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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
ENTIRE soMME LIBERATED

Paris. September 29.-(Havas Agency) Since Friday the entire department or the Somme has been liberated rom the German invaders. In the last shree days mart of the department of the Ar dennes has passed into French hands for the first time since 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
TEUTONS ALARMED

Paris. September 2a-(FIavas) )-Uneasi- ness over the Bulgarian situation is in creasing in Germany and Austria. Ger. many is endeavoring to persuade Gen eral Todorcff. chief of the Bulgarian staff, to throw his influence to her side. | Vienna newspapers believe that the po-
 litical reaction in Bulgaria will result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
FRENCH REACH AILETTE

Paris, September 29.--on the west ern end of the Chemin-de Danes the French have reached the River Ailette at two points, says the statement from the war office today. In Champagne. after repulsng strong attacks, the French have taken the heights of Belle yue. northeast of Gratreuil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
BELGIANs CAPTURE DIXMUDE

London, September 2s.-Dixmude has
 been captured by the Belgian troops, it was officially announced tonlgnt. The Belgians have also taken Zer- rem, Stadenberg. Passchendaele, Mor- sledge and part of Westroosebeke.. This means an advance of several miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
Situation in Center of Great German Defensive Arch Is Most Critical
 for Fritz
COLLAPSE OF LA0N BASTION BELIEVED TO BE FORESHADOWED
British, Belgian and American Troops Are Smashing Through Inter woven Trench System in
 Rapid Succession

Washington. September 29.--Con-
 tinued and increasing pressure by
 Marshal Foch along virtually the
 whole western front from Nerdun
 to the North sea has brought the
 Germans face to face with critical
 situation in the opinion of observers
 here. With the enemy main de-
 fcnse p0sition-the Hindenburg Iine-shattered in several places,
 his secondary line to the east---
 tuated and his own official reports
 admitting withdrawals on all fronts, there is growing possibility, it is thought, of serious disaster. French troops are over the Chemin- des-Dames barrier on a wide front and as they now are pressing on the flank of the retreating Germans to the south of the great German defensive arch ical
 The collapse of the whole Laon bas- ton on which the vast Hindenburg line hangs for support was believed to be foreshadowed.
 Farther north British, Belgian and American troops are smashing through interwoven trench systems and across canals and other naturally strong po- sitions at a rate that showed the des- perate straits of the enemy to find men to meet the drive No help for Laon can be looked for from that di- rPrfion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
SAVING IN BEEF IS EXPECTED ID RESULT
 UNDER NEW ORDERS
Expert Butchers to Handle Plants Overseas-Stand- ard Weight of Carcass
 Not Lowered

Washington, September 2s.-A new plar for handling beef in the army, which IS expected to result in a great sav- ing, was announced today by the quar- termaster corps. Instead of beef quar- ters going to companies or other units to be cut by the cooks, central butcher units will be established, where the meat will be cut for distribution. A special school, where expert butchers are turned out in eight weeks, has been established at Jacksonville, Fla, and a sufficient number of officers and men to handle the centralized butcher plants for the forces overseas have been trained.
 Photographic orders sent to the navy beef inspector at Chicago and made pub lie today show that while the navy min- mum standard of 575 pounds per car cass has not been lowered, an arrange ment has been entered into under which lighter beef necessary to fill requirements will be prorated among the American and allied fighting forces as tempor- ary expedient to meet the shortage Of standard weight beef. No beef weighing from 575 to $50 pounds is to be diverted to the civil populations either here or abroad, while lighter weight beef is used for the fighting forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

Rome, Saturday, September 2S-Krus- hevo, an important Bulgarian base, 20 miles north of Monastir, has been cap tured by Italian troops who also havs driven the erNmy from the mountain ranges between the Cerna and Velika rivers. The official statement from the Italian war office says that the Italians also are pursuing the Bulgarians on the Monastir- Kishevo road north of Demirhissar, an advance of 20 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
FONCK,s SIXTEENTH VICTORY

