THE OSKALO6SA HERALD. THURSDAY. JULY 18 J9lB PAGUfi 15 SEMI-ANNUAL MILL I END~ SALE Commencing Saturday, July 20th, 1918

Ending Wednesday , July 31st.

Scarcity of merchandise has hardly effected our territory, Shrewd Shoppers will take advantage of these stocks that but time is not far distant when many lines must be discontin- we have acquired, while they are complete, and particularly now while prices are reduced in a very manner. ued. Prices have advanced in almost every line, yet we have remarkable It is an easy matter to foretell your future wants for a given time, only seen the beginning of price advances. and much money can be saved by buying now. Shopping in the early days of this MillKnd Sale will give you the advantage of From now on, prices of a necessity must go complete assortments, and shopping in the mornings before the much higher. We prepared for this sale day s rush will add to your comfort and service. Owing to price concessions, some merchandise must be limited, so we can distribute the quan« months ago when prices were much lower. tity equally among our patrons. WS.S. WAX SAVINGS STAMPS WS.S. .ISSUED BY THB mxsattNGsmMM UNITED STATES as*uvd wt rn GOVERNMENT ” UNITED STATES “Quality—Service— Low Prices Oskaloosa, lowa GOVERNMENT

Indicate that the Americans had ad- last seen all were fighting well inside vanced their lines in this region in the the enemy lines. face of the determined enemy attack, Along the front as far as the eye COMPANY H MAY the advance extended a distance of ap AMERICANS GET can see the big guns still were flash TIGS REPULSED REALTY TRANSFERS SECOND BUNCH BEE proximately 700 yards, hut the Ameri- ing and roaring last night, and the gave sign diminishing. cans subsequently withdrew to their battle no of RECENT SALES OF MAHASKA MAHASKA COLORED GET original Along LADB BE IN TIE FIGHT lines for strategic reasons. Hi PRISONERS one extended sector of the COUNTY PROPERTY LIVELY SEND-OFF. Twenty-eight Marne front the Americans BT Germans were taken were in TIE BRITISH prisoner in this sector. the open ground. The Germans were Warranty Deed. The second bunch of colored boys The American oarrage here broke on the hills on the opposite bank show- Rodgers single RAINBOW DIVISION IS PART OF INCLUDING COMPLETE BRIGADE FIVE HUNDRED HUN HELPERS William et al to drafted into the national army left to- up the enemy waves and drove them ering high explosives and gas shells Richard Davey, pt lot 4 blk 21 O. P. day at 12:45 o’clock on the regular STAFF FIRST ARMY CORPS back in confusion. OF OFFICERS. upon them. But the boys from the ARE IvfADE PRISONERS. Oskaloosa—Cons. $1,200. train for Camp Dodge. They met at hhe United States W. Americans are Praised. Wore gas masks crawl S. Hawkins and wife to Mike court house this morning and received ing at times on all fours. Matusick. lot 14, Rose Hill—Com. their meal ticket and orders to re- With the American Army on the Second Marne Battle Repeated. $625. port again at noon. Marne, July 10. The French general GERMAN L. AMERICANS ARE STONE WALL DEAD ARE PILED HIGH In a measure they repeated today CITY OF KAZAN IS CAPTURED C. Haworth and wife to William At 12:16 the boys headed by the commanding the group of armies on the heoric deed of those who defend- Ruehltnan et al, land In Secs. 16-21, lowa Brigade Band marched from the this sector sent a congratulatory mes- Twp. $35,000. ed the road to Paris in the second bat- 77-15—Cons. square south to the Rock Island sta- sage this afternoon to the American Unable Yank Gunners Stick to Their Machine tle of the Marne. Southwest of Jaul- Cecko-Slovak tion where they entrained for Des Enemy to Make Much Head- general Troops Also Lend a Guardian Deed. commanding the forces which Moines. A fair sized crowd of people way in Their Sector. In Counter and Mow Down the Advancing gonne the Germans crossed the river Hand in Crushing the Common Louisa gdn. Herbert beat back the enemy. Thompson, to at the station to see boys Huns with a rush and started to fight their R. were the Attack Yanks Break Lines At 5 o’clock this evening the Ger- Enemy. No Match Enemy—Americans Occupy Thompson, Und 1-6 int. in E% SE leave. Each boy wore in his way south. The Americans and French Sec. botton and Take 400 Prisoners. mans were heavily shelling for the Americans. Murman Coast. 22 and N% SW SE and lot 2 of the Ameri- held up this advance so that two hours SW hole a red rose given to them by Mrs. SW Sec. 25-75-17—Cons. $4,500. J. G. can forces, but getting shell for after the time set by the enemy for Harrold, who has not missed a shell in return, With the American Army on the London, July 16—Turkish troops soldier that left Washington, D. C., July 16. The and their fire seemed reaching his objective nine miles away Warranty Deed. drafted has the city. to be diminishing. Marne, July 16.