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AKMor.t n c.i: vvm i:ms OX I.I KM VV HKAHOl'AKTEILS iMtl (Mil X early the Whole lVrsoli lii'l of lu Oltucrs Kiiciny lUu "Like lUtliliitV in Haste lu Sur render I tut tie K'l of Aiuieus Went Like t'lotkwoik. Says World (orreMiilent ho lowed It from Time il Marled. t tlty Joseph W. Grigg. Correspondent 01 the New York World.) , One of the most picturesque Inei-j dents in last week's advances on the front east of Amiens was the sudden advance oa a German corps headquar-, tors at Fiamerville, more than 8 miles ' east of the British jumping off place where nearly the whole complement; ot ot titers was wiped out by an ar mored car. According to the latest reports from ; llllllIlBBIIH3aaBB131I99aBIIIIBIIBIIII j Months of Preparation j and careful buying has en- abled us to offer to our cus- j tomers the best value in : Men's and Boy's Clothing. : 7; You will find in our Cloth-: ing Department Super- S.lSfe Made garments in our Fall : line. Charming style fash-: 2 ioned to appeal to the who care for Fit, Looks and : Quality. We invite you to : come and give us a look : and get our prices. Co-operative Mercantile Company "THE FAMILY STORE" ;7:h Division, brought in a few days an to try to recapture the ground . taken by the Australians on July 28 . on ihe Corbie-Bray road. Two oth-, is. the C5tn and 10!th. had been in. fince the end of April and hod not ; been relieved, because Ludendorff has needed his reserve elsewhere. Thus' far there has been big counter move of the enemy here and it would be difficult for him to bring up his heavy , divisions in time to repair the dam-; at:.. The fighting was old style open ! warfare. lu touts say, ;kioians auk kltkkatim; in i.kkat iiastk (inns Motv ami Ken lU'uiinenlial Maw and IatiT Allamltmeri on (roiiiMl I'mmmI Over L arer SI minis of TrnnHrl and Men Hurrying Kn.t. With the British Army in France, August 9. (Four P. M. By the As sociated Press. The KKKI THK KXK.MY lU NMMi SAYS M K( H; TIMK TO STKIKE French and British divisions have gained more ground in the great battle raging in the Aniiens-Sonime district. The lat est reports appear to show the Ger- When the Hoy Come Hack. (By Charles Stelzle.) When the boys come back will lite be counted cheap because or the i mans are retiring in great haste. slaughter of millions of men? The scenes on the battle ground ov- Anything but that. ;er which the Allies already have pass- Dying w ill be a light thing for ed give evidence of this haste in abau- tm but killing will be reckoned j doning guns, stores and even regl- more norrinie man ever, lor now mental anu aruuerj maps ana papers. kill- i these boys of ours know what inc a human being means. -T- , rt - m.u- Htrlitinir 11 furv advanced front today. British cav- 7 'aw h,. h killed e swept through and beyond ; ' ' .i.u.. southeast of I ramerville and i ,,,..;., f . nthr me miles and a half east of , ' son It isn't likely that they will find the same ghoulish glee in killing and then , maltreating human bodies that the bbits in the front g toward us as t ... nun rircl Klftl iTJ nAin Itiailiia . -lirrKti, unn.ll DiitteK c1 ,1. ' " 3 U naid ti iiij,iiii nuuuuiM uiiiiou ouiu- ; ier in describing yesterday's attack, j In addition to ms wounas ne 1 brought back three Boche pis- s as souvenirs ot me ngnung. GLAD TO BE PRISONERS. "Just look at them grinning," he said, pointing to a cage where a freshly taken batch of prisoners were smiling and exchanging greetings with other Germans just marching loose a horde of restless men down the road. "Maybe they were- degenerate by abnormal living, n't glad to be captured:" But not in this one. It is hard to find any military op- When the boys come back they will eration nowadays without an Ameri- ,ok upon life and its problems with I met two coming back new old eves. They will spurn me line. One was a Princeton chains which they passed lightly by i ,.ar SPt an army train on fire. A group and the other a New York-'in the olden days for the intense 0r c;,rs met. far inside the enemy er. Both had been in tne untisti ; realities of Itte at me lroiu win nae , lines, a German suppiy voiumn aim army long before America entered the thoruoughly disciplined them so that j halted it. Four mounted German of- wur. The .New orker, deacriDing the I the worth-while things win appeal u i fleers came 'P ' 8pe wnal lnp lruu When the boys come back, they will nut into civic life the fine Ideal ism and devotion which they learned i in the army and navy. They will fight the devils or had Government and unjust economic con ditions just as fearlessly as they fought the devils in the trenches In France. In former wars there- was often let made Aerial observers report large streams of transports and men hur rying eastward in full retreat. Beaucourt fell to the Allied forces this morning and Lequesnel also was taken after hot all-nighting. The cavalry is working far back to ward the Somme and is still rounding up villages while