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AMERICANS FACE
HEAVY GVN FIRE
TO TAKE GROUND
Infantry Advance on. Curved Line Extending From
Glennes to Vieil Arcy; Mountainous Region Scene
of Desperate Encounters; Indications That Ger-
. mans Intend to Cling to Aisne Foothold.
DISTRICT BOARD
MAY DETERMINE
DRAFT STANDING
'.' ' " By Associated Press.
With the-American Army on the Aisne Front, Sept. 9. In
the face of the stiffest machine gun fire since the Americans
crossed the Vesle in force, American infantrymen today ad
vanced at certain points on a curved line extending from Glen
nes to Vieil Arcy.. The advance was preceded by a heavy ar
tillery bombardment which continued all Sunday night.
From the plateau the Americans took up positions in the
ravines, but the advance was necessarily cautious, owing to the
commanding position of La Petite Montagne, which is the high
est point in that region. s
' The French and American artillery
bombarded this mountain, where the
Germans . had built strong emplace
ments, for heavy machine guns and
also kept up a continuous fire upon
all points where the German artillery
had been endeavoring to hold back
the advancing infantry.
During the day the Germans threw
shells into Fismes, Bazbches, Blanzy
and other places in an effort to check
the allied troop movement. There
was a strong direct and indirect fire
from La Petite Montagne. The ma
chine gunners blazed away, but the
American detachments ' made head
way at intervals by keeping under
any possible cover and not attempt
ing to go , ahead in large numbers.
American officers say indications
are the Germans intend to cling to
every foot of ground south of the
Aisne a long as possible, using ma
chine guns until the gunners are
blasted from the positions.
.The principal resistance with which
the Americans had to contend came
from the region of La Petite Mon
tagne, northeast of Revillon, where
observers reported there were from 30
to 40 machine gun nets entrenched
on the summit of the hill. On the
other hills to the south of the Aisne
.the German machine gunners had
taken positions, and with snipers at
various points, caused some annoy
ance, i
Burgess Mentioned
In Connection With
W. S. S. Chairmanship
Washington Bureau of Omaha Bee.
Washington, Sept. 9. (Special
Telegram.) Under, the new; plan for
reorganization of the national war
savings machinery, from .which Frank
A. Vanderlip will retire shortly to
devote , his entire- time to., duties as
president -of the National City bank,
the name ofWard M. i Burgess of
. Omaha) is heard as a successor to
Mr. Vanderlip. , : -,.'
For several months Mr, Vanderlip
has been developing plans for more
direet connection between the treas
ury and the 'war savings organiza
tions, and elimination of his ' own
supervising committee. The central
organization, which he-has built up-,
will continue to function much as
heretofore.
State directors have been asked to'
meet this week with governors of
federal reserve banks ,to work out
practical plans by which the gover
nors hereafter will direct war sav
ings work in their respective districts.
Eventually it is planned that the war
savings organization in each locality
shall devote themselves also to
assisting in Liberty loan 'campaign
ing. In any case the committees
will continue active work between
Liberty loan campaigns to promote
more equal distribution of the' bonds.
Plan to Extend Bridgeport
Machinist Strike in East
Bridgeport, Conn.. Sent. 9. In the
face of statements from the War de
partment that drastic steps may be
taken to enforce the national war la
t bor board award and end the strike at
Bridgeport munitions plants, the
strike committee pf the local machin
ists and tool makers held a confer
ence tonight with business agents of
machinists' unions from six other
cities, and made plans to extend the
strike to plants in Hartford, New
Haven, Philadelphia, Newark and
Plainfield. N. J.
Secretary of War Baker
Arrives Safely in Paris'
Paris, Sept. 9. Newton D. Baker,
the American secretary of war has
arrived in Paris. The secretary was
conducted to the city home of Gen
eral Pershing.
King ComeSvBack. 4
Amsterdam, Sept. 9 King Ferdi
nand of Bulgaria returned to Sofia on
Sunday, according .to a dispatch re
ceiped here from the Bulgarian
capital.
Not Bound by Priorities Classi
fication List in Granting
Deferred Places on Oc
cupational Grounds.
Washington, Sept. 9. The new
priorities classification of industry
announced yesterday by the war in
dustries board will not bind district
draft boards in determining deferred
classfication on occupational grounds
of men between the ages of 18 and 45,
who are to register Thursday. The
boards may determine that other in
dustries are necessary, but in grant
ing deferred classifications they must
satisfy themselves that the industry
is necessary, and that the individual
registrant is essential to the industry.
