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The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
STAND BY OUR FIGHTING
MEN.

From hundreds of thousands of
American farms, in answer to the
call Of their country and in obedi
ence to the law Of their country,
American boys have gone and to-
day are fighting side by side with
hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
can boys from the cities and towns
of the country, confronting danger
and death.
The duty of us who remain at
home IN safety to afford the means
to make these boys powerful and
victorious is most imperative
one.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
FACULTY MEMBERS
ENTER WAR WORK

Three members OF the Louisiana
State University Faculty, w. r. Dod-
son, Dean of the College of Agricul-
turp. II. L. Hines. professor OF conf
merce, and w. o. Scroggs, professor
of economies and sociology, have
been granted leaves of absence In
order that they may give their undi-
vided time to war work.
Dean Dodson was called to Wash
ington, where he has charge of an In
tensive food production campaign in
all the Southern States. Professor
Hines is engaged in Y M. @. A. and
Red Gross war work. DR.. Scroggs
spent two weeks In Florida working
in connection with the shipbuildIng
yards in that state.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

This ID year-Old youngster of Perry
Taylor county. Florida, is pointing
the way 10 other boys, and men, too,
In this national crisis when men and
money are needed by the government in
the fight against Prussian autocracy.
He invested $3.50 of his earn ngs from
the sale of newspapers in his home
town in bonds of the Second Liberty
Loan He accumulated this III ney
without help from bis father or anyone
else Since that time he has been
saving his money and expects to sub
scribe to the Third l. berty Loan.
John is so proud of his bonds that he
has determined TO keep on buying just
as long as he can earn money and
the Government has any bonds to of
"pr
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
LENDING THEIR BEET
CUSTOM ERS.

The proceeds of the Lioefg
Loan, including the greater u
of that loaned to our Allies ~
being spent for American proas0U
products of our fscte1le
onr farms, our mines, and o!.. h.
industries. In lending the Us.y J.
States the people Of the UaAs.
States are lending to Their 9
and largest customer ana oO's
ing the safest investment ~
world.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
THE PRICE OF SHAMEW
PEACE.

More than a billion do''sn
American agricultural esp
were sold to the European bs., sar
at war with Germany during ~.
Had IL Is Nation maintained ~ =.
at the D ice of obedience Q 2 = Z.
German war zone decree, ln'' q
ropean market would havs ,.,,..s
closed and this billion ov' s.1a
worth of agricultural p'vssI
would, most of them, nsVs
on farms and In warenuu'., 80
been used in unprofitso,s -
with consequent stsRns''vs
ruin to the American fafns''
Interest as well as guy 49,
the American farmer to ~. i
cial support to bis Govern
this war.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
RUB-MY-1lS'!

Will cure your Hheu c..1
Neuralgia, Headaches ~.
Collie, Sprains. Bruises,
Burns, Old Sores. Stipes 9. '..
Etc. Antiseptic Ape9yne
.ernally and externally
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

This is a prescription prepared especially
Tor MALARIA or CHiLLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then az tonic the Fever will not
return. Il acts on the liver better than
CaloLel and does not gripe OF sicken. 25c
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

The Bolsheviki may lick the
Kurds, but the Huns will get all
the cream.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

In Petrograd at present It seems
either question or sleighiDg or
being slain.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
SHORTEN THE WAR.

No sooner the irresistible might
of this great Republic ls organic
ed and put into full action the
sooner war will end. Every dol.
lar invested IN Government securi.
ties works to shorten the war, to
save the lives of American soldi.
ers and sailors.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

Read the NEW ORLEANS ITEM for
the QUICKEST news.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

April has started off Monday
morning al right with full hand
OF showers and 40 good an imita
tion OF hail.storm as this section
has any practical need Of.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06

70 hssu pasted oD losal hewD,
subacribe tQ Thn keerlan.
The weekly Iberian., 1918-04-06
ENT SALE OF
PROPERTY.
10Th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
state OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Iberia.
No. 2O95

