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American Officials Take Up
Work of Rehabilitating J
The Country.'
REPORT OF MISSION
NOT YET MADE PUBLIC
All Members Had . ' Ample
Chance'lo Observe in Rus
sia Labor Conditions The
Most Vital Workingmen
Dazzled By -Their Sudden
Freedom.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Aug. 9. America
work toward rehabilitating. Russia
was taken up by officials today who
had befoie them the expensive reports
and advices of the mission headed by
Elihu Root. . 1
Details of the general report which
holds out high hopes for the future of .
Russia still are kept secret. Mr. Root
believes that any- information re"gafd
ing the mission's findings should come
from President Wilson. The White
House today had not indicated any in
tention to make them public. Other
members of the commission, while
refusing to discuss the report, are
anxious that it be published as quickly
wnnh hp of iWeat aid ' to the United i
States in understanding tru condi
tions in Russia .' ' . x
Six special reports - probablV . .will
be submitted, for4ieajk departments
of the gotemmeni. ITpdn arrival in
Russia each vcommissionerwas given j
a specials assignment to cover pme
particular branch of the newTgovern
ment. . . : ' .
The assignments- were as follows:
Mr. Root, ministry; Charles Edward
Russell, workmen's counciL political
parties and socialists; Cyrus H. . Mc
Cormick and Charles, R. Bertron, fi
nance; James Duncan, labor; John R.
Major General. Hugh L. Scott, army; I
Rear Admiral Jas. H. Glennon, navy.ragam as ine sP?ecnes proceeaea.
Rpnorts on labor conditions Dar-
ticularly are being eagerly awaited by I
governmenUcfficials and labor leaders,!
because of the great activity 01 wor,K-
ine men in the formation of the new.
government. Although Mr. Duncan;
has not completed his special report,
he gave an outline of some
of the !
principal features of it today that he
might set at rest conflicting stones
which have gone broadcast.
"The Russian working man. certain
ly will do his share," Mr. Duncan said.
''He has done it already, and he is
entering into fhe spirit of the new
government with a whole heart. When
the scheme of government finally is
rouncWl out, he will be. found to have
a big hand iu it, and he will discharge
his dulies properly.
"Gradually, the working men are as
similating the idea of organization
and I expect them to round out some
sort of a federation, embracing both
skilled and unskilled labor," more simi
lar perhaps to the British system than
to ours.
"Russian working men still are daz
zled by their freedom to organize.
Of course, under the Czar they had no
labor organizations. Now that they
have organizations they scarcely know
how to operate them. It is not un
usual for the workers to leave their
benches in the middle of the day,
call a meeting and advise, their em
ployer that they are displeased with
condition. The 8-hour day, enforced
soon after the revolution, has greatly
Pleased the workers. It is va" wonder
M sight to see workers who : have
been tyrannized for years; coming out
ot l;.v tones at 4 o'clock in the after
noon with nothing to do until tomor
row. '
"In many cases wages have been
raised a hundred per cent. This,seems
large, hut when it is remembered that
wages in Russia always were low and
it was not unusual for manufacturers
to make from fifty to two hundred
Per cent., the increase does not seem
exorbitant.
"I look for very close affiliation be
tween tho government and labor." v
Describing the session of the Work
men's Council, in which he sat almost
Ja"y for a month, ' Charles Edward
KuKseii said it compared very favor
JMy with other similar legislative bod
'es. The greatest-apparent difference,
e said, was in the absance of launder;
(i collars. Only the newspapers wore
hi. ho said. r-
SIh; co"ncil is very well, regu'lat-
- no said. "There is no "such disA
iw a might be expected.- While
BulV more than, one -thousand
.win woth votes and 200
'control V thGy are under eood
All T11nv,V. .
(Pronn;,- ::uu:r8. may speak . on any.
a.,' . " ltley desire, but speech-
ilathc eA ten minutes except
ue 3qi 0f ihinieterg an(j Vi3itor3."
'.
HOME OF CANADIAN PUB.
