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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
g DIVISIONS
IN AMERICAN
FIELD ARMY
Force Under Exclusive Ameri-
can Command Now Num-
berS About 1.440,000-
Shipping Big Problem.

I.reruHtI tIuua. News Service
WAsHINGTON. Aus -l-There
are today - divisions of American
troops ia the Amcrican nr-t army in
FRANCE under command OF Cen
pershiug This was announced today
uy Gen. T.. C.. March. chief of stsn
Who also gave the numbers of these
divisions ass follows.
First second. third fourth. hfth.
sisth. 2gth. 21th 2Nth -sth 50th.
End. asrd sJth. a6th 57th. fist.
f2nd 16th. 11th. 1Sth 1sth, sOth.
>Ist S2nd. Nsrd. S5th, Sgth, 9oth.
3Ist. s2nd and ssrd-
While Cen March did not state
the number of troops 300 each diNi-
sion mentioned it was assumed that
they would be about $1,000, includ-
iue eserythiu-. Last week when ask
ed why various figures were given
as 90 divisional strength he replied.
THE strength of a division d.
roughly 10000. When you count In
corps troops and army troops IN on
der o. get a multiplier for The whole
army the whole numuef is some
thing like $1,000.
This would make tine strength OF
THESE visions approximately 1ffU.-
UUU men,
ship Problem Bi- Task.
Getting THESE troops oversee was
hercuIean task the -eneral stated
.,ud was made possible only by the
great work Of Jhe navy and The ship
.sr.. ..,.-7 v-I-a latter ,r-.-.t liza .
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
DUTCH STEAMER
IS TORPEDOED
Vessel Carrying Food for Bel,
gium is Sunk Without
Warning.

IIfrIuH fItuaI News service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2t.-S.
u. =. calls have been picked up
from "a vessel about 100 miles
On the coast of Massachusetts,
this afternoon. The department
refused 20 make public any adj
ditiOnal information.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
OFFENSIVE MAY
Be CONTINUED
DURING WINTER
Alternate Drives Will be Aim
ed to Push the Hun
Back Out of
France.
international News Service

international News Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 21-That
the present American. British and
French alternate onensives along the
western battle front will continue
throughout the coming winter was
the opinion Of allied military experts
here today. They based this belief
on their Interpretation of the report
ed interview between United States
Sen. James Hamilton Lewis, of llli-
nois. and Premier Clemenceau of
France The latter, according 10
Lewis. told him that the war will
have ended within another year
This means. the military men say.
that the various onensives viii con
tinue and many look for heavy
blow being struck early i'm Septem-
ber, possibly at d point that here
tOiOre has been comparatively inn
mune.
Bomb Naval Bases.
The report from London that the
anticipated American naval bonn
oardment of German submarine
bases has commenced. is highly
significant The navy has oeen mass
ing its bombing planes and its high
iy trained aviators in France and
England and il is only fair 10 as
sumo that the bombing of the bases
ir Flanders is preliminary 20 gen
eral and continued endeaVor 10 de-
suoy these bases from the air
I'm the absence OF any official re-
port from Admiral Sims officials
can only conjecture as 10 what has
been accomplished However the
start was made on Aug 15 when
Cstend and Zeebrugge were both
attacked II is believed here THAI
i'm both cases the attacking forces
got back unscathed. IL is expected
quent announcements that the naval
planes are continuing N action
It has been the belief OF the
American army and navy experts
here that free use OF bombing
planes would accomplish much IN
crushing the German morale. Be
cause of This belief the announce
ment that at leas, the naval planes
are in action has caused pleasure
in official circles
viii Hammer FlankS
While the naval forces are as
sailing the Hun bases it is consid-
cred certain here that frequent at
tacks viii be delivered by the COM
oined armies against the German
fanks. The French high command
would like very much. it IS known.
TO have the Germans driven OUT OF
France oy the end Of this year and
it is not likely that they will b-
Permitted 20 strengthen their per-
Ilanent lines aIons the former Him
denburg line Z that can oe prev ent-
ed With American forces continu-
inE their voyage overseas and with
en- army ~ four million promised
for France oy next June Do iS no.
expected that suv planned allied Of
fensiVe will be held up either
through lack OF men or materials.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
ADVANCE ON MERVl[IE lime

