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VOL. V. NO. 1
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Copyrliht. 1918. by the Public: Ledger Company.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918
Entered Stcand f'laas Matter at the poatuS'e at Philadelphia. Pa.
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and
DEMOCRATS READ
BONNIWELL OUT
OF PARTY PALE
State Committee Ignores
Head of Ticket in In
dorsing Candidates
SUFFRAGE PLANK WINS
Philadelphia Judge Termed
Tool of Penrose and Cor
rupt Liquor Interests
Some Salient Features
of Democratic Platform
The platform ndopted by the
Democratic State committee at
Harrisburg this afternoon Includes
the following salient features:
Indorsement of President Wilson.
Advocacy of minimum-wage com
mission. Commendation of profit-sharing
in production by labor.
Extension of the Pennsylvania
compensation law.
Complete political enfranchise
ment and equality for women.
Establishment of public trade
and occupational schools.
Systematic organization and pro
tection of the profession of public
school teaching.
Revision of the State Constltu
,tlon,4calllng for a convention.
Home rule for cities.
Bu a Staff Correspondent
1 Harrlaburr, Ta., Sept. 14.
utJudgo Eugene C. Bonnlwell, the Denro
cratlc nominee for Governor, was ofll-
(dally repudiated this afternoon by the
"Democratic 'State "Committee as the
party candidate.-
E jthe, meeting' was held In the Harrls
bnrg BoaM of Trade rooms and was
called to give Judge Bonnlwell an op
portunity to answer the charges made
ll!tithe 'meeting last week by A. Mitchell
'Palmer, Democratic National Commit
teeman, that Judge Bonnlwell was
j "planted" on the Democratic party by
Senator Penrose and the liquor Inter
ests. Judge Bonnlwell did not appear at
I the meeting, having served notice that
he would not, and few of his followers
were present.
The resolutions which "Indorse the
other Democratic State candidates and
Ignore Bonnlwell were adopted by ac
climation. Only two votes were cast
against them. .
" Palmer Arraigns renroae.
In 'upholding his charges and attack
ing Judge Bonnlwell's answers, Mr. Pal
mer arraigned severely tho "higher con
spiracy" which he declared rules Penn
sylvania politics.
'Senator Penrose was pictured by Mr.
Palmer as the "fountalnhead of evil In
lit .Pennsylvania."
"Penrose," he charged, "Is the repre
sentative of the triumvirate of inter
ests 'which have Joined together to In
struct him how to operate, not for the
people's interest, but their own Inter
acts.? "Ine protective tariff people, the ratr
rnads and the liquor interests" were
named by Palmer as the triumvirate.
" "Senator Penrose is the real conduit
through .which It operates," Palmer con
tinued. He branded Judge Bonnlwell as "nam
'ed by Penrose, notified by SInnott, and
'financed by the liquor people without a
nroner'leral accounting, and that, while
' he was in the Republican party, work
ing fOC its, canuwate."
"He 'denies," continued Palmer, "that
Penrose, paid him. Penrose Is not the
only Jtepubllcan -paymas'er."
"My only interest In politics," con
tinued Palmer, "is to tell the people of
these Interests (railroads, tariff and liq
uor); and to fight against them to my
j dying day."
" ' Predicts Liquor Bine's 'bemlee
Declaring that the power of two, the
. railroads and tariff, had been broken by
the national Government, Palmer dra
matlcally asked the committee:
"Shall we let our party be sold out,
-'when, the power of the two has been
?fcroken, by the last remnants of the
tllird interest?"
' The third, interest, the liquor ring, he
5'-v"I admit they fooled me in 1010,"
'Palmer confessed. He supported former
-'Senator Webster Grim against 'William
n . H Alan iliHaA.Anvnavail miha.
i it erry m "" -" buwsi
, natorlal contest that year.
, "We will not permit ourselves to be
ruled by the liquor Interests through
1 their Champion, Boles Penrose," he de--
clared.
After the applause subsided, follow
" tng the remark, three cheers were given
t for Palmer.
