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Americans Within 10 Miles of
Metz and Big Guns of Cita
del are Already Turned On
Pershing's Advancing Army
Washington. Monday. — It re
quired just twenty seven hours lor
the American troops and their sup
porting French divisions to reduce
S* Mihiel salient.
This was disclosed by General
Pershing's communique to the A
mer'c^n war department which was
received last night.
Gen Pershing stated that besides
liberating 15t) square miles of
territory and taking fifteen thous
and prisoners, the Americans cap
tured more than one hundred guns
o' a!> calibres, hundreds of ma
chin., guns and' a number of trench
mortars. |
London,— (Received- Sunday) —
Tie general direction of the ad
vauwe of the American forces is to
wards Metz.
Apparently General Pershing
purposes the beginning of an out*
J'anking movement of the enemy's
armies now operating on the Hin
deaDurg line on the western fiont. |
A late report received this after- t
noon from Field Marshat Haig re
ports further progress northwest of
St Quentln. ( :
Paris. Monday. — Late reoorts
from the American Headquarters in (
• he northeast say th^t the American
lorces are now within eight miles,
o* Metz at one point.
London, Monday, — General
Pershing's army, according to after,
uoon reports from the St. Mihiel sec
tor, is making fine progress and'
sine* yjesterday afternoon has ad
vanced two to three miles on a
tnln- three mile front, which has
Drought the fortress guns of Mtez
into action against it.
With 've American Army on the ,
Lorraine Front, Monday. —Early
this morning American, cavalry de
tachment# made a charge against a
ltron.' force of German Infantry this
morning and after they had started
the Boehes on the run, dismounted
from their horses and continuing
the charge as light infantry, fought
the Huns with their sabers, and
mopped up the final resistance of
the enemy.. t ' i
This attack took place in the
region or Bois Vigneuilles."
I* was learned here tha^ three
German officers who had commands
ia the St .Mihiel salient who were
positioned her$ and in'the Forest la
Montagne, when they received or"
ders to retreat committed suicide.
SEVERAL KILLED
IN
Paris, Monday. — At an early
hou* this morning German aerplaae
mad«- a raid over this city and suc
ceeded in dropping several bomoe
within the limits of Paris. The air
men were more daring than former
ly a,id> as a result of the raid, a
num er of oersons were killed and
* number of others seriously in
jured. x
NARROW ESCAPE OF
BAR-VET OLDFIELD
Springfield, III. Sept. 16.—Barn
ey Oldfield', in his racing machine,
crashed into a fence at the state
fair race here recently. The car
overturned and burst into flames.
Oldfleld's hair was burned, but
otherwise, he escaped unhurt.
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SAYS OLD GLORY
WILL SOON BE
OVER IflETZ
New York, Sept. 16.—In accepting
' 'be Marshal's baton, on the French
field of battle, which wa® offered
to him by th© Knights of Columbus,
Marshal General Foch cabled the
following message to the headquart"
ers in this city:
"It was from Metz that General
. LaFayette went to help your ances
' tors, and we shall one day see your
I victorious banner, the Stare and
Stripes, flowing over the citadel of
' Mfitz." ' ; |
SHIP BUILT IN THIRTY DAYS |
Detroit, Sept. 16.—A thirty-five,
aundred' ton steel feigbter was de* |
livered complete by the Great Lakes
Engii^eering works thirty days after
the keel was laid. This is the record.
CASUALTIES REPORTED
Washington, (Received Sunday)—
The1 casualty list for Saturday con
tains the names of 196 men. Of
this number 16 are dead and 90 se
verely wounded. The balanc© are
missing. J ,
Washington, Monday. — The cas
ualties reported for Sunday a^
ninety men. Six are reported to
hSve been killed, forty five se"
verelv wounded and the balance
missing. . jj, j
ALASKAMARSHAL
DIES IN SEATTLE
•
Seattle, Sept. 16.—James Ward
Dall. deputy U. S. Marshal at An
cno-age, died suddenly at his ho
tel 'i this city, from uremic poison
lag- 1 If®
SECY Jifi IS
NOW IK LONDON
Loudon, Monday.—Secretary of,
War Baker of the United States ar
rived' in this city from France this j
morning, after an inspection of a
j portion of th,e American erpedi* I
tionarv forces, and a conference j
witn General Pershing and bis *taff.
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London, Monday. — Advice was
received late today from Field Mar
shal Haig that the British have cajr
♦ured Maissemy, situated northwest
of Quentin together with the
system of trenches to the south
west of that point.
