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VOL UX NO. 196
, POPULATION 29,919
NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1918
EIGHT PAGES 64 COLS.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ENEMY STILL' FALLING BACK;
BRITISH IH CLOSE CONTACT'
British and French Have Been Able to Gain, in Two Important
Sectors Enemy Have Crossed Ancre RiverWith British
Following Closely Hebuterne Salient is Obliterated.
"("Fr the Associated Press)
The lighting on the Somme-Oise
battle front still continues of a minor
rhartrr crnnparrd with that of ttie
rarlv pat of the week, when the Ger
man rr :nf H-"d their line and stop
ped tne eastward sweep of the allied
forces.
Newrthe!es the British and French
.tr'n have hew able to gain ground
on no imrwvtant sectors the British
.i short distance northwest of "Rove,
where thn- took the villages of Pam
ery rd ParviTlpT?. and the French on
the wvjtNe.ro wine of the battle front,
where thev have captured two farms
in the process of clearing the hilly
and woodpd district aroond Lassia-ny
of the cr-nrr. North of the Pomme
hervern Albert and Arras the Ger
TTWins arr- continuing to fall back and
the B-ftis-h are keeping in close con
tact with them.
Thos fa' the Germans havo definite
ly given un the towns of Reaumont
Harnel S-re. Bncfjuoy. and Puisieux
an Mont, and at several points have
-rassd the Ancre river, with the Brit
ish following closely on their trail. No
offv-ral explanation has yet been ad
vanced of the retrogade movement at
the Germans over this front, but it is
pot at all unlikely that the operations
on th Snmme front ami the harassing
tartics the British recently rave em
iiloxed made the er.emv desirous of
establishing himself on new ground
eastward with the Ancre river a bar
rier between hrm and his foes. At
any rate, the Hebuterne salient virtu
ally has been obliterated by the re-tir-mcnt
of the Germans, and seeming
ly they now will he compelled to make
a readjustment of their line between
the Some and Arras.
In th wek of the fighting on the
ricardv frtnt 30. 244 prisoners have
fallen into the hands of the British
Fnnrth Army find the French First
Armv. accordinir to an official an
nouncement. Of this number the
British captured 21 $44. Unofficial re
lort probably compiled since the of
Cabled Paragraphs
King Ferdinand Worse.
Geneva, Aug. 15. The health of
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who is at
Nauheim, suddenly has become worse,
according to a despatch received here
from Munich. His condition is now
considered critical,
flcial data was sent from the' front,
give ihe njmber of prisoners in the
British Fourth and French First and
Third armies since August 8 as 34,-
000 and say also that 670 captured
guns thus far have been counted.
The situation in Russia again is
looming large. With the Soviet lead
ers having fled from Moscow. The Bol
shevik capital, to Kronstadt, the-Soviet
troops now are declared to have begun
the evacuation of Moscow - American
troops have begun to disembark at
Vl?.divostok to aid the Czeeho-Slovak
army in its campaign in teioeria: an
allied force is chasing the enemy more
than a hundred miles south of Arch
angle on the railroad; further allied
troops have maxle a landing south
west of Archangel and are endeavor
ing to cnt off the retreat or the Soviets
with British troops have arrived at
Baku, in the Caucasus on the Cas
pian Pea, to assist the Armenians in
defending t"; important seaport
against the Turks, to whom It was
given by the Rrest-Litovsk treaty in
the attempt made by the Teutonic al
lies to dismember Russia. Thus it
will be seen that allied forces now are
operating jointly on three important
sections of Russian territory on the
north with a base in the White Pea.
in the east with a base in the Sea
of Japan, and on the south of trans
Caucasia. Probably realising the seriousness
of the situation as it now affects the
Central Powers, with defeats on the
western front and their military posi
tions in the other theatres none too
secure; with the feeling In Russia
daily growing more intense against
the Bolshevik and Germanic rule, and
with, the spectre of the mote than a
million Americans already in France
and more millions of' them soon to be
in readiness for overseas duty, im
portant conferences are in progress at
German headquarters. The German
and Austrian emperors and their
suites and Field Marshal Von Hinden
burg and General Ludendorff are the
main conferees.
Caid Madni Glaoui Dead.
Paris, Aug. 15. Caid Madni Glaoui.
who was prominent as a supporter of
Mulai Mohammed, pretender to the
Moroccan throne, ten years ago, is
dead, according to an announcement
by the Temps. Mulai Mohammed was
unsuccessful, in his uprising and died
suddenly in 1909, rumor being that he
had been poisoned. Caid - Madni
Glaoui was friendly to the entente
cause in the present great war.
