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FRENCH CAPTURE OF HILL ~
IS IMPORTANT EXPLOIT
Isy Associated Press.


WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May l2.-An important sec
tion of high ground near the Vyverbeek
River, north OF KENNEL. has been cap
iurcd by the French in strong at
tack. Both Hill A and GoddezcEe
farm, which lie between La Clyttc and
Nirstraat, were stormed and occupied,
thereby giving the French positions
which had been Il bone of contention
for many days. The Germans also re-
ccived knock on the southern battle
front. where they made a drive in an
attempt to capture dcfenses on the
Here the enemy succeeded after hard
lighting in obtaining a footing in the
French front line at one place, but
their success was short-lived, for a
prompt commensurate drove them out
and, besides the dead. they left more
than 100 prisoners in the hands of the
defenders.
The battle for Hill A was the out
come of the German attack May s,
when the Germans assaulted the allies
who were holding the elevation. Bit
the Germans in the course of time Sc
cured possession of the hill. The Brit
sh almost Immediately organized
counterattack and forced the enemy
out The next day the Germans again
drove forward, They made such a
heavy assault that they again captured
the hill which they held until yester-
day.
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nuence upon her children and grand
children. In the molding OF our char
acters. has had a great deal to do with
making us what we are. even IL we
have not reached the ultimate that she
had hoped That. my congregation. Is
career superior to them all.
Then. what a privilege 1t Is to be a
mother. at this time. to make the su-
preme sacrifice by giving her sons to her
country. Did / tell you about that
French mother whose four sons had
won the Cross of the Legion of Honor,
Three had been killed in battle. Their
last request had been that their ins!g
Mas of honor should be sent to their
mother. Later the mother inquired OF
Red Cross nurse concerning the
fourth. who was reported as being
wounded. The nurse handed her Il
fourth cross telling her that her son
was dead.
PROUD TO GIVE HER
SONS For FREEDOM
"At first she was overwhelmed. Hold :
ing the four crosses In her hand she
said: This is all that Is left of my
Motherhood But very soon she got
control OF herself. and. proudly lifting
her head. said: But It was for France
Mothers and fathers hearts NAV ache
because of boys who are over there;
out on, now proudly you can lift your
heads. in that holy pride. and thank
God that you had a boy to GIVE TO your
country, TO the causes which arc dcarcr
than even the llvos OF our boys, much
less our own lives, for are they not
suffering vicariously even as the
Christ suffered for the redemption of
the world? l read an article which
told the other day OF over 1900 Bel
gian prisoners, mostly women and
children. mothers with infant babies In
their arms. who were stood up and shot
down en- masse by the atrocous. un-
speakable Hun. The article said that
there were 100000 babies under two
years of age In this country, and that
each one was 4 separate reason why
we were in this war. All. mothers OF
our brave lads across the sea or who
arc going over, I salute you! Yours is
indeed the supreme test, the most EIo-
rious sacrifice. Proudly you can smile
through your tears all over this land
OF ours to-day and say, My boys
there
I'm closing, may we not pause TO
drop tear in memory OF the mothers
who are with some no longer? a green
mound marks the last resting place OF
their bodies; their spirits have winged
their ways into the immortal realms,
there to await our coming. VIII we
disappoint them? Are we disap point
ing them by our daily manner of life ?
VIII We not say this morning as the
choir sings: oh. Saviour, tell my
mother I'll be there'?"
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Roll Of Honor
List Shouting Men Who We're
Killed or Injured on =
French Soil.
wAsHINGToN. Mav 12-rha n

