Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 5, 1918, Page 1

“aaa Se Sea FRANCO-AMERICANS IN PURSUIT OF HUN NOW IN RETREAT NORTH OF Tiit-VESLE YANKS ON | HEELS OF THE HUN | VOLUME 28 THE DAILY TRIBUNE Has twice the circulation of any other newspaper serv- ing the local field. Teutons Flee Across Aisne, Reached by Franco-Americans | in Fresh Thrust icans, pursuing the Germans north | of the Vesle River, have reached the line of the Aisne, say advices from the front today. [By Associated Press.] | WITH THE AMERICANS ON} THE VESLE, Sept. 4.—Americans, | with the French moving with them on the left, today advanced from the} Vesle to the edge of the plateau} along the line from Brenelle, Vaux-)| cere, Blanzy and Baslieux. The Ger- mans are. opposite the edge of the} plateau paraleling the Aisne, over! which it is obvious they have re- moved their stores and heavy artill- e “The advance of the Americans in force began at 4 o’clock this morning 47 KILLED AND and patrols, one after another, have | been going over all day. After a month on the Vesle, dur- HURT IN TROOP PARIS, Sept. — 148 Entente allied airplanes on the Chateau, south of Coucy forest, on advance of Mangin’s army, says the In the course of aerial operatio airplanes were shot down. Only one ing which they have been subjected to gentle pressure night and day, front. Soissons to’ Rheims, the Ger- mans appear to be heading straight for the Aisne, and beard for their | wid tions en the en Ses —_—_- pane Their position _ practically | Wooden Coaches Smashed and | ntenaBle. Splintered When Rock Isi- and Train Jumps Track in Oklahoma { COYOTES GO ON | MELON DIET AT GUERNSEY, WYO. A. W. Goff, a farmer from near} Guernsey, reports that he has raised.| a fine crop of watermelons this year but that he is having a hard time to save them because of the coyotes | eating them. He has restorted to setting out lighted lanterns: and building smudge fires to keep the varmints away, which helps some. He says the coyotes have developed an} appetite for melons which can’t be | excelled by any southern coon, and with unerring instinct or judgment | they never touch a green melon, al- ways picking the ripe ones for their UP ON CHARGE) midnight refreshments. |_ WHEATLAND, Wyo., Sept. 5.— CHICKASHA, Okla., Sept. 5.— Two were killed and forty-five in- jured when three coackte of south- | bound Rock Island train No. 11 left the rails and plunged into a ditch between Duncan and Com- anche, Okla. The coaches of the train were filled th drafted sol- | diers from Kansas and Northern :| Oklahoma. | Three rear coaches were of woud | and badly smashed and splintered | when they rolled down the em- | bankment. FARMER BROT 40 TONS EXPLOSIVES SHOWERED > _ ON HUN BASES BY 148 ENTENTE PLANES IN GIANT RAID AUG. 28 5.—Nearly 40 tons of explosives were dropped by towns of Brancourt and Anizy le August 29, in connection with the Matin. Material damage was done, ns 15 fights took place. Six enemy allied plane was lost. SLACKER RAID DENOUNCED BY SEN. JOHNSON Government Departments Are Loath to Accept Responsibil- ity Following Arraignment on Floor of U. S. Senate WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.— Charging the government with try- ing to terrorize the people, Senator Johnson of California scathingly in New York City, when many thousands of men were arrested for fajlure to have registration cards, Senators Chamberlain, Calder | and Gore all declared it an out- rage and out of with American ideals. rious government departments are failing to accept responsibility for ig the arrests. A senatorial investigation likely will result. a GREAT LOTTERY FOR NEW DRAFT harmony | Leslie Eppstein, who was Tuesday | ee ES OEE peel eet BS H. mile: theast of Ch ti arraigned before the district court on | arrested by Sheriff Roach ‘upon | a charge of larceny, will accompany | warrant charging an assault with in- | the next selective service increment |tent to commit rape upon a girl eight to Colorado College on September 18} years old. Shaw was given a prelimi- | in lieu of standing trial. nary examination Saturday before SE was certainly glad to get the Justice Schenie plead not guilty and chance,” said Eppstein last evening. | was. bound over to the district court | No complaint was preferred when |under bonds of $2,000, in default of the matter was called for hearing in | which he is in jail. Shaw i is a married court, man with children. RED SOX TAKE OPENING GAME CHICAGO, Sept. 5—The Boston Americ Boston Americans took the opening game| of the world’s series here today, defeating the Chicago Nationals 1 to 9 on the latter’s home grounds. Score by Innings— 12345 678 9 Bostéat). Sa) er Set 0001000 0 0—1 Chicago Batteries—Boston, Rush and Agnew; Chicago, Vaugh and Kil- lefer. CHICAGO, Sept. 5.