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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, 8ATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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rRIjUIXCJ) InCIJA LAlttl
ii -CnflMn i t,. t-w ,
DKlVn IV!cSKi7lVIake III" Haul,
-ntrn5'4mfliVr Hnirn siv
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' 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
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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
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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.
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"A bOLDIEIVS OATH"
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"ON THU QUIET"
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DLUtDlrVU &USQUEHANNA AVE
HARIURA CASTI.ETON
in ' HEREDITY"
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"A TOOL THERE WAS"
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' "THE DEMON"
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"PAYINO THE PIPER"
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DOIIOLAB FAtRRANKS in
"SAY, YOUNO FELLOW"
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JO 1 rl 3 1 MATINEE DAILY
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"INSIDE THE LINES"
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7 & O 1. M,
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THE DANGER
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I'linTQI'LVAH
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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."
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"HER TINAL RECKONINO"
IWOnCI iSi SOUTH ST. Orchestra.
iVlVJUtLL, Continuous 1 to 11.
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"WOULD YOU FORGIVE?"
OVERBROOK OOD SSOTm
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"FORBIDDEN rATHS"
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CHARLES RAY ,n "A nine
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TFHP. A 17TH AND VENANOO
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PlldTOPLAYS
SUSQUEHANNA THEATRE
1110 SUSQUEHANNA AVENUE
"To Hell With the Kaiser"
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