Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 8, 1918, Page 1

Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 189 » POPULATION 29,919 SUGCESSES OVER GE SISSONHEMS SECTOR Also to Northward in the Montdidier and.’Flfiridéré, Regions Between Lawe and ClarenceiRivers - VESLE RIVER CROSSED AFTER All Positions Previously Gained By, Altied Troops Have Been Solidly Held — French Have Taken Ciry Salsogone — They Have AdvancedLine to Junction Point of German and Bavarian Armies—British Dealt the Blow Over a Front of Five Miles,/About 1,000 Yards Deep—Ground Gained By French in:Railway Triangle North of Rheims Is of Great Stragetic/Value—Lloyd{George Praises Am- erican Troops. (By The Associated Press) The allied armies have obtaimed fur- in n the Soissons-Rheims sector the Montdidier still further north in Flan- oetween the Lawe,and Clarence ther successes over the Germans the north in rivers Fast of the town of Soissons.on the midway between Soissons French troops, after the stiffest kind:of fight- crossed the river and held French to the horth of Rheims have penetrat- ed the-German positions for more than 400 yards in the raflroad triangle be- Rheims and running north- and north- all the entire been held, notwithstanding counter- the heavy artfllery fire the enemy has poured down from the heights north of the Vesle upon their Vesle river, and Rheims, American and ng, have the positions gained. The ginning at eastwa toward Rethel westgvard to Laon In additios the positions previously zained ‘b; allied troops throughout the Rheims-Soissons _salfent have eolidly attacks and Marshal Haig's men pushed forward their line over a front of nearly five miles to a depth of a thousand yards between the Lawe and Clarence rivers. The details of this advance are not vet in hand, but the manouver doubt- less will go a far way toward lessen- ing the point of the nasty salient that has stood a menace for months to the British line north and south of it. Valued Strategic Move. Next in importance is the further gaining of footings by the French and Americans across the Vesle, where the pressure against the Germans toward the Aisne can be resumed when fur- ther troops ford the.stream, but the zain of ground by the French in the railway triangle north of Rheims also fmust be looked upon as a move of great strategic valme, From their positions the French now are able to dominate with their guns the railway line over which the Ger- mans have been bringing stores from the northeast through the town of Rethel and that line running north- t ~ts. Near where the Vesle|westward across the Aisne toward Ihters the Aisne east of Soiscoms the |Laon, which undoubtedly has been French have overcome the resistance |used since the retreat began for the of the enem d taken the village,of | removal of troops, guns and supplies Ciry Salsogne. In the Montdidier sector the French south and southeast of the town have furtber advanced their line on this im- portant sector, which anction point of the armies of the jerman_crown prince and of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Pavarfa Hardest Blows Struck. It remained for the ‘British, however, o deliver the hardestiblow against the ans Wednesday. Following up a ous advance in the famous Lys rthwest of La Baseee,.Field represents the out of the threatened.zone. George Praises Americans, David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, addressing the house of commens, spoke optimistically of the status of the war from the allied standpoirt. He characterized the pres- ent offensive on the Aisne-Marne front as the most brilliant in the annals of the war and 'praised the part taken in it_by.the American’ troops. More tHan 150 submarines had been destroye since the wa: began, and the sub. marine menace had failed, heradded GERMAN PEOPLE SADLY MISINFORMED ON FACTS| German Public Being Lead By the Nose and Willing So. UNITED ALLIED STRENGTH , AGAINST THE GERMANS Will Be Hurled on the Western Front to End the War Quickly. e 4= 7.—In the August| Washington. Aug. 7.—Backed' by a . e I e e | reservoir of 5.000,000 American troops, e eonr Delbrueck uiters another of | Field Marshal Foch, commander of the e ndic semtle complaints that|American and allied armies, is pre- e “are heing sadly | Paring to hurl the entire united mili- mformed on intrinsic truth about | tary strensth of France, Great Britain Aic's particl n in the war. |and the United States against the e . «ay *hat | the|Germans on the western front in order He Eoes o0 S vheing led by the|to bring the war to a victorious con- e e inely 0. - by a large|Clusion ‘n the shortest possible time. ection of the pre investments, or mergy because an water” Profescor Delbrueck America and Germany “blood is argves virtually s which continual- y is hammering on the fallacles that America entered the war to save her or to arm againet Japan, thicker that are agreed on one of the most important s<ues in this war, namely the fredom Next spring will ;see the terrific con- Vesle line, in full swing with