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Krueger Atlas Engines
WILL KUN ON ANY OK
THE LOW GRADE OILS.
San Antonio Machine & Supply Co.
SAN ANTONIO
CORPUS CHR1ST1
m Antonio
Automobile Supplies
Before Placing Your Orders for Auto Supplies It
Will He to Your Advantage to (.Jet Our
Prices Before Buying.
F. VV. HEITMANN CO.
BOU8TON.
VOLUME LII—NO. 301.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1917.—SEVENTY-TWO PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
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PERSHING'S MEN IN TRENCHES; SHELL GERMANS
MEAT IS THE NEXT American Liberty Rolled Up
Over $5,000,000,000 More to
Save World for Democracy
Administration Hopes Within Next
Month to Have Regulated Sales
and Distribution and Lowered
Prices on Commodity.
BARTHOU SUCCEEDS RIBOT
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER
PRELIMINARY EFFORTS IN
THE CAMPAIGN ARE MADE
fUight Redactions Have Already Been
Made by the Packers, But Most Job-
bers and Retailers Are Selling at
Prices Just as High or Even Higher
Than Ever Before.
®tfarnational News Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27,
JRcat is the next foodstuff on the
ICtaited States Food Administration's
notched stick. Within the next month
ghe Administration hopes to have reg-
elated sales and distribution and low-
ered prices on meats and mark tip an-
,-jilther notch below the flour and sugar
('Notches.
This became known today with the
■Jgsuance of a statement describing
•*pork the. Administration expects to do
tteginning November 1, when licensing
regulations go into effect. Preliminary
•efforts already have been made in the
campaign to lower meat prices. The
packers have made some slight reduc-
tions, but the jobbers and retailers are
selling at prices just as high or higher
than ever.
The Food Administration hopes to ac-
complish results on meat just as it did on
flour and sugar, by intensive publicity
campaigns. Licensing will give Mr. Hoover
control in large degree, but chief reliance
Will be placed in the education of the buy-
ing public. When meat buyers know what
their retail dealers pay and what the
wholesalers pay the packers, they can be
depended upon to force down the retail
^Bgnrea, the administration believes.
^Wholesalers' profits, it was announced
#>night, are ta be based on wholesalers'
purchase prices. Instead of on market con-
ditions at the time they resell. This rule
goes into effect November 1. • The state-
went follows:
"It provides that no dealer in certain
fenecifled commodities shall sell 'at more
than a reasonable advance over the actual
purchase price of the particular goods
■old, without regard to the market or re-
placement value at the time of such sale.'
"The commodities covered by tjie role
Include beef, pork and mutton, syrnps and
■idlasaes, cleaned rice and rice flour, oleo-
jnirgarine, lard and lard aabatitutes, oleo
*11, cooking fats, condensed milk ami vari-
ous canned goods and fruits.
"Wholesale dealers in refined sugar are
ferquired by a similar rule to sell at 'an
Advance over the refiners' list price at
which he purchased sugar greater than the
Bormal margin charged by the wholesale
dealers in refined sugar in the same local
ity or such inargain as may hereafter be
eatablished by the Food Administration.
"With regard to perishable foods, the
Food Administration announced today that
it will make a prompt ami full examina-
tion of any localities in which rises In
prices occur and will deal Individually by
Continued on Page Feur, Column 81*.
— Photo From Underwood & Underwood.
New Yofk.
•I. Louis Kurthoii, the new Foreign Mis*
later of France, whose appointment was an-
nounced last week. The naming af iter-
tliou in place of Alexandre Itibot ha* for
a time at leant averted the fall af the
Painleve ministry in France. Although the
Chamber of Deputies had voted confidence
in the Ministry only a few days before, the
Cabinet, because of diffieultie» with the
Chamber, decided to resign in a body.
Premier Painleve put the resignations of
the entire Cabinet Into the hands of Presi-
dent Fulncare, who refused ta accept (hem.
Then the Cabinet again vet and left the
matter to Premier Painleve. The replac-
ing of Bihoi, who has been regarded with
hostility la the Chamber, followed and now
it Is believed the Painleve Cabinet will con-
tinue in office.
E
TO LARGE OFFICES
SUB-COMMITTEES FOR WORK IN
TEN OF THESE NAMED AT
SATURDAY'S MEETING.
THROW DOWN RIFLES AND STONE
GENERAL —BAVARIANS
OPENLY COMPLAINING.
w
fey Associated press.
