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OAPE may copwty times s*« tsi.e nrry y. ■>

Louisa Goes Over the Top

Br GIDEON HOB of TJw 1

Fran ron ninimbunt! We*r* r»In«

10 Itrrlln to *rt jour pr.-Ion.

• T. yn.- raid Loul« «dly. “Sndi

thlniv nort I-. It »tand*

I*nHfl> stlon by flrr- 00,1 * wU

xv.- flsht. thwi »c flctit."

| When thr tcachrrs had cow to thtlr

! riHim* Ionia* nypoar-d -n tlu-

i -lUrk." »br whl«p<‘r"l to thv n»«n ,

tmu-tirr “My boy hm« '..luntoor.it TIi».t. U wfc*t »bo peop!, F| r.o thoVnr. What you think of that? dale rmllod her. *pecnlet.i.. that flno? Hr *ay»: -M-thor obolcr of thalr rtUac- a. I..ul»n I niuxt bo.- and I toll him: "Oo. hahUaUon. With some, t! uv live In America. Amert- on affectionate aonnd. bu; tl^-,.

other* who .'milled thr -i,;;*-

' 1—llrttldi tank taotlns to the nttari; throuch ■> M>ell-"»ept villas^ = J Itielr iiuailM-r linvlnc twten killed. S-Mrmber. of the VI omen . t amo .flase emit In l id-m aquare. New York.

SEWS HEVIEW Of THE PAST WEEK

R'th Ger.nan Offansive. on the Marne. Quickly Checked by French and Yankees.

I Vac

START DRIVE OF THEIR OWN

Unr North of Chateau Thierry Pushed Eastward—Huns Lose Heav.ly In Fie/de Fightlnc East and

West of Reims.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. rp to the boar*. ' wntins. tb-rm.-ay-* •Hgpr.-ui- effort" |o "in a TeutooiC rtctorj by cmaabiaB thrOnsh i,! - Onf line* ha* been n <l!*mal and .-.<«!ly laflnr.-. Tlie Hun* had caine.1 m-'hlnB srnnh fiM-nlloBlns. and had lo»t perhaps Sntl.tm nn-n. ll-.re than tbn'. It up-pear>-d they had !.>*t tb-lr !a*t elanco an drmolWi the d.-f.-.i--* of the nlll.-*. and had MWtalned a defeat that would pJay hnx.w with tne morale ..f th.Hr traop* and with th» aupport of the stvilian popttlatii * ■*

mined a powerful a-owult

«,~i of ("bateau Thierry, and tbouch forced out of that \1lluBe immientaHly. they resalned poaaemdoo of It by a t.rtUior.t counterattack. Then, farther to the mat. nt the Jnulronne bend of the Marne, they were railed on to eheek a tretnendou* ni«ii <»f Hun* a.-rna* thr rlrer. Their odvaneed line Tell hark, the cun* all the time alanshtertnc the f.ermmn* who were tryins to set over «lth pontoon* and ennva* l«at*. Tti.*n *he main line of d-fi-n*e rami- into aetloi.. rhanced ii».-:f lino u line of offense, and *wept

the enemy hark aero

river, kiltlnc .

turinc about l.»*t. Inelndlnc a e-me pl.-le brtcade »taff. ' Tie- flshiinr In lluit *.rtor COO tinned with treat In-

malty, but the Amerii

Louisa Is the *.-Ih*>I *rrut. woman, gh- has been connected with the school for years. She ha* been then- with her broom*, her pall*, her mop* and her eternal tboroughne**. Louis* wn« tlerman. She spoke C. rman. She tboocht German. She .'n-nmed Germany. She was In America only because she could not “enm so much a* here." She bad come here a p-nerattoa bbo with n younc married KlMrr. The sister hnd Bone hack to Cermnny. leaving her baby with U.ul*a. He gn-w up a* most boya do whose mothers an- not about and whose support I ns aunts have to go out

to work.

He wn* stoop-shouldered, he smoked. He siient his wnses n* he wished. Louisa would look at him Btlmly nud mutter: “Ach. If only I had you -

I'hermany."

It wna for the boy that she worked. ^ It was of him nud the Kaderland"

~T/ZSZ, that she tatked as she nibbed, rubbed,

toc.iary t.-.i.untry and l.-tertnlna „ A( . h wb-| th i nk * That boy I. cml the Italian* -n tliai from j n(Jii to B mnn on the re not Im-IiIik! them In this. H mon ( !n . k nnd hp mort awny nnd we cant

I* laid <

American*. It 1*

,or* hair prove® themselves timet without number In the last four years All the latest reports of the alll"* rtnt.- that the situation Is entirely ant l*fiu-titry and Impmvln; houriy.

