New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1918, Page 1

N—E\W CBRVIATAIN, CONNECTICUT, S —TEN PAGES. YON CAPTURED BY GENERAL HUMBERT AMERICANS IN BITTER FIGHTING Fall of Roye andVChzi;flCne; Made Evacuationmefi. JEANETTE MNK!N‘TRMHE {i.j ?[%{RS) ‘MAN POWER by Germans Imperative; General VonBoehn/ . : ) Has Probably Removed Greater Part of His‘nEfEATEn FOR SENATOR ARE E}N THE “NE ALLIRONED 0UT Army in Safety; Heavy Rear Guard Fighting Woman Representative Loses c.\.., ¢ Staisics Where Peoplp Me™"e Aeteed Upon By S Montana Nomination in . : | Senate and House Con- \i\ ith the American Army on the Vesle, Aug. 29, (By the Close Contest. | Are Gomg hy Tmlley Gars ; ferees Today. Press.) American and German troops were engaged n spirited actions today in the regions of Baoches and Fismette by the trodl According to the latest report the fighting continues at both points. Holonas \m: e, :S_,:m”_‘,i; PASSENGERS ARE PUZZLED Washington, Aug. 29.—Minor dif- ’ General Tonight, as a result of the local actions, the Americans had m;ljlg Sram 852 precitois oe 1 409 in the <tr | A e B e some gains at Bazoches, while the Germans had recaptured Fis- | cceived early today showed that in. | LN s e e . mette. on the north bank of the Vesle opposite IMismes. [he | the state wide primary Tuesday Dr. | ratc Patron Politely Informs ( ands 9 tes hting has been marked by much stubbornness. 2 A fenusmnn melled ot = for the republican nominatien for s al days : when the Americans ady ‘”‘f‘l b ‘l"l‘ e United States senator Strictly a Private Matter—Plan | amendment eliminated, was preparea | @1d from it the of Bazoches the Germans retired into a wooded stronghold, known Miss Jeanette Rankin polled 12,128 for final | The capture 0! as [laute Maison, ust south of the Soissons-heims road. Small | votes May Work Out Well. Senator Wadsworth's amendment | expected for several | I i | | The Frendh cleared away today and the measure | ¢ . ’ al That His Destination is | with the senate “work or fgne| O the Canal Duf congressional action. detachments were left in the cellars in Bazoches L2 harass _the Traffic checkers of the Connecticut ! extending the draft to the navy and | Picardy wa herefore Americans. I'uesc the \mericans approached Razoches from Gov. Stephens Renominated. 1cardy was, therefore the west and maintained their advance during the night. Foday an Francisco, Aug. —Gavernor | . o up on Grolicy tramie on Li may be allotted for those services was With the fall Of/L aya the Americans made progress toward the town from the west and | W "1""'”“ DpScephensihasgvonythes nes (3 Wil v Mo Ui e el ';‘”“"]v became untenable afd ‘the .2 Gt & 1 > . eastern outskirts this morning publican nomination for governor of { " i ert 25 After Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder = uth, : ““““”\'“"‘ “““”’»\ the ‘“‘I “"' \(IH 1‘ L . California He led today his closest | The ultimate resul change | had explained that new instructions ince then the Americans have made further progress. contestant, Mayor James Rolph of $an | to the zone system of payment for ! will vid raf q 2 S stant, Mayor James R. Of 8 ¢ > zone system c 3 or ' will provide that draft boards and| volved both Novon a Fismette had been held by the Americans since August 8, jrancisco, by more than 12,000 votes, N e e e e B o i Noyon and ll?c oy despite German efforts to dislodge them at various times in local | with about one-sixth of the state’s pre- service. An official statement says | deferred classification claims, the con- | CcOurt on the north bank of the O P cincts still to report their returns in ; . o A ‘"% [ ferees struck out the Penrose amend-| by the French. it is 5 T g . X 8 . r the French, it is announced. T Tuesday’s primary election, that the check’ will furnish the data | ment directing that registrants. be not & i in regard to the chanse from a zone | required to make or refuse to make | iS€ over a wide front. Co., are now engaged in the task of | marine corps by providing that men west of the Somme river app8 attacks and by means of artillery and machine gun bombard- ments. To gain this bridgehead the Americans crossed the Vesle in fierce fighting. or three days and nights after the encmy liad Michigan Returns: system of fare charze and whether o | such claims. Over the front to the north of Noycz, D been driven from the village the .