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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
More Than 90 Per Cent of United States Troops Now Under Direct Command
 COmmander-in-Chie
|ALL-AMERICAN DRIVE
 AGAINST ENEMY MAY NOW BE IMPENDING
Although March Makes No Mention of Probability of Such Attack, Gen eral Opinion Is That American
 Offensive Is Soon to Come
fRy Associated Press,

Washington, September z. Concentration of American troops in the American sectors in France is proceeding rapidly
 and General Pershing now has
 under his direct command more than 90 per cent of the troops who have reached the
 other side. This was revealed
 today by General March, chief of staff.
 General March made no comment as
 to the purpose of this concentration and
 added nothing that might indicate his
 own opinion as to the probability that an all American drive at the German lines
 might be impending. He did say, how ever that the custom of brigading new divisions with the French or British troops to hasten their preparation for front line duty had not been abandoned. | But as our men go over there now pretty well instructed, he added, ''the time they stay in the training camps l over there is very much less"
 TWENTY SEVENTH IN LINE General March announced also that the l Twenty-seventh division. previously training behind the British lines is now on the line in Flanders. This was in- terpreted to mean that the division soon l would be withdrawn to Pershing's army. In his review of the battle situation, General March pointed out that the Ger mans are retreating along a 10O-mile front along the Cambrai sector to Rheims with French. British and Amer
 ican troops in close pursuit official | reports show that the enemy now is to miles from Paris at his closest approach to that city, General March added, while the old Hindenburg line, from which the greatest German effort of the war was launched last March, stands at the point of ma xmun1 distance only 10 miles beyond the present active front
 s.The pressure which forced this re treat" General March said. came a, l two points; the British front between Arras and Peronne and the Franco American sector OH the plateau or SOiS- sons.'
 Reviewing the progress in each sector General March said the British thrust l toward Cambrai had paused along the | line of the Sensee marches and the Cana Du Nord with Cambrai only seven miles away and no natural obstacles in the road to that objective. Tn the mean time. however. the British crossed tho fcanal further south and swept forward
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
Summary Of the News From All War Fronts and Capitals
CBy Associated Press.)

ltc0 fTeSssJ at this massif. which. apparently safe from capture by frontal attack, seems not unlikely to prove the objective of an encircling movement. This, however, may have to await the further retiremen, of the Germans northward from the Aisne to the east. Such retirement is regarded as inevitable because of the al- lied position on the German left flank, from the Aisne at Condo to VauxaiIlon, and there are not wanting military critics who argued that the Germans here will not be permitted to halt even at the Chemin- des-Dames position, but that the enemy will be forced to retreat still further north. thus additionally exposing Laon on the east.
 MAXIMUM RESULT CERTAIN
 The allied unified command makes it certain that the expected drives at the vital points on both the north, in the Cambrai sector. and in the south, around the Laon positions. win be so co-ordi- hated as to insure the maximum result.
 The process of closing in toward the Hindenburg line at the points where it had not yet been reached was continued rapidly yesterday by both the French and the British. The British moved for ward at. an< accelerated pace below the rai-Peronne front and on that front itself they already are close to the line South of the Somme the French pressed on beyond Ternier and moved up speed fly along the line opposite the front be- tween LaFere and St. Quentin
 On the Aisne there was little change toward the western part of the front where the American and French are on the river facing the Germans along the canal which parallels the stream Farther east the Germans are giving ur grudgingly the angle formed by the line winding off southeastward toward Rheims. offering particularly stiff oppo- sition to the Franco American forces near Roman. between Revillon and Mon. tigny-
 In Flanders the British made some headway. but found the German resist ance stiffening around LaBasse. The Germans apparently do not intend t( give up Armentiers, in this sector, but are reported hurriedly fortifyins the re- zion defending it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
PREFACE

For IA All of him and all told while sted between
 vital the allied the could viewpoint
 
 lips and compel withhold it world at large. When confronts the world which realized civilization concluded the ordinary demands of professional ethics. this strengthened solicitation of
  quams entirely the cumstances ARTHUR N DAVIS, D. D. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
RETIRE ON 17-MILE FRONT

point known as the SpoiIheap, on the west bank of the Canal Du Nord, opposite Hermies, taking number of prisoners and machine guns.
 "The stocks of coal and road metal which has fallen into our possession, together with large quantities of other war material, prove that it was the enemy's i'm tentfon to remain in occupation of the Somme battlefield during the winter months, and also the hurried nature of the retreat that has been forced upon him.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

