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VOL. 13, NO. 257.
BIG
U.S. STEAMER
SUNK AS RESULT
OFMLLISION
"Herman Frasch" Sent to
Bottom off American Coast.
—41 Persons Rescued.
Washington, Oct. 4.—Tbe Am
erican steamer Herman Frasdi, a
small cargo carrier manned by a
navy crewand in the overseas
supply serrioe, has been sank in'
a collision at sea witii a loss of
probably fifty of her crew.
Tbe vessel collided at night
with the Amerloan w«it steam
ship George G. Henry, about 150
miles southeast of the Nora
Sootian coast and went down in
seven minutes. She carried a
crew of about 13 officers and 76
men and survivors reported num
ber only 41.
The Henry with a hole stove in
her bow above the water line,
picked up the survivors and stood
by all night hunting for others.
When daylight came she aband
oned the search and resumed her
voyage.
Washington, Oct. 4.—Sinking
of the American steamer Herman
Frasch as a result of collision
with the American Steamer Geo.
G.' Henry, was announced today
by the navy department. The
Frasch sank in seven minutes.
Forty-one survivors have been
accounted for.
The collision occurred at sea
several hundred miles-off the
American coast, in latitude 41.08
north and longitude 64.38 west.
First reports to the department
gave few details. The Henry had
her bow crushed but after stand-,
ing .by all night to pick up sur
vivors resumed her voyage,
Both vessels were cargo carriers
army supply transport service.
Tfie Frasch was a Ship of about 4,000
tons and the Henry is a tanker. .Only
4J of the FrascK's.'crew are account
ed for. It is feared there was heavy
tJll.
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IN PHILADELPHIA
City Will be "Bone Dry" for
First Time in History
as Result.
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Philadelphia, Oct. 4.—Influenza
'on the increase in Philadelphia,
new cases having been reported in the
last 24 hours. As a result of the epi
demic Philadelphia will, after 7
o'clock tonight, be "bone dry" for the
first time in its history. Saloons,
caf^s, wholesalers a/nd manufacturers,
under a police order, were given until
that hour to close out the stock on
hand and put up their shutters.1'The
closing is for an indefinite period^ and
is in compliance with an order issued
by the state health, authorities. The
order also applies to places of amuse
ment but leaves it to the judgment of
the local authorities whether churches
and Sunday schools shall close.
738
All the courts in Philadelphia ad
journed today until Octpber 21 and
the grand jury was dismissed, lite
big football game scheduled for to
morrow betweefl the University of
Pennsylvania and the United States
marines and all Liberty Loan meetings
have been called off.
103 Deaths at Oamp Grant.
Camp Grant, 111., Oct. 4.—Camp
(Grant's death toll amounted to 198 at
noon today. There were 76 deaths
for the 24-hour period ending at mid
night last night.
There was a decrease of approxi
mately liM) patients admitted to the
base hospital yesterday compared
to the preceding .day.
More Cases in .Ohio.'
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 4.—Spanish
Influenza is spreading rapidly
through Ohio, .according to reports
received by the^ state' department of
health. Records show the disease
most prevalent' at 'Camp Sherman,
where more than four thousand cases,
and 129 deaths have .been reported.
One hundred aha fifty ca«es and' two
deaths have been reported from
Muskingum college at New Concord.-
Two hundred and fifty cases' have
been reported at th? Wilbur Wright
aviation field near Dayton.
Gaining* in Nww York.
New Tork, Oct 4.^-Wlth Sftutlsh
influenza and itneuihonia. gaining
headway here, DrT Royal S. Cope
land, health commissioner today In
vited groups of manufacturing and
railroad employers to a conference
to. discuss plans for rearranging, bus
iness hours so as to "prevent as far
as possible the massing of great num
bers of perqons who. are-all intent
upon arriving at their respective
working places at the same hour in
public conveyances.
-There were 1,606 ne*w cases of ln
fluenxa and 188 new oases of -pneu
monia reported during the 2 4 |)o)ira.
ending at 10 a. m. today, an tnibreaaa
of lit for both diseases as compared
with the previous day. Deaths num
bered 120, an increase of 11.
