North Carolina Newspapers

7F ' 1 li ( i ! r f THE WEATHER Complete Service Generally fair Thursday and Friday. of THE t " Associated Press :a.JD. 1867 Stair VOL. XCIX-KO. 343. FIRST. OF THE MEN DRAFTED FOR Trit iTO W IMA IIONAL ARMY DONNED KHAKI AT 14 CAMPS YESTERDAY Vanguard of North Carolina' first Quota Reached Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.O. NOTICEABLY BIG MEN yjrst Detachment Composed of Watauga, Surry, Rocking ham and Caswell Men BUT TWO CAMPS NOT READY Sports Indicates Mobilization is Proceeding Smoothly Washington. Sept. 5. The first"! of the National Army went into uniform today. In 14 cantonments poured groups of recruits, the first 5 per cent quota of the draft army. At Camp Lee. near Petersburg:, Va., began to assemble the men who are to compose the Eightieth division made up from quotas from Virginia, "West Virginia and portions of Pennsylvania. Selected men from North and South Carolina and Florida started toward Camp Jackson, near Columbia, S. C, wliere they are to receive their train ing. They will be known as the Eighty-first division. Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, received the first increment of soldiers' material for the Eighty-second division from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Each soldier upon arrival was strip ped of his civilian clothing and sup plied with khaki uniform, army hat, shoes, leggings, blankets, .rifle, ammu nition belt and other accountrements of a soldier. Tnining will start tomorrow. The second quota of forty per cent- goes to Camp Septpnber 19. Reports to Provost Marshal General Crowder indicated that the mobiliza tion was proceeding smoothly. Most groups took morning trains, although those from some western states may sot reach camp until late tonight 'Or tomorrow. Camps Upton at TaDhank. Lone Island, and Meade, and Admiral, Md., were the only cantonments not ready to formally open today. NORTH CAROLINA'S BIG MEN ATTRACT SOME ATTENTION (Special Star Telegram) Columbia, S. C, Sept. 5. North Caro lina s first one per crtit of the 5 per tent included in the initial movement m the new draft army reported at Camp Jackson tonight, the first de tachment arriving at 9 o'clock. The second arrived at 10:40 o'clock and other arrivals were noted until mid Wt when the last of the quota of us reported. Additional increments ne Per cent; each day will report Ml the 5 ner rpnt o i Five hundred 1 SmitK roT.iit tth at.the Camp today. furnishing --lca j.uu a per cent. The first member of th u we camp was David J. Griffith, Jr., 7'im mayor of Columbia, Lewie rl',- who was a captain in the wnrederat srm . i n o Te k1" a cmPany n a regiment Th brigade, ine first North Carolina detachment ?""Ie included men from four coun- inir. a Surrey- Rockingham, Caswell. They were noticeably big on th- .when an officer commented ne 7- e aPPearance one of the Jrtm Ts remarked: "Yes. we are m? the best we have." The men H "sKt? asSigned to barracks ATLAXTA S THOUSANDS nri CAMP GORDON MEN WELCOME 4 coif; Sept- 5 The 't men who EitvTP0Se the initial Qo'ta of the 5v nd division of the National v were nm.t.j j. - tonleht ,f, -"llclcu at tamp uoraon thm. , r. being ,ven a welcome iiven , ",s in this city today as they t0ns anrt rouP from nearby JM Tpnr, or Georgia, Alabama ProAmaittv!ral ?rouPs of drafted men hreetmore remote Parts of . the lSht an ... ! excta to arrive to- tomorrow. - ttRAPTEn mv TTT:- ... ij i HUJ1URKDS p lhR ,XTo PETERSBURG CAMP Jve hnnl"rf Va- .SePt-- 5 Upwards of Na aZ men rrom counties in Vir- ia renm. 7 county m West Virginia ZfL Camp at el1" the men i1 The work of receiving "eluded o reistering them, which riw.. Maignment to rnmnnia a nrl 'spatch I proceeded with remarkable lately rjorV wltliout a hitch. Abso fie rv, I arrangements had been A,ie trains fnntn-Vl. 111 "I 1 IurB man e '"""B'll. will Llllllg !rm w." ,V;om Virginia points and . "Cot V i rp-i n io J T- : infan. la troPs are being assigned lians ,f SIments- -e West Vir- lmiierv impose a brigade ef field I "io infan "ians wm De pui Paniee 6iments' machine gun ijns. ""sua.1 co.pg org&mza- ,, Officer , J 'tiseuiw Camp Lee express their sed surprise and HH-h at t If toaay DPTe,ara?ce of the men receiv k avera7.Th.e height and weight of i8 XDeft.rf m 18 fLr abOVe What I in M kn"8 time their mother's i ..n i- BAia m. nrirmmr. inn.