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Newspaper Page TextWlj c ZXtlanla • Weclrtj? 5 o itr nal . , VOLUME XX. TURKISH FORCE OF 80,000 IN PALESTINE ACCOUNTED FOR j SOUTHERNBULGARIAINVADED BYBRITISHFORCES HOW INDUSTRIES MAY QUIT MANUFACTURE OF NOHSSENTIILS List of War-Time Products Which Such Plants Can Make Given Out at Head quarters of Region No, 12 Os vital interest to all industries in the southeast, many of which are fac ia* the proepevt of being classed as non-essential and forced to change their production to essentia! products, will be a list prepared and sent out from the headquarters of region Xo. 12. resource and conversion section of the National War Industries Board, showing to what war-time essential businesses normal I>eace businesses may be converted withont a great deal of trouble. “In giving out this list, we are ani mated by a deep desire to help southern industries," stated R. R Ot.s. business manager for region No. 12. "Many south ern manufacturers have not yet awaken ed t? the fact that thej fc must change or go ander. In the north and east businesses are constantly undergoing conversions from peace industries to essentia] industries regarded as prefer ential. The following list shows actual conversions that have been carried out wceessfnUy in the Boston region”: .. v Pr/ctisal CS>*as«« , ■ 'fmin ’’or**"’" «ad cait troa iA.'.uaatire part*. gmw mscbtacj aa4 ’o® l wort to wm-MI foe turbine sad shells. F.-oa, »<>t. tires «•> sdsfKtr*. ar being parts of rheils. sad army ora* «»<i P**’**’ Sood, te -oitar emsments. tent « im- ard marine barton?. " rr. «“OtU ti»* to terracotta dawmy I Tmm ß M'dwsre tool, snd bed. to airptam ir*x' ;, xss ,i, bo:ders. task and stdel work to * rmw’Janpeta*t? blankets, deek. worsted snd FSute m»-bini*ts to ;un ->igiitr. Kron* stseks. kettles snd vhntes to tmoyr and ' l^rctr general woodwork to kkids f<* lighting **’*rom spootii rrfrigmtor. to *p*risl filing r t**t for bst». .. . Prom jigs snd fistnres to prodretton on part? tt throe-tech gens snd rsr.ge«. Fnvn electric light fixture, to strplsne parts for Cartiss Fnrinosfinr cwrpnrstion. From sgricnlttiral tesplement. to marine eo ,-fac-. kJ rsehes. ’rom continental dump ears to ambulance r*oj» diturg room f ,; mititrc to tables, desk. eh»«t« and »n>mon;tk>n huxea FrMn veneers, doors snd panels to atutnunl tior boxes and ebests From rhairs »i.d ernpjopbone boxes tn shelte. tent ,-rm and jwies. T *r-trn Tt»r« ar I novelties to c»crms boxes. , From horoesltne- to trench pick*. Vrom eem gated iron and metal roofte.gs te pvwdor and shell boxes and teat stoves. From ’Till work to boxes, teat poles, stakes answnaittan. From metal stsmniaga to metal airplanes, a ..Satire, for shells, trrecades T-fbertv motor ’■bos. From Indie*' xraista to .tgnal flags. From rpe’al werit to air frwnb ..abilxserr Protn farm and Imnber -,r*’ to Vnited pistes ewort wagon.. Frew silverware jewelry to tubing nad copper rape. ♦ From rots tables, chairs to aasbolaaee and mr*!e rack boxes, cots. Pre o’ ororr-cots. mattress bags to army shirts. From v-row mar cine predacls to naval ext. - primer poris. e _ „ Proas floeringn io wedge Weeks, sponge staffs. From frames, doers to shell boxes. Frow grs water Maters te airplane tools earbaretors. From men’, work shirts to moeqaito eels. From ear signs !o s’eel eftests for wire lay ing. wagons, galvanised reserve rational con tainers. . , _ From lintotype machines te ranges for Lib erty ear sea. maeKce gun sights, submarine Frose greenboose bei'.ding materials to ptm toon earn. _ _ From twrdwood lumber to rime tor ardllery W From dies tnoto. jigs te stampings t<n 3 inch wheels. . From stoves te dummy hand grenades Froa «tone and marble working to gauges. From smrU hardware to waist belt bnekleo. From coe-ets to medical corp* belt*, harer aaek*. fen-ing mask*. From gears to gon .ights and roverse gear. From teat*, awnings, flags to restraint ap uteri mg silver jewelry to boatswain ca I Tw From rings to ad’O’er phigs and surgical ia ’ r"”roft mo'ded and vnteaniMd to eye shields foe range finders for the l sited grates army ear caps • From lithographer* to fiber containers foe n-op»li.ng chargee. From braoeiero. ro mat trow cwvers. bed »aeks. Proto light forgiaz* to trench mortar pari*. From '’o»e* to .rroach mortar and powder rS From beer barrels to marking booj. Prom w=!l paper to fiber containers for pro telling -ha raws. . . Prom «norrlng gords to wood stirrups in tennis depnrttr.cnt. iron stirreps in metal deportment. Prom rubberised fahri-s to trench costa, rub ier bUßkets. revolver casern from refrigerators to 120.000 field taNes. aoedieal ebrwta rroai heattog radiator, and boilers to proof prjjeriUes to 6-iach bond bcilerv. 