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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
THRUST
may END FOES
|0FFENSIvE PLAN
NJ FRANZ J. TAYLOR


WITH THE AMERICAN AR
NfIES IN FRANCE. July 81
nSS p. m.l-rhe German drive
k.nauehWa ard. between scissors
~ Main lc Ma>siges, was one Of
ohfVe pushe. they contemplated
oh1@ oulNmer-two toward Paris
~ cue toward tho channel
perta. according 10 information
o1on1ned from prisoners,
Thp recent effort. which resulted
y diuastrously and gummcd up the
vhe)o program. was aimed toward
halons and Epernay. The French
ma Americans have captured Ger.
Ippcinted mayors Of French cities 90
y occupied. including the two nam
CApeured boches also declare that
nfge number OF divisions were
0oDod IN Flanders for drive
Dntaut the British. while they were
ncontrattng SIS divisions aso 900
1o0) Tor the Champagne operation
Smash Program
tToo FLANDERS drive was 60 follow
- crown primers push - soon a.
~ latter had attained "A certain de-
~ Of success
Many prisoners captured near
nona have been identified as re-
hoy removed from FLANDERS. indi'
11ng the failure 81 tho Champagne
~ 6tsrupted tho contemplated
IlDn6ors campaign.
<0oruAan officers say the third
INV. toward Paris. was 10 b~ under
Gon IafA this summer or early In
- autumn. in the event that the
- juEt stopped did no, carry clear
IFu 70 The coveted territory.
g Prisoners are doubtful as To wh~th.
3 theee other two drives will b. car.
~ cut ~ planned. sine, "a great
1nmhor of extra divisions were used
70 tn1n front last week. and many %
IN were 30 badly shattered they
~ not b tit for use a. storm troops
49, of four months
m majority of intelligent German
41Doueru believe tn. kaiser will start
|noehsr offensive this summer-on
lvon = larger scale-to regain the
lQu0dencc OF the German people.
Eh1ch y admitted TO h. Mt low chb.
)nrly prisoners frankly say they do
y knew or care about Germany's
1Nuo activities. declaring they are
- q the war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
ketors Of France
n New Vacations

EDDou1aD 20 The Star bv N. r.. a.
'pARY8. July es.--Tho some actors
- atiIl appearing. the majority arc
~ sither In the ranks or at work.
tora1 tragcdians are working for a
~ company. while others have b..
- taxicab drivers. bookkeepcrs
~ butchers. Tho leading actor Of
~ pUgte 81. Martin Is a military
unantic Instructor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
j. S. MEN R0UT
OUT NESTS OF
MACHINE GUNS

WITH THE AMERICAN AR
MfEs IN FRANCE. July sa--f1ght
ing thru the woods in a heavy rain.
American troops continued To push
on steadily yesterday in tho Marine
region.
Nfost or the fighting was In
Matches ~ woods where the enemy
had loft narhlne gun nests 20 act as
rear guards IN order TO cover tho ~
tlrerns ~ Of tho main German forcen
The onerations were thus largely
in the natur. Of Indian fighting. uid
den defense points. mostly manned
~ machine gun units under com
rnhnd az oncommiEsion~d officers.
we're located and routed out by the
Americans These units were under
orders 90 stay AZ their posts urui
killed or captured
MANY nov prisoners were taken.
az we'll az many machine guns and
much other equipment
Villages Wrecked
II, ground over which the Amer
leans fought was scarcely moro than
a series Of she'll holes. destroy a
roads. and roads blocked by broken
tee trunks Most % tho villages
along the Msrne are almost com
picieiy wrecked.
German equipment II scattered ~.
erywherr. Entering ono town. AMIR.
lean troops found that the Germans
had retired 30 hastily from u that
nrnIs for the German officers N~r ,
stiil on tables. and lamps were suii
Burning In the houses.
During the morning all the SCENE.
% the open warfare OF other days
were visible French and American
ARTILLERY could be neen moving foT.
ward rapidly their drivers whipping
On tho horses struggling over mud ~
roads and thru villages that had boon
smashed by tho hand OF war.
Turnout tho Chateau Thi-rrr re-
zen. all the roads are under a heavy
artillery fire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
Foes Ammunition
Factory Blown Up

AMSTERDAM, July 23s--An ex-
plosion in a German smmunftop
factory al Plsuen Friday oa1red con-
siderable damage and usulted m m
loss OF "A number Of lives. advson1
from Berlin today stated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24

