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Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
U. s. TO MAKE SAVING
 ON LETTER WRITING
(Army and Navy Register)


 The enormous and constantly in creasing volume of official corre- spondence which has occurred since the advent of war has overtaxed the facilities of the various bureaus of the war and navy departments. In some instances it has been found necessary to change the system of filing and of transacting business generally in or der to meet the demands of important work. The secretary of state has ad- dressed to the heads of the war and navy departments the following rec ommendations:
 Tn view of the enormous demands upon the personnel of the various ex- ecutive departments at the presen; time, this department is impressed with the importance of eliminating all correspondence that~is not strictly necessary to the proper transaction of the public business. An inspection
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
THE PICTURE OVER THERE
 By Ned White

 Rouse! Ye sons of loyal fathers, f Sons of men who knew no fear, Listen to the distant clamor, Growing more distinct and clear; See your brothers in the trenches, With their allies. hand to hand, ge Hear the tales of lust and hatred, In that awful War cursed land. -' : Oh, ye loyal sons and daughters, Play your part for Liberty. Play your part for home and honor With those brothers OCT the sea; Picture all the desolation, See the mute lips moved in prayer, See the tears of outraged virtue, In the picture over there. See the furious foe advancing, See them waver see them fall. On again like dumb beasts, driven By the heartless Kaiser's call; See above the fire of battle, Where the smoke has cleared away, In the breeze our flag Is flying, In the conflict now to stay! Rouse ye now. ye hearts of mercy. Rouse ye now for what is right Do your part for victory ever. Do your part for future bright; Hear the cry of starving children, See the mothers in despair, See the bleaching bones of fathers, In the picture over there. Broken hearts and ravished beauty, Virtue tratnpled in the dust By the hordes of Prussian soldiers, Fiends of fury, hate and lust;' Rouse. Ye loyal sons and daughters, Rouse ye now and do your share! Hear your brothers calling to you From the picturef over there
 Buy a Liberty Bond sbee, Ariz., April 26, 19lS
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29

There was little Hun,
 And he had a little sgun And his bullets were all .dumdum. .dumdum: He skinned up tree To snipe what he could sec But now he is in. kingdom come-come come,
 R. M. Eassie "Ores to Trifles."
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
AN ABSENTEE OWNER

Poilu ton short leave)-"Where is your mis- tress's maid?' t,
 suzette-"Up-stairs, monsieur arranging ma- dame's hair"
 Poilu-"And madame-is she with 'her?~- Cassers Journal.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29
A BIT CLUMSY

HOW does Fred make love?"
 Marie-''Well, slould define it as unskied la labor"-Boston Transcript
Arizona republican., 1918-04-29

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican and dispose of or get. what you want.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
LABOR MISSION
Under Fire Several
Times While in France
President Of Seattle Federation Of
Labor Describes Experience Of
Delegates at the American Front
v. S. Boys Seem to Be In Excellent
Spirits and Anxious to Fight

London, May 12-The American 10 :
Dor representatives. who have re-
turned 10 London after visit 10
France were under fire several times
on their trip TO the front, but none of
them was hit. William Short, presi-
dent Of the Seattle Federation of La
Dor described the experiences Of the
delegates at the American front in an
interview today.
The American boys seem TO be in
excellent spirits and anxious to do a
lot more fighting than they have been
privileged to do thus far, he said.
On being asked for his impression
ns to the general situation Mr.. Short
replied:
'Everything we have seen in
France and Great Britain has en-
phasized the conviction we had when
We came here that America must get
into this with both hands and both
feet We know Germany can be
whipped, but the sooner America
sends all her resources the sooner
the job will be finished. 1t is not
going 10 he finished Until that IS done
and every day lost. every man with
held is merely causing unnecessary
sacrifices That is the message we
are going to take back to our peo.
pie
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13