tanks and armor ed cars are running over the coun try clearing away tor the troops or killing horses drawing enemy sup plies. The drivers of motor trucks and lorries are chasing parties of Ger uvans here and there, scattering them or running them to earth. The details of some of the works of these armored cars show that they have performed valiant services. One of them ran into a German-held town yesterday while the German corps stationed there was having lunch. It turned its guns through the quarter ed windows, killed some of the staff and then chased others, who escaped from the house. At Hosier another BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBaBBBBIBBBBaUBBBBI ' HAW MAW A f1iLLQH f CUBAN CAU FIELDS fVOVPE TDN3 Of CUC-A a EACH YZAIt VR 75 per cent, of the sugar used in the United J States is delivered by ships. There is produced about 860,000 tons of beet sugar and 250,000 tons of cane sugar in Louisiana. The total consumption of the United States is about 4,500,000 tons of raw sugar, which makes about 4,250,000 tons of refined sugar. If our coasts were blockaded as Germany's now are, we would have available for the use of the people of the United States only one pound of sugar for every four we use. Under such circumstances there is no doubt that the American people would get along on this limited supply without complaint. The United States Food Administration is asking every American household to use not more than two pounds of sugar per person each month for domestic use. Reducing our sugar consumption here means that we will be able to help supply the needs of France, Eng land and Italy. Sugar conservation on the American table also means conservation of ships. The Army and Navy have sent out an "S. O. S." call for ships. "Save Our Ships to Transport Troops and Munitions to France, in order that we may keep the fight ing front where it now is and not allow it to extend to our own homes," is the message. There is ample sugar in the world for all require ments in fact, there is a large surplus, but on account of the skip shortage it is not available for use in this country. Java, which produces 15 per cent, of the world's cane crop, ''s too far removed. It requires 150 to 160 days for a ship to go to Java and return. battle, said: "We caught the Germans napping.1 It was some show, believe me. I got ' a smack in I he cheek with shrapnel' which is my first wound in three years , of warfare. The Allies have got thet Germans' number." ATTACK LIKi: CLOCKWORK Just at daylight yesterday I reach ed a place where 1 could see the Hash es of the guns and hear the great srowl of the artillery as the new of fensive began. The Germans had been waiting for an attack a long time, but not when or where it occurred. It went like clockwork, every artery of the icscrvcs and supplies working uilhout a hitch, and Tommy Atkins wore his old time smile for he had lona been hoping to have his crack ;U tin enemy after such a pause In big operations on this front. Besides the surprise element it had that great i est of all essentials in battles-high : morale of all the troops. ! ! It was a quiet night preceding the' battle and a still quieter daylight un til an amazing assortment of guns, started. There was no preliminary '.. bombardment. The troops went to , the assiialt behind a barrage and smoke screen and tho latter was all the more effective because of a heavy : fog blanketing the earth. It crippled the airwork considerably, but It did-l i n't hamper the Infantry as shown by the fact that the objectives were tak jen ahead of schedule time, In one in 1 stance just half the time allowed. FOK QUICK TO SURRENDER ! I worked my way closer to the ad i vance and soon saw columns of Boche prisoners, as uneven in size as a comb , with broken teeth, sauntering con tentedly along to the cages. Tommy on his march up to the fighting line ! had something to say to them about them. They will think less of rights and more of duties. They will bring back little of the hatred of the trenches. That will be buried with their dead enemies. When a man gives as much as our beys have given, cheapness vanishes - cheapness of soul, of purpose. When the boys come back they will demand that affairs at home be con ducted in a superior fashion. Kvervthing in their own lives is be ing evaluated. What is real? What is it worth? Can other things with, which they will have to do in a vital way escape this revision? j ble was and were shot from tne cars, which then proceeded to make quick work of the column. At Fiamerville, the cars engaged a train loaded with the enemy and fi nally set it adrift. Tanks entered this town soon afterward, helped the armored cars clean It up and then hoisted flags on the roof of the build ing which had been German corps headquarters. One var met a high Genu an officer riding in an automo bile along the road. The officer was killed and his machine captured. I'or lliinianitj's Sake. (By Robert F. Paine.) Uncle Sam needs nurses