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.-AU.V V HOB OO^HTtlbimirAL, BJVOSD. 0. Mre iif%oiio NAZARETH IN GALILEE IS AGAIN >. . . IN CHRISTIAN HANDS AND CONTROL. THEADVilNCE IS IRBESISTIIBLE - • "• • i Airmen Pley Important Part In Sew- j Ing Up Enemy in Saclic—Brit- ^ ith Losses Slig^. > Onr transcendent interests, for the moment at least are the operations of the British General Allenby’a forces in Palestine. Here, in less ^ than fonr days the British have swept forward in the. center between the River Jordan and taken ft'' '•'"■’'(is Nazareth, while their ‘ i'...-3d rocmd in a swift enveloping movement hnd nipped within the maw of the great pincer all the Ottoman forces In the coastal sert6r, the plain of Sharon the hill region in the center and also the western Jordan valley. More than 18.0no Turks had been made prfsoner by the British and guns In excess of 130 had been counted ^ when the last reports from General Allenby were received. In addition great quantities of war stores had been captured, an^ still others -hao not been counted owing to the rapid ity of the movement-. Although the Turks at some points ■offered considerable resistance to the British, at no point were they able to stay the a^lvance. even nn the famouf field of Armageddon, which the Brit- ' •Jsh cavalry swept’across and occupied Nazareth to the north. Iji the op eration of sewing the enemy within the sack, airmen played an important role, vigorously - bombarding the re treating Turks. ^ Inflicting enormous casualties on them. The losses of General Allenby are described as . slight, in comparison with the impor tance of the movement carried out. ins. BAYNE BRIG. GEN. i. E. IIAHONIlf TEtJTON ALLIES APE' IN /FOR FURTHER extremely HA^D USAGE^BY ALLENBY. I NEE RESULTS OF ONE m Turkish Line Is Penetrated to Depth of Twelve Miles Over Front of Sixteen Miles. le WMtffn } JalosI Mrs. Bayne Is chief woman InSpec-l tor, food production department of Engli^d. MORE THAN 6,000 PR SONERS ■ • ALONG FRONT OF.,TWENTY-TWO '1; AND DEPTH OF THREE MILES ALLIES PRESS THE ENEMY. ‘ HIndenburg Defense System In Dan ger of Being Breached at Three Vital Points, . ITALIANS HAVE JOINED THE ‘ FRAY IN MACEDONIA i ' In Macedonia, the rtalia-ns have Joined the fray '■with the British, French. Serbian and Greek troops and are hard after the Bulgarians an(J their allies, who are being driven northward throue^southern Serbia. Between the CermTand Vardar river, although the Bulgarians and Gentians are sending up reinforcements, the British and French veterans have made another vicious and successful smash at the HIndenburg line. Sweep ing forward on a front of 22 miles, they went ahead from 1 1-3 to *3 miles, faking many prisoners. The most im portant aspect of the advance is that it makes more certain the capture of St. Quentin, which the Germans have been ordered to hold at all costs. Field Marshal Haig’s third and The Holy Land is aflame under the impetus of a mighty stroke by tho British, French and friendly Arab forces, and the Turks froin the Jordan river westward to the Mediterranean seemingly are in rout. . Added to their already heavy lossea in ground, men killed, wounded, or made prlaoner and stores cafitured in Belgium, France, Italy and the Bal kans, the Teutonic allies, judging from first reports of the hostilities be gun against the Ottoman in Palestine, are in for further Ixtremely hard usage. _ In less than a day General Allenby’s British forces, aided by French troops and natives under the flag of the king of the Hedjas, struck thetTurkish line over a frbnt of 16 miles and penetrat ed it to a depth of 12 miles, taking more than 3,000 Turks prisoner and over-running the entire hostile defen sive system. Railway amd highway junction poinW were^ captured and strong forces' of cavalry at last Ac counts were well in advance ^of I he attacking troops, threatening to cairy out a turning movement against the fleeing Turks which might prove c is- astrous to them. Meanwhile along-tne shores 6'f the^ Mediterranean nav^, units were clearing the coastal roads of the enemy by their gunfire. In addition to the large number of prisoners taken great quantities of* war materials had fallen into the ■ ^' V -V. A CROSS, CHILIKJS ORCOI IS iTII / IN RECENT \?PERATION8 THE GERMANS HAVE LOST 10,000 MEN AS PRISONERS. OUR AIRPLANES ARE ACTIVE Londdb.