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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
AMERICANS DRIVE At 'KRIMHI
HUGE GUNS POUNDING METZ
Kaiser and King Charles Propose Peace
Il. S. VieaUS Foe
Pc0ce Note as
German RuSe

Washington. Sept, 1s,-Recelpt OF
the official text of the Austrian
Ieace proposal was awaited today
by officials here but unless the COM
Elunicadon is couched in terms
radically different from the version
contained in press dispatches it
was felt that the entire plea could
be characterized as a German ruSe
10 obtain the best possible terms
before an allied victory could i'm
pose the most severe punishment
upon her.
The proposal as viewed by ofnc-
ials. it was reiterated, does not con-
tain a single basis upon which the
entente powers and the United
States would be willing to meet the
authors of the plea. In most cir
Cles it was held that the putting
f. rth of the proposal at this time
was but an admission Of the growing
weakness of the central powers.
Evidence that such a proposal
was to be made soon has been fire.
Cuent recently and the announce
ment of the offer did not come as
surprise to officials here.
There was doubt today whether
{ reply would be sent. If a reply
is made it was considered likely
that the allies would make a joint
answer after an exchange of views.
Germany's latest peace feeler, ad-
vanced through Austria, it was Of
fiCiaIIy stated today, best finds its
answer in President wilson's Balu-
more speech delivered last April.
Force, force to the utmost, force
without stint or limit, the righteous
and triumphant force which shall
make right the law of the world,
and cast every selfish dominion
down IN the dust"
That was the presidents answer
Their, and, it vas reiterated today.
it is his answer now.
No one doubts that it is the an
swer Of all the allies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
PRAISE IS GIVEN
YANKEE STAFF BY
FRENCH WRITERS

Paris, Sunday, Sept. 15.-Praise
for the American staff is given by
commentators on the American vic
tory in Lorraine. The pleasing ra-
pidity with which the American
staff adapted itself to new methods
Of warfare is cOmplimented and
tribute also is paid to young officer
who carried out their work with
great vaiOr and dash.
While the Americans are operat-
ing toward the northeast and battle
has extended far down into the
Vosges regions the German staff is
seeking to rectify its lines there.
The forced retreat at st Mihiel
caused a backward movement along
the heights of the Meuse. This dou-
BILE recoi1 viii establish the allied
lines in stronger positions over a
very wider front
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
$4,000 MINERS GO
OUT; ORDERED TO
GO BACK TO WORK

Shamokin, Pa. Sept 16-About
twenty-five thousand miners in
this section OF the anthracite re-
gion suspended work today in con
fOrmity with the decision of a
mass meeting held yesterday. All
of the mines south of Broad Noun
tain are in operation.
District President Matthews wir-
ed from Washington that until the
men return to work the federal
fuel administration will decline TO
consider an adjustment of the an
thracite wage scale. The men are
expected to go back tomorrow.
The miners are asking for a
wage scale equal To that OF the
bituminous miners in western
PennsylEaHia~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
"HINKY DINK" AND
BATH HOUSE JOHN
SEE SAD OUTLOOK

Chicago, Sept. 16.-"Hinky
Dink" Kenna, for forty years noted
as the dispenser OF the Largest
and coolest" beers In Chicago to
the motley of the first ward. and
widely known. with Bath House
John" COughlin as political czar o9
the first ward, will open an ice
cream parlor next year when the
country goes dry.
He hotIy denied It at first. but
admitted ii today. Pat O'MalIey,
his principal rival in the saloon
business, will open a flower shop.
Coughlin years ago got out of the
saloon game. and likewise the
Turkish baths which gave him his
sObriquet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
ILLINOIS TO GIVE
700 IN CALL FOR
28,016 NEGROES

Washington. Sept. 2G.-A draft
call for 29,0l6 negro registrants,
from 80 states. qualified for general
military service and to entrain for
national army camps Sept, 1927,
was issued by Provost Marshal
General Crowder. Illinois will send
790 men to Camp Grant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
rs TIME FOR WAR TO
END, HUN DECLARES

Amsterdam, Sept 1G.-Socialist
members of the municipal council
of Berlin raised the food question
II a public debate in the council
meeting on Thursday, according to
advices TO the Telegraaf. One
speaker. after denunciatOTy re
marks exclaimed: 1t is time the
war came to an end His words
were greeted by loud applause from
the public gallery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
THE WEATHER

