germans have reCklessly
pushed forward their attacking waves,
one may gather a fairly accurate esti
mate of their losses.
In the first place, it has been pos
sibIe to identify nearly 100 of their
divisions since the beginning of the Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
HEIGHTS OF MOREUIL
TAKEN, GERMANS SAY


Berlin. April ..
The heights Of Moreuil and also Ar
rachis wood, on ,ne western bank of the
Avre River have been captured by the
Germans. according to the official re-
port from headquarters yesterday.
"On the battlefield north Of the Somme
artillery and mine-throWer firing revived
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
STILL PURSUING TURKS
British Have Advanced 73 Miles,
Taking Guns and Prisoners

London, April British forces OPP
rrating on the Euphrates River in Me
tcpOtamia continue to pursue the
Turlish troops, according to an official
kiatement issued by the War Office.
Whieh says the British have advanced
Hevenfg-three miles beyond the town
~ Anah TO a point about midway be.
tween Bagdad and AieppO
on the Euphrates our pursuing
ifoonc have advanced seventy-three
|'|I|ts beyond Anah. and have cap
iIIed few more Germans and two
I4F ctntlmeter guns"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
War DEPARTMENTS Mail

Before the war began the adjutant.
office In the War Department
at Washington received daily 1000 let.
ters; now It handles 100000. The sur.
geon general before the war began oc.
cupied quarters with 5000 feet OF floor
space now he has, or wants, 100000
feet of floor space.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
Farmer. I'M. Shoots HimseIf

Tawnnda. Pa. April 2.-Despondent
over coptinued ~ health and worry over
Gus farmer dfty-seven years oid' OF
Rome, committed suicide al his home
here He pulled a revolver from a
pocket and before any other member
or the family had witnessed his action
NenI y bullet InIn his brain. Death
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02

War Savings Stamps are for sale at our Main and
District Offices II any change is coming to you when
paying your bill Why not inves by purchasing these
Thrift Stambsl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-02
DIsMIssED sEALER FIGHTS
Roft's. Of burlington, obtaiis Writ
Iog Review Of His Dismissal

If|tton. ApflI 2.---Confending that the
.|||0r of the Burlington Freeholders a
HE0N| legal warrant, John III Burtis.
|HI||F 4eeier Of weights and measures.
|"| UUtaIned "A writ from Justice
"6'|4CH Whereby a review Of bis dis
|1a viii be taken uu ~ The Supreme
|I|| The dismissal Wua decided upon
AfitI 4 complaint had been made with
||1 county arthorltiee alleging that Mr..
NIf||| was guilty o. neglect of duty
0I00IiF he recovered 4 InIEmonf n
I.||I IL 1Nt HnrFtult Court &r4|nnI
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
NATIONAL PALHIljIIC
! EDUCATION FACULTY
Y'
Organized by Security League
From Professors Donated
by Big Colleges and
Universities.

A National Patriotic Education Fac
ulty, composed Of eminent professors
released on full pay by their colleges
and universities, who will tour all
parts of the country doing promotion
work in connection with the National
Security Leagues great campaign OF
Patriotism Through Education, is be-
ing organized by DR.. Robert NJ. McEl-
row. educational director Of the league.
On this faculty already are: DR.. w.
II, Hall of Princeton, Profs. w. b.
Munro and w. Fl. Schof1eld OF Har-
ward. DR.. Franklin Fl. Giddings OF Co
lumbia, Prof. G. H. Van Tyne of the
University of Michigan, Miss Eta V.
Leighton, vocational Instructor in the
Passaic, N. j., public schools, ana
Prof Charles Libbey Of the University
of Colorado.
Leland Stanford University, the Uni
1ersity of Oregon, and Hamilton ana
Williams Colleges have also promised
TO assign a man to participate in this
work, and other additions to the "fac'
ulty" will be made in the near future
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
Public Sale

