iiir'-ril(li'imvM ' '- -i -,. '-, -- cj Wtoiaiaiu-a T ' . e.. I O t' ' r'r ',j 'n .i , "Hi tyvyy'- r i ,'S EVENING PUBLIC) ' LEDGERr-PHILADEIPHIA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918 in. PERSHING'S GREAT OFFENSIVE ON WIDE FRONT CONDUCTED WITH SKILL AND SAVAGE INTENSITY ' -.--HI I HIMIIMWII I II I I I rWJt TTT"VHliti" .. f f I rj-j K Sel 11 J r v1 1 f KVi FRENCH TO LEAD SIBERIAN CZECHS General Janin, Former Russian Officer, Will Com- iV mand New Nation's Army 5 IN AMERICA ON WAY Announces Immediate Need of Heroic Army for "Winter Clothing ACCEPTS FINNISH THRONE AVn.lilnitton, Sept. 13. One of tho most Important and slmlfl cent moves to be made In Siberia by tho Allies has been nnnounced here. The remarkable. Czeelio-Slovalc army, which has furnished the foundation of the Allied effort to bring order out of chaos tn eastern Russia, Is eoon to be com manded by a French staff. The Czecho-Sloaks have proved them selves wonderful fightlnc material. Under the handllns of a French staff their military efficiency will prow far beyond anything they have yet been able to show. , Major General Jules Janln, of tho French army, selected to command the Czech army In Siberia, passed through Washington on his way to Vladivostok. Heretofore the Czechs have been fight ing under the' direction ot tho Russian G'eneral Dlctrlchs, who will serve under Janln. The French Btaff will operate, of course, under the supreme direction of the Japanese General Otanl. Allien officers in Siberia have been frankly amazed at the achievements of the Czecho-SIovaks in the faco of almost unsurmountable difficulties. Janln Knows Rnaala ' tJeperal Janln wns tactical Instructor at, Petrograd before the war and his experience with the Russian army made him Intimately acquainted with the mili tary possibilities of that country. At the beginning of the war he served at the French front and Bhortly afterward became asslstnnt chief of staff of Gen eral Joffre. He was head of tho French military mission to Petrograd In 1916 -and early In 1917 he look command of Ihe Czecho-Slovak troops In France. General Jnnln will be accompanied to (Siberia by General Stefanlc, of the iwzecho-SIovnk army, whom he joined in iVew York last night. Semiofficial Statement Inued The following semiofficial statement was obtained here: "The re-establlshment of contact be tween the Allied forces operating to the noithwest of Vladivostok and the main ticdy of the Czecho-Sloaks in Central Siberia has come sooner than was ex pected The Czecho-Slovaks pushed cast from Irkutsk and captured miles of the rallioad through Transbaikalia and were close to the Manchurlan border, when they effected a Junction with their coun trymen and the Allied forces on the R'er Onon. There Is now a direct route open from the Pacific to the Volga by way of the Manchurlan Railroad. "That does not mean that fighting Is ocr in eastern Siberia. There Is a body of BolsheUk forces along the Amur, which la estimated at 20.000 men: thev 'possess full equipment and a number of gunboats on tne Amur, wntcn part or the Allied forces is operating in the maritime proInces will be detailed to dispose of this cut-off force, Is In the hands of General Otanl. GEN. HUHN KILLED IN ACTION Most of German Leader's Staff Shot Down by British Aviators Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copurloht, 1918, bv Xiw York rfmrs Co. Genera. Sept. 13. Tho Hamburger Fremdcnblatt announces that General Hugo Huhn has been killed near St. Quentln. ' A dispatch ftom BaHlo says a majority of the General's staff were shot down by British alators last week and other generals had narrow cicapes ITALY INDORSES JUGO-SLAVS Cabinet Decides in Favor of Movement for Independence By the United Press Parla, Sept. 13, The Italian cabinet, meeting Monday and Tuesday, reached a decision to Inform the Allies that Italy considers the Jugo-Slav Independence movement as corresponding to the prin ciples for which the Allie are fighting, according to reliable reports from Rome. CZECHS ALLIED WITH JAPAN Formal Recognition of Cobelligercncy Probably Issued Shortly Toklo, Sept. 13. A Government state ment formally recognizing tne uzecno Slovaks as cobelllgerents against Ger many and Austria-Hungary Is expected to be Issued shortly. A War Office communication savs: "Our cavalry reached Rozengartwaka, 300 miles ncrth of Vladivostok, Septem ber 2." Dispatches of Ute"r date than the fore-' going reported the capture by the Japa : ese ot Khabarovsk, 400 miles