Succession No. 2095
Of
Francois Consoulin and his wife,
Marie Louise Celeste de la Gautrais,
Both Deceased.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
Che Days Best fChoughts
The Art of Life
and Building
No. Al. IN THE SPIRIT OF SIMPLICITY
By Walter A. Dyer
EDITED by NOBLE FOSTER HOCCSON
PRESIDENT HoccsoN BROTHERS BUILDERS

It is unfortunate that the words
simple and simplicity are used with
so many shades Of meaning. We en-
ploy them with a bit of scorn or con-
descension sometimes. To speak of a
person as simple may suggest a lack
of wits, or at least lack of desirable
sephistication. A simple home may
mean to most of US q plain affair, to
be spoken of patronizingly.
But in their best sense, the words
simple and simplicity connote some
thing dignified and noble. Lincoln
was q simple man. There is a grand
simplicity about q mountain. ITO be
simple" said Emerson, sis to be
great" a
have always felt strong admira-
ton for the attribute of simplicity, us
ing the word in its better sense. 1t
means sincerity and straight
ness, whether we apply the word to
personal character. to literary style,
or to architecture. 1t is simplicity
that makes things readily understand
abla Browning was honest and ro-
bust enough but he was not simple,
and 90 his message is lost on the ma
jority Of people. Simplicity of style
IL what makes Charles Lamb more
enjoyable reading than Henry James,
yet his style is none the less graceful
for its simplicity.
In the realm of architecture and
the applied arts the technique of true
simplicity is a powerful force. 1t
was the loss of principles of SIMPLE
ity that caused the downfall of Chip
pendale and the designers of the
Louis XIV period. 1t is largely the
simplicity Of the classic which recon-
mends it to US as basis for modern
architecture and decoration. And
whenever man has wearied of over
elaborate ornamentation and meaning
less novelties there has always been a
return to the classic as a source of in
SEPARATION.
The so-called Victorian era, which
we usually think of with smile, was
characterized largely by an effort to
be fine and elegant by means of super
fiuous ornament. The idea of sim
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

