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ADMITS BELGIUM
 MUST BE FREED

London, July 17.-German newspa' pers give prominence to an interest ing statement on Belgium by Profes- sor Hans Dulbrueck in the Neus Wei ner Journal, says an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from Amsterdam. The statement reads:
 "Germany now will lose nothing by declaring her readiness to evacuate Belgium without conditions and to reinstate her in independence and integrity. Germany has plenty of other safeguards. Belgium is not only a German question; it is world ques- tion.
 "No peace is possible in the world unless Belgium is free as before the war. Even America has the greatest interest in Belgium. Until Belgium becomes free the world cannot accept even the indirect rule of Germany ov- CT her.
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"SUPPORT MOTHER, THEN LANDLORD"
 SAYS N. Y. JUDGE

New York, July 17.-1f your rent is so high that you cannot help sup port your mother. then move. This was the advice given by Magistrate Conway at Long. Island City.
 Mrs. Prudence Ketchum, 80 years old, is dependent upon her children for support Some months ago her two sons. George ond Clarence, each were directed to pay $1 week to their mother. Both were before Mag istrate Conway for failure to do so.
 George pleaded that his rent was SO high that he could not give his mother anything and support his family on his salary of $17 week.
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PROPOSE 10 MAKE LABOR DAY SECOND
 FOURTH OF JULY
Shipyards Workmen Want Another 100 Ships Launch
 ed in September.

Washington July 17.-American la l'or has proposed to the shipping board that Labor Day this year shall be made a second Fourth of July in the launching of record number of ships to help defeat Germany. Chair man Hurley today referred the pro- posal to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. who will tae up the question with the unions on, the Pacific coast where the suggestion originated, with view to making the celebration national if it meets general approval. Officials of the shipping board frankly were gratified by the approval.
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U. S. BARGE LINE
 WILL START SOON

St. Louis, July 1.-The govern ment barge line on the Mississippi river probably will be in operation with temporary equipment within two months. according to a declaration today by Federal Director Sanders who is in St. Louis meeting commit tees of prospective shippers. He says 10 towboats and 20 barges can be put in operation by that time. Shippers were told by Director Sonders that the line needs about 1,250,000 tons of southbound freight and an equal amount northbound to make it sue cessful.
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GERMAN PAPER URGES NtW WAR
 AGAINST RUSSIA
Says U. s. Propaganda Necessitates Enforcement
 of Brest- Litovsk Treaty.

Amsterdam. July 1.-The Inde- pendence Day message of David F. Francis, the American ambassador at Moscow, to the Russian people moves the Berlin Vorwaerts to the followint strong comment:
 "This is a straight blow in the face of the soviet government which can hereafter be under no misapprehen- sion as to what to expect in the pres ent and future from the United States" The importance of the Am erican ambassadors action to Ger many, according to the Vorwaerts is that the war is to blaze up again in the east and that German statesman ship is to be faced with the extremely difficult task of enforcing the Brest- Litovsk peace agreement Not mom- ent must be lost. Vorwaerts concludes.
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;REAT GERMAN OFFENSIVE Is NEARING FAILURE
Washington Believes Crisis
 in Bio German Drive Is Past
Reports From Bliss and Pershng Too Meager to Form Definite Conclusion but Are Taken to Indicate
 That Worst of Battle Is Over.

ficial communiques from Paris and Berlin have so far disclosed the sit uation the great thrust starting over a sweep of more than 60 miles has been narrowed in three days of fighting to only one active sector where the enemy still was moving slug gishly at last accounts.
 In effect, officers said, agreeing with views expressed in France and London today the great offensive al ready has degenerated into a purely local action on front of less than 20 miles. This sector lies between the point just east of the original American positions on the Marne in the Jaulgonne sector to the wooded region east of Rheims To most C5- servers the center-of interest was the Emile stretch on the south bank of the 'Marne which the enemy holds and his thrust down the river valley to- ward Epernay.
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MEANS 1 ADMITS ht WAS GERMAN AGENT Ice Accused as Woman's s Slayer, Regains Lime light as Hun Spy. eCLARES MANY 1 DID SAME THING t;fvine In Suit Over Will Means kays New York Lawyers Aided
 Kaiser Before War Was .
 Declared

