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New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
ssues on Which German
L. Victory Hung

In this respect his calculations were
clear. German victory in the war de-
pended upon two things, the defeat Of
the enemy in the west and the preser.
walton Of that empire in the east which
was known to ali the world as Mittel-
europa. If the eastern empire COLLAPSED,
then only decisive victory, new west
ern Sedan of the enemy, would bring
victory TO Germany. But if the cas-,
were held Germany could put up with
nothing better than deadlock in the
west, long drawn out and much mar-
nlficd repetition of the Somme Of 1916.
She could calculate that unless the
Allies could win a decisive victory in
the west they would bargain with her
for peace in the coming winter, and in
that bargaining she could trade western
holdings for eastern conqucsts
Accordingly, before he launched his
great western battle. Joch threw Allen
by against Turkey in Palestine and
DEspercy against Bulgaria in Mace
were immediate and final. By tic for
mer Turkish military power was broken
and the eventual occupation of all n,
Turkish territory east of tho Ciiician
Gates, everything save Anatolia. was
made possible. Mesopotamia, Svria.
Palestine and Arabia were instantIv
lost to the Turk and Armenia laid opeo
to invasion
But the victory over the Bulgarians
was even more costly to the German.
Even before the Battle of the Hinden-
burg Line had reached its decisive phase
Berlin knew not merely that Turkey
had been crushed, but also that the Bul-
garlan army had been routed and that
Bulgaria had surrendered uncondition
ally. Thus all landward communication
with the stricken Turkish ally was abol-
lshed, the enemy would now be able to
dispose Of Turkey at its pleasure, ana
there was already foreshadowed a new
front, the front of the Danube, from
which Hungary could be invaded and by
which the enemy would gain communi
cation with Rumania and thus auto
matlcally release the little Latin state
from the slavery imposed by the Treaty
Of Bucharest and enlist half million
Rumanian troops in new attack upon
Hungary, this time with assured COM
munication with its western allies
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
THE Hindenburg Line Was
L the Immediate Obstacle

In this battle, in the larger sense,
there was no geographical objective. The
immediate obstacle before Foch was the
Hindenburg line, which had to be broken,
but the ultimate objective behind the
line was the German army, which is not
yet routed when these lines are writ
ten, but has been beaten unmistaka-
bly,, and beaten in such fashion that
the fact of Allied triumph is no longer
denied in Berlin. Napoleons problem
after Lelpsic is Germany's problem now,
after the Battle of the Hindenburg Line;
it is the problem of preventing the in
vason of the homeland and the over
turn of the dynasty. Napoleon failed to
solve his problem and was driven to abb
dication and exile; the task before
William II is not lighter.
The Battle of the Hindenburg Line
opened on September 26 On that date
the Germans between the sea and the
Meuse were substantially on the ground
which they had occupied at the beginning
of their offensive on March 21. ONLY
west and north of Lille and south of
Laon did they hold any valuable ground
which had not been in their hands in the
spring, while only east of Cambria had
they lost any important positions like
wise in their hands in March.
On all this front Of nearly two
hundred miles the Germans stood be-
hind a system of defence which had
been elaborated over two and in places
over four years. They possessed all
the points of vantage, and from Arras
to Scissors they had before them
that desert created by the famous Hin
denburg retreat of 1917, which chal-
lenged the best efforts of Allied en-
ginecrs to construct lines of communica-
ton for their advancing armies. Be
hind the Germans was an undevastatcd ed
country with lines of communication de-
vcloped during four years of occupation.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27

wv vHATEVER be the future
~ course of events, it is no
V longer to be doubted that
the contest which ended in
the breaking of the Hindcnburg line
was the decisive battle of the World
War The consequences of this battle
are yet only partially realized, the ex-
tent of the German retirement is still
to be disclosed, but the magnitude of
the triumph is patent, and it has been
promptly followed by German proposal
for an armistice which confcsses the
loss of the war, although it does not yet
foreshadow unconditional surrender.
We have, then, to review one of the
few enduring military triumphs of
human history, battle whose conse-
quences are already as great as that
other Battle of the Nations" the con-
test at Leipsic which settled the fate
of the Napoleonic Empire. Germany's
dream of world power was as certain
ly terminated in Northern France as
was that Of the great French Emperor
more than a century ago in Saxony
This battle, for which perhaps the
name of the Hindenburg line, the geo.
graphical objective which was attained
and passed, supplies the best title. ex-
tended over front twice as extensive
as that of the First Marne, hitherto the
greatest in history; it was fought by not
less than 100000 men; it was imme-
diately followed by the evacuation of
more than 1000 square miles of French
and Belgian territory, and a retreat as
unmistakable and perhaps to prove as
extended as that of Napoleon after
Leipsic.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-27
Battle Whose Consequences Are
Already as Great as
at Leipsic
By FRANK H. SIMONDS
Author of "The World War;" "They Shall Not Pass