Thus spoke Leon Toison, a couh-
Gilman OF Chateau Thlerry, who ~.
fused to leave the town when the
Germans captured a.. Altho Toison
a 81 years old he took charge Of the
city affairs and assisted In every way
possible the two hundred. a. the
survivors 81 SIX weeks of hoche dom
inatlon are known,
TolSon is small man, slightly
bent. but vigorous and hrightey'cd.
We stood among tho battered ruins
along the main street Not build
ing left standing was inhahltaeie
here. We were behind harricade
erected by the Germans, who had
used boxes. earth. refuse OF all kinds
and cobhl-stoncs torn from the
street
Captured Three Times
when the Germans were coming.
we were advised 20 fiee az once. but
could not bring myself to IT, sald
Toisou i've seen Chateau Thterry
capturcd hy the Germans three
times Tho firs, was In 1870 ! was
wounded during the fighting then.
The next was in 1914. the first inva
sion OF this war. The last was six
weeks ago,
Most OF the others evacuated. but
the two hundred decided to stay.
Many Of the old folks would have
been unable TO leave anyway. There
we're about donsu children and
few middle AGED people. but most Of
Us wcrr pretty old
During the homhardment We lived
in caves and cellars. without having
enough 10 cat and without knowing
where to set ans. We were huoXed
up by the hope that Chateau Thierry
again would b. French
Lived I'm C-llars
Meantime. our houses WIRE cruu
bling over us The Germans ordered
us TO stay In our cellars except when
We were permitted 20 leave. Not
having sufficient food themselves.
they ordered the old men out every
day TO bring in vegetables from the
fields behind the German lines, Then
the Germans would come and take
away practically all we brought in.
We had no bread. no fats. no
wines and wore struggling to live on
IN. few vegetables the Germans left
US
1T was miracle that all Of US
lived thru the ak weeks OF German
control. with shells bursting every.
where. buildings tnmbiinr down. and
Germans. officers and men alike. tax.
I Ing our food.
Finally, on Saturday evening. the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
4 conference relating 10 the opcr

tUHIFFFHf' f'Id'fHE =" wv "P'f
atoms Of the war trade board viii be
held Thursday between local ship
pcrs and 4. II. Holmes. travelling
representative ~ the boards bureau
81 branches and customs. The meet
Ing will be held at $50 Henry build
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
ALLIES ADD TO
BATTLE GAINS
Continued From Page One |

passing the region OF La Censcdcaux.
Between Mont 81 Pierre and Char
tcvca the hridgchcad was enlarged
and several farms taken. despite
stubborn enemy defense
British Advance
Possibly the days most important
success was the Franco. British ad
vance In the Ardre valley. southwest
Of Rheims. where they took Vrigny.
"A part OF Ardre wood all OF tho
Rheims wood. ana passed St Eu.
phraiec
Girl Drives Ambulance
on tho road to Epcrnay. hrrica
and amhulanccH 81 all the allies
passed each other IN continuous
linea One ambulance was driven
by a young woman in dust-covcred
khaki. Italian soldiers resting by
the roadside waved to her and she
smiled brightly Later | learned she
Ia Miss Italia Caribaidi. attached to
tho remarkable Italian Alpini hospi.
tai II Is operated for all nationali.
tics. including Americans.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24

Harlow iounkman. son Of MIR. and
Mrs. Il. y. Younkman. 74t5 Baglcy
ave. was accidentally shot In tho
shoulder near Cashmere Monday. by
ono Of his companions on n camping
expedition. He was not dangerously
wounded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
MAY PARDON C0NvICTS
FOR SERVICE IN WAR

OLYMPIA. July si-condluonal
pardonn Tor az convicta ia the state
pcnltrnusry were recommended BY
tho state board 81 control Tuesday
TO permit their enlistment In the a.
lied arrnirr More than 200 arplica'
tons were made by convicta for the
PRIVILEGE % cnilH,ing and fighting for
their countries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24

J. y. MbD~rrnott. ooi nth ave.
and Prank McDcrmott. Of lsckHon.
vile. Fia. met In Seattle Tuesday.
for the rrst time IN 80 years They
arc bruthrra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24
Dispatch From Frank
J. Taylor

CHATEAU ruiERRN. July
si-"Ah. les tmerieains' They
arr the fine boys. Brave When
We rebuild cur city u viii al
WAYS he a homo 10 Americans.
We viii be proud to ms.he them
welcome.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-24

= Bolero and surplice styles are
shown in taffeta, in navy and
black, the two fashionable colors so
favored in New York. In sizes a
and A.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
THE SUGAR PROPORTION.

