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ihe. Evemkg CiBrent YOL( 2, NO. 115 CAIlLNIlAI). XEW MLXH'O. W FPNLSlI IV, OCT. t), 11)1. JI.YIMI VeAr. lOr. .Month, ft', t n) 10,000 (ii:iti.s c.n 1 111:11 Enemy Smothered Under Great Dy Associated Press. Pails, Oct. 9, 1918.--Nearly ten thousand GeimatiH were tuken us prisoners yesterday by tlio allien, along various fronts of the bn.ttle fleld, says Mercel liutln In LYho de Paris. Germans evacuating Ar gonno forest, llattle continuing'. )eluge f Steel Explosives Americans Alone Capture Two Complete Field Batteries Uy Associated Tress. Washington. Oct. 9, 1918.- At the present rate of going, with the present average per capita, the fourth liberty loan will not rear the desired goal within the allotted time. Many liberty loan organi zations have adopted the slogan: "Double the Third" as a cam paign cry. Newspapers ure urged to tell the readers that basis for subscriptions to the fourth loan should be the third subscription multiplied by two. Uy Associated Press. With Americano Army In France Oct. 9, 1918. It Is now permis sible to state that It was the sec ond American division which bore the brunt In the recent hard fight ing. The ChampaKne division took Stetlenne, creating a salient projecting the German line. The second division consists of fifth and slith regiments, Marines, and ninth and twenty third Infantry, and fifteenth, sixteenth, nineteenth regiments, artillery. sm i:UH roit iu:m:ution. Ity Associated Press. Camp Dodge, Iown, Oct. 1918 Ilenjamln Salmon, Denver Social ist was convicted by cnuit maitlul of desertion and distributing pa cific propoennda, and sentenred to to twenty-five years hard labor at Leaven w a i th. Dy ol.ited I'ress. London. Oct. 9, 1918. Tolan Pasha, Toikish Premier, has n signed, Mirceefled by Towflk, for mer Premier. Knver Pasha, Min ister of wur also resigned. Uy Associated Press. With American Army In Prance Oct. 9, 1918. The President's le ply to Germany reached the Amer ican army, and the general tone of it was ery satisfactory. CAMltltU C APTl'IlL'!). fiy Associated Press. London, Oct. 9, 1918. Cambral captured b Hiitifh. with six thous and prisoners. Official. fly Associated Press. Ijondon. Oct. 9, 1918. The Anglo-Aiiief ican attack was resumed this morning on the entire front south of Cambral. llaig n pot ted progress b'lng made. By Associated Trees. Washington. Oct. 9. 1918.- Thin year's wheat crop will be nln liundred eighteen million nine hun dred twenty thousand bushels, de pirti:int of agriculture announced today. Corn production two bil lion seven hundred und seventeen million seven hundred and m-'H-ty fle thousand bushels. II y Associated Press. With Anglo-Amei leans, St. Queu tln, Oct. 9, 1918. Heavy fighting continued throughout the night ou the C.mbral-St. Quentin front. Ilritlsh-Amerlcans continued prog ress of Tuesday under heavy pro tective fire from Ilrltlsh artillery. Defeated enemy almost smothered under great deluge of steel explo sives. Large number of guns cap tured by Ilritlsh-Amerlcans a well as great batches of prisoners which continue to arrive at Cages. f Am erlcanst alone captured two com plete field batteries and n battery of henvey artillery. The Ameri cans raptured guns Tuesday when they xiiddenly outflanked both ends of the valley south of Promont. Do your duty. Iluy WAU VAV I NO STAMPS. GO 66 Over The Top WITH THE 4t berty HIE NANA L bank of mm Member of Federal He serve Bank SINCERELY YOURS FOR THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $200,000.00 0 YOU EAT? WE CAHKY A FILL LINK OF TIIK FINKST FltF.SH IlKKV, rOUK, MUTTON' AND Vi'IAL; CUUKI HAMS, HA tX) AND HIIOILDK1W. HOT lUUHKlTi; AM) ALL KINDS JOF SWIFT' rilKPAHKO M1SATM. 1 KLSIl FISH AND OYKTF.KS ALSO ALL KINDS OF 1 KLMl 11AKE11Y (JOODH. We find it necessary, ami will require iarmrtit of all ac count on the ft rut ud not later Uutn the 10th, of each month. Otherwise, we cannot nuke further charges. MODEL MARKET & BAKERY Phone 82 v Dy Associated Tress. Loudon, Oct. 9, 1918. nrltlsn advance between Cambral and St. Quentin proceeding well today all along the line Not ro much re sector on this front. Ntehha tfyh slstance as yesterday. In Ameri can sector on this front the Ger mans are resisting strongly. Am erican losses, however, na heavey, totnJ being less than half of the number of Hermans taken prisoners. If It's Job Trlntlng. tell the Cur rent, and they'll do the rest. ny Associated Press. Washington, Ort. 9, 101 R.- The German peace offensive met ana halted, unless the enemy is actu ally ready to sue for peace tu American-Allied terms, the Presi dent has turned his attention in the battlefields where the nermann are being driven back.. The Pres ident walked to Secretary Land ing's office and sent for General March, who appeared with a huge military map of the western front. Uy Associated Press. The great offensive of the allies appears to have reached the climax home epoehlal events are expected to happen. On the fiont from Houleis on the north to Verdun far down on the other end of the battlefield the Germans are being battered by successive blows, and In I'oiiif of these sectors they aie In a very seilous position. Walter Mitchell'. Ibuly Anlwi. Jlv Associated Tress. London, Oct. 9, 191.--In dip lomatic circles here President Wil sons reply to Germany is regarded as clever and logical. Pon't forgft that qunrter for that Thrift Stamp. Py Associated Tress. London, Oct. 0, 191 R. Germans today are caunter attacking heavi ly on Rulppe Ttlver, Champagne ana French are unable to make much progress. Fly Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 9, 1 9 1 R.--President Wilson's reply to Germany publish ed In noon edltlonH were greetea with general satisfaction and ap provol. Pewey Hardesty Is In from the TX ranch visiting his brother-in-law, O. II. Fpencer. Shafter Ward is reported slcg of Fpanlsh ioflucnia. at Camp Pli, New Jersey, though we hope not seriously. The body of Walter Mitchell, who died several days ugo, at Camp Dlx, of pneumonia. irilved on the train from the north this afternoon and was taken at once, to the mortuary chapel ut Thome ternoon at 3 o'clock at the City Cemetery Let all who can do bo, turn out and pay honor to our soldier dead. The services will be in charge of Ilev. II ( W( Lowry, and the other ministers. A vault Iww already been prepared ou tho family lot In tho cemetery, where the interment will be held. Henry and Carroll Hamilton re turned to their much on last chancs canyon, Wednesday, after spending several days' In town. lioin Monday mornlnc, at Lakewood, to Mr. and Mrs. Georgo It. Spencer, a son. Weight eight pounds. Mother and babe doing well. A light fine was Imposed on two young boys for violating a city ordinance by hauling a heavy truck over the sidewalk. The case came up In Justice court yes terday, the boyi pleading guilty.