Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O'NEILL FRONTIER
0. H. CRONIN, Publisher,
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA
.'Ukraine- means border land. The
Ukrainians are known as little Rus
sians in Russia and as Huthenlans In
Austria and Hungary. There are about
*4.600.000. They have asserted their
right to independent existence for cen
turies. They claim that they own the
land from the Carpathians to the Cau
casus. extending well north Into Rus
sia. including part of Russia and Aus
trian Galicia and part of Russian and
.Austrian Galicia and part of what is
Known as Russian Poland. When the
J»oles were conquered by the Russians,
ithe Ukrainians became subject to
Russia, but they have never lost their
racial sense.
The bearing of the prince of Wales
all through the w-ar has won him the
admiration, respect, and affection of
the British peoples, here and overseas.
We need not enlarge upon this, for
every one knows what to say so Is no
courtly form of words. The prince will
go to tha oveisea countries ot the em
pire when the time comes with the
unique advantage of huving seen with
hie own eyes the shining ipialttios -
revealed during the ultimate test of
character—of the races that make up
the empire. He will go, too, for ills j
own instruction and enlightenment, as ■
the king said frankly of him last year
when he foreshadowed Ills visit.
A new company has been formed in
Naples, under the name, "Transbal
canla Italians,” with the object of
bringing about direct railway connec
tion between Rome and Constantin
ople. The proposed route is Otranto,
Valona, Monastlr, Halontca, Berea,
Drama, Z&nth and Dimotli-a. Only
the line. Valona-Monastlr. is to be
nswly built; all the other lines are
existing. Otranto will he connected
with Valona, across the Straits of
Otranto, some 50 miles, by large ferry
steamers. The new line, It Is hoped,
will strengthen Italy's Influence In
Albania and the Balkan states.
It is difficult to realize, but it is
pone the less true, that the Munnan
coast of Russia, which the allied
troops recently occupied, Is as far
north as King William land, where Sir
John Franklin and his men abandoned
the Kir bus and the Terror. But the
gulf stream makes all the climatic dif
ference. For that reason it Is possible
for Quebee to be much farther south
than London, and Boston and New
York to be on the parallels of latitude!
of Spain and yet have winters of
great severity.
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Physically, Foch is a little man, bis
Inches are about those of Napoleon’s,
and he has Grant's fondness for the
cigar. Like Joltre, a southerner, he lias
frankness of speech which his old
commander has never displayed. Un
like Petaln hie words are rarely cuustio
and ha has made friends among all his
allies. An old man, close to 70. yet
kounger than Clemenceau, he was still
handsome when the war began, but
tHe strain has marknd his face and
only hie eyes reveal an unshaken spirit.
Farming communities should organ
ise "community spraying circles,” the
agriculture department recommends.
A man with a team, under the ar
rangement, makes the circle of all
farms In the vicinity lighting destruo- I
Hv.e plant diseases. In one New York
state community, the department re- j
ports, the average spraying cost per
acre, for the entire season, under the
plan was as low as 65 cents, while the
cost of one application per acre aver
aged 1* rente.
Sergeants J. J. Delaney and M. J. ■
McCabe, of Chicago, thought that
through an open window they heard
a man carrying on a conversation
with a graphophone, consisting of
“Hoeh der kaiser! Hoch der kaiserV
They investigated and found Beo Der
inger leaching a pet parrot. JBeo was
[placed in Jail and the parrot was
taught to sing "Three Cheers for the
Red Whit# and Blue" by Delaney.
A factory for the making of army
uniforms, connected with the Sehuyl'- '
kill arsenal, Philadelphia, and recently
opened, is modern in every way, asm
talnlng lunch, rest and recreation
rooms, welfare workers and a hospital.
Only women are employed and they ,
can earn from <12 to 330 a week.
To demonstrate that knitting is not
exclusively a girl's pastime, the fifth !
grade boys of the Breck school, Phila
delphia. have made a large quilt of
many colored knitted squares under the !
direction of their teacher, Miss Marlon
Huneviller, and presented it to the sur
gical ward or the naval hospital
OjeOs have a tendancy to work loosa
from their settings more than any
other precious stone, and the explana
tion is thu1 these stones are more sus
ceptible to the action of heat than any
other. As the gjonc expands It forces
open the prongs by which it Is held.
