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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
STORY OF A MANOR

The following story is being told
about Brooklyn, N. Y, major now
in camp:
Soon after his promotion he was
looking at the gold leaf on his shout
ders somewhat quizzically. You see,
it's something like this" he ex-
planned. Some years ago, when l
was a first lieutenant, a friend of
mine asked me what were the func-
tons of the various ranks and l told
him that first lieutenant is supposed
to know everything and do every
thing, a captain is supposed to know
everything and do nothing and a
major is supposed to know nothing
and do nothing"
THE friend heard about my pro-
motion and 1 received telegram
from him which read: You ought to
make fine major"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
A QUICK NIGHT

A trainload of newly drafted men
reached their cantonment late in the
afternoon. BY the time they had
passed through the receiving station
and the hands of the Doctors it was
nearly midnight Several of them
were awakened at four o'clock the
following morning to assist the cooks
in preparing breakfast AS one we'll
built, sleepy drafted man got to his
feet, he stretched and yawned:
ut doesn't take long to spend a
night in the army. EVERY body's
Magazine.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
Stokes Trench Gun Beats
German Nine 7howers

Stokes gun, which has proved so eff
fective that it. ranks with the Mills
and Hale grenades and the Lewis ma
chine gun.
The Stokes trench mortar is light
enough to be carried by one man. The
butt is set upon the ground and
pair of legs, attached near the muz-
zle, make 1T possible to elevate the
gun to the desired range.
Firing is simple. The gun is sight
ed and the shell dropped into its muz-
zle. The rod explodes the carrying
charge, and off sails the projectile
on it's errand OF destruction in the
enemy's trench, only few hundred
yards or less away.
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CIVIL COURTS JURISDICTION

According to an opinion by the
Judge Advocate General of the Army,
1.-THE civil authorities do not have
the legal right to hold in arrest for
misdemeanors persons in the military
service, and it is their duty, upon res
quest, to surrender such persons,
without trial, to the military author
tiles. The Government is entitled to
the services Of its soldiers and local
courts should not be permitted to de-
prive the Government OF such serve
ices" d
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"sHoOT THE MOON"

Orderly Sergeant: Lights out,
there.
Voice from the Hut: It's the moon,
sergeant
Orderly Sergeant: 1 don't give a
d-'n what it is. Put it out.-Punch.
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TRENCH & CAMP
National Headquarters
Room 5O4, Pulitzer Building
New York City
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The sun., 1918-09-14
US. .PHONEGIRLS
AID IN VICTORY
Perfect Communications Of
the American Army Fac
tor in Triumph.
ny NOBLE HALL.


London Times Service
CopyriOht. 1915; all rights reSerred
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ~ LoR-
RAINE, Sept. 13.-Complete success at
tended the first day operations Of the
First American Army under Gen. Per-
shinG in its drive against the St.
Mihic salient. Although the Germans
expected the attack aud had made "a
very large concentration on a relatively
narrow attacking front, the violence OF
the soldiers of assault took the German
higher command by surprise.
The precision with which the opera
tons have moved forward was grcatl!
helped by the perfect communication
system which the American army had
built M and was trying out for the first
time. Corps and headquarters could get
in touch with each other or with the
various commands by telephone as
easily as two business men talking in
New YorlS Although the telephone op-
orators right at the front are men, the
central exchanges arc worked by the
very pick of the women operators from
New York, Boston, Chicago and rhila-
dclphia.
These women. upon whose quiCkneSs
and deNterity millions of dollars have
depended in Wall street and the Chicago
wheat pit, are plugging their calls now
as never before. and are plugging them
TO save American lives
French officers, large number OF
whom are assisting Gen, Pershing' j
staff, are enthusiastic over the qualities
the American troops display. Without
overpraise 1t can be said that in this
first military operation of real impor-
tance undertaken independently by the
American forces, and the initial stroke
Of the American army. as one OF the
great armies fighting for freedom, they
are acquitting themselves marniiccutly.
There IL no comparison either physi-
cally or mentally between the Ameri-
cans and the prisoners they have taken.
The Americans fought with splendid
gallantry and calmncss. were better men
than the Germans, and knew il. and the
Germans knew il, 100. Indeed the moral
contrast between the two forces is most
impressive.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Copyright. lsls; all rights reserrcd.
Special Cable Despdtck to THE SuH.