plicity was lost sight of and the re-
suit was a style nothing short of RI
diculous. -Fte
Happily we have outgrown the ex-
travagances of that period and have
returned to a greater architectural
and decorative sanity, but we still
have need to be on our guard. Some
one is always trying to persuade us
to build bungalow of ornate design
where no bungalow should be, with
perhaps a huge pile of cobblestones
as an outside chimney.
BY way of illustration, the matter
of gravestones occurs to me. Where
can you find collection of inartistic
horrors more depressing than in the
average cemetery.
BY the same token, / never feel as
comfortable in an elaborate garden,
with its topiary work, its sculpture
and deliberately designed beds and bor-
ders as in some old-fashioned garden
that is devoted to the simple end of
growing flowers. Content reigns in
the simple garden.
And the same is true Of the old Co
lonial farmhouse. Perhaps it was
the poverty of the builder that made
artificial ornament impossible, at any
rate, we find here the last word in
simplicity and because that simplicity
is combined with perfect proportions
the result gives pleasure not exper-
fenced when one gazes on a more elab-
crate and expensive example of the
average builders idea of art.
There is a beauty in ornament that
is not to be gainsaid when it is handled
by a master like Sir Christopher
Wren or Thomas Sheraton but even
these masters based their work on a
fundamental simplicity. And, for US
who are not masters. simplicity in art,
as in manners, character and dress, is
the safest and sanest criterion from
which we may depart only when there
is a genuine reason for so doing.
Self restraint which is an essential
element of simplicity often demands
greater strength of character and
higher moral and artistic ideals than
those Shower attributes which are, in
the last analysis merely pretense.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Fred c. Thompson. M. L. Updike.
Jocseph Y. Werner. c. A. Hart, Maui
rice Earle. Joseph Albert, Charles
Breimeyer. Jacob Bozung, Anna Con-
dolff. Paul Gondolff, Christ Heather,
John Heather. Frank Kemp, Michael
Kemp, joe and Henry Kemp. Geo. Krupp
Joe and John Krupp, VIM. kefier,
J. p. Laux, Albert Laux, Geo. Shin
dorf, Josephine Shindorf, Fred Scheid,
Irene Shindorf, Theodore Albert, Pc
ter Hammers, Benz. Shindorf, Gene,
We've Feyan, M. L. Bidweu, Floyd
Bush, Verne LaDow, VIM: Scopek,
JOIN. Il. Macha. Smith Nichols, Clay
ton c. Baker; Karl Cowles. Edward
COOPER, Max Byrne, VIM. Dicksn,
Jesse Mast, A. H. Norton, Q. N: Pc,
tsrson Est, Ray Weeks; VIM. Aubil
Est, Ernest Benton, Charles +. Brink,
Ettie 4. Brink, William Briggs, Clyde
penter. A. r. Cobb, Henry Dibble,
Thomas. Doyle, Frank E. Gibson, Milo
q. Haney, nj: L. Howe. Howe & Strain,
Oren Hanks, @. J. Hicks, VIM Krick
and wife. James Kilborn, j. H. Nor
gan, Miss Maryetta hummer, Geo.
ard Nellie Phillips. v. L. Peerson.
John Rqssnlan, Albert III. Snow, VIM.
\ Yilso2 GscTgs 81: Ea ( IsssE Frank rank
kimbsh King, Frances Strong, d.. G.
johnson, Harry Sussex, w. F. Sandell,
Mrs. Dorothy Young, John. "a. And
tews. Robert L. Beeps, Mrs: Alfretta
Barry, Will and Neil Cowles; Chas.
Ccrfon. Eloin w Coudon Rela
Cowles, Florentus r. vandenBroeck
Frank r. Chase, Alfred Davis, ]. w.
Peter Fabung, Clare Gard
ner, Hugo Casper, George Hoppough,
Edward Insley, Olive Insley, Alfred
Jonas, Herbert Mehney, Harriet Moe,
Albert Northway, Hiram Olds, John
r. Purdy, Ed. j. Reeves, Fred j.
Reeves, Charles Richmond, Ira Rich
mond, Leo Shindorf, George Tebbel,
John Tebbel, VIM. r. Tebbel Est. Geo.
Weber, John Zurek, Elite A. Chase,
Noble III. Peterson, A. l.. Hull, Fred
Spencer, George A. Hanks, DR.. A. b.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Contrary to all newspaper rules the
Morning Press and the Daily Mirror
have published an anonymous COM
munication signed, IA Patriot" This
letter would not have been published
in the Morning Press had II not been
slam at the son Of the editor Of The
Journal, and it would not have been
published in. the Daily Mirror if the
Morning Press had not published it.
The Journal wishes 10 apologize to
the rattlesnake family. We have Of
ten referred to that yellow pup, Nor
ton as 'rattlesnake" Why, the
sneaking cur isn't fit to be chamber
maid in the slimiest den of rattle
snakes on the earth, and the cowardly
stink who signs himself "a Patriot"
isn't fit to be shoe-wiper for Norton.
And we think we should not have to
make over three guesses to tell who
the "a Patriot" is. And if the stink
ing coward will give us the opportun-
.ity we will tell him to his face what
q miserable sneak he is.
1t was just side-swipe at the edi-
tor OF The Journal because of the Ii
quor fight Of the past years. The
vile mess of sneaks have got bumped
so often that they have decided it is
wise to leave the writer alone, and now
they take nasty swipe at boy who
happens to be the writer's son.
And that boy 10 over in France on
the firing line with his regiment of
artillery, helping to make the world
safe for such sneaks as Norton and
"A Patriot" That boy came home
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
Louise Homer

