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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16

It IS true that the enemy did not of- fer the opposition expected of him, but that was partly due to the perfection in the conception and execution of the task by which he was stopped. We have now heard the tale from prisoners of division calling to division in vain for aid, little knowing that the help it summoned was in even more desper- ate need of assistance.
 Prisoners have been taken from sev- en different divisions-the 18th 1and- wehr, the 35th Austro-Hungarian, the 10th, the 97th, the 77th, the 255th and the 307th and from landsturm. They have all told the same tale of surprise and vain appeals. If they got any re- ply at all it was to hold onto their sec tor at all costs, when holding on was virtually impossible. It was to this confusion that we doubtless owe the very large number of prisoners taken at such a trifling cost, although the enemy was quite prepared on the whole to retire. Regimental officers captured are free in their criticism of the in- competence of the higher commands for their lack of foresight and practi- cal judgment and triumphant though the fight has been for the American staff work, it is a damning indict- ment of the German organization.
 Wherever the troops were willing to hght-which was not everywhere they were frequently left in such bad shape by faulty Jason work that they had no option but to surrender. One such amusing case occurred where an entire regiment with it's commander and his entire staff was captured. It had been left with both it's Hanks in the air and suddenly found the Ameri- cans on all four sides of it.
 After surrendering, the
 mander requested that his roll
 should De called that he might
 discover how heavy had been his
 losses. When it was called every
 one answered to his name but one
 officer and one private. The com
 mander then suggested that as his
 command was so disconcerting1y
 complete he should march it off in
 whatever direction his captors de-
 sired.
 So it came to pass that one was me wit6T the astonishing spectacle of an the battlefield under it's own officers, guarded by few joyous and ridiculous ly inadequate troopers who looked, with their cowboy seat in the saddle and their reckless good humor, like highland drivers of by-gone century herding home q drove of faided cattle.
 The operation, to explain it in more detail was of the pincer type always
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
ern1an Divisions Appeal For Help in Val,

case, another method should be chosen which renders possible direct, verbal discussion between the representatives oi | the governments, and only between them. The opposing conceptions of in diyidual belligerent states would likewise 1 have to form the subject of such a dis cussion, for mutual enlightenment, az well as the general principles that shall serve as the basis for peace and the fu- ture relations of the states to one an- other, and regarding which, in the first place, an accord can be sought with a prospect of success.
 ''As soon as an agreement was reach- ed on the Fundamental principles an at tempt would have to be made in the course of the discussions concreteIy to apply them to individual peace ques- tions and thereby bring about their solu- tion.
 "Ne venture to hope that there
 will be no objection on the part of
 any bellfgerents to such an ex-
 change of views. The war activ-
 ities would experience no interrup- ,
 tion. The discussions, too. would
 only go so far as was considered
 by the participants to offer n prOs-
 pcct of success. No disadvantages
 would nrise therefrom for the
 states represented. Far from
 harmfng, such an exchange of
 views could only be useful to the
 cause of peace.
 TRY AGAIN
 What did not succeed the first time can be repeated, and perhaps it has all ready at least contributed to the clari-
 Mountains of old misunderstanding might be removed and many riew things perceived. Streams of pent-up human kindness would be released, in the warmth of which everything essential would remain and, on the other hand, much that is antagonistic, to which ex- cessive importance is still attributed, would disappear
 According to our conviction all the bellgerents jointly owe to humanity to examine whether now, after so many years of a costly but undecided struggle, the entire course of which points to an understanding, it is possible to make an end to the terrible grapple.
 .'The royal and imperial government would like, therefore, to propose to the governments of all the belligerent states to send delegates to a confidential and unbindng discussion on the basic prin- cples for the conclusion of peace, in a place in neutral country and at a near date that would yet have to be agreed upon-delegates who were charged to make known to one another the con- ceptlol or tIelT governments regarding those principles and to receive tanalogues communications on all those points which need to be precisely defined.
 The royal and imperial government has the honor to request the government of -----. through the kind mediation oa your excellency, to bring this com municatien to the knowledge of the gov ernment of -." (The names of the intermediary government and of that addressed in this particularly noted dis patch are left blank)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
The Doctor Knew