' LISHER DYNAMITED
" ' : - - . . . : . :
x(By Associated. Press). :
Montreal. Aug. 9. The sum-
mer home of Cartierville :; of -55-
Lord Athelstan,- publisher of the
Montreal Star, was dynamited
last night : Lord Athelstan was
56- in fils residence at the time, but" -X-.was
not injured. The house was if
badly "damaed. . The Montreal
Star has ben 'a warm advocate of
conscription. . ' s'C
-The evident attempt to take
Athelstan's life followed the re-
Jfceipt by the publisher of numer-
ftbus threatening letters, posted in
the United tSates, warning him -Jt
that the passage of the Cana-
, dian conscription bill would - re-
vr suit in his death within ten days.-w
and of other: prominent persons
in Montreal and Ottawa.
. "
4f -x-
tr aCltl
gress to Attend.
-Washington, Aug9rSamer pacifists
I m -.le
held a meeting under the dome fTthe
capital today, demanded that Congress
stay in session until it had repealed
the draft law and voiced threats of an
attempt tovimpeach President Wilson
unless thatSsas done. :
. , .. j
Senators and Congressmen invited
a .11 j 11 x r ... j.. . iu. ... n
10 anenu uie . lueeuus uuuhiub.uS -
pices of the People's Council of Amer-
ica for Democracy and Peace, dropped j
into. the -fepom And then dropped ott
- The meeting was held in the Senate
Military committee room, where a few
weeks ago the draft law was drawn
auu ywiwu. i
How the meeting came to be held,
there developed considerable feeling
among Senators.
. Chairman Chamberlain, of the M Ill-
tary committee, said he had permitted
hc use of the room when Isaac Mc
Pride, formerly secretary to the Sen
ator Lane, of Oregon, asked him for it
'to have some -friends meet some Con
gressmen
Senator Chamberlain said he had
no idea the place was to be used for)
an nttnr.k on thA President. , i' 1
Louis P. Lochner, of New York; a..
8tH6idTow-Wowdi.ir;.r
Invite Members Ot Con-... I come, the, officers and men alike r of j i Provo MaMhale&rai :; Crowder
:kl aim
member of the Ford peace party, pre- f ed troops-stop gaps in the ranks of
. . , xu lx.MArfm.itAd divisions. Six months is
J J
was that a majority of the people
, j. , Aji
were onDOsed to .the draft law and
that it should be repealed. , v -f.
H. J. Lemke,-republican State chair
man of North Dakota, declared that
TlewsifsS
State, and the. views of Senator La
Follette, of Wisconsin, agreed with
the sentiments of the people of Nortll
Dakota.
j t v(t. ,t'
war roaointim, A'
IMPORTING SAILORS
TO MAN NEW SHIPS
'i..
. fBir 'Associated Press.)
New York Aug. 9. The demands in
America for labor .has made it al
most imnossible" for the owners of a !
numha nf TTrannh aViina 'hnilH in cr Vi A1A '
and-ithers chartered from Americans
to obtain sailors to man the vessels, !
It became known here today when 300
sailors -arrived from France to man
a number; of ships about to. sail from '
various ports for: that; country. ? It! seldiers are anxious that the folks at
was said that many men who . had borne should know that the absence of
formerly followed the sea ; either had "ue(wg "does not mean absence of work,
gone to work In munition plants or 021) Nor can the value of each day's train
farms and it was almost Impossible ing" be actually told until the Amerl
to get the sailors required to navi-r'can soldier at last stands out as the
gate steamships . . t
GEN. JULIAN S. CARR
ASSISTANT TO HOOVER-
-.; " :." '"" "'7 '- ' . : f
i v .(By Associated Press.) J Z
v; Washington, ": Aug. ; 9. The y Metho-' -
dist Episcopal Church,- South, today
designated General Julian & Carr, dt
uuriuuu, iu icpicacui. ii aa an ttiuc u.
Herbert Ho&verand to have charge
off the - denomination's part In' the
church
campaign ror rood ; conserva.
tlon. v y ! v I
General Carr : was selected at : a con-t
f erence here - yesterday by represeiita-
tlves of Southern Methodists, who also
formally recorded1 their.: confidence In :
the food administration and appointed :
a commission -on food conservation1 to
co-operate with the v food . administra-v
tlon." - vvl
..'.'. - : '!. .. . ' '. j - . .i - .
