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ft! ! I A J I FIN I; ( II rTv PUBLISHED AT "CHARLOTTE, THE METROPOLIS Of THE CARP LIN AS" PRICE FIVE CENTS; CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 24, 1917. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. FOUNDED 1869- NDT YET READY Will Probably Be Mailed to Gov ernors Today. II" COPIES FOR LOCAL BOARDS r As Soon "as Received, They Will Notify Men to Appear for Examination. 1 ' ' " e .( , ,vashington, July 23. Master lists Of the drawing last Friday, which fixed military liability under the draft, will not be ready for distribu tion to the local exemptions boards until tomorrow. It had been hoped to. mail It tonight to governors of states for distribution, but a delay re sulted from mechanical difficulties in printing. Pending publication of this official result of tb drawing, no authentic information is available to check the unofficial report transmitted to the newspaper during the drawing. It Is , probable a copy of the official list will be given out here tomorrow. The gov- , . . M 1 1 M lit. ernors win De iurnisneu wmi iwu copies for each local board In their states. They will be asked to mall each copy separately to local officials so as to insure delivery. Immediate ly on receipt of their lists, each lo cal board will cancel the numbers higher than the top red ink number in Its district and then from the re maining numbers enough men to make double the district's quota will be notified to appear for physical ex amination. Legal Notification. Provost Marshal General Crowder ruled today that posting at the board headquarters of the list of men order ed to appear constitutes legal notifi cation. It therefore is incumbent up on all registered men to learn their red ink numbers at once and to see that the board headquarters Is watch ed when the list is posted. Those or dered up will be notified by mail, but the period allowed for appearance will count from the posting of the list. The ruling was in connection with an order Issued by the war depart ment holding the ranks of the regu lar army open to registered men for voluntary enlistment up to the time such men have been posted as order ed to appear. The navy d'ftpartment has been notified, also, that the ar my makes no claim upon any regis tered man ,yntll tbat4,ime,.so,tha re : istratlon Is ti6 bar to enlistment in the army, navy or national guard. .In apportioning draft quotas, credit was given for all voluntary enlist ments prior to June 30, but there has been no Indication whether credits will be given for men coming in since that date. An average of more than " 1,000 men a day has been reported by the regular recruiting stations, alone, and counting the national guard, it is probable that the volun- r.. '.., , wv..m,i 50,000 men of the 887,000 called for ! under the draft act as necessary to till up the regulars and guard and create the first Increment of the na tional army. Kxoess of Credits. ' No announcement has been made as to what disposition will be made of this excess of credits but it is en tirely likely that In the end every man who enlists voluntarily will re duce by one the quota of his home district. The office of the provost marshal was swamped today with applications" for blanks for request ing transfer of examination. All who applied were told that no steps in that direction could be taken until the registrant had been called for exami nation. He then may secure neces sary blanks from the board within whose Jurisdiction he is at the time. His physical examination can be representatives to confer aftd advise transferred and affidavits regarding with executive officials on war ex exception claims may also be received penditures. . and considered at a temporary resi dence. Every man finally certified for military service, however, will return to the Jurisdiction of his home board and go with the troops from his home town. ANOTHER LOAN IS ADVANCED TO RUSSIA ! ArrjOUnt Is $75,000,000, Making j -r . i . r (.1C ftrtft I Total Credit Ot $15,000,UUU, I Extended That Country. I Washington, July 23. The United States today emphasized its faith in the Russian government by extending K a runner creau 01 i,uuu,uuu. This Is the second Russian credit, t the first, for 1100,000,000 having been established soon after the United : "V;nnr:',-''ral a v, . i ',.11 Y ready has been spent for railroad sup- . ' , , . tv,., ' ,, . . ,w ... plies and that much of trie 7o,000,- 000 will be used in the same manner. An additional credit of 60.000,000 to France also was authorized today s.r.t.rv MA,inn hrin.rinr th total advanced to all the .Hies up to '"i.frfc J?,?", ?? lM ,J"ry $1,623,000,000, or more than half of b ' 'f 'H ,abr, to ?'a the the $3,000,000,000 authorised by Con- ! e'd?n,c1e e case retired at the i same time as the court Jury and in The first loan was made April 25 : 5,:llIll"fc"tl'",'d verdlct and the total loaned represented ad- ?' ?t q.u,'tjr w-h'ch w ' 1 be transmit vanoes made by this government in ' ted ubor- Unions throughout the less than three months. co"ntry GERMAN RAIDER IS IN EASTERN WATERS An Atlantic Port,7u"ly 23.