. Th national committeeman 'declared
' Ms Indictment against the liquor 'ln
tereets was aimed at the big brewers
and distillers and not the "little fellows,
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AMERICAN -FRENCH LINE WEDNESDAY
THREE FROM HERE
DEAD IN FRANCE
Two Philadelphians and
Camden Man Lose Lives
in Action
NINE RECEIVE WOUNDS
Roll of Honor of City
and Vicinity for Today
KILLED
rniVATK CIIABI.FJ J. KANE, Jr., SOS
nnin nixuein itrreec.
VATE ALFRED VOLPE. 1521 Mc-
PRIVATE FREDERICK ELLIOTT, 6IS
i.innoou iirrcec, uimai.
WOUNDED
MEtTTENANT J08EPH E. KERST,
3S80 Chmtnut 8trrt.
LIF.l-TF.NANT HARRY A WELL-
IIM'H, 211 DliMiond Mn-t.
RIVATE (1EORGE H. (1ALLENA, J 100
("lnirrli lane.
PRIVATE WILLIAM I. TIIOSlrSON.
1110 .North (Iratz Mrrrt.
PRIVATE LEO 4. DOl'UIIERTY, 2041
North Lambert street.
nilOLER I". N. K. NCIIWENK, Jr.,
1417 North Ilroiu utreet.
PRIVATE WILLIAM A. HERRING. 430
Knrlhnm terrare.
PRIVATE INERsnLL OUISTE.D,
Jr.. 412 North Thlrty-IMrd atreet.
PRIVATE JAMES F. RODGERS, 3004
Amber fttrpet,
PRIVATE JAJiES D. I1ERRY. 48 Etldt
Hprlnrer utreet. Mt. Airy.
GASSED
PRIVATE JAMES SCIIOFIELD. 60S
orth Tenth Htreet.
PRIVATE JAMES F. MARTTN. 060S
cireenwur nvenue.
PRIVATE K. P. TERRY, 1511 North
Firtr-thlrd utreet. .
PRIVATE CHARLES M. GALLENA.
SIOA Phnrrh lanj..
CORPORAL EDWARD REYNOLDS. 028
Noiitn water utreet.
CORPORAL JOSEPH IIAILEY, 511
rtoutn front Htreet.
PBEVIOURLY REPORTED DE D. NOW
nnruniui j-nmu.iEin
PRIVATE ROY II. SIMPSON. 119 East
liuval utreet.
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSINO,
JMJW IEI'UKTKU WUU.MIGU
PRIVATE WILLIAM J. DAUER. no
local aaarms oven tlanaaian nrmji,
PRISONERS IN GERMANY
LIEUTENANT A, L. MILDENDERG,
4430 North Twentieth utreet. ,
PRIVATE HARRY HIVITAK. 744 East
Paelfle street.
PRIVATE LOUIS SANDLER, 2211
South Mth Ntreet.
PRIVATE CHARLES A. BUNTING. 649
North Thirty-fifth utreet.
PRIVATE WILLIAM J, WRIGHT.
cneftlnttl lllll.
PRIVATE JAMES J. McCAFFFJlY. 3144
North Second utreet.
PRIVATE ROIIEKT F. SPICER, 8018
Tlnlcum avenue.
PRIVATE JAMES COFFEY, 3869 Fed
eral street.
FROM NEARBY POINTS
SERGEANT PHILIP M, NORBECK. or
i Colllnrdalei nonnded.
I'RIVATE ALFRED STEVENSON, Tln
iiaKH, nenr i nniicri Kinni.
PRIVATE OWEN DOUGIIERTV. 1430
North Twelfth street. Eddratonei
PRIVATE CHARLES W. TRESTON, of
rnnenooa. i'n.
' September 14. 1918
The complete list of casualties an
nounced today by the War Department
la printed on page IS.
Thirty soldiers from this section are
listed today among the casualties in the
American army overseas. Of the thirty,
two Phlta'delphlans and a Camden man
have given up their lives.
Nine have been wounded and six
have been" gassed, while nine soldiers
frOm this city who were previously
listed among the missing have been lo
cated In prison camps in Germany.
