Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 24, 1918, Page 1

ALLIED HOSTS HAMMER FOE ON THREE FRONTS: DEFEAT OF TURKS IS LINKED WITH GREAT GAINS BY THE SERBS British Pound at Defenses on Outer Edge of St. Quentin While Allies Achieve Bril-| liant Success thru Macedonia and Pal-' estine Region in Drive Against Turks) in Palestine, Macedonia and France the Entente Allied offensive is progressing successfully. General Allenby’s forces in Palestine fol- lowed the route of Turkish troops with additional gains. In central Macedonia the Allies are pressing vigorously advantages won and the difficulties of the Germans and Bulgarians are increasing. Haig is fighting toward the northern outskirts of St. Quentin from east of | Vermand. The rout of the Turks west of the Jordan compelled the Turks’ east of the river to retreat. They were pursued closely by Allied forces and the king of the Hedjas, es Salt has been reached and the Allies are pushing north rapidly along the Hedjas railway. German and Bulgarian troops in Macedonia, their communica- tion lines almost completely severed, are retiring on a hundred-mile front. The Allies reached the Vardar river, northeast of Monastir on’ a front of more than ten miles and Serbian forces crossed to the east bank in pursuit of the Bulgarians. | On the left of the Allied line Italian and Serbian forces are clos- ing in on Prilep, Along the entire front the enemy is burning villages and war material. | By crossing the Vardar on a wide front south of Gradsko, forty miles southeast of Uskub, the Serbians threaten the rear of the Bul- garians facing the British and Greeks around Lake Doiran. The Bul- garians there are reported to be retiring northeast toward Strumnit- sa in Buigarian Macedonia, evidently with the hope of escaping he- fore the Serbians can cut off their retreat northward. Around Prilep forces of the Central powers also are in a serious condition and may be cut off completely if the Allies can press north- westward along the Vardar river to Veles and Uskub. Wilderness of Defenses Bars Way of British, Trench War Renewed IBy United Press] LONDON, Sept. 24.—-A German attack southeast of Gav- | relle supported by a heavy barreze was completely repulsed. Field Marshal Haid reported today. The British improved their positions slightly north of Moeuvres and regained a por-! tion of the old British line southeast of Meezelle in Flanders. The British front seems about to revert to trench warfare again. They are now up against the Hindenburg line from St. Quentin to beyond Cambrai. While the line itself has been pierced in some places, there is yet a wilderness of defenses barring the British path. ‘hese mazes are from a mile to two miles deep. Part of the way is blocked by a canal 70 feet wide and 50 feet deep, in some places with deep-spread trenches before and behind. Pat Seti ra. achat, Sant’ Salvarnteenin ae abe (Continued on Page 6) SULGARI 100,000 TURK FIGHTERS iN ROUTED * Che Casper Daily ALL THE NEWS CITY EDITION VOLUME 2 THE DAILY TRIBUNE LEADS NUMBER 289 WILL GIVE RIGHT ANSWER AT THE RIGHT TIME, KAISER ASSURES MEN NEW WILLARD BIG GUNS ROAR.” isits torraine HOTEL BURNS; CAUSE PROBED Prominent Geet Scurry to Counter Shelling, Featured by giers Safety When Fire in Wash- ington Hostelry Causes $100,000 Damage [By Associated Preas.} WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.— Police and fire officials today are investigating the origin of a fire this morning in the New? Willard hotel, resulting in damage of $00,- 000. Hundreds of guests, many of national prominence, were forced to scurry to safety. Vice President Marshal, sena- tors, representatives and diploma’ with families’ Wore jamiong the ‘acan- | tily clad quests who reached the lobby by means of the elevators and stairw HOUSTON RIOT CASES AT END;- NEGRO HANGED, [By Assoviated opintealetecs.] SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 24.—Pri-| vate William Boone, negro, formerly of the Twenty-fourth infantry. was hanged at daybreak at Fort Sam Houston. Twenty-six other negro worth to serve terms varying from life imprisonment down. This marks soldiers were taken to Fort L the end of the Houston riot cus: Site Ree While Siberia has many schools it has but one university, which is locat- \ed at Tomsk. ANS DESERT AS CLIMAX TO-ROUT Five Hundred Executed from Single Regi- ment; Contact Is Maintained with Foe in Macedonian Flight [By Associated Pri ] PARIS, Sept. 24.—Many Bulgarian troops are deserting, according to advices from the Macedonian front. It is reported that 560 men from one regiment were executed at the command of German officers. The British LONDON, Sept. 24.