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The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
$to Weekly Minimum for Women

San Francisco.-Ten dollars weekly is the minimum wage for women in professional and general offices just fixed by the state industrial commis- sion. effective July 2
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

London" Sinking of German sub marines steadily increases and de struction of merchant ships is decreas- ing" declared Thomas MacNamara. parliament secretary of of adimiraalty.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
WOMAN'S NERVES
 MADE STRONG
By Lydia E. Pilkham's Vegetable Compound.
Winona, Minn. -"I suffered for moro than a year from nervousness, and was

bo boA A SCeAso hSS rest at mig t- would lie awake and get SO nervous |
 would have to get up and walk around and in the morning would be all tired out l read about
 Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Con- pound and thought l would try it. My nervousness soon left mo I alcA0
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

One agricultural college and three experiment stations are maintained by the government of Norway
 American electric fans of large size are used to drive mosquitoes from the palace of the Caliph of Bagdad
 An inventor has combined a shaving brush and rubber device for rubbing in the father on one handle.
 To give boxers practice dummy human figure has been invented. so connected to a registering device that blows struck are recorded. both as to position and force.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
Washingtoh.-senator Hitchcock c,

Nebraska was elected chairman 0. the senate foreign relations committee by the Democratic steering committee. 70 succeed the late Senator Stone of Mis- souri,
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

U. s. Aviator Killed in England
 London.--Second Lieutenant Dudle3 c. Fairbairn of Illinois was Killed nea. Nontrose when his airplane fell.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

Without doubt the best way to gue rich quick Is to go slow.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
ALLIES MAY GIVE UP AMIENS.
IF FOCH THINKS IT IS BEST

by letting them in than by keeping them
out. Unbeaten armies are more important
than are towns, and what has happened
in this battle docs not show on the map.
"Germany's gains look like = fat. juicy
pear to the newspaper reader. but the
kaiser knows how hollow It is at the core.
Not Time for Nervousness.
Gen. Ludendorff 10 being fenced with
and hustled. not by our main forces. but
by little more than our covering troops.
and II 1t il no time for Dragging and
over confidence neither IL It the time for
nervousness over little fluctuations In the
battle fronts.''
All those who approach the French
general stan share the confidence Of
this oficial.
Premier Clemenceau, returning from
his almost daily vista to the Held of
operations, brings back the same note.
and he has earned . new title. that OF
confidence barometer" That barome-
ter has been for many days dxed at fair
and now II In rising.
Gen. Foch, IL now 10 generally under
stood. will not be drawn BY the Ger.
mans. but will hold his reserves for jthe
moment chosen by him.
entente allied supreme cemmandsr re-
plies with . chAractefisttc sWeep Of his
aWa when asked about tbs fufurs.
Gen. Fochss calm de1fberat1on - oon-
pared with the bearing Of NareAa1 ye3.
IRE hetors ana auring tAe batxIe - The
Maria, and this oe1kFtbutee - little
70 eoaGaenee - his Do<tle D1an& x
Evening star., 1918-04-08
MRS. WILSON PRESENTS
''EAGLET" TO GIRL SCOUT

Mrs Woodrow Wilson today present.
ed to Miss Ruth Colman, a sixteen
year-old Central High School girl, a
golden eaglet. highest honor awarded
by the Girl Scout organization. The
presentation took place in the east
room of the White House at 1880
o'clock.
Miss Colman is the third girl in this
country to receive the honor. The
eaglet 10 awarded for the requirement
Of twenty-five proficiency badges.
Miss Colman was accompanied by
Mrs Medill Mccormick. chairman Of
tho District Girl Scout organization.
and an honor guard of sixteen frst-
class Girl Scouts.
Following the presentation Mrs. Nc
Cormick. with Miss Colman and the
honor guard. went to the headquarters
OF the District Of Columbia women's
liberty loan committee. 1924 street
whore formal offer Of the services of
the Girl Scouts In behalf Of the liberty
loan campaign was made. The offer
was accepted by Mrs. Charles 9. HAM
lin, chairman Of the woman's conmit-
tee X group Of the girls viii Be util-
iSed daily 1t hAadQuartsrA and they
VIII BE- used, IN other. wAys. to b am
neunes4 314eB .... .... IS.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
COL. LEE FLIES HERE TO
KEEP LUNCHEON DATE
Lands ON Chevy Chase Golf Course
From Philadelphia-Trtp Takes
Little Over Hour.

