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MONDAY. AUGUST 5, 1918. PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. PAUE FIVE. THE GERIH FRONT SHATTERED With the American Army in France, Aug. 2. Soissons has been retaken and the valley of the Crise has been crossed. The allied line this evening runs from Pommiers to Sois sons, thence to Belleau, the val ley of the Crise. Chacrise and Arcy-St. Restitue through the center of the forest of Hesles to the village of the same name and through the center of the forest of Rheims to Lagery, Iheryd and Tramery. North of the last named three places French cavalry has advanced about another mile to the Bois Le I.Ioine and Treslcn. Broulit is still in the enemy's hands in flames, and further east, near Rheims, Thillois has been re taken. The day was one of continued success lor the armies of Generals .Mangin. I)e Gouette and Berthelot .Ml along the line the Germans have boon forced to hurry their retreat, e-p cially on the west and center of the salient. Entire Country Devastated. The enemy is completely devastat in:; the country as he retires, carry ing out the settled German policy. The Germans are in retreat on nil side.s of the salient between the Ai:ie and the Marne. On the west the French and llritish troops, con tinual;-: their push of Thursday, have reached the valley of the Crise little river which joins the Aisne at Soissons. The Germans. therefore, have abandoned the whole of the Chaudun plateau between the Coeuvres and ('rise valleys. This ground lias been a desperate ly disputed battle field for weeks. It had Ken swept by the German heavy guns from t!i' north of the line and from the east and probably was the hottest sector of the whole battle front. Cavalry Reaches Nesles Forest. In the center the French cavalry are in -the big woods called the For est De Nesles. a mile northeast of Fcre-en-Tardenois. On the allied left the troops are in toucli with the forests of the Ardfe, two miles north of Yillers Apron. The Germans, disregarding the military considerations which coun selled frank acceptance of defeat and rapid retreat many days ago in rder to spare their men for a new attempt, have been obliged to ac- (.; the inevitable and are falling b; ck. probably to the Yet It river. The GeriiiMi crown prince's offen sive on the Marne has failed as sig nally as that of von Kluck in 1914, and the .i word is with the allies. Victory Or Destruction. A copy of the IJerlin Tageblatt re ceived behind the French line con tains th following article written recently by I "err Ilegeler, its war correspondent : "From the strategical point of view, the seven days" battle lias been a complete failure. Nevertheless m: cess has been gained which I can reis'er today. A new part of Frar.ee has been laid waste. Kvery where are ruined towns, villages n:id farm-;. Fires light up the nights and all duy thick clouds of smoke, caused by violent explosions, float over the ravaged corn lields and de stroyed forests." Jack .Majors was a passenger to Omaha this morning called there by the sickness of his daughter Mrs. Charles Mason, who is to undergo an operation for appendicitis this inorn inir. Buy Flour and Substi tutes when you can get PURITAN, VICTORY AND RYE you will save money and time try it! FOR SALE BY ATT & SON STATE FAIR WILL PRESENT GREAT SHOWING OF LABOR SAVING DEVICES. Machinery Exhibits Will Surpass Those of All Former Years. Even though a month before the State Fair opens there has been hooked a finer showing of machinery exhibits than has ever before been shown on the Fair Grounds, says a statement from the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture. In view of the shortened labor supply which now confronts the country this ex hibit will undoubtedly be of even greater interest than in past years. The wide awake farmer will be, perhaps, the most interested in these exhibits of any that will view them His labor problem is becoming in creasingly eerious and he has not be gun to see the worst of it. Farsee- ing farmers are meeting conditions with the forethought to provide themselves with the "steel sinews" of machinery to replace the men which have gone from the fields. The problem has ceased to be one of getting maximum efficiency by using machinery. Rather, it has become a problem of tiding any possible means of doing the work that must be done. The machinery exhibit at the State Fair, which opens September 1. will not only afford the farmer a so lution of his problems, but it will point the way to many savings, not only of time but of money. Repre sentatives of the various linns show ing, will be on the grounds to ex plain in detail the operation of all machinery and a few hours talk with these men will do more than weeks of reading and study by one's self. LEGAL NOTICE. In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska, StJte