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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
By Fred S. Ferguson

lUntted Press Saff Correspondent
With The Americans On The Metz Front Sept. IT,
Gradual progress of the American line at the right and
left extremtes continues as the Germans fall back to-
ward the Metz defenses.
Aerial activity is somewhat reduced as the result
of unfavorable weather
ltis established that the Germans already have dis
banded lO8 infantry bataons equivalent to twelve div
slons to make up the losses resulting from the years
fighting
Five thousand women are being mobized for certain
auxiliary srevice. Boys of Is also are being used
Inc principal advance is being made between the Mad
and Moselle rivers The Germans are busly digging in
along the Hndenburg ne while our positions are being
ste Oily strengthened
Fighting near the Hindenburg line has largely been
tr nsferted from the ground to the air.
With the boche hurrying air reinforcements here tae
concentration between the Meuse and the Mosee Of air
fighters of all types is resulting in constant air duels
Antarcraf guns also continually barking along the
" Gle front
Numerous boche planes have been brought down.
ne American and French pursuit machines are keeping
the enemy confined practically behind his own lines
whenever the Germans the front they are speedily
chased back
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
PRESIDENT SPIKES GUNS.
By Carr D. Groat.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Sept. 17.--Germany Is
latest peace offensive has been smoth
cred. That was how official Washing
ton today generally regarded President
Wilson S summary refusal to join an
Austria's "get together" peace coun-
ell.
The speed ond brevity Of the answer
are regarded here as calculated to delay
the Teuton manenvring considerably. 1t
il assumed that Germany, or her tool,
Austria, will make further insincere
peace efforts later.
President Wilson'S reply saying
flatly that our terms are well known
and hence that no conference can be
held is the shortest document this gov
enment has issued in diplomatic cores
pondence. 1t was made public only a
half-hour after the official Austrian
proffer had bcen presented to Secre-
tary of State Lansing. This is rec
ord for both brevity and speed.
The purpose behind the course was to
set an example for all the other allies
to still any pacifist comment in this
country and to show Germany that this
country is nowise "bluffing" about its
determination to go through until its
terms are acceptable. 1t meant, in plain
language, that if Austria wanted to ae-
eept terms, notably those Of last Janu-
ary, she had chance any time, but
that she could not get secret council
and she could not place the burden of
responsibility for continued war upon
the allies.
The effect within Germany and Aus
tria is likely to be the reverse of what
tie Teutons hoped They apparently
planned to use rejection to bolster upI
their armies waning morale on the plea
that this war Is a war Of self defense,
with the opponent bent on the destruc-
tion of Germany.
Wilson, however, robbed the central
powers of this plea, for he said that ne
had spoken candidly in the past--and
that his terms then are his terms now.
These terms would restore Belgium,
rob Germany of her stolen gains in Rus
sia, right the wrong done in Alcase-Lor-
raie, give small nations the right Of
self determination, avoid punitive in
1emniteis or annexations establish
world peace league and free the uni
verse Of detrimental influences that
could hereafter disrupt world peace.
America proposes to fight on. And
having abandoned all hope of ne
yotiated peace, she will throw 4,000,00O
men into the struggle next year to gain
/ military victory from which she and
ier allies can dictate the Wilson terms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
PEOPLE OF ST. MII1IEL
REJOICEOVER DELIVERY

