THE
MEWS
Pull for a bigger, better
THE WEATHER
ana more prosperous?
KoseDurg and Douglas
Tonight. Fair; Saturday, Bain.
Highest temp. !'esterday....49
Lowest temp, teat night 43
uounty. , ,
Ttie Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
VOJj. IX.
KOSEI1UKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON ERIDAV, NOVEMBER 22, 1018,
NO. 278
ALLIED FLEET WAS
READY FOR FIGHT
No Chances Taken With Ger.
' man Treachery When Ships
ITCI W WUIIvllUCICUi
A HUMILIATING SCENE
Spaniards Brave and Undaunted at
Santiago, Hut tho Huns Unblush- .
Ingly Give Up Thrir Ships
On Donuuid. .
(By Associated Press.)
EDINBURU, Nov, 22. With the
surrender of a large part of the sur
face fleet yesterday, Germany as na
val power ceased to exist. The turn
ing over of twenty-two dreadnaughts
andl cruiBers to the victors was some
thing unprecedented In the history o,
nations and naval operations. - The
surrender was on a gigantic scale.
and to any nationality but tho Ger
mans, It is believed, would have been
an unendurable humiliation. United
States and allied war ships steamed
out under full head, decks stripped
and gun crews standing by, with ev
ery man at his post, in order to avoid
disastrous results should the Ger
mans show treachery. The prepara
tions for a fight were needless, as It
proved, the enemy ships meekly sub
mitting to the capitulation. - A Uni
ted States naval officer who witness
od Che surrender from the deck of an
American ship, astonished! beyond
measure at the spectacle of a power
ful navy that'had once boasted of
ability to cope with all comers giv
ing up without a show of resistance,
exclaimed: "Even the .poor old Span
iards, knowing that they had no pos
sible chance, came out of Santiago
Harbor and went down to defeat like
brave men, but these Germane nn
blushingly surrender like a set of
craven cowards." ,
MINE SWEEPERS INTERNED.
. LONDON, Nov. 22.-iTwenty-seven-mine
sweeping vessels passed from
German control and posesslon Mon
day, when thoy arrived in Dutch wa
ters from Belgium, where they had
been operating from German naval
bases, and! were Interned.
"WILL LEAVE GERMANY.
AMSTERDAM, Nov: 22. All mem
bers of the Hohenzollern dynasty will
leave Germany soon, acording to a
Frankfurt diapf.tch. Their destina
tion 1b not yet known.
EXTENTE TROOPS AT KIEV.
- BASEL, Nof. 22. Entente troops
are now marching against Kiev, and
reports have it, that General Skoro
ibtskl, Ukrainian dictator, has sur
rendered. General Denikine, (heading
the anti-Bolshevikl forces, has been
named as successor, with entente con-,
sent. v . -
SOHEIDEMANN RESIGNS.
BASEL, Nov. 22. Islilpp Scheide
mann, foreign minister in the new
German government. Is said to have
resigned. His place has been filled
by Herr Landsberg, secretary of pub
licity. SO AUTHORITIES SAY
Some alarm Arts felt htls morning,
when It became noised) about that
several new cases of influenza had
developed during yesterday and last
night, and coupled with the death of
Mr. Bennett last evening, caused con
siderable aprenension. ' Following a
conference of the health officers with
Mayor Stewart, It was deemed un
necessary to place a ban upon the
city, audi believing that a sane course
should be followed the officials de
termined to discourage the practice
of public funerals, particularly where
death from Influenza has occurred,
and to close public dances. In ac
cordance with this conclusion the fol
lowing statement was Isued.
Owing to a slight increase in the
number of cases of Influenza during
the last 24 hourB, the city authorities
ifeel It axrVisable to close all dance
halls. D. J. STEW-ART, Mayor
B. R. SHOEMAKER,
City Health Officer.