Pont-De-Tugny and St. Simon, Avesne, western outskirts of Jus sy, the railway, from Ham to Terg- nier Amigny-Rouy and Barisis. The enemy left everywhere in our hands very important supplies.
 "On the Ailette front and be- tween the Ailette and the Aisne there is little change. We have advance north of yaux-AiIlon and occupied Celle- -Sur-Aisnc. We re- pulsed two violent counter attacks south of Moulin-Laffaux.
 "On the whole of this part of the front, as well as north of the Vesle river, the enemy reacted vi0- iently with his artillery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

The text of the statement reads;
 ~During the course of the day the advance of our troops reached a depth of from seven to eight Kilometres on the Somme front. The enemy, whose resistance had greatly increased, was not able to oppose our passage of the St. Quentin canal which our troops crossed at Pont-De-Tugny and St. simon after a violent engagement. Both these places are in cur pos- session.
 ITO the north and south we hold the general line in out skirts of Vaux, Fluquircs, cast of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
pr. Arthur W. DdDis, Court Dentist and Privileged Character, Writes OnEn1-
 peror's Personality
TELLS OF DIFFICULTY TO
 GET AWAY FROM BERLIN
Felt That He Was Privileged Even Though He Had Become Enemy Alien Upon Declaration
 of War-Eager to Get Away at Once

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

The statement follows;
 @On the whole front south of Havrincourt the German retreat continues under close and constant pressure of our troops. We have reached the line of Beauvois, Boi- sel and Havrincourt wood.
 "In frequent encounters with the German rear guards our ad- vanccd attachments are taking prisoners and inflicting numerous casualties on the enemy.
 tNorth of Havrincourt our troops have captured a strong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
FRENCH ADVANCE FIVE MULES

-French troops today penetrated from four to five miles the Somme the flee tonight They the St. Quentin ugny bridge and St. Son capturing places can fured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
10000 Cotton Spinners Strike

London, September 1.-The Amalga- mated Association of Cotton Spinners with membership of 2O000, has decided to strike on next Saturday for the aboli- tion of the rota system Indirectly the strike will affect S0O,00O operatives in the Lancashire cotton industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
GERMAN STATEMENT

Berlin, September 7.-(via London.) s'On both sides of the Cambrai- Peronne road there were rear guard engage ments in front of our new positions, ' says the official statement from gen. era1 headquarters tonight.
 There were local engagements be- tween the Ailette and the Aisne"
 Our battle airmen successfully at tackled enemy columns during their cross ing of the Somme near Erie and St Christ. On the Sornme and the Disc the enemy followed our rear guards by way of Ham and Chauny and during the evening was engaged in fighting with them on the line of Aubigny and Ville- quer Aumont.
 Between the Disc and the Aisne there were lively forefield engagements.
 "On both sids of Vauxillon strong en- eny attacks were repulsed North of Fishes we repulsed renewed American attacks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
ENEMY FORCED BACK ON 17-MILE FRONT
 Sector SQezth Of Haurinco1rt Scene Of Wjthdra1ua
 French 11zdudnce Depth 5Mj1es on S0nae Front
Large Stocks of Coal, Road Metal and War Material Are Captured By the Allies
 on the SOmme Battlefield

september IIby AssocIated Fress J-JaP- forces have occupied the of Khaborav Sbra according advices received here from Vladivostok
 RETIRE ON EMILE FRONT
 London, September 7Field Marshal Haigs troops have forced retire considerable distance along front of about IT miles, extending from Havncourt wood Beauvoi according to the office tonight They have also taken strategic point around which there been much fighting the bank of the Canal Du Nord fhex foC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
ITALIAN STATEMENT

