Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 14, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LDX—NO. 194 | POPULATION 29,919 OF 31 CAPTURED BY FRENCH ARMY Prisoners—Report That-Germans Fearing Capture Are . Retreating Along the Oise Valley Toward Noyon. —_— (By the Associated Press) The strength of the German opposi- tion against the allied troops, from immediately north of the Somme River to the region just'below Roye, appar- ently has checked, for the moment at Jeast, thetr march eastward in the process of clearing the Amiens-Mont- dider ssctor of the enemy. It has not, however. prevented the French on the extreme southern end of the line frem winning additional pdints of great strategic valwe in the hill and forest region between the Ofse and the Matz where Lassigny and Noyon are the ultimate objecives and the capture of which not alone would resuit possibly in the forced evacnation by the Germans of the Noyon. Roye. Chanines line, but also wonld have a marked effect on the bat- tle line rumning southegstwzrd past Solssons and thence along the Veske river. The battle line in the north and on the center remains virtnally as it stood Monday. although ail the allied troops have bettered slightly their stands and taken additional prisoners. The Am- ericans and French at last accounts still were in the environs of Bray, north of the river, while sou:h| of the river the Germans comtinued in pos- sgssion of Chanlnes and Roye, which seeminzly they intend to defend at all hazards. Fresh reinforcements and large numbers of guns have been brought up by the enemy to zid him in his endeavors to hol the line, wirich is essential to the safety of the Ger- man armies now in the pocket des- cribed by the Sommme on the north and east and the Oise on the south. The Germans are not merely on the Aefensive. At salient points here and TEGI VALUE er-attacks against the allies and are Ih.fl,, are-delivering violent coun- t also bombarding the fiercely rear; e e e it 1a mow wader ncroached upon that it is n oo aross fire from the moth and south and seemicgly both towns ul- thmately must be evacuated. An add- ed danger to Rove is the fact that the French in their operations are knocking at the door of Lassigny about seven miles to the south, and also are pressing forward eastward toward Noyon in a wedge-driving manoeuver which not only is outflanking Rove but ‘bring Noyon daily nearer the f the guns. T Bmeficial reports are to the effect that the Germans, fearing capture in the pecket between Roye and the Oise: alrgady are retreating alang the Oise vaMey toward Noyon, and if the state- ments should prove true it is not un- Nkely that the eptire German battle line o the north will give way in uni- son amd that even there may be a readjustment of the enemy front from Soissons to Rheims. Far to the north from Yrres to Al- bert there has been considerable ac- tivity on the part of the British and Fremch forces against the Germans. The latest German communication as- serte that all the attacks were re- P ihe Vesle River the Germans in attacks against Fismette, which is held by the Americans and French, are declared to have driven the alltes to the southern bank of the river. A counter-attack, however, resulted in THREE COMPLETE TRAINS AND WAR MATERIAL TAKEN London Aug. 13—Since_the allied sffensive began .on the Montdidier- Amiens sector August 5, the total cap- res by the French first armv and the British fourth army have ag- gated 25,000 men and 600 guns, says )1 Marshal Haig's communication from headquarters tonight The com munication adds that Tuesday passed in .comparative quiet on the battle front. The communication follows: “On the battle front except for samewhat increased nostile artillery actiyity, the day has passed comfor- iy fule e have captured & few prisoners and different positions. “The number of prisoncrs captured by the French first army and the Brit- <h fourth army since the morning of eighth instant exceeds 20 000. Among them are 80 officers. including sight regimental commanders. In the same period these armies have taken about §00 German guns, including many of guns of heavy calibre and saveral thousand machines andd also numerous trench mortars which have not yet beer. counted. “The material captured includes three complete trains and vast stoel of enzineering and other stores” BERLIN BELITTLES THE ALLIED ARMIES SUCCESS Berlin, Aug. 13—The Geran offi- ~al reports state: South of Somme the epemy attacked in the afternoon n both sides of the Roman road run- g from Foucancourt to Villers- Bretonnenx. He was repulsed. “North of the Aimens, Rove road, we drove back strong ememy attacks n the evening. DBetween the Avier the Ofse there was heavy fghting furing the day. Stromg forces at- tacked in the morning south of the Avier and between Tiloty and North of EMincourt. They collapsed before our line. At isolated points we re- palsed them by counter-attacks. ‘Between Tilloty and Canny, and west and southwest of Lassigny. the enemy continued his attacks until late in the evening. South of Tilloloy on flve oceasions weak forces were thrust forward from the region of the Matz. We érove the ememy back abngmvery frequently hbis at were up by our concentrated artillery fire. . “North and east of Pismes, a undertaking was successfl. Tt sulted in prisoners being brought in. “Yesterday twenty-mine ememry air- planes were shot dewn.” LENINE AND TROTSKY HAVE POWER OF SOVIET REPUBLIC Amsterdam, Aug. 13.