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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-07
Error in Date Of Excursion

The date if the next excursion to
the Lower Rio Grande Valley is Mon
day, Feb. 10, instead of Feb. 16, as
stated in the ad on Page 6.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

The American offensive having achieved in 27 hours
its purpose of capturing ST. Mihel salient Marshal Foch
today started new drive along the Aisne and west of
the Danes, French forces attacked at a.
m Gains OF two miles, capture Of 1900 prisoners and
seizure of several towns reported in London early
this afternoon.
The new battle is in the area north and east of Sos
sons The fighting front is roughly shaped like the letter
~ On the line which runs south and slightly east from
below LaFere to the Aisne, the French are striking
against the Hindenburg defenses, anking St. Gobian
and Coucy forests and the Chemiides- Danes and also
thanking the Germans lonk the north bank of the Aisne
On the east and west line the effort is apparently to
cross the Asne and dislodge the Germans from plateau
positions which they still retain between the Asne and the
Vese In the last operations on this east and west line
Americans in large numbers participated If big advan-
ces should be made this attack would take the form of
gigantic pncer movement against Laon as the assault
is on both the west and south Of that stronghold
In what was once the ST. Mihel salient the Americans
are today rounding up patches of Germans who were
npped off in the retreat Prisoners taken by the Amer
cans and French total more than 10000 and more are
being brought in, according to unofficial reports Amer
lean artillery has now started bombardment of the
Hlndenburg line, beyond the base of the late salient
where the Germans apparently have taken refuge Re-
adjustments of German positions in front of the linden
burg line are in progress At Chatlon the enemy with
drew two miles in this readjustment
In Picardy the Germans have made several strong
local attacks akainst the British, all being repulsed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
SEVEN Billion IS
/. ESTIMATED COST
OF WARNEXT YEAR
Chief Of Staff March Says
America Will Be In War
Till Finished Right
--
GIVES OFFICIAL VIEW
OF ST. MIHIEL BATTLE
Reviews Operations OF Allies
Past Week On Entire
Western Front.
BY Carl D. Groat
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Sept. 14.-Seven billion
dollars for next years military opera
tions win be asked of congress by the
war department
Chief of Staff March today let this
be known in hotly disposing of press
intimations that America will not go
through with the war.
Such claim, he said, is preposterous
in its falsity.
He declared this country is asking
more men and more millions to smash
on to victory.
Discussing the American ST. Mihiel
victory, he paid strong tribute to the
spirit, enthusiasm, precision and dash
of the American staff and men.
These elements, he said are "hot
stuff.'
The new line creatd by wiping out
the salient will be the basis o fur
thr operations.
The general pointed out that the line
has been shortened 20 miles by the st.
Mihiel operation and added that this
gives a much better base for future
" offensive operations.
Whether these operations will be
continued Immediately or will develop
later, he did not say.
With trace of sarcasm, March re-
ferred to the Teuton communique which
said the German withdrawal was plan
ned for years. This he said did not
cover, however, the fact that over
10000 prisoners, the battle strength Of
an entire German division, had been
captured.
Units participating in the drive have
not yet been reported.
Reviewing the military operations of
the past week, the chief pointed out
that in the north the British and
French aie nowhere more than five
miles from the Hindenburg line. AS for
the st. Mihiel situation, he said, this
salient was the first to be established,
the last to go and the nhrrowest one
in the F,ench line.
The Importance Of wiping it out lay
mainly, he said, in FIRE ing railway
communications from Verdun to Com
mercy and Toul. Quick, sharp blows on
both flanks were responsible for
squeezing off the salient. The fortieth
division has been landed and part Of
it is now in England.
General March pointed out in con-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

