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FOUNDED
CHARLOTTE, N. C, " SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1918.
Germans
Strong Lijle of Hindenlmrg .Sysfem Aiislria-Hunary Invites Holland; fo.Reqtiesi Bgenmfs to IV "
Pari : in Peace , 'btta'lionsMany-'Ktlteii;--ftr Explosions : 'at Perth Attiboy Sneil6adin& Pic,
IBM Oil!
.15 IT liiilF
Total Loan 1$ ' Only ; 14 Per
-. Cent Subscribed. ' V.
INFLUENZA HAS INTERFERED
Calculations Do Not 'Take Into
Account Subscrlptipnt With
. out Initial Payment
' h. fi.
'0, -
Washington, Oct 4. The nation la
x mp'chlnf toward Its six-billion .dollar
Elrtf loan goal at Just llttlo mora
than half the speed required to mailt
V. tain a dally subscription rat of
; 1311,000,000. Bond soles officially
, tabulated from raporta of banka were
announced by the treasury tonight aa
,tB,flt.tOft. or an Increau ot
000.000 In'tho laat 14 houra, . At tha
standard rata of 1115,000.000 a day,
tha record by this tlma should havt
been l,a7,00,000. 1 - , 1
This method of calculation falls to
, take Into consldatatlon, howevar, tha
fact that many subscriptions have not
been backed, up by first payments and
consequently are . not recognised Jn
the official reports and that natural
procrastination will cause thousands
of citizens to postpone' entering
pledges until late in the campaign.
National , headquarters today issued, a
reminder that only. 1 $ working . days
remain before the subscription period
, Epidemics of influenza nave com
pelled- th' Abandonment of public
loan meetlrtssjn scores of cities and
has made vlctlmajf hundreds of can
vassers and speakers, but reports to
day toid of the.qutek change of tao
tlca in' man communities by substi
tuting house-to-house canvassing for.
mass meetings. ' ;
In the whole country .the loan - is
Just 14 per cent subscribed. f .v
: Subscriptions and percentages or
quotas by districts are as follows:
,:-H- .f.-.; -'er ;--vt.-: Per- '
' Subscription, eentage.
St. Louis ..I10M6M0O .420
Boston' 14i.37.850 .SIT
Ban Francisco .. 7I.11M0O .111
Mlnneanolla 1M1A.B&0 ' .ill
"Chicago ........ in,3i2,$80 .127
New York ...... 222,212,600 .121
J'hlUdelphla ... I7.40J.400 .114
New York $222,212,500 ,i:s
Philadelphia ... ,67,408.(00 .114
Richmond . .t,..ll.B02,8SO .112
Dallas ......... ... 11,614,100. 10T
Cleveland ' ... .... 6.71.860' -.097
Atlanta, . . i ...... .1.128,050 ' .011
' Rural districts throughout the west
, seem to be farther progressed toward
jMieir goals ' than urban communities,
though some farming districts have
jf&y& the opening of their, cam
palxns to let farmers get, pressing
work out of the way.' . r -u r-,
" Secretary Houston, tonight issued
an appeal to farmers urging that they
buy Liberty bonds. , - h
AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE
. AT DURAZ20 DESTROYED:
BY WARSHIPS OF ALLIES
Sensational Exploit Carried Out
by American, British . ' and
Italian Craff Wednesda'J
Bytl Aasoolated:Pr4i.-V'
American. British and ltll war
ships have destroyed, , the Austrian
naval base at Duraszo, Albania. This
sensational exploit, which was carried
out - on Wednesday, seems to have
reduced, the Austrian to one large
naval center in the Adriatic, that of
Pols, although the port of. Fjume max
be used for this purpose. -
. The attack, coming at a time when
the Austrian In southern Albania
S - are dire straits after losing their
.,., .lU5, - i ea all public. Katherins in the city.
