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The Washington times., 1918-05-20

bSGA NAhlLAuB captain and. mrs. Neg
ley since early in April
The Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels left. Washington satur-
day evening for visits to Springfield.
Mass. and Bridgeport. Conn. 10 aid
in the Red Cross war fund drive
They viii return to Washington Wed
nesday.
The minister Of Bolivia, Senior don
IgnEeia Calderon. accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Elena CaAderon, will
leave today for q weeks absence.
While away they will visit the tomb
OF. Lincoln at Springfield, Ill
Mrs. Polk nt shore.
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk. who came to
Washington last week for a,day or
two. has rejoined. Mr.. Polk. in Atlantic
City. where be is convalescing from a
recent illness. They are at the Tray
more Hotel Mr.. and Mrs. Edward n.
Hurley, Miss Helen Hurley and John
Hurley who are making short visit
IN Atlantic City, are also at the Tray
more.
Mrs. Frederick J Lane and her
daughter, Miss Virginia Lane, Of
Berkeley, Cal, are guests Of AIr. and
Mrs. Waller W. COwan at their resi-
dence in Eiltmore street Mrs. Lane
Is sistcr-in-law OF Franklin K. Lane,
Secretary OF the Interior.
Mrs Josiah Pierce was hostess at
luncheon yesterday entertaining a
party at the Montgomery Country
-
Interallied Council, who Is her guest
during his stay at Washington.
Miss Marie Sims and Miss Enid Sims
entertained informally at tea yester-
day afternoon
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
have leased a house at
Cleveland Park for the summer. and
will take possession about the first
OF June.
Congressman and Mrs Ira Copley
entertained at dinner last night at
their residence in r street
Visit Home In Florida.
Congressman and Mrs. Frank Clark |
are at their, home in Florida for a |
few weeks. Their youngest daugh- !
Ter. Miss Harriet Clark. has recently
enlisted as a yeowOman in the n.
5. n. R
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur RreunlnEer
have announced the engagement OF
heir daughter, Miss Dorothy Jose
'hine B-euninEer. TO Lieut. Walter
8erton Gr.gsby, y. 5. r.. formerly |
n Washington. Lieutenant Grigsby |
3 now detailed to duty with the
Smith engineers. mounted, L. s. A., at
Il Paso, Tex.
The dance 10 be given by Robert
:. Lee Chapter at Chevy Chase Lake
N Thursday. will have for its chap
'rons the following: Mrs l.. d. Rob
nson, Mrs W. W VenabIe. Mrs. Rex
smith. Mrs. CordelI Hull. Mrs. David
/. kincheloe. Mrs Goodwin Els
worth, Mrs. Charlie Fred. Mrs. Eli s.
smith. Mrs Furman 3. Wise, and
iss. 4. s. Parry.
The committee in charge Is Mrs
Walter f Hutton, chairman: Mrs. A
Plant, vice chairman; Mrs. Hunter
.Aughton, Mrs. ! Lee Webb. Mrs
'heodore Judd, Mrs. r. G. Clay. Mrs
.ictor Deyber, and Mrs. Claude n.
The Washington times., 1918-05-20


At the next meeting OF the spanish
American Atheneum, TO be held AZ the
Ebbit Hotel on Wednesday evening.
May 20. the newly elected president
Pedro CapO Rodriguez. will deliver a
short address. Sam Houston Carr will
give a lecture on Cuba. illustrated by
.antern slides. Benito J. Perez -Verdia
will recite an original poem. and
Peter Peters will give cello solo. Z
The legal division OF the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance will give a
dance for the benefit Of the Treasury
Department ambulance fund at the
Ebbit Hotel on Friday evening. The
entertainment is under the patronage
OF Director and Mrs. william c. De-
lanoy, Commissioner and Mrs. c. Fl
Nesbit, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Nc
kenzie.
One OF the most interesting BENEFITS
OF the spring season will be given at
the Washington Hotel on Saturday
evening for the benefit OF the over
seas rest homes for furIoughed Amer
lean soldiers under the auspices Of
the Mu Phi Epsilon National Sorority
and the Anthony League Miss Maud
Fay. soprano, will sing. assisted by
:. NJ. Fabian, an accomplished and
cultivated pianist, and Sergeant
Trumpe, a gifted soldier tenor.
During her stay In Washington
Miss Fay viii be the guest or Senator
James d. Phelan and Miss Mary
Phelan.
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.CarusO,

