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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
Why Does Lillian Advertise for
New Maid?

New NIaI0I
Its no use, Madge we've got to
face it. I had hoped Harry was
secretly helping us, or at least was
keeping those devils away, but this
last stunt completely upsets my hopes.
A conference between Draper, Allis,
Harry and that renegade Asiatic is dis
tinctly no good business. The worst
trouble is convincing your father.
He's got the idea firmly fixed in his
brain that Harry is his benefactor,
and unless I can persuade him to the
contrary he's likely to upset the apple
cart any minute with some confidence
to Harry
Lillians tone held the finality char
acteristic of her decisions. | knew it
was useless to combat her, even to
argue with her.
II don't think you'll have any
trouble convincing father Of any
thing I said alphabetically. He has
great respect for anything you say
after your judgment of I<ato was jus
tified.''
IT hope you're right Lillian re-
torted tartly, then added shrewdly,
but you don't agree with me,
Madge."
you are mistaken" I returned
quietly IA person possessed of even
the rudments of common sense
couldn't help agreeing to this last
proposition"
She said no more, but her look fol-
lowed me, puzzled, as I left the room.
And T, myself, was perp1exed at the
strength of the feeling which was
championing the cause of Harry I'm
derwood in my heart against every
dictate Of common sense and reason.
[ had little time for introspection or
speculation, however, in the days that
followed. katie's illness and Cousin
Agathas compulsory attendance upon
her left the cooking and the other
work to be divided between my
mother-in-law, Lillian and me. And
as Lillian was much occupied with the
many ends Of the web she was weav-
ing for the enmeshing of Grace
Draper and Mrs Allis, and as my
nother-in-law wasn't strong, the
greater burden fell upon me.
The Game of Hide and Seek.
There was a touch of irony in the
fact that my chief assistance in the
trying days came from Kat0. my
fathers suspected house servant. He
had come over with a stolid offer of
help upon the day following his trip
to see Harry Underwood and at
Lillian's desire l had given him free
run OF the kitchen and the house,
despite the fact that his presence
terrified me.
Suppose he puts poison in the
faod,' [ said to Lillian, with apparent
lightness, but a very real fear lay
underneath the words.
HE would do that very thing if it
suited his purpose" Lillian replied
gravely. but you can rest assured he
will attempt nothing of the sort until
after his employers make that grand
stab for the paper. They'll risk
| nothing in the murder line until after
| that night. And by that time dear
! IIato will have gives upon his wrists
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09
Women Readers

However," she went on, II advertised
yesterday for q maid.
For q maid ?'' I repeated amazed,
for it seemed the height of idiocy to
bring stranger into our highly
charged household.
eyes," Lillian replied inscrutab1y.
land I want you to promise me not to
see any one of the applicants, if there
be any, or, indeed, any other caller
until after T have seen them. I'm
going to give William, who will be at
the door henceforth, orders to call me
first, but I also want YOU to under
stand it thoroughly"
Very WELL" I returned meekly. for
I knew there was no use of even
questioning one of Lillian's decisions,
but in the hours that followed I pom
dered wonderingly over this particular
part of her plan in the few moments
respite had from watching kato and
Cousin Agatha.
For with an inward smile l had to
acknowledge the graphic picturesque
ness of my mother-in-laW'S caustic
homely comment upon them to the
effect "that the shopping of those two
animals is worse than any cats"
They seemed to be everywhere at once,
and I gradually recognized the fact
that both were hunting for the same
thing-the hidden paper.
That Kato should be doing this was
understandable. That Agatha should
have found out anything concerning
the paper surprised and troubled me.
But Lillian cleared it up with a few
trenchant words.
"They'yc Taken the Bait
She's got bunch that YOU have
something secreted about the house.
and she's taken it into her suspicious
old NOODLE that it is something dis
creditable to you" she said. $50 she'll
move heaven and earth to find it. We
must take care she doesn't get at that
vase first, although neither she nor
kato have come anywhere near guess
ing so far
For we had placed the bogus paper
in the same Chinese vase where the
genuine one had reposed for SO long.
1t was protected with the same metal
pencil case and as the vase was kept
constantly supplied with a fresh bios
som in water, and as it was con-
structed as to require a magnet to
get the pencil case out of it we felt
assured that we had almost an ideal
hiding place until we should ourselves
get ready to betray it.
In the meantime the game of hide
and seek which the Asiatic and Cousin
Agatha made it necessary for me to
play so absorbed me that I had almost
forgotten Lillian's request to see no
callers first, and by wonderment con-
corning it
/ was accordingly startled, indeed,
when after q lengthy conference
down stairs with some one whom Will
liam had ushered in. Lillian came
upstairs with triumph upon her face.
"They've taken the bait, Madge,'
she said, "and I think we can land the
whole bunch by tomorrow night. I
don't think they'll put it off longer"
I looked at her astonished.
She stopped and kissed me.
Don't think I'm raving, child she
said. And / want you to be very
brave and to obey me implicitly for
the next 81 hours. Whom do you
think I've just engaged as maid? 2"
She didn't wait for my reply. but
answered her own question with the
astonishing words:
''MrS AIIiS :"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

