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Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06
Ford and The Tanks.

Ever since Foch took the offensive
the battles in which big gains have
been made have been opened by
ia nks and armored cars They 90
ahead, break down the wire where
there is wire, clean out machine gun
nests clear the village streets of
snipers, hasten the flight of the
en- emy and make the path straight
for the men afoot
More than any other thing, the
tanks have broker up the old sys
TEN of trench warfare. They are
the great ground gamers. as the foot.
b all men say, and by their use ter
ritOry is now gained at much lower
cost in life than was possible under
old conditions.
Following the big tanks come the
little Tanks, which have been used
wit b so mnch effectiveness in recent
fighting.
We do not know who originated
the idea of the little, swiftly moving
lightly manned tank, but months
ago, before any of them appeared,
Henry Ford publicly advocated
smOtheriDg the Hun defense with
little tanks, and if he did not invent
the idea, he at least was a pioneer
in advocating their use in large
numbers.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Advertised goods need little or
no explanation on the part of a
storekeeper or his clerk. When a
customer asks for an article by its
trade-marked name, the sale is
made in short order. It's the un
known article which requires argu.
ment to move it, and sometimes it
requires a substantial explanation
to justify the price. no matter what
the price is.
Monroe City Democrat., 1918-09-06

Use printed bilIhedds aud letter
heads, no matter how small your
business is 1t is more likely to
grow if it makes a good appear.
ance. Business COMMUNICATIONS
on plain paper do not make a good
impression. the world judges oy
externals. This may not always be
just, but it is human nature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
BRITISH NOW DOWN ENEMY
IN MANY DESPERATE ATTACKS

London, April l2.--The front of
attack in the Flanders battle, with
its deep salients. is now fully twenty
five miles long, having been extended
slightly further northward in the
last twenty-four hours as far as the
Hollebeke region, four miles south
east of Ypres.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing the Germans launched a formid-
able attack against Hollebcke, north
east of Messines ridge. They came
forward in massed waves. which we're
completely repulseGo with terrible
execution, u dispatch says
Armentieres has been evacuated
by the British. it is officially an
nounced.
The Germans pushed on from Groiv
du Bac, southwest of Armcnticrcs
and parties Of them are reported in
the nciRhbOrhoOd of Stceuwcrck Cabout
five miles west OF Armentieriesl. says
u correspondent at the front.
The following official report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters I'm
France was received last night.
The enemy pressed his attacks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

che pctranno eiargire ie famteIl. x...
malati. NV
participants al Congresso del No.,
oppressi dal giogo austrlace 49,
iniziato lc loro sedute al Campidori,d "
Roma, la presidenza e. stata assnn,l y
dal Senatore Rufiini asslstite daplI ' ~.
Martini Barzllai da attire autoroSDs,, ~,
personc italiane frRnccsl. ""
Al Cougresso hanno aderito 90,
tusiasmo auchc / Poiacchi. Essi nm
dichiarato che sebbene I loro proh,s.',
rIguardovano piu' In Germanl q ~
rAustria. purtuttavlH hnnno crsdnae
opportuno di aderire poichc' considsroaeo
rAustria come Nassalle cd istrunen,oo
della Germania.
II Giornalc "L'Epoca" in un corrr,,.,.
sui Congresso in parola. esprir,o 20
spcranzu che Ia discussione syoltas, ts
esso abba uuo speciale effettn .,'
rAmerica In quale, per molteplici rss,
oni. non puo' immagnarc II voro ste.,
degli AFFAIR." lie sofferenze a cul sone
sottoposte le nazionalita' oppresse al
rAustria. II giornale termina II co..
commento dicendo che quando rAraa
lea apprendera' lutte lie iniquita dI cr,,
rAustria e. colpevole, allora inpare,.g
ad odiare gil AsbTge, come ora od,s
xii ElOheuzOllern.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

