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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-18

October 11t3
Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate
State of South Dakota, County Hand
SIS. In County Court.
In the matter of the Estate of
william David. deceased.
Whereas, An order of the County
Court OF Hand County, South Dakota,
was made on the 9Th day of October,
1917. directing Harlan j. Bushfield,
as the administrator of the estate OF
the above named deceased, to sell at
private sale, certain real estate, the
property of said deceased.
Now Therefore. In pursuance of said
order of sale the undersigned will, on
or after the 26th day of October. 1917,
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder the real estate in said order of
sale described, to-wit:
An undivided one-ifth interest in
the Northeast quarter of Section ten,
In township M hundred and sixteen,
north ranGe saventy, west OF the 9Th
p. IA. in Hand County. South Dakota.
The terms upon which said property
will be sold are as follows: Cash.
Said real estate will be offered for
sale at the ONCE. OF Harlan J. Bush
field. In Miller, s. ID. in said county
and bids In writing received at said
place.
Dated October 5th. 1917.
Harlan J. Bushfeld.
Administrator Of the Estate Of
William David, deceased.
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iva 49,"
List OF letters remaining uncalled
for In the Miller postofice for the
week ending September %. 1917.
Ella Jansen
Florida Meehan
Ruth Miller
Mrs. VIM. G. Haley
Clarence Wharton
Geo. Willoughby
Dale Rhoades
X. A. Karel 8
Frank Lucos
Henry Schumacher
Ruben Nelson
Charles Haberling
Hugh Harrison
Il. o. Hand
M. T. Ford
b. w. Burd
C. II. Bolts
Alonzo Collins
When calling for these please say
advertised"
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter Office on October 18th.
John r.. McCullen, Postmaster
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-18
Notice of Hearing Petition for
Letters of Administration

State of South Dakota. County of Hand. IS. In
County Court
In the matter OF the estate of Johnathan Ruff.
deceased.
The state of South Da ota sends gr citing to
Josephine Ruff. Louis ID. Ruff and Ge, .ge r.
Ruff. heirs at law and next Of kin of Johnatban
Ruff. deceased. and to all to VIII m these presents
may come.
Motto is hereby given that Josephine Ruff has
fled with the Judge of this court, a petition pray
ing for Letters of ADMINISTRATORS of the Estate
OF yohnathan Ruff. deceased. be issued to Louis
ID. Ruff. of Hand County. South Dakota. and
that Thursday the 25th dsy of October. 1917. at
two o'clock p. M of said day. being a dav of
regular term Of this Court. t,-wit: of the Octo-
Der term. 1917. at the office of the County
Judge in the Court House at the City of Miller. in
the County of Hand. Stats of South Dakota. has
been set for hearing said petit n. when and
where any per >on Interested may appear ard
show cause why the said petition should not be
granted.
Dated at city of Miller. S. ID. this 9Th day Of
October A. d.. 1917.
II. C. ANDERSON.
Attest: Judge of the County Court.
- w. L. MORROW.
Clerk of the County Court.
Frank r. Fisher. Attorney for Petitioner.
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October 4t4
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator Of the estate of
j. o. Patterson, deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased; to
exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at his place of
residence in st. Lawrence township
in the County of Hand, South Dakota.
Dated September 10Th, 1917.
S. A. Patterson,
Administrator of the estate
of j. o. Patterson, deceased.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-10-18

Hay Wanted:-200 ton OF upland
hay delivered at Miller. A. B. Cab
alan. ittf. =
The evening world., 1917-09-24
c. ". SWEETFOUND
DEAD IN BED WITH
PISTOL IN HIS HAND
FRIENDS De,llrc Wealthy Club
man Ni,tm ut Accident
llt NJ, Long lll.

