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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
by the Associated Press.

! [By the Associated Press
/ With the French Army Northeast
Of Rheims Oct 7-German forces
holding the line OF the Suippe river
have been counter attacking with an
energy that has made their stand
there look like desperate measure to
re-establish a situation rendered most
difficult by blows against the front in
other sections.
The entire north band Of the Suippe
is lined with machine guns, behind
which are massed several fresh .dfvi-
sions OF infantry along secondary
Htndenburg line. A strong force Of
artillery supports them by q heavy
and Well-sustained fire.
Lavish Use Of Men.
Every advance by the French Across
the river provokes immediate counter
attacks Entire divisions are thrown
against the small detachments of the,
French which force the passage of the
stream. ~
Replying 10 the allies tactics of
launching heavy blows against the
extreme wings Of the positions at
tackled. the Germans are reinforcing
their line on the f1anks of the front of,
the Suippe.
French troops which crossed the
Sutppe river near its junction with the
Aisnc have been, heavily attacked by
the Germans but have maintained
their hold. H1
Farther east the enemy retook ST.
Etienne this morning in a series OF
bitter combats The town changed
hands several times during the dav
and finally remained in the hands OF
the French.
Establishment by the French OF an
important bridgehead on the north
bank OF the Aisne at Berry -au-Bac
Increased. the danger to the German
positions On the suippe line.
Germans Fear Invasion.
- The blows which Marshal Foch has
delivered IN rapid succession in the
Champagne sector have not only
wEssted from %ne Germans most i'm.
portant positions which they have held
since 1914. at an inestimable sacrifice
Of men and material, but appear to have
thrown grayest apprehension into the
ranks Of the enemy.
A German soldier found in a ruined
village trembled with fear. !
What are you afraid or" he was
asked. We >are not going to harm
ypu.'
With smoke still rising from a village
fired by his companions ih plain sight,
and with puffs Of blue smoke from
German poisonous shells little futher
back, the captive lrejoined:
but what will the French soldiers
DO when they get into Germany"
The reply was that II is noticeable
that the German soldier who has fired
= French peasants home after taking
shelter in II for four years has no word
of sympathy except for his own people
10 whom the war is coming nearer,
Rheims Finally Freed.
With the crumbling line along tina
Aisne canal and the line along the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Heavy Fighting Continues.
IBy the Associated Press.

4
With the Anglo American Armies
Near. st. Quentin. OCT -9.--Heavyf fight
ing continued thruout the night on the
Cambria -st. Quentin front and the
Brititsh and Americans conti4ued their
progress.
The defeated enemy was almost
smothered under the great deluge of
steel from the explosives from British
artillery. .ss
a large number Of guns have been
captured in addition to the great
patches Of priSoners, The American
troops alone captured two complete
field batteries and a battery of heavy
artillery. The Americans captured
these guns Tuesday afternoon when
they suddenly outfianked both ends Of
the valley south OF Fremont, capturing
the German guns there.
German reinforaemen have arrived
but as they are troops which have
been engaged several times recently
their presence merely adds to the con-
fusion in the snemys ranks.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09

Nesie TO the east the Germans aban
doned Nogent- La asAbbesse to the. east
OF Rheims and Brimont to the north
These points have been the jailors OF
Rheims for four years. Nogent- La
AbtGsse had been an observation p'
from which the Germans had watc =
a wide area and directed an art!ll
fire that wrecked villages among !,
mountains OF Rheims and took ain :
the winegrowers cultivating vlneys :
on the slopes and the peasant girls .
gathered grapes. :
Thirty Of the peasant girls came b y
today FOR the fifth war harvest. In !,
OF the localities that has been most !.
tenscly beaten by German shrar =
they were working today.
The picking IL meager," one said
hut II the wine is scarce II Is all the
more precious. for this the vintage OF
victory"
II was from In front Of these posi-
tions that The American boys of the
foreign legion fired their first shot for
France in the call OF 1914,
Fight at Close Quarters.
! All the villages on the main road
from Rheims eastward are more or less
intact, for the fighting there was at too
close quarters to enable either side to
use heavy guns.
They all showed traces OF struggles
from street to street and from house
to house Every wall is pftted by ma
chine gun bullets.
Long stretches Of wire before the
trenches are almost intact running
thru streets or cutting between houses
to mark the line where the Germans
were still at close grips with the
French two days ago.
Streets and roads are lacerated by
and are in some places up
heaved by mines and impassable. The
work Of destruction done b ythe enemy
in his hurried flight was incomparably
less than that elsewhere because 1t had
long ago been almost complete.
The trenches where they were sta
toned during the first winter campaign
still are plainly visible In the chalky
clay
Traces Of the four years Of fighting
are found all over the ground from
Pompelle fort around the mountains.
It was possible during a wish today to
see what it had cost the Germans to
,old the positions they were finally OBJ
iged to give up for nothing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
10000 Pri.oners raken.

