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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-27
Kaiser Confident of Victory.

AMSTERDAM. March 2e-The Ger
man emperor. speaking to the war cor
respondents at the headquarters in the
field. srfd:
"Tell the people at home that out
here everybody gives his all: every
body knows that, however great the
stake. we shall win. The whole OF
Germany fights for its free future
While on the battlefield the emperor
shook hands with hundreds Of SOL
diers.
The Berlin Taegliche Rundschau of
Sundays date. attempts to lower the high
expectations Of the German people on the
great offensive. The paper points out that
1t will be necessary to crush the British
army before it Is possible to break down
resistance, and adds: s
IF 1t is impossible. after a short, but
severe artillery preparation, to break
through all the lines with our infantry,
then we must not count on an immediate
break through along the whole 'front.'
The Vorwaerts. under date of March
Is. says:
while the fighting at present is In
clining In Germany's favor, nevertheless.
after this fight we shall neither be in a
position nor shall We have the moral
right to treat the enemy ON the principle
Of hands on the throat and knees on the
oreaSt.' "a. s.ss.s ssG a.
'The necessity for political UNDER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-27

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 81 Emperor William
snd Gen, Won Ludendorn had q yio-
lent quarrel .Eef6te tho bsElHnink Of
the great attack. on the. western front,
,AecosdinGs ztassAspEegainent Swiss. VINO
has 3iists rettfrii9d to Zurich after some
weeks in Germany and has been inter-
viewed by the correspondent OF the
Temps. This man is quoted as saying;
There was much discreet talk in Ber-
lin before the present offensive con-
cerning extremely violent scenes be-
tween Germany's leaders at general
headouarters, Gen. Won. Ludendoru
spoke so violently and authoritativeiy
that the emperor, becoming very pale,
arose.froIn his chair and. poundlng the
table. demanded:
General, are you, or 1 emperor OF
Gen. Won Ludendorff replied. that he
was only a soldier and more than any
one else desired peace. He said he
was convinced that his plans for an
offensiye were capable of bringing it
about"
"Still in Doubt''-Ludendorf
AMSTERDAM, March PA great
been won, but nobody can foresee what
will result from it," said Gen. Won
Ludendorff, chief aid to Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. in an interview with
the correspondent at the front OF the
Tages Zeitung Of Berlin.
The general praised the British Tor
their tenacious resistance. and con-
tinued:
1.-The British believed they could rely
on the strength of machinery. The en-
ployment of tanks and great numbers
Of machine guns is typical of their
methods of warfare.
The German infantry, the general
adds, had only one nights normal rest
during five or six days of battle.
'In a battle like this he remarked
1.-The infantryman must risk his life not
only once but continuously from trench
to trench.
Emperor William has appointed the
German crown prince chief of the Guard
Grenadier regiment in recognition Of
the good work Of his troops on the
western front. In a telegram to the
crown prince the emperor says:
"The fine and great success which the
troops of the army group upder your
command have achieved these days in
the battles against the British army
gives me welcome opportunity to ex-
preess to your hiBhness my hearty
recognition by appointing you chief
of the Guard Grenadier Regiment. 1
am convinced that the brave and war
proved regiment will always be worthy
Of it's princely chief"
The Volks Zeitung of Cologne says
that. according to Gen. Ludendorfr, EN-
peror William has been deeply impress
sed by the terrible devastation in the
battle area remarking:
How glad we should be that our
country has been spared such terri
BILE things. Why did we succeed in
keeping the fighting beyond our from
tiers? Because before the war we al
ways urged the need of armaments.
When mankind changes, these things
also will change, but first mankind
must begin to change"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
MOTOR TRUCKS RAPIDLY
d COMING INTO THEIR OWN
Great Amount of Publicity Given
4. Modern Device Has Educated
.. Public as TO Its Value.
HORSE CENTRALLY DISPLACED
Maximum Of Efficiency With Mini
tnurn of Cost Adhered Only by
Means of Delivery Car Constructed
=. fer such Work.

