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xx x ¥ x x X X ¥ ¥ x ¥ TO THE SERVICE. ESTABLISHED 1876, NE\X/ BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1918 — TWELVE PAGES. AMERICANS ON AISNE FRONT FOR EIGHT FRENCH AROUND HAM: NEUVE CHAPE GERMANS MOVE BACK ON LINE 150 NEUVE CHAPELLE IN AMERIC ANS HOLD FRONT OF 'ENOUGH AIRPLANES IN FRANCE HAIG'S GRIP AGAIN EIGHT MILES ON AISNE R‘VER. i et Lol With the American Army in France, | From the Velse northward over the lMPLlfiATEl ‘w w lN Gen. Pershing Makes Con- ,u t. 5, 11 P. M. (By the Associated | platean the Germans were hurning ev- . ° . - 5 Scene of Former Bloody Conl lmt , :,‘i D e L e D e e e fidential Report to Gen. cac hmx the south bank of the Aisne | ward or which might be of use to the EH[[}AE“ BHMB EASE / March Showi A Y onight between (‘onde and Viell-Arey, | I'rench and Americans. Between the / arch owing Americans Re('fl'p ured hy Brl lSh n > “hv mylf ;~“-v:i” \1'7‘1» rican forces | Marne and the Vesle the Germans had g i ~ . | - : Co e i o] e ot o e e o ol ool e ) = ufficiently Equipped. : nos | Dhuizei and Barbonal virtually with- | munition because of their hasty with- 4 Ypres, the Al AJSTRALIANS DASH FORWARD out oposition arwal Witnesses Saw John W. Wil- — tually this ent | with the American Forces on the | stroy small bridges. Engineers quick- | son Run Away From Washington, Sept. 6.—Confidential I'elling pre Aisne Front, Sepl. 5.—(By the Asso- [ly repaired the roads. Nothing of & {messages from Gen. Pershing and | French and Am ciated Pre In their endeavor to | military value was found. Post Offi(‘e | other reports from France indicate * ¥ Somme on Wide Front South of | keep up with the Germans who are The plateau for every few miles was - the American army is now supplied | Irench are befor retreating hevond the river Aisne, the | dotted with frames of German air- with sufficient airships of all kinds| siderable stretch in# Peronnc—Inemy Big Guns Make | Americans have organized automobile ! dromes from some of which the Amer- ['to protect its men in battle. Gen.| phasti f St & . y : bastion of S an i N machine gun detachments with three | icans say GGerman raiders who Chicago, Sept ment | March, chief of staff, gave this in- 5 J‘ t. Gobg Weak Attempt to Stave Off Disas- | jyon to each car. More than 30 cars | bombed Paris operated today Michael F. Sullivan, assistant | formation to members of the house stem in the west. were operating north of the Vesle The canvas covering for the hang- | ... b0 oo g1 thnt John W, | 41 committee today at their Farther north river early today ars were taken by the eGrmans when | weekly conference at the war depart-| Fre P itis uipment to enable them to keep [ were so damaged by shells that they | positively identitied as having been | Transportation of United States .“] a1 Pl N the bomb in | troops in France has been highly or-| tacked in their offensive of I8 fter the Germans for days. virtually are worthless. implicated in plantin : = - T the Chicago federal building. Ixplo- | 8anized by Col. Samuel M. Felton, | Allied grasp and Chauny is S} Field Marshal Haig's forces crossed | 5 : who has returned home and reported The Americans have moved Ji R e DRl Rt bolejfront 5HAM ENCIRCLED BY FRENCH FORCES; st s G ,‘y(,y,‘:;,-,\w»y‘M;:”"'.’ the situatlon is eminently satis-| (he ground immediately south E ti ¥ and resulted in serious to | factory, Gen. March told the com- except from Havincourt north to the S i of the stream appear inclined t6 halt tel , GEN. MANGIN WITHIN SIGHT OF LAON “wi " v v v | {0 be no question that they wfll be speedily fort Colonial Troops Sweep Over Riv ter, troops today captured Neuve Chapelle | a Bussu. Between the Somme and the Oise TO ROUND UP AUTOISTS hfxc]\\\_am march and not ha,’ it again until thex and is believed to have been private Chemin des Dames is reached. F'rench troops have captured block > s e e ey | secretary to William D. Haywood pul < of hills known as the Outrecourt mas- RO e e Ihrough the continued French progress on the German sif, which is within three mites of | SI]X ANI] [;UBS MEET Germans Destroying Bridges | ““\. suitivan said Wilon had been | Government Requests Members ofy flank north of the Aisne, however, even the Chemin des Da; ! . Chauny de d by four persons as the = 2 irtuall ank i identified by four person he man Connecticut State Guard Take Names| line seems virtually outanked and the retirement may not std . . | The French have secured a good and Flooding Territory Be- | scen running away from the entrance | | N 1 on the northern bank of the Ail- E fo the federal building shortly before | and Numbers of Sunday Joy Riders.| ° 1ort of the Ailette. i} and on the terrain between that | " Y . the bomb explocded ; = 5 b £2 [he campaign for Cambrai has halted as far as the push on th , i | tween Chauny and LaF f \‘.,.‘, the ”m\. They are ap- | = Lakere | Wilson and Mrs. Minnie Wymann, Hartford, Sept. 6.—The aational au-| direct line for the city is concerned, but the advances which th proaching, if h arc not actually — = N g sister of William D. -Haywood, were | thorities have requested the assistance | Apeglo-Trench forces are S e S . o0 MiHisl Hindenbire lmclbat St Go But Continue Retreat. ister ililam laywoo g nglo-French forces are making southward along the line ar \ taken into custody in a raid made on | of the Connecticut State Guard in ob- 2 bain massif 1\/['1n'1ger wlt('h(‘“ and Chi- G e RS TR {aining the names and husiness of all ‘fl“‘l"“‘d to work notably 1”\-‘1!’1 the success of the main drive. The important feature of this morn- i3 In keeping with a plan to safeguard persoas who use motor vehicles on ths S i!vh‘» h‘:“»}\\ ey '"J ')h ',{:‘”';,:‘l,"‘::.?Ly"(l cago Players Call Ruth Paris, Sept. 6. 8:35 P. M.—Gen. | all important public buildinas, double ;‘mv highways of this state next Sun- I{INDE\BURG OBIECT‘ I WR[TES FROM— FRANCE the whole front except from Ha v,‘,:l' Viet “Fluke.” "'rh'rhvwmr army is :vc dily advancing ;:u.]‘yrr]\- were ),.1,.;»;4 .whr»v!( the ity ] for A’m; 1Lmr‘1:v;,r,~a :;;N (\‘;ulr::niuw; 1 Havrin- o - n < in e direction o 4 as | hall, count yuilding anc inil last { who arc disrcgarding > request « - T e Coirt fotthativer S lctory e [t ety a7 e e e e honce i ine TO INK OFFENSIVE French and Rritish hay ecured o b { Gen. Mangin's troops now are in = === m“""'! "l 1“!\‘ request ‘V;>Ilr('(*|| r-[]" Y Capt. Barry whole water line dow ) Ha Chicago, Sept. 6.—With the oq | fi8ht of Laon, having reached posi- R It \J Sl Slameoaa ~.\f““”~“ o o rhele weiarine dovmio Hem | pax it o e ond g the tu | Vo8 WLyt miey of rac oty | MEN GO TO UPTON | s, Som i Qe ety e[ Gormen Comenter Decares ptieg| 2o f tho Liule Teench 3% sult of their victory vesterday, win-| __ " SISDRa o Clot b avetcachs ~ T D enh licate o opETals T o ; Where He is Stationes T e . Eh it i il e D i edlthe e on o Tuise fromt FOR SPECIAL WORK g6 ,;\(‘,l._\ mf‘“H “‘?“\:”'V ‘“":’h ok ‘]”("'” Ars Spreading Harmful Rumors . Stationed. WWith the EritishArmies il Brance |k e wchamplonshins Syfaced Sea ol ST HEC WP T = war bureaus of the Conaecticut Stats to Undermine Public Morale Captain Harry S, Noonm.