Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 6, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 214 CERMAN RETREAT BEGHS | == 10 LOOK In the Noyon Sector of Soissons the French Have Reclaimed Thirty Villages—In the North From Peronne to Ypres the British Continue to Force the Enemy to Give Ground. (By The Associated Press.) The Freach and Americans are fast driving the Germans out of their po- tions in southern Picardy and in the sector between the Vesle nd Aisne riv- So rapid has been the progress f the allies—the French in Picardy nd the Americans and French from Soissons eastward toward Rheims— ihat the retirement of the enemy has the appearance at present of the be- cinning almost of a rou Meanwhile Feld Marshal Haifg in the from Peronne to Ypres, has almos: as busily engaged with troops in carving successful manoewvres which are only in a Jightly ‘ess degres of rapidity forcing the Germans evArywhere to give ground Haig's men agam have made the Germans taste bitter defeat on sectors, and the end of the nishment for them seems not vet in north numaren ght Tn the latest fighting in the region sxtending from the old Noyen sector tn Soissons the French have reclaim- ed thirty vilages from the Germ: harassed the Somme canal at several roints and are standing only a short distance from the important junction am with Its roads leading to St n and La Fere. the south they have made fur- crossings of the Ailette river and re fast skirting the great wooded re- sion which acts as a_barrier to di- t attack on Laon, the Chemin Des «mes and the western Ajsne defenses the enemy. Seemingly at the Sres- progress this harrier will have been overcome and the entire salient northwest ons obliterated. Already the south of Fresnes, on the fringe ortly den s ne of the high forest of Coucy. have pen- etrated the old Hindenhurg line. All behind the lines northeast of Noyon great conflagrations are to be ween pa v around . Jussy and 1a Fere w apparently is an indi- cation tha s the intention of the LIKE A ROUT Germans to fall bagk as fast as they can to the old German limes running southeastward from St. Quentin. The French and Americans are hard after the Germans between the Vesle river and the Aisne and for more than eight miles, extending from Conde to Viel Arcy, they have driven the enemy acrose the Aisne and are standing on the southern bank of the river. East- ward toward Rheims, almost up to the gates of the cathedral city, the Ger- man line is falling back northward. At the Anchor point of the Tine in the vicinity of Rheims, however, the eGr- mans seem to be holding, evidently realizing that retrograde movement here would necessitate a straighten- ing of their line perhaps as far east- ward as Verdun. In the initial manoeuvre to the re- treat along the Vesle front the Amer- icans and French captured both Ba- 7zoches and_Fismette. ¥rom Bazoches they moved six miles northward to Vieil Arey, while from Fismette they have penetrated more thas three miles northward to Barbonval, which is only a little more than a mile south of the Ajsne. In Flanders the Pritish have taken the town of Ploegsteert and positions souhwest of Messines and northeast of Wulverghem and repulsed strong counter-attacks launched against them. Southeast of Arras the way down the line to south of the Somme below Peronme the British have dug more deeply into the enemy’s front on vari- ous sectors, especially toward Cam- brai and immediately north and south of Peronne. in the latter region having driven ir the enemy’s rear guards for considerable distances, The Germans have heen violently bombarding the Americans at Frapelle. on the eastern end of the battle front in Lorraine, but have attempted no in- fantry attacks. More than 3.000 shells. many of them gas projectiles have heen tent into the American line by the enemy. CERMAN-INSPIRED ATTACKS ON U. S. IN DANISH PAPERS Washington, Sept. 5. —German-in- spired acks on America appearing in Danish newspapers threaten the interruption of negotiations now pending between Denmark and the United States for a commereial agree- This became known today af- receipt of an official report from \n_American agent in Copenhagen. ‘or some time past, the report dis. ses. articles have been re-printed the Social Democrat, a_so-called zovernm: organ in Copenhagen Wwritten by the former New York cor- epondent of the Berlin Tidende. Hellese culing America at and_ bitterly attacking -its _mo- e and the people, Another Dan- newspaper, the Politiken, unoffi- acereds ernment or- also has indulged in anti-Ameri ermar 1in the re- port as mepired anti-Ameri- 7 feeling amone the leaders of the can socialist party, now in con- of the Danish government. The cople of Denmark are pro-ally, but 1o foreign office is pro-German. JEWISH NEW YEAR'S GREETING TO GEN. FERSHING Providence, R. 1, Sept. 5.—Colonel Harry Cutler, chairman of the Jewish ard, today with the ap- val of the secretary of war cabled » following New Year's greeting to eneral Pershing: the eve of the new Jewish Welfare Board, U and Navy, representing citizens of Jewish faith and good wishes ur comrades in arms, rerardless of rice, or creed. You are fighting in a cause that social justice may prevall and lasting peace come to the ire human family, thersfore e righteousness of our ountry’s aims and those of her allfes you are granted the privilege to es- tablish a world democracy which shal) and_hecome a blessing to all re gencrations. Our ardent pray- Cod may speed vour vic- v and rush the work of vour brave year the S, Army three million sends greet- to you and mrades who are planting Americ eals and traditions to preserve ti noblest efforts of civilization. COLONEL CUTLER, Chairman. GENERAL LUDENDORFF DOESN'T KNOW AMERICANS Amsterdam, Sept. 5.