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Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-13
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
PERSHING'S MEN ROLL OVER. COMPLICATED DEFENSEs AND THRUST STEEL sHoD HEELS INTO TERRITORY BEHIND HUN FORCES; MAY TRAP MANY
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WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-Sixteen mcnths of vast wal effort by the Unit ed States reached its first goal today whsn General Pershing's forces struck their first independent blow in F'ran.e against the German army.
 Reports tonight show that success was meeting the American command CTS effort to fling the enemy out of the sharp salient thrust in behind the fortress of Verdun in the first year of the war But of even greater sig nificance to give the officials was the fact that the all-American attack meant that the months of ceaseless toll and effort have brought forth third great organized army. backed Ey its own supplies and millions more soldiers if needed.
 Up to a late hour no official report from General Pershing had come. Gen eral March. chief of staff. and his officers were gathered about the great war maps however. tracing our the lines of the conflict from press ar counts as they were received.
 a irst E ports were vague. They told merely that the American army had launched an attack around the Si Mi hiel salient; that only sharp ;.rusi t. ward the heart of France that remain d tO the German leaders 10 show for their offensive efforts since the war heoan. It seemed possible that the objective of the attack was Metz. just beyond the German border on the Mo selle river.
 Later accounts made it clear. how ever that for his first blow. General Pershing had determined to employ the Dincer tactics Marshal Foch had used with repeated success in hurling the foe back from the Marne and out of the Picardy and Flanders salients. The cnance lay ready to the American leaders hand.
 Almost due south of the war-wreck- ed fortress of Verdun. which has de fled every German effort. the town of St Mihiel stood at the apex of great enemy wedge driven into the French lines. and which all but cut Verdun off in the first German rush toward Paris At. the eastern curve of this salient American troops have stood months holding the lines. Am eriCans were on the line between Yer dun and St Mihiel. but St Mihiel t. self was held by the French for the fate of Verdun rested upon that line
 $ rSing forward on a twelvemile front to the east of St Mihiel. Persh- ings men have rolled over the cOmpli- cated defenses of the enemy all along the line. and thrust a steel-shOd jaw out into the territory behind the enc my forces that hold the town. From the other side. another AmericaN thrust has carried the lines forward tO me the bulge from the east. and a grim trap is being drawn about the enemy forces that remain in the sali ent It was only twenty miles across the mouth of the pocket and the re- ports tonight showed that this had
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DEDS GUILTY, IS JURY'S VERDICT
 IN J. s. CHARGE
Perpetual Socialist Candidate for President Says He Has No Complaint to Make About Verdict
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 CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 12-
 Eueene V. Debs, charged with viO-
 Iaung the espionage act. was found
 guilty by a federal jury today.
 Talking to newspaper men after
 the verdict, Debs said:
 "It's all right. I have no con-
 paint to make It will come out
 all right in Gods good time
 or the original ten counts of the indictment but four remained when the jury retired to consider the evi- dence. The verdict found him guilty of three: not guilty of one. He was found guilty of attempting 10 mcne insubcrdination, dislOyalty. etc. in the military and naval forces. attempting to obstruct recruiting and utterins Ian guage tending to incite. provoke ana encourage resistance to the United States. and to promote the cause ol the enemy.
 The count on which he was adjudged not guilty charged that he opposed the cause Of the United States.
