The evening world. Newspaper, September 3, 1918, Page 2

° 99° 2B ten “Seas Se? Se THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1918, te Sab Rar aa sguepared defenses and is retiring on virtually the whole battlefront. More than 10,000 prisoners were taken by the British yesterday (Additional prisoners were taken this morning. British in undisturbed possession of it. Bes: werghem, two miles southeast of Kemmel. twest of Neuve Chappelle, had been occupied. about one mile at the southern extremity of the Armenticres front. BRITISH DRIVING TOWARD CAMBRAI. * — WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept. 3 (Associate:! r “Press).—The determined German resistance at the crossroads north of 4 Haig’s mov are now shoving forward in the direction of Cambrai. D A strong British force is driving forward o» fie northern reaches of the Hindenburg line. fine. So far as learned, no organized ‘counte sition is developing. |) the Australians made steady progress to the east of Peronne. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept. 3 (Unitas > Press).—The break in the Hindenburg line above Queant now exceeds # seven miles, extending beyond Eetaing to the north. FRENCH REACH THE EDGE OF THE CHEMIN-DES-DAMES; ” German’ Prisoners Report That Preparations Are Being Made For a With- ¥ drawal to St. Quentin. PARIS, Sept. 3.—The French are biting into the western edge of the Chemin-des-Dames, having reached Laffaux mill (six and one-alt miles northeast of Soissons.) The Germans are energetically deferding a their positions toward Laon. The rear guard counterattacked five times north of the Aisne without success. ~- Constant movements toward the rear of the German lines on the : |S front in the regions of Ham and Guiscard are reported by the | _ ferrespondent of Le Journal at British Headquarters. Hospitals and w - dhessing stations are being hastily .cleared, while convoys are moving northeastward, harassed by Entente airplanes. Coury-le-Chateau is being outflanked by the south of the Ailette from Crecy-au-Mont. French having made an ad- vance of two kilometers (a mile and a quarter) beyond: the Canai-du- "Nord in the region of Nesle. German prisoners declare preparations are being made for a general withdrawal to St. Quentin, 3g Franco-American troops are progressing along the road toward Laon. a Farther north they are filtering into German positions between the woods © near Coucy-le-Chateau and the lower end of “oucy Forest. “North and east of this area the French hove gained new ground in the direction of Guiséard, having carried their lines more than a mile atress the Canal-du-Nord. ‘f In the region of Ham the roads behind'the enemy lines are reported a ‘obstructed with transport and troops moving northeastward. Prisoners faken by the French in this region assert that a ‘retirement toward St, tin has already been organized. The choking of the roads indi; | cates that it may have already begun. MANY JERSEY CITIES WHITMAN AND) SMITH TO LOSE WAR ORDERS‘ VOTE WITH THEIR WIVES Lack of Housing and Transportation | Plorist Pins Rigwers on Governor Facilities to Cut Government He Recognizes in Poll- Orders to Minimum, ing Place. Sixty cities Governor and Mrs, Charles 8, Whit- man cast their primary ballots at a polling place in the store of a flovist at No. 980 6th Avenue, in the 8th Eleps us District of the 15th Assembly Dis. iriet. ‘They arrived shortly after: o'clock and had to wait sixt mins utes because the bad not been set in order, ‘The proprietor of the ore, on recognizing the Governor, fas- da white flower in his coat’ lapel and then presgnted Mrs. Whitman with & bouquet, off Alt orders cut down because of con- hou: and transportation facil~ It was announved to-day that the Staff had advised all supply bus- the War Department to #ee that of new orders in the cities ; is reduced to a minimum. Fe chic named include Bayonne, N. "J.,)Bridgeport, Conn, Camden, N, J. " , Conn., Elizabeth, N. J., Jer sey Newark, New Brunswick, N. J.,| | Mra, Smith, voted in a grammar schoo! ry and ties 4 Streets Philadelphia, Phil- an hour his sec! wery day etary, Monsignor Carroll, said to-day. 3 ANTERNED | SHIPS IPS SUNK? | Heard on German Ves-| Government received word to-day heavy explosions had been heard on the ships. os “SHIP ESCAPES U BOAT. hs FIRsg | RAGE: IABHINGTON, Sept. 3.