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The sun., 1918-09-11
PERSHING AWARDS
WAR CROSSES TO ~
Acts of Heroisn, in France
Bring More Citations.

WARRINGTON. Sept 10.-Distinguished
service crosses have been awarded by
Gen. Pershing to twenty-five additional
men OF the army for acts OF heroism
and gallantry while fighting In France.
The citations were received to-day at
the War Department az a section Of the
official communique for Tuesday.
The men decorated and their ad-
dresses are: Capt. Claude A. Martin,
Lafayette, La
Lieuts. James J. Sheeran, Chicago
Albert y. Pastor. st. Louis Park. MINI.
Charles Il. Barrow. Austin. Tex. Allen
A. Turkey, Des Molnes. and Tracy b.
Stains. Eel Paso.
Sergeants-Gerald p. Landry, no
record of address James Lavas, 400
East Fifty-sixth street New York
Charles II. Tartar, Tarter, Ky. James
Carbary, San Diego, Cal. Corporal
Leroy Il. Morningster. st. Petersburg
Fla,
Privates--4fIarold n. Crawford, Cleve-
land: William Jaeonson, infantry, nc
record Of address; Edwin l.. Beard
Redfeld, s. D.; Charles L. Cameron
Somerville, Mass. Luzius Luzi. infan-
try. Switzerland Dan w. Sullivan, no
record Of address; Joseph Demsy
! Italy James l.. Clarke. Seaman, Ohio
Saddler Lewis ID. McLawson, Winter
v!l!o. y. c.; Cook Patrick McKenna
1921 Lemis street. ST.. Paul, Mimi
Mechanic. Cecil NJ. Murray, 2Os Wesi
Seventh street. Cincinnati
The sun., 1918-09-11
ONLY is DIVISIONS
UNUSED BY ENEMY
Warrington Learns of Great
Inroads on Man PoUer.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-New evidence
Of the shortage of man power in the
German army has reached Washington
from an authoritative source, It was
learned to-day, showing that seven army
divisions on the western front had been
disbanded entirely for lack OF men.
There are now only 1875 German divi-
sions on the entire front, according to
these reports. and of these there are
only sixteen that have not BEEN engaged
in heavy fighting Of the present year,
In at least eight divisions the battalion
formation has been reduced to three
companies from four, which means a re-
duction Of one-fourth in the fighting
strength of these divisions. The report
adds that the trench strength of the
German army Is now entirely made
Quate.
These reports throw light upon the
underlying reasons for the great Ger
man withdrawal and complete abandon.
ment of the drive which was started
last March
The sun., 1918-09-11
RED ARMY A FAILURE.
Japanese Com m issioner Reports on
Trotxky's Mobilization scheme.

Special caole Despatch to THE suS from the
London Times Seruice.
Copyright. 1918; az rights reSerred
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 10-The principal
member of the Japanese military mis-
sion, who has arrived here from Russia.
says when the mission left Moscow and
Petrograd the scheme OF War Minister
Trotzky for mobilization OF the Russian
army on the whole had been failure,
but volunteers were Joining with con-
siderable thanks, owing to the attrac-
ton OF regular pay. adequate clothing
and plentiful rations.
Opposition TO the Bolshevlk regime is
spreading rapidly all over the country,
but what it lacks Is rallying point for
unifying and centralizlng that element
Nearly all the Russians with the excep-
ton of the Bolshevilki, who were mani
testify running It, wished their country
brought out of its chaotic state, but the
unity OF effort necessary for the con.
centration Of organization hitherto has
been lacking.
The sun., 1918-09-11
GERMAN LIBERALS
IN PEACE MOVE


