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Haig:s Grip on St: Quentin
Made Firn1er by Attacks

Shiny and hard to negotiate. especial
ly when the ridges were reached ana
| the men had to eharge up them Tanks
accompanied the troops and rendered
of the conflict, which waxed warm
from the start.
The British preliminary bombardment
was brief and was followed by the GUS
to1nary barrage for the protection OF the
advancing infantry. The Germans i'm
from large numbers Of guns concern
trated behind the st. Quentin canal
Aero Observation MIL
Airp1ane observation was virtually
impossible duringsth first hours OF the
fighting from either side, SO that the
guhners were shooting BY map and were
therefore greatly handicapped.
On the north Peiziere and strongly
fortified sugar factory to the northeast
were taken by storm after hard fighting.
Epehy proved a tough nut to crack.
Here the famous Alpine Corps had been
brought up, and the German army
boasts no better troops than these.
1t was futile to attempt frontal at
tack against this place, which was fairly
bristling with machine guns. The Brit
ish accordingly worked about it to the
north and south and squeezed it out
R6nssoy was carried by storm and
hundred prisoners were gieaneo from
the surviving garrison.
In the center the Australians had to
fight for every inch of ground they
took, but they pushed steadily for:
ward until they reached the crest OF
the ridge. BY $40 o'clock the Aus.
ttralians had already taken total OF
SOC prisoners Most of these were
fBavarians and men Of the first Ger
man reserve division, and they ap-
reared to be of poor class of men
as they came Struggling back discon-
solately through the drizzling rain.
Dire of the hottest engagements took
place just south Of LIE Verguier, where
the Germans had fortified themselves
in mill This stronghold was sur
rounded and $50 OF. the garrison were
forced to surrender.
On the right flank there was equally
hard fighting. Holnon had been taken
yesterday as a preliminary to today s
attack, and from this point the Brit
ish went forward. No great advance
was expected in~this zone, however
as the line had already been pushed
forward practically to the old posi-
tions.
Last night German airplanes were
busy bombing the st. Quentin sector,
and the enemy utilized number OF
new type planes of huge size. Three
of these were shot down east of
Peronne. They were capable of seat
ing eight men. The most astounding
thing about them, however, was that
they carried bombs thirteen feet long,
which contained 1000 pounds of ex-
plosives. This is by far the biggest
bomb the Germans have yet produced.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. September 1s.-Gen. Man
gins army attacked along the front
northeast of scissors today and cap
tured the Colonies farm, on the plat
eau Just east of Sancy and just south
Of the point where the Chemin-des-
Danes branches of from the road
leading from Scissors to Laon.
A strong counter attack led by gren-
adiers of tho Prussian guard was re-
pulsed by the French. who drove the
enemy back of the road leading from
the plateau of Ange Gardiene to the
Colonies farm. This road is less than
= half mile from the Chemin-des-
Danes.
Clearing Dominating Point.
This success puts the French in pos
session OF part of the important plat
eau of Ange Gardiene. which COM
nands the ridge along which runs the
famous Ladies' Way" for q consider
able distance. It also drives deeper
tho wedge south Of. the Hindenburg
positions in the St Gobain region and
facilitates operations in the direction
Of Finon, which was held by the
French until the German offensive
late in May.
The fighting in this region has been
most severe during the last few days.
A glimpse Of the action around the
Colombes farm, obtained from a point
giving a view of the Chemin-des-
Danes ana Fort Malmaison. as we'll
as the plateau to the south, on which
the farm is situated. gave an idea
of the tremendous task Gen. Mangin's
men have undertaken. The soldiers
could be seen bounding from shell
hole to shell hole and from trench to
trench. From the great distance be-
tween them and the observer, the
only means of distinguishing the
lighting forces was that the French
were advancing eastward and north
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today. The Bulgarians are fehtfhr
against the French, Sefbians and
Greeks.
German troops sent to the Mace.
DOMAIN front to aid the hard-pressed
Bulgarian forces have been put to
fight along with the Bulgarians. says
q Serbian official Statement on yester-
days operations received last night at
the Serbian legation in Washington.
The statement. which was sent from
Ealoniki by Col Peshitch, assistant
chief Of the Serbian general star,
follows:
1--WE have repulsed a number Of yio-
lent counter attacks in the Kodak re-
gion. The German troops which were
sent to thesaid Of the Bulgarians have
been put to flight with the latter.
I'VE continue to advance along the
whole front. The village Of Grade
shnitsa ii in our hands. The allied
troops have taken the village Of Staro-
VIVA.
s.The number of prisoners exceeds
1000. The number Of captured guns
exceeds fifty. The enemy has also
abandoned enormous Quantities Of
war material"
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FIELD DIVISION CREATED
BY DEFENSE COUNCIL
State Councils Section Merged
With Part Of Woman's Conn
mittee Machinery.

