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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
Y. M. c. A. WON PLACE IN
HEART OF u. S. ARMY
Worker With an Inexhaustible
Supply Tobacco on Deck
at St. Mihiel,

With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front, Tuesday, Sept. 17.-(A.
P)-The Y. NJ. c. A. has won its place
in the hearts Of the American soldiers,
and an instance Of the service rem
dered by these workers is given in a
story told of the recent fighting. On
the morning of the American advance
against the st. Mihiel salient n Y. M.
c. A. man appeared among the SOL
ders carrying huge pack on his back.
He did not explain his presence except
by whispered word to company
commander. who nodded approval.
When the order to advance came he
moved forward with the men. At tho
first pause. while the soldiers were
sheltered behind little rise Of grousd,
the Y. M. c. A. mas made his way
from soldier to soldier giving each a
cake of chocolate and pack Of ciga-
rettes. When his pack was exhausted
he returned to the rear. but reappeared
In a few hours with another bundle.
He repeated his trips until his organi-
zation was able to bring UP supplies
in larger quantities.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
DRAFT CALLS FOR NAVY
ISSUED ENSUING WEEKS
Physical Tests More Severe.
| CrWder Notifies Board of
New Induction Rules.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-Calls for In
duction OF selective service men into
the navy and marine corps ale to he
issued within the next .ew weeks
Provost Marshall General Crowder to-
day notified draft officials of all the
states. With few exceptions these
calls will be similar to the rdinary
calls for the army. and will be for men
taken from the ordinary run of the
draft in sequence Of order number and
for men with special or technical quail
fications. fs rLtg ~
Tho order quoting sections Of the
manpower law which MALE the. tern,
military service; include the navy and
marine corps, announced that separate
calls hereafter would be issued to get
men for all divisions OF the service
State quotas will be allotted to fill the
marine and naval requirements.
Voluntary Induction.
After call has been issued. marine
and navy recruiting offices may ask
for the voluntary induction of men to
fill the call. II the total is not OBJ
tailed by that method. the boards will
order sufficient men forward to make
up the quota. The men will be mobil-
lied and transported in the same man.
ner as are those of the national army.
Men responding either to the induction
or call method viii be counted upon
the states quota as having been fur
nished for the nations military needs.
Physical qualifications are lightly
higher for naval needs. and the order
directs that local boards shall select
no man for the navy who cannot use
the English language fully and who
has not a complete status as citizen
Of the United States.
Special calls for men having techni-
cal or educational qualifications for the
navy will also be issued from time to
time. These will be filled by local
boards in the same manner as army
calls have been filed with provision
for voluntary inductions.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
AMERICAN DESTROYER
SINKS GERMAN U-BOAT
THRILLING STORY TOLD OF
SEA FIGHT BY ENSIGN.
Four Direct Shots and Depth
Charges Send Submarine to
Bottom of Sea.

London, Sept. 1s.-Ensign Oliver
Iselin. Jr., Of New York, tells a thrill
ing story Of a sea fight in which ar
American destroyer badly damaged
and probably sank German U-boat
in letter just received here by one
of his friends.
The day before the scrap" he
writes, I'VE rescued 125 French sailors
and five officers from life RATS upon
which they had taken refuge after the
torpedoing OF the French cruiser Du
Petit Thousars.
THE next morning our destroyer
and the submarine were dogging each
other. probably without knowing 1t. In
the afternoon we turned suddenly and
saw the periscope and coming tower
Of the U-boat, few hundred yards off
our port bow.
I'VE went for him full speed He
disappeared, but a few seconds later
we let go several depth charges. Turn
ing. we repeated the performance,
when we saw the U-boat again, with
his rudder probably damaged, trying
to get to the surface.
I'VE let go with four shots from
our guns. 1t was the prettiest shoot =
ing l ever saw. The last two shots
were direct hits. The men at the guns
said they could just make out the bow
of the U-boat tilted upward at a good
angle and that they. also saw lots OF
oil In the wake OF the sea prowler.
I'VE rushed trying TO ram /, the
U-boat, but when we were within a
hundred yards he disappeared. Within
a few seconds the forward watch
shouted There he isf' We Hung depth
charges and brought up lots of oil.
The men Of the gun crew say they
saw the submarine as we. passed over
him. with the bow pointing at sharp
angle and with a heavy list to star
board. The U-boat was stationary as
far as we could tell, and the last two
depth charges were dropped directly
on him. but / guess the prowler was
pretty well done for before.
Excited and hilarious, the French
men climbed over the superstructure
to the lifeboats and every time we
dropped depth charge they cheercd
and yelled. "Vive La Amerique!" and
clapped their hands,"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18

