North Carolina Newspapers

The Mews iM Observe THE WEATHER Best 'Advertising - 'H Medium in ghowm htowdsy aad probably Taeaday. VOL. CIV. NO. 38. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNLNG, AUGUST 7, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS f 1 A. , WAITING TO HEAR HOW NEW REVENUE PROPDSmONTftKES Democrats Anxious To Get the News From Home in Regard To New Exemptions WORKING ON SECTION TO TAX MUNITIONS ! Compromise On Copper Prod-j ucts Tax, the Exact Nature of Which Is Not Known; Hope to Have Revenue Bill Ready For the Senate in Ten Days (Bj Tb. AMurtaled PrsMl Washington. Aug. 6. Democrats of the Senate Finance Committee who voted yesterday to lower the incom tax exemptions in the revenue bill are anx iously waiting to hear from the eountry ; on the recommendation which will In- , submitted to a party caucus sometime thia week for approval. Protest against tt already have been heard within the party. Its proponents will use as one argument a suggestion from President Wilson in his annual message to the wixty-fourth Congress for a rojluction in the exemption. The amendment would lower the ex rmption for persons with families from S4.fC0 to $3,H)0 and fur single persons 'from M.000 to I2.0IM1. Democrats who oppose the reduction say the amount of revenue to be gained wouM nut be suf ficient to warrant risking popular dis approval that might be aroused. The Treasury Department has estimated thnt the new tax would yield about wyxm.lMin. Today members of the subcommittee considering the munitions tax section of the revenue bill were at work on their j report which will be ready for the full Democratic membership of the commit tee within a few days. Protest agninsl the proposed tax on copper products have resulted in a compromise, the exact nature of which has not been disclosed. Administration leadera regard the revenue problem now as quite the most important before Congress, and the Finance Committee hopes to complete iti revision of the Houso hill so that It may be passed uon by the party caucus and be ready for Senate action within ten davs. The Houso bill would pro vide for about $210,000,000 in revenue. The Finan.ee Committee is working to present a bill that would yield 2"5, 000,000 or more. The adjournment question ia giving the President and party leaders more concern right now tlian any other time this summer. With the campaign corn lag ou and President Wilson's notifica tion waiting on Congress Administra tion leader are being urged to hasten legislation as much as possible. The shipping bill and revenue measure are the two most important bills to follow eblld labor legislation, which will be eompilifted Ihia week. Besides these there are the conference reports on the army and navy bills and a few minor measures. Democratic leaders think this program enn be finished in the first week of September, but their confidence is not shared by the Republicans who intend to debate the shipping and revenue measures thoroughly. Thnt the session may be extended many weeks is possible particularly if threatened trouble mate rialises in the House over the Senate naval construction program. Tomorrow the House expects to get the conference agreement on the army appropriation bill, although it has not yet been completed in view of the War Department's protest against Ropresen tative Hay's amendment to the articles of war exempting retired officers from the military criminal code. If Repre aentative Hay does not yield on this point by tomorrow, it is said, the report will be submitted in its present form despite the War Department's appeal for a reconsideration. PRESIDENT HAS ABOUT COMPLETED HIS SPEECH (Br Tfca Aanrlitot Fraa ) Old" Point, Va.. Aug. 8. The Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson, spending tho week-end on the yacht Mayflower, con cluded a 24 hour visit to Hampton Roads at anon today and started np the Day for Washington, where they will arrive early tomorrow morning. The President slept late this morning ad did tint eome ashre, although a large