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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
AMERICANS TAKE 20 TOWNS

Washington, September 29.-In report ing further advances of the Americans northwest of VerduR, General Pershing' s oommunique for yesterday, received here tonight, says American aviators have kept command of the air. They have brought down 12 balloons and more than 60 enemy planes, while less than third of that number of American planes are missing. The statement follows:
 Headquarters American EXpeditionary Forces, September 2S:
 Section A-The attack begun on Sep tember 26 continues to develop success fully. Today our troops, advancing in the face of heavy infantry, artillery and machine gun fire, have reached the out skirts of Brieulles and Exermont. More than 20 towns and enormous quantities of material have fallen into our hands The number of prisoners continues to in crease.
 American aviators have kept con- mand of the air They have brought down F balloons and more than 60 en- emy planes, while less than third that number of our planes are missing. In coniunction with French and British aviators, they have, notwithstanding un- favorable weather, rendered valuable service and successfully executed many missions.
 section B-sThe following extract is from German, soldiers letter, found m the Woevre, September p:
 Americans are in front of us. TO the right of us Indians of the Sioux tribe were identified in one of the last attacks. After the war KaKrl Marx can write another booK about his war ex- periences with his dear Indians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
ADVANCE IN MACEDONIA

Paris, Saturday, September 2S-North. west of Monastr allied troops advanced Il miles up to Friday and along the entire front had captured more than 300 guns. according to the French official statement on operations in Macedonia, issued tonight. Further important cap- lures of prisoners have been made The allies also are making progress between Lake Presba and Lake Ochrda. The statement follows:
 Army of the East, September 27.-The day of the 27th was marked by gen. eral advance along the whole front and by new captures of a large number of prisoners and important material On the left the allied troops broke up the resistance of the enemy forces between Lakes Presda and Ochrida and pressed on. Northwest of Monastir We have made an advance of more than IS kilo- gressed beyond Krushevo and are march ing on Kichevo.
 In the center the Serbians, who en- tered Veles on September 26, despite strong resistance by the enemy, are pushing forward on the front of Kara buniste- Rydnik, B kilometres (22 miles> from Uskub. They have reached the region of Lehovo, about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the Bulgarian from tier.
 "On the right the allied forces occu- pied the region of Strumnitza and are ascending the valley of the Strumnitza towards the east
 The number of guns captured is more than 30O.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
RAILROAD MADE USELESS

With the American Army Northwest of yerdun. September 2S.--(Saturday.) (By the Associated ess.)-With the Challerange railroad line severed on
 the left by the French, the Germans are strengthening their forces on the front facing the Americans in an ef- fort to delay and to halt entirely if possible the American thrust which may force the Germans to abandon the northern part of the Argonne forest betwe cen the Aisne and the Aire. To the east, determined opposition also is being offered, although in that part of the front the German loss, while perhaps much greater in extent, would be less important because on the | left the more important communica- ton lines are seriously threatened. The Challerange line, which had been used to feed the front, which 1t par allels closely, is useless for some dis tance and the main line from Vouz- iers already is within the range of
 the allied guns. Challerange is a june tion point, and the railroads run east and west
 The damage already done to the
 American sector is not sufficient to | put it out of operation, but for every 100 yards the Germans lose in the Argonne the danger to their communi- cation line is increased.
 Tie fighting on the American front has developed into two major opera tions, for the is1and-like region be- tween the Aisne and the Aire, and for the districts between the Aire and the | Mouse. If the Americans can drive through on either sector the Germans must look to the Brunhill system of defense. a line they have not had to
 use up to this time. This extends along the Boult forest eastward along line to the north of Brieulles, where shells from the American guns already have exploded intuition dumps. starting losses.
 The positions which the Germans now hold and which they are defeni- ing so vigorously are not bad. but they are incapable of defense for a long period except at the cost of enormous lisses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
CAPTURE GERMAN TUNNEL

