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IATESTREPORT
Berlin Claims Evacuation Of
Contested Ground Has
Been Completed
GERMAN CCUXT WAS
READY FAPTURE
Secretary Baker Goes To
Front With Pershing Night
Before Attack Opened
OPERATION COMPLETE
London, Sept. 13. (7:30 p.
m.) The operation of rapturing
the St. Mihiel salient is now
complete, Recording t0 advices
from the front this evening.
Most of tlv village,, in the poek
et were found by the Americans
.to l)e in good condition. The
American line now runs rough-,
ly from Pngny westward to
Hannonville (practically across
the base of th0 former salient.)
Pagny is more than three miles north
of Norroy, on the Moselle river, where
the advance started yesterday morning.
Hannonville is directly across the for
mer salient from It. At this point the
original pocket was about
wide.
20 miles
The captured ground included scores meat will brook no interference with
,ri,8r.andVi11 lncluUn st- work in wa7Vlustr.cs, President Wil
Miuiel, Vlgneulles, Thiaucourt and St.! , . , .
Maurice. Th, pocket of territory tak "iT0"" "''V ot.e served
o .-, V. , 'on labor and industry. He called upon
uciumus ui oo uuurs was
approximately fifteen miles deep.
" ' F. ui.; 1UB ,
Americans have completely flattened !
out the ,St. Mihtel saUerft, according to
n 11 -"!'""' lumsiii.
xweive tuuusuna prisoners nave ueen
taken so far.
LonOon, Sept. 13.-7:30 p. m.) Tho
American victory In the St. Mihiel sal-
lent has opened up the railway from al Association of Machinists, "and
Verdun to CDiuierre, Nancy and TouLloihcr striking workmen of Bridgeport,
according to information here today. jConn., " follows:
I "Gentlemen:
The railway from Verdun to Conimer-1
cy, Toul and Nancy follows the western
hank of the Meuse river and runs thru
St. Mihiol. It is donbU track m.id .1
but hag "been under fire of German'0' fho Bridgeport branch of the Inter-
guns and useless where it approaches natlonal I'nion of Machinists. As such
St. Mihiel Since 1914.
'
Paris, Sept. 13. Secretary Bakar
cretary Bakar ill
American troont
mans. j
at the front where
are pounding the Germans.
Before the start of the American of
fensive in the St. Mihiel sector, Den-
-reraiuug Tisneo... rans, alter fi
llt-MrS re8Ch nin,ou's concl,,sion witl rVwlTV.d f." E ""1
riufX , 'Thesec.j0n ,he i8Slles pre9eilted, and as! "Therefore, I desire that vou re-;
retary later left Pans for fie front j provided in its constitution, the que.- turn to work and abide by the" award.
itiors upon which they did not agree If you refuse, each of vou will he :
Berlin, via London, Sept. 13. "Dut Were carried before an arbitrator, the barred from omplovment 'in anr war 1
lng the night the evacuation of the sal- unanimous choice of the members of industry in the community in 'which :
lent was completed without interference the board. (the strike-occurred for a period of i
of the enemy and we are now standing ; "The arbitrator thus chosen has made one year. During that time the United :
in new lines which had been prepar-jra award which mere than W percent States employment service will decline i
' 'of the workers affected accept- I '
(Continued on page three) "You who constitute less than 10 iCjatinucrt on page tliics) '
Cite ill mm
LONDON PAPERS PAY
SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO
WORK OF
Blow Struck By Pershing's
Army
nits Germans In
Vulnerable Spot .
By Ed L. Keen.
(t'nited Tress Staff Correspondent.)'
London, Sept. 13. Battered in from
the south and west by the Americans
in their first great offensive, the, St.
Miluel salient is undoubtedly doomed.
The only question is whether the Gvr
maus can get .out their garrison in
time to prevent its capture.
This, salient was one of the strongest
and most vital points on the who'd
front the Germans had been fortify
ing it for years. Today the situation
is similar to that which existed in the
Soissons-Klieiiiis pocket, except that
now the Americans and French are
pinchiug off tho salient, working at a
double quick pace. It is not bwlicved
Pershing's objective is :nore than the
capture of the pocket, which is nearly
completed. '
With this operation developing so vie.
torioiisly, however, there is a great
liklihood of further American action in
Hie Woevre.
