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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Ma predsednikovo ponovno vprasanje, ce l.
ma kdo kakSne ugovore proti EILEEN in namenom
s. X. T., sc nj nihce Oglasil.
Ma to je predsednik naznanil, da JIG bila pred
lozena resolucija, XII DO dana shodu ma debate i'm
giasovanje, ter jO je preeital.
Resolucija.
Milwauski Slovenci, zbrani ma velikem sho-
du dine "a. februarja 1918, izjavljajo v smislu
nacel, da maj vsak narod sam odlocuje o svoji
usodi, in pc svojem %neomajno demokraticnem
prepricanju:
Stalen mir V Evropi je mogoc lie tedaj, ce sc
resijo velika vpraSanja, Xxi SO tekom sedanje VOL
ne 2 vso silO prodrla ma povrsje, ma podlagi pra-
vienOsti in tako, da sc ugodi opravicenim ~aspiraci-
jam prizadetih narodov. Med temi vprasanji je ju-
goslovansko internacionalnega pomona. Kaos, XII
JIG vladal V jugovzhodnih delhi Europe, je izvab-
ljal in olajsal napad zlocimskega imperializma, $
elmer je dokazano, da ne more ~evropski mir ime-
ii trdnih tai, dokler sc tam ne ustanove solidne,
narode zadovoljujo6e razmere.
V ia namen je potrebno, da Sc resi- tudi jugo-
slovanski problem, "a kar mora biti merodajnO
dvoje naGel:
l. Zedinjenje Jugoslovanov ma tax nacin,
da bodo organizirani V enOti, V kateri pa mora
vendar vsakemu delu biti zagotovljena zadostna
avtonomija "a ~njegove posebne interese.
2. Popolnoma demokraticna oblika drzavne
organizacije.
To dvojno nacelo sc more uresniGiti V Jugo-
slovanski federativni r%epubliki, XII jo zastopa Slo-
vensko Republicansko Zdruzenje.
Tia nacin reSitve ~problema je potreben V in
teresa .prizadetega ljudstva, XII sc ne more ne So
cialno, lie kulturno, ne p~oliti6no, ne gospodarsko
uspeSno raZvijati V dosedanji razcepljenosti in
podvrzeno raznim despocijam; V enoti, Xxi Sc mora
ustvariti, je pa posameznim delom ~potrebna av-
tonomija "a gojitev njih specifi6nih interesov, ker
je dosedanji zgodovinski razvoj ustvaril med nil
mi razlicne literature i'll druge posebnosti, Iii sc
he morejo siloma z%atreti.
Ia 'na6in reSitve problema je pa tudi inter
nacionalna potreba. Jugoslovanska federativna
r~epublika lahko postane clan in temeljni kamen
balkansk1 repuDi:@anske foderacije in 5 TEN cd
tegne Balkan imperialisticnim aspiracijam, XII so
najbolj ugrozavalc evropski mir. Obenem izloei ia
ka r~epublika vsako monarhiGno in dinasti6no tex
moyanje in neyarne teznje pc hegemoniji enc ali
druge krone.
Da sc Ia cilj dosoze, je poraz nemsko-avstrij
skega militarizma in imperializma neizogibno po-
treben. Pri doloGanju podlage bodocega miru pa
morajo priti prizadeti narodi sami do besede in
nikakor sc ne more priznati Avstriji pravica, da
bi ona govorila "a svoje podvrzene narode.
Strinjajoci sc z besedami predsednika Wilso-
ma, da sc mora vsaka izprememba izvrsiti lie v
Interest," in "a blagor prizadetih narodov, zelimo
vsakemu narodu brez izjeme popolno svobodo in
neodvisnost in smatramo "a svojo dolznost, da
podpiramo vsako poSteno delo, XII more prinesti
tako svobodo naSemu narodu, da bo sposobcn
vstOpiti V svetovno druzbo narodov in posvetiti
svoje sile V svobodi "a razvoj in napredek Glo-
VpStVa. -
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
~jugoslovanski problem in Slovensko
republicansko zdruzenje.

