South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 248, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 5 September 1918 — Page 1

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FLEEING H RUSS CAPITA State Department Hears Consular Officers, Red Cross Officials and Others Are Enroutc to Border. I Ij P T'i.i f ! ?i . 1 Ni Srrri't: WAS; 1 1 1 XiiTuN, .-cpt. Amcnuni are flcein:; Bussia. The state department toda re:tJ void fluni the Amciican ton.suls at He'-iri"toru ur.d Stockholm to thi- eucct. According to the repoit from the latter pi. ice 4u officers and tiniiiutrs of the Amciican consular tores in Bus.-ia, u V. M. C. A. worker.-, -Ö f inployis of the Petrograd branch jf tlie National Pitv bank, two llt'i) Cro'a otticial.s ainl 15 other Americana' are tnroute. from Pt tiou'i ad, ia the Ku.-so-l'in-uirii frontier, on a special train. The I lelsir.crfors nu -.ace aj s that they already have reach-id Tinlanti. vUikIi they are ci tusiii,' in a special tram au.l that they arc due at Haparanda "about Sept. 4." There hie been renewed wholesale arrests of British subjects in Petrograd and i ' .Moscow. Poole Remain at Pot. American Consul Gtn. Poole is reported hdvint; remained in Petrograd to assist his colleagues Hier:. Situation i Acute. The inc-.i.;e conhi m tin earlier r ports of the attach cn the Hiiti-h c.ub.ss iti Petrosriad in which Capt.i I raruis fiu.ni Hnvh n.-al a t - . niie wav Ai. compam inj tlie A,nrrU',n "h ,. a tcir;g Russia ate Italian and . ., . aiti.-h representati". -s. I tic eiierai Ru--:aii tLiiation. of- i . -ais sn, ;v iiuuriy becoming more , " 'if. J ne L'Oi-iicv i u i go eminent s ' as;ain rousm their .i bj-cts in' I 'ell o'i ad and Moscow, has added to: a- irp.tion. I p to the jjitsent tin. e 1 AiuciicaHs hae no: .vni im.b vf cd I GERMANS RETIRING ON

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I. M" 'N, .cpi. ( 11 m. i ' f r ma ns are falling ba ov. flout of 5 nub.s I'clore the ' .'ti , s 'f the a Iii u .i r m ie '.II I 1 I I . m-' . , . . uispatcii I ..i.vv. ccoidin; to a N ss Auenc M'lii the :, ittl" tiont tod.o . ' Tli , ... , j icthiati- ate falliiu . i c k in 1 ..,..,! i!te: nt c t"i- o: the at tie; . . , i ; . i. tlie a .pots .iSi ...... 1 I f. ! - a . A. - M. c.ng t.if the S JOINT" TO Scrgt. Roberts Reported Have Incurred Mayor's Wrath by Gambling Raid. to . ! t r.itii b : : 1 v i ,iMif f:. ! b-. :!. be .. i.tl Al.' t : I.V. 1 1 :hj; i .j t. a . - I i..i'-i t,":-; . that tl:pi ... t . and U ,1! aw.t t- t.iiali V I k : I - V. Col ll- is s.ti,j u;.0 a ' mi .1 re-J r !: T U.it 1 o IUI -- U his ;.' f . O'lbl be 1 ' h . a - .' '.! d : !;- j : d .. c f i . i V e . 1 : -. f r. r I:

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Encounter Only Feeble Resistance From Rear Guards, Main Enemy Forces Having Been Withdrawn Toward River.

lEtrn.ui''tia! News SrTlr; WITH THE AMERICAN ARMV ON TUL AISNE-VF.SLE FRONT (midnight). Sept. 4. The American ha'.e adxanced nearly half way from the Vesle to the Aisne. river since- this afternoon. They are beyonl Vaucere, Blanzy and Fismes. At the point where the Americais. made their progress the Aisne and 'c-?le ri ers are nearly fl j miles apart). At Omcard the allies came upon rri emplacenient of a great German gun. The cablegram referred to the German gun as a "big Bertha" mdi.j'.ng that it wa.s one of the 4- centimetre type). That th Germans hae withdrawn ?!1 of their main forces north of

th Vesle ruer except a pcreen of liht til' i i v l .iui .iiiiri nan lion un cir pOitc.