—(By fhe Associated | other again today in the second same Tfooding Chauny La Fere Area. Council of Defense by, furnishing vol- . & B letter received today by his wife, By sustralian troops have cross. | ©F the Jast World's Series to be played | With the French Army in the ¥ield, | Contingent of Limited Sevvice | untcers to be posted at proper places Copenhagen, Sept. 6 —‘Pl(h? Marshal [ 0rip0q % ed the river Somme on & wide front | 10T the duration of the war. Sept. 5.—(By the Associated Press) for the purpose of getting the num-|von Hiadenburg, according to a dis- s i o the rolih ot Porans Manager Mitchell of the Cubs and The Germans tonight are destroying Registrations Leaves for Long | bers, of motor vehicles on the high-|Patch from Berlin, has issued a proc- | ¢ here he was stationed at ti Britich (roops have captured ihe | 1he plavers themselves were confident [ bridges and flooding the country be- S L ways next Sunday and whenover ne-|Jamation ta the German people @« | of Writing. He expressed the opin towns of St. Christ, Brie, Le Mesnil | that the American league title holders | tween Chauny and la Fere, which is Ancatamy 9 &- cossary of stopping the vehicle and as- | ¢}aring the enemy, i naddition to the | that he would probably have to Doingt and Athies and now are ad. | Would not be able to repeat this aft- | a good indication that they do not The local draft boards sent 33 men, | certaining the business of the driver or | &rmed offensive, ls conducting an of- | main there about two years after Sl o ernoon. They characterized the per- [expect to rémain much longer in ad- | qualificd for apecial or limited milis| of the owner. Records will be made | fensive by prinied matter containing | war as it would take that length Along the whole front from its | formance yesterday of Babe Ruth as |vance of their old line which ran {tary service, to Camp Upton this|Of every case which will be suhmitted | ‘most insane rumors® which are dis-|time for the news of the cessation T e e R e o S Aule ) from La Fere o Eapisls. Today theiv | seorning, the =men ftuking fthe §:04toe the State Council of Defense and|tribuied in Switerlsnd, Holand ‘lelhu\'lhlws to reach there. He cq Cambrai rond, the fire of the enemy's | . Tyler, for the Cubs. and Bush, for | retreat continued in davlight east of |train at the local station. In the first | Fuel Administrator Thomas W. Rus- Denmark, from which cauntries they { ments that it is so slow there t| bis guns is dwindling. This indicates | the Red Sox, weer picked by the fane [ the Ailette river and their columns ! gistrict there were 14 men who went |sell areRsproatthuolsHouEthe whole of | there is little to write of. One of that the Germans are making stren. | (0 start in \olu‘-,u.q «]umo«lt. Y\eu);r‘r suffered very heavy losses from shell |and in the sccond district the quota| Members of the State Guard will | Germany. s of the village was a flock ot inort s S % Jo. | manager would make known his | fire. e Following is a list o ose | treat every case with courtesy and p daily parade pass] ;:;H,‘] ‘-,"(, :,,“,1 ,],I,,'.h;l:,"m” Ty ¥ choice definitely. The batting order, Between the Ailette and the Aisne | wha \\..,,,’_ eioinsaisia st ol | proper consideration but insist on obn- | Ple “to be nrenimous ”L'j”.ft ‘h"\,'”i his office. The group inrludedpflst The British have captured more | Subject to the usual cleventh —hour | French troops advanced to a line from First district men: Stabislaw Oralik, | taining the above information. This|emy who fights ‘f":' Ecransiof ll“f"" but one day one was missing; and posts around Havrincourt wood changes was as follows: Margival to Quiney and Chivres, while [ 161 Broad: Albert Johnson 265 High; | Will he embodied in a report to the and rumors !iA 0% € i=ension r;"r »“\‘T' captain said he was going to instis In many places north of the Sensee Boston—Hooper, rf: Shean, 2b:]{o the north they occupied Coucy-le- | Wladislaw Jamuskewicz,, 270 High; |chairman of the local war bureau of union -u:mn‘g ,“”‘”:7‘" '”Mv,m‘.