PRESBYTERIAN AID
The Presbyterian Aid Society held
their regular bi-monthly meeting at
the church parlors yesterday after
noon. A very Interesting program
was rendered of the following num-
berB: Instrumental solo,: Mrs. Mario
Flint, Vocal solo; Mrs. w. w. Asn
croft and a clever original poem by
Mrs. Smlck. Rev. Quick gave an in
spiring talk on the reconstruction
work of the church. Rev. Quick said
that it was now necessary that the
church be made over to meet the de
mands of the boys who are returning
to ub from over the seas. He said
that it was mp to the church members
to cease all hipocrlsy and to live to
the fullest interests of the church in
order that these boys, who have been
fighting for the 'holiest of causes
might not find the church wanting in
the respect of living uin to the teach
ings of Christ. 1
At the conclusion of the program,
refreshments were served and a so
cial time enjoyed.
OKFrCIORS WERE HONORED.
The past patrons and post matrons
of the Eastern Star Lodfee were hon
ored at the regular mooting of the
organization last evening. Hon. O.
P. Coshow gave a short entertaining
talk and Mrs.. Heine sang a charming
solo. It was votedj by the lodge that
$50 be donated by the Eastern Star
for the United1 War Work Campaign,
a like sum being pledged by the Ma
sonic order. The past matrons in
attendance at the meeting were the
Mesdames Edith Pearson, Nannie
Sprague, Llbie Coshow, Prank How
ell, Mayette . Koh-lhagen, Regina
Sawyers, - Maude Kidder andl Miss
Margaret Page. The past patrons re
presented were O. P. Coshow, Free
Johnson and James Sawyers.
TAKE A BIG DROP
Cadillac People Lop Off an
i Even $300 From Their
Former Prices. ....
NOTICE RECEIVED TODAY
Hig Manufacturers Prepare ' to Meet
Normal Conditions Tlint Are Sure
. to Come, As a Result of End- ?
lng of the War.
While the national administration
is busy boosting freight and express
rales, telephone and telegraph charg
es, and' otherwise making a frenzied
effort to prevent a natural return to
normal conditions, manufacturers are
seeing, the light and meeting the
emergency with keen buslnss intui
tion. With their sensitive fingers on
the country's Industrial pulse, realiz
ing that the war is over, and that
thousands of men are rapidly return
ing to their old positions, that work
must be found for theBe demobilized
soldiers, and In order to put the ma
nufacturing business on a level foot
ing, products must be turned out at
figures that will commend them to
the buying public, automobile con
cerns, probably in a -better position
than any other to know where to
check the upward tendency, are be
ginning to cut war-time prices. The
very first automobile manufacturers
to throw off the yoke of constantly
advancing schedftilcs are the Cadallao"
and Chevrolet people. Announcement
today by the Motor Shop, of this city,
who handle tho agency for these ma
chines, that the former company had
lopped off in even $300 at one stroke
from their war-time prices on cars,
and that the Chevrolet people havo
reduced the price on that car $130
from the figures that have prevailed
for a year, is an indication that the
reconstruction proccs has begun.
In communities like Roseburg and
the county generally, where no war
industries are situated, the people
are In a better positlen to know and
imnartiallv prjss judgment upon in-
mated' values and exhorbltant sche-;
(iules than those of the localities !
where industrial plants enjoy, the j
benefits of boom prices. Owing to
the fact that a majority of the peo
ple are In exactly the same (position,
these unnatural conditions are work
ing a hardship upon the public, so
that any movement looking toward
a return to a sane plane Ib received
with Intense satisfaction.
Automobiles, tractors, machinery
of every conceivable kind, manufact
ured goods of innumerable descrip
tion, railroad rates, express rates in
tho process of going skyward, and a
thousand anrt one items tli-.t might
be mentioned are due to drop back
to where the public as a whole may
enjoy the benefits.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Not better than the rest, but as
good as the best. Sittings made by
day or night by the new Mezd'a blue
ray electric light. C. W. Clark,
ground floor studio, 125 Cass St. tf
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harding have
taken the Bob Smith house on Clair
Street for a couple of yean.
