Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 2, 1918, Page 1

Builetin Service Ilag VOL. LIX—NO. 210 POPUIATION 29, TOWN OF PERONNE BEEN CAPTURED BY BRITISH fiemw-TowninGermnHmdsonflnSamme River—Enemy Continues ern Battle Front—Channel Ports No Longer Menaced, (By the Associated Press). All along the western battle front | the Germans continue to give grnund{ before the entente allies. Daily the | trend of events accentuates the in- ‘security of the German lines and the yinability of the German high command ‘to_hold back the aggressors. Where two months ago great sali- ' ents projected into the allied front theése cither have been flattened or lare in the process of being blotted tout, and in some instances the allies themselves have driven in wedges !that seriously menace the enemy. With the Marne and Picardy sec- |tors now virtually all reclaimed, the | wings of the present alfled offensive : |are moving in a manner that bodes | jill to the Germans. In the north the wing of the Lys salient southwest of | ; Ypres gradually is bending in under | voluntary retirements and the pres- sure of Field Marshal Haig's forces. Following the fall of Kemmel the | allied line has been moved further | forward until it now rests almost upon | the Estaires-La Bassee road, less than | \seven miles southwest of Armentieres. By the wiping out of this salient the menace to the channel ports has been oyercome. 1 On the southern wing mnorth of | Soissons the French and Americap troops are continuing their programme, notwithstanding the violent opposi- | tion of the enemy. The villages of Leury and Crecy au Mont have been | captured and, crossing the Ailette, a footing has been gained in the woods | vest of Coucy le Chateau, through which passes the railroad line run- | ning from Chauny to Laon. Large numbers of prisoners have been taken in these operations. From Arras southwest to the vicini- ty of Novon the British and French troops bhave made further remark- able gairA gauged both by the ex- tent of the territory delivered from enemy hands and its strategic im- portance for further manoeuvers. | Peronne, the last important town in S to Retreat All Along the West- German hands on the Somme river, has been captured by the British, who have passed on eastward and northward with steady ' strides, notwithstanding the resistance of the enemy. Boucha- vesnes and Rancourt and the high ground adjacent to them also are British, and Field Marshal Haig's men have arrived at the outskirts of the St. Pierre Vaast Wood. Farther to the north other towns have been tak- en, including Bullecourt, which last week changed hands several times in violent battles. The Canadians and Australians were in the forefront of the manoeuvers throughout this re- gion and did gallant work. Consider- ably more than 2,000 prisoners have been taken by the British and a few zuns also have been captured. To the south, where the French are operating against the Germans along the Canal du Nord, there have been violent artillery duels. Seven miles south of Peronne at Epanancourt the French have forced another crossing of the canal, and two miles northeast of Nesle they have captured the vil- lage of Rouy le Petit. Unofficial reports are to the effect that the British have reached the out- skirts of Lens, the famous coal mining town north of Arras, and that con- flagrations are visible behind the lines in the neighborhood of Lens and as far as Armentieres. These fires are taken as an indication that it is the intention of the Germans to re- treat in this general region. The Ger- man war office admits the relinquish- ment of territory between Ypres and Le Bassee, declaring that the move- ment was for the purpose of shorten- ing the German line and that it was| carried out without the knowledge of the British. Spain is to take over all German ships now interned in Spanish ports as a reprisal for the sinking of Span- ish vessels by German submarines. Reports from Petrograd are to the effect that Nikolai Lenire, the Bol- shevik premier, has died from wounds inflicted by an assassin. FIELD DAY EXERCISES OF FIFERS AND DRUMMERS Meriden. Conn., Sept. 1.—The two- daye' convention and field day exer- s of the Conne ut Fifers and ymmers was ended last nizht with e awarding of prizes, as drum corps—Lan- first: Edgewood, | K._of P, New Haven, sccond. Modern fife znd drum corps—Father Mathew Cadets, Hartford, first; R. M. T. A. B, New Uritain s7Jond. !iccolo and fluts banis — Center ¥ uth Manchester, first; « ford. second and bugle corps—Tor- Locks, second. sut fifes—\Veteran, Hart- ford firet ! Individual snare drum—Fancher, Grenadiers, of Milford, first: Sturtz, of Lancroft New Haven, second Individual bass drum—Brinley, of Lancraft, New Haven, first; Rankin of Talcottville, second. Individual fifing—Ancient. Boone of : Negimentals, Greenwich, first; Fwans| of Humphrey, New Haven sccond | Individual fifing, modern—Bonney ori TN Ty New FBritain, firs Moweeney of Father Mathew Cadets, ord. second Individual piccolo—Stinkamp of T.