—Becanse " of the counter-revelutionary movement in fhe “Soviet Congress’ has vl the execution of power in the usnds of a triumvirate composed of Premier Nikolai Lenine Leon Trotzky- Minister of War and M. Zinoviefl, an assoctate of Lenine, according to Mos- cow advices to the Rheinish West- phallan Zeitung. They have been given unlimited power to take ail memsures necessary to gain victory in the fight of the Sowiet republic its enemies The advices add that the leaders of FROM THEIR 1914 TRENCHES GERMANS FIGHTING HARD fhess edges the Fremch hold Guery. Marewit, Le Motte and Cahny i distance north of | Canny is the Bois Des Lages. Along this . line the ememy has established 1914 trenches and is Several Were Killed. Amsterdam, Aug. 13—A dispatch received here from Frankfort says: Despite the timely alarm given, sever- ai persons were killed and material fdamage was dope, especially in the streets of Prankfort during the Brit- we air raid of Monday. GERMANS TRYING HARD TO FIGHT OFF THE AMERICANS With the American Army on the Vesle_front. Aug. 13.—By the Associ- ated Press—The exchange of high ex- plosives, shrapnel and gas projectiles on the front held by the Americans be- | tween Soissons and Rheims is taking piace. Another ineffectual stab has been made at Fismette by the Ger- mans; this occurrefie last night. Today has been comparatively quiet. The front and back are as of both sides along the Vesle are being reached by shell fire. but there has been no al- teration in the line. The Germans are digging in. but, not | in such 4 manner as to indicate an in- tention permanehtly to stay where they are. The reports of observers| continue to show there is a proba- | bility that it is only their intention to Aght of the Franco-Americans un- til they can consolidate more com- pletely their scattered organizations and make a withdrawal over the Aisne in_orderly fashion. ¥ London, Aug. 13.—The following of- | ficial communication dealing' with av-| jation was issued this evening: “Work in the air was actively car- ried on in all its branches August 12. “Bnemy airplanes were active and there was much air fighting, thirty hostile machines were brought, down and seven driven down out of con- trol. One German balloon was shot down in flames. “Forty-five tons of bombs were drop- ped by us during the 24 hours, the Boroinne and Cambria stations being heavily assailed. ; Twelve of our airplanes are missing. BRITISH RECOGNIZE THE CZECHO-SLOVAKS ALLIES London, Aug. 13—The British gov- ernment has issued a declaration formally recognizing the Czecho- Slovaks as an allied nation and the three Czecho-Slovak armies as an al- lied force regularly waging warfare against the Central Powers. Washington, Aug. 13.—Recognition by Great Britain of the Czecho-Slo- vaks as an allied nation arraved against the Central Powers follows similar action by Italy and France. This question is still under consid- eration by the American government, but there has been no indication as to hat course will be followed. It is re- called, however, that only recently Secrefary Lansing in a formal state- ment expressed the deep , sympathy with which this government views the national aspirations of the Czecho-Slo- vaks and other oppressed peoples of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The Czecho-Slovaks are regarded as one of the most powerful of the disaf- fected peoples in Austria-Hungary. HUN PEACE PROPAGANDA 1S EXERTED IN GENEVA. Genewa, Aug. 13—Pieter Troelstra, Dutch sccialist leader and Germano- , who came to Switzerland in or- der to arrange an:intermational pacifist conference, has anmounced that he is returning home The British govern- ment’s refusal to issue a passport to Artbur Henderson, leader of the labor party in the heuse of commons, ap- pears to be the finishing blow to the erterprise of Troelstra, but the Ger- “mans, especially since thelr recent defext, continue to. exert heavily their peace propaganda in Switzerland. This propeganda chiefly is concentrated at ‘Geneva and the object frankly is to get into touch with the allied repre- sentatives. Seeking Boxed Submarine. New York, Aug. 13—Careful search 'of the banks of the Gowamns Canal in Brooklyn tenight by federal officers 'and police failed to reveal the presence of a submarine: knocked down and boxed, as reported earier in the day. They did find, however, nearly 500 boxed automobiles and quantities of packed machinery. United States Marshal Thwer, who directed the search, said fhe matexjal had been consigned to the jate imperial govern- ment of Russia. The automobiles, he said. would be the subject of further investization. Ferdinand in Tears. Geneva, Aug. 13.—The German newspapers say that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is at Nauheim, fre- quently iz seen in tears and appears greatly depressed. ‘A German mental .Cabled Paragraphs Journalists to Serb London, Aus. 13—Reuter's agency says_it learns from a well informed source that the Austrian government is sending a deputation of selected pré-German Swedish journalists to Serbia in order to attempt to prove to the world that the treatnient ef the people of Serbia is entirely eatisfuc- tory. Royal Families to Meet. Amsterdam, Aug. 13. — Emperor Charles of Austria, wita Baron Bu- rian, Austro-Hungarian foreign minis- ter, Prince Von Hohenlohe, Austrian ambassador at Berlin, and Count Von Wendel, German ambassador at Vi- enna, are expected at German main headquarters tomorrow to discuss all pending questions, according to Ber- lin agwices to the Frankfort Zeitung. AN -OCCUPATIONAL TAX TO HELP $8,000,000000 REVENUE ‘Washington, Aug. 13.