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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
FEAR MOVES
THE RUSSIANS

Prom this time onward tho Rus.
slams brought up reinforc~ments.
They now sosxned 10 fear for their
own flank. They reduced their forces
In the DobrudIa In order 20 be
stronger In Wallachia-
For tho rest OF the campaign the
object In view WAS 10 strike an even
more crushing blow at the Ruman-
ians. defeat the Russians. whose ar.
rival was now certainty. while they
were assembling. and bring the opcr-
atoms to a conclusion by reaching
the mouth OF the Danube Ssreth'1'ro-
tunk line. This was the shortest line
we could take up. our militnry-eco-
noinic situation made II imperative
that We should secure II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
Renew Offer to
Sell Line to City

The Western Washington Power
Co. renewed it's offer Monday 10 sell
the North Ballard or Greenwood
street car line 10 the city.
Some time ago the owners sought
10 sell the Greenwood line TO the city
for t81, 900. The offer was rejected
by the city council.
The latest offer to sell is for IAN
amount TO be decided upon as the re
suit of an appraisal made by repre-
sentatives OF the city and company.
OF by the city council and represent.
atives OF the company"
IL the city agrees TO buy the car
line, the owners agree 10 accept util.
ity bonds In payment"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
ADVANCE on
BUCHAREST

The Danube army started It's for.
ward march November Is. on the
26th they crossed the vedea B5
miles from Bucharest). and on the
30th their left wing. after heavy
fighting. forced it's way across the
Mellow plain southwest OF Bucharest.
while the right wing. keeping level
with them. advanced down the Dan.
ube.
on the eth the Alpine corps had
fought it's way out OF the Red Tower
pass into the plain. had entered
Pitesti on the 2eth and on the follow
ing day. by excrting their main pres
sure north Of the Argos. gained
ground to the southeast. This made
II possible for the right wing Of the
Kronstadt group, which was involved
In heavy fighting north OF Campu-
lung north OF PitestD, to debouch
from the mountains.
Further back stood General
Kuhne. His infantry divisions had
made terrific efforts to force cross.
ing at Slauna. instead OF immediate
ly crossing farther south near Cara
cal, as the cavalry corps had done.
and thus gaining time, In spite OF
having TO make a detour. They only
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

evaded by the Rumanians.
In tho meantime General Kuhne's
left wing had effected a junction
forced back tho Rumanlan First
army eastward across the Argos.
iionceforward the Danube army and
the Ninth army fought side by side
Tho SUCCESS OF the operation was as
sured.
II had not be~u easy 10 bring tho
two armies into close tactical co.
operation at the last moment, on DE
ccnber 4. The attempt had almost
mlscarried. Even In war accidents
Of all kinds have 20 be reckoned
with.
LOAD TAKEN
Off HIS MIND
No sooner had this crisis been sur
mounted than wo found ourselves
faced with another. Would Buchar-
eat be defended as fortress or not7
Such a defense would have been very
awkward for ua. for II would have
prolonged tho campaign In Humania
considerably. Tho season was al
ready far advanced. We had to
make preparations for the following
year. All kinds OF material neces'
nary for attack had been placed Ia
readiness and everything possible
had been done to hasten the fan Of
the fortress.
A great load was taken off my
mind when. on the 9Th. the report
was received that our cavalry di.
visions had In tho night Of December
SO found the northern works Of tho
fortress unoccupied and blown up.
On tho 9Th We were In possession Of
bucharest. Pio~sti and CAMPING. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
ULD NOT RELY ON AUSTRIANS:" SAYS LUDENDORFF

crossed the Aluta In the course OF
the s7th. and on tho soth were still
about So miles from tho left wing OF
the Danube army and tho right OF
krafft'a group.
Tho Rumanian high command had
Intended 20 hold up Generals Won
Kraft and kuhne and attack the
Danube army. Their first object VIM
apparently 10 hold these two groups
on the mouths OF the mountain
passes. When this was no longer
possible they tried again and again
TO mako thar First army. fighting
hard. stand on some line further
back. 10 as even at tho eleventh hour
10 take fun advantag, Of their stu.
alton with regard to the Danube
army
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
TURKS SAVE
GERMAN TROOPS