The first New Yorkers to “cross the
big pond ’ and visit Europe were two
sonH of an Indian chief who were cur
ried away to the Netherlands in 1611 by
Adraen Block, the Dutch navigator,
who Inter became one of New Am
sterdam's "Hrsf citizens.
Before the war Argentina used her
30,000.00$ head of cattle for meat
hides. Tames and as draft oxen anti
imported her dairy products. Now
.Argentina not only supplies her own
dairy demands, but also exports hugs
quantities of cheese.
It h< announced that ilia Marconi
Company will butld the largest wireless
station in the world near Buenos Aires
The power of the new station will b«
11,00$ kilowatts, and three towers will
be erected, each the size of the KITM
tower.
Mrs. Thomas Bogan Elwyn, captain
of'the Philadelphia motor messenger*
has been appointed a member of tbs
national hoard of the Red Cross trans
portation bureau since the messengers
Joined the latter organization.
More accidents occur In New Yorlc
elty on Saturday than anv other dak
of the week. This is attributed by the
police to the fact that, there being no
school on Saturday, so nianv children
play in the streets.
There arc 31) varied** of bamboo*
Some of these trees grow two feet in
t* hours, shooting up at this rate for
150 feet.
A fortune of jewels is burled with
the sacred white elephants of S am
when they die. and a very elaborate
funeral is given them.
A fireplace grate made of tubing
through which water can be circulated
to distribute heat about a room, lias
been patented. •
The Norwegian mile is the longest
it.IHS yard# The shorteej is the Ctrl.
nemo- some 6tt) yards.
The production of copper in th«
United jsi' has .ndicawed more than
25 fo'd s; • 13S0. _ _
LANGUAGE QUESTION
IS BOTHERSOME ONE
Nebraska State Council of De.
fense Hears of Abuses of
Its Orders on Matter.
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 20.—The bear
ing before the A merit-animat Ion com
mission now In session at the state
house for the purpose of threshing out
the foreign language question in the
state Is productive of sensations.
Professor Brommer, of Hampton, pres
ident of the German Lutheran Bynod
of Missouri In Nebraska, declared that
mob law In the name of the president
of the United Slates had been used to
prevent the preaching of sermons In
the German language, that schools and
churches had been- broken Into the
nd meetings disturbed, that county
oundls of defense had forbidden the
use of German In the churches In sev
: eral counties, preachers threatened by
mob lew If they did not comply with
the request of the state council of
defense, that German Lutherans have
been branded as disloyal by one per
son in authority.
Chairman W. V. Allen of the com
mission, announced that as Judge of
the district court he will punish to
the full extent of the law any one
guilty of Inciting a mob.
Professor Brommer said that many
old people In the churches had not
and could not learn Ringllsh, but they
have been good citizens and have
given their money and their sons to
I he war. These feel that they have
been mistreated. With tears in their
eyes they have told of being deprived
of the consolation of religious instruc
tion in their mother tongue.
"Preachers are commanded by the
law of God to preach, and what are
we to do?" he asked.
“Pleach" said Rev. John Williams,
venerable pastor of an BpiscopivUaii
church of Omaha for many years, and
a member of the commission.
"We don't want to disobey the law
of God or any law of the state,” said
the professor.
"There Is no such state law," said
Chris Grunther, another member of the
commission.
"I know,” answered the professor,
"it Is a request, but we are told public
sentiment Is against foreign languages.
We have been threatened with mob If
we do use It. You have no idea how
we are treated. It is because we are
Lutherans and because we are Ger
mans. At Walthlll, a home guard, ap
pointed as a committeeman, came to
the church and in the name of the
president of the United States de
manded that the preacher quit hie ser
mon In German. We were pointed out
last year by a person ns disloyal and
every Tom, Dick and Harry feels al
liberty to throw stones at us."
"The Americanisation commission
has no desire to require the use of
Bngllsh for those people who do not
understand It,” said Chris Grunther.
Some county councils of defense have
made that mistake. We do not Intend
to try to prevent people from hearing
the word of God or receiving religious
Instruction in any language except the
one best understood. We do not think
that the state council of defense has
any such desire. We want to unify the
people and give everybody a square
Ileal. Mr. Grunther is a native Ger
man.
