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THE WEATHER
TPaihlnglan, Sept. 28.
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VOL V. NO. 13
AMERICANS WHIP FOE ON 2 BA TTLEFRONTS;
BRITISH WIN BUL WARK DEFENDING CAMBRAI;
WILSON DEMANDS JUST PEA CE FOR WORLD
PRICE OF LASTING PEACE
IS "IMPARTIAL JUSTICE,"
PRESIDENT TELLS NATION
Executive Cheered in New'
York for His Liberty Loan
Speech
Declares Central Powers
Have Proven They Arc'
Without Honor
I
No Economic Boycotts Ex-,
cept as League of Nations,
Orders as Penalty I
New York, Sept. 28.
To nn atidlence whoso breathless.
attention was broken only by momen
tary nppl'tuse, President Wilson Inst
night pledged the United States to i-
, peace whoo "Indispensable lnstruinen-
tallty la a League of Nations," without I
which "peace v 111 rest upon the word'
of outlaws, and only upon that wend.
Kor Germany," he added, "will have
to redeem her chaiacter, not by what
happens at the. peace tnble, but uy.
what followH."
The President's nddress formally
opened the fourth Liberty Loin cam-'
palgn. It diew to the Metropolitan
Opera House a company of 4000 men
and women, olllclally described as war'
workeis, who go.vo to the flag decked
theatre the aspect and atmosphere of
a "first night."
v-Vii. ton mtmitcH after thn President
started speaking tho audlenco made
fet sound, and his voice carried to.
'Unit nnrth' of tho tiered Opera liouse. I
X nut hnn ho declared that tho Issues'
a of tho war "must be settled by no
arrangement by compromise" applause
broke out spontaneously, I
Again, when ho said, -vyo cannov
.nmo In tnrms' With tliem. UlCrO
was another outhurst, and again vvhcni
ho declared that "Germany vvtll'have,
to redeem her character, not by what!
hapens at tho pcaco table, but by ,
what follows." .
Applauded Thirt-llireo Times j
Throughout theso demonstrations of
approval punctuated his speech so
.t. .,... l.u it nu rtlithrnfl tn nnllsa 1
Mini ue min.-n nw .. w..n--
nlmst at tho end of each sentence.
During tho half hour of his speech
the President was applauded thirty
three times.
Tho text of President AMlsons
speech Is ns follows:
"My Fellow Citizens I am not heio
. ..nmr.,. dm Irvin Thnt will ho dono
1 kui.. .. A ntitlmalfictln.illv ilnnc tlV
'the hundreds of thousands of loyal ana
I. 'tireless men and women wno navo
undertaken to piesent it to you and
. ...... 4..1!...'.. fllllranil Vl rflll P llflll t lll
country, and I have not tho least doubt
of their completo success, ior i Know
their spirit and tho Bplilt of tho oun-
try. My conlldenco is conllrmed, too,
' by the thoughtful and expci fenced co
,. operation of tho b inkers hero and
everywhere, who nre lending their In
valuable aid and guidance.
"I have come rather to seek an op-
i portunlty to present to you some
tliougms wmen, i irusi, win nviu i
give you in perhaps fuller measure
thun beforo a vivid senso of tho gieat
Issues involved in. order that ou m.iy
appreciate and accept ,w Ith added en
thusiasm the giave significance of tho
suttr of sunnortlnc tho Government by
your men and your means to tho ut-
mOSt pOini Ol BUL'I I1IUU im nL-ii.riH.t
No man or womin who has really
taken In what this war means can
hetntn trf clvo to tho very limit of
'what they have, and It Is my mission
'heio tonlglit to try to maKo it cieiir
'"once moro what the war really means.
You will need no other stimulation or
I, rcminnor oi your uuijr
Well-Dcflncd Purpose
I' "At nvnrv turn of tho war wo caln
a fresh consciousness of what wo
mean to accomplish by it. "When our
hope and expectation are most excited
'wo think moio definitely than beforo
of tho issues that hang upon It and of
tho purposes which must bo leallzed
' by means of it. For It has positive
and well defined purposes which wo did
j not detoimlno and which wo cannot
" alter. NoMutesman or assembly created
them: no statesman or assembly can
niter them. They have nilsen out of
"tho very nature and circumstances of
the war. Tho most that statesmen or
L'nsscmbUes on do is to ctrry them
I ..out or bo raiso to ujem. iney weio
I 't. .. .... UhI ..Ta,... t t llin nil, unt, l.llf
H,'rlU! UUk t.ivi v mu UUtOVfc, www
(her aro clear now.