Try common oiIcloth for your pam
try shelves and around the sink 1t
stays in place, wears longer and can
be cleaned very easily.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

An old rule for cooking sweet corr
says it should be only half an hou
from the field to the table.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Fisberman's sandwiches are made
of rye bread with chopped cucum-
Der and Neufchate1 cheese filing
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

the heat and energy necessary for {
person doing heavy, muscular work.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

All summer vegetable should be
cooked as quickly as possible after
gathering, to preserve the flavor
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09

One-half cupful OF sugar to / quart
of liquid is quite as good a proportion
as the old-time 1 cupful.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-09
News For
A Great Responsibility.

He responsibility attached to the preparing of remedy for infants and children
undoubtedly than that imposed the manufacturer remedies
for adults whose system sufficiently time least
injurious drug we'll observe that Cast prepared today has been
for the 40 under personal supervision Mr. C Fletcher
What have makers Limitations and substitutes at stake? What
responsibilities To whom they anwerab? They today
their nearious broadcast, and disappear tomorrow
Could each mother the pnstakng with which the prescription for
eher Castoa prepared could they read the umae
grateful mothers they would never listen the subtle peag and false arguments
lot those who would offer imitation of substitute for true
tnhersG astnmo
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
WHOLE LINE IS
AFLAME AS BIG
ATTACKSOCCUR
British, French, Americans and Belgians All
Strike Forward for Gains in Smashing
Drives Against Hun Soldiers
lBY the Associated Press. !

From the Dutch frontier to east of the Meuse the
200mie battle line is aflame today as the British
French, Americans and Begians crush the resistance
Of the enemy and push on for important gains,
Everywhere on the long line the allies are pro-
crossing, and the French sectors between the Disc
and the Aisne the Germans withdrawing on Marie
and Montcornet Field Marshal Haig has taken the
strong point of LIE Quesnoy and is pressing on Mau
beuge while the Americans are fighting their way
the Meuse southwest of the railroad center of
Montmedy.
In the region north and south of Valenciennes the
British continue the successful push begun Monday
Southeast Of Vaenciennes the British are within ten
miles of Maubeuge and farther south rapidly are push
ing their way through the Normal forest, where they
are four miles from the railroad junction of Aulnoye
South of the Normal forest the British and French
are pressing eastward over virtually level ground
toward Avesnes.
From the Oise to the Aisne, at Chateau Porcien,
the French maintain close contact with the enemy who
is moving rearward result of the French
of the last few days South of Guse the French First
army is advancing northeastward between the Peron
and the Serre. Farther east the French have pene-
trated the formidable Hunding line, making an ad-
vance of one mile front of five miles the west
ern wing Of the forward movement. Continuation Of
the advance here soon will compel the Germans to give
|up the line Of the Asne east and west Of Rethe 10
which they have chung so stubbornly
American troops on front Of ID miles along the
Meuse from Brieules northward to Pouilly are sue
cessfully forcing their way across the river. AT
Brieules the river has been crossed in bitter fighting
and the Americans also have reached the east bank
at Clery Petit. Where the Meuse curves in the
gion Of Pouily the Americans have crossed the river
and taken the village of Pouily, after driving the
enemy from Jaulnay wood.
The Americans the bank of the Meuse north of
Senay within four miles of the main German communica-
ton line from Sedan Metz from point northwest of Chauv
ENJOY successful crossing of Meuse outns the
positions of the Meuse toward the Mosee which
the important Bey iron fields and important railroad
and supply lines in the regions OF Montmedy and Contains
the Aisne the Americans and French
maintain their pressure against the Germans defending the
Mezieres- Sedan railway line miles to the north.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
MUST OBTAIN CARDS
AT FEDERAL BUREAU

