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GALVESTON, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1918.-TEN PAGES.
NO. 257.
VOL. 38.
SULTAN’S TROOPS FACING DISASTER AT BRITISH HANDS IN PALESTINE
REVIEW OF PAST SIX MONTHS' WARFARE IN FRANCE
ENGLISH STRIKE MIGHTY
Paris.
the Americans.
This line stretches for
the
twenty miles from Maizeray to
SWEDE BANKER
DENIES CHARGE
touched
FAIR NEXT WEEK.
THE WEATHER
bu-
a bale from the high price
early in the month.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 21.—Weather
GREATEST BATTLES
IN WORLD’S HISTORY
Crisis Approaches
Decisive Period
Conversion of liberty Bonds
If you wish us to attend to the con-
version of your Liberty Bonds into
Liberty Bonds bearing 4%4 per cent,
bring them in and receive our re-
ceipt.
The First National Bank
GIRL CLERK
TAKES ORDER
LITERALLY
SPANIARDS
DON’T LIKE
HUN OFFER
DEMOCRATIC WAR
RECORD RAPPED
COTTON MARKET
SLUMPS SHARPLY
BRITISH MONITOR
SUNK IN HARBOR
Acting Republican Leader of
House Criticises Attitude
of Majority.
Rapid Progress Is Made Against
Bulgars on Balkan
Front.
General Selling Results From
Prospective Federal Price
Fixing.
20 Killed and 77 Are Missing,
Admiralty Report
Announces.
ENGLISH TROOPS
DELIVER ATTACK
“Rapid and Pitiless Repres-
sion” Will Follow Attempts
at Revolution.
Not Enough Being Produced to
Supply the Re.
fineries.
ENTENTE GAINING
IN NORTH RUSSIA
BLOW AGAINST MOSLEMS,
TAKING MANY PRISONERS
Declares Stockholm Institution
Did Not Finance the
Bolsheviki.
BIG SHORTAGE
OF CRUDE OIL
Texas Troops Have Taken Po-
sitions on the Line in
France.
SERBIAN TROOPS
FORGING AHEAD
Thrust Is Made Toward High
Ground in Front of Hin»
denburg Line.
Bolsheviki Sustain Heavy
Losses in Recent En-
gagement.
VANDAL ORDERS
GIVEN TO HUMS
Instructed to Be More Method-
ical in Destroying
Property.
Allied Forces Continue to Make Gains Against
Germans in France, and Bulgarians
in Macedonia.
GERMANS PREPARE
TO QJELL REVOLTS
For Weeks It Seemed as If
Teutons Would Be Vic-
torious.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Sept 21.—Because of the ag-
gravation of the internal situation in
Germany, which continues to grow, the
German government has taken meas-
ures to assure "rapid and pitiless re-
pression” in case of revolt, a Zurich
dispatch reports
German Offensive Began
March 21.
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that few persons were killed
and the damage was insig-
nificant.
It is learned from Basel,
however, that the American
b o m b ar d m ent of Metz
caused an enormous sensa-
tion in Germany. Many of
the inhabitants have left
Metz, but neutrals are pro-
hibited from departing. It
is the first time since 1870
that Metz has been under
artillery fire.
MILITARY NEWS
CONTINUES GOOD
German Political1,750,000 MEN
OFF TO FRONT
General March Announ-
ces Figure.
By Associated Press.
Turkish forces along the line from the Mediterranean sea to the
Jordan north of Jerusalem appear to have suffered a serious defeat
-at the hands' of the British and French armies and their allies, the
Arabs. If the situation develops as favorably to the allies as it is
indicated by the reports of the open phases of the fighting, the
sultan’s forces may suffer disaster.
Attacking over a front sixteen miles in length, the allies have
virtually overrun the whole Turkish, defensive system along- the
Mediterranean seacoast. Railroad junctions have been taken;
cavalry, is operating in the rear of Turkish forces which are holding
the line eastward of the front where the attack was launched. These
enemy units are prevented from retreating eastwardly by the hos-
tility of Hedjas tribes beyond the Jordan and they face a serious
problem in making their way back to safety along the western bank
of that historic stream. More than three thousand prisoners have
been captured by the allies, who have also taken great quantities of
war materials.
VICTOR MURDOCK RENOMINATED.
By Associated Press.
■Washington, Sept. 21.—Embarkation
of American soldiers for • all fronts,
overseas now has passed the 1,750,000
mark, Gen. March announced today.