Bennett. The dance program will be
exceedingly fine As an excellent or
chestra has been secured.
Mrs James II Thomson, daughter
OF the Speaker OF the House and Mrs.
Champ Clark, will be the guest OF
honor at tea on Friday afternoon, at
the National American Women's Suf-
frage headquarters, 1926 Rhode Island
avenue, at $3.50 o'clock
The British Ambassador and the
Countess OF Reading. the French high
commissioner. NJ Tardieu; Mrs Arthur
Glasgow, and Mrs Hennen Jennings
wi be among the boxholders at the
lecture OF Pat O'Brieu on Thursday
al ernoon at 4:3O o'clock in the Ma
tional Theater The lecture Is being
given for the British-American war
relief fund
Red Cross May Party.
A beautiful and successful enter
tainment for the beneft OF the Red
Cross was given Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. f. L. PuEh, Cedar
crest" North Chevy Chase The
Crowning OF the May Queen was
adapted to verse by Mrs. Pugh, and
charmingly acted by the children Of
North Chevy Chase. who afterWard
danced around the May pole.
The cast was as fOllowB5 Herald,
Master Robert Pugh: Folly Elizabeth
Van Anden: Night. Susanns Gendine; !;
Evening Star, Winifred Simpson;
Morning Star, Dorothy Van Anden;
Spring, Elisbetr Aadrin; Summer,
Margaret Dunlop; Autumn, Anita.
Richardson: Winter, Evelyn Beckiers
Queen OF the Flowers, AnHis Pugh;
Queen Of the May, little Miss Della
Douglas Peace. Of New York The
May Queen was crowned by Master
Tom Gerdine.
There was feature dancing By
little Miss Bernice Kirkley. of George
town; songs and dances by Master
Jack and Miss Doris Keane, of Chevy
Chase. ane rhythmic dances by the
Misses Dolly Gardner, Margaret and.
Elizabeth German Anna Hansen,
Kathleen and Eileen Lyons, and Ruth
Molineaux.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
have with them at the Marine Bar
racks Mrs. Hare. or Philadelphia, and
her daughter, Mrs. Conger.
Mrs. Barnett will not be at home
this afternoon, but win receive next
afternoon after 4:3O o'clock.
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Eat cid potatO4
The Washington times., 1918-05-20
second Harvard Dinner.

CSho hAENaFu DtmmeFs
The second OF a series OF informal
dinners which the Washington Har-
ward Club Is giving in place Of its
usual monthly meetings will take
place this evening at the Chevy
Chase Club at 7:3O o'clock. The As
sistant Secretary Of the Navy, Frank
lin ID. Roosevelt. will make an ad-
dress. and there will be informal
music and singing. The series Of
dinners Is designed to bring together
the Harvard men now in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Frederick V. Abbot and Mss
Marion B. Abbot. wife and daughter
OF General Abbot L. s. A, who re-
Gently left Washington to visit
friends at the navy yard at Charles
ton. $. C., have gone to SummeryilIe
s. c, where they are visiting reIa-
tives.
General Abbott and Miss Elinor
Abbot have as their guest at the
Washington Barracks. their cousin,
Miss Margaret Eldredge. OF Boston.
Miss Ethel Vaughan, Of Cambridge.
Mass, and Miss Christine C. Mem
minEer OF Asheville. n. c.. who have
been their guests for several weeks
have now returned to their respective
homes.
The Washington times., 1918-05-20

Congressman and Mrs. Frank Clark
are at their home in Florida for
few weeks. Their youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Harriet Clark. has recently
enlisted as a yeowoman in the n.
). y. R
The Washington times., 1918-05-20
Material Il Bad.