Nine. Homer, the great contralto,
is no less admirable as the mother OF
lovely children than as the American
singer who created q stir in Europe
Is years ago and has since then been
one Of the most famous artists in
the world.
There is nothing, she says "that
can compare with the sadness Of a
lonesome, distrustful artist who has
sacrificed all natural affection and
friendship upon the cruel altar Of art
and who has spent life seeking only
his or her own inordinate ambition.
When the distractions Of success be-
gin to lose lustre and the excitement
Of public admiration ceases to be a
novelty, the pitiable egoist finds him
self alone in the world with no one to
care for and no one to trust Such
an artistic life is bare and empty. No
nature can expand nor grow beautiful
without something on which to be
nourished. The greatest gift God
has bestowed upon us is love; not
self love, but love to be given to par
ents and children. and no artist is
truly ripe and great who has not Civ
en- her heart to child"
At the Metropolitan opera house,
Mime, Homer's name has been identi-
a. An1eris, Ortrud, Friclka Erda,
Azucena and Orfeo. Numerous 9TH
er charters have been unprecedented
by her, but the brief list given above
includes her more celebrated parts.
b c0ncert3 he Inn always bssn par
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
THE BELDINc BANNER-NEWs

from "Tech" even before war was de-
clared, to volunteer for war service,
At that time the government was
lfrantically appealing for volunteers.
That appeal was kept up for -four
months or more, and in that time only
| 10000 out Of Americas 100, 000, 900
enlisted as volunteers. That lis
Americas disgrace and we are willing
to declare it from the hills and from
the housetops.
And, what is more, we are willing
to go on record as declaring that the
10000 American boys who volunteer
ed aren't to be classed with those who
waited to be drafted.
And we are almighty proud that our
boy is one of the 10000, and we don't
care who knows it.
wish to add that we believe the Ma
tional Army boys will fight just as
bravely and die, if necessary, just as
gamely as will the boys Of the Regu-
lar Army. We would not. il we could
detract from the glory and honor that
is theirs. They are making sacri-
fees that the world knows not Of, and
their names shall forever be emilia
zoned upon the country's and the
worlds roll Of honor. We respect
and honor any soldier, either volunteer
or drafted, who does his duty bravely
and manfully.
But getting back to those few lines
in our boys letter which caused "a
Patriot" so much concern: The letter
was read and ck.'d by the first lieuten-
ant Of Battery A, 10th u. s. Field Ar
tillery and was also read and passed
by his royal Nibbs. the censor. Had
the lieutenant and the censor been
fearful for the peace and dignity of
the army because of those few words
they would have been deleted.
But this bootblack to the chamber
maid in the den cf rattlesnakes is "go-
ing to take this matter up with Gov.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Henry p. Snyder, county drain com
missioner, recently let q contract for
extending, widening and deepening
what Is known as the Campbell creek
drain 1t is ii liz miles long, the
longest drain with which Mr.. Snyder
has had to deal since he assumed the
office. 1t starts half mile south
and 1-2 miles east Of GAINESVILLE
and empties into Coldwater river near
Freeport. Pedlar lake, IL miles
long, was also let the same day, being
. tributary Of the larger drain. The
John w. Smith Dredge Co.. of Port
Huron, has the contract and will use
two dredges on the job, which is to
be finished by January /, 1920.
Mr.. Snyder estimates that the
Campbell creek drain and its tribu-
tary will reclaim 1900 acres Of land
that has been practically worthless in
the counties of Ionia and Barry. The
job will cost those who will be bene-
fitted the sum of $4,000.
Very little opposition was encoun7
tered by the drain commissioner, and
there is none in sight.
Mr.. Snyder was reelected commits
sioner last month, receiving an in
crease Of about 700 over his majority
the first time he was elected.-Port-
land Review.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
A Dead Stomach


