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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS
ARE UNSUCCESSFUL

ROME, Tuesday, Sept 10.-The fol
lowing official statement was issued
tonight by the Italian war office:
IN the Dosso Casino region north
OF Mount Altissimo repeated attempts
of hostile attacks failed under our
fire. The enemy sustained heavy loss.
es In the Alamo Basin, one of our
parties raided the enemy line over
coming the sentinels and putting to
fight a strong enemy detachment that
came to their help. Our party re-
turned bringing some prisoners.
In the Lar Lagarina valley in the
region north OF Grappa, along the mid
die Piave, artillery and reconnoiter-
ing parties have been active. Our fire
exploded a large deposit OF munitions
on the Zugna Torta slopes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
DUBLIN BOY IS
LISTED AS WOUNDED

Shirrell Morris of Dublin is report.
ed severely wounded in Wednesday
afternoons casualty list. but accord
ing to word received from Dublin on
Wednesday. it is stated that a letter
has been received from the boy in
which he says that his wound Is heal
ing nicely and that he expects to be
back on the firing line in few days
Morris is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Morris, OF Dublin, and was
drafted last spring, having been sta
toned at Camp Taylor prior to going
across. He has one brother. Dolph,
in the service who is still at Camp
Taylor and another brother who is in
the present draft
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west of St. Quentin. Under more
favorable weather conditions, the
British and French armies might be
said to be within striking distance OF
the old Hindenburg line from north
of ST. Quentin to La Fere, but an at
tack in force over this front is not to
be expected at this time. In this
section, as in the ST. Gobain forest
and the Chemin Des Danes in the
positions, the Germans are now TAX
ing advantage of the intricate system
Of defense in front of the old linden
burg line which enable them to resist
the allied advance with greater power
and man force.
In the Lys sector, Armentieres is
almost within the grasp of~the Brit
ish, who are advancing upon the town
from both the north and west. Ar
mentieres is used by the Germans as
a supply center and next to Douai. to
the south, it is most important point
in the enemys north system of mill
tary roads of communication. The
British are slowly driving wedge in
the direction of Douai, which is re-
ported to be burning.
In the AiSne-Vesle sector, where
the Americans are cooperating with
the French. the artillery fighting con-
tinues active. The French have ad-
vanced slightly at Glennes and north
Of Laffaux and generally improved
their positions.
Just before the British launched
their attack this morning on the en-
emy trenches northwest of Peiziere,
below Gouzeaucourt, the Germans for
the first time employed new kind Of
projectile in an effort to drive the
New Zealand troops from nearby posi-
tions. The projectiles, which were
about the size of oranges, were fired
at short range in saleos Of from 200
to 800 each and were sprinkled over
an area of to acres. These pro-
jectiles burst into flame as they hit
the ground and gave off gas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
James Pelton, Reported Missing;
Writes From Army Rest Camp

James Pelton, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John II. Meryin of SO Fort Wayne
avenue, who was officially reported
missing in action both in the govern
ment telegram received by his parents
and in September casualty list, has
write his mother from an American
rest camp in France, saying that he
is we'll and safe. The letter follows:
Il will drop you a few lines to let
you know that am still alive. just
got back in rest camp. l pulled
through all right without a scratch,
but Happy (Howard Armstrong; got
wounded some. Well hope this finds
You all well and hearty. Don't wor-
ry about me for l always get by all
right. We sure went some on this
sector, that We had. We drove the
enemy about fifteen miles back! cap
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tured about 5000 prisoners and all
kinds of guns and ammunition We
are doing our best all right and that
is about all can say about it. l will
tell you all about it when l get home .
William Armstrong. the father of
Howard Armstrong, has received no
word from his son since he received
government telegram a week ago,
stating that he was missing in action
July 49, The Mervins had received
a similar card stating that their son
was missing in action between July
1S and "a, and the letter received We'd
nesday morning was dated July 25.
William Albert Yoder is another boy
who was reported missing at the
same time and letter written from
base hospital has been received
from him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11