French Headquarters in Champagne Saturday, September .-tReuters.) The Germans fought desperately to re- tain possession of Somme-Py. They counter attacked repeatedly in the teeth of French machine guns on the hills south of the town.
 French tanks displayed extraordi- mary gallantry in the capture of tun- mel which the Germans were employ ing to feed reserves to the front and which had been organized into regu- lar fortress. The tanks had to traverse labyrinth of trenches under the at tack of heavy artillery, but succeeded in their difficult and dangerous mission, enabling~~the infantry to surround the tunnel and turn the whole Somme-Py position from the east.
 Further east the height of Gratreuil was captured by surprise attack de livered with such speed that the garri son was surrounded before it realized it was being attacked. The village had to be cleared by street fighting. how ever, for the Germans apparently did not realize that they were surrounded
 The enemy's resistance has been in Itensified along the whole front as the Infantry and machine gunners fall back upon their reserves in new lines which.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
INCREASES IN VIOLENCE

With the French Army on the Cham-
 pagne Front September 29.--(By the As- sociated Press, D. m.)-The battle Of
 Champagne has greatly increased in vio- lence with the arrival of fresh German divisions The enemy is,making a strong fight to halt the advance of General lGourauds troops toward Vouziers Northwest of Bouconville, Bellevue ana
 Bussy farm were captured this morning. giving the French a position which com mands the important railway Junction or Challerange and the defile of the Ar gonne at Grand-Pre, which Dumoriez, Tn his campaign in 1792, called the Thermo- pylae of France. The French have also taken Mount Cuvelet, another command ing position west of Bouconvile. With the French dominating the vest ern exit from the Argonne, and the Americans advancing along the eastern edge, one of the strategic objects of the battle which may be to provoke. the ran of the entire Argonne position, IS well advanced. Further west fresh ground has been gained in the region of Au-
 berive, which increases the menace to the strong German positions on the mounds north of the old Roman road, lying east from Rheimss the Teton,
 Mount Conflict Mont Sans Nom anu Mount Haul
 The possession of d-Pre is one or the big stakes of this battle. When 1t falls the Germans must make haste tc get out of the Argonne region, which ex- plains the desperate defense of its ap- breaches by the best forces the Germans
 have available Those taken prisoner yesterday gave up only after most nitter combats. They not only fought well, put their appearance is far superior to tnat of most of the prisoners taken in the past month.
 General Mangins forces. driving pack the enemy in the region of the Chemin- s-Dames during the night, advanced 10 the Aiette river north Of Pinon forest, took Chavignon. and reached the cahas basin to the southeast, where they met
 sharp machine gun fire to prevent them from crossing. Further south the Germans are resisting 1 on the line of the Chapeile. Saiii.e Berthe, Ostel and Chavonne. They are relying principally on artillery in this I region
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
HUNS YIELD GROUND

French Headquarters on the Aisne, Saturday, September 2S-(Reuter 1.-The Germans have begun retirement from the important Laffaux Malinaison pla- teau from which the Chemin-des- Danes runs eastward to Craonne and the sources of the Ailette. (
 As the result of General Mangin's advance today the entire Malmaison plateau and the western end of tho Chernin- Danes for about 1500 yards are in possession of the French.
 After fighting desperately for weeks to retain the approaches to the massif of St. Gobain and L.aon, the enemy is abandoning them. This group of heights for years has formed the central pillar of the German line in France. The strategy of Marshal Foch compelled the enemy, as it did on the Marne, to with. draw his center before the allied att tacks to the north and the east and forced him to move back on the wings The retreat is one of the first and di. rect results of the French, American and British offensives of the last three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
'SWAMPED, WIRES
 STATE OFFICIAL ID SURGEON GEN. BLUE
Influenza Spreads at Alarm ing Rate in Eastern Camps. Engineers Quarantined
 at Camp Sheridan

Boston, September 29-At least S5, ,O0O persons are ill from Spanish influenza in Massachusetts, and the death list is growing hourly. State Health Commis- sloner Kelley tonight wired Surgeon General Blue of the public health serv Ice that the situation continues serious z
 Scores of doctors and nurses have been recruited for the battle against the dis ease, but Commissioner Kelleys mes- sage said there was "a crying need for nurses and doctors, especially nurses
 health service train with five doctors and 10 nurses arrived tonight. Other hospital units are expected.
 The message added:
 Situation in a given city often changes from not alarming to 'swamped' in AS hours. Number of estimated cases ex- elusive of Boston, 3OO00; deaths reported, 250; probably incomplete
 spanish influenza and broncho- -pneumo. mia took 149 lives in this city in the 2i hours ending at 10 oclock tonight bring ing the total death toll since the epi- demic started on September 14 up to 1926 persons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
FoCH's STRATEGY TESTED

