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The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
Aged and Children Fleeing
Before Menace Of German
Invasion; Sad Caravans
Lead ROut. !.

With the British Army In France,
April l7.-Bs the Associated Press
II is difficult for one in the British
war zone To adjust himself to the new
conditions here. II all seems like IL
horrid dream-this spreading German
blight across the cultivated plains of
Flanders, with their ancient, pic
turesuue villages.
II In but little more than week
since one Waa free to motor quietly
along highways leading through Mer-
vile, Baillaul and a score Of other
nearby places which never lost their
charms. Then peaceful farm lands lay
freshly turned ready for the spring
crops. The battle lines were not far
to the eastward. but death and de-
] struction seeussd remote with walls of
khaki clad men guarding the land. Lit
tie lads stood at attention by the road
side and saiuted as the motors passed.
and old men and women bcamed well
come from the coors Of their cottages.
Pathetic Refugees Seek Safety.
Within a few days all this has been
changed. The plague of war has de-
scended on the country side. Now one
meets his civilian frends-the little
| folk and the aged-frun many hamlets
making their way sadly back along the
! broad highway leading westward from
the tide Of invasion, which is driving
them from all they hold dear
They look back on the rolling fields
| that separate them from their little
world. by day u bank of grim graz
smoke from burning hamlets and from
| myriad belchiug munition works may
bc seen in the zone along which are
struggling the splendid British SOL
diefs in their efforts to block further
| inroads of the Hun. BY night the sky
line sometimes h a lurid blaze as
flames leap up from a hundred homes
! and great cannon vomit volcanic IRE.
It Is a living hell. II is a part of here
| tofore untouched FLANDERS going tho
way Of the devastated regions OF the
Somme and 50 the gentle peasant folk
stand and look. or wander on. As they
20 they cannot comprehend IL. Its aw-
fuluess has numbed their brains.
Fleeing Like Sheep Before Storm.
| Tho correspondent found a little
family group crouching beneath huge
| British howiiz-rs held in reserve. Their
i eyes were fastened on the mounting
columns of smoke which rose from the
village, whence they came. There were
no tears and no words, but the ex-
precision ON their faces was like that
Of one just condemned to die.
| why they stopped beside the great
guns was unexplained. Possibly II was
because It gave them q sense Of pro-
lection from dangers out beyond. Many
of the refugees know only IN general
way where they go: they are following
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
CYCLOPs DESTROYED
BY ENEMY IS BELIEF
Navy Departments Diligent
Search Fruitless.

Washington, April IL -- Diiigent
search by naval and merchant ships
has failed to locate the missing naval
collier cyclops. and with the passing
of the forty fourth day since the yes-
sci sailed from Barbados for an At
lantic port belief Is growing at the
navy department that In some way she
has been destroyed or captured by the
enemy.
How this could have happened no
one processes to know, but officials
regard it as almost impossible that any
accident could have caused the sea 10
swallow UP the big vessel and the 2s3
persons on board without leaving a
trace. ana some think sooner or later
an enemy announcement will clear up
the mystery.
Publication of a dispatch from San
Francisco quoting Mrs. A. ". Anger
man, a sister of Lieutenant Comma n =
der g. W. Worley. commanding off,
Ger of the Cyclops, as saying their
family name Was Wichtmann, and that
her brother was born in Germany and
came to America as a child. led to an
| examination today Of the comma nder's
record at the navy department. !,
shows that Woriey entered the service
| of the navy q years ago and y that
| time gave San Francisco as his birth
place.
Navy officers attach no importance
to Worieys' change OF name or the
| news that he. was born in Germany
| and scout any suggestion that his Teu
tonic origin might be significant ir
! connection with the disappearance ol
his ship. They declare that If his 10y.
atty should be impugned for such :
reason. a considerable portion OF tn,
{COutinuei on Page Fourl
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
Ninth District Responds.

Minneapolis, April 17.---A. r. Rogers
campaign director, announced here to-
night that the Ninth reserve district,
exclusive Of Minneapolis st. Paul and
Duluth, had subscribed more than s90.-
e0o. 900 to the third Liberty loan These
three cities are counted on for $35, 600, :
600 he said, bringing the total up to
sl25> 900, zoo. which is equal to the dis
trict's quota.
Out of a total of als counties in the
district, 80 tonight sent in official re-
ports that they had gone over their al
lotmenIs.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
U. S. PASSES II MEN
IN TRIAL OFF. w. w.