Foch’s armies striking with all their power. American Army of 5,000,000. This was the impression gained to- day by members of the senate military committee who heard General March, chief of staff, explain in executive session the war department’s reasons ¢ the seas, as shown by Imperial | for asking extension of draft age lim- “hancellor Hertling's accepance on|its to*include all men between 16 and February 25 of President Wilson's|48 years of age. They learned also four principles,” enunciated on Febru- vy 1. i Want Peace Negotiations. " he asks, “do we the answer by saying ‘“because the others do not want peace. True, but why dom't they? America is far on the road toward an agreement on princi- ple with us and England realizes that. if the fortunes of war turn W predomimant sea power He suggests, the others alo we cannot get together to PRESENT TORRID WAVE IS ROLLING AWAY. | Previous Records-of High Temper- ature Have Been Shattered. Washington, Aug. 7.—Shattering all bserved records of high ost of which were built up yesterday, the prevailing hot wave today drew fo a climax over the Atlantic coast area mnorth of Norfolk, Va.,, and_ tol was bemg destroyed in a serfes of self-induced thunder orms Philadelphia, with an official tem- perature of 106 degrees, Atlantic City with 104 and New York with 102, set now records, the weather bureau re- ported. Wa: on showed 104 1-2 in comparison with 106 vesterday. The Heated Blanket. A new center of low atmospheric pressure formed over the New England states. the experts said, and continued the furnace-like drawing of heated air out of the mid-continent section during the day. But the heated blan- ket close to the earth’s surface, ex- panding vpward, finally displaced cold air in the high levels. and fhunder storms broke at several widely sep- arated points. The outlook is still for Ligh temperatures, weather bureau of- ficials eaid, but the present torrid wave is broker Heat Record for Springfield. Springfield, Mass, Aug. T perature records for recent ye: were broken when the mercu reg- stered 101 in the Unitea States ar- mory post hospital late today. This thermometer is _considered official, Jpeveral factories;closad at noon. R e Lk R B A not | > He supplies fizhting is dwingling homewhat timidly, “are blame or is not our somewhat at fault for the that the definite decision to enlarge the American military program to an argy of 5,000,000 men was reached about July 30 and is in accordante with an agreement reached in Paris shortly before thata time: > Date Significant. The date when the United States to more than donble the great effort it already was making and to bring its whole man_power to bear jmmediately may be significant. Gederal Foch’s smashing blow which has flattened out the Alsve-Marne salient and has thrown the whole German front from Rheims to the sea into jeopardy was struck Jely 15, with American troops bearing their full share. © Vigorously Aggressive. Tt appeared possible that the suc- cess of the blow had influenced Amer- ican officials, who continuously have pressed for a vigorous aggressive cam- paign at the earliest possible moment, and with attention concentrated on the western front to believe that enough could be done this year to prepare the way for a smashing military triumph next year when the full American army becomes available. The period of time covered by estimates for equipment and transoortation of troops under the enlarged army plan is understood to carry it up to mext spring. JULIUS ROSENWALD SENT ON ARMY FOREIGN MISSION. seas Jewish Welfare Board. New York, Aug. 7—Julius Rosen- wald, Chicago philanthropist and mem- ber of the committee of national de- fense, who is to sail soon for France on a mission for Secretary of War Baker, has béen appointed a member of the overseas commission of the Jewish welfare board, it was an- nounged here tonight. Mr. Rosenmalid will join other mem- bers of the commission and will aid in pianning a greatly expanded program of welfare work among Jewish sol- diers. More fllfip 200 Jewish welfare workers already 'are omerseas, it was anmounced, and many more will be sent. Pershing’s Brevity. ‘Washington, Ang. 7. — General Pershing’s communique for yesterday, received here, says: “In the sector held by our troops along the Vesie the day was marked by heavy artil- lery and machine gun fire.” BITTER FIGHTING: flict, already in progress on the Aisne- | Clarence rivers. NORWICH, CONN., THURSDA! AUSUST 3 191 PRICE TWO CENTS Cabled Paragrephs Germans. TaksBrisoners, Berlin, Aug. 7 via. London—North of the Somme _dhe Germans- yesterday captured necAy 200 additional British Drisoners, “ceording to-the German of- ficial csmmunication issued today. Briticly' counter-attacks south of the Brage-Corbie road broke down before tie German lines. * There were violent artillery duels, followed by strong e emy attacks Southeast of Soissons. These attacks were repulsed. SEVEN ARMY LISTS ARE RECAPITULATED The Todl Casualties, Army and Ma- wines Are 1014 With 150 Killed. |, “Wsahington, Aug, 7.