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EVEKING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY," SEPTEMBER 16, 1918'
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ST. MIHIEL LOSS
Belittle Importance of
American Victory, but Say
Prisoners Were Many
AUST1UAWS MENTIONED
Press Sees Initinlnc "Willi
Allies, but Hclicvcs llimlcn'
burg Will Strike Soon
Special Cable to Hiciting Public Ledger
Covutiohl, l'JIS, by .Yen) Yaik limes Co.
The llRKiirSept 16.
Olllclal icpoits en the St Mlhlcl battle
In today's Rhenish papeis meiely men
tion the fact tint Amei leans co-operated
with the French In the attack, and a
telegram fiom Cienov.i to the KianU-
ltll-t t- lttnn ahilad tlml ..itl.irv t.. 1 . . rl
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, teleginjililc communication nelthei thp
Ameilcan nor tli1 Kiench tepoit li.td
nirKed at the Unit- ot going to pies'
The newspapei -a.xi'
'The Anieilean-Kicnch attack dgalnt
the salient of St Mlhlel Is ouh Inill
tectly connected with the general attack
'of the Ilntentc This new point of at
tack lies In it different direction The
chief aim of the enemv was the inoi.il
effect Regarding this, it Is sullltlent to
say that sexcr.il fines In the last eai
eacuHtlon of ilils exposed salient has
lain within the bounds 6f possibllltj and
has been undei onltlcr.ition
"Since tile abandoning of the attacks
oa-Verdun the Herman positions b St
Mlhlel weie no longei of impoitancc
Unfortunutelx' the fact leinalns that llio
operation of our enemies, especially the
Americans. piesnts the possibility of
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portraying tne evacuation as an Im
portant tactical success as a link In a
chain cspeclallx' as the captuies in piis
oneis appear to ne consldeiable
"The enemy t onccntiated and nltaiked
on the flanks of the salient and suc
ceeded In dilxlng a, xx edge on fombres
heights In the center of the noithein
side of the fcalhnt The German com
mand succeeded especially, owing to tlie
help of Austrian leglments, xh0 aie
mentioned ft r the flr-t lime, in keeping
open the mouth' ot Ihe pocket until t!oi
man tioops xxho xxere threatened with
being cut off had been brought into
safety.
Initiative Mill XX lilt l'
"Xexcitlieless, it cannot be denied
that the lnltlalve Is still with the enemv,
which Is obvious fiom the fact that
heavy attacks hsfoie C.imbial still con
tinue, .lust as I'ocdr dining the flit
months aftei th" beginning of the tlci
man campaign ,u Match defeired any
big stiatcglcal decision, which In (lei
many Is qften taken as a sign of weak
ness, llindcnburg now adopts justifiable
strategical postponement It will soon
be shown whelh'i' this Is 111 pieparatlon
foi a new attack."
The Vosslschc Zellung lefeis to ' a I
new attempt" to lucak through the Si ,
Mlhlel salient. Pelnnd Hie Get man lines
lie the fortiess of Mctz, the paper sajs j
The French who attacked fiom the
north did not lucak thiough. but the
Americans, who attacked fiom the south. I
bioke through near Tlilaittoui t. Ncvei-i
t.heless, tlfe papci uigucs, the technique I
nf the ietre.it, of Hie front and of the
positions had been prepared and thought
out for neaily foui .xe.irs. so that it all
happened sj somatically
when the at-
tack began, as alrcad lepoiled by hedd
uuarters. ,
2Q,0Q0 Insurgent
Miners Strike
rantlnneil from Pace One
max- have by I'uel Adiiilnltiatiii llai-
ncld.,
SlifimuMn, I'h., Sept 1h Moie than
11,0111) Illinois in the Shamokln and
Mount Carmel end of District So 9,
1'nltcd Mine Woikeis ot Ameilca sus
pended woik at th" mines todav. In
keeping xfith the. decision of a ma-s-meeting
held hen Sunday Tlie men
decided upon a suspension of coal pro
duction pending action bv thp Kederal
fuel administration upon their demands
for an Inciease of wages,
District Piesldent Matthews, In con
ference, with Administrator- Gaifleld has
wired from Waslilngtivi th.it tlie HVJeial
fuel admlnistiatlon xvlll not consider a
wage adjustment while the collleiles are
Idle. As a consequence, It I- expected
that the inlneia will letuiu to woik to
morrow. ACTION IS POSTPONED
BY ANTHRACITE UNION
Wllken-Rarre.rn., Sept. 10 Miners
who one week ago drafted an ultima
tum to Fuel Adinlnlsttalor Garfield de
manding an Increase In wages or In
duction Into the United Slates army
under the "work-or-flght" rule held two
sessions Paturdav night and Sunday In
Union Hall, finally expending the time
limit of their demand to next Satuiday
night, xv hen thc will expect Mr. Gar-
field's definite proposal.
James Morgan, chaiiman of the body.
xxliich is distinct from the United Mine
Workers and Includes COO members
under (lie title of the Aiithiaclte Union,
'said assurances had been six en John T.
