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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
CALL 1000 SELECTS
FOR AUTO COURSE

Indiana has been called upon to sup
ply 1000 men who are mechanically
inclined, to take a course Of training
in automobile mechanics at Purdue
and Valparaiso Universities. Five hun
dred men will be sent to Valparaiso on
August l, and 500 to Purdue on Aug
ust %.
Wayne county's quota of this num-
Der is men for each Of the two uni
versities, and the Richmond board has
issued call for volunteers who may
make application direct to the board.
Men who wish to go to Valparaiso on
August l should apply before Monday,
July %, and those who wish to go to
Purdue on August %, should apply
before August Is. Only men of de-
ferred classification are eligible for
voluntary induction at this time, and
they must have grammar school edu-
cation or its equivalent, and have some
mechanical aptitude or training.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
METHODIST CHURCH
TO RAISE WAR FUND
By McManus

The Methodist Episcopal church is
raising one million dollars TO be adj
ministered by the War Council of the
church. The money will be used for
camp zone activities for the entertain
ment and comfort of soldiers, for the
equipment of Methodist chaplains with
music, picture machines, and other
things essential to effective service.
Part of the fund will be used to sup
port the Methodist orphanages in
France and for war relief work in
Italy and Russia. where the church
has strong organizations
The bulletin of the Great Lakes
Naval Training camp gives the religi-
ons of the 1854 new men who enter
ed the camp in June. The largest
number affiliated with any church was
the Roman Catholics, 2,907 or q per
cent. The next largest number was
the Methodists. 2.S01, or 90 per cent
While the Y. NJ. C. A. cares for the
boys in camp the church finds large
opportunities outside of the camps.
Sunday the First Methodist church
will have patriotic rally and make
its contribution for the million dollar
fund
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punches, 10c; green peas, i5c pound ;
Swiss Chard, 10c bunch; Shives. Ice
bunch; new potatoes, 75c peck; green
corn, Is cents dozen.
FRUITS
Calf cherries, 60c ID: watermelons
81 each; peaches. 10c ID: sour cher
ries, 25c qt.; apples, old, sc each
grape fruit, 10015c; lemons 60 cents
per doz.; bananas, 10c h.; lines, SOC
per doz; oranges, 40c to 60c doz.:
pineapples, soc each; new apples, 15e
pound; red rasEberries, soc quart
berries, Acc quart; dewberries, soc
a quart; gooseberries, 1Sc per quart
black raspberries, soc a quart; buckle
currants, 25c quart; apricots, Csc a
pound; Cal. Canteloupes, 10000
each; cocoanuts, 15c each California
plums, Csc pound; Goose plums, 15e
quart; Honey Dew melons, soc each.
MISCELLANEOUS
Eggs. SIC per dozen; butter, cream
cry, 53c; country, 42c per pound.
Misunderstanding
Butter, 32c; eggs, 32c; old chockens
zoe; frys, 35c Id.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
GIRL INJURED IN
AUTO COLLISION

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, July 10
Daphe Wore of Whitewater. was in.
jured In an automobile accident near
here when two machines, one driven
by the girls father, Samuel Wore, and
the other by Samuel Roberts of Lynn
were in a collision.
The car driven by Mr.. Wore was
travelling at rapid rate Of speed, it
is said, and became unmanage able
when it hit a gravel bed in the road
The driver was unable to turn out OF
the way of the Roberts machine which
was going in the opposite direction
and the two cars came together.
Daphne Wore was thrown against
the broken windshield and suffered
cuts about the head and face None
of the other occupants of either car
were injured. though both machines
were seriously damaged.
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created for themselves niche in the
show world that no other travelling
aggregation enjoys. Their corner stone
was order and discipline, and twenty
five years ago they laid that corner
stone Today the same state of at
fairs characterizes Gentry Brothers
shows.
From a small beginning they have
assembled the topmost round of the
ladder in the world of trained animal
shows The performance is an ever
changing Kaleidoscope performance OF
trained animals.
The parade of Gentry Brothers
shows is unique. It contains all that
is found in other parades and just
a little more In addition to the usual
functions, Gentry Brothers present the
only pageant extant that pictures the
fables OF Mother Goose. The parade
is replete with pictures of these fables.
The actors in the tableauX are educat-
ed well groomed dogs and monkeys.
Gentry Brothers shows will give two
performances here Tuesday, July %.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
LIVE STOCK PRICES
INDIANAPOLIS. July 16-Hogs-
Receipts 5000; steady
pacoip+c 1 E00. cfooSy