captured pilot declared that the
material is bad. both wires and tub
ing often swapping in midair. wreck
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

railroad which joins that locality to
Apremont. virtually has been cut.
Grandpre. through which Two Ger
man sections facing the French and
American armies on either size OF the
Argonne forest, must pass, is under an
erfilading fire from French guns.
As result the object for which The
French and American armies are
fighting is made easier for them on
The center the German resistance is
desperate and progress is naturally
slow. but Cambria. 81 Quentin and lie
Catelet are TO all intents antd pur-
roses, taken. They have not been
occupied. because Of mines and traps
Bulgaria made a fatal error which
brought about her overthrow This
vas her persistence in keeping intact
at all costs the war map" The Bull
gnrs were not strong enough TO hold
Two hundred miles OF front served by
tad railroads and means of communi
cation all of which was bound TO be
cut VI by the rupture Of the center
This is exactly what the Germans
ere doing on the western front AS
y Thompson. The military critic points
out, they will not let go of their
pawn by which they hape to get
betters trims of peace. This is why
they are launching violent counter
attacks against the allies at ST Quen
tin and Cambria. which are TO the ad
vantage of the allies, for the more
men the Germans lose on the present
hattlefields the fewer will remain tc
ward off the catastrophe when tn,
hour OF the great retreat strikes
1t is true there van be no com.
parison between he magnificent Ger.
nan communication and the wretcha,
tracks behind the Bulgarians. bu
there is the Belgian isthmus betwee,
french Ardennes and Dutch Limbure
the checking of which would he fatal
Il is then not unreasonable IN ast ,
sooner or later. the Balkan dehac,,
will not be reputed in the west
-"Iend "A Tb.~ u-..a..
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel posons before
breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day out,
10 feel clean inside; no sour bile TO
coat yonr tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa.
tion, bilious attacks, sick headache.
colds, rheumatism or gassy. acid stom,
ach. you must bathe on the inside like
you bathe outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb impurities into the blood.
while the bowel pores do. says well.
known physician.
TO keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach. liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day. a glass of hot water
with teaspoonful of limestone phcs.
phate in it. This win cleanse, purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food into the
stomach
Get quarter pound Of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist It
is inexpensive and almost tasteless.
except a sourish twinge which is not
unpleasant Drink phosphated hot
water every morning to rid your sys-
tenn of these vile posons aud toxins:
also 70 prevent tiiell iOlludlloh.
To feel IKE young folks feel: like
you felt before your blood. nerves and
muscles became saturated with an nc.
emulation of body poisons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep ii up
As soap and hot water act on the skin.
cleansing. sweetening and purifying. so
limestone phosphate and hot water be-
fore eChreakfast, act Oh .he stomach,
liver. kidneys and bowels. .
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nx Lincoln Eyre

With the American Army IN France
Oct 1.-The enemy is fighting win
ever increasing mry His artillery
las attained drumfire pitch an sew
eral points along The Arsonne ana
Neuse fronts Machine gun barrages
are being laid against American
troops wherever they seek 10 advance
Amidst the timber thickets OF the Ar
gonne, whole batialions Of rapid firers
have been thrown in TO rctard our pro-
gress.
The nature OF the ground hereahouls
forbids the use Of tanks. bui IN the
center and on The right our andships
have crushed scores OF machine gun
nests.
This morning there was violent
fighting about Brioulles- sur Meuse,
where the foe has planted whole le-
gions of snipers in the tree tops
Half dozen fresh divisions have
been identified already and large nos
tile troop concentrations have been
observed by our airmen at Dun Sur
Muese, seven miles due north of Brie-
ulles. The foe is still massing his
batteries in every available clump Of
trees. The battle generally has as
sumed far more strenuous charac-
ter, yet every object set for our in
fantry has been reached on time and
the operation may fairly be said &c
he said to be wholly successful thus
far.
The Germans are digging away fe-
verishly at their Krimhilde and
Brunnhilde positions along the Lille.
Metz line. Evidently. however. the,
Rave no intention of falling back tha
fsr unless they are forced to. Oul
boys are now enconntering and prob.
ably will continue to encounter unit
they have achieved what they set on
&c do, the most savage enemy resist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
LABOR SUPPLY Of STATE
TO Be PROTECTED

All industries in Oklahoma essentia
10 the war will be protected to III,
fullest extent in the drive for labor
said c. T. Conaliy. state labor com
missioner today. speaking 0f the ef-
foris that have been made to recruit
labor for war work. Many Thousand
men have been sent out of the state.
and during the last few days rather
drastic means have been taken to gel
rlen. Farm work is of the most es.
sential kind and Mr. Connally said the
drive had made 1t easy for farmers
to get workers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
Allied Offensive Has Completely
Broken Down Hun Resistance

ture the crossings of the Lys river al
Warneton. Confines. Courtra an,
Nenin. The British advance guards al
ready hold two crossings and are ap-
preaching a third
Once the Lys~is crossed. General
Piumer, his flank protected. can push
hLldly toward Escaut. between Ouden-
arde and Tournai and complete the
development of the Lille Roubaix-
Tourconing region. which even now is
gravely threatened.
On the extreme right, General Gou-
raud's advance toward Monthers is
important because that village is only
a mile west of Challerange AID the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

