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Do-InIek zeeeOIa, New Tork.
n. Y.
DIED OF DISEASE.
PRTVATESI
James Collins, Lancaster. Eng.
william CorneIIes Momestnkes
Mont.
John ,. DOnOhue. New York, n. 7.
Martin C. Lacy. MunhaII, Pa
Eugene l. McwIIiams, Shelton.
Web.
Edeo RufIin, Spring Grove, SurTy
county. Wa.
JOSeEh B. Thompson, FOrt Seott.
han.
Roy Van vaIkeAberE. KerAoak-
son. y. y.
Argyle ZeimerseheIde. Mora, Ne.
AERoPLANE ACCIDENT.
SERGEANT
Sam VI Campbell, Admission. Ala.
ACCIDENT AND OTHER CAUSES
CORPORAL:
Aaron Samuel Harris, RIehvaIs.
PRIvATESt
Thomas L. Bailey, BFskIne, MINI
Charles w. Bowen. Atlantic City,
Ralph DaHOne. New -ToFk. n. Y.
Charles r. Duffy, New HaVeA,
Frank e. Gael. Chicago. III
Louis r. KIeebeF, wOodViua.
Miss
Giovanni Museietro, BaIIStOa Spa.
NY.
James seanIOn. New York. IL.
Herman sPIeIberE. Chicago, III.
WOUNDED SEVERELY.
Capt. Marx W. Clark, Camp Cor
don, Atlanta, Ca.
Lieut.. Samuel Smith, DanbuFy,
Conn.
CORPORALsi
Charles II. BarekIey, Rosemary,
Richard A. Moses, Clio, Ky.
Peter POIehInski. New York, y. T.
Roy ReynOIdA, Ontario Orc.
Julius L. SehIOsses, Chicago, III
PRIVATES.
Clarence L. ARaIN, Rugby. y. ID.
SanmIe Bell. Pensacola, Fla.
Jacob l. Bowman. Lebanon. Tenn
BeraIdO DeIbeatO, PnehIna, Italy.
Hayward Dennis, Troy. :. c.
Joseph z Erect, Hanover, IA
BenJamin Goldman, New York.
". ".
Raymond Hosford. IrnOnOHis,
Wis.
Harry J. HouEesen. EsehtawDa.
william jacobson, New YOrsk.
n. Y.
Clair w. KneDp, CuFweREville, Pa
Walter r. Kyle. Columbus. Ga
shelby d.. Lee, Calhoun City. Miss
sam II. Lucas, KerShnw. :. G.
Harry VI. Mathis, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Edward T. MeAIeer, SprinEheId,
Mas.
Guy McCIuakey. BeSSHitr. Mica
Martin J. Nay, Avis, Pa
Herbert t. Miner, Bradford. Mass.
John ParadIs, wOrehester, Mass
William C. Parker, Macon Gu
Albert RIpberEer, Bellevue, ny.
James VI. Ross, Hammond. Wis.
ErIIug SIetten. WeStby, Wis
Ray W. stanton, MOOrie, Pa
james h. walker. Deer Ledge,
Mont.
Ernest c. wilcox, New Britain,
Conn
william G. Williams. Butte. Mont.
Carl C. wOIff. Belle Fourche, s. ID.
NIchOIaI IushIk, Cleveland, Ohio.
WOUNDED (pEeREE UNDE-
TERMINED).
Corp. Henry II. Johnston, In
dianapoIIs. Ind
PriVute OryIIIe w. Barrows, Miles
City, MOnt.
MISSING IN ACTION.
LIEUTENANTS.
Guy ID. TIbbetts, Bennington.
John A. white. Jr., Duncan, Okla.
CORPORALS.
Edward J. Curtin. ROzbury. Mass
Peter }. Mccormick Robbery
Mass
Harry F. McwhIrk. Dorchester.
Mass.
PRIVATES.
Stanley BaEor. ChIeOpee. Mass
George W. BrahRm, Springfield
III.
Michele CereIlL- Baltimore, Nd.
Edward &. Cermak. Chicago. III
Edward r. juno. Boston. Mass.
Edward LutE. buffalo, y. \.
John Rade. YOunEEtOwn. Ohio.
Michael 4. Riley. Boston. Mass.
Francis p. Rooney, Seattle. wash.
GnSpnrr NentlniGlih, Brooklyn,
y. Y.
PRISONERS.
Lieut.. WIIfred V. CasErAin, De-
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REPULSE OF FOES.
RAIDS REPORTED

PARIS. June z2--GeTrnan raids
we're repuIsed in the region Of BeIIoy
and Hautebraye and In Alsace,- the
French war office announced today.
French troops took q German out
post at St Aaur, capturing = number
Of prisoners"
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LUMINOUS HOUSE NUMBERS.

