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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
All American Divisions Are
equal in Quality" Says
Victorious Leader
Germany's Defeat
Worst Since Marne
French Officer Tells Trib-
une Man Enemy Dead
Carpet Whole Field
By Wilbur Forrest
Especial Gable to The Tribure)


Copyright. 1918. by The Tribune Association
New York Tribune)
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN
FRANCE, Sept. Am officer of Cen
eral Mangin's army engaged i'll the
great battle north Of Soissons told me
this afternoon:
"Never since 1914 have we seen such
great numbers CT German dead on a
battlefield; never since the Marine has
the German army appeared in such dis
order.
"The enemy has now fevershly built
several lines of defence behind the
Hindenburg line"
General Mangir himself has just re-
turned from the battlefield and told
The Tribune correspondents:
"The American troops are admirable
and my army is proud to have them
with us. The battle is very hard, but
their work has been fine throughout.
Your artillery is excellent and the SOL
diers were especially fine at Juvigny,
where the advance was against in
tensely stubborn enemy resistance"
Sends Message to America
Though the general is immersed in
the most important work, he greeted
The Tribune, saying 81 will give you
message for America" He spoke with
visible enthusiasm.
II have had several American divis-
ions with my best since july" he said.
"They are all equal in quality"
America could not ask greater COM
plment Mangin is one of Frances
greatest army leaders.
To days observation shows the enemy
has constructed bridges every 500
yards across the Aisne River, north of
the Nesle, preparatory to quick north
ward fight. The constant fires between
the rivers show he is nervously burn
ing his unmovable material.
General Mangin on Monday com
mented highly on the American staff
work during the operation, and asked
for a complete, detailed report of the
difficult and successful maneuvre which
captured the stronghold Of the village
Of Jrvigny and carried American
troops beyond to the Coucyle Chateau
Soissons Road.
Mutual admiration has been the re
suit Of the Franco American battle so
far When | left the headquarters of
the American unit to dav an American
was debating message of congratu-
lations to the French units with which
the Americans had been cooperating.
The American officer had just received
similar message from the French
army corps commander.
Americans Advance Five Times
The Americans within a few hours Of
heavy fighting advanced to the enemy
intrenchments five times, each time
falling back because of heavy fire from
machine guns in Beaumont Wood close
to the main highway.
French tanks soon We're en- route to
aid the Americans, and the machine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Enemy in Full Flight as British
Shatter Redoubtable Woton line

''ght Tor the eastern side Of the Canal
du Nord
The enemy Is trying to save what
men and material he can from tn.
wreck IN and behind one Of the most
powerful defence systems ever devised.
Inc much boasted Drocourt- -Queans
hne' or, as the Germans call It, tbs
"otan line, Is totally shattered Tbs
British are driving lar through, ard the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept. 3 & p. M The Brit
ish victory in the battle of the Dro
court-Queant line seems complete.
Without having delivered single
counter attack, and staggering from
the blows administered to them yes
terday, the Germans during the night
and early this morning were in full
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
l5,OOO Germans Captured in Two Davs

Inc British took 10000 prisoners Monday it was an
nounced yesterday and Tuesdays struggle added 600 10 this
tota vast quantities OF supplies and munitions CAPTURED
and more were burned by the fleeing foe
On the main battlefield following his crushing defeat in
the attempt to hold Drocor switch line the enemy
eo 10 Tall PACK TO new switch line six miles east run
nlng through Brebieres, Moeuvres and Graincour
Halgs report last night indicated this line also had boo
lost to the Germans for the British at Runaucort
orI"es1 Oh Canbral having reached the Ypres
Beaumetzes-C Cambria, Baralle, Kumaco,rt and ocrso
Quean has been overrun and Hones divisions are now several
miles beyond it. ~
Due west of Cambria the British have reached tha noO
tons they held when the campaign started on March 81 l
and still going forward Canbra vii soon ho ,,dr +
ery fire. ""
Artillery is now firing the retreating enemy over omen
nag announced and enormous casualties have been in
Aiced The biggest haul of prisoners was made IN d.
new battle south of the Drocourt Quean sector whore tho
British are now assaung the Hndenburg line fronau,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Many Villages Captured in Advance

