Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 275, 1 October 1918 — Page 1

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,ording i 1 ' ' ' ; ' ): 'SSERS KILL OFFICERS IN THEIR MAD RETREAT against " ' t House, t ' t and 203. " (By Associated Press) I veFrench,- British, American and Belgian troops continue their teen Repies against the German defenses,"1 further increasing the ' Btror'aito German army from Verdun to the North Sea. The tion ia irtant oastions of Lille, Cambrai, St. Quentin and Laon, more on the tnore are Decomm? of less use to the Germans, to electOambrai was burning today, having been set on fire by the chaniflin'ians' we Field Marshal Haig's forces were pushing forand Ha into its suburbs on the north, west and southwest. Around not affet,uentin the British were extending the iron ring about that primari'"te",t point. Between St. Quentin and Cambrai the British ection lighting their way across the Scheldt canal at several points. .Van A , gress. iriJ? taken Vendhuile, on the canal west of LeCatelet and mid-

election between Cambrai and St. Quentin. Northeast of St. Quentin Airpafgritish have taken the town of Levergies, east of a point have rojng north and south through St. Quentin. ent m

them afWiden Wedge in Belgium. IsfIdpI b wedge driven in between the ocrats ss of Lille and the German subWilsonj e bases on the Belgian coast is tlves: f. widened rapidly. The Belgians of Texneircllng Roulers, on the railway Missou1 from Lille to the submarine Miss." of Ostend and Zebrngge. Furalso wlouth the British menace Menin, a seeking'0" point on the same railway, who hiire along the Lys river west of seek el1 for a distance of five miles. ., them m forces under King Albert of

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Cofmicj"61""' 11 wouia seemtnai me Church ' ' Lille. Ghent and Bruges, Caleb P oon be 'ost to tne Germans, can lnR aDout the evacuation of OsOn thVnd Zeebruet tl, jal Crtholet resumed Tuesday rratic V ,1S hl8 onBla"ght against the T Jan lines between the Vesle and v rtue?U8ne' 1n the region west of in tJn8, French here are marchrt 0ward tne eastern ena" ' the ,om o ,n de8 Barnes and the open counr m lorth of Rheims by which the or mop rojnt ot jaon can be outflanked. nrr nil Woman . Maintain Pressure. date in ' the Suippe to the Meuse the a wonu and Americans maintained Soda' trong, steady pressure against ties a1icrman forces defending the imlent can1' communication line running lc and Mtz from the Laon-St. QuenSocialk 8'on- West of Argonne the itles, btn are Pressing up the valley of ducted v'sno toward Challerange and Ing pr ,eresnuesti ice September 26 the French have Houseured m0TG tnan 13.000 prisoners "balantD excess ' 300 Runs on this 9t. East of the Argonne the Amerganjiaiw. Jntlnue to malntaln and lm. leir positions in the face of A New'VTin resistance, of a helrai last ten days the western in front fcont has seen great changes nallng by -11,ea have forced their way in front 0 tne Hindenburg line. From the rllied line ran south to southeast to Roulers, south to near Armentieres. which Uy surrounded and thence on o near LaBasse. ta It runs south through the outskirts of Lens to Gavrolle. t swings southeast to Blecourt i!le8 north of Cambrai. ;nd Cambrai the British are leas mile from the center of the South of Cambrai the St. Quenlal forms the line until the reouthwest of Le Catelet is reachBetween here and St. Quentin Iritish have driven in a sharD it with its apex at Levergies. St. f itin is surrounded north, west and a whence the French hold an lrlir line southward to LaFero. .ling along the west edge of the it of St. Gobaln the ine strikes - Ailette at Anizy and then ru;as htast across the canal Chemln I Dames and along the Oise-Aise fl to the Vesle at Jonchery. Then M. Marie-A-Py, past Rhelms tlie ,? runs east. ' Bulgaras Kill Officers. . est of the Suippe there is a sailv with Its apex at Monthois. Crowshe Argonne south of Grand Pre Line then runs northeastward lo fMeu8e at Brieulles. From the ; se to the Swiss border there has -itte change. the region west of Veslese Sex-P-troops Sunday severely defeated i 3ulgarians near Charevo, six . i from the Bulgarian frontier. Th .an official statement of Monday 4 n , .Via Tlilln.ln trwnrm ...m.m J. ito two parts. V abKants of Serbia say the Bvvl- - soldiers killed their officen f Jed to stop them In their flight. f was occupied by French cav- ( on Sunday. ' ' Vrman reserves are being rushed ! the battle between the Argonne ! st and the Meuse river where the .rlcans are engaged. A new Ger- . division has been identified in the ing and the enemy is offering the

