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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-30

front is Late
dispatches indicate in
okedfor
stopped
%n drive on ,,s 'front.' From the British the
many days and the morale of the troops is splendid
General Foc the hero of the Marne who stopped the
Paris in 1914 has been placed
troops including the Americans and great confidence felt
Following
from the battle front in Europe
French Stop Hun Advance
WASHINGTON
according
official despatch from Paris,
Outlook is More Encouraging Germans Digging In
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS
standpont
night comparatively British battle
comparatively British
quarter along the entire There the
themselves in along the line from Thpval to Laboisele
ri LinesM MagnifcenIy
LoNDoNThe British lines held magicent throughout Friday
one point where the got the river in force about cy and
fallen
Batte Morning
during the night progressing about miles
Easgnl-
Germans Fail to Take Demun
LONDON, yesterday
All
sharp fighting which lasted throughout the afternoon
French Troops AreR Reinforced
PARIS Saturday MornngFrench
nounced this
the of
Advancing
the
artillery and reognn forces They slowing down the battle but
to be OF
LONDON-Reuers
withdraw
OF in the linesn near
surrounded while
fighting the dark British lines after through
the lines which
Alleged Woman Confesses
NEWARK N j. Saurdaydmssion German
Island obtained from Mrs Lydia White who arrested
bueprints police
LONDON NightThe
Monhe
villages named
Berlin
O Somn
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-03-30
OUTLOOK MUCH BRIGHTER

BERLIN. Saturday evening" Official-Between the
Somme and Avre the Germans have been driven from parts
ot their foremost positions.
British and French troops freshly brought up have re-
captured Beaucourt and Mezeres French attacks against
MOntdidier have failed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

guns on the roads and did our best to
keep out of the way of the big trucks,
or "camions," as they are called in
French; and. in general, we ran to our
posts and back again as fast as the con-
dition of the roads and of the wounded
would permit. When a Frenchman gave
us orders to get away from post as
'vite" as possible. you can rest assured
that no moss attached itself to the tires
of our rapidly moving four wheels.
Things had been going on at the ordl-
nary rate for a couple Of weeks. We
had been carrying principally 'gassed'
cases and 'malades'' (siek menl. The pro
portion of wounded was large, but for
some time we had brought back men who
had been badly 'gassed' or who had con
tracted any one of the many trench fevers
Suddenly there began to be some action
in the front lines and the wounded came
back from the trenches faster than the
three or four cars at the Fr- Poste
de Secours could handle them. Special
calls were sent in to our barracks az
Bl-. and additional cars were sent out
to help with the work of bringing in the
blesses. The chief and George Howe,
the 'sous-chef," or under chief. went out
in their Ford roadster to inspect all the
posts and to direct the work of the am
balances.
1t was my fortune OF misfortune TO be
at the barracks repairing Gladys, my
fliTver, at the time. and as three or four
cars were in the repair shop on this par,
ticular night we were compelled to spend
our time working on the cars instead Of
working at the front posts.
Call after call came in and car after
car was sent out in answer to the demand
for extra ambulances- Up at Fr- the
Fords and Flats were taking runs as fast
as they could get up to the front and
back to the Poste de Secours with the
"blesses." The roads were under con-
tinual fire and the road through the Bois
de b was receiving particular stten
tion with explosive shells and gas shells
The gas shells were being sent over in an
attempt to seek out the hidden French
batteries, Of whose location the Germans
were not certain. With these shells they
hoped TO make conditions so uucomfort-
able for the gunners that the batteries
would be silenced for a time at least.
MacQuillen and Vetterlein were on the /
way TO '2T2." making the best Of the few
hours Of darkness that offered them cover
under which to get over the road that led
10 this post. Clark and Caldwell we're
taking a run to Mon to answer a de-
Dand for a big car. Bean and Morshshd |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

