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Croisilles, Bullecourt, Bray, Hebecourt, Chatlines, Gommiecourt, Nesle, Roye, Noyon, Chavigny—one after another the German strongholds In Picardy, all down the line from Arras to Soissons, fell into the hands of the allies last week. The redoubtable Hindenburg Line was broken through at various points. and so menaced at others that it was in a fair way to become untenable, even before the retreating Huns could reach it. East of Arras the British had turned its right flank, and the French, passing through Nesle, threatened it farther south. Astride the Scarpe and the Somme, Field Marshal Haig’s armies moved steadily if slowly toward the east, never giving the enemy an instant’s rest, relentlessly pushing him back in the direction of Cambrai, Peronne and St. Quentin. In the midst of furious rainstorms, the British fought unceasingly and tirelessly to overcome the desperate resistance put up by the Germans. The battle developed and spread day by day until it became one of the greatest conflicts of the war. In these regions, as elsewhere, the Germans sought to stem the advance mainly by innumerable machine guns. The crews of these, left to fight while the main bodies of the troops continued their retirement, did fight, and to the death. The Hun Infantry in many cases showed the greatest reluctance to attack, sometimes flatly refusing to obey the orders of their commanders. By the end of the week, the British had Peronne under their guns and the Huns were falling back to the river crossings there and at Brie. Farther north, Bapaume was taken on Thursday and Haig’s forces had pushed far beyond it on the north. Having crossed the Hindenburg line, they were threatening the Quean Troonourt support line. Perhaps the most important effect of their advance along the Scarpe was that it menaced the group of converging railway lines that are vital to the enemy in handling men from the Belgian and northwestern French fronts. During the week, the British took something like 30,000 prisoners and more than 100 guns. The severest blow to the Germans was the capture of Noyon on Thursday by the French troops of General Humbert. The city, which had been practically enveloped for a week or more, was powerfully defended by the Germans, who had counted on making it the pivot of their line to the north. Its southern and western outskirts were full of strongly entrenched machine-gun positions. The French were not to be denied, however. Noyon is a great highway center and its taking opens the way for the French to drive the Germans back to the St. Gobaln forest. La Fère and maybe St. Quentin. The intervening terrain is such that the enemy could scarcely hope to make a stand there. The three French armies under Humbert, Debeney and Mangin gave a splendid display of teamwork in their advances on both sides of the Oise. Mangin’s men crossed the river and took Morlncourt while Humbert was outflanking Noyon from the west and south, and the Huns had the choice of retreating or being captured. On the left the First army occupied Quesnoy wood, a strongly fortified position which the enemy tried hard to hold because it is a dominating point. On Tuesday the French had captured Roye, one of the important German bases, but as the enemy in departing left it full of mustard gas it could not be utilized by the French. However, they didn’t need it, for they pushed ahead so relentlessly that the next day they passed through Nesle, and on Thursday they were near Ham, only 12 miles from St. Quentin. In their retreat there the Huns lost three complete munition trains, which proved they were in something of a hurry. This drive on Ham made a big salient in the German lines and rendered the enemy’s situation along the entire front more desperate than ever. South of the Oise General Mangin made use of some American units in his attacks on the salient north of Soissons. He was aiming at the heights at the western end of the Chemin des Dames, and the decided progress he made imperiled the German positions both to the east and to the west. At Juvigny on the Ailette, too, the Americans came into action, helping the French to repulse heavy attacks. Along the Vesle the Americans had some severe fighting during the week. They attacked Bazoches, gained a foothold there and clung to it; but at the same time the Huns attacked Flsmette in force and compelled the Yankees to fall back. The enemy, however, was not permitted to cross the river. This little reverse was not considered by General Pershing to be of especial importance. Over in Germany, the effects of Marshal Foch's successes became more apparent daily. The press and certain emissaries of Hindenburg and Ludendorff endeavored to explain away the German defeats or to minimize them, but the murmurs of the people grew louder. Their confidence in