London, Sept l4.-(l:40 p. m.)-In
an attack lauached at five a. m. today
on the Aisne and asrtide the Ailette,
the French have advanced two miles
on an eleven mile front, taking several
towns and 1900 prisoners, according
to battle front dispatches this after
noon.
The French, striking toward the west
ern end of the Chemin -Des- Danes,
have captured Allemaut, just north Of
the highway leading toward the Chem
in-Des- Danes Further south they have
seized Saney.
On the northern bank Of the Aisne,
advancing eastward, the French have
reached the western edge of Vailly.
Mont Des Singes has also fallen.
The French attack this morning on
the south end Of the st. Gobain massif
and in the direction of the forest of
Oouey, is making satisfactory progress.
This mornings French advance
threatens to turn the flank of the
Ghemin- Des-Dames and endangers Laon.
This attack is in the direction of
Laon from the south and west Amer
lean troops have been fighting between
the Aisne and the Vesle. The French
astride the Ailette are in position
to flank the Chemin-Des-D Danes pos-
tions from the west.
Astride the Ailette the allied front
runs close to the Hndenburg line. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
TOOK ONLY 27 HOURS
BY Fred s. Ferguson

UNITED Press staff correspondent
With the Americans on the Metz
Front, Sept. 14.-(9 a. m.)-The Hin
denburg line is under continuous she'll.
ing from heavy and light American
guns.
Numbers of Germans have been
caught behind the American lines and
the work of mopping up the salient is
in progress.
1t is now permissible to state that
the task of wiping out the salient,
which had existed for over four years,
was actually achieved in 81 hours. The
German defense was cayed in that the
Americans advanced hours ahead of
their time table everywhere.
The allies retain supremacy Of the
air, completely preventing German at
tempts to attack with machine guns
and bombs the roads which are heavy
with traffic.
Tk- salient has now been mopped up
(11 a. nl.), but the number Of prisoners
and guns is not yet known. Many off
eer prisoners say the Hindenburg line
is untenable in its present state. They
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
HELLO BILL DAY
At THE STATE FAIR
There viii Be Great DOings;
|. ]. Simpson viii Speak;
Many Fancy Stunts
oeHELLO. BILLl,,

According to the present plans Of the
Salem Elks lodge, Thursday September
26, win be "Hello Bill' day at the
state fair wit. something original do
ing from early mcgn until the Port.and
delegation and the iLnoas Elk bard VI
40 pieces leave for home late in the
evening.
Among tho Salem Elks there il o
frelng that the i cal lodge s.culi
make Elk day at the state fair one Of
the biggest events Of the week. And in
order to properly receive and entertain
the brothers from all parts of the state,
a comnittee of entertainment has been
appointed with Walter Tooze as chair
man.
At meeting held few evenings ago
an invitation was extended to l.. j.
Simpson, former candidate for governor
at the spring primaries, to deliver the
address of the day. Mr. Simpson fs-
piled that although he had number OF
engagements that week, he would ar
range to be here and celebrate with
his brother Elks.
Committees have been appointed ~
which visiting Elks viii be met at all
trains by home members with automo-
biles and all Elk visitors presented with
a special Elk hat, 500 Of these have
already been ordered.
Stunts of several kinds will be put
on at the grounds, one to include a
governor s race, the details Of which
will be kept secret until the the after
noon of the great day.
Besides showing visiting members
about the city, arrangements will be
made to serve lunch to brothers at the
local lodge rooms and this will ineludc
the ladies who are with visiting bro
theirs.
Parts Of the grand stand will be re-
served especially for Elks and plans arc
under way by which the Elks of the
state will have something to remember.
Anyhow, the local committee is prcpar-
ing for great "Hello Bill' day on
Thursday, September 26th, at the state
fair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
ANER|CI|NS Capture ABOVE $4,000
French TROOPS TAKE THOUSANDS
WHENHUN SALIENT IS OBu|TERATED
GALE ". Church WAS
There AND HE KNOWS
The Chateau -Thieny Figh!
Was a Hummer With The
Hun Cry Of ''Kamrad'