numerous villages were captured but the full fight ~
oe 'hese nave now lost their former Importance East f
ras porton5 or france being freed which enemy has
held since the first month of the Nar 100
IN the north Woverghem Won and RicheborgSt
vaas occupied The British in the outskirts Of Nom,
Chapelle '''Ne
On the French front Mangin's army of which ,o,or.
torn part is unoficialy reported to have reached .g
Mill northwest of Soissons the western terminus 0 Tho
oes Dames Enormous slaughter has been inflicted ON
the foe who struggling desperately bnt Intellectually =, a y
his important positions. - '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
3O,OOOinN.Y. Foe Suffers
Slackers Net; Hardest Blow
6OO Are Held OF Whole War
Haig Attack on Wotan Line
Strikes at Heart of
Ludendorf Defences
BY Arthur S. Draper
pcrinl Cable 10 The T,4Iune)

''|'N"'''f
CoDJrish iolS. by The Tribune Associations
Ne" York Trhme)
LONDON. Sept 3. The Germans arc
in full retreat The enemy has suffered
his heaviest defeat since Foch coun-
tered on July rs. Haig is rcapinc the
greatest victory that has fallen to
Allied arms since tho first battle Of the
Marne. None can say whore the enemy
will halt in his wild rush along the
battlefront Of over sevcnty-five miles.
From Messines Ridge to the Canal du
Nord the German troops are fastening
eastward. with hardly a show of dc
fence. Lens, the battered mining town
which the enemy turned into verta-
bic fortress against which waves of
Britons dashed in vain a year ago, has
been evacuated and is now occupied by
Hays mon. The evacuation Of Lens
frees the great French coal fields.
Other dispatches cast doubt on the
capture of Lens.
Whole Wotan Line Passed
The whole Drocourt- -Qucant line. pre-
pared by months of arduous labor and
infinite pains, is now in the rear Of the
British, who have also taken Bussy.
Doignes, Veul and Bertincourt, in the
forefeld of the Hindenburg defences,
have been occupied by the British with
out hgit,' In Tvs days Haig nas
captured over $4,000 prisoners, and
many guns, and has effected the heav-
lest blow Ludendorff has ever expe-
rienced
Eleven divisions were assigned the
job of holding less than that number
Of miles. Haig's Canadian and English
troops, assisted by large numbers of
tanks, crushed through them so com
pletely that the enemy abandoned his
plans for reaction, and concentrated all
his efforts on getting away. Every
German division suffered severely.
Speculations arc foolish at this
stage when it is almost impossible
to keep pace with the daily develop
ments.
Breach Rapidly Widens
Of first Importance come the oper-
ations of General Fergussons corps
of General Horne's army. These storm
troops are composed of Canadians,
Scots and English naval men, all cs-
pecially trained for this work during
the trying times of early summer. Pre-
ceded BY tanksy assisted by field ar
tillcry, they stormed the "switch line"
with such force that three hours after
the attack began a two-mile breach had
been made by the Canadians, and this
opening quickly increased until it was
six miles wide, permitting reserves to
flow through untroubled by entilading
fire.
That Ludendorff was sceptical of the
ability of his sorely tried and tired
men to hold the "swtch line" was
proven by his voluntary evacuation of
Lens, TO the north of the sector at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04

September H.
Arthur S. Draper reported London last night that
the enemy in full retreat.
Between the Scarpe and the Sonme Germans are flee
ing from the of their great disaster with enormous and
still mounting losses.
10 the north OF the battlefield rapid Withdraw being
carried out The Flanders salient has eliminated
Inc British fighting in the suburbs Lens and some re-
ports say the city has fallen Armeneres and a Bass are
expected to be in the Allied hands soon
Inc Allies are moving forward hftv-nle front On
the critical front south of the Scarpe they gained more fan
tour miles at points yesterday their approach to
Cambria.
Inc Franco-Amerlcan army. north of scissors he
ne 'front.' is unoclay reported to have reached the western
end of the Chems des DANES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
Vote for Lewis
Close in Albany
Kings Republican Or
ganization Surprises
by Great Victory;
Light Vote Cast

