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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
ACTION is POSTPONED
BY ANTHRACITE UNION

wilkes-Barre. pa, Sept. 16.-Miners
who one week ago drafted an ultima
tum to Fuel Administrator Garfield de-
manding an increase in wages or in
duction- into the United States army
under the work -or-fght" rule held two
sessions Saturday night and Sunday in
Union Hall. finally extending the time
limit of their demand to next Saturday
night, when they will expect Mr.. Gar
fields definite proposal.
James Morgan, chairman of the body.
which is distinct from the United Mine
Workers and includes 600 members
under the title of the Anthracite Union,
said assurances had been given John r.
Dempsey, of the Luzerne-Lackawan ma
district Of the United Mine Workers Of
America, that an increase of wages is
virtually settled, the amount being in
definite. but assuredy sufficient to equal
the scales afforded miners in the
bitumnous district.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
ALLIES WILL KEEP ON WINNING
Gen. Corsi, Italian Expert, Says
Failure Has Depressed Germans

CopUriDht. 1918. bU NciC York Times Co.
Rome. Sept. 16.-General CGrsi asks
where Hindenburg intends or hopes to
make his new line and where he will be
able to do 1t, since many of the strong
holds which formed the former Hin
denburg line are now in the hands Of
the Allies
The condition of the German army
now is very different from what it was
when II executed its orderly retreat in
1911. while the condition or the Allies.
under n single command, with efficient
troops, abundant war material and,
above ALI a strong American strategical
rssSrNe' re io, Is abnsolntely superior to thst
ure have depressed the morale OF the
German army and raised in like proper
ton that Of the Allies. All indications
point to the conclusion that the victory
Of the Allies will continue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
BOTH AMERICAN
UINGS MOVE .4HE I'D

WIN the Americans on the Metz J. rOnt,
sept. l6.-Botb American wings ar" re-
ported 10 he Stra ightennG out and CO.
OrdnatinE their positions across the late
ST. Mihiel salient. Our patrols now con-
troll the area hetWeeu the American
lines aud the Hindenhurg reserve de-
ienS1s.
The Germans are digging in far 10 the
rear. rather than attempting to dispute
the American gains effectively.
Aerial fighting is intense. Battloplanes
are forcing the bochcS to remain more
than five kilomcterS iabout three mies)
fehhi positions which otherwise would
constitute their forward lines while
reConna IsSanCe and bombing planes and
artillery liaSSon units operate practically
undisturbed despite numerous air fights.
The number of German airmen has
suddenly Increased tremendously. bur is
stIll insufficient to meet the British
French and American forces Tons of
bombs are being dropped on the German
military positions far in the rear.
There WAS stiff infantry fighting dur
ing the night along the Mosellr. where
Americans storned fortified qGarrirs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
GERMANS ADMIT
ST. MIHIEL LOSS
Belittle Importance of
American Victory, but Say
Prisoners Were Many
AUSTRIANS MENTIONED
Press Secs Initiative With
Allies, but Believes Hindcn!
burg Will Strike Soon
AUSTRIANS MENTIONED
special Cable TO Euening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, by NclU York Times Co.
The Hague Sept. 16.

topVflOht, 1918, by Ncir YORK 1thcS 60.
The Hague Sept 49,
Official reports cn the st. Mihiel battle
in today's Rhenish papers merely men
ton the fact that Americans co-operated
with, the French in the attack and a
telegram from Geneva to the Frank
furter Zeitung states that owing to bad
Geographic communication neither the
American nor the French report had
arrived at the time of going to press.
The newspaper says:
The American-Frencha attack against
the salient Of St. Mihiel is only ndi-
rectly connected with the general attack
of the Entente This new point of at
tack lies in a different direction. The
chief aim of the enemy was the moral
effect. Regarding this, it is sufficient to
evacuation of this exposed salient has
lain within the bounds Cf possibility and
has been under consideration
Since the abandoning of the attacks
on Nerdun the German positions by ST.
Mihiel were no longer of Importance.
Unfortunately the fact remains that the
operation of our enemies, especially the
Americans, presents the possibility of
portraying the evacuation as an i'm
portant tactical success-as a link in a
chain-especially as the captures in pris-
oners appear TO be considerable.
"The enemy concentrated and attacked
on the flanks If the salient and sue
ceeded in driving a wedge on Combres
heights in the center of the northern
side of the salient The German COM
mand succeeded especially, owing to the
help of Austrian regiments, who are
mentioned for the first time, in keeping
open the mouth of the pocket until Ger
man troops who were threatened with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
BERLIN CHEERS PEACE DEMAND
Members If Council Insist Var
Should End Now
u. H.
Bv the Associated Press

