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The sun., 1918-09-20
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE BATTLES.


tween Ypres and La Bassee. North of
Armentieres and south OF La Bassee
Canal partial enemy attacks were re-
pulsed.
In the Moeuvres and Havrincourt sec
tors there was strong artillery fight-
ing. In local attacks here we made
prisoners.
On the sector from the forest OF
Havrincourt as far as the Somme the
British resumed their attacks against
the positions before the Siegfried
tHindenburg) front. Attacks directed
north Of Gouseaucourt and against the
village itself failed. A German Jaeger
regiment stubbornly defended Gou-
zeaucourt Between Gouzeaucourt and
Hargicourt we repealed the British.
who stormed forward several times
with strong forces and armored cars
After a fluctuating fight Epehy and
Ronssoy remained In their hands. In
the evening the enemy repeated his
attacks on the whole Of this front, but
was repulsed everywhere.
Between Hargioourt and Pontruet
the Australians penetrated our posi-
lions. After a hard fight we sue
ceeded in bringing the enemy. who
was advancing by way OF Hargicourt
and Pontruet. to a halt west OF Belli-
court and Bellengilse
Between the Omignon rivulet and
the Somme English troops attacked In
cooperation with the French. Using
strong forces they attempted to break
through our lines at st. Quentin and
north of that town. The engagements.
which lasted until evening. ended In
complete failure for the enemy.
In vigorous fighting the enemy was
driven back to the posi- ,ons from
which he started. Here East Prussan
regiments and the Alsace- Lorrainian
Infantry Regiment No. so especially
distinguished themselves.
South of the Somme a French par
tial attack failed. On thirty-five kill
ometer wide front attack we ascer-
tained by means of prisoners the pres
ence of fifteen enemy divisions.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
rivers the artillery duel appreciably
increased In intensity in the afternoon.
Vigorous partial attacks. which were
especially directed against our lines
on both sides of the Laffaux-C havig-
non road. were repulsed.
In the Cotes Lorraine the fighting
activity was revived. There were MI
nor forefield engagements. During.
thrust against Manheulles northwest
of Fresnee) we took prisoners.
The sun., 1918-09-20
KAISER NOT so SANGUINE.
Message to Metal Workers Lack
BoastfuIness of the Past,

AMSTERDAM. Sept 19.-To the Chris
tian Metal Workers Union OF Essen EN-
peror William. according to the Lokal
Anscioer Of Berlin. has telegra phed his
qualification OF their avowal OF unshak-
able loyalty to the Emperor and the en-
pire.
The Emperor says he is confident
that with Gods help the united strong
will OF the entire German people, ready
for all sacrifices. will accomplish the at
tainment OF a happy and free future
The sun., 1918-09-20
HITS DIPLOMATIC vERBos1ry
Wilson's Reply Casts Aside Ola
World statesmen's Customs.
Special Gable Despatch to The srN
Copvyfohf, 1918; alt RIGHTS res,rr,d

Copyright, 1915; all rights reserred
LONDON, Sept. 19.-Under the caption
1.-THE Wilsonian Method" the Globe saws
President Wilson has taken the dircc,
way Of. casting aside almost contemptu.
ously the diplomatic verbosity Of the
statesmanship peculiar to the Old World
II continues:
ut is in plain statements like those
OF President Wilson and Premier Gle
menceau that We hear the ring of sin.
certify. They are the real eloquence thai
stirs and encourages tho nations IN
whom they are addressed. Why ia |,
that we look In vain for the same sort
of eloauence from our politicians? We
might almost suspect that they shun thu
downright utterance OF truths that
might be unpalatable to the Boche.
Happily we are not lacking In the
exposition OF these truths from other
quarters not less authoritative. Ger
many by now Is we'll acquainted with
what will be the true expression OF the
Allies opinions with respect to the lat
est attempt to entrap them and SOW dl.
vision among them.
The Austrian proposal has been
turned down with every Circumstance OF
contempt and the war will go on without
hesitation or slackening."
The sun., 1918-09-20

