The evening world. Newspaper, September 13, 1918, Page 2

Pn a sgt en ct ree ing military operations on the western front, issued toadey ty the Ger- man General Staff. f “During the night,” the statement adds, “the evacuation of the (St Miniel) salient, which was liable to encirclement and which had been w nder consideration for some years, was completed without interference. 6 ea oot ae airplanes, on the town of Havrincourt, southwest of Cambrai, taken by the Biitish, The attack was repulsed with great loss. German attacks opposite Moeuvres, on the canal line west of Cambral, failed completely WITH THE Press).—Britiah recently BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Sept. 13 (Assoctated forces In their advance yesterday in the Havrincourt “In anticipation of the attack of the French and Americans on the St.| section, southwest of Cambrai, penetrated the German positions in some Mihiel salient we began evacuating this salient a few days ago.” VIENNA, Sept. 13 (via London).—In the St. Mihiel sector Austro Hungarians south of the Combres Height, says the official statement is- sued to-day by the Austrian War Orfice, assured the systematic retreat of the Germans, LONDON, Sept. 13 (Associated Press).—The Americans this morn- ing were making rapid progress in the continuation of their drive. Gen. Pershing’s forces in their attack on che soutnern side of the St. Mihiel salient have advanced for a distance of eight miles. The assau! was made on a front of fourteen miles. On the west side of the salient, where the country is much more diffi cult and where the German resistance has been more determined, the Americans have made an advance of three miles on a twelve mile front. On the southern side the Americans are reported to have captured d Vigneulles, seven and a half miles north of Xivray, through which the former line ran. ‘They also are said to have captured Beney, Heudicourt and the Bois de Thiaucourt. If these places have been captured the neck of the St. Mihiel salient has been narrowed to less than six miles, and if the two German divisions reported last night to be in the salient still are there it is decidedly improb- able that they will be able to get away. Gen. Pershing’s troops so far have captured 9,500 prisoners and have | taken sixty German guns. The Germans are blowing up the ammunition dumps at Hattonville and Demboux. Prisoners say the American attack was expected, but that it was de- livered so rapidly that they had no time to put up a stubborm resistance when they were ordered to Pannes, which, though energetically defended, was casily captured by the Americans, HARASSING GERMANS AT MANY POINTS. | PARIS, Sept. 13.—Americans are harassing the Germans at many points along the front south of the St. Mihiel salient, where the big batt!e is being fought. In a series of daring raids in Lorraine and in the’Vosges the Americans captured numerous enemy positions, penetrated the German lines at some points, meeting little resistance, and before retiring destroyed all the ma-| terial they couldn't carry away. | Machine gun nests, blockhouses and dumps were blown up and very heavy losses inflicted on the enemy. Artillery fire is quiet on the less | active stretches of the front. BRITISH ARE DRIVING AHEAD _ ‘ON FRONT BEFORE ST. QUENTIN Haig Reports an Advance From Holnon Wood and Repulse of German | Counter Attack. LONDON, Sept. 13.-The Germans have been driven from Holnon ‘Wood, before @t. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig announced to-day, British troops have captured the town of Jeancourt, in the St. Quentin sector, north of Vermand. German troops last night delivered an attack, with the co-operation of | | Hot Gravy for Cold or r Hot Meats | A Recipe by Marion Harris Neil Housewives who have tried this |]) new recipe say it gives remark- |]| able zest. Originated by a noted |}| cooking expert. Melt 2 tablespoonfuls of butter substitute in saucepan over the fire. Add 1 small onion and one carrot finely chopped and fry until nicely browned; add 144 cupfuls of water or stock. Bring to boiling point and simmer for ten minutés. Add one tablespoonful of Gulden'’s Mustard and 4, of a Lablespoonful of salt. Boil up, strain and serve, Try this new iuse of Gulden's. You'll discover places for a depth of 2,000 yards. | forces occupied St. Quentin wood, PARIS, Sept. 13.