—The prisonep taken by tbe British in the Ipperatlon begun Wednesday northwest of St. Quentin now exceed 10.000. It^ore thAn 60 big guns were taken. , ^ “Further reports conjirm the ^eavy Nmeaiwru^PIIIIIIggjp^igpfJ nature of the co’iinter-attack which the enemy delivered north of Tres- _ . . . ..... , cault, and the severity of the losses Brig. Gen. John E. Mahoney is one . 1 .v , ■ , , ... ,1 1* j inflicted on his division, including the of the colonels of the United State* ! ^ .i. « j v , ■ ... ' . sixth Brandenburg division. - Mar ne corps who hf^ve been given “ generalships. General Mahoney hM seen active service in the Spanish- American war, In the Philippines, Mex ico,. Haiti and San Domingo. -He wmt appointed second. lieutenant in 1883, operations begun northwest of St. first lieutenant In '1890 and captain in Quentin exceed 10,000. We also-cap- “Fighting has taken place in the sec tor east of Epeny and also in the neighborhood of Gouzeaucourt: . “The prisoners taken by us In the 1899—is now stationed at Guan> lanamo Bay, Cuba. hands of the allied troops. ^— vi, PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT ' OF A GREATER LIBERTY DAY OBSTACLFS TO BE OVERCOME VICTORY’ or ST. M1HIEL MAS . * MADE CLEAR WAY TO GREAT GERm/n STRONGHOLD. Capture of Ancient City Alsace- Lorraine Will Again Become French Possession. New York.-^Very naturally as a re- tured over 60 guns. “The enemy aircraft activity was slight. Four hostile planes were brought down and three others were driven down out of control. Four 6f our machfnes are missing. “Our planes kept in touch with the advaheihg’troops and assisted in the attack by bombing and with machine gun fire, as well as by reporting many targets to the artillery. During the 24 hours, 16 tons of bom^s, were dropped. . THE BULGARIANS STILl^ ARE IN FULL FLIGHT In the Macedoniai garians still are in' ^eater the Bul- full flight before Washington.-^Presldent Wilson has fourth armies charged over tjie trench ' .Saturday, October 12, the system occupied by the British before liundred and twenty-sixth anni- fhey-were pushed back by the Teu- discovery of America, tonic flood last March. They captured in wide sectors the outer defenses of celebrate it to stimulate a ., • o’OTiorr*iie roGriATiao fr* tTigi fmirfh T.IK. the Hindenburg line. The British assault was over a front of ie miles, from Holnon, west suit of General Pershing s victory in the Serbians, who haf^'e recaptured nu- the St. Mihiel salient the eyes of all merous towns, taken large numbers of his countrymen’are fixed upon Metz, prjgoners and great quantities of war Its forts are now within range of ourj stores. Followitig the usual-^iactics of heavy field artillery as they have tJje Teutonic - allies, the enemy is been within range of French heavy | devastating the country he traverses, guns' oif the hills above Pont-a-Mou- leaving it a wilderness through the son on the east bank of the Moselle, since the autumn of 1914. From eome of the latter hills Metz Itself is visible ^‘a clear-day. From our present ifronf north of Th^aucourt tna generous response to the fourth Lib erty loan. • ' The President’s proclamation ^fol--, we are distant little paore thanX five •1UA.1 ilows: , Almiles from the battlefield of Maro-la^ A^ed tropp^ ^ave continjed Ihelr , of St. Quentin, to Gouzeaucourt. north . U. A. j.^.iflltonK'^Uire -Baaina threw awaji pressure. .The Serbians west of the I nf Rnahv m fhair whi^h I anniversary of *916 SanoL‘of mlHtl?^ pressure. .The Serbians west of the Vardar riyer have crossed the Prilepe- Ishtib road at V^'ardar, which con stitutes an advance of more than 25 miles into their once-held territory.. To tlie east of Monastir the Italians have begun operations in the famous Cema bend and have, taken several* posKlons. PLANS To\eCURE ALLOTMENT OF MEN NEEDED IN NAVY Was-hiugtem.