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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
BRITISH BREAK THROUGH LINE AND PURSUE GERMANS;
FRANCO AMERICAN ADVANCING IN THE CHAMP ACNE
us. Has 1900, 900
Soldiers In Eur0be

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Ameri-
can troops abroad now number
100000, members of the House
Military Committee were informed
today at their weekly conference
at the War Department. Spanish
influenza at camps and canton
ments will retard shipment some
what in the near future, the de-
partment having adopted the pol
icy of not sending men overseas
who have been disposed or show
symptoms of the disease.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
BRIGHT DAYS

There are and always win be many
cloudy or rainy days. But there are
far more days OF sunshine and blue
skfee.
There are people who take no note
Of any but the dark days. They keep
a weather record and enter into II only
the disagreeable features-the exces-
aive heat-the extreme cold-the rain
normal humidity-the drought.
An ancient sun-dial bore this legend
II register only bright days"
registers only bright days. for every
day 10 bright and cheerful here--Ho
And this brightness" this cheerful
enyironrpent Is reflected in the QUAIL
ITY Of the merchandise we seI1--in tho
IsEACTroN that invariably comes TO
our customers.
Z 1--we on the bright side OF life
as-TT1E WIIX co.
e1sa3-1o-4-lts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
BRITISH BREAK THROUGH

BIZ Ss0oidted Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
THE ST. QUENTIN SECTOR, Thurs
day, Oct. 8:-British forces broke
through the entire Hindenburg de-
fense system in the neighborhood Of
F'resnoy today AS the break had
been made cavalry forces swept
through, being followed closely by
''whippet" tanks and armored cars.
According to reports. which are
considered reliable, the village of
F'resnoy itself was taken soon after
ward.
Allied airplanes which have been
flying low over the country in the
rear of the Hindenburg line report
that there are only one or two thinly
held and hurriedly built trench lines
in front of the advancing British.
This is a perfect cavalry country,
and with Its force free behind the
enemy line. the entire German post
tions north and south of st. Quentin
are greatly menaced.
After the calvary and tanks had
! dashed into the open country behind
the Hindenburg line. infantry and
masses of machine gunners poured
through the break. This force Is TAX
ing positions and the Germans who
have hurled their lines in the defen
sive system are in danger OF being
cut Off
The enemy appears to be in full
flight north of the break in the line.
Allied patrols have penetrated further
into Cambria from which the Ger
mans seem to be withdrawing.
There was fighting of the most
desperate character before the last
line of the system was crashed,
French troops which had not been
In the earlier fighting here. were
poured into the battle. Prospect H!ll,
a strong enemy position, was taken
by storm.
An immense number of Germans
were killed during the fight. Many
trenches were turned into shambles
In less time than 1t takes to tell IL.
During the afternoon the Germans
delivered O terrific counter attack
against Gouy and LeCatelet. Uncon-
firmed reports say that they gained
slightly here. but their advantage
was short lived. New British attacks
We're launched and desperate fighting
Is still In progress.
Prisoners from ten German divi-
sions and forty-one battalions were
captured today. Regiments whirh
came into the line from Flanders and
Verdun had been identified.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
Americans Go Into Action
n.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Oct. 3.-(S p. M.)-Ameri-
can troops went into action this morn
ing in the Champagne front A report
from the French army says that they
had advanced considerable by noon
and had taken Blanc Mont and hee
eah Farm.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04

Don't forget to try chas Haekman's
Home Made Penusylvania Sausage and
Bo1ogns- ALSO first class meats At
reasonable nriee2 Cbss. Hickman. 4zs
High Street.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
DURAzz0
FORT|F|CAT|ONS
Entente Squadron Does Much
Damage to Austrian Naval
Base in Albania
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Oct. I'm the leveling
of the fortifications and depots at
Durazzo Wednesday, the entente
squadron, according to a Central News
dispatch from Rome. destroyed much
material for the Austrian army In Al
bania.
American Submarines Participate.
Ru Associated Press.
ROME, Oct. 4-American subma-
rine chasers destroyed two enemy
submarines yesterday during the bonn
bardment OF DuraZzo, II was officially
announced.
Austrians Retreat I'm Disorder.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. I (1:s0 p. m.)--
Austro- Hungarian forces In Albania
are retiring in considerable disorder
before the advancing Italians. The
Austrian forces are blowing up their
dcrots
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
Turkish Minister Resigns

BD \ s>oeiofed Press
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 4:--The Turk
ish Minister of the Interior has re-
signed. according to constantinople
message today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
Discharged From ARMY.