Dempsey, of the l.uzeinc-I.ackawanna
district of the United Mine Workers of
America, that an inciease ot wages is
xirtually settled, the amount being in
definite, but assuicdlj suflicient to equal
the scales affuidcd miners In the
bituminous district
PART OF DISTRICT
KEEPS ON MINING
By the Associated Prest
ltedlnr. !., Sept. 16. Word re
ceix'ed In this city this morning shows
that virtually all of the mines in the
Shamokln district aie Idle nnd that In
the other parts of tlie Stilus 'kill region,
north of Broad Mountain, few of the
mines of the Heading Coal and lion
Company are In operation.
All of the mines south of Hioad Moun
tain are in operation. These include
those In the I.ykens Valley, Trcmont,
Minersxlllc and Schuylkill Valley dis
tricts. MINE STRIKE EFFECT
IS MINIMIZED HERE1 Ameilcan Aimj. Hack of tlio
io luiiiinticiisis uijiyij ., .. ,..n..,i nlll .... .. i,i,.i, n10 I
Confidence xxas cpieshcd at Federal
Nfuel administration ofllees in Philadel
phia today that r'ie dissatisfaction
amonc the miners xxlio ouit work todav
Wxvlll not have serious results.
ITiiaI nrlmlnlqtl nlitrfl 9(- o.toh nf (liner
places have been Instructed lo try to
keep the men at xxork and production
going.
A representatixe of the fuel adminis
tration hfre said there Haxb been sev.
era! sporadic outbreaks among the
anthracite miners In Pennsylx-ania during-
the last few weeks. Many of the
miners. It Is said, believe the question
of an increase In pay should be settled
without further delay.
v Aulo 'Wrecked, Racing, Catless Day
tlTj-'" WUkM-narre. Vm Sept. 1C In nn ef.
'l fr.rl. lo reach hame befnri. Ibe imilrl,..
K tlonn of rasles Sunday xxould expose
Li "him to arieut. W."H. Ilradburv. of l.nil.s.
V" t rllle, ran.hls-maelilne oxei-the Kasl Knd
-etrt-on- ot tne i-oennn nouierard early
Sunday morning, flopping thirty, fret
neiiMivra4DurM m wu
allies will keep on winning
Gen. Corsi, llalian Expert, Snjt
Fuilurc Has Depressed Germans
Special Cable to I'.i cninp Public Ledger
Copviluht. latt, by A no iorlt Tlmri Co.
Home, Sept. 16. General Co si ask",
where Jlliitlt-iiuuiK Intends or hopes to
make Mis new Hue nlid where he will be
able to ilo It, since many or the -.ttoiiR-liolds
which formed the foimer llln
lenbuiir line are now In the hands if
the Allies.
The condition or the (lei man nnn
now a cry different from what It xvn-
i w lien It executed its ortlcilv relrrnt In
111" while the condition or the Alllei.
.under n slnRle connrnnd, with rdlclcnt
troop", abundant war lnnteilal, and,
, .ihoxe nil. a Mronc American stratCRtcd
rcteixe, t absolutely superior to tlMt
'of 1117 l'Icht weeks ot ron-tnnt fall-
J mo hno iieprcieil the morale nf the
IOcrm.ui ann and raled In like propt r-
I lion that of the Alllo All Indications
'point to the conclusion that the lctoi
nf the All)es will continue
Germans Turn at Bay
Before U. S. Troops ,
Coiiltnuril from Take One
tween our line nnd tlie rieiin.iii llln
tlenbuig Hue. Oin nilvnnce patiols
woic sutpiUed to find the ulie cle j
fenses of tills position In bad con-,
ditlon. lint tlio lww lie lu 1i,t. I it tw.it.
on the line. .Uilc.h lompiis -.excial
Hues of defense.
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docs not Intend to hold on the tllmlcn-
buig line, for, nattll.ilh, a tliiity Kilo- '
mctcis' xxitlidiaxx.il means a moxe-
ment pe.haps of tint distance back !
oC tllu ,ltn
line. The best opinion is I
tint the Unman command Intends to
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, lolu Ha'"diatel one got a on-
:). - , rial. In.. .,f ll.. II.. I.
ueiiui tcw or tlie new line 1 torn
this high point one could sec ii tually I
all alone; the new line -,wtli Blasf,es to '
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the Moselle .illev In the distance ,
ootne ti.ilus and tioops eio seen
moving to and fio, and one could ice
the excellent and dailng woik of oui
aeilal bombeia, wlio i ought gie.it
desti uction iilong tlie lines of com
munlcatlon with small bomb'-. The
Geimuns could be seen lepaliing the
lines of the lliiidcnbtlig line, whic.li
Includes thiee lines of wile and
ti Cliches consti ucted a ear ago I) ick
of this aie oilier elaboiate defenses
bin Ins am advance up the .Moselle
'alle I'ioiii the heights of ileev
one could also get a srieat lew of
the plain behind the lieimaus' new
Hue. One could .see om shells burst
ing alcnuj tlie loads. Iloises could be
s een. to diop, and once I saw two
bomlis make dliect hils on a toad
i celling a line ot ti ticks and Jamming
tiafllc dismally.
l'oe Arllllci.v Work Weak
The (lei man uilillei got Ihisj jes
tcidax after tli.ee das' silence, but I
did little appieeiahle damage to oui !
