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NO LET-UI' IN FIGHTING
on PART OF MANGIN'S ARMY

by Associated Press.l
FRANCE. September SPECIALIZATION
in the activity OF the infantry In the
past two days has given the appear
sure on the flying German lines from
the Somme to Scissors. The altered
face of the battle is due to changes in
tics. and though the lighting has been
confined TO comparatively short sectors
north OF scissors. north Of Noyon and
most Importance have been In progress
in which the allies have gained valu-
able tactical positions. The recogni-
nH the 'n made to-
hold the allies OFF at those points
North of scissors. General Mangins
bats; in which positions We're taken and
retaken several times, have pushed
forward On tho plateau which over,
looks the valley of the Aiiette behind
pillars in the German secondary line
The asfen Fsenes Pnd Xm ns sss
around Juvisny, the elite of the Ger
man army: grenadiers of the Prussian
Guard. picked storming battalions and
hardy mountain infantrymen. They
defeated them decisivcly. taking an
enormous toll from their ranks and
sending a goodly number OF captives to
the rear The Associated Press CORE
Spondent saw column of these pris-
oners filing back over the plateau TO
the west, where fresh graves marked
Some were young. but all were sturdy.
and humiliation and depression showed
in their faces, rather than the pleasure
exhibited by other prisoners over their
final release from the inferno of war.
The Americans co-oHerated in the at
tack on Juvigny with the type of tanks
dassaut." or shock cars. These en-
gines OF war have been called "armored
infantry" They have all the supple
readily into the enemy's positions. deal
ing death with gruesome profusion
rom from their quick firers and cannon.
lieutenant killed 200 Germans before
JuviEny.
a pilot, Of damaged tank. who
fought with them all afternoon. de-
It's good TO see how those Ameri-
cans night. We are glad TO fight with
them. Together we will get the Ger
mans"
Very severe fighting has been going
Move River and the Canal du Nord and
around Nesle. After forcing the last
fortified centcrs OF resistance around
At these points. confronting natural
obstacles which the Germans utilized
to best advantage.
The course of the River Sommc and
the canal offered double water line
with marshy ground between.
The Rivulet Ingon presents the same
condition from Nesle to where il flows
into the Somme Further south the UNI
finished part of the Canal du Nord is
iuii OF water. The enemy utilized this
TO the utmost. Aided by splendid OBJ
SerVatorics on the heights TO the east,
q well-sustained fire OF concealed in
iantry, supplemented by frequent coun-
tcrattacks, made the crossing extreme
~ hazardous But the French succeed =
ed in forcing crossing OF the Ingon
o'clock last evening. slipping through
the enemy's advanced positions to the
edge of the plateau extending toward
liam and were attacking hill II at
last accounts.
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HAIG TELLS or GREAT
BRI7ISI sITCCESSES
BY Associated Press.

fBy Associated Press.
LONDON. September 3.-The capture
or the town OF Queant the southern
support of the famous German switch
line before Cambrai and Douai, is an
nounccd In an official statement from
Field Marshal Haig to-day.
, In storminS the Drocourt-Queant
line the Canadians assisted the English
them
:, Along this line the enemy was heav-
ny defeated in his prepar defenses.
ana Is retiring on virtually the whole
battle front.
The British forces are reported to
nave entered the towns of Pronville,
ooIsnics and Bertincourt.
The text OF the statement reads:
our operations carried out yester-
gay south OF tho River Scarpe were
completely successful. The enemy was
heavily defeated In his prepared de-
lenses OF the Drocourt- Queant system.
win the result that he is retiring this
morning along practically the whole
battle front.
In the course Of yesterdays battle,
III addition TO inflictinG heavy losses
oners.
We are now advancing and arc re-
ported to have entered Pronville. DoiY-
mes and BertincOurt
Canadian troops showed the great
est skill and courage yesterday in
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bHEAk or WOTAN LINE
MAKES IMMENSE IMPRESSION