Luminous house numbers and street
municipalities traced in little button
like mirrors which reflect and mag
nifty the smallest glimmer OF light are
to be used in Paris. where in the
darkened streets ordinary signs can
not be seen
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n action, So: died Of wounds. IS; diet
81 disease, Q: died OF aeroplane acct
lent, 1: died of accident. or othei
10: severely wounded, 81
(degree undetermined. .
in action, is, and prisoner, 1
The list. together with the ad
iresses OF the next OF kin. follows:
KILLED IN ACTION.
CAPTAIN.
Jesse LO1en, Chicago, III
LIEUTENANTS
Quentin r Logic, New YORK, y. Y.
Carter l. OVtngtOH, ValmOre,
Paria.
T. II. Watson. Raleigh, y. c.
sERGEANTS.
Paul Gerere. Green nay. Wls-
Frank GOyJin&, WATERFOWL. n. Y.
George A. HOpp. OrOnoga, No.
Frank l.. MedeirOs, Boston. Mas&
Lawrence TreEO, Woodward,
Okla.
CORPORALS.
Emil Meyer. IT., Syracuse, y. Y.
Ivie L. RIEdOn, Sterling, Kaa-
Walter seItE. BeIIeVIIle, III
PRIYATEs.
James z. Caldwell, GaIenn. Kent
county, Md.
James Caskey, LOVeIand, ny.
Emary c. COhren. Eden, Ky.
Fritts ID. COrriEaB, EFlahEer, ny.
ice Curtis, West Lynn. Mass
Bernard DaVidOff. Chicago, Ill
Emery Dean, Fort Gay. W. Wa.
Albert 5Debacker, Detroit, Mich.
Charles J. DoIan, Mnueh Chunk.
Pa.
Joseph L. FarrOw, indianapolis,
Ind.
Carl Fey. SchuyIkiII Haven, Pa
George A. HendricksOn, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Leroy HI!I. Gardner, Kan.
Wesley n. Keller. LeverinE, Mich.
Ernest KratEki. brooklyn, y. Y.
DOmenicO LAbRta. TuIa, Italy.
Ely Light. IT.. Melbourne, Fla
Charlie II. McInturff, Powell,
Tenn
Lewis N. Mallory, COOper.town.
NY.
Conrad George MaIEakn, Chicago,
Ill.
Alexander l.. Morley, Athens Pa
william OdeII. New britain, Conn.
Robert Peel. Lawrence. Mass
Christ A. Peterson. Wilton, n. ID.
Claude Quinn, Sheridan, WyO.
james w. Ray. Pages Will. s. C.
Writ Rhodes, Bedding, SIleh.
william Warren SehOViIIe, Sol
dierH Grove, Wis.
Elsie E Scott, Los Angeles, Cal
Edgar W. Sellers, EIktOn. Va.
Frank II. Smith. Decker Mont
Herbert GustaVe Smith, MiIwau-
kee, Wis.
Jacob H. smith. MenOmOnIe. Wis.
John II. Summers, CIarksbuTE. W.
Va
James Fred ToutIOfE bayfield,.
Wis.
Zue VandeveeF. StOnInEton. Ill.
Emil Henry VAnker. Detroit. Mich.
StanisIaus waJecIcchawski, De-
trOIt, Mich.
Henry Walker. Sturgeon Bay,
Wis.
Charley e. wInIsOn. Gilmore City.
Iowa.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
LIEUTENANT.
John ID. Finley. Jr.. BfOokiyn,
". \.
SERGEANTS.
Hurry GibEtrIn. BrOuN, y. Y.
Peter J. ROh!er. Hartford. Conn.
Orlando VI. LOOmL'. Snyre. Pa
MECHANICIAS.
Arthur }. Cole. Utica, y. u
CORPORALS.
Leon ID. Bunting. waIkcrsyiIIe.
Mich.
Joseph D. CeIy, E.AsIcy, 5. c.
Howard DicLerSOn, WaISOn. Col
PRIVATES.
AdoIph Block, MineOIn, n. Y.
George {. Button. FrahklinVille'
n. Y.
Elmer VI. Curtis. Seattle. Wash.
Jones L. Deets, Aurora. Ore.
Carroll Depriest. CRrutherSyIIIe.
No.
Jane. }. DOuEheney. Toledo.
Harvey W. FahnestaIk, Rapid
City, Mich.
Theodore Teller, North KRukan-
m. Wis.
Samuel Frank. Chicago. III.
George r. GOd~ In, bryant, III.
Ira u. Harvey. Nashville, NO.
Tonic Mnrrkie. Chicago, III.
Nelson TIrLweH. Wilmington, VT.
Earl w Shea, Lynn, Mass.
Abraham ID. SimOns, Chicago, Ill.
Samuel Snyder. NnpR. Cal.
BenJnmln c. white, South Hadley,
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PRISONERS TAKEN.
GEN. HAIG REPORTS

