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t t :.-( , : - ,f- r . . . r, YESTERDAY'S WEATHER l). WA THE BTKBAO Bpt. 19, 101 l.at twenty, fourr hours', raUall,. ' 0.00. TprtM,,MiB rSi'ttai., 83. Wither .Cloddy;" T . FOOD FORECAST FOR TODAY V On Wheatlese and One MmUm MmI 4 VOL. til; " NO." 76 V-v.v. HONOLtiW HAWAII TERRITORY. FRltfAY, SKJ'TEMHER 20, 1918. SEMI-WEEKLY. WHOLE NUMBER 4773 SITUATION OF PlBftS BECOMES MORE SERIOUS British Oains Between Cambrai And St. Quentin and French Gains Just South Makes Ger man's Hope of Holding Line Fade NEW YORK, Scptcmler 20 (Associated Tress) With ten thousand prisoners taken during the past two days by the British in their drive against the Ilindenburg line between St. Quen tin and Cambrai, and with the French eating steadily into the de fenses southwest of St. Quentin, the situation of the Germans rest ing their hopes upon the Ilindenburg defenses becomes more des perate. While the resistance to the Franco-British advance on the Cam-brai-St. Quentin sector is growing more and more stiff, with fresh troops being brought into the fight to hold these two fortress posi tions, it is noticeable in all the reports that the Germans have not been sending any counter attacks forward of a serious nature. All the correspondents on this front agree that the Germans appear to have plenty of men, but there is an equal "agreement on the fact that their stomach for offensive fighting appears to- be very weak. PRISONERS AND GUNS TAKEN Last night General Haig reported that during the past two days j the number of Germans captured northwest of St. Quentin has grown to more than ten thousand, while more than sixty big guns have, also been taken. . 1 ; Besides the nearly three thousand prisoners taken by the Bri tish the Germans lost heavily ,in the one counter attack of import ance they delivered, thi being alonj'the sector' At Mbeurres, directly ; west of Cambrai, , Here -the; attacking ehcraj'jivw fed "down by ' thyrUtgitdiia f,!' - '; '' From ttie southern end of this sector along a front of several miles to s6uth of Gouzeaucourt, where the British front crosses the Hindcnburg line, the Germans maintained a heavy bombardment of the British lines and of the roads in the rear, but attempted no infantry attacks. 1 NO VIGOROUS COUNTERS Even after the British had seized the heights northwest of St.) Quentin yesterday and reached advanced positions which menace I the Ilindenburg line'at this new place, the Germans made no vigor ous efforts to regain any part of the ground. L'nless the Germans j do counter attack here in force before the British can thoroughly consolidate the positions, their hold upon St. Quentin and the Hin-' denhurg defenses along a wide front are gone. Yesterday's gains by both British and French mark a material) development of the drive against both St. Ouentiu and Cambrai.; The French struck powerfully southwest of the former city and , gained ground that brings the southern edge of the nippers into a ' better position than ever to squeeze the garrison out of the fortress) and force the abandonment of valuable ground. CONTINUE ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT In yesterday's attacks the French reached the outskirts of Benay, directly south of St. Quentin, while the important town of Con tescourt and the town of Castres, further to the northeast, are en tirely in French- hands. A short distance north of here the llritisli made further progress on Wednesday night and yesterday in the movement which designs the encirclement of St. Quentin. The advance proceeded north of 1'ontruet and reached the German outposts on the Ilindenburg line. Renewing their attacks the Australian forces carried several German outposts on the Ilindenburg line, their victorious forward sweep capturing L' Empire and Gauchy wood, to the west of the town of Gauchy. The Anzacs took considerable numbers of pris oners, guns, machine guns and supplies. MEET STOUTER RESISTANCE On the Aisne-Ailette front the French met with a stouter resist