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The Washington times., 1918-03-04
IS NEAR
ON WESTERN From
SAYS WAR RENEI
tcontinusd from First Pss.y

NContlnueu from FlrBl FA84l
schendaele and CambraI regions
attacks have been driven on.
While the. enemy Is continual
bringing up fresh units, owing y
transportation difficulties this 4
been a slow and laborious process,
"The boldest enterprise undertakf
by the enemy during the week TOD
place north OF Dixmude." continu
the report. Here. after pr tongl
artillery preparations. the enemy q
deavored TO throw a bridge across q
User. The Belgians successfully prl
vented six consecutive attempts
push this operation TO successful col
clusIon, and the Germans were ahAi
compelled to abandon the undertal
ing"
Russian Situation.
At the time the report was col
pleted the Russian German peace h
not been concluded. 1t was felt tai
the events In the East. now likel
/ ended. would have an effect on u
west front operations. German armii
were advancing along a 700 mile frot
in six columns Of invasion In El
( thonia they were 100 niles from PetH
Jurjev, 160 miles east OF Riga: a
column moving on Vltebsk was al
vancing sixteen miles q uay and Id
passed beyond Pskov; another arHi
was moving toward Smolensk ad
might swing toward Moscow, a. w9
the nth column operating on III
Pripet sector. while the sixth column
Austrians, were meeting no oppo1
tion from the friendly Ukranians a1
was within sixty miles Of RieE
! The report, however. makes Il plal
that II the rank and file Of the Russlar
refuse to accept the German-made pead
there is a hope that the East viii ~
make trouble for Germany. On this poll
the Review says:
The Russians are believed TO Be prt
pairing to stem the tide OF invzsio
Petrograd Is being prepared 70 Wttn
stand a siege"
In Other TheateFa-
In conclusion the report says:
In the italian theater the allies exe
cuted a number OF minor raids along u
Piave. The enemy confined his actiTit
to increasingly heavy bombardmer
west Of the Asiago Plateau In the n
Eion Of Val Largarina and Lake q
Garda hostile preparations were pa
ticularly noticeable.
The enemy Is continuing the bon
bardment OF the cities Of Venetia D
aircraft Repeated attacks were mad
against Venice and much damage We
inflicted upon churches and other build
ings during these raids.
In the Caucasus the Turkish forcs
are meeting with little opposition In
region from the Lake Of Van 70 n
Black Sea Is again in Turkish hands
In the districts reoccupled by the TprlA
II is stated that they ara massacrinl
the ArmenianS.
In Palestine the British are in clos
contact with the Turks who are retreat
ing northward through the Valley %
the Jordan.
in Mesopotamia the British are ad
vancing up the Euphrates and have ~
rived In the vicinity OF Hit which Il re
ported to have been evacuated By IN
Turks"
The Washington times., 1918-03-04

swift CombTany's sales OF beet In Wash
InEton, d. C.. for the week epdinG Saturday,
March q, 1913. averaged as follows: Doules-
TIC Lsef, Las cents yer pound.-AdSt.
The Washington times., 1918-03-04

Instead OF nasty. harsh pills, salts.
castor oil or dangerous caIomel, WHY
don't you keep Cascsrets handy IN
your home: Cascarets act on the
liver and thirty feet OF bowels so
gently you don't realize you. have
taken a cathnrtic. but they act thor
Oughly and can be depended upon
when a good liver and bowel cleans-
ing Is necessary-they move the bile
and poison from the bowels without
gripping and sweeten the stomach
You eat one or two at night like
candy and you wake up feeling hne,
tho headache. biliousneSs. bad
health. coated tongue, sour stomach
constipation OF bad cold disappears
Mothers should give cross. sick.
feyerish or bilious children q whole
CasCkret any tine-they are harm
| less and safe for the little folks,
The Washington times., 1918-03-04

