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New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Mightier Things Are
Coming, Say Germans

ZURICH. Switzerland, March 90
The Munich. Bavaria, "Noueste Mach
richten" oi iast Sunday, commenting on
the offensive on the Western battle
front, says:
The first violent blow in a vast and
decisive battle has been struck against
cur bitterest and most dangerous foe
on French soil. England has suffered
defeat the magnitude of which can
not be disregarded.
The English have defended them
selves with all the stubbornness of
their race, but up to the present they
have been unable to bring the fight to
u standstill A great victory has been
achieved, but much mighticr things are
impending. We must rot forget that
we are experiencing only the beginning
of decisive battle. But we are firmly
assured that no power on earth can
snatch victory from us"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
German Agents Trying
To Alarm the French

LONDON, March 26.--German agents
are spreading alarmist reports among
the civil population around the battle
zone in Northern France, according to
a dispatch from the Reuter- corre-
sspondent at British headquarters. dated
Monday These persons are being
dealt with .summarily when caught.
Concerning the fighting, the corre-
spor dent says:
"Thc spirit and determination of the
british troops are excellent. The enemy
losses nave been enormous. The stu
atlon IN many, places remains very con-
used winch Is natural in fighting that
has assumed more of the character Of
war movement than at any time since
the days Of the Marne"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
etain Commands
Paris Feels Secure
By Wilbur F orrest
Tribune Cable Service

PARIS, March 26.--Everything is 60
ing satisfactorily. is the latest news
IN Paris tonight from the great battle
to the northward. In military circles,
chose who watched the battles of the
Marnc, Verdun and the User, and also
the Italian situation, where things
hung in the balance, are showing the
same confidence to-day.
They know who is likely to counter
the best brains OF the enemy COM
manders, because they have proved the
ability when it hung in the balance
before. The "Pctit Parisien" says:
~ the situation is serious, as we
said yesterday, it cannot be considered
as alarming. Knowing, with conf
dence we await the end The Germans
gorlfy themselves with Hindenburg.
We have at the bar the savior Of Ver-
oun. Petaln commands"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Austrian General
Sees Long Battle

WASHINGTON, March ga diplo-
matte dispatch from Berne to-day says
the Hungarian newspaper "Asuiu ag"
had an interview with General Auifen-
berg, former Austrian Minister of War,
or, the subject of the offensive on the
West front.
"It will be LONG before a decision in
France can be obtained" declared the
general.
When asked concerning the possibili-
ty of a resumption of activity on the
Italian front, the former minister cx-
pressed the opinion that the decisions
relative to this operation are closely
bound to the success of operations now
being conducted against the Ang. O.
French armieS
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Warns Germans Not
To Expect Too Much

:. AMSTERDAM, March 26.-The Ber-
I'm "Iaeglichc Rundschau," of Sun
days date, attempts to lower the high
expectations of the German people on
the great offensive The papcr points
out that it Will be necessary to crush
the British army before it is possible
70 break down resistance, and adds: "!f
1T Is impossible, after short but Sc
we're artillery preparation, to break
through all the lines with our infan-
try, then we must not count on an i'm
mediate break through along the whole
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

WASHINGTON, March ga dipIo-
matte telegram from Paris to-day re-
ceived by an Entente establishment
quotes the petit Journal" on the Ger
man offensive as follows:
at appears now, while attacking
from the beginning on the whole of
the front. the Germans have brought
their principal efforts to the west of
st. Quentin. In thus acting they wish
to upset the English, reach the Somme
and to secure for themselves in this
direction route to Amiens, which they
want az all costs to possess in order
to separate the English from the
French armies.
at is for this ebject that the Ger
man centre has made for three davs
such gigantic efforts. Hindered by the
force Of the heroic resistance made by
the English, Prince Rupprecht of Ba-
varia, always with the idea Of reach
ing Amiens, determined to realize his
programme by passing around the OBJ
struction in the north.
Centres on British Left
ut is thus that he ordered his right
wing operating north Of Peronne 10
engage itself completely. Under the
furious blows of the assailants the
Ing ffng.ish ss have been obliged to with
ora", but the obstinacy with which
they have fought has permitted them
TO take the necessary measures to o.
pose the plans Of the enemy in the
u.
Finally, the lcf. wing operatino
south OF st. Quentin appears to have
saa si"n ior s lts mission to effect diver
SION IN order to favor the march tow
ard Amiens. Prince Rupprecbt ox-
pected undoubtedly that his troons
naafd maaffa'ng nsuars IN The direction Of Paris
yersary. But the Intervention ~ -
su,a.:a slenen troops has disturbed this cal
our poiius, although much less
numerous, have replaced the ENGLISH ,,'
lnis sector, so that our allies can dis -
pose OF all their reserves to con.;nmo
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Allies in Palestine
Make New Advances

