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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES LIN
FRANCE, September 16.-Field MAR
shal Haig's forces continued tneir
steady Improvement OF the Britisn
line ut numerous points yesterday
and last night. The most important
gains recorded. were In the fpres-
Confines canal sector, where an ao-
vance Of about 1000 yards was
achieved in the neighborhood OF the
canal and in the Havrincourt zone'
wh.re, nosts were established along
tho canal du Nord, to the east OF
Demiecourt, thereby giving the ag-
,rassors a better position for future
operations should they be unoer-
taken. The German artillery mas
maintained q steady bombardment at
lavr,ncourt and In the surrounding
LONDON, September 1s.-British
.-oors last night advanced their line
north Of the Arras-cambrai road. es-
posts in the vicinity OF
saucby-cauchy and oppy. according
n. today's report from Field Marshal
Haig.
On the Flanders front the British
nushed ahead in q successful minor
operation on both sides Of the Ypres-
Confines canal on front Of more tnan
two miles.
Maissemy Is Captured.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday. September 10
Maissemy, q village five; miles north
west Of st. Quentin. has been cap
tured by the British. The place was
taken during q local attack directed
against the high ground upon which
this hamlet in situated. This adds
another important position to those
recently taken along the ridges west
of st. Quentin.
IA little below this place and to the
noutheast of Holnon wood the Brit
ish also improved their lines slightly
Firl1tiug Of a local nature continues
on the northern battle front near La
Rassee, where the enemy has been
forced to give ground steadily. Be-
yonds this no important infantry &C
Hnn has been reDorted. but heayx ar
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taken in the advance, which contin-
ueS.
troops on the main battlefront in
France continue their progress.
Between the Disc and the Aisne the
French are pressing on. North of the
Aisne they have taken the town of
Vailly and nearer the Chemin des
Danes have stormed Mont des Binges.
an important hill position.
Astride the Scarpe the British have
pushed forward new postsyA while
along the Ypres-Comines canal south
east of Ypres, they have advanced on
a front of two miles. West of Cam
brai and around St. Quentin the ac-
tivity has died down after the Brit
ish capture Of Maissemy.
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St. Mihiel a Brilliant Page
In American War History
Taking ofLes Esparges HillandM March Through
German-lnfested Woods to Vigneulles
. Stirring ii

had reached yArysheaEhtsin IN the long
series which extends sotithw ard nearly
to- St.. .Mihiel. Uncouhted thousands
.of miles Of bArhed wire had been
of the German front lines. Every. foot
Of the way was through underbrush
thick with machine guns. while
complicated trench system further
barred the way.
j The American. artillery preparation
task of the attackers for it created
terrible havoc, Shells had struck so
close together that the craters merged
into one another. In many cases the
American artfl1erymens evidently, had
the most accurate possible knowledge
OF the roads, ,;for-al.-Hnes of COM
munication into the heights at all
points from: north to south were torn
up by direct hits, which must have
seriously impeded the German re-
treat
when the roads were not piowed
up by the hurricane nof shells they
were piled high with branches torn
from trees and the trees themselves,
which were ripped to pieces. Nearly
everywhere the artillery played havoc
with the barbed wire. tearing open
paths for the infantry. Only the solid,
heights seemed 'impervious to the fire
from the heavy guns. They stood in
spite of the shells that hit them full
or fell nearby.
Go On in Dead of Night.
Despite the bitterest opposition, the
Franco-Americans swept upward and
onward on to Les. Eparges hill. From
that point they Stormed the villages
of Herbeuville. Hannonville, Thellot
st. Maurice. Billy and Hattonchatel,
and then, in the dead of night, into
Vigneulles, at the southern end Of the
line Of heights. To reach these
points they had to advance through
veritable tickets Of machine guns. In
many cases these guns were aban-
doned intact when their crews fed. In
other instances they were thrown
away by the weary Germans who had
taken them from their carriages and
were Juggling them by hand
! Great ammunition dumps in the
plains just beyond the heights were
abandoned 30 hastily the Germans did
not even have time to explode them.
The fields under. the hills were filled
today with boxes of cartridges and
shells of every -caliber. as well as
aerial torpedoes for. the Gothas which
formerly operated from the woevre
plains. Articles. Of clothing Of every
description Uttered the roads lead
ing over the hills, while here and
there the bodies Of German soldiers
still unburied lie covered with their
wornout overcoats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16

