New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 14, 1918, Page 1

SEPTEMBER 14, 1 ESTABLISHED 1876. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, "SV/\TURDAY, ————— = = —— = e 'PERSHING’S LIGHTNING BLOW DAZZLIN 120,000 PRISONERS ROUNDED UP, LATES FRENCH BEGIN NEW ATTACK ON 11 = —TEN PAGES. TS HOT STUFF, GEN. MARCHIY ANKEE GRIT OVERCOMES : SAYS OF ST. MIIEL SUCGESS ™ pp AVY GERMAN RESISTANCE “Allies H;we le:ch g;fier‘REV. i W. MAIER GOING L S _ Base “For Future en- | . | rs \ : OVER FOR RED ERusngagmfIcent Bravery| NCH ATTACK ON THE AILETTE ] sive Operations”, Chief of 3 e : ' Th’e: shiv gy g and Disregard of Dan- AND BETWEEN VESLE AND AISNE ;,1‘“;,;;?2{ s Pastor of First Conwresa| wer Forces Enemy ADVANCING ON 11 MILE FRONT| virtuaiy s t General P¢ Washington, Sept. 14.—Blimination | tipnal Church Accepted . = depth of 13 mij . Mihiel salie: o first | London, Sept. 14, 1:30 p. m. (By the In their attack soutt > river | o of the St. Mihiel salient by the first iR from Sahent ondon, Sep 01 S In tnelr stiack south of the siver [, 75 or" o il big American offensive and the con- For Service. asecclated W Eress ) [renchiiitroops (0 aoRHSI IR Sr on SalsoRmedansa Ustac il e ramod ) g 3 A tory progress and captured prisoners. g sequent reduction of that sector by began a new attack at dawn today on | 10XV PI 85 And Scapture sone: Sl " e lies| Gonl Maronianid todsy s % both sides of the Ailette river, and be- | The advance of the Ifrench threatens | 'Was reportedias riiy 22 miles, 7\ . Mz 8 _ 5 Rev. Henry W. Maier, pastor of the s, Sept. 14.—German prisoners | tweeni the river Aisne and the Vesle ('n turn the vj.ml\ of the German de- Fhe Germans are of extreme importance in that it gives | | = TRy T P G0 PRSI0 O cen | taken by Gen. Pershing's forces since | yiyer. fensive positions on the Chemin des| c(ues of the 'former. Sl the Allles a much better base “for| pinied 4 six months leave of ab- | the beginning of the American offen- | 7The attack of the French forces in | Dames and it also endangers Laon. they are not being alid tuture offensive operations.” sénce to begin November ij as he ex- | Sive in the St. Mihiel sector on Thurs- | the direction of the forest of Coucy British Advance in Lys Sector. Pl poe v " : salled about that date for | day are said to total 20,000. %% the Southern end of thelSt Gohuin London, Sept. 14.—Ileld Marshal | forces or the I'rench onf# Gen. March paid high tribute to the | bects to be called about that date 3 at the so St. Gobs L it e et ol than | Overseas service with the American = ; massif, was progressing satisfactorily orces have occupied Auchy- b 1at further deyelopm = 2 he | Red Cross, as his services with tho 15,000 Counted, More Coming In. this morning les-la Bassee in the Lys sector, says| tajn at present, the official coftii two days wiped out this salient, the |, iation have been accepted. = It London, Sept. 13, (By the 4 South of the Ailette river the | today’s British. war office statement. dispatches today throwing little ligh narrowest and most angular on the|ywas announced about a week ago that | ed Press)—1.30 p. m.—Gen. Persh- | French captured Mont Des Singes and Several attempts made by the Ger- Whatever thail i Igh : Y entire westera front. The operations d volunteered h sos, and | ing’s troops in their operations in the | the villages of Allemont and Sanoy. | mans to recover their former posi- . Whatever the imphediate futufe” mmeys there, he said, not only were a tribute - St. Mihiel sector have increased the | The I'rench also reached the edge | tions at Gouzeaucourt and Havrin- | ultimate effect of the drive, which completely .to the work of the staff but to the number of Germans captured to of the town of Vailly, on the Aisne court were unsuccesstul Mihiel salient with a rapidity almost unexampled” for’ individual soldier, . - . 