republicansko zdruzenJe.
Ma shodu poroGa clan eksekutive S. r. z.
Etbin Kristan IL Chicago.
Rojakii NOben narod nina pravice do svobo-
de, ce ne stori sam niGesar Zanjo. Slovenci gOtOvo
hrepene po svobodi. Kolikor nam morejo poveda-
ii poroGila il stare domovine vemo, da sc b~ojujejo
zanjo pc svojih najboljSih moceh. Slovenci V A
meriki, Xxi dihajo boil svobodnO in lahkO ~izrazajo
narodove zelje brez strahu pred vislicami, imajo
V ten resnih Gasih moralno dolznost, da store tudi
cd svoje strani, kar jim dopuscajo razmere.
Vprasanie pa je: Kaksen more biti ideal Slo-
vencevl
Povsod Sc kaze, da sta dive glavni toeki, "a
katerimi gredo zelje Slovencev. Ena je zdrrIzitev
z ostalimi Jugoslovani, druga je svoboda.
Korist jugoslovanskega zedin jenja je V TEN,
da smo zdruzeni mocncjsi, vsled tega tudi spo-
sobnejSi "a napredek III Obenem "a varstvo miru.
Svoboda je potrebna "a nase zivljenje in "a to,
da moreno Z ostalimi narodi sodelovati "a dose
go najviSjih idealov Glovestva.
Zedinjenje in svCbOda sta jedno programa
Slovenskega republicanskega zdruzenja, XII pa
mOrcjo doseci svoje ellie, lie tedaj' ako Sc zavza-
me vse ljudstvo zanje. Mice ne SINE misliti, da
prineSc kdo Slovencem svobOdo ma krozniku. &c
Sc sami ne potegnemo zanjo, je ne dosezemo nj
kdar.
Udelezite sc %zatorej shoda V obilnem stevilu.
kakor bono sejali, tako bono zeii.
Lokalni odbor.
Cleveland, Ohio.
LOkalni odbor S. r. Y. V Clevelandu priredi
dine 81. marca t. ].
svojo prvo
veselico z igro
vJosip Birkovi dvorani ma 60O6 st. Clair Ave. Pri
tel priliki sc uprizori vesela igra "krGmar pi wi
TEN rogu".
Ker gre pri tel prireditvi "a skupno stvar
vseh svObodoljubnih Slovencev, uljudno prosimo
VISA druStva v Clevelandu, in okolici,
da ne prirejajo svojih veselic ma omenjeni dan.
Odbor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Petrograd, %. fcbruarja. Centralni ekseku-
tlvmi odbor vserUskega delavskega in vojaSkega
sveta je sprcjcl 5 l26 proti 50 glasovom resoluciio,
ola Sc Sprejmejo nemSki mirovni pogoji. Sestin-
dYajset clanov odbora nj bio navzocih.
Nikolaj Lenin je V dolgem govoru, V katerem
Je zahteval sprejem nemSko-avstriiskih pogoiev.
brez obzira ma to, kako so tiranski in nesreGni,
deJai: "NJih kolena so ma nash prsih i'm mas DO
lozaJ Je brezupen. Tia mir moramo spreieti kot
oddlii, ga Sc moreno pripraviti ma odlocen odpor
%oper burzvazijo in imperialistc. Proletariat vsega
Sveta nam pride ma pOmoc. Bes obnovi boz.
Martov je ugovarjal, GcS da pomcni predla-
gam mir kOnec Rustic, kar sc tiGe meme politi6ne
necdyisnosti in ola DO vlada delavcev i'm voiakov
dan po sklenjenem miru suznja NemGiie.
Zinovjev jc podpiral Lenina, GeS da ie ayto-
riieta sovjeta pc vsei dezcli pretrdno ykorin lena.
ola bi mogla poginiti -.
Da so ncmska kolcna ma prsil Rustic. 10 70
%vcrjetno, ampak kljub temu postaia Lenin cd dine
do dine bolj slep V svoii idcalisticni saniariii. Mar.
tov ina stokrat bolt bistre oGi, ko pravi, ola BIO
ruSke poliitne neodviSnosti konec. elm BIO kai-
zerJev mir ~podpisan. Lenin Sc prokleto mott. &c
miSli, da DO zmagovita NcmGija ruski reyoluciii
dovolila oddih in mirno gledala, kako Sc priprav-
LA "a novo revolucijo prOti burzvaziji in imperi-
alizmu, kar hi pOmcnilo V prvi vrsti rcvoluciio
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
CENTRALNI B