final victory is waning rapidly, despite the pan-German organs, which violently prodd the faint-hearted. Dispatches from neutral sources indicate that Berlin will soon launch another peace offensive, offering to give up Belgium and northern France. It is against just such an illusory proposition that the wise men of the allies are warning the people. Nothing would suit Germany better just now than a peace on such a basis; but nothing should or will suit the allied nations except a peace dictated by themselves after the military power of the Hun has been utterly broken. The peace of compromise, leaving Germany the power to make a new and more terrible war in future, is sure to receive the support of the influences in the country that are controlled by the insidious German propaganda, and it is against this that America must especially guard itself. Spain's threat to seize interned German shipping to compensate for Spanish losses by submarine warfare had its effect in Berlin, for though the German government did not yield entirely, it made it plain that it wanted no more countries added to the list of its enemies. While the discussion was going on, however, another Spanish vessel was torpedoed, and the situation became yet more critical. —to— Indirect advices from Austria-Hun gary emphasize the desperate Inter nal condition of that empire. The Bo hemians appear to be on the edge of organized revolt, and they would re ceive the support of the Slovaks. Aus tria and Hungary are in a perpetual quarrel. The former has now forbid den the export of pharmaceutical sup plies to Hungary, and the latter has retaliated by ordering that its food supplies shall go only to Hungary and the army. After a slight set-back, the cause of the allies In Siberia and Russia prop er made good progress during the week. At first the bolshevlkl forced the allies on the Ussuri front to retire, but re-enforcements came up, Includ ing Japanese and American troops, and the satisfactory conditions were re-established In quick order. The bold attempt of General Horvath, self styled dictator of Siberia to execute a coup d’etat and gain control of all the Russian military forces in the far East was blocked by the allies, whose representatives at Vladivostok In formed General Pleshkoff, Horvath’s emissary, that the allied nations would countenance no government not in ac cord with the wishes of the people. THE TIMES-JOURNAL, MALVERN, ARKANSAS. Meanwhile the allied expedition was ; strengthened by the arrival of more । Americans, and Italy announced it would send a regiment there. The , Japanese forces took control of the , Manchurian border, China having with drawn her objections. The Japanese i engaged the bolshevlkl near Dauria, and General Semenoff, anti-bolshevik leader of Cossacks, crossed the Siberl- , an border and captured Matsievskl station. In the "Country of the North" the fighting of late has been in favor of the Russo-allied troops. The Bolshevik river flotilla, which caused them some trouble, has been dispersed and the Red guards have surrendered the town of Shenkursk, south of Archanz. The last place of any size held by them in the region. News from the far East is likely to be rather scanty in the future, for its dissemination has been taken in charge by the Japanese, and they are notoriously close-mouthed concerning military operations. Reports from Albania have not been very satisfactory lately. The Austrians "came back" hard at the Franco-Italian forces and compelled them to retire somewhat, retaking the town of Berat. Later in the week the allies defeated the Austrians in two battles. On the Italian front there was not a great deal doing, but the allies made several successful raids and repulsed all enemy attacks. American airmen in Italy raided the big Austrian naval base at Pola, on the Adriatic. Both house and senate passed the man-power bill making the draft age limits eighteen to forty-five leagues. Each body inserted its own amendments, but most of these want by the board in the conference. The most important of these was the senate anti-strike clause. The banns conferees, led by Dent, absolutely refused to accept this, and rather than risk delay, the senate conferees consented to sacrifice the amendment. One new provision in the measure which will be welcomed by all officers is that the government shall furnish uniforms and equipment to officers at cost. Continuing its efforts to clear up the muddled aircraft production situation, and at the same time evading the demand for the creation of a separate department of aeronautics, the administration made John D. Ryan an assistant secretary of war and director of the air service. In starting on his new work, Mr. Ryan made no boasts or promises of what he would accomplish, but said he hoped order would soon be established in the airplane branch and that quantity