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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

of Representatives and had been gov
ernor of his state, Senator Stone first
attracted national attention in connec-
tion with Mr.. Bryan's first campaign
for the presidency in 1896.
He came to Congress as a represen-
tative in the Forty-ninth Congress- and
was reelected to the Fiftieth and Fif-
ty.first Congresses, serving from 1885
to 1891.
From 1898 to 1897 he was governor
of Missouri. Upon the death of George
G. Vest he was first elected to the SEN
ate in 1903 and was reelected in 1909
and 1915.
successor to Senator Stone to hold
office until the next general election
in November will be named by Cover
nor Gardner of Missouri, who is a
Democrat. Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska. ranking Democrat of the for
eign relations committee, is expected
to succeed to the craftsmanship.
Senator Reed announced funeral SER
vices Tuesday at the home, and the
family, accompanied by a congression-
al committee, will leave with the body
for st. Louis. At st. Louis night
train will be taken for Jefferson City,
where the body will rest in state in
the state capitol Wednesday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Hun Shell Strikes Founding Asylum.

Paris.-A shell fired by the German
long range cannon struck a foundling
asylum in the Rue de la Creche, in the
Montrouge district, on the southern
outskirts of Paris, and three persons
there were killed and eleven wounded.
Within the hospital were thirty wom-
en- with newborn babies. One mater
nifty nurse. one patient and one baby
were killed, while two probationers.
six women patients and three infants
were injured Another shell struck an
open air bowling alley and killed a
man and boy and wounded ten other
persons
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
New Draft Call for 4s,s4s ordered

Observation-Disclosures draft call, for
4s,S43 registrants, has been sent to
governors of states by Provost Mar.
shal General Crowder. Mobilization of
the men is ordered for May 1 and TO-
the War Department announced. and
they will be sent to eleven forts and
recruiting barracks. The call increases
to more than 100000 the number Of
select men ordered to camp since late
IN March. Colorados quota is ese
Arizona, 3ls; New Mexico, 274; and
Wyoming, 92.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
U. S. WAR SECRETARY HOME.
Baker Praises Troops With Gen. Per-
shins and Achievements of Al
lied Eorces

Washington, April 17.-Steeled to
the work ahead of him by personal
knowledge of conditions at the battle
fronts in Europe. Secretary Baker re-
turned to his desk at the War Depart
ment from his trip abroad There is
no doubt that he believed measures
to checkmate the German effort will
come out of the pooling of all allied
and American resources under com
mand of Gen. Foch, the French COM
mander-in-chief. On his arrival at an
Atlantic port he authorized this state
ment
Il return with sense of pride and
confidence at the achievements of the
United States and allied troops abroad
that would Justify many trips across
the water"
Whatever direct information the
war secretary may have as to the
plans of Gen. Foch will be for the ear
of President Wilson alone.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
MOBILIZE 10000 MEN IN MAY.
Provost General Announces 100000 Of
800, 900 Drafted VIII Be In Train
Inu Camps by June.


Washington.-One hundred and fif
ty thousand drafted men = nearly
three times the months quota-will
be mobilized during May, Provost
Marshal General Crowdar stated. BY
June 100000 men of the second draft
of 100000 will be in training camps
he said.
The House military affairs commit
tee reported to the House the Senate
resolution providing for the registra
tion of all men who have become q
years of age since June last.
A supplementary draft call for s.
610 men for the signal and engineer
corps to report between May l and
was issued by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder.
The orders provide that $50 of the
men shall report at Fort Wayne
Michigan; $50 at Camp Sewer. South
Carolina 1.164 at Fort Sheridan. Ill.
nois $3.50 at Camp Macarthur. Texas,
and S36 at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana. Those who will report AT
Fort Wayne are all negroes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Japan Protecting French Consulate.

Tokio.-Official advices from Vlad-
ivostok say the city is calm. Japanese
bluejackets are not replying to occa-
sional shots from snipers at night Pro.
lection of the French consulate has
been taken over by the Japanese. The
Japanese foreign office announces
there is no confirmation of a Petro-
grad rumor that the Bolshevik govern
ment has proclaimed state of war in
Siberia and ordered the Red Guard to
oppose the Japanese marines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Submit Irish Home Rule plans.

