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Dover Courier from Dover, Tennessee • 6

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Dover Courieri
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Dover, Tennessee
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i i i i THX DOVZB 0ODX1KR DOVER TENNESSEE 0 THE NEW GERMAN MENACE The line of arrows shows the route which the Germans now claim la open to them to the north coast of the Black sea The flrat route aought Into India by the German la shown by the dotted line The map shows plslply the new menace of pan-Germanism and the conquest of Middle and Eastern Europe Asia Minor India and even Northwestern China since the collapse of PLACED UNDER BAN i IN ANNOUNCING FUTURE LIST! KILLED AND INJURED NAMES ONLY WILL BE GIVEN NO ADDRESSES GIVEN OUT French Objected to-Former Methodi of Giving Namee Homs Address and Might Give In-' formation -to Enemy Washington Objection by tbe French government was at ths basis of the War Department order agalnat publication of home addresses In casualty lists Chief of March announces This fact was passed on by Pershing and action by the deputment was taken at once -France objected to the form of the casualty announcement! heretofore made March explained on the ground that it furnished information to the enemy The French said the system of mentioning the date of action and tho cause of such as the Germans Just what they wanted to know the result of su attack and a basis for knowing what to do next time The American plan of mentioning the date of action connected the whole thing up for the Germans Some doubt waa left as to whether the French actually requested elimination of home addressee March appealed to the pres to back np Pershing In the matter on tha ground pf patriotism And he pointed out that France doea not publish any lists merely having the mayor of city or town Inform ths relatives of 'be deceased Committee en public-Information still Insisted -that the Hate now given out would he Identified to a greater or leaser extent In-the home towns and that local- papers would print tacts which jrould give the enemy as much or more infonpa than the old system of publishing address from Washington New introduced reaoltt-fynx the department joetate orlty upon filch It acted) buf not get consideration of ths resolution The War Department announced'7 1 that-next of kin-would 4 promptly notified of casualties and said that persons with kin whoso names were familiar' to those printed 'in the de leted lists 'could rest assured of the afety of their soldier men If they had no department announcement quickly SAYS OPPOSITION FOOLISH British Undersecretary Bays Japanese Troops Should Be Bent Into Siberia at Once Lord Cecil' British undersecretary of state says it would be criminal and foolish not to let the Japanese intervene In Siberia His statement -to the press however Is not regarded as the final Judgment of tho British governmenL though it Is likely in the end to prove part of tho usual method of preparing British opinion for announcement of policy This brings out clearly that both the United States and British governments are still thinking hypothetically shout the situation and without a definite knowledge of what the German plans are Policy depends more than ever on a question of fact Can tho Germans ba of serious trouble In Siberia with Japanese troops in Northern Manchuria and Mongolia ready to Invade Siberia If the Germans do 'get a foothold? And would' tho Germane risk such an- expedition with ths Japanese able to cut off their lines of communication and possibly capture tho entire German 7 French Ship Lssasa Blight During' tha last weak no French ships of mors than 1600 tons were sunk by enemy submarines or mines Two vessels under that ton-1 nage were lost Four merchantmen were attacked unsncceaifully Girls! Use Lemons! Make a Bleaching Beautifying Cream i The juice of two freah lemons strained Into bottle containing three ounce of orchard white makes a whole quarter plot of jbe most remarkable lemon kin besutlfler at nbout the cost one must pay fur a small jar of the ordinary oold creams Car should be taken to strain the lemon juice through a fine doth so no lemon palp feta In then this lotion will keep freah for months Every woman knows that lemon Juice la used to blench and remove inch blemishes ss freckles sallowuess and ton and Is ths Ideal akin softener amootheher ahd beautlfler Just try Itl Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from th grocer and moke np a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage It dally i into the face seek arms and hands It naturally should help to soften fresh- en bleach and bring out the roses and beauty of any skin It Is simply mar- -velous to sxnoothen rough red hanhb Adr ths Way were very late In getting home from the'fepenklng last nlghL uncle commented the old niece next morning jit breakfast Senator Greed have great deal to rayT hud absolutely' nothing to'se replied ths venerable curmudgeon" but It took him till leven to say Kansas City Star Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORU that famous old remedy for Infants and children and see that it Bears the Signature of I In Use for Over HD Years Children Cor for Castor! 