New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1918, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1876. AUGUST 10, 1918. AMERICANS JUMP INTO AMIENS-SOMME H] BOLSHEVIKI AR ENVOYS OF |GERMANS IN POCKET LIKE AISNE-MARNE Gen. March Considers Enemy in Picardy in Serious Position Acting Consul General in Moscow and Six Others Held---French Also Reported Taken | N0 REST, FOCHS POLICY imo Has Kaiser on Run and In reprisal for the arrest at Moscow of Robert H. 1. Lock- hart, British consular agent at Moscow, and other British of- ficials, by the Bolsheviki, M. Litvinoff, the Bolshevik emi London, has been plac pervision, the Genera sary in under police Daily News stz Tntends to Keep Him Going at Some Speed—War Not Yet at an End. Washington, Aug, 10.—The Picardy has put again in a bad position similar pocket Aug. 10.—Robert H, Lock- consul general in Moscow | London, British drive in the rcti enemy 1 six Rritishers attached to his staff { to the which closed upon him the March have front, General Bol- and several diplomatic agents on wrne been arrested in Moscow by said today in his weekly con- skeviki, says the Daily Mail ference with newspaper correspond- The newspaper attributes to the for- | ents. battle Rheims out line from being straightened the 1 office that there is no reason to| The whole believe it is true that the British at|to Flanders is the time has come for effort, he Mar Archangel sh resentatives of the a4nd great- Foviet T % )t and adds | est e hal Foch is following the sound ry of without the “When keep h¥m Arch- | . | Muilits opera- | 7 | relaxation, said paen get the some shooting at ahgel invidental to the landing R B general tions, but this could only have | you enemy going, hots fired at our forces by The in reply to + | Boing of | 3 ; | Any se. an act of hos- | q, the Bolshevik forc Lo il : i suggestion that the end of the is at hand should be discouraged will |the chief-of-stafr but the time a re- | has come to keep the enemy running |and to hit him hard. The greatest ad- |vantage to the allies is that they have { taken the offensive and keep the enemy guessing instead guessing some | themselves, rela- | Although have | announced khart is, of cou ty in internationad arded by It Janding law and be us. Tt is possibly prisal for our at rchangel amd in the Murmansk region.’ Mr. Lockhart is a British agent who was sent to Moscow time to maintain unofl al tion the Bolsheviki. There been that any of under ¢ have been harmed. Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary tate for foreign affairs commenting situation said there is an organized in Moscow it could as there is real imediate will heviki." News says J. . the British consul at >l alor with R. Mess remained can consular of ago with the British it, General war office has March had no official information that Americ troops are participating in the drive in Picardy, which already bas enabled the allied forces to bring the enemy’s main line of communication under gun govern- |fire mean war, | tial report showing the British had sovernment, | taken in'the first days of the drive taken af. | More prisoners than they could han- dle and also had captured all enemy War. | Artillery on their immediate front. Moscow, | The report added that a German gen- = | eral and his staff had been captured. ockhart and war |l Nibbling On Vesle, Moscow when the | Turning to the situation on the nt to Archangel Vesle, Gen. March said French and — American trops had been *“nibbling’ Arrest of French. along that line but had made no e, emi-offi- | temDt as yet to advance up the slopes \n Tzvestia, accord. | NOTth of the river where the German Frankfurt Zeitung reports | 1nes of chief re nee are supposed of prominent British and, to stand. civilians by the Bolsheviki. | The temporary Jorench and Siberian officers also have | AIENtINg on the Vesle front had been s efzed by the Bolheviki | promptiy met by Marshal Foch, he GOAL DEALERS APPROVE reports those rrest of on the “re ment but it 1 steps be | ng the Be e Evenin o drop in diplomatic staff Reports e Amsterda cial