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Evening star., 1918-02-05
Heavy Barrage Fired by Unit
ed States Artillery Upon I
Enemy Lines.
CASUALTIES ON TEUT0NS
BELIEVED TO BE HEAVY
Toul, Sector Occupied by Our Boys.
First Gas Experience-Visit
No Mans Land.
BY the Associated Press,

WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE, Monday,
February 4.-German plans to
raid the American trenches were
frustrated early this morning.
The American artillery put down
a heavy barrage in front of and on
the German lines which are be.
lieved to have been filled with
men and officers awaiting the sig
nal to attack.
1t was discovered at a certain hour
that the Germans intended to carry
out silent raid. Fifteen minutes be-
fore the time set all the American guns
concentrated their fire where. accord
ing to the information, the enemy was
massed. 1t is believed heavy casualties
were inflicted on the Germans.
There has been a general increase in
the artillery activity for the last day
or SO all along the American front. The
Germans are still unable to occupy the
first line trenches which were caved
in by the American artillery fire. They
have now constructed another line OF
trenches at that point.
Go Into No Mans Land.
American patrols >have worked their
way over no mans land and inspected
the damaged trenches as well as they
could
The Germans are using gas shells
freely and endeavored to envelop one
of our battery positions with gas. but
without success. They have dropped a
number of shells in the roads behind the
American lines.
Two men were reported wounded to-
day by shells. The visibility remains
bad.
Fuller reports from the first line show
that great courage was exhibited by
the troops during the heavy German
of men who were wounded slightly by
shell splinterS were treated in the lines
with their first laid packets, and insist
ed on remaining at their posts until
the fight was finished. One man who
was carried to a field dressing station
returned to his comrades in the line
after his wounds had been attended to
and remained en- duty until the firing
ceased and the danger was over. All
the men later went to a hospital for
full treatment.
First Experience With Gas.
Many of the Americans have had their
first experiences with gas in the last
few days as the Germans have been
sending over a considerable number of
gas shells None came over this after
noon. but an alarm was given. The
chief of staff of one division and an
other staff officer who were motoring
to a village back of the lines came
upon several companies, all the men
in masks The officers hurriedly put on
their own masks and rode on toward
the front line. At the next village the
men were wearing masks. The officers
kept theirs on until they saw. through
shell hole in the side of brick wall.
twenty infantrymen with no masks on
rolling dice as if nothing had happened.
The sector occupied by the American
troops is northwest Of Toul. 1t is in
advisable to mention the number Of
men in line, the length of the sector
and other details.
The location of the sector was kept
secret until it became certain that the
enemy had discovered it.
Evening star., 1918-02-05
TEN BILLION WARS
COST FIRST YEAR
At Past Rate That Mark Will
Likely Be Reached, Is
Treasury Estimate.
HALF LOANED TO ALLIES