crowd of tourists watched the Mayflower at anchor for several hours ia the hope that he would land. Juat before sailing he and Mrs. Wilson sat oa deck watching the freight steamers pass in and out of the Roads. During his cruise the President prac tically has completed his speech except iag the Democratic nomination. He will discuss it thia week with Vance Me Cormiek, chairman of hte Democratic "Committee, members of the Cabinet and Other Democratic leaders. THIRTY-THREE DEATHS REPORTED, 192 CASES (Rr Tt laattW Flaw I New Tork, Aug. . Thirty-three deaths were caused by infantile pa ralysis here during the 24 hour period suding at 10 a. m. today, a decreased tight from the record of the previous day- New cases of the disease reported numbered 12, an increase of 24 ever the previous 24 hour period. According to the health authorities, the epidemic appeared to be spreading faster ia Brooklyn than ia aay of the ether four boroughs of the greater city. Biaeo the inception of the epidemic there have been 5,023 eases, of which 1,099 have beea fatal - I '- ' " --' Shonts and Hedley, Leading Figures 'In New York Car Strike i i at i . v "J"! SrJ v. A fMV 2!ssiy fei ' P TP. SHONTS Cupper) FfSHTiK H cDLc TCLovuCTJ Two of th mmt promlrvnt mn tn th prrt.t transit atrtk in New York City r pictured in 0 rut. Ahov ia Thodor P. SKnt. priMtitont of th lntrorourh-Mnropotitn fompinv, which opermtM tit auhwrny and -vat-i tinm and moat of lh aurfavc linn 1m th city. The lower picture la that of Frank Medley, areneral minrr of the New York Railway trunipany. in direct eh-it of the iur faoa linea in Manhattan borough. OsUkctaW f the Amalgamated AMoeuitioa of Htraei Kleetrte Hailwajr EeWipkiyea aMerUNt Me-ra. Bhonta and Hedley would "reeetv um auraHae of their Hw-n" when renorta were brouajht to them of the boaat of Mr. fthoeita and Mr. Hdr that they ad reoMeed aaawr pneea t.hfit 9t er rent of their aoea would r mala loyal to the orjaBpany. COLLEGE STUDENTS TO BE DISCHARGED If Military Situation Permits Will Dc AHwrd Tlieir Ffeedom COOK DIES SUDDENLY Dork Head, of Goldloro, Bri gade Cook Dies From Hem orrhage; Was Serving Second Enlistment; Body Taken To Goldnboro For Burial; Mili tary Ball Monday Night By FRANK 8METHIR9T Staff Correspondent Camp Glenn, Morehend City, Aug. fi. -If the military situstiou at the time will permit the discharge of bona fide col lege students from the service will be allowed in meritorious cases after Sep tember first according to memorandum from the Knstern Department to KriRa dier (roneritl Laurence Young today. Applications in such cases will be made after that date and will be passed upon individually much the same as enlisted mens applications for dischsrgo under dependent family provisions. Heads of several educational institutions ia North Carolina, have ' already written (ieneral Young in regard to thia. look Hea.l, cook. Company I, Second Infantry, dieii suddenly this morning t five o'clock after a hemorrhage of the lungs with which he was attacked fifteen minutes before.... Head who was. thirty two yenrs old, serving his second enlist ment, and recognixed as one of the best cooks in the brigade, has just started on his morning's duties when be was seized. He was immediately transferred to regimental infirmary where he died in ten minutes. This afternoon, accompanied by the Regimental Chaplain, Captain Robeson, and. lieutenant Roberts and a detail of six men from Cnmpstty D, the remain were carried to the home of th mother of the deceased, Mrs. Erxula Head, Goldsboro. Major James Turner' has completed arrangements for the reception to Gen eral Laurence Young an dthe military ball in the Atlantic Hotel Monday night, "beginning at nine o'clock. The receiving line will be composed of General Toting anfl his staff, the camp administration stsff, the Colonels. and lieutenant Col onels of each regiment. All officers in the receiving line will be accompanied by ladies, aad will appear in their ser vice uniforms. After grand march participated ia by the officer of the command the dance