22 ZMDUSTKXXS HAVX SUm*SD CUMT ATT.W Ml WASHINGTON. Sept 26.—Production tn twenty-two industries has been re • duced from 25 to 70 per cent for the ’ant four months of 1018 to save Iron, steel and fuel needed for the manufac ture of war supplies. Chairman Baruch, of the war industries board, today mad, public a summary showing these fig ares based on curtailments announced from ttme to time during the past few months He gave notice that with the gteel shortage becoming worse the cur tailment of Lndwtrtee wfll continue and wfll be extended. Full Associated Press Service S2MSB SUBSCRIBED IN ATLANTA TWO IB BEFO REJRIVE OPENS Loan Campaign Workers From Small Section of City Make Donations—People Urged to Subscribe Monday Two days remain before the opening day of the campaign for the fourth Lib erty Lo*n. but already Atlanta and the Sixth federal reserve district have begun their drive for $14,204,156. the city's quota, and $192,000,000, the quota for the district. It was announced Thursday at the of fice of Forrest Adair, city chairman, that at a meeting of the workers for one small section of Atlanta, the individuals present subscribed $26,050 for bonds They took this action to have their, own records clear before soliciting others. The average was more than SSOO a sub scription per man. At the same time a request for a SSO bond was sent in from the Allted Print ing Trades Council, which held a meet ing Monday and voted to buy this bond and give it to the Scottish Rite Home for Crippled Children. hope other 'organisations will follow suit,” said Walker T.' Lee, president of the council. Next Monday night from 7 to 9 o’clock all AttanU .rlll be “at. kome« <e the fourth Liberty Loan. After long con sideration of various plans, it has been agreed by leaders of the drive that this will be the best and simplest way for everybody concerned to make their sub scriptions at the earliest possible mo ment It may be that next Monday night will be moonlight. If it Is, Attentions will realise that somewhere “over • there ’ their own boys are going "over the top" with the boys of America, perhaps to death. It will be your opportunity to ' go “over the top" with your dollars, without any hanging back from any man or woman. BROWN RETURNS OPTIMISTIC OVER i COTTON OUTLOOK Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. i Brown, on his return Thursday from Washington, where, as president of the ■ cotton states advisory marketing board, he attended conferences with. southern senators and representatives relative to price-fixing, gave out a statement in which he expressed the. opinion that there wfll be no arbitrary price fixed on this year’s cotton crop. He also gives assurance that the rep resentatives of the cotton growers will have a hearing on the question of price ' in the eveat war conditions make price fixing necessary. He predicts that If the farmer will hold his cotton in the seed for a short pertod ii will almost immo- Idi tely advance above 35 cents and that, if the taw of supply and demand is left unhampered, cotton will bring around 40 cents a pound in less than I twenty days. Commissioner Brown’s statement fol- I lows: "I believe the southern congressmen and senators, with the cotton states add i vtaory marketing board, made it per j fectly clear to the cotton committee that to fix an arbitrary price on cotton ! in the midst of he harvesing season would be manifestly unfair and highly injurious. Moreover, the point confer ence of senators, representatives . and the marketing board was unanimous tn the opinion that it would be highly un fair to the south to fix an arbitrary price on the entire American cotton crop she nthe ascertained fact is that : not more than 20 per cefit of the crop i is necessary for war purposes—for our I own army and the armies of our allies -4 ‘ln order that prices may adjust > themselves, and that the staple may seek its proper level under the law of I supply and demand. I earnestly suggest ito the cotton farmers that they gin ! their cotton gradually, and market it 1 very cautiously, thereby serving two I purposes. First and foremost, on account !of he tremendous rush to gin cotton the seed centers and oil mills are be coming congested with the result that there is much damage to the seed through heating. This will not occur where the seed is left in the cotton, but ’ does result from ginning and storing the ginned seed. "Because of the fuel and tabor con ditions. the mills are unable to crush as rapidly as seed are offered on