Draft Machinery is
Being Made Really
FRESH FISH INDUSTRY
CONTROLLED BY ONE MAN.
Boston, Aug. 15. Charges of creat
ing a monopoly in fresh lish and of
profited. ng at the expense of the pub
lic were contained in a secret indict
ment returned by a Suffolk county
-rami jury today against four men
i'rvmlrnt in rnancial affairs and
tcnt -f.vo other individuals identified
v ;.n the li-hing industry of this port.
HOLD ON THE CASPIAN SEA
FAIRLY WELL ESTABLISHED
London. Aug. 15. A British force
from northwest Persia has reached the
Caspian sea and taken over a part ot
the defenses of Baku. Whether the
allies will be able to hold Baku per
manently, in view of the difficulties
of transporting supplies, is too early
to predict. However, if the British
can hold their position a short time
a AojTUBiUmg nwirinn-f tonger, -wlHclr ifow'sxm'sTtUeTjney
i.f :be i oston fish market and the ef
fe.-t of i;s prices on the price of fish
in other parts of the country, interest
in tee case is far-reaching.
The lt of those indicted is headed
by Frederick M. Iyer, a banker and
broker of New York. As president of
te 1'ay state Fishir.g company he is
al'.eged to have been the leading pro
moter of the alleged monopoly. Others
on the list are Galen I., Stone, a mem
ber of the firm of Hayden. Stone &
company, bankers and brokers of this
c:ty; Frederick C. Dumaine of Boston,
treasurer of several large manufactur
ing corporations, and Arthur Wain
wricht of Milton, director of the Bay
State Fishing company.
One- count in the indictment states
that Bay State Fishing companv was
organized under the laws of this state
in 105 and was at the time the largest
prodncmi company of its kind in the
t'nited States. Its capital was J500.
The transformation of this com
pany :n 1316 from a Massachusetts to
a Maine corporation with capital six
teen times as large was brought i'out.
the indictment fays, through the ef
forts of Mr. Dyer. Later, it is alleged,
Mr. Dyer formed the Atlantic Coast
Vvshertes company with a capital of
J 1 ; 0rt to o Derate the production
fi!d sotJth of the New England coast.
Thus virtually all the fresh fish in
dustry of the Atlantic seaboard, it is
asserted, was under the control of Mr.
i'yer and his associates.
probably will be able to cut off the
enemy from an outlet to the s?a, thus
protecting the important oil fields of
the Baku district.
It appears from the meagre infor
mation at hand in London that the
British detachment voyaged by steam
er from Enzelli, Bersia. to Baku, dem
onstrating that the allied hold on the
Caspian sea already is fairly well es
tablished. The allied naval forces now un
doubtedly will endeavor to make se
cure their communications and, once
this task is accomplished, there will
oe hardly a possibility of the Central
Powers gaining possession or the Baku
oil fields.
The brief advices received here in
dicated that the Russian general Do-
kuchaieff was commanding at Baku.
The British advance through Persia
from Bagdad was accomplished under
the greatest difficulties. In the mnun
tainous sections they were resite.l bv
;i few groups of tribesmen but 'they
quickly overcame this opposition. The
British force crossed the Persian fron
tier and reached Enzelli, on the Cas
pian sea, by wav of Ramadan.
PRESIDENT IN SECLUSION
AND CLOSELY GUARDED
Manchester, Mass., Aug. 15. Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson came here to
day for a tew days' r;st in the seclu
sion, of a colonial mansion on the pic
turesque North Shore. Visits were I
interchanged with Colonel E. M.
House, the president's intimate iriend,
Out most of- the lime was spent in the
out of doors enjoying some of the
most deligntful and invigorating wea
ther of the present summer. .
The president and Mrs. Wilson were
accompanied by Dr. Cary T. Grayson,
the president's physician. The visit,
Dr. Grayson saia, was lor the purpose
ot giving the president an opportunity
for quiet and tor conferences wiui
dolonel House. While a lew social
cans naa Deen planned, Dr. Grayson
said, the president's chief desire was
tor quiet and he earnestly requested
the newspaper men not to follow the
president on his aulomoWte rides as
has been the custom on previous vis
its to New EngUuiJ.
So keen was the desire of the pres
ident for seclusion that he and "Mrs.
Wilson took up temporary housekeep
ing by thernselves in a recently va
cated summer residence with servants
left behind by the previous occupants.
