The evening world. Newspaper, September 5, 1918, Page 2

EE eee eee eee 4 © BRITISH CAPTURE 16,000 PRISONERS IN THE LAST FOUR learned here this sfiemoon, every description. Despatches from Berlin say the German War Office announced to- day that between Ypres and La Bassee, in the Lys salient, the British yesterday pressed forward against the new German lines, Between the Somme and the Oise Rivers, the German official state- meiit says, the Germans continued their movement out of the region of Roye. Rearguards which had been left behind to retard the French followed the Germans slowly. Marked progress was made by the British last night along the Flan- ders front, according to to-day’s London War Office report. Ploegsteert village has been captured, as has Hill 63, southwest of Messines, [Ploogsteert is two miles north of Armentieres. The village and Wood adjoining have been the scene of some of the bitterest fighting of the entire war. Thousands died in battles around Ploegsteert | during the Jate 1914 and the 1915 campaigns, and there was stubvorn | The enemy has fost enormous material of struggling there last year. Ploegsteert is known to British soldiers everywhere as “Plugstreet.”) On the Lys front the British hold the general line of Voormezeele, Wulverghem, Ploegsteert, Nieppe, Laventie and Givenchy. From Neuve Chapelle southward to Givenchy the British have! reached,the line they held up to the German attack on April 9 last, while| to the eastward of Givenchy sections of the old German positions have been taken. On the battle line in front of Cambrai an improvement in the British position south of Moeuvres is reported. The positions to the east of Hermies, near the Canal du Nord, just to the south, also have been im- proved. Still further south the British have captured the village of Neu-! ville-Bourjouval, east of the Canal du Nord. | More than 16,000 prisoners and more than 100 guns | have been taken by the British in the past four days. Prisoners taken on the western front since Aug. 4 total 110,0V0, it was estimated to-day. The British captured approximately 70,000, and the Americans and French 40,000, The British total losses were not much greater than the number of prisoners they took. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept. 5 (Associated Press).—South of the River Scarpe a large portion of the German line 1s being readjusted. Southeast of Moeuvres several thousand yards of the old Hinden- burg front lines have been cleaned up and are now in possession of the British. Peronne and the forward areas of Mont St. Quentin were heavily shelled by the Germans during the night. British troops who yesterday crossed the lower end of the Canal du Nord and the Tortville River, drove in to the East and then to the North, They pushed forward in the direction of that part of the canal, where the enemy is in strength, after it turns to the East and then to the North again at Havrincourt Wood. There was heavy fighting at Inchy-En-Artois during the night. The Germans managed tovreach the outskirts of the town and held out there for some hours, but the place is now cleared of the enemy. In géneral, the advance in the territory northeast of Peronne is cringing the British steadily nearer to the Hindenburg line. The Ger- mans are keeping the bridges and approaches on the Somme south of Peronne under heavy machine gun and mortar fire, pi: tal dale estan hae AMERICANS CROSS THE VESLE, CUTTING TREES FOR BRIDGES, OR BY SWIMMING THE RIVER Drive Up the Slopes, Avoiding Ravines That Had Been Flooded With Gas—Machine Gunners Resist. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY @——— ON THE VESLE, Wednesday, Sept.| three ways—on the bridges which (Associated Press). — Americans, | held against the German guns and a air bombs; on the trunks of trees wil ) v| ith them Pee) preoee SBVIE Wee | felled as substitutes for bridg om their left, bave advanced from| and by altern the Vesle. The of the) swimming, Although Americans in force began at four| charact id as patrols, the ag- o'clock Wednesday morning, and| sedate of troops sent across dur- ave besa | ind the day was quite large Patrols, one after another, have be22! gnough to hold the eivenians going over all day and meeting sharp resistance at some points. After a month on tho Vesle, during which they have been subjected to pressure