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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
DECLARES Wife
CAUSE FOR LOSS
OF BIC FORTUNE
Gilbert Allis Makes Charges
Extravaganza in Reply to
Maintenance Suit.

Replying to the separate mainten-
ance action brought by his wife, AM
her Lawlord Allis, former British
theatrical star. Gilbert Aliis, son Of the
late millionaire manufacturer, Edward
=. Allis, charges his wife with exceed
ing extravaganza and says that he lost
fortune during his seven years
ranching in the Bitter Root valley.
The reply, which was filed in the
district court at Hamilton, alleges that
in the past five years his household
expenses alone amounted to $ss,0O0,
and that Mrs. Allis was responsible for
this huge expenditure through her ex
travagance.
Fortune Is Gone.
Mr.. Allis states that he Is without
money now and that he is working for
his brother in Milwaukee for slO0 a
month. He declares that after his
compelled to support her two sisters
for number of years.
In the complaint filed by Mrs. Allis
recently she asks $3.50 a month ali
mony, $1,000 suit money and $4,000 at
torneys' fees for the prosecution of the
suit. She refused an offer of si25 n
month made by her husband In an at
tempt TO settle their differences out OF
court.
Mrs. Allis is represented by the law
firm Of Hall & Pope Of Missoula. and
Mr. Allis has retained the services OF
s. J. Bischoff OF Missouia and George
T. Baggs of Stevensville.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10

several different times until the weap-
ons were SO hot as to he useless
When the German attack began the
Americans were working in the rear
lines with the Canadians, under Ca
madam command. They quickly threw
down their tools and seized the weapons
with which they had been armed for
some months and formed themselves
into a fighting unit. The Germans
came on and finally reached the posi-
tions where the Americans were wait.
ing.
The exact numbers of the engineers
cannot be given, but they were com
paratively small. They had no nten-
ton of retreating, however, and were
bent upon killing all the Germans pos
sible.
Pour in Storm Of Bullets.
AS the first gray enemy advanced
the American forces let them come un
til they We're within certain range
They then opened fire, pouring in a
storm of bullets. Gaps appeared in the
advancing lines at many places, some
of them large, where the machine guns
had chewed through. Still the German
waves came on without firing "A single
shot-just advancing.
The Americans We're unable to un-
derstand these tactics, but neverthe
less were certain that it was a ques-
tion Of slaughterinE the enemy or be-
ing themselves smothered under tn,
advance. BY this time their weapons
We're SO hot that they could not be
used effectively and the enemy was
close, 50 that the engineers retired
fighting. took up another position, ther
turned and began operations again.
Hold on to Last.
A British officer, who witnessed the
engagement is reported to have said:
"Thsy held on by their teeth un-
til the last moment, inflictins ter
rifle casualties on the enemy. Then
they moved back and waited for
the Germans and repeated the per-
formance."
BY the time the engineers hat
reached a place somewhere near Noyo,
they were neraly exhausted and almos
without equipment. There they were
given a chance to rest and re equip.
During battle unusual stories al
ways crop mp. but the following Is on,
which the correspondent heard from al
unquestionable source and ii Is sait
, to have been verified
Hun Camouflase Fails.
In one Of the periods whom the
American engineers and their Ca
madam comrades in arms we're
holding . position, what appeared
to bs British staff motor drove
up. The driver was in the uniform
Of 4 British soldier and a man in
tbs tonnsau was in the uniform Of
. British staff officer.
The officer stepped out and
asked for the commanding officer.
He was taken 10 Canadian officer
nearby. The staff officer ordered
the commander to retire four Kill
orvstsrs, saying that the Germans
were pressing on both flanks and
he might be cut off.
For some reason tho Canadian
commander became suspicious. He
had the staff officer searched,
when the latter failed to produce
his authority and papers were
found on him proving that he was
4 German officer. He and his chat.
fsur wsre Immediately shot.
American engineer officers are
said 70 have been present when
this incident occurred.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
Mob" Proves to Be Only
Loyalty Demonstration

Cairo. III. April s.-Officers from
here answering a telephone call from
Mounds. Ill, eight miles north of Cairo,
stating that mob was threatening IA
man with bodily violence, found that
town quiet when they reached there
shortly after midnight. Investigation
showed that there had been a loyalty
demonstration several hours before.
but there was nothing that approached
mob proportions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
Scope Of Inquiry Widens.

