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A TOFR-rOlD OBJECTS OF THE AMERICAN DRIYE. Its Purpose is to Invest ttetz, to Clear the Iron Fields, West of the HP Great Fortress to Take the ^ ^ Koad West of Metz and an Easy Terrain to PakIiii I iiui Washington, Sept. 12.?The object -of the American drive in Lorraine from it:; remote and present points of |!! consideration were discussed freely * here today by staff officers. They say that while the apparent objective is Hie lurucss 01 .ueii, tut; icai is: First, the iron fields which lie west of and northwest of that city and extend into the grand duchy of Luxemburg. The objective is, therefore, they r , | Just R lOOWrough 2 \ / ! \ r I ^ | This Range makes Will sell them chea Better get your goc They will probably * ' ' : f ' ' 1 I / I n . n_ 11 ^ ine rurcei >. / ! \ . * C ? T s _ S ilk if01 ( THI ITS CLE There PRICES: Re say, twined with that of the drive in upper France the purpose of which is to push the Germans out of the coal regions of Lille and the surrounding I f Second, that while Metz, one of th'j most powerful land fortresses in the world, eventually must be taken, it (an be inve ted and its valrte neutralised by the continuation of a drive east of it. and on into Germany. It known that, after the capture of Metz by the Germans from the French \u 1S70, they began to reconstruct its defenses and have improved them undoubtedly with reference to the in creased power of modern seige guns Th4rd. tW road west of Metz will be taken, it was stated by a military expert here today, for the manifest reason that it was by that road that . the Germans found the way- easiest * % ?? ~~ r i I ' eceived I / ! | t Iron Ranges j, i 1 ' h =======z=z=========== It j? 5 . cooking a pleasure. [ p as any one. | j t J -?!? - II' IU W11C U11C 1IUTT. J! ' ft be hard to get soon. ? - g t 1 iR \i ? I" i r I i lompany j mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmm t V /. I Si ^^iairg^T^^SBSBaSSgi^SgSBgBBSSSiVrair i^tft v i \ > i> LAUG] :an, its i is nothing served Seats, $ Reserved Seat into France in 1870. Fourth, the terrain is in favor of i the easy, even if slow advance, of tho Americans in "the march to Berlin." One of the officials who has been j near the ground to be traversed bv the American troops said today: i "The terrain is exactly like that 'if central Pennsylvania. There are no mountains, but there are hills and the land is what the geographers describe simply as 'hilly country.' ' I should say that the terrain pre- I /-Hf. itiQc nnf insnnprflhl.T ?. ? ' ^ t 4 4 aJ V.? W X Li O *"* * * V v *? mm* w %* ^ w w ?- ? ? obstacles to the advance of a determined army,,and that the army should advance on these lines was" predetermined. I. mny be emphasized now that tbo ;)ie- of attack were mapped out as havp been, because we knew that * wqs- vulnerable naturally in the direction which she chose as the a-^-t for her march into France. "This drive was necessary also for :;n almost obvious strategic reastfn The German armies north and west of Rheims are being beaten, but before here could be a complete success drive north, the German forces on the south should also be driven to retreat. "The military maxim is that the ensmy is not beaten while he has even the field. The JUC cti ilij -** - success of the drive is of ncalculablo alue. both as opening up a new miliary highway against the enemy and is forcing him to fight and prevent he utilization of the St. Mihiel armies n resisting the drives to the north mrl west/' It was pointed out by members of the he staff that the scene of the present ' -i--" fK/if ir? TrrV>is>V> fho first Ch< igiiung is uear nmvu American troops were reported to t*Ie tave been sent into "quiet sectors of 9u*e orraine" to study trench warfare. It uPrc s understood with the exception of veili he troops, which have 'been placed unc( ,s reserves for v the British and a ^ French and those which are now bri- ^10UI ;aded w:th the 'French and English w01r he greater part of the one million sPr* ix- hundred thousand American sol- hum iiers are in the sectors of Alsace and to I ,oraiTie. a w: " mm gatiJ CHARLEY'S AUNT* AT THE man OPERA HOUSE THE t?TH. corn for, If laughter be a .panacea for all the t0 j; uman ills, then will those who see mak Charley's Aunt" Thursday night In tQ t ts new, sparkling and up to date saj(j merican version, be forever imniune audi rom bodilv and mental trouble. From perf ' /. ^ / % / 31 " 1 \ ip r BRANDON H PLAY HUMAN, A \ like it an l.OO and $1.50, Sale at GILDL [ Middle I Won I Are Here Told th< for Their 1 Freemcmt. 