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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
BRITISH RESTORE LINE
SOUTH OF S0MME;; TAKE
OVER 23O HUN PRISONERS
Two Great Attacks By Germans From Marcecave to
River Hurled Back By Allies Who Restore
Frontn Luce Valley Following
Great Counter Attack.

London, March The British have restored their
line south Of the Somme in the Luce valley after vg-
orous counter-attack, the war office announces -
Two strong attacks by the Germans against the Brit.
ishfront from Marcelcave to the Somme were repused
with heavy losses to the enemy German attacks north
Of the Somme were made with four waves Of infantry,
which were beaten back at all points,
BRITISH ADVANCE LINE
In the neighborhood Of Serre norh of the Somme
miles above Aber the British advanced their line taking 230
prisoners and 40 machine guns. The statement follows:
"South of the Somme line in the Luce valley
stored yesterday after vigorously executed
Two strong made by the the of the day
against Marcecave the Somme repused
in each case with heavy loss to his troops.
GERMANS LOSE THOUSANDS
his delivered yesterday Immediately north of the
Somme the enemys infantry advanced the assault in four
waves and were repused all points by outpost ne The
enemy casualties this portion of the battle front alone
estimated in the thousands.
early yesterday afternoon successful operation
carried out by the neghborhood of See Our line in this
locality was advanced short distance and 230 prisoners and
40 machine gums captured by us.
"Our line also carried forward slightly other parts
of the battle front and prisoners were taken
"Hoste artillery active early yesterday evening in
the neighborhood Of Bucquoy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
Big GERMAN GUN
OPENS fire ON
French CAPITAL
One Person Killed and One In
jured by Fire; Believe Weapon
Fired From Underneath
Ground.

Paris, March S1.--The lombard
ment of Paris by long range German
guns was resumed at 2:15 p. m. today.
An official note issued tonight says:
"The German long range cannon
continued during the day to bonn
bard the Paris district. One person
was killed and one injured"
At the services this morning the
churches were even more crowded
than is usual on Easter Sunday.
No unexploded shell from gun
bombarding Paris has thus far been
found. However, there have been ex-
amined in the municipal laboratory
fragments of sufficient size to permit
the directors to reach certain con-
clusions. They are of the, opinion
that a double fuse is used and that
the guns fire 210 millimeters (8A-
inch shells.) Apparently four guns
are being used, two on alternate days.
The tubes of the guns are more than
so feet long. The installation and
adjustment of the guns must require
at least three months. Doubtless
they are concealed under mountains
of cement, rendering it most difficult
to locate and destroy them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
BATTLEFIELD STREWN WITH
BODIES; ODOR OF DEATH lNA AIR


London, March 31-The Morning correspondent
draws gruesome picture of battlefield conditions.
Prisoners that the full of
air is horrible with the odor Of DEATH he wells
used The ruined villages impossible bets because
with German dead There piles of bodies along the
roads and between them The has only recently found time
bury any Of his dead
"The spectacle Of the battlefield carped bodies Of
comrades has affected fresh who this way
surprise that the British not weak fight Prisoners Bay that
the German
Among the feats of this British endurance
detachment which marched night
nd half day. repeled attacks recaptured
tain village, and dug trenches"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
Buffalo Farmer Says
Uncle Sam Can Have Wheat

Kearney, Neb., March 31.-(Spe-
cial.)-Nels Merryman, indicted by
the federal grand jury for boarding a
large quantity of wheat, in violation
of the food administration laws,
stated yesterday that he was willing
Uncle Sam take all of his grain, pro-
vided he Can furnish the cars for
transportation and the men for load
ing this wheat. He was unable to
state how much wheat his bins held,
the estimates made by others varying
from $1,000 to 10000 bushels. Mr..
Merryman stated that he himself was
unable to load the grain now because
of his help being in the midst of plant
ing operations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
Died of WOUNDS:
LAWRENCE Z. REDMOND.

