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ENGLISH COMMANDER II
CHIEF GIVES IST STORY
OF GERMANS ATTACK
Sir John French in Report to British Secretary of War Tells
of Retirement of Five Army Corps of Enemy to Avoid
Absolute Annihilation. Carriedon With Intrepidity. Serious
Losses Deeply Deplored
L*. m. —The tax* of the
r< port of Flc;ld Marshal Sir John
French, in command of th* Rrltlsh
force* In France, to Ear) Kitchener,
the secretary of war, on the British
operation!! was made public today. J:
follow* in part:
“The transportation of the troop*
from England by roll and sea was ef
fectod in the beat order and without a
<herk. Concentration wan practically
completed on the evening of Friday,
Aug 21 and I was able to make dis
positions to move the force during
Haturday to positions I considered
moat favorable. The line extended
along th< line of the c anal from Condi;
on the west through Mon* and Blnche
on tile east.
Attack Begun.
"On Sunday, the 2.'lrd. reports began
to come In to the effect that the en
emy was commencing an attack on the
Mon* line.
"The right of the third division un
der General Hamilton wa* at Mona,
which formed a somewhat dangerous
mnlient. and I directed the commander
of the second corn* If threatened rierl
tnusly to draw hack to the center be
hind Mods. Tills wa* done before
dark.
"About five In the afternoon I re
ceived a mosl unexpected message
from General Joffre by telegraph tell
ing me that at leant three German
corps were moving on my position In
front anil that another corps was on
gaged In n turning movement from
the direction of Tournal. He also In
formed me that the two reserve French
division* and the fifth French army
.corps on my right were retiring.”
Amid Continuous Fighting.
In consequence, General French con
ttnued, he determined to retire lo .1
•position which he had previously re
connoltered, extending from Maubeuge
west to Genliiln, southeast of Valen
ciennes.
There was a certain amount of fight
Ing along the whole line of the right.
The retirement was carried out suc
cessfully throughout the 24th amid
continuous fighting
"The l-Yench troops were still retlr
dog," the report continues, "and 1 h.i-1
no supporr exrepl from the fortres
ut .Maubeuge and determined attempla
Hr the enemy to get around my liaf*.
.tlauk assured me It was hi* Inteltnon
to press me against that place and
surround me. 1 felt not a moment
in.ist he lost In retiring to another
position.
• 'This operation yyas full of danger
and difficulty, not only owing to the
' ery superior force In my front, but
the exhaustion of iny troops.
"The retirement recommenced early
In the morning of the 2Sth to a pnal
'tlon neai 1-erateau.
Grave Doubts.
"Although the troops had been or
dered to occupy Cambral. I-aOateau
and lsuirtrectes and that position and
ground, had, during the 25th, been
partially prepared and entrenched, 1
bad grave double, owing to Informa
tion I received regarding the weeu
inulettng strength of the enemy, a*
to the wisdom of standing there to
fight
"Moreover, the retirement of the
FYeiieh troops on my right continued,
and 1 determined lo make a great ef
fort to continue the retreat till 1 could
put n substantial obstacle, such as the
Homme river or thgOlse river, between
the British ami the enemy and afford
the former come opportunity for rest
wnd reorganisation.
the corps commanders
were ordered to retreat as Soon as
possible to a general line from St.
Quentin to Itebmont."
General French then describe* the
march through all that day and until
li.t# In the evening during which time
be was Incessantly hsrrasaed by the
enemy, who continued the attack late
at night on the exhausted British, lie
continues
Horses Exhausted.
"General Hordet. commanding three
French cavalry divisions, whom l had
called to my assistance, though he
rendered valuable aid later, was tin
FOOD FACT*.
What An M. D. Learned
A prominent Georgia physician
"went through a food experience which
,lie inaJtea public.
"It wh my own experience that
Jlret led en* to advocate Grape-Nut*
food and I also know, from having
praam bad It to contalaacenis and
other weak pat lent a, that the food ia
a wonderful tebmlder and reatorer of
nerve and brain tleeur as w<>|| aa
muscle. It Improve* the dlßestlon
and aick patients gain very rapidly,
Just aa 1 did In strength ami weight.