tWrH "a -ruf 'ou a. % f..
-e'sf.u.f H.'.s.i '1ur.HY H., REL
rsth', Record .HI th. Arh.. .tafaI
Record. s.a fsrd dead b.. DE bed
'ha urrria. a..Ha tuIlf DOB. l4 DO.
n'SI A ftt.',,r vas .n bio rF.f
N.HH Tho ..., bad entered H,
1v.' ,nr .H. rHas uaus. t. u.
lef,.
The police - No.A,r-. vh,r, NJ
Swoci lN.i .n 0 splendid 'Hri} arr,
estate arr r1.op'farrE with Cor1ne.
EnTel A trr result - a preliminary
Investigation ~, Coroner made O. 20
iort - "pfontufr suicide" Mr
sweets sons tly they nc'is,, 90 wac
an accident
No witness has been found who
heard the shot The room ia which
Mr sweet died is front on, on the
sccond foor Of his mansion on Old
Jerome Avenue. ln th, adjoining
room wa bis nurse. Miss Alice Nc
Dewitt. Who had been attending him
for several weeks. lie was seventy
ave years old aud suffered from ncr.
yOus disorders.
Miss MeD,yitt found the body at
S3j O'Clock. She called Dr Albert
son bennett The only persons in
the house besides tho nurse were Nj
Sweets son, Reginald. and his valet
Alpnous, Dvlctri
Mr. sweet was In good spirits when
10 went to bed, tho nurse said. and
he had planned Co 20 tJ Atlantic C.'y
tor rost ami rccuperation to-day. lii
trunks were packed.
Nj. Sweet was born az Wapplngei
Fails, y. Y. lie went into business
early and Is believed to have left q
large estate. His only legal heirs
50 far as has been learned, are hil
sons. Reginald and Stanley. His VIII,
died years ago.
lie was member of the Unioi
League, LotOs ana DunwoOdie Col
clubs and uf the Merchants Asso
citation. II had been his practice, ht
sons say, 10 sleep with a revoive
under his pillow.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
AoUEDUCT ENTRIES.

AQUEDUCT. y. Y. Sept 2i.--The
entries for to-morrow's races are as
follows:
FIRST RACE-For all age6 handicap; seven
furlongs. .-ltegtet, III. Sha rp,toptar, lOb; sun
flash I'd tmp.l ia; Corn bsssl lmpJ. ll3.
IUa Prank 1G' DecEmats lOi
SECOND RACE For ttree.y,ar -olds and VI.
Warl; steo. lechass. maliols; about two miles ~
Florida lij: Peg o. Ny Heart lf5, Free aud
EasS iia! Pigeons Thorlr, ~ Marchena l42 ;
MyAeville, ~. ComiB1iun Gluht formerly
Dion Kerr, 49,; FNiuy scout, ~ Town Hall
l32; Crack o. Day. 1872 Lady Blwina uupJ J,
THlRD RAGE l9r ureeyearolds and up.
MAY W, ~; Gllics, li3; wseman, Is; 'Har.
Crown. ai Manganese. iiO '
FOURTH RACl-.for all ages LandIcap: one
,ndie and a sixteenth SunhasN - INN ~ III III
tisorEs Smith, l26; Nhiusy. III; Daddy,
FIFTH RACE-For three year-olds. sailing,
one mile. Lady MDll. iUI. 'Checr id5, NIucL
ross tmp), ll9; Bookyn, ii8: starlikc. iiS
Triple Crown, lGI llanobala ll3; ke1o. liz
Cousin Dan, ll9; Merchant. ilO
SIXTH RAJ E-Hrur tWololr-olds. toafdens
siH furl"nes, ,-'lhadic Las, Nmpl. .ll2. II igheat
ADneAl ll2: Paniman impl In. Ihon Gjyi
III: Continent ~ Nalorus imp J. rs! Gams
Cock lIb, BbgOnry lib, O,,mpe Ia Mon liz
Cueland dnpD. ll5 PouElurlns lig. SistsI
Mariurie ii2: Ocnoue. ~. Plalaenau limp l.
llh, Nutcrackcr timpl. lli
Apprentice allowance claimed
Weather cloudy. Track i,St
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PAPAI COL. HOUSE
GETSPEAC[ FACTS
FOR THE VATICAN
Ner DrciH Give, Advice 90
rufu Like American
lDl,. tu N.l.Du

UoNE sept ~ A. slrlasasiicai
"t.I.rr. lisuss- hsa aursrruly hsrn
I,ttIuUHd IH ths IlfsuH of Aff c.
r.ifI Coo papal Esrf.iaiy - state Coz
itiIanrdlnar I.aissihftnsi AnaiFs
Do'fu ls .nssrt from ths Naiigan
90 .dly us 10 reported 10 be- in a
secluded rp.t f.f a - days quiet
studb .f fU. ".....| I.ulfr attitude.
Mrr ',fHu De- regarded a. in a
pos lion O.. T o I.Ur nen. iici accu-
rate adv uH Al. I..n affairs
B"for" n'.ouinl rusbop u Aus
tralia b. w. attached 20 the papal
lNEatl0n d. wasN Eton. He IA "a
student ~ Tf,.ll'ut Wilson'S writ
ihss aud .u .imu,r ~ the United
States Consultation Csr,tu recent
~ untsd the United states en- route
10 Rome from his Australian bish-
opric.
He was NOT known internationally
until the entrance - the United
states into the war. aud tho Vatican =
peace offer made hIm the Pope's right
hand man with respect to American
Affairs.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
SIX CENTRAL AMERICAN
REPUBLICS PLAN MERGER
Conference 10 Discuss Federation
OF Little Nations 10 Be
Held Soon.

