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The spectator., 1918-08-13
ALLIES CAPTURE
 I7,0OO PRISONERS
BETWEEN POO AND 300 GUNS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED ON soMME-
 ANCRE FRONT.
ALLIES AFTER ChAULNES
Another important Result of the Ad- vance Is That 1t Has Freed Amiens Paris Railroad For Use By
 the Allies Again.

London.--An official communique i3- sued says that 17,000 prisoners and between 200 and 300 guns have been captured on the Somme-Ancre front.
 An unconfirmed report reaching Lon. don says the British troops are now in Rosieres, the junction point of the north and south railroad line, midway between Montdidier and Albert.
 Most of the prisoners and guns cap tUred by the British were taken in the narrow triangle between the Rove and Peronne roads. British tanks advanc- ed with great rapidity up these roads, They were followed promptly by in fantry and thousands of Germans within the triangle found themselves we'll behind the British line when the attack reached them, so they laid down their arms.
 Chaulnes junction, which is most important from the point of view of transport, is now the objective upon which the eyes of the allies are fixed. 1t is already under constant artillery fire and its fall would be embarrass ing to the Germans over wide area.
 There was very heavy fighting around Simplify on the north bank of the Somme, where the Germans were trying to hold up the British advance by striking a determined blow at the advancing troops The British did no- succeed in holding all the ground they had gained in this district. but mean while the advance continues further southward and the situation around Chaulnes is becoming more dubious for the Germans.
 Canadian troops have captured War villers, about 12 miles south of Ros- ieres, while the French have taken Arvillers, to the southwest Of Waryil- lers and seven miles from Rove. The Germans recaptured Chapilly, north of the Somme, by a strong counter-at- tack. The Canadians have taken the town of Beaufort. ? 12 miles south west of ROsieres. The Australians are fighting further north along the Somme.
 Ne fTcuCu nave Dteu JULIE EoUu work on the south of the new drive and probably have taken many addi- tional prisoners there.
 It seems likely that a withdrawal from Montdidier may be necessary if the Germans cannot force the French and British back from tlse ground taken by them during the past two days.
 Another important result of the a6- vance is that it has freed the Amiens- Paris railroad for use by the allies again. This line heretofore has been within easy range of the German guns and the restriction thus placed on it's use had been a considerable handicap to allied communications. A similar freeing of the Paris-Vereun line was one of the first important re- suits of the recent advance on the Marne.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
 AND BLADDER TROUBLES

box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar- lem oil Capsules. They are pleasant and easy to take. Each capsule con- tains about one dose of five drops. Take them just like you would any pill. Take small swallow of water if you want to. They dissolve in the stomach, and the kidneys soak up the oil like a sponge does water. They thoroughly cleanse and wash out the bladder and kidneys and throw off the inflammation which Is the cause of the trouble. They will quickly relieve those stiffened joints, that backache,
 rheumatism. lumbago, scintica, gall- stones. gravel. "brickdust." etc. They are an effective remedy for all dis eases of the bladder kidney, liver. stomach and allied organs. Your druggist will cheerfully refund your money if you are not satisfied after a few days use. Accept only the pure, original GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
The Robins Quarters.

King, on Pine Lake, a robin has built Its nest in a corner of the lattice which covers a pump, within looking and reaching distance of anybody who goes for water.
 With some friends from town who visited the place few days ago was little girl who was much aston ished at what she saw.
 Stepping outside the lattice the lit tie girl waved hand at her mother and called:
 "Oh, come here, mother, and see where they keep their robin."- Youngstown Telegram.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Wounded Vii, Recover.

Washington. - Of the American soldiers wounded in the Marne-Ainse offensive, probably less than one in 20 will die from their wounds; more than three-fifths of them will be re' turned to service and only IA per cent will be discharged for disabilities, ac- cording to a statement of the chief of staff based upon the officially at tested experience of the allies during the four years of war.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
To Act With the U. S.

London. - Any steps that are taken in respect to the Paris resolution on trade will, as far as possible, be taken in conjunction with the United States, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, said in the House of Com mons.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Dads Great Scheme.

Father noticed that his rather oh- streperous young son had the quality of thriftiness, and he resolved to ap- peal to it.
 sonny" said he, I'm going to give you nickel every day if you're a good boy, on condition that every day you are naughty you give me n nickel. Is 1t go?'
 I'd like to do it, dad" answered the little fellow. But I can't afford Ii. I've only got $1.26 in my bank to start on. n."-People's Home Journal.
 Cornet players soon get wind of a new tune
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Don't Poison Baby.