Paris. Oct. 9.-Nearly 10000 Ger.
Nmans were taken prisoners yesterday
by the allied forces In the fighting
along the various fronts of the battle
field. says Marcel Hutin. in the Echo
de Paris today.
The Germans, he adds. are hurried
ly evacuating the Argonne forest. The
battle is continuing.
French troops attacking last night
south and east of ST. Quentin captured
the German defenses between Harry
and Neuville ST. Amand and drove
past the latter toYn on the north. to-
days official statement by the war Of
flee announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
As Viewed in Rome.

Rome. Oct. S.-Commenting on the
German proposal for an armistice the
Corrierre Ditaiia. the setni-officiai
vatican organ, says:
"An unconditional acceptance OF the
ofrcr made by the central empires N
out OF the question unless invaded ter
ritories are first evacuated as a guar
antee Of the enemy's good Intentions"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
tBy Reuters.

American HeadquartersN North O
verdun, Oct. SIN a difficult opera.
tion the Acknowledgements their posi-
tion on the east Of the forest, captur.
ing chatsS Cherry and the hills around
IL.
At the beginning of the attack the
American front extended from F1eville
almost due south to the edge Of the
Argonne forest, opposite Apremont
with the Aire river cutting thru al
about the center of the sector. First
it was necessary to capture hill about
Chatel Cherry.
The division on the right flank ad-
vanced at o'clock in the morning and
crossed the river in a thick mist that
completely hid the operation from the
enemy.
Yaqks ouafank Hill 100.
Instead OF attacking hill $50 frontally
the division Of the American right fit
cred around to tho 0o1th of it and
working into the woods began to ascend
the heights from that direction. The
Germans, finding their defenDes had
been turned, withdrew their artillery
Soon after the Americans carried the
hill and began to dig themselves IN On
the crest.
The division in the center forded the
river at s O'Clock. 1t was apprised Of
the position of the enemy trenches by
a shower Of hand grenades The Am
orleans stormed the positions. The
right carried hill 253 and the center
swept Chatel Cherry with the bayonet
at $40 o'clock.
(, Bitter Fight For Key Position.
The key to the whole position, Hill
244. at the other end of the village.
still remained to be taken. The storm
ing Of the hill led to some heavy, fight
ing.
Passing thru the villa ge-some troops
worked around the hill and began to
the ascent from the south. The sifiil
was carried bS. 1l:45 o'clock.
At o'clock in the afternoon the
American advance from the southern
side began and the enemy was forced
at once to fall back from the center
of the Argonne. The American troops
which had been held there by the ep-'
emy passed La Viergette and Joined
hands with the left of the division
which had stormed Chatel Cherry, where
by $3.50 o'clock the Americans had con-
solidated their new positions.
Lost Battalion Liberated.
The most interesting event of the
day was the liberation of a. battalion
which had been isolated and entirely
by the enemy in the Ar
gonne forest for Ave days. BY Monday
evening the American gains on the
eastern edge of the forest had made
possible an advance in the center.
The circle drawn about the battalion
BY the Germans was broken and the
battalion relieved after a splendid and
logged resistance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
President Counters WITH
Strategy German Psaee
Maneuver.
KNOCKS PROP FROM
UNDER DIPLOMACY
German Militarists Placed in Position
Who're They Will Be Unabis 70 Say
Allies Ars Waoins War. Of Extsr-
mination-Peaee Move Viewed in
Paris as Evidence That Germans
Have Reached End Of Strength.

