Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 13, 1918, Page 1

NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 7918 Pressing Forward Regardless-of - the *Efgloyment of Forces of German-Reserves IMPORTANT GAINS ALONG WHOLE BATTLE FRONT Gained Important Foothold on North Bank of Somme —Capture of Gury Valued Strategic Position—40,000 Prisoners . Taken-in Monday’s Fighting and Heavy Loss to Enemy in Killed and Wounded—The Advance of the French Troops in Southern Part of Line Has Exiremely important Effect on Present Battle—German Aircraft Downed. (By The Associated -Press.) Although the Germans are employ- ing fresh forces of reserves in efforts to hold back the allied troops who are pressing them from the region of the Somme to the Oise, the American, Sritish and French armies contimue to make progress. Monday witnessed gains of ground along the battle front of hizh imporfance for the fur- ther prosecution of the endeavors of the allies to drive out the Germans from the old Amiens-Montdidier sec- at various points r. Important Foothold Gained. After an extremely bitter ed a foothold town of Bray-sur-Somme, northern bank of the Somme. Strategic Vietory. On their part the position of great stratesic vatue ly- ing southwest of Lassizny, and at sev- eral other points southward to the re- Fion of the Oise have advamced their tie farther téward Noyon. 40,000 Prisoners. In Monday's additiona] Germans were made pris- oner and the enemy also lost heavily in men kifled or wounded. Unofficial reports give the nwmber of Germans captured during the present offensive as around 40,000. German Reinforcements. The Germans at last accounts were still throwing reinforcements to the east of the road running contest the Americans and British have gain- in the important little on the A short distance across the river to the south the British have taken Proyart and midway of the line have pressed on to the east of Fouquescourt in a manounevre which has resukted in the further outflanking of Chaulmes from the south and of Rove from the north. French in_ the rolling country immediately rorth of the Oise river have captured Gury, a fighting hundreds of through I e: Chauines, Rove and Noyon, the pass- age of which by the allies serlously woul menace all the German forces inside the pocket formed by the Somme on the north and east and the Oise on the south. Not alone are the , |allies endeavoring to press their ad- vantage by fromtal attacks, but they have drawn up to their back limes of mediom and heavy calibres and with these they are heavily shelling the areas held by the Germans, even as far back as Bethencourt. which lies on the Somme seven and ashalf miles east of Chaulnes. Meantime _allied | airplanes continue to bomb German positions and to use machine gune from low aititudes on troop forma- tions. Advance of French Troops. Seemingly the advances by the French troops om the southern part of line cannot but have an extremely important effect on the present bat. tle. The hill positions they have gain- ed not alone domimate the Oise val- ley running northwestward to Noyon, but around Lassigny also give them a sweep of the plaims south of Roye.| Aside from the Amiens-Montdidier sector, little fighting has taken place on any of the fronts. Counter Attacks Failed. Alone the Vesle the Germans again have delivered viokent counter-attacks | against the Americans and French whao. are-hoelding zround on the north bank of the stream. As on previous occasions when the enemy attempted to dislodge the allied troops, the coun- ter-attacks failed. German Aircraft Downed. British aircraft have brought down a German airship off the coast of Hol- land, according to an announcement by the British admiralty. An unoffi- cial report announces that a Zeppelin of the largest and newest type has been brought down off the English st coast. ALLIED TROOPS FIGHTING BETWEEN SOMME-OISE | Captured Village of Proyart and Took Hondreds of Prisoners. Lemdon, Aug. »f Bray, according mffered heavy casualties. Fighting today in the neighborhood »f Fouguescourt and on the south bank f he Somme our line has been ad- ineach of these localities and .?xdmn have been taken our troops saptured the village of Proyart after sharp fighting in which the enemy lost ‘Sowth of the Somme heavily in prisoners and men killed. The fighting is continuing in eighborhood. "Con the right of the British forces the French have taken Des Logesf On ront the remminder of the British here is nothing to report.” TWO ENEMY AERODROMES AND PRISONERS CAPTURED After Quiet Night Americans Are Hold- ing Bray Section. With the British Army in France, Aug 12—Two enemy aerodromes and |b mere prisoners have been captured by |income. tax on this year's pay, are from fresh Prusstan and Bavarian divisions and have been taken during the past the allies. The prisoners are tew hours. After a quiet night, the Americans were holding a section of the line at Just soath of the Mver, the Germans seem Cateaux Wood. While Herleville and Chau- enemy