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The sun., 1918-10-10

CARTER, sidney V. Fairfax County. Va.
cowLEY. Richard. Chicago.
CRAFT. Boykin W.. Elberton. Ga.
DYER, William j.. Eagle. idaho.
GORNEY, Frank. corp, Chicago.
HOPPE, William c., Milwaukee.
JOUBERT. Gaudias j., Attloboro, Mass
MCLEARY. James f., Columbus. Ohio.
SKINNER, Charles La ". New York city.
WHITNEY. Charles w, Rochester, MINI.
The citizen., 1918-06-06

and arrow Gig. y. and a postman's s
cap Gig. 81 are needed.
Make the cardboard band A OF the
cap TO 1T the boys head. and cut tabs
on the edge OF the top piece b to
turn down and glue to the inside OF
the band. Also cut tabs on the up
per edge Of vizor c. and glue them to
the inside edge of band A. Make the
heart ID Of red paper, letter "Cupid's
Mall upon it, and glue it to band A.
The postman should collect the
mail previous to the serving Of re-
freshments. and sort II over. placing
in one pile the valentines posted by
girls. and in another pile those post
ed by boys. Then taking the girls
valentines in his bag. he should dis
tribute them among the boys. Each
boys supper partner will be the girl
whose name is written upon his valen-
The citizen., 1918-06-06

tine When the partners have been
selected in this way. the postman
should deliver the boys valentines to
the girl partners Of the boys whose
names are written upon the backs.
A heart hunt is jolly game for be-
ginning the fun at the valentine party.
There should be large hearts. small
hearts, half hearts and quarter hearts.
and these should be concealed In every
accessible hiding place. prior to the
guests arrival. Count one point for
each heart recovered.
Make heartshaped candy boxes like
that shown in Fig. 8 for each place at
the supper table. Cut the top and
bottom out OF heavy red paper, max
ing them heart shaped by a pattern
folded and cut as indicated in Fig.
TO- Cut little tabs upon the edge
OF the bottom piece Gig. III. bend
up these tabs, and paste strip OF pa
per to them to form the sides OF the
box Zig. l2).
The citizen., 1918-06-06
coURTINo TROUBLE.

IL was a redletter day for Pat Fin
negan. For the first time he was a
member ~ jury. Dressed In his best
suit he was about TO depart for the
courthouse when his wife asked him
where he was going.
"Shure, an it's to coort Ofm go
Ing" replied Pat.
The next day the same thing hap
pened. However. on the third morn
ing things came 20 a climax. Mrs.
Finnegnn again asked the question.
"Shure, it's TO coort Ofm going,
said Pat.
Mrs. Finnegan took the rolling pin
and got I'm Pats way.
"Now, Pat" she replied. take of
them good clothes; yer not going to
coort. II there's any coortin' TO be
done, shure, yen do II here, an do
IL with me"
The citizen., 1918-06-06