THE LITTLF Uoyl

By JACK LAWTON.

tsta. b» w^i

iravery of thi

mly because the oth _ Not „ M u In chermnny. There he

not do this. Mnke bills and hide blntseir. Then- you have a little book. From school yet you have It. In It stand* your nnmr. your ape. your hair.

^ _ your eye*, and all what you do for a wa* though? by many that fhln| . TO0 do , f ^ move, you « offensive it. the Marat ^ to tlM . and ,. our not Intended to !h- his mnlr ( ^ Jtii-n n(;a|n , vhf . n y on arr iv* you

swept enon om ma*kfd a P-"n to nnne. ^ ^ your book to the police, o the elsewhere, peihap*. In Hand at*. A BO In Oiermany ynu cannot

number* nnd cap- the .-nd of the w.s , th r.- w.»re «ti llWny , boy have It much l«-t-

bserver* who BNI- ved this. »««j tpr Nrin! You veo AmbtfuL At tlwanm^ ^ no| thp dbic ,p,lne. Hm-’ Herp! was hard to figure out haw B. p niarf . hond lx.uIsa shoulderilrriir any errn. hpr broom* and mop* marched

One rooming when the teaebees had spoke of her with sarcasm gathered for the morning chat. Louisa The cpproprtatenei, of th, « «nror in her face shining. -Look., she however, could But Usaid to the young teoeher. “here la my -Little lady*' was the new

imy s picture. Hr Is a soldier pow u,, old Parsons pln-e.

How- grand he look*. He Is a sergeant , Farmsdale young people v. _ already." tomed to labor In hom-s auU Ixmlsa Bated lovlnBly «< thP *»**: tbclra the problem of living, bef card picture of a fine looking soldier old Parsons place was oJ “Hn. hn. my fine fellow. Now roQgiiQ curtains showing X don't turn over and ideep again | QC windows. The tangled g-r>. J while I call you five rime* snore. Ta luio order, thr tu<-. X tala. Ta tata. Ta ta ta. F.rtw-ard 0CovtM spending their aparmarch. That is fine for you. she , lhp effort. Happily the h-t.. F chuckled. directed them r.nd repaid their The Liberty Loan posters came. -What's she here for anyw»,rJ The big loan drive was on. I»ul«a n id. sad -How la ffie golnt it J

Ml In love with one of the posters. bM . timer

“Such a beautiful young lady. How But ^ uttle Udy only hueadj strong site 1* waving the flag and tnnw . heeding Idly over the oJ lending the army. She Is ,u ' hor ®- yr ' A young officer home from yn. (he calls for money for the soldiers, tempted to turn In at the aim She shall have It. Ta. ya." f 0 r a drink from the tvs

Glancing about to he sure she wn* t he day was hot.

not noticed. She slipped Into the office. -One does not realize In till * Once Inside ahe drew from her pocket fu | netting." be said, the suffa nn envelope with the red triangle In privation that othera are « the comer nnd laid It before the head ccroM the water. War seem, teacher. “Look. This money my My , n d far away, yet It 1. Uetil M-mls. It 1* the money they give him pytM G f the little lad; *a, ■ for being a good soldier. That money pathetic. “Yea," she agrvrd. Iq I never spend. Take It and buy a Kt0 pppd tr ahe apoke. to train t

Liberty Bond." So Louisa went over about the sundial.

ed the

I at the bend.

n Hacked 1

i the

ral F«eh

«reRte<t safely ehei-ked. •!-■

•wit the Initiative nnd put t> n drive hi* own that sent a thrill Ihr.-ugh *2 rlie alll.d countries. Preach an-

A*wri-5iti tP«p*. -rr-

fy enn ri-

nd • areful-

i B-ll

..si an! •

flt from sueees* nh-rc .w

_ Ev.-n If lie had attnlne.1 lili

On TUW.UJ rh™Ai.i.rimn-. In | o..J—ii-e .~1 .-.Wno-I ..,»r,ti..n will. Hi" ITTO.1i. linn.W n.nl. n.. ll." M.innlnln -l ll"ll». ■» WOVTO. Hi- .n».. Minil-Mlnitl. h" *- .toito n I". n,.i»ll^llTOiW«n -no."... ..f s-wo w—. Jnul£..nn.. .b.1- .b. U—. hM "Tl.ln In l.~-nn TO .n,..n. •inn.bTO "I „-.-,™l.,l In elllnt oto. InO-O nt innUnt «"««-ll » t.—. .mm Hi" M-to. TV mm, I -n* res. K" -s “ n-i. .In."!, lark ...-nUT nn-l boll. — u,h an,) ,h

