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The Anniston Star from Anniston, Alabama • Page 5

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The Anniston Stari
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Anniston, Alabama
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KHB AMMISTON STAK AJND DAILY. HOT HLA25T .73 MaBBBBajaajnaMBaBajnSrWppaasmM -3 GREAT MOVES IN IVEST THEATER IB LOCAL BY WIRE It ETTERS from or boys in the trenches and I CTTrVTV A 1 ETTER8 from ofir boys in the trendies and mm mm I-' from vnien in canteen anjtl other war work, all ring to us the sajio mea-Bagc SEND USf NEWS FROM HOME. World new is all risht. but QUR BOYS want NEWS OP THIS TOWN. They want the home newspaper.

Publishers ae prevented from sending tjieir papers free toanyone, even boys in the Consequently a national movement ent hai been started Col. William rhotnpion of New Yonk, who is actinjr sidont if the Homo 'aper Service of tiil It The Boyco as PrCsit America to givVe the boys for. Even corimunity Is Let us see that 4ur boy ntp not forgotten. Send to thfc publishr of this newspaper whatever amdunt of money you can 5 cents or $50.00. We will publish a list each week of ihos amounts contribute Every cent reeiived fthrfi Mim B.X& HKiriW.fc this paper to ouf boya at the front at the end of the yarthere is any surplus, it will bo turned over to tbe local Red Cross Committee.

There is no profit in this to the publisher even in normal timea, subscriptions are not sold at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the high rate of portage on papers sent to France, our cost will scarcely be covered by our full subscription price. Remember that over in France some bravtf soldier or sailor from this town perhaps even some splendid woman working within sound of the guns is depending on you to "KEEP TUB HdME LOVE KINDLED." TTTC A Trn MONDAY-TUESDAY EAT October 7 and 8 MMWL HViYT VtYTWS I'orrected by Uobihs. Inc.) middling Middling GIt.UN AM FKKU NTU-F (Currnetod by -WoodruiT Feed Co.) C. S.

Meal 146 "in $2.10 Pu. 'rn chops $4.50 per 100 lbs. N'. 2 White oats ft'(l $4.25 KT III. Appier ohis-fl .25.

lied Hum Proof out; i t'ornMlxel horse and cuttle feed tZAO. $3. $3.60. OKI stylo bulla $1 r.n. IVu crccn alfalfa f''i.

No: i Timothy $42.00. Johnson grass Torn meal $4.20 per FIll IT AXtt PltODlCK. (Corrected by Bell-Tanner Produce Co.) Sweet potatoes 4 to 4 1-2 Irish potatoes 3 1-2 to 4 Cabbage 3 1-2 to 4 Onions Z'A-2 to 4. Deans, green $2' to $2.50 tin. I-emons- $7 to $8.

Urates, Cal. $2.75 to $3.25. Pear. Cal $4.76 to $5. liananas Ce lb.

Apples, hbl $6.60 to box $3.25 to $3.50. Fresh country eggs 48c. Fryers Live 40 to 4 3 boosters 20c live; 23c droned, liens 35c live; 40c dressed. MEATS AM) LARD (Corrected by 8wift' Co l.nrd. compound 23c to Ijird, piire 29c to 2Vic Halt meat 22c to 32c.

Huga cured bams 36c. Sugar cured skinned hams 37c Sugar cured breakfast bacon 51c. Dulsy cheese 31c. Creamery butter 60c. CKOCKIll KS.

Corrected by Annlston Merc. Co.) Sugar, Granulated, bulk Sugar, 2 and 5rlb. pkgs Flour, plain 11 5 Flour, self-rising Grits, 100 lbs tit-its. 24 lb. pkgs 2.

SD Teas. California Clack Eye .10 Deans, Michigan avys 14 Uolled Oats, 36s Sugar In towns, 2 lbs. toiciixtomer: In country, 5 lbs to customer. For preserving 10 lbs. to customer.

Only 2 pounds per person per month except for preserving. With every fpur pounds wheat one pound of either barley bo Hold COTTOX OPKNH WKAK New York, Oct. 5. The coitou Market opened weak. October sold at .12.06.

off 65; December 3I.6O7 off 7S and January 31.28, off 71. SPANISH STEAMER SUNK BY TORPEDO Madrid. Oct. 6. The government requisitioned the Krancoli baA'teen torpedoed 14 miles olf Cape I'alos.

It waa of (icially announced here. The Francoll was an Iron screw hlpot built -in was registered at liarcclona. -A mcrican Inventor Bests the Kaiser In a battle of wits, an American inventor bests the monster of Europe In "To Hell With the Kaiser," a I strong indictment of the Kataer and katsorlsm, produced by Screen Classics. and to be shown here. Professor Muuroe has perfected a wonderNl -wireless invention which the Kaiser wants and he demands that the American turn over the plana.