—The program under •which the navy and the niarine corns ■will secure the men hereafter ne^ed was aannounoed by Secretary Daniels after conferences with representatives Of his department, the 'marine corps and the provost marshal general’s of fice. T,he navy Is to have an average of 15.000 men Wmthly, while the vas^\ rine corps will get 5,000 monthly 'for four months and 1,500 each mointh thereafter. ^Of'the navy’s allotm.ent of 15.000! ft may efliist or enroll'men who ■'ia\^e special qualifications for certain navy . work, but the remainder wHl come from “the run of the draft.’’ navy of ficials culling out skilled men .to meet as far as possible the special ns'cds [ of the semice. Men desiring to etfter either the ! marine or marine corps will be re quired to make apaJication .at the proper recruiti].g oWce. llTien men Are’iaccepted for the navy, the mobili- atlonz officers will apply for them through their draft boards, bet in case of men qualified to enter (he marine corps the recruiting officer will send a request to tJre provost marshal general for their enrollment. of Epehy. In their advance, which •reached a depth of more than thrde America must, therefore, have for miles at some points, they tqok more I fateful year a peculiar and than 6,000 prisoners. i thrilling significance. We should - I make it a-day of ardent rededication While tne Premm aavance was less ! - . , ... TZ X , ,, , I to the ideals upon which our govern- spectacular than that of the British, i , , - , , , . ,,, , ment Is founded and by which our with whom they co-operated, they = _ ^ - • , , , ' „ „ . . . , 1 present heroic tasks are inspired, were equally successful in gaming j . * their objectives. They moved forward ! Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wll- on a -front of six miles to an average ^ President of the United States, depth of I 1-3 miles, adding several appoint Saturday, the 12th day of hundred prisoners to the British bag. October, 1918, as Ll^qrty day. On They now hold the southern outskirts ^ request citizens of of Contescourt, less than three miles ; community of the United States, from tl^ suburbs of St. Quentin. l appoint Saturday, the 12th''day of Thisdty wheravthe trooDs of Von Liberty day. On ’ that day I request the citizens of every community of the United States, city, town, and- countryside, to celebrate the discovery of our country in order Tty, wher.t>the troops of Von Goeben scored a great victory in 1871,, is one of the buttresses of the Douai- Cambrai-St, Quentln-LaFere-Laon line, beyond which it-has been announced ■the Germans would not fall back. With to stimulate a generous response to ti, - 1. ■ *1. » , , ^ . T Tn the fourth Liberty loan. Commemo- the French m the outskirts of LaPere, ^ wifi, c* rative addresses, pageants, harvest with St. Quentin invested and with the British battling doggedly for Cam- brai, the great Hindenburg defense system is in danger of being breached at three of its strongest points. Once^ ousted from it the Teutons will have back of them no strong fortifications until they reach the Maubeuge de fenses. home festivals or other demonstra tions 8ho|ild be arranged In every neighborhood under the general direction- of the -secretary of the treas ury and the immediate direction of the Liberty loan committee in co-oper- alion with the United Stales bureau of education and the public school au thorities. Let the people’s response ! to the fourth Liberty loan express the GENERAL SOUKHOMLINOFF IS | measure of their devotion to the ideals COURI" MARTIALED AND SHOT which have, guided the country from —^ ‘ its discovery until now, and of their London. General Soukhoriillnoff, determined purpose to defend them “For the purpose of participating in berty day celebrations all employes of the federal govcinment throu^out the country whose services can be HAIG SMASHES HUN LINES , AT FOUR DISTINCT POINTS minister of war- in the Russian Im- ^nd guarantee their triumph .^perial cabinet from 1909 to 1915, was court ^artialed on September 3 and liberty day celebratioiis all employes shot on the same day, accordmg to a . Petrograd dispatch printed in .