Launching of an offensive against
the Bulgarians on the Saloniki front
by the reorganized Serbian army, in
cooperation with French forces, and
the capture of three strongly fortified
Bulgarian positions, is announced in
an official Serbian communique re-
ceived here today from Saloniki.
The positions taken are Teak Vetre-
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British Push Line North
of ArraS-Cdn1brdi Road

tillery duels have been fought at nu-
merous points.
British gunners bombarded the
Hindenburg line f1ercely for hours
yesterday and heavy enemy losses.
were inflicted. The German gunners
have been maintaining an intense fire
In the Gouzeaucourt sector and del
uged Havrincourt with explosives
yesterday.
Today brought the first fair weather
the British front has seen for a. week.
The sun came out bright and warm
this morning and has been rapidly
drying out the waterlogged ground.
over which 1t was becoming increas-
ingly difficult for troops to operate.
Canadians Retake Posts.
WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES
IN FRANCE. Sunday, September Is.
pm. (by the Canadian Press).-
Intermittent local activity continues
along the Canadian lines on the Canal
du Nord The German side permits Of
closer concentration and posts have
been taken and retaken, always to
Canadian profit in the end.
Two days ago the Germans took two
of our small posts and established others
after our men had exhausted their am
munition and withdrawn. Yesterday we.
retook them all and extended our own
occupation, killing and capturing several
of the enemy. In no case have we left
anything to the enemy. but the uncer-
tain posts. --
From information It appears that the
enemy. is hard pressed for men. A re-
serve division encountered September 3
and badly smashed has again been thrust
in. There also is evidence Of hasty re-
organization, prisoners captured giving
indisputAble proof Of altered units.
With the American attack in the st.
Mihiel salient, news Of which substan-
tiated Canadian confidence in their cous-
ins, and the French drives farther west
the strain on German resources becomes
more evident. .e -l-
French Take Two Towns.
PARIS September 1s.-rhe town Of
vailly, on the north bank Of the
Aisne east Of Soisson4 has been cap
tured by the French, the war once
announced today.
The French also continued their
progress between the OfSo and the
AsnA and. captured Mont des stn2eD
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a4As Associated; Preas.. & & Is
! WRIT THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE. September 15s-The. per-
formance of the Americans stationed
on the western side: Of the St. .Mihtel
salient with the assistance Of the
French : constitutes one of the most
brilliant pages of American history
thus far IN the great struggle.
1t was this unit which. accomplished
two. of the most notable strategic
moves of the offensive. The first was
the taking of Les Eparges hill, which
had cost the French many casualties
in the last four years, The second was
the daring march Of an American
regiment at night through woods in
tested with Germans to Vigneulles.
there to effect a liaison with troops
working from the eastward.
In carrying out these two moves the
allies encountered the stinest oppo-
sition of the offensive. The Germans
cherished Les Eparges because they
knew it was the key to the Woevre
plain. They fought desperately to hold
it and counter attacked repeatedly
after they had been elected.
Foresaw Dire Results.
Similarly the Germans knew the dire
results they would suffer If they per-
mitted the Americans to meet at Wig
neulles and in some cases fought
like demons to prevent such a calam-
ity. The Americans, nevertheless,
marched steadily onward through the
night with fixed bayonets, killing or
making prisoners all the Teutons whe
opposed them. They took the prisoners
ahead with them for they were too
busy to send them back.
The difficulties confronting the
Americans may be appreciated when
it Is realized that all along the west
ern salient the Germans held a Sc
ries Of hills, almost the size of noun
tafns, which dominate the Woevre
plains as far as the eye can see. 1t
was to take these natural fortifica-
tions equipped with every modern de-
fensive device that the Americans
we're ordered to attack. All previous
efforts to capture Les Eparges. the
highest and most dominating height
had failed in the past.
Irresistible Rush. !
At the conclusion of their ;artil-
lery preparation the Franco-Ameri-
.or, swanf forwa ri in an irroSf1t hi q
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Look for Peace Propaganda.

Tho State Department received dis
patch today, dated the 18th. from one
Of Ns. Representatives in Europe stating
that 1t was the consensus OF opinion
among diplomatists Of the allied gov
ernments and -Amerfcan representative
that within the next few weeks the en-
tente nations should be ready for most
- Confinued on NQuEfh R19e.l e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
Irresistible Rush.

