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New-York tribune., 1918-10-01
British Suir,7 Canal
To Capture To.u,,;
Americans Giue Aid

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 29.-Striking at the
strongest point of the Hindenaurg
line between st. Quentin and lie Ca
telet. British and American troops
launched Il terrific attack at o'clock
this morning. Forty-eight hours be
fore the infantry advanced against the
German lines the British artillery had
maintained terrific fire against the
enemy positions. For the last ten
hours of this bombardment gas shells
by the thousands were hurled against
the Germans, causing comparative
silence to fall over the enemy lines.
During the night preliminary in
fantry attack developed between Mar
Going and Masnieres against the main
Hindenburg line and met with satisfac-
tory success. Under a creeping curtain
of fame the main assault was launched
this morning. A large force of Amerl-
can troops, shouting "Lusitania," ad-
vanced in the first waves with splendid
dash, their war cry being a ringing
slogan. large number of tanks went
out with the first wave. being directed
against q front of 5000 yards south
of Vendhule, where the st. Quentin
canal passes through a tunnel.
British Swim Canal
Using the Vendhuile gap as bridge,
the Americans stormed forward, de-
ploying fanwise as they went. One
British division swan across the canal,
the men shaking themselves and laugh
ing as they reformed their lines on
the eastern bank. Then under steady
machine gun fire they pushed forward
into the village of Bellenglise
Then one of the most dramatic in.
cidents of the battle occurred. The
Americans, tEed and besplashed, but
in hearty spirits opened their ranks
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Come Across :!

If you think those boys over
there should do all the fight
ing and you do nothing but
cheer, how can you expect to
enjoy the fruits of their vic
tory:
There are 10 ifs or ands
about this thing. You are go
ing to buy a Liberty Bond.
You can afford to buy
Liberty Bond, because you
can't afford not to afford one.
And when you decide how
big bond you can afford, call
at the Paramount Shops for
those shirts, ties, underwear
and other furnishings you
need. because---~
We can help you save some
money SO you can go out and
invest in still more bonds.
Then one of these bright
days before long You'll have
the right to yell your good,
old American head off when
you hear what's happened to
the kaiser.
Altogether now, Lend the
way they fight
.enc across, BIG
New-York tribune., 1918-10-01

WITH The BRITISH FORCES in
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 80
(By The Associated Press belgian
troops in their drive north and east Of
Ypres have captured three hundred
German guns. British troops in the
same area yesterday took ninety-seven
guns.
from St. Quentin north continued
throughout last night and this morn
ing, in spite of the fact that a heavy
rain was falling. 1t was Flanders. how
ever, to which the pivot of the battle
seemed to have shifted for the mo-
ment. This area gained the distinction
because of the fact that the gallant
little Belgian army, assisted by the
British, is driving ahead in such a
manner as to menace the German hold
on the entire Belgian coast as far as
Ostend
From Dixmude southeastward wide
wedge has been driven in the enemy
positions, and at last reports the AL
lied forces were within less than two
miles of the important railway juno
ton point of Roulers. Roulers is now
reported taken.
Realizing that the ground from
which they are being thrown is in
valuable to them, the Germans now
are resisting heavily, and have thrown
in four divisions at least of reserves
opposite the Belgians alone. One of
these divisions contained elements of
the regiments which were guilty of
sacking Dinant.
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GERMAN

BERLIN tNighD The enemy mas
continued his attacks in Flanders.
The breaking into our positions by
the enemy on the 9th compelled US
to withdraw the right wing of our
defensive front behind the Hand
zeeme sector from the north of Dix
nude to Werchem and TO evacuate
the W. lschaete salient.
Enemy attacks against the Hand
zeeme sector and the line OF Zarren-
Westroosebeke were repulsed. Be
tween Passchendacle and Becelaere
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the enemy pressed forward to Moors-
laede and Dadizeelle. There we
stemmed his thrust. The enemy, who
in the early morning pressed forward
from Houthem as far as Confines, on
the Lys, was again thrown back by
counter attacks. We are fighting
here in the Lys lowlands.
Tremendous fighting continues on
the front between Cambria and ST.
Quentin.
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FRENCH

