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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
BAbIS OF MISERY
ON BELGIAN ROADS
ood Of Refugees Relentlessly
lriven Eastward by Re.
,reating German Armies
BY GEORGE RENwICK
1pecial Gable to Evening Public Ledger

44c>4t t<nofe TO BUening Public Ledger
c0pyfehf. fsIs. by Netc York Times 90.
Amsterdam. oct. 16.
Tho roads from Brussels, Client and
Antwerp are roads of misery and
(fokedy. so n number of travellers who
nave Just crossed the frontier have told
me-. From Flanders and the Lille dis
trjcta. they say. great food OF
refugees are pouring eastward, and the
prospects are that Holland will in "A
fcW days be face to face with terrible
scenes like those of the early days OF
the war. when exiles OF the war streamed
a6ross her frontier.
The number Of refugees cannot. Of
course, be actually gauged. but IL Is
declared II cannct be less than quarter
of a million. These unhappy people. gray
boards, women and children, with such
Belongings as they can take with them
have. one traveller tells me. turned
Antwerp Into a town of tragedy. The
streets as well as the roads leading
into II are choked with refugees
In Antwerp. hotels, cafes and restau-
rants are filled to overflowing. People
are sleeping on the floors OF those
places and thousands can find no bet
ter place In which to rest than the
streets.
In Ghent, conditions are similar. and
Brussels, too, IL rapidly filling up.
Great caravans of refugees are mixed
Up with troops and their material. being
driven relentlessly along by the Ger
mans. The soldiers II is said. are down.
cast and silent, while through the days
Of black misery which the refugees are
experiencing one ray Of hope shines
making life bearable: The news spreads
along of the heavy defeats which the
German armies are sustaining
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
BRITISH

Orr patrols gained ground slightly
during ,he night in the Douai-l.ille
sector.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
Germans Retreat
South of Lille

Continued from Page One
from the Rolleghem front Here Brit
ish patrols have reached the outskirts
Of the town of Neu"Chin.
Roulers was in good condition afte,
the German retirement East of the
city the lngelmunster road has been
crossed
II appears that the enemy with.
drawal sOuthward of the area under
attack will involve the whole Lille
salient.
This despatch shows retreats both
north and south of Lille, one retire
ment being between that CITY aud
Lens and Line miles southwest of
Lille Pont-a.Nendin is five miles north.
east of Lens. RolleGhem is south of
Courtrai and northeast OF Llle)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
FRENCH WIN TOWN
NILE FROM RETHEL

Paris. oct. l6.--.French forces here
captured the village of Acy-Roman nce.
within a mile Of the important railway
junction of Rcthe. in the Champagne,
the war Oflice announced today.
.rba Trench have made some further
nroeress to the north OF S.ssonne. while
hetwerr SissOnne coast OF Laon) and
Rethel they reruIsed violent enemy
near St. Germalnmont.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16

le"y could clear out these nests, and then
made satisfactory progress
The Germans are leaving behind a
considerable number of Internal ma =
chimes, specially being mines left in
dugouts timed to explode In seventy-two
hours
\ great admiXture of military units.
in some cases elements of seven or eight
infantry regiments. is being captured
on our front. This indicates that the
German commands are cut to pieces and
are being patched up hurripdly to
r, siSt our blows Between 700 and 500
prisoners were captured today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
II. S. First Army
Takes Grdndpre