'fnJJIrt exception of the schools, un-
Ian troops launched an offensive there - .jt further notice v r
ltTvdJlLrK. .The-quarantini become,' effective
mn 7hSrtwn Ithfm. -5lf iS tn This means f that all
LVl fi a?.5!ultlleteMJ must c,0Se an gatherings
Xh nLlnn hXkl il-"S" of n klnd Including services In
mt i Mwtthjl1 fnnP?ii: cnurche can e' held. ' Became of
Irf wSi h? m'!!itn weU ventilated conditions of -the
?LB.lml,-b.-",!.ia.lli"vaJ ,ba" schools. 'they will be allowed , to reu
Zi rJtZ -TiTiVh .Vr Atili r,Zl
of Corfu, from which are directed the
operatibns of the allied fleet In the
AtA 'iaeeanaafi : i -v . ..-'''.- -
Med terranean.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
V IS ' MADE " BY ' PREMIER
Rome, Friday, .Oct 4.-4-Amercan,
British and Italianwarships have de
stroyed the Austrian naval bane at
; Purazso and the (warships - anchored
there, according to an announcement
mace ny premier crianao. -
"no mXter1aT1)amace
: DONE," ; VIENNA REPORTS
IVina (VI London). Odt. 4
-The
V X and harbor of Durazzo, Albania,
as bombarded for two hours Wed
nesday by allied naval and air forces,
bat no material damage was done. Ac
cord ng- to an. official communlca'
Issued today.. Attempts to penel .
tne nroor lauea, accoraing to u. .
communication
AUSTRIA-IIUIJGAUYHAS LAUNCHED
AnpTHER DEFINITE PEACE DRIVE
Has invited H pllahd tcfi) es 1 B el i rcnts tct PaStUi Ipatcrr
! 'the In&fetf of. Jaee
i-.B't THE ASSOCIATED P fcfcSg: V lApponyl.: the' Hungarian minister of
y HeporU nre to the effect tbat 'Aos
tria-Hungary asnlh evoking pVao,
having Invited llollund to request ihp
belllgerenu to participate in negotl
tlona. The. Hnngariad premier, who
baa arrived In Vienna Vlth nnmber
of Unngariaa atateame, la quoted s
saying that the Hangarlansagain are
laboring untlrtngly to the Interests of
peace, ana. we are-already negotia
ting." lV-
DELECATI0rT7RiRTvE$ AT U
, -VIENNA ROM HUNGARY
..
' Amsterdam, Oct. 4.r-A s delegation
of . Hungarian statesmen, headed by
Premier Wekerle, has arrived At Vien
na In connection with' a nes peace
movr according ta The Cologne Oa
sette. .. , ji v
, The other members of the WVkerle
party were Count Stephen, T'szk and
Count Julius Andrassy, tormor'Tre
mie.rs of Hungary, and Count AJber
Though 12,975 New Cases of
4;v;fi7,Arv Reported, ;
'vfrf;,-
Disease 2 Continues "Its. -Rapid
' Spread Among; Civilian Pop- .
" : ulatiQn and in Camps." , ,
Washington, Oct . 4. Spanishv In
fluenza continues its rapid spread both
among the civilian population and in
army camps. Reports today to the
publio health service showed tW dia;
ease had become epidomlcHn1 many
more cities while lt,975 'new. cases
were reported among soldiersvtraln
ing In this country, ' j - f;v
There was no records, to show the
pneumonia and death rate among civ
llians but In army tamps pneumonia
cases nearly doubled. Deaths in army
camps, however, decreased. The total
number . of Influenza cases Irv , the
camps now. is 127,976; pneumonia
oases, 10,429, and deaths, 2,8(9. '
. Camp unstom . Kansas, reported
the heaviest Increase In influenza: to
day with .. 1,274 new. eases, while
Camps Jackson, South -Carolina, - and
Sherman, Ohio, . each reported more
than 1.000. , ,
rln the fight' ae&lrtst the 'disease
among the civilian population 'the
public health serv es has- sent physi
cian to Norfolk, Va.. and Nashville,
TenbH and. has had calls from West
Point and Portsmouth, Va., which
will be filled as soon as possible? -
- The officials emphasized today toat
the best way to combat he disease
is to prohibit public gatherings,; This
now.has, been, done in many-cities
and he authorities say that every-,
whet's Influenza threatens to- become
epidemic are urged' to, take: similar
action. - --.' In Washington i today
churches were , asked, not to hold- re
ligious services until the disease Is
stamped out, while all dane halls
and army, hostess houses were order
ed closed.