Ten months of war have cost the
United States about 100000, ,000-at
the rate of $7l0,0o0,O00 month, nearly
$24 100000 day.
More than half Of this huge sum. OF
E44,l2lOs Ae0, hass been paid as loans to
the allies. The balance, about $3,O0O,-
600 900 represents Americas ouslay for
its own war purposes, exclusive OF more
than 5000. 100000 for ordinary govern
mental expenses.
The wars toll in money is increasing
at the rate of more than s1O0,000,000 a
month. Indications now are that the
two remaining months of the nations
first wear as a belligerent will run Its
war hill to nearly $10.000,0 100000. OF
which s5,O0O,000,O0O will be for allied
loans. and about the same amount foI
the Army, Navy, shipping board and
other war agencies.
the latest available Treasury figures
show that although the country
eynenditures are running into totals
never before dreamed of, they are be-
low official estimates made early IN the
war. Since war was declared April o.
and the nScal year loi "iteh S7ti
mates were made did not begin until
July l. it is difficult to compare pre-
cise1y the actual war cost with the
fiscal year estimates.
Incurred Since July 1.
NJost Of the war expenses have been
incurred since July /, however the
total outlay since then has been So
s0o 600 900 in little more than seven
months, as compared with estimate oi
s1S4a1 900 900 for the entire year.
Two factors are held mainly response
HE for this difference. Officials or the
War NAVY and other departments ns-
nrad liberally on their expenditures
originally, to allow a margin or nnan-
cial safety. hi ,na
rra, snnnlies has failed to develop as
had been planned. Officials point out
also that as big contracts for ships and
ARMY materials fall due in the next lew
months. the expenses may run up faster
than is anticipated even now.
government borrowings on the two
liberty loans have paid for four-lfths
of the wars cost, and taxation and 4
few minor ordinary government re-
ceipts for about one-fifth. The loan
campaigns produced s5,792. 100000, and
S1,250, 900, 900 came direct from the pock-
cts Of the people. and will not have TO
be ronald. Financial demands of the
war in the next few months Will be
met in the same way-by another bond
issue. and by taxes which will begin
soon to roll in from the first war tax
act.
Evening star., 1918-02-05
Immediate Observance.

Hotel representatives have been in
structed to see that immediate OBJ
servance is given in hotels for Monday
and Wednesday as wheatless days.
Tuesday as a meatless day. Saturday
as porkless day. and that there be one
wheatless meal and one meatless meal
every day.
Evening star., 1918-02-05
Expense for Army.

Two-thirds of the three billion-do]Jar
expense for the war purposes in the
last ten months has been for the Army
Up to last December 1, the latest date
on which precise figures for govern
ment department expenditures were
available, the expense Of the Army
supplies. training camps.
soldiers pay, ordnance and the cost OF
running the vast machinery-was ST.
460. 900, ,000 Since then it is estimated
nearly 5000. 0.000.0 900 has been. expended
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-02-05
Exceeded Normal Shipments.
Starving for Coal.

Gas a result of lack Of planning We
have great communities starving for
COAL and an order issued by the fuel
administration closing down thousands
of factories and throwing out of work
hundreds of thousands of men and
women. costing millions of dollars in
wages and delayed product, and Grip
pling. for sthe time being, those very
activitie9 upon which we must depend
for the swimming of the war.
"Other emergencies will overtake u.s."
Senator Wadsworth said. in conclusion.
III - are wise and prudent and far
a l0Qafnn0d q Eo0rfh Paeo,l
Evening star., 1918-02-05
WEATHER.

Fair. continued cold tonight. mini
mum about zero; tomorrow fair. not SO
cold.
Temperature for twenty-fcur hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 1S, at $3.50
today.
Full report on page Is.
Evening star., 1918-02-05

0uafinnsd @ Fourth Fsss.l
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-02-05
New England Suffers.

BOSTON. February "a cold wave
that sent the temperatures way below
zero swept over New England last
night and held ~on today. with little
prospect of an early break. From a
reading of zero at midnight. the mer-
curry in Boston dropped to 10 below
at Z o'clock this morning. and reports
from many points indicated that in
tense sufferings had been caused, due
largely to lack of fuel.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
ZION
Miss NIAURINE KERRIcK.

