Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 12, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 192 POPULATION 29,919 . NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918 EIGHT PRICE TWO CENTS ALLIES PROGRESS FURTHER NORTH OF- SOMME British Fighting Toward Northern Bank of Ofse Where French Troops ENEMY ON PICARDY FRONT STIFFENED THER ATTACK But They Have Been Unable to Stemrthe Tide of Ad- vance of American, French and British ; Are Engaging the Enemy— French Gain Six Miles Over a Front of Twelve Miles— German Retreat Has Not Ended—May Retreat to New Lines of Defense—Allied Troops Encircling Roye—In- tensive Air Fighting Over Battle Line. (By The Associated Press.) The Germans have materially stiff- ened their defense agammst the British, American and French troops on the Picardy battle front, but they have been unable to stem the tide of ad- vance against them. Although the forward push of the allies has béen slowed down some- what, nevertheless they have made further important progress from the north of the Somme, where the Amer- icans and British are fighting together, to the northern bank of the Ooise river, where the French troops are engaging the enemy. Pressing the Enemy. The Americans and their British brothers in arms at last accounts were pressing closely upon Brasi-sur- Somme, aided by tanks and armored cars, which inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy as he endeavored to re- tard their progress. British Lost, Then Won. Across the river the Germans heav- ily enzaged the British at Lihons and its vicinity and at one point pierced the British line and gained the out- skirts of Libons. A counter-attack, however, entirely restored the British line and the enemy retired to posi- tions east and north of the village. 1'nofh ial reports from London have editea the British with entering ulnes and the British cavalry with penetration of the enemy’s territory almost to Nesles. These reports, how- have received no official veri- on French Line Improved. far the greater progress By heen made by the French from the has rezion immediately southwest and south of Roye to the Oise river. Here they have driven their line well across o Rove-Compiegne road amd at ambronne have reached the road Jeadinz from Compiegne to Noyon. ince the capture of Montdidier the ch have penetrated eastward to Tillolor, a distance of about seven miles, and to Canny-sur-Matz, more than eight and a half miles, and through ihe hilly region southward to the Oise have made gains exceeding six miles, over a front of twelve miles. Retreat Not Ended. The stiffening of the German de- fense does not, in the minds of ob- servers on the battle front, indicate that the retreat of the enemy has ended. Rather, it is assumed that these manoeuvres are similar to those carried out over the Marne front. when strong rear guards covered the retire- ment of the crown prince’s armies northward.. The smoke of large fires continue to be seen far behind the enemy’s lines and the movement of long transport columns eastward are considered evi- dence that it is the intention of the enemy ultimately to retreat to new iines of defense. Aviators have de- stroyed all the bridges across the Somme from the region of Peronne southward, and with the enemy’s com- municating lines either in the hands of the allies or dominated by their guns, the retrograde movement neces- sarily must be slow. Therefore strong rear guard actions are required to savé large numbers of men and guns and enormous quantities of stores from rapture. Encircling Roye. The allfed troops gradually are en- circling Roye, and its capture, which seems imminent, will greafly heighten the difficulties of the Germans in fall- ing back ) Intensive air fighting is proceeding over the battle line. In Friday's bat- ties 39 German machines were de- stroyed and 22 driven down out I control. The British war office ac- knowledges that 23 British machines are nissing. Unofficial estimates bring the number of prisomers taken | by the allies up to 36,000 and the number of guns captured to more than 500. On the Vesle front the Germans on the northern side of the stream are reported to be entrenching and string- ing barbed wires over the territory where they are facing the French and Americans. GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT IN DIRECTION OF PERONNE German Reserves Not as Important or Numerous as Supposed. Paris, Aug. 11.