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French 2 Miles From Quentin;
Foe Removes Civil Population

st. Quentin and fires have been OBJ
served in different parts Of the city.
says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris. The Germans, he adds. are
placing numerous batteries in St
Quentin.
PARIS. September 90. French
troops have made progress east ot
Essigny-le-Grandea and Noisy farm on
the Picardy front. south of st. Quen-
tin, according to the official statement
issued at the war Office tonight. Ar
tillery activity continues In the region
of st. Quentin and along the Aisne
sector, the statement says.
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SerbiansD Driving SwiMyAhead
Threaten Railroad, Key to
Enemy Defenses.
HAIG GAINS NEAR ST. QUENTIN
FRENCH ADVANCE TO SOUTH
By the Associated Press.

B.
Driving nortward overwhelming 'front.' the Serbian and
French Macedonia the entire Bull
garian position from the Adriatic to Salonik.
The cutting of UskubSaloni railway, which is only
nine miles Serbian lne would completely the
Bulgarian defenses Serbian infantry moving rapidly toward
highway Flep the Vardar river and eight miles
southwark parallel the road front of more than fifteen miles,
Drogoe which the cavalry is operating the Serbs
have advanced twenty miles from the Soo POSITIONS the capture
of which preciptated the Bulgarian retirement
The salient driven into the Bulgarian line IS being
extended RAPIDLY becomes favorable Ad
dona villages have been large number of prisoners
have been taken.
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tions looking toward the encircling
of St. Quentin, and the breaking OF
the Hindenburg line between st
Quentin and Cambria.
On a front of three miles the British
today are smashing into the German
main defenses west of LIE Catelet with
the object of getting east of the section
Of the Scheldt canal between st. Quen-
tin and Cambria. The canal is less than
two miles from the British lines east of
Epehy. Near Eellenglise Field Marshal
Haig's men also are working toward
the canal, which probably forms an inn
portant part Of the Hindenburg de-
lenses in this region. Around Gauche
wood. north of Epehy, the British have
repulsed German attacks.
South of st. Quentin the French have
followed up the capture of Essigny-le-
Grand by forcing the Germans to give
up Benay to the southeast and by max
ing progress to the north of the village.
The terrain here Is difficult, but the
French advance has been steady
throughout the week.
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Report of Impartial Committee.
NEW TROOPS ON LINE
FACING AMERICANS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
ALSACE. September 20 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-There are indications
that the enemy has placed new troops
in the line in Alsace opposite the
Americans. Some portions of the front.
however. apparently are not held by
these new men.
An American patrol penetrated the
enemy wire Thursday and walked
through the town of Ammerzweiler,
which was found to be deserted.
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CONSIGNED TO MELTING POT.
Ghree Hohenzollern Statues Said to
Be Missing From Berlin.

GENEVA. Friday, September 90
Owing to general indignation among
the civilian population of Germany
because of the melting of historic
bronze monuments such ais those of
Goethe and Schiller, while those of
the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs
were left intact, new order has been
issued. according to reports from
Munich. that the Hohenzollern monu-
ments shall be placed in the melting
pot.
Three HohenZollern statues are
.sAid to be missing from Berlin, three
from Cologne. two from Munich and
one each from several towns on the
Chime.
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NEGROES ASK PEACE VOICE.
Equal Rights League Resolutions to
Be Sent to President.

CHICAGO. September 21.-Negroes
Of the United States will make de-
termfned effort to be represented at
the peace table when the central
powers are defeated Resolutions
setting forth their claims to repre-
sentation were adopted by the Equal
Rights League. in session here yester-
day. and E, committee was appointed
to present them to President Wilson.
Included on the committee are: Rev
Is. W. Moore. Columbus, Ohio, elected
president: William Monroe Trotter,
Boston, ard A. W. Whaley, Boston.
James l. Nei1l. Washingtons was
elected secretary.
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BRITISH MONITOR SUNK;
2oDEAD, 81 MISSING