1500 GERMANS DIE
D
Fire Started byChildrenSpread
to Munitions Train
Standing Near. .
OFFICIALLY ON THE JOB
British Government Htut No Direct
Knowledge that Emoror William
is No liOiiKer ltnler Ford
Will Jjjtlifc l"Iicr. '
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 22. Tho explosion
of two munitions trains in. Belgium,
Thrursday, caused cassualties estimat
ed at between 1600 and 2000 Ger
mans, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch. - The injured are being
taken to Budel, Holland1, and early
reports state that .160 dead have
already been counted. The disaster
was caused by some children building
a Don m o near the railroad track, and
spreading to the trains near by, the
explosion followed. Destruction !n
the vicinity was .enormous. Dutch
military detachments have been sent
across the border to give aid. , ,
HILL HAS GOT THE "FLU."
LONDON, Nov. 22. William Ho
henzollern. ex-emperor of Germany,
is reported 111 with influenza in Hol
land. . - '
li!G PANIC YESTERDAY".
LONDON, Nov. 22. The greatest
nanic on the Berlin bourse occurred
Thursday .when it was reported that
extremists in several German coast
j towns had usurped the power of the
; local authorities, according to a Co-
penhagen dispatoh today, -,
; " LORD CECIL RESIGNS,
LONDON, Nov. 22, Lord Robert
Cecil, under secretary of state for
foreign affairs, resigned today after
a disagreement regarding the dis
establishment of.. the Welch church.
.lohn R. Clynes, British food commis
sioner, also resigned.
. NO ACTION ON LAFOLETTE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Investi
gation of the alleged! dlcloyalty
speech of Senator La Follette at St.
Paul over a year ago was abandoned
today by the senate elections com
mittee, on a vote of nine to two.
Senate members stated that however
much the speech might be deplored,
there- was no -basis for La Follette's
expulsion from the senate. Two de
mocrats, Pomeron.and Walsh, voted
against the dismissal of the charges,
ind it is -possible that a contest will
result in-the senate over adoption of
the majority report -when congress
reconvenes December 2, Pomeren de
claring his intention to submit a min
ority report, '
HENRY WILL BE EDITOR.
DETROIT, Nov. 22. Henry Ford
has announced his retirement from
-ctive -parcipation in the management
of the Ford Motor Co. His son, Ed
;'ol. has taken over control of the
business, and Henry Ford will devote
his time to the -publication of a na
tional weekly newspaper and to the j
farm tractor Industry.
QUITS THE CABINET
(By A soclatod Prew.)
- - -
O .Washington, Nov. 22. Socrc-'
tary McAdoo has resinned as
Secretary of treasury andl 1)1-
, rector General of Railroads, cf-
-9, foctlve on appointment of Ills
c successor, January 1st, and
o asked the president to relievo
him now, that vmr Is over, so
ho might return to his private
business.
President "Wilson lias accepted
his resignation. ' -
EXTRA 0:
RCE HELP
The local draft board will .rqp all
assistant civilian clerks. Only the
chief clerk, together with the en
listed personel of the clerical detach
ment detailed for duty here will re
main to finish the work Temalnlng
to be done, according to an order re
ceived by the board Thursday morn
ing from captain Charles F. Deebe,
of the adjutant general's office in
Portland.
By reason of tho suspension of all
major a"tivlties by board's In connec
tion with the administration of the
Selective Service Law, It Is deemed
unnecessary that increased clerical
forces be required to perform, the
work. With the cessation of hostili
ties 'across the waters, the govern
ment has found it practicable to ceuse
mobilization of a national army and
Ib rapidly taking steps to demobilize
the no inconsiderable army now in
government cantonments - in this
country. It is the purpose of the ad
ministration to soon be demobilizing
on an average of 30,000 men a day
und even now 600 soldiers are Ipass
Jug through Roseburg dally for de
mobilization purposes. '. In the faco
of these circumstnnces,1 tho work of
tho local and district exemption
boards lias .decidedly decreased, .
