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The Lamar register., 1918-02-20
Money to Loan
Plenty OF Cheap Money
for GOOD Farm and City
Loans. Call and see me.
l.. WRIT MARKHAM

]. +. Mcllvaine made a business trip
to Springfield on Tuesday.
Judge CRANKY Hillyer was visitor
at the state capital yesterday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Strain
on last Friday, a bouncing boy.
L. Writ Markham spent seevral days
this week in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Partridge of
Holly were Lamar visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. j. F. Maurcr left on Monday
for Il visit of several days at Denver.
Charley Gamble, editor of the Wiley
Journal, was Lamar visitor on Mon
day.
Miss Myrta Miller left the first of
the week for Illinois to visit with rel
atives.
Judge ]. X. Doughty made a pro-
fessional trip to Springfield the first
of the week.
Mayor C. Ray Strain returned yes
terday from visit to Denver on bus
mess matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Mckinney re-
turned Monday from a wedding trip
of several weeks.
Jud House, the Holly stockman, was
a county seat visitor yesterday.
H. A. Long, the hustling Kiowa
county land agent, was here on bust
ness last Saturday.
Chas. w. Wells, agent for the gen.
eral land office, was in Lamar this
week looking up data in connection
with the various irrigation districts
that have been organized here.
Died-At his home south of Lamar
on Sunday Ferdinand Schultz, who has
been holding down n homestead here
for several years. The funeral SER
vices were held from the Church I'M
dertaking parlors on Tuesday.
G. S. Heath of Wiley, who left last
week to investigate the Electra oil
field, returned yesterday and makes
a very fattering report. The sub
stance of his report can be found in
the ad of the Electra field on another
page.
l. NJ HUGHES has purchased the
Coover Fashion shop and cleaning bus
mess, and will hereafter conduct it I'M
der the name of the Hughes Fashion
Shop. Mr.. Hughes has been in the
cleaning and repairing business here
before, and has many friends and pat
rons who will welcome him in the bus
mess again.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-20

c. II. Evans has recently Joined the
McGrath- Wooden V. C. association and
the infusion Of new talent in the COM
bination became painfully apparent in
the surrounding neighborhood at once.
He became a star member of the force
at once and now threatens the leader
ship of the two hitherto unaproach-
able heads of the famous combination.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-20
Bound Over

Henry Peyton, who was arrested Tor
unpatriotic remarks in connection with
receipt last week of news of the sink
ing Of the Tuscania, was taken by
United States marshal before the U.
S. Commissioner at Fort Lyon, and
bound over to the U. S. court at Pu-
eblo which convenes 10 April. He gave
bond and is now out again.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-20
New Store Opening

The Nowels-Stockston dry goods
store from Canon City is putting in a
branch store in Lamar to be in charge
Of F. A. Knowlton, who has been with
them in Canon City. They have Sc
cured the front of the Daily New, of
flee and will be located there. Their
goods are now being arranged and
they will soon be ready to open up.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-20
Lamar Boy Wins Again

Word has been received from Jack
sonville, Florida, that Attorney John
F. Parrish, who has been with the
auartermaster's division there for
several months has successfully pass
ed the examination for promotion to
a second lieutcnant's position. The
Lamar boys are making good all along
the line.
The Lamar register., 1918-02-20
New Flag Pole

The fine steel flag pole purchased
by the city for the Lamar service flag
is being erected today in the square
between the First National Bank and
the Citizens State Bank.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
FAIRGROUNDS NOW
OPEN In EVENINGS

Several Of the public Fairgrounds are
now open from o'clock until 8
o'clock in the evening. They were
kept open Monday evening. for the
first time and have been attended by a
large number o. recreation seekers,
showing that the evening hours are a
popular innovation.
The evening Fairgrounds are at Della
more Park, Kirkwood Park, Chapel
street playground, Landlith play
ground, Conrad playground and Six
tcenth and Claymont streets.
New supervisors nave been added 10
the evening playground staff, as fol-
lows: Chapel street, H. ]. Bradley and
Miss Armour; Landlith, ]. Russo and
Miss Clara E. Sullivan, principal Of No.
~ School; Sixteenth and Claymont
streets, H. Hartley and Miss Katherine
Mcguire. At the other evening grounds
the day supervisors will be in charge.
Two Of the new Fairgrounds made
possible through the generosity Of the
State Council OF Defense, will be
opened on Monday. one at Nineteenth
and Tatnall streets, and the other at
Sixth street and Grant avenue.
The Fairgrounds are well patronized
by the children, and are all doing good
work, said Miss Jennie NJ. Weaver, di-
rector Of the public Fairgrounds, this
morning.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
Reduction of Postage Rate to 16
Cents Looked for When Ser
vice is Extended by the Post
office.

