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A UTNEVENINGLOCAL NEWS ASSOCIATEDV TO AM PRESSTPRESS TIME SERVICE

WEATHER FORECAST

Local showers tonight and OCALA, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1916 VOL. 22, NO. 2aA

FLORIDA REGIMENT GOING TO THE FRONT ISN'T CUTTING MAY 1CE0UD OilALLIES ARE PRESSING

THEIR ADVANTAGE

ference of opinion between the en-

gineer and himself as to what was inthe contract and what not. Council-man Moore had asked to be excusedbefore the vote on this matter wastaken.

Council next asked Mr. Henney to(Associated

WASHINGTON, SEPT 27. THE WAR DEPARTMENT THIS

MORNING ORDERED THE NATIONAL GUARD ORGANIZATIONS

FROM VIRGINIA, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, PENN-

SYLVANIA, NEWT JERSEY, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, NEW

YORK, CONNECTICUT, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, COLORADO AND

CALIFORNIA TO THE MEXICAN BORDER. INCLUDED IN THE

ORDER WERE THE SECOND FLORIDA INFANTRY AND THE FIRST

BATTALION OF GEORGIA FIELD ARTILLERY. GEN. FUNSTON HAS

cided he would not pass through thatwilderness of British guns of all sizesand caliber while he had any hearingleft. Everyone of them was firing attop speed. He chose a gallery whichtook him many miles past those pour-ing out into the raging tempest ofgunfire. From the ruins Of Sommeold German trenches, whence the bat-tle panorama stretched before him thecorrespondent had a near view of theFrench gunners who were feedingshells into the gunbreeches as grainis fed into the threshing machines,and with the mechanical precision ofautomatons.

Shortly after noon was the timechosen for the infantry to rush for-ward under cover of a final intensivechorus of hell from the artillery. Theridges hr front n?id on either handwere flecked with racing sparks offlame. Within an hour at least fiftythousand shells must have been firedwithin sight of the correspondent.

Far to the south was Mont St.Quentin, two miles from Peronne andcommanding that town, which the al-

lied commanders say will fall like a

BEEN ORDERED TO SELECT FROM

Combles and Thiepval Taken Chaul-ne- s

Fiercely Attacked and the En-

tire Teuton' Front on the SommeExpected to Crumble.

(Associated Press)London, Sept. 27. The Germans

are tying given no rest on the Sommefront. The British capture of Thiep-val following closely the capture ofCombles, was followed last night, bya French drive out of Vermandovil-ler- s

apparently aimed at Chaulnes, aneffort to surround which has been ap-parent for some time.

Entente military observers expectme importance of the . recent gainswill be made manifest by further inroads on German-hel- d territory. TheFrench drive beyond Vervandovillersis pointed to as threatening Allainesand preparing the way for an encir-cling movement to drive the Germansout of Peronne.

TOOK SEVERAL THOUSAND TEU- -

I

Between three and four thousand

THE BORDER TEN THOUSAND INFANTRY NOW ON DUTY AND RE-

TURN THEM TO THE STATE MOBILIZATION CAMPS.

THE TROOPS ORDERED TO THE

THOUSAND MEN AND INCLUDE

MOBILIZATION CAMPS OF THE STATES NASI ED. THEIR MOVE-- ,

prisoners were taken by the British capture of vital significance. Corn-Mond- ay

and Tuesday on the Somme bles differed from all the villages infront, it was announced today.

CAPTURE OF COMBLES

Combles, the pivotal point in theGerman line guarding the approach toBapaume on the north, and Peronneon the south of the Somme front, fellyesterday evening before the terrificattacks of the French and British, theGermans fighting to the death or surrendering when there wa3 no longerhope.

BULGARS CLAIM SUCCESS...- '. a I

Ihe vulgarians claim alter ten days i

r i i . j " l l t l I

oi neavy iigniuig mey nave iurceuthe Entente Allies to retreat on theentire 'western end' of the Macedon-ian front. V.

FRENCH "TOOK A FORTParis, 'Sept. 27. The French by a

brilliant attack captured the stronglyMortified wood east of Vermandovil- -

lers, the war office announces. Another announcement said the Serbianshad repulsed three violent Bulgarianattacks at Kaimakoulan heights.

REINFORCED THE REBELSA wireless from Athens said that

four thousand Greek troops in Caneahave joined the revolutionists.