—That Ameri- tun assistance will be a decisive fac- tor in the war is a vain hope on the of the entente, accordirg to Gen- wal Ludendorff, the first quartermns- er general of the German army, in a to the Vienna newspapers. seneral Ludendorff, however, admit- the Americans were render- : no inconsiderable assistance to the both in men and material. “The French have always lived upon Sopes.” said Ludendorfl. “First it was topes of Russia; now it is hopes of America. We settled with the Rus- an steam roller: we shall settle with Americans. Our to victory remains sroken; we ehal will to annihilate.” un- break the enemy’s CONVENTION OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS' ASSOCIATION ew Haven, Conn., Sept 5—The rtieth annual convention of the Tonnecticut Funeral Directors Asso- sation was held at Morris Cove to- lay and the following officers were tiected: Georze J, Smith, Milford, president; Ctarles J. Dilion, Hart- lord, vice president: Harry F. Wal- ker, New Haven, treasurer; Ernest Ortlepp. Bridgeport, secretary: Hugh \. Keenan, New Haven, W. T. Mar- nt, Hartford: and M. Kenney, New Britaln; execulive committee:’ Are hur R. Leete, Thompsonville, James [. Pratt, Hartford, anl Marshall Mol- oy, Hartford, legal committee. 65 ENEMY PLANES DESTROYED; 200 HAVE BEEN DISABLED London, Sept. 5.—Four hundred and ¢xty-five enemy machines hove been lestroyed and two hundred disabled ince the commencement of the of- ensive on Aug. 8, according to an of \cia] statement on aerial operations onight. Sixty-one hostile balloons vere destroyed and 911 tons of bombs vere dropped on various targets. Two hundred and sixteen Pritish MORE PAY FOR LOWEST PAID BOSTON FIREMEN Boston, Sept. 5.—An _inctease in wages to the lowest paid members of the Boston fire department was an- nounced by Mayor Andrew J. Peters ithough the firemen last night to ote Monday unless their demands for 3200 a year genmeral increase were granted, the mayor said his action was not_influenced by the strike threat. The increase, he stated, was the re- sult of a report from the finance com- mission made today after prolonged investigation. Under its recommenda- tions firemen now receiving $900 or | $1,000 and who have served at least; three months, will be given $1,100. The | $1,000 zrade will be eliminated alto- zether and $1,100 will be the mini- mum for new men after three months probation. The demands of the higher paid men will he considered when the budget for 1919 is prepared, the mayor announced. In the event these demands are not acceptable to the men and the strike is called the mayor stated he wouli | request Governor McCall to have the state guard man the department to any extent required. AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE STANDS HIGH MORALLY New York, Sept. 5.—The American army in France stands higher morally than the civil population dus to the influence for good thrown around our | soldiers by the Red Cross, the Y. M. | C. A, the Knights of Columbus and other agencies working for their bet- terment, said. Dr. Charles S. MacFar- land, on his return here tiday after a tour of the western front in behalf of the federal council of Churches of Christ of America, of which he is gen- eral secretary. He delivered messag- es to the American and allled armies and the French people. “The civilian work of the Red Cross and other special agencies ‘over there’ is already rebuilding and reconstruct- ing the life of France and winning for America the whole heart of the peo- ple” said Dr. MacFarland. “All this is opening the way for agreat evange- lical movement In that country.” EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ENLISTED IN WAR WORK Washington, Sept. 5.—More than 400 educational instititions have been en- listed in the war department’s pro- gram for educating at the expense of the government recruits who are se- lected as worthy of this privilege. Tentative contracts with additional colleges are being signed every day. Virtually the entire first class to be given the special courses will be drawn from the 18 and 19 vear old men who are already registered at the approved institutions for the scholastic vear beginning next month. The period between October and December will be devoted to testing out the plan and those students who fail to take full advantage of their opportunity in this period will find themselves changing places with other men from the draft ranks. FOCH PROMISES PURSUIT OF ENEMY WILL CONYINUE Paris, Sept. 5.—(Havas)—In a tele- gram replying to the congratulations of the Paris municipal council, Mar- sha! Foch, commander-in-chief of the entente alifed forces, thanked the coun- cil in his own name on behalf of the French and allied armies, and added: “The German rush which menaced Paris and Amiens has been broken. We will continue to pursue the enemy implacably.” X EMBARGO ON NEWS PRINT PAPER EXPORTS TO MEXICO Laredo, Texas, Sept. 5.—An em- bargo was placed on all news print paper exports to Mexico here today. This was said to be in answer to a recent decree of President Carranza of Mexico, demanding that thirty per cent. of all news print paper be turned over to the Mexican government. Detached from Duty at Annapolis. Annapolis, Md, Sept. 5.—Captain Louis, H. Nulton, commandant of mid- shipmen at the naval academy for the last several vears, has been detached from that duty and is succeeded By Captain William H. Standley, formerly in charge of buildinss and grounds at the academy, it was announced here today. by the usual destruction, for explosions are reported where the torch seems after having been parents on a charge of conspiring to evade the draft. died at Nogales, Aria. on August 30 of typhoid fever, accord- they had not heard from their since he disappeared, although it was reported at one time that wars.” Anthony Rizzo, curate church, Lakeville. died tnis ‘afternoon at a hospitzl here of Bright's disease. and a graduate of St. Berfix ary, He had held pastorates «! curates at Hartford New 184 w0 S situation opcthe U caused a faljrin” about sev- the pound London, Sept. 6—Count George- F. Von Hertling, the imperial German chancellor, has resigned, giving had health as the cause for his retirement, according to the Geneva correspondent of the Daily Express, quoting a des- patch received in Geneva from Munich, Bavaria. 