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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-04
liRERTN1LOAN OVER

County Chairman Kari Klein
Of the Liberty Loan, had the sat
isfactlon Saturday evening Of.
tele1raphlns in to headquarters,
that 80 percent Of the bonds had
been soid and that, az In the
past, Mclean county would surely,
oversubscribe. Many ,vicinities:
have done remarkably we'll. ii s.:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
+ Largest and oldest pa
+ per in Mclean County
+ Established as The Times
f on May 10, 1883. )
$s'.s...ss.s'.s.s..;..s..ss.+s..s.+t.*.s9te,
=
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-04

. R. o, Lewis Of Wiltons.who left here
with the contingent on March goth,
has written a good description of the
vicinity in France in which he is To-
Gated. He has recovered so that he
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-10-04
way the pork goes.

All October calls for drafted men
have been cancelled on account Of the
wide spread of Spanish influenza.
Roy Ekstrom writes home that he
has seen most of France already. He
is now inemen. near the front, when
he is not playing in the band.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE.

4
William D. Senger. 2, of Mount SolOn, Va.
ind Elizabeth h. Sbuil. p, of Spring Greek.
"a. Rev. J. A. Edwards.
Lester R. Allen. z, Of Pittsburgh, Pa and
Catherine n. Allison. q. Rev. J. L. BrisEs.
Julius c. Heinie. p. Of St. Paul. MINI, and
EmmA Schmidt, 2. Of Bloomer. Wis. Rev j.
. A. DOerman.
Louis De L. Wolpoh. = and Anne L..
Seedle. = Rev. B. L. GrOssman
Charles W. Search. IS. and Fulda N. O.
sweet, =. Rev. c. z Fultz
Edward B. Rubin, 81. and Helena CARLSBAD.
e Rev. J. MacMurray
Arthur r. Brown. % and Alice Oxon, Is,
18th Of Lowell. Mas. Rev. ]. L. Gordon
James Jordan. q. and NeOla L. Applezate, lS
10th q Poraland, Oreg- Rev. H. d. Mitchell
COLORED
lanes p. Graham, y, and Lillian Brown. a.
7sv N. T Moore.
Charles ]. Stern. 5. and Elizabeth Landrum,
y Rev. A. j. Tyler
Carter ]. Baltimore. =. Of AIexandria, Va,
md Nellie Preston, 43. Rev. W ID. Battle.
r George II. Estes. z, and Estene l. Morris, Is.
Ssy, T. J. MOppins.
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er the Union Jack was carefully
spread. Behind the stretcher came the
captain and forty-three men, all that
were left Of Company D.
Arriving at the cemetery. they halt
ed in front OF an open grave. All
about them, wooden crosses were
broken and trampled into the ground.
A grizzled old sergeant, noting this
destruction, muttered under his
breath: Course the cowardly blighter
who wrecked those crosses! II ]
could only get these two hands around
his neck, his trip West would be q
short one"
The corpse on the stretch seemed to
move, or it might have been the wind
blowing the folds of the Union Jack.
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
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DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE
Rachel ". Fernandez, rs years. sli I'd st. nv
Elizabeth Morse. "A, Sibley Hospital
John J. Williams. 90, the Argyle AptG
James c. Denny, 70. rear of $40 Conn. ave.
= John Downing. IS, Providence Hospital
George d. shekell, y. TOe D st. NV.
CeTunschi Bassano, %. Emergency Hospital.
Mary E. Smith, g. 1873 D st. NV.
Henry c. Craig. "A, 3l2 o st. NV.
Edwin A. Stevens 90. Providence HospItaL
Arthur W. Bernard. q, 4o4l Quarles st., Kenil
sorth. ID. c.
= COLORED.
Mary Addison, 81, l4s0 5th st. NV
Howard Burns. l, 3 Fitzgeralds Ct. se.
sarah Gibson, 81. lsoe Wilberger st. NV.
Daisy Williams, %. 2n25 Va. ave. nv
Maria Z Jones, g. Z06 9Th t. nv.
ElEa Ruckler. 5, Providence Hospital.
lanes Perkins. 6 months. lITT Newton 4. NV
william Mackey. 10 months. ll04 4th st. NV.
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DIED.