--The War Office announces that on the battlefront west of St. Quentin French troops have captured the town of Savy. OFFICIAL CABLE FROM PERSHING ANNOUNCES AMERICAN VICTORY “Enemy’s Resistance Broken and Battle Con- tinues,” Says Message to War Depart- ment From American Commander. j WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—The War Department to-day gave out the following statement, received late last; night from Gen. Pershing: Further south Field Marshal Hatg’s ‘ THRILLING STORY OF VICTORY ON FIRST DAY OF BATTLE; 20 TOWNS, 8,000 MEN ARE TAKEN’ (Continued from First Page.) booty. At 8 o'clocy, three hours after the start of the drive from the south, from the sector around Les Eparges. In the centre of the salient, immediately opposite the town cf st! Mihiel itself, French troops maintained close contact with the foe, ready his retirement. successful, would necessarily squeeze the Germans out of the St. Mihiel stronghold without a fight. AMERICANS IN TANKS LEAD THE FIGHTING. This morning our troops, operating in the St. Mihiel sector, made considerable gains. Assisted by French units, they have broken the enemy’s resistance and advanced at some points to a depth of five miles. | We have counted 8,000 prisoners up to the | which he offered resistance, present The operation is BRITISH. LONDON, Sept. 13—-The text of to- day's War Office statement follows: | “Yesterday English troops gained possession of Holnon Wood, driving the enemy from the localities in “Further north our line bas been; advanced to the east of the village of Jeancourt, which is in our hands. “In the course of the. evening strong hostile forces, assisted by a squadron of low-flying airplanes, at- acked our new positions at Havrin- court and were repulsed with great ous. “Opposite Moeuvres hostile infan- try assembling for a counter-attack were observed and subjected to a heavy and accurate fire by our ar tillery. The attack which developed subsequently was completely ynauc- | cessful, the few Germans reached our positions being killed or; taken prisoner, “Progress was made by our troops during the night west of Auchy-le- La Bassee (south of La Baxsec, in Flanders).” FRENC: PARIS, Sept. 13.—The day's French re who | text of to- War Office, statement West of St. Quentin French troops | have Village of Savy. | Champagne strong German occupied the In the “In the region of Verlun we made @ number of raids and roturned with| prisoners. ' “The American attack in the region | of St, Mibiel is continuing with, suc- GERMAN. | BERLIN (via London), Sept. 13. ed | Following in to-day's sta! of! in progress. LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS | repulsed. ‘ British advance northwest of Hulluch | moderato artillery fighting. } raiding operations inflicted losses on the Berlin War Office: “French forces which advanced to the heights east of the Meuse were Combres Height, which was lost temporarily, was recaptured. “Landwehr troops south of Com- bres are making strong resistance. Austro- Hungarians, together ‘with our troops, are fighting between the Meuse and the Moselle. We have assured the retreat of divisions standing at St. Mintel. “Between Cote Lorraine and the court gained ground. Our reserves Intereepted the thrust of the enemy.” “In the neighborhood of the coast and northeast of Bixschoote we car- ried out successfully minor enter- prises, Between Ypres and Armen- tieres enemy reconnoitring advances failed. Brilish partial attacks south and west of Fleubbrix and a strong were repulsed.” ITALIAN. ROME, Sept. 13.—The statement to-day reads: “Om the whole front there was very A strong Italian detachment penetrated an enemy position in the Daone Valley at Pramaggiore, annihilating in a flerce fight the garrison of one post, and bringing back a few survivors as prisoners, In the Lagarina Valley, north of Mount Grappa, and on the left bank of the middle Piave, our patrols in War Office the enemy and damaged his defensive works, taking twenty privoners, “An enemy party attempting to at- tack Mount Asolone was promptly counter-attacked and fled, leaving prisoners in our hands,” SUNDAY AUTO BAN many others. 15c Gulden’s Mustard | | Made from Nature’s Purest Products The Same for Over 50 Years Gulden's ia a tasty spread for | UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION W. G. 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Building would lead to recommendations to the Fuel Ad ministration advising lifting the mo- torless Sunday ban proved un- | four | No action was taken by the Board | that would give motorists cause for believing that the ban may be lifted ut an early date, On the contrary, a |memobr of the Board stated that steps will probably be taken to a ire even a more thorough observ ance vf the uel Administration's ré- quest | ‘The fact that M. Lr Raqua, Director Jof the Oil Division of the States Fuel Administration, w ted to led to rumors, emanating from ngton, that the gasoline crisis that less stringent attend day's m over would be substituted and rules | Mr, Requa did not attend the meet- ing and a member of the Ptroleum | War Board said that no adteration in the present xasless Sunday measure could oceur before next Friday at the earliest The board w Atlantic City and t mm will be Attended by Mr. Requa, “At that time, aken which may lead on Sunday Xpected that that day in any new S}to 1, 5 to /GEN, PERSHING PROMISES VICTORY IN 1919 IF U. S. SENDS MEN AND GUNS ASHINGTON, Sept. 13.