other peoples. who can manage them
quite as we'll themselves.
Our adversaries need only provide
an opportunity in calm exchange OF
views-some sort Of direct Informative
discussion Is thinkable which would be
far from being peace negotiations-of
discussing and weighing everything
which to-day separates the belligerent
parties and no further fighting will per-
haps be needed to bring them closer to-
gether.
But would not delude you with
baseless prospects of peace at moment
when the war fever still is shaking the
world. ] must. however. talk to you OF
peace because we all honestly want II
and because we are certain there is an
ever growing number Of like minded per-
sons in all enemy countries
I'VE desire TO contribute to the best
Of our ability to a mutual understanding
and help to pave n way for Cancellation,
But so long as necessary we shall hold
out in a loyal and resobIte joint defence
II am certain that tins war must cost
this tormented earth a terrible amount
of bloodshed and an Unreasonable de-
struction Of precious possessions before
the end can be reached by the military
overthrow Of the enemy, IL indeed this
at all is possible.
I'VE are oppressed by the same cares
but we are not downhearted You can
convince yourself here that We. Just as
In Germany, with head erect and without
fear or arrogance. are waging IA de-
fensive war. rejecting all responsibility
for the prolongation thereof. which was
criminally and quite uselessly forced
upon us by the enemy"
Prince Won Wedel. the German Am.
bassador to Austria-Hungary, expressed
the hope that n trustful and harmonious
collaboration of diplomacy and the press
would succeed in promoting and rein
forcing the brilliantly proved friendship
between Austria-Hungary and Germany
The sun., 1918-09-11
GERMANY'S EFFORT
SPENT, SAYS HAIG
Dark Days Past and Will Never
Return, Field Marshal
Tells His Men.


LoSpoN. Sept. love have passed
through many dark days. Please God
these will never return" saws Field Mar.
shaI Hais. Commander in Chief OF the
british forces in France, in an order Of
the day. The commander then saws
.rrhe enemy ba, now spent his Effort"
rb. tsxt ~ the order follows.
iona month has now passed since tina
pr,ti.h a rm,es having s,,ccessfu,Iv win.
..,,s eli ~. .,,acL. ~ ,he enoroy ono,
-. .a,,, 81. ,srcr~,v. IN chair tur, ~
~. 80, .noc. ~ ,tr,e nv a ser,o, -.
s.,,,,a.. 80 ss,S,,,,y execu,sd an,Io,,,
" " 49,. r.n.a+ad,v dsSaatoI, tho sou.
C ..s,Ias -,hosa ,rasti,, .,,.osinp
Ger' n .,,a, 80
nulnu' W, 49, "a.
sprins. ""' , ss ~. w ,n o r.
sh iron. l'a' H"@pee" "''' VII '"e i'o"'
VI Jul LIE. ~ .
Les man SIN non.ns a..sr tne
lauh.iins o, une srea. ".."'an o,e,.SIVe
which was 10 nave cut 'he aihen 'front.'
IN TWO the aileu armies ever where to-
DAY are advancing VIGOROUSLY slde ny
side over the same Dattieneic on which
by the courage and steadfastness or their
defence they nroke the enemys assaults,
yet moro mas been done. Already
We have pressed beyond our old battle
The sun., 1918-09-11
BRITISH FIGHTING
THROUCH.DEEP MUD
German Resistance Is Helped
by Heavy Rains.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
Sept 10.-Although the resistance from
enemy rear guards has increased all
along the line, especially In the centre
areas, where a much greater volume
or machine gun and artillery fire is
being encountered. the British troops
have made further progress. Rain has
fallen necessarily, the battlefield in many
places is now covered with soft mud and
the shell craters are filed with ooze,
/ which makes rapid progress difficult
Generally the armies are still paused.
and what forward movements have been
carried out have been more in the ma
ture Of line strengthening and for the
suppression of active German positions.
Epehy Wood has been the scene of
hard fighting The British attacked II
to-day. but details are lacking.
From several reliable sources 1t 4.
learned that the enemy Is evacuating the
civilians from numerous villages and
towns In his rear and Is exhibiting his
customary methods while doing 1t. The
civilians, in most cases old men. women
and children, are being forced from their
homes with only handful Of their pos
sessions. Their property Is either being
confiscated by the German authorities or
being carried of by the troops
Further confirmation Of the mutinous
spirit In sections OF the German army
has been received. Prisoners who were
In the immediate vicinity Of an engage
ment August 20 say that an infantry
regiment Of a Bavarian division suddenly
+ threw down its arms. They retired, de-
claring that they absolutely refused to
fight for Prussia any longer.
The most important news from the
north to-day Is direct confederation OF
the fact that the Germans are working
with all haste in the preparation OF their
rear lines east Of the River Lys, and
that they are being reinforced with con-
crete machine gun nests in considerable
numbers.
The sun., 1918-09-11
KAROLYI FOR wilson PEACE.
Head of Hungarian independent
Warns Against IrnperfaIism.

