r1 y "K, rf,n -y . - - , , 'Vts' i 1 'f EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, 8ATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918 1 . SV tt ,K KV. ' IKANS CLEAR JUSE RAILWAY ,tJctory Facilitates Maneuv- Lering on Front South of Verdun, IE MUST DEFEND METZ Maurice Expects Hin- iferibtirg to Rc-enforcc Line i U. S. Troops Attacked ?, Pit MAJ. GEN. SIR FREDERICK? EL T MAURICE LrJVjniitr Director of Operations of the Drltlsh Wt Army R4 "Special Cable to Ei ening Public Ledger W CopUTiahl. lilt, bv Xlw'York Times Co :'- ' Inilnn. Sunt 14 IT4 Th. mni nml methods of the flrst Au . r -i I'AfaVifncT'H offensive ; stags ci vtcntmi i..- v i, inn .io.Tr. The miln kW oU i,ns bpen made on the eolith- am- fac of the St. Mihiel salient be teen the Moselle and helRhtj of the i xr.... nrt lias been deslened to out V- off the defenders of those helahts, or -xlnlintMv. H A subsidiary American attack has k I .v.n.4.. mm thp VVPStCrtl fflCC 01 il thewUlent directly against tne heights g" tentlon of the Germans on the ridge, j y 'WnllO tne main uau.-iv v,..i- ,... K& These two attacks have been con ft UPDIl 111C1L 4CM. nected by a French attack on the 11- point of the salient of St Mlhlel and, tf .u m,, Vnri rtn C-imn du Itomains MJPV .t ii..t .j.n rlnfaricau ty one 01 ic umbii ,........ -- --- 'uii 01 tne neignts 01 im ..uu, .a,..u. hvjthe. Germans In Septembci. 1017 iS !ond held by them until now face has been extended bv the V rench attack'turther to the north, the wholo operation belns directed by General Pershing. Salient All But Gone News of the progress made bv our allies continues to be most satisfac tory, and that of tho main attnek has been as rapid ns we had an i Ight to hope Bv continuing to advance from S the southern front north nnd north- wfnf Tlilniinniirt Virrnpulles nnd t if' Benerf. have been gained Thu i1 rldcre has been turned and th -! the nllent has already dlsapnearet tne t;er manvdefendeis of St Mihlel have lnd to fall back In a hurrv. and the 1'ieneh have occupied It without opposition i It Is remarkable that th" llt'l town Of St. Jllhlel, situated In a cleft of a ridge, should have been protected by an accident of ground f'om destiue tlon during four vears of the war and that the Trench Inhabitants fcrkfilrl Vin. 1H'rrl therr. mfplv .all tlll! time within 2000 jards of the fiont j line. i ',!' .The Americans are now' advancing $ Vlctorlousty over grounr v .me , ins , not ueen liuuuvii u miicu Liuiif-. since the failure of .Toffre's offensive E?i Into 'Eorralne at the vcrv lv-tmnlng of LjVthe war. and we may ree some of them I oeiore Kng on Herman fon as tneir comrades In the Vosges nlreadv are Pershing has established a front 'across the baso of the salient, and we Ln.& ,,. in ,. nl. ,.il an , lintknti 41. ltb&t. in his final obiectiv n or whether kS? 'he'means to advance Into the Wocvre ' We must assume thnt the enemv has :5rtiensl"e lines prepaied behind the W,4!ICUL 11IU il l.t'MIH lli'L I lllf 1U biaree -re enforcement, added to the $ 'troops who miy bo trirown hack or may escape to a much snorter riont, i to enable the enemy to re-establish to effective resistance in sucji lines .much : depends upon whether Herman dm- Is slons which have been fighting at the I BE". hAa.4 rt V, cnllnnf limn lienn rtt.f nff j, 5.- " "" - """ - "' jr Thpugh the enemv is being kept busy opposite Doual Cambrai and St ;TCillTitln bv Sir Douclas ITaior and , ji?' General Debeny. and he cannot afford i Ky t frt tnlce anv i isk nn thl vital frnnt yet he will probablv mak" a greit ef fort to get together re-enfnreements ikfc In order to check Genei.il reishingV. ?f advance, for he will not vvtiiinglj nl- low his communication with Ietz to be endangered If they mean to go farther Toch :. and Peishlng will have mide their !' plans ipr meeting sucn a maneuvei and for the present we must leave It Bt that. 3,",5 far the most Impoitant lesult LUchteved, next to the loss Inflicted itipon the enemy, w hlch. in the present , -, 4li ACAmir'n -- n . nn.. . 's A BFMfclrO Ul lilV7 CH1.11IJ lililil IIUHfl. (.UJIlf M g !rst. Is the clearing of the mnln line IXTirMudnlcrsN - nun, ioui ana iancy. vvnen tne line Is again In working order, as it shortly Kir'wm be, our facilities for maneuvering! EL& on- the front south of Verdun will be ' iW. trreatly improved. I 3$ Hitherto the enemy's railway com S? mur.ications on the western front have , Hi' Been Detter man our own, ana when m. by,fiis March offensive he put the ilftUUIl mica &UI41H1IK LiituuHU 'illllt'll 'SUt of action, they were immeasuiablv , nnrlor. One of the most KJtisf.artni v If feures of the Allied offensive is tint is is grraauauy restoring ineir position is this most important respect PRIORITY FOR NEW HOUSES Favored When Thev Relieve C.nn. i' -..: ; M. ..,:.: -.... 4! jouvii in iiiuiiiiiuu vuuicia tw ay '"e joc'a' I rets fax? WmlilnRton, Sept 14 Private bulld- Km mr. ' enterprises undertaken to relieve 95? housing congestion in centers of war Ffi industry where all ether means of relief hav'e been exhausted will i. approved mixi given priority assistance by the Rfi TT.U.J OlntAn IlfiilaliiM PoA.nil. Sw i EJJ..Pidlltr. president of th corporation. Hamilton said that while tin was ex EZ'l5imiounced today eeedingly optimistic regarding Amerlein ft i5 "The conioratlon's approval of thes industrial future hf believed tlie neccs- js'Ejr projects win ne Kien, nowever. oniv in C'ease where communities have ptac-d nt s .lu ritnosal of workers all nv.iilnhlf. iC;.j- .V. oj 1.0. ., .:,Vj . kfrmedy the situation bv othei means, in - p'sojiAlnB betterment of transportation ,-Amlltles. S3 ff . .... rRIjUIXCJ) InCIJA LAlttl ii -CnflMn i t,. t-w , DKlVn IV!cSKi7lVIake III" Haul, -ntrn5'4mfliVr Hnirn siv -,'i -.