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Evening star., 1918-08-14

when the Germans find an equally
good hAlting place, but in each case
-end this 10 the important thing-he
has achieved his purpose. his whole
strategic purpose; and what Is left is
merely adding to this whatever
further and less considerable profit
the situation may AFFORD at q reason-
able cost
Evening star., 1918-08-14
BY FRANK n. srMoxDs.

The first phase Of the Somme ofeen-
sive Is over. The Germans have rail-
lied on the line Of the old Somme
trenches and have brought the allied
advance to a dead halt. save at The
front on the Lassigny plateau between
the Disc and the Matx. Even here ths
French advance has nowhere passed
and barely reached the old 1916 front.
Exactly the thing which happened at
the Ourcq ana the Criss three weeks
ago has taken place In Pioardy. The
element Of surprise has been ex-
hausted. the German has rallied after
his first shock, and any further prog
ress by the allies between the Disc
and the Somme will be made only after
bitter fighting.
It remains possible, even probable.
that the German will ultimately retire
to permanent defenses behind the
upper Somme and the Eoyon canal,
just as 1t Ii still probable that the
line behind the Vesle will ultimately
Withdrawals will be made deliberately
and in good order. unless there be
some new surprise, hardly conceivable
now. In any event the period Of
great captures in men and material
and OF rapid advance Is at an end in
Picardy as weu as between scissors
and Rheims. A new phase has opened
on both backgrounds.
This approximate stabilixation of
the line on the old Somme front of
1915 raises the interesting question
as to whether Foch will now be con-
tent to halt his Somme drive as he
did his Marne counter offensive when
he had driven his foe out Of the po-
sitions vital to his own system Of
defense and communication and into
easily defend himself and could not,
even If he held on, hamper allied
communications
Cause ef Terribls Casualtiea
In the early phases Of the war ths
most terrible caSualties ware suffered On
both sides by attempts to exploit offen-
sives after the element Of surprise had
passed away. verdun. on the German
side; the somme. the Aisne and the
allied side. were all striking examples
Of the deadly price that had to be paid
for relatively Insignificant territorial ac-
QUESTIONS after an initial success. The
German. in Fiandsrs this year suffered
war on April 20. wheh. they attempted
to enlarge their gains south OF Ypres In
the face Of French And British troops
reinforced and ready.
In the Marne Opeeation three weeks
ago Foch was bound to press his advafi-
taSe until the Germans were north Of
the vssle. in order 70 remove the threat
to Paris And, free the PAris- Chalons-
Nancy railroad from interruption by In
direct nre Of German ,idng-range artfl-
iery. In the present case the. relieving
Of A1niens ana Tia 1betAtioh Of the
Paris Amiens Calais railway we're
equally essential, while not less ifnpor-
tant was the elimination OF the wedge
between the British and the French
armies. salient out Of which 1t was
conceivable the Germans might again,
az in June, eeek TO push south toward
Paris. But an OF these things were ac-
compiisked in the first three days Of the
present offen1ive. 80
Possessink ths offcnAvs, Foch may
now chooss to permit the stabilization
between the Oise and the Somme to
become permanent and turn his atten-
Evening star., 1918-08-14

Woman is supposed to reach the
acme Of her mental ability At about
the age Of forty-ffve, or i've years
productiveness Of man.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

ing our fellows were over their lines
and Off a cake of soap or piece of
white bread one could get almost any
kind of souvenir you wanted
Vie are now back in small town
in the St. Mfhiel sector, near Yer
dun, and Mt looks like we may be
here all winter, but OF course we
cannot know. AT any rate, | do not
think we will get home before spring
i guess you are all full of happy
rejoicing. With us it is sort of a
matter of fact, and we do not feel as
we suppose you do
There is an awful lot to do and
we are probably only half through in
France. / was in IToul day or two
ago to get some new machines and
drove back with full lights. Every
village was lighted and shutters down
and it sure looked good. Once saw
an old shopkeeper come out at dusk
to hang up cis shutter when he re-
membo.ed it was all over, then he
threw the shutter aside. Everything
is going along with us just the same.
The reads are lined with French and
American troops coming back from
the front to villages in the rear for
the winter, perhaps. WE have had
three or four cold days but do not
mind them much WE have every
thing to keep us warm. The only
thing we have to think of now is to
keep warm and well until we can get
home. Hope you are all well and
happy. WE will celebrate our Christ
mas to ourselves sitting around the
fire and wondering what the folks
might be doing way back home. Must
close now and go to supper. With
ever so much love to each one,
am lovingly,
WILLARD LEE.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
Somewhere in France,
November "A, 1918.

