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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
FIVE AMERICAN AIRPLANES ARE MISSING in LORRAINE
BREAK GERMAN COUNTER LAUNCHED FROM VITTONV1ILE
OUTER DEFENSES OF HlNDENBURG LINE ARE PENETRATED
To Have Five Fully-Equipped
Yankee Field Armies in Field

Washington, Sept. 18--Fivc fully equipped American
held armies in Europe is the astonishing prospect dis
closed today to the House military committee by General
March, chief of the United States army staff.
The greater part of these armies will to France but
ii is pointed out at the department that if Austria
trenches Of the American field armies will be found
the Italo- Austrian and the Macedonian front.
Secretary of War Baker speaking some time
about the desire to help Italy stated that there would be
limit to the assistance the circumstances
warranted the dispatch of forces consistent with her de
mands
Specifically. General March stated that there would
be in existence by July l. 1919 army offour million
eight hundred thousand and he has heretofore stated
that field army consists Of approximately one million
men
There are he said. 100000 men "under arms of
whom nearly and threoquarter millions in France
General March'S plan is to have called to the colors
between now and July ,, 100000 men, which, added
the 900 under arms will make a grand total
with at allowances for casualties and reflections. Of
100000 It is believed by officers that with the
Santlv increasing monthly figures Of LAYING down the
troops in Europe the whole number of the draft
sarv to raise the 100000 will be in Europe various
fronts by the middle Of July The tremendous number
of Americans to be under in Europe viii make il
necessary further classify the total into groups Of
field armies" which is the next and highest possible
Justification.
simultaneously with General March's statements to
the house committee the department issued state
which calls for great expansion Of the air service
The magnificent program of General March is evidently
based the proper equipment of the every of the
system and number of planes Of all kind is necessary
effect the completeness of the American troops the
field It doubtless due to the needs Of the colossal
army to the by July Of next that the air
service has made arrangements to fill It's ranks with
from all classes Of the draft.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Finance Committee to
Meet Added Estimates
for War Needs.
M ADOO CONFERS
Ratio of So in Bonds to
ST in | axation to Be
Financing Plan for
Raising unds.

Washington. sept. ts.-The
~snalk finance ,~esmmittee will
undertake the raising of 81
sos 900 900 additional taxes In
the $4,000. 100000 war revenue
bill to meet additional estimates
of war expenditures If the gov
eminent departments can show
that the stupendous sum of Ssh
600 600 600 can he spent within
the twelve months.
And there will he no hesitation
bout going into direct consump tion
taxes to raise the additional revenue
Members Of the senate committee
have no sympathy with what they
call 'camouiage taxes which are
consumption taxes in effect. but which
may put as great a proft into the
poeke- Of the seller as into the
treasury OF the United States.
The gross sales tax. which has been
strongly urged upon The senate com
mitt"e as a medium through which
another billion dollars may be added
to the annual revenue OF the govern
Uent. Is one Of the plans Of indirect
taxa ton that could he converted into
an instrument Of additional profit for
the dealer ar seller. A per cent
tax Of gross sales would proba bly,
amount to a per cent raise in the
price of commodities. and the ulti-
mate consumer would be subjected
to the double tax. fret. for the dealer
and then for The government
Direct consumption taxes-either
by a stamp system or a system Of
direct accounting such as now en-
ploved IN the collection Of admission
ta xes--would not give the same op
poryunity fer war proflteering as any
scheme of indirect taxation. and
members Of the senate finance com
mittee prefer the courageous. the
honest and the simple form Of direct
taxation
additional Levy.
S-ftse4tat4ffs7-ea444 ef the
finance committee, is to have a con-
ference with Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo tomorrow on the subject
of an additional levy of taxes to meet
the increased estimates OF expendi-
lures by the military establishment.
The ratio of So in bond sales
to s. in taxa ton to defray war
expenses is now generally accept
ed by congress and the treasury
department AS fixed plan OF
financing the war. on an esti
mated expenditure OF $4,000
600 900 for the fiscal year 1915
1919. the house ways and means
committee drew up a bill to
raise $4,000. 300. 600 by taxation.
The war department has now
come forward with an estimate
= $1,000 600 600 additional to
meet The accelerated war pro-
rr--srr,--rftstf he ttt+.s+A- has passed
on TO the senate the task of find
ing one third of that sum. or
s2.e66 900, 900, in additional tax
alton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
British Capture
Village Of Epehy