Sugar Cannot be Used for Lemonade.
No sugar certificates will be issued
to churches, clubs, associations or
temporary eating places at fairs for
sugar to be used in the manufacture
of lemonade.
How Temporary Eating Places May
Obtain Sugar for Table Needs.
Sugar to be used for table service
must be obtained by temporary eat
ing places in the following manner:
/. Secure statement &c" from the
county food administrator.
2. Fill out this statement giving
the number of meals served last year
or an estimate of the number to be
served this year.
8. Send this statement to the SUI
gar Committee, State Food Admins
tration, Madison, Wis, and sugar GER
tificates will be allotted you.
4. These certificates may be pre-
scented to any retail merchants or
wholesaler for sugar purchase.
5. Take notice that statement CO..
must be sW0rn to- Care should be
taken that this statement does not
misrepresent the facts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
REAL ESTATE DEALS

Thos. Scott to John ". Scott, lot
in Hazel Green, ons 5000.
Wilbert Dalsing to Frank Dalsing,
81 acres in jamestown, cons. $4,000.
VIM. Loomis and wife to Frank
Neeley, 40 acres in Millville cons.
$4,000.
VIM. Brinkman and wife to Lizzie
B. Rice, lots in Platteville, cons. $1,000.
f. N. Kern and wife to Mary j. Mar
cue, lot in Potosi, cons. $225.
James w. Jamison Sr. to John A.
Jamison, so acres m Beetown, per-
sonal care and 81.
Catherine Hoppman to Nick jung
les, 71a acres in Paris, cons. $93.75.
H. L. Noyes and wife to Theodore
Huppler, lot in Muscoda, cons. $3.50.
Kate Abiding to Peter Roser, lot in
Potosi, cons. $50.
Ruth Ingram to Harry Pothour. LOT
in Platteville, cons. $1,000.
G. r. Thompson and wife to 1st Nat
Bank, Richland Center, 236 acres in
Watterstown, cons 81.
w. N. Welsh and wife to School
Dist. 8, Little Grant, n acre fol
school purposes, cons. 500.
Aug. Koopman and wife to Thos
Corcorcan, l acre in Patch Grove
Q SIS.
Pat McAdarah and wife to Dan Nc,
Adarah, so acres in Patch Grove, cons
$4,000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
CHILD WANTED DENTIST
ARRESTED FOR MAKING
HOLE IN HIS MOUTH.

Little Floyd Dillon, Madison, Wis,
n of the youngsters staying at the
day nursery, is a sorrowful child,
says the Madison Democrat. The
other day he lost a tooth for the elm
ic dentist pulled it. Floyd stormed
and cried as if his heart would
break. He made a hole in my mouth
and made it bleed" said the child,
II will tell my mother and she will
have him arrested"
When little Floyd returned to the
nursery he again burst into tears
and repeated his woeful story to his
playmates. Richard Crimmons, one
of Floyd's little friends, looked at him
in disgust and said, You cry, why
my grandmother pulls all her teeth
out every night and she never cries"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