Paris, September 29.--Lheut. Rene Fonck the leading French aviator, brought down six enemy airplanes on September 26 His total now aggregates 66
 Foneks latest feat duplicates his own record and also those of Captain Trol- lope and Lieutenant Claxton both Of the British flying corps N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
KREIMHEILD LINE BRoK EN

To the left General Pershing's First army apparently has broken the new Kreimheild line with the capture of Romagne The IIindenburg position already is behind the Americans on their left the French also have swept over the enemy defenses on wide sector.
 An examination of the map tonight showed that the Hindenburg line had been smashed in at least six different places. There seemed no possibility that the enemy could cling to the frag- 1nents that remained for more than 8 matter of hours. Cambrai, St. Quentin, LaFere, St. Gobain forest, it seemed, might be engulfed by the tide of al- lied and American soldiers at any mo- ment, although it may prove necessary to pass them for later occupation, as it has been the German practice to fill evacuated towns full of gas + PERSHING'S FORCES ADVANCE
 While the center of immediate at tention was the French sweep toward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

remaining portions of the Hindenburg I line and are standing, according to the latest reports. virtually on the door
 steps of Cambrai More than 16,000 prisoners have been taken in this re- zion since Friday
 SOMME CLEAR OF GERMANS Under the efforts of the British, Amer jeans and French, the Germans have been cleared out of the entire department of the Somme and part of the department of the Ardennes now is in French hands for the first time since 1914. In unison with the attacks to the north, ;he French along the battlefront north
 and northeast of Soissons have delivered fresh attacks under which the Germans
 are in retreat north of the Aisne toward ltne Ailette, indicating that the enemy
 line soon must be readjusted eastward at least as far as Rheims. if not farther
 The French now are on the banks of the Ailette river at the western and of the Chemin- des Danes, making it apparent that this strong defense line soon must oe passed by in retreat ncrthward. Tn Champagne and northwest of Yer dun the Germans have sensed to the full the seriousness of the situation facins
 them, where further advances by the
 French and the Americans of necessity will compel the readjustment of the line north to the Swiss frontier. Large num- bers of endorsements have been thrown
 into the battle in Champagne to halt the advance of the French toward the inn portant junction town of Vouziers, but nevertheless General Gourauds S men have pressed forward northward from the re- zion east of Rheims to the northern fringes of the Argonne forest taking many positions of the highest stra tegic value.
 AMERICANS ADVANCE FRONTS
 Meantime the American also have ad- vanced their front, capturing Brieulles- SurMedse and Romagne and at last &C., counts were progressing favorably north- ward, along the Mouse valley and to the east of the Argonne forest. the turning of which by the combined forces of Gen. eral Gouraud and General Liggett seems probable within a short time
 The Bulgarian delegates who are en- deavorins to arrive at terms with the allied forces under which Bulgaria wilt quit the war, have arrived in Salonilli, but the Italian, French, Greek, Serbian and British armies are keeping up their drives eacross southern Serbia and into Bulgaria. Krusevo. the Bulgarian base 20 miles north of Monastir, has been cap- tured by the Italians, in front of whom the BuIgarians are in rapid retreat. The Serbians have won the important noun tain range of BlachSovitsa, south of>- Kochana, while to the east the British and Greek forces have taken further from the enemy region of the Lake Doiran and across the border in Bull garia.
 In Palestine the victory over the Turks is all but complete. Friday night Gen eral Allenby mad counted 50,000 prisoners and 300 guns.
 The losses of the Teutonic allies on the western front since the allied of- fensive began July 2s. are 100000 men made prisoner and 5000 guns, 10000 ma chine guns and enormous quantities of material captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
35-MILE FRONT

London. September 29.-British and American troops launched an attack at o;oo o'clock this morning northwest of St. quentin, Field Marshal Haig reported today Fierce fighting is taking place on the entire front from St. Quentin to the Scarpe, about 35 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
LUDENDORFF TASK DESPERATE

