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THK SUMTER *VATCH1?A>\ ISetaV i Consolidated Aug. 2,1 FIRST ViGTORY GAINED. EVERT OBJECTIVE WON BY PERSHING'S FORCES. - Initial Task Assigned to American . First Army Carried Out in Im pressive Style, Famous St. Miliiel Salient Being Leveled and Thou sands of Prisoners and Much Booty Captured?United States Soldiers Now Looking Into German Terri tory?Paves Way for Farther Ef fort. 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 onjyhas the work been accomplished ? but '-General Pershing's men had all the, important towns., villages and str&fegic positions in the sector with in their hands and were standing on the. banks of the Moselle River at Pagny, looking across the stream into German territory. And the southern outer fortification of Metz, the great German stronghold in Lorraine; were only four miles distant. Large numbers of Germans had been taken prisoner?more than 12, 000 had been counted and were on their way back to the prisoner cages ?and many guns, machine guns and great quantities of ammunition and other waaF Stores were in - American hands. Frtftn! Hattonville on the north across ^e' salient eastward to Pagny. the Americans have-closed the mouth of the big sack that extended south ;j ward to St. Mihiel. trapping within it by their fast advance all the en<? my forces who failed to take refuge in flight when the great bombard ment of Thursday morning herald sd the approach of the offensive. In addition, along the eastern side of the heights north of Kattonville the Americans have debouched from the hill region and are astride the railroad running from Commercy to Verdun. Likewise the Thiaucourt Metz and Nancy-Metz Railroads are in American hands. -Beginning in the northwest and crossing the salient eastward, Fres nea-les-Eparges, Hattonvilie, Preny and Pagny and all the ground lying between them are in American hands. The towns of Vigneulles, Thiaucourt. JPont-a-Mousson and St. Mihiel are far in the rear of the present line. Montse, the dominating height in the center of the salient and from which much trouble has been ex pected, fell without fighting. Among ^^fc^jaMjnaro^ESc prisossers*.taken ? wweto men from "Austro-Hungarian armies. Although the operation of the Americans has been described as having "limited objectives." it can not but have a most important bear ing on the future of the war. From the straightened line growing out of the obliteration of the St. Mihiel sal ient the Americans now are in a splendid position to act with their brothers in arms on sectors east ward when the time is ripe for a strike into , Germany direct. Also they now are aligned on territory from which it is possible to get be hind both the Meuse and Moselle Rivers and thus make null the re ported plans of the Germans to sta blize their front along the Meuse should they be unable to hold the al llies in the west in check. Already allied airmen are heavily bombarding the Moselle region around Metz and its outlying forti fications, 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 su premacy in the air Metz and the sur rounding country henceforth is to be sadly harassed by the allied flying squadrons. Meanwhile the maneuvering on the west front around Cambrai and St. Quentin should not be lost sight of by reason of the present Ameri can offensive. Here the British and French daily are enlarging their gains in the process of outflanking and capturing these two important towns Which are all but within their grasp.f * Farther to the north in Flanders the British also are keep ing up their encroachments in the region of La Bassee and Armentieres, both of which places are imperiled. NEGROES CALLED FOR SERVICE Twenty-nine Thousand Must Report September 25-27. Washington, Sept. 10.?A draft call for twenty-nine thousand ne gro registrants from 33 St? .es quali fied for general military service, tn entrain for camps on Sept. 25 and 27 was issued today by Gen. Crowd er. The draft calls will take more than twenty thousand negroes from eleven Southern States, including Florida. 755 to Camp Johnston and South Carolina. 2,800 to Camp Sevier. BILLY SUNDAY'S SINGER. Joins the Y. M. C. A. for Service Overseas. New York, Sept. 15.?Homer Rode heaver has gone to teach Pershing's men how to sing "Brighten the Cor ner Where You Are." Escorting h: old. celebrated trombone. Billy Sun day's chorus master left in the Y. M. C. A. overseas uniform to be a sol dier song leader for the duration o. the war. "Rody" is to specialize in the oiu song he made famous, but incidental; ly will dispense other tunes outskh lh< evangelistic line, such as "Th Last Long Mile" and "Good Morning. Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip." fcfred April. 