LAW RENCE L. REDMOND.
Wounded severely; Private Alfred
Speigle.
Died of diseases:
Corporals James Leopold Loehr,
meningitis; California True, abcess of
brain; Privates Clement Bason, pneu-
monia; Charles Brown, pneumonia;
Dewey H. Douglas, meningitis; Her
man Hahn, odema of brain; Edward
Murphy, meningitis; Percy c. Seay,
meningitis; Robert Thill, Pneumonia.
Wounded slightly: Lieutenant
Walter L. Hardenbrook; Lieutenant
Talbot T. Speer; Lieutenant Guy
Daniel Tibbetts; Sergeant Alfred ].
Bergeron; Sergeant J. Hooper; Cor
ports Joe Ruben, John Wilson; Bugh-
Ter Joseph Kunz; Privates Frank J.
Bedrnicek, George N. Bell, Pelegrino
Cavazza, Walter Decelle, Jerry Frede,
Joe G. Grier, Wilbur L, Lawrence
and Ranzy L. Rutledge. "
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
28 AMERICANS ON
PERSKLNG'S LIST:
l1REPORTEDDEAD
BULLETIN.

Washington, March 31.--A casualty
list of 28 names was received today
from the American expeditionary
forces in France, including one killed
in action. one died of wounds, nine
dead OF disease. one wounded severely
and 10 wounded slightly.
Lieutenants Walter L. Harden
brook, Talbot T. Speer and Guy
Daniel Tibbetts were listed among
those slightly wounded.
Killed in action:
PRIVATE MARTIN OCON-
NORS, -~-----.-.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
FRENCH RETAKE MOREUIL
AFTERFURIOUS
BRING TEUTONS TO STOP
German Battalions Renew Attack But Are Completely
Checked BY Gallant Fighting; Troops Hurl
Themselves at Huns With Great Ferocity
And Stop Giant Drive Of Teutons

Paris, March 81 The fighting continued last night
with undminished violence, says todays official an
nouncement.
German battahons renewing the attack without ces-
saton, were cut down by the French fire.
Moreuil, captured by the Germans, was reganed by
the French In furious fighting.
Between Moreuil and Lassigny, the Germans were
checked conn mpletey.
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS.
In the woods north Of Moreul the struggle was In
tense The French took many prisoners in this region.
The official announcement follows:
The struggle was continued with undminshed violence
during the and the result emphasize the check
administered the formidable German effort of yesterday
break through the line . s
" Eve NOW DOWN GERMAN TROOPS.
sBetween Mondider and Moreu the FIRE Of the French
infantry moved down German battaons which renewed the
assault without ceasng Moreu captured by the Germans,
retaken by the French taken by the Germans and
finally carried in bayone charge made with Incompatible
bravery by French and British troops mingled in the
ranks The woods north of Mofeu also captured the
valiant fighting In this region the French took
prisoners. '-'''.. -
'..' CAPTURE 700 GERMANS. "el
Between Moreu and Lassgny the checking of the Ger
mans has been established was complete The French
able progress far the vicinity of
division of picked troops which, announced last night
captured Plemont and held it against all attacks took 700
prisoners.
"On the remainder of the front there intermittent
nonadng Three German raids the right bank of the Meuse
(Verdun 'front.', were without result
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
NEBRASkANS TO
COME HOME FOR
LIBERTY MARCH
One Hundred or More of the
Boys and Four Bands From
Camp Dodge to Be in Line
April 6 for Parade.

Many Omaha and Nebraska SOL
der boys at Camp Dodge are coming
TO participate in the Liberty loan
parade, Probably between 100 and
$50 will be here They will leave Des
Moines on a special train Friday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-04-01
PERSHlNG'S MEN TURNED
OVER TO ALLIES; MASS OF
SAMMIES MARCH ON FOE
National Capital Thrills at Announcement
That Americans on Way to Fighting
Line to Stem the Germans.

