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."s"-,:S"-Jt'--''iJs'-4- '-'iS ii---, T i, . 't;s -Aiav; ; -..v nTv-v. rj,- - -- .... jf" . r The Weather. Complete Service J-ofthe Associated Press Local rains and thundershowers Sat urday and probably Sunday. VOL. CI-STO. 328. MINGTON, SATURDAY MOBIOKG, AUGUST 17, 1918 WHOX.E NUMBBB 39,506 ERMANS FORCED TO WITHDRA W FURTHER OF THE SOMME RIVER TO NOYON ench a id Canadians Now Vir tually Knocking at the Door of Roye. A VITAL POINT Ti TTroa Alert ArA Tn a Position to Outflank Lassigny. tlTISH GAIN IN NORTH Near Albert, (By tne Associated Press.) vidently it is not in the plans of cnt, nie allies to leave the Ger- ns secure in their possession of the e tbey now are holding in the re- n bftween the Somme and the Olse. lirwi ugh ilie front from the south of Somme past Chaulnes and running oush Roye to Noyon nas been stud i with fresh reinforcements and iq- merabie guns in order to keep back je allied troops, the Germans never leless have been forced to give ground d at points where seemingly their fense soon must crumble and the re- at eastward be resumed. IFre ench and Canadian troops Friday cht between Goyencourt end Lau- urt, on a front of about three miles. d fought their way west of Roye, til they were virtually knocking aX e door of the town which is one of i keystone positions of the German fense in Picardy while to the imme- ate north British troops fighting ne were still in possession of Da rv and La'arvillers, following hea- counter attacks by the Germans to lodge them. West of Roye the allied e is now only a scant mile and a arter distant. Adding materially to the danger of ye by direct assault on the part of e French and Canadians atfits west- n sates and from a flanking maneu- bv the British on the northwest. e French have carried out success !!y an advance five miles to the south hich seemingly lays the town open a turning movement from the Loges nod which has been penetrated deep- Xot alone, however, is Roye men ed by ;hi? latter advance, but de- icnuiE from the woods southeast- .Td tV French troops in the Oise ay p.t-fir Ribecourt also strategi- iy placed to bef?in a rolling up pro- ?s, which if successful would obliter e the hill and wooded country now anding as a barrier to the capture of oynn. la.Ker. altogether, the position of the plied ;rnop on the Somme-Oise salient materia lly better than it has been fr several days past. The retirement of the Germans on prts of the northern front continues lut these maneuver? as yet lack defi ne explanation. Following closely pon the evacuation of front line pensi ons north of Albert, which were tak- p over hy the British, has nome an ther vo'.unmry relinauishment of inches i:i the Lys sector. The village f Meux Hertiuin has been given up 3d ground over a front of about nine pnes to a denth of from one to two file.? has been ceded without fighting. lie nay ..otween la, isassee canal nd Tpre the Germans still are exhib- nS signs of nervousness and dailv re bombardine the Rritish hp.a-o-ilv Fh Shells nrrl Along the Vosle river front the Ger mans arp siinilarly deluging the posi ons hehi hy the French and Ameri ans with shells, gas projectiles and ombs from airplanes, but their effort as gone for naught so far las caus a? a relinquishment of territory is ncerned. The American aviators are -ashy ,,nEra?rf,(1 jn boPlbijl& operations am?t the bridges leading northward rtmS th A'cne river. The American .l lery also jK nav-iner atrint atfentinn tne an a? l.ehind the line to harass '" the ,.;iur battle fronts little 5llting of mr.rvo : 1 1 ojgh iT.-uians have been forced ' susi?n he A' "veral counter attacks by Brians in the Tonale region. v SHS ATTACK OKI 1 ' " AVRE RIVER FAILED Berlin ' 'a London. Aue-iist IB. "On oth 1 '"ed with heavy losses," says L.,'!",l: fmmunication issued from V ' ! ' I "I r r T mrmvnn li luurvm V THURSDAY'S FIGHTING Ben-. .. .,.. ;Thf. r-"!' . d London) August 16. ssTied n Official commuaicatllon ne nf 'C:Hy' dealing with the flght- or i-.ursay pe t- l "een torefield engage- luin." ,, J"fcmmel and near Vieux Ber ths r enemy thrusts south of -'ear Ayette, and noTth of r- were reoulsed. f f Roye and south-wrest of ,f r- was a vigorous artillery '"'- which -was followed by -ta ks on both sides of 'the -t,. t Lassigny and on the ' t of the Oise.. Thiecourt the Attiche farm the enemy's hands. Other ' -e back his attacks before 'ng positions, partly by coun- The enemy suffered loss ; Khtmg for Lassigny. Here formed our line six times &ga2-r.rr W .... 