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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25
FOCH'S CONSTANT MBBLING
KEEPS GERMANS WORRIED
Hhic Preparing for Big-Scdte Operations 4Med Commander Il
Biting 4ray at Good "Jumping OF Places for 4nnck.
american Aid in July appreciated
Bv WALTER DURANTY

a igantlC SlruEEle, now muIn greater
is the contrast in the general situation
of the opponents. II may now be ad-
mitted that the first fortnight Of July
was a time Of very great anxiety for
the Allied leaders. But neither in front
nor in rear was there n sign Of faltPr-
ing or Il word Of weakness. The reso-
luton was absolute tina whatever the
encmy'S success in the eliminating
drive that all knew was imminent. the
war should he fought out To victory.
he the road ever so long or hard
Above all the Allies were upheld and
strengthened by the thought of the
American millions pouring to the rescue.
In the battle when it came. the aid given
by tn" American divisions. limited
! though they were in comparison with the
French forces. was far greater THAI!
could I've measured in merely numerical
terms.
German Defense Unequal TO strain
The asSailant has an exceptional adj
vantage in n battle like this when IL
comes at the end uF a long bitter war"
SAID a French officer at that time. "how-
ever Stcadfast he tn" hearts Of the de-
renders fatigue" Of u four years cam
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Copyright. 1918. by Nc,O York Tunes 60.
Joudou Srnt o.

Copyright, 1918. by Nc,O York Tunes 90.
London. Sept. %.
The situation in Palestine and Mace
donia continues of extraordinary in
terest. In Samaria General Allcnhy is
engaged in clearing up the debris Of the
seventh and eighth Turkish armies,
which have ceased 10 exist as fighting
formations. and interest Is now centered
on the fate of the fourth Turkish army,
which is cast of the Jordan, II
hitherto has been scattered along the
Hedjaz railway ~cndeavoring to keep
garrison of Medina.
1t is not very likely hat 1.iman Won
Sanders, who was reported to have fed
in a hurry to avoid capture by our
cavalry. will attempt to defend the
hilly country to the west of Lake
Tiberias. even if. as seems highly tm-
probable, he has troops for that pur-
puse. This hilly district merges in Tn"
Lebanon and Mount Hermon rangcs and
the only good road through 1t runs along
the coast. Won Sanders would therefore
nave great difficulty in keeping a force
in northwest Palestine supplied from
either Damascus or Beirut and he would
have Immediately in his rear the porula-
ton of Lebanon. which has always beer
opposed to the Turks.
The news that We have occupied Hatfa
and Acre with case confirms the sup.
| position tina we need not look for much
| opposition on this side. 1t is probable
| that his hope is to cover Damascus hI
making a stand OH the north side of the
Yakmuk valley between the mountain OF
the Druses and Lake Tiherias. and that
as an interim measure he Will try Il
| block the Yakmuk Gorge a few mlIeS
southeast of the Lake long enough tr
insure the escape of at least a part ~
his fourth army and bring up such re
endorsements as he has available.
Aiienby's Operations Admirable
The more one studies General Allen
by's operations, the more admirable they
| appear. and the manner in which thu
| movements of the infantry and caviar!
we're synchronized though separated h!
wide stretches of difficult hilly countr!
$ as perfect an example of cooperation
of Two arms in a decisive battle as i
TO be found in the pages of history.
Little less remarkable is the speed
with which the mass of horsemen, will
sufficient supplies and munitions to MAKE
them independent for several days. wa
got across the maze of our own and o
] the Turkish trenches in the plain mort
Of .Jaffa. This argues most careful AM
thorough staff work and preparation.
But. with all his skill and general
iship, .Allcnhy cannot make his troop
fly or exist without food. and in tn
Yarkmuk Valley they will be "A lonI
way from their railroads. Much de
ponds on the amount of Turkish roll
ing stock which has been captured an
the speed with which the enemy's rail
way can be made to serve us. Niue
also depends upon how far our friends
the Arabs. will he able to continue thei
raids on the enemy's communication
and whether the Druses will throw i
their lot with them.
! But we must not be disappointed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25
Troops in Hedias Sacrificed
and Yemen Force Left to
Own Devices
ALLIES TAKE AMMAN
Groups of Men Under White
Flag Wait to Surrender
to British
Special Cable TO Ercnirg Public Ledger
With the British Armies in Palcstinc,
Bv ". T. MASSEY