mad been out on run to Ger and hal
passed the chiefs going up to inspect thai
ipost in the roadster.
4 Call for Cars.
Just as Bean was going inside of tn,
Poste de Secours with the tags that arr
given to each wounded man to serve al
Identification at the hospitals "Littlt
Memo" came running out the door ano
excitedly told Bean in French that a mes
sage had Just been sent down from ''2z2'
for cars. "A shell she has arrived and
there are two of the Americans who have
received of the wounds" he rapidly ex-
plained in his native tongue to Bean.
Without replying, Bean thrust the tags
into the hand cf the Frenchman and
dashed our the door to the car. which had
by this time been unioaded. Morehead
was closing the rear doors just rs Bean
rushed mp aud yelled to him. Two of the
boys have been hurt up at '212.' l think
it's Mac and Vet"
Lets GO" shouted Morehcad, as he
slammed the doors shut and jumped into
the scat, while Bean cranked the motor
They quickly turned the car into the road
and were off for ''2I3" as fast as the traf-
fic would permit,
A few minutes later CLARK and Caldwell
returned from their trip to Mon- and
again Memo" explained cxcitedly that
two boys had been hit mp ut the advanced
post and that cars were wanted there as
fast rs possible. because there was no one
to drive Mac and Vets ambulance back
with the "blesses" who were in the car
when the shell exploded.
Quickly they unloaded the blesses from
Mo - and started off for the post at
2I2" Clark was driving and it seemed
TO him that the traffic was stuck more
often than it had ever been before. Twice
they had 20 stop dead behind n line of
ammunition wagons and wait for a con-
yoy of trucks coming from the opposite
direction to pass them. Then. slipping
down the wrong side Of the road, they
lodged in and out + the lines of trucks |
as fast as they could. Once they just |
managed to sneak IN behind a gun car
riage and let the end Of the car take its /
chances on being hit Bnt at last they K
to get clear Of the heavy traffic (
and make their way more quickly through /
the woods.
Just then Fritzic bcran to send over
more Of his gas shells. and both Caldwell
ard Clark got war ing Of the fact at the
same time. Caldwell suggested stopping [
l. put on their gas masks. but Clark only
'hook his head in the negative and shouted
m bis ear;-"I think its only some gas
'hells- Hold your breath nd wen run
through fast" L
Without stopping Clark drove the car
nto the fumes aud took a chance on his Il
Judgment. There had been no usual 8
warming siren 20 notify the arrival Of Il
'as from the German trenches, 50 CLARK {
lad reason to think that he was Foing 3
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Above Soldiers a H-


4 ambulance, that was being refiIIed. Mac
QuilleD was carefully put into ClarKs
car with three other blesses, who made
no sound as they were carried out Of
the dugout. Gas masks were put on all
the men before they were placed in the
several ambulances. so that they coula Get
through the gas in the woods safely.
The three cars started away from EAo
post and on down into the woods, when
explosive as well as gas shells we're nov
being dropped. At as great a speed a.
possible the cars ran through the woods
and out of the danger Of the gas. When
the three ambulances arrived at the Pscu.,
de Secours at Fr- they were tola d
go on to the hospital Immediately, a. Mae,
Vet and three OF the Frenehmen were
so badly wounded that further delay
might mean the difference between lifs
and death. So the men were rushed to
the nearest hospital, several miles from.
the post.
In the Poste de Secours were Saars
and Howe, the two chiefs of the section.
They had attempted to run up to ''27:g'
to direct tho handling of the wounded
boys, but got stuck in the woods during
the middle of the bOmbardment with the
gas shells They stopped as they came
to the edge Of the poisoned area and
pulled their gas masks over their heads.
But in the middle Of the gas Georrs
stalled the engine and had to get out to
crank the motor. This roadster was the
hardest car in the section to start and
the exerhon OF spinning the engine out
there in the gas was too much for Howe.
he became so weak That he was just abba
70 crawl back to the seat The chief
Jumped out, started the motor. turned ths =
car around and headed back for the posts
az kr7 where George was cared for
oy the doctor. By morning he got over
the sickness brought on by the gas and.
luckily. had no bad effects from the
poisonous fumes. His mask had saved
him from inhaling any Of the gas ITSELF
Otherwise his lungs would have been in
iured.
BY this time word had got to almost
lu the ambulances and back to camp, 90
We were all on edge to hear the --latest
news. Bean, Morehead and CLARK left an
he men at the hospital and had returned
ln their own cars to Fr-, leaving the
damaged ambulance at the hospital. q.
'e driven in the next morning. 80
For days the two boys lowered between
lie and death. and IL was only the Won
lerful treatment given them By the dor
ors and nurses at that hospital up at De
ront that pulled them through. Grad
ally they became better. aad then. enc
ay' in the presence Of all the othsr
rounded soldiers in the ward. tbey were
ecorated with the CrOiK de Guerrs CWar
'rosS)- And a day or two later thev
Tere further honored By belar auardsd
he Medaillo Militairo (ths Afiitarv
iedal). the decoration worn oufy b. 49,
no ASTs iooEst iate tAa tsFs sSalsth
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

