Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1918, Page 1

SUPER BRITISH WEDGE MENACES RAIL CENTERS: a A A A 1.600.000 YANKS OVER INCLUDES LATE ARRIVALS UPON RUSSIAN COAST American. Divisions'| Engaged on the Flanders Line [By Associated Press] WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.— Chief of Staff General March today announced that the total | embarkation of American sol-| diers for all fronts, including he Siberian expedition, passed the 1,600,000 mark on August 81. The arrival of Major General! Graves and his staff at Vladivostok to take command of all SEB, forces fighting on the new eastern | front is also announced. Graves took with him from the United States 43 officers and 1,386 men who will join regiments from the Philippines ai- ready on the ground. Chief of staff March identified the American unit which participated in the Flanders advance as the 30th di- vision, composed of Tennéssee, North Carolina and South Carolina men. Cambrai Objective of British Offensive The French advance north of Sois- | sons, resulting in the capture of Ter- | ny-Sorny was participated in by the | 32nd division composed of Michigan and Wisconsin troops, under Muj:r} General Haan. General March said it was! esti- mated that more than a quarter mil- lion troops landed in France during August. He said the object of the Canadian drive across the old Qu:- ant-Brocourt switch line was Cam- brai, which now was within 7% miles of the British advance. Red Guards Hutled Back by Entente LONDON, Sept. powers on the morning of Septem-| ber 2 attacked the Entente Allied troops under cover of an. inténse bombardment on the left bank of the Vardar River in Macedonia. The official statement by the war office, says the enemy was driven back. 4 ¢ Great Russ Forces Join Czecho-Slovaks WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—A Cze- cho-Slovak officer arrived in Arch- angel with the word that 80,000 loyal Russ are cooperating with 40,000 Czecho-Slovak forc: mo’ west- | ward along the Trans-Siberian rail-| road from Ekaterinburg. This news reached the state department today in a message from Ambassador Francis dated” mii fah ED 26. EXEMPTIONS ON BROADER SCALE IN NEW DRAFTS WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Provost Marshal Crowder today announced that bankers ahd others engaged in} employments not previously regard- ed as warrant deferred classifica- tion may now apply for exemption on grounds that their work is neces-| sary to the nation. the jmportant modifications are based upon the change of a few words in the original draft of the law as mags in passing the new man-power Dill, The term “industrial occupation” s eliminated and the law now pro- vides that persons may be given de- ferred classification when engaged in “occupation or employment, includ- ing agricultural, which can be estab- lished as necessary to military estab- lishment.” It was said that “the regulations would straighten out completely the situation arising, since the district boards of various localities have ruled, under the old law, that rail-| roads and banks are not industries, and that an-importer of necessary war materials and his staff are not) engaged in industry. i District boards in applying occu-) pational exemption regulations will) have the assistance of three advisers, | representing the industrial, commer- cial and agricultural interests, who} are now being nominated in every district. pean SR SA REL Miss Kate Gleason has been elect- ed president of the First National’ Bank of East Rochester, N. Y. }eounty. The case was passed tenipo- ‘given Qver to the hearing of motions THE DAILY TRIBUNE Has twice the circulation of any other newspaper serv- ing the local field. VOLUME TWO BESSIE FISHER PR whether Bessie Fisher is to be tried Barrett has not been definitely de’ charge dismissed on the theory that “~~~ the possibility of securing a convic- tion is very much in doubt and, need- less expense would be saddled on the rarily in the docketing of cases Lo terday. . Bessie Fisher, was tried for her life at the last term of court, and a hun¢ jury, in which 11 stood out for ac- quittal, was the result. Following a few weeks spent in jail she was re- leased on $5,600 bond, and such is the status of the case at present. Trials by jury will open in court next week, the present week being} and demurrers preliminary to the ar- raighment of cases. | In direct contrast to the criminal docket, the list of civil actions is un- usually long, and probably will drag! thru several weeks. Perhaps the most interesting from a local standpoint will be the outcome of the action in- stituted against Chief of Police F. J. | Wolf, the determination of