General Ludendorff's task is becom- ing desperate. His mobile reserve has decreased markedly and he has no sec- tor from which he can take troops to meet any one of the four allied thrusts
 General Mangin's army yesterday per- formed master stroke ill the capture of Fort Malmaison, and this success is expected to lead to the capture of the entire Chemin-D -Des-Dames ridge. The German positions on the ridge are be- ing subjected to heavy aerial bonn hardment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
THE WEATHER
Weather Fnrecast

Washington, September 29.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Mon day and Tuesday.
 South Carolina: Partly cloudy Mon day; Tuesday fair; little change in tenn peratureN
 Georgia: Fair Monday, except prob ably showers in extreme south portion Tuesday fair.
 Florida: Showers Monday and Tues day, except generally fair in northwest.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Fair Mon day and Tuesday; little change in tenn. perature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
ENEMY DEPENDS ON NORTH

The probable immediate effort of the enemy it was suggested. would be to get his forces on the north to the first of the series of secondary de- dense positions he is known to have been building on since Marshal Foch launched the surprise attack in the Marne salient in July In general way, this line is supposed to lie par allel to the Hindenburg line for a long distance and probably with its main fighting positions not more than 10 miles or so behind the present front. The maintenance of that line, how ever, will depend on developments both north and south of it's known ex- tent and the belief here isNthat there is no position short of the Belgian bor- der that could be relied on certainly to block the wide flanking movement indicate by General Pershing's swift n dx-npra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

in his direction. To remain in his seat meant to be burned to death.
 Captain Tricket's only recourse was to climb out on the wing of the ma chine and cling to the wires. This he did and the pilot then steered the ma chine safely to earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CLOSES

Bay St. Louis, Miss, September 29.-Be- cause of an increasing number of cases of Spanish influenza among the stu dents at St. Stanislaus college here, the institution was ordered temporarily closed by the president today
 The students were sent to their homes.
 The cases increased from eight on Thursday to 36 on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

A third group dropped bombs on Rom- agne and Cune1 and engaged in bat ties with German machines, bringing
 down six of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
FRITZ FACES DISASTER

From every angle the German high command appears to be faced with possibilities of crushing disasters. If, as it is thought, they have already ordered general withdrawal. tha slightest hitch in arrangement would mean a section of the army cut off and annihilated. Marshal Foch has shown that he has available the forces to strike on any front or on all fronts simultaneously This means that he can launch surprise drives at any weak link in the German chain as it gives ground, and a break through at any point might develop into rout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

On a three-mile front the Ameri- cans stormed the Hindenburg line and captured the towns of Bellicourt and Nauroy. crossing the Cambrai canal in the operations.
 Meanwhile to the south, the British
 stormed the main Hindenburg de- lenses OH the Schedlt canal, crossed the waterway and gained the hills be- yond, taking many prisoners. To the north the British have their hands on Cambrai, the important German base, over which recently there has been
 so much fighting. The Canadians are in the northwestern outskirts of the city. while a naval division has reached the southern environs. " South of St Quentin to LaFere the French have pressed forward their line and taken some 500 prisoners. Along
 the Chemin- des-D Danes the French have advanced their line for a dis tance of two miles, capturing the highest point on the famous ridge
 In Belgium, the Belgians and Bri
 ish have driven forward and taken Dixmude 10 miles from the North sea southeast of Nieuport, bringing their line into closer union with that in the region of Ypres. The capture of Dix nude, if it is pressed for further gains eastward, will seriously affect the German submarine bases on the North sea.
 The entente allied troops everywhere are continuing to make progress against the forces of the Teutonic alliance.
 In Belgium, Flanders and France ma terial advances have been made on all the fighting fronts; in Serbia the terri tory of the overrun kingdom is fast being reclaimed, while in Palestine the Turkish armies under the attacks of General Allenby and the tribesmen of the King of Hedjas have virtually ceased to exist as fighting units
 Additional large numbers of the en- emy have been made prisoper and large quantities of stores have been captured
 Keeping up relentlessly their violent attacks from near the sea in Belgium to the region of Verdun the Belgian, British, American and French troops are fast driving wedges into the en- enemy's line, forcing him to retreat or defeating him in sanguinary battles No rest is being accorded the Germans and apparently their front is fast going to pieces under the impetus of the all lied blows.
 BELGIANS PRESS FRITZ BACK
 In Belgium, between Dixmude and Ypres, King Aibert's men have pressed back the German front from four to five miles and taken coco prisoners. Ground that the enemy had held since the invasion of Belgium in 1914 has been restored to Belgian ownership through the efforts of the mixed Bell gian and British force, and at last ac- counts the allied forces were well on their way to the important junction town of Roulers
 To the south from the region east of Arras to St. Quentin the British. with the Americans fighting on their right. everywhere have penetrated the Ger man defenses over the 35-mile front. Desperate resistance was offered by the Germans but the allied troops refused to be denied and swept through the in an Austrian retirement in Albania Disorders are reported to have occurred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
Summary Of he News From AH War Fronts and Capitals
(By Associated Press)

