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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
ALLIES POUND WAY
UP DOMINATING HILL
3 MILES FROM FERE
Villemontoire, on Vital Highway, Also Is
Captured, as Allies Maintain Slow But
Steady Gains; Sudden Thrust Forward
Might Cause Huns Defense to Collapse

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, July 26.
Moon with the capture today Of the of Ouchy
eChaeau the allies nearing the summit of the plateau
overlooking Fereen Tardeno Farther north the capture
of Vllemonoire effected after fighting of the
desperate character the streets and in the deep
nearby.
If the allies reach the summit Fere rdenois, tho
base three miles distant is doomed and the line of the
Ourcq must be given up by the enemy.
BY the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-
MARINE FRONT, July 26.-2 p. m-Franco4Ameriean
troops the front northeast of Chateau Thiery moved
their lines farther forward today. The allies along the
front to the east likewise made progress places, the
Americans at point attaining objective kiometer
distant.
Cinging desperately to the hills and the woods, the
Germans using their machine guns, artillery and air
forces and quantities of in effort to hamper the
advance.
PARIS July 26-Capture of the towns of Viemontors
and Ouchye Chateau is announced by the office
The French took four and many hundreds prs-
oners in this fighting.
From to west at the height of the Rheims Scissors
pocket is only wenyone miles the enemy having beer
forced back something like sixteen miles from the south and
southwest since General Foch launched his attack
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
BY the Associated Press.

Nillemontoire is slightly more than
five miles directly south OF Soissons
on the Scissors Chateau Th;erry high
road. 1t is in this region, on the Ger
man right flank, thar the enemy has
been making his most determined re-
sistance to any further advance BY the
allied forces because of the danger to
his line OF retreat from the Marine
salient
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
Russian Ri6ting Increases.

WASHINGTON, July 26-Riotino
by peasants in the occupied regions OF
White Russia is increasing and many
German soldiefs have been killed, said
an official dispatch today from Stock
holm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
PTagne Out Of Bread.

LONDON, July b-Further revolts
at Prague, caused by famine, were re-
ported in diplomatic dispatch today
from Switzerland II was stated that
there has been no bread in Prague
since July 7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
FIFTEEN FOE PLANES
IN IS DAYS IS RECORD

PARIS, July 1.-Second Lieutenant
Coeffard OF tie French army has brok-
en- all records in aerial fighting ao-
cording to the newspapers. He has wor
fifteen aerial victories In fifteen DAYS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26

Oulchy-le- Chateau is about seven
miles south OF Villemontoire on the
Soissons-C Chateau Therry railway line.
This line has been virtually useless to
the Germans for some time, however,
owing TO its having been closely APP
preached or cut by the allies farther
north. The taking Of Onlchy-le-
Chateau, however, will definitely put
II out OF business.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
Maxim Gotky DYING.

STOCKHOLM. July 2o.-(British
Admiralty. by Wireless Press s)-Max-
i'm Gorky the Russian novelist and
revolutionary propaCandist i' dyi"r.
says a message from Helsingiors to-
daV
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bulletin

NEW YORK, July 26-The
Western Union Telegraph company
was indicted by a federal grand
jury here today on charges of hav-
ing transmitted messages by mail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
Partly Cloudy Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoREoAsr-Partly cloudy and
unsettled weather tonight and Saturday,
with probably local showsrsj somewhat
cooler.
STATE FoREcAsT-Tonloht and Sat
Urday probably local showers, somewhat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
Allies Advance Against Artillery
And Machine Gunners, Not Infantry
BY the Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE MARINE FRONT
July 8 mIhe American push north of Chateau Therry
solved itself battle which
fighting guard with
rng gradually before the allied forces The German infantry
Foe Begins for Withdrawal
The indications
for further withdrawal He has been struggling hold the northern
the forest Fere and Of the of Rs but the
the work him from the o thesewo
Heaviest Allied Guns
The allies moved
shells miles
OuchS
Saponay)
The districts the south also being
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
Sharp Drive Forward of Fochs Line
Might Cause Foes Line to Collapse

while his men are suffering terrible
privations, owing to the uncertainty Of
obtaining supplies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26