/ through gas from Fritie's shells His
judgment was quickly verified, for. afteI
running along for about hundred yard
the car cleared the gas and the boys were
able to breathe freely again.
When they got up to the dugout al
''2T2' they found the two other ambu-
lances being loaded preparatory to the
| trip back to Fr-. Caldwell quickly
jumped out of the car and ran into the
post, while Clark turned the car around
and stopped as near the entrance as pos
sible. When he reached the inside he
found Bean, Morehead and Caldwell
watching tie last bandages being put on
MacQuillen. Vetterlein lay quietly on a
stretcher near Mac.
Morehead explained the situation to the
two new arrivals just as he himself had
had it explained TO him by one of the
brancardiers who had been inside the dug
out at the time of the explosion of the
shell.
Then the Explosion.
As quickly and as quietly as possible he
repeated the brancardier's story. MAC
and Vet got up here under heavy shell fire
and after turning the car around left it
standing in front of the dugout and ran
inside. There were four badly wounded
blesses waiting to 50 back, so the BOYS.
seeing the need for haste, told the
stretcher bearers to load the car in spite
of the continued heavy shelling. Three
men were placed inside the ambulance and
the last stretcher bearing n French cap
tain who had just been wounded in the
lines, was carried out of the entrance
toward the car. Mac was arranging the
blanket that had been placed over the
wounded man and Vet was helping the
front stretcher bearer to place the
ON the slide that holds the front
end. Then-the explosion"
Morehead stopped a second for breath
and then continued This Frenchmap
here" he said, pointing to the man who
was busy entering the facts of the ar
,ident in the report book that is kept in |
Ill the posts, told me all about il. The
hell knocked them all fat and blew Mac
'lean inside the doorway, bleeding. The
'aptain on the stretcher was killed and I
% was the brancardier whom Vet was
helping to lift the stretcher into place
Yet was knocked silly and got filled with
hrapneL The other brancardier wasn't
ven scratched, just stunned. None of the
nen inside the car was touched, althourh II
ONE shrapuel went through the roof Of
he car. The three men were taken our
{ the car and are inside here now"
And horehead pointed to one corner
the dugout where three figures were
ilently lying on strstehers in a corner. |,
The Frenchman in charge Of the post
Interrupted Morehead in his explanation
nd told the boys that everything was '
sady to take the men back to the hospi- h
IL Bean put Vet and two other men \
! his car and kOrehsad eranked m Fet,a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

wounded last summer. In four weeks
there were three military funerals for
American boys close to where our section
Sas working.
Wounded drivers were being sent to
hospitals daily. and it was nothing but a
special providence which seemed to guard
Americans that kept the casualty lists as
low as they were. Although French
brancardiers were killed beside the Ameri-
cans, the latter always seemed to come
through unscratChed.
Alexander and Tying went out in one of
our cars one busy night to locate new
post to which they had not been before,
and with them they took a stretchen
bearer to show them the way. They put
him in the seat between them and headed
for the dressing station. They had almost
gotten to their destination when a shell
broke n couple of yards in front of the
car. Tying and Alexander instinctively
leaned backward fiat against the back of
the seat. The Frenehman instinctively
leaned forward to dodge the shrapnel
from the shell, was hit in the head and
in the stomach and died Immediately
after. Neither of the boys was touched
by any of the flying bits of shell, but sew
eral pieces went through the top cover of
the car.
On the Strange Road.
just previous to this accident Bean and
Russell had taken a call which also was
on a road unknown TO them. The bran
car1ier who went with them to guide
them to the post came to a portion of the
road with which he was not familiar. So
the two boys stopped the car while the
guide jumped out and walked a few
feet ahead to ask directions from a
soldier who was working beside the road
While the two Frenchmen were convers
ing a big shell landed near them and
killed them both, covering the ambulance
with dirt but not wounding either of the
drivers. il was just such happenings as
this that made all the brancardiers bit
worried about going ont as guides ON any
Of our cars
We rapidly became accustomed Gas nc-
customed as one can ever become to the |
devilish sound Of big guns being fired and |
big shells exploding) to conditions under
which we worked. We ate our meals |
whenever we could get time between calls
to do so; we slept on our cots fully /
dressed and ready to get up at "Nemo's"
demand for ''voitures :" we watched mir
planes being shot at and lodged the fall 4
ing shrapnel: we ran past batteries OF
guns that went off as rapidly as they
rOuld be fred we lodged troops and ]
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19
Cars Awaiting the Call of the Wounded.

