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The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
Boy Killed and
Girl Is Wounded
By Pistol Shots

Hugh Tracy, 16. is dead today as
the result of a bullet wound in the
temple which he received last night.
His cousin. Evelin Hatton, II, is in
Casualty Hospital with a bullet
wound in her left arm just below
tho shoulder.
The shooting occurred in the house
Of Tracy's grandmother at 9l5 n
street northwest, about II o'clock
last night. Tracy lives with his
grandmother, who has a boarding
house. The body was found in his
room on the second floor front.
Esther Hatton, the sister Of the
wounded girl. stated this morning that
her sister Evelin was in her cousins
room with him. and that they were
playing with the pistol. The gun
went off and the girl was hit in the
left shoulder. Now see what you
have done" exclaimed the girl clutch
ing at her shoulder. While standing
at the top of the steps she heard a
second shot. She ran out of the house
and to H. own residence which is
two block away. DR.. G. w. Brum-
baugh was summoned.
In the meantime the police hal
been notified and Private Grimes of
No. precinct went to the home of
the girl and took her back to the
house on N street. Lieut.. d. H.
Brenerman. of No. precinct, went
to the house and found the lights on
the second floor which is occupied
by Mrs. Bertha Wallace and her
grandson, extinguished but the
lights on the first and third floors,
h,,rninp On ertariner ..
room he found him lying in a pool
of blood with a bullet wound in his
left temple.
Evelin Hatton after returning to
the house in H street with the police
man was taken to the Second Police
precinct. 1t was not until then that
the officer discovered that she was
wounded. DR.. Brumbaugh Immediate
ly took her to the hospital.
A .3S caliber revolver was found
beside the body of the boy. Two of
the five cartridges which the cham
bers hold had been discharged.
According to the grandmother of
the boy. with whom he lives, she
was visiting the home of her daugh-
ter. at 1923 Ninth street northwest
last night. About 1890 o'clock she
sent her granddaughter, Evelin
Hatton, to her house to light the
lights in order that the bo4rders
might not be inconvenienced. The
mother of the dead boy, who is do
ing night work in one of the gov
ernment departments, on returninr r
home from her work found her son
dead and his cousin severely
wounded.
Tracy was rushed to Casualty
Hospital by the neighbors but bo
died shortly after arriving an the
hospital. Miss Hatton's conIition
is not serious but at the hosnI,a a,
early this morning it WIS stated
that she was exceedingly hyste-icaI
anr that 1t was impossible for her
to make a coherent statema,r
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
DANES SIGN
TRADE PACT
Agree Not to Export Any
u. S. Imports to
Huns.

Danlsh-American commercial and
shipping agreements, which have been
the subject OF negotiation between
the War Trade Board and a special
Danish mi sion in Washington for
some time past, were concluded sue
cessfully and signed here last night.
The agreements, which follow the
same general lines as those earlier
concluded with the two other Scan
dinavian powers, assure to Denmark
a supply of various foodstuffs, metals.
machinery, textiles, noncGible animal
and vegetable products, chemicals.
drugs and other commodities required
for its needs in an aggregate quantity
of well over $50, 900 tons annually.
Pursuant to the agreement, a num-
Der of vessels sufficient to carry the
enumerated commodities home 10
Denmark will be placed at the dis
posal of that government out of the
tonnage which at present is EMPLOYED
in overseas trade.
The remainder OF the Danish ton-
mage in overseas trade will remain at
the disposal of the United States and
associated powers.
No Exports to GERMANY.
No articles imported into Denmark
under the provisions of the agreement
are to be directly or indirectly ex-
ported from Denmark to the central
powers, nor to any neutral country
where such expectation will directly
or indirectly serve to release for ex-
port to Germany or her allies anv
article or commodity of whatever
origin. Nor shall commodities which
the United States or its associates in
the war furnish Denmark be used in
the production OF any commodity to
be exported to the central powers.
In return for the facilities for such
supplies the agreements provide for
restriction and distribution of exports
of foodstuffs to the central powers
and our European associates along the
lines of existing restrictive agree
ments.
A feature of the agreements is the
encouragement and facilitation of
trade. under which
a considerable proportion of Dem
marks exportable surplus will assist
in satisfying the food needs of her
neighbors, Norway and Sweden.
The War Trade Board, for it's part,
guarantees that export license and
shipping permits will be granted to
denmark for the export to that coun-
Try OF the commodities enumerated
IN the agreements,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
FIVE AMERICAN
FIELD ARMIES
ON ALLFR0NTS
March Tells House Com
mittee of Plans for
100000.
ALL READY NEXT JULY
Great Expansion Of Air
Service Announced by
War Department.