'South ur f ; . .. Ur-ati.,. in , , !e vam". and atr . or.tinued on Page Two). ALONG FRONT SOUTH Government of Russia Is Now Organized Austria to Send Troops To West Front Provided Berlin Moves For Peace London, Aug. 16. According to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from The Hague, Germany has demanded that Austria send ten to fifteen divisions to the western front: Austria as sented to this, the dispatch said, on condition that Germany would ac cept Austria's solution of the Polish question and make a strong peace move, including the evacuation and restoration of Belgium. Germany promised to accede to Austria's so lution of the ' Polish question, in cluding the naming of an Austrian archduke as king, the dispatch as serts. TWO FORESTS ME TAKEN BY FRENCH "Z" Wood and Damery Wood Wrested From Huns After " Stiff Fighting. ARE IMPORTANT POSITIONS Their Capture Means the Improvement of the Allied Lines On Either Side British Punish Enemy Severely. With the British Army in France, Augusi -a:x9 j. m, .Jy tne Asso ciated Press.) By a brilliant maneu ver the French have finally captured Z wood and Damery wood. In these two wooded tracts, the Germans have been holding out desperately for sev eral days, realizing the value of those positions. The little patches of forest which are now ir. the hands of the Allies are virtually on the extreme right of the British line and from their eastern borders it is possible to observe close ly quite a wide stretch of ground. The allied positions for several miles on each side 'of the two woods has been materially improved by their capture. These were virtually the last of the really more important positions on the new front to which the nemy has been holding and which the allied forces de sired. The enemy launched a heavy at tack late yesterday against the new positions at Damery. After sharp fighting he was repulsed, leaving 150 prisoners. Other purely local actions had been fought here and there along the new front for the purpose of improving positions. During these combats dur ing the past 24 hours the British have captured .260 prisoners and four ma chine guns. The casualties in killed and wounded inflicted upon the enemy in these local affairs are estimated to be :.t least 1,300. To the north in the direction of La Gouronne the lines of the British have also been advanced. slightly. Artil lery activity continues aloijg the en tire front, especially in the new Somme battle area, but the enemy does not seem to desire to launch any extended' infantry attacks rven at Roye and Chaulnes, where he is the strongest. It is learned from prisoners recently captured that the British artillery dur ing the past few days has caused con siderable destruction within the enemy lines. The British guns have been es pecially active in searching out Ger man ammunition dumps, a number of which have been destroyed. It was partially' for doing just this work that such speed "was made in the forward movement of the guns. From the start of the offensive not a moment has been lost in moving up the artillery. That it has been profitable is proved by prisoners statements as to the havoc wrought by shell fire. Some slight troop movements east ward are reported occasionally to the rear of the German lines along the Somme, but they are insufficient to warrant any conclusions regarding the enemy's intentions. TWO KILLED WHEN PLAOVE . CRASHES TO THE GROXJUND Commac, N. T., August 16. Lieuten ant Harold F. Maxon, of Los Angeles, and Cadet G. F. Gedeon, of Titusvllle, Pa., were killed today when their air plane crashed to the ground in a hay field near here. The machine was one of the group of seventeen from Brinley field, Long Island, which were flying in this vic inity. An explosion in midair, it is re ported, hurled Gedeon from- the air ship. Maxon was crushed under the machine when it struck the earth. Max on was 25 years old and Gedeon 24. Woman Causes Party Row. Amsterdam. Aug. 16. The election of the first woman to the Dutch parlia ment Jias already caused trouble in the social democratic labor party, , to which she belongs. Her comrades charge her with forsaking the party antl -militaristic principles because she rtAf.in.red in .favor of national defense, land Consequently resignations trom the party are ruinored. - Northern M. Tchaikowsky Named Presi dent and Minister of For eign Affairs. ITS PROGRAM ADAPTED Will Expel Germans and Other Invaders With the Aid of the Allies. CREATE NATIONAL ARMY Dispatch Tells of Allied Advance From Archangel. London, Aug. 16. (British Wireless Service.) 