OR three or four
weeks the section bad
been making runs TO
half a dozen or more
posts close to the
front lines on to.
Verdun front The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-19

had been out on a run to Ger and had
passed the chiefs soing up to inspect that
post in the roadster.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
WILLIQUARAhT TINE
CITY TOMORROW

Every church, moving picture estab-
lishment, pool room, Sunday School
and other places where persons con-
gregate in numbers will be closed to-
morrow morning until the epidemic
of Spanish influenza subsidies. This
announcement was made at late hour
this afternoon by Dr.. w. L. Wood, Of
the United States Public Health Ser
vice acting under special police au-
thority.
DR.. Wood stated that this quaran-
tine will be rigidly enforced by the
military authorities who will have the
cooperation of the police department
of the city.
Persons congregating on the streets
also will be dispersed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

Mrs. Susanna Spittlc, forty-eight
years old, wife of Matthew Spittle,
died at o'clock this morning at her
residence, st. Elmo, Alexandria coun-
ty. Her death was due to typhoid
pneumonia. In addition to her husband
she leaves five sons and two daugh-
ters. Her funeral will take place at
:, o'clock Saturday afternoon from her
late residence.
Frank B. Trimycr, twenty-one years
old, son of John H. Trimyer, died
last night at the residence of his
brother-in-law, A. O. Travis, Del Ray.
Alexandria County. His funeral will
take place at o'clock tomorrow af-
.ternoon.. rnna.--Wheatley's-, mortuary
chapel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
RICHMOND THEATER

If you were a pretty and neglected
young wife what wouid ~.rou- do if a
middle-aged and designing widow took
advantage of your husbands interest
in his work to try to win him from
you? This is the problem that forms
the basis for a delightful comedy in
"Sauce for the Goose" the new Sc
lect Picture in which Lewis J. Selz-
nick presents Constance Talmadge
which will be shown at the Richmond
Theatre tonight.
Constance Talmadge is a comedi-
enne who knows the value: of sure
light touch; in spontaneous fun-mak-
ing,s and she more than fulfills tho
hopes and expectations of her may
admirers by her. delightful interpre-
tation:.of Kitty Constable in this play.
The story is from the successful
play by Geraldine, Bonner and Hutch
eson Boyd, adapted by Julia Crawford
Ivers. The theme of the NEGLECTED
wife and the "other woman"is is old, but
the handling of it, In, this picture is
new. .:g
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
VIM. A. .N0NCURE DIES J.
FROM HIS INJURIES


William Al Moncure, who was
struck by south bound Washington
Southern train at Fredericksburg
Tuesday, died at tt,ree O'Clock this.
morning. Mr.. Moncure had been sunni:
moned from Philadelphia to Freder-
| icAsburg by the illness Of his wife,
who is in the hospital ut tltat<,piace,
and in aIighting from the train fell
and was struck by the passing cars;
His skull was fractured in two places
He leaves a widow and six children
The deceased was son Of the late
Thomas ]. Moncure and brother of
Messrs. r. c. L. Moncure and Rohin-,
SON Moncure, the latter Of this city.
He had for some time been real es5
tate agent Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Ffe was 4S years old.
DEATHS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
TURKEY MAKES ADVANCES
Approaches Come Through Financial
Channels And Are Considered
By British Cabinet.