will be open to en listed men and the general public. At fear o'clock Tuesday, the brigade will pass in review before the regnlar army officers now stationed here, guests of tha oeeastor. ting Frvsideat (Caatbrasa an ran SevsaJ OF HUGHESSSPEEGH Republicans Find It Hard To Express Satisfaction With Candidate's Keynote MR. BRYAN'S VIEWS Says Hughes Is Not Fully In formed As To the Mexican Situation And Is Taking a Position He Cannot Main tain Throughout The Cam paign f Dtortn SMUul Han IKMIdliis. By B. E. C. BRYANT. (Srll UtM Wm. I Waahington, Aag. 6. The Democratic National Committee has found that the Hughes speech of acceptance did not take well ; it even disappointed Republi cs n editors. In a statement issued today the com mittee said: "That Mr. Hughes' speech accepting the Keplfbliran nomination "for Presi dent has not been well received by the American people, regardless of party af filiations, is pretty generally reflected by the editorial opinion of the coun try' representative newspapers. "Rome newspaper of Mr. Hughes' own party faith have expressed their disap pointment. Others hsve gone further aad disavowed it as an utterance of liir party. leniorratie newspapers liiive received it with glee, for the rea- 'ii tlit it offers no alternatives better than the policies of Mr. Wilson's admin .niriiiiou ntiK-h Candidate Hughes at tacked with such partisan vindicative nets. "When such a newspaper as the New York Tribune, the paper of Whitelaw Reid. the acknowledged orgin of Re publican administration for years, frankly says it is not pleased with Mr. Hughes' fnibire to disclaim the flauated support of the German-American Al liance, there is little wonder that apathy is settling over the Republican cam paign. Indeed, many person have beea turned away from the Republican party by Mr. Hughes' utter failure to specify wherein he would hsve acted differently from the course of President Wilsaa, er to offer a future remedy for the aUeged In ha lay at the "door of DeaweTaey." The committee quotea Mr. Bryan. "Mr. Hughes is not tally isw to the Mexican elevation," said William Jennings Bryaa beta today. Ia bis advocacy of tha reeogaitisto af Hnerta be is taking a position he caaaot maia taia throughout the campaign. He evi dently does aot kaow of a telegram now ia the archives in Waahington, aent by Huerta, rcadiag:fI have over throwa the government." "If we had recognised Hnerta he would have beea able to borrow money and to kill every person in Mexico working for the betterment of the country. I believe one of the great arts of the President was his refusal to reeognire Huerta. "I believe Wilson's chances are im proving. There i no criticism of the things the Democrats hsve done. They csnoot criticise our anti trust laws or the currency measure. There has beea no panic. I notice the Republicans can find no place to attack. "The Hughes discussion of the tall road situation indicates that he is n the defensive, for he avoids aay specific endorsement of the Republican plat form favoring exclusive Federal coa trol. The tone of the speech is any thing but judicial." DONALD 8. KLIA9 WILL MANAGE WEAVER'S CAMPAIGN iStwUl tm Tk Ni aatf ONuw I Ashcville, Aug. 6 With Senator Zehulnn weaver, Democratic nominee for Congress in the Tenth Ditriet present, the Democratic Congressional Committee of the Teath District met here Friday and perfected an organ its tion by electing Donald 8. Elias, of Ashcville, chairman. Arrangrmeats were made to open rongressional headquar ters In the lirown building here at once, and the campaign will be waged from now on until the election November 7. The selection of Donald 8. Elias as chairman ia particularly pleasing te Mr. Weaver, as the new chairmaa, although a young mas. is recognised as a splendid organiser aad is of the younger, aggrea sive type of Democracy that aided so greatly in securing the nomination of Mr. Weaver against a large field, dur ing which time Mr. Eliss managed Ur. Weavern -cstnrpaign;"-" " ' ' With Chairman Kltas directing the battle, and Mr. Weaver's