Five fully equipped American
field armies in Europe is the as
tonishing prospect disclosed to
the House Military Committee
! by Gen. March, Chief OF the U. S.
Army Staff.
The greater part of these armies
will go to France, but it is point
ed out at the War Department
that if Austria, Turkey and Ger
many should determine to die in
the trenches some of the Ameri-
can field armies will be found on
the Italo-Austrian front and in
Macedonia. Secretary of War
Baker, speaking some time ago
about the desire to help Italy,
stated that there would be no
limit to the assistance as soon as
the circumstances warranted the
dispatch of forces to her consist
entity with the demands.
3,2ooy0Q0 Now Under Arms.
| Specifically Gen. March stated
! there would be in existence by July
l, 1919. an army OF 100000 men,
and he has heretofore stated that a
field army consists Of approximately
! 100000 men. There are now. he
told the committee, 100000 men
under arms" Of whom nearly
1,750,000 are in France. Gen.
March's plan is to have called to the
colors between now and next July
! 100000 men, which added to the
100000 now under arms will make
grand total, with all allowances
for casualties and reflections, Of
4.S00,0 900. 1t is believed by officers
that with the constantly increasing
monthly figures of laying down the
troops in Europe, the whole number
of the draft necessary to raise the
100000 will be in Europe on vari-
Gus fronts by the middle of July.
Groups of Field Armies.
The enormous number OF Ameri-
cans 10 De under arms In Europe
will make it necessary to further
classify the total into groups of
I field armies" which is the next and
/ highest possible classification.
Simultaneously with Gen. March's
statements to the House Committee
! the War Department issued a state
ment which calls for a great ex-
pansion of the air service. The
| magnificent DrOpran oS Can
March is evidently based on the
| proper equipment Of every arm of
/ the service and an unlimited num-
/ Der of planes of all kinds Is neces-
sary to complete the effectiveness
! OF the American troops in the field.
! 1t was doubtless due to the needs of
the colossal army to cross the seas
by July l of next year that the air
service has made arrangements to
fill its ranks with men from all
classes of the draft.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
Germany Admits
Allies Penetrated
Center Positions

Berlin. via London, Sept.
Is.-"We are fighting west of
the Siegfred positions" says
tonight's war office statement,
reporting the new Anglo
French drive in Picardy.
"Anglo-French attacks were
launched on a wide front from
Havrincourt wood to the
Somme.
THE enemy penetrated our
center between Hargicourt and
Omignon Brook.
Counter attacks are pro-
gressins."
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19

London. Sept. ls.-The outer defenses
of the Hindenburg line protecting st.
Quentin and lie Catelet-the connect
ing link between st. Quentin and Cam
bral-were penetrated and captured on
wide sectors Of a sixteen-mile front
by the British Shird and fourth
armies, under Gems. Sir Julian Byng
and Sir Henry Rswlinson today.
At the time Field Marshal Hsig Is
sued his night report, more than $500
prisoners had besp taken, many guns
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
Berlin Admits Center Has Been Penetrated Between
Hargcout and Omignon Brook by New
Picardy Offensive of Allies
Australians Score Maximum Advance During Heavy Rain for
Three Miles-Whle Resisting Enemy Forces Are Dashed
Aside by Onrush Of 1aigs Third and Fourth Armies

London Sept 18Cashing through the German defenses
face of terrible the British Third
vanced along sixteenne front Picady today
of about three miles, penetrating the Hndenburg
points and capturing than 5000 prisoners.
Australians, Welsh Londones Yeomen and other British
launched their offensive Ecardy between Honon half
miles northwest of ST. Quentin ouzeaucou distance
miles The Australians scored the advance by estabhng
their positions and southwest of Bicour
advance of their starting point
The following towns captured by Gen IIag
stroke Fresnoy Behaucou Ponu Lavergnier,
guer Neret Hargcourt Ronsoy Epe Pozere ground
the outskirts of Vlersuisan and Gauche Wood
attacks repulsed and tremendous
by the irresistible forces advancing the allied flag.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
MARINES GET HONOR,
Have First All-American Air Unit
Fighting Over There"

Identification of the first aviation
unit organized in America and sent
abroad using American-made ma
terial is announced by the Navy De-
partment. 1t was the First Marine
Aeronautic Company. equipped for
water flying only and which is now
stationed abroad at an unnamed
naval base.
At present the Marine Corps Avia-
tion Forces in France, outhtted for
land flying. are performing pur-
suit. combat. bombing and recon
niossance duty. Kite balloons are
also being used in connection with
izhter-thau-air craft.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
ALLIED FORCES TAKE
1000 BULGARIANS
Advance Becoming General. Ex-
tending North of Monastir.