night and day by the tight- jy drawn line from to advance ‘or a few hundred yards north of the Vesle there is a succession of slopes cut by ravines extending down w the river, It was up these slopes, and not by way of the ravines, that Americans worked Solssons thelr way Rheims the Germans appear to be|Hvery ravine and other depression was avoided, for the Germans had heading possibly for their tions on the Chemin-des-Dames, Orders reached the American com- manders before daylight Wednesday to send out patrols to investigate, | and their reports caused the immedi- ate despatch of supporting patrols, he V. old posi- post ‘ailed these with gas, While they were jable for the most part to dodge the | gas the advancing troops were not | able to escape altogether the machine gun fire, Karly in the day the American artillery had begun a bombardment that not only reached the hillx be- ond the river, but also searched losely the positions just in advance f the patrols, It failed to bring such & response as might have been ex- pected if the Germans had been hold- ing their positions, The subsequent developments seemed to prove that the enemy already had moved back all his heavier artillery The resistance the countered was and airplanes, on virtually every slope sheltered a machine gun nest, the operators of which unsuccessfully check the advance. The German aviators contributed materially to the rearguard defense, Every yard the French and Ameri- advanced was noted by the aviators,*who also took an t in the effort to stop the Americans en- from machine guns jcans | enemy active po Allied Ree ts “! Tho men had been Ted Eyer Aunty tly unimpaired by the long hammering Home comfort is what draws |they have had on tho Vesle line, It in and again to certaim anything, the effect had been to! agers realize this, cone stimulate them to a keener desire jentiy many are I gg nee mith | to wet at th emy. The day closed | Mist pure horse hair mattremme With men and ofticers hopeful of | Before furishing | tinishing their pursuit job on our salesroor morrow. TTT yy racer Almost every cover | THE. EVENING WORLD, THU LATEST CHANGES IN LINES PADDED EDEN MEREAADEDDONS 65565-55664 OOOD990ODOOOO WIEVPOR t 2 vir Pewee sTeune PA NT + ‘fi DLA BASter COO 9-92-2-9- 9-6-0: 0O096-9096.8-6-52.5-95-0-9-06 FRANCE, " RS pd LINE 1% PERONNE 8-9-9600 0-6 856.6-26-5-44606OO904E + 65SOOO OS BA <a ey CS AMERICANS WIN AIR BATTLE; | house endeavored to) BOMBARD TWO GERMAN BASES; ONE U. S. AVIATOR IS MISSING Many Shells Dropped on Longuyon and Con- flans—Railroad Bridge Destroyed and Much Other Damage Done. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, Wednesday, Sept. 4 (A8- sociated Press).—American aviators in a battle with Germans near Pont-| With eet obanges fram previons 4-Mousson to-day routed the enemy. Huh One enemy machine is believed to have been driven down. American, bombing machines in their attack on Conflans and Lon- guyon yesterday were successful, In| Longuyon the raiders dropped forty- | four bombs and seven direct hits|# were observed at the east end of] \" the railroad yard, two on a round- and repair shop and two on other buildings, One American ma- chine turned back after dropping its bomb, At Baroncourt four direct hits were observed, In the Conflans raid more than a Car & Foun thousand kilograms of bombs were bunched on the junction of the Briey- | for Conflans-Metz Railway, The bridge of the former road was destroyed, All of our machines returned safely, Enemy bombers were active last night in the villages far behind our lines, ‘Ten German airplanes attacked a group of American pursuit planes Wednesday morning and after a brief fight one Fokker was brought down by Lieut, Stroso, An Amert- machine wont down behind the apparently under etiacoat "Dshier Ledtigh Valley rode can German control American shot observation balloon in the lines, down an Woevre. airmen Another was forced down Tuesday afternoon, Lieut, Van Winkle Todd of the American aviation forces is reported +} mii shot us ing in down in 12. action, the His airplane was enemy lines on TURKEY YIELDS TO U. 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F, f Open. low Last. wided ig emt bas Judee of candies you Stores: ll for weeks at 34.25 32.40 HH i ARCHANGEL, Sept. 5.