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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22
FORD

Ford, Utah, Feb. 16, 1918.
MIR. Stone and son Russell have
returned to their ranch.
Mr.. A. ~ Mendenhall received this
letter from his son Warren who is at
the front, Warren wrote this letter
90 his father Dee. 26, 1917. Mr..
Mendenhall just received it.
Dec. &c, II
Dear Father:
Received your letter dated
the 22nd of Nov. and was very
glad to hear that you are getting
along so good, and having good
health.
Well Xmas. is over and we
had a fine dinner too. Turkey,
pie, nuts, raisins, figs and cigars,
dressing, gravey. spuds, apple
so you can see that we did not
go hungry.
got two letters from the
girls today, and they were all
getting along fine.
Oh! yes | got my bag two days
before Xmas. and beblieve me
1t sure came in fine, and l am GO
ing to save part of il to bring
back to the u. S. with me. Well,
as paper is little scarce over
here will close for this time, am
feeling fine, am getting along al
right. Goodbye, Warren.
Com. +. 117th U. S. Engrs.
A. E. f. France.
50
(Not meant for poetry.)
HEART OF AMERICA, ANSWER
There is the Presidents word,
But deep in the heart of the country
How many have listened and heard ?
They answer with empty phrases
A war of "I-wish- them WELL"
While the allies charge of the thunder
OF fine limitation of hell!
That is a beautiful answer
Is that your idea of war?
What do you think the Stars & Stripes
Flutter above you for7
What do you give for protection,
A cheer and a thoughtful frown,
While the allies charge into them al
ways,
With German guns cutting them
down?
Heart of America, answer!
A hot-headed old Yankee roar!
Politeness be damned! Mr.. Stacker
Get busy, we're going to war!
Il. T.. 7.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22
About Constipation.

Certain articles Of diet tend TO
check movements of the bowels The
most common Of these are cheese, tea
and boiled milk, On the other hand
NV fruits, especially apples and ba-
-hanGs, also graham bread and whole
wheat bread promote a movement Of
the owels. When the bowels are bad
ly oonstipated, however, the sure way
10 to take one or two of Chamberlain's
Tablets Immediately after supper
Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22
PROBATE AND GUARD
IANSHIP NOTICES
Consult the County Clerk or the Re-
spective Signers for Further
Information.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of William II. Cory, Deceased.
Creditors will present claims with
vouchers to the undersigned at her
residence or through the mails, at
Cedar City, Utah, on or before Tues
day, April 10th, 1918.
ELIZABETH L. CORY,
Administrators
Edmond II. Ryan, attorney for Ad-
ministratrix.
(First Feb. 15-Last Mar. 8, 1879
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22

Mrs. Ada Carter motored to Ford
andSahara calling on friends.
Mr. j. II. tombstone entertained
Mr.. o. f. Bentley for few days.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-22

Word was received from Mr.. Fred
Waldsmith that they expect TO return
the last of March, and also Mr.. A.
II. Kendall and family.
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YANKEES FALL BACK, THEN TAKE
WOOD ON WESTERN END OF LINE

sition of the President concerning
evacuation the German army had
completed arrangements for with
drawal from France. This assertion
is made by German prisoners captured
by the Americans Sunday in the region
of Grandpre.
Audenarde Is Encircled.
PARIS. October 81. 1 pm.-Allied
troops have crossed the Scheldt river
at several points in the region OF
Audenarde, fifteen miles southwest Of
Ghent.
Audenarde has been encircled and
it's fall is expected momentarily.
German resistance is reported to be
weakening on this sector of the front.
LONDON, October el-The French
troops on the allied center in Belgium
have gained a bridgehead across the
Lys canal at Novels, seven miles west
of Client.
The French also have gained =
bridgehead over the Lys river at
Grammene. The Germans are at
tempting to hold a line from F.ode to
the River Lys at Petagem, north OF
Grammene.
There is no confirmatino of a report
from Dutch sources that the allied
troops have captured Eecioo and SeV-
eral thousand prisoners. This is be-
lieved to be extremely improba Bile, as
is also the report that the fate of
Ghent has been sealed.
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Flooded Country Undeters.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, October
21. noon (by the Associated Press)--
Fierce fighting took place today in the
Rois de Happes. on the western end Of
the American line. In the face OF ter
rife machine gun fire the Americans
were forced to fall back. Later they
counter attacked and regained the
mart of the wood that had been lost.
Aim Blow at Americans.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. October
81 INV the Associated Press).-It is
tho nnrpose of the German command
to dispute every foot of the American
advance on the line west of the Meuse
and to inflict the heaviest possible
losses. German prisoners captured
Sunday declared.
They added that the Americans in
taking over this sector would find
more formidable opposition than any
place else on the front, and would
suffer accordingly. A strong German
defense was necessary on this sector.
they said, because 1t was necessary to
stand firm while the German lines
northward to the North sea were
being readjusted.
When the German government on
October IL told President Wilson that
it was ready to comply with the propo-
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LIGGETT AND BULLARD
TO BE LIEUT.. GENERALS