Doughboy Falls in River, Tips Comrades That Huns Retreated

r.Y IIIIMIV C;. WALLS. tutcriutl-iiji Nc frT!.e: WITH THE AMERICAN A UM V LN THE AESNE-VESLE l; VTTl.l : i FRONT ! P- .Sept. 4 American doughboy? falling n , into the es! m'r tippeu o:r tne .mer- ; ican tioops to tiic fact that the Ger-; mans had fallen back toward tin? j Aisne, giving up their positions on ; the northern bank of the Vesle. When the splash of the falliiu: ' American wan not answered by a i ....... of lnachine jrUn tire, the troops! n,ed ,.ael re;tli(l that the Ger- ' ! ni.'lll-. had retreated. The d.-uullhoy was a member Of ' .... ...a ......w. :aji .Miiti it ,tn pa ii oi iiui ".li 1 ; ., .....!.,...... .it.i nor rf 1 1 1 .i ivviuinis., w v - - i tree trunk, when his foot slipped ard he took a ltinne into the battle famoud stream. .Me-t . UpiHitiou. ; In.-ttad of the splash drailU'' Gern.au niaciime gun hre there w as i i dead silence on the northern bank. . The doughbo swam ashore and his i comrades n 1 R k I v intiltlated ti.. no opposition i whatsoever, lindinn only deserted positions that li.id previously. bristled with machine suii i The word was micklv pas-td bacav and a strong combat patrol, armed Wim 1 1 ii i niaciunc kuiis, wariueu i . , , . , . i Iftrii :ir.l Ta-iiv t.i ln.1 Inmiitir.r i KId . .... . :. . .. ... . . , , emptv tiuRouis ami as tnev went on, , " . , thev niet with occasional bursts of ;oiated mat lnne ;un tire from tlie plateau on which Paars. Perles and Baslieux-en-l "isincttes rest. ' The Americans continued their projuesv Hui tlnv;trl of th oisson5?"; i t-ad and M.uiu iaut w hen day 'joke Krupp tiebi u'uns opened up. a2.iii.st t lie so.jth-rn slope of th : plateau. Mnokr ii-n Moriiirnt. it-1 man airplanes swotpcd iio n uaid. loosening m.ichinc gun life and bombs again-t the American ileta hinein-.. Atnerii in airmen, that .v i : e cnt out to t econ r.oiter. report- ( a tinck -noke -crcen alont: the ; Ai-ne nur. id.-, ur u.K the terrtton .! ... . iHsp.te tnis .Mnerican long range gi. n- i oi.tinut-ii bomb, ti.l me the Ciru.ati positions it; tha 1 1 on. Lie ari. target- i esitei ed i "i. ma ps. l lie taiinol..oie wa lonowe.i py .- ea iioiii ba rd n i e nt from 1 rep.ch nd Air.trie.in guns or. the Juvigp.v

Plattju north ot the Atsnei. which , wa" no'.ej.ary for him to obtain put down a lolent ttitilading tire. a j.ermit from the chief before movlu thj meantime 1 1 g lit Ameruan : n.c to Mishawaka, and he savs the

forces w ere jire.--.ug on n ard toward ' tle plateau. Manv of the Amrr.cans d:i not -ait for tli. ngm-rrs, to build I i-izi s .tctOfs th' e!e but plunged .:,to the stleau a;1! suam atros'S. 1 . e r:rr u a , . pol'it. aur rte.tr , t i .it the :ii',p w c tret -Md.e at t h C :t o ih.illnw ab to fold it. Attack i Hippel-. r.r.er.iv ".gbring n'a:;e-- ..o .ii'e'.att.uk I our ob-e' --.tior machine-, tl u- -e-kiMg hide the '"e'ir.an i.e. e:..r.t ti'U .il ! t h I I 1 1) e. , . ! . it ' .'. :;'k.-viM 1 - . t; u.it : Ii r iei.i'.. tow:d !.':- o : r i o. ' h" 1 e: if. a r. p- a n tl : .. a - :u a : ". g to the 1 e a!;,.l Kailly s.uoit rar. e fiir bet '.a ; thr (;iun wer ur.u. from both the r.ort! ... rn .-cd south- .. . i.mks f I o Aisne ;z ;h s rs regr ti The a" 's. n. e.i s : ! e t a ! d - 1 t. ti.iv .s tn f. :: ' ' h t to h : r. j i ,i 1 1 ' v d : r ! U . .-.:. : i ; A : a- i :. , :,. to-.v f.,1 rha. i r mov - . c to" 1 i . : : . A n.f r i. . "i 1 1' the hi . i '. e j . po,; , i 'lie : a , .r a . h a -i tl i ui er ol