In times of peace, Gale w. Church
led the exciting life of collecting fares
for the Salem Street Railway company
But all that is ancient history as he is
now sergeant over there in the sig.
nal bureau and is seeing real life In
fact he was one of the boys in the Cha,
teau Thierry fight. In writing to a
friend here he tells his story as fol
lows:
"We were leading a nice peaceful
life in a training camp when all of a
sudden orders came to pack up and the
next day we were at the front in the
thickest Of the fight and believe me,
it sure was thick in places 1t was a
continual boom and roar of your own
and the enemy cannon with shells
screeching and shrieking overhead
from our own artillery. And all this
with the bursting of shrapnel and
shells of the Hun, and the hum and
buzz of airplanes and the means and
cries of the wounded until it was al
most unbearable.
"Our boys sure had them on the run
and it was fun to hear them holler
kamerad' when they saw there was no
way to escape The boys would run
them like dogs and then shoot them
down like dogs as they are. If live to
be thousand years old I'll never for
get the things went through.
"Of course we lost lot of men but
most Of them were wounded or badly
gassed and will be all right for service
later. 1t is really marvellous how men
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

over German trenches that had stood
for four years. Afterward they aided in
mopping up the numerous captured
towns. The colonel of the tank fleet
was so anxious to fight aboard one Of
his land -battleships that his superio.
detailed two other officers to keep him
from SO doing.
Supremacy in Air
Allied supremacy in the air was
quickly won and remained ours. A
heavy rain poured but in spite of this
the French andeAmerican airplanes dom
mated the sky. When the boches at.
tempted to send up two observation bal
looms, they were quickly shot down. AS
the German lines began giving way
explosions were heard in the rear They
continued all during the first day
Most of them were due to the accurate
firing of our artillery.
All night our batteries kept up their
incessant shelling of tho enemy's back
areas.
On the western side of the salient
whore sharp wedge was. driven in to
meet the main assault coming up from
the south and east, steady progress
was made through the most difficult
fighting country and against strong re-
sistanoe.
German Defeat Complete
The effect of the German defeat was
felt even on the western side of tho
Moselle river, where enemy troops
Hvgo forced to evacuatc the bend in
the stream. American patrols occupied
the abandoned trenches
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
NURDEROUS BANDIT
GANG RESPONSIBLE
FOROFFICER'S DEATH
Man Hunt In Progress Thru.
out Mountain Section Of
Colorado.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 14.-The murder
of Officer Luther McCahill in this city
early today was declared by police
officials to be the work of the bandit
gang, members Of which killed a de-
teetive and seriously wounded another
In Colorado Springs late yesterday.
The state wide man hunt which fol-
lowed the Colorado Springs shooting
resulted in the arrest of three of the
bandits and ONE woman companion.
At dawn today the hunt for another
bandit was resumed in the foothills
near Sedala A murder carr is al.
SO at large near Denver.
Posses Of police, state constabulary,
foresters and armed citizens fought
four pitched battles with various mem
bers of the gang in the course of the
most sensational reign of terror created
in Denver and Colorado Springs in
recent years. Several other officers
were slightly injured by bandits bullets.
Roy Sheriff., arrested with Eva Lew
|is De Morris, an actress, at Sedalia.
early today, was shot in both legs
in revolver and rifle duel with Dem
yer officers who had trailed the pair
nearly all night. Dale Jones was cap
tured near Sedalia later.
Frank Lewis, alleged leader of the
gaTg, said to be known to st. Louis
and Kansas City, Mo. police, was ar
rested at Palmer Lake as he was rid
ing in taxicab early today.
The battles in Denver and Colorado
Springs were fought by different
groups of the same gang who, the 20
hce declare, are wanted for a train
hold up at Paola, Kansas last July
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

