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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13
AN[ERICANsssauAPTURE 5000 PRISONERS ON FIRST DAY OF THEIR BIG DRIVE
Pershng Men Capture Many Towns and Much Ground in St Mhlel Salient-Cavary Is Now Pursuing Enemy Ten
 Miles Northeast of St. Mihel
French Have Recaptured St. Mihiel

With the Army the Lorraine Front September 12 the Aoci nation nhee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-13
Over 5000 Prisoners Counted

Over 5000 Prisoners Counted hoopo in
 dnhis Already 5000 in text the commuque onows
 
 the St. Nhi andad at have counted 5000 prisoners The I. Reach Objecives Ahead of Schedule ntS yueA pi taken
 
 To the nor Les Epage hill and the nehing Hill 322 a the te place.
 The American casualties have remarkably By o'clock of village. Non srd Pannes BoullonvIe
 Pershing In Command of Forces Paris September with the first distinctly American
 Germans Mum Regarding Offensive Berlin September 2lvia ondon)Th ,ey the iatNn tonight and the fact that fighting going
 Many Surprise Attacks Carried Out 
 accomplished of bold strokes made surprise attack on the with receu retired. ~ shelters, blorkhoues andm ndpota German heavy she reached isolated ta the of these inflicted front there sustained
 Americans Advance Total of Five Miles 12 of Nourd ~ M el Cmbre ara ano to nave reached the western outskirts of Bnmarin The Americans attacked mHe it's five miles ~ - o-I Thacour south then Pannes
  American miles northeast of s At St. Mhie ing strong The Germans still ratns on the road north of the = VI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Air Tickets, London
To Paris, Sold for SIS

London. Eng, Dec 14.-Tickets are
now being sold at SIS each for jour
ney by airplane to Paris, passenger
service starting as soon as circum-
stances permit. The journey by air
will be done in two and one half
hours. the distance being go miles.
Holt Thomas. OF the Aircraft Manu-
featuring company. is backing the
enterprise. which is expected TO find
favor among tourists and business
people. During the war many public
officials have flown from London to
Paris. Bonar Law prefers to go that
way. Allowing a half hour at either
end OF the Journey to get to and from
the aerodromes. the entire journey
VIII require but three and one half
hours.
Until new designs are produced
bombing machines which can carry n
load OF $3.50 pounds. travel 12S miles
an hour and climb 5000 feet in five
minutes will be used. Experiments
have shown that by covering the fu-
selage with glass passengers can
converse readily. the roar OF the en-
gines being minimized. Thomas hopes
TO reduce the oneway fare to SIS
within a few months
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
ElP Gas CO.
Doctor Examines One
Twin Wice, Two Are
So Verg Much Alike

Boston. Mass, Dec. 1.-Two IS year
old brothers. James r Miller ane
Earl W. Miller. OF Chadbourn. y. c.
are the twiniest twins that ever hit
Uncle Sans merchant marine train
ing camp here.
The examining surgeon was the first
to be fooled First he examined
James r Then he turned TO his desk
to make out his record, taking for
granted that James P would pass 10
the next room But he didn't he
thought there was more to come And
Of course, he was examined again
Gosh" he thought. they do pretty
thorough job here"
Earl" said the doctor. still talk
Ing to James. you sure are an image
OF your brother"
Just then Earl entered the room.
I'm through with you, James,
said the doctor. speaking to Earl
Don't I get examiner inquired
Earl. And then a great light dawned
on the doctor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

starless sky for q roof. At daybreak
they returned to their much disturbed
kitchen. gathered together the few
remaining kitchen utensils-znd again
started making doughnuts.
And the doughboys know all about
such experiences. They have watched
these wonderful girls. equally as big
heroes as the boys in the front
trenches. and have grown TO admire
them beyond words. Willingly they
have carried water and fuel. peeled
apples and. in fact, have done all
sorts Of kitchen work. knowing full
well that a toothsome morsel from
out Of a pot Of sizzling grease would
be their reward
II has not been 50 many months
ago that an American lieutenant. in
discussing the work which American
girls could do to really be OF help TO
the American doughboys, said:
We don't want the kind OF girls
who parade IN natty uniforms along
the boulevards and do most OF their
work while attending pink teas. VIVA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