Bolsheyv inn the the French arrest abilization of the n cvents of the Marne battle seem likely to be duplicated. The importance of the Allies ad- vance on Chaulnes, a junction on the only railway the enemy has over which to withdraw from the depths of his Picardy position, was pointed out. Pressure against this point is placing the Germans in a difficult sit- uation. Laying Address Communication fo Mayor Quigley and Favor Purchase of Winter Supply of Fuel. emphasis on the necessity of pressing on vigorously and giving enemy no chance to rest or readjust- himself, Gen. March said this was the object of the war department in seek- ing to raise the age limits of the draft and to hurry to France ever-increas- ing American forces. The New association Britain Retail Coal Deal- ers’ has addressed a com- A. Quig- the pur- munication to Mayor George ley, approving the of clfase of supply of wood to be avail- in case the coal runs short. This communication will be transmitted to the common councll at its next meet- together with the one from the committee. he letter re today is follow ‘At a meeting of !*&'JM Coal on August the structed to notify you ing vote taken., which by the committee of ministration ‘That it be of the Retail Coal Dealer: 50 tion, indorsed by the local fuel ad- ministration, that the municipality provide a supply of wood for use as | \MERICANS TAKE FISMETTE :”]‘ Seviin s the oD licrfant ON NORTH BANK OF VESLE rusting that @wal Dealers’ association wil idea able CLARKIN CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE BERTH Hartford, Aug. 10.—James I Clarkin, owner of the Hartford Rast- ern league team, admitted today that he s in the running to succeed John £ as president of the National Mr. Clarkin has been active baseball circles ing fuel ceived by the mayor as Britain sociation held | etary was - of the follow- (Jeheye was endorsed | 4" Tusl about 15 vears and 1s d to have the many inflwential friends among the club owners of the National league the New Dealers’ as: sec i o) for loca ad- sense of the | mect | the naction of Paris, Aug. 10.—American troops have captured the village of Fismette, you? approval I heg to remain, the north hank of the Vesle Very truly yours, 1 short distance northwest of nes. DUDLEY T. HOLME: With the village they took 100 pris- Secyggyy. | oners, on Franco- | I ford, |N. B ‘RENCH STRISE NEW BLOW { N MONTDIDIER-OISE LINE ALLIES CAi TURE MONTDIDIER: VON HUTIER’S ARMY CUT OFF COMPANY 1 PRIVATE KILLED IN ACTION Joseph Demnicki of 39 Lo- cust Street On Today’s Casualty List, Another soldier of the gallant Com- 102d. sacrificed his pany I, United States infantry, life for Today of lived of ha sister 363 North only a few has the cause of list include democracy. the Demnicki, s casualty name Private Joseph who 39 at Locust street at the time his enlistment. M Main da Private Demnicki Kasprow living at street Bristoly It w local war bureau office, seeking infor- mation concerning her brother, from whom she had not heard for three months, The long silence on the of her soldier brother caused her great worry and she was then quite unnerved. Private Demnicki v volunteers for war service and some of his former comrades speals weil of him as a soldie Today's casualty brings the total number of deaths on the altar of democracy from this city up to 24. ~as among the Army Casualty List Washington, Aug. 10.—The casualty list today, issued in tions, shows: Killed in action,64; dled of wounds 28; died of disease, 3; died of a plane accident, 2; died from accident and other causes, 4; wounded severely, 102; wounded, degree undetermined, 102; missing in action, 211; total, 516, The list: army five sec- (Section 1) Lieut. James H. Moore, Berwin_TIL; Corporal John T. Ellington, Thomas« ton, Ga.; Privates Harry R. Guilefu Durham, N. Y.; Marsh W. Nottin ham, Indianapolis; Karl F. Schwarz, Detroit; Alvie S.” White, Plymouth, Conn, Dicd of Wounds. Richard C. Denton Houl- Milford, Edward W. i Gordon MacKenzie, Concord, M 5 Fdward 1. Mulvaney, Cincinnati; John Sulzicki, Russia. Severcly Wounded. The severely