The process OF educating the aver
age mcrchau, Of to-day is going on
rapidly, and the task has been made
easier BY reason OF the enormous
amount O. publicity that has been
given the motor truck. Scarcely
newspaper or MAGAZINE IN the country
mas failed - deaf with the situation
more or less at length in the past few
IaoniNs, and not Few have gone into
dtta!led discussion. warranted by The
size and Importance OF the industry.
SIT has not been 50 very. long aSn
tkat merchants. looking for spcedier
dh{iseT5.. and y NAY TO secure more
tE..neea than the now nntinuatcd
horse 81 avn equipment could furnish.
-.-he gan TO experiment by putting COM
= merci4l bodies IN a chassis built p!i-
S.,>.Ar.ly for Carrying passengers only.
:. 10y q: these 'uHEc-shiits answered
willy did succeed in saving great
.t-hc!r purpose for the time being. and
: DEAF Of time aud IN securing a great
ideal II nov business
But. Ike all other make-sh!fts. these
SsdeV.c ~ had 20 give way TO the delivery
= car :" designed and constructed as 20
Z always inevitable Mos; Of the users
:, nf such devices found ,hat. whereas
fLhey nad gained in time and in new
cuisines, they were losing money in
Cooperating costs chiefly because OF the
s,Ncmcndcus repair b!!s that had to
-.Lo met.
. 1t stands TO reason. and mos. mcr-
A.cnaUts are learning Il they have not
-, ready learned, thai u ,hcir delivery
S-is TO hc an asset rather than & LIABILITY.
s.they must use equipment designed Tor
sfhe purpose :. one sees very Few heavy
.1rucks useN. FORT pleasure jaunts
s.throuGh III l'1!I and countryside. and
-ralso one socs very Few passenger ears
2-used for delivering coal, though there
s.fnight have been some few during this
-ypast winter
= The horse has now entirely yielded
T-his place factor In the economic
- tIat!on Of today. and the merchant
.+who has any delivery worthy O, the
name is In line for a delivery car.
,+But II he wishes TO gain the maximum
,,ot efficiency AZ a minimum cost, he will
;.have to !rves. IN "a delivery car built
efor the purpose-a car built 10 with
island The pounding and Jars OF the
rIoad. as We'll rs the strain on aales
sTprnEs and other parts. and II he
Steaiiles this at the beginning. he will
a$aNa Minis II great dea! Of money and
Rnnoyauoe. Having realized this, h.
nlUsi reN' boar In mind that he must
adapt ms delivery unit TO tho size Of
MS business and secure a truck whose
capacity Is so % that IL VIII enable IN
1" CORY d fuN load rather tnan Il CON
.f'an, Nrdcr. .ad or II constant over
qload because when he berirs 20 use
j truck for hugiens not aGaD;ed 10
1t Ne asr Es 90 lose money And in the
final aralSse most people are in b,Isi.
tIess for o.ney things beside their
Le-ith.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
Godmother to ramou. Gun.

OLYMPIA. WASH, June 2e.-Mrs.
Ernest Lister, wife OF the Governor OF
Washington. has accepted an invita-
tion from the battle fields OF France
to act as godmother In the christen-
ing OF the first gun in a French bat
terry that has served with distinction
at Ferdun. on the Somme and in Fland-
crs. and is still serving in the pres
cnt drive. In her honor. Mrs. Listers
name will be inscribed on the gun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
LITTLE ROCK MERCHANTS
HAVE FIXED SPUD PRICE
Decline TO Buy Product OF Arkansas
Growers Who Held Crop for
Fancy Prfces.

LITTLE ROCK. ARK. juno 90
Arkansas farmers who planted a large
acreage OF Irish potatoes are indig
nant. Visiting Little Rock. they find
retail stores selling Irish potatoes at
So a bushel. The merchants decline
to buy tho potatoes OF the Arkansas
farmers. although the tuber5 have
been offered as low as 80 cents a
tushel. Merchants claim the price is
fixed at 81; that they cannot retail for
less. and that they have bargained with
Northern commission houses for their
supply for the season based on that
figure. An investigation is being made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
New Fake Appcnrs.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 2o.-An in
Eenious hold-up man, representing him
self to be a Federal officer, has been
stopping youths on the streets OF San
Francisco and after demanding to see
their draft registration cards and ex-
emption certificates has been levyins a
fee OF 81 for entering the record In
his books.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
THEY GET TO DANVILLE
southern Railway Men to Dc We'll Fixed
in Little City by


ISpecla! 70 Tht Times Dis patch
phNNiLLE. VA. June 2e-One Of
four box cars flied with office equip
ment hles and records arrived here
to-day from the Richmond Office OF
tho general superintendent of the
northern district, Southern Railway,
which will govern six divisions from
Danvi,le starting Monday next The
tor floor OF the Dudley Block. with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

Plans have been perfected by r. w.
Moon. for a grand Fourth OF July cele-
bration for the Automobile Training
School Detachment boys that are sta
toned at the Fair Grounds Among
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
APPEAL FOR WOMAN HELP
LynchburE Chamber Of Commerce Calls
for Two Thousand Females to
"MRn" the lracIorirh.

