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New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
olding and which the Allied forces de

holding and which the Allied forces de-
sired.
The enemy launched heavy attack
late yesterday against the new posi-
tions at Damery, After sharp fighting
he was repulsed, leaving $50 prisoners.
Other purely local actions had been
fought here and there along the new
front for the purpose of improving po-
sitions. During these combats in the
last twenty four hours rne British have
captured 260 prisoners and four ma
chine guns. The casualties in killed
and wounded inflicted upon the enemy
in these local affairs are estimated to
be at least 1900.
British Score Gain
To the north, in the direction of La
Couronne, the lines of the British also
have been advanced slightly. Artillery
activity continues along the entire
front, especially in the new Somme
battle area but the enemy docs noe
seem to desire to launch any extende d
iHAdAITy GltaChSt even dC NOye ana
Chaulnes, where he is strongest.
1t was learned to-day that since Au-
gust 8 the Germans have employed
thirty-six divisions on front of forty
eight miles. Of this number twenty
one were in tho line at the beginning
of the Somme attack, the other fifteen
being brought in as tefnrorcements.
1t is learned from prisoners recently
captured that the British artillery in
the last few days has caused consider
able destruction within the enemy
lines. The British guns have beu..
especially active in searching out Ger
man ammunition dumps, many of which
have been destroyed.
Big Guns Are Rushed
1t was partially for doing just this
work that such speed was made in the
forward movement of guns. From the
start of the offensive not a moment las
been lost in moving UP the artillery.
That it has been a paying proposition
is proved by prisoners statements as
to the havoc wrought by sneIl fire.
Some slight troop movements east
ward are reported now ana then to the
rear of the German lines along the
Somme, but they are insufficient to
warrant any conclusions regarding the
enemy's intentions.
The situation north of the Ancre has
not yet been clarified, the enemy's in
tentions being obscure. There are no
reports of further widespread with
drawals in this region, although the
enemy seems to have abandoned sew
eral of his small forward positions. On
the other hand, British patrols that
crossed the Ancre last night were fired
upon and forced to return.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

A FTER two days Of internit-
~ tent fighting on the Somme-
Oise front Marshal Foch re-
newed yesterday his effort to dis
lodge the Germans from their tenn
porary line of defence from Bray
south through Chaulnes and Roye to
Lassigny The German line here
has corresponded roughly with the
permanent German line held from
the fall of 1914 to the spring of
1917. The Allies were across it in
places, especially between Chaulnes
and Roye. But below Roye they
had been till yesterday generally a
little to the west of the old German
positions.
Since Tuesday last the main Allied
pressure had been exerted below
Lassigny and in the region east to
the Disc, where Ludendorff early in
June had driven new salient to the
Matz River. General Humbert's S
army has pushed up across this
rugged country, known as Little
Switzerland" and is now close in to
Lassigny and slowly approaching the
Divette Valley and Noyon. To
tighten his task the British Fourth
Army and the French army under
General Debeney attacked yesterday
on the line north from Lassigny, the
centre of the attack being to the
west of Roye. If the German cen
tre at Roye can be broken, both
! Chaulnes and Lassigny will be un-
covered and a retirement to the
Peronne- Noyon line will become in.
evitable
For several days past the Allied
line west of Roye has run in a gen
tie incurve, the westernmost point
being touched directly west of Roye
at L'Echelle-St. Aurin. This curve
extended from Damery, northwest
of Roye, to Dancourt, southwest OF
it. Here the Allies had been hello
up, at an average distance of three
and half miles from their objec.
tive, by determined German counter
attacks.
Yesterday, however, the deadlock
was broken. Canadian and French
troops broke through the German
front for gain Of couple of miles
The little salient made by the west
erly curve has been eliminated. The
Allied line now runs straight north
and south from Goyencourt to Lau-
court and thence to the east of Tillo-
10y. The Allies are closing in on
Roye. They are now in a position tc
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
French Doun %
PLANES ", q Day
And British Fou,