—Proprietors of all businesses and professional men with only a few exceptions will pay an annual federal license of $10 and heads of wholesale concerns doing a vearly business of $200,000 or more will_be required to pay an annual fee of $25 according to a schedule in- serted today in the draft of the $8,- 600,000,000 revenue bill by the house ways and means committeé. Farm- ers, mechanics, ministers and teach- ers will be exempted from the $10 occupational tax, as will concerns do- ing an annual business of less than $2,000. Secretary McAdoo will appear be- fore the committee tomorrow in sup- port of the treasury plan for new ex- cess profits and alternative war prof- its taxes. Members of the committee at the close of today's session said the bill would be ready for presenta- tion to the house when that body re- assembled next Monday. Chairman Kitchin in announcing to- night that the bill would provide means for raising all of the $8,000,- 000,000 originally ‘alloted to be raised by taxation made the following state- ment: “Today We put a ten per cent. tax on all jewelry composed wholly or partly of platinum in addition o the ten per cent. manufacturers’ tax on all forms of jewelry as agreed to al- ready by the committee. We require vendors to keep a record so the gov- ernment may know where all the plat. inum in the country is located and how much. “The "committee adgnted an occu- pational tax. There is no definite es- timate yet as to how much it will raise in revenue. Under the plan udopted, the proprietors of any con- cern doing business of $2,000 a year or more, will pay $10 annual tax and wholesale concerns doing husiness of $200,000 or more will hav> to pay a tax ‘of 325 along similar iines. This does not apply to clerks or employes of concerns, nor to salaried men. Far- mers, clergymen, school teachers and thechanics also are exempted. “The income tax was aitended so as to provide for payment n Canada orin any foreign country, of the taxes on incomes earned in these countries by American citizens or corporations, the tax to be paid as prescribed by the laws of those countries. “We discussed the question for al- lowance for depletion of oil wells, but dejerred action until”tomorrow. “The committee amended the ten per cent. tax op amounts paid for leased wires and talking circuits, the amendment ~ exempting newspapers, press associations and _periodicals, leaving the original provision stand- ing as to everything els2, including stock brokerage leased lines and cir- uits. “When «the committee there was pending proposals to in- crease the taxes on larger personal incomes, by graduating the incomes of $70.000 a year or more at still higher rates. and to increase the tax on all estates of $1,000,000 or more.” GERMAN NEWSPAPERS PERTURBED OVER RUSSIA adjourned Amsterdam, Aug. 13—The German newspapers show much perturbation over the situation in Russia as it af- fects Germany. “Inexorable fate is driving Germany toward a fresh state of war with Rus- sia unless a remedy shall be found at the last moment” says the Vos- che Zeitung of Berlin. The newspaper describes the Ger- man embassy’s flight from Moscow to Pskov as “a retreat from Russia’ and continues: “A nation torn asund- er by a thousand conflicts and weak- ened by revolution and civil war has yet found the energy and enough unanimity to teat up the Brest-Li- tovsk peace treaty. This much is clear: the peace made at Brest-Li- tovsk no longer exists.” SHIPBUILDING SPEED-UP IN THE EASTERN YARDS Washington,” Aug. 13.—With the view of speeding up ship construction in the east, Ditector General Schwab today issued a call to eastern ship- builders to meet him in conference at Philadelphia next Tuesday. Production in the east has lagged behind that on the Pacific coast, and Mr. Schwab proposes to give the eastern builders the benefit of what he learned on his recent trip to the west. Maine, New Hampshirc, Massachu- setts, Connecticut, New JFersey, Penn- sylvania, New York, Diaware and Rhode Island are expected to be rep- resented at the conference. About one-third of the ways in maay of the eastern vards are not vet completed, and steps to hasten their construction will be one of the subjects discussed. KING GEORGE RETURNS FROM THE BATTLE FRONT London, Aug. 13—King George re- turneg to. England today from a nine days Yrip to the British front in France during which time he inspected the various centers of military activity passing at times through places which were under the enemy’s fire. Among the many reviews held by the king was one of some American troops, who beartlly cheered the mon- arch. King George had lorg talks with Generals Pershing and Bliss and other American officers. He express- ed great admiration over the splendid phys'que of the Americans and their roess for the fray and compli- mented them on their fine work in ariving the Germans back from the Marnes Strike in Montevideo. Montevideo, Aug. 13.—Strikers esti- mated to number 15,000 assembled in the plaza Independence late this after- noon and delivered fiery speeches in which the name of the president of the republic was frequently mention- ed. Cavalry aftempted to disperse the expert has been sent to Nauheim from Berlin by order of Emperor William. gathering and was fired on by the strikers. The = cavalrvmen returned | the fire! N> reports as to the number of injured recceived. o 1 corps commanders PershingtoCommand American Field Army 3 > Washington, ‘Aug. 183.