WASHINGTON. sept. 2i-siK Central
American republics may soon he feder'
ated into q nation Of six million persons
living or 2Os.3B square miles Of land.
They are Honduras. Nicaragua. Guate-
mAla. Costa Rioa. Salvador--now bound
politically b. treaties made In 1907
and Panama. new republic. which will
be invited TO take her place With the
others
A conference will be hold soon by rep
resentAtiyes OF the little natsons. either
IN Washington or Panama, TO discuss
planH OF the proposed federation,
The Central American treaties now
affecting these countries expire this
year II is now proposed 10 establish a
centralized Government. or at least ar
inter pa mentary union with a dele
rate from each republic. President Ret
rand Of Honduras has launched the idea
President Chamorro OF Nicara-ia al
ready has accepted and suggested eithel
Washington or Panama as tho NJ ietinl
place.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
Zurich Newspaper CrItIcIses German
Reply to Pope.

ZURICH, Sept. A,-Opon criticism
Of tho German reply 70 Pope Bene-
dict because of lack oteRleverness in
Its depicting the Kaiser as a peace
apostle. was voiced by the Munich
Post, according to dispatches received
to- day.
The editorial protested against half
Of the German answer being devoted
10 the Kaiser's attitude.
IAN know his peace declarations,
and they know also that during mis-
twenty-elght years reign he has
made utterances extremely dlscon-
certing TO foreign nations" the Post
asserted. Thanks 20 the small clev-
erness shown In the composition OF
this part OF the note It X tolernbly
certain that foreign Governments will
recall these uttersnces,"
The editorial also objected to that
part of the note stating that behind
the Kaiser stands the German people.
1t pointed out that the Kaiser, consti-
tutlonally, is only tho President OF
the German confederation, and that
| instead OF standing behind the Kal.
ser the people stand before him.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
Pope said 20 lie disappointed with
Teuton Replies.

WASHINGTON. Sept, 2i-rhat the
Teutonic replies TO Pope Benedlct's
peace proffeT ARE disappointing" is the
editorial comment attributed to the
Corriere d'Italia, official Vatican organ,
In cables to-day from Rome.
In very general way" the Cor
riere is quoted as saying, the notes
say future wars must be avoided
but neglect TO say HOW this plan
should he carried out to insure per-
manent peace"
Entonte diplomats to-day Secre
tary Lansing included no steE
forward in the Popo's peace. efforts ms
a result OF the Teuton replies Re.
ports that Chancellor MiChaeHs IA.
vored return OF Belgium n the Allie,
gavo back the German colonies wer
viewed with suspicion at the Stat,
Department,
The only official comment at IN,
department was that President vii
sous reply to the Pope stated fully
clearly and sololy what Americas DO
| titlon toward peace Is AT this time.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
Mitchell LEAD CUT
DOWN TO 392 BY
THE OFFICIAL COUNT
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t.ttt" ra.I 49, u..H.t. iu ~
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.a .. uH.f election
e.. s..u f... 0 a.s ..wuai,d snd
..,fs.r. a. uH .rI. nu, ou m'
c.Hff..Y ssuu u. gIanting e.
HfI...
.Irs .auuu : John rurroy
WH.# .H.I..- r.' fn Ut funcirnilV
Hf.HH II. ...a .ut ..f 900 'NaWin .
.f..H ~ ... H..H.s ...' OH, Hall Dlel
H.r H.s., HI .usIfriluu - ALI.
f.t N..... HH.H N.... Doe ana M
name t.H. as sard.IHtrt. hat a.
fu rF H fh, ballots boz each and
s,ery HuE whether east sI'oil'd. a.
f,r't, .I unused.
I..s Hru.rsdinF r.Ur under section
ss " Go, Election l.uR tuDs not permit
a rs.Hul nor a. Judicial rrN'eN = the
primary riection and therefore oannoi
result bon any order ~ court decidinf
ss 2. whether John rurroy Mitchell OF
u,sDf Is thr regularly nominated
candidate VI 'he Republican Party for
Mayor
Il therefore. rercrye all my right
60 brgin proceeding under section o.
OF the election law for "A review % the
primary election and 60 take such
/ other steps az may b. proper under
| said section %, or under any othei
section % the election law 20 de-.
clare myself 20 have received n ma
iurlty ~ the votes cast at said prim
try and 60 he the lawful and regu.
/ larlv dominated candidate q the Re-
publican Party for Mayor Of the Cty
| of New York"
The evening world., 1917-09-24
AIIIes Are Letting wilson's Reply
Stand for All.