front today.
The assault began at $40 this morn
ing over a front of 25.01J yards.
The zone Of the new thrust extends
from just south of Couzeaucou.t to
Holnon wood, three miles northwest
of st. Quentin.
On the southern end the attack is
directed against ground dominating
the old Hindenburg line.
British Army in France, Sept. 1s.--
"a. P)-Field Marshal Haig's forces
this morning attacked the German po-
sitions on a considerable front north
west of st. Quentin. simultaneously
French troops carried out an operation
on the right. Successful progress was
made on both fronts.
Paris, Sept 1S.--German troops last
night launched violent counter attacks
against the French troops on the
plateau northeast of Sancy. seven
miles northeast of Soissons. The
French war office statement issued to-
day says that the German attacks were
unsuccessful and that the French
troops maintained thoir gains
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
HURRY UP 0LDIERS' MAIL
Improper Addresses Source Of Greatest
Trouble,


Washington. Capt. Frank i. Frazier
y. $. A.. assistant director OF the Ameri-
can expedtionary forces postal service al
Tours, France. has been sent back ia
the United States on a mission relative
to postal affairs. with authority to pro-
vide information heretofore. for military
reasons, withheld from the postal off,
cials.
He has furnished under seal OF secrecy
to the postal officers a directory giving
the location Of troops already In France
and a record of those on the way.
Malls by Every Boat.
Orders have been issued to send mail on
every boat destined to dock at any port
in France organized to receive mail. This.
and the adoption OF a scheme of designa :
ton for groups OF unattached men sent
from the United States to replacement
camps in France. which is recommended
by Capt. Frazier. will. It is believed, go a
long way toward expediting the delivery
of letters to soldiers.
The mail of more than 10000 OF our
soldiers In France is delayed, and per-
haps cannot be delivered at all. The rea =
son for this Is that letters for a greater
number than $4,000 in the aggregate are
improperly or inadequately addressed
sufficient to give the public the impress
sion that the soldiers mail service is
had because the improper addressing OF
letters Is woefully common. At times
there are still delays to the mail after 1t
reaches port In France. Some OF these
are unavoidable: others can be avoided.
and steps to that end have been or are
being taken.
Only in exceptional cases does II take
more than three weeks for properly
addressed letter to reach soldier In
France who is attached to an organized
unit OF the army. Most Of the mail
reaches its destination In less time than
that.
Where the success Of troop movement
on the front depends upon secrecy. mail
cannot be sent to members OF a mobile
force until they are established at the
selected destination.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
TWENTY-FIVE SOLDIERS
KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
Troop and Freight Train n
Head-on Collision Strict y
Censorship Over Details.

Springfield, Mo-, Sept. 1s.--Colorado
and Minnesota soldiers chiefly were
the victims In the head-ori collision
between a troop train and freight
last night near Marshfeld, Mo-. In
which twelve soldiers and two, fireneuS
! and two firemen injured.
The list of the injured was notHiyen
out by military authorities uhtn the
relatives of the men had been notified.
The list OF dead still was being held
UP at noon pending notification a. relefS
tives. q !. S5s,s2S s,s \ Z
The Frisco train carrying the NJ.
diers, is believed to have been from
I Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas, and to
have left there Monday. The rash
occurred at a very sharp bend Of the
single track. Both trains were going
at slow rate of speed. s
A mix-up in orders is believed to
have been the cause of the wreck.
Springfield, Mo-, Sept 1S.--Wrecking
crews of the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco were working today to recover
additional bodies Of soldiers killed last
night when troop train and a freight
train met in a head-on collision near
east of here. The exact number of
dead was unknown, but eleven bodies
were in undertaking establishments at :
Marshfield. and 1t was believed at
least five and perhaps q dozen were
still In the wreckage. Fifty of the
more seriously injured were in the
Springfield hospitals having been
brought here in relief train.
It was stated that most Of the sol-
diers in the forward coach, which wan
wrecked. were from Colorado an
Minnesota. with few rom Missouri
In the second coach were troops from
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and West Vir-
ginia.
Investigation Pending.
Pending investigation, federal au-
thorities are today keeping a close
censorship in force regarding the head
on collision between troop trsin and
freight near Marshfield. Mo-. in which
twenty five soldiers were killed and
between fifty and sixty injured.
The cause of the crash has not been
made known. The baggage car .,f the
troop train was entirely Cemcl shed
and the first passenger car was hur.-d
up on the engines tender. In this
coach were Minnesota and Colorado
boys with smattering of Missouri
soldiers 1t was here the death toll
was taken.
From the wreckags twenty bodies
were early recovered, but later the
number grew to twenty five. The In
jured are being cared for at local hos
pitals here, having been hurried to this
city on relief trains.
The bodies of the dead were brought
to Springfield also where they will be
prepared for shipment to their respec-
tive homes. MAJ
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
ALLIES IN MACEDONIA
TAKE 1000 PRISONERS
OVER FOUR MILE GAIN ON
FIFTEEN. MILE FRONT.
Serbs Vie With French in Cour-
age and Spirit During
Operations.