John Ermenc, Ivan A. Kaker, Anton Motz, Frank
Mravlja, Jacob Muha, Matt Pogorelc, John Reel,
Joseph Steblaj, Frank Saws, Frank Udovich, An
drew Vidrich, Stefan Fabric, Leo Zakrajsek, An
ton Zlogar.
(Opomba. Zastopniki organizacij in listov, ki
Sc doslej Sc MISC priglasili, postanejo clani CEN
tralnega odbora, elm Sc p%ravilno prijavijo in IL
javijo, da sc strinjajo $ temeljninli nateli S. Il. z.
= Naslov "a pisma in denarne posiljatve je slede-
Gi: Anton j. TerDovec, p. o. B. No. l Cicero, ll.)
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26

Ma predsednikovo ponOvno vprasanje, ce l.
ma kdo kaksne ugovOre proti EILEEN in namenom
s. X. T., sc nj nihGe Oglasil.
Ma to je predsednik naznanil, da JIG bila pred
lozena resolucija, XII bo dana shodu ma debate in
glasovanje, ter jo je ~precital.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
s. r. z.
sLovENc1 v sHEBoYGAN IN oKoL1CI!
v nedeljo, 3. marca t. ].
OBJ pol osmih zvecer.

Ma dnevnem redu tega "a mas kraj vaznega
shoda je precinct
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
SlOvensk0 republicanSko
Zdruzenje.
sEDEz v CHICAGO, ILL.
I~zvRsEvALNI oDBoR:

Frank Bostie, Flip Cobra, Martin V. Honda,
Etoin Kristan, Frank Kerze, Anton j. Terbovec,
Joze Zavertnik.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1918-02-26
NADZoRNI ODBoR.

Matt. Petrovich, Ludvik Benedik, Frank Veranic.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
Indications That Germany is Becoming Anxious Over
French Threats of Reprisals in German Cities
GERMANS DENY FIRING FRENCH CITIES
AS THEY ARE RETREATINC
French Continue Their Gains Near St. TQuentn-Aus-
trias Imperial Council Ready to Accept President
Wilson'S Terms

There is persistent report from Stockholm that the
Kaiser has abdicated.
A London despatch says that there indications
that Germany is becoming anxious in consequence of
threats Of reprsas for destruction of the towns in
France. This information from the semi official
Wolff bureau and received in Stockholm. The des
patch further says that the city of Douai burnnSas
result OF the continuous bombardment of the British
Inc report that the Germans had fired the town they are
still occupying is characterized ridiculous The Ger
also deny having fired Rouers Thourout and Lich
tervede
Paris despatch says the French advancing east Of
st. Quentin have captured the Etaves wood and Boo
oaux village Further south they have taken Marcy and
reached Fontain Notre Dame and Fonsommes.
London despatch says that it is reported from
*lenna that AustroHungarian Imperial Council has de-
clded to Introduce national autonomy to make President
Wilson'S stipulation accomplished fact"
despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Athens,
dated Sunday, says The Governor of Smyrna has sent
to Myene three delegates-a Greek an Engishman and
1urk-to enter into peace negotiations.
Envr Pasha and Talaat Pasha have resigned their
positions in the Turkish Government Tejfik Pasha has
been appointed Grand Vizer.
despatch from Berne says that unconfirmed rumors
have been received here Of serious ntimonachia riots
III Bavaria.
Washington despatch says that Germany's plea for
an amstce is founded both American and allied military
c1clas here believe, upon recognition in Berlin of the
TACT that the German army organization under the ter
1l1lc campaign OF Marshal Foch.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
MERTON E. ASHTON
WRITES HOME FOLKS
Now Attending Officers Training
School in France

