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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
GERMANS WHIPPED
At FERE;, PREPARE
QUICK GETAWAY"
Unable to Withstand Furious AS
sauIts Of American and French
Guns, Must Retire.
FOE SIMPLY OUTFOUGHT
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
With the American ArTay on the Alsne-
Mane Front July 26.-The Franco
American yalSh northeast ~ Chateau
TMerrv has resolved its efforts n b battle
# the woods winch abound n thIs region
The Germans are lighting = rear guard
action with their artillery and machine
guns retiring gradually before me allied
forces. The German infantry Is not ID
evidence.
The indications aariv today were that
the enemy was making preparations Tor
a further withdrawal He has been strug-
cling 10 hold he northern half q the
forest VI Fere and of the Forest 81 Rs.
out the Allies are making prOLre4s In the
work 5f 0JEting LIm from the remainder
ii these woods
The Allies moved Up their heaviest
artillery early today and we're throwing
shells INTO rhe German lines ~ Tar =
>aponay tive ard 0ue-haf miles north
east Of 0uiehv-.e-Chateau and eyond
Fere-en- ardIeuois t~o niles so,-rh-
st Of Saponay The districts - he
south Also we're being pePpered by 4.Iled
shells
The Germans have been using much
.Biuecroee or sneeze ga-s, but IN
effectively
The poplar md oak forests II Fer and
Rispare ilied with underhrush ana he
Allied forces are having s. stiff sob - get
through them. but are continuing he
push night and day The German EJmuerS
and artillery are desperately ,outendnG
for every inch 4 ground before giving
Il up.
This morning The battle a ct woods
SUI was IN progress
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
CZECH TROOPS WIN
GREAT VICTORY FROM
SOVIET ARMIES
Capture Simbrisk, Most Important
Supply Point North of Volga;
Uprising Spreading Fast. Via
Berlin Dispatch Says.
SOVIET PAPER ALARMED
Nv Associated pr,.s o Every Evnnlng

Amsterdam. July u With the cap
ture OF ~Imblrsk. on the NoIga, Czecho-
Slovak troops now control not only the
left bank Of the river, but part Of the
territory on the right hank
The fall OF Simblrsk which Is announced
officially IN telegram from Moscow by
way Of Berlin, occurred after the Soviet
troops had made a strong defence.
The Pravada, the official Soviet organ,
commenting on the advance OF the Czechs
saws.
THE rising is spreading like patch of
OIL on water May the capture Of Sim
blrsk awaken the sleepers. Simblrsk
was one Of the bases of the Councils
power and also the corn granary. The
danger is growing 1t Is war.
The enemy Is numerous and well
organized. If the fall OF Slmarl has not
awakened the workers may the fall of
Simbirsk make the proletariat trcmhle
for the fate of the proletrarat revolu-
ton.
Simbirsk is on the right bank of the
Volga, GOO miles east OF Moscow. 1t rs
an important trading center kazan,
$50 miles north on the Nolga, was report
ed captured by the Czechs on July -.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
~ Associated press 70 rve-y Ev~ninr

July Tho entire German position
the that fan The result of
Niles
commanders have ordered their hold ~
can back.
now he
of within
and eithe
with
al the while suffering terrible
privations owing 10 he uncertainty obtaining supplies
n
the relieved
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
CAPTURE OF HUN ARMY
EXPECTED ANY MOMENT;
CROWN PRINCE Melted,
ALLIED LEADERS REPORT

he Entire German Force on the MarneAisne Salient Must
Surrender Desperation of German Situation Revealed
by Order Hold on at All Costs" Ludendorf Planning
to Find Way to Extricate His Half Million Men, All
Doors of Escape Closed, Military Experts Declare AL
lies Have Struck All Foes Supplies Lines, and the
Fall Cannot Be Far Distant
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
Iosf Iusticla Was Conveyed.

London. july % The White star
Liner Jasticia which was sunk OF the
north coast Of Ireland on Saturday bs
German submarines, was attacked when,
with other ships, she was beng escorted
b. destroyers and other craft, the British
Admiralty announced tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
4 geociated Press Summary 3 }. n.