\mericans were without food T T R bt b e re-routing of cars will make for; Gen. Crowder explained that the _— i ; g : 2 o " ; or 1einforcements because of the constant enemy artillery: and | nen who were opposed for renomina. g!‘ll'»\‘Yl'v convenience. ‘ Penrose amendment would seriously | 1Y little change in the situation during past night. . 5 & 2 P L 1 The checkers are wor today on | interfere with lans for ew i o $O1 i oS At e b machine gun fire tion at Michigan's primary election | i meeone s 1€, R s AR b e ,,trf‘"“\;' o British operating south of the Somme are said to be advancirng] I'he Germans maintained their position on the hills com- Tuesday have heen ""”n,"”“mm“.”"‘ men work on each Tomorrow t millions of blanks already m-m(m,y but details of their progress do not appear in official announce manding the village and only during the night were the ;0"."“"‘:: "01‘”"“'”-‘ complete unofficial | {pey will again work the Wes The conferees also eliminated today | ment £ > . i e re s today + Vi 1 the am t f S o ™ v - mericans able to communicate with the southern banl I'he eI A Muain street line to asc in the trav- | the amendment of Senator France of o 5 Americans able t mmt o : o Jos. W. Fordney won his tenth con- | o] (o Meriden. The men worked Maryland, providing for a badge or West of Arras, the Germans have launched heavy counter: ¢s across the river at nighttime. | secutive nomination by a victory in the = « Americans crected temporary brid i § 0 : “ i terday on the vmington avenue, | other insignia for men deferred for| attacks whic ere repulsed. accordine e Ritas p Giein Glicgaapt The others renomi- | pac ain stree T s e L e attacks which were repulsed, according to the British official re nated are' Frank D. Scott, Charles A. | frartford lines | A senate provision retained in| POrt, but it is admitted by London that the British forces holding] Americans Launch New Attack. Nichols, Frank I3, Doremus, Louis % It is expected tha e work for fsomewhat changed form removes the | positions at Oppy ‘ " . . | Cramton and Gilbert A. Currie AL one day on each line will furnish suf- | restrictions wgainst commissioning | 4 With American Army in I'rance, Aug. 25.—The attack of | but Doremus are republicans ficient data on which to work and {and admitting to . officers’ training Strong Rear Guard Action. \mericans against the Germans northwest of Soissons beg [n the republican senatorial contest | hase statistics. According to the of- [ camps under 21 years of age. The ( S rtly alter @ o'clock this morning, and within an hour the firs ate and nearly complete returns only | ficials the trafic ormal in mid 1e Lermans apparently are iighting rear guard actions along added to Commander 'Truman {5 N . rn Y the 3 ~ r1 fr 4 ~ obtained north and east of Chavigny. In the action the Americans | over Henry Ford and former Governor | considerable inconvenience by {h are close to this waterway at I'resnoy Wood captured 92 prisoners It was the first time American forces had ! Chase $. Osborne In the Democrs taking of this che The two check- The situation® as it sta 1 o 15 ¢ g 1 2 2 - > situation’ ¢ stands today closel sembles that ir Leoiioovd ol o bl e gubernatorial contest John W v, | ers and the conductor are falling all | Choral Society Concert Financial as X 264 R el (g e i Vo = Sitacked butithie L { a |of Battle Creek, is 7,000 votes > | over themselves and the passen i the Marne sector after the Germans had made a determined stand | Germans counter-attacked but wit 1 thie exception of a | o,q'1y