Vegetables Planted BY
French, Cultivated by
Huns, Served u. S. Men

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 27.-Vegetables plant
ed by the French, cultivated by the
Germans and gathered by the Amer
leans were served at many American
soldiers messes during the first two
weeks Of August after the district
south of F1smes and the Vesle was
cleared of Germans. When the Amer
leans advanced north Of the Marne,
they encounterd many vegetables tracts
in which beans, lettuce, carrots, pota-
toes and various other garden truck
was merely awaiting its turn at the
table. They had been planted by the
French before the Germans came and
the German soldiers had done an ex-
cellent job OF cultivating the gardens
in anticipation of enough vegetable to
supply them all summer.
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Everything Ready for Nation $
Call to Service of Men From
Is to 46 100000 to Reg
lister in State.
SHOW FLAG TOMORROW
Provost Marshall General
Crowder has issued the following
request for draft : registration
Thursday:
~ want every flag flying and
every band playing on registra-
ton day."

Preparations have been completed
for the registration of the new draft,
which will take place Thursday. Thir-
ty-four hundred men are expected to
register. 1t is estimated that 100000
men will register in Indiana.
A very good system has been or
not expect to have many difficulties or
much confusion. There are enough
clerks to keep the men from waiting
About sixty men and women will
act as clerks and all those who volun-
teered their services and have been
accepted are asked to remember that
they must appear at Z o'clock promptly
Wednesday evening in the superior
court room of the court house for in
structions. 1t is necessary that these
clerks appear in order to avoid any
confusion on Thursday.
Tables have been set up in the corri-
dor on the third floor of the court
house. Registration will begin at Z
o'clock Thursday morning and con-
tinue until o'clock Thursday even
ing.
All Must Register.
All men in Franklin, Wayne, and
Boston townships who have become
18, and who have not yet attained the
age Of 46 on or before September IL,
must register Thursday If they have
not registered in previous draft
Registrants as asked to be cautious
and not to register with the registra-
ton clerks who are registering voters
on the second floor.
Over 100 persons who will not be
able to register in Richmond have
sent their registration cards in to the
board through another board. An
equal number who will not be able to
CONTINUED On PAGE Five.1
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because the ship was British and the
British government desires to be the
first to give the news to the public.
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The British
passenger steamship, Missanabie, 12,-
469 tons gross register and in the ser
vice of the British admiralty as a
troop transport, has ben sunk by a
submarine in European waters, ac-
cording to Information brought here
by passengers on ship which recent
ly sailed from British port. The
Missanabie, which had been carrying
American soldiers and army supplies,
was returning to an American port
"Of1cers here of the army trans
port service and representatives of
the Canadian Pacific railway line.
owner of the ship, said they had re-
ceived no details of the sinking. The
vessel carried a crew of about 200
and was in command of Capt William
Hams on her last outward voyage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
GENERAL MASSACRE
IN RUSS CAPITAL
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA dis
patch from the American legation a,
Christiana today said reliable irforma
ton had reached there that Petrograd
was burning in twelve different places
and that there was indiscriminate
massacre of people in the streets.
Secretary Lansing in announcing re.
ceipt of the message said it did not
indicate whether the massacre was
organized or merely was the result OF
a general state OF anarchy There
was nothing to show what part the
Bolsheviki authorities were playing In
the situation.
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ALLIES ARE NOW
UP AGAINST HUN
DEFENSE LINES
Obstacles Presented by Fortii-
fled System of Germans
Holds Up Rapid Advance.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday, Sept 1O.-The
rapidity of the splendid operation that
wrested the initiative of the battle
from the Germans and drove them be.
hind their defensive lines of 1917 to re-
cuperate their forces and reconstitute
their shattered divisions is no longer
the proper basis for calculating their
progress. The allies are now in front
of obstacles that do not appear on
ordinary maps by which the general
reader follows changes OF the battle
front. No maps show them in all
their details. but enough is known OF
them to reconstitute them in gener.
al way
First is the Hindenburg line system
of field fortifcations which the Ger.
mans built by the forced labor Of pris.
oners of war and French and Belgian
civilians. 1t runs from Lens south.
eastward to the Aisne, north OF
Rheims, by way of Queant, ST. Quen.
tin, La Fere and ST. Gobain forest 1t
consists of an elaborate system OF
trenches. multiple lines Of barbed