Professor Sara Hrbkova, teacher of
foreign languages In the University of
Nebraska, said that as a war measure
aisorimiiiatlon should be made uffainst
enemy country languages. Professor
Hrbkova is h Bohemian.
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rmcoi « l tHEIQHTON
FORFEITS HIS BOND
Norfolk, Neb.. Sept. 20.—Rev. Father
W. D. Wind holm, of Creighton, Neb.,
charged with seditious remarks by the
government and indicted recently by
the grand Jury lit Omaha, arrived at
Norfolk with his bondsmen too late to
appear in federal court here to face
the charges died against him. Rev.
Father Windholm's bonds were for
mally forfeited shortly after court
opened, and his friends who had gath
ered In court to hear the testimony
were all aflutter.
Wheh the criminal docket was called
and Rev. Father Wimlholm failed to
respond to ids name the district at
torney moved that the bonds be for
feited. The United States marshal
was ordered to start forfeiture pro
ceedings and he called for Rev. Father
Wlndholm, after which he publicly
called upon the bondsmen to bring In :
♦he body of the defendant. ;
Friends of Rev. Father Wlndholm j
announced that the defendant had j
been told by his attorneys that it 1
would not be necessary for him to
appear on the first day of court. A
telephone message to him announcing
that his bonds had been forfeited
started him hurrying to Norfolk.
It was indicated that the court
would be asked to waive the forfeit
ure of the bonds because of the mis
understanding between client and
counsel.
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BROTHER TESTIFIES
AGAINST ANOTHER
Fremont. Neb.. Sept. 20.—The trial of
Fred lamgwlsch and Fred Borcherdlng.
Winslow business men. on charges of
sedition, is on in district court. Martin
Borcherdlng, brother of one of the de
fendants, came from Fort Omaha,
where he attends the balloon school,
to testify against the two defendants.
Private Borcherdlng reported the case
when l\e came do Fremont to enlist six
weeks ago. Another .brother, August
Borcherdlng, of Winslow, is one of the
principal witnesses. The defendants
are charged with saying "this Is a rich
man's war,” and that “the United
States has no right to send her ships
across the ocean after Germany had
told her to keep off."
HIGH SCHOOLERS IN
‘ BAD AUTO WRECK
Auburn. Neb.. Sept. 2lh -George Stuff
a high school hoy of this city, was
killed and Paul Klliot and Gladys Sel
ler* are expected to die, while a young
woman named GHge was very seriously
Injured tn an automobile accident «
mile and a half aouthwett of the town
of .luHati about Sunday night. ■„
All of the pat ti^gmiuvoiced hi*the ac
cident are residents of Auburn and are
high school students here.
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RESTRICT BUILDING
WORK IN NEBRASKA
T.incoln, Neb., Sept. 20.—Acting in
accordance with orders from the war
industries hoard of the national council
of defense, the stale council has put a
f irthri* check on non-essential Indus
tries in Nebraska, during the tieriod of
the war. Five classes of construction
projects ure permitted (o be carried out
without a license. They Include build
in "e undertaken directly or under cou
t'Ai with the war und navy depart
ment*.' building repairs not to .exceed
t*.5Vl', and certain classes of roau work.
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FEDERAL COURT IN
SESSION AT NORFOLK
Spring View, Neb,, Man Enters
Plea of Guilty to Making
Seditious Talk.
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Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1*.——Federal
court opened here yesterday with Judge
Wood rough presiding. A number of
criminal cases were diminished, but
several important cases are set for
trial. When arraigned B. N. Carr, of
Bpringvlew. Neb., pleaded guilty of
seditious talk. His case was taken un
der advisement.
Mack Donny, charged with a similar
crime, was given 30 days In the county
Jail.
John Donner, said to have threatened
the life of the president, was discharged
after a Jury had been drawn for his
case. It was uncertain if he had made
the alleged statement after the espion
age law was passed. H. Zifk, charged
with mailing obscene mattel^ to W. H.
Needham, at Bloomfield. Neb./was giv
en a fine of |50. Harry Johnson was
given a six months' Jail sentence for a
second offense of selling liquor to In
dians.