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fill I I on Way Foe Quits i tear guard?, was established bv ! numci cu Hill iu .111 iiniiiiuc i" (German machine quni.ers who had Jbifn killed by their own fc-as. j What resistance there was did no: compare m bitterness with that of- ! fired by the German rear guard?! when the retreat wa? made north- ' 1 f, Vi mii-ti 1 " U 4 '4 & 1 V 1 1 A tit. .Mill li.. Ato'ul Clc Liftlitil.. 4 The (jcrman machine gunnels; uoui,j iieei, ,3p their tiro until the j Americans M erc nearly upon them j and would then fall back, instead of figlitin at i lose inartrs as they I fm-merK- did ! ,., ' Pa,;ik ,:f.ri1irir, kv r,l found, the men having been" killed h tllP in:niv veU nf artillorv tir 1 hat was rained ar:iint thP Germar. ' . posit ion I .-i. . ... - , ... ; h lie i ns n in nor p en i n kp n i tlH trouble to burv their own corpses. The German retreat northwards1 toward the Ai.-ne ha3 shortened the; i.attle line, but leaver in a nrri rinu v ' position the German east flank-v.-heie the new front ioins un with ! rh. (1ia Ilne in the nheims region.! GETS ARRES South Bend Man Fails to Notify Police Officials of Plans. Clem Imu moed from TV ! Calvert st. to i;;i W. Grove st., i Mishawaka. Li bor day. He was at- ; rested Thursday morning. Mr. Imus failed to notify Chief; , of Police Kline that he was goin; to1 i "iu,r- 1 P '; ordinance sometime ago proitng! i . T-U 1 among other thi igs that a tenant mn ilHT frniii rented nrmirfv Iiimi'.I I "! 1 Jm :l permii irom in? cnier or j , police to mo Mr. Imus heard of the ordinance j :nd he asKed a policeman whether omcer told him that it was not nee- j excary. After becomir.c niceh ttled i n his new- home, a complaint was; ; ..i.b to the Mishawaka police by' the South Bend authorities that ! Mr. Imus had Mola ted the South! fiend iv.ovinc ordinance-. The polie notified Mr. !mus of ' what he had done, and advised that l-.e report to the South Bern! polite! headquarter . ' This Mr. Imu d. l Thinviav ! r..o:nir:g. He tried ti br.il tbe (hjef. , ' .it that Owicial was i.- t in his otrio-v J Mr. Tirus then went down to the ' e sei .'t otr.v e. ir.d there found the c"..;ef. He explained th" situation to h.i.i. an-.t after Il-Ur.;r.g a minute, th chief said: 'Book this man. He has uoiated t! t movir.g uidlname." sail tl. i hi-;" to Sret. r:ck Vonnell. Mr In..: 'v.i al-le to c:ve ;-a.p. d for h'.s i ' pea ! A e jr. !! OUlt : r.:a y i 'a v e .- r or r ,:z . ! I h is etat x " -l 'v;i, t e : ;;-, t o r s :.;: : o r. . ; i . the n : co , r ord.r.a n e. 1 1 --. r i . i n d h i ? . r i a r d be j. e:p'-'e,; n: t!iÄ I'oi-e y.'z. .'o.

