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The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
Bic FIRES
RAGING IN
HUN LINES
VasIa Front Buzzing With Ia-
faniTy Operations Believed 10
Be Withdrawal Prelude.
rUN1rED PREss CABLEsRA9l.I
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
By FRED FERGUSON

TJNITED EESEsS 4 NFAHA-z--f-N-N3---
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, Aug. 24.-The Vesle
front is buzzing with local infantry
operations which are possibly the
prelude to a German withdrawal.
nornbarement of the American rear
areas has slackened and fires can be OBJ
served between the VesIe and the Alsne'
suggesting that material and small am
nnunition dumps are being burned
Half q dozen sharp infantry clashes
have occurred in the past twenty-1our
hours. On the right wing Of the -AInerl-
can sector Americans made three raids
suring the night taking four prisoners
Due % the shortage of men the Ger
man high command is moving UP Alsace
and Lorraine troops. It has been re-
vealed that 10000 Of these soldiers par
tic1pated in the mutiny in Belgium.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
IHELFFERICH
WON'T GO
1BY UNITED PREss.

WASHL%GTON, Aug. 24.-Refusal of
Herr HeIfferich under appointment as
German ambassador to Russia to go
To his post al Pskon was indicated in
diplomatic advises received here to-
day.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
FALL OF NOYON
rs MOMENTARILY
LOOKED FOR
LIMITED PREss CAaLEeRAM !

LONDON. Aus. q. IS ?. 1n.-Fall q
Noyon is expected any minute. The
Germans are still holding out in the
town. but they are in a dangerous
position as the French guns now COM
,nand all railway and highway COM
n unicatious leading from the place.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
PROGRESS MADE
DURING NIGHT
IUNIrEp e .

IUNlTED Press CABLEGRAM.l
LONDON, Aug. 24--The attack was
resumed this morning. Field Marshal
Faig reported. Progress was made
during the night in the Albert sector
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
pERSHING MAKES
A REPORT

WASHINGTON. AlE- 14.-Bonlblng
of Contains and re-occupation Of an
American position temporarily lost was
reported today by General Pershing in
his communique for Friday.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24
100000 PRISONERS
SINCE JULY Is

UNITED PREss CARLEGRAAf.l
LONDON. Aug. 24.-The total of Ger
man prisoners taken by the allies since
July is. is well over 100000. it was
learned from an authoritative source
today
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24

The kaiser it at bal. Strike him
out by buying War Savings
Stamps.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24

John George of 6S3 Webster avenue
Hammond. who enlisted on July 4. 1917,
when he was 20 years. was shot in the
knee IN battle on July IS just when he
had Helped to capture seven Germans.
The wound was a bad one and shortly
after he was compelled to suffer the
amputation Of his leg. The brave Ham
mond man was q member Of lighting co.
x, 9th Infantry A T. i, and had Just
met his brother Charles W George. 18th
Field Artillery. Battalion c. a Z r,
just three days before he was shot in
France. John VIII soon 81 invalided
horne.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24

The kaiser it at bat. Strike him
out by buying War Savings
Join the War Savers army.
The Lake County times., 1918-08-24

Buy a Thrift Stamp and lick the
Hun.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
$40,0O0,0O0T VALUE
OF SNOW TO STATE

there was one-tenth of a pound
of nitrogen. Twenty six inches
of snow reduced to water has
a total weight of 283 tons per
acre, containing % $40 pounds
/ of nitrogen. The present mar
ket value of mira soda is Is
cents a pound. Using this as
a basis it is found that the nj
trogen value in the snow COW
ering one acre of ground is
|$7.07. The amount of nitro
gen that will escape by drain
age and evaporation is vari-
able, but it is conservative to
estimate that an acre of soil
will retain SIS worth of this
fertilizing material. There are
100000 acres of cultivated
lands in Arkansas, thus bene-
fitted, not including pasture
and meadow land.
The snowfall at Little Rock
was about the average for the
State--16 inches in December
and 20 inches in January, &C
cording to the weather bureau
!records. In the southern coun-
ties, the fall was lighter, but
in the Northern counties it was
heavier. This is equal to
nearly three inches of rainfall
and as the SHOWS have remain
ed on the ground for total
duration of four weeks great
deal of moisture has been con-
served for the coming crops.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
COLD IN STONE COUNTY