Washington, Oct. fa--By an adroit
diplomatic move, President Wilson has
laid a trap for the German government
heads II the peace proposal OF Chan
oellor MaximiIian was in the least IN.
sincere.
; This was the opinion OF officials to-
day as they studied the presidents
communication to the chancellor.
Confronted by the strategy Of Ger
man diplomacy, President Wilson has
countered the strategy JUST as Marshal
t'och has countered in a military way
the strategy OF HindenbugE and Lud-
endorf.
The president by calling upon Prince
Macmillan for information as TO
whether he represents the German mil.
; itary masters or the whole German
people. has compelled the new Chan
celIor and those associated with him
to render to the world an explanation
as to their real position.
Thru the communication sent yester-
day the last hope Of German miiitar-
lists to point to the allies as waging
war Of determination Is considered
to have been, removed.
Wilson studiss War Map.
With the German peace o0snsivs
met and halted. unlesS the enemy II
ready tosactually saesl6h psAOs - al
lied terms. President Wilson turned ~
tention to the battle front where tho
enemy is being pushed back towards
their own soil.
He walked over to Secretary I.ans-
ings Office and sent for General March.
who appeared with huge military
map Of the west front.
- Sees Huns At End ~ strvneth.
Paris, Oct. S.--Gen. ]. NJ. g. Malleter-
re, the military critic for the Temps
tas written letter from the front
saying the German armies are at the
end Of their strength and that the Ger
man high command is hoping to save
them.
AN armistice even with the obiiga-
ton to evacuate invaded territory, and
Alsace Lorraine would allow the Ger
man command to withdraw It's armies
In security to distance to reform
ranks for preparation for the moment
when Berlin will denounce the allies
conditions as impossible" he declares,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Soldiers Approve Wilson Reply

\ lBy the AssocIated Prcss.1
With the American Forces in France.
Oct. 9.-President Wilson'S reply to
the German peace proposal reached the
rear lines of the American army this
morning. It had been eagerly awaited.
The general tone Of the rank and Ale
comment was a%quiet satisfaction that
no armIstice would be granted while
enemy troops were on allied soil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09

With the American Army Northwest
Of verdun, Oct. S.-Pressure against
the German lines on the western side
Of the-Argonpe sector resulted in sat-
isfactory progress today.
The Americans were met by heavy
machine gun fire and subjected to al
intense b0mbardment.
Along this line the enemy Is Offering
increasingly strong resistance and 10
using great quantities OF gas
In the center the day was quieter
and artillery activity remained at a
low ebh4 "a
american observation balloons arose
at VIII. while German aerial h forces
were virtually inactive.
Americans Occupy charny.
American forces drove forward today
on the east side Of the Meuse ana oc-
.cupied Charny. In company with the
French they captured rthe villages -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
HUNS Using New Type of Bomb.

Paris, Oct 9-The Germans during
the last few days have been using in
their air work new type 'of in
fiammable bomb. combining great
effectiveness with light weight. A
single airplane. il Is said, can carry
200 of these bosNbs
The only way OF fighting the fire
caused by this new FORM OF weapon
appears to be the isolation OF the blaze
as pouring water on II Is literally
ADDING fnei to the, flames
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
ALLIED. ARMIES PASS
''HINDENBURG DEFENSES
PATH OF ALLIES
NO LONGER BARRED
BY ''AINDy" LINE