—Casualties in the army and marine corps overseas to the number of 1,014 were made public today by war and navy depart- ments. This was the largest day's total since the toll of the Marne- Aisne victory began to arrive last Monday, comparing with 963 yester- day and 716 the day before. Of the total today, 722 were soldiers and 292 marines. The number - of killed in action again was compara- tively small, aggrezating 150—army 99 and marine corps 5l. The wounded severely numbered 437—army 404 and imarine corps 33, while the total of missing was 113, all soldiers. A recapitulation of the seven army lists issued during the day and the one marine corps list, shows: Marine Army. Corps. Killed, in action 89 51 | Died of wounds H 2 Died of airplane ac dent .. = 1 Died of accidents a other causes . 22 Died of disease . 2 Missing St 15 Wounded severely 104 38 Wounded, degree unde- termined 73 Totals ... THE TWO MORE A;MV CASUALTY LISTS ISSUED Show a Total of 143 Names, With 36 Killed in Action. Washington, Aug. 7—The war de- partment late foday is ued two more army casualty lists with a total of 143 names, classified as follows: Kill- ed in action, 36; died of wounds, 1; died of disease, 1; died of accident and other causes, missing in ac- tion §; wounded severely, wound- ed, degree undetermired, 10. Among the killed in action were: Lieutenant Henry P. Reynolds Bridge, Mass. Privates. | Joseph Demikat. Rockville, Conn. “ail River, Mass. no emergency igmund address given. Among, those who died of accident and other causes Private Harry | Mass, Posner, Worcester, The wounded severely ‘included: Lieutenants. George Scott, Medford, Mass, James Perry Thurber, Milton, Masg. Corporal Hermogerne Joyal, Shirley, Mass. Privates, Arthur J. Arsenault, Thoiseewnviile, Conn. Manuel Cordero, Fall River, Mass. Homer Vigent, 197 Sunnyside ave- nue, Waterbury, Conn. H. Allen, Bostcn. Willie W. Beaugrand, South -Ash- burnham, Joseph N. Robarge, Lowell, Mass. TWO GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED' BY BRITISH Patrols Entcred Enemy Trenches and Took 30 Prisoners. London, Auz. 7.—British troops over a front of nearly five miles have push- ed their line forward to a depth of a thousand yards between the Lawe and according to the Pritish official communication issued tonizht, Counter-attacks by the Ger- mans alons the Braye-Corbie road have been repulsed. The text of the commurication fol- lows: “This morning and again this after- noon the enemy made further local at- tacks upon our positions astride the Brave-Corbie road and was repulsed after sharp fightin: “Raids attempted by the enemy dur- ing the day south of Hamel and south- est of La Bassee were driven off by our fire. “The progress of our patrols in the sector east of Robecq has been con- tinued, 47 our line between the Lawe and Clarence rivers has now been pushed forward to a depth of about a thousand vards on a front of nearly five miles. “Further north our ‘patrols entered the enemy’s trenches today east of the Nieppe forest and captured over thir- ty prisoners and a few machine guns. A few prisoners have been secured al- s0 on other parts of the front.” RABBI STEPHEN WISE WORKING AS DAY LABORER. Will Address Patriotic Mass Meeting in*Bridgeport Next Sunday. Stamford, Conn, Aug. 7.—Rabbi Stephen Wise of New York city. who is employed in a local plant as a war, worke Judge Georze W. Wheeler of- Bridge- port, a member of the state council of defense, anq -asked to address a patri- otic mass meeting at Bridgeport next Sunday. He agreed to do this, as the meeting would not interfere with his working schedule. Rabbi Wise has just been to Wash- ington, where he saw Secretary Dan- iels, who gave hmm the following statement: “It is a source of real satisfaction to have emphasized the fine spirit of American patriotism and devotion which animated the men in the ship- yards as described by my friend, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, who -together with his son of 16, James Wise, is spending his_vacation as an unskilled laborer at the snipyards of the Luders Marine Construction company, Stamford, Conn.” 5000 NEGRO SOLDIERS NOW AT CAMP DEVENS Percentage of Rejections About the Same as the White Draftees. Ayer, Mass, Aug. 7—The arrival of 1,500 negroes at Camp Devens to- day ‘completed the total of 5,000 ne- |gro drafted men ordered to the can- tonment, In the pnj tion of 380 of these jected, a percentage about the same as that reorted {rom the examina- tion' of 15,009 white men sent here under -the last draf: order. ical examina- en, S0 were re- today was called upon by'l Big Guns and Gasses Didn’t Stop Our Boys GERMANS LOST CONSIDERABLY IN CASUALTIES AND PRISONERS STILL FIGHTING DUELS With Artillery Over Po the Captured ions—Germans to Retreat to the Aisne—French and American Stands Are More Secure—Germans Open Fire as Americans Approach—Severe Battle Was Fought in Straightening Out Line From Bazeches to Fismes. With the American Army Aisne-Marne Front, Aug. 7—(By.The Associated Press. - Under an inferno of