14 CHRISTMAS TO BRING CHEER TO YANKS ABROAD Harrisburg Mothers Busy Get ling Parcels Beady For Mail Scores of anxious mothers, sisters unil sweethearts have been Visitors nl the Tied Cross- Christmas parcel headquarters in tit' T'orrl display headquarters. Market and Kit or streets, since its opening yesterday. "I want to be sure my boy gets his gift." s:tid a white-haired mother voicing the question on the lips <>r virtually every visitor. An efficient force of workers under the capable direction of Miss Mary Cameron ex plained to I lie visitors the way to send a package to the laddie in k Ituki. The soldier receives it Christmas box label front the War Department, which he sends to nis parents or dearest friend. When the label is re ceived iti America, it is taken to the nearest lied Cross headquarlers tine Hurrisburg headquarters are in the old automobile display rooms at the address given ahove), where a rat ion is given. When packed, this car ion should not weigh more than two pounds ami lifteen ounces. It should not be sealed hut should lie luKen o the headquarters again where II will lie inspected, sealed and lite • label atlixed. Then, after the noves nrv amount of postage hits bei-ii attached, it will be sent by (he Dell ross on its way lo make some sol der happy. The Committee The following committee is •" -■targe of the lied Cross Christmas -.arret work: Miss .Mary Cameron, chairman; Mrs. 11. Astrich, Mrs. 11. "I Buish, Mrs. William Btngaman. Mrs .1 S Boas. Mrs. Venable Uo.v xin. Miss B. <!• Brady. Mrs. Kebeecn Brvson. Mrs. Henry Tlnch, Mrs. Otto .1 Buxbattm. Mrs. Joint F. Da PP. M™- S l.ee User. Miss M. A. But/. Mrs. Philip Meredith. Mrs. Juntos Na<"- mun. Mrs. Edward Ranch, Mrs. Crunk Sites. Mrs. A. J. Smims. Mis. K. J .- Stack pole. Mrs. William grouse. Mrs. M. K. Warner. Mrs. William Bailey. Mrs. Henry Gross, Miss Mary Jennings, and Miss Bertha Minstei. The summary of official instruc tions as issued by ihe Pennsylvania-- Deluwure division. American lied ('ross in the lalesi issue of-the offi-i eiul magazine, lied Cross ' lippings, is appended; "Only one Christmas parcel can j lie sent to eiteit soldier or marine in , the Expeditionary Forces. ; • No parcel will be accepted for j mailing unless accompanied by a Christmas parcel label received from | a soldier abroad. "These labels are not expected 10 | reach this country before Not em - j Iter I. . . j "Babels that are lost cannot be duplicated. "When vou receive your Christ-j ntus parcei label from your soldier | overseas, take it to a Bed Cross cen- j ter and receive a carton and a clrcu- I lur of instructions. Kill the carton with your Christ-' mas gifts and take the tilled carton. ; unwrapped, lo a Ketl Cross inspec tion station, where lite contents will lie examined, the parcel weighed, wrapped and sealed with an in spection label. "The parcel, unwrapped, must not , weigh more than two pounds, lift teen ounces. If it weighs more than that, some article must be removed. ( "The Christmas parcel label will i then be attached, the amount of postage determined and affixed, and . the lied Cross will deposit the par- ! eel with the Post office author!- I ties. "Postage sufficient to curry the, parcel lo Hobokeu, N. J., a,? lourth- ; class or parcel-post zone rates, is all i that is required. "No message or writing of any ( kind will be alloyed lo go in the , parcel. "Wrap your gifts in a khaki-col ored handkerchief. "Mail your pureel on or before ; November 20th. "Do not put into lite Christmas parcel any of I tie articles barred by the Post office regulations as sel forth in P-D 12#, such as poisons, spirituous liquors', fragile articles, liquids, etc." Questionnaires to Be Mailed on Saturday Although both Courtroom No. 1 and No. 2 will l* uaed next week by law yers who will help registrants to fill out the questionnaires which are to be mailed on. Saturday, the sessions of divorce court for next week will be held it was announced -to-day. In addition to disposing of the divorce list Judges George Kunkel and S. J. M. McCarrell will hear the non-sup port cases on Monday and argument , list on Tuesday. Court sessions will be held on the second floor of the courthouse in the City Council chamber and in the grand jury room. Because of the j postponing of a number of court sessions during the influenza epidemic i It was decided that it would be nec ssary to hold sessions next week. There are H4 cases on the divorce list. l! was announced also at the dis 11let attorney's office that forty-five boys and girls are to he heard at j tin* next session of Juvenile court. Limited Service Men With Special Training Called A , voluntary induction call for white men. qualified for special lim ited military service, bus been re ceived by the loal draft boards. The men will entrain November 25 for training camp. The call is for sev enty-five stationary steam engineers, j 300 stenographers, clerks and typists, to go to Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and fifty foresters to go to rump Forest, Bytle, (sa. ITALIANS HOLD TRKXT I By Associated Press Home, Nov. s.