Having sold my farm I will offer at
public auction on the premises two
miles from Millboro Springs on the
Cowpasture River
TUESDAY, APRIL 25th,
promptly at 10 o'clock horses, 4
mares, 5 sets breeching harness, l set
single buggy harness, halters,, collars
and brides, l wagon saddle, l pair
breast chains, 2 log chains, 3 spring
chains, l wagon, / wagon bed, 2
pair hay ladders, l bark frame, l
Spring wagon, l pheyton, l open top
buggy, l cart, stretchers, single trees,
etc., l woven wire stretcher, Syracuse
pillow, Oliver Chill pillow, l Syracuse
pillow beam. l SIT Mccormick binder
good as new, l Deering mower, bug
gy rake, l Simplex corn planter |
Kraus riding cultivator, l spike tooth
harrow, 2 spring tooth harrows. l
Clark "a disc harrow, New Idea
manure spreader, 1-horse corn cut
ter, cider press, corn shelter, l
force feed hay cutter, scoop, 2 corn
forks, l patent post hole digger, l hay
knife, l Calhoon seed sower, 3 drag
ropes, lat rope, lat wire cable rope,
2 hand corn planters, 2 long handle
stacking forks, ! pair plat farm scales,
l grain CRADLE, wind mill, l barrel
header, l 40-gallon copper kettle, 2
hay forks and rope, spray pump out
fit, 2 crow bars, anvil, 2 tree primers,
2 suits furniture, lot chairs, ] lot
pictures, l churn, l lot stone jars, 2
lot lamps, wash bowls and pitcher, l
wood heaters, l butter press, sheep
clipper, l lot cow bells, l wheel bar
row, l one horse turn pillow, 3 thorough
bred Duroc shoats, l thorough bred
Duroc brood SOW, fat hog, 10 head
3-year old cattle, 10 2-year old cattle
10 yearling cattle, 4 mich cows all
well bred, and various other articles
too numerous to mention.
TERMS:-All sums under $500
cash, over that amount a credit of six
months without interest, purchaser to
execute negotiable note satisfactorily
endorsed or two per cent off for cash.
Lunch will be served by the ladies of
Windy Cove church.
A. T. WITHROW.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
british BENT
BACK IN NORTH
Terrific Bombardment Followed
by Fierce Onslaught Made
in a Mist.
CENTER LINE HOLDS FIRM.
American Engineers Fight Side by
Side With Canadians of the
Same Branch of the
Service.
CENTER LINE HOLDS FIRM.

London.-The Germans shifted their
attack to a sector Is miles north OF.
the battlefield of the last three weeks.
They assaulted an eleven mile front
between Givenchy and Fleurbaix, near
.ar1nentieres, and drove the British
and Portuguese in the center back
distance of about four miles to the
line of the river Lys, between Estaires
and Bac ST. Maur.
On the TANKS the allies held their
Ground, thus creating sharp salient.
Very severe fighting continues.
Marshal Haig announced that the
towns Of Richebourg-St. Waist and
I.aventie had been lost.
The section selected for attack Is
open and fairly level, with few OBJ
.tacles to an advance. The enemy adj
,anced in fog after short, intensive
Commandment, just as he did on March
Il. His object undoubtedly Is to turn
either Messines ridge, to the north, or
Timy ridge, to the south.
The French continued their retire
iaent south of the Disc, taking up
position behind the Oise-Aisne canal
!. aralleling the Athletic river.
On the rest Of the front the fighting
las confined to violent artillery duels
aad a few sharp local actions.
Details of the part played by Ameri
In railway engineers in the opening
lagos of the battle south Of Arras
.ow that, dropping their tools anc
king up arms, they fought side b!
side with Canadian engineers and In
..icted casualties by the thousands OF
,:e Germans as they advanced IL
;ose formation.
Newton D. Baker, secretary Of war
'astructed the war department by ca
lie to resume issuing the casualty
lists of the American expeditionarI
forces. As a result 447 names were
made public for April to s, inclusive
The list of dead contained 81 names
% Of these men being killed in action.
Premier Lloyd George explained to
The House Of Commons the reverse tc
The British army in the battle oil
picardy.
He also outlined man power leglsla
ton which would permit the drafting
# youth of eighteen and men up to
Iifty-fve. Part Of this program will
he the extension of CONSUMPTION to Ire
land, and this measure was insisted OF
in the face Of violent protests from
Irish members, who predicted that the
policy would be met with resistance.
The question of the introduction OF
the bill was brought to a vote and
The house stood with the prime minis
:er, 200 to so.
ave have now entered the most crit
icaI period of the war;" he said. "There
is lull in the storm, but the hurricane
is not yet over. The fate OF, the EN-
pire, of Europe and Of liberty may de-
nend upon the success with which the
last German attack Is resisted and
countered."
Having gained an initial success, ne
went on, the enemy was preparing a
greater attack, and 1t would be a fatal
error to underestimate the gravity of
The prospect.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
WHAT GERMAN VICTORY WOULD
MEAN.