—The steame> thaven, gunned by a submarine t 400 miles off Halifax Aug. 31, avy Department 10 Nowraig (imp), 108; of Anaconda Coppe Tesignation of John D. Ryan as! wat of tho Anaconda Copper | Company s0 that he may de-/ani 4 tay entire time to the Govern-|14i'"" 1°) the air service afi a ‘Tra: 103;" Prretase: bot Craig” (mn), ——— a ere donne Bed hadians assisted the English troops and carried everything before: “them. Along this line, Haig said, the enemy was heavily defeated in his Contrary to expectations the enemy has not reacted heavily: with a to the recapture of the Queant-Drocourt line, but has left the In Fianders the British forces have captured the Town of Will- kis It was learned authoritatively that Richebourg-St. Vaast, two miles This is an advance of ) Villers-lez-Cagnicourt was overcome by the British this morning and: The British are well inside the Droccurt-Queant! attacks have been devel-! oped by the Germans, but on the extreme British left determined oppo- The British to-day pushed forward well to the east of Noreuil and). REPULSE FIVE ATTACKS Franco-Amerivans}” 74 ” Democratic candl- accompanied by |FARLEY’'S APPETITE GOOD.| Cardinal Farley is able to alt up for| “He has a good appetite fer a siek! oss Held hy Chile, man, and is improving slowty,”” suid IAGO, Chile, Sept. 3%.—The|the Monsignor. There fe no sign of | a of the German steamers Izack,| relapse, which was most feared at his and Ceban, interned at Corral, /Presene Ry ‘ere believed to have sunk tho| BELMONT El ENTRIES Nairgowie, 408 Auni ‘A tee allo Jaiuned, We clear, Avpreetice allowance claimed, Weather clear. New York! ' ANADIANS AND BRITISH IN GREAT ADVANCE IN FRANCE | GERMANS RUN FROM BRITISE LIKE RECRUITS---SOME SCREAM WITH FEAR---OTHERS SURRENDER' CF Pe | Prisoners Say War Is Over and Ask For, Peace—Anxious to Know Whether British Are Well Fed. I WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCB, Sept. 3 (United | Press).—Thousands of German prisoners swarming down the roads - | | like sheep and crowding each other into the ditches along the sides, | told the story of Hindenburg’s effort to hold the famous line below the Scarpe against the driving attack of the British. - The Germans running before the first. British assault like raw recruits and reforming later only when masses of their own men came up in support; Germans screaming with fear as the British reached their first lines; Germans leaping out of their dugouts and throwing up their hands in surrender with the first appearance yes- | terday of the Canadians, were scenes witnessed carly in the British attack “The war is over,” said one prisoner. “You mean that we win?" he was asked. “Yes,” he replied; “but we don't care. We want only peace.” Another asked if the British people are hungry, and when told | that they are not replied: “That is America’s work. Regarding the work of the German submarines, he answered, “Un- if terzeebotes caput,” meaning that the submarines are done for. LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS BRITISH. LONDON, Sept. 3.—Following is the text of to-day’s statement by the War Office: “Our operations carried out yesterday south of the River S:arpe were completely successful. The enemy was heavily defeated in his pre- pared defences of the Drocoyrt-Queant system, with the result that he is retiring this morning along practically the whole battlefront. “In the course of yesterday’s battle, in addition to inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, we captured 10,000 prisoners. “We. are advancing and are reported to have entered Pronviile, Doignies and Bertincourt. storming the Drocourt-Queant line. These lines had been perfected by dable obstacle, as they had been furnished with every device of modern engineering, “The enemy had reinforced his defences tere to such a degree that on a front of 8,000 yards no Jess than eleven German divisions were Canadians, assisted admirtbly by British troops on their left, carried all before them. “South of the Canadian Corps English, Scottish and naval troops of the 17th Corps, under command of Lieut. Gen. Sir Charles Fergussot,, Bart., K. C. B., K. C. M. G., M. V. O., D. S. O, performed no less gal- lant and arduous a task in storming the junction of the Drocourt-Queant and Hindenburg systems. “Those defenses were of the most formidable character, but our troops swept over and around them, encircling Queant from the north, with the result that this important pivot fell into our hands at nightfall. The Tank Corps assisted materially in the success of those operations.” , FRENCH. PARIS\ Sept. 3.