Lon DON; September 3-'rhe sensa-
lionai breaking OF the Drocourt- Oueant
sWitch line AFTER series OF Important
allied advances with great CAPTURES Of
micn ana material has made an i'm.
Hiehse impression here. While TOO
great confidence that the success can
ne maintained is deprecated and While
inc expectation is general that the en- :
~ MI make the most desperate et-
iortS To recover the position thn hlow,
~ regarded AS one OF the worst disas-
ters lnHlcted upon the Germans during
me whoic war The belief is general
mat The switch line is the main sys
Yen, o! herman defense. and that there
~ uothihs equally strong behind il
consequently its loss, il il bccomcs
hnal, open" the widest possibilities
us loss would involve the evacua
non or Tho French coal field. ncrhana
even Of the Flanders coast" .,vs thn
NAL and would imperil the German
noIq on pouai Nalenciennes and cam.
nrai, which are essential to Hindenhuro
Ior rnameuvering his army"
me Telegraph. also noting the dan.
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AMERICANS TURN FOES
GUNS UPON NEIltIATISG ARNN-

WITH r ri HA+ 1NETIr rtnsISs.l .p,v ~.
FEAMCEr September 3.---During the
9eSSstwasIrId{ ,, advance from Juvigny two
Americans were turned by the Ameri
can can artiilesists upon the. enemy The
olS guns We're III perfect working
order and al! the Americans had to do
was 70 switch their muZzlcs in the
opposite direction to which they had
munition for the guns also was taken.
and soon after their capture tho I0hs
We're roaring against their former
Aany German machine guns Also
are oelng turned upon the enemy the
americans operating them having been
Glyen q special course OF training
prior TO the battle, practicinE WITH
s1nS ana ammunition captured north
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at the moment the existence OF such
crossings is not known.
PREVENT GERMANS FROM
WETREATlNG ALONG VALLEY
II was after lnchY was taken that
tn, the British forces, among them ROYAL
drive to the south past Moeuvers in
an effort to reach the Bapaumc: Cam
DLai ROAD before the Germans ,.eing
during the night. the British from here
worked southeastward and closed the
mans desiring to retreat that way.
with the result that the enemy force S
had to swing southwark. chen EAST
ward. probably along the direction of
the Bapauine- Cambrai road also.
Some idea of the German disorgani-
cation may be had from the fact. that
number of crews of German howit-
zerS capturede were standing around
their guns. which they had blown up.
Others complained that they had had
Of the great disorganization at their
rear.
planned In many instances when cap
turcd CunnerS said they had no am
munition. Many times. they declared.
into the advancing British. but they
had no shells and could not get any.
The fighting this afternoon seems more
the lTindenburg line than elsewhere.
The British are sweeping along astride
i from the point where II joined the
i'TocouTl Inc AT NgueInt. COnSlucrn
progress is reported. and large numbers
OF Germans have been killed or taken
prisoner. Thousands of prisoners are
coming into the cages. One army had
5000 Germans in it's cages this after
noon. How many machine guns were
captured will not he known for many
DAYS. but there were thousands.
The prisoners were of all sorts. in
Guiding cavalrymen who had been dis
mounted and fought as infantry. The
ha pressed German commanders took
men from anywhere. no matter what
they were supposed to be doing, and
put them in the line with rifles and
tide.
How many dead there are il is i'm
possible even to estimate. The scene
of the battle I'm many places shows
that the Germans suffered terrible
losses. The German formations which
opposed the British have been literally
torn to pieces. and the tearing still
continues along the HindeuburE line
and to the south.
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Up to Americans to,
Strike Telling Blow

LONDON, September 3.-'rhc stru-
tSacni situation on the western
oht iehEes Ia the Americans tho
duty of striking n rnopping-un blnxv
us"inst the Hnst German hOrdes that
ars being pressed bacl< by the other
n.iies' In the opinion or some of the
british military experts.
Much IL expected of The Amer,c,,
Iorces' which are increasing witt,
surprising rnpidity. The British
critics to-day Expressed tho belief
unit the Germans would not be able
10 nOtd the ,.ensec and SOrd Canals
ana with the Germans losinE more
OF the itndenburE line every day,
the experts fail TO see where the
Germans can make strong stand
lack OF reserves.
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STATEMENT
g. TELI.S OF BOMRS DRnruEn