Leonard Seela and wife spent Sun
day with Carl Ballard and wife.
Lemuel Thomas of Camp Doniphan
is here on furlough visiting relatives.
The Rev. Everett Looney and wife
spent Sunday with Oscar Schell aud
family.
Mrs. Herschel Radford and daughter
Naomi and Mrs. Don Johnston spent
Wednesday with Lester Mcconnell and
family.
Miss Hazel Foster spent Friday with
Mrs. Robert Wolfe.
Miss Cora and Herman Sunderland
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
their grandparents, Mike lsenmann
and family.
Mrs. Robert Rogers and children WIS.,
tied Mrs. Bud Beatty one day last week.
Mrs. Mike lsenmann visited one af-
ternoon last week with Mrs. Fred Ker-
rick.
Jake Lemasters and family spent
Sunday with Ray Berry and family
near Center Points
Charley Thomas and family spent
Sunday with G. y. Ballard and family.
The ladies aid society will meet with
Mrs. Robert Wolfe Thursday afternoon,
cDl ualy 90
Henry Covert and family spent Sun
day with Tom Dodd and family.
Ernest Ellington of Eldorado
Springs is here visiting Fred lsenmann
and family.
Mrs. Trent Piercy and little son, Mrs.
G. S. Johnston and Mrs. Fred John
ston spent Thursday with Don John
ston and wife.
Mrs. i. T.. Hubbard and Mrs. Frank
Isenmann visited Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Ross Mcconnell,
Baxter Johnson and Charley Hen
bricks visited Percy Wright and family
Sunday.
Miss Edna NIcClintock spent
Wednesday night with Miss Mable
Rogers.
Charley Thomas and family spent
Thursday with a. l.. Thomas and wife
of Jasper.
Chan Earl and family spent Thurs.
day with ID. w. Teeter and family OF
Jasper.
John Sunderland and wife spent
Wednesday night with Dye Sunder.
land and family.
Mrs. Trent Piercy and little son, Mrs
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

John and Randall Grouse called Tues
day to see Carl Ross, who is ill with
pneumonia.
Mrs. ID. s. Shriver and son Charles
were in Carthage and Webb City Thurs
day.
Clint Simpson and Will McCune-
were transacting business in Kansas
City several days last week.
w. f. Snyder and Will McCune and
families were Carthage visitors Thurs
day.
Lula Dixon was the guest OF Miss
Edna Shriver one night last week.
Robert Knox and wife and Miss Dor
othy Hille of Carthage spent Sunday
with relatives in this neighborhood.
A pie supper and entertainment will
be given at the Rosebank schoolhouse
next Friday night, February %, for the
purpose of raising money TO purchase
library books for the school. All are
invited, especially girls and boys who
will help by bringing pies and pocket
books. A box of candy will be given
to the most popular young lady present
and jar of pickles to the most hem
pecked man.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
DIAMOND.

This nice weather makes the farmers
think of oats sowing. Some are plow-
ing and breaking stalks getting their
ground ready to help win the war.
Thomas Edwards was busy last week
putting up sale bills. He has decided
to quit farming and will hold sale
next Saturday.
John Pfander and wife spent Thurs
day with Il. Pfander and wife.
Fred Moser was Jasper visitor Fri
day.
Several friends attended the funeral
of Ed Wardlow Sunday. We are sorry
to learn of his death.
Mrs. Osburn called on Mrs. Ward
low Monday.
Mrs. Elting spent last week at the
home OF her parents, j. w. Edwards
and wife. She was called home by the
illness of her father, who is yet quite i'll.
j. +. Gulick and family were Car
thage visitors Saturday.
Homer Gulick was helping Will
Moser keep his new Ford in control
Sunday.
Thomas Edwards was a Carthage
visitor Monday.
A nice crowd attended church at
Diamond Sunday night.
Mrs. Mitchell and daughter Beatrice
called on Mrs. Buzzard last week.
-Theo. Mitchell and family spent
Sunday with Fred Mitchell and family.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