British Headquarters in France, September .-r(Reuter. With the attack the British army delivery th1s morning, some of the pieces of F'ocns great strategic plan were fitted to- gether With the British troops stand ing on a line overlooking the streets of Cambrai and east of St. Quentin canal at Marcoing. the occasion was ripe for the testing of the vaunted inn pregnability of the Hindenburg line at it's strongest point between St. Quen- tin and LeCatlet
 The attack was started about 6 o'clock in the morning and certainly was no surprise to the enemy, as for 4S hours the British batteries had maintained a terrific bombardment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
GETTING ON GERMAN NERVES

Amsterdam September 29-The Amer ican bombardment of the fortress of Metz is getting on the nerves of the German people. This is emphasized by a correspondent of the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette of Essen, who visited Metz on Thursday.
 When the bombardment of the fortress area started the inhabitants of the city believed an air raid was in progress and took to. their cellars. When the truth became known many persons left the city, but most of them now have returned.
 Between September P and September 26, the correspondent says. 40 shells fell in the outskirts of the city twhere the forts are located), killing a few per- sons and doing damage to property.
 Other correspondents attempt to ap- rease the anxiety of the Germans by pointing out that Metz is fortified strongly with the latest devices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
THRILLING ESCAPE

With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, September 29.--(By the As sociated Press )-Capt. Charles Y. Tricket of Sander, Tex, acting as an observer, today saved his own life and
 that of his pilot by a thrilling ex- ploit in the air. The gasoline tank of the airplane was set on fire by Ger
 man aviator's machine gun while the American machine was fighting 1000 feet in the air in the region of Nan tillois When the fire burst from the
 tank between the seats of the pilot and the observer Captain Tricket made desperate efforts to extinguish the
 flames. which the wind was forcing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
WASHINGTON NOT ALARMED

Washington, September 29.-The Ger man protest against the use of shot guns by American troops has been re ceived at the state department and an answer soon will be dispatched.
 Shotguns are used by American troops. it was said today only as authorized py the accepted rules of war They are employed in general police work and n guarding prisoners. being more desirable for such work than the high-powered army rifle. because the firing of the latter might result in the death or m jury of persons it was not intended TO hit.
 causing any anxiety among American officials. The Americans hold 1000 Ger man prisoners to every 10 Amercans in enemy prison camps,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
BERLIN NIGHT STATEMENT

BerIln, September 29.-(Via London.l The official statement from general head quarters this evening says:
 There were fresh engagements east of Ypres. Tremendous fighting took place between Cambrai and St. Quentin The British assault failed as a whole.
 Tn Champagne and beyond the Ar. gonne and the Mouse violent attacks de livered by the French and Americans were repulsed, with the exception of To- cal breaches on both sides of ArdeuiI"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
RIFLEMEN BAG GERMAN PLANE

With the American Army in France, September 2S.-(By the Associated Press s)--Amerioan infantrymen have had the rare experience of bagging d German airplane with their rifles.
 A German airman recently appeared over the town of St. Pie, in the Vosges mountains. He was flying so low that he had difficulty in escaping the fire of the Americans and his machine caught momentarily on the tower of the city hall. Two military policemen fired at the machine with their pistols, but the aviator did not appear to be an moved and continued his observations
 Before flyinssoff to the east he raked the ground with machine gun fire, wounding civilian.
 Unfortunately for the German, he passed over company of infantry rest ing at the side of road. The officer in command ordered the men to fire at the machine and every rifle in the company came into action. The ma chine fell in flames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
Local Data

Laon, now in plain sight of General Mangins men who have cleared the wide plateau on the western end of the Chemn- des-Dames and hurled the enemy down through the valley be- yond, of even deeper significance is the continued swift progress of Per- shings forces along the heights of the Mouse and on a wide front to west ward of the river. To most observ- CTS, this thrust has the greatest po tential menace for the enemy and the whole titanic offensive now raging from Verdun to the North sea is viewed as a single battle in which the Americans on the right are relied upon to carry forward a threat of such a nature that the enemy dare not finger in intermediate defense positions, but must make all haste back to the Bel giar border or face the encirclement Of a la 1anrtic.ra of. hi forces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
AMERICAN AIRMEN vICTORs