| M. Russell. Middletown, first; Fren- neiss, of the Woodmen, Waterbury,| sccond Individua! fluting--Dowling of Ori- ental, Stamford, first: Gordio. of the | same co! second H Individual buglinz—Trabassi of Tor- | rington, first; Smedick of Torrington, second. | Baton swinging Stamford, firsi; second. Best appearing corps in parade—Out of state Continental of \Worcester, | Mass.: in state. Talcott | Corps coming lonzest distance—-Reg- imental, Greenwich. Largest number of men in line Ann's of Waterbury. —Totolis of Maples, | “medick Torrington, Best appearing drum major—Out of |3 state. Callaban of Peekskili Totolis of Maples, Stamford BERNSTORFF PURCHASED AND CONTROLLED “FAIR PLAY"| New York, Sept. 1.—The assertion | that Count Von Bernstorff, in his ef- | forts to spread German propaganda in | the United States. actuaily purchased | and controlled Fair Play, a New York | publication, enlisting the services of a native-born American to concea! his, hand, was made in a statement issued here tonight by Alfred L. Becker, dep- | uty attormney general . Archibald S. White former New | York stock broker, now living in| Cleveland, was the man Von Bernstorff | picked to conceal his conn Fair Play, Mr. Becker M White, president of several corpora tions. has admitted holding Von Fern- ! storf’s stock in Tair Play in his own | name for several months, Mr. Becker said, later returning it to the former ambassador. + Mr. White said he had' met Von Bernstorft through Mrs, White, who knew the count in Munich, | PRESIDENT OBEYED THE GASOLINE ORDER! in state, | | Washington, Sept. 1.—The presi and Mrs. Wilton drove: to ct | day behind a pair of | observing the ban upon the unneces use of au- tomobiles on Sunday ret service men. who usually trail the president on motorcycles, were along in a car-+ riage. Most of Washington's twenty thou- sand automobiles were keut in their garages. A senator who appeared on | Penrsyivania avenue motoring toward . the capitol was stopped by a police- man and que: ned about the urzen of his busin [ DAY STATE CHILDREN £ TO HELP HARVEST CROPS! Boston, Sept. 1.—Scarcity of far: labor for the harvesfing of the state crops has impelled Henry .B. Endicott, | state food administrator, to call upon the schools for help. In a letter sent vesterday to Payson Smith, commis- sioner of cducation, he suggests that the shortage might be met by an ex- tenglon of the work amonz schooiboys in farm service. The possibility of a modification of echool schedules fs of by the food administrator, i<fan refuge i new | {cperas by dGiacomo. Puceini, each in one act, will be produced by the Me- BN G TR GERMANS MEET TANKS WITH y ARMOR-PIERCING BULLETS With the American Forces in France, Sept. 1 (By The Associated Press).— German anti-tank crusade has reached a ge where every machine gumner in a sector where the entente allies are using tanks has been sup- plied with armor-piercing bullets to reinforce the anti-tank guns. In a recently captured trcop com- munication a German expert described the anti-tank warfare as a kind large secale cavalry. The orde into detail regarding the German plans to overcome the tanks of the = The communication says the tanks must be fought along the same lines as if they were great armored caval- ry. The document says that whenever ommandeérs believe the allies will use tanks orders should be issued to bat- tery commanders td have outposts of anti-tank guns day and night to pro- tect the light artillery at all costs. Machine gunners are instructed how c0-operate with the anti-tank gun- The orders reiterate that tanks! must be considered valry on a larze pian and that machine gunners with armor-piercing hullets must take a| prominent part in carrying out the scheme of the Germans- to overcome the tanks. CUDAHY WAS TORPEDOED BY T\*O SUBMARINES Washington, Sept. 1-—Twenty-two members of the naval armed guard of the American steamer Joseph Cudahy, reported missing vesterday when news of the loss of their ship on Aug. 17 reached the navy department have been brougit safely into Atlantic ports by British steamers. The same ships had aboard 15 civilian members of the Cudahy's crew, ieaving unaccounted : for only 24 of the 62 persons missing. ! Reports to the na: v show Lhaxi the Cudahy, which was sent down hy torpedoes from two enemy subma- as attacked 700 miles from the coast. Ships i the v. Some survivors, including two members of the naval guard, already had reached an English port and hopes are ent tained for the rescue of the men st missinz. The entire naval guard accounted for. 20,000 JEWISH WAR REFUGEES | IN A DEPLORABLE CONDITION ! New York Sept. 1.