Lieut. Col Charles Lee. British aviator,
who has been in this country for some
months and who. with Lieut.. Sully. also
Of the British flying corps made many
hair-raising flights over this city recently,
kept q luncheon engagement nj the Chevy
Chase Club yesterday afternoon. flying
from Philadelphia in a few minutes more
than one hour and landing on the fair
green in front Of the west terrace.
In making his landing Col Leo broke
mp several foursomes. the golfers scat
tering in every direction when the plano
swooped. down on them In landing the
machine threw a tire Of one Of the small
landing wheels, but this was replaced in
Q few minutes. sss
Col Las and his mechanfcian. who ac-
companied him in the n4eht from Phila-
deIphia, proceeded to the city shortly
before 8 o'clock. landing IN the flying
held at Potomac Park after doing a few
aerial stuntA
Evening star., 1918-04-08

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS. April THE German attack
Yesterday on the left bank of the River
o,se between Chauny and Barisis is
taken by some military critics as in
dicatine that the enemy. finding him
self cramped in the salient his often
s,ve has created toward Mondidier and
Amiens, is seeking more elbow room.
az without 1t he will be unable to de-
nloy his masses in Hindenburg style.
The retirement Of the French to po-
sitions prepared in advance causes no
uneasiness here. Paris is learning to
neelect in the onicial communiques
smaller details. the significance OF
which appears only to those having the
whole situation before them.
Mere Geographical Summarizes"
"People should not allow themselves
to be hypnotised by the official bull
,etfns." said a high oficial whose ad-
vice seems to have been accepted. I'm
. hattie like this" he AIDED, bulletins
showing more or less important ad-
vances and retreats are simply geo.
graphical summaries which convey
little meaning except to those who are
directing the operations.
People sak: win the bochs get
Ainiensr
sslIy rsply 10 psrhapa they vim. u Cen.
IecA On nmaah uoee 0eFnan dtv1~cu9
Evening star., 1918-04-08
TWO MEMCANS KILLED
s AND SEVERAL WOUNDED
Isxas hangers Exported to Have
r. CHASED Remainder Of Bandits
~ Into the Ellis. &

! MARATHON. Tex. April s-An en-
lnSement between Texas rangers and
twenty Mexican bandits was reported
~ . message received here today from
Capt Bates Of Company F Of the
ranger force, who telegraphed from
IAN Helena that his men there killed
$40 OF the bandits. wounded several
others and chased the remainder into the
4fIls
Capt Bates made no mention of casu-
eities in the ranger force. His message
lid the bandits were believed part Of the
Ind that killed Ranger William StiIlwell
~ Alpine, Tex. last Wednesday.
EABENs, Tsx.e April, s-Reports that a
.Ilbustering expedition would cross the
4oedeF to Mexico near here caused the
9Gsxican federal commander in Guade-
1Qpe to strengthen his patrols along the
south hank Of the Rio 6rande last night
An American patrol outpost fired on
tour Aexicans who tried to cross the line
Hts last night They turned back without
Seturning the ira
Evening star., 1918-04-08
PART OF U. S. IN WAR,
Mr.. CREEL'S THEME
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

and to lay the foundations for the
permanent reconstruction Of the world
after the coming Of peace"
The afternoon session convened at
ESQ o'clock. the hrst speaker being
Loubomir Michailovitch. the minister
OF his nation. e. de Cartier de
Marchienne, minister from Belgium, is
scheduled to follow him at S;4b O'Clock.
John Barrett. director general Of the
Latin American republics and the war;
while the Earl Of Reading will ad-
dress the conference 1T 5 pm.
Tonight 1t 8:1k there Will be an in
while tomorrow'e meeting wfll open
promptly a& $50 with . talk on ~Wash-
ington in War Timets By Commissioner
Louis D1uWnioWs
Evening star., 1918-04-08
U. S. TROOPS At FRONT
INSPIRE ITALIAN ARMY
Gen. Diaz, in an Order Of the Day,
Extends Welcome to Ameri-
can Fighters.

By the Associated Press.
ITALIAN II e A D @ UART e RS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Sunday. April T.
Gen. Dias. the italian commander-in-
chief. has issued an order Of the day to
the Italian army. greeting the entry Of
the American troops to the western
lighting front and referring to the re-
cent visit Of Secretary of War Baker
AZ another evidence Of the solidarity
among the allied nations. The order
says. In part:
ITALY greets with particular sympa-
thy the noble act of so powerful q re-
public. which. knowing the hardships
Of war, has decided spontaneously to
participate with all its forces and its
5nexhaustible riches. interpret the
unAnlu6ous sentiment of our army in
ddu6ssing fervent salutations to the
rem resentative American Army which
ha4 90 nobly frtervened In the great
EbdZtIe In France and will hereafter be
khftng everywhere there 10 . struggle
Z 3 freedpn ard tnstiee."
Evening star., 1918-04-08
LOSSES OF GERMANS 100000.
AMERICAN OFFICERS ESTIMATE