— The German prison- attacked the British positions in Pal- Each one has left with a rose and Railbow division which includes tu« he was still far away. Chas. M. Garner and wife to Albert captured estine commanding crossings beautifully worded card entitled “To old Thirl lowa and Company H of The Vaux district is comparatively ers in the counter attack by While fighting in the open contin- the of Verwers W% NW Sec. 16-77-16—Cons. My Son” and signed “Your Mother.” italoosa may be in the thick of t'ie calm now. On the American right the Americans at the bend on the ued the American counter attack was the Jordan and on the ridges north $18,400. heavy fighting is in progress. Fred Beadle wife R. Following are the boys who left: light in the new drive launched by Marne yesterday, number between organized. Light artillery was hurried of Jericho. In the ridge region, the and to M. on the V. front. machine along heavy Boyer, iot 4, blk 20 O P Oskaloosa — Homer L. Johnson (In charge.) Germany extern American gunners 1,000 and 1,600. They include com- into position. It concentrated a British completely restored by a the a Cons. $1,200. Albert Washington. The First Army Corps which inclnd river assisted materially in break- fire at short range and when the fire counter attack the positions that had plete brigade staff. Margaret J. to M. Joseph H. Barquette. es the Rainbow Division, is on the ing up the early boche plans, for they, had ceased the American infantry Blattner. wld. N. been penetrated. More than 500 Chrlsman, lot 2 of O L 1, of Geo. Harrison Brown. front attacked. stuck to their posts and poured deadly Americans Command River dashed from cover and met the on- lot 2 OL 2. Turks were taken prisoner. lot A & Artie Tolson. streams of bullets into the enemy and coming bochc. Loughridge Cassfdays Add and The First and Second Divisions art The fighting continues with fierce lot B I S Henry Bennett. only withdrew when their guns were City of Kazan Captured. of NW SW Sec 13-75-16. part of the newly organized First A" intensity in this district, while the bat- Huns Feared the Steel. Cons. .Tames C. Crowder. so hot they could not be fired. One London, July 16.—CzecchoSlovak SI.OO. my Corps under Maj. General Hunter tle Machine gunners moved forward, C. E. Barnett and wife to John K. James Washington. group of machine gunners happened rages with equal ferocity on the troops have captured the Liggett. The corps comprises altogeth and lying on the ground poured a city of Bucher, pt. NW SE James C. Crowder and James Wash- to be in a place where the Germans right, where the French are reported NJ Sec. 23-74-16 er divisions, totaling probably J mil- stream of bullets into the enemy. The Kazan, 430 miles east of Moscow, Cons, ington were alternates but requested were anxious to erect but to have delivered a smashing blow $625. lion men. These divisions are a bridge, of the fire brought the an Exchange Crozier and wife W. that they be permitted to go along and included against the enemy. From this sec- fierceness Telegraph dispatch William H. to in the their efforts were fruitless. lots this was granted. corps: tion of the battle front it appears that Germans up short. from Copenhagen says it is reported I. Rice, 11-12-13-14 Waveland— Important Cities Menaced. Cons. SI.OO. First Division—Regulars, Maj. Gen. are the German offensive, at least for the They would not face the steel and, from Moscow. The city was taken first, finally broke Lulu C. Janney and husband to W. Robert L. Bullard. Located back of the allies’ line east time being, has been badly shattered. hesitatingly at after the had put up bolsheviki vio- I. Rice, lots 12-3-9-10 Waveland —Cons. Division—Regulars, Maj. The Americans and fell back. Within three hours the BREAKS; Second of Rheims is the railroad which sup- now command the lent resistance. SI.OO. BRIDGE BOY KILLED Omar Bundy. plies the French forces at Verdun and river front at the bend. At the left of Americans had driven them two and General Kazan is on the Kazanka river P. J. Bentley and wife to L. L.Hawk the Americans St. the bend the famous German a half miles to th£ Marne. Twenty-sixth National Guard—Maj. at Michiel with food Tenth near where it joins the It lots 1-2-3-4 block 7 and lota 2-3-4-7-8 Harry Steinke, of Near What Cheat. has Volga. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards. and supplies. In this sector, too, are division made repeated attempts is a manufacturing and commercial block 8 O. P. Indianapolis; also lots Meet* Death When New Tractor the important of Chalons, Eper- all day to cross, but all assaults have Forty-second National Guard (Rain- cities center and is the entrepot of the 1-2-3-4 block 2 McCaunes Add—Cons. Goes Into Ditch. nay and Bar le Due, all been smashed by the splendidly di- SI,OOO. bow) —Maj. Gen. Charles T. Meneher. three of which commerce between Siberia and Euro- are important supply centers for tho rected fire of the American gunners, pean Russia. Forty-first National Guard (Sunset! NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Kazan is about 100 What Cheer, la., July 16.