j , Tho war has lasted moro than four
years and tho wholo world has been
drawn Into It, Tho common w'lll of
mankind has been substituted for tho
particular purposes of Individual
'States. Individual statemen may
have started tho conflict, but neither
'they nor their opponents can ttop It
s, hey please, it lias necomo a peo
ple's war. nnd peoples of nil sorts nnd
traces, of every degreo of power nnd
variety of rortuno arc involved In Its
weeping processes of change nnd
settlement, Wo camo into It when Its
character had bceomo fully defined nnd
It' was plain that no nation could
stand opart or h Indifferent to Its out
come. Its challengo drove ta the heart
of everything we cared for nmT lived
Ibr. Our brothers from many lands,
M vWell as our own murdered dead
ttnor tno sea, were ealllniy to us, and
.m responaen, neiceiy ana or course
Tnn Bir was riear niiout us. Ave
r thlnns In their full, convincing
ortlons as vthey were, and WP have
i;PB Sloe, CotaatOM
Fair and
not1 n
s I fi
r
Publlthed Dally Eicept Sunday. Hutmcrlptlon Prlcet t(l Tear by Mall.
Copsrljht. 1018, by th I'ublic I-edstr Comrany.
The Day's Honor Roll for
the City and Its Vicinity
Ml. 1. I.I) IV ACTION
MMHWIC IIOKXCi: S. l.KKIMIM. 33
.Ntirth rwfUll utroet
rillVATi: IIKltlldK Mcl.lX, Jr., 150
fh alnut street
WIHMtl.l)
MIU'TKN VNT IM.I2I .1. MrMAllOV,
3"0 .Nnrth llft nflh utreet.
SHI(ll;NT (IIXKIKM .IOIIV H1W.K-
Sl'.. I33'i North Flirty ninth street.
ritUATi: iiMtuv r, iu;k(.i:k, -joh
Wert KstnUBh street.
i'hivati: josi:i'ii uia.i.KR. -n:i
South Hirtaln street
riuv.VTi: i:iti. .i. .mki.mn. 42.M1 i,ui-
low street.
l'KIVTK WII.I.IAM II. MOIKIW, -JOT
Arch street, rnrmlrn. N J
I'KIVAir, l'All, (IIIMIIV. 3')J0 (Ilrard
menue (l'nofTlclnll reporteil )
rniVATi: (ii.oitiii: Thomson, mb
houth I'lfo-alxth strcit tUnonicl-illy
rt ported )
rniVATi: 1 HMintu k stiiki:t. r..")
Houth rif sixth strut tUnofricitlly
reported )
MISSIMI
((llll'OKM. (F.OIKIi: AMIIiKH (lOKH-
ltlN(i, J.Mll West Lflilnh nvrnU".
I'KIVATi: l'lt.NK (ONN, 300 Durfor
street f
I'KIVATK lltl.NK .1. Ill HOIS, Kaslne-
ton. l'n
m:kiiv points
Kii.i.r.n in action
PK1VATK . T. .IKKntll'N. 1010 Mor
ton Hnue. Cluster. 1'a
rniVATi: jmi:s r. oxunmik. rhoc-
lilxMlle. 1'a.
I)IH (II- HIII'MIS
I.IKI'TKNANT KOIIKRT It. It (Hill-
HI tl, 1U.'3 Malmnlonno mreet. I'olU-
Mlle. l'n.
Mi:i'Ti:ANT IKIKIIAS It. ohki.n,
rottsvllle. l'u.
I'RIVATi: I.Kni't . M'SS, 310 West
Airy Rcnue, Norristoun. Ta. (l're-
Mously rejxirtecl wuundetl.)
HOL'MIKII
COKI'Olt I. KOIU'.KT A.MIITE. 121
..Juckson 'stroet, I'hm nlXYllle. J'.
l'ltlVATi: 40IIV II. ii: UN". 3Ul Km-
mott street, rhoenlxtlle. 1'a.
I'lllVATi: Ihlllll tHAVKN. rilfton
V ItelKhts. (1're.Wouilv reported killed )
I'BISOXKRH
rniVATi: mim.iam ai.driiiok. ioit
liwrence street, Parby,
CANAHlAX LIST
I'KIVATK Y. W. Cl'TIIIIBRT, no houie
ruldrees given.
September 2, l'JIS
The forcooinu lint is compiled
jrom the offlvlil umunllu records
anil from uiiolitiial u'lioits rciclltd
by datives and fi tends of men
oicrsens.
2 CITY SOLDIERS
KILLED, TEN HURT!
Three Others From Phila
delphia Reported as
Missing
25 IN DISTRICT IN LIST
Th complete lift of cnultU, an
nounced today h Hie war department l
prlnleil nn page (I.
Tno rhlladelphlans are reported killed
In action, ten hae been wounded nnd
thrco are mlfislnsr. nccurdlng to the day's
casualty lists, tho smallest total thl
eck.
All told twenty-ne soldiers from
Philadelphia and district aro named on
tho dnj's lists. Two from nearby points
ha been killed In action, three died of
wounds, nnd three hao been ccrcly
wounded,"
Tho list rolnnseA for the morning
papers today contains 194 names, In
cluding twentj-seven Pcnnsyhnnlans
The afternoon papeis' list contains 193
names, thhty-flMjof whom are from this
State.