on December the left wing OF
the Danube army was very heavily
attacked southwest OF bucharest and
pushed back. The German troopa,
who had already crossed tho Nejlov,
were cut off, The situation was GER
tinly very critical. Tho cnemy's
enveloping movement was only stop.
ped by "a Turkish division which
was marching in the second line,
The RumAnian attack was not
pressed home: tho right wing Of tho
Ninth army was brought up with all
possible speed To meet t. on DE.
cemher : the cavalry of IN, Ninth
army was In position on the action
front OF the Danube army. on the
sri we had infantry as well within
reach. and 30 the crisis was over
como. on tho tth VIC started a
counter attack. which was skliifuliy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

Danube army. tho Ninth army had
pushed forward 20 the Sereth in the
course Of continuous engagements. In
which the Russians pressed US par
ticuisrly hard on the 9Th. On tho
sth tho Ninth army captured Foe
cant and the region north Of tbs
town as far as the putna.
The great exhaustion OF the troops.
time and weather all demanded the
conclusion OF the campaign. Tho
line which Mackensen's army group
now occupied was approximately tbs
one we had intended 10 reach. The
attack was broken off The armies
dug themselves in on the line on
which they stood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

Field Marshal Won Mackensrn had
gained n footing on the north bank
Of the Danube. ncsr Symnitxa. Here
again the operation had BEEN very
well prepared This IL the day We
had fixed on TO get the armies work.
ing In operation by exploiting all
the possibilities Of the situation. Ap
parentiy we had been successful, but
we were not yet at the end Of our
difficulties.
In the rear Of General Ruhne's
forces the Rumanians, fighting
braveiy. had Withdrawn from or
sova. down the Danube. and were
still rctreatinR. keeping close 10 tho
river. Tho surrounded on all sides.
they did not lay down their arms
until they had reached the conf1u
ence Of the Aiuta az the beginning
OF December. Their hope that an
attack on the Danube army by parts
Of the Rumanian army from Bucha.
rest would save them was not full.
filled
In the operations car, OF the Aiuia
the orders were 10 press forward re-
lentlessly and effect junction OF
the two armies with their inner
wings in the direction Of Bucharest.
attached special importance TO a
rapid crossing Of the Aiuta by Gen.
eral Kuhne's group. in order 10 se-
cure the left flank OF the Danube
army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

How LUdepdorff undertook 70
drill the whole German nation
on military lines, 80 IL would be-
come an adjunct Of the army. Il
taken up In the next installment-
lie has been most severely crifi-
cised for his dictatorship and un
dertakes 10 show he was merely
acting TO save Germany from q
disaster which appeared i'm
mincnt IA early as the beginning
Of 1917.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
'MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
By Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff


eysds-ai. Bva
Al sht- reserved for France
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
FELT TERRIBLE
ANxIETIIsS

The second stage Of the Rumanian
campaign was over, thus bringing h
10 am end. II had been an operation
rich In great deeds Of vaIor Of our
brave troops; In Tremendous dcci-
sions Of the leaders, from junior Of
ficers TO general headquarters itself;
also, In terrible anxieties, which no
one felt more Intensely than I.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

mouth Of this river. which was ao
tually reached on December a. II
then wheeled IN the direction OF the
Bralla right bank brldgehead.
In the plain west Of the Danube
the army group could not attack un.
III ammunition had been brought up.
After "A very violent struggle. the
Ninth army broke thru the Russian
and Rumanian positions at Christ.
mas and forced the enemy 10 with.
draw his whole front towards the up
per Sereth. more particularly In the
direction OF Braila and Focsani
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18
MEN IN SORF
NEED or REST