- won t know themselves. -.. v u won't h aKl t 1111 ba home. I can see they 1Tmorm ttrniy life." ann JZlPl men -wm tve vaccinat- CConti, iPnoia Drophylaxlc The continued, on Pajre Eight).. I. Gomp ers Pledges the United Support of Organized Labor - PLOT TO RESTORE THRONE BROKEN OP Two Russian Grand Dukes and Several Women Arrested as 1 Result of Conspiracy OTHER ARRESTS TO FOLLOW Minister of Justice Reported to Have Resigned Because of Kerensky's Displeasure at Failure to Dis cover Plot. Petrograd, Sept. 5. :The aim of the conspiracy in connection with which Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother of the former Czar, Grand Duke Paul Dmitri-Paulovitch and others were arrested last night was the restoration of the autocracy. The chief conspirators were Mile. Margaret Hitrovo, of Tobolsk, and Mme. Liubov Hitrovo, of Yelaburg, members of a well known bureaucrat ic family, both of whom were arrest ed. In the home of Grand Duke Paul when he was arrested was found a mistress of the court, Mme. E. A. Narychaine, confidante of the former Dowager Empress Alexandra Feodorv na. Mime. Naychaine was not ar rested, but an immediate domiciliary search of her home in Petrograd was made and her correspondence seized. According to the Birzheviya, a num ber of officers have been arrested and other, grand dukes inave been' taken into custody. The state's attorney re fuses todivulge their names. It is as sumed that one of the grand dukes ar rested was the candidate of the con spirators for the: throne. A special council was held yester day by Premier Kerens-ky and the chief ministers at which plans for fu ture action against conspirators of the left and right were drawn up. TAR HEELS ARE BEHIND PRESIDENT IN CRISIS Hon. R. N. Page Reticent Regarding Gubernatorial Candidacy Mr. Albright Meets Old Prlend. ; (By PARKER R. ANDERSON.) Washington' D. C. Sept. 5. Former Congressman Robert N.-Page, who -has been here looking alter personal Busi ness, said tonight before leaving for home that the people In North Caro lina r na-triotie and that they are supporting President Wilson. There never has been any violent opposition to the draft, Mr. Page' thinks, except that which of course has and always will be found against conscription in this country. " Mr. Page had nothing to say about the talk of his candidacy for Governor. It is believed, however, that Mr. Page, like any other North Carolinian, is not displeased with the fact that he is be ing mentioned for the high honor three years, hence. Mr. Page, is enjoying his rest since he voluntarily retired from Congress. Tie says he never felt better and it is certain he has not looked better in P. R. Albright, of Wilmington, Gen eral Manager of the A. C. I Railway, whn was hrft todav. told of meeting his old school mate, Col. George Mclver at Columbia yesterday. "After getting permission from eve ry one from the section boss up, I was finally admitted to see the Brigadier General," said Mr. Albright. "To my surprise I recognized George Mclver, of Guilford county, whom I had not seen in years. I, of course, was glad to see a Tar Heel holding such a high position." TWENTY-THREE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK PAST WEEK This Number to Sent Down Out of a Total of 2384 Arrivals and of 2, 432 Sailings. London. Sept. B. British merchant ships sunk by mine or submarine in the past week numbered 20 of more than 1,600 and 3 under 1,600 tons, ac cording to the oflidial announcement tonight. The weekly summary: Arrivals 2,384; sailings, 2,432. British merchant vessels over 1.600 tons sunk, including two previously, 20: under 1,600 tons, including one pre viously "3. Fishing vessels sunk, none. British merchant vessels unsuccess fully attacked, including five previous ly. 9. British merchant vessels sunk ,the previous week by mine or submarine numbered 18 6ver 1.600 tons, and 5 under 1,600 tons. GERMAN CROWN PRINCESS v IVlU '.U T .mm MOTHER Uf siAin y Amsterdam. Sept. 5. The f German crown princess today gave birth to a daughter, according to Berlin advices. Thla is the sixth child born to Crown Prince Frederick William and the Crown'Prtnceai. . ;v - :" v" WILMINQTOlSr, C, Assails Pacifists and Denounces Those Who Would Split the Ranks of Labor CHALLENGES PRO-GERMANS Permanent Organization of Alli ance for Labor and Democ racy is Perfected Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 5. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, lite today pledg ed the united support of organized la bor to the government In its prosecu tion of the war, assailed peace propa gandists and denounced the futile ac tivities of those who would split labor's ranks' on the question of war. . With awift, sure strokes he attacked the arguments of those who declare the working masses want peace, and challenged pro-German societies to step forth into the open and match their disloyalty against labor's loyalty. It was the keynote speech of the conference ef the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, of which Mr. Gompers had just been named per manent chairman and was punctuated by applause from the 200 accredited delegates labor leaders and former leaders of the Socialist party assem bled in the auditorium. John Spargo, former member of the executive committee of the Socialist party, nominated Mr. Gompers and was himself named vice chairman. Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, was elected sec retary, and T. J. Mead, of Maryland, assistant secretary. Comimittees on permanent organization and ; resolu tion were named. -'--" Several members of the People's Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace, barred from meeting in Minnesota and other states .were scattered through the audience. There was no attempt to remove them. "To ask the government to state Its terms of peace now is playing into the hands of the enemy." said Mr. Gom pers, referring to one of the People's Council demands. The alliance, which met here to off set the work of such organizations as the People's Council, "and to more com pletely Americanize labor" will estab lish local branches throughout the country. "And," predicted Mr. Gompers, Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas City, and other speakers, 'n three months the wave of patriotism will have sw,ept aside the disloyalists. 1 CONGRESSMAN NELSON . DEFENDS SON, BYRON Young Man, Living In Canada, Failed to Register and Warrant is Issued for Ilia Arrest. Washington. Sept. 5. Representative Nelson, of Wisconsin, today called on Attorney General Gregory to investi gate the action of the United States at torne yat Madison in issuing a warrant for the Congressman's son, Byron, on a charge of evading registration under the draft law. Ini a letter to the attorney general. Representative Nelson shows that his son was in Canada before the draft law was enacted. He then presents state ments from the provost mahshal gen eral, the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State, to show that Amer icans in a foreign country are not compelled under the law to register until within five days after their re turn to the United States and that their registration while outside the United States is entirely voluntary. Mr. Nelson also states that the nearest American consul to where his son was located in Canada had no afcilities for voluntary registration. Unless there is some charge brought against young Nelson other than fail ing to register while in Canada, offi cials here tdo not see how he is to be extradited and prosecuted. Thousands of other Americans abroad are in the samecategory. Wolfe Issues Warrant. Madison, Wis., Sept. 5. A. C. Wolfe, United States district attorney, an nounced late tonight that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of By ron Nelson ana that unless negotia tions now in progress for the young man to register voluntarily succeed, Mr. Wolfe will try to get him back into the United States either through extra dition or some other means. "The charge against Mr. Nelson," said the district attorney, "is violation of the registration act." Explaining his view of the law in this case, Mr. Wolfe said: "It is his duty to register and the rule that Con gressmen Nelson quotes is applied to those cases which were abroad and could not register in time namely, by June 5." SMALL CHILD I FOUND TO HAVE INFANTILE PARALYSIS Waynesboro, Va., Sept. 5. A fully developed case of infantile paralysis was discovered here toda.y, a three-year-old child being the victim. The local board of health has issued an order closing all churches, theatres and the public library and has forbid den all public meetings. THURSDAY MOKNXtfGy I PROFIT EVY IS Senate hmittee 's Compromise . ?3ion, Totaling $1,286, 000,000 is Adopted THE VOTE WAS 72 TO 7 High Tax Advocates Failed to Se cure the Adoption of a Sin gle Amendment Washington, Sept. 5. The Senate's bitter fight over war profits taxation virtually ended late today with adop tion of the finance committee's compro mise provisions for a total levy of $1, 286,000,000 or about one-third of this year's war and normal excess profits. This is an increase of $1,060,000,000 over present taxes. The high-tax