-the - newspapers of Vienna and transmitted here by the , of the Exchange AMERICAN .GUNNERS EASILY ' CZECHO-SLOVAK FORCES ARE HOLD THE UPPER HAND GATHERIflfc FAST AT IRKUTSK use of the torch and explosives. yTjn European Russia th€'"^b3|^eviki Md the Germans for the moment seem to have the upper hand over the Czecho-Slovaks, who been com pelled to evacuate Volsk:, Simbirsk and Kazan. The success of the en- neiemy forces is. attributed to a lack of is-' ammunition and other supplies by the tory and lost not merely. Metz ^and Czecho-Slovaks. In ’Trans-Caucasia his army, but also Alsace-Lorraine, to i the British force which recently went France. And, as a result of St. Mihiel, it Is not too mu;h to say that the determi nation'aroused in all Americans, sol diers-and civilians alike, is to make pne part Of America’s work in this war the .return of Metz, and with it Alsace-Lorraine, to France. The work Is not-^to be undertaken lightly. We are bound now’, stsvwe look at the campaign jukt beginning, to recognize how great are the obstacles in our pathway, but the very greatrtess of tjiese obstacles ajdds to the splendor of the achievement toward which we have taken .the first step. SERBS, BATTERED BUT NOT BEATEN, TAKE 3^000 PRISONERS . ■ , ^ spared be excused on Saturday, Amsterq^am correspondent ^2th day of October, .^foi- the en- lange Telegraph Company. "WOODROW \^SON.*’ London. — Field Marshal ^ Haig’s troops smashed into the German Tines at four distinct points on the battle front. English tr-oops, near Gavrelle, north of the River .Scarpe, advanced on a two-mile ffflITT* East of Epehy the British capture.d several organized . points of resistance.. North of Epehy, Haig's men push- «d forward in the sector south m /il- lers Guislain. They- also repulsed a German attack on-Mouvre's, With the -American Army on the Lorraine PTnot.—In The artillery , ex change of Tuesday the- American gun- 'Toltio.—Czeoho-Slovak forces from the west and those from 'Vladivostok, ■While the Serbs and their French allies are wresting from the Bulgars ^me of the strongest positions they have held in Macedonia for the past two years, Marshals Foch’s forces are nibbling successfully ^ the German lines on the western front in the face of more determined reristance. The near east'furnished the most sensational neWa of the*day, howevef. The offensive which has been launch ed there ■ seeni^ not only tha most successiful, hut the most pretentious in many months. It appears probable that a further advance by the Franco- Serbian troops^will necessitate’ the recall of the Bulgarian ' divisions which have been loaned to Efmperor William to bolster -the Teuton resist ance in France and Flanders. to the relief of the beseiged Arme nians in Baku has been compelled to withdraw into north Persia in the face of the large Turkish forces and the ineffectiveness of the Russo-Armenian aid. WAR MOTHERS IN ' CONVENTION SPEAK TWENTY GERMA NDIVISIONS HAVE'. BEEN COMMAND With the American Army on the Lorraine Front.—One ..hundred and eight German infantry battalions. Evaftsville, Ind. — “UnconditionaJ surrender^-is demanded oif the Ger man nation in a resolution sent by the War Mothers of America, holding their first national convention here, to President Wilson, General Pershing and the American expeditionary forces in France. The resolution reads; “Millions of war mbthers of Amer ica, represented in national conven tion in Evansville, stand loyal behind you in your desire to make no 'peace yntll Germany and her allies surren der unconditionally.” The adoption of the resolution fol lowed the reading of a telegram from' President Wilson as'follows: "To the war mothers of America, the heart of the whole nation goes out in pride and deep sympathy; sym pathy because of the supreme sacri fice they have made and In pride be cause of the superb courage with which those sacrifices have been ac cepted. Th.eir sons are making Amer ica loved and honored wherever men love freedom and respect justice. Their heroism and their sacrifices will make the whole world a happy and safer home for the wives and mothers of brave men in the days to come. LOOK, MOTHER! SEE \F t^QUT IS COATED, BREATH MOTpR STOMACH SOUR. ••CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF CAN'T HARM TENDER 8TOI ACH, LIVER, BOWELS. .