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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-02

Terrier Blanchard, organist of the
local Elkss lodge, Left yesterday for
New Orlea lbs, where NJ will take part
in the ela orate exercises incidental
to the initiation of class of $500
candidates into the New Orleans lodge
of the order, to be held tonight. Mr..
Blanchard is the possessor of O. we'll
trained baritone voice Of far more
than ordinary range and power, and
will be a member of the vested choir
which will furnish the vocal musical
accompaniment for the impressive
ceremonies. Several other members
Of the local lodge left for New Or
leans today to participate in the nota-
BILE event. . .-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-02

Mutt Comedy Company Coming Back.
The Ed. e Mutt Cos1edy Company,
which played successful engagement
here last week, and which is presently
pleasing large audiences at the Elks'
Theatre in Baton Rouge, will return
to Donaldsonville next week, opening
Wednesday night with the powerful
comedy-drama, daylight and Dark
ness.s One lady will be admitted
free with each paid ticket on this oc-
easion. The Mutt company made a
most favorable impression upon local
playgoers and is generally said to be
one of the best attractions of the kind
that has ever visited this city. 1t will
doubtless be extended liberal patti 9n-
{ &c during it's stay here. he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
KEEPS
1EUT0NS N
HOT fight
Battle Analysis BY
J. w. T. Mason
United Press War Expert.

NEW YORK. Sept 4.-von Hin
denburg In throwing reserves into
the Cambrai-Douai sector with the
utmost rapidity. for the purpose OF
preventing his retirement from be-
coming a rout-
The continuation OF Haig'g pres-
sure In this area is being developed
against Cambrai from two diractions.
west and southwest.
The development Of Cambria IN
thus increasingly threatened. Won
Hindenburg is adopting desperate ex-
pedients TO prevent an Overwhelming
rush from cutting off Cambria be-
fore the German plans are perfected
Tor Its orderly evacuation.
To make Hindenburg's problems
more difficult. Haig is now threaten
ing Douai as well as Cambria. The
development OF this new attack is
miles 20 the north OF the Cambrai
operation greatly enlarges the line
over which Hindenburg must spread
his reserves.
The occupation of Douai prema-
turely by the British. while not as
disastrous as would be such a catas-
trophe at Cambria to the Germans at
Cambria. would have an important
Influence upon the securing OF the
German positions defending Lille.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
HOME PLEDGES
MORE Than 800

The first two days activities on
the part Of 30 More Homes canvass.
ing teams brought pledges for more
than 800 Of the 1000 homes which
the bureau has set out to obtain for
Seattle in order TO take care OF ad.
ditional war laborers
II additional war contracts are TO
be cared for In Seattle and tho pres.
ent standard OF production main
tained. the homes bureau says. 5000
dwellings must be built IN Seattle be
fore Christmas.
Activity by pledge committees Will
continue until Saturday night one
thousand prospective builders are
now listed with the More Homes
workers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
ALLIED ADVANCE IS
new PERIL TO FOES

du Nord at various places on the
front and. as the words mean north
canal" In English. II assumed there
are several Of them. but the most i'm.
portant one is the unfinished water.
way which forms one OF the prin-
cipal defenses on Douai and Cam.
brai
London reported today that since
August s, the Germans have used
81 divisions. or approximately i,l6s,'
0oo men
Paris today officially announced
French troops had reached the out.
skirts Of Coucy Le-Chateau. and that
some allied troops had crossed the
Nesle river.
The movement toward Coucy is a
flanklng maneuver against the posi-
tlons the Germans may try to de
fend along the Aisne and Chemen
des Danes. II they are elected from
the Ncslc line.
In Flanders. the German retreat
continued The British reached
Nieppe two miles from Armentieres.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
May POSTPONE
TAX MEASURE

WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-Poliucai
fortunes OF congressman today
threatened to delay final enactment
Of the new 5000. .ooo.oo revenue
bill until just before or immediately
after fall elections.
House Majority Leader kitchin
and his aides plan 10 bring the bill
into the lower body Friday, and push
IL thru BY September II.
While the house Is debating the
bill. the senate finance committee
will conduct hearings.
But meanwhile. house leaders are
planning a vacation after the lower
body as passed the measure. on Tues
day. The plan is to have the senate
concur in n Joint recess resolution
allowing the house to get away until
the senate has passed the bill and Is
ready TO send IL TO conference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Ukraine Peasants
Renew Uprising

