THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSD ALE, PA. MAP SHOWS BRITISH GAINS IN BELGIUM Photo by American Press Association A British war office report quotes ¥ield Marchal Haig as saying “all the objectives” were gained in a blow at the Bavarian troops north of the Scarpe. German positions on a front <f a mile on the western slopss of Greenland hill (1) were captured. Be- sides this action progress was made in the sector west of Loos (2), and trenches north of Armentieres (3) were raided. The activity extended ad far north as Ypres. CLOUDBURST HITS MONONGAHELA VALLEY “Two Persons Missing, Twenty Hurt. Many Pennsylvania Towns Dam- aged by Violent Rainstorm. Two persons—a woman and a girl— were drowned, a score were injured and more than thirty others were res- cued from probable drowning, follow- ing a cloudburst in the Monongahela valley. One dwelling was washed away in Dookers Hollow, Braddock, three other residences were destroyed and half of the houses in the hollow were damaged. Munhall creek overflowed its banks and bridges spanning the creek for nearly two miles were washed away. The water entered dwellings and caused damage throughout the valley. It is estimated the damage done will exceed $25,000. RUSSIANS TOLD U.S. WAR AIMS Wilson Sends Communication to New Republic mer————— SLAVS URGED NOT TO QUIT America’s Purpose, Says President, Is to Help Crush Forever Menace of Prussian Autocracy. The war aims of the United States were clearly made known to Russia in a message sent by President Wwil- son. The communication is a part of the effort to keep Russia in the war. In view of the approaching visit of the American delegation to Russia, says the president, “it seems Oppor- tune and appropriate that I should again state the objects the United States has had in mind in entering the war.” “This war has begun to go against Germany,’ the president asserts, and as evidence of this he points to the effort of the German ruling class to use certain groups and parties in the empire “to promote a propaganda on both sides of the sea which will pre- serve for them their influence at home and their power abroad, to the un- doing of the very men they are using.” The message continues: “The position of America in this war is so clearly avowed that no man can be misled into mistaking it. She seeks no material profit or aggrandize- ment of any kind. She is fighting for no advantage or selfish object of her own, but for the liberation of peoples everywhere from the aggressions of autocratic force. The ruling classes in Germany have begun of late to pro- fess a like liberality and justice of purpose, but only to preserve the power they have set up in Germany and the selfish advantages which they have wrongly gained for themselves and their private projects of power all the way from Berlin to Bagdad and beyond. Government after gov- ernment has by their influence, with- out open conquest of its territory, been MISSOURI MOB SURRENDERS MEN Coolness of Captive About to Be Lynched Calms Crowd mre. KIDNAPER SUSPECTS JAILED Seven Taken From Sheriff Following Finding of Body of Baby Keet, Stol- en From Father's Home, In Well After an unsuccessful attempt to reach Jefferson City with his prison- ers to evade pursuers armed with ropes and shotguns, Sheriff Webb was overtaken at Stockton, Mo., by a mob bent on avenging ihe death of little Lloyd Keet, and his seven prisoners, alleged to have been concerned in kid- naping the baby, were forcibly taken from him, The pursuit ended in the public square at Stockton. Claude Piersol, who had been arrested as a kidnaper, and alleged leader of the band, was singled out as a special victim of the mob’s wrath. A rope was brought and placed about his neck and the noose was thrown over the rafters of the bandstand. Calmly the man watched the preparations. With the rope in the hands of several men ready at any moment to choke him to death, he smiled calmly. His cool confidence and seemingly indifference cast a spell upon the throng. Speaking in a con- versational tone, seemingly unmoved, he addressed them. Without emotion he denied complicity in the crime. When he had finished he said: “I guess you are going to kill me.” “Yes,” the crowd shouted. “Well, you might as well go ahead and get it over with.” With this statement Pierson folded his arms. a His action took the crowd .by sur- prise and it was feared that he might be innocent. Other members of the party were brought forth and threat ened with hanging, but aside to con- fessing to another kidnaping case they made no admissions. Sheriff Webb then promised to de- liver the prisoners to the Greene coun- ty jail and the crowd dispersed. County officials declare they have linked together in a net of intrigue directed against nothing less than the peace and liberty of the world. meshes of that intrigue must be brok- en, but cannot be broken uniess wrongs already done are undone; and adequate measures must be taken to Mrs. Anna Ivon, aged thirty-two, and Mary Buzo, aged nine, both of Dookers Hollow, were drowned. Mrs. Ivon was last seen sitting on the porch of her home, with her baby in her arms. Both were swept from the porch. The child was injured about the body. The others injured were