The allied advance on tho Metz front
is vitally important. It brings Briey
(the great 'mining basin of France) un-,
der tho fiiv of long range guns,
London morning papers pay high tri-
bute to tho Americans, giving tBo story
of their offensive prominence over Pre
PRESIDENT DEMANDS THAT
WAGE AWARD BE OBEYED
JfflHMOve and Emnnver Alike
n . ii nr rC . . 1
must Aoiae cy uecision
Of Board.
Washington, Sept. 13. The govern-
a,;i, ,nit;.n. ,i,rn n.:.in
I " "s ....... ...u.jo ,uii..0 ut jiiiiv;-
, port, to return to work immediately
under threat of a boycott against fu-
rnrH novprnment. emu Invmnnt e.t
any i
' kinil finr ln.w nf riaht nf a'.npQl frnm I
draft on industrial grounds, and an-
nounccu government seizure ot the
rue I
- (Smith and Wesson
and
Company, Spring-
I field, Mass., fo.
refusal to accept fed-
eral mediation.
The president's letter, addressed
to '
District Lodge number 55, Jnternation
"1 am in receipt of your resolution ,
of September 6 announcing you have f
1,egun a strike against your employers
in Bridgeport, Conn, lou are members!
i appiuvai ui rue orncer
jof your union you signed the offer to
I submit tho questions of the terms of
Muroll" i !"-
'Vour e,11I,'1'.vmcnt to the national war
labor board and to abide by the award,
wnirii, in accoraanee with tne rules or of industrial disputes. Having excr
proeedure, approved by me, might be cised a drastic remedy with reealci?
made. .rant emnlover. it ! mv rlntv tn n.e
..The member, nf tho hr..r.l -o M
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
AMERICANS
mier Lloyd-George's speech at Manches
ter. 'This is one of the great moments of
tho war," said th Mail. "Ludendorff
has feared a blow in this quarter for
weeks. The kaiser scivams with rage
and alarm."
In huge black letters tho Mirror pro
claimed: "Franco-American blows in
Verdun sector."
"Unless the Germans repel one or tlw
other of the American forces, they must
resort t() 'elastic defense', '.' said the
Times. "Thy Germans are in a 3ack
and th, strings are beine drawn."
The Graphic printed a photograph of
t .'railing and on the first page declared
"Americans smash St. Mihiel sulicnt."
"It's a superb day's work,'.' tais
newspaper declared, "the effects hi
which will deepen the gloom fast bee
tling over the fathvrland."
"Look' at the 'inapt" demaned the
Express. "St. Mihiel is not far from
the German frontier."
Headlines in th-, Post, The Telegraph
and The Chronicle respectively proclaim
ed: "Great Attack by Americans,"
"American Army Strikes," anj "Big
American Attack on tho Lorraine
Front." .
The Daily News in an article entitled
"The First American Offensive," de
clared "The perplexities of the enemy
give fre9j, proof of thv commanding su
periority of tho allies ' resources and
foreshadow ths future course of tho
war."
lp?.reM,t.rcfuw t0 abide b-r the awartl-
although you are best puid of the
whole body of workers affected
are therefore, least entitled to press
a further .increase of wages because
of the high cost of living.
"But whatever the merits of the
issue, it is clos-d by the awaid. Your
strike aainst it is a breach of faith,
calculated to reflect on the sincerity
of national organized labor in jiro
luqthg its acceptance of the principles
and machinery of the national war
labor board.
"If Mien disregard for the solemn
adjudication of a tnbnnnl to which
K,.f(, i,a,';.. ...!...,Ut.,.i .1..: u
temporized with, agreements become
mere scraps ot naner. Jf errors cre-cn
mere scraps of paper. If
into awards, the proper remedy is sub
mission to the award with application
for a re-hearing to the tribunal. But
to strike against the award is dis
loyalty and dishonor.
"Tho Smith and Wesson company
of Springfield, Mass., engaged in gov
ernment work has refused to accept'
i lie mediation ot the national war la-
bor board and has flaunted its powers
of decision, approved by presidential
proclamation.
"With mv consent, the war deiairt-
ment has taken over the plant and bus-1
iuess of the company to secure con- j
tmuity in proauction and to prevent
internal disturbance.
"It is of the highest importance
n is or tne nignest importance
to secure compliance with Reasonable
rules and procedure for the settlement
"..n.. ' ....