John Ronning, Stoughton, had a
paralytic stroke while waiting for his
wife to get ready for church. Mr..
ROnning had his hat on and sat down
to wait. He is now recovering al
though the first effects were severe.
-o-o-o-
Otto Zinske was arrested at the Du
POnt powder plant, Barkdale, for
having matches in violation of orders
to all employees. The matches were
concealed in his sock. He escaped
from the Du Pont jail and has not
been apprehended.
Albert Gaulke, a Milwaukee farrier,
won a verdict Of compensation
amounting to $124.10 because a horse
SHE'D and butted when Gaulke put
the shoes N. AS a result the man
had an attack of appendicitis. Walt
Zimmerman, the boss, must pay the
money to Gaulke says the Industrial
Commission.
A bit of verse and an autograph
of Horace Greeley, the great editor,
was unearthed at Prairie du Chen
recently. Mr.. Greeley lectured at
Dubuque in the ffties and left the
memento with a man named Stiles.
The yellow bit of paper reads as fol-
lows:
Years steal
Fire from the mind and vigor from
the limb,
And life's enchanted cup but spark
les ear the brim.
Horace Greeley,
Dubuque, Iowa, March 20, 1856.
Mr.. Stiles, a pioneer school teacher
who retired forty years back and liv-
ed in Chicago until his recent death,
said that he became acquainted with
Mr.. Greeley in March, 1855, when he
occupied the same sleigh from Galena
to Dubuque, where the journalist was
to fulfill a lecture appointment.
There was a deep snow and a brisk
wind" the letter said. while driv-
ing along the foot of the bluffs skirt
ing the road we passed a gully or
break in the bluffs and a sharp wind
current rushed down and swept off
Mr.. Greeley's white hat. l jumped
out against his remOnStrances and re-
covered the hat which he pulled down
about his ears. A mile further an
other blast repeated the incident and
Mr.. Greeley quickly said, It's my
turn and recovering the hat placed
it in the bottom of the rig, set both
heels upon it, and then wrapped a
wooden comforter turban-fashioned
about his head. Well see if we can't
put a stop to this frolic,' he said
The two men put up at the same ho-
tel and that night a young lawyer
thinking Stiles was Mr.. Greeley's
secretary, asked for an introduction
to the journalist to obtain his auto
graph, Mr.. Greeley at the same time
inscribed the autograph in the port
folio. Later we retired to my room
and found we could not decipher a
word of the autograph" Mr.. Stiles
wrote. $50 back we went and as Mr..
Greeley answered our rap, he laughed
and said: I anticipated your wishes.
Not one in a thousand can read my
writing So he interpreted and /
wrote same below his"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
GIANT STURGEON CAUGHT
IN OLD LAKE MICHIGAN.

Chicago, July PA giant Sturg-
0 weighing 224 pounds, recently
caught by Charles Young of Muske-
gon, Mich, and which it is estimated
will supply meals for S85 persons, at
tracted considerable attention when
put on exhibition in the the down
town district here yesterday. The
sturgeon is declared to be the larg-
est caught in Lake Michigan in II
years. Fourteen quarts of vaviare
were taken from the fish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
P~LATTEVILLE PLACES
BAN ON H w

The board of health for the city of
PlattevilIe, has placed a ban upon all
surrounding towns having cases of in
fantile paralysis. No person under
Is years shall go to New Diggings,
So. Lancaster, Galena, or any other
place having infantile paralysis. No
person of any age shall go or come
from Dubuque. The penalty is quar-
antine for a doubtful period. Persons
under Is years are prohibited from
picture shows. Should any case de-
velop in Platteville the Sunday
schools will be closed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
This space paid for by the Wisconsin Brewers' Association
Do Not Surrender

Patriotic impulse will cause many things to be done by
the American people to win the war which will have to be
undone after Peace comes. The administration has faced
many big problems which could only be handled by Federal
control because 48 different states, having 48 different minds,
might disastrous1y confuse momentuous issues and affairs.
Therefore, it was necessary for the Federal government to
adopt one general policy on conservation and on economic
regulations and to require all people to submit to them regard
less Of the sacrifices and inconvenience imposed. It is War
Necessity and our patriotism and loyalty move all to cheer
fully submit and to "do our Bit"
But this nation is essentially a government of states.
That is fundamental. What we have temporarily surren-
deed of states rights during the war, do we not want to regain
after the strife is ended? viii not the people want to return
then to our former unsurpassed method of state and local
regulation? This applies to many activities but none more
enphatically than to Prohibition. While the spirit of sacrifice
is in the air, the shrewd Prohibitionist is endeavoring to foist
upon the nation Federal regulation of the drink question, so
that hereafter no state, regardless of the desires Of its people
upon the matter, can permit the manufacture and sale of even
mild alcoholic beverages. IF the Prohibition amendment to
the national constitution is adopted it is a final farewell to
state rights and control of the question. We will always have
Federal prohibition and the government itself cannot restore
to US that which we SO thoughtessly and foolshly gave away.
Elect legislators who will not vote away the rights of this
state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
OLD SOLDIERS PENSIONS.

Soldiers of the Civil War, who are
o %pensioned under the act of May
IL, 1912, must make application in
order to get the increase provided by
the act of June 10, 1918. Those of
any age who served 90 days and less
than six months are entitled to $50.
Those who are 72 years of age or
over, and served six months are en-
titled to receive $1,000; one year $35!
two years or over $40.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

Rev. Leonard E. Blackmer, boy
dominic of the La Crosse Universal
list church, startled the natives last
winter by holding dances within the
church doors. This summer the boy
preacher will hold services in n of
the large theatres for the soldiers at
Camp Robinson.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31
DANCING ON THE PAVEMENT.

