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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
GLST OF
WARNEWS
(By the Associated Press. y

10Y IHS AoSOCldtcQ FTSSS,l
British troops are continuing their
blow at the German line south of the
bend Of the Scheldt above Vaenclennes.
Progress there has been comparatively
slow, but 1t would appear that the
railroad between Quesnoy and VaIen.
cennes has been crossed and that the
British are In the outskirts of Cues
the part Of Field Marshal HaIg to
avoid direct assault against the Nor
nal forest, Just to the south, where
the Germans are soldly intrenched and
have countless machine guns and light
guns In position. Northeast Of Valen-
vancinp toward the seheldt.
The French on tht serre- olse front
have continued their attack on the
northern side of the angle. line. They
have gained at important points, but
the Germans are holding their front
very strongly
Southwest Of DamvIlIers, in the
Meuse SECTOR American forces have
captured Hin 800, a height which Is
important for observation purposes and
which was stubbornly defended by the
Germans. Near Grand Pre- the AmerI.
oans have forged still further ahead
pocket In the German lines on the
eastern side Of the Arsonne forest.
American heavy artillery has been
pounding German concentration points
during the past couple Of days. q
British divisions In MesopotanIa
have resumed their offensive aqaInst
the Turks. Fighting In that reqion Is
next to impossible during the heat OF
summer. Now that autumn has come
II may be expected that there will be
an effort to form a junction between n
the forces along the TIgris and those
operating north and east Of Damascus
While the British, French and Amer.
leans are slowly breaking their way
through the stubborn German defense
along the line south of Valenciennes
the. attention Of the allied world Is dl.
rected, for the moment at least, to the
italia front, where Gen. Diaz seems
to have started a major operation.
Fighting on a large scale appears 10
have begun Thursday, When the Aus
trian official statement reported heavy
artillery fire from the 6renta river te
the Monteilo plateau. II was reported
yesterday that italian, British anc
French forces attacked between thu
6renta and PIave rivers and advanced
over rough country for considerable
distance. At the same time the allie,
moved ahead and captured Islands n
the Plave above the MontelIo plateau
The number OF prisoners taken, 5000
would seem to Indicate fighting Of ;
serious nature.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
TWO ARE CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF CLOTHING

Claude Rogers, express messenger
between Memphis and Humboldt, Tenn.
on the l.. & NJ, has been arrested by
Assistant Chief OF Police Pass, Chief OF
Detectives Smith and Detective BrunI
ner, charged with stealing $500 worth
OF clothing from packages intrusted to
his care. According to the officers he
has made complete confession.
Mrs Nellie Moore, 220 Butler ave-
nue, was implicated in his confession
and she was also arrested on a charge
OF receiving stolen property. Both were
bound over by Judge Fitzhugh to the
grand Jury Saturday morning. A large
portion of the stolen goods Ia alleged
70 have been found at Mrs. Moore's
house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
REGAIN
1000 SQUARE
MILES Of LAND
General March Reveals Vast
Territory Enemy Has Given
Up Since July 18--Past
Week Adds 400 to Bag.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26,--Summariz-
Ing the situation on tho western battle
front today, Gen March said the Ger
mans have evacuated or been driven out
Of 1000 SQUARE miles Of Belgian and
French territory since July lS. that 400
square miles have been freed during the
past week and Fhat All the coal fields in
Northern France have been recon-
quered except for a 'five-mile tract
where the allied advance now is being
pressed near the Belgian border.
Gen March announced that five
American corps and division commands
ers who have been actively engaged In
France are returning home on the rec
pmmendation of Gen, pershing to take
important assignments here, They ara
Nal Gems, Omar Bundy, who organ
lied and commanded tho Fifth army
corps, ana who will so tp command
Camp Pike, Ark; Clarence X, Edwards,
who took to France the 2sth New Eng
land national Fuar1) division, and who
will he assigned to command Camp
Lee, va. John r. Mcmahon, who COM
mRudcd the Fifth tregular) division.
aud win he assigned to Camp zachary
Taylor. KY. George H. Cameron, who
commanded first the Fourth (regularl
division and later the Second army
CORPS, new assignment not announced.
and beaumont =. Buck, recently award
ed tho distinguished service cross for
sgallnntry IN action, at which time he
was wounded, new assignment not an
nounCed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
TRIES TO SELL COP
FARM: LEAVES TOWN