At the British Front. Sept IL
The village of Epehy. for which
furious battle ranged all day. is
now reported to have been cap
tured by troops of the British
fourth army which launched
powerful attack on sixteen mile
front in Picardy this morning.
against the St Quentin le-Catelet
sector of the Hindenburg line.
Three thousand prisoners have been
counted SO far.
tNote.-Epehy lies a little more than
Ave miles due west of Le-Catelet. the
connecting link between Cambria and
st. Quentin. General Sir Henry Rawi-
inson's new drive appears to have Le-
Catelet as its immediate objective
rather than St Quentin. 1t is north
west. west and southwest Of Le-Cate-
let that the chief weight of the Brit
ish assault appears to have been ex-
erted. and the maximum progress was
made there in British hands. St QUEEN
tin already cut off from communion
with LaFere. to the south. will be vir-
tually isolated and Cambrai will have
last touch with the southern part OF
the Hindenhurg line)
Some German tanks have been cap
tured by the British. An entire bat
terry of 4:2-inch guns. with horses, is
among the booty.
AT some points an advance of more
than 1000 yards was made, English
and Australian troops distin guishe d
themselves particularly in this new
smash. The villages Of Fresnoy-Le
Petit three miles northwest of st
Quentn). Basse. Boulgn. Piezires, Pom
tru. Villers-Guislain. Villeret an d
Ascension farm, have been taken.
Gauche wood is surrounded
Fighting RACES in Lempire three
and one-half miles slightly southwest
of Le-Catelet. and in Berthamcourt
Tanks gave material aid to the ad-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Bolshevist Cause Is Lost
They Must Perish or Submit

hope IN the recovery OF Russia died
of broken hearts Others died in des-
perate fights with the tr"aCherous
Boishevist power. but now We are
beginning 70 sweep the country clear
OF the plague The worst terrorist
period is over
The iaboring masses are experience
ing a change of mind, They have
learned that without a state organi-
cation IL Is absolutely i'm possible to
keep up an organized social body
Graf has been rampant among the
BolshcYist leaders.
We formed IA body Of six hundred
armed workers and peasants to hold
out until the allies arrival. We
could not keep the men together be
cause OF the vigilance OF the Bolshe-
visit patrols,
reached Archancel from Moscow
in disguise in the middle of July after
forming bloc" of the principal
parties willing to restore Russia and
fight the Bolsheviki Finally the
allies arrived and saved the day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Yankee Barrage Breaks
Up German Counter
Attacks.
5000 p RIS ONE r S
British Drive Is Launched
Northwest of St. Quen-
tin and Gains Are
Made by Allies. !!

Washington, sept. 1s-Five
American machines were lost in an
engagement with superior forces
of the enemy In Lorraine to-day.
General Per~bing made thu offt-
ciai report In a communiQue made
public by the war department. late
tonight.
The text of the communique.
which covers foday's operations.
follows.
"s~ction Aside from artillery
activity In Lorraine and In Alsace.
there is nothing of importance TO
report from the sectors occupied
by our troops.
lin the course Of n bombing ope-
ration in Lorraine our avfators
were attacked by superior forces.
Five of our machines are missinE."
with the American Army In
Lorraine. sept. lS--Our prompt
barrage today broke up . German
eounter-sttack launched from the
Nittonvtile region. The Germans
are busily engaged rewriting the
forefieid of HindenburE line which
our forces are facing.
German prisoners state that Cen
eral won Galiwitz, who commands
the German front In Lorraine o..
dcr~d the withdrawal out Of the
st. Mfhf~t salient on SeptembeF q,
hut that the Germans lacked hoFses7
to pull out the artillery and move
the supplies.
The m rtcan attack was
launched. they admit. before the
evacuation operation was well
under way.
Lud~ndorn has hit uYan . new
scheme Of propaganda with witch
he thinks he can cause disYuptAo0
1 in our lines. German aviatoFs are
bombing Wanderers and the region
around that village n we'll ~ the
yiilers high road. dropping thou
sands of messages In En@lfah.
calling upon the Americans OF
German ancestry to desert
A ret charge In these messages
IL that President Wilson u REALLY
English and that his policies
.mnke Washington turn over In his
grave
A German officer who was eap-
comrades and asked that II be
dropped In the German Hines. On
II he wrote that he was not tor~
tured by US rs he had been told he
woald he. hut TINT. on the c0n>
trnry he was being well treated.
He told onr officers that the Ger
mans are tired OF warfare ana
would surrender II they did mot
fear that the Americans would Kill
them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
CLUB
GIVES UP HOME
To Help Richmond College In
Housing Its Student
Soldiers.
ross EsSION SEPT, 25
Club at Meeting Last Night
Unanimously Agrees to
Help Uncle Sam Win
the War.