—Secretary Baker was formally advised today. by General Pershing that the First American Field Army had been cre- ated, General Pershing retaining com- mand of the army as well as of the en- tire American expeditionary force for the present The despatch added noth- ing to details of the army. organiza- tion already ‘made known from Paris, however, Mr. Baker said. The announcement is regarded. as baving deep significance at the war department, mainly because it places the American army in France on the same footing as the French or ‘British forces there. Fogmation of the 'army is taken here to mean that the Americaniza- tion of a definite portion of the front has been completed. . Supply lines, railway bases, storage facilities, de- barkation ports and the like, created and operated by Americans. stand be- hind the First Army. ment of the location of this American front given is that it is “south-of the Marne.” Presumably this means a part at least of the long line from,St. Mihiel to the Swiss. border where American troops have been put in at intervals. during the last few months. The extent of that _front has not been disclosed, nor has the definite strength of the army been given The advices indicate that it comprises, however, five full corps, which means approximately 1,250,000 men. The effect of the taking over of the line is to make a definite beginning at apportioning the long front. The British hold, the left flank, aided by the Belgians. from ghe sea to the juncture of the British Fourth Army, and the French First army in Pi- cardy, where an offensive is being carried out at present. . In that position the British arg not only holding their share of the line, but stand between the enemy and the Channel, which would be his only road to England while the British fleet ex- ists. s The French armies presumably are being concentrated .wholly between the Picardy juncture with the British and the American left ,beyond Ver- dun. They block the roads to Paris. To the Americans has failen the re- mainder of the front to the Swiss border when the other American armies shall have been formed. The First Army undoubtedly now holds the bulk of that line, . with such French help as is necessary. The whole line is probably under General Pershing's command, even the French corps or divisions that are necessary until the arrival of additional American troops. The American commander will here- after direct all operations on his front. He has as much freedom, of action on- his lines as has Sir Douglas Haig on the British front or General Petain on the French, for he stands on'an equality with them. ~ All 'three. are under Marshal Foch for e major campaigns. It is expected that =~ General ' Per. shing wm'sflfiq\mme.h' _ permanent ‘the " #ppointment carrying with it the rankcef lietten- ant general. General Hunter Liggett's corp probably is regardeed as the mo- bile reserve of the First Army and as such is being .employed on the French front. Should aggressive operations be undertaken on the Ameri¢an front however, this corps probably would be used there, supplemented by French and possibly ‘British mobile reserves sent by General Foch. In that case, while General. Foch would map out the objects of the.action in a ' broad way. General Pershing would com- mand the. joint forces. This recalls the fact that the Amer- ican sector includes what always has been considered the logical road to Berlin for French advances It was across lines ‘now held by Americans that the French struck in 1914 before the plunge of the German Army through Belgium localized the war in northern France. While the enemy is still in northern France, it. may be’ that no major at- tack can be attempted through these gateways. The - campaigns in Pi- cardy and at the Marne, however, are aimed at forcing him back, and it is regarded by officers here that it will be over the American lines that the real thrust at Germany will be driven home. SECRETARY W. D. HAYWOOD CLOSED LONG TESTIMONY Chicago, Aus. i3.—After four days on the witness stand William D. Hay- wood: general secretary and treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World, concluded his testimony today at the trial of 100 officials of the or- sanization charsed with conspiracy to interfere with the government in its conduct of the war. He was followed on the stand by Edward Robbing, recently -socialist candidate for mayor of Scranton, Pa.. who, t0ld of a speech made in that city by Albert Prashner, a_defendant, September 4,.1917, in which he de- clared that Germany was responsible for starting the war. Prashner de- Scribed his activities as an organizer for the I. W. W. in the.coal mining districts of Pennsylvania. It is expected the defense will close its case by the end of this week and the case given the jury within ten days. CREW OF RELIANCE IN TWO U-BOAT ATTACKS Gloucester, Mass.. Aug. 13.—Captain James A. Nickerson and his crew of five men from the fishing schooner Reliance, sunk by a German subma- rine off .Georges Banks on Saturday morning, went through the unusual experience of being submarined twice. They told their story when they ar- rived home here tonight. When the Reliance was sent to the Lottom they got away in a dorv and eariy in the afternoon wers picked up by the fishing schooner Kate Pal- mer. "That evening the submarine sank the Palmer and Captain Nicker- son and his crew again took to their dory. They rowed until-Monday morn- ing when they were picked up by a third schooner. Two Boys Drowned. Holyoke, Mass. Aug. 13—Two drownings occurfed in the Comnecticut iver here today. BEdward Shea, aged 13, sank while swimming: and George Litchfield lost his life while crossing the river in a canoe, with a companion, Litchfield and Orville McGuiggan were returnimg to’ camp with supplies and were overturned by the wash from a passing motorboat. Flew From Mineola to Dayton: Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 15.