Rome, September 7.-The Italian official statement today said:
 south of Asiago French troops after a short and violent artillery fire yesterday morning raided enemy positions on Sise- mol, ,lnfhcting very heavy losses on the garrison and destroying the defense works. They returned with 47 prisoners
 Tn the Concei and Astico valleys en- emy patrols were driven back by our outposts In Frenzela valley our recon noitering parties captured arms and ma terial. In the Grappa region the enemys assault detachments attempted three times to attack our lines on Solarola They were repulsed and punished by our artillery fire.
 In Albania on September 5-6 Italian naval machines and British airplanes carried out several bombardments, in- flicting losses and damage on the enemy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT

Vienna. September 7.-Cvia London. The official communication from the war office today says:
 On the Asago plateau an attack by Italians and French after astrong artil- lery preparation was repulsed with sanguinary losses to the enemy. The enemy, who had penetrated into our first lines west of Monte Sisemol, was driven out by counter attack"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
NO HALT POSSIBLE

Paris, September 7--(Havas).-The allied advance in the region west of St. Quentin, in the opinion of the mili- tary critic of the Petit Journal, will prevent the enemy from halting even temporarily on the Crozat canal, which was the basis of his line in this re- zion during last year.
 In addition the opinion is expressed that the thrust General Mangins troops are carrying out farther south is of such a powerful nature that it may be questioned whether the Germans will be able to hold the Chemin-DeS-Dame
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-08
NOT HIT HARD

Praising the alternative plan of inn posing war or excess rrofits taxes on according to the highest
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New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Barge Canal Delay a
Scandal, Says Mayor

Mayor lTylan yesterday sent p letter
10 DOCK Commissioner Murray Uulhcrt
stating that the delay in developing the
state barge canal terminals in this citv
,approXlmates q public scandal" Tho
Mayor said that the fact that barc.cs :
were not yet under course of constr1,c.
tion Justifes the suspicion thai "a nron. on
aganda has been secretly urged in tho
interest of the railroads to dclav ,hc thc
open'ng and substantial uxc Of thc tho
"Ihc suggestion that tho Federal
government cannot give financial aid
aho sistancc to make the canal of
.serv,ccaole relief for railroad conrcs-
uon,. said tho Mayor. "sccms to be in in
heeplng with the policy which has been
:;naped and fostcred BY those not work
ing e. TOR tho benefit Of the people"
Inc Mayor urged the Dock Comm;s-
S1oner to enlist the corporation Of H.
Statc Engineer and Surveyor and tho
Shipping Board, in order to s secure ,r Ihc the
fullest possible use of the canal whon 'np
1t opens this spring, not onIv NV "'tI'' tIn
city. but also by tho government IN cx e'Ic
redltlng, transportation of supplies -
INC seaboard for shipment TO ors. ~
troops and allies across the seas 0o'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Declares Discipline
Is Nearly Perfect

"Old mcn in the army. mon whose
lives have been spent in it from their
boyhood, and who have been all over
the continental United States and
through its insular possessions whcr-
ever our armies have been. who know
the lifc cf tho soldier and the camp
and the post. all say with one accord,
and no exception, that they have never
seen anything like this; that the disci
binary problems of the army arc re-
ouccd to ncglible quantity, and in
stead of the melancholy and pathetic
parade through the Secretary of Wars
Office Of court martial after court mar
t'ai. of men who have fallen down and
Welded TO temptation under these un-
usual circumstances, which used to OBJ
tain, have an infrcqucnt case now Of
Of court martial, by reason Of such
weakness"
Here, at tho request of the chairman,
Mr.. Baker put into the record a state
1cnt showing tho number of army hos
pltals tho Red Cross established in
France. with the number of the person
ncl Of each.
The Secretary then resumed his tcs-
timony.
"When Lord Northcliffc returned to
England he was invited, as ! recall it,,
by Lloyd George 10 accept position
N his Cabinet. He wrote a letter
which was printed in the papers, and
IN that he made casual reference to
the United States. lie spoke of his
visit here. and spoke Of our war prep
arations in this fashion,:
"'War preparations proceeding in
the virilc atmosphere of the United
States and Canada with fervor and
enthusiasm little understood on this
side of the Atlantjc'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Defence Made by Baker
Before Senate Committee