The case of the United States against
W. A. Emery, charged with seditions
talk, will go to the jury todav.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
MEMBERS HAVE GRIEF
Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 19.—The Platte
county council of defense haa a row
on its hands and charges have been
made against the chairman and the
secretary of the council by P. F.
Luchslnger and the row has been
brought to the attention of Governor
Neville. The governor has taken no
action following the hearing of the
versions of the parties involved, and
now the matter. Is to be threshed out
at a (pass meeting at Columbus
Wednesday evening. C. J. Qarlow Is
the chairman and Mark Burke, sheriff
of Platte county, is the secretary. Re
cently a suit was filed against Garlow
and Burke by Luchslnger asking for
♦ 20.000 damages. Luchslnger. who is a
native of Switzerland, alleges that
when he was called to the office of the
council of defense concerning the use
of the German language in the
churches and during the conversations
some hot words were passed and dur
ing the row Burke struck him a num
ber of blows and he was not allowed
to leave the room until interference
arrived. Garlow says that Luchslnger
made an insulting remark to Burke.
Garlow and Burke state that the
visitor was free to leave the office at
any time. Now the Platte county coun
cil of defense, through its chairman,
C. J. Garftw, has called the mass
meeting at Columbus to consider the
charges made by Mr. Luchslnger and
for the approval or the disapproval of
the actions of the council and other
war promotion committees In Platte
county.
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ELEVATOR MAN AND
FARMERS IN COURT
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.—The curtain
is expected soon to fall on the village
drama which was played for so many
years in Ulysses, a thriving place tn
Butler county, with George Dobson In
the title role of star actor. Litigation
in which a group of farmers are seek
ing to recover $80,000 from Dobson on
the ground that they lost a lot of money
on gr&lgh stored In an elevator owned by
him at Ulysses, has reached the Ne
braska supreme court, and It has al
ready been argued and submitted. The
farmers won In the lower court and
Dobson appealed. For years the latter
was the big man of the village with
his money In everything almost which
promised dividends. Dobson denied
that he owned the elevator when the
farmers dropped their money, alleging
that he had sold his interest in it be
fore these losses occurred. The plain
tiffs sought to show to the court that
the transfer was not bonafide. Doh
son is now a resident of Lincoln.
USERS OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGES BEING HEARD
Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 19.—Trains from
all parts of Nebraska are bringing In
persons Interested in the foreign lan
guage question before the Americani
zation committee of the Nebraska
council of defense which is now In ses
sion at the state capitol. The hearing
is open and it has been announced that
any one who has a grievance over the
way that the council has handled the
question will be given a chance lo be
heard.
The committee comprises the Rev.
John Williams, Omaha: C. H. Gustaf
son, Lincoln; John E. Miller. Lincoln.
W. V. Allen, Madison: F. W. C. .lease,
Seward; Father Theobald Kalamaja,'
Omaha: Chris Grunther. Columbus;
Kd H. Coufal, David City.
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TENNESSEE GOVERNOR
TO VISIT NEBRASKA
Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 19.—Gov. Torn
C. Rye. of Tennessee, and a part of
his staff will visit Omaha Septem
ber 30.
The governor's private secretary has
written the governor of Nebraska that
be would be pleased to meet him or
any member of his staff who might, he
In Omaha, but insists that the visit Is
not public, but strictly of a personal
and business nature.
NUMEROUS METHODIST
PREACHERS‘ARE CHAPLAINS
Lincoln. y«h.. Sept. 19.- The Ne
braska Methodist conference which
closed its fifth annual session Monday,
for the first time In its history, carried
a special war service roll. Three
preachers are enlisted In the service
and is are with the army and navy as
chaplains. Therefore the "to be sup
plied” pulpits are a bit more, numerous
this year.
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BEATRICE—Ruth E. Ayers, of this
City, has filed suit hi the district court
against Leonard V'. Purdy for damages
sustained In an automobile collision which
occurred recently In Beatrice. The plain
tiff claims $300 for medical expenses. $900
for damages lo her ear. and $10,000 for
other damages. Hprdy, a former Ne
hraaks. state university football s.tar. la
now engaged In the garage business here
and collided with a car driven by Miss
Ay ers some .weeks ago.