'The government of north ern Russia" has been formed with M. Tchaikowsky as president and minister of foreign affairs. The other members of the government include socialists of various parties. The political program of the new government which' has just been issued, contains the following clauses: "First, the recreation of Russian democratic pow; second, the re-estab- lishment of local government on a basis of universal suffrage; third, the re-creation of the Russian national ar my and a renewal of the war on the eastern front; fourth, the expulsion of the German invaders and other enemies of Russia to be carried out with the aid of and in co-operation with the en tente allies." CECHS B?MrVrASTtOAt,T.Y: ..ori . RECEIVED AT HARBIN" Harbin; Monday, Aug. 12. (By the Associated Press.) One thousand Czechs on their way to join Gen. Sera enoff arrived here today and were given an enthusiastic reception in which the. allied consuls 'and members of the American railway commission took part. After speeches and the singing of the Czech national hymn, the Czechs marched through the streets followed by cheering crowds They received many gifts of food. On the journey from Vladivostok they were everywhere hailed as the deliverers of the country. FIRST CONNECTED STORY OF ADVANCE OF ENTENTE Amsterdam, Aug. 16. The first con nected story on the advance of the entente forces southward from Arch angel, northern Russia, is given in a special dispatch to the Dusseldorf Nachrichten from Stockholm. The dis patch, which is dated August 14, says: "Last Monday six thousand entente troops, reinforced by three thousand Russians, assembled at Archangel and the same night the order was given to proceed southeastward. Three thou sand Russians embarked on eleven river steamers and a number of barges towed by tugs, the destination of which was Kotlas, on the Dvina river. The remainder of the troops marched along the Archangel-Vologda railway with orders to halt at Trusanivskaiya, 70 miles south of Archangel. "The flotilla was first fired upon from both river banks near Kakutzkaya, and a half mile further on encountered a barricade of sunken boats which im peded further progress. Here the troops (Continued on Page Two). RAILROAD BUDJET IS NOT SUFFICIENT Billion Dollar Fund Falls Short of the Needs. This is Disclosed tn -Report on Capital Expenditures Issued by Director General McAdoo Yester day. Washington, August 16. The so-called billion-dollar budget approved early this year by Director General McAdoo for railroad improvements and equip ment has' proven insufficient to meet war needs and it has been increased to $1,097,398,000, or $156,000,000 more than the original aggregate of budgets of all federally controlled roads. This was disclosed today in a detailed re port ef capital expenditures authorized to date. Most of the increase was made neces sary by the growing need for cars and locomotives. Originally '$486,000,000 was authorized for purchase of new rolling stock, but this has been raised to 6&5,685,000 by" huge - orders placed by the railroad administration. For additions and betterments, in cluding new yard and industry tracks, terminal facilities, stations and bridges, the budgets of first :lass roads pro vided originally for $433,060,000, This has . been pared down to $404,000,000 changeable to capital accounts but" ad ditional work -costing $105,00fl,000 has -(uamunufta on Page -two). ONCE THE PRIDE t A Hi? i life kifk; v m - - ; v& p 8 Plf i If the Germans could see . this pict was the pride of Germany. Now it is b LABOR CONDITIONS AT MINES SERIOUS Problem Will Be Discussed At Conference in Washington Next Week. COAL OUTPUT MENACEIT - --W ;' - """ '.'"""t - .1 President Hays 'of United Mine Workers Says Substantial Flat Wage In crease is "Only Logical Solution. : Indianapolis, Ind., August 16. Labor conditions in the coal mining industry for whach "the only logical solution is a substantial fiat wage increase to be applied to all classifications of mine labor" will be discussed at a conference of district presidents of the United Mine Workers to be held in Washing ton, August 22.' according to an an nouncement made here tonight by Frank J. Hayes, president of the United Mine Workers of Americai In announcing the conference Presi dent Hayes said it had been called to "avert, if possible, a rapidly develop ing labor condition wihin the coal in dustry which, if