This is an extract from a letter
of Merton E. Ashton, who is in the
American Candidate School, A. P.
O. TIA, A. E. F.
Now that [ am in a civilized part
of France, where | can sit down
to write you without fear Of having
Fritz interrupt me, am taking the
opportunity of writing you
/ am now attending an Officers
Training School. The school is sit
uated in the citadel of one of the
oldest and most historic cities of
France; the town itself is on high
hill, the top of which is surrounded
by wall and moat, with draw
bridges at the entrances. 1t is very
much like the old Roman towns We
used to study about at st. J. A
From the walls one can see for miles
around the country, and to me it was
very pretty and inspiring view. To
the north of the town is big re-
servoir and surrounding it are vine
yards and forests. At sunset it
makes picture which takes me back
to the States. have had a great ex-
perience during this summer and
wouldn't have missed it now that it is
over, but many times during that
time of my learning what war really
is l would not have given much for
my chances. Many of the boys whe
left St. J. will never see it again but
as the poor Trenches say, "C'est Le-
Guerre."
I have been wondering what has
become OF the old class of 1918.
suppose that some of them are still
in st. J. I will be long ways be
hind the class when I get back il
and complete my course in St. J. A.
because if l do get back within tho
next five years I intend to do so, be
cause I am still young and have
hopes of a long future.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARE EVERYWHERE
British Soldier Writes They Grow in
the Night

London, Sept. 24-(Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press)-
american soldiers seem to grow in
the night so that each morning there
are more of them than before, y
writes a British soldier in France to
his relatives in England. Americans
are the topics of conversation every
where" he continues. "The villages
are full of them.
"Their automobile trucks are on
all the roads, and their columns OF
infantry are everywhefe. We are be-
ginning to know the songs they sing
and the phrases they use.
FTo many OF US they were a COM
plete mystery at first. We had heard
Of America only as distant country.
Then suddenly they were in France,
tall, well-trained men with genius
for making friends and adapting
themselves to new conditions. We
watched them with curiosity at first,
surprised to find how like they were
to other men.
"Then, before we had quite recov-
cred from the first pleasant surprise,
they were fighting,-making a repu-
tation in a trade where the test is not
easy. They came up from their vii
lagos singing, and filtered into the
trenches, more and more of them
each day. The papers began to talk
about their fighting, but we thought
Surely they cannot be doing much
yet And then all at once we be-
gan to see it for ourselves, and we
were of the opinion straightway that
the papers had not grasped the won
| der of the facts.
"They were so keen and SO fresh
those first Americans. And every
day others as keen and fresh are go
ing up to the line, and every day
their places are being taken in the
villages by yet others. What woulo
the Germans say if they really knew
all this, one wonders.
"They are merry and light-hearted
but underneath they are taking this
business very seriously, and some OF
their talk shows it. That's the way
to take ones fighting, you know
neither too much in earnest-whicf
is morbid-nor too much as joke
which is foolish The wise man is
he who neither overrates himself Of
undertakes danger. The Americans
are wise men.
"The peasants like them; the ole
French mothers mother them. They
have an instinct which gives them {
realization Of the homesickness which
must sometimes come to these men
When years have gone by, and it /:
possible to see the war in perspective
it may be possible to give full value
to what those women have done.
meanwhile, as I was saying, th'
Americans go on arriving and spread
ing all over France"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
HAS THE KAISER ADVOCATED?
FRENCH ADVANCE TAKING TOWNS
RIOTS OCCUR IN BAVARIA
THE DOGS AS 80.
MESSENGERS
Highly Trained They Pass Through
the Heaviest Fire