 Counsel for beth sides said that they considered Judge Westenhaver's i'm structiOns fair. They were exhaustive and delivered in kindly manner He made no comment on the evidence, which. presented by the government was affirmed by the defendant, but assured the jury that the espionage act was wholly valid
 The jury was out five and half hc1rs. mostly spent in assimilating the fine distinctions between the fsur coTnts
 When it was announced that the jury was ready to report, Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes. herself convicted on a similar charge, came inside the rail ing for the first time Previously at Dets' request. she had remained hid den in the body of the audience.
 S7c drew her chair beside his, and into her hands he slipped his own gaunt paw, where it remained while the clerk was reading the verdict and polling the jury. She had expected a adverse verd4ct from the first, admit ting t to her friends. Nor was 1t a surprise to Debs. In his address to the jury yesterday he said he had not one word to retract. and rather went out of his way to accept the damaS- ing St. Louis anti-war platform.
 The maximum penalty is twenty years Imprisonment and fine Df S1O.0Oo
 Judge Wcstenhaver stated that he would hear counsel on a motion for a new trial next Saturday morning. Debs until then will remain at liberty un- der the trial bond.
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GERMANY STARTS CAMP AICN FOR
 GERNANIC PEACE
Emperor and Imperial Vice Chancellor Put Forth Feel CTS Filled With Pep Aimed at NeutraIs
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 WASHINGTON, Sept 12.-Of-
 fieial dispatches today from
 France say that the general cam
 paign and peace maneuyer. of
 which the speech today of Elm
 peror, William is regarded as. a
 part is being extended into neu-
 tral countries German press
 agencies are supplying special
 articles and information on the
 subject to the newspapers of Ger
 man prooliyities in Holland, the
 ScandanlviRn countries and
 Switzerland And in this connec-
 tion the dispatches note that the
 German conservative leader, Erz-
 berger Identified in the past with
 other peace movements, has
 turned up in Copenhagen where
 Scandinavian inter-parliamentary
 cohfereiIce Is to take place and
 that the Dutch socialist pacifist
 Troelstras, has included Germany
 in his return trip to Holland from
 northern Europe.
 According to the same dispatches, some light is thrown upon the yelled utterance of Count Burian a few days ago that there might be opportunities for "a calm exchange of views-some sort of direct informative discussion
 which will be far from being peace negotiations" by what is regard ed as an inspired article in the Dutch press, which the German authorities have taken pains to republish in Ger many.
 This article says that the two em- perors. at their recent conference de cided that the time would be ripe, at the beginning of winter when all war operations would be paralyzed to pro posed an armistice instead of a straight peace conference and adds that the proposal of an armistice in itself might be an indication that Ger many not only was ready to free Bel gium and indemnify her from an in- teruational fund. but also to discuss the evacuation of northern France and the restitution of German colonies and
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British expect strong resistance and counter attacks to continue.
 Before the Hindenburg system now held by the Germans can be success fully dealt with. much reconstruction of communications will be necessary. But this Is not viewed as great task owing to the speed of the British engi- neers, who now are engaged in the pre- liminaries of this work.
 In their recent advance the Brit ish fired mere than ten million shells in four weeks. As a result the enc my's wire was cut with greater thor cughness than over before and the British counter battery work, accord ing to the German statement, destroy ed ten guns to the Germans one.
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ARTISANS HAVE
 WHIRL AT EACH
 OTHER IN HOUSE
Democrats and Republicans Make Charge and Counter Charge About Doing Poli- tics Under Cover