removed by residents of the little foreign settle- ment to the offices of physicians. It is estimated fully twenty feet of water passed through Dookers Hollow, which is one mile long and a quarter- mile wide. There are forty houses in the hollow. PERSHING AND STAFF GUESTS OF ENGLAND American Commander Will Remain In London Several Days—To Inspect Big English Training Camps. Major General Pershing, comman- der of the American expeditionary army to France, and his staff, arrived in London. The expected arrival of General Pershing and his party had been kept a fairly close secret from the London public. ' @eneral Pershing and the twelve of- ficers of his senior staff are guests of the British government. The remain- der of the contingent will be looked after by American societies in Lon- don. General Pershing and his staff ar- rived at an English port after an un- eventful trip. All the members of his party were in good health and spirits. “Their ship was escorted into port by American destroyers. A hearty wel- come was extended to the Americans by official representatives of the ad- miralty, the war office and the muni- cipal authorities. The war office has assigned a brigadier general of the British army as aid to General Persh- ing. TO PROBE DANIELS’ CHARGE Senate Naval Affairs Committee Takes Up Spy Allegations. The senate naval affairs committee decided on » thorough investigation of the documents and papers declared by Secretary of the Navy Daniels to have been stolen from the navy's confiden- tial files by 2 spy or traitor. The inquiry will embrace a sifting of the charges, accompanying the stolen documents, of defective am- munition in the navy. Records stolen from the confiden- tial files of the United States navy led Secretary Daniels to make the charge. Indications were that the letters and documents had been filched from the ordnance department or the Indian Head proving ground, where navy guns and ammuni ion are tested. prevent it from ever again being re- woven or repaired. * “Of course, the imperial German government and those whom it is using for their own undoing are seek- ing to obtain pledges that the war will end in the restoration of the status que ante. It was the status quo ante out of which this iniquitous war issued The | ! child was frund by a sheriff’ 8. posse no evidence connecting these prison- ers with the Keet case. } The body of the fourteen-months-old which had gone to a “haunted” House, long since abandoned in the Ozark mountains, eight miles southwest of here. In some way not yet explained the sheriff was told that trace &f the child could be found on the farm. 1t was several hours, before they thought of the well. A deputy was lowered into the opening while others held him by his feet. And there was found the body of “Buddie” Keet, wrapped in the pink blanket which forth; the power of the imperial Ger- man government within the empire and its widespread domination and in- fluence outside of that empire. That status must be altered in such fashion as to prevent any such hideous thing from ever happening again. “We are fighting for the liberty, the self-government and the undictated de- feature of the settlement that con- cludes this war must be conceived must first be righted and their ade- quate safeguards must be created to merely because they have a pleasing sonorous sound. Practical questions can be settled only by practical means. Phrases will not accomplish the result. Effective readjustments will, and whatever readjustments are necessary must be made. “But they must follow a principle and that principle is plain. ple must be forced under sovereignty under which it does not wish to live. No territory must change hands ex- cept for the purpose of securing those who inhabit it a fair chance of life and liberty. No indemnities must be insisted on except those that consti- tute payment for manifest wrongs done. No readjustments of power must be made except such as will tend world and the future welfare and hap- piness of its peoples. “And then the free peoples of the world must draw together in some common covenant; some genuine and practical co-operation, that will in ef- fect combine their force to secure peace and justice in the dealings of nations with one another. The broth- erhood of mankind must no longer be a fair but empty phrase; it must be given a structure of force and reality. The nations must realize their common life and effect a work- able partnership to secure that life against the aggressions of autocratic and self-pleasing power. “For these things we can afford to pour out blood and treasure. For these are the things we have always professed to desire and unless we pour out blood and treasure now and succeed, we may: never be able to unite or show conquering forte again In the great cause of human liberty. “The day has come to conguer Or submit. If the forces of autocracy gan divide us, they will overcome us; if we stand together, victory is cer- tain and the which victory will secure. We can afford then to be generous, but we cannot afford then or now to be weak omit any gingle guarantee of gurity.” ustice and se- velopment of all peoples, and every ; and executed for that purpose. Wrongs | prevent their being