day night the Germans attempted two
raids, but both were repulsed. Ameri-
can infantrymen went out of their
trenches on the second occasion and
chased the Germans from the German
1rst line trenches into the support
trenches.
Details of the action were made pub
lie in the following official report is
sued tonight:
The enemy raided our trenches at
two points. The first attack was re-
pulsed easily. IN the second the enemy
was allowed to reach our wire entan-
clements. Then our fire opened and q
moment later the American infantry
men rushed out in attack, driving back
the foe. The pursuit was continued
until the first enemy trenches were
emptied and the Germans had been
driven back to their support trenches.
ed by extremely active SHILLING by our
heavy artillery, which silenced two
enemy batteries"
x. Of c. Field Work.
Walter Herman, overseas commits
sioner OF the knights of Columbus. his
assistant, J. Bennett Nolan of Reading,
Pa, and Maj. James Connolly of New
York, representing the Catholic heir
archy Of America, called on Gen. PERISH
ing at general headquarters today to
outline the work which the Knights of
Columbus are inaugurating in France.
Gen. Pershing offered every facility to
expedite the work and promised the
hearty cooperation of the Army au-
thorities.
Mr.. Herman announced that temporary
headquarters already had been estab-
lished in Paris and that eighteen secre-
taries. who arrived last week, had been
assigned to places at the main debark-
alton posts and with the field forces.
Additional secretaries, he said. were
on the way from the United States.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Senate Bill Substituted.

The House voted to substitute the SEN
ate bill. which has already passed. for
the bill introduced by Chairman Dent
of the military affairs committee which
authorizes the President during the
existing emergency to sell war supplies,
materials or equipment heretofore or
hereafter purchased. acquired or manu-
factured by the United States.
The House passed the bill for a tenn
iporary increase in the military estab-
lishment by authorizing the President
to fill vacancies In the Regular Army
resulting from appointments to higher
grades in forces other than the Regu-
lar Army by temporary promotion and
appointments up to and including the
grade Of colonel This has been al
ready authorised by Congress in the
cases Of ofnces up to and including
the grade Of colonel In the National
Army and National Guard. This legis-
lation was urgently recommended by
Secretary Of War Baker
Tho bill to establish mine-planter
service In the Coast Artillery Corps
was passed.
Provision for expenses for enlisted
mon travelling on duty was voted by
the House. - 1:-'s So
On the reconm endation of Chairman
Dent Of the military affairs committee
the House voted to substitute the Sem
ate bill for the House bill authorizing
tho War Department to detail Army
officers to schools and colleges as in
structors during the period Of the war.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
GERMANS USE 25 DIVISIONS:
FAIL TO BREAK FRENCH LINE

tralized by the French, and the Ger
mans are now resumfng massed at
tacks in which their men come under
the direct fire of French machine guns,
rifles: grenades and 7Ss, which infiiet
execution, cutting wide lanes through
the enemy ranks.
The enemy commanders appear to
pay little attention to this slaughter.
their aim being to reach the objective
whatever the cost.
Late last night the enemy again at
tackled in the region Of Grivesnes. but
were repulsed sanguinarily and forced
back to their own lines with greatly
the vicinity of Noyon, they at first
succeeded in entering the French po-
sittons. Later, after the most severe
fighting. they were compelled to re-
Repeated Attacks Futile.
Mont Renaud. near Noyon. saw re-
peated attacks from the Germans
throughout Saturday, but all were
equally futile. This hill was the first
point whore the French barred the Ger
man advance through the Disc valley
toward Campafgne and Paris. When the
Germans first swept down from Noyon
the hill changed hands repeatedly. The
ground thereabouts shows striking evil
dence of the fearful nature Of the battle
IN the number OF German bodies that
can be seen.
Since March 80 the French have not
budged. In fact, they have gained
some ground on the northern slopes of
the bill. The German occupation of two
hills overlooking Mont Renaud pos
sesses little practical value. although
they afford a view Of what is going on
in Noyon and slightly beyond that
town.
Further eastward along the Oise the
French fell back Saturday from the
dangerous salient north Of Amigny.
Fighting all the way. they retired to
better positions which had been pre-
pared along the Ailette river.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
CLERICAL OFFICERS
SENT TO NEW POSTS
Weeding-0ut Process Is Be-
gun in Ordnance and Sig
nal Departments.
1,50O M. R. C. TO LOSE OUT