—The text of to-day’s War Office statement reads as follows: Somme and between, the Oise and the Aisne, “Enemy raids along the Vesle River and in the Vosges region were without result.’” H AMERICAN , WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—The following communique from Gen. Pershing, dated Sept. 2, was made public to-day: “North of the Aisne our troops have continued to advance in spite of the strong resistance of the enemy and have taken the village of Terny- Sorny. In the operations yesterday in this region they captured 572 pris- ners, two 105-calibre guns and seventy-eight machine guns. North of the Vesle two local hostile attacks west of Fismes were repulsed with ioss.” GERMAN. BERLIN (via London), Sept. 3,—Following is to-day's War Office statement: “Between the Scarpe and the Somme Engtish attacks are continuing. Southeast of Arras, astride the Arras-Cambrai road, they thrust back our: infantry line, getting the eastern fringe of Dury. Bast.of Cagnicourt, northwest of Queant and in the northern fringe of Noreuil we held up the enemy thrust. “On both sides of Bapaume enemy attacks were repulsed. North of | the Somme we retained the heights east of Sailly, Moislains, Aizecourt- he-Haut and on the eastern fringe of Peronne. “Between the Oise and the Aisne French Colonials and Americans yesterday afternoon attacked. Their attacks from the Ailette Plain against Pierrenemandé and Folembray (both northwest of Coucy-le-Chateau) failed. Invisolated places our vounter-attacks drove back the enemy. “Astride the Ham-Nesle railway line repeated French attacks were | repulsed, Between the Somme and the Oise there was artillerying. Yes- terday we shot down thirteen balloons and fifty-five aeroplanes. “Several enemy attempts to press further forward over the heighis before Dury, east of Cagnicourt, failed.” ITALIAN, ROME, Sept. 3.—"Our patrols penetrated the enemy. lines in the Concei Valley yesterday, bringing back prisoners and war material,” the War Office announced to-day. | “In the Grappa region there was violent artillerying. in the Tunale region our advanced posts drove back enemy detachments. One hostile | airplane was brought down and another was forced to land yesterday.” of which belonged to Dr. | LAWYER HELD FOR FORGERY, ee | tist, and the balance to gullus ning |0f No, 127 Litueton Hon False Mortman: | Robert N. Shoemeker, thirty-one | NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE, 5 old, & Inwyer with offices in the ger y Building, Newark, was arrest iy today his home, | No. 398 er Btreet, stated that the amount is Newark Man Ace: a of OW special course of Mate anni as radio “Canadian troops showed the greatest skill and courage yesterday | operators. the enemy in the past eighteen months, They provided the most forn:i-| WAVE OF DISILLUSION identified. Undeterred by the strength of his defensive organization, the) Swiss Traveller Predicts Acts Sur i “During the night there were artillery actions on the front of the STOCKS SENT UPWARD ‘(H. P, DaVISON'S DAUGHTER DONS OVERALLS T0 WORK AS A RADIO INSPECTOR > MISS ALICE ALR QN | SOROS, | Among the first of the wealthy women of America to don overalls and accept manual toll was Miss Alice Davison, daughter of H. P. Davison of J. P, Morgan & Co, and the American Red Cross. For $20 week Miss Davison works every | day as radio inspector in the De| Forest Radio Telephone & Telegraph | Company factory in upper Now | York. | Miss Davison, who is only twenty, | explained that her purpose was to) release a man for the front. She Is | one of five young women who took a| ABOUT ARMY'S STRENGTH SWEEPS OVER GERMANY passing Those of Bolsheviki Unless Change Comes. ARIS, Sept. 3 (Havas Agoncy). P —A despatch from Berne, Switzerland, to Le Matin quotes a prominent Swiss citizen coming from Germany ag declar- ing that in the past six weeks a formidable disillusion has swept over Germany. If the Gegngn military situa- tion does not improve, the infor- mant sald, trouble that may sur- pass the acts of the Bolsheviki in Russia menaces the German Em- pire. BY NEW ALLIED VICTORIES Buying General as Confidence in Early End of the War Is Increased. News of the onward sweep of the Al- | lied armies in France brought about re- | renewed activity and higher prices on the stock exchanges to-day. Bears were forced to cover and there was | | Steel in the lead, This stock rose 4%) 6 A. M. and Is Due to Arrive in Windy City at 4 P. M. STMASTER PATTEN an- nounced the schedule to-day for the eerial mail trial flight between this clty and Chi- cago. The plane will leave Bel- mont Park at 6 A. M. on Sept. 6 and will arrive in Chicago the same day at 4 P.M, Stops to Jeliver and pick up mail will be-made at the follow- ing cities rk, On. rgery and ‘scleranoes, na’ ie ae Le i3 wit ieemnamid » pareeuten Pa.; Cleveland, O,, Chicago, Il. . Qa, M. at the general | be prosecuting the war against | recognition Plane Will Leave Belmont ‘Park at ' Malle wilt ps a aed ee LECH SLOVAKS RECOGNIZED » BY THE GOVERNMENT OF U.S. | INFIGHT ON COMMONENEMY | America Ready to Enter For- mal Relations With De Facto. Regime. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—Recogni- |Uon of the Czecho-Slovaks as a de facto belligerent government was ex tended by the United States to-day. To further ald their war against the German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Secretary of State Lansing formally notified the Czecho-Slovak National Council, through its head, Dr. Masaryk, that the United States is prepared formally to enter into re- lations with the de facto regime. The purpose of recognition would the common enemy, This important action of the Gov- ernment is expected to deal a vast blow to Bolshevikism in Russia and to solidify the Gzechs fighting the | Teutons. “The Czecho-Slovak people,” said ecretary Lansing’s announcement, aving taken up arms against the German and Austro-Hungarian Em- pires, and having pl armies in the field, which are waging war against those Empires under officers of their own nationality and in accordance with the rules and practices of civilized nations; and “The Czecho-Slovaks, having in prosecution of their independent pur- poses in the present war, confided supreme political authority to the Czecho-Slovak National Council; “The Government of tho United States recognizes that a state of belligerency exists between the Czecho-Slovaks thus organized and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires. “It also recognizes the Czecho-Slo- vak National Council as a de facto belligerent government clothed with proper authority to direct the mili- tary and political affairs of Czecho-Slovaks. “The Government of the United BOLSHEVIK! SEIZE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PETROGRAD RAID One Englishman Shot When Troops Oc- cupy Building. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 3.—Bolshe- vik troops occupied the British Em- bassy at Petrograd and shot one Englishman, according to the Pravda. The incident occurred during the Bolshvik general examination of houses Sunday evening, following the murder of Uritski, Bolshevik Com- missary of the Interior at Petrograd WASHINGTON, Sept, 3.—Safe con- 1 organized | uct for passage through Finland has been granted to citizens of Allied countries seeking leave Russia, the German authorities dictating the policy of the Finnish Government, having made no objection to the ar- rangement. Special trains will be provided for the refugees, who include some one hundred Americans, to carry them through Finland to the nearest Swed- ish port to embark for their homes. The State Department was informed of the arrangement to-day through to States further declares that it is pre- | pared to enter formally into relations with the de facto Government thus recognized for purpose of prosecuting the war against the common enemy, the empires of Germany and Austro- Hungary.” Great Britain, France and Italy al- ready have recognized the Cxzecho- Slovaks, and Japan has given implied by participation in the international Siberian expedition, | which is aiding the Czecho-Slovaks | Jand loyal Russians in re-establishing the eastern front The headquarters of the nation is) at present in Paris, but its territorial | boundaries include Bohémia, Moravia! and a portion of Galicta, i now un-| der Austrian domination, Tremendous political significance is doin diplomatic quarters to y's action by the United States. It means that America, with th ilies, will go into the peace confer- ence recognizii ependent nation and ally a large section of the present Austro-Huffgfarian empire. posi i shadincetle CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIOAS. marked activity among investment pur- | A chases as confidence grew that the end | qiiuchaimon Ome of the war’ was being brought nearer, | An. Car & tap ‘There was heavy buying in the last | 42 qf tig hour when many stocks took an upward | \ a3 apurt. 4 t of Liberty Bonds were strong, espectatty | °\m. te the firat Issue of 3%, which sold up to ak 102, an advance of 38 cents. \A $3 Rail stocks remained in the fore- | tin ground, but industrials secured a) jy rm “ +4 Stronger footing, with United States |itkim iene, ‘raanié 7 Butte & Su points to 116, a new maximum, + & lowing for the 4% per cent. dividend | t last week. The close 115%. | £8 Union Pacific attained @ new maxi- t 28 mum for the year, 127%, allowing for i the recent dividend, and led the bull ty movement among the rail issues, = % Other noteworthy ins were made + ” in several low-priced rails, among as (4 them Misrourl Pacific and Rock "5 Island. Among the industrials which t f showed strength were General Elec | Kevts £8 tric, American Locomotive, American | [bey 1 +4 Car, American Sugar and Tobacco, ib. Lo pe 44 ——— tht =4, Mer IR MAILS TO CHICAGO =| +, | re. + 1% HAVE TRIALS THURSDAY; +i a % JOURNEY OF TEN HOURS: : i s PERETPEE F Wh Oiertana & x. dividend, Al wales, prog BECLAgED me ite I” | the Swedish Minister at Helsingfors, Most of the American and Allied na- tionals will come from Moscow and Petrograd, in which cities they have tho| S&thered from various points. ‘Their numbers is assumed to be compara- tively small, ALLIED TROOPS TAKE POSITION IN RUSSIA SOUTH OF ARCHANGEL Enemy Counter-Attack Near Oboz- erskaya Repulsed With Heavy Losses, LONDON, Sept. 8.