LONDON. September 3-The air min
z isyTy this evening issued the following
Operations:
I'm addition to the attacks already
2reported on the hostile airdrome a,
y Reuhl on the morning Of the "a in
slant. our squadrons on the I'd instant
y again attacked the same objective.
Very good results were Obtained Nor
hangers were hit and IRE was s,artc5
AL our machines returned safely
ON the night of September "a orr
sQpadrons dropped a total OF seventeen
bombs. The. Beuhl airdromc
heavily attacked and the
SSaSstewin4 targets bombed: the Burbach
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most severed, tho pilot. succeeded in
J lending his machine behind the Brit
tfsh, lines.
observation-disclosures GIVEN
RECOGNITION DY THE l.. y.
90 The United States government has
! KAcoEniZed as cobeliiEerents i'm the war
4Ea inst tho central powers the Czecho-
Slovak peoples. They already have
been recognized by Great Britain.
France and italy, and Japan. through
her participation in the expedition in
Siberia with tie other allied countries,
Shas given implied recognition.
~ IN, connection with the evidence OF
.SSeakness noted in the German war
machine in the last few days. an oili-
nefal dispatch to-day from France
quoting captured German documents
-yhowinE the great wastagc OF men in
the enemy's ranks was received with
peculiar interest. According TO these
papers, a typical German infantry bat
talon in March. 1918. when the Ger
man drive was launched. consisted OF
$50 men. On July this had been re-
duced to $50 and a telegram from
German headquarters dated July 80 re-
quests opinion from line officers as
to further reduction.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
FRENCH INFANTRY CROSSES
SOMME At EpANANCOJ-RT'

PARIS. September 3-French !nfan-
try has crossed the Somme at Epanan-
court, halfway between Peronne and
night.
Further south the French have gain
cd n footing in the village of Jenvv
east of the Canal du Nord, taking 200
prisoners.
r. Further progress was made by the
poi,us reaching the edge Of Salenev
S,wo miles and quarter east OF
Noyon)
In this sector. as we'll az between
heavy artillery battles.
The French took 200 prisoners in
yssterday,s hghting. the night COM
nMnique states.
.~The Germans made an unsuccessful
reid in the Violu sector
The statement reads:
Our infantry has crossed the Somn,e
before Epenancourt. Further south our
troops have gained footing in the
OF Ceuvry (Germany?) east Of
the Canal du Nord. taking 200 prison
ers:
East Of Noyon we made new prog
reSs and reached the outskirts OF
.IHaly In this region.
Ss'1n the course OF the battle ycster-
gay between Athletic and the Aisne we
sathe Vosges) brought no result.
Gs..Ayiatton: on September 2. our
work. Our observers increased their
recornaissanccS over the enemy lines.
Ihey took about 100 photographs of
the battle zone. our infantry airmen
chronicled the advance of our troops.
reported on the enemy batteries in ac-
ton, and in liaison with the artillery
co-operated in the destruction OF en-
envy centers OF resistance.
Numerous cnSa 6 m ents were
fought, i'll the course OF which nineteen
enemy planes were brought down or
puI OUT OF action, and nine captive
our bombing plans dropped more
Than thirteen tons of bombs in the
region of Chavignon. Anizy and Rran-
ing machines continued their work.
SeSiee en- IONS eis OF psolee1iles were drop
station at Flavy-lc MaTtel received six
M1ons, and two violent fires broke out.
IhTee tons were dropped on canton
IONS ON the stations at Guignicourt
ana MaIson Bleue, giving excellent
uesa'ts' sex Our bombing machines also
against enemy bivo uacu cartridges
q, eastern theater, September 2-On
the Ty arda4E 8 81 tSie5ptgmser west OF
with much dash, occupied a group Of
enemy works near Alcakmah captur-
Ing about fifty prisoners They main
standing Enlsarian aeon conn,e Patwitk $
which Which were repulsed, heavy losses
peii4 nGs INFLICTED on the enemy.
On the serbian front two enemv
Attacks were brilliantly rcpulscd AZ
lied aviators bombarded railway sta :
Hons Hons ana encampments in the reg ION of
the Struma Valley. Two enemy m,l
chnes were brought down in aerial
c0moats' one near Hudovo by a French
airman, and the other near Sores by 4
British aviator"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
Community Labor Bonrd..
nv Associa,ed Press. !

WASHINC;TON. September 3-Com.
munity labor boards. which arc charged
with general SUOcrvision over the re-
cruitinE and distribution OF workers
FOR war production. have been organ
lied in approximately 1000 indust RIA !
centerS In torty-thrce States and the
District OF Columbia. the Department,
or Labor announced day. Five
states. Alabama. California; Idaho.
Montana and Vermont, have not yet
reported.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
SUBMARINE CAMOUFLAGED
U-Boat Operating on Nova Scotia
Coast Has Large Wave
Like Lines.