xUUliuueu fFo" eht oHc
gums never before equaled and placed
In natural positions OF great strategic
advantage. Perish ngs men drove their
wedge deeper into the kriemhild line.
taking and passing Juvin on the western
Hank Of the wedge. cutting through the
second.line wire of the st. Georges and
I.andres-et-St Georges defense, and on
the eastern flank Of the wedge climbing
the slippery slopes OF hin 299. lying
west Of Banthevile, and holding 1t
against all comers.
All yesterday there was bitter fight
ing for possession of Bois Chatillon.
which controlled the Tulleric farm. The
German losses here We're very heavy.
The dark drab when hung over the
countryside was pierced many times
every minute by the flashes of the in
numerable cannon which we have
u,assed hack of our lines sending peace
terms to the weaNsG but determined
Germans over on the wrong side OF
No-Man's Land. The German artillery
fire. smart in the morning. wore down
early in the afternoon. Just before 3
o'clock the enemy began heavy fire
north of Cunel Our artillery, taking up
the challenge. hurled back two shells
for one. In n bitter artillery duel VIII ch
nuperior to the German.
Atrmeu DO Yeoman Work
Hampered by low .;yIng clouds and
rains which made it most difficult to
nee. our reconnaissance aviators did
yeoman work. flying at a height of 800
yards and keeping close tab on the Ger
man movements
A word should he said about German
machine-gun nests. These. long built
as part Of the Kriemhild defenses. were
made OF masonry and steel They were
not only impregnable to rife fire, but
Is shells bounced off them, in
many cases without scoring damage
Even direct hits from 155s sometimes
failed TO put them out. About the only
way to best them was by surrounding.
When the top of n hill is crested with
these pill boxes, the difficulty Of adj
vance becomes exceedingly great and
they Impose enormous costs when at
fsmpts are made to rush these positions
frontaliy.
Germans in our hands seems imbued
with the idea that the war is about
ended They believe an armistice is
about to be signed. but their officers
are preaching 20 them that they must
hght their hardest TO get the best terms
.Ior the fatnerland Their nghtlng is
pf a quality than which the German
command could ask no more I'm the way
OF personal bravery or stamina. En-
joying the advantage OF position they
hrc making our advance peculiarly diff
hcuif. II has been explained that the
German command pins a great part of
the fate OF the whole front on the sue
cess In holding back the American
fighters.
We took additional prisoners yester-
day. the Germans not surrendering read
fly. but generally fighting until no chance
appeared to be left.
"a tribute should he paid 20 the har-
djhood of the American boys fighting
this battle. one Of the bitterest of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
Official W ar Reports
Headquarters American ESpedltionsry

ueadQuarters American tNbt"'"''
Forces. oct. is Delayed).
our troops today continued their at
tack on both sides Of the Meuse, en-
countering stubborn resistance from
re-enforced enemy. Fast OF the Meuse
French and American troops nave
gained ground West Of the river the
lighting has increased in violence, ana
our troops have made substantial
gains. including Hill 29o. when
changed hands three times. we nave
broken the mhild-Stellung line AZ
new points, where our men closed WIN
the enemy in series OF hand-to-hanu
encounters in which they took pris-
oneTs.
Paris. oct rs.
I'm the course OF the night We maoe
a little progress to the north OF SIS
some and north Of Asfeld-la-Nilie, we
stopped violent counter-ausek'
strongly supported by artillery IN the
region of 81. Germainmont
The the southwest OF Rethel we cap
turod the village of Acy-Romance'
BRITISH
London. oct l6,
our patrols gained ground sllghiy
during the night in the Douai-lhIie
sector.
French cavalry has managed 10 get
the German lines. They nave
reached Lichtervelde and now are prop
ably beyond that place.
Elsewhere along the front otner brlt-
ish forces are gaining ground but thelr
proyress has been merely to straighteh
Tho lines and TO carry out consolidating
operations in advantageous posltiohs'
Enemy defenses Of great power were
during the day by the BTU.
sh. There were wire entanglements OF
great depth and innumcraOle pliI ooNes
which had to be reduced.
There was an impressive scene at
poulers when the place was taken.
French major gathered the rescued CT
.iliars and German prisoners around
Dattcred piano In the square ana as
he shells screamed overhead he played
he Marseilaisc.
"pid YOU ever hear that before:' he
,sked the people of the city
The civilians cheertd themselves
loarse
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

