New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1918, Page 1

EDTABLISHLD [S"(‘ 7 7 7 NEW BRI'[AIN CONNE CTICUT, AIUPI)/\\ /\l ( US[ 24, 19 -TEN PAGE - BRITISH REPORTED TO HAVE CAPTURED . FALL OF NOYON IS EXPECTED AT AN GEN. MARCH DENIES | GERMANY HINTS AT BREACH | HEAVY CASUMLTIES . IF SPAIN SEIZES STEAMERS | f IA)I‘\T ()F RHI ’\IF TO“\ S READY TO FLEE BEFORE ALLIED INVASION London, Aug. 24.—The German population RES i %%{E\Hfl I my T\ A has submarine tare. which is nr,:)::f'd along the Rhmc expects an Allied invasion, in the D ; FNG U, 0. 1R o : e e e e R e e opinion of a Dutch woman of German descent, ay: ! Spanish t y rmed German | cated in the instructions to =‘rn)=”-<x;y=4:- who just returned to Amsterdam from a small vil- 5 SR e e " St Bl G oo & lage near Bonn on the Rhine. In a statement to - With thy hiathtt -*Unflfl 11663 Lu, = | tions between the t:(v\lnt‘fll(‘\s‘t(:L("(;‘(:rrl‘u\\g the Amsterdam Corrcspondcm of the Daily Express Cllaml(‘l ‘P_re}:ls | . to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex- ek J { the British, erahing Ave Given | CIidIsatcia 21 stated | § 5 i lograph company. The note she said: 1 'I!]lllufiBr' ors 'mh Ate Given | BN Sk s e Rl (Meclare Enowster it fcermany s, "Thc idea that German soil is to remain inviolate this morning? i IRSECLoLe I Eto S '® 1 ready to consider limiting the opera- ¥ L all 5 When Received overnment that Spain Wil |4jong of ‘submarines outside of the | | ';g the last has disappeared completely and on the The British L i | lace of Sl S e [IOanEETZOn S ST hine everybody expects a foreign invasion sooner have reached tlieH — p O It is said Germany has informed o £ i | A o, . i snsupmatings SIEWas e8| Spain Sthat shel cannot render lany or later. Many families are preparing to leave for ,H‘“ ”.““:‘.;‘.‘ | uni ecision was announced in an of-| | o tee in this respect and cannot 4’ e 11 1¢ situation @ A}D] D}FD\Q |1 cment issued after 2 meeting L L e central Germany. i ] i : [| Boisselle and Ciol i EN | or the Spanish ministry at San Sebas- | oo R LGRS o vs cannot give The ravages of Allied aircraft are simply | the cnemy. i ! — that Spain, which has expressed a de- terrific. 1e town or Mi = — London, Aug. 24.—-Germany's re- |sire to maintain her neutrality, will the British. Chief of Staf Rec to Spzain’s announcement as to! really remain neutral The British are r G. 0. P. Senators Urge Suffrage Eili Adoption FIRES BEHIND GERMAN LINE MAY i Wb Vi of 31 ’ig-a 5 os Glowing Re- poris Cone nye Valor of Our Boys | —Division Capt n (mnplvll“ = Bapaume road / e A e A —— INDICATE RETREAT FROM VESLE | A vatile is raging furi Yankee Chicf—Another Takes 3 ! Washington, August ,‘).—«-nehnh\i-“‘( thelitederal Biioman Sfcace Sapignes. The Germans ar o et [can senators in conference today | @mendment. now pending before the (S I'here was some heavy fig 1 Bl *risoners in One Action l ' wiopted a resolution urging adoption \ senate ,at the earliest possible date H l: RfiE []N Germans Reported Burning | i{lvillflrllln.\(‘\fl;;v;:]'Y\;(;j:ull‘gh]h\r»r];:- v g 2 bers of - ¥ 1t s reported to h8 ‘\‘l\\:'l!‘vvn‘(nv Aug. 24.— Member ! B l ee On the other hand the B soflie UL DEPRESSION. AMONG GERMANS CAUSED Pront T Ay O s roion an e <MW ey o e e BY ALLIED ARTILLERY SUPERIORITY| ~ [N NIGHT BATTLE] tront Facne dmercanc— et e i Troops Seen Moving. Noyon Expected to Fall at Any Moment. ind that | eidate g y ties overseas are wholly | London, Aug. 21.