565 NAMES GIVEN IN TWO CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Sept. 5.—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American Ex- peditionary Forces: Killeq in action 30; missing in ac- tion 70; wounded severely 120; died of other causes 2; wounded, degree un- wounds 15; died from accident and determined 142; died of disease 3; total 382; New England men are: Killed in Action. Corporal Joseph H. Boyce, 85 Sara- toga St. Lawrence, Mass. Privates—Neils Forstholm, 10. Tower St., Worcester, Mass.; Henry J. Regan, 52 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Mass. Died of Wounds. Privates—Edolph Eskart, 17 Webster | St., New Britain, Conn.; George Laro- chelle, 24 Milton St., Lawrence, Mass. Wounded Severely. Lieutenant Norman Renne, 55 W. Housantonic St., Pittsfield, Mass. Privates—John K. Abercrombie, 104 Olive Ave, Lawrence, Mass.; John F. Cashman, 199 Orange St, Waterbury, Conn.; Bagdasar K. Chooljian, 156 First St., Boston, Mass.; Henry F. Smith, 19 School St., Waltham, Mass.; Alfred Levine, 72 Revere St.. Boston, Mass.; Wuareley Papazian, 23 Beach St., Fitchburg, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Lieutenant Raymond G. Sherman, Main St., Glastonbury, Conn. _Sergeant Charles A. MacKenzie, Union St., Franklin, Mass. Corporal William H. Ackerman, R. F. D. 2. Stafford Springs, Mass. Joseph Martin, 15 Mills St., South- bridge, Mass.; Arthur Sweet. South SY“{{?"‘SDO“ Mass.; Joseph C. Nahan, 7 a) N ner St., Newport, R. 1.; Amos L. 6 ., Lynn, Mass.; Karl F. Holt, 19 Judson St., Beverly, Mass. Missing in Action. . Corporal Henry J. Mongeau, Only Cherry Valley, M Private Bnginio lannetta, 540 Charles St.,, Providence, R. 1. THURSDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST. Killed in action missing in ac- tion 36; wounded severely 75; died from accident and other causes 6; died of disease 4; wounded (degree unde- termined) 12; died from wounds 5; total 183. New England men are: Killed in Action, St Privates—Emil Parila, 29 Sun St Gardner, Mass.; Oskar Mitchell. 57 Main St, Hull, Mass.; Louis J. Morris Vineyard Havon, Mass.; Jam|; A. Oliver, Vernon St., Brilgewater, Mass. Died of Wounds Received in Action. Lieutenant Harold Clinton Wasgatt, 180 Hancock St., Everett, Mass. Wounded Severely. Lieutenant Louis Winans Spaulding, 44 Federal St., Boston, Mo: Corporal Omer J. Landry, 44 First St.. Webster, Mass. Privates—Elias Kolofolias, 120 Fish- er St., Lowell, Mass.; George W. Mc- iIntosh, Great Plain Needham, Mass.; Michael J. Maloney, 250 Melvin St.. Wakefield, ) Jerry J. Rien- deau, 231 River Road, New Bedford, Mas: EFFECTS OF BRITISH SUCCESS APPARENT With the British Army in France, , 4 p. m—(By The Associated The effects of the British successes are becoming more appar- ent hourly. .The enemy is stead but surely, goinz back. Successive minor victories in Flanders, the ap- nlication of sustained pressure in the battle zone south of the Scarpe, the exploitation of fhe advances north of Teronne and the. steady hombardment trom the British cannon are all help- ing the German movement. The foe's retirement is being marked s and arious from sections, especially the area in front of the Hindenburg line from the Ba- paume-Cambrai line southward, to have been freely used. It looks as if the Germans here were going behind the line, with its great system of concrete dugouts and de- fences. They are not in_the habit of destroying where they mean and, besides, the crushing defeat they to stay, suffered when the Drocourt-Queant line was smashed makes this ground exceedingly difficult, if not dangerous, to hold. MISSING HARVARD DRAFT DODGER DEAD Jamaica, N. Y., Sept. 5—Lawrence Bullard, a Harvard man who disap- peared from his home here last April indicted with his ing to a telegram recelved today by his father from the authorities of the hospital to which he was taken. Tried and acquitted. the parents said son he had reached Denver., According to his father, young Bul- lard, who was graduated from Phil- lips Exeter Academy in 1913 and from Harvard in 1917, was “opposed to all At Harvard he was editor of a college paper. HOLLAND PROTESTS WORK OF GERMAN SUBMARINES ‘The Hague, Sept. 5—It is officially announced that the Dutch minister in Berlin has been instructed to protest vigorously against “the merciless ac- tion” of a German submarine in shell- ing a Dutch trawler off Krommenie, North Holland, August 17, fishermen were killed, and to demand compensation. in which OBITUARY. Rev. Anthony Rizzo. Torrington, Conn., t. 5. — Rev, St. Mary's He was 40 vears old, a native of Italy < semin- itain, Bridgeport, Torrington and Stamford = interests, President morrow. tha ident to bilit: be met. ing. ment roain the tions. failures,” Utah the Em: mun battles, erland. read against Boston, engaged Sept. states and Washingto Trade Com sailed and vigorously senate today for its recent report to Fresident Wilson, recommending that the government take over control of the packing industry so as to break {up what it termed a monopoly of the meat business in this and other coun- |tries and to prevent alleged profiteer- led the atta from tI | cal ora P ed Press) NORWICH, Big Slump in New York Cotton Market CONN., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918 Caused By Fear of Fixing of Prices By War Industries Board. New York, Sept. cotton market state bordering demoralization today by the announcement Industries Board planned the stabili- zation of cotton prices. tremendously heavy selling at opening but slumped still further, tober down $22. high level of Tuesday. was quoted at 32,80 or 222 points' net lower. Offerings then however, and there were rallies of 87 to 105 points on covering and buying which came partly from foreign trade improvement not fully maintained, later fluctuations being nervous ang irregular. In the final trading, however. rallies occurred, with the close showing ngt declines of 110 to 123-points. October's last price was 33. under Tuesday's high, Uncertainty as to the government's plan dominated throughout. SOUTHERN SENATORS PROTEST FIXING OF COTTON PRICES ‘Washington, Sept. 5.