Nmsterdam. Sept lG Socialist mem
bers of the municipal council Of Berlin
raised the food question in a public de-
bate in the council meeting ON Thurs
day. according to advices To the TelC-
graaf.
one speaker. after dcnunciatory re-
marks. exclaimed: 1T is time the war
can,e to an end " His words were
greeted by loud applause from the pub
lie gallery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
ALLIES IN CONTACT
WITH KRIEMHILD LINE
Bv the Associated Press

with the American Army in France,
Sent, l6.-The role of the French
divisions engaged in the st. Mihie battle
to attack the head of the salient and as
sid the Americans in their drive against
ito western front while the main mass
of the Americans was pushing through
the southern side of the salient only
few French divisions We're engaged one
of which, under American command.
formed the extreme left of the attack on
the western front of the salient. 1t had
a powerful force of Americans on its
right. !
from the region of Les Eparges and ad-
yanced southeast and joined hands with
the Woevre army from Nigneulles. Other
French divisions co-operated in the at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
NINE STRIKE EFFECT
IS MflNIMIZED HERE

Confidence was expressed at Federal
fuel administration offices in Phladel-
phia today that rTe dissatisfaction
among the miners who quit work today
will not have serious results.
Fuel administrators at each of those
places have been instructed to try to
keep the men at work and production
going.
tration here said there have been sew
eral sporadic outbreaks among the
anthracite miners in Pennsylvania DUR
ing the last few weeks. Many of the
miners, II Is said, believe the question
OF an increase I'm pay should be settled
without further delay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
H4IG PUSHES ENEMY =
BACK IN FLANDERS

London, Sept. 16.-On the Flanders
front the British pushed ahead in a
successful minor operation on both sides
of the Npres-ComineS Canal on front
of more than two miles, the War Office
announces today.
British troops last night advanced
their line north of the Arras-Cambrai
road. establishing posts in the vicinity
of Sauchy-Cauchy and Oppy (Sauchy-
Cauchy is five miles north of Moeuvres)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
PART OF DISTRICT
KEEPS ON MINING
By The Associated Press

Reading, Pa, Sept 16 - Word re-
ceived in this city this morning shows
that virtually all of the mines in the
Shamokin district are idle and that in
the other parts of the Schuylkll region,
north of Broad Mountain, few of the
mines of the Reading Coal and Iron
Company are in operation.
All of the mines south of Broad Noun
tain are in operation. These include
those in the Lyl<ens Valley, fremont,
Minersville and Schuylkill Valley dis
tricts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
Auto Wrecked, Racing, Gasless Day

wilkes barre. Pa. Sept. 16.--In an ef-
ftrt to reach home before the restrlc-
tiens of gasless Sunday would expose
him TO arrest, w. n. Bradbury, of Larks-
Vile ra n his machine over the East End
cut-off Of the Poeono boulevard early
fupday morning, dropping thirty feet
80 sssxs ssxs rsf. S sxsssi% sssSiSs e E5s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15

field. ea
shamokin. Pa. Sept. 16.-More than
1000 miners in the Shamokin and
Mount Carmel end of District No. Q,
United Mine Workers of America sus-
pended work at the mines today. in
keeping with the decision of a mass
meeting held here sunday. The men
decided upon suspension of coal pro-
duction pending action by the Federal
fuel administration upon their demands
for an increase of wages.
District President Matthews. in con-
ference with Administrator Garfield has
wired from Washington that the FEleral
fuel administration will not consider a
wage adjustment while the colieries are
idle. AS consequence, it is expected
that the miners will return to work to-
morrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
BRTLLANTE VTTTORIA
DEL SOLDATI ITALIAN
Prigionieri, MitragIiatrici, Fu-
cili G Materiale Catlurato
agli ABSTRACT
@ + j + r 7 + DT p A E. L
I'tustria Invita- Ie Naioni tllcatc
Disculcrc Possihili Tratia-
tive dt Pace
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Published ava Distributed Under
PERMIT 40 al
Authorized by the act Of October g.
lHlI. on file al the PostofftCe OF Phtla-
delphia. Pa
Ey order Of The President
A. s. ECRIESON
Postmaster General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
BY the Associated Press

The British yesterday captured Mais-
semy, four miles from st. Quentin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
Official War Reports
BRITISH
London. Sept. !

