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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
FRENCH CAPTURE $500
Astride West End Of Chemin de.
DANES in Advance on Laon.

Astride West End Of Chemin des
DANES in Advance on Laon.
Paris. Sept. 16.-The French cap
tured $500 Germans in Saturdays of
fensive between the Disc and the
Aisne rivers. the war Office announces.
The village of Allemant, north of
the western end Of Chemin DIES Danes
was occupied as we'll as Laffaux
mill east of Laffaux
French airplanes participated in the
offensive of the American army in the
St Mihiel sector
The French war office communion
ton says
"South of St Quentin we advanced
our lines as far as the outskirts of
Fontaine les Ciercs (three miles from
St Quentin).
Between the Disc and the Aisne we
proceeded at various points to carry
out local attacks designed 20 improve
our positions. Despite the spirited re-
sistance of the enemy, we occupied
the village of Allemont and the Laf-
faux mill We also made further
progress 'A>l pI ENdntN ana nOFtneaSt
of Ce.les-:ur-AiSe The number of
prisoners taken up to the present
amounts to $500.
South of the Aisne, in the neigh
horhood of Merval, we made progress.
About 200 prisoners fell into our
hands.
"Aviation-on September - and Is
our airplaneS participated actively in
the offensive operations of the Amerl-
can army. In spite of strong winds.
low clouds and rain our bombing and
pursuit squadronS attacked troops and
conveys in the region of CONTAINS.
Vigneulles-leS- Hattonchatel and Mars
laTorr. Seven enemy planes were
brought down or put out of cotton and
one captive balloon was burned"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
AUSTRIA BEGs FOR PEACE
7euqests Sent Conference to Discuss
the Terms,

Amsterdam. Sept. 16.-The AuStro-
Hungarian government has invited all
plligerents TO enter into non-hinding
discussions at some neutral meeting
lace. with view to bring about
Ieace
The holy see and all neutral nations
also will be notified
IN official statement from Vienna
',.slking the above announcement has
Zen received here.
In extending the invitation the Aus
Hungarian government states that
-, object of the conference would he
procure an exchange of views
.hirh would show "whether those
prerequisites exist which would make
ne speedy inauguration of peace ne
~nIiations appear promising.
The Austrian proposal suggests
hat there he no interruption of the
lar and that the discussions would
20 only so far as considered by the
PARTICIPANTS 70 offer prospects Of sue
cess
The proposal calls for all the helli-
rarcnrs to send delegates for Il Con
'idential and unbindng discussion OH
the basic principles for the conclusion
# peace. in a place in Il neutral coun-
fry ana at near date that would yet
have to be agreed upon"
The proposal says the conference
would he one of delegates who would
be charged 10 make known to one an
other the conception of their govern
mentS regarding those principles and
10 receive analogous communications,
as we'll as to request and Give frank
and candid explanations 81, :. those
points which need to he precisely de-
fined"
The government announces that
note embodying lis suggestions had
been addressed IN the various belli-
gerent powers and that the holy see
had been appraised of the proposal in
Fl special note The governments of
the seutral states also had been made
acquainted with the proposal
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
Americans Advance Two Miles.

London, Sept. 16.-General Perish
ingS army. according to the latest
news. is making fine progress,
Since Saturday afternoon 1t has adj
vanced from two 70 three miles on Il
thirty front. and the fort
reSS gums of Metz have come into &C
ton against it.
The enemy appears to be withdraw
ing 10 some further line which will
project the railway communications
in the vicinity Of Metz. which at pres
emf are under the Iong-range fire of
the Americans
American patrols are advancing at
various points couple of miles be-
yond The general advance.
The American line ran through Nor
roy, on the Moselle, Haumont. Don
court and 10 Ahaucourt. on the old
line.
II has been discovered that there
We're SiN German divisions operating
in the ST Mihiel salient That would
give total strength of $4,000 men,
or rifle strength Of $4,000. The
Germans had broken for them two
more divisions in this action. thus re-
ducing their strength in the west to
191 divisions. plus four Austrian d.
visions and some dismounted cavalry.
The Germans gave further evidence
that they intend tc resist on that part
of the Hindenburg line running
through this sector. A detachment was
digging in about DOmmartin az
miles north of ThiaucourD, while be
tween Lachaussee (212 miles north
west Of DOmmartin) and Dommartin
squad trenches had been established.
German deatchments were also In
the woods above Woel -four miles
north of Hattonville).
German airplanes were unusually
active, but the defensive batteries
drove them off before they had done
great damage. Allied airpfanes few
over the German positions, dropping
tons Of bombs in the back areas
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
YANKEES lJI!OER
FIRE FROM METZ
Germans Turn Fortress Guns
on Advancing Americans.
.PUSk TOWARD BORDER LINE
Huns Are Now Seeking a New Line
tc Defend Metz Railroads Already
Under Fire From Yankees.

