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PROTECT V I O S SOLDIERS

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XLVIL—No. 99.

U. S. ARTILLERY TEARS HOLE IN GERMAN LINES

Americans Advance Positions In Spite of Heavy Enfilade, and Pacing Gas Barrage.

FRENCH FERE INFLICTS HEAVY LOSS ON ENEMY

Slowing Down of German Retreat Has Enabled Americans and French to Bring Up Sup. plies and Artillery.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE FRONT, Sept. 7.—(By the Associated Press.)—Additional i force* and supplies were brought up by both the Americans and the French during the night and early today the

American line was again advanced. The allied artillery of both heavy and small. caliber^ in being used to tear boles in the enemy lines.

The straggle is being made to the Americans' right and has placed them in a position where they are subject to a heavy enfilade, especially by the artillery. "Despite desperate resistance, they swung their line forward to its Junction with the French where the m»t determined resistance wa*i encountered. More broken country offers better opportunities for defense and the 'Germans have taken advantage of every hillside and ravine in placing their artillery and machine guns. The

Americans weru forced to face a deadly barrage, while barriers of gas were raised in every ravine In which they might advance. An equally destructive artillery response was made by the Americans, however, and tlic men already tried in previous engagements advanced steadily, driving out the machine gnn nests one after another.

Germans Die At Posts.

The Germans helii their positions along machine gun line stubbornly, many of them dying at their posts, but the total mortality was not great since only machine gunners were left in the rear lino. It is probable, however, that the Onnan losses were large as a result of the counter artillery Are. Some 30 prisoners were brought in today from that part of the sector on the Americans' right.

Because of the better terrain, the Germans can afford to retreat here more slowly and from their»positions they can exact a higher price in return for their withdrawal. It is inevitable at the same time that they to^ must pay dearly. The result is foregone conclusion and the only question is that of the cost in men.

Today the Germans enfiladed the AtneHcans who on their part replied in kind and with interest, wntto the French supplemented their work with what must have been frightful consequences for the (rermans.

Retreat Slowing Down.

The slowing down of the German retreat from the Aisne has enabled the Americans and French to bring up supplies and artillery and get into the line the full strength desired for forward positions. The Germans, of course, have had the same opportunity to place their artillery in position with the result that artillery action was enlivened and may be expected to increase until a n»w move toward the Crtiemin Des Damns is made.

That the Germans will establish fhemselves on that line there is almost no doubt. Thig conclusion is reached from statements made by prisoners and substantiated by circumstances incident to the operations.

The Americans concluded today their movement across the plateau and down the ?lopes toward the river. They were constantly made targets, but the movement was accomplished with astonishing success notwithstanding the Germans' intimate knowledge of the abandoned territory and their excellent opportunity for observation.

French airplanes assigned to this front were remarkably daring and efficient In their operations.

LIEUT. SANFORD HAS VER* ME "SOUEAK"

Lieut. Loren Sanford, former teacher at Garfield, wrote his father, Saturday, that he had a close call in the front line trenches a few days ago. A German shell scattered a wall near which the trench ran, and Sanford and his companions were showered with flying "brick®. Several In the squad were badly wounded.

REPORT LENINE DEAD,

STOCKHOLM, Friday, Sept. #.— Contrary to reports received from offl•r!a? Bolshevik sources, travelers who have arrived at Haparanda, Sweden, from Mosco.v, assert that Premier Irnt»o

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WARMER WEATHER

TKWPKBATgltB RECORD, SEPT. T. 6 a. 52 J» a. m. ..59

LOCASt CONDITIONS AT 8 A* M. SETT. T, 1918. Station pressure, 29.48 temperature, 64 highest temperature yesterday, 70 lowest temperature last night. 52 precipitation. 0 direction of wind, north velocity of wind, 2 miles per hour state of weather, partly cloudy relative humidity, 89.

Sunriao, 6.-4 sunset, 7:12.

Forecast,

TKRRB HAUTE- Fair and pMghtly wsrraer tonight and tomocrow. INDIANA—Fair tonight. Slightly warmer south and east portions tomorrow fair and warmer.

ILLINOIS—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow warmer central portion tonight and southern portion tomorrow.,

OTHER LOCAL RETORTS. River stage, 8.5 feet.

GERMAN UNES NOW (ifl HIS FROM CAPITAL

Paris, Threatened By Invasion Six Weeks Ago, Now Safe Beyond All Doubt.