The house with its imposing colonial
pillars, stands in the midst of spa
cious grounds on a rugged point com
manding a view ot the sea. In the
rear the land, thickly set with pine
trees, slopes down into a pretty vale.
In no previous visits to New Ensrland
has the president had more guards to
ensure tnat he will not be disturb
ed. In addition to an increased force
of secret service men, u detail ot nla
rines from Boston picketed the
grounds. Dr. Grayson pointed out.
however, that the guard was the same
that had been thrown about the pres-
ment since the Lnited Slates entered
the war.
At the station Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
were met by Colonel and Mrs. House
and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss,
the daughter and son-in-law of Colo
nel House. After a brief stop at the
mansion taken by the president, the
parly went to the summer home of
Colonel House for luncheon. Tiff only
other guest was Sir William Wise
man of the British embassy, who has
been visiting here for the past few
days. .
The president, however,- had no de
sire to spend much time. iadoors-whi!e
a "refreshing .north wind vas driving
away the oppressive heat and humid
ity of the pajit few days and with Col
onel House and Dr. Grayson he spent
some time strolling on the beach.. The
president was in outing clothes and
seemed in high spirits, smilingly ack
nowledging, tne greetings of the few
persons w-ho were in the vicinity at
the time.
After luncheons the president and
his wife motored witn Colonel and
Mrs. House to Ne.vburyport and on
their return the party dined at the
presidential cottage.
I -
Washington, Aug.' 15. -Provost
Marshal General Crowder announced
today that plans already have been
made for registering the 13,000.000 ad
ditional men which he estimates will
be brought under the, selective service
law when congress enacts the pending
bill extending the age limits to in
clude men between 18 and 45 years.
From this number approximately 2,
000,000 -qualified for full military ser
vice are expected to be secured."
So urgent is the need for additional
man power General Crowder said, that
the draft machinery is being put into
shape for. the great task ahead with
out waiting for final action by con
gress. Men of the new draft will be
needed by October 1 and in order to
get them registration day will ha
to oe neld not later than SeDtember
15 and if possible September 5th will
be fixed as the da v.
When the 13.000.0CO men are en
rolled nearly 25,000 000 men will have
Deen . registered since the United
States entered the war. There were
some ten million enrolled on the first
registration day, June 5, 1317, another
600.000 last June 5 and, several hun
dred thousand more are. expected to
be enrolled Aug. 24.
'Until the legislation is actually
passed," said General" Crowder' s state
ment, "it cannot be stated -with exact
ness, of course, what the new age
limits will be. But, because of .the
urgency of the situation, it is essen
tial that as much of the preparatory
work as possible be done at this time,
in order that the administration may
promptly avail itself of the new law.
To that end now, as in the past, the
utmotit reliance is placed on the Amer
ican people to supply the necessary
co-operation and teamwork.
"The situation is urgent, because, by
October 1. class one under the age
limits of the original - act will have
been entirely exhausted. Unless there
is to be a very serious interruption, in
the flow of American troops to thu
camps and thence across the seas to
France, class one must be replenished
at the earliest possible moment by
available men, both below and above
tne present age limits of 21 to 31.
There is, literally, no time to be lost."
German Submarines
Active Off the Coast
DEFIANT SUFFRAGETTES
NOW BEHIND BARS
Washington. Aug. 15. Twenty-six
women who have been defying the po
lice in demonstrations on the square
directly opposite the White House,
in protest against the senate's delay
in acting on the federal suffrage
amendment, were given jail sentences
In the police court today when tbey
refnsed to pay fines.
Ten day sentences were Imposed for
unlawfully holding a meeting without
permit and seventeen of the defend
ants were given five additional days
fT climbing on a statue of General
1,ayot te.
Today s sentences were imposed
for participation in the first demon
siration staged last week. Cases are
pending against most of these women
and a number of others on account of
later activiUcs.
The women made no attempt to ap-'
)'-al from the decision of the police
court judge and tonight began werv
ir.g their wntences. After court offi
uiis at th hearing called the roll the
women refused to answer any ques
tions put to them and remained si
knt. Th women will be eorrfined 'n a
ciry workhouse and according to pres
ent plana will not be sent to the Dis
trict of Columbia workhouse at Oc
cajuan, Va., where members of the
Nnucnal Woman's Party who engaged
in a similar demonstration last year
nd who were sentenced on the same
ctarge, were confined.
MISS MARGUERITE CLARK
MARRIED LIEUT. WILLIAMS.
Greenwich. Conn., Ang. 15. Mar
guerite Clark, motion picture, actress,
was married here today to Lieut. H.
