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The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29

proximately between Vieux Berquin on the north and Pont Tournai, 2,000 yards northwest of Merville, on the south.
 West of Merville the British and German lines here had been damned up almost against the edge of the Nieppe forest in palces, with the re- suit that the British felt lack of elbow room for operations. It was in order to acquire more leeway that today's assault was projected.
 The objectives settled upon lay along the winding little stream known as Plate Becque, which bowed out to- ward the east in a semicircle back of the German lines. Prussians and Saxons were holding this zone with a series of strong machine gun posts linked up with barbed wire.
 All the final objectives were reach ed without much difficulty.
 The losses among the storming in fantry for the entire engagement were extremely light, due largely to the fact that the show was over be- fore the enemy was able to organize serious resistance.
 Australian troops on the left of the columns carried out simulated attack on their own front which had an amazing result, taking nearly half a hundred prisoners.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29
BRITISH ATTACK E DECLARED A
 GREAT SUCCESS
Germans in Flanders Are Taken By Surprise-Defenders in Better Position to Block Way to Channel Ports.

With the British Army in France, mne 2S.-Field Marshal von Hinden- burg's troops east of the forest of Nieppe got nasty and unexpected knock today when the British sud denly drove forward in surprise at, tack along front of more than three miles and hurled the startled grey coated soldiers back to an average depth of 1,500 yards. The operation was an unqualified success from it's inception, and the attacking infantry reached all their objectives in re- markedly short time.
 By this thrust the British not only . have greatly improved their position in this important and much contested setter which lies just north of Mer- vile, but they inflicted heavy pun ishment on two hostile divisions that were holding the lines here-the 32d division of Saxons and the 44th re- serve division of Prussians.
 Large numbers of the enemy were killed nj the hurricane onslaught and some 250 of the more fortunate had been collected in the prisoner cages before noon.
 The front of the attack lay ap-
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29
ALLIED ARMIES
 BEAT GERMANS
 ID THE ATTACK
Strike at Two Points Where the Enemy Blow Was Expected
 British Advance in North and French Score 100 Miles South.

The British troops in Flanders and the French forces further south ap- parently have anticipated the pro- posed German. drive toward the English channel ports or Paris and struck first.
 Although slight details of the maneuvers thus far have been re- vealed, the allied troops caught the enemy unawares at important points, and driving swiftly forward, took ground which would have been of con- siderable value as the starting points of enemy attacks. In addition a con- paratively large number of prisoners and machine guns were captured
 The British attack was delivered about midway between Hazebrouck and Bethune on front of nearly three and half miles over territory which Germans recently have been de- luging with shells. Altogether, the attack was productive of an average gain of ground to a depth of nearly a mile and included the taking of sev- eral small hamlets. It is not improb- able that the Germans in proposed offensive in this region had hoped to capture St. Omer and the railway line running thence to Calias and Dunkirk.
 The stroke of the French troops was over a still greater front-four and half miles-and they at points also penetrated enemy positions to goodly depth, at some points mile and quarter. The evident intention was further to block the gateway to Paris through the Villers- Cotterets region.
 From Amblemy to the east of Mont Colbert, the French carried out their offensive and overwhelmed strongly fortified positions of the enemy along the entire front and captured 1,060 Germans.
 Although the points of attack were separated by about 100 miles, the maneuvers seemingly had been we'll considered by General Foch, the allied commander in chief, as they were car ried out spontaneously. The strategy of the double stroke is apparent when it is realized that successful Ger man thrust where the British struck would have menaced the channel ports or a similar move in the south would have placed the French capital in jeopardy.
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The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29
SENATE REFUSES ID
 CHANGE DRAFT AGES
All Efforts to Raise or Lower Limits Overwhelmingly De-
 feated-Amendments to Ap-
 prOpriatiOn Measure Adopted.