WASHINGTON. May 12-The army
casualty list to-day contained eighty
four names, divided as follows: Killed
in action, five: died Of wounds. nine;
died of disease, two; died of other
causes. one: wounded severely, eight;
wounded slightly. forty: missing in ac-
ton. nineteen.
Twelve officers were named in the
list: Lieutenant George S. Shepard.
North Easton, Mass, died of wounds
Lieutenant Walter NJ. Tenney, ST AL
bans. VT. is missing in action; Lieu
tenant Hiram y. Miller, Jr., Newton
Highlands, Mass. WAS wounded Sc
rerely: Major Richard p. Paddock, New
York; Captains John w. Cotton, Rail-
road Flat. Cal. Charles Porterneld, Jr,
Ell Paso. Texas; and Lieutenants John
c. Boggs, 1925 Laurel Street, Richmond
Va, and Frank Demalignon, William,
Mimi. Thomas H. Judd, Pullman.
Wash, Edward X. Merrihew. Newton,
Mass. and Hilary Herbert Scott, San
Antonio were wounded slightly.
Southern men included in the list
other than the officers are: Private
Sam Tugglc, Cordelc, Ga, died of dis
ease; Sergeant Logan Sessonis. Sted-
man. " c., and Ernest b. Dixie. Met
ter, Ga. slightly wounded.
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this morning at German headquarters
In the neld. where the Kaiser nal been
since Thursday.
Great importance is attached to the
conference between the Emperor,
Field Marshal Won Hindcnburg. General
Won Ludendorr and the crown prince.
The chief topics of discussion were.
beaide the western offensive. the Rou-
mAnian peace, the situation in Austria
Hungary and the fate OF the Prussian
electoral reform. the rejection OF which
by the Prussian diet is believed GER
tain when II comes UP for third read
Ing tomorrow.
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GERMANS DROP MINENWEnrER
INTO AMERICAN TRENCHES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 1.-THE Germans drop-
pea twenty-five minenworfer 5mine-
throWers) into our lines on the French
front in Plea dy last night. in addition
to hall OF shrapncl and sneozinE gas
shells.
he enemy's artillery activity was
plainly In retaliation for our vigorous
bombardment on the previous night.
Ihere was also occasional bursts
from the enemy machine guns. Amer
lean observers report that the Gerrans
are building support lines, disconnected
from the fire trenches twenty feet
long and four deep. The lines are PRO.
Ttded with triple strings of barbcd
wire.
Tons or letters were written to-da y
Mothers Day-by American soldiers IL,
France TO their mothers
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lation OF the state Of peace with Ger
many and are causing great unrest
among the masses of our population.
NJ. Joffre also is instructed to notify
Germany that part of the Russian Black
Sea feet which has left Sebastopol now
is at Novorossysk, on the east coast OF
the Black Sea, which port tho Germans
are threatening to capture on the
ground that their own warships are in
danger of attack by the Russians.
NJ. Tchitchcrin says the Russian war
ships there will make no such attack.
a Reuter- dispatch filed at Moscow
May = says Germany has announced
that all armed vessels in the Black
Sea-. including any ships on which are
sailors of the Russian Black Sea fleet,
Will be treated enemy warShips.
The reason assigned for this action Is
an attack said to have been made on
German submarine in the Black Sea.
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NEPHEW OF GEN. PERSHING
is WOUNDED IN BATTLE
Major Paddock TIn. Been Seryfn1 on
tncle's Stan Since Row on
Mexican nortIcr

NEW YORK, May 12.-Alajor Richard
Bolles Paddock, reported as slightly
wounded. is nephew of General Per-
shins, and has been serving on his
uncle's staff since the American punt
tive expedition was sent into Mexico.
lie is the son of General Paddock.
VINO was killed in the Boxer uprising.
and entered West Point with the class
OF 1918. Upon graduating. he was as
signed to the artillery corps
During the Mexican troubles. Ma
Jor Paddock. then lieutenant, was
transferred TO General Pershing's stan.
and when the United States entered
Inc world war. he was made can
tam IN the signal corps, and retained
In ms uncle's staff. In France he was
placed in charge of advanced troop
communication and commissioned a
major.
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AMERICA LEADS THE WAY.
WRITES CORRESPONDENT
England Has Practically Closed Shop
and Gone Ont of business in
Russian Empire.

