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Evening star., 1918-08-16
French Make New Advance
and British Gain Points
Near Enemy Bulwark.
CRUSHING STROKE POSSIBLE :
If PRESSURE IS MAINTAINED
lx the A.sociated Press.


Allied has been effectively renewed against the Ger
line the region Roye the Pcardy battle front The
enemy cnging determnedly this buwark OF the
positions he took up after being driven back from, the Amens
region Both French and the British pushing closer how
and making his prolonged of the place doubtful
London last night reported the British lines advanced north
of Roye the neghbohood OF Damery and Parver while
today Paris reports forward the of the French
and southwest of Roye front of about and oneha
miles Roye is rapidly becoming the virtual apex of salient
soon crushing allied stroke the FrancoB
sh pressure effectively maintained has been
Evening star., 1918-08-16
!AUSTRIA AND GERMANY
STILL IN SWEET ACCORD

AMSTERDAM. August 16.-The COM
piete agreement existing between Ger
many and Austria Hungary has been
again demonstrated at the meeting
Of the emperors at German main head
quarters. an official statement from
u Berlin today declares.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Huns to Abandon Offensive.
CAPTURE PARVLLLERS, 5
TAKING GUNS AND PRISONERS

the strong post the enemy had in the
vicinity.
Enemy artillery activity indicates a
stiffening OF resistance Hostile air.
craft have been considerably strength
ened on, the whole OF this Amiens-
Montdidier front.
Some thirty-four enemy divisions
have been engaged, including eleven
fresh divisions and two tired divisions
from the enemyireseryes-' The enemy
hast used up every, battalion OF tive
OF the four divisions holding. his hns
Evening star., 1918-08-16
SERVICES HELD At, GRAVE
OF QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
Bishop Brent and Rev. Charles 8.
Macfarland omciate in
France. I

PARIS, August 16.-Religious serv-
ices beside the grave of Lieut.. Quen-
tin Roosevelt. near the spot where he
fell to his death in an air combat last
month. were held today by Bishop
Brent of the Protestant Episcopal
Church and the Rev. Charles s. Mac
farland of the Federal Council Of
Churches of Christ in America.
The service took place after visit
to the American front at Fismes.
Dispatches from the American front
during the advance to the Vesle re-
ported that Lieut. Roosevelt had been
buried near Chamery, east OF Fere--
en-TardeAois.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
OPPOSED TO BoLsHEvIsM.

NEW YORK, August 16.-Announce-
i, en-. of the organization of the Rus
:isn Union of Peasants, comprising
RUSSIAN workers in this country op-
Josed to bolshevism. was made here
might. The union has its headquar-
ers- in this city and is said to have
the backing of Count Ilva Tolstoi and
Gen. Il. Oberoutcheff.
In a manifesto, announcing its or
r .nization the union calls on Russians
the United S.ates to "arise and
;,t- into n harmonious family of
faiiir- people for then only we will
sicc honest people. sons Of demo-
Ss- 4,u.-s:4
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On the line between Chaulnes and
Roye, where the Germans are said to
have q large number Of men. Cana :
dian. troops have pushed farther east
ward By completing the occupation OF
the villages of Parvillers and Damery.
These points are about two miles
west of the highway and railrpad
running north and south through
Chaulnes and Roye.
British Near Albert.
Apparently the enemy has COM
pleted his withdrawal movement in
the Hebuterne sector. north of Albert.
Berlin announces officially that Ger
man troops were withdrawn from
small saMents. However. it is not
yet clear how far the Germans have
bert. but the British are in the vest
Bet1ssa the oise nd the Mats
the Ersneh. eis: sssaay
high ssoqno, Tss. Rss.eour 81 ne rhs e Ger1
mans fought hard to hold Monolithe
and Attfche farms, but were finally
driven out by Gen Humbert's men,
The farms arc east Of Ihiescourt
wood and are on the high ground
dominating the River Divette. small
tributary Of the Disc.
Appointment Of Gen. Won Boehn. who
led the retirement from the Marne. to
the command Of the German group in
Picardy is confirmed officially from
Berlin. 1t is believed. in London that
because of the scarcity Of reserves the
Germans will fight on the defensive
on their present line. Fifteen reserve
divisions already have been thrown in
between the Ancre and the Disc, and
the enemy is said to have only six
teen fresh divisions on the entire
front from the North sea to Switzer-
land.
Estimates of Allied Captures.
Unof7icial estimates in London place
the allied captures since August 8 at
AZ nQah men and SO guns. It is de-
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Atlanta Cuts Off Soft Drinks.