the market, and if the farmers will hold a majority part of their cotton ungin ned for the present it will have a bene ficial effect in restoring normal condi tions based on legitimate prices and at the same time add materially to the weight and grade of the cotton. As the price of seed has been fixed at s7l per ton in car lots farmers need have no fear of a decline In the price of . seed while bolding them back. ’The consolidated reports from all the eotton producing spates, obtained through the marketing board, shows I conclusively tnd beyond question that the average cost of the production of the present crop is a fraction above 35 cents per pound—the cost varying from (Conttaned oa Page -3, Coloma 3.) 1 * rfS BREWERTON’S BILLBOARD [ PRETTV J . \ Samuel, but ] »'LL SVR-ELN —r 4g \ 1 MY << Jjin. -TH£ TWRk 7 Id Siste. rs y' ; • ■’ AiOffTM or - JERUSALEM AMP JERJCBO ( r NATURAU TMEV APVAMCEP AUM6 \ PRESVMPTIOAJ ■ •• the . RiyEF- AMV ) TUF HILL » r ° of Gaulle amp I /TwtherTN F 7 ?) To THE PLAtetS STUPY»AI(Sr v TVRE Hl> Znx T / School ™ — Cotton Price Will Not Be . Fixed at Present Time May Be Found Unnecessary If Distribution Plan Is Suc cessful in Solving Problem, Baruch Says BY THEODORE TELLER WASHINGTON, D. C- Sept. 26. From the viewpoint of the southern producer the cotton price-fixing situa tion showed material improvement to day. For the present there is to be no action setting an arbitrary price bn raw cotton, through the government’s purchasing power or otherwise, and southern senators and congressmen be lieve the thousands of protests reach ing Washington from the cotton-grow ing states have had effect. Here is the situation as it stands to day, the information herewith presented by The Journal 'correspondent coming from both ends of Pennsylvania ave nue: The cotton distribution committee of the war industries board will locate the supply of cotton. It wilt control distri bution not only to d.omestic consumers but the allied governments and will re quire that purchases of middling cotton shall also include a proportion df the lower grades. This will have a stabil izing effect. The cotton distribution committee, of which Edward H. Inman, of Atlanta, is a member, will not dictate cotton prices but will control distribution. The purchasing agencies and methods will remain without change for the present. Correspondence Heavy While the distribution committee lo cates the cotton supply, the Page com mittee of the war Inductries board will enter upon a general investigation of the cotton situation. If the distribu tion system works successfully it may never be ’ necessary to fix cotton prices by direction of indirection. Chairman Baruch, of the industries board, indicated ’today that arbitrary price-fixing, even as applied to govern- (Contlßuort on Pago 3, Column «.) ■ rjs;., .I*.—..'I 1 11. 1 11? 1 ... - ' -- ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918. HOKE SMITH TELLS OF FIGHT MADE ON PRICE FIXING Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, on Thursday sent a telegram to The At lanta Journal in which he explained the cotton situation. Senator Smith stated that if the cotton owners “preserve their nerve and courageously demand their rights, I believe they can be pro tected.” Senator Smith’s telegram follows: The Atlanta Journal: I have received hundreds of let ters from constituents asking in formation as to what government agencies propose to do with refer ence to cotton. Let me answer in • part through your columns. We are earnestly defending the rights and interests of cotton growers. We have brought the facts to the at tention of the president and the war industries * board, and We are placing the facts before the ’com mittees on cotton they have ap- We have shown thore was no occasion or authority for action with reference to cotton by the gov ernment. We have shown the enor mous cost of the / crop,- ‘the high prices conceded to other coftimodi-, ties, and that 40 cents a pound would be a fair price for cotton. Our work is having effect. Secretary Houston has repudiated the state ment attributed to him that he fa-< vored 25-cent cotton. It’is not help ing whip the Germans, but helping foreign manufacturers obtain our cotton at their own figures. If cot . ton owners preserve their nerve and courageously demand their rights. I believe they can be protected. I urge the press to fully publish facts to overcome propaganda of foreign ' manufacturers intended to depress* the price of cotton. I FIRST BULGAR ARMY APPARENTLY GUT OFF; SERBS CAPTURE BASE Also Take Enemy Colonel, Nineteen Guns and Great Stores of Material Too Large to Estimate ATHENS, Wednesday, Sept. 25. Greek troop* are aiding the sallied ad vance in Macedonia on three (sectors of the ftront, according to an official state ment from the Greek war office today. East the Vardar the Bulgarians are in flight toward Valandova with the British and Greeks in pursuit. NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—(Summary of War Cablee to the Associated Press.)