—The are fighting %heir way the armies of Generals von der Mar- witz and von Hutier are in full re- treat in the direction of Peronne, Nes- les and Ham. Important rear guards are being sacrificed by the Germans t0 insure the safety of the main arm- ies and there is a weil defined feeling among military critics here that the German reserves are not as import- ant or numeroWs as was originally thought. The recklessness with which e crown prince threw them into the :tle of the Marne, drawing also_from o stock of his royal cousit, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, is be- licved to be camsing General Luden- “ff some worry. Back to Hindenburg Line. A temporary lull may be expected in the fighting on the present lines, as the Germans are desperately striv- ing to save their material and retire their troops to the old Hindenburg line and reach the front where they interd to make their stand. Confident of Victory. This is the fourth Sunday since the allied high command wrested the in- itiative from Hindenburg and Luden- dorff. and apparently Paris is already becoming as calmly confident in vic- tory as it was dignified and stoical in times of reverses. The newspapers contain no egotistical comment now that the immediate danger to Paris is removed, but express contentment at the turn the operations as regards the conduct of the war in general is taking. MESSAGES FROM THE SKY DROPPED INTO VIENNA Told That More Than Million Ameri- cans Are Fighfing in France, Rome, Aug. 1l.—Among the mes- sages dropped into Vienna by Gabriel d'Annmunzio, the author, in his recent flight with an Italian air squadron over the Austrian capital, was one in which the American effort in the war vas_emphasized. “The whole world,” read this mes- sage, “is against you, while vour gov- ernment, after its defeat of last June, is hopeless of victory. Today more than one million Americans are fight- jng in France, and America is build- ing twice as many ships ag the sub- marines are sinking.” Cholera in Petrograd, Stockholm, Aug. 11.—The cholera epidemic is decreasing in Petrograd, according to advices to the Swedish Jezation sent from Russia, August 9. Yor th2 first four days in August the number of cases in Petrograd were respectively 84, 118, 90, and 42, against a total of 1,014 during the last five days of July. Sixty Enemy Airplane London. Aug 11.—The official com- munication dealing with aviation, is- sued this evening, says that 41 enemy machines were destroyed Saturday and 20 were driven down out of control, MAXIMUM EFFORT MAY PREVENT CCAL SHORTAGE President Wilson Asks Miners to Ac- cept Deferred Draft Classification Washington, Aug. 11.—Coal miners and operators were cailed upon in a| proclamation by President Wilson, made public today, to give their maxi- { mum effort to the production of coal| to the end that threatened shortage next winter may be avoided. The president asked the miners particular- ly to work full time and urzed those who are essential to the inlustry to accept deferred classification in the draft. Prompt and Vigorous Action. “The exisiing scarcity of ccal” said the proclamation, “is creating a grave danger—in fact the most serious which confronts us—and calls for prompt and_ vigorous action on the part of both operators and miners. Without an adequate supply our war programme will be retarded: the ef- fectiveness of our fighting fo i France will be lessoned; the 1 our soldiers will be unnecessarily en- dangered and their hardships increas- ed and there will be much suffering in many homes throughout the coun- try during the coming winter.” THE CASUALTY LIST OF THE MARINE CORPS Shows a Total of 87, With 83 Wound- ed, Degree Undetermined. Washington, Aug. 11.—The marine corps casualty list today shows: Wounded severely in action, 1: wounded, degree undetermined, 83; missing in action, 3; total, 8T. The marine corps list includes: Severely wounded: Corporal Joseph Marrone, Worcester, Mass, Privates. Paul Brossean, Everett, Mass, Kari McLind, Boston. = Leo F. Walker, Providence, R. L Missing in action: Private Leon Brown, Providence, R. Excursion Steamer Sunk. Chicago, Aug. 11.—The Howard F., a small excursion boat' plying between Lincoln park and the municipal pier, ‘was reported to have sunk in the lake just outside the breakwater late to- night. Boats from the life saving sta- tion immediately set out to loock for survivors. Canadians for Siberia. Ottawa, Aug. 11.