Dear Editor If you will al
low me space, l will write
some news from Stone county.
1t was % below Zero here
on the 10th of January and we
had 10 inches of snow. On
the 14th the second snow fell
and it was six inches deep. On
the 10th, the third snow, which
was six inches deep fell on
top of the other two. On the
21st we had the fourth snow
which was five inches deep.
Also on the 9Th of December
we had a snow that was IL
inches deep.
The bad weather caught
nearly everybody out of wood.
and snce it set in everybody
mas been busy getting wood
and making fires and grumb-
ling about the bad weather.
1t stopped our school for a
week and would have stopped
1T longer but we took a mule
and a log and dragged a path
to the school house.
We have a four months
school and it will be out next
Friday. We have good
school.
This has been the worst
winter in many years. 1t has
been hard on the rabbits, as
most of the people have been
been catching rabbits all the
time they have not been cut
ting wood.
| had better ring off this
time, and if this don't hit the
waste basket | will come again,
w. S. McGUFFEY,
Cahpka, Ark, Jan. %.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
MILLING COMPANY
HAS BIG BUSINESS
The Arkadelphia Milling Com
pany Ships Products Near
ly All Over World

Arkadelphia, Jan. 26.-The
past year has been the great
est year in the history of the
Arkadelphia Milling Co., ac-
cording to w. N. Adams, man.
ager, the total business was
| $5,124, 900. The products of
the mill were shipped to "a
states and several foreign coun-
tries, including Canada, Mexi-
co, Cuba, South America, Eng
land Belgium, France and Italy.
'In dollars and cents" said
Mr.. Adams, eve believe we
did more business in Arkan-
sas the past year than any 9TH
err manufacturing enterprise in
the state. Our freight tolls
during 1917 were practically a
quarter of a million dollars
and we were informed by the
Missouri Pacific railroad COM
pany that it was the greatest
amount paid by any one insti-
tuition located at competitive
points.
November and December
were our greatest months and
we transacted over $1,000,000
worth of business during that
period, a greater business than
we had in the first four years
of our organization. We
bought during 1917 more than
one million dollars worth of
Arkansas grain
More than 500 men are en-
ployed by the company and
the wages paid last year
amounted to about one-half
million dollars in salaries and
dividends.
The milling company has
just let the contract for ma
chinery and additional build
ing for the doubling of the out
put of corn meal. This action
was taken because of the fact
that the Arkadelphia plant is
a member of the Corn Millers'
Committee of the Food Adj
ministration and for the reas-
on that there are not enough
corn mills in the United States
to supply the amount of corn
goods necessary to substitute
for wheat products in order to
make the wheat crop hold out.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
Farmers of Arkansas Greatly
Benefited by the Recent
Heavy Snowfall

The 26inches of snow thai
fell over Arkansas during the
months of December and Jan
uary, was worth $40,000,000
to the farmers of Arkansas
as a fertilizer to say nothing
of the benefit the snow has
been in putting moisture into
the ground, and improving the
physical condition of the soil,
is the opinion of John H. Page,
commission of agriculture.
This is not a surmise but a
scientifically proven fact, care
fully worked out in the chem
ical laboratory at the State
capitol, according to Mr.. Page
During the recent heavy snow
fall in Little Rock a quantity
of the clean flakes was caught
and an analysis made to de-
termine the content of nitrogen
the most important element in
the production of plant food
DR.. William F. Manglesdorf
the State Chemist, reported to
Commissioner Page the result
of this analysis and, with fig
ures as to the amount of snow
fall, furnished by H. S. Cole,
Little Rock director of the
United States Weather Bureau,
Mr.. Page computed the weight
of snow per acre and the COM
mercial value of the nitrogen
present.
The intricate distillation pro-
cess of the chemist demonstrate
ed that in one ton of snow
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR ORDER TO SELL
LAND

