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ER V'v .16, 1918. ALWAYS AUSTIN'S BEST KEVt- AUSTIN AMERICAN, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER LARGEST CIRCULATION IN CENTRAL TEXAS Texas Cotton Growers YANKS PREPARING OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS Texas Aviator Promoted; Given Medal of Honor BERLiN FINANCED RUIN OF RUSSIA BY BOLSHEVIK "The hostile artillery has shown. Deserve Better Help ThanThey Now Receive Commissioner Davis Points Out Inequalities in Present Regulations That Should Be Rectified for the Producer. i i 3 TO ATTACK OLD HINDENBURG LINE American Officers Would Not Be Surprised Should Germans Re tire Without Fighting. 8 Associates' Press to The Aoatla Americas.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARM! ON THE LORRAINE FRONT, Sept 15, P. m. Hindered only slightly by the German artillery and machine guns, Pershing's army today contin ued the consolidation of tneir lines facing the recently strengthened Hin-denburg defenses. Additional territory was brought in as the long line was straightened, the American troops on the extreme right swinging along the Moselle river for the greatest gains. It was not a day of battle for more ground, however, so much as for the establishment of a more defi nite front Notwithstanding the evidence that much time has been spent in im proving the old Hindenburg line, it would not surprise military critics here If it were yielded without a great struggle, the Germans prefer-in to sacrifice even their old position to the obvious determination of the Americans to advance beyond the line.

Fires were observed in Pon Martin-La -Chausae today. In almost every case where evacuation has been planned, the Germans have carried out a systematic destruction of certain parts of their stores and with them wooden buildings and barracka Vilcey-Sur-Troy and Norroy, neer the Moselle, were Included in the territory regained by the Americans when the line stretching from tne Hindenburg positions was run slightly upward on tho extreme right. The only initiative of the enemy was a counter attack early in the day at St. Hiluire. The assault was repulsed and prisoners taken.

The artillery on both sides has been reaching over the lines today, but the long range guns of the Americans and French pounded the back areas of the enemy the more steadily. GERMAN DEFEAT AT ST. MIHIEL MOST DECISIVE i i I (Continued from Page One.) They have all told the same tale of surprise and vain appeala One regiment after surrendering, requested that the roll should be called so that it might discover how hesvy had been its losses. When 1 was called everyone an- IIRITISH. Br Associated Press to The Auitia American.

LONDON. Sept 15. The British have captured Maissemy, northwest of St yuentln, together with the trench system to the southeast and east of that place. Field Marshal Haig makes this announcement in his night report The text of the statement reads: "By a successful minor operation carried out early this morning our troops captured Maissemy, northwest of St. Quentin, together with the trench system to the southeast and east of the village.

One hundred prisoners and a num ber of machine guns were taken by us. On the remainder of the front a few prisoners have beea brought in by our patrols in different sectors. swered his name but one officer and one private. 75 Vlllaars I bo rated. Cr Aaaociatei Press to The Austia AsMrleaa WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, ON THE LORRAINE FRONT.

Saturday Sept 14. (4 p. Thursday was the day of attack and advance. Yesterday was the day of consolidation. Today was one ot patrol operations.

The offensive thus carried out so speedily has resulted in the libera tion of some seventy-five villages and the capture of several thousand prisoners, many cannon and machine guns and much material. Americana Irresistible. The Americans from the outset have been ahead of their schedule. They have been Irresistible in their dash and vigor. All of the first day's objectives were reached early in the afternoon.

Dut the units were so eager to push ahead that they petitioned the general staff to allow them to go on, and a general order permitting this was issued. By evening the objectives of the first phase of the second day had been reached. How Pocket Was Closed. The nature of the advance showed the possibility of closing in at the top of the St Mihiel salient nd American corps on either aids were ordered to work inward and meet The lines were consolidated by midnight and the salient was entirely cut off. The day thus began with the solidly combined armies in a position to advance and by o'clock in the evening they had established a line running from southwest to Vitle-En-Woevre.

Rtaville, west of Marrhe-vllle, Wadonville, Avivlliers. St. Den-oll, Kammese. Jaulny. Vllcey and south of Narroy to the Moselle.