The handsome jefferson club
house at Allen avenue and Grace
street will be used by the RICH
mond college students training
school, and ii Is possible that the
government will take possession
of the building by September -.
This determination was reached
at n meeting of the club last
night. ut which resolutions were
adopted turning the club house
over To the government and the
Richmond College corporation on
terms to be agreed upon by
Joint committee representing the
club and the college corporation.
This committee embraces, for the
club. Wee President Leroy Nit
teldorfer. Secretary Ralph Levy
and Irving Strau~, and for the
college. President r. ". Boat
wright. T. r Williams and
Thomas II. McAdams.
The matter was first brought 10 the
attention Of the club officially on Sep
TENDER 2. when Colonel Thomas Is.
McAdan1s \ preached the subject to
l. j. Marcuse and w. H Sehwarzs
child former president OF the Jeffer-
son club They in turn placed the
proposition before President W. 3,
Nelson. of the club, and on Septem
Der 70 he named the committee re-
ferred to to devise ways and means
and 10 present a plan.
This plan was reported to the club
last night and unanimously adopted.
This action on the part of the JET
ferson club is considered most pa
triotic. II came at a time when il
was most needed, for the taking over
OF the college by the government for
hospital and the moving of the
college into what remains of its old
structures. left the situation almost
deplorable.
Five hundred young men will be
trained for military duties at the col
lege and the jefferson club house.
under the resolution adopted at the
last night. will house many
of them. Otherwise the college and
the government would have been
compelled to go 10 great outlay in
constructing temporary buildings.
Jefferson club has not vet been
able 10 secure temporary quarters
One of the members last night said
I'VE are like the fellow who was all
dressed UP with no place To go"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
OUTER DEFENSES OF
LINE ARE CAPTURED

London Sept 1S-The outer de-,
fences Of the Hindenburg line pro-
tecting ST Quentin and lie Catelet--l
the connecting link between St Quen-l
tin and Camhrat-were penetrated
and captured on wide sectors OF =,
ls-mile front by the British Third
and Fourth armies under Generals Slf3
Julian Ryng and Sir Henry Ravftnsont
today
At the time Field Marshal HAfg!
issued his night report moro than SIX
thousand prisoners had been taken.
many guns and great stores OF mate. |
rial also were captured
lie Catelet is near fall a. Z resultl
of the successful smash. Nearly 81
dozen important vollages were taken
by the British who attacked tn the
midst of pouring rain and in the face
of the. most determined defense the.
Germans have yet put up this year.
maximum advance Of morn than,
three miles was scored. At various;
points the British swept beyond their,
old trench systems Of March. 191a.l
prior TO the German super-drtve-
The drive was launched bAtwoen,
Holnon village, two and halt miles
northwest of St Quentin, and Gou-,
zeaucourt. six and a han miles north>
west OF LIE Catelet
Violent lighting ragged tonight int
Lempire village, only three miles,
southwest Of LIE cate1et- Fregnoy 3e-t
Petit, three miles west Of St Quentan.,
was captured.
The British penetrated the German
positions west and southwest Of Bel-t
iicourt, where they are about three
miles due south of lie Catelet. which |
is thus threatened by development
The formidable Siegtried line !
,crumbled like pasteboard in mAnyt
sectors of the attack
Berlin Admits Ines1A.
Berlin officially admitted tontght3
that the German centre between HAr-}
gicourt and Omignon Brook 'FRONT.'
OF some ave miles--was penetra1ed. I
but added that counter attacks AfN@
progressing" The assertion that s'wot
are nghting west OF the Siegfried posf-{
tons" is mean to camouhage thA(
serious result and instill hope IN thai
German people that the main ltno vi
still intact
I To the south of Hcino0. vADehi
formed the extreme right u - lUet.i
ish Inc OF attack. ~ xSaA 3onf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Resorted to By Germany
to Disrupt the Rou-
manian Army.
ACETATE POLAND
Send Rascally Emissaries
With Power to Enforce
Secret Plans and
Make Arrests.