By Newspaper Enterprise Associations
NEW YORK. July 27.-The perform
snce OF the air mail carriers between
New York and Washington has been
such as to Justify development OF this
service lin other parts OF the country.
A volume OF business large enough TO
warrant will bring other air routes into
operation and at the same time airpOst
rates will drop. II the i0OO00,O00 people
In the United States would send a letter
a day by air mall the result would not
only permit extending the service east
west and south. but would provide con-
tinuous training for at least 300 ayiators
Letters can be sent to any city south
of Washington by airpost from New
York. They make connections with
regular postal routes and arrive many
hours before mail sent all the way by
rail. The same is true OF mail sent via
Philadelphia to points west and also TO
points In New England via Washington.
The following new routes are under
consideration now:
Washington TO Chicago via Wheel
ing, w. Va, and Lima o. One day can
be saved In the delivery OF mail by this
route. The time will be cut down still
more by establishing routes from New
York 10 Boston; Philadelphia TO Pitts
burg and Cleveland TO Detroit.
The cost for service by airplane a,
present is II cents per ounce. Ten cents
is added for special delivery service
and 3 cents for regular postage, total
OF 2i cents.
reduction OF the rate is now under
consideration by Postmaster-Gener
Burleson, who hopes 10 lower II to i6
cents for the first two ounces and
cents for every additional ounce.
At present a special delivery letter
requires t3 cents postage. When the
a.rpost rate is cut. It VIII be only 81
cents more than service by rail, and
letters viii be delivered from one to
two days sooner.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
So WEEKLY SUPPORT
ORDER FOR CHILD

Joseph p. O'Connell, a railroad loco
motive engineer, was before Judge
Churchman today charged with failure
TO support his eleven-year-old daugh-
ter, Mary J. O'Connell. The defendant
is a widower and is alleged to have
placed the child in the care OF his sis
ter, Mrs. George w. Bader two years
ago, and was to have paid si.5O a week
for her support, according to the testi-
mony OF George w. Bader
The defendant denied his guilt and
said that he has been paying his sister
sums OF money at intervals for the sup
port OF his child. He said he is ready
to support his child and asked for her
custody. He was adjudged guilty and
ordered to pay SS a week.
Edward Manlove pleaded guilty TO
assault and battery on Henry Robins
and was fined S25.
John Swed was fined $40 on a charge
OF operating an automobile without the
proper license tags.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
america HAS TWO
MORE ARMY CORPS
ON French front
Continued From First Page.

The line drawn around south Of Soils
sons Is still In the same position as
when the general talked Wednesday
The general distance from scissors TO
| Rheims is the same as when the often
sive began.
This means that the fighting about
Rheims and scissors has not resulted
in the Allied troops making any advance
at these bases Of the triangle and the
direct distance as the crow flies be-
tween the forces In the two sections
is as great as when the offensive be-
gan. )--U. p.
The German movement is on a line
perpendicular to the railroad going up
from Fere-En-Tardenois
Many local attacks have been made
by the TeutOns against the Americans
at GrlsOlles and Epeids. On the Marne
the precipitOus wooded country has
made progress difloult
General March declared that the enc
mys left flank has been the scene OF a
very dashlng advance by the British
to a depth of one. and one
half miles on a four-mile front. This
'reates a marked source of danger 10 !
Lhe enemy, making a pocket.
Ofilcial advices indicate the French
are already beginning to advance there
The territory occupied by the Ameri-
cans and the Allies is now greater than
that won by the enemy In Flanders this
spring. The American lines now reach
within three and One-half miles OF Fere-
which has continuously
shelled
March said the policy OF the War De-
partment will be to organize new dlvl-
sions at home as in the case Of recent
ly announced.
Asked as to location OF the 3ith d.
vision the general said there was NO re-
port on that. General Ruckman for
merly commander OF the northeastern
department, has been assigned to the
North Atlantic Coast Artillery districts.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
ENGLISH STRIKERS
RETURNING TO WORK

LONDON, July 27--Munitions strikers
began returning TO work today. The
backbone Of the strike seems broken as
the result Of the governments threate
TO enforce conscription and put the idle
into the army unless they were back
at their jobs by Monday.
In Birmingham, especially, many re-
turned TO the munitions plants. The
government estimated that there were
only about 100000 still out In England
this morning, and this number was
steadily dwindllng. The government
claimed that earlier figures as to the
number striking were exaggerations.
In Coventry the situation was un-
changed by Premier Llyod Georges ul-
timatum Strikers jeered at the threat
Of enforced army service. Twenty thou
sand were stlll idle there today.
Morning newspapers generally en-
dorse the ultimatum.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
French.
PARIS July 26.