There are still many details to bo
attended to by the-bowdand for this
purpose, the administration has au
thorized the inaintalnance of the en
listed personel oi the Oregon Clerical
Detachment detailed ifor duty with
boards. It is ordered that the serv
ices of such soldier clerks be utilized
to the fullest extent in finishing up
tne work -or the board, y
This order recelvod by the board
Is to be construed as affecting, for the
present, the status of any chief clerk
heretofore regularly appointed anrt
acting in Buch caflmclty; ., .. .
W D. BENNETT PASSES
AWAS LAST EVENING
. - W. E. Bennett, for several years
in business on Sheridan. street oppo
site the depot, died last, night at eight
o clock rrom pneumonia following in
fluenza; This sad termination of the
malady was not unexpected, sb Mr.
Bennett was very 111 from the start.
anil the disease nun its course with
in a very, few days. All day yester
day friends were watching by the
bedside, hoping'thet the crisis might
pass and the patient rally, but in
stead he grew steadily weaker, and
finally all hope fled, death enBulng
in the evening. Mrs. Bennett was
also taken ill about the same' time
that her husband was stricken, and
is very ill at thiB writing, while -the
little son; Do Witt, Is recovering from
an attack Of the dread' pestilence.
When Mr. Bennett appeared! to be
unoible to throw Off the disease, his
narentsr -MrV-and"- Mrs.-.BennettV- -of
Portland,-and Mrs. Olivia Wallace,
and Mrs. R. E. Gross, of Eugene, and
Mr, R. E. Hanson, Bisters and bro
thers of Mrs. Bennett, were summon
ed and were in attendance at the bed
side when the end came.
' Deceased is survived by his wife
and one son, his parents, residents
of Portland, a brother, Edward, in
the navy at Mare Island, and. also
another brother, Pearl Bennett, of
Portland.
Dr. K: L. Miller and two trained
nurses were in constant attendance
with the patient during bis Illness
rind everything possible was done to
overcome the affliction, but this with
out avail, and his death came r.bout
eight o'clock last evening. .
The body -will be) taken to Eugene,
the funeral party leaving here on the
early morning train tomorrow, funer
al services to be conducted at the nor
thern city In the afternoon. This
evening at five o'clock the friends of
the deceased wil have opportunity of
viewing the -body at the local under
taking parlors, arrangements having
been made to that effect.
THANKSGIVING TURKS
Douglas County's annual turkey
harvest is in-full blast today, and the
birds are coming in satisfactorily, bo
the buyers say. Prices ranee around
35 cents per pound for prime birds,
with a discount of five and six cents
per ipoumd) for Inferior specimens.
The turkeys offered are generally In
fine condition, and the farmers
realize handsomely for tholr work In
thiB line of endeavor. A visit to the
two principal bylng marts late today
Indicated that probably not less thnn
10,000 turkeys will he shinned by
the George Kohlhagen market and
tho Peoples Supply Co., most of tho
stock going north to tho Portland
and Seattle markets. At Oakland
the E. C. Young Company Ib also buy
ing, as they have always done, and
doubtless will handle a many tur
keys as either of the Roseburg firms.
Presuming that these three buyers
will handle a total of 46,000 birds,
and that the average weight Is 12
pounds. It Is easy to calculnto some
where near the amount of cash that
was put In circulation among farmers
and ipoultry ralaerB in Roseburg and
Oakland today. Twelve ipounds Is a
low average for the birds sold here
today, hut on that basis 180,000
pounds of turkeyo changed "hands. At
a pried of 3B eenln per pound the
farmers received something like $03,-
000 for their sales, and this sum re
presents only about 70 to 76 per
cent of the total sale for the county,
r-s several other small buyers were In
the field. It Is safe to assume that
the sales of Douglas county Thanks
giving turkeys for this year will
range around the $75,000 mark.
AT
After War Program Effects Live
Communities Roseburg
; Y Must Get Busy.