production of military planes would be accomplished. The De Haviland 4's improved to meet all objections, he said, are now being turned out rapidly and orders for the Liberty 12 motor have been increased from 22,500 to 50,000. Our allies like these engines so well that we cannot keep up with their demands for them. First Assistant Secretary of War Benedict Crowell has been made director of munitions and given the power to keep our forces supplied with all the munitions they require. The long-expected shortage of gasoline is developing, and consequently the fuel administration last week requested that for the present all automobiles, motorboats and motorcycles, used for pleasure, be not used on Sundays, in all states east of the Mississippi river. As the gasoline is needed for war purposes, all patriotic owners of cars accepted the request as a command. Members of congress who have been pacifists and anti-war obstructionists have been having a hard time, to the great satisfaction of all true patriots. The list of those turned down by their constituents already includes Senator Vardaman of Mississippi and Representatives Lundeen of Minnesota, Dillon of South Dakota, Woods of Iowa, McLemore of Texas, Grosser and Gordon of Ohio, Shackelford and Hamlin of Missouri, Keho of Florida and Sloan of Nebraska. Last week, Cole Blease, pacifist candidate for the senate in South Carolina, was defeated, and Henry Ford failed to get the Republican nomination in Michigan, though the Democrats did accept him. TAX RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE FOR 1818 DUE TO INCREASED ASSESSMENTS BY ASSESSORS IN MOST EVERY COUNTY IN STATE. UNIVERSITY GETS $190,730.10 Treasurer McDaniel Stated That $3,460,659 Has Been Paid Into Treasury During Present Quarter— Highway Fund $217,551.48. Little Rock.— With only five tax collectors yet to make annual reports with the state, it was announced at the treasurer’s office that the receipts this year exceeded 1917 receipts by at least $450,000. This is due largely to the increased assessments made by assessors in nearly every county of the state. Treasurer McDaniel stated that $13,460,659 has been paid into the treasury during the present quarter. The money was credited to the following funds: University of Arkansas, $190,730.10; common schools, $291,255.38; capitol, $157.35; interest sinking fund, $53,689.38; general revenue funds, $457. 951.54; Confederate pension, $860,951.61; sinking fund, $53,690.84; University of Arkansas branch normal and medical department, $47,683.99; State Normal, $47,683.93; First District Agricultural School, $47,683.85; Second District Agricultural School, $47,683.87; Third District Agricultural School, $47,683.81; highway fund, $217,551.48. FOR HURRIED READERS. George G. Payne of Monticello has received a letter from his son, Lieutenant Commander S. S. Payne, U. S. In which the officer tells of what seems to have been an attempt to poison him, Lieutenant Commander Payne and his wife, with several other officers, were dining in a New York hotel on August 5. It is believed that a waiter put poison into a glass of water, intending that one of the officers should drink it. It happened that Mrs. Payne got the glass of poisoned water. She was taken violently ill a short time after drinking the water, and only strenuous work by physicians saved her life. Game Warden Graham Burnham of Glenwood has issued a call to hunt for owners and owners of hunting hounds throughout Pike, Montgomery, Clark, Hat Spring, Howard, and Garland counties to gather for a great five-day wager drive. The drive is organized for the purpose of ridding that section of wolves which have increased late and have killed a good deal of live stock. In jarder that the work of the United States Food Administration may be impressed upon those attending the coming District Fair at Harrison on September 17 to 20, State Food Administrator Hamp Williams has arranged as one of its big features a pedal booth in charge of those officially connected with the administration. The acreage given to 19 of the farm crops grown in Ouachita county this year shows a substantial increase over the acreage given to the same crops last year. The increases range from 20 to 30 percent. One crop shows a decrease. There was a 36 percent decrease in the acreage planted to soybeans. The Cowan-Barren Development Company, which is doing deep drill prospecting on Cowan Barrens, between Rush and Yellville, will sink some holes as deep as 600 feet. They have struck some very rich deposits of ore at shallower levels, most of it being high grade Jack. Mrs. David Brown of Leslie found an egg in her henhouse recently that is attracting much attention. On one side of the egg is the figure of a soldier with a string leading to a bird. On the reverse side the is the number, XVII. "Aunt" Lear Williams, negress, about 