of Nebraska, Cass County, ss. To all persons interested in the estate of Calvin II. Parmele, de ceased: On Reading the Petition of Charles C. Parmele, Samuel H. Atwood and Thomas K. Parmele praying a final settlement and allowance of their account filed, iu this Court on the 5th day of August 191 S, and for finding of heirship and only heirs at law. It is hereby ordered that you and all persons interested in said mat ter may, and do, appear at the County Court to be held in and for said County, on the 12th day of August A. D. 19 IS, at 10 o'clock A. M.. to show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, and that no tice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Plattsmouth Journal, a semi weekly newspaper printed in said county, for one week prior to said day of hearing. In Witness Whereof, I have here unto set my hand and the Seal of said Court, this 5th day of August A. 1. 19 IS. ALLEN J. I3EESON, (Seal) County Judge. Dy Florence White, Clerk. I.KOAI. MITII'K. .Vitire to ri'i. Ueshlont Iefenlatts, tln-ir unknown heirs, devisees, li-Katecs. personal rt-prsenta t i ves hiuI all other persons interested in tlielr estate. To Iavit Stotler. if livlnir. if ilnccas- ei.l. Lis unknown lielrs. l-vfeees, legatees, personal rej'i es-n t a t ives and all other persons interested in his es tate: liforjri; Stotler. Nettie Stotler. Walter Stotler, Klla Wavant, Clarence Wayant, Mary Iop and Joseph I'opp. Yon and each of von are liereliv noti fied that Carey J. Stotler. as plain tiff, on the 10th day of July 191S, tiled his petition in the listrlct Court of Cass County, Nebraska, wherein- yon and eacli of you are defendants: the "lijfit and prayer of which petition is for the partition nf Til Kast tliirty-five (",) acres of the Northeast Quarter of the South east tiuarter of Section nineteen 1! Township ten 1 IJaripe fourteen 14 Kast th J. At. Cass County. Ne braska. and the adjusting of the claim of plaintiff for improvements by him placed upon said premise. You and each or you are further notified you are remiired to answer said petition on or before Monday the rd day of September. 191 x. C'AKKY I j. STOTI.KK. C. A. HAULS. I'latntiff. Attorney. G ORDER BROS. of Plattsmouth and Weeping Water will demonstrate the 1020 Interna tional Titan with 3-bottom plows, burning kerosene. Also Light Four 1225 Huber with C-bottom plow. Will, also, have the International Motor Truck with combination Grain and Stock body on the grounds, at the Tractor Demonstration on Wed nesday. August 7th from 10 a. m. to G p. ni. at the Peter Spangler farm. 1 mile east and IU mile north of Weeping Water. 8-3-d&w DR. II. G. LEOPOLD OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Special Attention to DUrom of Women ACUTE DISEASES TREATED Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted Night Calls Answered After Hours and Sundays by Appointment. :30 a. in. to 12:00 1:30 p. in. tc 0:30 h!Tul2os Plattsmouth, Neb. JAPAN AND AMERICA REACH AGmEEINIOIIITEHTIOI Aid to the Czecho-Slovaks in'Russia By Orient Allied and U. S. Forces Now Assured Complete Understanding Washington, Aug. 2. Joint action between Japan, the en tente powers and America in Si beria is assured. Japan has found acceptable the American proposal which primarily looks to the aid of the Czecho-Slovaks, now oper ating in Siberia, and after ex changes between Tokio and Washington which have clear ed up all doubtful points and removed any possibility of fu ture misunderstanding a com plete agreement has been reach- ed. The plan of operation will be put into execution at once. Soon after it had been learned that Japan had accepted the .Amer ican proposal President Wiilson walked to the state, war and navy building where he conferred for half an hour with Acting Secretary Folk and Secretary Baker in the war secretary's oihee. The president and Mr. Polk left the ottice together and as they walk ed along the corridor had a very serious conversation which was con tinued for live minutes in front of Mr. Polk's office before the presi dent returned to the White house. Statement Soon. Last week intimations were given in official quarters that the president FINE AUTOMOBILE EX HIBIT AT STATE FAIR Automobile devotees have a treat in store for them in the auto ex hibit that has been booked to show at the State Fair, September 1 to G. Automobile Hall has been filled with as fine an exhibit as has ever been shown and prospective purchasers have an unequalled opportunity be fore them of viewing all makes of cars, making a study of each and thereby, in all probability, of mak ing a more intelligent choice of a car. Auto enthusiasts will also be greatly interest in the auto racing that will be held the second day of the Fair. With the list of noted drivers that will appear some new records will, in all probability, be hung up. GO TO THE RESCUE Don't Wait 'till It's Too Late Fol low the Example of a Platts mouth Citizen. Rescue the aching back. If it keeps on aching, trouble may come. Often it indicates kidney weak ness. If you neglect the kidneys warn ing. Iook out for urinary disorders. This Plattsmouth citizen will show you how to go to the rescue. Mrs. 1). 