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New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Brisbane Admits
Brewer s Cash
Bought lines
Hearst Man Acknowledge;
He Cot $4,000 From
c. w. Feigenspan

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-Arthur
Brisbane, who a little more than a
year ago purchased "The Washington
Times" from Frank A. Munsey, made
public tonight an explanation of how
he financed the purchase of the news
paper and the text of letter from
c. w. Feigenspan, a Newark brewer,
defining the arrangement under which
money for the purchase was obtained
from the latter and his friends
Mr.. Brisbane in an editorial in "The
Washington Times" this morning re-
vealed the fact that he had obtained
the funds to buy the newspaper from
Mr. Feigenspan. This revelation came
as an answer to an editorial appearing
in "The Washington Herald" yesterday
morning calling upon A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian, to
name the Washington newspaper which
he referred to IN a speech in Harris
burg, Pa, last Saturday as the prop
erty of German brewers.
Repayment From Profits
In his letter to Mr.. Brisbane MIR.
Fiegenspan wrote that he and a num-
ber of his friends had "for years felt
very strongly public welfare and our
own industry-because of your we'll
known convictions-would be benefited
by your personal ownership of news
paper"
The letter then set forth that $685.
600 Of the 100000 sought by Mr.. Bris-
bane had been advanced, that the bal
ance would be supplied as soon as pos
sible, that after period of five years
Mr.. Brisbane could repay at his discre
ton and convenience, on account of the
principal, so much of the profits from
the newspaper as he might deem could
be taken out of the business without
interfering with its proper operation,
and that he was under no obligation to
Continued ON last r,n0e
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Bulgarians and Germans
Weaken Under Stubborn
Attacks of Serbians
Jugo-Slavs Storm
The koziak Massif
More Than 1000 Prisoners
Including Colonel and
Staff, Captured
by The Associated Prcss)

LONDON, Sept. 18 Il ::45 .. m.)-Bul-
garian resistance on the Macedonian
front is weakening and the Allied
troops have advanced an average of
ten miles, according to the latest re-
ports received from Salonica. Fifty
guns have been captured
The Bulgarians fought we'll when the
Allied attack was launched, but their
resistance has become less formidable
as the Allies have moved northward.
German troops are aiding the Bull
gerians in their defence against Allied
attacks in Macedonia, according to an
official statement from the Berlin War
Office to-day.
The report on fighting issued by the
French War Office last night reads:
"NEAR EAST (Sept. 16).-Our opera
tions undertaken on September Is on
the Macedonian front were pursued to-
day with every success. The breach
made in the enemy's lines on Septem-
poll -Vetrenik was widened to the west
ana 70 lnc cdSC lOT d QlSI IdiCC OIL more
than twenty-five kilometres and to a
depth of seven kilometres.
Serbians Rout Foe
"West of Sokol, Serbian divisions
captured the enemy fortified zone be-
tween Gradeshnitza and Sokol, and,
crossing the Gradeshnitza River, drove
the enemy back in disorder on to the
Razim Bay ridge, whore the enemy
units were bombarded by Allied air.
planes.
East of Vetrcnik the Allied forces
captured the Chlem and Colo Bio
"a Jugo-S Slav division, taking ad-
vantage of their initial success, to day
stormed the Kodak massf, the second
enemy defensive position in this re-
glon.
"The number Of prisoners taken in
the first TWO days of the operations
totalled more than 1000, including a
colonel with his staff, and more than
thirty guns, numerous mine throwers
and machine guns and a considerable
quantity Of material remained in our
hands.
"The offensive continues.
Serbians Fight Calamity
"The Serbian troops are fighting
with splendid morale. They have
equalled the endurance. courage, spirit
and sacrifice of French units in re-
pulsing Bulgarian counter attacks.
Fighting stubbornly in the face of very
energetic resistance, they stormed po-
sitions which the enemy had prepared
for three years on ground at an aver
age height of / 800 metres, including
several wooded heights which appeared
to be impregnable.'
The German statement reads:
East Of the Cerna the Bulgarians
since September Is have been engaged
in fighting French. Serbians and
Greeks German battalions. also have
been employed in repusing the enemy"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
BY Arthur S. Draper
Especial Gable to The Trtbune)
Copyright, 1918. New York Trihuns Inc


