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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

Quoted as Saying Only One
Man in America Deserves
Election

Ncw York, April II. 4 Houston
dispatch to the Evening World says;
AN implied declaration that prcSi-
dent Wilson is the only man who
should he elected President i'm 1920
was made by William &. McAdoo. Sec
retary of the Treasury. before AN
audience of 5000 at Liberty Loan
meeting in Houston last night. The
declaration was made i'm answer to an
announcement by Houston speaker
i'm which the Secretary of the Treasury
was introduced as tho next President.
The Secretary replied that he had
the utmost contempt for any ono
who used the wa" for selfish ends and
personal ambitions adding that his
only desire was To perform his pub
lie duties ana then retire to private
life.
go must have your confidence lie
told his hearers, and you wouldn't
give it to me if you thought | were
using my high Office for selfish rca-
sons. As for 1920, i'm my judgment.
there is only one man in America who
deserves the gift of that exalted office
from the American people
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

.nia S,@le s,ro Carnaughton, of 255 North
bon tbe SSeI suffered severe Injuries
e str,,i,a La9e ana body today when she
tle snS E motor;ruck al Broad
a. ioni ~ sMontgomery avenue. She
''tef fa1,I f1 ~ Joseph's Hospital Jacob
I|1fn aSs,s,sp years old l55 loast
h ss was ,aSen 10 ths uonse Of
|.1IeH pending the outconas ~ Airs
'fA'pnp lajurics N' Vl Hi's'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17

lie square. All French towns which
make any sort OF pretension Of civic
pride have a "Erande place BailleuTs
place was particularly grand. ana
when ! last saw 1t furnished parking
space for scores upon scores Of British
motor lorrics. resting briefly from the
well-uigh Ceaselcss task OF transport
ing stores to the lighting lines.
Bailleul certainly seemed "a city
worth fighting for Il had population
of about $1,000 before the war. and
while there had been an exodus from
il in the early months Of the con-
il.ct. most Of the old residents had
returned. excepting always the men
OF lighting age, who were far away
with the French army on the southern
end Of the western front.
Being situated only eighteen miles
from Lille. Bailleul reflected the indus
tries of that manufacturing center In
the way Of lace. linens and woolens
Most OF these industries, OF course
we're closed down early i'm the war in
order that the labor might be used
elsewhere in making munitions and
other requisites Of nation which gave
itself over 10 the war body and soul.
Baillcul was feverish with war ac-
tivity last June, when the British were
preparing and carving out the famous
battle of the MeSsines Ridge. At that
time in the course Of single day the
English Second Army. under General
Plumer won all the heights the Ger.
mans have been battling for since the
beginning Of their Flanders offensive.
The British swept over the ridge after
a bomhardment which had lasted the
better part of two weeks and broke
down the German resistance at the
point of the baVOnet
Ground of Great Value
The Germans. repulsed in their
frontal attacks on the ridge during the
recent fighting, have sought to out.
flank the high ground 10y the drive
through at Bailleul. The British sit.
uation undoubtedly is becoming critical
all about the ridge. II was interesting
last year to read the German com.
ments on the British exploits at Mes.
sines and WytsChaete The German
people were assured the position was
Of absolutely no military Importance
and the loss of the ridge meant moth
ing at all to the plans of the German
high command.
The English knew fun well the stra.
tegic value of the high ground, how.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
CAPTURE OF BATLLEUL
WORRIES WASHINGTON
French City Just Taken by
Germans Considered
Important
CENTER FOR SUPPLIES
Mcssincs Ridge Also Ground Of
Much Strategic Value to
poSsCSsOrS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL
IN Tod0U'y pUbli" ECdOCr
Washington, April II.