I ondon. Eng. Dec 14.-Anerica soon
u viii have the opportunity OF pay
ing homage to the hero whose deeds
balance those Of the intrepid dough-
boy-the Salvation Army girl
She has left several sisters buried
beneath French soil. but those whom
fortune favored will soon have com
pleted their most hazardous tasks.
They viii return home, many OF them
to again take up the tambourine and
guitar-but not to be laughed at and
ridiculed.
The time OF derision has passed As
FAR as the doughbOy is concerned, one
might as well 90 into an Irish saloon
and yell TO hell with the pope" as TO
appear in a group OF soldiers and
make light OF the Salvation Army girl
Henceforth she will not only be re-
spected but reverenced-
And the American doughnut has
been the happy medium OF II all
True, there were apple pies, cookies,
tarts, Boston baked beans and other
good things to eat prepared by the
Salvation Army maidens for the
doughboys. but the doughnut drove
the last spike OF affection into the
to never forget It OF cease appreciat-
ing It
Il was not only the doughnut but
the condition under which Il was
made and served which won the IN
dying admiration and gratefulness Of
the Yankee soldier. Thousands. yes.
millions OF those luscious twisters
were made right beneath the very
noses OF Hun guns and amid the
shrielzing and bursting Of Boche
shells.
But the Salvation Army girl merely
dug her hands deeper into the dough
and made more doughnuts. A little
thing like a 200 pound shell failed
miserabIy to disturb their equanim-
ity. and being blown out OF bed once
cd twice during the night merely
added zest 10 their trying experiences
Several OF these girls. after having
been blown from their beds, have
calmly taken their blankets. sought
the open fields and slept soundly the
remainder OF the night with only q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

q spoonful ana II II doesn't srrEighten
you right NJ and make you feel fine
and vigorous / want you 10 80 back
TO the store and get your money Dod-
sons Liver Tone Is destroying the
sale OF caiomeI because Il Is real liver
medicine. entirely vegetable there
fore, Il can not salivats or make you
sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone viii put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels OF that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which e clogginE your
system and making you feel miser-
abls ] guarantee that a bottle OF
Oodson's Liver Tone wiz keep your
entire family feeling fine for months.
9ive II TO your children Il n hzrD-
less: doesn't grippe and they Ike IL
pleasant taste--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
CUTICURA HEALED
RINGWORMS
Covered Face. Inhamed and
Red. Itched Badly.

my face was covered with ring
worms, especially around my mouth.
The ringwormS were small and the
skin around them was inaamed and
red. The breaking out itched and
scratched, and used TO ger up at
night my face itched so badly. The
eruption even caused my eyebrows to
fall out.
Il began using CutieuTa Soap and
Ointment. / could see ar improve
ment every day, and two boxes Of cut-
cura Ointment with the Cuhcurs Soap
completely healed me Of the terrible
skin trouble" Signed Miss C. Deford
Hooper, $50 Bruno ST., Baltimore, Nd
If you have a poor complexion i'm
prove Il by using Cuticura Soap daily
and Cuticura Ointment occasionally.
sazpls Each Frss - IEal. Address postcard.
"Cunears, Dept 4. RsIton." Sod everyHhere.
Soap & Ointment z and 5oe. Taleun Sc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
SCRIPTURE
Psalm Ss.1-o.

Psalm Os; 10.
n SING unto the L6rd u new song
" for he hath done marvellous things;
his right hand. and his holy arm, hath
gotten him the victory.
The Lord hath made known his sal
walton; his Righteousness hath he op-
emily Showed N the sight OF the
heather
he hath remembered his mercy and
his truth toward the house OF Israel;
all the ends Of the earth have seen
the salvation OF our God
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.
all the earth; make a loud noise. and
rejoice. and sing praise.
Sing unto the Lord with the harp;
with the harp. and the voice OF a
psalm
With trumpets and sound OF cornet
make a joyful noise before the Lord.
the King.
Let the sea roar, and the fitness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
CaIomeI Users! Listen To Me!
| Guarantee DOdSOn'S Liver Tone
Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't
iven your liver and bowels and straighten
you up without making you sick

