Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 17, 1918, Page 1

HUNS PREPARE TO RELINQUISH PICARDY _ LINES AS ALLIES PRESS HAR The Casper Daily WEATHER FOR WEEK ; Fair, with moderate tem- perature in northern Rocky Mountain and plateau region VOLUME TWO Cribune THE DAILY TRIBUNE Is the only newspaper in Wy- oming carrying both Associ- ated and United Press dis- patches. CASPER, wYo., SATURDAY, “AUGUST 17, 1918 CONCESSIONS FOR Emperor Charles Secures Declarations Re- quiring Restoration of Belgium and Settlement of Polish Rule [By Associated Press} LONDON, Aug. 17.—Germany has made concessions to) Austria on the Polish question as a consequence of Emperor Charles’ strong stand, according to the Daily Mail. The Germans demanded that Austria send 10 to 15 divi- sions of picked troops to the western, front. demanded that Germany make favorable to Austria. The Austrian public opposed the; transfer of troops to the western) front. THE HAGUE, Aug. 17.—Germany | has approved Austria’s suggestion that the Austrian Archduke be made king of Poland, according to. the Ber- lin Lokal Anzeiger. phen probably will be named: Re st radhr ay TEUTONS SEIZE THE KRONSTADT AT PETROGRAD [ssara payupomy <q] ; PARIS, Aug. 17.—Reports are cir- | culated in Finland that the Germans | have seized Kronstadt, the Russian naval port, according to a Stockholm dspatch. JAPAN SENDING ARMED FORCES | TO MANCHURIA © [By Associated Press} TOKIO, Aug. 17.—(Official)—} Under an agreement with China, Ja- pan is dispatching troops to the Man- churian border, on account of danger there, BRITISH TANKER TORPEDOED OFF CAPE, NINE LOST BEAUFORT, N. C., Aug. 17.—The | British tanker Mirlo. was torpedoed | off Cape Hatteras last night, and nine| members of the crew were drowned. Coast guards saved all the others. The torpedo struck amidship, ex- ploding a gasoline cargo and com-| pele the men to jump for their ives, | Survivors say the submarine was! Trans-Siberian Railroad, has reported |nounced that thirteen men were miss-| Brown < last seen off Cape Hatteras, appar-| ently waiting for another victim. Archduke Ste-?~ Emperor Charles further declarations regarding LATE NEW AUSTRIA SECURES HUN FLYER SHOT DOWN, TWO YANK LENDING HUN AID AVIATORS Baroncourt railways. NUMBER 259 Enemy Air Losses Most Formidable of En- tire War; 339 Teuton Planes are Brot Down oe Past Week WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Aug. 17—Captain west of Roye. Biddle of Philadelphia forced down a German plane at Nancy. | The pilot was killed and the observer wounded. ALL. ON ROVE FRENCH CAPTURE DEFENSES AT GATES OF CITY IN OBSTINATE FIGHTING FOR FRESH ADVANCE [By United Press] Paris, Aug. 17.-The French are at the gates of Roye. They have occupied the town’s advance de- fenses. They have also occupied the junction of the Montdidier-Estress-St. Denis roads. Roye-Lassigny road. They captured St. Mard after fierce house-to-house fighting and pushed the Germans back behind the [By Associated Press} The bastion of the German line from Peronne to Noyon is men- Its fall within the next few hours is probable. falls, the southern end of the German line must retire. affect the northern end. The Allies are only a mile and a quarter aced seriously. The Allies pushed the enemy back along a front of nearly nine miles north and south of the Avre. American bombing planes again attacked the Dommary- troops made the most notable advance on a three-mile front in The French on the south forced their way almost the center. French-Canadian Lieutenant Walter Miller of New York was killed when thru Loges wood, five miles south of Roye. Belgium, guaranteeing evacuation, restoration and indemnity, | he and seven companions tackled thirty German airplanes. | make a powerful peace movement and solve the Polish question | S FLASHES taken in a daylight robbery of the |the busiest. corner of the city today. Los Angeles, Aug. 17 tAlabat jewel sina at $35.000 were Donovan-Seamans jewelry store on WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Because of severity of fighting a expected was given when Chief jnumber of high officers, including major generals, are being returned) jhome from France for a rest. A warning that heavy casualties are of Staff March declared that the|"’ /110th regiment of the 28th division had been in extremely heavy fighting for a fortnight, and that casualties will be commensurate. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 17.—The United Mine Workers will de- mand a general increase of 10 to 20 per cent at a meeting of the dis-| trict presidents in Washington Friday. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 17.—(By Asso-| ciated Press.)—-The French today carried out a local attack in the | Autreches region, ten miles northwest of Soissons, and captured the, elsewhere tightened the Allies’ grip |plateau north of Autreches village, giving them command of the re- | gion extending northward and south from the Oise river. Local actions| the rioting resulting from the general upon the approaches to Roye. e Germans are intensifying the artillery fire in the Roye re-| gion. The only effect is to slow the Allied advance. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 17.—The Norwegian ADveERIOSDE 236 REVOLTERS has protested the sinking of the Norwegian freighter Sommer. jstad by a German submarine off the American coast August 13.| AMSTERDAM, Aug. 17.—German newspapers say the! Crown Princess of Germany, accompanied by Grand Duke Mecklenburg and the Princess of Brunswick, made a submarine | trip to Heligoland. PARIS, Aug. 17.— (Offi 1)—South of Roye, the French | [By Associated Press.) LONDON, Aug. 17.—Measured by |the number of machines engaged and the intensity of the fighting, the en-| Jemy’s losses in air fighting for the| |past week ure the uost- formidable of the war. were destroyed or driven down un- |controlled. One hundred and twenty- |three British lanes are missing. WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—An of- ficial French dispatch s. that 13 leading aviators are Bi oe «since July 1. ‘ASSASSIN FIRES ON PRES. VIERE, SHOT GOES WILD MONTIVEDO, Uruguay, Aug. 17. ! {—An attempt was made to assassin- | ‘ate President Viere Tuesday during |strike. The president was standing fon his balcony. The bu!let missed |him by a narrow RIAEEOWS IEAM OF RUSSIA DIE IN EXECUTIONS (By Aukoclaea Press.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. it ot 1, 000 progressed further in Loges wood, reaching the outskirts of the officers arrested in Moscow and Pet- |wood on the east. Roye during the night. repulsed two strong German a! ttacks. IRKUTSK TAKEN JULY 7TH, SAYS CONSUL REPORT | WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. —Amer'- | }can Consul Harris at Irkutsk, the im- portant Lake Baikal port on the thett he Czecho-Slovaks Ihkutsk on Judy 7. captured \THIRTEEN LOST | IN SINKING OF FRENCH VESSEL PARIS, Aug. 17.—The old French |Cruiser Dupetit Thouars has been | |submarined. It was officially an-| ing. American destroyers rescued the remainder of the crew. The newsies’ Tribune picnic, to | be held tomorrow, will be even more elaborate than was at first) planned by its sponsors. The bus- iness houses of the city have come forward with liberal donations of eatables and prizes for the kids, and a most enjoyable day is in Prospect for the youngsters. | Among the contribution’ to the Prizes, the gift of the Salvation army, tendered by Captain Pitt, will be acceptable ones to the boys, the Captain donated a flashlight |patterned after a 2-pounder shell that would delight the heart of any boy, and supplemented this with a khaki covered canteen that ,is a vital necessity to any camp- ing trip and hike into the arid re- gions in this part of the coun- try The canteen is made of heavy block tin, and just the right size for carrying on hikes by boys. The regulation canteen of the army is es a little too heavy for young boys to carry when it is full of water, but the size presented by Captain Pitt just makes it right for a boy between 8 and 14 years. The flash- | light is an exact duplicate of a 2- | pounder shell, and the case is | highly polished with a_ nickle- | plated shell, the light is in the base | of the shell and the shell and case | unscrew to replace the batteries. About 100 youngsters are ex- pected by the committee, and prep- There was heavy artillery fighting west of ‘rograd on account of counter revolu- Northwest of Ribecourt, the French tionary tendencies, 236 were sum-| marily shot, according to Moscow ad-| |vices to the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung. \ A WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The American schooner, Madingadah was shelled and sunk by a submarine on| on their arrival at an Atlantic port aboard a Norwegian steamer, which rescued them. CRI SA Vitalis, the former Unnersity football plaver is now serving as a lieutenant with the ! American forces “over there.” | Walter De A further advance might enable the French to outflank Sergeant William McKerness of Connecticut, member of Roye and force the Germans to readjust the line eastward to- |the Lafayette escadrille, was killed Thursday. ward Noyon. British and French Push Forward For New Gains in Vital Sectors LONDON, Aug. 17.—(Official)—-In Picardy, the British ave made additional progress, pushing their lines forward | orth of the Amiens-Roye road, and north of the ancre. A total of. 339 German ge tiek [pathed additional ground in the Vieuxberquin neighborhood, | the apex of the Lys salient. PARIS, Aug. 17.—(By Havas Agency )—The Germans are planning to evacuate the Roye-Lassigny- Noyon salient, accord- It is indicated that the Germans are ing to the Echo de Paris. working on a new Hindenburg line. ‘New ‘Hindenburg Line’ Being Roye and Lassigny. ‘Constructed for Big Retreat LONDON, Aug. 17.