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THE NEOSHO TIMES VOLUME -NINE. NEOSHO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918. NUMBER TWENTY-TWO GERMANS WON'T ATTACK EXCEPT IN DEFENSE American Military Observers Reach Conclusion that Massing of Teuton Troops Is Not for Expected Spring Offensive. tical to go, for, should any large additional body of men be massed, chances are that the conjestion of the lines of communication will become so great as to make it impossible to maintain the flexibility of maneuver which is so essential. "Our own forces in France have been constantly in action.

"Our troops are now in the at five different points. "This week we undertook our first assault against German positions unassisted by any allied contingent. "At dawn on -March 11, after a preliminary bombardment lasting threequarters of an hour, we drove a highly successful raid against a German trench segment. Our men penetrated the German line to a depth of 300 yards. The enemy was driven off after a hand-to-hand fight, whereupon our contingent returned to our lines.

"At three places in Lorraine, American troops acting in co-operation with small French detachments, raided German trenches. Two of these were carried out simultaneously, each on a frontage of some yards. After a prolonged bombardment the attacking units were able to reach their objectives. Few of the enemy were found in the firstline trenches and the attackers swept forward into the German second line. men remained for nearly an hour in the German positions and retired after inflicting much damage and a considerable quantity of material.

"There has beena decided increase in sniping owing to more favorable weather conditions. "We kept up a vigorous bombardment on the rear areas opposite our Toul sector. "Near the Swiss border, where another detachment of our men are in the trenches, hostile bombardments were frequent. "The arrival of our secretary of war in France is noted. During the past week the secretary has had interviews with the leading French authorities and is about to undertake a careful inspection of our schools, areas, rest camps as well.

Washington, March military observers have reached the conclusion that Germany's constant massing of men on the western front is for defense and that the longheralded Teutonic offensive never will materialize, unless it develops as a defensive measure against the growing pressure of the allied and American lines. This view is expressed officially today in the war department's weekly review of operations a tthe battle fronts. Fresh German divisions are reported arriving in the west, the review says, and the density of the enemy forces has nearly reached the point where congestion of lines of communication may interfere with flexibility of maneuvers. The review records the first unassisted American assault upon the Germans, the trench raid at dawn on March 11, when the enemy was driven out and his position penetrated for a distance of three hundred yards. The Americans now are in the trenches along the allied lines at five different points and are reported constantly active.

Referring to Secretary Baker's arrival in France, the review says he has had interviews with the French authorities and is about to undertake a careful inspection of American schools, training areas, rest camps and sectors at the front. statement follows: "The period of inactivity in the west is being prolonged. "Though the raids now taking place would in the past have been considered important engagements, nevertheless, owing to the fact that -they are merely of minor tactical value, they cannot be held to bemajor operations. "While hostile preparations for an in the west are not slackening, it is becoming more evident that the enemy will launch this offensive only if compelled to do so by the exigencies of the general strategic valuation. "While fresh German divisions are reported as arriving in the west, it is important to note that the density of forces has nearly reached a enemy point beyond which it will be imprac- as those sectors of the front where our forces are in action.

"The western front from the North sea to the Aisne was the scene of much hard fighting. "The Germans carried out a number of air raids against London and Paris. Allied aviators raided German industrial centers of the Rhine region. "In the Italian theatre the arrival of more hostile units and the concentration of material coming from Germany is noted in the area east and west of the Lake of Garda, which would point to hostile operations having Verona and Brescia as their Lobjectives. "In the eastern theater the chief operation of the week culminated in the capture of Odessa.

The occupation of Odessa will no doubt be of economic importance to the enemy. "In Finland fighting continues. German infantry has landed at Abo, and the arrival of important additional German forces on the Aland islands is reported. "In Palestine the British have pushed their lines eighteen miles north of Jerusalem." SUNDAY SCHOOLS GROWING. Another big record was made by the city Bible schools at their sessions Sunday.