Ottawa. Ont, May ESQ confident
is the Entente of its ability to with
stand any drive the Germans can
launch that it has been decided not
to use the American army until II be-
comes complete and powerful force,
according to d cable summary of cp-
ed here tonight from the war COM
mittec of the British cabinet,
The position now is said the
summary, that the Germans. deter
mined to concentrate every available
unit on one enormous offensive, are
draining their country dry to force .
decision before it is too late. wiile
the Entente are SO confident that,
having been given the choice of a
small immediate American army f. r
defense or waiting till they are re-
inforccd BY complete. powerful,
self-supporting American army. they
have chosen the latter.
ITO the sledSe- hammer uscs of
masses Of men by the enemy the A.
lies are opposing The strategy #
meeting the blow with the smallest
forces capable Of standing UP to the
shock. while keeping the strong2 It
reserve possible. Troops on the wings
are permitted 10 give ground within
limits whenever the enemy has been
made to pay a greater price than tho
ground is worth, the whole aim being
10 reduce the enemy 10 such state
of exhaustion that our reserve. at the
right moment, can restore the situ-
alton.
In the present operations. the
British army has ui.hstood many
times its own weight OF enemy mass
es. 1t has retired slowly. exactine
the fullest price. Meanwhile Foch
holds the bulk Of the French in re-
serve. sending units only to points
hard pressed. This strategy has
justified itself in that in three weeks
it has seen the enemy brought to a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
Territory in Vicinity No. of KENNEL Retaken
After Sharp Fight-Germans as an Offset
Attack Orvillers-Sorel but French Aided by
Artillery Withstand Attack - No Infantry
Action on Other Sectors
ITALIANS ACTIVE AND TAKE INITIATIVE
into THEIR own HANDS SUNDAY
FRENCH TAKE HILL "A
AND GODDEZONE FARM

With the British Army in France,
May i2.-(By the Associated Press(--
An important section of high ground
near the Niverbeek river north of
KENNEL, has been captured BY the
French in a strong counter attack.
Both Hill 44 and Goddezone farm.
, which lie between La Clytte and
Nierstraat were stormcd, thereby Civ
: ing the French positions which have
been a bone OF contention for many
days.
! The Germans also received a knock
on the southern battlefront, where
they made a drive in an attempt to
capture defenSes on the elevation
south Of Mailly- Raineval. Here the
enemy succeeded after hard fighting
! in obtaining a footing in the French
front line at one place, but their sue
cess was short lived, for a prompt
! counter assault drove them out. and
! besides their dead, they left more
than hundred prisoners in the
hands Of the defenders. The battle
for hill - was the outcome of the
German attack on May 8. When the
Germans assaulted, the Allies were
| holding the elevation. Bitter fighting
ensued all day long and tho Germans
at length secured possession of the
hill. The British almost immediate :
ly organized a counter attack and
! forced the enemy out. The next day
the Germans again drove forward
and they made such a heavy assault
that they again captured the hill
which they held until yesterday.
No other infantry action Of import
ance has occurred in the past -
! hours. Raids and minor operations
! have been continued by both sides
and the artillery has been evcccding-
! lN busy at many points. The Ger
/ man gunners have been pounding the
! back areas hard and druing the past
"a hours. great quantities of gas shells
I have been thrown by long range
guns. Prisoners recently captured
declare that the German losses in
their attack between Voormezeele
and Laclytte on May s were heavy
Especially severe casualties were in
flicted by the Allied machine guns
which We're worked to the last min.
ute. one prisoner said he saw rapid
firers shooting into the advanced Ger
man lines at a range of about foul
Yards.
The Allied artillery and rifle fire
also took a heavy toll,
Considerable disorganization wa3
caused Iehind the German lines b!
the gas from their gas shells blow
back over their territory and forced
them to don gas masks. Fortunately
for the enemy the gas was only irri
tant not lethal.
An interesting story las been founc
in the diary of q German officer
Writing at Caix on the southern bat
tie front. on April -, he said that al
attack which has been planned t
take place previously had been de
layed because German naval division
had pillaged Albert and created dis
order.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
Sunday Papers Com.
ment on Parade Held
Saturday
AMERICANS
ARE CHEERED
BY POPULACE
Writers Unite in Giving In
stinted Praise to Appearance
of Men and Predict Splendid
Achievements when They
Reach Front