Professor Munroe takes a par ecl to tbe palace and hands it to the Kaiser. When opens it he finds a silk American flair and then follow scenes which every true patriot must see to lcam how the American stands up for the greatest democracy in the -world, and also outwits the Kaiser. This production is coming to the Tbeato theatre tor two days engagement on Monday and Tuesday of net week. i CVoop, If your children re bject to croup aer a bottle oft mberlaln'i the attack Cough Remedy, and wl comes on be careful tc follow tbe You will plain printed directions. wjfat they are calling jining the movement.

contributing, and the will be used to send MU5IIIS Local Chapter Urges City to Continue Linen Shoyvers and Raise Quota. 1V I'ATIHOTK IMTUH IA Mrs. K. (1. Polk, secretary of Kd rross.

reports ihe following i I 1... '11 1 They ere calling to YOU from Over Thcro," GIVE. WHAT YOU CAN Annixton Hanking A Loan K. L. Fielda, i Alabama Hardware 1 Thorns Scott Hoberts, T.

L. Hobinson, 1 1 a rc ujia mm gros tj. ii. voting, Kyw Mrs. D.

Maybank, I aVntho' Alabama Council of Defensn, Three Man Arcs Feature Momentous Battle Raging in France Today, itv Mil.i.Fit (lulled I'itms staff Correspondent) Pail: Oct Tin. Rreii' buttle il'ing the today resolved in'o a fif urr.at alti r-'latiltR UK lirei l'iaii 1 1 1 The 1S fnn, is takjni: the ltaie of three i(igiinlic half HrH's within wo northerly itren, in the heart of northern Frame's regions Al the bottom, of eneh circle Koch in hunuiieriu' it ii ff'iri io ill'. ie i'ln e.irip 1 merit mid pinrh off the (Jennap within. Lille Is Objective The northern- arc encircles Lille, one the 11101 populous centers' of France and W- about 40 miles In diameter. The Gr.r.nn retreat is flattening this arc hourly.

Such a retirement in of tremendous Importance. Every yard sained around Roulers and Caiiibrai increase'" tlir probability of greater success for the rtllie-. Around Laofi there another arc, I his one. thirty miles acro.Hd, where 'lie rim Is gradually drawing rd. The Herman is hurlinr; the flower of their reserved acniiixt the lops and bottoms of these two arcs in a desperate endeavor to (heck the clamping movement'.

Other' Main Aits Tlp're are other" ini'in dies in tin ChampaKue district where American troops are roinj? forward iitohh the mtibt difficult lountry pulling thPir tighter and teller. The Ainerl an rapture of Moid Wane and Iht French nl Cormley accentuate the cm ircliiiK. allow ins I'pvpnty-fives to enfilade the enemy posit ioiif along the chain of hills at Moronvll lleis. The upper arc places the Drills' within slch; of Lille, but efforts art being made to outflank this el'y in Stead of carrying it by frontal us faults, thereby hoping to'avold millions of dollars damage to the rit? bombardment. The French press is adopting a slogan "Village for Village: Church for Church and town for town" In reprisal for the German assault or French 'owns.

Th- ar urging the governmeiit to issue ai ultimatum to (It-many declaring tlia a Orman tnwu will.be destroyed fo? very wrecked Krnh town destroy ed during the present German re treat. HELD FOII BONDS Serqeant-Major Lowery Paints Vivid Picture of War on the Front. i'our (lLhtinct features of the hlgh-si order injected pnthuslas-n of tlu right into (he great LilwrtJ 1.0 in nilly hold (he Oarden The it re Friday evening under the ans- -itrew-nf the Womarr'tt Ctty Liberty '-oati committee, and (he story of lie iiattle front v.ns hrrnight before he eyes of the audience In a realUt( mrmn-r. Miss Julia Ladd Craig, an acrom pllshed Oxford pirl. made her first intn'arance before an Annlston an dlenco and her rnnditlon.of the "Star Spangled in a new and np roved adaptation descriptive of 1 wounded and dying xoldlr on ihe field mode he grm(et hit of the evening In a dramatic way.

Hrrgennt 1-oncry Sergeant Afajor Lowery of the Ca nadlan army, paid a glowing tribute to the bravery of the Alabama so dlers with whom be had served at the front, and called upon the people of Annlston fo exhibit thn rams dO' grep of bravery by buying Liberty bonds Tbe Sergeant Ma tor's description of a bavonet fight between an ally find a Oerman was Dur on In an Interestingly dranintie wav. and the war as It is boinf fought "over there was put before the eyes of the as dience in such a way that many fea lures were made clear. A patriotic song by Mrs. Wsyne C. a soldier's wife, made distinct hit with the andlence.