SCOTTSBLCFF- George Langford. a
ranchman. If, miles northeast of Sootts
blnff. bought 112'Tiead of southern steers.
3 years old. at $6 a head. July 3. 1911. Ho
sold them at tin average weight of 1,392
pound* at $54.99 nr an average of $206.92
per head. His profit Is figured at $141 per
head or s total of $19,782. Feed was grass
and oil cake.
Somewhere in the V pi ted Stale*
there is a dangerous German, escaped
from a Canadian internment camp, and
again from it Minnesota insane asylum.
Caught in a slacker raid in Minneapolis
lie feigned Insanity so successfully that
he was sent lo U . usy .urn.
REPORT POLITICIANS
CATERING TO BERMANS
Both Republicans and Demo,
crats of Nebraska Said to
Be Courting Favor.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. IS.—Notwith
standing that the war its supposed to
i have stamped out the poisonous virus
j bf Pro-Oermanism. evidences are still
Shown that politicians are not averse
to working the German voters of Ne
, hraska. A Lincoln German who trav
i els much over the state and partic
| ularly in German farming communl-.
j ties, report* to Chairman Beach of the
republican state central oommitlee
that he has found traces of democratic
missionary work among the Teutons
of Dodge and adjacent counties.
He claims that this propaganda is
being done in an effort to square Gov
ernor Neville. The Germane arc told
that the governor Is not responsible
for the actions of the stale council of
defense which hae made it exceedingly
hot for them. These missionaries are
• alleged to have attempted to make
Hichard L. Metcalfe the goat because
of his verile Americanism and hi* un
compromising altitude against all
kinds of disloyalty. The German
Tribune, a republican daily which
supported Neville two years ago. and
which is published and edited by Val
Peters, hgs recently Indicated that it
will support him again.
Members of the Nonpartisan league
claim to have been approached by
friends of Governor Neville asking if
iHere is not some way by which the
row between the governor and the
league can be patched up. Tha league
lui i been •sore" on Neville for some
time because they charge that he did
not afford them proper protection at
their meetings and showed no inter
est in helping them push their co
operative measures through the leg
islature.
The 3 emocrals say that the republi
cans have no reason to talk about
wooing the German voters because
their actions have shown that they
want their support badly. It Is pointed
out tiial McKelvle and his friends
have let It be known that if the former
Is elected governor he will name a
council of defense, which, while gov
erned by vital Americanism will show
more diplomacy and a more delicate
■ consideration for the German resi
dents of the state. McKelvie is ac
•j< tiled of flirting w ith the Nonpartisan
[league by promising the organisation
;that lie will protect Its meetings from
llie mob if they are along loyal lines.
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NEBRASKA METHODISTS
AGAINST FEDERATION
Lincoln, Nel>„ Kept. 18.—-The Ne
biaska Methodist conference frowned
on the federated church movement
vhen It adopted the recommendation
of a special committee to discontinue
|t standing committee on the question
tif church federation. The committee
|n Its report declared that the Metho
flsl church is not benefited by federa
tion in a community. Bishop Matt
tughes, presiding officer of the con
erence said:
"The federated church in a com
munity is not a success. You will find
fciat where the federated church exists
Methodism is lost and Is laid on the
•helf."
A resolution was passed favoring the
julldlng of another wing to the Metho
llst hospital at Omaha to cost ap
proximately $35,000. The conference
?iV meet at University Place in 18i9.
This Is the second year that it has con
lened here. Today the appointments
Pr the year will be made by Bishop
ttughes and the conference will close,
fecause of the war and other reasons
nany chunges are anticipated.
fWO FATAL AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS AT OMAHA
Omaha. Neb.. Sept. 18.—Three weeks
Id Frank Olsando was killed instant
i' in front of the Besse Theater on the
louth Side when an automobile driven
?y Floyd Hunt got beyond his control
jnd ran into the crowd in front of
lie theater.
Two little girls. Ethel and Elaine
Vilder, 10 and 13 years old, sustained
erioiis injuries at the same time
>hey are daughters of William Wil-"'
ier. Twenty-eighth and I streets.