BE- the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 21.-A British
monitor was sunk Monday as she was
lying in harbor. the admiralty an
nounced today. One officer and nine
teen men were killed and fifty-seven
meu are missing and are presumed to
have been killed.
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NEW MOTOR CORPS
FOR ARMY FORMED
More Than 200, 900 Technical
Men and 1888, 900 Vehicles
in New System.
TO OPERATE NEAR FRONT
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LA"HENCEs
Copyrisht, 1915, by New York Even
ing Post, Inc.
Tn close to the battle line. it is the
truck and ambulance and motor We
hicles generally which take the place
of railroads, and until now every
branch of the service, from the Med
ical Corps to the artillery and the
Quartermaster Corps, has had its own
trucks, repair shops, drivers and re-
pair men. Congestion and waste of
effort and gasoline caused Gen. Per-
shins himself to bring about change,
and now Gen. March, the chief OF
staff, who makes changes and reor-
sanizations so rapidly and quietly
that they do not always attract pub
lie attention, has created an entirely
new service to be known as the Motof
transport Corps.
It is to be fighting corps" rank
ing alongside the tank corps or the
infantry or artillery or cavalry or
Aviation Corps. In part it will be
supply corps, supervising the MAIN
tenance Of vehicles. but mostly 1t VIII
be an active fighting corps in actual
control of the operation of motor We
hicles in our armies and camps over
seas as well as the United States.
To Use Technical Men.
More than 2o0, 900 technical men will
be needed to operate with field army
of thirty divisions, and of these 49,
900 must be repair men. Every Kind
Of vehicle, with the exception OF the
caterpillar tractors that draw the big
guns for the ordnance department
will be under the control of motor
transport corps officers, no matter
what the branch that previously con-
trolled them.
Traffic regulations for roads in the
battle zones will be- duplicated on
roads in the United States, and
routes for motor trucks will be
mapped out so that heavy vehicles
will not be travelling indiscriminately
over the roads and cutting them up.
Also there has been no checking up
on full loads and half loads hereto
fore in this country or abroad. The
motor transport officers, assigned to
every line command, will be charged
with the responsibility of seeing that
the right size vehicles are available,
that on crowded roads which may be
too narrow for certain cars caution
and care may be exercised.
In other words. the motor transport
officers will have organizations like
train dispatchers repair shops and
repair men in their personnel, tele-
phone lines for dispatching big motor
trucks and other vehicles, and traffic
uolice and regulations to keep vehicles
moving in all directions with least
friction and delay.
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ev the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. September 21.-In their
drive for the outfianking of st. Quen-
tin on the south the French last night
CAPTURED the town of Benay and made
progress north of that place. says
today's war Office announcement
At Castres. where the French are
only slightly more than two miles
from ST. Quentin, q German counter
attack was repulsed.
The Germans appear to be hastening
the removal of the civil population OF
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GERMAN SOCIALISM
MAY GET MINISTRY
Press Discusses Factions
Share in Governments
Responsibilities. :
Won HERTLING THE THORN

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, September 21.-Ger-
man newspapers are seriously dls-
cussing the position of the social
democrats in the government. Ger
mania reproaches the. socialists for
failing to utilize the opportunity OF
gaining influence through the selec-
tion of one of their leaders in the gov
ernment.
eff the social democracy once under
took to share the responsibility IL
would soon realize that in polltlcs
there are great and often almost IN
surmountable difficulties" Germania
says "For this very reason we should
not object to socialist leaders enter
ing the government"
yorwaerts says that the socialists
would not in principle refuse TO enser
mocracy must not be asked which
posts it wants. but what lmperaal mp
policy it is ready to share the re-
sponsibility for"
The Tageblatt declares that there is
a strong desire among the ma9oEty
party members for a parl1amentar1zeo
ministry.
"The people are gradually realizing
that only a parliamentary ministry
can bring us nearer No peace the
Tageblatt says.
Confidence in Won Hertling Gone.
cit is certain that the socialists no
longer have the necessary confidence
in the Won Hertling cabinet and III
progressive party circles the IDEA 4le.sint. aiso
has gained ground. The Won Hertllng
cabinet is hardly in position, and,
above all. it is untitled to make
peace"
The center party definitely decided
on it's attitude as to the chancellor-
ship at a meeting On Monday. sec,
ton of the party is following the lead
Of Herr Geeroeber, one of its reichs-
tag representatives, in a desire to re-
tain Count Won Hertling. The ma
jority of the party. however, demands
the retirement of the chancellor.
Count BrockdorffRantzau German
minister at Copenhagen, is chiefly
mentioned as the chancellor's sue
cessor.
The Tageblatt advocates the selec-
ton of Count Brockdorff-Rantz be-
lieving that he would energetlcally
undertake the parliamentary reforms
The Vossische Zeitung, commenting
on the Tageblatt's statement, says
that it is worthy of attention and for
the most part corresponds with what
is being discussed in party circles,
but doubts that affairs have yet as
sumed such. definite form as the Tage-
blatt suggests.
Specializing on Demands.
The yossische Zeitung declares that
nothing is yet known about the social
lists having definitely formulated de-
mands, but expects that the partys 3
chief demand will be for q change in
the constitution, which it says also is
favored by the center party. The
newspaper denies that the minister to
Copenhag gen is the foremost candidate
for the c1ancellorship and recalls
that he has been mentioned in every
crisis and questions whether his pros
poets are any better now than at
other times. Continuing. it asserts
there is no unanimity yet among the
majority parties concerning the chan
cellorship. the question not having
been mentioned at interpafty dis
cussions.
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MAY TIE UP STREET CARS.
Pittsburgh Company Employees Re.
fuse Offer Made to Prevent Strike.