BASEL, Sept. I0.-President Wilson's
programme as basis for the negotia-
tons for peace is Endorsed by Count
Michael Karolyi. president of the Hun
garian Independent party. A despatch
from Budapest quoting from an open
letter written by Count Karolyi to his
electors. to whom he recommends an
early peace. says:
"A decisive military victory. despite
its successes. is a dream for which it is
useless to pursue. We should not be-
come slaves To the idea of n middle
Europe. either military, economically or
politically, and should not strengthen
our alliance with Germany. which would
form the first step toward the realiza-
ton of this central Europe.
I'VE ought to accept as basis for
negotiations President Wilson's pro-
gramme.'
The sun., 1918-09-11


defence system printed by the Paris
Mafin to-day.
The first line I'm the rear of the Hin
denburg position, according to the news
paper, starts from the south OF Lille and
parallels the Hindenbprg line at an
average of from three to six miles.
The SECOND comprises q line running
from Lille to Metz, the intermediary
points on which the newspaper does not
indicate. This line would be about $50
miles in length.
Fourth Line OF Retreat.
Finally, the newspaper adds, there is
fourth retreat line, on which the Ger
mans are now vigorously working. II
runs from Valenciennes. 20 miles west
of Douai, In n southeasterly direction to
Givet, on the Meuso at the Belgian bor-
der. The front thus indicated extends
for about 60 miles.
The Associated Press correspondent
with the French army In France. writ
Ing yesterday, says French troops
forced the crossing OF the Crozat Canal.
overcoming strong opposition and oc-
cupying important positions In the tri-
angle formed by the two branches of the
canal and the road from La Fere to
st. Quentin.
They also advanced north Of the
Disc, taking the Liez fort and north of
the NOise capturing Etrevifier- and
Roupyt Though these were operations
of deti\il they frightened the lines around
both ST. Quentin and La Fere, greatly
facilita ling future operations against
both towns.
Gen. iHumberts forces now command
the entir 2 region west OF the river and
the canal from La Fere north beyond a
single trsck railroad that crosses the
river at Iuesieres. They command all
of the api roaches to St Quentin from
the north, west and south and are
within threN miles Of the town.
The occur "a ton OF Fort Liez gives the
French conn nand not only Of the entire
country arou nd La Fere but OF the val
ley of the Ofse to considerable dis
lance northwsud. the valley of the Serre
eastward and the railroad line leading
TO the Laon citadel. which is visible
from the height.
Ordered to Wight to Iast Man.
Gen. Mangin's army south Of the
Dise took Servais. closing In on La Fere
from the south. while II improved
its position north of Laffaux. Both
the Third and Ten IN French armies are
now practically on the line where the
pursuit Of the GER hans stopped in the
spring of 1917.
German prisoners say that orders re-
Gently issued are to fight to the last
man to hold the present positions. There
are Indications, however. that the Ger
mans have less confidence than last
year in the inviolab tlity of this line.
They made great sacrifices to mold
other positions in front of II without
avail, and the burning of La Fere be-
trays the fear that the line ID not en-
tirely safe there.
The Hindenburg line, however. COM
prises wide system OF defences. hav-
ing total depth in ,,ome places of
nearly ten miles, and tho fall OF its pill
lars does not mean r br each In the po-
sition. The st. Gobain forest. supposed
10 be the strongest part of the line, Is
now tightly pressed from the north by
the occupation of Servais. from the west
oy the capture OF BarisisS while the
French in front of Fresnes are crowding
1t from the south end
The sun., 1918-09-11
MORGAN & co. TOLD
FEE Is TOO HIGH
williams Accepts Challenge
and Explains Default Of $751;
100000 G. & w. I. Note.
ADVICE GIVEN TO FIRM
Railroad Financial Director
Tells of Offer Of Renewal at
9s-4 Per Cent. Interest.
Special Despatch to TIE suN.