Chicago. April lT-Twclve mon,
composing the first panel Of ve-
niremcn to be examined by either
side, were reported over to the
defense by the prosecution in the
trial of more than 100 Industrial
Workers of the World, on charges
of violation of the espionage act
today. The prosecution retains
the power of challenge over any
man in the panel.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
GERMANS BIG GUN
KILLS NINE WOMEN

Paris, April lT.-Nine women and
two men among yesterdays cas-
ualties due To the long range bonn
bardment of Paris. were killed by
a Shell falling in a courtyard out
side "a workshop.
Another shell fell in the middle of
a barge on the river. cutting it in
two. The crew dived overheard
and escaped unhurt.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
RIOTS OVER FOOD
IN VIENNA MARKET

Zurich, April 17.--vicnna news
papers report serious rioting In
the meat market there on SUNDAY.
Ten thousand people demanded
meat, but only 1000 Kilograms was
available. They then demanded
horseflcsh and when none was
forthcoming they stermed the meat
stalls. The police were summoned
and cleared the hall. Many arrests
were made.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
BOHEMIANS STARVE:
BREAD is SCARCE

Washington, April 1T-Thou-
sands of families in bohemia, cspe-
cially at Prague and vicinity, are
starving, according to an official
dispatch from France today. which
quoted the Leipziger Nolks lei
tung. Last week it was estimated
that there was deficit of 1Do,0
loayes of bread i'm Prague.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
WILL DEBATE $3.50
WHEAT PRICE TO-DAY

Washington, April IL The
house adopted today the conference
report on the agricultural appro-
priation biY, with the exception Of
the senate amendment for $3.50
wheat Four hours of general de-
bate on the wheat amendment was
arranged for tomorrow
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
GERMAN PRISONERS
DELIVERED IN u. S

An Atlantic Port April IA
former German transatlantic liner,
now in the United States service
reached here late today with about
40 German prisoners ON board one
is said TO be the CAPTAIN of a Ger
man submarine boat several of
the others are reported to have
been captured recently by Ameri-
can troops in France.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
GERMANS SINK
VESSELS IN WEEK

London, April 1.-THE losses to
British by mine or submarine in
the past week totalled Is, accord
ing to the admiralty report tonight.
Eleven Of the merchantmen sunk
were $500 tons or over and four
under that tonnage. One fishing
vessel also was sunk.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
MANY NEW YORK
CITIES VOTE DRY

Albany, n. y, April 1.-THE
liquor traffic received hard blow
in New York state tonight with
the announcement that more than
a ma jority of tn" 80 cities holding
local opion elections had declared
not only against the saloon but also
against the sac Of liquor under any
conditions.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
BUTTE WAY OVER. TOP.

Butte. April i7.--Tabulations UP to
midnight showed that Silver Bow coun-
ty had subscribed s2,s00.0o0 to the
third Liberty loan. $500. .00e more than
the allotment. It is hoped that the
total will reach 5000. 400 by midnight
Thursday when tho campaign closes.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
MONTANA BUYS $1,000, 900.

Helena, April f7.--Raising over 3d.
900. 900 In three days has been the re-
marksble record of Montana In the
third Liberty loan campaign for the
United States government Every
county in the state except nine has
over subscribed The allotment
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. .
Mamisum AZ Minimum 26
At s a. 81 At 6 p. M. 40
Precipitation, .07 inch.

Missoula shivered yesterday with
just cause. Despite the prcdictionS'
OF the weather man snow fell in large
quantities all morning, and intermit-
tently all afternoon. No doubt Mis-
soala is paying for the nice weather
last month.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18