.h— nllnt".. n. **l .. nlhTOit -.l" , o*" rvs-aptun-L From I»onnans. north- cl.we.1 to him.

ward toward Kelm*. In a sector held ,f Ludendorff i by 1 raneo-Itailan forces, the Hun* nt ' lv “ ,n Flanders.

flr*t ndvaaeed two or three mile*, setting

but occupied no podlUaot

liiemay

rould still

the top for Uncle Sam.

THE TEST

By JOHN BROWN JEWETT

of the Vigilantes.

This Is your crisis, this your hour; Karth's oceans and Its shore* Hold but one place of portent power.

One duty—It Is your*.

Think not to hide amid the crowd

That cover* land and ma:

The voter of Fate I* calling loud; “Look to him. world—'Us he"' Tee. you—no other. None are bom

To do what you must do;

No beaten captain wall* such scorn

For failure, as must you. It Is the t*»t. the tin* on#:— Phall kin* or propl* rrlcoT

Who are the people? There am non*

If on* la called In vain.

On yon the sorrow, blood and cost.

The glory or the shame

t today Is lost,

blame.

down the corridor to the applause and laughter of the little children marching

int<- school.

Louisa Hkcd to mingle with the tcucher*. At the tx-rlnnlnc of the war. V. ben the teacher* gathered In their little knots discussing the possibilities and speculating on the outcome of 11 al'. Louisa made her contribution: “Ach. the discipline. Von Hlndeoburg. V.m Hlndrnburg. He 1* for discipline.

II, plan, an oil™ H" » Sail. . »n" ,. I1hii.Ii Hi""" an ■ U-i*. ' to irtll — b, -m J, i.i m."i it. S"V"ipl H—pt V in- H" U a Gmillk. mkn.

eek they adraneed their lines. “Oh. Louisa, have a heart. Hon t taking i>o*ae«don <>f P-nltlon* that ma scare* u* so early In the morning.

, , „ • I terlnllv -treuetlow-’. their defenaa* H-offed Boy Teacher, reaching for the |„ the least the defensive Hue .U J Th I , riti , hjlln;iH . l n ,. r , ,^p.,- n „ y brief rose that rested at hi* foeLBut

tire and ther. wer- numerous iH.trih Lottl*a wn* before him nnd placed It

I lng raid* over territory held by th- i la hi* hn’ids.

Genua it* and on Orman towns. , “Oh. thank you. I/oulsa. b"t you

—ks— I mustn't do ihot. You'll spoil me. Pm The Fronneltnllon Ircop* In Albania, im>1 u*<-d to lL"

j iiktHininsI their vletorlou* progres* i “I slmuld hope not " sniffed another Perhup* you ln»t week nnd made their war wcU taj young teacher. “I should hope not in- | but you must st-y

the north and east threatening thcjdissl. The Idea of a woman walling flank of Hi- i-n-mv in Macedonia. Th-. on n p*-rfertly healthy, strong young 'iltical eff-ct ..f thl* offensive already Wj an . I I wouldn't do 1L" :» l-sswalu; apparent In Austria Huo-1 “Ach. no? Tn rhennnny you would j c-ry- i t H . te-ttiT diaripUned. You would save

~ — th- man all.'

The Ovln-sv* govemtuent h

Vladli

Ith the allies 1 oImMc reithlng inotv will i now eu-:.t to protect the fo 1 'TUnS. J. p m v much el. wts-k over tHe ;Tolsisllb.-n || great e*pe.l:rion Into S.i et

alllc*. By Wednesday the Oernan* w-re making their greatest ofi au in this sector, trying t- f.*r<sth«lr way towaril Epemay. But by this time tin- French were cuudfestly holding :lte upper haad. and they (ouiiterwriaekk-l tag rly Mel mdritedly, retaking every Jiic.-c around which 1h« Gennaas .* • il-l-l by tlu-lr dewperate effort*. Necriv »■' cry attempt of tie- enemy to adv.-in.'-wh« repulsed nlico«r hbfore It sturtn! Tli" awlft'rit nnd tno«t e-iraplfie <d-.:s-k sasiuinej by the Ucnaan* wa* mm -«f lleltn* Ie-tween I'ompi-lie fi-n and Main de MaasigMk HsTl '?'ns an

