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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-02

Near the Marne. in the vicinity of Chateau-Thierry, an important railway point on the river, the the French apparently hnve n pro- tcctinE line flung northwest from the Marne at Carteves, three and one-half miles northeast of Cha tenu rhierry, and linking up with their north and south line above fhe latter town, which the Ger mnns arc strongly threatening.
 Rheime. on the left of the Ger man advance. is still in allied hands, and in general there is lit- tie apparent effort on the part of the Germans to enlarge their sa- lient in this direction, except at Its narrow edge. which they are making some headway in broad ening along the Marne. The line between Rheims and the Marne takes the general course of the Dormans-Rheims road.
 Paris military commentators re- port the masses of the allied re- serves beginning to take part in the action, and it develops that American troops already are in the battle area, stationed at points whence their intervention will be easy when the time is considered favorable.
 News from the Italian front re- fleets the opinion that the long expected AustrO- Hungarian offen- sive is likely to open shortly. Italy Is declared to he thoroughly in readiness and probably better off than ever in the way of modern war material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-02
ENEMY CONTINUES VIOLENT HANlllERING
 OF ALLIED LINE IN SOISSONS VICINITY
NUNS 7R YLNC~TO CRUSH
 THIS SALIETT M ORDER
 TO OPEN ROAD TO PARIS

Allies Are Making Most Determined Resistance and Civ Ground Only Where It Is Absolutely Necessary French Troops Succeed in Pushing Invaders Back at Several
 Points After Desperate Fighting General Fochs
 Reserves Are Now Becoming More Effective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-02

The time and place of the return blow by the allies seems to be puzzling 'he German commanders. who are endeavor- ing to secure strong points for pivots. The task of strengthening the retiring divisions of the allies, where this IS necessary, was placed in the hands of the local reserves. It has been carried out exceedingly we'll under the most dif- ficult circumstances.
 90. DIVISIONS IDENTIFIED
 The formidable nature of the German effort may be gathered from the abso- iute Identification of nearly 50 of their divisions tabout 675,000 mem. There ces- tainly- are a number of other divisions in immediate support.
 The divisions taking part in the offen- sive which have been added most re- gently belong to the volunteers army All of them were engaged in the Mar h battle and afterward were sent to the rear to be fitted out and to resume special training. By pushing on to the northern Bank of the Marne the Ger mans have brought the point of theif fan-like movement to a sharp salient They evidently are anxious 10 develop the advantage thus gained by pressing westward from Charteves to ChateaG7 . r. .f~,>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-02
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

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The Home news., 1918-10-25
FOUR DEATHS IN ONE
 FAMILY IN MONTH.

Death has certainly taken full toll at the home of MT. and Mrs. Henry McMurtry of DeView within the last 80 days.
 On September 22, 1918, their son, Garland, age four years, succumbed to an at1 tack of pneumonia. Several days ago the mother de- parted this life and last Mon day, Oct. 21. another child, Ermaree, age two years, died, and only yesterday, Thursday, Oct. "A, 1918, the father fell a victim of pneu- monia.
 Only two children, one age six months and one five years are left. The bereaved rela- tives have the heartfelt sym pathy of our entire citizen ship in this extremely sad loss.
 RTIY RONDC
The Home news., 1918-10-25
POLAND CHINA HOGS
 AT PUBLIC AUCTION

l am not going out of busi- ness, just going Tn business right. For the purpose of distributing some of my Big Type Registered Poland China Hogs in the country, I am going to sell three Pure Bred Sows and one Boar at E. c. Caudle's Sale on Satur- day, Nov. End.
 Two sows are bred to the boar and one sells open.
 This is a chance to get some good breeding stock for your farm. Adv. It..
 l.. w. STURDIVANT.
The Home news., 1918-10-25
DEVIEW NEWS.

