Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-14
THE WEEK
Epitome of Events Ending Sep,
TENDER II, 1918.
ON THE FRONT.

was the success of the operations
of the first American Army I'M
| der Gen. Pershing against the St.
the French in two days fighting
against the enemy wiped out the sa-
! lient, the line now running due east
from Combres across the Woevre to
Pagny on the Moselle. 1t was re-
ported that More than $4,000 prison.
| ers and many guns were taken. The
total of prisoners will probably be
increased to a number equal to any
taken in single day within an
equal area Some $50 square miles
were added to allied territory. The
enemy forces were virtually driven
| back to point where their backs
, were on the famous Wotan-Hinden-
| burg line, with the French and
| Americans paralleling them closely
from Verdun to the Moselle. The vic
tory opened to the allies the railway
from Verdun to Commercy. The allies
| nibbled forward on the Somme-Alsne
front. The British made important
progress toward Cambria, capturing
| several villages. On the front north
west of St. Quentin Gen. Haig occu-
pied several villages, and was but a
| few miles from the German strong
i hold. Cooperating with the British
on their left the French pushed their
| lines eastward to Holno-Savy road.
| The French made gains in the st.
| Gobain region, while the Germans
! were said to be evacuating Douai. In
other points along the line the allies
reported slight gains.
INTERNATIONAL.
! Hsu Shin Chang, former president
| of the privy council, has been elected
| president Of the Chinese republic. One
| hundred and seven American refugees
| reached Haparanda, Sweden. from
| Russia, Violent massacres broke out
in Russia with the boIshevikis as
| the aggressors. American bluejackets
helped capture Oberserskaya in north
ern Russia. Japan and banking
| company in that country loaned China
$4,000, 600. Brazil observed the ninety
! sixth anniversary of its freedom; Bra
iii severed diplomatic relations with
Austro-Hungary and war between
! the two countries was expected. ST.
! berian bolsheviki fled before the al
lies. The United States loaned Liberia
$5.00oO0O. Russia's first portion OF
| war indemnity was sent to Germany,
| the amount being 2S0,OOO,OOO rubles.
| Secretary Baker, John D. Ryan, as
| sistant secretary in charge of air
craft, and Maj. Gen. Gorgas, surgeon
general of the Army. arrived in
|
STA and her four daughters are re-
ported to have been killed. Germany
began another peace campaign.
NATIONAL.
! Gov. A. o. Stanley of Kentucky
named George Brown Martin to fill
! the unexpired term of the late United
| States Senator Ollie NJ. James. The
! Senate passed the emergency agricul-
l ~ Il SfcS n
! amendment, prohibiting the manufac-
ture Of beer after December l. The
Boston Americans won the worlds
base ball championship from the Chi
cago Nationals. An attempted strike
| by the players of the two teams al
! chief of staff Of the Army, was made
! head of the entire military staff in
this country. The War Industries
! Board announced a master key" OF
+! new priorities list to govern the is.
suance Of priority certificates in in.
S. Blackburn of Kentucky died II
| Washington. D. C. Republicans made q
! clean sweep in thelHaine state election
choosing the governor and four rep
resentatiyes in Congress. To prevent
Industrial disturbances. the United
Smith & Wesson Company Of Spring.
field, Mass. President Wilson in
| formed striking machinists of Bridge.
port, Conn.,. that if they did not &C.
cept the award of the National War
Labor Board they would be debarred
! from employment under any govern
ment agency anywhere in the United
I States, and the draft boards will be
! directed to reject any claim they may
make for exemption based on alleged
usefulness in war production More
than 100000 men between eighteen
and twenty-one and between thirty
one and forty-ave were registered
e, under the man-power bill. Eugene v
| Debs was convicted of espionage in
| Cleveland. The government seized
the German naval base on the Vir-
| gin Islands.
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