LONDON. June IA few prisoners
were taken and casualties inflicted on
The enemy In raids and patrol encounters
In the ViIlers- Bretonneux and Strazeele
sectors Field Marshal HAiE reported
today
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Germans Pray God to Forgive
Them For Shots That Miss

AMSTERDAM, June 22.-Every time
German sharpshooter misses his human target
he is required to ask God for forgiveness The
PRAYER containing this brutal plea is contained
in booklet prepared for army circulation
1t is also circulated among church congregations
at home
The prayer reads:
Though the warriors bread be scanty, do Thou work
daily death and tenfoId upon the enemy.
Forgive mercifu suffering each bullet and blow
which misses itS mark!
Lead not into the temptation of letting wrath
be too lame m carrying out Thy divine Judgment.
Deliver and ally from the Internal Enemy and
his o earth
Thine is the kingdom the German land; may we, by
the aid of Thy Steead hand achieve the fame and the glory
Amen"
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K. C. BIS TOWN GOSSIP

"oR THE colors he uses?
AND IF the picture.
THE WRITER draws
TN THE readers mind
MAY BE the meanh
-oF PROMPTING the reader.
TO BETTER things
WHAT DOES it matter.
THAT he splits an inAnitive."
AND AFTER that:
MY DISHwASHER friend.
SAYS A word or two.
ABOUT THE breyity.
OF THE lines ! write.
AND QUOTES from Pope.
HE SAYS it was.
WORDS ARE like leaves
AND WHERE they most abound.
MUCH FRUIT of sense beneath
is rarely found"
AND THEN he tells me-
ABOUT HIS troubles.
AND HOW it happened.
HE'S WASHING dishes.
N A cafeteria
AND HE isn't ashamed
AND IF he could;
HE WOULD go to France
BUT THEY won't take him
AND THERE'S postscript
AND n reads
TIN A Harvard man myself"
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Lieut.. WIIfred V. CasErAIn, De-
trOit, Mich.
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IN
CONGRESS over The
EXTENDED SESSION

WASlINGT0N. May @G.--nissaiisIi'd
hut "S,gn"d. congress IS prepared 10
revise it's legislative program this wcrk
AMI abaml"n plans for adjournment in
July.
President WilS"n Is expected IN state
formally in Il few days why revenue
LEGISLATION before the December session
is regarded as Imperative. Sine" tho
Democratic and Rrpuhllran leaders
iaifrl Ia a.r"r on plans proposed h% ih"
President for Il special session after the:
fail rl"CUiuns. lhr work OF forming
H. ~ IAN bill will pr"c"'d Al one" unless
tirrrc is som" unexpected d"Fcl"pm"ni.
final conferences "n tn" question
will l." held luInnrrnW. The r"'"rd-
brcakInl; army aHi,r"rr. bill. total
ling about sl2.n"n. .unu."1D. with ItS pro-
vision for .allm: all men I" the cnl"rs
who can hc trained and equipped. Will
b,. taken up Tuesday by III" house,
uu,,cr an agreement tn give 1t the right
,r way in lhr nope of its paSsag" early
mex, week. Tomorrow the house plans
L. pa"s IN" new urgent deficiency ap-
'r"Iriaiiun bill carrying Si-5uon'UOO
1nrrcne,. nr tho army ais" IS Sch"dul-
-! frr consideration hy tho senate IN
diScuSsi,n Of in" resolution OF Senator
lt""d, of Missouri. authorizing ".o"9.nn9
filnrr mon. unanimously reported by tho
s.:iaI" military committee. som" oPP">
:jlinn already has developed III the sem
ate lu ih.: provision in the house bill
and champions Of The Reed resolution
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wAsHINGSoN. May 26.-saIe OF
spoiled meats and other food products
10 the army. with the knowledge that the
food was unit for human consump-
ton" is charged in complaints issued
to-day 10y the federal trade commission
against Morris & co. and Wilson & Co.,
two of the five great packing corpora
tons
II is alleged that thousands of pounds
of unfit meat and chickens were sold TO
Camp Travis. Texas. Most of it was
detected and condemned but 1t is said
some Of 1t may. have been passed and
consumed.
Details Of the information upon which
the action is based were withheld by
the commission. The announcement
and correspondence given out with it.
however. show that the alleged o1fenses
occurred last December. and are the
same upon which indictments were OBJ
tained in Texas by the department OF
Justice after an investigation Of reports
BY the food administration. The indict-
ments were dropped because they were
returned under Section 4 of the food
law, which carries no penalty.
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AMERICAN L|R SQUADRON OVER
TOI)I DOING EFFECTIVE WORK