Generally fair and continued cool
tonight and Tuesday.
Temperature at a m, As; high
est yesterday II; lowest last night,
AZ.
Velocity of wind at S a m, z
miles per nour
Precipitation, none
Relative humidity at p. m, 60
at 8 a. IN, 81
Stage of water, 2s; fall of / in
last as hours.
J.. NJ HHERIER, MetaGalagist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

Chicago. Sept. 16-The price of
beer in Chicago was raised from
five To ten cents a glass today. The
increase in price, saloon keepers
said, was caused by the advance in
the wholesale price to SIS barrel
for the better grade Ordinary
grades was advanced from Sl2 TO
SIG a barrel,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
POTATOES SAVE ENGLAND.

London, Sept l6-Had it not
been fer the huge potato creP grown
in England in 1917, Great Britain
might have been starved into sub
mission, Rowland f. Prothero
president of the board of agricul-
fuTe, told visiting American editors
In a 6nEAch-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
LATE BULLETINS

London. Sept. Is. Newton u.
Baker, the American secretary
OF war. arrived in London today
from Paris.
New York, Sept. -Lienten-
ant Charles Kinney. Jr., of Gov
ingtOn. ny, and L. II. Austin OF
Boston. were killed when an
army airplane from the Nine
ola aviation field crashed to
earth in the FlatbuSh section OF
Brooklyn today.
Paris, Sept. 16.- Several en-
emy aerial squadrOns flew over
Paris this morning. They were
subjected to IA heavy anti-air-
craft fire. but succeeded in
dropping some bombs. There
were IA few victims and s0me
material damage, according TO
an official report. The alarm
was sounded at i:25 and the
~ail clear" signal was given al
3 o'clock.
London. Sept. I6. - Premier
Lloyd George had "A distinctly
better night last night and had
several hours OF continuous
sleep, says the ofiic4al bulletin
issued by the attending physI-
clans tadaXa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
YANKS ON CANADA LIST.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 16.-The Can
adian casualty list published today
includes the names of the following
Americans listed as wounded: r. l.
c. Norborg, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; F.
WiIlmott, Ashland, Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
DIES FROM OVERWORK.

Bar Harbor, Maine. Sept. 10
Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, wife OF the
former United States ambassador
to France, died from the effects of
overwork in Paris during the first
German invasion in 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
with the American Army in

With the American Army in
Lorraine. Sept I6, y $50 p. m.
-(By the Associated Press .)--
Activity on the GeTman ariiI-
ieTy increased somewhat dur
ing the afternoon today. No in
fantry attacks, however, were
made.
London. Sept lG.-The great
German Lorraine fortress Of
Metz is under iOHg-Tange fire
from American guns. The siege
OF Metz is believed begun coin
cident with the Austrian bid
for a peace pariey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
FRENCH TAKE
vAILLY,TOWN
ALONG AISNE
Continue Progress in Drive
at tLaon-Rritish Score
New Gains.

Paris, Sept. 16.-The town Of
TaiIiy on the north bank of the
AIsne east of SOissOnS. has
been captured by the French,
the War Office announced today.
The French have continued
their progress between the Disc
and the AiSne and captured
Mont DeS SingeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
SWEPT BY CANNON'S FIRE
FROM ENEMY STRONGHOLD
YANK TROOPS PUSH AHEAD
u. S. Men Drive at Main
Hun Positions-Gain
on Big Front.