Leo Steiner, OF Jefferson street
who was sent away in the last drafl
contingent, has been discharged fropi
the army for some physical defect
and is now quite III at his home.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04

successfully beaten off the,
counter attack at Gouy and T.
A second hostile counter a
Sequehart also was repulsed.
THE number of prisoners
by us in yesterdays operatio
of st. Quentin exceeds 4,O00.I
During the night local
took place to our advantaEJ
west of Beaurevoir and In III
ern outskirts of Cambria.
1--WE advanced our posts|
northeast of Epinoy and re-
hostile attack on one of O.
south of Biaches-St. Vaast 4
Lens and Arleux) !"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04
British Active ON Italian

BIZ 4 ASSOcfdfed Press.
LONDON, Oct. 4-Concerl
tish activities on the Italia
| tain front, the war office is; o-e7
statement:
Last night Warwickshire troops
carried out a most successful raid
into the enemy trenches facing ASH
ago. capturing 142 prisoners. includ-
Ing four officers. Our casualties were
twelve"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-10-04

WEATHER-Fair and
continued cool to-
night. Saturday lair
and warmer.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
DRAFT AGE SOON
MAY BE 40 YEARS
STATES PROBABLY WILL NOT
BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR VOL
uNTEERs-DRAFT EXPENSE is
s15,762,oo0 FOR YEAR.

Washington, May S.-Legislation
raising the draft age to 40 years
was discussed as a possibility with
in few months at a meeting today
of Provost Marshal General Crowd
er and the House Military Commit
tee. Although General Crowder has
made no recommendation, members
of the committee said afterward that
the war department is considering a
plan for changes.
An appropriation of s15,762, 900
was asked for by General Crowder
for expenses of the draft for the
next fiscal year. Registration of
men reaching the age of q will
require the examination. he said, of
half a million men more than origin.
ally provided for. Glass /, he said,
now has a total of about 2.265, 200
men, OF whom 100000 are electives
Chairman Dent said he would ask
the house to eliminate an amend.
ment giving states credit for vol
unteers. In letter to Mr. Dent,
President Wilson today came out in
opposition to the credit plan. The
conference report on the bill for
registration OF youths becoming 81
will be called up in the house to-
morrow with prospects of lively
dbate yer the proposal to exempt
ministers from the law.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
if you prefer, but you are going to

if you prefer, but you are going to
work."
In New Jersey the number of appli-
cants for farm jobs at employment
offices increased many thousands as
soon as rigid enforcement of the vag-
rancy laws began. In Georgia, the
governor expressed it with much pith
gang" This message was sent to
every sheriff in the state. Confront.
ed with these alternatives a consider
able number of the leisurely indi-
vfduals are discovering latent talents
as farm laborers that heretofore they
concealed very successfully. The pro-
clamation of the Georgia governor
said that an unrelenting enforcement
of the vagrancy law and the general
knowledge that the punishment for
loafing is certain will cause many
idlers to go to work voluntarily, but
to work voluntarily, see that they are
probated TO farms TO work under
proper supervision after arrest and
conviction"
That's fair warning. Loafers avoid
Georgia. Well, where will the loafer
go? He can't go to Maryland. He
can't go to New Jersey. He can't go
to Virginia. He can't go to Okla
homa. Maybe he can go to Montana
that's far away from Georgia Per-
haps he can get by without working
there. How's this, from the Montana
Farmer:
Every nook and corner of this
state must be made too hot for
drones this season. If we make 70
hive too hot to hold the drones, the
farm labor problem in Montana will
be solved. If it appears necessary.
non essential industry must be side
tracked until Montana harvests her
crop safely and that applies to every
man engaged in nonessential work.
There are some highly paid men
whose work. considered as a contri-
button to the nations needs, is con-
siderably less important than it
would be if they had on overalls and
were out in the field shocking wheat
or pitching hay. Some feelings may
be hurt, and some individual digni-
ties may be lost in the shuttle, but
it is up to Montana to strike out for
her farms. and let the aches and
pains, mental and physical. fall where
they may"
Great goodness, no! The loafer
can't go to Montana! Well, where
can he go? Nowhere-nowhere, ex-
cept to work-unless he can find in
your town that little outpost OF
Berlin-unless your town answers
the German ad.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
GROWING LETTUCE