Prominent Characteristic Dis
1 played by Both Officers and
Enlisted Men. j-
THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF THEIR POSITION
Fully Recognized by All -:
Hard Work and Energetic f
Endeavor -Want Confi-
dence of Home People
(By Associated Press.)' v -American
Training Camp in France,
Aug. " 9. rTlie deepest impression one.
gains after three weeks with the Am
erican soldiers training in France is
the absolute earnestness with which
theosplendid young men of the army
have undertaken the task which is be -
fore them. There is no disposition on
I thAir ha rt ' iVfnn tha nnrt nf their nflf5.!nnrtirn?ifA WAiffht. And
nora n ntiAi.ni.timtil. ; r. 1,
seriousness of that task and the hard'jected heretofore on physical grounds.
u j.v,,..!!).
work which remains to be done before
America can take her place in the' ac-
tual" firing line.
. ' .
me iroops ieei ineir responsiDuuy
keenly.vThey are indeed, the small.
but effective, nucleus about which will
be built .the great army and great
arrny machine Which the United
States hopes. eventually to have on.normal weight requirement for tall
the battlefields of-France
The men are earnest in their desire
to -absorb war knowledge -as quickly
and as, thoroughly as possible so that
wueu cancll uyuu w itui aa msuuviuta
to succeeding -units as they arrive they
will be fdund eminently qualified.
- A great deal of Jthis earnestness and
Khis will to. do is largely the result of
the enthusiasm of the young officers
who but' recently joined the colors
and have taken up. the business of
war with a courage and determination
that -means volumes to the future off
their country
lit return for this service of patriot-,
the expeditionary, force want to feel
always that -they, nave an understana-
sntlmentaJU&ide ot the soldier, .wheth:
er. he. be Frenchman, Briton or Ger
maii. in the firing line, or American
in the" training ;cSinp. Face to face
. wiin ine great auveumrp,
thoughts of self are things of the past.
j There is only the thought of the home
k "T lT, .SftM.rt Wnct
.. tn iln will hA
understood and appreciated there.
The spirit already pervades the young
'Aiherican army.
- Under the best circumstances, the i
training, of soldiers in the ever
changing methods of modern warfare
is a. labor requiring months of patient
and pains-taking effort
, r - . , -
A thousand of the most valiant and
valuable men in the British army, for.
Instance, did not put a foot in France
Until' after they had had a whole'year
bLtraming at home.
.: -On the other hand, Germany called
Up boys of 17 years, at the beginning
of last September, and sent many of
j them into the trenches after only 6
tweeW. of infantry training chiefly in
marcmng ana i ciose oruer urm. iuls
was.possiuie uecaustj tue&e uujrB
ierely" distributed among old season-
nearer ui tiaiiie v,
th a. rn a arD es to armies which
armies
have been fighting three years and
have all the machinery established
through which the, men are passed
and endingly toward the!
front '
. The building fof this machinery ;
the great engine of war which works
behind the lines is the staggering
la9k now being dealt with. It is a
task in a way . greater than anything
France or Great Britain have been
called upon to do, for America's prob
lems are those of France and Great
Britain multiplied by 3,000 miles -'of
Atlantic ocean.;
' The army that is here realizes all
these difficulties, but It also has an
unshakable faith in American genius
for accomplishment and above
all
rtt ora in th A . AmAricaTI will.
. The way to theNtren$hes is long and
hard. The daily drills and tasks nec-
essarily are much the same thing over)
and over again, all of which . meaUs at
I ,1-V, f ,filrnan,ii inst nn-nr Rnrthol
dearht of
A CV TW K J t UW T U t Wm-V f
finished, product.