"I was In such a low state that 1
bad to give up my work entirely, and
went tn the mountains of this state
but two months there did not Improve
me; In fact, I was not quite as well as
w hen 1 left home.
"My food did not sustain me and It
Wcante plain that I must chanae.
’•'hen I began to lisa Grape-Nuts food
and In two weeks 1 could walk a mile
without fatigue, and in five weeks re
turned to my horn# and practice, tak
ing up hard work agatn Since that
time 1 have felt a* well and strong a*
1 ever did In *uy life.
“A* a physician who aeeka to help
till sufferers. 1 consider It a duty to
ruake these facts public." Name given
by Postum l*o.. battle Creek Mich.
Trial 10 day* of drape-Nut*, when
regular food does not aeem to sustain
the body, work* wonder* "Therea a
Reason."
lstok in pkg* for the famous little
book, ‘The Hoad to Wellvllle."
Ever read the abeve letter? A new
e«e appears tram time to lime. They
are genuine, true, and full e* human
.interest.
able to afford any support on the mosl
critical day, the 26th, owing to the
exhaustion of hi* horses.
"A 1 daybreak the 20th it became ap
parent that the enemy was throwing
the bulk of 111* Htrenglh against the
left of our position anil the guns of
four German army corps being in po
sition against it. General Hmith Dor
rim reported that he was unable U
retire as ordered. In the face of sum
an attack It was Impossible for me to
support General Dorrien, as the first
corps at the moment wa* incapab'o
ol moving. There had been no time to
entrench properly hut the troops
showed a magnificent front to the ter,
rihle fire. The artillery, though out
matched by at least four to one, made
a splendid fight anE Inflicted heavy
losses.
Order Given.
"At lengln It became apparent that
if complete unnlhllutlon was to be
a niijed retirement must be attempted
and the order wa* given to commence
PARTY OF !i AMERICAN
WAR CORRESPONDENTS
PRISONERS FOUR DAYS
Most Unusual Circumstances Attended Trip Across Belgium
and Into France With German Army—Slept on Bare
Stones and Went Without Food—Warned They Would Be
Shot if Move Made—Prodded With Swords
Rotterdam, via London, 8 a. m.—
The party <•! American correspondent*
who accompanied the German army
for nearly two weeks across Belgium
and into France found ttiernselves safe
i n Dutch soli today ufter being held
prisoners by the Germans for four
days under unusual circumstances.
The Associated Press correspon
dent reached Hotterdam kite last
night For the past week the party
had been under stirvellance at Aix
la-t'hapelle. whither they had been
brought on a train with prisoners
from Beaumont, Belgium. The party
Included Roger I-ewis of the Asso
ciated Press; Irvin S. Cobb, of the
Saturday Evening Post ami the Phila
delphia Public Ledger; Jaimes (VDon
mil Bennett and John T. MeCutcheon
of the Chicago Tribune Tribune, and
llarry llensen of the Chicago Daily
News. With them on the trip to Alx
ta- Chapelle were three other cor
respondents. Maurice Gorhcuuld, a
Belgian newspaper man, Lawrence
Stein Stevens, an American artist,
formerly of Detroit, and Victor llen
nobeard, Kinlg Albert’s special pho
tographer
On Military Passes.
The party of five American* left
Brussels on Aug. 23 with special mil
itary passe* ami were the only cor
respondent* successful 1n reviewing
reeded hv carriages to Nlvelles, where
the sound of cannon so frightened the
carriage driver that he returned to
Brussels, leaving the correspondents
to continue on foot.
The party marched along with the
army, sometimes In sight of fighting,
until Beaumont was reached. Here
the German* had established tempor
ary headquarers At Beaumont the
corresimnden* were held up by Com
mandant Mlttendorfer, whose sus
picions against all newspaper men
had been aroused by a party of three
correspondents picked up the previous
day, who represented themselves as
Americana although two of them
were Belgians, The trio had been
taken to a Beauqiont Jail The party
Included Gerheauld. Stevens and
Hcnncbeard and a negro chauffeur.