PARIS (NIGHT).--ln spite of
enemy resistance, VIC have captured
Revillon, Romain and Montigny-sur
Vcslc. Pushing further north We
reached the neighborhood south of
Meurival and Vcntelay. Sixteen hun
dred prisoners were taken
The battle continues to-day along
the whole Champagne front. The
a-Py. We have passed beyond the
village.
We have taken Azure, and also the
plateau and woods north of the viii
lage. We captured Marvaux, and our
lines have been extended beyond
Monthois.
Italian units operating north of the
Aisnc have carried Soupir. Between
the Aisne and the Veslc our troops
this morning continued their attack,
making decided progress on front of
twelve kilometres.
PARIS iDAY).---In the course Of
the night the Germans delivered a
violent counter attack in the region
Of Urvillcrs (south Of st. Qucntin).
All their attempts to capture Hill 8S
were broken up by the French fire.
Rather violent artillery Sighting oc-
CURED between the Ailette and the
Aisne.
In the Champagne there was no In
fantry action during the night. The
battle began again at daybreak.
PARIS tNICHT), Sept. 29.-South of
st. Quentin our troops have attacked
on the front from Urvillers to Cerizy.
The enemy, who made an energetic
resistance, was elected from these
two villages, which are in our pos
session. We have crossed the St.
Quentin-La Fere Road and five hun
dred new prisoners have been actu-
ally counted.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
we to-day realized an advance of
about two kilometres along the
- OdIuGS ana nave OCCu-
pied PargnyFilain, Filain and Ostel.
On the Champagne front our troops
have continued their attacks and have
obtained important results. Upon
the right We have passed the village
of Bouconville and hold the posi-
tions north of this village. Fur
ther west we have taken Mont Cuve-
let, which was strongly defended by
the enemy. Our troops have pushed
further north and taken the village
Of Sechault, progressing about two
kilometres in the direction of Chale-
range. Further west we have taken
Ardeuil-et tMontfauxelles and Vieux
and carried our lines toward Azure.
Upon our left We have penetrated
the village of st. Marie-a-Py.
BRITISH
LONDON (NIGHT) In spite cf
the unfavorable weather and strong
hostile resistance ipnortont Drcor
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have continued to meet with de-
termined resistance on the part of
the enemy, who has been forced has
tily to bring up and engage divi-
sions from other parts of the front.
Between Cierges and the valley of
the Aire we have met and repulsed
heavy counter attacks.
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Anglo-Belgian Wedge Threatens
Huns Hold on Coast West of Ostend

SO fast did the British advance in
the Flanders area that the batteries
had hard time in keeping up with
the infantry. AS all instance of this,
one British battery advancing to a
certain ridge found German battery
still firing from a point only 600 yards
away and in plain sight. The gunners
laid on each other over open sights
and the German battery was finally
put out Of action by the British shells.
One British division has advanced
more than seven miles in twenty four
hours over a country studded with de-
fences the Germans believed to be
impregnable.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 3O.-The Belgians and
British in Flanders continued to make
splendid progress. German reinforce
ments. in the shape of two tired di-
visions, caused the resistance to in
crease a little there, but at no point
was it sufficient to arrest the general
advance.
A heavy, wet gale ragged throughout
the night, making communication with
| the battlefront rather difficult.
The Belgians got into Dixmude by 9
I smart fanking movement and went
through the town swiftly. Street fight
ing took place md a large party of the
enemy held out obstinately in the tow1
hall All the Germans were killed OF
captured. An entire battery of $50
millimetre howitzers was captured in
Houthulst Forest
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and Australian units, moving up in
support, swept through them and be-
came the first wave of the renewed
attack The storm or cheering that
greeted this mannuvre rose high
above the roar of conflict.
Tanks Ferret Out NESTS"
There was hard fighting at many
places where he Germans had estab-
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The Official Statements