PARIS, Sept. 13.-The great st. Mhie salient, which
for four threatened the life of France like dagger
pointed at Paris has disappeared and the place where
two days ago is marked only by shallow depression in
the German line In little than twentyfour hours after
the American infantry left their trenches prearanged
time this great task accomplished and tonight the line
past Noroy the east through Jaulny Xammes ST.
Benoit Nationwide Hannonvle and Herbeuvleto Fresnes
little southeast of Verdun The total penetration since the
beginning of the drive is twelve miles.
Already than 10000 prisoners have been counted
they still coming in in droves There is little
that the total for this stage in the drive will exceed 900
OOO This huge bag due largely the feeble
made by the Germans except by famous
divisions who the line OF these prisoners about
Ausrians who apparently had been employed
enable bulk of the get away
The sun., 1918-09-14
Bv the Associated Press.

~ hc Assoc'deo FFe"'
A MSTERDAM, Sept. 13.-
"The Kaiser looked grave and
his hair has become very gray"
says an Essen despatch to the
Lokai Anzeiger. Berlin, describ-
ing the appearance of Emperor
William on the occasion of his
speech at the Krupp munition
works, "but in his eyes shone the
defiant CLEAN of a Prussian King.
With elastic tread he passed
through the hall of the
Friedrichshalle, where he was
welcomed with a short speech by
Krupp Won Bohlen.
"He began to speak with sub
dued voice, then spoke more
vigorously, and finally with
vim that carried his hearers
away.
"He spoke for about three
quarters of an hour without
manuscript, and with rhetoric
which many Reichstagers might
have envied."
The sun., 1918-09-14

taken Dy the antI-reNoiutlonlsts.
Reports in the last few days have in
dicated that the people of the Russian
capital had at last turned against the
Bolsheviki and apparently were about to
sweep them from Petrograd. The latest
news indicated that the peasants. pre-
sumably those from the vicinity OF
Petrograd. had Joined in the movement.
The peasants are numerically so strong
throughout Russia that any movement.
OF this kind II supported wholeheartediy
by them would be certain of success, es-
pecially against such a rabble as the
Bolsheviki have become. now number
ing less than 5 per cent. Of the popula-
ton.
Undoubtedly the landing of the Ameri-
can and other allied troops at and near
Archangel and the march of this force
to the south has been an important in
fluence in crystallizing public opinion to
the point where the people have decided
to apply force to remedy the intolerable
conditions to which they have hereto
fore submitted.
How far this movement will go Will
depend primarily on the extent to
which the peasants are participating in
1t. Petrograd has suffered cruelty since
the Bolsheviki came into power and per-
haps conditions there are more favor
able for terminating the Bolshevik reign
of terror than they are in other parts
Of Russia.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Essen Munition Strikers Forced to Fight;
Kaiser Grave, and His Hair Very Gray
Special Cable Despatch TO Tue SuN.
CoDprioAf 1919. nil ri1hfs ressrrsd

Special Cable Despatch to Tue SuN.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserved.
7 ,ONDON, Sept. 13.-The
Kaiser's speech at Essen to
"my dear friends of the Krupp
works"--the Kaiser is reported
to have a large financial interest
in the company-produced i'm
mediate results. The military
authorities Immediately following
the address of the Kaiser sent
$500 striking workmen to the
front for duty with the German
army, according to a despatch
to-day to the Daily Express
from its Geneva correspondent.
More than a score of the
leaders of the dissatisfied workers
at the Krupp plant are under ar
rest, but the agitation against
the conditions in Essen con-
tinues. The kaiser's visit to
Essen and his speeches were
principally to raise the morale Of
the workers, which has fallen ex-
tremely low since the defeat in
the west.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Enemy Taken Wholly by Surprise
and the Towns Recovered Are
Virtually Undamaged
VERDUN-COMMERCY RAILWAY
RESTORED AFTER FOUR YEARS
Belief That Line Will Be Pushed Forward Until
Metz Is Brought Under Artillery Fire
-Captives May Exceed 10000
Special Despatch to THE srS.