fncomplote returna e s b e e s e Well as Artistic Success— mall part of one wing. the American line held steady. \Where it R S way. about 300 metres, the withdrawal was due to the ‘Where are vou going?" ask the permitted the withdrawal of the main German army of the Marne Zessity ‘ ‘\x"v’;]uuvmq the line. 7 ENTENTE ENVOYS HELD checkers and they proceed to muke The New Britain Choral society has | galient, and it is probable that General von Boehm has succeeded ) htir vhicl . the m frie Bnvelbead Aihe el 6ut the cards accord ) the infor- [sent a check of $1,001.49 to the New| . ( 0 : e ifelaE RAIEN Hoxs e SRR Telit INNEE Wil ehdbllges, St mation received tron of the | Britain chapter American Red Cross, | i moving the greater portion of his army and artillery behind the y and tonight. - . Conflicting Statements As to Fate of | road is expected to zive his final des- | Which covers the net receipts of the| Somme river and along the Ham-Chauny line. \n American patrol of 19 men and one officer was euncircicd tination on the ca i recent ncert given by the societ 5 ~ Wocevre recion Tuesday nient but drove off the Germians Allied Diplomatic Officers In ‘I'm going to fish hook™ replied | for the henefit of the local Red Cross The development of the Allied advance would seem to indi- < { one man solicited this morning chapter cate the pocket on the southern end of the battle lin 5 cing “Where's that sked the checker. It is probably the largest sum ever| ©2 ¢ pocket on t tthern end of the battle line is bheing “End of the line”, said the patron. }realized hy a single charity perform-| emptied and that there is little hope t ) CEREIR Clomisity Iiddat gl one 5 nd much satisfaction | cach any large number of enemy troops there. have been withdrawn to the west of that village. along the Ourcq. It was found that their resistance there had nued througnout the d captured a sergeant and two j rivates. ! ussia—Poole Awaits Safe Conduct today another patrol drove out an encmy detachment. hat t ‘ hat the Allies will be able to Amsterdam. Aug. 29.—While & S Moscow dispatch to the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette of Essen states e e r = I Ground Lost in March Recovered. that the Iintente diplomatic represen- | the performance of the w "‘ Sl e i .‘,‘H i ”,“”’""}“! 2 Historical Importance of Noyon. AT S o | small number of mders positively re- | ¢ial as well as an artistic standpoir : : ; 29 =T AllieS now have won' back moene thant| & e cnerefnave Sheenilinerated, | 1 ol S ol 8 o ation The officers of the Choral society Noyon is a very ancient city, and was known to the Romans. ’ g e e e e et i latest ‘n\!\n’w\' from the Bolshevik p A e = who manager the concert and the wo-th gro ost s > > 1g 0 1eT1 capite nder date of August 26, deny i I mbers of the chorus w ave - i in Marcl 5 SRe e Bae o st 2% dehY | said a regulav rider carly this morn- [ members of the chorus who gave their : s Satas oifensive in arch. . e American and British diplomats | fie had to run a long way to |talent at the performance and the time | also was the birthplace of John Calvin. Immediate interest the battle is in the operations on the |there were ever arrested. The dis- | ‘6% the car and besides he had a |for weeks before selling ticKets may , IZJ‘A T;‘,fufh‘“ Ithenish \\.(.,)“,,‘ml“,,» hard night of it. He had taken sev- | wel ‘r,;» congrs tulated upon their suc- & Ot ;;um \”_ luu \“\‘\v. s membe v.\\] of Hoonersiover theiba cessful contribution to a most worthy ermans 1. oniusion. i ) e Allied military missions at Mos- uch desired information was | cause. 