—Senators from the cotton growing states at a con- ference today decided to protest to Wilson against any by the War Industries Board looking to the fixing of cotton prices. The sen- ators hope to see the president to- but the visit the The debate, in whil man, of Tilinois, and’ Smoot. of Utah, on the commission. was precipitated by introduction by tor Gore, of Oklahoma, of an amend- to the emergency appropriation bill comm! market inquire into the and feasibility’ of stabilizing cot- ton prices for the’ protection of both the producers and consumers and of handling the crop so that the needs of the United States and the allies could on's The amendment withdrawn when it was appareat that consideration of it would further de- lay passage of the bill enator Sherman declared the com- mission to be a self-constituted “pro; ecuting agenc —The New York was. thrown into There 5 a bale under the That option tapered. of or § Chairman Baruch, of the War In- dustries Board, announced yesterday a committee soon would be ‘ap- pointed with the approval of the pres- growing “advisa- cotton FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ASSAILED IN THE SENATE Sept. 5—The ssion was Feder: h Senators Sher- agricultur rrying out in the recommenda- was later that the War was the in the afternoon prices carrying Oc- was .50 a bale sentiment action sharply as- defended in the Sena- Gov't to Daal With Bridgeport Strikers To Enforce Acceptance of Re- cent Award of the War Labor Board. ‘Washington, Pt. 5 force acceptance by employes of mu- nition factories, in_ Bridgeport, Conn., of the recent award of the War Labor Board are under consideration by the Staps to en- a secretary of war. ‘In making this an- nouncement tonight, the war depart- ment said the secretary had taken the ratter up with the War Labor Board as the result of an appeal Ly the ord- nance department, contracts iet by which are being delayed by strikes in the plants. The Bridgeport controversy has heen “passed apon by the highest tri- bunal set up by the government,” said the secretary of war, and the only re- maining question is that of enforc- ing the decision. Taking over the plants duction is_threatened by is not contemplated. it w cause the emploves have Loard’s award. ff, where pro- the strikes said, be cepted the STORIES OF INDIVIDUAL HEROISM OF AMERICANS ‘Washington, Sept. 5—Gravhi ies of the individual heroism and dar- ing of 41 American officers and men fighting in France are told in eryptic citations by General Pershing in awarding them Distinguished Service Crosses. The citations were received at the war department as a delayed secgion of General Pershing's com- munique for Wednesday. One of the men decorated was a private of infantry who was attacked by eleven Germans when he entered a cellar at Vaux, July 1, to install a telephone. He Killed two of the en- emy and tools the other nine prisoners. A corporal of infantry cleared out a farmhouse near Villers sur Fere, July 28, single handed, killing four Ger- ans, capturing one and holding the house by himself until support arrived. A sergeant of infantry after rusl ing ahead of his line near Sergy, July 28, was so badly wounded that he could not stand. Ten Germans of the Prussian Guard attacked him. He arose to his knees, shot five of them and the others fled. In another case a private of infantry on July 28, near Villers sur Fere saw six Germans ab- out to take prisoner his corporal, who had been severely wounded. He call- ed a comrade, advanced on the Ger- mans, killed two of them. took the other four prisoners and carried the ai machine gun fire. Despite the rain of enemy bullets, the sergeant turned his own, machine gun on the planes and riddled the upper one until it collaps- 2d. In falling it struck the lower one, causing it also to crash to earth al DETAILS OF ALLIED Tokio, Thursday, Aug. 29 (by Reporting the military e entente allied f A. P). operations of es in Sibel atement issued today by the Japan- " made up of “busine: : . 3 While 'Senator _Smoot | of | eSS var -office rged that the commission | ~Ine right column of our troops beginning has been a politi- | Pursuing the cnemy beyond the E e 2 Jveraya river halted on Aug. 26 a on and had been used ac Wazzettes has been_ elec der-in-chief of all the Rus The supplefentary agrcements Brest-Litovsk peace dispatch says, were unanimous vote of -the Soviet execu- tive committee with two abstentions. More than 150 persons were present at_the ratification. War Minister Trot: report of the situation at which he characterized whole favorable. KAISER CALLS PRESENT BATTLES DECISIVE T (By A. P)— or Wiiliam has telegrapred the ipality of Munich a message in which he alludes to the fighting now in progress as the “present decisive and declares people will unitedly their strength in defence of the Fath- The text of Amsterdamn, Sept. Sept. %tone” The 5. strength its enemies’ sacred soil and its kultur, which it had won in peaceful work. to campaign for | TROTZKY HEADS THE RUSSIAN WAR COUNCIL Copenhagen, Sept. 5.