-""mr: . nv r ' WHfc the jHNrlran Army nn (lie I.or- JwlM yront. .SEpt. 14 (Iiy I X S.) kteen German prisoners were brought iv AiDtrt nan. or uroomyn. ana two Ills pals The Teutons surrendered i a tne Americans anacKen north nleville (to the west of Pont-a- an). litis m Colbrldge. of Detroit brought be Germans. Including one little fel- fwAO wis so burdened with extra and clothing mat no ueggea coi- to mane one or me atner Teutons Mm carry tntm. HONORED BY FRANCE to Grand Officer of Legion 71? t of Honor i' lPy fc Associated Press .Sept. H. General Debeney i rsieea to ine aignuy oi grunu tho Lton of Honor. Italian, wut.mnde In recognition . ."".j.. . .", .. .t- . Hqpin dq uer lnt Mrcn r 'H BRITISH ARMY CAPTURES NEW PARTS OF OLD HINDENBURG LINE 'iiy piiilip cinns Contlnnfil from Pere On their rlflo pits nnd they retreated dur ing the night. A little while before the English troops had been flghtlni; hard for possession of a spoil henp on ono side of the Canal du Not el, which Is ninety feet deep thereabouts, nnd had driven tho enemy off Its mound and across the canal, so miking way for further progress toward H.tvrin court village Roundabout Moeuvres two bodies ot Kngllsh troops, Including several Lancashire battalions, weio having hard fighting against ilespento re sistance, but they succeeded in cap turing the HHgo nnd later In the das bt oke tip a strong and dotei mined countei -attack Inflicting severe losses on the enemv Thursdav morning the Stct -secntm division of Yorkshire tioops on the left of tho HIHos who lnd New 7.ei landers on the rlclit, assembled for an attack from IIiv rincourt to floucau court The rifle biignde and King's Hovnl niflct c-h insert theli front nnd drew up before the battle on the east edge of Hm rincourt Wood, spending anxious hours there lest the enemy should vo.ik them with gis nut when dawn came on i dav of foul weather, thev still breathed frech and when our guns opened tire went ahead Theic was no prellmlnnrv bombaid- ment bevond the nsu il slugging of guns, brought up, as I sivv them to day by miracles of labor through ml'es of old battlefields now deep In mud. At the beginning of tho battle they opened inpid fire and provided a creeping barrage hchlnd which our men marched to meet theli enemy. No Surprise to J'oe It was no surpilsc to the Germans On the south of our new front of nt tiek bv Gouzeiueourt they hid brought up their Jaeger dlv Islon nnd opposite the Yoikshlrc men and rifles they had theli 113th and Iiftv -second divisions, both of which have suffered heavily In recent lighting ami nave not leeeivcd any drafts to make up their wastage a. most rcmirkable state of affalis observed elsevvheic Dutlng these b titles of the month wlilcli have Important significance as levcaling tlmost unexpected weakness In the Germ in resources of man power, tho troops hero had been or dered to head on to the Hav rincourt. Tiesciult and Gourenucourt lino of defense at anv price In blood, and on Ule uhole lhcy dlli thcll besl t0 fulnll There w -s a tiench one of our old tienehes newly organized bending backward fiom Trescault on the outei boundary of oui objective foi about 400 a-ds which was recognized bv a battalion comm indct at the end of the dnj's fUhtlnT and ho found it hId bs a strong foice of the enemy Ills men then attacked it. and after i simp encounter with the Germans who icsisted Iiciceb- captuuHl it with 1 !0 prisoneis and eighteen inachlnc guns. rami Taken Ne.itlj Tlie stiong point of Hiliem r.nni from which I once s tw our tanks go ing into action was taken very nentlv by in enclicllng movement of two small bodies of liflemen vUio vvniked north and south of it and Joined h inds on the oilier side Meanwhile Yorkshiies of the Sit--econd Dlv i--lon had stoi mod the heights of Hav rincourt gaining the chateau and its giounds and a clear view over the enemv positions below and away to Hourlon Wood, and on tho south New Zcalmders were push ing foiwaid to Gouzeaucouit Wood which thev took In the evening Gindunlly through the day the num i ber of PHsoneis Incicased as theli A, ,. , n w-. A U I A I n tnnnr. .. ... n , UUKI'Ull IIIIU JIIU1I1K III 11U1 fl tj searched until at night from nil paits l this front more than 1000 had drib- bled back. Kor a time it seemed likely that TAX-FREE RESERVE FUND IS FAVORED Jiiisiiiess Man I HU Senators i . . . ,r , ,-, ... I INecd ot Meeting Conditions When Peare Comes tty thr I lilted Prc nrtliinglon, ept 1 f Predlrtlng that "tre dav of reekonlng was coming" hi the hu'nos world after the war It I Hamilton storetarj of the American itaniator lompanv at me l-meetlng of the Senate Finance I'nm- mlttte on tne revenue mn in.i.ij urgeo . he "tabllshment of a i..v- r., rrsorve '""'' to mCf' lo'",1,l0n8 "llcn iee COlIiPP g ir reartjustineni nr v.uufs ,uiei inc war would c uise considerable business .. . . -. , .. i aisturoanee unless a nwif luiiu an , stabllhed ,., Such a fund, he Bald could be Investeo ' tn uihertv oonos ana uepo'smii m uic ..... . . .... i.