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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
HUNS FAIL TO STOP
ADVANCE OF FRENCH.
FIGHTING BETWEEN cREcY-Au-'
MONT AND LEUlLLY REPORT,
ED PARTICULARLY SEVERE.
CALLING MACHINE GUN FIRE
Battle For Plateau North Of Soisso s.
Used Up the Best Divisions of
the German Army-FieId
Filled With Dead.

I. With the French Armies in the Field
The battle for the plateau north Of
scissors has used up some of the best
divisions remaining in the German
army. The fighting between Crecy-au-
Mont and Leuilly and between Juvig-
ri and Terny was particularly severe.
This was evidenced by the field be-
ing strewn with the dead of the Prus-
sian Guards, where the guards had
counter-attacked five times in a vain
effort to stem the tide of battle.
Each one of these efforts added
largely to the losses OF the Prussians,
In wounded as we'll as in dead. while
after each rush score of unwounded
prisoners remained in French hands.
More than 1000 Germans were sent to
the rear in the course of the battle.
Both tanks and air squadrons con-
tributed to the rout Aviators. flying
low, met the attacking forces with q,
CALLING machine gun Are and pursued
the shattered lines as they retired be-
fore the unflinching Fernch troops.
Tanks drove into the enemy's lines,
mackine- cunning and shelling the as!
saulting waves and opening big gaps
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
FROM HAvRiNcoURT TO BEAU
vols BRITISH GAIN AND TAKE
HUGE LOT OF STORES.
GERMAN RETREAT HURRIED
Had Expected To Remain Throughout
Winter-6ritish Only Seven and
Half Miles West Of st.
Quentin.

London.-The British smashed fo--
ward relentlessly on a front of 20
miles, from the apaume-Cambrai high
road at Havrincourt to the region west
of st. Quentin. On both wings of this
attacking line they progressed two
and a. half miles. In the center they
made nearly three miIes headway.
! Field Marshal Haig announced that
the line Havrincourt-Roisel-B Beauvais
had been reached. This means the Brit.
ish are only seven and half miles
west of st. Quentin, the great central
bulwark in the main Hindenburg de-
Tense line, which the Germans must
hold if they would prevent a retreat to
the Belgian frontier
The stocks of coal and road metal
which have fallen into British posses
sion, together with large quantities OF
other war material. prove that it was
the enemy's intention to remain in oc-
cupation of the Somme battlefield dL :
ing the minter months, and also the
hurried nature of the retreat that has
been forced upon him.
The German retirement continues
throughout the whole area to the west
of Cambria and ST. Quentin and the
British advance guards in the zone gen.
orally between Cambria and Peronne
pre- close to the Hindenburg line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
TOLL OF HUN DEAD GREAT
No Opportunity To Take Prisoners.
Artillery On Both Sides In
Violent Action.

With the American Army in France.
Despite strong German resistance.
American troops have advanced sew
sral points toward the Aisne.
At am, after heavy barrage.
they attacked the enemy, occupied a
wood along the Aisne Canal and threw
the Germans across the canal
The last important footing of the
Germans on the south bank of the
Aisne canal has been wiped out by the
Americans.
The Americans have captured the
wood on the southern hank of the
stream just west of Villers Prayers
To the southeast of this zone the
Americans have joined up with tho
French line.
The Germans in that region have
been putting up strong resistance. at
tempting to hold onto the north Of the
canal
The Germans evidently are trying
to stem the allied advance until they
can make further preparations for a
retirement to the Chemin-des-Dames
line north of the Aisne river.
The attempt of the Germans to re-
tain their foothold on the south side
of the Aisne canal in wood to the
west of Villers-en-Prayers was nullified
by small but brilliant operation The
dense little wood had been packed with
machine guns, under cover of the Ger
man guns.
The only break in the American line
along the canal was at that place. The
task of cleaning it out began at in
the morning and was completed before
10. There was no opportunity to take
prisoners, but the toll of German dead
was great as compared with the mag
nitude of the engagement. Along the
line to the junction with the French
heavy resistance continues, and indi.
cations are increasing that the Ger
mans do not propose to be hurried in
their retreat in this district northwest
of Rheims. The artillery on both sides
was in violent action, but with the ex.
ception of patrolling there was no eff
fort at infantry work
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
10000 PRISONERS IN 4 DAYS
British War OFFICE Also Reports That
More Then Four Hundred Guns
Have Been Taken.