—(B: TLeon Trotzk shevik minister of war, elected president of the Russian su- preme war council at a mecting of the Soviet. executive committee, according to a Berlin Wolff Burean from Moscow. Medoujiva, ten miles eas Our left column occupied north of Simakoff. Our center, reach- ing Simakoff. stopped there. “Our troops were nearly in the same formation on Aug. On that day of Simakoff. the eminence \ssociat. | they were engaged in reconnaissance, the Bol. | repairing the bridge and making other < been | Preparations. e e | PBur cavalry and a detachment of General Kalminoff's f re advanc- ing north through the Ussuri river despatch | valley.” Lettish lead Syrgpes TR A hommen. | UNLIKELY PRESIDENT WILL sian fronts. MAKE LOAN CAMPAIGN to| Washington, Sept. 5.—It is extremely _treaty, the|unjikely that President Wilson will ratified by a|make a tour of the country in be- helf of the fourth Liberty loan. Be- then gave the as on ront | the cause of the pending revenue legis- lation and other important matters the president was understood foday feel that a prolong absence from Washington this month would be un- a hile no definite announcement that the president would make a _swing around the country speaking for the loan had been made it was generally understood that he was planning a trip that would take him to whe pacific coast. ATTACK UPON BRITISH the German CONSULATE AT MOSCOW stand with all London, Sept. 5.—While the report of the attack upon the British con- N\ie telegram |sulate at Moscow has not been con- 'he German people understand the difficulty of the present decisive bat- tles against an enemy filled with hat- red jealousy, and the will to destruc- tion, but has unanimously decided to devote all its to assaults on i BOY KILLED TRYING TO BOARD A MOTOR TRUCK Windsor, Conn.. Sept. 5.—John Dom- broski. 13 years old, of Hartford, was run over and killed near here tonight by a motor truck owned by the Amer- ican-Sumatra Tobacco Company boy worked on one of the plantations and was returning home with other boys on the truck. After running at the side of the vehicle on a grade, he tried to board the truck but was pushed off by some of the other boys and fell under the wheels. POETRY, FICTION AND ADVERTISEMENTS ESSENTIALS 5.—Persons poetry, fiction and advertisements are in essential industries and not affected by the “work or fight” rules, according to out by the provost marshal general's office to a local draft board tonight. Edward Sampson, chairman of the board, found several registrants under those classifications on his asked Washington for a ruling. information sent CAPTAIN BELVIDERE BROOKE KILLED BY A SHELL AUG. 22 ‘With the American Army in France, 5.—(By The Associated Press). Captain Belvidere Brooks, son of the former general' manager of the West- ern Union Telegraph company, killed August 22 by a shell during a German attack west of Fismes. tain Brooks was standing at the en- trance of “an immense cave south of tlie Vesle, formerly occupied by the defend The tobacco writing lists and was Cap- it is felt in diplomatic circles - t00 likely to be true, and anxief over the fate of R. H. Locl hart, the acting consul-general, and J. 0. Wardrop, the consul, who have been waiting at Moscow for safe conduct. It appears that the Soviet govern ment_insisted that M. Litvinoff, Bol- shevik ambassador to Great Britain should be sent to Bergen before it would agree to is Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Wardrop to depart. The British government de- clined to agree to such an arrange- ment. ts WOMAN KILLED BY A TROLLEY AT GREENWICH Greenwich, Conn. Sept. 5. — Mrs, Henry Brownell of Sound Beach, was struck and killed by a trolley car here this afternoon. First aid was adminis- tered immediately after she was run down, but she died on the way to a hospital. The motorman and con- ductor of the car were held under §1.- 060 and $500 honds, respectively. Mrs. Brotwnell was horn in New York city HOUSE PASSES WATER POWER LEASING BILL Washington, Sept. 5.—The adminis- tration water power. bill was passed late today by the house after leader: had fziled in a second attempt to amend it so as to_carry out the wish- es of President Wilson that a “fair value” instead of the amount of the “net_investment” should be paid by the federal or municrpal governments in taking over power plants @t the end of the fifty year lease periods. ONE MAN KILLED, 43 INJURED IN WRECK ON R, I. Comanche, Okla., Sept. 5.—One man was killed anq forty-three were in- jured, eeveral seriously, when three coaches of a Rock Island train were derailed near here today. The dead and injured were members of a party and was watching the effect [of eighty drafted men from Garfield localities * when | county, Okla., on their way to training i’ other camns. corporal to the American lines. A machine gun sergeant brought down | |two German airplanes which were sweeping an American trench with ADYANCE IN SIBERIA| to | ue permission for | Condensed Telegrams The new list of the essenti tries will be issued Monday indus- Colonel Rooseveit is’ g his wounded son, Captain Archie at New- port News. The 9,600-ton steamer to be launch- ed Saturday at Kearney, N. J. will be named Piave. An American steamer brought 6,000, 000 pieces of mail from American troops in France and Belgium. The government will prevent the strike of 2,500 motormen and conduc- tors of Cleveland railways. Ail machinery on interned German ships in_Chile was damaged by the crews. They used dynamite il output of California amounts to 281859 barrels a day. The total for August was 887,757,629 barrels. Two large warehouses at Copen- hagen were secured for storage of Sup- plies of American prisoners in Ger- many. foreign birth subscribed a total have reached an acres. acreage Of 31. rying. ed to