ATLANTA. Ca. August 1s.-In or
der to meet the most serious ice fam
inc in the city's history the local food
administration has decided to pro-
hibit tho sale of practically all soft
drinks. Householders are directed to
hold domestic consumption rigidly
down to the fffty-pound a day limit
that has been liked. and wherever
possible reduce it below that limit.
For the time, ice cream. sweet milk,
buttermilk and milk drinks are per-
mitted to be sold at soda fountains.
but all carbonated drinks and imita-
tion beers are barred.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
TAX ON RENT PROATEERS

Raising Of tax valuations on prop
erty Of landlords guilty Of charging
extortionate rents to war workers. it
was announced today. Is one method
by which the bureau of Industrial
housing. through the cooperation of
local city governments. Is undertaking
to check rent profteering.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
FRIDAY ABSTINENCE.
:. WAIVED FOR SOL DIERs

Catholics in the Army and Navy are
relieved from the obligation Of abb
staining from flesh diet on Fridays.
with the exception Of Good Friday,
it was announced today by the Bishop
Of Catholic Chaplains, Patrick ].
Hayes. in order to remove misunder-
ttanding that has arisen, on the sub
ject.
Evening star., 1918-08-16
CLEMENCEAU. RECEIVES
MAI. THE0. ROOSEVELT

PARIS. August 1s.-Maj. Theodore
Roosevelt, jr, was cordially received
by Premier Clemenceau today. Maj.
lRoosevelt's wounds were stiIl unheai-
ed and he is using cratehes.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 1e-Allfed forces
oeeupiea vflers-ies-Reye and st.
Aurin, and reached their old Lire
Of trenches east Of Arnaneeurt
Yesterday. Farther north they
pressed forward toward the
Chaulnes-Roye line. taking Danery
wood in the evening.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 16. p.m.-Roye is
held in a vise-like grip by the French.
Stubborn resistance by the Germans
is being crushed. The French are
slowly encircling the town.
The French advance at Vfliers-les-
Rove makes the fall Of Roye inevf-
Possession Of the town by French
troops would make necessary a recti-
fication. of .the German lines and re-
treat to the Nesle-Noyon would be
nrobable. The Germans are cIinging
desperately to- a range OF hills east
borniy defending, the .Lassigny-oise
canal. the loss Of which would entail
the evacuation Of Noyon. -A-.a
sPAR1s, August 1s.-The French
troous have made an important advance
OF, a front OF two and one-haif miles
vest Of Roye, according to the war
once statement today. The French
nrorress was in the region Of villers-
Les-Roye, about two and one-haH miles
u,est Of Roye, st. Aurin and Armancourt-
Gains by British.
LONDON, August 1s.-South Of Albert
me British have advanced their line
silently in the region northeast OF
MorIancourt, says the official statement
today from Field Marshal Haig.
frhting took place last night on the
os,tskirts Of -Thiepval wood. west OF
Farther to the north further prog
Evening star., 1918-08-16
The Presidents Policy.

But the presidential Intervention. did
rot spring from that. Here is the rea-
son which has been guiding the Presi-
dent and his advisers:
When a man goes before his con-
stituency and frankly states that he
has opposed the administration and
wants to be nominated on that plat
form. he is dealing frankly with his
people and the administration is per-
fectly willing to leave the decision to the
free act Of the state or district con-
cerned. But when man goes before
his constituency and with appropriate
Fresident-I have given him every dol
lar he asked for-I have supported the
administration" and then the people of
that district appeal to the White House
to tell them whether that Is 80 or not,
the President is bound to give an
= Case Of vardaman.
Take the case Of Senator vardarnan
of Mississippi. He was one Of the
..willful' twelve who opposed armed
neutrality, and filibustered against Il.
ton on most of its war measures.
Nevertheless his campaign managers
went before the people Of Mississippi
in an effort to prove that Vardaman
and the President were oR good terms
and had been cooperating all along,
For example, this telegram, came to
the President from the editor of an
independent newspaper in. Mississippf
and Is typical of many others from
Some Of vardaman's friends are
claiming that he has been q supporter
Of the administration and its war poll
cies. judging him by his record, do
YOU regard him as a supporter or an
opponent of the administration and
would you regard; his election to the
senate as a rebuke to the admfnistra-
ton by the people Of Mississippi?"
: The President, according to his ad-
visers. felt in duty bound. to make
clear that he did not regard Senator
Vardaman as 4 supporter Of the ad-
ministratiop. In the interest OF verac-
ity alone, such statement was nec-
essary. - -
Huddlsston in Game Boat.
In Alabama some Of the speakers In
beh6H o. Representative Huddleston
vent no far As to tell their audiences
that Mr.. Huddleston actually had; the
endorsement OF the President. 1t, is trus
that Hi. friends tried to get the White
House tca indoFse him. but failed. iTnAy
1Confinaed.on Eleventh Page.)
Evening star., 1918-08-16
French Slowly Encirclmg
R0ye; Its Fall Inevitable