LONDON, March 26.-Further prog
ress by the British in Palestine is re-
ported in an official statement tonight,
reading:
During March 25 our troops east of
the Jordan made further progress and
approached the village of Es-Salt. The
enemy offered little resistance. The
advance was, however, effected under
thunderStOrmS"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
ell People at Home
We'll Win Kaiser

AMSTERDAM, March 26.-The Ger
man Emperor, speaking to the war cor
respondents at headquarters in the
ield, said:
Tell the people at home that out
here everybody gives his all. Every
body knows that, however great the
stake, we shall win. The whole of
Germany fights for it's free future"
While on the battlefield the Emperor
shook hands with hundreds of soldiers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Germany Cannot
Act as Conqueror

AMSTERDAM, March 26.-The "vor-
warts,' under date of March 25, says:
"While the fighting at present is in
Ginning in Cscmany's favor, neverthe-
less after this fight we shall neither
be IN position nor shall we have the
moral right to treat the enemy on the
principle of hands on the throat and
knees on the breast
"The necessity for a political under
standing lies behind even the greatest
military decision. Such an understand
ing, however. will be all the easier for
us once the poison clouds of war lies
have disappeared. After this war the
German people can only live as peace
full, selfgovernng nation"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Bloody Ordeal Ahead,
Says German Paper
The Ne1c Yorh Tribune

Foreign Press Bureau
"a Warning in the Last Hour is the
heading of a recent editorial in the
"Koelnische Zeitung," which prepares
the German public for great and
bloody campaign to be started by the
Germans unless the Allies made peace
Immediately. the article begins:
"The German people are standing
armed as never before for campaign
unprecedented in extent and sacrifices.
We are ready tor this most diff
cult battle, and we are united in the
conviction that the blood which will
have to be shed will fall on the heads
of those who disregard the voice of
humanity The words which the
Chancellor recently SPOKE were spring
ing up directly from the German con
science. Thus speaks he who is peace
full and ready for battle at the same
time"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Report the Kaiser
Is at St. Quentin
German Losses Great, Is Berlin
"Vorwaerts' Added Ad-
MISSION

COPENHAGEN, March 26.-The cor
respondent of the Berlin "Vorwarts' y
at the French front reports that the
German Emperor, with his staff, is now
at st. Quentin.
The German losses, he adds, though
great, have not been so heavy as
feared. A great number of tanks were
used in the battle, and. he says, the
advance has been made because of ex-
cellent leadership and keen prepara-
ton,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
British Wounded
Arriving at Paris
English Soldiers Are Sent to
City for First Time
Since 1914

PARIS, March 2o.-The first lot of
British wounded from the German of
fensive reached Paris on special hos
pital train to-day They were dis
tributed among Paris hospitals. This
is the first time British wounded have
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27
Allies Prepared to Strike
When Foes Drive Is Checked

the Marne, gives no indication what the
result will be. Nevertheless, develop
ments are awaited by the Allies with
out anxiety.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-27

been sent here, although numbers
passed through Paris during the esrly
months of the war on their way to the
Versailles Palace, which was then used
as a British hospital.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20

been improved upon, for among the men
composing the various elevens were
scores or ex-college stars. -auton's big
man was Jim Thorpe. former All-Amerl-
ca half-back from the Carlisle indian
School, Massillon had in tow Stanley
Cofall Of Notre Dame and Bert Macom-
Der of Illinois. and in two of it's games
had Charles Brickley, The famed Har-
ward field goal kicker. and three other
Crimson bright lights in the lineup.
Canton won the professional champion
ship IN 1917. with Thorpe at ire helm.
Clevelan dwas represented that season
hy an An-America team from end h end.
but failed to defeat Canton's Bulldogs.
The title in 1913 vas not decided.
Fans displayed deep interest in all
games and everything was run off clean
~ and above board. Competent officials
handled all games and succeeded in
keeping the interest AT a high pitch
throughout Teams from Pittsburgh.
Buffalo and other football centers we're
scheduled IN between the feature at
fractions
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20
SPAULDING FOOTBALL GUIDE
GIVES HAMMOND CREDIT

