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CAPE MAY COUHTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY, It. J.

Hge Bern

hicken Thief Had Consideration for His Captor .tsHINGTON.—OUT Lenhnm. chalnnnn of local exemption board No. 6. "had an exciOac expertenee the other nlxht, and the thoughta of the porp I;n i« tberrln are herewith presented foi future examination by peycho-

alutnberinit

- . . !y that njomlng. Awakened he Is* ruanifeata on ouch occasions. Hla en jar detected aonnda out In the ed in hU back yard. Jumping out of bed. Cliff crabbed s trn*ty S2 howltxer and made downair}. for the kitchen door. It was one of the cold nights, bnt Hff plunged forth, recardleaa, Pajais and bare feet make for apeed. He it into the ebed before the thief was "Hands up’" cried Lanham, addressing bis remarks to the dusky figure rn In the dusky shed. But the dusky figure Started to flee Instead. So Lanham let go hla revolver and grappled with the Intruder. Lanham soon had the fellow at his mercy and baled him out Into the light

the moon.

Sow you come along with me,” said Lanham. And be marched the chicken thief cut of the back yard and down the ley to the corner of Thirteenth and G streets southeast, where be put in a 11 for a patrol wagon. v.'hlle Handing there on the corner. Lanham saya, he kept thinking all e time Jurt one big thought. Finally be gave that thought voice. “Are you registered in the draft?" he ied the negro. The captive shifted nervously. “No. boss, I Is too young." he replied. There was another long silence. Now we Investigate the train of thought of the colored man. 'Fay. Ixtse." that Individual said, turning to Lanham. “Well?" answered Lanham. "What do you want?" The colored man looked down at the pavement. And then: “Boss, ain’t i- r.>: cowr

FOR EVERY GAIN

DETAILS OF FIRST WEEK OF THE GREAT BATTLE TELL OF BRITISH HEROISM. OVERWHELMED BY NUMBERS

Flare* I y Contesting Each Poaitian. Haig's Men Fell Brek m Good Ordei Mewing Down the Advancing Foe sad Often Counter-Attacking. ^■idon.—Details of the first week the great linttle in France show thftti Uhll*. the fighting hc« been more than In any pri-.tnua offensive. I here bn* been no cause for pessimism. The German Ite-ses have leen terrific, probably iM.WO ni'uultles having been suffered by the kaiser's hosts. At such cost they won less than third of the ground on which they had counted. Tlie morale of the British troops has l>ecn perfeef throughout and Ibey have fought magnificently.

Million Germans in Action. These facts stand out:

It Is known that at least 1.000.000 G<-rmans were engaged nu the whole front of attack. In the Somme area not less than S2 army divisions were

Identified The British Mae suffered ' matlon they came on. offering excel-

ifter All, What Was There for the “Jedge" to Bo? BIO real estate man—“btg' stands for business—called on an old tenant L who wtf behind In her rent. He was welcomed with affable apologies i.l given an exceedingly rich promise of payment. “I has the rent, lodge. all bnt the las' dollah, an' as soon aa I c'n lia It I'm a-comin' lighter 'roun—I cert'n'y Is.' "Look here, aunty. I don't want to see you turned out in weather like • jr - n-Tm-t- 1 Ihl*- T know boor good yon used to be if ^ An VO^WrTr to that old man of ypnrs after he got crippled up—and what a lot of bopest hard work you have done in your time —I wish I had as dear a record. Sapjiose I give you that dollar. Will you come to the ofllce and pay up' Aunty was beamingly sure. So the hdee" gave her the money—Lord love—and went his way. The next morn■c the old lady failed to show up. She was among those absent the day Inr. Anil the day after that. And on the morning after that a righteously rathful "Jedge" repeated his visit. Thought you were coming to pay that rent?" •Why, good mawnln*. Jedge! It cert'n’y la ccrna for you to come heah nv I was a steddyln' tl comer roun' f yoh office wlf my rent money—1 got sll t'gutber cepn’ the las' dollah " "Didn’t I give you that dollar?" _ ^ ■ rk-«-d you did. Jedge. honey. You cert’n’y did gimme that dollah nn it it. mouty handy, too—iffin I hadn't bad It when that oomrn romer awrupin’ In on me to pay her the Us* dollah I owed her for my ree-gnle-yer <• uM n't a-turned aut ye^ with the Slaters of the GalUleaB Fishmen an rid l.i.rk. y„ n c’n go to pahjor aocUU. any way you wants to. but when you : bury in's you got to weah a pupple silk ap'n lotm *roun wlf while "•nab to match. The alety I b'longs to pays rick beue-flta an 3 .Wy time you diea. so you c'n have a chu'ch suvriev wlf fo hack* free r.-sf of any kinder flowers yo' mo'ners call* for. Ball got !..•> romlu'm me Fnlght. an' Iffln the madam pays me I cerfny am gw me •* that dollah an* Day mah rent— " It l»n't in the story what the "Jedge" did. but aa the old tenant -cpt her 'P of a house up In Blank alley one might cuesa. 'eculiar Thrill Went With Shopping Expedition , WOMAN In a raincoat was buying gloves. The ««omer next wore finery l V hlch Implied a chauffeur at the curb. Both had umt.rel.aa that • -I. ,i0e by siue. regardleje. of the abysmal canyon that divides mercerised '•'ber from seal—end both were buy-

