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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
nnternatIonnl News seryIeel


While pressing forward for a slight
distance on the center. the Germans
have extended their operations on the
Ainnc Mnrnc battlefield 20 the north
west OF SoissonF. attacking French
positions between Coucy lc- Chateau
and the Disc river.
The Germans are now about three
or four milts from the Mnrne river,
the scene Of their decisive defeat ia
the autumn OF 1914 when Paris was
saved from Won Kluck's hordcH
There has been no slhcke. in Ia tho
German pressure and violent assaults
against the Anglo. French positions
continue all along the line. on both
rnnka Of the salient ana In tho cen
ter
iiy striking out northwest ~ Sois-
hons the Germans have no extended
the Aisne Marnc battle front until N
iH practically linked up with the ne
nrdy theatre Of nghtnF. This means
that the double battle line is now
nearly 100 miles long although there
have been no imporinnt opcra'ion4
upon the ricardy plains for more than
a month
Gen. Foch has begun - strike b-rk
nt the Germans with vigorous coun-
ter blows and the French have already
captured Thlllois three miles north |
west Of Rheims
The Germans are stiH irving 90 /
force the evacuation ~ Rheims. and /
claim 20 hpV reached a noint south ~ +,
Frr- On Ts fdenois npproVlmatelN /
twenty rnirs southwest " Vheims
A. the battle line stands lhe Ger
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31

The above which from the cables which
this indicates situation
battle line intact Tho
Nre slight
the Aee northwest
objective would be battle
confidence
o rican a areg1
late Rheims S evacuated.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
AMERICAN LABOR MISSION
RETURNS FROM EUROPE

An Atlantic Port. May 3i,-The
American labor mission. which has
been abroad several weeks. returned
% this port today Goffrcy Butler, di-
rector OF the British information hu-
rcau In this country. was a passenger
on the same ship
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
DEFECTIVE WIRING DESTROYS
DEPARTMENT STORE BY FIRE
unternatIonnl News servicc.J

Albany. Ga, May 31.-Thc Joiner
Webb department store was destroyed
by fire early today. Loss $4,000. par
TALLY insured. Defective wiring is be-
Iieved to have been the cause Of the
fire.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
CALLS ON SENATE TO SEND
MESSAGE TO BOHEMIA
international News Service
ASSOCIATED Press.

Washington. May 3i-Scnator King.
OF Utah, today introduced resolutions
In the senate calling upon the senate
TO express it's sympathy with the na-
tionalistic spirit OF Bohemia and tho
oppressed nations" Of Austria Hun
gary.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'POSSUM

Gnlucky. me. rye
found at last the
base ~ my misfor-
tune for searching
deeply in the pnst ]
find This sad dts
tortion for I was
born in broad day
light. tho news was
sung Hfar. but had
u uuly been NJ
night I might have
ha1 q lucky star.
The "a At hnF
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
KING GEORGE WEARS OLD Toos
DURING COUNTRY'S STRUGGLE
nnternntlonnI News scryiccD

London. May ST am having no
new clothes made during tho war"
remarked the king today when shown
samples Of standard cloth from the old
Royal mills nt Duwbury. which are
turning out cheaper uniforms and
suits for everybody.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
BAFFLED HUNS POSTPONE !
0UTFLANKING MOVEMENT
Driving Now to Reach the Marne Before Allies
Become Strong Enough to Halt Them.
Fighting Heavy On Arch Shaped
Salient From scissors to Rheims.
(Associated Press)

BafHed in their efforts to strike eastward and west
ward from the new salient in the allied lines the Ger
mans are attempting to reach the Mane with their heavy
forces before the allied resistance becomes strong enough
TO halt them entirely In the center however the enemy
progress is sackenng the allied reserves are being
thrown into the battle.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
+. s. AMBASSADORS Tosssz.as
SPAIN VICTIM EPIDEMIC


Madrid. Mfy 31.--Col. Jo-
seph Il, willard. the American
ambassador. is one o. the
latest victims of the epidemic
OF the disease representing
grippe. which has swept over
Spain causing the illness or
more than 100000 persons In
Madrid alone. King Alfonso
has recovered sufficiently to
resume his work. His aunt.
Infanta Isabel, Is II of the dis
ease. The epidemic IL dimin-
fishing. both here and In the
provinces.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
RElCHSTAG SOON TO ASK
EMBARRASSING QUESTION
How America Transported 100000
Troops TO France to Be
Issue
Nniernntlonnl Newa scryIco.l }

