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RUIIKTIX XEW YORK, Sept., i:t.—'The Associated Tress tonight
mv tha • . Vv *. *i • *nVns\v is continuing brilliantly and successful^
and thv St. Millie salient has pn-bably l>een wiped completely out.
The \ tlcn ivt o' the A meric;1, ns has probably dealt the (icrmans a. hea\\
bow la >>ss ot iiv'ii and •.ns. The liermans art* tonight working fe\e:.ishl\
to not m< n and gun.'' >ut o? tl' ivma ning small part of the salient the Ameii
cnns an* digging in to.
SAl.fKXT REDUCED
I5UI.I.KTIX TATIS. Sept., |:i.~The St. Mihiel salient has been re
| tlucori by the Americans. The tensor will not permit publication tonight of
I tlit nanu s of the towns and villages forming the present American line in the
St Mihiel sector.
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12000 TAKEN BY YANKS
Bl'U.K t IN — LONDON, Sept., 123.—The Americans have already
captured 12« <»0 Gormans in the offensive and have captured the entire St.
Mlhiel saliet t. .. ^ „
YANKS MOLD LONG LINE
UlLI KTIN — WASHINGTON, Sept., 13.—Early evening bulletin of*
the War Department says that the Americans have captured all villages in
the St. Mihiel salient and reduced the front in this sector from 40 to 20 miles
The American line now inns directly from Pragney on the Mossclle river to
Sattonville and along the heights of the Meuse.
GERMAN STATEMENT
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BULLETIN — BERLIN, Sept., 12.—(Official)—“We began evacuating
the St. Mihiel salient three days ago anticipating the Franco-American drive.
The American attack has been a .severe one.”
WASHINGTON. Sept. IT—\*->t»T
uays resist ration ufI«»oti ai>out 14,
000.00o to the l’rit*»i States man |k>w
ci* military roio. ii report***! *>iti
ciully thij. at - .non that th«* rt^i-Ua
it is ortua announced that the
Department o.' Justice has quietly in
structed ail n throughout the coun
l try to mmedi; i all slack
ers. \o raids v 1 !>• made but a new
method will bo launched to round up
the shirker*.
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rUh VC.O. S«pt.. i:> - The Repub
lican* have nominated Medill .McCor
mick, t«» content tin Illinois Senator
ship with James Hamilton Lewis. Mc
Cormick won the nomination from
Chicago's Mayor Wm. Hale Thompson
by fcg.ntM ftUirnlity. According to re
turns, “Uncle Joe” Cannon has been
renominated and also Minority leader
Mann.
ALAMEDA DIE AT H.
Steamer A’ameda is due to arrive
at ti o’clock tonight according to
Agent McDonald who has received
cable advices from (apt. ('linger. The
steamer ha ten day s mail aboard
and many passengers lor Seward.
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SALK OK MEAT TO
IMBLIl’ TAKEN OVER
BY Al THORITIKS.
Bt’KXXOS AIRES. Sept.. 13— The
municipal authorities of this place
have taken over the supervision for
the sale of meat to the pubic, and
will handle it on a war rationing
basis.
EXPLORING
ALASKA PORT, Sept., pi—Five
members* oi the feteiansson party, lea
1 ay Storkerson, landed on an ice pack
noith of Alaska, and intend to drift
westward towards Siberia in search
of new lands, west of Prince Patrick
lands. This i.- according to officers of
Stefans -son's boat which has reached
pare enroute to the outside.
STEFANSSON GOES SOUTH
SEATTLE, Sept., PL—Arctic Ex
plore .• Stefansson left Skagway, Ala
ska. yesterday for Victoria according
i.o personal dispatches from him to
o Associated Press. Stefansson says
live members of his party have landed
and are drifting towards Siberia seek
ing new lands. He says that his Ar
ctic venture is the most remarkub!
venture he ever has undertaken.
A_
RIGHT-O
MANCHESTER, England, Sept., 1”»
—“Nothing hut heart failure on the
pa t of the British nation can prevent
our achieving the real victory in the
present world war”. This was the
statement made today hy Prime Min
vtor Lloyd George in a speech.
