Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 23, 1918, Page 1

DISASTER THREATEN MBLING U GR British “Advance Against Desperate Resistance; French S Path; Great Withdrawal Held Necessary to Save Huns From Annihilation Che Casprr Daily WEATHER FOR WEEK Scattered showers frist of week, with temperature @rthune CASPER, WYO., FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918 about normal in this region. VOLUME TWO AMERICANS GET MEA NO DENIAL OF NON-RESIDENGE IN “3c Seeac DEMURRER FILED BY CHE WOLF. “ricer DEFENDANT IN QUSTER SUNT HERE oi ues 'ON THE VESLE, Aug. 23—An |American detachment pene- trated Tanniers, six miles west . . . |Of Fismes, last night. cap- Quo Warranto Complaint Is Attacked on Technicali- ties Concerning Court Jurisdiction and Distinction | tured 14 Germans and retained their positions, jthe doughboys are not men- |tioned in recent Allied drives, Ignoring the more salient charges of quo warranto pro-|theY are not there on the job. ceedings, authorized by Governor Frank L. Houx, in which it | They oe contributing to the was shown that the City Council of Casper exceeded its au- ;Allies’ success just as effective- thority in appointing Frank J. Wolf as chief of police and ef- ly thougt less specenculadly) ficiency expert of Casper, the defendant in the proceedings, | Mar: at Chateau Thierry, the thru his attorney, today filed a demurrer attacking the com-|™arne ete. plaint on technicalities involving} Renae Dall = ‘i AiR Jurisdiction of the court the con- | site fof police and efficiency ex- stitutional right of the plaintiff to Ro :, sue for his meaaea and the for.n in| ti Hour ope sevemt jena i which the complaint was drawn up.|0" ® Tobe erer eased. EOF ae 3 on that it is attempted to deter-| prise hi. The demurrer will be argued at an i oo prise punches. early date and will precede any |.ro- the right of the defendant to} t ¢ hide ee Experts are unanimous that ceedings looking toward a direct an- EA realest) pe eae SS h of which i pay | reek not only could not have swer to the complaint. The demur- aistiint chess tceranen separate and | achieved the initiative without rer contains no denial of the chief) | American help, but likewise issue at stake, that affecting the| No date has been set for the urgu-| could not maintain this advant- chief's eligibility to hold office, which, | inf of the demurrer, which, it is un-| age without the steadily in- it has been pointed out, was based | derstood, is merely one of the stuin- | creasing American numbers. on a residence of but 1 few weeks | bling blocks that will be thrown in gal S305 in the State of Wyoming at the time |"he way of a final hearing on the! — srRONG ENDORSEMENT of his appointment, while the law re-|™atter prior tu the exp:ration of a/ NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Premier quires that an officeholder ¢h stl have | date. which will establish the chief's Borden of Canada, who arrived here maintained a year’s residence i. the | @alifications to hold office in the|today after ten weeks in England and France, is firm in the eenviction state. ' that never was the snirit of the allied The demurrer to the ouster pro- “ d 1 ceedings is entered on four cvurts, jnations more’ steadfast’ or resolute than at- present. a8 toes pr America’s mighty effort in send- First—That the court has no juris- ing more than a million men to diction in the subject of the «ctior. France was the deciding factor in in that it is “not alleged that there bringing victory out of the ) defeat 5000 CAPTIVES is or exists the office of chief of ee ARE TAKEN BY on the western front, he declared, 7s prac o Aadictsag FORA AD ro | MANGIN $ ARNY | BR ITISH FLY ERS (RAIN BOMBS ON not appear on the face of ssid peti- | TEUTON CENTERS creases in the American front south of the present battle area that General Foch has the nec- essary mobility for quick, sur- —-— tion that the City of Casper, thru its proper officers, did not have the right, power and authority to create the offices of chief of police and e¢f- ficiency expert. [By Associated Press] PARIS, Aug 23— (Havas Agency, —Between the Oise and the Aisne |during the advance Wednesdey und eS Thursday, General Mangiu's urmy| Second—That the plaintiff has no “ ” | legal’ capacity. to sue; inithat be’ has took 5,000 prisoners. [By Ansociated Prens.} n ater | LONDON, Aug. 23.—Five import- yee tte eee oe reht! John J. Tufford, a brother of Mrs.