The districts TO the south we're also
The Germans have been using much
blue cross" or Sincere" gas, but inef-
fectively
The poplar and oak forests OF Fere
and Ris are filled with underbrush and
the allied forces are having a stiff job
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26

being peppered by allied shells.
to get through them but are continuing
the push night and day. The German
machine gunners and artillery are des-
perately con,ending for every inch OF
ground before giving it up.
This morning the battle in the wood
was still in progress.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-26
LEN|NE ADMITS
HIS GOVERNMENT
is IN STRAITS
Complications, Food
and Revolutions Menace,

LONDON, July 26.-Tt
is announc e d officially
here that Japan has de-
cided to accept the Amer
lean proposal to assist the
Czecho-Slovsk armies in
Siberia.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

The debutante and her youthful
friends are entitled to a few of the
keen joys of life, even in war times.
With s~weethearts overseas, or in
training camps, and days filled with
war work and letter writing, she GER
tainly earns the heart-healing joy that
is to be gathered from a new party
frock. And the party frock is easier
to make at the home than other frocks,
excepting, of course, house dresses; it
Is for this reason not an extravaganza
In war times.
A very pretty model is illustrated
here of a frock that ought to inspire
any girl with a desire to make 1t for
herself. Crepe georgette, plain and
printed, a little taffeta silk and a bit
of embroidery In silk make up its an
alysis so far as materials are con
cerned. All the sewing, including the
long-stitch embroidery, is simple
enough. There is an underslip of thin
silk to begin with, with Il baby waist
which takes the place Of a corset
cover. The skirt of the frock is of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
Ukrainians In Canada.

There are about 100000 U~krainians
in the Canadian Northwest. They be-
gan to emigrate from their native land
in the '90s. Most of them were farm
ers, and today they occupy whole
counties in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
They were not illiterate when they
came to America and they have been
busily educating themselves during the
last 20 years.
There is a Ukrainian publishing
house in Winnipeg. This concern does
not merely issue a foreign language
newspaper. 1t is gradually bringing
out reprints of all that is best In
Ukrainian literature. The Ukrainian
farmer in Canada has a row of we'll
filled bookshelves such as the average
American farmer might not be able to
show.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

plain crepe georgette hanging straight
from Il gathered waistline. and the
low-necked bodice is of t%affeta, SILK
embroidered In motifs at each side. 1t
slips over a chemisette of lace with
a collar at the back that disappears
under the bodice-a very new and
pleasing feature that adds to the be-
comingness and appropriateness of the
frock.
An overskirt of wide lace falls to
the hem of the crepe skirt and is par
TALLY covered with an overdrape of
lovely printed crepe %georgette. 1t will
be noticed that the skirt is quite long
and the neck only moderately low. If
there is n thing more than another
that returning %conquering heroes will
admire in the American girls they r
prepared to adore it will be a pretty
modesty in dress. They will come
back prepared to make comparisons.
They are already convinced that the
Americans are the prettiest and sweet
est girls in the world and the girls
must see to it that they don't change
their minds.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

These bats are distinctly youthful
in design-the breezy young American
is written in their smart lines and
simple construction. Most of the hats
of this character are made of silk or
satin--satin is, in fact. in the ascen-
dent-but they may be made of other
fabrics, as broadcloth, duvetyn, velvet,
and occasionally fur fabrics, or other
of the soft and very pliable materials
which are used in coats and frocks.
For the young woman at school a more
appropriate little group could hardly
be assembled than the. four models
shown above.
At the top a sprightiy small hat is
made of satin. 1t has a soft crown
and narrow brim plated and turned
up at the front. Two strands of those
cOlOred wooden beads that milliners
have so often found a place for on.
this seasons hats are festooned
across the front.
The tam In all sorts of interpreta-
tons, from the most casual to the
most dignlfed OF styles, appears In
millinery for both maid and matron.
At the left a tam made of navy blue
taffeta reminds one Of the fat hats
Of the navy. II has a corded band
about the head and many girls can
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
Deadly Spiders.