With the American Army Northwest )of Verdun, September 29.--(By the As sociated Press. )-American aviators lagain demonstrated Saturday that they are the masters of the air on this sec- tor. They engaged in 52 combats and Drought down 33 enemy machines with out the loss of one American pilot.
 The German airmen appear to have lost their daring. which had charac- terized their work of the previous days, and did not venture across the Ameri- can line with reconnaissance airplanes, after they had been attacked once by the American machines. The German balloons were hastily lowered in the
 face of an American attack and did not appear again during the day.
 One of the American pursuit groups engaged in 2S combats at low attitudes land brought down three enemy ma chimes Another pursuit wing had II
 battles in two snrties along the line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
ADVANCE ON FOUR SECTORS

Paris, September s9.--The allied ad- vances on four sectors from the North sea to the Mouse continue, and impor- tant strategical points are being taken from the Germans by the sledge-ham- mcr blows of the French, British, Amer ican and Belgian forces.
 Not since the first battle of the Marne has there been an attack to compare in extent with the present operations. The new thrust of the Anglo Belgian armies was complete surprise to the Germans and is meeting with marked success. Ii is being made against territory held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
SERIOUS HOUR STRUCK

Amsterdam, September 29.-Germanys most serious hour seems to have struck,
 says the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin in
 discussing the Bulgarian question. The Frankfort Zeitung says: Tt is useless
 to gloss over this news and we are not quite sure whether it would not be use fu to attach considerable importance to the semi-official attempts to veil the threatening cessation of Bulgaria or raise any hOpeS''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
AT CAMP SHERIDAN

Montgomery, September 29-Gen. w. A. Holbrook, commander at Camp Sher. dan, today ordered the 209th engineers and engineers train auarantined, on account of the appearance in their sec tion of cases believed to be Spanish in- fluenza. It was stated that 50 or more men were being treated. but an official diagnosis has not yet been given out. Camp Sheridan is one of very few army camps of the nation which has escaped the epidemic which is raging in large number of them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
BRITISH TAKE 5o.ooo TURKS

London, September 29.-Prisoners to the number of 50000 and 325 guns had been counted by the British in Palestine Friday night, according to an official communicat tion issued tonight. Notwith- standing Turkish resistance in the re- zion of Tiberias the British forced fur ther passages of the Jordan. To the south the British cavalry drove the en- emy northward through Mezerib and joined hands with the forces of the King of the Hedjas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30

although neither so strong naturally nor so we'll entrenched as the aban- i doned positions, are far more strongly
 held and the problem of piercing them
 is one of the utmost difficulty.
 Probably no troops ever made such Ian advance as General Gouraud's in fantry in the last couple of days in such maze of fertilization. Several distinct trench systems were counted lin the space of 1000 yards. After the first few hours German reserves be- gan to appear among them. at least one division of Prussian guards, and they cotfnter attacked furiously
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
TAKE 100000 PRISONERS

Paris, September 29.-(Havas AgencyJ French, British and American and Bel sgian troops in the last three days nave captured 10000 prisoners and sp guns 1t is estimated here. Since July lS the allies have captured 20000o prisoners, 5000 guns 200oo machine guns and enor- nous quantities of material. This does not take into account the operations Tn Macedonia and Palestine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
URGED BY
 GENERAL CROWDER
Tells Draft Board to Allay Unrest by Passing on
 Registrants at Once

Washington. September 29.-District boards were asked today by Provost Marshal General Crowder to use all possible speed in passing upon claims in behalf of registrants to deferred classification on occupational grounds.
 Until the classification of the new registrants has been completed said the generals message, there will, of course, exist considerable and wide spread uncertainty and unrest among the registrants, which, in the case of those employed in necessary cccupa- tions will to tend retard production. Thus the national interest demands that there be no unnecessary delays in de- termining the status of these individ- uals.
 'on the other hand the military pro- gramme requires that Class 1 men un- der the new regulation be made avail able for military training within 90 days-some alniost immediately
 It is upon my faith in your ability to meet the situation that 1 have built my pledge to have the men ready when called for"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-30
MANY CASES AT NASHVILLE

Nashville, Tenn, September 29.-Offi- cials reported 250 cases of Spanish in- fluenza at the Old Hickory powder plant, near Nashville. today. Both the white and colored Y. M. c. A. buildings at the plant were closed today and every precaution is being taken to prevent a further spread of the disease. One death at a local hospital from the epidemic today.