London, April 12.-Ireland has taken
convention, which met at Dublin for
eight months considering the problems
besetting the island. has submitted to
the British Parliament a plan that
calls for an Irish Parliament modelled
after that of the empire, the authority
of which would not be diminished, and
an executive responsible to and with
full powers over internal legislation.
administration and direct taxation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Epidemic Affects 700 in on. carn

Ray, Aria strange epidemic, re-
sembling the grippe. has struck this
camp. There are about 700 cases. The
illness appears to come on after drink
ing the water. and an analysis of 1t is
being made. The epidemic has been
in progress for week and the illness
lasts from one to three days. The
towns water supply is derived from
springs in the mountains and is piped
to a reservoir.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Finish Fight Foreseen by LansIno.

Washington.-"We must fight on un-
til the aims proclaimed by the Presi-
dent are achieved. Win we must and
win we will. There can be no other
end to this wer." In these words, Sec
retary of State Lansing, speaking in
the presence of ambassadors of the al
lies before the congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution Mon.
day night, reaffirm9a the determine.
tion of the United States to wage war
until the Prussian power is defeated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Austrian Papers HeraIdInn priv.

Washington.-The Austrian press,
duplicating the widespread prediction
by German newspapers of the west
front drive, is heraldlng a vast Italian
offensive. Operations in the new thea.
ter will be SO extensive, says the vos-
sische zeitung, according to official
Rome cables here. that Teuton armies
will virtually encircle Switzerland and
put that nations neutrality ito the Sc
verest test" American troops In Lor-
raine adjoining Switzerland may be at.
tackled at the same time, it was hinted
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
wilIard-Fulton Fight in Twin Cities.

Minneapolis. Minn.-The Jess Will
lard-Fred Fulton worlds heavyweight
boxing championship. scheduled for
July 4. will he staged In an arena TO
be erected in the midway district be-
tween st, Paul and Minneapolis. ac-
cording to an announcement made
here.
Robert Seiberlich, state boxing com
missioner, made the announcement
after a long-distance telephone talk
with Col. ]. c. Miller. promoter of the
contest, who was in Chicago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
SENATOR ST0NEIS DEAD
NOTED MISSOURI POLITICIAN
sUccUMBs IN WASHINGTON.
Stroke Of Paralysis Cause Of Death Of
Chairman of Foreign Relations
Committee.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, April 15.-Senator VIII
liam j. Stone of Missouri, chairman
OF the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee, and for many years prominent
among Democratic leaders. died here
Sunday after stroke of paralysis suf-
fered last Wednesday.
Senator William J. Stone was in pub
lie life forty-five years. and during
that long period probably engaged in
as many political contests as any man
of his time. ranging all the way from
controversies over county offices to
the broadcast national issues.
Although he had served In the House
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

London, April 1S.-After gaining q
footing Wednesday in the villages OF
Meteren and Wytschaete. the British
were forced to make a second retire
ment, according TO Field Marshal
Haig's report from France. French
troops. 1t is added, have now rein
forced the British lines.
Out of the chaos of the tremendous
battle along the Lys river. south and
southwest of Ypres. the thunder OF
which may be heard forty or fifty
miles away, there have come during
Wednesday reports which are encour
aging to the allied powers. The Brit
ish not only have held all tho ground
which they were defending on Tues
day but have struck back so power
fully that Meteren and part of Wyt
schaete we're retaken and held for
time. Only after heavy attacks did
the British retire again from the vii
lagos The most disturbing news
has been report from Berlin thai
Poelcapelle and Langemarck, north oi
Ypres have been taken by the Ger
mans and the admission from Lon
don that the British have retired
from certain of their lines in the
Ypres salient. The retirement here
was expected. for the advance of the
Germans at Neuve Eglise and Bail
leul left the positions in front Of
Ypres open to flank attack.
TIE battle, now In it's ninth day. has
deepened In Intensity at many points
along the curved front from Messines
ridge to Meteren.
Official anC semiofficial dispatches
have told of the frightful losses In
flicted on the attacking masses OF
troops by the British rifle and ma,
chine gunfire. On the southern side
OF the salient there have been engage
ments of some magnitude, especially
east OF Robecq, five miles northwest
of Bethune. where the Germans were
caught by the British artillery fire
and scattered.
The Inc in front of Arras has again
been the scene of fighting, but here
the British took the offensive and
drove the Germans out of British
trenches which had been carried by
the enemy.
The capture by the Turks OF the city
of Batum is announced in an official
statement issued at Constantinople.
There were heavy bombardments
north of Montdidier, according to the
Paris war office announcement, but nc
infantry action.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
British Sink Ten Hun TrawIers.