Londcn, May 12.-The appearance If
National Army men on parade in the
streets of London yesterday reused
the enthusiasm of the Sunday papers
as have few events in many months.
The writers unite in giving unstint-
cd praise to the appearance of the
men and predict for them a record
Of splendid achievements when they
reach the front.
"Since the thrilling days Of tie
first month Of the war says the un-
server, London has not known such
q notable scene Of enthusiasm IS
that evoked yesterday The finest
sight I have seen since the war be-
gan was the verdict OF a Young sell
dicT who has seen 4serViCe on four
fronts. The men are fine looking
| body and appear TO be in the pink of
condition. The companies fled past
| with light, elastic step, Keeping eH-
Ceilent time and creating mighty
favorable impression of their march
ing qualities and physique"
"LondOners cheercd yesterday as
they have not cheered for man.
months" says Lloyt's Weekly News
! From the moment when the first
battalion detra incd to the last min
tie of a farewell when the crow |
called out Come back SOON the day
| was one Of heartening friendline$s.
It was the women who gave the
Americans a special welcome God
bless YOU they cried All along the
route. Mothers lifted their children
, that they might have sight Of the
soldiers from across The sea who vero
going to fight side by side with dad
dy. And the whiting crowds found a
new name for the visitors AS tho
first Battalion swung out from Wa
terloo station some one called out to
friend that they were Il real husk Y
lot The word pleased the fancy of
the crowd and soon everyone was
calling for cheers for "the huskios "
The weekly dispatch prints let
ter written home by an American
soldier describing tho days proceed
ings, of which the following is an
extract:
The whole march gave one a sort
of at home feeling. l think that
was the biggest thing about it if
YOU ask mc--that they should want
Continued on Page 2-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
| MASS MEETING
TO WELCOME
LABOR MISSION

London. May i9.--George Nicol
Barnes. labor member of the wa.-
ca binet, presided this afternoon q.
n great meeting in Remington thea :
ter under the auspices of the Nation
al War AIMS Committee held 10 wei
come Martin +, Ryan. president .f
the brotherhood Of Railway Carmen,
and Miss Agnes Nestcr. president If
tho Womon's Trade Union League Of
Chicago, who are members Of the
American Labor Mission now in Lon
don.
1T might seem that while we are
fighting for small nationalitics AMI
leGNing Ireland alone We are rather
inconsistent" Mr.. Barnes salt
Things, however. are not so simple
as they look when SCcn from a dis
tance. Ireland has two units and they
are as widely separated in ideals and
the outlook Of ordinary life as it is
possible for two peoples to be. and
the difficult problem is TO harmonic
public feeling in ireland and at the
Continued on Page 2-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
ENEMY NOT PREPARED
TO TEST HIS STRENGTH

The German armies in Flanders
and Picardv are still inactive. Except
for their artillery wings. which are
carrying out bombardments on var:-
GUS sectors they are doing little wor<
anywhere.
Evidently the enemy is not vet
prepared to test his strength against
the reinforced lines of the allies, a.
though it is still anticipated that this
day is not far distant when he again
will try to break through the allied
front. Meanwhile, the British and
French armies are letting no oppor-
tunity pass to peck at the Germans
at points where the enemy FRONT is
considered particularly vulnera BILE
North of KENNEL the French have
recovered another slice Of territory
in sharp fight in which they came
into hand to hand combat with tie
Germans. In addition. more than 1oa
prisoners were taken. The Germans
cndcavored t" offset this advantage
by an attack against 4he French
llol INVEST Ol oTNilterS, SOrrol, but
the defenders turned their artillery
on the emmy and successfully with
stood the attack. inhicting heavy
casualties and capturing more pris-
oDerS.
Considerable activity is in progress
III the Italian thcater. Between Asia :
go and the Brenta river on the north :
ern front the Italians have stormed
Austrian positions at Coldell Orso ami
, destroyed the garrison in hand 10
hand fighting. At several other poin IS
along the northern front the Italians
haNo worsted the enemy in engage
ments evidently started with the In
tcntion of reCtifying the line.
The taking of the initiative tn.o
their own hands apparently augurs
well for the morale Of the Italians.
| and it is not improba BILE that. with
the SHOWS in the mountain passes
| having melted and the spring FRESH
cts on the Wanc. it is their purpose
now to make things interesting for
the invaders.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
new TWIST
To Gen. Maurice Ep-
isOde in London
London Observer Publishes Article
Accusing Col. Repngton Of Pri-
vate Enmity Against Gen. Maur-
iee-Terms Paper, National News,
A Dubious Sheet