At the conclusion of their ;artil-
lery preparation the Franco-Amefi-
cans swept forward IN an irresistible
rush which never stopped until they
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WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. prob
ably rain; cooler tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 3 pm. today: Highest. so. at
4 pm. yesterday: lowest, 81. at am.
today.
Full report on page II.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
COOPER REARRESTED
ON MURDER CHARGE

Arthur Cooper. a Negro. who has been
in custody for several days on a charge
Of murder. was dismissed by Deputy
Judge Hellings in the Municipal Court
today upon motion OF Philip /. Gar
rett, his counsel, after Assistant City
Solicitor Malloy had stated the fnd-
ings Of the corOner's jury.
Cooper was accused Of the murder OF
Ella Carpenter, a Negress, at No. s33
Orange street The evidence at the
coroners inquest showed that Ella.
went 10 COOper's room 10 write some
letters for him. Seeing a revolver on
a table in the room, she picked IL up.
Cooper ordered her 10 put Il back and
when she refused. he grappled with
her for il when Il was accidentally dis
the bullet killing her.
Within a few hours after his release.
Cooper was re-arrested by Patrolman
Barr, on the same charge OF murder.
II is said that the coroner's jury direct
ed that Cooper be held for the grand
Jury. The re-arrest was ordered by
Judge Churchman.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
BY J. W. +. MASON

-
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Enlrance OF
American troops In the fighting north
Of scissors Is for the purpose OF
squeezing the salient which Marshal
FOch has created 20 the west Of the
German positions along the Vesle.
This operation Is independent Of the
strong French and British pressure be-
tween Noyon and Bapaume before
which the Germans are retiring 20 the
old Hindenburg line. Tile two drives.
however, have a common strategic
purpose in that they are tending TO
throw Won Hindenburg into q state Of
high confusion concerning the dispose
tlon Of his reserves.
The FrancO-American operations are
threatening 10 Outflank the Chemin Des
Danes defenses and bring about a dis
astrOus retreat Of the German forces
along the Nesle. unless Won linden
burg heavily reinforces the positions
now under attack. To do this he must
weaken his line between Bapaume and
N0y0n and conduct his retreat In that
area with more rapidity than has yet
been forced upon him.
Eventually. the Nesle line must be
evacuated anyway, in conformity with
the pressing necessity for shortening
the German front. But TO move back
ward in the Ncsle sector. while at the
same time retiring along the Bapaume-
Noyon front, would be a hazardous
Undertaking The two lines form
great right angle, and the possibility
OF break through would be offered 10
Marshal Foch at seevral points.
u Is therefore necessary for Won
10 hold fast along one
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
FOLK
TO BE IN PAGEANT
Sleeping Beauty to be
Shown at Third and
Conrad Tonight
PROCEEDS TO co
TO THE RED CROSS

The Red Gross will be richer by sew
e,al hundred dollars through the ef-
forts OF The children OF the public
Fairgrounds. The children OF the play
ground at Conrad and Third streets, will
give a play pageant at the playground
/ tonight entitled "The sleeping
Beauty The storm prevented the play
being performed last night There Will
be Is young people taking part ages
from 10 i6 years. They have pre-
pared most OF the costumes them
selves. The program will also include
slight-of-hand tricks by Professor Mo-
manned, who is with the dupont Com
pany, and who has given a number Of
exhibition for Red Gross benefits this
summer.
Paul Mcdonnell. Young man OF the
neighbOrhoOd, Will sing a solo. The
play has been prepared by the play
ground directors, Miss Elizabeth Down
ward and Miss Emma Keiihley. Miss
Mary Kelley will accompany the sing
ers on the plano. The children hope
to make si0O for the Red Gross by the
play. Az lawn fete a community af-
fair, given on the Conrad street play
ground two weeks ago, si25 was raised
for the Red Cross.
on Wednesday. a band concert and
lawn fete was given at the MoOdlayn
playground which netted 500 for the
Red Gross. and Incidentally showed
the people Of that neiyhbOrhOod TO be
possessed Of a fine community spirit
There will be a band concert at the
kirkwOod playground on Monday even
ing. There will be an exhibition today
at he kentmero playground Of calls
themes.
The public Fairgrounds have special
lied on dramatic features an this sum-
mer and Miss Jennie NJ Weaver, the
has arranged for demOnstra-
tions OF playground drama at the State
Fair next week. The pageants will be
given out in the open on the Fair
grounds. The Conrad street play
ground will give a performance OF
The Sleeping Beauty" on Tuesday at
the state Fair. This being Chlldren's
Day. DelMnOre Park children will give
an exhibition Of games and calisthen-
les at the fair on Wednesday There
VIII also be on exhibition at the Fair
twelve blankets knitted by children at
NE public Fairgrounds this summer
Tor tne Delaware Red Cross.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
SAULSBURY'S LAW
PARTNERINCON7EST
Richard S. Rodney Has
Opposition for Delegate
to State Convention
SENATOR'S FRIENDS
SURE OF VICTORY