J. Williams of New Orleans, who is
attached to the engineering corps at
Washington. The ceremony was 'per
formed in the First Methodist church
by Rev. H. B. Alley. The bride was
attended by her sister. Miss Cora
Clark. Lieutenant Williams Is divorced
from his first wife. He and his brtde
both gave their ages on the marriage
1, rente as 3L
Foreign Service Men Drown.
Washington, Aug. JS. Death by
drowning of two men in foreign ser
vice was announced tonight by the
navr department. Ensign Charles K.
Reed, member of a kite balloon detach
merit, w drowned yesterday. His
home address was Boston. Robert J.
Nash. Edge HiTI, Pa., mess attendant.
also met deals, by drowning.
UNION WAR FUND DRIVE
FIXED FOR NOVEMBER WEEK
New Tork, Aug. 15. The week of
November 11, has been set for the
great union war drive to raise $133,
500.000 for war work of the T. M. C.
A., the Y. W. C. A. the War Camp
ommunity service and the American I
Library Association according to an
announcement made here tonight by
r- presentatives of the four organiza
tions. The Knights of Columbus, the Jew
ish Welfare feague and the Salva
tion Army, the only other three war
relief organizations recognized bv the
government, will be asked to join in
similar campaign to be launched in
January. 191?. It was impossible to
arrange for these organizations to take
part in, the November campaign.
AMERICAN TROOPS READY TO '
START FROM SIBERIA COAST
Washington, Aug. 15. Reports, offi
cial and otherwise, from all parts of
rmssia inaca.ie tne news of the ap
proach of the allies spreading
throughout the country and that peas
ants are flocking to the standards of
any group openly anti-German and
anti -Boisheviki.
The landing of American treops &i
Vladivostok, announced today by Sec
retary Baker, marks the actual be
ginning of operations from the Siber
ian coast to the relief of the Czecho
slovaks. British and French contin
gents have been at Vladivostok for
several days and there is reason to
believe that the Japanese also have
landed.
BRITISH FfRE PREVENTS
ENEMY FROM DIGGING IN
With the British Army in France,
Aug. IS. (By The Associated Press).
Aside from patrol activities, the ene
my's infantry has been contenting it
self, with digging some shelter for it
self and in making another small at
tack in the Fouquescourt region. This
was speedily broken up by tne British
fire.
The enemy guns, which . axe quite
active at several points, seem to be
firing from a considerable distance.
Tbey also are active in the region of
Albert, which is strongly held. But
the advanced posts to the north have
been withdrawn and the batteries
moved slightly back.
Miss Gw Killed.
Sharon, Conn, Aug. IS. Miss Jessie
A. Gay of this town, 40 years old, was
killed tins afternoon when she backed
her automobile over a bluff in the rear
of the home of John R. Taber.. The
machine fell 25 feet, turning over and
landing on th wheels, but pinning
Miss Gay underneath. She was prom
inent in social activities in this sec
tion. . . . ... ... ..,-r
CONSPIRATOR ROBERT FAY
RECAPTURED IN SPAIN
vvasmngton, Aug. la. Robert iray,
who was convicted of placing bombs
on snips carrying supplies and troops
to Europe, and who escaped after be
ing sentenced to the penitentiary, has
been apprehended in .Spain. Secre
tary l.-aiisins announced today that h.
la "ting brought back to the United
Stales without extradition.
ray was. arrested with several other
Geiman agents, indicted, tried and
convicted in Nejif York on charges of
conspiring to deftroy ships which wero
conveying food and munitions to Eu
rope by placing infernal machines' in
their cargoes and attaching time
bombs to their rudders. He also was
connected with plots to destroy rail
road bridges in Canada and generally
committing sabotage with the purpoiy
ui jineriering wun tne movement of
supplies and Canadian troops to Eu
rope, being part of the vast agency
created by Bernatorff. Bov-Ed and
Von Papen of the German embassy.
Some months ago he escaneri from
the federal orison at Atlanta ni
where he was serving a term of im
prisonment and successfully- eluded
pursuit until recently, when agents of
tr state department located him in
pain.
As the crime of which he was con
victed is a statutory offence covered
by the extradition treaty with Spain,
and committed before the United
States became involved in the war,
Fay probably realized that he was cer
tain to be surrendered by the Span
ish government upon demand. There
fore, he waived extradition proceed
ings and consented to return to the
American prison.