Jim Williams, negro, Of Bruins, ARK,
met Patrolman Tom Leahy on North
Main street Friday night and wanted
to sell him a 1s0-acre farm somewhere
in Oklahoma for $500. He was sue
ceeding pretty well, so he thought un-
til he dropped the casual remark that
he was AZ years old but had registered
as a..
He was docketed on a charge OF loi-
tering and war loafing :
How quick can you get out Of town,
asked Police Judge Fitzhugh.
Right now, jedge. Ah'll walk back
dem 40 miles Nah legs ls IN better
condition now den ever befo'."
And Leahy saw that he made good
ct L.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CITY, SIXTY MILES FROM
NISH, TAKEN BY SERBS

airy, north of Nish are continuing to
advance, with Belgrade so miles dis.
tant.
The food problem with any army but
the Serbian would be difficult The
Serbians advance whether they are fed
Or not. The Serbians are being aided
by guerilla bands who hh in the noun
tains early in the war and now are
making their way down from the heights
to cut off portions Of the enemy stfas
Cling In the rear,
1t is evidently the desire Of the Aus
tro-Germans to evacuate Serbia as
quickly and cheaply as possible but
their retreat Is being made costly by
the Serbans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
PERSHFNG REPORTS ON
HEAVY BATTLE RAGING

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--Heavy
fighting on the Verdun front is de-
scribed in Gen. Pershing's communque
for Friday. Strong German counter
attacks east of the Meuse We're re-
pulsed everywhere except In the 'Belleu
wood, where four successive assaults
Americans An Vg pay West YES Of ths Meuss the Ike
American lines we're farther advanced
in the face Of determined resistance,
Later our troops enlarged their inn
portant gains south Of the ConsenvoSe-
Damvillers road, ahd occupied COM
pletey the Bois dOrmont. To-day the
enemy counter attacked repeatedly and
with strong forces on the front from
the Bois d'ormont to the Bois
d 'Etrayes.
West of the Meuse the Americans
have entered the southern portion OF
the Bois de Bourgogne.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

OF VERDUN, Oct, 2e.
tBy, the Associated Press. 1.-The gains
made Friday by the American troops
east and west Of the Meuse were main
tained today in spite OF violent en-
emy opposition and harrassing artil-
llery fire, against the American front
lines and the areas in the rear.
On the extreme left the Americans
have strengthened their hold on the
high ground in the southern part
the Bourgogno wood,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SOLE 81 VS. HUNS WILL !
GIVE UP PALSACE-LORRAINE

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26,-"As for Al
SAGE Lorraine, it,is at once clear that,
as these territories were expressly men
toned among President Wilson'S II
points, Ne agree to regulation OF these
questions" said Or. w s. Solf, Ger
man foreign secretary, in addressing
the reichstag. on Thursday.
In the address referred to President
Wilson said that the wrong done to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

the Valenciennes- Hirson double track
railroad The second IL the attack Of
Gen, Mangm north and east OF Laon.
which has resulted in a gain on front
miles. He has carried his line out Of
the swamps around Sissonne The
third battle is being fought by Gen.
Gaillaumatt on a front OF II miles from
Sissonne to Chateau Porcien, where the
Hunding line Joins the Kriemhild sys-
tenn of defenses, The average gain has
been mlle,s although at some points
the advance has been greater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BERLIN NOT THINKING
OF NEW NOTE TO U. S.

LONDON, Oct 26.-The German goE-
ernment is not contemplating at pres
ent any further note to President Will
son, says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen, 1t is probable
laration in the reichstag to the effect
that Germany is awaiting the peace
conditions of the allies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

Speaking for the city admins
tration and for our party In this
section of the state, | appeal to
every Democratic voter in our COM
munity to be prepared to go to the
polls and cast their votes for the
Democratic candidates in the cleo
tion of Nov. 5. | believe a large
vote in West Tennessee Is neces-
sary in order to offset the vote OF
the Republicans in East Tennes-
see Mayor Frank l., Monteverds
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

France by Prussia In 1871 in the matter
OF Alsace- Lorraine, which has unset-
tied the peace OF the world for nearly
SO years, should be righted')
Moreover, having accepted Prtsi-
dent Wilson's program as the basis OF
tinued, we win loyalty and IN the
sense of complete justice aAd fairness
fulfill the program in all directions and
at all points"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Duncan to Stick.