—The plight of ; 20,000 Jewish war refugees east of the | T'ral mountains* was described as | “most devlorable” in° a report by! Samuel Mason. a representative of the | Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid | =0 of America, made public here | today. These starving people “are! picking up crumbs in the streets,” ac- cording to the report. Referring to the character of Mason said are not Bo vikie, mor in an sympathetic with their regime. are pehce-lo They ing. law-abiding people | who fled from intolerable conditions of the communit | THREE NEW OPERAS BY GIACOMO PUCCINI Sept. 1.—Three New Yorl. tropolifan Onera Company here in De- cember, aceording to an announce- ment today by Ginlio Gatti-Casazza, ger, who added that the m would open Novem- of 11, The new operas, ay said to-be In no one another dramati- | E y. are Il Tabarro, li-| Giusenpe Adami, and Suor 1 and Gianni Schichi, librettc hoth by € chino Forzano. Puccin ably will be unable to attenl the e, according to Mr. Gatti-Ca- AUSTRC-HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IS TO RESIGN \msterdam, Sept. 1,—Vienna news- yapers are quoted by the Vienna cor- respondent of the Weser Zeitung as saying that the position of Baron ian, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, has been shaken and that his speedy resignation is expected. newspapers conneet the foreign minister’'s ' forthcoming retirement with the Tolish guestion. He favors an Austro-Polish solution. - 1it is won can man anyw il is i, | impossi 919 President 4 Son's Calls For Support of Labor With All Its Concentrated Power. Washington, Sept. 1L—All but commanded by the White House. win the war “the war of all port with all its consecrated power.” At first, the president says, hardly seemed more than a defense against military aggression; that it is more than a war to alter the balance of power of that Germany was striking at what free man everywhere desire and must bave the right to determine row it is cle: Europe, their own fortunes. therefore, ig declares, hecause: “The needed as the soldier. Labor day, 1918, It is his War. The soldier is his champion and rep- To fail to win would be te imperil everything that the laborer Las striven for and held Gear since its dawn and his resentative. freedom first had struggle for justice began.” The president’s message follows: “My Fellow Citizens: Labor Day, 1018, is not like any iabor Day that Labor Day was al- ways deeply significant with us. How Keenly as we were aware a year ago of the upon the nation had embarked, we did not perceive its meaning as clear- Iy as we do now. We knew that we were all partners and must stand and strive together, but we did not realize as we do now that we are all enlisted men, members of a singie army, of many parts and many tasks but com- our faces set towards a single object. We in every essential industry is a weapon, and a weapon wielded for the same purpose that an army rifle is wielded—a wea- pon which if we were to lay down no we have known. it is supremely significant. enterprise of life and death which manded by a single oblig ion now know that every tool rifle would be of any use. “And a weapon for what? What is the war for? Why should we be ashamed Why are we enlisted hardly against the militarv ageression Labor Day Message Ameri- cans are addressed as fellow enlisted men of a single army, of many parts a single obliga- tion, by President Wilson in a Lanor Day message made public tonignt at That object is to wars which labor should support and sup- this war of upremely significant, he laborer is not onmly as much if we were not enlisted? At first it seemed more than a war of defense of ORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1918 CGondensed Telegrams Mushroom poisoning is causing much illness in Austria. Three Americans were included the Canadian_casualty list. Vilhjalmar Stefansson, arctic explor- er, reached Dawson, Yukon. A shipyard at Bareelona, Spain, has built several concrete ships. The Pn:{nylv-ni. Railroad system has a service flag with 20,193 stars. Emperor William arrived at Bad .\l'auheim to visit the King of Bulga- ria. New oil refineries were Meld non- essential by the Fuel Administration. Sales of War Savings and Thraft Stamps in New York to date amounts to $25,257,101. Insurance for officers and men in the service amounts to more than thir- ty billion dollars. Overalls for women workers have been approved by the Bloomington, Ind., City Council. Surgeon General Gorgas’ health re- port shows a slight increase in the ; | death rate over previous week. Senator Gore introduced a bill to have the price of wheat fixed to range from -$2.31 to $2.5¢ a bushel. . Cardinal Farley, who is ill at his summer home in Mamaroneck, will , | probably be out of danger in a few days. 5 A Greek-American draft treaty was signed in Washington by Secretary . | Lansing and Greek Minister Roussos. Director McAdoo denied responsibil- ity for the estimated gasoline short- age. He said railroad traffic condit- ions were good. Adjutant General Sherrill, of New York, will not seek deferred classifica- tion for members of the New York , | Guard. Pittsburgh was in a state of dark- ness Thursday night and all traffic was suspended. The cause was.not known. 