With the American Army France Saturday, March 30-Ande American
troops have been turned over to the allies.
American troops may be fighting with the French and British
mthe battle raging mnorhem France
Great activity many underway the whole American zone Trains
trucks miles long, loaded with Americans passing the towns
On other miles after mile marching Americans the
AMERICANS ARE HAPPY.
1t enough say that great activity many progress the
tire American Miles Of o trucks loaded with Americans have passed
through the towns going direction another Through -
ing the motor trucks poughed their way along muddy roads, the Americans
singing Many the trucks had American flags fastened their tabod
On other roads mile after mile Of marching Americans sphed through
the mud which their ankles The horses seamng the
they had todo ALI the working hard possible.
ALL WASHINGTON THRILLED.
Washington March 3Te foregoing announcement that American SOL
ds actually on their the fighting lines take places beside their hard
pressed British and French allies sent thrill through the national capital
was the first positive that General Pehng o actually are
their way the battle lines help the tide Of the German drive
U. S. ENGINEERS ENGAGED.
The previously dispatches being
lighting are believed have been engineers other auxiliary troops which probably
s Sss sDs n "s~ s
The sending of General per'hns fighting the British French
na en ssRestia e a % sn @ % 1, a q
100000 AMERICANS AVAILABLE
Too much be said about the number and of the American
"o ~si osen ;s censorship however, say tina. more than fighting
fully and in
wherever they threaten buckle under
s violation Of censorship that the American fully
realizes that the ? battle somme continue 70, time and that
CHEERS FROM EASTER CROWDS.
men I % p % ne st ; h .s As @ the @ Ell
doned Other caring part Of available
looking the day wod seu
take their place. the bg battle crowds
gathered about dispatches
WISE" esd sss dps sf's s Fanss almost Immediately after
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-20
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA 8 7 g. r IA

Ionic Meierer went to Kansas
City yesterday to spend the day.
Milton Spurlock returned yes
terday to his home in Kansas
City, after a few days visit
here with friends.
Mrs. Grant Dickcy returned
yesterday to her home in Kan
sas City, after a visit with Mrs.
Burgess.
Miss Stella Bandon and Miss
Della Crowder went to Kansas
City yesterday to spend the day.
Miss Laura Hyde left yester-
day for indianapolis, Ind, to re
sumo her duties in the public
schools.
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Farm Bureau Notes.

The Lafayette County Farm
Clubs in session at the farm bu-
reau headquarters Saturday,
September IA, decided to stage
the greatest corn show ever held
in Missouri. The short corn crop
and the acute shortage of seed
corn for next seasons planting
serve as a stimulus to make ev-
cry farm club member exert
himself to secure the greatest
number of exhibits. The show
will be held at the old fair
grounds at Higginsville on Oc-
tober 16. A basket picnic will be
held in connection with the show
and speakers of national reputa-
ton will be provided.
This date comes after the
wheat seeding season and plans
are being laid to make this the
biggest farmers meeting ever
held in Lafayette county.
Treating wheat for smut a
patriotic duty.
Lafayette County farmers are
determined no charge Of slack
ing can be lodged against them
because of decreased yield and
low grade wheat from smut.
Probably not even hog cholera
ever caused such general concern
as is occasioned by the smut in
wheat. Farmers almost unam-
iously agree that no efforts
should be spared to produce the
giggest and the best wheat crop
possible and that by all means
smut must be controlled. The
cost is insignificant as compar-
ed with the increased yield. The
formula for treating is / pint of
formalin to 45 gallons of water.
This makes sufficient solution
to treat from 40 to so bushels.
The wheat may be poured into
the solution or sacked and dipped
or it may be sprinkled after be-
ing spread on a floor or in a wag.
on bed. After treating this
wheat it should be placed in {
pile for 6 to 10 hours and cover,
ad with sacks which have beer
treated in the same solution
+, Wheat may be drilled while still
/ wet or may be dried in which
case it should be sacked as 500,
as dried in grain sacks that ar,
! treated in the same solution. Tn.
sacks serve to protect the whea.
from contamination by smut
blown by the wind.
The poultry culling meeting
held in the County last week
proved the most successful Of
any held in the State. Tremen
dous interest was manifest anC
Mr.. Cosby and the County agen.
were swamped with requests 70.
( additional meetings. Man,
poultrymen who attended ar
, planning to arrange for demon
STATIONS when they Gull thei
own hocks.
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. Kuhn return
ed Midday to their home in Kan
sas City, after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Hoffman.
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Walter B. Waddell, H. c..
.Chiles; B. M. Little and Mrs. O.
R. Sellers went to st. Louis
Thursday night to attend a
meeting of the Fourth Liberty
Loan organization of Missouri.
Mrs, "A. E. Brown and chit
dren, Edwin and Mildred, re-
turned Tuesday morning to their
home in Howard, Kansas, after
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Mars.
Mrs. G. Spring went to Kan
sas City Monday to spend the
day.
Misses Louise Mcdonald and
Elizabeth Young left Monday ev-
ening for Lynchburg, Va, where
they will enter Randolph Macon
College.
W. T, Wernwag and H. c..
Chiles went to st. Louis Monday
night to attend the meeting of
the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A.
M.
Miss Karyn Beyette of Kan
saS City, who will have charge
Of the Domestic Science Depart
: ment at Central College the COM
ing year, arrived Monday even
| ing,
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MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Bryant re-
turned Tuesday morning from q
visit in MAYHEM.
H. F. Blackwell went to Kan
sas City Tuesday to spend the
day.
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Misses Elizabeth and Theresa
Wilson went to Kansas City
Tuesday morning to spend the
day.
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All loyal Americans will reaC

