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Evening star., 1918-08-31
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 80. p.m.-Whiie
the French troops on the right and
left of the Americans on the front
north of Soissions struggled forward
today, the Americans sent thousands
of rounds of high explosive shells and
shrapnel into the German positions
They made little effort to advance
their line. Late this afternoon some
nrorress was made by the Americans
in the region of Juvigny. Although
the day was not marked by any
snectacular advance, there was far
from a lull in the activities on the
American front.
Better Positions, But Weaken. q,
Since the Americans appeared on
Wednesday the Germans have dls-
played stubbornnesS and skill. Tney
have good positions and are defending
them in a manner which would sug-
eest that they might even attempt
Serious counter attack. The positions
of the Americans are, perhaps, not SO
good, and the contest seems to have
narrowed down to one OF compare a.
tive merits of officers and men of
the two organizations. Before the day
was over the Germans had begun TO
show signs OF weakening, and OBJ
servers reported troop movements
which appeared to indicate a re-
grouping. and perhaps retirement
to maintain a harassing fire through
out the day and even the minor attack
of one flank was decided upon only
after the advance made by the French
indicated its advisability.
. over the field the American infantry
remained in the positions they had
held last night. Dug in behind almost
every little rise on the plateau and on
the hillside they awaited the order to
attack. Closer to the German posi-
lions scores Of shell holes sheltered
the men from the sweeping machine
-nn fire. wtile f1---..cr to the rear
Evening star., 1918-08-31
Ferocious Fighting Goes on
for Positions Above Scissors

muster. These are Alpine regiments.
Prussian guards and picked Bavarian
and Saxon units.
Has Fine q. S. Divisions.
some of the finest American divisions.
together with elite French and CO.
lonial troops. The fighting during
the last forty-eight hours has equaled
in ferocity anything as yet seen dur
ing the war.
Nevertheless the enemy had to give
way and the Franco-American forces
have won half the plateau between
scissors and the Coucy-le-Chateau
The Soissons-Coucy and the Soissons-
Anizy-le-Chateau roads are threat
the danger of the French getting be-
hind the Chemin des Danes in their
rear.
Situation Satisfactory.
Conservative military opinion here
views the situation with great salts
faction. It is felt the Germans de-
layed their retreat too long and that
they are fighting so hard and sacri-
ficing men to gain time because the
Hindenburg line is not yet ready. In
any case that famous position is not
believed to be such a solid rampant
as it was when first made a year ago.
when the works were new and well
kept up and were solidly garrisoned
by the troops with unimpaired morale
They still are q formidable obstacle,
but everything depends on the condi-
of the troops that will fall back into
them
Evening star., 1918-08-31
German Forces Wedkening'
Under Terrible American Fire

there were companies waiting to be
called to their support
The artillery went into the action
early in the morning, not in barrage.
but firing first at one point in the Ger
man lines and then at another in ac-
cordance with reports indicating places
where the Germans were mobilizing or
where there might be danger of con-
centration. Rarely, if ever, have the
American troops delivered over such
a period SO continuous a fire. 1t was
have wrought terrible destruction and
probably much decentralization.
The lines are close together and
great shells from the howitzers were
mixed with those. of the lighter char
acter, while the big long-range Amer
ican guns sent far in the rear of the
enemy lines shells to places indicated
by observers in the aerial service.
The American infantry between the
lines was forced to become a part of
the action today by the determined
Germans whose long line of machine
gun emplacements was supplemented
by groups of infantry, who fired at
every appearance of the Americans
1t was a day of sniping for them. es-
pecially the machine gunners. Their
fire did not rise in most cases ten
inches above the ground. One gunner
had the trick of holding the trigger
until just three shots were fired. All
day long his gun gave forth its tat.
tat, tat" every burst being followed
by a slight change in direction.
A large part of those caught in the
fire were wounded
in the leg below the knees.
The Germans in front of the AmeS-
leans at times were subjected not only
to the fire of the American guns, but
to a supplemental raking from the
French. 1t is impossible to ascertain
the German casualties, but it is GER
tain that they were heavy.
The big gunf1re reached the maxi
mum of intensity. The roar of the
Artillery rose in a great crescendo.
Tie Americans used no gas shells.
The Germans did. however. but in
slightly smaller quantities than uss--a..
Evening star., 1918-08-31
GREATEST WEEK OF THE WAR
SEES COSTLY HUN RETREAT
Supreme Crisis Comes Within Next Two
Weeks, When Germans Will Attempt to
Stabilize Along the Hindenburg Line.