Collinsville, ILL.,. April s.-With the
announcement from Washington that
federal agents have been dispatched to
this city to investigate the hanging of
Robert Prayer. an enemy alien. by a
mob last Friday. the scope OF the in
quiry into the tragedy was widened to
include city. county. state and federal
authorities. all of whom are CO. operat-
ing in the effort to ascertain the guilty
parties.
Official investigation marked time
today. the inquest having been post
poned from yesterday TO tomorrow
morutug at 3 o'clock.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
Germans and Ukranians
Are Pushing Eastward

London. April 9.-The Boishevik gov
ernment announces that it has received
news that the Germans and Ukrainians
have occupied Kharkov, according to a
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd.
kharkov IL 400 miles south of Mos
COW and Is the furthest point east ye,
reached by the Germans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT
GOES DOWN; ALL LOST
Destroyer Sinks as Result OF
Collision.

London. April "a British torpedo
boat destroyer sank last Thursday, an
the result Of a collision and all hands
on board are believed to have been
drowned. according to an admiralty
Statement. issued tonight. The state
ment says:
One OF his majesty's torpedo boat
destroyers sank on the fourth instant
as the result of n collision In the fogy
weather. All hands are missing and il
is presumed they were drowned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
BILL VOTE
GOES OVER TO TUESDAY
Passes First Reading Amid
Great Cheering.

London. April Sit was an
nounced in the house of commons
tonight that the government had
decided to extend the time for dis
cussion Of the man power bill un-
I'll Tuesday of next week. This
was a concession To a request of
Mr.. Asquith, after n vote had been
taken and the bill had passed it's
first reading amid cheering.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
American Patrol Captures
Hun in Battle Of Lorraine

With the American Army in France.
April s.-American outposts In tho
Lorraine sector attacked German pa
troll this morning and killed one Of the
party. One Of the Americans dragged
the body across No Mans Land into
their own trenches for Identification.
There were no American casualties.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
Another u. s. Cadet Flyer
Killed in Texas Accident

Fort Worth, Texas, April a.-Morris
G. Smith, an American cadet flyer, was
killed at Hicks field, near here. late
today when his airplane crashed while
he was attempting a spinning nose
dive.
was in Massachusetts,.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
GERMAN OFFICIAL.

Berlin; Via London. April 9.--The war
office this evening issued the follow
ing communication:
North Of La Bassee canal we pene-
ira ted into English and Portuguese po-
sitions.
ON both sides of the Somme there
have been violent artillery duels.
On the southern bank Of the Disc
We threw back the enemy across tn.
Dlse- Aisne canal between Coucy- LIE
Chateau and Brancourt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
EARTHQUAKE EAST.

Washington, April s.-Slight earth
quake shocks were felt here tonight
and reports from nearby Virginia
cities Indicate that the quake was
much more pronounced southwark from
Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
ASSAULT IS PRECEDED
BY HEAVY BOMBARDMEN1

