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Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17

The fiahting in France has quite eelIpsed in popular interest the recent
 renewal of activity in Albania and northern Greece, yet in relation to the whole military situation this section
 must not be overlooked. From the port of Ayiona, opposite the heel of Italy, across to Caloniki on the Aegean Sea the distance is only 125 miles, but the country is so cut up by mounta ins and river valleys and so utterly lack
 ing in any means of communication that the population is most wretehed and ignorant and the movements of a modern army is impossible The Italians, however. have been using all these months of quiet in the reorgan- tzation of the country, the establish ment of sanitary regulations. the in- | stitution of justice and the building of roads and bridges rivaiing those of the Romans of old. Austrian prison l CTS have done much of the, work un- der the direction of Italian officers | For their great offensive on the Piave the Austrians had taken from every
 ether front every man that could pos sibly be spared, and with knowledge
 of this weakened condition of the lines l in Albania the Italians have struck northeastward from Aylona and have taken Berat, the greatest Austrian
 base in this region. Not many men
 were taken, perhaps there were moi
 many to take. but the Austrian loss in guns, equipment and supplies was
 undoubtedly very large. There are all
 So French forces opera ting in this re- zion and these have linked up theil
 left with the Italian right wing East
 of the lakes in the region of Monastil
 the allied forces have shown renewed
 activity and thus all along this from
 pressure is being brought to bear or
 Austria in addition to her defeat ir
 northern Italy and her economic anG
 political troubles at home.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17

The initiaI day Of the great attack was altogether most satisfactory to the allies. One need but recall the forty mile advance toward Amiens in
 March. the nine mile April drive into the British lines below Ypfes the May thrust that carried the invaders thir
 ty miles southWard to the Marne, and compare with these successes the practical stoppage of this present and greatest attempt on the first day. Or to make another comparison, each of the former drives netted miles on the first rush by reason of the rain of high explosive and gas that had pre- eeded it: in this last attempt. though more gas and more explosive shells were employed than ever before, when | the infantry came on the defense was
 still intact and fought the Germans l to a standstill: For was there any thing even faintly approaching the
 sweep that had carried the Huns past | Bapaume and Rove or up and over the
 Chemin des Danes and the heights ei
 the Aisne.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17

The internal weakness Of Germany is clearly shown in her announced de-
 eision to free Lenines government of responsibility for the murder of her ambassador in Moscow The Social
 Revolutionists, Kerenslly's old party, the bitter opponents of the anarehis-
 tic. Bolsheviki, now acknowledge that they ordered the assassination of Ceun: von Mirbach. inasmuch as he was the kaiser's personal representa-
 tive and the virtual ruler of Russia. It needed less of 8 pretense than this to justify the 'Postdam conscience in seizing all Russia. but there is pre- scented to us the picture of the starv- ing man too weak to take what is within easy reach. All that Russia
 has yielded to her destroyer has been the food that was immediately seized
 The wild hopes of unlimited food that filled the hearts of the German and Austrian peoples after the treaty of Rrest tLitovsk have never been fulfill ed. Germany has been unable to com Del the Russian peasants to plant for the harvest Of 1918 and too hard press ed for men to plant the Russian fields
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17
FACTS AND COMMENT

