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B?f.' ' 2k * ' - - '] r - I ft GRAIN ELEVATOR | IS MftTERIftLIZING LONG FELT WANT IN 8TATE NOW SEEMS WELL IN LINE OF SATISFACTION. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Ooings and Happenings That Mark the Proaress Of South Carolina Pan. pie, Gathered Around the 8tate Capital. Columbia. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is interested in and lias up for consideration the question of a grain elevator. Columbia is the logical place in the State for an elevator, as it is a central distributing point. The Mexican boll weevil is Invading the State and its appearance means the growing of more grain and less cotton in the future. The elevator could take care of the grain grown not only around Columbia, but in other counties and it could be marketed'! and stored or held for future sale. It is thought that the elevator would pay as one concern agrees to supply 100.000 bushels of grain per year, and if an additional 100,000 could be secured from other sources, an elevator wolud be an assured success. The elevator would Berve as a stimulus to grain production, it is thought. Scholarship Winners. Names of 18 winners of scholar ships to the Citadel were given out ' by J. E. Sweariugen, State superintendent of education. These winners of scholarships were recommended by the board of visitors of the Citadel and confirmed by the State board of education. Thev are: H. N. Heckle, Anderson; H. W. Crouch, Charleston; J. C. Townsend. Martins Point; W W. Tolleson, Gaff-ney; M. M. Hurrall, Lamar; E. W. Felder, St. George; T. M. May field, Greer; J. A. Osteen, Piedmont; Bigman Alexander, Greenwood; Matthew Poliakoff, Lancastor; Damon Gasque, Laurens; John C. Gall, Johnston; W. L. Hardeman, Newberry; P. I?. Langford, Prosperity; Shelton M. Roper, * Columbia; L. E. Dlltz, Spartanburg; t J. P. Thomas, Columbia; E. B. Gleun, Tirzah. To Be Second Lieutenants. The following Carolinians, who will become second lieutenants graduated August 31 from field artillery trulning camp at Camp Zachary Taylor, their names being: D. A. Ammle, Charleston; W. L. Bowman, Jr., Lowndesville; J. I. Bradford. Sumter; J. D. Brandon, McConnellsville; J. W. Burvoua VI ? t, r, I ~ . * ** T-VI..1 ?? .....uu.iie, n. m. uii RcrHon, uarlington; J. E. Ellis, Columbia; R. M. Evans, Dillon county; D. M. Hopkins, Fountain Inn; J. W. Jeffreys, Spartanburg; W. B. Nichols. Rock Hill; H. M. Perry, Greenville; W. L. Quinn, Smyrna; F. B. Rogers, Charleston; S. T. Rowell, Bamberg; W. D. Ryan, Wedgefield; O. T. Sanders, Chester; D, H. Sullivan, I ..aureus; A. R. Temple, Lake View; R. Y. Turner, Winnsboro; R. L. Wellcr, Columbia; J. E. White, Branchvltle; G. C. Williams, Jr., Columbia; W. C. Williams, EutawvHle; H. G. Woodward, Bishopvllle. Women's Unselfish 8ervice. The women of South Carolina who are the women behind the guns in the Younsr Women's Christian A??nni. tlons organization in the coming United War Work Campaign are something in the way of being big gun? themselves. The governor's wife. Mrs. Richard 1. Manning, is State chairman?not merely honorary chairman, but active chairman for Sdhth Carolina?and she is already working hard every day at her Job. Long before she was the wife of the governor of South Carolina she had done more than her share in active philanthropic work of all kinds, and since the war she has either been at the head or on the executive board of every war organization in which women shared the responsibilities in the StAte. First New Bond Buyer. Dr. George Benel, who has been in France since October, 1914. fighting first under the trl-colo- of France and now under tlio Stars and Stripes, has forwarded to his brother, Christie Benet, United States senator from South Carolina, a check for |760 to be applied to the purchase of bonds of the fourth Liberty loan. This has been received with great pride and appreciation by the Columbia committee and has been awarded the honor of first place among the subscriptions for the fourth loan. Dormitory Finished. DeSaussure College, the dormitory which will be used for women the coming term at the University of South Carolina, is about finished. The building is one of the oldest at the university, but has been transformed Into one of the best on the campus. Work on overhauling the building started over a year ago. but due to the scarcity of labor and supplies, it Is Just now being finished. The east wing will be occupied by the coeds and the central part ag class rooms and offices of the dean and president. H^l The Improved Labor Service. The United States Employment Service, which has had to meet and overcome all the obstacles that every new enterprise faces. Is steadily improving, and its organization is becoming more effective daily. Federal Director Tilghinan for South Carolina was authorized to daw on three Western States?Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma?for 1,000 laborers each. The telegram read further: "Understand 1,000 men soon to be furloughed to Camp Jackson." Mr. Tllghman was albo advised that the steamer Cherokee had brought 859 laborers from Nassau to Charleston. Two carloads of laborers have been brought from Florida; also nine mechanics. 67 carpenters and 11 pile driver men. A crew of 20 men for railroad work 1b coming from West Palm Beach, Fla.. and Nashville Is sending four plumbers. All these men are going to Charleston and the need there for laborers and skilled work ers is steadily being met. A concern in Charleston is building a large number of big boilers fcr ships on the gulf coast. Th,e<?e boilers , are so large that they will have to bo towed to their destination as flat cars are too small to hold them. Boilermakers are being called for by this company. May Use More Flour. Further explanation of the new j wheat flour regulation, which pro- . vldes for an 80-20 manufacture and 1 distribution in place of a 50-50 ratio. ( effective September 1, is made by the ; food administration for the benefit of retailers, distributers or consumers who may have on hand a flour containing 20 per cent or more of substitutes for wheat flour. This is to the effect that such flour may he used or distributed without the addition of the additional 20 per cent of substitute flour. Where any mixed flour contains less than 20 per cent of cereals other than wh.ant it is the order of the food administration that one pound of substitutes be sold and used with each four pounds of wheat flour. The previous rules limiting millers, wholesalers, retailers and bakers to OA J-...* 1.- - -a % - - *v uiijs ?uppiy 01 nour are cnangeu to permit a 60 days' supply. The rules limiting sales by retailers of wheat , lour to one-eighth of a barrel to per sons residing in cities und one-quarter of a barrel to persons living in , sparsely settled districts, are rescind- | ed. The rule limiting the sale of t flour by millers to wholesalers. 01 wholesalers to retailers, in combination with substitutes or certificates therefor, and the rule restricting the sale to 70 per cent of previous sales, are rescinded. Mrs. Benet to Lead. The state organization of the Y. W. ! C. A. In the coming United War Work campaign is rapl.dly nearing eompl>' tlon. Mrs. Christie Benet. the wife of the Junior United States senator from South Carolina, was appointed ] by Mrs. Richard I. Manning, the state j chairman, as district chairman for the : Fifth district, which is composed of Richland, I^eacington, Kershaw, Fairfield and Aiken counties. South Carolina Casualties. Recent casualties among South Carolina troops overseas as shown by lata reports from the front are as follows: Killed in action?Private Landrum Allen, OafTney. Severely wounded?Lieuts. G. C.! McKelvey, Mount Carmel; John M Johnson, Newberry; R. G. White, I Charleston; E. L. Wisanski, Charles- , ton; Sergt. John C. Ferguson. Abbeville; Corps. B. F. McCormlck. Con- , way; C. R. Brantley. Georgetown; Ar-i thur Floys, Laurens; Privates B. S. Lucas. Kershaw; M. McAllister. An-| derson; E. C. Jones. Pickens; O. Lesley. Pelzer; E. B. Sn*lling. Calhoun Falls; H. McManus. Buffalo; Arthur Crocker. Anderson: C. C. Baxter, Clif- ! ton; J. E. Illddreth. Chesterfield; Ed Zelgler. Jameson; G. W. Lancaster, Greenville; Harmon Hatchell, Hartsville; Clarence Orvln. Beneau; O. L Mason Arlington; ,W. F. Ertzberger, Anderson; C. F. Freeman. Greenville; Will Bruce, Pelzer; Jesse Warden; Tucapau; Lieut. Gilbert Campbell. Bolton. Prisoners or Missing?Privates I. W. Beverly. Conway; Jas. A. Epps, Union; Frank Etheredge, Leesvllle. Charters and