000. The French advanced for a distance During the night a strong bomb- | arge operation, is béund to be important b “It's hot stuff,” he added warmly. % 3| In addition to the 15,000 captured |-of between one and two miles on an | ing and liquid fire attack was made ‘\'\I A P e B poriait, A 4 No report has yet come fram Gen. | . 3 S by the Americans in the St. Mihiel [ 11 mile front. on the British positions northwest Meanwhile, Marshal Foch has launched an offensive mo Pershing identifying any individual | B 4 : salient more prisoners are coming in. | The attack was launched by the | of Gouzeaucourt. This attack tem-| ment which seems mainly to be aimed at the St. Gobair i £yi ; y T g nt W > 3 1 mass unit which participated in the advance. : " X The inside of the pocket has not yet | French at 5 o’clock this morning. One | porarily forced a British advaced | defending the Germhan citadel o c March, er, announced the : z | g an citadel of Laon. s ehEchy MoNever, an | : e MY been cleared and it is expected more | division at a nearly hour had taken | post to withdraw but the Germans The Frenc : ity altaclkie S B s composition of the staff which, under | 4 b Eiins vl Feltaiten) 1 000 GeRrnios maiine o toial BE| weie banien ot e ,(: |1L l’lx(_m‘l; this murmfn_\I Axttqvfil« d on'both sides of the rivd Gen. Pershing, planned and executed | Ka ¥ e The maximum depth of the new [ 1,800 Germans captured on that front the result of the British pro-| <‘ilette and in the region of the Aisne to the south and southeas the movement. This staff is entirely - ; o 5 positions taken by the American fore- | alone. gress yvesterday directly northwest of General Petain’s troops started with a great rush which too different from the general staff of the ¢ oy E es in the St. Mihiel sector is 13 miles The German counter-attacks | St. Quentin the British line has been | them into the German lines at points for a distance of one to tw “American Expeditionary Forces which Sh e i R 7 s e atabilit T A : > A # 4 e. against the Frenchmen advancing on | established east of the villages of | mile Pr ars becan c Sk 3 @ 5 . ot At haese . 1gain. miles. risoners began coming back rapidly, 1,800 having be SR i Cs eniirevaat tho LA s the Ailette river front appeared to ! Heshcourt and Jeancourt, S p1ah) ng bee nar: lquarters. 5 [ 4 taken in one division of the front : at an ear! ; d‘?fl:{m\ lm}f. l,‘:,\\',,(:‘fd out in connec- Americans Show Magnificent Bravery. | have been weak, although the front The British forces captured more The French pre m.lLl ((,’:‘,(‘1\]'(”0 1}( 1"1“:][]‘ ‘Im\;]v ffecti st t 58 > seeme o e rarticularly efiectiy » - ¥ S, ) ™ N v strongly held The G man | than 1,500 Germans when they took v he German claim that the | Paris, Sept. 13.-—The first batches | line was strongly . . tern 3 3 A i L-‘,fl"\;,‘\‘.:l‘, L’,“‘f,,:’IY."(\"),:,h; Sihandonad : AL o . of wounded who arrived at'an evac- | Prisoners say they had orders to hold [ the towns of Frescourt and Havrin-| south of the Ailette where they captured the important height yoluntarily that no mention was mado 5 R uation hospital behind the battle | a4t all costs. court on Thursday. of Mont Des Singes and the towns of Allemont and Sancy. - Thej Ly the German of the big loss : front today from the St. Mihiel fight- advance here threatens the right flank of the Chemin des Dames. (Brgone QIR 12 Con R oorsct ey e e b i On the Aisne front the Irench progress likewise Capture of the salient was accom- : e their joy over the beating the Ger- MADE FIRST LIEUTENANT BRIDGEPORT STRIKE ported as satisfactory Mcts plished by quick, sharp blows on both e mans had been given, says the corre- e BT Ve e flanks, Gen. March explained 4 3 spondent of La Liberte behind the | i Q nOQ n the British front, Iield Marsha aig's