STOCKHOLM. Sept. 4.-The up
rising Of Ukraine peasants against
Germany has broken out again with
renewed violence. according to "A
Russian paper. The Cracow Journal
prints Kieff dispatch stating that
the rebellion is increasing daily and
is spreading rapidly from district to
district. The most serious revolts
are declared TO have taken place in
the Beliazerkaff. Taraschatscha.
caneff and Berditchcff districts The
Ukraine railroad strike is still un.
settled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Crown Princes Alibi

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4.-'The war is one of an
Inhalation. but by the enemy only We do not want
to annhilate enemies" the German crown prince
is quoted saying in an interview according to
dispatch from Berlin.
But mean to hold our own and not let
ourselves be vanquished," he added. 1--WE fight
ing for existence.
"The enemy onset continues and elastic de-
fense in this of movement is withdrawing at
several points.
Some Of our people have become accustomed
TO continuous advance that they msinterpret
withdrawal. In judging the military and political
situation must not forget that we are conducting
a of defense both mitariy and politically
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Dispatch From William
Philip Simms
BY United Press Leased w
Direct 70 The Star

PARIS. Sept. 4.-Cambrzi and
Douai are today directly men-
aced by the advancing British.
As this is cabIed. the Canadians.
English and Scotch are within
nine miles Of Cambria and
Douai. while the Drocourt-
Queant switch line and Hiuden-
burg's line have been smashed
and left far behind.
Between Haig's advance guard and
the important cities of Cambrai and
Douai. little in the way of fortifica-
tons remain and If Won Below
checks the allies before they reach
the gates of the two towns he must
sacrifice a great number of his fast
dwindling reserves.
Lens is being more and more
pinched by Gen. Horne's British
Fifth army and may give way at any
time.
Every yard that the British adj
vance astride the Scarpe river now
adds peril to this bastion OF German
resistance.
Unofficial dispatches yesterday r.
ported Lens captured. but Haig's a.
ficial report only mentioned slight
advance of British outposts in the
city's western outskirtsl
Caught Mapping
Apparently, Hindenburg and Lu.
dendorff have been caught mapping
again. They little dreamed that the
allies would tackA the strongest de-
fenses on the western front without
long and hard preparations. but just
southwark OF the scene OF this latest
victory Gen. Byng last fall sent an
army of tanks crashing their way
thru similar barrier of earthworks.
tunnels and barbed wire the size Of
a mans little finger.
He thus had the answer to this
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
SO CITIES BEING
WATCHED BY U. s.

Seattle heads the list OF cities
claiming attention Of federal officials
investigating housing and transpor.
tation conditions. according TO Unit
ed Press dispatches from Washing
ton, received by The Star today.
Careful consideration" the dis
patch said. "of housing and transpor-
tation facilities IN so cities will be
given by all supply bureaus OF the
war department before additional
contracts are placed there for the
manufacture OF war materials
knowledge Of this situation. how
ever. has been in the hands OF those
handling the transportation and
housing problem for some time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
City and Traction
Company Face Suit

NJ. o. Carton started suit against
the city and the traction company
wednesday morning.
Carton. owner Of the property used
as an approach to the Stoneway
bridge, asks that the city pay him
s2.i00 In rent and that he be given
a court order granting him reposses-
sion OF the land on which the trac-
ton company's tracks now rest
The city previously agreed 20 pay
rent for the property at $3.50 a
month. but the property was render.
ed valueless TO the city when the old
stoneway bridge was torn out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Worlds Series Game
Postponed by Rain

tween the Cubs and the Red Sox
The schedule WAS automatically
shifted back "A day. and the big
series will open here tomorrow.
Other games will be played here Fri.
day and Saturday before the clubs
move to Boston
Players OF first division National
league clubs have agreed to the rec
ommendation Of the National com.
mission that they donate 10 per cent
of their share OF the money to war
activities.
II was predicted the American
league players will follow their lead
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Only Natives to
Stay in Moscow