The Am"rican army has come under
the fin, II HE guns al The Metz fort
rc>> Ii HE advance north from st.
Mihiri.
DtSpatcl.'S from the American front
say the Americans are meeting little
opposition in their progress north
along the Moselle river toward the
German border. Reports have reach
ed London that PerShing> forces have
advanced from two to three miles
along the whole front.
The French captured $500 prison
erS in their attack on Saturday as
tridc the western end of tn" Chemin
des DANES. Allemrnt. north of the
Chemn dies DANES. has been captured
by General Mangins troops The Ber
lin war office admits reverSeS there
and describes the battle as unusually
severe.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
SIX WAR RULES FOR
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
No Large Sales Force or Extra
Hours to Be Allowed.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The six
rules agreed upon by the war indus
tries board and the national chamber
of commerce to govern the sale of
Christmas goods are as follows:
Retail interests are not to increase
their working forces by reason of the
holiday business over the average
forces employed during the year
Normal working hours will not be
heightened during the Christmas sea-
son.
Retailers will use their utmost eff
forts to conf1ne Christmas giving, ex-
cept for young children, to useful ar
ticles.
Every effort will be made to spread
the period for holiday purchasing over
the months of October November and
December.
Deliveries will be restricted and
customers will be asked to carry their
own packages wherever possible.
Announcements of the new policy
will be made by retailers in their
newspaper advertisements.
In a statement issued by the cham
her of commerce, E. A. Filene, Of
Boston, urges that all merchants OBJ
serve these rules religiously, both To
establish their standing as patriotic
citizens and to strengthen the rela-
tions between themselves and the
government.
The rules it will be observed, re
quire cooperation by the public if
they are To be successful
The usual Christmas rush of buy
ing will not he possible this year.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
WILSON WON'T
EGVTEI{pE B: TRAP
He h6taS3S to Jun a Secret
u0Ai3, -..55.
The Presidents Baltimore Speech to
Use Force Without Limit is Answer
to Ans>ria's Proposal.

Washington. $rl: IH.-Germany
latest peace feelcr. advanced through
.Auslria. il was officially stated best
f,lds its answer in President Wilson's
baltimore speech delivered last April.
"Force. force 10 thc utmost. force
without stint or limit. the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right The law of the world and
cast every selfish dominion down in
the dust"
That WAS the presidents answer
thrm, and il WAS reiterated it is his
answer no..
No one doubts thai it is the answer
of all the triumphant allies
While Au~tria's rropn~a1 reported
from Amsterdam. had nor reached
Washington in official form, it is eX-
pccted hourly through some neutral
possibly Swcden-and in it is recog-
nfzed the long herHlded peace often
sfve upon which Germany is counting
to arouse enough sentiment for peace
among the people of the allied coun-
tries tn compel an end of the war on
terms which substantially would pre-
serve the FrusSian conquest
The allied leaders recognize ii as
the cry of a Germany which knows
she iS beaten. and hopes by ne@ota-
ton to get the best terms possible.
There will be no round table confer
ence. no sounding oUt process. such
as Germany proposes. and which she
hopes will give opportunity IL deal
with her enemies separately
If any reply at all is made it will
be after IN exchange of views be-
tween the United States and the other
acknowledgements. So thar Il reply for all
NAV be made in one. On every side,
among American officials and allied
diplomats. it seems agreed that the
only ground on which Germany may
have Il conference is the acceptance
"f the principles said down by Presi-
dent Wilson. and which have been ac-
crpted by all the allies - as their
watchword.
Baron Rurian. the Austrian foreign
minister, advanced the movement to-
ward the peace offensive further than
any other speaker in his recent adj
dress to visiting German journalists.
and the ideas he then crOached are
now recognized as the foundation
mon which has been built the prepar-
a,ion which Vienna now is presenting
70 the world at arms in q formal way.
Even in the formal shape in which
~
frctinnahle as it was originally and
Toes not present a single point upon
which the entente powers and the
United States are likely to agree with
no authors
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
LABOR TROUBLES
ARE ADJUSTED.
Bethlehem Steel Works Strike.
is kVerted,
BRIDGEPORT men TO OBEY
Many Striking Machinists Returned
to Work Today-FinaI Action to be
Taken This Afternoon.