The new draft regulations provide
for an advisory committee of three to
each district board, one to be-named
by the Department of Labor, one by
the Department of Agriculture, and
the third by the board itself, which
may introduce at hearings on defer
red classification, the war industries
board priorities list, but adds:
Lists Not Binding.
"Such lists shall not be regarded as
binding upon the district board in
its conclusions whether any particu
lar industry, occupation or employ
ment, including agriculture, is a nec
essary industry, occupation or em
ployment within the meaning of the
law and regulations, nor shall such
lists prevent the district board from
holding as necessary any industry,
occupation or employment, including
agriculture, not contained therein.
Such preference lists and other facts
and information in the possession of
sucn aavisers win supplement xne in
formation in possession of the dis
trict boards and will also be used to
assist the district boards in dealing
with specific cases."
Detailing the method boards are
to follow the regulations sav a regis
trant shall be considered entitled to
exemption only when "completely en
gaged" in an occupation the boards
class as essential, when his removal
would result in substantial damage
to the enterprise, and when ."the
available supply of persons competent
in the capacity is such that the regis
trant cannot be replaced without di
rect, substantial, material loss and
detriment to the effective operation
of the enterprise."
Nebraska Aviator in Royal Air Squadron
Downs German Airplane During First
Flight Over Battle Lines in Northern France
Lieut. C. A. Ralston of Long
Pine Tells of Thrilling Sky
Battle Won Against
, , Great Odds.
t
Crashing a Hun airplane and per
haps disabling another is the record
made by a Nebraska man Lt. C. A.
Ralston, 8th squadron, Royal1 Air
force, on his first flight over the battle
lines in France.
Lieutenant Ralston in a letter to
his brother, Dr.'R. R. Ralston, Long
Pine, Neb., gives the details of the
thrilling sky battle in which he first
participated and which brought him
his first accredited aerial victory:
Holes Shot In His Plane.
"Yesterday, July 24, at about 10:45
a. m. our squadron was out in two
bunches. I was with the top forma
tion and our lower formation wan at
tacked by Huns in six Fokkcr bi
planes. They had not seen us and
four of us dived on the six Huns be
fore they got to our lower fellows.
Say, it was some great stuff to come
So close to them, they were beauti
fully colored, green, black, white and
red.
"I fired at one that went down
a spin. He later was shot by one of
our lower fellows. Then I saw an
other close by and went after him fir
ing about 100 shots. He went into a
vertical dive and I followed until I
thought we were going so fast my
wings would drop off. He went
straight into the ground. Altogether
we got four. I was counted with my
first Hun.
"Early this morning I was out with
our formation over Hunland 'some
distance and on our way back they
put up a barrage of "Archie," black
shrapnel and burning tracer bullets.
It was awful and I don't know how
we got through alive but all returned
;
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LIEUT. C. A. RALSTON.
safely. My machine had four holes inwere nearly all shot down for we must
it from pieces of shrapnel and high'
explosive shellsi
In another letter written August 15,
Lieutenant Ralston tells of ground
gained by the allies, prisoners taken,
and of more clashes with German
planes. ,
German Ace Gets Away.
"Just now the allies at this place
have done wonderfully and gained
lots of ground and prisoner's, but the
Huns seem to have plenty of men
and the air is full of Hun flyers. I have
had several scraps and yesterday we
have met "Richtofern's Circus," as
we got in a dog fight with them. They
had the advantage because they were
highest and about two to one. All of
our formation got away, but three
were shot up about the machine.
"I had two Fokkers on my trail,
but managed to escape them by fast
turns and a steep dive. I then came
back and our captain and I chased
one Hun down to the ground, but he
was such a wonderful flyer we could
not kill him and he managed to land
over his own lines."
VAR PRISONERS
TELL OF BRUTAL
HUN TREATMENT
Repatriated Britishers From
Germany in Starving Con
dition; Workers Get
Little Food.
London, Sept. 9. The brutal treat
ment of prisoners of war by the Ger
mans is described by wounded British
prisoners repatriated, from Germany,
who have arrived at The Hague. All
prisoners are badly treated and are on
virtually starvation rations. ' The
prison camps at Soltau and Crossen,
in Prussia, are reported to be in par
ticularly evil condition.