Roma, - aprile
Dale uoti2ic giuntc dal QUARTER Cen
che cuayano avanzarc verso 10 sbocco
municato 81 Mnistero della Guerra, II
rllcya che lunso tutta Ia frontc di bat
taglla non 81 sono vcrihcate Important
azIoui g che Tattivita' siu da parte
dellartislicria. sia da partc del riparti
O. dele pattugle diucursione O. stata
alquanto moderate.
Contingent iii truupC austro-tedcschc.
che tcutayano avauzJrc verso 10 sbocCO
della Vale San LORENZO G. nclla regiouc
della Nallo Gadcua. furuno aacCatc dal
fuoco dellc battcric italianc costrette "A
ritirarsi. non scn2a aver -ubito dele
uerdito.
Altri coulmecut Ill uuppc ucmiche.
I'm moyimcuto mol sottoyo q uord-oSt di
CaNa Iuochcriua. mel basso corsu del
numc piuyc, furouO cGicacemoutu Der
sagliaN dai proictjili dcll'artglicria
uaIiana. % costrrtU a ritirarsi.
Durantn alcuuo iucursioui compute
dalic pattuglio italjauo cd iuglcsi, Opc-
ranti mol scttorc di Aaiago, furuuo cat
iurati alcuni prigiouiJri.
Erco n ,esto del Communicate ulliciale
pubblicato. iori dal Miuistero della
Guerra in Roma;
Moderate attiyita' de- parte del
Iartiglicria G dele pattuglic q stata
scgnalatu lungo tut,a la froutc.
lie uostrc battcrio attaocHruuO trup-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

strongly throughout the day ON tho
whole northern battlefront Heavy
and continuous assaults have been
delivered by fresh German divi-
sions IN the region of the River
Lave, between LoiSuc and LCstrem.
Tn this fighting the lifty.tifth
Division has beaten Off inccssuut at
tacks with great loss to the enemy
and by vigorous and successful
counter-attaCks has rccapturod po-
sitions into which the enemy had
forced his way.
Heavy fighting has taken place at
Estarios and between Estaircs aud
StCCnwCrck. ln this sector also the
enemy attacked i'm strength and
succeeded i'm pushing back our line
to just north of these places.
North Of Armcuticrc- determined
attack developed this morning
against our positions i'm the neigh
borhood Ui plucEStcgrt wood and
the enemy made some progress. Fur
thcr north "a heavy attack was
launched this morning against our
lines iu the roighburhoud of Wyt-
s"htctc and IIollchckc. but was COM
pletcly ropul~"d by tho Nmth Dlvi-
sion with great loss TO the enemy.
Fighting Is continuing on tho
whole front between la Easscc
Canal and the Nprcs-ComiucS Canal.
ON the remainder Of the British
front the day again passed compare
tiNplN utlipt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
U-BOAT LOSSES STILL
GREATER THAN OUTPUT
Naval Expert Warns Of Over
confidence From Dimi-
mutton of Sinkings

London, April t2.--Thc naval corrc-
spondcnt OF tho Times commenting on
tho Admiralty's weekly report OF losses
from submarines, says:
''rhc comparatively small losses. COM
Ing at the same time as the improved
output for March. may he regarded as a
matter OF satisfaction. but how big TIE
shiIs were that were sunk last wccl, the
return docs not show At best. the Zig
ur"s merely Indicate that the pendulum
appears TO be swinging once more in
or favor
THE public may indeed hope that the
measures being taken for dealing with
the menace arc having their effect, aud
credit viii hc given to our American
allies fer their helpful cooperation. The
aestroycrs and small craft which 20
largely represent the American coutin-
gent have proved Of essential assistance
IN escort duties and patrol work. as vol
ts in hunting the submarine pest
out Of sixteen vessels attacked last
week. ten escaped, "a larger propur,io ion
than hitherto ha- been recorded The
escape rt q" per cent. which was the
record wccE before last. has been insrc-
uurut.
"Tho average for tho whole period
since the return has hrcu tseu"a is nearer
33 per cent. Too much may not bc
argued from the latest record, but wbat
with the system Of convoy. "a greater
number Of houts armed ami a better
lookout, 10 might be expected the pro-
portion Of vessels escaping would show
an Increase.
"Thc public should not draw ha-iN
conclusions from these figures, The
losses are sufficiently high to show that
the menace Of the submarine continues
serious, How serious may be- indicated
by taking the average loss Of big ships
iu the last quarter as basis of calcula-
tiou. This loss was nearly io.j ships a
week. Assuming this loss win continue
FOR the whole Of the year, the number
Of ships sunk would SIC.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