'en fta& new blow launched TO-DAY falling The front
noImedS OF AmenS The German positions SD along this line
nave been made the subject of local e recent
~ het nave been biting into The German line. with the result
expect
he BRUSH continue
1dI& reported the capture OF another tOVn-Ia ToIret
more reports being received trouble n the Ger
man h$h command Rome has received report that The kaiser
mas replaced Ludendof with Hndenhu. crown prince
also SAID 10 nave been relieved his command for Six months
as a result Of his defeat on the Narne
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
AIM BLOW To WIPE OUT
CHANNEL PORT SALIENT
Foch Surprises Foe at New Point in
Line, Keeping Up Driving Tactics
TO Wear Down Enemy Resistance.

FoHo"hS Out his custom OF giving The respite
Focn AGAIN today struck new blow against The This
ume Fed Marshal Halg the British commander cali
cd upon British forces swept forward this morning on
vide front north OF the Ancre Reporting the ONCE at
noon me held marshal stated that satisfactory progress being
made all along The line.
zen FocnS latest blow comes right The heels highly
successful advance scored 10y Gen Mangm troops northwest
SoonS In fact Gen MangnS blows had hardin stopped when
Gen FaIS forces launched their newest attack
FRENCH GAIN IMPORTANT
The value of the advance scored b the French northwest o
SCISSORS can hardly he oveeStmated The troops
sWeP forward on 'front.' Ot Is miles for gains from three to
four miles They captured over 600 rs,7s AMI ~sgss
many small villages from the Huns Their gains made an one
me most important points of The line Mlar, crrcs
both London and Paris poin out that Gen Man
gin ADVANCE the whole German line from Rheims is
endangered and he lower end of the Picard line also placed I'm
preCariouS condition
It seems likely now that Gen Mangu forces have let p in their
attack at least for the present They probably viii spend the
eHt e" DAYS consolidating their positions The
once TO-DAY stated that there nothing report in this
sector and that the enemy attempted any counter blow
ms WQWd tend 10 show the thoroughnes> beating admin
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14

are among strangers and on theil
premises we should remember they
have made conditions there to suit
themselves. Therefore we should
when among them have our eyes and
ears open to fit ourselves to them Oh
steer around them. BY not doing SC
in this case it required two hours
work next morning, with the services
of professional automobile tinker
to fix that wounded machines so il
would carry the man and lady on to
the metropolis of Polk county They
arose at daybreak and expected tc
be in Lakeland for breakfast. It was
after that time when they left Ka
lamity (Kissimmee).
This weather makes me feel so wild
It is so burning hot,
drink soft drinks and cold water
All day to touch the spot
Of torture, thus to bring relief
To body and to brain.
Then night comes, sleep, cool rest,
sweet peace
Next day | roast again.
But even then there comes breeze
From ocean or from lake
And hits me when need It most;
So thus I cease to bake.
In Florida the whole year round
The climate is the best.
Let's smile, be thankful in this Land
That Heaven has so much blessed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14
MouLTRIE BOY WRITES
LETTER FROM FRANCE
(St. Augustine Record

Mrs. Dupont of Moultrie, Fla. has
Just received a letter from her son,
Corporal Louis Dupont, who Is In
France with the American Expedi-
tionary Force, being attached to the
10th Company, Sd Motor Mechanic
Regiment, Air Service. He gives
his impressions of the country and
its customs, and his interesting let.
ter, in part, is as follows:
well, for the last week or SO, !
have been seeing sights-things ! read
about in books when | was kid.
When they called this place over
here THE Old Country" they sure
gave it the right name, for ! do not
believe that I ever saw SO many old
things. / have not seen any French
wagons here at all They have carts
to do their hauling, and when the
load is more than one can pull, they
Just hook another horse In front OF
the other until some times they have
three and four in line. When
they are hauling things the drivers
never ride-they always walk and
1aad tho hnrcoc
But the most comical thing is when
we 60 to buy something and get our
money changed into French money.
The first time I got dollar changed
| bought some fruit from an old ped
dler and he gave me all small change.
They have a two-cent piece, made
out of copper about the size of our
half dollar and when a fellow gets
twenty or thirty of them in his peck.
ct he has a pocket full In other
words, if fellow had that much COP
per over home he could take it to a
JUNK dealer and get couple OF dol
lars for it.
1--WE have been in this camp only
few days. but | think that we will
like it all right, for they say it is
one of the best camps over here.
There is a small river that runs near
the camp, and we have lots of fun
swimming in it. There are so many
American soldiers over here that
can hardly realize that | am out Of
the United States, for on the way mp
here every little town that we went
through you could see more Ameri-
can men than French"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14
Doctors Say Calomel
Is Best Medicine