PAHlS, July 70.
Night Report South OF the Ourcq
there has been reciprocal artillery
activity without infantry actions.
On the northern bank Of the
Marne we captured at the close OF
the day yesterday Reuil and the
Savarges Farm. We also pushed
back the enemy TO the southern out
skirts OF the villages OF Liseres,
Binson Orquigny and Villers-sous-
Chatlllon.
The total number OF prisoners cap
tured on the 25th at Villemontoire
and the region OF Oulchy-le-Chateau
was 700.
On the Champagne front our
troops, after having broken the Ger
man offensive on the 18th and 10th,
have carried out during the follow
ing days a series Of local attacks.
In spite OF the enemy's resistance,
we have made to the east Of the
Suippes an advance OF about 1850
meters to the general line OF St.
Hllaire Grande, Sounin and lie Mes
nil-lez-Hurlus. We have recOnquer-
ed entirely Mainde Massiges and re-
occupied in this region our former
first line.
During these operations we have
taken 400 prisoners. 200 machine
guns and seven guns.
Day Report-Yesterday afternoon
French troops captured Villemon-
tolre after violent lighting and cap
tured 200 prisoners as well as 20
machine guns.
Further south. Oulchy-le-Chateau
fell into the hands Of the French.
The French made progress east OF
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
45 WORK SLACKERS
ARE IN NEW CASTLE
Work Bureau Gives Them
Five Days in Which TO
Get Busy
WORK OR FIGHT"
In FOREIGN TONGUES

"Praoujl ub Walczp These words do
not mean 'prance or waltz" as some
persons have translated them. but they
are the Polish for work or fight" They
are at the top Of Polish translatlons of
the Work or Fight" posters issued by
the Compulsory Work Bureau, which
have been placarded in the Polish sec
lions Of this city. The board will also
have Italian translatlons Of the poster
put up in the Italian neighborhoods.
Z. Ross Farra, chief Inspector for
Wilmington district Of the Compulsory
Work Bureau, spent yesterday In New
Castle, investigating forty-flye Stacker
and idler cases The most OF these
cases were New Castle slackers who
were warned to be more regular in
their work. Several idlers were given
five days in which to secure Jobs. Mr..
Farra assigned four men TO work in the
Baldt plant and the New Castle Fibre
Company's plant.
Mayor Theodore w. Cavender. OF New
Castle, the police force and all the New
Castle authorities are giving a cO-opera-
tion and assistance which is greatly
appreciated by the compulsory work
bureau.
A citizen walked into the office OF
l.. Ward. the State director
OF the bureau, this morning and ex-
pressed approval and appreciation OF
Mr.. Wards statement, which ne had
seen in a recent issue Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL, advocating prohibition for
for the duration Of the
war. The visitor said that he would
&c willing to contribute 500 TO m or
ganization that would work TO close
he city saloons.
Many large employers Of labor, in in
iustries directly or indirectly connected
With the war, have stated feryently !
hat their greatest difficulty came from |
l0n-attendance of employees who laid |
'ff periodically for sprees. 10 slowed |
ID and hampered the production In
10 small degree, they said.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
German.

BERLIN, July 26 tvia London.)
Day Report-SOuth OF Albert we
drove back British partial attack
and captured prisoners in counter
thrust. There have been successful
advances by our recommending de-
tachments on many parts OF the
front.
Between the Aisne and the Marne
violent partial attacks launched by
the enemy were repulsed partly be
fore the Allies were In our fighting
zone.
On both sides of the Ourcq the
lighting continued until evening. In
this region we threw the enemy out
of hts front line positions north OF
Oulchy-le-C and east OF the
Ourcq and south Of the Ourcq we
beat of the enemy's attacks by
counterattacks.
West OF Vincelles-sur-Marne the
enemy, after violent fighting. also
was driven from our lines in the
Foret de Ris.
Southwest OF Rheims we cleared
the wooded district west Of Vrigny,
driving back a violent counter at
tack by white and colored French
troops.
In Champagne the enemy attacked
early in the morning between the
Valley Of the Suippes and Sounin.
He was repulsed by counter attacks.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
FRENCH GAIN AND
TAKE MORE PRISONERS
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS, July 2T-(i2.4O p. m)-Further
advances north OF the Marne and IN
the Champagne were reported by the
French War ONCE today.
ION the right bank Of the Marne. the
French advanced their lines north OF
Port-A-Binson" the communique said.
"In the Champagne. a local operation
south Of Mont Hansnom enabled the
French to realize an advance OF one
kilometer tflve-eights Of mile) on a
front Of three kilometers lone and
three-quarter miles,.
1.-TWO hundred prisoners were taken,
including seven officers"
Evening journal., 1918-07-27