territory, Australian pa®rols seem to Bray, north of the Somme. to have strong forces in nes are considered to be in have been operating there. NOTED ACTRESS ANNA HELD DIED IN NEW YORK TUESDAY Oswald Kunhardt Interned. city, was today ordered interned at |day, we repulsed hostile parti Fort Ogeithorpe, ‘under orders re- Y, Y R e T W v Tusa Patriotic Preacher. Dewey ,assistant United States district | Hartford, Conn., Aug. 12—Rev. Paul sttorney. Mr. Kunbardt has been|H. Barber, assistant rector of Christ —The allied troops | fghting today in the region between the Somme and the Oise made further progress east of Foaquescourt and on | ihe south bank of the Somme and also captured the village of Proyart, south to Field Marshal Hatg's communtcation issued this ev- ning. Hundreds of Germans were | nade prisoner and the Germans also | testified that Baker told them he was this {ROEERT PERCY BAKER SCULPTOR AND PAINTER Arrested in Boston Charged With Vio- | lation of Espionage Act. Boston. Aug. 12—Robert Percy Bak- er. an English sculptor and painter, | was given a hearing before Federal of- | ficiais here today on charges of vio- lating the espionage act. Two soci- ety women from the Back Bay dis- | trict, Mrs. F_B. Boyer, whose hus- band is an official of the Red Cross in Paris, and Mrs. Blizabeth Grinnell, not convinced that Germany was in the wrong. He added, they testified, that while he admired France for its art, it was a brutal nation. Would Avoid Draft. Baker also was charged by Mrs. Grinnell with saying it was outrageous to draft men of his type. He sug- gested, according to Mrs Grinell, that he might avoid the draft by advertis- ing for a widow with children to sup- port The hearinz was continued to Sept. 5. In the meantime Baker, who was arrested here Saturday. was re leased in bonds of $2,000. ALL SOLDIERS WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN Will Have Considerable Difficuity in Paying Income Tax. Washington, Aug. 12.—Difficulties of , | soldiers who formerly were successful business men, in paying last year's illustrated by a story brought to Washington by an officer serving at one of the southern cantomments. Last February, the officer said, he explained to the men of his command that all married men would have to pay a tax on all their last years earnings over £2,000, waile all unmarried men would have to pay on all incomes over $1,000. Coming to him later, one of the men, a private, sakl: “I guess I wort be able to pay that income tax. I haven't any money” “Ob, that’s all right” Teplied the officer, “you have until Iane to pay it, and you can save it out of your pay that time.” “I am I couldn’t,” responded the pri- vate. ‘T made $35,000 last year and 1 Blew it all in which I was called into the army.” 'ORCES ARE STILL FIGHTING N(ELVI Patrol Forced Enemy to Retire From,| Advanced Post—Hostiles Repulsed. Rome, Aug. 12.—The war office statement issued today says: “Along the whole front the fighting activity has been moderate. North of Col del Rosso our patrols forced the enemy to Tetire from an advanced post. Five hostile airplanes-were.downed by us.” “In Albania, Satur@ay, we forced the enemy to evacmate Jagodina bridge- head and to pass to the right bank of the river. Northwest of Berat. Sun- church, hae waived his exemption as a Cabled Paragraphs No Fancy Bread. Madrid, Amgust 12.—A decree just issued established a uniform receipe for making of bread. Under the de- cree no fancy breads may be made. Ukrainian Fown Burned. Amsterdam, August 12. — The Ukrainian town of Rossienie, in the government of Kreve, Little Russia. has been completely burned, accord- ing to the Weser Zeitung of Bremen. "Numerous families were made home- less and destitute. ARMY-CASUALTY LIST SHOWS A TOTAL OF 403 Fifty-Seven Killed in Action and Twenty-Eight Died of Wounds. Washington, Aug. 12—Addition to today's army casualty list of a fourth section of 93 names, made public to- night by the war department, in- creased the day’s total to 403 names. The navy department did not issue a marine list today. The army list was divided as follows: Killed in action died of wounds 28; died of disease 2; died of accident and other causes 4; wounded severely 143. wounded, degree undetermined, 161; missing 'in action 7. Total 403. The severely wounded in action in- clude: * Sergeants. Shirley B. McDonald, Greenfield, Mass. Charles F. O’Lari, Orange, Mass. Corporals. Thaddeus Blazejowski, Meriden, Conn. Earl D, Scott Greenfield, Mass. Bugler. Chester J. Murray, South Boston. Mechanics. Thomas F. Loan, Worcester, Mass. Joseph F. Nasom, 11 Fulton' street, Worcester, Mass. Privates, Bentivolio Bacchiocchi, Milford, Mass. Forrest Cameron, Arlington, Mags: yCharles R. Campbell, Cambridge, Ma. George H, Coyle, Warren, R. I William F. Nesip, Worcester, Mass. Rol ves, Milford, Mass, G S. Trwin, Arlington, Mass. Herbert S. Joh North Adams, omas F. Lynch, Chicopee F 1is, James McIntyre, New Britain, Conn. Fred P. Melonson, Reading, M Claude Nichols, Wollaston M arles