—The town o ovon is expecte all casualties among the expeditionary | — — — aI ‘S ey S S e 1‘ he town of Noyon i I‘ Xpe ‘]k o » any moment, according to information received here this after: & rrces are givew © the public as r Germans Confused hy Haig : a1 cording t I here this afterno g T e shamR e ouhl o enl NEW BRITAIN MEN GO | Even Best Sheltered Posi- | 96 With the American Army on the | from the battle front in France | | = . riaAs : : ! Vesle Front, Aug. 23, (By the Asso- —_— L oN ) i r Tactics, P A ‘ rther improvement in the ship- | ONTO CASUALTY L tions Crumble When the a0 lCS, T1Soners Ssem’ | ciated Press)—American troops today 14,000 Pusonors Taken in Three Day: ping situation v noted and ! | covmiee o . 5 : = ] 2 i = arriec t another local advance in London, Aug. 21, 1 p. m.—British forces are within two mil arch said the program of transport- | P | renc) S > B [ o ¥t a 1n t mi troops to France was going ahend | mristoll Wounded — : French Gunners Decide to | - { the same region where they increased | of Bapaume, according to dispatches reccived here today Withont eHange ! C T u I)ig Out the Enemy M h their holdings along the Vesle on The British third army is advancing very rapidly [t h " 1 i rPing v 4 . " 3 & 5} c 3 The total number of soldiers em- | Robinson Suffering ¥rom = 7 Thursday. Hand grenades and flame | gone forward in some places to the depth of four miles on a fros » harked nec has passed 500,000 | t v B 2 = box! d now l] » ‘””1 ] xl' 00,000 | Shell-Shock. e Complete Batteries of Howitzers and | throwers were used by the Germans | of 12 miles. Commenting wnon the military sit. | . N With the French Army in France, P S T R T | o L R check the attackers. In the fighting during the last three days the British hay nation, the chief of staff pointed out Aug. (By the Associated Press.) . < 5 The flame throwers had little ef- | captured 14,000 prisoners that since last Wednesday the French Roy Bristoll and Gordon Robinson, f juptner evidence has heon gathered Reserves Sent in By Lnemy to | fect, the American troops managing ‘\ ance has comfinued from the pin- | Machine gunners with the 101st Ma- ! i | o keep out of the way of the 1 il 2 | 5 5 e that the Allies' artilery tactics are : SINULI Y o 7 -~ teau overlooking Noyon, down to the | chine Gun Battalion, formerly Troop t ] vy tacti Block Attack. American rifiemen and artillery haa | 1TALIAN—AMERICAN | PITT"BUI xH FIREME] Oise river .making @ maximum ad- | B cavalry, are in hospitals in France, | considerably affected the morale of | forced the men with the flame throw- S o Bl i S e | e SR (il (0 Crrrstes D 8 | i Gt e With the Brittsh Army in Krance, | (USEH IS TR MIUD (o fame hrows | R AFT PAGT SIGNED GO OUT ON STRI} ol £ 1 g shes the s. | " - (By tb SR0C 2 ress N ~ s 3 since August 18. This has forced the | consequence of A‘}\-"‘ ;:l;“ the Hun ;| The cause of the depression, which | Aug. 24. (By the A iated Pr ) cans overcame a detachment of Ger | ; enemy back across the Oisc Muchine Gunner Bristoll has a wound | 1 | AAmbEriof can ncluding | man infantr S 2 = The French succe h‘e 1Lob in his left shoulder and Machine Gun- | | duite general among’ the prisoners | A larse number of cannon, Including | m ;'l\”\‘mm\": y;::i Mm\)’ SR trol ’ i B ench success, he saic as 1 his left s (i LDl Ll = e g Jlete batteries of Howitz anc Sast of Fismes an American patrol | y.1:, ; | been duplicated by the British, who | ner Itobinson is a victim or shell [recently taken, is the conclusion that jcomplete batteries of Howitz " |and a German patrol clashed during |1UMians in United States and Ameri- | City Without Protection Except : < W shoc they have reached, after comparisons, | trench mortars, have been captured by - : 1 & 3 \augurated n attack Wednesday hock B : , pe ons, the night, the Americans taking four g & south of Arras. Rapidly advancing The'101st played an important part | that the Allies’ rtillery tactics are far | tne British north of the Somme. Im- { prisoners. . SRnsiiniltalyisupectto { Voluutecr Force—Between 700) the British reached a depth of three | in the big July drive against the enc- | superior to their: They attributelf . 