Commission*. n)iiiiii'tiuun nas oeen made 10 \V. Banks Dove, secretary of state, for an Increase in the capital stock of C. W. Smith and Company from ^$3,000 to $12,000. The company conducts a general live gtock business. The Jennings-Blanding Live Stock Company of Sumter was chartered j with a capital stock of $25,000. The Interstate Transport Company of Charleston was chartered with a capital stock of $5,000. The coinp'-will buy, sell and hire automobiles and trucks. John E. Powell is president. i Federal Approval Required. Men contemplating tho erection of new buildings of any character during the fall should take up the matter with T. B. Stackhouso, syhrhairman of the Columbia district which eifr 1 braces the counties of Calhoun, Fair- 1 field, Lee, Richland, Chesterfield, Florence, Lexington. Orangeburg. Darling- 1 ton, Kershaw, Marlboro, Sumter, Dll- 1 Ion, Lancaster and Newberry. A bulletin recently Issued broadens 1 the scope of the war resources dlvl- 1 slon so as to include qusstlons involv- 1 ing building. ' V * FOR' rOETMt LIEUT. COL G. WOODWARD | *e' i ~ 'Mil. . ^BSScd? ' v ^ H^a Lieut. Col. Q. Woodward has been appointed by Qreat Britain as special representative of the ministry of information in America. THE CAPTURE OF ST. MIHIEL ALONG FRONT ATTACK OF TWEN-' TY AND DEPTH OF FIVE MILES HUNS ARE DRIVEN BACK. 1 I Halg Penetrates Old Defense Line, Taking Important Positions and More Than 1,000 Prisoners. The American first army under com- ' mand of General Pershing is in action ! against the Germans on a 20-mile front ( on the famous St. Mihlel salient in Lorraine, which has stood a sharp ; wedge in the French line southeast j of Verdun since the commencement of i the war. In the preliminary thrust ground ; was gained on both sides of the trian- | gle and also at its apex ut St. Mihiel. I and at last accounts the Americaus. | with whom some French troops are j brigaded, were fast sweeping across the salient in an effort to close the mouth of the big pocket before the Germans can extricate themselves as a result of the suddenness of the blow and the element of surprise. Although the advance of the Americans was swift and sure and gains in { excess of four miles on lhi> noiif hern j ? w ? i side of the buttle area were made, the j cavalry far outstripped the tunks and footmen and was last reported oper- 1 , ating along the railroad near Vig- j neulles, almost in the renter of the sa- ( lient and some 10 miles northeast of j St. Mihiel and also northwest of PontA-Mousson. through the forests and along the railway lino running northward to Metz, the great German fortress. the southern outer fort.'flea Hons of which are less than 10 miles To the south everywhere the Americans penetrated into the heights of the Mouse and the French ( fought their way into the outskirts of St. Mihiel. Unofficial reports are to the effect that the town has been recaptured by the French. The strategy of Marshal Foch in the ; present menouver cannot be foreseen, except that it has as the first objective the levelling of the St. Mihiel sector and the straightening of the allied line from the region of Verdun eastward. The obliteration of the salient would be necessary before a direct thrust toward German territory from this region would be possible. INSTANT DEATH FATE OF ALL TRAITORS. SPIES OR COWARDS With the American Army in France ; ?American troops of all uniis have been Instructed to kill on the spot any- I ano who in time of battle urges sur- ' render or attempts to persuade them that further resistance is useless. Thesb instructions, which originated 1 with a certain division and have now > been universally adopted because they ( proved so popular, were made neces- j sary because someone in American' uniform during a a German attack on Fismette, on August 27, ran among the troops calling upon them to cease i resistance and declaring that the ofTi- 1 cers advised surrender. i success meeting efforts i of general pershing's army ? Reprts show that success is meeting the American commander's efforts 1 to fling the enemy out of this sharp I salient thrust in behind the fortress of Verdun. But of even greater signifl- ^ cance to government officials was the a fac that the ail-American attack 1 meant that the months of ceaseless c toil