Yankee Mrt rX-blo Restfttanrei B) AMnciatvd Pre to Te Anw'Hl WITH THE AMERICAN ARM! IN LORRAINE, Sept 14 The advance of the victorious first army continued today, but on considerable activity during the day at a number of points along the bat-tie front south of the Arras-Cambrai road." FRENCH. Br Associated Press to The Aastla American, PARIS, Sept 15. "South of tha Oise," says the war office announcement tonight, "we maintained our positions against violent counter at tacks. "We captured the plateau east of Vauxaillon and the crest northeast of Celles Sur Aisne. "The prisoners taken by us since yesterday morning exceed 1500." Both in Champagne and in Lorraine the French repulsed several at- I tacks.

a restricted front near the Moselle river. There was little opposition. On the edge ot a wood where the Germans had concentrated there was some smart machine gun resistance offered, but a smashing artillery fire silenced the enemy. few additional prisoners were taken. Enemy Digging In.

The Germans gave further evidence today that they intended to resist on that part of the Hindenburg line running through this sector. A detachment was digging In today about Don Martin, four and one-half miles north of Thlaucourt, while between Lachaussee, two and one-half miles northwest ot Don Martin, and Don Martin squad trenches had been established. German detachments were also in the woods above Woel, four miles north of Hattonvllle. The German airplanes were unusually active last night but the defensive batteries drove them off before they had done great damage. Allied airplanes flew over the German positions, dropping tons of bombs In the back areas.

Victory Grow in Magnitude. AeaoeiaMd Pre to The Aoatla American. PARIS. Sept 15. -The magnitude of the American success continues to grow a reports come from the front.

What most appeals to the French Imagination Is the approach of the American line to within a few mile of the great fortress of which heretofore has been considered impregnable and such a vast reservoir of men and material as to forbid any approach. The French look hopefully to the release from the hands of the enemy of the great metallurgical basins, on whlfh Germany relies for iron and steel. NO TRACE OF TROPICAL STORM. Br rte4 Fr to To Aastla Amrt-a. WASHINGTON.

Sept 15 Tlte weather bureau announces tonight there was no further Information regarding the tropical disturbance proh-ably moving northeastward; Intensity unknown. war requisition and not by confiscation. To compel the milla to furnish an amount of linters which will take an extra amount of the producers' lint would be confiscation to the amount of SO cents per pound on a portion of our cotton. Modification Needed. It these reports about glnnlung are correct the cause should be made known.

If it is due to the demands of the war industries board, the board should be requested to modify its demands. If by efficient reglnning the oil mills can get the required amount of linters after the cotton has first been efficiently ginned for the producers, but are merely making the task easier by leaving more lint on the seed at the gin. we see no remedy except by legislative enactment a complete divorcement of the gins and the oil mills, even to the extent of prohibiting glnners acting as the oil mills' agents. In no sense should the grow en be compelled to pay for efficient ginning and then lose a certain per cent of their lint through bad gin NAT GOODWIN'S 5TH WIFE DIVORCES THE FAMOUS COMEDIAN Special News Service of the Austin Americas. NEW YORW CITY, 6ept 15.

Nat Goodwin, around whom for many years the question has revolved, "Why do all the women marry Nat Goodwin?" is wifeless again, and at the age of 60. A divorce has been granted from the famous comedian to the fifth Mrs. Goodwin, who was formerly Margaret Moreland. Tho divorce was granted at San Francisco, "I have nothing to say; God bless her," he said. When asked as to the prospects for a sixth Mrs.

Goodwin, the comedian replied: "It would hardly become me, with my record, to say never "But those who have seen my play, 'Why ought to believe me cured." Goodwin was starring on Broadway in "Why Marry?" when No. 6 filed her answer to that question. In 1912 Actor Goodwin was cast Into the California seas from a boat in which his leading lady, Margaret Moreland. was a n3j4un wf A wave had sent him over the siae or me craft and another wave crasnea mm against a rock. e.

X1UMJ.11ULI cot the fair Margaret was caressing his fevered brow and a short while afterward the faithful press agent announced that th develop into marriage. ttooawms first wife died. The rest won ft.Hnm in il vorce cou-ts. MURDER OF CZAR'S FAMILY CONFIRMED BYGZECHO-SLOVAKS 8 Aseofttatea Prew to The Anitin Americas. AMSTKHniM ont in tv CorrefiDandfint nf tha iinriin Zeitung telegraphs his paper that, to ine czecno-siovak or.

gan published at Samara, Rusfia. the lormcr emprest. of Russia and' hvr forr daukhters were murdered in the r.eign.Dornooa or Ekaterinburg (in the government of Perm, on the Asiatic side of the Urul mountains), contrary to the wishes of the soviet government ROHH, Sept 15. Toe Vatican docs not bi-'Uvo that the forme- Russian empro is dead, for It is consiJered it would have been informed if tho were confirmation of the Jieicnl, unconfirmed report from Fpaiti declared the former emprc. nd her daughters were einetted ro arrive at a Spanish port en a yacht unuer ine papal nag.