GREECE IS GOING

London, Sept. 27. Greece is apparently on the verge of entering thewar on the side of the Entente, KingConstantine beine, reported to haveconsented to such action.FORCED THE TEUTONS- - BACK

FURTHERThe British claim further advances

on the Somme front last' night.STORY OF MONDAY'S BATTLE

WHISKERS' MIND

Arredondo Has Gone to, Mexico Cityto Put a Flea in Car-ranz- a's

Ear

(Associated Press)Washington, Sept. 27. Eliso Arre-

dondo, Mexican ambassador designate,who quietly left Washington yester-day for Mexico City, was expected bypersonal conferences to give Car-ran- za

a clearer understanding of theAmerican view of the difficulties be--twen the two countries. State de-

partment officials hoped he would beable to convince Carranza of the necessity of consenting to a full consid-eration of all issues by the joint com-mission. Arredondo told officials thatCarranza Sent for him. .

BETTER BASIS

FOR BUSINESS

Great Britain Has Made a LargeConcession to American To-

bacco Growers

(Associated Press) 'Washington, Sept. 27.-M3r-eat Brit

ain has withdrawn regulations impos-ed for importation of cigar tobaccowhich American growers declaredwould ruin thejr business, and author-ized imports on this basis for 1913,1914 and 1915.

LIGHT ON THE FARM LOAN

Editor Star: There are a few pap-e- x

s that contend that the new farmloan bill is no good, etc. Here are aft-- facts and figures that cannot bedenied or disputed as being correct.

Farmers, this new loan bill hasbeen, created for your benefit. Studythese figures and decide for yourselfif this bill is good, or bad, then actaccordingly.

Our Senator Fletcher, writing meunder date Sept. 19th, says in part"Suppose a farmer wishes to borrow$1,000. He4 would probably have topay 10 per cent interest for it, thatwould be $100 per annum. If he keptthe money for 20 years he would pay$2,000 interest. He would have topay then, in order to cancel the mortae the Principal, making a total of

$3,000. Under the farm loan act hewould get his money at 5 per cent interest, and be paying $80.24 per annum. He would pay in 20 years$1,604.80 and would thereby liquidatehis entire indebtedness, have his mort- -gage cancened and thereby save $1,--

395.20."This would be a saving to the far- -

mer who borrows $1,000 from thefarm loan bank by paying $u.Z4 iortwenty years of $69.70 per year overa 10 per cent interest account of thesame amount.

I also received from the nationalfarm loan board an itemized Scheduleshowing how by paying $80.34 on in- -

terest and principal the debt of $1000can be cancelled in twenty years for$1,604.84.

An ordinary loan at 5 per cent in--terest on $1000 lor twenty yearswould amount to $1Q00 plus principal$1000, or it would cost you $2000.Under the farm loan act it will costyou but $1,604.84.

It is surely better for a man to getmnnav at RO 94 ner $1000 tier vear

, T.u iano inereoy pay wi pnuupa. o..u" w

on the Principal.

ting nd of stumps, building good-

cmca fences hnvinir frorwi farm ma--' - " An.mryf u

our farmers are trying to farm,. .11 KaIkmi. fr.r having my

land rid of stumps, by having goodfarm machinery, good cross fences,good breeds of live stock, silos, etc.,I can make a much larger net incomefrom the farm than I am getting now.

This bill gives me the opportunityof borrowing money at either 4, 5 orfi r.er rpnt. on either 8. 10. 20 Or 40

,t-

- d b --oayW a smalladdition on principal each year pay

intrest an4 principaLYou .who differ with me give me

facts and figures showing wherein Iam wrong. We will soon apply forour charter to start our bank.

Yours truly, L. S. Light.

CURED HER CHILDREN OF COLDS

"During the past winter I had oc-

casion to give Chamberlain's CoughRemedy to my two children, who wereat the time suffering from severecolds. It Droved to be the very medi--

1 ICE

Order for a General Strike Receivedby New York Working Men

with Scant Attention

(Associated Press) '

New York, Sept. 27. Although la-

bor leaders claimed more than 250,000workers would respond to the call fora general strike in sympathy for thestriking carmen, there was little evi-

dence that a strike was in progress to-

day. Private canvassers among laborunions reported that at least twenty-tw- o

unions failed to respond- - thismorning. The only report police head-quarters had was that250 paintersrefused to work.

EIGHTH OF A MILLION OUT

One hundred arid twenty-fiv- e thou-sand six hundred workers have struck,according to labor leaders.