The official frowned a- lhis way. She had been t mu^h. iu hi* thought*, sir.pr pointed her out to him. tb<- b-u stranger who had leased the oii d ■urns place. Why ahould 1. meat upon her. If she chow f main carefree la times o and self-denial, what was thstbll A girt stood Just cut-1 t>fl trance looking Into thg csrte;^ was one of tb.- girls from t-r hi and her face looked wan and “I was waitin' for you." she soldier; “I wanted ta ask a When do you go over to Ftiear “That we cannot tell. Jo^-' fleer replied. “But your lot feeling line. You are a bravr spare him for your country ' “The doctor thought I wnel strong enough to fefcff 4 tory through the sun-ta. r mid. “but 1 reckon I w.iuidat =T bold Jim back 'canae ol 'da'-' She inotioued wearil; tu-stlj white-clad figure by tV ! - j “Pretty feu ft, to be Ilk-- br:

Josie.

And ms the soldier r re: m | the path he paused to ■ wheelchair. H-t t -

“Why? Why?" stamped lue young teacher. “Why should a woman save

M man anything?"

“I4.-C«u*r." lxiu!«a condescended. •Hecousc he l» a -ddler. He fights fur the Faderiaod. Without the man whi.t are you? Nothing, it Is for

' tuidl

•allj

fite-

Tb*t Is yot

THOSE WHO CANNOT GO By EOWARD A. G. HERMANN

of th* ViQilantea.

Are von sorry? Or ere you glad? bund propelled the chair J erhap* you would go if you could, face brightened eagerly a: -aL * J

u must stay at home. soldier s uniform.

, .. u cannot !“• n hero nt the battle- "When are you goiut

fr..tii but you can live heroically wher- cumpr lie asked, and v..

ever you are. pretrase the wife had - 1 It inkr* five men at home to keep baud away she raUed pa'- ' J

one man In the trenches.

the officer's face.

YOU belong to om- of those group* “It's :« naru .u. ^ nt a," kiTO. ; to to.- 1- M -K It l»“'.“l

The five men nt home mu*t stand to- the accident to my hip -

•ether nnd do the thing* that count gone with the rest. 1 J most for one man at the Vr.mt. For Ued to thU chair with aj- J

. foil Is to play false to Bnt If I am better, a* th- • ' ]

blch we work and they lacs, next year—"

fight.

Idler, mother a j y„ n cannot fight, hut you can work . a fine soldier. | and pray; you cun love and serve; you duty. That you were \ t ^, n ^ve carefully and give sacrl-w-ltd for. Now he." firlnll.v. Above all else you ought to

3 hard for him n

j p‘

ed 111 t

any o

r Tt-jtrijer. “would

'Ll mal. * fiat-—~ But the young teacher

- had fl-sl.

Th- teachers ber»n t<> grumble. . . -Gennaitv. iVnnr.nv. Louisa la al.^'wavs eheering for Germany. Why b 1 don't these Issiplc go Imek and fight -he i f,,r Failuriand? No. They stay • id a l * , ' n ’ Gectiinay.'' J h, The Luiltanl- Wat Sunk. t Tti-t. came the new* of the stoking

l -r-jhl*! ‘ tr Lotdtnnls. Tlie teacher* gath--I sent , cnsl and do--j*-cd the new* angrily. —jardl “The devil*. Our people. Uun.lr.-d* '■nrugedl°I th.-m. Frohmaa. Archie Bulls.

a of war.

“You are the kind. Ndl exclaimed, and he prv* v Yes. she was “the kind Old Henry w-ns glad to a«ked. us he made way •tone. If Jed's boat bad -

richteoua. J**l hadn't written

human ln-

irshlp in tlm.

We believe our cat r*ur faith 1* Justlfled. Minet * are not lying

The lofty Ideal* for which our brave next cottage,

hoys are fighting arc the Ideals for * * whlrti pure rhri*!lnnHy ha* Mood for L'.t«) year*. When the church ha« Wo blind to the vision of the Ideals she bn* grown weak and unworthy of the great ly-ndrr. We rtand with bin: tnfli y for the sanctity of womanhood and the protection of children; for JuMire and mercy, truth and

I

'tugVt for Mg tile her beckoning an old nrigh!'- 1

“h'-r h 'J 1

j-becn la the fight t<«- _ n<-*a held IW-n back." "I-'

g-t along alone." said regretfully. "But I Yes.'tbcre were th—

cxiun'ey also who reahr-'

kity o! aaeriflec. A* then his way he thought

1 .-hatic- that he u i alllew. a courc enough. L .trot.* :nan preas. In I to t>e Iiulad Uisl ■ leader of the .