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fr BRITISH SINK 75 J PAST YEAR Number Equals Total of Three Previous Years of the War. It Crr i t!-ral News Serrice: LONDON,, Sept. Ö. Seenty-fie German U-boats were .sunk by British es5el? alone in the year ending August, 1?1S, it was annourced here today in a statement dealing with the latest figure." of Great Britain's efforts in the pre-ent war. This record achievemeit in -combatting enemy submarin? equals the total sunk by the British m the first three years of the war. The tonnage of the British navy has reached the enormous proportions of S.GGO.f'OO ton, and there are 1.500.000 men serving in the navy and mercantile marine. Lm "Power "Tiärure. The total contribution of man Power to the allied force." by the British empire up to August. 1!1. is 8.500.000. Six and a quarter million of thee Mere supplied by Great Britain, one million by the dominion--, and 1.2 40.000 by "India. British ships have made new records in transporting troops to Trance. In one period of 14 da 2?S.OOO soldiers were taken acros the rhannel from England. In one month ?. " . 0 0 0 men were successfully landed after a similar voyage. Sixty percent of the first million American soldiers in Trance crossed the Atlantic in British veeel. Two hundred thousand of thce wr transported in July. 1MV Ahl Other Allic. British vessels al-o have been ai lincr other allies. To rt y -fi e percent of France' imports and 4 5 percent of Italy's imports were carr.d in British ships. 1.000. 00 tons o' which ,irp in the service of France and 500.000 tons of which are in the service of Italy. Twenty-four million tons of stores were Tf to Britain's allies in the period f'om A.i::if 1M4. to Ausrust. IM. The British war bond is ! up t A ic. .4. 1918. wa ns Bank of En eland. f o'low. : t"s,i : pounds sterling: pot office i;'ie ".nUM-i"- pound- sterling, while the number of War Saving cer'ifiratp sold amounted to 2 7 . L" 1 . 4 -J pound sterling. PRISONERS WILL BE REGISTERED BUT NOT INDUCTED INTO ARMY lnt"i national Ne Sm-v WASFIINCJTCCV. Sept. Inmateof "täte prisons, federal penitentiaries and jails will not be inducted into the army under the i.ew man power law. Xt vei thele-s. such prisoner between th ages of 1 and ' enwill be reouired to register on Sept. 1 .'. it was announced today by Provost Marshal Cien. Crowder. Inmates of e ei y' pt ison and enitentiary will he reentered ' the warden ;i?d the required report will be :;I?d with the .id.iatant srme;al of each, state Such reports, however, will not -e included by the adjutant cenetjil ir; his consolidated state report, it i- announced. Persons avaitinc trial, and Hi"? convicted merely of iv.i-d'-menors however, will be i :.u ded as free citizens so far- as tlw man power lawis concerned. Inmates of rails and reformatories not convicted of felonies will be treated as "absentees' ard will he assitf,i jn registering with their b.cal boai b th.e authontie. Inmates of ir.nre asybims and similar institutions 1 o will re treatf-.I a- "al-?':!?'" ard their legistiation must be made v. ith thei: local boards by the asthenics in Whose ( 12. ;stod the1 may r.e on e;t WILCOX IS LEADING IN WISCONSIN PRIMARIES Il.te: rut:. .r.c New Sufi t : MihWAVKhi:. w.s. sr: -. Boy K. Wiliox of llau c'iaire ; conceded today to lead Gov. B. I. Philipp b a ote of 0J.743 to 1 1 2 in the race for th" republican gubernatorial nornir.atior. The figure ate .-..isel the .cte to date, with 4 . preempt- m i .: r. z out of J.J-'s; in the s'.ir Neither ,i r.d :d i' e idn.ütiis ,'.f..,r. however, ir t .. h . ' hin- : r. z v i : c. r " . p e r. 1 ; z ! op: - f the t' t i ! v ia e.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1918.