Thursday noon. The Americans arriv-
ed and rescued them before the time
set by the boches on their incarcera-
Ition had expired.
/ visited a captured German count,
who rose op in his tiny room and stood
at dignified attention. Although l
could not express my pleasure at seeing
the count there--sinee the army per-
mitted no conversational learned that
he held positions of considerable i'm.
portanee before the war. He is now
or was major of a battalion. ne 10
tall, slender, handsome and showed con
siderable spunk.
Although the count showed no woI.y =
at being captured. he is new greatly
depressed because he is not allowed an
orderly.
The American officials rule that he
must shire his own shoes, and clean his
own clothes, just to learn few demo
cratic ideas, as the guard expressed it.
The count is still hopeful of Ger,
man victory but expressed admiration
for the American troops.
i have been much impressed with
the bearing of the American troops, T"
he said. "They conduct themselves
like veterans.
The count admitted the American at
tack was a surprise, coming at the
time it did, although he and other
capturel Officers say they told the Ger.
man commanders that large attack
was imminent astride the ST. Mihiel
salient. But the German commander.
scoffed at the idea of "an American
attack -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Keep Prisoners Four Years
With Many Brutal Re-
strictiOns Imposed
BY Frank J. Taylor.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
st. Mihiel, France, Sept. 1.-THE
strains of the Marseillaise again reign
in the streets of st. Mihiel- louder to.
day than ever before.
Children who had been kept prison
ers indoors for four years by brutal
German orders ran up and down the
streets shouting and waving tri.colors
wildly enjoying their first freedom in
the sunshine since September 1914.
More than thirty little ones were
piled by captain into staff car and
toured the city, singing the MarSeilles
at the top of their lungs. Everyone of
the youngsters had been too young to
talk when the Germans captured St..
Mihicl and had been forbidden for four
years to sing, yet they knew the words
Of every verse and were ready for the
day Of deliverenee,
st. Mihicl is not greatly damaged
although a number Of buildings were
battered by German grenades, which
were thrown without any pretext.
The streets are now decked with flags
and full of PEOPLE, thrilled by their sud
den liberty.
saw one tot strutting near her for
nler home, which is now mass of bro
ken store.
An American passed. The youngster
asked her mother What Is that mani"
The woman replied: "An American sol
der" The little girl, shouting "vive
'Amerique. ran and clung to the
embracing him.
Mayor Jean Malard, representing
$500 survivors in st. Mihiel, told me
that the Germans had yandalized ev.
erything in the town, and had forbid.
den the inhabitants to leave their hous-
Is except by special permit.
Malard s escretary showed me a.
lease on life, which the Germans is
sued like a passport When they left
the Germans took away all mea be-
lween l6 and As, locking others in the
,hufeh. They told thase they would
,hoot any one who came out before
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
CITY EDITOR CHAPLIN
OF new YORK WORLD
MURDERS HIS WIFE
Claims All Memory OF Crime
Obliterated Until He Read
Story In Newspaper

New York, Sept. 17.--Admitting that
ne killed his wife, but declaring that
he had no recollection of the deed, ac-
cording to the police, Charles E. Cha
pin, city editor of the New York Ev-
ening World, walked into the West
6Sth street station here early today and
gave himself up. He declared that all
memory of his crime had passed from
him until he purchased morning pa
per and read that the police were search
ing for him.
1t was hardly dawn today when he
appeared at the police station.
81 killed my wife yesterday morning
in the Cumberland hotel" he said, the
police declare.
The full story of the crime and Of
the subsequent wanderings of the man
who has been declared to have one of
the keenest brains in the newspaper
business did not come out, but Chaplin
said he had tried to take his own life.
Bits of the tragedy were pieced from
statements made as Chaplin talked with
a station patrolman after the captain
and detectives had finished questioning
him. He held his head down while he
was being "booked" at the station
until he was asked his business. Then
his head snapped up and he answered
proudly:
"Edtor." "
He declared he didn't want to see
anyone, particularly he drew the line
against newspapermen.
Then he went to the captain S office
where he sat with his head in his
hands at times; at other times pacing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

Copenhagen, Sept. 17.-Within the
last few days S26 persons have been
executed in Petrograd and 400 others
are awaiting trial, according to dis
patches received here.
TIE nthousand officers are said to be
imprisoned In the Russian capital.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

British Make Gains

London, Sept. 17,--Further progress
toward st. Quentin was reported by
Field Marshal Haig today.
The British also improved their posi-
tions in Flanders and north of Lens.
''Our troops made progress yester-
day in the direction of lie verguin.
northwest of st. Quentin" the state
ment said.
1--WE improved our positions slightly
yesterday and during the night north
west of Hulloch (between LaBassee
and Lens) and northeast Of Neuve
thapelle (north of Labassee,)"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
None of Your BisIness. !"