13. Smith. First St.. says: "I had an awful bad attack of back ache and for several weeks was hardly able to get around. I had never had anything cause me so much misery. When I got down, I would have to have someone help me on my feet, my back was so weak and sore. I tried different medicines, but got no relief until I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They made a permanent cure." Price GOc, at all dealers. Pou't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Smith had. Fostcr-Mil-burn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL. Frin Friday's Daily. Mrs. W. H. Egenberger who has been at Omaha for the past two days where she is at the Wise Me morial Hospital, she had her tonsils removed, returned home last evening and is expecting better conditions of her hearing and general health re sulting frctn the removal. Miss Anna Egenberger uho was with her returned also. Fred Kehne sr., was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he goes to visit with his son. Fred Kehne jr., who is at the St. Joseph hospital, where he a few days since underwent an operation for appendi citis and where he is now getting along nicely. was soon to issue a statement ex plaining the plans of the United States for participation in the ex pedition to give military aid to liussia. When, however, the Jap anese government found it necessary to call upon the state department , fcr explanation of soi::e features of the American proposal the state ment was withheld. Presumably, now that a satisfactory understand ing has been reached the statement will be issued. Meanwhile it is the desire of offi cials that there shall be no specula tion us to the character of the in tervention in the pres.-?. Consequently all that it is possible now to say is that in the beginning at least, the internation al agreement must find its expres sion in combined military activity, and cable advices have recorded the gathering of small bodies of entente troops at points in China conven ient for dispatcli into western Si beuia. Pao Kuci-Cbing. the provincial governor at Sei Lung King has been selected to command the consider able body of Chinese troops which have been gathered in Manchuria and it is understood that this force will act tinder the direction of the Japanese commander-in-chief. I0WAN KEEPS PLEDGE TO "GET ANOTHER HUH" HAD TO CRAWL AFTER SPRAIN ING ANKLE, BUT HE SILENCED MACHINE GUN NEST. Sergeant Hamilton of Fairfield Is Hero in Fighting Be yond Sergy. With the American Armies. Aug. 2. A wave advancing beyond the village of Sergy. carried the last fringe of machine guns at the crest of Hill 220. at the point of the bay onet. Sergeant Byron Hamilton of Fairlield. Ia.. before the lighting started at dawn said he would add another German to his record that day. By one of the strange actions of fate he sprained his ankle and tumbled into a shell hole while ad vancing over the rough hillside. Undaunted Hamilton continued making his way to the top on his bauds and knees until he reached an outpost of two guns. He carried out his vow and silenced the gun. "Hamilton is one of the bravest men in our outfit, but we have a lot like him." said Private Walter Cris sey of Storm Lake. Ia. "We had six hours to reach the first objective, but did it. Some moved so rapidly that they passed beyond it and cut off the retreat of the Germans before the other companies forced their way in." WILL HAVE SAN DUSKY DEMONSTRATION The Sandusky Tractor, which is handled by Hubert Propst of this city will give a demonstration of its capacity for heavy work on the farm, such as plowing: and harrowing, also as to its service as a "local or station ary motor. The demonstration will be given all Tuesday afternoon at the farm ot Mrs. E. K. Goodwin. Mr. Propst's mother, seven miles west of this city. Mr. Propst will also have his tractors at the Phillip Spangler home on Wednesday afternoon, where in competition with tractors he will show the good qualities of his machine. Every one who is interest ed in this prpoosition, or who have heavy work to do, come and see the demonstrations at the two places. Lemon Bates was a business visit or in Plattsmouth this morning from his home at Hock Bluffs. Mrs. Win. O'Donnell departed last evening for Omaha, via the Missouri Pacific where she will visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Petersen for over Sunday. Patriotic crepe paper decorations at the Journal office. NOW OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE Port Whence Sinbad Sailed