and effort hnve now brought forth 1 a third great organized army, which has taken its place beside the French 1 and British armies. i nearly one million men < Registered in new york New York?New York's new army, i nearly a million strong, marched to " registration centers, voicing in all the a fifty-odd tongues of the polyglot city t heir willingness to join Gen. Porsh- 1 Ing's men overseas. | 11 The work went forward swiftly. In, r iome sections of the city, where em- 1 ployers had neglected to make ar- ' rangements to release their men dur- 1 ng the day, exceptionally heavy regisatlon was reported at night. i f r Mi LL, S. 0., THURSDAY, SEPT STEADY ADVANCE OF PERSHING'S FORCES ENEMY'S WITHDRAWAL MAY BE TO PROTECT HIS RAILWAY COMMUNICATION. AMERICAN PATROLS ADVANCING Two New Divisions Broken Up by British ?German Strength is Greatly Reduced. London?General Pershing's Army Is making fine progress. It has advanced from two to three miles on a 33-mile front and the fortress guns of Metz have come into action against It. The enemy appears to be withdrawing to some further line which will protect the railway communications in the vicinity of Metz, which at present are under the long range lire of the Americans. American patrols are advancing at various nnints a eminlo nf mlloe hn. yond the general advances. The American line at noon ran through Norroy, on the Moselle. Hanmont. Doncourt and to Abaucourt 011 the old line. The advance by the French seems to have been in >he nature of several local pushes and' not a big general forward move. The situation Is much the same as it was. The enemy has been reacting very violently on th? Ferneh front. He made several connter-atacks, although he has not recovered any of his lost ground, he Is holding up the French somewhat. The Rritltsh are reported to have captured the village of Malsseny. northwest of St. Quentni. It has been discovered that there were six Herman divisions operating in the St. Mihiel salient. That would give a total 1 strength of 60.000 men or a r*fl?> strength of 36.000. The Germans had broken up for them, two more divis-j ions in this action, thus reducing their strength in the west to 101 divisions.] plus four Austrian divisions and some 1 dismounted cavlary. PEACE DISCUSSION TO BE NO INTERRUPTION OF WAR Amsterdam.?In extending an invita-J lion to all the belligertn governments lion to all the belligerent governments some neutral meeting place, the Austrn-Illinirjiri!?n mmrnmnnl nlolon Hint the oblect of the conference would l>e :o secure an exchange of views which ! would show "whether thes*> prerequisites exist which would make the speedy inauguration of peace negotiations appear promising." The Austrian proposal, which is announced in an official communication' telegraphed here from Vienna sup j gests that there be no interruption of i the war. and that the "discussions | would go only so far as considered! by the participants to offer prospects j of success." The proposal calls for all the hel- j ligerents to send delegates for a confidential and unbinding discussion on the basic principles for the conclusion of peace, in a place in a neutral coun- , try and at a near date that would yet have to be agreed upon." LIVES OF LITTLE CHILDREN SNUFFED OUT BY SUBMARINE j Ivondon.?Tlv? British steamer Halway Castle of 7,OSS tons gross was tor-, peroed and sunk. She had 960 per-1 sons on board, of whoiu more than' 860 were reported saved. The missing from the Galway Cas-1 tie numbers 189. They inclutl^ 120 > passengers. 36 naval and military ofTi-' iters and men. and 33 of ?he crew. Ninety third-class passengers lost i were without exception women and children. The liner floated for two days in tharge o fthe captain and volunteers. The passenger list included 300 wo-, nic?n and children. The hotVies otf three of the children who had died were brought ashore The captain and several of the officers are reported to have been still on board the ship when j she was last seen and sinking. rORCE, FORCE TO THE UTMOST; rORCE WITHOUT STINT OR LIMIT Washington. ? Germany's latest >eace feeler best finds its answer in resident Wilson's Baltimore speech: "Force, force to the utmost, force vithout stint or limit, the righteous ind triumphant force which shall nake rilrhf Ihp la ? nf Ihn ....? 