record for coa structiv legislation, mada during two term as Bepresentativs aad two as Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly, the Democrats of the district are looking forward with eoaSdeace to victory in November, and tha redemp tion of the Teath District from the hand of the Bepablieaas. ABDUCTION CHARGED Spencer Man Walked OS With Married Wesaaa. Rpeneer, Ang. 8. Charged with ab ducting a well-known married wamaa of East Spencer, Prank Brady, aged 43, with oae cork leg aad oae good leg, lies in Rows a Jail to await the next term of Bowaa eoart. Brady, whose alleged eecnpatioa is that of selling drinks both hard sad soft, left East Bpeneer Jury 1 with the woman. Both were arrested la Newport. Ky, and Deputy Archie Nash, of East Bweaeer. breaskt tha Voupla to Bowaa Monday. The worn. an Is also la Jsu ror leaving wits, the saan, but Just what charge will be brought against her has net yet been determined. The husband of tha wesa aa ia a highly respected aad entries! eitisea af East Bpeaeer. The arrest af I the ceupl la Kentucky was tea resajh of a bet efeana by taa Bowaa affleer. , NOT BOASTING STRIKE BRINGS ALL NEW YORK FACE TO FACE v WITH POSSIBILITY OF WALKING TO WORK fMP 1 i j, r j 7 F. W. WHITRIDGE TV etrfae Ska ewrsWe rr Him et New Tart Clw. wkij tkeeaUMd Is tl ar the mli 'runnimsi mka of tht tt unW swck4 1 1 1107. kM ttw wm of th ven ew Te- iw boreuah of txw i.,i,. wkicl mm HMl dS.W luubiUBU. N ta fati - HM were if and sunilwrwirs mi ae Muslim Hrm an, u4 IWt llilhaiw tlMir SalMT that Mm erniM csll t 4w mmmm ml the Iif a4 e ."strS nlliw Ss. Tne tmrrmtm mm strike IwiWwi S.4S. mm ska . um Um. m m airisl Imm a ou ii net at a.as.ea sVmlirv TWa le4 mm4 Th. Aswriraa riMitlM of La bo it wruka a ad a mmmH af rtialminl af the awn's mm- aak, tin Maf mt whtHl Bl aWr rsrat ta ..U..... Member Hrndrraon Company At Camp Glenn, Drapond tnl, ComnM's Suicide WANTED OI T OF SERVICE Comrades Report .That He Had Made The Statement ITtat Unlew He Could Get Re lease He Would Kill Him self; Had Had Slight Trouble At Morehead By FRANK SMETHfRST (Maf Carrespandent) Camp (ilean. .Lying across kia cot, rifle l-twrea his knee and braias oexlng from a gaping bullet wtmad is hi bead. Private- I.ydall Bacon, Company '. Third Iiofsntry, lienderana. n found la hiatect shortly before eitht o'clock, promptly and di rectly after a rifle shot, was heard with in. Tie lived for mora than an hour. Butcide was the rerdiet. General iAureaee Teung. called to the scene after the shotting, made a complete ia vestigatioa. He thea aotlned the county authorities who informed him thst under the rireuiustaace there was no need of aa inqueM by the coroner. For some time I'rivate Baroa, cousin to Captais Jcnkin. compaay cooimaa der, had beea morose aad dissatisfied. Ilia comrades report thst quite recently ;. msde. the. HatcmfiBt that nnlesa. ha oald get out of the service he would shoot himself. tn Seconal of a slight trouble ia Morehead he had been hept ia quarter until today wbea he went to the surf, return .rg late in the after noon. He did nM n-epnad to mess call, bat went Vr his test. He was aloae whea the yt we fired. The explosion attracted immediate atteattoa. Lieutea aat Boddi was the first ma a there. Medical aid was summoned, but it was af ae avail. From the position of the body, the nflf aad the evident raage of the bullet, judging from tha hole, an donbtely the maa was Bitting aa the edge of his cat whea he pulled the trig ger. The ballet need was tha regulation kiad aad si ace ae ammnaitioa has beea iasned ta the Third Infsatry, it ts pre sumed he secured it from rifle raage. Bacon waa tkirty two years jold, bora ia Granville county, enlisted la Header son. May IS, 1913. He waa single aad has remains will be seat ta kia slater, Mrs. H. B. Stewart, f Wilaon. Bfrtleh Make Advanc. lav TW anipial enai, Loadaa. Augf Ia fighting along tba Bam me frost ia Northern France last night tha British made an additional alight advance at High wood, accord iag to tha efteksl aaaosiacement thia after aa. The German