the State Department trouble last week. ton, Mass., some back strikers. are on strike. may have to be formed. daily enlistments total 185. pensions and better working hours. General William S. Graves, com- manding the American forces in beria, reached Vladivostok. He was accompanied by his staff and 1,388 men. Food administrators from every state in the Union have gathered in ‘Washington to discuss with Food Ad- ministrator Hoover a nsw conserva- tion program. The 100-ton four-masted schooner Jacob W. Hook was launched from the rd of the Crosby Navigation 2 Richmond, Me., vesterday. It first launching there in thirty 1 Major Henry L. Higginson, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has begun organizing “Liberty courses” in Massachusetts at the re- quest of the State committee on pub- lic information. Large quantities of foodstuffs for soldiers in enemy prison camps and for civilian relief weré purchased by the War Department and sent to France, Switzerland and Denmark to be distributed by the American Red Cross. The United States Employment Ser- vice has sent out ucall for 60,000 men to furnish the Govérnment with a re- quisite supply of timber from Maine | forests. The timber contains a pecu- {liar type of wood pulp which is need- ed to line shells. CONTRACT EETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND RAILROADS Washington. Sept. 5.—Terms of the standard contract between the gov- ernment and railroads, made public today by Director General McAdoo after months of negotiation with com- pany representativi confentions of the ~ Association Railway Security holders I denied. These included the railroad companies should be given ! the right to litigate in court after the war' fo? losses on account of diversion of business and to appeal to courts from decisions of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, acting as referee in disputes over administrative ques- tions. The centract now will be offered to all roads under federal control. and it |is believed that most of the leading roads will sign it. In a statement explaining the con- tract, the director general expressed the opinion that if raiiroads had been under private control during the first months this year they would have lost | $136,115,000 in operating. income as compared with the corresponding pe- riod of thy preceding year and $96,- 064000 as compared with the average for those months of 1915. 1916 and 1917, These conditions, together with the necessity railroads would have fac- ed for raising wages, and the difficul- ty_of borrowing money, satd Mr. Mec- Adoo, “would probably have resulted in the failure of some of the most im- portant railroad compantes 11 the country to meet their obligations un- der private manageraent.” The ifact that railroads are now smaranteed a fixed net income under federal management and are able to borrow from the government for nec- essary improvements, the director gen- eral said, “are fundamental things which impress the great body of rail- road investors and should make them satisfied with the status it now exists.” Mr. McAdoo characterized most ob- jections of representatives of the As- sociation of Railway Security holders te the contract as “unreasonable” and said he did not believe they represent- ed views of railroad companies or se- curity owners generall as GERMAN ARMY SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION | With the French Army in France, {Sept. 5—(By The Associated Press). Thousands of letters taken from pris- oners during recent engagements show thst the German army is suf- fering even more from depression and discouragement than from de- pleted numbers. In lettcrs written home both by of- ficers and men, the expressiong most recurring are: “We have heen fooled,” and “We have been betrayed” A staff officer was quoted by one officer in a letter as having said, “Something is giving way.” Officers made prisoner generally Lave seized upon the siznificance of he intervention of the United States in the war, admitting that they were Geceived regarding the possibility of }IPh transportation of a great Ameri- can army overseas. NO PHOTOGRAPHS OF GERMAN EXECUTIONERS New York, Sept. 5.—Gustave Kordes, an official German executioner, told officers of the Enemy Alien Bureau here today that he had not resistered as an_enemy alien because he would have had to submit several photo- graphs and “in Germany an execu- tioner is net permitted to have his photograph taken.” His. internment recommended, despite his plea. that “a man should not be compelied to violate what is the law of his coun= oy More than seven million persons o; of $741,437,000 to the Third Liberty Loan. War gardens and farms cultivated by soldiers at thirteen training = 2,14 The Controller of Currency issued a call for the condition of all nation- al banks at the close of business Aus. Doctor Hans von' Hertig, a Munich physician, wants to have a law enacted | - to prevent German widows from mar- Satisfactory conditions were report- from Nogales, Ariz., the scene of the border Five hundred shoe workers in Brock- They say anufacturers refused to take Merchant marines enlistments have }increased so great that a reserve list The average At the national conference of British postal employes which meets soon, de- mands will be made for higher wages, thorizing the president to tion bill wi tered out after the war. The resolution’ for’ prohibition zones about the war plants was a part of the prohibition “rider.” It was adopted separately, however. upon'representa- tions that the prokhibition bill might be delayed and that: the . president should be given the power to immedi- ately create the proposed zones. Offer- ed by Senator Kellogg of Minnesota, the separate resolution was approved without a roll’ call and after scant de- bate. Later an effort was madé by Representative Miller, of Minnesota, Senate Has Adopted a Resolution Authorizing the President to Establish “Dry” Zones Around Coal Mines Shipyards, Munition and Cther War Plants During the War. —_—l Washington, Sept. 5.