which will come up during the’ course of the next two months. Judge G. E. Winter Tuesday heard pleadings of those charged with of- ieenees: and the following» disposition |was made of criminal cases pending: Fred Hart, robbery; plea of guilty. Robert Cauley, robbery; plea of! | guilty. Felix Garcia, larceny; plea of not guilty; trial set for 2 p. m., Monday, | September 9. Oliver Tullis, larceny; arraignment September 5. William Tucker, larceny; plea of not guilty; trial set for Tuesday, Sep- ‘tember 13. Joe Cojesky, larceny; plea of not guilty; trial set for Tuesday, Septem- jher 10. Louie Katz, larceny; plea of not guilty; trial set for September 11. the case will be passed over preliminary to a dismissal. ": torney M. W. Purcell is non-committal on the subject, but it is known | fighting for, but we feel, of W®5 knocked to the pavement and that pressure has been brot to bear from official sources to haye the | oe. bide WEDNESDAY, Ss The Casper Daily Cribune REGISTRATION SEPT. 12 For men of 18 to 45 years who have not previously registered; patriots will reg- ister, others must. NUMBER 273 QSECUTION IN OUGT AG FALL TERM OF COURT OPENS TO CLEAR LOGAL DOCKET . Predictions That Charge Will Be Dismissed Are Based pest is the intention “to hold on Courthouse Risnores Pleadings and Dock- eting Proceeds; Jury Reports Monday With the District Court in session for the fall term, the question of hs again for the murder of Lawrence | termined, but indications are that | District At- 1S NATRONAMEN C.6,SEPT. 18TH Call for Registrants to Study Radio and Wireless Expected to Meet With Numerous Applications Another exceptional opportunity for, voluntary induction into military service on the part of Natrona coun- ty registrants is contained in a call for 15 men of grammar school edu- cation to take up the study of teleg- raphy, wireless and radio, at Colo- do College, Colorado Springs, Colo, ey will report to the commandant there on September 19 and will en- train from here on the day previous. Voluntary enlistment on the part of registrants will be open until Sep- tember 10, following which, if the necessary number has not been ob- tained, the required quota will be made up by draft. Indications are that the entire complement of 15 men will be secured without-trouble since it offers a chance to acquire valuable training. , The fact that in- struction is given’ at Colorado Col- lege is also highly attractivce. eee eeeee LOCAL FAIR AT MUDDY SCHOOL NEXT SATURDAY | Leslie Epstein, larceny; plea of not guilty; trial set for September 11. W. W. Mahagey, William Heagney | and Jack Hampton, larceny; trial set | for September 12. Clyde Estabrook, missed. H. C.‘Humbel, larceny; plea of not guiltyffi trial set for September 17. Arthur Hurd, larceny and forgery; trial set for, September 12. Several other cases were passed| or not taken up at this time, and will) come up for disposition later. Jurors drawn for service at the| present term of court have been no-| tified to report at 10 a. m., Monday, | September 9, at which time ‘the weed- hing out process will take place. Fol-| lowing are the names of jurors sum- |moned by the court: J. C. Young, H. C, Bretschneider Lewis Barker, Mark J. Sullivan, W. iT. Evans, C. D. Hemry, Henry Mi- chel, Angus McAlister, M. L. Bohler, |B. G. Erickson, R. E. Brand, James) R. Wilson, W. L. Clark, J. C. Miller, \C. C. Muir, Barney Burris, A. T. Hall, Joseph Kadlick, Howard Thompson, C. E. Hougham, Alva Jay, E. M. El- lithorpe, Reuben Hiney, C. w. Weise, J. A. Degan, Ray Harding, W. S. Miller, H. H. Norman, O. D. Jayne, Frank Raitora, H. K. Duffy, Dan J. Sullivan, Guy V. Hall, Ben H. burglary; dis- | The only local fair to be conduct- | ed in Natrona county this year will be held at the Muddy school below the) Brooks ranch Saturday afternoon, | Sept. 7 and no little interest is being manifested on the part of the resi- dents of that neighborhood. Mr. | Burton of the University extension |department will judge the exhibits, | his presence being made possible by |a visit to Casper to conduct a silo demonstration and lecture at the | Bunnell ranch the day, previous. The fair is under the management of the boys’ and girls’ sheep, pig, gar- den and canning clubs and consider- able rivalry is manifest. Amuse- |ments and athletic céntests will fea- ture the afternoon program, the de- tails of-which have not been an-} nounced. A considerable number of people will attend from Casper. | Frerricks, Robt. V. Cole, W. J. Ch berlain, J. A. Ferguson, Cornelius Mahoney, S. L. Herbertson, Nicholas Foy, Howard Flick, Henry A. John- M. R. Githens, Jerry Mahoney, O. L. Walker, F. C. Marolf, Art Simpson, W. C. Stoddard, J. R. Gay, E. J. Cant-| lin, R. G. Taylor, Ri bbert Buttram, J. E, Hanway, J. P. Lawton, R. M. tholomew, John Meadow, C. E. Starr. | TO ENTAAIN FOR. son, W. J. Lindsay, Jos. Flannery, | We rown a, Thot So All the Time, Now H e’s Sure ciated Preas.] AMSTER AM, Sept. 4.