— ‘Send us men, guns and supplies quickly and we'll win this war in 1919."" ‘This is the,message Gen, Persh- ing sent to the American people through Congressman Jobn Till- man, Arkansas, who headed “a Congressional delegation that was fntertained at American Field Headquarters recentl days won't add much joy to the life of the owners of pleasure cars, how- ever, The Fuel ministration is planning a conservation campaign that will reduce pleasure riding and waste to a minimum, ASKS MEDAL FOR BROWNING Also Urnea to Gup Inve WASHINGTON, ‘Sept, 3.—While American troops were driving forward in France to-day, ator Smoot in- troduced @ resolution conferring « gold | medal and t thanks of Congress ohn} Browning of Oxden, nventor of the e gun BELMONT W WINNERS. Co Thank wrens FIRST RACE—The Northampton; for i ages, handicap; selling; $796.75 add- a half furlongs; main course . 100° (MeAtee), § Buckboard, 106 5, 2 to b, second; (Kelsay) On, 112 (Lyk) 4 to 5, 1 to 3%, 1.19 4. Tim: 5. Jack’ Mount, and A so ran Berlin, FrRst Two-vear-olly Dr. Pee, measures will be put into [effect until October. The abolishing of motorless Sun- athia, Mancouvre, Clip, Honest, Browning ma: | Bia HAVRE DE GRACE RESULTS, ry $5.90, (Mergler), trarting $11.00, place show $4.40, usan M, 111 (Trox er), pl Ww $4.70, second is LiL (Huff), show $5.40, Morin der, Auetioneer, ment, Sunningd: “Marie Con: A host of tanks, among which, for’ the first time, were included a ‘arge number piloted by Americans, rolled along with the infantry. Supremacy in the air was assured by the greatest massing of air- Planes ever beheld. The bulk of the aerial squadron engaged were Frence, “| out every available American flying unit was on the job. All these forces were commanded by Gen. Pershing, who is the firs! American General in complete charge of so important and extensive an operation, Many volumes of military history will be written about the baitle that began yesterday morning. The difficulty of preparing and carrying through plans of the American General Staff which, from the first, had tremendous, American soldiers are talkative and, deapite every precaution, news that our divisions were moving back to Lorraine from Soissons and the Marne country could not be wholly suppressed, All France buzzed with rumors of the forthcoming great American push. In Paris every barber and bartender pretended to have “inside information” as to the exact day the “American front” underlined, from Verdun to Switzerland. PLANS MADE WITH ALL POSSIBLE SECRECY. But the weeks went by and nothing happened. All the amateur strate- Moselle an enemy attack at Thiau-| gists’ forecasts and dope proved to be wrong. The wiseacres began to be | a bit apologetic and to hint that the offensive had been permanently | abandoned, proceeding all along the line, One seasoned division, holding quiet parts of the front or reposing in rest areas miles in the rear, suddenly began to, move, They marched at night, and so efficiently unostentatious was their progress that not a soul, including the Kaiser's spies, was aware of their movements, Huge guns were spirited into hidden emplacements, invisible to the prying boche airman. Aircraft and tanks by the hundred were scatterea all over Lorraine in inconspicuous nooks and crannies, Vast supplies of munitions were so cleverly veiled that one passed within fifty yards of the dumps without noticing them. ‘The enemy was very much on the alert, but also very much in the dark. He dared not transfer the bulk of his reserves from Picardy and the Soissons sectors, where the British and French were shoving aim backward far swifter than he desired to go. So he contented himself with sleepless vigilence and shifting to and fro the few reserves he felt obliged to maintain along his lines east of the Meuse, Only Wednesday did he reveal any particular concern for his positions in the St. Mihiel sector, had evacuated his advanced posts and fallen back on his centres of re- sistance, He even withdrew some of his batteries from the sinister slopes of Montsec, which for four years he has held and glowered down on the plains north of Toul, Wednesday evening one of our airplanes flew over this height at a low altitude without being fired at. But the enemy could not have had any definite knowledge of our plans. The proof of this is the paucity of the artillery fire with which he answered our preparatory cannonade. WAS AMERICA’S MIGHTIEST BARRAGE. From this high ground toward the eastern area of our attack I watched this mightlest bombardment the American gunners have ever hurled at a foe, and which is also the mightiest