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The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

cers at the point of guns to give vp l their entire supply of tobacco for worthless requisition papers. These gentlemen" later sold their tobacco at half mark for small packets. Toward evening we marched of and brought the howitzers to a new posi- tion, from where the enemy's defenses on the Mouse could be bombarded. After a short march we encountered and fought French army northeast Of Donchery. Only the enemy's rear guard was on our side of the Mouse. To it was given the duty of covering the crossing of the main body of the French armies over the Mouse, which was done near Donchery.
 The few bridges left standing were not sufficient for the enemy to cross as speedily as he should have. As q result there developed in Donchery Q terrible fight The French made an enormous effort. There was terrible slaughter as man fought against man. If was one of the most fearful battles I have ever witnessed. No one knew afterwards how many he had killed. Sometimes stronger men, then weaker ones attacked. The glare from burn ing houses turned into red the whites of the fighters eyes and revealed men battling one another frothing at the mouth
 Without any headgear, unkempt hair. uniforms open or mostly torn, 1t was bayonetting, hitting, scratching and plunging like wild beasts for life or death. Everybody fought for his life. There was no quarter. Only moaning and gasping could be heard
 Each man thought only of his own life. of death or his home Old memo ries raced through the mind pursuing one another fevcrishly and yet men grew wilder. for they now battled a new enemy-exhaustiOn
 But there could not yet be any let up. Again and again there is nothing to do but strike, stab, bite. fighting without guns or other weapons except those provided hy nature for life or death
 The exertiOn becomes more super human. You bite and you are victor But victor only for second. for the next antagonist Is alreaGy upon you. He has just killed one of your com radcs. You suddenly remember that you still have dagger. After hasty search you find it in its regular place. One, two. three and it sinks to the hilt in the breast of your enemy. On, on, where there arc new enemies. You suddenly see your next antagonist be- fore you. He Is after your life. He bites, stabs. scratches, to get you down. to pierce your heart with his dagger and again you use yours. Thank God. he lies on the ground; you are saved But stop; you must have that dagger back You pull 1t from the breast of your late enemy. A stream of warm blood shoots from the open wound in your face. Human blood, warm hu- man blood. You shudder, terrified only for few seconds. for there Is another adversary. It Is again neces- sary for you to defend yourself. Again and again the murder commences anew. Always. and always again. through the whole night.
 Al last, toward four o'clock In the morning. the French retired across the Mouse with the Germans storming after them. When the bridge was full of German soldiers. it was blown up by the French and hundreds of Germans found their death in the Mouse.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15
Deceitful Biddies.

Fogg is rather dlsgusted with poul- try farming. He says that when he left home yesterday morning forty of his hens were bragging ahout what they were going to do; hut on his re- turn he found that only eight had laid the rest of the bunch had simply lied.-Bostnn Evening Transcript.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15
Dao's Great Scheme

Father noticed that his rather oh. streperous young son had the quality of thriftiness, and he resolved to an. peal 10 it.
 sonny" said he, "fm going to give you nickel every day If you're good boy, on condition that every day you are naughty you give me nickel Is it goT'
 "fd like to do it. dad" answered the little fellow. "But 1 can't afford lt I've only got S1.26 in my bank to start on. n."-People's Home Journal.
 Cornet players soon get wind of a
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15
GERMAN SOLDIERS ARE PUNISHED FOR GIVING AID TO
 SUFFERING REFUGEES

s. q branch the service coespend fo United into that lgno their actions the Ger Belgian soldiers defend chidrena driven the Zppins and giant of the Ger The under orders Of their officers show
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15
Disa strous.

How is your son getting along in the army?'
 First rate now. But in his igno- rance the poor boy made a mistake when he first reached the cantonment that came pery near spelling his career as a soldier"
 He didn't commit an offense involv- ing moral turpitude?"
 "No. He called his colonel, Old Top. Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

The German pioneers build pontoon bridges across the Meuee in the face of a murder ous fire from the French. The next installtnent gives a vivid description of this perilous un- dertakinq.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

Beautiful, clear white clothes d.,... the iaundress who uses Red Cross "sus bss Blue. All grocers. Adv. D'a
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

After all. there is no nerve food SUI perior to good luck.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

Germany limits clothing u,nch... by civilians. 'es
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15

prints for market. wrapping the butter in white parchment paper and inclos- ing in parafhned carton.
 IS. Clean the churn and all butter making utensils.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-08-15
Not Sufficiently Marine.