Miim llidgrway Hetird Miss Kutherlne Rldceway, of Bos ton, told of the task which confront the people of this eountry, who sre to fead His country and 120,000 others. Ehe described the 2.500.000 tarvloc people among the peoplo of the allied nations, and told how It was impossible to starve Germany be cauie that eountry had taken over all of food countries of Europe in preparation of the great Mmftle. ilss RIdgeway cited figures to bow. that with 1,000,000 laborers short of a normal supply that 10.000 bis bodied men in this eountry are engaged in the manufacture of candy and 40,000 making chewing gum, against the work of the little French rtrla who are mending 300,000 pairs of shoes each year for theyien of the tiritisn army. Thr nrsftlni Friday night wvs presided over by Charles It.

lieu city chairman of the Fourth Liberty loan drive, and much enthusiasm was aroused among the people who gathered at, tbe Garden theatre for Mnntuflmrv. fVt. 8. Bneclal I FRED J. GORMLEY; VISITS ANNISTON Fred L.

Gormley; newspaper man chatrman -of speot Saturday In Annlston on tinsl- I i Mr. Cormley fa well known throughout ihe state and especially in newspaper circles, having etlve In the profession for a number of ycara in Mor.Voniery. BALFOUR MAKES BRITISH ANSWER lndon, POtt. S.iTlie Telecrsph dm lares It has authoritative inf orma-. tlon that the only reply Grcut Itrlt-sln has tnadftJP Auatrla pace pro-libnals consists of Foreign Secretary: Halfour's speech on September 16.

1 Waihlngton, Oct. department officials were Inclined to believe toda 4hat the above referred to the reply, to AtiKtrla'ajoriglnal offer In which she inked a 'non-committal" peace scnlon. Nothing had ronie to trie state derailment to Indicate that was medium for itew pence of fcr though It was ru- iti'irrd some tlmo ago she naa been asked to provide a place for'n non-binding peace aetislon. MANY, WAR SAVING STAMJARE SOLD Washington, Oct. ssvlngs aold -ap- to October 1 amounted to $750,467,51.

the treasury department announced today. This salur. ia maturity represent spproxltnately 1 1.000. 000,000. SENIOR HONOR ROLL 1UYERS 1 honor Irs.

the Fourth Lllwrty ltnn CHitiiilin. tiirliiiie til buyers, of niir han $510 In tH'iKii. Tlie Juhlor lloll In posted in the windows of the AInuniqa "er and nuas' Mores rsM.OOO .1 M.U(0 Inh. Annlston Manuf.iiturlnf; Co. to f.tHKI 41lb.

Annlston Mineral Land Co. to Clttll. Annlston City Land Co, A. VV. flell, Calhoun Grocery J.

J. Wlllett. AnnlHton Yarn Mill, Adelaide Annlston Hardware Co. Alfred Tyler, K.i,(Mi to Club. W.

P. Acker, A. K. Kr.hols. Miss Mary.

Pope Ma) bank, M. II. Willborn, XJ.iMHI to MJMHt tub. H. Tate, S.

H. Kret-H N. K. Ory. John II.

Noble, L. II. Carre, Wlkle linig It, II. Todd, I.OtMl to lub. lr.

A. llteele, Tony Poolos, J. M. Cryor ant! family, J. (iarvln, J.

r. A. Allllaon, J. A. Sewell." Iwls-Hunnlctitt Ftorea Annlston (lordago Alvls Williams, Pond lirothers.

u. j. Kiugn, Mrs. II. Bmott, L.

K. t)gletree, L. W. rultt. Phi.

Mnnnttnmapbfir liosworth-ArU. sch. TVy. ro XI ra Aaron II Arm an Columbus Smith, has. I).

Kline, M. n. iJinford, M.VC,- Sterne, Talbot Foard, J. Yalovlti, "Walter tsvt, S. L.

Galbralth, W. tl. Crutchfleld, Mrs. C. T.

lloblosoB, lr. I. P. Levi. Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. A. Tardon, Fred Hell, W. ti Tunstjill, J.

W. Mallory. Jr Arthur Wellborn, A. .11. Hbepperd, (leoiye llavld, F.

Huey, t'eorgo K. Cater, V. llllsm Muacett, It M. Ingram, lienry II. Hooth, S.nnocl llallman, It, 0e, Catlton illllyer Robinson, C.

J. Ho.iser, I. A. lfllsrt, J. W.

Joseph jl roe, tleorge h. IxWy, Annlstot Cooperage L' II OTon, A. P. Agf. i 1 II II ssaa-s-sssa-asss-mm-asaBw C.

U. Chastaln 2 Mrn. Dilke I M0 I'. A Employes 6 SI. 00 Phlluthia Class First Mulh- odtst Church lliii.ftfi 0.

a. Jamison 5.D0 Red Cross Htlcl r.H HS 00 Jos. RakB 7.r.7 Tin Foil 7 1,3 A Friend 1 'in Mrs. B. F.