He said military news during the past
week from all fronts, has been con-
tinuously good.
On the Lorraine front where Gen.
Pershing’s first American army has
completed its operation to eliminate
the St. Mihiel salient, the situation has
become stabilized with the enemy hur-
riedly perfecting a new line in front of
BULGARS MENACED. -
Driving northward on an ever-wid-
ening front the Serbian and French
forces in Central Macedonia now men-
ace the entire Bulgarian position from
the Adriatic to Saloniki. The cutting
of the Uskub-Saloniki railway, which
is only nine miles from the new Ser-
bian line, would upset completely the
Bulgarian defenses.
Serbian infantry is moving rapidly
toward the highway from Prilep to the
Vardar river and eight miles south-
ward parallels the road on a front of
more than 15 miles. At Drogojel, north
of which the cavalry is operating, the
Serbs have advanced twenty miles from
the Sokol positions, the capture of
which precipitated the Bulgarian re-
tirement.
The formidable salient driven into
the Bulgarian line is being extended
rapidly as the terrain becomes more
favorable. Additional villages have
been liberated. A large number of
prisoners has been added to the 5,000
already reported.
Apparently the Bulgarian resistance
is not very great and there is no indi-
cation of where the enemy intends to
make a stand. The Serbs are approach-
ing the Vardar river and the main rail-
way south from Uskub. Should they
succeed in reaching the railroad the
position of the Bulgarians to the south
around Lake Doiran would be pre-
carious. The British and Greeks con-
tinue their pressure around the lake
I and the enemy there must depend en-
tirely on the Uskub railroad for sup-
plies and reinforcements.
CONTINUE OPERATION. T
In France the British and French
continue with success their operations
looking toward the encircling of St.
Quentin and the breaking of the Hin-
denburg line between St. Quentin and
Cambrai.
On a front of three miles the Brit-
ish today are smashing into the Ger-
man main defenses west of Lecatelet
with the object of getting east of the
section of the Scheldt canal between
it. Quentin and Cambrai. The canal is
less than two miles from the British
lines east of Epehy. Near Bellenglise,
Field Marshal Haig’s men also are
working toward the canal, which prob-
ably forms an important part of the
Hindenburg defenses in this region.
South of St. Quentin French are
fighting relentlessly and are making
progress in the region of Essigny le
Grand.
Fighting on the American front in the
Lorraine has been of a minor charac-
ter since the Germans were forced back
to their lines before Metz.
Allied forces in Russia have routed
the bolshevik on the northern front.
Petrograd dispatches state the bolshe-
vik retreat was caused by the treach-
ery of Lettish regiments, which refus-
ed to fight against the British. The
Letts have heretofore been the
supporters of the bolshevik regime.
reau predictions for the week begin-
ning Monday are:
Gulf states: Generally fair; nearly
normal temperatures.
Mosellee at Vandieres. The Americans
now are ton miles from Metz and an
equal distance from Conflans.
Gen. March read a cablegram citing
a general order issued by Maj. Gen. H.
L. Reed, commanding the Fifteenth
Scottish division, British army, prais-
ing the First artillery brigade of the
First American division, regulars, for
work in co-operation with the Scots.
The order said the Fifteenth had never
received such perfect assistance in
“taking over” operations, although it
was realized that the American division
at the time must have been under se-
vere strain and had suffered severe
casualties.
Answering questions regarding spe-
cific American units, Gen. March said
the 114th engineers of the Thirty-ninth
division (Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana national guard troops) has
just landed in France.
Gen. March said the Ninetieth divi-
sion (Texas and Oklahoma national
army troops) is in the Vosges, while
the Thirty-sixth (Texas and Oklahoma
national guard troops), is in a training
sector with the French.
No commander has yet been selected
for the Eighteenth regular division,
which still is in this country training
in Camp Travis, Tex.
By Associated Press.
London, Sept. 21.—Entente naval
units and allied troops operating along
the River Dvina, in Northern Euro-
pean Russia, have sunk two enemy
ships and have captured three guns, ac-
cording to an official statement issued
by the British war office today. Heavy
losses were inflicted on the bolshevik
forces by the entente allies.
The paper adds
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept. 21.—Victor Mur-
dock of Kansas was nominated by
President Wilson today for another
term as a member of the federal trade
commission.
Kernyovo is nine miles southwest of
Domikapu, the nearest point on the
Vardar river and the Uskub-Saloniki
railroad from the advancing Serbian
line. Should the railroad be reached
here the Bulgarians fighting the Brit-
ish and Greeks around Lake Doiran
would be cut off from their base of
supplies and reinforcements.