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fiercest resistance. He has apparently decided to make a stand on the Kriemhild line. Not one German remains on the western side of St. Quentin canal. The Germans are holding the east bank in great strength. The Germans are weakening on tha front from the Argonne to the Moselle. Fires indicate that the enemy is burning supplies. ' Expect Rapid Development. , Bulgaria has unconditionally surrendered. Allied nations are placed In control of her railroads and all other means of transportation, and are free to use them for the development of future military operations. All strategic points in Bulgaria are turned over' to the allies for occupation and the Bulger troops will be withdrawn from Greece and Serbia and disarmed. This result of a brief conference between the Bulgarian peace delegates and the allied commander at SalonikI, is not yet an accomplished fact, buti the way is cleared for a rapid develop- j ment of the advantage gained by the sensational offensive in the Balkans and the collapse of Bulgaria. Heavy German and Austrian forces are said to be on their way to restore the Bulgarian front, but it is probable they will be powerless to turn the tide of destiny In the near east. As a result of the threatening political aspect of the situation which has arisen the German government is facing a ministerial crisis. Imperial chancellor Von Hertling has resigned from office and was closely followed by Foreign Minister Von Hintze. This morning it was reported from Amsterdam that Vice-Chancellor Von Payer, who has held that office since November 9, 1917, had also quit. Hysteria Sweeps Country. Amid the crumbling of Its cabinet, Germany is hearing the rumbling of the mighty storm that has broken over the western battle line. Grim tidings from the front, kept secret from the German people for the past two months now are freely discussed by the newspapers and a wave of what closely resembles hysteria Is reported to be sweeping over the country. On the six sectors where allied forces are hurling themselves at the German lines in Belgium and France, the past day has brought renewed reverses for the , enemy. There have fights at every point where the German lines have been assailed, but notwithstanding his utmost efforts, the enemy has been forced back In sectors where allied gains carry a threat 'to his positions over a wide front. Rapid Gain In Belgium. The most rapid advance has been In Belgium. There the Germans have been beaten back until the troops of King Albert are across the Important Roulers-Menin road at many points. It Is unofficially reported that Roulers has been entered by the Germans. Further south the British have entered Crevecoeur southeast of Cambrai and are fighting in the streets of Cambrai itself. Nearer St. Quentin smashed their way through the Hin denburg line to the neighborhood of Lehaucourt and appear to have outflanked St. Quentin from the north. On the south of that city the French have made new progress. North of the Aisne the French have captured more than half of the ridge between the Aisne and the Ailette, and the Germans are reported to be retreating across the latter stream. Along the Vesle northwest of Rheims, the French have won ground, apparently moving ahead In close touch with the retiring Germans. English Near Damascus. In the Champagne sector. General Gouraud's army has carried dominating heights west of the Argonne for est and appear to be in a position to compel a rapid and early retreat of the Germans from that natural strong

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American Artillery Hammers Away at Metz Fortification

U. S. artillery in action before Metz. . Military critics agree that no fortifications, however strong they may be can long withstand the battering of modern artillery. The allies have been within sight of Metz since they eliminated the St Mihiel salient. Allied artillery is now hammering away at the town. American guns are taking a leading part. This French official photo shows American artillery in action near Metz..