-.. nv.n..i.i it ka lm not a pessimist and do not be ll'eve thit an great slump U loming .after the war." sild henator .Simmons chairman of the Finance Committee "I think it will be exceeding'y disastrous to the country to spread the impression that we are facing a panic," he added Hamilton agred with Simmons that the ultimate future prosperity of the country was nsbured "There will, however, be a readjust ment of prices downward after the war," said Hamilton "I think It will serlouul) Interfere with world prosperity " Hamilton said much business today was being conducted on Inflated capital, and that a readjustment seemed to him In evitable Senator Lodge (Mass ) said history taught that financial depression alwa)s followed a great war. Hamilton appeared before the commit, tee to protest against the tax on Amer ican companies doing business In I3u rope. Ills company, which does a large business In England, France and Italy Is obliged to pay on 80 per cent, tax In those countries, he said, while the pro XS Sldto m, 1 : to w ed plan wauld also compel it to pay lmilar taxthome, SuchB'U.,he posed plan would also compel It to pay asimiwr i the enemy was preparing to deliver a formldablo counter attack His troops vyeie seen massing In viilleri and sunken roads and low flying airplanes came In reconnaissance to support the Infantry A bombing and machine gunning attack was delivered at 7 o'clock last night against the Yorkshires and rlllcs but the Hrltlsh gunflro smashed It and smnll parties of men were dealt with by rllle fire. It Is possible they will try ngnln, but vvhllo 1 was on that front there was no German ac tlvlt beyond potshots from long range. I passed a little group of prlsoneiH nevvlv caught, mostly of the 111th 1)1 vision and manv ot those taken Thurs dav weio resting on their way tack in ruins of theli own making in this vvoilil of uiin The wcie muddy, but not Ill-clad I noticed especially their good field boots and their thick grav tunics Prisoners Were Hespeitftil Thev st.ued about them in an mil mil wn like tinpped heists, but wcie nleit and icpcitful when spoken tn bv the nritlsh ofllcers, and Boomed content to sit and stare at the pass ing of tlie men and gun It is it (iue i vensitiou to go thiough this lountiv again, bevond Bipaume down old mills which weio familial to us list vtai, thiough these Holds and villages wlicie amid old ruin and wnckige the IJiitlsh built thousands of huts nnd many ofllceis' clubs and cinema ,! ed,s and pltclud camps of tents nnd established workshops and camouflaged gun positions liver) where now among the old Hi It isli giavcs are the grives of Ger man soldicis They stick, up out of mud and swamp) ir these lavaged fields with wooden crosses, different 'n shipe 'rom tho Ui Itl-.li and sur mounted with steel helmets, camou. IliKed b stieaks of coloi belonging to the men below who walked in them down these loads I)e id bodies, not vet builid and de id hen ses lie amid the muck heaps of these bittleflelds, and ever) where theie are old boots, old bottles, stiips of field gi.i) uniforms hav ei 'acts, -.tick bombs, Herman letters, the 1 It tot of the masses of men who went avvnv In a huii) Man) Gu mans Sign Signboards Thev aio greit sign wrlteis tliee Genu ins and evei) where for miles and mile at every tuin in tho road and at eveiy broken wall, leading to i v UI.ige smalied to dust .mil ashes there .ire notices on big lioards waul ing tlie (Irinuin soldiers not to loiter there bt cause of the English nirciaft pointing the way to dugouts and flrc trenches The) aie the notices of tho life that passed a few da)s ngo or a few weeks ago and from them one is able to plc tuic in one's mind how It all looken here when thousands of field gra) men swarmed in all these places The spiiit of tlie gia) wolf stil! lurUs about these lUins because wher i v ei men hav e been they Icav e a little of themselves like a ghostly ex altation In a wood not far from 1 lav rin court there were moie than a few relies of the late Geiman occupation. l'inely camouflaged under tues, the I'ouiteelith Reserve Corps hid madi it-, lie iihi i.u teis heie vv'ien the place was biond the Hrltlsh range md as becomes the grandeui of a German corps staff and the comfort of sucii olllccrs. the German soldiers hid liboied to make a pleis.mt dwell Ing place for them They had built n large numbei ot wooden bungalows, beautifull) fitted up with cupboards and panels like sunimei houses In a gaiden subuib Hach m ill house was provided with a dugout npproa lied ftom an Indoor entrant e, to which tlie Germ in start ofllcers might descend with dignity at the flrst distant dione of an Eng lish all plane. CHURCH MEN DEMAND CZECH INDEPENDENCE Germans Say Austrian Ac quiescence Would Be Shame ful Capitulation W GEORGF RENWICK Special Cable lo I.ieiiing Public Ledger Capuruht tJC lm V w 5mA. Tfmrs fo AmMerd ini, fcipt It The Austrian situation continues to ilarm Derm in Tlie Deu'tsch Zeltung pilnts a long misiagc from Vienna on tlm situation s.m ng The development of political evente In Austria strides with s,cv en-leagued bootR toward a dielslvo point ' IJver more boldly doe iVch triason raise Its head, and the more