above Vladivostok. B Br ste aEf f WWWwr s iHBBm I li ' ' ? Iks bT 4ftBteV4!iilB $i B IMBBklBBBM tkWWWj I rBBBBBBW- ' JIIIBbB WBBf.rA'rviLi?JBf : tJ-asSLKjaBaw i I mgmFS2m m wWSmwfWw i Wmm? WM '- . TlNB iiwiiiw i mmww w'mrU i -' .s.Ol !KwstMsawM!!Ksa!KS rimwto'immmmtmimisviKmamxmm Prince Frederick Charles of I.ese, according to a dispatch from Stork holm, has acccplcd the Finnish crown. The Prince and Princess, who are to assume the newlv created throne, upon confirmation by the Diet at Hclsingfors, are shown above AMERICAN ARMY NOW IN THE WAR "ON ITS OWN 99 Attack in St. Mihiel Salient Is First Blow by United States Forces Under Pershing as Independent Unit FIGHT ON JUNKERS GROWING BITTER Political Situation in Ger many Is Now in Nice Muddle PEOPLE DEMAND RIGHTS Failure on Western Front Main Cause of Attack on Pan-Germanism By CAMERON MacKENZIE PASSPORTS FOR RUSSIANS London, Sept. 13. Passports have been granted to the Russian Social Revolu tionary delegates to the Inter-Allied la bor conference, which will begm Us ses sion In London next Tuesday, The delegates have been at Stockholm for some weeks awaiting permission to proceed to England, Special Cable to Evening Public Ledgei Copurloht, 1918. ov New York Times Co. With the American Army In France, Sept. 12 (Morning). Early this morning the first Amer ican army, assisted by certain French units, but all uncjer tho direct com mand of General Pershlnu, launched between the Moselle and tho Meuse an attack with limited objectives upon a front of between thirty and thirty seven miles. The operation, which has for Its purpose the wiping out of the St. Mihiel salient, eclipses In magnitude and Importance all previous efforts of rershing's troops In. France and indubitably signalizes an entirely new phase in America's participation In tho war. It Is much too early to give any de tails of the fighting proper. However, we have experienced a night of artil lery preparation on a grand scale. It was precisely 1 o'clock that the Amer ican guns unllmbored, and not since Verdun has the valley of the Meitse known such a roar and rumble. Ex cept rlose to the lines, there were not many flares against tho sky, for tne autumn mists blanketed tho fl.ishes To one on the scene, however, the great thought Is that the American army has passed from Its Initial stage and has become a distinct and separate military entity, going forth to do battle on its own account. It is a proud day for. the young new armv from overseas, and there was not an American boy who went press ing Into the Inferno of shell Are who did not accept his ordeal with a little more gallantry nnd a little more stoic Ism for tho knowledge that at last his country was In the war "on- Its own." NOON In my dispatch sent earlier today It' was possible to do little more tlnn leenrd the fact that the Ameri 'can armv was engaged upon Its first really large-sized Independent opera tion in the war, and that It had taken upon itself the bv-no-means simple ta3k of plnchlnc out the famous, well fortlficd St. Mihiel salient, with its fen dip-down between the Meuse am Moselle. Although the details of the battle still In progress unfold themselves slowly, it Is now possible despite ,the lack of a general vision of the course of the entlie. encrncement to supplv some additional Information concern inr the fighting. Along a lino which may bo rouchly described as running southwest from PoInt-a-Mousson. thp American troops have made progress. More than half a dozen villages have passed Into their hands. The resistance encountered at the first system of German defenses, without being tame, was not actually stiff, and the doughboys were able to sweep toward the second line of enemy positions ahead of their sched ule. There, however, the Germans Inter posed a more definite negative to the advance, and encounters of the sharp est sort began to develop. This de layed, but tn no wise daunted tho Americans, who valorously pushed on northward. That these operations have proceeded so successfully augurs well for a gen eral success. Southward from St. Mihiel two actions, which are described as strong raids, havo taken place. Also at several points along the hqlghts of the Mouse the French troops have been exerting heavy pressure. At tho moment nothing presents It self with greater emphasis than the skill with which the American artil lery fire was conducted. Not only did it achieve the most savage and devastating Intensity, but was al- Automobile Bargain Nearly