lines, with a general average OF less
than 81 per hundred in some OF the
large cities.
obviously. the test OF any serv-
fee institution is the amount and
quality OF service rendered the pub
lie, stated in terms OF the number OF
employees and the amount OF capital
/ employed to obtain such sericve."
How z. s. Could Do II.
Mr.. Burleson points out that prac-
tically the entire revenue collecting
| and accounting system OF the tele-
/ phone company, maintained at great
cost, together with high salaried Of
heials" can be practically displaced
under postal methods" Established
functions in the Post Office Depart
ment could discharge all these duties
with slight, IL any, additional ex-
| pense."
Mr.. Burleson maintains that ample
| facilities for communication, at rea-
sonable cost, should be provided un-
der the Constitution by the Govern
ment.
, The largest number OF people
! should be allowed the pleasure of
prompt communication with the
| world. The postal system is an object
lesson OF eheapness of communica-
! ton, but electric communication, he
shows is "woefully restricted AMONG
/ THE MASSES OF THE PEOPLE BY
\ THE NECESSITIES OF THE INTER
EST OF PRIVATE PERSONS WHO
OWN AND MANAGE THEM"
AMONG THE MASSES OF THE
! PEOPLE, EVEN HERE IN WASH
( INGTON, the capital OF the richest
! country Of the world. THE MAJOR
| ITY ARE SHOWN TO BE DENIED
THIS GREAT CONVENIENCE"
Gives Figures.
Mr.. Burleson then gives figures
showing that Of every 100 families in
Washington, paying a monthly house
rent up to $50. only 10 per cent are
able TO use phones: OF 100 families
paying up to S35 per month. % per
cent use phones. and above S35 So por
! cent.
Mr.. Burleson asserts that private
endeavor does not have the kind OF
motive necessary for furnishing the
masses of the people with the con-
veniences they ought to have.
Mr.. Burleson shows that long dis
tance rates in this country are far
hbONt lAAtbE VI lshAOp'- AAV hGNlhl
| that 1T costs the American as much
to ship communication over the teIe-
| phone wires. mile for mile. as It costs
! him TO ship a ten Of freight on the
/ ~ -ayS"
/ Mr.. Burleson reaches the conclu-
I sion that private rate making is re-
sponsible for the out-ofdate and in
adequate telephone service and for its
resulting breakdown from congestion
Of traffic in Washington. Instead OF
giving the public greater access to
! telephone communication the tele-
phone company seeks 70 eliminate.
/ by higher rates. a large part OF the
service that is left"
The Washington times., 1918-03-04
Needs Relief.

The telephone company operating
in Washington knows that il is en-
titled TO relief. Tie Public Utilities
Commission on the record made has
- dele!uIiled The Postmaster Cen
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Great Franco-B British Battle
Is Going Well For The Allies
On Fifteen-MiIe Front Today

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug S.--By
the United Press 1.-THE FrancoBritish troops attacked at
dawn this morning between Morlan Court and Moeru
front of fifteen miles astrde the Somme Several important
villages have been reached The battle generally appears to
be going we'll for the Allies Several hundred tanks led the
way Fast whppers supporting whpper raced and lodged
the fields terorzng and running the Germans down
everywhere. lrtl-s 4
French attacking the region of Moreu and reports
being received here extremely optimistic stating that the
Germans offering only slight resistance Dombardment
of three minutes preceded the British attack The French at
tack by agreement made few minutes later their ar
lery smotherng the territory south Of the AmenRoy road
before the attack began Fine weather today but rain now
Prisoners declare that the attackcame
prise large number of guns reported to have been cap
tured
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
To Break Power
Of Packers Trust
Is Now Urged

Washington, Aug. 8.-Moving to
break the power of the so-calIed
packers trust, the Federal Trade
commission has recommended to
President Wilson that the railroad ad-
be given monopoly in
the transportation and distribution
of meats.
The report Of the commission was
made by President Wilson today and
urges that the far-reaching packer
influence of American business can
be emasculated by transferring from
the packers to the railroad admins
tration the following: The stock
yards of the country, all so-called
branch house packers used in the dis
of meats, and stock cars,
refrigerator cars now owned by pack
ers, all icing plants located along the
railroads in the country. This would
leave the packers to the lone busi-
ness of slaughtering and skinning.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Germans Plumber
Sacred" Palace
Of Belgian King