| ant German towns and five airdomes Third—That “there te hk Antace of C. E. Starr, who is in France with|rewere heavily bombarded by Brit- parties detendaat: fer ike Yonshn ikat |the A. E. F., writes his father here ish aerial squadrons on the night of it Je atoninted oe i ihn ne “ht | that the Huns are hard to catch. He| August 21 and 22. Military object- f said ae Ke aes ffices of £238 they are good réaners when ives at Frankfurt and Cologne were ‘t said city to create the offices of they get started. heavily attacked with good results. ALL DRILLING WITHIN SALT CREEK WITHDRAWAL COMES TO HALT, ON GOV'T. ORDER | which have found production in Township 80 are not affected. Neither does the new order affect producing wells so that all wells now pumping will be kept going as usual, The order also does not affect the patented lands inside the with- drawal lines, but even allowing for these the effect will be a large cur: The drilling wells in the Salt Creek region have been shut down, producing are allowed to keep up | work. The wells in the Salt Creek accordi: the cee eT TE | tala iwrlle! drilling nied” toad Brak ogee ernment today. The order | down are liable to cave and this is the probable result of the recent | decision by which the old Hanley and Bird interests on Section 3 was declared to be an infringement of government withdrawn land and which was handed down in Doug- las the early part of this gnonth, | The damage likely ‘to result from this order may loom large on | the oil production of Wyoming in the near future for this order will ruin the holes in a short time, The new order is therefore liable to ruin a lot of h now on their way to the oil san nd will prob- ably result in the pulling out and moving to new locations of the | tailing of the number of drilling wells. | wells in the Salt Creek field with The order only applies to those | a corresponding decrease in the wells located upon land that | number of completions and also, included in the government necessarily, a decrease in the drawal order and those companies | amount of new production. SURE O CREDIT FOR ALLIED SUCCESS Don’t imagine that because} It is primarily due to in-| ER “i- =o. “s . | THE DAILY TRIBUNE Is the only newspaper in Wy- | | | oming carrying both Associ- ated and United Press dis- patches. NUMBER 264 BOS OF 21 10 REGISTER FOR DUTY SATURDAY {Males Who Have Attained Ma- | jority Since June 5 Added to | Military Rolls; Two | Places.to Register Two registration places will be open in Natrona County tomorrow to receive the names of boys who have jreached the age of 21 years since | June 5 of this year. Qne will be at {the office of the local board for Na- jtrona County at the courthouse, and the other will be <t Salt Creek. Registration is made imperative under the order issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder some two ‘weeks ago, and there are no tvcep- tions to the rule. Those who have |rassed their’ 21st. birthday since June | | 5 are expected to present themsclves ; in person to the locul board, and j failure to do so wilt Jay them liable ‘to arrest. | Some 40 boys ave expecte.) to reg- |ister for military service in Natrona jon this occasion, and almost 375 in | the state at large. The registration is |uvut to be confused eith that to be | held early in Septaniber. HUN OFFICERS ‘PACK’ GUNS TO PROTECT LIVES [By Assoctated Preas.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Offi- cial dispatch from Switzerland says that attempts against the lives of of- ficers are increasing in Austria. It is reported that seversl com:aand.11' s ef Austrian corps have advised of- ficers in the rear to have revolvers witn them always. FRANK MUNSON RESIGNS FROM BOARD TODAY {By United Press] WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Frank Munson today resigned as a member | of the Shipping Board to resume his duties as president of a steamship line in New York. He felt that his work of negotiating with neutrals for sl.ip- ping had been accomplished. ea te bP OF alae 4 DEAD, 18 HURT BLAST ABOARD U.S.S.ORIZABA WASHINGTON, Aug. 283—The ex- fplosion of a depth charge aboard the U. 8. 8, Orizaba, at sea August 17, | | | BIG TEUTON ARMY — PERT OST eo TERRIFIC-ASSAULT weep Foe From wns owe OS THOUSANDS CAPTIVES | AND GUNS SEIZED IN GREAT SMASH TODAY. German Armies Crumble Before Terrific Onslaughts of Haig’s Fighters on Wide Front South of Somme, Following Capture of Albert; Enemy Unable to Check Victorious Advance of the French Armies; Disaster Threatens Great German Force. [By Associated Press] Along the northern Picardy front a battle which seems to be one of the greatest of the war, has developed. Disaster is r2ported to be threatening the whole Ger- man army on this front. The Germans are throwing great masses of men into the struggle in the hope of checking the tide of