I RAISE
FUND FOR W
SALVATIO H ARMY
Look Out For The Salvation
Army Lassies and Ukuleles
Next Tuesday Morning
With Mrs. John H. Carson in charere
of the campaign, the ladies of the city
have assumed the responsibility of the
Salvation Arm- campaign in Salem,
when 800 is to be subscribed next
week.
Beginning next Sunday, tho pastors
ot ail churches in the city are expect
ed to speak of the work of the Salva
tion army iii France and call the at
tention of church goers to the cam
paign for the week. Monday 'the work
will bejin but it will not be until Tues
day Sept. 17 that the ladies will un
dertake their most active work.
Not only from writers at the front
but from the boys themselves comos the
word that the Salvation army and
lassies are doing wonders for the boys
and not enly giving their services but
giving the boys, close to the trenches
the food and warm drinks, even be
fore tho regular army mess wagons
reach them.
Allan Carson, son of Mrs. John H.
Carson, who volunteered early in the
war writes his mother that the Salva
tion army is to be found at the most
dangerous places, serving coffee and
doughnuts to tho boys. Mrs. A.A. Lee
and Mrs. George H. Alden have heard
worn their sons, en"h telling the story
of the faithful wortt.of the Salvation
army.
Next Tuesday the ladies of Willamette
university in charge of Mrs. Geo. H.
Alden will have charge of the Salva
tion army kettles on the streets. There
will also be ringing and ukulele girls
in charge of Dan F. Langenberg,
Tho city has been divided into dis
tricts by Mrs. ('arson in order that all
residences and business houses may be
carefully canvassed. The chairmen of
the various districts and their terri
tory for work is as follows:
Mrs. F. S. Stewart Twelfth to the
river and Market to Mill pwk.
Mrs. Frank Toothacre Fair grounds
road and Church and Fifth streets to
the river and from Market to 2th
street.
Mrs.- Frank Tyler 12th to city lim
its and Broadwav to the river.
Mrs. Joseph U. Smith 12th to Fifth
(Continued on page two)
PLEASfOR PEACE
Gravity Of Situation Of Cen
tral Empires Seems Now
Generally Realized
Amsterdam, Sept. 13. Speaking at
a public gathering in Stuttgart, Ger
man Vice Chancellor Von Payer ex
pressed the belief that Belgium can
he restored without any restrictions,
dispatches here said today.
''Real ground for tho depression,"
he said, referring to recent reports
of unrest in Germany, "is our belief
that prospects of peace are being in
creasingly postponed and that the pos
sibility of war through another winter
must be faced by all belligerents.
"I believe Belgium can be restored
without indemnities and without re
strictions." ,"Who would deny that the co-operation
by the Americans against us
means a heavy increasing burdenf"
asked Von l'ayer. "J!ut our enemies
still are unable to make good their
shipping losses. The more Americans
that are sent, the greater will be the
need for ships to supply them. Our
task today is to see that the war con
tinues to be waged in foreign coun
tries. "We cannot return Poland to Rus
sia," the vice chancellor continued.
"We cannot assist Russia in a re
acquisition of Finland- We cannot al
low the Russian Baltic and border states
to be again subjected to Russian czar
ism or to be thrown into the perils
o? civil war and anarchy. We never
will permit anyone to meddle in this
matter. We will not submit to the
entente for its gracious approval or
alteration the Ulirain, Russian and Ru
manian treaties.
(Continued on page two)
f1
ii i n I
ffTTH SMWtitrifir
13, 1918.
IRON REGIONS OF
METZ PROSPECTIVE
GOAL OF YAKKEE
Senate Comitte Members
Gain This Inference From
Chief Of Staff
THIRTY-THREE AMERICAN
AIR SQUADRONS BUSY
Opsrations In St. Mihiel Sa
lient Another of Foch's
: Famous Squeeze Plays
Washington, Sept. 13. The Iron re
gion around Mets is the objective ot the
American drive, according to the im
pression house military committee mem
berg eay they gain from their war de
partment conference today.
They said they were shown maps out
lining the general progress and direc
tion of the United States thrust, hut
were not informed of any fresh military
developments -
....They said Mets appeared about 20
miles from the American line.' General
March was abnent from the session and
a subordinate took his place. .
