Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 22, 1918, Page 1

MORED BY See oaguN FRENCH CROSS AILETTE WHICH HAS HOPES FOR FUTURE SINGLE CONTROL URGED AS MEANS OF SPEEDING UP Scathing Criticism Is Tempered by Suggestions. [By Associated Press.) © WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—The report of the senate sub-commit- tee investigating aircraft produc- tion was today submitted with a scathing arraignment of delays in the early days of the war, a review} of improved conditions, and recom- mendations for the creating of a new | and separate department of aviation with cabinet officers at’its head. Failure to adopt successful foreign es and motors, the waste of | ns of dollars of aircraft appro- priations, the dominance of the air- plane program by inexperienced auto-| mobile manufacturers, and “unsys-| tematic and ineffective organiza’ and excessive profits for manufac- turers” area mong the criticisms of the sub-committee, of which Senator | Thomas of Colorado is chairman. | | ww ove IN SMASHING ADYANCE Casper Daily ALES STAND : General Mangin’s Army Establishes Line of Six Miles Along Oise; Key to Entire German Front West of the Somme Due to Fall at Any Instant, Claim. WEATHER FOR WEEK Scattered showers frist of week, with temperature about normal in this region. THE DAILY TRIBUNE Is the only newspaper in Wy- oming carrying both Associ- ated and United Press dis- TRAIN HURLED FROM TRAC BY TORNADO AT TYLER ALLIED EFFORTS: IN RUSSIA WILL BE COORDINATED | TYLER, Minn., Aug. 22.—Between 30 and 35 people killed, | and 100 injured in the tornado at Tyler at 10 o'clock last night. | Twenty-seven bodies ‘have been recovered. OLUME TWO NUMBER 263 K >» MINN. [By Associated Press] o,2 WITH THE BRITISH IN FRANCE, Aug. 22.— | (6:00 p. m.)—Albert is unofficially reported to have fallen into the hands of the British. _ ARMY SERVICE RECOMMENDED Scores Killed and Injured When Twister PROMOTIONS Hi Sweeps Business District, Wrecks Hospital and Spreads Terror. [By Associated Press] Fighting their way forward along the southern reaches of the |Picardy battlefront, the French stand today before Noyon, which is called the key to the whole German line west of the Somme. During Two International Councils Formed; Bolshevik Troops Seize Village Along Onega River. While condemning chiefly the failures under former aircraft pro- duction boards and the signal corps’ control, and noting the great im- provement since John D. Ryan aid Major General Kenly were placed in charge of the production and mili-| der to co-ordinate the eff . i toy DrehOnee RE es nate the efforts of the/ Great Northern Railroad. urges “‘one-man control” in the pues and ale epee een ae: future. Part of the blame for poor | ‘i#, an official dispatch today says, | Tyler, was thrown from the track. organization at the start is assigned |it has been decided to create two in-| Twelve passengers were killed and to congress. | ternational counciles, one at Arch-|/n number injured. The committee praised much that/angel, including the Entente ambas- | has been accomplished and predicted sadors, under the presidency of David | {By United Press] that “we are approaching a period| R. Francis, and the other ‘at Vladivo-| TYLER, Minn., Aug. 22.—Prob- when quantity production of planes|stok, to be composed of five high of-| nbly 50 persons were killed and 100 may soon be honed for. | ficials. | injured by a tornado which destroyed The report is impersonal and says! the business district. and man: si all questions of dishonesty ‘and ‘offi-| STOCKHOLM,: Aug. 22,—Bolshe-' jences here last night. ra cial corruption are left to the depart-| viki troops advancing along the On-| Eleven patients in the Tyler Hos- ment of justice’s inquiry, conducted | ega River, where allied expeditionary | pital were killed when the storm by Charles E, Hughes. forces are operating, have captured | wrecked it. Five prominent men, in Suggesting that favoritism has| the village of Purgasovo, according to| conference at the State Bank, sada been shown by the old aircraft board, | the laborers’ army headquarters. also killed. ¥ the committee ‘says the presence of Twenty-five bodies have already the Dayton interests on the board) | been recovered. Three were found on and in large contracts given the Day-| CLOSED. the steps of the Catholic Church, ton companies has provoked and “‘we|! WASHINGTON, Aug. 22—Because evidently blown two blocks. think, justly, much of the public (the Bolsheviki have declared that a! a = comment which made an investiga-| state of war exists between Rusia DEMON TRATION } tion imperative. }and the United States, Vice-Consul | The Dayton-Wright and Curtiss)Imbrie has closed the consulate at —_—_— | |hotel at 2 o’clock tomorrow, and in companies azc declared to have been! Petrograd and places American af- | given a “great advantage over their|fairs in charge of the Norwegian! | FREIGHT COSTS | Casper housewives are again re-| |minded of the home canning demon- ‘The in-| this connection a change has been au- ‘ thorized in the announcement. In- MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 22. [By Associated Press] | business section and part of th WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—In or- PETROGRAD CONSULATE | | | | | | | {By United Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—Rec- ommending a one-man control in air- craft production, and the reduciicn of profits in future