— On the Macedonian front British troops have invaded Bulgaria as the Serbian and other allied armies pursue the hard pressed Germans and Bulgarians east and west of the Vardar. In Macedonia the allies are advancing all along the 130-mile V shaped front between Monastir and Lake Doiran. The Bulgarian first army on the allied left has been placed tn a dangerous position by the cutting of the Prilep-Veles road at Ixvor, while the Serbians are in the outskirts of Ishtib, eighteen miles east of Veles and one of the bases of the Bulgarian second army. Apparently the Veles-Ishtib line, the most formidable for th’e enemy south of Uskub, will prove untenable. Northeast of Lake Doiran British troops have crossed the frontier into Bulgarian Macedonia threatening the extreme enemy left flank. FJnemy ter ritory was invaded at Koeturlne, a few miles south of Strumltsa, the Bulga rian base in the region north of Lake Doiran. Kosturine is at the headwa ters of the Trekanya river, which flows through virtually level country to Strumltsa. Meanwhile the French and Greeks are pushing eastward from the Vardar river in the direction of Strumltsa which is situated in a valley between two high mountain ranges. btttx>asia nrvAJJ®i> BT AJUUEB TBOOPS i SALONIKI, Sept. 26.—Bulgaria has been invaded by allied troops, accord ing to a British official statement issued here today. Britisn troops entered Bulgarian ter j ritory opposite Kosturino, about six miles south of Strumitsa, the enemy base in this region. (Kosturino is on the main Stroumit aa-Doiran highway, two miles within Bulgarian territory, and four miles dl ; rectly south of the important Bulga rian center of Stroumitxa.) kebbxams take gumb AJTD MVCK MA.TEKZAX LONDON, Sept. 26.—Serbian troops reached the outskirts of Ishtib, an im . portant Bulgarian base. Tuesday, says a Serbian official statement dated i Wednesday. Elsewhere east of the Vardar the Serbians have made impor tant gains. . The Serbs also have captured Grad sko station southeast of Uskub. It was i defended by German troops. An enor mous quantity of supplies. Including nineteen guns, were captured by the Serbians. i The official statement reads: “On September 24 Serbian troops achieved a very important success on the left bank (east) of the X“^ ar ’ We reached Krivolak and the outskirts of Ishtib (eighteen miles east of Veles on the Vardar and thirty-eight miles northeast of Prilep.”) “North of Prilep the Serbians are pur suing the Bulgarians, who are in com plete retreat and are approaching Ixvor midway between Priep and Veles. - •iln this region we captured a colonel commanding a Bulgarian regiment and a considerable number of prisoners as weL as four howitzers, three mountain guns, 10 ) horse wagons with teams and other material. • “Gradsko station, which was defend ed by Germans, has fallen into our hands with enormous quantities of sijp pl:e«, including nineteen guns, mostly heaw ones of 210 millimeter. To the number of prisoners we already had taken we added two German officers and . several soldiers. “Cn tbs right of Prilep our troops have obtained very fine results. Near | Izvor (fifteen miles north of Prilep) we are pursuing the enemy, who Is com ' -lietely routed and in retreat.” enemy continues hts EETBEAT IN THE EAST PARIS, Sept. 26. —Following is the Paris official announcement on eastern i operations issued Wednesday night: “Eastern theater, September 24: In ! spite of the arrival of new German I trdops, the enemy continues his retreat ’ toward the north. Strong rear guard . detachments are resisting strongly. “Northwest of Monastir, on the left ! wing.of thehllied forces, we have pass- I , ed Prilep and’advanced on the roads ‘ toward Krushero. Kichevo and Veles. , ! “In the center Serbian forces baVe : : taken the massif of Popadija to the ' east of Eabuna, and have gained ground ; to the west of the Cerna river. i ’ “We have enlarged the bridgehead north of the Vardar and are on the ; heights between the Vardar and the I Kriva Lakavitsa, which the enemy is I hastily crossing. “On the rightwing French, British and Greek troops have launched strong advance guards northward along the Vardar toward Gradetz and Hudova. They have taken the massif of KarabsiL i north of Lake Doiran. Booty captured is being augmented incessantly. During September 23 more than thirty new cannon were captured and also a targe amount of railway ma terials.” FOURTH TURK ARMY. GURRORNDEO. FACES UnER ■ILATION Cleaning Up of This Force Would Eliminate Ottoman Troops in Palestine —Prison- ers Are Increased to 45,000 LONDON, Sept. 26.