A few days before the conservation Mr.. Everett
sent to the president a newspaper containing his
speech in full-two whole pages. The president,
speaking Of this act to a friend, said:
"It was very kind of Mr.. Everett to send me
this. 1 suppose he was afraid 1 should say some
thing he wanted to say. He reedn't have been
alarmed. My speech isn't long. 1t is short,
short, short"
Mr.. Lincoln began his address while at the White
House, writing it In ink upon q sheet of executive
letter paper. He finished it in pencil upon a sheet
of foolscap the morning of the day he spoke at
Gettysburg.
Some historians have maintained the president
wrote his speech while on the train on the way to
Gettysburg, but John G. Nicolay, his private sec
rotary, said that this was not the case. Lincoln,
he maintained, knew before that time what he
should say and was plainly disturbed by the feel
ing that his address would not prove adequate.
Owing to the presence of thousands of visitors
parents of the dead who were to be reburied
there, crippled soldiers, sightseers, officials from
various states-the president and his party spent
the night before the conservation at the Wills
home. 1t was a crystal clear night. From the
business section of the village rose the music of
many bands that had come to take part in the
ceremonies. Crowds of serenaders and glee clubs
went from house to house, where there were nota-
bles, demanding speeches. Mr.. Lincoln responded
to a call, but declined to make a speech, saying
only:
in my position 1t is somewhat important that
/ should not say any foolish things. 1t very often
happens that the only way to help 1t is to say
nothing at all"
Secretary Seward, who consented to make a
speech, made the remarkable error of placing Get
tysburg within the state of Maryland. His words
rang with reproof, for he believed he was speaking
to Shareholders or those who sympathized, at least,
with the cause Of slavery. David Wills, recalling
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
Control Trade After War

Extension for a period Of three years after the
close of the war of the extraordinary powers now
exercised by the government In the regulation of
imports and exports Is the object Of a bill now
before parliament, according to commerce reports.
This measure, entitled imports and exports (tem-
porary control) bill, presented by the president of
the board of trade, embodies the most important
legislation thus far initiated with a view to pro-
tecting and controlling British trade after the
war. Unless extended, present powers Of control
of exports and imports will to a great extent lapse
upon the cessation of hostilities.
Section l, paragraph l of the bill reads as fol-
lows:
'The lords of the council on the recommended
ton of the board Of trade may by order prohibit
the Importation or expectation of goods of any
class, description, or origin, or produced or manu-
featured in whole or in part in any country or
place specified in the order, either generally or
from or to any country or place named in the
order, subject in either case to such exceptions
Qf any, as may be specified In the order, and to
any licenses the grant of which may be auth
orized by the order"
While ordinary legislation has given authority
for certain measures Of control in times of
peace, the particular powers which 1t is desired
to make effective beyond the duration of the war
are the following: Prohibition of Importation of
goods of specified origin; prohibition of exporta-
ton of goods of any kind prohibition of expor-
tation of all goods to any country or place spe-
cited.
The desire on the part Of British interests for
some action of this nature is shown In a resolu-
ton In favor of restriction, by tariff or other
wise, of the trade relations with enemy countries
adopted by the Association of Chambers Of Com
merce Of the United Kingdom in 1916.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