Democratic County Chairman Henry r
lsaacs, stated this morning that the
committee had not yet received the re-
suit Of all the hundred meetings held to
select delegates to the State Convention
September 10, and that the list Of can
didates for delegates as we'll as candl-
dates for the county offices would not
be given out until all such returns are
I'm. The entire list Of delegates will
probably be announced tomorrow.
In New Castle hundred, although
Richard 5. Rodney, a law partner Of
Senator Salisbury. was unanimously
dominated for delegate from the First
district at a meeting held Wednesday
night and attended by about $50 Demo-
Gratis Of the hundred there Will be a
contest in that district, William s. Mar
tins name having also been filed for
delegate. There will also be contests
- in the Second and Fifth districts Of New
Castle hundred.
Il is understood that the Salisbury
supporters in st. Georges hundred pre-
dominated at the hundred meeting held
at Odessa, Wednesday night, and that
the meeting named five Salisbury dele
gates. DR.. Rorsey W. Lewis, a Sauls-
bury advocate was chosen chairman Of
the meeting over Frederick J. Brady,
who is looked on as an anti-Saulsbury
man by a lprge majority. The follow
Ing delegates were named
DR.. Dorsey w Lewis. William F.
shallcrOss, James Z. Lewis. Daniel Kee-
gan, and Joseph Yearsley; alternates-I
Henry Kronemaier. Elmer Brendler, Ma
thaniel J. Williams, Frank J. Penning-
ton, and John r. Carpenter.
Charles T. Deskyne was endorsed as
the candidate for the general assem-
bly,.
r. Roseby McNlullen Of Pencader
hundred was endorsed as candidate for
the Levy Court, and Edward Zachies
was the choice Of the meeting for as
SCISSOR.
The Salisbury leaders are still claim !
Ing that they will have - 10 20 Of the |
s. delegates from Wilmington and rural /
New Castle County.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
OFFICER USED CLUB
WITH GOOD EFFECT

Charles Warren appeared before Dep
uty Judge Hellings in Municipal Court
this morning on a charge Of making
threats 10 a Negress. but Judging from
his personal appearance. something
considerably more than threats had
been made on him. Above his left eye
was a cash which gaped through the
space between several strips OF court
plaster and the entire front OF his
shirt was covered with blood
The case was continued at the de-
PENDANTS request until next Tuesday
morning Bail was fixed at siO0.
A warrant was sworn out for War
ren's arrest and Patrolman Andrew De-
vinney went 10 No. lii West Front
street, where the accused lived. TO ar
rest him. The Negro showed flght. He
drew a knife and then got a club, IL
IS said, and attempted 10 hit the Of
hcer, but the latter brought his club
into action and laid open a cut in his
Torch cad
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
TO SHOW NEUTRALS.
U. S. WAR MOVES
10 Entertain Delegation of
Swiss Editors on Such
Mission
OVERCOME EFFECT OF
GERMAN ISLANDERS
By the United Press

u
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Amerlca Is
about TO demonstrate to neutral ma
tlons what she is doing, to beat the
Huns.
The FIRST neutral TO be shown" is
our friend, Switzerland The United
States government Is going TO bring a
delegation Of leading Swiss Journal
lists and statesmen to our shores and
let them see us in action for war and
In our more less comfortable every
day life.
IL Is a part OF the broad campaign
being carried on by the committee on
public Information 10 demonstrate to
all neutrals that we are quietly but en-
Enthusiastically going into the war for
"a knOckOut-and have the means and
morale TO back up the effort.
The move comes at time when the
leading German papers are warning Of
The increasing growth OF American in
nuence In neutral countries. Quota
lions from the kOelnlsche Zeiiung have
reached this government declaring "it
VIII be wise to keep an eye on these
things"
The American influence is now max
ing its appearance ia the Swiss press"
the German papers point out Then
cfter discOuraging any plant that the
swiss papers may have been bought
the article describing the new Amerl-
can service as follows:
That Il is painting in the roslest
colors conditions in America is obyl-
Gus. (T0 prove that the colors are
not overdone Is one OF the purposes
Of the forthcoming journey OF Swsis
iournalists).
This service is being conducted by
a young woman Mrs. Whltehouse. OF
the Committee on Public Information
at Borne). who recently visited all the
Swiss editors. Soon there probably
Will appear In the papers larger
articles written by prominent Ameri-
cans. All this seems worthy Of no
tlce as 10 the value the American
service as attaching TO
public opinion in Switzerland and 10
Swiss economical life. present and fI-
lure. II Is a fact that these aims are |
being carried out on a large scale and |
are hemmed In by fewer impediments |
han any other state because America |
has not only promised but Is doing It's |
f'HA ~ lANh lNlf ~ lANflA AAlAA NNANlt nAAl"
plies And In sharp contrast with /
what The Swiss representatives, viii /
see here, Is what they are hearing now /
II conditions in Germany.
A report 10 this government. based |
)n revelations Of a German subject /
lust out Of Berlin and whose state |
nents may be regarded as thoroughly /
shows Germany and It's peo-
pies vastly changed from their former |
orderly life.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
YOUNG SOLDIER
dies AT NEWARK
Continued from First Page.