Oscar Chapple was up "hob nobbing" with DeView "sas- siety" Sunday afternoon.
 MT. Carter, after a most pleasant honey moon, has at last settled down to work.
 Harry Hall counted the money he has saved since he traded his Ford for the pro- verbal Beck" and invested in a saddle.
 Tom Daugherty and our preacher are about to make a trade. Tom is going to give his pocket knife and fifty cents for Rev. Cren- shaw's Ford.
 A girl told Sam Rubottom, the other day, that the cir conference of a girls waist was the exact length of mans arm. Sam didn't be- lieve it, and borrowed a tape measure.
 MT. George Wright wants a job, as blacksmith in some popular restaurant of his own choice. He says he is an ex- pert f1y-shoer. And while we have George in mind we might mention the fact, that he is now taking his meals in McCrory.
 Judging from appearances the Sand Hill writer is neither dead nor very sick, but he, Cor she) has a spasm ot Journalism every two weeks in which various De- View citizens are mentioned. So, gentle reader, if we leave out anything that should .ap- pear in the DeView news, kindly turn 70 t h e Sand ill news, you will find it there.
The Home news., 1918-10-25
MRS. w. P. MUSGROVE
 DIED LAST SATURDAY

Woodruff County lost one If her noblest and most wor- thv citizens last week in the death of Louise Florence, wife of w. P. Musgrove, who died of pneumonia at the home near McCrory, Satur- day night October 19, 1918. Mrs. Musgrove was a charac- fer loved and admired by everyone who knew her. She was a leader in church and club work and no task was too great for her.
 She leaves a husband and four children, Hazel, Tom, Marjorie and Christine, to mourn her loss. The re- mains were laid to rest in Fakes cemetery Monday be- side those of her son, Harry, who preceded her to the grave only a few days ago his death occurring at Fay etteville, Wednesday Oct. 9.
 The services were con- ducted by Rev. M. D. Will Hams of Wynne, a large con- course of sorrowing relatives and friends attending. The News joins the many friends in extending heartfelt sympa- thy to the bereaved family in this their extremely sad hour of bereavement.
The Home news., 1918-10-25
RED CROSS woRKRooM

Our Chapter has a rush order for 1,500 housewives to be made by Nov. 25. McCrory's quota will be about 400. All women who will sew, will please come to the workroom Tuesday, Oct, 27, at two o'clock. D. m. These housewives are easy a dozen or two home with you. $The material has been ordered and may come in several days before Tues day.
The Home news., 1918-10-25
CARD OF THANKS

To the many friends who so kindly and readily offered their assistance in the illness and death of our dear wife and mother, we extend heart felt thanks. E. C.. CAUDLE
 Adv.p AND CHILDREN.
The Home news., 1918-10-25
TIP NEWS.

We are very sorry to note that Mrs. Mary Lee Ramsey is quite i'll with the "fu."
 We are glad to note that Miss Velma Raymond has re- covered from a severe attack of influenza.
 Died: MT. and Mrs. Lee Golfers little four months old baby. Remains were laid to rest in Boards cem- etery.
 Miss Polly is all smiles this week as MT. Walter Caudle is home on few days fur tough. He left Thursday for Camp Beauregard.
 Died: Mildred, daughter, (of MT and Mrs. John Ford, Oct. 19, 1918. She was 13 years of age and we greatly sympathize with her brother. Hollis, who is in a naval trainig camp and did not get Ito come home.
 BUY BONDS---- Y Died: Mrs. Jamie Belle Ireland, age about 28 years, of near Beedeville Wednes- day, Oct. 23, The remains were laid to rest in the Eight Mile cemetery.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
Children'S Bureau Finds
Many Babies Suffering
from Lack of Food