2 A roundup of moonshiners in south- ern mountains by United States rev- Premier Lenine of | GERMAN CHANCELLOR BECOMES ANXIOUS Russia Assassinated | count von Herting Was Shot By Two Women . Belonging to the Revolu- Amsterdam, Sept. 1.—The Russian newspaper Pravda, according to a tel- egram from Moscow, says Premier Lenine was shot by a young girl of the intellectual class. She was arrested. The attack on Lenine was made Fri- day evening after a meeting of labor- ers at the Michelson works where Lenine spoke. As the premier was leaving, two women stopped him and discussed the recent decrees regard- ing the importation of foodstuffs to Moscow. In the course of the inter- view three shots were fired. A Moscow telegram by way of Vien- na says the attack on the Russian premier was made by two women be- ionging to the social revolutionary party. Died of Wounds. London, Sept. 1—Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, who was saot twice by an assassin last Friday night at Moscow, has died of his wounds, according to a telegram from Petro- grad received by the Exchange Tele- graph company by way of Copenhagen. SIMS TALKS TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS London, Sept. 1.—Vice Admiral Wil- liam S. Sims, commander . of the American naval forces in the war zone, delivered an address last might military or naval service. “We solemnly purpose a decisi Germany. = Belgium had been violated, || the nation to the accomplishment France invade S ! : . afield again, as in 1870 and 1866, to duty to which every true man in work out her ambitions in Europe; artd with the consciousness that and it was necessary to meet her force with force. that termine their own fortunes, to ins upon justice and ments to act to oblige governming - class. It is a war represents. Not unti from constant fear or breathe freely while they go about their und know that governmenis serv: s, not thei* masters. therefore, the war ch labor t with all its The world of al wi SuUDPO power. cannot he safe. men’s lives cannot be secure, no man’s |. rights can be confidently and succes fully asserted i the rule like that W and the daily fortunes of|gion will inspect the New York harbor men and nations, plotting while hon- loday, as guests of Murray Hulbert, | est men work, laying the fires of 3 which innocent men, women and chil- dren are to be the fuel, You know the nature of this war. It is a_war which industry must sus- of laborers at home the The armv i as important, as’essential as army of fighting men in the far fleld of actlal battle, only needed as much as the soldier, T et e e ldior ic his oham. | by the Interstate Commerce Commis- pion and ‘representative. To fail in |G\ poton . March, Chief of | win would be to imperil evervihing |Stafr, told the House military affairs | teld df‘ e had lts | committee at the weekly meeting there | ¢ e ] '”“"*mm‘gk\ Tor fustice bee | Were 1071 De Haviland airplanes in | gan. ‘The soldiers at the front know |¥Tance. L e this. Tt steels their cles o think ERes manyisy . of They are cr They s no <h advantage (heir own nation. They would e anyone who fought for the advantage of any nation. Th ving their 1i the homes they s : o1 Lieut. F. R. McGriffin, of Fresno,| et e o M| CaL, Jand’ Cadet ‘Wliis B, Babcock ,of own land—great ideals immorta) | Washington, were killed when they ideals, ideals which shail light the |d9ropped 2,000 feet at Call Field, Tex, is dome and men live heads and emancipated spi That is the reason they fight witl solemn joy and are invincible! “Let us make this of fresh compreheil n, not only secration also) in which _ we _ devote [ment at the feld day games. curselves without pause or limit to| Gardner Perry of Boston, has been| the great task of setling our own |appointed representative of the Em- {country and the whole world free to . justi f making it and belang to the middle class element | FonaerJistice to all g e disturb our Teace or the peace of the world or in is and puppets xt and upon power their own authority and cal rulers anywhere to any way to make too = upon whose con: oi tho: ir own very oxistence depend. “We may count upon each other. The nation is of a single mind. Tt i taking counsel, 1 no special cla It is serving mo private or si terest. burn the dross away. ery class amongst us. We realize we never realized hefore that we : | comrades dependent upon one another powerless 2 join hands to lead the world to a new and better jrresistible when united, when divided. And so day “WOODROW WILSON! Cafi&i _Paragraphs Potato Rations in Sweden. Stockholm,. Saturday, Aug, 31.