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The sun., 1918-07-18
PERSHING SENDS NO
NEWS OF BATTLE
U. s. Troops, Divided Under
French Leaders, Hard
to Locate.

WASHINGTON. July 17.-Little infor-
nation reached the War Department
to-day from Gen. Pershing concerning
the progress OF the great battle. in which
more American troops are now engaged
than in any battle since the flag was
born.
That more Americans are being
brought up into this fighting Is not
doubted at the War Department where
estimates of the number possibly en-
gagged now run over 100000. The dis
position of these forces. all under
French commanders, 1t is explained. has
made it next to impossible for Gen.
Pershing to forward reports OF their
operations.
These will have to wait until after
the battle has passed its critical stages.
Were the Americans operating In their
own corps formations and under their
own commanders 1t would be simpler to
trace them.
War Department Cautious.
Gen. Pershings communique issued
to-day covered the fighting OF Monday
and Tuesday only in the most general
way and told little that had not been
covered in the press dispatches.
Although the battle has absorbed the
interest of Secretary Baker and other
officials almost to the exclusion OF other
topics, the War Department until late
to might was without word for the pub
lie from Gen. Pershing. though the lines
were working from both Gen. Pershing
and Gen. Bliss, but nothing was given
out regarding their contents.
In the absence OF definite information
Secretary Baker and other officials were
inclined more than ever to be cautious
in making predictions regarding the out
come OF the battle, and repeated their
warning against INDUCING In too much
optimism. 1t had been expected that
Gen. March would make a statement to-
day covering the fighting. but when the
time arrived he asked to be excused.
Secretary Baker said that the situa-
ton still looked satisfactory, in that the
Germans seemed to be making compare
lively little progress. considering the ex-
tent Of their offensive and the number
of men they had thrown against the
allied lines.
CentrinR Attack on Rheims.
Reports OF German gains at Rheims
Mountain confirmed the opinion OF Gen
eral Staff officers that the Germans are
throwing their reserves into this area OF
the fighting. to compel the evacuation OF
Rheims, and possibly with the hope OF
surrounding some Of the allied forces
engaged in this defence. The resistance
they are meeting and the small extent
Of their gains were regarded however
as precluding any possibility Of the lat
| ter hope being realized. though it was
admitted that any further progress
might present serious danger for the
lines about Rheims.
Confidence is felt that Gen Foch has
sufficient reserves, including fresh Amer
lean troops. to throw into the fight al
| this point. and a counter offensive OF
considerable force is expected by the
experts here.
The German pressure TO the east OF
| Rheims is being kept up, 1t Is believed
| with a view to compelling Foch to divide
| his reserves.
1t was emphasized that the battle is
still In its critical stage. 1t is regarded
now as the battle of Rheims rather thar
| the battle OF the Marine.
The sun., 1918-07-18
MARINE BATTLE IS
SLOWED BY RAIN