contracts, the} Senate Aircraft Investigation Cone cnittee today submitted a repor-, de- claring that its probe disclosed 1} waste of money “and a lack of com. mon sense early in war.” It de clared that while many disapp.int-| ments had been disclosed, “‘much has! WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 been accomplished and the committee | terstate Commerce Commission to- is glad to report that we are ap-|’ay decided the private car case, competitors.” government. | |stration and lecture at the Midwest e- stead of Miss Kolshorn of the exten- [By Associated Press} |Minn., a town of 1,100, at 9 o’ | between 50 and 125 deaths, according to information from the A Chicago & Northwestern passenger train, Passing thru Picea’: tomwadibatenactens Shae theg | Eleven Brigadiers Nominated | for Major Generals in Confirmation Asked by the President. \last night General Humbert’s men reached the Divette river for a long distance west of its confluence with the Oise south of Noyon. |The army commanded by General Mangin holds the south bank of the |Qise from Sempigny to Bretigny, a distance of six miles. At Sem- [By Associated Press] int i i SPA STRUNK ce hiseeemincen tay they are only a little more than a mile from Noyon. | brigadier generals of the army were} |nominated today by President Wil-! |son to be major generals, as follows: William H. Johnston, Beaumont B. Buck, William Wiegel, Robert L. Howze, Robert Alexander, John L. Hines, Grote Hutcheson, Walter H.} Gordon, Eli A. Helmick, William Las- siter, and William S. McNair. TODAY AS GIVEN Be INGTON | Sees Seen om ce Under this head, in addition to a| hated for major general; Brigadier coluplets’ stimciaty..afa tote! dostes, is | General Merritt W. Ireland wes nom- .—A tornado, striking Tyler, | clock last night, destroyed the | e residence section and caused | Lightning Stroke Surprises Huns |And Entire Division Is Routed [By United Press] PARIS, Aug. 22.—The French today crossed the Ailette river on a mile front between Champs and Guny and are pushing toward {Coucy le Chateau. In that region the German division was preparing ‘a counter when the French attacked lightning-like, and forced the division to retreat in a panic, throwing the division immediately in ( t | the rear into confusion. published daily = complete list of cas- | piiyha oe Oe raalae chia. genet The Divette river is entirely in French hands. The French are ualties for the six states of Wyoming,| Also, thirty-two colonels, includ-|Feady to cross the Oise canal which they have reached, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Ne-|ing Colonel Marlborough Churchill, Between Varesnes and Marlincourt a German counter on Jouvigny braska, ind Colorade. Complete liste | chief army censor, are nominated for ridge was quickly repulsed. A fleet of seventy French tanks terror- for the nation are received daily | °7%*‘!¢rs. ized the Germans at one point. from Washington and are kept on file! T:-ArA. Heb ier ib, oe NO CHANGES IN | British Renew Assaults as Huns PRIMARIES (N | Launch Futile Counters on Ancre [By United Press] time, their extreme length precluding | the possibility of publishing them in| their entirety. | LONDON, Aug. 22.—The British attacked on the whole | front between the Ancre and the Somme rivers at 4:40 o'clock | this morning, Field Marshal Haig reported. | Advice Given by Tribune Wednes- day Final in County and State; Canvass of Votes CASUALTIES FOR The following casualties are re-| ported for publication today by the! commander of the American Expedi- tionary Army in France: Killed in action_ Missing in action Wounded severely Died of wounds___ Died of accident and other entirety. The Germans, after fruitlezsly counter attacking positions which the British won in yesterday’s attack north of the Ancre, |again launched heavy onslaughts there this morning. | “Between 2,000 and 3,000 prisoners and a few guns were captured by us in our operation yesterday,” said Haig. ‘Fur- | ther progress has been made by us around Merville. The Brit- -- 33 186 proaching a period when a quantity production of planes may soon be hoped for.’’ The supply of planes on the Aeri- can front is wholly inadequate to meet the requirements of modern warfare, the report declares, adding that Americans are forced to use many antiquated machines which the French discarded. The report blames the failure on automobile manufacturers who were in charge of the aviation program, but were unfamiliar with aeronautics, |holding that no additional charge shall be made for freight carried in | refrigerator, tank, stock, heater, coal and other privately-owned cars, ex- cept where the ordinary rate is based | on transportation in another type car cheaper to operate. BOCHE RAIDERS FLEE WHEN AIR sion department of the State Univer- sity, Miss Helen Carliss, of Lander, home demonstration for Fremont county, will instruct the people here. Miss Carliss is conducting a demontration today at the Muddy school house, where a picnic lunch |was served at noon, Following the |demonstration at the Midwest hotel |Friday afternoon, Miss Carliss will {go to Bates Hole on the following day to carry a similar program there. The courtesy of Mr. Nicholas of \the Midwest hotel, in extending the ‘use of his kitchen and dining room and who failed to adopt a policy of reproducing the most approved Allied types. Instead, they attempted the impossible task of creating a motor adaptable to alt classes of pfanes. ee ee eres Miss Voila Lorenzen, 19 years old, is desk sergeant and lockup keeper in the police station at River For- est, a Chicago suburb. | !for the occasion Friday will provide | N PEN FIRE unexcelled facilities for carrying out | ‘the program, which will be highly ' \instructive. Altho the canning of Te era small fruits is practically concluded, PARIS, Aug. 22.