FAY ESCAPED FROM ATLANTA
THROUGH FORGED PASSES
New York, Aug. 15. "Lieutenant"
Rqbert Fay, the German plotter, whose
arrest in Spain was announced today
by Secretary Lansing, had served
only a few months of an eight year
term when he escaped with another
prisoner from the federal penitentiary
at Atlanta, Ga., by means of forged
passes. Both men were employed as
electricians and had more privileges
than other prisoners.
Fay, who came to the United States
from Rotterdam in 1915 under the
name of H. A. Kearling, first came to
public notice when he was arrested
near Grantwood, N. J., in October,
1915, on suspicion tnat he was con
spiring to destroy munition ships.
Indicted, and later re-inflicted on
five counts, he pleaded not guilty, but
it was reported that he would turn
state's evidence. He failed to do so,
however, and it was said that he as
sumed all the blame in order to shield
other conspirators "higher up."
During a sensational trial, he testi
fied that he had deserted from the
German army and had fought with
the French. After having been con
victed and sentenced he addressed a
letter to President WTTson, asking that
lae be deported to Germany. . This re
quest was refused.
.Captain King's Body Found.
Warwick, R. I., Aug. 15. The body
of Captain Frank King, 37, of Stam
ford, Conn, was recovered off the
Roeky Point shore here today. Cap
tain King fell from his barge Bill
Scully and was drowned Aug. S off
Ccmrmicut light
THE ROUT OF BOLSHEVIK -BRINGS
DISMAY TO GERMANY
Washington, Aug. 15. The march of
events in Russia irom news received
today seems to be rapidly assuming
the proportions of a rout of the Bol-
sheviki and of a nature to bring dis
may to Germany.
With allied troops rapidly movins
south from Archangel, forces of Brit-
lsn, trench, Japanesa an.l American
troops at Vladivostok and operating
to the westward, and a British force
at Baku, the Czec ho-Slovaks have
taken new heart in their heroic fight
against the Germans- and Austrians.
Liite despatches today recorded the
advance of the allied troops from
Archangel to Babereshskaia. 100 miles
south, on the road to Vologda." ,'Th?
r-oisnevi.Ki are retreating and '.- were
reported committing every known
atrocity upon the civilian population
which openly has espoused the ause
ot the allies. The Bolsheviki
throughout Russia are reported not
only fleeing the advancing allies, but
the newly aroused Russians who have
learned that the allies are not beaten
on the west front, as the Germans and
Bolsheviki have been persistently
preaching. As the real news reaches
the great mass of the people, the men
are reported taking up the arms that
they carried home with them when
they disbanded after the debacle of
Brest-Litovsk. . .
Nantucket. Mass., Auqt 15. The
British steamer Penistone. victim of
a submarine attack' 100 miles east of
Nantucket Sunday, was sunk withoV
warning, Benjamin Davioj, executive
officer of the ship, reported on arrival
here today with other survivors. A
torpedo fired at close range hit the
vessel amidship, killing the fourth en
gineer and wounding four firemen.
The captain of the Penistone, who re
turned to his ship, just before, she
went down in the hope of obtaining
his papers, was captured by th U
boat and kept aboard, a prisoner of
war. "
The commander . of the Penistone
was Captain David Evans and the en
gineer killed by the explosion was
Cavivor Howells. , The fact was de
finitely established by naval authorities,-
it was stated, that Captain Evans
still was Aboard the U-hoat. The
Penistone left New York Friday with
forty men, comprising officers and
Crew. Twenty-nine of these were
landed today at I'rovincetown.' nine
were brought here and with Howells
dead, the only man not aei'ountecl lor
was the commander.
Davies and the .eight others brought
here were picker! un by a tug early
this morning, so utterly exhausted that
they could not speak clearly nor in
telligently. They had been adrift in
all sorts of weather since Sunday with
only the limited stock of provisions
kept aboard a lifeboat for such emer
gencies. All the time they had been
out the executive officer had sat at
the tiller, never getting up to permit
a shipmate to steer, and when he at
tempted to stand he collapsed.
After being removed to a naval hos
pital Davies revived somewhat and
ryas abl; to describe the attack on the
Penistone. The torpedo, he said, was
let loose at close range. It tore a
great hole in the vessel amidship,
wrecked the engine and scattered
burning oil over the fire-room .crew.
Howells was instantly - killed.
Through the hole in the phio's side
water poured in rapidly, filling the
holds. Captain Evans ordered his
men into the small boats and they
stood close by watching the work of
the U-boat. Then Captain Evans and
eleven volunteers started aboard to
save the ship's papers and the per
sonal effects of the men. All realized
that they were taking desperate
chances, for the Penistone was slow
ly settling.