lines. Their B.is effoits xxcic espe-
cially of pIcaMine aecomplisliment '
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"ease. Saturday some thousands xxcie
uui lUltll ut i(iauiici cuiuuiucs itt in-
'I'lougnt in. J lie xxeie ot all xai telle-,
'"cc weie I'lUsstans, rules. saons ,
ana Austilans. Tlie Austnan
ate
pdi ticulai Ix a sony ciexx-, and seemed
to Hnoxx nothing about How tlie xvai
was going. Tlie.v though the had
been c.iptuied by Kngllsh soldieis
The Prussian otlleeis, of whom tlieie
aie a considerable number, aie lm-1
'maculate in appearance, and one chap ,
appealed on the scene at Ameilcan
headtiuai teis with a dog. He had It
at the fiont for tin ee 'Vcns. One of
these I'liissians xxas a .giadtiate nf
0foul, and xxoie n monot le. 1 asked
him xx hat He thought of the xx.u, and
he lepllcd saicaslicallx tint xxitb
Ameilca In it. of couise tlie Allies
xxould xxln qulcklv
What most Impicssed the pil-on
eis xvns the fact that thev xxeie fed
with white biead tlie lli-t they had j
Had in tluee .xeais. thev said. Nothing
did moic to conxince them of the good
condition of the Allied ni mles The
pusones geneianv appealed to ue
lieifectlx -atlsfled to be captmed, and
the majoiitx xxoie hioad smiles.
In St Mlhlel Chilians told me the
Germans began to get out at S.30
o'clock on Wednesdax' exenlng, four
and a Half Hours befoie our aitll
leiy piepaiatlons began ahead of our
ittack, xxliich staited at 5 a. in. They
Had oideis to xvlthdiaxv tliirlx' kilo
meteis, xxhlch meant to the llinden
huig line, r.ecause our adx-ance came
txxo dnjs befoie thex' epected It,
main- tioops xx lilt h Had been In St.
Mlhlel wero captmed fiom ten to
fifteen lillometcis notiH of the town.
St. Mlhlel is in good condition except
along the lixer, xxlieie tlie aitillery
Had torn eloxxn the houses
civilians appear in fair phxslcnl con
dltlon, and did not complain of their
tieatment by the Oeimans, ecept for
the denial of food, which they got
fiom American souices. Tiom St.
Mlhlel noi th to Ilattnucliatel the
toxvus ate in fall ly good condition.
Gas Expert Made Prisoner
Among the pilsoners biought back
xxas a foimer unlvcisity president oMl
cet, xx Ho had much to do xxith "the
Geiman development of gas xxaifaic.
He xxas found at THIaucomt, xvlicie He
had u tiainload of gas piojectoi.s and
shells, xxliich lie Had biought for ex
pel intents with a nexx Intensified gas
against the Americans He pro
claimed his status as a civilian, and
xxas much xxiought up over an Amei
lcan ofllcer's lemaik that the Gcimans
Had sometimes shot civilians found
aiding the Allied military effoit.
Tlie doctor was unxvllllng to talk
much about ljis reseaiches. Hoxvever,
he expressed gieat anger nt his cap
tute by mere Americans. He was all
ieady and packed up ttt go north,
xx Hen the American shell broke the
talHoad ahead ot his tialn, and our
tioops captured a whole tiainload of
German soldiers and oftlceis sm the
station at Thlacourt.
Wo hae evidence that the Geiman
command is placing nexv tioops back
of; the line It now Holds. Ot sexen
divisions holding tlio St. Mlhlel front
xxo eaptuied neaily Half unxvounded '
and killed a laige nmnoer py oui
nrtlllciy flic. Hut the Geiman effoit
' .. . ... un l. ln ..... t. I.. .A.t,A tl.ntn
I ItltpCltllS ttt 'tl- imv uiiij ill itt'i.nc Hindi
i but to nut cxlra forces In fiont of llio
Germans do not want uh to enter.
Oflicial War Reports
IIIIITISII
l.nndoii. Sept.
Ill
During the, night xvo carried out a
succccsful minor operation -astride the
Ypres-Comlnes canal, advancing our
lines on a front of oxer txxo miles and
capturing a number of prisoners and
machine guns.
On the battlefront encounters with
hostile, raiding parties nnd patrols
have taken place In the neighborhood
of Jlouevres (seven miles west of
Cambral) and near Gavrclle.
We liavo established new posts in
tho vicinity of Saucby-Catiehy (flxo
miles north of Mneuxrca) and Oppy
I'llUM'll
Tarlt, Sept lit
Betweeu the Oise and the Aisne last
night xx e, cyntlnurd tq progteta. r.
weicawurw Jonv g whim, -ritftj-
SCENE OF THE AMERICAN VICTORY
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AMERICAH-FREtSCH LINE WEDNESDAY --
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AMERICANS HURL FOE BACK
on s-milp line near border
-ntlimrrf from l-nt line
mlnoi moxcmints ealctilited to ton
r".'i,l:l,c ,Ik' .V"0.1 lc-!,n ",ne' "1"-h """
Allied nlclit-bniiiliinir nlinlanes Sun
da) night chopped moic than sexen
let ii tons of bombs nn I'oui e idle-
l.lnanse S i.itbi ucken, lioul.ix llulil
Coiillens ntul titliei point- The bombs
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di tipped on fonllans wcic diiccted
"Krwlnst Hie l.tilw.u j.tids. Hie center
ut 'lu' t:t,!.',nan communications in tills
legion '1 lie loads ciossiiif- the .Mo
sclle Ils0 ,u, .UUcUtH, 1)V ?hc rfllI1
.Manx diiict lilts xxcic ob-ci'xed An
eneno tialu was lilt at LoiiKUxon
i I'm suit gioups, piotcctcd b a bai
i.ige, i.uiied nut nuineiotis i.iids and
scoied k loiics in sexeial engage
luents Attempts of (Jciman axl.itoi
lo cio-s, the Ameilcan Hue xxeij un
I successful geneiallx
I i:nein aliplaius last ulglit attailn I
'points xvllliln the Ameiic.in lint
llombs xxeie (hopped on St .Mililel and
the (lei nuns used thcii mailiinc vriin
againsl tliat town, but xxltli little vt
fctt
Itepoits f i Din ilifTeie-nl points alou-.'