7 e Frenc Frnies S d, Aue. 2¢ auesc Juvigny is level with Laffaux and the Chemin des Dames. p cow still are in custody. muehposs! + < W Ui IRdgn il ) ddae v, e, 20 flicult to sectire on the Farm- the checkers and hindered them in |is taken in the fact that the concert Charlemagne was crowned king of the Iranks there in 3, and it General Mangin is fighting hard on the right in the of Juvigny and havigny. The terrain is difficult there Inabil- | DR, CHARLES D. TENNY NAMED ciated Press—Evening. Throughout the day the French the German cleventh army still elings to the line of the Vesle. De Witt C. left the British east of Arras have overrun the powerful |American consul general at Moscow, which have encircled Arras and are getting dangerously ity to understand the langnage was DIPLOMATIC SECRETARY.| pressed the enemy vigorously. I'hey have reached the left { | inglon avenue line yesterday | | the principal obstacle. Nonc of the dispatehes state, is awaiting a safe : i 4 | 2 k conduct from the German government | .heckers happened to be a linguist the formidable positions prepared sever | vears ago O Pro- {and the conclusion of an arrangement ind many of the patrons approached Douai and Cambrai. These towns are important railroad | between Russia and the Entente 80v-! could not speak English and hence I’ = 5 ; J . . > e centes and vital to the German position ernments for a reciprocal return of | the difficulty. in ‘connection with the desi enett n ”vl' Loy Sl Ll st il . designation o - diplomatic and consular officers be- On the whole the officials in charge | i, “Gparies 1. Tenny of Massachu. | canal Du Nord to Catigny and then southw Noyon. e fore departing. of the check were pretty well satisfied Washington, Aug. 29.—One of the| of the omme from Cizancourt to east of Nestle, a distance of about rare cases of departure from the rules 1 governing the appointment of persons| five miles. Several hundred prisoners were ta "‘”]“ “" ’“‘] a secretary of class one, | Catigny is surrounded on three sides, but houses transformed into N : S without submitting to competitive ex. S i ‘ S h fep Minister Trotzky denies an | The erew making the canva & | amination. Dr. Tenny has lived in block houses and bristling with machine guns are holding up the 1 o 9 Iners e o - alleged American report that the! c. from New Haien and the work 4 for 3 - o il . ; Washington, Aug. 29.—Gneral Pershing's comminique fo, el i came fror China for 32 vea during which pe- 7 “h fo - mome e S lso is hold e 5 I Soviets intend to arm German and | there was stopped because the amount : Iring which French for the moment I'he enemy a is holding m the VedhnuEe e o AR resms fremn. e : riod he has held many high offices in ; 5 : Wednesday says the retirement . American troog on oca Austro-Hungarian prisoners to fight | of travel in the cily was abnormal on | ¢qucational institutions in connection | ghiehts east of Catigny There is very severe and Fismette was a result of local hostile attacks which forced |the Czecho-Slovaks. Trotzky = L : SO 4 A Russian wireless message says » results obtained General Pershing’s Comunication. thaiivas e 135 | with the results obtain i i adds | account of the s re travel with the Chinese government and in back outlying detachments. Tt also announced the capture of ,m; that in the Soviet army the only i & the American consular and diplomatic = yrisoners in the 1erican_advance to the railroad northwest of |former war prisoners are those who TG BELY iller ot P have become Russian citizens, SOCTALISTS PESSIMISTIC, The executive order making his ap- Heavy Artillery Action. The central executive committee of pointment states that Dr. Tenny’s long . SO ot the Soviets, according to the Pravda, { See No Chance Now For Amicable | ing honored career in China has given = S i s ’ has decreed the abolition in towns of | Al Settioment) him a wide acquaintance among Chi- British 4 Miles From Peronne. more than 10,000 inkabitants of all | nase officials and it is believed that in — I‘orces in France, Aug. 29, (By the Associated [DPrivate and real property, the value o : view af his ability and long standing Considerable Material Captured 7 et o T hiseast o7 (ol of which exceeds scale to be fixed | viet sentiment “*has absolutely | his appointment as first secretary to L ress.) —Ginchy, a