TO SHARE; PROSPERITY
Concerted Action Must Be Taken If
(jlreat Wealth and Undeveloped
Opportunities of This Count)
Are To Be Exploited.
After the war, what? This question
is being asked on all corners: Cities
which have enjoyed an unusual time
of prosperity on account of war in
dustries working overtime, employ
ing hiundreds of people, are asking
the question, realizing that the pe
riod of reconstruction Is fraught with
great possibilities, as well ae dangerB.
Already the Chamber of Commerce
of Portland has set In motion a plan
to unite the Commercial bodies, of
the entire State under one head, that
there may be a combined effort to
secure for Oregonlevery development
and Industry possible during the next
few years, and: while this combined
effort may iprove to be -wise, yet each
community must also, be awake to
its own Interests, and put forth every
legitimate effort to secure their full
snare of the prosperity which Is
surely coining to the Pacific north
west. The un-developed resources of
Oregon are well "known to men of
wealth, and already .there Is a quiet
search being made by large interests
looking for the best fields for de
velopments operation. - Douglas
County has- to offer moro timber
more mineral, greater water power
than poBslbly any other county In the
State. Only a few years .ago, ' Rose
burg seemed to have secured nn :In
dustry, which would have given us
a pay roll running into the hundreds
of thousands nnnually, but we let the
orjnoxlunlty puss -Dy. and tatnione
thnn three years we have been quiet
ly sleeping. .No nay .soil, no Indus
tries, less population, but this is an'
in the past now. Those who assisted
In defeating tho proposition doubtless
thought they were doing tne very best
thing for our city, at any rate they
have lived to enjoy the quietness of
mtral life, and no noisy wheels of in
dustry to Interfere with their peace
ful Bleep, but the hour has come now
for an awakening. America; must re
spond to tne great demands which
will be made upon her for goods and
materials of all kinds, labor must
find employment, our resources must
be developed. Capital will seek
friendly (surroundings for their enter
prises, where they can know that
thoy have the 'hearty co-operntlon of
the citizens. Cheap water and elec
tric (Power will bring more factories
to Roseburg, than any -bonus we may
offer, and this is the one thing that
Rosoburg can offer, that Is if wo are
wise in this regard. The Commercial
Club has struggled through the pe
riod of the war, no effort has been
mndie to create anv great expense.
For six- months we have had no lite
rature to mall out to the hundreds
of Inquirers: only a few -have been
asked to pay their dues; the expenses
havo been kept at the minimum: no
new debts have been contractod: old
indebtedness amounting to about one
hundred dollars remains unpaid; at
this writing we have $1:35 in the
treasury.
At a meeting of the board of Trus
tees recently, It was (decided to only
sk for sufficient back dues to meet
the necossary expenses, and to have
nrlnlad a rmnll booklet, describing
tho Umipqua Valloy in general, bo
that the ninny Inquirers enn be sup
plied with this information. Other
commercial bodies in the State have
already started to worK. Salem Is
undertaking to Increase their mom
bernhlip bv 500.
The officers and trustees of the
Roseburg Commercial Club are will
ing to make the effort, if the progres
sive citizens of the community are
convinced that the time is opportune.
ROSEBURG COMMERCIAL CLUB,
By .1. E. McCLINTOCK,
President.
P. T. BUBAR,
Vice President.
CHAS. HEINLINE, ,
Secretary. - .
1 J. W. THRONE, ,
Treasurer. '
- A. S. HUEY,
J. E. PICKENS,
W. F. CHAPMAN,
Trustees. .
PEACE TALK.
Do not 'et peace talk slow un our
eiforts. We must press on until the
finish Furthermore, even should
peace finally be arranged within the
next few months, the production pro
gram at the Navy Yards and Arse
nals in all probability will provide
employment for men secured for a
year or more to come.