Tho C,lI Of patIe,I aud WuIvevghem
g., -, ,,.,.,,,,,,,o,
''"u uISqu'''l"S '"'N' III
today:
II is felt. of course. that the com.
n,opdipg officer Of the British army.
which retired from Bnilleul gave full
.,,-..., ,.a, a., tos,, or
"''''' " '''
this city meant and that the measure
was necessarily the part Of some wider
rlor az doe,,,,o ,,,,i,olv irstided nv
'he circumstances,
WashinEtoI continues to speculate
rs TO the vrorrahuut. ~ Ctho french
reserve army duny an the heating
back of the British forces I'm the north
but there is faith and confidence that
soon it may be heard from.
Usually the capture Of a village or
a town in the war zone Of the western
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sI0OOCO VOLUNTEER
FARMERS ENLISTED
r.,ordid Response to Call of
'peuartment Of Agriculture
for Harvest Hands
s-MpER CROPS PLANNED
of Maneuver," 10000 Strong,
Nv viii Be Mobilizcd in Wheat
Belt
Washington. April a.


u,o, volunteer harvest hands
Three ,.,.. .,i.., ..n,,p,,.,. :, 10
M ready inrouA ''''' 49,.
Ian Americas bumper crop '''S Ne"''
.-,.ri,ure Department report" today
MN'' .ri,, and small towns are
Aow tha' '.''' ,......,s. g., u
.f,ring HUNDREDS wi '''''.''.'''' u.
-. 10 farm labor calls ISSUED by
.nbers n commerce, civic bodies
Y. in every state. TIL" men viii give
~ days each at periods when the
..,srs most need them
Woes will work, u territories near
Air homes. one army OF III" ,''uN'l
noOO .work'rs-wtll h' mohoiiHed'
,.rsver. for continuous service IN inc
800 belt II viii start June III
as,hwestern oklahoma. move through
v.ssas--garncrinr 9.50o.o"o bushels OF
"As9t there--and then pass into o;aor
sates. 49, -,, ......
mo speed with which the great army
:. rssnonded to the CountrN's call is
n-,orsible for greatly increased acreage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
eERMAN CRIPPLES IN ARMY
"Sul' Army So Hard Pressed 1t
Retains Disabled

4, iork' April l7,-Permancntly dis
~ soldiers are retained in the Ger
/, ~ army and cripples are called to the
49, e's This statement was made in the
peDdaa.s by Deputy Ryssel, an mde-
nt efSIal Socialist on February %, ac-
a vb,ot 70 the Berlin Norwaerts. a copy
dsnn,'on mas been received here Other
tnns ''es @ also laid bare sensational condi-
Ts prevailing in the German army.
theS disclosures were made in debate
lrodnooSs SSs preclpitated by a motion in
Fsonle'au py Deputies Mueller Meiningcn,
nrtv. party; Fehrenbach. Centrist
al 49, Soctor Stresemann. National Lib
~ Guy ano stuecklen. Socialist, requesting
IAN aancellor to see that ;he class OF
ANN Snu 1870 be discharged from the
nsn 90 ~ soon as possible and that the
1ril,e se' @ lahdsturm who have been in
9ar ana s.ry,ee since the beginning of the
lobtsnnu who have been one year in the
Islfea 'n trenches be permanently trans.
~ 70 the home reserves.
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SABOTAGE BILL READY.
FOR WILSON TO SIGN
Clause Designed TO Punish
Hold-up of War Work Is
Stricken Out
Washington. April Il.