Governor Charles S. Whitman will
be the Republican candidate to sue
ceed himself He beat his opponent,
Attorney General Merton E. Lewis,
by about five to two.
Governor Whitman will be opposed
in the coming campaign by Alfred
E. Smith, president of the New York
Board of Aldermen, the choice of the
Democratic unofficial convention.
Attorney General Lewis, backed
by William Barnes, William L.
Ward, Senator Wadsworth, Henry
W. Taft and Senator Elon R. Brown,
was easily defeated by the Governor.
With little less than half Of the
returns from the city received, and
nearly third of the vote from up
state, Governor Whitman's estimated
majority over Attorney General
Lewis is 1928. The estimated
total vote for Governor Whitman is
280,o46, and 1865 for his oppon-
ent.
Big Vote for Smith
The estimated vote of Alfred f.
Smith on like returns is 191, SAB,
against 29,261 for William Church
Osborn
George W. Aldridge, the veteran
Republican leader f Monroe Coun-
ty, where Mr. Lewis lives, made good
lis prediction that he would snow
Mr. Lewis under.
Brooklyn, which was counted on
by the Lewis men to turn in a ma
jority Of from five to ten thousand
for the Attorney General, joined the
Whitman procession, going about
two to one for the Governor.
William Barnes, the boss of Alba
ny county, delivered that county to
Mr.. Lewis by a margin of about
1900.
The prohibition issue played a
prominent part in the canvass in
the upstate counties, where the
Anti-Saloon League lent its strength
to Governor Whitman.
The entire Whitman slate won
along with the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor Edward
Schoeneck defeated his opponents,
Ex-senator Seth G.. Heacock, of
lion, and Ex-senator William M.
Bennett, of New York.
Victory for Travis
State Controller Travis won over
Samuel Fraser, who was backed by
the New York Federation of Agri-
culture, and John Kissel, of Brook
lyn, who in the courts tried to in
validate his nominating petitions.
Senator Charles D. Newton, of
Geneseo, backed by the Whitman
supporters, beat Deputy Attorney
General Alfred l.. Becker for Attor-
ney General.
State Treasurer James l.. Wells,
who, like the Governor, the Lieuten-
ant Governor and the State Con-
troller, is serving his second term,
was easily renominated over Theo-
Care T. Baylor, of New York.
Francis M. Hugo, Secretary of
State, and Frank NJ Williams, State
Engineer and Surveyor, were unop.
posed
The vote was comparatively light
throughout the state, and there was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04

o,. New ohice--514 Fifth Avenue
..ur Sur new otfice-at No. b1+ Fifth Avenue
tbarss.ao oi 4Sd Streets in charge of men
n,uasso.uehly equipped TO advise with respect to
! "'ss'meM Questions.--Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04

Advice to those who want TO sell their
LIBERTY BONDsDon't
Advice 10 those who must sei-Io to
John Auir & Co.. 6l B'way.-Adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
F Franco-Anericans
Sweep Forward to
Cher11in des DANES

British Overrun ''Switch' Positions Constructed
East of Drocourt-Q Queant Front Advancing
Four Miles and Capturing $4,000 Ger
and Many Villages in Two Days
Gen. Mangin's Troops lmperil
Enemy's Stronghold North of scissors
Yankees Aid Allies in Storming Wulverghem and
Showing Teutons in Lys Salient Back to Lines
Near Neuve Chapelle They Held Before
Their Gigantic Spring Campaign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-09-04
THE NATIONAL CITY CoMp.~,

Continued on page sir
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Continued on last page
VENUS PENCILS set the standard Of
the world for quali}S. BUY VENUS.-Advt.
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
FOR SALE

(237) 80 acres buck-hot loan land
one-half mile corporate limits India
nola, Miss. SO acres cultivation, 2 ten
ant houses, will make good home,
lose to good schools, churches, mer-
ket, etc. Price $500 acre.
(27O 210 acres black sandy loan
land 100 cultivation, good improve
ments 2 1-2 miles Carter, Miss. price
$50. acre. terms if desired. Buy this
before owner finds out what it is
worth.
(293) 400 acres black buck shot
land with over 800 cultivation, good
enw improvements, residence, large
barn, store house, tenant houses. etc.
Well drained in 1 1-2 miles Isola,
Miss. Price $500 acre, great bargain
(227) TIA acres high grade we'll
improved buck shot loan land with
375 cultivation, balance ~cultivatible,
3 1-2 miles Heathman, Miss, The best
of new land well located, well drained
and is really worth $500 an acr
more than we are asking, Price $40.
acre, terms $15,O00.0O cash, balance
Ito 5 wears.
(21T 1910 acres as fine cut over
land as Gods sun ever shone upon,
along bank of Sunflower river in
Washington county. Miss. price $50.
acre. 1t can be cleared. housed and
nut in cultivation for $50. acre thus
giving YOU land in cultivation at $50.
acre, while adjoining land in cultiva-
tion are selling for 500. acre and
more. Look it over.
(284) 1909 acres black sandy loan
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30