Washington, June 28.-Immediate extension of the present army draft age limits, 21 to 31 years, was over whelmingly defeated today in the senate. The amendment proposed by Senator Fall of New Mexico to the SIP, 100000 army appropriation bill ta make the limits 20 and 40 years and all compromises were voted down. Settlement of the controversy cleared the way for passage of the huge ap- propriation measure, probably tomor- row.
 The Senate adopted several import ant amendments to the draft bili. One authorized organization of the $1O0,000, ,000 Aircraft Production Cor poration proposed by the Aircraft Production Board as vehicle for CO., ordinating aircraft production.
 Other amendments accepted au- thorize the new plan of basng draft quotas on the number of men in Class i, instead of upon state populations, and affecting rights of neutrals, un- der the draft law. The senate pre- viously had adopted the draft quota legislation, but it has been held up in the House.
 The amendment affecting neutrals provides that citizens of neutral coun- tries now subject to draft who have declared their intention of becoming American citizens shall not be eligible for citizenship if they claim exemp- tion from the draft. This provision was offered by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska.
 The question of extending the draft age limits occupied almost all the senate session. A proposal by Sena- tor Hardwick of Georgia that the present minimum age limit of 2l years be substituted for the 20-year minimum of the Fall amendment was rejected, Al to 33, as was one by Senaotr Weeks of Massachusetts to make the minimum age 35 years in- stead of 40. Proposals by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut to reduce the minimum age to Is years also was defeated, and one by Senator New of Indiana to make military training of youths between 20 and 21 compulsory also were defeated
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29

The government has divided Ar kansas into six districts for U. s. enl- ployment service This is done for convenience in travel and mail. The sixth district is comprised of the counties of Howard Sevier, Little River, Hampstead, Nevada, Miller Lafayette and Columbia, with head quarters at Texarkana, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-06-29

FOR SALE-2,000 new bricks, at once. Apply at News office.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

ut was only after an eight hours
ride, when I got Off mt a little station.
that I met America" writes james
Hopper in Golfers. America came TO
me in the guise of the chauffeur of the
military automobile sent to meet III
He wore q wrinkled army uniform.
khaki spiral puttees. much muddied.
and a greasy campaign hat. He saw
my companion (another war corre-
spondent') and me waiting there on
the platform ; he came up to us with a
grin and said: Are you the guys
who're coming with meT
IF II had been the French front we
were coming to. we would have been
met by a staff officer. at least a cap
tain. who would have introduced him.
self formally, and given us the COM
pliments of the general-which is all
right, too, in its way. But this-it was
exactly like coming back. after an abb
sence, to my little home town and be-
ing met by the old stage driver who
has carried me 80 many times over
the hill.
I'VE said we were the guys, and he
led up to his car, we carrying our va
Uses blessed democracy"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

Those who design suits showed us
Just how adroit they could be when
they managed their early spring offer
lngs of wool. They had to be made of
the shortest allowance of goods, but
the designers made a virtue of neces-
sity and the conservation Of wool
worked to the advantage Of styles.
Later they turned to several new and
heavy weaves In silk rs a substitute
for wool and for midsummer they were
able to forget all about saving ma
terials and design suits Of taffeta and
satin according to their W fancy.
These make the last of their offerings !;
for now they must begin their work
for fall.
No one could ask for more than they
have done this season In giving us va
riety In styles. In the pretty suit at
the left of the picture there returns
nee more the banished plated skirt.
with four double box plaits, to com
mend 1t to the pOssessOr Of n slender
figure. The short coat boasts side
plaits below the waistline, the design
er apparently determining to make the
most of the privilege of using plnits
again. The coat opens Ove a narrow
white vest, the straight pieces at each
side Of the front having the effect of
scarf ends finished with pendent, silk
covered balls.
The suit at the right Is of black
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