.More Oases in
Okmulgee, Okla., pet 4.-^CItjr tq
thoritles today olosed all public places
of assembly, includinf churches, on
account of the epidemic of Spanish
influensa which has affllcWd -several
Jiundred and resulted in three death*
1
if "Tr^'f .. .'v-TT'
11 Lpulsvtlle, Ky.» OcV 4.v—Bicl|tMn
'^''da^ths 'from pneumonla' Mid tlie ma
ion of 8(8 patients sunsrltig wlth
Inflciertsa' wsre
.reported ftrom
hospiua ssMbuy
Ipr today.
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CLOSE PUBLIC
PUCES, SAYS
SURGEON BLUE
/IT AflU MTM
This is Only* Way to Stop
Spread of Influenza, De
clares Health Officer.
Washington. Oct 4.—The only way
to stop the spread of Spanish influe'nza
is to close, churches, schools, theaters
and public institutions in every com
munity where the epidemic has de
veloped, in the opinion, of Surgeon
General-Blue of the public health
service.
"There is no way to put a nation
wide closing order into effect," said
Dr. Blue today,' "as this is' a matter
which is up to the individual com
munities. In some states the state
board of .health .has. this power, but
in many others it is a matter of mu
nicipal regulation. I. hope that those
having the proper authority will close
all public meeting places if their com
munity is threatened with the epi
demic. This will do much towards
checking the spread of the disease."
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AMERICANS DROP
THIRTY-SEVEN
TONS OF BOMBS
Thirty-four Successful En
gagements Credited to
Americans in 12 Days.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Thursday, Oct 3.—
(By the Associated Press.)—American
aviators were busy all day today
carrying out bombing attacks on Con
flans, Longuybn, Audim, DoraWry,
Buxieres, Vigneulles, Chambley, Etain,
Arnville and Grandpre. They dropped
thirty-seven and one half tons of
.bombs. ,. ,.
Abileville,--Oorie, Haydenvlll# and
Macq. also wgre bombed.
Ip twel*e flays' flying on this front
thirty-four successful missions have
been iindertaken by the American
aviators.
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ARKANSASFEELS
EARTHTREMBIE
Shock Occurs Early This
Morning—Dishes and
Windows Shaken.
Pinc Bluff, Ark., Oct 4.—
Earth tremors lasting several
seconds, occurred here shortly
after 3 a. m. today. Hie tremors
rattled dishes and windows.
Recorded In Washington.
Washington, Oct 4.—A .slight
earthquake, beginning at 5:27 o'clock
this morning and lasting 4 1-2 min
utes, was recorded on seismographs at
the Georgetown university observa
tory. It was centered apparently
about 600 miles from Washington.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 4.—The seismo
graph at the St Louis university re
corded a small earthquake at 3:22:48,
this morning, lasting
Amsterdam, Oct. 4.—PHnce Mexf-r
milian of Baden, has been appointed
German chancellor,' says an official
announcement received from Berlin.
.Deputies Groeber,s centrist and
Scheidefr.ann, majority social demo
crat, have been appointed secretaries
of statfe without portfolios.'
The official statenient adds 'that
Prince Maximilian also has bsan
named Prussian foreign secretary. He
will announce his program' at f. full
meeting ot the relchstag October 6^
'a ':i'-
Official announcement of ^the ^ap
pointnjept of ?rjnce MvUmiHah «f
B&den as imperial chancellpif con
firms newspaper reports tp the 'w$e
effect emanating from Germaiiy la tbie
last few days. The prince is heir to
the throne'df Baden and a' cousin of
the present ruler. He has tojsen known
as a moderate in German, polities aad
opposed to the extremist policies of
the Pan-Germans. His wife is related
to the Britlsh royal
The .offijsial title of the chancellor
is president of the pnisslan council of
mlnistera. ProssUn minister of, rtate.
PrUssMm n^ipister 'id^ore^ affalrs!
^d' wpiw^^chan^eUor.', The'
succeeds Cotfht von HertUng wli®, vm
appolnted chancellor last November,^
in •tQl. Dr. Georg ^Cicbaella
^putles Grbeber and BchiUMnaaa
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seconds. The
instrument, however, continued to vi
brate for one minute. The distance
from St, Louis was estimated at be
tween 2po and 400' miles. Because of
the nearness of the shock the mark
ings were not distinct
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT
MAXiD^ IS
Deputies Groeber and Scheide
mann /Have Been Appointed
Secretaries oi $tate Without
Portfolios, Says Report.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
BRITISH.