Reports are reaching the
Children's Bureau of the De-
partment of Labor from the
hundreds and thousands of
women who during the last 60
days have been weighing 5,00O,-
900 children of America, and the
way in which permanent power
ty menaces the healthy growth
of the children of the Nation
is being revealed as a result of
the weighing and measuring
campaign.
Workers have been so much
-9I suc!4!puoo eql 40 pesnoIB
vealed that they request infor-
nation regarding follow-up
work. Many of the families
are described as being pitifully
poor. One mother had a new
baby wasting away for want of
milk. The mother was told to
drink one quart of milk herself
and to give one quart a day to
each of her six children. Milk
is 16 cents a quart, and the
family income SIS a week. The
women writing to the Chill
ssffeau aid they did not
know how to solve tic problem.
The Children's Bureau has
been compelled to reply to
such reports that Federal ap-
preparations are available only
for the families of men actual
ly in the military or naval SER
vice.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
Nearly AL ARTILLERY
For American Army
to be Motorized

Motorization of field artil-
lery will be carried out to a
great extent in the American
Army than in any other army
engaged in the war. Not only
will a far greater amount OF
motor equipment to be provided
in proportion to the strength
of the army, but it will be US
ed for work where armies now
in the field depend solely upon
horse power and man power.
The Ordnance Department
has succeeded in developing
such types of tractors that, eX-
elusive of the heaviest field ar
tillery mounted on railroad car
riages, all American artillery
will be motorized, with the eX-
ception of some of the 3-inch
gun batteries. The problem of
motorization of field artillery
is a difficult one, which eX-
plains why it has not been car
ried to a greater extent than
has been the case with the ar
mics that have been fighting in
Europe for the last three
years.
The possible output of trac-
tors for the transport of field
artillery in the United States
is practically unlimited and is
becoming more so each month
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
$4,000 Americans engaged in
railroad construction and op-
GRAFTON in France.

After the United States en-
tered the war one of the first
requests transmitted to this
government by the French mis-
sion was for assistance in
strengthening the French rail
ways. Nine regiments of rail
way engineers, whose organiza-
tion was started before General
Pershing sailed, were in France
by August, 1917. Six of them
have been engaged in construc-
tion work, building and re-
building railways, building
docks, and rearranging termi-
nal facilities. The other three
regiments have been engaged in
operation, and some of the rail
way troops have been on the
fighting line. The additional
troops will be used partly for
construction and maintenance
and partly for operation.
A total of $160,000,000 has
been spent on railway materi-
ais alone. Included in the pur-
chase are 1,727 locomotives,
22,630 freight cars, and 359, 600
tons of steel rails.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance OF the American
rules shall be observed;
l. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of IN pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than Ia pounds Of
.ctory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound OF cooking -four, mucaronl,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present
In addition thereto, not to serve to
any one guest at any one meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing u total
Of more than two ounces of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
Of the householders.
8 Retailers to sell not more than
one-elghth OF barrel Of -four to any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-quarter of barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and IN no case to sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight OF other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume OF Victory bread
sold. by delivery OF the three-quarter
pounu loaf where one pound was sold
before, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not TO increase the amount Of their
wheat -four purchases beyond 10 per
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
Weekly War News Digest

Army. Of these 1000 are line
officers holding commissions OF
captain and first and second
lieutenants. There are about
250 colored officers in the Med.
ical and Dental Reserve Corps.
The Army now includes two
divisions of colored troops,
which when fully constituted
will include practically all
branches of the service: Infan-
ry, Engineers, Artillery, Signal
Corps, Medical Corps, and SER
vice batallions with men tech
nically trained in all branches
of the scientific work.
There are now openings in
the Veterinary Corps for Ne
groes skilled in veterinary and
agricultural work. Arrange
ments nave been completed to
send Negroes registered but
not yet called to schools ard
colleges this summer for train
ing in radio engineering, cleo
trical engineering, auto me-
operation of motor vehicles.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
Firms Are PeRdIi-Cd
for ! ioidticRS Of
Food SGving EuieS

Scores of firms throughout
the United States have been
penalized for violations of the
rules of the Food Administra-
ton. In some cases licenses
to operate have been suspend
ed; in others, contributions to
the Y. M. C. A., Red Cross, and
other organizations have been
accepted in lieu of suspension
of license.
Among the more numerous
violations are sales of flour
without substitutes; refusal to
accept delivery of foodstuffs
previously ordered; operating
without licenses; excess sales
of sugar; carrying more than a
normal thirty days supply of
sugar; failure to use the prop
er amount of flour substitute
in bread making; and profi-
teering.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
A LETTER FROM FRANCE