Among the captives appears the name
cf one Philadelphia soldier who was
previously reported killed In action. He
has written that he was a prisoner of
war. ,
The two casualty lists published today
record a total of 258 casualties, includ
ing eleven men 'from this State, In the
list made public In the morning news
papers, flye Pennsylvanlans are included
among the names of 130 soldiers. In
the afternoon newspaper list six Penn
sylvanlans are reported among a total of
138 eoldler3.
SfCETCHES OF HEROES
Vint Lieutenant Joseph E. Kent,
fprty-three years old, was wounded In
action late In July while serving with
Company A, 110th Infantry, according
to a letter received from him today by
Mrs. B. S. Qeldach. 5330 Chestnut
kstreet,, at which address the soldier lived
in llHB'lftwW",w,,t evw 4inq uvm
Mm Mtvy rar aWMUarMrs. and
I I
EUGENE V. DEBS
GETS TEN YEARS
Sentenced for' Violation of
Espionage Act on
Three Counts
BAIL FIXED AT $10,000
Uy the Associated Press
Cleveland, O., Sept. 14. Eugene V.
Debs, charged with violation of the es
pionage act, was sentenced to ten years
In the Moundsville, W. Va., penitentiary
on each"of three counts of the indict
ment by Federal Judge D. C. Wcsten
haver here today. The sentences will
run concurrently.
In Imposing sentence Judge Westen
haver said:
"I do not regard the idealism of the
defendant as expressed by himself as
any higher, purer, nobler than the Ideal
isms of thousands of young men I have
seen marching down the streets of
Cleveland to defend our country.
"I cannot accept the attitude of mind
of any one who clafms any right to dis
pense anybody from observing the laws
of our land for the protection and peace
and safety while thousands of young
men are defending the country against
the common enemy.
"Any one who strikes tho Bword from
the hand of those young men -or causes
another young man to refuse to do his
duty when called to serve by their side,
or any one who obstructs the recruiting
service, doe3 Just as much injury and
wrong to our country as if he were a
soldier In the ranks of the German
army."
Auks for No Mercy -
Following the motion for a new trial
and the court's refusal, Judge Westen
haver asked Debs If he ' had any
thing to say why sentence should not be
Imposed upon him.
Debs spoke for thirty minutes.
Ho asked for no mercy and said he had
no fault to find with the conduct of the
trial. Ho resented ths manner In which
the names of Hose Pastor. Stokes and
Kate Richard O'Hare had been handled
during the trial.
He stated he had devoted his life to
the cause of the downtrodden and Is op
posed to, the form of our present gov
ernment and our social system and be
lieves in a, change In both by peaceable
and orderly means.
Motion for a new trial was overruled
and an exception on behalf of the de
fendant was allowed. A motion for ar
rest of the sentence was also over
ruled. A writ of error was granted to the
United States Supreme Court.
Must Obserye Law While Free
On application of counsel ball was
granted In the sum of S10.000 upon con
dition that Mr. Debs would keep and
observe the law while at large and
would not depart from the Jurisdiction
of the court without leave. Permission
was granted Mr. Debs only to go to
and remain at his home.
Debs was found guilty .of attempting
to .Incite Insubordination, disloyalty, etc..
In the military and naval forces; ob
structing and attempting to obstruct
recruiting and uttering language in
tendtd to Incite, provoke and encourage
resistance to the United States and to
promote the cause of the enemy. In an
address delivered at the Ohio Socialist
convention at Canton, June 16.
Tho Jufy found hlin not guilty on one
count, that of opposing the cause of the
United States.
The maximum penalty on each count
is twenty years' Imprisonment and a fine
of 110.000.
GIRL COUNTERFEITER SOUGHT
Young Woinan .Mulcts Stores by
"Rnising" Small Bills .
Secret Service operatives and the po
lice are searching the city for a young
woman who. by painting genuine bank,
notes of small denomination to look like
notes of much larger denomination. Is
said' to have mulcted stores of large
sums. The Identity of the woman has
not been learned. .. j., .,
. Attention of the authorities was di
rected to the fraud today when a cashier
nf laram store discovered a five-dollar
.banknote that had been "raised" to a
twenty-aouar noitr, ........