WAR SUCCESSES STIMULATE SALE OF LOAN BONDS

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Small Purchasers Iowa First State Over. inv Asinnola ted" Press) WASHINGTON, . Oct. 1. Successes of the American and allied troops in France are beings reflected in the campaign 'for the "Fourth j Liberty tea This was the opinion of treasury officials today as new reports were received showing many communities ot the country which last night, at the close of the third day of the campaign had subscribed greater sums than the total pledged for the third loan. Official figures were not available for the various federal reserve districts and it was said it would probably be days yet before daily reports from the twelve districts could be issued. No official information had been received from the Chicago district regarding the announcement by the Chicago headquarters last night that the state of Iowa had over subscribed its quota, thereby leading all states. Much interest was displayed at the treasury in the report as Iowa was one of the first states to report an over subscription in the third loan. Although subscriptions now being received are not as large as those recorded on the first day of the campaign, when many large corporations announced their pledges, it was said the campaign was now being carried tq- the purchasers of $100 and $50 bonds, on whom the success of the loan depends. SMALL SALES HEAVY NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Unusual activity in the Liberty loan campaign has so overwhelmed banks and other agencies handling applications tor bonds in the New York federal reserve district that the official returns are lagging far behind the public announcement of subscriptions. It was stated today that tabulations of subscriptions so far made in binding form would not be complete for another forty-eight hours. . Further news of allied military suc cesses and the unconditional surrender j or Bulgaria nave proved a wonoerrui stimulous to the campaign, officials declared. The sale of small bonds "over the country" today was unusually heavy. "China day" was celebrated today at the Altar of Liberty, in Madison square, the principal address being made by Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, the Chinese minister. TWO STATES OVER. CHICAGO, Oct 1. Two states in the " middle west Iowa and South Dakota subscribed their allotment of the fourth Liberty Loan in the first three days of the campaign. The figures were ofTcial and It was stated today there would be a large oversubscription before the close of the drive. Reports at Headquarters of the Sev enth Federal Reserve District showed Iowa had sold $148,920,000 worth of bonds, with some counties yet to be heard from. The allotment of the state was $147,100,000. The quota of $31,000,000, for South Dakota was officially reported aj subscribed by the state manager of the loan drive. FRENCH TO SUBSCRIBE 1 " NEW YORK. Oct. 1. The four "hundred offices of the Societe Generale throughout France will, with the consent of the war department, receive loan subscriptions from members of the American expeditionary force, it was announced here today. Subscriptions here today included 1,000,000 by the Consolidated Gas 1 Company's employes, and $700,000 by the New York Athletic Club.

Give Your Gold to Aid , Those Who Give Blood, Urges Marshal J of he PARIS, Oct. 1. Marshal Jotfre, in connection with the allies' military successes and on occasion of the fourth Liberty loan, today made this statement: "Victory approaches In hasty strides.

But so that it will be still quicker, i who pour out their blood all possible! means to cast down the last resistance of our enemies." LABOR QUESTION Will GO BiFORE U.S. WAR BOARD Members of Labor Board to Come to Richmond This WeekMeeting Tomorrow "Labor representatives have received information to the effect that the War Labor Board has taken jurisdiction of the Richmond situation and will probably be here this week," stat-1 ed Paul Smith of the American Fed eration of Labor today. Other representatives of labor organizations whT. are in the city, including J. F. Dillon, W. H. Miller, J. A. Lechler and Nicholas Smith, stated that they also had received information to that effect. "The fact that they are coming means that a decision will be rendered at an early date concerning both hours and wages." said Smith. Their decision will embrace v practically every manufacturing concern in Richmond. According to Smith, employers have been flooding Richmond with Sherman detectives who ordered the labor leaders to . leave town at the same time the war ordnance department was trying to brine about a settlement of the wage question. "We have been convinced," he said, "that the employers do not intend to carry out the provisions of settlement which provided ! that the policy of the War Labor j Beard granting employes the right to! organize trade 'unions and exercise ' legitimate trade union activities would be carried out." "These detectives have insidiously tried to prevent settlements and cause workers to strike and create trouble," stated the organizer. T-iere will be a mass metine Wednesday night at 8:30 o'clock in Eagles' hall. The entire situation in Rich

mond, the trouble that has been brew-j Moving t award a final vote on the ing recently will be laid before the woman suffrage amendment today the working men of the city. ! senate rejected, 61 to 62, the proposal The labor representatives want to of Senator Wiliams to limit the f ranadvise all men in Richmond to re-; ehise to white women.

main at work under any and all con ditions and circumstances. The labor representatives stated that they would ; welcome the War Labor Board. BULGARIA WILLING TO ATM TURKEY (By Associated Press

LONDON (via Montreal), Oct i would vote for the resolution. He was Bulgaria, during the discussion of the ' appointed to succeed the late Senator armistice at Saloniki. indicated that James, who opposed it. While Senashe was not averse to attacking Tur-! tor Martin's position has been doubtkey, according to reliable information ! fu! managers of the resolution said it received in London Renter's Limited i did not increase their strength over states today. Bulgaria exDlained. i C2 votes, while opposition leaders said

however, that she could only act mili- J tarily in this connection in co-opera tion with the allies 4,0C0 SOLDIERS ARE ILL AT CAMP TAYLOR, KY. fir Asooiated Press.) - ' LOUISVILLE. Oct 1. Patients suf-! fering with Spanish Influenza increas-! ed from 3,000 to approximately 4,000 during the night at Camp Taylor. Three deaths from pneumonia were reported.