LYNCHBCRG, VA, June 2s.-The
Lynchbuvs Chamber OF Commerce has
issued an appeal for 1000 women, at
least, to go TO the factories of the city
TO assist in speeding up government
work. Nearly every plant in the city
at work on governmental Jobs is be-
hind with the orders and the Chamber
OF Commerce hopes TO recruit up the
list OF workers from the ranks OF
women who have not hitherto worked.
Some OF the plants here lack 30 per
cent OF the labor they actually require
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

w. F. Green. Jr.. 1911 Barton Avenue.
connected with the Benjamin T Crump
CO.. automobile department.. who en-
listed in the naval reserves as me-
chanic. leaves Monday for Norfolk. Mr.
Green is widely known in Virginia and
Maryland.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

nnished by Monday morning 1t will be
possible to take possession of these or.
nces Most OF to-day was spent bring.
Ing up the Office furniture from the rail-
way station and installing. It here.
several houses have already been rent
ed by heads of families who viii make
Danville their home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

othor amusements which will be staged
is a number Of fast motorcycle races
and motor cyclic speed events.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

There will be special meeting OF
the Richmond Automobile Dealers AS
ISOLATION tomorrow evening Mt 6
o'clock. at the Business Mems Club.
Several matters of Importance will
come up for consideration at this meet
ing. Supper will be served promptly at
o'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
Packing Plant 500. to Start.

COLONIAL BEACH. VA. Juno 90
Tho Colonial Packing Company. incor-
porated with $4,000 capital stock. was
organized by the election OF the fol-
lowing officers: r w. Pomeroy, presl-
dent; William Wilson, vice-president
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30
Sparks From Motorland

ADDING the Collier truck to its other
lines. the Owens Motor Company has
ono of the most complete assortment
OF motor hauling cars to be found In
the city. Agency for Virginia and the
District of Columbia has been secured
by the local dealers and the FIRST con-
stsnment of Collier trucks is now on
the way to this city. The trucks in
this shipment are all sold, but other
trucks Will be coming. at once. the
manufacturers, the Collier Motor Truck
Company Of Bellevue, Ohio. having ad-
rised tho distributors that prompt
shipment can be made in the future.
Rejecting the Importance OF the motor
truck industry. Mr.. Owens calls atten-
ton to the fact that PENNSYLVANIA
concern sent two trucks to Richmond
last week to take back a large con-
signment Of machinery. The Collier
Motor Truck Comnanv claim that the
Collier Is the greatest money ,alr
conner is the greatest money value on
the market and invite comparison
with any other three-quartcr ton truck.
The owens Motor Company is also dis
tributor for the Little Giant heavy
duty truck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

many buyers of three-ton vehicles. \
close study OF delivery problems will
prove 10 many a business man that
ha- ought 20 be operating a four TO
four and one-half-ton truck. Get the
truck TO the Job
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

and secretary. These gentlemen are
OF Oak Grove In this county. Tho
plant will be put In operation at an
early date.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

5000 feet OF floor space has been pre-
pared 70. the staff OF r. Z. Simpson
and While the work VIII not have been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-30

Probably the thing you want to buy
mt bargain In advertised in to-duy,s
Want Ads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06

