French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26

its past, where Charles " proclaimed
the golden bull in 1856; which in 1862
was given to Henry II Of France, to-
gether with Toul and Verdun, and in
1870 became the pivotal point around
which the French armies under Mar
shall Ra9aine operated, around which
centers interest in the present Ameri-
can drive, is the most strongly fortified
city in Germany. The fortihcationS
extend along the Moselle and SeillO
and were begun by the French in 1870
and finished later by the Germans.
European
Metz, the center of the present
American drive, is the capital of Lor-
raine, and is about eleven miles east
Of the French frontier.
The American first army has car
ried out the initial task assigned to
1.-THE levehnE of the famous st. Mi
hiel salient in Lorraine.
More than 1880 prisoners have
been taken from the Germans by the
Americans, together with many guns
and great quantities Of ammunition
and other war stores.
From Nationwide, on the north,
across the salient eastward to Pagny,
the Americans debOuched from OF
the big sack that extended southwark
to st. Mihiel, trapping within it by
their fast advance all the enemy forces
who failed to take refuge in fight when
Al 1000 o-oho~1-o4n hnno1InS tho
approach of the offensive.
Beginning in the northwest and
crossing the salient eastward, Fresnes-
les-Eparges, Nationwide, Preny and
Pagny and all the ground lying be-
tween them are in American hands.
First returns to Provost Marshal
General Crowder from the second
great mobilization of the nations man
power for the war on Germany indi-
Gates that at least fourteen million
men have been added to the army res
ervoir. The estimated number of men
between Is and q and 80 and 46 years
of age, was thirteen million.
A supreme line of defense, to be call
ed the Parsifal line, is being construct
ed by the Germans from Antwerp to
Metz.
An article in the Echo de Paris says
the Germans are putting the Antwerp
forts in a defensive condition.
Nothing but heart failure on the
part of the British nation can prevent
our achieving a real victory" said Pre-
mier Lloyd-George, speaking at Man
chester, recently.
Ito end all wars we must impose
a durable peace from our enemies.
The Prussian military power must not
only be beaten, but Germany herself
must know, the rulers have outraged
the law of humanity and that Prussian
strength cannot protect them from
punishment" says Lloyd-George.
"a league of nations with the Prus-
sian military power triumphant would
be a league Of fox and gees-one fox
and many geese. The geese would
greatly diminish in numbers" says an
English statesman.
Emperor William declares that ev-
cry one in the remctest corner of the
fatherland knows that he has left
no stone unturned to shorten the war
as far as possible for the people and
for the entire civilized European
world"
The emperor Of Germany says it
takes two to make peace-one cannot
do it unless he can overcome the other.
Emperor William says Germany has
made it plain on more than one oc-
casion that She is willing to make
peace, which, he says, is plain enough
for any sensible people" to compre-
bend.
Twenty-Five British prisoners are
confined like birds in a cage near the
flying sheds at Evers, a suburb of
Brussels.
Fleeing deserters from the German
army recently have been repeatedly
fired at in the busy streets of Co.
logne. This is what a member of the
reichstag says in a message to the
German imperial chancellor.
A troop ship with $500 American
soldiers on board has been torpedoed.
All hands were saved. The troop ship
was beached.N The transfer of the
American soldiers from the stricken
vessel to escorting British and Amer
lean torpedo boat d~estroyers vas made
quickly without injury to any one. All
escaped injury when the torpedo eX-
ploded and they were soon on their
way to a British port. There was no
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BILE behavior of the men was crafty
ing to the officers. Many of the
troops were from Chicago and Cleve-
land.
The submarine which %torpedoed IN
American troop ship off the English
! coast was lifted clear out of the wa
! ter after of the depth bombs ex-
ploded and then entirely disappeared.
American troops of all units have
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