wv vHATEVER be the future
XA course of events, it is no
V longer to be doubted that
the contest which ended in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Several Thousand Wash
Skirts, 81. 90 to 81. so

Cotton, corduroy and gabardine skirts made in
full shirred models with inverted patch pockets;
trimmed with pearl buttons and broad crushed
uell S29S to S310
Fine quality gabardine and poplin skirts, made
in plain front and full gathered back, with a
large envelope pocket trimmed with small pearl
buttons and broad belt ....................SI $3.50
Stripe cotton corduroy skirts, in blue and white;
made in plated model, with broad belt trimmed
with large pearl buttons ...................S5o
Gabardine satinette and fine quality corduroy
skirts. made in plain front or full shirred model
with fancy patch or inverted pockets; broad point
ed belts trimmed with pearl buttons. $675
Fine gabardine skirts, made with plain front
and gathered back; large pointed patch pockets
and belt t.................. Ss
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
WILSON TOHAVE
NO-LIMIT ARMY
POWER FOR WAR
The House Committee Unani-
mously Votes to Give Him
Free Rein in Draft
FUNDS TO BE AMPLE, TOO
Appropriation Bill Carrying
$10,500,000 to Permit the
Shifting of Money

Washington. May 24.-The man
power of the United States was mort
gagged yesterday by an amendment
written into the Army appropriation
bill bv the House Committee on Mill
itary Affairs. which reads:
The President is hereby author
ized to draft, subject to the pro-
visions of the selective draft service
act and all acts amendatory thereto,
as many men from year to year as
can be equipped, trained and used
during each fiscal year until the sue
cessful termination of the war"
Adoption of this amendment was
by unanimous vote of the House
committee and constitutes another
victory for the administration. When
Secretary Baker first proposed that
unlimited power be given to the
President to draft men without ref
erence TO specific numbers opposi-
ton. led by Chairman Dent. devel-
oped.
Secretary Baker was again before
the House committee and reiterated
his argument that unlimited author
ity would have a tremendous "psy-
Geological effect in this country and
abroad. Soon thereafter the House
committee adopted the language
which commits Congress to support
an army of any size which the Pres
ident may deem necessary, whether
it be 5000. 900 or 100000.
The House Committee completed
the rough draft of the Army appro-
priation bill, and It will be reported
tomorrow. The bill will carry ap-
proXimately S1O.500,O00, 900. This
amount is exclusive of the large
amounts for heavy ordnance which
will come from the Appropriations
Committee in the fortifications bill
and will amount to at least $1,000
600. 600, according to present esti-
mates,
Under pressure of wartime condi-
tions the Military Committee also
adopted a legislative rider to the
Army bill which practically makes
the entire appropriation a lump
sum-" This provision goes even fur
ther than the request of the War
Department. which asked for vir-
tual lump sum appropriations for
the Quartermaster and Ordnance
bureaus.
The rider provides that appropria-
tions for the next fiscal year shall be
interchangeable as between bureaus
and activities of the War Depart
ment: that is. funds for one bureau
or use may be diverted to another
in the event of military necessity
This gives the War Department
practically a free hand to spend the
record breaking amount appropri-
ated in any manner which inures to
the successful conduct of the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
MIDDLETOWN
Annual Commencement
Exercises Held Last Night