ad vocates failed to secure adoption of a single amendment. The vote on adoption of the finance committee's draft was 72 to 7. The seven were Bankhead, Borah. Gronna, Johnson, California; LaFollette, Under wood and Vardaman. Action on the war profits section, the largest revenue producing provision, was taken technically in committee of the whole and is subject to final re view later. Today's decisive rout of the high-tax element, however, may prevent any further efforts along this line and Senate leaders say it fore casts defeat for the fight beginning tomorrow for heavier income taxes. Bill Totals 92,522,000.000. With adoption of the finance com mittee's . war profits provisions in creased by the committee from S562, 000,000 to $1,060,000,000 after the high tax senators began their fight the bill totals $2,522,000,000, near which figure it is expected to remain. Many sena ination of consumption taxes, aggre gating $86,000,000; second-class mail tors, however, predict ultimate elim ii ci oases of $12,600 000: freight :ax-s of $77,500,000 andstarop, taxenrpar eel ' post packages estImted'to yield about $8,000,000. In the contest between those advo cating and opposing higher taxation of war profits, which has approached high, levels of. Senate dissension the largest muster of the higher-tax group was twenty-nine votes. This came to day on an amendment of Senator John son, of California, to increase the max imum graduated rate from 60 to 70 per cent. Supporting it were: Democrats: Ashurst, Beckham, Brous sarl, Chamberlain, Fletcher, Hollis, Husting, Johnson, South Dakota; King, Kirby, McKellar, Myers, Overman, Phe lan, Shafroth, Sheppard, Thompson, Trammell and Vardaman 19. Republicans: Borah, Brady, Gronna, Johnson, California; Jones, Washing ton; Kenyon. LaFollette, Mc'Nary, Nor ris and Sutherland 10. Total, 29. As now written into the bill, the war profits section -strikes out the House provision for an additional tax of $200,000,000, and is a substitute for the present excess profits law now yield ing $226,000,000. The total levy of the new provision is estimated at $1, 286,000,000. Extends Tax to Peace Profits. It also extends the tax to ordinary, normal peace profits in excess of 10 per cent in addition to excessive war profits, reached by graduated rates, amounting to sur taxes, ranging from 12 to 60 per cent. The excess is based upon the net income above $5,000 of corporations, partnerships and individ ual in trade or business over the aver age of 1911, 1912 and 1913 the pre war standard with a minimum ex emption of six per cent of actual in vested capital and a maximum exemp tion of 10 per cent. The graduated rates and their esti mated revenue yield follows: 12 per cent on excess profits up to 15 per cent, $100,080,000. 16 per cent between 16 and 25 per cent, $46,080,000. 20 per cent between 25 and 50 per cent, $109,000,000. 25 per cent between &o ana 7b per cent, .$101,000,000. 30 per cent between 75 and 100 per cent, $88,200,000. 35 per cent between 100 and 150 per cent, $120,050,000. 4 Oper cent between 150 and 200 per cent, $102,000,000. 45 per cent between 20 Oand 250 per cent, $84,150,000. 50 per cent between 25 Oand 300 per cent, $72,500,000. 60 per cent on profits in excess of 300 per cent, $462,940,000. Simmons Provision Accepted. Senator Simmons presenie-1 nd the Senate accepted a provision exempting trades and business carried on chiefly by personal services artd vriili nominal capital. He also accepted an amend ment by Senator Shields exempting from consideration as taxable income that derived from the business of life, health and accident Insurance combin ed in one policy on the weekly pay ment plan and another by Senator Weeks exempting profits of other oc cupations besides professions depending mainly on personal qualifications with nominal capital. With the war profit section virtual ly disposed of the Senate tomorrow will nrnneed to the income tax section under an agreement for its disposition Friday. As -recently, increased, me iii WrMiirt lew $850,164,000 on incomes $360,000,000 from corporations and the balance from inaiviauaiB. upPiiminAl ATTACKS HOLD - UP VOTE ON BOND MEASURE WaRhineton. Sept. .5. Prolonged thone-h- futile Republican attacks in the House today on provisions of -the $11,538,945,460 war bond and certifi cate bill, giving wide 'iscretionary nowers to the Secretary of the Treas ury in making -allied : loans, upset (Continued on' e age eight F GH OVER WAR Wim ENDED SEPTEMBER 6, 1917 Drastic Action