Charles Williams, James Neuss, Will
liam BRAKES, and James Gergas, en-
ployes OF the Harlan plant were before
Judge Churchman in Municipal Court
this morning charged with acting dis
orderly at the plant last night. Special
officer Clew said he knew nothing OF
the case, further than that each one OF
the defendants wanted the others ar
rested and he accommodated them.
Judge Churchman dismissed the case
because" he said. "the shipyard was
not public place"
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
WANT LARGE AUTO THIEF SQUAD.

Sergeant Francis Z. Green, OF tho
local detective squad. is in New York
trying to ascertain IL the card index
system for the checking up OF stolen
automobiles there Is feasible here. The
plan in vogue in large cities includes
regular squad OF officers TO take
charge Of such thefts.
The plan followed here with limit
ed force, due to sickness and vacancies.
calls for one-man inspection OF every
garage in the city within one hour az
ter the loss Of car is reported. The
local police find this plan unsatisfae-
tory, as it requires many hours Tor
one man to visit every garage In the
city.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
SAYS BOY WORKED
WHILE MAN L0AFED

Complaint has been made by Frank
e. Haley, special agent for the Law
and Order Society, that wagons for
the cleaning Of city streets are not
efficiently manned. This morning Mr..
Haley was attracted by a young Ne
gro In short trousers. giving his age
as i6, being in charge Of a double team
dump wagon in the cleaning Of Adams
street, below Tenth street.
The young Negro drove the team and
had TO load the wagon. Mr.. Haley says
that a boy OF this age Is incapable Of
performing the work as a man could.
Mr.. Haley said that while the young
Negro worked. another Negro man,
loafed on his wagon. There were three
teams and nearly dozen men employ
ed in cleaning the street, which, Mr..
Haley said, is needless as the work
could be done with a single team.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
FINE WOMEN STREET FIGHTERS.

Ethel Taylor and Annie Knotts were
fined s. and costs each on disorderly
conduct charge when arraigned before
Judge Churchman in Municipal Court
today. 0flcer McGillon told the court
that he arrested the defendants at i.30
o'clock this morning at Third and West
streets while they were lighting and
using loud and profane language.
Thomas Rodgers, Perry Gilbert Clar-
ence Briggs and William Brown, Ne
groes, and Francis Gallagher, white
pleaded guilty to playing crap and were
fined s5 each.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
CAMPMEETINGS OFF
OWING TO SMALLPOX

Because OF the outbreak Of smallpox
in Sussex county, the State Board OF
Health, as a precautionary measure
has served notice on the Campmeeting
Commission OF Sussex county that no
permits are to be issued for any such
service in that country while the pres
ent epidemic OF smallpox exists in that
section.
The commission, il fs said, had al
ready issued permits for the Millsboro
camp and Tyndall's Camp. each OF which
is located in close proximity TO the dan
ger zone, and the State Board Of Health
ordered that these permits be cancel
led.
Dr. A. z. Franzt secretary OF the
State Board OF Health. stated today that
no new cases had been reported since
early yesterday morning.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
LUDENDORFF BLAMED
FOR MARINE DEFEAT

headquarters and obtained from him a
message to the German people which
was printed in the Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger. This message was:
81 hope that those at home win main
tain their confidence. In war nothing
avenges itself like overhaste. Breathing
spaces between battles are necessary"
Rosner also quoted the Kaiser as say
ing to him:
''The hardest work now lies before
the Germans. Our adversary knows
that the decisive point has been reach
ed and consequently is straining every
effort Of defense and counter stroke
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
WRITE CHEERFUL
LETTERS TO SOLDIERS