wounded include Corporals Louis J, Antonetti_ Frank- Hn, Mass.; Vincent Cassidy, Philadel- phia; Gordon Manfield, Chelsea, Mass.; Elford P. Rogers, Niantic, Conn.; Pri- vates Harold J. Angell, Littlestown, Pa.; Bdward Marciniak Perth Amboy, N. J.; Frank L. Millard, Birdsboro, Pa.; Levi S. Miller, Ephrata, Pa.; Gor- don Rose, Pittsburgh; Samuel Solo- mon, Philadelphia (Section 2 Killed in Action. Lieuts. Clayton W. Beach, Muske- gaon, Mich.; Hugh C. Blanchard, Bos- ton; Joseph T. Hanlon, Baltimore; Sergeants William Adams, Cran- N. J.; Otis E. Brown, Indianap- John H. Embree, College Point, Y.; Fred W. Tompkins, Owos Mich.; John West, Hartford; Corporal Tony Ayoub, Brownsville, Pa.: Frank Enters, Wrightsville, Ga.; Francis ¥. Healy, Hartford; Frank J. Moynihan, Holyoke, Mass.; John J. O'Rourke, New York; Mechanic Thomas J. Flem- ing, Phoenicia, N. Y.; Privates Robert C. Arvin, Leighton, Ky.; Sebastino rber, Hartford; John K. Borten, New York: Alexander Bright, Alc dria, Tnd.; Marclano Calo, 248 South Leonard street, Waterbury; Robert D. Collins, Bonaire, Ga.: Joseph Demni ki, 39 street, New itain, Conn.; Milfora G. Dewolf, ind, Ore.; Hans H. Dittmer, C Neb.; Warren W. Dubbs, Em Charles B. Hart, Olympia Thomas Hayes, New York: Hearn; Macon, Ga.: Willis Hines, Gales Creek, Ore.; Frank M. Hunf, Milner, Ga.: Edward J. Marino, Cincinnati; Edward Martin, New York; George J Panuska, §t, Paul; Bdward V. Powers, ew: York: Paul Ragsdale, Pelzer, olis Locust Port rks, us, C.; Willlam P. Roche, New York; — (Conttnued on Ninth E’ge) Germans at Apex of Salient, In Desperate Haste to Es- cape, Leave All War Ma- terial Behind. London, Aug. 10.—The town of Montdidier which was ap- proximately at the apex of the Ger- man salient, south of the Somme, has been captured by the Allies. veloped Last Night. Paris, Aug. 10.—The French began a movement southeast of Montdidier last night and virtually had that place surrounded, according to the | | official statement of the war office today. The important Montdidier towns of Rubescourt were captured A anivillers and and the ago that Mrs. Kasprow called at the | part | “rench reached Faverolles, less than | two miles east of Montdidier Northwest of Montdidier the ench had sdvanced east of Arvil- miles northeast of Roye, and have captured Davenescourt, two miles east of Pierrepont. The German army of retreating from the Noyon lines The retrograde movement of the Germans is being accelerated by the favorable progress of the new attack south of Montdidler. The retreat of von Hutier's army is showing traces of utmost haste. Much war material is being left be- hind. The German rear guards are v’file\vi“'_‘ desperately Von Hutier's retreat from Montdi- dier was cut off when the French cap- turned Faverolles. The German sition along the Montdidier-Roye road is precarious. RENT INQUIRTES ren. Hutier Montdidier- i po- Twenty Investigations During Week and Reductions Procured in Some Cases Complained of. Investizations of housing and rental charges have heen quictly going on during the week. Mayor Quigley re- ceived twenty complain nd he per- sonally inquired into some of them and in the other cases the probation officer made the inquiries. a re- sult of the complaints adjustments were made in eight ca and rents were reduced. In one instance the landlord the rent of property from $10.50 to $20 per month. The reason for this increase was because the landlord wanted to be rid of the tenant. It apeared that the men concerned were good friends, but the wives quarrelled A vesult gleaned in other cases showed fhat a for the raises was on account of the increase in the interest charges. raised reason FOOH 20 YEARS YOUNG SINCE ALLIES HIT HUNS 10.- met Marshal Foch in the last few days Paris, Aug. Those who have are unanimous in declaring that he is "in great good humor, according to La Liberte. Premier Clemenceau, who dined with the Marshal, said he found him radiant and looking 20 years younger than when he had last seen him, ] SUNDAY NEWS SERVICE, e Herald will maintain complete Associated Press wire | mately 16 mires, and at 10 o’clock had | cording to news received i tween the Somme and {ress is being made and the average 12 | i try Advance Four Miles on 16-Mile Front,| Taking 100 Guns--- Chaulnes Near Fall London, Aug. 10.