The Germans have switched the
center Of their main operations from
the Amiens sector and are now ham,
mering the British and Portuguese
hard over "A front of about IL miles
running from Livenchy to La Bnssee to
the vicinity of Armcntieres
The attack was preceded by II ter
rifle bombardment all along the line
ard the countryside for miles around
trembled under the concussion OF the
big guns. At some points the enemy
was able TO penetrate advanced eIe-
ments of the British line. especially In
the neighborhood OF NenVe chnpelle
Fauauissart and the Gardonneric farm
Violent Duels or Old Line.
Meanwhile all along the greater part
of the old line south of Arras extremely
violent artillery duels were In progress
but the infantry Of both sides kept to
their trenches. except for isolated at
tarks of no great Importance.
Near the cancy forest and coucy Le
Chateau the French have made q
slight retirement to positions previ-
ously prepared. SO well was the oper-
alton covered by the French that tht
Germans suffered extremely heap,
casualties In attempting to make /.
null.
Artillery on Italian Front.
ON the italian front artillery en-
gngements at various points are In
creasing In intensity. Well directcd
shots from the Italian guns In tn.
Asiago basin have worked havoc with
the Austrian ammunition depota, and
also started fires inside the enemy
lines.
A Turkish official communication
announces the capture by the Turks
# Van. in Turkish Armenia.
In Finland the Germans are pre-.
pairing to take Helsingfors. according
tn dispatches from Petrograd. The,
already have demanded the dIsafma
ment Of the forts In Finland and o.
Russian warahips In Finnish waters
1t is said that the Russian commits
| s.oners have agreed to comply with
| the German demand.
The landing Of Japanese troops a
Nladivostock is apparently causini
| friction between the Russian Bolsheyil
government and Japan. Nikolai lie
nine, the Bolshesik PREMIER In a speecl
| at Moscow. asserted that Russia pos
sfbly would have TO declare war upoI
Japan as Il result Of the landing Of tn
Japanese.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Rain fell in large quantities yester-
day morning and indications pointed
to continuation during the day. but
later the clouds cleared away and the
sun soon dried the city off.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-10

Forseast-Partly cloudy Wsdnes.
day and Thursday; cooler Wednss.
day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
NEWS FROM IRASBURG

FIELD LOCAL EDITOR.

C. H. Hannant has been on the sick
list the past week.
Ray Twombly has engaged to work
for Lewis Labounty.
Mrs. Orlo Goss has been on the
sick list the past week.
Harry Wells daughter, Glee, has
been quite i'll the past week.
F. H. Pierce of Orleans was a bus
mess visitor in town yesterday.
Pearle Griggs of ST. Johnsbury
visited friends in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and EErs. Harry Wells have
been quite Ill with tonsilitis the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ford of
Lowell are working at the Brewster
farm.
F. Il. Sears was called to Richford
last week by the illness of his daugh-
ter, Doris.
Ed McGoff of Barnet visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. McGoff,
over Sunday.
Miss Elsie Skinner was in West
Burke Thursday to attend the funeral
of a relative.
Fred Labounty, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia for several weeks
is convalescent.
Will Kidder has rented his farm to
Oliver Wells, who will take posses
sion March LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. E. Harlow were
in Albany Friday to attend the fu-
neral of her brother.
Alfred and John Berkewitz have
returned from Boston to assist their
father on the farm.
Hermon Healey of Danvil1e visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Healey, over Sunday.
DR.. P C. Templeton was in ST..
Johnsbury Thursday to meet his
brother, DR.. C. C. Waller.
Mrs Stephen Kelley and son of St.
Johnsbury spent the past week with
Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Kelley.
The Athenian Jubilee Trio appear
ed in the town hall Friday evening
and drew crowded house, and gave
a pleasing entertainment, the music
and singing being distinctly high
class.
The next regular meeting of Black
River Valley Grange will be held on
Feb. 10. The question for discus
sion, (Which is the greater hin
dTance, man working in the house
or woman out Of doors?'
The Fdmunds school, Dorothea
teacher, leads the schools Of
Irasburg in the thrift campaign with
80 thrift stamps and two pupils,
Marion Damon and George Jerome,
each have savings certificate.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
Continued from Page One.)