Thousandsf yss hundreds Of theus-
ands Of people throughout America
are taking the slow death treatment
daily.
They are numbering their own stom-
ach, their best friend they have, and
in their sublime ienorance they think
they are putting aside the laws Of
nature.
This Is no Sensational statement; it
Is startling fact, the truth Of which
any honorable physician viii not de-
ny.
These thousands Of people are
swallowing daily huge quantities. Of
pepsin and other strong digestrs,
made especially to digest the food in
the stomach without any aid ct all
from the digestive membrane of the
stomach.
Mi-o-na. stomach tablets relieve
stressed stomach In FIVE minutes;
they do more. Taken regularly for
a few weeks they build up the run
down stomach and make It strong
enough to digest its own food. Then
Indigestion, belching. sour stomach
and headache will go.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold
by druggists everywhere and by
Wortley g. French, who guarantees
them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

kese teypab iplaQotyibntars to the
led Wat Work campaign and Red
eter Blasen. John $. Byrne. VIM.
Byrne, w L: Byrne, N. O.. Douglas,
91nuel Da0>s. Frank r. Davis, Clyde
w, II. S. Gardner, Carl Geiger,
w. Hogan, Peter Kohn, Glenn Lee,
~ l.. Moon, John siehney, Earl c.
Norton, Clair Norton, A. ID. Purdy,
~ Richmond. b. +. Tower. L.
Nv r. Taylor, w. s. White, Verne
u Davis, Marion +. Byrne, Royal A.
I1vis, Leo Tower, John RUNNER, Lucy
hohn, Freeman Kilborn, r. C.. Seeley
1kate. Seeley Brothers., Andrew
Shield. {sseph Schoendorf, Schoen-
d1rf 4 Iari, John Schneider, Milo
Iown, Eli Witt, Michael Zahm, Joseph
1hm, Henry Zahm, Roswell Bliss,
A|mina Bliss, Fred Benton, @. c.
Qickering, s. y. Chickering, r. G.
q ickerinf Viola. Choate Est, Chattie
Croker, Xngust Geiger, Amanda
Hotchkiss, Ed, Hotchkiss. Albert Har-'
riA Fred Housemafi, Mrs. Carrie
Kopp, Matt Kohn: john f. Kohn, Ed
en Kilborn, Anthony Breimeyon
<-<I ~. tt1t<toN'l, N IL nt1p NhtthCl hlS,
George Ashley Est, Roy Clifford, e.
q. Eggelston, l.. f. jerks, r. A. Long
street, Frank Rasmussen. Ambrose
Allchin, Frank w. Bedding, Ralph
Belding, Mark H.. BROWN, +. ID. sCars.
penter,. George WssDavis, 0rleyx Enit
mons, Michael Fey, Geo. f.. King
Nash Brothers, Charles, Oesch, r.. j..
Leroy E. ,Tuttie,. Lewis p.
futile. Robert Wells, w. c. .Spicer,
Geo, +. Brown, Benz. Boss, J. c.
c. L.. Brown, John Cronk,
Lewis Cartridge, VIM. Donovan, Fred
Deitz, Alphonsoi Deitz, Fisk Brothers,
Ward Hoppough, Althea Hubbard,
Allen Hill, George A. Hall. John
Michael Kohn, l.. j. Kim
berly, Frank Luscomb, John L. Morse,
Rufus R. Morse, II. Lee Miller, Frank
I. Moon, Frank Mosher, John Mason,
Jennie Nahle, Morris Nash, w. L.
peeves, NV. Ross Charles Rich,
Fred L. Reeves, II. A. Hickman, Alvin
Shaw, r. j. Storey, ID. III. Smith,
Archie Swears, Henry Skellengcr,
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

1t will be a surprise to many adj
mirers Of Ethel Leginska, the pianist,
to learn that this remarkably gifted
artist devoted much time during the
past summer to composition. At a
beautiful seaside resort on the Jersey
coast. Leginska, under the guidance
of Ernest Bloch, spent the heated
season in writing music for the var
ious poems she has gathered. The
result will be seen on the concert
programs of well known singers who
have pronounced the Leginska songs
gems" and are planning to use them
in their various concert tours. Sever
al years ago this pianist wrote, ain
a Garden" which has been sung many
times in public, and an encore is al
ways demanded after it is heard. Le-
ginska's new compositions are clever
and original.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Penton, Chas. +. Carlson, Milo Dick
en-, G. B. Johnson, Guy Purdy.
Disco fell short of its full quota
$44.56. Those who did not do their
part viii not sleep well tonight and
will be ashamed tomorrow. You bet
they win not look in the glass.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