It Is not known how much longeron
t t iro French; Instructional division, will
1 remain with the Americans. The lat
terare proving so apt and the train-,
ine camps are so well established that
undciibtedlyr it will be only, a compar-f
atlv short time when but a few pick-'
ed . F rench officers and nou-commls-
stoned officers will be retained to as
siSlm ine irauilUi. .' f ! -
Students of the war,: which has now
entered its fourth year, are convinced
that the morale ;of the troopsand the
morale of the-nations-of the EJntente
will , prove to be the final j factor in
deciding . the": titanic struggle.' The
morale of tlirt American soldiers in
France .cnr" rr"y le estimated by the
avidity ' With - which they I take up N the
training In offensive tactics as against
defensive work. The- latter is , very
(Continued on Page Eight).
vv,. .............. . , . . - -
lOf Men Under Selective Draft
- Law Not Up tb Former :
J s - - . "Standard -
MODIFICATION OF
i m HEIGHT AND WEIGHt:
.As Applicable
ni eriam
Abases rocrict v-ompnance
- With Rules' Urged on
: l Local Boartl
(By Assoclatcl Press.)
Wnohin.rtnn . Ail?. .9i.Rpv M,1 : rom,:
lationi Wzmm1
dc.iqh
fldvhv nirVnri fipriArAi YWirno f tha
j ..! f4i 11. - i-,
army auu cuuiuiuiucaveu.-ui , me vjov-
1 of local boards. The changes deal for
questions of pro-
i height but may
i the most part with
' .,1 1 ?. .Anull rf c.m -A
;T "
The new regulation sigrant an under -
eight allowance lof trom 5 ; to - 6
weight
pounds for men between 65 and 67
Inounds for men betWeen-G5 and 67
r 7 n q Reives notaiio-nf fw rrvrf marsnai s omce nere. Miami is
"-u" iu uc'6ui' . o- uuuo uc -
jtween 67 and 69 inches 10 pounds
i between 70 and 74 inches, .and 12
- pounds above 75 mches.The effect
of the instructions is to reduce the
men..- : h ; ' -
An ; additional half-inch' v allowance according to Vice Consul C. E. Ken
in chest expansion ' also is Allowed to worthy. . Mr. Kenworthy knew no de
men above 68 inches tn height, where tajls of the sinking cf the steamer and
there is no sign of disease. : . could not discuss her status, , cargo
Men with poor teethe will. be. .more .'nor port to which, she was bound r x
closeljr scrutinized hereafter. Where Among the Americans on board the
dental worlwiir restoree teeth, ;Argalia were: R: B. ScarborougbvBux
they will either be.enrolled and the ton. N. C,; J. E.; Moore, Newport
work done by armydentists, or allow- News, Va ; F. M. Runnels, RalelghrN.
ed time Jto-have the v work done for e; . , - j"; '
themselves. s J , ,
A punctured eArdrum is found to be
no barrier, provided the hearing is
half normal.; . Modifications are made
e,Vfi nhvsififaiiS; wider latitrfd in ac-
has urged..prompt' action by. (the .local
boards tn'-certifying ap. held for serv-
charCpr
to the idistnet boards- is, required, at
the clole of ach day's work; and, sim
ilarly district boards Will report each
night to the Adjutant General the men
finally accepted. . :
'jThe government will call upon lo
car and district boards to furnish one
thfrd of . their quota on : September 1
General Crowder's message says, un
der the heading: 'Thefirst call t6 the
colors.' " .
- Then follow' the. requirements for
daily reports of the progress as out
lined, which, General Crowder says
are Inserted "to point the way to expe
dition and in order to insure that no
State and no local board shall be plac-J
ed in the unenviable position of not
5eing able to answer "Here" with the
full third of its quota on the day nam
ed. Local boards : are urged not to
stop examining men, when the quota
iiu ueeu leacueu. , i tit; uuarus suuuiu
be certain beyond doubt that-enough
men have been certified, the statment
says. .' " '
In another supplemental ruling Gen
eral Crowder stated "that men serving
prison terms for ; misdemeanors are'
not exempt by reason of that fact. If
1 1 1 J FTM L...J. .L...U '
the peace authdrltles will not release
them ,for military service. they will
be required to present themselves for
examination when their prison terms
have been completed.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
IN NEW ZEALAND
. (By Associated Press.) ' . ..