Pinto was boasting of CerberuS. But he isn't devil dog we ob- iected.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
FOE SCOFFS AT u. S. ARMY
German Officer Says Unframed Men
Are Sent to France.

London. Jan. 3O.-"The Truth About
the American Army" is the title Of
an article written by Colonel Gaedke
in the German Socialist newspaper
Bremen Zeitung.
"The entente now has pinned it's
faith entirely to American help" Col
onel Gaedke says. ''The Americans
are coming to Europe to meet the most
perfect instrument of war that any
age ever has been. Can they do it?
Secretary of War Baker recently
told US that million and half men
were under training. Men who still
are being trained cannot terrify US. 1t
took the English two years to put q
million men in battlefield which was
near them The Americans, with the
handicap of distance, cannot do bet
ter.
"How are the Americans off for Off
GERS? Where are they to get 4,5OO gen.
erals and staff officers? Mr.. Baker
said he had 5000 officers of all ranks
in April but now has 10000.
'That is truly an American master.
piece of accomplishments sew epau,
lettes on 100000 men and call them
officers"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
VILLA KILLS 40 ON TRAIN
Mexican Bandit Leads Attack on Sol
diers and Passengers.

Juarez, Mex, Jae. 30.-MOre than
40 soldiers and passengers were killed
by villa followers Saturday % miles
south of Santa ROSalia, when the Villa
troops dynamited q work. train going
to Rellano to repair the railroad line
and remove the debris of the passen-
ger train which was robbed and burned
there Wednesday. Francisco villa led
the attack on the work train in per-
son. with Martin Lopez second in com
mand.
After killing or executing all of the
Mexican Workmen and train guards.
who fought for eight hours. the Villa
followers proceeded to Santa ROlsalia,
where only 125 soldiers were stationed.
They killed a number of these during
the fighting, executed others and then
looted the place. Villa did not par
ticipate in the sacking of Santa Ros-
ALA.
All train service between Chihuahua
City and TOrreon has been suspended
because of the activities of the Villa
bands.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
KAISER BREAKS
| RUSSIAN TRUCE
Germany Moves Troops From the
East Front to the FIan-
derS Trenches.
Wires TO PETROGRAD CUT
Washington Unable to Get Word to
Ambassador Francis - BoIsheviki
Are Split on Question of
Peace With Kaiser.