aettvers shelled rarioM pertioas af tha fraat during tha '. - - ' . E BACON T 1 fa"-rsii 1 i1' 11 isi-' I , v ,,,.,, - tA div4 mmmm VLi STRIKE SCENE IN NEW YORK CITY 35,006.66 RELIEF FUND TWO WEEKS OF GIVING Sunday's Mail Brought State Chairman Flood Relief Committee $939.15; Charlotte Contributions Reach Handsome Figure of $4,000; Relief Executive Committee Meets this Afternoon The generous giving of the people of North Carolina has been such as to ineamiraldy relieve the dcplorslde con ditions which have come upon th Hooded section" of WcMern North Carolina. If it had not been for the Tfid that the moury from all parts of North Carolina made possible the aitua lion would have beea desperate. The campaign for fund has bee-u on for two weeks, and the grrat generosity of the people ia shown in the amount of money which haa been forwarded to ih Hate belief Committee and through other sources. There ha been much private giving direct to stricken locali ties, and the Stale belied Cemmittee is working la co-operation with the Win etna Haieia Belief Committee, whtrh is giviaf lta sHeatWia to th flood suffer er in eouatiea eieee to Forsyth, gave fands to that committee. Beyond that the only committee outside of the ttrickrn derastntod district is thst st Orecn!oro The Ashcville Relief Com mittee ha Wn caring for the situation ia its section, and ha not aaked out side aid. In Charlotte there haa leen great ac tivity in securing contrilmtiona, the Messr. B. M. Miller, Jr., and Cameron Morrison, of the State Belief Commit tee, doing line work lu pressing th caniigD, which has been atrongly aup ported by the Charlotte ncwepapers. Charlotte has thu far sent to the Htute Relief Committee 4.f00.00, the Urgent amount collected by any place massing its contribution with the State Belief Committee. This is a splendid record and marks Charlotte aa a city of tug generosity. There have been not ahly Inrge contribution from other citie and towns, and during the coming week the Hate Relief Committee will annonaco the ooutribution by towim and countic. Charlotte's addition of 0.00 to the relief fund yenterday brought the total receipt of Hunds.T to 'J.IO.l.'i, thia bring ing the total receipts up to VV ,0 rifi The report of Treasurer E. B. Crow, of the 8tata Relief Committee, which will appear en Tuesday morning, will add tu this amount the contributions received by him on Sunday and Mon day, the additional receipt of Nundnr coming through Chairman Edward K Britljoa, of the State Belief Committee . Governor Craig has called a meeting of the executive committee of the State Relief Committee for this sfteraoon at 4:30 in hia office. At that meeting there is to lie disrussed the matter of rccem taeadatioat to be mada to the repreeen tatives of the Wat. Iiepartmcnt for their distribution of the funds appropriated by Congress for relief in the flood sec twins, while the matter of additional funds for tha flood districts will be passed upon. The receipts of yesterday, andv the sum total of th receipts- fee the reHcf work are: The riaad Belief Fend. ElUasatJl CMr cttttfn ladsttlenal. taraaaa Mavoe PkfllB G. SW- 4 SO Charivtta rltlaan ixkHUvnal. thenars . M. Millar, Jr., SUM RaHaf Cam KhMa. total 4 Laakar ettlsana KSravark Msrar P. T. Hteaal r E. Bawara. rtnatoya .... Eairlarw atata Farm Na. t. Cmim- . Seals itataask tL D. Fsmrl It M !. to ao aw Hill eitlaaaa is. v. wsrra c Mkw K. L. Pawar . Mm. Swan G Bast U. Maw late Clam U. Jmmm Jakawa 11. tare I'ka. II. Dmtli ..J Cfcas. O. DtSiMI Sslwanrr rttiaSM laMltiaaai. Uraosh i. T. H&rtar. adHar Salwfcuar aji, Or. Sterliaa' BsrSsC ' WasainaW. ' 0. C. Itkraowh T. M. nebarWoa, Wash- Saiwav. D. C.) laxaa tat lawoir saantr srtiMn Itkraark M. t mmmmm, ktata KalMf e M II SS 11.00 re Taktl yarkrwarr BBaaSjaMBMaa fanaaBwwS Taavl ta wk . . I.a s Baaalsa Make Advaace. .ar'na.i n am I rraat Fttrogrsd. Aag:. 