Mai. Gen. George r. Duncan who
commanded the nth (New York ma
tional Huard) division, viii not be re-
turned to the United States, as pre-
vously announced, Gen, March said
Den duncan has recovered his health
and will be returned to active duty.
Among American divisions on the line
Gen March identified the 10Th penn
saylvauia, Maryland and District OF
Commbia), SOth virginia, West Vir-
ginla and pennsylvanial, 9ad Ullinotsl,
Sad Georgia, Alabama and Tennesseel.
as being east of the Meuse. West OF
the Meuse are the 76th New England
and New York;, 7Sth (New YORK, New
Jersey and Delawarel, 77th New York
city and vicinity, s2d (Michiean and
| Wisronsin)
Identifying units operating with the
| British south of Camhrai, Gen. March
named the l06th infantry and the 104th,
1O9th and l06th machine GUN battal-
Ions.
The doth California, Utah, New Mex.
leo, Arizona and Coloradol and the $50
(Ohlo and West Pennsylvania divis-
onsl. Gen Marsh said are depot di-
visions. ana have not been IN action.
while the saith tKenuekv Indiana ana
southern Illtnois) division Is now ar"
rivinE in France.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

Democrats are preparing to canvass
the city and county with a view of
getting out strong vote in the Nov.
5 election.
John D. Mastin state Democratic
committeeman for the Tenth congress
sional district, win manage the cam
paign committee in pulling out big
vote for the entire ticket in Memphis
and Shelby county.
The county committee expects to
pick Democratic leaders in every vot-
ing precinct in the city and county,
who win be instructed to canvass every
voter and get pledges that all of them
with vote.
1--WE are not idle." said Frank Rice.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BOOSTS STAMP SALES.

MANCH ESTER Tenn. oct 26. (spl)
Since the opening Of the war savings
stamp campaign al Manchester untll
Oct. total Of $2S,277.S6 worth of war
savings stamps and s56050 worth Of
thrift stamps have been sold from the
Manchester postoffice. These figures In
clude only the cash sales
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Deep Water Essential.

AT various times the Mississippi
river commission has been asked II II
was in position to guarantee the main
tenance OF the channel In front of and
above the present wharf, known as the
Wolf river canal, and In no single in
stance did the commission ever prom
ise that \the government would be able
to do tfis. The approximate cost Of
keeping the present channel only par
italy open Is more than 5000 900 per
annum, We have no assurance that
congress, straining every effort for
war work. will continue appropriations
for the benefit of Memphis, and we
have stlll less reason to believe that
an after they war congress, seeking re-
trenohment In every way viii do so.
II was unwilling to recommend the
spending Of half a million dollars Of the
money Of the already oyerhurdened tax
payers upon a project which would call
for at least half n million more, and
put the whole Investment at the mercy
Of congressional whim."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS
ON SECRET MISSION

ZURICH, Oct. 26.--Prince Frederick
represent the strongest anti German
tendencies at Vienna have left that
city for Switzerland, charged with a
mission about which no details are
given, according to the Neus Journal of
Vienna.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
POLLUS TAKE MORTIERS
AFTER TERRIFIC BATTLE

PARIS Oct 26.0n the Serre front OF
French have the village Moers
office Between the Disc the
tain enemy
Between Chateau French breaking up
resistance carried their line miles
depth of two miles through the positions by the
in 1917.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
VIRTUAL SURRENDER
OFFERED BY TURKEY

LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Turkish min
iSter to Switzerland has handed the
British and French ministers to that
country an offer of pea?e virtually
amounting to surrender, according to
Berne dispatch to the Daily Mail,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
POWDER PLANT SCHOOL
DESTROYED BY FIRE

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. ga
mammoth school building. at the pow
dsr plant " village ,sS AK Just being ba
morning by a fire of mysterious origin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
DISBAND|NG Of.
AUSTRIAN ARMY.
BEING PLANNED.
Official Vienna Announcement
PaveS Way for DemobiIiza.
tion-Turkey Offers to
CapituIate.