— Gores dan 6 of victory as sacl cro triacs 4 an interview at Buda-| our own and not let ourselves | be vanquished.” The prince is | quoted as saying that this was jclear to him the moment Eng-| \land entered the war. Regarding American forces) in France the crown prince) said: “I’ve found that the major- |ity don’t know what they are ffect of the entry, ns. They have) ich material and ing much human cones) the the er wane over 3 ‘e now want to annihilate the enemy, but only!that we mean to hold} our own and not let ourselves be vanquished. The moment! England entered the war that ‘was clear to me and I have al- ways emphasized it.” Prussian Dream Is Blasted by Yankees CHICAGO, i 4.—The Prussian dream of mastery has been banished by America, Lord Reading, British Ambassador to the United States, |said in a message read by Colville Barclay, British charge, at the United State Government War Exposition. | “If in the strenuous nronths before | us we all drive ahead and work hard and fight hard, the time will be brot nearer when Germany will be defi- nitely and decisively beaten,” he said. Rede aS ec RUSS PEASANTS WARPATH AGAIN STOCKHOLM, Sept. 4.—The up- rising of the Ukraine peasanta against the Germans has broken out with re- newed violence, and is spreading. | Fighting between ed peasants and Austro-Germans is ‘almost constant {along the Dngiper sven river, BRITISH LABOR MEN ADVOCATE _ PEACE PARLEY DERBY, England, Sept. 4.—The | Labor Congress today adopted reso- jlutions urging the British govern- }ment immediately to establish peace jnegotiations if the Germans will) evacuate France and Belgium. They also demanded labor repre- \sentation in the peace conference. \|FIVE DRUNKS ON | POLICE BLOTTER Last evening was a fairly quiet jone in police circles, Five plain | drunks lined up before Justice Tubbs this morning and received the usual | dose. Two violators of the traffic Bar-| ordinances were also brot into the Justice Court. terial,” “We spe openly of vi tory,” the wn prince said./| “A world tory must not be understood fo mean.that we} IN UKRAINE ON ‘STRENGTH TO ESCAPE BEING | VANQUISHED, Is BOCHE GOAL | NO ARRESTS IN “NUTO FATALITY ~ DESPITE RUMOR Police Department and Sheriff's Office Discount Reports of Sus- | pects in the William Mc- Cuen Killing Case | | Altho momentarily expected pthe past 24 hours no arrests have |been authorized in the case of Wil- }lian McCuen, local contractor, who killed by an unknown motorist Mon- day evening: On the other hand the delay in holding an inquest is be- lieved to have had its inception in the belief that the invostijgition of | Police officers and the sheriff's office would show develepments. Rumor has attached names of sev- éral Iocal automobile owters with the jaccident but it can be stated with authority that none of those who jhave been linked with it have come to the attention of the cfficcrs as suspects. | bring him to justice have not brn re- ing have not been divulged it is be- |information at hand that may result in the apprehension of the guwity party. son who might come under suspicivn | has been made as yet and in ta n- stance it was established to tn2 sntis- faction of the sheriff's office that! the car could not have been the sa.ue) | which ran down MeCuen. RAIN DELAYS OPENING GAME WORLD SERIES [By Associated Preas.) CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—The first of the world series games was today postponed until tomorrow ac- count of rain. Fair weather is predicted for to- morrow and the diamond is being pro- tected by heavy canvas. The post-| ponement gives Boston a day of rest! after a hurried trip from the East. aps - \(LENINE STILL IN CRITICAL WAY, REPORT LONDON, Sept. 4.—The condition of Nikolai Lenine, the Bolsheviki premier, is critical, says a Central news dispatch. The crisis is ex- pected within three days. Surgeons removed the bullet from Lenine’s | body. sof ee Se BOMBERS TRY TO WRECK U.S. FEDERAL BLD [By Associated Preas.} CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—What is be-| lieved to have been a bomb was to- day exploded in the Adams and Dearborn corner of the Federal building, shaking the whole building. The detonation broke the windows of the Fair Department Store across the | street. on | | | | for| | Efforts to trace the ‘slayer andj laxed by the. authorities «nd wh'le| the clues on which they were work- | | lieved that the police department has | The examination of only ore per- | LINE OF DEFENSE ON: NA" NORD ONLY HOPE OF HUNS, CLAIM Reported Fall of Great Coal Center Is Un- | confirmed but Significance of Late Suc- 3| cesses Is Not Dimmed; Allies Move For- | ward in Steady Advance Today [By Axsociated Press] LONDON, Sept. 4.