SKETCHES OF THE HEROES
.Merhnnle lliirnce S. I eedoin, killed In
action wns born nt Swarthmorc. and
had resided In thl city fifteen enrs: Heinnil Ils n(Us nt Iu.on(, ,, nei;n80ri
r-i-iim iin inw i'ciiusyi,-inia niionai
uuarn on me .-iiexicnn noraer, ami nis
enlistment expired Just after he return
cd He was recalled wlmn war was de-
dared, trained at Camp Hancock and
wint to Franco In May, Charles Sauter,
a captain In the otci First IiCKlment.
rennsjinnia national uuard, for many
years, wns his grandfather. General
.Scholleld, of Clll War fame, was his
gicat-gradfather. lie was twenty-four
icnrs old and nartlclnateil In ihi-en i.nt.
ties being killed In Iho third on August rilnute men tell of the needs of the
13 Leedom h lho son of Mr. and Mrs ration and appeal for subscriptions to
IUdsnay Leedom, 33 North Vcwdcll 1hB lonn, to mal' ll06slhl tho "allza
street lion of those needs
I'rMnle Harry II. llurer. reported L",'np ?',?UT ""' ,ln', My, !,,r',L!n0
wounded August 10. Is belleUd by hl-I fourth, I.'l,,er,y Loan ,"m?: " " . S,"p
parents, to be suffering from shell shock, Spangled nanner' and America are
He Is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Harry ,Q ,10 "n un,I,r ,n" rtlre?t'on ' leaders
Burger. SOU West Kstaugh street. distributed at frequeiit Intervals along
Although tho ofliclal telegram report- tne llno of nard Then Je fr-njln-Ing
Private Burger wounded was not u, men W'H n,u nm"n w.no navo Ioat
received by his parents until last Sal. relatives or friends 'oer there to step
urday, a letter from him dated August forward either out of the lino of
10. the day he was wounded, was re-' marchers or from tho crowds of specta.
celved a week before, He wrote' (tors. Names und details of the sacrl-
"If you read my name In the papers flees made by the men In Krnnce will
as wounded do not be worried: a shell be obtained from them and related to
exploded near me and got my nenea n tho crowd. ,
little, but I will be all right again In I "ttte Iiub given all; what wllf you
a few dajs.
n Iau. ilnir"
In a letter dated Augut-2J, nurger
lauded the work of the Hed Cross nurses
Cstiasc4 oa PM Tbrt, Csluaia rivt
Euentng Buhltc ledger
7 P- and J
CITY BEGINS
FOURTH LOAN
DRIVE TODAY
Pageant on Broad Street
Will Start Campaign
Here
8259,198,000 GOAL
PHILADELPHIA'S AIM
Sham Battle Between Air
planes Feature of the
Celebration
WOMEN ARE TO MARCH
Governor Brumbaugh to Re
view Parade of War
Workers
Air Battle to Be Feature
of Liberty Loan Pageant
The "Victory Pageant" along
Ilio.id stieet to Introduce tho fourth
Mbcity Loan here today will start
at Hio.ut and Diamond sticets at
J o'clock nnd bo dismissed when
Mllllln street Is leached.
It will be re lowed at Dread and
Pino streets by Governor JJrum
baugh and his stnff and again at
Hi oat! and Dlckli.sou streets by
Chief Marshal Joseph" K. Wldencr.
Eighteen nil planes--will fly over
the line of march near Mifflin
httect In a mimic n!r battle, hclng
fired at by nntl-alrcraft guns op
buildings on Iimad street.
When the head of the -parade
reaches South street a Blgnal
llasjied from tho William Pent,
statue, City Hall, will halt the
marchers for seven minutes while
all sing "vlctorj" songs nnd I-'our-Mlnuto
Men speak.
Philadelphia will launch Its fourth
Liberty Loan campaign this afternoon
with a colorful pageant on Ilroad street.
And It will he followed, the directors
are confident, with rapld-flro subscrip
tions from the thousands who march
and the thousands who watch that will
forco the, total past the city's goal of
2S9. 108,000 oen before the tlino set
for Us closing.
The spirit of America 'will march In
tho "l9t0ry pageant" today, nnd that
this spirit will be rellected to the minds
of all who witness the spectacle Is the
hope and expectation of the leaders of
the Phlladelphlans who will help rale
tho cltj's honor flag when the quota Is
reached
i:ery phase of war actllty will he
depicted. Those who subscribe nre to be
shown exactly what their subscriptions
will do. righting men will be In the
lead of the proccns!on, nnd the women
thosn who comfort, aid, administer to
those who risk thtlr llcs for tho na
tion will bring up the rear
Sh 11 in Itnllle hy Airplanes
There will be n sham battle between
airplanes and anti-aircraft guns, bnjo
net drills hy sailors and marines, slng
Itfg by marchers and spectators and
stirring nppenls by four-minute men
Interesting cthlblts will be shown on
floats, demonstrating exactly wlut .1
JliO subscription will buy, what n f I0)
nubscrlptlnn will buy, what subscrip
tions of any amount will do tn win the
fight of thn. nation and her allies.