This did not deter the volunteers.
however, nor were they frightened by
the U-boat, a short distance away-.
But the whole outfit was captured.
The men were ordered back to their
boat and Captain Evans was taken
aboard the submarine, while its Ger
man crew expressed its delight in
wild cheering. Then the U-boat com
mander had four bombs placed on the
Penistone and she went down exactly
an hour and a half after being struck
by the torpedo.
Davies was positive that the submarine-had
a lumber but he coukl
not remember. Iti Captains of - fishing
vessels sent down have stated that
the submarine they encountered was
without number which led to the be
lief here that there might be subma
rines of several types in American
waters.
Condensed Telegrams
The first class of weather observers
ever trained for the United States army
is preparing to . . leave shortly . for
France.
The. second chamber of the Diet of
Baoen adopted a motion reducing the
membership of the nobility in that
iiui.se.
Women emDloved in all branches or
industry in France number. . 626 000,
according to art official report, i
At Lord Furness' ship yards on the
Tees seven hundred women are work
ing as with spades and shovels, Oh
extensions.
H. G. Chilton, first secretary of the
British Legation at the Hague leaves
for Washinston to .exchange places
with A. Robertson, first secretary of
the British Embassy.
Dr. Marco Tiedel Suarez,;tne president-elect
of Columbia, is regarded
as anti-German and pro-American,
and has the confidence of th greater
part of the Columbian people.
Word has been received in Wash
ington of a proposed compulsory arbi
tration treaty between Uruguay, Bo
liva. and Peru,
A new foreign trade bureau estab
lished by the city of .Yokohama is in
tended to furnish information about
Japanese goods and thereby Increase
Japan's export trade.
Every six minutes a merchant vessel
arrives and another, departs from Am
erican ports.
The Danville tobacco market, one of I
the largest in the world, began the
191S-19 season Thursday, with the
prospect of breaking all previous rec
ords. Th staff of London, the Food Mini
stry, totals 11,933 employes and their
salaries, amount to $8,850,000 a year.
An increase of $235,000,000 a year in
wages and bonuses has been secured
for railwaymen in London.
New Haven coroner held Angelo
Gerardi for murder of Michael Flan-
nery.
Drowning of Everett G. Pillbrick,
electrician, of Nutick, Mass., while in
bathing in France, was announced by
the navy department.
GERMAN SUBMARINES
OF DEUTSCHLAND TYPE.
Washington, Aug. 15. German sub
marines carrying out raids in Ameri
can waters are of the cruiser type,
very probably converted merchantmen
like the Deutschland, which Wade two
peaceful trips to the L'nited States
before this country entered the war.
They are low-speed craft with great
-cruising radius, carrying large crews,
a. 9 inch guns and mine-laying equip
ment, as well as torpedoes.
4,000,000 MEN TO DEFEAT GERMANY
Plans of, War Department Calls for "Fully That Number Under
Aims Next Summer 2,300,000 Youths of Eighteen
Will Probably be in France Before August 1, Next.
Washington, Aug. 15. Four" million 30,' nearly two miTIion men must be
sent to Trance i mtj -
American soldiers can defeat the Ger
man army, in the belief ol ;General
Marsh, chief of staff, and present plans
of the w ar . department call for more
than that number under' arms next
summer with some ' 3,200,000 of them,
or eighty divisions, in France by June
SO.
These, and other important facts
concerning the nation's effort . in the
war as given to the senate military
committee ty General . Marsh, Secre
tary Baker and Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder, were revealed today by
Chairman "Chamberlain in presenting
to the senate the administration man
power bill extending the draft ages to
include all men between the ages of
18 and 45 years. . .
President Wilson is 'determined to
bring tha war to a conclusion -by con
centrating all forces on the . western
front, including Italy, Secretary Baker
told the committee, and General Marsh
supplemented this by statini,:' that ' it
was the purpose to end the great world
struggle quickly and decisively. For
the nation not to put forth its maxi
mum effort .at once, the . chief of staff
declared, would be but "playing Ger
many's game. '
Thirty one American divisions, or
approximately 1,300,000 men, are now
in France with as many more in
camps in this country as a reservoir.
Secretary Baker said that the accele
rated programme of troop movements
overseas which has enabled General
Pershing to organize h: first field
army of some -1,250,000 men will be
continued because of the generous ac
tion of the British government in sup
plying ships.