London. April 17.-Ten German
trawlers have been sunk by gunfire in
the Cattegat (between Sweden and
Denmarl), the admiralty announces,
Their crews were saved by British
ships, There were no British casual
ties. The operations in the Cattegat
the statement says, we're undertaken
by the commander-in-chief of the
grand fleet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Flying Instructor Killed.

San Antonio, Tex-Lieut. E. B.
Markham, flying instructor at Kelly
field, was killed when the machine in
which he was flying wit h a cadet,
dropped in tail spin from a height
of 200 feet. The cadet. whose name
was not given out. was not seriously
hurt. Markham's home was in Turin,
N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Death Penalty in Espionage Cases.

Washington.-The death penalty for
spies and persons interfering with the
army or navy Is provided In bill in
troduced by Senator Chamberlain. 1t
also provides that enemy agents, spies
and propagandists shall be tried by
military court-martial instead of civil
courts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

Washington, April 16.-The turning
point in the battle on the west front is
being reached, says the War Depart
ment's review of the military situation
for the week ending April 49, The
Germans have failed to achieve vic
tory in the field, the statement contin-
ues, and will soon be forced to resume
their old tactics.
With the American Army in France,
April 16.-The German attack against
the American positions on the right
bank of the Meuse, north of St Mihiel,
was made by a force of 400 picked
troops who were recently brought
there from the Russian front. Although
the Americans were outnumbered
more than two to one. they complete
ly repulsed the enemy. driving him
back to his own trenches.
Seven days after the Germans
launched their gigantic assault against
the British lines between Lens and
Ypres, the momentum of their attack
has been broken and the waves of the
Teutonic forces are recoiling before
the rock of the British defense. While
the Germans have made gains of
ground and have driven a wedge into
the allied lines to considerable
depth. they seem to have failed in
their attempt to break through or take
important railway functions.
During the last day there have been
bitterly fought engagements in four
places, all on the northern side of the
salient to the south of Ypres. Seven
assaults against the British trenches
at Merville. near the apex of the tri-
angular dent in the British line, have
been hurled back by the British.
Neuve Eglise, on the extreme south
western spur of Messines ridge, has
been taken by the Germans after a
terrific struggle and heavy losses, but
they were repulsed near Robecq.
The British, however, have not re-
tired far, and it is probable that they
will at once organize counter attack
to force the Germans out of the town.
which, II held. might be kicking off"
point for an attack which might out
flank and make untenable Messines
ridge, the key to the British positions
about Ypres.
Bailleul and Wulyerghem. between
Neuve Eglise and Merville, also have
been the scenes of hard fighting, but
except for Neuve Eglise. the salient
has stood firm.
1t has been the German plan of cam
paign since March 21, when the great
offensive started, to strike hard at
some particular sector, and II that
blow was parried to turn powerfully
against some new point.
This procedure probably will be fol-
lowed in the next few days by new
assault somewhere south of Arras. An
attack north of Ypres is hardly possi
BILE. for the lowlands of Belgium are
yet too waterlogged to permit active
operations. An attack on Arras would
entail the hurting of troops against
Vimy ridge, the labyrinth and other
formidable military works protecting
that city.
1t may be that the savage fighting
reported at Hangard-en-S Santerre, south
of Albert and on the center of the line
facing Amiens. may mark the begin
ming of new attempt to sweep west
ward toward Amiens. So far the fight
ing has brought the Germans only
losses in men and ground.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Line AT YPRES
IS withdrawn
ENGLISH RETAkE WvTscAAETE
AND METEREN, BUT ARE
PRESSED BACK AGAIN.
HUN LOSS APPALLING
FRENCH TROOPS HAVE REIN
FORCED THE BRITISH LINES
IN FLANDERS.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

With the British Army In France.
April 1S.-'rhings looked distinctly
better yesterday from the allied
standpoint as result of the British
withdrawal in the north, which elm
mated the great salient that bulged
out over the Passchendaele ridge sys.
TEN. The defending troops Wednes-
day morning were sitting snugly In
prepared positions along a line run
ming little east of Ypres after Sc
cret and orderly night retirement
with which the enemy interfered In
no way. In the meantime the British
were more than holding their own In
the fierce struggle in the Wytschaete
Bailleul sector.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Chicago Live stock Quotations.