shrapnel and mackine gun fire and waves of gas, the Americang forced their way over the Vesle river last on the night and early this morning, w rain varying at times from a drizzle to a downpour drenched the battle- field. ench troops already have gained positions on_the American left, and the joint movement hags straightened out the line from a point west of Ba- zoches to Fismes. The Germans lost considerably casualties and also a few prisoners, whose stories tended to corrobora# the expressed opinion of those previ- ously taken that the Germans expect tc continue their retreat until the bank of the Aisne is reached. The Objectives Reached. The attack began between four and five o'clock Tuesday afternoon. By midnight those men cn the right had reached ' their objectives ,the m: highway east and west extending along the foothills that norti of the river and becomes a series of ter- races to the Aisne, The left wing was delaved. but it so reached the line sherdiy before 8 o'clock this morning. The artilleries- on both sides are still fighting duels over the captured positions, and the Germans also have continued small, arms resistance. But with every hour the positions of both the French and Amcricans have been rendered more secure Germans Open Fire. The attack by the infantry was pre- ceded by artillery preparation. Under cover” of a barrage. the engineers completed the work of throwing light bridges over ‘the stream, while the officers chosen to l1éad the dash across the river placed their men in posi- tion, working them downward toward re 'point; where the bridges wers 1o be. The challenges were ccepted immediately by the German artilfery, and in a, few minutes . the intermittent reports of the zuns which had heen heard all day were merged into.one~great roar, The clouds, which had lifted siight- 1y, reappeared just befors the attack was launched, and therefore the ac- tion was conducted without much ad- vantage in observaiion by aireraft. When 'the order for their advance was given the men, for the most part, swept forward in open formation; but the Germans were ready with a de- fence, and even more. They had pre- pared, although avparently hastily, a counter-attack Which they launched without success later in the enzage- ment. 3 Americans Destroy Company. The men on the American right fought their way along the chosen routy Some of them floundered cross throuzh the water, while others used the bridges that still were stand- in e detachment of Germans, some- what more than a compary, moved forward into the open. Here the American machine guns caught them, and, sweeping them with hullets de- stroyed them almost totally. Counter-Blow Checked. The Germans also attempted to strike the Americans a disconcerting counter-blow with a _considerable force by plunging down a ravine leading to the river. Their path had been cleared by their artillery, and they might have succeeded in reach- ing the Americans: but the move- ment had been raported to_the arti lery stations souta of the Vesle, and from them there swept into the ad- vancing column such a mass of shells that the formation was . quickly broken, Americans . Wor. At another point a detachment of Germans stood until the Americans were upon them. Then it became a hand-to-hand conflict, the only one of the kind during the battle. In. the mud and in darkness where the com- hatants were barely able to distin- zuish each other, they fought it out. The Americans -won. TROPICAL HURRICANE o KILLS TWO SOLDIERS And Inflicts Great Property Damage at Gerstner Aviation Field. Take Charles, Lr. Alg. 7.—Nineteen persons were killed twenty injured, some probably fatally, Gerstner Avi- ation Field near. here. virtually demol- ished and other property damage esti- maxed atthousands of dollars caused by the tropical hurricane which struck southwest Louisiana yesterday, ac- cording to information that reached here tonight from the storm-swept district. Two persons were killed at Gerst- ner Tield, where it was reported near- Iy all of the hangars had been razed and many airplanes eithersdestroyed or blown away completely. Those killed at Gerstner Fieid were Sergeant George MacGee, and Private Lester Williams. Their addresses were not announced, nor. were detalls of the manner in which they were killed made public. Ten persons were killed at Lake Charles, foyr at De Quincey and three at Big Lake. THE RAILWAY WORKERS ASKED TO STOP TRAFFIC By Ukrainian Secret Revolutionary Committee to Aid Peasants. Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 7 (Havas Agency)—The text of an appeal by the Ukrainian secret committee, calling on railway workers to stop traffic and so prevent the movement of trcops, is published in the North German Gazette, a copy of which has been received here. “In paralyzing raiiway traffic you will aid the peasants, who at a chosen moment will take possession of the cities” the appeal adds. in] Propaganda Funds are Being Traced FEDERAL AGENTS MADE RAIDS IN NEW YORK CITY THE BUSINESS PLACES Of Three Wealthy German Americans, Weekly Manufacturing Plant, and Office of Berkshire Mill Places Visited — Seeking Alleged- Records of Collections and Expendi- Offices of a Publication, Knitting Among tures For Propaganda Activities. New York, Aug. 7.