This spring l made a discovery
that l wish had come to me ten
years ago. / have two gardens, both
very rich, both old stable lots. In
one many years ago sand and saw
dust had been dumped in to facilitate
drainage. This sawdust has COM
pletely rotted and the soil is light
and rich. In the other garden the
soil is richer but much heavier. In
the lighter soil lettuce grows to per-
lection, while in the other garden it
grows more slowly. Lettuce, says
Prof. Massey. to be good must be
grown fast. But to grow lettuce fast
we must give the roots a chance to
grow fast, and they cannot do this
in the heavy soil as well as in the
lighter. So | came to the conclusion
that the lettuce bed must be made
with stump dust, manure and leaf
mold. or old grass sod. Is this good
lettuce gospel?
Doubtless it is in a heavy soil.
But lettuce does not head well in
soil that is too light and sandy. A
good lettuce soil is one that could be
called a sandy loan well stocked with
organic matter from old rotted ma
nure. The lettuce growers north who
make their crops in greenhouses
grow 1t in a compost made of ma
nure and sods from an old pasture
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
DEVICE THAT DETERMINES SCI

San Francisco.-A secret den0
that will indicate the sex OF w
living organism has been invented
local chemist. The instrument Gun
sists OF a globe of secre compos''a
suspended by silk fiber IN appv
ing the device the globe is susps@
ed above the subject. II the suOrs
is female the globe swings BACK WV
forth like the pendulum OF a clOcL
The device was first triea ~
eggs in an incubator. Over W y
per cent Of the eggs Matched om
indicated by the invention ~
other experiments were maze y
butcher shop. The globe mu'. ~,
the sex of cuts of meat ana wv
blood and has even indicated INC :
of a child before birth. u.,,
The new instrument VIII DC ~
valuable in the Apprehension A.
criminals, owing to the ileAio'o ,,.s,
lection of the sex of blood a
detective agency is now in'e''
the invention.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
LIEUT.. KIRKE BECKER
NAILS UGLY CHARGE
FORREST CITY BOY, REPORTED
ARRESTED FOR pisLoYALTY-
SEEKS PROSECUTION OF THE
GUILTY PARTIES.

Several weeks ago Mariana
friends of Kirke Backer, well known
young citizen of Forrest City, were
shocked at persistent rumors to the
effect that Becker had been placed
under arrest in Washington City for
disloyal acts against the government.
Young Becker is a lieutenant in the
ordnance department. Local friends
insisted there must be some mistake
and refused to believe the rumors.
It develops, as most of them thought,
that Lieut.. Becker had been made
the victim of idle tongues, as is
shown by the following exchange OF
kilograms, taken from the last issue
of the Forrest City Herald:
On the night of April IL / was
surprised by a telegram from two
friends OF Forrest City which read
as follows:
"Wild rumor you are arrested
Wire denial"
/ was temporarily stunned by this
message and at first thought 1t was
huge joke but upon serious con.
sideration / answered the telegram
stating that the rumor was ridiculous
etc. 4
The next step took was to notify
my commanding officer, Col. w. n.
Walker. Col. Walker was indignant
and ordered that telephone to wash
ington and inform the Military In.
telligence Bureau, give them what
facts / knew, and then in turn have
it handed over to the Department OF
Justice.
This action was taken and re-
auested that the matter. be investi-
gated both as to the originator OF
the rumor and upon my own part.
At the present time l am unable to
give any particulars regarding the ar
rest or conviction of the person or
persons who started this vile and
malicious lie but I assure myNgood
friends that the whole case is in the
hands of proper authorities who will
sift the blame and deal with the cul-
prit according to law.
Even though this rumor is base
and malicious lie, still there is a Ger
tain amount of embarrassment which
attends it and l am fully cognizant
of the serious consequences which II
might have led to had not my actions
been always loyal and patriotic.
/ regret very much that such a
false rumor should have started in
my native town but it has made me
all the more proud to know that |
have such good, loyal, and devoted
friends who were so quick to come
to the rescue of my honor. a
H. KIRKE BECKER. .
Lieut.. Ordnance r. G.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
ASSESSORS
CHOSEN BY PLUMMER
COUNTY JUDGE NAMES MEN
WHO WILL ASSIST COUNTY AS
SCISSOR IN LISTING PROPERTY
FOR TAXES.

