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New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

If anybody is thinking about the
lurking menace off the coast it is
only in passing. If soldier pauses
to catch the Whit Of salt in the
breeze it is not to dwell disturbingly
on transports and submarines, gas
bombs and shrapnel beyond. If a
war goes with his uniform it is not
apparent.
Hey, look! Targets for 'e1n, an
everything!" yells marine joyfully
sighting the giant cartwheels of red
,, white and blue which revolve brill.
iantly against the sky and point the
entrance to Luna. Sure enough, tc
a wary and alert periscope these
must prove alluring. But to shell
the land there must be more than a
periscope af1oat, and more than a
periscope would prove an easy mark
for the big guns that watch with
searching white shafts of light from
the great twin coast defences that
guard the entrance to the harhor.
An Australian Glides
Over the Witching Waves
There's an Australian guiding a
deepsea craft over the Witchine
Waves, chuckling gleefully at the
shrleks Of his companion who has
gathered her petticoats about her as
though fearful Of stray drops from
the heavy seas Of rubber about them
A morose donkey drags an over
load Of one gigantic sailor ir
whites" and two fair and gigglina
ladies into the awesome depths o1
the Coal Mine. 1t is known that 8
tar can hold two hands as we'll as one
and whisper soft banter to the righ,
and left of him, especially in the can
vassed obscurity of an imitation Goa
mine.
A bunch Of marines, girlless but
all together, are skyrocketine
through space in the aerial merry
go-round singing appropriately and
crushingly-
1T the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heavens scenes.
They will find the streets are guarded
BY United States Marines"
And over by the quiet counters Of
temple of wooden balls anothe,
on these soldiers Of the sea bends
over the polished alley and rolls the
smooth ball down the grade. He
solves the intricacies of the maze Of
numbered holes to the surprise al
even the Oriental boss.
The marine is long and lean
sprawling with that careless ease
which can straighten to rigidity II
an instant and strike pride to an of,
l ficer's soul. His face is scanned anc
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23
Campaign Hats File in
Endless Rows and
Bring Assurance
That War Has Not
Dried Up the River
of Dimes
By Caroline Dawes Appleton

By Caroline Dawes Appleton
VT THERE is war anywhere its
influence has not penetrated to
Coney Island. The sun scorches
the beach, where its scorching is
most invited. Saturday afterno on
crowds roll and snore restfully upon
clam and peanut shells and wriggle
their toes appreciatively in the warm
sand. Merry-go-rounds wheeze
tunefully about silver threads among
the gold. Hot dog wagons whistle
and boil, shamelessly oblivious to
the Teutonic origin of their contents.
The Snowman swathes his clean COL
lar in his handkerchief and intones
the ageless chant which treats of the
voluminous charms Of the Fat Lady,
the Incompatible frailty Of the Thin
Man and the chilling, awe-inspiring,
bloodcurdling sinuosities and con-
tortions Of the two-headed Pytho-
ness!
But things are very dull. The
Snowman, the hot dog vendor and
the sun are visibly abstracted. They
wear worried look. The crowds
eddy and flow, stop to cape and listen
and occasionally partake, but for the
most part manifest desire to STAY
in the open and acquire a healthy
burn to the nose. And among them
is no sign Of khaki!
There is gleam of white, which
might suggest the uniform of the
feet, but it arrays the person of
a street cleaner who patiently
lodges feet and children and rakes
aaat little heaps of debris into which
ne expectorates systematically and
moves or. But no uniforms worthy.
by modern standards. Of the name.
City of Lights Has
Perforce Been Dark
There is a lurking menace of the
coast. Coney is not at all dis
turbed by the menace itself. But
the City Of Light has perforce been
dark for many days, and the dread
fui fear is abroad that the news OF
its obscurity has travelled further
and faster than the official an
nouncement Of Its relighting. Can
it be that the army, the navy.
the Marine Corps, the Belgians,
the Australians and every-
body worth catering to these days
have turned their tickle gaze from
the Mecca Of amusement and con-
template spending their week end
New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