—Trent, the chief city of the Trentino was entered at 3.18 o'clock Sunday afternoon by- Italian cavalry. Alpini and artillery, .according to a semiofficial note is sued to-day, giving details of the swift advance of the first army on ! -that city. More than 20,000 Austrians including the commander of the 60th Scheutzen Division, were cap tared. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. HOW'S THIS ? We offer SIOO.OO for any ease of catarrh that cannot be cured by HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. IIABI.'S CATARRH MEDICINE is taken internally and acls through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Sold by druggists for over forty jeats. Price ■ Be. Testimonials free; F. ,T. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. —Adv. t0 ... *. TUESDAY EVENING SERVING THE NATION AT HOME AND ABROAD i Strg. J. N. Heck B. Zimmerman Isaac Cohen IT. W. Wyble J B. Hoffman rinssell 1,. Ellis John J. Parthemore J. Bee Thornton An interesting letter has been re ceived l Mrs. Isaac Cohen, of 926 ! North Sixth street, front her luts j band who is now fighting in France. ' Cohen, who was formerly a con - tractor of this city, left in July for overseas with the 79th Division from Camp Meade, being attached to 'Company D, 315 th Infantry. The following is a brief descrip tion taken front his letter telling of the offensive in the Argonne region j in which he'took pari: "This is the second day in the rest camp, after walking for three days and four] nights in getting here. "We have just been in the big | j drive for five days and nights, fore- j ing our way over hills and trench ■ s under terriffic machine fire, shrap nel and high explosive fire, until we , forced the Huns back twelve kilo meters front where we started. The pick of the Prussian troops were I resisting our advances or trying to. i Tlic Germans Hot real "We entered their trenches the; first day of action and took quite a number of prisoners. We entered in- ! | lo the attack covered by our artil . I cry which was ihe most concent rut - I led known in the history of " l<> I world. We look, in comparatively ! short time, the hills well known from | | past battles by the French, whicp | ' they were unable to take in years, i "On the first day. the Germans i ' seeing our vast hordes of Americans I covering the landscape as far as the j I eye could reach, retreated, leaving j ! machine gun men as sacrifices to, 1 hinder our advance until they could | I retreat in large numbers. But we ; simply went over their positions and | tooft. In my sector. 42 Huns who : quickly surrendered, in this batch I lof prisoners were young boys and 1 rather old men who told me in Ger ; man that they were satisfied to be taken, and told us that in a farther, i trench there were sixteen men | land two officers who were also will ing to he taken. ■ German Treachery "My platoon and another from i Company B. went over and saw a ! German advancing toward us waving ; a handkerchief. We all .thought it. was easy money and started to < heei , i and beckon lo them to conic forward ] to be taken. But the rascals instead of coming forward, opened tire with j their machine guns thinking they | 'would catch us off our guard, but j none was hit. "We dropped into a trench and, 1 took our time and then went ahead; and cleared out these scoundrels] 'and t heir positions. That night we j used their trench for sleeping quar- ; I t.