The attendance was the highest in the campaign. Steady work in classes was another good feature. Numerous Star families were reported an dthere was a general hustling among those who could not qualify to be ready for this mark next Sunday. A special report on this will be made later. Everyone now wants to get down to a hard pull for the finish.

Only two weeks remain and there are literally hundreds of people who ought to be enrolled in some of the departments of the schools. If these people will wake up and everyone get behind the task 2500 should easily be reached. Get busy. New AttendChurch Members ance First Baptist 214 Christian 192 Congregational 7 88 Episcopal (no report) M. E.

5 M. E. 226 Presbyterian 5 139 Second Baptist 4 119 Total, 1069 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Ralph McFadden to S. A.

Brothers, 1-2 int in hf lot 2 nw 18-24-32; M. E. McFadden (for Lyman McFadden) same; $250. R. C.

Lampson to T. G. Buxton, se se 19-25-33; $60. Wm. Spragins to T.

G. Buxton, lots 6 to 13, blk 2, R. L. Hayes add to Seneca; $1600. J.

R. Scott to A. M. Fry, lots 31 and 35, blk 6, R. L.

Hayes add to Seneca; $1600. J. T. Ivie to M. W.

Hill, int in sw sw 28-25-30 and hf nw 33-25-30; $1 and other cons. John Hanna to M. Smalsey, pt nw SW pt nw sw 36-25-24; $2400. C. F.

Jones to C. B. Hadden, ne nw 10-26-32; $1200. J. C.

Wood to J. W. Troy, se nw 11-25-29; $900. 0. M.

Hogedorn to J. W. Brown, sw nw 34-26-29; $1 and other cons. M. Pound to B.

B. McClinton, pt sw se 1-26-31; $475. Van B. Crider to Clara A. Basaker, shf se ne 7-24-29; $4000.

J. T. Whitehead to H. R. Hughes, SW se 11-24-30 and nw ne 14-24-30; $3925.

Frank H. Mattes ct al to Independent Zinc Lands pt nW 24-27-34; $1 and other cons. J. M. McAnulty to Robt.

B. Mason, hf ne and ne (less 3 acres) 18- 25-31; $8775. C. T. 'Caraway to M.

E. Anderson, lots 9 and 10, blk Caraway's add to Diamond; $270. C. T. Caraway to M.

D. Powers, lot 5, Caraway's cottage home subdiv; $450. Edna M. Garrett to H. H.

Boyd, hf se 6-26-30; $4800. E. L. Gittings to W. H.

Beard, pt se se 24-25-32; $4000. Mabalah Fowler to Arthur McNatt, pt hf lot 2 sw frac (less 1-4 acre) 31-25-31; $1200. J. G. Sutton to Jamie Barrow, pt se ne and ne se 34-24-34; $2296.

J. H. Crawford to B. F. Chancellor, ne ne 35-24-33 and se se 26-24-33; $1 and other cons.

B. W. Buzzard to A. C. Simmons, AW nW 22-24-34; $1600.

-l- THE WOMEN ABOUT TOWN Edited by Tyra Barlow Hudson Old- Advertisements. In looking among some old-time papers we thought a few clippings would be interesting. Perhaps some will recognize their grandfather or other relatives in the advertisements. The date of the paper is 1870 and A. M.

Williams was the editor and the name of the papr was "The Investigator," published at Neosho, on. Thursday of each week. Forty-eight years ago these people were doing business around the square. DRS. WILLS BICKNELL.

Lewis Will, M. D. Medical Department, University State of St. Louis, Mo. F.

T. Bicknell, M. D. Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ill. Having associated themselves in the practice of Medicine and Surgery, tender their professional services to the citizens of Neosho and vicinity.

ARMSTRONG HOTEL. Southwest corner public square, Neosho, Mo. Mrs. H. C.