Washington, Sept 16.-Threatened
labor difficulties at the Bethlehem
Steel Works have been averted by
promise from the war labor board to
put into effect Immediately the boards
award iii the wage controversy.
Eugene c. Grace, chairman OF the
Bethlehem Steel corporation, was di-
rected to apply the award, after Il
committee of employees had presented
a formal complaint that the corpora
ton was delaying action.
Mr.. Grace protested to the board
that application Of the award would
cost the corporation $2,500,000 a
month and asked for provision for adj
ditional compensation. The board de-
clined to pass any resolution on the
subject, but Individual members said
they would not oppose efforts on the
part of the corporation to obtain adj
ditional compensation from the war
and navy departments on the con-
tracts already held. Mr.. Grace agreed
to formulate plans at once for an cleo
ton among the wOrkmen of commit
teemen to represent them in apply
ing the award, and that these plans
will be submitted to the board for its
approval. The employees committee
returned to Bethlehem.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
SNAKE TSARINA.

"Every little WHILE" said the great
big snake, in the zoo, Il believe in
causing folks trouble.
"Perhaps l shouldn't say | like to
cause trouble, but 1 like to do things
differently and get every one excited.
And why shouldn't 1? | am the big
gest snake in the whole world-that
is what my keeper Says-and L was
brought to the zoo twelve long years
ago.
I'm sure l wouldn't know the
length of time except the keeper IS
always telling people that | have been
here twelve years and that that. is Il
good long time. All. it's fine to live
a long time if one is snake, nice,
wriggling, kissing snake
"Hiss-hiss, ha, ha,'' laughed Mrs.
Garter Snake, from her cage next
door.
whats the matter with you, Mrs.
Garter; are you overcome from talk
ing to such a great and big and mag
nificent snake as 1 am? If SO, | shall
6IOp tdlkluS lOI IiipiiiCil- i'l II 10
true, l was talking to you, and it was
q great honor for me to show you. L
would have talked to some of the 9th
er snakes as well, only all of them
have been sound asleep for a long
time"
81 don't know that it was such an
honor to be talked to when every
other creature is asleep and can't
hear" said Mrs. Garter.
''There, there" said the big snake,
named the Tsarina, which meant some
thing like queen, 81 know you are
making rude remarks only because you
are embarrassed and shy. For it is
always an honor to have me notice
smaller snake, no matter how many of
our friends are asleep and can't prop
erly be talked to. Well, we'll, l will
have pity upon you, and pause until
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
n0LSH VIK HEADS
KAISER'S MINI0NS
lanina and TrOtzky Are Paid
Agents Of Germany. !,