—With clear and warmer weather predicted, the Chicago National and Boston Americans at 2:30 this afternoon were sched- uled to make a belated start in the battle for the championship of the world. The teams play here today, tomorrow and Saturday and entrain Sunday for Boston, where the remaining games of the big series will be staged, beginning Monday and lasting until one club has won four games. terest is at low ebb, and only a handful of spectators gathered for the “early morning watch.” Following is the batting order: Boston—Hooper right field; Shean, second base; Strunk, center; Ruth, left; McMinnis, first; Scott, shortstop; Coffey or Thomas, third; Schang, catcher; Mays or Bush, pitcher. ‘Chicago—Flack, right field; Hollocher, shortstop; Mann, left; Paskert, center; Markle, first; Pick, second; Deal, third; Killefer, catcher; Vaughn or Tyler, pitcher. ON-OCTOBER 2ND WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Provost Marshal General Enoch Crowder | hopes that the draft boards will com- plete the work of the new registra- |tion September 12, so that the lot- {tery can be held October 2 Aas SEE he ‘DRY ZONES FOR | PROTECTION OF U.S.WAR WORK WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—The Senate adopted a resolution empow- ering the President to declare ‘“‘dry’’ zones immediately around munition plants, shipyards, coal mines and/} other places where war work is per-! | formed. 14 KILLED IN LANDSLIDE AT PORTSMOUTH, Va., Sept. 5.—4A landslide which occurred today at one of the drydocks in the navy yard is unofficially reported to have killed | 14 men. ——<—__— WHEATLAND, Wyo., Sept. 5.— Manager J. W. Harvey of the local telephone exchange reports that he has one hive of bees which are surely paving for their keep this year. He estimates that their season’s honey denounced the recent draft raids | As a result, va- | NAVAL DOCKS Che Casper Daily elay in Cchnetting With Fire Department Held | Respenabla, Claim i Fire which broke out at 1 o’clock this morning in the} north end of the old Wyoming} plant of the} Natrona Power |g ‘company, logated at Linden and Maple, resulted in damage | of approximately $7,500, attributed | to delay in securing the services of| of the fire department, which arrived | on the scene after the roof of the large shell-like structure was en-| veloped in flames. Notwithstanding | che loss to the building, however, the | electrical equipment of the plant, to-| gether with the machinery, was not! materially damaged and if good luck attends efforts of company mechani- | cians the plant will again be in ope-| ration within the next two or three days. OS Repairs to the building and the} switchboard must necessarily await} the arrival of an insurance adjuster | and after taking stock of the damage a temporary roof will be erected and the engine and generators tested out. Due to thé fact that the building| houses a number of employes of the | firm, the fire, which started presum- ably from a’ “short” in electrical cables at the north end of the struc-| ture, was held back by the applica-| tion of Pyrene and water from a two-| inch hose attached to a plug nearby while others endeavored to get in| touch with the fire department. Fire alarm boxes located a block distant’on two sides of the plant were not located immediately and in the meantime three telephones were used in efforts to conneet with the fire department. Poliee Officer Nicholson | finally started out for the fire de-} partment headquarters on foot and| reached the entrance just as the tele- | phone and firé alarm gong sounded | almost simultaneously. | In the meantime some 20 minutes had passed, during which employes on duty at the plant battled with the| | flames without success. By the time| the fire crew arrived the flames had | broken thru the roof and was licking its way over other parts of the build- ing. It took but a comparatively short time to place it under control. Manager E. P. Bacon of the power company is authority for the state- ment that the loss was largely cov- ered