town about two miles northwest o il | crushea” all efforts to promote an |the American legation in China will | Paris. A . (Havas)—The number 1an prisoners Juvigny. artillery engagen re reported in tods p u = T - = by the local Soviets. Mortsages of reported to have been captured by Ifield Marshal Haig's forces | more than 10,000 rubles are an- ‘“ “0”" ‘»'” it adv ”'"_’~ of the Amer- aptured by the French in their advance west ¢ 1aulnes- can government in that country. s 3erne, said A. M. Simons, chairman s Novon line has been ¢ mparatively small as the ncl ave Been this morning nulled and the former landlords ar R T [ .d Bellov. SevillersMElerhecort 2 placed on the same level as their 5 = 2 L iz : ]',' tish troop al aptured Belloy, \\’ evi 1(‘.~.A]\‘-lH‘L urt and Tl et bl i i Sl N. KORNILOFF NOT DEAD, obliged to move cautiously The war material taken, however: Feuilleres All these towns are within four miles of Peronne. S e Europe to the Associated Press to- IS REPORT FROM RUsSIA. | has been consider: Launching new local attacks and following up the advantage | _ ANISH STE 1 POF day on his arrival in Paris from Italy . - el In 48 h I advance | than 50 = | vesterdav. British troops toda swed for - dalone a laroe | SPANISH STEAMER REPORTED “The working classes”, he added aris, Aug. 29 adimir Bourtzefr 2 i : S ST L Lt gained yesterday, British troops today moved forwar dalong a large a military | the Russian revolutionist, e has | villages part o 1eir battle front. Jle, | received advices from Russia that e n Kornilo ho often has been reported dead, is living, according to With the Irench Arnnes in the | | internatior socialist conference | e 'seem 1o be satisfied t victory it the only victory pos that & conference with the German SUNK BY SUBMARINE. | | Parls, Aug. 29 (Havas)—The Span- | ish steamer Crusa has been sunk 'r\'; | socialists would he of n wail, that peace by negotiation and now the Temp cceeding military events not only Since (he Franco-American Forces Advance w German submarine, it is reported here. Newspapers consider that this Par . 29—The Franco-American attack against the | event will bring to w crisis the relu Germans near Juvieny, onrth of Soissons, is giving excellent result tions between tin and Germany possihility ven the radica have clianged their attitude about | sI have lost all control Somme, Avre and Oi wccording tc 1es reccived from the battle front this af. Kornilor, hut | own retreat is o o . ternoon I'he French and American forces hate advanced about I'he lable maritime records fail to | Unit in demanding the crushing of show @ Spanish ship by the name of | the Gerr il gt l”'" Gol st = and hold the approaches to the railway Cru mission will leay ng- \ | actions with machine land on Thursday | he had heen ed in a battle betweer c EXPLOSION KILLS 26 MINERS, his troops and viet forces at Wka- | possible haste on 120,000 Captives; 2,000 Guns. Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 29.—Out of 30 | terinoda the Hindenburg linc men believed to have been in the mine London. Aug. 29 By the \~~rrrmimi‘ 2 -The total e e el (b b 1te allied capturcs on t Western front since 18 now ap- | et small mining town 50 miles h 120,000 prisoners and 2,000 guns outheast of Tacoma, When an explo- | |f Rartford, Aus. 20 Shorenant il 1 LIS B2 01 ; I Frenc 1 military serve ay it now is clear that the Germans |sion occurred late vesterday, only four | for New Britain anc S London s > P M.—Bapaume | Ham, according SE from th g 7 % have been brenght ont alive and Generally fair tonight and intenc ¢ horter line on the western front where they |2 e e tor. The other 26 are Friday, | Since vesterd WEATHER. { | = BAPAUME HAS BEEN ‘[ French at Gates of Ham 20, —Fovecast CAPTURED BY BRITISIH. | n was captured today by the forees nr] three complete muni y 3 reutl, five mil in their precipitate can obtain better defensive positions, thought to have been killed i 13 - = ield Marchal Haig