1850. "Et* ffngt :x 881. S?H 15,000 HUN PRISONERS. GEN. PJERSHIXG'S VICTORY GROWS IN MAGNITUDE. French Making Vigorous Attack on Germans in Aisne Region and Gain Ground at all Points?German Counter Attacks Weak. London, Sept. 14, 1.C0 P. M.?Gon. Pershing's troops in the St. Mihiel sector have increased the number of Germans captured to 15.000. The French began a new attack at dawn this morning on both sides of the Ailette River and between the Aisne. . The attack in the direction j of Coucy forest, at the southern I end of St. Gobian Massif was pro gressing satisfactory this morning. South of the Ailette the French captured Moni: Desiages, and the vil ages of Allemont and Sancy, and I reached the edge of the town of Vaii Sly. On the Aisne the French advanced I between one and two miles on an [eleven mile front. The German coun , ti^r attack against the French on the j Ailette ' front appeared -cvealc. al ! though the front line was strongly I heid. The French attack w?s launched a: 5 o'clock this morning. One division at an early hour had taken one thou sand prisoners, in addition to the fifteen thousand captured by the Americans in the St. Mihiel salient, and more are coming in. The inside of the pocket has not yet been clear ed, and it is expected more guns will 1 ; taken. In the attack south of the Aisne the French also made pro gress. The maximum depth of the new positions of the Americans in the St. Mihiel sector is 13 miles from the i former line. . AMERICANS ON AISNE. j Infantry Attack Resulted in Gain at Several Points. With the Americans on the Aisne Front. Thursday, Sept. 12, 10 Night. I?(By the Associated Press.)?The j American infantry operating on this j.front advanced their line j?i several ( points so ast of Villers-En-Pray ! eres, to tL northwest of Revillon to jday. i An American raiding party which i was sent out against the enemy east ! of Villers-En-Prayeres br ought j back a few prisoners. - GAIN ON LYS. Gen. Haig's Army Occupy Town in Le Bassee Regie**- ??? London, Sept. 14.?Gen. Haig^s j forces have occupied Auchy-Les-Le ! Basse in the Lys sector, it was otfi ; cially announced today. I Several attempts made by the Ger ! mans to recover their ' lormer po | sitions at Gouzoaucout and Havrin ; court have proven unsuccessful. The I British captured more than fifteen J hundred prisoners when they took the I towns of Frescourt and Havrincourt i Thursday. [ _ i j VIOLENT FIGHTING REPORTED. I Berlin Has News of Battle at Havrin court. Berlin, Sept. 14.?The advancer made by both Germany and enemy ! forces in the Canal Du Nord sector i yesterday led to vioieint fighting at Mouevres and Havrincourt, it is of ; ficially announced. Between the Lorraine Hills and th" Moselle river in the St. Mihiel sec ! tor yesterday passed with moderate i activity. The enemy did not continue 1 the attack. FIGHTING IN RUSSIA. ; Bolshevik Forces Defeat Revolution ary Forces at Simbursk. Stockholm, Sept. 14.?The Bolsho. vik lorces, according to telegrams from Moscow, are reported to have captured Simbursk on the river Vol ga, a hundred miles southwest of Kazan and their cavalry is now pur suing the counter revolutionary forces. I BOLSHEVIKI SEEK ALLIANCES. ! Russian Traitor Government Wish: to Make Treaties. Amsterdam. Sept. 10.?Hints that: the Bolsheviks government of Russia ; may seek alliances with other pow-: ers are contained in a note address?',', to the People's Commissaries and. Soviets by the Bolsheviki Premier; Lenine, and printed in the Pravada of Petrograd and republished in th' Local Anzeiger of Berlin. BAKER ARRIVES IN LONDON. Secretary of War Completes Official Visit to France. London. Sept. Ifi.?Secretary Ba kre arrived in London today from Paris. STREET CAR FAKES ADVANCED It Costs Seven Cents to Itide on Street Cars in Anderson. Anderson. Sept. !<;. St reel car fares were advanced from five to sev en cents here today. TWO AVIATORS KILLED. Machine Crashed to Marth in Brook lyn Back Yard. New York. Sept. 10.?Lieuts. Chas. Kinney, of Kentucky and E. H Aus Tin. of Boston, wer?1 killed when an army airplane from Mineola Field crashed to earth in the back yard of a residence in the Flatbush section or' Brooklyn today. od Fear not?Dec ?il v.be ends Thon A [TER, S. C, WEDNESiE HO HUNNISH PEICE. I - MTST ACCEPT IHK TERMS Wlg SON DAYS DOWN. Reply to Austrian Proposal, if Made! Certain to Embody Condition!! Contained in President's Baltimore Speech Demanding: Complete Sur? louder of Barbarians. _ Washington, Sept. 15.?Germany's latest peace feeler, advanced through Austria, it was officially stated todays best finds its answer in President Wilson's Baltimore speech delivered last April: '"Force, force to the utmost, fores without stint or limit, the righteous and triumphant force which shai; make right the law of the world, anjj cast every selfish dominion down ?