By merging tho state councils sec
ton with the greater part of the ma
chinery Of the woman's committee Of
the council the Council of National
Defense has created . field division
with . view to bringing women more
closely into the war activities Of the
government and to effect q more ef-
fcient guidance Of the state defense
councils.
The division win be headed by Sec
rotary Lane. Assisting him will be 4
governing committee composed Of DR..
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

attacked over the northern portion OF
the sector defended by 1t with SO
! much gallantry ON the 31st and 22d
e. rol March tasnoh Having saptured is Ok. cd
strong point known ~ vaucelette
! iarn. and beaten oft hostile counter
, attack, it pushed forward for more
than mile beyond this line, captur-
Ing several hundred prisoners and a
German battery, complete. with it's
teams. in the course of it's advance. -
On the left of our attack, other Eng
fish and Welsh troops carried the re-
mainder of the high ground south of
Gouzeaucourt. reaching the outskirts
of Villers-Guislain and capturing
Gauche wood. ~
Over six thousand prisoners and
number of guns have been captured by
our troops in the course of these sue
cessful operations.
Aviation.-After their heavy losses
were less active yesterday. The
weather on the British front was fine,
with strong wind.
Our machines were at work all day
carrying out "Reminiscences and
photography far behind the German
feet of our artillery fire and bombing
enemy airdromes, ammunition dumps
and other selected targets. Eleven
hostile machines were destroyed and
Ave others driven down out of COM
troll. Ten of our machines are miss
ing.
At night we heavily bombed three
German airdromes where squadrons
working in the battle area are To-
Gated. Three large hostile night bomb
ing machines which CAN'T over our
lines were detected by our search.
brought down. One of our night-fying
airplanes is missing. The total weight
of bombs dropped by us during the
twenty-four hours was Twenty-Five
band one-haIf tons
AdmiiF1alty a vasS,s Tfsre d Was
| ing the period 5of September s-15,
which restricted the operations of the
royal air force contingents working
with the navy. Several successful
raids have been undertaken when
conditions permitted, and more than
nine and one-half tons of bombs have
been dropped on the Bruges docks
and enemy airdromes with good re-
suits.
Eleven bombs we're observed to
burst on the quays at Bruges. where
q fire was started. and hostile de-
stroyers were attacked off the Zee
brugge MOLE The Uytkerke a1rdrome
was attacked from a low altitude.
| One hangar was seen to burst into
| flames. hut was demolished and hres
were started among the workshops.
The activity of the enemy aircraft
has been below normal. three hostile
| machines being destroyed and two
| driven down out OF control. Two
| of our machines have failed to re-
| turn, but are believed to have landed
| in a neutral country.
Submarine and convoy patrols have
| been maintained in some waters, SUB
| marines being sighted and attacked
| and enemy mines located and de-
| stroyed.
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ponent of a strategy Of action; he has
the initiative; he has the man power;
for the moment the situation in Ar
tots, in the Soissofaais and III Lorraine
is one which seems to demand further
preparation before larger operations
are resumed. but in Alsace and Elan
defs the moment seems ripe.
We have something more than a
month of the campaign left; the
question Of q German retreat to the
Belgian frontier is still undecided. To
compel such q retreat will be the
most effective answer to the present
German attempt. using Austria as q
eatspaw. to shift the operations from
the battlefield to the gIeen table and
there regain the initiative.
: (ospyrisAt. 1913, Kew York Tribune, Leo
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ONLY TWO C0LLlERIES
NOW HAVE STRIKERS

POTTSvILLE, Pa. September H.
with the exception Of the Blaekwooa
colIiery Of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company and the Buck Run. an indi.
vidtial colliefy. all the mines in the
anthracite region resumed operation
today.
It Is expected that the men win re-
turn to work at the Blaokwood and
Buck Run coylieties tonhoffoA
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ASKS BURIAL AID.
FOR RUSS BARON
Embassy, However, Has No
Proof Of Claims Of
Miss Case.