From the Los Angeles Times.
 Bill Hart was discussing a chap who, in his own estimation, is the best actor on the screen. Put saNs Bill he had occasion to go to doc tor not long ago and the medieine man called the turn.
 "'You've got a case of nerves said the doctor and charged him s5 for the diagnosis and gave him prescription that would cost $2 more.
 "sAll I've got is $5,' demurred the man, and then added Lend me $2, doc, and I'll get the prescriptions filled'
 "I'm afraid I made the wrong diag- nosis.', excla imed the medicine man There's nothing the matter with your nerves. What you've got is a case or enlarged gall, and there's no cure Tor iitsn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
PREPARE FOR STAND

With American Army in Lorraine. Sat urday, September 14-By the Associated Press)-Airplane observers report that the Germans have constructed new dug outs and have wired areas along their Hindenburg line in front of the Ameri- cans, indicating plans for determined resistance there. Both photographs talk en and the personal observations Of the fliers show that the Germans have brought the defenses up to date and are prepared to contest the American ad- vance.
 One of the observers, Horace Lake. from Washington, D. C., accounted for four Germans early today back of the enemy lines. His pilot, Bertram Niedeck- CT, brought the plane at one point with in few feet of the ground. The pair then discovered that they were the target for a sharp fire from four of the enemy in a shell 'hole The observer quickly wiped out the quartet, however, with his machine gun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Pleas For Assistance
 Meet With Reply To
 Hold On at AU Costs

American Headquarters the Lorraine Front Saturday, September 14 It not exaggeraon to that the show operation precisely successful than that which the Americans conjunction with the French just carried through its prescribed phases.
 The operation sufficiently daring raise doubts whether could possibly be concluded in assigned it without extremely heavy doubts completely Indeed from the very eare hours they have been replaced by sheer expectant wonder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16

Hut this would sound the death knelI of Pan-Germanism; would meah the dis2orgement of a huge tract of territory. enormous indem- mites and valuable special privi- Ieges and mOnOp0iies which the predatory central powers have wrung from Russia. not to dwell
 upon the recessatiOn of Alsace- Lorraine, whose wrongful seizure half a century ago, President Will son has soIemnly declared, must be righted.
 Another purpose to be served by such as Baron Burian proposes it is considereds has been detected and exposed in almost every one of the preceding German peace moves. While the word ''discussions'' has been sub stituted for the conferences" original proposed officials here, without the slightest hesitation, identify the pul- pose as another round table" confer ence, such as at -Litovsk. that marked the ruin of Russia. Discus sipns.' with all of the delegates as semblsd in one place and open to close personal influence and address would not differ very much from formal gathering around q table and, in fact, might be more dangerous.
 WILL HAVE NONE OF THEM
 So it is declared today that the
 United States would have none of them at this stage of the war, or at any other, in advance of binding
 acceptance by the Germnnic pow
 CTS of the conditions proposed by
 President Wilson. With that as basis, there would be no Obiec-
 ton to any proper consideration
 and discussion of even highly inn
 portant details of the peace agree.
 ment.
 With much interest the government here notes the statement that the vati- can and all neutral nations would be notified of the peace offer. Officials here presume that this is an attempt to enlist sympathy for the peace move ment in those quarters, as the fact is recognized that this proposition, which amounts to invitations to the vatican and the neutral states to participate in this peace conferences, would be flat tering to their pride. The attitude of the Catholic clements of entente popu- lations might well be regarded as po- tent.
 Ostensibly the aim of Baron Buriar is to reduce the war issue to the sim plest form by a process of elimination of many points of any sentimental i'm portance, and by agreement upon cer- tain broad altrustic principles of self evident propriety and wisdom as affect ing international laws. But officials who consider themselves acquainted with the methods of German diplomacy say they recognize a concealed design ! to include some very substantial Ger man doctrine in some apparently harm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, September 15-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Monday; showers at night or Tuesday; cooler Tuesday.
 Georgia: Fair Monday; Tuesday showersi cooler in north and west.
 -nlsslssippi: Increasing cloudiness Monday; showers and cooler north por- tlon' Tuesday showers much cooler.
 tennessee: Showers and cooler Mon- gay tuesday fair; showers in east, much cooler
 Florida: Fair Monday; Tuesday showers cooler ill northwest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