TOndOn, NepI, tn,
During the night we carried out
successful minor operation astride the
Ypres-C Confines canal, advancing our
lines on front of over two miles and
capturing a number of prisoners and
machine guns.
On the battlefront encounters with
hostile raiding parties and patrols
have taken place in the neighborhood
of Mouevres (seven \miles west of
Cambrai) and near Gavrelle.
We have established new posts in
the vicinity of Saucny-Cauchy (fve
miles north of Moeuvres) and Oppy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
FRENCH

Between the Disc and the Aisne last
night we continued tn progvess. -
We captured Mont des Sinses, with
.oeo- orircUp ey<s ~*s> eantlira VHAlkn
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Germans Turn at Bay
Before u. S. Troops
Continued from PAGE One

tween our line and the German Hin.
denburg line. Our advance patrols
were surprised to find the wire de.
fenses of this position in bad con.
dition, but the boche is hard at work
on the line, which comprises several
lines of defense.
Our aviators report that the boche
is moving lines of troops and supply
trains back through Conf1ans. This
must not be taken to mean that he
does not intend to hold on the Hinden.
burg line, for, naturally, a thirty kilo
meters withdrawal means "A move
ment perhaps of that distance back
that the German command intends to
stand on the present line.
From Hattonchatel one got a won
derful view of the new line. From
this high point one could see virtually
all along the new line with glasses tc
the Moselle Valley In the distance
boche trains and troops were seen
moving to and fro, and one could see
aerial bombers, who wrought great
destruction along the lines of com
munication with small bombs. The
Germans could be seen repairing the
lines of the Hindenburg line. whicl
includes three lines of wire anG
trenches constructed a year ago. Back
of this are other elaborate defenses
barring any advance up the Mosele
Valley. From the heights of NilceS
one could also get great view o
the plain behind the Germans new
line. one could see our shells burst
ing along the roads. Horses could be
seen to drop, and once | saw two
bombs make direct hits on road
wrecking a line of trucks and jamminG
traffic dismally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15

Washington. ID. G.. IL s"ttembre.
II CONerno NuStro- uCaricO ha fatto
appcl.o allie Na2ioni .\lleale per in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-15
N,OW Hsurgent
I Miners Strike


may have by Fuel Administrator Gar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

/, Miss Pearl Denton has been an as
sistant at the Peoples State bank for
a couple of weeks.
| Wednesday about 10 o'clock all the
bells and whistles in Hamilton and
vicinity rang and blew and the gen.
eral opinion of our people were that
another grand victory had been won
by the allies. However, the excite
ment was caused to remind our citi-
zens that the fourth Liberty loan
drive for Montebello township had
started in earnest and it was also
a gentle hint for our people to be
/ ready to subscribe for bonds when
the solicitors called.
The live wire class Of the NJ z.
Sunday school was recently enter
tanned at the home of Mrs Hayes
Daugherty. A business meeting was
first held and the class voted for
each member to pledge S1.20 each to
be applied on the new minister's sal
airy. Games and refreshments of ice
cream and crackers with filling was
greatly enjoyed by those in attend
ance. Nearly thirty in number spent
the evening with Mrs. Daugherty who
proved to be very efficient hostess.
John Geisen wrote to his parents
Tuesday that he had passed his ply
steal examination all o. K. at the
state university.
Mrs Harris Hosford has received
the sad news of the death of her
uncle, Henry Vinson, which occurred
at his home at Eldon, Iowa. Mr..
Vinson suffered a stroke of paralysis
Saturday and remained in an uncon-
scious condition until Tuesday when
he passed into rest He was aged
eighty-seven years. The funeral SER
vices were held at Eldon yesterday.
Mr.. VInson was one of the most
highly respected citizens of Eldon
He had visited his relatives here
many times and those who met him
here loved this noble aged gentle
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Anguish of Adj
rian, were delegates to the Masonic
and Eastern Star grand lodges which
was held in Chicago last week. Mrs.
Anguish who was the principal of the
lakewood school for three years, has
many friends in this city who will
be interested in learning that she was
one of the Eastern Star delegates
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brown of Keo-
kuk. were guests Sunday of Theo
Goldsberry and family.
About thirty friends and neigh bors
spent Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daisy Ball in honor
of the tenth anniversary Of their mar
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
\ The f
Is HAM.-ToH ILL., OCT y. ! a.
HAMILTON, ILL.,, OCT. II.