diitinctl) the signs of catastrophe appear the lesu Inclined docs the Govcrnnieii seem to be to oppose them A few d.i) ago tlio f'zecli rtllglous hearts of all thr llohemlan dioceses Issued a manifesto demanding nn independent I zccli state, and in tint document there is not the slightest mention of the Austrian d)n- aity or Government "The Czechs are not filghlc-icd to de clare that an Independent Czech atate Is now only a matter of weeks or months " The correspondent thinks the Austrian Government IB playing Into the hands of the Tntente In allowing itself to be driven along by the Czechs which Is just what the- Unten'o desire The Austrian Governments approval of a fcheme for a federal Austria would he says, be regarded b) tlm Germans lu Austria as the most shameful capitula tion in history FOCH INSPECTED AMERICANS Enthusiastically Approved Prep arations for Big Drive Dy the bniled Press I'arU, Sept. H. Before the Ameri cans launched their great attack at the b? Hsntal ftcb. It ?m taf 'litay, uy ' enthusiastically appr'rd the ,J h l 'teVntahen lnjZ?.aratton St. Mlhlel salient they were inapt deu AMERICANS WIN FOE'S IRON FIELD French Say Gains Remove Supply From Enemy Munition Plants PRAISE FOR U. S. FORCES Germans Cannot Offer Sur prise as Excuse for Defeat Before Mihiel li) the Associated Prtn I'HrlB, Kept II It Is evident that the Germans alo were iw.tre that something was In the wind, for their newspapers of the last few cla)H stated that the Americans would attack the St Jllhlel salient This fait la emphasized here as adding to the importance of the American vlc- torv, slnce It Is considered the uer- mans i innot plend surprise In excuse for tliclr discomfiture. The field of operation could not have hem better chosen from the Trench point of view, for the northern part of the Wocvro is extraordinarily rich In Iron It Is the celebrated basin of lirlev, on which the Hermans put their hand In the first da)s of the war and which Is one of the esential resources for her munition factories In cac Oerniany had failed to capture It, she had organized a bombarding s)stcm to be used against it from one of her strongest lines of defense known as the Mctz-Thlonvillo line, which borders it on the east and which, while threatening the French metallurgical centers, at the same time covirs the German centers. Cuts Munition Output A large section of Trench opinion holds that the loss of Brie) was one of the principal causes for the length of the war; that without the iron drawn fiom It Herman)' would have been un title to keep up her supply of munitions There have been numerous bonibaid ments of the ill ley region bv alrcrift. 'I lit entire press jams in praise of the American Initiative and enterprise in uudcit lltlng tile task of reducing the powerfully fortllled St .Mihiel allent laulols va)s "The loss of the essential pivot of t Mihiel, the reduction of which is the task hot themselves by the mag nificently commanded and trained Amcr kin troops, would be a real dNastci for the Hermans and the consequences would be decisive on later operations" 1. Homme I.lbre, Ptemlor Clemenccau s newspaper, i-a)s "It is no longer, feudal German) 's m.alleil fist "linking the Allied front It Is the well-armed hand of the young republic demolishing the Prussian fort resses and making a breach where the 3tarry flag will find the road to vie tory " I'rnlsr U. S. Troops All the military commentators dwell at gieat linglh on the importance of the first large FC.ale operation b the Americans on the western fiont. Colonel de Tliomason, one of the best known I' rench mllltdiv writer, t.a)s "It may be -nld at once that General Pershing's s-hock army lias given fresn proof of the ver) high value of the American troops To have crossed in one bound the (deleted by censol ) Is an exploit the more brilliant is that In the xyoevro legion there can be no question of m ineuviring Our Allies nr penetrating Into very powerful organiza tions Undertakers Adopt Publicity ( lilrHco, slept It Undei takers at the convention of the National H Icited Mor ticians last night decided tint It 'is not uirogatoi) to the dlgnltv of our profus ion to u e dlgnilled publielt) Plins were made for conserving mital . nd cloth used III coltlns, co that the ill Ion ntls.U not h short of these m,i- iuiis foi war work SPEED OF AMERICAN ATTACK AMAZED AND DEMORALIZED FOE Action Was Expected, but Rapidity of Execution Was Too Much for Germans Artillery Fire Deadly By the Associated Press Willi tlie American Arm In Iir ralnc, Sept. 14 Bi illiantly supported by the Kiench, Geneial Peishlng has accomplished tho "limited objectives" of the opciatlont. undertaken In the St. Mlhlel legion Tho two forces pushing, respectlvel) .southeast and notthwest took position after position from the enemy, advancing with a lapldlty, pre cision and dash that disheartened him after his reverses of recent months Tew late actions have yielded to much iiiund of mi lmpoitunt a nature The preliminary nrtlllerv woik in the daik hours of Thuisd.ay morning w n demon tilling in tho thoroughness of Its dcstructlveness. The enemy was, prepaied for a possible blow in this region, but four hours of almost unsui passed shelling with gas nnd from guns of all calibera left him powerless to bring up his leserves 01 milntaln