By Federal Government to End Anti-War Activities U. S. Marshals in Various Sections of the Country Yesterday Raided Industrial Workers of the World and Socialist Headquarters, in Some Instances Arresting Officials, Among Them W. D. Hayward, I. W. W. National Secretary. Washington, Sept. 5. The govern ment today took drastic action to end the anti-war propaganda and activi ties directed in the name of Industrial Workers of the World, the Socialist party and other organizations throughout the United States. On orders from Attorney General Gregory United States marshals in many towns and cities descended at 2 p. m., central time, upon local head quarters of the Industrial Workers of the World, seized books, checks, cor respondence and other documents, and in some instances, arrested officials found upon the premises. The arrest at Chicago of William D. Hayward, the organization's national secretary, was a conspicuous example. National Headquarters Seized. In Chicago, Federal agents took pos session of the national headquarters of the Socialist party and a warrant authorizing the seizure of its docu ments was served upon its counsel. The seizure, of documents was car ried out in accordance A'ith a plan perfected here by William C. Fitts. as sistant attorney general, working un der the direction of the attorney gen eral. A statement issued by the De partment of Justice announced that the seizure of papers was made in MEAT ANIMALS ARE THE DECREASE Speakers Assert That Measures Must be Taken at Once to Stimulate Production HUNT NEW FEEDING GROUND Plan is Studied for Removing Largo Numbers of Livestock Animals From the West to the South and East. Washington, Sept. 5. Early deple tion of the country's supply of meat animals unless measures are taken to stimulate production w"as predicted here today by speakers before a con ference of livestock raisers called by the Food Administration and the De partment of Agriculture to consider the situation. Most of those attending the meet ing were members of a United States livestock industry committee named recently by Secretary Houston and Herbert Hoover, the food administra tor, to study a plan for removing large numbers of cattle, sheep and hogs from the West to feeding grounds In the South and East. The situation and suggested reme dies were presented by Secretary Hous ton, Mr. Hoover, W. P. G. Harding, of the Federal Reserve Board; Herbert Quick, of the Farm Loan Board; Daniel Wlllard, of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Defense; Glfford Pinchot, of'the Administration, and Department of Agriculture experts. The meat supply would have to be given attention even if war had not broken out, -Secretary Houston told the conference. The number of animals has decreased steadily in the last decade, he sa!d, while the population of the United States was growing rapidly. It was brought out at the meeting that there are about 3r000,000 head of cattle in Texas which will have to be thrown upon the market unless there are early rains or unless they are re moved to other parts of the country to be fed. At a. session tomorrow under direc tion of the Food Administration the question of fixing of meat prices and fhat of emergency government control of meats and dairy products wiil be taken up. RETAIL COAL PRICES " ARE SOON TO BE FIXED Dr. Garfield Says Government Aims at " a Price Fair to Both' the Producer and Consumer. Washington, Sept. 5. Early fixing of retail coal prices was pnomised to night by! Dr. A. H. Garfield, tie fuel administrator, in a statement outlining the government's coal control policy. Prices will be established for com munities with the aid of local commit tees, into whose hands will be put re sponsibility for their enforcement. - Maximum production of coal at prices fair both to the producer and consumer will be the aim of the gov ernment. Dr. Garfield declares. Pro ducers' prices already fixed will be revised where they force efficiently operated mines to produce at a loss. Operators seeking revision of the scale are asked to send in cost produc tion statistics covering a period of years. ' A plan of apportionment of coal will be worked out, Dr. Garfield announces, by which domestic consumers will ob tain everywhere a fair share of the supply at prices which will reflect these fixed for ' operators and whole salers by the President, . Is Taken connection with a Federal grand jury investigation of the Industrial Work ers of the World now under ,way at Chicago. The department's action