The line of inarcn extends for twenty
three blocks nlong Broad street, nnd the
marchers themse'e, In parade order,
will stretch along twelie city squares.
Tho parade will start promptly nt 2
o'clock al Itroad and Diamond Mreet.
It will ho disbanded nt Mifflin 'street,
after pissing In reWow before the floe
ci nor of the State and his staff nt Urond
nnd Pino streets, and the chief marshal
islrects.
In tho inldct of the imgeanl, when Oie
bend of the procession Is nt South street
nml thn renr nt Snrtnrr flanlen street.
the marchers will stop nt a ghen slBnal
to bo flashed from the William Pcnn
Mntuo on City Hall.
F.levrn -Minutes nt Itest
I'or the next eleven minutes the
marchers nnd spectators will Join In
singing "lctory" songs and bear four
give?'' will be the strong appeal of the
speakers
A touch of what Is real life to the
Confined en Psf His, CliHnn 9m
THE EVENING
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 15)18
SOFIA MUST
TAKE ALLIED
PEACE TERMS
Only Possible Conditions
Tear Bnlgars From Grasp
of the Kaiser
ENTENTE DIPLOMATS
UNITED IN STAND
Surrender, Teuton Ouster,
and Hostage Cities Arc
Prerequisite
ARE TO DEAL SINGLY
Allies Prepared to Make
Separate Pacts With Bcr-
lin's Vassals
Hy thr Aociatcd Preit
Copenhagen. Kept 2S
The le.uleis of the mlnlstrrlnl l.i
of tho Ilulgaiiun Patll.imont, nccoid ,
Ing to ndvlcis from Sofia, has pub
lished the following olllclil nnti in
connection with tho rinvernmcnt's pro
pos.il for nn 111 mistier-:
"In accordance with ordets of the
leadcm of tho mlnlhtoilnl bloc tho Oov
eminent, nt 5 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, made mi olllclnl offer of nn
armistice to the ndvisarj. Tho lead
ers of the bloc nre In accord that tho
army nnd tho people must maintain
military and public discipline, which
Is so necessary for a happy Issun in
these times which am decisive for- tho
recently begun work of pcaco.
"Parliament h.is been summoned to
meet on September 30."
Hy the Associated Preii
Washington, Sept, 28.
Hulgarln, suing for penco with her
armies beaten and her border strong
holds in tho hands of tho Allies, will
get no penco In the making of which
Germany even illiectly has a finger
and no penco having In her posses
sion tho slightest portion of tho spoils
of her Inglorious part In the war as
Iloilln's tool.
Nor will theio bo any Intel ruptlon
of the victorious match of tho Allied
forces Into Kulgiul.i until tho Ilulgais
aio irody to disarm, dtlvo nut their
Girmin officers and'advlsers nnd sur
remit r as pledges of good faith such
strategic points ns may bo designated
On these points there was no dis
agreement In ofliclal and Allied diplo
matic quarters, nfter word had came
through American ofllclals dnnncls
tint tho ilulgailans had asked for .in
aimlstlco todlscuss terms of pence.
In fact ,the emphasis lild evcrywheio
upon the conditions which the Ilul
gais must, meet almost oveishndowed
the very real feeling of satisfaction
over this sign that the expected
crumbling of Ooimanv's lesser allies
is at hand.
Or I.Rfct AilvanUee
Collapse of Bulgarian resistance of
course would bo of tremendous military
advantage to the Kntento nnd might
quickly affect the attitude of Turkey
Neutral diplomats In Washington ap
peared. If possible, even more Impressed
by this prospect than the representatives
of the Allies. They spoke of thn Turkish
debacle In Palestine and predicted that
overtures from the Ottoman (Jov eminent
might bo expected at any tlmo now.
Some even went so far us to express
the opinion that since Ilulgarl.i has
dared to defy her master, Germany's
moro owerful colleague, Austria, mHy
gnther courage to disregard German
pressure and come out with nn un
qualified proposal for cessation of
hostilities.
The United States Is not at war with
Bulgaria and the Bulgarian minister
stltl occupies hts legation here. There
fore, directly and formally, the American
Government has nothing to do with the
proposal made to tho French general
commanding the Allies In Macedonia,
Actually, however, tho Bulgaria affair
must be considered as an Important
phase of the world-war situation, so the
announcement from Paris that not only
the Entente governments, but the United
States must bo consulted before Bul
garian proposals aro considered, was not
surprising.
If the Bulgarians really are ready to
quit the war on the Kntcntc's terms,
there Is little doubt that her offers will
be entertained. There will be no "round
table" peace discussions, however, with
opportultles for secret German machina
tions to confuso the Issue and bring
about such a situation as it was hoped
to create through jne recent proposal
from Austria, The Allies all along
have Indicated a determination to deal
separately and Indepedently with each
of the countries vvllli which they are at
war when It came to peace negotiations,
and If Bulgaria can meet the test of
sincerity, tho time has come when she
may flno safety In dropping out of the
alllanco with the Central Powers.
