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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
TOOK RISKS IN THE WEST

Since the engagements round Ypres
in November the fighting on the whole
of the western front had developed
into trench warfare. The cessation of
the advance in France, the bending
back of the right wing in September
and the poor results of the fighting in
Flanders had caused great depression
in the army in the west, and this had
been deepened by the lack of ammuni-
ton.
In January, however, an attack near
scissors by the Third A. c., under their
admirable and distinguished COM
mander, General Won Lochow, had had
a most encouraging effect. and an at
tack by the SaXons near Craonne inn
mediately afterward led to splendid
results In February and March, after
a great struggle, we had al last sue
ceeded in SCATTERING a determined
French effort to break through in
Champagne.
The future hopes of the entente were.
for the moment based on Russia alone.
In England Kitchener's army was in
creation of "A distinguished organizer.
OF the 81 divisions, the first IL could
be ready by May.
The entente's war industry was eX-
tending. The United States had been
added to the number OF their contrac-
tors. Although at first we were able
to hinder the export of war materials
from America by social means, this
could not have a lasting effect. In our
great struggle this action on the part
of the United States could only be In
tcrpreted by us as evidence OF favorft-
ism toward our enemies. Her behavior
reused feelings of the greatest bitter
ness in us.
1t was to be expected that the Ger
man offensive against Russia would
give rise to enemy attacks on the west
ern front for her relief. The critical
engagements in May near La Bassee
and Arras which gave us so much anx-
iety. illustrate the responsibility as
sumed by general headquarters when
they risked a decisive battle In the
ea Of
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arch traitor of the Russian had been removed
of 1915 the She
betray the Russian She
tell the Germans the
plan of the
removal of Austria 'front.' the war.
to in
themselves
forced
had failed
pleading with the
feat in the in order to resc
after the revolution shown VIVA she
the
had banko the
of of
aid the of
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Russian, Army Broken
And Forced to Retreat;
Defeat in Gaca Really the Beginning of the Dsntegra-
lion of Russian Army--Cold Weather Made
winter Battle" Difficult


of
in the
ffensive in the
a man. and
soldier whose
one of the most prom figures in the war.
deserved this the highest
self under Field Marshal Won Hndenbug who considerably
The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Bigamy Charger -

Meridian, Miss, October 20.-victor A.
Perry. charged with bigamy in connection
with his marriage at Clarksdale, Miss.
September %, to Miss Thelnla Turney.
daughter of J. II. Turney, mayor of
Shelby, Miss. was arrested here today by
Chief of Police l.. C. Moretto. The chief
asserts that when he confronted Perry.
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who ne says. also is known as Perez,
with certain evidence. the accused man
admitted having a wife and four children
residing in New Orleans. Later, however.
Perry is said to have made a statement
to District Attorney Miller denying he
was married to the woman in New Or
leans.
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dendOrff. He wanted to make one of
his favorite encfrcling movements and
bag even the greater part of the Czar's
forces, but his superiors wanted to play
n safer game, and the Kaiser held with
them and forced Ludendorff TO take
their orders.
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AYERTED "WORSE DISASTER"

About the middle of April the situa-
ton in the Carpathians became still
more critical. General Boroevics army
was thrown back over the ridge, while
further east the German southern army
stood firm. The moment had arrived
when help was absolutely necessary
We dispatched the Twenty-fifth Res.
Div, which was with the Ninth army
awaiting the order. by rail. Theysar-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
ENCIRCLING PLANS FAIL