Washington, Jan. 3O.-Cable and
cut, American Minister Ira Nelson
Morris at Stockholm reported, and the
only remaining routes of cOmmunica-
ton with Petrograd now are through
Persia and VladivOstOk. The land tele-
graph lines were severed, Mr.. Morris
reported, at Haparanda, Sweden, and
the cables at Viborg, Finland. He
gave no indication of the significance.
Kaiser Breaks Truce.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-Charges that
Germany is violating the terms Of the
Russian truce by Withdrawing troops
ring them to the western battle lines
were made by the war department.
Reds Split on Peace.
London, Jan. 30.-The bolsheviki
have split on the question of peace, a
majority being against the conclusion
Of peace ON the German terms and in
favor of a holy war, an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Petrograd says.
AS the present government is un-
able to carry on the war, the forma-
ton of coalition of all socialist fac
tions was proposed.
Ukrainians Capture Lutsk.
After three days of fighting the
Ukrainian Rada's troops have defeat
ed the bolshevik army and taken pos
session of Lutsk, according to wire
less message from Kiev to the Ukrain-
ian committee at Geneva.
The fighting was extremely severe
and the losses on both sides were
heavy. Airplanes, the message adds,
greatly aided the Ukrainians in gain
ing the victory.
Seize se12,ooo,ooo.
NJ Trotzky said that the Roumanian
gold reserve amounted to 100000, 900
rubles ($612, ,0OO,OOO), and that the Gus
todian of this fund had been placed
under arrest.
1t is understood that General Stcher-
batehef has been cooperating with the
Roumanians in disarming Russians in
Roumania and Bessarabia.
Trotzky May Hang Back.
ACCOI uIuS W ICpOi 10 ICSClFCu IlOul
Berlin by way of Amsterdam, peace
negotiations will be resumed at Brest-
Litovsk Tuesday. Count Czernin, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
and DR.. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German secretary of foreign affairs,
arrived there Monday, and M. TrOtzky
is expected at an early date. Later
dispatches, however, denied that the
Russian foreign minister intended to
proceed to BreSt-Litovsk.
London, Jan. 3O.-Sweden is be-
lieved here to have intervened In the
civil war in Finland.
An evening paper announces the ar
rival Of Swedish troops at Tornea and
says a clash has already occurred be-
tween an advanced guard Of Swedes
and the Finnish Red guards.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
BOATS swept AWAY
Ohio Craft Carried Off as Ice
Gorge Breaks.
Crews on Marooned Packets Cry for
Help as They Rush Past
Paducah.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 30.-Two
lives were lost and thousands OF dol
lars worth of property was destroyed
when the floods of ice and water from
West Virginia's overburdened rivers
emptied into the flat lands and the val
leyS of the state, sweeping before them
human habitatiOnS and making large,
seething inland lakes. The dead re-
ported up to late hour were Mrs.
A. P. Bias and William Clark of Lo-
gan.
MorgantoWn. Logan and Belington
were inundated. The former place is
on the MOnOngahela and the latter
two on the CuyandOtt and the Tygart
valley. Other rivers doing much dam
age were the Ohio and the Coal. Near
ly all parts of the state are affected.
Padukah, KY, Dec. 30.-Descending
ice gOrges in the Tennessee and Ohio
rivers, converging here, swept the Win
ter fleet Of packets and other craft
from their moorings at up-river points
and in the Paducah harbor and car
ried the boats on down the Ohio. Ap-
peals for help from persons marooned
on the ice-bound craft were heard
as they were carried past the city.
A report from Metropolis, H. said
several packets We're seen standing on
end in the ice as the foe passed that
place.
Eagle line steamboats,, ST. Louis
packets, several Tennessee river and
other smaller craft were in the harbOr
mere when the gorge broke. The
boats rocked and swayed with the i'm
pact of the ice. Additional cables has
| tily were run to shore, but failed to
| hold them, as the pressure of the ice
became greater, and one by one they
| were torn from their moorings and
swept on down the river.
The number of boats caught in the
| torrent has not been determined. 1t
| was said they probably would reach
| more than a dozen. A preliminary es-
| innate of the damage, if all were lost
placed it at $200,000
Cairo, H., Jan. 30.-The Holiday
Phillips wharf boat, valued at $4,000,
and nine small barges, were caught in
ice foes in the Ohio river here and
sunk. All are total losses.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
FRENCH WIN IN ALSACE
Penetrate German Trenches and Cap
ture Prisoners.

Paris, Jan. 30-French troops pen
etrated the German lines in Upper AL
SAGE, destroyed defense works and
brought back prisoners, the war office
announces. The statement follows:
'There were severe artillery actions
in the region of Four de Paris and
Hartmannsweiler-Ko In Upper AL
SAGE French detachments, after brief
artillery preparation, penetrated deep
ly the German positions southeast of
SepOy lie Haut Our men destroyed
a number of shelters and brought back
prisoners There is nothing to report
from the remainder of the front.
"On Sunday one German airplane
was brought down and three others
fell damaged within the enemy lines.
On the same day French squadrons
threw down 5000 Kilograms Q3,2O0
pounds) of explosives on the railway
station at Confians, factories in the
region of st. Frivas and various avia-
tion grounds in the enemy zones"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
UNITY TO BRING VICTORY
SAYS SECRETAR BAKER
Big STRIKE IN GERMANY
10000 Workers Are Out in Ber-
lin Factories.
Situation Is More Serious Than Indi-
Gated by Official Dispatches
Socialists Back of WaIkout