P«rig, (Received Sunday). — The
Frencn war office announced last
evening that French forces have
captured the village of Allemont
and the Moulin affaux. The French
also took 2500 German prisoners at
the time these positions were oc
cupied1. | ;
Paris, Monday.—The French war
cffice announced this morning that
wh'16 the American army is oper
at'ni; in the Lorraine 6ector towards
the northeast, the ooerations along
the cattle line in the western Hec
tors have progressed satisfactorily.
ThA battle has been extended far
down into the Voslies region.
TURKS ARE NOT TO MOLEST
THE AMERICANS NOW
Washington, Sept. 1G.—The Swed
ish Rovernmont ha* informed' the
American government through its
minister that Turkey has ordered 1
the commander of ail forces in Per- j
sia to see that no Americans are
molested, also to evacuate the A- j
meri:an consulate at Tabriz, turning
ove.- the buildings to the authori" I
ties representee America.
Diplomats see in this communica
tion a desire on the part of Tur"j
key to cultivate as far as possible
the good will of the American gov-1
ernment and people.
ANTI-LOAPING LAW*
FOR WOMEN
Mrs. Paymond Brown, of New j
Yori: City, who has just returned
from France, declares that there!
should be passed in every state an j
antiloafing law for women between
18 and 50. Mrs. Brown believes
that the principal duty of American
women now is to maintain standards
of living, and sees much to be done
*n constructive social work, such as
child- welfare.
In Prance women are working 12
hours a day, with two hours recess
at noon ,and che privilege of work
ing eight hours in the United States
under first-rate conditions should
not be neglected, according to Mrs.
Brown, who is now interested in or"
ganizing a hospital unit for over*
seas service.
Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign
opens September 28th.
Makes Direct Offer of Separate
z Peace to Belgium—Wilson
Replies Allies Will Use Force
And Do All The Dictating
London, Monday. — Terms of
Germany's separate Proposal of
raeace to Belgium hag been receiv
ed here.
By th,e proposed terms Qf Germanj]
*o Belgium, the latter is to remain
neutral to the end of the war. That
thereafter the entire economic and
BRITISH STEAMER
London, Monday, — The British
admiralty announced this morning
'hat i German submarine torpedoed
the British steamer Galw^y Caatle,
and that the vessel Bank shortly af
ter having beeu hit. The report
says that two hundred persons are
missing, and Included in the. list
are more than one hundred woman
and children.
HAWAIAN DRAFT HAS
MANY DIFERENT RACES
Honolulu, T. H„ Sept. 5.—Sta
tistics just made public by officials
in charge of the selective draft work
iD Hawaii show what material is
beinp poured into the American
melting pot at the "Crossroads of
thci Pacific."
More than half of the territory's
drafted soldiers are Filipinos, 525
o' each 1,000 to be exact. Ranking
next numerically are, respectively,
Japanese Hawaiians, Portuguese,
whites other than Portuguese, , part
Hawaiians, Chinese, Korfans, Por
*o Ricans and negroes.
Despite the cosmopolitan charactsfl
o" Hawaii's military units, the
commanding officers say that the
men show a remarkable aptitude
for war, drill well together and will
give a good account of themeevea if
they are ever pitted against the I
huna. I
political independence of Belgium is
to be reconstituted1.
That all pre-war commercial
treaties between Germany and Bel"
gium shall be put into operation af
ter the war. That Belgium shall
use her good offices to secure the
return to German" of all her col
onies taken from her during the
war. i 1
London, Monday. — According to
information which was received in
this city yesterday, Germany has
mad® a definite peace offer to
BeU.*um. ,.
' Amsterdam,, (Received Sunday). -
The Austro-Hungarlan government
has invited all Delligerent govern
ments to enter into non-binding di®"
cufuions of peace at »ome neutral
meeting place, with a view to bring
In" about peace.
The Holy Sea at Rome and all
neutral nations also wil be notified,
and invited to have representatives
present at the meeting.
An official statement from Vienna
making th® above announcement
h?s been received here.
Amsterdam, Monday. — The Aus
tro-Hungarian government stated
that the object of its proposed* peace
conference would be to secure an ex
change of views which woul# Show
wnether those prerequisites exist
which would make for a speedy in'
auguration of peace negotiation^
appear promising. ,
Wasnington, Monday. — It was
officially announced that Presi
dent Wilson in his reply to Ger
many's peace feeler sent out thfu
the Austro-Hungarian government
quoted his April frth speech
which he made at Baltimore, name
ly. ; I ;
, "Force! Force to the Upmost!
Fore?- without stint or limit! Right
eous, triumphant force, which shall
mak« right the law of the world and
cast every selfish dominion down
to the Dust!" '■
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