door is locked and you stay in until
you reach your destination. These
small engines haul about forty 'leven
cars and go about the speed of "Old
Bill" They claim you can jump off
at town, look it over, and then
catch the train by dogtrotting. Our
trip across the water was uneventful
as we saw no sub, for which we were
thankful. We travelled ina large ship
with modern conveniences and / was
not seasick q Bit Just the same we
were a tickled bunch of lads when
we saWthe mountains Of Bonnie Scot
land in the distance and it was quite
a while after we left the ship before
the land stopped having that rolling
motion, but we soon got our land
legs going. Gee, the money propo-
s.tion over here gets me. If you buy
any thing, you give them a handful of
money and get handful OF money
back for change, say "Mercie," which
IS thank YOU" look wise and walk
away. We never know how much we
pay for anything. They have q piece
Of money worth one-half cent and as
big as a silver dollar. We get a
couple of those in our pocket and rat
tie them and T. n. Vail has nothing
on US. The kids go by our camp on
their way to school and if they were
the United States they would be
sent home to get washed. Today /
took walk down by the schoolhouse
and they were studying out loud in
French, of course, and believe me, it
was some hubbub. pretty red
headed teacher, though. Pm partial
to red hair). IF you notice this is
written in the S. C. A which is Sol
diers' c. A. a branch Of the Y. M. c..
A, and if you could look in here it
would do your heart good. Pm writ
ing this around an open CRATE fire
with about SO others, pictures and
scripture verses z are hung on the
walls, and at one end a Bible class is
IN session. Nothing too good can be
said of the 7. M. C. A. 1t certainly
is a wonderful organization and do
dier's life a happy one and in full
measure it succeeds 1t follows the
soldier, no matter what uniform he
wears, wherever he goes. It seems
early, but [ want to wish you all
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year. Remember me to all my
friends around the burg. I don't
know whether this viii interest you
but wanted you to know that I
thought Of you which [ do a thou
sand times day. I should
say Ivan had grown. He sure is a
kid no longer. l suppose he is in
high school and getting along fine,
That's the boy. I'd sure love to see
all you people and hope I may in the
near future. l never have been so
near my God as I have been since l
Joined the army. He says, prayer
brings victory" and I am sure the |
American people are praying for us
boys in actual service May God |
bless their prayers. I'd be glad to
hear from you and will write when I
can. l send you all the love that is
in a soldiers heart.
Yours in Uncle Sans army,
Raymond ]. Burdick.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30

Taken on eXecut. .'fIvorof Barton viii
Iage and against Charles Foster the follow
ing described property:
Two fiat bottom boats luowl. ! roll TOP
desk. show case, all canned goods OF every
kind and description, ; office rockers. - din
ing tables, 3 dozen dining chairs. 8 dozen
large table knives. 10 dozen small Ja bic
knives, 3 dozen large table forks. 70 dozen
small table forks, dozen butter knives. ,
dozen SOUP SpOCnS,5 dozen vegetable spoons,
dozen bOuiilon spoOns,9 dozen teaspoons,
plates and all other crOcECry Of every Kind
and description, all table glassware Of every
kind and description, u iron beds, y springs.
Y dresserS, II writing tables, II stands, II
rugs, all table linen, including Ia blpcIOt hs
and napkins, all liEOIeum i'll each bedroom
all bedding of every kind and description
all towels electric irons, l iron crib with
mattress, all fishing tackle of every kind
and description, / whcelbarrow, I grain
seeder, cuItiyatOr, spring-tOOth harrow
8 iron stanchions, new side-hlI pillow, | set
stairs, shOYeis, l Old hOt-water tank |
evaporator, sap holder, % gal vanized buck
cts, all sap spOutS, q lawn settees. one 5O-gal-
lon oil tank, one 5-gallOn Oilcan, / BiOdgett
cabinet oven, II old doors. 2 old screen doors
mirrors, OilstOves, small writing desk in
office, brass reading lamp in office, writ
ing desks (crated in she'd. - hall seats, |
dresser Grated in shed), old bedspring3, |
bookcase in attic, 7 mattresses in attic, |
rocking chair in attic. fire eXtin guiSher in
attic, old wood bedsteads. grindstone and
new mattresses, and the same will be
sold by me at Public Auction for cash to
airy A. -. 1913 at twelve O'Clock NJ ., to satisfy
said execution as the law directs. in the
foughby House in the said town of West
more.
Dated at Westmore this 24th day of Janu-
airy y. d. 1918
q. f. JENNINGS
Deputy Sheriff
satisfied on this date, sale beginning at ten
O'Clock sharp in the forenoon Feb. Sth, I9lS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
THE. GREENSBOROS

