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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU
KNOW ABOUT
NNNANNNNNNNNANNNNNAANNANN

A. G.. Steel and E. I. Stone, of
Grenville, were Clayton visitors the
first of the week.
They report crop conditions good
in their section of the county.
R. L. Woods, of Clayton, a men,
ber of the News Family, left the
fore part of the wek for the noun
tains. The News, of course, will
fillow him to his new home.
J. A. Dun, of Stead, was in Clay
ton, Monday, and ordered the News
sent to his address for the coming
twelve months.
Sam Gray is back from Dallas and
will be located on his fathers ranch
near Pennington during the summer.
j. C. Rogers, one of the prominent
Democrats, of North Union, is one
of the weeks applicants for entry in
to the News Family.
Don Francisco Miera was up from
his ranch the fore part of the week.
Rafael TiXier, of BuyerOs, stock
man and one of our leading Demo-
Gratis was in Clayton Wednesday on
business.
Pedro Tixier was in from his ranch
during the week.
,"High" and Mrs Sulhcrs were
in from their place near Barney the
latter part of the week.
Don Tells CasadOs, of Miera, spent
a few days in Clayton during the
week.
ID. r. Sink, of Pennington is a
new member of the News family,
having subscribed to the paper the
latter part of this week while in
town on business.
Ed Scott, of Patteron, was a Wis
itOr to the county seat the latter
part of the week.
John Knox, of Clapham, one of
the leading Democrats of the county
and very favorably mentioned by his
many friends as candidate for sher-
iff this fall, was Clayton visitor,
Friday.
Mrs. NJ. G. Tixier, John Tixier and
two of the small children and Mrs
j. f. chamberlain. left Saturday for
an extended visit in Hayes City, Ka.
The trip is to be made in the Tx
Ter car.
Henry Kiburn was down from Mt
Dora on business Friday.
Sol Herzstein, formerly a resident
of Clayton, is here from Greedy, Col
oradO, visiting Relatives.
L. C. French, a prominent bust
ness man of Boise City, Okla, was
Clayton visitor Thursday.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Clayton Couple Married at Dalhart

Rex Reeves and Miss Alice Boggs,
both of Clayton, stole a march on
their friends last Saturday when
they went to Dalhart and were mar
ried. Both the young people are
we'll known here and are very pop
ular in the younger. set,
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Dance at Pennington, July Fourth

Residents of the Pennington COM
munity are planning a dance to be
given at the Pennington School the
night of July Fourth. All are in
vited to attend the dance, the pro-
eeeds of which will go TO the Red
Cross. r'tT
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Newsman.s Wife Here

Mrs. Edgar Sherman, and daugh-
ter Bobby, of Trinidad, are spending
the weekend in Clayton visiting the
Newsman before he leaves for mil
itary service.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Guy Burch Goes East

Guy Burch, who has been visit
ing in points south of here passed
thru Clayton Friday night on his way
East for the summer.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
w. S. S. AID CONTRIBUTED BY
COURT HOUSE BUNCH LEFT OUT

Space in this issue of the News
paid for by ]. E. Alexander, H. H.
Errett Juan ]. Duran, Ray Sutton
and L. f. Byrne is ommitted owing
to lack of space and TO the fact that
the ad would have made thirteen in
this edition.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
TignOrs Back Home

j. o. TignOr and family returned
this week from an extended visit
in Nebraska, Oklahoma Kansas and
other points. The trip was made
in Tignor's car.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
win Spend Month with Mother

Mrs. G. C.. Smith and children left
Monday for Dequeen, Ark, where
they will spend several weeks Wis
iting Mrs. Smiths mother and father.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
HAPPENINGS AND
WHEREABOUTS
Visiting Parents

Mrs. R. E. Carpenter, of Ell Paso
is here visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mr.. D. w. Snyder. }
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Lanes Back From Missouri

S. f. Lane and family, and Peggy
Cooper, have returned from trip
to Joplin, Missouri, where they went
to look after mining interests.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-06-22
Marriage License Is issued

County Clerk Juan J. Duran this
week issued a marriage license to
Alexandra Montana, of Miera, and
Miss Lucia Garcia, of Clayton.
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Hindenburg Line Outposts
Carried BY Australians