RAILROADS HOT READY

Can't Move Florida Troops for Sev-

eral Days Yet Due to aLack of Cars

(Associated Press)Jacksonville, Sept. 27. At 2:45

o'clock this afternoon no official noti-fication ordering the Florida troops tothe border had been received at armyheadquarters here. It will be two orthre days before the' railroads can getread yto move the Florida regiment.

LITTLE TIME TO LOSE

If You Want to See Your Soldier Boy- at Black Point or Send Him

. Anything

If you want to see the boys at BlackPoint or send them anything, youhave little time to lose, as they arealmost certain to leave for the border I

in a few days. I

The government gives them every- -thing necessary, and they can't beburdened with luggage, but tobacco,good things to eat and a little pocketehange will be acceptable to most of J

them. ' I

MURDER AND SUICIDE I

IN MANHATTAN

Another Rounder Paid the Penalty ofCornering Too Much Femi-

nine Affection

(Associated rress)Philadelphia, Sept. 27. The woman

who shot and killed J. C. Graveur oft

New York and seriously wounded hiswoman companion, then committed 1

suicide in a prominent hotel here thismorning, has been identified as Mrs. J

Harry Belzer of New York, by Grav- - j

eur's sister, Mrs. Frances Apman. J

She told the police Mrs. Belzer hadn't J

been living with her husband and was J

very friendly with Graveur. Graveurwas a widower, she said. The woman j

who was wounded was at first sup- - I

posed to be Graveur's wife. She re--

mained silent.

DEATH OF A LITTLE CHILD

(Contributed)T UfU T T. h infarit snn of Mr..... . I

and Mrs. M. J. Morrison, died lastwr-j-- .j. ; K.?o n',1wV

and was laid to rest that afternoon at

v iaa ah thot invitohands could do was done for little J.Jr I.... .v.-- wir14. UUl VjrUCl 3W UCJl UJ .... I

to heaven. Dear ones, remember thatfind does all thines well. The Lord

1 Wlac Ka Vi o namenf the T.ord. You cannot call mm !v -

u inh Knf Trnn ran cm Tn nun. Iuav;iv ci v jv e r

so prepare yourselves to go to meethim in heaven.

One Who Loved Little J. L.

PLUMBING AND ELECTRICALCONTRACTING'

When you have plumbing or elec--

trical contracting let us furnish youestimates. No job too large and nonetoo small, tf H. W. Tucker.

CHRONIC DYSENTERY

"An n1.J trentleman of this town whorxroa olmnttt nt the noint of death withchronic dysentery some time ago auuhnrl onver. tin all hone of recovery wasinduced to try Chamberlain's Colic,Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Onedose stooned the discharge, and aftertaking a few more doses he was completely cured," writes J. L. Baer,West Manchester, Pa. "Many resi-dents of Baer's station can testify to

Press)

'THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ON for

the

BORDER TOTAL ABOUT SIX

VIRTUALLY ALL GUARDSMEN INor

THOUSAND IN ALL THE COUN

SERVICE. THE REMAINDER

SOON.

additional foundations. He said!

as certainly "an experiment, nethought that the De La Vergne com- - inpany should be willing to pay for the ed

foundation also, as lone- - as the com- -pany was so willing to put in thelarge engine. J

MrHennev told council that it wasproper that the contractor shouldpaid for am extra cost on the

foundations, and said that if the con--tractor wished council to approve theaction of the engineers in accepting

change of engines it was nothingright that the contractor should

have the approval of council. Mr,Henney said that his firm had acted,

the matter in accordance with the INauthority given them in contract andspecifications.

The second matter disposed of concerned the foundation for the watertower. Mr. Thompson contended that

contract did not call er the con--struction of this loundation. yi. uur--

ford, for the contractor, contended inthat there was nothing, in the con-- 1

tract and nothing in the specificationsreferring to the foundation for thetower, and that all other foundations ofwere referred to. Mr. nenney pointedout that the engineers were given an- -thority to interpret the plans andspecifications, and said that the foun- -dation for the tower was plainlyshown on the plans for tne piant. mr.Henney said that when the watertower item was eliminated from, Mr.Thompson's contract, and given to the