The thirty-ninth annual COM
mencement exercises of the Middle
town High school was held in the
Realty theater last evening, The
twenty graduates marched upon the
stage followed by the faculty, then
the school directors.
The commencement address given
by DR.. Madison c. Peters, New York.
on The Distribution of Patriotism
in America" was well received.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har-
risburg, was the guest of the Social
Circle which met at the home Of Mrs.
j. NJ. Ackerman. East Water street,
yesterday afternoon.
The Red Cross fund for Middle
town, reached the $1,000 mark yes
terday.
The annual alumni banquet of the
Middletown High school, will be held
in the High school building in Eas.
Water street, this evening and it is
expected that one hundred and fifty
will be present.
Employees of the local car company
f1oated a service flag consisting of los
stars at the office in West Main
street.
Irwin freshman, who was en-
ployed at the aviation plant was ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shall H. T. Smith, charged with hav-
ing endeavored to obstruct the secur-
ing of a subscription to the Red
Cross. freshman was in the store of
NJ. Yoffee when !. E. Robinson, a
Red Cross solicitor, entered the store
and asked Mr.. Yoffee to subscribe
10 the Red Cross, when he remarked
don't buy any as it is a fake and the
money never reaches the Red Cross.
His case was reported and the arrest
was made. He was taken before
United States Commissioner Leroy
Wolfe. Harrisburg. who committed
him to jail in default of 1000 bail.
At Williamsport in the early part of
June he will be given hearing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Colored People Will Have
a Big Red Cross Mass
Meeting Next Sunday

The colored section of the Red
Cross has obtained permission TO
extend it's drive for funds until Tues
day of next week.
The committee in charge has ar
ranged for a rally to be held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock in st. Paurs
Baptist Church. corner of State and
Cameron streets, in which all of the
churches of the city will cooperate
and all the colored pastors partici-
pate. Grace Methodist Church choir,
under the leadership of Prof. Phil
lips, has agreed to render the music,
and the speakers will be w. Justin
Carter and Dr. Charles Champion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Past Presidents Will
Speak to Rotarians at
Luncheon on Monday

Captain George F. Lumb, who re-
tires as president of the Harrisburg
Rotary Club, will. at his farewell
luncheon at the Y. NJ. c. A. on
Monday have as speakers the past
presidents of the club. The speak
ers and their subjects will be: Will
liam NJ. Robson, The Duty of a
Rotarian to His Club; Howard c.
Fry, My Six Years in Rotary;
John S. Musser. Helping the Club
by Entertainments and Stunts;
William S. Essick, What Rotary
Has Done For Me; Arthur D. Ba-
con, THE Coming Year in Rotary"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Ginghdm, Linen and
VOi[e Dresses

Cingham dresses in stripes and checks in blue
and white black and white and and white;
made with shawl collar of white organdie and
broad belt trimmed with pearl buttons, S4.95 TO
$3.50.
Wolfe dresses. in Copenhagen. tan and rose pink;
the waist is made in a surplice style with tucked
skirt and broad tie sash. .S12. 80
Wolfe dresses, in black and white stripes: made
with a tucked waist and deep yoke; collar and
cuffs finished with hemstitching; broad girde
trimmed with large crochet buttons. .S12.50
Combination dresses in linen and Voile in CO.
penhagen, pink, green and white; in plain waist
with full gathered skirt and loose panels forming
large pockets; collar and cuffs of white
. . . . .
Linen dresses, in pink. lavender green and Copen-
hagen, made in a Russian style with shawl collar.
vestee and cuffs of white linen. ............ $3.50
Wolfe dresses, of French blue and rose the
waist is made in military style trimmed with
of white braid and crochet buttons; finished
with large kid belt .....................S 900
Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24

1t is with great deal of pleasure that present your
refrgeraors be found anywhere This list of notably fine
Bohn Syphon Sdnitor Seamless Icgco En-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Exclusive Types of Pumps&Oxf
That Every Woman Will Fancy

Every pair is masterpiece of the boomakers and in
each style to be found touch of that character
istic of high class making.
Sizes l to on widths AAA to D.
NuBuck perforated with
Dull kid pumps vamp
Dives, Pomeroy Stewart, Market
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Dives, Pon1eroy & Stewart
Cool, Summery Frocks of Cottons
Will Come FromThese LovelyWea