Amsterdam, Jan. 30-InformatiOn
from Berlin indicates the number who
failed to appear in plants there for
work because of the general strike
movement was 10000, most of them
youthful workers of both sexes.
Until evening of Monday not a sim
gle incident connected with the strike
was reported.
Semi-Official reports, however, say
the strike, fOmented through leaflets
distributed from house to house. was
only of limited success This is attrib-
uted to lack of central direction, the
trades unions not cooperating as a
body.
London, Jan. 30-DiSpatcheS from
Switzerland and Holland describe the
general strike in Berlin and other
parts of Germany as much more seri-
Gus than Indicated by the official dis
patches sent from Berlin.
According to Central News advices
from Amsterdam, nearly all of the
workment of the Daimler, Boersig Lud-
wig and General Electric works are on
strike.
Trades unions are not at the head OF
the movement but several trades are
almost completely alta standstill.
The Independent Socialists have car
ried on an active propaganda during
the last few days, the dispatch says
and the movement appears to be seri-
Gus. In industrial centers meetings
are prohibited.
The movement is particularly grave
in the suburbs of Lichterfelde. Herings-
dorf, and Johanisthal, where electric
works and airplane factories are sit
uated. Strikes also have broken out
in Rhineland and Westphalia.
The Frankfurter Zeitung says the
movement is directed against the de-
lay in passing the PrusSian reform
bill and the agitation conducted by the
Fatherland party. The same paper
adds that the strike has spread to the
I Bochum mining district, nine miles
from Essen.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company under date of January
% says that thoroughly trustworthy
report from Kiel declares the workers
In the torpedo factory at Friedrichs-
port struck on Friday afternoon: In
consequence of this a number of the
mems leaders are being called to joir
| the army.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
PROFITEERING Is CHARGED
Chicago Packers Get Higher Price for
Leather Hides.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Profiteering
in leather required by the United
States government was charged
against the sO-called meat trust at
the government investigation before
the federal trade commission.
Testimony introduced by Francis ].
Heney developed that the big Five"
inflated prices against Independent op-
orators in the market for government
contracts.
''They are receiving from 71a to 10
cents more a pound for leather of the
same quality offered by the Farmers
Cooperative association of WiscOn-
sim" Charles III. Mays of Madison, rep
resenting $500 stockholders in that
organization, testified.
Grease, another commodity required
by the government in war work, also
is entirely controlled by the big
Five" Mr.. Mays testified.
GLOW do the packers sell beef in the
Wisconsin territory?" Heney asked.
"At present they are underselling us
cents"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
Al DIE IN AIR RAID
1863 Wounded When Bombs Are
Dropped on London.
German AirpIane Is Shot Down In
Flames and Three Occupants
Are Burned to Death.

London, Jan. 30.-Another hostile
air raid over eastern England began
at 9:3O o'clock last night and up to
the present hour is still in progress,
according to an official communica-
ton just issued. The official state
ment says:
Hostile airplanes crossed the coast
of Essex and Kent about 9 80 p. m.
Some machines attempted to pene-
trate into London about an hour later.
up to the present none of them
has succeeded in penetrating the Lon
don defenses. Some bombs are report
ed as having been dropped in the out
skirts.
"The raid is still in progress"
London, Jan. 30.-German airplanes
made their first attacks of the yedr
upon London and it's suburbs on Mon
day night, their bombs inflicting casual
ties officially reported as Al killed and
169 injured. Of those killed IA were
men, II women and is children.
All the victims, except one of the
killed and seven of the injured, were
in the London area itself.
No serious material damage was
done, and the raiders suffered the loss
of one machine, which fell in flames
from height of 10000 feet, its three
occupants being burned to death.
The, enemy machines, numbering
about fifteen, came over the coast in
relays, but apparently only three or
four succeeded in getting through the
barrage. The gunfire lasted intermit-
tently through five hours. and for two
hours was almost continuous.
Berlin, Jan. 3O.-"BOmbs were
dropped with good effect on London
and Sheerness," says a German Off
cial statement issued reporting the
German air raids on England
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TEN YEARS FOR 3 SOLDIERS
chicagoans Are Convicted of Man.
slaughter at Camp Logan.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 3O.-Ten years.
ell pay and allowances, and dishonor-
able discharge from the army, is the
punishment a court-martial at Camp
Logan has meted out to three men of
the Thirty-third division for conspiracy
to rob and manslaughter. The de-
PENDANTS, are Sergt. Granville W. Shaw
and Privates Robert McCurry and
Clarence A. Brobery, all Chicago boys
and members of truck company No. l,
one Hundred and Eighth supply train,
accused in connection with the killing
of J. G. Sneed, a civilian, in Houston,
November 27, last. They were found
not guilty of murder.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
WARNED TO SELL WHEAT
Food Administrator Tells Farmers
$22O Is Top Price.