Breaking Up of Teutons
When the news of the Bulgarian plea
first reached Washington In press
dispatches through Berlin, some ofllclals
were quick to suspect a new move In
tho Teutonic offensive. The readiness
of Beilln to give the Information to the
world aroused distrust, although It was
conceded that the German Government
TELEGRAPH
HAIG READY
TO CAPTURE
ENEMY BASE
Seizes Bonrlon and Renders
Camhrai Valueless to
Germans
U. S. TROOPS ENTER
STRUGGLE IN PICARDY
Pershing's Troops Seize Strong
Trenches and Fortified
Farms From Roches
IIINDENBURG LINE HIT
English Breab'ng German
Armies Gain in New Rlow.
Barrage Is Fearful
Iilldoll. Sept 2S.
American troops have been thrown
Into tin, great PIc-irdj ,attlo between
Cambtal and St Qui-ntln.
Operating on the cxttcmo right of
thn Mrltlsh In tliolt new dilve. the
Americans captured a series of
tionches .ffid fortified fnims fot ruing
tho outer defenses of the Hlndenbtitg
s.vstcm southwest of I.c Catelet, north
of St. Quentln.
Hy the Associated Press
Sept't,-.'Sll!T.,nr,nS,,,,.rv.n-v '" V""'
J J . il: r : 1.ll nrlUsi have put their
Cambi'n "si'r "'"'"nburB line In he
luminal sector in, n moto determined
rn tuner- thrtrt-herctofore. Their clean
Iiib up tactics of icccmt davs had been
but. preliminary to the blow launched
jestrrday, when they advanced to
within tbreo miles of C.imbtnl and
ciptured U000 prisoners.
ii. V . " " Im IotW nttnch the
ni niKiiiiiL-nnic to .-onjcetlvcs." Thev
now mo engaged In breaking down the
tictman nimles nn tho western front
Whetln r the final rr.iek rnmou ,m
the line of the Mvusc or the Rhine
is not veiy mtterlil The i-nptuie of
puces now is mainly Intciestlng ns
showing landmaiks of the British
piogress. The eininv's cistialtv list
c-ounts far mote than iccoveied ter
i itory, ,
The battle which opened csterdiv
.'ill tody has broken down a long c-hiln
of formidable resistance.
Tor the Hilllsh It has contained
mum fruitful sin prises than anv
provious battle I'm exomplo we
might have expected heavy resistance
to our attempt to cross tho cinnl. In
stead wo crossed with almost ridic
ulous else. Again, seeing what n
comparatively obvious development of
tho earlier fighting this new- mine
really was, we might hive looked foi
strong artillery resistance. Instead,
excopi nicanj, me liernian retallatorj
gunfire wan Inconsiderable,
As to our own luriiige, prisomrs
say It wns not war, hut murder. Out
smoko barrage, coveting tho infant! j
advance, wns wonderfully laid.
Only a few Links eoopciatecl to
nsslst in what might havo been ex
pected to piove a dilllcult passago of
the neck wheicliv tho canal h.ul to
bo negotiated south of Moeuvrcs
Itc-entry of the lino between li'iv
rlncourt wood and Hermes proved n
trap to tho tncmi Presumablj he
c.iuso wo had not cleared It, he con.
eluded wo deemed It too strong to
attack and therefore held onto it In
rnnstdernbln strength. Thev doubtless
awaited r fiontal attack which never
came. The battle rolled on and still
tho Germans found themselves tin
mfiirstnl. Tlipv began to look around
KiiKniclouslv onlv to disc over that our
advance had extended far along tholi
fl ink. Thereupon It became a regular
scramble to flee,
German Troops l-lco
Deserting a number of machine gun
nc-sts with theli we.ipons mounted In
position, tho Gennins dodged from
shell holo to shell hole In their flight.
A largo ptopottlon of them were killed,
wounded or captured In some pi ices,
but not nlwiivs where It was expected,
tho enemy fought well. On tho whole,
however. It has not been n dearly
bought vlctoiv
It la dlfllcult to bellevci that tho Ger
mans weio pu pared to leave tho Hln-
denburg line without Hogged -eslst-
nnco. but It appears to nn a nice mm.
many of their positions vvero com
paratlvely lightly held. Somo of them
were nvneuated piomptly when ihe
real character of tho battlo became
evident, nnd for this reason tho num
ber of prisoners may not bo common
surato with tho dimensions of the
oneratlons or tho extent of our cnlns
Perhaps the wholesale way we have
been gassing this region, cmnlnvlmr
our own shells and thoso captured
from tho enemv, wns a powerful In
fluence In sending the Germans icnr
ward. Tlut tho fact icmalns flint
whatever the reason the enemy has
been deprived of ground of hlcli
strategical value.