90 years old, left her two grandchildren, aged 14 months, alone in her cabin at Gillett. On returning she found one child burned to death, but the other had crawled to safety. Residents of Flint township met at Springtown last week and held a program in honor of the 22 young men from that township who are in military service. A service flag was dedicated. W. A. Walker of Rogers has shipped the first carload of Jonathan apples to leave Benton county this season. The shipment went to Alva, Okla. A report of the summer school being held at Magnesque shows an enrollment of 182 students, with an average attendance of 142. The first bale of cotton to be ginned at Clarksville this season was sold for 33 seats a pound. The farmers' Chautauqua will be held at Batesville September 13 and 14. The girls' and boys' canning, pig and corn clubs will hold a special program on the 13th, when 600 members composing the clubs of the country will be present. The city will form a program, and entertain with a rally. An offer to take the entire half million-dollar issue required for the construction of the proposed bridge across the Arkansas river at the foot of Garrison avenue at Fort Smith was made by I. H. Nakdimen, on behalf of the City National Bank, of which he is president. Mrs. F. M. Garvin of Harrison, the Woman's Council of Defense, is compiling a record of every soldier from Boone county. She is requesting the families of the boys to sign photographs, newspaper clippings, a short biography, or letters of unusual interest. J. Lewis Cook, superintendent of the Ozark Manganese Company, from Duluth, Minn., has closed a deal for a large tract of land for mineral purposes and will begin the operation of the same at an early date. The ladies of the Wynne Red Cross have established a canteen at the Wynne aviation landing field. Cooling drinks and ices and other refreshments will be served to the aviators who land there. Six Wynne voting ladies have volunteered as Red Cross nurses. They are Misses Ella Echols, Hazel Cunningham, Grace Moorlock, Laura Hughes, Gotha Cook, and Nonnie Ray. A total of 1,000 cattle were dipped in Franklin county last week. Seven carloads were shipped from Ozark and 11 carloads from Charleston during the month. The shipments were to St. Louis and Kansas City. Isaac McClellan, a negro who died near Kerr recently, is said to have been 130 years of age. The negro claimed to have been born January. 22, 1788. The Christian church building at Coal Hill was lifted from its foundation and was nearly turned over by a high wind recently. An effort will be made to place it back. Volunteer labor, aided by the county road making machine, loaned by County Judge W. F. Tate of Camden, is building a clay and sand road through Red Hill township. The Omaha Canning Company has started its factory and its working on the first of the tomato crop. In a few days, the vines will afford enough tomatoes to run steadily. The Farmers’ and Merchants' National Bank of Benton has been issued a charter by the comptroller of the currency. The new bank is capitalized at $250,000. The cantaloupe crop of Hempstead county brought more money this year than in any previous year. Many growers netted more than $200 per acre from this crop. Frank Henderson has sold the plant of the England Courier to Dr. A. F. Leigh of Perryville. Dr. Leigh’s plant was destroyed by fire several weeks ago. The Piggott high and grammar schools will open for the 1918-10 term of eight months on Monday, September 16. Negotiations are now being made in Batesville for the purchase of 1,000 acres upon which to prospect for oil and gas. Boone county’s new $25,000 poor house building has been completed and turned over to the commissioners, who accepted it. The Rev. W. S. Swope, evangelist, will begin a revival meeting at the First Methodist Church at Harford. Tracts have been installed on the main streets of Batesville, Deer are reported to be plentiful in Mississippi county this year. David A. Bradham of Warren has been reappointed by the governor as a member of the State Board of Education. Mr. Bradham is an attorney of Warren and has represented; Bradley county in the state legislature for the past three terms. The M. & N. A. railroad has announced a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate for the regular rate for the round trip to the North Arkansas district fair, to be held at Harrison September 17 to 20. By proclamation, the governor made a deficiency appropriation of $5,000 for the maintenance of extra clerical assistance for the state auditorial department. The name of "Germantown," the first station north of Morrilton, has been changed to “Point Remove," by the citizens. The Carlisle Independent says the rice crop around Carlisle this year is the best on the prairie. 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