Non-combatant officers whose serv-
ices at the War Department and else
where in this city are considered
tions. gradually are being assigned to
stations in other parts OF the country
where their services will be Of a more
military character.
The weeding-out process instigated
by congressional criticisms has begun
in the ordnance bureau and in the
Office of the chief signal officer. Nearly
score of officers employed in those
bureaus in purely routine or clerical
duties, already have been transferred
to other stations in the United States.
Twelve Sent to Augusta.
Twelve ordnance officers. including
two captains, have been relieved from
duty in the ofice of the chief Of ord
nance in this city and ordered to Au-
gusta, Ga. for duty in connection with
the organization of and training Of
ordnance recruits.
They are Capts. Charles ]. Knecht
and John A. Foulks, First Lieuts. David
Uhle. John w. Hinchclifr, Harwood s.
Willis, Archibald S. McLundie, John A.
and Second Lieuts. Walter B.
Brawn, Munro S. Brown and George C..
Latham.
First Lieut.. Robert D. Gordon of the
same Office has been detailed to duty
at the gunpowder reservation at Balti-
more, Md.
Similar changes are in process of
execution in the Signal Corps. the
quartermaster generals Office, the
medical department and the Office of
the chief of engineers.
1900 in the Balance.
Surgeon General Gorgas has under
taken to eliminate from the Army
Medical Reserve Corps all men not
qualified for active service. It is esti-
mated about 1900 commissions in the
reserve will be revoked.
The general policy seems to be to re-
lieve most of the STAFF department Of
ficers of draft age from non-technical
and clerical duty in this city and dis
tribute them among the military sta
tions and depots, where they may per-
form duties more in accordance with
their military status. AS a result it is
expected that soon there will be a ma
terial reduction in the large number of
young Army officers doing desk work
at the War Department and its bureaus
in this vicinity.
Evening star., 1918-04-08
ALLIES DEFENSIVE
GROWING Stronger
British Military Attache Here
Comments FavorabIy on
Stand Against Drive.
WEEKS ACTIVITY REVIEWED

Every day finds the allies in better
position to resist with definite success
the great German offensive, according
to an official review today by the Brit
ish military attache here. French,
British and American reserves are
pouring In daily to help check the Ger
man drive. the review declares.
1.-THE opening of the third week of
fighting east Of Amiens." says the re-
view, finds the position of the allies
steadily improving"
"A very strong effort by the enemy to
drive down the Somme to Amiens. during
on a front Of few miles, was stopped
last week with complete success
North Of Albert the British advance
beat of repeated and vicious attacks with
out bending.
Still Far From Amiens.
..Near Montdidier the French withdrew
a short distance to strong positions. The
enemy is nowhere within nine miles Of
Amiens; he is still three miles distant at
his farthest point OF advance from the
which would bring him no real victory.
The best proof of his discontinue Is the
use that he il making OF minor incidents
for window dressing purposes.
"A short time ago, in the course Of the
steady advance Of the British army in
Palestine, q small force was thrown across
the Jordan to cut the Hedjax railway.
It's work done. 1t retired from the water
less waste through which the railway
runs and rejoined the army. This retire.
ment was advertised by the Germans as
triumph for the Turks, who are alleged
to have thrown the British force back
over the Jordan.
"Successes'' Are valueless.
Similarly. the Germans are gloating
today over the capture Of Pierremande
and F'olembray, in the neighborhood Of
Chauny and the forest Of Courcy. As a
matter Of fact, these success are
valueless: such advance as they imply
Is at the extreme south of the battle
zone, some forty-dve or fifty miles from
Amiens; its tactical value Is no greater
than it's strategic value
"P1erremande and Folembray are only
outposts of the real French position in
that neighborhood and there is no rea-
son to believe that they were more
lightly held.
Doubtless tho Germans will make
great efforts before they acknowledge
the failure OF their great spring drive,
but 1t is safe to say that each day that
passes hhds the allies in q better posi-
ton to resist with definite success.
Each day their reserves, which are al
ready considerable. are being swollen
by fresh contingents from their own
armies and that Of the United States."
Evening star., 1918-04-08

honor nag Of the third loan. Thirty thou
sand flags have been distributed to dis
trict committees. which will award them
to communities reaching or exceeding
their allotments. Without waiting for de-
termination Of which community won the
honor first-since scores reported within
a few minutes after the campaign off,
cially opened-some district headquarters
forwarded the flags to honor-roll towns
today.
Sorting Out the Claims.
In an effort to clear up which communi-
ties actually are entitled to first honors
in the nag competition. headquarters to-
day took steps to obtain afidavits from
local committees. These viii be checked
up with telegraph company records Of the
time Of filing, and with statements from
federal reserve district organizations.
Reports to headquarters today indicated
that the loan had appealed to persons OF
small means and that subscriptions from
this class were generous on the opening
day.
From San Francisco today came the an
that twenty-seven towns and
one county In the twelfth federal reserve
district had been awarded officially the
honor nag. and fifty other communities
had filed claims for the banner. Twenty
two were in Oregon.
Evening star., 1918-04-08