London.-More than 10000 prisoners
and more than 100 guns have been
taken by the British in the four days.
according to war office report. Marked
progress was made by the British along
the Flanders front, the statement
shows, and Ploegstreet village as well
as Hill 6S have been captured. Tho
kill Is southwest of Messines.
From Neuve Chapelle southwark to
Givenchy the British have reached tba
line they held up to the German at,
tack on April ., while to the eastward
of Givenchy sections of the old Ger.
man positions have been taken.
On the battle line in front of Cam
brai an Improvement in the British 20
sition south of Moeuvres is reported
The positions to the east of Hermies
near the Canal du Nord. just to the
south, also have been improved. Still
farther south the British have captured
the village of Neuville- -Bourjouval.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
WILL STOP MAKING BEER
Food Administration Prohibits the
Manufacture After Dec l. 1913

Food Administration Prohibits the
Manufacture After Dec. I, 1918.
Washington.-The food administra-
tion issued an order prohibiting ths
manufacture of beer after Dec. 1, 1918.
This announcement was made by the
food administration. which said the
decision had been reached at confer
ences between President Wilson and
representatives of the fuel. food and
railroad administrations and the war
industries board.
Factors which influenced the decis-
ion to prohibit the manufacture OF
beer after Dec. l, the food administra-
ton announcement said. were "the fur
ther necessity of war industries for
the whole fuel productive capacity u
the country, the considerable drouth
which has materially affected the sup
ply OF feeding stuff for next year. the
strain upon transportation to handle
necessary industries and the shortage
of labor caused by enlargement of the
army program"
Warning also was issued to manu-
facturers of all beverages and mineral
waters that for the same reasons thers
will be further great curtailment" in
fuel for the manufacture of glass con-
tainers. of tin plate for caps, of trans
portation and of food products in such
beverages"
Action along this line, 1t was said.
had been expected by the brewing in
terests in view Of the fuel administra-
tion's order of last July reducing
coal consumption Of breweries so per
cent and a warning that they might
not be able to continue in business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
ss,182, ,4s2 900 IN IL MONTHS
ate to Begin Simultaneous Hear
inQs on House Draft Bill.

Washlngton.-The revenue Dill, OIL
cially estimated to produce $S.1S2,492.-
900 in twelve months following its
passage, was introduced in the house
by Chairman Kitchin of the ways and
means committee. 1t represents the
unanimous judgment of the % mem.
bers of the committee as the best
method of financing the war.
The bill will hit every pocketbook,
tax practically every industry and
levy upon every form of business and
occupation Of the people of the United
States. 1t is the stiffest taxation bill
ever presented to the people, but its
justification is found in the necessity
OF the times. the carrying on of the
war and the payment of the mounting
expenses of the United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
BOMB EXPLOSION
IN P. 0. ENTRANCE
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND SEW
ENTY-FivE INJURED IN CHI
cAGo FEDERAL BUILDING
SEARCH FOR PERPETRATORS
Raids On Headquarters of |. w. w. Re-
suits In Arrest of Nine Suspects.
William Haywood Deplores
the Outrage.