every day there is some exceptional of fer of a slightly used automobile in ourWant Ad columns'. Often these machines are AS KOod as the day they rolled out of the factory. It is because of Opportunities like these that you should regularly " JNad Ml Um Mm Waat Ms . See Pages 17 and IB iaV7 JLflA V yTLjs At mefirst sign of skin trouble apply Resitiol It improves a poor complexion and preserves a good one, so that you need no artificial means to enhance 'your attractiveness. At the first sign of skin irritation, of itching or burnjng, apply Resinol Ointment, and see if it doesn't bring prompt relief. It contains harmless, soothing balsams, and is so nearly flesh colored that it may be used on exposed surfaces without at tracting undue attention. together remarkable for Its accuracy. There must be that In tho American character which lends itself to good gunnery. At first the flashes did not partako at all of thp character of heat lighting, which they so often do, but seemed well nigh completely lost In the air In the darkness only the streamers of signal rockets. Insistently rising, managed to penetrate with any bril liancy tho overspreading murklness, but as tho hours passed the misty lain abated, leaving a horizon of per fect black to servo as background, and to hold the flares In a continuously trembling blanket of light, rinally came day nnd It all paled to nothing ness, save only the consciousness that below us ns far as the eye could leach the American lads were going grimly forward in the crusadeis task. It Is hardly to be presumed that fui ther strcs need be Inld upon that for which the St. Mihiel salient stands. Next to Ypres It may be said tu bo tho most famous salient on the west ern front. So far, to those following the Amer ican operation, the one great spec tarle has been the night of shell-Are which we have Just experienced. From a hillside commanding a pott Ion of the battle scene one's every sense was, at the exact turn of 1 o'clock this morning, most ruthlessly assaulted. Vpon the Instant those vnlleys. ex quisitely soft and winsome, which the Meuse and the Moselle confine, be came hqrrlfylng thunder pits. Dy GEORGE RENWICK Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copyright, ISIS, bll -Vcui Vorfc Ttmel Co. Amsterdam, Sept. 13. The political battle in Germany Is Increasing In bitterness. It has bo come, frankly, an onslaught by the moderate factors In Germany against the Pan-Geimans. Undoubtedly the great failure on the western front 1 one of the main causes of this campaign against the Junker extremists, but there are also Important domestic reasons for it. In front of theso there Is the Pan-Ger man stand against franchise reform in Prussia, so the Vorwaerls Wednes day printed on its front page In big type a vigorous appeal by the execu tives of tho Prussian and German So cialist parties against unworthy gam ing with the people's rights being In dulged In bi- Prussia's reactionary up per house, 'ine nit:al condemns the amazing blindness of the Goernment, describes the bitter feeling over the deception which Is now pievalent among the people, and points to that d.tmage that Is done to the cause of peace by wlld-mlndcd Pan-Germans. "In tho names of millions who stand behind us," tl'e executives call for the dissolution of tho lower Ptusslan house and conclude with "long lle democracy and peace.' " Tho Vorwaerts ltbelf glvc3 promi nence to comment supportlngProfessor Delbruck's statement that tho only way to peace Is to get rid ot Pan-Germanism. In many papers the Pan-Geiman' are being attacked by the repioductlon of their own pre-war nnd eaily war predictions and Jingo and Imperialistic utterances. ntanic Put nn Junkers Tho Pan-German papers naturally blamo tho Social Democrats for en deavoring to bilng about the fall of tho Hertllng goeinment, but the Her liner Tageblntt rightly points out that the Junkers are going the right way to achieve that by l ejecting Prussian frnnchlse reform, thus making the Chancellor's position tmposslhlo If he sticks to his own words that ho stands or falls by that reform. .Another causo of the present discon tent and strife Is tho complete failure of tho Government to achieve any thing noteworthy, nnd the fact that tho administration contains two prom inent Ilclchstng progicsslvcs, Hcrr von Paer and Herr von Frlcdberg, makes the deception all the more bit ter. The Fiankfurter Zeitiing roundly condemns the Hertllng Government and refers to tho bitter disappoint ment which Its Inactivity and In inp.iclty have caused. "The first ten months of tho Hert llng admlnlstiatton have not led us forward but backwaid," it declaies. Behind the scenes It is leported that Haron von Hlchthoven and Herr Krzberger are hard at woik. The foimei's newspaper, tho Hocrsen Kuiler, attacks the Chancellor. It is peifectlv clear, too, that the powers that be are exceedingly troubled about the attitude In general of the people. The Knlsei's two visits to Essen are as good as confirmation of the reports of the serious trouble lately expeilcneed there, where, ns reported some days ngn, 20,000 or 30. 