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CHAPTER V-Continued,

l never saw q battery better con
cealed than this one. Up on the ground
you couldn't see the muzzle twent,
yards away-and that was all there
was to see at any distance. There
was ruined, garden just outside the
gun quarters. and while the gunners
were there picking apples there would
De hiss and an explosion, and over
would go some Of the trees, or maybe
man or two. but never a shell struck
nearer the guns than that. The poilus
used to thank Fritz for helping them
PICK the apples, because the explosions
would bring them down in great STYLE
shells from our heavy artillery passed
Just over the garden, too, making an
awful racket. But they were not in it
with the "75's."
Ihey gave me little practice with
Q 20" under the direction of expert
French gunners before went to nv
14-inch naval gun, and, believe me, it
was fine little piece. Just picture
10 yourself a little beauty that can
SEND 3S-pound she'll every two Sec
onds Tor five miles and more, If you
want 1t to, and land on Fritz vest
button every time. There is nothing
l ike better than a gun, anyway, and
l have never since been entirely salts.
ned with anything less than u.s."
AS you probably know, the opposing
artillery In this war is so widely sepa-
rated that the gunners never see their
targets unless these happen to be
buildings, and even then it is rare. So.
SINCE an artillery officer never sees the
enemy artillery or infantry, he must
oepend on others to give him the range
and direction.
Fsr this purpose there are balloons
and airplanes attached to each artil-
lery unit. The airplanes are eouipped
with wireless, but also signal nv
smoke and direction of flight, while
me balloons use telephones. The OBJ
servers have maps and powerful
glasses and cameras. Their mans are
marked on In zones to correspond with
tne maps used by the artillery officers.
The observations are signaled r. q
receiving station on the ground and
are then telephoned to the batteries.
An our troops were equipped with
telephone signal corps detachments
ana this was a very important arm
OF the service. The enemy position is
sneneo before an attack, either en-
Darrage or otherwise, and communica-
tion between the waves Of attack and
tne artillery is absolutely necessary.
commandments are directed toward
certain parts of the enemy. position
almost as accurately as you would ,rse
searchlight. The field telephones GRO
very light and are portable to the last
ueeree' They can be rugged up or
knocKed down in a very short time.
Inc wire is wound on drums or reels
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25

ana you would be surprised to see how
quickly our corps established com.
nunication from a newly won trench
~ neaoquarters, for instance. They
were asking for our casualties before
we mad finished having them, almost
Artillery fire was directed by men
whose DUTY 1t was to dope out the
.ange from the information sent them
~ tne observers in the air. Two men
we're stationed at the switchboard
Une man to receive the message and
.Ae otncr to operate the board As
soos as the range was plotted ont IL
was tesephoned 70 the gnnners ona
they did the rest. S ana
Inc naval guns at Dixmudo ,ve.o
' ~ uat cars and these were
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
Cuticura Kills Dandruff.

Anoint spots of dandruff with CUT.
cura Ointment. Follow at once BY
hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap. If
man; next morning if a woman. For
free samples address. "Cuticura. Dept
X, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment % and 5O.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
lnexorable Law.

Inc law of reaping as we SOW runs
through the universe. The man who
sows pennies will reap a penny crop.
The man who sOws dollars will reap
dollars.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
value of the Bible

Inc Bible is to us what the star WAC
70 tne wise men; but if we spend all
our tine in gazing upon it. observing
lts motlons. and admiring it's splendor
ana are not led to Christ by it, the use
of it will be lost to us.-T A1ona ~ use
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
Truths From on H;nh

All human discoveries seem n h.
.laue only Tor the purpose Of confirm.
lug more and more strongly the truths
tnat come from on high and are con-.
schel. aer-
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
DICTIONARIES vow VENGEANCE WHEN GERMANS HIDE
BEHIND BELGIAN WOMEN AND Chill DREN.

synopsAbert Depew story service
the United States during which
petty officer frstcas
receives his honorable discharge from the
france with determination enlist
is assigned to the dreadnaugh
him high hons Later he and to
the Flanders 'front.' He his line trench at
Dixmude.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25

he who has no taste for order will
De OFTEN wrong in his judgment and
seldom considerate or Conscientious n
MS actiOns.-Lavater.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25

waves, like some men. arrive al the
seashore In grand style and go away
broke.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25
Fall Cabbage Plants