Investigation disclosed .that the bogua
.,.I...!lr hill was received front a
wn.iiriw '.touw.- msekVKLsams,
miry Howfi xjpi "JtS" iH",. WgL,
ON TO GERMANY,
WARCRYOFU.S,
SAYS GEN. MARCH
"America Is Going
Through,' Bodly De-
uarcs uuei ot atait i
RAPS PROPAGANDA
lin , . rl., .,
rrcposterous in Lalsity, He
nve rif SiinrToctiniic Tnat '
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U. S. Would Slow Down
By CLINTON W. CILBERT
Staff Cormpondrnt Kvmtna Public l.cdocr
Copyright, 1918, lu Public Ledger Co,
Washington, Sept. 14.
General March, In his talk to the
newspaper conespondents today, sum
med up the value of the American
wiping out of the St. Mihiel salient as
restoring to tho French railroad com
munication between Verdun and Toul
and us Improving the base for a future
offensive operation In that region.
Thus he virtually confirmed the view
that the American drive had a limited
aim and that It was preparatory to a
future and much larger operation.
Discussing this future, members of
the General Staff told members of the
Military Affairs Committee of tho
House last night that 'if the Americans
could reach Longwy, ten miles north
of Metz, they would control 80 per cent
of the Iron supply of Germany. Amer
ica's tnsk, as said In these columns
yesterday, is to make the ore deposits
from which Germany's war munitions
are made one of the big objectives of
the war.
No Let-Up on Germany
Besides summing up the St. Mihiel
operation, General March took occa
sion to stamp -Hard upon the peace
propaganda which Is appearing in the
newspapers. The General made no
reference to tho Burian and Hertling
speeches, but he declared unequivo
cally that It was America's purpose to
go through with the war. Suggestions
now appearing In the press to the
contrary effect, the' General declared,
to be "prepsoterous in their falsity."
Now that the army had asked Con
gress for a large number of men and
vast sums of money for equipment, It
was inci edible, the General Bald, that
such propaganda should be considered
seriously.
"America Is Oolng Through"
This Is the reply of the American
army to the German and Austrian plea
that the war be stopped because a mil
itary victory la Impossible and an effort
to obtain one will only waste millions
of lives. Tho American army view Is
that the war can be won, and won by
tho Allies. General March and General
Pershing have both predicted that It
can be won next year. It will not be
their fault if the world is misled by the
German cry that there is a deadlock
which cannot bo broken. The American
army view Is that it can be broken and
that It will be broken. And America
will go through with the war.
rroud of Great Work
Showing what America is doing now
and how It has become posslblo for her
to bring all her vast powers to bear
against Gerrriany, General March read a
dlsnatch from France which told how
on that day 33,000 American troops had
been landed In France and 11,000 more
would be. landed before noon on the fol
lowing day. That large number of men
could now bo got ashore and the ships
carrying them could now turn around In
a day. On such achievements as these
and on such 'fighting as the Americans
have done in St. Mihiel. pointed the
.statement that the war can be -won next
year and that America is going thorugh
with It. ,
The general said what he had to say
of St. Mihiel with obvious satisfaction,
though his manner Is as restrained as
an otHclal communique. He emphasized
the fact that the eallent had been taken
Contluued on Tate Two. Column Seren
HERTLING SEES PEACE NEARER
German Rulers and Army Seek
Understanding, Says Chancellor
London, Sept. 14. Notwithstanding
the declination of Germany's peace
offer. Count von Hertling, Imperial Ger
man chancellor, is convinced peace is
nearer than is generally supposed, ac
cording to an address made by the Chan
cellor before the trade unionist leaders
In Germany, says a dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph from Copenhagen.
The Chancellor declared that both the
German Government and army leaders
desired an understanding and peace. He
said the Government and the army lead
ers were against all conquests.
As soon as he was convinced of the im
possibility of an agreement with the
upper house on the suffrage question,
the Chancellor said he would dissolve
the lower house.
MOONEY MAKES NEW PLEA
Asks Writ Removing Case to U.S.
Supreme Court
Ry the Associated Press
Han FrancUco, Sept. 14. A writ of
error, allowing the case of Thomas J.