WASHINGTON. Sept 13.-Gen Pershng in his re-
port to the War Department tonight says:
In the ST. Mhiel sector have achieved further
The junction of troops advancing from
the south of the sector with those advancing from the
west has given possession of the whole salient to
points twelve miles northeast of ST. Mhiel and has
suited in the capture of many prisoners.
Forced back by steady advance, the enemy is
retiring and is destroying large quantities of materials
he The number of prisoners counted has risen
to 13,3OO Our line includes Herbeuville Thllet
Hattonvie, ST. Benoit, Xammes Jaulny, Thiaucourt
and Melville.
The sun., 1918-09-14
KILL BRUsIL0FF NEAR PRISON.
BoIsheyiki Cost Russia One of
Greatest Generals.

Special CabIe Despatch TO THE suN from, The
London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserved
CopENHAGEN, Sept. IA telegram
from Kiev says that Gen. Brusilof has
been shot at Mohkua, near the Tugan
prison.
From this despatch 1t appears that
Gen. Brusilor, one of the greatest of
Russian generals and an enemy of the
Boisheviki. has been executed.
The sun., 1918-09-14
NOW ~ MILES BEYOND ST. MzHLEL;
PERSHZNG'S BLOW WIPES OUT ENTIRE SALIENT,
THIRTY VILLAGES WON IN DAY BY HIS DRIV
Kaiser Raises Troops
Pay to rs Cents a Day
Special Cdbie Despatch 10 TIE SuS from
the London Times Serrice. .

Special Cd6ie Despatch TO THE suS from
the London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserved.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
IN FRANCE, Sept. ia
The pay of German private SOL
diers in the field recently has
been increased from 10 of a
mark per day to a whole mark
(almost 90 cents under normal
exchange). This increase lis
made known in a telegram from
the Kaiser himself to Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, which
closes with the sentence, 81 re-
quest your Excellency to make
this known to all the troops in
the field"
AN increase on the same scale
apparently extends to the non
commissioned officers and the
pay books of prisoners recently
captured show it is in force al
ready.
The sun., 1918-09-14
LLOYD GEORGE HAS INFLUENZA
Cancelled and May
Not Go to London Monday.

MANcH EsrER, Sept. I3.-Premler
David Lloyd George is suffering from
influenza and all his Lancashire en-
gagements have been cancelled.
His physician after visit to the
Premier at 8 80 tonight said his tenn
perature was high still and It was
doubtful II he would he able to leave
for London on monday.
The sun., 1918-09-14

Although the German official re-
ports pretend, as usual that the
retreat was voluntary and had been
previously arranged, there is no
Gouht that the German troops were
taken by surprise, which accounts
largely for the unprecedented feat
of clearing salient of this size in
practically one day.
French military experts are saying
to-day that in all probability the
German resistance will increase from
now on; in this view the American
officers fully agree. The latter had
in fact expected II desperate resist
nncc from the start. and they ARE
very agreeably SURPRISED by the ex-
tremcly low casualties in the Amerl-
can force.
That the Germans were surprised
completely is proved by the condition
of the villages recapiurrd, numbering
more than thirty. all Of which, in
Guiding the famous st. Mihiel. we're
found to he practically undamaged
This is not the habit Of the Ger
mans when conducting an ordered
retreat.
one of the most important results
of the American victory is the release
of IN" Nerdun-Commercy railroad,
one Of the trunk lines across France
which has been out of use in this
section, compelling long detour 10
the south. News of the American
success has caused the greatest en-
thusiasm in Paris AMI in London
also, and indeed has thrilled all
France.
May Press on Toward Metz.
Metz, of course, is in no immediate
danger from the American advance,
and II still iS too far away Ia como
under any but the heaviest guns, bur
ii Is altogether likely that the line
will be pushed forward, ut least Il.
some point suitable for gun cmplncc.
mentS, ON II large scale to reach Mcil
by direct artillery fire. In the mean.
time the enormous and almost un-
pre"C'lentcd concentration of aerlnl
strength Will not h" wasted and MetH
is in for some trouhlous days. a,
ready the American and French air
men ARE Vigorously al work bombing
the towns along In" Rhine and the
MoScIlc, including Metz.
Achieved In IA Rain.
The American success was achieved
despite very bad weather conditions.
Rain has been falling almost con-
tinuously since the attack began anu
the roads already are deep in mud.
Notwithstanding this, however, tue
The sun., 1918-09-14
GERMANS ATTACK OWN PLANES
LudendOrff Issues Order Admit
ting Allies Are Not DeceItfuI.
Special cab'e Despatch TO TuE suS from, the
London Times Serrice.