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April S.-An American OFF,
Ger who has just returned from the bat
tleflelds Of northern France. whore he
has been since virtually the beginning
of the German offensive, estimates that
thus far the Germans have lost at least
800, 900 men in killed, wounded and
missing.
This officer formerly was in the Brit
ish army and is familiar with all the
conditions.
German Raids Repulsed.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. April 1.-TWO German raids
on different sectors Of the American
position northwest of Toul were re-
pulsed this morning with enemy cas-
before reaching the American trenches
by accurate machine gun and auto
matte hre.
At one point the Germans laid down a
box barrage. AS soon as this lifted
the Americans came up from their
the advancing raiders, who retired after
a short period of close fighting with the
American outposts.
At another point the Germans threw
hundreds of gas shells before advanc-
ing, but the Americans quickly donned
their gas masks and waited for the
raiders. These they quickly dispersed
by their fre.
The Germans kept up a bomba.rdment
Of the American positions all after
noon.
On the front northwest of Toul FRI
Evening star., 1918-04-08
Communities Exceed Quotas.

Nearly fifty communities reported
yesterday they had exceeded their
quotas in the first days work and
thereby had won the right. along with
100 announced Saturday, to ny the
liberty loan honor flag.
Among those reporting were:
nsylvania-Beaver Falls.
Ohio-Ironton and Spencer.
Michigan-Marcellus and Isabella
county.
New Jersey-Florancs.
Observation-Disclosures. We1lsvtlle and
East Prairie.
Texas-Falfurrias and wnbarser
county. ~ = ~.
Indiana-vincennes. Brown county
and Knox county.
Colorado-Linco1n county.
South Dakota-Edmunds county.
Wisconsin-Outagami county.
Iowa-Belmond and Clay county.
Calffornia-Kern and Napa counties.
Oregon-Mosier.
Arkansas-St. Francis county.
North Carolina-Roanoke.
Georgia-Metcalfe and Worth county.
Mississippi-Bolivar county.
Louisiana-Concordia parish and Jen-
nings.
Tennessee-Milan.
South Carolina-Eutawsvill
Evening star., 1918-04-08
British Take Some Ground.

The enemy was simply trying to get
q hold on the dominating ridges. They
failed to advance at most points about
the salient and even lost considerable
stretch of ground in counter attack
by the British between Hebuterne and
Rossigno1 wood, where the British
pushed forward some 500 yards. At
Bucquoy the Germans had some sue
cess and got a footing in some places.
but their attack, as whole. was big
failure. The enemy casualties were
very heavy, because of the dominating
positions held by British machine gun
ners and riflemen.
Rossingnol wood was found filled
with. German dead, and the low-lying
ground in front of the ridges told an
awful story. 1t seems certain the Ger
mans will try again to capture the
heights, for they cannot sit where they
are.
The British counter attack at Aveluy
wood. south Of Mesnil, yesterday was an
entire success and the old positions were
returned The men who went through
TINS fight declare that the Germans lost
three killed to one for the British. 1t was
a desperate fight. The British stormed
the wood after battling forward with
machine guns and rifles and then con-
tinued the battle with hand grenades and
bombs. The Germans clung tenaciously
to their positions, but were gradually
forced to fall back. leaving many dead.
Prisoners captured by the British when
Evening star., 1918-04-08
$3.50 0yO0O,0 600, First
Days Report of Sale OF
Third Liberty Bonds

The nation subscribed $250.ooo.ooo or
more for liberty bonds on the nrst DAY
Of the campaign Saturday. according TO
unofficial estimates reported to wash
inston today. These figures were not
credited fully. however. by the Treas
ury, which assumes the attitude that
nrst estimates were likely to be entire
ly too high. prompted by enthusiasm Of
the days celebration and by over
calculations from multitude OF small
pledges.
After having spent weeks organizing
q system for gathering reports Of sub
scriptions day by day. oficials In charge
Of the campaign now are considering
Withholding these reports or giving
them out weekly or bi-weekly.
One plan under discuasioh Y 70 make
public only figures reported by FEDERAL
reserve banks, based on recelpes from
initial payments on subscriptions