was taken on the eve of a report to President Wilson by Chief Justice Covington, of the Sapreme Court -of the District of Covington has completed his investi ly by the President' to Investigate the labor situation in the west. Judge Covington ha scompleted his investi gation, and probably, will report per sonally to President Wilson tomorrow. Charges Not - Made Public. Whether the concerted action of marshals throughout thfe country was in any way related to Judge Coving ton's investigation was not disclosed. The charges against leaders of the organization under arrest or whose arrest is contemplated were not made public here. It was said at the De partment of Justice that these would have to be determined by the grand Jury investigating the organization. Officials also declined to state if in dictments had been found by grand juries in Chicago or elsewhere against Industrial Workers of the World lead ers. It was intimated, however, that the investigation had only begun. In timations are. that Federal grand ju (Continued on Page Three) Brings Information as to Food Situation and to Present Im port and Export Data TO SEEK EMBARGO RELIEF Exports Board Has Declined io Allow About 100 Dutch Vessels Loaded With Grain to Sail From American Ports. "Not until we have had an opportun ity to confer with our minister to Washington will we be in a position to discuss conditions in Holland or the probable effects of an embargo on grains and foodstuffs. For the past 18 days we have been at sea, unfamiliar with events taking place in our ab sence." This statement was made tonight by A. G. A. Van Ealde, of a mission sent from Holland to discuss with the Unit ed States government the advisability of lifting, at least partially, an em bargo that has practically cut Holland away from her every source oi imporis. The mission arrived today on a Dutch liner. The mission, composed of three civil ians appoipted by the Holland cabinet, was selected from men in close touch j with food conditions in the small neu tral country. At . its head is A. G. A. Van Ealde. former director of the gov ernment grain bureau, a civil engineer by profession. Joost Vollenhoven, a member of parliament, managing direc tor of the Netherlands Bank and a member of the executive council of The Netherlands Oversea Trust, and J. B. Van Der Houven Van Oordt, former vice president of The Netherlands state council, complete the mission. It is accompanied by J. Q. Heldring and J. E. Van Der Wielen as secretaries. The mission will leave tomorrow morning for Washington, where they have an appointment upon their ar rival with Minister Van Rappard. Although Jthey stated they were not in a position to talk officially before conferring with the governmental representative of their country in America, members of the commission salad Holland is depending for her very existence upon foodstuffs raised across the seas and for American cer eals with which to feed her cows. A dairy country, Holland, they say, would be ccriourly threaten-4 rhjuld she be forced to reduce the rations of her livestock. On the actual conditions in Holland they had nothing to say. The mission Is armed with statistical information designed to show the exact needs of the Dutch nation. Its members seem to feel that there is. little foundation for Teports that a large part of their im ports found their way to Germany, al though admitting the probability of a heavy Dutch-German commerce, they appear to place . a heavy discount on reports of its magnitude. BRINGS STATISTICS ON THE FOOD SITUATION Iff HOLLAND Washington, Sept. 5. The . special Dutch mission comes to the United States bringing information as to the food situation in Holland and statis tics covering Dutch exports and im ports of the last three years requested by the American government in a re cent note handed to Minister Van Rap pard. Negotiations looking to the shipment of foodstuffs to Holland will be taken up by the mission where broken off a week ago when the Exports Adminis trative Board declined to permit the ailing of nearly 100 Dutch ships load (Continued on .Pag , Two.) DUTCH COMMISSION REACHES AMERICA WHOIiE NUMBER 39,163 si THEIR OFFENSIVE IE Austrians Unsuccessfully Make Stubborn Attempt to Check Advance Toward Triest MANY OF THEM CAPTURED Russians in Riga Region Are Re . tiring All Along the Line, Pursued by Germans (Associated Press War Summary) While the Russians continue their flight before the Germans in the re gion of Riga, the Italians, after a few days