G. s. Johnston, Mrs. Fred Johnston
and Mrs Don Johnston visited Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Ross McCon-
NELL
Tom Rogers and family spent Sun
day with Robert Rogers and family.
A. l.. Thomas'and wife and son Lem
uel spent Monday with Lonnie Streck-
er and family.
Herschel Radford and family spent
Wednesday evening with Don john
ston and wife.
Len Keener and wife visited Frank
Isenmann and wife Thursday.
The Rev. Everett Looney will preach
every first and third Sunday OF each
month at Zion, both morning and
evening.
Herschel Radford and family, Lester
Mcconnell and family and Don John
ston and wife spent Sunday with Dan
Johnson and family of Jasper.
Fred Isenmann and family and Miss
Mable Rogers were Carthage visitors
Monday.
Clarence Binney and wife and Homer
Batten and wife OF Carthage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown and Fred 1senmann and
wife visited Sunday with Robert Rogers
end family.
&. A. Rice and wife and daughter
Helen and son Wallace and RUSSELL
Rice and wife of Carterville spent Sun
day with Fred Kerricle and family.
Mrs. Frank Ieenmann visited rela-
tives in Alba last week.
Frank Isenmann spent Sunday in
Alba.
Miss Myrtle Lewis is i'll at her home
with pneumonia.
Misses Velma Mackey and Edyth
Keener visited Miss Myrtle Lewis Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Ethel Sheets is staying with
Mrs. Mike Isenmann this week..
Homer Batten of Carthage has
bought the farm now rented by Robert
Rogers from Thomas Wright Of Car
thage.
Fred Earl and wife spent Sunday
with II. o. Earl and family.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
BLUE AND BETHEL.
Miss EDNA YATES,

Mark Quillin and son Emmett of
Pitcher, Okla, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Geo. Quillin and
family.
Mrs. Floyd Joyce spent few days
last week with Geo. Arner and family
Mrs. John Hagen and children and
Carrie and Frances Arner called on
Mrs. Lee Mitchell and children Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Will Wood and children of Dixie
neighborhood visited Thursday with
John Yates and family.
Jim Foulks of Independence, Mo-, is
spending few days with friends and
relatives in this neighborhood.
Elsie and Matte Arner, Nellie Miller
and Emma and Edna Yates visited
Sunday with Besse Dubes.
John Hagen and family are leaving
this week for McLouth, Kans., where
they expect to make their home for
this year.
Mrs. Ballard Lilly spent Monday
with Mrs. Geo. Lilly.
Ernest, Emma and Edna Yates called
Thursday evening on John Hagen and
family.
Guy Amer and family spent Sunday
evening with Lee Mitchell and family.
Ed Pfander spent Tuesday with his
sister Mrs. Claude Budd.
Steve Lucas and family visited l..
Lucas and family Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Gather and children called
at the Houston Cline home Friday af-
ternoon.
}esss Dubes and Emma and Edna
Yates spent Monday afternoon with
Mrs. Rosco Lilly.
Geo. Morgan and family visited Sun
day with Fred Mitchell and family.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
JASPER, ROUTE 2.
Miss LULA DIXON.

Frank Gulick and Jay Bradford and
wives were in Carthage Saturday.
Mrs. Bradford was an afternoon visi-
tor of Mrs. Ozbun Friday.
Il. w. Wescott and wife spent sever
al days of last week with relatives in
Nevada.
Charles Cline and wife returned Fri
day after few days visit with their
daughter, Mrs. Clyde Stanley of Usage
County, Okla.
Joe Bird and daughter Faye spent
Sunday with relatives in Carthage.
Misses Lula Dixon, Goldie and Lula
Allsman, May and Ethel Martin and
Messrs. Arthur Coss, John Coville,and
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
DEWEY.
Mrs. MAY MATTHEWS.