hicago, July 17.-Admissions that had served as a secret agent of |many before the United States Ired the war ana the allegations some of New York's most prom t lawyers had done as he did, ] made today by Gaston B. Means estimony at the hearing to deter E the legality of one of two wills porting to dispose of the $3,0O0,- estate by the late James c. King Chicago.
 eans, who appeared as a witness khe heirs of Mir. and Mrs. Maud A. k, for whose alleged staying he tried and acquitted in Concord, b., last summer, freely admitted Ewing money for acting as a sec hgent of the German government Ire the outbreak of the war with United States.
 le witness also admitted that he
 German spies in this country
 to tie up the building of electric B the mosquito fleet" building the allies in this country. Means
 that he found that the boats had
 emplacements and that Capt. Boy ealled this to the attention of
 neutrality board at Washington.
 ident Wilson then very properly
 d him why he was doing detect
 work in the United States" de- "a Means. "And now for the
 time the public knows why Capt.
 Ed was sent back to Germany I
 led all my information over t, the klnment."
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BELGIAN RELIEF
 DAY AUGUST 2

Little Rock, July Ex-Governor Brough today issued proclamation declaring Friday, August 2, as Bel, gian Relief Day in the state of Ark ansos. He requests all patriotic cit iZens of the state to contribute and Eollect shoes and winter clothing for the relief of oppressed Belgians. He says in conclusions:
 Since our own brave boys have been baptized in fire and have sig nally distinguished themselves in resisting the Hun offensive, deem it an appropriate time and an appro- priate manner to show our gratitude to God-fearing and libertyloving people and to Almighty God who 'holdeth within the hollow of hls hand tle destiny of nations as we'll as the lives of individuals"
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Washington, July 17.-While off cial reports from Generals Pershing and Eli.s were too belated to permit formal conclusions to be drawn to- day by military authorities here as to the situation along the front where the German offensive was still bea.- ing against American, French and Italian defenses, it was clear they read press advices as indicating that the crisis was past and the enemy's plans frustrated.
 Secretary Baker would not express an opinion as to what was to he expected in France. General March, chief of staff, was equally reticent and deferred mid-week conference lof newspaper correspondents.
 Apparently both Generals PershinS and Bliss are observing great cau- tion in formulating their reports. War department officials follow the same practice.
 As press accounts and the brief Of
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HUN PROPAGANDA
 TURNED TOWARDS |. 5. SA|PBU|LD|NG
Lies of Many Fatal Acci- dents at Shipyards
 Traced to Germans.

Washington, July Alderman propaganda has been turned against the shipbuilding industry in vain effort to stem the growing output of ships which are to carry men and munitions to Europe. Statements maliciously circulated to the effect that more men are beingf killed and injured in the construction of ships than in the trenches in France were denied officially tonight by the ship ping board.
 Two departments have been created for special work in safeguarding the lives and health of shipyard work CTS and men are encouraged to report even the slightest scratch for treat ment.
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PREACHER ARRESTED
 ON SEDITION CHARGE

Union City, Tenn, July 17.-Rev. H. S. Allen, a Missionary Baptist preacher was arrested on a state warrant charging sedition last night at his home in Carroll county. He was taken in custody by Sheriff J. H.. Hickman, and. on being arraigned to- day before Magistrate S.. R. Bratton, was bound over on $1,000 bond. Allen gave the bond and was released.
 According to officials, Allen has been denouncing the government from the pulpit.
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CROWOFR CALLS
 40,OO0 ID ARMS
 AUGUST 5 AND 3
First General Call of 300, 900 During Month-1,000
 From Arkansas.