der rallied and there seemed a
chance Of his recovery, but did not
have the necessary strength 10 pull
through. His relatives were sent for
again Wednesday night, but did not
get here until after his death. The
body was sent TO Philadelphia this
morning, the officers and what soldiers
remain in the camp accompanying the
body 10 the station.
Although only 2i years Of age, the
soldier was mgried and leaves his
wife and a twO-year-old child. Before
coming to the camp he worked in
shipyard in Philadelphia. Tudor was
British subject He came to this
country from England when four years
of age. When he reached his majority
recently he took out his FIRST natural
iZation papers, but had not secured
his final papers.
Nearly all OF the two hundred sol
diers left Newark during the week
for various camps and a new contin-
gent OF 206 men from Pennsylvania will
arrive early next week. This is the
only case OF typhoid fever among the
men, and in fact. il was the only Sc
rious case Of illness since the camp
was established.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
LONDON POLICEMEN
GO OUT ON STRIKE
BY the United Press.

LONDON. Aug. 3O.-A majority Of the
metropolitan police struck at midnight
asking fer higher pay and recogni-
tion Of their union. Only four stations
refused TO go out The city police
force is not affected.
The strikers demand that the pres
ent war bonus Of ~ shilllngs weekly
be increased 10 one pound and become
a part OF the permanent pay They
also demand new war bonus OF twelve
and a half per cent and demand rein
statement Of a discharged constable.
They point out that their present paw.
including the bonus is only two
pounds, ten shillings and one pence
weekly, about Si275.
Constables have been called out to
replace the striking police.
The latest estimates are that between
1900 and 10000 metropolitan policemen
are striking. The police in the nnan-
cial and business districts were ex-
pected to strike today.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
ARMY WANTS Christopher.

Where is o. p. Christopher? II he
does not report for military duty at
II o'clock. on the morning OF Septem-
Der 2, TO Local Exemption Board, No.
2, he will be listed by the War De
partment as a Stacker from the army.
Exemption Board No. 2 has sent him
notice to report, mailing it to his ad-
dress. as held by them. No. 6i6 King
street. The postal authorities have re-
turned the notices saying they cannot
locate Christopher, as he is no longer at
that address. Anyone who knows
where Christopher can be located is
asked TO inform Exemption Board No.
?, in order that they may get his no.
tice to him before he is listed as a de-
linquent.
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
PRISONER MADE BOLD
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE

Peter Zarenski when arrested last
night by Patrolman George Sutton. on
a warrant charging him with non
support, wrenched himself loose from
the officer and made a dash for liberty
but the fleetness and persistent chase
given by his captor once again brought
him into custody. He was arraigned in
Municipal Court, before Deputy Judge
Hellings, this morning. on the charge
but the case was continued at the re-
quest of Assistant City Solicitor NAL
10y because the mans wife was not in
court
Evening journal., 1918-08-30
REPORT NEW PLANT
NEAR NEW CASTLE

William C. Claghorn bought four
properties at the Buttonwoods this
morning as follows: Seven hundred
and sixty-two acres from Clarence L.
Walker and wife, for s5,336s0: land
from Theodore w. Gregg and wife. for
$4,000; land from Willard J. Walker
and wife, for s3sO590; two lots with
buildings from George B. Neef and wife,
for $4,000.
1t is reported that a munition plant
or industrial plant will be located on
these properties.