AGO
 PAREGOIC or laudanum make These drugs FEW DROPS the FROM WHICH THERE WAKING. Many killed morphine, product opium Druggs prohibited selling anybody without labelling medicine doses produces conruoms and da tate and medicines "Cordia" "Soothng medicine of what it is NOT
 CONTAIN eas thesi signature of Fletcher. " ~UTNl-l- Genuine signature ofCz1/XZEH(
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Soldiers Write Often,

Washington. More than 7.000,000 letters from American soldiers in France have been received at Allan tic ports since July 29, and the Post office Department announced that every one of them was started for it's destination within twenty-four hours after it's arrival.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
To Reinstate Operators.

Washington. - Investigation of the discharge of union employees of the Western Union Telegraph Company has been ordered Postmaster General Burleson said, and he intimated that any men so penalized for union mem bership would be reinstated under government control.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Mrs. Pankhurst Speaks.

Washington. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. the suffrage leader, has joined the ranks of the speakers of the Division of Information, United States Department of Labor. Her first large meeting was on Boston Common. where Robert Babson also spoke and Geo. W. Coleman presided
The spectator., 1918-08-13
More Graft Is Charaed.

Washington. Evidence connect ing at least one minor official of the Shipping Board with an alleged con spiracy to obtain contracts from the Shipping Board at extra high prices has been gathered by government se- cret agents, it became known.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Twenty-second Victory.

Paris. Second Lieutenant Cop pens of the aviation service on Au- gust 8 downed in flames captive balloon near Zonnebeke. This was his twenty-second victory, says an off cial statement.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Bad Teeth and Disease.

Chicago. - Speaking at the twenty second annual convention of the Ma tional Dental Association, Surgeon General William c. Gorgas of the United States army said that bad teeth are one of the most prolific causes or disease in the army"
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Few Elier Accidents.

Washington. Figures on army aviation training fatalities in this country. made public for the period between September 1, 1917, and July 20. 1918, show a total of 155 deaths. or an average of 003O5 for each hour of actual training flight.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

* # s n is
 Washington. - Maj, Gen. William s. Graves, commanding the Eighth Di vision at Camp Fremont, Cal, has been assigned to command American troops ordered to Siberia, Gen. March chief of staff, announced
 The nucleues of the American forces sent to Siberia, Gen. March sad would be the Twenty-seventh and Thirty-first regular regiments, on duty in the Philippines, which would te supplemented later by troops from the United States.
 The object of the expedition is con fined strictly to the announcement made recently by President Wilson through the State Department, Gen Maych added, and is not for ths DIT pose of establishing an eastern front
 No commander for the joint allied forces in Siberia has yet been select ed, Gen. March said. nor the neces- sary agreement for the appointment og such a commander formulated.
 No announcement as to the sailing of the expedition or of Gen. Graves will be made, but news of the arri- val of the forces will be made public promptly when received.
 Referring to the situation on the western front, Gen. March pointed out that the terrain between the Vesle and the Aisne lends itself to defen- sive operations of which the Germans are taking full advantage. The Americans and allied troops are along the line of the Vesle, he said, and have crossed that river at many points, although they have not taken the hill positions.
 The old Aisne-Marne salient has been completely flattened out between Soissons and Rheims, Gen. March said, but he added nothing to what is already known as to prisoners cap tured or material abandoned by the enemy.
 Replying to a question, Gen. March said the Twenty sixth Division. which started it's combat training in the Woevre sector, north of Toul, in June. arrived in the Marne salient on July is, and participated in the capture of Epieds on July 22. He could not in dicate specifically what divisions were holding Fismes, the former Ger man base on the Vesle, saying that four American divisions were in the 1 line there.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Prohibition Is Ratified.

Baton Rouge, La. The lower house of the Louisiana general as sembly, in special session voted in favor of the federal prohibition amendment The vote was 69 to 5l. The Senate earlier in the week rati- fled the amendment
The spectator., 1918-08-13
China Aids Red Cross.

Picking. The Picking chapter of the American Red Cross raised the equivalent of s3.500 in gold during Rede Cross week. This will be con tributed to the Red Cross home office, together with sums obtained by other chapters in China.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Prisoners Make Escape.

Amsterdam. = Twentynine British officers recently escaped from a pris- oners' camp at Holzminden. accord ing to the Asnabrueck Tageblatt, and are still at large. They escaped through subterranean passage, which required nine months to dig.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Bnjld Wooden Barracks.

Washington. Wooden barracks will be built for the cavalry camp at Del Rio, Tex. the War Department announced because tents have been found unsuitable for country of fre- quent windstorms.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Half Billion Seized.

New York. - The money and prop erty which formerly was German owned, has been taken over by A. Mitchell Palmer. enemy property cus- todian has passed the $500,000,000 mark. it was announced here.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Memphis Plart Burns.

Memphis. Tenn.-File, believed to have been caused by a spark from q passing locomotive. destroyed the plant of the National Bedding Com
 pany here. with an estimated loss of SS2,O0O. largely covered by insurance.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Potash Output Better.