Belgian prisoners, who were the
most numerous at Soltau, were ap
proached several months ago by two
civilians who claimed to be Flemings,
with the object of inducing them to
side with Germany. The Belgians
stoned the emissaries and made
things unpleasant for the command
ant who introduced the envoys, with
the result that the whole camp was
visited with punishment for a fort
night. President Wilson
Will Not Make Trip
Across Continent
Washington, Sept. 9. Definite
abandonment of President Wilson's
plans for a trans-continental speaking
tour for the fourth Liberty loan was
announced today at the White House.
French Pay Honor to'Many
Heroes of Marne Conflict
Paris, Sept. 9. All France . paid
tribute today to the heroes of the
Marne in celebration of the fourth
anniversary of the historic conflict,
The celebration took on an added
significance from the recent series of
victories over the same fighting
ground as four years ago and the par
ticipation of American troops in the
new battle of the Marne.
Although the day was overcast
there was a great pilgrimage to the
battlefields and many ceremonies
were held in villages slowly recover
ing from the devastation wrought
when the Germans made their first
sweep toward Paris. The principal
function was at Meaux, which bears
the scars of the battle four year,s ago.
Memorial services were held at the
Meaux -cathedral and were attended
by representatives of the allied gov
ernments, the army, navy and all
branches of public life.
An impressive discourse was de
livered by the Bishop of Arras, who
likened the battle of the Marne to
the miracle whirh
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relief to . Orleans. On the battle
held Jacques Dumesnil, under sec
retary for war of aviation, made an
address on behalf of the French gov
ernment. Other ceremonies were
held in many cities throughout
France.
General Pershing sent a magnifi
cent wreath, on behalf of the Ameri
can army, to Meaux where Bishop
Marbeau placed it among the graves
on the battlefield. Two other
wreaths were placed in the cathe
dral at the foot of the statue of Joan
D Arc. One wreath was inscribed
'Frm the American Soldier," and
the other was from the Knights of
Columbus.
The graves of 30 American soldiers
who died in the American hospital
at Meaux after the fighting at Chateau
Thierry were not forgotten, Bishop
Marbeau reciting a special prayer in
the little cemetery. General James
G. Harbord renresnfH n-.i
rTershiwr at the ceremonies.
"League of Nations"
Latest Idea From Hun
Peace Propagandists
Amsterdam, Sept. 9. Another
shot from the Teutonic peace propa
ganda artillery has been fired by
Count Czernin, the former Austro
Hungarian minister of foreign af
fairs. In an article in the Vienna
Neu Freie Presse, he favors the
idea of a league of nations.
The count says an overwhelming
majority of the German people,
with the emperor at its head, hon
estly desires a lasting peace. He
holds that the authoritative factors
in the Berlin cabinet today openly
favor the proposal of a league of
nations and that Baron Burian, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister,
is not antagonistic to this idea.
"Therefore" Count Czernin con
cludes "there is nothing to prevent
the central powers working out the
fundamental principles of this new
world order and in bringing them
before the world."
BRING CHINESE
BEFORE BOARD TO
CLEARJECORDS
Police and Federal Ofiicers
Conduct Wholesale Raid in
Omaha to Get Draft
Evaders.
Uncle Sam's long, strong arm
reacheS out again last night and
gathered in a number of alleged
Chinese slackers, draft evaders and
aliens. Although smaller in its scope
than previous slacker raids, the man
hunt was more systematic and thor
ough. Within an incredibly short
time practically every Chinaman in
Division No. 3 had been caught in the
net.
Clean Up Division No. 3.
The raid was inaugurated at the
request of Chairman Tom English of
Division No. 3, Douglas County Ex
emption board, with headquarters in
the city hall. Fifteen policemen and
detectives under Chief Dcmpsey, as
sisted by O. B. Holden, United
States immigration officer, spread out
(Continued on Pairs Tiro, Column Five.)
No More a la Carte Lunches
On Diners After October 1
Washington. Sept. 9. A la carte
lunches and dinners on dining cars
will be abandoned after October 1,
Director General McAdoo announced
today, and the table d'hote meals of
not more than four courses substi
tuted, with the charge limited to $1
except on a few through trains where
$1.25 will be charged..
Breakfast will be served a la carte
with a restricted menu.
The purpose, the announcement
said, is to economize and put meals
within reach of the most moderate
purse, increase the capacity of din
ing cars, save labor and conserve
food.
CURTAIN FALLS
ON LAST CHOW AT
AK-SAR-3EN DEN
Packed House Bids Farewell to
Popular Entertainment;
Parades and Carnival
Next on Program.