London, April 1.-THE greater part
Of Wytschncte aud probably all Of IL
is in the hands of the british, Mai
General +. y. Maurice, chief director
of military operations ut the war Of
flee, announced today counier-at-
taekine successfully nt Metercn and
south of that place the British have
arisen back the Germans half way to
l5aillcul They have advanced and i'm :
proved their lines In the direction OF
Neuve Eglisc.
THE news last night and today is
better" says General Maurice. while
| am not able to say definitely that
"stscha"tc is entirely in our hands
We hold the greater part and proba bly,
the whole of 1t.
AS mentioned in Field Marshal
iiaig's communiquc we made with
dra"al 10 "A new line in the Ypirs IA
iient. The withdrawal was decided
upon on Sunday. II was carried out
partly on Sunday night and completed
on Monday. II Is "A regrcttable mill
tars necessity. which forces us To give
up ground which we won al such heavy
cost. On Tuesday the Germans were
still Smelling trenches. which We had
left the day before
Situation Is Serious.
Il returned last night from France"
said Genera! Maurice at the outset Of
his talk with the Associated Press.
THE situation yesterday WAS very Sc
irions, The Germans had taken Bail
leul. Metercn and Wytsehaete and had
brought four divisions into tho action
against us. Az the enemy has main
tained that strength danger points 10
Mount KENNEL, which IL the backbone
of our defense on the northern portion
of the BATH" front. But the news last
night and today is better"
Withdrawal Previously Planned.
General Maurice then referred 10
the successful British eounter-attack
in the neighborhood Of "ytschaetc and
To the British withdrawal In the Ypres
salient and continued:
"frepar ara'ions for shortening our
line In the Ypres salient were made
some time ago and th. decision to
carry 1t out was reached before the
fall Of Bailioul, owing to the danger
T.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
MILLTOWN DONATES
$3.50 TO RED CROSS

The treasury Of the Red Cross
was swelled $3.50 yesterday when
the proceeds of the Red Cross
dance at Milltown on April 8 we=s
turned over to the Missoula chap
ter,
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18

Butte, April 17.-Miss Jeannette
fsahkln' representative from Montana,
tonight made an address to a crowd of
ABOUT 800 from the top rail of an iron
fence leading to the entrance of the
BUTTE high school building. About 90
minutes after she had concluded bcr
talk squad of police headed by Chief
Jere Murphy appeared. but Miss Ram
KIN had left. Whether or not Miss
fankln would have been interferod
with was not stated. Butte, however,
has an ordinance which forbds street
or soap box" speaking.
Denied School, She SAYS.
The Liberty loan committee Of Silver
Bow county had secured the use of the
high. school auditorium and the En-
press theater in addition to the Broad
way theater for overflow meetings in
conjunction with the big patriotic dem
onstrauon and parade tonight.
N Is claimed by Miss Rankin's sup
porters, that Miss Rankin had been
promised the use of the auditorium,
W +. Dunn, strike leader of the cleo
frieal workers last summer. introduced
Miss Rankin, who then was assisted 10
The top of the rail by Tom Campbell,
another leader, and several men promi-
nent in the ranks of the local Socialist
party.
Miss Rankin spoke in behalf of bond
sales and urged working men to pur-
chase all they could She only mildly
arratgned "the Powers" as she called
them. Following her address Miss
Melinda Alexander, representative of
the National party. sold about 81 900
worth of bonds to the crowd and then
repaired to the Metal Mine Workers
Headquarters. whore the sale was con-
tihhed Banners paradcd through the
streets advertised that Miss Rankin
was To speak under the auspices of the
Non Partisan club.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
Withdrawal Planned Before,
Says Maurice; Was Not
DisOrganized.
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TONNES HANG ON
WAITING FOR HELP
Battle Of Waterloo Again,
With Bluecher Not Yet
in Sight.

Ottawa. April IAN attack ,s
impending between Bai!leul and
Wytsohaete, says Reuters CORE
spondent at British headquarters in
france IN a dispatcn received here
tonight.
The correspondent adds that the
British are maintaining their posi-
tons at 6oyeIles, south Of Arras.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
Montana Representative Is
Not Able to Get Hall
for Loan Speech.
BIG CROWD PLEDGES
$1,000 U. S. BONDS
Chief of Police Rushes to
Scene, but Talk Has
Been Finished.

me future plans of Miss Rankin
III her itinerary of the state in the
i''erst OF the third Liberty loan are
not known. but her host of friends
IN the Garden City hope MissouIa is
contained in her schedule.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
British Withdraw in Ypres Salient
Germans Preparing for New Assault
The Weather

Forecast-Fair Thursday, warm.
er west Of the divide; Friday. fair
and warmer; fresh northwest winds.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
WAR SUMMARY

Out Of the chaos of the tremendous
battle along the Lya river, south and
southwest Of Ypres, The thunder Of
which may be, heard 40 or 80 miles
away, there have come during the past
day. reports which are more encourag-
ing TO the allied powers. The British
not only have held the ground which
they were defending on Tuesday, but
have struck back 50 powerfully that
Meteren and part Of Wytschaete were
retasen and held for time. Only
after heavy attacks did the British re-
tire again from the villages.
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18
Withdraw sn Yprss Line.