forces appear t4 American troops advanced ac : fighting line. captured German e O Fa e Braion ON ITS LAST LEGS have been mainly occupied last night in beating off renewed ierald Coholan Goes Up the Ladder 5 ) : £ g v et German attacks on the important ground recently won from th American forces which in less difficult terrain consisting of densely 3 o officer when interrogated declared the wooded hills intersected by numerous Americans were “terrible adversaries” ravine the correspondent reports. Gouzeau | | | | in U. S. Army Ordnance Depart- enemy. All these attempts. 0B Weralp ety , | Strikers Recelve President's Tetter | ooy € etenipts; which were persistent at Gen, March laid particular emphasis Th wounded men in talking of the | ment After Year in Service. court and Havrincourt, were unsuccessful. I'he British hay on the determination of the United REV. H. W. MAIER. engagement described the fighting as | and Favor Return to Work— made progress northwest of St. Quentin where their line now run States to continue to exert its whole | ——————————— | of a severest sort especially in the se- | Gerald Coholan, son of Mrs. Grace strength against the Germans. He | that a meeting would be called at | yries of dense woods scattered about C'oholan, has heen promoted to the Manufacturers’ Offer Hand. s o s “eferred to recent publications which, | an early date of the standing commit- | the sallent and also along the railroad | rank of first licutenant in the ord . 8 In Flanders, British forces have occupied Auchy-lez-14 he said, intimated America Was not|tee to grant him a leave of absence, [ jine. Scarcely two hours after ,[m“[_' Bridgeport, Sept. 14—President | Bassee, onlyya little more than a mile from La Bassee. | cast of Jeancourt. going through with the war despite|and take action upon appointing a | (ack was launched the Germans start- Wilson's lotter to tho striking ma- | the enlarged military program. This | substitute to fill the pulpit at the | ed a counter-attack with three divi- suggestion, he declared, was “prepos-; church during the absence of the pas- | gjong which, however, were unable to chinists and toolmakers of Bridgeport ‘ PERU WITHHOLDS A ST. MIHIEL REJOICES s X munition factories ordering them to teraus in its falsity tor. The meeting was held last eve- | stop the American advance. g £ It seemed incredible, the chief of | ning and the leave granted. A special | «phe American troops”, adds the return to work, was received this forc- WAR DECLARATIO AT YANKEE VICTOR staff said, that such propaganda could | committee has been apointed to take | .orpespondent, “showed magnificent | G e o8 3 o | noon. Immediately thereafte the ex- i gain attention at a time when the WAr | up the cases of several applicants for | yavery and disregard of dangar, | . 3 U exccutive committee of the Machinists’ e —_— «#epartment had just secured increased | the pulpit during Rev. Mr. Maier’ while some of the French regiments | ¥ 3 4 b as called i Wor age limits for the draft and was about | absence and report back to the stand- | went tace the battle with thei colo - union was called into session. Word | Chamber of Deputies Considers Sever- | Men Kidnapped, Women Extend We to ask an additional seven billlonsing committee of the church. fiying and the men singing the Ma ; 4 SEER that the letter had been received | dollars for the use of the military e tev. Mr. Maler has been pastor of | coiiide. : ; Mo S ] | quickly spread and by noon the hend- lishment during the present vear.