the line show that the numbei n!
guns and the geneial mateii.il tap
tilled I the Anitiitaiis Is jneicasinu
An entile uitilltix pal k xxas captuud
, at .1.1 llln .
I Aiisiiiau piisonpis lapluicil h tht
Aineilcans aie liittoi In their deiiiincl-
, ation of the (leimans Thex actusc
tlie Ccimans of Ic.ixing them in ilie
liluli Austii.in otbceis declaie thcx
weie not xx.iincd of the Atiiciican it
t.uk and that lepeited lctiuests fm
I .inimtinitioii xxeic Igifoieil. The (ici
I)III1L tllnl nil! rriin null. n .,... I
; NII,-tlB" thmsedxes fiom' the
salient
I-ondoii, Septll lfi Tlie Ameiiians
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I. lilliilill.l ii,.,, ,ln lilnT rr. ..i . .. .1.
' '""' l,,t .iiiir, ixiiiinii in:
tense svstcm, ,xe-teid.i gained tvxo
to tlnee miles on a tlih tx-tlnee mile
ftont fiom Abaneoiiit. southeast of
Vpuliin. to the Ceiman bolder lion
eial Pcisbings tioops ale nuclei Hie
tiom the Met zfoitiess. and in itplx
liaxe slieJlcd that ledoubt and Its de
fenses. Washington. Sept. 16 In wiping
out the St. .Mlhlel salient Anieiiinn
eaptuied 15 000 inione
iumps, suihhiiii'u nv lentil dix'isinns
S. mm n tli it.
L'OO guns of all callbeis, hundreds of
mauiine Kims .nui irenc n mm tars
This xxas disclosed bv Clencial I'eish
Ing's conimunliiues for Satuidax ie
ceixed last night at tlie v,u )e.
pal tment
That the Amci leans still ale pi ess.
Ing on it lea-t in pai t of the -Ct tor
was shoxxi! bv the commuiiitiue foi
xesleidax, xvlilth said that on tbn i,,rt
! lnnk of tlie Mo-clle the Aniriii'.ii,
lines ii.iu nt'cii rvicntim lo Mom one
to txxo miles, dining xvlilcli opeiatiou
seventv-txxo guns xxeie biought in
Tlie lino now includes tlie towns of
licica near ni. uiiane, nut Ills conn
tei -attack cisilv xxas lepuNed and
additional pii-oueis taken, tlie Amei
ican commander icported.
"Tlie dash and x Igor of our tioops
and of the xaliant Tiench divisions.
which fought shoulder to shoulder
xx tli them, saxs Liencia I'eish Inc
"Is shoxxn li Die fact that the forces
attacking on botii faces or tlio salient
effected a junction and obtained the
icsult dcsiieil xxltliln
twenty-seven1
liouis.
"Besides libciatlng moic than 150
squiiie miles of tcuitoi.x and taking
la.OOO mlsoiieis. we have eaptuied a
mass of mateiial. In spite of the fact
.that the enemv timing ills tetieat
burned Luge stnies. a p.utlal eam
inatlon of the battlefield shoxxs that
gieat quantities of ammunition, tele
giaph and i.iilio.ul mateii.il. tolling
stock, clothing ami equipment liaxe
been abandoned, ruithcr exidence ot
the Haste with which the enemv ie
tieated is funnil in tlie uninjuied
bildges xxhlch He left behind."
ALLIES IN CONTACT
WITH KRIEMHILD LINE
li the Atsoiialed Press" i
Willi the AmrrleHli .rnl.x In I'rante, I
Sept. 16 The lole of the l'reneh
divisions (iiBaBed in the St Mlhlel battle
In attack the head of the unbent and as. i
sirt the Americans in their dilve against
Hh xxestein front xxhlle the main tna-s '
of the Americans xxas puushlnc thiough I
the southern side of tlie salient Only I
a few Krencli divisions xx ere engaged, one
of xxhlch, under American ..command,
formed the extreme left of the attack on ,
the western front of the salient It hid i
a powerful force of Ameiicans on its
This Fianco-Anierican army started,
fiom the legion of I.es Hparges and ail-,
xanced southeast and joined hands with i
the Woexre army from Vlgneulles Other '
Krencli tuxiaions cu-oiteritttru m mr .-
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daily, averaging 50
miles per day, and
operates at a daily
cost of but $5 for
driver and gasoline.