Chicago, Jan. 30.-IllinOis farmers
will be notified through the county
food administrators throughout the
state to market without undue delay"
wheat still on hand from their 1917
crop.
The notice issued on Tuesday is in
compliance with a request from the
United States food administration as
follows:
'In order that a steady supply of
wheat may be available for shipment
abroad to meet the needs of our army
and that of our allies as shipping ton
mage increases it is highly desirable
that special efforts be made to urge
the farmers in this state who have
considerable quantities of wheat still
in their hands to market same with
out undue delay.
"The basic price of S2.2O Chicago
market will of course be maintained
for the 1917 crop. 1t will therefore fol
low that no particular advance can
accrue by holding wheat in reserve in
excess of seeding needs"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
TAKE SIX AS MERKES' AIDS
Hindu in Turkish Service Accused as
Pro-German PIotter.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 30-The federal
authorities have detained five men and
one woman as result of their investi-
CATION of Merkes Ali, believed to be an
officer in the Turkish army. Accord
ing to federal agents Merkes is an
East Indian. 1t is charged that he has
been connected with pro-German activ-
tiles in various parts of the United
States, including California. All of the
persons in custody are East Indians or
Turks, it was said. Documents and
banknOtes found in Merkes' room in
dicated that he has handled between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
WAR COUNCIL IN SESSION
Gen. Bliss Represents U. S. at Meet
ina in Versailles.

Versailles, Jan. 30.-Great Britain,
France, Italy and the United States
were represented at the session of the
supreme war council which has con-
vened here, presided over by Georges
Clemenceau, the French premier. The
meeting is regarded as one of eXtraor-
binary Importance, because the plan
of operations during the coming cam
paign is expected to come before it
for determination.
The United States was represented
by Gen Tasker III. Bliss, chief of staff
of the American army.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
MAY CLASH IN BESS.RABIA
Red Guard Troops Sent to Gust Rou-
manian Force.

Petrograd, Jan. 80 Several battal-
ions of Red guards and several regi-
ments of troops have been ordered to
Bessarabia to re-enfOrce the bOlshevik
troops. According to the Roumanian
contention, their troops invaded Bes-
sarabia in order to prevent anarchy, at
the request of the Bessarabian people,
porarily.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
ROUMANIA SEEKS PEACE?
Negotiations Going on With Central
Powers, Says Message.

Stockholm, Jan. 30.-A message from
Petrograd to Haparanda, Sweden, says
that at present negotiations are going
On between Roumania and the central
powers in regard to a separate peace.
One condition is said OF be that ROu-
mania shall give Dobrudja to Bulgaria
and get Bessarabia In compensation.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

Editor of VorWaerts Reported to Have
Been Arrested.

Amsterdam, Jan. 3O.-The German
government has decided upon the ar
rest of six independent socialist lead
ers. These include three members of
the editorial staff of the Leipzig VOlks
Zeitung 1t is reported that AdOlph
Hoffman, editor of Vorwaerts, an indie
pendent socialist leader in the Prussan
diet, has been arrested.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
STORE is ROBBED BY WOMEN
Two Armed With RevoIvers Hold Up
Kansas City Firm.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 30.-Two
women, each armed with a revolver,
held up dry goods store on the out
skirts of the business district. Unable
to obtain any money from the woman
proprietor of the store who was alone,
they seized quantity of clothing, in
Guiding six pairs of trousers and ran.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
WOOD HURT BY BURSTING GUN
Major General Sent to Hospital in
Paris for Treatment.

Paris, Jan. 30-Brief details OF the
wounding of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
of the United States army, while on
visit to the French front, have been re
ceived General Wood was hit by a
fragment of a gun which burst when
being tested. His injuries, which are
confined to the left arm, are not con-
sidered serious, but he was brought to
a hospital here.
Washington, Jan. 30.-Secretary Of
War Baker cabled General Pershing
asking him ''to convey to Major Gen
eral Wood his sympathy and hopes
that General Woods recovery from the
wound he received Saturday would be
speedy"