Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 256, 7 September 1918 — Page 1

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IMPORTANT GROUND TAKEN BY ALLIES AS ENEMY FORGE CONTINUES IN RETREAT French Press on St. Gobain Massis Effect Gain of Two Miles Over Twenty-Mile FrontBritish Forces Drive in on Left Flank of German Line Protecting Cambrai Allies Push Ahead Along Front From Aisne to West of Cambrai French Are Only Two Miles From German Line at LaFere. GERMANS ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A STAND (By Associated Press) Accelerating the. flight" of the retreating Germans, the British, French and American armies gained important new ground last night and today along the entire front from the Aisne to the west of Cambrai. In the northern part of the front the British have pushed forward on a front of more than 15 miles. They have driven in hard upon the left flank of the German line protecting Cambrai along the canal Du Nord, occupying the greater part of Havrincourt wood, and cpturing several additional towns to the southward. South of the Somme the French are reported to have effected a gain to an average 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 at LaFere, and swept over several towns northward toward the British front in their progress.

French Armies Advance. It was beyond the Oise. however, that General Petaln's force made their most Important gains. General Mangin's army has the difficult task before It here where the Germans are established In the extensive forests of St. Gobain, the key point of their defensive system. The French have already pushed through the outlying lower forests of Couchy, however, and by taking Bartsia hare begun to press in upon St Gobain itself. At points along this front the French apparently have reached around be- . vond the ,tonnar German defensive line. The official statement from Paris shows them on the edges of the upper forests of Coucy, also a part of the St. Gobain bastion defending Laon, and they are unofficially reported to have pushed Into a big stretch of entirely new ground in this area. British troops today advanced to the east of Longavesnes and Lieraraont. in the region northeast of Pennine. Field Marshal Haig crossed the Murly-Fis road. Advance Toward Lya. The British are well to the east of Hancourt and are more than nine miles to the east of the river Somme. Along the Colgne river Tincourt has been reached. In the Lys salient, the British north of Erquinghem are pushing forward to the western bank of the hiver Lys. Tha British have advanced north of Hill 63 to Lerossignol. British progress on practically the whole battle front from Havrincourt 1 wood to the river Aisne continued this morning with rather greater rapidity than had been expected. German Statement. On the height northeast of Fismes, in the Vesle river region the German forces yesterday repulsed renewed attacks by the Americans, says the official statement issued today by tho German army headquarters. On the Somme and Oise rivers the enemy followed the German retiring army by way of Ham and Chauny and during the evening was engaged in fighting the German rear guard of the line nf Aubieray-Villequler-Aumont On the Aisne river to the west or vtllv. the statement says the Ger mans are in fighting contact with the enemy. On the Aisne th French have taken the Conde fort and Conde Sur Aisne, whence their movement threatens the Germans who are still clinging to the river to the east along the front held by the Americans. Thus it seems that there can hardly be more than a momentary halt by the enemy here and the reparts from the American front indicate that the allied lines already pre moving ahead, particularly to the east, toward Rheims, where a movement is in progress to force the Germans cut of the angle south of the Al?ne where they are yet holding. In Flanders the British have gained further ground driving in further toward the Messines ridge in the vicinity of the town of Messines. and edging eastward further south toward LaPassee. As a whole through the campaign Inaugurated by Marshal Foch, July 18, prd in particular through the FrancoBrHlh drive during August, the Germans stroke of March 21. now has been virtually cancelled. The Germans have been pushed from all th? territory they oonquesed by the great offensive they opened on that day except for a norrow strip between LaFere and Cambrai. Along his old . line the enemy now is facing an allied force that is under ! a unmea command anu mai, juait-au of somewhat anxiously awaiting a powerful' German stroke it is on the aggressive and powerfully reinforced by the imposing mass of American forces that have been transported to France since early spring. Enemy in Hasty Flight. Haste marks the flight of the Ger . . j i . i . j mans all along the battle front n 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 La Fere is in more immediate danger and Laon is within range of