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TODAY
ml on both idcs of Ihe hliinl houl nf
Ml' -llli'llt
I ho baldest task fell m (he iIImsidh
wlinh n Milked 'lollh nf St Mlh-1 II
I id to fight us wax aiin-s tin tlen-i It
wooded ni.i-Mf of the heignts nf the
ltn, and i nix lull" of Iwelvt hunditil
f. ri In Ihe fiic of enemv lo-istaiiit
'I hi- division alone , look JSOO pil-nmi-of
whom L',1110 weie u-tii.ins
St Mlhlel cut off ft oin the iiniih mil
Ihe south was laken without i tight
tin tleimans slipping nut on Tliuisdiv
light Xw.ne that an attack xx.is im
n inent tliev hid begun a telit.tl in the
llindenhiiiK lint oi , as thev t .ill this
sution the main line nf defense '1 III
Kiiemliilil ' t"""''!"0" -pans the ha-t nf
the salienl fiom Main to the xiciultj of
I n gr x
I'll - tilt it k was litunt hetl at txatllv
the light tntiimiil Mad it In n mi-i-
(iiiiiPd i tl.iv ut I xx o latei. Ilie i iientv
'vtiiild liaxe hid his liotips s.ifelv stowed
,'W.iv liehli d 1'ie liilenihlld tiemhes mil
tin Xllles would have t.iptuied utiiliti
neii tun mateiial Wnetiiv -tines ,md
ut put-. Ill the s.itient ll.ltl In be bill lit tl
Mid llu Columns -et file to villages in
the plllll ImMiiiiI tin Xleu-e bill 111,
tl.tm ist don ui-lt--tl in aiitii ip tli d
HOT 1 1 IMEIilC IN
mGS MOVE AUK II)
ll the L nitcd I'rcss
Willi tlif mpri) nn mi the Mp.t I ntn(
ppt K Hnlli Vmoili in uiiiR" ,ti'' n
lioncd to 1m sIiaiphU'tiliiK nut iiHil m
niiliti.Uint; Ihc'i po-itlons ,inn(. the I.H.
f Miliit'l iliont Oiu iiatioK now ion
tiol tl)p ,iii,i let(u (ho AuniU.iti
Imps nttd tlit IllnilfiiliU! k khho lo-
Thp (ipiin.ui mo tlipyiuc in fT in ill1
I0(i i.i'lie? ill in ntt) mpthiK: tti fhputo
ihr mi"! lull piihm fffctixeh
Nfii.'l IlsMtiiiR is mtpno Matt loplTtic;
.up fun-htK- tlie Imii lit s tn iriiiun tnoio
th ii fip KiloinotPis diboiit tlirrp milf
I ohin I positions h!i U uiliotwisp winild
)on-iitulp tlieit finw.iiil liius whilo
if, onnaisaiup .unl iKiinblnp pKuu .tntl
.iitiPrM Has-on mm opt iat. prai tli all
uuilistuiiird cie'-pitp tmniei iu ail HrIus
Tlx numlii ot doiiuaii aitnirtt Ii
Fluid nli in loaded liMinendouM bur Is
-till insurliiiipnt to moot the Itiitisb
1'ieinli and iuoiUan foi res 'inns of
bombs aie beniK droppod on tli L-eimaii
mjlit.ii pobitioiH fat in tlio i?ai
Thre w-n tilT luf.tnti bhtitiF dur
mi; Hit night aloriR- tht .Mo-clb wlitio
Viiiei il ill Him inetl lot tiled quti in
L.S.CtVALR) CHARGES
EiSEMY WITH SABRES
XXillt the itieritnn rnii mi llu Ur.
mine I rout, .-eit It. -- (lt I - )
Xmtiliin cav.tbv dilneliiii' ills tin git!
tvith theli sabres and fought as dis
iioiinletl light infantiv In mupping up
lie funl hoi lie tc-lstaino at Hoiev igii'ti
inil i'i ihe Foiest-la-Moiitagne
l'ti-t the trooptis swept ilnoucli Ihe
tat el etl lanks nf the ineinv, -lashing
light and It fi Willi thin s tbri s When
In v appiDtched ihe eneinv defence lint
in at liatlon Chatel, the older vv.i- given
to dismount Although undei "(lie, the
cavalrvinen coollj letuund thcii .-abiet
to tin -tabbaidt, un-liliiK llieb carbine
ind fell Into llRbt Infaiilix foi mat ion
ilxeiv foiutli man tool, llio liot-et of thr ,
tint ( who dismounted and held them
ivhili tne advance on foot via- made
As -non as the deft lists hail been
"nia-hed l lie tioopets uallttlutl foinanl
..l.l. Ii.hl. I lin ...... .... fr ... a.i...i..I..I
ttllll ll'flf...., IIIL. ,111, I, 11 tI.Il I I IIIUUIIL' l
and cli.URtil with th(ii -alnoH aR.iiu
Thev swept throURli tin Hois .Von. ml a
plca-nue pail, tilth vvtll-inatle loads and
iiiue-tiian path-, Kxinnasluni". Iinvvllii)-; ,
alltvs ami iuauei-of-a-inllc ivtlinu!
tlrfeUs
HUG PUSHES ENEMY
BACK IN FLANDERS
ll the Associated Prcw
I tinilini. Sept 111 On the Flandeis'
fiont the Hiitlsh pushed ahead in a
suete-'sful minor opeiatiou on both (.Ides
of the "X. pres-Comines Canal on a fiont
of moie than two miles, ic War Ollice
iniioui.ees lodxx.