He was likewise driven or with
heavy casualties shortly afterward
when he launched a strong attack
north. Of Moeuvres. Some German
parties that succeeded at points in
entering the British trenches were
entirely disposed Of by counter at.
tacka.
Advance Three Miles.
LONDON. September 1.-THE Brit
ish have penetrated the enemy's de-
fenses northwest Of St Quentin to q
depth of three miles and captured
more than 5000 prisoners. Field Mar
shall Haig reports tonight.
The British have captured Fresnoy-
le-Petit, Berthaucourt and Patru, and
| the Australians have occupied Le ver-
guter, Villeret and Hargicourt- Tho
high ground south of GouZeaucourt
has been carried by the British, who
reached the outskirts of ViIlers.
Guislain and occupied Gauche wood.
1empleux, LIE Guerard, Ronssoy,
Hpehy and Peiziere have also been
taken, the troops penetrating to Q
great depth along the line
The front under attack ran from
Holnon wood, west Of St Quentin.
northward to Gouzeaucourt
The British attack took them far
nearer the line from which the Ger.
man offensive started on March Il
last The latest reports placed Field
Marshal Haigs troops at an average
distance OF about a mile from this
line
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Germans Organize Pllage;
Even Hospitals Are Looted
Sacking of Private Houses and Public Buildings
in nEvacuated Region Done by Special
Squads.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, September 19 (by the AS
sociated Press).-Enorts to organize
pillaging by the German army and
the transportation of loot appear from
official documents and verified incl
dents to have been much more ef-
fective than the work of carrying out
the removal of legitimate war booty
during this summers operations.
The sacking of private houses and
public buildings throughout the re-
gions from which the Germans have
been driven has been done with char
actefisttc herman kfhsFc1ghness BY
specially detailed 1Quahss Advancing
,Erepch armies. however, have found
the plateau In the region Of
satasenl and elsewhere inpoEtantt
dumps 81 Munitions which the Ffsath
had been obliged to abandon In their
retreat. last spring.
Rules for Organized Pillage.
An order. signed by Gen. Won Mar
witz and dated May %. was found in
the pocket of a prisoner. 1t throws
peculiar light on the subject OF pill
laging. After condemhing. in severe
terms disofganized lootfng operations
by soldiers for their personal &C
count, this document calls attention
to the rules established for organ
lied pillage and says that the men OF
the loot detachment bearing white
arm. badges and special Identification
cards have the same powers as mill
tary police. 1t adds. ''the chief of
these detachments will confiscate eat
abiea and drinkables. as well as OBJ
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, September 1s.-Field Mar
shal Haig's forces. UP to midnight last
night, had captured total Of more
than 5000 Germans as a result of their
drive Of yesterday on the Cambria
front.
Several thousand yards Of the Hin
denburg outpost line were in British
hands this morning in the Villeret
sector, southwest of LIE Catelet.
Forty guns were captured by the
British yesterday. In the 5000 pris-
onsrs taken. twenty-three German
regiments in eleven divisions were
represented.
An-assault delivered by the Austria
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AMedM MouementB BringsDirect
Threat to Both St. Quentin
and Cambria.
STRENUOUS FIGHT GOES ON
ON A THIRTY-MlLE FRONT
By the Associated Press.

4s1lt
troops desperate fighting are plunging farther into
the Hndenburg line north of St Quentin while west of Cambria
they thsood German attacks The
making every effort to retain his positions the
check allied which threatens both
St. Quentin and Cambria.
How serious the the security of the Hnden-
burg line by the British thrust north of St Quentin shown by
strong the Germans have thrown against the
the ArrasCabai road, thus
extending the battle line nearly twelve miles the norhward
On attacked Wednesday the British pushing
ahead against the bitter resistance toward the St Quennam
road railway and canaree important defense
lines.
From Lempire Ponrust which the British hold the
Germans have been hurled from the forward lines of the linden
burg positions The British Lempre four miles from lie
Catelet important town. while front of nearly miles
they within mile of the high road and the canal On
short front of St Quentin the French working steadily
from ST. Quentin.
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british Take 5000 Prisoners;
Wrench Pierce Enemy Line

lians at II o'clock last night in the
center Of the villeret sector forced
the stubbornly resisting Germans to
pull back from their advanced line
to strongly fortified defenses in tho
rear.
Furious enemy counter attacks de-
1ivered at numerous places along the
line late yesterday resulted in san
culinary fighting. In every case the
Germans were thrown back and their
losses wore exceedingly heavy. Mote
than 800 prisoners. including - OH
GERS, were taken by the British In the
midnight fighting.
In addition to capturing forty guns
the British took many machine guns
and trench mortars.
A most portentous counter attack
came Just before dusk in the region
southeast Of Havrincourt, . little
north Of the main battia Hsre thS'
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British Pass Line of fMQrch21:
Command St: Quentin Canal