—The Allied|five miles from Prilip. \ offensive in Macedonia continues | have captured Doiran. CONSUL POOLE ON RETURN TO UNITED STATES [By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24—United States Consul Poole has arrived at Helsingfors from Moscow and is due ckholm tomorrow. Poole was t American official remaining in the Bolshevik capital. successfully, says the Serbian Sun-} y communique just received. “We continued to cross the Vardar river where we were in contact with the enemy toward Prilip,’’ it says. “Serbians hold the Drenskaplanina Massif and have reached several points on the Gradsko-Prilip road. “The enemy continues to burn vil- lages and supplies but a great quan- tity of material fell into our hands. We captured several trains in the Varian plain.” -a AUGUSTA, Me., Sept. 23.— "| Maine is this year more than ever | ITALIANS GAIN TEN MILES ical barometer of the na- LONDON, Sept. 24,—Italians on} tion. ues were largely the left flank of the British and| elminated election and na- Greeks in the Vardar valley have ad-| tional issues were paramount. vanced 10 miles since yesterday.| Therefore, the result Maine Serbians alone captured 12,000 nris-| may be accepted as a di e fore-| oners and 140 guns. The Serbs are ON YANK FRONT OPPOSITE METZ Raiding Operations, Report- ed from Scene of Ameri- can Advance (By United Press.] WITH THE AMERICANS ON -THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 24—_ Aside from artill of important German cent | counter shell | sitions, the Woevre front is quiet. American raids gn the left center | and near St. Hilaire took a few prisoners. The front is largely | mud-locked. NEW DRIVE EXPECTED COPENHAGEN, Sept. 24.— Americans have completed their | artillery concentration on the St. Mihiel front and a new a kk may be expected, declares General Ar- denne, writing in the Berlin Tage- blatt. Ardenne also stated that the Germans would probably abandon St. sential eau ONE MORE YEAR TO BEAT HUNS, THINKS EUROPE [By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—De- . scribing his recent visit to the west- ern front, Senator Thompson of Kan- sas, Democrat, told the senate that he general opinion abroad is that another year will be required to bring Germany to her knees. Amer- icans had “put pep into the war,” and started the “ball rolling toward Ber-| lin,” he said, Despite criticisms in this country of aircraft program, he said that planes were arriving in France ‘“‘about as rapidly as they can be taken care | of.” “He branded as false patere nts in the senate that in July only one| battleplane equipped with a Liberty) motor was in France. (0 Announcement of the time of the arrival of the government war ex- hibit train and the hours when it can be viewed by the Casper publi. will be made thru the columns of The Tribune when full information is received. Owing to the impres- sion that the train was originally scheduled to arrive today many ia quiries were directed to the railroad offices. Watch the paper for an- WASHID naturalized German women may nt Sept. 24.—Un- enter or live in zones within h.If! a mile about camps or other pro- hibited militery institutions after midnight, October 5th, Attorney Gen- eral Gregory announce d today. Bolster Morale of Forces Uy Unitea F AMSTERDAM, Sept. 24.— The kaiser, addressing his sol- while visiting Alsace- | Lorraine front Sunday, said: “You know we have heavy | fighting before us. You know |who are before you. The Americans promised France |to give her Alsace-Lorraine, jwhich France alone cannot) ;conquer. The Americans also wish to add big deeds to their big words. You will give them the right answer at the right moment.” COLOGNE CRITIC ANXIOUS | LONDON, Sept. 24.—British Wire- less. Serviee.)-—Entente Alhedsuc- |cesses in France, Macedonia and Pal- festine have led the Cologne Gazette to anxious consideration of future military development. “We must do Foch the justice to say he is apparently beginning to ob- |tain on a big scale that strategical ‘unity he has already obtained on French soil,” says the paper. It also concedes that prosecution from ail sides of the offensive against {the Central powers would be a mas- tess stroke. Young Turks Blamed WASHINGTON, Sejt. 24.