sweep the middle of the street. Cars
dart this way and that to avoid them.
Side. shows yell wildly to entrap
them. They pause before the brill
liant portals which hide from free
view the Armless Wonder, the Ossi-
fled Man; yet another and perchance
a fatter Fat Lady and a thinner
Thin Man and the mystifying
Which-Man or Monkey?
Still warbling, they pay over the
magic dimes and enter this temple of
mystery. A swiftly congregated
crowd follows them, a crowd of many
though scanty petticoats, Stick-F Fast
Complexion Powder and Double
Spearmint, and vague and indeter-
inmate collection of under-draft-age
males.
But what's the attraction of the
navy, anyway? demands the dough-
boy, and seeks shooting gallery to
demonstrate his prowess. The target
swings and the white ducks swim ::
the little birds all in a row sit invit-
ingly motionless and there's a ball
that rises and falls upon a slender
spray Of water for him if he wears a
marksman's medal on his khaki.
The Doughboy
Lifts a Rifle
The doughboy with the well
bleached hat cord lifts and tests the
nearest rifle. Instantly there is a
mob.
"He's gonna shoot! Gee, he's
gonna shoot!"
whats he aimin' att"
Gee, nothing! Can't you see he
amt aimin' yet, he's JUST
The doughboy slants his hat at a
perilous angle. The back of his neck
and his ears are redder than ordi.
nary tan. His cigarette droops from
his lip. Through the faint haze of
smoke he squints appraisingE along
the barrel Of his gun. His finger
contracts upon the trigger.
Gee, he's gonna shoot-now-now
he's gonna"-
But no. The barrel is lowered and
with nonchalance he considers the
multiplicity Of targets. With absorp-
ton edraws deeply upon his smoke,
whats he gonna aim at, saw
what's"-
Jaw, shut up! Gee, it's lucky you
amt back of him in the trenches! +!
How can he think when"-
Say, mister, why don't ye hit that
little guy. third frop the endw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
GERMANY TRIES TO DOUBLE CROSS HER
 BOLSHEVIK ALLIES

Washington, September 1s New evidence oES sermany's double dealing in Russiasg sgeached the state department today. in q dsspatch showing that ths German gbvernment agents sometime ago sought ineffectually to form an alliance with strong Russian groups against their tools. the bolshevik.
 This information came from Moscow by courier to Samara and thence to Consul General Harris at Irkutsk. The courier arrived at Samara on septein- Der i2 and his advices were cabled by Harris yesterday.
 The dispatch said hunger and dis orde. existed everywhere in the Mos edsv region. It further stated that tae Germans had begun the removal of all Eusefu. materials from the Baltic prev- inces.
 No mention was made in the d:s- patch of Consul General Poole at slos- cows Cpnsiderable apprehension Is felt as & His Safety The hast word frcsa Afr Poole received .by the state depart { ment was dated September 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
RETURNS FROM 31 STATES INDICATE
 1851, ,252. ENROLL
Date for Drawing Cannot Be Set Until Complete Re- turns Are Received
 From All States

Washington, September 1S.-Complete returns from last Thursdays registration in 31 states and the District of Columbia, showing an enrolment of 765l.252 men, as against the official estimate of 7,623 l50, led Provost Marshal General Crowder to announce tonight that it is very plain that practically every living man of the new registration ages came forward.
 There is no shortage between the num- Der of men thatexist alive and the num- Der that registered, said General Crow der. This is where we nave scored a national triumph.
 If registration day means anything, it means that this nation is unanimously in the war to win, and to win it com pletely. decisively and forevor."
 General Crowder pointed out that be- fore the registration his office estimated on the basis of figures furnished by ac- tuarial and census experts that the regis tration would total 12,77s,75S, and that the returns thus far received indicated that the actual registration would be at least 12, ,S700oo.
 Registration records from 15 states not previously reported are announced as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
AUSTRIAN OFFER WAS WELL KNOWN
 ID THE GERMANS
Kaiser's Disclaimer of Any Knowledge of Note Known By Washington to Be a
 Deliberate Falseh0od