-A Brit- isn steamer wnicn arnvea nere luuajr j from Calcutta brought word of Ger-' trw man attempts to stop trade between BlU3l',w . the far east and English and Amerl-1 IY AMERICAN GUXXETtS can ports. The ship'; officers said Pari. July. 23Atr American the waters off South Africa had been v. , strewn with mines recently, and that "nKrrn,ly ",nk Ur G two steamers, one of 6,000 tons and mn nie acrordtng to a dls another of 2,200 tons, which had not patch to Tbe Trtnps front Havre, been reported since they left Cape- , yi m rage from the United town, were believed to have been lost t . ,4 . , fmm this cause. , "ut"" V mer was attacked by ye, the efflesrs aIae . heard that a German raider operating smt thirty-Ore ahrife at tbe wider- ,!i '!!edr.MrhOCwi,i U?m 'SEE 1 wl" a pVrpro ed b Brit lab viarshlpa. . The" raider , . w oil tanker that had been i nto a cruiser. MAY QUIT HIS JOB TO HELP THE SUFFRAGISTS ewnwm .urtteawroco Rumor has It Malone la preparing his resignation as collector of the port of New York because of the ad ministration's attitude toward suffra gist pickets. He was special counsel for the pickets. On Some Features of Senate Food Control Bill. Also, President Is Said to Object to Provision for a Food Board of Three Members. Washington, July 23. Administra tion House leaders are preparing for a determined fight in conference on certain features of the food control bill as re-written in the Senate. The Senate amendments to provide for a Joint congressional committee on the conduct of the war and for a board of three members to control food will be singled out for deter mined attack. At the white house there were indications today that President Wilson will throw his per sonal strength against the food board proposal. Inserted by senators to limit the power of Herbert Hoover. No t,atemejrt a4otjhjioTOlng a -tflLfhA administration view on the proposed congressional committee, but It is known strong Influences are opposed to It. Vigorous opposition Is developing also to the Senate liquor and two-dol-lar-a-bushel-wheat amendments. Pro hibition advocates In tire House want to force acceptance of the House "bone dry" provision, or at least to compromise on a provision giving the President some control over beer and light wines and power to commandeer distilled liquors either in or out of '"" 5'" V V . V be is are opposed to leaving any mini mum price for wheat in the bill. Indications are that the House con ferees will be named tomorrow. A prolonged deadlock may ensue, but so determined are the House admin istration leaders that they have de cided to pay no heed to urgent ap peals for speeding up the bill as long as the objectionable Joint committee and food board features are retained. They will insist that to assign three men to a food board instead of vest ing the power In one man would only delay results by scattering au thority. President Wilson asked Congress today to eliminate from the food con trol bill a Senate amendment creating a joint committee of senators and in a leuer 10 vimiriuan xever, ui the House agriculture committee, the President pointed out In frank terms that such a committee would be likely to constantly harass those directly re sponsible for the conduct of the war. Retention of the section, he notified Congress, he would be compelled to interpret as signifying "a lack of confidence In myself." Mr. Lever and other Houb leaders are understood to be ready to make a determined flght against the provision which was voted into the bill near the close of the long. Senate debate. Mr. Wilson wrote to; Representative Lever in response to ; letter promis ing to hasten the fod bill through conference and asking advice on the war committee provision. NO WORD FROM JURY w- .i..-w YET ON MOONEY CASE San Francisco. July 23. After sev- hour, of deliberation, no word had come tonight fibm the Jury room . , ,h.,v, Jr,, as to whether a vardict was near In (K ,. . M tjJ,. i . the trial of Mrs. Refna Mooney, charg ed with the murder of one of ten nAnna Irllla I w, L U 1. 