Early Jersey and Charleston '. ikefeld, sue
cession and Flat Dutch. By express, DIV,
N.25; 1000, 500; 5000 at $1.75 lo'OV w
81 C.50, (. o. b. here. Parcel post, prepsluu'
100, 85c; 1000, $3.50. Wholesale and fe'an'
D. r. JAMlSON, Summervilie. ST.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 22:1-H
GOLDEN TEXT will give him unto
the Lord all the days of his life.-I Sam.
uel Ill.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Luke A:2s-
s.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS-Genesis 1916; 1S:9-15: 21.1.11
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-25

ITO BE CoNTrN,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Statement By
Candidates For
The Legislature

We, the undersigned Republican
nominees for members of the House
OF Representatives from the Ninth
legislative district, hereby pledge to
the people of this district our UNI
divided support of any and all Iegis-
IatlVe measures necessary to Sc
cure Tor Fargo the right to own and
operate municipality owned plant
furnishing light, heat, power and gas
Tor municipal and commercial pur-
poses, and to work for the passage
or any and all measures to securing
Tor the people Of Fargo the fixing of
reasonable and fair rates for such
commodities furnished by privately
owned plants.
We stand opposed to the soeialistic
doctrines to which our opponents
stand publicly pledged by the adj
vertisement in The Forum Of We'd
nesday evening, to wit:
For a workable law for establish
ing public ownership Of public utiI-
tiles by town, city, county and
state governments
This, their pledge, one Of the two
conditions on accepting which only
were they requested to by some can
didates,. is a pledge to the whole
Town1ey-Le Sueur- Socialist program
whereby consumers stores, Socialist
newspapers, cooperative elevators
and other Townley controlled pro-
Jects could be established either in
townships, cities, counties or states,
the definition Of a public utility to
be left to Townley, LIE Sueur and our
present supreme court. What public
tility under your definition of the
Form q
so used means township not viIlage)
have any need for. The Socialist def
milton covers every business; every
business should be publicly owned.
Cole, Blakemore and Johnson stand
before the people of this district
publicly pledged to support any
measure necessary to carry out the
Socialist program of Townley and
LIE Sueur, whether it be measures
desired by them to carry out the pro-
visions of their proposed constitu-
tional amendments to a Socialist
end, or the passage of another II. B.
II to throw open the Golfers Of the
state, townships, counties and cities
and mortgage your property by is
sue OF unlimited bonds for such pur-
poses, as they, the Socialist bosses,
declare to be public utilities. p
& Eu SuAS AS the Iudn VINO lSau the
fight on the floor Of the House for the
notorious H. B. "A; the man who an
swered the question Of Represen-
tative Mackoff as to limit to the
proposed Indebtedness, "If you want
it made real plain, let the blue sky
be the limit ..... ...-.. 800. 49,,
Respectfully,
L. L. TWICHELL
o. L. ENGEN,
II. J. BUSCH.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01

Croatians Join italians.
Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-Croatians
who completely occupy the naval
base of Ffume on the Adriatic, have
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
"Too Late,D Italy's Answer.

italian Army Headquarters, We'd
nesday, Oct. 30.-In answer to Aus
trials announcement that she was
ready to evacuate Italian territory,
Italy has officially replied that the
offer has come too late. It is assun-
ed the Italians will endeavor to
drive the Observation-Disclosures from
italian soft before an armistice can
be signed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
ARMENIAN ENTERS PROTEST..

icy ABsOCfated PreSs.J
New York, Nov. 1.--Stirr-ed from
dispatches from London that report
was current there that the allies were
preparing a bargain with Turkey by
which she would be left In possession
of Armenia IN return for a free pass
age OF the Dardanelles, Arshag Nah
desian, secretary of the American
committee for Armenian indepen-
dence, today sent a telegram to Presi-
dent Wilson urging him to protest
against such a compromise with the
Turkish government.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Has Become Rouf.

Washington, Nov. /. - Oficial
Rome dispatches today describing
the victorious sweep OF Italian and
allied armies that is demolishing
the Austrian front say the lines are
moving forward in such great leaps
that it no longer is possible to iden-
tify towns retaken or to count pris-
oners and guns captured or Italian
liberated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Front CoIlapeed.