Chicago persons were killed
and more than rs others injured Dy
the explosion of bomb in crowded
entrance to the federal building here.
The explosion, which not only
wrecked the entrance of the building
but shattered every window on the
first three floors of the two bui idings
across the street. was attributed 10
the I. w. w. by those in charge OF the
department of justice.
Raids on two headquarters of the
I. w. w. within Is minutes after the
explosion resulted in the arrest of nine
men. Several more were taken into
custody within the s1S,000,000 federal
building. More than 1900 government
agents and the entire city police force
are seeking the perpetrator
The courtroom of Federal Judge
Lands, where 95 w. w. leaders
were recently convicted and sentenced
to prison for obstructing the govern
ment's war program. is on the sixth
floor of the building. William ID. Hay
wood, general secretary-treasurer of
the |. w. W., and one of those SEN
fenced to 20 years in prison for his
part in the conspiracies, was on the
eighth floor of the building, with his
lawyer. who was planning to seek q
writ OF error in his behalf. when the
explosion occurred. He deplored the
outrage and. while emphatically de-
nying that any of his men had COM
mitted the act, admitted that he be-
lieved the l. w. w. would be blamed.
The bomb. which is believed to have
consisted of at least three wire
wrapped steel cylinders charged with
high explosive, was carried into the
Adams street entrance of the building
during one OF the most busy periods of
the day. Concealed in a suitcase and
connected with time fuse. the device
was deposited behind a radiator
The force of the blast tore the radi-
ator from it's fastenings and hurled it
20 feet into the street, where 1t struck
and killed horse, smashed desks,
tore up great slabs of marble from the
walls and ground the woodwork into
splinters.
The explosion came just as bell
in the dome of the building struck 3:10
o'clock. This bell is rung at that
hour each day to mark the change of
clerks in the postoffice.
Flying debris cut into shreds several
war posters and canvas banners that
were stretched across the front of the
entrance and filled the street with
plaster, stone and broken glass.
Pete Daley of st. Paul. Minn., who
was placed on trial with the other J.
w. w. members, but was later re-
leased by Judge Lands because of has
physical and mental condition. was
taken into custody for questioning
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13

|sgnificant sum to total well over
quarter of billion dollars.
To date probably not more than
12h per cent Of the country's road
mileage has been surfaced. Consider
led merely as percentage, this
showing is not encouraging. but when
ik is remembered that this one-eighth
means an actual mileage of something
over 100000, the magnitude of the
work accomplished is better appre-
eiated.
Another fact that must be taken In
10 consideration Is that a large ma
|jerity of the traffic Of the country Is
|carried on small proportion Of the
Total mileage and the greater part of
the work Of improvement has been
'<i0ne on these more important high
ways.
& Some Of the money spent for road
betterment has been wasted. Some
''0f 1t has been used for permanent
work, the amount involved represent
ling an investment that cannot be
lost. A very large proportion of the
total expenditure has been used for
the construction of pavements and sur
faces of varying durability and Of diff
ferent needs as to maintenance. The
money they represent Is an investment
also, and one that can and will be lost
IL the upkeep of the roads is neglected.
The country's roads are worth bill
lions of dollars, even If nothing more
than their first cost is taken into ac-
count. Their present value, In terms
Of service rendered, Is literally incal-
culable, for without them every ac-
tivity would have to cease.
The successful prosecution of the
war is the chief business of the
American people today. But that
doesn't mean that every American
should be fighting or working In a
imunition plant or on farm. There
lare countless other activities that are
Icontributory to the three obvious es-
gentials, and every one of them in
burn is absolutely dependent upon
transportation.
The nations highway system is the
foundation of its whole vast and COM
tlicated machinery of transportation.
Ehe public highways are indispens-
lble and they must be kept in con-
ition unless all the work we have
Ione Is to avail US nothing and the
kork yet before US is to be left un-
pne. Money must be spent and labor
hd materials must be used--now.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
MUST GIVE ROADS ATTENTION
Taxpayers Will Face Huge Road BiIIa
After War Is Over II This
Is Not Done.

Road maintenance must go on un-
interruptedly or the taxpayers of the
fountry win have to pay an enormous
bill for the restoration of the high
ways after the war, says an editorial
In recent issue of Good Roads.
Something like quarter Of d cen
tury ago, systematic, intelligent road
Improvement was commenced by a
few of the states in the northeastern
part of the country. Today there is a
highway department in practically ev-
cry state and in most of the states the
department is one of the major divi-
siOns of the government.
During this era of road improve
ment the annual expenditure through
out the nation has grown from an in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
HAVE six SONS IN SERVICE.
Three Are in the U. S. Navy and Three
in the Army

Cincinnati.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Meyer of this city have sent six sons
to help America and her allies get the
kaiser and his gang. Meyer and his
wife came from Alsace-Lorraine and
hope to see the allies restore that ter
ritory to France. A flag with six stars
in the window Of the Meyer home tes-
tify to the Meyer pride in their great
contribution to the cause. Three sons
are in the navy and three in the army.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
ITALY RECEIVES MISSION.
Premier Orlando and Other Italian OF.
ficials Receive Americans.