Judge J. A. Plummer has appoint
ed the following well known citizens
as township assessors to act with
R. II. Lindsey, the county assessor,
in listing the property in each town
ship as required by the new assess
ing law passed by the legislature of
1917 Under the provisions of this
law each property owner must meet
with the township board and list his
property, and if he owns property
in more than one township he must
meet with the boards in each of such
townships and turn in his list The
township boards are as follows:
independence township-C. c. Nit
chener and Geo. w. Freeman, Mari
anna.
Union township, John J. Hughes:
Jr.. Ben C. Curtis, Haynes.
Liberty township. c. Conner,
Cody (Marianna P. o. Horace Chris
tian, Soudan.
5 st. Francis township-Hughey Pip
er, l.. M. Brewer, Brickeys.
Council township-John M. Johnson
Council; Reece Porter, Hughes, Ark.
Walnut township. X. Sullivan, J.
L. Dupuy, Askew.
Hardy township-Ed Ramsey, J. c.
Hanan, Mariana Rt. 4.
Bear Creek township-Jesse Beau
champ, ]. N. Lyles. Mariana Rt. 4.
Richland township-N. M. Blair,
Ron6o: l.. G. Howard. La Grange.
Spring Creek township-O. p. Har-
ris. w. II. Kearney, Aubrey.
Hampton township-A. L. Wills
ford. o. F. Lacey, Moro.
Oak Forrest township~-Claud Smith
Leland Johnson. Mariana Rt. l.
Big Greek township. A. Lanham
l.. K. Langston, MARVEL, Rt. 2.
Texas township. ]. Chandler, Jr..
John M. Moye. Mariana RI 2.
Fleener townshipAA. L. Jones,
Goodwin; Frank Adams, Moro.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
AN "AD" FROM BERLIN
(By Clarence DuBose)

Wanted-To find a few anti
American counties; to locate COM
munities where slackers and
spies and German sympathizers
are welcome; where the kaiser
and Prussianism are not loathed
as vile, bestial things; places
where ire on is tolerated, where
traitors are untouched and the
flag is not honored; in short,
bit of Berlin's skum skulking
under the Star Spangled Banner
We must find such places If we
exist because every real Ameri-
can community is forcing us to
go to work on farms or go to
Jail: We don't want to help win
the war. so we are looking for
unpatriotic, disloyal. reasonable
sections, because these are the
only places where we will be al
lowed to loaf Reply to Loafers
and oilers, Everywhere.
What would be your towns an
swer to such an advertisement? I'M
agine for a moment that it appeared
In your home paper. What would
be your country's answer? What
would be the answer of your state!
Farms need labor to produce war
winning crops. Man power is needed
in war work everywhere. Many sec
lions of the country have put into
effect an uncompromising go to
work or go to jail" policy. The man
who loafs today is not loyal, whether
he is a hobo or a millionaire. The
place where he is permitted to loaf
harbors a disloyaist. What about
your town?
To find the answer to this adver'
tisement take a stroll around the
court house square and down past
the depot and past the back street
pool halls and through the park and
along the avenue and see whether
there are any chronic loafers and pro
fessional idlers hanging around. If
YOU find them you will be forced to
confess, with shame and humiliation,
that your town has already answered
that advertisement by inviting the
Huns helpers, nonworkers, to come
right in and make themselves at
home. But your town can rescind its
answer You can become genuine,
war working town. See
that your sheriff gets on the job and
sends all idlers rich and poor, trans
lent and resident, to jail or to work.
All over the country loafers are
having hard shedding. The people
realize we can't win the war without
food. and that food can't be produced
without farm labor. There is q
spirit from one end OF this land to
the other which says to every man:
you are going to work; voluntarily
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The Saturday Evening Post strikes
a most Vulnerable spot in our nation
al economy when it makes the
astounding declaration that this coun-
try loses eight hundred millions OF
dollars yearly through the illiteracy
OF its people. At first glance this
would seem to be an exaggerated
estimate, but when one comes to
carefully consider the limitations OF
an illiterate the statement does not
seem so overdrawn. The illiterate
man or woman is at a discount In
every avenue of industry. He or she
is incapable of filling any but the
nose mental of positions, and even
the work of these lines is not nearly
SO well executed, as general thing,
by flliterates as by those of mod
crate learning. Probably the most
disastrous effect of illiteracy is found
ON the farms of the country An
uIfterate farmer, as a genral propo-
sifion is a back number. Progress
Is foreign to his nature. Unable to
read and keep pace with world
thought and world Improvement, ne
,clings to antiquated methods in his
work. with the result that frequently
a great per cent of his effort Is
wasted. OF course this is not always
the case, but too often 1t Is. Tne
Posts estimate of eight hundred mil
,sons rightly applied. would go
ling way toward Kidding the country
= this source OF shame and mortifi-
ration.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
KEEPING UP THE PAYMENTS