The Russian armies between the car
pathians and the Pilica had thus been
obliged to abandon their positions and
lost heavily in so doing. But, speak
ing generally, the allies were only able
to follow up with frontal attacks. al
though they made desperate endeavors
to effect local encircling movements
and more particularly to fall on the
western flank of the Russian Carpa-
THAN army.
An attempt at an enveloping move
ment made by the right wing of the
Austrian army in the Bukovina was
frustrated; it was not strong enough.
and ended in withdrawal before ca
envy pressure.
The difficulty Of keeping up COM
munications with the rear stopped the
advance on the San for time. These
difficulties were overcome early in
June, and the attack was resumed. The
heaviest fighting always fell 10 the
German troops. On June % Lemberg
was recovered, and soon afterward
Rava Ruska was stormed, and tho
Russians were forced to retreat still
fur the1 toward the Bug. They were
simultaneously continuing their retreat
down the Vistula in the direction OF
Lublin-Iv angorod.
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which I myself had urged on General
Won Conrad, and was fairly caught in
the net spread by the entente. In
spite of their superiority in numbers
the latter needed additional forces to
enable them to master us.
1t became more and more certain
that we had to reckon on Italy enter
ing the war on the side of our enemies.
Austria Hungary realized that she had
to reinforce her troops on the Italian
frontier considerably. The Serbian
army also seemed to require watching
again.
The more the Austrian army was
obliged to weaken itself in Hun
gary and Galicia, in favor of other
fronts, the more severely would it feel
a Russian attack. Feeling at Teschen
became ever more respondent The
Austrian Iiaison officer, acting on in
structiOns from General Won Conrad,
described the situation to MS one Of
the utmost gravity. Judging by my
knowledge Of the Austrian-Hungaria
army, this was certainly true. We for
warded these serious reports and cur
Interpretation of them to general head
quarttrs.
<kxxYoDrr1 mo
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LACKS TROOPS FOR ATTACK

At Lotzen we had, of course, watched
tie progress of events in Galicia with
the greatest anxiety. and never ceased
to make plans, aiming at more active
support Of the operations against Rus
STA At the moment our forces were
seriously reduced. But the Russian
forces on our front especially in front
OF the Ninth army. had weakened.
rhe enemy had also Withdrawn troops
for Galicia from the southern frontier
of West and East Prussia. They had
moved troops from the front facing
the Tenth army to Lithuania whom we
a.at., that proviacc. inc enemy
front. therefore, was thinner all along
our line. We had alSo withdrawn
good many troops bv degrees and sur
rendere. them for the opcrati. M in H.
southeas..
we should be able to do more as
time went on, but with such an enor-
mously long front .here had to be
limit to the process. Cur positions had.
at any rate to be manned sufficiently
to permit Of the rei;ef Of eacG individ-
ual soldier 1t was not until June
when general headquarters assigned
some newly formed Landsturm regi-
ments to US, that we were able to think
of preparing divisions for our own Of
fensvc operations.
More effective support of General
Won Mackensen's ope.a ;ions would be
forthcoming when we ourselves were
able to initiate an extensive movement
aga INST the enemy. THIS was impossi-
h.a on the fronts occupied ~ the Ninth
amy On the bend II thu Vistula west
of Warsaw. Gallwitz's army detach-
ment (north Of Warsaw below the East
Prussian frontier), and the Eighth and
Tenth armies Cat the eastern end of
East Prussia), and was only practica .
BILE north Of the N:cras1 IN Lithuania
md Cnurland.
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MACKENSEN BREAKS FRONT

In the early hours OF May 1eHCi al
Won Mackensen, in well prepared at
tack, brilliantly carried out by the
troops, broke through the Russian front
on the middle Dunajec. During the
next few days the second and third
Russian lines were taken. After this
the Russians withdrew from Hungary
northwards over the ridge of the Car
pathians. Hungary was freed from the
enemy and the Austrian army greatly
relieved.
1t was high time, for at this time
Italy entered the war.
Her army numbered over 100000 men
besides the numerous formations In
second line which were not intended to
take part In the fighting Immediately.
This was an enormous accession OF
strength to the entente. BY September
the total strength of the Italian front
line troops had already increased to
100000 men.
General Won Mackensen pressed for
ward increasingly in the direction OF
Jaroslay on the San and stormed the
bridgehead on May Is. The neiEhbor-
ing Austrian armies linked up on
either side of the advancing German
troops and the German southern army
also attacked and gained ground to the
north beyond N"Stryl. At the beginning
Of June Przemysl was again wrested
from the Russians.
North of the upper Vistula the Rus
SLAMS abandoned the Nida and with
drew toward the Vistula. General Won
Woyrsch was able, in mid May, to ad-
vance as far as Kielce while Keeping
his left wing in position.
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MARCH INTO LITHUANIA