London, Sept. 1s.-From a semi
official source the correspondent of
Universal Service learned late to-
night that the allied Balkan offensive
Is rapidly becoming general, extend
ing to the north of Monastir, thus
menacing the important Bulgarian
rail center of PriIep.
Ihe number of prisoners taken by
tne serbs. French and Greeks has
reached the 1000 mark.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
BELGIUM TO SPURN HUNS.

Paris, Sept. B.-Belgiun will spurn
The German offer of separate peace,
the correspondent of Universal Serv-
ice learns on reliable authority. At
the same time, 1t is stated. the Bel
gian army will strike on the front
to emphasize its refusal by the force
of arms.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
U. 5. Patrol Boat Sinks; S Injured.

newport, r. l., Sept. 1S-One Of the
naEal patroi boats operating from
oiis sIaion was sunk today by an
explosion which was followed bv a
fire. Five of the crew were reported
to have been injured. To avert an
other explosion one of the men re-
leased depth bomb from its moorings
on the deck
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
SICK AND WOUNDED RETURN
SS4 Landed in Week Ended Sept,
l3; AL in Previous Week

During the week ended September 10
the number of sick and wounded land
ed in the United States from the
american Expeditionary Forces was
eS4. For the week ended September s,
the number was At. These men were
sent to the various army hospitals,
where facilities for treatment and
physical reconstruction have been pro-
vided. -
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
Women lnducted Into Army.

Zurich. via Paris, Sept. ls.-The mil
itary commander at Stuttgart. capt.
tai of Wuertemmberg has ordered all
female domestics to enroll in compul-
sorry military service before Sept. 30.
according to German dispatches. Only
those found mentally UNFIT will be
exempted. - -
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
5 US. PLANES
MISSING AFTER
BATTLE IN AIR
Pershing Reports Superior
German Aero Force At
tack American Bombers.
BARRAGE HALTS HUNS
Teuton Aviators Drop Notes
to Yanks Urging Them to
Desert on Field.
BULLETIN.

ID - LIZ 1lH.
With the American Army in
Lorraine, Sept. I8.-One of
the American corps that par
ticipated in the St. Mihiel
drive captured 1000 officers,
1000 privates, I3I guns, $50
gas projectors, several bat
teries Of anti-aircraft guns,
inaumerable trench mortars
ard machine guns, railroad
rolling stock, motor and horse
ambulances, many vehicles,
three wireless stations, an en-
tire field hospital, hundreds of
thousands of rounds of ammu-
milton and hand grenades, tel
egraph and telephone equip
nent, food supplies and horses.
Five American machines were
lost in an engagement with su-
perior forces OF the enemy in
Lorraine yesterday. Gen. Perish
ing made this official report in
4 communique made public by
the War Department late last
night.
The text OF the communique,
which covers Yesterdays oDera-
tiOns, follows:
Section A-Aside from artiI-
lcry activity in Lorraine and in
Alsace, there is nothing of impor-
.an.e to report from the sectors
occupied by our troops.
In the course Of a bombing op-
ration in Lorraine our aviators
we're attacked by superior forces.
Five of our machines are missing"
Bnrrnge Check, Germans.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine. September 1S.-Our prompt
barrage today broke up a Ger
man counter attack launched from
the VittOnvilIe region.
The Germans are busily engaged
re-wiring the forefeId Of the Hin
denburg line which our forces are
facing.
German planes are dropping mes
sages addressed to German-Ameri-
can soldiers asking them to desert
and promising them that they will
find liberty in Germany. The mes
sages contain bitter attacks on
President Wilson.
German prisoners state that Cen
eral Won GalIwitz, who comma nds
the German front in Lorraine, or
dered the withdrawal out oS the st.
Nihiel salient on September s. but
that the Germans lacked horses to
pull out the artillery and remove
he supplies.
Americans Spoiled Plans.
The American attack was launch
ed. they admit. before excavations
operation was well under way.
LudendOrff has hit upon a new
scheme of propaganda with which
ne thinks he can cause disruption in
our lines. German aviators are
bombing Wanderers and the region
around that village as well as the
Eillers high road. dropping thou
sands Of messages in English, call
Ing upon the American o. German
ancestry to desert.
a pet charge in these messages is
that President Wilson is really
English and that his policies
make Washington turn over in his
grave"
A German officer who was captured
by Us wrote a note to ms comrades
and asked that 1t Le dropped in the
German lines. On il he wrote that
he was not tortured by US as he had
been told he would be. hut that, on
the contrary. he was oeins well
treated. He told our officers that the
Germans are tired of warfare and
would surrender if they lid not fear
thaL the Americans would kill then,
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
AMERICAN ACE KILLED.
Aviator Putnam Broush. Down
After Ninth Official Victory.