COLUMBIA' QUARANTINED V .
BECAUSE OF SPANISH 'JFLU"
.i : ' t -Kvr !t m ' ;-, A? '
7 Special to Tlie Observer; - ' 1
Columbia, 8. C Oct. 4. Because of
the epidemic of Spanish influenza,
many cases of which have broken
out among the civilian population, of
,ftt a meeting this afternoon, prohibit
maIn open, Wit crowding in them is
rnbuoluteiv nrnhihitwi . w:- r
1 aDg0,Jtely Pr'Nted. - , '
1 . - L L " . v . . V"'"1. . ,'., ,
BRITISH LINES WITHIN
SIX MILES OF LILLE
' London. Oct. 4. The British have
driven their lines within six miles of i
Lille at Wayrin and. Eitinhem,' ac
cording to Field Marshal Haig'a com
munication issued tonight. Between
Lens . and Armentleres the Germans
are cont nuing their retreat Some
i further ground Jhas been taken by the
lirmsn netween ; cambral 1 and St.
Quentln, where there has. been hard
fighting. ; , t f; , . , .
ORDERS MEXTO COLLEGE, '
' Washington, Oct.- '4. The provost
marshal, t generbl '- has ordered " 2ftf
North Carolinians to be sent- to the
University of Virginia, at Charlottes
ville, for training- (tlong ' technical
lines. These men will help make up
the great nrmy of pp,claliKts who are
.requirea in connection with the mill
tiry organizations
iM
GAT.1PS DEGRE
Instruction.
NO'INVITATION RECEIVED 4
JXBY UNITED STATES AS YET
Washington. Oct 4: Secretary Lan
slhg -tonight authorized' the statement
that the American, government had
received no Invitation Irora Austria
Hungary to take part In peace nego
tiations as outlined in a dispatch to
night, from Amsterdam quoting- the
oorespondent . of The .Berlin iTage-t
blatt ,.,rr:s-; ,, ,
HOLLAND ALREADY HAS
y SENT OUT INVITATIONS
' ';.')'?''';',' . ' m' ' ''
f Amsterdam, Oct. 4. Austria-Hun
garyHhaa requested Holland, to invite
the belligerents to take part in peace
negotlkUons, says- the Vienna corre
spondent of The Berlin -Tagehlatt The
correspondent adMs that Holland al
ready has sent out invitations. -.
Leaders Dejjrring Program For
" Wonth Vacation.
To Wait Until
ar Revenue Bill
an Armjf Moey Bill Are in
More Defirtfe Form.
Washington, Oct.
With a tempo-
rary, suspension fit
tlon in ' both-senate
ortant Jpglsla-
house, Con-
gross leaders today he
for a definite recess
up their plans
djournment,
to wait until -the $8,0t,000,000 war
revenue . bill t7.000jDibl.00ff - nnnv
emergency "approprlatioV measures
take more definite form.
v xne senate was in recei until nv
Monday and house leaders today
agreed to put into effect at informal
recess by meeting and adjourning each
day, until October 14, when the army
appropriation measure is ' ti be re
ported. Leaders of both bodies are
ucici i ins ins .ijrugrnin mr a ffnonth
aajournmenv aoout uctoDer 10, over
the elections, until the armyVmoney
bill Is passed and If. Is -determined
whether the senate can procesd be
fore the elections with the
1 sett a Klltr .
jtiesponamg to secretary McAnnn's
R2,"L'Jt-.??'--Bpee
the revenue measure-the senat? fl
nance committee today begain sched
ule of longer dally meetings, v work
ing principally on Income ta sections
and oonsldering also extension of war
excess profits taxes to partnerships
as well as corporations and, possibly,
to Individuals. ' . .