Sent % dela vcdl
r,. ,r,,.,ia, ~ ,r-,,,
'''''" """ '"H"'"
armies are Nlriullly wiped out.
4 very small number who succeeded
II, ,o,,;,r ,c,oss ,lo ,o,a,, 4, too
, "
idleu patclleS were u mere fragment
of the force that opposed us on the
morning of tpe 10Th Tbov ,.o alnos.
.,. =,
'i''lreiE WITHOUT war Hhatcrla' ana IL
is extremely doubtful whether even
one GIN lorrv u,. ANYTHING on wheels
,. ,o,. r,. +, , ,u,,
7'' ""'f' ""''' III Nv "'
are Hoidine out III li"''eSSlnIe spots.
1t may he a day or two before all are
rolIhded up.
To-day the cavalry captured the i'm
purtant port of HairH and historical
Aero All Fss,It Tive rcsuI, is far
,,. ., ,uio.
''"''i'"S ~ = '''' 'u' '' ''
captured Maan.
TO-DAY saw one OF IN" most remark
able sights Il Soloi"f ever Saleo upon
I I'ii '''"'"' N''' 'hN '''' ~
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Copyright, t2fS. By N,tr York Times 90
with the French Armies. Sept. :"
Marked Emergencies in the methods
Of the allied and enemy htg commands
is shown by the situation on the battle
front during periods like the present OF
preparation and intermiSSlon between
big-sCale operations.
In the interval between the March
and May battles and before tho stroke
of July IL, the Germans were colnl'ara-
lively uuicscent. especially in sectors
where an offensive was actually con-
templated. had a personal expert
cncr of this on the Marine in the early
DAYS of July, when the Calm was 50
absolute that it was difficult to realize
that a state Of war existed.
Doubtless HindcubuTE hoped 10 lull
the defenders into a feeling of false Sc
curitv. but the fatal flaw in the theory
was that unless the battle was actually
begun he had h VI abandoned all 'h'
advantages Cf superior numbers ana
permitted Foch to perfect his dispos'-
lions for defense umdisturbed.
The fact is that the German numeri-
cal superiority. which certainly eNlSteu
then, was largely uulliticd by the u'Ni-
sion Of the army into shock ana ho'u-
ing divisions. Will" the former were
exclusively reserved for the hlow to he
delivered. the latter w"r" inrhuahI' scrI-
ously of haraSSinE the Allies.
yorh's superior Troops
FoCh, on the contrary. now mas III
hand A superiority 0f troops whose aN-
crape quality is good enough for either
great or small operations. Tile result
is that while the mass of mhncuN'r Is
ronpleting preparations the remaining
forces give the enemy no rest, ana thclF
ccaselcss hammering and gradual but
uninterrupted progress has Il deadly 'l-
feet. both on Herman morale and num-
hers Nothing is So difficult for the
defender to combat AZ the tnccsSant
whiting away of his forces and de-
fcnsive positions.
Nor is that the sole advantage. Cen
,roI Mangin said to me after his July
, victory:
The activities Of De G"utt"'s army
and my own during the last thr'"
ve,kg have borne twO-fold fruit Not
only did we acquire invaluable jumping
off rlacps' for an offensive. but also our
men were keyed UP and prepared Ton
the ensuing battle. As a good morse
man tests the PAGES and temper OF ms
mount so it is all-impurtant for a gen
oral TO have his army we'll i'll mana ana
know exactly what he can count Oh II
to do"
But il u difference" exists IN inc
methods Of commanders during 'u'IS IL
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Mine SINKS SWEDISH CUNBOAT
German Device Kills Nineteen of
Grew in the Skagerrsk
BY the Associated Press

Copenhagen. Sept. 25.-The Swedish
%gunboat Geinhild has been sunk by
striking a German mine in the Skager-
rak with the loss of the chief officer
and eighteen men. reports the correspon-
dent of the Politiken at the Skaw, the
northernmost point of Denmark.
Persistent rumors. he adds. are cur
rent at the Skaw that another Swedish
gunboat struck a mine a few days ago
and that a greater part of the crew were
killed.
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paign cannot but render a passive role
disproportionately harder than an ac-
tive one. The infusion of fresh Ameri-
can blood and the magnificent American
spirit has saved us from that danger.
but you will see that when the time
comes for the Allies to be attacking the
German defense will be unequal to-
the strain"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25
LAUDS TERAUCHI GOVERNMENT
Paris Temps Says Ishii.Lansing
Agreement Blocked Germany
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright. 1918. by NctC York Times Go.
Paris. Sept. 25.-Thc Paris Temps,
summarizing the record of the retiring
Terauchi government in Japan, says that
while weak in domestic affairs. II made
a great mark in foreign politics. AS a
notable achievement i'm these foreign af-
fairs, the Temps cites particularly the
Ishii-Lansing arrangement whereby the
United States and Japan agreed that
the latter country had special interests
in China. but also that no foreign Gov
eminent should impair China's independ-
ence or territorial integrity.
This agreement concludes the
Temps. was the end of the German
dream that had begun at kiao-Chow."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25
PERSHINC AGAIN HONOREC