—The Fourth Turk ish army on the Palestine front is virtu ally surrounded In the region east of tte Jordan and faces annihilation by Gen eral Allenby's forces, today's advices show. The total of prisoners already taken was increased today to 45,000. The annihilation of the Fourth army, now hoped for, wpuld complete the cleaning up of the Turkish forces in Palestine, accounting for about 80',000 men. The precarious position of the fourth army may be seen from the fact that Arab cavalry and infantry are north of it, Arab and British forces east, afid British troops to the south. AH these are pressing inward on the enemy, while the Jordan .with the crossings is-tn the bonds of the allies. Brilsh troops operating in Palestine are extending their occupation about the Sea of Gal Dee. They have occupied Ti berias and Semakh. oo the borders of that sea, and Es-Samra, It was offi cially announced today. Pushing on to the east erf the Jordan, the Brttsh have occupied the strategic town of Atnnaa, on the Hedjas rail way. [ WAR SUMMARY Bulgaria has been Invaded by the al lies for the first time in the war. British troops, it was officially an nounced today, have entered Bulgarian territory south of the important centm* of Strumitza, which is less than nine miles from the frontier. At the same time Serbian troops have approached to within nine miles of the equally important Serbian atty of Vo les, held by the Bulgarians. It is officially reported that German troops are shooting Bulgarians who flee from the firing Una While the allied victory in the Bal kans is thus being fully exploited, Americans and French have opened a new drive in the Champagne and Metz j-egtpn. The American attrfek, east of the Mo eeUe, was begun yesterday morntag. A delayed dispatch stated that the Amer icans with the French co-operating, had. attained their first objectives. The French war office reported a new attack in the Champagne, which extends from Rbeiras eastward to Verdun, starting at 5 o’clock this morning, with Americans “in liaison on the east.” Early reports were confusing, and It was impossible to determine whether the French ’commuinque referred to a combined attack of French and Amer icans in the Champagne, or meant that the American attack along the Moselle was a companion drive. It is known that during the last Ger man drivp. American troops were placed in the line east of Rhefms, where they maintained all their positions and broke up the first German cavalry attack ever directed against American troops. The complete cleaning up of the Tur kish force of 80,000 men in Palestine te now In Sight, according to advteee from London. The fourth Ottoman army la virtually surrounded In the region east of the Jordan and faces utter amrihitafion by General Allenby’s forces. With the fourth army added to the 45,000 prisoners already counted the en tire Turkish force in the Holy Land would be accounted for. . _ Germany Is GratefuJ To Spain for Favors AMSTERDAM, Sept. 26.—Foreign Sec retary von Hintze, according to dis patches received here, explained the con cessions to Spain by declaring Germany had acceded to demands because of fa vors granted Ge rmany by Spain. “As an expression of gratitude for what Spain has done for Germany,” he is quoted as having said, “we have agreed to give Spain one interned ship for even’ Spanish ship sunk outside the ’barred zone.” Von Hintze also commented on Ameri can and allied efforts to bring about or der in Russia, declaring: “The entente and America are at tempting to influence thf Russian revo lution.” • STOMACH-TROUBLE OR TAPEWORM BANISHED Many persons who suffer from stom ach trouble really have a tapeworm and don’t know it. A guaranteed remeev which has proven to be remarkably ef fective in expelling tapeworm and giv ing quick relief in all forms of'stomach trouble is being sent on free trial by the Schcenherr Co., Dept. 55, Milwau kee, Wis. They guarantee it to remove, in less than one hour, any tapeworm with its head —no pain, no dieting, no danger; also to relieve any form ol stomach trouble or it costs nothing. Take advantage of their free trial ofjer. Write them today.