Men employed on work not classed
as essential should not only be so
ltcited but urged to give their ser
vices to the government. It will be
seen that Navy Yards anxll ArsenalB
are classed among plants of first Im
portance. , . , '
T AND VAUDE
VILLE SHOW DATED
The concort and vaudeville show
that has been prepared by the Liberty
Chorus will be given next Tuesday
evening at the Antler's Theatre in
connection with the regular run of.
pictures." The pictures will start at
the regular time and will be followed
by the opening, chorus. The songs
are patriotic andl full of snap from
start to finish. There are five num
bers on the vauaevllle program con
sisting of Bongs, with accompanying
actions. - Mrs. Ivan Pickens has writ
ten three, clever pojuular songs for
this program, which are sure to "get
across",' The - evening's entertain
ment will wind up with the singing
of the Stnr Spangled Banner by all
present. 1 t '
The proceeds from this concert
will go for the Red Cross and surely
tho public will help out the good
cause at this time. The boys 'over
there" will neodl our money for some
time to come and Inasmuch as the
joy of the recent victory is still ring
ing in our hearts, let s all come out
next Tuesday evening and rejoice to
gether. , Remember only one night
and only the one show.
The prices are 25 cents for adults
and 10 cents for children. ' i
30 COUNTIES ARE
Many More Are Near the Last
Round of Ladder In- )
Present Drive.
MAKE -GOOD SHOWING
Response of the People Haft' Tleon
Most Gratifying According to the '
- Local Clmirman O. P. Co- y
show Detailed Report.
General' chairman Coshow received
this morning the following dispatch
from State Director Davidson: mk
"Thirty-six counties in Orego:n re
port total One Million Forty-two
thousand dollars. Thirty countieB
over top. Ten counties oversubscrib
ed; fifty iper cent or better. We are
now One Hundred Eight Thousand
dollars short fifty per cent oversub
scription for the entire state. Of
this the Portland manager expects to
furnish fifty thousand dollars. -I am
thorefore more confident than ever
that Oregon will maintain her record
as leader in "Patrotlc Drives."
Douglas county returns so far as
reported show the following results:
Quota Reported
Glondale $ 900 $900.00
Riddle 900 676.65
Canyonvllle 300 433.76
Days Creek 600 441.00
Myrtle Creek 900 900.00
Dlllard 300 258.00
Camas Valley 400 ' 260.18
Looking Glass 400 1 13.80
llrockway 200 . ,158.00
Iloseburg 9100 5777.07
Wilbur 300 300.00
Sutherlln 900
Oakland 1000 973.00
Yoncalla 900 820.00
Drain 900 645.74
Leona :. 700 009.57
Blkton , , 400
Scottsburg 200 275.25
Reedsport .....1000' 186. 6-0
Gardiner 1100
Coles Valloy " .'i00 600.25
Glide 600 12.30
Tho only olstrlct making complete
onortB so far are. Days Creek, Ca
mas Valley, Brockway, Coles Valley,
Leon a, Scottsburg and! Drain.
Olendale. Cnnyonville, coles vai-
lnv and Wilbur have reported their
quota fully raised and all these di
stricts nro senrching for more.
Dlllard. Sutherlln, Oakland, Yon
calla, Elkton and Leona all sen as
surances that they will raise tne run
quota. All of these districts report
ing evidence a large amount of work
on tho part of the solicitors and 0
largo number of glvors. Nearly all
rnport a very small percentage of
nledges. The response of the people
to this large domand upon their gen
erosity has been most gratifying and
demonstrates a splenijld loyalitv to
our Government and a hearty devo
tion to the welfare of our boys who
have represented us In the conflict
of righteousness against unrighteous
ness. ' This reiwrt will bo completed as
returns are received from the di
stricts not yet complete. ,
The unpaid pledges in Roseburg
District are not Included.
O. P. COSHOW,
General District Chairman,
THE YANKEE BOYS
E
London Times Tells How the
American Forces Ousted
German Troops.
FACE A DEADLY, FIRE
And OoasolcftB Criu-'k . of Bursting
Shrapnel and Roar of Hand Gre
nades as They Face Enemy .
in Gigantic Struggle.