The patrol crossed the wires, came to
another wire and wandered through an
abandoned communication trench until
sentry was encountered. One OF the
Americans, addressing the sentry in
German, succeeded in obtaining the
counter sign before the sentry discov-
cred the Americans identity. with the
sentry prisoner the patrol moved on
until a second sentry was met This
German recognized the Americans and
The sun., 1918-09-20
STORMS PUT CHECK
ON AMERICAN BOYS


and found on their persons when the,
| were captured.
A certain American division which
took more than it's quota Of prisoners
has made an exhaustive examination OF
these letters and found that the morale
even of the men in the Tenth German
Regiment-conceded to be the best op.
| posing the Americans-is decidedly low
IL It can be judged from private letters
never intended for American consump-
ton.
ut looks very bad for our dear Ger.
.. many" writes one soldier to his wife.
who knows whether the Americans
| will break through? This morning we
again were on the alert and thought
| the Anne ricans were going to attack,
but nothing has happened as yet"
I'VE few fellows cannot hold UP this
| superior might and must all go help
lessly into captivity" says another
And OF course most OF the prisoners
are murdered, but then we have to be
satisfied with our fate whatever hap
pens
Another German, however, evidently
did not fear murder. which obviously
had been proclaimed as the lot OF Ger
man soldiers falling into American
hands, for he had written:
According to all appearance We are
approaching turbulent days. We con-
stantly are on the alert and are afraid
the Americans are going to attack.
They are said to have assembled an
enormous number of tanks and troops.
In that case we are lost, for everything
in our front line Is mixed up. am
convinced that l could not be worse
over there"
Another soldier wrote that he felt
even dogs have kennels to sleep In.
while he must lie in the open in the
rain and mud.
what" me asks, have we done
that the whole world has designs on our
lives? II the Americans attack we
will be in Metz (by retreatins) in two
days.
"slaves to the Government"
The men are SO embittered that they
have no interest In anything and they
only want the war to end no matter
how. We are only slaves Of the Gov
eminent"
German prisoner captured recently
suggested to his captors that they send
note from him to German soldiers. by
airplane or otherwise, explaining that
the report that Americans kill German
prisoners is untrue. He said that many
Germans were sick OF fighting and would
surrender II they we're assured that
Americans do not kill their prisoners. as
the Germans have been led to believe
by their officers
Four German prisoners have been
brought In and delivered to the officers
OF the American intelligence department
for Interrogation without a shot having
arAI A., Afyi
fifteen men were checked one night by
wires which had been electrified. The
patrol returned the newt night with ma
terial to bridge the wires. II was rain
ing. however. and the Germans had
turned off the current
The sun., 1918-09-20
NEUTRALS DODGE PEACE TRAP
All Refuse to Approve vienna's
Recent Note to Allies.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.