LONDON. May l2.-"Amer,ca leads
the way. as usual" writes the Daily
! EXPRESSES Petrograd correspondence OF
recent allied efforts to help in tho re-
construction OF Russia. He says:
England appears to have shut up
shop here and to be going out OF bus
mess in Russia, but the United States
is showing it's usual energy aDd enter
Prise by opening a new branch estab-
iishment. which promises to play an
important part in shaping Russian pub
lie opinion. For a time there was a
dearth of American enterprise in Pc
iroGrad, but now we are again Wit
Messing the old refreshing sight of
numerous Americans hustl!ng and bust
ling about the Nevsky Prospect Just as
If they were still in Broadway or
Wall Street.
America will be a great factor in
Russia after the war, and nothing has
given more satisfaction and moral en-
enlargement 10 thinking Russians than
PRESIDENT Wilson's message to the So
Wet which seems to have been Just
awaiting such recognition from the
great transatlantic democracy
"A further step toward cementinE the
understanding between Russia and
America has been taken nthe distribu-
tion OF a phamphlet called Letters
From an American Friend" which is be-
ing distributed FREQ to PetroErad
workers !, Is published by the Com
mittee on Public Information at
Washington. The candid American
friend shows good understanding of
the character Of the Russian work
man, and while there Is no nattery or
self glorification. the American friend
explains in homely language the demo-
cratic ideals of peace and liberty of
the American people
The American friend revolts at the
idea Of a possible peace between the
allies and Germany at the expense of
Russia. and adds that it would be poor
consolation for the allies, If, while they
were successful in driving the Ger
mans out of Belgium. Alsace and Lor-
raine, 1t was only to find that Emperor
William had firmly implanted himself
in Russia and the Balkans.
The writer declares that, no matter
what happens. America intends to
stand by Russia in her hour of trial
The Letters have undoubtedly opened
the way to a better understanding be-
tween Western and eastern democracy"
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GAS MASKS PREVENT
EATING AND DRINKING
Casualties of Germans Much Heavier
Than Those of French md
British Soldiers.
lBy Associated Press. ]

LONDON, May l2.--oiaS warfare has
developed to a very considerable cX-
tent since it's first use as a surprise
weapon by the Germans at the second
battle Of Ypres. AT that time the gas
cloud or wave" was released from
great cylinders of liquid gas embedded
in the trenches and discharged by
pipes leading through the parapet.
This form OF attack has now been
largely discarded, for il depended for
effectiveness on the prevailing wind
blowing from the right quarter. 1t
soon became apparent that the gas
shell was far more important weapon
than any gas cloud or wave, for its
action is independent OF the wind and
continuous barrage OF gas shells
can he kept up so that tho whole tar
get area is continuously poisoned
Though entirely surprised by the first
German gas attack, the British and
French quickly devised defensive meas
ures and every soldier was supplied
with a gas mask. The box respirator,
which every allied soldier now carries
is an absolute protection against all
forms Of gas, provided that it is put
on at the first alarm and is not re-
moved until the danger is past.
But II is very difficult to fight hour
after hour without removing the res
pirator. There can be little speech and
Il man can neither eat. drink nor smoke
During gas attack. there must he
as little unnecessary moving rs pos
siblc. for violent movements OF the
body are likely TO displace the mask
and let Il little of the poisoned air into
the lungs. Gas shells are now used
largely by both sides, for the bonn
bardment or back areas and lines of
communication. for the silencing OF
hostile batteries. land n barrage
previously to an infantry attack. when
their effect Is often supplemented by
gas-wave discharges from trench cylin-
dcrs. The effect of n gas attack is
much wnrec and lasts nu.h loun,- ~,
closed spaces such as trenches and
dugouts, and is more effective in towns
and villages than in the open.
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PREPARE TO SAFEGUARD
HEALTH OF SOLDIERS
Exhaustive Studies by Officers of
Medical Department OF New Dis
eases Among Troops.
TOBACCO CAUSES AILN1ENT
Declared 1t ParaIyzes the Nerve
Ends OF the Vasomotor Nerves,
Embedding Circulation and Re-
sulting in "Trench Foot"

WASHINGTON. May ~ -Prepsrn-
lions for safeguarding the health of
American soldiers in Europe include
exhaustive studies by officers of the
army medical department of new dis
eases or those previously known which
are found to be more prevalent in the
army than in civil life
Mono has attracted more attention
than trench foot" the subject OF a
bulletin issued from the Office OF tho
encouragement, presenting the con-
illusions of prominent men who have
investigated the malady in France.
Although the disease Is n pronounced
accompaniment of trench warfare. its
genesis is referable primarily to cold.
Among the predisposing factors. curl
ously enough, IS the excessive use OF
tobacco. which. 1t Is asserted, para
lyzes the nerve ends OF the vasomotor
nerves" other factors being lack of
acclimatization to cold, enfeebled cir
culation. undernourishment and loss of
sleep.
Fundamentally. trench foot Is moth
ing but frostbitc. aggravated by war
conditions. AS the feet begin to swell.
there Is pain around the ankles or
in parts OF the leg where circulation
H'S sippp'u l'allcntS ODtaiEinH
treatment in early stages Of tho dig.
ease soon lose the numbncss OF their
limbs and the normal color returns.
Where treatment is delayed and the
case IL aggravated by tight shoes or
puttces, the feet may have dead.
gangrenous appearance. Mild CAGES arc
cured In three weeks. while severe
cases may require amputation.
The mechanical pressure due IN
tight puttees. leggins and shoes Is a
large causative factor" warns the bull
letin That crime against common
sense. the spiral puttce. shrinking. az
II does. as much AS one-sixth of It's
length when wet. especially has had
many victims"
Tho methods OF lumbcrjacks in tn.
Northwest, who wear oversize shoe.
and boots and carefully dry their
stockings at every opportunity. wcre
cited rs excellcn, prevention.
The vitality important consideration
In treatment OF trench foot is said TO
be precauiion that the fee; should not
be too suddenly warmed. All the ~
perience Of the foreign armies was
summed up IN r few words:
Keep tho feet rs warm and DIV
as possible; keep good blood c;rcu,,t-
ms In them: " overchilling does oc-
cur. re-cs,ahlish circulation slowly and
not by warm applications"
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DEBATE IN REICHSTAG
ON SUBMARINE WARFARE
ny Associated Press.1