A Dog Training Camp in France,
Sept. 27, Correspondence of The
Associated Press)-A war dogs din
ner-bell is a bomb. When all is rea-
dy for the meal, men standing near
dugout craters close to the kennels
throw in fused hand grenades, and
right and left all over the place there
are terrific explosions with clouds of
smoke ard dust
The dogs are not heightened, for
they have been taught that explos
ions are merely the prelude to meal.
AS the grendades go off the "dog-
men" run down the line, pushing each
dogs plate of steaming food within
reach, so that all are served at the
same time.
This training teaches the dog, car
rying messages at the front to pass
through the heaviest barrage without
fear, believing that the only purpose
all of the racket is to announce his
dinner. Arriving with the message
headquarters, the dog at once finds
his waiting master, who detaches the
message from the collar receptacle
and Immediately rewards the animal
with food. In this way communica-
tions can be maintained with advanc-
ed elements Of troops without the sac
sacrifice of human life.
The advantages of dog messenger
are many. The dog of course runs
much more quickly than a man mes
senger, and presents a far more diff
ficult target for enemy snipers. In
the case of small garrisons in out
lying posts, the sending of soldier
runners seriously weakens the fight
ing power of the unit, besides expos
ing the messengers to all the perils
of fire-swept zone. Experience has
proved that a combination of dog and
carrier pigeon service is, if not more
reliable than that of the human run
ners, very much more efficient.
It is Of the utmost Importance that
the dog of war be safeguarded from
all blandishment. apd temptations to
linger among new-found friends, for
everything depends, when he is re-
leased, upon his bolting straight back
with his precious message to his mas
ter. AS food is the reward for faith
full services, no one but the master
may give the dog even a scrap of
meat.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
ATHLETICS TAKE THE
PLACE OF BOOZER
Gen. Pershing Keeps Up the Morale
of Our Troops by Encouraging
Sports

Headquarters American Expedi-
tionary Forces, Sept. 26-(Corres-
pondence c1 the Associated Press)-
General Pcrshing's order forbidding
the use OF all alcoholic beverages eX-
cept light wines and beers by SOL
diers and instituting various forms OF
athletics and wholesome amusements
to prevent immortality has brought
him mucn gratifying and favorable
comment from American and Allied
sources which have been striving for
the betterment of the men in the
field. His admonition of prompt dis
plinary action" is having a salutary
effect.
Efforts are being made to keep ev-
cry American soldier, when he is not
actually under fire or in the trenches
occupied With instruction on various
useful objects, work, drill, baseball
football, Wrestling, boxing, foot rae
ing and ether forms of sport, ath-
letic games, theatrical entertainments
and clean motion picture shows.
The determination of the Amer
lean commander to secure rigid en-
| lforcement of his drunkenness
and anti-immorality regulation was
indicated in 4 letter written by Gen
eral Pershing appointing representa-
! tives to British American confer
ence on the subject, in which he said
"The gravest responsibility rests
on those to whom the parents Of oul
soldiers have entrusted their sons tC
the battle and we fail if we neglect
any effort to safeguard them in every
way. We have the common GROUND
of humanity; we have the well con
sidered conclusions of the best scien
tifc minds on our side, and from the
fact that, in this war of nations ii
arms the soldier is merely a citizer
on war service, we have all the ele
ments which will force cooperation
between military and civilian author
tiles"
Leniency by courts martial in deal
| ing with cases arising from non-ob
servance of the aorder, General Perish
ing stated, would not be tolerated
''and to insure this" he said, "tht
records of all sentences will be care
fully examined and compared and la2
courts aud officers held strictly ac.
countable."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
K. OF c. MEN VERSATILE
They Use Tanks and Airplanes to
Serve Americans Overseas

Paris, Sept. 27-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-Airplanes
and tanks are being used by volun-
teer chaplains and field secretaries
with the Knights of Columbus, to
serve the American soldiers over
here.
Two chaplains, the Rev. John Nor
an, of Eugene, Ore, and the Rev.
John Sullivan, Of Tuckahoe, N. Y,
were the first priests to make their
rounds by the air route. The Rev.
Mr.. Sullivan uses airplanes several
times week and thus is able to
visit field hospitals within a radius of
200 miles of his camp.
Airplane transportation was used
by the Rev. Mr. Morgan for the
first time when he received two calls
to say field masses one Sunday morn
ing. The call came from villages SO
miles apart where troops were bill
leted. An aviation pilot solved the
problem for Chaplain Moran by
offering to take him to both places
and he went. The result was field
mass at one village at 6 o'clock in
the morning and at another mass in
the village so miles further on at
7.30 a. m.
The Rev. Edwin >O'Hara, rector OF
the Cathedral at Portland, volun-
teer chaplain for the Knights OF
Columbus, used a tank to fulfil al
engagement to say mass to distant
troops and a secretary went with hin
to supply the soldiers with boxing
gloves and baseball material for use
after the services.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
THE TERMS OF PEACE
Unconditional Surrender, Says the
American Defense Society