ASNorldteG f-ff--- summary 3 p ~
Eliamortoire. lftle more shan five
RIFLES -outt ~ scissors has raen taken
nv The French 1d Americans while
further 7oUth they have ptIrad Oulrhs-
LEI bateau and swept r1 t0 the CAST
ward of -aa fnR-n.
Between tne GIrc0 and 'ne Narre the
Americans are pressing gar1 against the
enemy una4 and have taken The southern
half oi f.8 F.re forest which rings fheTr
up III about four rues DIRECTLY south
the ,7taI town w Irre-en-I 4rdenois. TIE
center of the roads leading aacs 7ut 3f rhe
Marine Salient, md through which THE
German forces along rno s0uthvesrerr
sectors of the Inc ratSt retreat. Refs i1r.
est. further southeast toward the Marine
also s being erDred Id The Germans
The capture li N3IlemontCire and tr.I-
~hv-in-i aate4u seems M snow MAI
tsen- Nangn. while seepIng lp tbs pres
sure III along the German lines b an.e
concentrate large forces 4t vital points
the -ss d winch j mcuac,ng ~ tile Ger
mans
rLosTSr w0r-H nF PAG IL a0rH
fiI.emont0.ra In the -ois-on,-
bateaI-I hlerrv rlal 4sr -1 rc
southwest III the Gown 8uz4nct
y lAiL a-lAE t~f--t Ahff.ll At.'A I.f ahAA
nave aeen taken 81 The allies +-
capture marks e lew step ID BE- process "
closing rte mouth ei -ue jag N which the
Germans arr struggling.
Tie .au Fl Duic1y-le-, Laieau taxes
from Ire Germans the pivot lpon which
taeir retirement further soGcn has 5een
swinging It's .'ss tl -le -nemy- who
4eien4e,i i sJerlIv. s = seupLs low.
The French 1rIlcia4 statement SAYS ne
Allies aave 4av4uceQ eastward of thIs
town. which should ring them ,o rne
vicinity oi mil SO hIca IS ne l0mInai-
NJ he.ght q bar region ana wulcn Rou-1
give -ae 4iAe- la observation point over
iouZ reaches u ne Ogrcg IS vel Is aOtl
1Auhs Il THAT stream.
HAIGs NES CONG STRONG.
There 5 nothing saoaD . % ne
British progress en- the .'ne rom GueuN
ana AIery-Preuacy, vest If Rheims
The reported rapid advance oi ne BuJlsh,
here. however. Wo4ll seem ID suggest tha.
-aere Nas a.euty % power 'eamG 'Her
-urri-- aud taal -ae.r progress saOCla
.ou, illa.
N ae whole le German ~Jlrenenl
rom Ell Aia.Le StneuL appcarS 90 oe 60
.rE forward l1s retirement : quite
evident be be western side d me salient.
alt IS tae >ou-uwes; If Rheims toward
tal Marine nothing has 0een reported
IS ~ - -ccny nlJh-ri~Al-
Ger,u4n attacks -tat Nicper5n, the
LIS salient. a13 aear Heblurue. nora
81 Nl1trr. % both y which localities pa
br..sh -ea.L.. Is have s-vaocgd 2 nsi- n.s
are reported from lQulon 8ota leut
au-laGG8ts "ero -lr4.SCG
II IS announces ,-fcla.'v Dn London
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC
NEARING ITS FALL,
LENINE DECLARES
Food Crisis, International Com
plIcations and Revolutionary
Conspiracies Blamed.
HUNS DEMAND BILLIONS