PITTSBURGH, September 21.-
Complete tie-up of Pittsburgh's street
car lines will follow if the road men
carry out their present intentions.
After a stormy three-hour meeting
in Labor Temple last night the execu-
tive hoard Of the street railway en-
nloyas division No. IS. voted to re-
fuse pus I'll the latest offer Of the receivers
Of the Pittsburgh Railway Company,
made TO forestall a threatened strike.
A meeting of railroad men and con-
ductors will be held next Tuesday to
take definite action.
THE men demanded changed work
ing conditions and an increase in
pay.
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Great Possibilities Ahead.

Great Possibilities Ahead.
Apparently the Bulgarian resist
ance is not very great and there IS
no indication of where the enemy
intends to make a stand. The Serbs
are approaching the Vardar river and
the main railway south from Uskub.
Should they succeed in reaching the
railroad the position of the Bulgar-
ians to. the south around Lake
Doiran would be precarious. The
British and Greeks continue their
pressure around the lake. and the
enemy there must depend entirely on
the Uskub railway for supplies and
reinforcements. Successful continua-
ton of the allied stroke is fraugnt
with great possibilities.
In France the British and French
continue with success their opera
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BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 21.-The
Serbian troops east of Monastir nave
advanced more than nine miles in one
day and now are less than eight miles
from the main highway connecting
Pnlep with the vardar fver.
A Serbian official statement re-
ceived here says that great num-
ber of prisoners have been captured
and that the allies have taken
Godiyak, west of the Cerna river
and fifteen miles southeast OF Priiep.
Tn their advance northward the
serb;ans have passed the line krnS-
o-Drogojal
Soldiers who have been forced 10
enlist in the Bulgarian army during
the occupation of southern Serbia
are throwing away their arms ana
Joining the army Of liberation.
fKrnyoyo is nine miles southwest OF
Domirkipu. the nearest point on the
yardar river and the Uskuo-Salonlk1
railroad from the advancing Serbian
una- should the railroad be reached
here the Bulgarians fighting the Brit
ish and Greeks around Lake Dolran
would be cut off from thelr oase oi
supplies and reinforcemehts''
Text of ofacial Statement.
The official statement reads:
"Our indefatigible troops contlnued
IN sdvance and have fought northward
in one day more than nine mlles. Inc
Infantry has passed the line Krnyovo-
trigovo-Drogojel-Pol the cav
alry is north of this line: More than
ten villages were liberated in one day.
In the bend of the Cerna we have
taken the village of Godiyak. Aviators
continuously lombard the retreat1nG
troons and attack them with machine
Guns. We have taken great nuInoet
Of prisoners, including a neu!enane ~
colonel, Several guns are reported TO
have been captured, but the NUMBER
has not been ascertained owing to the
speed of our advance.
s"The population is welcoming the
arrival of our troops with enthusiasm;
heen forced to enlist in the Bulgarian
army, are throwing away their arms
and passing to our side.
French Report Of Fighting.
PARIS. September 90. = Eastern
theater. September 19-In spite OF the
y;porous resistance of the enemy rear
guards the offensive between the
Gerna and vardar rivers continued to
progress today. Allied cavalry have
reacIed the region of Poloshko. Serb
ian forces have gained a foothold on
the left bank of the Cerna in the
region of Dunye.
centuating their progress in the dfrec.
tion of Konopishta, where they have
trayersed particularly difficult ground
an the range of hills between the
Relashnitsa river and the Boshava
French and Greek forces have taken
a foothold on the town of Edzena.
Because Of difficult communications
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Serbs Gain g miles in Day:
Manu- Prisoners Are CAPTURED