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Partisan political discussion, which continued through most of the day, prevented the house from closing general debate on the war revenue bill today and since leaders plan to take up tomOr- row and dispose of the new admins tration biil to facilitate Liberty Bond sales, consideration of the tax meas ure for amendment may not begin be- fore Saturday. This delay however is not expected to prevent passage Of the bill next week. A series of threo day recesses during october is being strongly urged by many members, particularly those from southern states opposing cotton price fixing.
 In the house. Representative Heflin of Alabama opened the days parti- san debate after members who had planned speeches refused to deliver them because of the small attendance. Representative Heflin charged repub- lican leaders with seeking tO dis credit and destroy President Wilson
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POTENTIAL HUN NAVAL BASE SEIZED
 BY AMERICAN ALIEN ENEMY CUSTODIAN

erty Custodian's representative at St. Thomas learned of the trans action and JOrgensen finally eX- ecuted a deed to the alien proper ty custodian. but not. Mir. Palmer said. until after he had protest ed and sought refuge in his Dan ish citizenship. The alien property custodian assumed whatever ob- ligations were attached to the note Jorgensen had given the Ger man company and the note itself was seized.
 One of the reasons for the pur- chase of the Danish West Indies by the United States was the fact that St. Thomas offered a natural base for the defense for the Pana- ma canal and it is the intention of the government to fortify the har- Dor and establish a naval station there,
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LONDON, Sept. 12.-All indications on the British front point to the in tenticn of the Germans to defend their positions, and the Hindenburg line, inundating the country where that is possible. DoCbless, however, they are considering the establishment of a strcng line further back. with the big towns of Douai, Cambrai and St. Quen- tin as pivots.
 Il is pointed out that the Germans since Iu;y IA have shortened their line approximately seventy miles, thereby saving between thirty and forty divi- sions. A further shortening, however, Is not imme ditely possible. Hence, the
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The fighting front at the commence ment of the battle aggregated twenty
 miles-eight miles on the western side and twelve miles on the southern side. The fighting was preceded by an extremely heavy artillery lombard ment and the troops and tanks ad- vanced under barrage, which was car ried out with mathematical precision. From the war maps it would seem al- most impossible for the Germans' t0 evacuate the salient as they apparent ly are trying to do without huge losses
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wuI nEpoRT MExIc:Ns.

TOLEDO. Ohio. Sept Fifty MeMcans from Toledo, Detroit and Cleveland. in charge of immigration officials. left here late this afternoon for the International line, where they will be deportej. The men include sey- eral arrested for being in the United States illegally, and others from oul side oities who had been arrested on various charges. City detectives and guerds from Detroit and Cleveland the local officers.
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Work or Fight Order Does Not Affect AU Industries
 Not Named As Preferred

Crary, a chauffeur. the theft of his automobile. and desertiOn. Clark's sentence of thirty years imprisonment was announced some weeks ago.
 The men were captured at Fountain, Colo, early last April. after a chase which began imme- diately after McCrary was found dead at Lemon Grove, near San Diego. January 10. last The pur- suit at one time led officers of the city of San Diego, who made the arrest. to the Mexican border and extended through several western states Grissom is to be confined at McNeil Island, Wash.
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President COn,mutes Dedth
 Sentence Of Soldier to
 Imprisonment for Lifetime

expressly directed until further notice to bring no other occupa- tion under the work or fight order except those expressly listed" said the provost marshal.
 The preference list of the war industries board, General Crowder said, strengthened the position of a limited number of industries most essential to the conduct of the war in that they are recon mended to the direct draft boards as being necessary and the boards may take advantage of that recommendation in determining whether an indispensable man in such an industry should be given deferred classification.
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CAMP KEARNY, San Diego. Sept. 12.-Wm. Grissom. a private in the 157th (ColOrado) infantry, was convicted of murder by a general court martial here last May. it was announced today upon receipt of orders from Washington committing his sen tence from that of hanging. im- posed by the court to life impris Onmcnt.
 The communication was by order of President Wilson.
 GrissOm and Horace St. John Clark. a private in the same regi- ment. were convicted jointly of the murder of Francis NJ. Me
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder an- nounced tonight that the work or fight order, now being enforced by district boards would not af- feet all industries failing to obtain a place on the preference list re- gently established by the war in- dustries board. An erroneous i'm pression was current, he said, that the list of five productive oc- equations in which men of the draft age cannot be employed if they wish to retain deferred class ification had been enlarged to in- clude all industries which the preference list omitted.
 "Selective service boards are
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-A potential German naval base in the Virgin Islands has been seized by the alien property GUS todian and will be used for the needs of the American navy and customs department The base consists of land, buildings. docks, warehouse, large water tank and cisterns, lighters, loading para phernalia and coaling facilities formerly owned by the Hamburg American line.
 In announcing seizure of the marine plant, which is located at St. Thomas, Alien Property Gus todian Palmer said Germany con sidered that it admitted of pos abilities as a naval base was shown by the fact that their prin- cipal building commanding the
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PanchO Villa Is Dead Once More
 Federal Report