on Big Front.
With the American Army In
Lorraine Sept l6, 1890 p. m.
-(By the Associated Press )--
/ Activity on the German ariiI-
iery increased somewhat dur
ing the afternoon today. No in
fantry attacks, however, were
made.
/ London. Sept 16.-The great
German Lorraine fortress Of
/ Metz is under iOHg-Tange fire
from American guns. The siege
/ of Metz is believed begun coin
cident with the Austrian bid
for peace parIey.
/ The correspondent learns that
/ since yesterday noon the Americans
have advanced from two to three
miles on a front OF SO miles.
I Under Fire of Metz Guns.
The guns Of the great fortress Of
/ Metz are in action against them.
American patrols have advanced
/ two miles farther.
4 II appears that the Germans are
/ Withdrawing " 10 line protecting
+ the Metz rail communications.
For four days and nights the i'm
portant German communication
/ center of Metz-Sablon has been un-
/ der almost continuous attack from
1 British bombing planes. resulting
| in important damage to the Ger
man railways. barracks, gas works
/ and workshops.
C8y Associated Press)
Along the batrleIinc American
attention is directed chiefly at the
( front in Lorraine. where the
| Americans are under fire from the
/ fortress of Metz. and are apparent
/ ly making ready for drive against
/ the "krimhiId" line, TO which the
/ Germans Withdrew their shattered
! columns from the ST. Mihiel salient
/ Along this front American forces
are on the threshold of Germany.
! The victory OF General Perish
ing's men has had more than @
merely local effect. German ID
to the southeast have been IS b.
/ ened by the terrific blow d4bIt
along the heights of the NeEse.
| while to the northwest the Ger
| luduS are loittu TO a-apk tleLl-
selves 20 tAe new menace Wllel mas
I taken from them the cornerstone on
their forces 10 the east Oh herdun-
Enemy Guns Active
The aerial and artillery arms
| have been active on the front
! southwest OF Metz. The enemy
guns have been hammerine the
I American lines. but no infantry att
/ taCks have developed. Allied avi-
ators have hgmhardeI railroad
! ceuters and other military targets
/ in the Metz area. while enemy airs
men have bombed some places
! within the American lines. inciud-
/ ing ST. MihIel.
4rcpc7, tTl v.,rts
WIN tI,. ,,s.r-...- t-r-- f-
/ - -,,.4...- 81 -8...
! rarsI 7-b' --i.. ~ rf.. i----.r IL
: visione ora.g.f I'M The 81 -r.HFaf
battle was 10 attack the head o..
the salient and assist fhe Amer.-
cans in their drive against It's Wts--
ern front while the mau mass ef
the Americans was pls-.H- through
me southern rile OF -Hh a-.=-H.
Dh!E To-" + T'H.- DIVISIONS
engaged, one ai which. under Amer
.can coHHlahl. igfHa-a .-- rN-Fl-
Ielt OF me aI'aeA on tts western
front OF The salient li H.i pow
triul force OF Americans on AS
right
ne FRANCO American army
started from iar region tt Les
hpaL s7S aHd aA y '1'''N -o. .-l-.-7.-
"aIu TO JolH "-,i.tS WIZ, .l-e ".stt5
al my rom 'AAAe4i+es- t-"eE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

With the French Army in France,
Sunday, Sept, Is. (By the Associated
Press) The sacrifices the Germans
are making to stop the slow but
steady advance of General Mangin's
forces toward the Chemin Des
Danes are evidenced by the large
number Of the enemy dead found on
the fields of Saturdays and Sun
days operations. The number Of
prisoners increased during the day
to more than $500.
The dead are thickest around
Laf1aux mill and east of VauxaiIlon
where the enemy counter attacked
violently today in vain effort to
regain the positions he lost Satur-
day.
Threatens Hun Line.
General Mangin's troops not only
maintained all their gains, but
pushing on from Vauxa lion, cap
tured the plateau to the southeast,
which gives them a vantage ground
Of great Importance. To the south
the French also gained by occupy
ing Meunejean farm and ground
considerably to the east. Further
south they took by storm hill No.
169, north of Celles- -Sur-Aisne. Fur
ther advances by the French on the
high ground west and south of the
Chemin Des Danes will make the
German positions there very pre-
cariOus.
British Advance Line.
London, Sept. 16.-British troops
last night advanced their line
north of the Arras-Cambrai road,
establishing posts in the vicinity of
Sauchy -Cauchy and Oppy, accord
ing to today's report from Field
Marshal Haig.
On the Flanders front the British
pushed ahead in a successful minor
action on the Ypres-ComInes canal
on a front of more than two miles.
Capture Maissemy.
With the British Army IN France,
Sunday, Sept. Is, (By the Associat-
ed Press) ).-Maissemy, a village
FIVE miles northwest of ST Quentin,
has been captured by the British.
The place was taken during a local
attack directed against the high
ground upon which this hamlet is
situated This adds another i'm
portant position TO those recently
taken along the ridges west of St.
Quentin
A little below this place and to
the southeast of HOlnon wood the
British also improved their lines
slightly. Fighting of a local nature
continues on the northern battle
front near La Bassee, where the en-
emy has been forced to give ground
steadily. Beyond this, no important
infantry action has been reported,
but heavy artillery dueIs have been
fought at numerous points.
Shell Hindenburg Line.
British gunners bombarded the
Hindenburg line fercely for hours
yesterday and heavy enemy losses
were inflicted The German gun
ners have been maintaining an in
tense fire in the Gouzeaucourt sec
tor and deluged HavrIncourt with
explosives yesterday.
Today brought the first fair
weather the British front has seen
for a week. Thu sun came out
bright and warm this morning and
has been rapidly drying out the wa
terlogged ground over which it was
becoming increasingly difficult for
troops TO operate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