Washington, September 1s.-Gcrman intention to dispatsa her proposal for 'nonbinding discussion of peace arc be- ling made in the face of information in possession of the American govern ment that the German government was fully aware of it's ally's purpose. It is not known that Germany gave her specific approval to the Austrian move, but officials are satisfied that if approval was withheld 1t was solely for the reaxen that a doubt was en- itertained as@to the success, of the un- Idertaking.
 That the German government was in full sympathy with the Austrian pur- pose is regarded as established from the record. Officials today called at- tention to the fact that this latest pro- posal was in reality nothing more than an elaboration in many words of one of the initial peace efforts launched by both Germany and Austria December I12. 1916.
 On that date not only Germany and
 Austria, but Turkey and Bulgaria ad-
 dressed identical notes to the neutral diplomats at Berlin charged with look
 ing after the interests of the allied government, expressing an inclination
 to enter in peace negotiations and re- questing them to transmit this over-
 ture to enemy states. As in the pres
 ent case, the special interest of tho
 pope was solicited and the neutral states were notified. Officials here see
 the marked resemblance between the
 two propositions.
 It was said at the state department
 today that so far 1t had not been i'm
 formed, of the replies to be made by any of the -belligerents. but it was
 manifest that little doubt was enter tained as to what they would be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
SHERIFF SLAYER ! Is SENTENCED TO
 OCTOBER q
Doc Bigham, Alleged Moon
 sinner, Found Guilty of Murder in Connection With Watts Killing

Tuscaloosa, September IS Especial. )-After deliheratina over four hours, the jury ill the case of Doc Bigham. charged with murdering Sheriff F. M Watts on August 15 last, re- turned verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The case was turned over to the jury shortly after noon today l the whole of the morning be ing taken up with the argu- Iment and charge of the court. Bigham has maintained an air of calm indifference throughout the trial and he received the sentence of -she court without apparent emotion. He was sentenced by the court immediate ly after the jury reported, Judge Eos setting October 25th as the day of the execution. A stay or execution will probably be granted. awaiting action of the supreme court, his attorney hav- ing given notice of appeal
 The only sehsationaF incident during the trial was the arrest of Xiii Sell lars, witness Of the defense, on a charge of perjury. His testimony was impeached by several witnesses, eveI by Bighanl's testimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

kilometres and to depth of seven kilo- metres.
 West of SolSoi Serbian divisions cap tured the enemy fortified gore between Gradeshnitza and SoSol and crossing the Gradshnitz river, drove the enemy back in disorder onto the Razin bay ridge, where the enemy units were bonn barded by allied airplaness
 East of VetrenlS the allied forces cap tured the Chlem and Golobilo massifs and the defenses of Zborsko.
 "A Jugo-Sav division, taking advan- tage of their initial success. today storned the KozialS massif, the second enemy defensive position in this region.
 The number of prisoners taken in the first two days of the operations totaled more than 400o, including colonel with his staff. and more than 30 guns, nu- merous mine throwers and machine guns and considerable quantity of ma terial remained in our hands
 The offensive continues.
 The Serbian troops are fighting with splendid morale.
 "They have equaled the endurance, courage, spirit and sacrifice of French units in repulsing Bulgarian counter at tacks. Fighting stubbornly in the facs of very energetic resistance, they stormed positions which the enemy had prepared for three years on ground at an average height of 1890 metres, in- eluding several wooded heights which appeared to be impregnable."
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new positions were looking down on the Hindenburg line in the valley to the east.
 That hard fighting would be encoun- tered in this sector was a foregone con- clusion. The main enemy opposition came from machine guns and artillery fire The counter barrage which the Germans sent over in reply to the Brit
 ish bombarcment was much more severe than the enemy had been able to pro- vide in the recent fighting, and, as ad
 ditional new feature, the Germans main- tained a heavy barrage over the back areas with high velocity guns. which he had concentrated for the purpose. |,
 The shelIing of the back areas during
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
Summary of the News From All War Fronts and Capitals
(By Associated Press)

in gaining their Objectiyes. They moved forward on front Of six miles to~an average depth of l-s miles, adding several hundred prisoners to the British bag. They now hold the southern outskirts of COntescourt, less than three miles from the suburbs of St. Quentin.
 This city, where the troops of von GOehen scored great victory fin 1871. is tne of the buttrcsscs Of the Doyni-Cainbrai-st. Qrcntin- l.aon iime, beyond \ which 1t has been announced the Germans would not fall hack. With the French in the outskirts of La- Fere. with st. Quentin invested and with the British battling dog , Eedly for Cambrni, the great Hind enburs defense system is in dan- ger of heinz preached at three of it's strongest points. Once busted from 1t the Teutons will have back of them no strong deft until they reach the Maubeugc de- lenses.
 captured order from Gen. V0n MOrGen to the Fourteenth reserve corps emphasizes the importance Nf the terrain they hold. He or dcrs them not to yield another foot of ground in "the immediate de- cisive battIes."
 While the British and French werc forging ahead relentlessIy in the west, the Serbs and the French In Macedonia were making more emphatic their defeat of the BuI- Ears who have been reinforced ny Germnn troops. Therc Is ev- cry indication that the offensive in the near east is of major pro- portions and that 1t will develop to the limit. It has widened to the west of SOkoI and the east of Vet renak until the front extends over 16 miles. The aliien have pene- trated at some points n distance of ID miles. The resistance of King ferdinand's troops h weakening as they are forced hack.
 While MarnhaI FOch was follOv- Ing his policy Of striking at wide ly separated pdlnts along the bat- tie line, the day was one of com parative quiet for General Persh- ink's Held army. There was no ac- etvIty of consequence on their front beyond the usual nrtillery and Datrel activity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