,,S ,GSssiIesgg9.MBuik; siaR S x .I5d4o9I7:79; light
heavy, sis.a5 q i7.s5: rough, fiiVg is.s5S sasS
1870; pigs, s1s.00@17.o0
Cattle-Native steers. s10.sO916.75f
and heifers. s7.5o913.75; calves, $1,000
sheep-sheep. s13oo@17s5; lambs
sls.SoQ 21.25. the highest price on rec
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
wYTscHAETE CAPTURED BY TEu-
TON HoRpEs IN MAssED DRIVE
ON YPREs SECTOR.
ALLIED PLANES ACTIVE.
BITTER STRUGGLE WAGED As
NEW WAVES OF BoCHES ARE
HURLED INTO FRAY.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

London, April 17.-Referring to the
situation at the front in the House OF
Commons, Premier Lloyd George said: {:
"The fluctuation between hope and
dependency must continue for some
time yet. But l am still full of conf
dence. Gen. Plumer Tin command
at Messines ridge) is quite confident.
We have lost territory, but we have
lost nothing vital.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Col. Page, Veteran of Two Wars, DIeu

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Col. Henry
Page, veteran of the Civil and Spanish
American wars, and one of the last re-
naming staff officers of Gen. U. s.
Grant, died here. aged 50 years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Food Worth Million DESTROYED.

Toronto, Ont.-Fire did s750,OO0 dam
age to the plant of the Harris Abattoir
Company at the Union Stockyards
here. Half million dollars worth of
foodstuffs were destroyed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Chicago Grain and prov,,,on -,

ago,-Corn-No yellow. s1.55a
l.e5; No. 4 yellow, s1.45a1.5o. ''' u
soD ooa5sTMo. q a. 4 o white. 600 s1c; standard
Rye-No. 2, $3.50.
Barley-s1.4001,Ts.
Timothy-s5.00n
Clover-s20.00G 31.o0
Lard-s25.57
Ribs-s23.20Q23.70.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

Cermany's mighty effort on the bat
tlefield of Flanders has won new sue
cesses. According to the latest re-
ports, the important strategic towns OF
Bailleul, Wulverghem and Wyt5chaete
are in German hands, and, more i'm
portant still, the Teutons have carried
large part of the Messines ridge by
storm. Probably there has been no
more bitter struggle during the war
than that waged along the battle line
through the towns of Bailleul, Neuve
Eglise, Wulverghem and Wytschaete.
Neuve Eglise was taken Monday, but
Bailleul held out until fresh masses Of
German troops were hurled into the
fray and charged repeatedly on the
tired defenders. The same story might
be told of Wulverghem and Wyt-
schaete, while the battle for Messines
ridge must have been frightful in its
intensity.
The Germans have not attempted to
advance their lines further into the
British lines. for no new attacks on
Merville and further west have been
AOROiN NCd. htJ uaNC uCfOltu Iutli
sole attention to the work of widening
out the salient and striking at Mes
sines ridge and the railroad running
about six miles north of Bailleul.
There is higher ground just to the
north of Ba.lleul and Neuve Eglise
stern defense. Merville is standing
firm, in spite of terrific attacks made
against it, while along the southern
side of the salient there have been no
engagements reported. The same con-
dition holds true in tn. sector before
Amiens, where there have been only
artillery duels. Raiding operations In
which both sides have taken the initi-
ative are reported from the French In
the Champagne.
In spite of the reports from the
American front that German attacks
there have been utter failures, a re-
port from Berlin, via Amsterdam, says
that the American positions near St.
Mihiel were taken by storm by the
Germans, who held them against de
termined counter attacks. 1t is proba-
BILE that the German report deals with
the battle in which the Americans ad-
ministered a sound beating to special
shock troops brought up by the Ger
mans to take the American positions.
Thirteen persons were killed and for
ty-five wounded in Tuesdays long
range bombardment CT Paris.
There are now on the western front
approximately 200 German divisions.
OF this huge number, 12O have already
been engaged, mainly against the Brit
ish.
The American troops northwest of
Toul again took possession of No
Mans Land neer Apremont forest
Monday night, after a week in which
the shell-torn land between the trench.
es was virtually deserted, except dur
ing the long series of attacks because
of the violence of the artillery fire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Ask 1000 Medical Men for Army