\ the dust." That was the president's statement then and it was reiterated today, it 1 his answer now. No one doubts that it is the ah: swer of all the allies. While Austria's proposal ?ast nigaj from Amsterdam had not reach.ec i Washington in official form toni* it is expected hourly through sora< I neutral?possibly Sweden?and in ? is realized the long heralded peacit 'offensive upon which Germany ;i ! counting to arouse enough sentimei| I for peace among the people of t3S j allied countries to compel an end 01 j the war on terms which substantial [ ly would preserve the Prussian dyn??? ties. The allied leaders recognize it^i I an effort by Germany to obtain t|2 ; best terms possible. I There will be no round table com I ference, ..no sounding out process, suoj; as Germany proposes and such as sh? j hopes will give opportunity probablj I to deal vrJh her enemies separately^ j Tf a^-. reply at all is made, it vll I be a :er an exchange of views bj| j 'v. ?en the United- States and the ot2j| j er cobelligerents so that a reply f<? jail may be made in one. On evcia side American officials and allied dn;* iomats it seems agreed that the ohi? ground on which Germany may haara a conference is the acceptance of ttijj I principles laid down by Preside?^ Vilson and which have been accept ed by aty the allies as their watcw word. j| American officials have been noljr ing for some time, the various ste|e that have led to the proposition fcj a meeting at some neutral point'cj! delegates from ail the belligerejj j c ountries to enter into nonbind?|| discussions, with, a view,:itj From. German and Austrian offi cials of high rank, from the Germar emperor himself down to the vie? chancellor of Germany, within th: last fortnight have come public ut terances, differing widely in then tone and scope, but by singular coin cidence each and all containing ii some place a declaration of willing f ness to extend the hand of peace j *hey were coupled with denials of re j sponsibility for the further continu j ?.nce of hostilities. Baron Burian, th< j Austrian foreign minister, advancer the movement toward the peace of ! fensive further than any other speak er in his recent address to visitini German journalists, and the ideas h then broached are now recognized here as the foundation upon whici has been built the proposition whic' Vienna now is presenting to the worh at arms in a formal way. The Washington government a! ready has made up its mind am formed its own opinion r^gardin? Burian's plan and it can be states that even in the formal shape ir which it is now presented it is quit as objectionable as it was originall> and does not present a single poini upon which the entente powers an< the United States are likely to agre? with the,authors. Familiar notes o' insincerity and underlying siniste purposes are heard by officers. Ir: the opinion of officials here the pri mary object of Baron Burian and th? Germans who stand behind him is tc convince the Austrian and Germar; peoples that their governments real ly desire peace, a course made neces sary by the highly dangerous and re bellious state of mind in Germany>an< particularly in Austria. This could be accomplished speed ily and effectively, it is pointed out by the officials here, by an open declara tion of full and unqualified accept ance by Berlin and Vienna of the 14 points laid down by President Wiison as a proper basis of peace. But thi' would sound the death knell of Pan Germanism; would mean the dis gorgement of a huge tract of terrl tory. enormous indemnities and valu able special privileges and monopolie-. which the predatory central powers have wrung from Russia, not to dwell upon the recessatijn of Alsace-Lor raino. whose wrongful seizure half : century ago. President Wilson ha: solemnly declared, must be righted. Another purpose to be served bj such discussions as Baron Curiai proposes, it is considered, lias bee delected und exposed in almost every one of the preceding German peac moves. While the word "discussions has been substituted for the "confer encex" originally proposed, official here without th*' slightest hesitatioi identify the purpose as anothe "round table" conference, such as a Brest-Lifovsk marked the ruin o' Russia. "Discussions." with all o the delegates assembled in one plae and open to close personal influenc and address, would not differ ver. much from a formal gathering aroun< a table and. in fact, might be mor< dangerous. So it was declared today that th United States would have none o them at this stage of the war, or a' any other, in advance of binding ac ceptance by the Germanic powers o the conditions proposed by President Wilson. With that as a basis, there be thy Country5*- Tby God's i i SEPTEMBER 18, 1 0E PROPOSAL SPURNED. EC SENTD XT IN PARIS ,'D LONDON . .