sixty great men
N and all but six on
them were earnest
acknowledged Christians"
Belief In the Bible is not a leap In
the dark. II Is not attempting TO be-
lieve II when we have no evidence
whether II IL true or not. Belief In the
Bible rests upon evidence which to
those who believe In the Bible Is suf-
fclent for them to accept II as the
Word Of God or man.
!. One evidence upon which our be-
lief In the Bible rests, Is It's own tesu-
mony. Believing IL Is unfair To Judge
IL without hearing what II may have to
say for itself we listen TO Its own tes-
timony.
One does not read far in the Bible
before he comes 10 such statements as
these: THUS said the Lord or
"The Lord said" These phrases, or
like ones, occur over five hundred times
In the first five books of the Bible, and
over twelve hundred times In the
prophetical books. In addition to this
we find that the men who wrote the
Old and New Testaments claim their
utterances 20 be divinely inspired. And
the New Testament tells us that holy
men OF old spake as they were moved
by the Spirit Of God" and that "all
Scripture Is given by Inspiration OF
God" that is, God-breathed.
Besides this, the book assumes to
speak authoritatively from God to man.
Now with this testimony before us. we
are shut up TO one Of two conclusions ;
either II Is what II claims TO be, or IL
is a fraud. Having examined. studied
and tested the book with the acid test
OF experience. we are persuaded that
its lofty claim Is established.
10. Another evidence which has led
us 70 this conclusion and upon which
we rest our belief is the unity.
While II Is a library OF sixty-slx
books, II is nevertheless one single
book and while II was written by about
forty different writer's, II has a single
ness OF plan and purpose. This In the
face Of the fact that its authors wrote
over a period OF something like If
teen hundred years. There is only one
way to account for this unity and
that Is by believing that there was a
great architectural mind that designed
and executed his plan.
w. Again an evidence upon which
we rest our belief In the Bible Is It's
IL Is the one book that tells us about
God; who he Is and what he Is; that
tells us about man, whence he came
what ne Is, ana whittier ne Is gong.
IL reVeaIs the ioNe OF "ou III tne pan
and purpose OF redemption through
CHRIST Without the bloie' we shouia
by searching try 10 ma OUT uou ana
py guessing 10 discover ourselves, ny
H. we nave coine 10 Aho" "ou' "hoi''
10 KNOW arlen, Is ire eNer'as'ins' anu
Mhat was s,ld OF our Loru can pe
saiu OF 'he bipie' no pook ever
spake hke this pooK' IL Is ihueeu' u
h'np uh'o our iee' anu nsn' uu'o
our pa.n a'iu .,,', s,o~s ~ 'ne "ay :" 'n"'
w. ""o'. "u' ..u H
w. a iour,n eE'usnce ,s,' upon Wlliei
our oeiiei res.s Is iuiiiieu piopneos
iahe ior instance ,he pps propleo'es
concer,iihs ,nrls' ol Whio,l ,ne,e uIe
Inree nuhureu anu ,,iir,y-'hree IN ,iie
oiu ies'ai.en'' All ,ie propneoies
concerning nis nrs' auVen' nave MN ,
u,ely peen Iulnlieu' ihese propheoles
s'ahu ,ne severes' 'es's' so 'nat we
know ,nat we are NOT ueceiVeu us 10
'ne'r luin'iinen' so there was no pos
Apls way k2r pe prophet 70 naVe
known now they were coming out bu,
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Truth About Premonition.

"Once in a while an error turns out
to be the TRUTH" said the editor.
"How is thatP" asked the caller.
"Why," replied the editor, "in writ
ing about the death Of Mrs. Rounder
I referred to Mr.. Rounder as the
bereaved widower,' but the compos-
itor made IL the relieved widOwer,'
and II got into the paper that way,
and Rounder never even called up
TO demand correction.
Tit-Bits.
The citizen., 1918-06-06

Part A is hinged to provide for the
removal Of mail In the end OF the
box at c, cut a slot for the letter
drop.
The arched top Of the box is made
by fastening the pieces of cardboard
ID Gigs 2 and 81 to each end Of the
box, and then attaching a bent piece
Of cardboard to the tops Of these.
Slash the curved edge of pieces d.
and turn them down for flaps to glue
the curved piece f to.
Have your little brother or some
small boy friend play the part Of Dan
Cupid's postman Zig. 81. A school
bag for a mail sack. a pair Of card.
board wings Zig. 81. cardboard bow
The citizen., 1918-06-06
HANDICRAFT
FOR GIRLS
By DOROTHY PERKINS
FOR A SAINT VALENTINES DAY
PARTY.
.sss"'


Ask each one invited TO your st.
Valentine day party to bring a val.
entine for sending through Cupid's
post office. The names of the boys
and girls must be placed upon the
back OF their valentines, and the val
entines dropped into Cupids mail box
Immediately upon entering your
home.
Cupid's mail box is easily construct
ed out of a cardboard box. Cut a
piece from the cover equal to one
third Of its length. and with a strip
Of cloth hinge together the two
parts "a and y. Fig. p. and sew the
rim OF part B TO the sides of the box.
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Her Remedy.

"When / told Maria her new hat was
unbecoming, she said she would face
the trouble and make 1t the subject Of
serious reflection"
"And did shef"
"Sure. She went for the nearest
looking glass"
The citizen., 1918-06-06

God, II we state
some reasons why
Christian men and
women believe the
Bible.
II Is not n mark
Of learning. as
some would have
us think, TO dis
believe the Bible.
Mr.. G1a sto ne,
England's great
est states m an,
said, "It has been
my privilege TO
know intimately
afwNu Uraat Vnnn
and all but six Of
them we're earnest
The citizen., 1918-06-06
EordetfuI.