\ Counter-Attacks ^ by Enbmy Result Only in Repulse With ^ Heavy Losses of Men and Morale. A.; ir I Z' Every mother realizes, afteT^^feiTing ner children “California S. tup of Figs,” that this is their Idehl laxative, because they love its pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender little stomach, liver and bowels with out griping. When cross, irritable, feverish, or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the topgue, Mother! If coated, give a teaSpoonful of this harmless “fruit laxative,” and In a few hours all the foul, constipated'waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have a well, playful child again. When the little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, dl- arrlwea, indigestion, colic—remember; a good “lnslde.^cleansing” should al ways be the first treatment given. Millions of mothers keep “California Syrup of Figs” handy; they know a teaspoonful today saves a sick child to-morrow. Ask your druggist for a bottle of “California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, chil dren of all ages and grown-ups printed on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here, so don’t be fooled. Get the genuine, made by “California Fig Syrup Company,”—Adv. AVIATORS ARE ALWAYS BUSY Americans on the Italian Front Take Advantage of Every Momertt of Good Flying Days. On good flying days, every moment of the day is utilized by American avi ators in Italy. The men are up at five o’clock, and by six flying is in op eration. Men go to breakfast in relays, so as to^ecouomi'/.e time, and sundown finds them grudgingly giving up for the day. One time-saving device I ob- serven, say's James II Dure in Leslie’s Weekly, was to make landings some 200 met ers from the lieach, and to have the next Student ready in a boat to toke his place equipped with his life preserver and helmet. The exchange ItSok usually less than two minutes from the time the engine was stopped unUl the propeller wais in action again, ' and the flight started. This also elimi nated the liability of-tlamaging the hy-, droplaue in beaching lt,*as sometimes the keel is grounded, or one of the wings strikes an object, putting the piadiine out of commission for a time, to eay nothing of the engine overheat ing as it “taxis” (to use the techni cal term) to its landing place. ' MLL NOT CONSIDERj ^ IMANY’S OFFER OF PEACE A London.—The Belgian ford^gn min ister, in discussing Germany’s “peace approach” to Belgium, declares that ners held the upper hand, destroying having effected a junction at equivalent to 20 divisions, have been German ammunition'dumps near La- Tohita, are concentrating at Irkutsk in disbanded, It is learned, In order to the conditions ^cannot be taken as a Chaussee, in addition to a big gun, preparation for an advance to relief AH the gap made by the past year’s basis for any serious discussion. From and making direct hits on the rail- of the Cezdho-Slovaks in European fighting. Women and hOys are'being | the details furnished* by the foreign road near C’hainbley. A number of box Russia, says a war office announce- called to the auxiliary service to re- minister, it appears that Belgium re cars were destroyed near Chambley. ment. The relief force will be com- place men. Five thousand women celved no formal proposition directly 'The Germans threw.800 shells, Into manded by General Geida', the Czecho- have already been mobilized for this from 'the German government but the regions around Xammes, Benney Slovak leader. Immediate and impor- purpose, • and boys of 14 are being that commounlcations came-'by an In- and Chateau St. Benoit. I tant results are expected. TWO AVIATORS ARE KILLED / AT INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY IndianapollB, Ind.