—Major C. K. Rhinehardt and Captain Fred Harvey, flying from Mineola, N. Y., reached ere at 10:20 o'clock tonight, report- ing an uneventful trip. The only state-| The Man Power Bil Amendment Adopted Washington, Aug. 13—With a broad work or fight amendment designed to prevent strikes and a new provision for education at sovernment expense after the war of youths under 21 serv- ing in the military or naval service, the administration man power bill extending draft ages so as to include all men between 18 and 45 years of age, was ordered favorably reported :oflay by the senate military commit- ce. Chairman Chamberlain plans to re- part the bill next Thursday and to take up its consideration in the sen- ate next Monday, cutting short the senate vacation recess period by a week. The bill which was prepared under the direction of Secretary Baker = is framed to enable the nation to in- crease its war programme in accord- ance with an understanding reached With the aliies. About 13,000,000 men would be registered under the new law, and Provost Marshal General Crowder estimates it will, make available at once for military service 2,398,000 men between the ages of 18 and 20 and 32 and 4. Action by the committee followed about a week's consideration. Dur- ing that time Secretary Baker, Gen- eral March gnd General Crowder ap- pear to explain the imperative nec- essity for extending the draft agegand to_urge prompt action. The work or fight amendment ac- cepted was offered by Senator Reed of Missouri,. as a substitte for one presented by Senator Thomas of Colo- rado. It provides that “when any per- son shall have been placed in deYer- red or exempted class” he shall “not be entitled to remain therein unless he shall in good faith continue whilé physically able to do so to work and follow such occupation.” Should he fail to do this he would become sub- ject to immediate ‘draft.’ While the bill was before the com- mittee Senator Kirby of Arkansas at- tempted to amend it so as to make 21 the minimum age. He fajled, but an- nounced he would renew the fight when the hill reached the senate. LENINE AND TROTZKY Aug. 13 — Reports that allieq diplomats an explanation of a the Bolsheviki prem- ier, of a deciaration of war against ‘the allies, are assumed here to refer to the action of American and allied consuls in calling in a body on August 1 on Tchitcherin, the foreign commissioner at Moscow. ¥ The consuls, after being teld by Len- ine that a state of war existed be- tween Russia and the allies. demanded an explanation from Tchitcherin, They were told that the statement was not necessarily to be interpreted as a war declaration; that jt rather was a declaration of a'state of ‘defense: that the situation existing at one time be- tween Russia and Germany. American Consul Poole informed the state. department of the incident in a message ‘dated Aug. 2 and received here six days later. Hé has not been heard from since. The next word that was received from Moscow was a press report trans- mittea to the state department stating that the British and French consular officials had been placed under arrest by the Bolsheviki. The consuls later ‘were' reported released. Since these events transpired Lenine and Trotzky have fléd to Kronstadt according to reports from several sources. The - state department Is awaiting further word from Mr. Poole, with keen interest. ‘Washington. through Berlin d ACCEPTANCE BY GERMANY OF AMERICAN PROPOSAL ‘Washirgton, Aug. 13.—Formal ac- ceptance by Germany of the American proposal for a conference on treatment and exchange of prisoners at_ Berne, Switzerland- “the middle of Septem- ber” as transmitted to the state de- partment today through the Spanish foreign office. The German govern- ment already had accepted the pro- posal in principle and though no time | had been fixed, the United States ap- pointed delegates by Minister Garrett at The Hague to attend the conference. Questions relating to interned ci: also will be discussed. LEAFLETS DROPPED INTO VIENNA BRING PREMIUM ‘Washington, Aus. 13.—Neutral press reports that Vienna citizens paid as high as forty crowns for leaflets drop- ped by Italian aviators in their recent flight over the Austrian ecapital in glant Caproni planes are causing great satisfaction in Rome. An official des- patch today says the cabinet has con- gratulated the air service.on the feat. The aviators reported. that people in the streets of Vienna fought for pos- session of the leaflets. despite severe penalties azainst touching enemy pro- paganda dropped from the air. The despatch disclosed that one of the Ttal- ians,- Sartoni, upon being forced ,by motor trouble to land, set fire to his machine before surrendering. SUSPICION OF SPANISH INFLUENZA IN SHIP CREW. [ New York, Aug. 13.—Nine sailors from a Norwegian liner which docked here v erdav were taken today to a hospital where they will be kent un- der obseryation to ascertain whether they are suffering from Spanish influ- enza. Some of the men, it was said at the hospital, were very ill, but the athers tad passed the crisis and were on the way to recovery. Several davs, it was stated. must nass before the physicians will be able to determine the nature of the malady. Four deaths during the vovage were reported. Have Keys to Plateac. With the French Army in France, Auz. 13—(By A. P.).—The French armv continued todav its vieorous as- =atlts on the Thiescourt nlatean and took two more ‘important positions which are kevs to the plateau—the Feuvillon and St. Clande farms. This| snccess makes the defence of the platean a- difficult one for the Ger- mane, who are filling all the numer- ous ravines and woods with mustard gas and keeping up a heavy machine gun fire in trving, to cling to the parts of the heights they still hold. Torpedoed Off Jersey Coast. ‘Washington, Aug. 13—The steamer. Henry S. Kellogg has been torpedoed by a German submarine off the New Jersey coast, according to a report re- Cceiveq late tonight by the navy de- partment. No details were available, but it was presumed the steamer still was afloat. | HAVE FLED TO KRONSTADT “Home Run” Baker will quit the New York Yankees at the end of the season. The production of bituminous coal for the week ended Aug 3, was 12- 422,000 tons, a decrease. Secretary Redfield appointed Agatha C Stewart, of Port Richmond, as