communications. Hi? loads were torn ub, his supplies and ma. teilal destroyed, his ammunition dumps sent skyward and villages be hind his line fired. A large numbei of prisoners, quantities of hupplies and many guns fell Into the hands of the Allies. Eventual htablllzatlon here will free Impoitant lines of rail communication, as well us roadwa)H,nnd leuve In the possession of the Krench and Ameri cans I1I4I1 giound that will be of great military advantage when the wet f,ca s.on begins. In tho military sense the nctlon has been normal In all ItH aspects except In the rapidity of execution. This does not mean there has been no hard fighting. There has been fighting, both brilliant and ilerce, because one vitally Important point was held by a famous well-tried Oerman division. Nevertheless, tho division was unable to withstand the steady and unswerv ing advance of the Americans thrown against them, and In addition lost many prisoners to the Americans. The only enemy weakness was In his artillery, the reply of his big guns being deficient and spasmodic through out, evidencing that ho had previously removed the greater part to safer po sitions. But his machine guns were vicious enough to compensate for this. IVlsoners unanimously testify to the accuracy and the dehdliness of the American prepaiatory nitillery flio. Observers had so completely located the principal German works In ad vance that the enemy troops could only take to their dugouts and await the end of tho bombardment. The prisoners taken by the Ameri cans have come from seven German divisions, among them men from the Landwehr and Landsturm. The Austro. Hunearlana made prisoners came from the. WM, Tenth. 3eventyeyenth. 258th WOOD FOR AIRPLANE WINGS German Machine Landing in Hol land Shows Lack of Textiles Special Cable to livening Public Ledger C nnvrloM. mill, bu A'rt" Vorlr Tlnirs Co. Tlie llngiir, Hi jit. II Your corre spondent learns on excellent authority that the last Herman nlrplano to land In Holland was ono ot the Hrndenbiirg t)pe, which had wings covered with three thin la)crs of wood Instead of textile material. The extra weight was saved by doing nwny with wire stays The machine flew well , , The question of textiles nnd, In, fact, of nil materials has been one fraught with tremendous difficulties to Germany for some tlmo and Is ono that monop olizes the attention of the experts, In splto of effoits to prove the contrary. UNA GRANDE ARMATA AMERICANA IN ITALIA? Wilson Prcinurato Pcrclie' Trcccntomila American! Vatlano in Italia Published nnd ril-trUi'itM Under tTHMlT .No ait Vutlinrlrr-il In the net of Oftnhr n 1017 on flle at thn roKtofllce of l'hlla dolnhla Pa Py order of the President A 1 I1U1I1.KSOV Postmaster General Vlmlilnntnn, Dr., 1,1 settenbre. Mr Tillman, rappresentante ill Arkan sas nl Congresso dl Washington, ha fntto presentc nl Presldente Wilson la ncecositn' cho una grande armata dl truppe amerlc.ine, da SOO.OOn a 300,000 uonilnl, sla destlnnta In Italia Kgll ha predetto che se le armate ltallane avranno l'asslstenza dl una tnlo forra, potrnnno metteio l'Austria fuorl della guerra Mr. Tillman, reccntemente tomato dalla zona dl gueira, rlfcrisce cho II Generale Diaz, comandanto supremo delle truppe It ill.ane al fronte dl batta glla, gli ha dlchlar.ato cho con detto contlngente dl truppe egll sara' abilo dl effetunrc un'offenslva lungo II Plave, In novo glornl, ed Invaderc II terrltorlo austrlnio. Mr. Tillman ha ptiro rlferlto che, durante la sua vislta al fronte dl batta glla occupato dagll amerleanl, 11 Gene i ale I'ershlng gli dlsse cho se gll Slatl Tnltl m.andcranno uonilnl e provvlsto la guerra potra' termlnare nel 1919. . linmn, 11 settembro Dalle notlzle glunte lerl dal fronto dl hattnglla, confermate da un comunl cato ulllclale. si rlleva che le truppo ltallane hanno consegulto nltrl Impor tant! successl locall In liarecchl punts del fronte dl hattaglla, lungo II quale si sono nvuti moderati combattlmcnti d'nrtlgllerla Un forte rlparto It.altano, nvanzando nella Valle Daone ragglunsc le lilies austrlache e penetro' nclle poslzlonl ne mlche, o dopo un flero comtiattlmento dlstrusse la guarnigione ill un posto avversarlo, torn indo poscla con i su perstltl fattl prlglonlerl Le pattuglle ed 1 rlpartl d'lncurslono sono statl attlvl-odml nella reglone a nord del Monte Grappa o nclie loro oper.azlonl infllssero al nemlco perdlte conslderevoli. dannegglando gravemente le opere dl dlfcsa Anche qui" furono cattunitl del prlglonlerl. Un rlparto dl truppe nustro-ungheresl tcnto' dl nttaccare le poslzlonl occupato dagll Italian! pres-so Monte Asolone, ma prontamente arrestato fu poscla con trattaccato o posto in fuga. lasciando parecchl prlglonlerl nello manl degll Italian! 