LONDON, Sept 18.-Between Cam
brai and st. Quentin the fighting
reached great intensity during the last
twenty-four hours. Following a heavy
bombardment, the Germans launched
counter attacks by which they wrested
most of Moeuvres from the British.
who had held it for over week. This
attack. which was the scene of the bit
terest fighting since September 5, start
ed just before dark Tuesday evening.
Moeuvres is about seven miles west
of Cambrai and with the Canal du
Nord forms part of the Hindenburg de-
fensive system.
While the Germans were attacking
on the north the British were improv
ing their positions northwest of St.
Quentin, capturing Holnon, three miles
from the railway centre. This opened
the way for this mornings attack
northwest Of St. Quentin and arainst
the enemy's new defences. west Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
British DriDe 3 Miles T0DQrd ST. Quentin:
lake q, 900 Prisoners and Many Big Guns;
Hindenburg Line Pierced at 2 Nep Poin1
1000 anks Used at
St. Mihiel, Foe Says

a MSTERDAM, Sept. 18.-The Frank
- fort "Zeitung's" correspondent
telegraphs the following from the
West front under date of Septem-
Der Is:
"The American attack at
st. Mlhlel is now seen to have been
carefully planned undertaking of
considerable magnitude. The number
of attacking enemy divisions is not
yet known for certain, but we know
that our losses in prisoners were due
to the extensive use by the enemy of
tanks. More than 1000 armored
cars of all sizes participated.
Zone Of our divisions counted in
its sector alone sixty large and forty
small tanks. Troops who hold out
stoutly in their positions are always
liable to be surrounded by this mo-
bile arm"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Germans and Bulgars
Routed by Serbians
On macedonian Front

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.--German
troops sent to the Macedonian front
to aid the hard pressed Bulgarian
forces have been put to flight along
with the Bulgarians, says Serbian
official statement on to-day's opera
tions received tonight at the Serbian
Legation. The statement follows:
owe have repulsed number of vio-
lent counter attacks in the Kodak re-
gion. The German troops which were
sent to the aid of the Bulgarians have
been put to flight with the latter.
"We continue to advance along the
whole front. The village of Grade
shnitsa is in our hands. The Allied
troops have taken the village of Staro-
vina.
1.-The number of prisoners exceeds
1000. The number of captured guns
exceeds fifty. The enemy has also
abandoned enormous quantities of war
material"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19

cere in my endeavor to serve all the
people faithfully.
Very truly yours,
JOHN f. HYLAN,
Mayor.
Meanwhile. postmasters in Various
cities have informed The Tribune that
they received the same placard
through the mail. In several in
stances they were at first deceived by
its typographical appearance and
cbeyed the injunction at the top to
"Please post in conspicuous place"
thinking it was government notice.
The Tribune complained to the post
office authorizes at Washington and
received yesterday the following tele--
gram:
Telegram, sixteenth addressed to
Postmaster General relative to post
ers referred to me. Suitable in
structons will be issued immedi-
ately.
KOONS, First Assistant
Now new use of the placard is
discovered. 1t has been mailed to rail-
road station agents and baggage mas
ters, evidently on the chance that it
would be misunderstood as a notice
from the Director General of Rail-
roads and so be posted on the official
bulletin boards. Complaint against
this practice has been telegraphed to
Washington.
The mailing or posting of this pla-
card is illegal and those friends Of
The Tribune who have been tearing it
down at sight may be sure that they
are within their rights in so doing.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Hylan Calls Hearst
Methods ''Contemptible'
Mayor Says That He Will Call Police Commissioners AT.
ention to Posting by "Snpers of Placards Attacking
The Tribune-Postal Authorities Act on Display of
Cards in Offices