Oghi Calomel makes you sick. TIA
horri5lei Take a dose Of the danger
Gus drug tonight and tomorrow you
may lose a days work
Calomel IS mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones
Calomel when Il comes into contact
with sour bile. crashes into Il, break
ing 10 up This Is when you feel that
awful nausea and c. ampinE. II you
are sluggish and all knocked out.
II your liver IL torpid and bowels
constipated OF you have headache.
dizziness. coated tongue. II breath Is
bad or stomach sour. Just try a spoon
ful OF harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
tonight.
Here's ny guarantee-Go TO any
drug store and get a bottle OF bod
sons Liver Tone for a few cents Take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Couldn't Control Wife,
Euen in a Liquor Deal

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 14.-Because
one lacks control over his wife is no
excuse for avoiding the consequences
OF selling liquor in thfs state At
least. this Is the Interpretation placed
on recent decision here OF Judge
jeremiah Neterer in the federal
court in passing sentence on William
Lewis, who pleaded guilty to giving
his wife a bottle OF whisky which
she afterward sold. Lewis said he
could not control his wife's move
ments. He was given a $3.50 fine and
80 days in the county jail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Steals Wte's Picture
And Gets Fine OfSI0

Salem. Mass. Dec. 1A-ConTicted OF
larceny OF his wife's photograph, VIM.
Hallissey, OF this city. was fined SO
in district court Hallissey's mother
lnlaw was the complainant She
charged that Hallissey borrowed the
photograph. after his wife died. to
make copies OF II. and that he failed
20 return 4 and later DESTROYED It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

We want is the honest to goodness,
freckled faced Yankee girl who can
cook and sew and who doesn't faint
at the sight OF blood"
That same lieutenant lived to see
the time that the Yankee got just
what they were looking for. The SAL
vation Army girl appeared and the
problem was solved Many OF them
were freckled-if you don't believe
II, take a glance at the accompanying
photographs-and practically all OF
them could cook and sew. A few went
at the game with a feeling OF horror
at the though OF blood. but they soon
Overcame such feelings and at once
became the doughboy's mother. sister.
sweetheart and cook
So they are coming home, these
heroes. and IL Is up to you, Ameri-
cans. to receive them accordingly; not
only receive them. but ever respect
and appreciate them Be they beauti-
full or homely. attractive or unattrac-
tive in face or figure. remember they
have been angels to the doughboys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Quits "Roddi' For Safety,
But Is Killed Blu Train

Cleveland, O.. Dec. &c. A Idle,
after 30 years "on the road" with the
Erie railroad. abandoned his job to
avoid danger from the trains. And
every day since. his wife would con-
graduate herself that now she could
be- content in the knowledge that he
would come home safe from his work
in the office OF the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen.
Then. one day. he took a holiday
and, with his wife. visited a cousin at
Warren. O. The three went riding in
the cousins automobile. They came
to a crossing
All three were killed By a passing
train
Indian Rug.. Beach's Art shop-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
CHURCHES KEEP
RECORD Of WAR
In Some Cities Common
Building May Be Kept for
Preservation of Records.
CONTINUED from page 49,

Tennessee, report receipt OF letters
asking advice about disposition By
churches OF the war memorials made
and gathered by them. II these let
ters are correct indicators, churches
have gone into the matter Of collect
ing records OF their members with
remarkable thoroughness. Some say
they have excellent photographs OF
every man enlisting. their life stories.
and their relation to the churches.
To others have been sent, or there
have promised to be sent. souvenirs
from the front, including parts Of
equipment OF destroyed submarines,
Ilags IN great variety and numbers,
and especially letters that have been
written 20 churches by French and
English people who became ac-
quainted with their men, entertained
them in their homes. or visited them
while III, perhaps dying.
These secretaries and ministers ad-
nit themselves unable adequately to
suggest action, beyond writing in all
cases 70 preserve the records at all
hazards until some common purpose
develops. All agree that churches
them where they may be seen by the
public Advice given so far includes
the building by the church Of a room,
TO be known as q war ROOM" in
which records are to be kept Some
cities have canvassed the matter OF
a common building for these records,
Including those from the churches.
The planting OF trees as memorials
has been proposed. but the placing OF
tablets on church walls is not al
vised, because Of the effect upon wor-
shippers
Memorial scholarships in colleges,
and maintenance funds for mission
aries on home and foreign fields have
been proposed by the secretaries The
subject has just opened up, and there
IS a chance for some genius 10 come
forward with proposals that may
stick. like the service flag and its
form.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
RAT STOPS POWER PLANT.