Hammond's three-state championship
football eleven Of 1917 has won recog-
milton in the Spalding official Football
Guide for 1918.
Five Hammond players are on the
Spaulding All-Indiara Independent foot
ball eleven which follows.
(By Leo Fischer, Ch1cago.)
Au-Indiana Independent Eleven.
Reno (yyabasa A. A n Henderson
(Hammond). ends
Runne Hammond and Keefe (Pine
Nillage). tackles.
Rydzewskl tTort Wayne Friars) ana
Redmon fWahash). guards.
Frank Blocker (Hammond). enter.
Driscou CHatnmond). quarterback.
Bacon tPine Eilage) and Barrett
UIsmmondl. halfbacks.
Falcon "tVgabash). fullback.
The Suaulding article explaining the
selection follows:
Football enjoyed unusual success
among the independent elevens in Indi-
ana during ia epast season. BY winning
the championship of the Indiana indie
pendt Foot Ball League and then de
faating Fort Wayne. the only prominent
team outside Of the assertion. Ham
mond earned a clear title 10 independent
nOnOES N the St&te. me 1tatlIuoiu team
also won the championship of Iowa and
Illinois.
Possibly the biggest star of the season
was Paddy Driscoll of the Hammond
team. He was prominent in every game
and was responsible. through his indi-
vidual efforts. for several Of diamonds
Victories. He also kicked the longest
neld goal Of the season-55 yards.
Frank Blocker Of Hammond at CEN
tar- Bacon Of Pine NlLIaEe at nalf-haek.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20
All Traces of ScrofuIa
CIeansed from the Blood

for removing the last trace Of Scrof-
ula and other blood taints, and there
is no case that it does not promptly
reach. S. S. S. will thoroughly cleanse
and remove every disease germ that
infests the blood and give you new
life and vigor. It is sold by all drug
gists and you should get g bottle and
begin its use to-day. Write a COM
plete history of your case, ard you
can obtain expert medical advice free
by addressing Medical Director, 80
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20
EAST GARY

The Birthday club met with Mrs
Kate Crisman this Friday afternoon in
honor of their birthday.
Mrs c Peterson and daughter Edn
have been visiting relatives at Porter
for several days.
Miss clara Hazelgreen Is spending a
few days with friands at Miller.
Mr. and Mrs sherman Link enter
tanned relatives from Hegewisch. III,
on sunday.
Mrs. Wnl Lsube Of Hobart. is visit
ing with her mother Mrs i. Fry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20
impurities Promptly Wiped
Out.

Tf there is any trace of S~crofula. or
other impurities in your blood, you
cannot enjoy the full physical devel-
opment that q healthy body IS ca
pable II until your blood has been
thoroughly cleansed ard purified OF
ali traces of impure matter.
S. S. S., the wonderful old purely
vegetable blood remedy, has no equal
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20

The man who helps his city and
his country by buying a 4th Liberty
Loan Bond IS for them, the man
WHO doesn't isn't.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-20

is all you get out of this Birthday Party. We want you to have
a piece or two of Furniture in your home at such remarkable low
prices that you will remember this party for a great many years.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
sway the Gossip.

The professional gossip has been
busy individual since the United
States decided to help take the germ
out of Germany. He has been eternal
ly starting something Last summer
he had about half the housewives CT
the land scared into conniption fits
with stories that "the government"
contemplated the confiscation of can
ned fruits and other household COM
modities.
And now he is at it again. In az
least one county in Iowa housewives
are very much pertrubed over a fool
report that is going the rounds to the
effect that 1.-THE government will
send out secret service men to ex-
anime stores of canned fruit, with in
structions to confiscate everything
that shows trace Of sugar, that has
been put up sweetened!
Forget it! 1t is too utterly idiotic
to be entitled to seconds considera-
ton. Our patriotic friend, COL
Young swears by all that is holy
that all such bunk finds birth in the
think tanks of pro-Germans. Per-
haps it does. Anyway, forget 1t.
Don't pass it along. And If anybody
hands you such line of drivel tell
him plainly and pointedly that he is
badly off his base and that he ought
to kick himself for having so little
confidence in the best government on
the face of this war-ridden old earth
Swat the gossip. It's one way to
help win the war.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
IN PRAISE or THRIFT
BY Alice Duev Miller, Author Of "Ars
Women PeopIe?" Etc.