Mooney, convlctetd of murder In con
nection with the Preparedness Pay ex
plosions here, to be taken to the United
ai.t.i Kiinrpme Court for review, was
sought in un, application filed here today
in the ualirinim supreme tourt-
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ALLIES STRIKE FURIOUS
BLOWS AT FOEJS ARMIES
ON TWO BATTLEFRONTS
French and Amer-
icans Advance on
Ailette and Aisne
rt n i T.mTTTnn
lOUU L. Af 1 1 V US .
SOON SEIZED;
Petain Threatens to Out
flank Chemin-des-Dames
in Big Offensive
HURLS GERMANS BACK
ON FRONT OF 11 MILES
Several Towns Fall and Men
ace to St. Gobain
Increases
NEW PUSH ABOVE VESLEI
British Capture Auchy, Near
La Bassee, in
Flanders
By the Asibcialcd Press
London, Sept. 14.
French troops began a new attack
at dawn this morning on both sides of
tho Ailette River and betweeen the
Aisne River and tho Veslo River.
(American troops have been fighting
alongside the French on these fronts.)
The French advanced for a distance
of between ono and two miles on an
eleven-mile front between tho Ailette
and Aisne Rivers.
The drive Is aimed at Laon. The at
tack was launched at 5 o'clock. Ono
division at an early hour had taken
1000 prisoners, making a total of 1800
Germans Raptured on the Ailette front
alone.
Capture Three Villages
South of the Ailette River the
French captured Mont Des Singes and
the villages of Allemont and Sancy
(Allemont Is ten miles southwest of
Laon and nine miles northwest of
Solssons. Sancy Is two miles south
east of Allemont and two miles north
of the Aisne.)
The French also reached the edge
of the town of Vallly on the Aisne.
The German counter-attack against
tho French advancing on tho Ailette
Rler front appeared to have been
weak, although the front line was
strongly held. The German prisoners
say they had orders to hold at all
costs.
Push on St. Gobain
The attack of the French forces in
the direction of the Forest of, Coucy
at the southern end of the St. Gobain
massif, was progressing satisfactorily
this morning.
It Is pointed out that any advance
made by the French to the north of
the Ailette River will seriously affect
the St. Gobain massif, probably the
Immediate objective of the present
HrlvA on Laon.
In their attack south of the River
Aisne (north of the vesie) tno 1'Tencn
and Americans also made satisfactory
progress and captured prisoners, but
details aro lacking. The advance of
the French threatens to turn the flank
of the German defensive positions on
the Chemln-des-uames, ana it also en
dangers Lapn'
By the Associated Press
With the American Army on the.
Aisne Front, Sept. 13. American in
fantryment operating on this front
have advanced their line slightly at
several points soutneast ot vaners-en-Prayeres,
to tho northwest of Revll
Ion. An American raiding party was sent
out against the enemy to the east of
Vlllers-en-Prayeres before daylight,
yesterday. The party brought back
a few nrlsoners. There has been the
kjsual amount of artillery firing.
Long-range American guns are snei-
Centlnned on Tate Two. Column SU
SAYS HE SANK TWO U-BOATS
Cuban .Paper Prints Statement
Credited to American Captain
By the Associated Press
Havana, Sept, 14. Two enemy sub
marines were sunk by an American bark
when she encountered them 200 miles
out from her port of departure, accord
ing to a story published in the news
paper Kl Mundo today. No details of
the encounter are given.
The bark, with 129 passengers on
board, bound front an Atlantic port of
the United fctates for Central America,
took refuge in a. uumi pou inn weeK
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GERMAN INHABITANTS MADLY
ALARMED BY U. S. OFFENSIVE
liy the Asociated Pre
Washington, Sept. 14. The American offensive at their very doors
and stories of a long-range gun about to be turned loose upon their towns
ore giving the war a new aspect to the Germans. An official dispatch from
France today says there arc evidences of excitement everywhere across
the German border, and quotes tho following from the Muhlhausen Tage
blatt: "The American offensive In upper Alsace and the long-range gun
supposed to be Intended to reduce to ashes the towns In this country aro
madly nlarmlng the Inhabitants. Even people or a high rank tremble at
the news like little children listening to ghost stories. Of course, the
evacuation of Muhlhausen and the whole of Alsace Is again in question,
and It Is said that all measures for the actual evacuation of the Grand
Duchy from linden to Freiburg have already been taken."