To carry out the present programme
of eighty divisions overseas by June
months. Mr. Baker would , not be
drawn into any" discussion of the coun-r
try's ability to transport men.-' But, it
is known that many more than that
number could be landed in tthe war
zone t the present rate of . shipments.
- General Marsh told the committee,
according to the report to the seiate,
that he was in favor of young men
for the army and that the youths of
18 registered under the new draft law
would be in France by June 30. He
estimated that some 2.300.000 men
qualified for full military service would
be secured from the new registrants
and he outlined the calls for the next
year or more, as follow:
August, 2250.000; September, 200 000:.
October,. 155 000: November, 150,000;
December, 150,000: January, 100.000;
February. 200,000 and 300.000 monthly
thereaft .-. until the end of next year.
Thi e calls would - aggegate 4 205.
000 against the estimate of 2.300.000
to be had from the new registrants,
but no explanation was made of this
and other discrepancies in the draft
figures. Genera Crowder has said that
the present reservoir in class one will
be exhausted by next October 1, but
Secretary Baker made it plain today
that the reservoir of tmen now in camp
in this country is sufficient to keep up
the present troop movement overseas.
Plan3 for considering the man power
bill in the senate next Monday were
blccked today because a quorum was
not present and a quorum Is expected
Monday and leaders plan then to vote
to end the recess programme so the
measure cai be taken up next Thursr
day. . .
The senate Is expected to pass the
bill within a few davs and it then will
be sent to the house.
FETE OF DELIVERANCE
FROM GERMAN MENACE.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 15 (Noon). ('By The Associated
Press). General interest in the situa
tion along the Picardy battle front has
shifted to the northward, where it is
confirmed that the Germans are
evacuating some of their forward po
sitions, Beaumont-Hamel, Serre, Buc-
These conclusions have been drawn I quov and Puisieux-au-Mont have been
by naval officers from detailed reports abandoned. British patrols crossed the
which have been gathered from tim. Ancre at Autnuine ana Aveiuy, norm
FEDERAL UMPIRE CALLED
ON WAGE CLASSIFICATION
Washington, Aug. 15. Members of
the War Labor Board found it impos
sible to agree today on questions in a
controversy involving tifty-eight war
industry plants at Bridgeport, Conn.,
and called in Otto M. Ridlitz.. director
Ol the department of labor's housinc
bureau, to act as umpire.
Mr. Bidlitz accepted the task and
will hear both sides of the dispute at
an executive session of the board to
morrow. The board is required ' to agree
unanimously in making an award and
after several hours' discussion today
decided to call on an umpire as the
law provides. This is the, first time
such a step has been necessary since
the board was instituted.
As umpire Mr Eidlitz will hear each
side and then cast the deciding vote.
The principal point of difference is
understood to be the the method of
classification to be established for the
governing of wage rates in the re
spective plants.
AMERICANS INDULGED IN
SEVERAL PATROL ACTIONS
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. 15. (By A. P.). There
was some bombing i-Jnd some observa
CAPTAIN MERRITT TELLS
OF LOSS OF HIS SCHOONER
Cap1- May, N. J., Aug. 15. Captain
William Merritt and the crew of ten
men of the American schooner Doro
thy Barrett, sunk yesterday off Cape
May by a German submarine, -were
landed here today, having been picked
up by a patrol vessel while rowing
ashore. The schooner was sent down
at nine o'clock in the morning about
twenty miles off the coast, Captain
Merritt said.
We were startled by a shot fired
across our bow," said the captain.
"That was the first. warning we had
of a submarine. We saw nothing even
then but we went ahead and prepared
to leave the vessel when the subma
rine appeared and hred lour more
shots. Then it submerged and came
up again about 100 yards away and
circled about us. We were not hailed
and the U-boat apparently was wait
ing for us to leave.
"By this time we had launched the
dory and all had gotten aboard. We
tried to follow the periscope of tKe
submersible but the Germans were ap
parently not anxious for us to ap
proach and really wanted us to ft
away. Finally we did so and started
to row toward shore.
"We rowed in about ten miles when
we met a submarine destroyer com
ing out, attracted by the shots. I
sent the crew on in and returned on
the destroyer to the spot where I had
left my ship. When - we got back to
the place there were no signs either
o'f our boat or the submarine.
"The last we saw of our vessel it
was in flames and fast sinking, but
whether the Germans had boarded
and fired it, or the ship had taken fire
to time since the U-boats first ap
peared off the Atlantic coast last May.
The largest of them probably is not
more than 300 feet long and officers
are satisfied they are not the super
submarines which frequent reports of
late have said Germany was building.