heard the brush breaking ahead Of
him. With a wave Of his hand no
warned his mother in a moment q
fawn attempted to pass within q few
feet of Abe and Mrs. Lincoln. Abe
fired and the fawn fell dead in its
tracks, a bullet in It's heart. The Lin
coins had enough meat to last them
through the remainder Of the winter,
Little Abe did not feel proud of hay
ing killed the young deer. He said to-
me the mex time l saw him Austin,
l killed a little deer; 1t was a pretty
thing, and 1 hated to kill it, but We
needed meat. Mother said it was all
right and l guess she knows. l didn't
take aim and l know it was an acci-
dent
LincoIn's Adventurous Spirit.
A quarter of q mile west of Hodgen~
vile there is a cave with an entrance
in a cliff overlooking Nolynn river
There are few boys who ever lived in
Hodgenville any length Of time who
have not explored this ave. Abraham
Lincoln was no exception. A DumbsY
of years ago an old man by the name
Of Brownfield told me that Lincoln,
when a small child was lost in this par
ticular cavern, and that he spent the
entire night in the cave. HE was
freed" said Mr.. Brownfield, "by his
faithful dog the next morning" From
| notes which l made at the time l am
enabled to relate the narrative In MI.
Brownfield's own language, or prac-
tically in his own language: "While-
Lincoln did not possess as adventuT-'
Gus a nature as some boys" said Mr.
Brownfeld, che had just enough of the
boyish curiosity in him to cause him
to attempt the hazardous task Of find
ing hidden gold in caves. It was late
In the evening of early spring Il cam
not recall the Year, that the neighbors
were notified that little Abe Lincoln
was lost; that he had left home in the
afternoon to go to Hodgens' mill, but
that late in the evening he had not re-
turned. Tom Lincoln spread the news,
telling all the neighbors that Little
Abe's mamma was beside herself, she
being afraid that the Injuns had car
ried her boy away The neighboFs
gathered at the home of Tom Lincoln,
bringing with them torches of pine
knots. The woods were secured, and
the hallooing kept up till daylight, bue
no trace of Little Abe was found.
Again the searchers gathered at the
Lincoln cabin to consult with each
other as to the best course to pursue,
but before any plan of search was
agreed upon Little Abe and his rabbis'
dog came m%oseying up.
Young Lincoln had left his sack OF
corn at the mill, and while waiting his
turn decided to stroll down the river
just to see how the 'land lay" beyond
the confines of Hodgen's mill. He
found the cave, hurriedly dreamed ~
dream of hidden treasures, and In he
went, implicitly believing that he
would come forth with an abundance
of gold. He could neither find gold or
the exit of the cave. Early in the
morning of the ncxt day his faithfpR
dog, following the trail Of Little
Abe's' footsteps, 'treed him. and leG
the way out of the hole In the ground
that Abe had pulled in after him. Tom
Lincoln piled the hickory, but the good
mother took Little Abe TO her bosom,
Rugged him tightly, and then gave
freely to him of her cornbread and
bacon"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
GATHERED FACTS

Asphalt varnish is in demand in Lin
colnton, Ga.
Seaweed, chemically treated and fire
PROCEED and made into pads, is used as
a sound-killing lining for walls.
A market exists in Orlando, Fla, for
machinery to clean the inner fiber of
Spanish moss
An Indian firm at K%arachl'is in the
market for machinery to make wooden
goods, buttons, collars, studs, links and
brushes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
CUBAN AvIAToRs TO FRANCE.

Col. Manuel Coronado, member of the Cuban
senate, recently announced In Havana the organi-
cation of an aviation unit which will be offered to
France with complete equipment. Since the dec
laration of war against Germany on April 8 Cuba
has been cooperating with the allies in several
ways, but 1t is probable that the Escadrille Gu
baine, as the flying unit will be called, will be the
first body of fighting men from Cuba to serve on
French soil.-Scientifc American.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
Old British Mints.

Wales once had its own mint, more
than one in facial Aberystwyth and
elsewhere. The Isle of Man also
mlnted its own coinage, specially cop
per coins, which were circulated in
large numbers in the early part Of
the eighteenth century. q.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