The maintenance usually runs up
to a considerable annual cost, and 1t
is this maintenance that usually Is
neglected by county commissioners
and road supervisors.
AS good an illustration of road
maintenance as l have been able to
find Is that practiced by New Hamp.
shire. New Hampshire's roads are
mainly graveled roads. Most Of
them are rightly constructed, the
gravel being wet and rolled as it is
placed upon the road, but in many
places this Is impossible on account
of the expense and in these places the
gravel Is simply spread upon the road
and left for the traffic to compact.
Many Of these roads have to bear
a fairly heavy traffic, especially dur
Ing the summer months, most of
which 10 automobile traffic, and the
roads would soon be ruined were 1t
not for the maintenance feature Of
New Hampshire's road system. This
road maintenance is carried on by
cS'Siui putloiiiIcH. lncv diC
hired from the last of March until
the first of December, and their
work consists In patching every lit
tie rut and hole that appears, clean
ing the bitches and ~culverts and in
keeping the roads smooth.
Each patrOlman has a section Of
road assigned him. He is required to
furnish a One-hOrse wagon, Il shovel,
a rake and a light road drag, The
rOad is smoothed by this drag after
every rain, and If chuck holes start,
fresh material is placed in them,
tamped down and left for the traffic
to compact.
These patrOlmen are paid an aver-
age of $3.25 a day and the total cost
of maintenance runs about $40 per
mile per year. The total first cost
Of construction of these roads runs
about $1,000 a mile.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
Washable Walls,

Why should children prefer To write
on immaculate walls rather than on
writing paper? Because, first. their
mothers caution them not to do 1t, and,
second, because the walls are whittier
and the writing looks better on them
than II does on paper. But the time
has come when the mother need fear
for the white nursery walls no longer.
They can indeed, be changed from q
source Of irritation to education
al purposes by means of q finish which
makes them washable. In other words
ali pencil, crayoL and pen marks may
be washed away. Consequently, the
wall surface is as good q place fot
drawing pictures or making examples
as a blackboard. Although the finish
is intended primarily for the walls Of
the nursery, II may be used In the
kitchen, living room or other part Of
the house where children are wont to
try out artistic ability on the walls.
The finish may be in n one Of Q
number Of different shades.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

tiles and put them In my hav And
then these three men-these three. who
look SO much like plckpockets, they
crowded close to me. And l took them
to be p~ickpOckets. And, though ! saw
the flag coming. ! knew what would
happen II l removed my hat. knew
these three men would snatch It from
me, and take all I have"
The magistrate eyed the wild-eyed
MIN with n cold eye.
Good story" he said to the officer.
"See what he's got In his hat"
The officer jerked the hat away from
the offender and turned its contents
out on the bench before the Judge.
The inside rim was stuffed with pa
pers. Then he separated these papers
and spread them out upon the desk.
This is what he found:
One certificate of membership in the
Red Cross.
One Red Cross receipt for n contri-
button Of 500 marked "Thanks"
across the bottom.
~ ANttNA AAo'b NhC tlIuh . IVY ~ Nv
front, saying that he had been pretty
badly wounded and was o expected
to live.
A newspaper clipping sent out by
the war department, announcing his
death.
A wal department letter confirm
ing 1t.
A funeral notice. published three
months later, announcing the death OF
the boys mother here in town.
Five unregistered Liberty loan
bonds Of the denomination of 500
each.
The magistrate beckoned to the
three men Silently he exhibited the
contents Of the hat to them.
"NOw. gentlemen" said the magis-
trate, 'is there any one of you pa
triOts who invested five hundred dol
lars In the Liberty loan. or who is n
member of the Red Cross, or who has
contributed a hundred dollars to the
Red Cross, or who has lost a boy Mt
the front, or who has n boy at the
front? That's what I'd like to know"
The three patriots looked at each
other, looked at the judge, looked ut
the wild-eyed man, looked at the cop,
and then, with Il grand manner Of
pickpOckets, softly and silently SUNK
away.
Moral: How easy it is to make a
noise like a patriot! Also, you can't
most always tell!
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
ABOARD THE TRANSPORT
BY AUGUSTUS THOMAS
Of the Vioiiantes.

l haven't told our secret, dear,
Since my good-by to you:
But flowers n birds were singing Il
And flags and ribbons f!nging it.
And golden sunshine bringing 1t
Down every breeze that blew.
1t filled me as we crossed the pier
TO march aboard the boat
With every band a playing It,
The stepping feet a saying it.
The singing tars Delaying it;
Filled eyes and heart and throat.
The story still goes on by night
Though all the bunting's furled:
The tightening ropes are rafting 1t,
TIE speeding waves are prattling it
The whispering stars are tattling 1t
And telling all the world.
l know when We get where they fight
And reckoning death shall call,
Where bursting steel is Smelling It,
And flaming guns are belling it,
And deadly hate is helling it..
Our love will last them all.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
HOW TO SAVE 100000
BY JULIET WILBoR ToMPklNS
Of the ViqiIantes.