The fifth great German drive Of 1918, anticipated for days and weeks, was launched in the night following Frances great national holiday on sixty five mile front, the longest that
 has yet been attempted on the west ern front The battle started at mid night with the heaviest and deepest bonbardment yet experienced. Great naval guns had been emploced by the Germans and shells were hurled IS and 20 miles behind the allies lines to hinder the movement of reenforcing troops. With the dawn of Monday the Teuton troops drove forward with all their force from Massiges, thirty miles east of Rheims, to Vaux ten miles the other side of Chateau Thier- ry. Each portion of the long battle line has it's own story of furious att tack and heroic defense. East of Rheims, except at one small point, the
 French troops held the Germans ab- solutely in their tracks Rheims it. self was not attacked. The high com- mand evidently did not care to repeat the experience of such a defeat as the crown prince suffered July 1, but
 trusted to isolate the place by suc- cessful advances east and west, From Rheims to Dormans where the line
 joined the Marne the gains were verg slight. Here Italian troops were as.
 sisting the French in the defense.
 Beyond Dormans and as far as Cha.
 teau Thierry American troops sta toned along the south bank of the river bore the brunt of the assault. A week ago air scouts had discovered pontoens and other bridging mater 1 ial secreted in the woods, and though the American artillery had given these the best of their attentions, the great 1 est loss to the Germans was not the l destruction of their property but the | disclosure of their plans to attempt | 8 crossing right here. When there | fore they came on in the mists of thf early morning, the American guns | time and again destroyed their bridges while machine gun and rifle fire rake6 their lines. In spite of all this, mum bers told and towards noon the Ger
 mans succeeded in getting nearly g l division across the river. Then the | impossible happened. In the midst o
 an enforced retirement. in the faet
 of an enemy who rocked not of losses the Americans organized and exc 1 cuted a counter-attack and aetuall! 1 drove the entire German force bacl i to and across the river, taking over ( 1 tHouSahd prisoners. By n1SnJ no Ger
 mans were left opposite the American
 positions south of the Marne Fol
 lowing the line of operations south
 west to Chateau Thierry and thence
 northwest to Vaux, not only did thu | furious early morning attack of th' Germans meet with a complete check but the American occupiers of thu l shattered town seized the offensive
 and advanced 200 yards beyond thei original positions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Let No Legislative Candidate Dodge

that the political parties have made their entries for
honors Ohio voters have plenty of time to investigate
candidates and determine their availability Not candi
should be nominated who opposed to the ratification of
National Prohibition amendment 1t does not make diff
what the qualifications of legislative candidate if
defeat him at the primaries August 49, We do
by candidate be nominated merely because
dry he lacks all the other essentials, but do
that candidate opposed to ratification outweghs
all the good qualities he may possess
Ohio drys be nightly earnest this point This
year the drys should take anything ted
Legislative candidate tries stradde ninety nine times out
him down See to 1t egis
tell where they stand ratification The
will for ratification is not ashamed to
who will ratification and for the
German will try dodge Do not let him. Make him
the music If he the people, the people
how he stands this important public
issue-The American Issue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
ONE BILLION BUSREL
WHEAT CROP UNLIKELY
Record Production Of Corn, How
ever, Is Promised.

Washington, July 10.-Government
hopes for 1000 900 ,000-bushel wheat
crop received a setback when the
agricultural departments July fore
cast showed a reduction Of 40,000,000
bushels in the prospective crop. I'm
favorable weather conditions during
June cut the estimated harvest to
S91 100000 bushels from the 31000,-
600 bushels forecast in June. Produc-
tion estimates on other croTs also
were slightly reduced.
A record production of corn the
most valuable of all the country's
crops. IS promised, with an estimate
of l60,0CO,0 900 bushels
Although June weather was some
what mfavorable for most crops, in
dications are that the seasons har'
vest viii make this a bumper year.
In addition TO a record crop of corn,
harley, rye, sweet potatoes and rice
are forecast to exceed all previous
yearly reduction, and the harvest of
oats, white potatoes. tobacco and nay
will be larger than the average of the
years, 1926.
Wheat, notwithstanding the reduc
tion caused by the months poor
weather, will have larger produc-
tion than the flve-year average OF
300, 100000 bushels. Government crop
experts explain that the final output
of the crops will be larger or smaller
than forecast by them to-day as con-
ditions from now to time of harvest
are better or worse than the average.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
medium through which people OF Ohio