LONDON, Oct. 26.-An official state
ment, according to which the demobili-
zatlon of the Austro- Hungarian army
is being prepared. is published by the
newspapers of Vienna, an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
says.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

LONDON, Oct. so.--Kralievo, 60 miles
northeast Of Nish has been occupied by
the Serbian troops, says Serbian off
cial statement issued Friday. In the
same region the Serbians have crossed
the Tsrnitsa river
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
ELLA FLACC YOUNG
PNEUMONIA VICTIM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26AMrs. Ella
Flagg Young, of Chicago, chairman OF
the national woman's Liberty loan
committee, died here today OF pneu-
monia, following short illness from
influenza.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SERBS FIGHTING ALMOST
WITHOUT ANY FOOD

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES ON
THE SERBIAN FRONT Via SapnikD.
Oct. 20. tBy the Associated Press,)--
The SerbIans, supported by French cav
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
GERMAN PRESS THINKS
U. S. NOTE STEP FORWARD

AMSTERDAM Oct. 26.--Although the
German newspapers are not satisfied
with President Wilson's latest note,
many of them say that it means prog
sst ~ s-57T7-- .-s-.,-.
CONTINUED on Page TO- Column 6.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NO
CHANGE IN CHOICE
Of TERMINAL SITE
City Commissioners Uphold
Their Decision for River and
Rail Property Despite Pro-
test of c. Of C.

II Uas intIp,ated Saturday hy TttV
cnn,r,issionsrs ihet no rhnnSe is rnn
tennniatad * W. selscttnp bF ths sita
lar tbs Tlcer tennf6sis ana the River
snd Rsii stn,ace "oS1nanv's uroperty
~ tbn faot ~ Goorrta ovSnuc costing
SS9S oG0 Win he nnrSbased deapite the
protest of the terminal committee OF
thn Chon,her ~ gnrnr,errp A cnn.
Ssrsnca % nG,nVSs hstwesn ,tv ornn,,rlssioners and
members Of tbe terminai committee was
10 have hesn heId saturday hut fell
through.
Commiss,onaSr ni,S g 9 " Miiier now com
missioner of flA and nolire, but lately
commissioner of streets, bridges and
sewers, Saturday said
I'VE shall nush the openiug Of the
tprminals as ranidlv as possibie hut IL
vim he ht least A week before we can
make final ARRANGEMENTS as the papers
have TO 30 10 New York for the an
prnval OF The attornevs who are mass
he ,mon the bonds The law provides
that the bonds must be secured by a
mortgage. which must he duly drawn.
executed and approved. We ara anxious
10 ret the matter IN shane as the
bonds were sold several months ago
and the huynrs are rlnlnorinrl Cp, de-
livery.
we do not probosc to lct another
tpw of barres 20 mast Nemphis without
n ston. and we shall bc ready with our
terminals to handle inc 'neW one that
comes The readiness of th4 River and
Rnil nronartv was nne of tha many ran
sons WIN il was selorted fhe p0vnrn. .
nhnt ia .askinr for immedlnte aasiat .
nnce IN handiine hargn traffic and No
nronosa IN ala Ia rnvcrnmrnt without
raserve
Asked tp outline the advantages of
TIM nav tnrninnI nver tho other sItes
suaaekted MIR, Miller said,
c;tn NJ, A,,,G GokIn
0lOo NoW AVhlldUle'
"rha oyaiIabuitv rf tbn piver and
Raii nronortv %I fnr ,nmodista oneratinn
is ona ~ IL a ,rontest ndvnut,saa n is
Saninned as Sir MncIev aniT Ia ban.
| dIn nl ~. fftr nnv nffnrSa ~. IA hn NJ
fered in thn near sHiurn and ls canahie
Of expansion to mest any future needs
+ GHp""1 h,s airna vv, h"en uscd hv ,he onc
| harma l,nh nnsra,Vno into Mpn,nhis and
| n,nny stna n,hnnts bevr uaod i, to "a
vautaeo r., nrnforencc IN tbe wharf
'"fho nav sita VIII atart at onra viii
an income "a il has iaras wnreho,tse,
alreadv cnnstructed win rail eonnoc
1inns ana Ip"Gt, n ftyed "li lino ~ "ustomers wh,
IVA ansio,a' 10 reraain Auch Tbe all
VIII thus enioy n revenns nam the tim
Il taltea nnsssasnn ana WIN nynId Nh
exnense aIwavs Incident IN bnildIns m
an entireiv new bnsIness "
Urhe cns, nF nDerating ibIs MINT ,vII
be less than ootlld nosaIbly be tho On q,
nj ahother Incatinn
| nv tbc nurrhasa nf iha nlant w,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BELGIAN DRIVE STILL
CONTINUING FAV0RABL Y

LONDON, Oct. 26.---operations IN Bel
gium continue to develop favorably, ac.
cording to an official statement issued
Continued on Page 10, Column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
YANKS' ADVANCE SLIGHT 4
BUT OF IMPORTANCE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct 26.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
ATTENTION.! CALL FOR A LIN
EN- SHOWER

