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Show Sm POINT, Arrives in Paris and Leaves on J Mid-night Train Sure Unit- j ed States Will Be Over- joyed at Victory. 1 PARIS, Sept. 15. Newton D. Baker, , the American secretary of war return- f led tonight from the American battle f front where he spent the last two days with the American troops accompany- , t ing them as they marched into St. Mihiel. As the big army automobile stopped in front of General Pershing's Paris homo tonight the secretary alighted -covered with mud from head to foot. He carried his gas mask in one hand and his steel helmet in the other, f Secretary Baker made only a brief stay in Paris tonight, leaving on the j night train for an absence of several 1? While deeply stirred with what he had seen. Secretary Baker refrained J from commenting on the American victory at this time oxcept in a formal j statement, which follows: " "General Pershing's announcement f will cover the military situation. The lt? people of the United States will be f overjoyed that their army, in close co- 1 V. operation with the allies has been lo able to achieve this striking success, i ,'. A particularly happy circumstance is j "A that the victory delivers from the hi- ? vader territory which had been occu i J pied for four years and restore to it to France and her people who had JJ been captives during the long period, i A "The rejoicing of the civil popula- g-J tlon at St. Mihiel knows no bounds - , and already, mixed with the war ma- J i If-torlal If-torlal which crowds the roads, are ref- ugees returning to their homes. j "The action and all of the circum- ! stances are brilliant and justify the J ; iff hope of a great nation whose armie j jfe are engaged." T-- oo ; ! Love is a serious matter tho first ll ffi time,ayoong.manbaniD4nla4L fWt w ." |