—Canada will be represented by a military unit of ap- proximately 4,000 men in the expedi- tionary force which the allied govern- ments will send to Siberia. This was announced here tonight by the Domin- ion government which promised more detailed statement within a short time. Capture of Chaulnes. London, Aug. J1.—Chaulnes, the im- portant railway town in the. heart of the Somme battle front and the key to the southern line of the German sa- lient, has been captured by the allie: The capture was effected by Austral- jan and Canadian troops. . T Cabled Paragraphs Malvy Into E: Bordeaux, Aug. 11.—Louis J. Malvy, former minister of the interior, who was found guilty of holding communi- Include Officers cation with the enemy and sentenced to five ars banishment, pad ":i in’zo s e exile today. It is announce at he crossed.the Spanish frontier at an un- | NUMBER IS ESTIMATED AT MORE revealed point at noon. THAN 36,000 ARMY CASUALTY LIST g Sf © REPORTS TOTAL OF 345 500 GUNS ARE TAKEN New London and Several Other Places = > in State Reported. - e Auyg. 11.—Casnalties the army and marite corps overseas asgregated 432, made public today bringing the total for the week up 4916 and the total since Americ%.n f today 315 troops landed in France to 20,112. the casualties announced were soldiers and $7 marines, while the week’s total, which included t day's lists, 4,198 were soldiers and 7' marines. The week's aggregate 4,916 compared with before. In the 20,112 casualties. total deaths, 291 lost at sea, men killed in action, dead of wounds, disease, ac- numbered 7,716—soldiers 6,883, marines 833 The 10,374—soldiers 9,043, marines 1,826, and the missing, —soldiers 1,- including cidents and other causes, wounded aggreszated 1,52 incledimg prisoners, 431, marines 91. Of the week’s increase, deaths from as com- The 2,619, compared all causes agaregated 1,572, pared with 651 the week before. wounded numbered with 732 the previous week, and t missing and prisoners T34, with 74 the week hefore. Results Since July 15. While the for the week and compared with' t] wounded was large, attention was cal ed today to the fact that the casualt- General jes being reported now by Pershing represent an accumulation the re: July 15 and it is not to be assum that the ratio of killed and wound will be maintained when the final ti of the Marne-Aisne victory plete. Difficulty in Naming Wounded. Because of the erican: of the wounded were taken to Fren and British hospitals and the task collecting their names was 2 _difficy one. The problem of securing t names of the killed and missing w: said to be much simpler and this taken here to account for the relat 1y Jarge numbers of killed and missing reported in the first lists. 1,430 the week compared Prflpnrfian of the deaths alt of the fighting which began is com- fact that the Am- were brigaded in the fighting with British and French forces. many in | Pivot of German Resistence Is Town of Noyon—Desperate Stand Expect- 11 ed to Permit Safe Retreat—Airmen Destroying Bridges Built By Ger- of o- mans—French Press Praises British High Command. 18 of T number of prisoners taken so far in the allied of- fensive in Picardy is now estimated at 36,000, including more than 1,000 cfficers. More than 500 guns have been captured, according to the latest advices. The pivot of the German resistance at this stage of the battle. it now ap- pears, is the town of Noyon, about midway between Montdidier and Sois- sons. The enemy is throwing in re- serves from this base in an effort to prevent, regardless of cosf, the allies from gaining control of the Noyon- Ham road, which W choked with ma- terial, ‘guns and troops. The Germans are expected to make a desperate stand on the Roye-Novon line to permit the columns which are retreating in the direction of Nesle and Ham to reach safety. he he - Violently Resisting. B The resistance of the Germans stiffening against the fourth British army under General Rawlinson. They are reacting violently in the region of tihons, which changed hands twice during the night but which this morn- ing was firmly held by the British. Bridges Destroyed. All the bridges across the Somme between Peronne and Ham, a stretch of about fifteen miles, have been de- stroved by allied aviators. The