Iltitish tioops last ulKlit advanced
their Hue north of the Aiias-e'ambi.tl
load, estah'ishinc posts in Ihe xieinltv
of i-autli.v-Cauilix- and Oppv (Sautlix
Cauclij Is five miles north of Moeuvres)
Used Car
Opportunity
Simplex a rare opportunity,
both limousine and touring
bodies, a great value.
1917 Buick five-paesenger
little Six, in perfect condition.
1917 Velie Five-passenger,
fully equipped, a great bargain.
1916 Seven-passenger Velie,
fully equipped, slip covers and
extra tire, an unusual vnlue.
1916 Sludebaker Five-pas.
senger, four-cylinder, in excel
lent condition, low prioe.
1917 Monroe Five.patsenger,
splendid condition, five wire
wheels, low price to quick
buyer.
Ford Coupelet 1917 Model, in
fine condition, low price.
1917 Ford Touring, Fully
equipped, demountable rims and
extra tire, great bargain.
P'
851 N. Broad Street
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l-k. Fa. . Opb. Uet. OB- HoaM
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Tlio llrltlsh jcsterdn captured Mais
seiny, four miles from St Qiieutln
lly the Aiwaaled Pre
Mllh the Jlrlll.l, rnn In Irntiir
tlie Jlrlll.l,
Sent If, Malsvenn n Milage live miles
uotthwest of SI CJueiitni ii.(M l,eet, .n.
'lured In the Itrltlsli The place wa'
lahen miring a ioi.il anaiic nirecleil
againt the high giound upon which
this hamlet Is situated - his adds an
other linpoitant position to those je-
ently taken along the nilges west of St
Quentln
A Utile lirlfiH tills lll.nr ami In Ibe
southeast of llolnon wood the llrillsh
'also Impioxed their lines slightlx right
ing of ii local nalilie inntinurH on the
I northern battlefroni ne.u ,( Uassee
where the enctm Ins been fon r, in ge
cinitnd siendllv Itevjoo: tins nn ini
pnrlant InfnntM aillnn m bren report
ed bill hem v .irtilIrM ilurl ni been
fouclit lit inimeroiis pmnis
llilllsh gunners hninb ndeil ihr llln
denburg line flench fut houi- Saluid.M
and heaw i nrin ln.hr"- wan InHiil'd
'Ihe Ceimin Btinneis lue bren mnln-
talning an Intense lit o In the tloureau
t'nurt sector and deluged llixrlmnui I
with eploscs esletilt
The 111 Mt fall we.tlhei Hie lbillli front
has seen foi a week ttiixed etcrdi
The sun tame out bright and waini this
morning and has been lapldlv dr ing out
the watel logged giouml ner ul-'ch It
wav neconilng liuiiasingh diir.cilit foi
tioops to operate
UMEROUS GERM I V
PLAiSES ARE FELLED
ll the I ntletl Pn v
XX lib lite Xinrrliilli- mt Hi,. Met
I rtinl, St pt lit 'I tie i Meeniltirs nf the
I l ev Amcilern Mne piiilltlnir lllndeu
'lungs aie evpeiieniinc tlie hulk nf Hit
I pn sent activit.v
j To Ilie left or the Mo "Hi ihe bm-lie
.ttenpittl a ran) -'ainitl ix niglil .i the
lesllll nf xxlllill tilt Xnien tns (nok s
prl-niiti- Lite xisteidiv tfiei ii'"in the
tiieiux ni.tdt ,t t nuiiit i -on. u k in Hit
-lino icgion 'I hex wiu si n in islnp
foi tin offtitt 'Ihe .Xnifinaii atlilleix
nlienetl up on them 'I In ,te tin to
pities btfnte thex irnild -im
'I ho lutclii I- dolllt, i iinsitlt i thle wtilk
Ii the ii.u of Hit Illndt oiling hut
The opeiat'oi s In 'ho list nt rntv -fnui
hnllls b.tVt' li-ll,fl in ntliln nut ii pi i- -
'tnitis nnd m.i oii.tl 'Ih, Initio in tlio
ail Is hHotit!n,r tun-l.tni t innio Imto
'Ihe btuho aiiinen .no In mc te-t nfott ed.
landau bectiinhig limit tlniiiu Xlilmtieh
-ouh have -iKCt tdetl in i lusting ihe XI-
1 lied Hue not an tiiiinv pi ilie lit- bet n
iblo to pio et tl it nli llim hit Ixilnttlo-
lei s i tl out time mile-) behind the Hi t
A glt.lt liuinlit i of tliiuiui inuhiiic-
wtie bioiiglil down In .itn.il batilrs xe-t-tertlax
Thetlieliiv s nbst t ttinn h tllonus
rtl-o aie helm; t in-laiitlt iutil,ed, ami
in inx h ixt hei ii u-nnvt .I
llilllsh It.tlitii .mil Xnien. in Im nb
ll g plants an Im v In tin ii.u .liens , n
and night
Pieniiti t'lenii in e in i-iil Xineiiiau
til is heatltpiai lei - it-litdn ami nu
i.uulatttl tin -t ill
In spllo of ihe f.n l Ih it the i iii nil
I ill lit tl luge -tint- i . mi u tl inn nf llu
I' it tit lit Id -hnw- tint Mt l i in ml ill'"- nf
trtiliillltit loll Ultlla,)li .ml i.illlnitl tn.l
ei i.tl, tolling -toi k iliihug tiiiiipinen
Hud ab.llltlfiuc'fl bl Itlue- in llio liinll
iimi ietl it 1 1 Itoix ait iiiiui nut il
Xlipl.ino ietnnu.ii--.tiH paliol- i pint
iii.ii tlie Hindi nlniif, Im appeal ii In
in pool condition
BERLIN CHEERS PEACE DEMAND
Momlici- wl' (ailllicil ln-i-1 .11
Slnillld ImiiI iixv
i'v the (vv(i(inct l'rri
Xm-lerdiiin. .-tH It. -ut i.ili-l mom- I ' " ' .",''" '"""" ", -"-heis
or the uiunitipil coimt.il of I'.erlin Miect-s-i hann.. depu-d II int.. lie dollo
t iNed the food iiinsiinn in a publit tie- Iroppe tetlo-i ho id in.ilatn mlla tcs-a
bate in the tnuiitil nnetlng m 'llnii-- prnpnirioiic tpn lln dogll Mb all lu
dav atcotdlng lti advitts in the 1 olo-j (nm lusiono luiln imlica t h. la vitloiia
giaaf tltgli Alleati tnniuiiia nnn iliiniuuita
(no Jtpoakei aftti tlenuili I llni if- .