Amsterdam. The German potash output for 1918 is estimated at 1.056.' 100 tons. of which 91S,600 tons are destined for home consumption and t37,500 tons for export to neutralS. Last year the total output was Tol.000 ms
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Oversupply of Suqar.

New York-Five of the leading ho- tels of New Yoork city and two res taurants of almost equal prominence have been found guilty of violating the food regulations by having in their possession an over-supply of sugar. the Federal Food Board announces.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Vacuum Nothing and Hard to Get"

Among the answers to questions at school examination appeared the following:
 Gross ignorance is IA times as bad as just ordinary ignorance"
 "Anchorite Is an old-fashioned her init sort of fellow who has anchored himself 10 one place."
 ''The liver is an internal organ"
 Vacuum is nothing with the air sucked out of it put up in n pickle bottle-it is very hard to get.''- Christian Register
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Disastrous.

How is your son gettting along in the army?''
 First rate now. But in his igno- rance the poor boy made mistake when he first reached the cantonment that came very near spelling his career as a soldier"
 He didn't commit an offense involv- ing moral turpitude?"
 No. He called his colonel, old Top ''-Brmingham Age-Herald.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Pershinn Asks For Rahhis.

New York.-Twenty-f rabbis for service in the American forces in France are wanted by General Persh- ing, according to a cablegram to the Jewish Welfare Board here.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Auxtrians Are Staruina.

Washington. Austrian workmen, lying of starvation. official dispatches eceived here say. recently sent dele .ates to convention in Vienna.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
To Put Ban On Liquor.

Washington. - The railroad admin
 istration is considering abolishing the sale of liquor on all railroad proper ty. including dining cars and hotels or restaurants maintained at stations.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
For Heavy Profit Tax.

Washington. President Wilson has let it be known to members of the House Ways and Means Commit tee, which is framing the new $S,- GOO GOO, ,000 revenue bill, that he is in- terested in a heavy tax on war profits.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Uroes Suffraos Action,

Washington. Immediate adolr ton of the resolution submitting the woman's suffrage constitutional amendment to the state was urged Tn the Senate in speech by Senator Sheppard of Texas. He said millions of people are asking Congress to act
The spectator., 1918-08-13
French Pray For Victory.

Paris.-Public prayer for victory for the allies was said throughout France on the occasion of the fourth anniver- sary of the declaration of war.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Deceitfui Biddies.

Fogg Is rather disgusted with poul- try farming. He says that when he left home yesterday morning forty of his hens were bragging about what they were going to do; but on his re- turn he found that only eight had laid the rest of the bunch had simply lied.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
kina Reviews Yankees.

Rome.-King Victor Emmanuel re- viewed the American troops who have taken up quarters in the north eru Italian war zone.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
Vote of Credit Passed.

Yondon.-The House of Commons adopted the vote of credit introduc- ed unanimously.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

Beaumont, TeX.-A telephone mes sage from DeQuincy, 60 miles to the north of Lake Charles, says that six persons were killed in the storm,
 According to stories told by train men and passengers on Southern Pa cific train No. ., which reached here from New Orleans nearly four hours late, Lake Charles and vicinity sui fered great damage from a tropical hurricane. It was said that a string of freight cars, part of another train, had been blown into the rear coach of train No 5, smashing the car, but without serious injury to the occu- pants.
 It was said the storm struck the main line of the Southern Pacific a short distance beyond Lake Charles and tAat damage was most severe in that town and westward as far as Vinton. High winds were prevalent in Orange, but no serious damage was reported there. All wires eastward from Beaumont were reported down, and trains had difficulty in moving.
 At Vinton, La, short distance this side of Lake Charles, it was said a large warehouse had been blown across the railroad tracks, but there was, so far as persons on the train knew, no loss Of life reported
 Reports to the chief dispatcher's Of flee of the Southern Pacific at Hous- ton, said an S0-mile wind had swept over Vinton, La. 10 miles east of the Sabine river, and 37 miles east of Beaumont. Several structures, inclul- ing a rice warehouse, went down.
 A dead calm continues in Houston with the barometer almost stationary.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights the laundress who uses Red Cross Ban Blue. All grocers. Adv.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

After all, there is no nerve food su- perior to good luck.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
TROPICAL HURRICANE
 SWEEPS GULF COAST
PERSON WAS KILLED AT LAKE CHARLES, LA.