At the end Of Match and beginning
of April we had received from tho
western front the rhi-i Cavalry divi-
sion and the Bavarian cavalry division.
and these had been sen. 10 :snmbinnen.
as the left wing Of the Tenth army was
still very weak These two divisions
and the Sixth cavalry division, which
was already statioasj rorth Of tho
PreTel, were to advance into Iithuarta
and Courland at the emil Of April. sup
ported by tho Sixth. Thirty-sixth and
Seventy-eighth reser 70 divisions The
cavalry divisions had been very caro-
fully equipped for these onArationA
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-04
SANDY RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Barry and Miss Flor
ence Barry of South Boston, who have
been passing a two weeks vacation
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Baker, returned to their home Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson White have
sold their farm in East Hiram and
will make the home in the future
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Padham.
Mrs Padham is a niece of Mrs. White.
Saturday, August Both, occurred the
death of Leander f. Butler, a life
long resident of this place. Mr.. But
Ter has been in failing health for some
time and his death was not unexpect-
ed. Funeral services were held at
his late residence Monday afternoon
at 3 p. m, Rev. Robert Sheaff conduct
ing the services. The Odd Fellows IN
regalia were in attendance. The
flowers were many and very beautiful
Mr. Butler was in his saith year.
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CONCORD

Chester Atwood of Kingfeld was a
caller in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Robinson and
daughter spent the week end with her
father at Athens.
Jacob Atwood and family have NOV
ed to Bingham on the farm he bought
last spring.
Miss Rena Chase of Bingham spent
Il few days of last week with her
uncle and aunt Mr.. and Mrs S. S.
Chase.
Mrs Agnes Bean and daughter was
at Bingham one day last week look
ing for a place to work so her daugh-
ter could enter high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Berry and
family spent Sunday at his brothers
Roscoe Berry's.
Mrs Frank Atwood spent Thursday
and Friday at Embden at the home of
her daughter Mrs. Alton Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Steward spent
Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Mellin Berry.
Miss Norma Berry went to Scion
Monday to begin her first term Of
teaching school. We all wish her
good luck in her work.
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HINCkLEY

Miss Pearl Bowden has been enter
tanning a party. of young people at
Pleasant Pond the past week.
Mrs. Gertrude Palmer and little
| daughter have been passing several
DAYS with relatives in Skowhegan.
Miss Alice Lutz. who is working for
her sister. Mrs. Frank Parsons of
Skowhegan, was home for the week
end.
Mrs. Ida Walker Upper and
daughter Miss Mildred. have returned
to their home in Warren, Mass.
p. A. and L. p Kicker and families
have returned from Northport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Sawyer OF Au-
gusta were callers in town Saturday
on their way to Pleasant Pond.
G. r. French of Cornville was a
caller at Springside, Wednesday, with
his niece Mrs. Emma Morrill,, who
was on the return trip to Brunswick.
Mrs. Morrill's son, Ralph Carr Nor
rll. was also in the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Palmer in com
pany with their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Josiah Lamm of Winchester, Ind,
were callers on relatives In Dover.
Monday being dinner guests of Lieut..
Newell Palmer. Co. II. 16S Inf, Rain
| bow Div. and his mother Susan Pal
mer Hutchns. at their beautiful
home. This was especially enjoy
able as Lieut. Palmer had many in
| teresting war trophies, among other
! things being a German flag which he
had seized. Mrs. Hutchns' beautiful
pictures and hand painted china, work
which she still continues to do, were
worth taking the trip to see. In the
afternoon they called at the home of
! Augustus w. Gilman. who was for
| many years a commissioner of agri-
culture and noted school teacher in
! Maine This was also a very pleas
ant visit. as Mr.. Gilman's mother was
Palmer and they greatly enjoyed
talking of the genealogy. Mr.. Gill
mans sister. Miss Julia Gilman of
| Brooklin, n Y. was also present and
his daughter. Miss Mollie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lamm remained in Dover for a
few days visit
Leslie, Everett and Ralph Cain have
| returned from very enjoyable trip
to Bayside.
Fifteen or more interested citizens
met at the yard near the store OF
the Hincklev Farmers Union. Tues
day, and hauled rocks and dirt to
make the ground level.
Mr.. Light of Union with another
man to assist is at the w. ). Burrill
i shop making barrels.
Warren Bessev has entered the
Good Will high school as a student.
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DEADW ATER