Geneva, May 31.-Thc naval commits
sion will have an embarrassing task
in answering socialists in the reichs-
tag shortly as TO how America has
transported 100000 troops 10 France,
said a Munich dispatch today
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
GOES TO CONFERENCE

international news Service
Washington. May 3i.-Thc 81. 600 900
urgent deficiency bin was sent 10 con -
ference hy the house this afternoon
after approving senate amendments
adding $4,000 20 the total.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
SUBMITS COST ESTIMATE
nnternafionai News Service

Washington. Ma 3l.-The war IN -
dnsiri's board this afternoon submit
ted 20 congress m estimate Of 81 Zoo -
no0 Tor salaries and expenses during
tho next fiscal year
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
GEN. CR0zlER RETURNS
FROM VISIT TO FRANCE
international News Service. }

Washington. May 3i.-Mat Gen.
william Cfozicr. chief OF ordnance. re-
turned 90 Washington today after a
two month tour Of Inspection In
France.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
NEW BILL PROVIDES FOR
COINAGE TWo-cENT PIECE
frnternationai News ServiceJ

Washington. May 81. - Senator
smith of Michigan. today introduced
n hin in the senate providing for the
coinage OF "A two-Cont piece.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
(Associated Press)


Keeping the tide of their ad
vance in the center FLOWING
strongly, although seemingly les,
swiftly, toward the Marne, tn,
Germans simultaneously have cx'
ccuted stroke on the allied left
flank that has extended the battle
line westward and virtually
linked up the present battlefield
with that of the Sommc. The At
tack was delivered along the
Ailette river, northwest Of Sois-
sons. Sweeping forward in the
salient between the Somme aud
the Aisne battlefelds. the Ger
mans drove the allied line back so
that 1t now runs northwcstward
from the vicinity Of scissors,
through Epagny and Blerancourt
to the Disc river, apparently ut its
point of junction with the Disc
canal about eight miles east Of
Noyon. The Noyon area was in
cluded within the field of the Ger
man offensive IN March when the
French established new lines
along the Oisc and the Oisc canal
10 the east and southwest of that
town after having been driven
back velow st. Quentin.
Tho German drive down tho Oiae
,,,,ov towo,d pa,,. na. ,na, a,.,,.,
Tho present oncnHivo movement hero
suggests the poaslbIlity of ita resumn.
tion. Tho advance T., tho ,o,,o, hn.
Tho Cormn,s within Two ,,i,ns
NJ the Marno M ono noint por,s d,s
matches ronor, rha ,,,adro 49, a.,
ncnra incrcn.ryi,, na,,nv, hn,,,o,,a,
,nd n, tts u,,ks h.to,, antssn,. ,l
phoIma tho cron,, 10 ,ono,,od o,,ni,,
hoid ''
The Fronch wor o,r,co ,,,ou,co. N,
down -, one,nv at,ao,'s w., ~
,n ~ "'u " w" soulh'
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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED MEN
IN ILLINOIS IN WALk0UT
IAasncIaIei Prr.s.l

Moline. Ill. May sl-Eighteen hun
lrcd railway men a. Silyis shops ~
the Rock Island railway walked cut to-
dav
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31
Enemy Massing Forces.

(By Bert Ford, International News
Service Staff Correspondent)
With the American Army on the
French Battle Front, May 31.--The
Germans are reported to be massing
heavy bodies of troops opposite Can
tiGny, which was captured by the
Americans. 1t is presumed the enemy
is going to attempt the recapture of
the village, even at heavy cost.
The Americans are continually rak-
ing the German lines east of Cantigny
with whitening of machine gun fire,
and the boche is going to find a hot
reception awaiting him. Every attack
that the enemy has made so far on the
new American position has been re-
pulsed easily and with heavy losses
to the attackers.
Several times, when the boches at
tackled in several waves of infantry,
the American artillerymen have cut
off the boches from their own trenches,
infliCting heavy casualties
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31

fair ton Fht and Saturday. with slight
change ln temperature
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-05-31