D, Cole company of Newnan, Ga.,the Cole contract was for the tower"above the foundation," which left thebundation in Mr. Thompson's con

tract.Col. Burford cdntended that the'en--

gineers could not act as a judicialtnbunal; could not decide what was

Mr. Thompson s contract ana wnaiiwas not in it. Col. Burford said thathis client had not come before council

make a figljt against that body oragainst the engineers, but simply topoint out the disadvantage underwhich the contractor labored because I in

the difference of opinion as towhether the water tower foundations J

were a part of the contract or not. I

Col. Burford said that Mr. Thompsonwould be satisfied to have council sup- -pert the . engineer's contention, and I

give instructions to have' the workproceed; that Mr. Thompson would go I

ahead with the work under protest,!claiming that the foundation was notm the contract, and asiang ior a set- -

tlement later. .mere was a discussion witn regard

to certain- - conversations, that tookplace at the time the contract tor tneight and water plant was awarded, k

among ihembers.of the council, thecity attorney and the contractor. Mr.Thompson contended that in theseconversations it was agreed that thetower foundations were not to bepart of his contract. Mr. Henney saidthat conversations had nothing to dowith it, that tlfe written agreementsshould be the guide in the matter. Hesaid that he could not do otherwisethan advise council to insist on Mr.Thomnson's nutting in the foundation, either this, or that the city havethe foundation put in and chargedagainst the contractor. Mr. Henneysaid-tha- t council should be guided bythe advice of the city attorney, andthat council would be safe in doing so.Mr. Henney a few minutes before hadhad a conversation with FrederickHocker, city attorney.

, Council instructed the engineer tohave work on the tower foundationstart at once, according to the engineer's interpretation, which was thatthe foundation constitute a part of j

Mr. Thompson's contract. Mr. Thomp- 1

son said that he would start work im- 1

mediately. He said he thought the!whole matter merely an honest dif-- J

reply to Mr. Thompson's request foritemized estimates of work done onthe plant. Mr. Henney said that hehad been preparing itemized estimates, and that copies of the samewere attached to the statements giventhe council, and to the bank. Mr." Henney said that he would gladly give Mr.Thompson a copy of the itemizedstatement at any time. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Henney said, had never ask-ed for one. Mr. Thompson admittedthis, it was agreed that the contractor would get the statement asked

in the future.Section 3 of the specifications for

light and water plant reads as follows:

"Should there be any doubt as tothe meaning of the specifications, orany obscurity in the wording of them,

should there appear any discrepancy between them and the plans, theengineers shall explain them and suchexplanation shall be final and bindingupon the contractor, who will notmake any charge or claim for extrawork or damage in consequence ofjsuch explanation, but will execute theworkin accordance therewith. All

, , -

ana not snown on meIspecincauons work and materialsshown on the plans and not mentioned

the specifications, are to be furnishperformed and done as if the same

were both mentioned in the specifica- -tl0ns ana snown on tne Plans- - inespecmcauons, xogeuier jwim me aa--

vertisement and bid and tne accom- -panying plans referred to, are andsnaIi De taKen 10 De Parts 01 ims contract."

NET GAIN FOR KNOTT

MARION COUNTY AMOUNTSTO THIRTY-FIV- E

VOTES

A tabulation made, following therecount made in six precincts, showstnat W. V. Knott, candidate for governor cf the state, gained 35 votes

Marion county. A recount in eightnrecincts were asked for. and the recount of galt Springs and Eurekawere anowe(i to go by default because

the eiecti0n officers not being located. 0f the 35 votes gained byKnott. 28 were Knott's eain and 7were Catt's loss. The Geiger precinctwas recounted yesterday afternoon,andf wniie there were errors, therewas no change in the votes.

CALLED MEETIIIG OF.

THE COMMITTEE

George Raney Summons DemocraticCouncilors to Assemble in

-

Tampa, Sept. 27. Chairman Raneyhas called the democratic executivecommittee to meet in Jacksonville uc

jtober 7th to consider measures to aidthe election of the democratic nom

inees. He declared in a statement issued today that the republicans areencouraged) by the democratic fac- -

tional fight? and are making a genuineeffort to become a factor in Floridapolitics.

FINAL HALF HOLIDAYqF the SEASON

. Tomorrow the final Thursday half- -IhnKAw frsr tVio vpw nmnncr the stores.uuuaj J. nWrved. A number of thestores be closed all day to observet, xrom vqt- - There nnnearsVl- V V. TV iJU JLW AWM. a uv v r XT

fce SQme misunderstanding regarding tomorrow beingthe last day,-bu- t

most of the stores which closed lastThursday afternoon will probablyclose tomorrow afternoon. The storeswhich closed last Thursday were H. A.Waterman A. E. Burnett, Rheinauer,

, . MeCrorv H.--a Masters.

am H GlobeFrank's and Hayes and Guynn.

Seed oats, seed rye and rape seed,for fall planting. Ocala Seed Store, tf

For service first, trade at Gerig'sOcala's best drug store.