Committee members said afterwurds
their recollection of airplane figures
that this country now has thirty-three
distinctly American air squadrons oper
ating on the front.
French and American observers made
a very careful study of the St. Mihiel
salient for a long time before the drive
The inaction of the American forces in
that region under orders were so mark
ed that the Germans were entirely de
luded, x
It was so planned taht the curtain
raiser of the American offensive should
move precisely ana forcefully.
The plans for the Americans were
well concealed, even though the allied
time to time of an American smash In
Lorraine.
Information here indicates that Aus-
trlans held the salient. This is further
indication of the erman unpreparednnss
for a real offensive.
The front attacked yesterday was
completely short, hence the 8000 prison
ers reported last night constitute a tre
mendously large haul. The number of
Germans killed must have been much
greater.
The German has kept his line in a post
tion to avoid artillery in the Metz re
gion Americans foresaw today the chance
of absolutely locking the St. Mihiel sa
lient, particularly if London reports are
true concerning the narrowing of the.
neck to six miles. ;
The iron region around Metz is tho
American objective. This forms the
foundation for the erman Industrial sys-1
tern aud its loss will have a vital effect .
on theoutcome of the war, it is believed, j
This confirms, incidentally, the general,
(Continued on page three)
ABE MARTIN i
Who remembers when you wuz'n in
it if you didn' have a private mono-i
gram mug at th' barber shop! Con
stable Plum arrested a feller fer giltin'i
drunk on a merry-go-round, t'day.
WW 1
PRICE TWO CENTS
SENATE OPPOSES US
TO FINANCE NATION
Contend Exemption Of Liberty
Bonds From Taxation Fill
Foster Class.
By L. E. Martin
(t'nited Tress Staff Correspondent)
Washington, Sept. 13. Fostered by
fear of floating in the United States a
Kond holding class, opposition is
breaking in tho senate to the bill Sec
retary Mc.Adoo has asked congress ti
pass, exempting from toxation the in
terest on Liberty bonds.
While the house is expected to pass
the measure quickly and with scarcely
any opposition, it may bo tied up in
the Semite so long as to cause buyers
of liberty loan some uncertainty as to
wnetner the interest on the bouds will
be taxed or not.
The measure is designed to help bond
sales. But opposing senators pointed
out today that it would not affect the
hundreds of thousands of Americans
who buy one or two bonds. It is an in
ducement to the man of means, to
whom the government looks for large
bond purchases.
Whilo no senator wants to impede
or hurt tho liberty loan, some believe
the exemption bill is not necessary to
insure auccess of the loan. They de
clare it jiiBt gives the rich an oppor
tunity to Btock up on tax freo secur
ities, whilo the workers must pay the
tax on the interest on tho yonds.
Allied military successes and the
general feeling that the war is going
well and that by putting forth max
imum efforts now America can bring
victory, should and will be enough to
make the loan a success, these senators
assort. .
The house took up the bond with
expectation of passing it today,
Tho report of tho house ways and
means committee in favor of the meas
ure was unanimous and urged the pas
sage of the bill as an aid to tho suc
cess of the coming liberty loan cam
paign. Immediately following the passage
of ithe bond bill, reading of the $8,000,
000,000 rovoinio bill for amendments
will begin, with probability that the
measure will get through the lower
body by the middle of next week.
Notwithstanding the administration's
request for speed on the tax bill, house
leaders have allowed tho last 'two days
to be taken up with long partisan pol
itical speeches on both Bides. Out of
a dozen speakers yesterday only three
made any mention of the revonue bill.
Mover Lomltlii, New York socialist.
ended tho day with nn inquiry as to
whether members believed tho boys in
tho trenches cared anything for their
political recriminations.
Registration Record
Far Above Estimates
WasJiington, Sept. 13. The
provost marshal general 's office
announced today that tno man
I power registration in the conn-
! try at largo exceeds estimates
by 8'j percent. If these fig-
urcs are borne out, this would
make 'tho total registration a-
bout 1-1,000,000.
These figures apply to yestor-
day'g registration,
,
j . 1 111
City Public Library Issues
3951 Books DunngAogHsl
Notwithstanding the many outside
attractions nnl tho fine weather during
the mouth of August, the circulation
of the city public library was one of
the largest in its history. A total of
3950 books worw issued for homo read
ing and this includes 1208 for children
and 2745 for adults.
