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r X -rffca ""r THE WASHINGTON TIMES. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 12; 1918. jnz STEAL FROM CATHEDRAL Oerm-ini have stole n the historic cop per plates from the Cathedral of St. Savior and St. Jacques Church of Bruges, diplomatic cables stated today. These plates, to be melted upror mu nitions, adorned the famous graves dat Inc back to the sixteenth century. Let tke ulw af quarters and lUt lara iwnrin't lata tbe V. 9. Treasury iiaouncr to ht world taat il raaa try la naltrd. Bar War Savtacs Stamp. I IF YOUR EARS RING WITH HEAD NOISES pKHIoH I AlAU ; lVuiTtmginie8p .,. 1 IALS0 CROSS IVriim WjBIif PMll " . . i i tqaP7rteat.lU.Clrter TrLVnQ. , I . . ; LOXDON. Sept. 12 (1210 p. m ) ontmuins their drive eastward in in encircling movement about the German stronghold of St Quentin. British troops have taken Vermand, Vendellcs, and Attllly (five miles to the west of St. Quentinl. and hnve made prosress Into Ilolnon wool (four and a half miles to the west f SL Quentin), aounced today. ; During the nisht British troop also stormed and captured the Strongly fortified position known a' the "railway triangle" southwest of ZBassee, in riandera. A number of prisoners and machine guns fell into the hands of the British at this point y Driving toward Cambral, the Brit ain troops crossed the Canal du Nord, Sorthwest of Ilavrincou, and estab lished themselves in stong; position-! On the western bank of the canal iorth and east of Moeuvres. t This Is the region in which the ftermans have recently been launch far; their strongest counter attacks. J The text of the war office state ment follows: i "Yesterday evening we captured Xtllly. Vermand. and Vendelles. an! during the night we made progress m the western outskirts of Ilolnon woods. "English troops carried out suc cessful local operations yesterday af ternoon In the Ilavrlncourt and llou res sectors, overcoming considerable Resistance. I "British forres crossed 'the Canal-Ju-Xord, northwest of Ilavrlncourt, and established themselves on the F estern bank of the canal, east and orth of Moeuvres. "During the night our troops at tacked and captured the strongly fortified position known as the rail way triangle, southwest of Ii Bax fee. taking a number of prisoners $nd machine guns." If you have roaring, butting noises In your ears, are getting hard of hearing and fear Catarrh al Deafness, go to your druggist and get 1 ounce of Parmlnt (doublo strength), and add to It U Pint of hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take 1 table spoonful four times a day Thi will often bring quids re lief from the distressing head noises. Clogged nostrils should open, breathing become easy and the mucus stop dropping Into the throat. It Is easy tD prepare, costs little and Is pleasant to take. Anyone who has Catarrhal trouble of the eir. Is hanl of hearing or has head noises should give this prescription a trial. TANKS SMASH WAY FOR BIG OFFENSIVE (Continued from Page One.) and French cables. The cables indicated that they had been relayed from the front by courier to Nancy, from which point' thej- were forwarded via Paris and London. KRENCH ATTACK ' NETS PRISONERS Baker May Have Seen Opening of Offensive Secretary of War Baker, now in France, may have wit nessed the opening of the American drive, although United Press reports make no mention of his presence at the front, and the War Department was without information save, these dispatches. of us. S-PAIUS. Sept. li "North Allette a surprise attack by tared some prisoners," the jtpnsunced today. its, there was artillery lire. In th-' end. Champagne and In the Vosges two en tlrly surprise attacks were repulsed." AUSTRIAN EAGER TO BE CAPTURED cam :! ,. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN SJRANCE, Sept. 12. Austro-Hungar-lan troops, some of whom recently appeared opposite the Americans In tie Woevre sector, plainly show that they do not wish to fight on this front. ,.' These troops rarely ever shoot to ward the American lines, and are willing to be captured, according to a, deserter who made his way to the American positions and surrendered. J'This deserter states that 80 per Cent of the troops are of Transyl Tanian and Roumanian descent, while the remainder are Hungarians. All or the commanders In his company a)iso were Hungarians. Hermans prepare NEW defense line I PAK1S. Sept. 12 The liermans arc constructing a new line of defense from Antwerp to Metz. according o advices here today The 'forts of Ant irjErp are being restored and improved. "When completed the new defense sys- The offensive in Lorraine today definitely answers the question, "Where are the Americans? '' For three, weeks military critics in Europe and Amer- tbe, ica have been engaged in speculation as to the whereabouts war office, a 11" jiuiuuu uj. mc xi.uiciiiau 0.1 mj. ouiuc liiliuo hinted that the Americans had been sent into the northern the western front, a move which was one of the direct or the Kaiser's preparation for withdrawal in B ri ff- Previous dispatches have indicated the presence east of Verdun of American marines brigaded with French troops. These marines comprised infantry and artillery. This is the first intimation, however, of the presence of American troops in such numbers as to carry out operations on the scale mentioned in today's dispatches. This sector has been quiet for several months, with the exception of a small portion of it in the neighborhood of Verdun. In the latter-named territory the Germans were active early in the summer. tem line. will be known as the Parsifal A line of defense such as described in this dispatch would run across the middle of Belgium down to Metz, the important fortress In German Alsace A retreat to such a line would mean surrendering all of France and half of Belgium. DAVISON OFF FOR EUROPE I Henry P. Davison, chairman of the I Red Cross, has again gone to Europe He will confer with those In charge of Red Cross field activities in allied countries to prepare for Increasing requirements of the American expedi tionary force. SENATE HOLDS UP 0. C. WAGE BILL Army and Navy Uniforms Sold at Actual Cost! A Complete Assortment of Men's Raincoats at Moderate Prices ARMY Men, Navy men and Civilians will find just the coat they want in this complete assortment. Rubberized Waterproof Trench Coats $1G.50, $20, $25 Waterproof Gabardine Trench Coats. $27.50 Army Raincoats of genuine Moleskin. .$33 Moleskin Army Raincoats, xvool lined. .$38 Blue Raincoats for Navy men $30 The Avenue at Ninth The minimum wage bill for women and children in the District of Colum bia is the unfinished business In the Fcn&te. That body will take the bill up when It meets tomorrow and prob ably will pass It. The bill was brought up In the Sen ate last evening by 'Senator Kenvon I who said it had passed the House and had been reported unanimously from the District Committee. For a few minutes it looked as If ' the bill would be p-it through with out any question being raised It passed from Committee of the Whole and into the Senate proper. Then Senator King of Utah, who entered the chamber, raised objection to pro ceeding with it in the absence of Senators who had amendments to of fer. It went over accordingly, but as t is the unllnl&hed business it will doubt l 3.1 be paxsed with little delay. St natur Jont4 in alluding to th. minimum wage bill on the floor of the Senate aid in refaponbe to faena tor King: "I want to suggest to the Senator that this bill has pah.ed the House. It has been considered twice by the Senate Committee on the Dlstiict of Columbia. That Is, the Senate com mittee repored a bill that is almost identical wit lhl. I think about the only change is that in the Senate bill we provided for compensation to th board of $5 a day fur actual services and expenses." CHILE KSlOI 10 SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 12 Naval authorities of the Chilean port of Pisa gua today surprised the Germans aboard the Interned ship Carla. who had prepared electrical Installation to blow up the vessel at any moment. RECEIVES RELIEF DIRECTORS. President Wllfon received the dlvl slnnal dlrei tors of the Military Relief of the American Red Cross at the White Houee last evening. TODAY IN HISTORY 490-B. C. nattle of Marathon. l'i.