Washington, July 17.-Forty-six thousand men from all states and the District of Columbia were called to the colors tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder. They are all to be white registrants. Movement into camps will be between August and August 9.
 This is the first general call for August during which month the mili- tary program provides for the en- trainment of 350,O00 white men. Spec, ial calls already issued account for 19,941 of this number. Arkansas is called on to send 1000 men to Camp Shelby, Miss.
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AMERICANS G0
 THRU RAIN AND
 IMPROVE L|NfS Downpour Slows Up Opera tions, but Fighting Is
 Still Furious. GERMANS ESCAPE
 ACROSS THE MARIN E. London Dispatch Says Enemy Gained Only One And One-Half Miles
 On Mile Front at
 Rheims Mountain

With the American Army in France, July IA downpour of rain over the battle zones between Chateau Thmierry and Dormans on the Marne front has served to slow up the opera tions since early this morning. In the neighborhood of Fosscy in the river bend district the Americans fur ther improved their positions Fight ing continued turnout the day in the region Of the counter attack begun by the American forces yesterday Many Germans between the railroad and the south bank of the river ap- pear to have made good their escape to the north bank during the night.
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WEATHER BAD FOR
 COTTON PAST WEEK

Washington, July 17.-The contin- ued absence of rainfall turnout nearly the whole of the cotton belt with ex- lcessive temperatures in Texas and cool weather in the central and east ern portions made conditions gener- ally unfavorable for rapid advance ment of the cotton crop in most of the belt, says the national weather and drop bulletin issued today for the week ending July 16.
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FRIEND OF GRANT DEAD

Yonkers, N. Y.. July 17.-Ward B. Robinson. friend of President Grant. died at his home here at the age of 86 years. Mir. Robinson ,amass- ed fortune during his active busi- ness career of 70 years in the hotel business, which he began as kitchen boy in the old Astor house, New York.
 He took part in the gold rush to California h 1el8, md 1t was there tint h mt 0r1nk 111n . lieutenAnt.
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AR AND MILES NO OBSTACLES TO
 WOMAN IN LOVE

licago, July 17.-War and 1000 3 are no obstacle when one is ove, is the opinion of Miss Ruth ley Atterburk, of Amarillo, Tex. arrived in Chicago yesterday, hur-
 to the reat Lakes naval training on. was married to Charles Will
 Smith, band musician, kissed
 goodby and last night he started Us way to France.
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BRITONS TO INVOKE
 DIVINE GUIDANCE

London. July 17.-Premier Lloyd George in few words moved, ex- Premier Asquith seconded, and the members of the house of commons un- animously adopted this resolution to- day:
 "That this house attend St. Mar garet's Westminster on Sunday, the fourth of August, it being the fourth anniversary of the declaration of war to invoke divine blessing on our just cause"
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|O00 EMPLOYEES |Qf WAR PLANT
 OUT ON STR|kf
(0n Leaders Claim Others
 wnl Ill Quit Today Want More Pay.


 |Mark, N. J.. July 17.-Between ~ "nd lS,000 machinists, tool
 ana apprentices, the majority .m ha employed on government nere were on strike tonight to d de uemands for higher wagee. uing to a statement made bv uloson, national organizer of unlon. He declared many more
 yak out tomorrow. hTe em- association of North New Et.s N. which includes all the shops eu, n "ecfared mot more than en n0n are on strike out Of a total nvoS sy macnlnists and toolmakers seo In the Newar district
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GERMAN LOSSES l,ooo.oo.

London, July 17.-Casualties sus- tained by the German troops in tho offensive up to the present are esti- mated to number 100000 according to news received in London today from the battle front in France.
 The position of the allies at tho present stage of the German offensive in France is said to be distinctly sat isfactory, in advices received today. Tn French losses are stated to have
 Continu.d on pase saz.I
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1000 MACHINISTS
 STRIKE AT WAR PLANT

Newark, N. J.. July 17-Between seven and eight thousand skilled ma chinists, tool makers and their ap- prentices, mostly employed in govern ment work, walked out of their plac- es of employment in various nnanu- featuring plants in this district to- day, on strike for higher wages.
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Foe Gains 119 Miles.

London, July 17.-Dispatches ar irving in London this evening say that at only one point did the Ger mans succeed in advancing today, and then at enormous cost. The dis patches assert that at Il o'clock this morning after two unsuccessful at tempts the Germans on front of six miles, pushed into the French line to depth of one and half miles at it's deepest point at Rheims noun tain,
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SHIP CARRYING SPANISH MINISTER
 \ SUNK BY U-BOAT

Athens, Greece. July 11.--It is ar- nounce from a Spanish soarce that Lopez de Vega was returning to Spain has been torpedocd by Hermah submarine. The ship flew the minis ter's flag. The iinloma. and his fam fly have been rescued. The German government had been notified of the minister's departure week in ad- vance.
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BRITISH DECORATE
 PERsHING AND BLISS

London, July F -,1onaral John Per shins has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order af tle Bath and General 'rasker II. Bliss, Americar representa- ve of ihs supreme war council has been given Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. This was officially announc- ed today.
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Berlin Claims 1s,OOO Prisoners.