Rome, Nov. LIN their offensive
against the Austrians on the Monte
Grappa front in northern Italy the
Italians have pressed the enemy so
strongly that his front has co1lap-
sed, the war Office announced today.
The Italians have forced the
Gorge Of Quero, have passed beyond
the spur east of Monteresen and are
advancing in the Piave valley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Join with Germany.

Amsterdam, Nov. THE German
Austrian state council has issued
proclamation, according to a dispatch
from Vienna, announcing that It as
sure the government of German
Austria and that it will conclude
peace in accord with the German en-
pire.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01

London, Nov. british troops on
the italian front have occupied the
town Of Sacile on the Livenza, Is
miles east Of the Piave, the war Of
fce announces.
The enemy is falling back rapidly
in the Grappa sector.
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AUSTRIAN ARMIES IN FULL
FLIGHT
CONTINUED from Page One)

lombard the enemy with common
mounted on pontoons.
1t is believed that there viii be
large captures OF cannon in the
mountain zone as IL is thought the
Austrians will not be able to with
draw them quickly enough.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Takina MAJ Priaoneta.

Italian Headquarters East of the
Piave, Thursday, Oct. S1.-The Aus
TRANS continue to retire hastily in
the plains and the allies are captur--
ing many prisoners, the number OF
which cannot be estimated accurate
I1y
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01

proclaimed their union with Italy,
according to a dispatch from Berlin
to The Berlingske Tidende.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
Have 10000 Prisoners.

Rome, Oct. 31.-Prisoners taken
by the allied forces in their often
sive on the Piave river now number
more than $4,000, the Italian war Of
flee announced today. More than
800 guns have been captured.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
DEPOSITS MADE IN POSTAL
BANKS OVER IN ITALY
Amounts Pass the Three billion Lire
Mark During Month OF
September.

NEW YORK. November 3.-Deposits
in the postal savings banks in Italy
passed th a.G0o.000 lire mark during
the monte OF September. tremendous
growth when ono realizes that the
banks. begun in 1876, during their hrs,
Year Of life received less than 100000
900. and by 1905 the banks had col
lected only one billion, which repre-
scented yearly increase Of about So
uuV.eQu From 1905 TO the outbreaks OF
the European conflagration more than
another billion WAS deposited so that
the ,l,1i0.00Q were followed BY an an
por%imate increase OF more than no.
reh.D00 yearly.
At the outbreak Of the war, a de-
crease was at first noted. especially
during the period 81 Italian neutrality
hut later when Italy entered the con-
INST. an increased renewal was noted,
with the result that in December, 1916.
the highest figure ever attained in
times OF peace was again touched. The
ascending movement continued so that
between january, 1917. and the carly
part OF September deposits were worth
3,uoO.OuO.OUu-an Increase Of about 500
cou'eVo IN nineteen months, or 1900
ooo Il month. by far more IN one month
than during amy ono year throughout
inc thirty-yeer period from 1s7G-l0O5
The great benefit which these banks
the tact that during the past ten Years
from 19OS-l?lS, the banks advanced
more than 1000. 900. Gao in loans to
provinces and municipalities. and helpe,,
finance public works. roads water
WORKS. schools and charities
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
SOLDIERS SHOOT COUNT
TlSzA IN DRAWiNG-ROOM
-A>SnsSins First Accuse Former Hum
Snrinn Premier OF RrspOnSibility
for Nur.
Associated Press. I

AMsTEHpAM November a.-rhe
Berlin Nossichc Icitung contains "A
dramatic description OF the assassna-
ton OF Count stephen Tisza, former
Premier of hungary. last week
Al u o'clock In the evening three
soldiers invaded Count Tisza's resi-
dcnce and presented themselves i'm the
drawing room. Count Tisza, with his
wife and the Countess Ala:nassy. ad :
Vanced TO meet the intrudcrs, asking
what they wanted.
What have YOU in your hand?" n
soldier demanded Of risza.
TiSZa replied that he had n revolver.
The soldier told him to put it away,
but, Tisza replied:
shall not, because you have not
laid aside Your rifles
The soldiers then requested the wo-
men To leave the room. hut they de-
Iiihcd to do SO. y soldier then adj
ercsscd Tisza as follows:
GU are responsible for the destruc
ton Of millions OF people. because YOU
caused the war"
Thcn; raising their rifles. the soldiers
shouted:
The hour of reckoning has come. f"
-, Inc soldiers fired three shots and
IisZa fell. His last words were:
am diving. 1t had To be-"
Inc soldiers Quilted the house. nc
cohipanied by Ecndarmcs. who prcvi-
ousIy were employed To guard the door.
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KING GEORGE PRAISES WORK
OF BRITISH AIR FORCES
SiNty-Scycn German Machines Wcrr
brought Down aud Fifty Tons OF
BOnlhS DrODped.