Committee leadersfl although' anxi
lous to complete the bill'as fart as la
consistently .possible, believe it may
be :.Jm possible to. revise the 'y hill ;in
time for much .senate 'consideration
before the elections and it is ex
pected that a. recess or brief adjourn
ment of Congress may .yet be effected.
Chairman S.mmons, of -the , finance
committee today; , however . declared
he.would .Insist upon the, senate re
convening 'aoon f after" the . elections
and would oppose a suspension lasting
late Into November -,
END OF GASOUNELESS
' SUNDAYS NOT IN SIGHTJ
Garfield Refuses to iif tBan Jn
U Use of; Automobiles for Jiext
Two Sundays. ;y t; ;
f Washington, Oct. 4.-Fue-Administrator
Garfield refused today to lift
the ban on the use of automobiles for
the next two Sundays,- as requested
by Governor. McCall, of Massachu
setts,. to aid in combatting Spanish in
fluenza, v Dr.- Garfield's ' action was
based on advice of Acting Surgeon
General Richards, ofy the army, that
continuance of the gasolinele gun
days would have little if any ' in
fluence on the spread of the disease,
Pr.. Garfleld' stated that In round
numbers there were $.800,000 barrels
of motor gasoline In stock-September
J8, th-ltesf figures available, and
that pp April I of this year, the so
called peak period,; . there were 'ap
proximately 11,009.000 barrels pn
hand. " ' , - , .
NO MORE.. NEW SHOE -.
.v- LASTS .UNTIL AFTER WAR
'Washington, OcC 4. -There will be
no more new shoe lasts until after
the war, nor any more - two-colored
or other frnrcy models of footgear,
It was "decided todav that than
among the provisions vt the conserva-J
k.ui, anu .mimdiu in ivw HsrRemenv oe
tween the war Industries board and
manufacturers under which the num
ber of. shoe rtyies w.ll be-reduced
from about KSU to 150-
CONGRESS HOLDS
am
British Holding It . and Recon-
noitenng Far in Advance.
FIGHTING n MOST 'FURIOUS
Germans Seems ; to be ; Most
Astlve Now on Each Side of A
: the Narrow Breach. -'
With, the BrUish Army In France
Oct 4(l (5 p." ta By the Associated J
PresJf There has been fighting of
the most furious nature ; along the
British front today- This' has been
true especially; along' the Beaurevoir
l.ne in the region of LeCatelet.
The last strong line. OJt the Hlnden
burg system having been smashed, the
British In , possession of it and re
connottering far in advance, the Ger
mans apparently feeling that they
were fighting with their backs to the
wall, have, launched' six powerful
counter-anacks during the past' 24
hours. As a result of one of them the
British' withdrew for a moment from
..Beaurevoir Itself and from Montbre
hain to the -western outskirts of the
village.
For. these attacks the Germans used
two divisions which had been re
leased from the line through the cap
ture by.. thevFrench-of St. : Quentin.
All the other counter-offens'ves failed
utterly. At the end of therrt the bodies
of iGerman dead were piled high as
a result of the rlflle. machine gun
and shell fire and the British were
in possession of vital lines of the German-defense.
.-.' v. ..;...-'.
. The breach that has been made In
ihe system of defense hare- Is n-nar
row one as yet, For that reason the
armored cars which Went out to it
Tast night reconnoltered deeply around
new positions. Then they returned.
The Germans now seem to be most
active on each sld4u.of.the breach.
Apparently .they fear lhat'efforts will
be made to widen It . Meanwhile the
roads and railways everywhere In the
rear are crowded with eastbound traf
fic,' The civilians are being evacuat
ed from many towns. . . ...
In Flanders today the advance of
the allied troops seemed slow, be
cause the bad roads and soggy ground
made- it -almost imposs.ble for them
to negotiate the terrain at many
places. The soldiers fighting here are
caked with mud. Many of them have
had to wade- hip-deep through the
ooze while lighting their way forward.