BENNETT-On Friday. March s. 1918,
at $50 a. m., at his residence. lis
Seaton place northwest, JOHN F..
the beloved husband of the late
May 7. Bennett (nee Shea).
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
BERNARD-On Thursday, March T.,
1slS; at s a. m.' ARTHUR w.
Funeral from residence of his sister.
Mrs. H. J. Williams, 4941 Quaries
street. Kenilworth, D. c., today,
at O'Clock. Interment at Glen.
wood Cemetery. Relatives and
friends invited to attend.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on March T.,
1918, at p. M, at her residence,
17O2 Nineteenth street northwest.
MARY E, wife of former Sena-
tor. 10. C. S. Blackburn, of Ken
lucky.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
BRECKONS-At Emergency Hospital,
Thursday March 7, 1918. at p M.
JOSEPH A. BRECKONS, aged 60.
Funeral from Gawler's chapel. 173O
Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
Saturday at p. m. Friends in
vited.
CERNUSCHI-On Thursday. March Z,
1918, at Emergency Hospital, BAS-
SANO, beloved husband of Made
line Cernuschi, of S2O1 Mount
IieaSdnI SlTeeI HOTIn"tSI. ne
mains at Gawler's chapel, 1730
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Funeral from Sacred Heart Church,
Fourteenth and Park road, today,
at 9 a. IN.
CRAIG-On Wednesday. March 8. 1918,
at p. M, at his residence, 1925
o street northwest, HENRY
CLAY, son of the late William
Henry and Amanda Craig. beloved
husband of Mary Ege Craig and
father of DR.. Albert E. Craig and
Meta Craig. who was born March
IA, 1913.
Funeral services at Masonic Hall,
Wisconsin avenue, Georgetown,
a today at p. m.
CRAIG-Special communication of
George C.. Whiting Lodge, No. %.
. F. A. A. NJ. has been called for l
o'clock p. M, on Saturday, March
9. 1913, to attend the funeral of our
late brother. HENRY c. CRAIG.
who departed this life on Wednes-
in the 57th year of his age By
order of the master, HERMAN
Won OEHSEN., NJ. A. BECK
HAM. secretary. g. -
CROPLEY-On Friday, March s, I91S,
at 2:10 a. M, EDWARD MAURICE,
. beloved son of Agnes r. Watson
and the late Thomas L. Cropley,
aged II years.
Funeral from the residence Of his
uncle. o. F. Watkins, 800 Florida
avenue northwest, on Monday,
March II, at 2:3O p. m.
DYSON-Departed this life Wednes-
day, March s, 1913, WILLIAM
HENRY, thS beloved husband OF
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BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
samuel z. and Evelyn NJ Tayman, boy,
Henry and FSetta Shugart, boy.
Jacob and Annie Sherman, girl.
William and =. L Payne. girl.
Edward NJ. and Thelma Miller, girl.
Guy and Edith D. Mckinney, girl.
Arthur ". and Lillian 8. McNabbs, girl
Harry O. and Annie NJ. King. girl.
Nike and Catherine Hios, girl.
Eli and Sarah Feldman, boy.
Lewis ]. and Marie Emery. girl.
Luigi and Mary 7. Consorti. boy.
COLORED.
Emanuel and Sarah Z. Smith. girl.
Robert and Hattie 0'DellaS, boy.
Nason and Mary Martin, girl.
James L. and Helen Hunt, girl.
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A Herald classified Ad will find a
buyer for your used car at a selling
cost" so trifling that it will not
count" Even il several publications
of your offer should be necessary, the
fact remains the same The sales
manship of the printed word is, al
ways. the most economical possible
Salesmanship.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