All loyal Americans will read
with satisfaction President Will
sons ultimatum to the striking
machinists at Bridgeport, Conn.
"Work or Fight" is a mighty
good slogan, and its application
to capital and labor who will not
abide by the decisions Of the
War Labor Board will tend to
strengthen the morale Of all
classes of people and thereby
hasten the end Of the war.
The proprietors Of the Smith &
Wesson plant az Springfield,
Mass, having refused to accept
a decision of the War Labor
Board, are relieved from the
management of the plant during
the continuance of the war,
Thus we have another practical
illustration of President Viii,
sons wisdom in doing the right
thing at the right time. "Worh
or Fight Put that in your hat
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Confederate n

The Confederate reunion will
be held in Tulsa, Okla, Septem-
Der "a to q inclusive.
One cent a mile each way is
the rate made to Confederate
Veterans and members of their
families, Sons of Confederate
Veterans and their families,
members of the U. D. c., mem
bers of the Confederate South
ern Memorial Association. Tick
est good until October 81, 1918.
Modification certificates may
be had of Geo. P. Venable, Adj
Lexington Camp GAS, U. c. ",
up to September 23rd.
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LOST: On August 9th, a fra
ternity pin set in diamonds,
Finder please leave same at this
office and receive reward.
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FOE Cherry settee and
dresser; golden oak bookcase
desk; large woven wool rug; 3
rocking chairs, porch furniture.
Phone S66.
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LOST: A lady's gold watch
and fob, between N. 18th street
and End Baptist Church. Return
same to this Office and receive
liberal reward.
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WANTED: A boy to deliver
papers, one hour in the morning.
Apply at Owl Drug Store.
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LOST; Between McCalT's Pr
ano Store and Highland Ave,
silv er bar pin with purple stone.
Fin der please leave at McCaus-
Ian 's Store and receive reward.
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FOR RENT: Store room in the
Gem building formerly occupied
by a fruit store. Apply to Louis
Pc tsch.
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WANTED: A cook, and ~
house man. Apply at Central
College.
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BAR THE GERMAN TONGUE