capture of guns and material since
the August advance was held up
mas not been excessive. The retreat
rs by no means as s-successful as that
from the Marne in 1914, or even the
other retreat from the same river
last July But it is a. retreat which
does not yet show any conclusive
evidence of degenerating into a
wholesale rout. despite local break
downs at various points
Ii We are to smash the German this
year. completely or even decisively,
the smash must come the other side
OF the Hindenburg line, and until
that smash begins to develop we are
bound to look at affairs calmly. We
have defeated the last and in many
ways the most terrible German bid
Tor military decision, and trans
formed a victorious advance into a
long and costly retreat. We have
taken $4,000 prisoners and 1000
guns and reconquered nearly 1000
square miles of French territory IN
less than six weeks. The only uues-
tion now is how much more we can
do this year. before American
strength is at its high water mark.
The measure of this will be had when
we reach the Hindenburg line.
Copyright, 1918. the Tribune Associa tion-the
New York Tribune.)
Evening star., 1918-08-31
Other Important Points Also
Fall---Haig Smashes On
North of Peronne
MT. ST. QUENTIN CAPTURED;
FRENCH IN FIERCE BATTLES

Pres
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE,
August (by the Associated Press british successes
the Lys salient of the battle front have caused
the Germans from the neighborhood OF
KENNEL opposite Betune The withdrawal
ing rapidly.
LONDON August 3d. pm-Mont KENNEL, the famous
stronghold southwest of Ypre which the OF terrific
fighting during the German offensive in Flanders late April
has captured by the British according advces from the
front.
British the village of Dranouo south of
side of Lys salient according the Off
cial statement issued at the office today
side of L salient the British have occupied
the village of La Couturs, northeast of Bethune
The British of Douleu at Nooteboom.
Field Marshal Hag forces also have progressed mile and
Baeu British troops have taken Mont de Lille.
troops have been driven from their positions east of
ery Somme, northwest of Peronne and the British ad
this locality is continuing according to the official state
ment issued at the Office today
Quentin mile and half north of Peronne has been
taken by Field Marshal Haig's forces.
The British have captured strong point known the ST.
Servns and the village of Eerpgny, north of the Arra
Cambria road and southeast OF Arras.
French made small advance the Alette and
in neghborhood occupying the southern outskirts of the
wood 500 yards southwest of Coucy-le-Chateau
Evening star., 1918-08-31
SENATORS MADE ANGRY
BY REGISTRATION CALL

Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
today attacked the central registra-
ton committee of the District of CO.
lumbia for sending notices to thou
sands of employs of the government
in the District of Columbia who are
legal residents of the various states.
telling them they must register in
the District of Columbia.
II wish to call attention of the
Senate to the brazen attempt on the
part of the local registration board
here to secure the registration of
government employees in Washington
who have legal residences in the
Notice Sent to Dakotan.
yesterday a young man from my
state called on me at my Office. He is
employed in the geological survey. He
told me that he had received with his
pay check a notification. The effect of
this notification was that this man. a
citizen of North Dakota, should not
no right to do SO, and that he should
register in Washington"
Senator McCumber quoted the draft
law, which says that in the case of
temporary absence from the actual
place of legal residence registration
for the draft may be made by mail
under regulations prescribed by the
President. He asked Chairman Cham
berlain of the military affairs COM
mittee IL this law had been modified
by the new draft law. Senator Cham
berlain replied that it had not.
Senator McCumber read the notifi-
cation. which he said was signed by
central registration committee" Of
the District of Columbia
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
said:
THAT committee has no right to
set aside the law. It ought to be
Senator Mccumber said the notifica-
tions contained a plea to the citizens
of the states to forget their homes for
certain conveniences for the local reg
istration board. He said similar
threats are being showed under the
doors of the Senate office buildings
today. He said he had called up the
provost marshal generals Office and
had been told there that there had
besn no change in the regulations.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
SECRET PACT, SAYS BoY-ED.
Declares Treaty With Great Britain
Brought United States Into War.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 31.-Capt. Karl
Boy-Ed. former German naval at
tache at Washington. who with Capt.
Franz Won Papen, former military at
tache. was credited with engineering
German propaganda designed to keep
the United States out of the war, and
was expelled by the American gov
ernment, has come out with a book
containing a fantastic account of his
investigations" in the United States,
according to prisoner taken north
of scissors.
One of the captains most striking
disclosures" is that the United States
entered the war because of a secret
treaty with Great Britain. He con-
tends that had it not been for this al
lance America would have kept out
of the conflict.
The prisoner was thoroughly con-
WINGED, as, he said. is countrymen
generally were, of the truth of these
assertions.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
GASOLINE FOR WAR WORK.
Third of Midcontinent Field Pro.
duction Goes to Government