tile counter attacks in the latter
part of the day pressed US back
slightly, to the western outskirts OF
those villages. Elsewhere our gains
were maintained, and to the north
of Gonneleu further progress was
made il. the evening in the drcc-
tion of Les Rues des Vignes.
Heavy fighting also occurred yes
tcrday afternoon OH this left of the
battlefront. Our advanced troops,
VINO had taken Aubemcheul-a au- Bac
and had entered Arleux, were COM
PEELED to withdraw from these viii
lagos.
West and northwest of Cambrai
the enemy was unable to prevent the
progress of our troops, whose ad-
yanced detachments reached the
junction Of the Arras-Cambrai and
Bapaume- Cambria roads and entered
the northern suburbs of the town.
Heavy losses we're inflicted upon
the enemy in the repulse Of de-
termincd counter attacks launched in
this sector.
Heavy rain has fallen during the
night aid the weather is still
stormy
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with CHASTITY peeps ut what had gone
Oh underneath.
Good news also came from the Bel
glan front. Houthulst village, lost by
a counter attack, was retaken to-day
by King Albert's troops. Staden has
been taken and the whole Passchen-
daele ridge system has been overrun.
During the day the Belgians counted
more than $500 prisoners On the St.
Quentin front 1000 Germans were
Captured
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surrender mark the continued sweep Esperys armies BY
encircing movement the right the advancing Serbs cut
off the retreat of large Bulgarian forces Western Bulgaria
and Eastern Serbia and took nearly prisoners
French cavalry units are in Uskub.
In Palestine of 10000 Turks has in
body bringing the toll of captves Aenbys drive to
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from Challerange to Grand Pre-, which
is feeding the forces in the Argonne
and tho front opposite the Americans.
Gouraud's army will probably reap
rich reward after couple more days
Of fighting. The total bag Of prisoners
east and west Of the forest now OK
ceeds 10000.
Mangin Succeeds After Month
In the battle for Laon, after nearly
a month, Mangin has smashed the
Grown Princes defence and has driv
en- him back to the Chemin des DANES
line which he occupied when the Of
fensive was launched, on Nav q.
This is very great victory, and in
the present state of the Ge man armies
may mean the early fall Of Laon and
the final collapse of the cnemy's whole
defence system. Laon is the pivot Of
the northern and southern forces.
The Anglo Belgian push, in which
naval units cooperated, is proving just
as successful as the drives in France
BY the capture of the Houthulst Forest
the Bclgians eliminated one of the
chief obstacles north of the Pas
schendale Ridge. They struck along
the sector where the enemy had little
reason to expect an attack because it
is marshy ground Their first stride
carried them over the most difficult
part of the road to Roulers, and though
tAe Germans have countered heavily
the advance continues.
The chief objective in this push ia
the clearing Of Ostend and Zeebrugge.
and Allied leaders won't be satisfied
to spend the winter on the ridge.
King Albert is directing this greatest
offensive effort of his countrymen.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-01
By Arthur S. Draper
(Spec,ol Co5le to The Tribune>

Copyright. lSlS. New York Tribune lnC-)
LONDON, Sept. 30.-King Albert's
army has won spledid success. Roulers
was reported captured this afternoon.
The Flanders push is developing
magnifcently, all the enemy's rear
communications in Northern Belgium
being threatened while the British, on
the Belgian right, are drawing near to
Confines, Wervicq and Menin, thus i'm
perilling Lille and the whole salient
containing Tourcoing, Lens and Douai.
Along the whole Flanders battlefront
rapid progress is reported. The maxi
a,um depth of the salient now exceeds
nine miles.
Foch has extended his battlefront
until il now measures more than 12o
miles. The British American attack
northwest Of st. Quentin makes the
fifth blow OF the West in less than
week.
Germans Resisting Stubbornly
Fighting shows no signs of slacken-
ing on any Of the fronts, and though
the Germans are being driven back
everywhere they are resisting with
The greatest stubbornness. Since
Thursday morning. when the Franco
American push was launched, the Allies
have taken more than so, 900 prisoners
and haul of almost 1000 guns.
No adjectives suffice to convey an
Impression of the size of this battle,
which is designed to crush Luden-
dorff's army just as he attempted to
overwhelm the Franco British forces
three months ago. Powerful as were
Ludendorf's drives, they. were small
compared with the blows that Foch
IS raining on four distinct fronts. Ex-
cept for few small sectors the bat
tlefront is almost continuous from
the Meuse.
Four Struggles Described
Considering the battles in four sep
srate struggles the situation is as
follows:
The Cambra front has now become
the Battle of the Hindenburgh Line.
When Haig struck Friday he found the
greatest opposition to his right in the
region of Gouzeaucourt. On his left
and centre he made remarkable prog
erss after crossing the Canal du Nord,
upon which apparently depended a
powerful defence. Having advanced to
within less than two miles of the
northwestern outskirts of Cambria, it
vas necessary to widen the front OF
attack.
On Saturday the Germans reacted
strongly in the region of Gouzeaucourt
'ust as they did last December follow
ing Byng's break-through. The attack
n which the Americans are operating
With the British extends on the front
southwark from Gouzeaucourt to St.
Quentin. This attack was against the
main Hindenburg line, except in the
region of Pontruet, where a slight
breach had been previously made
On the Cambria front the British
are battering the enemy's last defen-
sive line, which runs through Masnieres
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BELGIAN