| All mail subscriptions to The
| Daily Gate City not paid in ad-
| vance were discontinued Sept.
/ list, 1918. Subscriptions sent by
| mail must be paid in advance.
! Watch the label on your paper
| which gives you the expiration
! date. Send in your renewal a
week or ten days before your
subscription expires SO you viii
not miss any copies of the paper.
The Misses Josephine and Eda Pei
gen of Keokuk, were guests of Mrs.
Casper Geisen and family Sunday.
The ladies are cousins.
Mrs. James Odell recently received
a small package that she prizes very
much. Her son, Walter Odell, who
has been many months in France,
wrote letter and sent his mother
two silk handkerchiefs, souvenirs of
France. Mrs. Odell shows these souve-
Mrs to her neighbors and friends
with much pride.
Chas. Patterson and family have
moved into one of Harris Hosfords
properties on Keokuk street
Mrs. Jessie (Anderson) Stockton
z
Colo, Monday evening after an ex-
tended visit with her sister Mrs
Fife Emery and family. Her mother,
Mrs. Anderson, will spend the win
ter with Mrs. Emery.
Clarence Hittner who makes his
home with his aunt, Mrs. Robert
Athey, is improving after an attack
of influenza. His temperature was
normal yesterday.
s. P. Hubbard of Hamilton, Ill,
was here the first of the week to
close up deal with Everett Morrison
for his forty acre farm lying two
miles south of Cherryville. Mr.. Hub
bard expects to take possession OF
his new place about the first of Feb
ruary. The Ledger welcomes him to
Crawford county (Steelville, Mo-,
Ledger. Mr.. Hubbard was formerly
of this city, but for nearly two years
has been making his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Perry Wickersham, of
Hannibal, Mo.
Mrs. BoItas spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives and friends at
st. Louis, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Hosford and
little daughter Ignore, returned to
their home here Tuesday night after
a several months stay at Philadel-
phia, Pa, where Mr. Hosford had
employment at government work.
Their many friends and neighbors
welcome them back to Hamilton.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
III. S. Public Health Service Begins Ma
tion-wide Health Campaign.

/ Washington, D. Gin order to limit
the spread Of Spanish influenza and
keep 1t from making still further In
roads on the nations war production
the U. S. Public Health Service under
authority of the resolution just passed
by Congress appropriadng 100000
to combat the disease has inaugurated
n nationwide campaign Of public
health education in cooperation with
state and local health officers to teach
the people Of this country how to safe
guard their health, keep themselves
physically fit and so help maintain the
high standard Of war production at
tanned within the last few months.
Secretary McAdoo, under whose d.
rection the work Of the U. s. Public
Health Service is carried on, Is taking
an active interest in the health cam
paign. Despite the tremendous de-
mands on his time because Of the
Fourth Liberty Loan and the work of
I, the Railroad Administration, he has
personally asked the help Of the ma
tion's newspapers In putting this I'M
portant educational work before the
people.
In response to request for definite
advice concerning Spanish Influenza,
Surgeon General Rupert Blue OF the
q. S. Public Health Service has au-
thorized the following statement:
The disease now spreading over
this country is highly catching and
may invade your community and
attack you and your family unless
you are very careful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