Arkadelphia, June 15.-Mrs.
A. E. Dews of this city is in re-
ceipt of the following letter
from her son, George Dewes,
who is now somewhere in
France:
Dear Mother: Sunday was
such a busy day that | did not
get time to write to you. had
to go TO the station Sunday
morning, and had a cross-coun-
try drive of about Is miles.
About a dozen of us went to a
little park and heard a band
concert. | would like to men,
ton many of the things of in
terest, but believe it is for
bidden.
"The concert at the park was
given by an American military
band and sure sounded geed to
us. This is the first band we
have heard since leaving the
states, and the concert wound
up with "The Star-Spangled
Banner" and "The Marseilles"
hymn.
yesterday was French pris-
oners of War Day, so the little
girls were tagging everyone
who entered the gate.
"The days are not very warm
vet. and the nights are so cool
that | still need my three blan-
kets. am uncomfortable
without a coat eXceptnearnoon.
"Have been very busy today
getting up some freight from
the station. We get pretty good
mess-plenty to eat. Have to
stop now-it is getting too
dark and the light from the
lantern in the tent is not sutti-
vcient to write by.
George Dewes."
Mr.. Dewes is we'll known in
Washington, having lived here
for several years prior to the
removal of the family to Ar
kadelphia. His old friends
here will be glad to know that
he is pleasantly situated in
France.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
news OF SPRING HILL

Spring Hill, June 2O.-Hot
hotter, hottest, although the
farmers are trying to grin and
endure it" and wind up their
work, and lay up in the shade,
or ride in their cars, the rest
Oh the summer, while Mr.. pub
lie man keeps perspiring.
Master Eldridge McWilliams
is over from Texarkana, visiting
his grandparents, DR.. and Mrs.
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Collins, ac-
companied by Misses Jocie,
Maud and Olo Yocom and Lera
Collins, motored to the unveil-
ing at Oakgrove Sunday after
noon.
The young people enjoyed a
lawn party at the home of Miss
Ethel Grisham Tuesday night.
H. H. Foster, wife and little
Clara Lou spent Sunday with
Foster.
Mr.. Willis Collins, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Collins, arriv-
ed last week from Oklahoma
for a visit, before going to the
training camp.
Regardless of what the Ger
mans are doing, our people are
following the Stars and Stripes,
and as far as they are able are
sacrificing their time, money,
and blood, everyone
ready to do his part.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Moses
laughter, Mrs. JOdie Johnson,
and children, went to Hope last
Monday on business.
Mr.. Henry Blackwell and
family and Mrs. Mollie Butler
went to Hope Monday, Mr..
Blackwell to attend the w. S.
S. school directors meeting and
.he ladies to visit the new ar
rival Of their sisters, Mrs.
Thompson, a baby boy.
Died-Tuesday night, the in
FAINT of Mr.. and Mrs. Seago, 9
old; it had whooping
cough and thresh, has been sick
ior some time.
Jimmy"
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

When this cruel war is over,
"made in Germany" marked on
goods should be sufficient rea-
son to leave that particular
brand on the market; if Ger
many continues this war, after
the war her commerce should
be boycotted-Nothing should
be purchased that is known to
have come from Germany. She
has attempted to crush the bal
ance of the world and should
be made to suffer for it. 1t is
frequently said that the Ger
man people are not responsible
for this war, but if they are not
they can put a stop to it; of
course there are exceptions,
millions of them, but we say
that we are fighting the Ger
man people who live in Ger
many.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