Paris, Tuesday, Sept 17.-Allied
forces on the Macedonian front have
penetrated to a depth Of nearly four
and a half miles on front of fifteen
and half miles and have captured
1000 prisoners, according to an official
statement issued tonight by the war
office. The text Of the statement reads:
Operations on the Macedonian front
continued very successfully. The front
through Sokola Dokropolje and Vetre-
mix has been widened to twenty-five
kilometers and the allied forces have
penetrated to a depth of seven kilo-
meters.
prisoners to the number OF 1000,
including staff colonel. have been
captured. Thirty guns numerous mine
throwers and machine guns and con-
siderable booty have been taken.
The Serbian forces are vying with
the French in courage and spirit"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
WAR SCENES IN FRANCE
Noted London Preacher Will Tell o
Experience on Battle Front,

Noted London Preacher Will Tell Of
Experience on Battle Front.
DR.. +. w. Patterson. Of the army
Y. M. c. A., formerly assistant pastor
OF the famous City Temple Of London.
under one of the greatest preachers.
Dr. G.. Campbell Morgan, will give n
stereopticon lecture, "War Scenes In
France" at 5 o'clock Thursday night
at the Third Presbyterian church, cor
ner of Oak and Baldwin streetg. No
charge will be made.
At the breaking out of war DR.. Pat
terson resigned Ms position and went
to France with the soldiers to look
after their welfare through the Y. M.
G. A. While there he secured many
very interesting photographs, some OF
which he will show, and will give a
stirring description of scenes he Wit
messed while there. which will be In
spirinE a.i aaNls, 81.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
BELGIUM WILL
REFUSE OFFER
Government Consulted SteD
With Allies, Says Parislan
Newspaper.
WANTS NO SEPARATE PEACE
Proposal Contained No Admis-
sion of Wrong to Belgium
by Germany,

Paris, Sept. 1s.-tHavas.)-The Bel.
gian government, after consulting with
the allies. according to the Petit Earl.
sien has decided to refuse without
elaboration. the reported offer Of q
separate peace made by Germ any.
AN Amsterdam dispatch Tuesday
said that dispatches received from Ber-
lin declared that nothing was known
in competent circles in Berlin regard
ing the reported separate peace pro-
posal to Belgium. ltN
Information was received in London
Sunday night to the effect that 0er-
many had mado an offer to Bagtvua.
The terms included the provieions that
Belgium should remaih neutral until
the end of the war, that Belgium should
use her good Offices to secure the re-
turn of the German colonies ind that
the pre-war commercial treaties shall
again be put into operation. The pro-
posai contained no admission tat Ger
many had wronged Belgium Ior any,
thing concerning reparation or indefn-'
mites.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
OUTSTRIP SUPPLY TRAINS