1 ! "a " durJn a Preparedness parade here . ' wiwwiiry appearea entirely un- iuiiiti nru me inai arew to a. close. , Her hufband. Thomas J. Moonev. c"vh?te previously of the first degree murder In connection with the expto- H aWUlnf the OUtcome of ennnwine.aH., nyilg to dl- posltlow and disappeared be- Death, tbe house mm WILL I'll FiTi I Senate Will Begin Debate on It i Wednesday. STATEMENT BY SIMMONS Will Ask to Have Liquor Tax Section Passed Until Prohi bition Question Is Settled. Washington, July 23. Senate lead ers decided today not to hold up war tax legislation longer on account of the uncertain prospect over liquor legislation in the food bill. The finance committee voted to report the war tax bill as previously approved, and to ask the debate on It to begin Wednes day. The bill was reported to the Senate a fortnight ago. but was withdrawn because of addition of the Smoot amendment to the food bill. Chair man Simmons has contended that no revenue legislation couia re returned to the Senate until Congress finally determined what prohibition meas ures it will take, and what revenue can be had from liquor. He said to night that he had no information re garding the probable action of the conferees on the Smoot amendment "We decided that we would take our chances of action upon the food bill which would affect the revenue meas ure," said Senator Simmons. "The conferees have advised us that they will endeavor to dispose of the pro hibition question first. Also, I shall ask to have the liquor tax section of the revenue bill go over until after Congress acts on the prohibition ques tion in the food bill. Meanwhile, the Senate can debate other taxation pro Visions." Several weeks of debate are gener ally expected on the war tax legisla tion. The principal difficulties were expected over the taxes on excess prof its, incomes, publishers and liquor. CALLS ON BURLESON FOR AN INVESTIGATION M'Cumber Says North Dakota Postmistress and Husband Entertained Man Who Insult ed the Flag. " v " Washington, July 23. Senator Mc Cumber, of North Dakota, speaking in the Seriate today, called on Post master General Burleson to investi gate charges that? a North Dakota postmistress and her husband had entertained a lecturer who Insulted the flag. The senator declared he had received many communications from persons in his state asking how they could "rid themselves of copper heads and traitors." "I will leave It to the postmaster general to determine whether he is as active in putting traitors out of office as he was In putting republi cans out," said Senator McCumber. Senator McCumber read a letter from a citizen of Roman, N. D.. and another addressed to a United States district attorney in that state, com plaining that a postmistress had en tertained and assisted a lecturer who insulted enlisted men and loyal citi zens. Her husband, the letters charged, helped to distribute disloyal propaganda and permitted the lec turer to advertise his meeting in the postofflce. One writer said the dis loyal elements were holding secret meetings nightly, and that unless the government took charge the loyal citizens would do so. Senator McCumber said the post mistress and her husband are not Germans and that the North Dakota citizens of German descent are loyal. REORGANIZATION OF WOMAN'S COMMITTEE In Preparation of Second Liber ty Loan Campaign in the Fall. Washington,' July 23. In prepara tion for a second liberty loan cam paign in the fall, the woman's liberty loafi committee today announced a partial reorganization and plans "to bring home to every woman the finan cial advantages and patriotic duty of investment in government bonds." Mrs. Louis Slade, of New York, has been appointed chairman for the sec ond federal reserve district, replacing Miss Virginia Fui man, and Mrs. Kred A. Scott, of Richmond, Va., will re place Mrs. John Skelton Williams, re signed, as chairman for the fifth re serve district. State chairmen have been appoint ed in thirty-three states. SENDS GREETINGS TO MEN TO SERVE COUNTRY Baltimore. July 23. Cardinal Gib bons, on his eighty-third birthday, to day, sent the following message to the young Americans about to be enrolled in the new national armies: "Be Americans always. Remember that you owe all to America and be prepared. If your country demands it, to give all in return. "And." he added, "I am sure they will bring honor and credit to the country of their birth or adoption." (THREE YOUNG LADIES ! DROWNED WHILE BATHING Mobile, Ala.. July 23. Misses Ous sle Riley, Dora Nelson jmd Ethel , Wood ham were drowned this after- noon while bathing in a river near , Moss Point, Miss., according to ad- vices received here tonight. All were members of prominent families In I that section. The