1By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Saturday. May lin
a debate in the Re,chstag to-day on
the second reading Of the naval esti-
mates. as reported in Berlin dis
patch, Herr Phager. Centrist, said, on
behalf of the debate in the main com
mites, although there were differences
Of opinion rega riding the political sig
nifcance OF the submarine war. the
recent Eeichstag was at one as con-
cerned its military achievements. All
held the view that the U-boat cam
paign should not be given up or re-
stricted in any way. and that the con-
struction OF submarines should be pro-
NOTED far rs possible. That was
the opinion also, he said. of the high
est government officials and the army
and navy commanders.
vice-Admiral vor CapeNe Minister
Of tho Navy. stated that unrestricted
U-boat warfare meant very strong
naval offensive against the entente.
The reports for April are favor
able" he added. Naturally. losses oc-
cur. but the main thing is that the
increase in submarines exceeds the
losses Our naval force is stronger to-
day than at the beginning of the un-
restricted warfare. That gives us an
assured prospect Of final success.
The submarine war is developing
more and more into n struggle between
U-boat action and new construction OF
ships. Thus far the monthly figures of
destruction have continued to be sev-
eral times as large as the new con-
struction. Even the British Ministry
and the entire British press admit that.
The latest appeal to British shipyards'
workers appears to be especially sig
nificant. For the present. apparently
the appeal does not appear to have had
great success. According to the lates.
statements. the British shipbuilding
fell from $4,000 tons in March to 1l2,-
600 In April or. reckoned in ships. from
thirty-two to twenty-five. That means
decline OF $4,000 tons. or about 40
per cent.
AMERICA MAKES POOR
SHOWING. SAYS CAPELLE
America thus far has built little and
has fallen far below expectations.
with in the future. 1t will be used
up completely by America herself
In addition to the singings by
U-boats. there is a large decline in
cargo and space owing to marine
losses and to ships becoming unscr-
viceable. One of the bcst-known big
British s..ipowners declared at A meet
ing OF shipping men that the losses of
the British merchant feet through
marine accidents owing to conditions
created by the war were three times
as large as in peace"
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ASCREyl.IE;R ABANDONED nv
ENEMY BEFORE: AMERICANS

lI5y HSsVCiht'u Press
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Saturday. May l.-In the
Lunevi!le sector our patrols early this
morning established the fact that tn.
hamlet OF Ancreviller has been aban-
donea by the Germans. They had not
even attempted to occupy she'll holes
In the salient which recently was torn
up by on: artillery. Quiet prevails to-
day on all fronts in which there are
Americans, according to reports Poor
Visibility has prevented extended
aerial activity.
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GERMANS BRING DOWN
NINETEEN ENTENTE AIUAIEn

:. BERLIN tvia London), May Ie-
Nineteen entente airplanes were DOWN
ed ON the western front during the
last two days fighting. the German
War Office announces. Twelve OF these
were brought down by the famous Cir
GUS" led by Baron Won Richthofen up
until the latter's recent death. Lieu
tenant Lowenhardt is mentioned for
his twenty-frst aerial victory.
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Find BODY In Norfolk.