venchy and the subsequent holding back
Of tho German food on the banks 81
the Lys were the honors OF the day.
Captured maps show the objective Of
the DAYS operations was occupation OF
Bcthuuc for which they have at least
four miles TO go. More interesting stll
are captured German instructions to tho
troops engaged to attack tho Glvenchy
area, which tell them they need not
fear as they arc attacking with three
divisions against six English companies
and that the Fifty-ffth Division, before
them, Is already tired out. II IL was IL
did not seem 10 know II.
Just beginning Of a Drive
German avlators captured Tuesday
said the operation was only the begin
ming of q great offensive on n twenty
Gve-uilc front and IN fact the attack
spread far north Of Armentieros. There
II seems, the enemy had reached the
village OF Messiues.
Tho bombardmcut preceding the at
tack was extremely heavy, but indeed
the whole oC Tuesday night was night
Of tumult when few persons in all this
section can have had much sleep Re
tween 4 and o'clock the uproar in
teuaifcd into q continuous thunder
which never ceased throughout the morn
ing.
It was on the whole a fine day, IL
there were some little showers. and the
dreadfulncss rs acccntuatedl by signs Of
coming spring The first swallows are
here and the distant roar Of the guns
was puuCtuatcd by the song Of black
caps aud other new migrants from the
south which have just arrived at these
scenes Of horror.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

pc nemche allo sbocco della Nalie
San Lorenzo nella regione uep"
Vale Gadenu. ,
OstiH truppe In movimento "A nord-
est di Cavazuccherina furonO anche
cfficncemente bersagliato.
Nel bacino di Asiago moi cattu-
rammo alcuni prlrionicri.
tuberculosis e. state iniziata con Il duplice
scobo di provvedere di cure del neces-
snri soccorsi I numerosi prigionieri at
guerra italiani rimpatriat dallAustria
@ provculre II contaglo con lie loro
famiglic.
t'no specialc decreto e state pup
t'lcHto q con esso s'imponc "A tutti gil
osppdall ed tuttc 10 istituzioni di carita'
dl aprirc rlparti per In cura del tubcr-
colosi. n decrcto regola pure lammis'
stone del prEiOnicrl di guerra rimpatria-
ii @ stnbilsce comitati PROVINCIAL nj
quail G. aHidata la supervisione del uat-
tamento antitubercoloticO.
Una spesa annuale per Ia somma di
400, 600 di dollsri e. stata autorizzata
per Ia propaganda contro la terrible
,nalattia. lie spese per Ia cura del
malati verranno sostenute dal Ministcro
della Guerra da Quella della Marina,
~ saranno anche coperte con contri-
buzionl delle istituzioni dai sussidi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
Nieuw Amsterdam Safe

Rotterdam, April 12.--The Dutch
liner Nieuw Amsterdam, from New
York. has arrived of the Hook of lIol-
land.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
SECRET WIRELESS PLANT
IN URUGUAY SUSPECTED

MOntevideO, April 12.-An innuen-
tial business man at the head of the
pro-German movement I'm Uruguay
Us in close communication with tho
German authorities, il Is charged by
al TELEGRAPH, and during the recent
German offensive he has been advised
tof German successes in advance OF in
formation reaching the newspapers.
The newspaper asserts it 1t believed
ifhese advices are received through
secret wireless stations
BuenOs Aires, April l2.--The fact
Eerman newspaper in Buenos Aires
daily receives at 3 o'clock i'm the after
noon the German communication
which arrives at midnight by cable IL
considered evidence that a hidden
wireless station exists somewhere in
sSouth America. These dispatches are
said 10 be received from the west
fcoast, and the authorities express the
kbelief there is a wireless station some
where in the Andes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
i. s. MARKS TINE
ON VLADIVOSTOK
State and Navy Depart
ments Await Reports on
Landing of Ameri-
can Forces
fFILLED WITH DYNAMITE"
Situation Thus Regarded, Ow-
ing to Pro-Germanism of
Lenine and His Agents
Toxic. April II.

Toxic. April II.
! British marines have been landed
nt Vladiyostok and Americans are
expected TO land soon, the japanese
admiralty announced today.
The Japanese commander at Nlad-
ivostok has issued a statement TO the
Russian people Eeassuring them that
the landing of armed forces was
merely for the purpose Of protecting
Allied lives and property.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
BRITISH SWEEP GERMANS
FROM FRONT NEAR GIVENCHY

Continued from PsEe One
ion az 10 the objects Of the German
general staff. Many French war cN-
perts regard tho new German drive
between La Bassee Canal and tho Npres-
Confines Canal as diversion. while
others view Il as n serious attempt to
break through 90 Calais and Dunklrk.
Amlens Is still regarded as one OF
the chief German objectives and re-
newai Of fighting IN thae zone, especially
along the section Of the front held by
the French, was expected momcntarliy
today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