1t is denied that the antitrust laws
haven't done anyone any good, as the
lawyers of the country have made a
lot of money out of them.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

The most recent and docile acces-
sions to the Sunday school are ex-Kai-
ser Bill and SON, Willie. What good
little boys they are getting to be all
of a sudden.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18
Musical Topics
Edited by Mrs. X. l.. Skahen

ticularly distinguished as one of the
very few opera stars with broad
grasp of program making and song
Interpretation.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

We all glory in our khaki uniforms,
now it remains to be seen If we shall
be equally proud Of khaki overalls.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-12-18

Do you know what "The Light in
the Clearing" means?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
ANCHORAGE IS IN HOLIDAY
 FOR RECRUITS
Whole Town Turns Out to Accompany Volun- teers Who Are on
 Way South.

ANCHORAGE, Mrch Especial to the Empire) -Sixty-one volunteers who enlisted with the exemption board here left this morning for Fort Mcdowell, Calf, these recruits being Anchorages full quota in the military service first draft call
 There was a parade with 2,000 per sons in line consisting of regular sol diers stationed here, the Home Guards, the Alaska Pioneers, mem bers of fraternal organizations and school children. These accompanied the squads of volunteers from the offices of the exemption board to the railway station where the re cruits entrained for Seward.
 No business house in Anchorage opened today. until after the depart ure of the recruits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
HUNS MAY OCCUPY MOSCOW SOON
ALASKA LABOR UNION DENIES THAT
 IT GAVE ITS ENDORSEMENT TO THE
 IMPROVEMENT OF C0vEN0R STRONG

of A. and B. Channel Alaska Labor Union itcs is acting a
 
  tn of the union nc a was caue the @rpa"m and nd to  has not endorse the ntinin is in the of
 Secretary" beer sent n a of ordwas the apot
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
PRESIDENT
 IS WINNER
 IN CONTEST Judiciary Committee of the Senate Fayors Substl- E tute BiIf Being
 Drawn Up. BROADENS HIS POWERS Proposed in the Place of Bill Asking for a War Cabinet and Muni-
 ton Director.
BROADENS HIS POWERS

WASHINGTON, March 20 The Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of II to ' ordered favorable report on the Overman bill which the Administration advised as a sub stitute measure for the bill fathered by the Senate Military Committee, asking a War Cabinet and a Director of Munitions.
 The bill favored by the Judiciary Committee retains substantially the legislation asked for by President Wilson It confers on him broad powers, under which he can re-or- ganize and coordinate Government departments and agencies for the prosecution of the war
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
CLOSE RACE BETWEEN TWO
 CANDIDATES
Wisconsin Not Coming Up to Expectations in Standing by Loy-
 al Candidate.

MILWAUKEE, March 20.-People who hoped for clarion blast of pa triotism from yesterdays Senatorial primaries in the State of Wisconsin, are plunged in gloom from the re turns received today.
 In the contest for the Republican nomination, Representative Irvine Lenroot, known to be loyal can didate supporting the war policies of the Nation, at noon had 60,643 votes, while James Thompson. known as the La Toilette candidate, had 60,l09.
 Victor Berger. Socialist candidate had 33,000 votes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
Was Returning from An h. spection of the Ameri- can Front Trenches
 at the Time.
NO iONE IS INJURED
Liquified Mustard Gas Is Dropped from Skies in Large Rubber Balls
 by Germans.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, March 20.-A big German shell burst within 40 feet of Secretary Baker $ automobile, while the Secretary was returning from the front trenches.
 The occupants of the car were not injured.
 Secretary Baker spent an hour and half under brisk enemy fire in the front trenches He advanced to the listening post and talked with the officers and the men.
 The American artillerymen launch ed a heavy gas attack against the Germans in the Foul sector. and have kept up lively fire for the past few days. It is evident that their attack succeeded as the enc my was silenced.