“( r; an investigation and if he found o the Germans are firing thou.. | Strunk, efi Ruth, 16, McInnis, 1bi { Chateau and Coucy-le-Ville, approach- | Heary G. Gustayson, 21 Wallace; | the State Council of Defense or wild us and our allies” and exnort alllone absent without leave there wol eIl Idiec i atar Scott, ss; Thomas, 3b: Agnew, ¢; Bush fing their old line of 1917 around the | James T. Kennedy, Westficld: Mike |be forwarded direct to the office of Germans to remember “these posoned | pe trouble. The quaint old method launcled (hvee count |lor Mays. D ledge of the hilly wood region of:St. | Bondarak, 18 Clark; Joseph Grabeck, | the military emergency board, state | SCraps doing washings is pursued. Won RS s Chicago-—Flack, rf: Hollocher, ssi|Gobain. There they will encounter | Springfield; Adam Brajezewski, 330 | armory, Hartfard T have a little box which they e o were repulsed and onge | Mann, Ifi Paskert. C: Merkle, | 1b; | the formidable defense works the Ger- | Broad; Carl Johnsor, 30 Main: Mi e . GHANGE FOR 5_G MEN down to a brook and there they b fell hack to the north of | Pick. 2b: Deal, 3b; Killifer, c; Tyler { mans prepared as part of the old Hin- | chael Bednartsik. 94, Beaver; Francis | ENDORSES SUBMARINE pounding the clothes, to the great d T . TR b ] GF \I’(wndw\ v“‘ N %)v‘nlvln': position and which perhaps | Kokaszka, 210 Washington: Stanl _ riment of the buttons. ritish have reached the crest of ays and en( espec Y. I have been further strengthened since | Plluk, 49 Grove: William Smith, 420 1 TRIP T D), 3 | Baker Orders All War Department The owner of the chateau wherd mportant ridge northe: of | Were picked substitutes for Bush | {he heginning of their retreat Main; George F. Lucksiager, 27 Web- FOR TRI I'G POLE ¥ was billetted was sent home to rec| Wulverghem and Txler ster Hill Workers, Tit for Fighting, Re- | erate. This man,—a count, was b West of Ta Rassec the British have Wair and warmer weather was pre- ON TORPEDOED SHIP From fhe cond district: Georze ly wounded and had been subjecte: reached Canteleux and are pushing | dicted. ' 12, Frederick, 75 North: Louis Horwitz, | Steffanson Belicves Undersea Boat Can placed by Rejected Men by Dec. 12 operations. towards Violaines. Many fires are 5 ce 23 Olive; Anthony Dorbuck, Army Y The beasts of burden in the td raging and explosio e ocenrring CAPITAL OF GERMANY M. €. A, Camp Jackson Columbia, Make Journey Better Than Washington Sept. 6.—Secretary | ;.. qonkeys. Sometimes it seems t S b B T R Joseph Sadis of the Merchant Marvine | g . Lulgi Fabali, 200 Clierry: He Baker has ordered the chief of each| ;¢ (pay are much overloaded. Capt = S 5 B Ordinary Vessel, bureat he war department to re- < & T - ; : Stanier o ; Jureau in the war department to re i 2 e e eceatin IN STATE OF SIEGE | ' su Boat Downed by Goss ) ard Kilbourne, 1785 Stanley: James d 3 Hargreaves said that women N © oa vned Syl Gormanfisubsi| &1 as SR e LR D e R Dawson, Y. T, Sept. 6.—Explorer | Pl2ce by December 31 all men within | 4oyt hauling loads marine. 29 Pearl; Leonard Cafaratti_ 260 South [ vilhjalmar Steffansson is en route to | the draft ages who would be classified | © Gniy Jittle boys and old men " \ : e Main: Stanley Traceski, 349 Blm st.|vancouver and Esquimalt to repor: in class one now assigned to duty in| ghserved in the male populati 0 arnct EainstG o o i} C: ancouver an yuimalt to report to i © a populatio: LAPAYETTE MEMORIAL iblic Warned Against Giving Voice | jogeph Sadis. 