All were arrested for photographing
traveling in an außwnobtle which un
lawfully carried a red cross flag.
On Stone Floor.
The five American correspondents
were allowed to spend the night on
the stone floor of a Belgian school
house which had been converted Into
barrarka for the German troop*. They
were courteously treated by the sol
diers, who after a days’ thirty mile
march sang danced and otherwise
entertained them royally until mid
night
The next day the American* were
kept waiting In the puhllcaquare In
the center of a group which Included
Prince August Wilhelm, the third son
of the emperor and other high mili
tary authorities.
After being repeatedly told that they
were not prisoners the Americans
were locked up with the three cor
respondent* arrested the day before
Steven* had already been sentenced
to he shot as an English spy. The Jail
was filthy, harboring a large number
of French prisoners taken tn the skir
mishes south of Beaumont On* aide
of the Jail was stacked with ton* of
German high explosives—a rather un
comfortable situation, as the French
prisoners were constantly lighting
surreptitiously c(s ; irettes under cover
of their straw bending.
By 3 Suspect*.
After a short Incarceration the
Ameileans, through the kindness of
a German lieutenant, were removed
to a small case, where later they were
followed by the three other suspects
it about 3:20 in the afternoon. The
movement was covered with most de
voted intrepidity and determination by
the artillery which had itself suffered
heavily and the fine work done by the
cavalry In the further retreat from the
position assisted materially the final
completion of this most difficult and
dangerous operation.
Left Wing Saved.
' I cannot close this brief account f
this glorious stand of the British
without according deep appreciation
to the valuable services of General
Smith Dorrien. The saving of the left
wing of the whole army would have
been impossible unless a commander
of rare and unusual coolness and de
termination had been present to per
sonally conduct the operation.
"The retreat was continued far into
the night of the 2fith, and throughout
the two following clays, when the
troop* halted on the line of Noyon.
Chauny and I<afere, having thrown off
the weight of the enemy's pursuit.
During these two clays I wag Indebted
to General Bordet's cavairy division
for ambulance In repelling the enemy.
General D'Amade, also from the neigh
borhood of Arras, relieved the pres
sure on the British rear from the en
emy's right flank.
Were Inevitable.
“I deeply deplore the very serious
losses of the British forces but they
were Inevitable In view of the fact
that the British army—only a few days
after concentration by rati —was called
upon to withstand the vigorous attack
of five German army corps.
"i wish particularly to bring to your
lordship's notice the admirable work
done by the Royal Flying Corps under
Hlr David Henderson. Their skill, en
ergy and perseverance has been been
beyond all praise. They have fur
nished me with most complete and ac
curate Information whioh has been of
Incalculable value In the conduct of
operations. They were fired at con
stantly by both friend and foe, and,
not hesitating to fly In every kind o?
weather, they have been undaunted
throughout. Further by actual fight
ing they destroyed five of the enemy's
machines.”
For two nights they slept on the floor
under a heavy guard. They still were
told they were not prisoners but were
warned that they would be shot if
they moved one step out of the house.
After they had given their word that
they would not attempt to escape
their guard was doubled.
No food was supplied the prisoners,
Iflelr only sustenance being a bottle
of wine brought to them by a petty
officer. During their imprisonment
the Americans received an alarming
visit from, an Intoxicated German of
ficer who called them Rngllsh spies
and Insisted upon giving demonstra
tions of the sharpness of his sword
when he heard English spoken. The
officer cleverly remarked to the Ger
man soldiers of the guard: “Ha. they
have betrayed themselves; they call
themselves Americans but they speak
English."
At Beaumont, the correspondents
say, hundreds of French and English
prisoners were brought in from the
direction of Matlbeuge All were well
treated. Finally one night the Amer
icans were taken with a hundred
French and English prisoners to a
prison train, the destination of which
"as unknown. They were asked po
litely enough by the German officers
to walk alongside the prisoners and
act ns guards At the same time the
officer said in an aside to the Ger
man guard; ’’Keep your eyes open
on those Americans. If they move or
step from the ranks shoot them.”