Men entitled to work cards must
henceforth obtain them at the teoeral
labor bureau on South Court avenue
The bureau maintained by the Mem
phis war work committee in the Fisher
building will be closed Tuesday night
and Edward Kennedy, who has had
charge Of the station, will move his
quarters to the federal bureau.
A number of mem are still applying
for cards, but are being subjected to
more rigid examination than heretotore.
II is not believed that many cards have
been issued to men not entitled to them,
but with hundreds applying 1t would
have been almost impossible to avoid
issuing a few to men not regular
workers
II will be the duty OF the zone cap
tains and their aids TO search out those
who have fraudulently obtained cards
and to turn their names In to the pos
lice II a man who carries card Is
found working less than fun time, he
will be given opportunity to explain to
the police judge
The zone organization of the war
work committee is rapidly being COM
pleted Most of the precinct captains
and lieutenants have been named and
the offices not already filled will be as
soon as suitable men can be found. A
captain and lieutenant will be placed In
every precinct In the city and 1t will be
their duty TO keep their zone clear OF
loafers. II information reaches them
that any man in their jurisdiction Is
not working full six days every week.
man reported is really a war loafer"
his name will be handed to the police
and he will be held under the city anti
loafing ordinance,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
.MEUSE CROSSED
FIRE BY
FIGHTING YANKS
Pontoon Bridge Is Thrown
Across River Despite Heavy
German Resistance and
Second Is Soon Placed.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE SEDAN FRONT. Nov. s. By the
Associated Press. Bitter fighting Is
taking place today along the Meuse
river. American patrols again have
succeeded In crossing the river ut
Brieullea on a pontoon bridge con-
structed under fire, At other points
the Americans were reconnoitering
other crossings. The Germans have
blown up the bridge across the Meuse
between Laneuville on the west bank,
and the important town OF Stenay, on
tho east bank.
After the pontoon bridge at Brieulles
had been constructed the Americans
threw second bridge across the Meuse
at Clary- lo-Hetit and began developing
new line on the heavily wooded and
very difficult ground east Of the river
between Clery and Breulles, az
mile front.
The town OF Pouilly, in the bend Of
the Meuse, northwest OF Stenay, was
captured by the Americans operating
west OF the Meuse The west bank
of the river now is held in its entirety
AS far north as Pouilly.
Tho troops which crossed to the east
bank Of the Meuse found their advance
opposed by bitter machine gun and
artillery fire. This was overcome. how
ever, and the Americans are making
steady progress
The village of Beaumont, directly
west of pouIlly, has been taken by
the forces which advanced from the
heights which they held below the
town. The important town OF Stenay,
across the Meuse to the southeast, Is
now half surrounded.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
Memphis AUiatOrs
Are Decorated For
Bravery In Action

Two. Memphis aviators-Capt Cecil
G. Sellers and First Lieut.. Hugh l.,
Fontaine, the latter the first Memphis
ace-haVe been decorated with the dis
tinguished service cross for heroic deeds
during the allied offensives In France,
according to an official announcement
made from Washington Tuesday,
Capt. Sellers, with the goth aero
squadron, was decorated for 'extraor-
binary heroism in action near Lon
guyon, France, on Sept, 49," He started
on an important bombing mission with
five other planes and when the other
five machines were forced to turn back,
Capt Sellers piloted his plane onward,
Crossing the German lines, he was
attacked by three enemy planes, but
continued toward his objective, while
his observer kept them at bay. In face
of this hostile opposition he reached the
objective and dropped his bombs
joined In the attack. but, fighting them
reached their lines with valuable infor-
nation after a battle lasting SS min
utes.
Lieut.. Fontaine accompanied by
Lieut.. Hugh Brewster, Of. Fort Worth,
Tex, attacked nine enemy Fokker
monoplanes without hesitation and
emerged safely after dispensing the en-
emy. From a height of - 600 meters,
the two aviators dived upon the enemy
without consideration for their own
sonal safety" the citation read. BY
the suddenness and extreme vehemence
Of the attack the machines were driven
off in confusion; Two of the enemy
were shot down"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
EMBARGO ON LUMBER
and LOGS MODIFIED

