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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31
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PICNIC AT OXFORD

The annual Oxford picnic and bar
becue will be held Saturday, August
3rd. Everybody come and bring
your friends and renew old friend
ships. You are welcome, one and all.
Ice cream and cold drinks sold for
the benefit of cemetery. Come early,
stay late. p. Caruthers,
Manager of Picnic.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
If You Have Amy News for this De-
partment, Call Five D0uble-One
or TwO-Seven
The DeathIess Marble

The sculptor at his masterpiece
Toiled on and On without surcease,
Till from the marble, cold and square
He wrought vision passing fair.
The sculptor dies-a mortal he;
His work won Immortality!
Thomas L. Mason.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31
WOOD! WOOD! WOOD!

Be ON time. Get in your winter
supply of wood before it is too late.
Let us furnish you with good and
first class service. Phone 339.
If C.. O. D. WOOD YARD.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31

Nunnally's Candies fresh every
week at Gerig's Drug Store, where
you can also get thrift stamps. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31

cellars of the Flanders homes the
white-haired old lace makers send
this word by a wounded ally to Am
erica: "Tell the lace buyers in New
York that we again hope lace to
make"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-07-31

Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Would You BeIieUe tt?

1T MAY HAVE BEEN GERMAN POISON
mighty
THE GOING PRICE among boolegg blndpig-
Sunday
officials
APPARENTLY NOBODY WAS HURT
crashed into the railing Of bridge west Of Fargo the
bridge firmly planted that the wheel
diferenial completely
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Registration
About Equals
The Estimate
INV Associated Press ,


Washington, Sept. 17.--Complete
returns from the registration last
Thursday in 16 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia of men between
the ages Of IS and 45 years, were
received yesterday by Provost Mar
shall General Growder. They show
ed a total Of 3,28S,629 men as against
the estimate of 3,232,267, and It
was announced officially that they
do not justify the assumption that
returns from the entire country will
show an enrolment very greatly in
excess OF the estimate of 100000.
In six Of the states the total reg
istration fell below the estimate, but
in ten Of them it exceeded It. The
District of Columbia registered %
per cent more than the number esti-
mated for 1t, due, officials believe, to
the influx OF war workers. OF the
states, Vermont's percentage of ex-
cess enrolment, was the highest, be-
ing 12k.
Complete returns from the more
populous sections Of the country
have not yet been received, but pro-
jections made on the basis of par
tial totals from those sections in
dicate that these will not reach the
estimate. officials do not believe
any appreciable number Of men
evaded registration. They agcribe
the fluctuations Of the actual totals
as compared with the estimates 70
industrial conditions brought about
by the war, which have affected the
distribution Of the male population.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
CALLS 1888
FOR OCTOBER IS
(Rv Assoclated Press.l


Washington, Sept. 17.-Draft calls
announced yesterday by Provost
Marshal General Crowder will send
181, 1888 men qualified for general
military service to army camps be-
fore October 16. All states have
quotas to fill. OF the total $4,000
will be white registrants who will
entrain between October 7 and IL,
The remainder will be negroes who
will move in two groups, 29,016 en-
training between September 25 and
81, and 1872 on October Is.
Men who registered last Thurs
day may be needed in few districts
to fill the new quotas, it was said
at the provost marshal generals Of
fee, but in most localities, sufficient
men remain in class one from the
registrations on last June 5 and
August to meet the requirements.
Negro registrants in the north
west states are not affected by the
call. The number of white regis
trants called from the northwest
states and the camps to which they
will so are as follows:
Idaho, 487, Camp Lewis.
Minnesota, 2,789, Camp Grant.
Montana, 1851 Camp Lewis.
North Dakota, 500, Camp Grant.
South Dakota, All, Camp Grant.
Washington, 1866 Camp Lewis.
Wyoming, sos Camp Lewis. Wash.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
CBy Associated Press.)