At Snipers Mercy.
The train carrying besides the pris
oners several cars of wounded Ger
man soldiers arrived at Aix-la-Fhap
elle after a two days’ slow Journey.
All eight of the correspondents were
packed Into a 'single second class
compartment without food or drink,
and at the mercy of Belghuw-snipers
who frequently fired from houses as
the train passed The party arrived
at Alx-la-Fhapelle carefully guarded
by secret service and military guards
and were forbidden to leave the city.
The surveillance of the military
guard and the police relaxed when the
authorities discovered that the Amer
ican correspondents had in their
pockets accounts favorable to the Ger
man army. The party finally crossed
the Dutch border without permission
of the authorities.
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short while with every purchase of a
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and—although only one tray la given
to a customer the more tnen you
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these tray* you can possess. Besides
being good for bidding knit-knack*,
many women use them' ’coaster trays,”
as they are called In the traijg, as
glass holders The bottom of the or
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the tray This prevents your tables
from becoming ring- marked from wa
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Taken all In alt. this Is a very handv
and handsome girt, and the women
folk will thank the Tuxedo people for,
making this special offer.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO TOUT
RUSSIAN SWING INTO GERMANY
Kaiser’s Forces Being Driven to West Banks of the Vistula.
Key to Whole Situation is at Rawa Where Last Stand to
Be Made
London, 4:55 a. m.—Telegraphing
from Petrograd the Morning Post’s
correspondent says:
The Russian armies are moving
forward, driving the Germans before
them on the western bank of the Vis
tula River. The retiring Germans
have Cra.cow behind on which to rally.
"Cracow is about the same meridian
as Konigsberg and the Russian forces
are almost levelled up to this meridian
with the armies in East Prussia, 200
miles fro mthe point where the Aus
trians are now fighting their last
fight.
. Like Tidal Wave.
“When Austria Is disposed of Rus
sia will immediately begin a westward
march on a front 200 miles wide that
will sweep like a tidal wave across the
German empire.
“The key to the whole tactical sit
uation is at Rawa, where the Aus
trians are making a desperate strug
gle to prevent the Russian advance
DARING RUSSIAN AVIATOR RAN
DOWN HIS ADVERSARY IN AIR
London, 8:37 a. m.—Captain Nestemyff, one of the most daring Russian
aviators and the first of his countryman to loop-the-loop, has sacrificed his
life In a successful attempt to destroy an Austrian aeroplane, says a Petro
grad despatch to the Reuter Telegram Company.
According to a report from the front Captain Nesteroff. returning from
an aerial reconnaisance, saw an Austrian aeroplane hovering over the Rus
sian forces, presumably with the intention of dropping bombs. Nesteroff im
mediately headed straight for the Austrian at full Rpeed. Although he must
have known well that such tactics would cost him his own life, he dashed
into the Austrian aeroplane. The force of the impact caused the collapse of
both machines, which plunged to the earth, the two aviators meeting instant
death.
IS AUSTRIA
TO SUE FOR
PEACE?
Think Request Will Come
Within Fortnight to Save
Disruption of the Entire Em
pire
Londdn, 6:20 a. m.—A despatch to Th*
Chronicle from Petrograd says:
“In Russian and foreign diplomatic
circles it Is believed Austria will sue for
peace within a folTnlght as the only
means of avoiding a complete break up
of the empire, uwlng to rapidly growing
internal troubles."
To Term* Separately.
Rome, (via Pari*, 6:57 a. m.)—The
newspaer Giornale DTtada, in remarking
that the Anglo-French fleet in the
Adriatic never displayed energetic ac
tion, advances the supposition that Eng
land and iff*nee. whose relations with
Austria are ' traditionally friendly, are
purposely sparing the Hapsburg mon
archy with the idea of Inducing her to
come to terms separately from Germany,
thus isolating Brelin.