GENERAL MARCH GIVES RESUME OF BIG BATTLE

Franco-Americano Reach the Aisne On Ten Mile Front, and Now Are Nearing St.

The enemy's retreat was forced primarily, Gen. March said, by two operations. The first WA* that of the British on the Arras-Peronne front and the other was the advance of the Franco-American troops across the 'Soissons plateau. The Hindenburg line is now only ten miles away from the advancing allies at its farthest sector.

Official Reports to the department show that the Franco-Americans had reached the Aisne on a ten mile front last night while the French and American troops further north,were within ten miles of St. Quentin.

Reports Minor Casualties. General Pershing has sent to the department a report of minor casualties hitherto unreported because of their trivial character. They Jotal 20,000 cases tip to August 20, most of them being men who were so slightly wounded that they were returned to the ranks within a few days.

In connection with this announcement Gen. March disclosed that the new policy of the department would be to have Gen. Pershing forward by courier twice a week a. list of all wounded. The complete list will be

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TERRE HAUTE ASKS VISIT FROM WIM

An invitation to President Wilson to deliver an address in Terre Haute, upon the occasion of his proposed journey across the continent in the interest of the fourth Liberty Loan, was wired the president's secretary Friday morning.

The tentative schedule announced for the trip includes three speeches in Indiana. One will be made at Indianapolis and the other two cities have not been named.

KILLED IN ACTION

Mr. and Mrs. Hrigh Duncan. 1422 South Seventeenth street, received a telegram Friday evening from the war department announcing the death in action in France of their son Corporal Herbert S. Duncan, killed July 19. He went to France with the Rainbow division in July of 1917. The la*t word received by the parents from him was a letter to his mother written on Mother's day.

Fred Farley, of Terre Haute, is mentioned in the casualties list today as severely wounded. .His next of kin Is given as Mrs. Lillian Westber&

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KAISER ALLY GIVEN HEAVY JAIL PENALTY

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WASHINGTON, Sept. -Characterizing the German retrograde movement as "a general retreat" on a hundred mile front from Arras to near Rheims, General March in his weekly statement today pointed out that the German lines nd'w are sixty miles from the HYench capital at the nearest point as compared with forty miles as late as July 15.

Frederick Strassner, Enemy Alien, Must Serve for 180 Days for Assaulting Woman

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VICTIM RESENTED PRAISE OF GERMAN WAR LORD

Pro-German Sentenced Saturday Morning In City Court Came Near Being Lynched One Week Ago

In Business District.

The City Court room was crowded to capacity Saturday morning when Frederick Strassner, a registered enemy alien, was brought in for trial upon a charge of assault and battery growing out of the scene created upon Wabash avenue last Saturday night, when Strassner was knocked into the gutter twice by Mrs.. Melissa Nelson, after it is alleged he had upheld the kaiser and mad-) unpatriotic rercarks against the United States.

Strassner was threatened with mob violence, and police reserves wero forced to fight back the crowds that attempted to get at Mm prior to his being taken to jail.

Just eighteen minutes was spent in the court in hearing the evidence fn the case, and a sentence of 180 days in jail and a fine of $500 was indicted by City Court Judge Paul R. Shafer* The appeal bond was fixed at $5,000 to prevent Strassner from dragging the case through the courts. The United States government will not handle the ca^e on account of the heavy sentence inflicted by Judge Fhafer, which will keep the man in custody until near the termination of war.

Mrs. Nelson Tells of Trouble. Mrs. Nelson, who resides at 1206 South Twelfth street, and who has a son fighting in France, when called to the witness stand said that she and her husband and daughter were standing in front of a show window on Wa-

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TO THE MINISTERS OF TERRE HAUTE

The committee on public information requests that yon announce to your congregation tomorrow (the class) the date and the place of those who must register next Thursday, September 12.

All males, who have reached their eighteenth year but have not reached their forty-sixth year, must register.

Males who registered in the first draft between the ages of 21 and 31 shall not register.

Registration headquarters will be the polling place in each precinctThursday, September 12th, is the day.

Any male failing to register is subject to imprisonment fir one year, and cannot pay a fine in lieu o? imprisonment.

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BRITISH SOLDIERS REACH VLADIVOSTOK

HKITISH TROOPS AHKIV I« AT VLADIVOSTOK.

The photo shows British troops who have just arrived at Vladivostok to join the allied forces now aiding the O'zeeho-Slovaks in bringing order in devastated Russia. These British soldkTH evidently came from African possessions, as they are wearing the helmets worn by those troops.