London, Oct. 3.-Turkcy has made
further indirect approaches to the Al
lies through financial channels (which
are being considered by; the British
War Cabinet, the Standard says It
learns on good authority. Important
developments, the newspaper ahfs,
are expected.
The Allied Governments have de-
cided formally to recognize the bellig-
crent status of the Arab forces fight
inr as auXiiaries with the Allies
against the common enemy in Pales-
tine and Syria.
Damascus, the capital of Syria. was
occupied by General Allenby's forces
on Tuesday morning according to an
official statement issued by the Brit
ish, War Office.
More than 1000 Turks were taken
prisoner when General Allenby's
forces occupied Damascus, the War
Office announced last night.
Damascus is the Turkish base in
SYRIA and Palestine and its fall prob
ably means the end of all Turkish re-
sistance to General Allenby in Pales-
tine and Syria. The ancient city is the
junction point Of railroads leading to
the port of Beirut and Aleppo, 1870
miles northeast
Damascus is the capital of the Villa
yet of Syria and has population OF
about 100000. 1t is one of the holy
cities of the Mohamedans, and the
Arabs regard il as one Of the four
paradises on earth.
The capture of Damascus marks IN
advance of 130 miles by General Al
lenby's forces since September 20, the
day he launched his victorious attack
north of Jerusalem. In that time the
British have captured more than 3d.
600 prisoners, destroyed at least three
Turkish armies and driven the enemy
from Palestine and great part OF
Syria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
LIEUT.. EVANS BURIED WITH
MILITARY HONoRs IN. ST. PAUL's

Lieut.. Chaplin Eppes Evans y. S,
N, who died Monday in Bridgeport,
Conn.,, was buried with military hon
ors at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The. funeral was held at St. Paqps
P, E. Church and the services, were
conducted by. Rev. P. P. Phillips D.
D. rector, assisted by.a chaplain from
the Naval Academy. Attending the
obsequies were number Of naval Of
ficers together with a large number Of
relatives and friends oftthe deceased:
The body was borne to its last resting
place in st. Paul's Cemetery on a
caisson and a salute was fired. :
There was a bugler and flag bear.
er and taps were sounded at the grave
Active bearers were eight Sailors
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
iG. WI, LEWIS p DIES
End Comes Last Night at Residence
at Rraddock-Due to Pneumonia.

George Washington Lewis, thirty
two years old. well known attorney
and lateral descendant of George
Washington, died at o'clock last
night at his residence, Braddock. His
death followed an illness lasting two
weeks, and was due to pneumonia.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Sylvia De Beck,
whom he married December, s, 1916,
and ten month old daughter.
His mother, Mrs. Loreczo Lewis,
who resided with him, also survives.
The deceased was native of Clarke
county, Va. ,and graduated in law at
the University of Virginia.
Mr.. Lewis located in Alexandria
nine years and since that time had
followed the practice of law. He was
one of the most promising and popu-
lar of the young members of the bar
and enjoyed wide circle Of friends
and acquaintances.
Mr.. Lewis. was a vestryneti in st.
Paul's P. E. Church.
The funeral of Mr.. Lewis will take
place at II o'clock tomorrow morning
from his late residence. Services will
be conducted by Rev. DR.. P. P. Phil
lips, rector of st. PauPs Episcopal
Church. The body will be sent to Ber-
ryville, Va, for burial.
Action by Bar Association.
The bar association of the sixteenth
judicial circuit held a meeting this
afternoon in the courthouse and took
suitable action on the death of Mr..
Lewis. The meeting was presided over
by John NJ. Johnson and H. Noel Gar
ner was secretary.
A committee composed Of Gardner
L. Boothe, James R. Cation and Rich
ard B. Washington was appointed for
the purpose of drafting suitable reso-
lutions on the death of Mr.. Lewis
which will be presented to ali the
courts comprising the sixteenth ju-
dicial circuit.
Mr.. Boothe was named committee
of one to accompany the body to Ber-
ryville.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-10-03
$50 DIE IN WRECK


London, Oct. S.-Three hundred
and fifty persons have been killed, it
is feared, in railway accident north
ID, aMalmo, Sweden, says an Exchange,
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen,
stoday. Fifty children who were re-
turning to Stockholm from the coun-
try are; among the: dead.
The railway line had been washed
out at this point by several days of
rain and a large passengeEdsrain with
"a cars, carrying 1000 passengers,
ran into the break Several coaches
were :. smashed and subsequently
caught. fire.