The Martinsburg Evening Journal,
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Dear Editor:
The privilege has been granted ey-
cry soldier of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, to write dad" a
Christmas letter and a feel it my duty
to write a letter in behalf of the
boys and myself and trust that you
will find space in your valuable pa
per to publish it. that it may reach
all who have some one over here
from Berkeley county.
The boys were granted this same
privilege last spring for Mothers Day
and to show Dad that he is not
forgotten, General Pershing has set
aside this day for him, and all sold
iers Of the I A. are urged to
write. A speci wlll carry these
letters. Attic here are few men
in my organizagioa from Berkeley
county. want to say for all the boys
from there, they are Ill in good
nanaf ard are well taken care of by
their officers and Q am sure that
all have written to Dad and that if
sny letter is delayed for any cause,
my letter. will in measure take
its place.
The people Ct France have given
US setirg flich will not soon
be forge On the day the arms
tice was 81 l, "O,d Glory" waved
in the tow which we were bill
leted. side By side with the French
and in equal size and numbers, while
from all sides shouts from the French
"yive LIE Amerique' were heard
showing their appreciation and love
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

ceived from Willard Lee Sperry, who
troops, somewhere in France 1t is
believed that this division will be
among the early ones to return home.
He is a son of MIR. and Mrs. A r.
Sperry of 705 West King street.
On Active Service with the American
Expeditionary Forces,
France, Nov IS, 1918.
My Dear Mother and Dad:
| shall have only a few minutes
now before dark to write you. After
it gets dark We sit around the fire
until we get sleepy and then go to
bed, as we have no lights. Well,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
SOCIETY TO FIGHT
CHILD LABOR EVIL

The first important step in move
ment which is expected to result in
the passage at the coming session
OF the West Virginia legislature of
g bill which will protect the chill.
dren OF the state from tho child la
Dor evil, will be taken Thursday ey.
ening, December IL in Wheeling
when the West Virginia child labor
committed will be permanently or
ganized.
1T is claimed by those back Of the
movement that West Virginia is one
OF the few states in the Union
which does not protect children in
industry, and that child labor law
such as proposed would put the
state on par with the progressive
states of the Union.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

mother, one week ago today saw the
finish of the great war, We are all
very anxious to get letters or papers
from the States to know how this
news affected the people over there.
The French as vel as our soldiers
almost went f'nuts" for awhile. We
knew that they had signed the armis-
tice that morning at six O'Clock.
was up with the guns at the last
shot. They knew that all would be
over at II o'clock, so we made a lit
tie "hell" and sent it over to them
up to the last minute. Each side
wanted to get in the last shot An
hour after the guns had ceased FIR
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

for America and Americans. The
French celebrated the signing of the
armistice in their own way, and We
in ours, which while not exactly
alike were not so different. The
French look upon the American Elk
peditionary Forces as lberators to
them. from the Hun yoke, and in ev-
cry way endeavor to show that our
efforts are fully appreciated.
Our boys soon learned enough
French and the French enough Eng
fish TO make themselves fairly well
understood and If we have a few
francs. we can purchase almost any
thing we desire. On moving from
this village the following note in very
good handw riting was found on my
dresser: Good bye Good luck We
are very pleased to have American
soldiers ard officers to help us defend
France" This is one OF the many
instances which shows the feeling
existing between the French ana
Americans and | am sure when
Johnny comes marching home" he
Twill have many stories of just this
! Kind to relate and that many drea-
Try evening will be pleasantly spent
listening to his stories Of the quaint
French manners and customs and OF
the many evenings spent trying to
learn enough French to make himself
uderstood TO these good folk
The Hun has made his decision and
il is well for him he has, for our
+ boys were here to see this thing
through and we would soon have had
him over the Rhine with our boys
close on his heels.
Our boys have all the comforts
possible. They are the warmest
clothed and the best fed Of all the
armies OF the world. We have We !
/ little sickness among tie men and
while we do not have all the COM
forts Of home. We d. rot suffer any
AM are .contented 10 wat CT t.
day when we will be at homo a..,.1. y
our friends and with our loved o121
s-hich f~om all appearances and r.
2; s viii not be long as the task Is
finished VII h we set out to accom-
plish and /. 10 more remains to be
Esione With the vast army over here.
Some Of them will be returning home
very soon now.~~ Some of the boys
from home have, perhaps, made the
supreme sacrifice that freedom might
live, and in their behalf, will say,
they died not in vain, but that Amer
lea and Americans would not have
to see the horrors of war as Franco
and Belgium have seen them, but
that the world is SAVED for Democ-
racy from PRUSSIANISM.
AMBROSE L. ANDERSON.
Captain 18th Ammunition Train,
American Expeditionary Forces.
The following letter has been re
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
SAVE YOUR HAIR
AND BEAUTIFY IT
WITH 'DANDERINE"
Spend A Few Cents! Dandruff
disappears and Hair Stops
Coming Out.
Try This! Hair Gets Beautiful,
Wavy and Thick In
Few Moments.