PARIS, Aug. 16.-"On August Is our
crews downed or put out of action
twenty-three enemy airplanes," SAYS a
War Office statement issued tonight.
"Ihursday night our bombing squad
rons made several expeditions behind
the battle zone and dropped more than
fourteen tons Of explosives on railroad
station at Nesle and St. Quentin and
on bivouacs at Champion and Guiscard,
where several fires were observed.
"Other expeditions flew over the val
ley Of the Aisne and the region east of
1t and obtained excellent results. Four
tons of explosives were dropped olt
the railroad station at Thionvllc and
on the region Of Mezieres and Char]e-
Vile. A total of twenty-five and one
half tons was used"
LONDON. Aug. 16.-The official COM
munication dealing with aerial activi-
ties reads:
con August IS four hostile machines
were destroyed by our airmen and two
German observation balloons were shot
down in flames. Five hostile machines
were driven down out Of control One
OF our airplanes is missing.
The total weight of bombs dropped
by us in the course of the twentyfou,
hours amounted to twenty-five and
one-half tons. Two German airdromes 8
were heavily attacked, as we'll as sew
eral of the enemy dumps and railway
connections. All our night bombing
machines returned safelv.o
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
London University
To Teach Aviation
British Educational Institu-
tions Offered Endowmcnts
for Aeronautic Courses

LONDON, August 16.-Several large
sums of money have been given re-
Gently to leading English universities
Tor the establishment of professorships
IN aeronautics, it is announced. The
University of London made announce
ment Thursday that it not only had
accepted gift, but proposed to start
systematic work in the science Of
aeronautics as soon as n suitable an
polntment can be made to the chair.
1t appears evident that the influence
OF aeronautical work now being done
there will have q lasting effect on
higher education in England Already
some OF the more modern universities
are discussing the practicablty of
offering special degree in aeronautics
IN connection with special courses of
teaching.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
GERMAN

BERLIN (NIGHT) On both sides
of the Avre strong enemy attacks
failed with heavy losses.
DAY There have been forefield
engagements at KENNEL and near
Vieux Berquin. Strong enemy thrusts
south of the Lys near Payette and
north of the Ancre were repulsed.
West of Roye and southwest OF
Noyon there was vigorous artillery
engagement, which was followed by
enemy attacks on both sides Of tho
Avre against Lassigny and on the
heights west Of the Disc.
South Of Thiescourt the Atticho
Farm remained in the enemy's hands.
Otherwise we drove back his attacks
before our fighting positions, partly
by counter attacks. The enemy suf-
fered heavy losses in the fighting for
Lassigny. Here he va,nYy srormed
our line six times, and after ten
hours of bitter fighting was driven
back into the positions from which
he started,
On the Vesle the artillery activity
Increased during the evening and re-
mained lively throughout the night.
Yesterday We shot down twenty
four enemy airplanes.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
7 otal German Losses
Placed at 5000, 900

PARIS, Aug. 16.--The total of Ger
man losses from the beginning of the
war to the end of July, 1918, are un-
dcrstood to be 100000, according to
the morning newspapers.
The figures include 100000 killed
up to the beginning of the German
offensive last March. From March
27 to June II the Germans are said
to have lost 10000 killed alone.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Two K. of G. Chaplains Are
Given Commissions in Army

A cable message received YESTERDAY
at the headquarters of the Knights ci
Columbus said that the Rev. Fathers
John De Valles and Osias Bouchs',
overseas chaplains Of the Knights ..
Columbus, had been commissioned d
the United States army. They received
the Croix de Guerre recently for hero
ism on the battlefield.
Father Dc Wales resides in NsT
Bedford. Mass, and Father Boucher ];
North Windham. Mass.
TIE government has notified ~
knights Of Columbus that It's ton1sF.
allowance viii be 3. the rate Of w
tons of supplies month.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Mrs. Skeffington Obtains
Permit to Visit Ireland

LONDON. Aug. l6.-The executive
authorities in Ireland have reconsid
cred the case of Mrs. +. Shcehy Skef
hngton and have recommended that the
Home Office, wth which the decision
rests, issue permit to enable her to
return to Ireland. according to "The
Manchester Guardian"
1T was announced yesterday that Mrs.
Skeffington had asked for such a permit
and that 1t had been refused.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Five u. S. Ambulance Men
Are Decorated by Italv
'by The Asaociatcd Press)

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NohIHERN ITALY. Aug. 49, Several
members of the American Red Cross
ambulance service have been decorated
with the Italian War Cross for eycol.
lent conduct on Monte Grappa early in
June. The men decorated were Captain
X. W. Bates. Of Cambridge, Mass; John
Cloud, of st. Louis; Joseph Widncr. of
New York; James Baker, Of Mime
nnolis, and Lieutenant Ginvolla, of
Florida.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17

have home rule, including the German
Czech. Polish and South Ssvonian
states. These, with Hungary, will form
to repress the Jugo- -Slav movement
WASHINGTON, Aug le.-lnforns
tion from Swiss sources Transmitted il
an official Rome dispatch to-day ss,
the Austrian government, yielding To
Magyar pressure, has decided to taxi
the most severe measures in an eaor
to reprcss the Jugoslnv movement.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
FRENCH