British Headquarters. April T.
The immediate brunt Of Tuesday $
attack below Armentiores did not fall
on the British troops, but upon the
Portuguese, who held the center front,
which was attacked. This was perhaps
in accordance with tho same policy
that prompted the Germans to strike
the first juncture of the British and
French armies March 20.
The preliminary artillery lombard
ment was heavy along the whole Sec
tor. II was made at o'clock in the
morning. The terrific shclling covered
a. front of 1900 yards. The Germans
threw the weight OF at least eight divi-
sions, mostly fresh. Under the strength
Of massed attacks the Portuguese
front line held.
once more the Germans had the ad-
vantage of the thick morning mist
Prisoners declare their meteorological
experts predict another misty morning
advance. The Germans at several
points had not only cut the wire by
hand, but they had worked around to
advanced positions before their ap-
proach was detected. Other advanced
posts were assailed.
Under the tremendous weight Of the
German impact the Portuguese soon
after 9 o'clock were forced back TO
places near the first breach. being near
Fauqulssart Small units continued
ilghting desperately, though surrounded,
and against hopeless odds. The second
and third lines on which terrific artil-
ierv harrage had been directed, were
similarly rushed, Overrun by the pre-
ponderant weight os numbers.
stood Ground TO the Last
The story is told Of extremely gallant
lighting by "A battalion Of Portuguese
in the neighborEood Of In Couture
which fought until without ammunition.
Getting more. the body went on stub
borny clinging TO the positions until a
large proportion was killed PorJu-
guese artillery also behaved extremely
we'll the loss in both men and guns
being considerable.
There we're many cases where Po~-
tuguese artillery held firm at point
blank range till German masses were
at close hand. Then the crews disabled
their guns, but only at the last moment.
Besides their own guns. numbers OF
Portuguese artillerymeu were working
with the British heavy batteries. The
British commanding officer Is loud In
praise Of the splendid way the Portu-
guese stuck with their British com
rades. The Portuguese positions. the last
Of which ran by Laveutic and Richie
bourg-St. Naast. were all in the advance
OF what is known as "a blank battle zone,
but this breach center threw enormous
strain on the British lTifty-flfth Division
at the extreme right, which held its posi-
tion. The Lancashire men threw back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

\ dispatch from Paris quoted Marcel
Hutin. a writer on military affairs for
the Echo de Paris. as saying that "all
now depends upon the arrival Of British
reserves to break tho Germans efforts
TO outnank Nniens'
Major de CivricuX, Of the Matu. pre-
diets another spread Of German pressure
further north I'm an effort TO break
Tn" iuncture Of tho British and Bclgian
armies. just as tho Germans tried 10 put
q wedge between the French and British
armies az Amicns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
| TEUTONI RESPTNTI
DAI CANNON ITALIANI
Truppe Nemiche Bersagliate
nellie Valli San Lorenzo
e Gadena
DI PRIGIONlERl
L'Italia Inizia una Campagna Contro
la Tubcrculosi Dispone pei
Necessari Soccorsi

Published and Distributed Under
PERMIT so. 34i ,
Authorized nv the act Of Ocioner "
1917. ON Glc at the postollcc OF fhlla-
l,lphia, Pa.
Igy order Of the President. ......
A. S BtRLESoN,
Postmaster General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12

Washington, April -.
The state and Navy Departments
Tere making earnest efforts today to
tet an official report from Rear Ad-
miral KniFht. commanding the Asiatic
ntet. regarding the landing of American
naval forces at Vladivostok. In the
absence of such report. It was assumed
That the senior officer Of the naval
units in the Russian harbor had acted,
as have the Japanese and British there,
70 police American interests only. II
n assumed that a full report now is
on It's way to this city.
No international complications are
feared. although the general situation
IN the Far East is described officially
No '1oaded with dynamite. 1t SIS eN-
pected that the reported American ac-
fion will be seized upon by Lenine and
his pro-German agents to intlame the
Russian people. This will be offset.
howeyer. by an American statement as
10 necessity for the action. Anarchy
mas been rife at Nladivostok, and II
"a assumed that Americans would Join
the Japanese and British In case Of
extreme necessity.
y II has been known for some time
though confidentially-that the United
States was represented in the squadron
King Off the Siberian port, but officials
there unless American lives. as well
as property. were endangered
London, April t2.-The American
Government has no reason not TO APP
prove of the landing Of British and
.1apanese forces at Vladivostok as far as
the British government knows, Lord
ftobert Cecil, Parliamentary Under Sec
iAtayv for Foreign Affairs. said in the
,gIo-se Of Commons in replying 20
question.
( The foreign Consuls IN Vlsdivostok
officiaily have informed the President
81 the local Zemstvo that the landing
ae allied marines there was due to
lsnarchy and that the forces will be
withdrawn as soon as the Consuls con-
alder that order has been restored, ac-
tording 10 a Vladivostok telegram re-
4eived in Petrograd and forwarded by
ksuter's correspondent.
rhe Russian Foreign Minister. NJ.
rrehitcherin. has informed the Chinese
siovernment that the Russian Soviet
fscvernnnent will regard relations be-
tween the Chinese authorities and for
ner Russian diplomats as interference
Il Russian internal affairs and as as
;stance to the enemies OF the Council
81 Peoples Commissaries.
fThe Russians referred to are repre-
,sentAtives OF the former Russian ne
xime who are supporting the movement
"a Eastern Siberia and Mongolia to
.overthrow the BolsheyilIi)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-04
Christmas Pies