LIQUOR DELIVERIES STOPPED AT DEPOT

Twq Gentlemen Arriving- From Tenfcopolis, ill.. Are Detained With Iheir Soil Cases.

The soft drink emporium owned by William Rogers at Third and Eagle streets, which was formerly conducted by^ Sylvester Jordan was visited by Mayor Charles R. Hunter's bone-dry squad about 10 o'clock Friday night and a half pint of whiskey seized on a search warrant. Rogers was taken into custody and after being taken to police headquarters and examined by Captain Harvey Jones was sent to Jail charged with violating the state liquor law.

Rogers was convicted in City Court last week of a similar offense and fined $100 and cost and given 30 days on the state farm. During the last trial several persons testified that liquor had been sold in the place for a considerable length of time. The small amount of liquor seized by the police in the latest raid, was somewhat of a disappointment, and the police officials are inclined to believe that a supply base is maintained somewhere bv Rogers? and that but small amounts are taken into the soft drink parlor at a time.

Frank Benz, 36 years old, and Robert Scollard, 27 years old, were taken shortly after midnight by the bone-dry squad at the Union station, and twelve quarts of whiskey alleged to be in the possession of the two men was seized. Both men were taken to police headquarters and examined by Captain Jones and sent to jail charged with violating both the state and federal liquor laws.

Both men admitted to Captain Jones that they had brought the liquor from Teutopolls, III., in a suitcase, but refused to say whether it was to be delivered to some one in Terre Haute or whether they intended selling It themselves!. The men were sent to jail in default of bond and when arraigned in City Court Saturday morning entered a plea of not guilty arid their cases were passed until next Tuesday afternoon.

William Rogers, when arraigned, also entered a tlea of not guSty and his case was passed until the same time.

KEEP YOUR CAR IN THE GARAGE SUNDAY

Fuel conservers throughout the country indicated Saturday that revocation of licenses will be the penalty finally to come to violaters of the gasolineless Sunday request. Close tab will be kept' tomorrow all over the country. There are no exemptions, except in cases of absolute necessity.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

LONDON, Sept. 7.—The casualties among the British forces reported in the week ending today, totalled 20,640 officers and men, compared with an aggregate of 14,484 reported in the previous week. The casualties were divided as follows:

Killed or died of wounds, officers. 378 men, 3,628. Wounded or missing, officers, 1,034 men, 15,60®.

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ALL GERMANY DEMORALIZED BY REVERSES

Growing Disaffection Is Told In Dispatch From Correspondent At Rotterdam.

ONE ENTIRE DIVISION OF SOLDIERS IN MUTINY

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Number of Desertion* Occur, and It Is Stated That More Than 20,000 Are Hiding In

Berlin Alone.

LONDON, Sept. 7.—General demoralization of the German population and a growing disaffection in the German army, accompanied by mutiny and desertions are described in a dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from its Rotterdam correspondent, under date of Thursday. The correspondent says that information reaching him is so sensational, as to inspire skepticism but declares that he has received corroboration from authoritative sources, which establishes the authenticity «f the information beyond a doubt.

He assejrts that the German army is filled with despondency and seething with mutinous spirit and that alarming outbreaks have occurred In several unitsJ^rincipally Bavaria and Silesian.

One incident on the Arras front terminated in a whole Bavarian division being disarmed and transported to Bavaria where it was placed in a prison camp and the mutiny of one of the Silesian regiments resulted In nearly 100 of its men being executed.

Many Soldiers Desert.

A huge number of desertions are occurring, the correspondent says, and It is estimated that there are more than twenty thousand deserters in Berlin alone. A large numier is scattered throughout the country and the authorities are having the greatest difficulty in trailing deserters, owing to the connivance of the working classes. Nevertheless, hundreds have been arrested and generally these have been sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. A great number of imprisoned deserters, broken by solitary confinement have been released and sent back to the ranks.

Disobedience and defiance of officers Is common at the front, according to the correspondent's information and a similar spirit is shown in the munition factories, where the workers deliberately are slowing up, with the result that the output has been practically decreased.

CHEERED BY SOLDIERS

Private Charley Thompson, of U company, Ifith infantry, A. E. F., wrote to the Tribune Saturday that he had received his Tribune tobacco kit, generously donated by the Tritmne readers. He writes that when the kits were distributed to company E. the boys were on their way back from the front lines and they gave three cheers for the donors of tlw tobacco aad cigarettes.