CHICAGO, August 31.-One- third of
all the gasoline produced in the mid
continent field in the next three
months is to be turned over to the
government for war purposes, ace
cording to an agreement reached at a
conference between government Of
fcials and western reflners and job
bers.
The oil men agreed that for the
present it will be unnecessary to ex-
tend the motorless Sunday rule west
of the Mississippi.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
MILK SUBSTITUTED
FOR WINE AT NAMING
OF LAUNCHED SHIPS

Bottles of milk have been
substituted for bottles of wine
in christening ships at Port
land, Ore. and suggestions have
been made to the Shipping
Board that the substitution be
made general at all shipyards.
The bottles. before being
filled with milk. according to
the Portland custom. must be
filled with coins contributed by
the workers for French and
Belgian war orphans.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
US. MEN bMGADED
WITH ALLIES NOW
FORMING NEW UNIT
Concentration Under Per-
shing Progressing, Says
Gen. March.
1,22O, 900 AMERICANS
IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 7
1000 De Haviland Planes Ready to
Turn 0ver-765
Shipped.

American troops brigaded with the
British and French forces are being
withdrawn as rapidly as possible to
Join the first American field army un-
der Gen. Pershing. Gen. March said
today in his weekly conference with
members of the Senate military COM
mittee. Gen. March Cancelled his usual
talk with the newspapermen today.
The chief of staff threw no new
light on the part Americans are play
ing in the present offensive. but the
impression was given that the pro-
gram of concentrating the army for
action under Gen. Pershing was go
ing forward satisfactorily.
Number Of Men Actually Landed.
Gen. March said the last figures on
the number of men actually landed
abroad showed that 100000 in France
August T. He explained that several
hundred thousand have been landed
since then. however, and last week
Gen. March announced that the num-
ber embarked had passed 100000.
Reports received up to today by the
War Department. Gen. March said.
show that 1908 De Haviland xirplanes
had been completed and made ready
to turn over to the government this
week, and 765 De Haviland airplanes
had been shipped or were already en-
f1T Tbe eeneSa1 reiterated that the fight
on the western front is going satis-
factorily to the allies.
Asked of College Plan.
Senators questioned Gen. March re-
garding reported plans of the War
Department to take over approx
throughout the country and to edu-
cate boys between Is and 20 years OF
age inclusive pending their call into
actual military service.
The chief of the general stan ex-
planned that plans are being made
whereby boys drafted into the Army
who show a desire to attain technical
in the Army or who show aptitude
in that direction will be furloughed
after being drafted by the War De-
partment for the purpose of attend
ing college.
Gen. March indicated, however, no
plans were being made which would
include sending every boy between
those ages to educational institu-
tions. Regulations to carry out the
proposed plan have not been formu-
lated yet. he said, but will be shortly
after the man-power bill has been
signed by the President and will then
be made public.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
.LEN|NE IS WOUNDED
IN ATTEMPT ON LIFE

LONDON. August S1.-Criminal at
tsmpts have been made on the life of
Lsufne, the bolshevik premier, at Mos
, eoU. according to a Russian wireless
message received here today from the
Russian capital under date Of Au-
gust 81 /;
Lenine was wounded.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
Mutiny, Says Scotland Yard.