Oh Connell, South Manch ter, Conn. Louis H. Palmer, Conn, Sou Manchester, Samuel Pulver, Derby. Conn Martin J. Sheridan, Lawrence Mass. John P. Staniey terbury, Conn. Aron Torsian. Worcester, Mass. Francis Ti Conn FRENCH AND AMERICANS REPULSE COUNTER-ATTACKS Canture of the Town of Gury: Eight Miles South of Roye. Paris, Aug. 12—French troops have captured the town of Gury. about eight and a half miles south of Rye, accord- ing to the French official communica- tion issmed tonight. Two counter-at- tacks against the positions held by the French and Americans on the Vesle River near Fismes have been repulsed. Official Statement. The text of the communication fol- lows: “Between the Avre and the Oise our troops have captured the village of Gury. We have made some progress to the north of Roye-sur-Matz and Chevincourt. “On the Vesle front we have repu ed counter-attacks against our pos tions on the north bank of the stream in the region of Fismes. “Afmy of the Fast, Aug Calm has prevailed on the whole of the front. French aviators have bom- barded enemy encampments to the | northeast of Monastir and to the east of Seres” Cury is as important point on the Lassigny massif, within two miles of ssigny itself which is the immediate French objective in this sector pos- session of which would be likely to cause a considerable retirement by the Germans both to the east and the west on this end of the battle line. GERMAN POSED AS AMERICAN CITIiZEN. Arraigned on Federal Indictment and | Held in Heavy Bail. New York, Aug. 12—Charged with falsely claiming American citizenship, under guise of which he obtaineq an importer's permit in 1916, Ferdinand Schnrmann, head, of the Felix,Schoel- ler Paper compary, was arraigned to- day on a federal indictment. He was held in $10,000 bail. Schurmann signed an affidavit al- leging he was a citizen. which was accepted as true until he registered the following vear as an enemy alien, officials stated. Meanwhile, until America entered the war, his company had been licensed to import goods from the firm of Felix Schoeller, Jr., of Burg, Germany. Expected Inheritance. Tt was charged that Schurmenn ex- pected, as an American citizen, to collect through the offices of the gov- ernment an inheritance of $250,000 left him by a relative in his_native land. THE HEALTH INSURANCE MOVEMENT DISCUSSED “Scheme Imported From Germany to Chain Workers to His Job. Hartford, Corm, Aug. 12.—The state .commission on public welfare met in iconference with labor leaders at the icapitol here today, to discuss com- pulsory health insurance. Edward F. McCray: secretary and treasurer of the Boston Central Labor Union, appeared before the commission and opposed the health imsuramce plan, declaring it was “a scheme imported from Ger- imany to chain the workers to his job.” He said there was considerable anxie- ty among labor men over the source of the money behind the health in- surance movement. Max Gorenstein of the Amalgamated Garment Workers of New York. ap- -peared_in support of the insurance plan, but was opposed to private in- surance companies carrying it out, rsayins hc beleved the sovernment -should Fave charge of it. Chile Salesmen Organize, ‘Washington, Aug. 12—The commer- ial travelers of Chile have organized a society, similar to that in the United States, for mutual heip, according to advices reaching Washington. The headquarters of the organization are clergyman and volunteered for Uncle Sam's service. He expects to be scnt to Camp Greenleaf, S. C. EERHES S e in Valparaiso. and branches have heen established in Santiago, Concepcion, Valdavia, Iquique and Antofogast. 24 Desperate Sacrifice | Made to Check Allies LOSSES ARE VERY HEAVY AND DEAD LIE OVER FIELD HORSES THE ONLY MEA The Animals Were Killed by French Artillery—German Officer Sent a Sack of Wheat With His Message of Love and Hope—Regi- Left Behind by Hastily Retreating Hun Hordes. Home mental Mail Was With the French Army in France, Aug 12.—(By A. P).—The increasing Qifficultics attending their retreat are driving the Germans to desperate sacrifices in their efforts to check the allies’ advance around the positions the Germans hold on Thiescourt Plat- eau. Their losses are ex. ~mely heavy and their dead lie all over the field. They are found in shell holes and nooks where they vainly sought pro- tection from the French fire. Among them are some survivors, who are found in every possible hiding place. German Privation. Privations were endured by the Ger- mans in the front line recently. This was picturesquely evidenced by a let- ter found since the offemsive begun. Tt was from an officer. who informed his relatives in Germany that the French artillery had been furnishing the ouly’ meat available by Kkilling horses. Another officer wrote with pride and satisfaction that he was able to send along with his message of love and hope a sack of wheat he had just gleaned from an adjoining field. Regimental Mail Left. A German wireless operator was found at the bottom of & well after the French had advanced over the enemy positions As an evidence of the haste with which the enemy withdrew it may be said that the entire mail of one regiment made up for iransmission to Germany was captured at Ressons-sur- Matz. BE CONSIDERED MONDAY. Strong Opposition ic Expected to the Minimum Age Feature. Washington, Aug. 12.