Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 29, 1918, Page 1

HUN ANCHOR ON SOMME FRONT BLASTED NOYON FALLS 10 FRENCH GREAT HUN BASE OF BAPAUME ALSO WON MAIN FORCE OF FOE WITHDRAWS BEYOND SOMME BEFORE GRIP ON STRONGHOLD IS RELAXED TODAY Teuton Position Made Untenable by the Capture of Roye and Chaulnes; Situation Resembles That of Marne Battle in Which Ourcgq;. British Still Advancing, Details Lacking. At three o’clock this afternoon the Capture of Bapaume, the great German base southeast of Arras, by the British under General Haig, is reported by both the Associated Press and United Press associations. Bapaume has been a main ob- jective of Haig’s armies, is located on the railway and is the converging point of four, main highways used. in.the-transmission: of supplies. [By Annociated Prens.] Noyon, the southern anchor point of the German armies in the Somme battlefield, was today occu- pied by the French. With the fall of Roye and Chaulnes, to the northward, Noyon became untenable and retirement of the Germans from the west of the Somme apparently spread to the south, involving both Novon and the country adjacent. Morlincourt, on the north bank of the Oise, east of Noyon, was taken by the French. This may mark the crossing 0 the Oise over a wide front. Along. the front north of Noyon there was apparently little change last night. The British south of the Somme are said to be advancing, but details of this progress does not appear in the official an- nouncements, East of Arras the Germans launched heavy counters, which were repulsed, according to the Brifish official report, but it is admitted by London that British holding positions at Oppy have withdrawn to the west. The Germans apparently are fighting rear guard actions along the Canal du Nord, which runs from Novon to Nesle. WEATHER FOR WEEK. Probably showers Tues- || day; fair with seasonal tem- perature thereafter. | VOLUME TWO — CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918 re Casper Aaily Cribune THE DAILY TRIBUNE Has twice the circulation of any other newspaper serv- ing the local field. NUMBER 269 DRAFT BILL TO PASS TODAY Kaisers Army Escaped Trap by Determined Stand Along e #& a @ oO OB OOD OOO EF OC BBEF we Tw SEPTEMBER 7 PROBABLE DATE | WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—The man-power bill conferees today eliminated the Penrose amendment, relieving regis- Provost Marshal General Crowder advised the committee of new regulations that would |trants of claii | empower di; j An ai }amendment el: ig exemption. | reports to both houses immediately. i} tt draft boards to fix the registrants’ status whether they claim exemption or not. ment providing badges for men honorably exempted was also eliminated. z inated yesterday, today’s meeting was marked by a final agreement and the conferees prepared to submit With the “work or fight” | Senate Not Inclined to Quibble Over “Work More Extensive Information to Be Secured or Fight” Clause if Delay Is Caused in Administration. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. s It is believed that the | Senate will vote'‘to uphold the action of its conferees rather \than delay definite passage of the 18-45 draft law. The chief objection to the “work or fight’”’ clause was that lit was already provided for under the first draft law, and only remains to be enforced by those who have the authority at | present. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—The new man-power bill, stripped of the Thru Registration; Twenty Ques- tions to Appear on Card. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Men between 18 and 45, who are registered under the man-r give personal information much has been secured from registrar enrollments. A synopsis of the the provost marshal shows it w 20,000 TEUTONS power bill, will be required to more varied and extensive than its of militz res in previous reg ation card prepared by ill carry 20 sep: e questions to establish certa nt featr is regarding cit No. The Situation as it stands today, closely resembles that in the Marne sector after the Germans had sor or fight” amendment, will| dress, made a determined stand along the Ourcg. It was found that their resisfance there had permitted a) probably become a:law by sundown| PRISON ERS Ni AY No withdrawal of the main German army on the Marne salient, and it is probable that General von Boehm tonight. This will permit the pro- | ah has succeeded in moving the greater portion of his army and artillery behind the Somme river and vost marshal general to set Saturday, | BE BROT TO U Ss No along the Ham-Chauny line. | September 7, us the date for the reg-| ro w| No The development of the Allied advance seems to indicate that the pocket on the southern end of ep ead ae PAL a iba . a= ne the battle line is being emptied and that there is litle hope that the Allies will be able to catch any large |... ier military control by the provi- _No. 10 number of enemy troops there. “ithe ‘Senate and House conferees| War Department Undecided as to Disposi- “0:1 ss«suratised citisen of [By Associated Press] WITH THE PRENCH ARMY IN THE FIELD, Aug. 29. (10 a. m.)—Noyon was oc- cupied this morning by the troops of General Humbert. General Mangin’s men crossed the made rapid progress in squaring in the difference on the measure as it passed the two bodies, and on ad- tion of Captives; Lively Fighting United Stat Breaks Out in Front Sectors. journment Wednesday night there| were but two provisions that had not} been agreed upon, and the failure to| accept these two provisions was not! Oise River and took Mortincourt. The first French army took Quesney wood, west of the Canal du Nord. The wood was strongly fortified and from it the Germans endeavored to check the French.. ; [By United Preas] The fall of Noyon comes as a heavy blow to the Germans, who, it is thought, ning to hold Noyon as the southern pivot of their line which runs north along the front of 1916. ‘Noyon is on the right bank of the Oise, at the confluence of that stream and the little were plan- is a winding valley. whole region. ~Noyon is a great railway and highway center. known in the time of the Romans. in 768. MEXICANS ENTRENCH: ULTIMATUM IS SENT [By Associated Preny} NOGALES, Aug. 29.