Maj. Gems. Hunter Liggett and
Robert L. Bullard were nominated by
President Wilson today to be lieu
tenant generals.
Gen. Liggett commands the 1st and
Gen. Bullard commands the I'd Ameri-
can Field Army in France. They be-
come the only lieutenant generals on
the active list, their new rank being
for the war period, like that of Gen
Pershing.
Gen. Liggett is major general in
the regular establishment; Gen. Bull
lard is a brigadier.
When Gen. Liggett arrived in
France Gen. Pershing was at work on
the formation of the 1st Army Corps.
This task was promptly assigned to
Liggett The American commander
in-chief was so well satisfied with the
result that Liggett was given direct
command of the 1st American Army
when it was organized. He led it into
action, when, in the first major often
sive, the St. NIihiel salient was wiped
out in a day.
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HUN "SNAKE" PAYS
FOR HOSPITALITY BY
DESTROYING FAMILY

WITH THE CANA IAN
FORCES IN FRANCE, Saturday,
October 10 (by the Canadian
Press).-A1though LIE Cateau
was not systematically Destroy
ed by the Germans. there were
Individual acts of vandalism
both there and in adjoining viii
lagos. Perhaps the whole war
has not produced another act so
vile as that which is vouched for
by French official Investigators.
In Montigny. due west of. LIE
Cateau, a German officer lived
eighteen months with a French
family. He was a pleasant fell
low, taking his meals with the
family and frequently perform
ing on the piano for them.
One evening he failed to re-
turn for dinner and members of
the family waited in vain for
him and at midnight retired to
bed. At 3 o'clock in the morn
ing the house was blown up by
a mine. Every one of this fam
lily was killed with the excep-
ton of an eight-month-old
child. The family consisted of
several old people and women
and children.
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gle submarine at sea before it's
return.
AS a fundamental condition for
destruction of every arbitrary pow
er that can separately, secretly and
of its own single choice disturb
the peace of the world. To this
the German government replies:
Hitherto the representation of the
people in the German empire has
not been endowed with an influence
on the formation of the govern
ment.
The constitution did not provide
for a concurrence of representa-
tion Of the people in decisions of
peace and war. These conditions
have just now undergone a funda-
mental change. A new govern
ment has been formed in complete
accordance with the wishes (prin-
ciple?) of the representation of
the people, based on equal, uni
versal, secret, direct franchise.
Government in the Future.
The leaders of the great parties
of the reichstag are members of
this government. In the future no
government can take or continue
in office without possessing the
confidence of a majority of the
reichstag.
The responsibility Of the chancel-
lor Of the empire to the representa-
tions of the people is being legal
ly developed and safeguarded. The
first act of the new government
has been to lay before the reichs-
tag a bill to alter the constitu-
ton of the empire so that the
consent of the representation of
the people is required for decisions
on war and peace.
The permanence of the new sys-
tenn is. however. guaranteed not
only by constitutional safeguards.
but also by the unshakable deter
mination Of the German people
whose vast majority stands behind
these reforms and demand their
energetic continuance.
The question Of the President
with whom he and the govern
ments associated against Germany
are dealings therefore answered
in a clear. unequivocal manner by
the statement that the offer of
peace and an armistice has come
from a government which is free
from any arbitrary and irrespons-
ible influence. is supported by the
approval Of an overwhelming
majority Of the German people.
(Signed) SOLF.
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KARL TO PROCl AIM
INDEPENDENCE Of
| HUNGARY AS STATE
Nation Will Have Economic
Freedom; Maintain Own
Army and Diplomats.
By the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, October 21.-
Emperor Charles will shortly is
sue a manifesto to the Hun
garian people announcing the
independence of Hungary, ac-
cording to the Budapest corre-
spondent of the Rhenish West
phalian Gazette.
Hungary, the manifesto will
say, is to have economic indie
pendence and will maintain her
own army and her own diplo-
matte corps.
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Berlin Government Declares
1t Can Approve No Peace
Minus Honor.
WILSON CHARGES OF ILLEGAL
AND LNHUMAN ACTS DENIED