Winsted, Conn, Dec. 1.-THE power
plant at Robertsville Falls which
furnishes electricity for lighting here
went dead" early one morning re-
Gently. An investigation developed the
fact that a rat had put the plant out
OF business by crawling into the ter
minals and short circuiting the sys-
tenn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

thereof; the world. and they that
! dwell therein
Let the floods clap their hands: let
the hills be joyful together
Before the Lord. for he cometh to
Judge the earth; with righteousness
shall He Judge the world. and the
people with equity.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
PREsBYTERIASs OFFER UNION
PLAN HONEST IN ALL PART


II was privately explained by one
Of the Presbyterian leaders who
planned the church unity conference
lust held in Philadelphia that all other
bodies had proposed union plans with
strings to them. Presbyterians were
the first 10 bring forward union
proposition honest IN all its parts
The same committee member said his
side does not wish to surrender the
name, but that they are willing to 90
so. because they regard union abso-
iutely essential
Sixteen bodies were represented IN
the Philadelphia conference THESE
did not include Baptists, either north
or south, Methodists Of the south or
Presbyterians OF the south. The last
named said frankly last May, and Of
fIcially as wen, that they do not de-
sire union It was said at Philadel-
phia that one or two bodies represent
ed there really do not desire union
The outcome OF the conference gave
encoura cement, not because 1t did not
bring union, but because IL made some
progress, and progress was all thsl
vas expected The proposal 10 hold
the meeting came from Presbyterians.
and looked to organic union Those
who made the proposal were even au-
thorized to draw up form OF govern
ment
Al the same time It was current
gossip that organic union viii not
come about, but that all that may be
looked for IN this generation is an
agreement to work togethers and so
bring to an end some OF the waste
overlapping, duplication, especially In
small American towns and on foreign
mission fields. About 28.000,0O0 mem
bers were involved in the conference
Just held. expending yearly about
$500 600. 900 good American money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
LEADERS SAY BILLY SUNDAY
PREACHING PLAN IS ENDEI

Vocational eTangelistS OF the e2-
IRENE Protestant denominations are
hard at work upon q new plan for
syzngelistic meetings They say the
Billy Sunday plan has had its day
There will be no more big sunday
campaigns, according to them. They
say that various plans come IN, last
for a time, and are ended Thirty years
ago the direct appeal OF Moody was
N vogue.
Then came the simultaneous hur-
rah. that took cities by storm, ana
went round the world with wonder
fu1 teams and singers Finally came
the Sunday plan, with elaborate ma
chinery, and ali dependence placed
upon one man, who was advertised TO
the limit Now the war or some other
cause has ended that plan. Billy
Sunday and all
Presbyterian, Disciples. Methodist
and United Brethren evangelicals say
the new plan they are about to an
uounce. with the hope that II VIII
catch the popular fancy, Is the per-
soual worker. Such plan Is being
tried out Informally through visiting
evangelists this iall and winter. The
lessons gained from It viii determine
in large measure the new form to be
adopted for general use.
There is 10 come in with the new
method a considerable element Of
service. Indications are said TO be that
the perfected plan will put preaching
In as one part, and that largely
changed to teaching, and lessons on
doing things, and that on the material
side, as the other part Preparations
on these new lines are making for an
after war campaign to start in Feb
ruary next.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

Clark q Weeks, Roof Painting
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

Mex. DrawnwOrk. Beach Art shop-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14

indian Rugs. Beach's Art shop.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-14
Ell Paso Gas Company
Appeals to Fairness

The following excerpt the report of the President of the Ma
iona Railway and Utilities Commissioners represent
Of the United Sae) at their annual
October 1917 which report unanimously approved is
interesting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-13
MoNTRosE.
, . 100 e>>~~>>> I