committed again. | We ought not to consider remedies | No peo- | to secure the future peace of the’ was upon his bed the night he was stelen. A woman’s skirt, too, of biack silk substance, was wrapped around the body, and the only evidence left | by those who threw the body into the | water. ‘SLACKERS ROUNDED UP Men Who Avoided Registration: In MILADY IN KHAKI-- GARB FOR MILITARY WORK CONTRARY ORIENTALS. » ® They Have a Habit of Doing All Things the Other Way. Every European who has lived long in the east will, I think, bear me, out, says Earl Cromer in the Quar- terly Review, when I say that in the | most trivial acts of life the easterner somehow or other manages always to do or say exactly opposite to what would be done or said by the west- erner. I was one day looking out of the window of the viceroy’s house at Bar- rackpore and noticed that a native policeman was walking up and down the terrace. His attention was at- tracted by a piece of paper which flut- tered to his feet. He stopped and eyed it intently. I conceive that under simi- lar circumstances a policeman of any western nation, even if he had been barefooted and his toes had not, from the constant use of boots, lost their prehensile qualities, would, had‘ he wished to possess himself of that bit of paper, have stooped to pick it up. But the Bengali policeman kicked off the wooden shoe from his right foot. seized the bit of paper between his two | Photo by American Press Association. A GENERAL SURVEY OF. THE WAR British might asserted itself on a gigantic scale and, after one of the most tremendous blows which has yet been launched against the German hordes, the fruits of the great offen- sive have not been fully calculated, so vast was the onslaught. ’ Today the town of Messines and a score of other important points are in British hands. The Germans made prisoner already run into four figures, with the totals increasing as further reports are received. More than 1,000,000 pounds of high explosives was blown up under the Teutons’ forward positions—the most gigantic mining operation in the his- acute observer of eastern ways. told . test the intelligence of an Egyptian, | Burcpean nation, supposing he under | stood the difference between right and . left, would certainly have seized the first toes, brought up his foot to the level of the knee and, without stopping, convoyed the paper from his toes to his fingers behind his back. ’ A friend of mine who was a very me that on one occasion, in order to he asked him to indicate his left ear. The most uneducated member of any lobe of his left ear with his left hand. The Igyptian, however, passed his right hand over the top of his head and with that hand took hold of the : top of his left ear. The American Peril. At Weihuei, Hunan province, an amusing incident occurred during a campaign against houseflies. Follow- ing the lecture, in; which the dangers of the fly had been emphasized, some Chinese ladies were being Shown the health exhibit. One of the pictures showed a common housefly magnified many times. On seeing it one of the ladies exclaimed: “Is that the kind of flies they have ‘over in America: No wonder Dr. Peter talks about the dan- ger. If we had such big files here in China we would have to be careful of them too.”—Christian Herald. Feurteen Inch Guns. tory of war—spreading panic among the kaiser’s troops. The Germans were taken complete- ly by surprise, as proved by the fact that the Twenty-third Bavarian regi- ment was being relieved at the mo- ment the attack opened. The German forces holding Mes- sines ridge and the salient surround- ing it seemed to have been utterly demoralized by the force of the Brit- ish attack. ‘They attempted three counter attacks, but there was no power behind any of them. The heav- iest was absolutely broken up by the British artillery barrage before reaci- ing the infantry lines. The two other counter attacks were attempted by disorganized German infantry without artillery preparation or any support whatever. Very heavy losses were in- flicted on the Germans in conse- quence. Few who went into these at. tacks came out unscathed. A British light cruiser and destroyer flotilla sunk one German destroyer, the S-20, and damaged another in an engagement with six enemy destroy- Law’s Toils. { One hundred and forty Industrial Workers of the World are held in Rockford, Freeport and Belvedere, Ili, { the department of justice announced. ; They are charged with wilful refusal | to register and with agitation against conscription. The Chicago office of the department of justice has sent special agents to these cities to in- vestigate the cases. In Chicago nine negroes who fled from Greenville, Miss., to avoid regis- tration were taken into custody. Salvatore Zumpano, an I. W. W. or- ganizer, is under arrest in Scranton, Pa., charged with having refused to register. Charges of a widespread plot in the state of Wisconsin to defeat the draft by discouraging registration, were laid before President Wilson. L. W. Nieman, editor of the Mil- waukee Journal, and Senator Hustin laid before the president evidence of German intrigue in Wisconsin. Sym- pathizers with pro-German -tendeneies are conduc ing a subtle campaign to kill the war spirit, the