AMSTERDAM, Aug. THE
Germans are beginning. to plunder
King Albert's private belongings in
Belgium, which they have often de-
clared to be sacred to them.
For the last week Germans, Bel
gian and Dutch emissaries have come
to Holland from Belgium with pic
lures and pieces of furniture known
to belong to the royal collections.
Among them are a bookcase adorned
with statues of three kings of Bel
gium. 1t was ordered by King All
bert not long before the war for his
Brussels palace. There are also
paintings which are known to be
worth a fortune.
Articles from the kings palace
could only come here with German
consent. The size OF some Of the
treasures is such that they could not
be smuggled in by thieves, who were
not in league with the Germans,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Enemy Agents Run
Wireless Plant In
Lower California

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Activi-
ties of Germans or German-Ameri-
cans from the United States across
the Mexican Lower California border,
where wireless plant is located, are
ur !" investigation by government
sgents.
rrorts reaching here indicate that
for months groups Of about half
hundred Germans have been found
in Mexicali, a torrid little collection
of baked shacks just across the bor-
der from Calexico, Cal, and about
fifty miles from Yuma, Ariz., on a
spur of the Southern Pacific. The
town is inhabited by shifting pop
ulation of Mexicans, Indians, Japan
ese and Chinese.
The Germans, who were never
Known to visit the town before the
war, now congregate at a store
known to have been active in prop
aganda work in the United States
before the war and nave used the
wireless station there, which is capa
bic of communicating with Mexico
City.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
I euton Forces
Face To Face
With Three Facts
By WIN. PHILIP SIMMS,
United Pres. Staff Correspondent.

United FreSs STAN Correspondent.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Aug. THE German
armies are at bay. Their full re-
treat toward the Aisne has forced
them to abandon positions along the
Ancre and Avre rivers and near Civ
enchy.
The Teuton hordes are face to face
with three rock-bottom facts. First,
the German summer campaign so far
is complete failure. Second, their
reserves are badly used up. Third,
they are equaled, if not outnumbered
by the eager forces which are being
increased weekly by tens of thous-
ands of absolutely fresh Americans
who are fidgeting with impatience to
get at the Germans,
Won Hindenburg and Won Laden
dorff, the German leaders, have only
one card left to play and it is a card
of doubtful value. 1t consists of a
complete Encouragement of the west
ern front, suiting altered conditions
by shortening the line and adopting
a purely defensive strategy behind
the rivers and other natural barriers.
This plan would involve the selection
of one spot where remnants of the
army from everywhere would be col
lected to try for a decision.
This bid for victory, if made, must
have the devils luck, plus all possible
aid from the German Gott, plus a
large element of the miraculous.
Without these conditions, this bid
must fail, after which the last sfark
of Germany's hopes is gone forever
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Allies Make Double Drive On Picardy
French and American Troops Have Renewed Their Attack Big Scale Against The Crown
Princes Satisfactory Progress Reported Both Drives British Take Several Villages
UNITED PRESS WAR REVIEW

The Allies have apparently began double drive the
Picard Aisn and Vese fronts today while the French
American troops have renewed their attack big
against the princes armies driving toward the heights
between the Vesle and the Aisne.
The British and French smashed against the Of the huge
Picardy salient southeast of Amens Progress reported
both drives and have been broken up by che
Allied artillery fire.
Further Allied also reported in Flanders by
Field Marshal Haig last night He announced that the British
troops had advanced their lines than half mile
6veme front between the Clarence and the Lave rivers
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Allies Are Holding All Positions
Gained And Are Steadily Pushing
On Along Wide Front