battle, which, dispatches from the British headquarters say, it setting against them. [By Associated Preas] : The British and German armies are locked in a mighty battle today over a 25-mile front - from Lipons, six miles south of the Somme. to the Cojur River, south of Arras. It is officially reported from London that the British are maki1g progress and that German attacks east of | Baapeourt at the middle of the battle front were repulsed. © French ‘occupied thé southern bank of the Oise and the Ailette rivers, between Sempigny, south of Noyon, to the railroad bridge, west of Coucy le Chateau. South of Coucy le Chateau they reached the outskirts of Guny and Pontstmard. < 3 This progress brings them farther toward the rear of German forces holding the hills north of Soissons, and within three miles of the German positions north of Chemin des Dames, -as they stood before the offensive of May 27. \ - WITH THE BRITISH IN FRANCE, Aug. 23.—The British this morning are reported to have captured Chiegnolles and Herleville, south of the Somme. More than a thousand pris- oners were taken in the operation, which eliminates a bend in the line. Haig’s forces are also reported to have taken Boyelles and Boiry Becquerells, and are still pushing forward, piling up prisoners and guns. y? The British reached Commecourt, considered the chief point of German defense posi- tions. South of Gommecourt the British are attacking and pushing forward all along the line. The battle seems to be one of the greatest of the war. A 3 Meaulte, southeast of Albert, fell early in the British drive. The British pressing on here, crossing the Bray-Albert Road. Happy Valley, north of Bray, was taken by Haig’s men after hard fighting. J Three German battalion headquarters have been taken in the locality of Happy Valley. Additional \guns have falllen into the hands of the British. ( A number of new German divisions have been identified. They were rushed up in the hope of saving something from the disaster which threatens the whole German army cn this ront. tum | SENATOR LODGE .| Six Thousand Prisoners Taken MENTIONED FOR 'By British During Three Days | WITH THE BRITISH AFIELD.—The Britisk have taken FLOOR LEA DER nearly six thousand prisoners im the last three days. Over a thousand were taken south of the Somme this morning. [By Ausociated Press.) | Albert is merely a heap of ruins. The famous church, WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Re-| from which the statute of the Madonna and Her Child hung publieansiog tie Henata) tier co ace. | Cotgenees for so long, had been levelled with the other ceed Senator Gallinger. Senator)! A battalion commander and his staff were included amon, i | & Ecko See imesmer uae ite pete prob-| 750 prisoners taken in Albert. General Byng is gradually over- —$—$—$<—<»—-__ | powering the German defense from the Somme to the Gojeul HOOVER IS BACK | River. Bray is surrounded. Gooiecourit fell. FROM VISIT TO |“ “We'll Win,” Declares French ALLIED NA TIONS General, in Resume of Fighting By JOHN D. GANDT. (By Associated Press.) (United Press Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Food Ad-| PARIS, Aug. 23.—French advance has swept the Germans ministrator Herbert Hoover returned| back within three miles of Chauny, a highly important center today from abroad. | between Royon and Lafere. General Mangin’s men have = reached the borders of Coucy-le-Chateau, only three miles from YANK AVIATORS : SCORE HITS ON GENERAL OF RED _ TEUTONBASES GUARDS CAPTIVE risnco ae «co OF ALLIED ARMY (Continued on page 3) eral Pershing’s communique Thurs-| “day says that many direct hits were! observed when American aviators | successfully bombed the railroad yards at Longuiyon, Audun de Romun | hnd Conflans, August 21 and 22. | pentesinitho-- Lescla [By Associated Preas] AMSTERDAM, Aug. 23.—General Petopoff, commander-in- - | chief of the Red Guard army in the Murmansk region, is a prisoner in Pe Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Jarvis and |the hands of the Allies, says a Petrograd Dispatch to the Weser Zeitung r. and Mrs. Harry Clark left yes- t Br terday b yway of Thermopolis and |@ emen, Cody for a trip thru Yellowstone | killed Lieutenant Commander Wil- | liam Prince Williamson and three en-| | listed men, and wounded Commander 'R. R. White and eighteen men. Park. They will later go to the Jock- son Hole country for big game hunt- ing, returning to Casper in about three weeks. LONDON, Aug. 23.—Allied troops on the Ussuri river front of | Viadivostok, outnumbered by the enemy, have been forced to with- ‘draw after heavy fighting, says a Daily Mail dispatch from Harbin, Ps