13cco II tcsto del comunlcato puhtdi- calo, nel pomcrigglo iti ie.ri, ual Mtni steio della Guerra In Itoma ' Lungo tutto II fronte dl hattaglla si sono vcrlflcatl moderati combattl mentl dl artlgllerla. Un forte dlstaurYaipciUq, rlt Jiruppe Italiano penetro' ncirc',pos(zlonl netnlche della Vnllo DaDUiK dtrrafifSigglore, ove annlchlir la gnarniglone dl un posto o porto' Indietro prlglonlerl I euperstltl "Nella Valle Lagarlna, a nord' dl Monte Grappa, e sulla liva sinistra del medio Piuve, le nostre pattuglle nelle loio operazlonl d iucufslone infllssero al neniieo perdite e dannegglarono 1 suol lavorl dl difeba, catturando ventl prlglo nlerl " (onclusive evidence that Austilans in fence to c being used on this pait of the line. A detachment of about 200 Gel mans ut the foot of a little hill wero ordered to chaigu the Anieilcans, who weiei advancing down tho slope. The Amer icans were onlered by theli captain to I retreat They did, but oqlv over the brow of tho hill Heie l)lng flat they j awaited tlii t uhh of tho Germans and I received theli assailants with the bo)onet It was soon ovet All the Germans either wcie killed or cap tured Every time you lick a stamp you lick a Hun. Put your interest from Liberty Bonds into War Savings Stamps t WS.SL VCJtUVMGISTAUFS VNlTza STATIS COVZUUUHT An Empress' Room Catherine, once Queen of Russia, tells us that her bed wns straw covered boards. To day findine a room with a comfortable bed, good furni ture and in a congenial home means merely a pleasant little journey through the Rooms to Rent Want Ada in this newspaper. Read and Use thm Want Ads on Paget 75 ana 10 H ML. B1 ttkfHOmBjM Ad on Paget IS and IB VICTORY OF U.S. . ARMY GROWING American Triumph in Lor raine Proves of Great Moment MAY PRESS ON METZ New Attack on Aisne Con tinues Foch's Big Offensives By the Associated Press The scope of the lctory won by the American First Army In Lorraine In Its initial offensive effort continues to grow. Tho number of prisoners taken Is now said to number 20,000, which Is virtually the equivalent of two enemy divisions (Of the 20,000 prisoners, 6000 wero cap tured by the Trench ) General Tershlng's forces In two days drove In to a maximum of thirteen miles, which Is approximately tho dis tance from the tip of the salient below St. Mlhlel, to Hattonvllle. a mile and a half north of Vlgneulles, through which the American line was last re ported as running The Germans are reported readjust Injr their lines on the edges of the for mer salient, the probabilities being, how ever, that they are not being allowed to do this In peace by the American forces or tho Trench on the flank. Next More Veiled What further development the offen sive may have Is uncertain at present, tho official communications nnd even the news dispatches today throwing little light on tbe prospects. Whatever the immediate future may hold, however, the ultimate effect of tho drive which completely wiped out the St Mlhlel salient with a rapidity almost unexampled for such a large operation Is bound tn be mnortant. U mo ouen she was undertaken for the purpose of opening up the way for a subsequent drive acalnBt Metz and possibly tne ini portnnt tlrley Iron fields, now In German hands. It has already achieved a large purpose The Americans held positions favorable for an Invasion of German terrltnrv if General Koch so plans Meanwhile, as the intensity of the fighting nn this front seems to have lessened, Marshal Koch has launched an offensive movement which seems mainly to bo aimed at the St. liooain Aiassir, defending the Geiman citadel of Laon. Trench Open Offensive The Trench this morning attacked on both sides of the Itlver Ailette and In the legion of the Aisne, to the soutn anu HnllfliAHflt. General Pctaln's troops startcii wun a gieat rush which took them into the German lines at points for a distance of one to two miles. Prisoners began coming back rapidly, 1800 having bben taken in one division of tho front alone at nn early hour. The Kmich pressure seemed to be particularly effective south of the Ai lette, where they captured tho important height of Mont Des Singes and the towns ot Allemont nnd Sancy. Their advance here threatens the right flank of the Chemlu-des-Dames This movement also represents a fur ther closing In on tho St. Gobain mas sif, which is accentuated by progrcs north of the Ailette, where the French nro working into tho upper forest of Coucy, be)ond tho former German line. rroRrefl nn Alune On the Altne front tho Krench prog ress likewise was reported as satis fnctor) O-i the British fiont, Kleld Marshal Haigs forces appear to have been malnlv occupied last night in beating oft tenewed German attacks on the impor tant ground recently won fiom the en emv. All these attempts, which were paitlcul.irly persistent at Gouzcaucourt and Haviincourt, were unsuccessful. The British have made progress;, how ever, northwest of St Quentln, whero their lines now, run east of Jeancourt. In Klnnders British forces have occu pied the town of Auchy-les-La Uassee, only a little more than a mile from La Basscc. Kev stone Men In Canadian Ltt ' Oltnnn, Kept 14 The following Amerieiu who has been wounded Is Included in last night's casualty llfat: J. E Freeman, Lackawanna, Pa. BFiir.mrs NOTirr.s Mtlttlf TIIK TKVlrLK 11 road and llprk tn (Ifino N.) Sundaj, September n. 10 30a m PrrnrhfnR b Associate Pal lor. William ttr Mi Curdy. 7 41 P m niJSSEI.L II COVWELL prfach Ofllclil War Film and lateit War bulletins at close of sermon Tvmplo Chorus Hlnps Seats Free. Children's Churoh. JO 41 a m. lllhlo School 2 30 p in I IIKVT-M'T STKKLT IIAPTIHT t'llt!RCI! Chestnut st west of 4(lth GEOnOi: l ADAMS 1) D , Pastor 0 10 h' m "Why Worry?" 7 41 P m "SOLOVION A Sovereign of Olor and Sxri lilts. Tho Empire of a Chosen Pare " The choir will render fiounod's "Gallia." 