caught by gas. Hut, believe me; we're
going to get them. Wish that h
United States had q million more
men over here. Why, say, 1t seems
that the boys from the states have
not got any fear at all. Probably be-
cause they're fresh at the game and
don't know the nasty work"
Hey. Foghorn! C'mere!" he
yelled at a passing soldier.
Now listen to him. he. cautioned
me.
The chap came over to where y.
were standing.
"whadaya want?' he croaked.
Want to hear you talk" said Jim.
Jaw, tie a gas mask over your jaw.
I'll do my talking with my gum and
he walked away. -.
But Jim had succeeded in what
he had called Foehorn for. to demon
strate what gas had done to him.
Foghorn was a name we'll applied; for
the soldier had a voice way down
into the lowest octave.
t., Wait ahon It'll c we get up u,,u there rr .,,n The
iority don't scare us any. The Ger
mar soldier is simply forced into the
fights by the officers. l know. Take
the way they've been, marching 'em
into the scrap before Amiens. In
column of squads and just the kind
of a meat for the machine gum
ners. Some Of 'enl can shoot, but
I'll bet the Americans can outshoot
them lei to one."
whistling. Gluck md saw hello to
the gang!" And he leaped up into
the box car door.
That's the way the American forces
went at the job Of. joining the allied
forces and fighting back the desper-
ate drive Of the Teutonic h.rdes.
There was one item in his brief
talk that recalled another interview
1 had with. a major who had been
inspecting the front. German gum
ners are not in a class with those of
who is at the head of a machine gun
battalion. while I was up IN the
front the enemy essayed a small at
tack and launched upwards of 600
high explosive shells al one machine
gun battery of four machines. They
had the range. but they couldn't hit
and we did not lose a single man
killed, and but one man wounded.
He received a slight cut on the chin
source of great satisfaction to me
to see the way the men of the allied
army gave praise to American ma
chine gunners and artillery men"
What do the men think of the foe?
l think l can sum it. up whel. 1. say
hat they hold him. as a man, in
contempt. but a contempt tempered
by a wholesome regard for the tricks
he has learned in the past three years
fighting.
That is the way things are going.
There isn't anything more in the per-
sonal line. Tonight l have been in
vited out to a chicken dinner. and
must saw off to get ready. The host
is Charles Spiro. formerly of Com
pany A. now with this company. He
is regimental tailor; the fellow who
with full pack marched from Fort
Lincoln to jamestown and back in
three days on a bet of 800. He at
one time worked at Toman's. Charley
has a tailor shop down town and be-
ing part French a parley we'll; In
cidentally being down town he can
get on the inside of how to get those
unusual things such as "%poulet." The
other guest is Cal Andrist' of Noonan,
editor of The Noonan Miner.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
NORTHDAK0TA
men HELPED
BRITISH STEM
GERMAN TIDE
Stood Shoulder to Shoulder
With Allied Forces Some
where on English Front.
One Dakotan Tells of Being
Caught in German Gas
Attack.
(By E. h. Tostevin.)

Somewhere in France, April 10
Last evening 1 vas standing in the
Care du Est when one of the
smooth running little French locomo-
tives snaked a long string of dinky
"hommey" cars into the depot. The
train debauched hundreds Of Ameri-
can soldiers, it seemed.
They were bound for the British
front to stand shoulder to shoulder
Britishers. Australians, New Zea-
landers. kilties. They were the first
men to De moved directly into action
not over SO hours after General
Pershing made his famous offer of
the American available forces to- be
used at the direction of the allies.
These boys were largely regulars
who had been in France for some
time. but there was a goodly per-
ments. including North Dakota. 1
stood there with a friend observing
them. Nothing sullen or laggard
about thai outfit, but the very en-
bodiment Of alert physical perfec-
ton.
Hello Tosty," shouted someone,
and l half turned to see who was
calling.
Hello, JIM" I shouted back and
he hurtled III of a box car door and
pushed his way through the crowd
to where l was standin.. 1t vas a
Grand Forks boy who had been trans
fered from the Die 164th. Can't tell
you his last name.
"How's things coming? He queried.
and then piled me with a rapid string
of questions concerning the old First
North Dakota and the changes which
have been made. I answered as best
| could, wondering what made his
voice so husky. And then came my
turn.
His story was something like this:
outfit and saw considerable duty up
front. The damned Dutch let drive
a lot of gas at us one day and it got Il
lot of the boys: killed some of them
and put a devil of a lot of us in the
hospital. That's what's the matter
with my voice. But we know better
now. We had to have our lesson.
Let me give it to you straight"
he said. You know a lot of us
thought that the front and the firing
line was a little chunk hacked out Of
hell and set down in France. That's
the way it always looked to us when
we pictured it after reading war de-
scriptions. Remember the Masonic
temple fire in Grand Forks back in
1911? Well, that's an example. We
thought the country would be torn
to pieces just like that building was
by fire. Course. any fire would
serve az an example-but, you get
the idea.
We got up to the front and
found a lot OF trenches sure enough.
There were a lot of buildings, or
what used to be buildings, wrecked.
But the grass was just as green and
the mud just the same. and the sky
cloudy a any place else in France
1t was not such a great change after
all and we got over the shakes and
nerves and didn't take it half seri
ously enough. That's how we got
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO RUN "TANKS" ON
NORTHWEST FARMS