wire entanglements, concrete posi-
tions for artillery, blockhouses for
machine guns, shelters for the infan-
try and is further protected by flooded
stretches OF country, where the means
were available for that purpose.
Offer Strong Refuge.
The second line Of defense runs
from the fortress Of Lille to the
strong hold of Metz, especially paral-
lei with the Hindenburg line, to the
region north of Rheims and at dis
tances varying from seven to twenty
miles. From scissors, north of
Rheims it runs southeastward, joining
the old front north of Verdun and con-
tinuing from there to Pagny on the
Moselle river south of Metz. There
are secondary lines attached to this
system notably along the Escaut river
from Cambrai north between the val
leys of the Disc and the Serre and
northeastward from LaFere along the
Suippe river north of Rheims
A third line of defense runs from
the carpe river south of Lille, to the
Meuse near Sedan. then southeast
ward to the Iron region of the basin
Briey, which it protects from the west
and the south, and joining the second
line at Moselle. There are secondary
defense works to this line also in the
region of Vervins.
A fourth line as yet uncompleted is
intended to furnish a further defense
between the Escaut near the Belgian
frontier and the Meuse at Civ.
Each one of these lines furnishes
stronge refuge for armies obliged to
retire upon it. The lines also offers
to forces dwindling in numbers the
advantage of progressively shortening
the battle front.
The first of the lines already has
been broken between Queant and
Rrocourt. The development of this
success may determine the question
whether the Germans can oblige the
allies to revert to trench warfare The
enemy second line of defense almost
touches the Hindenburg line at Cam
brai, just below the breach the Brit
ish forces have made in it. II they
are able to join the two lines there
the Germans will still have an unin-
terrupted defensive position in which
the second line enters for only the
distance,
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Make Defense Along Canal.
Their resistance in this sector also
is taking the form Of strong counter
attacks at Gouzea ucourt, just to the
north They gained lone British
post in hard fighting here last nigh;
but otherwise were completely re-
pulsed.
The defense of Cambria is likewise
being carried to the aggressive side
by the Germans along the Canal Du
Nord, where the British stand far in
side the Hindenburg line after having
broken the Queant-Drocourt switch.
In this aggressive movement the
enemy last night sharply counter at
tackled near Moeuyres, just to- the
east Of Queant and at Ecourt-St.
Quentin, north of the Arras-Cambrai
road. In both cases the British held
their ground, repulsing the Germans
in stiff engagements.
Drive on la Fere
The French drive in upon La Fere,
a northerly defense Of the st. Gobain
bastion, is reported today to have
made notable progress with the cap
ture of the town of Travecy, on the
Hindenburg line two miles directly
north of La Fere. The holding OF this
ground would result in the outflanking
Of La Fere on the northerly side.
The Germans also have been attack
ing desperately on the French front
where the line runs north from the
Aisne toward the St. Gobain massis.
They are attempting to drive the
Franco American forces there off the
Mont Rogue plateau, the allied occu-
patton of which is threa tening the
flank Of the line far to the east. All
their efforts however, have been fruit
less.
German Statement.
An attempt made by British forces
to advance yesterday south Of Ypres
and north of La Basse canal, says the
official statement issued today by the
German war office, was repulsed.
Prisoners were taken by the Germans.
South of Gouzeucourt and around
Epehy British attacks reached the
German first line at few points.
The British were driven back, the
statement adds. 5000 prisoners being
taken by the Germans.
All approaches to the German
strongholds at La Fere s,.d st. Quen-
tin are held by the French and Brit
ish forces and the encircHng move
ment that now menaces the enemy po-
sitions at Laon is progressing favor
ably. The French are advancing on
La Fere from two sides, the movement
from Servais, northwest of the town,
carrying them around the northern
edge OF the famous st. Gobain massif
where the Germans are so favorably
entrenched that frontal attack by
the French is hardly to be expected
In their advance on st. Quentin. the
French have taken Hinacourt and are
nearing Essigny. On the French
front. the British have reached Fres
Le-Petit. about three miles north
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Today's Temperature.
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Showers before night. Thursday
probably fair and continued cool
General Conditions-The Canadian
cool wave still covers the central and
eastern portion of the United States.
reaching to the various states.
Temperatures are below freezing on
Lake Superior and in southeastern
Canada Weather Is unsettled in Illi-
nois, and northward. Rain may be
expected in this locality before to-
night. Extremely warm weather COW
ers the far southwest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
AMERICAN DESTROYER GETS HUN SUBMARINE
(By Associated Press)