Contributed by ARTHUR TRAIN
to the National Security Leagues cam
paign Of Patriotism Through Educa-
tlon.)
A German victory-or an fnconclu-
sive peace-would mean the ultimate
realization of the German idea that
Germany for the good of the world
must rule the world. This has been
taught In her universities as philoso-
ply and in her pulpits as religion.
The German nation unquestioningly
accepts it and intends to force the rest
of the world to accept it This they
call "Kultur," which they claim is
"above morality, reason and science. ~
Kultur teaches that there Is only
one sort of right-that Of the stronger
1t argues with specious profundlty
that In the relations of nations with
one another there can be no such thing
as truth or honor. Frederick the Great
taught that the Germans must make it
their "study to deceive others In or
der to get the better Of them."' Fred
erick William ~. 10 years ago said
that all written constitutions were
only SCRAPS Of paper" and Beth
mann-Hollweg In 1914 referred to The
Hague convention in the Identical
words. The "scrap of paper" idea Is
an old one In German diplomacy.
The Germans believe themselves to
be a nation Of supermen and the kais-
er the war partner-not of the God OF
humanity, but the "guter alter Colt"
of the Pagan North-the War God
who revels in the shrieks Of women
and the torture of children, in blood
shed and cruelty. 81 am his sword,
his agentr declares William Hohen-
zollern. "Let all the enemies of the
German people perish God demands
their destruction-God, who by my
mouth bids you do his will l'''
To accomplish this "divine" will the
German military authorities believe
that any means are justifable-the
moving down of crowds Of helpless
civilians with machine guns, the cut
ting off of the breasts Of women, the
gathering In of the skulls Of the
wounded with rife butts. BE as ter
rible as Attilla's Huns! ordered the
Kaiser" "It Is better to let a hun
dred women belonging to the enemy
die of hunger than to let single Ger
man soldier suffer-" Gall prisoners
are to be put to DEATH" ordered Gen.
eral stenger in Belgium Writes a
Bavarian private: During the battle
of Budonwiller I did away with four
women and seven young girls In five
minutes. The captain had told me to
shoot these French sows, but / pre-
ferred to run my bayonet through
them"
This is the concrete result of what
the Germans call "The Religion of
valor" and "The Gospel Of Hate"
Says one Of their spokesman: "Must
Kultur build its cathedrals on hills OF
corpses, seas of tears and the death
rattle of the vanquished? Yes, 1t
mus"
IF Germany wins the war the Unit
ed States will either be paying tribute
TO the Kaiser or German soldiers will
be bayonetting American girls and wo-
men In Jersey City rather than take
the trouble to shoot them.
If Germany wins all our ideals OF
truth, justice and humanity-which
we call Christian-will be trodden
down into bloody mire under the iron
Il
coming generation will be taught that
there Is no God but the merciless God
of Battle, who speaks through Ger
many's treacherous tongue and by her
brutal sword,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

PARIS. - The French government,
in view Of the Austrian emperor's de-
malls that the country was anxious to
make peace, publishes an autograph
letter from the emperor to his brother
in-law, Prince Sixtus de Bourbon, ask
ing him to convey privately to Presi-
dent Poincaire his readiness to begin
negotiations and recognizing frances
just claims regarding Alsace-Lor-
raine."
CADlZ. - The Mlnnetonka, last Of
the four steamships of the Atlantic
Transport line, is sunk In the Mediter-
ranean while In the service of the
British admiralty.
LONDON.-Irlsh members of the
House of Commons renewed their at
tacks on the CONSUMPTION measure pro-
posed by Premier Lloyd George. Bitter
debate followed, and the order was de-
nounced as a war declaration against
Ireland.
AMSTERDAM.-The Germans have
made their first capture Of an Ameri-
can aviator, a semi-of1cial Berlin dis
patch reports.
LoNDoN.-The sinking Of British
merchantmen by mines or submarine.
last week reached the next lowest leve
Of any week since Germany began heI
intensive submarine campaign In 1911
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
Red Cross

Mr.. John Poole, President of the
Federal National Bank and Chair
man of the Third Liberty Loan
Committee for the District of
Columbia, has been appointed by
the National War Council as Chair
man of the Second Red Cross War
Drive for the Potomac Division OF
the American Red Cross.
This Division comprises the
District of Columbia and the
states of Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia.
The sum to be raised in the
Division is So 300, OG0, and while
such large cities as Baltimore
Washington, Richmond, Norfolk
and Wheeling are included in its
territory, yet for the most part it
is agricultural, and, comparatively
speaking, sparsely populated.
When this is considered it would
seem that Mr.. Poole and his as
sociates have no easy task before
them; but a difficult task is not
one which would deter Mr.. Poole -
he has tackled just such problems
before, and always with energy
and success. 'z 49,
The results he obtained in the
First and Second Liberty Loan
Campaigns, in both of which the
District of Columbia went over the
top, bear witness to his unaagging
devotion and good generalship.
With him as leader, and with the
committee of we'll known men he
has appointed to assist him, it is
assured chat the Potomac Division
will not only meet the quota, but
exceed it.
Mr.. Poole has appointed an
advisory council of the following
we'll known gentlemen:
West Virginia: Hon, John j.
Cornwell, Governor c. T. Hiteshew.
Parkersburg, Cashier First Nation
al Bank Il. O. Aleshire, Hunting
ton, President Bankers Association
M.ryland: Hon. Emerson c.
Harrington, Governor Joseph D.
Baker, Ere 4erick, Pres. The
Citizens National Bank A. S.
Post. Baltimore Pres. Mercantile
Trust & Deposit Co.
Virginia: Hon, Westmoreland
Davis, Governor, Richmond, John
M. Miller, Jr., Richmond, Presi-
dent First Rational Bank.
District of Columbia: Hon.
Louis Brovnlow, President Board
of Commissioners.
Beside the above name, Mr.. H.
w. Elvidge, who handled the first
Red Cross War Drive TO Indiana,
has been selected as Campaign
Executive for the Division, and
Mr.. C. H. Stead, who assisted Mr..
Elvidge in the Indiana drive will
assist him here. Mr.. David H
Brown, Director of the Bureau of
Development of the Potomac
Division, will have charge of the
Speakers Bureau, and Mr.. Ivan R.
Drechsler, of Baltimore, will handle
theam Cpaign Publicity.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
Your Fifty Dollar
Liberty Bond