We carry a full line of Thermos fillH W1 A- -ers. The Lxmrt rnarmacy. n

The Evening Star may always befound on sale at Gerig's News Store.

We give prescription work prompattention and what the doctor ordersyou get. The Court Pharmacy, tf

Miss Stella Ormston has openedmillinery parlors at the resident o:

Mrs. T. M. Moore. 315 Fort King ave- -nue, and invites the ladies of Ocalato call and see the new ideas in Parisinn and domestic millinery. 25--3t

ripe plum when the time comes. Thehill lay hazy above the green foliageof the river valley in the midst ofvast bursts of black smoke fromshells of enormous caliber. Directlyin front was Combles, . another townwhich has come to mean much to the

i.; -- 1 it . ti: tt i i

and France who seem to regard its

sight in that the walls of many of itsbuildings were still standing. It wasdifferent,, too, in the fact, that it form- -ed an oasis in the storm of the battle. Neither artillery nor infantryPaid anr attention .to it. The gaugeof battle was the high ground around

the possession of which means thecommand of the town. South of it liesGinchy and other points. .

For a time the infantry surged forward to the attack. .Then the. tre-mendous fire of the German "gunsswelled to its utmost volume untilthe whnle fipM wis Vict in vnsf. plnnils' v. Ma ' w Wlv.w

- . ,f T, a attn van" ' & " Jished in that grim pall . while highoverhead scores of sausage balloonsand hundreds of aeroplanes, theirwings gleaming like silver in thebrilliant sunlight, strove vainly to seewhat was passing beneath ,them.Then, across the dead fields arose asignal" from 'Mdrval which told thatthe British infantry had reached an-

other goal and that another villagewas taken. A man at a telephone ina nearby signal station .called out thecapture of the different strong pointswith the enthusiasm of one who scoresa hotly contested game.

Presently the British wounded began to straggle back and their bearing as they moved along beside theirprisoners, was another criterion bywhich' the correspondent knew howthe day had gone without making inquiries of the staff. The German machine guns had stopped inem for awhile at some points but generally reports told of every position beingtoken on the minute "set in the pro-gram. The British wounded said thatof course they got there as they wereused to getting there. Their great

ajarmies were fighting in the open. According to these men the Germans nolonger have trenches except thosewhich are dug under fire.

RECEIVING MUCH STOCK

The Marion Hardware company hasi t unioaded a solid carload of nails.

company nas another car of nailand a car of wire fencing en route.

CRYSTAL RIVER

Crystal River, Sept. 26. Messrs. J.P. Philips. M. M. Little. DexterphmiDs. Jones . Piilans and Bryan, allof Qcala. came down Sunday to or- -ganize a Bible class here for the

.young men.Mn and Mrs; .Roney Sarvis have

returned from Dayton, Ohio. '

w. C. Hawkins of Lakeland is hold- -hng down the depot agency in Mr.rjrantiey's absence.

Dr. and Mrs. HerJey of Inverness,were pieaEant visitors here Friday.

Miss Lucile Park is visiting friendsm Ocala for a week or two.

j,jrs L.,Cribb of Arcadia, arriv--ej nere Thursday to attend the fun- -eraj services of her brother-in-la- w, G.c. Johns, who died in Dayton, Ohio.

jIn h. V. Cooksey returned Thurs- -day from Tifton, Ga., where he has

I been visiting his parents. He is muchimpr0ved in health.

Mr O. M. Cross of Birmingham, Isvisiting his brother, Dr. K. Cross ofthis city.

Garden and flower seed for fallplanting. Bitting Co., 410 N. Mag-nolia St. . tf.

Dr. R. D. Fuller's office phone is311. 9-4- -tf

LOST Last night on Dunnellon road,a traveling bag4". containing woolenclothing. Phone 335:" - ; ; 3t

MENT WILL LEAVE ABOUT TEN

TRY WHO HAVENT SEEN BORDER

PROBABLY WILL BE ORDERED OUT

CITY COUNCIL IIIw

for

SPECIAL SES111

Alderman, Engineer and ContractorAll Arrived at an Amicable but

' Understanding - be

The special session of council lastnight for the purpose of consideringdisputed matters concerning the new thelight and water plant, instead of giv buting rise to a hated controversy,

from the first into whatCol. R. A Burford, counsel for Mr. inBenjamin Thompson, the contractor,characterized as a "love feast." Coun-

cil backed Twombly & Henney, thecity's engineers, and everybody wassatisfied. The work on the plant willnow proceed merrily. his