Th.. records show that the new
squadron has already taken credltable
toll Of cnrlny pilots and observers. while
for L German airplane tn com" over tho
American lines now IS q rare occurrence.
This situation contrasts sharply with
that which prevailed when thcs" aria-
tors first started operated. II vas a
rare occasion then when one or moro
enemy airplaucs was not circlinG over
or behind the American lines. operating
with almost complete freedom
Moreover. according TO informatio
obtained from u German officer aviator
brought down within the last few days.
tho fear Of ;hc American aviatnrS has
been ins,flied intu the German riyinG
corps. This prisoner furnished the in
formation that the lin" from ST. Mihcl
tG Pont- "a MruSSun. within which the
American airnen are operating. had
come to be regarded as Il dangerous
place for German pilots. our lighting
ayators could not possibly have heard
a more welcome tribute.
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NJ 'ADOO HANDS
DOWN DECISION
On RAIL WAGES
RECOGNIZES PRINCIPLE
OF EIGHT HOUR DAY
But Hours Of Employment
Not Now Reduced on Ac-
count of the War

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 26.-
General pay increases for nearly two
million railroad employees were an.
nounced to-day by Director General
McAdoo. effective next Saturday and
retroactive 10 last January l, carrying
out substantially recommendations OF
the railroad wage commission. The
aggregate Of the increases probably
will be moro than s300,000.00O a year,
half of which will be distributed with.
in a few weeks as back pay in lump
sums ranging from about 500 to near.
~ 5000 each.
The director general departed from
the wage commissions recommenSl'
lions in the following particulars:
Makes These Changes.
The principle Of the basic eight
hour day is recognized, but owing to
pXigencies Of The war situation, the
hours of employment are not actu-
ally reduced and overtime is TO be
paid pro rata; future adjustments of
pay are 10 be made on the basis Of
eight hours.
In addition 10 the ordinary scale
Of increase, day laborers. employed
mainly on track work. are 10 gel at
least ~, cents an hour moro than
they received last December 81.
\ minimum Of - cents an hour is
established for The shop trades. in
Guiding machinists, boilermakcrs
and blacksmiths: and
Women are To receive the same
pay as men for the same work. and
negroes are TO get the same rs white
mon for similar employment.
To work out multitude Of inequali-
ties of pay among employees doing sim.
liar work in different localities. and
other injusIices caused by varying
rules of employment and condition OF
organization. the director general Gre
ated new board of railroad wages
and working conditions. consisting of
three labor representatives and three
railway executives, which will con
duct extensive Investigations and rec
Continued on Page Thirteen-)
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NEW CASTLE BOY
SAVED BY BIBLE
Bullet DETECTED From His
Heart and Inflicts Only
Minor Wound