BY Alice Duey Miller, Author Of "Ars
Women PeopIe?" Etc.
heard lovely lady say
Self-rghteously the other day,
That since this war so dark and cruel
Began. she had not bought jewel
AT least, not one," she quickly
pleaded,
''That was not absolutely needed"
turned face with scorn distraught;
"Are ladies people?" was my thought.
And then 1 thought of all that
Had bought / did not need to buy
A Pullman seat, cake, fur
To me, perhaps, as gems to her.
Extravaganza, we all concede,
Is buying things we do not need:
But oftentimes, think you'll grant,
It's buying things we do not want
Things which we later have to pay
The furnace man to take away.
But Thrift All, think what thrift
can do
For foolish folk, like me and you;
Not only keeping US secure
From buying things we can't endure,
But daily teaching us to use
Mans highest gift-the power to
choose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
| sIoment ON the cloud,s Bright



Here is an incident recorded in
Coningsby. Dawson's book, Garry
On" that will serve to clear the
mind of the legion of distressing
stories that depress the heart and
induce gloom. This will bring a
flash of sunlight:
During one, fierce engagement a
British officer saw a German officer
impaled on the barbed wire, with
ing in anguish. The fire was dread
full, yet he still hung there UNI
scathed. At length the British of
ficer could stand ii no longer. He
said quietly, II can't bear to look
at that poor chap any longer So
he went out under the hail of shell.
released him, took him on his
and carried him to the
German trench. The firing ceased.
Both sides watched the act with
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
and opportunity of any other striving
ann of God

and opportunity of any other striving
son of God.
Sacrifices Necessary.
Yes, we are up against the real
thing, and the only question is, regard
less of your race, your faith, your sta
tien in life, are you willing to face 1t
like people who are worthy to be free1
VIII you hoard your money and take
your chance that providence will win
this fight for you and save 1t from the
Golfers of the German empire? Or win
you 60 In partnership with your gov
eminent and win 1t certainly, although
your incomes may thereby be lessened.
The latter I think Is the course Of con-
duct for the wise and patriotic man.
There lived in my town In Indiana a
man who for 40 years had been a
pillar In one of the prominent
churches. One day he left 1t and
Joined another. Upon being asked
what he thought Of his new church, he
said 1t was just as good as the old one
and a little cheaper. That, think,
ought to be the attitude of mind at the
present time To be little poorer at
the close of this war, and yet to feel
that your children and your children's
children are safe from the incursion of
ambitious and bloodthirsty men is just
as good as to take chance on Heaven
winning this war for people who are
willing to win II for themselves, and
will be, In my opinion, good deal
cheaper.
To help finance this war is not only
a duty, but 1t is great privilege.
Heretofore you have been political
stockholders in this republic. Some Of
the evils of our politics have arisen
from the fact that the interest Is pure
ly political and not financial. Now
you have q chance to become finan-
cial stakeholder in your country. The
war of course will be financed, i need
be, by the very rich of the country, but
it ought not to be, in the interests Of
the good of the country, for the debt
some time must be paid, and If you
will all take as many shares as you
can in this financial company of yours,
1t will tend to prudence and economy
In the administration of public affairs
In the future. 1t will lessen your
taxes, and you and your children as
you pay them will feel that you are
helping to pay yourselves rather than
helping to pay persons who you be-
lieve have unjustly profited out of the
necessities of this war. You can pre-
vent anybody getting an undue fnan-
cial advantage out of the indebtedness
which this people must contract, IL
you will do your best. If,you will not
do your best, and prefer to keep for
needless Injuries your little earnings,
justice and fair dealing suggest that
you do not complain If the rich take
the obligations of your government.
M man has right to growl when he
has had an equal chance with his fell
low men. Put up or shut up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
Would it Do as wei Empty?