skilled, brave, kindly, sympathetic, patriotic, women. A thousand must volunteer each j week dedicate tneir efforts to thei cause, consecrate this lives as harbin-l gers of ln-uling. messengers of mercy, i When war declared the recruiting i officers were besieged by men eager j to sell their lives at the highest price i possible, reckoned in dead Germans. .Before the break, thousands had! poured across via Canada for hu manity's sake. Columbia's women will not be out done by Uncle Sam. For humanity's sake, they will come forward under that sacred Insignia the Red Cross! Of what avail is stretcher-bearer's bravery or ambulance driver's heroic risk if there be not ready hands, soft hands, tender touch, deft fingers and swift, to minister and staunch, band age and soothe, comfort and caress! They are dying over there because you are over here, sweethearts and their appearance, but only got a smile sifters or Uncle Sam's soldiers! i for his strafing. They were extremely j Uouu go! Bathe, lave, cauteri interested in the galloping British ar ; tilery which rushed forward to new ' places as the advancing infantry, sup ! ported by a formidable number of i tanks, ploughed deep Into the enemy's i lint. I stopped to spiak with some ; of the walking wounded. They gave the barrages first honors for volume i repay . and effectiveness. One said: i can "I saw many Huns hop out of their trenches and run forward to surren der with their arms. You couldn't pay 'em to go back to their support trenches under such murderous fire." i One British officer wounded under ; the left shoulder said a German wear 1 Ing a Red Cross brassard had shot him as he turned his back and went into a dugout. A British soldier near by, seeing what happened, shot the German dead. "I kept his pistol for a souvenir because it nearly got me," said the officer. 7 DIVISIONS MET ATTACK. There were about seven divisions (D8.000 men) of the enemy on the front attacked by the British between Morlancourt and the River Luce, In cluding six divisions (84,00 men) of Prussians, the first Bavarians and the We Are Prepared to Save You Money on Fancy Groceries, Country Pro duce, Meal Oats, Corn, Mill Feed, Sweet Feed,Dairy Feed,Cotton Seed Meal, Hulls, Hay, Etc. Our prices are right Phone us your orders. BENTON'S CASH STORE, Phone 178. The Store That Appreciates Your Trade. CRIMSON Wood's Seeds. CLOVER A Wonderful Soil-Improver! Also Makes Excellent Win ter and Spring Grazing, the Best of Early Green Food or a Good Hay Crop. Tht high prlct of fertilizers makes it especially desirable lor farmers to sow all ths soil-Improving crops possible, and CRIMSOM CLOVER le unquestionably one of the best of soil-Improving crops, making wonderful Increasee In the yields of Corn, Cotton and other crops which follow It. 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Boll a hour, stirring constantly, and caa la sterilised jars. With soms dry fruits, such as apples, a little water will have to be added to pre vent burning. Uses for Pulped Fruit Pulped fruU can be used for Jam, stewed fruit, puddings and pies. Since we must he espo dally carefal ot eugsr, It Is well to make up the pulp Into jam, one Jar at a time. The English housewife allows half a pint of sugar to a pint of pulp, which she says, "is quite sweet enough sad almost a luxury la these days. Can fruits without sugar. Omit sweetpickles, and water melon rind plekles this year. Ths only tear wo can shed with smile is the profiteer. Jo mi ; lartjiLj j V jfc 'if-"' Shall we glvo our best In men and not in food? U. S. Food Administration. Think not only of tho sugar you ear but of tho good yon do by eavlng. A UXIQVK KKCOUh Rear Admiral Albert T. Niblack Is In charge of United Statea warships operating In Mediterranean waters. Guarantee the soldiers ration of sugar by sticking to four owa. 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Doan's always prove more than satis-' factory." Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't simply lank for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Warlick had. Foster-MUburn Co. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Chief of Aniiy general SUxtl Summar. iev Situation in France at i'on-friviM-p with rwapaper Men Iks flare Minis Ni Yet Driven Hack to llimlcnburg Line and War ia by Xo Means Over Necessity for (Greater ManHmer. Washington. Aug. 12 This la the time for the greatest effort; keep tho enemy running. General March chief of staff, sum marized thus today to newspaper men the situation in France. Standing be fore the great military nians at the war department which show clearly just where the German Is being beaten back, he pointed out that the great battle front was rapidly being straightened out from Kheinis to the sea "They have not yet." he said, "got ten back to the original Hindenburg line where the German began his ad vances this year. We still have some territory to gain, so when sLatemient appear that indicate the war is ov er at this