MARCH s, Ia.S.-NOTICE Is ITEEIKY
given that on the IST DAY OF NsECH.
1915. will expire al l0Juses gTEutsI ~ t.r i.--
trict Of Columbia n IoilIyTs sBi 1-n.aas
desl5S trading al large. said If nsss mus .re
promptly renewed hy al pg170ns dsTiv1rz ip
continue bIsiness after thai date WABE u.
COOMBS. Superintendent of L5ceEl5Es, l. q.
miss Il L T5ll
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Nail Bitter Rejected.

nI OsWegO, n. r, March A-"Hank
a1Mott. who spends his summer months
biting nails to pieces at shows, was
rejected for the army here today. Al
/. though he wanted TO go TO France the
doctors said he was physically un-
At"
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LEGAL NOTICES.
\. :. BOWLEs. Attorney.

IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THF DIS
trct a Columbia. Slye a Wa's11. I11-To-
Tated. Plaintiffs, Wm. ". Losrtt, D-'r-l4uf-
No. 5ll3O-The object Of this slit i % -c-uyrF
on certain notes and "a have Judgment 0g c1U-
demnAtion Of certain property of the defendant
leTied % under an attachment issued i- TITS
SIlJ 70 satisfy the plaintiffs cl8fn. rrop- ~
attached being furniture in premises 10 l. z-yat
and m1nsy in hands cf United Suites Narsh-l
Il is therefore. this 18th day Of Feb-uz-y. .9.s
ordered that the defendant appSar In this Court
on O. before the fortieth DAY. exclusive Of FUN
Gays and leFBi holidays after the dsy 81 r-ar
publication of this order. % defcnd thss 7-.at
and show cause Why said contamination e. "a
not be had otherWise the uIit viii rrUce-z VITA
as in case of default. Rv the CUurt: NIITnS
STRASBTRGER. Justice. tire onTy-T.st:
?. G. AUEAM, Clerk. By Blanche Nsf -
sistAnt CLERK fCgsurgS
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DIED..

was the son of DR.. S. II. Williams
and Mary Williams, of Alexandria,
Va. His wife and two daughters,
Mrs. Bell, Of Richmond. and Mr..
Dashiel, of Washington, were at
his bedside when he died.
Funeral services at 10 a. m. today,
at Mount Pleasant Methodist
Church South, conducted by Rev.
J. c. Copenhaver, assisted by Rev.
II. NJ. Canter. Confederate Vet
Grams are requested to attend tine
funeral in uniform. Interment will
be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Bal
timore, as soon after the funeral
as the remains can be conveyed
there by automobile
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REAL ESTATE.
CABIN IOHN PARK

ATTRACTIVE SUBURBAN HOMES.
J. s. TOMLIN3cS. 20 so. BLDG. N. flEs
TWO BEAUTIFUL T-ROOM COTTAGES,
ready for occupancy, one block from car line {:
delightful location; all modern conyeniences
$50 up. Bargains in lots. Terms 10 suit
WASHINGTON POTOMAC INDUSTRIAL
CORPORATION. no 18th st.. 5ll Union Savings
Bank Bldg. feNu
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FOR SALE-BUNGALOW,

COY ROOMS, GAS, BATH ELECTRIC
tty, hot-wster heat, poTcbes. and gArsgs; close
to city. in Virginia. on trolley line. OWNER,
Box IB Herald once il
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FOR SALE-SUBuRRAN.

To LEASE RENT. SELL OR EXCHANGE,
roo square feet OF ground IN BrOOklaDd.
d. c. Inquire Of LEWIS, sc District National
Bank Bldg. nh7-3p
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WANTED-RooMS.

FURNISHED ROOM WANTED IN SMALL
family by young man, university graduate
walking distance Treasury Department. Phone
North 1881. nhsst
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THE,v:ss,RHERALD

Published every day in the yea.
by The Washington Herald Com
pany at 425-429 Eleventh street,
Washington. d. c.
Telephone Exchange Call Main
5000. (For classified advertiseme nts
ask for Branch -.
Member Audit Bureau of Circula-
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PERSONALS.