British and French veterans have made another vicious and successful smash nit the Hindcn- burg line. Sweeping forward on front of 22 miles. they went ahead from one and one-third to three miles, taking many prisoners. The most important aspect of the ad- vancc Is that 1t makes more cer- tain the capture of St. Quentin, wklch tsse Germans have been or dered to hJad nt all costs. This important city Is virtually sur rounded on three tides and It's faIle seems only . matter of days.
 Field Marshal HMs's third and fourth armies charErd over the trench system occuFled by the British before they were pushed back by the Tentonic flood last March. They captured In wide aectcrr, the outer defeAses of the Handenburx line,
 The British Mssault Vas over a front of 10 miles, froh Holnon, west of st. Quentin. to Gsuxeacourt, north Of Epehy. In thef advance, which reached . depth of more thnn three miles at some points, they took more thaa 0OOs prison- CTS. Not only did the hl&w bring nearer the capture of st. Quentin, which the Germans are struggling so desperately to hold, bur 1t went far towards wtpinH out tsc only huIxe In the British line witch re- scmblex . salient. EPehy. Tt the apex of the bend, lsas been taken and the same fate has befsllen G0uxeaucOurt and HarKiceurt which stood at the ends Of the Wimgs.
 The importance which the ~Gsr- mans attached tO the terrftsry wreAted from them Is indicated h the annOuhcesnent that the launched counter attaclSs sls soQs 0a tkey could Ie organized, from HafHiesurt 10 the OnstxnOn rivuist.
 The euccess Of their efforts rs- nsains ssnacvshat obscure. but Il ls not believed they can recover tie ground they have lOAt.
 Nhffe the French advance wsk iesn spectaeaI&r than thnt Of tse nritfah, wltA whom they cs-opeb ated, they were eqnal1g succepsfti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

The statement which was sent from SaIonil<i by Colonel Pcshitch, assistant chief ofsthe Serbian gem ernl staff, followss
 'Wc have repnlsed number of counter attacks in the Koxiak region. The German troops which were sent to the aid of the Hull sarians have been put to flight with the latter.
 "We continue to advance along the whole front. The village of 6radeshnftsa is i'm our hands. The allied troops have taken the vil- lnge of Stnrovina.
 "fhe number of prisoners ex- ceeds 1000. The number of cap- tured guns exceeds 50. The enemy has also abandoned enormous Nuantities of war materinl."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

strong hostile resistance, particularly on the right of our attack. Tn the right center two Australian divisions captured the villages of Le Verguiere, Villeret and Hargicourt.
 Pushing forward with great deter mipa tion, they established themselyA As in the old German advanced positions west and southwest of Bellicourt, hav- ing penetrated the enemy's defenses to a depth of three nils,
 Tn the left center the 74th yeomanny division and other divisions composed of east county and London troops cap- tured TempleuX-1e- -Guerard, Ronssoy, Epehy and Peiziere, also penetrating to a great depth.
 North of Peiziere the Fist division attacked over the northern portion of the sector defended by it with so much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
TOM WATSON WILL
 CONTEST ELECTION

Augusta, Ga, september IS Thomas F. Watson gave notice through the local afternoon paper today that he had filed notice of contest in the counties of co- lumbia. Taliaferro and Wilkinson with respect to the congressional primary. il which he was defeated by Carl Vinso for congressman from the Tenth di trict. While not stating the groun of hfs contest, Watson intimated U there was fraud. He referred to son having bought votes and asse tlSt he expected to disaualify hi, the democratic nominee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
Summary of the Ne