'They gathered up the fragments'-
Twas lesson Christ had taught
But not until this cruel war,
Did we heed it as we ought,
Walter Carter and Clifford Boyd
spent Sunday with Clarence Ferguson.
The ladies quilted Red Cross quilt
Thursday mt the meeting at Salem
Church. Those present were Mary
Estey, Dot Flowers, Mrs. Bull, May
Matthews, Rhoda Carter, Mrs. AleXan-
der, Mrs. Turner, Elma Gresham, Mrs.
Robt. Gresham, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Kin
caid, Mrs. Rush Mrs. Ferguson, Miss
Bessie Temp!in, Mrs. Albert Berry and
Howard and Mrs. Harry Bender. Most
of the ladies were there all day, bring
ing their luuch with them.
a special request to every one to be
at Salem next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, \ Sunday School superin-
tendent will be elected.
Vernon Matthews and wife motored
to Carthage Monday.
Mr.. Sunderland and family visited
at Arch ltice's Sunday.
Kenny Miller and Tom Busby are
both getting we'll again.
The young folks will meet at Mrs.
Boyd's Tuesday night for IA farewell
party.
Harold Estey is spending a week in
Kansas City during the auto show.
The pie supper at Carytown Friday
night was grand success. The pro-
gram was good and $40 was cleared for
the Red Cross Among the visitors
was Ralph Sterling from Duenweg and
Miss Helen Elliott from Carthage.
Miss Florence Miller spent Sunday
with Miss Pearl Busby.
Miss Elsie Gresham spent Sunday
with Miss Lorena Estey.
Mrs. Boyd will move Thursday to
her new home in Barton County. Our
best wishes 60 with her.
Clarence Simmons helped Henry
Martin get moved last week.
Lester Carter will move whore Mrs.
Boyd lived and Mr.. Rusk, who has
bought the farm where Lester Carter
lives, will move at once on his new
place.
Henry Martin and wife have moved
to Shelbyville, Mo.
Dick Carter and wife spent SUNDAY
evening at Mrs. Follmer's.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
LEBANON.
Miss ZoAH ANDREWS.


There will be Red Cross entertain
ment and q pie supper at Lebanon
Church Friday, March l, given by the
Lebanon community. The money
taken in at the door is for the Red
Cross and the supper for the church,
Titles of plays: 'The Joke on Squin-
i'm The Black Statue, Revised +"
Coon Creek Courtship A Negro
Interlude]," and "Oh, Doctor! a
Minstrel Afterpiece1." Remember
this is for the Red Cross, and every
body come. Admission 10 and %
gents. Please girls bring pies.
Mrs. Bub Beatty spent Thursday
afternoon at G. s. Andrews.
Miss Hoah Andrews spent Saturday
night and Sunday in Jasper.
Geo. Halle and wife spent Sunday
at Clyde Southwick's.
Miss Beulah Stansberry spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with llona Red
lnund.
Virgil Dinwiddie and family and
Claud Mcconnell and family spent
Mrs. Geo. Redmond was called TO
Jasper 10 help care for her gandson,
Paul Crow, who is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Geo. earns spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Adam Malone.
Guy and Parker Andrews spent Sun
day afternoon with Walter and Guy
Halle.
Virgil Dinwiddie and wife spent
Tuesday evening at Fred Winters.
Grandma Winter and grandson Allen
Summerville, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Joplin at his mothers.
Pete Lang, Geo. earns, William and
Walter Halle, Elsie Hickman and
brothers John and Frank spent Fri
day evening at G. S. Andrews.
Ed Russell and wife and grandson,
Sterling Shotfncr, of Webb City autoed
up to Fred Winters Sunday and spent
the day.
Geo. earns called on C. S. Andrews
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Fred Winter and daughter
Mabel spent Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Ernest Rex.
Miss Ioah Andrews spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Clyde Southwick.
Mrs. Ernest Rex and Mrs. Virgil
Dinwiddie helped cook for shredders
at Winters last week.
Frank Miller and family and brother
John Of Golden City Spent Sunday at
Jess Miller's.
Mrs. Dinwiddie spent Monday with
Mrs. Mcconnell.
Harrison Waltz and wife and Mrs.
Jack Stansberry were Lamar visitors
Monday.
Bud Rex helped Bill Lyman butcher
Wednesday.
| Harry Kaufman and Cleo Halle
were Lamar visitors Wednesday.
Mrs. Jess Miller spent Tuesday with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Posy Cook.
Geo. Vincent was q Carthage caller
Wednesday.
Claud Mcconnell and family spent
Wednesday in kenoina with Mrs. Nc
Connell's father, Mr.. Beatty.
Hugh Phillips and wife spent Sun
day at j. w. Phillips.
Bernice Stansberry spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her cousin
Dorotha Rex, in Jasper.
Mrs. Fred Winter and daughter Ma
bel spent Wednesday afternoon witt
Mrs. Dinwiddie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice of Jasper and Mr.
Monroe of Grenola, Okla, spent Sat
urday afternoon with Hugh Phillips
and wife.
Mrs. Rogers and daughter, Mis-
Bessie, of Lakeside are visiting Mrs
VIM. Lyman.
Those ON the sick list this week ar
Clarence Mcconnell, Beulah STAINS
! berry and Ocie Andrews.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Binders Twine.