Receipts 5000; steady.
Cattle-Receipts 1900; steady.
Calves--Receipts 500; steady.
Sheep-Receipts. 800; steady.
Steers-Pl,me cor. led steers. t.50l
and up. S17.00017.S5; good to choice
steers, 1900 and up, $3.50 a Il %;
good to choice steers, 1850 to 1900
S16.00Q1650 good to choice steers
coo to 1000 lbs, s13.50014.25; fair to
medium yearlings. s9.75G12.00.
Heifers and Cows--Good to choice
heifers, S120odl4.50; common to fair
he!fers, $900@1075; good to choice
cows, $1l413.00; fair to medium
s95041025; Gamers and cutters.
s7.50G9.25,
Bulls and Calves---Good to prime eS.
port bulls. $3.50 q 1900; good tc
choice butcher bulls, $1l0o a IL so;
common to fair bulls, S9.00910.75;
common to best veal calves, $12.0c q
$3.50 common TO best heavy calves
sS5091S.5O; stock calves, ESQ to 45(
pounds. s10Q11.50; good to choice
i.ghts. sl610Q 1915.
Stockers and Feeding Cattle-Good
TO choice steers. 700 pounds and up.
sI1.00Q12.00: common to fair steers,
under 700 pounds. $l0.00Q11.00; good
10 choice steers, under 700 pounds.
OO@1200; common to fair steers
under 700 pounds. $9.00Q 1880; med
ium to good heifers. SS.50@10.00;
medium TO good feeding cows. SS.0o9
o so: springers. 5000 $50.
Hogs-Best heavies, $17.S5G17.95:
medium ard mixed. s17.S5@1S,0O;
good to choice lights, $4,000 1906;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
Austrian Diplomats Let
Pcrty Interests Lead
(By Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, July Is Berlin
newspapers give much attention to
the meeting of the Austrian Reich
arath called for today
Premier Won Seydler received a
number of party leaders on Saturday
and conferred with them for five
hours during which the leaders, ac-
cording to Vienna kilograms, showed
so much attachment to the interests
of their respective parties that the
premier ultimately appealed to them
to let the session pass in a way to
serve the interests of the monarchy
The conference caused a great sensa-
ton.
Vienna telegram to the Vossiche
Zeitung says that military questions.
especially events on the southwestern
1talian) front will be debated in
secret session of the reicharat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
Three Navy Recruits
Take Final Examination

The following men have been sent
to Indianapolis for the final examina-
ton for the navy: Donald A. Brooks,
1914 Main, seaman second class; Geo
w. Folker, 410 N. 16. seaman second
class; Jesse Bell, 1873 N. Fourteenth
mess attendant third class. Bell is
the first colored man to enlist in the
navy in Richmond. Burton Howard, a
negro, who applied for enlistment, en-
listed later in the army.
A telegram received at the local
navy Office states that enlistnents in
the hospital corps must only be made
by specific authority of the Navy de-
partment, in the cases Of well quail
fed men. This applies also to lands
men for general electrician, but does
not affect radio men
This order in no way affects enroll
ments in the Naval Reserve Force.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
GEORGE DOtiME DEAD.

EATON, O., July 16.-Announce
ment was received here Monday of the
death of George C. Dohme, aged 50,
which occurred Monday morning at
6 o'clock in Miami Valley hospital,
Dayton, to which institution he was
removed from his home here about
ten days ago He had ben i'll at his
home here for several weeks, the re-
suit Of an attack Of typhoid fever, and
had entered the hospital for treat
ment His wife and three children
survive Funeral services and burial
will be at Greenville, where he was
born and reared. He had resided in
Eaton the last several years. where
he represented the Union Central Life
Insurance Company, Of Cincinnati. He
held membership in the Masonic fra
ternitY
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CINCINNATI. O.. July 16.

CINCINNATI, O., July 16.
Wheat-Receipts of 161 cars Of new
wheat today were the largest with one
exception, ever received in this mar
ket in a single day. Local prices for
wheat will be computed on the zone
basis OF s2.3S&, Baltimore. for No. /
red winter and its equivalent, less the
export rate from point of shipment
Plus the local rate from point of ship
ment to Cincinnati. The price basis
for No 2 red winter wheat will be Sc
a bushel below No. /; No. wheat will
be &c below No. 2. Grades below No. 3
viii be dealt in on sample. Sales:
One hundred and twenty cars.
Corn-No. . white, S215G2.20; No.
8 white, $2.054210; No. 4 white, $40
Obs; No. 2 yellow, $1S54190; No.
yellow. $1.S0@1.S5; No. yellow,
$17O01.75; No. . mixed, s1.75@1.S0:
Ear co.n-White, 1850 05; yell
low, Sl70G175; mixed, $l9561.7o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
BIG RECEIPTS GIVE
BEARS ADVANTAGE