WoRKINGMEN-NOT AT THIS TINE or
the year can you buy uliatis pant. ncu and
up-todate, at 3 20 q. Worth more than mark
ed price. br W. sen that way, Itisfed With
modest profit. but also q EtEoas defsrninstida
% build q larger cash trade. JUSTHs OLD
STAND. 6ls d.
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS uF
the District Of Columbia, Washington. n G.,
March 5, lsE.-sealed pIupo1s viii bs re-
ceived at this Uficr until ? O'CIO-x r m.
APRIL s, 1918, and then oIened. ior the c1ii-c-
ton and di-lnsaLs - miscellaneous Fefiaze an-l-
mulating IN the l'sirict Of Columbia. for periods
OF une and three years. rrsDeCtiIcly besduufnE
July ]. lSls BlanE form a propcsah -pC-ihca-
fi0nS. and an ne~essary information may b. 90
tanned tT1m tho Chief Cllfk Of the EnE. .nerr
Department. Room q. nis-rc- Buldn=.
DDUIS BROWNIOW. ". GWY-NN GARDI-
NER. J. J. LOVING IAefinr1 I'.-nrnisiorsrs.
d. c. mhselII2EsLt
OFFICE or THE COMMISSIONERS. d. &.
Washington j. .. March s. -sT-. -Sza.gT 7ro-
p1sals viii ha rpce5V Ved a. tins OfIUC E0rT7 90.
b.strid Building. until o'Clork 2 In-, MARCH
n, 1915. Tor furnishing and delivering cal iron
NaIer THTe. sI.r-zls and cate yals-s. Blank
form Of pruEUsal and SDrcihCatidEls may - Or
tanned from the Purchasing Oflrlr u c. H1rua
20. Disfnrr Building. DDUIS BROWSIuN.
W. GWYNN GARDINER. J. !. LOVING
Acting, Commissioner. n. 9 w.- p
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED - GAS HOT-WATER HEATER
tnOt instantaneous. Address q. L, 6f- Md.
ave. ne. I
WANTED-MODERN OAK AND MAHOG-
any furniture and clean hooks. Z. HENSLEY.
1914 n. Y, ave. Main Tsas mh2S+
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FOR SALE-GARAGES.

GET A GARAGE THAT WILL oUTLAsT
any garage in the market in appearance. du1-
bility, and price. V. 7. h BIEN. 1913 c st
NV. Phone NJ. 3l5e.
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LOST.

LOST RON AUTOMOBILE,
ladys suit in box Friday after
noon. Liberal reward. Return to
l725 7 st. NV. II
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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT

sos I'D. ST. NW.-THREE OR -FOUR FUR
nished rooms, SIS, so. and ~ per uUuth.
- = : I rnhG q
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS.
HORSES AT ALL TIMES-TEN SECOND
hand bakery horses. FRED JOHNSON, IA Z
st. se. Phone Lincoln 1906 mhsTt
WOOD FOR FIREPLACE. BOILER, FUR
mace and stove. SIS per cord. $50 per 4 cord:
also suit kindHng wood in any quantity. Call
Lincoln 3sSl for prompt delivery. mchl-tf
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONTY 20 LOAN ON APPROVED CITY
real eseAte at lowest current rstes; special
privileges with respect 10 prior pGsmebts
TYLER & RUTHERFORD, Inc sl7 18th St II
MONEY TO LOAH-So TO 500 800 on D. c
real estate SeWrsl trlst funds "a 10 9 per
cent An transactions conducted with ec1R0ni-
ca CclideTa ton for borrower
WM. II. SAUNDERS & CO.
G>Stbern Building 81 18th 81 nv
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In the Corporation Court today
in the divorce suit of Lillian H.
Armstrong against James r. Arm
stEonE, the court awarded Mr.. Arm
strong a divorce instead of the wife
Nfr. Armstrong having filed a cross
bTIl. In the Circuit Court a final
uecree for divorce was granted in
the case Of Irene Davis from Henry
r. Davis.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-09