Wellington, N. Z., Aug. -9. Further
severe earthquake shocks occurred at
Wairarapa, northwest of Wellington.
There were no casualties.
r
Young Men Obtain Drugs to
r I 1 Tl- :. r "
LISU Ufllll V L 11C11I CIL l.JS.tiIll-
J f , s
mat ion.
' (By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, Aug. .9 Complaints that'
several, physicians .are placing a drugl
in . the eyes of ' men" called for examl
matlon under the selective army ? law
order that' they will fall to pass the
physical test havebeen made to; the
; St.; Louis district exemption.' board-by
ward ; boards. Cpmplalnts - also have
been made that some of the men have
been given medicine to Laffect " the
heart. - : . ,
Admit Furnishing Drugs. "
Pittsburgh Aug.'1 g.-Upon" being
rquest'rd by 4 draft, exemption board
officials a number-of Pittsburg drug
gst3i today ; admitted tJiat they have
been filling prescriptions recently for
f young men of ' draft ; age which : cbn-
tained drugs - that : would depress or
(stimulate 'the" hjeart,. None of those
questioned, however would admit-that
V'o rnAii ohtaf hine - the -nrescrrntions
had totimated to jthent ,that :the drugs
were, to be"tised Jn.evading thB draft
tnrOugh inability to pass the physical
examinations.
TRYING TO DODGE
vnhiirfrnrnuinr
Wl DLflVIUL
Fbrty American Muleleers Iii;
, . eluding- TwdTrom Thi3 .
'.State,; Aboard: ' .
TEN OF THE CREW
LOSE THEIR LIVES
o rarticulars: Yet KrivHJ
i -
Sailed - Fromica
Port WiCargo.o'f " ;
-x ;. : , HorsesV ; v :
I
mt,' ts? Ir
. A,CTVO' v Aug. ,-Tne
Peaoea and sunk off the coast nTn.-r.
wna. . captain Morris and 10 vof -thA
crew . lost their hvpa iift.rvi-rtim.i
. , . i.wuui6; m, fti
'cui t reueivea nere -1
agents of the steamer
report received here lnat ntrht
40 Aeri.can. muleteers on the steam-
f r' Wither; any of the crew reported
lost were Americans was not atatoA An
iiiera wprpi
.Will. v CI C ' jSiiUcriCajia l WaS Tint at a roil in I
the messaere. , ' - , f
the message. . -
l The.: survivors were'ianded atGlas -
.sow Scotland, from which placed the
tmessage was sent. .The
i, message was sent.
t" . - BiUmu6 ut lue
Argaha. j ' i
1 She left an American port July 18 for
a. British port with a cargo of horses .
The United States Shipping Conmanv
was agent for the steamer. She was
not or the regular British arimiroisHr
Runnels Well Known Newspaper Man.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 9. p. m. Run
nels, of Raleigh, reported aboard the
British steamer Argalia When that ves
sel recently was torpedoed . in British
waters, is widely khowu in North
Carolina, as a newspaper apd publicity
man. , Runnels formerly was - a mltn
ber of the .staff xf the Raleigh New
q.nd pbseryer, : and, at Various iUmeli
was secretary, or,the Durham, N, C.
aWahaipjaHHcSFfem
commerce. He 'was abour"35i- vAars of
ageT adTf rtehdS4 smvh&jt nativS V)fJ
Mississippi. - r : ;--r. .. .
Hit?
JIPJ1THERIA EPIDEMIC
AT NEWPORT GROWING
- '" v (By Associated Prefls.t?:i ? f -
Newport, R. L, Aug. 9.Medical In
spector Theodore W. Richards, of the
American Red Cross, yesterday, in
spected . the diphtheria situation here
and sent for Dr. Frost,, head of, the
newly established sanitary division of
the:.Red. Crossrrho will come tomor-J
TYIW. trt fiAA wflfit nan ha Anna 4-n niu.!