—The French are within a mile af both They captured Camp DeCar, a mile west of Roye, and Midian trench and Plessis, less than a mile south- west of Lassigny. of materials were taken. A number of prisoners and a great amount It is reported that the enemy is preparing the evacuation of the entire Roye-Lassigny-Noyon salient. German prisoners are said to be constructing another Hindenburg line. British pressure continues north of Roye and north of the Ancr. They progressed in both sectors, Field Marshal Haig re- ported today. Two strong attacks against the French were repulsed. Almost yard by yard the Allies are prying their way be- tween vital points in the Picardy line. STOCKHOLM, Aug 17.—The Berlin Germania strongly jopposes_German German intervention in Russia to intervention in Russia to support B Bolsheviki. VESLE BATTLE MORE ACTIVE [By United Prens] WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE VESLE, Aug. 17.— \Thursday morning, the crew reported Fighting along the Vesle river yesterday was the liveliest in several days. hours and used gas heavily. The Germans bombarded American positions for The big Allied guns answered viciously, shelling enemy po- sitions clear back to the Aisne river. - Airmen reported German ammunition trucks headed south. pags that the enemy is determined to hold the present ines. arations have been made accord- | ingly to take care of that number. The boys will be looked after by older heads to see that no accidents happen to mar the day’s pleasure, and also to asstre every lad a good time. Richards & Cunningham, who are furnishing the watermelons for the crowd, stated: that thru some miscarriage the shipment was de- layed yesterday, and altho they | have wired about them, there is a | | ree ee eee ere ——_—<——_—_—_$_— If it It will also They | THREE MILLICR MEN WITH THE COLORS, REPORT Almost Half of Them in France, Says March; Chief Takes Pessimistic View Problem [By Associated Press| WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.— Chief of Staff March told the Sen- ate Military Committee today that the American army under arms numbers slightly over 3,000,000 men, with 1,400,000 in France or en route. Approximately 55,000 are in home cantonments. The Russian situation is bad on account of the general complexity of affairs. There not much chance of establishing a real of- fensive on the eastern front be- cause of the great number of men required, General March said. EIGHT DOLLARS GALLON IS REW TAX ON LIQUOR Whiskey Hard Hit by Commit- tee Ruling; Food Produc- tion Listed Among Excess Profits [By Axsoctated Press] WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The Ways and Means Committee today tentatively decided to tax whiskey and other distiller liquors $8 a gal- lon. The present tax is $3.20 a gallon. The new tax is subject to change if it is found that the revenue bill does not!raise $8,000,000,000. [By Ansociated Press } WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.WWar profiteers in 1917 were most numer- ous in business devoted to food pro- duction and d’stributi woolen manufacturi iron, copper, meta! produ and distribu treasury’s ana turns. One great ed pro per c profits. Oil producers made enormous prof- its, which they claimed were justified \by the properties’ rapid depreciation jand the extra financial hazard. Meat packers, flour millers and canners were at the top of the food profit takers, according to the income returns. 1. W.W. CASE TO JURY AFTER 3 MONTHS TRIAL tho 100 to normad pre-war CHICAGO, Aug. 17.—The big W. W. case went to the jury tnis morning, whe s for a hun- » dred jefe ged with sabotage and iver their right to a final ON THE MARK, GET SET, GO! THEYA'E OFF FOR THE NEWSBOYS PICNIC AY GARDEN GREEK FALLS AT 10.008 H. SUNONY : al possibility that the melons will not arrive in time for the kids to en- joy. However, the firm has prom- ised to put cantaloupes on instead of the watermelons, and they have a goodly supply of these, and they are in excellent shape, just right, and picked when they were good and luscious from the Rocky Ford fields of Colorado, where the finest melons in the world are grown The race program has been def- initely worked out by Mr. McMil- lan, and is as aa funlows Wheelbar- row race, sack race, obstacle race, 50-yard dash, shoe and stocking race. The Shoe and stocking race is run in this way: The boys take off their shoes and stockings, and these are thrown into a common pile, and then the lads are lined 50 yards awa nd given oy back his shoes with finish line and stockings on and neatly laced at the will win. so include. t in the program a tug-of-war and a distance throwing contest, using baseballs. The prizes will be a watch and fob, flashlight, canteen, and four yearly subscriptions to the Boys* World, a publication for boys and girls. —_ Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Jay will leave in the morning for Fort Collins to visit relatives for two or three weeks, rt ® | (et -ahd pie Yi PES Sew sss, oe 2 Re = i 4 ' \ 4 i h