London Times Serrice.
copyright 1918; al rights rcserred
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
sept l3-Since our recent successes the
Germans have tried perslstently to dis
credit us officially, saying that We use
German marks on our airplanes Just as
We arc said to abuse the Red Cross
privileges for purposes of deceit. The
result has been that the German infan-
try naturally has been firing on their
own machines, believing them to be ours
A drastic order has been issued now
forhidding the troops to fire on any air
plane marked with the Iron Cross be-
cause ut never vet has been proved that
the enemy makes use of our national
markings In order to deceive US" The
order is signed by Ludendorff, whose
testimony TO our honesty is welcome al
though late
The sun., 1918-09-14
Italians Pierce Enemy Line.

ROME. Sept. 13.-Italian troops have
penetrated the Austro- Hungarian posi-
tions at Pramaggiore. the Italian War
ONCE announced to-day. An enemy as.
saulting party on Monte Asolone was
put TO flight
The sun., 1918-09-14
REDS SEIZE PRINCE KROP0TKIN
BoIsheviki Charge He Took Part
In English Conspiracy.

LONDON, Sept. 13.-Prince Peter A.
Kropotkin has been arrested at Petro-
grad. charged with participating in an
English conspiracy against the Boil
shevik Government, according to an Am
sterdam despatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company.
The sun., 1918-09-14

Prince Peter Alexeievitch Kropotkin,
famous as "A scientist and geographer.
was arrested in 1874 for his revoiu-
tionary activities and confined in the
Fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul. from
which he escaped in 1876. After living
in many countries, mostly in England,
Prince Kropotkin returned to Russia in
1915, amnesty having been given TO him
by Emperor Nicholas.
The sun., 1918-09-14
In Hindcnburg Outposts,

From the high ground on the eastern
side of Holnon Wood one can look into
ST. Quentin and on a clear day can see
every detail in the streets. From here
northward to Epehy and beyond Gouzeau-
court we now are everywhere in control
Of what may be termed the outpost zone
of the Hindenburg line. Everywhere
the Germans are seeking to hold us
back from approaching the line itself.
We are making no effort to rush too
hard against increased resistance. but
content ourselves with feeling the enemy
front continually, penetrating it when
we can at little cost.
Wherever we go forward we see more
clearly the extraordinary effect of the
harassing fire of our artillery and the
work OF our bombers on the German
communications. The main roads gen
orally are kept in an unusable condition
and the cross roads blown up SO that the
German troops and transports are COM
pelled to use temporary tracks and by
paths. The railroads have been even
more roughly handled, especially the
junction points
The sun., 1918-09-14

BERNE. Sept, l3.--The commercial
convention between the United States
and Switzerland expires October 3. and
negotiations for its prolongation, 1t is
announced to-day. will begin shortly.
The sun., 1918-09-14
ALLIES IN SIGHT
OF QUENTIN
French and British Steadily
Closing In From North
and West.
HOLNON WOOD CAPTURED
Village of Savy Also Taken in
Face of Adverse Weather
Conditions.
HOLNON WOOD CAPTURED
ny PERRY ROBINSON.
Special cobie Despatth TO THE suS from tn
London Inns Serrtce.

Special Coble Desp1tM TO THE SUN from the
London Times Ser,ice.
Copyright 1918; al rights reserved,
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE.
Sept. 13.-The most important factor on
the British front is the weather. All
extraordinary amount OF rain has fallen
and the lowlands and valley bottoms
must be regarded as waterogged beyond
hope of recovery this season.
In the situation as whole there is
no great change, but We have continued
to make good advances. especially In the
vicinity OF Havrincourt, on the edge of
the wood. We are now within 5000
yards of ST. Quentin. We have estab-
lshed ourselves in the villages OF Hav-
rincourt and Trescault. The advanced
trenches OF the Hindenburg system pass
in front of Havincourt village, and II we
are firmly established there, in conjunc-
ton with the fact that we now also have
posts on the east side OF the canal at
Moeuvres, the situation in this area has
altered materially in our favor.
The sun., 1918-09-14
ST. MIHIEL BLOW
CARRIED ON
TIME SCHEDULE
Correspondents We're Told
Exact Plans of Pershing
Long Before Start.
GENERALS ALL HAPPY
Losses of Americans Are Ex-
cecdingly Slight, Men show
ing Caution in Dash.
GENERALS ALL HAPPY
ny RAYMOND C. CARROLL.
Special Cable Despatch TO The Sun and the
Public Ledger.