Mrs. Frank Carter has been i'll for
the past week with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Ethel Wakefield and daughter
Miss Lena and Blanche were the
guests of Mrs. Harley Strout last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindon Lancaster
made a business trip down river one
day last week
Mrs. Truena Perry is the guest OF
Archie Merchant for few weeks.
Mrs. Harley Strout went down river
Saturday shopping.
There is more power in that Good
Gulf Gasoline sold by Holt & Hight
Frank Carter made a business trip
down river, Saturday.
Allen Burton was called home from
Seboomook by the illness of his faith
er-in-law, Allen Freeman, who is
somewhat better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Burton were
callers at Josiah French's one day last
week.
II. S. Strout spent the week end at
Madison.
Miss Cora Burton spent the week
end with her little friend Onie Corson
of Scion.
Mrs. Florilla Bach and her broth
ers Ino and Kenneth Leighton, were
the week end guests of her sister Mrs.
Addella Strout.
Lillian Burton spent a week down
river visiting relatives.
p. w. Otis and Miss Velma Shetland
attended the dance at The Forks. \
good time was reported.
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FORMER SHERIFF
|NDORSES TANLAC
"Money Couldn't Buy The Good II
Did Me-. says Hon. A. r.. IN.
ders0n

Money could not buy the good
Tanlac has done ne. and | gladly re-
commend it for what it has done +.
nv case" said Hon. Archie r. And
erson. of Houston, Texas. Ex-SheriE
of Harris County, recently.
Mr. Anderson is unquestionablv
not only one of the best known. but
ono of the most popular men who
ever held public office in the state
of Texas. After serving as Deputy
Sheriff of Harris County for twelve
years. Mr. Anderson was elected
Chief of Police of the city of Houston.
He had occupied this Office only a
short time when the Sheriff of Har-
Iris County died. Mr. Anderson's
friends persuaded him to make The
race for the unexpired term OF Sheriff
to which he was easily elected. He
was honored with reelection seven
different times and served the people
in this important Office for fifteen
consecutive years. Then Mr. And
erson declined reelection and retired
to private life. He cast his lot a.
mong the people of Houston and is a
large property owner and foremost
porous city.
II was in a rundown condition.
continued Mr. Anderson, "and had
no appetite at all. | could hardly
sleep at night and never felt like
getting up in the mornings. was SO
tired. | had the worst form of in
digestion, suffered all the time from
gas on my stomach and was con-
tinually belching up undigested food.
| had to take my coffee without sugar,
as when | drank it with sugar.
would lust belch for hours. | would
bloat and swell up like l was poison
ed and suffered with neuralgia pains
of the worst sort, and nothing seem
ed to help me only in temporary
way | just cant tell you how | did
suffer for the past four years and up
to the time | began taking Tanlac,
few weeks ago.
when | read the testimonials of
some who had been relieved of trou-
bles like mine | just felt like l couldn't
make a mistake by taking Tanlae
and it has done even more for me
than | had expected. | began to
better after taking my first bottle and
have just now started on my third
and I'm different man already. |
sleep like a log now and eat just any
and everything | want without the
slightest discomfort afterwards. I
am glad to endorse Tanlac because
it does the work, and I'm telling
all my friends just what I'm telling
you never felt better in my life
than do cinoo taIsino Taul9p I am
willing for you to publish my state
ment and let every suffering person
who may wish, benefit by my ex-
perience with this great medicine"
Tanlac is sold in Skowhegan by
Sampson & Avore, in Fairfield by
#. H. Neal; in Jackman Station by
W. S. Barney Co., and in Madison by
E. W. Wright -AdVt.
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NnRTH EAIRFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs Lindsay Booker en-
loved a family dinner Sunday. August
81. at which were present their seven
sons. Asa of North Hampton, y H.
with two children: John and his wife
from Waterville: Harry, his wife and
little son, Roland; Reginald. Vernon
and Ivan. living at home; their
daughters Mrs. Carl Strickland, her
husband and two children. Stella,
Aileen and Mirabel living at home;
four daughters were unable to be
present.
Miss Nellie Booker who graduated
from Pennington Normal School. has
gone to sherman where she is engag-
ed to teach this year, her school to
begin Sept. =.
Frank Doe has sold his farm to
Mr.. Clark Of Masardis and is moving
into part of one of the A. E
Hodges houses Mr.. Sabin also of
Masardis has bought the John and
Orlando Williams place. John Will
liams is to move into the south part
of the Dan1 p. Jones house owned
by A. f. Hodges. A. ID. johnson
has sold to Mr.. Knox of Portland.
Asa Booker of North Hampton, n.
H. lost control of his auto coming
down Mill hill, the car turning com
pletely over and plunging into the
stream at the south end Of the bridge.
In the auto with him were three OF
his brothers, none of whom suffered
more than severe bruises. The top
and windshield were completely de-
molished and one axle bent. The auto
was taken from the water Sunday
night and hauled to Ricker's garage,
Hipckley, Monday.
Clarence L. Bickford passed away
very suddenly, Tuesday morning, at
the age Of 81 years. He had been
confined to his chair with dropsical
trouble for four months. He leaves
wife Mrs Minnie (Sawtelle) Bickford,
a daughter, Mrs Wallace Gullifer of
Watervlle: and a son F,rland. The
funeral will be at the house, Thurs
daV at ] D. m.
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,JACKM An