—Although the senate today adopted a recsolution au- establish “dry" zones ‘around coal mines, ship yards, munition and, other war plants, it again failed to reach a final vote on the emergency agrifultural appropria=- < rider providing for national prohibition from July 1, 1919, ‘until the nation’s huge army is mus- to bring the resolution before the house., but Representative Dent of Al- abama objected and it went over. Long discussion of the “slacker * roundup” at New York and of the Fed- eral Trade Commission and its report on profiteering occupied moet of the senige’s time today and prevented 3 vote, despiie attempts of prohibitior champions to hasten disposal of the measure, which has been before the last May. n leaders sald that action of the serate in separately adopting the zone legislation would not inter- fere with or embarras tne pronbition section cf the bi tention in the agricultural measure up- on final passage. B They plan jts re- The senate also deferred today on the amsndment of Senator Bankhead of Alabama purchase of distilled storage when the prohibition clause proposing government spirits left in becomes effective, PRESIDENT ASKS REPORT ON “SLACKER” ROUND-UP Wushington, Sept. 5.—President Wil- son late today asked Attorney General iregory to report to him all the con- ditions and circumstances surrounding the so-called “slacker roundup” in New York this week, in which soma 40,000 men were taken into custody by agents of the department of jus- tice, the military. intelligence and sol- diers and sailors. The president’s request followed a two hours debate in the senate today in which the action of the federal au- tharities was severely criticized, par- ticularly by Senators nois and Calder of New York purpose in calling for the tacts. The “slacker roundups” in partment’s bureau of iv. the provost marshal directing the raids as had the mi va lofficers. No anneuncement made as the roundups. hension of slackers. tai their hended. “An official of _the the apprehension of these men.” York, it was rounded up- in Boston and sent Several thousand Chicago and 800 draft evaders arrested. SLACKER RAIDS IN NEW New York, Sept. 5.—It was tigation in this slacker raids in three day limit. ter, virtually was deserted. central examining board, or the United St cases rapidly. they would hold court all necessary. MESSAGE FROM STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVIDE Boston, Sept. 5.—A night frdm several thousand students of dent: States, lege library today by the guayan mission to which visited this its man: “In t tation,” in the colleges’ of war activities. the message said, edly 3 stake, the vouth of Urugu: the sturdy build, exceptionally construttive work fit ready, are keeping watch over prepared to die, AIR MAIL SERVICE FROM Cleveland, Sept. 5.—Max Miller but the pilot escaped inju wind blew the of his course. 5. A stil cago tomorrow morning. ASSASSINATION OF FORMER CZARINA AND DAUGHTER: by King Alfonso to obtain the tran the report was treated with serve. all VON HERTLING REQUESTS REFORM OF THE FRANCHIS! Amsterdam, Sept. 5.—In th th tection and crown and the dynasty v & few machine detachments, left sacrifice themselves REPORT FROM AMERICAN ; ARMY ON AISNE FRONT With the American Army on the Aisne Front, Sept. 5.—(By. The Asso- ciated Press). With the exception of to in an effort to cover the retreat, the Germans were on_ the north side of the Aisne tonight, The American and French troops, who have followed closely on the heel: of the enemy since the evacuation of the Vesle valley began, were still in contact, harassing tle rear guard. and hastening the movement of the waole orce. Chamberlain, ckairman of the military committee, ohnson of.California, Sherman of 1l and was defended by other senaccrs. There was no indication as to the president’: New York city were carrieq out by direc- tion of the department of justice and full responsibility for them is assumed by J. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the de- investigation. This was 'stated tonight authorita‘ive- It also was said that an officer of general's omce had worked with the deparuemt in tary intelligence bureau and some na- was to who authorized the use of soldiers and, sallors in carrying out | ince the enactment of the selective service act,” said an announcement by the department, “agents of the depart- ment of justice have co-operated with the military authorities in the appre- 1t is reported to the department that as a result of the recent efforts along this line in and about New York approximately 1,300 men who had been unlawfully evading military service have been or are cer- to be inducted into the army and over 14,000 others who were wanted by local boards have been appre- department of justice is proceeding to New York to inquire into alleged abuses of ‘power in individual cases in connection with Besides the men apprehender in New said some 700 had been in to military ' camps. in other eastern cities also have been YORK ARE CALLED OFF an- nounced shortly before midnight that Charles F. Dewoody,.chief of the de- partment of justice’s bureau of inves- v, had called off all ew York and nearby communities &t 8 o'clock tonight. Late this afternoon Mr. Dewoody intimated that the drive might extend beyond the By 9 o'clock the Sixty-ninth regi- ment armory, the chief detention cen- The last prisoners had been taken before the to the federal building, where two judges of s circuit court work- ed far into the night disposing of the They announced that E handsomely bopnd volume containing a message University of Montevideo to the stu the United was left at the Harvard Col- cial Uru- e United States today and saw s hour of tremendous expec- “in which systems and organizations are decid- areet with a cordial sense of solidarity vouth of the north, who are of for and for peaceful triumphs and who now with Weapons their ideal, and at twenty years of age are NEW YORK TO CHICAGO in zirplane carrying mail from New York aviator 130 miles out He will spend the nizht here and will resume his trip to Chi- Madrid, Sept. 5.