Rome. Premier Orlando and other
Italian officials received an American
mission composed Of Congressman NJ
H. yelling and J. H. Mays Of Utah. b.
Aswell of Louisiana, A. w. Barkley Of
Kentucky. Marvin Jones Of Texas and
G. T. Randall Of California. The mis-
sion will visit the American troops on
the Austro-Italian front and also VIII
inspect the Italian war plants.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
WERE AFLoAT SIX DAYS.
Crew Of Torpedoed Steamer Finally
Rescued OFF Spanish Coast.

Washington.-Two members Of the
naval armed guard of the american
steamer Joseph Cudahy, torpedoed on
Aug. II some 700 miles off the British
coast, had been afloat in an open boat
six days when rescued 65 miles off the
Spanish coast, the navy department
announced They were William j..
Herman, seaman. and Henry Beck
mann. both Of San Francisco, Cal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
HUGE EXPENSE IN AUGUST.
Cost of Over $4,000 a Minute For
Uncle Sam.

Washington.-Government expenses
in August were at the rate of more
than $40,446 minute. reaching tho
enormous total Of $1,S05,513.000 and
exceeding by more than two hundred
million dollars the highest previous
monthly record of expense since the
war began. OF the total, 81 ,524, ,901. 900
went for the upkeep of the army and
navy. ship and airplane construction
and other direct war expenses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
GERMAN RETREAT is A FLIGHT
Enemy Apparently Is Forced to More
Precipitate Withdrawal.

Washington.-Re Reports from the Brit
ish front indicated to officers here that
the German retirement heretofore con.
Quoted with utmost military skill, was
getting out of hand Under the terrif
ic pressure of the British end French
armies all along the line from Ypres
to scissors the enemy apparently is
being forced to a more precipitate
withdrawal particularly on the old
Drocourt-Queant front. where Marshal
Haig's men hammered forward.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
REAR GUARDS BATTLE.
French Make Gains Between somme
and Disc

Paris.-On the front between the
Somme and the Disc the French con-
tinued to press forward. overcoming
resistance of the German rear guard
according to the war office report.
Pushing east of Ham, French troops
have occupied the towns of Drury and
OlleEy, more than three miles beyond
Ham.
North of the Ailette the French have
made further advance, winning ths
entire lower forest of Coucy. North OF
the vesle American troops have ad-
vanced.
Barisis. north of the Ailette. was
captured in heavy fighting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
ARE TAXED UNDER NEW LAW.
Officials Heretofore Exempt Will Now
Pay on Incomes.

Washington. - President Wilson's in
come tax on his $4,000 salary will be
s24,595 under the new revenue bill in
troduced into the house. All other
federal officials, as we'll as those hold
ing state and municipal offices. who
have been exempt under previous laws.
will be called upon to pay under the
new bill
The president is entitled to an ex-
emption of $4,000 on account of being
married.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
Properly Built Road Drag.

with the drag properly built and It's
te well understood. the maintenance
| earth and gravel roads becomes a
Inple and inexpensive matter. Care
lould be taken to make the log so
lht that one man can lift It with
Pe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
SAYS KAISER GREATLY AGED.
Hair is Snow White and Eyes Arc
Feverish.

Geneva.--Swiss who saw Emperor
William and King Ferdinand quite
closely at their Nauheim conference
recently, according to the Democratic.
declare that the German ruler has
greatly aged and that his hair is snow
white and his shoulders stopped. The
emperor's eyes are feverish. his ges-
tares abrupt and mis- face, which is
severely lined, gives the impression Of
= 49,. A----s-.il- sssc:I q ~.cat sorrow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-09-13
BOMB MiscREANr BEHIND BARS,
Acting Head Department Of Justise
Thinks He Has the CuIprit