South Of the Screth. however. the
ensmy's resistance was In no way
broken. and fighting In WaLlachia
went % well into January. Our men
were In sore need Of rest. was
worried NJ 10 how ] was 20 get them
out Of this corner again 10 the larger
theatres Of war.
Everything possible had been done
TO put the Rumanian railways into
working order again. but they could
only cope with "A very limited amount
of traffic. We also made prepare
ton 10 transport troops by way OF
the Danube. but with an unusually
severe winter setting In. We had to
reckon with the freezing up OF the
river. In spite Of all our efforts. II
would. In any case. take a long time
TO get all our troops away.
AZ last. after another violent bat.
tie. the Danube army took Braila on
January 4. II reached the Sereth.
down stream 10 the confluence OF the
Buzau. Keeping touch with the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-18

On the same day. In . thick fog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
TIk BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25 1919

He can find in the records of the internal revenue department some instances-very outstanding exceptions-of coal mining companies, operating under unusually fla voraole conditions, with large production at minimum cost. which show very wide margins of profits; just as on the other hand, if he will be candid, he can find many instances-many mere of these than the others-of companies operating on margin of profit. It is manifestly mis- leading for him to select only the extreme high cases and Haunt them to the pueIc in a general statement calculated to create the. impression that these cases are true of the coal operators as whole
 Contrast these wild utterances with the exact statements made by pr. Gar field, federal fuel administrator, in an address in Washington on the 18th or November, before public meeting or miners and operators. in which he took a calm and dispassionate survey of the coal situation as it affects the public. The folio wing facts from that address, as you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

will see. put the coal operators in an en- tirely different light than that in which Mir. McAdoo attempted to place them:
 The total bituminous coal bill for the country during 1918, according to Dr. Gar field, was at the rate of $26l per ton, f O. b. cars at the mines. The average cost of production for the same period was S.15 per ton. leaving an average mar gin of 46c per ton to the operators. This margin of Acc per ton includes profit, but does not represent profit only, inasmuch as interest charges, selling expense. fed eral taxes (both normal and excess profit, as well as certain other items not allowed in computing costs of production. were paid of it.
 You will note that he says the average selling price of coal in 1918 was S26i per ton. and the average cost of production
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
McAdoo' s Statement Is Declared by ". C. Adams As Q "WiLd Utterance''
Address of Dr. Garfield Quoted in Reference to Profits Coal Operators-It Was Predicted That McAdoo Stage Comeback" Is Said, and His Telegram
 Was Not Unexpected

I was not surprised when I read the text of the telegram of MT. DIcAdoo, for mer secretary of the treasury, to Fuel Administrator Garfeld'' said W. c. Adams. who returned Monday night from stay of some days in Washington.
 Gossip in Washington has been per sistent to the effect that MT. McAdoo, who until recently was regarded as the Presi- dents choice for the presidential nomina- tion in 1920, has lost ground at the White House, while the President has become favorahiy impressed by the course taken by Attorney General Palmer. and has committed to him additional responsiolll- ties. including food control and Is dis posed to make the attorney general the spokesman for the cabinet on many or the vital issues now before the country.
 Tt has been freely predicted that MT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

for the same period was s2.15 per ton, leaving the average gross margin of profit, 4sc per ton, out of which had to be deducted the cost of selling. interest charges. federal taxes tboth normal and excess profits). as well as certain other Items not allowed in computing the cost of production.
 pr. Garfield stated that the federal taxes (normal and excess profits) av- craze BOG per ton; so that amount, plus the other items of cost mentioned, re- duced the actual net average profit per ton to somewhere between Il and i5 cents.
 These facts and figures. from an au- thoritative source, certainly deserve to be weighed in the balance against the clamor of political demagogues that coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

McAdoo would stage a comeback, as the newspaper men say. and we have it in this telegram to the fuel administra tor, which will be regarded in political circles as an effort to regain lost ground and an adroit appeal to labor and to the general public That is why I said the telegram gave me no surprise when read it. An opportunist has made the most of his opportunity.
 His statements are general and vague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

operators throughout the country are making fabulous profits.
 T note,' said Mir. Adams inconclusion. that Mr. Brewster, representing the soft coal producers. Is quoted as saving that the operators would like for the govern and publish the income tax returns of the coal operators. as this might help to eiaHfy the present situation In my opin- lon It would be more helpful if all in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26

come tax returns, not only rose in every staple line of business, but those of rep resentatfve individuals in all walks of life were published. Let's have it all or the screen"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-11-26
An Interesting Little Booklet explains the System-Free for the
 Asking.
Vegetables