The most disturbing news has been
a report from Berlin that Poclcapeiie
and I.angernarck, north of Ypres. have
been taken by the Germans and the
admission from London that the Brit
ish have retired from certain OF their
lines In the Ypres salient, The re-
tiremcnt here was expected for the ad-
vance Of the Germans at Seuvc Eglisc
and Bailleul left the positions in front
OF Ypres open To a flank attack. 1t Is
officially stated that the retirement
was orderly and IL is probable that 1t
will have more of a sentimental than
a strategic effect. Just how far the
British lines have been Withdrawn Is
not known. II may be, however, that
the German claim Of taking Poelcapelle
and Langemarck was the result Of the
British retirement.
The battle now In its ninth day has
deepened in intensity at many points
along the curved front from Messines
The Daily Missoulian., 1918-04-18

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Almost all the automobiles were
out last Sunday.
Tho change in the time TO an hour
later was affected without jar and
things are running on schedule as
smoothly as before.
Mayor Johnson said yesterday that
the influenza situation was very much
improved in the town with the eXcep-
ton of at the Nicely mill, where some
new cases were developing.
Local Board No. had instructions
10 send fifteen men to Camp WaGs-
worth tomorrow, and notices had been
sent out to twenty-five registrants.
from whom fifteen were to be select
ed. Orders were received yesterday
postponing the sending Of these men
until November 5.
Mrs. j. +. Whitesides has the hon.
or of being the first YOrkville mother
to receive a German helmet from q
son In France. The helmet came last
Friday II Is q huge steel affair that
weighs several pounds. 1t came un-
wrapped, with the address label pasted
on the outside and 10 cents worth OF
stamps on the top. 1t came from Ser
geant L. Z. Whitesides. Company c.
1O5th AMMUNITION Train. American
E,XpeditiOnary Forces.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29

We want TO say that the United
States government and the officials
thereof should be ashamed to ask the
newspapers TO give their advertising
space free of charge. Every nrwspa
per knows very well how to distin-
in promoting the public welfare on
it's own account, and no newspaper
worthy of the name. wants pay fol
this. But when il comes to asking q
newspaper to publish advertising OF
other propaganda proposed by some
body else. free Of charge. that Is the
limit. There is not Il more difficult
problem in all the range of business
than TO make n newspaper give Its
publishers n bare living. much less a
reasonable profit over the cost of pro-
duction, and for anybody, whether
government official or private mdivid-
ual. 10 ask n newspaper to give its adj
vertising space free Is simply a down
right imposition. No such imposition
Is attempted on any other class OF
workers under the sun. So far as we
are concerned we do not want to be
understood as asking the governmcn,
to pay for its advertising. Our point
Is that IL II is worth while h should
be paid. and If it is not worth while
let them quit bothering the newspa-
pcrS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29

With reference to that proposed un-
lawful distribution Of contrabano
liquor, with the consent OF the gov
ernor. on pretense OF ameliorating the
influenza situation. DR.. Hayne, state
health officer, is quoted as saying thai
no liquor will be sent out from Co.
lumhia except by special messenger
That is, that II community wants
liuuor for medical use il must send
representation To Columbia for II. u
TO Thursday about 20 gallons OF the
500 gallons in the custody Of the Fed
cr:.I government, had been disposed OF
As 20 how much of il went out on pre-.
Scrip;ion and how much of it was fec
TO patients out of spoon ana no"
much Of il out Of horns" we do moi
know. II is said that lots of people
have applied and been turned down;
hut IL is hardly probable that all who
should have been turned down, wer'
turned down, else the total suppl,
would not he minus the twenty gal
Ions referred to. We are glad tha
DIR. Hayne has not fallen into the H.
quor distribution scheme as it was ev'
identity intended: but We would thinl
still more of the doctor if he had pos
itivcly put his foot down on the whole
business and refused to have allowed
himself TO be made party TO the
scheme in any particular.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29