’lfc*HiWf." ’ On’' tbe nenr-by heights British field guns firing practlcaHy at Print range smashed every ••(fort. On some ocvisions British Infantry. Mupiar attacking, daslied Into the water to fight the Germans. With the object of capturing Trviilera and Esslgny. aosthweM of Bt. t.n.entln. the Germans employed nt least six divisions, or 72.000 men of storming trooiis, the 50th. 46th (reserves)'. 11th. Rfith. 187th anr 238ih, in the proportion of one division to every BriUsn battalion. The average width of each attack was 2,000 yard*. Ten Tanks Wreak Havoc Amid Foe. I'nsalng through I'nrillera, there was n Moody struggle in a chalk quarry-, where many German dead now He. After the German* had come some wny forward ten BriOah tanka drove Into them and shattered some of their battalions with their machine-pin fin*, dispersing groups of tbe advancing

unit*.

The British fought many rear guard actions and made numerous counterattacks in the neighborhood of Hoisel. falling back to tbe line of the Somme only when new masses of Germans passed through tlioac battalions which they had not met and beuten. Ik-tween Goxeaueourt and Epepby occurred a most desperate struggle. The Germans attacked in overwhelming strength. Their previous bombardment had had Uttlc effect and tbe British troops bad suffered but

slightly.

The weather was misty, and. screened by this mist, the Germans were on top of the British before the Intwere aware of It. In dense for-

Clothes Economy Fashion’s Problem

severe bnffeting In this retch, but was firm everywhere. The German* lielleved that a loss of 500,000 would be a cheap price for success In the west, but with a loss already of 250.000 there Is no pros ■ct of their cttalnlng the victory they

ek.

They regained all the ground lari In the Cambral battle and have taken back section* of tlie territory taken from them In tbe Somme offensive of

lari year.

Tbe fighting wa* not by any means continual German nd-ance. Tbe British counter-attncked heavily and fought for every foot of ground.

Details of the Fighting.

Id one battle or. the extreme left the German* employed not less than nine divisions In an effort to break through. For three day* tbe three British divisions held them at bay. Finally, under weight of number*, the Brlti-h retired behind tbe line marked by tbe ruined villages of Bullecouri. East Noguell and Crriseite*. Tbe next morning the Germans renewed the attack, striking north ward from Font*Indies and Croisellcs and westward from Cberissy. Tney drove In mass formation, wave after wave, toward the height* tietween Henln «ur

Cojeul to Benin hill.

Two hours of Irum fire. In which gu* and high-explosive shells were mingled, preceded the Infantry aitnck. From eight o'clock in the morning until noon continuous waves of gray-dad tronjis stormed tbe height*. British machine guns ported ridge swept down line nfter line of German*. By three o'clock In the aft enioon the Teuton* bad succeeded pressing tost Heulu bill on both sides and threatened to cut off the machine pinners posted on tbe crests, until then did tbi latter retire enjoin the main British forre. Similar figtiling «t* firing on at the same lime on ti e right wing. Item* dous pressure »a» brought to l« around SI. l^-ger. Vnulx and Vn

court. It lasted all tL.y.