Berlin, via London, July 17.--Eigh- teen thousand prisoners have been taken by the Germans in the present offensive, according to the claim of the war office in it's report from gen. eral headquarters. ! is asserted. also. that 37 allied airplanes and two i,aptive balloons were shot down Tuesday over the sbattle front
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Last Member
 of ReSiSter
 Gang Arrested
Hardy Addison Is Captured by Sheriff Plant of Gle
 burne County.

Little Rtck, July 17.-A dispatci, from Searcy tonight announced the capture by Sheriff Plant of Hardy Adkisson, only member left of at lasge of the band of alfeyed Cleburne county draft resisters, for whom posses have been searching for 10 days. He will be brought to Little Rock at once to face charges of re- sisting the draft and murder in con nection with the killiny of member of the Cleburne county sheriff's posse at the home of his father, Tom Adkis- son, July 7.
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MOONEY LEAVES
 FOR "DEATH ROW.

San Francisco, July 17.-Accom- panied only by Sheriff Thomas Finn and deputy. Thomas Mooney left here today for the "death row" in San Quentin penitentiary, where he is under sentence to be hanged on Au- gust 23 for murder in connection with a preparedness day bomb explosion here.
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NAB WOMEN PIRATES

Tokio, July 17.-Six women are among a band of inland sea pirates recently arrested by gendarmes. lt IS expected that the entire number or the group of 50 pirates will be taken into custody soon. sss.
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U. :. Pliers Shoot Down
 13 Germans
American Pursuit Squad. ron Cleans Out Forces of
 Enemy Airmen.

With the American Army on the Marne. July 17.-French observers reported today that 13 enemy air planes fell in the region over which an American pursuit squadron was patrolling and fighting Tuesday. Within the American lines it had been considered sure that the Americans had down eight and possibly nine ene- my planes.
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NOTICE ITO ELH.

! All members ofFfine Dfuff lodge Mo- 149, B. P. Q. Eks, ye requested to assemble at, the hlniQ6 station at 1:3o o'clock this afternoon to attend the funeral of theflSee J. M. Parker. a member of thd (bdge.
 MACK HUNTER, c. B. MURPHY.
 Secretary. Exalted Ruler.
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10 Captured in Tennessee

Nashville, July 17.-The detail of soldiers which has been engaged in DeKalb county in rounding up desert- CTS and slackers for some weeks has captured 10 men thus far. Besides these three have been killed.
 One was shot by soldier in self defense, another was shot by the sheriff of the county and the third committed suicide. It is asserted 19 deserters and slackers are hiding in the hills of the couty, whom the sol diers are attempting to capture.
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French Line Intact.

Paris July 1.-The French posi- tions remain intact along the whole Champagne front, according to the war office announcement tonight. Heavy fighting continued turnout the day and at some points the Germans were able to make gains but they met with powerful resistance everywhere.
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AVIATOR KILLS BATTER

|ndon. July 17.-While bathing in pblted waters in East Kent a (g officers was killed recently by Eire from an airplane. Targets |Deen set up for airplane practice the alrman giving evidence at the fst said he mstook the officers
 for a target when flying over
 water.
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The Weather

.oo1s!y 11ay cloudy with local show Sliv .. m west portion. Friday
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-10-15
ACHIEVEMENT DUE TO WILL
Determination to Succeed Is Far
More Powerful Factor Than the
Possession OF Ability.