|the First church for a number of : All reports fram Amecrican forces | years and is one of the most promi- g : at the front indicated high spirits and | nent clergymen in the state. He has Washington Awaits Next Move. sy n o “triiere discusscg the outlook andl ime, Pern ‘Septy 144 meblan | amerioan Arsrin tarisi B enthusiasm throughout the whole |y son, Lieut. Leonard Maier, in Washington, Sept. 14—With the | B 5 A pending a recommendaton of the com- | for a declaration of war on Germaay, | 13, (By the Associated Pr 2 ) '|l' #Army Gen. March said the American | the service. Ideut. Maier is in a wes- | §t. Mihiel salient wiped out by Gen. R G 2550 SRR mittee in charge of the strike the |Made at a secret session of the Peru- | civilian population 1imost \Vy 1‘ soldier quickly became imbued With|toyn cantonment wherc he worked | Pershing’s army, interest of officials : A : sentiment scemed to he entirely in|Vian chamber of deputies last night, | feminine hecnuse of the foreibie this spirit as soon as he landed if he | yjmgelf up to a commission from the | here was dlvided today between tho 3 3 : ; favor of obeying the president’s order. | Was defeated by a large majority. In- | moval of virtualiy. ewer, @ or o dld not possess it hefore position of a private in the ranks. | next probable move by the American L S | | Then word came that the manufactur. | Stead, the chamber approved & motion | military ase o very REiR i 4 ¢ Vot s 1en worc ¢ that the manufactur- 3 v ary age, welcomed Newton Arrival abroad of the Forticth divi-|gome time ago Mr. Maler volunteered | forces and the amount of booty that [ SRR & ers were willing to relnstate every | Presented by the minister of foreign | mujer (ne A sion, composed of California, Utah, | pic services with the Red Cross and | had fallen to them In the short time % St e i oS ;[ “{mm”»s reading as follows Seama g maicen AR Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado | ne Y. M. C. A, and was notified | required for the accomplishment of e an s R aUB DO B ONAR BN e T s bure W aE iTd plomatioiral W ang, Gentrald Fershingu troops, ~which trained at —Camp|nis week that his application for | the first task assigned them as an in e o ke of compensaton Undeblyionwi between Peril and/.Germany on Kearney, Cal, was annouaced. Part|seryice with the Red Cross had been | dependent operating arm (e uzuzalion oRhdis (desislon ann dnyicitvoh orUt 117 B ATtNS Tater dctstor of the division now is in England st St e Gt addition pay extra back waze In- 4 R ¢ ; the Peruvian government resulting | o creases as required by that awar s . but in realit ey were the g not make it clear whether the Amer 5 requir v that awar M from said rupture altering the neutral ! ¥ th were the gues Yirief, it was stated to ive up in every policy of the cauniry, define the in- | ©f Women and children i S ; )7 ans and the supporting French fore §5 % R ! o8 FAVOR WAR CHEST VOLUNTEER POLICE T ST b R R : ; g particular to the award of the 1abor | fernational situation. of Pera ta. the| Afed women and girls . orowde ance of Diplomatic Relations come to Baker, Pershing and quarters of the union was thronged. Sufficient Rebuke to Germany Petain and Shout “Vive'. tain when they visited few hours after it was village in effect was their es had | \ ¢ g Presnes the B, roard. sresent war and constitute 1 | about Secretary Raker and the tw '8 1 shape of a bow from Fresnes to A 2 SR ! pre ar ¢ e a demon- | # WATCH CINGINNATTE |tare of a bow trom Tresnce Lo (o Dl arrert ocdl ihe B rantiaciurera | iaten s o S emen s L German border was in sight, or still FIRST LIRUT. GERALD COHOLAN, | coming at the time it did appeared |lic to the cause of liberty and right. | Press their thanks and pay homage f were pursuing the enemy. to have cffect upon the strikers who| “This pasition in the event of no | !heir deliveries. It was not mere} entered frecly and enthusiastically | new circumstances should he main-| Curiosity: it was an emotional ouf Business Men FEndorse Arrangement i A 5 E 5 : ‘hic s Ameri- |~ After Listening to Prof. Wriston— Alans T The speed with which the ! ; : rdians or