1 ast every selfish dominion down In he dust." That was the President's answer hen. and It was reiterated today; It s his answer now. CONGRESS DISCUSSING MEANS FOR FURTHER FINANCING WAR Washington. ? Measures for the inancing of the war will occupy the .ttention of Congress this week. In ; 1 he house the war revenue bill was ' aken up for discussion of amendnents under the five-minute" debate 1 ule with a view to a final vote, while 1 he senate, when it reconvenes will 1 >egin consideration of the administraion Liberty bond measure, designed < o stimulate sale of bonds of the 1 I ourth issue. i < v% . ' * * < " *' % LL T EMBER 19, 1918 MAJ. GEN. L W. T. WALLER 2-w Brig. Gen. Littleton W. T. Waller j has been promoted to the rank of ma- . jor general in the United States Ma- I rlne corps for gallant duty In Haiti and In France. I PEACE PROPOSALS A SNARE GERMAN MILITARY VICTORY IS RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE BY FAILURE OF CAMPAIGN. i Pending Military Decision All Diplomatic Proposals Are the Sheerest Nonsense. New York.?The words of Burlun ami the rumors of cabinet changes in Berlin are not to be read without careful relation to the military situation. I'nlike the allies, the Germans make no distinction between diplomatic and military weapons in the pursuit of victory?absolute or rela- , tive. This campaign has failed. No absolute military victory is now or heroafter possible for tho German. But a relative, an approximate, victory may yet be bad if the situation on the western battle front can be sta- | bilized for a time and during this time j the diplomatic attack upon the allies, j exactly analagous to the submarine, campaign of 1917,'can be pressed. German strategy is patent enough. ; It is now the mission of the armv ? ! check or delay allied advance for thn balance of the present campaign?for j eight weeks at the outside. At ihej end of this time German diplomacy?j using the formyla of Kuchlmann. nowrepeated by Burian and by every Gel man commentator that no military decision is possible?will point to still i unbroken German lines and demand a conference?a negotiation or discussion around the table. Now. all this must be clearly foreseen and guarded against. The German peace offensive, like all previous German maneuvers, is a war offensive. The German has merely begun to change the method by which he will continue to seek a j victory in this way- a profit from the ' contest, which will leave him in a j stronger position than he occupied when the war began and from which he can later resume the war when he has again completed his preparations. We are. then, approaching a far graver crisis than that which existed j before the second battle of the Marne. j Then. Foch was in reserve, ready. We have no Foch to direct the diplomatic defense. rending a military decision, all negotiation is nonsense, means nothing ! now less than to decide how great a victory we shall allow the German while the armies in France are unbroken. German success in the east will insure eventual German gaint. from the struggle. While the German armies are unbroken, all German proposals arc merely an extension of the front military maneuvers?as frankly as was the Hindenburg retreat of 1917. WIVItrtlUftIN SULUItHS HAVE ARRIVED AT ARCHANGEL Washington?American troops have landed at Archangel to assist the other allied forces there in their campaign for the re-establishment of order in northern Russia. This announcement was authorized by Gen. March, chief of staff. For military reasons, the number of soldiers landing was not revealed. It was assumed that the soldiers had been sent from English camps, where Americans are training. A NEW RECORD FOR MAIL CARRYING 18 ESTABLISHED New York.?The importance of Edward V. Gardner's airplane flight with mail from Chicago to New York was emphasized in a statement which the Aero Club of America issued with the announcement that the Journey was ( a record for mail carrying between i :he two cities. "This is the first time mail has been i rarrled between the two cities in less ] than 20 hours and the fastest time i ?rer made between these two cities." i IMES ST. lilHIEL IS TAKEN BY AMERICAN ARMY MORE THAN 13.000 PRISONERS COUNTED AND LARGE STORES OF ARMS AND MUNITIONS. MOUTH OF SACK IS CLOSED Allied Airmen Already Bombing the Moselle Region and Metz Outlying Fortifications. The American first army has car- ! ried out the initial task assigned to it ? the leveling of the famous St. Mihiel salient in Lorraine. In a little more than 24 hours not i only had the work been accomplished j but General Pershing's men had all the important towns, villages and stretegic positions in the sector within their hands and were standing on the banks of the Moselie river at Pagny, looking across the stream into German territory. And the southern outer fortifications of Metz. the great German slrnnohnH ' v..w..0M?