withal to purchase them. And one
might scrape up little joy without
pies, but sad to contemplate would
be a predicament in which we side
tracked merriment altogether in pur-
suit Of pies, as we are dangerously
prone to do in these nationwide days.
So a merry quip and little informa-
ton concerning we olde tyne pies is
not amiss, to remind us of thepieful
and joyful Christmas we used TO know
The first pies, so Selden tells us,
were made in shapes to resemble the
cradle of the Bethlehem babe, hence
we still have the crossed bands across
the tops of our own tiny pellets, re-
pleas Of the original bands which
adorned the cradle-shaped pies and
were meant to represent the linen
bands which held the baby in. The
cooks in those days evidently had a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-04

corner on all games, for to believe
the tales, they put every game bird
they could find into these famous
pies. 1t was nothing for crust to
be lined with such markings as twenty
salmon, ten peacocks, eggs, raisins,
lemon peel, and sugar and spice and
everything nice to make a game pie
taste like more. The mixture was
mystic, wise ceremony, jealousy
guarded by the chief cook, and con-
Stunning days in preparation of the
actual cooking. The most remarkable
pie on record, and one not likely
ever to be duplicated, was concocted
in ITO, and contained the following
bewildering array of ingredients: Two
barrels of -four twenty pounds of
butter, four geese, two turkeys, two
rabbits, four wild ducks, two wood
cocks, six snipes, four cartridges.
seven blackbirds, six pigeons, two
curlews, two heats tongues, and oh,
few other little things like lemon and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-04
CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII AND
SAMOA


Christmas In its true meaning is
commemorated by almost the entire
world; and under the starry banner Of
the United States Of America 1t Is
kept in the manner we keep it here,
from frigid Alaska to southern seas,
from Atlantic to Pacific and westward
to the gateway of the Orient. It Is
interesting to know how the season is
spent in those delightful islands OF
ours In the Pacific, where SHOWS never
blanket the earth in immaculate ST.
lence, nor wintry blasts provide whist
ling accomplishments to jingling sleigh
bells.
In Hawaii and Samoa Christmas day
is observed just as it is in the state,
insofar as the contrast in climate and
customs allows it. Only perhaps in
remote parts OF the Philippines are
there few spots whose inhabitants
have not been reached and taught the
Christian way of keeping Christmas;
only very few places where a home
sick American girl teacher throws her
self amid the lacy ferns in some SUM-
lit glade, and adds to the lazy chatter
OF little brook her teary remem-
brance OF plum pudding, turkey and
cranberry sauce.
The natives Of Hawaii have long
since adopted, in a measure, the New
England customs Of celebrating Christ
mas. They go to their lovely, pic
turesque churches in the morning, and
the afternoon is given over to visits
among neighbors and friends, costume
parties, and giving of gifts, the latter
being confined mostly to simple pres
ents for the children, practice which
might well be adopted by the mother
country.
In one city, Hilo, one may have the
unique pleasure Of having Hawaii and
New England at the same. time For
directly above the town stands the
regal mountain. Mauna Kea, $4,000
feet high. and which is perpetually
snow-covered. With a little persua-
sion and much obvious clinking of sill.
yer, the natives will 60 up and return
with cart load of honest-to-goodness
snow. Thus one may have a lively
land necessarily speedy SNOWFALL
fight, and retire to the shade of a
sheltering palm to cool off! No pref
tier sight can be imagined than Mauna
Kea at dawn on Christmas morning
Ones first impression is balmy June
day. then the startling contrast of the
snow-covered mountain directly above