LONDON October 21-The German reply President
Wilson's note which received here today by
wireless says Germany hopes will approve of
no would eeonciable with the honor of the
people with the opening of the of
justice
against of President Wilson
to illegal and inhuane acts that the German
navy purposely destroyed eboas with passengers The
proposed be cleared neutral
missions.
Germany dispatched submarine commanders
orecluding the torpedong of passenger ships
The government suggests to President Wilson that
al, opportunity brought fixing the details of the
alton of occupied territories
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION.
man constitution providing representation of the people in the
decisions concerning and and said the present
ernmen has been complete accordance herewith
GERMANY claims of international law for
ing out property during retreats and her
troops are instructions private and
care for the population of their ability Where
sressons occur says the guilty being punished
No future German government will be able take hold
office unless it possesses confidence of majority of the
reichstag, the announces
Germany agreed conditions of aristice should be
left to the military advisers actual standard of
ON both sides should form the basis for arrangements
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and Beriaimont. This road is tie
principal avenue of communication
between the German armies north
and south of the wedge being drirca
into their lines by the allies. If it
is cut. or if it is taken under artil-
lery fire, the enemy Will be seriously
embarrassed in keeping IL" tNo
wings of his army in touch with c2ch
other
Bad Weather Prevails.
l The bad weather that has prevailed
in France during the last few days
has not checked the advance OF the
French along the Disc and Sc",'a
rivers where successes are reported.
On the southern side of the l.. >
salient the French have "''t deep
notch into the German lines 10y reach.
, ing the heights to the west OF
through the CharIragne sector
there has been no change IN the line.
! hut inst west of tho ArGonne forest
the French have moved ahead once
more They have reached the out
skirts OF the village OF Tsrror-sur-
Aisne. north Of Vouziers. This seems
to be q stroke at lie CheSne, to tho
northeast of the Argonne forest. The
village OF lie Chesne is an important
highway center and is on a line OF
railroad which runs southward TO Ru-
Fancy behind the front, where The
Germans are striving to stop tho
American drive on the line from the
Argonne to the Meuse. If lie chcsne
should be occupied by the French the
event would be almost certain to bring
about German withdrawal east OF
the forest.
American forces are apparently
! meeting with desperate resistance
along the front west of the Meuse.
No significant progress has been re-
ported there during the last couple or
days. This frcslt is SO important to
the enemy that he is making great
effort to hold it firmly. He apparent
ly has succeeded for the time being
at least in holding up the Americans.
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TEXT OF GERMAN REPLY
TO PRESIDENT WILSON

LONDON, October 21-The text Of
The German note. as received by wire
less. is as follows:
In accepting the proposal for an
evacuation of occupied territories
the German government has started
from the assumption that the pro-
cedure OF this evacuation and of
the conditions of an armiStlcs
should be left to the military ad-
visers and that the actual stand
ard of power on both sides in the
field has to form the basis for ar
rangements safeguarding and guar
anteeing this standard.
The German government sug-
gests to the President that an op-
portunity should be brought about
for fixing the details. 1t trusts
that the President of the United
States will approve of no demand
which would be irreconcilable with
the honor of the German people
and with opening a way to a peace
of justice.
Protests Against Reproach.
The German government pro-
tests against the reproach of IL
legal and inhuman actions made
against the German land and sea
forces and thereby against the
German people. For the covering
of a retreat distinctions will al
ways be necessary and they are
carried out in so far as is per-
mitted by international law. The
German troops are under most
strict instructions to spare private
property and to exercise care for
the population to the best of their
ability. Where transgressions oc-
cur in spite of these Instructions
the guilty are being punished.
The German government further
denies that the German navy IN
sinking ships has ever purposely
destroyed lifeboats with their pas
sengers. The German government
proposes with regard to all those
charges that the facts be cleared
up by neutral commissions.
In order to avoid anything that
might hamper the work Of peace.
the German government has caused
orders to be dispatched to all sub
marine commanders precluding the
torpedoing of passenger ships with
out, however. for technical rea-
sons. being able to guarantee that
these orders will reach every sim
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ALLIES, NEARLY RAIN=BLINDED,
PUSH FOE BACK in BELGIUM

PARIS, October 21.-The allied
forces, while pushing further into CEN
trail Belgium on the north. are fighting
their way forward on the south to-
ward the Belgian border south of
(Valenciennes. Sunday the allied troops
had to fight the elements as well as
the Germans. Rain fell continually,
and the soldiers were soaked and
partly blinded, while airplanes were
of little use.
With spirits undampened. however
the allied troops continued their ef-
forts, and in Flanders they worked a
little nearer to the important city OF
Client and are approaching very close
to the west bank of the Scheldt.
On the right of the front in Belgium
the British 5th Army has to all in
tents and purposes taken Tournai, an
important railroad junction.
Army Heads Toward Mons.
! Further south the British Sd Army
has crossed the Selle and is headed
toward Mons by way of Quesnoy and
north of the Normal forest, while Gen
Rawlinson's 4th Army has reached the
;; Sambre-Oise canal and is advancing
NAL forest up the valley of the Sambre
toward Mauberge. The net result OF
the efforts Of the 4th and 5th British
armies was that the pivot on which
the German retreat across Belgium
swin.s was badly shaken. The British
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-21
View of Health Officer.