Keservcs Aro Sarrlflreil
South of Sommeiy the German
command sncilllced reserves In fruit
less cotinter-nttaeks which were
stopped by our flro with heavy loss.
Notwithstanding his efforts, we have
reached tho heights southwest of Sum
mery. Ist of that localltv wo have
eriwanl the railroad, storming a tun
nel transformed Into a vast shelter
for reE"
On this part of tho front the enemy
Continued on Vtlf Two, Column Beieu
Entrd aa Second Cla Matter
Under In. Act
Untried American Boys.
Ueteat Prussian tiuards,
Division Trained by British Distinguishes
Itself in First Battle 8000 Prisoners
and More Than 100 Guns Taken
Il KDWIN
Special Cable to IU rump I'ublic Udper I
'"?" V" ?" wlNrc
Willi lho American Arinj In l-ramr, I
Kept 28.
Tho villages of Clnrpentiy, Very.
Hplonvllle and Ivolry hive been taken
bv the fit st Aim i lean nimy, showing
n handsome gain for tho day's light
ing ngnlnst he ivy nnd flesh German
forces
I-ato eountei attacks In force weio
m-ule ngnlnst out tiuop, but netted
the Genu ms no gain wmth having.
The heaviest nf tin w counter-attacks
fell on tioops comminded bv Geneial
CaiiKiiin These units hail fiiin
Ohio. New .leise-j. .Mil viand. Virginia,
Oii'giin, Washington, Coloindu, Wo-j
mine nnd Montnna.
.Many of them, although In Initio
for the first time, successfully with-1
stood sav.ige eountei nttaeks by the I
Piif-sMit Guild tioops lato In the
afternoon.
We have taken moto than 100 guns
The pilsonerH so fin counted total
80(10
The Get man rountci-iittacks worn
the first since the Amei leans plaited
fniwinl Thursday morning. Cinck
foe milts bit our linen noithrast nf
Vaii'imes between Ivloiy nnd Mont
fnucon. These attacks continued until
dnik
An fH.'tlnllv strong attempt was
BRITISH CAPTURE 10,000 MENi 200 GUNS
i
LONDON, Sept. 2S. Piihoncis to'thc number of ten tliousand-
Uavo been captured by tho BrUHk iu their offensive in tilt Cam-
brai area, Held Marsn al Baig- announced in nis t official statc-
mi'Dt today- Two uuudrtd yuns were Iftkci) iiy Jtitib farces.
TRADE PATH OPEN
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Pacts Abolish Tcuton-Brcd
Abuses and Give Gov
ernment Control
ADVANTAGE WITH U. S.
llj CI.IN'ION W. CILUKKT
i tt i eirNpondtnt
U'iivlilnclim. Sept 2s
Tin foiinil.itlons of n new pollc
with iiiinl In South Aiueilea nn l
Ing laid They will strengthen Hie
commercial relations between the ii--publics
of tho southern hemlspheie
and this countr, and, together with
everything elso that has been done
to foster better trado lclations In Tan
America will lenvo Gonnnnv. nftei
tho war, without lho ndvantago in
that ili.irtei of the world that sho
enfoved before the war bioko out.
The new policy with legard to South
Amerli.i Is the wink of tho interna
tional high commission Of the Amej
lean section nf this commission Sec
ietm McAdon In cbnli man and .John
Hasselt Mooie vlio c-lialrnian. It Is
ns-oeiuted with the Tieasinv Depart
ment, lis pollcv alms to fncllitato tho
access of commeie-lal ugents to South
Amcili.m eoiiiitiles bv establishing a
sjstem where now theio Is u chaos of
local lcgulatlons
S ilesinen Aro Taxed
At pifhPtit n commeii'lil tinvelcr
going to South Ameile in iiiuntties
rnnnot get a license which pennlts
him to navel iibnui nnd show his
wares .Most nf tbefe iniltilrles have
no nntliiiinl pollev wllh icgiril to com-1
merelnl n"ents f'otn nthei ni'ls of the J
world Tli- nv tlusl u gul.iiini them
lu le'l I . fi liCe ,nnl IO llll illlll'les
Tim ri'Mill l lli.il an Hie i ommt-ri ;il
trnveiei goes nlmut lb' uiiintry he Is
snbleet to license fees as he, crosses the
lmnter of each prr.vloee, or even ns be
enters each municipality. These local
fees sometimes run ns high ns J300 or
MOO In addition, his SRmples, even
when they have no commercial value,
aro sublect to Import duties Advcrtls-
Ing materlnl which he carries wltn mm
is usually taxed on the ground of afford
ing protectlcn lo local printers South
American provinces and municipalities
looking for subjects-of laMitlcvn linve al
most unanimously found the commercial
traveler fair game
II s not an enlightened policy for a
state lo p'si-e obMHcles In the way of
trade between Itself and foreign coun
tries, but South American nationalities
have not Interfered with the practice
adopted by their subdivisions of mak
ing the visitor of the agent of foreign
firms eeeklnf! i mle n source nf levenun.