bodies were recov ei Three men aboard a passing freight train heard cries of tbe young ladies. The train wss stopped and backed to the scene. When rescue Arrived, the bather bad gone down. . WON'T BE HELD UP ANY LONGER: i ilKM! CHUL OP III 'infiAl llTr liniHAi All 111 AobULUIt tlviDAnbU UN UAnbULo Mil rJtU 1 HALb . i Since Control Became Effective Little More Than a Week Ago, Not One Cargo Has Been Licensed for Shipment to North Europe Neutrals Dutch Minister Files Vigorous Protest Against the Embargo. Washington, July 23. The Ameri can government's control of exports has resulted in an absolute embargo on cargoes destined to the northern European neutral countries. Since the control was made effective a tittle more than a week ago, not one cargo, it was learned today, has been li censed for shipment to these nations. The policy enforced Is described as temporary, to be changed as soon as it is possible to put the neutrals on a rationing basis. Despite submission of much information by the neutrals affected the government considers that it lacks convincing evidence regard ing exports from these countries to Germany and it wants to take no chances of permitting American goods to go through to the enemy. Goods destined for the allied coun tries are licensed without question as are commodities that go to other other neutrals. Some shipments have been permitted to go forward to Swit zerland, but not until the character SETTLEMENT OFILJ BERTY SHIPPING ROW Will Be Effected by President, Probably Today. Denman and Coethals Will Like ly Be Told They Must Com pose Their Differences. Washington, July 23. Steps to set tle the shipping board row will be taken by President Wilson, It was said today, within the next twenty four hours. There was no intimation as to the President's move, but officials in close touch with the situation believe that Chairman Denman and Major General Goethals, manager of ths board's fleet corporation, will bo told they must compose their differences. . , Thers war indications Uday that the shipping board and General Goe thals are working on a more har monious basis than at any time since first disagreeing bve the question of wooden ships. Many details of the final, program to be adopted, it Is said, already are near completion, and the plan as approved will show that both sides have yielded on points of dispute. President Wilson, it is believed, is of the opinion that more time would be lost than' gained by letting either Mr. Denman or General Goethals go. Many officials think he will make a definite division of authority and end a situation in which each holds him self responsible for the building pro gram. Reports today that Capt. J. B. White and John A. Donald, members of the shipping board, had resigned, renewed rumors of differences in the board Itself. Captain White, it was j explained, asked to be relieved some time- ago because or ill-health, but 'since then has recovered and desires to remain on board. The resignation of Mr. Donald was denied emphatic ally at the white house and by Mr. Donaid.""'" " ' Suggestions that the building pro gram has been delayed to any appre ciably extent were met at the ship ping board's offices today with the statement that contracts for seventy five vessels have Just beeo let and that the government could not rush into the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars without giving careful consideration to every phase of the program. PAPER FIGURES OUT SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN Amsterdam, July 23. The Sunday edition of The Wear Zeltung of Bre men, under the captain, "Only Pa- i tlence," places the net monthly loss i through the submarine operations, af i ter deducting new construction, at ! 700,000 to 750,000 gross tons. From this, the newspaper comes to the con clusion theoretically, that In forty five months' time the last merchant men will be sunk. It adds that England must give In much earlier, being already obliged to withdraw tonnage from the navy for mercantile purposes. J0-J0 SAYS - Showers today and Wednesday. Some things can go up without cost ing any more. Umbrellas and ther mometers, for instance. Sfc i i mm EXPORTS ninsflPA r-rsr iirilfn 1 1 n of the consignee was established be yond question. Meanwhile, the government is ne gotiating with the British for an ar rangement by which the export con trol will supersede the British sys tem of granting letters of assurance. For the present, an export control license Is no guarantee against lliit lsh seizure and American exporters must satisfy the British authorities of their own good faith and that of the receivers of their