his private secretary. One thousand workmen in the Krupp factories at Essen ' were af- fected by the Spanish influenza. Secretary McAdoo announced that details for the next Liberty loan will be issued this week. More than 1,500 employes of the Magnola Petroleum Co. went on strike at Beaumont, Texas. Ordnance officers below the rank of colonel will be required to practice with a .45 calibre revolver. It is reported in Madrid that Spain will need a loan of 1,600,000,000 pe- setas beforee the end of 1918. A commission of mi journalists left Madrid to visit ‘American front in France. The Holland minister of food and fuel announced the prospects for win- |- ter supplies are not bright. Charles Piez has been appointed manager of the Bmergency Fleet cor- poration, the United States Shipping board announced. Vienna authorities have ordered the public to .hand over every piece of propaganda literature dropped by Italian aviators. Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant sec- retary of the navy, announced in Rome that more American troops will be sent to Italy. Jeremiah A. O’Leary, who was confined to the Tombs pending his second trial ,obtained permission to visit his wife who is ill. The House ways and means com- mittee decided to tax soda fountains ten per cent. for each sale of ten cents or fraction thereof. Plants turning out 50 per cent. of their work for the government will be allowed to fly a special flag which bears the ordnance department device. A conference representing all met- allic workers interested in relief of the gold stringency will be held in Spo- kang during the week of September 2 to 7. J. F. Bresnahan, vice president of the Amerizzzm Chicle company, an- nounced that orders for 36,000,000 sticks of chewing gum had been given by _the Red Cross. Secretary Baker announced to the Senate in response to a resolutiun that of 16,971 former national guard of- ficers 972 were discharged for various Teasons, The federal trade commission, act ing under the direction of the presi- dent, was engaged for some time in- quiring into the method of financing grain. The Trenton Chamber of Commerce is interesting itself in a market-haul- ing plan for the benefit of the farmer. It will save a large quantity of per- ishable farm products. The railroad administration has an- nounced that shopmen working in the Pullman company division will re- ceive the same wage advgnce as the government railroad shopmen. Thomas F. Smith, democratic rep- resentative of the ljth New York dis- triet, introduced 2 bill in the house to enable soldiers and sailors in Europe | to vote at the coming election. Considering that the airplane mail service between New York, Philadel- phia and Washington is no longer an experiment the government has taken over control of the Toutes. As a result of the work of the de- partment of agriculture the cattle herds in the country have been in- creased 50 per cent. Many cattle had | to be killed because of drought q These Connecticut women were| among the thirty-eight Suffragettes arrested in Washington: Mrs. W. D. Ascough, Miss Edna Purtell Mts George L. Koring of Hartford, and Miss Elsie Hill of New: FRENCH STEAMERS SUNK WITH GREA LOSS OF LIVES Aug. 13—Four hundred and 0 men are missing as a re- sult of the torpedoing of the Ftench steamer Djemnah in the Medir- ranean the night of July 14-15, while bound from Bizerta to Alexandria with troops on board, according to an of- ficial announcement tonight. Four days later the French steamer Aus- tralian was also torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Still another steamer was torpedoed, but remained afloat. The text of the communication fol- lows: = “The steamer Djemnah, belonging to the Messageries Maritimes, pro- ceeding from Bizerta to Alexandria with military passengers, was tor- pedoed and sunk the night of July 14-15. Four hundred and forty-two men are missing. “On July 19 in the Mediterranean steamer Australian, belonging to the same company, was torpedoed and sunk. Seventeen sailors were killed. Passengers to the number of 948 were saved. Three aré missing. “In the same convoy another steam- er which was torpedoed was , Kept afloat. Numerous bombs were thrown at the submerged submarine.” AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ARE PROFITEERING New York, Aug. 13—Profiteering by retailers by advancing prices to cover government taxes which they do_not have to pay was denounced by Wil- liam H. Edwards, internal revenue col- lector here. He said today that cer- tain automobile dealers and jewelers had jumped prices to more than cover the three per cent sales taxes they have to pay on the manufacturers price and then in addition charged the customer with a three per cent sales tax which they fraudulently claimed they. also had to pay the government. He .cited an instance of the manufac- turers’ price of an automobile at $2500, on which the retailer paid $75 extra to cover the tax being jumped to $3,000, and the buver of it charged $30 extra or three per cent, to cover the re- tailers’ charged ta: Prosecutions may be taken against some concerns, Mr. Edwards safd. Thrse Aviators Injured. ‘Washington, Aug. 13.—Three men in- jured in the plane accident yester- day at the naval air station at Pensa- cola, Fla., in which three others lost their lives were only slightly hurt. ‘Their names were reported to the navy department today as follows: Ensien J. L. Schiwab St. Louis; Herbert B. Groh, machinist's mate, Pasadena, Maryland; Frank C. Lynch. electricia Somerset.! Mass. Rice Riot-in Japan. T ' Aug. 13%—The soaring price of ~rice; has ‘caused great distress amons the poorer classes throughout Japan. Riots, jed by women, occurred in various piacer. Several persons ‘were wounded during the disorders. At Okayama crowds assaulted the rice brokers, calling them “enemies of the poor.” i ot & Condensed Telegrams » SU BMARIERADS DISCUSSEDBY CABNET That Torpedo is Cantrolled by Radio on Submarine is Ridi- culed by Naval Experts—It Can be Regulated by Gyro- scope Before Discharging—That Depth Bomb Attack. ‘Washington, Aug. 13.