Vor has thx ndmlnlstiatlon of this
local exclnesjMem been without ahues.
Favoritism is slid to have been fre
quently shown I.ocal officials, for rea-
Continued
llnued an 1'
ace Ine. Culgran Four
at the l'ntime at Philadelphia, Pa,
of March 3, 187!.
I,. J V.MT.S
made to hold up our t
''' lefo.e dork our
)0i(ri, h(nvy ronrcnttn
troops in tho
airplanes re-
tions of Ger
mans in the IIoIh dc Clerges and the
lloisd'Hmont Our urtllleiy Is heavily
shelling these areas with high ex
plosives and gas.
Ivirge i e enforcements aro reported
being uipldly brought up by tho Ger
mans, and heavy lighting Is expected.
Stem ICeslslaiuo Ovrrcome
Tho advance of tho Klrst American
Aimy on the Champagne Argonne
Me use fiont lotitlnucd yesterday and
precipitated e ng.igcments nf great in
tensitj Oin flghteis met the sternest
kind of resistance some of the best
boldleis of the Gel man army.
Twothlids of the advancing line Is
composed of American soldleis from
tho Mouse westwaiel to the left of the
Argonne foicst, with the Kiench nimy
lighting noithwnrd along the rest of
tho line, the whole movement cover
ing moro than half tho front from
noith of Ithelms to north of Verdun.
Yesterday morning tho Germans
threw In nt least four divisions against
lho Americans, nnd they havo brought
up within twenty four hours' several
limes that numbiy to opposo our
further ndvance.
Despite nil this, we made satisfactory
progress, hitting strategic points along
the Dannevoux Montfaucon lino nnd
pushing In strong forces. While our
I onttmieil on I'nre Mne. ( olumn Three
GERMAN ATTACKS
NOT FEARED NOW
Foe Only Anxious to Re
treat Out of Reach of
the British
REAR.GUARD FIGHTING
llj PHILIP GIIUJS
Special Cable to Hi r;u'iig Public Ledger
fovurviht. I'US. by .Vne Ynrk Tillies Co.
With the HrilMi Armies, Sept. SK.
The Iliillsh have begun battlo on
the old ground of attack in November
of last enr, when Sir Julian Ilyng, of
tho Third Army m ido a secret ns
scmbly of many tanks nnd somo of
tho best fighting troops nnd surpilsed
the enemy utteily on a day of brilliant
victory, which was offset ten das
inter by a German rountcr-attark.
Yesterday morning tho Hiltish
tioops, somo of those very men who
weio theio In fore, advnnced townid
Iiourlon Wood, that dark wood on n
high hill nbovo lho vnlley which dips
down from I lav rlncourt and toward
riesnulcrcs lidgo to tho right of
Ilavrlncouit and Highland and Welsh
lidgc-s .southeastward which form nnleMIng to see what sort of a stand the
amphitheatre lounil tho valley.
There was need of no fear this tlmo
of tho enemy coming back over any I
mnun.l the llrltlsh take. His ,hlef
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;. nis i-iiiei
anxiety
Ij In tret nun liev mill tli.i
is io gei aw.av uevonu mo
British I each, fighting Strong leal-
gunul actions tn delay tho puisult,
nml holding his best positions
dcspcr-itely and doggedly, because
they mo good luirrlos between the
llillish and Ills own llie-n.
Yesterday tho battlo went well.
Canadian and llrltlsh tioops made
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progicss over nil tho Hist oli
os nnd are threatening tho
lemy'h main bitllo position in vital!
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Thut ci eater advance may follow
does nut matter today, when success
Is good enough, and all tho men, even
iimeo nim iinvn nmi lurii uiiiiiio
wounded a ro tatlsfled nnd unllfteil In
.nit mtwnea anci uplifted in
spirit.
Fought Ovrr nillUult Oroiiml
Thoko who knew In ndvnnco thaticierman defense Is considered Dlf.
dawn jesterday would bilng this battlo Acuities not less great lay ahead, hoir.
li.nl unmti tnrr tnlnlltea ,1m Im- thn t ever.
nlidit when wo thoucht of thn crnund '
thci troops would set out to take. It
Is a very dilllcult ground because of
those ridges held by tho enemy nnd.
becauso of tho Canal du Nord, which
tho men would have to, cross.
On tho left of the attack, thero wns
only ono place where they had u
chanco of crossing that deep ditch,
and it made a bottlo neck between
Inehy and Jloeuvies to tho west of
liilurlon Wood. ' Hero Canadian nnd ""B1,1",1"11 "l"?"".10 n.?l"y Jur P"1-"?
llrltlsh tioops had to move forward to,"'"ftW"wWfertV3
i.. m.. hitiMin .omn win.i r .. 1.-1.1 ana ooggeaiy, DecBuse iney Hre gom
battle building some kind of a bridge
and frclng largo numbers of men
through to the other side of the coral
nuick enough to escape, mnssnora bv
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THE FRENCH
Important Raijroad Point
in Champagne Wrested
From Enemy
PERSHING'S MEN PRESS
ON WEST OF VERDUN
U.