LONDON. Oct. 27.—Two thousand Ger-
man Infantrymen at Cologne mutinied
when ordered to the Flanders front last
week and destroyed their rifles and equip-
ment, according to a dispatch from Am-
sterdam to the Daily Expres. A general
who tried to calm them was stoned. The
mutineers and twenty six of the ring lead-
ers were court-martialed.
f.rrman Barrage Erratic.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 27.—Renter's correspond-
ent at British headquarters In Belgium in
a dispatch last night says:
"The Bavarians appear to be bearing
the brnnt of the Flanders fighting and
•re openly complaining that the Prussians
•re sacrificing them.
"The Germau barrage today was erratic,
the shells flinging up columns of spray
from patches of water. As a result the
British casualties were very light.
"Most of the prisoners taken were poor
■nd shuddering. The more Intelligent of
them were of the unanimous opiniou tbat
Germany has onlv a chance for a toler
•hie peace, but tbev feel that the n Inter
Will tell a terrible tale in the Fatherland.
They said they had been told tbat Kng-
land was in as bad a plight as Germany
In the matter of food, but they did not J Continued on Page Two, Celemi
believe it. All the men agreed the in-
vincible German military machine slowly
•rat being pulverized.''
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN", Tex., Oct. 27.—Appointing and
assigning sub-cerumittees for investigation
of the ten most important State depart-
ments was accomplished today by the cen-
tral committee of the House Investigation
committee. It is the plan of the central
committee to make additional assignments
Monday, taking up the departments in the
order of their importance. It desires that
the most important departments be investi-
gated first.
A classification, or grouping, of the vari-
ous departments and institutions which are
to be probed was prepared by Representa-
tive Jack .Tohnsou and submitted to the
committee today. After considerable dis-
cussion it was finally abandoned, and the
plan to select the moat important depart-
ments for investigation first waa fallowed.
On the investigation of the prison sys-
tem Speaker F. O. Fuller and VV. H. Holi-
day will represent the House, the third
member to be selected by the Senate com-
mittee. Speaker Fuller is chairman of this
sub-conimitte. The third member on all
of the sub-committees la to be named by
the Senate committee.
Leonard TiJIotson is chairman of the
sub committee to investigate the University
of Texas. The other member ta represent
the House is I)r. Oscar Davis. Other as-
signments made today are as follows:
Treasury Itepartment-
SECOND LOAN
IS A GREAT
SUCCESS
More Than a Billion
Dollars Subscribed
on Last Day.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.—
Secretary McAdoo announced tonight
that the second Liberty Loan was an
overwhelming success.
The loan apparently has passed the
55,000,000,000 mark.
A last-day drive of titanic propor-
tions throughout the Nation rounded
up more than one billion dollars and
was believed to have carried the total
several hundred million dollars be-
yond the maximum sum Tuesday of-
ficials had hoped for.
Federal Reserve banks were strug-
gling tonight under an avalanche of
last-minute subscriptions to form sonjo
idea of the grand total. Indications
are that they will not complete their
tabulations for several days.
At eight million perHons tliroiis:h-
out the coniitry wrote their mimes on ap-
plication blanks. How many more did so
will uot be known until the final coons
several days hence. The number may go
an high as ten million.
Bach of the twelve districts appeared to
have passed itn minimum and Indications
wero that most of them hud exceeded the
maximum as well.
The treasury's early tabulation of re-
turns based upon estimates received from
the reserve banks showed a total of
H.o&i.CiMMNKi. This was admitted to be
an under-statement of the result. At t*e
hour the tabulation was made subscribers
were standing In Hnr in thousands ot
cities and towns .throughout the country,
nnd most of the 20,000 banks were swamp-
ed with unreported subscriptions.
The treasure's ,compilation by districts
follow*:
Boston <300,000,000
New York 1 .f»0d,000,«i0
Philadelphia 425,000,0$*
Cleveland 450,000,0*0
Richmond 180,000,000
Atlanta 100,000,000
Chicago MO,000,000
St. Louis - 200,000,000
Minneapolis l.*),tW,000
Kansas City iflO.SWi.OOO
Dallas *>,000,000
San Francisco 27fi,000,000
"Subscriptions to the second * Liberty
*I/Oan probably have passed |T>,000,000.000,'
Continued on Paga Four, Column Five,
INCREASE OF PRICE ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY
BOTH SENT INTO ACTION
f
Hither Wages to Miners Given u
Reassn far Raise •( Farty-Frre
Cents Per Ton on Bftaanrai at
the Mines.