10 pounds Irish Potatoes. ..... .39c Cabbage, White Head, pound Sc Bananas, per pound 1Oc Lemons, 360 to box, dozen. 25c Oranges, 126 to box, dozen. -. 55c Oranges, 150 to box, dozen. ... 45c Oranges, 176 to box, dozen. =. 35c Fancy Box Apples, pound. ... 12c Crystallized Lemon Peel, pound .48c Crystallized Orange Peel, pound. 4Sc Crystallized Citron Peel, pound Csc Currants, pound .... 38c Currants, IA ounces 32c Shelled Almonds, pound ... soc Fancy Shelled Almonds, pound $1.OO Fancy Pecans, pound. >.........7 .75c II ounces Seedless Raisins - 16c Blue Rose Rice, pound !. 12c and 15c Good 4-String Brooms. s. 55c Enamel Handle 5-String Broom 75c Red Handle 5-String Broom. !. :. 95c Bouillon Cubes, dozen .. 25c
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from which o Many ard bandin the ot
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or
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Automobile Lunch Sets completely equipped in
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29
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ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
New Law Makes Available for Expend.
iture $4,000, 900 for Roads
and Trails.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agitcuiture)
The development Of the national for
est road systems is given great impe-
tus by the terms Of the post Office ap-
preparations act which the president
has signed. Besides increasing by
$500, 100000 the total fund available
under the federal aid road act. the
new law makes available for expendl-
ture by the secretary Of agriculture
S9,OO0.0O0 for roads Gnd trails
The law alse authorizes the secre-
fnry Of war to transfer to the secre-
tary of agriculture, material, equip
ment and supplies suitable for high
way Improvement and not needed by
the war department. While most Of
this will bc distributed among the high
way commissions Of the states for use
on federal aid road projects. not to
exceed 10 per cent may be reserved by
the secretary Of agriculture for use in
luildlng natural forest roads or other
roads constructed under his direct su-
pervision.
The S9,000,C00 fund may be used for
maintenance as well us survey and
construction. The new legislation, like
the federal aid read act, authorizes the
building Of roads and trails necessary
for the use and development Of ma
tionnl forest resources or desirable for
the proper administration. protection,
and Improvement Of such forest, or
cooperative local contributions can be
obtained, but In addition II contains a
new feature Of much Importance.
This new feature permits the secre-
Of agriculture without the cooperation
Of local officials to build and maintain
'any road or trail within a national
forest which he finds necessary for
the proper administration. protection
and Improvement OF such forest, or
which In his opinion Is of national
Importance" In the view Of forestry
officials this law is the most important
saep ever taken for rapid development
OF national forest roads system, and
will be Of inestimable benent to the
local public.
"The measure gives us much broader
scope for a fully developed program
than we have had before" snys Henry
s. Graves, chief Of the forest service
in commenting on the new law. "Un
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29
ARTHUR F. BRANDT,
Corporal, Co. z, f6sth Infantry.

Corporal Brandt, whose home was
with his mother, Mrs. w. +. Brandt at
Postville. Iowa, won the Distinguished
Service Cross for conspicuous bravery
In action northeast Of verdun, France,
October 16, 1918. After his company
had been In action three days, during
the attack on the Cote de Chatillon
and was to be relieved, Corporal
Brandt volunteered to guide the COM
pany to position of security in the
rear which he had selected. While
the relief was being made under shell
fire. this soldier and four others were
severely wounded by a bursting shell.
Realizing that his wound would prove
fatal, Corporal Brandt while being car
ried ON n stretcher indicated the route
to bo taken by the company, being
wounded in the face and scarcely able
to talk. Through his extraordinary
fortitude 6nd will power. the company
was able to reach its position over
difficult terrain and under enemy fire.
Corporal Brandt died from his wounds
the next day.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29
Automobile and Petroleum Men
Must Get Together in Close
Harmonious Cooperation.
Said to Be Possible to Construct In
ternal Combustion Engines Which
viii Consume Much Less Fuel
Of Inferior Kind.