o 3 to fr Iii " Ü Hun Premiers to Discuss Plans For Peace Drive International Net Servic : AMSTERDAM. Sept. 5. Count von Hertling. the German imperial chancellor and Eaton Hussarek. the Austrian prime minister. are to meet In Vienna or Beriin next week, according to ad ices received here. The conference, it is believed, is for the purpose of launching a peace offensive. It is r imored that Vienna has asked for the mediation of Spain. BERNE. Sept. 5. The JugoSlovaks and Czechs in Austria-Hungary have refused to confer with Premier Hussare of Austria, according to the Vienna Neue Frie Presse. The Jugo-Slavos and Czechs had been solicited to altn-l a conference on financial matter but refused calling attention to the pei scu tions of their nationalities. FLYERS-ARE ACTIVE Burst of Aerial Fighting on Lorraine Front. BV NEWTON C. PAFtKC I a te ira ti'aal News ?rtioe; WITH TIT E AMERICAN ARMV IN FRANCE. Sept. 5. Great aeiial JCtlTiTT. which was marked by ' a number of battles, developed a'ng the Lorraine front on W'ednesd- . Two German planes were downed and another was set on tire, but the boche airman regained control of his machine and slid across the enemy lines at ar. altitude of 1. '" fee?. The principal enzaqm?nt occurred when a nuniter of our re con r.aissance airplanes were attacked by ten Kokker and Pfl fighting Planes. A number of cities and railroad line behind the German hues were bombed, two tons of explosives being thrown down upon the junction of the Briey, Confims and Metz railways A oridge on tlie Briey-Con-:""an railway wa completely destroyed. In one of the air engagements. Lieut. Strohn shot ,own a German plane. One of ours, carrying an obser er with the pilot, wa seen to -o down behind the German line, but the landing wa apparently good one. 13,232 MEN TO REGISTER HERE Three Draft Boards Estimate Number Which Will he Listed Sept. 12. lDteni.itiMial N'ers Serri. : V.sll.V.'I. SM'pt. "- -se-lecthr scriv men ncisikl to till up tho OotofKr -alU e taken from tlie rank, of iIiom wic irgIster under the prol-ion of tlio now man per a-t. next Tliurrla. I"rn(Kt "Marxhul ien. frim. der :irmoiimv! tili- afternn. rii. Cnrwilfr jI"s aniioiincod that lip to srnt. j.CMMi.ll-lex-live eric-o nwn had hon inducted into the annv. lie statfil ttiat uhile the date for the national loUerv has not lspn it would h nxsihle if lite lo-ired poexi wa attained, to hohl it ty Oct. 2. Mo'e th.in for the 1 -1 . ( r n . f n r ec -1 2 in r.ew it! Sept. the city and county, according to ?- timates icide ry tie th: e tpmirion board Thursd.iv. Board No. 1 Tpeci to ri4.175: board No. 4.577. and tli county hoard, or No .1. 4. '-''P. As in ail other e.;t:oi:s of th . ottntry mor men will reaiter for the drüft tlii ir.on'h than duiins iry registration period heretofore, j The boards hav r early completed! their preparations for the repistiation but. as yet. he r e 4?tration places for men in dr is.or. one and two hae riot hn designated An attempt will be mid to secure the ecr.lar votir.s plac in th city, r..;: r. : m b r of c'tars ha. had to V -ma'i in th' rsp.-' du to h fir that -1 r d a re e; ; rn 'r e-f or not a. a, Ui'dtnCs fr. rn:i '6d