—Dntente Alited | troops in Northern European Russia, aided by Russian forces, on Aug. 31 captured the enemy's positions north of Obozerskaya, seventy-five miles south of Archangel, according to an official report issued to-day by the British War Office The captured pesition was consoli- dated and a subsequent enemy coun- ter-attack was repulsed with heavy losses, The Allied troops are pushing on to} Obozerskaya. The guns of the Allied armor train were very effective in the fighting. $1,714,000,000 WAR COST OF THE U, S. FOR AUGUST Expenditures Break All Monthly Records by More Than $100,000,000. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—Govern- ment war expenditures in August broke all monthly records by more than $100,000,000, amounting to $1,714,000,000 on reports up to to-day, Later reports may raise this hy $50,000,000, Ordinary war expenses amounted to $1,408,000,000, or $200,000,000 more than last month's high record. This did not include outlays of last Saturday, yet to be tabulated. Loans to Allios were re- ported as $244,000, not including Saturday, CHOCOLATE COVERED ASSORTED P. Covered Bwerte, COURT ACCUSES ‘WIFE’ OF PERJURY; THROWS OUT SUIT Charges Own Letters Prove Alimony Seeker Was presented in leas ‘Orani | squadron to charge Not Married. Supreme Court Justice Ottinger to-day recommended that the Com- mittee on Grievances of the Bar Es jation investigate the bringing uit for separation by a woman wis pene herself Lillian Eisenmann, against Sigmund J. salesman, Motion for alimony was denied and the Court said Eisenmann bad Eisenmann, a Reported] shown conclusively that the parties were never married, adding that the Plaintiff's letters and other docu- ments showed that her complaint and affidavit are “a mass of wilful perjury.” The plaintiff alleged she and the defendant were married in Far Rockaway on Aug. 3, 1913, Eisen- mann produced a formal “release,” executed in his favor by the plain- Uff for $800, and denied that he had taken part in a “mock marriage,” as she alleges. A letter introduced by Eisenmann 4s having been written to him by the woman on Jan. 13, 1916, reads: “My Dear Dick: “This letter will surprise you. 1 ain not feeling well, but getting very nervous, The doctor told mo that I'd have to give up the rubber ine— that there is acid in my blood, and 1 think the best thing for me to do is to give up my position, and if I do that I will have to get married. If I look for anything else, what sal- ary will I get? “Now I have a chance to wed, which I always told you, but you thought 1 was only kidding. 1 do not know wat else you thought. I may 4s well take the ring, as Iam not getting younger, and he may be iny last chance. Men nowadays wani young chickens, ‘I know it will be very hard to you Up. ‘Ow you can think it over, “You have promised to buy me @ dress, You can buy me my wedding dress. Get me five and a half yard of pale grey gabardine. That makes up very prettily, I hope, that what ever you may do in life you may have the best of luck and heal GEN, SEMENOFF DE DEFEATS BOLSHEVIK! AT OLOVIANIA Captures Town in Siberia, Taking Prisoners and Four Ma- chine Guns. PEKIN, 3.—Bolshevik troops have again been defeated by the Allies advancing In Siberia, G & communique Issued to-day, announce? the .apture of Oloviania res m the Bol- sheviki by a turning movement, taking prisoners and four machine guns. HARBIN, Wednesda Aug. 28.— Fifty motor trucks and ishteen tour- ing cars passed through here to-day to Join the Czecho-Slovak forces on the Manchuria front. Wounded men from Col. Orloff's regi- ment have returned to Harbin, relate stories of treachery by some sol- diers to their officers. They state that one cavalry officer who ordered bis Nolshevik forces at Kamenriboloff was not followed by his men, On being surre ded by the enemy the officer killed eight Bolshevik soldiers with his sword before he was wounded in the right arm. Then, drawing his revolver, he committed suicide, Sept. Nh Bemenott, in Halian Troop: p Reaches Chinn Port. TIENTSIN, na, Sept. 3.—An Ital. lan troopship has arrived at a rorthern port. North Diego. his pimhurst MAISOH—At Street 1918, Jonn, (Fleckenstein) ‘Funeral ek. home, 210 Laconia N. ¥,, on Aug. husband of Emma M in his sixty-eighth yi Wednesday mornine at Interment Woodland Ce: —Diainong. © Orr pn between Lalayette TI) rant.” Long Keach; réward, hone laine Flesch 20 tion of Choco- ‘ ce ase in Cream ‘cen= Cocaay run of get a ATE COVER- PD CREAMERY CAR. MELS—Wh ‘They *