permitted to go un checked, would undermine coal produc tion plans." The wage increase "can be met and applied by the coal operators without the necessity of an increase in the selj ling price of coal to the consuming public" asserted the miners official who added that the paying of bonuses by many mines owners now "is indisput able evidence that the industry is able to bear an advance in wages." The labor condition, in brief, has been caused, President Hayes said, by many mine owners "paying bonuses in excess of the wage scale in order to obtain and keep miners in their mines. GIBSON IS ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE OF MURDER Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 16. J. L. Gibson, former deputy sheriff of Walter coun ty, was acquitted in Fulton superior court here today of the charge of mur dering Elgin Stewart, or Atlanta, on August 4. The verdict was ordered by Judge Ben H. Hill, at the request of Solicitor General Boykin. Judge Hill indicated that from evidence, it was evident Stuart had -attempted to inter fere in the domestic affairs of the Gib sons. "A man's hdme is a sacred cir cle," declared the " judge, "and when anotherf man attempts to break into it, the husband is justified in defending it." " ' PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON HAVE ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY Manchester, Mass, Aug. 16. Presi dent and Mrs. - Wilson had another de lightful day for their i brief outing on the North Shore. Business cares, ex cept for a few conferences with Col. E. M. House, who has a summer .home nearby, apparently were dropped. Word that the president - was here drew hundreds of automobile parties to this resort, but the marine guard extended their, picket.-. The president's desire for , absolute' rest and seclusion was carried out' to the letter. This ev ening the president and Mrs- Wilson went on a long motor ride " with ' CoJL and Mrs. House. 1 ? . . - Senator James Weakening. Baltimore, Md Aflg. 16. The condi tion of Senator - Ollie James - of ' Ken tucky who, has been at Johns Hopkins hospital for more than two mpnths, is tonight reported by persons who came in contact with-him at the hospital as very - serious.. ' The extreme' heat the last two weeks has weakened the s sen-ator.-- Transfusion " of. '.blood "has , been resorted, to. and-the hospital' Physifclans I report his condition, as unchanged. - OF GERMANY, NOW AMERICAN ure it, would be with sad regret. The Vaterland, once the largest ship afloat, eing used by the United States to carry American soldiers to Europe. AMERICAN LIGHTWEIGHT USED FIST ON GERMAN Terry Murphy Couldnt Get His Bayo- met Quick: Enough So He Pro- eeeded With a Knockout. Paris, Aug. 16. Forced in close bay- onet fighting to use the butt of his gun across the head of a boche to lay him' out, Terry Murphy, the Pittsburgh lightweight, unable to recover his gun rapidly 4 enough, next swung with his right fist upon a German lieutenant who . was ready to draw upon him and knocked the Hun into unconsciousness. It was Terry's -first knockout 'in France. ' "Trrvs-" unit was Krieadefl with h TFrench in' the" sects?" about" Chateau Thierry. He was one of hundreds of volunteers from his regiment to seek duty in the front line. It was the intention at first to have the volunteers proceed brigaded with a French battalion. They were given their proper formation and told to ad vance with the French poilus only to a certain point, the idea being to famil iarize them with actual fire. Further advance was to be made by the poilus leaving the American volunteers be hind. At the point they were to stop they were overcome with eagerness, went right along with the poilus and made a creditable showing. SAN FRANCISCO PAYS RESPECT TO M. METIN Flags Fly at Half Mast Because of the Death of Head of French Eco nomic ' Mission. San Francisco, Aug, 16. Throughout the city flags were flown at half-staff, the city hall was draped in black and it was announced that while the city went officially into mourning, the body of Albert , Me tin, head of. the French economic mission to Australia, now in the " United States, would lay in stare in the city hall by order of the mayor. M- Meln died last night from apoplexy. His body will lay in state in the city hall rotunda from 5 o'clock tonight un til 10 o'clock tomorrow night. After consulting other members of the mission is was decided to . hold simple services Sunday morning before starting the body on its journey to