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I Foreknowledge by Government , j Officials of Plot Foiled : j' Scheme to Kill Hun- ; dreds of Persons. : ! lit u ri iti-.i..,; .. -rv..fe: C HICAGO S.ept. S. The fd-i i! building bom a that killed four persons and injured -core of others, w as to ha.', e bee:. exploded during the great "La hod day parade, "-jrh the expectation that it .o. w; out hundreds of live This reformation was iiuiü punb.c here today b. one of the f-d"tat authoritiesto whon the frustvation of the planned vvhol'-s,, slaughter 1 credited. Cor eknow led-e of the plot had caused the authorities t,, scatter hundreds of operative aiuoi.g the marchers and te. station them, together witlr i.Oi't fedeial sohiier frora Port Sheridan, around the federal building. Federal authotities aie silent on evidence which they aie uncovering, fiiiai-d Huilding-. All night long, a strong guard forried of Jackies fioni tue Ireat Laakes r.aval training station am'. itachinevi rushed from Camp Graut, at Hoikford. -;iriöai.dot the buililng. while tlie dragn-t was spread for I. W. W. suspects iu connection with the explosion. More than 100 aie under arrest to-Jav. Tile pei son ho is reported to have placed the bomb, is bepeve.l to hae been one uho sirpi w;tl, a Jacl-i operative of tlit i..aal intelligence department Tue-ilJ1 . ai.d 'Vh0 hid so;, e ' een !;.dej SUI Veillanc. It wu the intention of the government to captui. him in the act, hut the trap laid for him mis arr.d. It v.s reportii. huwei-. that he was arttur'd within an hour and a half after explosion. (iuitl i omit .'ail. Pea ring violence from iiate ,ir: ens. federal authorities- have thiown a st.Ollg guard also around the county jail, w h-i- th- t7 "Wo dde.s"sentenced to terms in the fedra! penitentiary b 1'edeial .ludg.- Lanjdis last week, are held pen-bug t!:- '. r i i to Fort Lea1 ejn orth , hi the minds of Ottilia N who ha v e j kept lo.s watili over- acriviti's an I t.i uouistic to the government, there i is no doubt that the crime he at the ! door of the organization headed b 1 - Big Hill" Uavwood w ho himself i under eunrd in the sovernmer.t i luilding at the time feit the shock i of the expb.s,o!i. Hence 1. W. V. . Jcjuarters hav- hen ''.irnfully l)(rlii el for evidence, md inrmbe-is the I discredited or-ganiation numbehei.ly amoig the- anet mad, j whic i also in hide i-eitain knoan li o-(!ej ni.-i n propagandists- and sm- ! pat hi.e; c DD SQNER5 Allies Bag Huge Number Since ! Aug. 1. Official Reports. by . ni i: ix ot'-; i .if '.!!. d N'-v s s.-iv.-e; , IANI" 'N, Sep:. .3. -1 :'2 p. m t - jsiue Aug. ! the British. Pienrh and! i American hive Mptuted 3 ! ".'' l j tier. nr. n t isone: s. t I'oit-. thoan.i '.ir. a 'jv the A me; i. a '--s a od Ki ei.e h 1 thrt '"3l.'i:.'e hy the IPs' Sii ! Th chief fe4,t ire of the f'.r.tir.-' ; ', h -. s i --en the etraota!;. i y .-tr.ni! ; i ;Ovv(.s i'.f the .i!he This ' rao-tlv I due t o the e v. h 1 : - n ..f ;-;- i mci r.s ; i i Tii- ' r : . i n ur manu r.eep.ri; i;h situit'.on f.iii'y ve;i in hand bu ; ! A li! e urab to or.tlnu mdeti- j I fiit'.'.- wirb" fc'-.fttainlr.K cia'-e. j Cm the l.v herd th i;:u:, j conti! u then ,,-. w;:hd:awil , ' SC-selY p'es.,1 ,c j,e British a rd t ! Amer-.c ir. . , LIQUOR RESOLUTION OFFERED IN SENATE I WASHINGTON. Sp: 5 .- A joint; (ieolutior. perir.lttir.? the j. resident : to ?ur)',,h 7.on atAijrd rau'n.bro i plant. i:.-.r,s and h ;pt. .i .:-.:-n plant, in . hit h no 1 :j .-or .-.a i-e ' Isold, ran d i-. U'-ed o d.v:;'!d. wa : i ' : sei d :r : e s;H-f. ;n; .,ff-i l.OvU '- st-ii. Kell"? of M . n r. e, a.

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greSsS on- Wide Front, Crossing Canal De La Somme and Rep'ulsing Counter Attacks.

1 i.te ru 5 Cat a! Nfs Servi' PARIS, Sept. 5. (3 p. m.) American and French force have reached the Aisne river at several points, it was learned by the International News Service this afternoon. The Germans are now nearly back to the line they occupied north of the Aisne river before they began their drive to the Marne on may 27. The advance by the Franco-American forces from the Vesle river to the Aisne is a distance of about five miles. All of this progress has been made since yesterday.