Notice is hereby given, that
the undersigned, as executor
of the last will and testament
of w. T. Magness, deceased,
will ct the next term ofProbate
Court of independence county,
which convenes on Monday,
February 4th, 1918, make APP
plication to said court for an
order to sell the following de-
scribed lands belonging to said
estate, for the purpose of pay
ing certain legacies mentioned
in said will, which constitute
debts against said estate, to-
wit:
All of that part of the North
half of the Southeast quarter
of Section Five (5) Township
Twelve (12) North, Range (4)
Four West, which lies south of
the rigt of way of the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company, ex-
cepting three acres now owned
by c.. M. Edwards and A. NJ.
Edgar, and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a point 10 feet
south of the Northwest corner
of said Southeast quarter,
thence south 70 1-2 degrees
east, parallel with the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company's
track Forty (40) rods; thence
south eight go rods; thence
west Forty (40) rods; thence
in a Northeasterly course to
place of beginning, containing
3 acres more or less; the lands
intended to be sold containing
fifty-four and one-half- 3d.
500 acres, and lying in indie
pendence county, Ark.
A. A. HENDERSON,
Executor.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
A Greaf Discovery
(BY j. II. WATSON, NJ. D.

Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to
. dropsical condition, often caused by
dIsordcred kidneys. Naturally when the
kidneys are deranged the blood is filled
with poisonous waste matter, which set
ties in the feet, ankles and wrists; or
under the eyes in bag-like formations.
As memedy for those easily recog-
nizcd symptoms Of Inflammation caused
by uric acid-as scalding urine, back
ache and frequent urination, as we'll as
sediment In the urine, or II uric acid in
the blood has caused rheumatism, lum-
bago, sciatica, govt, it is simply wonder
full how quickly Anm.ic acts the pains
and stiffness rapidly disappear.
Take glass Of hot water before meals
and Anuric to flush the kidneys.
Step into any drug store and ask fol
Aunric, many times more potent thai
Nthia and eliminates uric acid Is ho
water melts sugar.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
EXPLAINED

Judge. Your statement does
MT agree with that of the last
witness.
Witness. That's easily a,
counted for, your honor. He's
a bigger liar than l am.-Bos-
ton TRANSCRIPT.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31
A WOMAN'S BURDENS

are lightensd when she turns 70 the right
medicine. If her existence Is made
gloomy by the chronic weaknesses, deli
cate arrangements, and painful disorders
that aflict her sex, she will find relief and
emancipation from her troubles In DR..
|overworked, nervous, or erun-down," she
finds new life and strength. It's q power
full, invigorating tonic and ncrvine which
was discovered and used by az eminent
physician for many years, IN all cases OF
afemale complaints" and weaknesses. For
young girls Just entering womanhood ;
Tor women at the critical change o. me-
pains, liberation, Inflammation, and every
kindred ailment, the vFavcrite Preecrip
ti0pn Ia guaranteed tc benefit or cure.
Or. pierue's Pellets cure blliCusnesA
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31

For Indigestion, Constipation or
BiliousneSs
Just try one 50-cent bottle of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-31

Telephone us the news. We
will appreciate it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
Ours Not an Fighters.

The bearing OF these remarks on
the importance at the front Of Amer
lean help is this. We are sending
overseas the last OF our first 1000. 600:
Cen March has just announced that
100000 men are here OF have started.
That first 100000 is not made up
entirely Of bayonets. We cannot d.
vide 100000 by 5000, and say that our
help is equivalent TO 100 divisions.
The proportion Of noncombatants
among the first contingent OF our
men was necessarily very high, be-
cause Of the amount OF engineering
work that had to be done
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

100 times more often now than last
year one thing only VIII impress us
The meeting on the battlefield OF YOU
men and the Germans in a real &C.
ton"
At the time noted his re-
marks, ard today reminded him
OF them. you have made good
he said. ~NOu viii hear no more
ErousinE from England. We new
er understood each other very
well. We distrust people over
here who talk much about what
they are going TO do. But You
have done 30. No biz battles yers
oh, they are a mere detail. You
viii win them We all know that
ucW7 indeed the Germans must
know 81 too.7
One Of the principal reasons why
nigh allied military authorities are
confident that the German rush viii
lie stemmea this year and victory
ultimately won. lies in the brigading
OF American troops with the deci-
mated divisions of Haig and Petain.
The public and especially the sol
diers- Of our allies are never weary
OF telling Americans how much they
appreciate cur self sacrifice in Civ
ing over, for the time our plan Of a
homogeneous American army acting
under its own command
Germans Think It's Weakness.
Meanwhile German propaganda is
trying 10 convince the world that this
briEadiuE system. is a source Of weak
ness, NOT strength American troops.
the German experts declare. are be-
ing thrown into the front here and
there, intermiEed with British and
frencns as they arrive, to iii the gaps
left by the $4,000 prisoners the enemy
claims since March q and the large
numbers OF killed and wounded.
Hence, the Teuron declares. our army
never viii exist in a military sense.
and never can influence the course Of
the war
American officers with whom I have
discussed the results Of the brigadinr
system, no less than British ana
French authorities, are convinced
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
On PereentaEe HIFher.