Paris, Sept. 1S.-The Americans ad-
vanced SO fast in their recent offensive
that the supply trains and kitchens were
unable TO keep up with them. Red Cross
workers carried light food and tobacco to
central traffic points along the battle line.
One Red Cross outpost station loaded sup
plies into an ambulance bound for field
hospital. When the ambulance arrived
near the hospital 1t found a Red Cross
field kitchen In road serving passing
troops and the wounded.
On the second morning Of the offensive
Red Cross workers went to the batteries
and dugouts and served the troops there
with chocolate and cigarettes. A great
majority of the soldiers here appeared to
have lost their pipes and tobacco, and
the distribution was greeted with much
enthusiasm.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
Questionnaires- to Sc
Boards Take First Steps to
Classify New Registrants.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-Local
draft boards today began mailing
out questionnaires to the appar-
entity 100000 men between the
ages OF 10 and S6 years who regis
tered last Thursday. Ten per cent.
or the questionnaires will be mailed
each day hereafter until the entire
group has been sent out.
British and Canadian subjects
within the 10 to 36 age limits have
thirty days In which to enlist in the
British or Canadian armies and will
not be'sent questionnaircs until the
end or that time. Registrants will
be given seven days to fill and re-
turn the missionaries.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
PERSHlNG PROMISES
y PREMIER MORE DOSES"

London, Sept. 1S.-In reply to
the message sent by Premier
Lloyd George to Gen. Pershing,
congratulating him on the
American victory in Lorraine,
in which the premier, who re-
ceived the news on his slckbed,
declared 1t was "better and in
finitely more palatable than any
physic", the American comman-
der has sent the following tele.
gram: your congratulations
are deeply appreciated. 1t shall
be the endeavor Of the Ameri-
can army to supply you with
occasional doses of the same
sort of medicine as needed from
now until the final ictory has
been attained. trust this will
find you fully recovered from
your illuess." E
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
Franco-British Attack Made on 15-Mile Front
British Launch New Attack North St. Quentin
Selectmen May Enlist
Crowder Takes Down Bars
to New Registrants.

Washington. Sept. ls.-Provost
MARSHAL. General cro,vder today an
nounosd orders to local draft boards
which will permit the voluntary
induction Of draft rsgistrants into
the navy and marine corps. and
provide for drafts OF men to be as.
signed to those services IL voIun-
tary induetions do not suffice to fill
the demands.
Calls for men for the navy will
90 out before the end Of this month,
and marine corps contingents will
be called within a few weeks.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
ARTILLERY DUEL RACES
IN HEAVY RAINSTORM
(By Henry O. Wales.)

NbV ffeHry q. WHIes.J
With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front. 8 am. Sept. 1S.-U.
n. S.)-Amidst a driving rainstorm. a
heavy artillery duel ragged this morn
ing along the Hindenburg line in front
of Metz.
Rad weather is interfering with
aerial activity.
Everywhere along this front the Ger
mans have fallen back to the fortified
positions known as the new Hinden-
burg line.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18
FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'P0SSUM

We've got a brand
new Office girl, for
Office boys are few.
It's funny what a
little bit of calico
will do; the cub,
the star, the print
ers. even editors
sedate, have taken
on new interest,
and the pep they
show Is great; old
limbs that creak
and rum .e, have
a ginger that Is
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-18

new--its funny what little bit OF
calico will do. The weather? Fair
and slightly cooler tonight and Thurs
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-14
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Questionnaires were mailed today by
the local exemption board to draft regis
trants whose numbers are between ,4Oi
and | 800 inclusive.
Officers for the ensuing year will be in
stalled this evening at the regular meet
ing of Brattleboro lodge, y. f. o. p. by
District Deputy Grand Warden Austin G
Nichols.
One of Dan Brosnahan's trucks loadec
with cases Of shoes on their way 10 tho
station from the Durham Brothers Co
store tipped over on Main street hill nus
below the Peoples National bank thu
afternoon, blocking the sidewalk for /;
short time but otherwise doing no dam
age
The funeral of O. F. Bailey was held il
the family home on Canal street Satur
day afternoon at go o'clock The casker
was surrounded with beautiful flowers
Rev. ID. +. Trout, Universalst pastor
officiated in service which was mad,
brief on account of the serious illness o
Mr.. Bailey's sister, Mrs. G.. NJ TAYLOR
The bearers were Alcde Marion, W. F
Hubbard, W. II. Fletcher and Alvin Hig
gins. The body was placed in the toni
in Prospect Hill cemetery
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-14
The Duty to Save Wheat.
New York Times