Last week The Tribune reproduced
on its first page an unsigned placard
purporting to tc an official condemna-
ton of it's editorial conduct, which
Hearst "snipers' had been posting
about the city and its cnvirons on ash
cans and fences, and called attention
to its scurrilous and anonymous char
acter.
The placards continued to appear, in
violation of the city ordnance, and
complaint was then lodged with Mayor
Hylan. His answer was received yes
terday. 1t was this:
CITY OF NEW YORK.
Office Of the Mayor.
September II, 1913.
&. V. Rogers. Esq,
General Manager,
New York Tribune
Dear Sir: Your letter of Septem-
Der IL, complaining of certain post
ers or placards condemning The New
York Tribune being placed on city
property, received.
You also ask: "Will you kindly let
us know promptly whether the City
of New York, as such owner, has
consented that such documents be
affixed to its lamp posts ?"
regret that those connected with
The New York Tribune are so mar
rowminded as to have the slightest
idea that the Mayor of New York
City would consent to such despi-
cable methods to injure any one, even
though The New York Tribune is
not above suspicion in the use of
such methods. Two wrongs do not
make a right / shall call the atten-
tion of the Police Commissioner to
this matter and have those resort
ing to such contemplate practices
apprehended, if possible.
hope in the future that when
The New York Tribune or any one
connected with it feels that any
thing is wrong or that methods re-
sorted to are not proper they will
call my attention to same without
making accusations by .innuendo or
otherwise.
AS the Mayor of the city | am en-
deavoring to treat everybody fairly,
regardless of their attitude toward
me, in the hope that they will see
the light and realize that / am sin
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
"Nation Unanimously
In War; -Crowder

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S. - The
nation has oversubscrbed it's
own man power and has literally
gone over the top" Provost Marshal
General Crowder declared to-day in a
statement showing that the registra-
ton for the entire country will run
we'll up to the estimate issued by the
draft officials on August 81.
"lf registration day means any
thing" said General Crowder, "it
means that this nation is unani-
mously in the war to win-and to
win it completely. decisively and for
ever"
Final figures show 7,651.252 were
registered. This is in excess of esti-
mates.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19

cere in my endeavor to serve all the
people faithfully.
Very truly yours,
al
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
S American PLANES
Shot Down by Foe
Attacked by Superior Force
During Bombing Expedi-
ton, Pershing Reports

WASHINGTON, Sept Is. - Five
American planes are missing as a re-
suit of an attack by superior German
force during a bombing expedition in
Lorraine. General Pershing reported in
to-days communique, received tonight
by the War Department.
With the exception of artillery ac-
tivity in Lorraine and Alsace. the
American sectors remain inactive.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
WEALTH. E r

Partly cloudy to-day. Friday fair.
Moderate southwest winds be-
coming variable.
Full Report on Page 12
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19

sand prisoners and many guns
were taken by the British and
many more by the French, it
was officially announced last
night.
At two new points the British
pierced the Hindenburg posi-
tlons, storming the heights de-
fences beyond Gouzeaucourt and
VlIleret. Fierce German coun-
ter thrusts in attempts to block
the advance were crushed by the
Allied guns.
The French and British at
New-York tribune., 1918-09-19
Counter Thrusts Crushed With
Heavy Losses for the Germans
Armies of Byng and Rawlinson Cut Deep Into
Enemy Lines and Storm Hun Strongholds
on Heights Beyond Gouzeau-
court and Villeret

September
Fochs armies yesterday new terrific blow on
twenty-twomie front on both sides of the Somme
Byngs and Rawlnsons armies between Cambrai and ST
Quentin and Humbers army right drove forward
three miles despite the enemys desperate resistance Six ho
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

the front, and these men are so afraid
of being again sent to the front that
they would rather work themselves to
death at Krupp's.
Where Deported BeIgians Work.
"Deported Belgians and French pris-
oners of war also work ut Krupp's.
Discipline is strictly enforced, and any
utterances of anti-German views are
at once punished.
Il got the impression that Germany
flung itself like mad into munitiOn
work as its last card. But raw ma
terial is getting scarce. especially cop
per. In Essen all copper faucets and
the like had already been replaced by
iron and tin. The general idea in Ger
many Is that the war can be prolonged
at the utmost for another half year. so
they are employing their last forces
for supreme effort.
EVERY evening at Krupp's alarms Is
made-'Flieger Gemeldet' (airplanes
reported. All lights are then extin-
guished. This is done so that we
should not know when flyers really
came to lombard the factories. No one
is allowed to talk of the damage done
by allied bombs, and the newspapers
are enjOined to keep silence on these
matters. Still, l can say that some
damage has been done, although cam
not say how much nor exactly where.
On the other hand, stories likely to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