Mr.. Brown-What did 1 do with my
hat, Jane?
Mrs. Brown-You left II on your
head, Bill.
Mr.. Brown-Goshl Next thing I'll
be leaving my head in my hat.
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Public Representation.

"After you are gone they may set
up a statue of you"
"Don't suggest IT," replied Senator
Sorghum. "I've been looking the statu-
ary over and l don't want any. It's
bad enough to be cartooned while you
are alive"
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Was He RiQht2

"What's the dispute aboutr de-
manded the proprietor. Remember.
in this store the customer is always
right"
'He says you're an old shark" ex-
planned the clerk briefly.
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Getting His.

"You seem to enjoy seeing the Judge
with his wife,"
"Yes, like TO see him get some OF
his own medicine"
"Eh?"
II like TO see her overrule him."
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Ever Notice III

The man that walls that times are hard
You will observe full oft,
Is looking for a berth in life ~
Particularly soft.
Boston Transcript.
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Change.

Ruth is an alchemist l know,
And SO III have TO drop her.
For every time I'm out with her
My silver turns 20 copper.
Widow.
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Road 20 Heaven.

No man ever went TO heaven without
learning humility on this side OF the
graye.-Rev III. =. Lddon II n
The citizen., 1918-06-06
Why We Believe
the Bible
BY REV. W. W. KETCHUM
Director of Practical Work Course.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

II may be helpful TO some who are
wondering II the Bible is the Word OF
The citizen., 1918-06-06

"It's as useless as the fifth wheel TO
q wagon"
'"rhat adage is out Of date. All au-
tomobiles carry an extra tire"
The citizen., 1918-06-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson Second Quarter,
June 16. 1918.
The INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Text OF Lesson, Mark t5:22.3e-mem.
ory Verse, John t5;t3-ooIden Text.
Mark t5;3e-commentsry Prepared
by Rev. D. NJ. stearns.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
German Drive
In West Held!
Up by rench
Counter Attacks All Along
Line Prevent Ludendorf
From Striking

WASHINGTON, July 12.-~The CON
viction that the German high command
has encountered serious obstacles in
pressing the offensive on the Western
front is gaining ground in the minds
of officials here. They cannot believe
that renewal of the attack would be
deferred voluntarily when it is obvi-
Gus that every days additional delay
works against the ultimate success of
the whole purpose of forcing military
decision This year, to which the Ger
.Nans are committed
Secretary Baker said to-day that
nothing definite was known here as
to the reasons that have compelled the
German delay. He made it clear, how
ever, that the failure of TIE enemy
to react against repeated successful
local counter attacks. by French, Brit
ish and American troops was accept
ed as conclusive evidence that the Ger
man offensive was being. held in check
by some consideration other than the
Eurcly practical enc Of preparing the
storm troops.
Meanwhile tic steady pressure of
local operations by the Allies along
the entire battle area from Ypres to
hhelms continues. Not day has
Fassed now for more than week
III winch some territory has not been
"rested from the enemy and it is re-
Ported that nearly 5000 prisoners have
been taken.
The similarity OF the tactics en-
pioyed by both the French and Brit
iSh armies is taken here to Indicate
1hat the "nibbling" process is part Of
a dehnlte plan being carried out bv
General Foch, supreme commander.
probably to harass the enemy in his
preparations and feel out the German
iihes 10 locate the points from which
ne plans to strike.
Oplhion varies as to the possible
causes OF the German delay. Beyond
doubt the collapse of. the Austrian Of
fensive in Italy and the disastrous re-
SUITS to the Austrian army have great
bearing. The flood Of reports of hun
ger, dissatisfaction and even mutinv
III me Austrian army, coupled with
civil 1000 riots at various points, the
upheaVal OF the ministry OF the Dual
monarchy, the further confusion in
Russia and the fact that Germany itself
i passing through ministerial crisis
are pointed to as justiiying the as
sumption that internal conditions are
holding up the German drive.
II these are the only considerations.
IT IS argued and there is no shortage
OF man power or munitions to be dealt
with, it is obvious that the internal
situation of the Central Powers is seri
Gus. 1t is not believed chat there are
other reasons that could have induced
the German General Staff to hold up it's
offensive ip France when in full stride
and thus give the Allies time for rest
and recruitment and America time TO
rush additional troops to France to
augment the million here on July /.
Little Is known here of the purpose
of the Franco-ltalian operations in Al
banla. The rapid progress there is
welcome news, but as yet it does not
appear to officers here that anything
which would serve to affect the situa
tlon on the Western front is to be ey-
pccted in this area.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