LONDON. November :.-EinE George
has sent the following telegram to the
secretary Of State FOR the Royal Air
FORCES: Il offer YOU and the royal air
upon the successful results of the air
hghting on October 30. and on beating
all previous records. Such achieve
mcntS testify to the spirit which ami
mates all ranks in their determination
10 MAINTAIN oar mastery in ;hc air and
cannot fail materially to assist the
steady advance of my armies in the
field"
The success OF the British airmen. to
which the King refers has been one OF
the most remarkable episodes in the
battles on the western front during the
past week. All air records were broken
and air lighting reached it's zenith on
machines were destroyed and fifteen
downcd out of control. This extra
ordinary result was achieved with the
loss or only eighteen British machines
The Independent air force had a
very successful week. making thirty
nearly nifty tons OF bombs. The poison
Gus gas factories and airplanc work >
at Mannheim were raidcd four times ::
the Metz Sablon triangle twice: the
tressaty MorhanGc airdrOmc twice :
i'urbhch blast furnaces three times. and
'.1nEuyon railway junction twice.
destructive raids were also made
upon the railways at Mainz. Thionvillc.
Cobicnz. Baden. oncnburg. Trcves.
Ecouvicz. the chemical factories at
karlsruhe and upon enemy s,irdromcS
at liascnau and JamctZ. y number Of
very heavy bombs We're used during
these raids and very considerable dam
age and destruction is known 10 have
been caused to some OF the enemy =
most vital war Industries.
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british TRoopS ADVANCE
Fl. EAST or LINENZA

! by Associated ITcSS
sLONDON, November 8 British
troops on the italian front have ad-
Nanced we'll TO the east OF the Liven1;l
River. according TO an official state
itent issued to-day by the British War
Office: The Italian Tenth Army. which
Includes the Fourteenth British Corps,
las captured more than $1,000 Austro-
1ungarians and $50 guns. The state
lRent reads:
Italian front. The bridging Of the
hivenza River is being rapidly carried
ont. Our troops already are well cast
Of that river
THE number OF prisoners captured
by the Tenth .\rmv cannot. at present
he accurately given, but it Is known
to be considerably over $4,000. with
$50 guns. OF these. more than 10000
prisoners and more than 100 guns have
been captured by the Fourteenth Brit
ish Corps.
The booty taken at Sacilc. includes
among the vast amount OF other ma
terial an ordnance workshop complete
and n pontoon park.
In their operations on the Asiago
plateau the Forty-cighth British divi-
sion captured nearly 200 prisoners
The air force continued through
out the day to bomb the dense masses
OF retiring Austrians with yisibly good
results"
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M'AD0O WIRES POLITICAL
APPEALS FOR DEMOCRATS
Secretary of Treasury Let. II II. Know,
That He Wants Them
Elected.

WASHINGTON. November 3.-An-
other political precedent; in the presc,,
unique congressional contest was rs.
tablished tonight when Secretary or
The Treasury William G.. McAdoo ,,ircd
from Washington earnest appeals in
behalf OF six Democratic senatorial,
can didates On the ground that presj-
dent Wilson and the war ad,ninisira-
tion generally needs their sunpor, :,
he national capital. 10 Alfred r..
5S3n!th, the Democratic candidate rnr
sCpoyernor Of New York, Secretary NJ
Ssdoo telegraphed that Il syinuathc,ir
administration at Albany Would lie
VERY helpful 10 the Prsgidenf ~
washington" The recipients or o,i,Dr
kilograms Of Endorsement were senior
James Hamilton Lewis, OF Iliionis: ~
IL Lamontc. Democratic caid!datc ~
New Jersey: Senator Thomrsan an IN
dldate for e-election IN Kansas. 81
5tioyernor David J. Walsh. OF N,ssn
zgE ussets, who Is against ScnuIor
Weeks. the Republican whip OF No
senate; George r. O'Shaughncssv
Khode Island, and Senator Walsh. ,yI;n
is up for reelection in Montana
THE kilograms were similar i'm th.ir
I general import and all emphasized ihc
Instability OF the election Of Inc cav ~"
5didates as a needed help to The pfcsi .
dent ~
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AL BANTAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ORGANIZED BY ITALIANS
Beneficial and Advantageous influence
brought by Wen of Sunny
Cline.