A high. Scotland Yard official is quoted
hy the Pail Mall Gazette as saying:
.sWe take very serious view, indeed,
~ the mems action. They are not strik-
ing. They are mutinying in the face Of
the enemy. The police are a disciplined
force which has been exempted from
the military service to protect capital
and property. 1t 10 quasi-military
force, and in Ixputinying the men are
breaking one q bur lines Of defense and
compelling us to gather together q
scratch force"
Evening star., 1918-08-31
German Against German.

LONDON. August 30.-Twelve hun
dred German mutineers have Joined
forces with an armed peasant body
and attacked the German forces in
the region of Lymera, twenty-four
miles from Kiev, according to a Rus
sian wireless received here today
from Moscow.
Fierce fighting has taken place be-
tween the Germans and the peasants,
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WEATHER.

Local rains and thundershowers to-
night; unsettled and cooler tomor-
row.
Temperature for twenty four
hours ending noon today: Highest.
81, at 3:45 pm. yesterday; lowest, 81,
at am. today.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1918-08-31
BOLSREWKDEFE
ONUSSUR| RIVER
Reported in Flight Toward
Khaboravsk, With Japanese
Occupying Imam.
BATTLED FOR THREE DAYS
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. August 31.-The Daily
Nails Harbin. Manchuria. correspond
ert. telegraphing Thursday regarding
the situation in Siberia. says the boil
shevik forces were defeated in three
day battle along the Qssuri river. los
ing 400 men killed.
The correspondent adds that the
bolshevik troops are fleeing toward
Khaboravsk and that the Japanese
have occupied Imam, midway between
Nikol and Khaboravsk.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
FAIRFIELD

School in joint district No. was
closed the past week on account of
S ckness of some OF the pupils.
Arthur Puttkamer is reported as
sick with inflammatory rheumatism.
M. and Mrs. S. III. Burton are eX-
pecting their son Grin home any day,
as they have received word that he is
at Camp Grant awaiting his discharge.
They have also received letters from
their son Grant dated just Sbefore
Thanksgiving stating that he was well
and with the American army of occu-
patton entering Germany.
The weather has been very mild the
past week with no snow or frost, and
quite number of farmers blowing.
Mr.. Ericsson recently purchased a
horse from Ellis Keepers and A. G.
Bartlett one from Ralph Plummer.
S. H. Burton's, machine has been
busy the past week or. two husking
and shredding corn for farmers.
Arthur Ziegler's saving machine
has been busy the past few days saw
ing wood in this vicinity.
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SANDUSKY

School has closed here for two
weeks vacation, and the teacher, Miss
Griffin, has gone to her home near
Baraboo.
Some of our soldier boys have re-
turned home with honorable dis
charges, including Louie Gonslin, Clay
ton PrOuty and Eddie Gavin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Grover and daugh-
ter Hazel spent Sunday at the William
McCarty home.
Grace Markham, who came home
from Reedsburg high school sick with
the flu, is able to be up and around
again.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Powell and little
daughter Anita spent Sunday at the
Grant Powell home.
frankie Rice of North. Dakota is
spending few days with his mother,
Mrs, John Rice.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolfe were Lime
Fidge shoppers one day the past
week.
Miss Catherine Croal is spending a
few days in Reedsburg.
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WONEWOC

The flu is very bad around here.
Mrs. William Newman, daughter of
Mr and Mrs William Rienecke, died
Friday morning and the funeral was
held Sunday and burial made in Pine
Eden cemetery.
A little son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. Sol
chenberger died Friday morning
John, 14year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Schroeder. died on Sunday
morning.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Gritty died, Sunday morning.
Mrs. Herman Smith is very i'll.
Albert Retzlaff made business trip
&c Kendall on Monday.
Willis Schroeder and Reginald Gold.
en- have returned home from Madison,
having received their discharge from
the army.
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KILBOURN