ey Satkeiand, Home cans from the south and those ad-nance department, U. 8. A. Mr. Co- | into the proposal made to return to [tained and unalterod as a protest { burst following almost three years Will Increase Committee to Fifty. Guard Is Pressed Into Service vancing from the west made a junc- | holan enlisted over a year ago, later | Worlk against the outrage of which Peru | the conqueror's suppression. Thel re some 12 miles northeast of St., took the examination for second lieu The letter of the president was ad- [ was the victim and as testimony of | crowded forward ostencibly to shak v 3 ture some 12 m i 1 i S maminnent foraNow, Briainiii o —600 on Duty. Mihiel was surprising in view of the | tenant and now has received this last | dresses to the machinists’ union, dis-|our solidarity with the great Ameri- | the secretary’s hand bul instea a certainty and all war contributions ; A fact that no less than seven German | promotion. trict 55 lodge, and was taken from |[can democracy which proclaims for | kissed his hands and wept and the Hm'lmn-«n. Sept IM.—IA ~mul.1 ll;-.lu); & many | —— = the post ofiice box of the union by |the world the reign of justice.’ they joined in a chotus of “vives.® of policemen and a large batcho Home Guards watched over Cincin- zation will be combined in one big | pati during the night and this city ““"“‘ 1 last night numbered 12 5 ive after Jibe soan cam- | awoke this morning to its second day | reported last mig N _ : S drive after the Liberty Loan cam Bnckeltlelmorningity 3 5 Paris, Sept. 14.— Gen. Debeney has | word for members of the strike com- REPORTS 2 U-BOATS | been on the v front sinel paign. Prof. Henry W. Wriston, upon L 1h“ndw! D ire S araa e e emaent. been raised to the dignity of grand | mittee to meet. A mass meeting of v b= B4R O AT Thursday ' vatching the uf S 7 : x - officer of the Legion of Honor in rec- | the strilers is set for Monday after- fensive will v tonign at 7 a. m. today and relieved the 600 5 Ao et ! on ' : 1 : € e s o ey e t #ense recommends the war chest idea | that went on duty last night. This vm‘::l“:‘-‘ l‘m.‘m_ eth the Gterman and | OBnition of brilliant services in stop- | noon and formal action on the letter SUNK BY U. S. BARK nnounced pects t My geety iy In Connectlout, spuks filine loftprocedure) will [beiifoHowed | giary torges! Ini tha (Canal Dul Novd D R& the Gorman dele towarce amsij i ‘w.wi‘,n;w to |;V‘IV”‘:\;'Ivl then. How- ! shortly for ¥ngland at length last evening at the mecting | out until the police force is reorgan- Y entorday 1ed to violent fighting s\\ln,\ L\:II March and :lvn recapture of | ever, ;‘,u i at headquarters said = of the chest committe in the Chamber | jzed, Safety Director Holmes an- | Soomn ¥ oo M avrincourt, savs to- | Montdidier with 12,000 prisoners in | that unlc the strike committee of Commerce room. A group of 25 of | nounced that the Boy Scouts would | gay's August made some specific recommendation New Britain’s leading businesss men | pe pressed into service to regulate | ¢intemont. | e T there would be nothing to prevent out Details—Another American Geneva, Sept. 14.—Gen, Pershing & was present and after listening to|and guide traffic at the principal cor- | patween the Lorraine hills and tho | CIIMNRBY PLUNGES THROUGH thejmengrromizerarting i foraiwonioion A reply to congratulatory "v“\i:"l‘j the splendid results achieved and the | ners, Mosalle river, the St. Mihiel sector, | Monday morning. Ship Shelled. 3 addres CHURC OOF IN LEE, MASS. from Alsace-Lorrainians residing § howings made by nearly every city Sl e gny passed with moderate acti- | URCH R g 6 state where > wal s ek e , e ont adds. The enemy 0 Sep —A 50-foof A) the state w\‘:le the wat chest| quE FLAG WAS STILL THERE. | vity, the statement adds. The nemy | Lo, Mass, S pt. 14—4 50-toot Dae . marines, which he encountered when | ndvance, expressed his than a thd heme was tried voted to pu ghe Chicago, Sept. 14—Thousands of | dld not continue his ”“‘“)\;‘{'I Tast A: B Ry o 11 Dol & 200 miles out from its port of depar- | hope that vinces evential 4 'war ('I.i‘.