ishing The Foreign Tongue.
BY Rev. Baxter Waters in tn Van.
dalia Mail.
Fourteen states in the Union
have abolished the teaching of
the German language in thu
schools and in sixteen Other
states is under way, acco riding
to an announcement made today
by the American Defense So.
ciety. Many cities in the sixteen
states where the campaign a.
gainst the study of the German
language is in progress have
thrown German out of their
schools, but the State itself has
not taken decisive action, says
the Announcement of the sOcie-
ty, which has been conduc ting
a campaign against the study Of
German in the public schools.
This announcement was pass
ed upon a canvass of the states
and cities which was conduct ted
by DR.. Perry A. Dickie of New
York.
Missouri is one of the sixt cen
states where the German tongue
is partly thrown out of public
schools. $50 far as reports have
come there will be one or two
high schools outside of the cit,
les which are planning to give
i, German next year. The city
, high schools are limiting the
, teaching to students who are
; preparing for technical cours es.
In Kansas City the teaching has
been discontinued altogether. -
Evidently Kansas City is the
only large city to eliminate thC
tongue Of the foe.
This present campaign is be.
ing won, not by running over
, territory, but by taking tn
4 strongholds. today it's Cam.
= bria, St. Quniten and Laon, anC
tomorrow it will be others.
) All well know that one strong.
d hold of pro-Germans in this
country is the German speech
i Though the schools kultur ans
|, propaganda have spread in Ger.
! man churches disloyalty ha :
Il been sheltered and fostered, in
u groups Of German in the cities
Z and country a little Germany
has been planted here and there
= and the most effective way OF
! clearing out these nests of kul-
tur and Germanism is to abol-
z ish the Hun tongue.
1--WE will smash the German
line in France if you will smash
that damnable Hun propaganda
= at home" Genera Pershing.
Higginsville, Mo-, is a strong
German community, in a strong
, German county, but they cut out
the German from their schools
and churches, and make il
$4,000 fine for any one TO
speak the German tongue on the
70 streets. That is as it should be.
Ia There are towns and commu-
mites in Missouri where the peo-
If pie talk German, read German
|. newspapers and listen to SER
% mons in the tongue of the foe
re and redblooded Americanism
y has little chance.
- In many rural sections as well
. as in the cities, we have Ger.
man colonies where they have
all but ruled out things Ameri-
can-iust now they are proving
themselves loyal, but the Ger
man language should be abolish.
ed by state or national legisla-
ton so that when the war ia
over that lingo is thrown out
and forever done.
The man who doesn't think
enough of the plain U. S. Ian.
guage to learn to talk it in q
reasonable length of time ought
to be sent back to his owr
country.
We don't need foreign socie.
ties or organizations only a:
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FOR SALE: One almost new
Majestic range and several
other household articles, Call
2Ol7 Franklin st.
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WANTED: A reliable hand.
Inquire at, the Lexington Dairy.
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Four additional teachers have
been added to the faculty at the
Chillicothe Business College
since the big Fall opening of
September Bird, making a facul.
ty of twenty-four, the largest to
be found in any business college
in the West or South. ADV.
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WANTED: A reliable boy to
work morning and nights. Apply
to 0. o. Wilson.
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FOR SALE: Horses, harness
and good spring wagon. See H.
/ uellen or phone 626,
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For Sale or Rent: A modern
groom house, 18th and South
streets. Call phone 719.
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FOR SALE: Two horses and
n buggy. Phone 50.
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FOR SALE; Gentle family
horse, ride or drive. Phone 275
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w. T. Wernwag returned yes
terday from st. Louis. where
he attended the Missouri Grand
Lodge of A. F. & A.. M.
Miss Cecil Butler left y%ester-
day morning for New York for q
months visit with her sister.
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THE

Entered as second-class mail matter
at the Postofice in Lexington, Mis-
souri,.
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FOR SALE: Lot of household
goods. 11O6 South st. Phone 1868.
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FOR SALE OR E N Ny
residence property, $50 North
Seventeenth Street. j. L. Kin
kead,
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Fashionable Hand Bags
On Sale $3.50

Rich good looking and fashionable MORE silk and
satin hand bags in attractive dark colorngs will go into
Tuesdays clearance at this very special low price-$26e
Main Floor
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number" she said at last. "but ! fancy
ran figure out a thing or tno vet o.
I'm nearly ready for the home ior the
feeble minded
had hard work 10 keen Nom laugh
inp aloud. her indignation va, 81. IN
tense Fortunately .hc wa, 50 interest
ed explaining her own plan that She
didn't notice my face
oy,r r.,II .,,r,;, ,l,, ,.,, t,,c L.,o
.,rl.l .,,.iIcrir 80, =. ,L. ,.,. a.,
,IJ,t "I ,t,rL Eo,,h, h,s her our
,,,,-J r.,,.ns ,LanS ynnr ,,;rs ., ,tc
~ ,b,rL, ,,n A., .cC,euy ,,rJ,,ro
10 he an ar,rcs, or something ike that
Then shall call a consultation Of the
whole h9u,chold and caution all OF them
to pretend that YOU are still here. so
that the burglar, will think there are
,o many Of rs i, !, useless TO try any
stunt around here"
had a sudden mental vision Of the
consultation with Katie. William and
Cousin Agatha in solemn attendance,
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CAPITAL $500, 900

The new bank will open for business in itS
own building Uomcry the lee bu.idmgl
Tuesday. September 3rd