Thinks He Has the CuIprit.
Chicago.-In the score or more Of
persons rounded up in connection with
the federal building bomb outrage.
Philip j. Barry. acting head of the lu-
cal bureau of the department OF jus.
tice. said that he has either the. scui-
prit or one who can give information.
He is said to have very definite sus-
picions with regard to one OF the men
and to have obtained important infor-
nation from him.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Military Comment

The German headway Yesterday It
been held without
hours.
This hodup has been
pgs HIS attacked
are still making desperate push for aeu encircn
the essnes ridges and their outlying easily held
against direct
lhe Mene Wytschaete buwark
ne IN TINS part OF Flanders They evrv direc
on Around on the other Of the the British
DlVenchy Feubert and LOGON
since friday bulge the enenvs salient
fruiess. - N w.
me hafd hghtmg Of Saturday Sunday occurred
euVe ge The town itself changed German av bulletin
ou he British night bulletin The
oclal statement the
evidence that the British fight it out on tho Ne
lne With reinforcemen meet everv German
gam with counter - ~
30 Tar the Flanders c,rs
u Ule oomne offensive 1t r
Inc progress made by the Germans
M nu ald down by General Wilson, Allied War Council
a m ootnme offensive did, The such an attack -
out by General Wilson, equal under neent
e0"ule.ols, 10 nall the length of the involved 7
0onme front was fifty miles +h;.
s mainly to the bad handling Coughs armv Tvont
lVe miles would have beer normal e" "'"'S' twenty
ianoefs te operating front twenty miles ]ono rh
: 81 VII" greatest point from southeast to northwest th
NV - % 'ne moVement-was about nine miles e
" olsINe was hf capital Fanders oeon.;
events Thn o' m fae But in plans reshaned hv
"' orehal man objective may be dnaced hn 49, : 'y
0oJectVe OF one thing however here oa w o,s'nal
.4 Ia" nVed test of staying power on tho wos+
hL - whose scope vet be measured rl
1,ocn ,, W " ousne out are immaera cra+, ="
- una'e TO endurance force esS mas
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

heavy shocks, especially in view of the
fact that the Germans continually kept
bringing new troops into action against
the long g-suffering defenders. But they
have held, and the record of the de-
fence in the Mcrville- -Bailleul sector
tcrs in the history of the war.
The fighting below Bailleul has diff
fered little from that at other points.
The Germans made a heavy push here
last night about Merris, but could
make little progress. The British gave
a tiny bit Of ground below Moolenack
er, but the situation was virtually un
altered. This morning the enemy again
began his vicious strokes here.
Southeast of NieuX Berquin yester
day the Germans made four big at
tacks, accompanied by an intense barn
bardment. The onslaught was a ter
only one British brigade facing sew
eral divisions Of Germans. How the
British held probably they themselves
could not tell to-day, but they did
hold, although their line bent a little
in places. The German casualties in
this sector yesterday were appalling.
A heavy concentration Of Germans
about Neuve Berquin, which was about
to be employed in an assault against
suffering British brigade, was caught
in an artillery barrage and literally
ripped to pieces. For two hours the
British shells ploughed through the
enemy ranks and veritable slaughter
resulted.
The same sort Of thing has been 60
ing on for days. Prisoners verify state
ments that the British harassng fire is
frightful. For two nights before the
Germans began their present drive
west Of Armcntieres the British arti-
lery worked havoc Prisoners say that
when the advance started they had to
walk over dead bodies and the wreck
age of munition and supply wagons
Another instance occurred on the
18th northeast of Estares, where Brit
ish rif1emen killed so many of the en-
emy that the advancin gtroops were
piling up bodies and using them as
protection against the fire.
First Wave Troops Smashed
The first wave Of the attacking
troops thus far in the fighting almost
invariably has been broken, and often
the second wave has been smashed
This is expected by the enemy, who de-
pends upon subsequent waves for sue
cess.
British airmen continue to do mar
vellous work in fighting the enemy at
close quarters. Not only are they
doing great execution in bombing roads
and congesting traffic. but they have
been sweeping down into the mouths
of machine guns and engaging infan-
try with their rapid frers.
Battles in the air are numerous, and
thus far the British have maintained
vast superiority in this method of war
fare.