—German sub- marine raids in American waters were understood to have been discussed today at an unusually prelonged ses- sion of the cabinet, but if any new plans for combatting this menace t helpless fishing craft, lightships and other vessels were formulated by President Wilson and his advisers, the fact was not’disclosed. The orly report of the activities of the raiders reaching the navy depart- ment during the day told of the des- truction of the Norwegian steamer Sommerstad yesterday morning, 25 miles southeast cft Fire Island, New York. Captain Hansen and his crew of thirty-men were landed by a naval patrol boat. which found them at sea in small boats, ten hours after the steamer went down. . Destruction of the Sommerstad by 2 torpedo, which passed under the ship’s bow and later circled and struck the vessel amidship, gave rise to -a suggestion that the torpedo was con- trolled by radio on the submarine, but this was ridiculed by naval experts. They explained that the course of a torpedo is regulated by the gyroscope which can be so set Before discharg- ing that the weapon will describe a circle. This has been done tme and again during torpedo practice in the American navy so as to return the weapon to. the ship @ischarging it. high officials said- and 1t has not been an ancommon thing for torpedoes fired by German submarines to take similar courses. No additional reports on the depth bomb attack by an American destroy er on a sabmarine off the Virginia coast have reached the nmavy depart- ment. but it now seems fairly well established that it occurred Sunday after gas from oil supposed to have heen discharged from a snbmarine overcame six men in the coast -guard station and lighthouse on Smith’s Is- land. North Carolina, Saturday eve- ning. No previous accounts of gas attacks by submarines have been receivéd nor has there been any information com- ing to the department that the T'-boats dre equipped for such attacks. Some officials, however, do not regard it as at all improbable that. In carrving out their campaign of “frightfulness” the Ger: would make. whatever use of gas by submarines that might he found possible. | ENEMY SUBMARINE 18 HERE FULLY DESCRIBED Roston Aue. 13—Ksports by sur- vivors of fishing vessels sunk off the Now England coast by. a Gepman sub- marine staté that the enémy craf® had not heer out as long as some of its officers had endeavored to make it appear. The submarine is_ painted white. Two of the fishing fleet cap- tains agreed that the hulk had been painted very recently and thev said that it dld no* seem that the U-boat could have heen in American waters as far back as May. The vessel was described in length, with two guns. si: mounted fore and aft. Surv there were at least 100 in the crew and that the captain of the prize crew apres In ed more Spanish than German. everal cases the commander ‘of the T-boat told American _office whose vessels were sunk that cruising radius was 17.006 miles. vessels destroyed were first searched and every zallon of efl that might be of use on the U-boat was taken. SCHOONER CRUISER CREW ROWED 180 MILES TO SAFETY Nantucket, Mass., 'Aug. 13.—The erew of six men of the sword fishing schooner Cruiser. who were thought to Have lost their lives when their craft was sunk by a German submar- ine on Georges Bank, Saturday after- noon, were brought in here today. They rowed for 180 miles in their dory before they were rescued by Great Round Shoal lightship, six miles off this island. Previous reports were to the effect that the Cruiser was sunk by gunfire and that her crew had no time to escape. As a matter of fact, men from the Ciuiser said they saw the sub- marine attacking other fishermen and quickly decided” to abandon their ves- sel. Packing a quantity of prodisions in a dory, they put off before the sub- marine came up. Rowing away from the seene, the Cruiser's men saw the fishing schooner On Time on her beam ends. The crew of the On Time had taken to a dery before - their shin was shelled According to the erew of the Crui- ser, the schooner Old Time previously reported as sunk while fishing in com- pany with their vesse] was nowhere their vicinity. They believe that the Old Time was confused with the On Time, which was sunk. Reliance Crew Saved , 1 Provincetown, Mass.. Aug. 13.—Ths crew of seven men of the schoomer: Reliance, one of the fleet of fishermen surk by a German submarine. Satur- day, was landed here today. The men were picked up by another fishing ves- sel. SUB. GETS ONE STEAMEB s BUT MISSES ANOTHER New York, Aug. 13.—German sub- marines took toll of American ship- ping in waters adjacent to this port again yesterday. when the Norwegian steamship Sommerstad was sunk off Fire Island. The 3575 ton freighter was sent to the bottom rot far from the locality where the armored crui. = San Diego. was blown up on July “The Sommerstad, whose crew of 31 men_brouzht here today, was under the United States Shipping Board and was bn the way from Bergen, Norway, to New York, in ballast. Capt. Hansen, master of the ship, said she was sunk at 8 o'clock yester- day morninz. The crew took to the boats and iater was picked up by a pasing yessel. : The $mmerstad was brilt at New- castle. Eng. in 1906. her owners of rec- | ord being A. F. Klaveness & Co. Fruit Steamer Escaped. An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.