Wy. ,,,,.,or,>, ca. ,o-John ske,-
Of Finance of the Railroad Administra-
ton. accepted tonight the challenge OF
>,,-o,n a. n, In statement made
:.
PUBIC this morning, IN "h'ch " ""s
said the railroad administration had
failed IN make c-,blic the full correspond
800. A., M,
eHce reia''hs :" ''e "eA""'' Va '"0
cago and Wes.ccn Indiana Railroad on
its s15,000.OOO lo,e ISSUE
NJ xy,u,ors aac,o "a. ,hat tho cor-
o
respondence onit'ed was ieIt OUT ior
the sake OF brevity as II did not I'm
any way affect the merits OF the discus
sion or the correctness Of the conclu-
sions." He makes public the unpub-
lished communications and concludes:
"It Is clear from the entire corre-
spondence that the only Offer from
Messrs. Morgan & Co. prior to the pub
LEGATION Of the correspondence called for
c& per cent. commission to the bank
other interest charges made a total OF
IN per cent, on loan ~hicn the pank-
ers claiineo provideo q margin Oh Sc
curity OF ABOUT loo per cent'--and WIZ
the feoeral guarantees as 10 paymsne VI
interest ourihs oo'erhfheh' eor'roi'
C.u. 70 ur,u..,s,.h,..
This the Railroad Administration and
the borrowing company considered un-
der the circumstances wholly untustin-
| able, and well calculated to disturb and
advance the interest rates Tor money
which 1t IL particularly important at th's
time to Keep WITHIN moderate limits.
The teiegrams maze pubic are al iast
minute communication In the nrst OF
them sent August So Mr.. Wiiiamf
called the attention OF Morgan q 60
to assurance OF Government guarantees
of interest charges, declaring Under
these conditions, II we assume mat your
assurance as 10 the real vaiue OF .he
properly pehind these oohsations is even
The sun., 1918-09-11
LEGALITY OF WAR
TAX BILL ATTACKED
Attorney for InvestmentBa Bank
ers Assails Kitchin Revenue
-' Oh. Measure.
ALTERNATE PLAN FAULTY
LOngworth Denounces Virtual
laundering Of Wealth and
Ban on Brewing.
Special Despdtch to tbs Sun.

WASH rNoToN, Sept 10-The drum
fire Of criticism directed against the
more Objectionable features of the
Kitchin revenue bill lost none Of its
intensity in the House to-day. While
this was going on the Senate Finance
Committee ives informed by legal talent
that there.is grave doubt of the consti-
tutionality of some sections Of the bill.
Robert r.. Reed. counsel for the In
vestment Bankers Association. pointed
out to the Finance Committee two glar-
ing defects in the big money measure.
"The first" he said, ais the alternate
excess profits and war profits tax plan.
There Is no sense In that at all. The
tax should be purely war profits tax,
with a very elastic provision giving the
Treasury Department authority to I'M
pose the proper taxes on the few cor
poratlons which would escape the war
profits tax altogether"
Alternate Plan Attacked.
Senator Thomas (Colorado). a Demo-
crat. interrupted here.
Il don't believe the alternate profits
tax plan is legal" he said. IF two
Plans can be put in the bill, why isn't
II quite as possible to have six o.
thirty plans for business to struggle
WITH"
Senator Smoot (Utah) at this point
repeated his views on the war profits
tax. declaring emphatically that the biz
should contain straight war profits
tax instead Of the complicated alternate
system with its inequities and Difficult.
ties Of administration.
THE second great objection to the
bill" Mr.. Reed resumed, 'is that the
taxation Of State and municipal bonds
that is the income derived from them
Is unconstitutional. There is very lit
tie doubt of that. States cannot impose
a tax on the income from bonds issued
by the Federal Government, and the
Federal Government cannot tax State
and municipal securities. That Is one
of the principles on which our dual form
of government Is based.
SHOULD this tax on State and munich
pal securities be permitted" he con-
tinued. cit would cause a great shrink
age in their values and would prove a
terrible blow to savings banks all over
the country. whose funds are very
largely invested in such securities
Representatives Of Klaw & Erlanger
the Shuberts. Al H. Woods William A.
Brady and other theatrical interests will
be heard by the Finance Committee to-
morrow In opposition to the doubled tax
on admissions and the higher theatre
taxes.
The sun., 1918-09-11