Armstrong would respectfully inform the traveling public that she has refitted up her house and offers every accommodation to those who favor her with their patronage. Stages leaves this Hotel daily, for the East. Public patronage respectfully SOlicited. FRESH MILK. C.

D. Conger would respectfully inform the citizens of Neosho that he will hereafter furnish them daily with a Good Article of Fresh Milk. NEW GOODS! T. P. Price, West Side Public Square, Neosho, has on hand and is constantly receiving a large stock of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oil, Dye Stuffs, Window Glass, and Putty; also: a large stock of Notions, Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Segars and Tobacco, best brand.

Brandy, Wine, Gin, Rum, Rye and Bourbon Whiskey the Best Qualities, strictly for medical use. Also a large line of Patent Medicines, and everything -usually kept in a retail drug store And More Too! WILLIAM KARBE. Clothier and Merchant Tailor. S. Side of Public Square, Neosho, Mo.

N. H. DALE, Attorney at Law. Office corner of Wood and Spring streets, over Owen Herms' Store, Neosho, Mo. Prompt and faithful attention will be given to all business entrusted to him.

THRASHER VICKERY. C. W. Thrasher, J. E.

Vickery, Attorneys at Law, Neosho, Mo. Office, southwest corner public square. BOOK STORE! J. R. Woolfenden, Neosho, dealer in School and Miscellaneous Books! Stationery of all kinds.

The latest papers and magazines for sale. MAYNARD LAMSON. H. J. Maynard, J.

W. Lamson, Physicians and Surgeons, Newtonia, Mo. Tender their professional services to the citizens of Newton county. H. J.

Maynard, Examining Surgeon, Pension Bureau. DR. F. EBERT. Physician and Surgeon, Neosho, Mo.

Offers his professional services to the citizens of Newton county. To Teachers and School Officers: The County Superintendent will be at Neosho, to attend to the duties of his office, every Saturday of each month. Office in the court house. At all other times he may be found at Newtonia. J.

C. GEYER, County Superintendent. Special Term of the County Court. A special term of the county court was held in this town Monday, Dec. 1st, Wm.

H. H. Judson, presiding justice, for the purpose of approving the bond of the collector and treasurer. The bond of A. P.

DeGroff in the sum of $60,000 as collector R. B. Jones, in the sum of $20,000, as treasurer, and $10,000 additional as treasurer of the school fund approved. W. J.

Kelley, John Ferguson, Franklin township; Charles Sweet, Granby; John T. Cunningham, Lost Creek, S. D. Balfour, Marion; Wm. McDivitt, A.

J. Martin, Neosho, and Wm. Follet, Shoal Creek, were commissioned Justices of the Peace. Adjourned to Monday, Jan. 16th, 1871.

and Personal. M. E. Benton, whose card appears in today's paper, is a young Attorney of ability and education who comes to make his permanent home among us. We speak for him a liberal patronge from those who may have need of his services.

R. A. Hening, of the firm of Jones Hening, started East yesterday to purchase a new winter stock. This popular House is selling a larger amount of goods than ever before and cheaper. It is but a few weeks since Mr.

Jones returned with a large stock from the East, which has been so nearly sold that more is needed. New "Bus." At last Neosho has a real omnibus and no' mistake. No old worn-out and cast-off affair, but: a brand new, gaily painted one just from the city. We can scarcely realize that we are not in the city when we see a "bus" running by our window every half hour. This is really a good thing, and we are all under obligation to Mr.

Roberts for this new convenience. It started on day last, and will run hereafter be. tween the depot and the public square. It is now expected that with good weather the construction train will reach the Neosho Depot with the track on Saturday next. Everybody should be out to see the strange and long looked for sight of a locomotive in Neosho.

The Stage Co. took their "stock" off of the line between Neosho and Peirce City this morning, transfering the U. S. Mail to a more substantial carrier, the railroad. more delay of eastern mails on atcount of the weather.