LONDON Sept IA troop ship with $500 American SOL
has torpedoed All hands saved The
troop ship was beached.
time instead of launching the boats the
amberd down destyer which swarmed around the
stricken vessel and close alongside.
This operation greatly facilitated by the fact that the
not rough.
The troop ship member of large approaching
the English The vessel topedoed 200 miles from shore
at o'clock on Friday afternoon
The transfer of the American soldiers from the stricken
escong British torpedo destroyer
quickly made without injury to anyone
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No Sign Of Panic.
They all escaped injury when the
torpedo exploded and were soon on
their way to British port.
There was no sign of panic on
board and the admirable behavior OF
the men was especially gratifying to
the officers. Many of the troops came
from Chicago and Cleveland and a
large percentage were factory hands OF
foreign extraction. Their behavior
proved that they had assimilated the
true spirit OF the American soldier
Several soldiers told the Associa ted
Press that they saw the German sub
marine lifted clear out of the water
after one of the depth bombs ex-
ploded and then entirely disappear
Something had gone wrong with the
troop ships engine which compelled
her for time to lag behind the rest
Of the convoy but the trouble had been
fixed and she was ia st catching up
with the other transports when a tor
pedo hit her lust forward of the en-
gine room.
Vessel Did Not Sink.
The vessel at once began to sink
by the bow. Many of the soldiers at
the time were taking baths. They
did not wait to dress but made for the
deck with what little clothing they
could hastily lay their hands on The
water was rushing in at such a rate
ho% $l,o ,<~4 -
founder.
To the surprise of most of the SOL
diers the troop ship did not sink.
Some means apparently were found
to check the thrush of water and she
got near enough to the shore to be
beached. 1t is hoped that the vessel
ultimately can be saved.
The troop ship torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine and beached on the
English coast last Friday is the third
vessel carrying American soldiers to
the war zone. to be attacked with any
degree OF success by U-boats.
AN INLAND REST CAMP, England,
Tuesday. Sept. 10-The ma jority of
the $500 American soldiers from the
troop ship which was torpedoed last
Friday off the English coast but was
not sunk. and upon which there were
no casualties, have arrived here none
the worse for their thrilling exper-
ience. The men are finding some con-
ISOLATION for the loss of their vessel in
the assurance that the submarine that
attacked her suffered far worse fate
at the hands of the avenging destroy
ers which were speedily on the scene
hunting the U-boat with depth charges
WASHINGTON. Sept II. - The
navy department announced today the
receipt of dispatch from Vice Admi-
raj Sims stating that a British liner
carrying American troops was torpe-
doed Sept. 8 off the English coast All
On board were saved
Although Admiral Sims message
gave the date OF the attack as Sept.
9, navy officials are inclinded to think
this an error in transmission and to
accept as accurate the Associated
Press dispatch saying the ship was
torpedoed last Friday. Sept g.
After the news came from England
today it became known that the navy
department had heard nothing about
the incident until yesterday. When
Admiral Sims first report was recsiv-
ed. No announcement was made then
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-11
War Relief Knitters to
Receive Yarn Supply