maiks eclatnittl It Is Mine tlio w.ii , , , ,
tame to an .ml Mis vvoids .,, ".nine on. I .. 1" - Henibie
Kiettttl bv loud appl ius( fiom tin pub-, ' coveino Xu-li t.-l ng.ii n u ha fallo
In. gjlieiv .ippcln alio N.iiom Mleale per in
Who are they:
BRILLANTEVIHORIA
DEI SOLDATI 1TALIANI
Priaionieri. IMitradiatriei, Fit
fili e Malcrialc Catltirato
agli Auslriaci
0 !' V 15 H T I-: 1) I V A C E
lii'lii.t Invil.i p ,iioni llr.ile
it Di'uilrtr I'n-siliili 'I'l.ill.t-
lr (WT'.itr
riihlilia iH rustrtrmt I I nd r
rriiMiT so sit
Ailtlintlri.il i the art nf flr1npr
I'll? on tii ni the rotorric ot rhiu-
flelnllij Pa
Ilv ordr of Ihe PrnMnt
A nrm Kriv
roslmatr (tnerl
Itnmii, lfi sellembie
Killo noiUlo giunte dal froiite dl bat
taglia s illovt tlie uualtia brillante
alotio e -tali ininpluta dalle tiuppe
itall.ine nt II. i X.tlh tlel lltenla e piecla
inente a lirovtlli Tune In tllfese neml
eho lu tletto st ttoie snnti -tate tittu
rate tlagll ii.ilimi I igu.ili s iinpnsses--ainno
til paitt elite miti .mil id ici e dl
uni gtando qiiiiulta ill niitennle da
giienn Xnilu nol coi'nii ill Coin niacin
e Pn-in t g, ilili nil lipmtainno iif
icssl lot, ill ti spi igi mln tlist.irt iitieiifl
.tutilitl tht tenlavano un nttntin mn.
tin e lorn pi,smlii '.Ii avlalmi itili
.ml abhiiietnnn i Itinuc neropl tni neniit i
tlunnle I t ninbaitimoull aeiei the -i
svolseio noil i gitttnit.i tli s.ilnin
I. ifn II tosln del inilllllili atn pilbbl
caln, ieil dil Mliil-leio della linen i
'Itip.lltl tli f.llitcii.l e th Xitllll dnpti
un i bred ma eflii ti e pit ntami,o
d artigbeiia etl a-si-tili d igl, ,-tvialni
the volavaiiti -x basse alte7e attattaro
no i i nttiiiaionn tutln un sisieun tli ill
fto noiuiiiie a ilinvtila noll.ue-i men
dionale dl t'tnto nolla A alio ilel ltienn
"In llett.t npei.t7itille fllllllln cat Un Hi
"II pngionleii Kimpies) tlnditl ulTicitll
I Numeioiio miti lcllctii Ii t tentm.ua tl
fmiil ed una .ibbnuilaule tiuantiia' tli
nttei I ilo da gueria fu un he inttiir.ua
luiianle I t nmbntl liiieui I .teiei gi
aviitoil ii ili.ini aliliaileitmn ciiuiut
' .k iiipl.iui in'iuii I
II (leiii't ilo l ol-i inn dil pit i ,il t !
i Mini niililail lu un -in, un. tin mi
Bioiuile l.i Tiibiuii -I tltiiii.tmla ovt
l llllldenliuiu 1 1 1 1 c till' n -pui ill faro a
sua nunva lint i tli ilife-i o ijuamlo csi
silt .link til f.illi tlal iiinmoiitn tli i
pin fiili id iiupnn.'ini i punii tlolla
vtithl.i lint i ill llliideiibiug -una tna
in ill llln df Ha llllppi Xlli iti
I.t tnudirlotii delta Uei in.ini i -nun m i
'''fftienti tl t ullello tin matin alltpota
iht fiiiono e-tguiii i siini tiitlinl dl
iiiliala ml I'M" moitii- lo tondiioul
drcll Xlltatl -olio tin singnln t nuiando.