—Offices of Issues and Events, a weekly publiéation re- cently barred from the mails, a manu- facturing plasnt and the business places of three wealthy German-Amer- icans were raided by federal agents today in an effort to trace alleged ex- penditures of German propaganda funds. Agents of the department of justice conducted the raids, with search war- rants as authority. Charies F. De Woody: chief of the staft here, de- clived tonight to comment on th§ re- sults obtained. He said the investi- gation had “only begun.” The object of the searches in this city and alsp in Chicago Reading and Lancaster, Pa,, accordirg to the, gov- ernment authorities, was to obtain pos. sess'on of alleged records of collections and expenditures for propagania acti ities, togetber with reported ant American literature. German-American Groups. The individuals and corporations whose offices were entered are alleged to have been associated with a group of German-Americans in the two Penn- sylvania cities in assembling = money for propaganda. | One of the estiblishments search- ed was the New York office of the Berksilre Knifting Mills, _This con- cern, the Textile Machine Works and the Narrow Fabric: company, all_con- trolled by Ferdinand Thun and Harry K. Janssen, have plants at Reading, which also were raided by federal of- ficials, Search warrants also were exeeut- ed at the residences amd offices of Rudolph Pagenstecher. described as an advertising azent; Wiliiam Kaupe, as- ssociated with, a' silk importing house, and Charles H. Unversagt, said to_be a “dealer in investments. Pro-German Weekly. Issues and Events Mr. De Woody said has had a stormy career. Oper- ated as a_pro-German weekly before the United States became a belliger- ent, some of its editions were barred from the mails early in 1817, and its editor, Franz Dorl, was. interned, A tew weeks Tgo the resumed under the name of the Liber- al American, but after ont or two is- spes was again denied transportation as mail matter. Officers who searched the office found only A few copies of recent issues. they said, and no pre- paratiéns for future, publication. The officers of Issues and Events. Inc.. which has published the: Libera! Amerjcan, are Frederick F. Shrader, president: Fred C. Simons, secretary and treasurer and Robert Otto Vel- ler assistant treasurer and general manager. HEAT PROSTRATIONS AND DEATHS IN NEW YORK CITY Tens of Thousands Slept in the Open on Wednesday Night. New York, Aug. 7.—A#1 official heat records for New York were shatered at 3.20 o'clock this afternoon when the temperature mounted to 101 degrees and another dezree was added for good measure a half hour later. Tke_high- est previous mark. was 100 degrees which was reached on September 7, 1881 At six o'clock the temperature had dropped to 99 but the indications were that it would not go much be- low 90 during the night, A half dozen deaths already have Dbesn reported. The day's total of pros- trations, which moufited, we!l toward 100, climbed steadily higher as the night wore on. The clang of ambulance belis was heard almost continuously in_the more congested districts. The city fairly sweltered throughout the day. Pavements and walls radiat- ed heat waves. Whenever there was a breeze it felt like a blast from a fur- nace and gave no relief. Thousands Slept in Open Air. Tens of thousands slept tonight in the city parks and at nearby beach re- sorts. The park lawns were thrown open to the. people of the clty by order of Mayor Hyland. At 11.30 olclpek tonight the temper- ature was 92. Probably half the pop- ulation of the ‘city. was sleeping, or trving to sleep, out of doors. Even the tenants of . fashionable apartment houses along. Riversile Drive made beds on fire escapes or carried cots to the roofs. It was estimated that ore than 4,000 persons, most of them Fomenana. children. were . stretched out_on the grass along the sea wall at Battery Park. STEAM VULCANIZER EXPLODES IN WATERBURY. Report Created Fear All Over the Brass City—No One Injured. Waterbury, Conn., Aug. T—A steam vulecanizer used to repair - automobile tires at the plant of the Gunn Rubber company on Abbott avenue efpioded shortly after 1 o'clock today. causing a report that made Waterburians think the town had been bombarded. The windows of the establishment ' were blown out and much general damage was caused inside the store. No one was near the vulcanizer at the time of the explosion. NATURAL RESOURCES ublfcation was | had | Condensed Te}egrams Admiral von Chappells, German min- ister' of marine, will resign shortly: Conferences to adjust the wages in shipyards and working conditions have begun at Philadelphia. The. Syracuse baseball - franchise . of the New International league = was transterred to Hamilton, Ont. A semiofficial statement issued in Berlin claims the allies got