HAVRE, Sept. 29.-During to-day
the Belgian and British armies con-
tinucd their success, defeating the
enemy after severe fighting on the
whole of the great Flanders Ridge,
as we'll as on the whole of the Mes
sjnesW Wytschacte position. The Bel
gian army captured Dixmudc, Zar-
rem, Terrest, Stademberg, Westroose-
bcke and Moorslede. 1t repulsed
strong counter attacks between Sta
den and Terrest, and at the end Of
the day was attacking at St. Picter.
on the Roulers- Menin Road, as well
as at Colliemolenholk, four kilo-
metres west of Roulers.
General Plumer's army, after
capturing the Messines- Wytschaete
Ridge, encountered very strong re-
slstance The enemy attempted vain
ly to defend the approaches to the
River Lys and suffered very heavy
losses, especially in Ploegsteert
Wood
At the end of the day the British
army had gone beyond line from
the eastern edge of Ploegsteert
Wood to Gaepaert, to St. Tenbrielcn,
to Tcrhard to Dadizeelle.
During September % and 20 the
Belgian and British forces took more
than 5000 prisoners, more than 200
guns, some of heavy calibre, as we'll
as very considerable quantity of
material. The British army capt
ured 50 officers, 5000 men and 80
field guns.
British bombing airplanes during
the day of September 28 contrib
uted very greatly to the success of
the operations. They bombed with
our cessation enemy troop columns,
transports and communication lines.
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ITALIAN

enthusiastically night in the
Guidacaria numerous hostile de-
tachments, after a violent artillery
bombardment over wide front and
after crossing the Chiese River. at
tackled out advanced posts near Ma
non, in the Daone Valley. The enc
my was forced to recross the river.
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BRITISH

LONDON (NIGHT).- spite Of
the unfavorable weather and strong
hostile resistance, important prog
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AMERICAN

SEPT. 29.-Section A-Our troops
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Trusted Money to Wife;
Sues Now for Its Return

New York.-An order made by Vice
Mrs. Margaret J. Durie, assistant
supervisor of domestic arts in the
Newark public schools. to show cause
why she should not be compelled to re-
turn to Captain James Duric her hus-
band, the $4,000 he gave her last May
before he began his first voyage across
the Atlantic ocean, fearful Of the perils
OF the U-boat zone.
Captain Durie said that on his prcvt
Gus voyage. which was under convoy,
a submarine torpedoed the two vessels
on either side of his ship.
The captain is 60 years old, and In
his affidavit says that at the time of
their marriage in 1913 Mrs Durie. who
was Margaret j. Davis of haywood,
was about 3G years old. He has u son.
II years old, who lives with his pres
ent wife.
On his return. the captain says, Mrs.
Dnric refused to turn over the money
to him, saying she would not give
lin more than $4,000" Even when he
| told her he was pressed for $1,000 to
pay off a mortgage on house and
store at 36S Crescent avenue, Brook
| lyn. she held to her refusal. although
lie holds the deed to this property.
According to the captain. the troubh,
between them started when he re-
turned home In September and found
his wife had sold her automobile and
had bought another lie thought this
was extravaganza. Since then he has
been living at 7s5 Ridge street Mrs.
Duric resides in Beaumont place.
Except TO say that in what she is
| doing she has only the interest of Cap
tain Durie's 17-year.old son at heart
Mrs. Durie would not discuss the case
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Bret Bits of
Miss0uLd Ncll,s
City maps at courthouse.--Adv.