III you care for heavy hair, that
slistens with beauty and is radiant
with life; has an incompatible soft
ness and is fluffy and lustrous, try
Danderine.
Just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it i'm
mediately dissolves every particle OF
dandiuff; you cannot have nice, hea-
Wy, healthy hair If you have dand-
ruff. This destructive scurf robs the
hair OF its lustre, its strength and its
very life, and if not overcome it pro-
duces feverishness and itching of
the scalp; the hair roots famish,
loosen and die; then the hair falls
out fast.
If your hair has been neglected
and is thin, faded, dry, scraggy or
too oily get a small bottle of Knowl-
toms Danderine at any drug store or
toilet counter for few cents: apply
little as directed, and ten minutes
ai,er you VIII say this was the BEST
investment you ever made.
We sincerely believe, regardless of
everything else advertised that if you
desire soft, lustrous, beautiful hair
md lots of it-no dandruff-no itch
ng scalp and no more falling hair
'ou must use Knowlton's Danderine
7 eventually--why not now? 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
WISHED HE'D DROWN

Raymond L. Ramsdell, vice presi-
dent of the United Cigar Stores
Company, was arraigned in New
York city magistration court Mon.
Jay accused Of having exclaimed re-.
garding President Wilson:
Wilsonl hope he drownaia
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
ALMOST ENTIRE FAMILY
Is WIPED OUT BY WAR
10y international News Service,

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec. 11.-Al-
most the entire family of Sergeant
william G. Baldwin, Company C, of
The Soldiers Home near here, has
been offered up on the altar of
America Recently letter was ne.
ceived by him stating that his third
son had died from pneumonia at Camp
Funston. Two other sons died in ac-
tlon in France.
Two daughters are now overseas.
serving as Red Cross nurses. One of
them has been wounded by bomb.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11
TIME EXTENDED.

Amsterdam, Deo. 1.-THE Lokal
Anzeiger, of Berlin, says it learns
from competent sources that Mar
shal Foch has agreed to postpone the
date for the surrender Of all German
locomotives until February /.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

Bailey Hay for sale, I1ENsHAW,
HOLIlaS & co. 127tf
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-11

The Martinsburg Evening Journal,
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
G.. A. E. ENCAMFMENT.
Vermont Veterans to Hold Gathering
in Burlington April 1919.

BURLINGTON, March 30.-The
dates for the department eneampment
of the Grand Army OF the Republic,
the department convention of the
Women s Relief Corps, the Sons of
Veterans, etc, have been set for April
Is and 10, but owing to the illness OF
Department Commander c. 7. 5. Pierce
of Fergennes the issue of the general
order for the meeting has been some
what delayed. The meetings will be
held in this city and headquarters will
be established at the New Sherwood
hotel.
\ reception by the officers of the de
partment of Vermont. Women's Relief
Corps. to the national department Off
GERS and comrades OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic, the Spanish War Vet
Grams. Sons of Veterans and ladies of
the Grand ARM of the Republic VIII
be held in the parlors of the New
Sherwood on Wednesday evening April
Il at ) o'clock.
The G. 4. K. encampment will be
held in the New Sherwood hall, en-
trance from Cherry street. Thursday
morning at 10 clock.
The Women : Relief corps meeting
will be held in Temple Chapter rooms
0. +. S. Masonic Temple building, OF
Thursday. The hotel rates of the New
Sherwood hotel will be published il
general orders, and prices quoted vii
be Tor both the American plan and thu
European plan. The Hotel Vernon
rates will he on the American plan an(
the Van Ness on the European plan
II is expected that commandment
chief Of the q. A. r., o. A. Summer
Of kokomo, Ind, viii be present, a
well as national officers of the Won
en- 5 Relief Corps.
Comrades and others wishing hote
reservation should apply direct an
early, as it is expected that many vii
come to the city to attend the encamp
ment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30