^-XST HUN PLAN. >n Morning; Papers Say Austria's Efroposltion is Just Another Gcv Trick?Paris Regards It an f^sult of Allied Victories. jndon. Sept. 16.?Austria's in p?on to belligerents to meet in aal peace discussions is indig gy rejected by London morning japers. The note is seen by lentators as another German TIME NOT OPPORTUNE. its Want Peace Because They Arc Losing. 5is, Sept. 10.?The A_ustrian LSsal for a conference of bellig caused not much surprise in iian political circles, where it is fdered to be a consequence of ''recent military successes of the os. The general impression is Aa peace offenste cannot now be it iOR CHARLES FOR PEACE. Peace Note Dispatched by Or der of Emperor. tsterdam, Sept. 16.?The note in Austro-Hungary invites all bel eents to[a conference for the dis ton of the possibility of peace, despatched by Baron Burian on \order of Emperor Charles, the ie Volks Zeitung declares, important conference of the ;rs of the majority parties in ^Reichstag was held Sunday, rel to peace, Berlin telegrams to ireport. It is said that delibera Will be continued today. BINDS AUSTRIA ALONE. my Taking No Part Openly in Peace Campaign, iris. Sept. 16.?A semi-officrai H-t from Berlin is that the Buriat move constituted an act bind iLustria alone, says a Zurich dis i today. EMPT TO DIVIDE ALLIES ign Secretary Bnlfour Expresses sinion of Burian Peace Note. Jijadon, Sept. 16.?British For k|iSecretary Balfour in giving his viewpoint Qn the Austrian visiting journalists said, f come of this proposal." He also said "Coming, after the recent speech -Of the German vice chancellor von Payre, this proposal of the Austriar government is not a genuine attempt to obtain peace, it is only an attempt to divide the Allies. Camp Alice Contributions. The following contributions to Camp Alice are reported by Mrs. Ni na Solomons, chairman finance com \:mittee: Mrs. Julian Le|vy, electric reading lamp: Miss Marie Teicher. complete set linen and blankets for one bed; Mrs. A. D. Harby, two bushels sweet potatoes. would be no objection to any proper consideration and discussion of even highly important details of the peace agreement. With much interest the sovern nent here notes the statement tnat the Vatican and all neutral nations would be" notified of the peace offer. Officials here presume that this is an attempt to enlist sympathy, for the peace officials who consider them selves acquainted with the methods of German diplomacy say they recog nize a concealed design to includt .some very substantial German doc trine in some apparently harmless md high minded statements of prin ciple. It is known from more or less of ficial German declarations that the central powers are willing and anx ious to enter a league of nations u make future wars impossible and also to guaitintee the freedom of the seas and the right of self-determination of oppressed peoples and immunity from seizure of private property. at sea. iiut all these altruistic principles, it is expected, would be bent to serve ?German purposes, if the "discussions"' were to bear the fruit expected by the authors of this latest peace of fensive. The league of nations in volves international disarmament ac cording to the German idea upon a scale proportioned so that the cen tral powers would continue to be dominant from the military point of" view. The freedom of the seas, fror, the German view, would involve the abandonment by Great Britain of Gibraltar, Malta and Suez and the other great naval bases and fortifica lons upon which depends the life of he British navy and the securing o: British lines of communica:ion with India and her other colonial posses ions. The immunity from seizure oi merchant shipping would make im possible such a splendid blockade as that by which, the British. American ?Mcnch and Italian navies have iso ated the Germanic powers. Finally it is considered that the sole purpose of the apparent accept ance of the principle of the riwrht t self-determination of small nations i>: to accomplish the defeat of that proposition. German officials do not :ontemplate a relinquishment of lev control of Alsace-Lorraine, nor Po and nor SchlesAvig-IIoistein, no; . en of the horde.? states which sh? crested from Russia and she feels 'hat the surest way to maintain het hold is to defeat this proposition of self-determination by making the in dependence of Ireland end India a. condition of its acceptance. uad Tnrth's." TH5C TRUS 918. LABOR SUCKERS CENSURED. PRESIDENT SPEAKS FORCIBLY ; TO STRIKERS. ?t i Employers and Employees Will bei Sternly Dealt With Says Chief; i Executive. I Washington. Sept. 13.?President j Wil n took the war labor situation i in hand personally today and applied i to "lawless and faithless employees" j force in keeping with drastic meas ! ures