Charles P. Steinmetz, the 100000
a-yeaf consulting engineer OF the
Geperai Electric company. tells us that
men don't do big things until they
grow discontented, remarks d writer
fh American Magazine. He quotes
an old Turkish proverb-that the
world belongs to the dissatisfied. No
trqeS Word was ever spoken.
There q another fact that ought
to be brought out in this connection /:
The big differences between human
beings DO NOT lie In ability and IN
telligence. People come nearer being
equal in brain than we imagine. The
really big variations lie in force and
ambition. One man achieves a thou
sand times as much as another-not
because he is a thousand times as
smart, but because ne is thousand
fines more determined.
On no other theory can you explain
mAh Yet we see II all the time.
1ook around your neighborhood and
you win find plenty Of cases. The
Ordinary man" who begins to rise
at unprecedented speed does SO be-
cause he suddenly gets vision. de-
velops a desire, sees a goal. Having
done this. ne begins to travel at d
pace which he has never shown before.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-10-15
Writer Gives It as His Opinion That
They Are Actuated Solely by
SelfIshness.

One of the most pronounced nuis-
,ances with which seasoned travellers on
railroad trains have to contend Is the
'open-window crank" This fellow
for he is usually q male instead of q
female-persists in having his window
open, no matter whether other occu-
pants of the car dislike 1t or not; and
it usually results In the other passen-
gers thereabout receiving liberal sup
ply of dust and fine cinders, as well
as enough soft coal smoke to last them
the remainder of their lives. These
open-window cranks are almost always
occasional travellers. 1t is noticed by
those who have taken the pains to OBJ
serve that the regular traveler-that
is, the man who rides every day In
summer-never opens the window be-
side the seat In which he is riding. 1t
does not mean any more comfort for
him to do so. as he long ago discov-
cred, but much discomfort instead.
AS soon as a railroad car starts to
move there is more or less air stirring
and if the open-window cranks would
only compose themselves a few mo-
ments they would be far more COM
Portable than they would to breathe
coal dust. smoke and cinders. But the
average occasional traveller will push
up his window as soon as he enters the
car.
It makes no difference to him how
much the rest of the car suffers-he is
the only one to be considered. 1t is a
practice that causes great discomfort
to passengers who have the necessary
sense to know that everybody is better
off if the windows are closed on hot
days. And it is always noticed that
these open-window artists invariably
leave the window open when they de-
part. The first, last and only thought
is for themselves-no one else counts.
Hartford Courant.
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TREES SPARED BY LIGHTNING
Bolts Seem to Pick Out Species
for Destruction, and Leave Their
Companions Untouched.

The lightning seems to have its
favorite victims among the trees.
have never known it to strike beech
tree. Hemlocks and pines are its
favorites in my woods. In other
regions the oak and the ash receive
its attention. An oak on my fathers
farm was struck twice in the course
of many years. the last bolt proving
fatal. The hard, or sugar maple, is
frequently struck, but only in one
instance have known the tree to be
injured. In this case q huge tree was
simply demolished. Usually the bolt
comes down on the outside of the
tree, making mark as if a knife
had clipped off the outer surfaces of
the bark, revealing the reddish
yellow interior. In several cases have
! seen this effect. But a few sum-
mers ago an unusually large and
solid sugar-maple in my neighbours
woods received a charge that simply
reduced 1t to stove-wood. Such q
scene of utter destruction / have
ASNSA pSAole N1tHeoSeu All tHe Woouss
The tree was blown to pieces as if it
had been filed with dynamite. Over
radius Of so or more feet the frag-
ments Of the huge trunk lay scat
tered. 1t was as If the bolt, baffied
so long by the rough coat of mail of
the maple had at last penetrated it
and had taken full satisfaction. The
explosive force probably came from
the instantaneous Importation of the
sap Of the tree by the bolt.--Century.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-10-15
jap Islands Made In . Hurry.

1t Is said In the Ainu folklore that
the island of Yezo. In Japan, was made
by two deities, male and a female,
who were the deputies of the Creator.
The female had the west coast al
iotted to her as her portion Of
work. and to the male deity were
assigned the south and eastern parts.
They We'd with each other ip their
tasks to see which should get
through first. But as the goddess
was proceeding With Der work she
happened to meet the sister Of
Oionino and instead Of attending to
her duties, stopped to have a chat
with her, as ID the general custom
among Women When they meet,
White they were thus talking the
time sped until the male deity, con-
tinuing to work away. nearly fin
ished his portion. Looking up and
seeing this, the female became very
much surprised and frightened and
is order to hasten matters did her
work hurriedly and tp a sloVenly
manner. Hence it Is that the west
coast OF Yezo Is go rough and dam
gerotls.