by insurance and te set the fears of the publie at rest announce ment is made that there will be no curtailment in the use of electricity. Before morning the wires that had carried juice from the old Wyoming plant had been “cut in” on the Cen- ter street plant and there was no interruption in service exeept during the early inorning hours while the | consumption was at a minimum. The fact that the machinery and| electrical equipment of the Maple| street plant escaped damage is attrib- }uted to a lack of inflammable ma- | terial in close proximity to the en- gines and generators, the fire being) confined to the roof and walls with considerable open space between. One of the two big Diesel engines with which the plant is equipped went out of commission yesterday/ morning When one of the immense | cylinders eracked under the force of combustion. The other is in first class condition and doubtless will be} placed in operation tomorrow. The Denver morning paper carried | a report that the plant was a total loss, that it was caused primarily by an explosion resulting in a $150,000 loss and that Casper was in darkness. Local officers are today seeking to trace the roport to its origin. This| statement, which was evidently sent} ‘out from Casper over the wires dur- yield will equal 200 pounds of sugar. Mrs. Harvey is using the honey for canning purposes, jelly making, ete. with perfect success. Hence there is| no sugar shortage in their home. ing the night, also stated that several were injured and attributed it to pro- |German activity. Its author is due |for severe criticism in that it was ‘exaggerated beyond comprehension. | REGISTRATION SEPT. 12 For men of 18 to 45 years who have not previously registered; patriots will reg- ister, others must. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ND WNUAGLE ANGER SALVAGED WHEN moccare acct ae | EARLY MORNING FIRE GUTS OLO WYOMING UNIT OF POWER COMPANY OFFICERS THINK BOMB OUTRAGE LW. W. REVENGE Score of Persons under Arrest Believed to Hold Culprit or Possess Incrimi- nating Evidence [By Associated Press} CHICAGO, Sept. 5.—In a score or more of persons arrested last night in connection with the Fed- eral Building bomb outrage, io which four persons were killed and thirty injured, Phillip Barry, act- ing head of the Bureau of t has either the culpri who has information lead to his arrest. im, raiding quarters of. organiza- which will | tions known or believed to be hos- tile to established government, se- cret service officers and police officers worked on the theory that the explosion was the act of mem- bers and sympathizers of the I. W. W. in revenge for the recent conviction of 93 members before Judge Landis. Experts, believe the bomb must weighed about 25 pounds, ing a high explosive, CHICAGO, Sept. 5.—Military detail and sailors guarded the Fed- eral Building today, while investi- | gators searched for clues to the perpetrators of yesterday's bomb outrage which killed four persons and injured thirty. TEUTON CROWN AT STAKE, SAYS VON HERTLING. Prussian Dynasty Menaced De- clares Chancellor in Ad- dress to Constitutional Committee [By Associated Press.} AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5.—In speaking to the constitutional com- mittee of the Prussian upper house to fulfill the emperor's pledge for the reform of the franchise, Chan- cellor von Herfling said that, in his honest conviction, ‘with this serious question the protection and preservation of the crown and the dynasty is at stake.” Refill 1nd cca [By Associated Press] VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 5.— Flight Lieutenant V. A. Bishop, Royal Fly Corps ‘‘ace” home on a furlough, fell i: hydro-airplane yesterday onto the roof of a resi- dence. The motor was dislodged by the impact, crashed thru the roof and Bishop followed. He is reported not seriously injured. TEUTON WITHDRAWAL; COVERS WIDE FRONT SOUTH OF THE AISNE Army Stores and Supplies Are Removed to Safe Distance, Indicating -Evacua- tion of Wide Domain between Soissons | and Rheims; Rear-Guards Battle [By Associate: The British after a victorious drive thru the Hindenburg defenses are knocking at the gates of Cambrai but apparently |are momentarily pausing before attempting to force an en- trance. Prisoners to the number of more than 16,000 and guns | exceeding 100 were taken. Meanwhile, the center of the great- |est activity has shifted to the