AMSTERDAM. Sept 4.--The con
dltIon OF Nikolai Lenine. who was
shot by a girl several days ago. was
again reported critical In dispatches
from Moscow today. The bullet,
which penetrated the upper part OF
Lenine's lung. has been removed.
The crisis is expected In three days.
All persons not born In Moscow
or Petrograd have been ordered to
leave the cities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
GRAVES LANDS
WITH 1000 U. S.
MEN IN SIBERIA
Dispatch From Carl D.
Croat
United Press Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. AR
rival Of Mai. Gen. VIM. Graves.
American commander Of our
troops In Siberia, with f3 Officers
and ,0SS men. Sept. ?. was an
nounced today by Chief Of Staff
March.
At the same time he identified as
the 30th division the Americans who
distinguished themselves In the Elan.
ders fighting during the past week
and as the 32nd division the Ameri-
cans who valiantly battlcd north Of
Soissons with the French.
Troop embarkation for all fronts
passed 1900 900 August 81. he said.
Gen. Graves will at once assume
charge of the American units now
totalling close to 1000 in Siberia,
Gen. March stated that the Cana
dian troops, who pushed straight for
ward across the Drocourt-Queant
switch line. are IN miles from Cam
brai, which is their objective. Ca
bled press reports show these troops
are now only five miles from Cam
braiD
The British push. he says, has
rather flattened out the Flanders
salient and the maximum progress
has been l4h miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

Seattle is the only city on the Pa
cific coast that has not subscribed
It's quota Of war savings stamps, says
Judge Frederick V Brown. director
OF the Quick Quota drive.
The Judge says Seattle should feel
humiliatcd by the offer OF l., III. Bur
nett, chairman of the war savings
committee OF Tacoma. who asks that
he be allowed to come to Seattle and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Baseball Aviator
Dies of Injuries

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept =
Cadet NJ. g. Mllliken. former pitcher
for the Pittsburg Nationals, who was
injured In an airplane crash yester-
day. In which Lieut. Greene was kill
ed. died today at the post hospital OF
his Injuries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Seattle Only Coast
City Below Quota

put this city over the top" in her ef-
forts.
Drive leaders say that II Is the
slackness of men able to subscribe
the limit of 81 900 that tx responsible
for Scattle's failure.
The list of men who have subscrib-
ed the limit will be published Five
hundred limit pledges are on record
here. compared with 1905 in Port
land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Won HUTIER TO
STAND ON 0ISE

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4.--Gen. Won
Hutier is preparing to make a stand
on the Disc river. according to re-
ports today, crediting this statement
to Chancellor Hertling.
The Disc runs east and west cross.
ing the Hindenburg line at La Fere.
and behind that line II turns at right
angles and runs north.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

The greatest gain was apparently
at Pennies. reported In London to be
In British hands. This represents a
forward movement Of more than two
miles. Dcmicourt. - the northward.
was also reported takcr-an advance
OF more than mile.
Seizure OF Inchy. En- .Artois. direct
~ west OF Cambria. brought the
British to within -. miles Of the
city
Ecourt-St Quentin and Rumau
court. sull further north. have been
occupied. showing slight British
gain.
Crossing OF the Canal du Nord. at
fiaut-Allaines two miles north OF
Pcronnc. was unofficially reported
Haig announced the British had
reached the line Of the canal. There
have been references to the Canal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
BASIC rule
FOR Class |
UNCHANGED

Men between is and IS viii be
placed in Class under the basic
regulations that dsarmine this elias
sification for men setwrcn the ages
OF II To 81.
This was the Interpretation given
hy local draft officials Wednesday TO
the announcement OF Provost Mar.
shall General crowder. In tclegraphic
reports today. that no changes are
contemplated In the basic clasaifiea.
ton"
These basic regulations are in
brief.
"Rcgistrants for the army are
taken first from Class l. which in.
ciudes single men with dependent
relatives. married men with or with.
out children. or father Of mothcrless
children. who has habltually failed
to support his family. married men
dependent upon wife for support.
married men with or without family.
men not us-fully engaged. family
supported by income lndep-n Of
his labor. rcgiStrant whom no defer.
red classification Is claimed. regis
trant who falls TO submit question.
nairc. and rcgiatrart not deferred
and not included In any OF the above
claxsifications.
Arrangements may b. made, dis.
patches say. governing details relat.
Ing to men In certain Industries. For
instance. older men in railroad serv-
ice. and coal miners. may come under
new classification regulations.
Exemptions OF firem~n and police.
men Will be more liberal under the
new draft than heretofore. Gen.
Crowder has issued regulations pro
viding that tho fireman or police
man need only file statement Of his
chief that he IL trsncd. how long he
has served and what he is paid. &C.
conpanied by a statement OF the reg
istrant as 10 his reason for believing
his removal would BE- detrimental to
public safety.
Gen. March and Gen. Crowther
conferred with President Wilson con.
cerning enforcement Of the man pow
er bill
Volunteer workers are being secur.
ed by the boards and the council OF
patriotic service.
Registrars will Be sworn In Friday
evening.
County Auditor Norman ~ ward
AL has requested OF the registration
officers Of the county that they act
in the same capacity as the heads Of
their precincts In the registration
September IL. The work will b. vol.
untary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