who Is a member Of the Board Of Edu-
cation OF New Rochelle. Porter is %
years old. He is a member Of the 147th
Aero Squadron and attended the camp
at Madison Barracks before going to
Canada for preliminary air training He
was commissioned last winter.
The sun., 1918-07-18
GEN. GOURAUD HELD
BACK CROWN PRINCE
Dardanelles Hero Devised
French Defence Plans in
Champagne District.
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE FRENCH FORCES IN FRANCE,
July 17.-Gen. Gouraud. the hero of the
Dardanelles. was the French commander
who barred the advance OF the German
Crown Prince in the Champagne. 1t was
he who. TO the east OF Rheims, in one
day brought the host OF Germans to a
standstill This was done with only
compare lively insignificant losses among
his own men In consequence OF his ad-
mirable defensive preparations.
About twenty enemy divisions have
been identified in the first line Of this
sector OF the front alone. BY the end
OF the first day of fighting half OF these
had been badly mauled. The precautior
the French had taken before the Teutor
offensive began was such that the Ger
mans were unable to capture a single
prisoner in the Champagne during the
several days preceding the attack The
Germans thus were deprived Of the pos
sibility OF obtaining Information regard
ing the French plans.
Vivid Flashes From Guns.
When the German artillery prepare
ton started on the night OF the four
teenth the flashes from thousands OF
guns were so vivid that they lighted VI
the streets Of Chalons. almost twenty
miles from the front. The French re.
piled with an equally powerful fire, and
everything for many miles tramblet
until dawn. when the German infantry
came over.
The advancing waves were Of grea'
density, giving the hundreds of French
15s a pointblank target. AT the samt
time small centres OF resistance com
posed of French advanced posts opened
fire with machine guns, which do ter
rife execution
These isolated attachments held W
the enemy masses for several hours
giving ample time for their comrade:
guarding the line resistance to organize
and bring into play all their means OF
defence. Then they retired slowly. al
times being compelled to fight stronf
bodies OF the enemy, who had succeeded
in passing their positions.
Lieutenant's Heroic Feat.
Lieut. Tranchard. with twenty Ave
men. was caught between the French and
German barrages and remained fghtinI
hak the day. He then cut his way
through the enemy's lines at the point OF
the bayonet and received the Legion OF
Honor on the field.
The perfect execution OF Gen. Gou
raud's defence plans prevented the Ell
envy from making a breach at any poin'
on this sector. although during twenty
four hours the German Crown Prince
sent three necessarily renewed waves Of
his best troops forward In the determi
nation to get through to Chalons.
PARIS, July l7.-After being permitted
to print the information last night thai
Gen. Gouraud of Dardanelles fame was
commanding the French sector between
Rheims and Massiges. the Paris news
pa ers to-day are allowed to reveal the
fact that Gen. Henri Berthelot, wht
headed the French military mission t.
Rumania Is now commanding thu
Franco-Italian army in the sector be
tween the Marine and Rheims,
The sun., 1918-07-18
BRITISH DROPS TONS
OF BOMBS ON ENEMY
Despite Storms AUiotors
Harry German Lines.

LONDON, July 1.-THE work of the
British air forces In aerial operations Is
described tonight in the official state
ment as follows:
On July 16 repeated thunder and
rain storms prevented continuous
aerial work. Our airplanes took ad-
vantage Of tie fine intervals to carry
out reconnaissance work with the ar
tillery and bombing.
Thirteen tons Of bombs were dropped
on hostile airdromes. ammunition
dumps, tho mole at Zeebrugge and
villages used by the eneu:y as billets.
among them Estaires and Terville.
Ten enemy machines were brought
down in air flgl ting and four others
were driven down out Of control. In
addition, six hostile balloons were shot
are missing. Monday six hostile ma
chimes were brought down and one of
ours was lost.
weatf er. our airplanes dropped more
than 500 bombs on the railway june
lions at Seolin and on various billets.
All of the machines engaged in this
work returned. One Of the enemy's
behind our lines.
BERLIN, via London, July 17,-Th,
communication of War Headquarters TO
day contains II 0 following In reference
to aerial activities
Thirty-seven enemy arplanes and
two captive balloons were shot down
yesterday over the battlefield.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-01

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 "How much is a shilling?" queries the Texanhi jafi :i'tnrS r4 |fi About atwoibits," says the sergeant. who halls from California "Its equal to two of these sixpences." q He gives the coins back to their owner and stalks off followed by ad- miring eyes.
 Say" observes the Iowan, we've got lot to learn! And when we get to France, I guess we1l ruin into some other kind Of money t.i !1it
 War, certainly is hell" says the Texan. "a Fff ] T:
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-01
MAN ARRESTED HERE . IS GIVEN LONG SENTENCE

John G. kuthberth, who was re- gently arrested in Coordova. charged with the murder of James Collins at Thane, has just been tried in Juneau, found guilty of the charge and sen fenced to fifteen years in the peniten- tiary.
 According to Kuthbcrth's story. he met Collins in Sacramento five years ago. They became, friends there. and when they met < in Juneau they re newed their friendship. Both had been employed Fat 1'hane. Expecting to leave Thane, Kuthberth went to bid Collins goodbye, Collins sug- gested that they go hunting. They had one gun between them. Ii was carried by Collins. Climbing mp an embankment, Collins used the gun as an alpinestock to help him. The gun went off accidentally.
 The boy said he had served two years in the army and had been dis charged for physical incapacity; that he had tried to enlist in Juneau but had been unable to do so because of his physical disability. This physical disability, acquired while in the serv- ice of his country, made him unfit for certain work in civil life When questioned by Judge Jen- nings, Cuthberth said that he was 20 years old Before entering the army kes had been farm employe in Can ada, Oregon and California.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-07-01
NEW BAKERIES
 CAN NOT BE OPENED