London, Oct 4.—British forces pursuing the retreating- Germans
in'the Lens region have reached the railway east of Lens, Field Mar
shal Halg announced in his official statement today. To the southeast
the British have made progress between Oppy and Mericourt
German forces last night delivered counter attacks on Gouy and
Le Catelet, midway -between Cambrai and St Quentln. Eteld Marshal
Haig announced today, that the enemy assaults had been beaten offv
London, Oct. 4.^!—Concerning British activities on the Italian
mountain front the war office today issued this statement:/-.,
"Last sight Warwickshire troops carried out a most successful raid
into the enemy trenches facing Aislago, capturing 142 prisoners includ
ing four-officers. Our casualties weco twelve.
More than 4,000 prisoners were taken' yesterday by the British in
their operations north of St Quentin.
Tbe point of the British wedge in the region nbrth of £t Quentln.
has been pushed at the end of yesterday's fighting to ithe high ground
.a mile northeast of Sequehart The British are holding this ground,
having repulsed a counter attack.
The text of the statement reads:
At the end of the fighting yesterday we held the high ground one
mile northeast ,of Sequehart and had successfully beaten off the en
emy's counter attacks at Gouy and Le Catelet. A second hostile coun
ter attack at Sequehart also was repillsed.
"The number of prisoners oaptured by us in yesterday's opera
tions north of .St Quentin exceeds 4,000.
"During the night local fighting took place to our advantage
southwest of Beaurevoir and in the southern outskirts of Cambrai.
"We advanced our posts slightly northeast of Epinoy and re
pulsed a hostile attack on. one of our posts south of Biaches-St Vaast
(between Lens and Arleux)."
"North of the/Scarpe we progressed between Oppy and Mericourt.
Further north- ouif advanced troops reached the railway east of Lens
and the general line of Vendin Le Vieil, Wingles, Berclau, Fournes and
Houplines."
FRENCH.
troops
Paris, Oct. 4.—French troops in. the St Quentln region have ad
vanced east of Lesdlns, says the war office statement today. American
and French troops in Champagne have made further advances north
-west of Blancmont and Medeah farm.
North and northwest of Rheims the French h^ve increased their
gains somewhat and improved their positions in the region of Betheny.
The statement reads:
"During the night we made an advance east of Lesdins in the re
gion of St Quentin.
"North and northwest of Rheims detail operations enabled the
French 'to enlarge their bridgehead east of the canal and' to improve
their positions in the region of Betheny. One hundred prisoners re
mained in our hands.
"In Champagne the 'Franco-Americans increased their gains
northwest of Blanc Mont and Medeah farm."
AMERICAN.
Washington, Oct. .—Capture of Blanc .Mont and other positions In
Champagne was reported today by General Pershing in his -«pnjmuni
que for Thursday, announcing further gains by the American forces
fighting with the Frehch.
The communique'follows:
"Section At—American troops fighting with the French have
driven back the enemy and taken Blanc Mont and other -positions in
Champagne. Between- the Moselle and the forest of Argonne we car
ried out. the-usu&l'artillery and patrol activity, taking a,\ number of
prisoners." ,'/
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PLANTOGOTHROUGH MACEDONIA
Much Material of Austrians in Albania Dest
tente Squadron—Italian Cavalry Makes
Good Advance in This Region.
Washington, Oct 4.—-Destruction by Entente naval forces of the Aus
trian base at Durazzo is believed here to be closely linked up with the*
Allied plans for pushing their advancp through Macedonia.
Concentration in the ^Adriatic of naval units sufficiently strong.to un
dertake such an exploit, navy men say, means a virtual barrage ^as been
formed to push the. Austrian submarine flotillas to the north, relieving
Allied transports supplying the Balkan forces of much of the danger they
have faced, and clearing the Albanian coast so as to permit the estab
lishment there of a new base for the landing of men and material.
This would materially reduce' the 'Allied communication, lines which
now run far to the south toAalonikl 'and Grecian ,porta
Material destroyed.