Movement of hardwood lumber and
logs from Memphis and the entire val
ley territory will be greatly increased
by lifting of the embargo on shipments
of hardwood lumber to destinations in
Illinois and Wisconsin, and on ship
ments of logs to all territory east of
the Mississippi and north OF the Ohio
river.
The order raising this embargo will
become effective at o'clock Wednes-
day morning according to telegram
received Tuesday forenoon from the
chief Of the car service section of the
railroad administration by J. II. Town
shend, secretary of the South
ern Hardwood Traffic association.
Lifting Of this embargo means that
1t win be no longer necessary to Sc
cure permits covering shipments of
hardwood lumber and logs to the re-
spective territories indicated.
Mr.. Townshend said Tuesday. in
speaking of the subject, that It was
highly probable there would be still
further modification of the permit order
making 1t possible to. ship lumber to
all territory west Of the Buffalo Pitts
burgh line without securing permits.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
GERMANS HuRR HlNG 70
BOLSTEF Up .lMES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST or VERDLN, Nov. 8.
tBy the Associated Press. l-G German
forces are strengthening the Meuse line
north Of the American front. There
are Indications that this work. was re.
slmed within the last few days and
that the soidiers are laborlng on X day
and night Reports agree that this
strengthening operation extends along
the line running from Mezieres TO
Montmedy, Longuyon and Dtedenhoten.
In various places In front of this line
where tho Germans have expected 10
make a last stand In France, tank
traps are already completed These
traps are 100 yards long, 10 yards wide
and 10 yards deep. They are covered
with board, hidden by earth and sod.
The American troops late yesterday,
advanced their lines both east and
west, occupying Laneuville directly op-
posite Stenay, and taking Les Grandes
Armolsos on the left,
In aerial fighting between American
and enemy machines, 80 German air.
planes were brought down and three
balloons destroyed. Seven American
planes are missing.
Montmedy was bombed by squadron
of IS planes, which were protected by
100 pursuit planes, this afternoon Ex-
cellent results were obtained on the
heavy enemy traffic behind the line
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
ADVERTISING MEN HEAR
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

Memphis advertising men spent Tues
day morning listening to committee re-
ports and discussing various phases of
their work, following the Advertising
club breakfast at Hotel Gayoso at 7:S0
o'clock.
d, Reports of the treasurer, board Of
governors, educational course and pro-
gram, membership, publicity and Park
field committees were submitted.
Lieut., ]. r. Creedon, chaplain at Park
field will speak at the next meeting OF
the club Tuesday morning, Nov. IL,
and J. B. Edgar will talk on Coop
eratiVe Advertising"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
aglsliE W A;ISs1ER2

Tennessee-Fair and warmer.
Mississippi-Fair and slightly warm
er; Wednesday partly cloudy, warmer.
Arkansas-Partly cloudy, warmer;
Wednesday showers, cooler In north
west.
Alabama7Fair; warmer Wednesday.
Kentucky-Fair, warmer. =.
Louisiana--Fair; Wednesday partly
cloudy, moderate temperature.
oklahoma--Cloudy, warmer In ex-
treme east; cooler In extreme north
west; Wednesday colder.
East Texas-Cloudy, warmer in north
west; Wednesday, cooler In northwest.
West Texas-Cloudy, colder In north
and west; Wednesday generally fair,
colder.
South Carolina-Fair, continued cool.
Georgia-Fair.
Florida--Fair; warmer Wednesday In
northwest. 1B
Kansas; Unsettled, ps oably showers;
Ecooler Wednesday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
NEW RETREATS
Of HUN FORCED
BY FOCH DRIVE
First PoiIu Army Resumes Its
Attacks and Is Advancing
All Along Front-DeCisive
Battle Now Raging.