SITUATIONS w ANTED-MALE
  TOST-On Norwood bus, between St. yincent's hospital and Terminal sta- ton. pocketboolz containing railroad passes and sum of money; registra- : tion card: $25 reward if returned to Age- Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16

used to nip off a salient. One claw of the pincers, some 12 miles thick sested on the Moselle at about Pont- a-Mousson. The other, about eight miles thick, rested on the heights of the Mouse at Haudiomont, little to the east of the river. The distance to be SiIled up between the claws of the pincers was about 30 miles, and the ground to be nipped off by them would be about 200 square miles.
 BIG OPERATION
 It was thus big sort of an opera tion to be put through in two days on sector that had been as stubborn to impressions as almost any on the whole front. But the operation has been car ried out not only without hitch of any kind, but throughout in advance of the scheduled programme and in weather conditions that were unfav- orable throughout for all arms and especially for the tanks and the air craft.
 Yet, despite the sodden ground and blinding rain, the infantry has been supported throughout by the full range of it's artillery and has triumphed even though tank support could not be afforded and though the work of the airplanes, magnificent as it was, could not approach the effectiveness that might have been attained in fine weather.
 The first days fighting saw the
 southern claw of the pincers ad-
 vance up to the full limit assigned
 to it, hut the western had to face
 more difficult ground and q more
 strenuous one. It. too, however.
 reached its assigned position later
 in the day.
 Consider how interesting was the sit- uation. The claws of the pincers were but four mile apart. They were pur- suing a large force ahead and away from the end. and at the same time were enclosing an unknown, but %er- tainly also a large force of the enemy in the 200 square miles that their grip embraced When the claws met them the arms would have big force of the enemy on either side of them and they then might have to fight facing both ways
 They took a chance, for the enemy was reported to be escaping between the claws at the rate of 1000 an hour when early Friday morning they closed the enemy A chance shot at the num- Der of Germans inside the salient when the operation began would be from 90,- 900 to 100 000 Many of the roads were lined with them today and up to mid night last night 300 had already been counted, but in this number had not been included the bulk of those be- .iieved to be trapped in the salient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ' D. m September 15, 1918:
 Highest temperature ..... go Lowest temperature ........ @ Mean temperature ............. 76 Normal temperature ........ 74 Deficiency in temperature since
 January 1 ................ ...... IS Rainfall .........4.......... .0O Total rainfall since January 1 .39.e7 Excess in rainfall since January l 1.C1 Relative humidity 5 u. m. ...... SO
 l p. m. ..--................ 70
 5 D. m. X. ......... ......... 39
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
POSITIONS MAINTAINED

Paris, September l5.-"South or the Oise,'' says the war office announce ment tonight. i've maintained our posi- tions against violent counter attacks. We captured the plateau east of Vaux- dillon, and the crest northeast of Celles- Sur-Aisne. The prisoners taken by us since yesterday morning exceed s3o0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Baby,s second su,,,mer

GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
 will correct the Stomach and Bowel Troubles and it is absolutely harmless. Can be given to infants with perfect
 safety. See directions on the bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
MAGNITUDE INCREASES

Paris, September 15--Thel magnitude of
 the American success continues to grow
 as reports come from the front. What
 most appeals to the French imagination
 is the approach of the American line to within few miles of the great fortress of Metz, which heretofore has been con sidered inpregnable and such a vast reservoir of men and material as to TOT
 bid any approach.
 The French look hopefully to the re. lease from the hands of the enemy oi the great metallurgical basins on wnicl Germany relies for iron and steel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
Rail Communications of Metz Are Now Under
 American BOmbardment
CONTINUE BOMBING METZ
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who pushed forward places with armoreG cars, was repulsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16

Prcmetheus. the organ of the ter man iron trade, makes an elapordse calculation as to the quality ol sese1
 which is now lying on the hllisiues around verdun. According to mill
 tary reports, it often happened that as many as 100000 shots daily wcre fired from guns of various cahpers' If, however. 1.000,0e0 shells are taheh as the weekly instead of the daily aS- craze we reach almost incredible to- tals. Taking the ground fought over as 26o square kilometers, and the av. M craze weight of the shehs as "
 steel exploded on the area in ques-- tion This weight Is sufficient to loa 13o.000 heavy goods wagons, and works out at IS tons of steel per acre. Taking the price of scrap steel at $1h5O per ton, we have a crop or steel worth about $225 per acre, crop ", 'ch prnsse sheus thinks is well
 worth garnering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-16
LACK COURAGE ],