cent Of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior to
March l.
s. Manufacturers using wheat prod.
ucts for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
g. There is no limit upon the use OF
other cereals, 6ours, and meals, corn.
barley, buckwheat, potato flour, et
cetera
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod.
ucts whatever, except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and satisfac.
tion. There is no reason why all OF
the American people who are able to
cook in their own households cannot
subslst perfectly well with the use OF
less wheat products than one und one
half pounds a week, and we specially
ask the well-to-do households In the
country to follow this additional pro.
gramme In order that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves TO so large a pro
portion of substitutes
In order that we shall he nble to
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded Of us to maintain
the civil population and soldiers OF the
allies and our own army, we propose
to supplement the voluntary co-opera.
ton of the public by further llmlta-
tlon of distribution. and we shall place
at once restrictions on distribution
which will be adjusted from time to
time to secure us nearly equitable dis
tribution as possible. With the arrival
of harvest we should be able 10 relax
such restrictions Until then we ask
for the necessary patience, sacrifice
and cooperation of the distributing
! trades.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

Through the committee or
ganizations have been built up
in all Army camps, by which
enlisted men and commissioned
officers are classified according
In some camps, where as many
as $500 men are received daily,
forces of 200 interviewers are
employed to ascertain full in
to occupational qualifications.
formation regarding each mans
occupation, education, expert
ence, and special qualifica-
tions.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

The standardized type B"
truck has been officially adop-
ted as the standard heavy-duty
cargo truck for use by the army
in all its departments requiring
this capacity truck. large
number have been ordered and
it is expected the first 10000
will be completed about Aug. 1.
The Italy man is proving him
self some Scrapper.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21
War Department .ShOWS
Procedure in Notifying
Relatives of Casualties

Relatives of soldiers named
in casualty lists forwarded
from France ordinarily are no
titled within "a hours after re-
ceipt of the lists, according to
a statement authorized by the
War Department. A "statisti-
cal division" with a staff of of
ficers and a corps of stenogra-
piers, gives all its time to the
maintenance of files of soldiers
names and addresses. This di-
vision notifies relatives.
A copy of the roster of each
contingent sailing to join the
Expeditionary Forces is filed in
card index fashion, each card
bearing the name of a soldier,
his organization, and the name
and address of parent or other
relative or friend designed by
him to be notified in emergen-
cy. When a casualty list is re-
ceived from Gen. Pershng each
name cabled from the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force is lis
ted with the emergency address
on file in the card index. AS
rapidly as the new list with
emergency addresses is built up
the telegraph clerks get du-
plicates. These clerks already
are supplied with blank tele-
grams which require only the
relatives address, name of SEN
der, nature of casualty and the
date, and filling in the blank
spaces they get the kilograms
off as quickly as possible. In
addition to maintaining the tel
egraph blanks for the sake of
speed the statistical division is
supplied with sets of form let
ters to be filled in and mailed
when further details are avail
able.
While relatives are generally
in receipt of information within
"a hours after the cables are re-
ceived, delays are sometimes
due to clerical errors caused by
the fact that names must pass
through so many hands in
France and in Amreica, incor-
rect emergency addresses turn
ed in by soldiers, removal of
families to addresses other than
those listed, and the occasional
necessity for cabling h, 10
verify a name or obtain an ad-
dress.
Aside from these four caus-
es of delay the only reason for
the failure of relatives to re-
ceive word at once is military
consideration. General Pershing
may, at his discretion, withhold
a casualty list until he is pos
tive it will have no military
value to the enemy.
Washington telegraph., 1918-06-21

The Government expects eV-
cry man to work where he can
do the most good; if you can do
the most good on the fighting
line, then get your gun and go
to it; if in the corn or wheat
field, go after it, for we are
not growing enough foodstuffs.
Every man should do his best
without being forced to it, but
more food MUST be produced.
People do not work for nothing
when they do this, as they are
getting the best prices known
in the past fifty years. Do not
grow it because you can make
money out of it, however, but
grow it because youI untry
needs it. The money will come,
but that is not the thing; do
what your country calls on you
to do and help put those scien-
tific savages-the Huns-out
of business. Remember, the
man with the hoe and the man
with the gun, in a combined eff
fort, can knock the socks off