Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-09-05

The British Third and Fourth
armies, between August 21st and 25th,
suffered losses amounting to %, 500.
the same period they captured 10000
Germans, and of course killed and
wounded many thousands more.
A contingent of American machine
gunners were serving with a Cana
dian regiment during the fighting of
last week The Canadian Colonel,
however, would not let them advance,
because their training was not suffi-
GENTLY advanced, but they managed
to give the Colonel the slip, got hold
of rifles, and when last heard from,
were keeping up with the Canadians
in their advance.
AustroHungarians have been cap
tured at two points on the western
front. All those captured so far be-
long to artillery units.
The man power bill passed the
Senate, with not one vote against it.
This bill makes IL the lowest age
and IS the highest, when the new
draft registers on September 18th.
Corporal Pierce Collier of the
French army has been awarded the
cross of the Legion of Honor, for
capturing TOO Germans in one bunch.
He found them in a cave and forced
them to surrender.
Capt. Kermit Roosevelt has receiv-
ed the military cross from the Brit
ish services in Mesopotamia, where
he has been in the service. He
is now with the American forces in
France.
The German war news is causing
the German war writer's much confu-
sion of mind. Twice day Ludendorf
announces victorious repulses of the
Allies, but each time he is from two
20 three miles further back than the
previous announcement. They can't
quite figure how he can retreat so fast
and yet keep on defeating the Allies
all the time.
The Germans, from all reports, are
having a great deal of trouble with
the Germans who have been prison.
ers in Russia and who are again being
placed in the army. They are de-
sorting at every chance, are refusing
to fight and are spreading Bolshevik
doctrines amongst the rest of the
army.
Between August 9Th and 25th sew
enty German divisions, 100000 men,
were identified in the battles now rag
ing.
Chaplain Harry A. Darche of Chi
cago is the first American chaplain to
receive the cross of the Legion of
Honor from the French. He received
the cross for his services in helping
wounded men, when exposed to ter
rife machine gun and artillery fire
on July 10Th in the Marine battle.
| He is at present in a hospital recu-
perating from a fever brought on by
his ardous duties.
The number of unnaturalized male
! Germans in this country is about
| 100000. The returns from the reg
4 istration of German women has not
yet been completed, but there are less
than 200, 900.
The German loss since July 18th
/ is estimated by the French at 1000
men. OF those over 10000 have
| been taken prisoners by the allies.
| The number of guns captured are
now placed at over 1000. One of
the big German 16-inch guns was
captured by the British near Bapaume
| Another British force has appear
ed in Russian Turhestan and is aiding
/ the inhabitants in their resistance of
the Bolshevik
In the rapid advance of the French
| last week they captured amongst 9TH
er booty, three complete munition
4 trains.
The United States, since her en-
trance into the war, has turned out
:! 2,000,79 rifles and $4,000 machine
/ guns.