-rs, and ihe following morning we ' look a town on a hill overlooking the country. "Most of the German dugouts are | built like houses, containing all the | ! comforts ot' a home. It appeared as.' I if they meant to make a business of j I war forever, and decided to live as ■ if they were at home except tor ' their being underground. • it is a wonderful sight to see ttie American boys advance under) the martial strain of enemy burst-! ling shells and the rat-a-tat-tat of; machine guns." Cohen Mentions of meeting) many Harrishurg boys over there. | Ileal' From Son I Mr. and Mrs. John N. Heck, of 922 North Eighteenth street, have _ re- ! i ceived a letter from their son,, | Sergeant John N. Heck, Jr., a | member of Company 5, Hirst For ) estry Replacement Battalion, Camp ) Forest, Georgia. Sergeant Heck was inducted into ! service July 1, and was sent to a | training detachment at Delaware | College, Newark, Delaware. After two months he was made an assist i ant instructor, remaining until Octo ' her 2t, at which time he was made i sergeant and sent to the Georgia camp. He was a member of the football and basketball teams at the Har rishurg Academy, where he was edu cated. and took an active interest in all athletic sports. Before going into the service he was employed by j the Pennsylvania Railroad Company ! in this city. Arrives Overseas Mr. and Airs. W. N. Wyble, of 312 i llerr street, have received word of | lite safe arrival overseas of their 1 ; son, Fred \V. Wyble, who is a mem- j 1 her of Company K, 11th Regiment; j I'. 8. Murines. Fred is a graduate of Technical ! j High school, class of lillti. He en ! listed with Ihe Marines July 13, and; i received his training at Paris Island, 1 is. C„ and ynantico. Va. Safe in France Word was received by Mr. and 1 j Mrs. Gabriel Zimmerman. Ilunimels- ; 'town, of the safe arrival abroad of ; •j their son, Lawrenoc Zimmerman. who sailed with Company E, 20th' I Battalion Infantry, .lie was former- I ly stationed at Cantp l.ee, Va. Curd of Thanks A card and letter of thanks for j tobacco sent' lias been received at the Telegraph office from J. VV. ' Walters, who is in active service with the American Expeditionary Force in France. He expresses his desire to get ut a Hun and sends his thanks j to the people "over here" for the j support they are giving the boys abroad. , Safely Overseas Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Ellis, of 1340 North Sixth street, have just receiv ed word from their son, Itussel L. Ellis, that he has landed safely overseas. Ellis entered service Speteinber, 1918, and trained at Camp Green-' leaf, Gu. Later he was sent to Camp Upton, N. V., and set suil October, 1918. He is well known In the social and athletic world, being one of the 117 members out of the Hlck-A-Thrift class of Pine Htroet Presbyterian Sunday school in the service. He look active parts In basketball at the Boyd Memorial, City League, and he fA % A Ralph B. Cramer Wilson, p. Black played with P. R. 11. Motive Power lie played fool ball with ihe Pen brook All-Stars and was known by many canoeists. He is now pushing back Huns a.< his share of the grand march to Ber lin. Before joining the Army he was employed as clerk for the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. Promoted to Sergeant Wilson O. Black, member of Quar termaster Company, located at Came Hancock, Augusta, Ga.', lias been promoted from corporal to sergeant and is connected with the utilitarian department as company clerk. Sergeant Black enlisted May 29, 1917, and after a few months at Mt. Gretna camp was transferred with his company to Camp Hancock. He is a graduate of the Hurrisburg High school, also of the Wharton Exten sion School and his home is at 139 North Thirteenth street, this city. Yrrlvcs in France Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kramer, ol Progress, have received word of the safe arrival in France of their son, Ralph B. Kramer. He is a member of a medical' detachment, having been sent to Camp Oreenleaf, Ga., September 5, and sailing for France about a month later. In :i:iltli Battalion Joint J. Pnrthemore, son of Mi ami Mrs. John A. Parthemore, 1923 Berry street, who was recently in ducted into the Tank Corps, Camp Colt, Gettysburg,, is now a mem ber of Company B. 33 4th Battalion. Parthemore attended t/ie Technical High school, this city, and the Wood Institute at Washington, D. C. At the time of his induction he was assistant lo the disbursing officer, Council of National Defense at Washington. Previous to his gov ernment appointment he was em ployed with Doutrich and Company where he made many friends who wish hint best of success in his new life. Returns to Duty J. Dee Thornton, son of Mr. and f I Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Thirty-five pair of women's high button buckskin shoes V J' j 1' jjflra J & with patent colt vamps and Louis heels go out in a Novem -7 ber clearance beginning to-morrow. Sizes s'/i to on AA — Reduced to $12.50 Attractive Values in Trimmed Hats Featured D,ve * ponn " oy ~- etshoesect • mi • o; -c r~% i i7i •i/ • Demonstration of Furniture in 1 his Sale of Reduced Millinery Polish $6.50 and $8.50 <££ i $15.00 and $16.50 (£1 A S2O and $25 i Hardwood floors, furniture and automobiles may be easily Hats, Special I Hats, Special Hats, Special freshened and polished by applying Lyk Nu polish which jr • will be Sold in a demonstration beginning to-morrow in the .SIO.OO and $12.00 Hats, Special at $6.50 and $8.50 Basement. 