—Harry allied forces. The railroad was inter- and not a single German had succeed- miles north of Simbirsk, the —Maj. Gen. i.unter Liggett.. where Stelnke, a young man 17 years old, rupeed to some extent by the German ed in getting over at this point up to bolshevik government troops were re- met wit!) an accident Saturday after- Thirty-second National Guard (Mich advance to the Marne between Reims 9 o’clock last night. Tioga. ported to have defeated the Czechs Wisconsin troops) —Maj. that cost him his life. igan and and Chateau Thierry, but it is still a The American bullets piled up the G. L. Simpkins has returned from last week. noon TWO CARS Harry W. G. Haan. BETWEEN and his brothers. Jen. very important artery for the allied German dead on the opposite side of Chicago where he went with two car Americans Occupy Murman Coast. John and loads of Albert, had been to where forces. the river every time the enemy start- bogs. London, July and Sigourney Picks Night After Fete. Little Helene Knowles 16.—American FRED they purchased a The only other fighting of moment ed to cross. has return- British troops have occupied the SPELLMAN LUCKY TO GET steam tractor and 16.—"After a ed from the hospital after an exam- were taking it home. One mile west Paris, France, July reported from the front has occurred whole of the Murman coast, in north- OUT WITH HIS LIFE. No Match for Yanks. ination. Doctors decided it from Sigourney they crossed a wood- pause of somewhat unusual length,” on the Villers-Bretonneux sector in would ern Russia, says a dispatch from Liberte, be useless to operate. The little en bridge over West creek. writes Lieut. Col. Rousset in front of Amiens, where the British Some American soldiers now in hos- Moscow to the Central News agency Fred Spellman, of the Hamilton & girl seems better and is able to be Only One Hurt. the enemy has resumed action. He has nave improved positions. pitals, who were in the thick of the by way of Amsterdam. Hamilton tin shop, who was injured their about again. The engine was too heavy for chosen the night following the French fighting yesterday agree that the Ger- After capturing Kem, a railroad in a traffic accident Saturday even- the Mr. and Mrs. Alexander bridge, which gave way throwing the national fete, hoping to catch us nap man was no match for the Charlie station on the White seacoast, the ing, is doing nicely today. He con- FINLAND TO REMAIN NEUTRAL infantry motored to Camp Dodge last week. tractor with the three men Into the ping. Such calculation was gross, but American. dispatch adds, the American and siders himself fortunate to get out Mr. and Mrs. Perman Bowen and water below. Harry was the only one in true manner. The enemy nei This is by the report from British forces advanced toward Ton- of the mix-up without a more serious boche Bill on Second Reading. Germany Has evidenced family visited Mr. Bowen in Rose seriously hurt. The two brothers surprised us or caught us una- hospitals, oki, the bolsheviki forces having injury. Fred tried to sweep up ther Big all the American there be- Hill Sunday and upon Aunt took him out of the water and begun Force There. called withdrawn toward Nivorak. some fifty to seventy-five feet of the rushed wares. The attack was where ing only a few cases of wounds from Lizzie Freak who is ill. him back to Sigourney to a physician’s anticipate it.” Mob pavement with his face and he con we had reason to London, July 17.—A bill providing ritte and machine gun fire, while most Miss Leoni Simpkins is entertain Wrecks Embassy. office where it was found that bis arms London, July 16.—Rioting which sequently spilled considerable b*o<*d The inhabitants of Paris and the su for a constitution in Finland has of the men are suffering from shrap- ing two girl friends from Oskaloosa. and legs were broken and his body pass- occurred in Vienna and other iround the vicinity of the accident, burbs, says the Matin, heard violent ed its second nel wounds. Some of these cases are Mr. and Mrs. Casky ahd Mrs. places otherwise badly bruised. His injur- reading in the Finnish Reid lie is sor'- today but feeling be* or the hours to- serious. of Kansas are relatives in Austria following the breakdown ies were so serious that artillery firing in early parliament by the narrow margin of visiting and and be ail O. K. again medical aid neighborhood. of the Austrian offensive, culminated will in a of day. The sky toward the east was con four says Helsingfors dispatch friends in this was no avail amf he died In a few votes a Hospitals Again Under Fire. in a vicious attack on the German short time. lit up as if by a great electri- by of Copenhagen Miss Cecil Atlsup of Delta is vis- minutes. slantly way to the Ex- embassy in Vienna, according to the It was not the street car that hit Those who were on the The Germans apparently deliberate- iting friends here. Died On 17th