medium through which people Of Ohio
answered the appeal of the president
that none be unenlisted."
While the treasury department has
allowed Ohio all of this year to meet
It's w. S. S. allotment, 1t is the aim Of
the Ohio War Savings Committee to
mop up" on its job before the October
Liberty Loan campaign.
By reason of the War Savings Week
drive, Morrow county follows on the
heels of Ashland county in passing its
1918 quota in cash sales. Ashland, the
first county in the nation to go on the
''honor roll" is we'll on its way to
meeting its second allotment Of 500 per
capita.
These counties secured pledges and
made cash sales during the weeks
campaign just closed in sufficient
amount to insure the passing of the
yearly allotment in less than half the
time allowed: Champaign, Clark,
Coshocton, Erie, Marion, Noble, High
land, Geauga, Putnam, Seneca and
Stark Many others have approx
mated the amount set as the goal for
this years War Savings sales.
In Cuyahoga county, cash sales in
excess of $500,o00 were made during
the special week, with addition of
$5,000,000 in pledges. Cincinnati and
Hamilton county secured pledges Of
about $3,0OO,0O0; Franklin county,
including Columbus, pledges Of 49,
100000, and Lucas county promises to
buy of 100000. A million in pledges
were secured in Belmont county.
Records made by Stark and Clark
counties are the most enviable Of any
In the state, considering that these
are industrial communities. Quota
for the former county was set for the
year at $1,43S,140, while its mark at
tanned in cash and pledges is $1,675,-
000 In Stark county, with an allot-
ment of $2,872,OOO, cash sales and
pledges to the first of the month
passed the $S,OO0,O0O mark.
While every county in Ohio secured
millions of dollars In War Savings
Stamp pledges and although many
have "hit the tape" there will be no
diminution in the efforts of local
chairmen to continue the campaigns
Many of the counties are planning to
follow example of Ashland county,
where cash quota of $50 per capita
was passed several months ago, and
where the sale Of W. s. s. has been
continued with such vigor that the
sales now equal about $25 for every
person.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
WIRE CONTROL
BILL Sent IN
Reported Without Amendment or
Further Hearing,
PROMPT ACTION ANTICIPATED

, Head of the Western Union Appears
Before Senate Committee and Is
Examined at Length - Pomerene
and Others Insist Upon Further
Hearings, but Are Voted Down.
Vacation Talk Revived.
Washington. July 1O.-By vote OF
to 3, the senate interstate COM
merce committee decided to report
without amendment or further hear
ngs the house resolution authorizing
government control during the war
telegraph, telephone, cable and
radio systems.
Chairman Smith is undetermined
whether to urge immediate consider
alton and thus replace the $ll,OO0,OOU
emergency agricultural appropriation
bill with its wartime prohibition
rider While expecting a bitter con
test senate leaders believe a vote can
be reached soon and that further
h2arings will not be ordered in view
Of the presidents insistence that
early action be taken
After the senate rejected the COM
mittee report on a point Of order chat
a majority of the committee mem
bers and not of those present mus
vote to report legislation, Chairman
Smith mustered all members of the
committee in Washington, 10 sena
tors finally attending the session.
President Carlton of the Western
Union Telegraph company was in
town and he was examined at length
behind closed doors. Mr. Carlton told
the committee that he did not think
there was necessity for the govern
ment taking over telegraph lines, but
that he would not oppose it unless
the design was to unionize the em-
ployes.
After Mr.. Carlton was heard Sen.
ators Pomerene Of OhiQ and Gore Of
Oklahoma, Democrats, and Kellogg
of Minnesota, Republican, insisted
upon further hearings, but were voted
down.
Despite the houses defeat last
week Of the summer vacation plan,
discussion of a recess in the near fu-
ture was revived among senators.
Senate leaders expressed hope that
the wire control resolution and the
prohibition issue might soon be dis
posed Of thus enabling congress
either to adjourn until Aug. Il or to
take thres-day and weekend re-
cesses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12

Columbus, Ohio-(SpeciaD BY her
achievement in selling more than
$4,000 of War Savings Stamps, Flora
Le.stner, a pupil in Westwood School,
Cincinnati, is the first School Sammy
in Ohio to become a general" She
has been given a specially designed
button to distinguish her rank in the
School Sammy Army of Ohio.
Besides Miss Leistner, there are ten
other generals" in the Ohio School
Sammy Army. They are, in order in
which they attained the rank: Evelyn
Clutch, Indianola School, Columbus;
Durward b. Haggerty, Hillsboro;
Thomas Reid, st. Xavier's School,
Cincinnati; Katherine Normile, st.
Xavier's School, Cincinnati; Dorothy
Nelson, Marengo; Rebecca Davis,
Salem; Mary c. Huston, Bellefon-
tame; John Hatcher, Fair Avenue
School, Columbus; Esther Schultz,
Linwood School, Cincinnati; Helen 2.
Baker, Homework.
Manner in which School Sammy
ranks are merited follows: Sale of
"a War Savings Stamps, corporal; 40,
sergeant; 80, second lieutenant; 120,
first lieutenant; 200, captain; 400,
major; 500, colonel, and 1000, gen
eral. These sales are based on War
Savings Stamps at maturity value of
50 each.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Soldiers and ShipbuiLderS