slblllty of an attack in the Balkans.
Now the disorganized Austrian COL
umns fleeing north can hardly be ex
pected to rally on the line of the
Skumbi. They are retreating tow
ard the almost impossible mountain
region of Central Albania, and will
have no nearby bases of supply after
they lose Elbasan and control of the
Via Egnatia route into Serbia. Aus
tria's hold on Albania mas been rude
ly shaken. And the effects of the
Austrian retreat may soon show in
a relaxation of Bulgaria's grip on
Serbian Macedonia.
The French made brilliant ad-
vance yesterday on the front south
east of Amiens. They attacked on a
three-mile line between Castel and
Mallly- -Raineval and gained more
than mile Of ground. Five hundred
prisoners were taken.
On this particular sector there had
been no fighting for six weeks or
more, although just below it Amer
lcan troops had captured Cantignv
and just above it Australians and
Americans had made a notable gain
at Hamel. The French positions Law
some distance back from the Avre
River, and the object of yesterdays
drive was to carry the line up to the
west bank OF the river the heights
on which command the east bank. It
was thoroughly successful local
nibble.
q similar operation was carried
through by the French Thursday
night on the west side Of the Aisne-
Marne salient. Longpont,. on the
little Savleres River, was retaken.
Corey, few miles further down the
river, was retaken on Wednesday
night. Tie line of the Savieres was
lost early in June in the closing
stages of the third German offensive.
Now the valley of this little north
ern tributary of the Ourcq is again in
French hands. The French positions
on the west side of the Aisne- Marne
salient have been greatly strength
ened in the last four weeks. Foch is
setting himself all along the West
front for the next German onset
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Colleges Are Really
Schools for Fliers,
War Has Disclosed
American University Men
Have a Corner" ON
u. S. Aces
By Wilbur S. Forrest
Especial Cable to The Tribune


Copyright 1918 by The Tribune Associationl
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, July
l2.-With still another American ace
now revealed Lieutenant Meissner, Of
Brooklyn, who is officially announced
to have brought down five German air
anes-American college men have q
corner" on American aces.
' Lieutenant David Putnam who leads
with ten official victories. and Adjutant
Edwin Parsons, American aces in the
French army, were both undergradu-
ate students of lesser American col
leges. Major William Thaw, Captain
David Peterson, Lieutenant Douglass
Campbell and Lieutenant Meissner,
aces in the American army. hail from
Nale, Iehigh. the University OF Cali
tornia and Cornell respectively.
In addition the records show that
practically al the Americans who have
distinguished themselves in the French
air service since the beginning OF the
war nave been collegians, with the not
able exception of Raoul Lufbery, who
was in reality of French parentage.
The significance OF the above in the
opinion OF aviation experts In France
is that the American college spirit and
training could be no better for the pro
duction of expert air fighters in the
present struggle if they had been so
designed
The rivalry OF athletic sports in the
American schools, whether the student
was a member of the track, baseball or
football teams or roofing from the
erandstand, has jnculcated the air COM
bat spirit. American colleges have
been in reality air fight training
schools. though unconsciously 50.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
ustrian Attack on Corone Fails, Rome Reports
Austrian Troops
Mutiny i'm Serbia
And Kill Officers

CORFU, July 10 A serious mutiny
among the Austrian troops in one of the
occupied districts Of Serbia is an
nounced By the Serbian Press Bureau
here. The garrison ut Kraguyevatz. the
former Serbian arsenal. broke into re-
beiEon because of bad food. the state
ment declares, and many of the officers
We're killed.
The mutiny was suppressed after a
vertab!e battle in which machine guns
and artillery were freely used
ATHENS, July 12. According to an
uncensored private letter dated June is
and smugglcd out of Smyrna, on the
Asia Minor coast. q regiment in the
Turkish Vilayet of Adm. southeast Of
smyrna, which had been ordered to
Mesopotamla, mutinied and murdered
ITS German officers. Many soldiers from
regiments sent to suppress the mutlnv
Joined the rebellious troops, the lctter
declares.
Talaat Pacha, the Turkish Premier
vent to Smyrna and granted amnesty to
the mutneers, who were given the
promise that they would not be sent to
the Mesopotamian war area.
from the same source comes the
statement that the Turks have restrict
ed cultivation of everything except food
products, this causing big rise in tho
price of tobacco
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Allies in Balkans
Advance 10 Miles
In Days Fighting