Again there has been fighting la
the streets of Cambral, especially In
the southern- portion of . the town,
around which the British lines are
slowly but steadily being drawn, it
is expected that the town may fall at
any time. '
In the Lille sector , the Germans
are falling back eastward, leaving on
ly rear guards behind to protect the r
retreat Apparently they are head
i ed. for the Canal de Hante . Deule .
HOUSE PASSES FEDERAL
CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL
. Washington. Oct 4. Federal courts
are given Jurisdiction . in ; cases In
volving violation of : election laws
where election of United States sena
tors and. representatives are -concerned
by a senate bill . passed today by
the house. Vote-buying or sell ng In
such elections is made a federal of
fense and is punishable by a fine of
11.000 or Imprisonment. .
J The power of federal courts" ovtr
elections would be greatly extended by
the measure and its final enactment,
congressional leaders believe will in
sure prosecution of such cases' as
hertof ore were not within the Juris
diction' of the federal courts. , g.
' CAROI JXIAVS GRAMTATED. ' '
! Washington, jOctr4.--The following
Carolinians were graduated from the
field artillery officers' training camp at
Louisville, after having been .selected
from among the enlisted men -for this
course:., Leo CarT, Teacheys, 8. Q,;
Horace Clement Coolcy, Nashville.
'- Fair today; fair aid1 warmer ?un-l
day-' Xe-.W
When"the War is over beTproud! Ok t
what you've done Buy Liberty bonds. , ,
'lfIJ0-J0 SAYS . f
fprl'
' ' '.' 1 "J J ! . '
AMERICANS FORCE THE
GERMANS" BACK TO
, ; KRIEMHEILDE POSITION
Wltji the Amrelcan Army North
west of Verdun,-OcUiA.' (By the
Associated Press. ) The Americana
rcsumrd , the uttnrk this snornutg
went of the Mease and advanced
their lines from-two to five klUn
meters. . They captured Hill S40,
north - of Exermont, end the vil
lages or Gcsncs, I-levlllev' Clichery
nd La Forges. v4 ,v:-. ,
In the face of heavy artillery and
maohlno gun Are RlinolsK Wiscon
sin, western Pennsylvania, Virginia
and West v Virgin! troops have
forced . the enemy back-. In the
KrlemhUde position, south of Foret
wood. . . , 5--V- -A""-
SI
KILLED!
Estimates Place.Number of Dead
lldlHurl
TremenripusT ExplostonX dscurs
in Shell-Loading Plant Near
. Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy,1 NI J., Oot 4. Many
men were kilted and scores Of 'others
Injured In a tremendous explosion
early tonight at. the plant of the T. A:
Gillespie Shell-loading company. 'at
Morgan. 'near here. . !
The number of dead and 'Injured
cannot be determined until employes
of the plant answer a roll call in the
morning. . Estimates ' late ? tonight
placed the number , of killed and hurt
at from 60 to more than 100.
The plant, operated for the govern
ment by the Gillespie company, em?
ploys several thousand men and wo,m
en,. -Officials said tonight there were
abouV iornenrrH&e-ptKnt hnthe
exploskm-eccurredi. With the first ext
plosion., :..( government ; officials tele
phoned to nearby camps-for soldiers
to serve as guards and several hun
dred,; with a detachment of ' coast
guards were rushed to Morgan. '
The plant engaged in loading high
explosive shells, covers an area of 12
square, miles and comprises many
small buildings. The first explosion
occurred in a building In which T. N.
T. was being: made -and the flames,
spreading to other structures,, caused
a series of further blasts.-.) v .;
Explanations regarding the cause
of - the,- explosion -Vary bu t, according
to one account excessive heat was ap
plied to a vat of T. N. T: Another ac
count had it that a shell, which was
being lifted; fell and exploded. .