London, Oct 4.—In the leveling of the fortifications and depots at
Durazzo Wednesday the Entente 'squadron, according to A,. Central News
dispatch from Rome. destroyed much material for the Austrian1 army in
Albania.
Cavalry Gains.
Rome,. Oct 4.—After the capture of Berat by the Italians, the cavalry
joined in the pursuit of the retreating Austrians and has made consider
able advance, according to an official note -issued today.
Two Subs Destroyed.
Rome, Oct- 4.—-American submarine chasers destroyed
submarines yesterday. during the bombardment of Durazzo,
dally 'announced today.
probably have been appointed secre
taries in the imperial cabinet. Adolf
Groeber is one of the .leaders of the
centrist party in the reichstag. Re
cently before the main committee .of
the reichstag he criticized the govern
ment and attacked Count von Hert
llng, the leader of the' centrists. In
the reichstag in March,, 1918, he der
fended Germany's methods of making
peace with Russia at Brest Litovsk.
PhiliPP Scheldemann is vice presi
dent, ot-the reichstag and tbe leader
of thto majority social democrats.
He._ with his wing of the/party, while
nominally opposing-some'of the gov
ernment's war policies, has swung to
the government's aid whenever the
German armrf" seemed to "be In the
ascendancy. This was notably th? case
when after the passage the "no an
nexationsand,no, Indemnities". resolu
tion ofJuly,19i7, the majority so
cialists acquiesced im the. negotiations
of the notorious Brest Lltovsk .„treaty|
after Russia had be^n .crushed.' Al
though anything put an' interactional
socialist In practice, he has been active
through International socialist agenT
cles.|n efforts to aid Germany's cause
byi helping her peace offensives as
much as possible. He has been called
a' tool of the Pan-Germans.
i4»- been held by Admiral !Ton'
-last'-week .pith,
Qoubt ertling.
Ifaal^Qctop, Oot
(Continued on page' lX
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REGION NORTHEAST OF ST. QUENTIN
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two enemy
it was offi-
DEATH RATE
IN CAMPS IS
JOEASING
1,040 Deaths Have Occurred
During Last Week Against
175! of Previous Week..
Washington, Oct 4.—The death
rate ln army camps at home for/the
week iending September 27 was 34.4
per thousand, an increase of 30 per
cent over the preceding week and was
due' to influenza and. pneumonia, the
public health service: weekly report
today stated* There were 1,040 deaths
as compared with 172 .the week previ
ous.
Reports today showed that the epi
demic was rapidly spreading ^through
out the country.
Up to noon today 181 doctors and a
large corps of nurses-had been order
ed to report to various places where
the disease' Is prevalent S fe -'/yK'
Camp Grant, Oct. 4.—There Is said
to be a bit of selfiMispect in even the
Influensa microbe. He his attacked
all rajikf of the 40,000 .men in this
camp
%but
has declined to enter the
Ibarbed wire enclosure'where the Qir
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NEWSPAPER
GRAND FORKS, N. D., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4,1918. PRICE FIVE' CENTS., I.
BULLETIN
Amsterdam, Oct. 4—The Turk
ish minister of the interior has
resigned, according to a Constan
tinople message today.
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29,999 MEN
TO ENTRAIN ON
OCTOBER 15
Call is made by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder for
Men from 42 States.
I Washington, Oct. 4.—Provost Mar
shal Crowder today called for 29,
999 grammar school graduates from
forty-two states and the District of
Columbia to entrain October 15 for
technical schools. Of the total 980
will be negroes. Voluntary Induction
will be allowed until October 12.
The call is the first issued since
the suspension of the October en
trapment orders as a result of the
influenza epidemic. None but regis
trants found physically fit for general
service will be accepted. The sta,tes
and number of men to be furnished
together with the educational institu
tion or municipal authorities to whom
the registrants will report include:
Iowa, 500, Iowa State A and col
lege.
Michigan, 200, Michigan school of
mines 840, University of Michigan.
Montana, 400, University of Mon
tana
(Nebraska, 420, University of Ne
braska.
Nprth Dakota, 320, North Dakota
Agricultural college.
.South Dakota, "135, Iowa-state uni
versity.
"Wisconsin, 'WO, Beloit. Wis.,'"col
lege 550 Ua^rsity of Wisconsin.