Washington.-A call for 1000 med
ical men for the army and navy was
issued through the Council of National
Defense.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Grain In Minneapoli..

low. s1.5601.6O yei'
oats-No; white, s7@ssc.
Rye-$2.6462.6s
Barley-S1.50Q1.s7
Bran-$33l4
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Buttcr. Eggs nnd Potnto..

dIhss;,. di &c; ,Eggs-Firsts. s2lsasskc; og or1
Svsss Wiseons,ni INCLUDED, sl@s21sc. Potatoes&
bglk' ,1n' sl.oo9l.15; do. sacks, si.ioo isV
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Gen. Sykes Made Air Chief.

London,-Maj. Gen. F. H. Sykes has
been appointed chief of the air staff,
replacing Mai. Gen. Trenchard, who
has resigned
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Kan.a. Citx Produce

Kansas City.-Butter - Creamerv
Ph C; firsts. SShc; seconds, s7c; pack.
Eggs-Firsts, 32c.
Poultry-Roosters, 20c: broilers. 2sc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Sheep.
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
(F. o. B. Denver, Carload Price. }
Hny.
@ V oTATIO N S
Buying Prices-per Ton.

Colo. upland, per ton. -. .s1s.ooQ2 1000
Nebr. upland, per ton. 17.00Q1S.00
Prairie hay (new CROP,
Colo. and Nebr., per ton. 1s.oo@1s.oo
Timothy. per ton ......... 20.00q22.00
Alfalfa, per ton ......... .16.00g1S.0
South Park, per ton ...... 20.00g 200
Gunnison Valley. per ton. 1s.00W 20.0O
Straw. per ton ...... 1900. 500
Grain.
Oats, Nebr., 100 lbs. buying. $500
Colo oats, bulk. buying ........ 400
Corn chop. sack. selling ......... 3.23
Corn in sack. selling ............ $40
Gluten Feed, sacked, selling ...... 3.22
Bran. Colo, per 100 lbs. selling. 1.T7h
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

Launch Eighteen Wooden Ships May
Washington.-Eighteen wooden ships
totaling $4,000 tons are to be launched
May 1, Chairman Hurley of the shin
ping board announced
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 81
per cent. $4,000 g 225o per unit; crude
ores. SO per cent, s22.00@25.o0: rs pei
cent; $1,000 a 1880; 10 per cent, s9.40Q
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Metal Market y.Iu..

Bar silver. s5Ac.
Copper, S24.50
Lead. $500.
Spelter. S6.91.
Tungsten concentrates, per unit
s24.5o.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
First billion PASSED in Loan Drive.

Washington.-Liberty loan subscrip-
tions passed the first s1,OOO,oOO 900 on
April 16.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19

Paul 6olo Pasha Executed.
Paris. April 17.-Bolo Pasha has
been executed at Vincennes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
DREssED POULTRY.
Live Poultry.

tPrfces net Il. ". Is. DenVeI.)
BOOSTERS, ID. .....'.zo VSo
1OunB ~
Turkeys. 10 lbs. or over. ......26 93o
Ducks, young ...-............ ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
SEVEN DRIvESAT
MERvILLE FAIL
GERMANS CAPTURE NEUvE EG-
LIsE BUT RETIRE UNDER AS
sAuLTs NEAR REBEco.
TEUTONs STREW FIELD
v. s. MEN REPEL BLOW AT MI
HIEL-TURNING POINT IN
BATTLE REACHED.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, April 16.-The turning
point in the battle on the west front is
being reached. says the War Depart
ment's review of the military situation
for the week ending April 13. The
Germans have failed to achieve vic
tory In the field, the statement contin-
ues, and will soon be forced to resume
their old tactics.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Eggs.

Eggs, graded No. i net. F.
o. B. Denver. a.
Eggs, graded No. net, F. ~
o. B. Denver. III
Eggs, count misc. -
cases. less commission $1,000 e.z6
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
EruIf-
Vegetables,

Apples. Cold. new fancy. box. 1.o092.6o
Pears, Colo. ................ 800
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-19
Butter.

Creameries, ex. 1st grade, Ib. II Q4a
Creameries, I'd grade. lb. ......s9 90
Process ................36 197
Packing stock ................28 429