SPECIAL Cdbie Despatch to THE Sun.
Copyright. 1918; all rights reserred.
PARIS, Sept. ls-Strony efforts were
made by Germany and Austria to induce
the neutral Governments through which
the Austrian peace note was transmitted
to indorse II. Foreign Minister Pichon
received yesterday the official text from
the hand OF M Dunant, the Swiss Min
lister. who delivered 1t without a single
word of comment.
Some days ago certain GermanophIle
Swiss papers intimated that in trans
hitting the note Switzerland would sup
element II with come statement Of its
approval and support. This would have
been In accord with the wishes OF Ber-
lin. Switzerland knew OF the note last
Saturday. but refused to aid Vienna by
indorsing II.
Other nations also had been sounded
as to their attitude in transmitting the
note with strong Official commend tons,
and 1t Is known that strong official pres
sure was put upon one OF the neutral
Powers whose influence with the Allies
was thought to be considera BILE
PARIS, Sept. l9.-An official note is
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fed to his dugout. The Americans
battered down the door ana captured
him and two OF his comrades
Five prisoners were captured by the
Americans southeast Of the village OF
Wool yesterday. They belonged to the
Fourteenth Storm Battalion. and all
agreed that even these crack troops are
discouraged by the Franco-American
successes north Of the Marine and around
st. Mihiel.
These units were rushed into the front
lines after the Franco American attack
had begun last Thursday. The men said
that Germany 10 hard pressed for men,
This particular battalion had been in
training near Beiey.
A night patrol OF Americans captured
the Germans without firing a shot. The
Germans were sleeping when the Ameri-
cans crept up around them and captured
them. They said that the majority Of
the men In their company had been with
drawn from this region when the Amer
leans began their concentration a few
days ago. They said that the low morale
OF the German army was the reason
that the resistance encountered by the
Americans was not stronger.
says war Il CapitaIistic.
Nnt a oOClhubt, talu inc
civilians in Germany are discouraged
with the way the war Is going for Ger
many and look upon the struggle as a
capitalistic effort. There is great de-
preston In all parts OF Germany as the
result Of the recent successes of the
British. French and Americans. he said.
Germans everywhere are at last
realizing the fact that the Americans
are good fighters" he continued. They
appreciate the fact that the American
successes are encouraging to the Allies
and discouraging to the German SOL
diers."
He said that the German troops esti-
mated the Americans equal TO the Ger
mans as they were in 1914.
Other German prisoners captured dur
ing the American advance Of last week,
who havo been thoroughly Intercepted.
assert that It was the German inten-
ton to abandon the ST. Mihiel salient
This movement had been begun when
the American attack surprised the en-
envy.
Owing to the shortage Of artillery
horses the large guns In the salient we're
not all removed. and those that were
saved by the Germans were taken away
with difficulty. The enemy Is now en-
gagged In setting up wire entanglements
all along the American right flank.
Dummy Guns to Lure Attack.
A German trick designed to deceive
the Allies has been discovered in the
st. Mihiel salient, where the Germans
abandoned large quantities Of decoy
artillery. big guns. little guns, mortars
and even machine guns. made OF wood
and sheets of iron and tin. This dummy
artillery has been found In various sec
tons. for the most part in places where
II could be plainly seen by Photographic
observers.
II Is assumed that the Germans believe
the Allies can be deceived by camou-
fiaged artillery and had hoped that the
Allies would plan a heavy attack on
the sections where the dummy artillery
was located. Some OF the larger guns"
were made of sheet iron mounted on
worn-out wheels that were scarcely able
to stand even light use. In one town a
shop where this decoy artillery was
has been found.
The sun., 1918-09-20
BELGIUM PEACE BAIT
OFFERED INDIRECTLY
Foreign Minister Says Con.
ditions Need Little Discussion.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. Sept. 1s.-The Belgian For
eign Minister. in discussing Germanys
peace approach" TO Belgium, declares
that the conditions cannot be taken as
basis for any serious discussion.
From the details furnished by the
Foreign Minister 1t appears that Bel
GUM received no formal proposition
directly from the German Government,
but that communications came by an
indirect channel
The sun., 1918-09-20
WHALE MEAT DOGS" POPULAR.
Boston Likes New War sandwiche,
at Nickel Each.
Special Despafea TO The sux.

BosroN, Sept 19.--Iot war dogs
are the latest Boston lunch counter
find.
Out goes the dachshund frankfurte r
to make place for a brand new sausage
war dogs look and taste like the
old kind. but their stufflng is quite diff
ferent 1t IL whale meat and nothing
else. But isn't a whale as clean as q
hog?
This latest idea in pntrioeio gas
tronomy came from a true blue Amer
lean girl. Miss May Bowling. 2 Airing
ton street. She impaired II to a Boston
sausage maker who experimental with
successful results. The war dogs" re-
tail for a nickel and are popular
The sun., 1918-09-20
GERMANIC PAPERS
FEAR DESTRUCTION