—Reg- ulations governing the distribution of potato rations in Sweden will go into The daily allow- effect in September. ance will be one pound of potatoes. Even if a wéman Is self-made she wants people to think she is tailor made. But it is clear now it is much more than a war to zlter the balance of power in Europe. Germany, it is now plain, was strik- ing at what free men everywhere de- sire and must have—the right to rle-l g govern- for: thém:and not for the private and selish interest of a to make the nations and peoples of the world secure against everv such power 1ere live free tasks are their ould support and concentratedd h after lonz premedita- drew Austria and Germany into ar are permitted to control the And the labor is not . be kept sacred nd safe, and men evervwiere be free for all men to the nlaces where therefore, a day of what we are about and of renewed and clear-eved resolution but a day of con- sle in- Jts own mind has been clear- ed and fortified by these days which ! The light of a new conviction has.penetrated to ev- e in supreme service.” The hours of registration will or not must register, uniess they ar atives of foreign nations. enroliment may be made with local 1 required to enroll within five days September 12, Registration Date Washington, Sept. 1.—Thursday, September 12, was set yester- day by President Wilson as the date for registration for the army draft of all men in the United States between the ages of 18 a_nd 45 inclusive who have not already registered or who are not now in the In a proclamation issued immediately after he signed the new man-power bill authorizing extension of the 21-31 draft ages, he called on the younger and older men to enroll on that day with local draft boards where they make their permanent homes. ve victory of arms,” he said, “and deliberately to devote the larger part of the military man-power of of that purpose. It is the call to he country will respond with pride in doing so he plays his part in vindication of a great cause at whose summons every true heart offers be from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. and all state and local officials are called on to make immediate arrange- ments for maintenance of registration places on that day. All men within the new ages, whether citizens of the United States e diplomatic or consular represent- in case of illnegs on the registration day, arrangements for tardy boards and men who expect to be absent from their homes may register by mail, sufficiently in advance that the registration record reaches the board by September 12. If a man has no permanent residence he is to register at the place he is on September 12 and thosé out of the country on that day are after their return. 1 enue men have netted 486 stills and 200 prisoners. | The Knights of Columbus are invad- g Italy. The operation of ten build- | ings for Kpights within a month has | been announced. The British captured in the month | of August 57.318 German prisoners, 657 guns, more than 5,750 machine gens and 1,000 trench mortars. Members of the British shipping mis- commissioner of docks and ferries. The Fuel Administration in connec- | tion with manufacturers and dealers in incandescent electric lamps worked out a plan eliminating. inefficient lumps. ; Charges for private telegraph wires | to banks, brokers and industrial con- | cerns were declared unreasonably Iuw} | with the War Instrutries Board prom- | sed co-operation with the govern- ment’s plans to speed up prodaction of rolled brass milis. The training school of psychiatric social work, conducted at Smith col- - |lege to train women in the care of | she!l-shock victims, closed its summer sessions Saturday. from their airplane. The captain of the Boston fishing vessel that towed into a Canadian port after it was shelled by a submarine has asked for $125,000 salvage. Four hundred veterans from the American _Expeditionary Forces in France will be at Sheepshead Bay as guests of the New York Police Depart- ergency Fleet Corporation to promote good relations between workers and | employers in all New England ship yards. Announcement was made last night | by the navy department that Ensign Thomas G. MceKnnon of Minneapolis and Aerial Gunner Matthew K. O'Gor- man of Jamaica Plains, Mass., were . | killed in a seaplane accident in France on Aug. 20. No details were given. ARGENTINE CABINET APPROVES 1919 BUDGE Buenos Aires, Saturday. Aug. 31— Argentina’s budget for 1919 was ap- proved by (the Argentine cabinet to- night. The ministers also approved the income tas jwojectswhich is large- he Amlerican income tax. rovides for a tax of 2 per-cent. ori all salaries’above 200 pesos. The income tax is design ance the deficit which other pears would be apparent in th nues as the result of the cur of imports. 