-X. I), Washington return ed t Philadelphia with the re mains of his army. 1814 British attacked Balti more, Bid. 1818 Rlebard J. Galling, fam ous Inventor of war devices, born. 1847 Battle of Chspaltepee. 1837 China declared war against England. 18S9 Convention of 500 dele gates orsjanlsed National Prohibi tion party nt Chicago. 1S71 French assembly author ised the President to conclude n treaty with Germany to hasten the evacuation ofFranee. 1891 First train over Oyster Bay route to Boston. 1803 Tartars in parts of Rus sia declared a holy war nnd killed Armenians Indiscriminately. 1S10 Federal Jury In Chicago Indicted trn officials of the meat parkins; eorapnnles. 11S Bulgaria warned by the powers against war with Tnrkeyt territorial acquisitions wonltl not be permitted. 1912 British war offl.ee suspended nse of the manoplnnes because af casualties biplanes favored an nfer. 1017 Anti-German riots In Buenos Ayrea. 1917 Seeretnry of War Baker -Issued statement deelarlnrr the Liberty motor, America's new standardised aeroplane motor, had been perfected. 1918 Twelve million men regis ter to defent Kalserism. 1918 General Pershing, at the head af America's first field army, launches area! offensive on Mets front In France. ST. MIHIEL SALIENT MENACE FOR FOE CITS (Continued from Page One.) Part of the sector, according to the latest infor mation, vas still occupied by the French. PROBABLY 100,000 MEN. It is fairly probable that not more than a hundred thousand American troops are con cerned in today's movement. This number may be increased as the offensive increases in extent. Whether or not it will increase in degree, depends not only on the local situation about St. Mihiel, but also on the strategic conditions that may be affected in western France by the Ameri can offensive. At present there is reason to believe that General Pershing's plans are not dominated by an intention of forcing the war into its final stage by gradually bringing all of his American force into the combat at this time. nKKsEaoTlZarf Schaffner & Marx Clothes Nothine Else.VSZ33m REROUTING OF GAR NE IS ED OPEN The rerouting of Ave car lines of the Washington Railway and Electric Company to reduce congestion, speeI up traffic, and increase the track ca pacity, was recommended In a report today to the Public Utilities Commis sion by John A. Heeler, traffic expert, is to be made effective at nce. Under the new route, the Brookland cars will run from Georgetown, -.la, P street. Connecticut avenue. Seven' tecnth, H. Fourteenth, F. Fifth, and G streets northwest. Massachusetts avenue, and North Capitol street to Brookland. The Lincoln Par kllne has been re routed to run from Mount Pleasant to Lincoln Park via Columbia road. Con necticut avenue. Seventeenth, H, and Fourteenth streets, thence to Fifth and F streets, Indiana avenue, Dela ware avenue. First and B streets, and Lincoln Park via Kant Capitol street. The Takoma Park line has been re routed to run to Anacostla instead of to the wharves. The line will run from Takoma Park via Georgia ave- nue and Ninth street to Four-and-a- Half and Maryland avenue, where It will branch off and continue to Con gress Heights oer the tracks now used by the Eleventh street line, FOE PACIFISTJAILED r..nnlvi inn Trn !irrr nntl for hor itccepiioii rooms have been provided )llornaUt lntr.guts lth famous per In Knglish iuarters An information '.ona(.r,, has b.en arrested In Germanv bureau will be open there from 10 a j alleged pa ifl.t activity, diplomatic m. uuiu ii u iii. .ArranKcmems wuu w, .-.., a ,.i... Mystery surround her arrest, but it li believed f.h had Intrigued with Prince m !on Buelow, Smialist. and a number of Nil I A UlMlUlTi; UCADIWr iournalists. orr-.