Paris, Sept. 25.-Thc King of Monte
negro has decorated Mashal Foch and
General Pershing with the Grand Cross
of the Order of Danilo.
\ gold medal has been awarded to
General Foch for bravery in the fighting
at Nerdun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25

Washington. Sept. 25.-To conserve
car space and lessen congestion at termi-
nails, the railroad administration ordered
that after October ! cotton and
cotton linters must be loaded seventy
five bales or more per car. Most COM
presses already are equipped to bale
cotton In the necessary density.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-25
Special Cable to Erening Public Lcdg

Copyright. i9is. By N,r York Times 30.
with the French Armies. Sept, ~.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
Platform Pledges
Broken
Extract from Speech Of Hon. S

Extract from Speech Of Hon. s.
J. Doyle.)
-As every American citizen knows.
a political platform IL a declaration
Of political principles. The platform
upon which the candidates Of the
Nonpartisan league were elected to
once two years aso' Is the platform
the people Of the state had a right
to expect would govern the actions
Of these candidates il elected. l have
no doubt that most Of the candi-
dates themselves honestly believed
they would be SO governed.
In this platform. which was tho
Republican platform of 1916, the
voters Of the state were promised
that a normal school would be es-
tablisned in the Missouri Slope
country, in compliance with ths
wishes Of the people. as expressed at
me poll. and Sy TIVE previous, lsgi:.
was not kept. Likewise as to the
! establishment Of a terminal elevator,
The present administration was also
elected on the promise that there
would be submitted to the people a
constitutional amendment providing
for state-owned -four mills in con-.
nection with terminal elevators.
This promise was MOI kept. A COM
pulsory hail insurance law was also
promised but not given. and 90 on
down the line"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
npupadsan Leader
and Rural Credits

1Ncxws ago < ". Brtn4un, thsn
|0a40e sDealoer and organizer. now
manA~ OF tho United Consumers'
4toeeO company. published a Grcu-
lar IN which he quoted in big display
type a. II proud Of what he was
EDITORIAL columns Of thu Nonpexu-
In reality tins 0foes-Honb
more than a BIG BANKERs;
BILL Tho BM provides for q
scheme similar in construction
to that Of the INFAMOUS FED
ERAL RESERVE BANK LAW"
Tho Federal Reserve Bank Law
has proven to be the best Finance
Legislation eve passed by congress.
CALLED IT FRAUD AND FAKE
Quoting from page I Of the same
issue Of the Nonpartsan Leader wo
have the following:
1T ought to be understood dr.
county that THESE TWO
BILLS ARE FRAUDS AND
American farmers Will be tied
HAND AND FOOT AND DE-
LIVERED TO THE NEW YORK
MONEY TRUST. for that IL the
real purpose OF this MOST
ROTTEN MEASURED"
Does anyone believe e. G.
Quamme, president of the st. Paul
land bank. or any Of the other off,
GERS Of the Federal Land Bank. tied
the farmers hand and foot and de-
nvered them to the New York Mon.
%eytrust?
The leaders Of the Nonparti,an
League are the ones who tried to tie
up the Federal Land Bank, doing
everything they could to make a
failure of 1t. That is undoubtedly
why. when-the nead.as.s2la9s..si -.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
REFERENDUM
MEASURES