Sunday evening the rector, Rev
Long, of the Episcopal church of
Warsaw, held services at ST Ba "n:l-
bas church in this city. An unusually
excellent sermon was given and the
choir rendered special glorias and
anthems.
The. government is removing a pier
in Lake keokuk that has been there
for many years.
Recently the L. e. Denmire home
was scene of joy. A family reunion
was held in honor of their son Bert
Denmire, who came in from camp at
Norfolk, Virginia. on ten days fur
Tough. The house decorations Goa
sisted Of a lovely variety of dahlias
and greenery. The high noon repast
was more than ordinary, the menu
consisting of fried chicken and fish
galore, whipped potatoes, slaw, butter
beans, sweet pickles, bread and but
ter, cottage cheese, chocolate and
lemon pie, Denmire's tomato pre-
serves, tea coffee and milk. Quite
few guests came up from Keokuk to
help enjoy the day.
Thursday all day all the business
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-13
CASES
TO GRAND JURY
Investigating Body Will Have Whole
sale Lot on Their Hands When
Court Meets Here Next
Week.
STATE AGENTS TO COME
Potter, Terriil and Fisher to be Wit
nesses and Will Aid County At
torney in the Prose
cution.

The grand jury will handle whole
sale lot of liquor cases when it meets
next week. Prosecution will be waged
against close to thirty different men
Some of these parties have been ar
rested on suspicion Of selling liquor
and other are known to have held a
government license.
In the latter case the presumption
is that the men holding the liquor
tax were selling the liquor and the
county authorities expect 10 indict
them because of this fact. Several
of the arrests were made between
April 1st and the middle of June.
Some of the places run by these
parties have been raided by the police
and liquor found on the premises.
The cases of ten or more women,
arrested for prostitution and for
keeping houses of ill fame, will be
considered by the jury.
State Agents Potter, Terrill and
Fisher of Des Moines will be here as
witnesses and will aid in the prose-
cution.
In the neighborhood of forty cases
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-13

houses on Main street unfurled Old
| Glory and the service flags boldly
| floated in the air for our beloved sol
diers and sailors.
| Miss Verna Spencer OF Davenport
a pleasing young lady, Is a guest at
the parental Elmer Spencer home.
AT the mid-week prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at the Trinity
Methodist church the sermon was
given by the Rev. Trostle, the retiring
minister, who addressed the congre-
cation from the fourteenth ,Aapter
c; the first verse of st. John: Let
not your hearts be troubled; We be-
lieve in God, believe also in me-"
The service was very enthusiastic
and most of the congregation was in
tears that their beloved pastor, the
Rev. Trostle, was going from them
to new fields of labor at Exaline,
Iowa. The many friends of Rev.
Trostle and family bespeak their sue
cess wherever they may go.
Mrs. Mary Barnes has returned
from her summer home at Canton, Ill.
to her beautiful home In this city
In a communication from France
to Lee Davis from a Lee county boy, he
says, II was shopping at a grocery
store and found the Denmire toma-
toes there. Seemed like an old
friend"
William Thornburg of Mt Hamill.
a corporal in the civil war, and aged
veteran father of Mrs. Louis Wahrer
is officially SEX at his home.
Mrs. Ellis Ames of Keokuk, was
renewing old friendship at this place
recently.
Carol Buck who received minor in
juries in an auto wreck, is still carry
ing the bandages. on his face
The reporter was in receipt of some
of three kinds of excellent cake from
the birthday anniversary of little
Miss Bernice Hancock who has pass
ed the twelve happy moons.
The president, Mrs. L. A McCann,
of New Boston. Iowa, and her able
corps of Red Cross workers have
finished twelve bed shirts and thir-
teen pairs of socks and returned
them to Keokuk and have received
goods for thirty understands and
twelve skeins of yarn for sweaters.
This is going some.
Thursday evening at the home of
E. J. Hancock, farewell six o'clock
supper was served by the church
people to Rev. Trostle. that was fit
for a king. when a purse of $50 was
presented as a token of esteem
Mrs. Martha Sucker and Gertrude