goods. The Dutch minister, Mr. Van Rap pard, has taken a particularly vigor ous stand against the government's policy toward the European neutrals. Without awaiting the arrival of the special mission to leave Holland soon to negotiate here on the subject, he has laid before the exports council, detailed statistics to refute charges that Holland has been developing an enormous export trade to the central powers. The minister told the coun cil the total of Holland's exports has decreased considerably since 1914. BUYERS PIT IIP More Than Sixty Per Cent Has Already Been Paid, Although Only Twenty Per Cent Is Due Financial Activities Break All Records. Washington, July 23. More than sixty per cent of the $2,000,000,000 liberty loan already has been paid into the treasury. Today's treasury statement, the first Issued in twenty four days, shows payments June 30 on the liberty loan account of $1, 386,024,456. Only twenty per cent of the loan or $400,000,000 was due June 30, the two payments of two and eighteen per cent, respectively, being due June 16 and June 28. The amount thus voluntarily paid Into the treasury by subscribers ahead of time totalled but fl6, 000,000 under a round billion dollars. Out of the proceeds and other reve nues, the government has redeemed treasury certificates of indebtedness, issued in anticipation of the loan, amounting to $!6,000,000 June 30. The balance was deposited in fed eral reserve and national and state banks and trust companies through out the country In acordance with Secretary McAdoo's plan for distribut ing the deposits among as many in stitutions as possible. A total of 3560,662,218 was deposited Jn banks other than federal reserve banks June 30. The heavy payments on liberty loan account ran up the government's bal ance of cash on hand June 30 to the record figure of $1,064,086,250. This was after the treasury department had redeemed certificates of indebted ness amounting to $626,000,000. The last day of the fiscal year also ranked high in ordinary revenue receipts, the total being more than $20,000,000. Hundreds of thousands who bought so-called baby bonds, those of $50 to $100 denomination, availed them selves of the privilege of paying In full at once. The statement of the government's financial activities for the fiscal year" Is a record-breaker. Total receipts from all sources touched the new high level of $3,475,159,935, of which approximately $2,300,000,000 was from the loan and the sale of certifi cates of indebtedness. Ordinary reve nue receipts Increased nearly $350, 000,000 over the preceding fiscal year, reaching a total of $1,122,576,229. These were apportioned as follows: Customs receipts, $225,381,933, an increase of more than $14,000,000 over the preceding fiscal year; ordi nary Internal revenue receipts, cover ing taxes on distilled spirits, beer, tobacco, oleomargarine and other ar ticles, $449,209,855, an increase of $61,300,000; income tax receipts, $360,006,430, an Increase of $236,000, 000 or 180 per cent; and miscellane ous receipts of $87,378,298, an In crease of $34,500,000, or sixty-eight per cent. Panama canal tolls for the year showed a total of $5,872,244 as com pared with $2,554,676 the preceding year, an increase of approximately 130 per cent. 4 PROTEST IS ENTERED BY GENERAL WOOD Against Abandonment of Three of Southern Training Camps for Officers. Charleston. 8. C, July 23. MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding the southeastern department, today sent a letter to the war department pro testing against the rlmlnatlon of Fort McPherson, Ga., and Fort Lo gan H. Roots, Ark., from the second series of officers' reserve training camps. General Wood asserted none of the places substituted was as suitable as those abandoned. Both officers and men should be trained in southern camps to produce the highest effi ciency in the new army, he said. It will , be a mistake to train men in. sections where winter conditions In terfere, he said. LUTHER BURBANK IS SERIOUSLY ILL ftanta Rosa. Cel.. July 23. Luther Burbank. noted' horticulturist. Is se riously 111 at his home here from overwork and a cold. He is sixty eight years old. KEBENSKY, MAN OF THE HOUR IN RUSSIA, VIRTUALLY DICTATOR; NOW ON HIS WAY FEQEHIL 1 IS HUH OUT After It Is Approved by President, It Will Be Laid Before Con gress for That Body's .Consid eration. Washington, July 23. The federal government's plan for Insuring offi cers and men of the army, navy and marine corps against death and in Jury while in service, broadened today into a complex program which would provide government allowances for families of soldiers and sailors, and the