an empty | pocket in capturing the Marne. The Earl of Reading, British ambas- sador and high commissioner to the United States, arrived in London. Prices on window gl produsts | were revised showing an increase | which will be issued in a few days. The Canadian food board requested families in Canada to use only 1 1-2 pounds of ‘sugar a month per person. Lady Rhondda, wife of the late Vis- count Rhondda proposes to claim her rights of a peeress to sit in the house of lords. Government agents are investigating the movement of @ermans across the Lower California border evhere 4 wire less plant is located. Ameng the new industries establish- | ed in Chili is brickmaking. Shortage of ships to supply South American de- mands is the cause. Hundreds of cénvicts who were con- fined to the prison at Santa France, have been made to_work upon the entrenched camp of Paris. It is reported in London from Mos- cow by way of Berlin that the Bol- sheviki government is considering a declaration of .war on Japan. Broader provisions for exemption to be made in the new man power bill so that the nation's war industries may not be upset by drafting men over 32, The Franklin mine has suspended operations and closed its mill because the operation of the Federal rate rul- ing has increased the cost 20 cents a ton. Air:mail _service between New York and Washington was interrupted only twice in July by weather conditions. Out of 108 possible flights 98 were per- fect. Military authorities at Camp Meads, Md., are investigating what they be- eve evidence leading. to the arrest of German sympathizers who fired hay sheds. The -Halifax Herald and Evening Mail offers $5000 to any person giving | information for the location of a sub- marine base or supply station in Nova Scotia. ” : Liberty loan officials who have ask- ed President Wilson to make a ser- ies of speeches to help send the loan “over the top” are confident he will make them. Carlo Mandira of Windsor Locks, 12 years old, was drowned while b: ing Monday. ' He was employed with 40 other boys iIn picking tobacco on a Suffield plantation. Lucas Verchovski, of Orangeburg, N. Y., was interned for saying “the Unit- ed States is no good and German sol- diers would wipe the Americans off the face of the earth.” The conclusion of an agreement re- lative to the granting of safe conduct by Germany for Dutch shipping to Scandinavian countries is assured ac- cording. to Dutch newspapers. During hand grenade Camp . Beauregard, La. Captain A. Diettel of the 114th Engineers was killed and three lieutenants, a sergeant and five privates were wounded. Lord Northeliffe and Sir Joseph Mac- lay, the British shipping minister, sent congratulations to Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board. upon the pro- gress in shipbuilding in the United States. practice at The federal food board ordered the wholesale grocery establishment of Scalafani Brothers in Wallabout Mar- ket Brooklyn, closed for one week, for selling wheat flour with insufficient substitutes. Max Schwartz, prominert for many years as swimming instructor at_Yal university, died in New Haven, W nesday, after a lingaring illness. formerly was assistant instrnetor the Yale gymnasium. William L. Church, a farmer ¢ East Plymoutn, shot and killed himself with a shotgun Wednesday. Medical Ex- aminer Goodwin gave a verdict of ac- cidental shooting. .Church was pre- paring to shoot an ailing horse when the piece’' was discharged. He was 62 vears old. * FURIOUS STORM STRUCK BOSTON'LAST NIGHT Lightning Struck Second Church Steeple Doing' Much Injury. He in Foston, Aug. L a high wind lashed t by placces tonight, leaving a trail of property damage amounting to many thousands of dollars. The fury of the storm only lasted about ‘ten minutes, Lightning struck. the. steeple of the Second Church (Unitarian) in Beacon street, and two large granite blocks crashed through the roof. The dam- age is estimated at $20,000. A weath- er vane fashioned -in 1721 out of old brass kettles was hurled to the street. At the roof garden at the Hotel Westminster in’ Copley square where more than 200 guests were dining a large canvas awning was ripped from its fastenings and fell among the ta- bles, overturning them. In the crash of the china, the guests left in such haste to reach shelter from the wind {off Cape Hat'eras to warn -shipping SNEAKING SEA WOLVES i Crew Empe in Small Boat and Rowed to'Sholje—Suw Came Within Half Mile of Land—Purpose Was to Hinder Commerce Off Cape Hatteras and Wreck Vessels on the Shoals—No Warships or Submarine. Washington, Aug. 7.