The change in the De La Vergne oilengine was first disposed of. Uponthe recommendation of Engineer Henney, speaking for his firm, council ap-

proved the change of engine, andagreed that the city would pay forthe necessary change in the concretefoundations for the new piece of ma-

chinery upon the basis of the cost ofthe original foundations called for. Itwas again pointed out, and this timeby Mr. Henney, for the engineers, Mr,.Thompson, the contractor, and Mr.Gibbes, representing the De La Vergnepeople, that the city would get in thenew oil engine a very superior piece R.of machinery. Mr. Gibbes said thatthe city would get an engine costingthe manufactures from $6000 to $7000more than the city would pay for it,the city would get a larger generator,costing about $500 mare than the citywould pay for it, and the increase infreight on the new' machinery would incost the manufacturers about $300.Mr. Gibbes said that Ocala would getthe best oil engine to be had. The De toLa Vergne company, Mr. Gibbes said,realized the opportunity it had herein Ocala of proving the worthiness ofits engine. He said his company ofrealized that the eyes of the engineer-ing world would be on the plant here,in which the oil engine would beoperated in direct competion with asteam engine. Mr. Gibbes said thatthe De La Vergne people asked thatthe new engine be placed on a largerfoundation than called for in thespecifications for the plant. Mr.Thompson said that the larger foundation would call for more concreteand an increase in tne cost 01 construction, and asked that the city allow him payment for this increaseMr. Henney thought that the foundations called, for by the De La Vergnepeople not necessary in view of thepeculiar soil conditions obtaining onthe site of the new plant. Mr. Gibbessaid that Mr. Henney was correct inwhat he said, but asked that thespecifications of the De La Vergnecompany for the foundations be adopted. Mr. Gibbes said, and Mr. Henneyagreed, that the' increased cost wouldbe but a small item as compared withthe small cost of the better enginethe city would get. Mr. Gibbes saidthat he' would like the- - city to tie theDe La Vergne company "hand andfoot," in order that, in case anythingshould go wrong at any time, thecompany could not come back andsaythat the city did not put in the properfoundations.

Councilman Moore voted againstapproving the action of the engineersin making changes of engines. Mr.Moore wanted to know why the De LaVergne people had not spoken of thebetter engine in the first place. Hesaid that he could not understand whyany manufacturer would want to givethe city $6000 or $7000 worth of machinery, nor why the city should pay

British Front in France, Sept. 25, gratification was that it was 'becom-vi- a

London, Sept. 26. This has been jng an even fight since the Germansanother great day for the Anglo- - had no more prepared lines, but bothPrench forces on ths Somme. Asspectacle for the observer it was the J

most splendid of all the attacks made J

by the allied forces since the com-- 1

mencement of . the great offensive.What either army was trying to do

. . . t - j a. xi :I ana now tney.were aomg iv, me uoiI . . ... . . . .

tions they held and sought to conquerIn the team play of the blue Frenchlegions and the khaia clad brigades otBritain were comprehensible to tneeye in the glorious ' autumn sunlightfor a sweep of ten miles. The scenehad the intoxication of war's gran-deur-r- Mf

war can be said to have anygrandeur,

Tonight the British have taken halfof Morval, all of the Lee Boeuf andhave advanced their line on a front of3,000 yards for an average depth of1,000 yards; the French have stormedRancourt and have pushed their , lineto 'the outskirts of the village ofFregicourt, a mile east and a littlenorth of Combles. The German strong--

hold of Combles is viitually isolated.The correspondent of the Associat- -

ed Press went forward yesterday overthe ridge in the Devil's wood andGinchy region which the British hadfought for over two months to gain.He walked for two miles through anarea which reverberated to the blastsof the great guns, picking his waybetween the bursts of flame andcrashing pieces, and moving aroundthe rows of cannon as one who seeksa ford in a stream. On the other sideof the ridge he saw guns where hehad never seen them before, on thepromised land of the lower levelswhich the British had won by per-

sistent siege work. The guns were! close up to the British infantry who

listened to their thunderous chorus as'hey poured out fire after fire in theay's attack. -- .

"The usual artillery preparation,"

saia an uri.iuci.jr vv,vwFeeding the Insatiable Guns

On his return the correspondent de--

the truth of the above and were aware J cine they needed," writes Mrs. Myronof the old gentleman's condition." Ob-- J. Pickard, Memphis, . N. Y. Obtam-tainab- le

everywhere. Adv. I able everywhere. Adv.

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