With the American Army in France,
Sept. ls.-Aviator Putnam, the leading
American ace, with nine aerial vic
tories officially credited to him. has
been killed. He has been buried in
field golden with buttercups. on the
Toul front, beside Lufbery. Blair and
Thaw
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
PENETRATE DEFENSE
OF HiNDENRURG LINE

and great stores Of material also vert
lie Catelet is near fall as q result
OF the successful smash. Nearly a
dozen important villages were taken
by the British, who attacked in tho
midst Of pouring rain and in the face
OF the most determined defense tho
Germans have yet put UP this year.
A maximum advance Of more thAx
q.
IL CONTINUED on fAsK rA ~
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
U. S. S. YARD BURNS.
-Four Men Slightly Injured in Fire
on Scout Patrol

The q. S. S. Yard, a scout patroI
caught fire about 11:SO YESTERDAY
morning while on patrol off the On,
trance to Narragansett Raw and
burned to the water line, the Nav
Department is informed. The cause
of the fire and the extent Of tbe
damage have not been ascertainad
Four men were slightly burned and
sent to the Navy Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
Turks Sold War Prisone,.

Paris, Sept. 1S-The Serbian gov.
ernment, 1t is learned, is In possession
of proof that the Turkish govern
ment sold prisoners of war as slaves
to Bulgaria, Austris -Hunxsry and
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
5000 PRISONERS TAKEN.

London Sept lS-More than 5000 prisoners were taken
today British Pcardy drive Field Marshal Hag annOunces
in his night report. ;
The attack. the statement says was launched on 6-
mile front, from Honon 1.-TWO and half miles northwest of
St. Quentn) Goeaucourt (six and half miles northwest
of Lecatelet.
The outer dfenes of the Hndenburg line were captured
with Fresnoyle-Petit Berthaucourt and Pontu.
Australian troops captured Lvergnier Veret and Hars
court 10
The text of Field Marshal Hags report fOIIows:s -
AT $50 o'clock this morning troops of the Third and
Fourth British armies attacked with complete front
Of about sixteen miles from Honon the neghborhood Of
Gouzeaucourt <
ADVANCE THROUGH RAIN
on the whole of this front advancing in heavy
Of rain, carried the enenys positions by assault.
Sweeping the old British trench systems of March, 1918.
they reached and captured the deenses Of the Hndeburg
in wide sectors
One of the right composed of English and Scot.
ish troops captured Fresno Berhaucour and Ponu
ing with and overcoming hostile resistance particularly the
extreme right of attack.
in the right and Australian divisions captured the
villages of Laversner. Vileret and Harsicourt.
Pushing forward with great determination they established hr
selves in the old German advanced positions and southwest Of
BelcOu having penetrated the dnses depth of hree
FOUR MORE TOWNS FALL
Seventyourth Yeomsnry Division
composed County troops
Tempeauxe Gurar Ronoy, Epehy and Pozeres
penetrating depth.
North of Pozes the Tweny Division attacked over the
northern portion of the sector defended by with much gal
antry on the of March.
Having captured old trenches together with the
point Vauclette Farm and beaten off hostile
attack, pushed forward than mile beyond his line
turing several hundred prisoners and German battery complete
with in the of its advance.
left of English and Welsh troops carried
the remainder of the high ground south of GOuzeaucOu reaching
outskirts of VisGusain and capturing Gauche Wood
prisoners and number Of have beet
The Washington herald., 1918-09-19

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The Washington herald., 1918-09-19

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The Washington herald., 1918-09-19
THE WEATHER