1 to bal- ise ap reve- iment AMERICANS ARE FIGHTING ON BELGIAN SOIL With the British Army in Flande Sept. 1 (By The Associated Press) Ior i time, American troops fought on Belgian soil today. They captured \'oormezeele and were en- gageq in the operations elsewhere the same locality. in “ to American soldiers and sailors who were entertained in London last ni by E, H. Sothern and Mary Anderson in Macbeth. The commander de- clared the Germans had discovered that America soldiers were not just men thrust into uniforms and sert off in ships, but were fighting proposi- ti He added: - vou chaps get sticking and going around is doing it all. thinking America want to tell you here and now that what is being done by this tiny little island is wonderful. The British fleet is protecting us and supporting us and getting to the front 87 PERSONS KILLED BY AUTOS NEW YORK STATE LAST MONTH New York, Sept. 1—Eighty-seven persons were killed by automobiles in New York state last month, according to a statement issued here today by the National Highways Protective s ciety. In New York city alone 43 per- ns were killed, as compared with 41 in August. 191 . Edward S. Cornell, secretary of the society, stated-that, because Connecti- cut and New Jersey had motor vehicle commissioners, fatalities in those states snowed a steady decrease. th New Jersey last month automobiles killed only 19 persons, as compared with 30 in the correspondinx month vear, while in Connecticut in the first ix months of this year 64 persons were killed as compared with 82 dur- ing the first six months of 1917. | GEN. PERSH!NG REPORTS BRISK ACTIONS BY TROOPS Washington. Sept. 1,—Brisk actions Ly American iroops on four sectors in I'rance are reported by General Persh- inz’s communique for Saivrday. The communiaue follows: “Section A: North of the Aisne our troops took Juvigny by assault and captured 150 prisoners. In the Woevre and in the Vosges the cnemy was gain repulsed in attempts to raid cur lines. In Alsace a successful raid- ing party penetrated the enemy’s trenches and inflicted losses. “Section B: There is nothing to re- port in this section” SPAIN HAS SEIZED AN INTERNED GERMAN SHIP Madrid, Saturday, Aug. 31 (By The Associated Pres: he Spanish gov- ernment tonight ‘decided to take over all the German steamships interned in Spanish ports, in accordance with Spain’s recent note to Berlin, because of the torpedoing of Spanish vessels by German submarines. Foreign Minister Dato announced at a meeting of the cabinet tonight that S sh steamship Ataz Mendi. carrying a cargo of coal from England to Spain, had been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, The crew of the vessel was saved. Available maritime records do not contain mention of a steamer named Ataz Mendi. . HOOVER AWARDED PRIZE BY THE FRENCH ACADEMY Paris, Sept. 1.—Herbert C. Hoover, l(hr\. United States food administrator, 1as been awarded the Audiffret prize of $3,0000 by the Irench Academy of Mora! and Political Scjence. The prize was awarded to Mr. Hoover for his servic as food administrator in Belgium and th of France. > EIGHT PAGES—56 COLS. + | Machinists,* but 1 disputed by the union will 2 conquered territory|the Canadian PRICE TWO CENTS Future — Declares That Concorned Over’ th Oublodlt Fid ‘e “Hatred Bordering On Insanity.” Amsterdam, Saturday, Aug. 31— Count Von Hertling, the Imperial Ger- man chancellor, today expressed anx- iety over the outlook for the future in an address to a delegation of rep- resentatives of ‘the Catholic students’ union. According to a PRerlin des- ratch, the chancellor spoke of the sac- rifices and the demands'of war and declared significantly that in addition to the sacrifices of blood from which hardly any family had been entirely spared, “there. are difficulties of food and clothing and manifold depriva- tions at the present time and I am anxious concerning the ocutlook for the future.” 3 ‘War, the chancellor declared, was and is the greatest possible experience for the nation. It manifests itself, he said, among Germany’s enemies in the form of hatred “bordering on insan- ity,” while among the Germans it dis- plays its effects principally internally in strengthening the inclination to criticism against the government and its measures. This criticism intensi- fied party antagonisms, the chancellor added, and he warned the students that “therein, gentlemen, there is un- doubtedly danger.” The chancellor continued: “Not that there is any real convulsion in the life of the state to be feared from this. Our German nation is, in its overwhelming majority. too perspica- cious and intelligent for that. But there is danger owing to the impres- sion caused among our enemies. They dream of an' impending internal col- lapse; they construct their stronghold of victory thereon, and for its sake prolong tne war. . “There is therefore in this matter special need for a remedy. What we need is united and firm "cohesion. be- tween the emperor and empire and the government and the people so that it may be clear. to the outside world and may not be obscured by a:¢loud of differences of opinion expressed in writing or by word of mouth.