ance from a strengthened foe. Heavy counters were launched by the Germans west of Jouy but all were repnlsed with sanguinary losses. On the Vesle front, where the French and Americans hold the Allied line, the Germans sought to counter attack northeast of t'our landon but the attack fell down completely in the face of the heavy artillery fire which it met from the French lotteries. WILSON PROPOSALS tBIG FERRO-MANGANESE APPEAL TO LABORERS Inter-Allied Conference Advised To Espouse Them l,O.MK)V, Hopt.Miil.er I'.l (f)lli.ii.li Itiirtiii mi I hi T(ij(i.inl of ttm American dfli'yiiti'H tluit the lntcrul lieil I.alnir mill Hoi ialint rmiferpiici' en ilnriic tin1 fiiiirtix'ii pniKils of l'ri'ni llit WiImoii u till' nir Binl 111'nri' liiiiM of tin' Htnti'H, tin' foriMKii n- 1lticillH of (ho I'Olifi'ri'iue ri'porti'il to iliiv in tiTiiiH even Ht runner tliliu tlium' iroiosi'd I iy the Aiin'riiHii ili'li'iitrs. Tin" report hh )iri'MCiit i'iI mi l wliirh it in fully ixi('i'ti'l will tin uilotdl ny in part: " We recouiiiicii'l tlmt this I'onft'rencn milmiriln' to tlif four ti'on pointM forniulntfil liy ProHlilcnt WiIhiiii hi war. or peiii'fi aims thna HiloptinK u polii y of rlcurnpHN nnil moil trillion u oppoHcil to a policy ilicta ttit enlunlvely by chUri ou tke WORKS ARE OPERATING (ili:.'r FALLS, Montana, Koptem- lil'l III.- 1 1 Itlir ill I I - IplTII I IHIlM IllIM' l.t'.'ii stiuli'ii in one .if tliv imiiM'i In r I'xl fcrin niHiiuu ni'W pliintf which Iiiih lii'cii cri'i'tcil nciir here. The plnnt con t:iin live furiiHfCH nnil will prmlui't ninety Ioiih of ferrn inn iiraiiOMe ilaily which is iiiiiiikIi to treat 10.01)11 tonn 1. 1 -ted. Thi plan' whs built at the reipient nf tl'e I'ovcniinciit so that hlnps mImcIi liBe been brin'inj; terra inn nunese from CiiIih Mini Noutli Ameriitiii Kirts mm' be releriM'il to carry other war Niipplip. It ill a part of a new policy or iii'hm'rial plan umler which the Cn itetl States ia to proiluce it uerln no far n niny be potsible at home and reniierpd t"r indept'iiilcut of other countrlen auil diftlculties which are at tudant npon ahipplng aud Imports. WESTERN FRONT a.s it exists today and line upon which Germany will probably fall back. The shaded portion of the map shows the' Allied gains since General Foch assumed the offen sive. Toward the lower right corner from the center is seen the St. Mihiel salient. The probable new line-li the dotted line to the right of the present line and runs trom Axel to the Aresnt line . U ,M H, , L. ?. I. i mm in t I w . l m NEED OF SUPPLIES Suffer Reverses In Eastern Rus sia Because They Are Short of Munitions NKW YOU K, September -'0 ( A no ciateil I'reHH i While in Siberia the ( 'I'. liii Slov'iik' nnil tli"ir Allies i-on tin'ie their fuccessful proreHH in Hast em linsNiii the ( Vci hu Slovaks are suffering ball v fur lin k of inunit Ioiik, fnipplit'A anil i 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 ii L which they are looking to the Allies to furnish them. In tluit comity they have suffered con silient Me reverses in consequences of then poor piepnreilness to meet attacks. Loiiilou despatches snv that they are beine; hard pressed by the Holsheviki and their Teutonic nllies who lire tieiii( assistc. I directly by the (iermaus. In the face of stroiiK and well armed forces the I '.echo Slo aks have been forced to (jie way and the enemy has occupied Volsk, Simbirsk and Kazan. The fall of Ku.au is reported to have been due chiefly to the lack of ani'iiil nition. Refugee say tlint I'etroejrad is en tirely in the hands of anarchists but that reports that a lare part of the city has been burned are exaggerated. NEW COMMANDER IS CALLER ON WILSON WASHINGTON, September ltt (Otll eiah Major (ieneral Jaiiin, the French army officer who recently deijjuat ed to coii)iuHad tlit" Oiteeho Slovak armies in Kraiuc, Italy Hint Russia, call cd on I'resi.lenl Wilson today to pay his compliments to the American chief I'xccul i e. Major (ieneral .lauiii is now on his way to Vladivostok and the Siberian headipiartcrs