cerned, know what is ahead Of US. I
Know what the American feeling about
this war is Everybody is impatient to
90 as much rs we can. There will be
no division OF counsel there will be
all the criticism there ought to be upon
shortcomings and failures; there will
be, so far as the War Department is
concerned, continuing effort at self
Improvement and hospitality tow
ard every suggestion for Improvement
that can come from the outside. But
the net result is going to be that a
united and confident American people
believing in themselves and in their in
st'tutlons, are going to demand and
that at no late day, on European battle
Neids, in the face OF veterans though
they be. they cannot excel us in
achievement. And when the victory is
won over there. Mr.. Chairman. the
credit which will come to American
enterprise and to American determine
ton and to American courage will be
an honor to us, as the tenacity of pur
pose and splendid achievements of the
British and French already shed great
lustre on the names of those great
peoples"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Continued from preceding page

this side much of that has had to be
Gone, and, in addition to it, all the
things we have done; and ask YOU 10
remember among the achievements or
this side is the building of this army.
not of 10000 or 100000 or 100000, but
of substantially million and nc-half
men.
And now let me be frank with you,
and let your judgment be frank with
me about this. Has any army in his
tory, ever since the beginning of time,
been so raised and cared for as this
army has? Can the picture be dupli-
Gated? We have raised this army,
taking the regular army and the Ma
tional Guard, raising it to war strength
and supplementing it by the operation
of draft; and there are Senator'S i'll
this room who said to nc with gricf
when We proposed that that form Of
raising the soldiers be had. they shook
their heads and said, 'Mr. Secretary, u
can't be done. 1t is too sudden to ad
dress to the American people that
mode Of selecting soldiers
"And yet. has any great enterprise
within the knowledge of any man in
this room ever been carried out with
moro unfailing justice, with more in
telligcnt explanation and commenda-
ton TO the good sense or patriotism of
the American people; and has any
great and revolutionary change in our
mode Of practice ever been accepted so
splendidly as the operation of the Sc
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Milk Prices To Be
Reduced Next Month
Quarts To Be Half a Cent
and Pints One Cent

"A reduction Of half cent for quarts
and one cent for pnts of milk delivered
to consumers in bottles was announced
last night as the result Of last weeks
sessions Of the Federal Milk Commits
sion. The prices are for the month of
February.
Grade A milk is lowered from II to
1919 cents a quart and from 10 to 9
cents Il pint. Grade is lowered from
10 TO IA e cents Il quart and from 8 to
. cents pint. Grade b milk. sold
loose at stores, remains II cents a
quart.
The difference between the selling
price and what the producer gets for
grade B milk delivered to consumer
IS 6.S cents quart; for grade milk
uellvered to stores, 5.8 cents: for grade
loose milk sold to stores in cans.
rs cents, and for grade B loose milk
sold from stores direct to consumers.
3.3 cents. The prices arc based on
milk containing 81 butter fat.
HE commission states that it costs
more than three cents quart to carry
the milk from distributing centre. to
the consumers door. 1t points out
that the system OF distributing milk
in New York is needlessly wasterul and
expensive. and that it has apr.. ted
committees to study this matter with
a view to reducing the cost TO the con-
Sumer.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Gerard Wants All
Chaufeurs Put
At Shipbuilding
cambridge Colby Indorses
Idea, Urges Greater Ef-
forts to Win War

y note Of warning and call for
Aeip, almost desperate in its sincerity
was sounded last night by cambridge
Colby. a member Of the United States
Shipping Board and one Of the rep
rcscntatlves Of the United States at
the conference of the allied nations in
France recently. Mr.. Colby was the
guest OF honor at dinner given at the
Hotel Astor by tho Twilight Club
"lhc time has comc," declared Mr.
Colby, "whcn the United States has
got to go to war. A few people think
we're at war, but we're not. We
haven't started yet
"Ths nation is on the defensive"
nc continued, lmpressivcly. "Thcrc is
10 denying the fact that at this mo-
mcnt the outsomc is in doubt. What
we've got to do is to get over there
and fight. There are times when it
seems AS though we were doomed TO
suffer from an lncurablc acsc Of 5000
miles The people Of this country
might just as we'll recognize the fact
now as later that this is ii war be-
tween Germany and the United States,
ana we have got to conquer or sur
render to AN Unsuitable foe
Just before Mr.. Colby was introduced
former Ambassador Gerard spoke brief
~. n the course Of his speech he pro-
posed that the 10000 chaugeurs now
employed in Now York State alone be
enlisted into the service OF the Ship
ping Board and that they be distributed
IN the various shipbuilding yards. whore
their knowledge as mcchancs-m most of
them cxpert--would prove Of inesti-
mablc value to the government.
The suggestion was picked IN at
once by Mr.. Colby when he began his
speech, and he indorscd it cnthusti-
ca(y. Then and there he organized
Send Your -Chaufreurto-War Club"
and called on those present to be
among the first to volunteer to nut
their own machines into garages for
the period of the war if necessary in
order to put their chauffcurs at the
disposal Of the country
lhls country must have ships" said
Mr. Colby. "Without them, it is lost
Ships arc the common denominator Of
all effort in this country. No matter
how great your efforts in ali other
dircc training men, raising CROPS.
making guns-not one of those things
Will avail without ships"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29