PARIS (N1GHT).- .--During the day
our troops by series of local at
tacks have repulsed the enemy, in
spite of his resistance, in the region
west of Roye.
North Of the Avre, in conjunction
with Canadians, we have advanced
our lines on the front of Goyencourt,
st. Mard-les- s-Triot and Laucourt.
South Of the Avre we penetrated far
into the Loges Wood.
PARIS DAY).--On the Avre front
French troops have made progress in
the region of Villers- les Rove and
St Aurin. East of Armancourt our
troops have occupied the old first
lines.
In Champagne we took prisoners in
the sector Of Perthes-l les -Hurlus and
repulsed an enemy raid east of
Malsons dc Champagne.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
French Wheat Crop Gains
36, 100000 Blu. Over Last Year

PARIS, Aug. 16.-The total produc-
tion of wheat in France this year is
estimated a, 50,000000 quintals (1S3,-
100000 bushels), being an increase Of
25 per cent (36700,00O bushels) over
last years crop, according to the In-
transigeant."
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT0 Yesterday
evening the enemy launched a strong
counter attack against our new posi-
tons at Damery. His troops were
everywhere repulsed with great loss.
leaving over 250 prisoners and
number Of machine guns in our
hands.
To-day our advanced troops in this
locality have pushed forward in CO.
operation with the French and have
made substantial progress in the d.
rectlon of Fresnoy-les-Roye and
Fransart- We have taken few
prisoners.
LONDON (DAY).-During the
night we advanced our line SLIGHTLY
northeast of Morlancourt. A hostile
attack upon one of our posts in this
vicinity was repulsed after sharp
fighting.
Local fighting took place in the
northeastern outskirts of Thienva1
wood, where our patrols have crossed
TO the left bank of the Ancre.
Further north our patrols pro-
gressed between Beaucourt-sur-An-
ere and Puisieux-au-Mont.
Inc hostile artillery has shown in
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
The Official Statements

creased activity south of the Somme
and between La Bassee Canal and
Ypres.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
ITALIAN

ROME-ln the Tonale region
enemy reactions against our ad-
vanced positions were repulsed. On
Wednesday night, on the Piave
southwest of Grave di Papadopoli.
three hostile attacks against our
garrison were driven back with
heavy. losses. Four hostile airplanes
and captive balloon have been
brought down.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
AUSTRIAN

ViENNA.-ltalian attacks against
the Morozzo position failed. Other
wise the day was quiet on the Tonalc
sector. On Monte Cimone enemy
storming troops were repulsed.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-17
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson

Copyright 1915 by Tribune (The York
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09

employees had subscribed to the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
DIR. w. Montmarquet, chiropodist,
will be at Miss Hutton's Thursday
1%
Max Tetrault. son OF Eugene Tet- {
rault. is i'll at his home on Division
street.
Miss Elizabeth Stuart has returned
10 Cobleskill, n. Y, after spending
two weeks vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stuart OF
Lyons street .SkNESI
kIr. and Mrs. John w. Harper have
cl@ed their home, The Mooringsi
at kOld Bloomington and have retarAeA
! wtfh their family TO New York CITY
fof the winter ~ l'0ssteI
X party consisting of Mr.. aRdc Mrs.
Ks oSEstss and son Loverne, 6, 5.
Estes and daughteE Lois, Mrs ~ w.
Estes and Miss Sue Huntington liked
Yesterday to Pownal Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac p Walker have
returned from an auto trip TO New
York. While there they heard the
famous tenor, Caruso, sing the star
Spangled Banner in English.
Buel Miller, who is with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France
has been transferred and his present
address is Garden Service, No. l, J.
NJ. c.. u. S. A., American f. F. Army
p. o. 702.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. w. A
Wall will be held from the house
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and
will be private. Rev. w. G. Towar
will officiate. In terment VIII be II
Park Lawn cemetery.
The meeting of the communit!
labor board and the reserve agents 0
bennington county which was to hay
3een held at Library hall Tuesda,
was postponed because of the pres
ence of influenza in the village
Harold Millar, who enlisted in tn
navy soon after the declaration OF wa
by the United States and who ha
been in the convoy and trasport ser'
ice is al the home OF his mothel
Mrs. G. A. Milar. on furlough OF te
DAYS. About two months ago he wa
transferred to the naval aviation d.
partment with headquarters at tn
Montauk, l., l., field He expect
that his stay at Montauk will be shol
and that he will eventually return 0
board ship as it is the practice
give men who have been long at Sc
n neriod of shore service for a chang
OF scene and work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
NORTH BENNINGTON