McAdOO. in statement given out
through the federal reserve banks, II
am sure that they have failed to con-
slider the effect which the acceptance
of their offers have upon the situation.
We are making the strongest effort to
have these government bonds pur-
chased for permanent investment by
the people nj large. To be paid for out
of the past and future savings of those
who buy them. Purchases thus made
not only result in providing funds for
the uses of the government. but they
also effect Il conservation of labor and
material.
"When the bonds are exchanged for
merchandise, the primary object of
their sale is defeated, diScOuraging
thrift and increasing expenditure. In
addition 10 this. such bonds, when TAX
en- in exchange for merchandise. must
in most cases be Immediately sold in
the open market. This naturally tends
to depreSs the market price of the is
sue and makes it less easy 10 sell fu-
Sre issues at the same rate"
Secretary McAdOo believes that the
merchants of the country, upon more
careful consideration of the subject.
will discontinue their efforts to sell
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
CREWS CRAZED BY SUFFERING

LOndOn.-Much has been written
about the hardships endured by the
crews of vessels sunk by German sub
marines. Here are some particulars
dealing with the plucky deeds per-
formed by officers and men belonging
to all branches of the sea services,
naval and mercantile.
The first case is that of a passenger
steamer which had been tOrpedOed on
n Monday, without warning, as usual,
in the Atlantic, $40 miles from land.
The chief officer took charge of No.
2 lifeboat, which had on board 81 per-
sons, including two women and baby
four months old.
Bad weather prevailed all that day
and throughout the night, increasing
the plight of the miserable people. Pro-
visions, too, were scarce, but what ex-
listed was taken charge of by the chief
officer, who doled out half dipper
(half-pint) of water to each person
night and morning.
They had been barely twenty-four
hours in the boat when the horrors OF
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BIRDS EAT BOIL WEEVILS
Yet There Is No Legal Protection Tor
Insect Destroyers in the State
Of Georgia.

Savannah, Ga.-When Robert Cah-
non found the crop Of quail that ne
had killed loaded with boil weevils ne
Immediately conferred with county au'
thorities to ascertain If he could keep
hunters off his land, which Is not
fenced. He was much disappointed
when informed that he could not 90
so.
On farms in this part of the country
where the quail and other lnsect-ue-
stroying birds have been protected, the
boil weevil is seldom seen. while on ad-
joining farms, where the public Is per-
mitted to hunt, cotton crops have been
practically devastated.
A concerted movement Is on foot
among the farmers to conserve the
quail. The matter will In all propa-
bility be brought to the attention OF
the legislature.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
FORCEDTO WORK
I'm KRUPP PLANT

If the HOllander felt too i'll or feeble
to work the Germans simply took away
his bed from under him to make him
get up. Oh, yes. there is doctor. but
he always diagnoses the same. You
can wOrk-if you don't work you won't
eat'-'nicht arbeiten-nicth essen as
we used to put it.
1.-THE labOrers are housed by the 500
together in barracks, which are but
insufiiciently warmed and imperfectly
cleaned. Tvphus claims many victims.
In the barracks where l was housed
1 found four men lying dead Of typhus
beside my crib one morning. After a
few days of this sort of thing it is not
to be wondered ut that many Holland
ers try in every way to get back to
their country, although the viseS on
their passes are lacking.
IF they are captured they are
thrown into prison for fortnight on
bread and water. If they survive they
are then drafted back to Krupp's, and
set to work again. Production is
pushed to the utmost. Numbers Of SOL
diers are employed as a change from
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the situation were added to by mad
ness. On the Tuesday the cook lost
his reason, and on the Wednesday he
died. That night witnessed the insan-
ity Of the stOrekeeper, who had to be
dashed down. On Thursday he too
died. On Friday an A. Il. expired.
Water Begins to Get Low.
The water was now beginning to
give out and the boats company suf-
fered from intense thirst.
A fireman was found dead in the
bottom of the boat on Saturday morn
ing. and the third-class pautry boy
died during the day.
On Sunday the cattleman tried to
jump overheard three times, and sue
ceeded at the fourth attempt. The sur
vivors were in too feeble state to
save him, although they turned the
boat round and searched for him. The
water gave out on Sunday.
There were occasional showers of
rain, but everything was saturated
with salt, and the little water they got
was undrinkable. They licked the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
FIND GUINEA EGGS IN SNAKE
Setting Hen Finishes the Job nv
Matching Out Seven Little
Guineas