Mrs. Gaiby-"Does your husband
ever get behind in his alimony?"
Mrs. Golitely--"No. indeed! I've
threatened to go back on him instant
" IL he did.s'-Judge.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

A draft on the pool halls of the
cities ought to round up many a
good marksman whose time could
be better employed in projecting lead
balls instead of rolling ivory. tA
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

piled and rotted and mixed for q
year, and it looks as though It y
half manure. A mellow loan, heavlF
fed, even If already rich, will NAH
the best lettuce.~-Progressive Fam
er.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Since Uncle Sam has taken over
the railroads he can sympathize with
the fellow who buys a second hand
car. 1t is not in the original cost,
but in the up keep.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The members of that German firm
manufacturing aviators' goggles, who
produced glasses that reduced vision
by fifteen per cent, should be made
to look through bars.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10
Chr Gnin irr-Jmnpx

Published on Friday of each week
IN Mariana. Lee County. Arkansas.
~ the Press Publishing Company. and
anAered in the postoffice in Marianne
m@ second-ciass mail matter under per-
snaf from the postoffice department.
Subscription price $3.50 per year. H.
- Jackson, itor-Manager.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

II is rather puzzleing to know
whether it would be best to go by
Mexico on our way to Europe, or
wait and come by there on our re-
turn. That trouble spot is due for a
visit before long.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

WANTED-At once, lumber yard,
saw mill and woods laborers. Good
wages, pleasant surroundings exceli-
ent treatment Apply by letter Proc
ter, Ark, or by phone Brown, Ark.
H. ]. Thiel. superintendent, Geo. C.
Brown & Co. eff
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Germany having fixed the amount
Of the allies indemnity at one hun
bred billion marks, Foch and his
armies are proceeding to inflict as
many of the marks as possible.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The farmer who is unwilling to
raise 50 corn should ask himself the
question if he is willing to exchange
places with his boy who is facing
German bullets for $50 a month,
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Uncle Sam might have thought he
really had hurt the Dutchman's feel
ings when he took over those ships,
if he hadn't seen the old fellow wink
the off eve at the same time he let
ont that howl.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Cole Blease of South Carolina an
nounces that he will be a candidate
for the United States Senate. Prob
ably figures on a fuel shortage next
winter and calculates he could raise
the temperature at Washington.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Nobody but the farmer knows
how oats, peas, beans and barley
crow" but the nation Is getting a
good idea how they taste.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

Little Finland asked for son of
the kaiser as her ruler. and the kais-
.er sent his armies ahead to be sure
on the right kind of reception for the
kid. The kaiser is wise-the kid
might get lost.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

In regard to the decentralization OF
pur aviation program, would 1t be
r3eAf to characterize 1t as "up in the
air."
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

The fellow who married his mother
i'm law to avoid the draft. evidently
wasn't suffering from any want Of
courage
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

A Colorado man had his jaw patch
ed up with a rib. But this isn't the
first instance in which rib was used
10 perfect talking machine.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

It is suggested that the wildcat dis
Killers are but obeying the govern
meat Injunction, business as usual"
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-10

We have permission to eat mutton.
INT how are we going to get mutton
unless we eat the dog that ate the
sheep?