The correspondent learns that
since yesterday noon the Americans
have advanced from two to three
miles on a front of SO miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16
Offers FALL
FLAT allies
REJECT PLAN
Appeal of Eon-Binding
Discussion Regarded as
Sham by Entente.

Text Of ACs-Ia's note asking a
discussion u peace - printed on
page lJ.j
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

Asso ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

NJ e m b or of A a dit
Bureau of CirculationI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

The pacific Daily News Is the sole
exception 20 the prevalent COM
Lent Anticipating general re
ySeton Of the Austria proposals fl
rays that reBponsf bic, sober-mindef
men should nevertheless face the
proposals sguarely. The -easpap
LContiraad on 20 A.sAl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-16

London, Sept 16.-Germany
haS mad definite peace o.
fer 10 Belgium, according 10
information Fef-p.xg4 here
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04
EVENING PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WEDNESDAY,

cousins, who have received no details re-
garding his condition. He served in the
artillery during the trouble along the
Mexican border in 1916.
Private Peter J. Verne. Company IL,
Thirty-eighth Infantry, lost one eye in
the fighting before the American troops
crossed the Vese River. He is one OF
eleven children and his parents live at
1881 South Twentieth street. A letter
written July 90 has been received by
his parents. In II he states that he is
recovering and expects to be sent home
soon We've got the Germans down
and they're going to stay down. the
letter concludes. He is nineteen years
| old.
Leroy webb, hospital corps. reported
| in the latest list of prisoners in Ger
many as resident of BroC.'.'n, Is a
Philadelphia boy, who for >lerly lived
at 5146 ogden street. His parents are
dead and his sister Miss Frances Eve
! lyn Webb. now is a patent in the West
! Philadelphia Women's Hospital. WebS
| is a member of the EbeneZer Methodist
| Church, Fifty-second and Parrish
| streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04

ported missing in action since July 30
His mother, Mrs. Jennie Sabulsky, 1884
South Beulah street. - Sanxiousy await
ing letter from the American Red
Cross reporting that he has been To-
Gated. He is twenty-three years old and
was a clerk in a downtown department
store. He enlisted and was sent to
Camp Meade last September.
Private Alden ID. Reed, reported as
wounded, lives in this city at 251O Le-
high avenue. From the Revolutionary
War to the world war of today Is a far
cry--but in every one of these wars u
Reed, of the family of which Alden is a
member fought. and fought hard
Here's the record: War of the Revolu-
ton, Joseph Reed. member of General
Washington's staff. and the great grand :
father of Private Reed; War of 1912, J..
Reed, grandfather of Private Reed
War of 1s45, Mexican War. an uncle
Of Private Reed, the brother of his
father, was an officer, killed in action
the Civil War. Richard S. Reed, father
of Private Reed commissioned a first
lieutenant. and attached to General
James Barns's staff prisoner of war at
Antietam, fought In many battles with
the Army of the Potomac; Theodore A.
Reed, brother of Private Reed, fought
in the Spanish American War; and in
France today. fighting the big fight is
still another brother. Richard W. Reed,
in the artillery branch.
That's a record to inspire Private AL
den Reed, eighteen years old, enlisted
in the service before he was seventeen.
overseas as a member of Company NJ.
of the fighting 10th. and now recover
ing from wounds in base hospital in
, France. And" said the proud father
at the .Lehigh avenue house last night.
he'll come back I'm sure, with a rec
ord that will uphold the finest tradi-
ttons of the Reed family and of the
American army"
Private Martin Coogan. Company f.
Twenty-eighth Infantry, severely wound
ed is twenty-one years old. He lived at
1904 Myrtle street with his aunt and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04