~ It was everyone’s duty to contribite to this end and assist in strengtheninz “the united front at home,” said the chancellor, adding: T “The army command regards the military situation with complete calm and confidence, even though it has Dbeen obliged for strategical reasons to withdraw our lines at several points, Our glorious troops will continuzs te beat back the tremendous onset of the enemy arms until our adversaries per. ceive that they cannot destroy us anc are therefore, on their part, ready for an_understanding. . “This day shall come, because. if must come if Burope is not to bleed tc death and Eurovean culture sink frte the misery of barbarism. We implore the Almighty, Who hitherto s clearly has stood by us, that we may not have to wait too long for this'day.” CHARGES MADE AGAINST FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ‘Washington, Sept. 1.—Usurpation of power, inefficiency and unjust abuse of business interests are among grave charges against the Federal Trade Commission which have been laid be- fore President Wilson by the chamber of commerce of the United States. In a letter sent to the president sev- eral days ago and made public tonight by the chamber, the directors of the organization approve and submit a report denouncing the trade commis- sion as an irresponsible bodv that has lost the confidence of the public and askine the president to remedy this condition by filling two existing va- cancies in the membership with able men “whose interests will be single to the commission’s work.” This renort was prepared by the chamber's Fed- eral_Trade Committee, of which Rush C. Butler, a Chicago lawyer. is the «hairman. Tt presents the following seven specific charges with detailed criticisms in support: ‘“The commission has undertaken the exercise of functions bevond its ous jurisdiction t othe sdetriment of its proper usefulness. ‘“The commissicn has begun the study of imnortant situations but be- cause of vacillating interest or for oth- er reasons, not apparent, has left its work incomplete. “The commission’s procedure, orig- aily orderlv and appropriate has en changed without public notice or notice to congress. “The commission has rs of publicity. Prominent features of the commis- on's recent food investigation were suhversive of common justice. “In presenting information to con- abused its po eress and the nublic the commission has heen heed'¥ss of the accuracy and i frankness which its position and the | cirenmstances require. “The commi the fundamen it was established The report sets not undertake ion ‘has departed from purpose for twhich forth that it does to criticize in detail specific 2, of the commission but rather to point out mistakes in prinei- ples of conduct. The president is as- sured that the chamber and’its com- mittee which has followed rthe work of the commission since its ®rganiza- tion three vears ago. does not repre- sent special busi 5 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STRIKE AT BRIDGEPORT Bridgeport. Conn., Sept. 1. — With approximately 4,500 union machini and toolmakers now on strike from the Bridgeport war plants, both large and small, manufacturers and union leaders ‘tonight emphaticaily reiter- ated their statements of last week that neither side will give in to the wishes or demands of the other. It is certain that a continuance of the strike will résult in a dangerous tie-up of production in a half score of the largest and most important government contract plants. The important developments of the strike to date are: No benefits are to be paid the men because the walkout is not sanctioned by the International Association of leaders ore planning for a thirty day strike. Unioén leaders claim that fully 500 machinists have left the city to secure work in New Haven, New York, New- ark, N. J,, or Long Island City, where they claim they can get the conditions they ask. Manufacturers are making plans to replace the men out on strike, and it was announced by the Manufacturers Association tonight that if the men were not at their places on Tuesday their places would be filled. Representatives of the War Labor Board are making arrangements with union men and manufacturers for conciliation meeting, at which three representatives of the manufacturers and three representatives of the 60.00 affected by the government award discuss terms. - RUMOR THAT HINDENBURG HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE Amsterdam, Sept. 1—Rumors that Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has commiffed suicide, that the whole Ger- man _army has gone over to tht An- glo-French forces and that the Brit- ish fleet has attacked and destroyed Helgoland have become so widespread in the Essen district that the com- mandant of that town has issued a proclamation, advising the people not to believe ‘“extravagant rumors.” To Be King of Lithuania, London, Sept. 1.—It has been de- cided that Duke William of Urach is to be kine of Lithuania and that Vil- na is to be the capital, according to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Copenhagen. PLANS FOR RECLAMATION OF THE ARCTIC ISLANDS Dawson, Y. T. Sept. 1.