EXISTING CONTRACTS NOT
AFFECTED BY THE RAISE
Raise Shall Not Apply to Any District
in Which the Operators and Miners
Fail to Agree Upon a Penalty Pro-
vision Satisfactory to (he Fuel Ad-
ministrator for £olIeetis« of Fines.
International News Sertlee.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27.—
Wage increases approximately 50 to 78
per cent are in store for coal miners
of the United States. To enable oper-
ators to meet the higher scale, Presi-
dent Wilson tonight authorized a gen-
eral increase of 45c per ton for bitum-
inous coal at th? mines.
The Presidents order becomes ef-
fective at 7 o'clock Monday morning,
October 29.
The higher prices will not apjily
to coal sold under existing contracts
or in districts in which the operators
and miners do not adopt the so-called
penalty provision.
TUta applliut •• the colleetian of fin«
f>r Yiolntion of arrwmentR emend into
ttt tlit> operatars and miners at Washing
tin, October r.
The order tonight followed receipt of a
letter bv thi> President from Fuel Ail-
mlntatrator If. A. Karftcid, siimmarliing
present f'lAl orulltJoQS.
'X'he President's executWe order follow*:
"The scale of prices prescribed August
21. IB IT. by t.l>e president of tlie Q|>UM(
s4utea for Wtiunlnofts coal «t tlie mite, aa
ft.djiiHt.e4 and Modified by order of ffce
United States Fuel Administrator, to,meat
exceptional eruditions in certain localities,
is hereby amended by adding the snta of
■t." ce»t* to ea' h of the prices so prescribed
or so adjusted nod modified, subject, how.
en-r, to the follBwiug express exception*:
"1. This increase in price shall not a|i«
ply to :iny coal >sold st the rfllne under
an existintr contract containing a protlelon
for an increase In the price of coal there-
under in case of an increase In w*ges
paid t« miners.
"2. This Increase In prices stall not
apply In any district In which the operators
Coatlaood n Fags Pour. c,lma S,wa.
AMERICANS Infantrymen are sent into first line trenches on
west front for final training. Artillerymen.
Manning French guns, exchange shots with Germans.
FRENCH Collecting prisoners as result of attack on Crown
Prince's army on Aisne, so decisive that latter has
not attempted counter attack. Artillery covers Filain.
BRITISH Co-operating with French continue attacks in Flan-
ders over difficult gTound win crest of Bellevue-Spur
west of Paschendaele, formerlv strong German position.
ITALIANS Announce Austro-German offensive checked, but
admit situation precarious. Are fighting practically
entire Austrian army heavily reinforced by Germans.
Step Announced As
Final Training
For Battle.
First Shell Sent Across
No-Man's-Land at
Early Morning.
FRENCH ADD
NEW GAINS
Capture Villages on
Ypres-DixmundeRoad
Also Advance on
Aisne Front.
CII StlA znn SAW ANTONIO'S
Jt,OZO,jyi/ CONTRIBUTION
Bryant,
D. Cope,
Brui
chairman: W. L. Hudspeth
Comptroller's Department—W
chairman; Henry Sackett.
Insurance and Banking Departmental.
D. Falrchild. chairman ; K. L. Pillow* ,Tr.
Secretary of State R. F. Spencer. chair-
man: M. M. O'Bannon.
General Land Office—E. R. Bryan, chair-
man; Eugene Debogory.
State Purchasing Agent—D. S. McMillan,
chairman; A. W. Seawrlght.
Department of Agriculture: Jack John-
son. chairman; R, L. McDowra
When the Senate committee meets in
joint session here with the House commit-
tee next Tuesday it is expected that It will
approve the plan adopted by the Hotine
committee in the manner of naming and
assigning sub-rommtttees.
Chairman Ply today notified aub-rom- j
mltteemen that their presence In Austin
would not be neceesar.v before Vovember '
I. the date set for starting the investlga j
tion.
At this morning's session the drawing
of numbers by members of the central.
m Four.
LETTER TO
BILL, HEAD OF HUNS
INFORM MONARCH THAT 4,82«,500
SILVER BULLETS ARE EN
ROUTE FROM HERE.