We have told that take the booze from shpbud
will their efficiency and output 20 cent Wherein is
shpbuder different human machine from the man in
kha If booze taken away from the shpbudng will
its efficiency 25 then the order that took booze
the uniform had robbed fighters of 20 cent
of their efficiency.
Either this army order should be repealed or this booze
theory shpbuiders should be condemed in
If power without booze is only 70 cent eff
should be order issued at that in
America take much booze ons daily to speed
up the nations power per efficiency of booze
less American power neXcusabe crime if under
that properly boozed can be speed
ed up % per cent in winning the
if this be true, every Prohbonist should be shot at day
break s pro traitors German American Alliance
placed entire charge of the warwo at Washngton-Fred
G. Bale
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
BUCKEYE NEWS NOTES
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO RESIDENTS OF OHIO.
Grain Prospects In Ohio.

Columbus, July S.-Forty million
bushels will be Ohio's wheat crop
this year, according to N. f. Shaw,
secretary of agriculture, If threshers
reports show an average yield Of 20
bushels to the acre, as is likely, he
says. The prospective yield IS lOo
per cent of an average crop, or II
bushels an acre, based on reports re-
ceiyed July l. Corn shows gener-
ally healthy condition and the crop is
estimated at 90 per cent of the aver
age. Dry weather caused decline
CT 8 per cent in oats prospects. Win
ter killing Of peaches seems to have
been general throughout the state.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Minister Under Arrest.

Cleveland, July S.-Rev w. A.
Werth, pastor of German church at
Winesburg, Holmes county, o., was
arrested by federal officers in Wines
burg. Preaching over the dead body
Of an American soldier whose body
was brought to the village for burial,
Rev. Mr. Werth is alleged to have
made the funeral service medium
for melting insuordination in the ma
tion's military and naval forces.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Train Hits Auto; Three Killed.

Springfield, o., July 8. - Albert
Yake and his wife and H. NJ Cart,
nell of New Moorefeld were killed
when Pennsylvania passenger train
struck The automobile IL witch they
were riding at South Charleston. this
county. Miss Crystal Yake, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Yake, was injured so
badly that 81 e may die Mrs Cart
me-! also was severely injured. They
are in the Xenia hospital.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Wilson's Great Address

President Wilson's Fourth of July address at Mt Vernon
Washington has inspired the whole country with
every sacrifice required in the awful
engaged point literary form and expression it clas
sic but in higher sion and an inspiration How
in these days of noisy contention to have leader
who the issue clearly calmly that the heart
the nation seize hold of it and call its faith 1t the d
patriotism, and every will read in it the nobest
logic national duty If the schools only in session
grand reading lesson would make But lacking these
should be read aloud in every family circle B
should be read by parent to the boys and girls of
household Ohio State Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Farmer IN Trouble.

Tiffin, O., July 10.--J. Watson I'M
SER 70, farmer residing east of Tit-
fin, was arrested and taken before
Commissioner Crane in Toledo to an
swer to charge of attempting to OBJ
struct the operation of the draft law.
Unser, it is alleged aided his brother,
Dawson Unser, to dodge the draft
after the latter failed to file e ques-
tiOnnaire,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Ohio W. S. S. QUOTA
over HALF TAKEN
Pledge Week Drive Gives State
S67,OO0,OOO Total

Columbus, O.-(SpeciaD-Of Ohio's
1918 War Savings Stamp quota OF
sos 600 coo, more than $67O0O,0OO was
subscribed. in cash and pledges, to
July l. This result was achieved as a
result of observance Of National War
Savings Week in this state, as a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12

Columbus, July 10.--John Claproot,
As, burglar, was shot and killed by
Policeman ]. D. Simms in the saloon
of Nick Francisco here. When or
dered to throw up his hands, police
say Claproot did not need, He struck
Simms with a chisel and Simms fired
Claproot fell dead with bullet in his
heart
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Closed Town Ordered.

St. Clairswlle. O., July lO.-Mayor
Henry NJ. Davies has ordered the
Sunday blue laws" enforced here.
The sale of tobacco, candy and SINH
lar articles is prohibited on the Sab
bath and ice cream may be sold only
during the meal hours at restaurants.
Garages are not permitted to sell oil
or gasoline on Sundays.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Beef Restriction Modified.