a deep hole of water. It" just poked
him my pole" related Mr.. Golfaher,
land pulled him to the bank. That
was n time Little Abe was scared"
continued Mr.. Gollaher, "but he was
not too badly frightened to grin and
say: I hope l can do that much for
you some day, Austin He really want
ed something to happen to me that he
might be placed in an attitude of hav-
Ing saved my life. Little Abe was
full Of gratitude and spent a lot of
his time trying to find some way to
help those who had been good to him.
He often said to me that If he ever
found a gold mine there were Just
three people he would take into his
confidence; one was myself, and the
other two were his mother and Mr..
Hodgen, the miller. l asked him
whether or not he would tell his ia
Their, and he said. No, it would worry
pa, because he wouldn't want to dig +"
Preacher Kept His Cap.
An old woman gave Lincoln a cap
which she had made out of fox fur.
ut was his Sunday cap" said Mr.. Col
laher, "and Abraham was proud of 1t.
A j~ourneyman preacher passed through
the country n day and stopped at the
Lincoln cabin. He decided to hold a
meeting in the neighborhood. During
the series of REVEALS the preacher lost
his hat, and Mrs. Lincoln loaned Little
Abe's' cap TO the minister. 1t was
never returned. Abraham asked me
what l thought of the preacher, and
l told him that 1 thought that the fell
low was a rascal. Well, Austin said
Abraham, you know mother has been
telling us about the thief on the cross 4;
l wish the Jews would catch this
thief Little Abe said that he would
always be good, but that he would
never join a church. He never forgot
the preacher who stole the cap, and he
frequently said to me that he never
wanted another Sunday cap-one at a
time was enough"
Tom Lincoln was of a rowing dispo-
sition. He was frequently away from
home for days at a time. During Tom
Lincoln's visits into the wilderness
little Abe" was his mothers only pro-
lection. He never left his mother
while Tom Lincoln was away, except
to visit his traps, and Mrs. Lincoln
often accompanied him on these err
rands. Austin Gollaher told me, a
short time before he died, that Tom
Lincoln owned two fintlock rifles one
Of these guns he carried with him and
the other he left at home. During
Tom Lincoln's absence on one occa-
sion," said Mr.. Gollaher, 1.-THE leader in
the larder in the Lincoln home became
bare. There was a deep snow upon
the ground, and, since the nearest
neighbor of the Lincoln's lived several
miles away, it was apparent to Mrs.
Lincoln that she and Little Abe must
find some game close to the Lincoln
cabin or perish of hunger. Mrs. Lin
coin was a courageous woman she
faced a conflict with as much deter
mination as any woman In the world.
Early n morning she told Little Abe
of the true condition of the cabin
home, and said to him, We must 20
out today and try TO find some game
Abraham insisted upon an early start
and he begged that he be permitted to
carry the rifle. Mrs. Lincoln consent
ed, and the two started out in the
forest In quest of food, They had pro-
ceeded but a short distance when Abe
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
is That the Reason7

Mrs. Flatbush-What In the WORLD
do you suppose makes eggs so hight
MI. Flatbush-Oh, l don't knows
perhaps somebody's discovered radius
In 'em.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.

Morning, JIM"
Morning, senator"
"Jim, l suppose you are going to vote for me.
as usual. My policies
"Your policies are all right, senator. But there
was a mighty pretty girl around today looking
for yotes-r
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
Art Note.

Personally we don't claim to know
much about art, but we do believe
that when an artist paints a picture
OF Beauty at the Bath. Beauty oughf
TO be in the water up to her neck
Galveston News
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09
Cultivate the Best.

Cultivate the habit of always seeing
the best in people, and more than that,
of drawing forth whatever is best in
them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-09

BRAHAM LINCOLN, in
childhood, as in manhood,
possessed a great heart of
love. 1 have been told by
those who knew him as a
child in LaRue county, Ken
lucky, where he was born,
that he never threw stones
at songbirds, or at birds of
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS
TO BE GIVEN SOON AT
THE G. F. POSTOFFICE

From the local federal building the
announcement has been made that
the following competitive civil service
examinations will be given in the near
future. J. j. Dunlop, assistant post
master will be in charge of the exam
nations. Transit man, salary 5000 to
1920. Computer, coast and geodetic
survey, salary $1,000. Laboratory. aid
and engineer, salary $500 to $1,000.
Assistant creamic engineer. salary
$1,000 to $2.400; Ceramic assistant,
salary $1,000 to $1,000. Physical labor
atory helper (male or female) salaries
$500 to $40. Law clerk. land law
clerk. (male or female), salaries
$1,000. $1,4o0 to $1,000. Field exam
liner. (male or female), salaries $1,000
to $1,000. Expert in business admin
istration, assistant to business man
a9er. clerk qualified in business ad-
mintstration 1male OF female). Special
agent and research assistant, (male or
female),. $1,000 to $1,000. Steno-
erapher and typewriter, salaries var
led. bookkeeper, typewriter. clerk
bookkeeper, salaries at 81, 900 and up
wardA Computer, coast and goedetIc
survey (male). salary $1,000. Metal
lur81ca laboratory, (male), entrance
to tho United States naval academy
at Annapolis, Nd. salary $4.56 per
diem. Plummer (male) departmental
and Indian service, salary $40. Law
clerk and typewriter (male), salaries
$500 to 81, $50.
All further: information relative to
the above named examinations can
be received from Mr.. Dunlop. at tho
Grand Forks p%ostoffice.