river crosses that line 70 miles south
and slightly east of LaFere The most
important town Immediately before the
allies in that region is Ainszy-Le-
Chateau, behind the Hindenburg line
and less than three miles beyond the
French front
A move forward in that direction
would threaten to flank st. Gobain
and Coucy forests, which form powerful
defenses for Lasn.
In the last American thrust south
of the Aisne, the river was reached
along part of the front, but at the
extreme right, northwest of Rheims,
the German line still drops down from
the Aisne to the Vesle, extending across
the plateau country between those
streams.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
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|
London, Sept. ID. (145 p. ND
North of the obliterated st Mihiel sal
lent the enemy is readjusting his line
said advices from Frsnce this Afternoon
In the neighborhood of Chatillon (ol
the line running northwest from thu
hinge of the pocket) the Germans re-
treated a couple of miles. French and
American patrols are keeping in close
touch. The maximum depth fthe Am
erican penetration is reported at 1S
miles.
Paris, Sept. IA. The Germans are
continuing to lombard Rheims cathed
raj The north tower threatens to fall
After every German defeat the bonn.
bardment of Rheims cathedral Is re.
fnewed.
Paris, Sept. 14.-A French detach-
ment, boxed up in copse and surround
ed by machine guns, was rescued by
the Americans, according to United
States officer who arrived here wound.
ed from the st. Mihiel battlefield to.
day. The Americans, without waiting
for orders, rushed forward, turned the
copse and attacked the enemy from the
rear, wiping out the machine gunners.
Paris, Sept. 1.-The French alone
took 1000 prisoners in the St. Mihiel
operations, including 5000 Austrians
making total Of more than 10000
prisoners taken by the Americans and
French, the Echo De Paris announced
today.
London, Sept. 14.-1.06 p. m.)-Am.
ericans in the st. Mihiel battle have
taken $4,000 prisoners, advices from the
front said today. More prisoners are
expected, as the territory won by the
Americans is not yet cleared Of all Ger.
mans who were caught in the pocket.
Amsterdam, Sept. 14.-A semi-official
statement issued in Berlin regarding
the St. Mihiel battle declares:
. Enemy attacks which gained ground
{ in the direction of Thiaucourt until the
counter attacks checked them, were un.
able to prevent the carrying out of our
movements, according to plan"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
Nancy is Freed

The effect of Pershing's victory is
to free Nancy, the little Paris of
France, from the menace of German
guns for the first time since 1914. ];
also opens the important Nancy-Verdun
railroad greatly strengthening allied
communications
Prisoners reported they had been or
dered to permanentlf hold line north
of Pannes, if possible, otherwise t,
withdraw to the Hindenburg line posi-
tions. Shortly after they received thi'
command the Americans captured Par
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
Tanks Conquer Mud

Despite the mud, the American tank
crews made an excellent showing on
their first appearance. They preceded
the infantry attacks at several differ
ent points. They went smashing thru
heavy belts Of barbed wire and crawled
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

COMPLETE STORY TOLD
OF YANKEE VICTORY
IN ST. MZF4IEL SALIENT

German ROut Was Complete And Large Numbers Of Prison
ers And Vast Stores We're Captured Generals Pershing
And Petain and Secretary Of War Baker Enter St. Mhid
With Victorious Soldiers Brilliant Work In Every Respect
Marks First Great Battle Of American Army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
NEW zEALANDERs FIGHT HARD
By Lowell Mellett.

UNITED Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 14.-(10:40 a. m.)-In an attack
with liquid fire northwest of Gouzeau-
court at 1:45 a. m. today the Germans
compelled British withdrawal to the
support lines.
Southwest Of Gouzeaucourt counter
attack under heavy barrage failed,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
Baker, Pershing and Petain.

Secretary Baker, General Pershine
and General Petain entered st. Mihiel
shortly after the enemy had fled froD
it. The inhabitants greeted them with
enthusiasm. They said the Germans had
carried off large number of men and
boys aged 16 and 45.. The two banks
In the city were looted by the enemy
Practically all the houses were plumber
ed. Inhabitants said the Germans had
squeezed them for contributions of a
million francs.
So fast did the Americans travel
when they hit the German line that all
detectives designated for the first day
were reached early in the afternoon.
In that short time, the salient was
pushed in four or five miles along the
whole front
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
French ENGAGE IN new DRIVE
ALONG AISNE THREATENING THE
GERMAN STRONGHOLD OF [AON

Gains OF Two Miles With 1900 Prisoners Were Reported
This Morning. General Hag Reports Repulse Of Strong
Enemy Attacks And Steady Advance Toward Cambria
1900 Prisoners We're Taken There In Two Days Fighting.
German Line Seriously Threatened.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

What's become Of tn feller that used
t. allus ride in buggy with Que leg
hangin' out an his sock comm down 2
Wen bet many feller with tn tooth
ache got sore on th' kaiser fer takin
up 50 much o Doc Davis time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
ENEMY REFORMS
Line TO PREVENT
FURTHER ADVANCE
Americans Have Advanced
More Than Thirteen Miles
AT St. Mihiel
ROLL OF PRISONERS
IS GROWING HOURLY
Germans In Revenge Renew
BombardInent OF Rheims
Cathedral Today.