In an automobile crash near the
orner of Twenty-eighth and Q
•treels. South Side, Patrick Broderick,
,8 years okl, 3T41 U street, and An
l.ew Tull. 23 years old. Thirty-fifth
nd V streets, were killed when their
struck a trolley pole. The engine
ixpioded, scattering portions of the
lit' over the roadway. Tuily was
tilled instantly, his li e a d being
trushed to a pulp. Broderick suffered
1 broken neck, but lived about half
in hour.
WOMAN ORDERED TO
EXPLAIN REMARKS
West Point, Neb.. Sept. 18—The coun
ty defense council lias had before it
Hie case of Mrs. John Stempel, a rtsi
Jenl of the village of Bancroft, wha
sad been cited to appear before the
►ouncil on the charge of having made
tome disloyal utterances. Her sayings,
Is testified to by many reputable wit
nesses. indicated that she held very
ttrong opinions against this govern
ment and had not been at all backward
!n expressing them. She was examined
by County Attorney Elliott and made a
complete and absolute'denial-of all tits
charges. The council spent seine time
In deliberation ami decided, unani
mously. that the matter should lie pre
sented to the court.
^OOD PROFITEERS TO
BE GIVEN NO QUARTER
Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 18. Attorney
Ceneral Reed will continue to chase
alleged food profiteers. Prior to the
primary election Mr. Reed started anti
profiteering suits against the truck
gardeners and produce brokers of
Omaha, but Judge Day. of the Douglas
county district court, dismissed them
on the ground that there werf’-tto merit
ill them. The attorney general nays
that he lias been encouraged to" appeal
and consequently he lias gvnjL.toi the
Nebraska Supreme court. ir-Qjieiofrthe
charges made against-the food men was
that they encouraged consumers to buy
more than they needed and thereby en
hanced Die price of vegetables and oili
er produce to the public.
GERMAN LANGUAGE IS
TO BE USED LESf.
Wakefield, Neb., Sept. 18.—A patri
otic demonstration against the use ol
foreign languages w.-.s Jieid at the audi
torium here. Considerable trouble lias
been experienced hero lately with the
use of foreign languages since a re
cent order of Die council of defense
that Its use must he discontinued on
the streets and the meeting was the
beginning of a crusade to abolish the
tame. The meeting was called in the
form of a home guard rally and 34 new
members, most of them local business
men. were rtc.uited into ti e guards. j
! German Counter Assaults
Beaten Off by Americans
Smashingon TowardMetz
BY JOHN DUE OANDT,
United Press Staff Correspondent.
I’aris, Sept. 18 (;t:25 p. in.)—The advanced defenses of Meta have
entered the action against the Americans, according to L'Heure
American forces are continuing their progress along the left
bank ot the Mos-He The Germans are slowly withdrawing toward
their prepared lino.
**y Associated Press.
With tlie American. Army in Lor
raine, .Sept. 19.—(2:30 p. m.'i—Germar
Infantry attempted to attack the Amer
ican lines west of ihe Moselle Tuesday
evening, but the enemy troops were
driven back by the fire of the Ameri
can artillery.
When observers reported that a light
line of German iniaiurymen was ap
proaching the American big guns threw
a terrific barrage 'r.to that area. There
were no further movements by the
enemy.
Observers reported this morning
there were no living Germans in the
region where they were sighted last
night. Quite a number of dead, how
ever, weye seen.
Paris, Sc pi. j 9.—A ittevican forces
striking noitheastw.ii(I along the valley
of tha Rupt de Mad in the direction of
Gorz and Oliambley, have captured a
series of important fortified positions.
La I iberte announced today.
(Gorz, is seven miles southwest of
Metz and a mile within the German
frontier. Ohambley is five mi/es front
Gorz.)
At the same time the Prer.th, operat
ing in the Woevre advanced two to
three kilometers (a mile and a quarter
tc a mile and three quarters.)
They reached a Hue east of Watron
ville, Hautecourt, Dieppe and Moran
ville. it was reported.
(Dieppe is six infles northeast of
Verdun Hautecourt is three inllea
southeast of Dieppe Moranvllle is a
mile south of Hautecourt. Watronville
is three miles south of Moranville )
PRISONERS DOWNCAST.
By Associated Press.