try to explain chow it happen
ed" then, we can cease to try to
hold a light before their eyes.
The rain did not do it, it was
the patriotic spirit of the peo-
Pile. The small vote is most
readily accounted for. Hardly
more than half of the 10000
soldiers who are in the army
voted and it is well for the
Senator that they did not, and
then there was something like
five or six thousand who had
heretofore swallowed every
decoction that crowd prepared
who became sick. They said
cit appears that every man we
support is a mistake so we shall
just remain away from the
polls this time, we can not vote
Vardaman if we do go to the
POLLS" 1t is time to quit boys,
let's devote our time to other
and more. important things.
We are satisfied. Let's join
hands for a greater and grand
er Mississippi.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
THE SENTINEL BEING GEN
EROUSLY
ULATED.

The Sentinel is being most
generously congratulated on
the part it played in the cleo
ton of Hon. Pat Harrison. The
Editor has received a great
many letters commencing the
paper. some of them from be-
the borders of Mississippi.
One of the Bishops of one of
the great churches who re-
sides in another state, was kind
enough to write us a personal
letter telling what he thought
of the GOOD work of The Senti-
mel. We did what we thought
right. We did our best,
keeping at all times in mind a
due regard for the opinions of
others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
"a CHANCE TO CORRECT
THEIR MISTAKE.'

Senator Vardaman said on
the night of the primary when
the returns began to come in,
that the people of Mississippi
would be given ga chance to
correct their mistake. The Sena-
ator is so obsessed with his own
Importance and is so full of
self-adulation that he failed to
understand that the people
of Mississippi were just then
correcting a mistake they
made in 1911.
The talk of the Senator ever
again being a factor in Miss
issippi politics is fatuos. The
"stabbing Germany in the back
while England and France have
her down" will be a milestone
around his neck that he can
never get away from. And
then his charge that there are
women in Mississippi who
would allow their husbands
to "barter their virtue to de-
feat" him (Vardaman) will
ever be a night mare to him.
The women of the state will
never forget that charge and
whenever its author sticks his
head up, they will be there
with a club to swat him.
And still again it will never
be forgotten that the Senator
found time aG6 opportunity
to talk abc"t President Will
sons blun62rs and the mistakes
of Cong~oss but never did he
say in any speech in the cam
paiGn a word about the Ger
man atrocities. s~ o~e
Where the Senator was
known best is where he ran the
worst. He only got 1913 votes
in LeFlore County and was
beaten in his the city of Jack
son where he now resides more
than A to i. He lost his own
ward and his own precinct in
He did not carry
Yalobusha county where he
was reared.
Requiescat in pace. 4
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
Mr. 8. W. Smith made a business

Mr. 3. w. Smith made a business
trip to Memphis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Martin Jr.,
went to Grenada Saturday on bust
ness.
Mesdame Coats and children and
Gulley and little Miss Sara Adaliere
motored to Grenada in Mr.. Hurd
Horizons car last Friday on business.
Mr.. Andrew Carothers spent Sat
urday with Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Hor-
ton
Mrs. Rebecca Townes and interest
irG little boys have returned home
after a pleasant visit to her parents
in Grenada.
Mrs. Minnie T. Smith is spending
the week end with her parents east Of
Hardy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Frazier of Mem
phis are visiting DR.. and Mrs. Frazier
this week.
Lieut.. T. 3. Coats has returned to
Atlanta to start back to work for
Uncle Sam. His wife and baby, Tied"
accompanied him as far as Memphis.
Mrs. Maggie Davis and daughter,
Mrs. w. H. Mcneil and little son.
Billie" were visitors in Walden last
week.
Mr.. Bob, Sullivan has bought the
Hardy gin and moved it to Masell,
Miss.
Mesdames Rosa Thomson and A.
Thomson and Dave Childers and
children were visitors of Lieut.. and
Irs. F. s. Coats.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
cErE.CT. NILS. AUG. 26.i9l3.