Columbus, July 8. - Beginning to-
day, public eating houses may serve
beef at one meal a day instead OF
only four a week, State Food Admin
istrator Croxton announced. The re-
striction imposed recently permitted
the food administration to meet de-
mands for export sooner than antici-
Dated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
AnnraiaaI of Camp Perry.

Columbus, July 10.-Camp Perry,
on which the state expended $1G7 0O0
has been appraised by the federal
government, which wants to take it
over permanently, at $150,000, Gov
ernor Cox has been advised, The fed
eral government has refunded $780,
600 to the state officials hope to get
an agreement by which the war de-
partment will pay $4,000 more The
camp consists of i04 acres.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
FOOD SITUATION IMPROVING
Hoover Sees No Danger Of a Sugar
Famine Here.


Famine Here.
Washington. July 1O-Defnite as.
surances that there is no danger of a
sugar famine we're given by the food
administration, and the food situation
generally was declared to be better
than Mt any time since America un.
dertook the feeding of the allied
world. The American public will,
however be expected to observe
closely the new regulations limiting
the household per capita consumption
OF sugar to three pounds monthly and
to continue all other conservation
measures at least in part. Whatever
saving other than provided for in the
regulations that may become neces-
sary to remove all danger Of famine
will be done by manufacturers.
It. was pointed out regarding the
wheat situation that even with the
prospect of 900,000,0O0 bushel
wheat crop there can be little, If any,
lessening Of present conservation
measures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
corqed, Stuck in Chimney.

Starkville, Miss.-When Henry Red
us opened his grocery store he found a
seventeen-year-old negro boy wedged
in the chimney. The negro entered
the store by way of the chimney and
filled himself with good things to eat,
not forgetting to cram his pockets as
we'll as his stomach. Then he tried to
force his way out through the chin
ney and stuck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
For Commissioner

HILL-We are authorized to announce
the name of George Hill of Dublin town
ship as ascandidate for County COm1nis-
sioner denomination of Mercer county,
subject to the decision of the Democratic
voters at the county primary, Tuesday,
August 13, 1918.
NOW-We are authorized to announce
the name of John Now, of Hopewell
township, as a candidate for County Com
missioner (renomination) of Mercer
county, subject to the decision of the
Democratic voters at the county primary
Tuesday, August 13, 1913.
STEINBRUNNER-We are authorized
to announce the name of Robert Stein
brunner, of Recovery township, as can
didate for Commissioner of Mercer coun-
ty, subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic voters at the county primary
Tuesday, August l3, 1918.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
Saw Many Years of Service.

Circleville, O., July 9.-H. c Gard.
ner, Sc, agent for the Pennsylvania
Railroad company since 1911, is dead
He was former agent at Sabina, and
had been in the service of the Penn
sylyania company gor ~ years
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12

Woman's friend is a Large Trial
BJttle of Sanol Prescription, Fine
for black heads, Eczema and all
rough skin and clear complexion. a
real skin Tonic, Get a 35c Trial Bot
tie at the drug store. adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
To Our Subscribers

Unless all back subscription is paid
and the paper ordered stopped, we will
take it for granted that it is the inten-
ton of our readers to continue their
subscriptions at the new rate in
effect IulN L lQlS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
To Raise More Wheat.

Toledo, July 9. - Lucas county
farmers have pledged to sow $4,000
acres in wheat next fall and spring,
reports 70 Cour Farm Agent Ray
i. nonnan shOE nc previous high
record was 15,00r res. A standard
tkI%shins price cents a bushel
has heen fixed 10. tais season.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
For Recorder

WOLF-We are authorized to an
nounce the name of Albert B. Wolfe, Of
Recovery township, as a candidate tor
County Recorder of Mercer County, sub
ieCt to the decision Of the Democratic
voters at the county primary, Tuesday,
August l3, 1918.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-07-12
For Surveyor

MORRISON--We are authorized to
announce the name of R. B. Morrison
as a candidate for County Surveyor Gre
nomination. of Mercer county, subject
to the decision of the Democratic voters
at the county primary, Tuesday, August
13 1918