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BAGGAGEMEN JOIN
STRIKERS TODAY
Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 4.—Baggage
men today joined the striking CanT
adian Pacific railway freight handlers'.
Freight sheds and depot men are idle.
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TWO AVIATORS INJURED.
Washington, Oct 4.—Second lieu
tenant Burr S. Cameron, and Cor
poral Charles M. Cointepas were
seriously injured today in an airplane
accident at Scott Field, Ills.
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TELEGRAPHIC
BRIEFS
Washington—Steps looking toward
control by the war industries board
of practically all articles of apparel
were taken when at a special meet
ing of the National Retail Drygoods
association a committee was appoint
ed to confer with the board on dis
tribution and price control.
Harrisburd, P&-—The state com
missioner of health Issued an order
closing all places of public amuse
ment and every saloon in Pennsyl
vania because of the influenza epi
demic.
Washington—All theaters and
moving picture shows in the District
of Columbia were closed because of
the' Influenza epidemic.
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WEATHER FORECAST,
North Dakota:—Partly ctoady
tonight and Saturday cooler In
south and west portions tonight
Minnesota: Unsettled tonight
warmer in southeast portion Sat
urday fair, cooler in south and
west portions.
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BRITISH IN
"::Q:r
ALL REPORTS FROM WESTERN
FRONT TELL OF KG EFFORTS
Of GERMANS TO STOP ADVANCE
Greatest Withdrawal of Germans
is in the Flanders Sector Where
British Have Occupied Lens
and Armentieres.
XAndbti, Oct 4.—News from' all
sfectors of the 'western front tfells of
giant efforts by the enemy to stem the
dally advancing1 tide of battled The
Germans rare putting in their best
troops, and according to all corre
spondents, are fighting with the
energy of desperation.
8till there is no sign .OjC any great
retreat except the withdrawal in the
Flanders sector whim the British
have occupied. Anqehtleres and Lens
and are-closely pressing t$e retiring
enemy. The recapture of the rich
French coal region affords great satis
filftjft'n'KrnV 'j#*
In the Seauehart-Bony sector the
AUtad breach in the Hindenburg sys
tem was extended today aid the flghl
the outskirts
ingreaehtod
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are^perating.
of Mont-
brjjihaln where Australian units with
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FIVE MILES GAINED BY ALLIES
IN THIS SECTOR SINCE MONDAY
GERMAN TRICK IS
WORKED BUT IS
NOT A SUCCESS
With the American Troops North
west of Verdun, Thursday, Oct. 3.—
(By the Associated Press.)—When
New York troops entered Abri-St
Louis on Friday Germans came out
of their hiding places with uplifted
hands and were supposed to have sur
rendered. Suddenly the Germans
threw heavy grenades with deadly ef
fect killing and wounding a number
of the New York boys. Immediately
more American troops armed with
flame thrower® and gas projectors
went forward and filled the village
with flame and'gas until not a single
German escaped.
The importance Germans attach to
the retention) of this portion of the
line is indicated by the -Frankfort
-Gazette, which states tluit in order to
prevent a frontal break through be
tween Cambrai and St -Quentin, Gen
eral von BoebS army has been made
so strong that It is equivalent to a
complete army group. The Gazette
declares "there Is great danger along
th» whole western front"
It, cannot be long before' an im
portant enemy retreat ifrom the Hin
denburg" line is bound to occur, ac
cording
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Fighting Proceeding In Open Well East Of Hindenbnrg
Line—Huns Being Driven Back In Flanders And
On South Front
Austrians Reported Retreating In Disorder In Albtnia As
Result 01 Destruction Of Durazzo Submarine Base
By The Allied Ships.
(By the Associated Press.)
Northeast of St. Quentin the British today are reported as fight
ing in the open country beyond the Hindenburg line after having
pushed ahead five miles since Monday.
From Lens northward and from Rheims eastward to the Ar-.
gonne the Allies continue to bend "back the German flanks in smash
ing attacks.
The breach driven through the German defenses south of Beau
revoir is on a front of five miles. To the north the British are plung
ing forward east-southeast from Le Catelet while on the south the
French are attacking successfully between Sequehart and Lesdins.