At time* under the German hi" British line sagged heavily, l.ut

"lieu her package wa* tucked unr from the weather. Bnlucoat went >lde. raised her gloria, and— Down showered glove*, silk stockr ‘. n nifty neckpiece and a silver-

’■*bed bag.

You might suppose a showdown • that would have raised a mob. but wasn't an Argus-eye in sight— :.iiks to the storm and to the fact Uda la a true happening Instead , .. drama tie fiction. So Raincoat fished up her *]<n«iy I****. »»“*■“ ’tore with tbe Muff iield at arm-length to avoid the rlrcttmslantUl-evl- ! "-e : pi«-aranee of what a soulless law calls being caught in the act. and t-i Into executive session with a fb-or walker. . . . But the loot-lady who had planted her awag in the wrong cache had gone tb.- unknown and carried her freedom along. And that wa* *11 th»re to It, except that Raincoat went home ex'-.tedl} elated because -or tne time In all her decs dm she had come in tjuch with crime.

i point did It give

Desperate Defense el Vaulx. A bitter battle wti» fought for

session of Vaulx. hut British nun In:--gunners /cried in the ruins of the

village held o'.v Uermuns at bay ruined factory s-nred a* a for despite the aliening to which it

subjected.

Not until late in the aftenn

It impoiwlble f«

the town longer. Even Mien the retreat only went for a thousand yard* Tlie British rear guard fought every' slip of the way, and. returning to the main body, a eoonter-attack was luumlie.! against the Germans In p - session of Vaulx and the village w u »

lent targets. Ground was yielded by the British only under pressure of overwhelming numbers. Heroic Deeds af the British. Fighting Saturday between Arras nnd Bapnuuie for ixissesslon of the heights between tbe Cojeul nnd Senriven was especially bitter. Outnumbered eight to one. the British mops clung to their positions to tlie

last.

Gauche wood, where Scots and South Africans were placed, another terrific struggle ensued. The German* several times managed to rench the wood but were repeatedly thrown back. Their losses In killed were especially heavy, as they came on In mass formation. Attempt nfter

tempt was frustrated.

From a height !>elow Gauche wood known as Chapel hill to Epephy three German divisions and jwrts of a fourth were throw-n against the British. At one point the enemy was actually among the British advance ports before he was discovered. Tlie fog thoroughly screened him. Waves of German* flowed pns* the farm and around It. )j|it In the farm Itself the Leicester* held out. fighting and refusing to surrender until every man was killed or so severely w ounded

lie could fight no more.

The British showed the greatest strength between Bnpaume and I’eronne anil above Bnpaume a* fur a* Arrrju The (Jennans, however, concerned with the southern flank, at the Franco-Britlsh Junction i>olnt. concentrated their most terrific blows against the Peronne-Ham-Chauny line, relying on the necessity of an automatic British withdrawal In tbe north if their line was bent or broken In the south. Bnpoume was an obstacle on the northern ride, to capture which they sacrificed tbonwind* of their best troops. River* of blood were shed for tbe town's |Mn<se£rios In a combat that Inst cl almost all night, until the British finally yielded tbe ruins, nfter having exacted a fearful price.

Kaiser Orders Jubilation.

Tlie kaiser was with Feld Marshal von Illndenburg.ln I’eronne surveying the bloody Helds where thousands of hi* best fighting men were killed or maimed Ix-fure the British finally withdrew. The emperor Orth-red n genanl Jubilation throughout the empire, i ^ rockets and flag* and a holiday for the | ' children being the chief symbol* of , reMirmtlon. He conferred a gold in- j

— c.n Hlndcnhiirr.