Balfour even alludes to the surrender OF
other German territory. 49,.
Mr.. Bslfour naturally Ia right" the
paper continues, sin saying tnat in such
circumstances the conversations pro-
posed by Vienna would be labor lost.
So long as the Entente's standpoint
on these questions remains unchanged
there Is no possibility OF bridging the
chasm between the two sides"
Burian says He Deliberated.
Baron Burian. the ro-Hungarian
Foreign Minister. In announcing to the
German Deputies that the Austrian and
Hungarian delegations would assemble
in the first fortnight OF October. is
quoted in a despatch from Vienna as
saying that his note to the belligerents
had been considered for weeks and was
in nowise Influenced by recent events
on the battle front.
The Foreign Minister said he had
taken the step alone. "of course not
without previously acquainting our al
lies Of II and being certain Of their
approval In principle" because on the
one hand the proposal had to avoid the
appearance Of a peace offer by the Gen.
trail Powers and on the other because
the proposal was to be addressed to all
the belligerents.
Baron Burian said success would, per-
haps, not Immediately ensue, but the
loyal Intentions which were behind the
proposals would undoubtedly strengthen
the conviction that no possible success
obtainable from a continuation OF the
war would be able to weigh against
the heavy sacrifices which the struggle
would continue to impose on the nations.
Count Michael Karolyi, the Hunga-
rian Opposition leader mas reiterated
his decla raj ton that the Central Powers
should accept President Wilson'S four
teen peace points as the basis for peace
negotiations, according to a Budapest
despatch to the Frankfort Gazette. An
other essential, he says. is for "seri-
GUS democratic Governments" in Aus
tria-Hungary and Germany to take the
helm. The reactionaries. he insists,
must be sent to the rear. The situa-
ton. he adds. also calls for the abro-
CATION of the Brest-Litovsk and Bucha-
rest peace treaties.
Thus only can peace come" the Count
declares.
The sun., 1918-09-20
BRITISH wARsHIP T0RPED0ED.
Fifty-eight Members of Crew oi
Boarding Vessel Missing.

LONDON. Sept. IA British armed
boarding steamship was torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine on Sep
TENDER ~, the British Admiralty an.
nuonced to-day.
MISSING. y
The sun., 1918-09-20
ITALIAN DEAD OVER $4,000.
Report In 4. y. of 100000 Less
Than Half Of Actual Losses.
by NORMAN JEFFRIEs.

special caohe Despatch 10 Tue srS from the
London Times Serrice.
copvrioht. 1918; all rights reserved.
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Sent
1s-The statement recently made in
the United States that the losses in
dead In the Italian armies since Italy's
participation In the war amounted to
400. 900 Is not correct. Pending fuller
statements OF the losses, I am author
ized to say that 10000 Is less than
half Of the actual total
The sun., 1918-09-20
C-Boat Attacks Belgian Relief shin

COPENHAGEN. Sept. 19.--The Norwe-
sian steamship BjornstJerne- Bjornson.
in the service of. the Belgian Relief Com
mission. has arrived at a Norwegian
port for repairs, having been fred upon
by a German submarine. according to
the Berlinoskc Tidende. The steamer
was attacked outside the war zone
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
GULL THE FLOCK

At no time has it been more impor-
tant to Gull the flock carefully than
now. A good hen is returning to its
owner a good profit; poor one, a cor
responding greater loss. With the gen.
eral purpose breeds the pullet year is
the most profitable. In fact, it will
take two pounds more feed to produce
a pound of eggs with hens than it will
with pullets. No farmer can afford to
keep any hen of the general purpose
type after she has passed through the
second laying season. All females
which have passed the first year of
laying should be marketed unless they
are to be kept for next years breed
ers. II the farmer cannot tell the age
of his hens, he can avoid future guess
work by putting a ring on the legs of
the pullets.
Some features that win help the
farmer distinguish hens that have
been good egg producers have been
noted by the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture. In October
the poor layers will have yellow
shanks, a small dull comb, pin bones
close together. and will have COM
pleted melting. The good layer will
be in the molt, will have pale or al
most pink shanks. will be ragged in
appearance and, If laying, the pin
bones will be well spread apart. The
good layer, even though in the molt,
win start laying just as soon as the
early molter. The good layer will
have a soft velvety skin while that of
the poor layer will be thick and
coarse.
1t win pay to Gull the flock If the
culling is done right.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
2,399, 900 18-45 Men to Be
Called Before July 1-Over
10000 Will Be Fighters

Draft calls for men who have passed
their thirty-seventh birthdays are ex-
pected to begin about March 1. Plans
for bringing the older class of new
registrants into camp have not been
completed, but the approximate date
of the first call was recently disclosed
by publication of testimony by Provost
Marshal General Crowder before the
house military committee.
In all, General Crowder told the
committee, 2,399.OOO newly registered
men between eighteen and forty-five,
will be called before July 1, and Of
that number more than two million
will be physically fit fighting men, The
calls for general service will be d.
vided as follows:
October. 345. 1000; November, 2O4 600 !;
December. 1877, 500; January, 1900 !;
February, 244,OOO; March, April. May
and June, $4,000. These men will
supply both the army and the navy
and the marine corps.
In addition. 10000 men for limited
service will be called each month.
General Crowder said the work of
classifying new registrants should be
completed by January I.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
4 D0UBTiMo HEART