The Ethel May Shorey Co played
four nights of last week at the Strand
Theatre, Jackman Station.
Elias John was week end visitor
in Bangor during fair week.
Mrs L. NJ Haryell of East Madison
is visiting her sister Mrs w s.
Moore
There is more power in that Good
Gulf Gasoline sold by Holt & Hight
H. p. Mckinney is making extensive
repairs on the house on Main street
which he purchased this spring from
Forrest Henderson.
Miss Vezora Newton passed away
at her home Friday, August 30. 1919
She has been in failing health since
she had the flu last February. She
is the only daughter of Mrs. Jennie
Colley Newton, who has the sympathy
of all in her loss. The funeral ser
vices were held from the home, the
Rev. Mr.. Vrooman of Greenville Of
| ffciating, the interment being in the
Whipple cemetery beside her father
who died in February of this year.
The food sale which was held at
Jackman Hall on August 90, 1919, was
success both socially and financially
The proceeds are to paint the Congre-
gational parsonage. The committee
was Mrs. T. II. Kennedy and Mrs.
Annie York, want to thank each giver
and buyer for their aid in making
the affair success. One of the fea-
lures OF the afternoon was the sale of
the duck which was purchased by a
lady at Attean camps
J. B. Sterling returned home on
Saturday from Jones Pond. where he
has been guiding for two weeks.
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WEST EMBDEN

Miss Hayes and Miss Archer OF
Philadelphia, who have been staying
with Miss Moore this summer, have
returned to their homes.
DR.. F. L. Cleveland of Woonsocket
R. |. was a week end guest at ". A.
Warren's.
Miss Thelma Warren left town Sat
urday for Massachusetts.
The BerryMoulton reunion was
held August 28th at the home OF
Michael Berry & Son. At noon din
ner was eaten which consisted OF
beans baked in ground and other good
things which go to make up good
dinner. After dinner a business
meeting was held and the following
officers were elected for the year 1917:
President, Cephas Walker; first vice
president, Michael Berry; second wee
president, Mrs. Eugene Williamson
secretary and treasurer, Myrtle Der
ry; executive committee. Austin Ber-
ry, Mrs. Viola Williams and Mrs
Grace Boyington. Sixty-eight were
present and a good time enjoyed by
all.