The German papers remind the public who spread such
rumors of the punishment they may incur, and say there is not tne slight
est reason for anxiety, but at the same time continue to publish the reports.
TELEPH0NE GIRL PREVENTS BANK ROBBERY
DIXON, 111., Sept. 14. Miss Tloicnce 'Weaver, night tele
phone operator, early today prevented five automobile bandits
from looting the vault of the Citizens' State Bank at Mount
Morris, 111., near here. Her office is in the bank huililing, and
when she heart! the bandits at work on the snfe she notified the
authorities.
DUNB0YNE CAPTURES RICH BELMONT FUTURITY
Duuboyne .was the winner of the rich Belmont Futurity, valued
at 30,000, here this afternoon. Sir Barton finished second and Pur
clmte third. ., ltiSBMBUIMk'. .
BASEBALL SCORES r . -,
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BRITISH CAPTURE
PART OF OLD LINE
Haig's
Men Regain Area
Held Before Cambrai ;
Altack Last Year
PIGHT AT HAVRINCOURT,
I
I5y PHILIP GIBBS
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
CovjrloM, run. bu Sew York Times Co,
With the HrllMi Army, Sept. 14.
Fighting continual throughout
ThuiMlay and into the night for the
possession of Huvilneourt Village,
Trescault, Jloeuvies and the neighbor
ing ground, taken by the gallant and
skillful fighting of Lancashire troops
and Yorkshire troops of the Sixty
second Division, and some troops of
the Rifle Brigade and Sixtieth Rifles
and New Zealanders. t
It developed into a much bigger suc
cess than I knew, as 1 discovered
when I went up Into that area and
found that tho number of prisoners
had reached a total of eleven officers
and 1018 men those I have seen are
a, stui dy lo and that the day's ac
tion had resulted in a line, complete
success, tho taking acioss of another
section of the Hindenburg line at Hav
rlncourt and south of that back into
the old lines which the British held
before the attack In the Cambrai sail
eni last ear.
The h.ndest task lay In front of the
riflemen, who b.:id Trescault and its
neighborhood as their goal. They, to
gether with Uoops of English county
regiments, have been woiklng along
side New Zeulauderx since the be
ginning of the offensive in August,
They had nlready been nine weeks In
line before that, starting somewhere
by Bucquoy, smashing their way
across a deep cutting outside Achlet-le-Grand,
where they captured 400 ma
chine guns, fighting a hard battle at
Blhucourt, and pushing on to Blen
vlllers and following up the enemy,
of whom they had taken over 2000,
to the edge of Havrlncourt Wood.
He evidently Intended to defend this
serious position. On the edge of it he
had dug new rifle pits In double rows
and he held thcise wh strong bodies
of markbtnen with machine guns. But
English battalions In a quick dash at
the end of thejr day's advance swept
through the northwest corner ot the
wood, the only part' not defended In
much strength, while the Ifew; Ze
tHHHieu - wni,.Bwir mv
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GERMANS EASILY
MADE PRISONERS
Officers and Men Readily
Surrender to Americans
in St. Mihiel Salient
MACHINE GUNS FLANKED
By EDWIN L. JAMES
I Speelal Cable Dhpateh
I Corutloht, lt91fi, bu Xew York Times Co,
Willi the American Army in France.
i Sept. 14.
1 The Americans have smashed the St.
I Mihiel salient, which Thursday morn
ing swept southward from the vicinity
of Fresnes, around St. Mihiel and east- ',
wuru norm ot urey to a point Just .,. filx m,es northwMt
beyond ront-a-Monssnn Twmtv.fniip..L. l rtesnes.
hours after the First Amerlenn Armv '
hit it, the salient looked like a half-'
the salient looked like a half-
filled bag.
We have knocked It in a little from
one side, some from the end, and
severely punched It from the south
side. The Germans give evidence of
withdrawing with all expedition. Some
SOOO of them came out at the wrong
end of the salient Into our hands, and
this number of prisoners may be In
creased when all are counted.