II. Roster is offering a line OF
Cooper union suits fol. men, seconds
at a reduced price. ADV.
Just received at Rosters I'VE pieces
SO inch percale, light colors at Zoe a
yard. Adv.
The honor roll of subscribers TO the
Fourth Liberty Loan in the post Oh
fee now has on it 26O names exclusive
Of those credited to other towns or
20 percent OF the total population. we
are proud OF this percentage but reel
confident II will be considerably i'm
proved before the end OF the drive
North Rennington's honor flag. ioi
having reached its quota OF $4,000 IN
the Fourth Liberty Loan, now hangs
in Post ONCE Square. Addiuona
.tars for oversubscription viii be al
ded when the drive is over. Al th'
present time, have earned one sta
for 50 per cent overscription and arr
Well on our way toward the secon'
one for 100 per cent oyersubscrip
ton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
Ailments Of Women

There is no denying the fact that
thousands of American women drag
along dav in and day out suffering
with these ailments peculiar to their
sex which make life a burden II
women who suffer from dragging.
down pains. infammatory, liberated
or catarrhal conditions would only
give that greatest Of all remedies
lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, a trial, they would readily hnc
relief from such suffering, as the
many letters OF commentator con
stantly being published prove.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

John Bugbee of Woodford city is i'll.
Roy Fisher OF Pittsheld is visiting
friends in town.
Walter b. Taylor is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. Isadore Weaver is seriously
=, y-i.h pneumonia.
Samuel Butler has employment
with Charles H. Mason of South st.
The H. c. White company an
nounces that on Monday, October .
over seventy-fve per cent OF theh
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
THE DRYSDALE. STORE
ALL TOGETHER NOW /!

40 g quick determine to roll
failure
PostOfce
and o with The
the nakb
am
4 BIY s. MANY
] BUT FOR GOODNESS SAKE, EN-!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
MACHlNlSTS
WANTED

Good all round machinists
are wanted on government work
with priority rating OF A;
STEADY employment and good
wages. to canable men: ABBY TO
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-09
Sprightly Mr.. Jack Frost
and his loyal pal, that gay old sport
Genial Sunshine, Esq.

are again. consequently the general good health of the
munty should again geefu itself Crisp clear sunshine
Gent comfortable clothing especially after
down are simple requirements for long life and
YEP! like medicine advWha we are driving at no
is
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29

u German machine gun bullet.
They we're together and we're very
special friends. Mr.. McCollum
says young McDade was a mighty
fine young man.
John Fosters barn was burned
last Sunday night. Mr.. Foster
lives on the road between Hunting
don and MeLemoresville, on route
No. 5 out from Huntingdon. He
does not know how the fire origi-
mated. His stock were in the barn
when the fire was dicovered, but
they were gotten out. Quite a lot
of feed stuff was burned. We did
not learn the estimated loss or
whether or not there was any
insurance. Mrs. Lynn Lewis, of
the same community, lost her barn
by fire just a short time ago. Her
barn is being rebuilt, the public
assisting in the work.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Memorial Day

A very impressive memorial
service was conducted at the First
Baptist church in Mckenzie Sun
day in honor Of their soldier dead
Those from that church who have
died in the service are: Ray Ward,
of the navy, and Lieutenant Earl
y. Smith, of the medical depart
ment. DR.. Smith died in France,
of pneumonia, and Ward died in a
naval hospital in New Orleans.
The church bore decorations of
flowers and flags, and the program
rendered consisted of prayer by
Rev. G. L. johnson of the Pres
byterian church, scripture lesson
by the pastor, Rev. AR. McGehee;
solo by j. L. Thomason, memorial
address by d. A. Burkhalter,
remarks by the pastor, J. D. Null
lens, d. A. Mays, j. L. Thoma
son and E. K. Wiley, solo by Mrs.
v. C. Fulghum. The choir rend-
cred special numbers.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Oversee Letters