—In order to expedite the passage of the adminis- tration's man power bill extending the drafi ages from. 18 to 45 vears, unanimous joomient " agreement by which the 3 ansact no| business i1 ATig Q be. set aside and <eSneidera the bill taken up next "Monday. An under- standing to this eflect was reached today by senate leaders who at once notified absentees to return next Thursday, at which time the senate will meet again, a quornm being re- quired to be present three days before the agreement can be vacated. Still Before Senaie Com ee. The bill still is before the senate military committee but Senator Cham- berlain plans to have the committee act upon it tomorrow. and report it favorably to the senate on Thursday. | In the house no action has vet bees taken on the bill,» Chairman Dent of the house military committee having innounced that his committee would not take up the measure until the house reconvenes next Monday. Opposition to Minimum Age. Senate leaders anticipate some op- position to fixing 18 as the minimum draft age, but they do not believe there will he objections to taking up consideration of the measure. By an overwhelming vote the military com- mittee today went on recorq as op- posed to substituting 21 for 18 years, minimum age in rejecting an amend- ment proposed by Senator Kirby of | Arkansas. He announced the fight for the 21 minimum would be renewed when the bill reaches the senate. Prohibitionists Are Happy. Prohibition leaders were elated to- night over the movement to recall the senate. Under the agreement the emergency agricultural appropriation bill, to which the amendment provid- ing for national prohiliition during the war is attached as a rider, was made the unfinished business with a vote on Aug. 26. Supporters of the ! prohibition amendment believe the man power bill can be disposed of after a few days’ consideration and will not interfere when the teme comes to vote on the prohibition question. WOMAN’S PARTY PROTEST LEADS TO THEIR ARREST Thirty-Eight Were Taken in Again After Being Released. ‘Washington. Aug. 12.—Another Wo- man's party demonstration in protest against the senate's delay in acting on the federal suffrage amendment was broken up today by the police. Thirty- eight women participating, banner- carriers and speakers. were arrested as they assembled before the Lafay- ette statue in the square opposite the ‘White House. 2 When the women had been released at the police headquarters on their | promise to appear Wednesday, for trial, thirty-six of them marched back to the Lafayette statue and were re-arresed. Orderd to Report in Court. On being taken to the police station the second time, the women again re- fused to give bail for appearance in answer to the charge of holding a pub- lic meeting n a park without a per- mit. The pelice took from them the banners and ribbons which they car- ried and after detaining the women about an hour, released them with in- structions 10 appear, in police court tomorrow. Members ¢f the National Women’s party arrested a week ago for stage A similar demcnstration are to ap- ar-in court tcmorrow to answer to the charges preferred against them. SALE OF BOOZE FORBIDDEN BY RAILROAD COMPANIES 1t Is Director General McAdoo’s Order and Is in Effect Immediately. Washington, Aug. 12.—Sale of liquor in railroad stations or railroad trains was forbidden by Director General McAdco today in an order effective THAT SUBMARINE TOLL immediate'y 4nd applying to all lines under gevernment control Swordfishing Fleet Perhaps Destroyed LOSS NEARER TWENTY THAN THE NINE REPORTED ALREADY Was Underestimated According to Re- port of Captain of Schooner That Escaped—Sub Did Not Use Guns, But Exploded Bombs in Vessels— Forty Boatloads of Men Were Cast Adrift—Survivors Had Long Row. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 12.—The number of fishing vessels destroyed by a German submarine in its raid on the fleet off Georges Banks last Saturday night was nearer a score than the nine already reported, according to men from one of the vessels brought here today. This is the belief of Andrew St. Croix, mate of the schooner Kate Palmer, who says that from the cross- trees of his vessel he saw the sink- ing of seven other schooners by bombs and that before the submarine came into view he had counted eleven Bther explosions at intervals of fiftéen min- utes or half an hour. Reckoning that one bomb was used for each vessel, the mate believes that the eleven dis- tinet explosions he heard represented the sinking of that many vessels in addition to those he saw 2o down The submarine did not use its guns as far as he observed. Crews Set Adrift. According to the mate, there were from