Endless stories are being told.
There were so many stretcher cases
that they asked those men who could
do SO to walk One man, who was
covered with blanket, replied hesi-
tatingly that he thought he could,
and when they pulled the blanket off
they found he had only one leg!
They stand the dressings in most
heroic way. Give them
a cigarette and they can seem to
stand any degree of pain. A doctor
was examining one boy who had been
shot so near the heart that it was
a miracle he was alive. He showed
us his cigarette case and we realized
how providentially his life had been
spared, for the bullet had hit the
corner of the case, made a hole larger
than 10 cent piece, had veered a
little and in that way had Just missed
his heart. Every, man should carey
a metal cigarette case!-Correspon-
dence Of The Boston Transcript.
-O------f So
TRY Our Want COlumIl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
One in Thirty is Killed.


Great as the danger and large as
the losses in the aggregate, the in
|dividual soldier has plenty of chances
of coming out of the war unscathed.
or at least not badly injured. Based
on the mortality statistics of the all
lied armies, a soldiers chances are
as follows:
Twenty-Five chances of coming
home to one chance of being killed.
Forty-nine chances of recovering
from wounds to one chance of dying
from them.
One chance in 500 of losing a limb.
Will live FIVE years longer because
of physical training, is freer from
disease in the army than in civil life,
and has better medical care at the
front than at home.
In other wars from ten to fifteen
men died from disease to one from
bullets; In this war one man dies
from disease to every ten from bull
let's.
For those of our fighting men who
do not escape scathless, the govern
ment under the soldier and sailor in
surance law gives protection to the
wounded and their dependents and
to the families and dependents Of
those who make the supreme sacri-
fee for their country.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18

we G. ]. Weiser, Pres, r. A. Algyer, ". Pres.
Inf;nson. Cash. OF the bank above named,
sc,em MY swear that the foregoing statement
is full, true and correct, 70 the best OF our
sat forth are bona fide the property OF said
ia M in its corporate capacity. and that no
na r. of the same has been loaned oradvapced
To said bank for the purpose Oh peing exnipi-
TED as portion OF it's assets
@. J.WEISER. President
r. A. Algyer, Vice President
A. ATKINSON. Cashier
sworn to before me and subscribe
4 ed in my presence by 9. j. Weis-
SEAL er. r.. A. Algyer, A.. Atkinson. this
~ 18th day Of Sept. isls
BERNHARD w. OLSON,
Notary Public In and for Winneshiek Co.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
HAS WOODEN LEG; DRAFTED
He Is Taken Before Army Officers at
Camp Dodge as q
Stacker.

Des Moines, Ia.-Sam Alanko, with
a wooden leg, was sent to Camp Dodge
as draft evader from Fort Smell
ling.
When he was called up before the
Camp Dodge officers he limped con-
Ederably.
whats the matter with your he
was asked.
Tive got a wooden leg" he replied.
II was found that Alanko's left leg
had been amputated above the knee
and he was equipped with an artificial
limb.
"what did you come, down here forf'
the officer asked.
1T beats me-" Alanko replied. II
guess they want me-"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-09-18
A Glor.ous Record.

Probably the prize knitter of the
North American continent is a little
old lady of Goderich, Ontario She
Is SO years old and totally blind.
From February l, 1915, to July 30,
1918, she knitted 720 pairs of socks
for Canadian soldiers.
This patriotic old woman lost her
sight only four years ago. Judging
by the record of her achievement In
the knitting line since that time,
she wasted no days in repining or
despair. We do not know whether
she had been knitting before she
lost her sight, but her record shows
that she has never been idle since.
There are many record months. Last
April she completed twenty-five pairs
of socks. There were seventeen
pairs in May and twenty pairs In
June. Her proud neighbors report
that she is still knitting ahead az
busily as ever. !
No one has to assist this woman
at any~stage of the knitting. She
turns heels as perfectly and as readir
" as many younger woman with
good eyes.
Let no person say carelessly. Weir
what of it? Probably she cant 90
much of anything else" There are
too many people in the world today
who are not doing the one job they
can do best Of all as thoroughly or
as cheerfully as they might. The OPP
portunity to help win the war Is
limited by the will to serve, not by
,tsa nhvsical condition or position n