Paris, Oct THE allied offensive
continues 10 gain strength and the
German resistance 10 weaken. Yes
teriay saw another army. that of Cen
eral Bertelot. join the chain of battle
With a success equal to that achieved
by the other groups. His army at
tecked along the Vesle river north
west of Rheims.
II was on the exereme wing of the
battle line that the most important
feature of the days operations were
&c be found. The remarkable ad-
vance of the Belgian left covers the
flank OF the secosd Brush army and
permits il 70 advance SAFELY q cap
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Lend As They III,
LETTER FROM RALPH AxreLL

Somewhere In France August 20.
1918.
Dear Mother; Well after so long a
time. am going 10 write YOU a few
Ines. Have been moving around so
much here lately that could hardly
find time to write 10 anyone. but then
one cannot find much to write about
at that.
saw Roy a few days ago as his
company passed through the town
where ] was located got TO chat
with him about 20 minutes. He il
looking fine and is in the best of
health, and having a fine time: also
saw Harvey Kemp and Ralph Payne.
both We're looking fine Roy Is pretty
c'ose to where ! am now, but haven't
run across him again. but expect I
VIII soon | showed him those snap
shots and he ihought they were fine.
also gave him the clippings said he
hadn't received those that you sent
him as yet, but ne has been moving
around so much | guess that is the
reason will get mis- mail all in n
bunch like | did.
Have me pretty little place 10
i've now, with porch out in front
where we boys cat our meals. inst
IKE a big family OF about a dozen
There are also three nice looking cats
TO keep us company and TO sing 10
u at night. Gee. but its great life.
II one lay awake at night they could
near the big guns booming In the
distance. But | have learned 20 let
/ en- sing one to sleep-sounds like
some one trying 10 pull off big ith
OF July celebration
Well, mother. GEAR. will close hon
ing this finds you in the best of health
ara don't worry for am all O X.
Tell all the folks hello, and Dad that
VIII drop line as often as | can.
Love to YOU and Dad.
Corporal r W Axtell.
hdg's. Co. S57th Infantry.
Hos. Co. S57th INIT.
American Expeditionary Forces.
L 80 a
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IT COSTS MONEY TO
DRESS UP N RUSSIA

Paris. Oct. food prices in Pc
.rograd and Moscow are the highest
ever recnried there according TO
letters received here by the father
u two French women now in Russia
Boots cost $3.50 pair and a mans
suit $40. The oloihing and shoe
crisis was said 10 be terrible
These French women said they were
raying 70 cents for one egg. sl1o for
PIN OF milk. 81 for pound OF meat.
$40 a pound for butter: $40 a pound
Tor potatoes and s. a pound for fish
The Russian pound. IL must be re-
membered. is about one fifth less
tean the American pound averdupois
lend A. The, Fixhf~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
HEROIC WOMEN ARE
PAID PRETTY TRIBUTE
Secretary Redfield Compliments
Presque Island Women Who
Saved 40 Seamen In
Storm

Washington. October l-Secretarv
Redfield has officially commended the
Keepers OF the Presque Isle station
and their wives for their heroic work
IN rescuing members OF the crew OF
tie steamer Tempest. sunk in Erie
farbor August es.
The secretary paid particular ref
erence 10 the work OF the women.
Four men, exhausted in forty feet
OF water. We're rescued by the women
Several of the women could not swim
but they put out on logs and were
able thereby to reach drowning mem
hers OF the crew.
The Tempest sprung a leak when
twenty miles out in the harbor Be
fore she could reach her pier. her
loilers exploded. causing her 10
founder almost. instantly. resulting
in The death of one man.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
What One Mother Did

During the War Savings Stamp drive Mrs NJ A Carlton widow
Of prominent farmer living four miles Valley
received the that her
Tucania that erpedoed by Carlton
little $1,000 deposit National Bank in Paus
Valley at the time She Immediately phoned buy
thousand dollars worth of her way avenging sup
posed death Of her
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YANKS IN CHAMPAGNE SECTOR.