rehabilitation and training of In jured men to fit them for making a livelihood after the war. The program was discussed at con ferences among officials of the war, navy, treasury, commerce and labor departments, the labor committee of the council of national defense and the presidents and other high officers of leading insurance companies of the United States. Issuance of Insurance policies from $1,000 to $10,000 on officers and men at ordinary peace time rates, the gov ernment paying the extra cost, indem nities for total or partial disability, and administration of the entire scheme by the government's war risk Insurance bureau, which is at pres ent. Insuring officers and crews of American merchant vessels, are among the outstanding features of the propeeed program. At the treasury department, It was said the plan has not yet assumed definite form, but after It had been worked out and approved by the President, It would be submitted to Congress for consideration at this session. "The whole proposition," the treas ury statement said, "Is based on the fundamental idea that the govern ment should, as a matter of Justieto and humanity, adequately protect Its, fighting men on land and sea, and their dependent families. fit i suggested that provision be made for the support of dependents of soldiers and sailors by giving them an allotment out of the pay of the men and also an allowance by the government. "The risk of death or total disabil ity would be compensated for some what on the analogy of workmen's compensation acts, with the compen sation measured by the men's ser vices, the size of the families and the loss to the family. "Partial disabilities would be compensated for upon a percentage of the compensation for total disability. The cost of this com pensation naturally must be paid wholly by the government." NOT WORRYING ABOUT AMERICAN AVIATORS German Air Commander Inclined to Scoff at United States Fliers. Copenhagen, July 23. The com mandlng. general of ..lhfljD.ermanaeri lal forces Jtas Issued an Interview to the German newspapers In which he attempts to discount the prospective participation of American aviators In the war for mastery of the air. Dis patches from the TTnlted States tell ing of- hundreds of aviators who are to be graduated weekly and of the thousands of airplanes to be con structed give the general an occasion to speak scofflngly of what he terms the usual Anglo-American bluff and American weakness for big talk and tall figures. American fliers, he says, undoubtedly will appear at no distant date in increasing numbers on the western front, but the American avi ators thus far encountered have not been particularly dangerous oppon ents of the Germans, and a new squadron would merely augment the already numerical superiority of the allies and not affect the question of aerial mastery which, he asserts. Is dependent on the morale of the filers and not their numbers. "The German people," says the gen eral, "need not be disturbed by these foolish scare stories which show all the characteristics of American tongue valor." He adds that America's pres ent supply of army and navy air planes Is negligible. He rites The London Morning Post to prove that the American have not developed a practicable type of military plane and says, therefore, they must begin from the beginning. MORE IMPORTANT THAN A GREAT MANY THINK John Barrett Says Siam's Dec laration of War Carries Much Significance. New Tork. July 23. The announce ment that Pinm has declared a sthte of war with Germany carries greater significance than might at first be supposed, according' to John Barrett, director of the Tan-American union, Washington, end formerly United States minister to Slam. "Slam's chief Importance In the present war crisis is that it is practi cally the rice granary or source of food supply for China, and Its action may have a direct effect upon Chlns's attitude toward Germany," said Mr. Barrett today. "It also gives the al lies now for the first time an unbro ken -favorable coast tine all the way from China to the Mediterranean, tor In that entire distance or many tnou- , sand miles. H also trowesse an ex ! rellent little navy, adequate to patrol I the Gulf of Slam coast line of nearly 1,000 miles." TO THE FROflT His Is Tremendous Task of Put-: ting Down Disaffection. r UNLIMITED POWER , CONFERRED OlMlHL Vote of Workmen's and Soldiers'; t Council Almost Unanimous,' -, SITU AT iSIl ERIOUS Austro-Germans Take Advantage , of Chaos and Keep? UpvThei Intensive Drive. Alexander F. KerensKy, the ma of the hour in Russia, the man who arly In July started the brilliant offensive against the Germans