where he will direct the operations of the Czechoslovak forces. - w. a. a. -- - BAKU CAPTURED IS CLAIMED BY TURKS I' A KIP, 8fUiii)..'T ,UUl(s(oiiiitml Press) Counant i uople despatches claim the capture from the British and Armenians of Baku. This important Caspian port was entered some weeks ago by British forces from across north western I'crsia. At that time it was being held by the Armenians. - w. s. s. - - CONSTANT AIR RAIDS TERRIFYING GERMANS AMSTEHHAM, September M- (Asso eiated 1'iessi Allied aviators arc daily showering bombs upon Cologne, Colder, and other cities it is said in the lie! volk, copies of which have been re. ceive.l. Many are being killed in these raids ami many of the residents of the raidud towns ars fleeing to Holland. CZECHO SLOVAKS IN HUBER WILL SEEK TO AMEND SHEPPRRD PROHIBITION LAW HIXO, September 19 (Special to The Adrcrtiaer) United States Attorney S. C. Huber and United States Marshal Smlddy yesterday and last evening raided four "swipes" distilleries and, after taking samples loi evider.ee, spilled more than 200 gallons of the illicit stuff. Later they I'jtt for Kona where it is expected that further raids will be made. Before leaving for Kona, United States Attorney Huber said that their trip is for the purpose ol obtaining personal information so that he i an report the situation to Washington with a view to securing amend ments to the Sheppard act whlc h will give to the county police and to the territorial courts equal Jurisdiction with the federal officials and the fed eral courts in the enforcement of the law, the arrest and the prose jiitlon of offenders under It. GERMAN CLAIM IS PRETENSE American Victory Well Earned WAslllNUTO.N. September L'l) ( As siKiatcl l'lessi- (.'opus of (ierman or ders, captured with prisoners who arc now in I lie hands of the Americans tie t'ore Metz, prove that the (ivriuan boast flint the Americans cleared the St. Mihiel salient because the (iermaus re tired in a. -cor. hi i with plans lonp con sidered for the I'vacuation of the salient is typical of the (icnuaiis and their . o 1 1 1 - ..f t-In i m inn 1!'t reverses they receive are voluntary releases of terri tory. These orders slum that the Tenth (Ierman division had orders to hold the salient and detailed instructions for its defense. 8how No Spirit Although the enemy is now entrench ed ulony the sect. n. I line of Ilindenburg Kystcln along the front to the southwest of Metn they appear I" have accepted the new situation without question. They now appear to In- employing al most wholly defensive tactics and are carrying out half lien i tedly a seeming Iv perfunctory bom l:i r.l inent of the American litieR. Kven the challenges AMSTKKIUM, September "JO- - ( As sociatcl I'ressi Main were killed and injured in a fire and th" resulting panic in an Austrian inuni'ioiis works. Of ficial despatches from Vienna snv that a fire broke out in the Woellcs.loi ft" am munition factorv near Vienna. A panic among the shell wo'l.ers followed in their elTolts to escape to.ni the expect ed explosions. ------ w. . s. ALBERT STRAUSS NAMED WASHINGTON, He tcmber 10 (As sociate I l'ress) - All ei t Strauss of New York wa,s nominated today to succeed Paul Warhnro as a member of the federal reserve board. MUNITION WORKS NEAR , VIENNA ARE BURNED i -9 a I to combat of American and French patrols are permitted to pass unheeded except where conflict is unavoidable Aircraft Valuable ilovv large and important was the part which aviation played in the of tensive operations at St. Mihiel is told in despatches which give some details of the first four days of the fighting in that sector. In spite of the heavy rainB which liad transformed the airdromes into seas of mud and thus seriously handicapped the aviatons in their take ofTs and landings, in two days the aviators made o.VKI sorties aggregating 4000 flying hours. They thoroughly bombed the enemy nirdromes so that the foe was unable to accomplish much in air ub servation or in nlr defense. Hcsides thin the Allied pilots and observers fired more than riO.IHM) rounds from their machine gun at convoys and at other points where the enemy wus con gregateil ill force. The day on all American held sectors was generally quiet yesterday. LIST OF CASUALTIES IS SLIGHTLY LARGER WASHINGTON, September JO (As soeiateil l'ress) - Casualties reported in the bts released yesterday numbered .'