which he disclosed had been 'adopted with his approval in dealing '? with recalcitrant employers, j Striking machinists and other war j plant work at Bridgeport, Conn., were ! informed in a letter addressed direct ! iy to them by the president, that ' they must return to their work and j abide by the decision of the war la bor board, or be barred for a year ?from all employment over which the i government exercises control and j lose all claims for draft exemption on occupational grounds, j At the same time the president an ! nounced that the pl^nt and business : of the Smith & Wesson Company of i Springfield, Mass., the first employer i to "flaunt" the rules of the war labor (board approved by presidential proc ! lamation, had be* : commandeered j by the war depai at. I In effect, the p. . ident gave notice l to both employees and employers I that no labor controversies will be ? permitted to stand in the way of the : production of materials needed for : winning the war. The great majority I o both employers and workers is co i operating heartily with the govern j ment. With the board commandeer I ing powers granted by congress, the ; larger measure of control exercised j over all plants doing war worK. th ! operations of the federal employmeir ! service and the far reaching work ; or fight order of the provost marshal general, the president is prepared t I see that the few inclined to stand I aloof do not interfere with the Out I put of the industrial army. , MAY GO TO DRAFT BOARDS. : Business Agent of Bridgeport Strike ers Docs Net Believe Men Will Re I turn to Work. i Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 13.?Strik j ing machinists from the Bridgeport j munitions plants held a mass meeting j this afternoon and remained in ses ion two hours awaiting an official I copy of President Wilson's letter de I manding-that the men return to their; j work. It was announced that the i^reside^s^me^a^^had ;n^t Jbeen re 1 celved^lsm^ j to 2 p. m. Monday. Strike leaders j said' that if the letter had been re | ceived at that time the machir.i>: j would vote on it. ? Samuel Lavit, business agent or ] the local machinists' union, said af ; ter the meeting that if the presi ! dent's letter was as drastic as indicat j ed in press telegram, it was his opin ! ion the strikers wou'd accept the al j ternative offered to go before their ! draft boards for induction into the ? army. Strike leaders refused, how j ever, to accept the newspaper versic ! of the president's letter, saying "zhn '. newspapers are unreliable." "TO BE REGRETrED." . Frank Morrison Censures Striking Bridgeport Machinists. j Washington, Sept. 13.?Declaring that the striking machinists ar Fridgeport, Conn., had furnished the i first instance where organized labor i nad refused to comply with an award j of the war labor board and iha* their attitude was "to be regretted." 1 Frank Morrison, secretary of the j American Federation of Labor, hi a ? statement today censured the men ' and said he assumed they would fol ! low the advice of the president and : go back to work. ! MOVING TOWARD CAM BRAT. j British Advanced on the Arras-Cam brai, Road Sunday Night. j London, Sept. 16.?The British j troops last night advanced on th" I line north of the Arras-Cam brai 1 road, reestablishing posts in the vi ', cinity of Sauchy-Cauchy and Oppy. . it is officially announced. On the j Flanders front the British pushed . ahead in successful minor engago i ments on both sides of the Ypres Comines canal on a front of more than two miles. RAID ON PARIS. Squadrons Ficw Over Ileg'ion Sunday Night, Dropping Bombs. Paris. Sept. 1C.?Several enemy aerial sqadrons flew over the region of Paris this morning. They were subjected to a heavy anti-aircraft ii:-?. but tlu-y succeeded in dropping a few bombs. There were a few victims and some material damage. j SERBIANS COME BACK. Reorganized Army Launched Suc cessful Attack on Bulgarians. Washington. Sept. 16.?The launch ing of an offensive against the Bul garians on the Saloniki front by the reorganized Serbian army, in coop eration with the French forces, and capture of three strongly forti fied Bulgarian nositi n*. i-- nnhounc ed in the official Serbian communiuu received j mI.i v frojr* S: lor?:kt. Tho positions taken are Teak Vet renik. Dobro Polie and Mountain Sokol. which the Bulgars have held I'or two arid a-half years and which they regarded ;ts their strongest places. The Serbians and French had reached their objectives ami were ;:ti!l going forward when the dispatch was filed. G SO?THKO. Jmrs. ? cm. Vol.XLYlI. Nc.l). TO FIX GOTTOH PRICE. "FAIR COTTON PRICE" MAY BE ANNOUNCED lit WAR INDUS TRIES BOARD. , PiCsideiit WiLson Says Step WJ1 Be Taken if Deemed Necessary, After Committee From War industries Board Has Completed Inquiry? Purchases