and very nearly lost her life some
hours afterward from hemorrhage.
She is now reported to be out of dam
ger.
Because of Mrs. Silver's desire to
get to her new home in Springfield,
Mass, as soon as possible, w. M.
Rollins has been appointed acting
postmaster here and will serve until
his commission from the department
at Washington arrives.
John C. Hunt and Miss Daisy M.
Wiley, both of North Greensboro,
were married at the Congregational
parsonage by Rev. E. C. Hayes Sat-
urday afternoon. The young couple
will make their home with the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G..
Wiley.
The Woman's Missionary society
of the Congregational church will
meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. B.
M. Wiley. 1t is requested that all
Ladies who have clothing or other
articles to contribute to the barrel to
be sent soon to North Carolina, bring
them to this meeting.
GREENSBORO BEND
J. w. Wilcox, who has been quite
sick, is improving.
Glen Wilkins of Morrisville was in
town Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Amsden were in
st. Johnsbury Saturday on business.
R. A. Richie and Harry Miller
were in Newport on business Friday.
T. M. Crowley has had an Inde-
pendent telephone put into his house.
w. D. Hill is drawing ice and fill
ing the ice house for the Hood
creamery company.
Mrs. Frances Brown of st. Johns
bury was here the last of the week
to see her grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie
Hill.
There was a Red Cross social at
the M. w. A. hall Friday evening.
The Greensboro band furnished mu-
sic for the promenade. There was
received about $4,000.
Miss Blanche Silver was taken to
Brightlook hospital, st. Johnsbury,
the last of the week and operated on
for appendicitis. She is getting along
nicely.
GREENSBORO-Nor Neighborhood
Mrs. Hattie Haines was a business
visitor in st. Johnsbury recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Gebbie visited
their son in Hardwick last week.
Mrs. Frank Eastman and little
daughter returned to their home on
Friday.
Miss Merle Duclllass has finished
work for her sister, Mrs. Hall and
returned to her home in Albany.
Mrs. James Black was called to
White River Junction last week by
the illness and death of her niece.
L. A. Hazen of Newport, manager
of the Orleans County Farmers Ex-
change, called on several of the
farmers here last week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
GREENSBORO

Both the stores of this village were
closed Monday in accordance with
government orders.
The Jardine place has been sold to
parties from Cambridge, Mass, and
they have moved here.
The Caspian Lake Grange will give
the farce, "Using the Weed" at it's
regular meeting on February %.
Monday morning was one of the
coolest of the winter, many Their
mometers registering over 80 de-
erceS below ze.o.
Officers of the grange were in
stalled on the evening of January "a
by Deputy and Mrs. j. H. Darlington.
and doughnuts wereserved.
Next Sunday the pastor of the Con-
gregational church will preach the
fourth and last sermon in the series
on, Good Seed Among Thorns."
Mrs. Frank Eastman and daughter,
Alleen returned Friday from st.
Adams where Aileen had been for an
operation for tonsils and adenoids.
The subject for the C. E. meeting
Sunday evening at the Congregation-
al church will be, "Winning Others to
Christ" Leader, Mrs. w. B. Simp-
son.
Mrs. Jennie Lumsden is staying at
the home of James Wilson, helping
care for Mr.. Wilson who has been
quite sick the past week with car
buncle.
There will be an open meeting of
Caspian Lake Grange on the evening
| OF February Ia for the benefit of the
surgical dressing work which is being
done by the ladies.
Mrs. Chloe Wiley who has been
confined to her bed for several weeks
with broken leg and other troubles,
has been able to sit up a short time
each day for a time.
George Gebbie, a former Greens
boro boy, has been, for the second
time, awarded the gold medal at the
State Dairymen's association held
at Burlington recently.
Mrs. G. H. Richards, who is spend
ing the winter in Westerly, r. l., is
now in New York city being treated
for paralysis following diphtheria
which she had several weeks ago.
Charles Goodrich has rented the
land, barn and farming tools of S. D..
Dow for a year and will take pos
session at once. Mr.. Goodrich has
bought Of Mr.. Dow some live stock.
Sunday, February 10 will be OBJ
served as Lincoln Sunday at the
Congregational church with appro-
pirate services. A collection for the
American Missionary association will
be taken.
The people were given a scare
early in the week when the water
pressure was so low that the flow
was almost stopped. In many high
localities it did cease to run. The
extreme cold weather is the cause.
Miss Dorothy Morgan was operated
upon for removal of tonsils in a New
York city hospital early last week