Until the eEd of the present criti- cal shortage of wheat flour the food administration win discourage the opening Of new commercial bakeries. Those intending to enter the busi- ness of baking bread or rolls are re quested not to apply for licenses until after August I
 Under the wheat distribution rules bakers of products other than bread and rolls who were not in business in 1917 are not permitted to purchase or use any wheat -four in the manu- facture of such products until after August I. Such makers should not apply for licenses until after that date.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27
VALUE OF ROAD TYPE NOT Al.
WAYS INDICATED
Laymen Frequently Condemn Type of
Highway When Improper Main
tenance Is To Blame

The following is taken from a paper
by B. H. Piopmeier, maintenance en-
ginecr, highway department, state of
Illinois. 1t touches a subject upon
which every laymen who uses the pub
lie roads should inform himself:
MANY different types of roads have
been condemned by the public chiefly
on account of the lack of proper main
tenance. The proper type of road may
be selected by the engineer, but if he
has no means of controlling maintcn-
ance his choice may be condemned by
the average man.
Public sentiment is nodded largely
by the results that are evident to the
eye, regardless of the money actually
expended. 1t is not uncommon to
hear the layman say that certain roads
are very expensive and unsatisfactory.
He often passes judgment upon road
and condemns it without any investi-
cation of its cost or how economical
and satisfactory it might be if prop
erly maintained.
"The average road engineer is con-
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27
SAVE SUGAR BY USING HONEY
Can Be Substituted in Many Ways in
Cooking

In using honey, we arc saving sugar
and at the same time giving ourselves
a much more delicious form of sweet
ening.
Extracted honey can be bought for
10 cents pound end pound in cook
ing goes much further than a pound
of sugar.
The flavor is one which is apt to
become tiresome and SO honey should
not be used too constantly though Oc-
casional use is very desirable.
In sponge cake or butter cakes, if
q to + of cup of honey is substi-
tuted for 1 cup of sugar, the product
seems as sweet and also has pc
culiar flavor which is very pleasing.
The result of the use of honey in
baking apples is good, also in junkets
and custards.
Candy made with honey as the only
swcctcning as in the following re-
eipe is very good.
x cup honey.
z cup chopped nuts.
Cook honey until it hardens when
dropped in cold water. Cool, sir in
nuts and drop from spoon on oiled
Marjorie Shut, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF school District bond Election
school District No. II, Prowers
County, Colorado
Colorado.