—The Pro- 4 dem the mere cnlekiy Brookly, naroneck, still 33-75 $3.08 \8' visional Government of Northern Rus- . ny For exact t of danger, i ned 338 sia announced to-day that a Russtan|{ . sp will son, Minal’s secret: : x constituent assembly will meet in Arch- vinwe yoursell, 44. ita Rd aa oid nas BER angel ator vOUND nox Cf} Beet CLOSING STOCK QUOTATIONS. RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918. LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS | eager BRITISH. LONDON, Sept. 5.—The text of to-day’s War Office stalement reads as follows: “Sharp fighting took place yesterday north of the River Lys. During | the morning our troops attacked and captured Hjll 63, southwest of | Messines, taking over a hundred prisoners. In the afternoon we at- jtacked and captured Ploegsteert Village with another hundred prisoners and a number of machine guns. North of Hill 63 our troops were con- | tinuously engaged in the sector of Wytschaete where the enemy at- tacked repeatedly, but without success, “On the Lys front our troops now hold the general line ‘Voormezeele-Wulverghem-Ploegsteert-Nieppe-Laventie-Givenchy. “South of Neuve Chapelle as far as Givenchy we have regained the old line held by us prior to April 9 and east of Givenchy we have oc cupied portions of the old German positions. “On the southern battlefront the enemy strongly attacked our new | |positions at Inchy-en-Artois yesterday evening, but was repulsed after | sharp fighting. We have improved our positions south of Moeuvres and | east of Hermies and have taken Neuville-Bourjonval. “Tie enemy counter attacked yesterday evening east of Manancourt | jand was repulsed. Fighting has taken place also in the neighborhood of ‘Peronne and our fine has been improved slightly. | “During the last four days the British troops have taken over 16,000 | prisoners and more than 100 guns.” FRENCH. PARIS, Sept. §.—The text of to-day’s War Office statement follows: “During the night French troops maintained contact with the enemy rearguards and made progréss east of the Canal du Nord and in ‘he direction of the Aisne. East of Vesle they crossed the Somme € in the region of Voyennes and Offoy. Further south they went | Hombleux, Esmery-Hallon and Flavy-le-Meldeaux, carrying their lines north of Guiscard as far as the outskirts of Berlancourt. i “Between the Ailette and the Aisne the French captured Clamecy | Braye and Missy-sur-Aisne, Late yesterday the French repulsed two violent German counter attacks south of Mont des Tombes anJ east ot Leuilly, maintaining their positions, “On the front of the Vesle Franco-American troops reached the heights dominating the Aisne. Enlarging their action, the troops made | another crossing of the Vesle between Venteaux and Jonchery.” AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Gen, Pershing last night cabled the following report: Yielding to the continued pressure of the Allied forces, the enemy is in retreat north of the Vesle. Our troops, in close pursuit, have taken Bazoches, Perles, Fismette and Baslieux, capturing pris- oners and machine guns. They have reached the line Vauxcere- Blanzy-le-Grand. In the Vosges a hostile raiding party was re- pulsed, leaving prisoners in our hands. Yesterday our aviators successfully bombed the railroad yards at Longuyon, Domary- -Daroucourt and Conflans. of The gain of the Americans described by Gen. Pershing is on @ front of about five miles to a depth of more than two miles, and indi- cates that the Germans are lesa than five miles from the Aisne. ‘The Frenob official statement last night sald the Germans had re- | tired north of the Veslé on a wide front. at GERMAN. BERLIN, via London, Sept. 5.—Following is the report issued ‘o- day by the German War Office: “Eastward of Soissons we withdrew our defenses from the Vesle| without being disturbed. Southward of the Ailette near Terny-Sorny, Clamecy and Buclelong strong enemy attacks failed. “Between Ypres and La Bassee the enemy pressed forward against our new lines. Astride Wyschaete enemy partial attacks were repulsed new lines. There were outpost engagements and some artillery fight- Ing. ITALIAN. ROME, Sept. 5.—Iniense artillery fighting on the whole Italian front was announced to-day by the War Office. There was moderate reconnoitring activity. AUSTRIAN. VIENNA (via London), Sept. 5.