12 00 m nihle School I'resbaterlun ARCH HTItKKT IIURt II. 18th and Arch Rev CLAItENCE EDWAIID MACART NEr. D D in 4.1 a. m.. 8 p m P.e P. 11 McLcod, of Princeton. 7 in it m Ornaii recital ! 00 noon Sundny School llirrill.KIIKM .PBIITERIN CHURCH llroad and Diamond sts Rev. JOHN R DAVIKS D I) . Pastor, llev 15 C IlinslIMAN. M A. As Pastor. 10 30 n. m Mornlns Worship. 2 '10 p. m Sabbath School. 7 4" l in Evening Worship I)r Davles will preach at both services. Music b llethlehem Quartet. Mr. Kollock ut the orpin Everybody always welcome Protestant Kpliconal fill RCH "P THE ATONEMENT 47th and Klnseesslnc ave ItVv. JAMKH M COLLINS, formerly of Lansing, .Mich having Deen tailed to this Church will take iharee of the services, beglnnins September 13, 1018. WBLCOMh 8 00 a m. Holy Communion. 11 un a m Holy Communion and Sermon. 7 fa p m rvriiiiia ii.jti aim dcuiiud SiT JAMES'S, S2d and Walnut sts IUV JOHN MOCKItlDQC. D. D.. Rector. 8 a. m Holy Communion. 11 a m .Morning Prajer and llolr Com. munion . ,. 4pm Ewnlng Prayer (Choral) The, Rev. William Way. Rector of Oracs Church. Charleston. 8. C , will be the Officiant during the month of September. Unitarian FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH J1U1 Chestnut st nv. FREDERICK It, GRIFFIN. Minister lla m Mr. lirinin win prei.cn nn 'THE WOm.D'S NEW HORIZON." Anthems, "Tho Lord Is My Light," by Ho. rutlo Parker, and "Fear Not, O Man," by J. 11 Rogers Philip H Ooepp. Organist. UNITAKIN hOCIKTY OF (lEHMANTOWN Ohe.Un ave. and Qrcrne st. Hev HOUGH S. KOHUKS, Minister. Hum Ood' Part." Mliic?llan?o IN HMUCII TMNT, 0th and Iocuit iU "Are UUnd Christiana the Kalae. AN Ub7" by ileo, lnns tomorrow. 7.30 n m ; lonisnt i.ieni rnenqiy union ana nana; .fiich Ittark and "Hunn Jlmmla John son apakera; Sunday. 1Q.30 teatlmonla ali; an m , Mn ionara wuim Hour, -0- " -0 uXVor.W.'wJth.rU.t Sunday. lb. itiul ilit iukii'i nrrtoi la (lt: t '" T"HuNDAYr BKPTEMiMWV!' KAZAN TAKEN FROM REDS Bolshevik Government Leaves Moscow, Is Report Dy the United Press AmMrrrinm, Sept. 14 Antl-Bolshe. vlk troops have occupied Kazan, dis patches from I'etrograd state. Tho Dolshevlk Clovernment Is moving from Moscow to a small town, according to dispatches hero todny. Previous reports wero that I.cnlno nnd Trotsky had established Soviet head quarters at Kronstadt, an Island town which is Potrogrnd's port. Doth were later reported in Moscow, The city hns recently been the sceno of much nnti Bolshevik rioting. There are, accordingly, Bood reasons to credit the above report. CORRECTIONS MADE IN CASUALTY LISTS Pliiladclpliian, Previously Re ported Missing, Now Includ ed Among the Wounded By the Associated Prois Washington, Sept, 14, Tho follcwlng corrections In casualties sent by General Pershing today by cable were Issued by the AVar Department: PKKVMl'SI.V RKI'ORTKI) KILMCD IJ, ACTION, NOW KKPOKTi:r (IN DUTY Corporal I1KLL, EDWAIID, Providence, It. I. nu;iIOi;si,Y ItEPORTED killed in action, NOW REPORTED WOUNDED Strgtnnt .CAMPIlEI,!,. CLIFTON F. , Clarion. la. LYNCH, JOHN I, Iirookljn PREIIOISIA REPORTED MISSIM1 IN ACTION, NO REPORTED WOUNDED Iluitk-r BOWES, C1EOROE D . Merlden. Conn rrlvutos ANDERSON, RALPH, Seattle, Wash. IIAULK, WILLIAM J, 1408 North Philip strrrt. Philadelphia. RAXLEY, CHARLES It , Ozan. Ark UENSON, JOHN II . Frederic. Wis UBItdOUST, JOHN L , Utica, Mont. I1IALKO, JOSEPH. Cleveland BIXLEIt, JOSEPH c, Navarre, O UOOTH, BERNARD L , Emtnetsbunr. lu BRAND. MURPHY. La Qranee Cia BROWN, ANCEL, Ridge Tarmlll ORIFTITTS, JOSEPH M, Charleston. W Va. MAKKLLY, 1TIANK E 131 Walnut street. Rtadlnc, I'n, BENSON. ntlTj; E , Hasselhohn, Sweden. PREUOLSIl Rhl'ORTED WOUNDED IN ACTION, NOW REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION Butler FEDUNIEC. WALTER. Hrooklsn rrlrnte HUBERT. HAROLD W , luppir I nke. N. Y. PERMITS NAVY ENLISTMENTS Daniels and Crowdcr Agree Re garding New Draft By the Associated Press Washington, Sept. 14. Volunteer en listment or induction into tho navy of men with special qualifications will be re-opened under an agreement reached today between Secretary Daniels and Provost Marshal General Crovvder re garding the procedure by which the navy will secure Its personnel under the new draft law. It Is understood the plan provides that the navy shall select the men needed for Us special branches, the remainder to come through the regular draft pro cess Navy recruiting stations will be re opened to co operato w 1th local hoards in securing skilled men nnd to serve as mobilization centers foi drafted men al lotcd to the navy. I'MOTOr-LAIS The Stanley Booking Corporation THE following theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEY Booking Corporation, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest produc tions All pictures reviewed before exhibition. Ask for the theatre In your locality obtaining plctuies through the STANLEY Booking Corporation. ill L uth, Morrli & Patsyunk Ave riuiamuia Mat.Dall?at2: Evkj (1:43 &U WILLIAM FAIlNUM in "THt: IIONDMAN" A D"M I r 52D AND THOMPSON STS. ArUj-iLAJ MATINEE DAILY WILLIAM FAUNIIM in "A bOLDIEIVS OATH" ADfAnlA CHEbTNUT Below 10TH AKV-ALUM. 10 A. M to' 11 :15 P.M. johv nnn.TMORE in "ON THU QUIET" Dl I ICDIDn BROAD STREET and DLUtDlrVU &USQUEHANNA AVE HARIURA CASTI.ETON in ' HEREDITY" BROADWAY "WM.iT THEDA PARA In "A TOOL THERE WAS" trivIDDCCQ MAIN ST. MAN'AYUNK LMrKtOS MATINEE DAILY . EDITH