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug s.
y United Press The desperate counteratacks of the Ger
mans broke down under the fierce allied artillery fire.
The allies holding all the positions they gained and
are steadily pushing Heavy fighting going along
wide front north Of Vese additional bridging is being
rushed up and crossings being established.
The weather cleared up which regarded favorable
to the allies
The Americans late yesterday reached the railway and
highway north of Vee They crossed the river foot bridges
improvsed trunks of fallen trees lashed together The
Yankees waded through the marhed south bank and charged
no the high northern bank the face Of heavy machine gun
and artillery fire. The Germans counteattacked Immediately
but were completely repused.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Hope Her Husband
Won't Be Scalped

LONDON, Aug. Letters from
relatives and friends in Germany Of
U-boat crews interned in the United
States are beginning to arrive in
London. They throw little light on
internal conditions in Germany, but
some are very amusing, as showing
the appalling ignorance Of the mass
Of Germans regarding the United
States. One letter from the wife Of
a prisoner, apparently written in all
seriousness, says:
eve hope you viii soon return.
You are certainly to be sympathized
with. We are always praying with
our deepest feeling that you may not
be eaten up by Indians, or hanged
by cowboys with lasso ropes.
''If they should wish to scalp you,
you should first make appeal to the
King Of America, Is he also an IN.
dian?a
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Hate For Germans
Bitter In Turkey

ZURICH, Aug. THE strained
relations which exist between Tur-
key and Bulgaria are causing anx-
iety at Berlin. How profound is
Turkeys present misery may be gath
cred from the following report re-
ceived from a highly placed neutral
who arrived here after a long resi-
dence at Constantinople:
"The hatred Of the Germans" he
said, "is very bitter among the masses
of the population. Yet Turkey was
never more effectively under German
control and domination than she is
today. Nobody who has come into
close contact with the people can
doubt the extent and genuineness Of
the cry for peace, but the possibility
of separate peace is too remote for
serious consideration"
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
29 British Officers
From German Camp

ROTTERDAM, Aug. News just
received here from the frontier re-
ports that twenty-nine British Off
GERS have escaped from a prison camp
at Holzminden, and although the
whole countryside is out in search for
them, only one so far has been cap
tured. He is reported to have stated
that the officers escaped through a
tunnel upon which they had been en-
gagged for nine months.
A big reward has been offered for
the capture of the officers, who are
believed to be making for the Danish
frontier.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Ford Will Spend
Millions To Aid
Mexican Farmers


WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Henry
Ford is about to launch a plan for
helping the Mexican farmer get on
his feet, the Mexican News Bureau
here announced.
Ford contemplates the expenditure
of millions, the announcement said,
in establishing in Mexico an extensive
plan for the manufacture Of farm
tractors, to be sold to the farmers
virtually at cost. He will educate
Mexican mechanics in his American
plants and then return them to OPP
crate their factory in Mexico.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Advance On Picardy Front Continuing
This Afternoon-G Germans We're
Surprised Some Divisions Caught

PARIS, Aug. S(By United Press )-The Franco-Britsh
advance on Pcardy continuing this afternoon The Germans
completely surprised some divisions being caught while
being relieved at The depth of the advance reported
to be most satisfactory and the attack developing both
sides of the Somme the enemy has thrown back upon
Avre.
Important units of British troops assuming consider
able role in the operations The first apparent result of the
offensive in the wpng out fthe menace to Amens
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
lenneSSeanS In
Casualty List


Sergt. L. T. Little, Byrdstown; !;
COrporals C. L. Lefaver, Silver
Point; R. L. Glidewell, Finley; ]. B.
Harget, Trenton, willed in action.
Sergt W. Leonard, Bristol, died of
wounds.
Corporal s. A. Berrix, Henderson,
wounded severely.
E. Largent, Fort Henry, wounded
to degree undetermined.
No Tennesseans in marine casualty
list today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
355 Casualties
Reported Today

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-Three
hundred and fifty-fve casualties were
announced by the war department
today. Two hundred and thirty
seven from the army and one hun
dred and eight from the marines.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Another Ship
Reported Sunk
By Submarine