to raise war revenue. not bill to re-
organize society. The question as to
what some Of US may think In a proper
amount for rich man to live on In war
lime Is subordinate Just now to the
amount we can properly and effectively
exact from wealth for the support of our
military programme.
Just 10 surely as you imposee a tax
which amounts to plumber just 30 surely
will you overshoot the mark and render
difficult. II not impossible, our task Of
furnishing the money necessary to prose-
cute effectively the war.
Even more important than the ques-
ton Of the effect this bill may have upon
the revenues Is the question of the effect
II may have upon the coming issue OF
Liberty bonds. Nothing could be more
disastrous to our cause than that the is
cue should be a failure. and we must be
scrupulously careful, therefore. that Moth
ing we do here shall prejudice It's sue
cess. Most Of the bonds will be pur-
chased by individuals and their purchas-
ing power will be directly affected by the
taxes on their incomes"
Makes . saggestion.
The proper way TO make Liberty bonds
attractive Investments. Mr.. Longworth
pointed out. Is to make the normal In
come rate high and the surfaces low. as
the income from the bonds Is subject
only to the surtax. He refused to sub
scribe to the policy that fully one-third
OF the war expenses should be borne by
taxation.
Mr.. Longworth pointed out that tariff
duties and consumption taxes had been
altogether neglected and added: This
bill. then. remains as 1t stands a tax on
wealth, pure and simple, but in my be-
lief 1t taxes wealth pretty nearly to the
straining point and any further taxes
must be borne by people purchasing
articles Of daily necessity"
He pointed out the loss of revenue
from the Executive order stopping the
brewing of beer, and said that the thing
to do first was to resort to higher tariffs
on a few articles which will be high
revenue producers. He suggested coffee.
tea, rubber. wool, hides and sugar. He
estimated that prohibition. Instead of
costing a loss only OF the taxes from
liquor. wines and beer, would amount.
through the loss Of taxes OF all sorts con-
rected with the industry. to almost
$4,000, 900. 900.
Mr.. Longworth expressed qualification
that the war profits system had been in
corporated in the bill, and recalled his
pre-war opposition to the theory OF tive
excess profits tax, and quoted the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to show that their
attitudes coincided exactly. Mr.. Long
worth dep!ored the fact that 1t had been
made necessary to abandon the plan to
tax unearned incomes at higher rate
than earned income. but pointed out that
the vicious section 209 in the present
law had been knocked out entirely In the
Kitchin bill. This section put a larger
tax on earned personal incomes than on
unearned incomes.
The sun., 1918-09-11
GERMAN NAVY CHEF MOVES.
Staff and Department Heads Go to
Main Headquarters.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10.-The chief Of
the German Admiralty Staff, Admiral
scheer, has gone to stay permanently
at main headquarters. according to ad-
vices from Berlin.
The staff of the naval war COM
mander and other heads OF Admiralty
departments will aieo be located there.
The sun., 1918-09-11
NEW PLEA FOR GERMAN LOAN.
Public Asked to strain Resources
to Help "Defensive War;
Special Gable Despatch to The Sun from the
London Times Serrice,

Special Cable Despatch TO The SrN from the
London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1915; all rights reseyred.
AMSTERDAM, Sept 10.-The prelimi-
nary press campaign for the ninth Ger
man war loan has begun under rather
depressing circumstances. as Germany
hitherto has always endeavored to
launch her loans on the crest of mill
tary successes. This time what capital
Is possible Is being made out Of the
ratification OF the supplementary Brest-
Litovsk treaties.
AS 1t is impossible now 10 speak OF
victories. prospective subscribers are be-
ing appealed to on the ground that 1t is
the duty of every citizen to strain his
resources to the utmost to finance Ger
manys defensive war"
The sun., 1918-09-11
16 MINERS FALL TO DEATH.
Cable Breaks and Cage Drops In
british Columbia