The Farmers Elevator has
bought its Irvine and will have
plenty for all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-06

along a hall. The latter, taken almost
off his feet by surprise at being mis-
taken for the doctor, could only slut
ter:
The burly man paused and threw
open a door, pushing him in. A pale
faced girl lay on the bed, tossing rest
lessly. She looked up and her eyes
opened wide.
"Binr' she cried. holding out her
arms so you did make good. I'm
better already, Uncle jack
Uncle Jack" stood a moment in
silence, unable to comprehend just
what had happened. Then he lodged
back into the hall and closed the door
behind him. A puzzled frown on his
forehead, he walked to the end of the
hall and looked thru a window down
at the dim lights of Sandy Creek.
That's queer he grewled. as he
filled blackened, evil-smelling corn
cob pipe and struck match. "She
seemed to know the doc. Wonder
what he expects to do without a medi-
cine case?'
AT that moment a peal of girlish
laughter came from his niece's room.
Uncle Jack smiled and watched a
dense cloud of smoke spread itself
against the window pane.
He seems to be startin' in good,
tho" the miner told himself. THAT
is the first time L ever heard her
laugh
Half an hour later Bill emerged
from the hotel and gave the doctor
several vigorous jabs in the ribs.
Hello, hello, what's up?' groaned
Borden, blinking his eyes Don't you
know no better'n wake a gentleman
from sound Sleep"
Bill held out a fist full of green
backs-r-
Here's what L won from you." he
Mo x-in a
job on Jack Jaspers claim-an honest
job"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-06

day, democracy or autocracy. The
kaiser and the military party of Prus-
STA have the same dominating way
which tn slave powe-' had against
which Kansas struggled and won.
Prussia stands for might. In the
spirit of FL ederick the Great, the rule
of autocracy is proclaimed. Even so
sacred a covenant as a treaty cannot
be permitted to stand across the path
of Prussian might.
$50 the treaty is torn up and little
Belgium smashed. The democratic
ma lions on the other hand are fighting
for freedom. They realize that a
great grizzly monster is running wild
in the world. The monster must be
overcome There can be no peace
that will last until il is overcome. To
par1ey with unbeaten Prussianism is
to party with burglar. To consider
negotiated peace, until Germany is
driven from France and Belgium and
holds a foot of land by outlawry, is to
parley with a burglar while the burg
lar is still in the house.
kansas gave to the country a great
soldier in the fight for freedom, Fred
Funston. Unhappily he died just
this supreme struggle came. All thru
his career he was true to the state in
which he was born. When Cuba was
fighting for freedom, Funston was
there. And when the Spanish war
came ne went 10 the fniippihes at the
head of his Kansas regiment and won
imperishable laurels. And the spirit
of Funston is the fighting spirit of the
Kansas men who have rallied to the
colors. And the state has given her
full quota, gladly and promptly. Gov
ernor Capper, altho the farthest re-
moved from being militarist, is the
farthest removed from being an ultra
pacifist. In brief he is a typical Kan
san, a real soldier for freedom. So he
is squarely behind winning the war.
AS Ex-President Taft said the other
day, This is righteous war and a
righteous war must be won That is
the view of the governor and of the
state. And a very definite and pc
culiar way this war is a war in which
Kansas has great stake for IL is e
war for freedom"