hy rftW'K rn m.r . lljtei catena! New ,.;.. American troop-, cirivmt; inrw.tro ikmii the Vcm? river, ha captured the high rouiui ci.üieiit tr.cepiv imr'-rtam domin in the Air.e valley. This is the tir-t his; advance nude hy ihr rneiic.tn since : 'ele river n a reached and gives (.ieii. Per-hin's nien an . cellent opporUinii; i"r a ihiu-i acuy the i:ie. The Cjermans ire i ailing hack over a -vide: ti-jir. a : c i unonicially estimated mda;. that the retrea c- eis ;iea-l : miles ot round, siretchinc all the vj-. f r..m Vpres th:-..'.:-is:ie-'e.sle zone. IVoegsteert. in Celgiuin .a ben ! " captured hy the British and the Ger ; Inciai ard 'am u a : :! l '.-n mans ate ev idenlh i etiring fmm I'lic-i-rs h i v .- ? e., , ;:: :; Mess-ine ridge ; i:r.i - -c-:!:i ,.;.. ; This pif-oe of hish s r o i n d v. or.- heu I r- v O- ... raken by the Germar. m April nt.'he;t ,-', ,. -r a terrific oor of life d v 'ni.i'. !: imc The I'rench have ta ken an.l p- ; t ude of '!, a il:el i r c -1 . ..ni a ed fiuiscard and have forced a erov-- ' the per il of the Hind m.ut g 1: ing of the Smnriu : n.?l east 0f a. dantag. of Weaklier.

Nest J'ast of th- i'si;.,i d i Nor d t fibre ra h advarued ail n:ght lnr. "h" vangiarus ma inta mink.' -tv.oi' contact with the ('J er man renr .aids. Ilesii.stan stlfleji. llerm.in resistance has again sti'fei el. however, and L-otii tlie lintisp. and 1'reiK h v. r Uli' . r- t-dd of' violent conp.ter attacksAll of tla-se attacks v.ere ia,i:,i off and the ;il;ed lines w i ma ill - 'lined intact everywhere. In addition to the;;- adv i nr i.e.iri er to the (rman b;i-ec ,,r Idle. i British Capture 16,000 Prisoners in Four Days 113 t i''.r.:ll N'1 . r i-e hOND"'N '11:1 a. m.. S-pt. '. Pi' 'fist ee; t or. the Flind-r fiont ha j.pen captured h tn- Brit;n. the v, a r of? 'a e Hr.no.r.ce.1 tod. I'.. In fiie pa-t four da: .s th- b.r.t.-ii iiave (aplut-d l"""" (u -r-r.e: r 1 :."0'e than I''"'' un Hill S .o,:trr.ves: . ' :.:-;r,o i.rts ;,n taken ',y Tiie pi-:t:-ii hi the P.OecS'eeft kHi'tili', nr.'' hundred German pr .vor. -r- and many marhine Tat is tveje a pt;red Tl.-1 Germans atrev.p: -d p.rdd ip the Briti"1! advance o.. rd the Messiries ndc-. out all of t hur counfr attacks o-rf r pulsed. The fiKhtir. riortri of :';: s ne: on Wednes.lay ".va very bit:-.-, tlie Rrit.sh concentrating tior.? pressure fisair.vr. the G-rnuin position IT the (e;.:e'- of the ! " ! ,1 ' - 'e ! 1 i r: f i ontier. Irie Huna fron? Bide. The rap tue of IVi"1:': how that the I ;i mar.s a re '. in if drb. en from Me-i:ne rid'- v hi :i T h .- -rupied m their A !-' r '.1 -Ir:F'l Oegst ee r: is ..'. - :!.'-- .1-s north of AnaTtiT am! -.- ':: e; jl;t t .iles s0 :!il . f Vp?e P i. tb.e Va:-.ton-Ar n.er.ti! et 1 oad. Ti.M German cour'er a-i ;"'. :. the M's'rie ridpe crfcr !'. rf-'i a-.eit W'yt '';- i.fce'e !i t :pr,n tie ot.'e:d r:t ' :-'.: rr o .ir.d The Germar. w ere - :. .-! hark when r.h-.- '!, 1 tc st. tv Br :tih or.r-ish. Beain Old lane-. Si-th of N'eu'. e 'h.-ipel.- -t - f - ;.'. r. i h " r ' i : y". a r J ' ' - i he B : i t i h hv : ' ; a -. ' e d V ' '- e hld thrr. :-'.." ' Vr -M TV-e -, y ; rn, e r pc-t'T foil or ' Snar" .":''':' z t "..-;- r !a 'of. Jay coith. of the L:-H ri-er.

PEICE TWO cl:.'

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