London, May ia great deal Of
attention is being attracted to the
article in the current issue of the OBJ
server in which the letter of Mai.
Gen. Maurice accusing the govern
ment of making misstatements about
tie military situation is described As
the most perilous episode Of public
life during the war The Observer
says that Gen. Maurice is not tie
lea ding figure in the affair and that
the source of the mischief is CO..
Repington the military critic, working
through the Morning Post, And that
dubious sheet. the Naturali2ed
News" What the Observer refers 10
as the naturaliZed news is the Ma
tional News, Sunday sheet started
some time ago by naturalized alien
whose antccedents. the newspape,
says, ought to have prevented the
Board Of Trade from giving him a
license.
The Observer declares the whole
aim Of the intrigue is 10 stab in the
back the present chief of the impe-
rial staff, Maj. Gen. Sir Henry VIII
son. because Col. Repington has a
private cnmity against him and be
cause the general has been the chief
mi,tar. advocate of allied unity If
command The newspaper says this
faction is playing the enemy's game
on both sides of the Atlantic by AZ
tempting 10 bring the present war
administration in dsrepute; TO breed
dissensior among the allies. especial
ly between Premier LLOYD George and
Pre- nlie" Clemenceau; to spread sus
picion anG doubt TO misleac Amcrlca
and to insult Italy. Another purpose.
It says, is TO plead for Austria in q
spaper edited by q naturallzed
Austrian.
Tie Observer demands that the
government ruthlessly put down
treachery and assert the constitution
ale Ct the army
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
Capture Dominating
Mountain Positions
of Monte COrnO
SYSTEMS OF
DEFENSES ARE
DESTROYED
Action Was in -Arsa Valley
Leading Down from Larga-
rina Valley-Capture Gives
Italians Command of APP
prOachcs in that Vicinity

Italian army headquarters, Satlr-
day, May n.--By The Associat ID
Press) ).-After a long period of mac
tivity, owing to weather conditions
Italian troops on the mountain front
executed a brilliant operation last
night, capturing the dominating py-
sition Of Monte Corno, destroying an
elaborate system of enemy defenscs
and taking one hundred prisoners,
two guns, a number of machine guns
and much war material.
The action was in the Arsa val
ley which leads down from the La
Sarina valley and is the main line Of
approach from Trent and Roveroto.
! 1t was here the Austrians attempt
ed TO reach the Venetian plain in The
first great offensive. Recently they
have erected powerful dcfenses, with
battery positions built i'll rock aud
electrically charged and with q syS-
tom of barbcd wire entanglcmcnts,
There was considerable snow re-
naming on Monte Corno, which IS
5000 feet high. This has increased the
difiiculties Of movement Of the COM
paratively small Italian force Whicn
carried on tho attack. 1t was prcccd-
ed by n short artillery action.
The infantry advanced over rachy
and prccipitous heights. The enemy
was taken by surprise. and coull
make little effective resistance. The
movement was carried out by day
light All the enomy's defensive
works were occupied An Italian pc
stion was established on the crest
of the mountain and the surrounding
slopes The chief effect Of the action
is to dislodge the Austrians from the
dominating height in the center of
tho main highway from the noun
tains and to give the Italians the ad
vantage of that position with the
command ii has over the heights ana
approaches.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
MURDER CHARGE
North Searsmont Man
Held For Killing Wife
Eyewitness to Shooting Tells Of Con-
versation Between Pease and His
Wife Early Saturday Morning and
Describes Fatal Shooting-Hed
Without Bail