Fancy voe organdies ginghams all of rich in
combinations and stripes shown in great variety of
styles the cotton dress goods section Some of the materials
are imported representing patterns that exclusive with
Fancy vdes, 40 inches, in fancy silk plaids stripes and
foulard designs Special yard .................75 75e
Noes IN large line of styles of checks fancy paid stripes
floral and foulard designs. Yard .......19e to SOC
Silk stripe voe in white and coored grounds Yard 500
Plain voiles, A inches wide. Yard ............ 45c
French organde A inches wide in solid shades of pink
corn blue nie hello rose and grey Yard 800
Wm Anderson Scotch ginghams, in fancy plads checks,
stripes and plain shades. Yard Observation-Disclosures. SOC
D. Anderson gingham in fancy Scotch pads and plain
shades Yard ST 90
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24

Top icer refrigerators
with rustless shelves,
white enamel lined
6S lbs. ice capacity,
$1,000
50 lbs. ice capacity,
$21.O0
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Women's Gloves: Silk & &Chamoisette

TWo-clasp silk gloves
black
IWo-clasp washable
IWo-clasp silk
Two-clasp silk gloves with double ends
Two-clasp silk gloves with embroidered
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart Street Floor ~ ~ ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-24
Groceries of the Better Kind

Our decatessen section offers choice selections pmento
cheese tasty cheese Swiss cheese Lehgh bologna ham,
dried beef ham, veal loaf frankfurers and ring bologna
Sugar cured bacons, lb. 45c
Smoked shoulder, lb. 24c
Good laundry soap, 10 cakes
Lifebuoy Health soap
Babbitts best laundry soap, cake &c
Bakers sweet eating chocolate cakes ..........11e
Peerless evaporated milk tall cans, for 25c
Lents new crop, lb .23c
Pea beans small, tender cooking, lb. ..........15c
Eagle MIX can ............. ................. zoe
New Shoe Peg corn, can 16c
Mixed vegetables 15e; for .25c
Ked beans, 15e; for 25c
Hersheys cocoa rich IN butter fat b gle
Dives. Pomeroy Stewart. Basement
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
Lightless Nights Abolished.


Lightless nights in Louisi-
ana were abolished last Sat
urday by an order issued
from the Office Of John G..
O'Kelley, State Fuel Admin
istrator. Electric lights may
now be used for all purposes
every night in the week. The
matter Of lifting the Lighting
ban was left up to the judg-
ment of individual admins
traitors by Dr.. Harry Gar
field, United States Fuel Ad-
ministrator.
Louisiana has enough coal
for the present. Mr.. O'Kel
ley explained, but this is
no reason the people should
waste fuel by rning IN
1T cesSary lights. There still
is a necessity for the conser-
vation Of fuel-a saving that
is now up to the people to
enforce without compulsion =
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
1875 Miles Of Highway to be
Built in Louisiana
in 1919.

New Orleans, Nov. 2O-The
Louisiana road building pro-
gram for 1919 is nearly COM
pleted.. With the notifca-
ton of new bond issues in
various parishes, the total
construction planned for the
coming year approximates
1926 miles of highways.
Of these $50 miles will be
constructed by tho highway
department with tn, cooper
alton Of the Fe'eral Govern
ment, the Governments share
of the expense being estima-
ted at $500, 900. The State
and parishes will expend
81, 900, 900.
All Of this construction is
undertaken with the proviso
that necessary funds will be
available in each section for
the maintenance Of the $50
miles Of roadway after it is
built.
The $50 miles mentioned
: will be constructed III Avoy-
elles, East Baton Rouge.
Tangipahoa, Caldwell, st
Landry, Point Conl~e, West
Baton Rouge, Rapides, La
fayette, Ouachita, Iberia and
franklin parishes.
Besides the above, the par.
ishes of Caddo, Calcasien.
DeSoto, East Baton Rouge,
Grant. Iberia, Jefferson Da-
Wis LaSalle, Lafayette, La.
fourche, Ouachita, Point Cou.
pee, st. Tammany, Tangipa-
hoa- West Carroll and Wash.
aneaqA han voted. Or viii
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
FOR SALE
Preparedness.