Ger- mans have been attempting to throw temporary bridges across the stream and the allied airmen are now sys- tematically bombing these improvised structures, All the morning reports show ex- treme confusion among the. enemy as is ed ed oll ch of 1t he as s e- The summary of army casuaities. in- | forces in their precipitate retreat. cluding today’s list, follow: Killed in Among the grisoners taken are gen- action (including 291 at sea), 74; |erals, colonels and officers of all other Died of wonunds, 1,105: Died of disease. |&rades. Eleven divisions of Generals 24; Died of accident and other|Von Hutier and Vi Marwitz have causes 670: Wounded in action, 9 043; |been identified by prisoners taken. Missing in action (including prison- British Command Praised. ers) 1,431; total to date 17. The Marine Corps. In speaking of the present advance, the French press gives a large share The marine corps summary shows: | °f praise to the British high command. Deaths, '§33: Woundec, 1,826; In hands | Premier Clemenceau’'s newspaper, L’- of enemy, 5; Missing: 86 total to date| Homme Libre, after alluding to the 2,750. splendid plans of the opwrations, says: Recapitulations. A recapitulation of the army marine corps lists Killed in action Died of wounds IYed of accidents and other causes . Wounded severe Wounded, degree unde- termined Wounded slightly . Missing in action Aug. The issued today Killed in action ,154; di 16: died of accident ai and ssued today shows: Marine army in four sec- “Ludendorfi’s operations were in- ispired by the tactics of General Byng in the battle of Cambrai. These were improved” upon by the French gener- als in our two counter-offensives of Montdidier and Soissons and were brought to their final period by Freld Marshal Haig.” La Victoire has this to sav: “Once azain, British_tenacity has shown how to profit by the lessons of adversity— to draw from them an incentive to and choose a good opportu- nity. “Bravo British.” Le Journal points out how excel- lent, both as regards time and place, was the plan of the attack, and con- cludes its article by repeating its ti- “Bravo the Pritis ed nd other causes 4: wounded severely, 76;; In the Echo Maurice wounded, degree undetermined, Barres writes as follows attack, wounded slightly, 2; missing in acti all the details of which were so min- 28, Total, 345 is greatly o the credit The li in four sections, as fol- arshal Haiz. We know the lows: zedness of the soldiers Section One. The killed in action include: itain, Who stand up to the hardest and only bide their Lioutenant Oliver Ames, Boston, |{ime In order that their revenge may be more complete. e T In the big restaurants last night the ocnjamin T.Francis Marlboro, | guests were celebrating what _ they ity ck terized as “Haig's revenge.” characterized as g M Doniiell, " Bradrord, Right Flank Menaced. Allen B, White, Chelsea. Mass. With his right flank menaced and Private Frank A. Vaillancourt view, Mass. Died of wounds received in actios Sergeant Douglas Urquhart, Ash- field, Mass. Private Albert M. Swanson, 1 Mansfield street, New Haven, Conn. The wounded severely includes Private Adelarq Sauve, 244 Na: |road, New Bedford, Mass. Section Two. The killed in action include: Corporals. Clarence W. Allen, Turners Falls, Mass. Fair- with a third French eral Humbert hara: point where his retreat is disorderly, eneral Von Hutier's army, it would appear, .will have to fall back beyond the Roye-Lassignv line to escape a veritable pulverization from the con- centration of the three armies under Generals Rawlinson, Debeny and Humbert. Machine-Like Moves. The past three days have witnessed machine-like movements by these ee_armies, each reaching its d nated objectives without a hitch. The speed shown in manoeuv- rmy under Gen- rear to n: 40 sh Charles E. Tibbets, Assinippi, .