M. Metin's home in France. . . AMERICAN PLANES PROVE A, SUCCESS Squadron of 18 De Havilands Raid Germans. Built In This Country and Equipped With Liberty Motors General Pershing: Sends Report to Secretary Baker. Washington, August 16. General Pershing today advised the war de partment that early in August a com plete squadron of 18 De Haviland air planes built in the- United States and equipped with liberty motors, success fully carried out the first reconnais ance flight of American-built machines behind the German lines. They returned without loss. , In , making this' announcement Sec retary Baker said Brig. Gen. Foul ois of the American air force led the expedition. This was the first report from General Pershing on the perfor mance of American built De Havilands to be made public. Secretary Baker said his advices contained ' no other information re garding the flight except that Lieut. Blair Thaw also was on the tripr The time and place of the flight,' Mr. Baker considered advisable to withhold. The announcement was considered by ' officers as setting at rest rumors that tne De Havijand machines were hot- ai success and -also showing that the liberty motors ' have proven ; them- elYA8 in ' actual war conditions. TRANSPORT SHIP. ENEMY RETALIATES ON THE AMERICANS Delivers Combination Attack for Bombing Bridges Across the Aisne. MADE IT HOT FOR HUNS American lrin Iropied Bomb ; at Numerous Points While the French and American Heavy Guns Were Also Active. With the American Army on the Vesle, Aug. 16. (By the Associated Press)- The German's launched a com bined gas, artillery and air bombing attack upon the French and Ameri cans along the Vesle early Friday morning. This was in retaliation for a bombing raid by American airmen upon bridges over the Aisne late Thursday. The German artillery continued shell ing the cross roads south of the Vesle for hours, on the assumption that the French and' Americans- were bringing up troops. German aviators bombed the. woods and villages, south of the Vesle, apparently working in relays. A group of 12 American aviators par ticipated . in- the raid on the Aisne bridges. Early Friday other American fliers, went up and took photographs for the purpose, of ascertaining the effects of the bombs dropped. A great deal of traffic had been reported pass ing ' over the Aisnie bridges and the French and Americans increased the fire of their heavy guns in an attempt to destroy as many bridges as possible. As a result bf the reports of observ ers the French and Americans laid down a box barrage during Thursday night on machine gun nests in the hills to the northwest of Fismes. Observers and patrols reported Friday morning that 12 machine guns had been . de stroyed and every German gunner killed. The Aisne bridges bombed by the Americans were located between Pont Arcy and Gernicourt, a distance of about 12 miles. The same district also is within range of the French and American heavy guns. The Allies are desirous of harassing the enemy as much as possible, owing to reports that large ammunition trains, south ward bound, have been sighted using the bridges. The northward traffic has consisted principally of infantrymen and trucks loaded with goods taken from houses in villages, according to reports by aerial observers and three Italians, who escaped from the Germans and reached the American line. The Italians say they saw enormous shipments of house hold material and similar articles , and expressed the belief that the Germans had brought them from south of the Vesle during the retreat. The Italians before they reached the American lines hid during the day and traveled during the. night. They told the American officers that the Germans were particularly active after dark when their troop movements were car ried out and when also there was much traffic north and south. AMERICAN AVIATORS BOMB CONFLANS RAILWAY YARDS. With the merican " Army in France,. Aug. 16 (By the Associated Press) An American bombing squadron com manded by Lieut. Gundelach dropped 20 bombs on the railway yards at Con flans yesterday. Eighteen direct hits were observed in ' the center of the tracks in the east portion of the yard and two on the roundhouses. The squadron was pursued1 by 11 enemy planes', six of which were speedily left behind. One of the re maining five was hit by the American machine gunfire' and -fofced to descend near Joinville. , Lieut. Gundelach was slightly, wounded.