‘ ‘lr into operation in the spectators’at a fire here late Iast | Combres and Northwe .w of "This m(\ \‘A‘ ‘ ~‘ ationa f_.m“ 1‘ 1 “M. moLding A SR e i S hike i I of the fol. | NiEht checred as they watched an |the enemy felt his way forward to-|crushiug through the e Colorado Springs and Denver Witness | qecording to a story published in I3l A committee composed of the fo : : ; , German line. | ch causing consid damage 85 Fo IR American flag waving above the | Ward the G : Return of “Wild West.” Mundo today. No details are given ; : fieing men has) beent appointed to | 'The chapel was wre 1 the pul X RATD e i o e e a Ot et [ flames. When firemon brought the e e s - DEL AW WY A manage e com e v bar | blaze under control, the flag was atill . ISTON REVIEWED i R Denver, Sept. 14—The slaying of | An Atlantie Port, Sopt. 14 ! Butte, Mont., & 14 —Tedanl o T B Pease, P. I King, W. A | fiving, unscorched. A hardware firm 12TH. DIVIS VIBWED. o . Hev. L Bojnowski Tudes B, |and a flag manufacturing company | Ayer, Mass. Sept. 14.—The newly | = | hrought F. Gaffney. They are empowered to ’[ | | divisions opposed them. That : | el : divisions were identified by the pris- | T 5 muel Lavit, the business agent at X1 i He taken, which Gen. Pershing G RERBHNEYHONOREDS 9:30. At headquarters, after noting |Prove the resolution. Paris, Sept ton 1. Buke ’ 300. FOR STOPRING ENEMY. | 10 American Scere war, who 5 including the Red Cross, K. of C., Y. M. C. A, and Jewish Relief Organi- contents of the lotter, he sent whose report the State Council of De- ilavana Newspaper Prints Story With- | ALSACE-LORRAINTANS SEND German army headquarters MESSAGE TO GEN. PERSHING Havana, Sept, 14.-—Two enemy sub- | Switzerland concerning the. Ameriea Patrolman Luther McMahill, here | port of an encounter hetween a Gt ind city oflicials assisted Uniteg gl __Iman submarine and an Amcrican | States ca stationed here early oo ATHER. thelomuallenfine [ 11 0 A R Eh L raday) mornIn g Ly raiged quarters of the I.. WA 2 ict y automobile bandits, who | . jout 200 miles off the American | W., and the office of the Butid n terrorizing Colorado Springs «t, was brought here today by a |Bulletin. The entire staff of th ; ind Denver yvesterday, to two police [ steamer from Central American ports. | paper, were takea to police head cast for New killed, one probal ratally | The identity and fate of the sailing |quartars to be questioned regarding Sty ! wour ind three slightly wounded. | \ossel, which the men on the ship ar- | articles published in connection with Sunday A suffered loss estimated at $200,000 organized 12th. division, composed [ enlarge their committec to not less z PR largely of draftees from New FEng- Than 50 men. This large committee 15| INFLUENZA AT CAMP DEVENS. (land, was reviewed today for the first | to start at once to organize for the Gen. Henry P. MeCain Hartrord, Sept. t1.—TFore- ecampaign by forming committees for | sand Ayer, Mass. Sept 14 One thou- | time by Major i The men marched hout ful) field 4 finance sburse. | at Camp Devens today by the division | with rifies but Wit budget making, finances, disbur P o e { : Hbevimareon icanlcd detective was Killed in Colorado | riving today said was being shelled, | the attempted strike of miners in the ments, and any other committee that | surgeon, Tieut. Col. McCormack. | equipment >3 \ by NS Butie’ Blstrict may be found necessary. v.nemh has occurred in only one case, | by General McCain. : Springs ve day. was not learne In Jistriet, cases of influenza were reported | its commander |