1--Over 6OO0 prisoners take House approves all ' sions of new revenue Mir dremdpaushts Of bombing Rhine prov Germans rushed to
 garlans are defeated 2-Storm of protest gre cotton fixing.
 Woodward to confe
 gle on new stecl pl 3-aI ana disappointed
 AnId Kniser. A-EdltOrla1 comment. 5-Representatives of
 Liberty Loan han
 Employers shouit
 ti0n for elmployci G-SOciety and Red Cr 7--SpOrts. S-MnxH meetings ann
 canspaign.s D-1O-Farpa sectien-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

galiantry on the Fist and 22nd of March. Having captured it's old front trenches, together with the strong point known as Naucelette farm and beaten off a hostile counter attack, it pushed forward for more than mile beyond this line, capturing several hundred prisoners and German Dat tery complete, with it's teams, in the course of it's advance.
 "On the left of our attack other English and Welsh troops carried tho remainder of the high ground south of Gouzeaucourt, reaching the out skirts of Villers-Guislain and captur- ing Gauche wood.
 Over 5000 prisoners and a number of guns have been captured by our troops in the course of these success full operations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

IHe statement reads.
 At 5:S0 o'clock this morning the troops of the third and fourth British armies attacked with complete success on front of about 16 miles from the neighborhood of Holnon to Gouzeau- court. On the whole of this front our troops, advancing in heavy storms of rain, carried the enemy's positions by assault.
 Sweeping over the old British trench systems of March, 1918, they reached and captured the other de- lenses of the Hindenburg line in wide sectors
 On our right, divisions composed of English and Scottish troops captured Fresnoy-le-Petit, Berthaucourt and Pontru, meeting with, and overcoming
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
OPERATION MEETS SUCCESS

Paris, Tuesday, September f7.-The text of tonight's statement regarding, operations on the Macedonian front reads:
 Near East, September 16: Our opera tons undertaken on September 15 on the Macedonian front were pursued to- day with every success. The breach made in the enemy's lines on September 15 on the front of Dobropolje- -ve- trenilS was widened to the west and to the east for a distance of more than q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

The zone involved in the British move ment lay. roughly, between Molnon, on the south, and Gouzeacourt. Within a few hours Peizere, Templeux-Le-Geurard Epehy, Ronssoy and villeret were behind the advanced British forces, and bitter fighting was in progress at many other points in the forward zone. More than 5000 prisoners have already been sent back to the cages.
 The advance thus far recovered-in
 some places more than two miles-means that the British have at numerous points gained the crest of the ridge along which their old front line ran prior to the Ger man offensive in March, and from their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

We made progress to the west of Jouy Cnortheast of Soissons) The ene,ny strongly counter attacked on the plateai, ito the east of Allemant We drove him back and gained more ground, taking 13Q prisoners,
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all attack IS to be expected. but bar rage has seldom before been attempted. ana then without great success.
 The German infantry surrendered quite freely Tn places. In fact, in the center of tne attack, where the Austrians were Working, considerable number of gray coats deliberately charged through the British barrage to give themselves I'D.
 OBJECTIVES IMPORTANT
 1odays opera tion cannot be considered as q major operation, as compared with recent battles. The objectives sought.
 Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

f< Complete official retnIlis, General Crow- der said, still are lacking from Alabama, Arizona, California. Idaho. Illinois, ken- 1 lucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota. Mis- souri, Montana, New Mexico, New York;. Oregon. Texas. Wyoming and Washing 1 ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

i "We reached the western outskirts of
 Francilly-Selency and captured Savy l wood and Fontaine-IeS-Clercs We hold the southern outskirts of Contescourt
 We have taken several hundred prison l CTS in this operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
German Forces, Rushed To Aid of Bulgarians, Summarily Defeated
More Than 4000 Prisoners and 50 Guns Are Captured By Allies on the East
 ern Front

Washington September 18-Geman troops edonian front aid the hardpessed Bulgarian been put to flight along with the fcia statement today operations received tonight Serbian legation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
BRITISH MAKE POWERFUL ATTACK


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
'he statement says:

fe Statement says:
 Our troops cooperating with the Brit. ish progressed west of St. Quentin. We advanced our lines two kilometres be- tween Holnon and Essigny-le-G Grande on front of ten kilometres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19

 efrontac office announceu nffoChf