''In renewed counter attack on our
new positions in the Cantigny region
made by the Germans on morning OF
May 30, tanks were used. Our lines
were firmly held. Hostile losses ap-
pear to have been very heavy. At the
conclusion of this counter attack our
prisoners had increased to 240.
ION May 80 the distinguished SER
vice cross was presented to First Lieut..
VIM. ID. Meyering, infantry, at general
headquarters, A. e. f. The cross was
awarded by the commander-in- chief to
Lieut. Meyering for the following act:
Lieut. Meyering commanded a platoon
of infantry which was attacked by the
enemy on the morning of April 6, 1918.
He took effective measures before and
during the attack to defeat the enemy
and handled his men well, under fire,
until he was seriously wounded. Forced
to attend to his wounds, he refused
and walked through the en-
emy's barrage to dressing station
He objected to being taken to the rear
until he knew the outcome of the at
tack. The brave example inspired his
men to drive off the enemy, who did
not reach our trenches. Lieut.. Meyer
ing lost his right hand by amputation
as the result of the wound"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
Careless Use Of Soap
Spells the Hair

SOAP should be used Very carefully,
if YOU want to keep your hair look
ing it's best. Most soaps and pre-
pared shampoos contain too much
alkali This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle. and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless) and is
better than the most expensive soap
or anything else you can use.
One on two teaspoonfuls Will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather.
which rinses out easily. removing
every particle of dust. dirt. dandruff
and excessive oil The hair dries,
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scalp soft. and the hair fine and
silky bright, lustrous. fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der Of the family for months.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12

coming along all right" he said. I'VE
! have a steady stream of applicants for
Liberty Bonds and so have other banks.
But the banks in this city have to go
little slowly because Of branches in 9TH
p, er cities and because of so many de-
positors from other cities. This means
that money will be withdrawn from To-
cal banks to buy bonds that will be
credited to other cities. For this reason
the banks are going a little slow about
buying bonds; but they are very sure.
They will do their full duty when the
time comes. Only one bank in the city
has subscribed any appreciate amount
the other subscriptions have been
from individuals"
| While steady stream of applicants
for bonds We're flowing into local banks,
work began in earnest yesterday in 10
cal industrial institutions. Honor cards,
window cards, Liberty Loan buttons and
other necessary supplies were distrinut-
ed to c. A. Eaton & Co, Edwards mills,
| Nickery & iIill Augusta Lumber Co,
Cushnoc Paper Co., Maine Central Rail-
! road, Central Maine Power Co. ana ".
I
plants active work was begun at once
/ In others it will be started soon. Many
! plants have arranged to call all Their
employees together, or all employed Oh
one floor. have short addresses made
| and then have solicitors pass amon,
| the workers and secure subscriptions
In most cases the employers finance the
loan, advancing the mercy 70 buy the
bonds and taking it out of the en-
! ploye s envelope dollar or two a week
until the total amount is paid. This
makes 1t easy for the people to sub
scribe and relieves the banks of the
bookkeeping and trouble of a multitude
; o. smaller accounts.
Local bond sellers were interested in
| the story in yesterdays journal from
| chicago. stating that the Liberty Loan
/ committee of the Seventh Reserve Dis
| trict charged farmers with Undertaking
on both the previous loans, despite the
fact they We're making good profits ana
! were being taxed lightly as compared
with business men. 1t seemed the opin-
| ion of those in close touch with previous
| loans here that the farmers in the Ar-
! gusta district had been somewhat cen
servative III their purchases Of bott.
of the former issues OF Liberty Bonds.
i No indications of Il change in attitude
! IS yet apparent, but special efforts are
being made to get Liberty Loan appeals
! into their hands through ADVERTISE
! ments in the paper and by mall and L
! is believed that TIE farmers in this sec
ton will make very creditabe show
ing in the present campaign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
The Children of the Manse.