When the Germans found that the
allies could make gas more deadly than
their own brand they wanted that style
of lighting abolished Meanwhile Ger
many continued to send her air ma
rhincs 20 raid ! ordon and other cities.
At last, Great Britain, aroused by the
repeated outrages, retaliated and sent
her machines over German cities, and
now Germany is realizing her mistake.
So far as possible the English machines
which have flown over German cities
have dropped bombs only on public
buildings, munition factories, railway
stations and places of military opera
tions, but it is evident that some dam
age would be done to private property
and to innocent persons. Perhaps the
only way the Hun can be taught civil
ization is to treat him more savagely
than he can treat you. If you treat
him humanelv he thinks YOU are easy
and proceeds TO greater barbarity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
FOOD PRICES HIGHER.
New Advance of l Per Cent in the
Month Ended Feb. Is.

WASHINGTON, March 30-Food
prices took a jump OF l per cent from
Jan. - to Feb. Is, making a total in
crease of 81 per cent for the year end
ed on the latter date, the bureau of
labor statistics announced yesterday.
Only three OF Is standard articles
failed to advance, while eight increased
and five did not change. Sugar showed
the greatest increase of - per cent,
mems, 10; round steak, g.; sirloin steak,
chuck roast, and butter, .; ham, J, and
lard less than | per cent,
Eggs took the sharpest decline of g
per cent pork chops, =, and bacon, l
Milk, bread. flour, corn meal, and po.
tatocs remained stationary.
In the year ended Feb Is, potatoes
alone dropped i'll price, the decrease
being 81 per cent. Increases were as
follows: Cornmeal, Il; bacon, 81; lard
81; ham, IS; hens, 50; milk, 3D.; sugar
80, and pork chops, %. Increases il
other articles ranged from II per cent
for sirloin steak, RIB roast, bread anC
flour, to "a per cent for butter.
For the five years ended with Febru
airy, 1918, food increased Sc per cent
every article advancing more than Al
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
SATURDAY. MARCH 80. 1918.
THE EASTER THOUGHT

There IL something that is very in
spring about an ohservanc which has
endured for nearly 1000 years. During
the past 10 centuries great nations
have risen to power and have fallen
back into dust. Kings and thrones
have come and gone. Conditions of
living are so CHANGED that it is anoth-
err world that we are living in as com
pared TO the days Of our ancestors.
Amid al the wreck Of time there is
one institution that stands firm in the
COG cf change That is the Christian
church. From earliest times Easter
has been celebrated with great solem-
nifty In the midst of our modern life,
+tis Expression o. human feeling car
riss home to the believer the same mes
sage that it brought to our spiritual
ancestors of the first century. \
thought and custom that have so sur
vived ell chance and change must be
firmly rooted in eternal truth.
The fact of the resurrection of Jesus
is regarded by historical students a
ORC Of the best attested of ancient
history. If it Is to be set aside as
legendary. about all the ancient his
tory that we faithfully study in sehoo
should go too.
Il is IMPOSSIBLE to account for the ca
rcer Of Jesus except Oh the theory tina
he had a unique and divine mission
Having such unique position it /
not to be REGARDED as strange or in
credible that he should depart our lif
| in an unusual way.
And having this mission. his word
as to human destiny ought to be fna
Whatever his nature, he was clearl
the wisest and best man that eve
lived We can safely take his wore
and follow his commands The Taste
message is a triumphant one, and
bids us east off all fear and have fu
confidence that all in our lives that
true and worthy will endure
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
The Gutter.