4 tely south of the river the Brit- A number of fires were reported Conscription. > miles but their progress has been | my. Letters received in the city from | their defeat to the guccess of th iy late Thursday and during Thursday . | g S0yt et held up by German counter-attacks, | soldier ached to Company I, 102d | French in encircling their stronges e U e night within the German lines be- |, \\Ashington, —Aug. 24 ""“”“”"“ Pittsburg e The railroad to Arras still is in Ger. | Infantry tell of having met with | position and in well-directed and con- The village of Behagnles, two miles| (g 00n the Vesle and the Aisne, Amer. |L2NSINE and the Itallan ambassador |working force man hands, according to latest offi- | members of the battalion. The 101st \l'v"vh««klwl ‘\l“‘ul".\ “rf]‘ " Thus they | and a half north of Lapaume on the | jean officers believe the Germans are 1';:"‘;;‘ signed the ity governing the i ment went on strike at noon ¥ cial advices, and the Germans are | therefore was in the clashes in the | have been »\H:,xw.(tu olallevenitiicl | E SE R e | - el e o e el e e T |{ratting of Americans in Italy and | because of the failure of the eity utilizing largely in their defense the | Chateau-Thierry sector. ’ LB Sussisn RS oD . reached by the British. British troops [ Which cannot be quickly moved e i e | ernment to meet deminds fo ailway embankments. The casuals became patients of Dr. The bulk of the Juvigny plateau is T (Y e LT e Sk iR French and American observers 1e arbitration treaty between Jap- |‘increase ich thrust Thursday in the | Peck. brother of Robert N. Peck of |in the hands of the French, who are | ¢ Ok O 4 several days ago reported heavy |2 2Nd the United States was ed Between 700 and 800 men b ion ilted in an import- | the Stanley Rtule & Level Co. Dr. 2nSoncheRsdaaliof iich ba eneie sl B O R e Verients, of cnomy. Infantry. ana | oF,2nother terin of five y volved, and the cit with e 1 ‘rance he Roose- |of 1917. To the nor s the Ailette | the wes gt and {py the signatures of Secretar | il o il advance between the Ancre and | Peck went to IFrance with the Roc o To the north lies the Ailette | British forces are reported to have | trucks northward. Prisoncrs captured |ang \jens ¢ cretar, pratection except for the the Somme ers which, Gen. March | velt hospital unit and wiy: gned |valley. 1ight miles ecastward | RS i R i and Viscount Ishil, the Japaneso am- | it h + Somme viv -G ‘ - reached points east of Henin, on the | by the Americans in the last few davs |} | citizen » have volunteerec said had develop 1 new saliont to Base Hospital No. 15 Laftaux hill and the beginning of { " declared they knew nothing about lor E vest of the line since Wednes- In d lstter weccliod: from ainchine i Gheminfide iDames 8 b renchil cavalny, [ Gojetiaiver fiive fimiles Teonth sastollf 2ol UL Seb 8 LRgLan s Saion s | | - the Allied activiti heing con- | the me hospital with Machine Gun- | though the Germans fought desper- Leger( farther south and have ‘I"'} French and British o5 the 50! il 1 i RAILROAD DEFICIT. Cil o nibbline s and artil- | ner Gardner C. Weld who was wound- |ately to keep them on the west side | furel Irvillers; two miles east of Gour= 1 "SREL S8 BE S0 B0 B8 80 BL € | ery fire ed several weeks ago. Bristoll is the [of the river and the canal celles, They are still advancing ey aons 2 Back 1 several weeks ag ol sl o The battle continued successtully for | Velopments lead American officers to | Both Houses Expected to Act Favor- | d e Gen. March spoke warmly of the | son of H. Bristoll of Grove i aiaal el el | Bt (e et il | Causes Hole in . 