By Associated Press.
Amsterdam, Sept. 21.—The government crisis in Germany is approaching a
decisive stage, according to the Leipzig Tageblatt, and a majority of the parties
are firmly resolved to form a parliamentary government without delay—a
government, which in entire independence of main headquarters, will pursue
a policy made necessary by the seriousness of the hour.
The Socialists have declared their readiness to enter the new government
under the following conditions: ,
First, the abolition of certain paragraphs in the constitution; second, the
entry of at least two or three Social Democrats in the government; and, third,
the occupation of one important political post, presumably the ministry of the
interior, by a Socialist, for which Friedrich Ebert, president of the main com-
mittee of the reichstag and vice president of the Social Democratic party, is
the foremost candidate.
The Center party definitely decided on its attitude as to the chancellorship
at a meeting on Monday. A section of the party is following the lead of Herr
Gebroeber, one of its reichstag representatives, in a desire to retain Count
von Hertling. The majority of the party, however, demand the retirement
of the chancellor. Count Brockdorf Rantzou, German minister, at Copenhagen,
is chiefly mentioned as the chancellor’s successor.
A meeting of the Independent Socialists in the first Berlin district was
dissolved by the police, according to the Berlin Vorwaerts, a copy of which
has been received here. Hugo Haase leader of the Socialist minority, was
refused permission to speak and the police arrested Adolf Hoffman, the chair-
man of the meeting.
By Associated Press.
Stockholm; Sept. 21.—Olof Aschberg,
until recently managing director of the
Nia bank of Stockholm, has issued a
statement denying that the bank
financed the Russian bolshevik gov-
ernment, acting as an intermediary for
Germany in the transaction.
“I have explained to the entente
legations in Stockholm,” he said, “that
there is no foundation whatever for
these allegations. I offered to permit
the legations to examine the bank’s
transactions through any Swedish trus-
tee to prove the assertion is false. This
offer is still open.”
By Associated Press. .
London, Sept. 21.-—The Serbian troops
east of Monastir have advanced more
than nine miles in one day and now are
less than eight miles from the main
highway connecting Prilep with the
Vardar river.
A Serbian official army statement
received here says that a great number
of prisoners have been captured and
that the allies have taken Godiyak,
west of the Cerna river and 15 miles
southeast of Prilep.
In their advance northward the Ser-
bians have passed the line Kernyovo
Strigovo-Drogojel-Poloshko.
Soldiers who have been forced to
enlist in the Bulgarian army during
the occupation of Southern Serbia, are
throwing away their arms and join-
ing the army of liberation.
By Associated Press.
London, Sept. 21.—A British monitor
was sunk Monday as she was lying
in harbor, the admiralty announced
today. One officer and nineteen men
were killed and fifty-seven men are
missing and are presumed to have been
killed.
METZ BOMBARDMENT
CAUSED SENSATION
By Associated Press.
Geneva, Sept. 21.—"The
bombardment of Metz by
American heavy artillery
caused surprise, but no
panic,” says the Metzer Zei-
tung. "The enemy merely
copying the method of the
German bombardments of
MOVED SWIFTLY.
Moving with a swiftness that carried
concern to every entente nation, the
German forces swept over the British
lines in Picardy and rolled west like a
tidal wave during the closing days of
March, until at last the British reached
positions where they could stand at
bay and the French had come to form a
living wall before the gray-clad host
of the German emperor. Then the of-
fensive stopped.
Hardly had its rush been checked
than the line between Lens and Ypres
was attacked by the Germans and
again the British lines swayed back-
ward. This advance of the enemy went
on until it reached the high ground to
the southwest of Ypres and then it, too,
was stopped by the stubborn fighting
of the allied armies.
. A pause followed for nearly a month
and then, on May 27, the Germans sud-
denly broke through the French lines
north of the Aisne river and smashed
their way southward until they had
reached the Marne over a wide front
east of Chateau Thierry. No sooner had
the momentum of this drive been taken
up by the yielding defense of the
French troops than a new assault was
made by the Germans, who this time
tried to break the French lines between
Montdidier and Noyon and link up the
Picardy and Marne sectors. ,
GEN. FOCH’S POLICY.