To Amend Section 81, in Article ,, by add
ing the words: Provided, however. that no
act granting q franchise OF special privilege. or
act creating any vested right or interest other
than in the state, shall be declared an emer-
gency measure. An emergency measure shall
take effect and be In force from and after it's
passage and approval by the Governor.
The second power reserved Is the referen-
DUN. Seven thousand electors at large may, by
referendum petition, suspend the operation Of
any measure enacted by the Legislature, except
an emergency measure.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

cause It cams from . well known
house in Wall Street. This is on a
ing made repeatedly that Mr.. Doyle
and all Of Ills friends are the tools
and agents OF big business and the
old gang.
The Rural Credit Law has proven
to be a good thing for the farmers
Of the United States in spite Of all
Misrepresentation, rnsinuations and
ranting by the leaders Of the Non
partisan league.
Ten million dtl!ars have already
been loaned to Moth Dakota farmers
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
got it. Meanwhile interests and cost,

got It. Meanwhile interests and costs
pued up until the original bonded in.
aaeee--V vi sss1.ooo had rtssn~to-
ss'ooo'ooo. In September Of this year
the people Of tho county voted to &C.
capt an offer from the bond holders ia
cancel the bonds upon the payment to
them OF 100000. The taxpayers pafd
Tor the experiment.
Our state and all its counties n
other subdivisions can be spared
such expense by voting NO on the
Unlimited" bonding debt Limit)
amendment and for all candidates
that : opposed to this amendment.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

II a referendum petition is filed against an
emergency measure, such measure shall be a
law until voted upon by the electors. And IL It
is then rejected by a majority Of the votes cast
thereon. it shall be thereby repealed. Any such
measure shall be submitted to the electors at q
special election II SO ordered by the Governor.
or If the referendum petition fled against 1t
shall be signed by thirty thousand electors at
large. Such special election shall be called by
the Governor. and shall be held not less than
one hundred nor more than one hundred thirty
days after the adjournment Of the session Of the
Legislature.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

of a quarter Of one Per cent on
every dollar borrowed.
-s N~r-.t
- q . On the subject from page
s Of its February "a. 1916. ssue we
have this:
The substance OF this bill is
tsaid to have come from a we'll
known house in Wall Street.
ANYWAY, 1T COULD NOT BE
WORSE FOR THE FARMER
NOR BETTER FOR THE MON
Ely TRUST"
Notice the unfair. abominable in
sinuation. that the Rural Credit Law
would be no good TOR the farmer be.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
Bill Haywood, presi-
dent of the I. W. w.

Bill Haywood, presi-
dent of the I. w. w.
and a fellow worker
of Arthur LeSueur,
who is Secretary of the
National Nonpartisan
league and general
counsel for the /. w.
W., spoke as follows at
the L W. w. conven-
lion in Minneapolis a
short time ago:
"John Farmer, with
his little 100 looks Just
the same to us as Miller.
and Lux Of the l0l
ranch, with their mil
lion and a quarter Of
land. We are out to get
the whole Of it for our
~workingmen. T h .
farmer should look just
the same to the agricul-
tural workers as the
mill or mine magnate
looks to other workers.
One has no more right
to the land than the
other, and we are out to
get it and turn it over
to the only people who
produce anything.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
SOCIALIST REPUBLICANS.
The leaders Of the Nonpartisan

OF the Socialist party and are now
temporarily the leaders of the Re-
publican party have never denied
that they are Socialists and that
they want to establish Socialism in
North Dakota and the effort to COW
er up the niggers in the constitu-
tional amendments shows that they
would even stoop to deceivink the
voters in order to plant Utopian So
cialism here
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

at from 5 to tx per cent interest.
That's real farmers business and not
The election Of S. J. Doyle and the
defeating Of the constitutional
amendments will prove to be Of just
as great a benefit to the farmers of
North Dakota az did the Federal
Farm Loan Act and It Is to be hoped
that the people Of the state will pay
no attention to the rantings Of this
selfish. inscriptions bunch Of lead
esA
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31
UNLIMITED BONDING
Forty-eight years ago st.

bonding by guaranteeing 1921, 900
worth of bonds for a railroad com.
pany. Only a small portion Of the
railroad was ever built and the peo-
pie repudiated the bonds . The par.
ties who had bought the bonds sued
the county and got judgment
The county refused to pay. In or
der to keep their Judgment good the
bond purchasers sued the county for
. new judgment from nine yaars and
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

Wholly unnecessary provision was
put into 1t which SO seriously inter-
fered with land titles in North Da-
kota that the Federal Land Bank
had to discontinue loaning money
here until a bonding company could
be found that would furnish bonds
guaranteeing to make good all losses
that might be suffered on ccoun Of
muddled titles. This was arranged
Tor It an extra cost to the farmers
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

Incredible as it may seem, it is evident that the Socialist leaders in
their desperation, believe they can cram down the threats of the people
of this state the proposed constitutional amendments by sophstry,
chicancery, and plain lying like the above. Read that extract from
the Gourier-News again, and then read the canaouflaged referendum
clause of the proposed amendments. Here it lis Just as it appears from
the official publication issued by the Secretary of State.
r I'M
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