—French troops attacked at 4 o’clock this morning on the line between Montdidier and the river Oise on a front of approxi- scored an advance of four miles, ac- shortly aft- er noon today. . The French line at that hour ran through Faverolles, Piennes, Rollot, | Cuvilly, Ressons-sur-Matz and Vigne- mont. This line puts Montdidier be- hind the French lin The number of prisoners from the Germans in the fighting in Picardy has increased to 24,000 to- day's war ofiice statement announces. American troops delivered an at- tack in the angle between the Somme and the Ancre and achieved a con- siderable success. American and British troops tured the town of Morlancourt the Ancre. Austra n forces Meharicourt and Rainecourt taken cap- be- Canadian and captured Bouchoir, Linons and have entered and Proyart. The French forces Tronquoy, Le Fretoy lers. Enemy coufiter-attacks in the Mor- lancourt sector which followed the An- glo-American success were beaten off in intensive fighting. When the French captured Beaufort Friday they had made an advance of thirteen miles eastward from Castel, This is the maximum infantry advance of the present offensive thus far reported. is spreading to the South of Arras, the Pall Mall Ga- zette says this afternoon. Heavy fight- ing occurred this morning in the bat- tle area with the Allies making satis- factory progress and taking large numbers of prisoners. One hundred additional Germs guns have been taken by the Allie: Canadian cavalry which is operat- ing close to Chaulnes report that the enemy is fighting strong rear guard actions, in order to enable the store: of ammunition and guns to be re- moved from that town The new attack by the French has extended the battle line some 16 miles farther to the southeast in the Mont- didier area, In this movement the French scored an advance of four miles in six hours. To the north, the important tion of Craulnes now is quite unten- able for the Germans, as it is well within the of the British field guns. The one hundred guns added to the 200 previously captured by the allies were taken by the French in this morning’s fighting. The opinion in London tfoday was that the enemy could not now possibly hold any of a line until he reached the Somme and the canal from Nesle to Novon. That would make a maximum retreat of 20 miles. Roughly speaking, the allied vance in two days on a front of miles has been 12 miles. On the British front, splendid pros- captured Le and Assainvil- n june fire sort ad- 20 miles pr forward was an mmn.’ advance, with the cavalry, tanks and armored cars well ahead of the in- | fantry and pressing the retreating ene- | my. Information shortly before W to the ef still was advancing Montdidier. One important followed the Somme region important Paris received in TLondon o'clock this afternoon cct that the French line on both sldes of result already lied plunge in east of Amiens, Amiens railway, by way of St. Just, use which had ! been blocked by the proximity of the | has the The service tomorrow (sunday) and will post bulletins concerning progress the battles in rdy and Flandc Info tion will be wiven by telephone. of ¥ also) Call ¢ | Hartford, ug. (0. {1l casts for New Britain and Fair tonight and Sun- oglerate temperature, Vi cinity: day German line, was working again last | night i ISH ACCOUNT POR ENEMY AIRPLANES AUG. § | London, Sixty-five Ger man airplanes were destroyed by British aviators or driven down out of the fighting the Allied offepsive tonight's official operation control in of August S when opened aviation ish machines are los due in state Picardy nent on shiws missing, the Brit chiefly to sh fire from | being CHANGES AT STANLEY WORKS of vacaney the charge plant; butt A zeneral Fifty Brit- | ment, placed in of t1 el With the 3 troops have bet the Amiens-So stiff resistanceg positions in an’ and the Somme. The enemy scen line, especially in th by the British. 