VAnt thA cnrAaH hn toaooh' rnna
were. 28 new cases yesterday, making
a total of 2S4 for th a in st .InrH,
None, of the new cases .were, among
w w UWJ
lSi!fen 0r naval reserves station-
' "CI O,
LAWYER AftRESTED
FOR RESISTING DRAFT
(By Associated Press.). . :-': '
San Francisco, ; Aug. 9. Daniel O'
Connell, an attorney, was arriested
here late yesterday on a Federal war
rant charging resistance of the draft
law. The Warrant was . served" while
he Was addressing a meeting of the
"American Conference of Democracy
and Terms of Feace." The audience
hissed the officer . who made ' the ar
rest. ";. ' -Zy,1 iX --;
WEEKLY REPORT
rKj it ori AT miV
. VH-r1 y
T o A,T hAl J 0Ho4,t the French losses for that period, al
London Aug. ?.--There was a slight thougn thetotal is' an usually notably
increase m the loss of British mer-.. .luVMtf. 1,7 .." km
chant vessels by submarines or minesTsmalV one i6??!
, r, , . , .j, . -I. or more were sunk as against two the
during the last week, according to the n two vai of thA
cfficial summary 'issued lasr
Twenty-one British vessels' of more
than 1,600 tons, and .2 yesseis of less
than 1,600 tons were sunk last week.
Thirteen ships were ; attacked unsuc
cessfully. No fishing boats were lost.
seSit to prison ;
for not registering
i (By Associated Pres.) " ',
: Phoenix, Ariz. Aug. 9.-rThlrty-fi ve
Molokanas, members of 0s Russian re
v i:, a mniA
c,n.t A1)(l'vpr in nrion
by Judge Sawtelle late last afternoon
for f allure; to obey :the President's
proclamation requiring aliens -to reg
ister 4 under the selective, draft, law.
Lrir i rr ouefe'rtrtic ' ' '
I KEOla 1 MLKa
REFUSE TO SURRENDERS
: - '. . -.- . a i
r r ' (By Associated Press.) c -
Muskogee, Okla. Aug. . united
States Marshal Enloe here was advls-i
Ad by R. D. McMillan. United States,
Commissioner at- McAllester tonight ;
that a band of draft resisters4xad been
eathred at Scipio, 15; miles j north of
McAllester and that they.sent In word ;
tnat tney; wonio
take them before
intr hna r1 ' Th d TT1 ATI Are heavilV
. . - : '. .V j i .! l-.lil1 f ..14
Marshal . Enloe instructed" Deputy ;
Marshal Peters at McAllester to taker
15 men and proceed at once to Scipio.
resist . aujr-iBiiurL. -iu ireincnes auu aiiei t Bjuiucu xugosri'v b.""" id. uvmmib.hhm.-)-,
the district examln-. ment, in the course' of which it inflict-tators who oppose 'the draft; and itzz-.
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; ,tr .. i ' ii - ' bji IL ii . ii ii ii ii it I i '-. ii ii v ii tkh ii -riit
f,
?arrestedfor tryinq to
DYNAMITE CARS. ,.-r
iT
it
Muskogee, rOkla., Aug. 9 Six
Workers of
the World agitators are under ar:
t es- at Mamiv ottawa County.
and several, others have; beenl
- . .D- .
"driven from, the
driven from the rnining camps
il - !
I ?io!S ?k
there as the result of attempts to
cars, according 4
T 10 0'ts the UnIte.d.. State!
- -in-thB'-'iAmi nnH Hio minirnr
J Set Messaged from?ounfy At' 1
tonnev MdNauehton of MlamiL
said the trouble was 'over VI
V ; -.-I
f ':'
But Scant News of Muchl Ac
tivity There Gomes to Hand
r'v- :. Today. ":.--:.;::'V
ijtiijeaction mzH:-
Teutons Had Odessa
'as f Ub.l
e;r - l -
jective in Recent' Offensive;
Number. : Vessels ; Sunk
Slightly Increased. ;
News from" the Flanders' front Is of
scant proportions, the most : 'import:
t ; v v
MORE 2ll
ant ltem;belng an announcement: ln;. "The rest of the crew Stayed W
the . British official report ' ; , that ' "the' ieck. until 'they: wee sweptoff by ffe j
French have again "effected a gain of
ground on their
front! northf
fest of. Sixshoote.