'a member of the | New Haven: John Francis Coogan, 568 ' the naval commander af fhe latter | Washington or in the war depart-1 iho village. 1mors Reflecting on United States merchant marine, is|East Main: James F. Molvneus, 89| pice yegarding the last five years ot [ ment m,m,»\,{m ‘\k). 1,1 with smen spending a short shore leave at his| Whiting: John Vazuelis, 43 Franklin:|the Cnadian government expedition | Physical disqualifiec for genera Impressive Exerciscs Held in Boston | success of Army. [ home on Broad street, having just| Frank Buell 75 Queen st Bristol; | north He also will follow this - | military service, G IRIA\ “ 1L L "IFLP PhineIohin SIS . . e 1| returned from a trip to Furopean | Francis Medvay, 12 Hurlburt: Roser|jort with one to the ministry at Ott i and Philadelphia Honoring Famous | Amsterdam, Sept. 5. decree signed | waters. The ship on which he sailed | C. Brewin, 133 Smalley: Axel Os s N CONCE NG S sing « and- =0 < 4 = € MARRIED NOT, NU e S S P by Generai ‘;(n ]I;ln}:'ln‘Lm\_- ommand- | wag torpedoed by a German submar- | Anderson, 121 Dwight; Andrew el a e ilnrey thet st marinol s e TARRIED IN HONOLULU. ON CO ‘RT NIG ns 3 int of the Bran rln'ux’»\"';:‘;' € 4%-|ine on the return voyage. For eight | Hotel York: Andrew Daley, 3 : | erableto the airplane for a dash to the """””L”“’ '{" r"";("|”;h I"”“h“"”(““' hours he floated about in mid ocean | Ralph Kronholm, inducted from pole and for general Arctic exploria- Jiplacesitaciciycotebo and the prov-| ;nd was finally rescued. Sailor Sar- |tle, Wash on and better equipped to carry sup ince of Brandenburg under “the law e L wuipbed to carry sup-| {40 hign school, ta Lieutenant Nicholas s i | g 5 | dis declines to state the name of the - plies. Cour could be found, said £ 2 t sencrally observed | relating to a state of siege which pro- | gt SO0 IER 16 SO S PATHE B (O The xplover Trom a half mile to 4 il | Manassy, which took place Thursday, | —ets, Programs and Flowers Wh Massachusetts today in ac- | vides for a fine or imprisonment for | S1H R R EXECUTIVES AGGEPT e e e e in Honolulu, Hawaii. The A bl & broclamation issued | mezsonsinventinsior clrculating untrus €85 URT L EEEE IR ST « = M“ LG b A e ‘ml“; bride is well known here, where she French War Band Comes. : rs calculated to disqui Sop- R nade her e while 2 member of the e G disquiet the pop- | puance, having left a carso of horses in a submarine Ll ede ey Nopie willgllm ermb e leo fitho ulace sigh school faculty, living oa Maple were held in many cities and | A notice accompanying the decree |7 e outward voyag Representatives of 82 Railroads She came ta this ity several | oSt French £ scred SRS " == street ) 2 E schoal children conducted services | cals attentlon to the circulation of | Defore enlisting in the merchunt ) |HOLLAND PROTESTS vears ago to acept a position as French | ¢oncert whic Ziven atig ; arine Sardis was assistant chef at[ Agree to McAdoo Control Between | e e ST ] i frivolous and somectimes malevalent | Darine Sardis w Ht G o instructress at the high school, after | theat e 16, met honoring the famous Frenchman 5 Walsh's restaurant. 7 S > e : uded o | and traitorous gossip, exaggerating tho e St R SINKING OF SHIPS |tcaching for Some time in New York, | NIEht and agreed to act as ticket te program in this city Included a |y 4n5itory successes of the enemy and { After leaving New Britain she went | €7 ushers, program sellers and fi mass-meeting In Faneuil hall, exer- | casting doubt upon Germany's power AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK New York, Sept. 6.