BULGAR FUTURE TO BE SETTLED AT PEACE MEET

Ferdinand's Fate and Boundr I Jnc I Jnrlrirlprl lw . J Armistice. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Monday,, Sept 30. The convention with Bulgaria signed yesterday was a purely military arrangement which was entered into on bei halt of .the -allies -bir, the French., and T tit--.. L . nr Mii.t , v unci iu;.tuxi y ;ujuiui&iucr o. jvwiil.cal problems are dealt with and the questions of boundaries and other arrangements are left to the peace conference. There has been much discussion in the English press of the status of King Ferdinand, and suggestions have been made that he be deposed. That matter also was outside the scope of the convention. The governments of the allies take the view that according to their principle of self determination the question of. who should be Bulgaria's ruler, or titular ruler, is a question for the Bulgarian people to decide, if such a question arises in Bulgaria. Thus, it is pointed out, the allies have given a practical application to the self determination principle at the first opportunity offered. , Completely Out of It. The armstice arranged for yesterday remains in force until the final and ' general peace settlement. It constitutes a complete military surrender by Bulgaria. She not only ceases to be an enemy, but ceases to be a belligerent. No information is yet at hand here regarding the part King Ferdinand played in the latest events whether he yielded against his will to the sentiment of the country or whether he saw the coming storm and took the leadership in the new policy. The" fact that he pardoned the statesmen who had opposed the entrance of RnliraHa intn'the xvar ia intprosfin? but whether he did this of his own free will or under virtual commilsion from the new premier, remains to be seen Events are marching rapidly and interest now is focused on Turkey. PRESIDENT MAKES SECOND EFFORT FOR THE SUFFRAGE BILL WASHINGTON, OCt. 1. With the Senate apparently about to vote today ! on the woman suffrage resolution, President Wilson supplemented his ! address of yesterday in its support by sending personal letters to several Democratic senators regarded as apponents, urging them to give the measure their vote. Senator Martin, of Kentucky, Demo- - a-: . i,I crat, announced in an address that he they had not counted Senator Martin among their forces. EXPRESSES APPRECIATION. (By Associated Press.) PARIS. Oct. 1. General Pershing ! cn behalf of the American, first army has congratulated Major Gen. James G. Harbord, commander of the American sv.pply service, for the manner In which necessary supplies had been transported to the front in recent operations.

Germans Must Give Me Blood and Wealth to Last, Announced Kaiser (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. l.Emneror William in a message to the Fatherland party is quoted in an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company as saying: "I have the confident hope that the whole German people in these most serious times will resolutely gather around me and give their blood and wealth until the last breath for the defense of the Fatherland against the shameful enemy plans. Such a unanimous resolve to assist will and must, with God's help succeed in breaking the enemy's will to war and secure for the fatherland the peace it is worthy of among the people of the world." BELGIANS PUSH ALONG THE LYS MENACES LILLE Teuton Resistance Weakens Under Insistent Hammering in Belgium. (By Associated Press.) ; PARIS, Oct. 1. The allied offensive continues to gain strength and the German resistance to weaken. Yesterday saw another army, that of Gen. BartheIot join in the chain of battle with a success equal to that achieved by the other groups. His army attacked along the vesle river northwest of Rhelms. It was on the extreme wing of the battle line that the most important feature of the day's operations were to be found. The remarkable advance of the Belgian left covers the flank of the second British army and permits it to advance safely to capture the crossings of the Lys river at Warneton, Comines, Courtrai and Menin. The British advance guards already hold two crossings and are approaching a third. .. , , .,- v-. ... . Threatens Lille. , Once the Lys is crossed, Gen. Plumer, his flank protected, can pusb. boldly, toward Escaut, between Oudenarda and Tournai and complete the envelopment of he Lille-Roubaix region, which even now is gravely threatened. On the extreme right -General Gouraud's advance toward Monthois is important because that Tillage ia only a mile west of Challerange and the railroad which Joins that locality to Aprimont, virtually 'has been cut. Grand Pre through which two German sections facing the French and Ameri can armies on either side of the Argonne forest must pass, is under an enfilading fire from French guns. As a result the object for which the French and American armies are fighting is made easier for them. On the center the German resistance is desperate, and progress is naturally slow but Cambrai, St. Quentin and Le Catelet are to all intents and purposes taken. They have not been occupied because of mines and traps. Bulgaria's Weakness. Bulgaria made a fatal error which brought about her overthrow. This was her persistence in keeping intact at all costs the "war map." The Bulgars were not strong enough to hold two hundred miles of front served by bad railroads and means of communication, all of which was bound to be cut by the rupture of the center. This is exactly what the Germans are doing on the western front As D. Thomasson, the military critic, points out. they will not let go of their "pawns," by which they hope to better terms of peace if they can. j This ls whv they are launching violent cnter attacks against the allies at St. Quentin and Cambrai. which are to the advantage of the allies, for the more men the Germans lose on the present battle fields the fewer will remain to ward off the catastrophe when the hour of the great retreat strikes. It is true' there can be no comparison between the magnificent German communications and . the wretched tracks behind the Bulgarians but there is the Belgian isthmus between French choking of which would be fatal. It is then, not unreasonable to ask if sooner or later the Balkan debacle will not be repeated in the west. AMERICANS STRIKE HARD (By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS. I ON THE ST. QUENTIN SECTOR, Monday, Sept. 30. American forces "f nmuenuurg nne souia "x wu uf ve, engaged au day and tonight the action still con tinues. Australian units have been co-operating with the Americans. Near the (h,.v .M. 0. .. , through which the St. Quentin car.al runs the fighting has been especially vigorous. It was at this point that the Americans passed over the canal. Thousands of Germans were poured into the struggle and have been heavily engaged. The St. Quentin canal tunnel runs for more than five kilometres under a mountain. The canal . was held by large numbers of Germans who were on board electrically lighted barges There are wide towpaths and galleries leading off from each side of the canal and in them the entire garrison had quarters. This section probably is one of the strongest parts of the entire Hindenburg. system and the Americans have found it to be literally lined with tunnels, dugouts and galleries which require a great deal of mopping up. Large numbers of GerContinued On Page Five.