-; LARGE OIL TANKER : REPORTED ON FIRE HTH D-BOAT NEAR Presumed the Ship Was Set Ablaze By Shells From the Raider. IS OFF CAPE HATTERAS Members of the Vessel's Crew Have Been Taken Off By Life Guards. iLf Beaufort, Aug. 16. A large oil tank steamer is afire about 25 miles off Cape, Hatteras, according to reports brought, here tonight. A submarine is lying close by. The members of the crew have been taken off by life guards. It is ' presumed the submarine is a Ger man and the tanker was set on fire by shell fire.. NAVY DEPARTMENT SAYS NOTHING TO BE GIVEN OUT.' Washington, Aug. 16. At the navy department tonight it was said "there is nothing to be given out" regarding. the attack on a large oil tank steamer by a German submarine off Cape Hat- teras reported in a dispatch from Beaufort, N. C. It was generally believed that th,t German U-boat, probably the same one which recently, destroyed the Diamond Shoals lightship off Cape Hatteras had run short of oil and had attacked the oil tanker with the purpose of replen ishing its supply. After taking aboard ' the - needed oil It was thought proba ble that the submarine had shelled and set fire to the tanker. Through such attacks on ail tankers and cargo vessels, officials here have . said, a German submarine commander may replenish his "Supplies of oil and food and thus remain indefinitely on this side of the Atlantic. JEWS IN PALESTINE JOIN ARMY READILY Strttcfns; and Significant Enthusiasm Marks the Opening of Recruiting - ' Offices.; London, Aug. 16. -The enthusiasm that has marked the-opening of re cruiting offices' in Jerusalem and Jaffa for the. enlistment of the Jews of Pal estine as reinforcements for Jewish battalions sent out from England hat been striking and significant, accord ing to dispatches received by Router's, Limited. The volunteer movement be gan in Palestine some weeks before the arrival of either the Zionst commission or the first Jewish battalion from Eng land. t The dispatches say that there was a spontaneous movement among the young Jewku colonists, mostly of Rus sian origin, who felt it to be their duty to share in the task of liberating their homes from the hated Turk. The re cent declaration of A. J. Balfour, Brit ish secretary of state for foreign af fairs, that Great Britain was in sym pathy with Zionist aspirations formed an additional reason for their resolve to enlist in the British army. . Virtually all the able-bodied Jews of Palestine have applied at the recruiting offices for service. ' VERMONT'S GOVERNOR IS ASKED TO RESIQN Discrepancies Amounting to 920,000 Fund in His Accounts While -State Auditor, Burlington, Vt, August 16. Governor Horace Ghaham today was asked to. resign his office, in resolutions adopted, by the republican state committee at a special executive session. This week discrepancies amounting to $20,000 were said to have been found in the account of the governor when he was state audi tor. . , ' Governor Graham was invited to the meeting but did not attend. Leading republicans of the state were present. In a public statement following the disclousure of the discrepancy in the ac counts. Governor Graham admitted t&at he was at fault in handling his salary and official expenses, but said that he was not aware that any vouchers were missing. He asked the people of the state to suspend Judgment pending an examination of his accounts. Examiners are now working on his books. War Hurts Big Universities. Birmingham,-England, Aug. 16. The effect of the war is more marked In the big English universities this year than ever before. In the University of BIr-. mingham, all the-graduates receiving, the degree of Bachelor of Arts this , year were women. On the science side the "degrees of Bachelor of Science were equally divided between .English girls and Japanese students. Two-thirds of the Masters of Science, were Japapese, and four-fifths of the Bachelors ,.of Medicine were- girls. The University of Birmingham is one of the newest, and most modern of English universi ties, specializing in scientific training along modern lines. Practically all its graduates this year will become teach ers. ""' " " Children .Burned to - Death. Roanoke, Va., .'Aug. . . ' 16-1 The two small cMIdren of Mr: and Mrs. John"""' 'A Purdy oTSbr Branch, Va., were burned A ' to death this morning, when their t house was destroyed by fire, according t to information reaching , here tonight '-t Mr. Purdy was at work. and Mrs., Put. m dy, leaving the children asleep, was : ? vlstttng at a neighbor's, . 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