Acceptance by the Senate Of cons
ference report, eliminating provisions
assigned to punish strikers on war con-
tracts, made the sabotage dill. carry
ing penalties Of thirty years imprison-
nent and fines of $4,000 for iniurinc
var materials or interfering with war
Industries, ready for the Presidents sig
nature.
The conference report was adopted
,ier a debate in which Senators Sher-
nan and McCuml er asserted the labor
rH1ation is getting beyond tho control
d labor leaders and that Congress
sAoud take action
Senator Hollis defended the loyalty of
hbor, declaring strikes today are "in-
considerable" and said the passage of
lsgslation designed to prevent peace
iul strikes would not tend to increase
abors efficiency. He denied that labor
vas responsible for the delay in the air,
plane program, declaring capital was at
fault.
"You can't MAKE men work by pass
hg laws" he said. 81 concur in the
opinion of President Gompers, of the
american Federation of Labor, that il
Congress passes law preventing peace
tal strikes, that law cannot be en-
forced"
Senator McCumbcr said that never
have there been as many strikes in the
history Of the country as there have
been since the United States entered the
var. and depored what he termed a lack
ot courage by Congress to oppose or
ganEed labor because of its political in
iuence.
Declaring supporters of labor in the
Shate have said it is not desired the
Rboring man should he shot before sun
FRs, Mr. McCumber added that "it also
not desired that through the slaclen-
ng Of American labor our soldiers i'm
france should have their thrOats cut
Afore sunrise"
Upon the shipping board "and the
poh'eerlng of those who had things to
~h and then to the inefIicieucy and
sacAenng Of labor in shipyards" Mr..
nsNumoer blamed the shortage in ships.
senator Sherman said he believed
tssident Gompers and other officials of
n american Federation of Labor are
snCere, loyal and patriotic" i'm their
lvlS TO control union labor, bur he
spueu Mr. Gompers knows the whole
waloin In the Missouri Valley is on the
~ Oh volcano" and that strikes are
eontemplated.
want Mr.. Gompers 10 obey the
~ Oh this republic" Senator Sherman
aunued. s.l. He has spent more time
W1saNhg n laws than he has in defend.nl
~ eouhtry prior to the breaking ou
~e war and l am glad to join hin
e aSS IN a patriotic purpose to fuse witt
s.'s some of the differences we may hay,
~ ~ 10 the common design Of defending
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
ALLIES PLAN QUICK
BLOW AT GERMANS
Henri Bidou, French Military
Critic, Indicates They Soon
VIII Take Offensive

Paris krrJ t--TTcr,i p,d,,, ,,o,.,,,,g
a.. .,
-. - ''"'',S' ~, '"' ',H "'NHp"p''
'"''''"'E ''''''S' mas sent the journal "'S
Dobat5 the best summary that has ap-
pcarcd hero ON thc prcsrnt pnpi,.n, or
r,, ,,,,,.
WV '"''.'
Tn" battle of Flanders ne writes
from tho British front ",,.rfrl broan as
, li.or.t,.,, ,... ....,.., ,.,..,.
''''''' ''''' ''''''''" '"' '''
mans in success sufficiently substantial
as to transform it into a battle of first
Importance. once the Lys WIS forced
the battlefield changed its aspect In
place Of the great, smooth plain, the
ground takes the shape of a broad cor
ridor. incloscd between the hills which
dominate Bailleul to the north and those
dominating L'lers to tho south. The
only advance possible to the Germans is
through that vide rorrido,. but ,bfs
in turn l. suhdividcd I'm the center hy
the forest of Nicpnc. which has on thc
south thc broad nassap. ,,bi,h laad. tu
Airc. and on the north a similar, mas
sage to BailIcuI.
"rhc British troops STONED thc enemy
definitely on saturday i'm tho rcu.cr or
the Nicppe Forest front. The forest
must. therefore. he turned by the pas
sages on each side. OF these the south.
crn, leading to AirC. is impraciicdhlc for
tn" enemy, whose left flank is closely
held at Givcnchy by the British Fifty
firth Division. The further passage bc-
tween tn" forest and the hills above
n.,,i,iS i anu NJ'E - i" Nl.,u oi iuI'Iir' ~
~',.,I' u, WIZ" "' N v.ou' ,,S,, ~ i'sn
H"s @ ''le q ''"l,,u VI I"'i,H. ne @ ny, ~, ~
'h -,
-, III a, t -, ,tat ~ ,,,,,
,,,' Il. tr,.i,,r, ~ r,r,,, ", ,,,,,,,,,o h,. a.
.,',.,. t,.h e., tho ,.ir,tt ,,,I iaft of non
Ia,i tbat i, Il, s,,. a. Er,,,o It,Iise and
,, ,b, Nrotoro,, gtroa,,lo, rosnectivaI,r,
.rLo rc,,,tura or Teuvo I.pIisn hv tbe
pritisb on saturday Ridou saws had
tho effect of stabi,izing the situation
here, but it must be remembered that
the Germans have since rctakcn the
village
"On sunday Bidou continues. 'thc
tactical situation was as follows; ON the
right, the Germans We're on Mossinos
plateau and occupied Ploegstecrt For
est Then they bordercd the Dunkrk-
Lille railway south Of BailleuL Their
centre was held up before Nicppc For
est. which the British were onergetical-
~ defending, and their left was also
held up at Givenchy, As a result the
German sixth Army is spread out into
the plain like a vast pocket at the
foothills crowned by British troops
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-17
CHAMBERLAIN THREATENED
But Senator Doesn't Worry About
Men Who Write Letters