Fly Associated Press - Every Evening
Amsterdam. Juiy rs Premier Lenine
in speech at Moscow. before the
government conference Of factory com
mittees, said the position Of the Soviet
Republic had become extremely acute
in view Of international complications.
counter revolutionary conspiracies and
the food crisis, according TO a Moscow
dispatch received by way Of Berlin.
The Russian proletarlat knew very well,
I4enine told the conference that the
united action of the workers NJ the entire
world or Of some IT the highly Developed
cantaIIstic countries was an essential
condition 30 the victory Of the Russian
revolution It VAS easy for Russia to
begin d revolution, but extraordinarily
difficult ~ continue and conclude It.
On the other hand the beginning ri =
revolution In such long organized
Bourgeois country Is Germany WAS
extremely difficult. bur then It would Be
% much easier TO carr L 10 completion
Referring - the Brcst-Llfovsk treaty
Ienine SAID that according - the treaty
Russia must pay Germany SIX million
rubles {S3 600 600, The attempt Of
the SoeIal rryolutionists Of the left 70
entaugle Russia n 4 war with Germany
by the murder Of the German ambassador
Was II no WAY 10 evade the treaty The
way out must IL found by the JOINT exer-
tons of the proletariat and the peasants
Russia under the terms 81 the Brtst-
iItovsk treaty Was 10 indemnify German
subjects for the losses incurred by them
through the war
AdvieeS received in London early in
April said that the Russian government
estimated that these. losses would total
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-26

\ feeling IF security goes Wth Clover
DAIRY Mix. Adv
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Bills have been introduced to ad
vance the price OF wheat, but the Ad-
ministration will make every effort to
block any attempt to boost the price.
As a r&ult Of the various bills intro
duced the flow of grain TO terminals
and mills is almostata standstill. The
program OF the Food Admin stration
is 10 danger of being upset and a
great advance in flour would result.
Because Of the stores OF wheat and
-four held by spectators, Il is esti-
mited they would reap millions Of
dollars by the increase from 81 to
$3.50, while growing wheat was
planted at the price fixed at 200 last
fall aud accepted by the farmers
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
Secretary Expects to Call
Out 100000 Class l
Men In Spring.
10000 MEN EACH WEEK
Young Men Fl Since June
S, 1917, May Be
Included.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Secretary
Of War Baker has on his desk a MEM
orandum from the General staff Of
the Army, recommending that the
second increment OF the National
Army be called under the draft on or
about May |, and while the Secretary
has not given his official O. K. to this
programme, there is little doubt that
he will do so within the next two or
three days.
According to the plan now pro-
posed by the General Staff, 10000
men will be drafted at a time, all Of
them TO be recruited from Class |,
created under the gu stionnaire sJ s.
TEN of classifying the men Of military
age.
Instructions have been prepared
for dispatch to the local Exemption
Boards about April IS, apportioning
the number OF men which each will
be called on to produce. The exact
number of men which will be called
has not been deter mined, but the gen
eral impression at the War Depart
ment was that only 5000 would be
needed in the immediate future. II
this is true, the appor;ionment viii
be made on that basis,
There are approximately 1900. eco
men in Class /. This is the class
made up of young men found to be
most available for military service.
II includes those without dependent
families, without occupation in vital
industries and without any Of the dis
qualifications named in the law, ex-
cept such physical disqualifcations as
may be developed on examination. II
Is calculated by Provost Marshal Cen
eral Crowder that the entire 500, O,0c0I
men TO be called in the near future
can be obtained without exhausting
Class 1.
Before this draft is concluded Il is
the expectation OF the War Depart
ment that Congress will have passed
the pending legislation providing that
all young men who have attained the
age Of 2i years since the first regis
tration took place shall be registered
and classified. II is figured from
census and other statistics that there
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

are approximately 1000, 900 youths in
this country who would be required
to register under such a law.
The greater part OF that 100000
would be Immediately placed in class
one. Only a minor percentage oil
them will have been married, equally
as small a percentage will have de-
pendent relatives and even fewer oi
them will be exempted because OF
needful pursuits. Not many young
men, il is pointed out, 90 actively in
to industry until after they have
passed their twenty first birthday.
Army officials therefore are confident
that Notwithstanding all legal exemp-
tions and all physical deficiencies that
fully 500, 900 soldiers may be recruit
ed from the new body Of regisirants
soon to be provided for.
The decision OF the General Staff
in favor of May as the date for the
next call of troops indicates clearly
that the War Department is rushing
men to Europe much faster than the
average person suspects. Also it in
dicates that the supply system b S
reached state of efficiency where it
will be able not only to subsist the
army OF more than 500, 0O0 men now
under arms, but that il is in position
to provide for an additional 5OO,OcO.
II may be a measure Of surprise in
some directions to know that at the
present time the American army NUM-
bers more than 1900, 600 men. On
February |, l,605,239 were under
arms aud several thousand have been
added since that time. A total of
more than 10000 men hold COM
missions in this army, a number in |
excess Of the total strength of the |
regular army on April 1, 1917. With /
500, 600 additional men in the ranks |
the United States will have become a |
nation of first importance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
RECRUITS
Receive Comfort Kits
and Bayonet Instruction