We have in this country a small
spider, commonly known as the 'black
widow" which is very deadly. 1t has
red spots on its abdomen. There is no
question of the fact that its bite is
often fatal.
Rather odd is the fact that this
species of spider is found in most parts
of the world. In New Zealand it is
called the "katipo :" in Santo Domingo
the "red rump." Not only does 1t kill,
but the death 1t inficts is inconceiv-
ably frightful. The brain is affected.
and a dropsy of the skin may distort
the victims features to such an ex-
tent as TO render him unacceptable.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

and navy girls with rchlooking opera cloaks covering what seemed at first
nncc TO be modish bathing suits, girls in their best Sunday clothes, having
Il n outing from the office, shop and factory; chorus girls, cabaret ghs, pretty
girls slim girls slender girls, girls with embonpoint, girls without ny, girls
Just right, officers of the Canadian army, with here and there a French OIL
British officer, soldiers and sailors, men of elegant leisure, plugugies and
the merrymakers of the morning.
Ill the women smoke cigarettes. Shocking! And the Lulu Lightfoot.
the fOtde Coughdrop and Beatrice TUtnkleOe of the chorus are all there.
They know each other and go from table to table introducing their gem'men
friends; just like they used to do at Jacks in the old days The only differ
ence is men in he old days were handed checks for 800 at Jacks; at their
evenings entertainment it costs them 90 cents
But the wonder II the night is the departure of the guests. No peblan
subway or surface cars fr them 1 should say not A line of taxis, auto
mobiles hmousines' carriages and barouches driven up and away for all the
world k the aftermath o the operas opening night. The MOON, q baby
moon, is lat OF her back when the last taxi rolls away and the big dtpper is
upside down in the sky.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

wear this shape becomingly. At the
right a silk hat has a fine plated
frill about the face and plated rib
bon-pulled out so that only the
marks of the plaits are left-is tied
about the base of the crown. Hats
like these are made in colors to match
suits and frocks. or In blacks. Very dark
brown and black hold commanding DO
sitions In youthful millinery, and these
hats are expected to do much service.
The remaining hat is a dressier bit
Of girlish headwear. Its underbrim Is
faced with shirred crepe georgette,
and loops of ribbon cover the smooth
fabric on the upper brim, which might
be either satin or velvet. Having
gone to the extravaganza of looped
ribbons and shirrings, this hat con-
serves In the matter of trimming and
makes a silk ornament and tassei a
faultless finish.
FIJI &@~z
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

I can't stand much. nquor-and I can remember nothing until the day follow
ing, when he told IN 1 vas his wife,"
Il have been unfortunate with husbands" Mrs. Reeves added. 1 mar
William II. blundeI when I as only sixteen years old. He "a % years
my senior 1t was anything but a happy affair. He refused to work, and /
had to get out and carr thu money. 1 did 81 by working in a canning factory
and as a hotel waitress. My husband Joined the army in order to escape being
TO the rock pile for nonsupport. I don't know where he is now.
"They may send me up, for this affair, but I won't car is long a they
five years old, and Virginia, aged two. They have been my sole comfort and
1 don't want them taken from me.
"When I married Blundel 1 paid for the ring the license and the wed.
ding ceremony. Even after that he refused to work. Then he disappeared
completely. 1 was awfuny lonesome when Mr.. Barnes appeared. I a sorry
I got him into this mi1up"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
HIS PATH ONE OF BLESSINGS
Beautiful Legend Of "Holy Shadow"
Might Well Serve as an Inspira-
ton to All.