Washington. Sept 1s.--Acts
~ shocking oppression and
ION assassination were re-
sorted to by Germany to disrupt
the Rourna nian army and gov
crnment. and to literally ex-
terminate the valiant Polish
leEions, which had been Loyalty
fighting, within the Russian
army. the Tcutonic armies on the
eastern front.
The range from secret plots against
the person and Office OF the king of
Roumania and the brutal arrest and
maltreatment Of that countrys min
lister at Petrogra4 10 orders, which
were oheyed, TO shoot en- masSe' en-
tire bodies. OF polish patriots, as
proven by the fifth instalment of the
official German Bolshevlk disclosures
made public by the United States
government today.
The mplacability' OF the Rou-
rnanian general staff, as one German
document characterized 1t. and the
and unfinching spirit OF
the Polish iegions. presented in the
early days of the conspiracy fornid-
able and disturb ing obstacles to Ger
manys major plot against Russia. .
Moreover, the Berlin general staff
was impatient 70 move its troops
from the eastern area. preparatory
to the. March offensive in France
which it was planning at that early
date. German gold having failed to
corrupt the Roumanians and Poles,
and secret propaganda having proved
futile. Germany fury led It TO COM
NIT, in conjunction with it's Bolsheyik
co -conspirators, excuses of violence
upon "A wholesale scale
The remarkable aspect Of the whole
expose is not SO much the fact of
Germany's criminality as startling as
the details prove TO be. as the fact
that our government has been able TO
collect unans~erahle proof OF her
guilt.
Unqucstioned Proof.
Possessing the actual detailed evil
dence the United States has under
taken to enlighren the world as to
Germanys infamy. and the story as
it stands now is only partially told.
Additional chapters will be given 70
the public during the remainder OF
the week will complete for the time
being the remarkable recital OF In
eliminating facts.
The beginning OF the large scale
work TO disorganize the Roumanian
army is shown by an order of tho so
called Counter of the
Bolshevikt regime addressed to the
body of Russian traitors bearing the
high sounding title of 'Commission
on Com batting the Counter -revolu-
ton" The order follows:
Commander in Chief krilenko has
requested the counter espionage staff
to inform you that it is necessary 10
order the following persons to leave
Roumania Immediately From Pet
rograd, Comn1fssar Kuhl, Socialist
Rakovsky, Sailor Guteshin; and from
the front the chief of the Red Guard.
Durazov These persons should be
supplied with literature and with nm
ancial resources for agitation.
ITO them is committed the task of
taking all measures for the deposing
Of the Roumanian king and the re-
moval OF nter-revotfonary Rou-
manian officers.
TN the light Of subsequent events
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
DAUGHTERS ENTERTAIN
AT ARMY AND NAVY CLUB

Lee Chapter. Daughters Of the
Confe<1ezaey. win entertain at tho
Army and Navy club tonight ut
$3.50 O'Clock. Civilians, and sol
dicrs as well. are invited to assist
the ladies who are striving to help
an old veteran to attend the re-
union. Tables may be reserved
through Mrs. Reuben Burton.
Ginter Park. or by calling up the
Army and Navy club, Seventh and
Franklin streets, opposite The
Virginian office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
nv VI. TCHAYkOySk

President at the New Government OF
North Eussla.)
Archaneeh Sept. IS-The Bolshe-
Nist cause Is lost and they must
perish or submit.
Town after town, villages and
parishes are sending us message that
they have either arrested or driven
away the soViets
To restore our west front and 10
restart The war against Germany is
a absolutely Indispensable In order 10
lay the material and spiritual founda
tion Of healthy national existence
AS well as a real ground Of mutual
esteem and confidence between Russia
and the other powers,
Our country, shaken by war and
revolution. will be restored by normal
progress-eYolution.
The sense OF oppression and help
lessness against madness, rascality
and brute force we have experienced
in the last nine months caused us
immense suffering Many who lost
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
BRITISH FOURTH ARMY
CAPTURES $1,000 MEN

At the British Front, Sept 10
The British fourth army. commanded
by General Sir Henry Seymo our
Rawiinson, since the start of its vic
torious offensive on August s, has
captured $1,000 prisoners and regain
ed more than 200 square miles of ter
ritory. II has captured a large num-
Der OF guns and fought thirty-fou-
German divisions. twelve of them be-
tween two and three times. Many
of these divisions Nave been put out
of action but all of Rawlinson's divis-
Ions are still on the job
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
PLAIN LANGUAGE ONLY.