Special Cable Despatch TO The Sun and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1915: oil rights reserred
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept. 13.-Here is what
personally know about the initial op-
Grafton of our first American army.
We reached our new press head
quarters at s o'clock Wednesday
night. There were six automobiles
loaded with war correspondents, five
men representing London newspapers
and sixteen writing for American
journals and press associations. 1t
took us ten hours to pass from the
area OF Chateau Thierry to the bat
tie zone back of st. Mihiel. Our bag
gage followed us in army trucks.
General Explains Plans in Full.
For weeks We had been patiently
waiting for word to join up with units
that had been assembling for the big
attack. Immediately upon our ar
rival at the designated rendezvous We
were invited to confer at $3.50 with
our directing chief. who is an Ameri-
can General In charge of the intelli-
sence section. He had large Inaps
ninped rnon tho nail. 80 ~. "a
cb,uhor orisso.o.a.., 49,. ,
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T., ,, o"' eapeV'"' s"'u"i'te'
So We s'oou aFouhd MIN
while he explained in detail exactly
"na' 'he American troops operating
upor the morrow As renr.serta,ivos
Of the American people the fullest con-
fidence Was reposed in the correspond
ents. Nothing was withheld cegarding
the outline or tho nroiactea o,er,t;one
this bcir, in .o,or.a,,,o r.i.h tho 49,
sires ~ ,t,o oor,,,,,5a, -, a., ,,,ar,aa,
,,., 49,
eNpeu'''o"a'y iorce ara 'he open po''c!
OF tne washington ADMINISTRATION
sets OF small maps were furnished
the correspondents. each being left free
TO make such notations as he desired
as a priyate guide 10, himself in see
The sun., 1918-09-14


Capt. ]. R. Smiley, who is
Over There, writes to n con-
tributor:
T wish you could see the
amount Of good your tobacco
gift did in my company this
morning. I feel sure you would
feel that you are more than sue
ceeding in doing your bit in this
fight. With smokes in their
pockets. after being without for
four days, the confidence of the
men, as well as their spirits, has
gone up to a very noticeable ex- e
tent. so you see THE SUN To-
bacco Fund is helping keep up
the fighting quality of the men
with which this war will be won"
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Fund Party Tonight
at the Martinique

THIS is the night of THE SUN
Tobacco Fund party in the
Omar Khayyam room of the
Hotel Martinique, Broadway,
Thirty-second and Thirty-third
streets. The occasion marks
also the premiere of "Attaboy,"
Gus Edwards's latest and best
revue. Sec details on page I.
The sun., 1918-09-14
ANTIBOLSHEVIKI
GET PETR0GRAD
Paris Hears Former Russian
Capital Has Fallen to
New Forces.
SOVIET Is OVERTHROWN
Peasants Believed to Have
Joined in Revolt Against
Lenine's Organization.
SOVIET IS OVERTHROWN

PARIS. Sept 13.-Despa tches received
by English newspapers through Helsing-
fors announce that Petrograd has been
taken by the anti-revolutionists.
The sun., 1918-09-14
Admits U-Boat Failure.

Herr Won Payer reminded his hearers
that after four years the war still was
being waged almost entirely on enemy
territory. He admitted that the U-boat
war had not worked 50 quickly and surely
as had been hoped. He added that 1t
was useless to dispute whose was the
fault The enemy. he said, was still
unable to compensate his losses by
new construction. and declared that the
robbery OF neutral ships almost without
parallel by the Entente could not be
repeated.
THE more troops the United States
sends the greater will be the need of
shipping for reenforcements of munitions
and provisions" Herr Won Payer said.
THE filling up OF the enemy army by
Americans therefore bears In itself it's
limitations"
He argued that the loss of shipping
would become fatal TO Great Britain
after the war because IT would lose its
shipping superiority to the United States,
and 1.-The hope of compensating them
selves from the German fleet, which
still has to be conquered. will surely be
adequate comfort only for the very i'm
aginative Britlshers.'