REGISTER A TOTAL
By Aamclated Pres«.
LONDON, Oct. 27.—The French
troops in Flanders made further ad-
vances this morning, capturing sevoral
villages and taking a number of pris-
oners, the British War Office an-
nounced tonitht. On the British bat-
tlefront there was great artillery activ-
ity, but no iafantry action. The num-
ber of German prisoners captuxed
since yesterday mernint numfcer 1,100
including 300 taken by the Fren^.,
By Associated Preas.
PARIS, Oct. 27^— Another powerful
drive by the French troops today on
the Ypres-Di'xmude road resulted in
the capture of several villages and a
great number of fortified farms, ac-
oording tonight's announcement by
th« War Office. An additional ad-
vance was made alang the AiBne front,
Including the occupation of Froidmont
farm.
By Aflwlated Pi*as.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 27.—No decisive ad-
vantage has* been gained by the British by
their attacks In Flanders, says (Jeueral von
Arnira. a t>roniinent (ierman commander.
In an Interview in the Korrespondeuz Nor-
deh.
"The British occupy the southern part of
the heights which encircle Ypres," says
the general, "while we are In possession
of the northern heights which obstruct
the enemy's view of Bruges. Why should
the mere possession of the heights be of
any decisive value? These heights are a
loag way from the acknowledged gaal of
Ike British, namely: Ostend, Ghent and
Zaebrugge. Without possession of the*a
battles lu Flanders remains bloody de-
feats for the British despite their partial
•ticoeases. •
"Owing to the teaacions bravery of the
British they have pressed us back further
in the Ypres bend. They have driven a
wedge into the center of that bend, but
that is all. There is no danger In this,
because as long as (he eueiay continues his
pressure at this point he is exposed to our
flanking fire sad ta t.fee danger of being
threatened from all sides and in the rear."
PASSES HOPE
OF ITALIANS
Germans Claim More
Than 60,000 Prison-
ers; Italy Says Ad-
vance Checked.
OTHER SECTIONS OF TROOPS
TO BE SENT FORWARD ALSO
By Assoriatcd Presr.
BERLIN, via London, Oct. 27.—The
supplementary communication issued
from general headquarters this eve-
ning reads:
"On the Italian front good progress
was made also today. The number of
prisoners taken, previously reported 3S
00,000, has been increased by a few
more thousands, 'ftie number of cap-
tured guns has increased to over five
hundred."
TERRIFIC TORNADO SWEETS
SECTION OF BALTIMORE
Bv Associated Pren*
BALTIMORE. Md.. Ort. 27.—A tornado
•f terrific force swept over tbe southern
aer-tlon of Baltimore tonight, wre-king
•bout a dosen dwellings xn• I rendering
ethers more, or lean Inhabitable. boors,
•hutters, window fixings, brick walls and
mm
•oorolrpa irera caught la th. frt-akr (ale
carried kaadrada »f yarda away.
TODAVS EXPRESS 72 PAGES
CoMMtiag of Five Section*.
News Section, 32 pat**.
Society Section. 12 paces.
Auto and Sport S|Ktion. 12 pagea.
Comic Section, 4 paxes.
Real Eatate and Classified Sec-
12
San Ant.nlo, Tex., Oct. 27, 1017.
Kalter Wlltn II, Autocrat of Germany,
Condemned sir:
Fearing that with all of their vigilance
your spies may fall to Inform you of the
fact, we. the people of San Antonio, take
this opportunity to advise you that we
went over the top yesterday and raised
$4,826,&<IU us our share of the subscription
to the second Liberty Loan, the purpose
of which is to put you and your junkers
completely and eternally out of business.
It may also pleaae you to know that
$1,121,<100 of that sum waa subscribed yt**-
terday by the men, women and children of
this community, some of whom were, born
in your realm but left for a land where
all of the cltisens are free and equal and
intend to remain ao.