Private Joseph f.. McMahon is twenty
four years Old and enlisted in August.
1917. Although he was reported severely
wounded on July 10, a letter received
last Friday by his father, Thomas Nc
Mahon, of 1859 wilde street, Manayunk,
stated that he was recovering from a
slight wound The letter was dated ten
! days after he was supposed to have
been badly hurt He has three brothers
in the service one is in France. another
is in the navy and the third is in train
ing camp
Private John Bougi. reported a.
wounded, is twenty-five years old and
has wife and child living in Poland
He enlisted soon after war was de-
clared. His sister Mrs Sophie Sa-
bodka lives at 270l Monmouth street
where Bougi made his home before en-
tering the army.
Private Herman Sabulsky. of Com
pany A, 108th Infantry, has been re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04

the address given in the official casualty
list.
Bauman, who is twenty-one years old,
enlisted September 10, 1917, and was
detailed with Company d of the 10th
Infantry. After training at Camp Han
cock, the regiment was sent abroad in
May. Before he enlisted Bauman was
employed by the Franklin Sugar Re-
fining Company.
Private Charles Di Msntino, severely
wounded, is reported to have lived at
1888 East Passyunk avenue. At that
address it was said the family had
moved to 1417 South Juniper street, but
in that neighborhood nothing is known
Of him.
Private John A. Alper, listed as miss
ing in action, has no home at 433
Wharton street, the address given for
him in the official report. The family
is said to have moved to South Sixth
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-04

There is noticeable difference
in the styles for fall. The col
lars show new effects, and though
laces and embroideries are very
popular they are applied in new
ways.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
Allied Invasion
Feared by Germans

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The German pop
ulation along the Rhine expects an
Allied invasion, in the opinion of q
Dutch woman OF German descent who
has just returned to Ans from
visiting relatives in small village near
Bonn on the Rhine. In a statement to
the Amsterdam correspondent Of THE
Daily Express" she said
"The impression gathered from what
saw and heard in Germany was one
of real despair In spite of what the
newspapers say or do not say, the Ger
man retirement in the West is making
the worst possible impression, especial
ly along the Rhine. The people there
know that they viii be the first to be
hit if the Allies ever come The idea
that German soil is to remain inviolate
to the last has disappeared completely,
and on the Rhine everybody expects a
foreign invasion sooner or later Many
families are preparing to leave for Cen
trail Germany
The ravages of Allied aircraft are
simply terrific. When you read There
was some material damage it means
that whole streets were torn I'D, with a
heavy casualty list to complete the
picture"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
r oe Lies to Sustain,
Morale Of PEOPLE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-As an ex-
ample of the desperate situation in
which German leaders find themselves
IN trying to keep up the morale of their
people, Secretary Lansing to- day cited
a report in the Berlin "Zeitung am
Mittag' Of August 20, which said:
According to American papers. four
teen American transports which left
the United States in June were tor
pedced and sunk. Seven hundred and
twenty-five men lost their lives"
The Secretary said he believed this
absurd report to be at the direct in
stigation of the German intelligence
Office. Such propaganda, he said.
doubtless is due not only to the re-
verses that the German army has been
suffering on the Western front, but
also to the food situation throughout
the empire, which is reported to be
very bad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-25
March Says ublic
Gets All Casualties

- "assalNGTON, Aug. 24.-Members Of
w. ~ Senate Military Affairs Committee
.s assured By General March at their
80 conference that stories of great
.. ~ American casualties over
,,ss s are wholly false, and that all
s ,,s.a among the expedi,onary
80, r.,ss are given to the public a.
ZEN. '''e GABLES can transmit
me. NE subject Of casualties was
w. ssssat up by the Senators, who said
,., ~, hao received many letters from
s 49, Claiming complete information
g.s .h is being withheld. General
~ sa explained the system under
= a. 'ae families Of men mentioned
I. we HSfS are notified az quickly as
~. .aDies can be checked and the com
Asts Transmitted 20 the news
Is, =, Tor publication. To avoid riv-
.ae enemy Information as 10 cssu-
ys,.;.on a gwen date or as to tho
10y OF the unitg, the names are
ps,e,s &c aEncng the daily lists for the
o1t no name is withheld