 we have not the courage 70 answer the latter question in the a. .rmative. The discussion from one puphc tripuhe to another, as has hitherto taken place l between statesmen of the various coun- | tries, was really only a series or mono logues. It lacked, above everytnins' di- rectness Speech and counter-speech did | not fit into each other The speakers ! spoke over one another's heads "On the other hand was it the pub- licty and the ground of these discus sions which robbed them Of the possi- ! hiiity of fruitful progress? In all pup lie statements of this nature form or 1 eloquence is used which reckons With the effect at great distances ana on me masses
 "Conscously or unconsciously, however, one thereby increases the distance of the opponents conception, produces misun- derstandings which take root and are not removed, and makes the frank exchahse of ideas more difficult. Every pro nouncement of leading statesmen IS, di- rectly after it's delivery and before the authoritative quarters of the opposite sloe car reply to it, made the subject or pas sonate or exaggerated discussion of ir- responsible clements.
 But anxiety lest they should endan- ger the interests of their arms py un- favorably influencing feeling at nome and lest they preinaturely betray tneir own ultimate intentions. also causes the responsible statesmens themselves to strike higher tone and stubborniy 10 adhere to extreme standpoints.
 SHOULD CHOOSE NEW METHOD If, therefore. an attempt is made to see whether the basis exists for an un- derstanding calculated to deliver Europe from the catastrophe of the auicidai con tinuation of the struggle, then. in any
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
RtVOuticbOlstViCainCcIlndn

LONDRA, II Oct. = Daca nu
Sc va pune pace imediat o revolu
tie bolsevichista va izbucni in Ger
mania, dupa cum spun informatii-
lie primite din surse ce pretind a
Fl authoritative.
Depesa fost primita de Ex-
pres 81 a fost data din Amster-
dam; alte .ziare au PRINT depe-
Sc la fel 81 anume Daily News a
PRINT una din Stockholm lar
Cronicle din Geneva.
Toate aceste depese au fost
trimise de correspondents lor.
Bolsevichismul a fost observat
printre calsele industriale. Socia-
listii regulati sunt alarmanti 81
au formulat un guvernamint pc
care vor cerca ca sal stabileasca
in cazul cind Kaiserul abdica,
sperind ca va scapa tara de anar-
chic 81 bplsevichism.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
FIE CARE BOND E UN CUI
IN COSCIUGUL LUZ KAISER

in rzbou din 1871 Franta find aproape de sdrob
h armata germana de armstitu Ce cred
ca Germania sa nvoit?
Nu! Dupa reaminee Lord Norhclfe raspunsu Ger
maniei fost Germania doreste rsaba pace 81 eel mai bun
mloc de face de sdrob tou francez
Dec eel mai bun mloc de asgura paca umei sdrob
complect armaa gemana Ea aproape groapa
Franta Sedan Rspunsu trebue dat Gemanei
raspunsu pc care a dat Germana atunci Frantei.
81 raspunu Germanei dat din foarte
xStoare Pc ga ca razboul porn pr
ge cancerulu au ot de misela comisa Sa
Germane sal raspunda omu apaa cizata asm
maresau Foch a spa daca Huni inertia armitiul
eli l'au refuzat Frantei
Daca acorda Germanlor amsitu, acela
termni carl nsemna absolute predare necondionaa
Gemana bata Raspnsul la intrebare puse presedn
tee Wisone admiere ntrebarea daca crmnalo
lie e permis scapa nepedps de oroe comse in patru
barbare Glasu ceor de oamen mo pc mpul up
strga lumei Gu voace de unet - NJ!
Razbou Nu rebuie dupG scamatoriie
germane Prv nordul Fran prv Bga 81 cugetat
cind Germani de alta eragera din
Beg ard sa distrug orasee sind in runa
fe fost cit de salbae aea barbar
acesti Huni moderni
sgur 60 steag alb dcat paSul Kaiser scop
"a lovi direct in campania pentru Liberty Bpnduri.
Nu to lasa mbaat de orbee Hunlor Cumpaa Liberty
Bond 0 sss,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
S0ARTA REzb0IuLuI VA f De.
elsa IN CATEvA SAPTAMANI
Pc CiND ARMATA GERMANA E BATUTA RAU, El
CEARcA CA Sc TINA APRINsA DIScUTlA De PACE
AMERICA Sc |NARMFAzA FARA INTRERUPERF.