FL PASO, Texas, Sept. 12.- Mexican Consul General Andres Garcia announced late today that he received official advices from Chihuahua that Francisco Villas horse. with a blo9dstained saddle, had been captIrcd near Satavo, Chihuahul. on Wednesday. follow ing 2 battle between Villa forces and federal troops under Gen. Pe- dro Favela There is an uncon- firlned rumor in Juarez that Villa has been killed.
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 DAY MOVES OFF
 VERY QUIETLY
Throughout United States All Classes Between Prescribed Ages Show Loyalty to Nation

WASHINGTON, Sept F. - Thirteen n.llioh men, probably more. the force from which will come the reserves to win the war, were registered today in the sec ond great mobilization of the na- tion's manpower.
 As these men were moving in ev- cry city. town and hamlet over the country to add their names to theS roll of the 100000 who had reg istered before. the nations fight ing army overseas was hurling it. self against the enemy in the first distinctly American offensive operation on the western front.
 Demonstrations of patriotism everywhere marked the registra- tion. Long before the appointed time for the registrars to begin their work, lines of citizens were waiting to enroll.
 There were no reports of dis order.
 With registration day now history
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SHOOT OBSERVERS IN
 STREETS OF CITIES

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 12-"Fleeins deserters recently have been repeat edly fired at in the busy streets oI Cologne" said Herr Oerfeld. member of the reichstag in a message address ed to the German imperial chancellor asking the chancellor to take mea- suros to prevent this danger to civil ization, says the Colokne Volks Zei- tung
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AL[-ANERICAN OFFENSIVE PROCEEDS
 LIKE CLOCKWORKS AND OVER 5000
 PRISONERS REPORTED LAST EVENING

GENERAL SAYS IN DAILY CONAMLNIQUE THAT MA TERIAL PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND PRISON FRS ARE COMING IN RAPIDLY; ADVANCE SWIFT AND SURE GAINS OF MORE THAN FOUR MILES ON SOUTH SIDE OF SECTOR BEING MADE WHILE CAV ING HUNS
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in men and material The first re- oorts show that the Americans took 700 prisoners fin the first stages of tn" battle and had suffered remarkably small casualties.
 The strategy of Marshal Foch in the present maneuver cannot be foreseen. except that it has as the first objective the leveling of the St. Nihiel sector and the strengthening of the allied line from the region of Verdun eastward.
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WASHINGTON Sept I2-Amercan troops operating the St Mhiel made considerable gains today Gen era Peshng reported in his communique the depart late tonight Already 5000 prisoners have been ed and the movement still Is in progress
 The statement follows
 Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces Sept F. 1918.
 Section A-Ths morning, troops, operating in the St Mhe sector made considerable Assisted by French units they broke the enemy resistance and advanced points depth of five miles We have counted 5000 pris up the present The operation still in progress
 UNDATED WAR LEAD (By the Associated Press) )- The American first army under command of General Persh ing is in action against the Germans twenty-mle front the famous St Mhiel salient in Lorraine which has stood short wedge the French line southeast of Verdun since the commencement of the war.
 In the preliminary thrust ground gained both sides of the ang and also its apex St Mhie and last counts the Americans with whom French troops brigaded fast sweeping the salient effort close the mouth of the big pocket before the Germans tcate themselves from the perous position they are n as result of the sudenness of the blow and the element of prise 1t carried with it.
 Although the advance of the Americans was swift and and of four miles the southern side of the battle made the cavalry far ousrpped the tanks and oomen and last reported operating along the railroad Vigneues almost in the of the salient and ten miles northeast of St Mhe and also northwest of PontAousson through the forests and along the rail way line running norhard Metz the great German fort the south Qualifications of which less than ten miles distant.
 Thacourt, Boulouvle Pannes and several other towns in the south captured in the initial dash while on the west at the northern edge of the pocket the village of Com bre captured and the environs of Dommarn La Mon tagne reached To the south everywhere the Americans into the heights of the Muse and the French fought their way the outskirts of St Mhe Unofficial reports to the effect that the town has been recapured by the French.
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PERSHNG'S BOYS BATTLE FOR ST. N|H|EL SALIENT
TANK EFFORT
 GAINS FIRST
 DRIVE GOAL

RAPIDLY TRAVERSE GROUND AROUND ST. MIHIEL, DISLoOeE ENEMY FROM HIS POSITIONS PATIENTLY HELD SINCE 1914. AND TAKE MANY TOWNS
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WEATHER.