According to the worlds greatest
physicians and medical experts, calo-
mel Is the best and most universally
useful Of all medicines. Medical au
thorities prescribe calomel for almost
the best and surest of all system puri-
fers. They say that calomel cleanses
the liver, stomach, bowels and kidneys
and purifies the blood from all pois-
ons, making the system pure and
clean so that nature can quickly re-
store the health.
Now that science has purified calo-
mel of all its nauseating and danger
GUS qualities, the new kind of Gallo.
mel, called "Calotabs," is even more
popular than the old. AS liver
cleanser and system purifier Calotabs
are more effective than the old style
calomel, yet are entirely delightful in
effect. One Calotab at bedtime. with
a swallow of water-that's all No
nausea nor the slightest unpleasant
ness. Next morning you awake feel
ing fine, with hearty appetite for
breakfast. Eat what you please ann
so where you please-there is no re-
striction Of habit or diet.
Calotabs are sold only in original,
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends
and guarantees Calotabs, and will re-
fund your money If you are not de-
lighted with them.-(Advt.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14
THIS IS LABoR's WAR

This is labor's war No element Of
the people Of this country, or of other
countries would suffer more than the
workers from a German victory-a
German peace.
What the Germans mean by a
strong peace, German peace >
was recently expressed by Gen. Won
Liebert, a leading Prussian conserva-
tive.
For us there is but one principle
to be followed, and we recognize no
other. We hold that might is right.
We must know neither sentiment, hui
mainly, consideration, nor compass
sion. We must have Belgium and
the north of France. France must be
made to pay until she is bled white.
We must have strong peace"
Mr.. Gompers spoke we'll for Ameri.
can labor when he said:
"The republic of the United States
is not perfect; 1t has the imperfec.
tions of the human-but 1t is the best
country on the face of the earth, and
those who do not love it enough to
work for it, to fight for it, to die for
it, are not worthy of the privilege of
living in it.
81 say to the kaiser, | say to the
Germans, in the name of the Ameri-
can labor movement You can't talk
peace with the American workers;
you can't talk peace with us; you
can't talk to us at all now. We are
fighting now. Either you smash your
kaiser autocracy or we will smash it
for you"
The workingmen of America have
tremendous interest to serve, a
vital cause to defend, work OF sur
passing Importance to accomplish.
What is vital to America and to the
world. That they see their duty and
the great mass of them are performing
| it with unimpeachable loyalty is q
cause for congratulation to the nation
and to the world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14

live wire newspapers They are full
of local news, handsomely built, and
loaded with home progressiveness.
No more strenuous sheets In the
State. They believe in st. Cloud,
present and future, and are doing
their best for it, now and for then.
/ drank the poorest cup of koffee
in Kissimmee have quaffed among
all those bad cups of the beverage /
have swallowed in the Cracker Coun-
try. Florida l regret to say, is no
torious for bad coffee. AS a rule it
isn't made right, and most Of the
coffee is a second, third or fourth
grade On this account it is more
important that it should be well
made, This Kissimmee cup was bit
ter supremely, weak and SO repulsive
had to struggle to drink it at all.
The best cup of good coffee | ever
put my self on the outside of in
Florida was in Sumpter county. 1t
was made by bachelor farmer. He
said he always bought the best brand
in the market and | say he sure did
know how to make it, A poor coffee
drink is worth nothing, and I declare
that a cup of tea that is weaker than
! am when want it is nuisance
Came to a wonderful illustration
the other day, of tight wad who has
been remarkably generous to him
self, or family, or BOTH can't be
sure which. 81 years ago he came
to Florida, and bought Cheap over
400 acres Of land. He was a poor
man and was forced to watch the
outgo of every nickel from his wal
let. Instead of waiting for years and
years until he should have much
more money, four years later, in the
midst of poverty, he built an i'm
mensely big house, which he and his
family have had the benefit of for
80 years since. In this act Mr.. -
did exactly the opposite of the vast
majority Of tightwads. What an un-
fortunate human creature a tightwad
is!
O, tighwad, quit tight.wadding
It is an awful state!
It kills the best in living,
Leads to an awful fate.
It hardens heart and feeling,
Makes earth a barren place,
But generosity creates
Joy for the human race!
A Lakeland couple who were re-
turning home from Georgia, thru
Kissimmee, stopped over there last
night The man ran his car on to
the lawn and bang 1t went against a
stump. He said he did not notice
the obstruction, Notwithstanding the
full light Of his machine was on.
wish to kindly suggest that when we
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14