Recommends to Congress
Creation of Half Billion
Dollar Institution
Would Approve
Stock Issues
Power to Make Loans to
Industries and Banks
Also Asked

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. .Creation
Of a half billion dollar government
corporation to make loans and ad
vanccs to enterprises essential to the
war and otherwise assist in private
financing was recommended to Con-
grcss to-day by Secretary McAdoo.
The Secretary also asked that all
private issues of securities Of more
than 100000 be made subject to the
approval of the government body, to
be known as the "War Finance Cor
poration."
The proposed corporation would have
power to make advances to banks which
finance industries essential to the war
or to buy direct the securities of such
corporations, subject to certain re-
strictions concerning price and length
of the loans. The cooperation also
would make short time advances to
savings banks.
Further powers Of the corporation
would be "to subscribe for, acquire
and own, buy, sell and deal in bonds
and obligations Of the United States"
1T could issue notes or bonds Of its
own Of an amount not more than eight
times its capital. which would be sup
piled originally by the government.
McAdOO TO Be Chief
The corporation would be managed
by the Secretary of the Treasury and
four directors to be appointed by the
Secretary, with the approval Of the
President
A draft Of bill embodying Secre-
tary McAdoo's suggestion has been
prepared and will be introduced soon
in both houses of Congress-.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-29
Dealers Warned Against
Raising Prices Above Nor
NAL Cost Margin
Consumers Protected
Administration Will With
hold Supplies From Stores
Violating Order

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The fact
that the East faces a temporary meat
shortage because Of transportation diff
ficulties was disclosed by the food
administration tonight in instructions
sent to packers not to increase their
prices above normal margin of cost
and to distribute their available SUP
pl'es fairly among their customers.
Wholesalers and retailers received vir
'uaIly the same instructions.
10 make sure that it's orders arc Oh.
served the food administration to.
light sent. the following telegram to
state food administrators in all state,
cast of the Mississippi:
!, mere is Ii Kelly to be in the next few
days, and perhaps for some time thcre.
iCei' temporary scarcity Of fresh
meat especially in the East This is
not due to lack of supplies of live
STOCK. but to difficulty in TRANSPORTING
I"e mcat. me normal tendency of such
q scarcity would be to advance the prices
TO retailers and consumers out Of line
with costs of production. This must NOT
happen. ~
"Thc food administration has in
structed meat packers not to sell al
prices representing more than q normal
average above cost, and to distribute
such meat as is available. fairly amonc
customers. You are directed to cnforce
this order.
You will also inform the public Of
TINS action Immediately through the
press, tho local food administrators
and otherwise. You should also give
notice in a similar way to retail deal
ers rs IN meats and substitutes therefor
mat they must not at this time charge
prices giving more than normal az
eragc margin above cost and that they
must distribute such meat as is avail
aoic fairly y among their patrons. The
1000 administration will on notice from
you direct packers and wholesalers not
TO sell to any retailer who is proved to
nave violated this instruction.
unless the conditions in your state
are peculiar so that the statement
would not be justified you should in.
lorm the public that there will be it,
TIE, 1t any. increase in the prices of
livestock or the cost Of PRODUCING
meats during the near future and thaf
any material advance in the prices Of
meats is therefore unreasonable"