LONDON. sept. 2t.-Thc Allies arc
adhcring 10 their pian of letting Pres
ldrnt Wilson's reply 10 tho Pope's
peace Offer stand az the answer OF oil
enemies Of Germany, according to all
indications to-day Inumations from
Rome mat the Vatican expected sep
arato replies from other allied bellig-
erents failed to change tho situation.
The Manchester Guardian considers
that the German reply Is not strictly
an answer To the POpe's appeal for
peace. Tho Guardian says:
we age sorry TO say It. but we
| lind "a good deal Of moral and political
cowardico in the note. There was only
ono way by which Germany could
convince the world OF the sincerity OF
her return TO the humanities. and that
was by explaining why she deserted
them and what atonement she meant
to offer. That would have been the
brave thing to do, but Germany
hasn't done H."
The evening world., 1917-09-24
JULIAN TIEMkKN HELD
IN FLORIDA As ENEMY
Long,horeman At Night, Dude in
Daytime, New York Youth
Is Suspected.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Sept. az
Julian Tiemann. great grandson Of
H. +. Tiemann. former Mayor ot New
York CITY. and himself residen: OF
New York city, Is In custody Of
United states authorities hero sus
pcctod of being an alien enemy and
not registering under Draft Law
Tiemann was picked up by police
as suspicious character. He was
noticed on the streets here fashion
ably dressed In the daytime, and nt
night dressed in rough clothes worked
as a longshorcman on docks. Mrs
Ruth Tiemann OF New York has wired
the authorities mere that her son ID
registered for war service, that ne
has had nervous breakdown and
was IN a Bloomingdale hospital prior
70 coming South.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Md, Sept. g.
The entries for morrow's races are
as follows;

81
The entries for morrow's races are
as follows;
FIRST RACE Claiming. tor thrce3car-olds
Sst upEt[yd ,1,,I SnS m'l" and ,a, s1'cn'h BILE
q Phoenix, iO2; '1uutsda m. ~miFgior 1OT
Malhalr ,l9' Jachet lul UoassicT. 700
SEGoND RACE Claiming. e,Doplo,,la,.,. fo,r.
yeAT.ods AMI ug@d about two miles Walsh
king IlO, High Flyer, i40; buuiso ia; s'Cap-
ealg 0;scit lSS hoyM G,,S Sf9nsT t9 t9 rhil T..
Third RGoE-senins; Tor thrcc yoar old. and
upNsrd; sI tgTlougs .-rRgn ll2. Anxiety, 10.
gasS 49, pRStat i M'' No., 5SS fi'.' ;Ss
uesiidiA. iiO. Souvenir no. Barry sight iiO;
swift FoI lo;So;, o.,tSa !{5, ioI 'rIyTton lem
LcSsiii ~; s.1s'oa .SS a. a. !, TIE n' NoTP 10 10
.OJrRTH RACE The Cc1l Selling stake: fo
tlTee-S ods snd IBTari oHe mlle aqd se'ssaaJl
RlSsIt BfadleI, iO6; Vermont 100 III Roche
iG; Kills SO; Goldcro.t ny, III; (alJ. J
iGMs IGS, RoS1l Interest, ioO; "iabbub. ia
az MArrnne entD,
FIFTH A,E EAGE Sllns for torfGyoaEola, q q
aS Igi'os4ps io4 sHsSpa oS; Amls,mlioi s@' sIffg
esPta!q. Ray5s loo' Easter LILY, los; 'stArsr
no SsixFa ;FiG' RgsscE-cAlmin., Tor tAr.e.y.sro,s
and 95wsrdi ons mite end siLlssnth- Alston
| lis, ksby sister !GIIt FargS. io7 p ChaLcIot,
fsTyE%TH 'R1CE SlaimlPsi tor thEoa,ys.,
and E9'' GaS snsssI %S 'pS io7 sTHd icd
PS,sSS 1910 .Ii SsG tdSs }S 10Y H0PBG%ST BfoSn cE @
lO6; Carlton a. los Hes. o. 's!m.TTntield o.
'''!%ss' ''%!%ssss'.,r clouh TRACK ~
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GERMANS PIERCE BRITISH TRENCHES BUT ARE