Washington. Sept. fS.--Thc CEN
sorship board asks us to give
widest publicity to the following:
''On and after October I. 1918,
no confirmation N cnbIcgram
shall he allowed tn leave the United
States. Its territories or Its possess
sions unless IL he In plain Ian
guagc.
ION and after November 1, 1918,
no confirmation OF cablcgram
shall he allowed to enter the
United States, its territories or pos
sessions unless Il he in plain Ian
guagc.
''It Ia to he noted that code con-
firma tons will not he passed by
postal censorship even when ar-
companied by what purports to
be. or actually Is, a transla don
thereof
UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Liberty Bond Tax
Exemption Bill
Passes Senate and Today Goes to Con-
ference-Exempt Surfaces,

Passes Senate and Today Goes to Con-
ference--Exempt Surfaces,
Washington, Sept. 1s-The senate
TODAY passed the Liberty bond tax
exemption bill as amended by that
body 1t will go TO conference to-
morrow, ard passed in time TO clear
away for the next Liberty bond cam
paign.
The bill, as it has now passed both
houses. exempts from graduated ad-
ditional income taxes known as sur
taxes. and excess and war profits
taxes, now or hereafter imposed,
bonds of The fourth Liberty loan. the
principal of which does not exceed
$4,000 owned by any individual,
partnership or corporation. 1t also
provides for exemptions of other
issues under certain circumstances,
but not to exceed $50, 900 of all issues
owned by any individual partnership,
association or corporation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
BELGIUM SPURNS
OFFER OF GERMANY

Paris. Sept 1S.--Belgium will
spurn the German offer of separate
peace, the correspondent of Universal
Service learns on reliable authority
At the same time, it is stated, the
Belgian army will strike on the front
to emphasize its refusal by the force
of arms
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
SAY GERMANS ARE
POISONING WELLS

Paris. Sept lS--The Germans are
poisoning the wells in the towns they
are forced to abandon. according to
the newspaper La France du Nord. OF
Boulogne. The paper says French
engineer from that city and seven
com panions died from poison after
drinking water in a town they had
Just entered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Achievement of
One Yankee Corps
Captures 1000 Omccrs, 1000 Prf-
Yates and Much Other
Booty.

with the American Artly In Lor-
raine. Sept. 1S.-One of the American
corps that participate in the St
Mihiei drive captured 1000 officers.
1000 privates, 81 guns. $50 gas pro-
jectors, several batteries OF anti-air-
craft guns. innumerable trench NOR
tars and machine guns, railroad roll
ing stock. motor and horse ambu-
lances. MANY vehicles. three wireless
stations, an entire field hospital, hun
dreds OF thousands OF rounds of am
munition and hand grenades. tele-
graph and telephone equipment. food
supplies and horses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
AMERICAN ACE
TAKES TRIP WEST

with the American Army in France.
Sept. 1S.-Aviator Putnam, the lead
ing American ace, with nine aerial
victories officially credited to him.
has been killed. He has been buried
in field golden with buttercups on
the Toul front beside Lufbery. Blair
and Thaw.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
rem.,e Dome.t,c. Dr.ft-a.

Zurich, Sept. 1S-The military COM
mander at Stuttgart. capital of wuert-
temberg, has ordered all female domes-
tics to enroll In compulsory military
service before September 80. according
to German dispatches. Only those
found medically unfit will be exempted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
Chaplin IN Indicted.

New York, Sept. 1s.-Charles f.
Chaplin. the editor who has confessed
the killing of his wife. was indicted
today for murder in the nrst degree
He will be arraigned before Judge
Wadhams in general sessions tomor-
row.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
yirginia's Honor Roll.

The casualty list sent ont by the
war department last night for pub
LEGATION this morning, contains the
following Virginians:
william NJ. Aderson. Norton;
wounded severely.
Russell +. Widgeon. Princess
Anne: missing In action.
Lester Wolverton, Edinburg;
missing in action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept. 1s.--Our patrols report
that the Germans are mining the north
ern edge of Haumont village prelim-
mary to withdrawal.
Our artillery today blew up several
German ammunition dumps and one of
our big calibre guns scored direct hits
on German rolling stock at La Chaus-
see.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19

- Paris. Sept 1S-The Serbian govern
ment. it is learned. is in possession of
proof that the Turkish government
sold prisoners Of war as slaves to Bull
garia. Austria Hungary and Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
SUCCESSFUL RAID
ON VOSGES FRONT

With the Americans in the vosEes,
Sept iS.-An American officer and a
half dozen men today carried out
successful raid on this front, taking
four prisoners