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-The
American steamer Morak was shelled,
torpedoed and sunk by a submarine
at l $50 p. m. August 9th, fifteen miles
northeast of Diamond Shoals light
house, off Cape Hatteras, the navy
department announced today. The
vessel was of 5000 gross tons.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
Only A Matter Of A Few Days Until
Germans Will Have To Abandon
The VesIe River Line

PARIS, Aug. 8-(By United Press BY increasing pres
at vital points, the FrancoAmeran troops gradually
loosenng the German grip the Vee river line Military
authorities of the opinion that it will be matter of only
few days until the will be forced to abandon the Vese
and retire to the Asne unless they should throw overwhe-
ing numbers of This contingency regarded pos
sibe
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
British Capture A Number Of Villages
In Their New Drive OHPicardy,
AS Well AS Important Heights

LONDON, Aug. 8.-(By the United Press. 1.-THE British
have captured number of villages in their Pcardy drive
IT reported this afternoon including Moreu Antoine and
Aubercou In addition the heights south of Moancourt and
west of Cerisy reported taken.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
American And French Troops
Are Driving On To The Heights
Between VesIe And Aisne

WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Aug. 8-(By the
United American and French troops crossing
the highway this morning are driving
the heights between the Vesle and Aisne rivers.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-08-08
French And British Troops Open
Big Drive On A Wide Front
hPicardy At Dawn Today

4 PARIS, Aug. 8.-(By United Press )-The French and
British troops opened big drive wide front Picardy
southeast of Amiens at today the office
The attack Is progressing satisfactorily
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
University Announces Student
Army Plans

The University of Minnesota
will help the war department Of
the United States in creating a
great students army as a branch
of the United States army during
the coming year. This is in ac-
cordance with the plan of the
war department to establish in
universities thruout the country
n Students Army Training Corps
to train specialists for war work.
In this. able-bodied college stu
dents over the age of Is will
have an opportunity to enlist, be-
coming members of the army and
receiving uniform and other
equipment but no pay. For a
period Of six weeks during the
summer, when in camp for spe-
cial military instruction. how
ever, they will receive privates'
pay. Students in this corps will
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
Two Pounds Sugar Per Capita
Per Month.

Sugar regulations for August
announced by the national food
administration provide that the
monthly per capita use Of sugar
for regular household purposes
be reduced from 3 to 2 pounds.
Householders should bear this
fact in mind and readjust their
uses Of sugar for ordinary house
hold purposes to the new
amount.
Retailers are requested to note
this change on their sheets for
consumers pledges and to insert
the new maximum upon those
pledge sheets used during the
month.
Sugar for canning purposes
will be put upon per capita
basis and sufficient sugar will be
allowed to bring each family's
allotment for canning and pre-
serving up to 10 pounds for each
member OF the household by
august 81. Under this arrange
'nent a family Of two will be al.
lowed to buy during the month
enough sugar to make their to-
tai for canning and preserving
this season 20 lbs, a family of
three, 80 lbs, a family Of 4, 40
lbs, a family of 5. SO lbs. In the
event that before the July re-
stricfions went into effect they
secured for canning more than
10 pounds per capita in house
hold. they will not be permitted
to buy any additional sugar for
canning during August.
New canning certificates will
be supplied to retailers and
county feed administrators, This
certificate is to be signed on hon
or by the head of the family and
turned in to the dealer. The
dealer forwards the certificates
to his county food administrator
for checking.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08
NiCkerSOn
From Our Corr~sponden,--

From Our correspondent
AL Charlene moved to Superior
last week.
Joe Lemieux has been visiting
his sister. Mrs. LIE May.
Mrs. J. +. Turnbull has gone
to Minneapolis on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. McGrath were
visitors at the big farm on Sun
day.
Mr.. r. F. Elmer and his sister
in-law, +. Simons, were in Du-
luth, Tuesday.
Ernest Washburn, Superior,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-08-08

not be called on for military SER
vice until they have reached the
draft age, or except in case Of
grave emergency. On reaching
the draft age, however. every
student in the corps will be re-
quired to register.
The university is sending out
a booklet explaining the plan,
and f. B. Pierce, registrar, ad.
vises students to register early