over the vast amount OF ground COW
cred by the operation it is not possi-
BILE as yet to estimate the number OF
prisoners taken. but it is known that
have been captured.
The offensive of the Greeks and
British in the Lake Doiran region
which has been marked by furious
battles. continues to progress. Violent
counter attacks have been made in
vain by Bulgarian forces.
Cross Left Bank of Cerna.
Capture of several villages and 5000
prisoners are recorded in the Serbian
official statement made public today.
Continuing our advance" the state
ment says, 1--WE crossed the left bank
of the Cerna river. The enemy burned
his depots and camps.
I'VE have taken more than 5000
prisoners and captured ten additional
guns. mostly heavy pieces. Several viii
lagos have fallen into our hands"
British Aiding Greeks.
SALONIK1. Thursday. September -.
The British and Greeks in their at
tacks against the Bulgarians on both
sides of Lake Doiran are meeting with
stin opposition, but have carried the
enemy's outpost lines. South of Dol
made. More than 700 prisoners have
been captured, says the British official
statement issued today. The state
ment follows:
"On the morning Of September 1s
British and Greek troops attacked the
enemy's positions west and east of
Lake Doiran. West of the lake and
south of the town of Doiran the trench
system was captured and our line was
advanced about 1000 YARDS Heavy
Bulgarian counter attacks regained
part of the ground captured on our
left, but on the center and right our
positions were maintained.
EAST of the lake. after night ad-
vance, we carried the enemys outpost
line. Up to the present more than 700
prisoners have been counted.
THE Greek troops fought with great
gallantry. Four of our scouts engag-
ed fourteen enemy machines and
forced two of them to the ground.
One of our machines is missing"
Bulgarian Statement.
LONDON, September 2O.-The fol-
/ lowing official statement covering the
| fighting on September Is has been is
sued by the Bulgarian war Office:
| East of the Cerna We were undis-
turbed by the enemy. We occupied
new positions previously assigned,
which we are consolidating.
| "On both sides of Lake Doiran heavy
! fighting developed. South and west Of
| Doiran, after an excessively heavy
bombardment, in which the enemy
| fred 25O,000 shells. a force of three
! British and two Greek divisions at
| tackled in close masses and succeeded
| in penetrating our advanced positions
at several places, but we Immediately
counter attacked and drove them out
at all points. leaving a large number
of killed and wounded on the field.
More than 500 unwounded British and
Greek prisoners. as well as much
booty, were left in our hands"
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EMBARK|NG YANKS
NEAR TWO MILLION
1,75O,mO Have Left U. S.,
Gen. March Says-War
News Good.