Belfast, Me, May ia hearing was
held before Judge Lord of the Belfast
municipal court late Saturday on the
case of Roy Pease of North Sears
mont, who is charged with the murder
OF his wife by shooting early SATURDAY, y
morning at North searsmont.
County Attorney Cowan conducted the
prosecution. Peasc was represented bS
Arthur Ritchie Of Belfast and PLEADED
not guilty TO the charge Of murder. Tia
State called two witnesses, Miss MAJ
Jackson, who was an eyewitness Of tire
crime, and County Medical Examiner A
{. Eickery.
Miss Jackson told the following story;
Il am an operator for the Liberty &
Belfast Telephone Go. and with Mrs
Ellen Pease, another operator, live in a
small house at North Searsmont. owned
by the company, and in which the eM.
change is located. We went to bed Fri
day night at 1915 in a small bedroom
adjoining the office. We left kerosene
lamp burning on the switchboard and
left the door open SO that the light
came into the bedroom. At about 124t
was awakened by somebody talking IN
the room and saw Pease standing by
the bed in which Mrs. Pease and l were
sleeping l spoke to her and woke her
up and Pease asked II he might sta,
all night. she said Yes, there is a room
upstairs YOU can sleep in He then ask
ed her if she would go with him, and she
said no, because il was her night to at
tend the switchboard. He asked me il
l would work for her the rest of the
night, ard said Sure. will but Ellen
said NO, it was her night on duty. and
besides she did not wish 70 leave the
babJ, which was asleep in its carria Sc
at the foot of the bed
"IIe said An right and pulled out
a revolver and fired two shots. the
first one went wild. and Ellen sat up
in bed and said Why Roy, what are
YOU loing, without answering her
fired again, and she fell over, dead"
Then he turned to me and said
Don't You tell anyone until I get
away and left the room AS soon
dc lit " dS gone L SOl OUT OIL ltlc room
ana went into the telephone office
and called for help, Mr.. and Mrs.
Poland. Frank Cooper. EjIens father,
DIR. Holt and others came. and 7 did
rot go into the room where Ellen was
again. Later the Medical Examiner
and Deputy Sheriff of Belfast ar
rived "
On crnss-e1a niration Miss Jackson
said that on Friday night James II.
CjlleH, manager ot tie company and
James Blood. a iineman, were in the
office until 10 O'Clock. remaining
through q thunder shower because
the girls We're afraid. She said that
Pease had been working out Of town
for some time, but that she saw him
On Wednesday on the street. that she
had known him three or four Years
on redirect examination she stated
that he did not appear intoxicated al
the time Of the shooting or after
ward.
Dr.. Nickery testified as follows: 81
(Contirued on Page 2-CoIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
ACTIVITY IN
SALIENT OF
.SEICHEPREY

With the American Army In France,
May 12.-(By the Associated Press).-
The Seicheprey salient shows signs Of
again becoming active. The enemy la st
night and this morning deluged the place
with machine gun bullets.
On the same front ono Of the
American patrols discovered num-
Der of bodies in advanced German
trenches where they probabl mad
been deft during the heavy American
bombardment ON the night of May 4.
American patrols have entered the
enemy lines in the sectors of Lune-
Vile and south Of NcrGu1. but did not
encounter resistance.
Official reports Of the German loss
cs in the Scichp"ey battle, accord
ing 10 a prisoner recently captured,
give 500 killed. wounded or MISSING.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
DISCLOSURE
I'm RUSSIA OF
GERMAN METHODS

London, May l2-Wireless messages
sent from the Russian government to
Berlin make disclosure regarding
German methods in Russia. one
compliant deals with a message re-
ceived by the Ukranan colony in
Petrograd from Ukrain in which it is
stated that the frontier has been
closed by the Germans to all Ukrain-
ians. The evacuation Of Ekrainian5
from Russia is being carried out by
means Of wagons under terrible con-
ditions, particularly for the sick and
for children. 1t could he effected cas-
lily by the river Dnieper, the message
says. but this route has been closed
to Ukranians by the Germans.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-13
GERMANS
ABANDON TOWN
OF ANCERVILTER

With the American army in France.
saturday. May l1.--tBy The Associa,-
ed Piessl. In the LunerviIle sectu-,
our patrols carly today established
the fact that the hamlet of Anccr-
vi!icr has been abandoned by ihe
enemy The Bermans had not even
attempted 10 occupy shell holes in the
salient which recently was torn up
by our artillery Qdiet prevailed to-
day on all fronts on which there are
Americans, according to reports.