It was here that the world had the
first intimation that the allied armies,
which since late in March had been un-
der the supreme command of Marshal
Foch, had been pursuing a definite
policy and had conserved their strength
against the time when it might be used
with good effect. The German attack
east of Montdidier came to a pause
after six days of terrible fighting, in
which the Germans suffered frightful
losses, and the French, for the first
time since the German offensive began,
struck back at the invaders.
American forces had taken in the
final phases of the battle along the
Marne and had been instrumental in
stopping the Germans at Chateau
Thierry. In this battle came the first
notable contribution of America to the
military fortunes of the allies. Since
March, however, there has been a flood
Continued on Page Two.
The villages mentioned in the fore-
going order are west of La Fere and
now are held by the French. They
were give up by the Germans in their
retirement from Ham early in Septem-
ber. >
By Associated Press. • "
New York, Eept 21.—The report that
a price would be fixed for cotton and
that the government also would take
control of its distribution caused
great excitement and heavy general
selling on the cotton market here this
morning. October contracts broke to
31.30 at the opening, or $7 a bale be-
low last night’s closing prices and 29.75
With the Britih Armies in France,
Sept. 21.—(By the Associated Press).-
English troops attacked the German
lines midway between Havrincourt
wood and St. Quentin at half past five
o’clock this morning on a front from
two and one-half to three miles. Field
Marshal Haig’s thrust was made toward
the strip of high ground in front of
the Hindenburg defenses which cover
the Schledt canal.
The area under attack is immediately
north of that part of the line held by
the Australians who have already gain-
ed the Hindenburg outpost system and
are closer to the canal than the infantry
on either side of them.
By Associated Press.
Hammond, Ind., Sept. 21.—Wil-
liam Fehrman, store manager, hired
an ambitious young woman on
Tuesday and put her to work in
the basement with instructions to
take an inventory and to count
and classify every article. Today
he asked what had become of the
new employee. She was found in
a corner of the basement where
peanuts were stored. She had
finished counting one barrel and
asked if a recount for verification
would be necessary.
-=-- =--7 FORECAST.
( HA PHOWT For Galveston
SFASUAIS 6// land vicinity:
x— /-Fair and warm-
—er tonight and
Sunday.
h For East Tex-
as: Fair tonight,
slightly warmer
A except on west
) coast; Sunday
1 fair, warmer.
3 For West Tex-
Gas: Fair and
C warmer tonight
( and Sunday,
For Oklahoma:
Fair and warmer tonight and Sun-
day.
Winds on Texas coast: Gentle to
moderate northeast to southeast.
TEM PER ATURES.
Maximum temperatures, recorded
in Texas during the 24 hours end-
ing at 7 a. m. today include: Gal-
veston, 72: Houston, 74; Abilene, 68;
Brownsville, 82; Dallas, 68, San An-
tonio, 70.
By Associated ‘Press.
Washington, Sept. 21.—- Representa-
tive Gillett of Massachusetts, acting
Republican leader, in a speech in the
house today, attacked the war record
of the Democratic majority, contrast-
ing with it that of the Republican min-
ority.
Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader
Kitchins and Chairman Dent of the
house military committee, were singled
out for comment on their attitudes and
activities, and Chairman Ferris of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee was accused of unfair crit-
icism of the Republican record for
campaign purposes.
“Would the support of the war have
been any less stronger if a Republi-
can had been speaker instead of our
honored Champ Clark, who opposed the
declaration of war, and went out of
his way to defeat the draft?” asked
Mr. Gillett.
“Would the sinews of war have been
any less amply or more sectionally pro-
vided if a Republican had been at the
head of the way and means committee
instead of Mr. Kitchin, who also voted
against the war and against the draft?
Would necessary war legislation have
been retarded any more if at that mo-
mentous juncture a Republican had
been chairman of the military commit-
tee instead of Mr. Dent, from whose
hands the administration program of
the draft had to be taken and carried
through by a Republican? An so I
might proceed with other committees.”
Mr. Gillett said he believed that -rr.
Ferris “was the first to stain the col-
umns of the records with a partisan
tinge from which they had so long been
free.” .
He added that the speech was in-
tended as a campaign document like
others for distribution under Mr. Fer-
ris’ rank. ,
Mr. Ferris’ recent allusion that the
last two Democratic congresses appro-
priated more money for the army and
navy than the preceding two Republi-
can congresses declared Mr. Gillitt
"shows that some in the Democratic
party recognize opinion too well to dare
say with Mr. Creel that they thank
God we were not prepared when the
war broke out.”