' The first blast waa terrific. It shat.
tered nearly all the? glass in 8outh
Amboy, one and a half miles away,
and was felt for a radius of nearly 10
miles.'..,..': ."..' " :,--;,: v' ." :'-
The extent of the damage, had not
been determined tonight. "
L OUVER AND TEN '
EMPLOYES ' ARRESTED
Charged With Conspiracy, Fraud
and Sabotage in Manufacture
of Shells for Government "
" Knoxville, Tenn., Oct 4. W.- J.
Oliver, millionaire manufacturer, and
10 employes were, arrested here to
night on a warrant, sworn out by a
military intelligence officer charging
conspiracy, fraud and sabotage In the
manufacture of shells which the war
rant alleges aid not fire true and were
dangerous . to United States' soldiers.
More, than 1100,000 is alleged, to have
been -obtained illegaUy..'-'&5. ;-,': '.:.; s
i The - government this ;? afternoon
sesed the plant i; of -the W.' J. Oliver
Manufacturing ' company,?' of which
the individual defendants-are officers
ana loremen.
THREE MEN INJURED IN
RAC Rl6T AT; HONWELL
Richmond. Va.. Oct 4. Three men
were Injured In a race riot at Hope
well, which reached Its height. of fury
shortly after ; 8 , p'clock ' this after
noon. .":'''-..'
' At midnight,, following the arrival
of two companies of fcoldlers from
Camp Lee, and (0 military police from
Petersburg. ' .Hope welt had OUieed
down. A company of state guards dis
patched to the scene by. Governor
Westmoreland. Davis also, aided in
quleUng the disorder which' for a time
threatened; to reach dangerous pro
portions , - . , , '
AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
SAID. Ta,,BE MODERATE
' London. Oct. 4. (By the Associated
Press, r British and r French forces
continued to advance today north ot
St, Quentin. They reached the out
skirts of Bontbrehain after severe
fighting, y The American ..carualttes
In ' the Argonne region are de
scribed as moderate. The Germans
have ' been unable to maintain their
usual artillery, fire and -.undoubtedly
beginning seriously io feel the loss of
the large number of runs: csntured
from them recently all along the west-
w u ii Utah ,..' j. . ji.'i . y ,.'?.;
SPAMSH POTtT finrLLKD J 1 '
BY KXE.MY SVBMARLVES
' f ilnhon, Oct' 4. -Two enemy snb
marlnes tolsy shelled the port of
WImbrn, 19 miles sonth of J Isbon.
1 lie sliore guns lnmedint j re
' hL whereupon tle swbr. rlnee
i.wl.- .
niiii eraiG iiul's
iliiililii:-
COUriTHY liBIJZEHLf.'.OST
Germans, MaklngTlurfledfPrep
J arations tof Evaluate t Dune
.Country Along ieacbast of
,: Belgium; uM
X WHh the British Forces in France,
Oct . 4.(By ' the Associated. Press. )
r-Brltishroops last nighty and .Otto
mortjlng mada progress in the neigh
borhood of , Fresnoy-le-Grand, north
east of St. Quentin, though only meag
er reports of the fighting In that dis
trict have been received. .
- The oountry behind' the' German
lines in FlandersT is-ablaze virtually
everywhere. From prisoners comes the
information that-the'. Germans are
making hurried preparations to evac
uate the- dune Country .of -Belgium,
along, the seacoast. Dugouts are be-
In the Armentieres' sector the re
treat of the GermanseeonUnue. The
British are now well t the east or
DER5
Lens. Mericourt.. southeast ot LehsHia teen under a heavv.bombard ' i ;
The Belgians together, with French
troops : have reached a point 2,000
yards south -of Heoglede and ! 1,006
yards southeast of the Chapelle-Rool-ers
road. - ..f-i'-.wv. fw.Wf
Civilians are being moved in a hurry,
from Courtral,' IS miles east of Tpres,
-v 3jre r no. signs i. deweli Oermaa
reserves anywhere. There is every. In
dication ;: of disorganisation not only
in the "enemy infantry but In the ar
tillery. Riots are reported to have
occurred among certain German units
In which eVen .their officers partici
pated. -: .v-:- '-',-'-W'".'-vv.-
A British offleer familiar with the
entire German .division In Flanders
said: , ,i,-v-.- &h k--i-.;v ;'?y
.-"Nothing would surprise ' us.Th!g
may turn into rout now." ,i
There Is tangible evidence thaWhe
Germans realize their position north
east of St. Quentin is extremely pre
carious for the roads In the rear' of
lh '; breached Hlndenburg- line-are
- m ui. ..-,it . i: .... -
Congesiea wim iiauiu.