twenty-five to thirty swordfishing vessels operating on the banks, and he helieved that the greater number of these were sunk. As each of them carried at least two dorv crews, he estimated that at least forty boat- loads of men were set adrift on the banks as a result of the raid. St Croix and his two companions who were brought here were picked up by a motorboat after they had rowed and sailed about 150 miles. At the time the Kate Palmer was attacked she was at the extreme southwestern edge of the banks. Search for the dories of the fishing craft was hampered by a thick fog. The three men of the Kate Palmer were the only ones to reach this mort. Captain Edward Russell and others of the Palmer's crew were landed else- where. TWO SUBMARINES RAIDED FISHING FLEET SCHOONERS. Two Schooners Sunk With Crews and Tmall Boats Were Shelled. Boston, Auz. 12—Two submarines raided the fishing fleet on Georges Banks Saturdav and the crews of the fishing schooners Oldtime and Cruiser probably were lost when their boats were sunk by cunfire without warn- ing, according to the crew of the. fish- ing schooner Mary Sennett. who were landed here tonight. The Sennett was also sunk by gunfire and sheils were fired at the boats when they were pulling away, the fishermen said. Saw Two Submarines, The Sennett, Oldtime and Cruiser were fishing in the same neighborhood when the Sennett’s . lookout noticed two submarines several miles away. As the underwater boats apparently were paying no attention to the fish- ermen at the time, the Sennett's crew continued fishirg after putting water and provisions in the boats as a pre- cautionary measure. Shellfire Struck Oldtime. As they Kept an eve on the stran- sers, thinfing they might be Ameri- can boats, one of the submarines suh- merged and the other took a wide circle around the little group of three fishermen. The first intimation the fishermen had that the submarines were hostile was wien a shell sud- denly crashed into the side of the Oldtime. She heeleq over and sank so quickly that the Sennett’s crew were certain the men could not have es- caped. At any rate, they saw nothing of them. H The Oldtime had hardly disappeared when a shell dropped alongside the Cruiser, immediately followed by an- other shot which exploded on the water line. The little craft crumpled up and went down before the crew had a chance to jump for their lives. Sennett Crew -Did Not Wait. The Mary Sennett's men did not wait for a similar end. They threw over their dories and tumbled in just as a shot crashed into her. She was heavily loaded ard sank like a stone. But the German apparently was not | satisfied. He sent four other shells at the small boats pulling away, but| all the shots went wild. Crew Rowed Full Day. The Sennett's crew rowed fop twenty-four hours hefore they were picked up seventy-five miles off High- land light. They said they were fired on without warning. the first shell crashing throush the schoomer's side just below the water line. She was on her way to the Boston market with a heavy catch and filled so rapidly the crew had no time to save personal effects. As they were rowing away from their vessel they stated the sub- marine fired four shots at their small boat, all of which missed by consider- able margins. THREE AIRMEN KILLED IN PRACTICE FLIGHT Were Killed When Naval Seaplane Fell Into Pensacola Bay. Pensacola, Fla. Aug. 12.—Three student aviators of the United States naval training school were instantly killed here late today when a large seaplane in which they were making a practice flight, fell into Pensacola Bay. No cause was assigned for the accident by the officials. The_dead men are: Justis Topp, of New York city; Guy B. Frally, of Genesee. N. Y.: and Garret B. Mande- vilie, of Minneapolis A fourth student in the plane whose name was not given out, escaped death. Germany on Down Grade. With the British Army in France, Aug. 12—Prisoners from fresh Prus- sian and Bavarian divisions have been captured in the past few hours. The morale of these men is extremely low, a great many of them expressing the cpinion that Germany, twice badly beaten in recent weeks, and perhaps Condensed Telegrams Secreetary Lansing is back at his desk. American troops in France will be supplied with 1,000,000 Swish watches. A German destroyer was sunk off Zeebrugge, probably by a British mine. Contracts for hteen wooden car- B0 vessels were let by the Shipping Board . Franklin D. Roosevelt was the guest of honor at a public dinner given by Admiral Delbonno at Rome. Capt. Lauza Boiso, an aviator from Uruguay, was killed in France when his airplane fell to the ground. The Berlin bread ration was in-| creased 100 grams (about 2 1-2 ounces) and the price raised 12 pfenigs. The doath rate for the navy for the past week was -2 per 1,000, a much lower rate than in peace times. Seventy-six carloads of watermelons and canteloupes were shipped from Laurel, Del. ,breaking all records. The Department of Labor announced that the design for the war industries badge