Mr.. Voter, 4 you do
not want to pay fifteen
million dollars or more,
(the Lord only knows
how much more, be-
cause the sky is
the limit), in taxes,
with which to pay
interest on bonds,
Estate mortgages) in
addition to the inter-
est you are now paying
on your own mortgages
then vote against the
amendment opening
the way for unlimited
bonding of the state of
North Dakota
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

Now let us anaye this proposed Referendum CausG
FIRST: tits certain that if the Legislature passes any Act with the EMERGENCY
CLAUSE attached" such measure sha1 be law until voted OF by he electors"
SECOND: When cant the law be voted IN at special election?
Answer Not less thno M hundred days md not more than ne hundred thityd as.
after the pMhment of the Legislature.
THIRD How can a special election be called?
Answer By the Governor Gfh e pases to do s) atany date between one hundred laws
and one hundred thirty days after the adjournment of the legislature.
FOURTH: Hthe Governor is not pleased to call a special election. can he he com.
PEELED to- do so?
Answer Yes by petition signed by 10000 electors, if the petition is signed, completed
and presented during the thirty day period between the M hundred DAYS and the one
hundred thirty day period after the adjournment Of the Legislature.
FIFTH: In case a petition of 10000 electors could nt be completed during the thirty
day period referred to, then when would an election be called?
Answer Not until the next general election, which would be m the first Tnesdav
after the first Monday in November 1920.
Now Taxpayer assume That tn Lwamm passed several Act with mnyC Clause attached as dwmv vud and MIRAGE
as Hehmmd@ and mhd@ debt features he proposed Constitutional Amendments m Mr. TMym md his m %S1
%HSns ny@p% the R&@@%% EGy m% by @&M& % Fi m" %r %h how Mr. Vote @d
THERE is BUT ONE ANSWER.
THERE'S NO PROTECTION. hwu TWAS nvrinhndH hat m m nmmMkhm dha rmh+a mmdx~-,u
aaAyphmdH hes%ahtL@ as wh Hemed object dMdmgh ea
Whmd 70 mhh taxpayers mfm dmm m dpdmm&N NORTH Ddai
m% M@% GS Y hMebp&n@ yM @h @m made y years %S hn%s fym to assumed
dmhm@d NORTH kGa
kmwd fan @m rnWy MFnMn would M@ discuss these great wmdusa public meetings With Mr. nan
would mMmd mhhM M2
You @npp@*yarmH NOW BY VOTING DOWN. HwE AMENDMENT mm m HON. ~ DOYLE ecmnn
Political MMmD mr nNpner cnummur
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-31

Not a single bond can be issued if the people choose
to vote them down.
Not a single law can 60 into effect in North Dakota
if the people choose to kill it by the referendum.
Editorial Courier News, Oct a. 1915.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-12-21
deep Stuff" Is What
DOughbOvS Read Over There

the liter
that waiting The
the world
conclusion when
doughboys would
Y. NJ. G A
decided
Colorado sent for take charge of the class
could find
well MorTf
however undaunted
wired
mediately could be {. s
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COME IN AND MAKE YOUR
SELECTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS FROM OUR LARGE
STOCK OF SILVERWARE, CUT
GLASS AND OTHER NEW NOV
ELITES JUST IN. BURNETT, THE
JEWELER. If
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NOTICE

LOST-Between Yonge's hall and
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same. Finder please return to A. E.
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Mount Ida school at Newton. These
popular young ladies are being very
warmly welcomed to their home city
by their hosts of young friends.
Miss Dixonia Roberts arrived home
last night from Tallahassee to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Miss Marcella Mclean accompanied
by her little nephew went to Wild
wood last night to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Mrs. H. B. Potter and son, Martin,
of Jacksonville, will visit Mrs. Pot
ter's mother, Mrs. R. L. Martin at
Lake Weir during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs B. A. Inglis of Biz
mingham, Ala, who have been guests
of the latter's brother and sister-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Livingston,
returned to their home yesterday.
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DONATIONS FOR WORK
OF KINGS DAUGHTERS

The King Daughters will meet at
the home CT Mrs. Charles Rheinauer
Monday at 1:30 p. M, to pack their
regular Christmas baskets. All who
have donations in money or goods will
please send them to Mrs. Rheinauer.