T.koc I* a | i ns t orally j

Huhloinl.

* full of

ful."

a the *

would pr.T.-r a united ken up into many *•■

i-. “Your

Hayri has darlsr

Th* Fcwn-h soldier*

Wondering. I»ul«a Inked her head Inside the (heir. “What Is? Is sotne-

H U' <>n “ dead you cry so?"

uLuff “Ye*. Ih.-y’re dead." and a teacher -rata.' for*nrd and pushed the head-

^ ln4 : lit,-I |m»e-r full Iu Lmlsa'a far-- "v„—

:a un | lawriy German* kllle.1 thrtn.”

mntrj • “Kined? What l*r

menta : “The Lusitania was sunk by the -—as Ornnans. Shi- was < a trying many

Th* : Ameri.ati*."

a ban “So!" aald Louisa coolly. “Well, rtnsn* they wn* told to May off that boat. ,-d b) | Tlie fools. Served themself* well

| right.”

“Keep #*111.” t-rreamed the you nr

Hoover mad« tes.-tier. Well ask your precious

nu! ft—ui kaiser whether wc may null

.,.•■1 pceah when b. Isn't n^ng It. I sup iu r..,;,,f*Oon ! poc-. Well, we won't." Then taklnr bu> -late.' { fresh uml,rnge at the other's atolld sv»rt1.--,g *o th* cdposure. she burst out: "What do are rrvi you think you would t- d-dfig If you •m- • .-tre<-t wer. In Germany now? Going about •t hin.-lf. mj* a building like thl* «ur, dr.-s-d n* u-lv . ■ he pri you are. mingling with tie- aort of x It , T .Hair p>—.pi*- yon meet here? Not for a mltVIp lo grnla me Ton'd be dressed in rugs, your ship ' eour M-t in wooden shoe*, and yon would . era. . . mar be putllug a plow like an ox for youl

ccmr i.e tmna prccluus kaiser."

r-t Louisa la For Uncle Sam.

Latina went ont shaking her head,

sr on Lffuanr At last war wav declared. Wc were 1 aatl o. o take i —.n If Loulaa paddled by the ofllrw

• lih her palls and bnuhe*. “Hurrah.

rightcousm-w; for Industrial, political familiar peoplaof hi* , ' ,v and MMial dcmomiry: f'W Internation- in th* time of cecd ? • al law and universal brotherhood: for Across his memory r. the cMuhllihment of the klnedom .;f of the little lady, but t* God on earth. picture with fir: These are the great id-als which would he one more ' .-nrry with them freedom. I “-ace and before Ballln*: when ■

bapplne** for all the future. After nil. true religion Is

conservator of rivUIxatlon and the ul- 1 tlinate unifier of humanity. The future of .Irmocnicy and rlvIHutlon Is

bound up with Chrl*tlnnlty.

•o 1^ u

THE FLAG SPEAKS

By THEODOSIA GARRISON of the Vigilantes. Great minds planDed me. High h-ans made me. hix.ns arms raised toe Tw By wht'r Ufa endures; line •ouls wroual.I for me. 1-uund and broken aougbl for me.— Now—I am your*.

he would avoid Ibe past the great house

self; but that wa* th-' 1 . J be chose. The ground" • ■ • .gfl rated wonderfully he h ( the background worke-1 * - ^ * figure; “ahe" was n<.: d the fountain. Tb# f»‘" , ■ ^ countable dmappolf>t ro " / d , him. down a winding I- •; J,nlr—Josie. brown. T**-* ’

an Invalid Aalr and la '•

Bert s wife. „ rThe color came an'- -n

fsc.- when she saw G*' - *

in " she called, "an'l " * sl-.Ut 1L” j., :M "The llttla Udy ha* ' ...- <

all." she answered “ u gase. “It was what M>' *br says, to make it P" for one or two men

country who

: maln-d at home. Ber

Mattie's boo too.

! Henry here with tb* ' - j while 1 iwepare thlwf ! cook. WW Will be tag family." ,,, >l* 1 “Here rotinw our r‘

whispered Joal.. other too. fouad

of the soldier's wrico^b*