men reported. SLACKERS’ TIME EXPIRES Period of Grace For Leniency Over. Arrests to Be Next. Orders went out to all police depart- ments to bring in the slackers. The pericd of leniency allowed by the pro- vost marshal general in regard to per- sons registering has passed. Beginning Tuesday police will arrest any and all men who have not reg- istered. They will be taken “forcibly if necessary’ before the proper au- thorities and will be required to reg- ister. Wooden Ship Contracts Let. The shipping board announced in Washington that contracts for 160 wooden ships had been let within the past ten days, 100 ships to the Southern Pine association and sixty ships to various firms on the western coast, with an option for forty more at the same price. Paris Expects More Destroyers. The Paris Matin stated that another of United States destroyers and boats is expected in European shortly to engage in subma- | rine hunting and convoy service. | rea BREET ers at long range, the admiralty re- ported, in telling of a sea and air raid on Ostend. sorded with “good y declerzd. Shore ies returned the British fire, buf there’ were no casualties on the Brit ish ships and no damage done to the attacking vessels. For the first time since the start of the war France's official peace terms have been made public. ber of deputies, by a vote of 453 to 55, adopted a resolution setting forth the rerubl’e’s war aimg, which are said to represent those of the entente al ‘ies. These peace conditions include beration of all territories occupied by Germany, the return of Alsace- Lorraine to France and just repara- tion for damage done to invaded re- g-ons. The resolution, which was ac- cepted by the government, also favors creation of a league of nations for maintenance of peace. LABOR WANTS FOOD LAW “Drive on Congress” Planned to Avoid Serious Unrest. Following a conference with Her- bert C. Hoover, selected to head the new food administration; an oOr- ganization was affected by represent- atives of the American Federation of Labor, the four railroad brotherhoods, gress to demand immediate adoption of food legislation. concern over the situation which might face the country if prices kept soaring and something was not done to conserve this year's harvest, for which it was understood representa- tives of the neutral countries were bidding. of the army. The cham- the National Federation of Postal em- ployees and the “labor group” in con- gress for a concerted drive upon con- The labor representatives expressed Peasants Urge Army to Action. ment. I soon got so much The ct ; of peasants Petro- better that I was encour- { grad al 2 ( n ( upon aged and continued taking | the army to ub pline the two remedies until I | and lefend revelutio a. The was so well that work was | congress affirm e duty of those it no bother to me at all” represents to d-iasnd the country MRS. LOUIS ELG, energet nd ke v sacri- Idaho Falls, Idaho. | fice to sustain the fighting strength Kor rss rm msm The making of fourteen inch guns "18 a stupendous operation, requiring batteries of open hearth furnaces to produce the material, a great casting plant and presses and heating furnaces of the largest size, running into mil- lions in value. The tube of a fourteen inch navy rifle is about sixty-two feet long, and a ninety ton ingot, five feet in diameter, is required. Wide Awake Eskimos. The Eskimos are rapidly learning the value of money. The day has long gone by when they would give a polar bearskin or a bale of foxskins for a fishhook. They now know the value of their furs and bring them to the best markets.— Argonaut. A String to Them. Mrs. Flatbush— What became of that string of pearls your husband was go- ing to give you? Mrs. Bensonhurst— Oh, he had hold of the string.—Yonkers Statesman. Her Own Idea. “His wife is a woman of one idea.” “That so?” “Yes; whenever he starts to do any- thing she has the idea that he’s doing it wrong” A Perfect Likeness. Mre. S.—Oh. what a beautiful face! | Who is 1t? Painter—That. madam, is | your deughter. Mrs. S.—What a per- . fect likeness! 1 think you must paint i mel A Household Jewel. “Is your new maid competent?” “Very. She can even fool agents and PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FIRE, AUTOMOBILE, COMPENSATION AND PLATE GLASS INGSURANSS W. » COOK & SON Meyersdale, Pa. a W. CURTIS TRUXAL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, SOMERSET, PA. Prompt attention given to all Teg: business. a WANTED—OId papers, magazines, rubbers and shoes. J. D. DONER, 12-16 210 Grant St Vetenarian S. P. Fritz, veteaaran, casiradag a speciality. P. O. Audress, Piss Hill, Pa. Economy Phope, Gumbert store. 2 Joseph L. Tressler funeral Direetor and Embalmer Meyersdale, Penna.’ OAR ROBBERS Office 229 Center tree Both Phones. Residence: 809 North Street Economy Phone. Baltimore & Ohio RAILROAD SPRING TOURS TO WASHINGTON BALTIMORE MARCH 31 AND JUNE 1 $6.45 ROUND TRIP FiOM MEYERSDALE Tickets valid for all refular trains and good returning 10 days including date of sale. Tickets including 5 days board in Washing ton, side trips. etc., may be secured upon payment of $20.50 addicionsal. SECURE ‘FULL INFORMATION - FROM TICKET AGENT. 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