GLOUCESTER, MASS, September ;
among the fishing fleet off the Nova
Scotia coast is camouiiagcd with large
wave-like lines, according to Captain
Manuel Quadros OF the American fish
ing schooner Rush, sunk by the U-Soat
with the nincteen mcmbers % OF his
crew reached his home here Tonight
said that the undcrsea craft was paint
cd dark gray and that for several
feet above the water line the disguis-
ing marks were visible. The boat. he
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SPECIAL FORCE ORGANIZED
Military Police Corps In New Unit In
American Army In

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. September 3.-Thcre has iust
pedit ionary forces a special force cIji
ed the military. police corps II viii,
perform the duties heretofore dig
quarters guards and other similar O.
CARNATIONS. The strength OF the new
corps is not fixed, but 1t is not To
exceed certain percentage of all
the troops in the American army both
combatant and noncnmbatant IL starts
with three lieutenant colonies, eleven
MAJORS and lightweight captains, and
has its own training depot
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
GERMAN WAR OFFICE
REPORTS OIII,p NV

BERLIN tvia London). September 2
The War Office reports = ouiet dav
between the Scarpe and the Sornme in
It's communication issued this evening
Certain movements. IL adds, were "nne
pieted IN accordance with the plans
flss-s..BetWeeu the SCdrpe md the Som,n.
TIE day passed quietly Movement.
= . Som meneed during last night were
ssStsssesssQn botli sides Of Noyon p;.riiaj
81 Mrsnch attacks were rcpulsed BE
HtHe&n the Aiette and the Aisne fresh
- Hkhttng developed in the cveuin.
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ADVANCE FROM ARCHANGEL
Allied and Russian Troop, Cnotur.
Enemy Positions Near
OboEeraknyn.
tBy Associated Press

LONDON, September 3.-Entente al
hed troops In Northern European Rus
STA. aided by Russian forces. on Au-
gust 81, captured the enemy's positions
north or ObozerSkaya. seventy-fve
miles south of Archansel. according 10
an oihcinl report issued to-day by the
British War Office.
me captured position was consoli-
dated and a subsequent enemy coun
,erattack was repulsed with heavy
Inc allied troops are pushing on 10
ODoHerSkaEa The guns of the allied
armored train were very effective i'm
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ARTILLERY ACTIONS
FEhTINES on FRENCH 'FRONT.'

lily Associated Pressl
fAKlS. September 3.--Artillery ac-
llohS on the Somine front and further
south between the Disc and the Aisne
are reported in the official statement
issmed at the War Office to-day.
Inc text Of the statement reads:
During the night there were arti,
ierS actions on the front of the Somme
aha between the Disc and the Aisne.
and In The Vosges region were withont
result" "'e'oue
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
IN MEMORY OF GARFIELD
bronze Statue OF Mnrtyred President
Unveiled mt Long Branch by
His Granddaughter.
TBy Associated Press.

LONG BRANCH. n. j.. September a
a bronze statue of President James A.
Earheld who died near here September
~. 1921. was unveiled at the New Jer-
scy-Ohio GARFIELD Day celebration here
Monday by Misses Lucretia Garfield and
MarEaret Stanley Brown, OF New York
dent.
, among the speakers were former
united states Senator Theodore T.. Eur
ton. VINO represented Ohio, and Cover
nor f'dge, OF New Jersey. Fuel Admin
istrasor Harry y. Garfield, son OF the
martyred President
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
Important News
Quickly Told
Events From Various Sources
Reduced to Minimum
Space.