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 2G.-tEy The Associat'
ed Press Many stories have been
told since the beginning Of The world
war of lives saved By Bibles, but the
United States probably will have the
distinction of t1c;ng the first country
10 have actual possession of 4 bullet
punclured bible, which saved the life
of one of it's sons, William X. Wilson.
Il ls year old soldier, Of New Castle,
Pennsylvania.
Young Wilson IS alive today in a
hospital in the rear Of the American
sector in Picardy, and rapidly recoF-
rring from minor wound. y bible
and small trench mirror, which he
was accustomed 10 carry in his Ielt
breast pocket DETECTED 4 German
sharpshuotcrS' bullet from his heart.
According 10 his friends, "llSon,
who is an orphan, had been in he hah-
it of reading the bible daily. He vas
resting in the rear lines last Sunday
with his bible as his only comfort. lie
waS ordered to the front line. where
a sharpshooicr's bullet fnlled him.
Comrades who carried him off found
that h. was suffering only from flesh
wound in the breast. thanks to his
bible and the trench mirror through
which the bullet passed. \ second bull
let struck him in III" arm, but this
wound is not serious.
Wilson says he is going 10 present
the bible 10 the United StGtrS as soon
as he is discharged from the hospital.
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COLONEL ROOSEVELT REPLIES To ].
POSTMASTER GENERAL BURLES0N.
Former President Shows Unfaness Of the Postmaster Cen
eraI in Treatment Of Loyal Newspapers, While at =. ss
the Same Time the Hearst Papers Go Scatheless a.s

In letler to Senator PolndeNter'
Of Washington, former President
Theodore Roosevelt discusses at
length the course of Postmaster Cen
cral Bureleson toward the Metropoll-
ian Magazine, the New York Tribune
and other loyal publications tnat
have voiced criticisms Of the wilson
administration. while at the same
time no attention has been paid TO
the Hearst newspapers. which Mr.
Roosevelt charges have shown at
times anything but patriotic attl'
rude. The letter of Mr.. Roosevelt 10
Senator Poindexter follows:
Text Of Rooseveit's Letter.
Following is the full text Of Colonel
Roosevclt's letter 10 Senator Poindex-
ter.
May 90. 1918.
THE following article from me ap-
peared in The Kansas City Star on
May 7, 1918:
'Scdi,ion, Free Press and Per
sonal Rule.
The legislation now being enacted
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Dillon DenOunCeS the :
Sim Fein Faction

BAILLIEBOROUGH, Ireland, May
26.-(By the Associated Press.)e John
Dillon. chairman Of the Nationaiats,
speaking here to-day, declared war TO
the death on the Sim Fein. The COCA.
sion for his speech was a meeting of
delegates from East Cavan to decide
whether the Nationalist party ought
to withdraw its candidate and permit
the Sim Feiner, Arthur Griffith, to be
elected unopposed.
Mr.. Dillon's speech bristled with
references to America and appeals to
Irishmen not to neglect American pub
lie opinion He emphasized his dc.
nunciation of the Sim Fein by quo
ting several phrases from his state
ment recently made to the Associated
Press, and added:
Il am today more convinced than
ever that the Sim Fein policy is cal.
culated to rob Ireland Of the sympa.
thy Of America and Of all democratic
peoples throughout the world" -:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-27
Definite Report of the Field
Marshal's Serious Illness
Comes from Strassburg

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 26.
Field Marshal Won HlndenburE,
chief of the German general stall,
is in hospital at StrasShurg, Suf-
fering from typhoid fever, accord.
ing to reports from that city.
Typhoid fever is said to be spread
ing rapidly in the German army.
Of late there have been various
reports of the death Of Field Mar
shal Won lindenburg. Somc ot
these reports were given on the
authority Of German prisoners on
the western front.
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WITH THE AMt:!;lC.AN ARMY -
FRANCE. Saturday. May 21.-(Ey IT,
Associated PreSS.)--Th" activities ct
the American air squadron operating III
the sector northwest "f foul seem I"
have had results .ry"u Gnor" "iicctiF"
than was anticipated. When it, iir&t be
gan its work thcr. were b2twecn thirty
and fifty SummnnScS - activity coming
in to cur aviatorS daily, Gradually the
number Of calls has dwindlrd until for
several days the average has been only
two day.
From strictly technical military
standpoint the operations OF the Amer
ican airrncu have two nbjsctlEes. Th';
first is to Kill off the opposing A!rtncn.
while the second is 10 keep the eneTn,
from flying his machines TN the Amer
lean side of the line and thus prevent
Ing him from taking photographs. reg
nlating artillery fire. or in any way So
curing information. The American air
men have done much toward accon-
pHshinS both objects.
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British Raiding Parties Take
Numerous Prison ers -
Teuton Raids on French
Lines Ended in Failure