Furthermore, Kaiser Bill, we would have
you know that when tbe third Liberty
Loan is ready, in about four months, we
are going over the top again, and still
again as long as there Is a dollar left* in
the Republic and a young man Strang
enough and courageous enough to don a
uniform and march away to fight for
freedom. Ban Antonio wants it distinctly
understood, as does every other city and
haailet and humble cot in the I". 3. A.,
tbat we are galng to back theae boys to
tbe laat ditch and until yon have forever
given up the Idea that yon can ruthlessly
kill women aad children and ravag" the
lauds of helplena nations and win a place |
in the sun vfitb fire and sword '
We want you to know. Bill, tbat tbe !
four million and more dollars raised here
came from every class and condition of
people aud not from the rich slone nor
from the ranks ot those who are dominated
by "perfidious Albion." The largeat sub-
*c rip tion y eater day came from the San An-
tonio A Aranaaa Pass Railroad ia the sum
of *46.000. It takes lots of passenger farea
and freight ta raise that much money, hut
tbe railroad wanta you ta know that it is
"agin'* you if every steel rail has to be
torn up snd melted Into shells.
Tbe doctors of San Antonio. Bill, who
know what pain ani' suffering menu, rant
you to know that they raised of
yesterday's num. which Is to go Into the
pr< ventiea of tbe kind of suffering caused
by yoa and year hutchem, Aad tbe San
^ Wbter Supply Cam pan y gave
LARGE SHARE OF SAN ANTONIO
PURCHASES DUE TO THEIR
UNTIRING EFFORTS.
The women of Ssn Antonio working un-
der the National League fay Waatea's Serv-
ice duriag their four days af vigorous
work aald worth of Liberty bands.
ThU splendid total wm not achieved #lth-
aut great effort hut the reward more
tban compensated for the wark, according
to Mrs. Floyd Mc<iown, chairman of the
National League for Women's Service. Al-
though the women's committees made their
birggest sales Friday they made s strenu-
ous drive yesterday that went a long way
to helping San Antonio reach its quota,
with their total seore for yesterday
amounting to ILtf.lWO.
Without except ion every committee re-
ported the work for the Liberty bonds na
having been a real pleasure. "It hss been
a great satisfaction to feel that we were
doing a real patriotic service," said llrs.
Victor Kellar. who assisted Mrs. Charles
Schrieuer all four days at Wolff & Marx
Store. Although the women at the banka
Cos tinned on Pago Two, Colaaan One.
KAISER IS ANSWERED,
SATS SECRET ART M'ADOO
International News Fenlee.
WASHINGTON, I). C.. QH. IT—At
• :Sa o'clock tonight Secretory McAdoo
authorised the following ntntement:
"It l« n great honor to be able to an-
nounce to the American people tbat tbe
•eeond Liberty Loan is mi over-
whelming It bno bean grantly
over-subftoribed. The extent of the
splendid eeer-sabnerlptieae af tin
njMmjmOJHQ loono «aanet bo definitely
etated now beoasse fell rep otto have
net yet been received aad baaha all
aver the eeeatry are held lag
tbe nlgbt to eeremmodate
II will be several dags
flaureo ran he fiven, T
people of 4 me r ire. aes
alike, have re»|»oeded generously
nobly to the eall of their Ciooeramebt
ON ABILITY TO HOLD MOUNTAIN
PASSES DEPENDS VICTORY
OR DISASTER.
<1—tlayi ao
By Pr.*#
Italy's niettli' is beiii* critical!, testprt
by the tremendous Teutonic drive under
command of Eoaperor Cliarles of Austria
on the Isomo froat with what seeuis rlr-
tually the entire Austrian army and atrouz
Geraian forces
Frem the first blows General ( adorca «
w»nd artny h,» suffered a serious shor t
and Berlin claims the >lefHiit of this s«r
tion of the Italian forces from which It
announce? the cspture of no less than
ao.doo men and 4.K) gnn«.
These yrinr- losses seem to hour out the
German claim n* to the fste of this Itnliau
army hut apparently the crucial hour has
not yet com*1 which will determine whether
the Anstro-Oerman host ''an be held at
the mountain passes and prevented from
o*»rriowlug into tlie fertile plains <1
Veaeala. ,
Semi-official utterances reveal th«t all
KMIlbla preparaiains have beeu made in
ome to meet Ue »reat emergency. Bach
day. h.wever. see, the Invading arrnle.
making additional headway, ' otamauilnir
Italian heights al.ug the b.rder east nad
oortheaat of Tolaaiu. are beglnnlag to fall,
wkli. Berlin elalm« that virtually the «n
tire Italian Ir.uao fnint has bees shaken.