ress has been made Ly the British.
who have pushed their patrols east
ward on the three-mile front between
Beaucourt-sur-Ancre and Pusieux-au-
Mont
Enemy Artillery Active.
By the Associated Press. -
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ~
FRANCE, August 16, 1880 a.m.-The
enemy artillery was active last nighf
from one end of the British front to
the other. The activity was especially
marked along the new Somme battle
front, in the Essarts sector and in
ern front, where there was a heavy
bombardment. There was no devel-
opment of activity by the enemy in
fantry anywhere, however.
All along the Somme front the Brit
ish are continuing various slight for
cs position. 1t was in movements OF
this kind that Damery and Parvillers
came yesterday into British hands.
The situation north of the Ancre
intentions being obscure. There are
no further reports of widespread
Withdrawals in this region, although
the enemy seems to have abandoned
several of. his small forward posi-
tions. On the other hand. British
night were fred on and forced to re-
turn.
Huns to Abandon Offensive. -
:
LONDON, Thursday. August 1s.-Ths
Withdrawals on the western front by the
Germans in the past few days, II is be-
lieved here, indicate that the enemy i'm
tends to abandon the offensive 1t is said
to be doubtful whether he win be able
to resume the offensive. since thirty.
five divisions now are necessary between
the Oise and the Ancre, Of which fifteen
are from the reserves. There are now
only sixteen fresh enemy divisions In
reserve on the entire western front and
only eleven Of these belong to the army
group Of Crown Prince Rupprccht Of
Bavaria,
Evening star., 1918-08-16
Would Improve Personnel.

The President is naturally anxious
to improve the personnel Of the demo-
cratic party. Had there been no war
his second administration might have
been a good deal taken up. with the
use Of the presidential influence in
behalf Of progressive candidates in
the party primaries.
But Mr.. Wilson is interested now in
getting men to Congress who will be
wholeheartedly with the executive
branch Of the government in a steady
prosecution of the war to a success
full end. None of the, men he opposed
are being accused of disloyalty-it
would be a case for the court, too, IL
that were involved. But when the
President speaks of men who have
been opponents Of his administration
he means men who have not hesitated
by one means or another to obstrgct
the path of Legislation both in the
open and. in secret.
The general public judges as a rule Of
whether p man Is an obstructionist or
not by what Is his final vote Much
more damage can be done by q senator
OF representative who. by his single
vote in a, committee. ties up an i'm
portant piece. of legislation than by a
final vote against the measure itself.
Representatives Slayden and Huddleston
and Senators Hardwick and Vardaman
are in that sense considered obstruction
lists
Evening star., 1918-08-16
PRESIDENT PURG|NG
DEMOcRAT|cPARTY
Political Intervention Aimed
at Men Who Fail to
Be Frank.
BETTER TIMBER SOUGHT
DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1918. by the New York Evening
: Post Company