This is the s1ogac of the wise man.
Stock are continually exposed to
cuts, wounds, scratches, etc. The
man who is prepared has his healing
remedy on hand to stop all chance s
If blood poison. Farris' Healing
Remedy is Highly Antiseptic. Il is
economical One SOC. bottle makes
$500 worth Of healing oil or oin'
ment. Money refunded if you are not
satisfied. Sold by all leading drug
gists and general stores.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30

vote in the near future, ac-
cording to advices received
at the Office Of the State
highway department, ap-
proximately $3,675,000 for
road construction, approx
mating about 675 miles, and
providing also for the main
tenance Of these roads. About
Is per cent Of these bond is
sues ia now in hand in cash.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
William Blumberg
THE OPTICIAN.

THE OPTICIAN.
Will be in Franklin at the Eos.
ter Drug Company store every
WEDN. SDAY.
Those who are In need Of proper
g ting epectsc.es or eyeglassee,
will d. we'll 10 call On him to have
Itask sysa sctsattacally tsstsd.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
We Keep Going Up

in the good graces Of expert
enced builders because Of the
fine quality Of the materials
We furnish them. They find
our cement, lime. hair, etc.
work up better and go fars
ther than most. There's a
reas IN, of course. 1t is that
we handle only the best Of
each grade. Doyon need any !.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-30
NOTICE

No hunting or treepassing al.
lowed on Sorrel Plantation. All
violators will be prosecuted.
T. 3 KlMEROUGH,
M.nager,
Evening star., 1918-08-04

There In perhaps no branch Of the Army
service that makes greater demand on
the physical endurance OF the man than
the tank service, and certainly none cal
cuiated 70 test the nerves more. for
there are combined the roar Of the heavy
ordnance, the rattle Of the machine guns.
the acrid smell of burning powder and
the sunocating fumes OF burning oil and
gasoline Into this little space. not
Eve wide and with a ceiling so low that
a man cannot stand upright, there is
crowded the crew.
The actual experiences o. the Brit
ish instructors, many of whom were
in the first tanks used In the war,
mute detail for the instruction Of the
Americans. Little has been left to the
imagination; the practical has been
substituted for the theoretical. Huge
shell holes. not dug out with pick and
shovel. but blasted by mines. as
torn up the training field; trenches,
identical with those that mark the
battlefelds of France. and other OBJ
structions that tanks encounter have
been built, and it is over these that
the Americans have been drilled and
instructors. they are prepared to take
their places on the line.
Problems of getting out of tight
places have been provided, and. in an
ticipation of some Of the predicaments
that may be encountered, careful in
struction in reconnaissance work has
been given. Strenuous work in target
practice has been a daily schedule.
Indeed. almost the only experience not
yet undergone by the Americans is the
pounding of the German fire.
Although the Americans have been
trained in British tanks, it is not ex-
pected they will find any trouble
whatever. in operating the newer and
heavier machines from the United
States.
Evening star., 1918-08-04
PEACE NOW IS DEFEAT,
HERBERT COREY WARNS
Correspondent of The Star Sees
Nothing But to Fight Until
Huns Are on Knees.

~ Herbert Corey, correspondent of
Ir1The Star, now with the American
Army in France. has sent a letter to
.M~The Star outlining the conditions
I. "a broad
's>s~In his letter Mr.. Corey says, in part,
.~'Tae follows:
.r~Everything is going strong over
shere. Lots of men are coming in. and
Ether spirit is incredibly strong and
tmanly. After the tired armies of Eu-
Mrope, it is refreshing to watch these
g srallant youngsters and see the way
lin which they go to battle.
= But l can see no hope OF an early
send to the war. AS l have written
Iyou before an end now. no matter on
..what terms the diplomats may ar
arange, will be essentially victory
sfor Germany.
: The only thing is to fight on until
Germany is whipped. hard and the
~world knows she is whipped and
: knows that Germany or any other
.pirate power will always be whipped
by a world that has learned how TO
fight together against the middle
ages But We must not blind our
&eyes to the fact that this means an
.enormous cost to US in men and
money.
II am. personally, perfectly happy
-and coutented, and hope to stay here
until the show is over, in spite OF
-the fact that air raids have more or
: less shot the well known nerve TO
peces lately-not SO much because l
: have got the. wind-up as because
: miss SO develish much sleep. HOW,
-eyer, the time will come when will
.be quite used to tho blasted ooche,
@and then-then something else will
begin disturbing.