Public notice is hereby given that a
speelal viieS 6i 81 sueh SuaiiIied ei &c
County OF Prowers and State OF Colo
RADIO. as shall have paid a school tax
therein IN the year next preceding such
election, has been. pursuant TO law and
the action OF the Board OF Directors,
called for. and the same viii be heid
on Friday. the Eighth day Of March,
\. ID. 1918. at the Central school
building, in said District, at which cleo
ton there Will be submitted the FOL
Shall me Board Of Directors Of
school District No. IL, in the County
tract u bonded indebtedness in the sum
Of sixty Thousand Dollars (s6O,OOO.OOp.
for the purpose Of erecting ana furnish
ing a school building within and Tor
said School District, by the Issuance
and sale OF negotiable coupon bonus
Of said School District therefor?
The baIlot-boN for the reception Of
ballots upon said question VIII be
opened at the hour Of one o'clock IN the
viii be kept open until ana VIII be
closed at the hour OF five O'Clock IN the
aIternoon o. said day; Baii9iS 10 pc
mitted will be furnished by the Sec
Rotary OF the District to the Judges Of
election. to be by them furnished TO
the voters. Each elector voting at said
election shall deposit in the ballot box
a ballot whereon shall De printed OF
and the words. Against the Bonds.
and shall Indicate his approval or as
approval Oh lhe propagation SUI
by placing cross (A) opposite the
group OF words on his ballot which eN-
presses his choice.
No ballot viii be received by the
judges of election unless the person
offering the ballot shall be II qualified
elector OF the District and shall have
paid a school tax therein In the year
next preceding said election.
Any person Offering to vote at sald
election may be challenged by any leg
ally qualified elector OF the District
and any one OF the Judges OF erection
shall thereupon administer TO the per-
son challenged an oath. as iolloWs:
You do swear Cor affirm that you
are u citizen of the United states; mat
you have resided in the STATE Of Colo
RADIO twelve months Immediately pre-
twenty-one years of age; that you hase
resided in this School District thlrty
days next preceding this electloh, anu
that you have paid school TAX "lthIti
this School District in the year next
preceding this elections; that you nave
not voted at this election SO help you
God Cor under the pains ana penalties
OF perjury" ,,,
refuse to take such oath or affirma-
ton, his vote viii be rejected. IL rs
provided by law. however. that the
Judges may reject the vote OF any pr
ment. said voter is not quaIliieu ac-
cording to law, whether said voter mas
taken said oath or not.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. lhe BOUT
of Directors Of School District No. ~
in the County OF Prowers. ana state OF
Colorado. has caused this notice 10 pc
given as required by law TINS Oth ia!
of February. a. d. 1918.
(school District SeaD -
L. NJ. MARKHAM:
First pub Feby. 6. 1918;
Last pub March 6. 1918
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27

fronted with the problem of educat-
ing the public to an appreciation of
the principles of economy in road i'm
provement as much as with technical
matters, such as the selection of a
type of pavement and the method of
properly maintaining the roads after
construction. "-E. b. House, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins,
Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27
BUTTERMILK A GOOD Spring
TONIC
Could Well Replace Patent Blood Rem
edies-A Most Healthful Food

Buttcrmils is dairy by-product the
food value of which is often under
estimated. Buttermilk produced By
the manufacture of good buttsr from
a good quality of well-ripened cream is
ono OF the most healthful foods obtain
able. Its healthfulness is derived from
the Tactic acid present. This is form
cd when certain type of bacteria,
called the "bacterium Tactic acidi,
converts the milk sugar i-lto Tactic
acid. These bacteria are always pres
Ont in normal milk and cream, and this
process Of forming Tactic acid is Tire
natural souring of milk, and is known
Is cream ripcning.
Buttermilk is an excellent hog feed
and probably most of it is being used
for this purpose; but it should be
more universally used as 4 human
food, especially since it is checp ar
ticlo; and during these times when We
must all keep ourselves in the best
possible condition, buttcrmilb should
be used rs a spring toxic. instead Of
these so-callcd patent blood remedies.
VIM. F. Drogu, Colorado Agricultur-
al College, Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-27
Government Regulation Broke Down

Government Regulation Broke Down
1t is frequently stated that thu rail-
road systems of the country broke
down and the government had to take
over the operation.
Management by ana interstate com
mission and forty-eight stat commits
sions broke down-too much rsgula-
ton and legislation broke down.
First thing the government had to
do was to suspend the laws and reg
ulations under which groups Of rail
roads could not be run as one.
Federal and state laws had been
enacted at the demand CT public clam
or to compel all railroads 20 compete
with each other.
If VIC get any greater efficiency out
of national operation It will be be-
cause the government is requiring
them to do what regulation and legis-
lation forbid them to do-pool, coop
crate, combine, not compete.
For years coal men have tried to
get the right to combine into large
groups and increase production along
lines of greatest economy.
But it was easy to howl this down
as coal mining has been the black
sheep of all industries and it was 50
easy to blacken that trust.
It can be set down that wherever
legislation and regulation through po-
litical interference has meddled with
industries it has crippled them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE

CHAUFFEUR, white. exempt from draft
wishes position. private. Pierce an
Packard cars, IL years experience: best a
reference from last employer q s5s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
SEEK LOST CHILDREN
WHOLE NIGHT IN VAIN
May Drag Delaware River for
Boy and Girl Missing
From Camden