Urgent call for France! The Red
Cross commission in France has
cabled that the hospitals are in urg-
ent need of the following supplies:
Bath towels. hand towels. hand
kerchiefs. sheets. They cannot be
procured in the open market and the
Red Cross Chapters have been asked
to contribute them.
Beaver county's quota is 100 bath
towels, $50 hand towels, 500 hand
kerchiefs. 100 sheets. Articles must
be new or nearly new and should be
strong rather than fine texture. The
size Of the articles should be ap-
prcximately: bath towels. 19x36;
hand towels, 1Sx3O: handkerchiefs,
1Sx30; sheets. 64x102.
The time for this shower is Octob-
er LIST to 18th. The place to leave
your bundle is Phelps Garage, Beav-
er.
Beaver county has such a reputa-
tion for going over the top that we
must ask you this time to send your
quota only--no more and no less.
Quotas have been assigned all Red
Cross branches. Personal contribu-
tions must be made through your
branch and not direct.
Yours for service and the 4th Lib
erty Loan,
MRS. ANNIE l.. JONES.
Chairman Conservation Com
mittee Beaver County Chap
ter. A. X. C..
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES FROM
HOME FOLKS TO SOLDIERS

The War Department wishes each
man in the service to have the priv
ilege of receiving package from
home at Christmas time. but has
been forced to rule that only one par
eel. and of a standard size and weight
sent to each man. Therefore, the
army authorities abroad are distrib-
uting to each man in the American
Expeditic.nary Force label for his
parcel. The soldier will then mail
that label to a relative or friend to
be attached here at home to the pack
age which is to go back to the soldier.
No package will be accepted for the
soldier unless II has on II this official
label issued to the soldier in France.
and by the soldier sent to his folks
at home.
The Red Cross has been asked to
distribute the standard size cartons
to all families who can present the
label received from relatives over
seas. These cartons have been order
ed and delivery is promised in ample
time to distribute them. Chapters
will be thoroughly posted how to
handle them before November first, at
which time il is expected they will be
ready for distribution. At the same
time definite instructions approved
by the War and Post Office Depart
ments will be issued
Maude o. Thomas. Chr.
Beaver Co. Chapter A. II, c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
SAVE FRUIT AND NUT PITS AND
SHELLS FOR RED CROSS

In order to save the American and
allied soldiers from the horrors of
being gassed, the Beaver County
chapter American Red Cross is max
ing an urgent appeal to all men. wo-
save peach stones and pits whose
carbon furnish the grade of carbon
In the manufacture of gas masks.
Such carbon may be obtained from
the following raw material only, but
the materials must be dry: peach
stones. apricot pits. prune pits. olive
pits, date seeds, cherry pits. (if ma
tive) plum pits, brazil nut shells.
and the shells of hickory nuts. wal
nuts and butternuts. Altho the
Army can use the whole nut. it is
desirable. for the sake of food conser-
walton, to separate the shells.
Any of the materials on this list.
no matter how old, can be used. pro-
vided they are not decayed. No at
tempt need be made to keep the var
ious materials separate, but they
must be dry.
IL Is not necessary to extract the
kernel from such of the above pits as
contain kernel.
The collection of such pits and
shells is being made under the direc-
tion of the Conservation Committee
of Beaver County Chapter A. r. c.
and through the Junior Red Cross.
Save all such and await further in
struction as to what to do with them.
Every pit and shell as indicated is
needed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
HITTING IT RIGHT

Dear Luke:-I find this in your
column:
IL you want to make man popu-
lar in a dry town just start rumor
that he has Quart hidden away.
And men who haven't spoken to the
man in ten years will come around
and pat him on the back and tell him
what a Fine Fellow he is.
Where on earth do you get your
ideas? You certainly hit il right in
this one. and you sure don't know the
amount of laughter you produce.
was just a common dub until two
weeks ago when a friend brought me
three quarts of old boubon. and l
happened to tip off few friends at
the Club and let them have a snorter
And today | am the most popular
cuss in the place. Generals. Admir-
ais, bankers. financiers and business
men who never paid any attention to
me before now greet me warmly and
stop me to pass the time of day and
await an invitation. Keep up the
good dope. We are all grinning at
this Once. w. Norfolk, va.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
All of which may be true and Just
as true too OF many other forms OF
lawlessness. That being the case,
why have any law? Do the anti-pro-
hibitionists want to repeal all law?
Not much, just the laws that effect
their personal desires.