Washington, April l5.-.E'purts from
Portland. orc. that tine Do" Of senator
Chamberlain. of that state. had hccu
threatened were confirmed by the Sen
atOr lie said.
Some Of the letters have been severe
i'm tone. But do not pay amy attention
tu them. / have been receiving threat
cuiug letters at one time or another eyer
since / was Governor Of oregon
The recent letters written to the Sen
ator promised dire fate if he persisted
i'm advocating universal military service
and the draft
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SsOO-TON SHIP LAUNCHED

seattle, Wash, April 1.-THE steel
steamship Wostm0unt was launched at
the plant Of the Amcs Shiphuilding and
Dry Dock Company. The Wcstmouut. a
SS0O-ton vessel, was Commandocrcd by
the United States shipping Board.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24
HUNS GUILTY OF CRIMES
Continued from Page One)

hidden to leave their houses so far as
this is not absolutely necessary for
making short rounds in order to buy
provisions or water their cattle They
are absolutely forbidden to leave their
houses at night under any circum'
stances whatever.
"Whoever attempts to leave the
place, by night or day, upon any pre-.
text whatever, will be shot.
Potatoes can be dug only with the
commandments consent and under mil.
|itary supervision.
"The German troops have orders to
carry out these directions strictly, by
sentinels and patrols, who are author
lied to fire on any one departing from
these directions. w.,
THE Commanding General"
Old Women Rayonetted.
The Germans held Luneville about
three weeks, when they were driven
out by the French. Seventy houses
were burned and there were eighteen
victims. A boy of II was shot and one
woman was bayonetted. Note that
sentinels and patrols were authorized
to shoot on their own judgment
Two proclamations were secured at
Saint Die. These are particularly bru.
tai. Here's a paragraph:
ANY inhabitant who shall be guilty
Of an act of hostility against member
CT the German army, or any inhabi-
tant of house from which our troops
are fired upon will be Immediately
shot, and the house of the guilty per.
son will be Immediately burned All
buildings will be burned in which or
from which acts of hostility have been
committed. In case Of repetition the
whole town will be destroyed and
burned" The monstrous brutality
about this order is that it provides
that "any inhabitant" of house from
which shots were fired was to be shot.
This includes women, children and
babies Of men who were defending
their own homes.
At Epernay a demand was made on
the mayor to deliver within "a hours
to the German army 100000 Kilograms
of oats, $1,000 of bread, 500 of roast
ed coffee, 10000 of certain vegetables
and $4,000 of sailed bacon. The town
was secured and all the stuff gathered
but the bacon. But 1000 kilogrammes
could be found in the town. Because
tie full amount demanded was not de.
E7ered the town was fined $4,000
franks ($35,OO0) and the people were
given from noon till $3.50 p. m. to raise
it, which they did.
-. Other Severe Orders
During our civil war as Grant and
Sherman swept southwark, capturing
southern cities, they left military de-
tachments in charge of the captured
territory to protect the rear and pre-
serve order. recall that Gen. J. B.
Weaver was placed in charge of
at Pulaski, Tenn. Imagine
Gen. Weaver Selling the mayor of Pu-
laski and 80 other residents and then
issuing such notice to- the people as
was issued by the Germans at Rheims:
: Notice to the population: va
I'm order sufficiently to secure the
safety of our troops and the tranquil
ity of the population of Rheims, the
persons mentioned have been seized
as hostages by the commander of the
German army, These hostages will
be shot if there is the least disorder.
Rheims, 18th September, 1914.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24
"The General Commanding"
Eiuhty Males Are Amended.