Prisoners Of Monday and Tuesday
bring the estimated total since July
Is. when the counter offensive start
ed. close TO 1875 900. only the Ger
mans own figures on their dead and
wounded viii be able to tell tho real
story Of their losses. The number Of
Germans killed IL unquestionably
enormous.
What breaking thru the line means
is shown by the fact that at noon
Tuesday the British were only six
miles from Ca-uhrai. having advanc
ed nearly five miles from the open
ing which was blasted In the German
defcnscs
German machine guns are indus.
trious. indicating the intention OF the
enemy to hold the canal line tempo
rnrily. Mt least. staving Off the threat
against Cambria
In the meantime. the British have
taken in another 3.o00 prisoners from
several points.
Con. Byng's patrol in Manancourt.
southwest of Cambria. encountered
heavy shell fire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

PARIS. Sept 40 n. ml-Gen.
Mangin's troops have reached the
edge of the Nauxnillon table land
and are gradually progressing to-
ward the Chemin des Danes. accord.
day.
Vauxaillon itself is about mile and
n half east OF the allied line above
Scissors. Progress in this direction
shows Mangin continuing his move
mcnt To flank German positions
along the Neslc and menace their
new positions on the Chemin des
Danes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
ENEMY FORCED
BACK ON RIGHT
BANK OF CANAL
Dispatch From John
De Candt

PARIS, Sept. "a p, -n)--Toward
Guiscard five miles north by east OF
Noyonl French cavalry today is fore.
ing the enemy back. according to re.
ports this afternoon. The enemy is
withdrawing from the right bank of
the North canal.
Around Jumecourt north of Sois.
sonsl, the Chauny-Laon railroad has
been passed The French are maxi
ing progress toward Ainsey.Le-C Cha
teau. along the Ailette.
Gen Mangin is reported advanc-
ing along the Paris. Hirsen and Sois.
sons.Guignicourt Railways. Opera.
tions in the Jumecourt region and
along the two railways named which
follow the general lines OF the Nesle
and the Aisnc rivers are evidently
part OF the big thanking maneuver
against the Germans holding the
Nesle line and against the Chemin
des Danes positions)
LONDON. Sept. 4.-The British
have crossed the Canal du Nord at
Haut-Allaines, more than two miles
north of Peronne. 1t was learned to.
day
They hold Romancourt dust south
OF EcourtSt. Quentin. eight and "A
half miles west by north OF Cambrai)
Ii was also learned that the Ger.
mans have used 81 divisions since
August s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

WASHfNGTON. Sept 4.-Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowdcr today -an-
nouuced that bankers and other per.
sons engaged in employment not
previously regarded as warranting
deferred classification. may now ap.
ply for exemption on grounds that
their work Is necessary to the m.
ton.
Men holding important positions
In the Red Cross and similar organi-
zations. those engaged in public
health and similar employment. are
entitled to deferred classification.
the statement announced This rul-
ing removes the danger Of n too mar.
row construction OF the word in.
dustries." which many draft boards
have construed as including bankers.
those engaged in commerce and
those engaged in similar occupa ations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

LONDON. Sept Aerial activity.
bombing and patrol encounters. east
Of the Jordan river. were reported In
the Palestine and Arabia co-nmu-
nique issued by the war office today.
There were raiding enterprises in
the Toweira Aburna-Am area.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
HUNS DAM SCARPE RIVER