riage. Games and a splendid social
time was greatly enjoyed and re-
| freshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bell received the congratula-
lions of their many friends who were
in attendance, for many more happy
years of welded life.
| Allan Stockton, one of our soldier
boys has been overseas for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kiser and
daughter Miss Lucy. and Mr.. and
Mrs Alva Hamrick enjoyed a fine
dinner and a splendid visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Vanyaler,
| Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deweese and
son of Quincy, spent Sunday with
relatives in the city.
A travelling man was in the city
yesterday who reported all the
schools closed in Quincy on account
of the Spanish Influenza.
Frank Bolts of Warsaw, and Will
liam Morrison of this vicinity, who
are at Camp Grant, have both had
slight attacks of the influenza. Mrs.
Bolts is making her home with her
father, Hurley Berry, during her hus-
bands absence.
Two Of our boys who are In train
ing are Ernest Hamrick who is a
cook for the soldiers at birmingham,
Mass, and Lester Hamrick who is at
Camp Grant. Lester had influenza
recently.
Miss Eulalee Thomas returned
Wednesday evening from Chicago
where she visited relatives and at
tended the Eastern Star grand lodge
as delegate.
The lakewood school gave fine
program Tuesday evening in the in
terest of the fourth Liberty loan
drive. Songs were sung, Rotations
were we'll given and fifteen pupils
gave four minute speeches on the
Liberty loan The judges were Rev.
y. E. Peterson, Mrs. Geo. Dennison
and Miss Hilda Wegehenkle who
awarded Miss Emma Mitchell OF the
intermediate room, the best junior
speaker. All Of the speeches were
exceptionally good and the pupils
and teachers are deserving of great
credit for the efforts they made for
this program. Miss Mitchell has ac-
copied an invitation to give her
speech at the Photoplay house Fri
day evening when we have our Lib
erty loan rally. Rev. Peterson gave
a very interesting address on the
Liberty loan, after the pupils had
completed their program
Geo. Bradshaw has returned to his
home at Peoria after visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Alva Hamrick.
Miss Erma Groves who severely in
jured her eye Monday. is recovering
from the accident and resumed her
teaching at the lakewood school yes
terday. During her absence her
pupils were taught by Mrs. Julia
Walker and Miss Flo Findley.
A program and picnic dinner was
enjoyed at the Golden Point church
Saturday when several schools in
that vicinity held an all days meet
ing at the church. The pupils had
on exhibition the chickens and gar-
den truck they had raised this year
and judges awarded the prizes. Supt.
S. D. Faris and the home ad-
visor lady were in attendance and
gave talks to the pupils on war gar
dens.
Harlow and Truman Hosford are
both quite Ill with the inuflenza at |
the hospital at Galesburg, ILL.,, where |
they were attending Knox college.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11
YARDMASTER
OFFICE BURNS
Records and Papers Are Saved When
the Little House In the
Railroad Yards
lgnited.

Fire burned the roof of the office
Of Yardmaster Harry l.. Roberts in
the Burlington yards late yesterday
afternoon and damaged the small
building about 500. 1t caught from
stovepipe through the roof
All the papers in the office were
rescued, which saved an immense
amount OF work and trouble for the
railroads.
The fire department had to lay
500 feet Of hose from the nearest
plug to which they could get access
on account Of cars.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

Influenza is a crowd disease.
Therefore keep out Of crowds as
much as possible.
Influenza probably spreads most
~ by inhattng some Of the tiny
droplets OF germ-laden mucus
sprayed into the air when ignorant
or careless persons sneeze or
cough without using handker-
chief Therefore cover up each
cough and sneeze.
influenza Is probably spread also
by the filthy habit Of splitting on
sidewalks, street cars and 9TH
er public places. Therefore do
not spit on the floor or sidewalk.
Influenza is probably spread also
by the use Of common drinking
cups aud the use Of common
towels in public places. Therefore
shun the common drinking cup and
the roller towel In public places.
II you feel sick and believe you
have Spanish" influenza, go to
bed and send for the doctor. This
is important. Don't get up too
soon, your heart feels as tired as
your legs and needs rest.
In all health matters follow
your Doctors advice, and obey the
regulations Of your local and state
health officers.
All that has been said above
about Spanish" Influenza Is true
also Of colds. bronchitis, pneu-
monfa and tuberculosis. Do your
part to keep them away.