THIS MAY JUST BE GERMAN CAMOUFLAGE By Anorlated Free to The Auitla Amerlraa PARIS, Beat. 15. The fact that St. Mihiel was left by tha retreating Germans virtually Intact before the advancing Americana has led to the suggestion here that the enemy may nave aDandoned the practice of wanton destruction In the sections the Americans are traversing. One theory is that the American onrush was so sudden that it gave the Germans no time to wreck the buildings, but Marcel Sera bat points out that dynamite bombs could quickly have wrought destruction un less they had decided to renounce their system of methodical devastation because of the recent outbursts of indignation against It and a desire not to renew such revolting spec tacles before the Americans.

BRITISH PRKMlLl. IMPROVING. By Auoclated Frew to The Austin American. LONDON, Sept. 15 Premier Lloyd- George, who suffered' an attack of influenza Thursday night, spent a good night and his condition today was declared to be satisfactory.

How Long Must I MM Official Documents Further Bare Shame and Degradation of Kaiser's Government By Aasooiated Preae to Tlx Aastia" America. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. The part piaysd by tha Otraaa imperial bank in financing the Russian Bolshevlki movement, the care taken by. the Carman military authorities to prevent spreading among their own people of the socialistic preaching of their Russian tools, and the plana laid for German control of Russia, economically and financially, during and after the war, feature the disclosures in tha second installment of the sensational series of secret document which the American government is making public Damning Documents.

Copies of the documents, given out tonight, carry the file numbers of the Reichsbank or of the German general staff, and in some instances notations by Lenine or Trotsky, the Bolshevik! leaders. now shown to have been in the pay of Germany since long before they overthrew Russia's new democratic government and virtually turned the country over to the Teutons. There are illuminating explanatory notes by Edgar Sisson of the committee on public Information, who directed the investigation which re. suited in tha disclosures. Germany Free With Gold.

One of the Reichsbank memoranda. dated last January, announces to the commissar of foreign affairs (Len ine) that fifty million rubles of goid had been placed to the credit at Stockholm of representatives of the commissars to cover the cost of rod guards and agitators. Another of a few days later tells of a oredit of five million rublos for the assistant naval commissar in the far east, who is entrusted with the task of carrying off or destroying the great American and Japanese stores of war material at Vladi vostok a scheme that probably was well nnder way when the landing of American and allied forces at Vladivostok ended the sway of tho Bolshevtki there. Reducing Russia to Vassalage. A resolution adopted by the Ger man commercial banks under the auspices of the Reichsbank outlines an elaborate program for control of Russia by Germany and the barring of America, and the allies from the Russian commercial and Industrial field after the wa.

What has happened to this scheme ik not definitely known, but it is suggested that it may be the subject of one of the secret sections of the German-Bolshevik treaty. How Lenine and Trotzky were be. traying their socialist friends along with Russia is disclosed by a sharp note to Lenlne from the Nachrichten bureau, demanding to know what steps he would take to make good his personal promise that socialistic and agitational literature would not be circulated among German troops. Trotzky wrote on the margin: I ask to discuss it I Warning to Lenine. The concluding document of the installment is a German warning on Jan.

29 to Lenine that unknown agitators were circulating propaganda telling in advance of the plans the Bolshevik! to openly surrender to the Germans, as they actually did later. passengerlTner TORPEDOED: fr PERSONS fc.wSiNG (Continued from Page One.) was torpedoed on Thursday on a stormy sea. Hundreds of the passengers were rescued by attending steamers, but twenty first class, ten second clast and ninety third class passengers are missing, in addition to thirty-four of the crew, a total of 154. Ninety third-class passengers lost were without exception women and children. The liner floated for two days in charge of the captain and volunteers.