Moultrie. Ga.-Seycn young gu,noos
all christened Jonah" because tbev
spent part Of their prenatal period in
the stomach of a reptile without harm
TO themselves or the snake. until the
latter WAS unhappily cut open. are the
proud possession Of l.. ID. Afford OF
Colquitt county.
While picking cotton early this fail
Mr.. Afford noticed a snake lying in n
cotton row in torpid state with ire
body considerably swollen. Killing
the snake and cutting it open. Afford
found seven guinea eggs inside of II
which had recently been stolen from
the nest of a setting hen. Placing the
eggs under n setting hen in his nearby
barn, Mr.. Afford was overjoyed a few
days later to find seven little guineas
Matched out and happy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
woodwork, hoping to gather up the

woodwork, hoping to gather up the
raindrOps
Then they broke up the water keg.
and licked the inside, which they found
saturated with moisture, and delicious.
At p. m. on Monday land was sighted.
but 1t was long way off. and by the
time they drew near darkness and a
heavy northerly swell made a landing
impossible. They lay to, and during
squall their mast carried away at tho
heel, but that did not matter much, for
1t acted as a sea anchor
At daylight on Tuesday they were
sighted by couple Of fishing boats,
which tOwed them into port. The baby
lived for some time after being landed.
The linen keeper died as he was being
lifted from the boat. Two of the crew
refused to leave the boat, having gone
mad. A trimmer died from gangrene
two weeks later.
The chief officer remarked: II would
like to testify to the excellent behavior
of the boats crew throughout our De
riOd Of eight days hardship and ex-
pOsure."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Deported Men and Prisoners Are
Driven Into Slavery by Ger
man Authorities.
Make STARTLING Disclosure
HoIIander Tells How Deported Bel.
gians and French Prisoners of
War Are Compelled to Work
in Munitions Factory
in Essen.
Bv w. j. l. kJEAI.

Correspondent of the Chicago News)
The Hague, HOlland.-A Netherland-
er who until four days ago was en-
plOyed at Krupp's munition works in
Essen, Germany, makes the startling
disclosure that some 1000 HOllanders
are working at Essen in the munitiOn
and war material factories. Most Of
these men get there through the machi-
nations of what this escaped HOl-
lander calls "Seelenerkaufer"-
& OSSendegner of Rotterdam, who
seem to act as agents for supplying
Germany with greatly needed labor.
Eighty or ninety men a day generally
find their way across the border by
means of their agents, lured by the
prospect Of very high wages and good
food. What they find in reality and
how next to impossible it is made for
them to return to their own country
is thus told in the HOllander's words:
No Return Pass Given.
"When this firm of agents secured
my services they did not mention war
work." he said. 81 was given to under
stand that field labor and trade work
was required. Also l was promised
that i could return any Saturday to
Holland to stay through Sunday. The
promised wages were high and food
was said to be plentiful. l accepted.
my pass was ready in few moments.
but did not know that the signatures
and vises required for my return to
Holland had been omitted, as they al
ways are in the passes given by these
agents, no doubt because they know
perfectly well that after week in
Germany no single HOllander would
ever think Of returning there after his
weekend in Holland.
soon after my entrance upon Ger
man soil at Elten, where / found sew
eral compatriOts like myself, we were
met by an agent from an 'arbeits bu-
reau,' who secured our services for
shellmaking at Krupp's by telling us
that food was good there and wages
very high. He said that in other
branches of labor food was but indif-
ferent and the wages nothing like
Krupp's, so we men went to Essen.
How good the food was there you can
judge Of by the fact that my weight
was reduced by "a pounds while there.
"For breakfast we received two
slices of bread without any butter or
fat whatever. For dinner potato soup
that left us hungry an hour after
eating. Then In the evening again
two slices Of bread like at breakfast.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
CONVICTS KEEP THEIR WORD
Warden Liberates 40 Of Them for
Holiday, and All Return to
the Prison.

Railway, N. J. = Warden Frank
Moore Of the state refOrmatory ex-
perimented during the holiday In per-
hitting prisoners, after receiving their
word of honor to return. to spend
Christmas at home.
He liberated 40 Of them and they
all returned within the agreed time.
Barry the Buster" who is clever at
Jail deliveries, was one of the forty.
Another was young man who took
a large turkey home to his mother.
His friends babe him good-by as he
left Christmas night, believing his
story of having business elsewhere.
They did not know.