LOAN QUOTA FOR COUNTY STILL' SHORT RY $300,000 $50,000 Subscribed Yesterday Townships Already Over Continue to Send in Subscriptions. Liberty Loan committees are still engaged in making the compilation of subscribers and non-subscribers and as fast as investigations are concluded, special canvassers are visiting persons who for some cause or another failed to subscribe but whose ability to buy bonds is well known. The same applies where under-subscrip-tions were recorded. . The completed list will be a valuable as well as interesting bit of data for future war work in Wayne county. Today there were scores of citizens who made purchases of bonds direct at tanks and many others who called and made additional subscriptions for bonds, taking the view that it was up to the "man who can", to put Wayne county in the "over the top" class." Visit Whole County. The compilations of the loan figures at noon today showed that there is a matter of $300,000 behind the quota, a gain over yesterday of about $50,000. New subscriptions, iowever, will probably come more rapidly when the "shock" committees call on those who J have failed to buy as they should. This condition applies not only to Richmond but in every township in the county. : Many of the townships that have subscribed their full quotas are continuing to send in additional subscriptions, the realization that the State organization holds the county as a whole responsible rather than the sub-: divisions of the county. . ' ' At a meeting of the county committee today it was again urged that all persons who thus far have failed to respond to the call for assistance should go to their bank tomorrow and mn Ira thaf mtiaTinHnna If tliav ara able to increase subscriptions already made, they should do so., RIOTERS PEACE IN OERkin LONDON, Oct. 1 A peace demonstration took place in Berlin on Saturday according to news received U i . iiere luuay. i oe entering crowaa assembled in front of the Bulgarian legation at the German capitol necessitating police intervention. The rioters, according to the information, got the upper hand of the' authorities and committed excesses. A number of statues in the Berlin square were destroyed. ,(' GERMAN FORGES ALL READY FOR RETREAT (By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTH OF VERDUN. Monday. Sept. 30. Although the Germans are givingevery evidence that they intend to hold desperately to the present line instead of retreating, they have overlooked no details which facilitate a retirement should it become necessary. Their divisions are not entirely fresh, or half fresh, troops, but consist in part of regiments secured by dissolving divisions already In line which were split up to help out elsewhere. The following order, "which was cap tured on a German officer shows that the enemy is overlooking no chances J "All lines of retreat must be accurately ascertained by all companies and whenever possible all platoon commanders should go back over them as soon as possible to tbe first line. Soldiers also should acquaint themselves with the names of the lines of retirement" In a pocket cf a prisoner captured recently there was found American propaganda literature dropped by airplane. The Germans express themselves as being interested in this literature. The Weather For Indiana by United States Wea. ther Bureau Fair and somewhat, warmer tonight and Wednesday. Today's Temperature - 67 Noon Yesterday t Maximum . 69 Minimum 40 For Wayne county by W. E. Moor Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat warmer. MosUy fair. General Conditions Weather Is fair ' but partly cloudy over central states. Temperatures are below normal north of the Ohio river but are rising in the west Tropical storm is over Florida causing heavy rains in the lower pen insula. A storm is developing over the Rocky mountain plateau. There was a light frost this morning, bat did no particular damage.

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