S. Infantry Overrun
Kaiser's First Line and
Continue Offensive
GREAT BAG OF PRISONER
Teuton Resistance Between
Rhciins and Mcuse Is
Increasing
Ily the Associated Press
Paris, FepU 28.
French troops who nre advancing
with tho Americans havo entered
Somme-ry. nn Important railway point
on tho Champagne front north of
Souain, It Is announced here. Reports
from the battlefield Indicate that the
battlo continues favorably for the
Americans nnd French, who aro still
pressing on.
AMERICANS LIBERATE
120 MILES OF TERRITORY
Ty mo a.vvciB(ca rrcss , 4 ,y
With llii Amerlesn Army Northwest
of Venliin, Sept. 28 The number of
prisoners thus far captured by the
Americans In their offensive Is now
placed nt 8000, of whom 125 are of
ficers. The captured material Includes
more than 100 guns, twelve o'f which
are of heavy calibre, many trench mor
tars and hundreds of machine guns.
More than 120 square miles of terri
tory has been liberated
The second day's progress of the
American troops In the now offensive
was slight when compared with that of
Thursday, because the bad weather and
tho well nigh Impassable roads slowed
up all kinds of trannKrt nnd made it
nearly Impossible for tho Americans to
move thed heavy artillery. The bad
weather also seriously hampered aerial
work and the movement of tanks.
Simultaneously the enemy stiffened his
eslstnnce all nJong the line.
The roads leading Into the corps head
eiuarters were filled with prisoners
captured Thursday. They were being
centralised, searched and counted, and
also Interrogates! by American officers
The American aviators made the best
of thn temporary break In tho rain clouds
In tho afternoon and were in the air In
force as soon ns observation was pos
sible. Yestcrdav. morning the star-lit sky was
Illuminated for miles by the explosion
of ammunition dumps of the enemy,
who also Is reported blowing up works
mid bridges, Indicating Intentions of a
fuither letre.at (letting his guns back
to fresh positions the enemy will have
the advantage of sounder ground, for
the whole legion around Verdun has
been smashed by tho years of shelllnr
and Is In an Inilescrlbablo torn-up con
dition The enemv "s morale seems better than
at the ,st Mlhlel affair, and at places
he has fought rternly. This was espe
cially noticeable jesterday, when nil the
strong places wero turned instead of
being taken by frontal attack.
The American front from Hannouvoux
In Ilse Fontaine now has broken
through the legend position and the
Folknr position, which were the enemy's
subsidiary defenses behind the lllnden
burg line, nnd between NantlllolB and
Moiitlilahnllle the Americans are less
than a mllci from the head of the en
emv 's three standard gunge railroads.
un tne grounu oi tne uav-ancn tne
Americans captured scores of miles of
ijr,t.Bauge railway
i tf-iii.ciiiirA r.ii unv ir etui nn lnrer-
snemv will make to cover his railheads.
or whether ho will withdraw behind the
much talked of Krlemhllcl position some
'Htl way beyond them. li-theli falluro
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ID lli l -wiiHltun iiuiiiii uw kum
, ,h.. i:r,.,nr,. ,,.. . .. m i,nv
reached tettled positions.
reached tattled DOHltlons.
GEN. GOV BAUD'S TROOPS
OVERCOME OBSTACLES
Hy G. II. PERMS
Special Cable to Kvening Public Ledger
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i !' "" Ireneh Armies In Cham-
I psgiie, Sept. 2.
Having broken deep Into the old
illlndcnburg line between the Kulppe nnd
ArEoiuie, (Joiiraud'p t roo ns vesterdav
found themselves up against the neW
prncl,Ml positions of resistance. The -
nuvance nas oeen irom two lo tnree
1 u .
miles, with most satisfactory results ', '"i
..liAn tli fnrmldnhlfk rhurni-l.i- ef thm - - -
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The offensive wan resumed at 8 o'clock
in the morning The chief obstacles
vvero fortified nnd prodigally supplied -,
I tl rts a i Viln I'liny tfill not tn h& ma k
iiii iimviiiiv v V j!
within a mile of Sommepy on the left'1!
nnd In the center of the rallwny from
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lliae vjiianc iw Tfuwa nilM Ilia ucr
man frontier (,
There need bo no fear this lime of th
enemy coming back over any ground w
take. Ills chief apxleiy W to get a,war.'
beyond our reacn. lie is limiting- stroiw.
IKrVle1i"Betin ou.n'Sa hi." "T
Yesterday's battle went well for our
.men Canadian and British trooM nuuta
quick proereM over all tht nt k-
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