NORFOLK VA. May l2.-The BODY
OF Mrs. Nannie NJ Robinson. wife Of
George Robinson, missing from home
SINCE last Tuesday morning, when the
building was wrecked by fire, and who
mas ocen searched for by the county
police on the charge OF incendiarism.
was found tonight In brush cover
cd thicket. within half mile OF the
house There were no signs Of
violence.
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SOUTH AMERICAN RODENTS
Seattle Man VIII Hend Expedition TO
Obtain ChinchilIn, nj Cost
nf 81 nnn

SEATTLE, WASH. Nav Ito oh
tain fifty chinchilla, rare rodent.
valuable both for its fur and meat.
Francis j. Fielder, of this city, soon
Will head an expedition into the wtlds
OF South America He expects TO i'm
port fifty or moro OF the animals and
will spend $1,000 on the expedition.
lie says the animals Will thrive in the
Western Washington climate, and he
proposes to raise them on n large scale
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Fire Threatens Docks.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The big docks
of the American Dock Company n,
Tompkinsville. Staten Island. were
threatened late tonight when fire was
discovered in the coal bunkers Of a
ship, moored nearby. Millions of dol
lars worth of goods stored in the ware
houses near the pier were endangered
Fire fighting apparatus succeeded In
subduing the flames after a stiff fight.
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HOLLAND COERCED INTO
COMP lance WITH DI,MANnS

LONDON. May l2-That Holland
was forced TO accede to the demands
OF Germany is borne out by stories
told by German soldiers on the Dutch
frontier. according 10 a Reuter- dis
patch from Amsterdam.
The CORES pendent quotes the SOL
oiers az saying that II an actual dis
pute had developed with Holland it
would have led TO a conflict. The Ger
man plan. AccordNg TO the soldiers,
was Immediately TO advance into Dutch
Flanders and occupy the bank of the
Scheldt River
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PRESIDENT WILSON MAY VISIT
FRANCE. THINGS TrRESCHMEN

PARIS. May IA visit to Europe
by President Wilson ''as our supreme
war lord for peace by victory" may
bring the final decision in the war
says Paul Myacinthc Loyson. editor of
the Rights Of Man, in statement pre-
pared for tie Associated Press con-
corning the American labor delegation,
which has just completed it's visit to
France.
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BRITISH LOSSES IN OSIEND
RAID EIGHTEEN KILLED

LONDON. May IA Dover dispatch
says that the British casualties in the
raid on Ostend were two officers and
six men killed and two officers and
eight men missing, supposed to have
been killed. OF these. two officers and
eight men were on the vindictive.
Five officers and twenty-four men
were wounded. OF whom one officer
and sixteen men were on the vindic-
tive.
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GERMAN GRASARIES ARE
WRECKED ny E'I.AN

PARIS, May 1.-THE Berlin muni-
ciDal Granarics near Groshecren have
been destroyed by fire. with the loss
of 10000 quintos of grain. according
30 dispatch from the Zurich cor
respondent OF tho Paris Petit Journal
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Groshccren ~ II village OF Prussia.
"!e"en miles southeast OF Potsdam.
Is the scene Of one Of the great bat
ties OF the Franco-Prussian War A
quinto Is equivalent TO hundred
weight.
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DRUGUAYAN MINISTER At
~; LONDON TRANSFERRED
TBy Associsted press1

TBy Associated Press
LONDON. May 1.-THE Gruerayan
minister at London has been appointed
minister to the United States
IA In wireless message to Ambassador
Johre at Berlin the Russian For
eign Minister, NJ. Tchitcherin. instruct.
the ambassador to try 70 obtain from
Berlin cessation of every kind Of hos
u1ity." The dispatch adds:
y captures of our territory arc in VIC.
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THOUSANDS OF TROOPS READY
TO SWOOP DOWN on COUNrR

Thousands OF troops were held in
readiness at different points on the
frontier. Eighty thousand men were
concentrated at Client tBelgium). in
GLIDING cavalry and artillery.
Vessels armed with guns also were
at Client ready TO steam into the canal
leading to Yerneuscrn (TerneuZen?)
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4 business For sale.

Reaa the business opportunities" in
IN me wan; Ad columns of this paper.
ihey arc moneY-making opportunities.
10 insert AN ad call Randolph /.
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Terneuzen or Neuzen is a fortified
port OF Holland on the southern arm
of the Sch ldt.
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DE: THIS.

VI tLoSEY-Diet. a. his home KS w-.t
Grac" street. at 1870 o'clock Monday
morning May u. HENRY r MEI.oEEY
In his seventy. seventh year.