point, discourage it. "This is the time for the greatest effort; keep the enemy running. That is the reason the United States Is be ing called upon for increased man power, that is the reason wo want the ae limits for the draft lowered and raised, to get more men. "It is no time to talk about the war being over. It la th time to hit hard. "The greatest advantage of the whole thing has been the change of the Allies from the dfe-nsive to the offensive, which is a great military asset. HAVE THE ENEMY GUESSING "We have the enemy guessing now instead of guessing ourselves." From a confidential report General March read the following account ot the situation on the British-French front south of Albert: "Allied troops found little opposi tion and have captured more prison ers than it is possible for them to han dle including a German geueral and his staff, showing elements of a sur prise attack. British report their prison camps buck of Amiens so full that it is impossible to hold more. Al lies have captured all the- artillery in this sector." Desci ibing the effect of the Allied 'operation General March said: I "Surveying the battle line broadly I you see there have been a number o! I places w here we have be-en nibbling along the Yesles river front acquir ing a foothold on the northern hank, i but have not yet attempted to go up the slopes on the north side where the German entrenchments are sup posed to be. That, part of the line i has remained stationary. "As the line has become stationary. Foch has kept up his pressure on the enemy, working on the perfectly sound principle that when you get j an enemy going, you keep mm go ing; never give him a chance to re i cuperate or think it over, keep on ' hitting him. "On August eight, a combined Brit ish and French force, commanded by I Field Marshal Half?, attacked on a ! front of twenty miles, east of Amiens. I This terrain Is flat, almost level, and 1 while some time ago there were Bmall clumps of woods, all of those un doubtedly had bo?n leveled by artill !ery fire, so we can count that coun try as priK'tleally level with very lit ' tie natural Impediment to an advance. There are a few valleys perpendicu lar to the front of our advancing ar mies Instead of paralel to it. so that the advancing troops can go right j through the valleys. TAKEN BY SURPPtlSE. "The enemy w ere apparently taken by surprise and made no essential re sistance in the center, confining their strong resistance to the flanks. Hit tine the hi sullent on a thirteen-mile front we pushed It In an average of eight miles, and reduced it from an outer salient to an inner salient. That i gives us a salient somewhat corre ! sponding to the Marne salient and places the enemy in a bad position. The advance of the French and Brit ish at this point comes up so that they are getting Into control, or threaten ing, the railroad line of communica tions which at that point run up from the Montdidior section to Chaulnes. "On the Flanders salient the ene my on August 9 was withdrawing on the southern sector of the salient, south of Merville and British occu pied that territory. Tho general ef fect of these movements is straight ening out the line every where." Answering a question as to tho Forty-second division's record Gener al March said: "The Rainbow division had its combat training in the Lorraine sec tor north of Lunevllle. It left that position to arrive east of Rheims where July 15 it helped break the main German attack. When the French-American counter offensive was launched on the Marne salient the division appeared thero shortly In relief of other units. Our report indicate the following: " 'In eight days of battle the Forty-second division has forced the pas sage of the Ourcq. taken-prisoners from six enemy divisions, met rout ed, decimated a crack division of the Prussian Guards, a Bavarian division, and one other division and driven back the enemy's lines for sixteen kilometers.' " Tin auto That Does Not Affect tht Hstd Bctmne of tta Ionic asd Uiativ effect. LAXA TlVg BftOMO QU1N1NS 1 better thaa enttaary Quinlae tod doe ant caaae wnwiMin aor riaftac la bead. RenMaiBer the lull mom ami look fcw the Ma-aatwn el &. W. (.&OV. x. Lum Presson, colored, killed a blue heron which was four feet high and five and one-half feet from tip to tip, on Mr. W. L. Earnhardt's farm two miles southeast of town Friday afternoon. The Strong Withstand tho Heat ot Summer Better Than the Weak Old people who are feeble aad younger people who are weak, will be strenetheoed and enabled to So through the depreaaini heat of tamaier by tak io GROVE'S TASTELESSch ill TONIC. Itpariflet and enrlche the blood and build np the whole in tern. You can ooo feel K Strengthening lnriaoe stiol Effect SOc. Pflee Cored la 6 to 14 Days To4fdts ralaad BMoey If FAZO OOtnfTjrTlalla to rare icchin. ifciod. Blredtna or rratradfa ruee- taetanU fetu i Itchtna teaUuiaiaspanar the Ant ruea, SVawDawai and Kto.
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