PARIS, Nov. 5.-French successes
have compelled the Germans to make
new Withdrawals at several points
along the front, according to the war
office statement today. Between the
Disc and the Aisne, the French have
mile front. The French First army re-
sumed the attack this morning and is
making progress,
French troops continue successfully
to pursue the Germans ip the region
Of Guise, northeast of which they have
taken the village of Bergues- Sur Sam
bre, according to the announcement.
Between Sissonne and Chateau Por-
cein, front of more than is miles,
the French have penetrated the Humid
ing line % ; Germans. The French
are mP d general advance from
east Of Quentin-le,-Petit to the OUT
A battle, believed here to be decisive,
is now going on. 1t is being waged in
two sections, In the north the blow
delivered by the British armies Of Gems.
Horne, Byng and Rawlnson and by
the French under Gen. Debeney, is a
threat leveled at one of the flanks of
man lines from Holland to Metz
The object of this offensive is to
drive dangerous wedges either north
of the Sambre in the direction OF Mons
or south of the river in the direction
of Avesnes and Maubeuge. The result
may be compromise of the retreat
of the German armies in Belgium or
those still between the Oise and the
Aisne. Excellent results have been
realized so far The Sambre river and
the canal have been crossed. This was
the last line of resistance west Of the
frontier. which may soon be reached
in that region. According to latest inG
formation, the allied advance is con-
unuing, notwithstanding desperate re-
sistance by the enemy,
The second section of the attack is
being conducted by Gems. Bouroud and
Liggett on the Meuse. This is the
great strategic offensive which the
Germans have always feared, and
which they sought to make impossible
by storming Verdun in 1916.
The aim of the Franco American Of
fensive is to pinch out the whole pock-
ct. American troops are at Beaumont.
That Is less than eight miles from La
Mouilly station, northwest of Montmedy
I, on the great shuttles railroad running
petWeen Thionville, Sedan and Mezi-
eres, Even better, the opening of a
fresh attack by the Americans on the
east bank OF the Meuse may bring them
into the Montmedy Longuyon region.
That may mean not only the cutting
of the, railroad. but making 1t impos-
sible for the enemy to form upon the
Meuse line, because that front could
no longer be Joined up, with that of
Thionville. -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-05
VOTE FOR
!. CITY PREDICTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Clear Skies ard Warm
Weather Bring indications
Of Full Ballot Throughout
Shelby County.

In spite of the fact that early, voting
at the downtown polling places indi-
Gated very light vote Tuesday local
Democratic leaders confidently pre-
sufficient majority would have been
rolled UP in Shelby and West Tennes-
see to safely offset the vote that is ex-
pected to come out Of the Republican
strongholds in the eastern portion of
the state.
with bright clear day the Demo-
Gratis Tuesday were prepared to go to
the polls and back UP the president by
casting large vote for the Democratic
nominees.
After more than week of hard work
in which voters in Shelby county and
the city of Memphis were urged to go
to the polls and vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket, John D. Martin, state
committeeman; Frank j. Rice, candi-
date for the state senate. and Ernest
Bell, candidate for the lower house Of
the legislature. constituting the cam
paign committee for the county, an
nounced that large vote would be
polled However, they urge upon every
patriotic Democrat not to cease work.
ing until the last moment.
Congressman Hubert F. Fisher, con-
jgressional representative for the Tenth
congressional district, arrived in Mem
phis at noon Monday, coming all the
way from Washington to lend his In
fluence in getting out a strong West
Tennessee vote. United States Senator
X. D. McKellar has been in this sec
tion since Sunday.
Indications are that labor will poll
a big vote for, the Democratic ticket.
Only few days ago local labor leaders
came out in a card In the newspapers
urging all laboring men to vote solidly
for the Democratic ticket, pointing out
that as President Wilson has stood by
labor, labor should back the president
and the administration to the last man.
Tuesday the secretary Of the state
federation of labor came out with a
card urging union labor to back up
the president and vote for Senator
John X. Shields, explaining that Sena-
tor Shields record was proof of his
friendliness to labor.