of comparative idlteness, again have starred their grekt offensive against the Austrians on trie Bainsizza plateau and to the ortfeast of Go rizia. J In the south, however, from the Brestovizza Valley to the sea, the Ital ians have been compelled to withstand violent counter attacks by the Austri ans, who are endeavoring to hold back General Cadorna's lines from a fur ther approach to Triest. The Austri ans at one place momentarily forced the Italians to cede territory. A coun ter attack by the Italians not alone retrieved the lost position, but re sulted in the capture of more than 400 prisoners. Nearly 0.7OO Austrians Captured. On the Bainsizza plateau northeast of Gorizia, the Italians nave made fur ther gains, capturing an imprtant Austrian position near Ocroglo. No details have been vouchsafed con cerning the battle wnich is in prog ress northeast of Gorizia and no con firmation is at hand or the reported capture by the Itahans of Monte San Gabriele. the last dominating position held by the Austrians north of Gorizia. Nearly 1,700 men have been captured by the Italians in the fighting in the Gorizia sector. Again the Italians have sent their airmen over Pola, the Austrian naval base in the Adriatic, dropping bombs, the explosions of which have added materially to the damage done In pre vious raids. Russians Pressed by Germans. In the region of Riga the Russians are retiring eastward and northeast ward all along the l&ie, pursued by the Germans. The army which evac uated Riga has crossed the Aa river in Livonia, while the army rrom the Uxkull region is astride the Riga-Pskov-Petrograd railroad. In the capture of the Duenamuerfde fortress at the mouth " of the Dvina river, the Germans, it is asserted by the Berlin war office, secured intact the big coast defense guns. The war vessels which were report ed to be shelling the Riga coast line, and which it was thought probably might be covering landing of troops to cut off the retreat of the Riga army, were submarines. Artilleries Continue Active. The operations on the western frpnt in Belgium and France continue, to be carried out mainly by the opposing artilleries. Two rather strong attacks against the French front on the Cali fornie plateau on the Aisne front were .epulsed. Reciprocal air raids continue to be carried out by British, French and German airmen at points far behind the fighting line. German aviators again have dropped bombs on French hospitals, this time in the region of Verdun. Eleven persons were killed and 62 injured in Tuesday night's aeri al attack by the Germans on the sooth eastern English coast. ALLIED ARMIES IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA FORM JUNCTION1 London, Sept. 5. A Junction has been effected between an Anglo-Belgian col umn and a Belgium column operating in German East Africa, the two col umns getting In touch 97 miles south west of Kilossa, says an official state ment today. The Belgians have cross ed the Ulanga river near Mahenge. MONTE SAN GABRIELE WAS UNDER FIRE THROUGHOUT DAT London, Sept. 6. Details -of the Ital ian attack on the Monte San Gabriele on Monday, sent by Austrian corre spondents at the front, and transmit ted by the Central News correspondent at Amsterdam, state that the moun tain on that day was continually ex pose dto a violent artillery fire which at times assumed the intensity of drum fire. At six o'clock Tuesday morning the Italian infantry began a furious at tack, the mountain being enveloped in dense clouds of smoke and dust. 1,600 MEN AND 86 OFFICERS CAPTURED BY THE ITALIANS London. Sept. 5 (British Admiralty per Wireless Press. The Italian offi cial communication received here today tells of the resumption of the battle on the Julien front and the capture of an Austrian position on the Bainsizza Plateau south of Ocroglo. In addi tion 86 officers and 1,600 men wee made prisoner. GERMAN SUBMARINE BOMBARDS COAST TOWN OF ENGLAND Scarborough, Eng.. Sept. 5. During the prevalence of a thick mist a German submarine appeared about two miles off shore at 7 o'clock last evening and began to bombard the town. About a dozen shells were fired In quick suc cession, the shore at the time being crowded with visitors. British mine sweepers began an attack on the sub marine . and the cannonade became deafening. The submarine soon sub merged and was not seen. again. The material -damage Inland was small,' considering the fact that the bombard-1 r (Continued on Pago Eight), ITALIANS RENEW AND GO GAINS 5t 1 1 - RV - 4,-:- In: :.f