But It is true that much OF the
work which I'm Germany is being
performed BY the 1000, 900 men who
count in the army establishment but
cannot fight or in Britain and France
by millions OF soldiers who are not
in the front line, is being done IN
America by men who wear civilian
clothes but in Europe. would be
modified and put in Uniform TO do
the same Jobs they are now doing. It.
follows that the percentage Of bayo-
nets, in the first 1.O0O.0 900 Americans
in France. is much higher than in the
average 100000 drawn from the war
establishment Of other powers.
our first 100000 are not all IN
IanUy; they do not correspond to
100 German divisions Of 5000 men
each; they do not correspond TO so
such divisions; but they do represent,
or VIII in two months or so. a sur
prisingly large force OF the allied
fighting troops available on the west
ern front.
Germany pretends at the tor
Of her voice to deapIse our troops,
TO feel confident that they never
Will amount to much In the firing
line either in quantity or quail
~. ! have learned Of a secret eE-
innate, made for the first class
soldiers who work out in cold
blood the equations OF men Mt
German great headquarters. The
German officer who drew IN the
memorandum predicted that by
June / 1915 almost exactly one
half OF the fighting forces on the
western front would be Amerf-
cans Whether he Is right or not.
his prediction Is n significant in
dtcariom OF what the German sol
diers think, as distinct from what
they say--Copyrght 1918. by Nc
cure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

No matter what ais your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given
II your little one is out-0f-sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting. eating and
acting uaturally-l0ok, Motherl see IL
tongue is coated This is a sure
sign that the little stomach, liver and
bowels are clOgged with waste When
cross. irritable, feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomach ache,
diarrhOea- sore throat. fun OF cold.
give q reaspoonful OF California
syrup OF Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipared poison. undiEested
food and sour bile gently moves out
OF the little bowels without gripping.
and you have a wen. playful child
again
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless Fruit Laxative" be-
cause IL never fails. 10 cleanse the
little ones liver and bowels and
sweeten the stomach and they dearly
love its pleasant taste Full direc-
tions for babies, children OF all ages
and for grown-ups printed or each
bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit fig svrups
Ask your druggist for a bottle OF
California syrup OF Figs; then see
that 10 is made By the California Fig
syrup Company. ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

100 times more often now than last
year one thing only VIII impress us:
The meeting on the battlefield OF your
men and the Germans in real ac-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

STORE YOUR FURS IN OUR
SCIENTIFIC COLD STORAGE
FUR VAULT AND PROTECT
THEM DURING THE SUMMER.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
$500 Silk
Waists, SIS. 95

T@HIS price is very special Blouses
Il like these are ordinarily out of the
question at any such price as s3.95.
But the maker had only a handful
LETT eco blousesl and let them go at
a discount. They are fresh, dainty
and gool-looking. We should easily
sell every one of them tomorrow.
FASHIONED of lovely Georgette Crepe
and Crepe De Chine, in white flesh,
pink and host of wanted shades.
You'll have To- hurry If you want to
get I'm on this blouse saving oppor-
tunlty. Fifth Floor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

Germany. for instance, has only
about 100000 actual bayonets in the
west; and the German army is far
larger than our combined forces, and
moreover the Germans have succeeded
far better than any other people in
getting the largest possible proper
ton Of fit men into the line, largely
because they have millions OF slaves
10 do work for them that with US sol
diers have 10 perform. If could
give the number Of British OF French
bayOnets available. il would seem TO
the layman unbelieva bly, small
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
AMERICA IS DEUIGHTINGALLIES
INITHBIGARMY Of GREAT VIG0R

Period Of Silly Boosting Is Past and Now America Is
Making Good; Action Of U. S. Troops in Battle Is
aRevelatiOn to the French and British; We Are
Really Taking Part in the War Now.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Ninety Are Wounded in
New Bombardznent of
the City
Victims Attending
Good Friday Mass
Most of the Sufferers Are
Women and
Children