\hes,lrrmz is regarded as masterful for s A v e e e R e Musician Jacob ~ Pelarz, Pittsfield, |2rmies functioning perfectly. Mass. 2 Twelve Miles Advance. Privates. | The advance of twelve miles by Wilfred T. Armitage, Blackington, | General Rawlinson's army at the out- Mass. set of the offensive was accompanied Charles F. Briggs, Forest Hills,|by a push from the Firsi French Ar- Mass. my. General Humbert then delivered John Bull, Plymouth. Conn. Maurice A. Corbin, Boston George King, Springfield. Mass. Emil Marasco, Danbury, Conn, Keista Piaski, 111 Johnson stre New London, Conn. (Probably John_ street.) Philip J. Peterson, Greenfield, Ma. Frank Saviani, Pl He, Conn. Section Three. Among those who died of wounds: Privates. William A. Allen, Boston. Alfred W. Cole, 39 Whalley avenue, New Haven, Conn. ‘Wounded severely inciude: Corporal Samuel B. Murray, Falls Viltage, Conn. stroke from the sout th precision arranged plan. As a result it seems likely that the | Germans will be forced back beyond the Somme. There are some advan- tages for them in the location of that stream as it winds in a general north- erly and southeriy direction above the bend near Peronne. Paris Menace Removed. Besides crushing the énemy hope of further menacing Paris the German retirement under pressure from the Montdidier region has restored to the allies important railway facilities, the absence of which previously had handicapped their transport. The converging front of the three and joined in executing the pre- et 1 ss. Private Dominick D. Moore, May-|armies has made it possible at certain nard, Mass. - points to emnloy a cross-artillery fire Section Four. upon the German columns, making the Wonnded severely include: problem of Von Hutier in extricating Sergeant James I. Best. Milford, |his rear guard from the Montdidier Mass. pocket-a serious ome. Privates. Official Statement. ‘William Bulka. Union City, Conn. Michael Giordano, 17 Oak stre New Haven. Conn. Arthur V. Langeleir, Marlboro, Mass. Harold G. Reed Worcester, Ma Charles Stotz, Turners Falls, M Ernest H. Yoang, Holyoke, Mass. ‘Wounded, degree undetermined, in- clude: Second Lieutenant James E. Bresl @alden, Mass. Fravk Nakutuk, Plymouth, Mass. The text of the communication fol- lows: “This morning the enemy delivered strong attacks with fresh divisions brought up from his reserves against the British positions at Lihons and te the south and north of that place. “AH these attacks have been re- pulsed after severe fighting in which our troops inflicted great losses upon the enemy’s advancing line. “At one point, immediately to the et, s. in, Santo Motta, 16 Lafayette street, |north of Lihons, German assault New Britain, Conn. troops broke into our positions and Albert St. Germain, Fall River,|penetrated to the west side of the vil- Mass. . lage. 'They were then counter-attack- _, Missing in action include: ed with determination by our troops, Private Amadeo Alcorace, 74 East{and in the course of fierce fighting Main street, Waterbury, Conn. over the difficult ground were driven i Prisoners Captured |Victorious Advange | Conden All Along the Line SMASHING STRONG . RESISTANCE OF REAR GUARD FRENCH PROGRESSING| German Local Attack North of Kem- mel-Was Repulsed—Flanders Front Position Improved—Entire Missif of Boulogne—La Grasse Captured and Line Extended to East of Bus— Many Prisoners Taken, With the British Army in France, Aug. 11.—(By A. P, 3:30 p. m.)—The allied forces continued their victorious advance all along the line last night and today, pushing \n_the general di- rection of the upper branches of the Somme. They were smashing the stifl resistance interposed by the rear guards of the retreating Germans, the bulk of whom, according to reports considered reliable. are fleeing in dis- order. British cavalry are reported tiis afternoon operating-close to the town of Nesle and six miles coutheast of Chaulnes. Moreuil-Lamotte Captured. Further south on the lin2, the French have penetrated the wooded area be- tween the Rivers Matz and Oise, reach- ing in the region the environs of TLa Beliere and Gury. Moreuil-Lamotte has been captured and the French line has been pushed two miles to the north of Chevigrourt. The text of the statement reads: “During vesterday evening and last Night the French troops continued their progress along the entire front Dbetveen the Avre and the Ofse. They ptured the entire massif of Roulogne Crasse and carried thelr lines to t of Bus. tmportant Advance. “Further south they penetrated the wooded regicn between the Matz and the Oise. reaching the outskirts of La Berliere and Gury. They took Moreuil- Lamotte and realized an advance of three kilometers in the region to the north cf Chevincourt.” German local attack morth Kemmel, on the Flanders front, repulsed after sharp fighting. Official Statemert. a successful operation during the night we advanced our line north omme on the high ground be- tween