NEW YORK, November S.-'Thc bcnc-
ncia and advantageous influence Of the
Italian occupation Of Albania who's.
people are getting for the frs, time
the benefit Of a modern and progress
siNe civilization, is evidenced again in
the progress made in the schools since
the Italian Occupation. There are no
less than $50 Italian schools in Albania
AT the present moment, the teachers Of
which are soldiers. because Of the proN-
unity OF the enemy, who were school
teachers prior to the notifications The
official language is the Nlbanesc dia-
lcct, but II is important to note that
although by no means compulsory, tho
study of Italian is being generally
adopted. at tho request of the hlban-
ians themselves. The soldicr-teachcrs
number two hundred. In the immcdi-
ate ncighborhood of every school there
are Fairgrounds and numerous we'll
cultivated war gardens. The Alhan-
ians arc so impressed with The italian
schools that Il great percentage of
parents have taken their children out
Of the Greek orthodox schools and
placed them in Italian schools.
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POTATOES MAKE STARCH
department OF Agriculture suEEests
Use for Frosted md Decayed
NCGCtnhics.

WASHINGTON, November 3-Frosted
ana dccaycd potatoes have been found
in trials conducted by the United
states Department OF Agriculture TO
be entirely capable OF producing ac-
ceptabie and frequently normal yields
or clean. white starch OF good quality.
Much OF this material appears to
possess Il potential value for the pro-
ductlon OF sizing starch approximating
mat OF the stock at present used for
this purpose. The mechanical difficult
ties in recovery from decnyed pulp are
sometimes greater and sometimes less
than from normal stock. Modified pro-
cedurc adapted to these abnormal p;l!ps
doubtless could be devised. department.
specia lists say. but there seems to be
no reason why the present method
might not be applied probably in the
meantime In the production Of sizing
starch in factories at the largo ship
ping centers installed &c :liiizc the
great quantities Of frozen and decayed
potatoes arriving during the fall and
winter. This would turn 10 profitable
account large supplies at present with
out value, but which arc "A serious
burden of expense since TO their cost
OF production must DC added transport
tation and dumping charges
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DISPATCHES TELL OF ATTACK
General Pcrshing's Communiauc Ad-
'i"es Operation IL Making Sntis-
factory Progress.

WASHINGTON. November :s.-Cien
Irai fersninS's communiQuc for Sun
day morning, says the First American
Army continued it's attack west Of the
Mcuse, and that the operation is prog
crossing satisfactorily. Saturduy
nights report tells Of the First Armys
SiSiancc. and OF Il ten-mile advance in
t"o days by tho Americans fighting
Under the King Of the Belgians south
The statements follow:
.iiEADQCARTERS AMERICAN EN-
PEDITloNARI FORCES. November 3.
morning:
tinucd it's attack west Of The Msuse
III" operation is developing salisfac-
turiiy"
November .. evening:
section A series OF raids skill.
tuiIy carried out by troops OF Tho See
ond Army in the Woevre resulted in
,hr CAPTURE Of TWO officers aud sixty
three men. The First Army To. day.
continued it's successful advance, over
coming al resistance. Among the
most important towns taken are Cham
pigncui. Scifu- lc- Morthommc Ncrpci
SiNry, les Euzcncy. Thenorgucs. Eriquc-
nay Euznncy, Nilicrs-Dcvunt- Dun and
tiety.le- Petit. In spite OF bad weather
conditions our ariators. fvinS at rX-
trcmcly low attitudes. carried out i'm
pof'aht missions over tho Meusc VAL
tack VI
The number Of prisoners has risen To
in more 'han 100 men and i92 officers.
imAmdcrs with their siafTs.
The enemy WAS forced TO abandon
i iargs 4unntiti%s OF material of ali
Gathers and hundreds Of machinr- gins
nay hcch captured. Eavarian bat
,",.on "i aTtlilcrE VAS taken with its
pictc. eo'i-
IN The course OF the operations in