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE war
Industries board announces that war
relief organizations will continue to
receive their supply of knitting yarn
to be made into woolen garments for
American soldiers and sailors despite
IL program Of restricted production by
spinners approved by the board.
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(By Associated Press)


The British were again moving forward today toward the
Hndenbup line where they some distance
from it. near the center of the allied battle front
Some progress during the night in the Vermand
region where Marshal Hag forces closing IN upon ST
Quentin from while the French pushing up from
the south.
Farther north the reported today to have
gained oothold of Pezere and Epehy two
and half miles the Hindenburg line opposite LeCatee
resisting strongly here this section OF the
line forms part the Cambria the south
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Debs to Address Jury
on His Own Behalf

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 1.-THE
defense in the Debs case announced to-
day that 1t would go before the jury
on the evidence presented by the gov
ernment introducing no testimony OF
its own. Debs will address the jury in
his own behalf.
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STRIKE THREAT
DIES Down; TEAMS
HOOK UP AGAIN
BULLETIN
BULLETIN
Boston won the deciding game Of
the series TODAY. 2 to I.

the series today. 2 to I.
FENWAY PARK. Boston, Sept. IL
The Boston Red Sox and Chicago
Cubs hooked up again today in the
Axth game of the worlds series be
tore several thousand spectators who
shivered and shook in an Arctic blast
that reached every corner of the field
and stands. Murmurings Of another
strike over the division of money of
the world series contenders faded out
during the morning when the club
owners held a conference for after
ward it was given out that the con-
test would be played and reports had
1t that the Boston and Chicago own
ers had met the situation
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GERMAN REGIMENT
IS IN MUTINY
(Ey Associated P:ess)

AMSTERDAM. Sept. IA German
regiment, the 25th, mutinied at Co
logne. August 81, according to the
Telegraph
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The Weather

For Indiana by the United States
Weather eureau-Cloudy tonight, rain
In north portion. Thursday fair, con-
tinued cool
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ALLIED FORCES PUSH ON
TOWARD HINDENBURG LINE;
FOE RES|STS DESPERATELY

British and French Continue to Press In on St. Quentin
Germans Resist Strongly on Line That Forms
Defense to Cambrai- British Hold Ground Against
Desperate Counter-Attacks- s-French Make Nota-
bic Drive Progress in Toward LaFere- British Take
Two Towns
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SUBMARINE SINKS US.
TROOP SHIP WITH $500
ON BOARD; ALL ARE SAVED

U. S. and British Torpedo Boat Destoyers With Con-
voy Save Lives Of Soldiers on Board Transport
Courage Of Men, Many Of Foreign Extraction,
Praised by Officers Soldiers Are Landed at Rest
Camp in England None the Worse for Experience
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DO II Now
Do II Literally
Do 1t Cheerfully
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Do 1t Now
Do It Literally
Do It oheerfully
New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
ThreeD Deaths inDay
Is Sunday Toll i'm
Automobile Wrecks
Man on Motorcycle Fatal
ly Hurt When 1t Hits
Large Car

Two persons were killed instantly, a
third died in local hospital and two
othcrs were injured yesterday in auto
mobile accidents in and about New
York.
George F.. Deizermea, 420 West Forty
third Street, riding in the basket Of a
motorcycle with Mrs. Rene Van Geyt,
40 West Sixty-third Street, was killed
instantly in n collision with a passing
automobile on Amboy Road, Staten
Island. Both Mrs Van Geyt and her
husband, the latter driving the cycle,
were injured. The automobile was
driven by Patrick Mackell, liza Old
Town Road, Staten Island. Ven Geyt
was held on a homicide charge.
Killed in Front Of Home
Mrs. Louis Twist, twenty -four years
old, Hasbrook Gatchouse, Dongan Hills
Staten Island, was killed in front of
her home by an automobile driven by
Harry Rabinowitz, 62 Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn. Rabinowitz was arrested
Mrs. Margaret Kimble, hfty-foul
years old, SO Cathedral Parkway, whc
was struck by a fire truck July l6
died yesterday at the New York Medi-
cal College and Hospital