000 workeis were suddenly uniformed nnd sent to tho front for somo un known but seilous reason. Attack nn Bolshevism A few davs after tho signing of tho rtrest.IJtov.sk extended treaties with Russia It is certainly curious to find tho officially ins-plied Gci mania reliev ing Its burdened soul of this utterance: "We would draw attention to the danger of Bolshevism to Europe nnd to the whole woild. The Russian rev olution has unveiled a sorl.il problem for us, and shows us hoi It has be come evident in other lands In one form or another, perhaps even during the war. The conception of uroperty In Germany nnd In other war-waging lands Is In a highly precarious state, and Is tottering. Then theio Is the growing discontent of so many who have suffered heavy losses during the war, while others have retained piofit for thomsloves and their relntiv es. "That the disinherited should long for a division of the possessions of this life cannot be wondered at. There can bo no doubt that the social problem Is making Itself bcrlously felt In Ger many." From Austria fuel Is heaped on this fire of political strife. The Pan Ger man Deutsche Zeitung rails at Czor- nin for being a brilliant seconl to Pro fessor Delnruek, while the Hamburger Nachrichtcn Is exceedingly angry with Baron Burlan for encouraging the enemy by spreading Kuchlmnnn's be lief that tho war can not end by mili tary decision, nnd thus persuading the Entcnto to a still greater degreo that tho Central Empires nro beginning to have doubts regarding tho outcome of the struggle. Altogether tho situation l.i the en emy's land is In a nlco muddle, nnd results can hardly fall to bo interesting. GERMAN WORKERS ARE CLAMORING FOR FOOD PREPARING GERMANY FOR FURTHER RETREAT Military Writers Predicting i Retirements From Present Line at Various Points Ry GEORGE RENWICK "More Potatoes and Bread" Is Demand by Trade Unions in Appeal to Chancellor Ry GEORGE RENWICK Special Cable to Ihrning Public Ledger Copyrioht, tilt, hu Kew York Ttmet Co. Amsterdam, Sept, 13 More potatoes and broad ' That Is tho demand made on behalf of Ger man's working classes by the coun- i try's trade unions In a bitter appeal I sciit to tho Imperial Chancellor. The appeal, which Vornaerts prints, speaks j of "the rising discontent In all parts of the countrj" and of clamant protests I ami Jinorv rlpmnnria lV.I1. .!. .l. Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger trade unions from the workers and give Copurlnht. liw. In .Vet" York Tftiici Co. j evidence of "u. most serious state of Amsterdam, Sept. 13. Is Germnny I nff.ilrs Food emirtit Inns, en fnv na V.A .. 1. being prepared for a. further retreat I ng classes arc concerned, the nppeal on tile west front? Indeed, more than ns, have steadily become worse All one military critic is writing ns though the General Staff wished tho people to bo ready for a further retirement. Captain von Salzmann. of tho Vos slsche Zeltung, Bnvs that severe fight ing Is to bo expected In the Cambrai region, and adds: "I believe, Indeed, that there even Increases In wages have been long ago swallowed up by the rising cost of the necessaries of life The policy of the government lends to constant raising of "While millions of mm," rays the peal, "must give ineir moon iorMp fatherlnnd on tho battlefield, It mut Mm, regnrded ns the eternal shams ot otfP time that their dependents at horn Imiin. nflotiftrl 1,1 mir nwn nnnnl Mpfcdk. by heartless profiteering, sap Digit. ' strength of the poor, Tho well to As ' I benefit by secret trafllo In food that,Hljr, don't feel tho effect of the meivtl4t weeks nnd other privations, but the 9r ' and middle classes havo to go for half aj month without even a single mlseraMeP piece of tnent." . .5. Under present conditions, the appeal4? nnlnts out. bread and notatoes are tltSw mainstay of the working classes, and t'Ji, calls upon the Chancellor to Increase-' (!' I the rntlons of those commodities, as tha : quantities which havo been given during, " tho lnnt venr have nroved to be hot)' Vx lessly inadequate. An Increase of thVteV'. potato ration from seven to ten pounda,5! per head weeKiy is especially on as an "absolute necessity. In.l ti"- ItlOLlCU Wj , ToHoglsland 'iSouthwestero;' VOn Moyamentinf At. I 35 Minute from City Hall . jH , A1 W "...i -tt JfW. H Connfcllnc with at! .southbound P. H- T curs DfiMrTi u anil lutu diibtw. ?