Miss Mildred Lee Studds and
Lieut.. Albert G. Clark. the latter of
Washington, were married in
christ P. E. Church yesterday after
noon, by Rev. S. A. Wallis, D. D.,
of the Episcopal Theological Semin-
ary. assisted by Rev. W. ]. Morton,
rector of Christi P E. Church.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-09

A special grand jury has been
summoned to meet next Wednes-
day morning in the Corporation
Court, Judge L. C. Barley presiding,
at which time twelve cases for al
legged violations Of the State pro-
hibition laws will be presented to
the jury.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-09

'-Sa muel F. RambO. So years old. died
yesterday at mis- residence. IA Prince
street. He was a retired glassblowsr.
In addition to his wife, three sons and
two daughters are nving. His funeral
will take place at 2-30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. from his late residence,
Rev. A. z. Speilman. pastor of Trim
uy VI. Z. Church, officiating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

across which the wounded must be
sent back, together with empty We
hicles and tired units, and across
which supply of all kinds, relief
units and Gin that ruined land)
everything down to water must be
brought forward.
To have your opponent enjoying
direct observation of your roads at
a few thousand yards range is OBJ
viously an immense disadvantage.
1t does not compel your retire
ment---if it did the Germans on
Messines Ridge for more than two
years could have compelled the re-
tirement of the British from the
Ypres salient, which they did not do.
But this advantage on the part Of
your opponent compels you to waste
men at very expensive rate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Have Reduced Two
German Bulges

This leads me to the second and
more important Of the two points
the general strategic situation. The
Allies have advanced on the map
since July 10 about twenty-three
miles at one place and fifteen at an
other at the maximum points. But
that does not materially affect the
main strategy Of the moment in
their favor-at least, it does not do
this of itself. 1t is the evidence or
symptom of what has happened; it
was not the objective of what has
taken place.
In addition the Allies have won a
very great success in that they have
reduced the two great German
bulges, one reaching almost to
Amiens and bringing that very i'm
portant railway and road junction
under heavy fire, and the other COM
ing to Chateau Thierry and threat
ening with few miles more ad-
vance TO bring Paris itself under
fire. The first bulge rendered an
disable the great arterial railroad
from the coast to Paris, which was
the main lateral communication of
the Allies in the north. The second
rendered unusable the main artcrial
line from Paris to Chalons, Verdun,
Nancy and the east, which had for
nearly four years been the trunk of
lateral communication of the Allied
line in it's centre. Therefore the re-
duction of these bulees or salicnts
by the two victories of July IS and
August was of real and obvious
strategic value.
But even this was not the chief
aim or the chief result of the double
success. The chief aims and the
chief results Of the double success
were two:
First, to recover the initiative.
Second, TO reverse what may be
called the balance of effective
power.
Understanding
the Initiative
AS to the first, this word "initia-
tive" has been dealt with so often
here that ! am almost ashamed to
return to it, but one cannot under
stand it too clearly. will repeat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Foch's Strategy
K cps Military
Experts Guessing
Some Insist He Is Paving
Way for a Decisive
Blow