CHICAGO, July 1G - Big receipts
and somewhat favorable weather gave
an advantage today to the bears in
corn. Arrivals here reached the huge
total of 500 carloads. Abundant
moisture was also in evidence, but
temperatures were still too cool.
Opening prices, which ranged from
rs TO 3-S lower with August and
September both s162 IA to S1,63. were
followed by slight further setback
and then by sharp upturn which,
however, failed to last.
Oats swayed with corn. Trade was
light. After opening IA off to is adj
vance with August u rs to 73 3s, the
market underwent a slight general
sag. made a quick rally, and then de-
clined again.
Provisions weakened owing TO lack
of demand. About the only activity
was in ribs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
GENTRY SHOWS TO
EXHIBIT IN CITY

Gentry Brothers famous shows, that
section of the canvas world that ap-
peals to ladies and children is to be
the attraction here The formal open
ing of their engagement in the city
will be at 10: 80 o'clock in the morning
when the all new parade of gilt and
splendor wends its way through the
streets and back to the grounds.
There will be two performances. one
in the afternoon at o'clock, and the
other in the evening at o'clock.
Gentry Brothers famous shows have
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FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Corrected Daily by Eseemeyer's)
VEGE.11R LES
SELLING PRICES

Wax beans, 70 cedts per pound;
asparagus. sc bunch. new cabbage,
Sc pound green beans. 15c pound;
spring carrots, : cents per bunch |;
spring beets, &c bunch; cauliflower.
15625c head; cucumbers, 10c; egg
plants 20025c; kohlrabi, 10c bunch,
leaf lettuce, 15c per h.; head lettuce,
trimmed, soc pound; untrimmed.
zoe a b. leak, Zoe bunch; onions, new
Burmudas. SC h.; young onions, &c
bunch; 8 for 10c; oyster plant, cents
bunch: parsley, &C bunch; mangoes, 2
for sc; radishes, sc bunch; spinach.
15c h.; home grown tomatoes, zoe
h.; turnips, new, SC ID; water cress.
sc per bunch; artichokes, zoe each:
celery 8, 10 and 15c bunch; potatoes,
~ =" ~ 10y h,,-h =, -',-'~-N 2
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EAST BUFFALO, N. Y, July 16
PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, July 1G-Butter market
hrm; creamery firsts, 3S04312c.
Eggs-Receipts. 21,271 cases; mar
ket, higher; firsts 3SA 039Ac; low.
est 35c.
Live Poultry-Market, unchanged
Potato Market-lower, Receipts, "a
cars; Va, barrels, S5.5006.00; Others
unchanged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
NEW YORK STOCK LIST

NEW YORK, July 16-The CLOSING
quotations on the stock exchange
were:
American Can, AZ IA.
American Locomotive, 66 Is.
American Beet Sugar. sc IA.
American Sme1ter, IS 3-4.
Anaconda, IS IA.
Atchison, 81 5-S.
Bethlehem Steel, IS IS.
Canadian Pacific, 147 Is.
Chesapeake & Ohio, Sc IL.
Great Northern, Pfd., so 3-4
New York Central. IL.
No, Pacific, 81 IL.
So. Pacific, SO Is.
Pennsylvania, IA
U. S. Steel, Com, los So.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
Plan Construction of
5000 Ton Wooden Ships
(By Associated Press.)

PORTLAND. Ore. July 16.-Wooden
shipbuilding interests have been au-
thorized by Charles NJ Schwab, direc-
tor general of the emergency feet cor
poration to proceed at once with the
resigning Of 5000 ton wooden steam
ship larger than any heretofore built
by the government Mr.. Schwab and
Charles Piez. general manager of the
feet corporation, left here last night
for Seattle for an inspection of the
Puget Sound ship yards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
ENEMY makes
TCoatinued From Page Cne.1

From the first official report it is
evident that between Dormans and
Rheims the Germans are driving to-
ward the Marine at Chatillon and along
the line to the northeast. Only at one
point, a mile and half from Chatillon
however, did they advance last night.
Even there they had been checked by
the French fire. From that point to
Rheims there is no change in the sit
uation. The deepest penetration along
this line is approximately three and
thrae- fc1,rt he niles
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Balance of $6O,766
Remains in City Funds

Monday night at the regular meet
ing of the city council the years re,
ports were read, which showed a bal
ance in stocks and cash of 60,786.0S
The disbursements for the year were
S15,8 S6.4S, and the cash on hand at
the beginning of the year s15,214.7S.
and S1S.740.70 was received. making
a balance in cash of s1S,06S.S9 plus
the bonds which brings the total bal
ance up to s60,7S60S.
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REICHsTAG MEMBERS GIVE
THEMSELVES MORE SALARY

AMSTERDAM, June 16-Members
of the German reichstag have voted
themselves salary increase from
$3.50 to $3.50 a year. but have also
raised the fine for absence from a sit
ting from SIS to $3.50.
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BAR BATHING AT RESORTS.