The two-horse hack which has been running from Neosho to Carthage, has been taken off. The mail is now carried on horseback, leaving here Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. -horse coaches connecting with the trains will leave Neosho every day for Bentonville, Seneca and ter. The stables of the Stage conveniently located near the depot, were completed yesterday. The Pineville Press, says that Mr.

E. C. Weilip, the mail carrier between Neosho and Pineville, was robbed of his pocket-book a short time since at Eirie, a station on the route. On Wednesday night the first passenger train arrived from St. Louis.

It got in at about midnight, and a number of our prominent citizens were on hand to welcome the baker's dozen of tired travelers who arrived. No railroad or other excursionists deemed Neosho worthy of a special journey. The school enumeration 48 years ago shows the following number of children of school age: 114 white males, 96 white females. colored males, 7 colored females. From a Soldier Boy.

We are going to bring our readers right up to date by giving them this letter from a soldier boy who is homesick for ct letter, just like thousands of others. He is a first lieutenant at Fort Dodge, Iowa. The letter is fine; please pass it along. "Do you know what it means to get a letter and just sit and look at it and enjoy it before you ever open it--just because it is a letter? In this war machine each one of us is just a unit--our identity is almost lost in the whole--our letters are about the only trace of individuality we retain--and you don't know what it would mean to us to lose that. It is often just the thought that there is someone somewhere who still knows where we are and cares enough to write keeps us going-90 write often- doesn't matter what's in the letter--just write.

About three letters to my one would would be fair, don't you think? The NEW MINING COMPANY OPEN OFFICE. A new mining company in this field which has been incorporated under the name of the Granby Consolidated Mines Co. has opened offices in the Haas building at the southeast corner of the square. The officers of the company are: M. C.

Hays, president; T. L. Rippey, secretary-treasurer; W. G. Wilkerson, vice president.

Mr. Hays is a minister and has been pastor of the M. E. Church at Miami. Mr.

Rippey is also a minister of the M. E. Church and for several been in the mining district of Colorado. Mr. Wilkerson is from Atwood, Okla.

The company is incorporated for $300,000 and has leases covering 1070 acres of land, mostly near Granby. They bought the Granby-Neosho mill and lease on the Young land seven miles north of Neosho for $12,000 and they also have a mill near Granby. They expect to get more leases and build two more mills within the next few months. FEDERATED MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. The annual meeting of the Federated Missionary Societies of Neosho will be held at Presbyterian church, Thursday, March 28, at 2:30.

Lunch will be served at the church at 6 o'clock. Evening service at 7:30. The following is the program for afternoon and evening: Afternoon. Devotional 0. A.

Moss MusicRoll Call. "How to Interest Women in Missions." J. L. Patterson "Missionary Woman's Duty in Our Town Mrs. Will Moore Miss Whitlock "Preparedness" Ashworth Latest News from Mission Fields, led by Stewart -Baptist Mrs.

Long Christian Mrs. Peiffer Presbyterian Ed. Clark M. E. Church Mrs.

Cushman M. E. Church, Pennington Sallie Stewart "Earth's Little George Dahnke Report from Societies. Report from Charity Association Mrs. Requa G.

C. Baldry Prayer Rev. Combs Evening. Devotional Mrs. Leo H.

Johnson Reports- of Committee.Offering. Music-M. E. Church--Selected. War and A.

C. McGinty Red 0. L. Cravens Child E. J.

Price Food A. W. Duff Savior Thee I Love" Mrs. Keller Mrs. Willard Address.

S. A. Willard Hark My Soul" Paul Stader Mrs. Roy Anderson Spangled Congregation Benediction -Rev. Cunningham MARRAIGE LICENSES.

R. O. James, Harrison, Ark. Kittie Sugg, Lanagan. Joe Garris, Granby.

Mrs. Belle Dudley, Granby. Floyd A. Roley, Joplin. Chloe McCann, Seligman.