Paris, Oct. 9.-The Hindenburs line
no longer bars the path Of the allies
The definite rupture Of Il was achieved
on -the first day Of the fighting in the
now development toward the north oi
the great battle now raging from the
Esehaut to the Msuss.
| To Angle Saxon forces VEN the
honor o. stormins the last remnant Of
the extraordinary maze Of dsfsnses, in
some places twelve miles in depth, be.
tween Cambria and 81. Quentin. A
part Of this achievement, the result Of
the days fighting, was notable, ~ the
ensmy's losses must have run into tens
Of Thousands Of men in Tire variouo
sectors Of the long battle front.
The aliisS now are in the open eoun.
Try on the Cambria. Quentin front
and ans threatening Bohain, an i'm
portant junction Of roads and railways,
the Americans last night having
pushed within twp miles 6: that place.
Once the masters Sf 1ohain, the allies,
should they push toward Guise, would
take in the rear not only the laon- st.
Gohain vnassif but the positions along
the river SERGE, dubhbd by the Ger
mans the Hindehburs line, which joins
at Chaumony> Porcein the Brunhild
line, running along the Aisae.
The Germans were 90 confident in
the strength Of the Cambria St. ouen-
tin front that they neglected to oroen-
ize the rectangular position to the
north bounded by the Cambria Lem.
dsrciss and south Of the seree position,
Of which cuiss 10 APPARENTLY the CEN.
tee. A. resuit Of this commission all
the German positions parallel TO the
German frontier starting in the east
and running 10 Far as "a Capeiie.
vsrvins and Marie, run the risk Of be.
ina ealssd in.
The other arm Of the Nap which 10
elssina reientisssly on the Germans,
ti,at operated BY General Geuraud, also
han secured important results in the
teeth Of dSspsrats resistance.
while attaehinn the Suipps line,
frontaily, oSsesaD 0eLraud 10 turning
il BY nsaselinS o. Maehauit and Juni-
vistls. dsid hss arrived close to the
softsst place. Consequently there 's
sVsry probability OF his reaehlnS the
erunhiid line at the time when ,N'ts
western 'eon.'"uat'on ~ '"s ''"'s"
"..,.." ~. S..,. ,..,L e..nco.
A.s.;s"n .t. se.s.. ,,,e~.d m -, ~. r;oht
a."L e .r. N.,... 800 h.eL ,I....
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09

Washington, Oct. s.-Ameriean
and French troops are steadily
driving the enemy from the scene
Of the desperate struggle for ver-
dun, General Pershing rsported to-
day, announcing an advance ON
both sides Of the Mouse and the
capture Of more than 5000 prison
ers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
CLEAR vERDUN
SECTOR OF. All J.
ENEMY. Y.fORCEs
Americans and French
Making Progress on Both
Sides Of Meuse.
MORE THAN 5000
PRISONERS TAKEN

In Difficult Operation Americans I'm
prove Positions on East Of Arsonne
Eorest-chatei Cherry and Hills
About,t Captured by Yanks-Hil!
Positions Taken in FIankins Move-
ments After Sharp Encounter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
"cIever and Lou;eaI.r

London. Oct. s.--In diplomatic circles
here President Wilson's reply TO the
peace proposals OF Prince Macmillan.
Is regarded as clever and logical
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Second Division in Battle.
rBv the associated press 7

NJ Iby lfhf ASSOClateU Press.
< With the American Forces In
France. Oct. Sit is now permissible
to state that it was the Second Amer
ican division which bore the brunt Sof
the recent hard fighting in the Cham
payne.
This. division took st. Etienne and
the positions leading to that town, and
thus created the slight salient now
projecting into the German line
The Second American division con :
sists Of the Fifth and Sixth regiments
OF marine, the Ninth and Twenty third
infantry, and Fifteenth. Sixteenth and
Nineteenth regiments Of artillery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Fonck Make. Nav, Record.

Paris, Oct. 9.-Lieutenant Fonck has
brought down four enemy airplanes in
twenty minutes on the same day.
Fonck now is credited with seventy
official victories and has actually
brought down 1O9 German machines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
German Ree ee;starss Wsaksns.
lBy, the Associated Press.1

LondOn.Oct The British advance
along the battle front betwene Cam
brai and Ast. Quentin II proceeding
very well today al along the line
There . not 30 much resistance by the
Germans q there wAS yesterday. This
probably Is due TO the Germans hav-
ing retired during the night
In the American sector Of this front
the Germans are resisting very strong
". The American losses however.
have notNbeen! heavy. The total Amer
,ican casualties are less than half t.M
Germans taken prisoner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
Grave Menace to Entire
German Army North.
west Of Rheims.
FRESH DIVISIONS
THROWN INTO FRAY
Counter Attacks Launched Against
Frsneh Forces Pushed Across Stream
Allied Forces Maintain Their Gains
-hun Prisoners Foresee Invasion Of
German Territory and Are Shaken
With Fear. - r