Edwin Fl. Hughes. Resident Bishop
for New England of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and Presiding
Bishop OF the Maine Conference, now
in session at Augusta, will give his
famous lecture, The Children of the
Manse" at the Green Street Methods,
church this evening at eight O'clock
Tho admission is fifty cents.
Bishop Hughes is a lecturer of ma
ton wide reputation and his Chill
dren of the Mansc" is one of the most
entertaining and instructive of his
addresses. The people of Augusta
have an unusual opportunity of get
ting at the facts Of the old adage
about ministers daughters and dea-
cons sons. for the Bishop is himself
a child of the manse and adds the
FLIP of personal experience to an al
ready interesting subject.
apr12d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
"WHERE IS ROMAINE?"
ECHO ANSWERS "WHERE?'
Smooth medium" Swindies Augusta
Woman Out Of 500 and Then Fits
to Other Fields

Where is ROmaine, the medium?
This little question of five words. sim
pie in itself. Is the centre of quite an
amount Of interest. The police would
like to he able to answer that uues-
ton, and even more, to get hold Of
Romaine himself, for he is wanted
| oN the department. Another Angus
! IA party. Il woman, also would like
to know where he is. and where is
| also the 800 she confidcd to his care
Tor only four hours" and out of
which he swindled her and decamped
presumably In search of new victims.
This latter sentence tells why the DO
lice want him.
That which is kuo,r abo1t Ro-
maine is very little compared with
that which is not. The attention of
the public was first called to him BY
an announcement which appeared in
the kennebec Journal of April 6. and
which read as follows: "Remaine,
The Medium. Hours 10 to 3. Law
renee House. "a Grove ST. apr6d6t#"
Mr.. Romaine's stay was not long
In Augusta. He arrived on Satur-
day. April ., and departed on Tues
day, April ?. but during his brief stay
In town he was very busy and also
very successful. And il might be
added that his victim was Il woman
or course, his little classi ed adver-
tisement in the Journal bore fruit, as
they always do. and not long after
the Journal was out Saturday morn
ing he began to do business. 1t is not
known to just what extent Romaines
operations were carried on in Angus
Ia. for after he had pluCked one con-
hdng female he pocketed her cash
and vanished. There may have been
other victims. but if there were they
are keeping mum about it.
In the case of his first victim. II is
said that she is woman who believes
consulting one or another of them in
case of any mystery she wishes
solved. She would not have her name
made public for the world. but she
wanted some certain information so
much that when Romaine told her
that he would have to have 500 at
once in order to secure exact results
she fell for the ruse. He explained
to her that he only wanted the money
for four hours, so she turned over the
cash. he giving her promissory note
covering that period of time-from 4
o'clock in the afternoon until o'clock
In the evening.
The woman still has the note, which
is signed Harry Romaine." but Har-
ry is elsewhere and probably will re-
main there The description that the
police have is that of Il man % or 80
years of age. feet or inches in
height and of stoCky build: dark COM
plexion, black hair brushed back:
dark eyes set in near nose; slight
moustache. Wore dark suit and
overcoat and black derby hat
Romaine gave his permanent ad-
dress as Lewiston. but investigation
found no such number as that given
by him on the street named. although
the street in question is said to be
given over to clnirvoyants and me-
diums. He also claimed that people
at els West 18TH street, New York
city would vouch for him, but the
locality mentioned by him Is said not
to be considered a particularly desir-
able one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
NOT YET awake
Augusta People Slow in
Subscribing to Loan
$12,s50 Was Yesterdays Fiour..
Which Is Slightly Less Than Thai
Of Wednesday and Slightly Mo-.
Than on Tuesday

The Augusta Liberty Loan SUBJ
scriptions continued to flow in yester.
day at about the same rate as on tho
two previous days. s12,s5O was YES.
terday's subscription. which is slight
ly less than that on Wednesday and
slightly more than on Tuesday.
Despite the modest subscriptions Of
the. past three days, Augusta has al.
ready subscribed more than half her
quota-57 per cent to be exact-and
| the campaign has twenty working
days to run.
If Augusta people continue to buy
bonds at the rate Of sS,400 day they
will just reach the quota by the final
day of the driveway 4.
| Augusta will not, however, be con-
tented with merely reaching its quota
| it is determined to act favorabIy on
| Secretary McAdoo's plea for a big
| over subscription. What Mr.. McAdoc
said was:
! Let US not stop when We have
| reached our quota. Let us go for
ward and make the quota three or
| four times as great, if it is pos
| sible to do it, and let us at the
| same time make the number of
subscribers to these bonds three
times as great as it was before.
| There is no answer that will carry
| such encouragement to the enc
! mics of America and of civiliza-
! ton as that 100000 American
citizens have subscribed this time
for Liberty bonds. We can get
the 2o.00o,000 if we stay in the fight
and make up our minds to do it,
If we do this it will mean that
the loan will be widely distributed,
| that it will not strain the re-
sources of the country, and it will
mean in addition that We shall not
| have three billion dollars. but four
! billion or five billion, to help our
gallant men in this supreme test
Of all time for the liberties Of the
world"
Commenting on this, one of the
leaders in Augusta banking circles
said, II think Augusta should double
her quota Of 1886, 000-and do it easily.
The money is here and could be
spared" Another banker quoted
100000 as the least Augusta should
consider while another placer the
amount at $4,000. Evidently it is
the opinion of the men who make up
the Liberty Loan Committee that Au-
gusta's quota must and shall be ex-
cecded by substantial amount,
though the committee itself has not
taken any formal action on the sub
iect
To get a huge oversubscription it
may be necessary to hold mass meet
ings, canvass the city from house to
house and exert every effort. but if
this is necessary it will be done. Ger
tain it is that unless something is
done quickly. Augusta will be clear in
the ruclS in the race for honor flags.
Hundreds of cities in the country
have already exceeded their quota
Scores in New England have done it.
Augusta can DO it when it's citizens
get ready.
One banker expressed this opinion OF
Augusta suhscr iptions. The loan Is
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NORTH AUGUSTA