—Vilhjalmar Stefansson, Arctic explorer, who is in Dawson en route home after five years in the north. will recommend to the Canadian government plans for the reclamation of the Arctic islands and wilderness on a vast scale. he announced here today. GERMAN PRISONERS WERE KILLED BY GERMAN SHELLS American Forces on the Aispe Front, Saturday, Aus. 31.—By The Associated Press). Juvigny, the ruins of a village north of Soissons that the Germans fought so desperately. to re- tain, now is well within the American lines. It was taken late Friday but not until now has the publication of details of its capture been permitted. The Americans consolidated their positions to the east of Juvigny last night and tonight after making fur- ther progress during the day, and they control the zone considerably in ad- vance of the village. The American artillery dominates the coun for many miles to the east and the Ger- mans apparently have been left with slight chance of effective resistanece until they reach the broken terrain around Neuville. The extension of the line through Juvigny was a dramatic addition to the already brilliant record of the- di- vision that accomplished it. The Ger- man officers were out-manoeuvered and their men were outfought. Enemy machine guns proved a terri- ble barrier to the progress 'of the Americans but it was not enough. And when all was over the Germans un- wittingly added a final touch of trag- edy when they dropped a high explo- sive shell into the midst of 187 pris- oners that the Americans had removed to the rear. Five German- captives were killed and scores were terribly wounded. The German prisoners who were killed and maimed by their own ar- my’s shell had been taken to-the rear and were being, escorted this morn- ing down into an old quarry that had been used as a division headquarters by the Germans. A shell landed exactly at the en- trance at the very instant when it w crowded with German prisoners who were to be kept there for a few hours. The Germans, who were noth- ing more than boys, were thrown into mangled piles by the explosion. Many of them on recovering from the shock actually cursed their own countrymen for what they regarded as punishment. They hbelieved their guns had fired on them in retaliation for having surren- dered. v» | It is regarded rather remarkabls that out of the number of gas vic- tims not a single death so far has been recorded in the American- divis- ion from that cause, even including the action about Juvigny. There has been gas in abundance but the Amer- icans now are adept in handling their gas masks X The commanding officer of the French army today sent to the Amer- jicans his personal congratulations on jtheir gallantry at Juvigny, SERGEANT LESCHINSKY CAPTURED 30 PRISONERS American Forces on the Aisne Front, turday, Aug. 31.—(By The Asso- ciated Press). * Thirty prisoners were accounted for by Sergeant S. B. Les- chinsky, of Milwaukee, in the capture of Juvigny by the Americans. -In command of fourteen men he had in reality lost his way baypnd the town while the encircling movem?t was “oi on. In a general way he-knew his whereabouts but not that of the outfit to which he belonged. - The ser- geant was entirely out of contact with his own forces and believed himself to be within the German lines, as in fact, he was. ] A turn in the road brought the de- tachment face to face with two Ger- man officers, captains, who apparently were as greatly surprised as were, the sergeant and his men. He ordered them to halt and they did. A minute later a marching detach- ment of thirtv Germans appeared who, on_ seeing the officers had been taken prisoner, unhesitatingly surrendered, The German officers questioned the authority of their captor to take them and they resisted. Thessergeant and his own men made their way back to headquarters with thirty prisoners (The two officers ipresumably were shot.) GERMANS HAVE ONLY 196 DIVISIONS ON WESTERN FRONT London, Sept. 1.—It has been ‘learn- ed that the Germans now have only 196 divisions on the western battle front, as compared with 204 which they had recently, as they had to break.up eight’ divisions to form drafts. They are endeavoring to make up this shért- age by two or more Austrian divisions and a large amount of Austrian artil- lery. The enemy has put into the present battle north and south dbout 31 -di- visions of which 17 divisions have béen engaged twice. The Germans also have made several changes in the high command, at least two commanders having been removpd. The German crown prince is said to have been deprived of half his army corps the men having been transfer- red to General Von Boehn, PLANE LOST DURING RAID ON CONSTANTINOPLE London, Sept. 1.—A Turkish efficial communication received here reports that an airplane was brought down in flames during a raid on Constantino- rle last Tuesday. It says the captain of the machine, a British officer, was wounded and made prisoner. d