6. (Via London) Bassiaa attacks aloag the Beret h aad Oraberka rivers, south of Brody, ia Nertheta Galieia, breka tha Teutonic reaistaare aad resulted ia tha capture by the Russians of ait villages aad tha satire ridga aloag' which the are Tt. eV J.i fit In Satisfying Minority He Has Arrayed Against Himself Resentful Majority STILL AFTER PRESIDENT Congressional lTnion Still Try ing To Get President Wilson To Come Out For The Susan B. Anthony Amendment ; This Week's Conference Will Decide Course To Follow 4-0 I'tMrlct NaUNial Hank Kuiuilit. By H. E. C. BRYANT. iSperlfcl lavt Wlr 1 Vatiiii(f1on, Aug. . Mr. Arthur M. IVidge, of New York, presiilent of the National Association Opposed to Wo man Fnffrngc, announced todnv thnt Ifer organirotion would opion Mr. Hughes, the Republican candidate f'r President, for hia poaitiou on the Sukbu Ii. Antlioiiy amendment. and support Mr. Wilsnn. She ssys that Mr. Hughes' stand for miffrnge to eliminate (he feminist pnrty is like the woman who marries a man to get rid of him. Mrs. Iiwlge declares that Mr. Hughes "in satisfying a discontented minority of women has arrayed himself against a resentful majority." "Mr. Hughes declares his belief thnt woman suffrage is inevitable on eeono mlc grounds. " said Mrs. Podge. "Thai belief it is his rif,-ht t'i hold th.it declaration it is ln privilege to aflirm. Surely, 'facts should be aquarcly met' as Mr. Hughes asserts. Tlia nominee. niicc' the one fuct of 'a distinctly femintst movement' and fccrks to remove forever that menace ti 'norinal political issues' by granting the demands of an organ ized minority. There sre other fsets to be scjuarelv met the will of the ma jority of those most intimately con cerncd in this legislatkpn, the women of the I'nitcd Sttes; the will of the electorate a declared within nine month by poruilnr vote in five great State which reprrsent nearly one qusrter of the votes of tjie electoral fOffege; the menace of diluting the electorate hy the addition thereto of ah iadvfft or Hn-wtUiwg-bedy'Jof -voters. InCrcssing thereby the gravest menace to our institution today, the stay-at-home vote which makes poasihle the power of the controlled vote. "Mr. Hughes in his address to the Woman's Roosevelt league goes further, take a 'short cut' straight across hia party's platform in order to rca-h a Federal amendment. The platform de c Is res for 'justice tn one half the adult people of thia country' but not once is 'justice' on (the lip of the former Justice. The platform 'favor the ex tension of snffrage to women but recog alrea the right of each Btate to settle this question for itself.' " Tha Congressional I'nion for Womn Suffrage, which launched the campaign for the 8usan B. Anthony amendment to remove from the ballot the qualifica tion of sex, will decide at Colorado Springs, this week, whst its psrt in the contest for the Presidcacy this yesr will he. The Congressional I'nion and the Woman's Party are one and the same la effect. "Vlgorou efforts," said Mis Lucy lforas, elv chairman of the Congres sional Valoa, today, "are still being made to persuade the Democratic party to see the folly of it way and pass the Buaaa B. Anthony amendment before thia as!oa of Congress adjourn.- Pres sure ia being brought to bear wherever (Coat aa fate liisaj MRS S N T HUGHES AUSTRALIANS HOLD TO THEIR GAINS IH Teutons Have Delivered Three Powerful Counter-Attack But All Have Failed GERMANS SURPRISED BY SWIFT ONSLAUGHT British Now Hold Five Miles of The Former German Second Line; Great Battle of Gunf With the Shellfire Increas ing; Heavy Casualties From British Guns ; (Br Th Aamasle Flaw. I With the Hritish Armies in FrUSsj Aug. .1, via Iondon, Aug. 6. Uadar a merciless concentration of shell Sre tha Australians are holding on to their gain to. lay after their advance last night est a front of two mile. The Germans al ready hsve delivered three powerful counter attacks to retake the lost ground and all have failed. In one of the counter attacks, tha Germans rsme forwsrd holding up their hands. Behind them ths British gnaS had placed curtains of shell Ore throngs, which it was impossible for thexa to re trest, while the Australians' maehlaa guns and rifles, mowing them down, made it hopeless to