Minneapolis. Mimi, May e.-Forty
high school boys, picked from schools
of this city, after a six weeks inten-
sive course of training in the hand
ling Of agricultural tanks. are going
to various northwest farms to act as
tractor operators. Most Of the boys
are too young to be accepted for ac-
tive service. They withsood the con-
finement of long hours Of study and
practical machine shop work for the
purpose of doing their bit in the war.
The boys. it is said, are able, to
overcome virtually every kind Of ma
chine trouble, likely to be encounter
ed, -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
GERMANY AND N
HOIIANDCOME
]. TO AGREEMENT
Planes, Arms and Munitions
Excluded From
Transport.

The Hague, Sunday. May Sin an
nouncing to the Dutch chamber to-
day that Holland and Germany had
reached an agreement. Foreign Min
lister. Loudon explained the settle
transport over the Dutch railway by
way of Roermond. Germany. .she
said. had agreed to exclude from
transport airplanes. arms and muni-
lions, while there had been any
question of the transport ofstropps.
The foreign minister said Germany
had undertaken to limit sand and
20 a maximum Of I, 100000 tons and
had promised not to use the material
for military purposes. u 80. @7-%. =
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
WAR DEPARTMENTS
REVIEW'0F WAR
is DISCONTINUED

Washington. May 6.-The war de-
partment's weekly review of the mill
tary situation has been abandoned and
announcement Of Secretary Bakers
new plan for furnishing the nation
with adequate and authentic news OF
shortly. 1t is believed an official daily
dealing almost exclusively
with the activities of American troops
will be given out.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
APRIL ACCOUNT
OF LOCAL RED
CROSS ISSUED
Monthly Statement Shows
Large Amount in I'm
I paid Bills.

! W. H. Shulze. treasurer of the
Grand Forks chapter of the American
Red Cross. in making public the April
account Of the organization called at
tention today to he amount of unpaid
bills for the month, ~aggregating 3d.
5S4.46, which he considered an alto
gether too large amount.
S Among the receipts the theater col
lections. amounting to $47O.02, s2rm
the largest single item.
The list of receipts and disburse-
ments from April l to April 80 is as
follows:
rs RncNinf9.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-05-10

ttvcs viii be- rcquistioned under sx-
ecuttvc order aa provided In Secttan
10 OF the Feod control Act. Mr..
Hoover. e. = F0od Administrator.
has given me as Eederal Food Admln-
istrator OF tho state Of Idaho special
power - attorney 20 roQaiatton and
take possession ot such wheat.
There IL = great nSed for wheat
for the use OF the army aud navy and
for other public uaea connected with
the common defense So that no aaa
has either neral or soKal right to
hoard wheat Power W Foqulalioa
such wheat IL expressly authorized
under tho Food Act.
while Il IN hoped and expected
that the necessity ~-s rcauiatiouinR
viii arise In but few. ls any. cases.
such actkpn will be taken against any
hoardcra In this state who from un.
patriotic motivea refuse 60 comply
with this request 10 market alI eur.
plna wheat by May i6th."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-05-10
IDAHO ovERsunsCRIBED
NEARLY MILLION DOLLARS

The people % Idaho have again
demonstrated their loyalty W che gov
hrnment by oyerpubmcrihlnK the
states allotment OF Liberty bonds By
hoarly ono miillon dollars. and the
humber q subscribers IL almost doH-
bio that of the second bond issue.
Bear Lake county came 20 the
front In good shape this time BY Eo-
ing 9vcr her allotment about ttB. 600.
Na the reports from all the precincts
have not yot been footed up. We ara
unable this week 20 publish tho ON
rlal figures. but will ~ 80 next week
it1wever. We ara glad 90 bo able 10
announce that the county did lia duty
by overSubacrIbtnE ita allotment. Thia
news will make the boys IN the train.
Ing camps and on the baitlsfelds In
France feel gaod II will sho~ them
that tho people ~ home are standing
behind them