Franco-American front where the Germans are in full retreat on a wide front north of the Vesle, with the French and Americans in pursuit, and are reported as having reached the Aisne in their chase. Between these two sectors another notable German retro- gade movement is in progress. French pressure north and east of Noyon has forced a German retirement on a wide front in this sector and advances of five to seven miles have been scored | by the French within 48 hours. The Germans have begun a general retreat from the Vesle river between Soissons and Rheims. General Mangin advanced his lines to the edge of the plateau from Vaux Cere'to Baslieux. American patrols confirm reports that the enemy has removed all stores and supplies, and additional territory in this section is expected to be taken with little more than rear-guard opposition. Elsewhere along the battlefront from’ Rheims to Ypres, the |German retreat continues, heavy gains having been made by |the French who are advancing in the direction of Ham after | taking Guiscard. Overcoming strong resistance, General Hum- |bert’s army broke thru the line and advanced in this section | From four to seven miles on a line from Mont. St. Simeon to the | Canal du Nord. PARIS, Sept. 5._The German retreat before the French |northeast of Noyon continued during the night. The French | kept in touch with the enemy rear guards and pushed after the retreating foe east of Canal du Nord. Advancing north of the Vesle, the French and Americans | reached the crest of the ridge dominating the river Aisne. Between the Ailette and the Aisne the towns of Clemecy, Braye and Missy-Sur-Aisne were captured. In the Nesle region the French crossed the Somme canal near Voyennes and Offoy. On the south they reached the region of Hombleu, Esmery- Hallon and Flavy le Meldeux. The operation on the Vesle extended east and the crossing was effected between Venteaux and Johnchery on a two and a half mile front. Capture of Ploegsteert Marks Advance of an Additional Mile LONDON, Sept. 5.—Famous Ploegsteert village, two miles |north of Armentiers, and Hill 63, southwest of Messines, scenes of some of the most bitter fighting of the entire war, have been | captured, Fild Marshal Haig reported today. The British took a hundred prisoners at each place. The enemy was insuccess- |ful in repeated counters. The captures represent an additional mile advance. The British are advancing steadily after crossing the Canal du Nord on a wide front north of Peronne. North of the Lys river there was sharp fighting yesterday. The British there now hold the general line of Voormezeele, Wulverghem, Ploegsteert, Nieppe, Laventie, and Givenchy, Haig reported. BERLIN, Sept. 5.—Between Ypres and La Bassee, in the | Lys salient, the British yesterday pressed forward against the new German lines, says the German official statement. Between lthe Somme and the Oise the Germans continued their move- | ment out of the region of Roye. Rear guards which were left | behind to retard the French followed the Germans slowly. French Close in on Ham with iFlanking Movement above Vesle | PARIS, Sept. 5. —Closing i in on Ham, striking eastward to flank new German positions above the Vesle and advancing | northward from the Vesle in pursuit of the retreating enemy, \the French gained steadily during the night, the war office | | today announced. | Franco Americans advancing north of the Vesle reached (Continued on Page 6.) MILLION RAILROABERS TO SHARE WAGE RAISE (By United Press} WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Near- | ly @ million railroad station em- ployes, clerks, stationary engineers, | boiler washers, power transfer and turn-table operators, common la- borers, painters, masons, concrete | workers, water supply men, plumb- ers and other maintenance of way the basic minimum for each class. It also provides for promotions on a basis of ability and seniority. The basic eight-hour day is es- tablished with time and a half for overtime. The increase will be ef~ fective September 1, with back pay to January 1, based on the new scale. | employes unaffected by the first | railroad wage increase, were today granted raises by the administra- tion. The increase amounts to $25 a month over the January 1 raise for monthly workers, and 12 cents an hour for those on an hourly basis. irector General McAdoo fixed “ . , , \ k . 8 8 : ; ; : \ LL A TLE EET NT IOS TA, Sarre