1 Ji 1 1 What Doughnut fa The ministry of food lias Informed the Twickenham food control committee that a doughnut Is not a bun Local unrest has been ulmoet completely allayed by the prompt and fearless London Punch COVETED BY ALI but posaeued by s' head of halt Ifyortals gray lajAeceh store It to ks former beau ter by using Creole" lug Pries Adv Very Very Good' Is hs good In Math? You bet" even Ynle Record To keep clean and healthy take Drv Pleasant Pellets They regulate liver bowela and Adr imports ere restricted to necessities of Ilfs by law Wrlht' India Yrxiubli Fill! muia aotklaf bat vagvtabla lncra41rat which ad StaUj a tonla aaS pursatlv Alt Some people look at home as a sort of coaling station KiU That Cold and Save Health CASCARAgQUININE The old laatlf MMdy ta tablet cat sure nap to take Ho oowoplcaent after cSccU Carcieolde la 14 Drip la dayi Nloacy backifltfoil Gettha nauioa boa with Rad Toe aad Mr pictaro aa It 24 TaMata far 21a AtAaylNweStoro HoatbSahra tmudr eaUed Bomb (ba ia faanuaaed to HaaM fo iw aaipae aad omost will 6a praaaUr IfTutb Ileh weaTmer Blag Worn or oar other ekla dliecec no tbe bo Tear laeal tnaM at dlnet hr aiU Iiuai I RICHARDS MEDICIIE Nu SHEIMAlTEXAf DBAVBaiKnOBSUCABBB bkukvku TVrnb wmfe roar hoiMa wHM tbap aiw nBerlad with Haavea lUilleee Urn wHb Da Jp acid Koala Hmom Twlr rbViie Boll a BAVB roDn-Ma A traallaant )at will maMo ywai lo da sore woib wnb boa dll-t Hoad tha PaamcAL Ham eoMftirt VwraaiKaai goad for fan I latoa AborUtalaOowi Baodni aria rear Iowa write MwV St 1M SnM Aiwa VaSafta Clear Pimples I With Cuticura RAIDS MADE ON GERMAN AND SECOND TRENCHES ENTERED AND DESTROYED MUCH MATERIAL CAPTURED Heavy Bombardment of tha Enemy Tranche! Pracada Flrat Charga of Unltad Statas Troops Against the Bochts Amerloaa Forces ia ft a bave taken our revenga In by far tha most Important action undertaken by tha merl tin rxpeditlonaryforcM our Lifantry occupying trenches In Lorra'ne for training purposes co-operated with French abock battalions to dfrlve home three' attacks at widely separated points In this sector The first and most Important on- slaught which was preceded by four hours of the most powerful hombarJ-ment ever vomltao from American guns ni carried out by men drawn largely from the unit which was sub- jected to the terrific German- barrage laid on their trenches on the morning Lof March 5 'The Americans exacted retaliation in the same part of the too and It is safe to say that 'their losses were nothing compared to what the Germans suffered'- Our second attack was made' by elements belonging to another regiment of the same contingent together with their French instructors Compare- (lively few prisoners 'faro captured (be Bodies in both instances having evacuated their' first system of do- tenses before our artillery preparation reached' its height- The cat- unities are believed to have been ivy I heavy a number jf bodies -and parts of bodies having been found in bat-blared down trenches and dugouts -1 The first of the two operations un- dertaken by the American expedition ary forces had as Its chief result the wiping out of a troublesome German -T- salient that chine beau allva with ma-snipers Altogether ennan trenches were NDER QUOTA More -Than Doubla of Quota Havi Enlisted Although Few States Are Still Shy Recruiting-statistics of ths regular army covering the 1: months sines ths United States on-" tered the war jhow that more than double the quota assigned to the elates -has been obtained 'through yol-uutary enlistments: Up to March total 'of 386094 men had been listed The total quota for all states was 188898 the number required to bring the regular army to the strength authorised by the national defense act Seven Mississippi Arks las Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina Vermont and Wisconsin-still are below their quota but Louis lana and -Wisconsin are expected to complete their reqnlrftnente before the anniversary of tbs' war arrives Mississippi Is lowest In Jbdtank of States with only 1650 enlistments ol 3534 allotted her FIGHTING IN FINLAND MMNMMS Battle Between Finnish White Guard and Russian' Ffod Gtiard Heavy fighting Is con 'tinning In Finland between ths Fin nlsh white guard and the Russian red guard troops according to an official statement from the headquarters of the white guard at Vasa Violent encounters are reported on the Gatakunts -and Bavalako fronts Bangui nary 1 fighting ls proceeding without interruption at Ahvola in Karelia Chine Will Aaelet Jape' Chins' in response to an Inquiry from has signified her Intention to co-operate with Japan In the protection of allied Interests in the far east APPROVES BONUS PLAN Du Pont Do Nemours Stockholders Indorse Distribution Wilmington' Del Stockholders oi the I Du Pont Do Nemours ft et their annual meeting here approved the company's bonus plan whereby more' then 310500000 was distributed among employes in the last two yean Ths plan hks been attacked in ths courts by' Alfred I Da Pont a stock? -bolder who demanded that tha direct ors he required to repay all dlstrlbu tlonr mailt Under ths plan a MW MIL SECTOR ON 8WIS8 BORDER CAP TURED BY AMERICANS MAY BE ON GERMAN' SOIL Heavy Bombardment by Germans Greet American Soldiers