—Destruction by 4 submarine of D}amond Shoals light- ship No. 71, a helpless craft anchored : from the treacherous shoals forminz | the “graeyard of the Atlantic coast.” confirms the belief of naval officials that German sea wolves sent to this e of the Atlantic are under orders handicap commerce in all ways sible without exrosing themselves or other formidabie oppo- po: to naval nents. News of the shelling and sinking of the lightship came to the navy de- partment today. clearing up the mys- tery of earlier reports from.coast guard stations on the North Carolina coast that hea\v sheding was heard at sea vesterday afternoon. The crew of twelve men on the light vessel escaped the small boat and rowed the ten or twelve miles to shore. Sub Came Close to Shore. Subser,euntly the submarine appear- ed within_half a mile of the land, which projects far out from the main coast of North Carolina. There were no repor:s of attacks on villages, coast guard stations or lighthouses, and, the purpose of the submarine commander in showing himself so near the beach was not clear. So far as has been re- | ported. no atrack was made on vil- lages or other objects. Purpose to Hinder Commerce, Secretary Daniels said today that undoubtedly the purpose of the sum- marine commander in destroying - the lightship was to hinder commerce as much’ as possible. Great volumes of both coastwise and overseas commerce pass Care ‘Hatteras both to and from southern ports and the German prob- ably belleved that with the lightship JLPLESS RO SUNG BY SIBHARNE Diamond Shoal Lightship Warning of the “Graveyard - of the Atlantic Coast” Selected as Victim _ ; FEAR FAIR OPPONENTS Formidable Antagonist Have “Been Attacked — Patrol Béats and Seaplanes Seek the gone some vessels mignt be wrecked on the shoals. - So far as had been reported tonisht, however, no vesseis had ‘come to grief. In the meantime steps have been taken to replace the lightship by another which always is he'd in re- serve for this station. No- Real Antagonists Attacked. ' Officials recalled today that since the first raider apneared off the Virginia * capes last May no warships or other formidable an‘agonists have been ats tacked. The raiders now operating— the one off the Virginia-Carolina coast and the other in Canadian waters— appear to have been even more cau- tious than were those which sent down some twenty vessels between New York ang the Virginia capes in May and June. Full Report Not Received. Complete reports of the attacks on the -lightship have not yet been re- ceived by the navy department, but officials assumed that the submarine cpened fire without giving the crew time to take to the small boatts. In the abser.ce of any specific information to the contrary. officials also that it was the submarine whrich the American ‘ank steamer O. B, Jen, nings ofi the Virginia capes last Sun- day. Sub Has the Advantage. Attacks on other vessels in that vi- cinity are to be expected, but naval patrol boats and seaplanes already are endeavoring to protect shipping and . bunt out and destroy the gnemy. With a-long shore line on which to operate and deep water for submerging to hide from patrols, rowever, the advantage in this game of hide and seek lies with the enemy. SIMPLY SOME SAMPLES OF AMERICAN SACRIFICE Reconnoitering Party Gets Out of Tight Place==Sergeant - Wounded. With the American Armv on the Aisne-Marne #ront, 2ug. i.—(By The Associated Press). Reconnoitering a few nights ago, a Califorria lieuten- ant and two sergeants, one of the latter from Milwaukee, crossed the Vesle river into the outskirts of Fis- mes and before they knew it the trio was inside the German lines. The tiiree Americans were. -crawling on | hands and knees when the Milwaukee sergeant saw_through the darkness another crawling creature approach- ing. The Americans realized that they had encountered an cnemy and wait- ed for him to make the first move. Instead of continuing forward,, how- ever, the enemy demanded in Ger- man: “Who goes there?” The Mil- waukee sergeant answered with his Lest German words, in preference to using his pistol, witn the Kope of not arousing any additional Germans But the enemy prowler, apparently Getecting an Americah accent, open- ed fire and German reinforcements quickly came into action. The Amer- ticans dodged aside in the darkness and the Germans fired in such hasty and confusion that they shot several of their own men. ! The Americans sought refuge in im- promptu hidinz places vhere they remained until dawn. Then. at last being able to see the proper direction, they made a dash for the south side of the Vesle and safely reached it. Man From Milwaukee. Another . Milwaukee -sergeant, who was assigned for ‘duty with a bridge building ~contingent,” recently ~was slightly wounded in one of his feet. He made use of his first aid kit and it was-two. days before his compan- ions discovered by ciance that he hagd been wounded. The determination of this sergeant to stick it out only cne illustration of rumercus casts where the Americans remain on the job until it is done, ' wound - or no wound. IMPERIAL PREFERENCE NOT BEEN DiSCUSSED British Government Will Act in Con- cert, Especially United States, London, Kedleston, house of lord: the jmperial war cabinet had not discussed the subject of imper preference. The government, ed, would act in the matter in con- cert with its allies &nd especially the United_States. At the end of the war the British empire and the United States would control the greatet art of the raw material of the world, Earl Curzon continued, and if it wore necessary to use this power against the enemy it could only be done to advantage by a general ment amons the allies. ~ When parliament _reassem- bled, the speaker said a full state- ment would be made yin the mean- time he said thers would be no final Zarl - Curzon of leader Aug. and hail, that many valuables were forgotten, ABUSE OF CONGRESS IN MASSACHUSETTS The Vote of the People Will Con- sider Complete Deveiopment. Boston, Aug. 7.