The German resistance is bitter, but there has been no let-up in
the strong Allied pressure. In the fighting in this ,area Thursday,
Field Marshal Haig's men captured 4,000 prisoners.
With the British in the open country northeast of St Quentin
and the cavalry and tanks pouring through the breach the German
positions about Cambrai and Laon will become most precarious.
Through the opening in the line Marshal Foch would be able to
throw troops to take both Cambrai and Laon in the rear.
West of Lille the British continue to press the Germans east
ward which extends their line south of Lens to Mericourt, where a
good advance also has been made. Between Lens and Armentieres
the British have moved forward an average of more than three miles
on a 20 mile front and east of the Bois Grenier are within six miles
of the outer walls of the fortress of Lille. Meanwhile the British
and Belgians in Flanders are widening the salient east of Ypres,
which threatens the German positions on the coast and the network
of railroads west of Ghent.
There are no indications that the Germans "have halted their re
tirement iri the -Lille salient. The enemy is still several miles west
system
In Albania the Austrians are reported retreating in disorder now:
that their base at Durazzo has been destroyed by Entente warships.
American submarine chasers sank two Austrian submarines during
the attack on Durazzo in which supplies for Austrians were de
stroyed.
Official announcement is made in Berlin that Prince Maximilian'
of Baden becomes imperial chancellor in succession of Count von
Hertling. He will outline his program before the reichstag Satur
day.
Deputies Groeber, Centrist and Scheidemann, majority social
democrat, will be made secretaries of state without portfolios.
the universal. military
opinion here.' In the meantime the
-Germans are putting forth eAormous
efforts. .They are counter attacking
heavily and the battle lsv swaying
back and forth In a deadly grapple.
There ha« been no /urther new* as
to the attitude of Turkey, it is point
ed out as ,a matter ito- same extent
governing the situation, that the
whole Turkish fleet tn this
tt manned entirely by Germanik,
Constantinople itself
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will give up Lille without heavy fighting.
Around Rheims and east of the Suippe, Generals Berthelot and
Gouraud are drawing closer the sides of the German salient east of
Rheims. American troops have joined the French in their opera-!
tions east of the Suippe ^nd have assisted in the advance northwest:
of Somme-Pye, capturing the strong positions of Blanc Mont and,
the Medean farm.. Further east the French have taken Orfeuil and
Bemont Chateau. North of Rheims the French are working their
way across *the Aisne yanaL, It would seem that unless, the Germans
withdraw from the Champagne salient they are in danger of being
caught in a trap between the armies of Berthelot and Gouraud.
Gourand Near Vousiera.
Paris, Oct 4.—Much interest centers
about the operations conducted by
General Gouraud in the Champagne
sector. Reinforced by the Americans,
General' Gouraud has pushed forward
until he is' now within six miles of
Vouziers junction, a base of great im
portance, 25 miles from the great
railroads connecting the German
army with Germany. He is also
solidly established at Challerange,
which assures eventual Junction with
the Americans on the other Side of
Argonne forest. He has added an
other 3.000 to the IS,00® prisoners
taken September 26.
Gas Attack SaumssfaL
With tbe American Forces North-*
west of Verdun, Oct 3.—(By the As
sociated Press.)—A successful gas at
tack was made by the Americana on
this front yesterday at VUosnes on the
Meuse above Dannevoux.
The German artillery Are was spas
modic during the day. Many gas
shells were thrown In by the enemy
guns upon the American- rear areas,
notably Septsarges wood, Chatancourt,
the Montseville road, Dannevoux,
8achet wood, Esnes, Forges wood and
Jure wood.
The American engineers havd re
moved more than 100 buried German
mines from the ground evacuated by
the enemy.
FOOT Mfccfclnes Deatroyed.
Havre, Thursday, Oct S.—In aerial
fighting on. the Flanders front today
British aviators destroyed four Ger
man machines, the Belgian war Of
fice announced tonight Lieutenant
Coppens of the Belgian army net a
German balloon on hHa^nf hfr'
vietories to S3.
Boston, Mass., Oct 4.—Announce
ment that Armenian volunteers, many
of them from this couatrr. naMM
pated in the British ^tary o^the
Tmrks ln_Palestina. under General
Allenby. was contained in eable
sages received' today jjft the
ten here of the JtnMnlaa Na
Union of America.
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