I r 1 tujiai guns. On the Ai6ne troni tne rrenen ana Americans have reached a critical stage intheir advance and indications point to a stiffening of the German defense in an effort to stave off the evacuation of their strong positions on the Chemln-Des-Dames. The Americans occupy positions in the woods and hills south of the river Aisne on an extended front. On the Americans' left-the French have taken ;ucy-Le-Chatcau and are in possession of their old retrenchments dominating the Chemin-Des-Dames. At present, the French are approaching positions of vital importance to the Germans if they plan to further resist the allied pressure towards Laon. Noyon Salient Cleared 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 between 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 Monchy-Lsieacht and Vraignes. In this advance the British met a stiff resistance around Nurlu and Equancourt, where they took advantage of the natural defenses of the high ground. Slight gains were also made by the British in Flanders where Wulverghem, Neuve Chapelle and Bussu were captured. The recent advances by the British and French have almost cleared the Noyon salient and with .St. Quentin menaced and LaFere in immediate danger of capture the Germans face the necessity of preparing a new defensive line to the rear of the old Hindenburg line. To the south and east where the terrain is more favorable, the Germans apparently are taking advantage of the handicap to the Am-!

ericans and French in delaying their day, with the exception of those driveu further retreat back of the Chemin- j according to government regulations. Des-Dames. Their success in such aiAll cars that are joy riding through maneuvre depends largely upon the Glen Miller park will also be reported, power of the French in the vicinity of j The numbers of these slacker ma-

I Kheims. In fact, a hammer blow by the French north and west of the cathedral city may not be an unexpected maneuvre on the part of Marshal Foch to start another retrograde movement of the Germans. SOVIET PRESS URGES DEATH OF ALL OPPONENTS STOCKHOLM. Friday. Sept 6. American refugees from Moscow who arrived at Haparanda, Sweden. Thursday, say that while the storm raged In Moscow and Petrograd against the bourgeoise the Bolshevik newspapers demanded the lives of one thousand members of the baurgeoise for every Bolshevik! killed. The Bolshevik newspapers openly charge the British and French with attacks upon Premier Lenine and Moses Uritzky. ' While waiting at Baliosproff, twenty miles from Petrograd, to leave Russia the American and Italian ' refugees heard of the death of Captain Cromie, the British attache, who was killed by red guards who attempted to search the embassy Newspapers received from Petrograd the refugees said, told of the arrest of British and French there and carried such slogans as "A bullet in the forehead of every enemy of the soviet government." The allied party at Boliosproff suffered only a short delay and was permitted to walk across a small bridge which divides Finland from soviet Russia

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greeting the American soldiers and supplying them with fimokwand eatables." arrivals and the thousands who received them couldn't understand each other.

Patriotic Auto Owners Will Stay Home Sunday Names of Others Will Be Reported by Police

Tomorrow may tell whether voluntary rationing of gasoline on Sundays will be continued, or whether compulsory rationing will be substituted. It i3 necessary to save gasoline. If automobile owners will show their patriotism and their support of the war by giving up their pleasure riding on Sundays, there will be no need of a compulsory regulation. It is all up to the automobile owner. The majority of Richmond people last Sunday observed the request of the fuel administration and either stayed at home or walked. There were a few who put their own pleasure before the needs of the boys fighting over there, and took their automobiles out as usual. Such people. Mayor Zimmerman announced Saturday, will not be permitted to follow this unpatriotic course unrebuked. The city police, the mayor stated, have been directed to take the number of all cars that are driven on Sun-

Mutinies Among Soldiers and Warm Workers General Over Germany

(By Associated Press.) 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: Intrt r f TVi nreloir T"Vi t nrl,oaimrrl on t ! says that information reaching him Is so sensational as to inspire authoritative sources, which establishes the authenticity of the information beyond a doubt. He asserts that the German army is filled with despondency and seething with mutinous spirit, and that alarming outbreaks have occurred in sever al units, principally Bavarian and Sl-

lesian. une incident on tne Arras , Weather Bureau Fair tonight. Slightfront terminated in a whole Bavarian j iv warmer in south and east portions.

division being disarmed and , trans ported to Bavaria, where it was placed in a prison camp and the mutiny of one of the Silesian regiments resulted in nearly a hundred of its men being executed. 20,000, Desert in Berlin. 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 number is scattered throughout the country and

the authorities are having the great-j the Rocky mountains excepting over est difficulty in trailing deserters, ow-! the. northwest where it is warmer, ing to the connivance of the working j The area of low barometric presure classes. Nevertheless, hundreds havejovef British Columbia will cause rebeen arrested and generally these action to warmer weather by Sunday.