Copenhagen. Sept I'm. Tchitch-
erin; bolshevik foreign minister, has
sent the following note to neutral dip.
lomats in reply to their protest against
the soviet governments 5 treatment Of
foreign and political prisoners.
81 sharply reject every intervention
from neutral capitalistic powers favor
ing the Russian Bourgeoise. I consider
every attempt by neutral representa-
tives to exceed the limit of lawful pro-
lection of their countrymen IS interests
as an attempt to support the counter
revolution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
WANTED: CLOTHING

Washington, Sept. T.-Wanted: Five
thousand tons of clothing for destitute
people in occupied Belgium and France.
At the call of Herbert Hoover, the
American Red Cross next Monday will
start combing the United States for
these garments.
Only substantial garments are need
cd--no ballroom gowns and slippers
for the 100000 people who will wear
them hard and long.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Night Attack Caught The
BOches Asleep.---Inhabi-
tants Crazed With Delight
By Fred S Ferguson

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the Americans on the Metz
Front, Sept. 17.-"Get to vigneulles
by daylight. "
This order, from tile major general of
an already famous American division
to one of his brigadiers, forms the bas-
is for one of the most dramatie and
thrilling stories of American partici-
patton in the war. 1t is the story of
the step toward wiping out the St.
Mihiel salient.
Acting under the order. the men, led
by an infantry colonel and a signal
corps colonel, personally representing
the general, marched and fought thru
Bois-de- LaMontagne all night long in
pitchy darkness and an intermittent
pouring of rain.
The two colonies, Captain Oberlan
and chauffeur reached Vigneulles at
2:30 Friday morning. They surprised
the Germans 50 completely that quar-
tet alone captured number of pris.
oners. Entering a house. they found an
entire machine gun crew sleeping. They
awoke the boches and informed them
they were prisoners.
Then followed remarkable march to
victory. The little cure lie cleric of the
village of Rupt-en-W celebrated
by ringing the church bells for the first
time in four years.
Church Bells Ring
When the Germans seized the cillage
shortly after the beginning of the war
they carried off three hostages, whom
they later murdered. Since then the viii
lage had lived in sorrow But on FRI
day, with tears streaming down his
face, the cure asked the American ma
jor general if he might ring the bell.
Permission was grantcd, He pulled the
bell rope until he was aearly exhausted.
/ spent Sunday with the division
which made what will be famous as the
march to yigneulles. - Then yester
day | went over the roads, through
nassed and tangled wire and over deep
trenches, where they had advanced.
The greatest expanse of front on
which the Americans attacked was the
side of the salient. This |
$ the story of the advance on the west
ide told for the first time.
On the night prior to the attack !
he Americans spent hours in the rain
utting masses of wire, through which
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
TAXING Rest Todav

Washington, Sept. 17.-Aside from
local combats in which we took prison
ers and further increase of artillery
and aviation activity, there is nothing
to report from the ST. Mihiel sector,
General Pershing eabled the war de-
partment today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Took All its Artillery

London, Sept. 17.-German prisoners
report that the Americans captured all
the artillery Of the German Twenty
First Division, according TO a dispatch
1g9m the American front today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
'AUTSRIA IS TOLD
ANERICASTANDS
PAT ONHER TERMS
These Austria Knows And Its
Up To Her To Accept Or
Reject Them.
HER PREVIOUS TRICKERY
DISCREDITS HER OFFER
Will Send 100000 More
Men To France To En-
force Our Demands
WILSON'S ANSWER TO
AUSTRIA.

"The government of the United ;
States feels that there is only
(. one reply which it can make to ;
the suggestion Of the imperial :
: Austre Hungarian government. :
< 1t has repeatedly and with en- :
tire candor stated the terms i;
/ upon which the United States ,
would consider peace and can ;
! and will entertain no proposal :
: for conference upon a matter ,
concerning which it has made )
its position and purpose so !
: plain" ,
X X * X X X X x x \. X * X X !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Best Picked Troops

Washington, Sept. II. = Pershing S
men defeated carefully selected troops
Of the Austrian army in the st. Mihiel
operations, according to a Vienna ad-
mission in diplomatic dispatch today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
French Deputy Killed