Copyright; 1918, by the New York EveninE
Post Company, =
President Wilson aligned himself
against the return to Congress Of two
senators and two representatives, and
Judging from the editorial eriti-
eism-seems to have gotten himself
into a peek of trouble. BE-.
He has been criticised for interfering
lin the rights of sovereign states, for
indulging in politics when he said
"politics was adjourned" and for not
making clear whether a mans loyalty
to the administration or loyalty to the
government is meant when he says "as
between candidates equally loyal, the
administration never takes part
Presidents Job Compelling.
The President is too busy to follow
state situations minutely. 1t Is no Sc
cret that he depends for guidance on
two or three political advisers. as weii
as the leaders in the several states
who are on intimate and friendly
terms with the administration.
They steer him. If he makes mis-
take. it is true that those who guide
him are to blame. But the RESPONSE
bility is fundamentally that OF the
President.
1t is stoutly maintained that the
President has made no mistake IN ms
AtrA a
Representatives Slayden of Texas and
ITuddleston Of Alabama and Senators
Vardaman of Mississippi and Hard
wick of Georgia. The same political
advisers declare that II Mr. wilson
had it to do over again he would fol-
that his general rule applies to fu-
ture as we'll as past cases.
Policy Of President.
What is that general rule? The
President is leader of the democratic
party. His Intervention in the four
cases mentioned were not in the elec-
tions. but the primaries.
The democratic party has been
much criticised as a backward and re-
progressive action, because 1t was
handicapped by the presence Of south
erners, who. by reason of the lack Of
any contest in the fall elections, are
not as amepabIe to public opinion as
their northern brothers. x p. .}as3 q. ( !
II any effort is to be made to send
q batter typs OF. man, to osCpnEresH- from
the south fhan the oid-fasniofsd ma
chine politician who has gotten into
Congress early and stayed there year
in and year out, obtaining by reason
of long service important committee
assignments and handling Legislation
of incalculable Importance to the
whole nation. ithat effort must be
made so far as the south is concerned
in the primaries. -.
Evening star., 1918-08-16

Fair tonight and tomorrow; mod
crate temperature. So
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 9 pm. today: Highest. So. at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 63. at 5 am.
today.
Full report on page II.
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COULD HARDLY
STAND ALONE
Terrible Suffering From Headache,
Sideache, Backache, and Weak
ness, Relieved BY Cardui,
Says This Texas Lady.

Gonzales, Tex Mrs. Minnie Phil
pot, Of this place, writes: Five years
ago was taken with a pain In my
left side. It was right under my
left rib. It would commence with an
aching and extend up into my left
shoulder and on down into my back.
By that time the pain would be 50
severe I would have to take to bed.
and suffered usually about three days
~ suffered this way for three years.
and got to be a mere skeleton and was
so weak I could hardly stand alone
Was not able to 60 anywhere and had
to let my house work co.. suffered
awful with pain in my back and I
had the headache all the time. / just
was unable to do a thing. My life
was a misery, my stomach got in an
awful condition, caused from taking
so much medicine. / suffered so much
pain. I had just about given up all
hopes Of our getting anything to help
me.
One day q Birthday Almanac was
thrown In my yard. After reading
its testimonials I decided to try Car.
dui, and am so thankful that I did
for / began to improve when on the
second bottle. II am now q well
woman and feeling fine and the cure
has been permanent for 1t has been
two years since my awful bad health
I will always praise and recommend
Cardui." Try Cardui today. p Is
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SEQ gallons gone. Multiply that 800 by the
number OF parishes in the state, then null
tiply by the number of states in the union.
There you have $40, 500 gallons gone up in
smoke and vapor that could and should
have been saved-hecause cur Government
has asked ii.
Let these figures prompt you to think of
and take the matter more seriously. Walk
ing is about the best all-'round exercise one
can take. Ii you just must have Il bit of
fresh air on Sundays and feel like you want
to stretch your limbs. get out and try this
suggested good old democratic pastime.
Walk 1t will 10 you good
And yet again. DO not lose sight of the
Biblical injunction regards the Sabbath.
1t Is the day for serious thought and re-
ilection-the day when one should remain
at home to live with tie family circle-the
day of rest and relaxation-and, above all
else. the day you should give to quiet con-
temptation of that future that is to come
to ALTO the great plan and purpose of
tine Creator of this beautiful world we in.
habit.
Remain ut home on the Sabbath day
reader and live TO yourself with youl
family, and give thought to the ennoblin.
and sacred teachings of that good woman
you knew, or remember, as mother Dt
this and you will be the better off for it
and you wont be using up the gasoline tina
is going to be needed for the Government
airplanes and trucks.
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TIE G.iSOGiNE Ht.lSTERS.