—Captain Ham- Jiiond, of the British royal flying corpe, ^ind C. Kinder.'’S)f Greenfield, Ind., were instantly killed, and Lieut. Roy Pickets of the speedway aviation fleW. Indianapolis wls seriously in jured when an airplane, iif which they were returning to the field from t Liberty loan trip to Gfeefifleld went Into a nose-dive and .fell 400 feet while/ they were preparing to make e 'Vif'rt at the speed way field. THIRTEEN TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED ON DOCKS AND DOME VERY HEAY LOSSES BY FOE AT BATTLE OF ST, QUENTIN British Headquarters in France.- utllized. direct channel. SPANISH INFLUENZA BECOMES EPIDEMIC IN THREE CAMPS Washington—Spanish influenza now German casualties in the battle of has become epidemic in three army attacks southeast of St. Quentin, have Ijondon.—British army and navy aviators in the last 48 hoars have droj/ped thirteen Jons of bombs on^^e j St. Quentin, which now is quieting camps. Surgeon Qeneral Gorgas an- docks at Bruges and a German Air-j down, have been most heavy owing to nounced. There are .1,500 cases at drome in Belgium, says an official! the close charaeter of the fighting Camp Devins, ,Mass.;j,1.000 at Camp and the sturdy resislance of the Teu- Lee, Virginia, and 350 Camp Upton, tons. The sixth Brandenburf division New York. The disease. General Gor-' was'raked to shreds by a mamine gun gas said, has appeared in only a mild barrage. ■ form. Two deaths thlis far have been THE OUTSKIRTS OF BENAY REACHED BY THE FRENCH Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There 1| only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness, and that is by a constitutional remedy HALL’S CATARRH, MEDICINE IcW through the Blood on the Maeoiis Surfaces of the Systenv Catarrhal Deafness Is caused by an Wlamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closed, Deafness Is the result. Unless the Inflammation can be re duced and this tube restored to Us nor mal condition, hearing may be destroyed forever. Many cases -of Deafness are caused by Catarrh, which la an Inflamed ®*2?»-Alon of the Mucous Surfaces. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot MEDICINE. CATARRH AH Drogglsts 76c. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, f Jerusalem to Gaza by Rail. The modern Kthioplan travels from Jenisalem.to Gaza on the way to his home country far up the Nile by rail road train. Reports from Palestine in; dlcate that sine* the British occupation of the country Gaza, the chief city of the Philistines in Old Testiment days, and the scene of Samson’s exploits, has*become an important railroad cen ter, the broad-guage railway having been extended from Gaza to h point 60 miles to the northward, and the old Turkish line from Ludd to Jeru salem, as well as the recently con structed branch line from Gaza to Surar Junction, has been restored and Is now In operation.—Rochester Post Fxpress. Paris—The French, continuing their statement'from the admiralty. In air fighting 11 German airplanes were de stroyed, Five enemy seaplanes whieh app-oached the east coast of England were driven off by four Brit ish machines, one enemy, machine be ing destroyati. reached the outskirts of Beriay, ac cording to the war'^office announce ment. In the Soissons sector, nu merous enemy counter attacks west of Jouy were repulsed. The Importamt town of Contescourt in tbe St. Quentin sector. Is- now en- The villages of Holnon anjpmplre reported, both at Camp Devins. Every Hrely in the hands of the Frenph. wbo have been entirely cleared At small effort Is being made to combat the also occupied Castres, further to tbS pockets of dannaas. || i disegse. i A New Way to Shave . Tender skins twice a day wlthoiit Irri tation by using Cutlcura Soap the “Cutlcura Way.” No slimy mug, germs, waste of time or money. For free.sam- ples address, “Cutlcura, Dept. .^X, Bos ton.” At druggists and by mall. Soap 26, Ointment 25 and 50.—Adv. The Hospital Angle. ' “It cobts $3,000 to kill a man in hat- Ue." . “Ravens! One ^lould think they all died from appendicitis operations.” a. '■ 1
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