New York.—Women are of many (nlnd* concerning clothes. Some Insist that they will Ur.ve everything made In the house, gtv.ng th» seaw*trows n rlianee to live; that they will study the I-est fashions for Inspirational work in their own sewing room*. Others Insist that they will spend this spring alt. ring clothe* that are almost a* good as new. while oilier* say that it Is patriotic to spend. It I* quite well, observes a prominent fashion writer, that there are segments of differing thought. The continent Is so full of women that they can group thetnaelves Into thousands of units, each with but a single purpose, nnd everybody will be benefited. Every woman does not see economy in tbe same way. It would be foolish therefore, to preach the same sermon to the mass. There Is no doubt that several thousands of women are debating. with Intelligence and with a stimulating effort nt sacrifice, this question of spring costumery; buL a* far as the prophet can see into the future, business will not suffer by this

discussion.

There will be hundreds of gowns remodeled in the sewing rooms of honn-s: there will Ik- thousands of gown* bought for, less than 650 by women who once paid over $100 for them: there will be a revival of Individual work on clothes, nnd less will l-e left to the shops and the dressmakers ; but there is enough money in this country nnd sufficient need and desire for spending to have everyone nuuh- easy nnd comfortable. As for the business of altering clothe* nt home, word* of wisdom and kindness should be said In favor of It. Much ran U- done to augment a wardrobe In this manner; but there will always remain the necessity for one new costume, no matter how earnest n worker the sewing woman may be. It will not l-e an easy season for her who contemplate* transforming her old clothe* into new ones. At first glance she may think that things have remained much n* they wen-, but as tbe season advanre* she will find that the changes have been drastic. The French have subtly Inserted Into every garment, and every detail of the garment, sufficient change from I what lu*s I wen to upset the calculations of tlHmsaud* who wanted to w«ur the eiothes they p- -sesseil.

Skirts Very Narrow.

Fkirts for Instance: The slightest hare r.t any seam maki-* even u consen stive woman wearing such u gnrimnt wish she had stayed at home or remodeled her gown before she went out Fortunately, tin- alteration from a wide to a narrow silhouette is mas- , ' —— *ij- those who do not claim

neau" has a certain popularity, and the woman who own* a skirt of this kind (with it* lumnler effect at the rides, achieved through umbrella folds, and Its Close, narrow hem) may leavq It ns It Is. It satisfies the itpjw-tlta

of fashion today.

The advent of the short sleeve In frock*, blouse*. Jackets and even top coots Is startling to the American mind. \Ve Invented tbe elbow sleeve and forced It upon Purls. Tlie word “Invent" l*. of course, a bad one to u*e In fashion*. Ixtause everything

Monastic irocR ot •*■* jersey. <v I* the color of a banana and einbroi; dered in a heavy deeign of whiU wool, with a thick eerd around the walsL The vest and collar are of

whit* organdie.

Im* been, nnd therefore, everything li

merely “revived."

•'Sid-

tbe ellxjw sleeve v

to be expert*. The seam* of a tall- - r ^ •‘nns as an American fashion nnd skl.t. for Instance, are merely ' projected through the demand for cooripped upward from tlie bottom and venlwce. It wa* looked upon by the takes in us a eontliiuotbm of the j ultra-smart French designer aa part

straight line from the hip*.

Tlie licni of frock* cannot be him died In so simple n wny: hut. fortunately for tlie economical woman, or

laid Iron cross on lllndenburg. Wilhelm also sent dispatches to the

Ih. Ilritlkb |» feMl-oW t-I It ns ol me l>"«n~

I by bis armies.

ROLL STEEL FOR S215 WEEK Many Workers in SL Louis Mills Average *5.000 a Year, Offi-

cial Says.

Tlie fighting continued all ulghtFinally Vnulx had to lx- ahandoi.i-d before heavy night attacks, but only because German force* had pusle-d past further up the line and were driving to tlie attack of Mory. Annthi r bitter rtrngglo was f-urlii around rrolsHle*. At U.wy 8",tti-!i and English troop* inflict.-d tretmn

the German*.