Camden police failed in an all-night
search TO find any trace of two chill
dren who disappeared from their homes.
The missing children. Angelina Lom-
bardi ten years old, 200 Senate street,
and Fernando Patoni. eight years old,
204 Senate street, disappeared yester-
day morning.
They had been playing together. Mrs.
Antonio Lombardi. mother of the girl
called to the 'youngster to come IA the
house. When she did not answer the
mother started search.
No trace of the children could be
found and the search soon extended
over the neighborhood. After hunting
all day without finding the slightest
trace Of the two little ones the parents
reported their disappearance to the
Camden police.
The police instituted city-wide
search but it brought no better result
than that conducted by the parents Of
the missing children during the day
The children were playmates and were
much attached to each other Their
homes. which adjoin, are not far from
the Delaware River and the children
frequently wandered down TO the water
front to play.
Unless some trace of the missing
children is found early today, the Cam
den police plan to drag the river
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
MAYOR SUSPENDS
SUBWAY WORKING
Orders Stoppage of Arch
and Locust Streets
Excavations
TAKES EFFECT AT ONCE
Thompson Street Sewer and
All Operations Nonessential
to Public Safety Included

suspension of all work on the Arch
and Locust streets subways and the
Thompson street sewer. except that
necessary to assure safety to the public
was ordered today by Mayor Smith.
The Mayors action was taken fol-
lowing conference with City Solicitor
Connolly, Transit Director Twinng and
counsel and officials OF the Keystone
state Construction Company. which
holds the contracts for the work
The order Is effective at once. Only
where work. is open to such an extent
that the safety of the public is at stake
VIII the contracting company continue
operations. and in these cases all speed
toward completion will be urged -.
Director Twining and engineers of
the contracting company will continue
conferences looking toward an exact
basis of settlement. It is believed the
Mayors action today indicates n ten
tative agreement of settlement has been
reached. and that the final plan will
be drawn up quickly at the conferences
between Director Twining and the COM
pany engineers.
Both sides are making every effort to
reach conclusion so that the work can
be abandoned and money procured for
the completion of the Frankford ele-
waited and the subway under City Hall
Under the ordinance of Councils giving
Under the ordinance of Councils giving
Mayor Smith and others authority to
annul the contracts the final settlement
must be submitted to Councils for ap-
proval.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
CEMENTING TEUTON ALLIANCE
German and Austrian Statesmen
Hold Economic Conference

London. July 11.--German and Aus
trian statesmen have begun a conference
at Salzburg for the purpose of
arranging for closer relations between
the two countries and cementing their
alliance. Sixty of the most prominent
statesmen and diplomats of the Central
Empires were to participate in the con-
ference. according to report.
First announcements relative to the
conference stated that political and mill
tary arrangements of closer character
than had heretofore existed were to be
arranged. but dispatch from Amster-
dam says advices from Vienna state
that the negotiations are OF purely
economic character and that no political
or military Investigations would be dis
cussed.
1t is reported that Austria proposes
that free trade shall not be arranged,
but that all products which need the
protection of tariff shall carry heavy
duties. 1t is also said that the tariff
alliance between Austria and Germany
VIII not be OF an aggressive character
toward the enemies of those countries
and VIII not present barrier to tn.
future friendly relations Of Austria with
the Entente Allies. 1t Is proposed to
arrange tariff arrangement for n term
of twenty years, subject to a revision
every five years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11
WAR NOT "ENTIRELY' WON
But "Cod Is Still With U.s." Kaise,
Writes

Amsterdam. July 1.-The German
Empero" has replied to a congratulatory
telegram from the University of Cologne
as follows:
The invinCible bravery and unlim-
tied self-sacrihce of the German ma
ton shine brightly out of the dark
ness of the mightiest war of all
Times. Our victorious arms have not
yet succeeded in entirely breaking our
enemies Will to destruction, but Ger
many's sons with unshakable conf
dence are rallying around their SUI
preme war lord and their trusty milf
tary leaders to win for the fatherland
life, happiness and freedom to create
a free path for tho development of its
Intellectual and economic forces. God
VIII be with US and our Just cause