—Running at top speed, au American Fruit steamer outdistanced a German U-boat off Fire Island. yesterday morning and escaped the fate of the Norwegian steamship Scmmerstad, which was sunk off that point:about four hours later. Officers of the steamer. which reached this pori tonight, said that the undersea craft was cominz te- wards them when she was sighted. ‘The steamer's engines were pushed to the limit, they said and after a short while the U-boat gave up the chase. SECOND SOMME BATTLE IS BEING WON BY ALLIES. With the British Army in France, 3.30 p. m. (By The Associated round gained by the allied in the second battle of the omme is being held by them every- where today, although they have been pausing for more than twenty-four hours. The harassed and disorganized forces of the enemy have launched several counter-attacks, it is true, but none of them have carried the Ger- mans anywhere As a matter of fact, the small but nevertheless important local gain made by the allies just north of the Somme river, to say nothing of other success- ful minor operations for improving positions more than trebly outweizh the cxtremely slight gains made by the Germans at a heavy cost at two; points in the line. Strong enemy reinforcements are be- tween Roye and Foquecourt, but so far they have done nothing, if really they are there for an offensive pur- pose. In the northern battle area, especially in the Bray region, new enemy defensive .barbed wire has been found. while earthworks are being constiucted at several places bAhind the German line. Probably the enemy has removed much of his material and has sent in nearly all the reinforce- ments he cares to risk at the present time, Morlancourt is being heavily shelled, while the enemy, with aerial bombs, has apparently attempted to blow up the ‘ammunition dups he left in his hurry to get away. British and French guns have been busy today pouncing German rear areas and the crossings over the Somme. . Enemy shells that are coming in are being fired at an extreme range. probubly from well on the other side of the Somme. This is especially true of shells aimed at the districts south of the Amiens-Nesle road. Between the Ancre and te Somme the operations of the British, which resulted in a small material advance and the capture of ememy positions, proveked only a scattered shelling from field guns. > British _airplanes continued to drop tons of shells on the enemy, especial- ly in the region of Peronne. Enemy transports are also suffering from the Eritich bombers, one of whom secured a direct hit on a transport train on the HMam-Nesle road. It is now es- tablished that a giant Gotha, with five engines, which was brought down a few nights ago near Talmas. carried a_crew of nine, all of whom were killed Labor Dispute Refereed. Washington, Aug. 13.—Referees to settle a dispute between cloak, suit. skirt and dress manufacturers of Cleveland 4nd their emploves were ap- pointed today by Secretary Paker ‘at the reqdest of hoth sides witii the un- derstanding that all emrloy~s;now on strike will return to work at once and be accepted without' prejudice.. - The referees are E. M. Hopkins, chairman; Major Samuel J. Rosensohn and John R. McLean. COLLAPSE OF HUN PLAN TO WEDGE ALLIED ARMIES. With the French Army in France, Aug. 13 (By The Associated Press).— After the battle of the Avre the sit- uation of the belligerents presents a change which for rapidity and extent has rarely been approached in mili- tary history. Marshal Foch's strategy and the masterly tactics of the gen- erals commanding the armies and groups of armies under him have in three weeks wrested from the Ger- mans what required four months for them to obtain at a cost variously es- timated at from 700,000 to 1,000,000 men. The immediate resuits of the counter-offensives which will have the greatest bearing on subsequent opera=~ tions are the clearing of the Chateau Thierry pocket, ending the meénace tp Epernay and Paris; the liberation of Montdidier, ending the menace to Amiens; the freeing of the important eastern railroad lines from Paris to Chalons, and the equally important northern line from Paris to Amiens, restoring to the allies means of com= munication which give them enor- mously greater ease in fiuture move- ments of troops. The most disastrous consequence to. the Germans, aside from the beavy iosses they sustained in men and ma- terial, is the collapse of their plan t6" drive wedges into the allled Ems and the subsequent widening and joi which would have threatened gen: dislocation. - ! TALKER FOR PEACE NOW s IS DANGEROUS ENE"Y' Boston, Aug. 13.—A warning to the people of this state to beware of the efforts of German sympathizers who are taking advantage of. Americam| victories to start a new peace propa= ganda was issued tonight by Henry! B. Endicott. executive manager of thei Massachusetts' committee of public ( safety. = “Coming at this time” he said, "this | peace drive is a dangerous seed 10! plant and_should be crushed in its' mfaney. I am sure I state the feel-| irgs of a majority when I say thati they reafize that to talk peace now and | stop- the war would leave the world | in worse condition by far than it was: before the war started, and all the! sacrifice that has been made would be in vain. “A man or woman who talks peace’ at this time, in my opinion, is a dan~ gerons enemy and should be treated as such.” Willis For Governor. . ~ Columbus, 0., Qug. 13.—Complete unofficial returns from 492 precincts in twelve scattered counties of the. state tonight indicated that former. Governor Frank B. Willis, received the republican nomination for gover- nor at today's state primary election, providing -the presemt ratio is mai tained by later and more complete re- turns, £ Governor Cex and the remainder of the democratic state ticket had no, , e®position. -