loar re sick of the game well now,
that s a shame
You're young and you're brave and you're
bright;
you've had raw deal." | know-but
don sdueal.
Buck up. do your darndest and fight.
It's the plugging away that will win you
the day,
So don't be a piker, young pard!
Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to
quit;
It's the keeping your chin up that's
hard.
It's easy to cry that you're beaten
and die;
Its easy to crawfsh and crawl;
But TO fight and to hope when hope 5
out of sight
Why, that's the best game OF them
all
And though you come out Of each Cruel
ING bout
All broken and beaten and Scared
just have one more try--it's dead easy
to die:
It's keeping on living that's hard.
Robert w Service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
DANGER Turks IN
EVERY ONE OF US
We Are As Full of Deadly
Poisons As A Germ
Laboratory.
INSTRUMENTATION
OR SELF POISONING
"FRuIT-A-TIVES" Absolutely Pre-
vents This Dangerous Condition.

Tie eAaef cause Of poor health is
our neglect Of the bowels. Waste
matter, instead of passing from the
lower intestine regularly every day,
is allowed TO remain there, generating
poisons which are absorbed by the
blood.
In other words, a person who is
habitually constipated, is poisoning
himself. We know now that AIfo-
.KtoxicatiOn, due 10 action of the
bowels, is directly responsible for
serious Kidney and Bladder Troubles;
that it upsets the Stomach, causes
indigestion, Loss of Appetite and
Glceplcssness; that chronic Rheum-
atism, Gout, Pain In The Back, are
relieved IS soon as the bowels become
regular; and that Pimples, Rashes,
Eczema md other Skin Affections
disappear when "Fruit-a-tives'' are
aiken TO correct Constipation.
"rgu.l- tigcS" Tor Fruit Liner
11Glets) xiii frOtaet 20. against
Auto-intoxication
zoe. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
1t all dealers or sent on receipt of
price, by FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited,
OGDENSBURG, ". Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
SURPLUS CT POTATOES NOW.
to Eat Them Thrice Daily
lday Be Made.

WASHINGTON, March 30-Surplus
supplies OF potatoes in such quantities as
TO cause genuine alarm among food ad-
ministration officials exist throughout the
country, according to statements here An
appeal to the American people to eat
'spuds' three times day is in contempla-
ton by food officials and may be an
nounced later this week as a means of
preventing a heavy waste
Under the impetus of the grow a gar
den movement last spring the greatest
potato crop III the history of the country
vas produced Consumption Of potatoes
during the fall and winter was much less
than in other years, resulting i'll large
quantities remaining i'll warehouses;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
DAD(YSEy[NlNl|
lA|RY TALE
FROGS SPRING SONG.
| 81 NAQN GRAANN bQgR

"Goog- a-rum, goog-a-rum," said
Grandpa Frog.
The little frogs opened their very
sleepy eyes and said: "What time is
it," /
Now, they asked this question in
their croaking voices, and they asked
the time just as people ask the time
in the morning when they hate to get
up, but know they must.
What time is it:' repeated Grandpa
Frog. "GoOg-a-rum, goog-a-rum, dear
me, dear me. And to think that an old
fellow like myself has to wake up all
the others. Gracious, but when / was
a young chap, or young frog, would
be the first one up every spring"
ooh, is il as late as that?" asked q
little frog, just as grown-up or a
child might ask if it really could be
| eight o'clock.
"Yes, it's getting-up time" said
| Grandpa Frog. THE spring is here.
| Yes, it's here The creatures who have
| slept all winter are beginning TO APP
| pear. But for those who would like
4
It's very early springtime."
"What does that mean" asked an.
other little frog.
at means that only the first signs
of spring are here. But it's coming
sure enough"
Don't we have TO get up unless We
want to, Grandpa?" asked several o.
the others.
you may sleep a little longer" saiC
Grandpa. Put I want to be up ant
, see what's going to happen this year
want TO see what flies are in season
and how the bug crop is doing.
Its pretty chilly still. bO its III
Springtime. Tin sure of that"
Suppose it turned out to be winter
after all?' asked a little frog.
"Why, yes" said anor.ler, 1--WE ma,
only have been having just little nap
and not our good sleep at ALL"
I Were not so dreadfully sleepy,
said another, "and if it were still tn
first part of the winter we'd be S
very, very sleepy.
And what is more we'd never eve
dream or think of waking up, or o
leaving our nice beds of mud"
y "Wise grandchild, Goog-a-rum. COOS
: a-rum." said Grandpa Frog. "Yo
I know" he continued, that have ne,
: er made a mistake about the sprin.