0.?"I was paa I period of life, being' forty-six the symptoms incident to the nervousness, and was in a gee so it was hard for me to do m ham's Vegetable Compound w the best remedy for my troubl to be. I feel better and str< taking it, and the annoying peared."?Mrs. M. GoddeSt? 92 . Ohio. North Haven, Cons<?"Lyo ble Compound restored my he had failed when parsing throi is nrvf-.hincr 1 ilrf it to overcom ?Mrs. Flobesce 1sella,Box DfDI irr/in imiM moment the curtain rises o arley's Aunt" the fun begins am audience starts laughing, ai firs tly, then more loudly and at las >ariously. As a mirth-provoking cle, it fulfills its mission in n< irtain manner. It is as sweet ai oneysuckle and as sound as ; ia's tooth, a tonic for'every man lan and child. It is a 'bubbling ng of humor, and it is refine* or all the time, and if you wan ?e entertained Thursday night ii \y that will (be more pleasing am sfying than you have been fo y a day, "Charley's Aunt" wil e nearer to what you are lookinj and whether you come prepare* eiugh or you come undecided wil e no difference after you once ge he opera house. Tne comedy i to be so well portrayed tha ences are only sorry when~~^~ ormance is brought to a close wamaBESsusEsssBamma^ESi er Frei I ami THOMAS OF Tf ND OH d nothlni , , General A? :r & w. WT?LJI I ? XK?. nuv> ' asB$ra9E22ir^*r;' .... _ .. _* . 7 Aged 'ill ierv |Jj e Best Remedy |p|^ [roubles. sing through the critical years of age and had all < /iVinrif*o Vi^of. flncVlfS leral run down condition, iy work. Lydia E. Pinkas recommended, to me as \ J es, which it surely proved ^ ^ Dng-er in every way since ^ y/rMtk I symptoms have disap- '/y yAMBA 5 Napoleon St., Fremont, : iia E. Pinkham's Vegetaalth after everything- else agh change of* life. There flMH mBB e the trying symptoms." 197, Jsorth. Haven, Conn. k Such Cases AE.PINKI ABIE COM! jk, M *A mm mmM tnr tM ii The advance sale bespeaks a full (1 house. t t BELIEVES PEA E IS NOT FAR OFF T .1 3 n (xerniaii Chaneeilor Says Government 3 and Army Want Peaee. 4r * ' London, Sept. 13.?Notwithstanding^' ' the declination of Germany's peace * offer, Count Von iHertling, the impe-. t rial German chancellor, is convinced '* that peace is' nearer than is generally * supposed, according to an* address: r made by the chancellor before the 1 trades unionists leaders in Germany,! V ? says a dispatch to the Exchange Tel-! I egraph from Copenhagen. 1 The chancellor declared that botn c t the German government and army: g 'eaders desire an understanding ana t peace. / Count Von Wertling said the government and the army leaders were i * i ,s \ ' lent: < ...! u? - I , V. .0 / I IE WOR ! ITS SO g "just as Emission 75c, 1 CS MONDA Y iAM'Sj HATT1TTI I rvuni/ I t@st (VM MEDICINE CO. LVHM.HASS. J otroinof olT rnnflllDOt '" "* '? ?' C4> A. A VVU^UVWVI As soon he was convinced of the impossibi ic> of an agreement with the upper house on the suffrage Qtieshttion, the chancellor said he would <&8solve that low^r house. 666 cures by removing the eause. 8-5 tt UXITERSITY OP SOUTH CAR0LEWL fnlnrnkU fi C vviuxav^ c? V* OPENING OF SESSION POSTPONE* TO SEPTEMBER 2-5. Students in University Studeste*' Army Training Corps will be furnial*ed lodging, board, uniforms, tuition* and $30.00 a montS" pay by the government. Students under eighteen will have the privilege of military training without commutation. nr .c r\ _?n YV, >o. v/uncu, President. ; QJF Ml I % , I / I sn * 4 < - ' ; f K . - :ld fiinny ^ good" Galery 50c * '