X X \ 4 x x x 4 x x = = x x =
x Approximately $50 square
X miles of territory was captur-
X ed in 81 hours by the Amer !
X leans in their st. Mihicl drive. ,
X Forty five towns and viii !
X lagos were taken.
X \
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

Continued on page six)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

Oregon: Tonight
ard Sunday rain
gentle southwest
erly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14

Continued on page seyen)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14


Eighteen hundred prisoners, including
eight officers, were taken when Thia
court fell. Eighteen officers were in
cluded in another bag. Numerous ma
chine guns have been seoized. One in
fantry detachment charged and cap
tured an entire battery of field guns
which were firing on them.
Two six inch cannon were also taken
indicating that the gun haul Is un
doubtedly heavy.
One tank captured battery Of fielc
pieces, five machine guns and rs men
Sergeant Graham sat on top Of the
tank during the operation. Some Ger
man batteries, when they fell into the
hands of the Americans were still II
their camouflagcd positions.
The Germans had not had enougl
time to attempt to remove them.
Refugees are being sent back from
several towns after remaining in then
during the four year German occu-
patton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-14
By Fred s. Ferguson.
,apital Journal Special Service J

(Capltal journal Special Servlcc.)
With The Americans On The Metz
Front, Sept. 14.-Haging defeated and
routed the Germans at all points IN
what once was the famous st. Mihiel
salient, Americans victorious first army
today faced the enemy along new line
in some places 12 miles north of thei'
old one.
Americans driving across the heights
of the Meuse from the west cut through
the pocket seven miles to Viguelles
where they mot other American forces
smashing in from thesouth sthus com
pleting the closing of the sack
New American Line.
Our front now runs through Noroy,
Jaulny, Xammes, st. Benoit, Hatteg-
vile, Hannonville and Hvrbuville. All
the territory within that line Is under
control Of the Americans.
The number of prisoners and guns
taken as Pershing's troops swept on
increased with great rapidity. All our
objectives were attained according to
schedule.
''We're going strong was the re-
port from certain already famous di'
vision regarding the progress Of its at
tack shortly after the offensive ouened
From the start of the drive, it was evi.
dent the prisoners would number thous-
ands. When 5000 to 1000 had already
been captured, reports came into head,
quarters from all directions telling Of
groups of 200, 800 and 500 more on
their way to the rear.
(Pershing's latest report gave the
number of prisoners counted as being
II am
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-07-25
THOMSON
GETS ". s. S. MEDAL


l- WAS ar impressive moment FRIDAY
night for eauari Thomson. young son
ot Nr. a-l Mrs Geo ~. Thomson.
El. Ha~ presented Is The Boy Scout
or-n cation HItn medal WON iu the
recent Var Savings Stamp camra En.
Judge Blowers presented the saau4
mar with the meaat aaa addressed tae
Scouts. paying a tribute O. lee Sr-u.I-
HE. who recently VoH citation for
bravery i1 artIua oa tr- west front
''lt WAS lu5t few Qays ago. said
Judge Blowers, ''taal General Per-
shlVE pinned "a medal ora another Hood
River tsy, Lee SHauIdluZ- While
hope that We may he far removed from
V8c. when YOU buys have reached the
age Of young Spauidlng. still / know
that Eoa will conduct yourselves with
honor and 90 your duty if the call
should come TO you
Following the presentation Of the
medal, Jgdee Blowers was host 20 the
members of the local Boy Scouts ana
their master. p g. CruIhshapS, at am
lce cream treat
Judge Blowers speaks in uastiHted
praise Jf y. q. CruikshduA, master ut
the Hood River Scouts, who now Num-
ber more than 30.
Judge Blowers impressed his youth-
ful hearers When he sad.
Except for America ! know Of no
country where Is son of am eNpresideut
goes out % sacrifice hls life Ia time Of
need as willingly as the son of black
smith Can any af won teli me how