Arizona: Friday anal Saturday. No change' lin temperature
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-31

below the hre trench; nt least there
were twenty steps leading down to II.
These steps were cut into the earth.
but nj that time were muddy and slip.
perry. A man Ind to be very careful
or else he would "shoot the chutcs."
The air was foul, aud you could cut
the smoke from Tommy's fags 9Th u
koIfe. II was sold. The wills and
roof were supported with heavy square
cut tlmbers. while the entrance was
strengthened with Mndbngs. Nails had
been driven into these FINDERS. on
each nall hung miscellaneous nssort.
ment Of equipment The lighting ar-
rangements were superb--onc candle
In reflector made from an aminunl.
tIon tin. My teeth were chnttcrng
from the cold. and the drip from The
nlrshaft did not help matters much,
While 7 wns sitting bemonnlng my
fate aud wishing for the hresldc AZ
home. the fellow next 90 me, who was
writing letter looked up aud limo
Gently asked. "Say, yank, how % you
spell iconilnRratlon'Y'
! looked ut him In contempt cad mr.
swcrgyl that | did moi know, fil
From the darkness M onp oi lae cog-
nrrs came thin, piping voice sihgin
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-31

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
in the door and shouted: Hey, Yank.
come out here and clean your dixiew
/ protested that had wasted half
hour on 1t already. and had used up
my only remaining shirt in the at
tempt. With a look Of disdaIn he ex-
claimed: BLOW me, your shirtl Why
In - didn't you use mudY
Without word In reply got busy
with the mud, and soon my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most Of the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. I used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and 60 with the quartermaster to
draw coal. got back just in time to
Issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. / rinsed out my dixie and
returned 1t to the cookhouse, and went
back 10 the billet with an exhllarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
had fallen asleep on the straw when
once again the cook appeared In the
door of the billet with: ''Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who in - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea?
Do you think I'm a-goIn' to? Well,
I'm not" and he left. filed the dixie
with water from an old squeakiig well,
and once again lay down In the straw.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-31
CHAPTER WI.
Rations.

Just doing off; Mr. Lance Corporal
butted in.
In Tommy's eyes a lance corporal is
one degree below private. In the
corporals eyes he is one degree above
a general.
He ordered me to go with him and
help him draw the next days rations,
also told me to take my waterproof.
Every evening from each platoon or
machine-gun section, lance corporal
and private go to the quartermaster
sergeant at the company stores and
draw rations for the following day.
The Quarter" as the quartermaster
sergeant is called, receives daily from
the orderly room Captains office) a
slip showing the number Of men en-
titled TO rations. so there is no chance
Of putting anything over on him. Many
arguments take place between the
quarter" and the platoon noncom, but
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-31
CHAPTER TX.
Suicide Annex.

was in my first dugout and looked
around curiously. Over the door Of
same was a little sign reading "SuI-
eide Annex" One Of the boys told
me that this particular front trench
was called "Sulcide Ditch" Later on
learned that machine gunners and
bombers are known as the Suicide
Club"
That dugout was muddy. The men
slept In mud, washed in mud, ate mud,
and dreamed mud. had never before
realized that 50 much discomfort and
misery could be contained In those
three little letters, M U ID. The floor
Of the dugout was an inch deep In
water. Outside It was raining cats and
dogs, and thin riyulcts were tricklIng
down the steps. From the air shaft
Immediately above me came drip,
drip, drip. Suicide Annex was a hole
eight feet wide, ten feet long and six
feet high. 1t was about twenty feet