25£ to SI.OO sizes. .... j, DlVeti, Pomeroy & Stewart. All trimmed Jlats that remain in stock over a certain period of time are reduced for prompt clearance. i 1 his practice keeps our Millinery stock clean and attractive. We find it necessary to dispose of a number of y trimmed hats, and this, our lirst clearance sale of the season, brings many interesting values. Special Purchase of Girls' School and Dress Hats Pieces • Four Lots, Attractively Priced at 75c, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00 Thcre arc ma „, tiines that Marabou mav bc worn in We cleaned up a maker's entire surplus slock of ready-to-wear and trimmed dress hats for girls, which preferment to fur. Its moderate price, too, adds to its popu .we have assembled into four bargain groups. ' larity. We've a splendid showing of Marabou. Neck Pieces, tl. _ f .,i_ e ~„t. * . i.i. , , r . . , . , , , ,r, • • , in black, brown and grev, ready for personal and gift selec -1 lu stjks include \cl\et hats, plush'hats, corduroy hats, felt hats, fur-trimmed hats, ribbon and flower-trimmed poke hats and many other styles in girlish shapes in black, blues, browns, rose, emerald, red. etc. tlons - * Lot of girls'hats, special at ... * $ 75 8 "" m " a,M . f , , Circular Marabou Scarfs $0.95. $0.95 and $10.05 Lot ot girls hats, special at 1.50 Silver Grey Marabou, with Ostrich, Scarf and Muff $25.00 Lot of girls' hats, special at .... f 2.00 Ostrich Collarette $12.50 Lot of girls'hats, special at - 3.00 B '* ck """' h **"■ " ,,n """ , * . Black Caracul Scarf, satin lined $11.50 Special Values in Trimming's Muff and Neckpiece of Taupe and Grey Marabou $27.00 I , a £ i • i f ..... * KNITTED SILK SCARFS Lot of plain and fancy narrow ribbons. Special, yard, I Lot of fancies and wings. Special 25£ and 49£ SfLind 10< Lot of ostrich trimmings. Special 98< Knitted Bilk Scarfa. in all colors, with white border and fringe, Lot ol ornaments. Special . | Lot of braid. Special, piece of 10 yards 25< . $3.95, $1.95, $0..~>0, ss.so and $9.95 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. Front. ! Dives, Pomeroy .Vi Stewart, Street Floor. IV ; , i * " 1 1 - , .v. a" ■- i . 1 ' , a y i . . ' ~ J . HARIiISBURG TF.LEGRAPH | AUSTRIA FEARS FRESH DISORDER By Associated Press Amsterdam. Nov. s.—The State ' Council at Vienna has issued an# appeal to the German people of Austria, In which it is declared the country is in danger and the army bveuking up in disorder. ! The people exhort the soldiers to j join .the German-Austrian army I corps. i The appeal points out that Ger j mans front non-German .districts ; are going home, while German ; soldiers, obviously tired .from the ' long duration of the war, are ! leaving their units without con | sideling that the irergular demo bilisation "brinks the danger of i widespread unemployment, hun j ger and misery." The prison I camps are being abandoned by 1 their guards. | "This danger," the appeal de .clares, "must be countered if fresh bloodshed is not to threaten our severely tried people and tens , of thousands of men, women and children perish with hunger." Mrs. I). M. Thornton, of the l.eba \ non Valley College Farm, near Shire l manstown, Cumberland county, who ; was sent to Delaware State College ;at Newark, Del., September 1, for special training in the aviation de ! partment, has returned to duty nfter | recovering from a relapse of the ! Spanish influenza at his home, hav j ing formerly been bedfast eight days i at camp and sent home to recupe j rate, and is now transfcred to Camp i Meade, Md. Another son, Corporal D. Miles | Thornton, of the 316 th Infantry, j Machine Gun Company, in France I since July 19, writes his pnrents he |is well and is now pretty well up .to the front ijnd is growing more ! eager every day to do his share in I making the world safe for ilerao | cracy.