J.. M. Villains, president of Miss,
Rural Association and DR.. G. w
Gayles of Greenville are touring the
state in chow to win the war" and ad-
vising the negroes to their best in
terest. They are also organizing Ru-
raj Associations in every county of
the state. They are endeavorirg to
have this work reach every southern
state, a. they are anxious to have
tie negroes to know that the south
; their nome and they must remain
here and work out their own saliva
ton With the southern white man.
Williamson says it is as necessary
20 have an Association to help in de-
vc,cp;ng the rural communities and
uplifting the negroes in industrial
pursuits as i is for religious Associa-
tons.
Williamson urges eevery negro to
take an active part in this work and
help mis- country by getting more and
better labor FOR his county and by
making himself a more substantial
citizen. Let every negro work to
build up his own county in every way
possible.
Williamson thinks the Supts. and
others of Authority should urge the
establishment of this work and the
white people should meet with the
negroes and advise with them as days
of yore. If this was done he is GER
tain there would not be so much I'M
rest among the negroes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
New Kind OF Ca|0nG|
Safe And Delightful

The new kind of calomel, known as
Calotabs, retains all o fthe good me-
dicinal virtuses of the old style Gallo
mel, yet is entirely purified from all
the ~nauseating, d~isagreeable and dan
gerous qualities. You can, there
fore, eat what you please and go
where you please, with no loss of time
from your work.
One Calotab, at bedtime, with a
swallow of water-that's all. Next
morning you awake feeling fine, your
liver cleansed, your system purified
and with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Calotabs are sold only in crigi-
nal, sealed packages, price thirty-fve
cents. Your druggist recommends
them and will refund you'd money if
you ore not delighted. (adv)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30

buckshot land with about $50 cultiya-
ton, good residence, store, gin, saw
mill, grist mill, blacksmith shop, plen-
ty good tenant houses, on Sunfower
river 2 miles 7. & NJ. Y. R. R. nd 10
miles Ind;anoia. One best places to
make money we know of to make
money we know of. price only $500
acre. terms easy. Don't fail to see it.
W have been in the business %
wears and know how to give both sides
value FOR their money. We have q
nice list Of all size Miss.-Delta places
for sale and f interested it Will nav
you 10 come to see US: it Will cost you
nothing to look. Correspondence Sc
licited.
PITTS & WEEKS S,
THE LAND MEN,
iNDEANoLA, MISS.
1345
REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 6
Mrs. S. A. Morrison requests every
body TO meet on public squire Septem-
ber 6 to celebrate "LaFayette-Marne
acd American Defense Day"
Real women and real men wanted
for Y. M. c. A. War Work in France
and in American Camps. We can prom
ise you hard wcrk, long hours and the
greatest Joy .has has or will eve-
-on- into your !;fe-the 10y of sery-
ic7 o,hers.
Apply to YOU nearest district Sec-
re.a-y or 20 Jack c. Wilson, Recruit
ing Secretary, Y. M. c. A. War Work.
Jackson, Miss, CO Edwards, House.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30
"IF THE SENTINEL AND
DAILY NEWS DON'T

The allegation "abuse of
Vardaman" was so much work
ed overtime that many thought
lessly allowed themselves to
partially believe it. The state
ment frequently came to us
that if "The Sentinel and the
Jackson Daily News don't let
up, they'll elect Vardaman
again" Our answer to that
was that if telling the truth
about the Senator's senatorial
record was going to elect him,
then we are going to elect him.
Just why this paper was coupl-
ed with the Daily News, we are
a bit at a loss to understand.
In many cases those making
the statement would have been
mighty glad for The Sentinel to
have kept quiet. But there is
little use to discuss now what
has already been proven.
~
HARDY LOG 3.
Mr.. Vaccar and son FYarren, of
Memphis spent several days with Dr..
md Mrs. Frazier.
NJ. and Mrs. Wm. Tcyword at
tended church last Sur|ey.
The Hardy citizens have ~tarted
on the new road in order 20 miss the
:and bar.
. Mr.. Joe Collins relatives and many
friends highly welcome him home on
his few days furlough.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-08-30

The fourth Liberty Loan
campaign starts September %.
In New England already one
person in every five has bought
bonds. In addition two of or
three Of those states have sup
plemented by SO. per month
the amont paid by the Federal
Government to their soldiers.