" kUC VtStioutSo.
OF course, you bought an extra Lib
erty bond that is, more than you
had expected to, Or thought that you
could afford. You bought 1t because
the need was so rubbed into you that
you could not hold back. Now sit
down and calculate what 1t cost to
sell you that extra bond. Put down
all the items; printing, engraving, ad-
vertising, mailing, t%elephoning, shoe
leather, man-power and O%flice-rOom di-
the bill is so big that you are appalled,
at having to pay it. For you do pay
it. 1t has all got tn come out of you,
sooner or later, somewhere. There Is
no mysterious w%ell-spring of money to
meet such expenditures. The cOun-
try pays.
Before the next Liberty loan cam
paign-and there will be a next, and
a next, If we don't want to be annexed
by Germany-suppose we face that
enormous bill, size it up fairly. and de-
eide that we can't afford it. Then let
every citizen become his own bond
seller. All he has to do is to shout
at himself what the sellers of bonds
are shouting Mt him: that it's your
money or your life, these days, and
that those who, safe at home, give
their money, have the easy end of the
load. You have to lift yourself by
your own bOOtstraps. that's all. Try
1t. It's an celebrating exercise. and
far more dignifed than being hOisted.
In England and France. you know,
they don't have to get up vaudeville
shows to sell their war bonds. The
Huns attend to all that-they give per-
formances on the roof.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
DIRT ROADS ARE PREFERRED
Much Of the Wear and Tear on Hard
Road Can Be Avoided by Making
Dirt Track on Each Side.

Dirt roads are the cheapest-and
for a large part Of the year the best
highways that "A be built. Because
We want to use u roads every day in
the year we are willing to go to the
expense of hard road building, but
that is no reason for discarding the
dirt roads entirely.
More than half the wear on the hard
road a be avoided by making a good
dirt track on each side. People will
use the dirt road from preference
when 1t is passable. The life Of the
hard road will be greatly heightened,
the cost of repairs reduced, and the
needs Of the road users better served
by building this combination Of hard
and dirt roads.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

Three little inexpensive hats for the
small girl, in the picture above, dem
onstrate that headwear need not he
fine in order to be tasteful. These
shapes are well blocked and very sim
ply trimmed with velvet or silk rib
bon in narrow widths and good quail
ity. The braids are of the cheaper
for the short-lived millinery of the
little miss who is apt to put their stay
Ing qualities to the test.
At the left of the group the most
popular of shapes for little girls is
shown, made Of a heavy tuscan braid
rather closely woven. 1t is the natural
straw color. Narrow blue satin rib
bon Is banded about II and finished
with a knot at the front, and the hat
Is lined with blue silk.
Very much the same shape is shown
at the right, Of white milan hemp.
Narrow satin ribbon, gathered along
one edge, is used to make a band and
medalliOns on the crown. There are
three small medallions, one at each
side and one at the back, and a larger
one at the front. A little blossom is
posed, with a bow of the ribbon, at
the base Of each medallion. In this
particular hat the ribbon Is light blue
satin and the blossom a pink wild
o.
The odd hat of fancy braid lin the
natural straw COLOR at the center of
the picture is a Chinese inspiration.
The curious peak in the crown distin-
guishes 1t from other shapes and is
reminiscent of coolie hats and turbans
with distinguishing buttons Mt the top.
Narrow brown velvet ribbon makes a
band with ends crossing at the front.
where clusters of little buds are
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
ChiIdren's Clothes.