Heights, commanding the tunnel is
largely In British hands. and tho Ger
mans at this point cannot hope to op-
pose the advance Of tanks by flooding
the country.
German gunpower is unusually strong,
long range. high velocity guns being
employed to draw line Of fire, almost
equal to barrage, across a wide extent
Of country. Hence for the first time
for long period more British casualties
are due to shell splinters than to ma
chine gun bullets. This intensified ar
tillery fire gives an index of the strength
Of the British effort necessary to clear
ridges with numerous fortified villages
lying Immediately in front. Of the main
Hindenburg line, into which the Ger
mans are being pushed by the irresist-
ible British pressure.
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By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 19.-The Brit
ish last night made further progress
in their drive into the Hindenburg
line in the st. Quentin region, aimed
at the encirclement Of that town, ac-
cording to Field Marshal Haig's Of
fetal statement today. In continued
advance north Of Pontrust they
reached the outpost positions Of the
Hindenburg line.
The Australians renewed their at
tacks and carried the Hindenburg
outposts. Many prisoners and num-
Der Of machine guns were taken by
them.
The town Of Lempire was captured,
as was Gauchs wood. dempire Is four
miles directly west of LIE Catelet).
Germans Meet Repulse.
The Germans late yesterday started
heavy bombardment on the northern
part of the battle front southwest OF
Cambria, between Gouzeaucourt and
the Aras-Cambrai road. The fire was
of extreme intensity.
The enemy followed his lombard
ment by a strong infantry attack on
a wide front northward from the vi
cinity Of Trescault. He was COM
pletely repulsed at all points with great
loss
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US. Infantry CALLED
BEST IN THE.NAR''
French Officers Give Enthusiastic
Praise Of Their Action
in Battle.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1913.


CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1913.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
September 19.-The French are all
enthusiastic over the success of the
American 1st Army. I win give here
several interesting opinions on this
subject, which have been expressed
to me in the last few days by various
French officers.
'rhe operation seems to have been
exceptionally brilliant" says Gen.
-. 'It is the first time in this war
that such a large number Of prison
ers have been captured with such
insignificant losses. The fact. is an
indication Of the enemy's growing
Generalization"
"One of the principal elements of
success" said one Of the French gen.
eral stan officers. seems to have
been the efficiency with which the
American stan planned the operation
SO that 1t struck the Germans In the
midst of the confusion Of with
drawal, but equally striking was the
fantry advanced closing the two
wings across the salient.
'The Americans, in my opinion, are
now absolutely tho best infantry In
this war. They are all strong. .enthu-
siastic and we'll disciplined.
"While the French, British md Ger
man companies comprise men Of many
ages the Americans are all Of about
the same age and can, therefore. per-
haps move faster than the veterans
What they lack in experience and skill
is mere than compensated for by en-
thusiasm and agility"
THE LIST American Army has made q
splendid debut" said 4 general com
manding ono of the best French dt-
visions. TT is an excellent thing for II
will encourage your men still further
and induce them to undertake even
greater feats. Tho line OF fronts like
the parts OF a human being are Pc
culiarly susceptible to pain. You have
pinched on q part of the German nose
which IL 1t b not vital is At least de.
cfdedly sensitive believe th1k nexi
year VIII, see the enemy oohnpastslJ
l3suinHa1
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Rv tbe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 10 (via Nom
treaD.- Correspondents at the front en-
phasize the stiffening Of the enemy re-
sistance. making yesterdays British
advance all the more remarkable.
An important feature Of the advance
is that the British have not merely
passed their old line Of March 81, but
have attained their greatest success
near Bellicourt. where the st. Quentin
canal. which is practically an integral
part of the Hindenburg line. runs three
or four miles underground. This tunnel
begins near Bellicourt and ends near
the village Of LIE Catelet. Iempire
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Germans Counter Attack.