'inn illitieull liuppt tnn alihnutlantt
, niatet i,ilo tit gtu I la t khi un i foi to
.stiaicgki iiseiva di atntii' un muio
I .tssolulattu tile supriiuie a uuella del
. I Ik , ...... . ... . In. . .1 1 I..
Who makes the dentifrice you use in your mouth?
Your dentifrice is so full of possibilities for both
good and evil that you cannot be too sure about it.
Is it made by a firm with a reputation gained in
a business life of over 100 years?
Are its makers and their product known and ap
proved by the dental profession?
Arc its claims confirmed by such evidence as is in
this chest?
Evidence that Cnlpatr'x n preferred
It) dentists is contained m the arhtlaxitx
and other documents in this l'.videner
Chest deposited with thr Title Guar
antee and Trust Co. of New York.
Tlicymaj be examined!.) accredited com
mittees on application to Colgate & Co.
COLGATE &
wm
tnxolaro IraKntlxo dl pace Sccondo un
difpaerio dn j,ondr.i lu Oermanla h.i
fa"o una deflnllit offerlo al llclglo
I-i nota austriaca inxlta lultl I bel
bgeranti nil Incomtiarsl In suolo neutro
pet dltuterp la pace. Penza legatnl. o
inegllo per dicitlire le prlnelpall ban!
pei unn ronclusltme dl pate, cenra die
slano Inlcrrotta Iciopetarlonl mllltarl
I' statn ufllclnbiiente dlthlatatn ebe
I Vnieiira e detmmlmt.i dl uaie ll
tnr?. Fenn restrl.ionl o limit I. ne' tnlo
detrimliinrlone pit' enu meiio per lo
Ifoiio don Au-tila.
Hubert I. lining; oegrelnilo til Slalo.
unn ha innstrittv alt una TOrpiefa die
1 XiiMila terrhl un tentnv0 dl pare
I'.Kli lit tllehiir.iSo the til fitatl Unltl
li.innn rhnraniotio osprrssn lo lorn In,
fenrioiu tin a le rontllitltinl -. mndo I.
tlltlt puo, fisrie illnell1 ll piro inn
dtrbnnfin Hi tl'i-, mc-i . r prnnnsie
tloll listrla
l.oplnione d ll'lnginltei i.t e qnelln ,
nfluiaie e nlTon, ,io nemi, n e rillene
tali offerto mine mi lentallvo clr lift fit r
msnli i lie pnne in 7bnbolo lAu-nla pei
i itn i Hare la tma disfittci
George Allen, inc.
I 1214 Chestnut St. 1214 . '.;
CLLVEIt
Copies of French Pattern Hats
Mo-tlx- laijro and medium mushioom models in vclx'et or
llattct's I'lu-li 'I limming of o.-tucli paiadisc or gottia. 'l'licy aro
o(ccdiiiply smail and unusual.
New Blouses For Autumn
tn (icoicjctte oi Oepo do Chine fill new modes
in suit shades.
(.corgcllc are $0.00 to $12.00
Crepe de Chine $5.75 to $8.50
C.ORSCTS in all the lending
Motor Truck Express
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iSHErmBIfc
gTff P BY MOTORTRUCK
intvw riiifnni.i'iiiA ion
Nw Turk I Uallr 5 I'. M.
lutllmore I Dallx B P. M.
Xvtlmlngtnn I Dally B A. M.
rnler I Bully S A. M
ni"1lng ' Men XVed . Frl . 8 A M
rtnton I Xlon Weil Frl K A M
All-ntewn I Mnn Weil Frl .HAM
p.thlrlim I Mnn Wed Frl IX A M
Shipments tiansfcued at N'cxx York for Uoston, Hridp;cport, Ijfew
llaxen and other New England points. Motor Trucks for rent, for1
all kinds, of hauling, including coal, sand, gra-cl and general finer
ilitindisc. ,
BG-aia-FIotcKer Transoortatiotf G.
Opertitini-; Oler fin lite
Wiltc oi pbnue for
Poplar (. Kin
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Kstabhshrd 1S00
i mi . ,. - -t-L-?mg.
if . ZJH. hhl
Sa - SBiPW? -sW
PFB &Z rzhr E3Z
STEEL MEN BACK TO WORlC?,
1200 Who Shuck Put DcniniiiW.$J
Itcforc Wnr Lnlior Board ;
ii,iinr. ru.. Kent lfi The 1200 or'-Vs
more cmplnAen ot the Carpenter SleeJfjii
Wotk who went out on strike Satur -vi
tlnv morning pending a wage ftdJuU itlV
ment, whltli nmnunls mi the axerage to
about HI per cent leturned to xxork thl
looming Sexeral hundred employes
began xvoik last excnlng at G on the
night shifts
The ralljng off nt the ttrlkc means
that the union g fide of the wage ques
tion will be placed before Ilie xxar labor
Imird .lames 11 Maurer president of
the Slate I'etleiallon of f.tbor, said thlt
the return to wotk was the logical thins
fnr the men to do .is xx lieji their appeal
i- ai'ttd upon bv ihe war labor board,
their Increase, If one is granted, irOl
d-ite fi om t ie tune that they mado their
I demand
makes, fitted by an cxpcit.
nr.Ti'it.Ns to rniLA. moM
N York I Pally n P. M.
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XVIlniltmlon I Dally 12 Noon
rnester I Dally 8 P. M .'
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Fa "ton I Mnn . Wed Frl . 1 P. fi.
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