Mo*t Critical.
The Giornnle itadu describes the
situation in Austria as critical, as the
Russians have annihilated the army
corps composed of soldiers of German
and Hungarian nationalities. Those re
maining are mostly composed of Slav,
Bohemian and Italian nationalities
which. It says, cannot tfe trusted against
Russiu, Servia and Montenegro.
DISCONTINUE 68 P. R. R. TRAINS.
Philadelphia, Pa. —The Pennsylvania
Railroad Wednesday anounced sixty
eight trains would be discontinued on
lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie, be
ginning Sept. 15. This Is In addition
to the usual reductions in the fall sea
shore trains.
On April Ist the company annulled
118 passenger trains and some weeks
previous twenty-three trains were dis
continued. A number of trains were
discontinued on the Pennsylvania lines
west and the Pittsburgh aururban
service.
ITCHED AND
BURNED BADLY
Child's Eczema Looked Like Rash.
Cried and Fretted all the Time. Cu
ticura Soap and Ointment Healed.
Arnett. Ark.—“Cutlcurs Soap and Oint
ment completely cured our boy of eczema.
It looked like a rash and wns all over hit
»if ?v
short time. I washed his face and neck three
times a day with the Cutlrura Soap and after
each lima I applied the Culicura Ointment
freely 1 used one cake of the Outlcur* Soap
and two boxes of Outlcur* Olnt ment and In
less than a month he was completely cured
and never has had any symptoms of It
since " i Signed i Mrs Myrtt Hanna. Mar.
38. lOlt.
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• Why should I was Cutlrura Soap* There
Is nolldng tbs matter with my skin and I
thought Cutlrura Soap was only far skin
•roubles ” Truo. It Is for skin troubles, but
It* great mission is to prevent skin troubles
For mors than a asneraiion Its delicate,
stnoUient and prophylactic properties have
rendered H the standard for this purpose,
while tu exttyme purity and refreshing fra
grance si vs to It all the advantages of the
beat of toilet **|u Although Cutlrura
Soap 38c. I aAd Cutlrura Ointment <Me.)
sre sold by druggists everywhere a sample
!»f each with 33-p Skin Book still be sent
bee upon request Address poet-card
Culicura. Dept. T. Boston !
face and nark. It Itched
and burned so badly that
w* lost much sleep with
him He cried and
fretted all the time.
" Medicine did him
no good. 1 sent and got
tome Cnttcur* Soap and
Ointment and they
holi>e<l him In a very
movement. It is the last stand of an
out-maneuvered army and defeat
means annihilation.
The Russians also are attacking
Grodek, 16 miles west of Lemberg the
fall of which will bring the Russians
on the Austrian rear at Rawa.
Natural Death Trap.
"The country where this great fight
is in progress is admirably suited to
Russian tactics. It Is fairly level but
broken up by a number of inconsid
erable hills and is well watered by
numerous small streams and fringed
With woodland. The population is
scant, as It Is a sheep country and
the shepherds are now away with
tl elr flocks In the lower spurs of the
Carpathian Mountains.
“At the approach of the Carpathians
are extensive marshes. Upon this
natural death trap it is the object of
the Russians to drive the enemy's
entire force."
SERVIANS
CROSS THE
RIVER
Nish, S«rvla, (Via London, 12:30 p. m.)
—An official announcement today de
clares large numbers of Servian troops
crossed the River Save, marking the
boundary between Servia and Hungary,
from Belgrade to the Bosnian frontier
between September sth and 6th and are
advancing satisfactorily. One detachment
while attempting to cross the Save en
countered strong resistance from a much
superior force and was compelled to re
tire. Part of this detachment was cap
tured.
Servians and Montenegrins, the re
port continues, have taken Fotcha in
Bosnia. southeast of Burajevo and
thrown back the enemy to the left bank
of the Drina.
The attempt of the enemy to cross the
Drina near its confluence with the Save
failed completely, the Austrians suffer
ing heavy losses.