for Government Made [ During Investigation. I Washington, Sept. 12.?President I Wilson*announced, today that a fair ! price for raw cotton would be fixed ? if that should be deemed necessary ; after the committee to be appointed j by the war industries board has com fpieted its inquiry into the general cot I ton situation. j During the investigation a separate ! committee of three, soon to be named, will buy cotton for the use of the I L'nited States government and the j allies at prices to be approved by the ] president. Since most of the cotton of the country is required for war uses, this governnient buying is ex pected to stabilize prices. The president said that the pur pose of the investigations to be con ducted by the committee to be nam ] ed by the war industries board .is to devise methods for broadening the channels of distribution and use of the great stock of low grade cotton new practically unmarketable, for eliminating speculation and hoarding and apportioning foreign orders. The president's statement follows: "The demand for high grade cotton which is out of proportion to the available supply and the fact that the government through early agree ments with the Allies, must act as a common buyer for allied purchases, make it necessary to secure some, ba sis of distribution of all grades of cotton. Based on the standard grades established by the depart ment of agriculture an effort will be made tc provide a way by which the low grade cotton will be brought to sale and use along with the high ; grade cotton at reasonable and just prices. "It is believed that by this course both the producer and consumer will oe netter protected than by continu ation of the present chaotic condi tions of the market. "The plan is to create, snbject to the approval of the president a cotton committee to devise methods for (a> broadening the channels of distribu tion and use of the great stock of low grades ;now. practically unmar ketable (b^ ' eliminating speculation and^oar^ (c) .apporti-. "It may be part of this1^ commit tee's duty to recommend basic prices on cotton. If, after investigation, it is found necessary a fair price will be fixed. * "During this investigation and in order to avoid stagnation, a separate committee of three is being set up with the authority to buy cotton for .he use of the United States govern ment and the allies, at. prices /to be approved by the president." The president's statement, it was explained, was issued 'to avoid misin terpretation of statements by the war industries board concerning the sta bilization of the cotton indusiy. Price fixing of cotton has been vigorously opposed by senators from. Southern States, who have had several confer ences with Chairman Baruch of the board. They contend that the law of supply and demand should continue to govern the price. Decision of the president and the war industries board to investigate the cotton situation followed closely the recent announcement of the de partment of agriculture that droughts over the belt in July and August had reduced the probable yield from the estimate of about !.">.325.000 bales to 11,137.000 hales.' After this forecast was published the price of cotton rose $10 a bale on the principal ex ?v har.ges. GERMAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE. I - ! Americans Meeting With Some Re sistance in Lorraine. With American Army, Lorraine, jsept. 1G, 12.30 P. M.?The activity of ! the German artillery' increased some ! what during the forenoon. No infan j try attacks were made, however. The Germans have not resisted a minor movement intended to consol idate the American line which has now become firmly fixed. French Take Another Town. Paris. Hep:. 10.?The town of Vail iey on the north bank of the Aisne. east of Soissons, has been captured by the French, it is officially an nounced. The French have continued their progress between the Oise and Aisne an?i captured Mont des Singes. AMERICANS FI*?HT IX SIX LANDS United States Troops Are on The Bat tle Front in Franco, Germany, Bel gium, Russia, Austria, and Italy. Workers at home have the respon sibility of producing supplies for American soldiers now fighting ii s'x countries?France. Germany, Russia, Austria. Italy, and Belgium. American artillery has been reported on the French line opposite M?lhau sen, several miles inside the border cf the German empire. The Yanks are supporting Italian sectors at the end of Lake Garda, and their flyers have maneuvered* over the lowland:* x< ar Venice. In llelgium they are lighting with Australians, and th>y form an army corps engaged i>i France. They are at Vladivostok and m the Murman coast. Far-reaching in it:- responsibilities, labor is nov~ II-..{ to o supreme t?-st that will find t able to support the millions in the ield.