No mention
British or the1
is iuaut?fu. eiiuei 111
'.lcutIf;1fuu'BIUlf
tte artillery activity .which yesterday
was giving indications ' of ' growing In
tensity.- ' - . ; r -' ' .. ' . ' rj
The front m France ' was . Inactive
last nlghtr except for the customs
artillery bombardmep-t in the Aisne
region .and . somewhat lively raiding
operations on the part of the French
fOrCeS. '."'- - , .'' . ! ; :
. Recent advices from
Southeastern
Russia have reflected the opinion
there that the Teutonic offensive from
Galicia and Bukowina had the Black
Sea port of Odessa in view, with the
Ingrain crops in' Bessarabia the imme
diate objective. Whatever the aim of
the Teutons, " however, the stiffening
of the Russians' defensive Is at least
slowing down - their advance, having
apparently checked it altogether In
some -sectors, v ) ,: ' .: ' .i.-' ' - Z
The slight increase in the number
of British vessels sunk by submarines
tor" mines last week, as shown by yes
terday's report, Jscoupled: with: the
i ariouncement of an Increase also In
tamers
: vessel ; as
Is sunk -In i
one. Italy s losses were ,iwo
and one small . sailing
? gainst four.: sailing .vessels
the preceding .weekly period.
French Make Gain.
London; ' Aug. S.Ajothex; gain
ground
id by the French on tbe Flanders (
, northwest of: Bixshoote is re -
.d in todays official "statement on
front,
ported
the Franco-Belgian .front operations
French Detachment Clear a-Trench.
. Paris, Aug. 9. In the region -of the
ridge of Chfevregriy and the Pantheon
there was; artillery, activity last nightg
says the official report given out today
by the French i war office, l North of
Vaux lee Palamei: on- the Aisne front,
a French detachment- cleared ' a -: Teu
ton trench, inflicting ' losses on the
' Germaps and returned to their own
nines unhurt. ' ' -niZ - -.:
The statement reads' , ,.
- "There, has been activity of . both
of Pantheon
and Epine de Chevregny. ,
"A
surprise aftack by French troops
j coast of Noisy farm resulted in
to the
their bringing back prisoners. :v I
"In the region of Eparges: to' the ,tion, Is fighting for. th-future,, not I
nbrth of Vaux les Palameix, one of our, the world,- but bk Itself t'ZZZZ1
detachments penetrated the German
n .UnMnnn ' KfmnXl
without:.Iosses: to our .lines. E x J - v : I
'There is nothing, to report pn the?
remainder
of the front." . w. 'v- w. t.i
arm-T Ad heaw losses :bn the enemy and Micipatlon In the war. ' Ther tmnK Xt?A
I V--.il u u :?xat U v M 8 .S"L1 Li-
x ..-..-. .. . - : .. vi'ft- ', " ' ." 'i 'A 'V-- si "
Suryiv6r of the 'I Steamer: 31-
gian rnnce Juonhrms;iale
t UM Ur! s
- ' J w 4 mmv&4V lMfV 4V F- iVT1? -
W1 iVUVlAlNIJiiK .
PLAYED ROLE SAVAGE'
Lone Arnencati: 5 ved
: scribes Sinking of Ship land x
; Wilful Murder by Genriair;
Four Americans : Lost Their ,
Oves in thdtastrbpB;;"
- ' . .
v (By Associated Prtsfc.) ?i '., - V.
Liverpool, Aug. 9.7WllliamSnelLV)i.
negro;, of ..kronVillei;.VFUtnV!oijy
American f survivor' of the v British
steamship Belgian Prince, wnlch-J wa$ '
sunk July 31 by a German 'subinarlni :
with the loss, of 38 j lives; pdaygatf
details of his experiences to ;thaa- -
sociated . PressHe said: ; 'Z'-.f'Z -:l -'-' .