All day long Sunday we sat reading
time and time again we heard the regular
purr of the motors in the automobiles pass
Ing to and fro out on the gravel road. 1t
set US to wondering and specializing. so for
Il time we looked out the window to watch
the passing procession. There they were
moving along ohedicntly To the touch of the
aceellerator-and ALL of course. consuming
gasolne-the Sunday gasoline We have been
asked to s,ve. Rusty, mud-bespattcred
Fords new Fords. higher priced cars some
cid. some spitk and span. and of all sizes
indie ating that people of about all walks
of life We're determined to have their Sun
dny spin.
So Monday We made inquiry to learn if
the official RECOMMENDATION to save gasoline
by net operating automobiles on Sundays
had been withdrawn. Not so. said the
Chairman of the Parish Council of Defense
Then the conclusion is that the people
mt least. those who operate their cars on
Sundays, have not even yet come to Il re-
alization ef what war means. They blundeI
on in their own narrow circle of vision
loak not to the future and, apparently
place no confidence IN the expressed verdict
of the departmental heads of the nation.
The word has long ago been passed down
the line that there is il necessity for this
saving of gasoline And we believe there is
or the statement would not have been given
out. The newspapers have given publicity
to the recommendation. so the public cannot
register the plea of not being familiar with
the request. Nor is it pure obstinacy. Per
haps most of I'LL it is thougbtlessness.
The Seutherner, reared in the lap OF
plenty, always having what he wants. finds
ii hard to curb his pleasures. And the PEG
pie as Il whole North and South alike, per
haps. find it hard to save just for the sakt
of cause. forgetting that this cause Is
nationwide i'll its scope and really of ines
timablr import to the nation. To foster
this cause is doubly hard when one has il
hand MANY times over the price of his
simple pleasures.
Though riding around on Sundays i.
only simple pleasure we have grown ac
eustomcd to. and costs but little. and til.
individual uses hut little gasoline the prac
tice should be wholly abandoned ut ono,
upon the suggestion of our Government
ion ssis that you only made ten. or twenty
or lift. .aliles. and Mt most you used onl,
about five gallons of gasoline. Well, that il
Suit little. nut suppose one hundred resi-
dents of the parish were out for their sun
day spin and iiias the average consumption
of gasoline watts only three gallons there.
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FOR STRONG, BRAVE MEN ONLY

@ wife please read this There T NO
the end for which has prepared
sitting by the roadside
holding out pasied hands for pennies with which TO buy scraps
held looked like heaven to her?
Have thought the taking Of that baby
guarding herself giving of her
and comfort that they might into strong capable men and
women:
$ the History Of OF
paed
hresides
vneyeed waiting God take them
home longer torture them
think babies maturity
and who this earth
the millions SUCH
OF youthful manhood terrible picture the desoaon of these moth
desolan will theirs forgotten
u though millions of mothers have already begun the long wait
The United States Of AmecaYouR COUNTRIES into the
to bring end to the tragic multiplication of human
The which the United States has taken hold but
hnhe termination of the war as quickly possible For every day
the shortened thousands of
Mothers Will be Years
time is the eternal duty of help the fullest
capabilities
opportunity
gives
millions
palsied
to to an
the top willingly die bullet through
with their
this world better in which
the scale with human
Sitting by of Road
with psied hands
to
by shortening the hdrens
comfort the old
hopeful
Powder and bullets purse
of
to
mi ions of human lives
Will
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August 20, 1918. Loot 81
SHERIFFrS SALE.

&. j. CdldrcH rs. Parker Hdfdcdstle ct
ais No. 75s6 In Second District Court,
BGssier Parish, Louisiana.
By virtue OF Il writ of seizure and sale.
issued in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed, l have seized, and will proceed
to sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder. at the store lately occupied
by the said Parker IIardcastle, in the
town of Plain Dealing. La, on Saturday.
October 10, 1918, the following described
property. to-wit:
\ stock of merchandise and store fixtures,
as shown by the itcmized list and inventory
attached to the writ of attachment issued
in the above numbered and styled cause,
and on file-in the Office of the Clerk of the
Second District Court Bossier Parish. Lou
isiana.
Terms of SaIe-For cash, subject to the
benefit of appraisement. to pay and satisfy
the sum of $1232.G 60, with $ per cent per
annum interest thereon until paid, and 10
per cent on said sum and interest as attor-
ney's fees. J. +. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, Oct. ,, 1918. Loot III