-. m .'P-T ?. M VILL ALSO BE SPECIAL SELL- uu.rt:CHUInoVdef:L;Trded as theidkerchief s, women's neckwear, the German resistance will becomeholstei'y clUQ Chl-fieSe lliatS. e Fashion Showings solidified "still further east" of the Crozat canal. As for the, Aisne region, he thinks that "all the territory south of the river can be voluntarily given up without risk." In tho Dusseldorf Nachrlchten, Karon von Ardenne predicts a retire ment In the Wv tschacte sector, and he thinks tho chances of defending Sre Prides iresUnncIde'nco aTfittillff Dlell-lCle tO the glt fOl'llial to how much in the dark even the Gcrm.in military vnrlter-s are regarding' tttIii -.!-. PTnvf vi-sf wjacAr tho actual situation. There Is Constantino S WlllCll S tai L lieXL WccK. uso of such phrases as, "It Is not certain" whether this part of the line has beer, abandoned or "It appears" that such and such a place has been evacuated, or again that "It Is most. ,, it' l i j'X" 1 likely" tfat a cerf.in movement ImJg Qf yai'ClS 01 llCW ailQ DeaUtllUl taken place. Meanwhile, all thr i critics predict the Immediate resump tlon of the heaviest lighting. on show and many of the newest 0&mismiiD floor ssssjj HANDSOME NOVELTY BOOTS Remarkable Values 3 .95 Extra - high cut in gray, ivory, brown, champ agne, Co - Co tan. black kid, patent and punmetal, also handsome combinations; high and military heels. MRS. A. R. KING'S Philadelphia-made Mahogany Tan Calf Boots AT $ 4 II laT .95 M H ILo' i ?i S Rep airing and remodel ing at a 20 per cent re duetion. Free storage c target payable when delivered. 1115 Chestnut Street (Opposite Keith's Theatre) P3'2'3l2R!3IS3JaJSraeaSEIEI orlyonp f)f formal ODeil- Maxvteon & DeMam) Charge Account Opened Large - tize Coat up to SO butt. Mail Order Filled. vw Siepfeii ber F or sp 20 Reductions Off Present Marked Prices! We do not claim superhuman ability to do the impossible, but through unusual foresight we do claim that the prices from which you deduct your discount are considerably less than the present retail values. By holding this sale it means a smaller profit to us, but it brings us a large volume of business during an unusually dull month. Economical women will not miss this opportunity, for such low prices will not be possible again this year. A. Small Deposit Will Reserve Your Pur chase in Our Storage Vaults Until Desired E' B G jhion Salons are featuring some ti dresses that are delightfully dis- a 87 te- u E E r Somen's suits will interest girls l! nd the showings of new waists and 15 jpth noteworthy. only a few of the many new f ash- t women will want to see. E E E t! & E E E G i! E E G G Down Stairs Store Jscore of special sales of clothing I goods, of which a list follows, t E ' ... ' E E E E letails of Monday's events will be Horning papers tomorrow and Mon Inorrow's Evening Ledger. It Is well known that King's make are of the nest lines of girls' shoes in America. Here Is just the last for the growing foot. Sizes 2Vj to 7 A A to 1) wide. You positively save from $2.00 to 13.00 on every pair. CHILDREN'S SCHOOL SHOES Qunmetal, button and lace, nroad toeB and good stout soles Sites 6 to 2. ?1.98 Boys'Endicott- $0 OQ Johnstn Shoes tF The shoe for real hard service. Sizes 9 to 13 H. . .,, t Sizes 1 to 2 at JS.70 Sizes 2 to S'j at S8.07 Wnyv 9pea jy Batarfer kJ Krentafi " 600 PAIRS MEN'S Endicolt-Johnson Shoes at $2.95 Shoes for dress and street wear, in English and broad toes. Other good maxes . to . fi 60.00 Jap Cross Fox Set $48-00 A illutlrated Selected quality skins. Animal scarfs and barrel muff. .trimmed with heads, tails and paws. 85.00 Black Lynx Sets 68- At illustrated Large silk - lined animal scarf, can teen shape muff. Trimmed with head, tails and paws. 97.50 Natural Skunk Sets $78-oo At illustrated Exceptional qual ity skins, animal scarf trimmed with head and tails and barrel muff to match. 105.00 Jap Kolinsky Set $84-oo At illustrated Handsome large stole, trimmed with tails and paws. 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