'.The railways are Jammed'with ma
terial moving eastward at si great rate
and on some roads British aviators
have observed a straggling stream, of
civilians who are, being hurriedly sent
from the.Mar.. '
The 4 Beaurevoir Une having been
nlerced. the Germans soon. If not nowv
will find the".greatest difficulty in ar
resting the progress of the British.
Prisoners say they were given .Orders
to hold on to the . last moment in
order to give the Germans an oppor
tunity to construct ;'Une,,t,J,Valen-
clenne.v;::v--v.;;::.:
British thrusts ' between Fresnoy
and the, River Scarpe show that the
Germans are holding en with despera
tlon there, probably in an effort to
save some of their material and heavy
guns. -- ' -.' ' '.-."
. A New Tork ' division co-operating
with an Australian corps! north of St.
Quentin encountered ,th severest 'op
position and although suffering heavy
losses fought with the greatest brav-
... . B..Apiin. a . mn nfflfkl ' Cit the
Australian troops in a telegram which
he sent today to tne general in com
mand of: the New-York-soldiers,-
U AVIATORS COVER; ; 'JS,
I THEMSELVES WITH GLORY
Perform Almost ;the Imppssible
- 'irt Friday's Drjve Hbrthwest
rfyfrdunSIliiatitli'
With . the " American Army -North
west of Verdun, Oct 4, By the Asso
ciated Press 1:30 p. m.) The Amer
ican aviators again covered themselves
with glory and performed almost tne
imoofwlble- In today's i drive. Dawn
broke with mists heavy r over" the
trenchet an4 the country a.cross whlchat0wly pressing north ward. Throug
the Americans were to got and it was
hours before the weather cleared suf-.
flcSently to oermlt of any observation
to speak of. ' ' . ' - . '
' The splendid liaison that marked
the day's operations waa due In great
part to the work of the .aviators, who
countless times risked their lives In re
connolterlng. attacking the retreating
Germans and bringing back . reports.
German fliers during the entire morn
ing swooped over the Heads . of tne
American - . Infantry , only a . few
hundred meters above the earth, using
machine guns with telling effect until
driven off. ;-.,'Avi;,;-'t4-;'-:'.',."s:
Chiefly because of this daring, the
German losses were Unusually heavy
and even "the American anti-aircraft
batteries accounted for . seven ma
chines which they brought down "With
out trouble at the short ranges . they
could use. " , "
ALL ALLIED TTACJCS I
failed; cf cour.:;
' Berlin, (via London). Oct', 4
(via Londonie' . Oct,
"Vigorous .enemy, attacks on both
Bides of Routers, north of ft. Quentin.
at the i Chemln-Ues-Dnmes and 'In
Champagne were repuUed," sajs the
evening report from - general head
quarters. '
"Between.;, the An-onr." t- te
Meuse renewed Anient an aU- , ts toll
break through failed." - ., (
. n ... i- !:' ".' -. r - . I .' ''..,.-. -. -
s'owherr AreTeutyiic J Ar;:s . :
f ,r?';oeing jrermiusa Key.
continuing: T;dLOsftKl
; GROUND ; EVERYWHEhE
Jv.i.-j
j Armentieres Salient. ; V
BRITISH; ARE RARING LILLE
Allies ' Continue. J5airlmg Ground
In Flanders Frnqe'ltalyf Q:
rAlbaniaand hirlwpf v7
4 ? uuiiuuiv wti. i oy inc A5SO- ?