on Voyage of Trade and Adventure Has Decayed. In spite of the evidences of modern industry, Basra was the port from which Sinbad set out on his voyages of trade amd adventure. Sinbad was not a myth, but a real man with a sailor's love for the sights of foreign lauds, Louis A. Springer writes in Asia. It must have been a great event tihen he sailed away with his fleet of dhows and when he returned with treasures of far-off China and the Eastern islands. The Basra of today is- a mean little town in a clearing of palm trees two miles from the river, and at its port, instead of the ladened dhows are rusty tramp steamers with tawdry wares of the West. Farther up the valley, nt Kurna, where the Euphrates ami Tigris join, Is the tra ditional site of the Garden of Eden; beyond are the ruins of Babylon and on the bank of the Tigris is the ro mantic city of Bagdad where Harun-al-Hashid, the great caliph, attracted the wits and the wealth of Islam and ruled iu lavish splendor. Down the Arabian coast are great ruins, still almost unexplored. Lovat Fraser, a close student of this region, believes that some day It will be demonstrated that here was the scene of momentous events that determined the course of the human race while the shores of the Mediterranean were yet in impene trable darkness and that here the first dim glimmerings of civilization dawned upon the mind of primitive man. JUST WHAT IS SIMPLE LIFE? Interesting Question Often Asked Is Here Answered by One Who Claims to Know. "Most of us are inclined to hold to the opinion that n man leading a sim ple life is a creature who necessarily has to walk barefooted or without the full nut tit. of modern clothes, and that it is only country folk who can lead that sort of life, by virtue of their con tact with nature. Nothing could be further from the truth. A millionaire occupying u mansion on Fifth avenue can lead the simple life, if in his dis charge of daily duties he looks upon his fellow man as his brother, and does not enlarge in hi"? own eyes his impor tance, due to bis palatial residence or his expensive clothes. On the other hand, the farmer or the man who walks around barefooted from neces sity, or who wears the simplest kind of cbuhes because he cannot afford others, and goes about with envy in his heart toward every being who pos sesses more than he does, is far from living the simple life in thought or dress or in any other manner. To lead a simple life one has but to realize that it is the spirit In which things are done, and the spirit in which life is lived. That is the essen tial thing. This is applicable- to dress, to work, to education, thoughts and pleasures mid. I might say last that which I should have said first, to ma terial dealings between n man and his fellow beings. Misha Appelbaum in the Humanitarian. The Reason Why. This difference in the complexion of people Is due to the varying smount of pigment or coloring material in the cells of which the skins of all animals are made. Very light people have very little pigment; very dark people, those with dark eyes and black hair, have a great deal of this coloring material in their cells. A great many people are neither light nor very dark. They have less than the dark complexioned people and more than the light complexioned people. When the hair turns gray It Is because the pigment has disap peared. As this is due to the loss of this coloring material, dark complex ioned people turn groy sooner than light coruplexinned people. The struc ture of the s-Kiii showing how these cells are made in layers can be seen by examining the skin with a micro scope. Pigs and People. So like is the pigs eye to the human eye that fledgling oculists, learning their trade, practice all sorts of opera tions upon eyes of freshly killed swine, which are easily obtained from the market. Even the skilled and highly trained ophthalmologist, when he wants to try out an Idea for Instance, a new kind of operation for cataract (which means the removal of the crystalline lens) will get a pig's eye and see how it works. If it succeeds, he tries it on a patient. All the wonderful muscle-cutting op erations by which squint and other ir regularities are so successfully reme died, were worked out originally by ex periments with pigs' eyes. That Loose Shoe String. Little things of ten . !d to serious consequences. So it is not surprising to learn that recently nn employee of a large manufacturing establishment was coming down the t airway from the third floor of the warehouse, when the lacing in one of his shoes became untied. He continued to go down the stairs, and when about five steps from the landing he stepped on the flowing shoe lace, which threw him, and he fell, striking his head and shoulder? on the bottom step with such force that he died the next morning. Which teaches us that one cannot afford U be careless, even in such trivial de tails as loose .uoe striugs. ScLv.lifi' American. Gandidafo for Republican nomination fr -a .j-vy- -mfa ..A r"" T 1 -V ' . v ' , : !" -r '..;.'' ;. ; .