/IU in tiui mine, were 1 only four miles distant. Large numbers of Germans had been counted and others were still on their way back to the prison rages - | and many guns and machine guns and great quantities of ammunition and other war stores were in American ' hands. From Hattonville. to the north. ' across the salient eastward to Pagny. ! the Americans have closed the mouth I of the hig sack which extended south- j ward to St. Mihiel, trapping within it by their fast advance all the enemy forces who failed to take refuge in (;ght when the great bombardment of Thursday morning heralded the approach of the offensive. In addition, along the eastern side of the heights north of Hattonville the Americans have debouched from tlie hill region and are astride the railroad running from Commercy to Verdun. Likewise the Thlaueourt- | Metz and Nancy-Metz railroads are In American hands. Beginning in the northwest and crossing the salient eastward. Fresties. Les Epargcs, Hattonville, Preny and Pagny and all the ground lying j between them are in American hands. | The towns of Vigneulles, Thiaucourt. Pont-A-Mourson and St. Mihiel are j far in the rear of the present line. t Montsec. the dominating height in the center#of the salient and from which i much trouble had been expected, fell | without fighting. Already allied airmen are heavily bombing the Moselle region around i Metz and its outlying fortifications, I having dropped many tons of bombs on the strategic railways leading from the great fortress and it seemingly is ! not without reason to expect that with apparent supremacy in the air. Metz j and the surrounding country hence-' forth is to be sadly harassed by the allied flying squadrons. Washington.?First returns to Pro- : vost Marshal General Crowder from the second great mobilizatin of the nation's manpower for the war on Germany indicated that at least 14.000.000 men had been added to the army reservoir. The estimated number of men between 18 and 21 and 22 and 4T> years was 12.000.000. Ten states, widely scattered, and the District of Columbia gave substantial totals by telegraph during the day and on these figures General Crowder announced that these states were exceeding their estimated registration by 8.5 per cent. The returns will not I be made public until they have been checked for possible errors. The states reporting were Virginia. Ten- j nessee. Louisiana. Mississippi, Arkan- j sas, Oregon. Rhode Island. Vermont, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Complete returns from the registra- ' tion of August 24. when youths who ! had reached their twenty-first year between that date and June 5. 1918, ; also were made public. They showed that 157.9G8 men had gone into the draft reserves against an estimate of ir.g m i GERMANS VIRTUALLY ON WOTANHINDENBURG LINE With the American Army in Lor- i raine.?The St. Mihlel salient has been wiped out and the enemy forces are now virtually with their hacks on tha famous Wotan-IIfndenburg line with the Americans and French paral- ^ leling them closely from Verdun to the Moselle. The line now extends past Norroy 1 Jaulny. Xammons. St. Benoit, Ilatton ville, Hannonville and Herbevllle. WHAT SPANISH INFLUENA IS IS DESRIBED BY GEN. BLUE Washington.