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The ultimate
aim of the strategic plan which Mar
shall Foch is working out in the present
series of battles is the subject of much
speculation, both in London and Paris.
Broadly, the military experts are di-
vided into two camps
Some believe that Marshal Foch is
striking number OF hammer blows
with the object of weakening the en-
envy numerically, and, as regards posi-
tions and morale, preparatory to a de-
cisive blow at some absolutely vital
spot. Others think that at present the
generalissimo is endeavoring to disor-
ganize what is really q great German
retreat or intention to retreat on large
sectors, being content to reap the rich
fruits of this disorganization in the
shape Of big hauls of prisoners and ma
terial, and to allow later results to
guide him in the matter of more de-
cisive action this year.
Some able French critics hold to the
second view, which is based on the
theory that an enemy withdrawal is
gradually going to some new linden
burg line, which probably is of greater
depth than the first one. Those who
argue that the world is witnessing the
prcliminaries to a decisive stroke base
their belief on the fact that the Allies
presumably are employing very consid-
cradle forces, in the aggregate, in the
present battles, that they are exploit
ing their gains to the utmost, and that
they already are threatening vital en-
envy positions. They think, also, that it
would be folly not TO push to the last
degree this year the immense advan-
tage Of Allied initiative, superior
morale and enthusiasm for an offensive,
especially among the Americans.
Other considerations pointed out,
apart from weighty political reasons,
arc that the Germans still have many
divisions in Russia, and possibly may
have still more divisions prepared for
surprise enterprise this year on some
other front. Hence. it is argued, it is
not absolutely certain that better
chance will be offered in 1919 for the
German front in the West is now more
or less fairly "liquid"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Activities of Trade
Board Are Proteste1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-ps....
tivities of the Federal Trade cs CIV &C.
sion in relation to big bushes, ,a.
ests have drawn an emphatic n,.. ,A.ef'
President Wilson from the chanhs s' 70
Commerce of the United States ~ OF
learned to-day that the heaaoua,,.." 's
the chamber here has sent a Let's VI
the President vigorously CRITICISM ~ ~ "
commission and making suggest;oo, '4 y
is understood. for changes in oe,sas ' =,
and methods. "'el
The letter has not been mado ,.,,
and White House officials decl;pp PUBIC,
discuss it in any way. N''"eo 10
Bitter resentment against +ho
mission among some OF ths ~" L., eonl'
business interests was aroused Ssu'ag
report on protiteering, submitted ~ ~
President, on the basis Tressu ~ IN
come tax returns, as we'll as by tho -. III
tracted investigation of the packing ; ~
dustry, eliminating in reno. u
nouncing the five great packinr ~. at'
Germs as monopoly and recommenS AIM.
that the government assume comnlo.s
control OF the meat industry hv .aI;ae
over and operating stockyarSs @ an
other facilities. - 'ua
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Japan Expects Fall
Of I erauchi Cabinet
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Especial Dispatch to The Trtbunc)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-The rice
riots in Japan have resulted in whole
sale arrests and casualties, according
TO special cable from Toxic to Jap
anese paper here. But the rigorous
censorship prevented newspapers and
magazines from publishing the news
of the spreading hunger riots
under the threat of total suppression
of the publication. The reason given
is that the government is afraid of the
effect of the news of the riots on the
fevered mob sentiment in various parts
of the country
The "Kokumin Shimbun," whose edi-
tor, MIR. Tokutomi, is q personal friend
of many of the leading Japanese
statesmen and politicians in and out
of office and which is always credited
with an intimate knowledge of the in
side workings of Toxic politics. pre-
diets the fall of the present Terauchi
Cabinet.
1t says, according to another Toxic
cable message, that the Terauchi Cab
met will resign Immediately after the
settlement of the present rice riots.
shouldering the responsibility for the
disturbance. The reason for the res
lgnation is that it has been unable to
prevent the riots by taking such pre-
stationary measures as would have
been effective
The Emperor contributed out of his
own private funds about $1,55000O for
the relief of the poor The rich peo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25

possession of ground which, at best,
would only lead to the enemy's re-
tirement, and need not even COM
pulsorily do that, the answer is
that the enemy has proved his un-
willingness to give up this ground,
partly for political reasons at the
moment and partly because of the
difficulties connected with such a re-
tirement. These make it certain
that he will continually put on fresh
men and try to check the French
pressure. This drawing of more and
more German reserves into the bat
tie is necessarily the main object of
all that is taking place on this front.