by lnterna ional News Service. }
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 22.-Re-
cruits who have enlisted with the
British Canadian forces in Chicago
are being sent away with comfort kits
made by young women workers and
with some valuable Instructions on
the use of the bayonet given them by
the Canadian Bayonet Squad which
was organized here by Major c. p.
Morton. The squad is in charge Of
Sergeant Major Sanders, Of the Bri-
tish Canadian recruiting mission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
VOLUNTEERS
Greek to Get Credits
II Fighting for U. S.

(By international News Service.)
Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-Greeks WIN
volunteer in the United States armv
will be serving their NATIVE count,
according to S. @. Peas. Consul. {. ~
eral OF Greece, who has notified the
Illinois State COUNSEL OF Defenss.
Herism while serving under the stars
and stripes,!be says. win be the same
as though In Greek service and viii
be rewarded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
Forward Movement Has TAX
en- The Form Of a
Crescent.
MAY BE GUERRILLA WAR
BoIsheviki Vote to Accept
Enemy's Terms Carried
by Only | Vote.

Like a great tidal wave the German
invasion Of Russian rolls forward
From Leal in Esthonia, the Russian
province on the south shore OF the
Gulf Of Finland, on the north, to
Rovno, part Of the famous triangle Of
fortresses which was a Muscovite
bulwark in the early days Of the war.
on the south, the Germans are still
advancing.
The Teuton'S forward movement
has taken the form Of a crescent with
its convex face toward the heart Of
Russia. Minsk, which was occupied
Wednesday by German troops, ac-
cording to ar official report from
Berlin, is at the extreme east Of the
curve at.the Waves.
The former message Of surrender
sent to the German high command in
Russia, after Berlin had refused to
accept a capitutation by wireless, has
not yet been received, ard il is prob
able there will be no halting of the
German invasion until Russia's abject
acceptance of peace terms is in the
hands Of the German general staff
possibly not then.
From the official reports emana,ing
from Berlin, II would appear that the
Russians were not destitute of sup
plies with which to continue the war,
Dispatches received Thursday were
to the effect that the booty captured
at Rovno is enormous. Among the
items enumerated were l, 1853 guns,
four to five thousand motor cars and
trains with about 1000 cars, many of
which were laden with grain; air
planes and war material of an amount
said 10 be 'incalculable.
The decision OF the Russian work
mems and soldiers deputies TO accept
the German peace terms was not
reached without struggle and the
final vote on the question showed a
majority of only one vote in favor of
surrender.
Should the German armies conti-
nue. to advance after the formal mes
sage OF surreddeT is delivered, il is
probable that the bolsheyik leaders
will order guerrilla warfare against
the invaders. 1t was announced We'd
nesday at Petrograd that the advance
OF the Teutonic armies began new
war and that there will be stern r,-
sistance offered before the Russ u
capital is given up.
In the meantime the situation u
Russia has stirred up considerable ..-
position in Germany, especially s-
mong the Independent, socialist,
whose leader, George Lebebour.
speaking in the reichstag Thu
said that the treaty Of peace win uk-
raine was not acceptable to his pa,.
DR.. Edward David, another SoC aa.
leader, Is reported to have expro.s,d
The hope that military operations n
he east would cease.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Plans for supplying women worker
for farms during the war probaly will
include camps for their training, the
Women's Committe Of the Concil OF
National Defense announced. This
cornmitte viii have charge OF what
ever recruiting, educational and well
fare work Is done.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Fast passenger train competition
between New York and Chicago, Chi
cago and ST. Louis, Washington and
Southern points will be eliminated
soon, the railroad administration an
nounces.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

One hundred and ten persons per-
ished when the steamer La Dives was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean on
Feb. /, according to an official an
nouncement. The attacking subma-
rine was not seen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