will be ready by September. Two British airmen flew from Eng- land to Egypt, a distance of 2,000 miles. A few stops were made for petrol. All contracts for raincoats held by firms whose agents were indicted on charges of bribery will be cancelled. Members of the naval committee of the House were received in Paris by George Laygues, minister of marine. Commissioner Enright back from ‘Washington, is sure the New York po- lice will be exempted from the draft. -.The Shipping moard offers a reward of $100 to the first person who warns any ship of the presence of a U-boat. German newspapers admit the situ- ation in Russia is critical and the gov- ernment may come to an end any day. The National League for Women's Service was presented with four am- bulances by the silk and allied trades. Tests of the new oxygenizing appar- atus for aviators in high altitudes made in Chicago have proven success- ful. The New York food board urges the people to continue the restrictions of beef although the federal food board raised the restrictions. Miss Katherine P. Irwin, once night supervisor of the Paterson General Hospital was killed in France. She was a Red Cross nurse, William H_Newman, former presi dent of the New York Central Lines died in his apartment in a New York hotel. He was 70 years old. Eight Italian aviators flying at 1,000 kilometers, dropped manifestos to let Austrian cities know what to expect of the expedition were a bombing one. The location of the Diamond Shoals ! lightship, destroyed by a submarine will be marked as soon as possible by a | gigantic gas, whistle and bell buoy. The British labor party issued a call for a convention of women of Britain to be held Oct. 16. Political and civil rights of women are to be discussed. Paul M. Warburg, one of the organ- izers of the federal reserve system, de- clared he left the board because of criticism due to his German antece- dents. The new draft is expected to make a large cut in the shipbuilding forces of the nation which were recruited only recently. Only expert men will be re- tained. One exception to the orders of the War and Navy Departments suspend- ing enlistments was made for physi- cians. They will be allowed to enlist at-any time. The Chinese government refused to receive Mgr. Petrelli as Papal Nuncio to China because he was a friend of Admiral von Hintze, late Gefinan min- ister to Pekin. Secreetary of War Baker will not be required to fill out a draft question- naire. He is 46 years old but because of youthful appearance he was thought to be in the new draft. Capt-Lieut. Schweiger, commander of the submarine that sank the Lusi- tania, and the whole crew were lost when the submarime was caught in a British mine field and blown to pieces. POISONED GAS FROM GERMAN SUBMARNE Overcome Six Men in Coast Guard and Lighthouse ~ Service at Smith’s Island . FIRST EFFORT T0 DO DAMAGE ON U. S. SHOR_ES New and Ingenious Form of Frightfulness— Destroyer At tacks Submarine East of Virginia Coast, Perhaps With Success—British Steamer Sunk—Survivors' of Katie Palmer’s Crew Reports C‘:tam of Submarine Says Is " Equipped to Stay Six Months—Submarine: May Have Been Wrecked—Officials Poison Gas—Two U-Boats Operatin: gOEConL;‘ s ‘Washington, Aug. 12—Gas from oil discharged on the water by the Ger- man submarine operating off the mid- dle Atlantic coast, overcame six men in the coast guard station and light- house on Smith's Island, North Cafo- lina, Saturday evening, the navy de- partment was advised today by the commandant of the Sixth Naval Dis- trict. New Form of Frightfulness. If the gas attack were deliberate, as most officials “believed. it constituted a new and ingenious form of “fright- fulness” and so far as has been re- ported: was the first direct effort of the German raiders to harm persons, or_property on American shores. The gas was said by the command- ant of the coast guard station to have much the same effect as the mustard zas used by the Germans on the west- ern front. The men were laid out for more than half an hour. but ap- parently no serious after-effects. Destroyer Attacks Submarine The despatch relating the gas at- tack was one of a serles concerning German submarine warfare off the At- st received during the day by department. One told of an attack on a submarine one hundred | miles east of the Virginia coast. by an American destrover. which discharged seventeen depth charges where the raider was seen to submerse. The re- sulf of the attack was not determined but after oil had appeared on the sur- face of the water, two bombs were dropped on the spot and the submarine was ot seen again. British Steamer Sunk. Sinking of the British steamer Penj- stone of 4139 gross tons. in New Eng- land waters nedr where {he fish- ing smacks were destroved Sunday, also was reported to the navy depart- ment during the day. The former was torpedoed Sunday with the fate of her crew stfll undetermined, while the lat- ter was destroved by hombs August and her crew later rescued by pass- ing ships. Equipped For