COLUMBIA PLAN
TO HELP RAISE
COTTON PRICES
•
Columbia, S. C. —A plan that Is be
lieved to be latent with possibilities for
boosting the price of cotton has been
advanced by A. M. Glbbes, president and
treasurer of the Glbbes Machinery Co.,
of Columbia. The plan. If generally
adopted and acted upon Immediately,
will result in the withdrawal of at least
100,00 b bales from the market and what
is still more attractive to the cotton
producer, the farmers will be benefited
to the extent of 10 cents a pound for
the cotton taken as a consequence of
the operation of the Glbbes plan. Of
course, what helps the farmer producer
will eventually act to the financial in
terests of every other class of producer
and L islnogji.
Mr. Glbbes would urge every whole
saler, broker, retailer, banker and every
othts- concern in the South to appeal to
the connections from whom they pur
chase In'the North, East and West to
buy cotton at 10 cents a pound through
them. This Is a ’’buya-bale’’ move
ment on a country-wide ecale, and sug
gests even more potent results, as there
is no limit to the number of bales that
is mentioned in the appeal. One, a dozen
or any other amount may be purchased
at 10 cents —the more the better. The
principle is to remove fVom the marget
as many bales as possible during the
crisis and give the producer the benefit
of at leaet an amount equalling the cost
of production. If he obtains cost price
for his cotton the farmer will In turn
be able t meet his obligations to the
merchant, fertilizer agent and banker
and the entire tone of the situation will
be Improved.
UNCLE SI TO -
1 LABORERS
Washington, D. C—The scope of the
government s Mg clearing houae for la
borers and honteseekera was extended
today by the establishment throughout
the country by distributing gone* with
headquarter* in cities. Information
relating to the needs of employer*, the
supply of workers and opportunities foi
settler* will be exchanged among
headquarters under direction of the di
vision of Information in th* department
of labor. Headquarters and their tones
include:
Norfolk. Va.; North Carolina; Jack
sonville. Fla.. Georgia. Alahamn, South
Carolina, New Orleans, Louisiana. Mis
sissippi. Arkansas Tennessee
PIERRE LOTI WANTS TO FIGHT.
Paris, 4:34 a. m.—Pierre Loti, the
novelist, who under his real name,
Ixtule Marie Julten Viand, la a captain
of the French naval reserve*, after
soliciting tn vain for a poet of combat
In the navy, has asked to be Joined. In
tha marine* serving as guards in Par
ts. Ha offer* to serve without pay. ilo
la 44 year* old.
CATARRH OF HEAD ID STOMACH
Took Peruna
Five Bottles
Cured Me
Mr. Frank Richter, No. 309 East
Second St., Winona, Minn., writes:
“My catarrh wa* principally located
in my hoad and stomach. I tried
many remedies without success. I
tried several doctor*, but they were
unable to cure me. I read of Peruna
in the papers, and five bottles cured
me.
“As a remedy for catarrh I take
pleasure In recommending Peruna
for catarrh of the stomach. I know
what It Is to be afflicted with this
awful disease and consider R my
duty to say a word In behalf of the
remedy which gave me such relief.
Peruna cured me. and I know It will
cure any one else who suffers from
this disease. It glve3 me great
pleasure to testify to the curative
effects of this medicine. Peruna Is
a well tested and frequently used
remedy, and for catarrh of the stom
ach it Is unsurpassed.”
As a rule, people when ailing apply very properly to a doctor before re
sorting to a ready-to-take medicine. The great majority are cured by the
doctor. But a per cent, of chronic cases fail to find a cure and at
last begin to use ready-to-take medicines. It is very noticeable indeed the
number of people among our testifiers who say that it was only after the
doctor had failed to cure them that they were induced to take Peruna.
Then they find to their relief, to their surprise, to their joy, that Peruna
is the remedy they should have taken at first.