Air. and Mrs. Lendal Ayers were Sun
day guests at the home OF Mrs. Ayers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Llshness,
Cony road.
Ora Perkins, who was badly hurt at
the lumber camps of c. A. knowles,
has so far received that he was able TO
leave the General hospital last week
for his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cottel and chill
dren of Hallowell were guests of Mrs.
Cotters sister, Mrs Harry Ballard. re-
Gently. Mr. Cottel and family went
Wednesday to Reading, Mass, where
they are to make their home. Mr. Cot
tel has secured a fine position there
Their many friends wish them good
luck.
Mrs. Annie Mitchell has returned TO
her home after a weeks visit to her
brother. Hansey Hanson.
Mrs. Abbie Ballard and Mrs. Roy
Wing were callers at Mrs. ]. G. Will
sons recently.
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I'm You Know Why
~ Hair is Ualy?

hou much pretty uosg
smslns oaucing the appeargooe
vgsfdf ponty 30 much desired "
- 90 sses. It's really sime:s
Al woman TO merit tnis
iof ' beautiful hair 10 only Q
car, a,r becomes faded. dry.
your sraseiy. when II fails out
~ snd ha,r cannot grow. the
90 hs ~ ynslized and properly
nus' ~ ~ do this quickly. safely
30 sxpense. there 70 nothin.
Il ntis "a parisian sage 0iqvid
Sre,iss rou can get at any drug
Of ieaTr,eed 70 abolish dandruff,
guafan,ch AMI falling hair. and
! scalp ,sw growth or money re-
roie =. n great demand by dis
I'D Ns semen because u makes
bs'ins sof,. funy. luStrous. easy
~ a,tractively. ana appear
Ers' " with Partisan sage Ia a
ras' easv to use. not sticky Or
Z dshsnnd dainti!y perfumed-an an
~ s nu free from dangerous in
~ I'm snd guaranteed not TO color
Itns. scalp II you want good
~ ~ and plenty of II use Paris
|tas mont delay-begin tonight
ep,,sutlon now Injuries beautitui
yesrs 10 come ADV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12
Goodbye
Rubbers i!

10 more wearing OF rubbsrs until
mother winter But you should be
p~ your shoes are sound and
Ihos. A thin or worn sole is . sure
10y TO a cold these spring days.
ysu want 10 make sure your foot
n" will be snug ard tight BRING
bur worn shoes to Us. We will OK.
nine them carefully. replace worn
pets with the best new leather.
enh them and return them TO Won
p0sn9 like new and sound az ever.
sMemBeR--~c Us. only the
FOOTWEAR SYSTsM-the hest
''re IS. We employ only the MOST
1PeRT Wo7kMEN-our pric..
II right A test viii prove our
Elements.
''Nsns q Ballard are agents for our
repairing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-12

All electric current in Augusta will
he shut off on Sunday. April IA from
A. NJ. until IL o'clock noon.
Changes. caused by the recent fire at
the Power Station, 18th December,
are necessary and can be done at no
ether time.
w. H. WILLIAMS.
District Superintendent.
Augusta, Maine. April II, 1918.