WASHINGTON. September 3.-Minc
operators Of Southwestern Virginia and
representatives of the power companies
which furnish electricity for the ope-
ration OF the mines in this field. to-
Ian and Bell Counties, Ky. have made
an agreement to submit the matter of
power rates to the price-tixing and en-
gineerS' division of the United States
fuel administration.
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ger TO the important German centers
of communication. says:
IF the Germans cannot stand before
Douai, Cambrat and st. Quentin they
can stand nowhere this side Of the Ger
man frontier"
Other commentators remark that the
Germans now pretend shat they arc re-
tirinE according TO plan and are con-
WINGED that the retirement will be COM
pulsorilY carried much farther than
they ever intended.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
BERLIN ADMITS DEFEAT
At HANDS OF BRITISII

By Associated Press.
BERLIN, September (vja London).
South and east of Arras the British
pave succeeded with strong superior
forces in throwing back our infantry
me on both sides of the Arras-Cam-
hria hiGhroad, says the official state
army headquarters
Northwest of Qucant and on the
northern fringe of Moreuil." the state
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AMSTERDAM September 3.--Count
Won Bernatorn. the German ambassador
10 turkey: Talaat PaSha and other
leading Turkish government officials
are expected in Berlin Friday to par
ticipate in important conferences re-
sardGinE re baikan situation.
the Daily Mails correspondent at Har-
bin the allied forces have established
uninterrupted connection tetwcen their
forces across Siberia from the Nolgu
20 NladivostOk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04

MADISON, WIS, September 3.-Scna-
tor Robert NJ. La Toilette viii return
according 10 Information received TO-
day from friends who met the Senator
at Chicago on his trip West. with his
son, Robert, Jr., who has been i'll for
SIX months. The Senator has not par
tic!pated in the work of Congress
since his son herainc Ill
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-04
Seek Robbers OF po,t-omc.

GuIEPORT, MISS, September 81
continued ,hcirrsearch tonight for tho
robbers. who last night entered the
local post office, and after overpower-
ing postmaster Newton Il. Goodwin,
ESCAPED with remittances and regis
tered mail amounting to about SEQ 900.
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AInbnmn Darbcr, Strike.

MOBILE, ALA, September 3.-Prac-
tica!ly every union barber shop in Mo-
bile to-day was short-handcd because
OF walkout of journeymen this morn
ing. Several women BARRIERS have been
employed as strike breakers. The men
demand On per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts. They now get 60 per cent.
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Crews Tr~ to Sink Three

SANTIAGO. CHILE. September q
The crews on the German steamships
informed at the Chilean seaport Of Cor
raj. In Vaidlvia. to-day attempted TO
sink their ships. This would have
rendered the port useless. The gov
eminent and the people are much eXcr-
ciscd over the occurrence
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DROCOURT-QUEANTL LINE
VICTORY NOW COMPLETE
Germans in Full Flight for Eastern Side of Canal du
Nord-British Prevent Retreat Along Valley of
Hirondelle River-Enemys Losses Terrible

| WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, September 5. y. M.-Thc
British victory in the battle Of the Dro-
court-Queant line seems complete
Without having delivered a single
c"uhtcrattack. and staggering from
the blows administered 10 them yes
terday. the Germans during the night
ana early this morning were in full
hight for the eastern side of the Canal
du Nord.
The enemy is trying TO save what
wreck In and behind. one OF tho most
powerful defense systems ever devised.
ne much boosted Drocourt -Queant
W I,ne, or; "a, as the Germans call it, the
w otan line, is totally shattered. The
krltish are driving far through it. and
ne Germans are hurrying eastward.
n rtaving behind only pockets of ma
strong British forces are now fight
ing their way down the HindenburE
hey Eo aha nTs cleaning ,tI II up as
from mere, smother force is driving on
the Hindenburg line frontaiIy. The
nun mas tasted disaster in the Drocourt
line battle. and now his disorganized
ana badly depleted forces are work
lig iast TO prevent an even greater
e"1TS ha 3pi,l orertaking them.
ma ne era pri , are rapidly approaching.
ana are close TO the Canal du Nord. the
territory behind which is even now un-
Ger heavy fire from many British can
Since that time airplanes iepor, only,
" rev Germans visible for any dis
..u I on inc western side Of the canal
uIu lhcSe observers new over tn,
200 or 800 feet VI why
:. During the forenoon the British in
, rnm,rE moved forward so rapidly at
TAI 'heir own artillery and pressed on
Win Win only machine guns preceding
,hcin. Since then. however, the guns
rave been brought up and are p,Imn
ing smells at the far side of the canal
especlally at the point where il is
Tor here is bridge. and the concentra,
non OF fire undoubtedly is seriously
hihuerine the enemy efforts to get his
side VIC e"S'
The men, of course. can cross by
scramniinS down and up the sides. and
nccn thrown hurricdly over. although