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Tuesday, Sept. 17.—
German and Austrian prisoners taken
in the recent advance by the Ameri
cans in this section displayed great in
terest when they learned of the Aus
trian peace suggestion when the news
reached the camps where they were
ta|<en after their capture. They made
no effort (o conceal their discourage
ment, when assured by the American
soldiers that peace is a long way off
unless Germany is willing to admit she
Is beaten.
Stories told by the orlccnets nearly
RII indicated a lack of harmony be
tween the Austrians and Germans and
reflect the lowered morale of the cen
tral powers. The prisoners’ conversa
tions show that they realize the hope
lessness of success and their belief that
they are fighting for some object
which to them is apparently not clear.
Individually the captured men are in
good condition. They are well clothed,
well fed and healthy.
PREPARED TO STAY.
By the Associated Press.
With the America!'. Army on the 7 ur
rninc, Tuesday, Sept. 17.— The Ger
mans apparently. never expected to be
ousted from the St. Mlhiel salient.
They had done much Work in building
Bhciter and beer gardens and about the
Soulveie farm tile country had been
made to look like a prosperous German
neighborhood villi resorts, where
townspeople might spend fcbelr ho!l
3a.vs.
Little club houses ware built and
equipped, not wiioly in keeping with
front line operations. Tlie (logouts and
shelters of the officers were fitted al
most luxuriously, some of the larger
ones being fitted with bath nibs and
punning water and lighted by electrici
ty. Outside of many of them were little
summer houses where the occupants
were accustomed to stt anebdrlnk beer.
REFUGEES MOVE BACK.
With the American Army in Lor
raine. Monday, Kept. 19.—Plans are
already under way for the rooc
pupation by French population of
territory of (he St. Mlhiel .salient,
from which they were driven out
.'our rears ago. and whirh was re
gained last week in the American of
fensive. Scores or persons are request - \
ng American officers for permission to
return to their homes.
One delegation applied today for per
mission to return to Kt. Mlhiel or to
send a committee to recover money
buried there. Officers were told that
when the Germans appeared many per
sons fled hastily and. not knowing
ivhen the Invasion would end, had
burled in gardens and oilier places lit
tle stores of gold, silver and jewels.
TERROR ALONG THE RHINE. i
Borne. Sept. 79 -Terror is reigning I
n the towns of the German lthine res- j
oil, according io travelers from Kreuz- '
ingen, despite the fact that officialdom \
las declared the Franco-American
rush is not impoi lar.t. Tins travelers
mid Germans have warned the popu
lation of Muibaussn to p; eparc for
possible evacuation.
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AIR RAID FAILS.
With the American Army in Loi
rniitti, Kept. 19, if, p. ro.)—German nv-j
Ictiou machine gunners and bombers j
ttfackod what they supposed tube the!
\mericaii positions A lbs region west!
if Vandiros last night. Tin? mist and j
low clouds, however-, prevented the
fJermans front finding their targets.
The Germans themselves were lo j
sated and driven back by anti-aircraft I
Ire.
AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS
ROIT WITH GERMANS'
Amsterdam. Kept 19 Several j
‘bloody collision*" have occurred in ;
Belgium between Austrian and German
soldiers, according to tlie Beiglsche
Dagbiotf .Tho trouble arose from tlie
tact that the Austrians are being used
inly for garrison duty, while tbe tier- |
mane are being sent to the front, ft is,
istiinu.cd that more than iiMOO Aus
trian soldiers are on garrison ilaty in
Belgium. _ _
SAVE THE STRAW HATS:
THEY WiLL BE SCARCE!
Washing‘.on. V. C, Sept. 1C*. It you j
Inven't y*t folloiveO custom concerning ;
tin* mutilation of your Htraw lint about .
[hi* time of year- -wait! j
U-rr:i*i2 M l»u*uth. ch'iirmun o? the !
rv*:*r burn 1. Unlay smnnunwl j
[ho h:ten i*»n oi' Hie p ’.erniaent (o cur- :
lail rtt'H’v bnt k>'o*VjctU>:i t«> the ]H»!n? '
ivheit* it "vMI m*>?t only « iscTitial j
Kt-Ji c f the o»l:kvn j.ctA-i.li.orh Aiui \
!f'i« .-r^r.'ns \vHI he T<\\f i : '
U\M t»vrei'.