-."i, of which o'h were army and nine were Marine Corps. The army casualties were sixtv one killed, twenty one dea l of wound-, twenty dead of other causes, l.M wounded and SI minsing. Olllcers included in the list were Cupt. Holvedere Brooks, New York, killed iu action and ('apt. Roger I). I.nphaiil, New York, severely wounded. Marine Corps casualties were three killed in action, four dead of wounds aud two wounded. FRENCH FLAT 3ULGARS CRUSHED IN HASTY FLIGHT Leave Wounded and Others Be hind But Seek To Devastate Country They Leave LONDON, September "0 - ( Associat ed 1'rcBfii Hrokcri and shattered un iter the eont limine; lilows of the Trench. the Serbians, the Hritish and the d reeks the Bulbars and their (ierman reinforce mentu continue in full flii'lit. Hehind them they are leaving Bounded and , others to fall into the hands of the ' Allies as pn Miners arm such suppl iters and such supplies ! . und equipment as thev nre imalile to I destroy in their haste. The arc devas tating the country as they flee and seeking to make it a waiite hut with Mime lack of success for the short timo they hae to carry on the work of de struction. The Serhians are pushing on da .id niuht and line captured the to a at- Topolet, J-otsiiish.,;, rershishta, ilely- nitesa, V'.toiishta and Kftsiinlwv; also . the heights of Kuckhov and Kamen The Allies have advanced M miles I and their progress is ho rapid nod the number of men falling into their hands I so large that no count nf prisoners has i been made. Much war mnterinl, not I yet itemized, has also been taken. New Bulgarian regiment were thrown into the breaches but they have been forced to retreat with the others. The Ruljiarians everywhere have been, completely repulsed in counter-attacks. w. a. a. A. Mitchell Palmer Answers Sen ate Resolution By Furnish ing Proof Asked WASHINGTON. September 20- (As soeinti'd I'ressi A. Mitchell I'almer, custodian of enemy property Inst eve ning n i n . If public the names of fifteen brewers who with the I'nited States Brewers' Association loaned to Bus bane .'I".",0IM) with which to purchase the Washington Times. Palmer took this action after the senate had passed resolutions asking him to prove stati incuts which he had made describing the efforts of the brewers to secure control of the news paper. Brisbane has made a statement in which he says that he borrowed the money in good faith from a New Jersey banker brewer who thereupon mli rated the loan among other brewers. w. s. s Announces He Will Accept Presi dency of China Without Uni ted Country Behind Him TOKIO. September 10 (Special to Nippu ,Tiji) - -HHu shih Chang, who was elected recently by the Northern China parliament in l'cking as the president of the Chinese republic to succeed Feng Kuo Chong, litis determined to accept the office, despite the fact that his plea for a united nation has been flatlv ignorcd by the South. The date of his inauguration will be decided and an nouueed in the near future. According to advices from Peking, the President elect addressed to the Peking parliament a formal acceptance of the presidency today. Hsu dei lar e.l, the reports sav, that this decision has been reached, after davs of thought fill consideration of what is for the be-t interest of the Chinese republic. The South, with a prnv i-toual govern merit in Canton, still maintain a hostile attitude toward the Peking faction and refuses to recognir.c H-u's election :is constitutional on the oiound that the parliament of the north is UlegnMv constituted and has n.. authority to elect a president for the Chinese re public. DESCENDANT OF "OLD PUT" MEETS DEATH A l I It l ' N PH( 'N T IN 1 IHtlt IN I , September HI ' -s... Kited Pres.