as They Land in Italy; ' Soldiers and Civilians Supply Them With Dainties

of these trucks and the lower picture chines will be reported to the state council of defense. The United States fuel administration issued the following statement Satrday relative to economy in the use of gasoline: "Unless the wasteful methods in the handling and use of gasoline are at once corrected, it will undoubtedly be' necessary for the government to control the distribution of use of gasoline. Automobilists would then be made to conform to the more severe control, and therefore it is to the automobilists that we must go with the request that wastage useage of oil and gasoline be stopped. "Motorists should not run their engines when the car is not in motion. They should avoid overfilling tanks and should see that no oil or gasoline is spilled or allowed to leak Carburetors should be adjusted to operate on the thinnest mixture. All unnecessary driving should be discouraged. "If sufficient gasoline and oil cannot be saved from what is now wasted, in the ways above suggested, then such

mandatory central as will assure the j neaa- wtllle tney themselves admit quantities needed for the conduct of j the seriousness cf the military situathe war will be inevitable." I tion- ; I The emperor's bold vein of r.ssur-

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. Disobdience and defiance of officers is common at the front accordine to

the correspondent information, and a Tne stiffening of the enemy's rcsistsimilar spirit is shown in the muni- j ance. on th,s front is-noted and the djftion factories, where the workers de-lflcuft operations before the French liberately are slowing up, with the!and Americans is recognized.

result that the output has been sehiously decreased. The Weather For Indiana by the United States Sunday, fair and warmer. Today's Temperature. Noon 65 Yesterday. Maximum 70 Minimum 45 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Warmer Sunday. General Conditions Generally fair and cool weather continues east of

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- What difference if most of the new The spirit was there. UNREST AMONG ENEMY PUBLIC CHEERS LONDON (By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 7. Public Interest today is quite equally divided between the unbroken advance of the allied armies and the apparent signs that the German people are in a state of nervous anxiety, bordering on demoralization. More editorials space is being given here recently to future events than the retreat of the Gcr man army. The belief that something llko a panic has seized the German populace Is not based upon stories from neutral sources, which, however, said false hopes in the past but upon that utter - ances of the leaders in the German nation and the appeals of German newspapers to the public to keep its ance, chancellor von Hertlmgs franchise speech, general Llnsingen's stringent order and above all, Field I Marshal von Hindenburg's proclamaj tion are cited as manifestoes to check I the decay of the German spirit, which it is contended must exist to have called them forth. In short, it is declared that the Gorman people and perhaps also the military chiefs evidently are greatly disturbed by recent events. The interest of military commentators, while not ignoring the continue! British progress, centers chiefly on tne important trencn successes on .U .1 l .v.. IS FIRST REAL CROWD AT WORLD'S SERIES rT?y . Associated Pr9s) CHICAGO. Sept. 7. With long lines forming In front of the ticket windows, and approximately 2,500 bleacherites in ther seats at noon, indications that the first crowd of real world series magnitude would attend the third game this afternoon between the Chicago Nationals and Boston American league clubs. Secretary Craighead of the Cubs said that at noon all the reserve seats had been sold for the first time since the series opened. Revival of interest was attributed partly to the Cub victory yesterday, Heaving the series all square and part ly to the perfect weather with the added factor that Saturday is a half holiday in Chicago even 'for essential industries. Early estimates placed the size of the crowd at more than 3,500.

Richmond Herb Company Members Are Convicted Charles A. Stearn, Jeanette Steam and Frank Schuck forming the Richmond Herb Remedy company were fined $25 and costs for practicing medicine without a license, Friday. The Jury made the conviction late Friday night. This was a retrial of the case of the State of Indiana against the members of the Richmond Herb Remedy company charging them with practicing medicine without a license.