Paris, Sept. IL. : Deputy Antoine
Troubat was killed during the Sunday
night airplane raid over Paris, it was
announced today.
One Gotha plane was shot down out
side of Paris and three aviators were
killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

but wise, for it will, believe, put an
end to loose and feeble talk about these
Austro Hungarian offers-a kind of
talk which is not only debiitating and
confusing. but distinctly helpful to
Germany
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
BOCHES MOBILIZE 5000 WOMEN.
FOR AUXILIARY SERVICE -YANKS|
ARE MILE AND HALFF FFRONBORDERI

Americans Advance Between Mad And Mosele Rivers
Many German Planes Brought Down.--British Advance
Front Still Nearer St. Quentin Bulgarian Troops Arrive
10 Strengthen Hindenburgs TOtterng Defense Aneri-
cans Capture All Artillery on One German Division
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
FIGHTING Today IS IN THE AIR
CERlIANS CONCENTRATING PLANES
EiFRENCH- AMERICAN FRONT
KAISER BREAKS DOWN

London, Sept. 17.--The
Kaiser has suffered a ner-
vouS breakdown and is very
respondent, according to
strongly persistent reports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

Fu-san is Korean port directly ac-
ross Korea straight from Japan. Man
chuli, where the japanese troops have
already arrived, is on the Chinese east
ern railway at the Siberian border.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Third DIVISION Of JAPS
HAS landed At FUSAN
Bolsheyiki Tell Neutrals To
Keep Hadns OFF; S26
Executed.

Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE first detach-
ment Of the third division Of Japanese
troops Ell route to Manehuli has landed
at Fu-san, the war office announced to-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Bulga1ians to Helu

Amsterdam, Sept. 17--Aceording to
the Echo Beige, Bulgarian regiments
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

have arrived back of the western front
to assist the Germans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Local Fighting Only

Paris, Sept. 17.-Local fighting and
artillery duels were reported by the
French war office today.
North Of the Aisne there was mu-
tual artillery fighting thc commu-
nique said. West of Maisons de Cham
payne our surprise attack resulted in
some prisoners.
Between st. Hilaire-le Grand and
Mont SAMSON, also north of Rheims.
we repulad several surprise attacks. y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Near German Frontier

Paris, Sept. IL. - American troops
nave reached Wanderers, within a mile
and half of the German frontier, La
Liberte annound ID today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17

tSontinued on page twol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-09-17
Boche Supplies Everywhere

Pushing out frora Vigneulles, two OBJ
servers took 80 prisoners, Another Am
erican brought in twelve. He was
slightly wounded on the way in and
the prisoners carried him the rest of
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Will INCREASE CROPS
FARMERS CONGRESS CLOSES
MEETING AT FORT COLLINS.
Resolutions Urge Branch of Commits
sary for Colorado and State Con-
troll OF Coal Lands.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Fort Collins, Colo.-The Farmers
and Farm Women's Congress finished
Its session here, and adopted resolu-
tions calling upon the government to
establish in Colorado a branch of the
purchasing bureau of the commissary
department, so that farmers of the
state may dispose of the increased
crops grown at government request.
The resolution stated that the farm
production of 1917 was 35 per cent
directly due to the request for greater
crops to help in winning the war.
The resolutions also demand state
control of the coal lands within Colo
rado, both to increase the production
here to an equality with the demand
and that the state may save money
by mining it's own fuel.
Farmers are asked to make efforts
to further increase crops and to hold
their lands for the soldiers until they
return from war.
An appeal is made for the residents
of Colorado to consume more home
grown products and to use those that
will not be required for the soldiers.
The congress also called attention
to the scarcity of farm employees in
the service of the state. The resolu-
ton states that there are 700 persons
employed at the capitol, of whom 10
come from Colorado Springs and Pu-
eblo, and all the others from Denver.
1t urges that the proper proportion of
places be given farmers, who pay one
third of the taxes to support the state
government.
The following were elected officers
of the congress: President, NJ. c.
Dougherty of Greeley; first vice pres
ident, George McCarroll of Denver;
second vice president, Ed Clawson OF
Carbondale; secretary and treasurer,
H. T. French of the Agricultural Col
lege. The executive committee: Den
yer division, John Grafton of Denver;
plains division, ]. G. Evans of Wray;
northern division, R. M. Haythorne of
Eaton; western division, DR.. w. X.
Porter of Delta; southwest division,
David Halls of Mancos; San Luis val
ley division, N. T. Lightner of Monte
Vista; northwest division. George
Bushyager of Craig; new plains divi-
sion, ]. w. Adams of Cheyenne Wells;
Arkansas valley division, H. w. Bow
man of Trinidad.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Find Red Cross Ear of Corn.