New York, Oct. 10-Only uncondi-
tional surrender by Germany and he1
allies can end the war, declares the
American Defense Society in a state
ment issued today to its members
throughout the United States.
Charles Stewart Dawson, chairman
of the board of trustees of the soci-
ETY., warned its members against
Craps constantly being set by Ger
many 70 lure the United States and
our allies into a situation through
which a negotiated peace might be
brought about" In any negotiated
peace there must be concession.
every concession to Germany" he
said, would be an injustice to some
other nation or some individual who
has been injured by Germany"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
BASE BALL MAY BE
GIVEN UP IN 1919
Contracts Must Be Made with Play
ets before January

New York, Oct. 10-Naior league
baseball n&gnates face a knotty
problem st the coming annual meet
ing when they will be called upon to
decide the status OF the player at
present under contract or reserve
Very few Of the club owners hold the
opinion, apparently, that it will be
possible 20 resume league operations
next spring. If such proves to be
the case and there are few indications
to the contrary, it would appear that
the majority of players who figured
in the 1918 pennant races will not re-
ceive contracts during the early
months Of next year.
According to the present system it
is mandatory upon the clubs to re-
new their options or reserve clause
upon players not later than January
1 each year and to follow this action
| by mailing contracts to the players
not later than February 1. 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful if this procedure
will be followed in 1919. Under the
ordinary ruling a player who did not
receive his contract by March 1
would become a free agent and upon
the resumption of big league base
ball would be in a position to sell his
services to the highest bidder.
1t is understood, however, that the
magnates will hold that the business
of baseball was suspended under in
structious from the government and
that since the right to operate was
beyond their control all contracts anc
other legal phases are suspended
automatically. Under this construc-
ton the contract of the player carries
over until such time as the govern
ment gives consent for a renewa
of the business of baseball. Thus i
the professional leagues do not re
sumo until 1920 the year of ISL!
would be considered as non-eXisten
in so far as it might affect player!
contract.
I There is still another angle to tn,
proposition which involves the mag
mates and the two major leagues a.
individuals and cooperating business
organizations. 1t might be held +,
5 be within their rights to refuse t,
negotiate with or for the services O
player who, previously to the sus
5 pension of the game, was the prop
erty of another club. If such action
were generally adopted the playe
would be obliged to report back t.
| his original club for a renewal o
: his contract, or release, if he de
| sired to rc-cnter play in either of tn
!: big leagues.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
SPECIAL NOTICE
To the Prudential Insurance Policy
Holders

Owing to the sickness of every
man connected with the st. Johps-
bury office, it is requested that all
policy holders cooperate with the
local cashier in the adjustment OF
her accounts, either by bringing OF
sending their premiums to the local
office in the Citizens Savings Bank
block on or before Wednesday, Oct
16. Thanking our policy holders for
their kindly cooperation, l remain,
r. C. A. Babcock, Supt
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-10
I'D DIVISION WON VICTORY
Captured St. Etienne, 1t Is Now Dis
closed

With the American Army in
France, Oct. 9-(By the Associated
Press.)-It is now permissible to
state that it was the second Amer
lean division which bore the brunt of
recent hard fighting in the Cham
pagne. This division took St. Ell
enne and the positions leading TO that
town and thus created the slight sa-
lient now projecting in the German
lines.
The second American division con-
sists of the fifth and sixth regiments
of marines, the ninth and twenty
third infantry, and the fifteenth, six
teenth and nineteenth regiments of
artillery.