Il seems probable that a new and
mighty blow against the Teutonio
armies in France will be the allies
answer to the peace proposals voiced
by Austria on behalf of the Central
Powers.
From the sea TO the Swiss from"
tier there is a tension which may
forebode another development of
Marshal Foeh's mastery offensive.
All along this battle line there have
been local actions by which the al.
lies have tried out the German po"
8itions and gained points of vantage
from which TO launch their next as
sault.
General Pershina's first American
army, standing before the fortress
of Metz has straightened it's lines
lient.- II 10 known that there is a
heavy concentration of men in this
region and it 10 expected the Amsri-
cana will not give the enemy much
time to recuperate before delivering
a new blow against this bastion Of
the German positions on the west
srn front. In the Vosges region
there is great activity by the enemy,
who evidently expects the American
legions there to attack the Germans
TO the west of the Rhine. In this
section Of the battle front the Am
orleans are standing on German soil
cessfuI, carry the war nearer TO the
heart of Germany than elsewhere
along the line. The country TO be
traversed by an attacking army,
however, is very rough and lends
itself admirably TO defensive opera.
tions.
Marshal Foeh, however, may elect
to strike to the west of ver-
dun where the German positions
have been seriously shaken by the
American victory at ST. Mihiel. An
attack from Rheims to Verdun was
expected three weeks ago after the
oardy and santerre had slowed
down. IL would have far reaching
effecte, If it should succeed and
probably would compel German
retreat from the region north Of
Rheims as we'll as a relocation Of
the enemy's lines around Verdun.
which is a section that seems
to be vital to the enemy's position in
eastern France. In the Flanders
area the British have nearly reached
the lines they held when the Ger
BuMH8 IAnECHEI InGlF HLAaGk IN NPIlt
on each side of Armentieres. This,
too, is q sector where an allied of
fensive may be expected.
Allied successes along the front
In Macedonia may indicate that the
period of quieseence in the near east
is at an end. Stratepists have
pointed out that a great offensive on
this front would have immediate re.
auIts in determining the position Of
Bulgaria and Turkey as allies of
Germany. The gains made by the
allies along the center Of the Mace
doniap line would seem TO indicate
that there was plenty of power be.
hind the blow and that II may be
followed up by other attacks which
will shift the scene Of action for the
time being TO a front which appears
periIous for the enemy. The entente
allied forces operating in Siberia
have been active north of VIadivos-
tok and have won victories which
may be reflected in breaking down
of the Eolaheyik regime in eastern
Siberia. The Czeeto. siovak forces
operating TO the west of Lake Bal
kal have made gains recently and
although outnumbsred, are. fighting
with great Wsor in eastern Euro-
pean Russia.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Airr77en Stage
A NoUel Stunt
(By AssocIated Press.l

With the American Armies on the
British Front. Aug. 25.-The capture
OF a German battery by two British
airplanes was one of the unique Incl
dents of the fighting in this area.
The two airplanes, fighting scouts
sent out to harry the German infan-
try in the, course of an important 10
cal action" undertaken by the British
and American troops, had dispersed a
battalion Of German infantry march
Ing up toward the battle area when
they sighted a quarter of a mile be-
hind the German line, a suspicious
group Of objects under some trees.
Near the group were 40 or so horses,
which were evidently being harnessed
to something; The secret was soon
out. The Germans were trying to re-
move a. battery of field guns before the
Americans and British arrived.
Without horses this task would be
impossible, so the airmen decided that
the horses must be stampeded.
They opened at the gunners, but
seeking chiefly to frighten the horses
as much as possible. The horses re-
quired little encouragement in this
direction, for their drivers deserted
them in search of cover and soon the
animals were galloping off in all di-
rections.
For nearly a mile the airmen fol-
lowed them across the fields. Then
the airplanes were turned toward the
battery. Here it was found surpris-
ingly easy to drive off the remaining
men of the battery. Across the ridge
the British and American vanguards
were advancing.
The last cartridges in the airplanes
were gone and the two scouts landed
in the field nearby then walked up to
the guns and in few minutes hand
ed them over to the British command
ers
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Balfonr Talks
!. PI0inlyAbOut
German Colonies
(By Associated Press.>

London, Monday, Sept. 16.-In his,
address today votcing his personal
View that such conference as
Austrta- Hungary suggested in it's
peace note would be useless, Foreign
Secretary Balfour expressed his OPP
position to the return to Germany
Of her. naval bases in various parts
OF the world. eIe
The text Of this portion Of Mr..
Balfour's speech, received today,
shows that the foreign secretary
went somewhat further In his dis
cussion OF the subject OF aermany's
colonies than the first reports of the
address indicated. a.
Germany" said Mr.. Balfour. dis
going to insist on the return OF her
colonies Here again is a. point on
which there can be no Inisunder-
standing. Germany stands on one
side and we on the other. I say It
is impossible to conceive, that any
conversations can bridge over a diff
ference SO deep, or to restore to the
power Of Germany those unhappy
populations she misused, or give
back to. Germany control over those
naval bases which can give her con-
troll Of the means OF communica-
ton, not only between the British
empire, but. between the civilized
nations Of the world
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17

AS Long Ago AS Novem-
Der, 1917, They Took Di-
= rections From Berlin
(Ry Associated Press