Washington. Sept. 1G.-Pr0OfS re-
moving any doubts that Lenine and
'lrotZky. the Bolshcvik leaders are
paid German agentS-if indeed any
doubts remain-are laid before he
world by the United States GOV ern-
Iaent in the first installment of an
amazing series of official documents
disclosed through the committee on
public information.
Secured in Russia by americans
agents, these documents not only
show how the German government,
through its Imperial Bank, paid its
gold to Lenine, TrotZky and their inn
mediate associates to hetray Russia
into deserving her allies, but give
added proofs, if any be necessary,
that Germany had perfected her plans
for war of world conquest, long be-
fore the assassination at Sarevejo,
which. as the world now is convinced,
conveniently furnished her preteXt.
These documents further show that
before the world war was four men hS
old. and more than two years before
the United States was drawn into it,
Germany already was setting a"oot
her plans to mobilize destructive
agents and observers" to cause eXplo-
sionS. strikes and Outrages in this
country and planned the employment
# anarchists and escaped criminals"
for the purpose.
Almost ranking in their sensational
nature with the notorious thinner
mann note proposing war by Mexico
and Japan upon the United States,
which was first given To the world
through the press. these documents
lay bare Il new strata of Prussian in
.trigue, a new view of the workings
of kultur to DISRUPT the allies, sand
ing between the W I'D and kaiSc"sin.
They disclose n new. : dry nf hrrian
treachery for gold Which nigh! al
most well be deS"l h.d without >arri-
lege as placing It's perpetrators on
pedestal with JI;';,< AID his thirty
nieceS of silver.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
Strikers Likely to Obey Wilson.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 16.-The
executive committee of the MachiniSt's
Union was called into session to con-
slider President Wilson's letter order
ing the striking machinists to return
to work
Strikers discussed the outlook at
their headquarters, and pending
recommendation Of the committee in
charge of the strike, the sentiment
seemed to be entirely in favor of
Obeying the presidents order. Then
came word that the manufacturers
were willing to reinstate the strikers
at the previous rate Of compensation,
and, In addition, pay extra back wage
increases, as required by that award.
The offer of the manufacturers also
appeared to have a favorable effect
upon the men.
The letter of President Wilson was
addressed to the Machnists' Union,
District 50 Lodge. Samuel Lavit, the
business agent, at once sent word to
the strike committee to meet. A mass
meeting Of the strikers is set for this
afternoon, and formal action on the
letter is expected to be taken then.
When the strike committee adjourn
ed the statement was given out which
contained no instructions to the strik-
'ers 1t dealt, in the first place, with
portion of the presidents letter
which referred to the strikers as 1.-The
best paid of the whole body of work
ers affected"
The committee said that the best
paid of machinists at fifty cents an
hour make only $24 a week, while ma
chine operators at forty-two cents an
hour and piecework make from $50
% $50 a week. The contention of
the committee was that machinistS
were entitled to as much compensa
lion as workers who are put on ma
chimes after a few weeks practice.
Nothing more in the strike situation
will be done until the masS-meeting
this afternoon. Many hundreds of
strikers returned to work this morn.
ing
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
PENNA. TO EXCEED MILLION
With S. Districts Missing Registra.
ton is 915,o2S.

Harrisburg. Sept 16.-RepOrtS from
226 of the 2S1 draft districts in Penn
sylvania show that 915,92S men regis
tered on September II.
If the fifty-five missing districts
maintain the same rate Of incrpas" ~
those that have. reported over Inc
registration of June, 1917. the .ntal
for the state will he about IL - 400.
The districts which have fIrrl re-
turns registered 651. 1G2 In June. 1917,
and the missing districts 1925
. Four Philadelphia districts are TO
be heard from and some are missing
from Allegheny county
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
Give Heed to the Warning.

Give Heed to the Warning.
Pimples on the face and other
parts Of the body are warnings from
Nature that your blood is sluggish
and impoverished. Sometimes they
foretell eczema, boils, blisters, scaly
ecuptions and other skin disorders
that burn lik flames of ire.
They meal that youl' blood needs
S. S. S. to purify it and cleanse it of
these impure acCumulations that can
cause unlimited trouble. This remedy
is the greatest vegetable blood puri-
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
SAY Hun Sold Liquor to Soldiers

BOrdentown. y. j.. Sept. 16-Fritz
Fleigenheimer. who was arrested here
q short time ago, charged with selling
liquor TO soldiers at a lunch counter.
has been held in $500 hail by Unit
ed States Commissioner Haines, of
Mt Holly. He is q native of Germany
and will probably he informed for the
duration of the war. if he is not given
u prison sentence.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
Ugly, Unsightly Pimples
Are SIGNALS of Bad Blood

fer known, and contains no minerals
or chemicals to injure the most deli
cate skin.
Go to your drugstore, and get a
bottle of S. S. S. today, and get rid
of those unsightly and disfguring
pimples, and other skin irritations.
And it will cleanse your blood thor
oughly. If you wish special medical
advice, you can obtain it without
charge by writing to Medical Direce
tor, 20 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta,
Goororio
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
American Filler Downs Hun Planes.