- The new disease, j Spanish influenza, is thus described by Surgeon General Blue: "People are stricken on the streets, while at work in factories, shipyards, offices or Elsewhere. First, there is a chill, then fever with temperature from 101 to 103. headache, backache, reddening and running of the eyos, pains and aches all over the body and | general prostration. Persons so attacked should get to bed. # , 3*3^1 $1.25 Per Year. TERSE REJECTION * ur rtnut t-ttLtn PRESIDENT WILSON MAKES SHORT WORK OF GERMAN TRICK PROPOSAL. THE ONLY REPLY POSSIBLE i v * * i Emphasis of Answer Is Doubled by r Length of Time Consumed in Its Delivery. Washington.?The United Slates, as was fully expected, has unconditionally rejected Germany's peace feeler. In doing so. the government hus spoken for all the co-belligerents. Almost immediately after receiving the Austrian government's note from the minister from Sweden, Mr. Ekengren. Secretary Lansing issued this formal statement: . "1 am authorized by the President to state that the following will be the reply of this government to the Austro-Hunguriun note proposing an unofficial conference of belligerents: " 'The government of the United States feels that there is only one reply of this government to the Austroilungariun government. It has repeatedly and with entire candor stated the terms upon which the United States would consider peace and can and will entertain no proposal for a conference upon a matter concerning which it has made its position and purpose so plain.' " Mr. Lansing's statement was given out within half an hour after he had received the Austrian proposal. It would have been forthcoming almost immediately upon the delivery of the Austrian note had it not been found necessary in order to avoid the possibility of grave error to make a careful comparison between the official text and that which was received in news dispatches last night from Amsterdam. Thus, emphasis was added to the declination, if any were needed, the quickness of the reply indicating the. existence of no shadow of doubt in the mind of the administration as to what it sholud bo. As soon as Mr. Lansing's reply can be put in form it will lx* handed u> the Swedish ministor for transmission to Austria. STRENGTH OF ENEMY IS REDUCED FOUR DIV(3IONS American Headquarters in Lorraine.?It probably is not an underestimate to assume that the Americans, in obliterating the Si. Mlhiel salient, reduced the enemy's strength by the equivalent of four divisions. The victory of the Americans was due to German inferiority in numbers and a greater inferiority in morale. The statement coming from the German high command that it is glad to be rid of the salient may be believed, but it may be doubted if the command also is glad to have lost 15,000 men, more than 100 guns, an innumerable quantity of machine guns, trench mortars, tons of ammunition and telegraph material, as well as railroad equipment, rolling stock, clothing and supplies. FIRST CALL ON REGISTRANTS IS ANNOUNCED AS 181,838 Washington. Draft calls announced by Provost Marshal General Crowd* r will send 181,838 men qualified for general military service to ariuv camps before October 10. All states have quotas to fill. Of the total 142,0011 will be white registrants who will en train between October 7 and 11. The remainder will be negroes, who will move in two groups, 29.010 entraining between September 25 and 27. and 10.752 on October 16. Men who registered last Thursday, it was said at the provost marshal general's office, but in most localities sufficient men remain In class one from the registrations on last June 5 nnd August 24 to meet the requirements. North Carolina must furniHh 1.374. South Carolina 793 and Virginia 1.343. ANOTHER BLOW BY FOCH MOMENTARILY EXPECTED Washington ? Another blow against I hp Herman lines as an answer to the \ peace proposal Is expected momentarily by military officials. Several simultaneous attacks w 11 be delivered, it is thought, with the Flanders front, the French opera tions about Ln Fere directed at Laon and the new American front across the mouth of the old St. Mihiel salient as the logical positions from which Marshal Foch would strike. OVERCAME DIFFICULTIES ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE ' i With the American army in Lor 1 raine.?Difficulties almost unbellev- j able were overcome by the Franco 1 able were overcome by the FrancoAmerican troops who attacked the Germans on the western flank of the St. Mihi3l salient. The heaviest fight ing occurred on this flank, as elso where along the line of last week's of Tensive. The attackers had to storm forests and thickets which were al most a solid mass of barbed wire.