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WASHINGTON, Aiijr. II. A ureal
Oerimm retirement on the western
front between Ami ami Verdun i
iuiminent. . '
General llaif-'s new offensive at the
npex of- the salient pointing toward
Paris nl Muntilidier is the heinnins
of the end of the German oeenpation
of northern rYnnce.
This is the belief of American mili
tary experts who are watc hing close
ly the developments on the -battle
front. '
The results, of the r'ranco-Hritish
offensive southeast of Montdidier
rnuuot yet be determined, but they
will merely hasten n German retreat
which was inevitable whether or not
the allies bean their assault.
Forestalls German Offensive
The Germans had planned one more
prant smash nt the allied armies in
Ktnders, to be followed by a bin re
tirement alone: the whole front below
the Belgian border. The bijr smash
was to have been launched by Prince
Rupprecht at the Hritish armv in
Vlnnilers. Its purpose was to protect
the German extreme rijclit flank in
Helfcium. so that when the. retreat
takes place the Huns would still
maintain their firip on the'nation they
are holding s a pawn for peace ne
gotiations. General Koch was fally nwjire of
this plan, and the Franco-British
drive was launched to forestall its be
ine carried into execution. .... ..
His offensive means that the Ger
man retreat will come all the onickcr.
laidendorff will soon jrivp word to his !
nrmies to fall back a'on'.' the 21."-nii!e
front bet wren Arras ami Verdun, es
tablishin.'' n new line throic h Cambr.ii
nnd St. (juentin as llimhrnbur did
Inst year.
Shortening Is Necessary
This would make the line at least
70 miles shorter. It would release
several hundred thousand troops for
consolidation of the new positions to
prenare them for the winter dead
lock. This straightening prnecs'must be
put into effect by the Germans be
fore winter, because if it isn't thev
won't ,liuvo enough men to hold the
line. ' . .
The present salient which' has its
npex at Jlont didier, point in" at Paris,
will be wiped out, e.iviti; the allies
once more possesison of hundreds of
I'rench vnlne.es which the lluas oc
cupied in their sweep alonir the
Somme last March.
' The German peneral staff is fully
cognizant of the fact that the Amer
ican armv has given Marshal Fooh
superiority in numbers, and that this
superiority will put victor'- in the
hands of the allies if they attempt a
great drive this autumn.
To offset this superiority before
the winter the Huns undertook their
series of offensives this spring and
summer. Kach failed and the last
resulted in n great Franch and Amer
ican victory. So the Germans are
ready to concede defeat and make
the best stand they can for the cold
months on a line miles behind the
present front. ,.
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ENTHUSE BRITISH
U)Xl)fN, Ani:. 1."). Swunns of'u
now type of rnidinif plunt will soon
lio in I he hntitls of the Kuy;il Air
force.
Thin new I tri I if--i "womliT plnne'
thnt its entluiitists say may revolu
tionize: raid warfare, is claimed to
eoniliinc enonnous sjieert and elindiin
power.
It deserilied as lieinir alile io
elimb to an allitue of more than 20,
0(10 feet in a reniarkahiy hort time,
find is able to Keep up terril'ie speed
even at the liiyhe-t altitude. And
it ean aeeompli-li tlii. i! is elaimed.
eurryinjr pilot cdierver, jirent weiuhl
of homhs, nmi'hiae uns and other
rquipinent.
The London Daily Kxpre-'s ?ays of
.it that "it is so fn-t that loni; dis
tances enn he ihmmhh jili-hcd in tin
shortest time, and hoihhin raid
winch, with the older type of bnmh
in plane would perhnp need a whole
day's preparation, will now he par
ried out within a eonple of hour.'
Prepare for llio Hot Wave ,
The hot sun is doubly dangerous
If there Is a mass of undigested food
In the stomach, enuaing diPtreis and
an to Intoxication, casting congesting
poisons thruout the system, Foley
Cathartic Tablets give prompt and
sure relief. They act KPntly but do
their work thoroughly. They cleanse
the bowels, sweeten tho stomach and
benefit the liver. Recommended for
Indigestion, biliousness, had breath,
bloating, gas or constipation. Sold!
everywhere. '
WILSON, X. , Au-r. I.. Mrs.
Rebeera Winb-fnn. H7 years old, who
died recent I v i Mid to have been tjie
Woman who made the tirst Confeder
ate fla:r.
The b.-iiuuT, de-lLi.ed by aptain
Orran tx ;i nt!:: ui i Ii Jvnii h of I lender
son, X. C, w;i-: ipade bv Mrs. Win
borin! when site Mis Rebecca
Murphy, at V.Y m in l-'i-briiury, IStil,
A sitir refuel tl jiiil in m:i!;ia. tlie
flair, it is .-m'I. l-e-aa-r she was en
liaed to a u irthevn army officer. A
few veel,. nlit-r the J'lajr was com
pleted it va- iidoptid by the Confed
erate coiiure at .Montj.Mtmc'ry, Ala.,
as the tam'ard of the confederacy.
The lir.t baiuiiT contained milv even
stars,, represent in- the number of
siates thnt had n-edcd, but this num
ber wjts soim iiM-n't'sed to 11, the
withdrawal of oilier f-tats from the
union. I!y nu a -l of the Confeder
ate eoiii!re-s it was named the
Stars nnd I-'ar..'1.'