Note that these hostages. men in
prison, were to be shot, not for any
act of their own, but something some
one on the outside might do. And
many hostages were shot. Rev,
Dwight Hill is of Brooklyn, N. Y, &C.
cupying Henry Ward Beecher's old
pulpit, took home with him from
France photographs showing piles of
corpses, men who had been shot for
the acts of others,
Equally as atrocious was the poster
at Brussels. Here's an exact copy of
it:
t. ProcIa ation
"In future the inhabitants of places
situated near railways and telegraph
lines which have been DESTROYED will
be punished without mercy whether
they are guilty of this destruction or
not For this purpose hostages have
been taken in all places in the vicinity
Of railways in danger of similar at
lacks, and at the first attempt to de-
stroy any railway, telegraph or tele-
phone line, they will be shot immedi-
ately. 1 ar
Brussels, 9Th October, 1914.
"The Governor, Won Der Goltz."
"Shot Without Mercy"
Here's an announcement by the gov
ernor general of Belgium that he will
shoot civilians without mercy if GER
tain acts are committed whether they
are guilty of those acts or not! Mon
strous! The innocent shall suffer!
The Belgian army was fighting for
it's life and it's country and the host
ages were put to death for the things
done by the Belgian army as legiti-
mate acts Of war. This army made
frequent soraies through the German
lines and cut German communications,
destroying telegraphs and telephone
lines. and to stop this legitimate war
fare innocent civilians were shot!
It was frightful terrorism!
Among the proclamations before
me is the one announcing the con-
domination to death of Edith Cavell.
Here's the first part of it:
Proc Iamation.
1.-The Tribunal of the Imperial Ger
man Council Of War, sitting at Brus-
sells, has pronounced the following SEN
fences: condemned to death for con.
spring together to commit treason:
Edith Cavill, teacher of Brussels;
PHILIPPE Baneg, architect, of Brussels;
Jeanne de Beleville. of Montignies;
Louis Thrilles, professor at Lille;
Louis SEVERN, chemist of Brussels;
Albert Libiez, lawyer of Mons.
Brussels, 18th October, 1915.
THE Governor of the City.
The irony of this announcement is
found in the sentence to death of citi-
zens of one nation for treason against
another nation.
"AIi Appeals Useless"
Another proclamation deports the
nha bitants of Lille, Roubaix and Tur-
Going. twenty-five thousand of them
we're sent away.
Families were ruthlessly broken up
and scrap heaped. Slave raids were
made in the streets. A half hours
notice only was given in which to ar
'ange matters and say good bye to
owed ones. All the inhabitants Of a
house except children under IA and
their mothers and old people were
aiken. The notice stated that "all
appeals will be useless Also, "any
one attempting to evade transporta-
Ion will be punished without pity"
The concentration camps looked
ike slave markets.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24
BOYER ITEMS
+ :. :. :. < + \ X :. :. i :. ). !.