—Acceptance by - = to Honclulu. [Lieutenant .Manassy js | ©F EiFls. Tickets will also be ‘of cises at the cathedral of St. Paul, on {for an economic resistance and dapre- e e . o connected with the infantry of the |8t Kenney & Leghorn’s store. the Cammon and at the Naval Service | cating the wonderful achievemants of { Dutch Minister to Berlin Divected to | United States armry, and is o member The following wil tick clul the German troops, who, it declares, contract between the government | e of the officers’ reserve. The announce- | Misses Ebba Nevi, Marion White, ¢ : g W 0% et Torpedo r ile Obje s to U-Bos ! \ are victortously withstanding the ene- | T8ke Owens Torpedoca by U-Boat] ., (ne railroads as proposed by Di- (el QUECLLBE LOREBOR | | ments were sent by Mrs. Charles Cof- | €Vieve Andersor Philadelphia, Sept. 6.—Lafayette | my Sept. S—Five Civilian Saflors Tteo | rector Gen. MceAdoo Was unanimously Activity. | bere, an aunt of the bride. by oo : . recommended today by the railway s SO0 [Eernc civil exereises and cele- [ hope that this udmonition will suffiep | ported Lost—Naval Man Wounded. | executives advlsory committee rep- he Hague, Sept. ¢.-—The Dul RAYMOND GAVIN IN FRANCE Sdhe Wiy reises commemorating | and that it will not be necessary to . resedting Iroads with minister at Berlin has been instructed Word 1 " > Kiniry, Rit 61st anniversary were|enforce the decrec. The Volks Zeitune Washington, Sept. 6.—~The navy de- | (SREEE A8 FECRE R L oF the | to protest aguinst the destruction by Vord has been received hy James|ypene Dor toric Independend \dds that similar decrees have been is. | partment was informed today that the | {78 O/ ie | German submarines of vessel within 1 phen Leo tte-Washington flag sued in Breslau and other ecities, all | American steamer Lake Owens had e 4 | what designated as the barred L & A he same time a twin em- | operative immediately been sunk by a submarine. Five mem- and against the sinking of seven Dutc 1 Gavin in France. G 4 to the breeze in Pavis. bers of the civillan crew are reported = fishing vessels on mp with a draft cont Lo aal It hae nectined £ A. Hargreaves Descril life in the little French The field marshal warns the peo- | geese that had a ’ come from the enemy. Announcements have heen received ini this city of the marriage of Lillian May Osgood, formerly a teacher at Beston, Sept. 6.—lafayette Day and the anr v the first hattle of Young Women Volunteer to Sell T Governor McCall. Memorlal serv- A number of young women, in} D swved here today with| (reneral von Linsingen expresses the : Gavin of this city informing him he arrival of his son P’ri August 24 f'rench colony turned i : : | lost. . The minister also has instructions | Moths ago ad left a sho celehration and a large| BONUS TO BRISTOL WORKERS. | = mpe steamer, an army cargo carricr WEATHER. to protest against the fac v”‘(‘1' Pk rd for overseas duty s and marvines from | Bristol. Sept. 5.—The Tngraham | of 2,30% tons, was sent down by gunfire = skippers of the rticipated n 1 Clock company posted notices today |in foreign iters September 3 AN Hartford, Sept. 6.—Forea forced to sign a declaration the con- eived fathe stating that beginning September | a | members of the naval zuard g cast for New Britain and vi. tents of which were eral pa- | honus of 10 per cent fo all emploves | eaved and only one. Chief Atavwain's cinity: Fair tonizht and Sat. T e inis fishing vessels were Sibera unknown to them L n Franee Kinir v also will make a re nother brother T en. Burns ominene | would he paid monthly. There are | Mate H. W. Lincoln, is reported shght- cocler tonight | quest for the zoods taken from the [ in Fancs about the same time, bu Anderson, Mo abont 3500 emploves benefited v ininred - fiching verzel snother chip White.