The next congress, Mr. Gillett con-
cluded will have to face the post-war
problems and because cf industrial cen-
ters being in the Northern states, he
argued, a Republican congress could
better solve these than a Democratic
house composed of many Southern
members.
The sensational revelations of the
committee on public information at
Washington on relations between the
bolshevik government and Germany,
based upon documentary" evidence,
named the Nia bank as the depository
for the funds which were to be paid to
Lenine, Trotzky ahd their colleagues.
One of the documents, addressed to the
chairman of the people’s commisaries,
contined this paragraph
"There have been audited all the
books of the Nia bank at Stockholm
containing the accounts of 'Comrades
Lenine, Trotzky, Zinovieff and others,
which were opened by the order of the
German imperial bank No. 2754. These
books have been delivered to Comrade
Muller, who was sent from Berlin.”
By Associated Press.
Paris. Sept. 21.—Negotiations be-
tween Madrid and Berlin on
the submarine question are far
from ended, says the Madrid cor-
respondent of the Petit .Parisien.
Germany has let it be understood
that she would turn a few ships
over to Spain and would not inter-
fere with Spanish traffic toward
South America. This proposal, it
is declared, does not satisfy the
Spanish cabinet.
By Associated Press.
Six months ago today the great Ger-
man offensive began. For weeks vic-
tory seemed about to perch on the
German banners. Today the allied star
is in the ascendancy.
Anxiety and encouragement, depres-
sion and joy have succeeded each other
since at dawn on March 21 the greatest
battle of history began. It has been a
period of almost incessant fighting and
of bewildering changes in the situa-
tions that developed from day to day
and from week to week.
The allies knew they faced Ger-
many's mightiest effort last March, but
they stood unafraid. Released by the
absolute collapse of Russia as a bel-
ligerent power, vast numbers- of Ger-
man veterans had been rushed to 'the
Western front and been given intensive
training for the offensive by which the
Teuton war lords dreamed that they
might force upon the world a German
peace. Germany made no secret of her
intention. It was known that great
bodies of men and tremendous stores
of munitions had been concentrated at
stragetic points behind the German
lines. It was even known where the
Germans would launch their first at-
tack and for weeks before March 21
the eyes of the allies had been fixed
on the long curving line from La Fere
to Arras as the stage where the first
act of the great drama would be en-
acted.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Sept 21.—Serious short-
age in the supply of crude oil is noted
in a report by the bureau of mines,
compiled in response to a senate reso-
lution and made public. Insufficient
crude oil to supply refineries is being
produced, the report shows, while
gasoline stocks have been reduced to
a two or three weeks’ supply, necessi-
tating continued conservation by the
public. The report will be transmitted
to the senate.
"The need for conservation is ap-
parent," the report declares, “and the
American people should voluntarily
forego the pleasure of needless auto-
mobile touring during these times.
Such voluntary conservation now may
forego the necessity of more serious
action later. Furthermore every step
should be taken by the people and by
their representatives not only to con-
serve our present supply of gasoline
but also if possible to increase our
future supply and the supply of the
crude ■ oil from which gasoline is
made.”
The report, shows the production of
gasoline last January was 5,580,000
barrels, in July it was 7,900,000 barrels,
and in August 8,000,000 barrels. In
July there was a decrease of 1,630,-
000 barrels in stock while last month
this decrease was estimated at 1,500-
000 barrels, showing that production is
not keeping pace with consumption.
With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Sept 21.—(By the Associated
Press.)—German troops recently were
ordered to be more methodical in the
destruction of property in the regions
evacuated by them. An order from the
commander “of the 108th infantry brig-
ade to the rear guard, dated Sept. 3
says:
“A recent army order demands that
we proceed in the future with more
method and less haste in the destruc-
tion of indicated property. The divi-
sions already have been notified that
they will be held responsible for build-
ings not destroyed in their areas. In
consequence all preparation should be
made for the firing (straw collected,
etc).
“Lieutenant Krause with his pla-
toon already received special orders
regarding the destruction of certain
localities. He is to destroy the north-
ern section of Commenchon, Ugny-le-
Gay, Villequier-Aumont, le Gaisnel.
Fallouel, Frieres-Failloupel and the
the roads west.
“All soldiers are bound to assist to
the best of their ability in the execu-
tion of this mission. The rear guard
battalions will select groups to com-
plete the work of destruction. The
detachments will not set fire to things
until the right moment. It will be
remembered that there are means to
defile all wells.
“Mines must not be exploded to
soon.”
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