—Several enemy the canning of vegetables is now in airplanes flew over the suburbs of {ts inception in this district and the | Paris this morning, but on being sub-| information will be of material as- jected to heavy fire, returned toward | sistance in preserving the fruit crop ‘ their lines. to follow. SIX HUN ARMIES ARE HUMBLED BY ALLIES P. .. 22.—The Allies have damaged six German armies since July 15, and the| British age oad pee into ite. seeenth With the spread of the battle northward and over a front of 7 iles. a 3 } Wheth’ the enemy is prepared or unprepared, Allied efforts have had the same re- sults and the Germans have been out-generaled and outfought. Armies attacked and damaged in the last six weeks have been those under command | of Generals Von Einem, Von Mudra, Von Boehn, Von Eben, Von Hutier and Von der Marwitz. It is believed that Foch’s aim is not, as the Germans claim, to pierce their line, but to strike a succession of blows to cause the enemy irre; force him to make more or less disastrous retreats. placable losses of men and material, and éauses | |ish are on the outskirts of Neuf-Berquin. We captured hostile Died of dis | Next Tuesday strong points north of Bailleul last night.” Wounded, 2 eh Fi aad| The new British attack today evidently was made between mined --- | Beaty informapion from polling | Dernmkort and Etinhem, on a six-mile front. This is one of the Fe oners | = I ehanpek ae the Preaek Waceday's | strongest German defensive positions which delayed the north- Totals = =. te eect 391 | primaries as announced by the Trib-| e™m wing of the original Allied Picardy offensive. American Killed in Aetion Clifford Y. Phillipe, Bronx, Wyo. Sylvester 8. Sanders, Edwing, Neb. Wounded, Degree Undetermined Charles J. Stanley, Canon City,| Colo. John D. Butler, MeCook, Neb. Missing im Action Lieut. John A. MeArthur, Free- mont, Neb. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES Killed in action 5 1 LATE. FLASHES FROM THE WIRE WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22. —The 31st regiment ef United States regulars today arrived at Vladivostok. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 22.— C. E. Adams, of Om: » was elected commander. of the Grand Army of the Republic to- day. WASHINGTON, D C., Aux 22. —Secretary Baker today indicated his strong opinion that the world’s teries should be played this yoar. A CANADIAN PORT, Aug. 22,— “hs American schooner Sylvania was sunk by an armed trawler, believed to be the Triumph, which was car- tured by a German submarine Tues- day. The Nova Scotia fishing schoon- er Pasadena,..was.also.sunk. Both crews were saved, june last evening. The contest be-| troops were brigaded with the British there recently. jtween M. J. Foley and Perry Elswick for the Democratic nomination for sheriff still remains in doubt with) returns to date favoring the former, but definite advices will be lacking juntil a complete canvass of the votes. | The canvass will be instituted next| | Tuesday by the official board, con-| | Sisting of County Clerk Edith Og-| |burn, and Justices of the Peace W. E Tubbs and Perry Morris. Final re-| sults will be available only when this is completed. Indications are that Robert D. {Carey's plurality for the guberna- | torial nomination will be much larger |than first predicted, his nomination lover M. S. Camplin having been} effected by a majority of two to one.| L. R. A. Condit polled an insignifi- cant vote. As the result of having published |the onl¥ comprehensive review of the jelection furnished by a local news- paper, the Tribune’s circulation last jnight was materially increased thru {a great volume of street sales and \the\ edition was exhausted an hour after it was off the press. | ‘TREATY GIVES - ALLIES GREAT _ SUPPLY OF OR | NEW YORK, Aug. 22,—Terms of the commercial treaty signed by the) |Entente powers and Sweden are ex-| Fall of Noyon Inevitable, Say French, Who Predict Withdrawal PARIS, Aug. 22.—-General Humbert’s army has made a great advance between the Matz and the Oise rivers, and has (Continued on Page 6) APTIVE TOLL INCREASED 10 OVER 100,000 | PARIS, Aug. 22.—General Mangin’s troops reached the | Ailette River at La Quincy-Bagge in their advance between | Oise and Aisne rivers, the war office announced today. Fight- |ing continued last night on the whole Lassigny-Soissons front. | After capturing Lassigny, the French passed beyond toward |Vauchelles. They reached Lamare and Mont la Bache, cap- | turing Monte Chery, St. Paul-Aux-Bois, making a total advance | of nine miles since Saturday. Generals Mangin and Humbert jare closing in on Noyon. They are only a few hundred yards away at some points. upon declaxs that Noyon is untenable, An . |and predict a German withdrawal beyond the Somme. | pecker grees Sg esc oe a The French have taken 1,500 prisoners in the last two |lies 400,000 tons of deadweight ship-| days. The Allies have taken 100,000 prisoners since they } ping and 2,000,000 tons of Swedish) started their counter drives, on July 18, the Echo de Paris jiron ore. | claims.