American Filler Downs Hun Planes.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine. Sept. 16-Lieutenant Charles
R. Dolive, of Chicago, destroyed three
FokkerS on Friday in his third flight
over the fighting line. Lieutenants
Carruthers and Harding, who shot
down a German machine each. con-
armed Dolive's triple vict>r.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
COLLEGE Girls For War CIerLr

Paris, Sept. 16.-MisS Elsie Gun
Their, chief of the female labor bureau
Of the American expeditionary force,
has gon" Ia the United States to re-
cruit 1000 american girl clerks TO re-
'"aS" W"" f." miiitHr'' S"r'-i"r. She
will seek To enlist college girls.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
British Capture Maissemy.

London, Sept. 16.-The British have
captured MaiSsemy. northwest of st.
Quentin, together with the trench sys-
TEN to the southeast and east OF that
place.
Field Marshal Haig makes this an
nouncement in his night report.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16

Don't growl, the dog can do that !;
don't scold, the hen js good at that !;
don't scream, the parrot excels in that
Just smile; mankind has a monopoly
on that.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
Perfectly Harmless. Contains no
Nux-Vonsica or. other Poisonous Drugs.
W. Groves chill Tonic Tablets

You can now get Groves aseless chill Tonic Tablet form
we'll as Syrup kind you have always bought The tablets
are intended who prefer swallow tablet rather than
syrup and as those who travel The tablets
called 'GROVES chill TONIC TABLETS and contain exactly
medicinal properties and produce exactly the same results
as Groves Tasees chill Tonic which but bottles he
price of eth er is 60C.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16

On a wheatIess day no grain of
wheat should be used. Not more than
seven of these days should be OBJ
leryed in any one week.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
U-Boat Shells Troopship Off N. Y

New York, Sept. 16.-A British
ship, engaged in the transport service
was shelled by a U-boat within eighty
miles OF the entrance to New York
harbor The German fred five shots
ship, aided by heavy fog, escaped
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16
FIND MAN DEAD, WIFE HELD
Negroes Throat is Cut and Police
Decide to Arrest Woman.

Lansdowne, Pa. Sept. 16.-With his
throat cut and razor beside him.
Foster White, cOlOred, was found dead
at his home in Fernwood by Chief
OF Police Bonsall and Patrolman Ty
Ter. of the upper Darby police de-
.partment.
His wife was placed under arrest,
because she could not give clear
account of his death. White and his
wife came to FernwoOd from the
south several weeks ago.
The woman told the police that she
had fight with her husband. who
threw beer bottle at her head. hut
which she escaped. She ran from the
house and when she returned she said
she found him lying on the floor with
his throat cut. However. she did not
inform the police of he. :. stands
condition. Il stranger calling in the
officers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16

A teaspoonfaI o; sugar contaIna
about one-tfird of an ounce Of sugar.
4 German sh.lI doesn't contain any.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-16

Mine Paymaster Held Up
Peoria, H., Sept. 16.-Highwa"men
held I'D the paymaster of the Grove
lard mine. in TazeweL county a. -
1erc. and escaped with $4,000.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-17
SHIP CRAFTSMEN
 NEEDED BY HE ]. 5.

Washington, Jan. 17.-There are not enough ship draftsmen in the United States to do the drafting work needed 70 carry out the naval and merchant ship-building pro grams. Our country is engaged in the execution of the greatest war ship construction plan in history, comprising 7S7 vessels, including aU types from superdreadnaughts to sub marine chasers. Naval appropria- tions aggregarlng nearly two bil- lions of dollars have been made since August, 1916.
 Coincident with the demand for
 creased naval work there ts an equally urg'nt call for an increase of merchant ship construction. It is betraying no secret to say that in both branches there is a shortage of technical men available for the work.
 The United States Civil Service Commission Is endeavoring to re- lieve the dearth Of ship draftsmen by recommending to the heads Of colleges and technical schools that senior students in engineering cours. es be given intensive training in naval architecture during the com- ing spring, with a view to making them available for employment as ship draftsmen in June. The Com mission is also receiving applica- tions from qualified architectural, mechanical, and structural steel draftsmen, and is certifying them for employment in the Navy De- partment and in navy yards on ship work.
 Local boards of civil service ex- aminers at the post offices in all Of the larger cities are furnishing detailed information and applica- tion blanks. Applicants are not required to appear in an exam ination room for a written examina- ton, but are rated upon their edu- cation, training, and experience.