• He tells his brothers who are i in the Service not to bring anything I over, more than what is issued, or what they need, as it will be more easy to travel. I'nirview Hoy Wounded ' j A letter wan received to-dav by Mrs. Alice Hoffman of West Fairview, | from her son, John L. Hoffman, who is ! with the A. K. F. in France. The 'et- I : ter stated that he had b#en wounded ' | in action October 4, but that he is con ' | valescing. | Private Hoffman received ids mili tary training at Gettysburg and Ohar llotte, N. O. He went overseas last May. Baseball Magnate Is Not Panicky; Says Game Will Flourish ,! "I ain not inclined to be panicky i about baseball," says Thomas H. | Hickey, president of the American i Association. "I ventured the opin | ion recently that the war would be I over before next spring and its hap j pening. I . believe as soon as the j war tension is remowed the Amer ' I lean people will turn to sports for j mental relief, as they always have j done, and I see no reason why base ] ball will not be resumed on as ] broad a scale as a few years ago." "The American Association club j owners will hold a preliminary meeting at Peoria November 13. ! Most of our magnates will be there | and at that time we expect to square I things around looking toward a re j sumption .of baseball in our circuit | next spring. The formal annual meeting will come early in Decem ; her in Minenapolis." Rules of the association provide that the annual gathering shall be passed about, each city on the cir cuit having its chance In regular | turn. They used to hold all of them i fh Chicago, but Louisville and others II felt their own home towns would be | honored and business stimulated if j the magnates met upon the circuit, j j MEMBERS OF ALLIED WAR COUNCIL WHO DECIDED GERMANY'S FATE v £- OPfLANPO &&/f£ALBUSS APMIIZAL BENSOh *" /Ml^^S I "| Drive For Hospital Linen i to Be Used Overseas Is Renewed by Red Cross Harrisburg has been lagging in t> contributions to tile Red Cross linen : shower because of the influenza ? epidemic, is the belief of Red Cross r officials. Never before, declared a 31 prominent official, has Harrisburg i fallen back in any war work enter prise. The drive has therefore been „! continued for this week in order to j bring the town back to its former • high position. • The drive was launched Monday of - last week with Mrs. Herman P. Mil i | ler as its chairman. It has .as its object the collection of muslin and ' i linen for use in French hospitals. ; The articles are to be used for the - comfort of the American boys and the . Allied troops. When at the end of j the drive Saturday it was found the l quota for the city had not been reach ! Ed, it was resolved to continue the : compaign for another week. ! This week's campaiagn will be in i tensive and every effort will be made to pull the town over the top be fore the end of the week. Appeal ing for workers, money and articles for the campaign, Mrs. Miller has laid special emphasis on the fact that towels and sheets are urgently need- i r ed in addition to napkins and wash cloths. "In case people desire to pur- ; ■ chase the linen here we shall be 1 L glad to take their contributions, i The sum of SI.BO buys a sheet, and i ■ 2f> cents a towel." , I Small contribution banks to re-I • coive the gifts of the public are be- i . ing placed throughout the city. The : . money given will be devoted to the 1 purchase of linen. Eight Seamen, Victims of , U-Boat Barbarity, Land By Associated Press i j Turks Island, B. W. 1., Nov. 6. 1 j The captain und seven men of the ' Norwegian bark Stifinder, who had i j been missing since their vessel was ! . stopped by a German submarine and ' they were forced to take to a small ! | boat on October 13, have arrived i ' | here after more than three weeks'; and in an almost starved; ' j condition. 'j TO UKStJMK SKWING ' | The Queen's Daughters will re-1 ' | s.ume their sewing at the Sylvan j Heights Orphanage, Thursday after noon, it was announced to-day. Standing of the Crews HARRISBI'IIG SIDE Philadelphia Division The 108 crew first to go after 3.30 o'clock: 124. 129, 130. 103. 118. Engineer for 124. Firemen for 108, 124, 129, 103, 1 18. Flagmen for 129, 130. Brakemen for 108, 118. Engineer up: Miller. Firemen up: Graham, Bircher, Herr, Hatton, Stamper, Novak, Smith, NeiT, Fry, Ressler.. • Conductor up: Rife. Brakemen up: Hannan. Banks, Wetbner, Deardorf. Straw. Miller, Scharr, Funston. Middle Division —The 26 crew first to go after .30 o'clock: 302, 252, 244, 19, 23. 22. Engineer for 26. Fireman for 19. Conductors for 19, 23. Engineers up: Hawk, Albright, Jvrepps, Oope, l.eppard, Derrick, Bliz zard. Firemen up: Myers, Hertzler, Bell, Sunderland, Brown, Smith, Conductors up: Ross, Dotrow. Brakemen up: Woodward. McAl pin, Krepps, Crane. Yard Hoard —Engineers for 2-7, 4- 7. 5-7, 1,15, 5-15, 6-15. Firemen for 3-7, 11, 12, 4-15, 6-15, 18, 23. EMI I. A SIDE I'hlladelpliin Division The 235 crew first to go after 22 o'clock: 219, 257, 206, 31, 220, 252, 242, 202. Engineers for 206, 231, 242. Firemen for 219, 206, 242. Brakemen fpr 19. 