City maps at courthouse.-Adv.
DR.. Anna James. osteopath. so4 W.
ADV.
10 money to loan. H. D. Fisher
Adv.
DIR. Willard, osteopath. First Ma
tional Bank.-Adv.
Marsh. the undertaken, I'll w. Cedar,
Phone 321.-Adv.
DR.. Louise Smith. osteopath. sls.-
ADV.
+. G. Moore. Chiropractor. Phone
l0S4.-Adv.
DR.. Harrison. practice limited to eye,
car. nose and throat and the fitting OF
glasses. Office. Higgins block.
II. Gwinn. NJ. D., eye, car. nose and
throat specialist. Glasses ground at the
office, First National Bank Bldg.-Adv.
Copenhagen SINUS. Garden City Drug
Co.--Adv.
carry complete line of pool and
billiard supplies. Second hand tables
for sale. James Piquett. 128 w. Main.
ADV.
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BAKER OUTLINES
ORGANIZATION
Chief of Staff Given Full
Authority and Becomes
Secretary's Advisor.
HANDLE WAR PROGRAM
Major General Marsh Will
Enter Upon Important
Duties on Arrival.
HANDLE WAR PROGRAM

Washington, Feb. 1D.-A general or
der outlining the new organization OF
the war department and giving full
powers in their respective fields to the
assistants to the chief of staff at the
head of the five divisions into which
the staff has been formed. was made
public tonight by Secretary Baker.
Chief of all corps and other agen-
cics Of the military establishment are
instructed to communicate directly
with the heads of the staff divisions
upon matters as to which the latter
have control and the division heads
are authorized to act for the secretary
of war and chief OF staff in such mat :
ters.
Chief Of Staff Powerful.
The order emphasizes the authority
Of the chief Of staff who, with the war
council. is the immediate advisor of the
secretary In all questions relating to
the military establishment.
"The planning of the army program
In It's entirety" says the order. "the
constant development thereof In It's
larger aspects and the relation of this
program to the general staff and the
entire army will be the duty of the
chief Of staff and the war council"
Marsh Home Soon.
The duties Of the chief Of staff will
be taken over soon by Major General
Peyton c. Marsh, ordered home from
France to succeed Major General Bid :
die. assistant chief Of staff Who has
been acting chief in the absence of
General Bliss. For the present General
Bliss will continue to hold the title OF
chief OF staff while representing the
United States in the supreme war coun-
Gil abroad and General Marsh will be
designated acting chief.
There are reports In army circles
that Edward X. Stettlnius, recently
made surveyor general of supplies un-
der the purchase and supply division Of
the general staff may soon be made a
general officer and chief of that divi-
sion. The office now Is held by Eriga :
der General Pierce.
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Additions Made to War
Board Export Refusals

Washington. Feb. 10.-Additisns
made today by the war trade board to
its conservation list OF materials which
may not be exported to any country
except under license include the fol-
lowing commodities:
NiacarDni. spaghetti. vermicelii, crack
ers. noodles, biscuits. wheat cereals
and other products made from wheat.
rye flour. rye meal. linseed meal plate
rolling mills. open hearth blast furn-
aces. steel furnaces. rubber aud all
commodities containing rubber.
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w. J. DARLINGTON. Clerk.
JOHN J. FLYNN, Chairman.
Bear Killed in Town
as It Chascs Children

Quaker Ridge. n. Y.-One large
black bear was shot by a White Plains
hunter after ii had chased the son and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Will
son. who were skating near their home.
In the last few weeks many bear
tracks have been seen In the neighbor-
hood and foxes have also been seen
frequently. It is believed the animals
have been driven from their haunts
by hunger.
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NOTICE.

All Shriners in western Montana.
Yourselves and your wives ar, invited
to attend the annual banquet of the
Missoula Shrine club at the Florence
hotel Wednesday evening. February l3,
at 7:30. Tickets cost $3.50 and may
he secured from w. J. Babiagton at
the county courthouse,--Adv,
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URGES VACCINATION.

Omaha. Neb,-Dr. b. W. Connell.
city health commissioner. has urged
every man and woman who has not
been vaccinated within three years 70
have the operation performed on ac-
count of smallpox scare.
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Southern Montana Oil Co. stock
holders are requested to meet At this
Quadrangle OIL Co. office. 2.l l.. His-
gins Ave. Monday evening. Feb. IL
at o'clock sharp.-Adv.
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W. J. DARLINGTON. Clerk.
JOHN J. FLYNN. Chairman.

The board Of county commissioners
met in regular session at 10 o'clock
a. m. December 81. 1917.
Present: John j. Flynn. chairman:
g. F. Peterson. c. r. Prescott COM
missioners: w. J. Rabington. clerk.
Doctors Spottswood, Mills and
Farnsworth. q committee OF the West
ern Montana Medical society repre-
seating y majority OF the doctors OF
! this city. appeared before the board
and requested that the board appoin,
a member of their society to do ths
surgical work for county patients thu,