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TEN MILES
GAINED IN
NEW DRIVE
Serbs, French and Greek Troops
Attacking With Great Vigor
—Plan to Recover Ser
bia and Free Czechs..
• "i . .1—
|TURKEY MAY BE CUT OFF
i --
j AH Indications Now Point to
j Sustained Operations on
Big Scale—Bulgars Are
Driven From Hills
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By Associated i'ress. ■■
I London. Sept. 19.— (4.3 p. m.)
Bulgarian resistance on the
j Macedonian front is weakening
iand the allied troops have ad
j vanned an average of 10 miles,
jceivod from Saloniki. Fifty guns
jceived from Soloniki. Fifty guns
have been captured.
Berlin, Sept. 19.—(via London.)
—German troops are aiding the
Bulgarians in their defense
against, allied attacks in Mace
donia, according to an official
statement from the war office to
day. The Bulgarians are fighting
against the French, Serbians and
II reeks.
nnsiimdi™, aept. 1».—ii ims oven
hinted in military circles fori some
months that this autumn would see a
major operation on the Macedonian
front and from the news of the past
few days it appears that operation has
begun. While it Is not possible for
military reasons to give the number
of men intended 1o participate in thi*
movement its object is clear, 1o cut
off Turkey from the other central
powers to crush Bulgaria and to free
Serbia, Rumania and the Jugo-Siavs
of southern Austria.
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Paris, Sept. 19.—Allied forces on the
Macedonian front have penetrated to
a depth of nearly four and a half miles
on a front of fifteen and a half miles
and have captured 4,000 prisoner^, ac
cording to an official statement issued
today by the war office.
The text of the statement reads:
"Operations on the Macedonian front
continue very successfully. The rront
through Sokol, Dobropolje and Vet
renik has been widened to 25 kilo
meters and the allied forces have pane
Hated lo a depth of seven kilometers.
"Prisoners to the number of 4,000, in
cluding a staff colonel, have been cap
tured. Thirty guns, numerous mine
throwers and machine guns and con- s
siderable booty have been taken. jF'
"The Serbian forces are vleing with
tiic French in courage and spirit.”
By Associated Press.
As the allied offensive in Macedonia
continOes the impression Is growing
that an operation of major proportions
may have been begun there. The
front where the fighting is going on
is almost shut off from the world and
except for official reports there art few
details known as to the progress of
the entente forces. It appears, how
ever, that t lie attack which was
launched on Sunday is gaining import
ant ground cast of Monastlr.
Sofia admits the allies have been
successful at some points and,says that
the Bulgarian troops have been with
drawn to positions further north. This
may lie taken as confirmation of the
reports from allied sources telling of
the successful drive over the high
ridges which the Teutonic powers
have held for the past 18 months or
more.
i.ast reports indicate that the rather
restricted.front over which the first as
sault was launched, is now being
lengthened espe'clally to the east- Miters
of the 1 ion where the battle is being
foufiht :'»•>.v it is Impossible that the "*
allies i.o ve passed through the wine
where the hardest resistance might lie
expected.
500 REFUGEES REACH
STOCKHOLM IN SAFETY
By the Associated Press.
Stockholm. Sept. 19^—Another potty
of refugees from Russia, numbering
500 person* and including 60 A morion II
and British . ivillans arrived here yes
terday at Haparanda. In the party
were 400 Italian soldier* and officers.
FARMERS UNABLE TO
GET CARS FOR GRAIN
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 19. Farmers
who held tlieir wheat until they ere
offered a fair price bv local buyers or
until they can get their car* to move
the urain to the grain corpoiation
will not lie considered unpatriotic, ac
cording to a statement issued by
llurdon W. Wattles, federal food ad
ministrator for Nebraska. The heavy
movements of wheat have made it «;.f
ficult at tiroes for farmers to get care.
The shipments this year have been
greeter than ever before. Between
July 1 and August 23 the movement of
wheat to primary markets aggregated
j(iy r.M.tt.u bushels, nearly four tiroes
is much r.r during the same ’period
Ac-t year. in addition, heavy tdrlp
■ .< n ol' corn i.nd oafs haw iritcnpl
: d the car luge.
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