Health officer W. c. Fowler said this
morning that he would be most
cautious in recommending to the Dis
trict Commissioners any policy look
ing to the withdrawal of the precau-
tions and restrictions in force in the
District made to prevent the further
spread of the contagion. The reopen
ing of places of public gathering,
closed as a means of preventing the
spread of contagion, he said, would
only be ordered after the most mature
consideration and when the health au-
thorities felt assured that the danger
has passed Just when that would be
DR.. Fowler said was at this time mere
ly a matter of misty speculation.
When the big mail coming to the
Office of Health Officer Fowler was
opened and distributed this morning
it was found that the number of new
cases reported of influenza totaled
only 242. This, compared with the
close of this report for the twenty
four hours up to noon Saturday, shows
a tumble of 502 cases. which, together
with slump of 100 cases Saturday.
Continued on Twelfth Pase.)
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Little Present Prospect
of Resuming the Activities
Halted by the Epidemic

There seems scant prospect of the
resumption for some time to come of
those activities. recreational and
otherwise, suspended because of the
influenza epidemic. Despite the as
sured decline Of the epidemic, as
evidenced by reduction of deaths and
new cases, the theaters. motion pic
ture houses, schools and other places
of public assembly still will remain
shut up and organizations will con-
tinue to refrain from holding their
accustomed meetings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-21
Progress in North.

Progress in North.
Farther north the allied forces con-
tinue their progress through Belgium
and French Flanders from Denain to
the Dutch frontier. On the north the
Belgians are approaching Client, while
in the center the British are march
ing on the Scheldt river, and out
f1anking Tournai, an important rail-
way junction, which towns have been
made useless to the Germans.
In spite of the efforts of the Ger
mans to check the advance Of the al
lies. the British, French and Belgians
continue their sweeping march from
Tournai to the Dutch frontier. Official
reports show that they have reached
points within ten miles of Ghent.
The Belgians are along the Deynze-
Eecloo canal, which runs northward
from the Lys river to Zeebrugge, and
have taken a number of important
points near that waterway. Farther
south the French have crossed the Lys
and have established bridgeheads at
various poihtA- Along the Lys the Brit
ish second army has moved swiftly
toward the Scheldt river and are at
PecQ, on the west bank of the river.
Flooded Country Undeters.
In this sector of the battle line
the allies are moving toward the
southeast, and it seems they will be
able to reach Ghent with their main
forces in a very short time. The
Germans have flooded some of the
country, but this has failed to in
terfere with the progress of the
armies commanded by King Albert.
British and American troops are
lighting their way ahead along a ten
mile from east of lie. Cateau. They
have advanced a mile on this line and
appear to have reached a point from
which they seriously threaten the
railroad running through Avesnes
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Hold Heights and Threaten
to Cut the Valenciennes-
= Auesnes Railroad.
FOE FAILS TO STEM ALLIES
DRIVE ON DUTCH FRONTIER
By the Associated Press.


British troops in smashing through the formidable German
the See north of LIE Cateau captured
than 3oo1 prisoners The forced from positions
great strength British gains
maintained notwithstanding attacks The
British hold the See and Hapes
oufank the Normal forest and the
railroad between Vaenciennes and Avesnes
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also captured dozen or so of villages.
On tie British right Gen. Debeney is
outflanking Guise and is marching
toward Hirson for the purpose of talk
ing the Hunding line in the rear. At
the same time Gems. Hangin and Gull
laumat, between the Serre and the
Aisne and north of Sissonne. are at
tacking the front OF the HunGing line.
Finally, Cen. Gouraud and the Amer
leans are fighting in most difficult
country against determined and
strong resistance. They are making
slow but solid progress in the task
of pushing the enemy toward the
southern Ardennes and UP both banks
of the MeuSe.
5000 Huns Cut OFF.
LONDON. October 20.-Fifteen thou
sand retreating German soldiers have
been interned in Holland after being
cut off by Belgian troops moving
northward from Kecloo, according to
reports from the frontier reaching
Amsterdam and transmitted by the
Exchange Telegraph Company.
Belgian soldiers took charge OF the
Dutch-Belgian border last night and
were received enthusiastically by the
populace
AMSTERDAM, Sunday. october 20
German guards at the frontier post of
Maaga-van-Gent, near Watervliet, six
teen miles north of Ghent, were re-
placed by entente guards today The
post at Sas-van-Gent, seven miles far
ther south, was being held by the
Germans today, but they said they
were leaving at once. a-
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Weather More Favorable,

Fear was entertained during the rain
yesterday that if that condition con-
tinued there would be a material in
crease of deaths and general
spread of the contagion.
Today's bright, warm sunshine,
with a tinge of fall in the dry air, has
lent encouragement to the men and
women organized to combat the epi-
demic for an early victory over the
contagion, with the city restored to
it's normal health conditions.