c!il4 D,.rtTl,.. i ....... tw v
dication, according to authorita- :
ahannnnmpnt ,hv hi. flrmmt ;
thu i enf!rk ''' W'in4re.i:rt4 '.V.''TkH;.':,'i
German? : ; already are removing -their
guns. TheABelr ianVcoast?:
.J. ..i,.l:'-..H,....!.... . ! iS: H-.t. ' 'i - I--
Nowheeo are the ; armies I of the v
Teutonic allies being permitted to rest,'
P. the fronui ln (landers.. JFrance. '
Italy, Albania and Turkey t!w enemy,
eUli oentinnee te 4m oi., or . i
being compelled to throw strong re--'
InforcenientM Into tus battle Une to
hold, back his srgPeeor8.-',K :j
- In Belgian Flanders, the Belgiaiw,
British - and ' Frendi . troops' are at 1.1
driving forward, altlmngh their speed
had been somewhat lessened hf rea
sonof the bad eondltioq of . the
ground. -v,.-k,4-,-v v'.-i?';.v.;; ;.,;.;
f; The enemy Is swiftly evacuating the
salient between Armentieres and Lens ; 1
and the -British now re standing only '-
m scant six miles aoathwest of Lille
over a front of a boot foee xoilee he-'. .
tween Wavrin and Eqlnghem. at the
former place having gained a position
astride the Lens-Lille imllroad.
XotwlUiMtandlng v- violent eoonter
attacks and a line strengthened by y:
fresh reserves the British betwr-n St. ,
Quentin and Cambral have mat.. lolly; -pressed
eastward ront the region of
LeCatelet and to the north have Im
proved their positions In Camhral so
well that apparently this in-portant :
town soon must fall. Taken, all In all."
the situation of the Germans In thla
region seems to be critical and the
crMs a hand. Far to the rear aerial
Observers report the roads -congested
with retreating troops, who are being '
harassed by the machine gun fire of
the airmen. As In Flanders fires are
everywhere) io be seen, and It la evl--
dent the enemy, renlking that he must
give farther ground, is vigorously ap
plying the torch. ' -
French Advance Around Rheijns. ;
' Around Rhelms the French have
further extended their galna north and
northwest of the cathedral city, .where ,
they- are all along the Alsne canal.
To the east In Champagne, Ameri
can '.forces are . fighting with tr, -French
between1 the Sufppe river an i
the Argonne forest in addition to
holding their Original battle line In
side and east of the Argonne for? '.
West of the Argonnewlth the ai l t f
French tanks the Americans have tak
en: the important height positions rf
Blanc Mont and the Medeah farrt en 1
pressed farther northward.
.1 Simultaneous the French have a i-
Vanced their front: eastward around
Challerange and gained better posi
tions for their. operation up the rsll- '
way toward Vousleres and the kee? -the
Germans Inside the northern por
tion of-the Argonn forest by an
flladtng Are throuKa the Aire val.y.
while the Americans press northward
through the forest driving the enemy ;
before them .The latest reports are
that the Americans have advanced al
most two miles in-the forest., and tn
the eastern side of the great wood ?
out this entire region the Germain
are resisting most subborr 'y. ,
-,ln the mountain r,eglon.!fi -northern-Italy
the. ttllans on sev- al s-rtsrs
have -attacked and defeat i the Aa
trlansi while In Albania tbe-A- ro
Hungarlans are In fast ri - ?
the - Italian armies, I t iK
Is working far in advance
fantry. -harassing th en
Semenf river in weate. AU
been crossed, arid the i rr.iy .
center Invaded.- -
- In Palestine th T i
driven far beyond Dniu.t.sofs v , t
British still on their he l ,r:
them. ,. '
i ADVAr.Cfc. C'fc..l
' ' - J '
' Paris.- Oct. 4. In i
Champagne the Frc
jeans have B-ivarr ' j
nan mii!'i i'n
shout rive
l'y, t 'lv.' , a t
cord, r to t"
munti inloa i
T! ral'r :
hus lieen evac
OCCUi Si'd 1 .- t
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