Washington, Sept. 17.-Secret ac-
tivities against the United States and
the allies of the German paid and
controlled Russion Bolshevik govern
ment are the subject of today'si chap
ter of confidential documents from
the Russian government to be given
publicity by the American govern
ment. A.. <E-,t
One Of the documents, a terse or
der from the German officer, to the
council of people commissaries, dis
closes that as long ago as Novem-
Der, 1917, when the Russian regime
still was regarded as an ally of the
nations at war with Germany, the
Germans were brusquely requiring
Lenine and Trotzky to furnish infor-
nation regarding the amounts and
places of storage Of supplies received
by Russia from America, England
and France. +s
others tell of the launching in
January and February this year of
a Bolshevik peace and Socialistic
propaganda against the United
direction Of the German intelligence
service. This was at the very time
that Scheidemann, the powerful
German Socialist and world Social
ism apostle was in communication
with his Russian brothers., regard
ing destruction Of traces of the
party's business relations with the
Imperial government"
The intelligence service required
the Bolsheviki to send to the coun-
tries through neutral Europe, under
assumed names and false neutral
passports. to preacna their doctrine
of disorganization and to carry on
(continued on. page 2.l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
French Search
{ Out Gun Nests
(By Associated Press.) )

With the French Armies in the
Field, Monday, Sept 6,-Creeping on
all fours over plateaus and up deep
ravines, dotted with German quick
firers, the French are seeking out
hidden machine gun nests and -"duc-
ing them with grenades when found.
General Mangin's troops are MAX
ing one OF the most courageous and
most admirable fights of this war
south OF ST. Gobain forest against
what French officer has described
as natural citadel that men have
been perfecting for four years.
The French made six hundred
more prisoners in this region today,
under conditions Of difficulty which
can scarcely be appreciated except by
persons on the ground. They gained
a thousand yards over a front Of 21s
miles, which would seem insignificant
in proportion to the effort were the
positions less important.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Many Defective Shells.

With the American Army in
France, Sept. 6.-((Correspondence
of the Associated Press s.)-American
artillery officers estimated recently
that at certain stages Of the German
retreat north, on the Marne. from
so to 70 per cent Of the shells fired
by the enemy failed, to explode. One
night after the. Germans crossed the
Vesle the enemy fred seventy two
shells Of large caliber into a wood
ed tract where American troops
were supposed to be quartered and
artillery experts Of one OF the divi-
sions engaged reported that only
four of these shells had exploded
None OF the American officers
suggested that the German shells
were deterioFating. There had been
day after dag Of rain during the
xetTeat and was believed quite
possible that in the withdrawal the
Germans had not been able to take
the usual precautions against damp
ness, the result being that many
projectiles from some Of the big guns
failed to explode.
One officer suggested that posi-.
bly, the Germans had been firing
old shells rather than no shells at
all, the officers realizing that only a
few Of them were exploding. but
preferring to keep UP the morale of
the men putting UP the rear guard
fight.
The average number Of faulty
shells is from to per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
u UNITED STATES
LOST NO TINE In
The
AUSTRIAN OFFER
Reply Returned To Peace
I" Fleeler" Within Half
An Hour
az AggocIated Press.l

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Uni
ted States as was fully expected, has
unconditionally rejected Germany's
peace feeler. In doing so the gov
ernment has spoken for the co-bel-
ligerents.
Almost Immediately after receiv-
ing the Austrian governments note
from the minister from Sweden, Mr..
Eckengren, Secretary Lansing last
night issued this formal statement:
Il am authorized by the President
that the following will be the reply
of this government to the Austro-
Hungarian note proposing an Of
rficial conference of belligerents. The
government of the United States
feels that there is only one reply
which it can make to the suggestion
of the Imperial Austro- Hungarian
government It has repeatedly and
with entire candor stated the terms
upon which the United States would
consider peace and can and viii
entertain no proposal for a confer
ence pom matter concerning
which it has made its position and
purpose SO plain"
Prompt Answer.
Mr.. Lansing's statement was
given out within half an hour after
he had received the Austrian pro-
posal. 1t would have been Hortn-
coming almost Immediately upon the
delivery Of the Austrian note had
it not been found necessary in order
to avoid the possibility Of grave
error, to make careful comparison
between the official text and that
which was received in news dis
patches last night from Amsterdam.
Thus emphasis was added to the
Ideclination. If any were needed, the
Hquickness of the reply indicating the
existence of no shadow of doubt in
the administration as to what 1t
should be- AS soon as Mr.. Lansing's
reply can be- put in formSit will be
handed TO the Swedish minister for
transmission to Austria.
The Swedish legation notified tine
state department early in the after
noon that it had received the note
and that 1t would be presented as
soon as it could be decoded and
translated from the French. This
consumed several hours and it was
not until $3.50 o'clock that Mr.. Eek
.engren appeared.
There lis some reason 10 believe
that the secretary acted with this
unprecedented promptness in a
matter OF such great import with the
decision not only to indicate clear
ly the position Of the United States
government but perhaps TO antici-
pate and prevent as far as possible
newspaper discussion on the AUS
trian proposition, which might con-
(TgnYS&iy9yTna r,y4 ysae,a p
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
The American Victory.