A packed house witnessed the clos
ing show at the Ak-Sar-Ben den Mon
day night. Out-of-town merchants
and soldiers from the Omaha forts
were the guests of honor and heartily
appreciated the festival.
Although the ranks of the actors
have been sadly depleted by the war,
competent understudies were found
and the closing performance ended
with unusual "pep." From the open
ing overtures to the closing tableau
the audience was constantly enter
tained by the comedy of the show
and pranks played on the guests and
the magnificence of. the scenic pro
ductions. Preparations are being made for the
big parades and pageants which will
close the year's festivities. The den
will be converted into a busy work
shop preparing for the week's enter
tainment for the subjects residing in
the realm of Quivera.
Hold Annual "Stunt."
The working crew staged its regu
lar annual "stunt" last night. After
a big parade, in which a jazz band and
an airplane mounted on sulky wheels
were the fetures, the crew decorated
the business portion of town with
stuffed animals. They worked like
beavers to put an elephant on the
courthouse flagstaff, but were unsuc
cessful. Other flagstaffs were over
looked, but on the whole a memento
of some kind was left in their wake.
In the downtown streets a number
of automobiles followed the parade
and the noise mad by the celebrated
jazz band and honking auto horns was
a . fair imitation of the racket made
by retreating Huns when they bump
up agains't barbwire entanglements.
NO CESSATION IN
RETREAT DESPITE
HUN RESISTANCE
Further Encroachments on Enemy's Territory Reported
by British and French; Latter Nearing St. Quen
tin; Americans, in Face of Deadly Machine
Gun Fire, Make Advance.
, oy Associated rress.
London, Sept. 9. rThe battle on the estern.frront.is enter
ing a new phase. The enemy at last is making a serious stand
just short of the Hindenburg line. 1 - .
' The Germans.are doubling their rear guards and seeking"
by counter attacks to slow up, if they cannot stop outright, the
encroaching tide of the allies. Their efforts have been in vain
nothwithstanding the new measures adopted in checking the ad
vance of the French and the Eritish, for both pushed forward
yesterday in the direction of St. Quentin. The French' made
such progress across the Crozat canal that the. en$my rirHonger
can hope to defend it. . . "
? General Humbert's center is at the
gates of La Fere and General Man-'
gin's left is beginning to creep around
the St. Gobain forest by the west,
while his right beat oft the enemy at
tacks by which? the Tjermans sought ,t
cling to the Aisne front. More of such
attacks are probable, but General t
Mangin will know how to deal with
them. They are local affairs and a
more serious effort is n,ot iikely to be
made. , f
Foe Seeks Respite. .
General Ludcndorff is working, for
the respite which he must haye. if he
is to sort out "his disorganized di-
visions and try to whip up some sort
of a strategic reserve.: Marshal Foch
is likely to-be aware; however,
whether the enemy is sufficiently
weakened 'and-dMiwatinl - to bt
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battle front or whether a stroke else
where would-be advisable, thus giving;
a rest to' the armies that have fought
so indefatigably for two months. ,
MULLEN ORDERS
NASBYS' NAMES
TO PIGEfNHOLE
Democratic National Commit
teeman Holds Up Nebraska
Appointments at Same
Time Lands Job. '
Washington Bureau of Omaha Bee.
Washington, Sept. 9.-Mbpecial Tel
egram.) Senator Hitchcock, at the
instance of the sub-boss of the demo
cratic party in Nebraska, National
Committeeman Arthur Mullen has
pigeonholed for the time befng, the
batch of postoffice nominations sent
to the senate by President Wilson.
Two or three names on the list
do not appeal to the junior member
of the firm of Hitchcock and Mullen
and as he wants only democrats on
guard over the Nebraska postoffices
For the next few years the acid test
is to be applied to those who just
now are seriously in doubt.
In fact the charge is made that one
or two of the nominees belong to the
Nebraska bolsheviki and an I. W. W.
has also crept into the list.
In order to fortify himself with
documentary evidence as to two of
these suspects, Arthur Mullen left for
Nebraska today;
Mullen Lands Job.
Apropos of Sir Arthur Mullen, he
goes home with a comfortable job
tucked under his arm, having been
appointed attorney to the new War
Financo, board, which will pass on
loans to cattle growers and whose
headquarters will be at Kansas City.
It is understood Mullen's job is
worth $3,000 a year and will not take
a very great deal of his time to han
die.