Battle SouVh of Peronnr lag Hun day wa* treincn

„ for coal baa been dlaroverrd by tbe Janitor of a Washington | dou*. Ail day bmg heavy for.* *

<.rtmeot bouse. Whether notice of the discovery should lie sentto I Genu MeAdoo or to Hertieit Hoover I leave tc the reader to deride. T».la i Df ,

- ... r—•• mnft .wal <n his rwb- I while ....

d tbi-lr effort* against

Remarkable Appetite Is That ol Washington Rabbit b*

rr .. V I Tin fight In

i to for

^ ^ tlw Bonune south of Per" "cVorod msnTeed* eofl voai to W* rab- j while further along the line they

Ml I central"

He became the poaseewr of a fat ! peum-

rahblL and. having no ..tber place to , Rrpenteo., keep tbe Httle courio to the kangarvo. temi.i.-d to throw i-outc-n on ic deridod to house the animal In tbe j

| HELP WAR ON PRAIRIE DOGS to drink, but that rabbit developed a j

taste for coal that wa

Janitor tells

St. Ismls.—Rollers employed at the St. I>*ul* nnd Granite City plant- of the National Enameling and Stamping coropfiny are making n* much as $215 n week, working light hour.- a day. uu

.•flirlal of the company .said. i , ,

He exidained that rollers wen- pi'd : * cm a tonnage baste, and that such n fig- ‘ urr was unusual, hut estimated that ' many of the 175 roller* employed In j

the two plants average 64.UW to 65.0U0 - ^ ^

a year.

Rolling steel l* one of tbe forme of . ,| w . „ Intior requiring the highest degree of j tl<T ,i,| n k | skill, although men aomrtlme* serve Ull . their apt>r«-ntl"-shlp In Uirc. or four j i.i.v years. Tlie work eonslri* of sujxTln- , n . u , tending the heating Of rteei bar* that ] ,. r ,. : , k. t are to In- rolled, adjusting the rolie : „ :md feeding tbe steel into them. j , ,

IMtrcel of that work-a-day •

turnery which the Americans demuud-i-d and with which the European elegante would have nothing to do. Wa

.vere called a working people. After a while Europe ns well an

America adopted the short sleeve, and

i this (

■ fas-

tidious In-gun to side with the French In their belief that the fashion was in elegant. For three years we wit-ne—-d streets titled with girl* who More elbow rteeves In A'!'ll rate white blouses, with Dutch necks, no collars, no gloves, nnd seianite skirts. That was an ugly day In costumery. L*'t u* 1io|h- Hint It will not 1m- revived, although there is every evidence ihat the seed* of this evil have already been But these -lowt slecvi-s. which were worn In tbe Dimtolre with every kind uf gown and which were praciicnlly covered by rare old cashmere shawls, re not the only .hurl onea that thia spring ha* priMluced. We arc evidently In for a reign of uhrevluted arm cov•‘i mgs. Inspiration for which ha* been

gotten trow all the centuries. The SurpHc* Movement Wine.

Another change In tbe direction of inhrlcs niTi»ss the body 1ms Ix-en made by the French, and to follow it will require Ingenious alterations on the |iilrt ,.f the Ameriran woman. Eviilentljr there I* an Idea that the fewer the button* tbe lM-tter the frock. We have g.,.ue hack to the time when strlnga held fabrics together ntnl the doth wa* cut In such a way tlmt It remained, where It was pluci-d on the Issly. possibly it would Ih- more cotnpre-

>dice for evening. It belong* |i,-n<-Ivc to jutf the whole tiling Into the „ .. lenlal gown, which hse a net .nitcinent that tbe more we arc wraptunic caught at one side and em- | H ,i aero** the body the better dressed

broiderrd in gold. The tatln skirt is we an- today.

edged with monkey-fur fringe. The This inoyeiuent of fabric finds il* scarf it of currant-colored tulle. most commonplace exploitation In the

urpHra Issllce or Jacket.

-

has i

it the

el at "r

•nlng eroly

tare fake. 11! sd-

mlL but I bbw that rabbit, sed It sure . and enjoying It. It t* tbe dirtiest rabtdt f the rnsi In I" Httle Inride. It is Dterell/ leri Its fate day. and the tabb-i wander* in through the

ivertlgate thlnrv

BK-tit a cruel r «l may drop upon its buck,

be said:

amazing, the ! Government to Assist .n Fighting Ro

denU Whose Depredst-ons Men

ice Food Productions.

■ nreu Infested I

Yellow Blouse Popular.