From- the western front the inost Im-
portant news to Americans w«s that au-
nonnc.Di; tbe presence of American troop-
In the first line trenches alongside French
Infantry met! nud of American artillery
rnrked wi'b Krch batteries wn.Un* the
first American aimed shells of the wsr at
the German lines. These trcps have not
taken over the quiet se«-tor In which they
■Utlaaed but are under French dlrec
The first statement Issued from
„Jcan headquarters in Franc* rep.rted
men «daptlag themselves moat satisfac-
**The British in Flanders were engagcrt
Satnrdav In maklns ware the positions
tkey won the more Important of which
Srai that'on tb«' Bellevue spur west of
••ascnendacie a vsinabie nommatinj
ridge brilliantly taken and held by the
Canadian* in har.l fljtlitlna
The French on the Flanders line went
further shead Saturddy. f»ptiirin, <!er
BKB trenches north of the olijectlres
ttaelMd on Friday.
TtM Russian, are r»atlaoiair to n.ve
■ tin Mia. a^pMenuy wiu
By Asnrlated tress.
ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Friday, Oct. 27.
Virtually the entire Austrian army re-
inforced bv heavy Gennpr contingents
conducted by the redoubtable field
marshal, Von Mackenzen, is now fac-
ing the Italian army in the greatest
offensive since the beginning of the
war with the evident purpose of invad-
ing the Feulau regiou, the eastern
province of Venezia.
Field Is Like Letter T.
The essential features of the enemy's
powerful thrust can now be outlined. The
correspondent traveled today forty miles
nIonthe battle front with the terrific
rcml of bombardment showing tlie «?reut
range of the movement.
It is now clear that tbe Auatrians and
Germans sought to make a surprise attack
at th<* least fortified point ou the north of
the Julian front. The Held of the present
operatioas can be likened to a hnge letter
T. From the left arm af the T, to its
foot is about tweuty-twe miles. On this
left arm Von Mackenaen attempted ta de-
liver his big blow. The ar mextends seven
miles westward from Telmlna, at th cen-
tral point of the T. Tolmlna aud the
nearby villages of Santa Lucia and Santa
Maria have become of chief interest as this
was the point of the surprise attack.
The lower stroke of the T, is thirty miles
long, from Monfalcone to the sae, with
tJerizla half way down. This gave the two
main fighting lines, the northern running
horizontal where the greatest blow was
struck, and the southern running perpen-
dicular where a fierce bombardment seeks
to prevent the Italians from moving, rein-
forcements to the threatened region in the
north.
The Julian Alps run back of the north-
ern line and the Carso Alps back of the
southern line to the sea. The dlstaucea
stated are In a direct Hue. The mountains
give au Irregular formation greatly ex-
tending the opposing fronts.
Field Marshal Vou Mackenaen's objective
evidently was to recross the lAonzo wbeuce
the Italians had driven the Auatrians ba« k
several milea iuto Austrian territory. He
screened the movement by making feints
toward tbe south and also west of Tolmiuo
but hw main army struck straight for the
Isonzo at San Lu<ia and Santa Maria.
The Italian forces were comparatively
small at these outermost limits of their
lines and the advancing waves succeeded in
crossing the laonzo with comparatively
little obstruction. Here, however, they
were faced by a low range of mountains
In which the pa sees are strongly held by
the Italian army, new heavily reinforced
from the center and the south.
The- whole ope radon now pivots on the
possibility of Voa Mackenzen driving
through their passes where the city of
Vividale is fhe first important place lead-
ing tp the rich and level plain. All indi-
cations are tbat the Italian* are masters of
"the passes and can hold Von Mackenzen
against a further advance although tbe
trcmehdous force be has massed might per-
mit a further scattered Incursion.
The correspondent went over a long
str«tcb of the front today in company
wlth headquarters officers. It mas the
last visit permitted, as the general staff
later announced thai tbe danger hud be-
come so that none would be permitted to
approach tbe firing line. Tbis visit gave
opportunity for a comprehensive view of a
long sweep of tbe fighting line along tbe
southerly Caraa line. Everywhere there
was evidence af eeapleta preparedness in
tbe midst of terrific bombardment by both
armies.
Much havoc had been wrought by this
fruitless bombardment. Further aloug two
Ceatlneed oa Face rear. Calome Three
Brief Reports to Washington
Indicate Actual Fighting
May Be Soon.
By NEWTON C. PARKE.
International News Service.
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TERS IN FRANCE, Oct. 27.—America
is on the firing line in France!