-.,-. .' : ';i '-v.- ,:. .1 'or lliiifi id States S nth Will The Aurora Republican, edited by Clark Perkins, last week contained the Hollowing editorial: The Editor of the Republican favors Congressman Sloan for the following reasons which to us stem good and sufficient: Mr. Sloan has been the Fourth district's representative in cov.press for i'ght years, and he has always stood for constructive republican b Mention. Hi? record shows that he has been for "America lirt-t," not only in timn i 'var but in time o peace. His record on preparedness i.-i the l;e.-t of any can didate seeking the senatorial nomination. sJince war was declared he has met in every way the loyalty test of the League of National Unity, which has been approved by the leaders of both great political parties. Mr. Sloan has supported every measure asked of congress as a war meas ure, and has committed himself to peace only when America and her allien can absolutely dictate the terms cf paace. He has two sons in military service. He stands in a place of leadership in the republican party, both in the stato and nation. He is the only republican congressman from NehrnsUa in if fifty-one years of history to attain membership on the ways and means com mittee, the most important coium'ttee of the house of representatives. With large legislative experience, he has had hia part in all war legislat i.m up to this time. He stands well with his colleagues, who recognize his ability his fairness, his staunch Americanism and republicanism. He would at or.ru attain a place in the senate and on its committees that would be impob.-ibli for a man who has had no such experience. He is more closely identified with agriculture than any candidate for tin senate, being actually engaged in conducting a farm. On account of the work he has performed in congress for the agricultural interests of the stale ami nation, he is recognized in Washington as one of the best posted men on all farm subjects. He has always been loyal to the nation, to Nebraska and Nebraskans, and to the republican party, whose nomination he now seeks. He was first in the field, having announced his candidacy last Janii .ry, an I he has done much of the pioneer work in crystalizing sentiment, for stauncU American representation in the senate from Nebraska. His record has been such that his majority has increased at each election, until in 1016 he ran 10.000 ahead of his ticket. His record in all former campaigns indicates that he can be elected if nominated. He is a "result getter" in congress and a "vote getter" at home. Republicans of Nebraska who believe in "America first," in winning the war and winning it now, who feel that the republican part has a p'ace of service and duty fn the prosecution of this war, who believe tint the repub lican party should contral during the reconstruction period following tha war, and who will want to elect their nominee at tho November fclection, ran well unite in support of Congressman Sloan. W1THD TO ESCAPE With the American Array on the Aisne-Marne Front, Aug- 2. The whole American line mov ed forward today, while the armies along the flank from Soissons to Rheims pressed hard against the side of the German salient- Their gains were made almost without resistance. Hammered as they have been for days, the Germans withdrew during the night so that when the Amer icans who were supported on their right and left by the French started early this morning they did not en counter the usual machine gun fire. m open order the men plowed their way through the heavy rain soaked fields for almost a mile. The indications are that the Ger mans will not make a stand until they reach the water shed north) of Nesle forest. Is General Eetirement. On the Freneh Front in France, sistor Aug. 2. The bailie on tile fiou north of the Marnu resolved irse'f during the nicjit and this tuoriiiii into almost a general retirement ot the enemy north of the Ourcq with the allies pursuing the G'. i i:: t;i . with the greatest zeal and succcl;:. Crushing iu the German liii".; north of the Ourcq river, the allies on Thursday carried their front northeast, from their positions be tween llarteues and Fire-Ku-Tardc-nois. The exact location of the new line is not given, but it is said the allied have established themselves in high ridges between the Oiircj and the Aisne and dominate the wholo wes tern section of the battle area. The attack, over a live-mile front, penetrated to an extreme depth of three miles. Henry Horn was a passenger to Omaha this morning where he got" to see his niece Miss Grace lion: who a few days since underwent hi; operation for appendicitis. I i lie W Bl NIGHT