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q 900 sarf rn.a.uB af If.FH
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80 HaHfI ..Hat a. f.
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would fnatf HiafUrfa
ia I' nlaIfrI .fTaI
-Ne ~ f.ihs'.I HI r.. aa
tsnin. 'i. u1 tounIfl HUI .. lhIi'
and thf lHi slu lave 600. I.'. I..
ffrn, nfa"
Hsnir il.u made ar u4 ..s..rri
appel for pHtluilHu. end I.ba..I n
tll members nnd furt H.H ffaI
uspferf futative furdnsi M..IIaIu
iutrulaIrrd resolution demand .I
that lisf.n prove he DHtrEeH. IHH
resolution vii be- reported oui Uy fHf
Rule Committee t1-uUrrOs
urpFeas Howard. ssUrg a.
WnH quoted aH drrlHrluE Friday INH'
cerialn msmbofs had acted r'.tu'N
"more prosperous than ever usfuir.
obtained the floor aud asserted hg hai
been miaauotsd and had never ina.
Dugncd the honor ~ toe House.
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CAPT. COSBY AND WIFE
PRESS SEPARATION SUtT
Former, Once an Officer in RooSe-
velt'S Rough Riders, Now a
New York Lawyer.

Capt. Arthur F. Cosby OF No. 10 West
Forty-fourth Street. at one time an OFF,
Ger in Rooscvet'sl Rough Riders. now
an attorney with offices at No. 80 Mas
sau street, has been sued for a separa-
ton by Virginia f. Cosby on grounds Of
cruel and inhuman treatment. The COM
plaint was served on Capt. Cosby Feb.
10 last. on March 25 he filed cross bill
charging his wife with desertion.
To-day attorneys for both Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby appeared before Justice
Goff and asked to have their suits
trial, which request was granted by
the Justice,
The evening world., 1917-09-24
RUSSIAN EMBASSY
LIFTS ALL BLAME
FROM KORN|LOFF
Germans Defeated by Rus
slams in a New Offensive
on the Riga Front.

WASHINGTON. Sept. ei.-The Rus
sian Embassy to-day completely alb
solved Gen. Korniloff OF all blame FOR
the recent uprising against tho Ke-
rcnsky Government. II was of1cially
explained by the Embassy that Korn-
lions DETECTION resulted from a "mu-
tual Misunderstanding between him
and Kercnsky. This Is taken as OIL
cial forecast that Kornlloff will not
pay n penalty for his revolt.
In a statement to-day the Embassy
explains that the Bolshevlki charges
that Kerensky was behind the Kornl-
lon uprising had their inception in
negotiations between Kerensky and
/ Kornlloff and the later misunder-
standing.
PETRoGRAD. Sept. "a. - Russian
| forces on the Riga front. In the region
south OF the Pskoff highroad. yester-
day took the offensive and after a
fierce struggle occupied the German
| positions In the sector OF SilEeme, the
Russian War Office announced to-
day.
The Germans sustained severe
losses and left 400 corpses on the bat
tlefield. The Russians took sixty
prisoners and ten machine guns.
Michael v. Rodzianko. President OF
the Duma, in view OF the reports OF
peace negotiations. separate or gem
eral, yesterday read a lecture to the
Moscow Union Public Workers on
the theme could Russia Conclude
Peace?"
The lecturer sought 20 prove that
any peace which II was possible 10
conclude at the present juncture must
humiliate Russia, and he gave con-
vincing facts why this was 80. NJ
Rodz!anko referred to the German
plan 10 conclude a peace at Russia's
cost and then expressed confidence
that the Entente Allies would reject
|, It. lie warned Russia that she must
create a strong power otherwise the
nation would inevitably suffer when
! peace was negotiated.
Although the Petrograd Council OF
, Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates
has fallen under the power OF the
Bolshevlki, 1t Is notable that thu
Izvostlya. the organ OF the council
, does not shrink from declaring tina
"A strengthened army is the only way
, Of preventing the country from fall
ing victim OF aggression.
Raymond Robins head OF tho per
rnancnt Red Cross Commission II
, Petrograd, and Catherine Breshkovs
. kaya, known as the Grandmother o
. the Revolution" spoke from tn
81 same platform yesterday Afternoon
; at the Tenishoff Auditorium. boil
~ assuring their audience that Amerl
cans, Englshmcn and Russians hat
q mutual faith In the ultimate outcOm
. OF Russian democracy.
Mr.. Robins drew n parallel betwee
Russia's troubles to-day and earl
American history. He said the out
breaks here were nothing new IN his
tory, and he urged foreign buslnes
'. interests TO deal with new Russia o
lines Of economic freedom.
~ Nine Brcshkovskaya, who spoke !
Is English, was cheered wen she cX
Of pressed faith that her people as Ia
a result OF education would form a tru
IN democracy after Vanquishlng Gel
many, the common foo.
ri David r. Francis, the America
a, Ambassador, and other members
al the diplomatic corps In Petrogra
The evening world., 1917-09-24
GERMANS DRIVEN
OUT Of TRENCHES
PIERCED IN RAID
ill lni.-1'i0ns Point o. 400.
other lBig Drive hy Grn
lilig'S Am.cs.