The Germans are making
strong effort to establish a line on
the north bank Of the river Suippe,
which the Franco Americans have
reached in the drive northward
from Rheims. The Importance Of
holding this line 10 apparent to the
Germans, AZ it's loss would compel
retreat northward to the upper
reaches Of the river Aisne,. which
in this region bends far @ the
north. An allied advance to the
Aisne would outAank the entire
German lines to the West and north
and would force a German retreat
from Rheims to the North sos
a situation which Marshal Foch is
seeking to bring about and which
the Germans are now striving TO
avoid. The result Of the battle in
this sector % Of great Importance
at the moment and will have an
important bearing on the situation
on the entire western front.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
SPEED UP DRAFT WORK.
Three Boards Complets classisieation
and Examination cf Man. M I'M

and Examination of Men.
WASHINGTON. Oct. S.--sAs n result Of
the speed up process OF sitting out
from the last sregistratton men ayail-5
able for Immediate military service
two local boards In Oklahoma and one
in Iowa announced today they had
completed classification ana examInS-
Aion of all such regtStsanA IN Ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
[6y the Associates Press.

10y tne N1SociatO0 Pr068.
With the Frsneh Army North Of
Rheims, Oct. s.-Attaeks on the
line of the Suippe were resumed
this morning and favorable pro-
grsss is reported. The French
crossed the suippe and took "a.
zaneourt. e
German artillery IS violently
bembarding the new French posi-
tion north Of the Aisns at Barry
au. Bac.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
The Nkaatlhslj = I ! lL,ullI

ne m The Weather.
Iowa Fair tonight and Thurkday:
warmer tontEtt except In extreme
south portion. f3s5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-09
bRv ~. A..oe;...J E

lBy the Associated Press,
( London, Oct. 9.-Germans are
today heavily attacking in the
Suippe front and tho French have
not been able to make very much
progress.
The evening leader., 1918-10-23
TANKS ARE PROVING TO RE
GREATEST WEAPON OF WAR
Save Thousands of Lives When Used
in Big Attacks and 'Get"
the Enemy

London, Oct. "Th;rty-six tanks,
one battalion, save at least a thousand
casualties every day they are in ac-
ton" The British expert who made
this statement while discussing the
present allied offensive continued:
eve have used a fraction of the
men the enemy has been accustomed
to employ for similar offensives, and
we have made up the difference large
ly with tanks. Since the ultimate VIC
tory will fall to the side with the big
gest reserves, the more tanks we have
the more assured our victory. Tank
makers are as much in this fight as
their brothers in France.
Similarly, the more numerous the
tanks are the less risk of their being
knocked out. A British anti-tank gun
ner can deal with one, but he is over
whelmed with dozens
at has been commonly thought that
a direct hit by shell means destruc-
tion. Not always. A fortnight ago
a tank received seven direct hits from
a German TT gun,but the tank finish
ed its work and trundled back to its
lines.
another in the Cambria region
went over the line near German
howitzer. The howitzer fired from
fifty yards away and a shell tore off
part of the tanks side. But the tank
went right on driving over the how
itzer, putting it out of action"
Recently Major General Seely, depu-
ty minister of munitions, said:
81 speak the literal truth when I say
that l and hundreds of others it has
been my privilege to lead would be
/ dead now were it not for'the tanks.
They saved Amiens. They certainly
saved us"
The evening leader., 1918-10-23
U. S. Public Health Service Issues
Official Health Bulletin
on Influenza.
LATEST WORD ON SUBJECT.
Epidemic Probably Not Spanish In
origin-Germ Still Unknown-Peo-
pie Should Guard Against "Droples
Acknowledgment General Blue
Makes Authoritative Statement.

Washington, D. C.-(Speciai.)-A.
though King Alphonso of Spain was
one of the victims of the influenza epi-
demic in 1898 and. again this summer,
Spanish authorities repudiate any
claim to influenza as Spanish" dis
ease. If the people of this country do
not take care the epidemic will be-
come so widespread throughout the
United States that soon we shall hear
the disease called American" infiu-
enza.
In response to request for definite
Information concerning Spanish infiu-
enza, Surgeon General Rupert Blue of
the U. S. Public Health Service has
authorized the following official inter
view:
What is Spanish lnfluenza7 Is II
something new7 Does it come from
Spain?
THE disease now occurring in this
country and called Spanish Influen-
"a resembles a very contagious kind
of cold accompanied by fever, pains