Unless the Russian efnbassy or
some kindly disposed persons come to
tbs rescue the body Of q supposed
Muscovite nobleman, said by Miss M.
E. Case, 172s Willard street, to be
Baron de ,Berge Kattentaek. formerly
surgeon general Of the Russian army.
tomorrow must be crefnated as pub
lie charge.
Baron de Berge died last Friday.
His body IL at the home Of Miss
Case. where it has been embalmed
and ready for interment for six
days. The body cannot be held
longer than tomorrow. .
= At the Russian embassy it was stat
ed that II Miss Case could provide evil
dence that the alleged barren was even
a subject OF Russia they would see
that he was given christian burial"
But no proof had been furnished to-
day that the dead man had served the
Gear Nicholas in any capacity. Miss
Case did not try to establish her con-
tention that he was born in Russia,
the secretary of the embassy declared.
Embassy's Statement.
The following statement. was au-
thorised BIZ the embassy:
"of course we feel sorry for the I'M
fortunate man. We asked Miss Case
for documentary proof Of her claim
that the dead man had served az sur
geen general in the Russian armies,
but the most she could show tls was
his visiting card. This was not sat
tBfactory.
: Two cannot cfaeially take notice OF
her claim that the supposed baron
should be buried by the embassy and
according to Russian rites"
I. The supposed baron prActiced medi-
cine to q limited extent among the
people in his Immediate neighborhood
mere for some years, it was stated by
the undertaken who emba1fned the
body. That the alleged baron had a
knowledge of medicine and surgery
there seemed to be no doubt among
his neighbors. But he doesn't appear
revenue from his practice. for he was
penni1ess at the time of his DEATH.
: Miss Cases Statement.
Miss Case told the undertaken that
there was no aoubt of the, baron's
right. to claim the protection of the
Russian embassy. She further stated
that she had been in the United States
more than seventeen years. But at
no time during his stay in Washing
ton had he furnished the Russian ems
bassy any documents proving his. con-
nection in So Important capacity
with the Russian army, according to
officials at the embassy.
'sThe whole thing is mystery to
me-" said Mr.. TultayHll, the under
tal1er. Miss Case believed when she
called on me to care for. the body
that the Russian embassy would pro-
vide the expenses. But I And that
edge Of the baron or his Supposed
former rank in the Russian army"
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have paid fines ag9regating largo
sums OF money: therefore be It
the Judiciary Of the Senate. or shy
subcommittee there, Is hereby au-
thofized and directed to cali up IN the
Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, alien prop
erty custodian, and the Department
Of Justice and its United States dis
dence and documents relating to the
charges herein mentioned, ana to SUBJ
poems any Witnesses or documents
relating thereto that It may find nee
essary, and to make = report Of the
result Of such investigation and what
10 shown thereby to the Senate Of the
,b1eT
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strong points with the greatest d

strong points with the greatest d.
Termination. ,i
French Continue Progress.
PARIS. September -. French
troops last night continued their
progress in the region Of st. Quentin
and penetrated the German positions
at Cohtescouft, three miles southwest
OF st. Quentin.
PARIS, September 1s.-The French
attack on the right OF the British III
the st. Quentin sector resulted in an
advance of a mile and a third along
n six-mile front. according to the war
office announcement tonight.
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Germans threw in six divisions sup
ported by forty batteries. They were
completely repulsed and their cas-
ualties were extremely heavy.
The opposition to the British assault
varied. At many points the enemy
fought to the last ditch, while at
others he surrendered freely. The
moral effect Of the British tanks was
very great. Numbers OF gray coats
surrendered on sight of them before
the land dreadnoughts f1fsd a shot.
It was late in the afternoon before
the Germans began to make serious
counter attacks. Then all their avail
able infantry was thrown against
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Blythe Associated Press.

Blythe Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, September 1s.-The British
troops made powerful attack
against the German Lines to the west
and most Important results were
achieved. A deep advance Into the
enemy territory strengthened the al
ready powerful grip the British have
IN st. Quentin. one OF the most
strongly fortified parts Of the Hin
denburg line.
To the south the French co-operated
in what Is likely to prove an opera
ton, of vast portent With respect to
the Hindenburg defensive position
The zone involved in the British
movement lay roughly between Hol-
non. on the south, and Gouzeaucort.
Within a few hours Peiziere, Tenn
pleux-le-Geurard. Epehy, Ronssoy and
VilIeret were behind the advance
British forces. and bitter fighting was
the forward zone.
Gain Crest of Ridge.
The advance thus far recorded-in
some places more than two miles
means that the British have at nu-
merous points gained the crest OF
the ridge along which their old front
line ran prior to the German offensive
in March, and from their new posi-
tons were looking down on the Hin
denburg line in the valley to the east.
That hard fighting would be encoun-
tered in this sector was a. foregone
conclusion. The main enemy opposi-
ton came from machine guns and ar
tillery. The counter barrage which
the Germans sent over in reply to the
British bombardment was much more
severe than the enemy had been able
to provide in the recent fighting. and.
as an additional new feature. the Ger
mans maintained heavy oarraSe
over the back areas with high We
locity guns, which he had coneen-
trated for the purpose.
Germans Surrender Freely.
The German infantry surrendered
quite freely in places In fact. in the
center of the attack where the Aus
tralians were working. 4 considerable
number of gray-coats deliberately
charged through the British barrage
to give themselves up.
Today's operation cannot be consfd-
cred as a major operation as COM
pared with recent battles. The OBJ
jectives sought, however, were i'm
portant, both from the defensive and
offensive standpointss
The assault began at dawn. I'm
fortunately. rain began to fall about
o'clock, and when the British went
over the top the ground was already
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French Press Huns With Vig0r;
Observation-Disclosures