Germans Counter Attack.
German counter attacks at Trescault
and Moeuvres, southwest and west Of
Cambrai, were preceded by an intense
artillery bombardment, which severed
the British communication lines. At
both points the Germans were hurled
back with heavy losses. The enemy
entered the British trenches at some
points, but was Immediately over
whelmed.
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On this front the best maps fail to
show the difficulties attending even q
minor advance. For eighteen months
the Germans have been strengthening
their positions. which they consider
as being almost invulnerable. The
fact, therefore, that the British and
French succeeded in storming in
trenched heights and strongly defend
ed towns indicates that the blow was
one in which large numbers OF men
were engaged. and may have been de-
signed as at least the preliminary
step to a move Of more than ordinary
importance.
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Orders to Quartermasters.


the arrival of the exploiting groups
Orders to Quartermasters.
Quartermasters are authorized by
this document to apply to the use of
Of booty suitable for immediate con-
sumption and to send the rest to the
rear.
Private letters written by prisoners
give additional evidence of the ex-
treme limits to which lootng is prac-
ticed. A striking example of this
work is found at the vaubuin Hospi-
lished and managed by Mile. Canton
Baccarat. Before the building was
demolished by German shells it was
Fc6mplately- sacked by German officers,
the principal offender being an army
sturgeon whose name is known and
has besBs plseed. son Mes. for future
reference. =
American Donations Taken.
Although supposedly under the
protection of the Red Cross, this
hospital was robbed Of everything it
contained, including $4,000 francs in
money and SECURITIES from Mile.
Baccarats safe, framed pictures and
photographs, for which coarse Carl
catures were substituted, Linen bed
clothes, laboratory Instruments and
supplies valued at 100000 francs.
and donated by Americans, were
taken. All the finer objects were
shipped to Germany and the ordinary
Of German artillery officers around
scissors. Two hundred of these have
been recovered since the region has
been reoccupied.
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ELEVATOR MAN IS
CRUSHED TO DEATH
E. W. Wheeler Caught Be-
tween Ceiling and Floor Of
Car at Southern Building.

While instructing new man to be
an elevator operator in the Southern
building, 18th and H streets, this
morning, E. w. Wheeler, forty-fve
years old, Of 1412 9Th street, was
caught between the ceiling and the
floor of the car and crushed to death.
The car started from the first floor
and reached the second floor before
George M. Berger Of 80 Rhode Island
avenue, the new operator, brought 1t
to stop. AS the car went upward
Wheeler's body was forced out ana
dropped to the basement .s.sss
Carried only Y TWo : I 'rsssenes esMss. i M e
Martin F. Laugh1fn and fR. b Dickss
son were passengers in the elevator.
According to Mr.. Laughiin, Berger
was at the lever and Wheeler, the in
structor, had one hand on each Of the
doors. Mr.. Laughlin said his recollec-
ton was that Wheeler stuck his head
out apparently to see If any. more pas
sengers were coming before shutting
the doors.
AS the car started up Wheeler failed
TO pull MS nedu ~ AuAChAy SnooSI ~
shut the doors. He was wedged be-
tween the floor Of the elevator and
the wall.
Will Hold an Inquest.
Coroner Nevitt made preliminary
investigation and announced that an
inquest would be held at the morgue
at o'clock this afternoon. Berger,
who is an elderly man. was in a high
ly nervous condition following the ac-
cident He was notified by the police
to appear at the inquest
Wheeler had been employed at the
building for several months. Accord
ing to the police, Berger has been
there only a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
BY FRANK H. s1MoNDs.