1t will protect 1000 soldier from
smallpox and 666 from typhoid. 1t
will assure the safety of l39 wound
ed soldiers frou lockjaw, the germs
which swarm in Belgian soil.
1t will render painless 400 opera
tions, supply miles of bandages-
enough to bandage $50 wounds.
1t will care for 100 injuries in the
way of "frst-aid packets.
1t will furnish adhesive plaster
and surgical gauze enough to
benefit thousands of wounded
soldiers.
Every purchaser of Liberty
Loan Bond performs a distinct
individual service to his country
and to our boys fighting in France.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
CLEANING GRAIN OF BENEFIT
Farmer Could Not Only Demand Top
Prices, but Would Also Obtain
Screenings for Feed.

Government investigators declare
that the producer of high-quality grain
7often receives less than it Is worth in
order that the buyer may pay an equal
price to the grower of grain of inferior
quality. If the farmer would clean his
grain he could not only demand top
prices, but would thereby obtain
screenings worth $40 to S25 a ton for
feed. The specialists believe that
farmers who deliver grain Of inferior
quality should not expect to receive q
price equal to that paid for htgh-qual-
ity grain.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
FOR INCREASED CROP YIELDS
Manure Adds Plant Food and Organic
Matter to Saltwater Is OF
Great Importance.

Estimates Of the returns Of crops
fed on the farm, by way of manure
are worked out on the basis Of the
tonnage fed, and they vary greatly
due to the methods of handling and
preserving the manures. 1t has been
shown by careful preservation of the
manure that 80 tons Of ensilage fed
can return as much as so pounds Of
nitrogen, 25 to 80 pounds Of phosphor-
ic acid, and 40 to As pounds yof potash.
This shows an inducement to take
good care Of manure. --=--------.-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
BIG PUSH ABOUT GVEE
County Committee Shows Erthus-
iasn Over Accomplishments of
Citizens in This Vicinity.

Final pushes in the great Thrift Drive
which has been waged throughout V!r
GINA in the interest of the War Savings
Campaign and which ends Saturday
night, have been made these last few
DAYS in every section of the county and
Committeeman who have had charge OF
the work are most enthusiastic over what
has been accomplished. By the time the
drive closes, it is believed that an excel
lent beginning will have been made to-
ward securing the amount which this
county must invest in the War Savings
Stamps if its reputation and that OF F!r-
ginia for patriotic assistance of the Gov
eminent is to be upheld.
But the chief benefit to be derived from
the standpoint Of the State is the idea OF
thrift which will have been inculcated
into the mind Of every person. The
thriftiness of the individual in making
the purchase will be his own benefit, Tor
Re can save sums as small as y cents,
secure four per cent. compounded interest
for his loan to the Government in its
Zinc OF need and still have the rig hi to
redeem the loan upon ten days notice to
his postmaster. We are glad the citizens
If this county have seen the opportunity
and taken advantage OF it and we hope
hey vii! pledge the largest possible
mount before the drive ends
Economy Sal had no use as pal
For the shiftless kind who drift,
Till along came tramp with War Saw
ings Stamp, :. ..a
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-04-19
81! AGE FOR cow IN M .4n! e.
Ration Can Be Furnished In Extreme
Cold Weather That viii Produce
High Yield Of Milk.

The average COW does her best in
the spring, when she has succulent
feed and a palatable ration, which is a
well-balanced food containing proper
nutrients for milk production. In
winter, with alfalfa hay, silage, and
grain, q ration can be furnished that
will produce just as much milk as can
be contained in early summer when
the COW is on grass. Silage provides
in winter the succulence which is fur
nished in summer BY the green grass.