Think Germans Will
Arrive Too Late at
the Vistula
London, 6:15 a. m.—Th - Times has re
ceived the following from its Petrograd
correspondent:
“I understand a German army division
proceeding along the banks of the River
Vistula formed a vanguard of the Ger
man forces hurrying to relieve the hard
pressed Austrians and that these rein
fore rents are advancing by way of
Czenstochawo and Kielce. Experienced
observers here believe they will not ar
rive in time.
“I hear on excellent authority that
Gen. Samsonoff's staff officers are all
safe with the exception of one killed.
Thus the story that Gen. Samsonoff and
all of his staff were killed by German
shells was evidently false." z
GREATEST OF THE 42
Redding, Cal, —Lessen Peak experi
enced two violent disturbances yes
terday which xvere pronounced the
greatest of Us forty-|lwo eruptions.
Ashes descended at Mineral, ten miles
from the peak. A pillar of smoke was
visible for twice that distance. The
forest bureau’s observer near the peak
said he saw no £i£e.
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Go to the nearest wideawake drug store
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a two-ounce bottle with warm water,
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oughly dissolve. With this liquid bathe
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note how quickly your eyes dear up and
how soon the Inflammation will disap
pear. Don’t be afraid to use it; it Is
absolutely harmless. Many who are now
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they started to care for them in time.
This is a simple treatment but marve
lously effective in multitudes of cases.
Now that you have been warned don't
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER TO
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Near Annihilation
ot British News s
Falls As Bombshell
London, 10:25 a. m.—Many English
breakfasts v went untasted this mornis
while the people read the graphic ac
count by Field Marsh.-1 Sir John French
commander-in-chief of the Brtish forces
on the Continent, of the struggle of the
British expeditionary force soon after
landing to keep them from being an
nihilated. Like a wildcat pursued by
hounds the British force backed stub
bornly towards the Rives- Oise constant
ly showing its teeth but realizing that
it must attain the river or perish.
Gen. French’s frank confession has
fallen like a bombshell on the English
public, who up to the present time imve
not been permitted to know liow hard
pressed their army has been.
CAP'T SK.ARTT DEAD.
Chattanooga, Ten:-.. —Captain James
Polk Sniartt, historian of the Chatta
nooga-Chiekamauga National Park Com
mission. Confederate veteran and promi
nent wholesale shoe merchant here, died
early today. He was 67 years old.
Low Cost of Living Menu
By MRS. RAY
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupe
Fish To.-3t
Waffles with Maple Syrup
Coffee T
LUNCHEON
Broiled Salt Mackerel
Potato Chips *
Toasted Cheese Crakers
Stewed Prunes
DINNER
Flandered Halibut
Boiled Potatoes Shell Beans
Tomato salad with Cream
Tropical Snow
BREAKFAST
Fish Toast—Soak a cup of salt codfish
In a little cold water. Drain cover with
milk and let come to a boll. Thicken
with a teaspoon of dissolved flour and
pour over rounds of buttered toast.
Waffles—Mix four cups of flour with
a teaspoon of sugar, two teaspoons of
baking powder, a tablespoon of butter
and two eggs, and milk to make a thin
hatter. Fry on hot waffle irons.
LUNCHEON
Toasted Cheese Crackers—Mix a tea
spoon of dry mustard with a tablespoon
of grated cheese, a little butter, and a
few drops of Worcestershire. Spread on
crackers and place in the oven to
brown. Serve hot.
DINNER
Flandered Halibut—Lay a tablespoon
each of chopped onion and parsley In a
baking pan and on this a slice of hali
but. Sprinkle with a little more onion
and parsley, a piece of butter, salt and
pepper, and a teaspoon of lemon Juice.
Bake forty minutes In a moderate oven.
Tomato Salad With Cream—Slice to
matoes In rather thick slices into salad
bowl: sprinkle with salt, pepper and a
little sugar If desired. Chll’, and just
before serving put over them some
whipped cream and sprinkle with chop
ped olives.
Tropical Snow —Slice in a dish a lay
er of peaches, then a layer of bananas
and spread with grated cocoanut. Con
tinue until the dish is full and Just be-,
fore serving add a little powdered sustj#
and a tablespoon of sherry.