Within the next few days we shall.
unless all signs fail, see another con-
siderable attack delivered by Foch.
Up to the present hour he has sue
ceeded in creating three separate
spheres of gravest anxiety for the
Germans Hor1ie's 1st British Army,
menacing Douai and Cambria. is an
ever-present evil for .Ludendorff;
Mansin. thrusting re the st. Gobain
plateau, which slss.the keystone Of
the German arch IN France. is equally
menacing-he.: threatens the flank OF
the ,Chemin- n-des-Dames position and
quite as actively menaces the. st. Go
balm position. Finally. Pershing be-
fore Metz, is now within striking dis
tance Of the Briey iron region.
Ludendorn now confronts this sit
uatton: A. break. in. Flanders. costing
him Cambrai and .pouai, with their
a retfrem ent out of France and. to the
Belgian frontier. A successful thrust
around the st. Gobain plateau, be-
tween it and the Cheinin des Danes
line, would have exactly the same
effect, while an advances by Pershtng.
0SDIlVIH6 LILO 9CA Ai1AAS VI SAAS "a
the iron mines in the 'Brfey district.
would cripple all essential German
war industry
). Three Sectors Worry Ludendorh.
Nov. this is exactly where tho ad-
vantage of possessing the initiative
counts and counts tremendously.
LudendrH has to look out for three
exposed sectors; Foch has only to
strike where he chooses, to strike
ono of these sectors or to select still
another front and add to Luden-
DORIS .enxieties and perils. Having
SO much of his own to take care of,
Ludendorff IL In no position to un-
dertako an aftzck upon Foch's lines;
his own initiative IN paralyzed by his
anxieties, and Foch Is cleverly play
ing upon them all the time While
thore is no great show Of activity
above the Aisne or in Flanders
every oficiaf report discloses activ-
ity which may at any moment rise
to serious fighting.
We may. then, conclude that Foch
will not let up completely on any
one of the sore spots he has created
But he 10 at least As likely to strike
in some fresh field as to make any
new effort exactly where Ludendorfl
is :laborioualy concentrating re-
serves and guns against such q
thrust And there afe at least tWe
.Aac4seA in, v1teh botal-1eeeat eyeuta
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lected and keep guard over them until
the arrival of the exploiting groups
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ANOTHER BIG BLOW BY FOCH
SOON IS DEEMED LIKELY
Has Created Three Sore Spots for Luden-
dorH and Has Fresh Armies at Two
=....s.... Other Vital Points.

and the general situation seem to
indicate that we may watch with
new interest and expectation. These
are La Bassee sector, in front Of
Plummer's I'd British army. and the
Murhausen sector, in front Of an
Plumer May Strike Next.
Plumer's army has not yet been ac-
lively engaged in the fighting since
Foch took the offensive, and his is
the only British army Of which this is
true But in recent days Plumer has
been feeling his way forward a little
in La Basseo sector, making exactly
the moves which ordinarily precede a
thfust-moves such as we saw along
the Albert and Arras fronts before
Byng and Horne went into action. A
successful advance by Plumer, not
greater than that Of Pershing at St.
Mfhiel or Rawlinson in the Somme re-
gion on August S, would give the al
lies Lille, compel the Germans to
evacuate all the coal districts about
Lens and the industrial regions of
Flanders and get behind the Scheldt:
it would infallibly involve the loss Of
Douai and Cambria and a retreat to the
frontier.
AS to a move into Alsace by our
troops there is this~to, be said: Ever
since 1914 the French have occupied
east of Belfort and Thann a consider
able strip Of German territory and an
!! admirable jumping of place for q
push through Mulhausen to the up-
per Rhine. Hartmannsweflerkop and
the surrounding high ground are in
French hands; where the French have
not turned them over to us the
French guns command Mulhausen,
and an advance Of fewer miles than
was made at St Mihiel would win for
US the second city Of Alsace-Lorrafne
and make a substantial advance to-
ward the liberation Of the two '1ost
provinces" Of France. The moral ef-
feet of such a success both in France
and in Germany would. too. be great
greater perhaps than any military ad-
vantage.
Foch Has Two Fresh Armies.
Foch has in P1umer's army and In
the American forces east of Belfort.
facing the Rhine. two fresh armies.
IF Iudendorff has to reinforce the two
armies in front of the British and
Americans out at his extreme tanks,
he must weaken his center to do it:
| he must invite attack at the existing
weak points, weak because they have
been threatened, vital because they
cover positions or Industrial re-
sources the loss of which would be
] disastrous to tho Germans The
] French commander-in-chief is the ex-
Contiuned On Second Paen.l
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Germans Aid Bulgars.

BERLIN. September IS. via London.
German troops are aiding the Bulgar-
fans in their defense against allied
attacks In Macedonia, according to an
omcial statement from tho war Office
lCatinued On Second ReeD
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WEATHER,

Increasing cloudiness tonight: to.
morrow probably rain; little change In
temperature. =
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest. 7s. at 2
pm. today; lowest. IS. at 1880 am. to-
day.
Full report on page -.
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Foeh Has Two Fresh Armies.

Continned On Second PaSn,l