The number of American troops en-
barked has now passed the 1,750,0O0
mark, said Gen. March, chief of staff,
today; reviewing events of the week
on the European battlefields.
Referring to the situation abroad,
he said:
'"rhe news from all fronts has been
continually and continuously good
He said the allies are now ten
miles from Metz and the same dis
tance f. ON Contains, the latter ain I'M
portant military center. During the
last few days there have been no i'm
portant attacks, either by the allies
or the enemy, the operations oelns
confined to minor engagements, TO
aerial activities and artillery fire.
The enemy has strengthened his de-
fenses in front of the American
troops on front of twenty miles and
a mile or two away from the Amer
lean front line.
In Picardy the British and French
have renewed their attack along the
old Cambria line on a thirty-m1le
front The British have reached the
Hindenburg line in several places.
Enemy's Loss Heavy.
Heavy losses have been inflicted
upon the enemy, Gen. March said. He
confirmed press reports of the extent
of the losses and the number of pris-
oners taken. He also confirmed press
reports of successes of the Serbian
army in attacks upon Bulgarians.
Gen March read with qualification
q, nrnmnlgate0
Gen. H. L. Reed of the 18th Scottish
Division. paying hearty tribute to the
1st American Division, and expressing
thanks for valued artillery support
given the Scottish division by the
American artillery at a critical time.
The Scot commander said that never
before had they received assistance
that was more appreciated. He hoped
some time that the British might come
to the aid of the Americans in like
manner.
Situation Was Awkward.
The Scottish division, it appeared,
was relieving the 1st American Divi-
sion on an active front.
situation arose and that the volun-
tary action of the commander of the
American artillery brigade in remain
ing to join in establishing the British
units and in giving up the well earned
relief of himself and his men had
relieved the situation.
The order specifically thanked Brig.
Gen. L. r. Holbrook, the artillery COM
mander, and Col. Mabie, the American
medical officer. If it had not been for
the American ambulance units. Gen.
Reed said, at least 400 British wound
ed would still be on his hands in this
sector.
Gen. March took occasion to say
that the 1st Division had thus kept
up the record of all American forces
abroad.
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MURDOCH NOMINATED
FOR TRADE COMMISSION

>9esor Murdock of Kansas was NOM
mated today by President Wilson to
be q member of the Federal Trade
-Commiss a reappointment.
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Loan Honor Pennants
for Industrial BUYERS

Industrial honor pennants, a new
development in liberty loan cam
paigning. will be awarded to all busi-
ness establishments, which show that
IS per cent of their employees have
subscribed to the fourth issue of the
United States government Nation wide
communities will strive for the honor.
The national liberty loan COM
mittee today announced that the COM
munity liberty loan honor flag to
be used for this loan will be similar
to that used in the last Campaign,
except that it will bear four bars in
the center instead of three. It will
be awarded to communities Just as
soon as they reach their quotas. This
is expected to again create much en-
thusiasm and competition.
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COURTES|ESS SHOWN
TOF|GHT|NG LEGION
French Detachment, Here to
Aid Liberty Loan, Entertain
ed by Local Committee.
PAYS VISIT TO CAPITOL

Washington took to its heart to-
day the members of the French For
eign Legion who are to tour the coun-
try in the interest Of the fourth lib
erty loan. The nations capital is hav-
ing its first opportunity of showing
the fighting legion just how much it
is admired and beloved and Incl
dentaliy to entertain these famous fight
ing men in most fitting manner.
This detachment, the first Of aflfed
fighters to come to the United States
direct from the western front to as
sist in the coming loan drive, is COM
posed of 12 officers and 10 soldiers.
nearly half of whom have been
wounded one or more times, and all
deeds of valor. In behalf of the ma
ton members of the District liberty
loan committee are acting as hosts.
See Lawmakers at Work.
After more or less informal re-
ception this morning at the Liberty
quarters of the Lesionaires during
their stay here. they were taken to
the Capitol, where they were provided
reserved sections in both the Senate
and House chambers that they might
witrfess the lawmakers of this nation
at work.
Luncheon was served later to the
visitors at the Liberty Hut, following
which they were placed in automo-
biles. offered for the occasion by pa
triotic citizens Of the city. and taken
on a sightseeing tour of Washington
and its environs.
The members of the Foreign Legion
were warmly greeted everywhere they
appeared. They were hailed and sa-
luted by all persons who saw them.
1t seemed as if the entire citizenship
of the Foreign Legion and realized
just exactly what membership in that
famous organization demanded and
entailed. In other words, the city was
theirs and will be during their stay.
Others in the Party.
Besides members of the local loan
committee officers of the French high
commission and officials of the ma
tional loan committee accompanied
the visitors during their journey
about the city today. Tonight they
will be taken over entirely by the
French high commission.
1t is expected that the Legionaires
Tuesday, when they will start on a
tour of the southern states. They will
go as far as New Orleans and then
return north to Chicago, where they
will be divided into units and travel
the remainder of the country.
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New Transportation System.

What Gen. March has created. in
deed, is a new transportation system
for this country and our forces over
seas. analogous to the railroad ad-
ministration or the shipping board.
It is to be a mobile arm, independent
in authority and jurisdiction, but sub
iect, of course, to the orders of the