ALLIES 10 MILES FROM FARTHEST POINT OF ENEMY ! German Lines Now Sixty Miles From Paris, March Says at Conference. 'Bv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Organization of the first American field army In France is progressing so rapidly that General March told members of the senate military committee today nearly 95 per cent, of the American troops, brigaded with the British and French have been withdrawn and are being assembled at a point he did not designate. This accounts for the small number of Americans engaged in the present forward movement of the allies. Characterizing that German retrograde movement as a "general retreat" on a 100-mile front from Arras to near itneims, uenerai March in his weekly statement to newspaper men luuaj puiuieu out inai me uerman lines now are sixty miles from the French capital at their nearest point as compared with forty miles as late as July 15. The enemy's retreat was forced primarily, General March said, by two operations. The first was 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 report ' to the department shows that the Franco-Americans had reached the Aisne on a ten-mile front last night, while the French and Amercan troops further north were within ten miles of St. Quentin. Data on Casualties. General Peshhing has sent to the department a report of minor casualties hitherto unreported, because of their trivial character. They total 20,000 cases up 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 General March disclosed that the new policy of the department would be to have General Pershing forward by couriers twice a week, lists of all wounded. The complete list wil be made from Washington snd casualty reports cabled from American headquarters will, when the system is in effect, include only dead and missing. General March explained that complete data in each case will be included in the list of wounded so that relatives may be advised fully as to tho not lira -f f Vn n-AnnHo summarizing renorts received here , 0n the Siberian situation, the chief-of-i staff said that the Czecho-Slovaks and i tne Cossack-Japanese forces had ; cleared the Trans-Siberian railway from Vladivostok to the river Volga. He added that the general situation was now more favorable. TRAIN KILLS MAN FROM EASTHAVEN John Hajian, about 40 years old, an inmate of Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, was killed soraetir.'.H Friday night three miles west of Richmond by the eastbound Pennsylvania train. No. 807. It is thought he committed suicide by walking out in front of the train. He escaped from the asylum Fridav noon. The body was not found until 6:30 o'clock Saturday, when it was discovered by the train crew and carried on to Hagerstown. Haman has been in Easthaven for two years. He had frequently threateaed to committ suicide. He suffered from melancholia. He was so badly bruised and cut around the face that he could on.y oe Identified by his clothing which was marked. His home i3 in Brookville, Ind. He is survived by a brother and sitcr who reside In that place. He was unmarried.

SEPTEMBER 25, 26 and 27 The war will be over some day and then when an accounting is taken we do not want to be classed with the ones who have not done their share.

FRAfJCOU.S. LINE AGAIN ADVANCED ON AISIIE FHOflT Allied Artillery Tears Holes in Enemy Lines Along Aisne West to Fismes New Forces Brought Up.

FOE RETIRES ON VESLE BULLETIN. (By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT ON THE AISNE FRONT, Sept. 7. Th Germans fell back a short distance early today before the pressure of the' French and Americans to the east of Revillon at about the center of the line between Conde and Rheims. WITH! THE AMERICAN ARM? ON THE AISNE FRONT. Sept- 7. (By the Associated Press) Additional forces and supplies were brought up by both the Americans and the French during last night and early today, and the Franco-American lin was again advanced. The Allied artillery of both heavy and small caliber is being used to tear holes in the enemy lines. The new forces were brought up along the Aisne to the west of Fismes where the Germans ar stretched along the canal narallel to the river. Tha big guns behind the Franco-American line were set in play upon formations far to the rear, while all the cross roads were subjected to a punishing 3re. Heavy Artillery Here. The artillery fire on the American sector in the Woevre region was heavier today than it has been for twe weeks. In the Vosges, however, the firing activity decreased. The pilot and observer of a German airplane that was shot down by the French and fell within the American lines was captured today by the American troops. American patrols had a sharp encounter with an ambushing enemy party last-night. Another enemy patrol approached the American wire but beat a hasty retreat when It was fired upon. AMERICANS HOLD FIRMLY. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE RONT, Friday, Sept. 7. Menaced by a salient Increasing in danger the Germans today began a withdrawal from the Vesle vlley 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 towards Soissons. The Germans fought more nearly In the spirit of their traditions, but slowly this continued to give way, leaving little doubt that the line from near Rheims to that now along the Aisne would be quickly straightened. The struggle 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 most determined resistance was 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 were 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 the men already tried steadily, driving out the machine un nests one 'after another. The Germans held their positions along a machine gun line stubbornly, many of them dying at their postB. but the total mortality was not great since only machine gunners were left in the rear line. It is probable, however, that the German losses were large as a result of the counter artillery fire. Some thirty 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 too, must ray dearly. The result is a foregone conclusion and the only question is that of he cost of men. Today the Germans enfiladed the Americans, who on their part replica In kind and interest, while the French supplemented thir work v. itb what Continued on Page Ten.J