Lake Charles, La.-ThE city was all but wrecked by a tropical tornado. Few of the streets are passable be- cause of the wreckage of homes pil- ed in the streets and tangled tele- phone and light wires. So far as known but one person, a negro, was killed, and another, white man, is in the hospital suffering from injuries be- lieved to be fatal The Pierce Oil Corporation building collapsed and caught a score under the debris, but their injuries were minor. The heavy rain prevented a greater disaster, as scores of homes were set on fire when the buildings collapsed on hot stoves. Reports from the Gerstner Aviation Field say the buildings there were completely wrecked. No loss of life was reported there.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

Germany limits clothing purchases by civilians.
The spectator., 1918-08-13

Not Sufficiently Marine. Pinto was boasting of Cerberus. But he isn't devil dog" we ob- iected.
The spectator., 1918-08-13
BRITISH TROOPS
 AT YLADIYOSTOK
THEY RECEIVE FRIENDLY RE CEPTlON WHEN THEY ARRIVE
 ASSIGN AMERICAN FORCES.

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 Shanghai,-British troops have landed at Vladivostok, says a dis patch from that city. They re- ceived a friendly reception. ~ * # * + m - < n |.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-31
YES, INDEED, PENN HARRIS
HAS A MAITRE D. HOTEL

menu are supplied at the proper
time."
The maitre d'hotel. it was gathered,
has supreme charge in the back"
of the house, meaning the kitchens
and restaurants principally, while the
chez is in sole charge of the former.
Though he must have practical
knowledge OF cooking, he is purely an
executive, and when he passes
through the dining room and hears
the guest instruct the waiter ito tell
the chef" just how he wants his steak
served. the chef smiles. The men who
cook in hotels are the cooks. not
the chefs. Nevertheless, 1t is the
chef who makes or mars the reputa-
tion of the cafe, for he plots and
charts the menu, and often invents
the special dishes on which the cafe
becomes famous. He controls the
policy of the kitchen.
The work of the kitchen Is divided
by Operations" There are, for in
stance, fry cooks and assistants. roast
cooks, broilers. and so on down to
the salad girls, which last, together
with all those who assemble the cold
dishes, are in the department of the
steward rather than that of the chef.
The steward, of course, does the
buying and has charge of the stock
of food. 1t is easy to be seen that
there must be the closest kind of CO.
operation between him and the chef.
There is. in addition, pastry chef
and a baking department subsidiary
to the chef. And an entirely separate
department known as the entertain
ment division, which undertakes the
contracts for banquets, weddings and
the like.
Throughout the entire system the
method of cost-keeping closely paral-
lels that of factory, with it's stock
rooms. receiving departments, pro-
duction departments and sales de-
partments. with the exception that all
down the line special emphasis must
be laid on rush jobs" which are the
rule rather than the exception.
Not the least important job is
that of the housekeeper, who. as her
title implies. has charge of the linen.
the maid and valet service, the clean
ing and the laundry, which takes care
of the hotel washing and that of the
guests. She has her corps of as
sistants and floor clerks who oversee
all service to the rooms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-31

T\HE soldier boys returning from
4 France will probably be more
">n reporte' with the Penn
1a-rIs than home folks, because they
should know how to pronounce
"Maitre d. Hoter' by this time. and
yuu may bet your life the Penn-Harris
has one of these. Dig up some one
who. can parlez-vous IL you want to
look good in this hosiery. e
And If you below out: Hey, Chef,
cook me a steak we can see the
Penn-Harris crumbling to powder. A
chef in a big-league hotel does not
cook. My word. no! He looks on
but he is almighty important Cook?
Should SHAY" not!
You see, great modern hotel Is
divided into two major departments,
as explained by Manager Virgins.
a point not apparent to the guests.
Technically they are known as the
front" and the "bac<." In charge
Of the whole organization is the gem
eral manager, with auditing, paymas-
ter's and chashier's departments
sNrEning part Of connecting link.
The front of the house is under
the authority OF a chief engineer, who
is not exactly the sort of technician
that his title implies; or, rather he
is that and a great many things be-
sides. In this grand division falls
nearly everything with which the
guest comes in contact except the
restaurant-the clerks who sell the
rooms and the various departments
of service, the indexing of names, the
care Of the rooms, the record of COM
ings and goings, the delivery of par
cells and baggage, the obtaining of
tickets. and so on.
If a steampipe bursts the chief
engineers department fixes it. If an
elevator needs repairs he is respon-
sible for the job and the costs If a
new status is to be set up in the ex-
Nhoh5N - AAV - NAC PACpNA - man W ilO
must see to it that it is properly and
tastefully installed. He must not be
only an engineer, but he must be
something of an artist and an archi-
tect. He selects the furniture and
the carpets, and must see to it that
all these things are properly taken
care of. And above all he must be
an executive of skill and a first-class
judge of cost ana result values,
thorough businessman of broad ex-
perience and training.
Speed and Accuracy
Requirements OF speed and accur-
acy, which are just part of the DAYS
routine, would be marvels in other
lines of business The only other
spot we know with such six-cylinder
system is the dispatching office of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Office. tbe
brains of the systemS A wise inn
perturbable man, emotionless as n
statue sits there directing a score
Of others who look exactly like him,
each with phone chained to hi.
jaw, and all the while talking 70