—(Adrt.) NUMBER 105., FBINCO-IMERICIN - THRUST ENDANGERS HUN HOLD IN FRANCE Besides Go-operating Wrtfrl French Betweeen Verdun, Yanks Attack Also East of Moselle River iUIV of European War Cables to the Asso ciated Press.) —French and Americm troops today are storming the German' positions in Ch am patgn a and furtbM! east in what apparently is another ma jor stroke by Marshal Foch. The new offensive is progressing favorably, ao eording to early reports The new allied thrust in the west comes on a. front which has not beanj • very active since the Germans failed tax advance in the Champagne tn the de feated offensive of July 15, east and west of Rhetms. Fneneh soldiers are attacking in the Champagne which runs from Rheims eastward to the Angonne west of Verdun. The Americans are moving forward east of the Champagne simultaneously with General Petain's men. Great possibilities might result from a successful allied advance on the front 1 east of Rhelms, as the German commu nications would be severed and ths for- J midable enemy position from Arras to J Laon endangered with the important southern end outflanked. The length ‘ •f the attacking front is not disclosed but it may possibly be from Rhelma | eastward past Verdun to southwest of Metx. In local operations between ! Cambral and St Quentin on the western front the British are pushing further into the Hindenburg line and capturing points vital to the defense of St. Quen tin. West and northwest of St. Quen tin the British have advanced in , the regton of Seleney and Gricorrrt. attack nomiwcoro J KOST FATOBASX.T WITH THE . FRENCH ARMY iwi. J FINANCE, Sept. 2A—(9.10 A. M.) — (By the Associated Press.) — French troops today attacked tn the Champagne in a thick fog after a period of artil lery preparation which terminated in an hour of most intense gunfire. The* early indications were that the attack! was progressing most favorably. The attack by the French army which! was launched at 5-SO o'clock tbte^morn ing was along a wide front. FBAJTCO-AKKRXCAN OBXVH j, jj xs Ajrwootrro KT hakes PARIS, Sept. 26.—Fieneh troops operating with Americans, attacked &x the Champagne region this morning, Ihal war office officially announced. “At 5 o’clock this morning French troops, in Liastan with Americans, aSU € tacked in the Champagne region.” thni communique said. “The Americans axe operatingtfo thM eastward.” The coomnmlqne does not make clear ‘ whether Americans an co-operattoa with the French in the Champagne aA? ♦ack, or whether the Americans refer- | red to are those reported to be attacks I ing east of Moselle in the Metz region The Champagne front extends from, Rhetms eastward to Verdun. There has been unusual raiding activity in ths center df this front for several ■tayta past. Renewed German attacks north of tha Atene have been repulsed. At one point, where the Germans gained a footbohk upon the French positions they werel ejected by a counter attack. The statement reads: “Between the Ailette and the Atanai the Germans renewed thir attacks last evening in the region of Allemant and.’ MouUe-Laffaus. The enemy succeeded at the tatter point in penetrating thej French lines, but an energetic counter! attack by the French re-established .thei situation. "Farther south the French have e<n— larged the gains east of Sanchy and: have taken prisoners. “This morning at 5 o’clock French troops attacked on the Champagne frontj tn co-operation with the American army operating further to the east. The Franco-American attack on thOi Champagne front is the first allied thrust made on that sector since Mar- * , shal Foch assumed the initiative tn July, and is the logical result of the allied success in Picardy in driving ths Germans back to the Hindenburg line l from Rheims to Laon. A drive northward in Champagne, threatens the communication lines in| the rear of the Hindenburg defense system, where the Germans are strug-t gling to keep thl French and British from breaking through. While tho * length of the front of attack is not dis-l closed, it is probable it extends a good; _. part of the distance from Rheims tol Verdun and probably beyond. Military critics have pointed out th*t| the Champagne front was the logical; 1 place where an allied effort intended to| j destroy the' effectiveness of the' Hln-f denburg line could be made. For some| a distance east of Rheims the terrain J fairly level and open and an advance- j of some distance here would outflank. I Laon and possibly St. Quentin. More important still, such an advance would sever the communication lines? eastward from Laon, the pivot of thei German defenses between Rheims and: Ypres. An allied bi*eak through might -J (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)