—A despafch was received here last night from London, reporting the assassination of the for- mer Russian empress and her daugh- ters, but in view of the steps taken fer to Spain of the family of the de- posed and murdered Russian monarch re- appealing to the constitution committee of the | Prussian upper house to fulfil the em- s serious question: the pro- the preservation of the is at stake” Long before nightfall the Ameri- cans had worked their way down into the lowlands towards the Alsne off the plateau from wich they had been able to look over the next valley at s | the cathedral towers in Laon, not fif- teen miles away. It is at that point where is located the heart of the present German op- erations. Laon is a grea: communi- cation center and must, naturally be defended with the utmost determina tion if the allied forces ars to be pre- vented from driving back to it the German lines from west znd south. The retirement of the Germans to positions north of the Aisne is re- garded as only preliminary to theirre- occupation of their old lines of de- fence along, the Chemin des Dames. With. their re-crossing of the Aisne the second phase of the retreat from the Marne is ended. In the first they were driven back mile by mile and desperate fighting marked almost every bit of the terri- tory yvielded. It was entirely difter- ent in this case. It was, in face, a strategic retreat and has cost com- raratively little in men and muni- tions. % So steady and rapid was the with- @awal of the Germans carried out that French cavalry was employed to- day to maintain contact at one or two" Tlaces, the cavalry also contributing to_the location of machine gun nests. The Americans were subjected at times to a rather heavy artillery fire, especially while going over the pla- teau. For about two miles it was necessary for thém to advance in the cpen over high ground plainly visible te the German observers. There was little cover and both neavy and light artillery swept the zone, but with slight effect and, without checking te any degree the forward movement. The French and American artillery, meanwhile, delivered a punitive fire directed ‘against the villages and. roads beyond the Alsne and shelled the points where machine gun nests were located. The clearing out of tnesé nests was accomplisned more by the artillery in this engagement than in_previous battles. These machine zuns had been left by the Germans along the-line admirably constructed. The usual overwhelming number of witomatics were substituted for men, and these were so placed that never vrere they o far apaft that from some angle a crossfire could not be effec- tively used. Some sharp engagements did occur. These were brief, however, the Ger- i mans who were not killed or serfousiy wounded withdrawing alonz little com- iniunication _trenches into Jarze trenches leading to ravines, through which they escaped. Fewer than 20 Trisoners were taken todiy. The movement of the Americans over the plateau was effected without material loss, because. instead of ad- vancing in regular formations, they were filtered into and through the zone, never presenting a satisfactory target. The progress down into - the lowlands was similarly_carried out. .| Tt would be no surprise if the Ger- wans extended their evacuation to the region south of the Aisne which they hold in the direction of Rhejms. it ix considered possible that had a push been made there, that part too woull have been included in the gains of the past few daye, hut it is recarded as inevitable - that the Gérmans will find that the newly made salient is unten- sble. If they do not withdraw they ¢ | will be in a serious position, a5 at any. time pressure mav be exerted both trom the south and northwest. if 0 PERU TO ALLOW U. S. TO USE INTERNED GERMAN VESSELS Lima, Peru, Sept. 5.—Congress to- day approved an arrangement reach- ed between the Pernvian and Ameri- can governments for the use of the German vessels interned at Callao. Eight German vessels which were in- ; ! New terned at Callao were taken over by to Chicago, landed in a fieid in_the 5 cutskirts of this city at 830 tonight. | the military forces of Peru last Jane. The machine was. slightly damaged,|They include several large steamers, with passenger accommodations, form- erly plying between San Francisco and South American ports and German ports. When Peru broke off relations with Germany in October. 1917, the Peru- vian congress gave to the president the authority to utilize the German ships if the national necessity de- manded it. S NAVAL RESERVIST AND YEOWOMAN AUTO VICTIMS * Hampton Falls, N. H,, Sept. 5.—Sea- man P. J. O’'Brien, a naval reservist stationed' at the Boston navy yard, was instantly killed and Miss Mary A. Monahan, veowoman at. the same vard, died on the way to a hospital as the result of'an automobile accident here tonight. Miss Marie A. George, a_stenographer in the commandant's office at the Boston vard, was ses cusly injured . peror's ‘pledge for reform of the| O'Brien was @riving the car in franchise. Chancellor Von Hertling | which the three were riding when it i that, in his honest convicticn, [struck a sandy place in the road. The * machine upset, rolled over three times and sent its occupants in varioms di- rections, 1 PR