that’s ever echoed (deleted). It was raining and the scarlet flickering of the shells gleamed liquid against the black heavens. The rain stopped, but the night was dismally cloudy. Silhouetted against the growing background of the battle zone, ground across which our boys were moving to the fray, there seemed the most desolate slough of despond human being ever trod upon. Among every road stepped among the hills and dales of Lorraine on abruptness of lightning flashes. Plodding through the mud came columns of men, “going up and in.” They seemed gray phantoms in the mist, until, in the brief glare of a flare =| pocket lamp or a match, one could glimpse the grins on their dirt and sweat stained faces, ~ Nelther the clammy weather nor the frightful ordeal that lay ahead, where projectiles were leaping like ghastly flreworks, could rub out those ins. " “This time it’s ‘Black Jack’ himself who is going to hand it to 'em,” I heard one veteran mutter to a youngster alongside him, going into action for the first time, “You're in luck to be in on Pershing’s ‘First Show,’” I talked with many of them. waiting there in the darkness for the “zero hour” to strike. All of them knew their commander in chief was “The Boss" of this affair, and all of them were mightily pleased over it, FIGHTING UNDER THE “BIG NOISE.” lick the Kaiser, but who would not rather be in a real American scrap | andor ‘The Big Noise’ himself!” one soldier asked me as I walked forward a way to get a betler view of the barrage. The American officer who shared my colgn of vantage informed me in thirty-five minutes. The only German shells I clearly identified in the uproar of explosives were a few big calibre ones flung forth spasmodically by railroad artillery located miles behind the enemy front. As the “zero hour” approached the blast furnace effect of the bom: bardment was enhanced by the glittering showers of sparks from the star shells that leaped high above the German trenches and by the multi- colored rockets, signalling frantically to the silenced Boche batteries for | protection. derous and the rockets rose less high above the harizon, “It’s 5 o'clock,” the officer beside me whispered, as one whispers in some sacred place, Lendonia and Field. ran, Doveridge alsd Pershing’s doughboys were on thelr way, intermediate German positions, capturing numerous villages and much American and French contingents.pressed forward in an easterly direction to follow him up the moment he fled before the pressure on his fortifica- | tions on the Meuse Heights, in Apremont Forest and at Montsec caused Zeitung, There was no direct onslaught in the centre, however, here to- day. because of the “pincers” operations on both sides of the salient, which, if HS. TANKS, PLANES GUNS ! AND TROOPS Sh SMASH GERMAN LINES KAISER'S SPEECH OPENLY SCORED IN GERMAN PRESS niin Time Is Far Past for Fine Words, Says National Zeitung. | iin ZURICH, Sept. 13—Adverse com- ment on the Kaiser's speech to Krupp | workers was printed in the Muencb- ner Nachrichten and the National according to despatches “The Kaiser's interpretation of the ‘war will hardly stand good before the judgment of future historians,” eald } the Muenchner Nachrichten. ‘The National Zeitung said: “The time Is far past for fine words, even from the Kaiser's eloquent lips.” AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13.—"'Does the Kaiser feel his throne is no longer firm?” the newspaper Nieuws Van- dendang asked y, commenting on Emperor Wittiam's speech to the Krupp workers. “The almost pleading tone of his speech is a wound Oa sign of the po- sition of Germany in these critieul hours. It is far from being a babpy utterance fof the promotion of peace.” Diet Germany, HAGEN, Thursday, Sept. 12.—The Government is firmly deetded to dissolve the Prussian Diet if no agreement is reached in the franchise reform question, according to the Ber+ iger. lin Lokal An Hertling, howev various party | the article con Will be made to question, Chancellor yon 4 for 4 conference, and every effort solution to the —>—__—. Our Great Wi Gets Victory Message. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—In a radio message yesterday to Secretary Dahiels, congratulating the Untted States on the installatidn of the new high power wircless station at An-w napolls, the Freach Minister of Ma- rine said he was glad that bis fret” message was one of victory. ——___ Woman Candidate tor Govern ALBANY, Sept. 13.—A wom will appear on the ballot in t election as @ candidate for She is Olive M. Johnson of New York City, who will head the Socialist Labor ticket. The party filed a complete ticket’ to-day with the Secretary of State's office through an independent petition containing 12,500 signata LOST, FOUND AND REWARDS. 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