AMSTERDAM. June 16-Bathing is
forbidden this summer at all the popu-
lar German holiday resorts on the
East Tristan islands which stretch
along the North Sea coast. Neutrals
are entirely barred from these resorts
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Hun Flag GU From
Moose Altar Cloth

At a meeting of the members of the
Moose lodge Monday night it was
unanimously voted to cut the German
flag from the organization altar cloth.
The Hun emblem has been cut from
the altar cloth Of other chapters
throughout the country, and the Rich
mond lodge follows the lead of the
others
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JUNK
(Prices paid by Sam Jaffe)

(PFIceS PAID by Sam Jane1
No ! rubber boots and shoes. &c pet
lb.: No rubber boots anil shoes, 40
41ac per ID: automobile tires, 4c per
ID; inner tubes, S01oc per h.; bicycle
tires, &c per lb.: buggy tires, 3A 64c
per h.; baled paper. 40c per hundred
lbs: country mixed rags, $3.50 per
hundred lbs; mixed iron, s1.00 per
hundred lbs; heavy brass copper from
13@18c per ID.
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IS j. S. SOLDIERS
killed FIGHTING

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The army
casualty list shows today: Killed in
action a. died of wounds, 8: died Of
disease, 5 died of accident and other
causes. 1 wounded severely, So; miss
ing %; prisoner, /. Total 102.
The Marine Corps casualty list to-
day shows: Killed in action, AZ; died
of wounds, 10 wounded severely, II;
missing, IS. Total, 81.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Corrected e

Corrected Daily by Orer G. Whelan)
Paying-Oats, Csc; ear corn, $160;
rye, S1.35; straw, $500 a ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $3.50 a
ton, $500 a cwt.; tankage, $3.50 a
ton. S4.75 a cwt; oil meal, $3.50 a
ton, 1926 a cwt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
Kills PeSky
Bed Bugs
p. ID. O.

Two ounce box of P. D. Q. makes Q full quart
Of the best bug killer on earth Better than bar
rel Of old -fas hioned bug killer.
P D. O. (Pecky DEVILS Quietus). kills like o ~
centrnctre she'll II settles bedbues. feas, reaches.
ants and chicken lice and not only kills the live
pests. but the egas as we'll
P D. O. won iniure hing, carpets. curtains.
draperies or wall paper Try ii on the dog and zee
the fleas Top.
Your druggist has II get il for YOU
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-16
OFFICE HOURS CHANGED
BY GARDEN SUPERVISOR

E. F. Murphy, garden supervisor
stated Tuesday that he will be in his
office at the Commercial club every
day from 8 p, m, until p. m. This is
for the benefit of those persons want
ing advice about garden insects.
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M \ r K E 7 s

1900; roughs and packers. s16.75;
light pigs, s16.0o017,50; bulk
of sales, $17.s5 a 1900; best pigs
S17750s1S0O; common to choice,
SIG 30G16.75.
Sheep and Lamos-Good to choice
yearlings, s14.00Q15.C0; common to
fair yearlings, s11.o0Q13.75; good to
choice sheep, 25@12.50; bucks, 100
pounds, $900@1000; goo to choice
breeding ewes. s14,00Q15.0O; good to
choice spring lambs. $500 O. 1915;
good to choice wool lambs, $4,000
1900; common to medium lambs,
s14.o0Q16.75.
CHICAGO u. S. Bureau of Markets,
July 16-Hogs, receipts $4,000; market
mostly Is to 25c higher than yester-
days average; bulk Of sales, s17.50G
s1s.25; lights s1s.1501S.35; butchers
SIS q 1880; packers, S17.35 q 1900;
roughs, s16@17.25; pigs s17017.75.
Cattle - Receipts $4,000; market
good to best steers strong; others
slow; butchers stock slow to lower;
calves, strong to steady; stockers and
feeders steady.
Sheep - Receipts 10000; sheep and
yearings steady; lambs, strong, most
ly to 15c higher.
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TOLEDO SEED PRICES.