The Central Newi account of the sinking says that one of the life boats was driven by a stormy sea against the ship's propeller and smashed. One of the steamer's passengers, the account adds, was Henry Burton, minister of railways of the union of South" African parliament, who ls missing. Closo scrutiny of the Galway Castle passenger list indicated that she hai on board only 74), instead of 9(0, a announced earlier. The majority were women and children, but many were dishcarged soldiers returning to their homes. The boats were picked up by es-'orting vessels and destroyers sent to the spot.

169 MISSES G. By Awrte Fnu to TH AmMa America LONDON, Sept. 15. The missing from the torpedoed steamship aGl- way Castle number 1SJ. They include 120 passengers, St naval and military officers and men and IS of the crew.

By Aasocfated PrK to The Anttla Ameri-nn. WASHINGTON, Kept 15. The fuel administration announced today that there is a possibility that its autoless Sunday request may be extended to cover the entire country. This will depend, the administration said, upon the ability mid continent refiners to supply the territory west of the Mississippi and at same time furnish the gasoline they have agreed to deliver at the Atlantic seaboard. Refiners are canvassing the situation with a view to determining if they can provide for both demands.

Although the exact amount of gasoline saved in the territory east of the Mississippi in tha two Sundays plnce the request was made cannot be determined, the administration estimated it at 411.000 barrels, which has added materially to the reserve available for shipments overseas. Btr neeewe bnnir CKOVrS BABY BOWEL MEI ICINl will correct the Stomach end Jkmel Trouble and it it abenlutelr fearmleee. Cn be dm ta Is. fnt with perfect tatety. Bee directions the bottle.

fk-rouui 5'kter Pies in Prison. Br Aneoeietni Pre K) The Auatis American. ATLANTA, Sept 16. Karl JJbens, formerly a high official with the Hamburg-American steamship Ime in New York, and at one time German minister to Mexico, died hers tfjday at the federal penitentiary, where he i serving a aentew! for conspiracy Against, the United ttes government. liucns was 75 yean old.

B7 FRED W. DAVIS, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. Of all the people whose tmsines Interests are to be affected by neces sary regulations none should receive more careful consideration than the producers. There Is at present aulte a bit of dissatisfaction among the farmers because they are getting less for their cotton seed this year than last, while the products are going to the consumer at as advanced price. Reason, for Increase, Doubtless the explanation of this is increased cost of milling and a lower oil content, because the mills were pretty generally caUsfled with last year's spread.

In fact, they got a little more than they askod for last Costs Revised Also. The farmer argues, and with good reason, that if milling costs have been increased, production cost ho been Increased fully as much, because of advanced price of labor and food and feed, and his cost has been further increased because of the poorer yield. Producers' Rights Need pressing. And they are not able to see why they should bear all the advanced cost from the field on by having it subtracted from the price of their product But rules havo been promulgated and it is the producer's duty to abide by same until such time, if ever, that he can convince the authorities that hn hasn't secured full consideration tinder the present regulation methods. Opportunity for Organisation.

By organizing and pooling their lntorcsto the producers can take certain business advantages 1 of the present rules which will materially Increase the price of their cotton sede. There is an allowance of $3 per ton on cotton seed as the agent's profit This the producers should prepare to save by working through their own agents. The field force of this department will give every possible assistance to the growers along this line. $2.50 Blanket Allowance AVron. There is also a blanket allowance of 2.50 per ton to cover freight from legal points to the oil mills.

In our opinion this I. 60 as a blanket allowance Is economically wrong and does violence to the simplest rules of reason. I know of no commercial transactions unrestricted that would attempt to carry out such a rule as this. Unfairness Mast Be Shown. But the rule has been made and like others should be obeyed until such time as the authorities can be convinced of its unfairness.

Like the $3 which goes to the agent, the farmers should be permitted to take whatever advantage of this blanket allowance of $2.60 per ton which their circumstances will permit Should Have Full Measure. If through their agent cr individually they can deliver the seed to the oil mills they should be allowed the full $2.60 per ton, because they are acting as their own agent, individually or collectively, through a chosen agent, and delivering the goods to the very point where wanted. If this is denied them then tho $2.60 is not for the purpose of covering estimated expenses to the mill to get their seed delivered, but is $2.50 more added on to the spread allowed the mills. Any Way One Looks at It If it is not a mill privilege and strictly to cover freight then the farmers should get the allowance if they save the freight This is axiomatic. It would be consistent with our efforts to savo ecar space to encourage the farmers to haul thoir seed to the milla Condition of Seed From Gin.