b'NTpr f.l' e. a-fpsn raidff.
rnrifa.rf IuHsb tfsnahst safIf la
nIfbt raaI o. nassaviis. Iirf nsr
shsi ua.r rYsued to-day The,
500, driven .ai sith l.sass ta thsu.
afisr .raH frHi a f'v nuusa
s.f..r vsrg .agtlrof
un both fII,. II tlo saarps. hs.
nfliisl TIs.i MauhaI reported. tbe
onomB.H aftiIriy was active dunns
tho sary morning south - Lens
ana northeast 90 Ypros there was az.
'ulcD activity durinR tho night
There are Indications that Fcid
Marshal Haig 10 preparing for new
drive Mur, than AGO. prisoners have
been taken IN the latest Offensive
The German military code IN the
past has taken little count ~ lotsos
IN men. n results could be achieved.
In the present instance tho ucrmhu
counter attacks have not only boon
costly but useless. for the British ar
tillory has In n majority Of cases torn
the advancing columns To bits and
driven the survivors back Ia hasty
retreat
How great the German losses have
been u IA, Of course. impossible TO
estimate, but II can be stated def.
nitsly that they were exceedingly Sc
we're. Prisoners sny that their casual
ties during the last few days of the
/ British bombardment prior To tho at
tack we're very heavy, and especially
90 on the night Of Sept. IS. During
that night ration parties were no
badly smashed that they we're unable
| 20 reach tho front line troops with
food.
The Battle OF Menin Road has fur
nished further evidence OF that de-
terioratlon In the nghting qualities
which has been going on In the Ger
man lines for some time. II must not
be assumed from this statement that
the Germans are In a demoralized
state. During tho past few days they
have fought with great determination,
and skilfuliy. but they are not as good
40 they were.
II Is signifcant. perhaps, that the
oountsr. attacks delivered by the Ger
mans q the first day were lacking
the lnhnsity Of previous counter at
ncks, although the Germans had
known that the offensive was pending
and had had time to prepare for
eventualities. In this connection a
change has been noted In the attitude
Of captured German officers. Appa.
rently they no longer have faith in
the future and have abandoned hope
OF success in the western theatre
The thing they are most interested In
now IN peace.
On tho other hand. the morale OF
the British troops has never been al
so high a pitch as at present. Every
where along the line one finds the
same feeling. The men are imbued
with the idea that they have proved
themselves stronger than their ad.
versarles and they are filled with tn,
determination to see the affair
through TO the finish.
The arrival of the American troopl
In France has done much TO max,
oven stronger this confidence. Every
where the timers at the front ar,
talking about their new allies from
the United States. II Is agreed tina
the Americans will mako magniti
cent addition 10 the fighting powe
OF the Allios In tho west and tina
the new combination will be- In
vincible.
The evening world., 1917-09-24
ARTILLERY BATTLE
RACES NORTH OF VERDUN
German Prisoners Killed by Raid
by German Planes Over
Detention Camp.

PARIS, Sept, 2i.-North Of Verdun
and In the region of Fosses and
Chaumes Woods the artillery duel was
intensely violent last night, the French
War Once announced this afternoon,
German aeroplanes bonbarded the
camp ~ German prisoners near Bar-le-
Due aud two prisoners were killed.