It is a French legend, so old that we
do not know when 1t was written, or
rather when 1t grew. We may not
believe in the miracle giving, but in
the heart of the story lies an exquisite
pearl of truth. And thus runs the
old legend. b.
A very long time ago there dwelt
upon the earth a saint so good that
the angels themselves came down,from
heaven to see how any mortal could
live so holy and beautiful a life. They
found q man going about his daily
duty in simple f%aithfulness, diffusing
an atmosphere of love as the star diff
fuses light, and the flower fragrance
without being aware of 1t. Watching
with eager interest, they saw that two
words summed up his day. He gave
and ~forgave.
Not that these words fell from his
lips, but they were expressed in his
pleasant smile, in his kindness, for
bearance and charity.
Then the angels prayed to God, ask
Ing, 20 Lord, grant him the gift Of
miracles !" The answer quickly came,
Il will ask him what gift 1t shall be-"
SO the angels asked the holy man,
would you like to have the touch of
your hands heal the sick3" But he
answered, mo; that is Gods work"
Again they asked, would you like to
convert guilty souls, and bring back
wandering hearts to the right path?"
NO." he replied, that is also the
work of God. 1 pray; l do not con-
VERT.
"Would you like to become a model
of patience, attracting men by the lus-
ter of your virtues, thus clarifying
God?"
Still he answered, mo; If men
should become attached to me they
would be further from God and es-
tranged from him. The Lord has other
means of clarifying himself"
Filled with establishment, they cried:
"What, then, do you desire?"
The saint smiled, and asked In turn,
what can l wish for? That God give
me his grace; with that shall l not
have everything?"
But the angels insisted that he must
choose a miracle, or have one chosen
for him.
very WELL" he said at length, weary
of their importantly. 81 wish that I
may do a great deal of good without
ever knowing it."
How were they to carry out such a
wish? Finally they hit upon the fol-
lowing plan: Every time the saints
shadow should fall behind him or on
either side where he could not see it,
this shadow would have the power to
cure disease, soothe pain, and comfort
the Borrowing.
And so the wish was fulfilled. When
the dear old man walked abroad, his
shadow, thrown on the ground on
either side or behind him, made arid
paths moist, gave fresh greenness TO
withered vegetation, brought back mu-
sic to the parched, dried-up brooks,
and roses to the pale cheeks of suffer-
ing little children, and diffused Joy
everywhere.
The saint went simply about his
daily duties, knowing nothing of the
blessedness of his falling shadow. At
last his very name was forgotten and
he was reverently called 1.-The Holy
Shadow."-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

loved and then watches the screen. She is no. interested in the pictures. as
she is surfdted with them, but she watches eagerly for the various announce
ments about next weeks bill and so n. tr
The lovers have arranged a code with a great variety of endearing terms
In It, each of which is expressed by one or two letters. These he scratches
In the corner of the lantern slide, where If noticed at all by anybody but the
girl they would attract Ii o attention whatever. But just imagine the thrill
she gets when, after reading that Robert Leatherungs will be seen o Thurs
day In "The Coalheavers Revenge" she spots :. e." way down in the corner
and gets the message. Nobody has anything OF You, kid"
It's a great little game, and when the two meet after the show for oe
walk home, life does n0t seem IS dull and gray as 1t might be, eve for a
Amoyte" operator and his best girl
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

IVNVIs UI IHt lux ITOL anu tne CnIIuren
of the cabaret and others who are
afraid to go home in the dark. John
d. Rockefeller, to whom popular super
stition gives ownership of a famous
string of restaurants, never foresaw
anything like this when he established
his Foundation. Saturday night is the
big night at this "draw-one' emporium,
and after 2 n. m. the S. r. o. sign is
out. Women in beautiful gowns and
furs, escorted by dashing young Off
GERS wearing the insignia of the army
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