of IL: but was unwilling to amt that
II had made him look old or bad. But
| can't get my strength back" he COM
planned.
Mr.. o. E. wilkins, president Of the
First National bank Of Yorkville, who
has been down with influenza for more
than a week. was able to be up some
Yesterday. He will probably be able
70 be out again within few days: but
will no doubt try to take care Of him
self until he regains some Of his lost
strength.
About the most serious case Of infiu-
enza in Yorkville Is that Of Mr.. Brice
caldwell. who has had pneumonia and
Is very weak. At times 1t was thought
that he could live but few hours. and
he is not yet out Of danger. Mrs. Sue
caldwell, Brice's mother. and other
members Of the family, who have also
had pneumonia are convalescent.
Mr.. r. c. Faulkner Of Glover No. l.
accompanied by his uncle. Mr.. }. \.
Falls, left Saturday to visit his broth
er Private James r. Faulkner. who is
sick in camp at Greenleaf. near Chat
tanooka. Private Faulkner has been
sick for several weeks. and Mr.. Il. c.
Faulkner undertook the trip because
II began to appear that he. could not
get satisfactory information in any
other way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29

Ludendorff was reported 10 have been
the originator OF the plan Of the Ger
man offensive of 1918. The plan called
for offensive operations on the west
ern front which would split the French
and British armies and compel the Al
lies TO beg for peace before the
strength OF the American army could
be available TO any great extent. IL
was planned that II the offensive falied
then Germany would resort TO dipio-
matte campaign in order TO obtain
peace. Since the death Of the German
offensive and the successful offensive
Of Marshal Foch, reports from Ger
lmany have been TO the erect that Lu-
dendorff and Won Hindenburg were
losing their popularity in Germany
Ibnth because peace did not result from
| the German attacks and because OF
I,h, heavy casualties suffered by the
IG.rmans. AS first quartermastcr gen =
Irral. General Ludcndorff was respon ,
sible for the official statements issued
from German general headquarters
He is th.. man who has explained 10
the German pcopl" how the German
Itroops during the last three months
have carried out strategic retreats.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-29
SUMMARY OF FIGHTING.
Situation As II Now Stands Along Va
rious Fronts.

A crash has como in the personnel of
Ludcndorff, reported to bc the brains
CT the German arny-thc man who
promised the Germans hc would crush
Great Britain and Franco before tn"
United States could get under way In
Il military Sensc--has resigned his p0-
sition as first quartcrmast"r general
and Emperor William has accepted his
resignation.
simultaneously while the German
line ccatinucs To crumble under the
Allied attacks and the German border
Is slowly but gradually being ap-
preached by GcI1nany's foes, comes "a
report that the rcichstaS by large
majority has passed bill placing tn"
military command under the control of
the civil government.
On the western battle front the
British. French and Americans have
continued to make further slight gains
against the Germans: in the Italian
theatre both the British and Italians
have scored successes. while In Asiat-
ic Turkey the British have captured
AleDpo In Syria and are driving ahead
In both banks Of the Tigris in Mcsopo-
them. The fall OF Aleppo and the con-
tinued advance up the Tigris. are
moves of such strategic value that II
Is not unlikely Turkish opposition will
shortly be entirely overcome both in
the Holy Land and Mesopotamia.
The French armies fighting on the
40-mile front between the Disc and
Aisnc rivers are keeping up their Of
fensivc against the Germans and have
made additional gains. taking several
villages and compelling tho enemy to
fall back Mt various points.
In the region southeast OF Valencicn-
mes. around LeQuesnoy. the Germans
have delivered violent counter attarks
against the British. Their efforts To
throw back Field Marshal Haigs men
from the positions they hold were Iin-
successful. and heavy casualties were
inflicted on the enemy by machine gun
and rifle fire.
The Americans have begun the sec
ond month or their operations In the
region OF Verdun by keeping up their
attacks against the Germans from the
Meuse to the wooded country mort h Of
frand-I're. Some further progress has
been made notwithstanding continued
opposition by German machine gun
norS from behind the natural fortif-
cations which abound throughout this
district. American airmen also are
continuing their bombing operations
behind the German lines. their latest
effort In this respect having been
made around Briquenay. north OF
Grand Pre-. in which 40 airplanes took
part. 60 OF them being bombing ma
chimes.
Since the Americans began their
operations northwest OF Verdun more
than As villages have been liberated
an advance to an average depth Of 10
miles has been made and moro than
10000 Germans have been made pris-
Oner.