continue the charge. It was death whichever way they mev4 death if they stood still or lay d in the bullet swept spsce, and they rendered rather than contiane their vain efforts. Their last previous attack having Wn by the right flank, the British ii V ncwed the offensive by the left llaak after a week of bombing and sappiag. Here the taak fell to the Auntraliaaa who added another victory to their bril liant record in the taking of Botieree. I'nder a blazing sua they had bee working in a continual shell fire, dig ging their new trenches in tha open be yond I'orieres fscing the German seeoad line trenches on the left of the break the British alresdy had made in their previous sttarks. This waa one of the remaining ixa portsn! positions on the high gronad which haa lircn aa bitterly con tested by all the gua power, cuaaiac a4 stiibhornnesjs: both sides could bring t bear. I'pon this section of strong 4 eld fortifications writ h deep dugouts tha Hritish kept up s tornado of shell iro of sll calibres. They smashed the de fenses into irrcjjnlar mounds of carta which Lad no semblance to trenches. Not only did the Germsn guns return the compliment on .the Anstrsliaa front line, t ut kept up curtains of Are hind it. The Germans msnaa-ed to stick to the rums of their fortifirstioas, dif gni( new cover as fast s what they had as destroyed. Evidently the Oer-m.-iii "staff had determined thia ridga summit must be held at say cost. "When we go, we go," say tba Aa stralinns. "We don't try for a nibble, but for a big bite of the cherry." The Germans were surprised and av the Hritish staff was crmewhat ur prise.l when it was found first reports were correct and they had taken every rod of th. front which they had at ta. ked mill thc.r usual swift rush. Some fioo prisoners were stsrted hack, but even after their surrender their lives were not if" for they had t. pass through fh" German curtain of lire behind the Autraltans, which had been maintained in increased volume ail dsy. With this additional front the British now hold rive miles of the former Ger man second line. The Australiaaa are today in sight of the Martinhiucb. and Courrrlettc. This new advance, which was at right angles to the former Ger miiu first ne, literally waa part of a mare of German dug outs sad trenches of the first line in a sharp V ahap) v.'. ie :li. ai.gle I orrr.ed. Beyoad if Unepval. "ii the summit of a hill whert the Hriti.!, attack of July 1 met its heaviest losses and was ' repulsed by mi: h ..in- i n. ught out of dugowta. Now tins whole section could be pot under tho rnlilading tire of British guns. "Whenever I look st that new Ger man kalieiit." said an officer who snf fered in the Vprcs sabent, I feel avenged. We have never had a worst ope " "In the ar for position, the general opinion is that the value of thia latest gsm etinirot be ottT c sriThated and 'the " heavy ! "lulardmrnt shirh is proceed ing in that neighborhood indicates that the Australians will have a stiff Job holding this new position. Vnivwraal satisCaction is expressed by the British for the success thus far in maintaining tin ir sains. Never hare operations beea more battle of gun than this week. Through, tfce. day of the recent period whea tha -British were not sttacking with infaa- , try, the shellfire has been increasing. German prisoners report heavy casual ties from the prodigsl lire of British long range guns ia village aad eamra anywhere from the front lias to five It) ten miles in the rear. Basis of Settlement. 17 Tat ! nil Tisatl New York, Aug. . Mayor Mitchell announced tonight that a "basis of set tlement" ha beea found for the street car strike which will be submitted to morrow to the board of directors of the New York Railways Compaay to lta striking employ?. ' teJ. w" Turks Pat to Flight,' I at Ta Aasiaaw Oaal London, Aug. 6. The atroag Turkish forte which attacked the British at Bo nsai, east of the Sues Canal, e Aug ust 4, was defeated and pot t flight by a eooater attack, aays aa. affirnl statement issued today. bElANTRENCHES on be- V 4 V