As They Occupy New Shortage of American Airplanes Reported ammoHW With the American Army in France troopL training on a new sector near the Swiss border are under heavy and constant bombardment by the Germans i -(This announcement it accepted as meaning Americana probably for the flrat tlrna may ba fighting on Ger-fiia tuft front: about 50 mllea north from the Swlsa border is In German territory) The enejiy artlllerylng has reached a crescendo Despite the terrific shell Are the morale of the Sammies is excellent The' American troops in this new sector the same as the forces on the Americans bwn front in the SL Mi-hlel sector have no airplanee of their own'- Two signal corps men distinguished themselves by maintaining communication with the rear defenses despite the fact telephone wires were repeatedly broken wire was torn from pne of the hands by a piece of hell but the interruption never deterred thdm When the shelling finally ceased they had" their repairs Completed The bombardment on this sector during tha put few days haa been three or four times as heavy as It was on ths SL Mlhlef sector TEDDY AT OYSTER BAY HOME Former President Returns to Homs on Bafamors Hill from Hospital In New York 1 MU Oyster Bay Col Roosevrlt haa returned to hie home on Bag-more Hill after having been for several weeks In New York City where he underwent operatlou for ear trouble Mrs Roosevelt accompanied him -home The -trip to Oyster Bay Roosevelt declared that he felt flue On thp porch of the Roosevelt home Mrs Richard Derby and her two children were awaiting the former President The servants warmly welcomed the colonel CoL Roosevelt said he expected to regain his strength In a short time Ha intends to rest during the next thru weeks and then to be In condition to make some of the speech's cancelled on account of his Illness INDICT FORMER LEGISLATOR Wisconsin Socialist Arrested For Obstructing Draft Victor I Berger former congressman from Wisconsin Adolph Germer' national secretary of tho Socialist party Irwin SL John Tucker Chicago' Socialist Louis Engdehl and William Kruse were Indicted the federal grand jury charged with obstructing recruiting encouraging disloyalty and Interfering with the prosecution of iLo war Pin fEO ill MORE THAN 100 MILES TRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE WILL BE TAKEN OVER Five or Six Army Corps Will Bs Or-ganlxsd As Fast As Men and Mats-Can Be Largest Units In Modern Warfare 1 MM men material and supplies moving forward 'to Gen Pershing In full accordance with the prearranged schedule the War Department has taken up the tlon of the first field armg tactical unit used In Until G'n further ctgs will be started It wu originally the Intention Of the department to form the "typical field army by combining three army corps but It Is understood this plan has been abandoned for one which calls for five or six' The purpose of this to reduce the number of men required for organizing ths army the special units attached specifically to the Acid army for use In controlling the lines of communication from the ports of debarkation to the army corps' rail head Ths army troops include also tho great artillery reserve of 10 and 12 inch guns both of fixed emplacement and mobile type the anti-aircraft guns and ths other units which the commander-in-chief is given to throw agalnit any enemy offensive Under the six corps field army plan auxiliary -troops numbering more than 300000 would he required each army corps having about 80000 and the field army 130000 The same number of fighting men under the three Corps plan would have required between 450000 gnd 500000 conla and army troops HUNS HAKE RAID ON PARIS French Blrdmsn prlv German Raid era Away After 8om Damage Inflicted by' Them--' Parls-yMlne persons were killed and 89 Jygred In late air raid ovei Paris It is officially announsed Between 10 and IS enemy squadroni participated successfully in ths raid They approached the city' by way ol the Oise and Mare valleys'- -Sixty-one French airplanes ascended to meet (be German fleet and stopped the greater number of them before they reached the city Many of the bomb dropped by those planes that did sol reach Paris -did no material damage 1 CAN FURfllBH LUMBER Western Btetea Bay If They Gsi' Mar They can Build Ships Wishlngtom-Oregon and Washing ton can furnish between 400 and 50C wooden ships it year' witnesses from ths pacific Coast told the Senate com merce committee If -the Smergenc) Fleet Corporation would furnish then lumbermen with a feandardlssd pro gram Fears of the shipping boor that the lumber supply in ths'North-west Is inadequate were' declared un founded-' 'v DI8MI88E8 TROTZKY a Leon Trotsky was dU-mined aa Bolshevik foreign mlnlat by Premier Lenlne owing to a quarrel over the German peace terms so cording to dispatch from Petrograd Trotsky held that the peace had been extorted by force and that no Jaw recognised promaei made under dnr- ess as obligatory Therefore he Is reported fo hare said it was duty fo fight if only guerrilla war fare and tbe German' treaty should not bo ratified 1 -I 9 rv -t -i 1 'U 'J'- 1 i -v-Vii' -r-' 'rv' 1: -'df mz i A i 1 sh 'y 1 -I JC A.

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68
Years Available:
1886-1923