he imperative necessity ot saving
wheat for our allies, whose needs are 50
plainly urgent, must be brought home 10
American consumers They are in no
danger OF want, since they can fall back
on other cereals, Of which there is a sui
ficency; whereas our allies will soon be
reduced to extremity ii an additional sup
ply OF wheat is not shipped to them. By
mid-December the government had sent
over the eounty's surplus, but there Is
now no alternative to exporting an add-
tional 90,000,o 600 bushels.
With thousands Of carloads of NUM-
tons and supplies awaiting shipment at
the Atlantic ports, the problem OF de
spatchng this wheat is parpexng, but
some way must be found to get it across
the Atlantic. 1t will be found The
government is responsible and undertakes
to deliver the wheat. The duty of the
American household IS to save 1t by self
denial At the family table little wheat
can be made to 60 a long way when rye
and corn meal are available and inexpen-
slve. All Of us are doing our bit in some
way, but the duty to do more ought not
to be eyaded
The government does not ask the PEG,
pie to 60 without the necessaries Of life
for single day or hour We are a com.
Portable distance from even halt rations.
and with sensible economy there need
never he a resort to them Now is the
time 10 look ahead and economic. In
the matter OF wheat we shall be saving
Tor our own interests ar well as to heln
our hard-pressed allies, because, assuming
that we desire to relieve them aud shall
endeavor To do So. there i shortage al
wheat in the spring u consider If home
consumption is not reduced We could
of course. 60 on using wheat without
counting the quantity and be easy in our
minds about the supply in storage. but
then we should be Indifferent 10 the ex-
tremity of our allies Without the mini
mum food required by them the war can
not be. won
From this day forth the American peo-
pie must cut down their consumption OF
wheat until the new crop is harvested in
June. 1t will really not be much OF a
sacrifice. Let each one begin to do with
out his usual share of wheat bread and
| cereal and the denial will soon become a
habit. Otherwise the saving OF wheat by
the nation will have to be made compul
sorry. The food administration will be
| driven to it. An enabling bill is ready
| Tor presentation to congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-14
HENRY H. CHANDLER.
Former Resident of Brattleboro Dies in
Home in Charlestown, Mass.

Henry H. Chandler, for half century
identified with the dry goods business in
Charlestown, died yesterday morning
at his home, % Monument square. OF in
juries received three weeks ago when he
was struck by an automobile He leaves
his wife. Sarah A. knights Chandler, a
son, Henry \. Chandler, with whom he
was associated in business, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter j. Squire, receiving tell
er of the Bunker Hill branch of the Amer
lean Trust company
Mr.. Chandler took active interest in
politics, serving on the Republican ward
congressional and state committee in his
district. He was for years a trustee OF
the Warren Institution for savings and a
member OF Henry Price lodge, F. & A. NJ
Bunker Hill lodge, !. O. O. F.; treasurer
of Paul Revere lodge, X. of H., and treas
urer of the Old 999th Artillery associa-
tion.-Boston Sunday Herald.
Mr.. Chandler was son of Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson Chandler OF Brattleboro, who
lived in the Eason house on Green street
years ago. Mr. Chandler had been a resi-
dent of Boston 10 years. He leaves 3
brother, John c. Chandler, proprietor OF 8
successful restaurant business in Boston
and sister Mrs. Maria Parks of Somer
vile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-14
A Soldiers Vision.

There s little girl | m loving in the
land across the ga:
Through the softnese of the twilight
she comes creeping close to me;
can almost feel her hand clasp, | can
see her tender eyes,
As they glow across the darkness with
a light that never dies
All, hard dav lies behind me-there 5
bitter dawn ahead;
There 3 man next door who 5 moan
ing and my bunkiemate lies dead
But she S coming through the shadows
and her glance is misty bright,
And | know her love is near me through
the horror of the night.
Ics-she gave. me to our country
though She might have made nj,
stay,
Glow she kissed me- smiling bravely
az she brushed the tears away!)
And her voice rings Faat the moaning
past the battle raging near,
And she says. BE true and fearless
just because l love you, dear.
lhtIe NIUE glFl, she waiting II
the land across the foam,
And | know that she IS praying tina
with honor II come home;
And l make myself promise that Il
Justify her plan,
The ideal that she sets me of a soldin
and man.
Margaret Z. Sangster, ir., in TIL
Christian Herald.