the Champagne General Gouraud has carried
the forest appear be in
position rapid and early retreat OF the Germans from
that natural stronghold
divisions fighting between the Argonne forest and
the Mese slowly but steadily moved ahead and
obieeves along that of the front Berlin
attacks cpud and that the Germans
regained ground Argonne forest.
troops being rushed from inactive bolster
the lines under attack by the Americans and probable that
progress will be slow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

SEVERE WINTER COMING

The coldest winter since the Ciyn
war, with driving sleet storms.
aeavy SHOWS, cold waves and bIiz-
cards is pr i'ted by Prof. A N
Snider, Georgia weather phophet.
The professor is entitled to his euess
,ut he doesn't know any more about
aext winter at the present time than
he rest OF us.
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Your country has mothered you and
naturally You have overlooked her a
little. but you are going to make good
row that she has called for your help.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
TURKEY is READY TO QUIT.

There indications that Turkey will follow Bulgaria
example giving mp the Following the absolute defeat of
and detection Bulgaria there would
other step possible for that country General Aenbys troops
reported to and a half miles from Damascus
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T h e ally L e a d e r
AS SIX GREAT BATTLES RAGE

newspapers and of what closely resembles yera is
ported to bc sweeping that country
where allied forces hilng themselves at
German Belgium and France the past day has hrnoght
1.11n .I..A.r for 1hn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01

Snipers are stll abundant in the
Nontfaucon woods, south OF the town.
Road building pioneers have had to
drop their picks and stamp tat mis-
guided. but tena ,,ous sharpshoolers
With their bayonets. In the same vi
entity, artillery observers just behind
the infantry discovered four perfect
ly good Krupp howitzers and set them
TO work against their ex -proprietors
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
FRENCH ADVANCE ON AISNE

the the French have captured than half
the Asne and the Aette and the Germans
reported rercating the latter Along th
Nee northwest the French have ground
emily moving with the retreatng Germans
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RAPID ADVANCE IN BELGIUM

The rapid advance has been Belgium There the Ger
mans have tho troops OF KING Albert are
across the important ouerS nn road many points II
unofficial, reported that Rcrs has been entered by the cennS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
BRITISH TAKE CREVE COEUR

FarT0r
Of Camhrai and fighting the tambral itself
Nearer St Quentin British and Americans have smashed thc
way through the ndenurg line the nghborhood of ehau
court and appear otanke Quentin from the north
~. Of tLe Erench have malc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
-'~"d A. They Fisht"--
IT'S COMING TO YOU

You will get an hours extra sleep
sunday morning, October q, that be-
ng the date Uncle Sam win hand
'sck the hour daylight he took from
you March 81. last.
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Retreating Germans Are Fighting
Sauagely To Stop Americans

aree that has ever confronted Am
e,iean troops Nowhere before have
t.ey been up against so desperate a
display OF Germanys military Prov
ess. / talked with an officer who had
commanded an oaiiit in The Argonne
aLd who was returning TO the rear
With bullet in his shoulder He said
the forest was one vast labyrinth OF
rachinc guns tucked away in a con-
cert OF cayerns.
"You go forward a few hundred
yards without shot being fired" he
said. then suddenly machine guns
start spraying you from every direc-
ucn. Many OF hem have just been
brought up so YOU have no idea where
they are All you can do is to make
your men lie fla on their bellies
while YOU send patrols after the pests.
Sometimes you have to attack them
fIontally. which 's apt to be an un-
pleasant experience. AT first the ma
chine guns We're practically our only
trouble but yesterday the boche us
played merry hell with us. The men
have never flinched When they
move it is 10 go forward Tell that
TO old Broadway
In the region north OF Montfaucon
the German guns in Cierges woods
we're plastered by our high explosives
as soon as they got into action. One
battery fell into he hands of our in
fantry waves before it had fired a
single shot
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-10-01
Lend As They rixhs"-

Senator Borah gives the country
wo years to come 10 the nub,,c
ownership of water power. Really il
about time the American naon,s
earned their lesson. They have been
Exploited by all the monopolists who
nave taken over their natural re-.
sources. and apparently successful ef.
orts are now teing made TO take
his last resource away from them.