Six Months. Still another despatch said that four | sursivars of the fishing schooner Katie Pa!m® landéd at New Bedford, Mass., reported that they had been taken aboard the submarine. the commander of which boasted that he was equinpfi:fl to remain in American waters for six months if he desired. The submarine was described by the men as being about 300 feet long, with a conting tower fifteen feet high. and mounting one gun. The raider carried a crew of sixfv men. according to the survivors, who were held aboard the submarine for a time and later set adrift in a dory. Submarine Perhaps Wrecked. While the reports from the com- mandants of the Smith's Jsland coast guard station and Sixth Naval DI trict clearly indicated their firm be- lief that the gas attack on the island was Aeliperate some officers tonight thought there was a possibility that the submarine had discharged the oil and gas after heing wrecked on a reef. The Action of Salt Water. Attention was called to the fact that the action of salt water on electric battcgies used by submarine generates chiorine gas, which is similar to mus- tard gas in its effect and Is deadly if encountered in a closed space. If the submarine were wrecked, it was said this gas would be generated and would come to the surface with the oil which would be freed No such possibility, however, was mentioned in the navy department’s announcement. William D. Hayward, general secre- | tary-treasurer of the I. W. W', on trial | for conspiracy against the government | at Chicago, declared that federal agents had tied up the defense funds | of the organization. | | Lewis B. Franklin, national director | of the government war loan organiza- | tion, spoke to 250 federal reserve di trict liberty loan chairmen at Clev land. He said the government will| need half of the nation’s earnings. GERMANS’ STRONG DEFENSE TO SAVE RETREATING ARMY. Reserves Have Not Diminished Pres- sure of the Allies. Paris, Aug. 12.—There has been des- perate hand-to-harid fighting during the last two days on the Cnaulmes- Roye-Lassigny-Noyon front. The Ger- mans are defending the ground inch by inch, intent on saving the bulk of the armies of Generals Von der Mar- witz and Von Hutier, which are re- treating in the direction of Nesle and Ham., 4 Allied Pressure Undiminished. The allied pressure has not beem diminished, but the Germaus have brought up reserves which had been intended for offensive purposes and have thrown them into the defensive action, temporarily delaying the progress of the allies. Critical for Germans. Solid occupation by the infantry and artillery in Chaulnes and Roye would be a critigal situation for the Ger- mans in thei rretreat. Light elements of cavalyy and cyclists already have penetrated both points, but permanent occupation by the afftes and their control of the roads leading to Nesles and Ham have not yet been obtained. The objectives undoubtedly will have to be taken by storm. Gen. Pershing’s Brief. ‘Washington, Aug. 12--“Along Vesle hostile attacks in the vicis having furiher defeats in store for ber, is on the down grade, heading for * deteat, of Fismes were repulsed with severe losses to the enem: General Persh- ing reported in today’s communique. s Did Not Touch Lighthouse Assuming that the attack on the is- land was deliberate, officials plainly were puzzled as to its purpose. The only explanation was that the sub- marine commander sought to put the} lighthouse out of commission with the | attendant danger to passing ships. If that were the purpose, however, of- ficials could not understand why the commander did not destroy the light- | house with his guns. Time of Attack Not Known, | On the basis of revorts received | concerning the attack om the _sub- marine off the Virginia coast, officials would not venture an opinion as to the possibility that the U-boat was destroyed. The time of the attack| was not given in the despatch and| consequently it was not known wheth- er it was before or after the ga of the men on Smith's Tsland The attack may have occurred Sun- day and been reported by radio but the more generally accepted belief was that it took place several dave azo and since there was no ronclusive Proof of the destruction of the enemy, the destroyer waited until returning to its base bejore renorting to the direct naval commander. Destroyer Dashed at Speed. ‘When tHe destrover sighted the raider at some distance it dashed for- ward at foll speed. The German evl- dently was maintaining a_sharp look- out for the U-boat soon submerged. The destrover circled the spot and dropped fiffeen depth charges. Perhaps German Ruse When the upheaval of the water caused by the terrific explosions had subsided. an oil seum was seen.. As this is a ruse long emploved by the Germans when attacked, the destroyer dashed in and discharged two more bombs. The warship then cruised in the vicinity for some time. but no further trace of the raider was seen. Two U-Boats Operating. In discussing the submarine raids Puzzled as to Purpose of did not believe they have a base on American shores and explained that they frequently replenished their stores and supplies from vessels they destroy. No Military Damage. Naval patrols on the coast are za effective as can be, Mr. Danmiels de- clared, saying that it is impossible for them to be everywhere. Thus far the raiders have done no military damage, the secretary said, and the navy is carrying out successfully its ' para- mount duty of safely comvoying Am- erican troops overseas. The Submarine Toll.’ Since they began operations July 18 in the second raid in American waters since this country entered the war, the submarines have accounted for 31 vessels, of which all _except three have been destroved in England and Canadian waters. The three ex- ceptions were the American steamers O B. Jennings and Merak and Dia- mond Shoals Lightship No. 71 sent down off the middle Atlantic coast. Na, Serious Result From Gas. - Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 12.—Infor- mation from the cohst guard station on Smith's Island, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, tonight is that none of the vietims of the gas there on Saturday_afternoon suffered serious injury. Those who suffered at the lighthouse are understood to have been the keeper, Captain Charles Swann, his wife and one other, com- posing the entire crew of the light- house, while three of the coast guards at the life saving station also suffer- ed A brood of chickens on. the re- servation was killed and animals on the place showed signs of the gas. . Official Report. The announcement made by the mavy department said: B “The navy department has received a despatch from. the .commandant of the Sixth Naval District, Charieston, £ C, stating that an attack with gas was attempted on the North Carolina coast about five o'clock Saturday . af- ternoon with the result of temporarily ‘putting out of business the coast guard station and lighthouse person- mel’ The report goes on to say: Floated With Tide. ““About forty minutes atter the at- tack three large oil spots each over cne acre in extent, were observed passing by Smith Island to the north. This oil from which the gas was noi doubt generated must ghave been re- leased, from a submarine in the vicin- ity of the entrance te the channek with the hope that it would come in with the tide, but the tide fortunately. set along the island. _ Matter Will Be Investigated. “ Report was made to Colonel Chase, coast artillery corps, Fort Cas N. C. by Captain Willard of the Smith Isiand coast guard after the effects of the gas were noted. Six men wers gassed. No deaths. The gas bad the effect of mustard gas and was effec- tive about 36 or 40 minutes. Color of the gas has not yet been ascertain- ed and its effact on trees and shrub- bery not vet determined. The entire matter will be investigated and re- port made." b “The incident was reported by Col- onel Chase to the naval district com- mandant. Smith’s Island is off the mouth of the Cape Fear River near the entrance of the channel to Wil- mington, N. C.” \ 5 MADAME FOCH SHOWS GRATITUDE TO AMERICA. Necessity for Increased Activity in French Heroes' Lafayette Fund. New York, Aug. 12—In a letter ad- dressed to the French heroes’ Lafay- ette memorial fund, Madame Foch, wife of the allied generalissimo, ex- presses her gratitude to America #or contributions and_her belief that vie- tory is now in sisht. Madame Foeh also makes an appeal for both com-, tinued ard increased activities for the French widows who have been made refugees a second time and for French' children who have been removed from the city owing to the bpmbardment and who are now being established fn summer colonies. Fresh Byrdens. . “The task remains very heavy,” she writes, “and the different phases and, chranges of the war continually involve fresh burdens.” The gift referred to in the letter is | a considerable. sum of money raised ' by the French heroes' Lafayette fund, of which Mrs. William Astor Chanler| is president. BUMPER ‘HARVEST IS . EXPECTED IN IRELAND. Needed -for Airplanes. 2 Flax is Dublin, Auz. 12.—A bumper harvest. s anticipated in Ireland this year. At the end of May. the right amount of' rain came at the proper time, and the food crops are reported to be ex-- ceptionally promising. Winter wheat, oats, barley, and rye are all doing excellently. ' Potatoes will be partica- larly good. The numbers of livestock. have been well kept up and it was a_ favorable lambing season. Flax is poor, and as it had _been extensively! grown to provide Belfast with linen: for airplanes, this is a disappointment.: Getting Their Own Dose. = Vienna, via London, Aug. 12—The. official statement from headquarters with newspaper correspondents today. Secretary Daniels said he believed there are two U-boats operating on this side of the Atlantic. He said he today says: “Flying over Feltre and’ the seven communes, Italian airplane squadrons attacked from low heights recognizable hospitals. Patients and- other persons were killed.” -