—Drunken civilians on ‘the Mexican side of the border are held responsible for shooting last night, resulting in the wounding slightly of an American soldier. Noyon is very ancient, being Charlemange was crowned King of the Franks at Noyon Brigadier General de Rosey Cabell today announced that everything was quiet thruout the| night, and no further trouble is anticipated. Reinforcements have arrived here and are going into camp near the border. ’ Rumors that Mexican Federal reinforcements were arriving in Nogales, Sonora, and entrenching, were denied. piney ——— ? [By United Press) NOGALES, Aug. 29.—Americans are in doubt regarding the Mexicans’ next move. While Mexican officials promised no further trouble, the Mexicans are entrenching in the hills south: of Nogales, Sonora. Additional Carranzist troops have arrived. The uneasiness was increased by the exchange of 100 shots at 10 o’clock last night. American troops fired a round from a machine gun. a | f Then General Cabell sent an ultimatum to the Mexicans that if they didn’t cease their “foolishness” he would cross the line and take everything they had over there. The closing of the border aroused the ire of Mexican civilians, who apparently are responsible for the outbreak. |due to difference of opinion among old battle-| the conferees, but to objections of-| } partment. but rejected by the House when the measure was under consideration there, was the big point of debate. SOCIALIST AND LW.W. MATTER - BARRED BY U. S. [By Associated Preas.) CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—Over two million létters of alleged seditious import were seized here recently on search warrants issued by the post- office inspectors co-operating with the United States District attorney. Practically every pro-Gérman and j anti-war organization has been made a target and the use of the United |States mails denied them. Among |those named in the warrants are: Socialist party, including practic- jally every affiliated organization, |their principal officers and publica- tions; the I. W. W., its defense fund | organization, propagandists, and offi- cials. a | Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians is an accomplished violinist and an |expert linguist. She has also taken jher degree of M. D., and has acted jas doctor to her husband and chil- |dren on many occasions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Twenty to twenty-five thous- fered by officials of the War De-| and prisoners constitute America’s portion of the great Allied ; 5 ee haul of 112,000 Germans captured since July 1. River Verse. South and east are large areas of flat lowlands along the Oise, while to the north, The “work or fight” provision, in-| | Eaate the number of dead and wounded is three times the number °"*!"*s* Southwest is Mount Renaud and Lassigny Massif, which dominate the |°°tPorated in the bill by the Senate, | of captives. Officers believe that German casualties since July 1 total tive half a million. As a result their morale is lower than ever. This is proved by the increasingly large number of prisoners the British ave taken. Many surrender will- ingly. | Whether the War Department will bring its German prisoners to the United States officials will not dis- cuss, They are seriously considering it, however. JIM WARD MADE LIEUTENANT IN | | | ENGINEERCORPS . a wat sagh rrr Another Casper man came back {from Denver yesterday with a com- mission in his pocket, and James A. Ward, general manager of the Na- trona Power company, is today re- ceiving many congratulations upon jsecuring a first lieutenancy in the engineer corps of the U. S. army. Mr. Ward successfully passed all examiations and was told that he would probably be called for duty at training camp inside of three |weeks’ time, and he is consequently settling up business affairs prepara- jtory to leaving Casper for camp and |then—France and the Kaiser’s scalp. It is estimated you a ci No. 16 No. 17 No, 18Place No. No. 19 20. Name of Addre CONFISCATION IS CONFIRMED Altho the oil operators were pre- pared for it in a way, the affirma- tion of the Secretary of the In- terior in regard to the.taking over of the Salt Creek which was received by Frank G. Curtis today from Washington came as a distinct shock to Casper. The order practically amounts to confiscation of all oil production in the Salt Creek field that lies within the government withdrawal order. This means that all the wells now producing oi! in the larger part of the Salt Creek field must be turned over to the gov- ernment and the former owners can seek elsewhere for other fields. When the first intimation of the coming order was made nublic, a committee of five men heavily in- production, terested in Salt Creek were hur- ried to Washington to represent the Casver Oil men They went direct to Secretary Franklin K. Lane and from him to the Presi- dent but today’s wire disclosed the fact that they were unable to pre- vent the catastrophe and the order will go into effect. The present owners of well in Salt Creek have until September 10 to wind up their affairs and then the confiscation order goes into effect. The order was first made public August 8 but the order in regard to the shutting down of ¢rilling wells in the field over- shadowed the production clause and in fact the oil men considered that the order would be recon- sidered before being put effect into were ust § ec nea -veeoww