There are many s~erviceable frOcka
of linen Of heavy weave. For some
reason, some Of the smart children'a
Outfitters have put out an unusual
number of linen frOcks in yellow and
lavender; perhaps because these
colors are off the beaten track OF
children's equipment. We must all
have grown n little weary Of the in
cessant pink and blue conventionally
selected for little girls a few year,
and more ago, observes a Paris fash
ion correspondent. 1t does seem a lit
tie odd to put lavender on a two-year-
old. doesn't 1t? And yet one OF the
most charming frOcks recently shown
by a children's dressmaker Of note
was of white vOile, with collars and
cuffs Of violet Organdie finished with
loose, coarse b~uttOnholing.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12

remark: 1T is easier to do a thing
myself than to see that others do it,"
but 1t is not right to herself mol good
training for others to be allowed to
shirk.
r only the hens of the sheets
when they are to be placed on the
beds. No one will know that Il half
hour has been saved from such iron
Ing, a half hour for rest, reading or IA
walk-how much more important than
n perfectly ironed sheet.
Gloves which need cleaning may be
quickly cleaned by molstening -four
with gasoline and washing the gloves
on the hands until clean.
Stains on linen should be molstened
with peroxide then placed In the sun.
If the stain Is obstinate n second APP
plicatiOn may be necessary with the
addition Of a little soap.
Scald a dish or utensil in which fish
has been cooked with vinegar and
water.
Wood skewers with q bit Of cloth
wrapped around them make fine
cleaners. They will remove dust from
corners In windowpanes as well as In
dishes.
II windows stick, grease the rope
with q little fat and put n little
around the casing. This Is good treat
ment for a stubborn drawer.
Fresh blood stains will be quickly
removed by rubbing well with dry
starch which absorbs It, and then when
brushed no stain will be left.
Pour a glass Of warmed Jelly over
the mutton roast or chops just be-
fore serving.
Glossy clothing may be rubbed with
n piece Of emery paper, using "a light
touch.
Scorched places on linen will be
taken out If moistened and put into
strong sunshine. On wooden cloth rub
with a piece Of bread.
Hot milk with a teaspoonful Of sui
phur used as a gargle will relieve a
sore throat.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
most dainty

most dainty conserve.
The black currant is not as com
mon as 1t once was. but makes a most
delicious jam for those who are sufli-
GENTLY old-fashione1 not to have for
gotten grandmother's garden where
the dear old black currants were al
ways found.
The delicious bar lie due currants
may be prepared at home, using the
large cherry c%urrants, carefully re-
moving the seeds with a large needle.
This Is not such a task as II may
seem, for one makes but a few glasses
of such choice preserves.
Cook the seeded currants very care
fully and stir into glasses Of Jelly.
Put away in a cool. dry place for WIN
ter use. This conserve being very
rich, is used only in small quantities
as a garnish.
, Black currants put up with black
raspberries, canned as usual, is a very
delicious combination.
For jelly making currants as well as
other fruit should not be too ripe, nor
picked after a heavy rain. Pick over
the currnnts but do not remove the
stems. Wash and drain and mash In
a preserving kettle with a wooden
potato masher. adding mor until
there Is enough to cook in the recep-
tacle. Cook until the currants have a
white appearance. strain through a
colander, or put into a Jelly bag at
once. Measure the Juice and boil five
minutes. then add an equal measure
Of heated sugar unless one wishes a
Soul jelly. Boil three minutes. Try
h little In a cold saucer; If a thin
skin forms. pour at once into the
glasses. Jelly should be firm enough
to keep its shape when turned from
the glass. clear, Of good flavor, and
when cut leave sharp edges. Store
In a cool, dry place for winter.
Red currant and red raspberry
makes q most deliciously favored
Jelly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-12
ROAD
BUILDING
maintenance IS A BIG ITEM
New Hampshire Uses Patrolmen, Who
Repair Every Little Hole ~ Soon
a. II Appeara

(By E. p. HOUSE, Colorado Agriculture
College. Fort Collins. Colo.)
There are two elements that should
be figured in the cost Of rOad con
struetiOn. First, the cost Of cOnstruc.
ton. Second, the cost Of maintenance.
1t is the yearly average Of these two
that should always be considered
when figuring the cOst Of a road. True
It Is, that roads may be constructed
In such n ms to need very lit.
tie maintenance, but these roads are
very expensive to build, and 1t Is out
of the question to contemplate them
for the West. The other type Of road
ia the road that costs a moderate
SUI to construct and then a yearly
charge for maintenance of said road.