-pondencc li noted ,v " VAauux ill u&arxiiiiiu n WELFARE HOUSE A Christian Science Welfare House fof the use of the soldiers and war workers stationed in Washington has been established at 1222 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, by the Welfare llousinr Association, composed of Christian Scientists. A welfare attendant will be ap pointd and regular committees formed under her direction will be In attendance. The officers of the Welfare Hous ing Association are Philip King, chairman: Mrs. Marcia II. Wilson, sec retary, and Charles A. Fiske. of Stoekett-Flske Co.. treasurer Christian Scientists in London have opened a wclfure house for tl.e use of the ali.ed forces. SHOELESS POLICE SBuy Now I if You Need 1 Clothes Our selection is wider and better today than it can be later; and besides, present prices are far more advantageous than those that are likely to prevail when these clothes are gone. ND NEAR T be made by the bureau for officers orl men who wish to viHtt the country. persons in Gcrnviny was seized, reports BOW Only fhe members of the Senile Prir. ilegri and Elections Committee respond ed to Senator Pomerene's call for a nit ting to 'tlivpose linally ' of the ill lojalty h.irges againt Senator I.a Kol letle today. stale. Let the nol.r of itunrters nnd f. Isrn pouring ifto the t. ?. Trensury announce to the nnrld flint thli roun try Is united. Iluj Wnr Sating Stamps. 17 D 17 1? Fr a telephone call, a lovely photo- rlALL graph of lovelier OLIVE THOMAS First: Second: Third: Fourth: Fifth: .Sixth: Note: Cut this out. Go to the telephone call the manager of the picture theatre you CO to. Say this to him: "Hello. This is one of your patrons. I want to see The Mayor of Filbert.' the exeitins; Wet vs. Dry fipht picture. Will you trv to pet it-while it's new and everybody is talking about it? "Thank vou Good-bye." Mail us his name, address and what he said fa post card will do). Sifrn your name and address and You'll ;ret the photograph. "The Mayor of Filbert" is too immediate and too important to wait for usual motion pic ture routine. If you know a man who's a hustler, and wants to make a bitr, miick profit for some hard, fast work tell him to write us. Of course, he must be responsible and stand well in the community. He outtht to have or be able to fret enough capital to carry the business for a month. Address TIUANGLE FILM CORPORATION. Room MIS MST nroadway, New York A crowd of 400 colored men march Inn: down Pennsylvania avenue north west carrying banners and shouting: "We are no slackers" almost caused a riot today until police reserves broke up the procession. James Sykes, leader of the band of marchers, was arrested on charge of leading a parade without a license. The police reserves were called from their cofs in the police station and some arrived on the scene minus foot wear, and others apparel. The reserves met th marchers at Tenth street, where the latter were dispersed. The colored men came from the southwest section of the city. Sykes gave bis address as 7 Limerick place southwest. Hart f Schaffner 1 & Marx 1 Fall Clothes That's why we say "take care of the clothes you have; make them wear longer." That's why we say "when you do need clothes, get only those that last long; those that, save resources for the country because you buy less often." sE--aasH A'VvflRPVsansansansnFX T''ak JvsVsasTv4i1sasfire snUsK sssafaVaBIV K assVHn'rV?KaT MM-W'M'?9 sssssnssnKssm jKR9SS?'m wsssBsasnBBssm wllrilWaBasasF faB:?lsBMfesa?&5 liflsssssssKrsnPxsW v!PsMssssssssssJHy9-P Coimlx&t 1913 Ilaxt SdalTvcr & Ua Suits $30 to $75 Fall Overcoats $28 to $50 Army Officers' Uniforms . . . $40 to $60 Officers' Overcoats $45 to $65 ! Raleigh Haberdasher Home of Hart Schaffner & Afarx Clothes 7BzB-j.i:l.09-jni Penna. Avt-aaaBra Those Who Have Subscribed to WAR SAVINGS STAMPS during past "drives," and obligated themselves to buy certain amounts of these "Baby Bonds," are urged to fulfill their pledges before the next Liberty Loan Campaign begins. By doing so NOW you will help win the great struggle to maintain Justice and Liberty throughout the world. LIBERTY LOAN DEPARTMENT 1505 Penna. Avenue, next door to our Mam Bank Building .., The Riggs National Bank OF WASHINGTON, D. C. Capital $1,000,000 Surplus $2,000,000