The Premier also stated that the
British casualties in the last offensive
ua> one fifth of those in the 191 d
drive .
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Sept., 13.—The prices
tYoird for f.ish today noon were as
/..Mows: halibut thirteen and one half
•outs; sable, six and one half cents;
'jDj» and red cod, three cents.
LANGSING SISTERS
FIRST TO RECEIVE
FRENCH DECORATION
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PARIS, Sept.. 13— Miss Emma
Lansing and Miss Katherine l.an>ii 2.
sisters. an<l daughters of Secretary 01
State Lansing, have been decorated
with the French war cross for hero
ism during the bombardment of K.r
They are the first members ot the
Red Cross Canteen to receive this
honor.
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LONDON, Sept., 13— The Americans have advanced
eight miles over a fourteen mile front on the southern side
of the St. Alihiel salient and have captured St. Mihiel. The
drive early this forenoon is progressing rapidly. It is re
| ported that the Americans have captured Vigneulles and
Renoy and Heudicourt and Boisdethia Court. Vigneulles
is seven and one half miles north ol Xivray through which
the former line ran.
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If the Americans have really captured the above
named places, this puts the neck of the St. Mihiel salient
narrowed down to less thansix miles.
If the two German divisions reported in this salient
have failed to escape, it is heaved impossible for them to
get away.
The Germans are blowing up ammunition dumps at
Hattonville and Domboux.
The Americans have captured P500 prisoners and (5h
guns on the west side of the salient where the country is
rough. The Gentian resistance was determined but the
Americans advanced three miles over the twelve mile
front in this salient.
AMERICAN ATTACK WAS MADE SUDDENLY.
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LONDON, Sept., 13— Gentian prisoners state that
the American attack in the Lorraine salient was expected
but that it was delivered so rapidly that the Germans had
not time even to give stubborn resistance they were order
ed to. The Americans easily captured Pannes which the
Germans defended energetically.
YANK DRIVE CONTINUES SUCCESSFULLY
PARIS, Sept., 13— (Official )— The American at
tacks near St. Mihiel are continuing successfully. The
French have captured the town of Savy.
AMERICANS CAPTURE ALL OBJECTIVES.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept., 13— The Ameri
cans advanced steadily in the St. Mihiel salient through
out the night and reached and captured all objectives.
Prisoners are pouring in from the captured lines of Ger
mans. The Americans have advanced all along the front
except at one point. They are meeting with less resistance
than expected. The Germans made one counter attack in
an attempt to stem the oniushing American tide but they
began the protective barrage too early and gave the Amer
-icans warning of what was coming. Tlie Americans were
thus prepared for the counter attack.
BAKER SEES START OF DRIVE.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept., 13— The Allied of
fensive with the Americans dominating in the movement
is being witnessed by Secretary ol War Baker and other
notables from the forts behind the middle lines.
GERMANS EXPLAIN DEFEAT
BERLIN, Sept., 13— “We are now standing on new
prepared lines” is the text of the official German war
statement today. “We have evacuated the St. Mihiel sal
ient which was liable to encirclement. The evacuation of
this salient has been under consideration for some \ ears.
GERMANS EVACUATING LILLE.
LONDON, Sept., 13— Fugitives from Lille are report
ed today to be arriving at Antwerp. The Germans are said
to be evacuating this advanced position in 1 lance.
“ME UNI) GOTT”
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AMSTERDA ,MSept., 13— The Kaiser, speaking at
the Krupp’s works at Essen yesterday, said that “every
body in the Fatherland knows he left no stone unturned to
shorten the war for theGermans as well as the entire civ
ilized world.”
OH, GEE, ANOTHER BIG “WE” TALKS.
AMSTERDAM, Sept., 13— German Vice Chancellor
von Payer, in a speech in Berlin said: “Germany may evac •
-uate Belguim. But what other nation is better to protect
Belgium than Germany?” . j
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