the two were at their interview a couple of men IN the sidewalk stopped to
put in a few comments:
I'D like. to know what right that woman has to interfere with that man.
He is treating his horses all right There ought to be a law to stop such
meddnng"
"Thats what I tell my wife, but it's no use trying to stop them, ice
they take a notion to do what their clubs call civic work"
While they Jabbered another pas@rby, who had also fingered to watch
the woman listen to her critics, felt such a vital yearnng for details
that she waited until the stout woman returned to the bricks to ask if the old
driver had beer buckng into the rules of the s. p. c. A. The woman laughed
with a joyous humor that was good to hear:
"My soul and body, mol That's old mn Jimpson, as fine a n old fellow
IS ever lived, only you have to holer at him now-hes 81 deaf. Ny brother
buys hay from him for his horse and I wanted him to know u new address"
Then the passerby went her way, feeling ashamed of the rude curiosity
of those fIjudgng men.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

author of books and pamphlets, mostly on ichthyoogy, and considered of
great value by scientists. He Is a NJ. d. He started out a a schoolteacher,
and used to run, I I'M told, a sort of side line to his scientific resear hes. a
big ummer camp for boys at Sebago Lake, Me.
He is proud of his title of licensed Maine guide" You've got to know a
good deal about the big woods to get that title. Sort Of postgraduate boy
scout When Doctor Kendall goes into the woods to hunt out some new fish
he "a do his own guiding. t A
won't you come and take a hike with us, Doctor KendanT q young
woman friend asked him n morning. The party was all ready to start out.
"Hke? replied the doctor. "aow many miles is n"
Between five and ten miles" she replied.
ooh, you mean a ramble" replied the doctor. "Apd anything below five
miles is u stroll"
A friend of mine, wishing to be "funny," asked him gravey what he did
for "1daxahon"
Doctor Kendall replied with equal gravity:
81 study modern Greek and collect old china"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

again, and hsped that her husband was just perfectly horid and she Just
didn't wish ever to see him again" She vas with a vaudeville act when Fate
stepped in att Rochester. Richard is dapper and chic and in a belboys uni
form he must have been cuddy. Anna thought So anyway and when she
ordered ice waterR Richard took away her heart as a tip. They were married
a few days later. Anna went o. with her show. Dick came to Detroit where
his mother conducts a restaurant, and got a job at the Pontchartrain. Anna
left her show in Dayton and can to Detroit to join her husband. The
trouble began, according to Anna, when he suggested that she e to work.
Justice Sellers remanded Dick to Jail to wait for investigation into Annals
charges.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

as heswould like to. and If 1 would nurseh her In consideration Of my board
and the sights he could show me- why-and IT'S a good thing I car right
away. Hennys awful sick, and as for poor Jack, I don't se how he gets
through-secretary for two congressman, which makes his works wfuny hard,
especially as one is a Democrat and the other a Republican, and he has to
write speeches for both" r~ fN%
Ard IS she named the two representatives, it stands to reason that a
certain passenger In the seat behind possesses inside information which
might prove embarrassing TO a couple OF representatives should their names
DC held up for those traditional DAVIS TO peck at
Which they won't ~
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
The Investors Innlnus.

II could paper a room with the val
ueless stock certificates I have bought"
remarked the unlucky IA
Don't do it. Avail yourself of a
sure thing at last and paste up war
savings stamps"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09

the case, charging her with effecting q
bigamous marriage with Lyman Alvin
Barnes.
The proceedings were given a mil.
itary aspect by the appearance of
Barnes at the hearing in the custody
of a provost guard. He is being de,
tanned by the military authorities on
a charge of desertion.
81 met Mr.. Barnes" said the girl,
"and "a hours later we took an auto
mobile ride to Ontario, reaching there
at mi1niuhf Wa ho1 haan dr{nIinn
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
Winas.

'Riches have wings" remarked the
r~eady-made philosopher.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Dustin Stax; "and
I might add that they can be useful in
any ways in hands Of . skilled avia-
tor.-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-09
Dropped From the Team

Friend-So you dropped Private
Halfback from your service football
team.
Soldier-Yes. He fell down In schol-
arship. His average last month was
less than four Germans a day.-Life.