pare cd tree prin uncle transfer
mari ce due la o pace separate.
In ori ce caz, America proceda
Gu toata. iuteala in lucrarle eli
de razboi, realizind ca victoria va
fl cistigata numai prin puterea
armelor. In conectie ell aceasta,
s'a facut cunoscut ca numarul
trupelor trimise lunar va Fl ma
rit, 81 s'a facut cereri in acest
scop la comitetul insarcinat Gu
construirea de vapoare ca sd 81
leasca Gu producerea Tor. Constru
irea de distrugatoare crescut
foarte multi ca sa intimpine furia
submarinelor 81 sa poata proteja
transporturile trttpelor peste O.
-cean.
Gu inceperea lunei Martie re-
crutarile Sc vOr face in fiecare
luna GU un minimum de 344.000
lunar. In lunile de iarna numa-
rul recrutarilor va Fl mai mic,
fnsa programul asa aranjat ca
transportarea lie trupe sa fie pc
fiecare luna de $4,000 pima la
100000.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
FEanta G pIegadta pen
tu pace ca 81 pentu
c0|ltinuac3 Tczb0iu|uL.

PARIS, Oct. ~. = Lille, Tour
Going 81 Roubaix sunt in aceeasi po-
sitiune in care fusese orasul Laon
in cursul saptarninei trecute =
sunt pc Gale de a cadea.
Trupele regelui Albert, compuse
din Belgieni fndirjiti, francezi 81
englezi, ameninta Ostenda 81 fntrea.
ga coasta din acea 1mprejurime.
Englezii sunt aproape stapini pc
Douai, lar in Champagne, france
Iii 81 americana fnainteaza in mod
|statornic spre nord, in directiunea
della Mazieres.
Aliatii infring peste tot locul i'm
potrivirea Hunilor 81 i rup liniile
Nota de pc urma>a presedintelui
Wilson trimisa la Berlin, stapine-
ste 81 acum opinia publica de aici
Toti o aproaba. Parisul asteapta in
10 liniste serena actul urmator, pc
deplin convins CD Germania orr va
trebui sd intrerupa negotierile dc
pace, ori va trebui sd capituleze.
Franta, in orr &c fmprejurare, este
destul de pregatitS.
Franta nu a fost nici cfnd ma
regala. Dupa ce stat fata in fatd
cu desastrul, poporul francez pri.
meste Gu demnitatea cuvenita pros.
pectele victoriei 81 a unei paci grab
nice.
Dupa ami de monotone a razboiu.
lui de transeie carr au fost destul dc
fncercatori 5ie aaf1efe, francezi'
traiesc astazi zile in carl fiecare mi.
nuta poate sa aduca Gu sine mare
schimbare.
Gu toate acestea d1nsii sunt Sc
reni, linistiti. fnainte de toate din.
sii nu sunt surprinsi de loc. DinSii
S 'au asteptat la una ca asia de null
ia vreme.
Dinsii cred ca Hohenzollernii an
sd dispara 81 stau in fata unei GU
r1nde predari a Hunilory dar in a.
celasi timp sa pare ca sunt pregatiti
81 pentru ,aceea ca sa tina 81 sa mi
ne luptele alta timp cit este de lip
sa. Multumirea lor, spusa in mod
destul de linistit, zace in aceea:
Germania este batuta. Daca
Nnu ingaduie acum ca batuta, moi
vom lupta mai departe, pima cind
va ingadui.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-10-18
RfvOLUTIAA
BUCN|T IN CON-
STANTINOPOL.

GENEVA, Oct. II. = Ziarul
Tribune de Geneve" raportat a.
stazi ca in Constantinopol izbuc-
nit 0 revolutie contra tinerilor Tur-
ci. Sa vesteste ca germani au tri-
mis- 20 vapoara de razboi, din Ma
'rea Neagra, pentru ca sd protejeze
pc aderentii lui Enver Pasa.
Prietenia Turciei Gu Germania
dateaza de c1nd au VENT la putere
turcii tineri. Enver-P Pasa, pima BIZ
ne de curind, fost ministru de
razboi al Turciei. Dinsul a servit in
mod credincios interesele germane
in ConstantinOpui.
Vapoarale de razboi germane din
Marea Neagra, in cea mai mare par
te sunt vapoara luate della Russia.
Sa raporteaza ca germanii, hotariti
ca sa tina ell puterea pc turci in a.
iianta lOr, 'au decis sa bombardeze
Constantinopolul, daca ar fl nece-
sar, pentru prevenirea unei miscari
contra Germaniei.