Mrs. Anna Voltz received mes
sage last Thursday from Washington
saying that her oldest son, Herman,
was dead. He was. wounded October
8, died October 8, and was buried on
October II somewhere in France. She
also has another son, Charles, some
where in France.
William Bishop of Portage was a
Sunday caller at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Cora Latham.
Will Neubarth is critically i'll with
pleural pneumonia. Mrs. Ashard is
caring for him.
Mrs Harley Bement is sick with in
f1uenza
Ferd Gibson has received word that
his son Bruce is very sick lin hos
p:tal somewhere in France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Reynolds re-
turned home Friday after spending
several weeks at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Reynolds,
Of Point Bluff.
Walter Barton has a position on the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road as brakeman.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26

On Saturday she became i'll with in.
.fuenza,f but is recovering rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs. McEnany called at the
'lome of the latter's mother, Mrs. Bars
'bara Volkey, in Baraboo, Saturday ait
ernoon. II .a-& e Ne,
The Robert Koenig and Raymond
Ohnstad families made. a Sunday visit
Excelsior at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs John Rick
Floyd Randall of Reedsburg is as
sisting his cousin, Tracy Randall, a
ccw days at present.
MIS- William Prigge Of Eau Claire
md Miss Iva Hose of Holton, Mich,
-2oe-tly spent several days each at
the. d ms: OF Mr.: and Mrs. Robert Koe-
nig, and .1Iiss Hazel Chnstad of Ber-
rien Springs, Mich, is now visiting
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Ohnstad, at the same home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26
CALEDONIA

There are several cases of influenza
in the neighborhood and churches and
schools have been closed again.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Camp and two
sons Of Stanley are holiday guests at
the William Hutchins home.
Mrs. Hilda Schroeder came home
from Camp Dodge, Ia, last week.
Rev. and Mrs. o. L. Hutchins are
here from Hesper, Ia, to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Sim Mortimer and family moved in
to their new home last Saturday.
Goldie Carpenter came home from
Madison to spend Christmas.
Lois Thompson is sick, with infiu-
enza at her boarding place near Prairie
du Sac, where she has been teaching
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Joiner of Mil
waukee are visiting at the A. Gage
home
| Miss Ida Lawrenz has gone to her
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PETURaS FROM
CAMP TAYLOR

Ernest A. Weinke, North Freedom,
has returned from Camp Taylor where
he has been in training since last
August. He arrived in ample time
to hear the Christmas bells. Mr..
Weinke says they are leaving the
camp as fast as possible and that all
will be gone early in, January. The
grass is green in Kentuckey and no
cold weather has been experienced.
Before entering the army he taught
at Merrimack and other places and
for a time was one of thte supervis-
ing tachers in the county. The News
readers will recall the entertaining
letters he contributed to this paper
from time to time
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-12-26

Miss Doris Blachly is home from
Madison to spend the holiday yaca-
ton
Y The teachers have gone to their re-
spective homes for the holidays: Miss
Isenberg and Miss Voll to Baraboo,
Miss TRIUMPH to Reedsburg, Miss Ingle
to EIwood and Miss Veregeront to
Madison. ~ u5 s.4>.. = = .....
Late victims Of the flu are the five
children of the Walter Draper fam
lily, Max Pawlisch, Mrs. Albert Paw
IisCh and baby, Miss Ethel Lange, Ar
thur Ritzenthaler, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
we'll and son Lee. Mrs. Cozart, Miss
Susie Petteys, Misses Ethel and Helen
King, Mrs. A, r.. Spaulding and
daughter, Miss Ruth. Robert Lieder,
members of the Welk family.
In the absence of Mrs. King and
daughter, Miss Grace, from the post
office, Obert VoI and Mrs. Emma
Rooster, are working. Monday Elmer
King was unable to go on the rural
route on account of the serious illness
Of his daughter, Miss Helen. and Bar
tel Ragatz substituted to relieve the
situation.
Mrs John Ward and daughter Mar
tina went to Ableman on Monday.
c.. E. Phillips and family of Reeds
burg spent Sunday at the G. W. Davies
= home.
George TrusseH is home from-Dav-
export, Ia.
Miss Alma DIPPED is home from
Milwaukee normal for the holiday va
cation.
Julius Unternahrer arrived home
Sunday evening from Kentucky, where
he had spent several months.
Miss Irene Mattox has gone to Mad
1son to spend Christmas at the c, F.
Cooley home.
Reno Fullmer is home from Glen
Burnie, Mr. for furlough extending
over the holidays. ...