Another question relating to cotton seed which should be publicly discussed and rectified is the condition in which the seed comes from the gin. Complaints are numerous that much of the lint is left on the seed. and in some instances it is claimed that so much lint comes out with the seed that it cannot be used for planting purposes. When the price Of ginning is higher than it has ever been in its history and the price of lint Is higher than it has been since the Oivil war days, certainly the farmer desires to get all tho lint possible from the seed, and is entitled to it as his simple right and because of the high, price he pays for ginning. Ginning Lacks Efficiency.

In fact the high cost of ginning was Justified by the statement that glnners were required by regulation to do efficient ginning. But leaving so much high priced lint on the seed is certainly not efficient ginning from the standpoint of the farmer. Too Much Lint on Seed. It is claimed the war Industries board demands that 145 pounds of llnters must be taken from every ton of cotton seed. It is feared and believed by many that in order to meet this demand the gins owned or controlled by oil mills are purposely leaving more lint or.

the seed, which of course is manifestly unfair to the farmers. If the demana cy ne war muus-trles board is excessive, then it should be modified, for it certainly is unfair te leave lint worth 5 cents Dr riound on the seed to be sold at seed rates by the farmers, and hich brings only .0467 cents per pound in tho regulation allowances as linters. Government Should Pay. It is claimed by some that the government must have the linters for the manufacture of nitions. But if the government reeds more cotton for munition purposes than the llnters coming from cotton soed that has been -efficiently ginned will produce, our low grade and bolllc cotton should bo purchased to spu-plement it Requisition It i The government needs and takes many things for war pur-poses, but they are taken by fr LT.

EDMCXD E. CHAMBERLAIN, By Associated Prei to 'Ine Anttia America nnsuivnTfiV Sent. 1 S. Lleutan- .1 rkomhai'lilln if th Kill nuiu IIH V. marine corps, who, while operating with the British air forces recently, shot down five enemy planes, forced I a sixtn descend, rescueu a.

i cv oner, has been recommended for a captaincy and a medal of honor, the navy department disclosed tonight in announcing marine corps headquarters had received the report made by the lieutenant to we onusa au Lieutenant Chamberlain is from San Antonio, Texas. AMERICAN ATTACK THROWS AUSTRIANS INTO WILD TERROR Br Associated Press to The Aastia Amerltr PARIS. Saturday, Sopt 14. Re ferring to the presence of Austrian before the Americans in their advance. La Llbcrte says the Austrian troops felt first the shock of an American brigade, the audacity of which demoralized the enemy, and that they were then attacked on the flank by a regiment of French colonials.

Taken thus between tha two forces. the Austrian suffered terribly. Added to this double movement, a squadron of tanks drove straight through the Austrian ranks, thus completing their utter demoralization and compelling the entire body to The Austrians were chiefly In the sector northward of Xivray, their right resting on the defenses around St. Mihiel. They attempted vainly to seek shelter in the fringes of the wood.

but were quickly driven out One Austrian battalion which attempted to put up a serious resist ance was nearly wtpca out. Those who survived seemed over come with terror. SIX MILLION ENGLISH WOMEN ENGAGED IN Letter Correspondence of the Amocisted Frets. LONDON. Sept.

2. Fully 6.000,000 women in tho United Kingdom are engaged "In whole-time work, much of which, in one way or another, is essential to the war. Harold JuK0e, an Knglish journalist and novelist. writes in a London newspaper. "In three years 421,000 women were added to the payrolls of Eng land's munition factories, he asserts, Incomplete figures which he had compiled showing the number of women in various trades and occu pations follow; Metal, chemical and textile trades, 2,708.000.

Admiralty, dockyards, ordnance, 210,000. Finance, banking, commerce, Transport including trams, 111,000. Local authorities' service, 211,000. Agriculture (not including recruits), 74,000. Hospitals, 64.000.

Civil service (Including post office), 190.000. Hotels, taverns, theaters, In addition, there are nearly women employed in a service of a military nature, such as the Queen Mary's auxiliary corps and tha women's naval service. Saved by "Our Amazons." "Our amazons," Begble says, "have saved ua "We could not have continued the struggle without their help, "They have not only enabled millions of men to be enrolled in the army; they have doubled and trebled the national output of munitions of war. Suffer cannot possibly reach these germs which infest your blood by the millions. S.

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