and North South thick which badly smashed positions to LaFe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
GERMAN PLIGHT AGGRAVATED

Meanwhile, the plight of the Germans i'll the Cambrai sector has been aggra- eated by the loss of valuable railway communications The enemy in that re- zion is now in serious position and with one alternative, that of abandoning the Hindenburg line, which already has been pierced at four points,
 On the Champagne-Ve front the armies of Generals Gouraud and Liz gett are progressing steadily. The French and American forces in the last A hours captured the strong positions of Somme- Py-Marne, Gratrueil and Bo. conville, and have extended the advance east of the Argonne. Since the begin- ming of the attack in this sector Gen. eral Gouraud has broken the resistance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
ALLIES VICTORS ON
 ALL FRONTS IN WARS
 MOST AMAZING WEEK
(contineud From Page one)
ITALIANS TAKE KRUsHEvO

mans have been pressed back from four
 to five miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

by the enemy since 1914. The number of prisoners increases hourly and the advance goes on steadily, despite the fierce resistance of the Germans
 The power of the Anglo Belgian at- tack is shown by the fact that the Ger mans have lost the great Houthulst for est and the village of Ghelulvt, the key to the Ypres-Menin road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
BELGIANs PRESS FRITZ BACK

in an Austrian retirement in Albania.
 Disorders are reported to have occurred in Vienna.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

Our boys are defending this country
on the high seas and on the land. Our
own defense against common enemy
IL to keep the system clean by Kidding
the body Of the toxins, or poisons, which
are bred in the intestines. When you
feel tired, sleepy. headaci1y, when your
breath is offensive, or pimples appear
on the face and neck, 1t is time to recog-
nize the danger and protect your bodily
health by taking something for the liver
such as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The machinery Of the body needs to
be oiled, kept in good condition, just as
the guns or machinery of ship. Why
should human person neglect his own
machinery more than that Of his auto
mobile or his guns? Yet most people
do neglect themselves. Their tongue
has dark brown color, skin sallow,
breath bad, yet they fail to see that
their machinery needs attention.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have
been known for nearly half a century.
They are made of May-apple, leaves of
aloe and jalap, made into tiny pellet
and coated with sugar. They are stand
ard and efficacious. You can obtain
them at any drug store in Walls for
twenty-five cents. Ask for DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-and get no otherl
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Helpful Ideas.

Buy a yard Of cambria, cut into
squares and turn tiny hem around
each for the children's handkerchiefs.
Make a neat apron out of enamel
cloth such as we use for table covering,
and sew tape on for strings and bind
with tape. These aprons can easily be
wiped off and kept clean, and bit can
be stitched on also. Even an apron of
this kind is nice to put on child who
is continually soiling cotton clothing.
Much washing Is saved. Two aprons
could be made from three-quarters of
yard of oilcloth and the tape costs
nearly nothing.
Save the colored picture parts of our
Sunday papers each week, and when a
child is Ill or convalescing 1t will fur
nish quite an entertainment to II, II
is also well to put away the "woman's
section" for our own future reference.
as we can always find what we want
right there
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
MUFFLER AND HAT TO MATCH
Immense Scarf of Black Satin En-
broidered in Spanish Fashion, Match.
ing Headoear, Late Fashion.