Itinehcm and Dernancourt. “South of the river local fizhting is reporied at iifferent points. “The French troops have made fur- ther progress along the south bank of the Avre River ond reached the out- skirts of I'Eschelle-St. Aurin. Early 4 morning the enemy launched a local attack against posi- tions north of Kemmel. The attack was repulsed after sharp fighting, pri- soners being left in our hands. “Hostile raiding parties were driven ofi north of the Scarpe “We improved our positions slightly east of Robecq (Flanders front). STORY FROM BERLIN TELLS OF VICTORIES tne of was Admits Allies Reached New Fighting | Line East of Montdidier. Berlin, via London official communication war offiice today follo “Between the Yser the fighting ac ¥ decreased during the day, as revived at many points in the evening. Sirong .enemy thrusts on both sides of the Lys were repulsed. “On the battle front the epemy has extended his attacks as far as the Olse.” JAug. issued by 11.—The the and the Ancre, Between the Ancre and the Somme they collapsed before our lines. Di- rectly south of the Somme the enemy infantry remained in action after their failures of August 9. Strong partial attacks of the enemy near Rainecourt and against Lihons failed as the result of our fire and in counter-attacks. “The main strength of the attacks vesterday was directed against our front between the Ancre and the Avre. “East of Rosieres and on both sides of the Amiens road and Roye we repulsed many times repeated en- emy attacks. In the fluctnating battle against the masses of armored cars the unshakable strength of our infan- tr made itself fully feit at this point. On many occasions the assault broke down even as nlt of our artillery fire. “Before the sector of a single di- vision alone more than forty armor- ed cars are lying destroved. “Between the Avre and the Oise the enemy, after violent artillery preparation, made strong attacks against our old positions from Mont- didier as far as Outheuil. He was not able to reach our new fighting line east of Montdider, which we announc- ed yesterday. “Our rear guards received the ene- my in our old positions with a strong fire then yielded, fihting bevond the line of Laboissiede, Hainvillers, Rae- quebourg and Marest. “There has been very ely aerial activity over the battlefield We have shot down twenty-three more enemy airplanes and one captive balloon. “On the Vesle the enemy was re- pulsed between Fismens and Courlan- doin. “In Champagne, west of the Somme- Py-Souain road there were local en- Gagements in ich we took prisoners.” INSANE MOTHER SHOOTS AND FATALLY INJURES SON She Attempted to Take Poison Before Sent to Insane Hospital. Lenox, Mass., Aug. 11.—Mrs. J. Al- lan Dunn, whose husband is known as a magazine editor and story writer, shot and probably fataily wounded her infant son and tried to take her own life by swallowing ison at her home here today, accordinz to statements by her husband and attending phy: cians. Mrs. Dunn was removed later to the state insane hospital at North- ampton. Physicians believe she will recover from the effects of the peison. back to the east and our line was completely restored. “On the right of the British troops, French forces acting in co-operation with them have made progress soutn- west and south of Roye. “On the remainder of the British front a few prisoners Mave been cap- tured by eur patrols during the day.” sed Telegrams Herbert C. Hoover returned to Lon- don from Paris. General Pershing wants 25 rabbis for cverseas service as chaplains. Sweden is going to build two electric smelting ovens this summer. _ Alfredo Alcoforado, Brazilian min- ister to Cuba. died in Havana. Liberty Bonds of the first issue sold on the New York Stock Exchange above par at 100.02. Nineteen German officers were re- tired for failure to stop the allied drive, Aeronauts aver that the barking of a dog can be heard at an elevation of four miles. John D. Sheep: superintendent of the Chicago public schools, dropped dead in the Paris hotel, Rockville, TI1. Articles of incororation were filed in Albany by the Hotel Ansonia Cor- poration with a capital of $1,500,000 _George Holguin, presdent of the na- tional assembly, of Columbia was ap- veinted minister of foreign affairs. Three men were killed and injured in the collapse of a marinc tower at a grain elevator on the river front, at Detrcit. General