The Richland Center band, said to
be one of the best in the state, is Civ
ing free dances weekly in that city
and surrounding towns every Thurs
day evening. The dance takes place
on the main street at Richland Gen.
ter. No charge-everybody dance!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

The enormous expansion of the
Dupont munition plant causing a
sudden influx of employees, brought
a difficult situation in housing CON
ditions at Superior. Washburn and
Ashland could accommodate only a
limited number. TheDupont people
are solving the problem by convert
ing the territory adjacent to their
plant into a model camp. Nineteen
dormitories. besides mess halls, kitch-
ems, a large Y. M. G. A. building, and
small buildings have been
erected. There are sleeping accom-
modations for 2.126 persons and $500
meals are served daily. About 200
persons are employed in the kitchen,
commissary department and laun-
dries. Meals are served for nominal
sums. There is a perfect sewerage
and waterwOrks system and an cleo
trio light plant. A we'll drilled fire
department is on hand for emergen-
cies. Athletic parks and facilities
for entertainment and instruction are
ample. The plant employees 5000
men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-07-31

Hans Larson, an intelligent and
Woodworking farmer whose lands lie
about eight miles south of Mineral
Point, visited that place last week
and unfurled a beautiful American
flag which he had wrapped in an Am
erican newspaper. In size the flag
was 17x21 inches, of fine wool yarn
and perfect in every detail-bright.
positive stripes of red and white with
the As white stars properly and dis
tinctly woven in the blue field. The
special merit and singularity associ-
ated with this flag is the fact that Mr..
Larson crocheted every loop of it him
self. This he did at his farm home at
odd hours in the evening after his
days toll. For smoothness and gem
eraI excellence Of workmanship
will challengs the skill of any wo-
a
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
THE COAL SHORTAGE

Now that the government has
gotten the labor question pretty well
in hand, and has virtually assumed
control of railroad activities, it is TO
be hoped that the coal shortage can
soon be remedied.
That was n master stroke of poll
icy in the settlement, wherein the
miners were required to put in a
minimum of time each week, the
penalty for failure to do so being
fines in proportion to the derelic-
ton.
This provision strikes at the key
note of the trouble. The reason
why the country has suffered a coal
shortage is simply that the coal has
not been mined. Many causes have
worked to produce this result. Part
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

of these lay with the operators and
part with the men. In some mines
labor disputes interrupted opera
tons; in others there seemed to be
no ambition to show a large out
put, but rather the reverse.
The truth of the coal situation,
taking the country as a whole, is
that there is plenty of coal in the
mines and plenty of men to get it
out. If the two are properly con-
nected up there is no valid reason
why the country should suffer from
a lack of fuel. If the operators will
bend their energies to increasing
their output rather than controlling
the markets, the situation viii soon
take a turn for the better. Let us
hope the recent settlement will have
this effect.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
HARVEST NATURAL ICE

Farmers and others who harvest
natural ice this winter and store ii
for summer use will aid greatly in
the conservation of ammonia, vital
ly important at this time, it is point
ed out by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Ammonia is a necessity in the
manufacture of ice. Every ton of
natural ice harvested means a GER
tain amount of ammonia saved
Ammonia salts are regarded as an
essential in the manufacture OF
certain fertilizers, and the cost OF
fertilizers is dependent to some ex-
tent on the market value of am
monia. OF extreme significance al
this time, however, is the fact that
the most important chemicals used
in making ammonium nitrate and
other explosives are readily made
from ammonia, and every quart OF
Americas already small supply OF
this substance that can be saved
means more power to Americas
armies.
Thus the farmer is interested in
the conservation Of ammonia, not
only from a national standpoint but
because of his personal interests
Ammonia saved through harvesting
of natural ice means more ammonia
for fertilizers and more ammonia
for ammunition. The man who
harvests ice now and stores it in
pits or ice houses may have the
satisfaction next summer Of helping
out his neighbor who depended on
an ice plant.
In addition to the saving of am
monia, conservation of coal is tc
be effeced trough the harvesting Of
natural ice. American ice factories
and refrigerating plants, according
to figures of the United States Fue
Administration, use annually $4,000.
600 tons of coal.