Oversee letters commenced COM
ing in the first of the week, and
quite a number have been received
up to this time. 1t had been nerly
a month since any had come, with
the exception of just a few occas-
ionally. Most of the letters being
received this week bear dates of
from October 90 to November 4,
While the letters bring much JOY
and comfort to those receiving
them. vet they do not relieve the
anxiety about the boys believed to
have been in the last fighting, as
no letters have vet reached here
written after the armistice was
signed.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Bank Building Changes

The Farmers State Bank, hav-
ing purchased the johnson build
ing on the northeast corner of the
square, is placing brick on the
ground for the vault. The inter-
Tor of the building will be remod-
eled. The front of the west room
will be cut off from the remainder
of the interior of the building and
converted into the banking de-
partment. The remainder of the
ground floor will continue to be
occupied by Mrs. Jamison. The
stairway to the upper rooms will
be changed from the front to the
side of the building and just back
of the bank. Work on the i'm
povement will be begun before a
great while.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Baptist Gifts

The Baptists of Tennessee gave
last year to the various causes fos-
tered by the denomination the fol-
lowing amounts: Christian Educa-
ton, $28,OOO; Foreign Missions,
$45, $50. 50: Home Missions. $685.
14O.21; State Missions, $40, 1850;
Ministerial Relief, So, 1882. 80; Or
phanage, $27, 1896. Total for
all purposes, l71,806.36.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Sells His Farm

j. B. Brecneen, Carroll county's
enterprising tax assessor, sold his
farm in the Thirteenth district last
week to Homer lowers. The con-
sideration was $4,000 and Mr..
Joweas will take charge soon. This
is a good farm and Mr.. lowers is
said to bea very successful farmer.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
BUYS a Farm

9. NJ. Watson, the hustling cot
ton dealer, has invested in a good
little farm near Huntingdon. Last
week he purchased the j. G. Lam
Der farm, about two miles south of
town on the Lexington road. The
price paid was $4,000. We are
not advised as to Mr.. Lambert's
intentions, or what his purpose
was in selling.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29

James Patrick was in Nashville
the first of the week.
Joe Brevard spent Sunday ip
Mckenzie with friends.
Henry Brewer spent last Sunday
in TrezeVant with friends.
A. N. McKelvey, spent a few
days last week in jackson.
Mrs. X. G. Priest is visiting
relatives in Fulton, KY, this week
G. w. Whitsett spent the week
end with home folk near McKen-
zie.
Mrs. Ed Holcomb, Of Hollow
Rock, was in Huntingdon Tues
day.
Miss Bessie Owen spent the
week end with relatives in Vest
port.
Mrs. Cora Beasley, Of Paducah,
Ky, visited in Huntingdon this
week.
Misses Bessie and Tommie Will
Iiams, spent Sunday with relatives
in Mckenzie.
Mr.. j. E. Taylor and daughter,
Clara. spent the week end with
relatives in Martin.
Misses Marie Parish and Kate
Dill we're in Nashville the first Of
the week, shopping.
j. T. Hester spent last Tuesday
in Yuma, looking after business
interest at that place.
Mrs. w. H. Carter returned last
Monday from a weeks visit with
relatives in Nashville.
Mrs. George Extens, of Jack
son, visited Mrs. Fred Bennett the
latter part of last week.
Miss Pauline Palmer spent from
Friday until Sunday with relatives
and friends in Buena Vista.
Miss Elizabeth Harvey, after
spending few days in Mckenzie,
has returned to Huntingdon.
Ed. Frank Perry will preach at
the Christian church next Sunday
morning at the II o'clock hour.
Miss Judith Burns, of Dyers-
burg, was the guest of Mrs. A. N.
Lee the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Jno. r. Carter spent last
Sunday in jackson, visiting her
sister. Mrs. Chas. Crider, and at
tending the Memphis conference.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-11-29
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1918,

Twelve good young work mules, ages to years.
These mules are in fine shape all thoroughly broke,
but one 2-year old; very fine milk cow, years
old, giving 3 gallons of milk per day; four nice year
ling calves; one new section harrow; new riding
cuItyator; disc cultvator scratcher attach
ments; two No u breaking pIows; ten sets harness,
ten collars, ten brides, one new pair leather lines;
two good saddles, one new; one good 2-row corn
planter one 1915 model Ford touring in first-class
running order one black horse, fine condition, 10
years old, and other articles.
TERMS--A credit of II months will be given with
bankabe note, per cent interests per cent off for
cash.