Today-Fair. Tomorrow-Fair.
Highest temperature yesterday, oo.
Lowest, S..
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
PUBLIC LAND SURVEYS
 PROGRESSING RAPIDLY

The public land surveys in this district conducted under the super vision of Woodbury Abbey, U. S.. surveyor, assisted by U. s. Transit man E. C. Guerin, has now reached point about two miles above Eat em-up" Franks roadhouse and in- clude all of the settlements and homestead claims on both banks of the Panama river, from Nenana up.
 MT. Abbey's party will leave for Fairbanks tomorrow morning and will take up the surveys from the completed survey line near Cinema and will work downstream until MT. Guerin's party is met.
 MT. Abbey will also survey the land occupied by the Panama Valley Lumber company to define the boundaries between their holdings and those of the Panama Valley Rail- road, which is now under lease to the Alaskan Engineering commits sion.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
END 0F STEEL
 SIX MILES OUT
 ON NEW ] LINE
Nearly Six Miles of Track Have Now Been Laid; Third Trestle
 Is Being Driven.

Steel has reached the north bank of the first tributary of Julius creek at station No. 1866, total dis tance of 31, 400 feet. or nearly six miles. Piledriver No. commenced the work of driving piles to support the trestle that will span this stream this morning. :.:
 The bridge across this stream will be 12O feet long and it is ex- pected that it will soon be completed and ready for the steel. In the meantime the steel gang has been added to the strength of the sur facing crew and will work with them until the brige has been completed sufficiently to permit of the track laying work to be undertaken.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
EXPERTS SUBJECT SHELLS
 ID CLOSE STUDY

PARIS-That the bursting-charge of shells from the German long range guns is mixed while the pro- jectiles are in actual flight is the belief of French scientists, accord ing to technical journal published here.
 When the shelling of Paris began 1t was noticed that the explosion of shell produced a cloud of smoke mixed with little that was white and accompanied by a strong smell of ether. Rcently the smoke has ben entirely white and very light, the ether odor persisting.
 No shell that failed to explode has been found, nor even an entire fuse, indicating how delicate and re- liable the explosive is. This fact leads experts to suppose that the shell IS charged with two liquid ex- plosives, separated by the perforated partition which is known to exist in the center of the projectile. When the shell is fired at high angle the liquid in the upper end combines with that in the lower chamber, and churned by the violent rotation, produces at the moment of impact, three minutes later, a perfect mixture. This would ex- plain, it is said, the ability of the charge to resist the enormous shock when fired and the remarkable uni. formity of the explosions.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
DRAGL|NE MOVED
 ID NEW LOCATION
 0N GRAVEL BED
Bucyrus Dragline Excavato- Is Moved Farthe- In On the
 Gravel Bed Near Bailey.

The Bucyrus draglina excavator has now been moved from her old position to new one about 50 feet farther in on the big gravel bed near Bailey statioo. The mov- ing was done on Saturday after the day gang had gone off shift.
 The work of taking up the tracks and relaying them to accommodate the gravel cars near the new loca- tion of the dragline was commenced yesterday morning and the work of loading the gravel cars was re- sumed this afternoon.
 There was no time lost on the new D line by reason of the time taken up in making the changes in the location of the excavator and moving the gravel train tracks. The steel gangs were added to the bal lasting and surfacing gangs and this work was continued without inter- ruption, as there had been a large quantity of gravel banked along the D line handy for use in just such cases.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
PROMISED BY COMMITTEE ON
 NEW DRAFT LAW

WASHINGTON, D. Con urgent representations being made by Sec reary of War Baker, the Senate Military committee has promised that a favorable report on the new man power bill will be returned as soon as Conress convenes.
 They say, however that they will insert an amendment which pro- vides that the Government under take the free education for two years after the close of the war of all boys under 21 years of age.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

J. R. Smith, cashier of the Fair
 banks office of the A. Y. N. Co.,,
 was Tolovana passenger on the steamer Reliance.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
BASEBALL NEW BOND

American baseball is supplying a new bond of fellowship between men of the Italian army and American Red Cross workers along the Italian front. It made an instant hit with the Italians. An ambulance man wrote recently: Most of them as yet catch the ball with their stom- achs, but they are making rapid progress. They borrow our ball whenever it is not in use."
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13

Mrs. Woodbury Abbey, Miss Dolly and Woodbury Jr., went up to Fair banks this morning. It is expected that theyiwill return in a few days
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-13
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