"The perennial fuel problem will nev.
er be solved until the automobile indus
try and the petroleum industry get to.
gether in close and harmonious coop
eration," says Mark l.. Requa. general
director Of The oil division of the Unit
ed States fuel administration, In an
Interview. which appears in Motor. the
national magazine Of motoring.
"The motor fuel problem is not only
a possibility of the future" contin-
ues Mr.. Requa. but even an actuality
OF the present, as will be understood
by anyone who takes the trouble to
make even the most cursory examina-
tion OF the situation. In 1912 our pro-
duction Of petroleum was 222,935,0
barrels of AZ gallons. In 1916 the out
put Of this basic producer of motor
fuel was 300,767. .15S barrels, an in
crease In four years of less than 80
per cent. On the other hand. In 1912
there were about 100000 motor We
hicles in the country, while In 1915 the
motor population of the United States
had risen to 3,541.73S. This represents
an increase of over 300 per cent In four
years. With one side Of an equation
growing less than 30 per cent and the
other side increasing more than 300
per cent. the ultimate situation is not
hard to foreshadow.
Engine Uses Less OIL.
II am not an automobile engineer,
so l cannot speak from personal knowl-
edge, but have been informed that II
Is possible to design internal combus-
tion engines which will consume much
less fuel per mile than is now being
consumed, andsof much inferior quail
ity. II this Is fact and the automo-
bile industry faces the situation in CO.
operation with the oil men to effect
this saving, while these latter are de-
voting their best effort to increasing
production. 1t would seem that we
might cut enough Off each end Of our
problem to solve 1t.
1--WE seem to be only at the begin.
ming Of the gasoline era; a few years
ago gasoline was wasted. by-product
today 1t is the most important product
OF petroleum, amounting to almost sc
per cent of the total value Of petroleum
products. With the record Of the past
as guide. It would seem that the two
great industries so interdepandent up.
on each other should cooperate in
bringing about the most efficient con.
sumption Of gasoline and the most In.
telligent understanding Of each others
problems"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29

story. SO II didn't matter II he didn't
understand what the cat was saying.
He simply knew the cat was nice
and soft and furry and had had an
interesting life and he was glad the
cat seemed to get ON with the other
farm animals.
SO the cat told his story as he sat
In the boys lap. and this was his
story:
"Friends, farmhouse and farm-yard
animals" he said. II belonged to a
fireman. Now fireman. animals. Is u
man who puts out fires.
"In the city there are great fires
and the fire engines rush TO them, on.
so fast. Every wagon. every carriage.
every automobile. every person stops
when the fire engines 20 along city
street, they get ont Of the way and
stop to make room for the engines
which dash along. with the firerneD
on top.
'The firemen hurry so that they put
on their coats and their helmets as
they rush TO the fire. The fire bell
ciuhSS us tiiey ~ ul0Hp HHu tfley ger
to the fire. put up the ladders. turn
on the hose. and work with might and
main to put out the fire.
"They rescue people. they work and
they do not think or themselves. Oh,
those firemen are brave. friends,
they're so brave!
"They don't think OF themselves
they think OF how they can save people
and homes and buildings. And they
dare do anything. Oh. such chances
as they take. such brave. brave
chances.
"And as ! belonged to a fireman
learned to climb ladders and poles and
once heard sound from room ON
the second story--1 climbed a pole
and saw child In the room and let
my master know and the child was
saved So they called me the Brennan
cat. But now am tired out 10 have
come here to rest with you IN the
beautiful copntyy.~
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-05-29
DELICATE CAR DOOR POCKETS
Wooden Strips May Be Securely Fast.
ened by Using Blue, Round
headed Screws.

Many cars are afflicted with ''deli.
cate" door pockets, those which are
made Of inferior material or are I'm
properly fastened. These are apt to
tear loose at the corners since they are
merely tackled on wooden strips at
tached to the door. When this hap
pens they may be securely fastened
by using round-headed screws, which
should have blued heads when the ma
terial is black. These same screws
can be used to advantage in fastening
the llnoleum flooring to the boards.
especially ut the corners.