LONDON. May 26.--lncreaSed actlv'
ity was developed last night by the
German artillery in sectors east and
rorthraSt CT AmicnS. rs we'll as on the
westerly Sid2 CT he LyS salient in
Flanders. the war Office reported to-
day. British rG;cSias parties took nu,
merous prisoners and several machine
guns in successful operations both by
day and at night. Th2 tex; OF the off.
cial statement reads:
"A parry Of our troops raiGed the
enemyS trenches south OF BucqIoy IN
daylight yesterday and captured IA
prisoners and two machine guES. Dur
ing the night other successful raids
were carried out o. us east OF Hoou'
terue and south Of Neuvil!e-EHaSSe,
resulting il IN" capture of 10 PRISON
ers and machine gun.
"riostile raiding parties were. re-
pulsed last night in the nciEhhorhood
of Sai!ly-Ls~Ssc. BncQuoy. Ablainze-
VILE. Fes:uhn:: and Merris.
The rnri.;'S artillery has shown
somewhat increased. particularly In
Villers BrctonneuX and Dcrnancourt
sectors. in III" u"iShborhoud of Buc-
qnoy and between Nieple wood and
Neteren.'
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ARTILLERY F|CK7NG ON FRANCO bR|T|SHFRONT;
GERMANS PREPARING FOR LAST DESPERATE EFFOR1
Teutonic Big Push May Be
Launched at Amy Hour -
Allies Prepared for Worst
and Very Confident

Still another week has passed and
the Germans have not begun their
expected new offensive AGAINST the
allied forces in Flanders and Picardy.
And, as yet. there is nowhere any in'
dication that Il i, III" cai'lr intcAuon
OF the enemy : gain To nr 10 break the
battle front ID r;aril the channel
ports.
1t is not inlprobahl::, however tha;
the blow vii: te launched at any mo-
ment. Aviators wnSinS III, way in
reconnaissance behind the German
lines, still itp":t continuation b!
the Germans of their work Uf bringing
up fresh troops, guns ana stores lCr
what is believed evrrywher2 viii be-
their creates. attempt lc win a de-
cisive victory.
Meanwhile the allies are not idle.
Every hour is being utilized by them
10 strengthen strategic positions ana
every hour finds them better prepared
to withstand an enemy onslaught The
morale of the troops is Of the highest
and confidence reigns among the men
Of the unified command OF General
Foch that the enemy will not ne able
TO carry out his program TO the full,
and that whatever ground he may
gain will be dearly pad for.
= In the work of strengthening the
battle front the Americans are play
ing no secondary role. The steady
stream Of the khaki-clad lads from
overseas to the fighting line has
served greatly TO reassurc The Brit
ish and French contrugentS that have
heretofore so valiantly held their own
against the tremendous oGdS. Those
nj the Americans al:calv in uc
trenches have given and are still CIV
ing a good account OF themselves,
harassing the Germans with their ar
1illery and out.gaming them in COM
bats in the open.
Even the Germans al home. pre-
viously adopting the tactics Of sneer-
ing at the Americans, now arc becom-
ing aware of their strength and viril-
ity. No less an authority than the
semi-otIicial North German Gazette is
remarkng on the maturing" Amerl-
cans reinforcements behind The adicd
lines and wondering how the light
ming trained Yankee will hold his
own against the German lads who
have had military training from their
youth"
Nowhere along the battle front has
there been fighting Of any great mo-
man1. Several new raids have been
carried out successfully against Ger
man positions by the American, Brit
ish and French forces, and some have
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SALE OF SPOILED MEAT To THE
ARMYBYPACKER5 IS ALLEGED

Since then both the food administra-
tion and the trade commission have con
tinucd their Investigations. II the COM
plant now announced should be sus.
tained. the commission could do no moro
than order the packers to cease and de-
sist" from the practices. Upon repeti-
ton. Offenders may be hailed into q fed.
oral court.
4 further report to the food admins.
tration from L. 4. Pedcn. federal ad-
nlinistrator for Texas. is expected IT,
week. Officials OF the administr1H
say they probably will find some pe1 4
to tit the cases. even II only on ~
ground Of food wastaSe.
Correspondence between Mr.. Peden and
r. W. Boydcn. chief Of the enforcement
division Of tho food administration.
shows that Mr.. Pedcn reported his belief
that the basic trouble in the case WaS
the attempt of the packers to do busi.
ness without proper facilities. ~ -
the unfit chickens. 1t Is charged thai
they were prepared in unclean suround-
ings by barefoot Mexicans In an uu-
screened room, and shipped partially
cleaned. -