Birthday. cal storm. change agency. most recent reports from a reliable Fred first, however. It was a Ford midnight to ly attempted to shell several of the Miss Grace Warrick is visiting her Harry was just 17 years old, the boulevards after listened Republicans have started an ener- neutral source, have reached automobile driven by Geo. Ballinger groups American hospitals near the Marne sister Gladys who lives near Delta. which accident having occurred on his birth- the cannonade while Hmall getic agitation against the bill and it here. Before the military and police of Deß Moines. Spellman was on the front last night. A number of shells The W. S. S. Club put on some day. He was a sturdy, manly youth gathered on the high points of city is not improbable, the dispatch adds, could intervene much damage to the Second street riding a wheel intent The fell intermittently a short distance good work laßt Thursday evening. and is survived by the two brothers to watch the distant heavens. that the Finnish government will have structure is said to have been done. on negotiating a crossing of High from them. They did no damage, be- A good program was given and a fine who were with him at the time, father, noise of the firing was particularly to resign s the majority in favor of the Italians Confine Win. avenue to go north. He beard the yond disturbing the patients. talk by Ed Beman was enjoyed. To mother and sisters. He lived with loud in the southern part of the city. bill is insufficient. Rome, July 16.—“0n the Asiago clang of the street car bell and was Five German airplanes, modeled af-' Thirty-five dollars worth of stamps his parents about seven miles south- It is stated that intends to plateau French detachments carried watching the car approaching from Take 400 Prisoners. Finland the American avia- were sold. east of What Cheer. Americans remain neutral if serious ter the machines out two surprise attacks Into the en- the west. He did not see or hear a conflict oc _f army in France, tors are using and carrying American emy’s lines at Bertigo ?he auto moving west and he With the American curs in the Murman country where en- and Zocchl. rode Expecting To Go To War. strong American counter insignia on the wings, attacked one Sauce. Our detachments Into the directly, in the path of the rapidly July 16.—A tente allied forces have assumed con- Vegetable broke en- Mr. and Mrs. Floid Hatcher stopped bend com- of the American sausages south of Add half emy’s lines north of Di moving Ford, which spilled him and attack south of the river trol. A dispatch from Helsingfors says one cup of green peas, Monte Val off in town today at the parental who Chateau Thierry last evening and Bella. A few prisoners shoved him along until he was B. pletely upset the Germans, broke Germany has sufficient forces in Fin- chopped celery, asparagus, cauliflower were taken. Jam- R. Hatcher and E. E. Mnckler homes troops drove managed to get so close under the dis- cup Enemy reconnoiterlng parties med in between street car and auto. in retreat. The American land to deal with the entente troops or mushrooms to one of white have enroute to their home In Grlnnell af- rail guise that they were able to fire in- been active slopes But at that the Injured man was able the enemy back all the way to the and the red guards. sauce. Season well and serve with fish between the of ter taking a vacation visit st Atlan- region cendiary bombs into the balloon which Basso Rosso and the Brenta river. to crawl out from under. way skirting the Marne in the balls. tic In Cass county, the former home burst into flames. The occupants of “A new attack attempted at Cor- of Jaulgonne. This position Hit by Lightning. of Mrs. Hatcher. Mrs. Hatcher southwest however, was repulsed. of Worked on Sabbath. la is being held. In the countei at- the sausage, made their es- none North Monte expecting to return to Oskaloosa now Lightning struck the barn on the What Cheer Red Cross. in the Sunday was a busy day In Mahaska for were taken. cape by means of parachutes. Grappa and Montello zone dur- residence almost any time, as tack many prisoners George Bissett farm southeast of Mon- With June ended the first six ing the day and county the Roar night the artillery fields. Both wheat and oats husband is likely to enter They Included a major, two captains tezuma and burned it to the ground. Guns Away. nionths the What surgical activity has federal ser- of Cheer , been lively. were cut and Sunday work of one kind vice, having applied for so fHr counted. Will Swlth anil family reside on the Seventeen American pursuit planes dressings class, 6600 dressinsg entrance to anti 400 men. with "Btx hostile airplanes have been or another was In progress In every training and place. immediately ground and when school la swatting his Reports from Vaux this afternoon left the to their credit. township In the county. call. i; ¦ > i jV v ~ IV; v. , sl v a ¦ • kv; 1 .>