A surprising thing about this great
American military success in France
is tnat tne enemy did not fight. The
Germans had expected an attack by1
the Americans In this sector and had
read speculations In their newspapers
about t. but when the Americans
struck the line only one flist-class
division was in front of them, and it
had. been roughly dealt with 'by our
artillery fire, which was amomr the.
fiercest exhibitions of shelllnr Been in
tins region.
Our men met real rcs:?t.nce only In
spots, and then It was no of a deter
mined nature. It was In no sense
comparable to the rearguard actions
fought by the Germans In getting out
of the Marne salient.
That the, Germans surrendered read
ily Is shown by the fact that up to 1
o'clock Thursday afternoon one Amer.
lean division had captured 3000 pris
oners. These men said they did not
care to fight any more.
-Many Officers Taken
A surprisingly strange thing is the
large number of officers that have
been captured. In taking one town
the Americana rounded up 18)0 men
and eighty officers.
What puzzlj one Is why the Ger
man commai.d'dld not put good di"
slops into the salient. One knows
that c- '- d(vIs:-,nB are at Hlnden
burg'a dlspojal. - Perhaps, he bu'other
uses for them, but the ease' of the
American 'advance was i ' great sur
prise to our men, wbo were rtachr to
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Americans Complete
ly Clear Up St.
Mihiel Pocket '
FORTS OF METZ
ARE IN RANGE
New German Retreat on
Seven-Mile Front Near
Verdun
, TEUTONS FALL BACK '
TO TWO-MILE DEPTH
70 Villages Won by Pershing.
200 Square Miles Re
covered 13-MILE GAIN MADE
Hindenburg Line Under Con-
stant Shelling by Allied
Guns
Enemy Troops Reported
Retreating to' Germany
t -.
With the American Artnyfon the
Lorraine Front, Sept. 14. By I. N
S.). German troops are retreating
from Chambley and Mars-La-Tour
toward Amanvlllers (within the'
German border, northwest of Metz)
'and from Harvllle toward Conflans,
air observers report.
This movement is considered
unusually important and significant
because Conflans and Amanvlllers
both are behind the prepared lines
where the Germans might be ex
pected to make a stand.
American expolitation patrols are'
Infiltrating northward into the Bota
Dampsltoux (northeast of Vigneul
les), the Boise Le Chaufour, the
Boise Le- Bonvaux. the Forest
Devoncheres and the Foret du
Bols Le Pretre (north of Pont-a.
Mousson.)
By the Associated Press
London, Sept. 14.
General Pershing's troops in their
operations In the St. Mihiel sector
have Increased the number of Ger
mans captured to 16,000.
In addition to these more nrisnner
; are coming in.
North of the old St. Mihiel salient
the Germans are rp.iiHi,0n .i...i
unea.
In the neighborhood nf ,Ph.
..y .'8 . retl.rinr. an1 F
r. u... . . hlm- The
"",,m"3 "o gone DacK for a dlfe-
i tanco of one to two miles at this point.
(Chatillon
is
tne sector southeast of
Verdun.)
By the United Press '
Willi the Americans on the Met.
Sept. 14. The Hindenburg line Is
under continuous shelling from heavy
and light American guns.
The St. Mihiel salient has now been
' monned UP- bt the number o prl-
ners ana guns is not yet known.
It is now permissible to state that
the task of winlne out th .,ii.i
hlPh hn- .iU.l f e '
whlch..has exltl 'or ur years. 'was
actually accomplished In twenty-seven.
uuurs. ina uerman aetense was so
caved in that the Americans advanced
hours ahead of the timetable "every
where. The Allies retain supremacy of the
air, completely preventing German at
tempts to attack with machine 'gun
and bombs the roads which are heavy
with traffic. -
At some points tanks were dlstln- i
guishable, often leading the Infantry'
smoothing out wires and pushing
through defenses, but apparently not '
encountering strong German positions
after the barrage had swept the teiv
rain.
Into the sky half a dozen Amarlmi .
balloons shot up almost directly ahov4
the front-line trenches. lTieyhtL i
been moved forward in the niikt tn
carry out battlefield observaUoUw-di.- I
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