Crook Vrt.T 3 Little Girls iRhowl 'h Salem C. A. Jark'vilM 2 0( Donatloi n.25 Card Club 1 so Mrs. II. K.

Montgonn ry 4 00 Km ma Scott (Col.r Tarry Smith lii r-d and blind) l.oo M. F. loorlng Una M. F. Donrlug fixator -fimlth l.oo Crmti 12.00 Mr.

Perryman JJ.00 iDarbcrs IflS.sG KILLED, WHILE nother Local Man Is Victim of Hun Sniper's Bullet in France. Willi his wife serloiiKly III at her I f'l A.I.H.. 11.,,. nt ll.tirtf Lorensa another Annlston flee on tha fields three more lit tin of France, and children are or- of the German sniper. The last message which 1 anie from Sergeant DaMij was delivered In the sick lfe a wpk ago by Bordon Ilurr.

of Hirmlngham. Who took his last meal at the front beside the soldier who has since given his life tor the cause of freedom. Official MeMr -llerelveil. The war department message announcing the death of Sergeant Dabbs was received Friday night before midnight, and war with all of Its hideous meaning has been brought straight into another Annlston home. Sergeant Dahhs enlisted In Com pany l7th infantry, at Alexander City, May 29, 1815, and went with that organisation to Mexico last year.

It Is known here that Sergeant Dabbs wss a fearless soldier. He was fighting by tbe side of Marshall Jsrrett, of Oxford, when that lad was killed several weeks ago. Ills brother. Corporal P. P.

Dabbs, Is also a member of the Oxford company. Tbe grief of the sick widow and the dumb, understanding that some great sorrow has come to their on the part of three little orphans is pitiful In the extreme, and Glen Addle'nelghbors. familiar with thel conditions in the stricken home, areibltter agalmt the Kaiser's hordes who, are causing so much unnecessary suffering. COH1 ELEY IS MADE EXPLOSIVE AGENT 1 -1 11 g. Coheley, Justice of the peace, and leading dtlxen of Piedmont, has bVen named as 1'nlted States ex-ploslUs sgent for Cslboun county, end Ifaa already entered upon these dutlel The federal Isw provides that any person, firm or corporation desiring to manufacture, sell, export, import store lor purchase explosives or in- gradients, or to keep explosives of sny yind or Ingredients in his the! ir possession, or hsve Is his or H1SUXETTBON0 CALHOUN he surprised at the quick relief which affords.

cpuNiT-rs of Heroes I oriOTei and Furatcea Honor Roll sV WJ sssl ask. SsMSftw 1 WWt Immediate Jbnli y. l'HONE8 15 OK a fc, American oy These Mi Gti All; rotsi Tomrl Allotiiwn The linen shower will continue for three more dsys, when it Is hoped that Annlaton's allotment of 170, towels will be filled, lluck or Turkish towels will be accepted. This Is a-Tiitlttnry order from boadqaaiters and- the chapter is tot allowed In buy the articles from Its own funds. Itural Districts Loyal Reports received from the.

rural districts are showing truest loyalty among the women of the rural districts. Alexandria ties made a contribution of about two hundred dollars 4o he Red Cross, money rslst for sa addition to the Daptlst ejtnrch b'Jt -on accoant of the high -cost material the membeis of Ihe church decided to give It to fnrther the great work if the Red Cess, Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Iian chnirmsn (or Calhonn add Mrs. K. G.

Polk. nr savings stamrl county chairman have received unusually encouraging reporta from committees who are working for the soccens of (these vital --'V Women culture on lbs farms of the eonnty are giving hoars of their time each dsy to manual labor In the fields. a service for thel( country equally ss' vaiusuio ss ine. service their sons and nosbands sre rendering on the battlefields ovet THE GOVERNMENT A ONLYTOLEND SKiKYOU mipbell, (icorc Meredith, Edwin H. 'riUc, Iprritt Jghev Marcus Frank; Snb; f' Saiii Zancr Pace HayncsT Jarrctt.yv -1 4 3 Hnnrin LcoWaites (Please report a 'i I THt KLD CROSS WIT I i We serve the best foodWfhe i I Our.

service is iVtyys I teosV-' OlT Kert to Pint KatloaaJ IUak Officials iDthej Harrington Motor, theld possession sny platlnnm, Irl-Company, of Mobile. Friday iio- dim (J and palladium or tlfled the secretary of state of an Jn-lbeof. most apply to the ertdoslves crease In cs.riltsl stork. The increase; sgeA la person for a Itceusd grant- ny; other names that should he on tin's list) there- Ufrom to $40,000. lng this privilege; 1.

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