—“In the Corno region eastward <f Monte Pertica our storm troops engaged in an operation which was completely successful,” the War Office announced to-day. “In seven communes on the Piave enemy reconnoitring aicempts were frustrated.” JAPANESE. | the military operations of the Entente Allied forces in Siberia, an official |* statement issued to-day by the Japanese War Office says: “The right column of our troops purusing the enemy beyond the Uyeraya River halted on Aug. 26 at Medoujiya, ten miles east of Sima- centre reaching Simakoff stopped there. * “Our troops were nearly in tne same f. urmation on Aug. 27. On| | {al attention to t | Beer. | guilty, Between the Scarpe and the Somme the enemy felt its way toward our| TOKIO, Thursday, Aug. 29 (by the Associated Press.)—Reporting) koff. Our left column occupied the eminence north of Simakoff. Our that day they were engaged in reconnaissance, repairing the bridge and} POLICE SAY GUARDSMAK ADMITS 30 ROBBERIES | Private From Aqueduct Arrested With Another Man After House Is Entered. Admission that they committed thirty robberies within the last few days has been made by Private Benjamin Spring- atein of Company D, 23d Infantry Guard, stationed at Aqueduct, N. ¥., John Pope of No. 86 Stone Avenue, Brooklyn, according to the Flatbusi police. Springstein's home is at.No. McDougal Street, Brooklyn. Detective Reuling saw Springatein and Pope ring the bell of a vacant house on the northeast corner of Lenox Road aud Natrand Avenue, it was said, They Jimmied” the door and went in ace ing to Re who summoned De! tives Ownes and MoCarthy. When a mail carrier rang the bell the |tWo men ran out the back way and were captured. A loaded revolver was found on each, the detectives charge. Three of the robberies are sald to have been committed at No, 195 Bast 22d Street, No. 27% Robinson Avenue and No, 295 Midwood Street. ASSAILED BY U. S. ATTORNEY Beer of Brooklyn Says Thousands Have Been Detained Without Formal Charges. Acting United States District Attorney Henry Ward Beer in Brooklyn this af- ternoon said that damages could be col- ted by men outside the draft age who have ben taken into custody by “pseudo agents of the Department of Justice.” Mr. Beer denounced the city-wide “slacker roundup,” and he called spec- fact that thousands of innocent men had been detained | without formal charges and without op- | portunity to give bail | “I know of 185 men who are now hold | Jail without authority," said Mr. “As a matter of simple justice 1| am having complaints drawn up in these | eases wo that the men may be drousht | into a Federal court for a hearing. “This crusade has been conducted by a heterogeneous group of organizations ranging fram patriotic societies and in to soldiers and sailors and regular agents of the Department of Just “LT think slackers ought to make no plea for them, but hunt should be conducted with due re- gard for the rights of Innocent men and the right of every man, to be heard give bail in bailable in court and to ase.” IN GERMAN GARRISON Roumanians ie Revo Reported Revolt- ing Against Teutons Over Seizure of Crops. COPRNHAGEN, Sept. revolutionaries on Aug. 1 sapture® Tschernoff and killed the German gar- rison of 1,500, according to the news- paper Isvestia, Later the revolution- aries withdrew. Sanguinary fighting | was reported In many provinces, The revolutionaries have taken a number of important cities. ROME, Sept. 5.—Roumanian farmers are now openly revolting against the | Germans as a rosult of the latte: |fiscation of Roumanian crops. j#patches from Houmania by ae a | Switzerland declare that the uprising is Spreading daily. According to the d.- |spatches, many German soldiers, en. |waged in requisitioning the grain, have been killed by farmers. Near Bucharest an armed mass of | Peasants attacked @ train which was |transporting grain to Germany. ‘The farmers killed the armed escort aboard the train and carried off the grain, — | BELMONT WINNERS, 6.—Ukraine FIRST RACE—For and upward; selling; straight.—Nightstick, to 20, out and out, i m), 8 to 1 \ond ater War, 1 to 3 and out, thind Only three starters six 123 (Robinson) first; Currency to 5 and oui 3 (Callahan) Time | making other preparations. “Our cavalry and a detachment of Gen. Kalminoff’s forces are ad- vancing north through the Ussuri River Valley.” der protection of the Allte: _—— T. R. TO OPEN LOAN DRIVE. 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