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Haste Marks Flight of German Arm) Driven Back To Old DefensesFrench Hold Junction.

Point at Ham

VANKS SHATTER ENEMY LINES

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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE FRONT, Sept 7^(By the Associated Press.)—The Germans fell bade a short (fistuM early today before the pressure of the Frendf and Americans to tht east of Revillon at about the center of the line between Conde and, Rheims.

BULLETIN.

PARIS, Sept. 7.—Pushing east of Ham, French troops have occupied the towns of Dury and Ollezy, more than three miles beyond Ham.

Gain on Wide Front

ALLIED ABMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. 7.—Accetera* ing the flight of the retreating Germans, the British, French and Amen*/ can armies gained important new ground last night and today along th* entire front from the Aisne to the west of Cambrai.

In the northern part of the front the British have pushed forward fflt a front of more than fifteen miles. They have driven in haxd upon th« left flank of the German line protecting Cambrai along the Canal Bit Nord, occupying the greater portion of Havmconrt wood and capturing several additional towns to the southward.

South of the Somme the French are reported to have effected a gain of two miles on a twenty mile front. They took the important town of Tergnier, only two and one-half miles from the Hindenburg line, and LeFere. and swept over several towns north toward the British Iron! in their progress.

British Take Many Towns

LONDON, Sept. 7.—British troops advancing last night on the ftonl to the southeast and northeast of Peronne, captured the tflwns of Han* court, Sorel-Le-Grand and Metz-En-Couture, says today's war office an* nouncement.

Fighting their way toward the left flank of the Germans' position along the Canal Du Nord from Havrincourt northward, the British penetrated the western part of Havrincourt wood* taking prisoners as they progressed.

North of LaBassee canal on the Flanders front, British patrols mado headway in the enemy positions in the vicinity of Caneleus and Violanes.

Foe Quits Vesle Region

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE FRONT, Friday, Sept 6.—(By the Associated Press.)—Menaced by a salient increasing in danger, the Germans today began a withdrawal from the Vesie valley to the right of the Americans, On the west flank the Americans held firmly while the French exerted sharp pressure on the rear, but there has developed a situation considerably different from that of the past few days in the region westward toward Soissons. The Germans fought more nearly on the spirit of their traditions, but slowy this continued to give way, leaving little doubt that the line from near Rheims to that now along the Aisne would be quickly straightened.

Allies Now Near Cambria.

ALLIED ARMT HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. 7.—rHaste marks the flight of the Germans all along the battle front in France from the river Aisne to the old enemy defenses before Cambrai. The allies are now within striking distance of Cambrai and St. Quentin. while LaFere is In more immediate danger and Loon is within range of French guns.

On the Aisne front the French and Americans have reached a critical stage in their advance and Indications point to a stiffening at the German defense in an effort to stave off the

JOHNSON IS

GASSED IN BATTLE

Mrs. Ida Johnson, of lis North Thirtieth street, Saturday at noon received word that her son, Arnold, had been caught in a gas attack in France, and is in a base hospital. Arnold enlisted last March in Grand Rapids, where he was employed. He wrote that he was not in a serious condition, and would soon be ready "to give the Hon. another run."

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ALUES SMASH AHEAD 1 TO CAMBRIA OUTPOSTS

evacuation of their strong positions the Chemrrt les Dames. The Americans occupy positions in the woods and hill south of the river Aisne on an extended front. On the Americans left the French have taken Coocy-Le-Chateau and are in posses-* sion oS their old trenchments dominating the Chemin Des Dames. At present the French are approaching positions of vital importance to the (iermans if they plan to resist further the allied pressure toward Laon.

In the Noyon sector the French now hold the important junction point at Ham and the further retreat of the Germans in the direction of the old Hindenburg line bef^.'en LaFere and St. Quentin is anticipated. To the north the British have advanced to a depth of seven miles southeast of Peronne on a line from Monr hy-Lagache. and Vrai&nes. In this advance the British met a stiff resistance around Nurlu and Equancourt, where tb"y took advantage of the natural defenses of the high ground. Slight gains were alae jnade by the Rrftish in Flinders, whe e Wulverghem, Neuve Qjaac-lle, .apd Bussu were captured.

Clear Noyon Salient.

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The recent advances by the TtrTtl^^1 and French have almost cleared Noyoo salient and with 8t. Qi

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