LONDON, July 12.-The French and
Italians on the Albanian front again
have driven forward on the right OF
the active battlefront, throwing the
Austrians back more than ten miles in
one days lighting, the War Office in
Paris announced tonight
After practically encircling Berat in
earlier fighting, the Italians in the CEN
tre of the battle line have captured
this city, the largest in Southern AL
oania, and considerable booty.
Further east the French have pushed
northward down the Tomoroa Valley,
carrying the mountains on either side
and capturing all the region between
the Tomorica and Devol rivers, with
the exception of the heights dominating
the confluence Of those streams The
French took more than four hundred
prisoners.
Following the retreat of the de-
ieated Austrians north of the Semeni
River, near the sea, the War Office in
Rome to-day announced the clearing Of
the ground which the enemy evacu-
ated. Several heavy guns have fallen
INTO the hands CT the Italians
The statement on Balkan fighting
'ssued by the War Office in Paris to-
night said:
eastern heatre, july 1l.-Near
Varamina q detachment of Bulgarian
assault troops which had succeeded in
gaming momentary foothold upon
Serbian positions were immediately
driven out.
I'm Albania our troops continue to
progress. On the right bank Of the De-
voi River we have occupied the heights
CT kayani. Upon the left bank of the
rlver We have cleared the whole noun
famous region between the Devcli and
the Tomorica, with the exception of
the heights which dominate the COR
hucnce of those streams, where the en-
emy continues his resistance. The to-
tai number OF prisoners which have
fallen into our hands is more than 400"
The Italian War Office statement to-
day on the fighting said:
I'm Albania our troops are continuing
the work of clearing the ground from
winch the Austrians were driven and
gathering booty. Three cannon. eight
mountain guns, four trench guns and
TWO trench mortars have been found.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13

stroyers are cooperating with the
Italian troops which are penetrat-
ing into the heart Of Albania. These
forces are flanked by French troops
north of Koritza, while further east
the Greek army. which is daily
growing in efficiency, threatens the
Bulgarian positions.
In Albania there are many Ser
bians and Montenegrins who have
expressed their impatience to re-
enter the struggle to reconquer their
native countries. The Jugo- Slavs
and Czecho-Slovaks there are said
10 believe that their compatriots in
the interior of Austria will be of
assistance if the Allied offensive
continues successful.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-13


is gathering headway. The
Austro-H Hungarian forces are
In retreat on the entire line from the
Adriatic to Lake Ochrida.
Berat has been occupied by the
Italians. The Austrians evacuated
it hurriedly on Wednesday night or
Thursday. 1t was imperative for
them to get away quickly if they
wanted to escape development. They
had lost the heights on both sides of
the Osum River dominating the
town. The Osum flows north about
ten miles from Berat and then joins
the Devoli. This confluence creates
the Semeni. To the west Italian
forces had already reached the lower
and middle courses Of the Semeni,
and were therefore on the flank and
rear Of the Berat garrison.
French troops, working down the
valley Of the Tomorica, had out
f1anked Berat on that side. There
was nothing for the Austro- Hun
garians to do but to scurry to the
rear. The retreat came close to be-
ing rout. Military stores were de-
stroyed or abandoned and many
prisoners were lost.
The French have driven the en-
emy into the angle formed by the
junction of the Tomorica River and
the Devoli. This angle is northeast
OF Berat. Before entering the Sem
eni the Devoli describes big curve
to the north. At it's northernmost
point, just before it turns southwest,
1t is hardly ten miles from the
Skumbi, whose valley constitutes the
main east and west thoroughfare
through Albania.
Following the Devoli the French
can converge with the Italians COM
ing north from the Semeni on a line
just below the famous Via Egnatia,
which connects Durazzo with Mon
aStir.
The Austrian front in Albania had
probably been stripped to danger
Gus extent this spring. Vienna need
ed troops for use in Italy, and, no
doubt, completely discounted the pos