Indications are that the largest
acreage in the history Of the Punta
Gorda section will be planted to to-
matoes this fall. 1t is estimated that
more than 500 acres will be planted
in this most delectable vegetable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14

st. Cloud, Fla, Aug. 13.-This town
which some people, and the local
newspapers particularly, are careful
to call a city" is distinctively a
War Veterans community. They are
three-fourth of the population, own
most of the homes, know the most
and are the most friendly and hos.
pitable They watch the big head.
lines in the daily papers for the latest
news of the great fight in Europe. A
large majority of them would enlist
and go on the first boat to the scene
of hostilities if the age limit did not
prevent. Some of them are as ply.
sically fit to do it as men Of rs to
30 who are now in Uncle Sans ser.
vice. Some of them are almost mad
at him that he will not put them on
the list anyhow.
If anyone is lonely and bankers for
old-time sociability-which, alas, Is
far too scarce in some parts of Flor
ida-let him, if possible, spend day
In st. Cloud in touch with the old
soldiers. He can express his opin-
ions or feelings on any subject from
A to 2 and receive polite, interested
attention from these old Veterans.
They are a credit and a compliment
to Florida
St. Cloud, the Soldiers City,
Is full Of manly men.
They're well informed and witty,
With more teeth than a hen.
They are contcnted, peaceful
In homes here pretty, sweet,
As citizens of this big State
| say they can't be beat
To initiate these soldiers
In points American,
Will give one fine uplift
To be better man.
st. Cloud, on the southeast shore
of East Tahopekaliga Lake, is ideally
laid out in broad, long streets. The
business center is brick paved;
most Of the commercial house are
nice looking brick structures. The
population is approaching 1000, Is
larger than Kissimmee, 10 miles
west, and l predict that inside Of
years it will leave behind that old
town much. 1t has better lookins
lake, full Of fish. for the BRAIN, ant
delightful boating chances for all
The lake is about as wide as long.
Part of the road to Kissimmee is a
brick highway.
The branch Of the A. c. L. railway
running thru here to Narcossee,
about 10 miles farther east, will, |
am confident, at no distant day be
extended five miles farther, thus
connecting with the East Coast
railway for Okochobee, with an out.
let for all East Coast Points north
and south.
One advantage of st. Cloud is its
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-14

OLD SOL DIERS' CITY
cloud-A About kisslmmee-some Things No.
ticed While ION the Wins"-Also Little Fresh Rhyme
To Balance Against the Heat
BY JACKERCRACK

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-26

enormous volume OF exports carried
70 foreign countries which are manu-
featured or gathered together from
every nook and corner Of this count
try, Canada and Mexico.
The tremendous volume OF freight
making up this giant total includes
every ort and form OF manufactured
goods. raw materials, natural products
and live stock. All OF this IL. brought
here in freight cars or trains which
pass " e all intervening railroad sye-
TENS and finally TO the tracks OF some
q OF the main trunk lines which
cross New Jersey territory.
IL must be apparent TO everyone
that the handling and delivery OF
these myriad freight consignments
constitutes q tremendous problem, II
confusion. delays and congestion are
to be avoided. The classification yards
permit this 20 be done.
Notwithstanding the wonderful or
der and system the different railroad
arrangements have brought In the So
luton Of this great problem. there
has always been recognised that q bet.
ter hyEtem could - inauEurafed II
mutual Agreements could BE- reached
between competing railroad systems
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-26
BASEBALL FOR
FRENCH ARMY
United States Instructors to
Train French Soldiers in Art
of Baseball