1T B s S0 55 YORcGs R - he ied arms last night € | ] : 5 vements of the American sol- ! and Itobinson is the son of Mi d Gen. Humbert Crosses Divette. S W“l S nd the | Withdraw from-the line of the Vesle. { ably On Man Power Legislation | Wash 1 A 24 nee Mrs. 0. H. Robinson of m Paris, Aug. The French troops :”" Sados baaien 8 . German prisoners say general opin- e b el : o Americans Deliver the Goosds., street. on the couthern part of the battle Achiot-le-Grand was reported takan | 190 among the German soldiers is that SforoiNight, il : e 3 > American soldier deserves tl Cin line apparently are taking a brief R ‘_ s ,'H“ wh{y | Germany cannot win decisive vic Washington e T - el . i L . "' = e bre: spell after days of continued menlsraday LS 4 = ‘ tory The bhelie Ge 1 will en = Yiaal 3 e % b G SRS 5 nce of the American people 4 S S 3 . t ¥ leve Germany will en- | hero : oth the hot t ¢ 989, ¢ I B G et p ; ENEMY \1()TOR BOATS ilehting) uriderta boling s eavinis | e Briteilananted neyonar Bt SRl R O L8 T T e S (e dartnin: Mok oth the house ana | agar it o 59,000 Svery » they have hecn ourt senate o e administration mar ncome as eq 4 the British to go ahead with th mrl‘ ahnlie, | obtain a peace by negotiation f o 2 ested they have absolutely delivercd PYING AT DUNKIRK || ici-ie moviment TLi 18 in acoor At the same time the British were | L D Lo TG A power bill with its provision fixing t1 ¢ ea ¢ e e dance with the Foch system of strik- | reported to he still driving the con- | ) new rlr‘].y;‘ e ’“,,,‘,,‘\ b e an troops 1 brolifte TR ing first on one section and then on | fused Germans before them east of American Airmen Bomb Conflans. 1-~LH ;vy» nion \’WH A }"rv‘ 4 R HencaliA tham " He added. citin ;i ; French and British ang | 2N0ther section of the line. Lchinpand, fuitholgdouthiat st "1 With the American Army in France, | having defoated mact of the . o VAL el s e aReie] Driven OB b YRk ren e ans By C The Germns on the part of the | and Ervillers 33, (B tie Asociated Prow) Loents 6o e wos o e : re ade to hint person: b : £ P he ette, betwe: S~ 'p fighting has t: } c auer ) Ak department N Hee e from One is Thought Destroyed in front along the Divette, between L . ok faftdel 1 American bombing airplanes flew | of the hill virt cady for [ to higher rank in new signy and the Oise appear to be put- | t Trles-Grevillers roac over Conflans, between Verdun and | final vote. In t ‘ Gk 0 s Morning Raid. ting up stout resistance, but failed to | Wans are ¢ € to Mumumont. on g e S0t iernoon and drop- | of soend et EEDAL Rl oy ) ion SRS = prevent Gen. Humbert's men from | the Ancre northeast of Albert, and are . a s re nelnding e e L e Cerman motor 2 : ped 41 bombs. Six bombs were ob- | the “work or fight” proposal designed S ¢ 5 3 ndon, Au : SeLiled L€ ng the Divette in force Friday | fighting desperately N Nh At e 08 lesig C 65 nisn | suns nd el il et ot e wav It was ey | SeTYed to make ¢ ] 1o prevent strikes during the w : i vy y G || I -‘«1' I”“‘ i Evricourt. o G tman prisoners say 1t w ©X- | Five fell west and north of the = the neighborhoo Between the Oise and the Aisne, | pected by them that the British would | el DS aasil A : e b R i 3 road station and the other on a ware- | ¢ EMICALS : ning. They we “'1‘1 en Mangin has made more secure | stop at the Arras-Albert railroad and {0 " | ¢ fICALS BURNED AND 1r T and French patrolling GGl o o left "k of the | the unexpected sudc \ins DUS | y . 