Fred Whitey, Carterville. Anna Day, Webb City. Homer Hempel, Kansas City. Agnes Angle, St. Margis, Kan.

Emil J. Vogt, Miami, Okla. Elsie Ferling, Miami, Okla. John G. Fross, Picher, Okla.

Ida Dewolt, Picher, Okla. Harve Collins, Seneca. Helen Taylor, Seneca. James E. Colgin, Hutchison, Kan.

Margaret Weber, Bison, Okla. Leslie Stafford, Douthet, Okla. Ruth Owen, Webb City. Fred M. Rigg, Kansas City.

Gussie Luedtke, Kansas City. women of America are doing a wonderful work through the Red Cross -but suppose you knock off sewing or knitting just one afternoon and write a few letters instead. I'd rather be cold and have a letter than be warm and do FIRE DESTROYS GRAIN ELEVATOR Loss Estimated at $25,000 to $30,000, Including About 10,000 Bushels of Corn. Fire originating in the top of the grain elevator that was 70 feet high Tuesday night about 12 o'clock destroyed about half the buildings of the Thurman-Davis Grain Co. and also from 8,000 to 10,000 bushels of corn and $3,000 worth of grain sacks.

The total destruction is estimated.at $25,000 to $30,000. The total insurance carried was $21,000 but part of it was on the south part that the fire did not' touch. Officers of the company estimate that their loss will be from seven to ten thousand dollars anyhow counting the loss from being idle and the delay in rebuilding. When discovered by the men who were on the night shift, the fire was a small blaze in the top of the elevator shaft and it is supposed that it was started by a Hot box or electric light wire. They sent in the alarm and the fire wagon got there in good time but as the fire was very high it was hard to make any headway in fighting it.

A belt was burned in two and fell down in the shaft, thus starting the fire from below and it spread very rapidly. There were five car loads of corn and feed on the railroad track alongside the building and a K. C. S. engine quickly pulled them away.

The biggest loss was in corn, most of which had been bought at $1.75 a bushel. The loss of the grain sacks was large also and the company say it will be difficult to replace them. The active managers of the Thurman-Davis Grain Co. are J. W.

and R. E. Linney and C. E. Davis, and they are the largest stockholders.

A fire similar to this one occurred fourteen years ago when A. L. Brannock was the manager and the same parts of the buildings were destroyed. It is the intention of the company to re-build and continue the business just as soon as the insurance adjustments can be made. They have about 15 carloads of corn now on the track besides a lot of grain and feed in the ware houses.

BUY PITTSBURG FORD AGENCY AND GARAGE. A company of Neosho business men composed of A. C. McGinty, J. M.

McAnulty, H. S. Sturgis, A. D. DeLappe and W.

H. Duff have bought the L. H. Billings Ford Agency and Garage at Pittsburg, Kansas, and took possession Tuesday morning. The Garage is the largest in Pittsburg, being a two-story brick building, on Broadway, 75 by 170 feet, built last summer, and the deal is an investmentof about $60,000.

S. D. DeLappe who has been manager of the Neosho Auto Co. for several years will go to Pittsburg as manager of the new company. GOOD ROAD WORK STARTED.

Work on the roads around Neosho is being pushed rapidly during this good weather. The road commissioners are grading the Pineville road just south of town and the city council has agreed to do the surfacing. Jim Pierce and a force of men are at work on the Diamond road from the Trust Ratliff corner to the railroad crossing. Money is being raised by C. S.

Michaels and others for grading and graveling this road beyond the Allen Ford bridge. It is proposed to complete a good road from Neosho clear through to Dan Strothers' place where the gravel road begins the Neosho-Carthage road complete. Some men who wouldn't mind loving their enemies would draw the line on their relatives. --FORColds and LaGrippe there is nothing better than the old reliable Guthrie's Grip and Cold Tablets 250 Per Box at GUTHRIE'S DRUG STORE.