American Headquarters in Lor-
Eaine, Monday, Sept. 16.-(Reuter's
1t probably is not an overesti-
mate to assume that the Americans
in obliterating the st. Mihiel salient
reduced the enemy's strength by
the equivalent Of four divisions. The
victory OF the Americans was due
to German inferiority in numbers
and a greater inferiority in morale.
The enemy was so busily occupied
in getting out of the salient that he
did not have time to remove his
dead.
The statement coming from the
German high command that 1t is
glad to be rid Of the salient may be
believed, but 1t may be doubted IL
the command also is glad to have
lost $4,000 or more prisoners, more
than 100 guns, an innumerable guam
tity of machine guns, trench NOR
tars, tons of ammunition and tele-
graph material as we'll as railroad
equipment, rolling stock, clothing
and supplies which either were
burned or captured by the Ameri-
cans.
False conclusions must not be
drawn from the results of the OPP
Grafton. To put it briefly. the Ger
mans did not fight and the trifiing
damage they did to the French and
the Americans proves fl.
The Germans may have done the
wisest thing, since, IL they had
tried to stand, their losses would
have been Increased enormously.
The allies had the means to insure
such a result and the fact that the
operation required only 57 per cent
Of the time allotted to 1t, is proof
that a much more strenuous resis-
.tance was expected fr1n the enemy.
TTe was in such a hurry to remove
his guns that scores Of them were
captured without having fired a
round at the attackers.
The Germans already have begun
to retreat. The number OF enemy air.
planes has increased greatly and
the allies are striving to drive them
off. At night the Germans attempt
to bomb the Americans. These
things do not suggest a beaten foe.
and 1T would be the gravest mistake
to imagine that the Germans are
done with.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Department of
AeYOnaMticS
Recommended.
fRy Associated Praaa.n

Washington, Sept IL. = With
amendments eliminating the provis-.
ion for a new cabinet officer and
limiting the life of the proposed de-
partInent to a year after the war,
the bill ef Senator New Of indiana
to create a separate department. OF
aerona autics was ordered favorabIy
tary committee. It would Set up a.
department with a head appointed
by the President to have full control
over aircraft production and opera
tion by the army, navy ami marine
corps. u r g. E
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
Red Cross and
Y N. g. A. Plan
TOInUadeSiberia
fBy AeeocIhree Preas.l

Toxic, Thursday, Sept. 12.-The
American Red Cross and The z. NJ.
c. A. are planning to extend their
operations in Russia. Forty Ameri-
cans and British Y. NJ G. A. work
ers are en- route to Siberia and it
was announced today that the Japa-
nese Y. M. G. A. viii send a con-
tingent TO Cooperate with the
Americans. Mr.. Phelps, The new
general secretary OF the Y. M. c. A
in Russia, will start for Vladivostos
ization joining the Red Cross will
follow the armies westward an6 es-
tablish civilian centers in all cities
and viii aid in the reconstruction Of
Russia by extending practical help
TO the people.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
CASS is CALLED
TO PROVIDE 81
men FOR FIGHTING

? The Cass county local draft board
today received an order to .entrain
seven men'on September 10, for Camp
Custer, Battle Creek. Mich, while an
other order issued today by Adjutant
General Fraser calls for the entrain-
ment Of As Cass county fighting men
early IN October for Camp Grant,
Rockford III.
The seven men are called under a,
special order for 127 men from the
state, while the call for IS men is
under the newly issued call for 500
men from the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
FORECAST.

Wisconsin-Par cloudy and some
what warmer tonight and Wednesday;
probably showers tonight in north
and west portions.
Minnesota-Unse and somewhat
warmer tonight, probably showers in
southeast portion; Wednesday gener-
ally fair and warmer.
North Dakota-Fair and warmer
tonight and Wednesday.
South Dakota-Fair tonight and
Wednesday; warmer Wednesday and
in east portion tonight.
Montanas--Fair tonight and Wednes-
day: warmer in northeast portion to-
might and in east portion wednesday,.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-17
B11eia1e Sought
Aid of Vatican
CRv Associated Press, ,

Amsterdam, Sept. 17.-Baron Bur
ian, the Austro-H Hungarian foreign
minister on September Il, accord
ing to a Vienna dispatch, sent a,
note to the Apostolic Nunso, at
Vienna, Mgr. Di Bonzo, stating that
his government had decided to pro-
pose a peace conference and urging
the Vatican to support it.