—The constitutional convention votedtoday 135 to §6 to tion a resolution to determine whether the state should develop its natural resources, Supporters of the resolution urged that with authority to develop water power the coal de- ficiency -could be overcome. Oppo- nents of the plan expressed fear that it would tend to cverthrow existing irights of property’ owners, IS_NOT WARRANTED “Victory is the Habit of the Ameri- can People, Says Champ Clark. New Haven, Conn, -Aug. 7.—Declar- ing that the present congress had ac- complished more than any previous body, Champ Clark. of the house of revoiutionary | submit to the people at the fall elec- |representatives, in a speech at West Haven tomight at the invitation of the Progress Club of that place, as- serted that abuse of congress was un- warranted and - “strikes at the very foundation of - representative govern- ‘ment.” He said. America would be victori- ous in the war because “victory is the habitagf” the ‘Amcrican people.” discussion with the dominions and still less with the allies. REV. GEORGE VINICK’S BODY RECOVERED IN CONNECTICUT. He Committed Suicide by Jumping Into the River Tuesday. AMERICAN AND FRENCH - TROOPS HOLD TOGETHER. They Crossed the Vesle River, Over- - came Counter-Attacks and Held. Paris, Aug. 7.—American and Freach troops have crossed the Vesle river east of Braisne and held their posi- tions, notwithstanding furious counter-. attacks by the Germans, says the French official communication issued tonizht. i North of Rheims the French have pushed back the German line more than 490 yards. The text of the com- munication follows: . “Between the Oise and the Aisne, after a violent bombardment, the en- emy attempted two surprise attacks near Baiily and Tracy le Val. He was repulsed. “To the east of Braisne (on the Vesle) a few of our elements, acting in conjunction with American troops, crossed the Vesle and established. themselves on the northern banlc where they majntained themselves in spite of two violent German counter- attacks. “To the north of Rheims we have pushed our line 400 metres between the railways iunning to Rethel and Laon. “Army of the East, Aug. 6: To the west of Vardar the enemy artillery has bombarded vigorously our posi- tions on Srka di Legen. “In Albania, Bulgarian detachments which attempted to penetrate our lines in tne region of Gramsi were repulsed 2nd left prisoners in our hands.” HOT WEATHER SEEMS TO HELP ROBBERY AT SHORE. Thieves Secure About 36,000 in Cold Cash and Jewelry. Norwals, Conn., Aus. 7.—Shorenaven, a summer colony in Norwalk, was vis- ited by thieves last evening and be- tween $1,000 and $1.500 in actual cash was taken. Three residences were en- tered and at. cach one nothing but money was taien. The homes enter- ed were those of G_M. Curry, Wjlliam M. Lybrand and Fréderick Hurlbutt, all New Yorl who are spending. the summer at Shorehaven. It is thought the thieves the same who broke into the home of Richard Gordon at Greens Farms or Sunday morning and secured over $3,- 000 in jewels znd cash. BRITISH AIRMEN DROP ; TONS OF EFFECTIVE BOMBS On Railways, Airdomes and Billets of Hated Enemy. London, Aug. 7.—The following of- ficial communications on aerial oper- ations was jssued tonight: “Four German machines were shot down during the day of Aug. 6 and ene brought down in flames in the follow- ing night. Duriny ihe 24 "hours 24 tons of bombs were dropped by us on railways, airdromes and billets of the eénemy and several direct hits were observe All our machines re- turned safely.” NEUTRAL NATIONS . MAY BE BARRED From Witnessing -American Military Operations in France. New York, Aug. i—President Wil son was urged today by the’ Amerim can Defense Societr to forbid milie Hartford, Conn., ‘Aug. 7.—The body of Rev. George Vinick of No. 32 Pa- vilion street was found in the Con- fiecticut river off ‘the steamboat dock here today. ‘The man was drowned Tuesday. He was seen to jump into the water above the bridge and dis- appeared shortly afterward. He had been lorg in iil health. -Mr. Viniek was cantor at the Agudas Achim syna- gogue.. Re was 35 vears old and born ‘in Russia He leaves a wife and five children, tary experts of any nation other than: an ally of the United States to wits ress the operation of the American army in France. The society based its action upen the - announcement that a Spanish. mission s soon te visit the American front. It asserted that only by bare ring the military representatives of nentral nations conll military - infor: mation be, kept from the enemy. 3