Only 48 new books were added to the
library during the month, making a to
tal at present of 13,795. The busiest
day for August was when 232 books
were issued.
Borrower's of four years standing will
be asked to re-register as it js customary
to revise tlio borrow'erj list once every
four years. Although during the month
52 nuines ware withdrawn, tlw registra
tion for the month show an increase of
43, makiitu the total number of readers
cards 7,559.
At the meeting of the board of di
rectors Miss Flora M. Case librarian,
reported thaf she attended the Pacific
Northwest Library association in Seat
tle ihi,1 that she spent a few hours at
American Lake. Addresses were made
at this meeting by prominent vducators
from the cast representing the war li
brary campaign to be put on next November.
Oregon: Tonight
and Saturday un
settled wea t h r
with rain and
cooler; gentle
southerly winds
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CbN't
BRITISH FIGHTING
STEADILY FORWARD
TOWARDCAMBRAI
At Some Points Desjmte
German Counter Attacks
Gain Ground.
NEWS OF AMERCAN -OFFENSIVE
CHEERING
General Haig Reports Enemy
Driven From Strcnsf Hol
non Wood Positions.
By Lowell Mellett,
(United Press staff correspondent.)
With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 13. (10:3o a. in.) Germans in
forco continue stiff resistance about
Gouzcaucourt, throwing back the New
Zcalunders' advance south of Dead
Man 's Corner. In this encounter the
enemy troops exposed themselves to
heavy casualties.
Under a hurricane bombardment, by
trench mortars -and supported by tho
heaviest machine guns, the Germans
attacked a post near Vermund today.
The British garrison is reported hold
ing ouv, , , .- . . .
An electric thrill ran .the length of
tho British front at the news that tho
Americans had attacked on a big scale
far at the other end of the long link
The word was passed from fouth to
mouth and by wire from the back aroas
to tho first line trenches. "Good for
the Yanks,'1 said many a Tommy and
many an officer. Ijegardless of the
fact that there was no information as
to the success of the attack, all seem
ed to assume that tho battle was go
ing well.
in the region before Cambral the
Yorkshire troops. New Zealand and
others havo puhed through four thou
sand yards of the llindenburg line.
With rain pouring down, thunder at
tempting to rival the roar of the gums
and lightning vicing with the flashes
of batteries, tho British swarmed out
from the edge of shattered woods, and
despite the treacherous footing on the
chalky, mmldy slopes, they overran the
first trenches of the llindenburg sys
tem, advancing to the long stone wall
surrounding Ilavriucourt chateau and
Crcob hill.
They found difficult obstacles whon
they carried tho same territory last
full, but knowledge of the ground aid
ed thesn in this advance. They smoth
ered the German machine guns and
went on, stopping only when the villngo
of Ilavriucourt was completely taken.
Thursday's operations make freshen
ed German resistance in the neighbor
hood of Gouzcaucourt of doubtful valuo
and presaged an early withdrawal there
and further south.
Driven From Holnon Wood.
London, Sept. 1J The Germans have
been driven from Holnon wood, before
St. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig an
nounced today.
"Yesterday the Knglish gained pos
session of Holnon wood, driving the
enemy from localities which offered
resistance," tho statement said.
"Farther north our lino was .'ad
vanced east of Jeancourt, which is in
onr hands.
"In the evening strong hostile forces,
assisted by a squadron nf low (lying
German airulnnes, attacked our new
positions at ilavriucourt. They were
repulsed with great loss.
"Opposite Moeuvres (C'ambrai front)
hostile Infantry assembled for a coun
ter attack, was observed ffii.i stiGjected
to a heavy and accurate artillery fire.
Attack which developed subsequently
was completely unsuccessful, the few
Germans who reached our lines being
killed or taken prisoner.
"Progress was made by our troops
during the night west of Auchy-Le-LnllasHce
(south of LaBassee in Flan
ders.)" Berlin official Report. '
Berlin, via London, Sept- 13.
"French forces, which advanced to
tlio heights east of the Meuse, were
repulsed," the war office announced
toduv regarding tho fighting in tho
St. Mihiel salient. "Cpmbres height,
which was lost temporarily, was re
captured." "Landwehr troops south of Co mores
are making strong resistance. An&tro
Hunnnrians, together with our troops,
are fighting between the Meuse and
(Continued on page two)
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