Kikuzo Otani, one of Japan's most_disizizuished soldiers, will lead the Japanese and American expedition in Siberia. B. C. Goodbare: a ©Ohio bra ton, D Chespeake and keman was arrested at Staun- - on a charge of robbing an ex- car of $10,000. Application for export license for the exportation of all commodities to Sweden will now be considered by the war trade bezid The nevy department announced that two mer re killed and three in- 2 e New Jersey citizens reported to the state foresters 200,000 board feet of wa'rit lumber needed for gun- < ard arplane propeilers. ight surgeon: will be watch on.the in France and and physical direc- «d to keep a close 1 of army aviators ining camps. ¢ in Dutch political Noler who has Rumcrs are ¢ circles t ment. 1 spocial ses- ad cent a note panish ships. is W. Bird, of Walpole, son of Charles Sum Brd former owner and pu he Boston Evening Reeord, cicd at a Boston hospit The Frankfurter 7o ing on the conferri shal of T” that “Foch tuna. commente tle of Mar- Foch, says is a good sold It was announced at Newoort News, that the Bmergencs Cornoration kad taker over operation of fhe New- camab Skipbusiding Dock Co. at Hamp- son. According tc reports received at Ltmsterdam ‘rem Cologne, King Fer- dinand of Fuls: needs months of rest Fecause he is s tal strain. ffering from men- As high as £1,500000 mav be ex- pected by the Province of Manitoba: Capada. in tuyving up voung breeding stock which would otherwise go to the Lutchers. John R. Clynes, in his first speech as food controller, in the House of Com- reed that the government over thc potato crop from - paier espert, excent to inced in such quant ht as export require- out regard to do- :ndiand three masted Hollett, attacked by a German submartne and thonent to sunk was towed into a Canadian port D~ Harry A. Garfield, president of W in will taka a sned L T Charles W. Morris, a pacifist, ar- rested for Cistributing the Ruseelite literature and —vho said he would not fisht was senterced to ninety days in jail at Koanoke, Va. To ~cund up tax slackers among Am- erican citizens in Canada a corps of revenue agents soon be scnt to ¢ e Canadian ror.muni- tiss mear the @ cier, The Dutch aovernment announces that the Konrineen ntes was ‘unk by a torpedo. The Konnigen TRe- gentes was a Dulch cross channel mall boat and was sunk in June. QUESTIONNATRES SENT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Their War Records Will Be to Their Constitutents. Known New York, Ang. 11—The National Security League's congressional cam- paign commitree tonight sent to all candidates for congress questionnaires asking for an expression of views on the arpgressive prosecution of the war to a conelasive ficish. Results will be distributed hroadeast to voters to sup- plement a recent'y issued chart sho: ing the war record of present mem- bers of congress in line with the lea- gue's campaign, to secure election only of men who stana for vigorous presecu- tion of the war. : “It replies are not received within a period equ:l to mail time plus ten i1 committee will send question- nairas to friends and opponents of the candidate for the purpose of securing tha best available data,” the question- naire state: —_——— Acute Labor Shortage. Washington, Aug. 11.—Acute short- age of labor despite high wages is the subject of the greatest complaint evi- dent in reporta on business conditions from all federal reserve districts made public ‘today by the Federal Reserve Board. Scarcity of workmen now seems most pronounced in New Eng- land. b German Submarine Sinks Nine Vessels ALL FISHING SCHOONERS AND SUNK OFF GEORGES BANK SCOUT GETS NEWS Crews Probably Ordered to Dories and Schooner Bombed—Four of Sailors Have Been Landed—Crew of Kate Paimer Spent an Hour Aboard Sub- marine and Then Set Adrift in Small Boat—Raider Has Rested Few DI‘YI- Nantucket, Mass.,, Aug. 11.—Nine fishing schooners were sunk off l.eoxfges Bank today by a German sub- marine, a naval scout boat which put in here tonight reported. The scout boat picked up word of the raid from the auxiliary fishing schooner Helen xl:;lb_\ which had rescued four sur- vors ang was taking them to Georges Banks are 60 miles uflfi‘; island. Were Partially Burned, The first of the reports of the at- tack on the fishing fleet did not men- tion what means ‘the submarine toak to sink the defenseless craft, but it was thought that, following her ysual custom, they ordered the crews to the dories _and sank the sch i Sl ooners with The raider js : the first in th waters since the tug Perth Amboy ::; four barges were shelled by a sub- marine off Nauset Beach, Cape -C%d, July 21.