- i llavol K Putnam, lineal descendant of 'ten l-i'. ,il Piilii iii. i1..' ni.ri Mil .. loniitl war hero, lulled on W'e.liic- d.l while pat roll i n;' tlo- meritan line-. Seven (Icruiiin machines at once at tacked him Putnam gave battle but the mid- were too great. This aviator wa- one of the American "ace" aviators and wm .leditcl with twelve victories. BREWERS SUPPLY MONEY FOR PAPER HSU-SHI1AN HAS CHANGED HIS iND REPLY REFUSAL Reception of. Austrian Proposal Is Bitter Disappointment To Central Powers Who See End Before Them CRIME AND RIGHT CAN ENTER NO BARGAIN Peace Demonstrations Are Held In Various Parts of Germany While Austria Hears Louder Demands For Ending War NKW YORK. September 20 (Associated Press) In terms as succinct and clear-CUt AS ,1,,,. ,.f , I ;,.! c,. ir has rejected the proposal of Aus tria for a series of conference with a view to peace. Belgium ignores the proposal of Germany for & separate peace as unworthy of a serious reply. The Central Pow- , . grievously disappointed at the (uick, and to them, unexpeet- e,, rollapst. of their peace offen. ' Sive. NO BARGAINING fhe reply of France to the Aus trian note ia told in official des patches from Paris received last night. Foreign Minister Pinchon has sent to Vienna, through the proper intermediaries, a copy ,of the official journal of the senate which contains the text of Cle nicnceau's speech to that body on Wednesday vrlitch ' a he aatdf "YVe will fight on until the enemy understands tftat bargaining be tween crime and right is no long er possible. We want a just and a strong peace". This constitutes the reply of France to the note of Austria. The Kclgian foreign minister has stated that the German offer to Belgium cannot b taken as a basis for serious discussion. He said it had been informally receiv ed and had come through an in- i direct channel. Advices from Rome yesterday said that the Italian government had at that time no official knowl edge of the Austrian peace note, the only information received having come from press des patches. The semi-official Stefant news said the indications were that the government would make no move to enter negotiations even if a later request shall be re ceived from Austria. RECOGNIZE END The (ierman l'ress, according to Copenhagen despatches, re gards the answer of President Wilson and the speech of Balfour as conclusive proof that the Al- lies k the destruction of the C'en- t in I Powers. Phe Yorwaerts is Quoted a- saving that it must be concluded that the Allies will not consider peace by agrerim nt and nre insisting on peae bv compiest. It is evident that Germany hat to siime extent participated iu the Ans t tin n peace move for from French Army headipiarters say that enemy airmen dropped leaflets which told of the Aus trian proposals in fhe Kpernay region. These leaflets were printed ill French. As there are no Austrian aviators in that region it is manifest the propa zin. lu was circulated by the Germans. Peace DemonstraUona Meantime the movement for peace grow- in tlcrmany ami in Austria. Thousands are reported in Amsterdam ilespntchcs to have attended peace .1. 'in. .nst rat ions in inKssnn, Cologne and many towns of Saxony. News has reached here that oil Wed nesday Count Michael Karol.vi, the lead er of the Hugnrian opposition party, reiterated a declaration that tbr Central Powers should incept President Wilson 'a fourteen pence points as a basis for negotiations A Budapest despatch to the Prankfort (laxctte quotes Karol.vi a- sa v ing. " Thus only ran peace eome. " (ienerul voii Hindenberg has issued a proclamation to the army ill the field saying that the Austrian peace offer Iocs not involve sa interruption to war operations and that readiness for peace is not in contradiction to the spirit with which Germany is wigiafl the wur He declared that the duty of tha army is to continue the struggle with out waiting to see whether the en emy in sincere and ready for peace negotiations. .'.. . .y- . - .:' . ' ,. i I .V - I !.' sy..- .-mfM mv-.