the Germans are determined to hold
the plateau which lies just west of
st. Quentin. south of Francilly, east
Of Savy and north OF Dollon.
Advance by Little Bounds.
y Gen. Debeney's troops have been
obliged to attack in piecemeal and to
advance by little bounds, sleeping be-
tween machine gun emplacements
here and there and sometimes making
frontal attacks. Everywhere the
French have been obliged to fight
their way around or through OBJ
stacles that before, this war would
have been regarded as impregnab1e.
The German infantry here is sup
ported by artillery which puts down
heavy barrages in front Of the ad-
vancing waves and maintains a
harassing fire against the rear and
the lines of communication.
Progress under these conditions
necessarily is slow, but the allied
lines are none the less surely advance
ing toward the outskirts of st. Quen-
tin from the south and west as well
as the north,
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Emperor William has conferred the
order of the Black Eagle on his
Lutheran court chaplain, DR.. bryan
der. This is believed to be the drst
time that q Lutheran clergyman has
been. Iaised. to the .Etnesda1 1obtl11.
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Mangi1:s Forces Eating Way
TOuQrd Chen1i1-des-DQn1es

ward upon the mass of ruins that
marks the location Of the Colonies
farm.
Show Mastery Over Enemy.
The splendid qualities of individual
Initiative of the French soldiers found
ample opportunity in this advance,
and the French again demonstrated
their mastery over the enemy. For
the distant observer it looked like a
battle between individuals. Rarely
were there more than two men seen
above ground at the same time. What
was most in evidence was the line
Of artillery. curtain fire, which was
plainly marked by columns OF smoke
that gave the outlines of the battle-
field.
Every one of those men creeping
and leaping forward over the ufl-
heaved ground was advancing In the
cealed and strongly protected. They
went on. just the same. until they
surrounded them or rushed at them,
conquering by their courage and in
dividual intelligence the formidable
defensive organization on which the
Germans have spent their best efforts
for four years.
Earthwofks Are Strong.
The earthworks of the Hindenburg
line are stronger than anything of
this kind hitherto constructed, but the
soldiers behind them have not today
the same fighting spirit that they had
a year or even six months ago.
Prisoners now are complaining that
they are frequently left in the front
line to shift for themselves. Rarely
do their officers stand by them when
they are attacked, they say.
1t often happens that machine
gun crews are ordered to hold posi-
tions and discover some time after
ward that the troops behind them
have abandoned the field. They at
tribute the concealment from them of
the retreat of the infantry to the fear
entertained by their officers that they
nosis H' il thew Knew that thew were e to
be sacrificed.
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LORD READING IS ILL
Condition Of British Ambassador t
y. 8. Not Grave, However. g.

Cablegfam to The Evening" Star and
Chicago Daily News. C0Pyfight, 1913.
LONDON, September 19.-Lord Read
ing. British ambassador to the United
some time. II III, though not gravely.
50 tar ~ can ha judged ct present,
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FOR ALLIED LABOR
]. STAND ON TERMS
International Committee Rec
ommends Conference Accept
Presidents ID Points.
CLEAR POLICY IS NEEDED
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 19.-The inter-
national relations committee Of the
interallied labor conference today
made a report recommending that the
conference Subscribe to the four
teen points formulated by President
Wilson, thus adopting a policy Of
clearness and moderation as opposed
to a policy dictated exclusively by
changes on the war map"
Wants Collective Action.
The committee report says the
United States already has been able to
reject the Austro-Hungarian proposal
for a. conference of the belligerents,
and that the allies should make clear
the identity of their views by public
and collective declarations Of their
aims and intentions.
The committee favors an expression
Of opinion by the conference that the
allies would be assuming a heavy
and perilous responsibility by adopt
ing a purely negative policy In their
treatment of the Austrian proposals.
but it urges the allies to interrogate
their opponents regarding their gem
eral and particular war aims. which
have never been defined, thus impos-
ing upon the working classes the re-
sponsibility OF choosing between the
solutions proposed.
Would Make Attitude Plain.
The committee report further says:
cit Is by defining their own war aims,
jointly with the United States with the
same precision and clearness, that the
allied governments will give the work.
ers of the world the conviction that
they are resolved to continue the 1trug-
gle, not in order to meet the aggression
Of the central monarchies by undertake
ing in their turn war of conquest, but
for the single purpose OF establishing on
an unassailable foundation a peace
which will be just and lasting and in
conformity with the aspirations of i'm
ternational democracy"
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ANOTHER BIG BLOW
i, BY. .FOcH SOON IS
= DEEMED LIKELY

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BULGARs IN FLIGHT
BEFORE SERBIANs;.
DEFEAT COMPLETE

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