At t£e stroke of 6 of a recent morn-
ing a red-haired Irish-American sent
America's first shell sizzling across
No Man's Land at a German battery
position, heralding to the world the
grim triumphant message that
•'Yankees are coming"!
That afternoon they came.
marched to battle through slush 1
rain. But on their faces was a s&jg|g|
sunshine and in their hearts a :
That night American infantry
American artillery in first
trenches on a quiet sector of the
ern front. Criss-cross firing hasMMK
going on ever since. Only a few /
dred yards away is the Ge-
trenches. Pershing's boys are ofg|
watch.
.Not until today -for excellent mfl
reasons were correspondents permit!
send the cheering news to America^,
following official statement—Ant •
first "communique" In the great wai
issued from American headquarters!
"In continuation of their traininft .
nucleus for instruction later, a conU>^*ife:
of some battalions of our first con tin ft
in association with veteran French bfc®jPBB4Ml*s
ions, are in the first Hue trenches of a
quiet sector on the French front.
"They are supported by some batteries
of our artillery, in association with vet-
eran French batteries.
"The sector remains normal. Our men
have adapted themselves to actual trench
conditions in a most satisfactory man-
ner."
mere it is—the plain matter-or-raet,
typically military, typically American bt|I-
letiu that ushers In an epoch in the his-
tory of mankind. For a mere war corre-
spondent to try to elucidate or add at all
to that its simple words Imply, would be
foolish and futile.
**Have they gone over the top yet? Will
they go soou ? Have tbe Germans tried to
strafe' them yet and what sort of pun-
ishment did the Sammies deal out?"
These and all the thousand and one
questions undoubtedly In the minds of the
folks at home must be left to future bul-
letins to answer. All that can be told In
this dispatch is the storv of their going,
from tlie moment that the first mysterious
whisper made the rounds of the corre-
spondents t«» that picturesque and never-
to-be-forgotten scene when our Sammies,
sloshing through the mud, turned front-
ward at the crossroads, their dark pon-
choed figures disappearing in the gloom
on their way to bring the light of peace
and freedom and democracy to all the
world.
At daybreak of a certain morning net
very long ago the American batteries of
which today's official statement speaka
took up their positions. Au officer passed
down the line aud asked If all were ready.
"Ready, air." came tbe quick answts*
from overv side.
What the feelings ot these men were
In t_hat moment is a Chapter for them
alo/e to tell. Fact Is—as officers who saw
them have since testified that" no finer
set of men have ever gone Into action.
A holy fire seemed to sparkle in their
eyes and their features *ere set with an
Iron resolve. .
A moment later there was a "click" an
the field telephone. A young artillery •#-
fleer took up the receiver. Those nearby
could bear a clear, brisk voice givin* tbe
range of the enemy positions. The guna
were trained. The gun squad rbief swung
his arm sharply downward. It waa tbe
signal, "Fire!"
The gunners pulled the lanyard. There
was a puff of smoke and a crash. The
first projectile fired by llncle Sam's gun-
ners was on Its way. It had beso fired
from one of France'a famous "Sevanty-
flves." *
For Just a second the lanky red-head«d
Irishman's fare was wrapped in one great
big grin With eyes full of unspeakable
pride he looked about him. unquestionably
the proudest man in the universe. Rbt
there was only a <*e«-ond for him to revel
in thin orgv of his heart—sharp, ringing
commands flew thick and fast now. There
was work to be done, lots of It.
There was a thick fog and It is net
known precisely how Americas first a hat
"made out." But it is uaderstoed tbat
the projectile fell near a German battery.
The shell ca«e will be sent to President
W'lsen by MaJ On. William L. Sibert,
second In command of the American force.
The artillery firing continued all dSy
and late In the afternon the SammleS—
the Infantry—moved towards the trenches.
Arrangements hsd been completed ten
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American Infantry and Artillery
in Action; Here's Official Story \
By associated Prvea.
wrra TBE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Oct. 2: —Foll»wmf ia
' the first official statement issued from the American headquarter*:
"In continual ton of their I raining as a nucleus for instruction later, a \
! contingent of same battalions of our first contingents, in association with i
veteran French battalions are in the first line trenches of a quiet
on the French front. Tlie}- are supported by some batteries of oar artil- .
; lery ia association with veteran French batteries.
"The sector remaina normal. Oar awn hare adapted
■■I trench tiaiiliwa ia the maa
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