Ab evidence of the Amerlcnn sol
dier's spirit tor holding the Hun at
bay and oventufilly putting him to '
rout, in recent heavy fighting on the
battle front, the London Times,
apeak thusly of the Yankee forces:
Tho very severe resistan-e which
the Germans have opposed to every
American movement on the Meuso-Ar-gonne.
front during the past week
shows'no signs of slackening.
How the Americans took any of
the wooded heights Ib a puzzle, but
the Btory.ot the seizure of the Cote
de Chatillon, one of the finest Ofiiera
tlons the American forcer have ac-: -'
conrplished, Ib Illustrative not only
of their deathless valour, but also of
the grim tenacity : with which the :
Germans are holding on. This hill
Is 820 feet high. Thickly clustered
with trees and rising steeply It was
an ideal position for idiefenBe. . The
Americans on Wednesday, attempted
Its c vpture. : Traversing Its slopes -yard
by yard, they found that the
Germans had constructed a, machine
gun fortress on the height, and every
minute of tho 40 hours they spent
there a merciless rain of lead poured ' '
Into them from all sides. : A- 77 gun
was ensconced on the summit of the
height andl fired steadily on' the as-
sending Americans i.; ,. - 1
Slowly the Americans, crawling on
their stomachs, faced that mussed
llro of machine-guns and rifles, ac
companied by the ceaseleBs crack of
turstlng1,hrafpnel and the ' roar of '
hand grenades. It was deadly work.
The trees were all wired . together, 1
making an almc;t ImpoBlble barrier,
Volunteers faced the fire to cut lines
through this -.belt of wire. . But It;
was decided! Instead to bring up
Stokes mortars. Through dreary
mud and depressing rain the Ameri
cans dragged "these up to their posl
Mons and turned thorn on the Ger
mans. . .
Soon thero was consternation -imong
the enemy. The lire of tfhe
mortars, converting the wholo side
'nto a mass of Bhambled earth and
rion 1 brought out several prisoners,
who sought to surrender. But most
it the Germans contlnuod to fight.
'Jour after hour went by and! brought
10 cessation to the grinding and mer
dleos struggle. , Yard after yard, the
merlcnns gained, stopping not for
the darkness of the night, but push
ing on slowly rnd determinedly.
At last tho greater part of the
llopes were gained, the wire ipene
'.rated, and all that remained wns a
'iand-to-hand fight As the enemy's
machine-guns etopped' firing, ' out
ame the bayonet, and, with a spring ,
-nd a wild hurrah, the Americans fell
ipon the enemy. But the Germans
were brave men. Standing and kneel
ing at their guns, they fought to the
last. Many were found dead on their
?uns the following day.
The prisoners at the rear were
astonished to. and. that the Amorl- -ans
looked qulto humane, and, all -they
talked about was the absolutely
wild men with fierce 'faces - whom
thoy hurt seen behind a bayonet. It
was a glorious American victory.
Such a flcht Is indicative of the spirit
of both the Americans and the Ger
mans. The Germans know that their
failure to hold the Americans means
the (tutting of one of the most lm- -lortant
railroad systems of the Ger
man Army and one of -the two great
avenues of retreat.
, 0-
Yesterday afternoon the parsonage
of the Christian church was thrown
open to the Ladles' Missionary So
ciety. This Is the first meeting since
the ban has been lifted, and It was
by far the largest attended meeting
that the ladles have had during the
present pastorate. A most interest
ing meeting was enjoyed. Mrs. Al- "
bert Abraham was the loader, and
the subject was The Industrial Pro
blems of Our .cities. Mrs. Abraham
made a good leader, and a number of
women had part in a most Interest
ing program. The pnsjor gave a brlof
review of the gospel of Mark. After .
the . business session, the hostess
Ferved Ugttt refreshments, and a de
lightful social hour was spent. There
la a most hopeful outlook for tho
work of the missionary society of his
congregation. .,
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HAS GOOD MEETING