Whsso ars The swallows nsd1
Frozen and dad
Fsfchence upon some bleak 81 oenuU
o doubtinx hearth
Far over purple seas
They wait, In sunny eaAot
Tho balmy southern bree1A
To bring them to their northern homes
Why must the flowers def
Prisoned they He
In the cold tomb. heedleD Of tears or
rain
o doubling heart!
They only sleep below
The soft white ermine snow
While winter winds shall blow
To breathe the smile upon you soon
again
The sum has hid its rays
These many days:
WIN dreary hours never leave the earth3
o doubling heart.
The stormy clouds on high
Veil the same sunny sky
That soon (for spring is nigh)
Shall wake the summer into golden mirth-
Fair hope is dead, and light
Is Quenched in the night.
What sound can break the silence OF
despair?
o doubling heart!
The sky Is overcast,
Yet stars shall rise at last,
Brighter for darkness past,
And angels silver voices stir the air.
Adelaide Anne Proctor
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
PAPER
ECONOMY HINTS
Don't Be Attained to Cany An
UnwTapped Parcel

The good American housewife
should go shopping with basket. It's
the fashion, No longer can you be
ashamed to carry an unwrapped par
Gel. thinking perhaps the market bas-
ket will mark your snobbishness. The
war industries board has made an ap-
peal for cooperation to the American
women to help the retail stores comply
with the recent order for disseminating
the wrapping of package merchandise;
SO do not protest when your dealer
asks you to carry home your cabbage.
your beets or carrots, your fancy
cracker box or lurid strip can unwrap-
ped. Put your pride in your pocket
and your unwrapped parcels in your
basket and trudge home cheerfully
with them. 1t is the fashioni
Disdain the paper bag that You real
ly do not need. Only bread, pastry,
sugar, tea and such things are entitled
to be wrapped just now.
Save paper and help gas the Hun,
for it means more gas for Fritz every
time you say, "Don't wrap it"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
One of Several Theories as
To Origin of Wedding Ring

Among several theories as to the
origin of the wedding ring is one
which Is to the effect that before the
time Of mints and coinage the gold
money In Egypt was made in the form
of ring. usually worn ON the finger
as a convenient method of carrying
and safe-keeping. The men and wom-
en-. therefore, had all their gold or
wealth made into rings, and for tie
majority of people these rings were
no larger than the plain gold bands of
today Thus. when the groom placed
the ring on the brides finger. he meant
makes him say-he did exactly endow
his bride with all his worldly goods.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28

Night Photographs From Airpiane-
An Italian invention which permits
photographs being taken at night ha9
been submitted to the signal corps Il
the United States army. According -
the men who control the new devfc4
it will soon be possible to take excel
lent pictures of enemy positions fro
airplanes flying at a low height 81
moonlight nights. 1t is also claimed
that the invention can be fitted to No
ton picture cameras, which would Per.
NIT the photographing for the screea
of much of the fighting in the air, tho
greater part of which takes place In
the early morning hours. Up to the
present time the chief obstacles met
by the daylight aerial photographers
is that the and-aircraft guns force tho
f1iers to take pictures from a great
height, and much of the detail Of tho
enemy lines Is therefore lost. It r.
held that fliers are in little danger from
artillery when flying at night-Avf-
alton.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get .
bottle of DIR. Kiimer's Swamp-Root- Il
is q physicians prescription. for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation SO very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get =
bottle, medium OF large size, at your near
est druggist.
preparation send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and mem
ton this paper.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-28
important Improvement in
Snow Sheds for Railways

Important improvements were intro
duced by the Southern Pacific rail-
road in the design of their snow sheds.
says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
One of these consists of telescoping
units having maximum length Of So
feet, which make it possible to divide
long sheds into isolated sections as a
means of protection against the spread
OF fire. or for other purposes Each
unit is made with removable outside
braces and is mounted on rails. so
that a locomotive can draw it into the
adjoining structure. purposely made
fsrEer to receive it