A letter from London says that the
best of the smart women there who, of
course, are engrossed in relief work.
as are the best of every country, have
adopted the fashion Of wearing i'm
mense muffiers of wofsted jersey
wrapped around the neck once or twice
and matched up with hat.
In America this fashion Is growing
apace. Over here we still have an i'm
mense amount of peltry. and therefore,
It Is not to be expected that jersey will
take its place during the extreme cold
of this midwinter, but we may look for
1t as popular fashion after the ice
breaks.
However, the fashion that American
women have taken up along this line is
quite interesting. 1t is an immense
scarf of black satin embroidered in the
Spanish fashion, with hat to match
II is not as serviceable for rough
weather outdoors as the English mut-
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Styles Optional
For Spring Weal

New York.-Standardiza Of
mems dress has already become more
than a mere tentative suggestion. New
York papers carried the story Of sug-
gested regulations In mems attire, on
the front page, a few weeks ago; along
with the war news, the coal shortage
In New York, the thirteen-below-zero
temperature, and other striking hap
penings of a day and generation In
which exciting events have become al
most commonplace. The Importance
of the further suggestions, emanating
from the economy board, was immedl-
ately recognized, and, with front page
space at premium. as 1t 'is today, the
story was deemed of sufficient moment
to be given place Of honor. There
was nothing extremely radical In the
ideas advanced, prominent fashion
writer states. They included some Of
the suggestions already made at the
now historic meeting Of dressmakers,
manufacturers. retailers. fashion writ
ers and editors, and others held at the
Waldorf, to discuss the adoption Of
the slim silhouette, with view to lin
iting the consumption of wool. One
of the speakers, at that meeting, drew
attention to the fact, that though there
was not man in the room who was
wearing. what might be called a con-
spicuous or individual style Of cloth in
his clothes, yet there were In all prob
ability not two suits In the room of ex-
actly the same pattern.
Among twenty men in blue serge,
each will have suit made from diff
ferent weave and dye. This is waste
Of effort and material which might be
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
catarrh cannot BE Cured

BY LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh 10 a local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
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II Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the
System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
10 composed o! some of the best tonics
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The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
--AzX-GLZ-l
One Treatment
WithCuticlra
Clears Dandruf
Then the Bishop Understood.
Soap Csc. Ointment Is and Soc.
EzXKXz1XKX

Apropos of the Phillips Brooks ami
versary, the great bishop took note Of
things in his daily walks about town.
One day he saw gang Of street de-
partment employees using their hoes,
picks and shovels In such languid
and leisurely manner that he felt
moved to chide them for their sloth-
fulness.
"My friends. are you supposed to be
working for the city Of Boston2" In
CURED the bishop.
"No, sir; we're working for $3.50
day, please your reverence" said the
spokesman of the gang.
The bishop passed on.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
ENORMOUS WASTE OF MANURE
Estimated That Farmers of Country
Lose 5000, 100000 Yearly-Much
Could Be Saved.

It mas been estimated by some au-
thorities that the farmers of this coun-
Try lose the enormous sum of $780,
100000 year in waste of manure. A
large portion of this loss, doubtless,
could be saved, and the use of this
plant food is greatly needed on many
farms.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21

remedied; and suggestions for limiting
patterns of conservative materials for
mems wear, were made In the interest
of war time economy. The same ideas
have been applied to the manufacture
Of stuffs for mems shirts, and even to
their shoes and neckties. Results of
impressive benefit to the community at
large, to our allies and to our own
fighting men, are promised If these re-
forms are carried into fact.
So far, no such proposition has been
made with regard to the Industries
which deal with the dressing of wom-
en-. In fact, the pressure Of opinion
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
TEST ALL SEED FOR PURITY
Advice of Secretary of Department of
Agriculture-AbsoIute Waste
to Plant Weeds.

The secretary of the United States
department of agriculture, states that
"every farmer should test all seeds for
purity and termination before plant
ing" 1t is an absolute waste to plant
dead seeds or seed which is badly
mixed with noxious weeds.