0 X ¢ ) i k i xpected success against them | "yirh o § et NEW YORK HOMES “GASSED o T T 2 s 5 H e returning from the first raid | e encmy -‘1“""‘ “‘:““”‘ Ailette from its confluence with the | had confused the German forces. || s Drreeeim Eribenn O wanee New York ' ¢ x clieved to have been stroyved. The | ()ico 5 oF e e 5 i | the ca ators were sue ; \-Hlu 1;]1”\ ey e D yise to Pont-St. Mard, west of Tired Reserves Sent In. by German fii The enemy, how- | families in,downtown Man! s Allied forces suf Coucy-le-Chates Tired and depleted German divi- | ever, turned back when they got in- | “gassed” out of their home ( i — sions which have heen vn | side the American lines e Ger- | day, when $100,000 worth o vern of | LODGE CHOSEN LEADER : . \ from the tle since A 8 are be- | man anti-airceraft fire s ak and | ment chemical supplic destined fou ® 100,000. Without tk e | OF G, 0. P. IN SENATE Disciiss Foch Strategy ing rushed hack into the fight. Troops | ineffectual the American army o s, were | bense the 1 sk | n 5 5 x l.ondon, 24.—The ultimate from the enemy’s strateg reserve di- | — destroved in & warehousc |lir i 1 « $ 184, ( o elc Hof ienae Sl Washington, Aug. 24.—~Senator Hen- |5, of the lc plan which Mat-ivisions, which had been held for Tater |\ o = . Xy o | I e o bR Lodge Massachusetts: se- | yhal Foch is working out in the | counter-attacks also have appeared | LoD, o A Another ] (GRPORAL JONES WOUNDED, | MAYOR GOING WITH Vardired t ; o + ublican in point of service'and | j,pegent series o buttles is the subject | along the fror ccessful bombing of railroad vard ) 1 C1 P, J | Rrmy. of 4.000.000 America C ranking minority member of of much speculation both in London e v portl o nfl .’“\‘ ;\Hus\ .\:\ \A‘.tu“ | ‘\)”JM{L : ‘.4 : ones of « | Wit Accompany Camp Greene - : oreign relations committee, was elact- | wua pParis Broadly the military e ¢ P to ha AR L e (B e G [{an = sl L Eosen g ‘ e L niuousiy toor deader by reil iiones ToRcE e e g S SonoR(InCRIY ight to have i, iunced in General ng's com- | listed in tl 120, | Men to New York or Washingtog 1 wswer 10 questions, he said the | ¢ nimousl er by xe-flexpeits are d v g “rabs. | reached Sapignies, Just north of Ba- | G also that | heen wounc i i jon, (Pennsylvinia and Ohio | Publicans of the senute in conference | gome believe Marshal Ioch is s®1k- | paume, but they were pushed bach i : | i ooy, 0 Ry replicement | today to succeed the late Senator Gal- a number of hammer blows With | uigh(y Ly un epemy counter-attack, | 27 Ameriiin auibe L et D s { 7th division (Ohio | linger of New Hampshi the object of weakening the enemy | mijey are reported 1o be ietn vetween Fismes and Bazooches, hav | in m]q,.\‘ 1 numerically, and, as regards positions 3 L B S e e n bac o small locad | Mrs, y — | this village, The town ntes, | qetion, G e e FRON WORKS DESTROYED {and morule, preparatory to a decisive i 1 y ros | o X ) | e e = i wounde A o | WITH LOSS OF $150,000 at some absolutely vital spot. | (Continued on Seve ) Lind has b m 1 | . : think the generalissimo | TEUTONS ATTACK IN ALmania, o0 bas b e h R Aug, 24.—Five de- | egent is endeavoring to disorganize | - — \ o B B At e AR R stroved the annealing, turning, sorting | wiag 1o roally & great German retreat ‘{f F e . Alba t at is really 2 & ! WEATHER. {fortes of the. cent 0 I W | LR P and ments, boiler room | o intention to retreat on large sectors ! H for t the centr 1 power este STRIKE ON THIRD % = an ault of the Rhode | heing content to reap the rich fruits | || o {l|day renewed their attacks from th New York. Aug. 2 S il be March | Isl 1 Tron Work e lof this disorganization in the shape o Hartford, Aug T“:"_‘ T“*f {lower Semeni river to the heights of hes of w P Sy Yk Lo e Th pany is emploved on | big hauls of prisoners and matorial o | || for New Britain and ¥ietnit: | Mali Tomorices, it was announced to stem was seri i € i e ey The losa willlap | atios iater results to suide him in Fair fonight: Sunday § ¥ the Ttalian war office. In the| d trike of : ( 4 b n naw American roximatne 3 ] fo e the matier of more decisive action il showers, cooler ||y center the enemy made progress ta| conductors, in atte wil P ¥ sector mates this year i i - ——— Ji|#he merthiof the ‘head Of ths Buvalics. | Fedoshltion of the untor