3 In their advance’ Vrely, Folies, Rosieres a In the course of the’ and its staff were captu ANGLO-AMERICANS With the British Army in Fraj illy spur, north of the Somme, was capture British troops at 6 o'clock last night. ‘The o’clock when the Allies moved forward between the Somme: They were supported by tanks and by a heavy barrage fire. The enemy was driven towa northeast of Chipilly. Their main positions cast of Amie British thrust, the Germans continue in close pursuit. ‘nemy resistance on the exiremities the attacking front has been broken and latest reports from the battle front say the enemy is retiring in great haste. Aerial observers say the Ger- mans are in full retreat eastward across the Picardy plains toward the old Hinderburg line. German ammunition dumps are being blown up. That the Germar surprised by maneuver is becoming increasingly more terial and supplies were benind, and ev 2 trains, including one loaded with troops, were captured b onrushing British. 1 Between 200 and 300 guns were captured French have taken 4,000 of the aggregate of prisoners Ihree c and three entire regimental staffs were captured by the The Allied losses have not been heav Developments Friday included not only the blunt apex by five miles, but the smashing of t sistance on the ends of the battle line. North of the British have been meeting with bitter resistance, but captured Morlancourt, the axis of the German line between Somme and Albe On the morthern bank of the Sommpe, ever, they lost Chipilly to the Germans while movit the southern bank to Morcourt. The gains south along the Avre. Rainecourt, the farthest point cast c Haig, is five miles e Montdidier. Only one suppi the Montdidier s guns. Apparently the Germans have longed defense in the center and B they have. shown s shattered by the Frite to retreat with the / of were shal Foch's evident new le cn e onels nch the re- dvance of ns’ Somme the have the how orward eniled their they Field Marshal st of a line drawn north and th through line remains for the Germans in alient and this is under the cross-fire of Allied iimed by the le little rlin How effective was the first by the German report of the says the Allies reached the artillery lin Allied capitals look for [urther withdrawals of the line as a result of the thrust in Picardy of the retirement in Flanders which possibly may salient there. Opinion in Washington tiat g challenged the German command to fight it « believed the enemy must send in all defeat and withdraw to the lines farther. The Allied advance in Picardy has yvet had no apparent effect on the German positions between the \'esle and the The enemy still clings to the hills north of the Ais made attacks north of Rheims which were repulsed Vesle from Fismes the Amecricans have, occupied | added another bridgehead to the position north being enlarged continues. that ['huméeday which makes no claim Allied fight sma 1s that ¢ ther parts inuation out the Foch has retire It admit or still and a con wipe larshal wvai held | e on reserves or he March 21 \isne and | ss the nd which sector smette of the river is Pressure on the remainder of the STILL HELD BY U. §. W. Pelton in Charge of Mechani- [ Federal Men Still Have 14 Taken in cal Department—B. W. Tewis| mje Ratd Lost Week ‘Ponfiing Superintendent of Butt Department. Investigs Reorganization in factory heads Works Mechanical Powers has Leen made at the Stanley due fact that Hartf Cedri Huns 301st Engineering filled by I been to the tendent the the Superin now tight- | amination Nk in France, as captain | ande corps. The W. Pelton, churge is has pliaced of hanic char who in department sutted o m Other J. H. Fellow of the B. W. Lewis } department Wooster, in addition charge of the t depart- will also take on departments 16, 55 and 56, and ¥ Knox has been Bolt depart- re eased will be has been | power, heat ai been m hearing before United 35 ‘omnussioner John fore Ku the was se superintendent to ha rday John Kutos ce = given a were hea John who taken Hart by federal agents, ®Ig heing beld pgnding luifisusa,tion,a &