PARIS. Sept. 26-Systematic train-
ing of men to play baseball will be
organized throughout the French
army by the Y. M. @. A. following the
formal request of General Cottez, OF
the Ministry Of War.
Eight centres have been established
to train French instructors, and these
centres are expected to furnish
enough teachers to cover the entire
French army.
Baseball instruction in the French
army has been placed under p. n.
Carpenter, OF Worcester Mass, The
rules of the game have been trans
lated and will be distributed among
the poiius.
IT consider this game constitutes
excellent exercise, develops precision
and quickness of eye and is an at
tractive pastime," said General Cottez
In his request that the game be
Johnny Evers, the former National
League second baseman, recently vis-
tied General vidal's headquarters at
Besancon, where he demonstrated the
game to the officers school. After
nine days of instruction. the young
cadets played a hve-inning game. .
They were particularly Impressed
with our manner of throwing a base-
ball. for 1t is more efficient than the
present French method of throwing
grenades, which is done straight
arm" said Evers this afternoon.
Evers today visited Colonel Huston.
former owner OF the New York Amer
lean League team, who said that
future baseball stars would be found
N all the American expeditionary
forces.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-26

Jack London, the local heavy
weight was shaded by Johnny Saxon.
OF Newark. in the final eight-round
bout al the Lotos Club last night.
London started the fight with a
rush. having the lead over the New
ark fighter In the first two rounds but
Saxon's whirlwind finish and aggres-
~siveness in the latter part Of the mill
earned him a shade. Saxon missed a
volley> of shots aimed at the local boy
due to the latter's cfeverness, but
then 1t was Saxon who forced all the
fighting and landed the telling blows.
! Jacks clever footwork took him out
of many a bad hole and he had Saxon
swinging wildly at times but this was
as far as London went. Saxton's left
to London's jaw was the punch that
played havoc with his desire to fight.
At in-hghting the local lad had the
Newark bruiser o~utclassed, but 1t
was those OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
punches that beat London. Jacks
wicked right seemed to be tied up
land not ono did he lash It at Johnny
with any great results. In the third
round Saxon drew blood from Jacks
mouth while in the sixth Jack hand
ed Saxon a Souvenir In the form Of a
SINNER"
Kid Potty came to the front again
last night by knocking out Gargano.
of Elizabeth. in the third round Of
their scheduled eight-round mix-up.
Potty went at the Elizabeth boy ham,
mer and tongs from the very start
and foored him about nine times be-
fore he knocked him put for the final
count of ten.
Gargano was the original rubber
baby and not unlike a q having
nine lives, every one of which mad to
be annihilated before he Ntas finally
conquered. Potty believes lin action
right off the reel and he Spends no
first round feeling out en- opponent.
At the first gong he rushed across the
ring and after an exchange of blows
his left suddenly dashed out and the
little italian fighter hit the floor only
to bounce up Immediately.
In the second round Potty had the
range again and f1oored Gargono five
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-26
|ofokLj UHbEj
EDGE SUPPORT
Former Governor Says Repub-
Iican Party Can Present Unit
ed Front in Campaign
By Special Correspondent.

dW HNSCJ4A CuTT68NoH0tWts
TRENTON, Sept ae;-F Former
Governor Stokes today issued = state
ment asking for support for Governor
Edge in his battle to be the next
United States Senator from New Jer-
sey. Because of the uncertainty OF
the outcome of the Democratic pri-
mary contest for the senatorial nomi-
nation the candidates and party lead
ers have been slow to issue state
ments. Former State Senator Hen
messy was reported to have declared
that If La Monte vas victorious, as
reported, he would enthusiastically
support him"
"Pfease accept my congratulations
on your nomination." was the word
ing of q telegram received at the gov
ernor's office to the executive from
George L. Record, n of Mr.. Edges
defeated opponents.
Now that the primaries are over"
said the Stokes statement, the Re-
publican party is in a position to pre-
sent a solid and united front In the
November election.
'sThe importance of q Republican
congress is emphasized both by the
loyal support which that party has
given to a vigorous prosecution OF the
war. and by the need of its statesman
ship in the problems Of reconstruc-
ton after the war Is over.
Governor Edge has been both q
business and a war governor, and un-
der his administration New Jersey
has figured most c-onspicuously in the
patriotism of its soldiers, its work and
its subscriptions to war loans. His
record Is a platform in itself and his
nomination is evidence of the attitude
Of our state. All loyal Republicans
will nov rally round him as the party
standard bearer and aid In giving him
and his party nominees on the ticket
a sweeping victory in November"