At a reunion oi Coulcderate Vefcr
ans nl Norfidu. 'a.. in 1!MU, Cap
tain Smith explained the ii'caniny of
the variou- ro!u;v in ihe flai as fol
lows :
"The idea of my tlair I took from
the Trinity. . The three liars were for
the chun-h, !ate rinl pn all bound
toiidher by n fie'd of bine (the heav
ens over all. I bearing a -tar for each
Male in the eonlede'iatioa. The M'V
en white stars, nil the .-a me size,
were placed in a circle, showing that
each slate bad eti:.l lights and priv
ileges, irre.pee(;ve of nize or population.'
It is a widely known fact among,
sailors that flour will not only float
after Immersion In sea water, but
suffer very little damage.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Kl -To re
peat is, of course, to aid the purposes
of German propaganda, lmt In the
case of the "two mutilated soldiers,"
Washington authorities will be grate
ful If the next time you hear It. you
will say you know it to he false.
The report that among the wound
ed received at the Waller Heed hos
pital here from France are tw'o Sam
mies with their tongues cut out by
the Huns, has gone the length and
breadth of tho country. It was told
as an illustration of what relatives
of American fighters must expect in
German prison camps.
Washington heard It, but one
hears so many silly things about the
war that no one took the trouble to
get an official denial. Then Colonel
Wiltard Tnihy, commanding officer
at the hospital, was quoted as brand
ing the rumor as falue.
s The next move of the propagan
dists was to "explain" that the
colonel had made his denial "for of
ficial reasons." Letters and tele
grams began to come In ifinn tho far
west. One woman mailed a clipping
from a small town paper which actu
ally gave the "details" of tho terrible
thing.
Finally a direct reipiest for infor
mation was mado upon tho hospital
by the surgeon general's office fol
lowing receipt of u letter from a
"four minute" speaker, who wanted
tq be sure.
That emphasized the seriousness
with which tho absurd story was be
ing accepted and that Is why you,
who read this, should fit upon the
next gossip who tells you tho yarn.
You'll bo helping squelch German
propaganda of the worst typo.
ROM I?, Aug. ! r. in military and
'newspaper circles in Rome great at
tention is being uiveu to the discus
sion of the preparations the enemy
making for a new offensive against
Italy. The meat of the controversy
turns on these two fundamentals:
Will Austria really want to start a
new offensive, or will she keep up a
defensive In expectation of hoped for
successes which will Increase her
man powor. and, more than that, her
supplies? And what probably will
be the outcomo of this new drive?
Regarding the first, all military
critics and all observers are a?; reed in
answering that Austria should post
'ponc the blow because of the humilia
tion suffered with the Piave defeat,
which was not only bloody, but re
vealed a plan of actloa so vast as to
be wholly tmprarwcaihlo, requiring
tho Austrian command to abandon It,
if It has not done so already.
In reply to the second question,
only hypotheses aro given, but on our
side they have tho hacking of facts
and events which ean ho repealed
with ever Increasing assurance of
success. 1
Austrian Moral Poor
One of the Austrian officers taken
prisoner said:
"Nobody ean doubt the fighting
qualities of our army. Its morale
was sound from the beginning of the
war, but today it Is wholly shattered.
Resides the self-dissolution of morale
which befell the army with the for."e
'of a thunderbolt, there Is the menace
of the oppressed peoples, which have
taken advantage of the situation to
come out openly for independence.
'' "Let us strike Austria now, wlven
she is down,' they say, 'iest we nrs
obliged to serve another period of
slavery. i It is now bayond u doubt
that the defections of these soldiers
have dragged tho entire army Into a
sort of conspiracy, In which leaks are
discovered at many places of such an
extensive nature that they may wreck
the whole ship."
l-'alth In Victory
Tho arrival of American troops In
Italy has strengthened faith in vic
tory. The simple announcement of
their arrival threw tho army into a
delirium of Joy. ' Victory Is seen in
hand already. Our soldiers perceive
in their new comrades a power as
great as the ocean which 'separates
the two c.ntfneNtH.
In the Stars nnd Stripes they pic
ture anew tho vision of Dante when
the divine poet saw tho heavens
streaming rays of light from the
glare of the seven candlesticks.
It Is a new vision of triumph which
excites tho heart, elevates the
thoughts and gives tho arm the
strength to annihilate. With such
encouragement wo ran await the next
Austrian offensive with good cheer.
It has been noticed that tho ash
tree Is very injurious to vegetation
under Its t-hade, while scarcely any
p!ant will grow under a yew.
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red and green
wrapper at
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grocer's.
on washday
You don't have to rub and
boil the dirt out of clothes.
The Fels-Naptha way make3
that unnecessary. It replaces
the boiling and hard rubbing
that makes washing harder
on clothes than wearing.
It makes clothes last
longer saving you money
and saving you effort.
Fcla-Nnptlia keep
vltito clothes tvhitt)
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Packers' Costs and
! III!
IIS ,
How much do you think it costs
1. To dress beef, euro hides, and
prepare all the numerous by
products? 2. To cool the meat for two or three
days before shipment?
3. To freight it to all parts of the
country in special refrigerator
cars, iced daily?
4. To carry it in hundreds of branch
houses, each with its refrigerating
plant?
5.
And to deliver it to tho retailer
sweet and fresh in less than
two weeks after dressing?
Swift & Company did all this for you
in 1917 at an expense of less than 2l2
cents per pound of beef sold, including
an average profit cf of a cent a pound.
Figure for yourself how little effect
this cost and profit had on prices you
paid for beef steak.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Pasteurized Milk
Always puro mill haH bettor keep
ing (jimmies, This modern meth
od linu Ijuoii used by us for some
time.
Milk depot f! 0 1 North Crapo
street. Kverytlilng suullury. In
spection requested ut any time
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