STOREY in , ' "THE DEMON" FAIRMOUNT "BA&'SS JEWEL CARMEN In "PAYINO THE PIPER" r A lv111 V THEATRE 1311 Market St. r AMlLiI 0 A. M to Midnight. DOIIOLAB FAtRRANKS in "SAY, YOUNO FELLOW" ETU CT THEATRE Below Spruce JO 1 rl 3 1 MATINEE DAILY LEWIS S STONE in "INSIDE THE LINES" GREAT NORTHERN Bri? Broad St, at Erie 7 & O 1. M, CONSTANCE TAI.MADOB in "SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE" IHylOC-DlAI BOTH & WALNUT 8TS. IMrtKlAL. Mats 2 80 Evgs. 7 41). PAULINE FREDERICK in "HER FINAL RECKONINO" . r- A nm 41ST . LANCASTER AVE. LtADllrS. MATINEE DAILY RILLIE IIURKE in "IN PURSUIT OF POLLY" rllOTOPLAYS THEATRES OWNED AND MANAGED BY MEMBERS OP THE UNITED EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION BELMONT 5,!D AD0VB MAnKET Pauline Frederick in "Fedora" T-l-k A D 60TH CEDAR AVENUE VCI-'rAl'V EUie Ferguson ln " THE DANGER MARK" CfW mFl IM Market Bt. BOth & 00th BILUIE BURKE ' 'SPSuv COLONIAL 0ln it Maplewood Aves in and x in r, M Pauline Frederick in "Fedora" FRANKFORD 4m ranl"or', Av'- CHARLIE CHAPLIN In 'Triple Trouhle" Dorothy Dalton In "The Kaiser's Shadow" I'linTQI'LVAH I-I IDTlA TII . MARKET tiTS. . tUKt-N. MATINEE DAILY MARION DAVIES In "CECILIA OF THE PINK ROSES' DADV IUDGE AVE 6 DAUPHIN BT. rAKlS. Mat SMB. Eva. 11-4 B to 11. KATHRYN WILLIAMS in "WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHINO" STRAND a,n-Ay- at v'"''. '? "'Vpee, ip UAVAfAWA .iSESSUE HAYAKAWA 'AMERICA yiCTRK' BRITAIN'S HAIL London Press Congratulates U. S. First Army on St. Mihiel Battle FINE FIGHTING QUALITY Accorilplishmcnt Justifies High Hopes in Pershing and His Troops Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger London, Sept. 14. -Hrltlsh congratulations to America's first army are conve)ed In warmest tones by the press this morning ' Under the heading, "America Vlctrlx," the Dally News sa)s that the vanguard of the American army has brilliantly sig nalized Its entry Into the war as an In dependent force, nnd adds: "What has happened Is that the enemy had prepared to retire at his leisure, and was given no time to carry out his project. What was to have been an orderly withdrawal wag converted by tho Americans Into a precipitate flight In which 15,000 prisoners, to say noth ing" of the dead and wounded, were left behind. Tho Americans at Pagny are separated by little more than the breadth of the Moselle from German territory. It Is probable, Indeed, that they are already across the river and on tho sacred soil of the fatherland at a distance not more than twelve miles from Metz Mention of the great fron tier fortress must raise no premature expectations, for It Is by no means prob able that an immediate assault on the city Is Intended " "General Pershing and his brave troops," says the Dally Chronicle, "de serve congratulations en their very skillful nnd efficient piece of work. Its accomplishment Justifies the high hopes formed of the American troops They had already given proof cf their fine fighting qualities In hard-fought battles when they were Incorporated with the French and British armies. Now In Lorraine they have supplied a striking Illustration of their capacity to carry through successfully an Independent operation on a considerable scale. Tho United States may well be proud .of tho manner In which Its )oung army has comported Itself In Its flrst offensive on Its own Initiative." Invest your Liberty Bond interest due September 15th in War Savings Stamps Di ws.s. AMltm TOOTS CTUU COVUKMMT PIIOTOI'HYI F IRCDTV BROAD & COLUMBIA AV. LIDLI 1 I Matinee Dally ANNA Q NILSSON In "IN JUDGMENT OF" 333 MARKET fi?ZTZf&: PAULINE FREDERICK In "HER TINAL RECKONINO" IWOnCI iSi SOUTH ST. Orchestra. iVlVJUtLL, Continuous 1 to 11. IIOLTIROOK BLINN In "WOULD YOU FORGIVE?" OVERBROOK OOD SSOTm THEDA HARA In "FORBIDDEN rATHS" PAI A4T 1214 MARKET 6TREET r-U.fWE4 10 A. M. to 11:16 P. MAPFL NORMAND In "PECK'S BAD GIRL" M. PRIMPPCC 1018 MARKET STREET rrMl-NVILOiJ 8:30 A.M. to 11 tlSP.lt WILLIAM DESMOND In "WILD LIFE" RFCFNIT MARKET ST. Below 1TTH IXEAJlLr 1 11 a. M. to 11 P. M. Annd Q Nllsson and Franklin Farnum In "IN JUDGMENT OF "num '" RT AT TYl OERMANTOWN AVE. rV-Ui 1 V- AT TULPEHOCKEN T. MADGE KKNNEDY In "THE SERVICE STAR" R IVPll I B2D AND SANSOM BTS. rw V Vll MATINEE DAILY "THE MANXMAN" RI TRY MARKET ST. BELOW 7TH rUD I 10 A. M. fe 11115 P. M. CORINNE ORirFITH In "THE CLUTCH OP CIRCUMSTANCES" SAVflY 1SU MARKET STREET sJ"l VW1 8 A. M TO MIDNIGHT DOROTHY DALTON ,'"4U,1: "GREEN EYES- STAN! PY MARKET ABOVE 10TH OlMNl-CI 11 nn A M to 11:13 P. M OERALDINE FARRAR In "THE TURN Or THE WHEEL" VICTOR I A MARKET ST. AB. OTH VlV-lVJIIrt DA, M. to 11 115 P. "Tim PRUSSIAN CUR" rilOTOPLAI 8 TF IMRO PEONT faT. UIIIAIID AVE. jw.iiuw jumno junction on Frankrord "L" PAULINE STARK ' "1SggST,B PROGRESS" I OfUST 1!.D. AND LOCUST STREETS LUUUJi jjata 1:80,3:30. EvKS,tl.80t0tl HARRY MOREY " "tub green GOD N1YON B2D BELOW MARKET BT. PHWIX 3:16, 7 and 9 CHARLES RAY ,n "A nine O'CLOCK TOWN" TFHP. A 17TH AND VENANOO l-',-' Adm. Mat.. 15o: Nliht. Sto- n. "The Birth of a Nation" PlldTOPLAYS SUSQUEHANNA THEATRE 1110 SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE "To Hell With the Kaiser" A screen Msstirpltce that puts, him where he helonns. Every true American should ste this play. 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