31, 20, 52, 42 (.2). Brakemen up: Beers, Sanders, NOVEMBER 5, 1918. Simpson. Middle Division —The 215 crew first to go after 3 o'clock: 305, 101, 268. Fireman for 101. Brakeman for 101 (2). Y'nril Hoard —Engineers for 145, 4th 129, Ist t32, 135, 137, 2d 102. I Firemen for Ist 126. 3d 126, 3d 129, I 4th 129, 140, 2d 104, 109. 118. PASSENGER SERVICE Philadelphia Division Engineer up: Hall. Firemen up: Everhart, Floyd, Cover, ! Copeland, Shaffner. Middle Division Engineers up: Graham, Keiser. Keane, Orimmel, Crum, Schreck, Crane, Delozier. ! Firemen up: Sheesley, Brukcr, I Hunter, Snyder, Kohr, Bortel, Stauf j fer. Price, Hoffman, Beisel, Bender, ! Steele, Stephens. Sheats, Arnold, I Forsythe, Johnson. THE HEADING | The 72 crew first to go after 2.45 [ o'clock: 19, 16. Firemen for, 57. 72. 19. j Flagman for 19. Brakemen for 58. Engineer up Harnhart. | Firemen up: Moggie. Stromlnger. Flagmen up: Mathlas, Wickenheim, I Moss, Wiley, Leibtreu. | Brakemen up: Spies, Cullison, I Fauber, Neeley, Motter. l'Ol'R KILLED IN BLAST By Associated Press | lion ml Brook, N. J., Nov. 5. —Four j persons were instantly killed to-day :in an explosion which demolished j part of the plant here of the metal I disintegrating company, a concern I making aiumnimum alloys. YANKS CAPTURE 40 TOWNS, 5,000 HUNS; DRIVE ON Germans Strengthen Meuso Line North of American Front; Make Last Stand Willi the American Arm) Nnrth • west of Verdun, Nov. s.—German forces are strengthening the Meuse , I line north or the American front.* There are indications that this work was resumed during the last few days and that soldiers are laboring on it day and night. Reports agree that his strengthening operations extends along the line running, from Mezieres to Montmedy. l.onguyon and Dieden hofen. In various places in front of this line where the Germans have expect ed to make a last stand in Prance, tank traps already are completed. These traps are one hundred yards long, ten yards wide and ten yards deep. They are covered with boards hidden by earth and sod. With the American Army on the Sedan Pront, Nov. 5.—-General Persh ing's forces continue to take their toll of prisoners yesterday in the wake of the retreating Germans. The number captured early yesterday was . ) well above 6,000. Almost forty villages were occupied by the Americans in the terriory re conquered from the Germans. In the face of stubborn opposition the Americans took and held firmly the wooded heights south of Beau mont, the last German stronghold west of the Meuse. The advance car- , ried the lines forward for on average gain of five kilometers (about three | miles). i The forces on the heights are now only about seven and a half miles from Carigan on the Mezieres-Metz railroad and about nine miles from Sedan, bringing both places within w range of the Allied shell fire, i The day's work may be said to have been complete. It was. the principal phase of the American operation since the neck of the German lateral com munications between the armies to the north and west was narrowed to the strangling point. The attacking forces to the right I and left advanced with less speed ! than at the center, where an Ameri can division crashed through despite ! the most stubborn opposition offered by the Germans since the 'beginning of the offensive. The apex of the line was driven to the heights, which are vital, affording dominating positions for the artillery. Patrols went into and beyond the totvn Itself, but Its possession is un necessary, as long as the hills are held by the Americans. The Germans cannot fight oyer the terrain nortli ! northeast, because of the lack |of communication lines there. They j lnnst fall back as soon as the Ameri ' can artillery breaks up the remain ' Ing railroads, even if the main lines j from Sedan to Metz nre not smashed j first. i The military authorities were over joyed with the results of the day's ! fighting, declaring that it may even I spell the end of the present operation, and that any others to the north, westward or directly eastward would constitute entirely new operations. i \ DEMAND 8-HOIR-DAY I By Associated Press Nrw York. Nov. 5. Demands of jthe 15,000 children's clothing workers, j now on strike for an eight-hour-day, \ which are to be discussed here to- I morrow at a conference between the I manufacturers, employes' represents | lives and a federal labor adminis trator. have been extended to include • I fiO.OOo men's clothing makers, accord ling to an announcement to-day by Sidney Hillman. president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers pf America.
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