"A i torpedo hit vthVnglrie? rcom J jj.
submarine then ; quickly ! caioue toinV
surface: about 200 ; yards to starboard '
and fired at our wireless apparatiiaA t
"We left the Belgian Prince In thw?
boats arid had got ilfty yards from' ib$
ship when the submarine came .'alotig
side and asked for; our. cap taln,",w.i
was - taken aboard 'and inside. iV-ihl
u-boat,-:. x4:-:;SUik ::
"We; were then ordered to7 the deck;
of the, submarine' where we,;Were;,t0l4
by ' the' commander to remqve pur j f t
beltshilid to ile on the deek." This- w
did. ' Then ; the commander went 'ilsto
the boats; threw the oarsnhto: tna sc X:
lattfiftfrerVi'vthei -
r ions. ' Awer-uiat nje piugs.were!
then past adrift;.' 5 1 V.-.j; jj- ?! ji;
f "The 'submarine Weatoi'thribrtt
eastrfor X2 mlles the xommander tat
Ing the life' belts to the top of ihe' C9n-
iln$ tower, and tWowlng' thYeK
board. I - hid mine nhder a ralncoii
f and; as the submarnfebegatd-ii- . i
uBi ge , i iiea ,11 arouna : my .necKan 1 1
jumped IntoTihe sea i
sea asrthepoat - dJYedAit ;Wsi
Tible sightOue byrie'tlieyihreVl '.'.
up tneir hands .and- went -dtfwltar 1 .
fighting to;.keep f up-VthfpJiah'
water as ttteyjdlsapPared:;;;;VV; '
. , , . Four American8Lost-7. .
Washington.. Aug9FoiAm?rt ,
cans; were lost;in the, tragic eatruor I
tlon ; of the British steamer, Belgfaxi
Prince Ay a GermarisubmaTlrie.
How v the. subniareiiniDi)ande .
tokr the lifejiresirvers frorii theur ,
gees, destroyed the oars of j their; ilf V
boats,., and ,then after ran;lnstiieKji v
along the deck of, his U-boat suddenlv
submerged leavlpgVls victims Zsto Z '
arown, was told in recent- news.buti!is
told . anew., In today's official .consular ) !t
dispatches'.'.v :ZA,Y:)sZZii
The Americana lost ?were William
Crlssy.: Phlladelphfi;Jams tZHZ-M
Detroit, Mlc.; -TMor4aQirmote;. Mel
rick, Mass.,, and Benjamin ialni a'. n x
gro, -Norfolk, i-'Aiir;A.mrrn negrce
Willam SnelJ, of JacksottvlHe,' w'as onV
of the three survivors -. -, f,
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Wffiz
GO OKI THE
May - ConyetItselIntu
, Chautauqua to Enlighten if
:- a n - 1 i i,
! v . ; r;eopie oriountry
V7
(Bv Associated Presa.V . 5v -! - ' i
ili!Se ma
J .lt?' f f atchautjhr?
il finishes Vwork here -WJi
.lighten every section of the country'
on .me neea !ior prejBCUtmgvtheilT .
vlgorougly; f riot , only i. as ;-.a - war ) for
world democracy but as- a fight, for
American rights, and preservation. f
President. . Wilson, hiinself may o
his bit" in the , 8me.:dlretton7;&
slbly by a' speech on some ; jbtcaslbn
am I a . . . ... x
for by a.letter to toitjre8slonaI4eaders
-.Plans', were tna hebulous stdte tb
day. but all-, the ;under-currentMln,'.piSi .
cial quarters was toward such a-mfly
Congress leaders'Vwere 'talkine .ito-
. day of practically butting Congresa' ci
thA etnmn 'h H'liVlnt' anavv'. Dlint.ko'n
tatlve and Seriatpt, to L go -.Qupni , fi
district during the irecess, apeaklc cy
tBepart of the United -State p'rlt :
war, and - empna8i?mg..tnatv tha. ,r, ,
Those who favor, the plan T)omt oa
Q ' t ti h Aril ltrh A.'-' OTtj' r O-ltr1
sons, to the colors - should hear ,sonr
thing on': the ther IderoX ; th&. q;t
uon:;.iiiia from omciai-sources. 5,
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