I-ucian j. Harris, Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector. requests the Ken
feckian TO announce that he viii be
here next Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday for the purpose OF giving
information as 10 the proper manner
IN which to make return on income
tax. He can be found in the Circuit
Court room.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING
FEB. 2i

QUOTATIONS
Trash, Sll.50 to $3.50
Common Lugs, $3.50 to $500.
Medium Lugs, $500 TO $3.50.
Good Lugs, $3.50 to Sl4OO.
Fine Lugs, $l450 to $500.
Low Leaf, $3.50 to $l4OO.
Common Leaf, sl4.OO to $500.
Medium Leaf, $500 to $1,000.
Good Leaf, $1,000 to $500.
Fine Leaf, $500 to s2I.OO.
l. B. CORVETTE,
Pres. Tobacco Board Trade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
Bridge Approach Burned.

About i60 feet Of the wooden tres
tie on the Tennessee Central railroad
near Doddsville was burned Wednes-
day. Passenger traffic and mail was
transferred. while freight traffic was
a standstill until the bridge was re-
paired.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
Farmers Still Busy Beating a
Path From Loose Floor
To Bank.
MILLION WEEK
With the Prices For Good
Leaf Soaring Way
Above $2l.

This has been another big week in
tobacco sales, but not quite up 10 last
weeks record.
In spite Of reports Of a falling off in
other markets, the prices here have
ruled strong and one choice lot of
good leaf offered by T. N. France
brought $2O5Oa hundred. 1t was
from Todd county and was sold on
Vests floor.
Thursday on the floor Of r. T. &
w. d. Cooper a still better sale was
made by j. II. Adams, of Croiton,
Route 3. His crop of 3,54O pound.
made new record on the local mar,
ket, the leaf bringing $2l for $50 lbs.
$20.50 for 945, S1475 for sos and
sl3. IS for $50 lbs. of lugs and SI3 for
700 lbs. Of trash. The average on
his crop was $3.50.
Some wet tobacco has been brought
in and sold at prices tha, have low
cred the general average.
On the whole the market is in a
very satisfactory condition.
PEpOpT EOp utuuty r,,,,u,,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The allies attacked the German
lines on a wild front in Larraine
Thursday, breaking through the first
lines, where they run along the
border.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
Patient From Mclean.

Mrs. Artelia Young, aged 2l years,
a patient at the Western State Hos
pital from Mclean county. died Feb.
10, Of cerebraltrouble. The remains
were sent to lsland,,Ky.. for inter.
ment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The House has passed the Bonta
bill abolishing the office OF assessor
in 1922 and substituting a tax COM
missioner for each county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Premier Won Seydler, of Austria,
has been urged by the Socialists to
accept President Wilson's statement
regarding the principles upon which
a general peace can be discussed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The Presbyterian Board OF Foreign
Missions received Information that
100000 persons in Turkey, Arme-
mia, Persia and Syria face death by
starvation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The amendment Of Senator John
son, Of South Dakota, to the Ad-
minstration Railroad Bill providing
that Government control shall con-
tinue until congres shall otherwise
order was rejected by the Senate.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The secret service men have un-
eaSthed big bunch OF grafters who
havb been stealing army uniform
cloth, to the extent Of 5000, 600.
Eight of them indicted in New York
have German names,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

An economic agreement with Spain
under which General Pershing will
get mules, army blankets and other
materials in that country in return for
cotton, oil and other commodities
from the United States, has been
signed in Madrid.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

The Senate by a decisive vote taken
Thursday, rejected the Waggoner
House amendment and other amend
ments offered to the Taylor Anti
Shipping Bill.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Secretary Baker was not able to
attend the parade Of soldiers in Louis
,iI)e, yesterday, as had been expected.
Tho Ssdands were in the parade.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23

Gov. Stanley has appointed S. II.
Dees. Of Murray, and r. II. Soaper,
OF Henderson. aides on his staff with
the rank Of colonel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-23
EMBRACED
Ten Serbian Brothers
Kissed as They Depart
(By International News seryIcs.l

(By International News Servics.)
Chicago. Feb. 22.-Ten brothers,
natives OF Serbia. who left here rec
emily on the first lap Of journey to
the allied battle line. were embraced
and kissed by General Mihailo Raslch
OF the Serbian War Mission to this
country at a local theater.