LONDON. Sept 4.-In an ef-
fort to cover their retreat before
the British, the Germans have
damned the Scarpe river and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
FLANDERS
POSITIONS
T0TIERINC
Dispatch From
Lowell Mellett
by DATED Press LEASED Wsc
Direct 10 The Star
LOWELL MEliETT

LOWELL MEIJsfII
Omitted Press Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH AR
MIEs IN FRANCE. sept a.
ui;isa mp-Evh,~noe- ss~ pilinE
up that tho Germans arr retiring
from Wytschs~te and Mcssincs
ridges
rThcse ridges. In Flanders. between
Yprca and Arnenticrcs. were the
sccneS OF most OF the desperate fight
ing In the German drive Of last
Aprill
Everywhere on the front now be
ing battered by the British. the Ger
mans are seeking cover behind the
line. Notwithstanding
the fact that tho lire Itself Is seri.
ously broken. the enemy high com
mand IL sacrificing Thousands Of It's
precious man. power units in an ef.
fort 20 reach IL.
This bids fair 90 be n greater week
than last. which had been described
as the greatest Of the war
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

The portrait In the new Frederick
& Nelson store. by +, Tamada. is OF
Gen. Diaz. hero OF the Italian army.
and not Cen Foch. AS was erroune-
ously stated in Tuesdays Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

CHICAGO. Sept. "A persistent
drizzle that showed no signs of abat
ing. caused the postponement today
OF the first worlds series game be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
WE DARE NOT FAIL

accomplish her home building campaign
Unes 5000 bull, before Christmas the
withhold Industrial responsibilities from Seattle
would Industrial uphcaVa lost
and a humiliation Seatt m us not bcar
families Seattle buy
home he nee for = daily
Every work that will
happiness for who live and labor here
Canvassing pledges build II
o
call proiiccr
but 20 mi retur on
home building appeal appeal to Amertcansm
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

flooded the country over n con
siderable area. according 10 a dis
patch from the British front TO
the Daily Mail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
AMSTERDAM.-German general

staff headquarters have been moved
from Spa, Belgium, to Nerviers. Ia
miles from Liege.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04

Steadily pushing toward Cam
brai. the British have made fur
ther gains. according 10 today's
official statements and battle
front dispsfehr~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
YANkS CROSS VESL
Desperate Effort Made to Stop Hun R0ut at Cambria
Foe Seeks Cover Behind Hindv Lii

force
ren
LONDON Sept 4C4:22 Lens full of British
wholly it We
hereto
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
fire WIPES
OUT CEDAR
falls CITY

Fighting flames until da, light.
100 residents Of Cedar River
Falls. 10 miles southeast Of Sc
attic. saved Scattie's municipal
power plant Wednesday morn.
ing. The po>toffiec. hotel owned
by J. 4. Jordan. and >ye Bros
merchandise store were destroy.
ed. together with nine OF the 20
dwellings In the little settlement
One hundred and sixty acres Of
timber land was destroyed. and the
fire Is now reported 10 be sweeping
toward Cedar Falls camp No. ?. on
the Cedar river. The people at the
camp have been warned and arc
throwing out fire guards.
]. u. Ross. city lighting superin-
tendcnt in Seattle. kept in constant
touch with the power plant by long
distance phone thruout the night
The houses burned are all located
on city property and are occupied
on the Chicago. Mil~au'
kee a ST Paul railroad
The roof OF the station was burned
off and the railroads. substation
and oil tanks were saved only with
difficulty.
The fire started at p. m Tuesday
and swept out large tracts OF land
on which the Pacific States Logging
Co. was preparing TO start work
The town Of Cedar Falls is "a new
s<4sement. and is not TO be confused
with the old location. which has been
abandoned. Sparks from an engine
are believed TO have started the fire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
TOM DUFF

Watch Tom Duff cut his funny cspers In The
Star. Tom has been ON vacation the past two
weeks or 80. Hut he's right Tommy on the
spot. Nouti enjoy his comical adventures. Aud
don't forget Everett True bffs cm u day.
On page \ today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-04
Richard EngIe. son Of Mr. and MFR,

Fss'F"F" S1F'NVs HUTF VT WI HfIU lVFs.
X. X. Engle. Company I. 2sth infan.
ry. has been wounded and In in a
Paris hospital