PARIS, March 29.-Seventy- five per
sons were killed and ninety wounded,
most OF them women and children,
wnen shell fred by 4 German long
range gun fell on q church in the re-
gion of Paris while Good Friday ser
vices were being held, according to an
official communication issued this even
ing.
Among those killed was H. Stroehlin,
counselor of the Swiss Legation in
Paris.
This same church was struck by a
she'll during the celebration of high
mass last Sunday and many casualties
resulted.
The long-range bombardment of
Paris was resumed shortly after three
o'clock this afternoon
Poincaire Visits Church
President Poincare visited the church
where he met Premier Clemenceau,
Cardinal Annette and the rector, who
had already arrived. The President
afterward visited the wounded in the
hospitals.
The killing OF the women and chill
dren in the church has caused feel
ing of horror and intense Indignation
III Paris. The German explosive mis-
s.le fell amid a gathering of peace
loving people, who were beseeching
20
the day they were commemoratng the
greatest sacrifice ever offered that
peace should reign on earth.
Feeling runs high in Paris tonight
streets or congregates in the cafes,
theatres and churches The stern reso-
luton to conduct the war to . success
ful termination IS written on the face
of every one.
L. S. Red Cross Aids Injured
The American Red Cross once more
distinguished itself in rescuing injured
persons from the ediIce.
NJ Grosseau, in the Chamber Of Dep
uties late tonight. referring to the
disaster, SAID:
"The Barbarian enemy resumed his
bombardment on Good Friday and his
victims are numerous. It is with cx-
treme sorrow and intense Indignation
that I note that most of them were
assembled in church We must not
forget that justice and right shall have
the last word before God and before
man"
Jean Bon, Socialist leader. said: "At
the moment when women. children and
the aged were ilnploring heaven to end
this horrible butchery. the roof of the
church, shattered by steel, responded
with blood TO their prayers.
those Of the faithful against the crimes
Of false believers who mix blood with
prayers In France. England and Amer
ica there viii be another conception of
ipg.ice"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
Wood Passes Test
For Service With
Troops in France
fStof Correspondencel

WASHINGTON, March 29 - Major
General Leonard Wood to-day was de-
cared By the Medical Board of army
surgeons to be ct for overseas SER
vice. II was officially announced at the
War Department. IT, rccommcnda-
'ion Of the army surgeons will be pre-
sented 70 Major General Peyton C.
March. acting chief Of staff, tomorrow.
General Wood was given the physical
fcsts pregcribcd for all general officers
destined for service with the American
torces in France. II Is understood
nat hc passed all tests with excep-
tiona!ly high marks. The report Of the
board recommending him as mt for
overseas service win pc signed by all
fnree members Majors Lewis After
oury Connor, Charles II. Mayo and
frank Biliings-all Of the Medical Re-
serve Corps. Major Connor is a heart
specialist, Major Mayo is surgeon
OF prominence, who iS member Of
me surgical advisory committee Of the
.dedical Corps, and Major Billings is
an eminent physician, who has spe-
called in head surgery.
The decision Of the Medical Board
approving General Wood was received
With )ubilation by army men, some few
OF whom entertained doubts that the
popular officer might fail In some i'm
Dortant test. II vas freely predicted
mat be would not remain long as com
mandsr Of division, but would be the
cacice OF General psrshing az one Of
tns corps commanders under the OYER
ssAs <hiez.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-30
American Guns Stop
Plans for Attack After
5-Hour Bombardment
lEy Tho .A,soctatNl Prcsal |

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, March 29.-Onc Of the
American positions in town on the
line northwest of Toul was heavily
bombarded for five hours, ending at
9 o'clock this morning. The enemy
used shrapnel. high explosive, gas and
incendiary shells.
AT the same time the enemy started
fires back Of his line in No Mans
Land which gave off dense clouds of
smoke. The fact that four troops of
enemy cavalry were seen at sundown
yesterday and the development of the
bombardment into barragc led to the
belief that the enemy was using his
smoke cloud to conceal! advancing
troops. One body Of enemy troops
was observed on one of the TANKS.
The barragc Of the Americans swept
across No Mans Land and another in
tho direction Of the flank. All the
American machine guns came into ac-
ton simultaneously and the Americans
stood by, ready for the Germans. None
OF them appeared, however.
The incendiary shells Of the enemy
get fire to the grass and camouhagcd
positions in the American lines. Tho
bla2"s burned briskly until the rain
Qucnchcd them.