MANArMo, b. G. Sept. 1O.--Sixteen
miners employed by the Western Fuel
Company were instantly killed shortly
after ] o'clock this morning when the
steel cable attached to the cage in which
they were being lowered into Protection
Island shaft broke.
The sun., 1918-09-11

CAMP MCCLELLAN, ADMISSION. Ala,
Sept. 10.-While playing with a gun lie
thought was unloaded Private Francs
Deluco of Brooklyn. acting sergeant OF
the guard. accidentally shot and killed
himself to-day. For the amusement OF
several of his company mates he looked
into the barrel OF the gun and pulled
the trigger. The gun contained two
shells
The sun., 1918-09-11
IS KILLED. 30 HURT
IN 2 TRAIN WRECKS
Fatal Accidents in Vermont
and Nebraska.

BRATTLEBoRo. VT. Sept. 1O.--Three
men were killed and twenty-five persons
injured when an extra freight train ran
into the rear of a passenger train ON the
Hoston and Maine Railroad at Dummer-
ston. 20 day. The dead are: Frederick
S, Plat, clerk of the Federal Court at
Rutland: W. j. Conant, Bellows Falls
and Richard King, Boston.
All of those killed were in the smoker,
the rear car OF the passenger train. The
injured were brought to hospital here,
where it was said it was believed all
where 1t is believed all will recover.
The smoker was demolished and the
two cars ahead were telescoped half
their length. The train held TO the
tracks Had It been derailed It would
have gone into the, Connecticut River.
AILIANcK, Neb.. Sept. l0.-Twelys
persons Were killed and eighteen injured
when Burlington train No. -43, west
bound, was wrecked seven miles west
of here this afternoon. The passenger
ran head on Into 4 work train. tels-
scoping the first two cars of the pas
senger train. All of the dead and in
jured were In the second coach.
The sun., 1918-09-11
Canadian Expires. WORKER. strike.

MONTREAL, Sept. 10--The Canadian
Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
called a strike to-day of Its members en-
pioyed by the Dominion Express COM
pany In Canada. demanding recognition
Of the brotherhood. 1t was asserted
1000 men walked out.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-04-13
ESCAPE DE LOS DETECTIVES

In ioven americana, acusado de
es-ar complicado en- varios robos con
iactura CUE Sc han com"Eido en-
cssa ciudad recientenIente. iba a ser
aprehsndido aye en- |: ~mcdrugada
por uatro detectives que fuerou a
buscarlo a su cuarto que eStd Ell un
"roomirg house" dc II Gale Norte
Laredo. FL muchacno estaba horml-
do cuando Sc prascnto uao Dc los
detectives quc lie d;io-S. v~'S:l2r& y
sc die-a preso. Sc puso los Zaparos Y
los partalones : N IN dt5cuito
de! detective le arrojo las ccbijas
a IA cara tapandolc los ojos. abri"
= veHtana : dcscolgandosc dc Il"
segundo piso de Il altura DE- vein
te pies, cch6 a correr. Cuario los
detectives fueron en- su busca, ~
ha1ia escapado sin saberse a rumb2
que tomara e. audaz ratero. Sc re-
cogieron las ropas que dcio abrndo-
nadas el ladr6n al huir y fuc ii uni
ca presa que los detectives llevaron
4 ia cstaci0n central de poiicja.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-04-13
AGN

Aver por la madrugada, en- FL ca
llej6n de Ia cuadra numero 500 de
"a Gale E. Quincy, Sc registrd un
gran escandalo. Los vecinos alarma-
dos pid;eron el auxilio de la policia
v cuando Sc presento ell agente mo-
toe;c!ista Garven encontro que IN
neyro ilamado Tony James habia
solpcado brutalmente a otro indivi-
duo de ST raza llamado H. B. Perry.
Tony hugo al sentir la proximidad
de IA policia; e. agente Garven re-
cogi6 al herido y 10 envi6 al nospi-
ia de Ia ciUdad para que ali Sc lie
7westaran atenciones m6dicas. Los
agentas de Ia autorldad buscan aho-
RI . James.