An appeal to all loyal citizens to
write cheerful letters to the boys in
the contonments in this country, but
particularly to the boys overseas. is
being made through moving picture
theatres and other agencies in this
country. The idea is being pushed by
George Kleine, the moving picture pro-
moter OF New York, and it is the plan
TO ask all societies, organizations.
churches and every body or group Of
citizens to join in this welfare move
ment.
At the Queen Theatre all OF this
week, slides have been thrown on the
screen asking the patrons TO write
a letter" to some boy who has gone
abroad to fight for us and democracy.
Other moving theatres in this city and
State have promised to join in the
plan.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
HAIG'S MEN GET
PRISONERS In RAIDS
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
LONDON, July 27-Successful raids
and artillery activity in various sectors
Of the Picardy and Flanders fronts
were reported by Field Marshal Haig
today.
During the night our raiding parties
entered the enemy's lines in the neigh
borhood OF Sailly-Laurette, Neuville-
Vitasse, Arlex-En-Gohele and Lens and
brought back several prisoners" the
statement said.
Hostile artillery was active last
night between the Somme and the
Ancre Rivers and there was some ac-
tlvity on the part OF both artilleries
in the La Bassee. canal sector"
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
November ..... ........ 15l
December ........ .... u,


Total ..... .... 2 40oT TIa
July call included Negroes for August
Some OF General Crowder's plans fol
future steps under the draft law were
disclosed by him TO the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, the report Of the
hearings being available for the first
time. The testimony showed that Gen
eral Crowder has been urging changes
in the draft ages since last March. but
that until recently he was unable TO OBJ
tain the approval Of the Secretary OF
War TO his recommendations.
General Crowder Informed the Senate
committee that unless the draft ages
are changed to provide for additional
men, only two courses will be left Open
to him to supply the demand for man
power:
First. Invasion Of Glasses 2, 3 and 4,
which, he said, would mean that there
will be many acute situations to be met,
both in the field Of domestic relations
and in the economic field"
Second. A semi-annual registration on
December 5 Of additional numbers Of
men just reaching twenty-one years.
This would yield about 100000 Glass 4
men and would not meet requirements
after January Of next year.
Although the exact total OF the July
calls was not available today, employ
ment Of the figures 465, ,99i. which per
haps may be a trifle high, General
Crowder's latest figures show total OF
2,O64,743 men drafted into the military
service from the passage Of the selec-
tive service act to the end Of the pres
ent month. or this number, 53i, 600 were
called prior to January 4, 1918.
OF total OF 1856, sos men registered
on June 5, 1917. there remained $685.
447, Including the i66,647 men when
General Crowder began the national
classification program last December.
These men were classified as follows.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
MEASLES

Brazilian Balm prevents
Measles, Scarlet Fever,
Mumps, Chicken Pox and all
other Contagious diseases. 1t
also kills the germs and
CURES in 3 or a days. l
never allowed them to enter
my family. b. f. Jackson,
proprietor.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
u. S. PLANS AIR MAIL
ROUTES FOR THE WEST
PLANES CARRY
FIVE TONS OF
MAIL IN MONTH

BY Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
WASHINGTON, July PIN the
first month OF the Aerial Mail serv-
ice between New York, Philadelphia
and Washington a total OF five and
two-ffths tons OF letter mall was
transported, according to the post
oiice department. The mail planes
covered ti,i09 miles and were in the
air total Of i57 hours. so minutes.
The average speed for the month
was slightly over 70 miles per hou.
Twenty-one out Of 26 flights were
completed at Belmont Park before
4 o'clock in the afternoon and i2 OF
them being between 2.3O and 3
o'clock.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
HUNS RAM LHEBoATs.
By The United Press.

SANTANDER, Spain. July ia Ger
man submarine, after torpedoing the
French steamer Lydle of Zumaya, ram
med the llfeboats, in an effort TO de-
stroy traces OF the sinking. according
TO members OF the crew. Forty are
missing.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
LOCAL SECURITIES
Laird and Company. duPoc. Building
furnish the following quotations on
local securities:
Ri6 Asked
MARKET FRACmoNALLY HIGHER.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK, July 27-Prices were
fractionally higher when the stock
market opened today. u S. Steel was
up 1Sai0s9s American Can was up Aa
47A, and Baldwin was up ha9ik.
The market closed firm.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
TO PREACH TO DRAFrFEs

In Eighth Street Baptist Church TO-
morrow evening the Rev. II. C. Jones,
pastor. will preach to the Negro draf-
tees who go to Camp Upton, N. Y, on
August 5. A covenant meeting will
be held at 1890 o'clock. Sunday school
will be he'd at the usual hour.
Evening journal., 1918-07-27
VITAL STATISTICS.

There were 80 deaths. Y births and
% marriages here this week as com
pared with 33 deaths. 53 births and 81
marriages for the corresponding week
OF last year. During the week Two
cases of contagious diseases were re-
ported, one Of diphtleria and one of
whooping cough.