—Lens has been definitely evacuated by the | Germaine’ according to reports from Northern France. The British are refraining from occupying it only because of the gas fumes remaining |there. WITH THE FRENCH IN FRANCE, Sept. 4.—(Noon)—The Ger- mans are in retreat on the French front east of the Canal du Nord. Soaps arike has pushed to within two miles of the Guiscard-Noyon- lam roa: The British have driven home their push thru the Wotan |line as far as the Canal du Nord and as yet their progress is not reported’ checked. Already the wedge they have driven into German defenses in the sector between the railway cen- ters of Douai and Cambrai is a menacing one to the enemy, who must stop the British on the canal line if he hopes to save these bases—vital points in the German defensive system in the west. Disorganization in the German ranks is reported in un- official advices from the front. The main force of the British push seems to be in the direction of Cambrai along both the Bapaume-Cambrai and Arras-Cambrai roads and ‘in the terrain lying between these highways. They are reported to have captured Inchy-an-Artois and Moeuvres. This represents an advance of between three and a half and four miles since yesterday beyond the southern sections of the famous “switch” lin at Queant. Franco-American Advance Sweeps Across Vesle in Fresh Plunge [By United Press} PARIS, Sept. 4.—The Allies have crossed the Vesle river at several points, the war office announced today. The Franco- Americans are in the western outskirts of Coucy le Chateau, The general Franco-American advance in the Noyon-Sois- sons region continus. During the night the French continued to push the enemy east of Canal du Nord hetween the Ailette and the Aisne rivers. They captured Chapitre Wood and Buszy. The vanguard is pursuing the enemy and nearing Grisolles. Chemin des Dames Menaced by Mangin’s Army in Steady Gains South of Coucy the French reached the outskirts of Cla- |mecy, Brave and Bucy le Long, capturing 1,500 prisoners. | General Mangin reached the edge of the Vauxaillon table- land, gradually progressing toward Chemin des Dames, con- tinuing his flank movement against the Germans along the | Vesle and menacing Chemin des Dames. |\Canal du Nord Crossed by the | British in Region of Peronne | LONDON, Sept. 4.—The British crossed Canal du Nord at | Haut-Allaines, it is reported. Field Marshal Haig’s earlier |communique stated they reached the canal and occupied |Ecourt-St. Quentin. The British hold Romancourt, just south of Escourt-St. Quntin, and they also captured Inchy-en-Artois, Dernicourt, and Hermies. It is reported the British have en- tered Marquoin, midway between Arras and Cambrai. |'Hundred Divisions Used by the Huns, Toll of Captives Growing In the Lys sector the British made further progress last night and are now approachin Neuve Chapelle and Laventie ‘after capturing Sailly, Nieppe and Le Romarin. The British have also taken Croix du Bac. The Germans have used 97 divisions since August 8. The | Allies have taken 125,000 prisoners since July 18. The num- | ber of Germans killed and wounded is unquestionably enor- | mous. | British Patrols in Lens but Town in Control of the Enemy [By Associated Prean] LONDON, Sept. 4.—Information from the front today is that the coal mining town of Lens is still mainly in German | possession. British patrols, however, are reported in the west- ern portion of the town. There were widespread reports yesterday that Lens had been evacuated by the Germans and occupied by the British. | These emenated from an eminent source in London and were | generally accepted as true until the receipt of last night’s offi- cial British communication, which failed to confirm them. [By United Press] AMSTERDAM, Sept. 4.—The Germans are preparing to | make a stand on the Oise river, say reports credited to German Chancellor Hertling. The Oise crosses the Hindenberg line at La Fere. German main headquarters are reported to have | moved from the Spa to Verviers, in Liege province. | aes | WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Sept. 4.—Artil- |lery continues |to aid the French in pounding toward Chemin ‘des Dames. American guns have moved beyond Juvigny, shell- ing the enemy in the Neuville region. Enemy observation bal- loons along the Vesle have been removed and other signs indi- cate preparations to withdraw in the face of French pressure. 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