° On the next day the fishing schooner Robert and Richard was de- stroved by an underwater boat off the southeastern coast of Maine. After a Few Days' Lull. There was a lull of a few days after that until Auz. 2. when Canadian waters were invaded. In three days at least eight sailing vessels and one tank steamer, the Luzblanca, were at- facked. After that foray submarine activities off the north Atlantic coast died down, and no further outbreak had been reported up to tonight. MNames Not All Known. shington, Aug. 11.—Coming to the surface in the midst of a fleet of fish- ng schooners off the Massachusetts 2 German submarine today sank nine vessels of the fiee:. the mavy de- partmen nounced. The schooners sunk include the Kate Paimer, the May, the nce, the Star- nd the Prog: The names of ment despatches. Crew on Sub an Hour, survivors from ithe crew of e Palmer, nicked up hy- the _schooner Helen .Murley, have ied port in safety. No informa- ticn had been obtained by the navy department tonight as to the fate of the crews of the other schooners, After the crew of the Kate Palmer had been taken abcard the submarine-and held . r onc hour, they were set adrift in a smali boat. This Schooner Escaped. n Atlantic Port, Aug. 11.—The aux- fishing schooner Gleaner arrived late tonight ang reported an attack by a submarine on four other fisking | vessels off the southerly edge of the Georzes Banks Saturday afternoon. “aptain Edward Proctor of the ileaner saw one two-masted schoaner disappear, but was unable to say.what became of the other ‘three vessels. That same morning he said he heard gunfire but it was so away he { could see nothing of the vessel doing the firing. Capt. Proctor’s Statement. An Atlantic Port: Aug. 11-—Captain Proctor said he was sword fishing 160 miles southeast of Race Point, in com- pany with four other schooners, whose names he did not know, when the sub- marine came up in the midst of the othe He was some distance aw a shot fired across the bow of onc large schooner with two topmasts. Cracked on All Sajls, As there was a brisk breeze Captain Prector decided to take a chance on escaping by cracking on all sail as well as. power from his gasoline auxili- ary engine. FEveryone was too busy ° to notice what fate befell the others of the fleet, but Captain Proctor said wien he turned his glasses astern to the spot where he last saw the big schooner sne had disappeared. Steamer Nearing Danger. Thirty miles from the scene of the attack. Captain Proctor said, he sight- ed a steamer bound in the direction of the submarine. The schooner's flag was put union down in an effort to attract the steamer’s attention and warn her of the danger. The steamer evidently did not see the sigmals, for she kent on her course, Captain Proc- tor said. Four the FRENCH GENERAL STAF! LUNCHED IN OPEN FIELD Closely Studied Military While They Masticated Their Food. With the French Army in Aug. 11.—(By The Associated Press). The general staff of the French army that is pursuing the Germans east of Montdidier ate iuncheon today in an open field. The staff members were content with a frugal meal, serv- ed in small baskets and eaten with the aid of their pocket knives. The main concern of the genera! staff was not to satisfy hunger. but to keep the closest possible surveillance over the rapidly changing battle front. They managed to maintain a close study of their military maps through= out the impromptu meal. Consuls Are Released. Paris, Aug. 11.—A despatch received here from Stockholm says that as a result of the efforts of Sweden's rep- resentatives in Moscow, the British and French consuls, who recently were arrested by order of the Bolsheviki, have been released. French and C'sinese Soldiers. Viadivostok, v, Aug. 9.—(By The A: ed Press) Four com- pantes of Freach soldiers and one of Annamites from China and Indo- China arrived here today headed by Commandant Mallet. A company of Czecho-Slovak soldiers, with a band, greeted them. 3 First Defeat of War! The Hague, Aug. 12.—“Events be- tween the Somme and the Avre con- : o the firsi defeat of the war” 1 says the Deutsches Zeitung of Berlin.