Mrs. Nels Taylor. Algot. Miss Lydia
Otto. Mrs. Swan Carlson and Olaf
, were Denison callers Saturday,
Arthur Paulson who has been in
Sioux City, moved to Denison recently
Mrs. u. NJ. Nelson was Denison
caller Saturday.
Albert Hanson. Elizabeth Jarl and
Annie Peterson. Mrs Lawrence Mast
ers and Albin Jarl were Kiron callers
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Carl Paulson and Margaret
were Denison callers Saturday.
Floyd Cornish has returned to the
| Odebolt hospital for treatment.
Miss Agnes Brogan was a Denison
caller Saturday
| Della PaulsOn came home Saturday
| from school in Denison.
The Boyer baseball team plb.yed
Arthur Sunday the score being 8 to 2
in favor of Boyer A large crowd was
there and good game reported. Next
Sunday Boyer will play Kiron.
Minnie Dobbert was Denison call
err Saturday.
Albert Hannison and Algot TAYLOR
were Vail callers Sunday evening.
Louis kovar and family are visiting
in Boyer.
Frank. Dozarll shipped hogs Satur-
Eday evening, John Anderson accom-
panying the shipment.
The Nissen boys were Vail callers
Sunday evening.
Charles Dobbert left for his home
at Kansas City Mo-, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Taylor visited
at the Albin Jarl home Sunday.
The sister of Mrs. Albin Jarl, of
Burlington is here visiting.
Mrs. Lawrence Masters and children
rom Mankato. Mimi, are here visiting
at the Albin Jarl home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Peterson and fam
lily visited at the Nels Taylor home
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Glendale suffered severe in
jury when she fell while taking some
stove pipe down and fractured her
arm just below the elbow.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24

Supporting the administration does
MT mean that man must indorse ev-
cry act or failure to act on the part
Of the powers in charge says the
Cherokee Times. This country hasn't
reached the point of shooting men at
sunrise for mere difference of opin.
iOn."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-04-24

yes, Iowa knows what war means
and it knows how to do it's share"
says the Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-02-13
.Gradyville.

Messrs. Edwards & Rodgers,
tobacco men of Keltner, were in
our midst last Friday.
James Gilpin and family, who
have all been confined with
measles, have about recovered.
We are all glad to see the snow
leaving US and the approach of
good old summer time.
C. C. Hindman, of Midtown
section, was delivering some
very fine corn here one day last
week at S6.5 per lb.
Herschel Sheriff. and family
are now citizens of our town.
There is not q vacant house in
our city.
Deputy Sheriff Rowe, of
Sparksville, was mixing with
our people last week.
Misses Ruth and Elizabeth
Rodgers are visiting their rela-
tives and friends at RoachviIle,
this week.
Ed Baker spent last Thursday
in Columbia looking after a ship
ment of goods,
S. M, Baker bought a very
fine span of mules in Green coun-
ty last week. from Mr.. Squires.
Price paid $3.50.
DR.. L. c. Nell is preparing to
prize his crop of tobacco prepar-
atory for the Louis vile market.
Mr.. G. w. Dudley sold his gas
oIine mill last week to Nell Bros.
The mill WILDE moved to their
farm in the near future. Con-
sideration not learned.
Quite a number of fine sheep
have died in this section during
the past month or so.
Monday the fuel day is OBJ
served by all our merchants. 1t
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-02-13

is not a very hard thing to do,
when wood is as scarce has it has
been during these cold winter
days.
John @. Alexander, the popu-
lar dry goods man of Louisville,
was calling on his trade in our
city last Friday, and as usual
had a good business.
Robert L. Sneed sold his farm
one day last week to Merida Will
son for $500 cash Uncle Merida
says he is going to try farming
while tobacco is selling so high.
Robert Grady delivered, in Co.
lumbia, last week, his crop of
BurIey tobacco to Messrs. Faux
ner & Co. This crop of tobacco
is one of the best that was ever
grown in this section of county.
Price he received for same was
Csc per Id. Ask Mr.. Faulkner
/, and see he will not testify to the
same.
Messrs. Sheriff. & Sparks. our
new mill firm, will be ready for
business in the near future.
They expect to have a saw rig
attached preparatory for cutting
wood.
We are just in receipt of a let
ter from our old friend and
neighbor, ]. j, Hunter, formerly
Of our town, but of late of Anna
rilla, Texas, who is the agent
for the Miami Mining Milling
& Development Co., who is do
ing a great business for his CON-
pany. We were certainly glad
to hear from him and to know
he was doing so well. Success to
you j. j.
We are just in receipt of the
announcement of the marriage
of Miss Emma Lima. the &C.
complished daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virdie Thompson, formerly