—Hav- ing annihilated two Turkish armies, General Allenby is preparing to bag another which is charged with the de- \fense of the Hedjaz railway, the Brit- lish Military attache here stated to- day. The lin is already cut above and below Dera. The Turks’ overwhelming defeat will be blamed by the Turkish people on the Young Turk government, he added, MANUFACTURE OF BICYCLES IS CURTAILED [By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—Cur- tailment in the manufacture of bicy- |cles and accessories was today an- | nounced by the dar industries board. | Men’s bicycles are to be made here after only in 20 and 22-inch frames and women’s models only in 20 inch frames. The manufacture of racing {and Juvenile models and many acces- sories is Cee entire ly. ARIZONA GOES OVER MARK IN REGISTRATION [By Annociuted Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-—Ari- zona registered 52,870 men Septem- ber 12, according to official reports. |The State’s estimate was 49,794. thruout the nation This Year; Peovle Give Answer ing. And the result in Maine on Sep- tember 9 was a clean sweep of all tickets by the Republicans. The complete (but unofficial) returns show that the candidate for United States sena- tor, Bert M. Fernald, was re-elect- cast of the national political feel- | ed by a majority of 13,764, out of | Republican | WAGE SCALE TO. ‘BE ADJUSTED BY U.S. CONFERENCE Employers alee Labor Men to Co-operate in Stabalizing Conditions in Certain Dis- tricts, Claim [By Assoctated Presr ] WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—As step toward stabalizing wage con. ditions during the war a confer ence of manufacturers’ representa tives will be held here tomorrow with war and navy department officials to discuss methods of en- forcing labor agreements to be made between the government and workmen. Employers and labo representa- tives wil! be called in to cooperate in a plan which will involve an at- tempt to increase the wages of some low-paid groups to the stand- ard of community or industries wage scale. Millions of workmen of both war industries and others are affected. 100 DEATHS IN DAY LEADS TO CLOSING ORDER [By Unitea BOSTON, "Sept. 2 closed here today 4 result of the influenza epidemic. Deaths are now mountaing steadily, at | 100 deaths having occurred in the last 24 hours. A San Francisco influenza case was found here today. It was isolated immediately. enn) Schools were $2 INET BRILLIANT EXECUTION SECRET OF BIG DRIVE Heavily Fortified Po- sitions given up to Forces of General Allenby on Wide Battle Front [By Aw Prens | LONDON, Sept. 24.—Gen- eral Allenby’s remarkable suc- cess in Palestine was achieved against a total enemy strength of 100,000 Turks, according to unofficial advices reaching London. Turkish forcs -leliver- ed positions of exceptional strength, with three lines of well dug trenches and abund- ant artillery and machine gun protection. The Turks were completely surprised, according to Reut- | er’s correspondent in Palestine. The mobility of Allied forces and the boldness of Allenby’s plan of hitting at the strongest point in the furkish defenses {added to his success. The rush of British cavalry completed the enemy’s discomfiture. Twrkish reserves consisted of troops which had recently arrived from Caucasus. Field Marshal Liman von Sanders, commander of the Turkish forces, and his staff, escaped capture only by six hours. LONDON, Sept. 24.—British cavalry pushing up the Medi- terranean coast in Palestine, ‘has occupied Haifa and Acre, says the official statement. East of the Jordan the Turks are withdrawing toward Am- man, on the Hedjas railway. Australian, New Zealand, Jewish and other troops are pursuing the enemy, and have reached Es-Salt, 15 muies northwest of Amman. Turks taken prisoners will exceed largely the 25,UuU0 re- ported Monday. BOLSHEVIKS DRIVEN OFF Ground Littered with Dead Following an Attack South of Archangel; Indian Methods in Forest Engagement [By Ans ted Preax} ARCHANGEL, Sent. 18.—In an attack avainst American outposts south of Archangel yesterday, the Bolsheviki sustained considerable losses. Most of the dead were Letts. A wounded Bolshevik soldier declared that a shell from a Russo-Allied train killed 20 men on a Bolshevik tr in. Bolshevik artillery bombed American positions with sharp- ‘AS MAINE GOES,SO GOES THE UNION’ Results of Late Election, Looked to as Barometer of Nation, indicate Sweeping Republican Victories over the 1916 returns, desp' | fact that the total 1916 vote was 149,520, or 20,270 more than the vote of 1918. The Republicans elected all four | | of their candidates for congress by handsome majorities, thus giv- ing Maine a solid Republican dele- gation in congre: The most no! victory of the | election that of Wallace H. for congress in the Sec- is opponent was Daniel H. McGill jcuddy, Democrat. | This district was Democratic in elected with a purality 1912 and 1914, and two years ago, with the same two candidates, Mr. White was elcted with a plurality of 547. this plurality over McGillicuddy to a very substantial figui This year he increased (Continued on Page Two.) out harm. 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