Sterling.-Nature's approval Of the
Red Cross work was given in an ear
of corn on the farm of w. D. Armour
in what is known as the Kelly coun-
try, eighteen miles east of Sterling.
Mr.. Armour found an ear of white
corn on one side of which, directly in
the center, is perfect red cross made
up of five kernels. Mr.. Armour did
not have any red corn on his place.
The peculiar specimen is attracting
considerable attention.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Miss Lewis Wins Florence FIeck Cup

Denver. - There was a brilliant
gathering of society again in evidence
when the stockmen's and farmers
night was celebrated at the horse
show at the stockyards stadium. An
excellent program was offered, rang
ing from gated saddle horses to tan
dems and women riders. Light hunt
ers were included as were hackney
horses in pairs. Miss Lewis won the
Florence Fleck horse show cup, and
Maple Grove team won the grange
team contest.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Williams Named on Utilities Board

Denver-Leroy ]. Williams of Cen
tral City, former state senator and
member of the House of Representa-
tives, was appointed member of the
state public utilities commission to fill
the vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of M. H. Aylesworth. He will
serve until January, 1921, provided the
Senate confirms his appointment
when the Twenty-second General As
Sembly meets. J. T. Duce of Boulder
was appointed chief clerk in the Bu-
reau of Mines.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Beach Killed In AirpIane Collision.

Fort Collins.-News of the accident
al death of Lieut.. George Beach, only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beach
of Fort Collins, was received in a tele-
gram from the War Department.
Lieutenant Beach was killed in an
aeroplane collision in the air at q
practice field in northern Italy.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Jan. 29-Kansas Club banquet in Dem
yer.
Feb 22-23-Annual Winter Sports Car
nival at Steamboat Springs.
Jan. 2224-Annual meeting COLORADO
Metal Mining Association at state
Capitol building in Denver.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Wiooins Man Hurt In Crash.

Wiggins.-Mace Mitchell of Wig.
gins very narrowly escaped death
when his auto and Burlington passen
ger train No. collided at the Wig
gins crossing. The car was partly de-
molished and. Mitchell badly bruised.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
Reslons as Explosive .LIcensor.

Denver.-C. A. hammers, city and
county clerk of Denver asked the Fed
eral Bureau of Mines to relieve him
from the duty of issuing permits for
the shipment of explosives. This ac.
ton was the result of attacks on Lam.
mers' loyalty.
The Colorado statesman., 1918-01-26
eroeers and Butchers Loyal.

Colorado Springs-Loyalty to the
government in the prosecution of the
war was expressed in turn by the sew.
eral speakers at the convention of the
Colorado Retail Grocers and Butchers
Association in this city. About 100
delegates from all parts Of the state
are present
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-27
Minister Whitlock Cheered
At Brussels Church Service
By Associated Press.

historic town and already Namur is
rapidly slipping back into the
groove it occupied before the war
The people have some stories OF
Prussian despotism to relate, as have
the residents of other occupied
places, but on the whole Namur
seems to have Jared we'll, compared
with other towns near the fighting
line.
The forts are now as they were
left after the enemy's bombardment
on the first days of the conflict. The
railway station and some neighbor-
ing buildings have suffered from al
lied bombing. Otherwise the town
is practically unscathed.
Restaurants today were serving
excellent and varied meals at reason
able prices, much lower than in
Brussels, for example, where an or
binary dinner costs from 50 to $40.
In the last days of the boche oc-
cupation marked depression was
caused among the troops by the
British propaganda - which was
dropped on the town. The Germans
became convinced of the truth of
the British statement of the allied
victories and the German failures,
especially the submarine campaign.
Soon there was an absolute change
in the mems attitude toward the
high command and the continuance
of the war.