TOLEDO, o.. July 16-Cloverseed
prime cash, $3.50; Oct, s1425; Dec,
$14.10: Mar, S14.35.
Alske, Oct, $3.50.
Timothy. prime cash. s4.35; Sept,
s4.45: Oct, $4,55; Dec, S4.55; Mar,
$472 IL; Apr. $4.60
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GRAIN QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE range of
futures on the Chicago Board of Trade
follows:
M trading in wheat
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CHICAGO, July Wheat-No

CHICAGO, July 16.-Wheat-No. z
red S2.25 62.26 No, 3 red, 1923.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, s1S291.84; No.
3 yellow, S1.70G1.75; No. yellow,
s165G1.66,
Oats-No 8 white 771a@7S1a ;
standard, 7S678A.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard--s26.00.
Ribs-$24 00@2450.
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Have you joined the War Savers
army? Then stick to your enlist
~ -s1ndca
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,,er o.,,nouin WANT AIS
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 16-Hogs
Receipts 1900: market active; heav-
les, S1790@1S.00: heavy Workers, $1s.-
So 01S.70; light Workers, S1S.7001875,
pigs S1S.7001s90.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 500
market steady; top sheep $500; top
lambs $3.50.
Calves - Receipts 400; top $500
CINCINNATI, O., July 16.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 1900: market, steady
Cattle - Receipts, 500; market
steady.
Calves - Market, steady; $500 q
1925.
l. Sheep-Receipts, 400; market,
steady. Lambs-Market, steady.
EAST BUFFALO, n Y, July 10
Cattle-Receipts 275; steady.
Calves-Receipts $50; steady; $500
@1S5O.
Hogs-Receipts 2,4o0; pigs steady;
others strong; heavy $3.50 q 1855;
mixed S1S.70Q1S75; Workers s1S75:
light Workers and pigs $18.85O19.00;
roughs $16.00016.25; stays $1,000 @
$3.50.
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts 600;
steady; lambs s14,00019.00; others
unchanged.
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Bombardment of Paris
Resumed by Germans

fBy Associated PressD
PARIS, July 1.-THE long range
commandment of Paris was re-
sumed this morning
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No trading In wheat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
SCOPE OF THEbREAK.
IN R|NDENBURGL|NE.
Gen. Mangin's French Army
Establishes New Front
Nine KiIometers Long.
MENACES' GERMAN CENTER
By PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

By PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
CableGFam to The Sunday Star and
Chicago DailyNews. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Sep
TENDER 20.-The 10th French army.
under Gen. Mangin. completing the
arduous operation begun on Saturday.
broke into the Hindenburg line on
Monday on a front Of nine kilometers
(5.4 miles) between the Ailette and
the village Of Allemant in the valley
of the Ailette. crosses the famous ridge
known as the Chemin des Danes east
of Mennejean farm and descends to
the Aisne at the village of Vailly.
This means nothing less than that the
French once more are fairly astride
of the 'Chemin des Danes ridge at its
western extremity. The strategical
importance Of this advance is consid-
cradle as it seems to threaten the
central bastfon of the entire German
line Of defense.
Battle Extremely Fierce"
The battle has been extremely fierce
The operations in the Woeve should
not distract public attention from the
operations on the Chemin des Danes
for the latter will, perhaps. prove
equally vital. though its character is
entirely different. Compare these two
battles. The operation in the Woevre
was exceedingly brilliant. Our troops
seemed to have caught the enemy in
the midst OF the confusion of evacu-
ating the st. Mihiel salient. The Ger
mans heavy artillery seems already
to have been withdrawn when the at
tack started. but the pincers move
ment of the two wings across the
salient was so astonishingly rapid that
the Austro-German infantry lacked
time to escape. In short, some of the
best allied units operating against
second-rate enemy troops who were
apparently in the midst of general
retirement took $4,000 prisoners and
zoo guns on a front Of some fifty
kilometers Uhirty miIes).
On the other hand, the Chemin des
Danes battle may be termed death
struggle between elite French and
German armies. The French divisions
attacking included chasseurs and CO.
lonials: the German divisions defend
ing included the 9Th Guard Division,
which is perhaps the best in the Ger
man army. and the famous "Carpa-
thians," the division which wears a
special insignia stays antlers, as
a memorial of its participation in the
Carpathian campaign. There were
nine.kilometer front, which is a great
density. Nevertheless. the number of
prisoners taken by the French ex-
ceeded 900
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SOLDIERS FOND OF CANDY.

American soldiers are fond of candy.
Every month they buy $4,000 pounds
OF chocolate. $4,000 pounds Of lemon
drops and 10000 pounds Of stick candy.
The War Department has announced
that the best grade Of chocolates, which
cost civilians 81 pound, are being sold
to soldiers for 4S cents.