and Austro-Hun-. , , garians In Gallcla which gaV the Eus slans notibalo gains, has been , made , virtual dictator in Rusrtaj and given i the tremendous, task WTSuttlng down- : the disaffection of the troops which , has resulted In a retreat along the -front in Gallcla and otherwise to end ; the anomalous situation, that prevails . in Russia. By an almost unarrimeus vote, the council of. workmen's and., j soldiers' delegates and the peasants' congress, realizing that It man of abil ity of the highest order wa required at the present Juncture to straighten the morale of the Russian troops has given "unlimited powers' to JH- Keren-, sky and his government and .he U , ready' Is on his way to Gallcla, where he soon may be expected to use all the force at his command against tha ' recalcitrant" troops and again bring v them face to face with the foe. , The situation In both east Gallcla ' and to the north pf the Prlpet marshes for the moment ir proving disconcert-, '. ing to the Russian government, Add ed to the struggle it is having1 with the deserters in Gallcla Wht are still fall ing back nearly everywhere, lack of stability among the ' . men fighting against the Germans in the 'region of ' Rmorgon and Krevo, southeast of Vitna, Is giving great cause for, con cern. , H " : - '.i , , ' Kims la ns Attack Fiercely. . In a fierce attack between Smorgori and Krevo the Russian's drove a wedge In the German tine y a depth of two miles at various places and took more than a thousand prisoner The Tet rograd war office communication an nounces however that the lack V morale of certain detachments of the ' Russians is placing the success " in I Jeopardy, while the latest Berlin offi- ; clal communication which admits that gains were made, asserts that already f most of the captured Dositiona have! been retaken. , Taking advantage of the chaos that reigns, the Germans and Austro-Hun garians are keeping up their Intersil push against the Russians a'! alor the front in Gallcla. Th4C .i. are directly before,Tarnopol, it t., have not already cptured this hi portant point east of Lemberg: whlV the. Russians have held si nee earl in the war, and also are advancing on both sides of the Dniester "rivr and between the Strlpa and ZIota Lip . wnere mey nave occupied addition.. villages. ! - ' The Germans apparently have -ce ed their fierce infantry 'Onslaughts against the French along the Chemin-des-Dames in France, which have eot them dearly in men killed,, woundo ; or talc en prisoners, when , compart with the extremely small ? amount yf ground they gained, -The s late t French offlclfel communication an nounces that Monde saw ho Infantry action in this reglctp. although about Hurtebis and Craonne, particularly on the Californie plateau, the Qecm s continued their violent bombardrue or tne drench position. Near ' the French themselves took itlative in a small ftHerltionnd g ea ground and captured, men of " army of the German crown prince, t Canadians Strike Again, - 4 The Canadians have taken anot1 hack at the German line protecting coal fields south of Lens and- a have appreciably advanced, their I Although the Br1tt3lic,emmunica does not give the Extent of the ? i cess, merely announcing that, t! troops reached .their objective slight losses. the' A8oelnfi1 Try . correspondent with the- BritlsfiVMi- s says the Canadians forcedethetr w io me second line or tjerman defen along a front of seven hundred ya and bombed and destroyed posltit) and took prisoners, - i On the other fronts there h b little notable activity, although furth successes have ben gained "by t! British against the Germans Ja F Africa and the Turks in Palestine., " HEAVY INCREASES IN U j RETAILFOODFr.lCr Within Last Three YeartTchc i by' Department of Labor C. - tistics. . ' Washington, July 23. Heavy 1- creases In retail food , prices in i nueu states within the Ust t! ; 'e.rs are shown in statistics comi ' today by the department of labor. I sharpest advance was in flour, wh! (Jumped! 150 per rent In price. rv f toes increased 12r per cent; 1 eigmy-iwo per cent; sugar svr nine per cent; corn meal' seven n seven per cent: bacon nftv-s! W, i cent and bread fifty-five per cent, j During the first year of the , j many prires decrease slightly. ,t by the summer of tilt ther wr mounting rapidly. Most of t t crease, was during the last ft-. ; months. j Wholesale prices of many comri : Itlee have more than double! r ) Jlf- .whfat anfiPOt hsve ir ed" JOOper cent; corn 14 i... I corn meal 170 per cest: pot per cent; iara 101 per seventy-six per cent, - ehty-nine per cent. fc - 4- -
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