James F. O'Donnell, the "banker of
O'Neill, has been made a member of
this same board, Nebraska, through
the fine, Italian work of Hitchcock
et al., landing two jobs on this im
portant adjunct of the Treasury dc
partment.
Dahlman Has Pick.
tx-siayor james .. uaniman is in
Washington to select a job. He has
three to choose from, according to
Senaor Hitchcock's office force, and
it is up to him to make a selection.
Until he decides the very important
question the natme of his post
tion is to remain in 'camera.
Captain Charles W. Hamilton, jr.,
has been appointed to a position in
the Bureau of Investigation under
the alien property custodian, A. Mit
chell Palmer.
Captain Harry E. O'Neill of Omaha
appeared in his new uniform about
the capitol today announcing that he
will enter the quartermaster's school
at Camp Meigs this week for a two
weeks' drill, after which he hopes to
get orders to report overseas.
Germany is Not Starving,
Warns Sweden Minister
Washington, Sept. 9. Germany is
not on the verge of starvation, Ira
Nelson Morris, American miuister to
Sweden, said today in reminding the
American people that every energy
must be put into the war: 1
Mr. Morris said his statement re
garding the food situation was based
on many reports from reliable
sources which had reached hint at
Stockholm. It was prompted by
many published reports regarding
conditions in the German empire
since he recently returned to the
United States.
"There can be no question," the
minister said, "that there is a short
age of most of the essentials of life,
but to state that this borders on the
verge of starvation is erroneous and
misleading.
"There is no doubt' that in many
parts of Germany there is a marked
scarcity of food and that the civilian
population has been reduced to the
minimum ration, but still receives
sufficient for existence. Conditions
arc better in the rural districts, par
ticularly. as regards the farmers and
land owners, even in the northern
part ?f Germany where the scarcity
is Vjost felt. .
"lh the southern part conditions
improve still more and resorts and
hotels there still serve meals at mod
erate prices. In the case of the army,
there has been but slight deprivation:
this has been fed at the expense of
the civilian population"
By Associated Press. . 'J "
The Germans have markedly stif
fened their resistance against the al
lied armies from the region of Arras
to Rheims, but their efforts to ward
off further encroachments into the
territory they are holding have failed.
All along the front German artillery
is in action. Nevertheless the British
have dug more deeply in . the sector
southwest of Cambrai, capturing im
portant positions on the four-mile
front between the Havrencourt wood
and Picziere, . regaining' their old
trench positions dominating Gouzecu-
court and capturing Gouzecourt wood.
At Gates of St. Quentin.
To the south the" French are orilv
a short distance west of St. Quentin
and are at the gates of La Fere. Oa
this last named sector the French are
daily enlarging their turning movi
ment against the St. Gobian forest.
The capture of the forest w6ujd're- 1
move the greater barrier to an ad
vance on Laon in an outflanking
movement against both the Aisne and
Chemin Des Dames nositions.
The Germans here and northeast of
Soissons also are offering most deter
mined resistance,
Along the Aisne the Germans are
still endeavoring to retard the ad
vance of the Frencfi in further cross--ings
of the stream, probably in order
to give their main army a chance tc
make its way northward in case of a
quick rush by the French toward
Laon. Large numbers of reinforce
ments have been rushed ud bv the
Germans here and also alone the
Aisne frpnt where the Americans are
fighting alongside the French.
More North of Lys.
Particular attention is heine given'
by the Germans to the three hins
of their line in Flanders,N northeast
of Soissons and around Rheims.. A "
(Continued Pag Two, Column Tw.)
Maine Republicans
Continue in Control
As Votes Are Counted
Portland, Me., Sept. 9. The demo
crats made deep inroads in the re
publican vote in the election .in Maine
today, but early returns indicated that ,
they had failed te wrest control from
the republicans. On the face of fig
ures from more than half the stat
it appeared that United States Sena
tor Bert'M. Fernald, republican, and :
probably all four republican congress
men had been returned to office..
The re-election- of ' Gov. Carl 1L -
Milliken by a plurality of about 3,800
is indicated by the earlv returns.
Two years afo hehad a plurality of
more uiau iauw votes. . -
Early legislative returns indicated
that the republicans would continue
control in both brancWs. f.
Forecasts Standardized Wages
Chicago. " Sept 8. The abolition
of labor trouble in the United States
under a regime of standardized wages
was predicted by William B. Wilson,
secretary of labor, in a speech beforo
the Illinois Manufacturers' associa
tion tonight, ; .
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