It may now be stated that the raid
ers have made no effort to attack
troops ships leaving for Europe and
that none of them ever has been sight
ed by outbound transports or convoy
ing warships. This fact, together with
the general character of the opera
tions of the submersibles. is accepted
here generally as proof that the sole
purpose of the rads is to hinder com
merce as much as possible nad inci
dentally to carry the German cam
paign of "frightfulness" to the United
States.
The Germans are believed to have
turned out six merchant submarines
and two of them, the Deutschland and
Bremen, are known to have been com
pleted before this country declared
war. At least one and possible two
of these vessels are believed to have
been destroyed, but the others un
questionably have been converted into
fighting ships. Their great beam en
ables them to mount much larger guns
than the ordinary U-boat and this oc
counts for the fact that they have out
ranged nearly all of the armed mer
chantmen when they dared to attack.
fc-peed bas been sacrificed to cruism
radius and it is estimated that their
maximum surface speed is not more
than twelve knots, while they prob
ably cannot do better than six sub
merged. Their slowness, officers sax-
makes them unsuitable for operations
in the war zone, where speedy destroy
ers are constantly on guard, and they
have been employed largely in spora
die raiding expeditions.
of Albert, last night, and went some
distance before they were fired upon,
Albert still is held strongly by the
Germans. British patrols, on entering
the town, were fired upon from the
Albert cathedral.
It wiil be remembered that the
German retirement in February, 191
to (he Hindenburg line was immedi
ately preceded .by slight local retire
ments such as have been made north
of. Albert. The jnystecy now'.ls
whether some sucH plan is being car
ried out by the enemy. If this is true.
the situation sboula be clarified in
short time.
Along the new Somme battle front
quiet still continues except for rather
increased artillery activity at several
points. Throughout this section of
Jranct.. and especially at Amiens, a
ARMY CASUALTY LISTS
CONTAIN 212 NAMES
Washington, Aug. 15. Two .army
casualty lists issued today contained a
total of 12- names. No nfarine list
was" issued. Today's casualties were
divided as follows: Killed in action.
43; died of wounds, ; wounded se
verely, 131; wounded, degree undeter
mined, 6; missing in action, 25. -
The army casualties list today
shows: -
Killed in action 17, wounded severe
ly 95, total 112. .
The list of New England men fol
lows: Killed in action: John C. Gram
storff, Everett, Mass.; Albert Yaczun
sky, 37 John street,- New London.
Wounded severely in action, include:
Sergeants Joseph F. Brown, Bangor,
Me.; George P. Dyer, Bangor, -M.;
James F. Philbrick.- Eeachmont,
Mass.; Wrarren R. ' Prputy, ' Miller
Falls, Mas -Corporals Peter J. Bris
son, Amesbury, Massr; JAtvah" J." De
forge, Cambridge, Mass.: Paul Fors
burg, Worcester, Mass.; James A. Ilc
Govern, Lynn, Mass.; William J. O'
Brien, Northampton, Mass.; Harvey
F. Taylor, Florence, Mass.: Edgar R.
White, 35 Beckley street, Barre, Vt'.;
Cook Edward W. Laudrick. Gardiner,
Me.; Walter 'Beauchaine, Hallowell,
Me.; Paul Beallieu, WmchenJon,
fete of deliverance from the menace I Mass.: Ara S. Belcher, Bangor, Me.;
of the Germans was celebrated today. Jurgis Bingelis, Salem. Mass.; Felix
Among the sandbags piled about the
statuary and the debris caused by
German shells, a few old-time resi
dents of Amiens, a group of Red Cross
nurses and some British and French
officers and soldiers gathered at
Amiens' great cathedral for service.
It was a most impressive ceremony.
The altar wa? decorated with the
flags of France Great Britain and the
United States. . The wartime congre
gation sat between two great piles of
sandbags at one end of the giant
structure. French soldiers sang in the
choir. . . .
Extensive damage was done to the
edifice by German shells during the
bombardment of Amiens. Many beau
tiful windows have been-smashed and
one shell penetrated the roof and burst
near the entrance, severely wrecking
that part of the gigantic church
Merritt, was valued at about $150,000.
tion work last night, but nothine to from the shells 1 do not Know
compare to the previous night, when ! The schooner, according to. Captain ;
enemy planes were over the greater
part of the allied line and far into
the back "areas. French and Ameri
can airplanes continue their observa
tion work and are doing some bomb
ing. Additional artillery' . has been
brought up.
The German position still is of a
mobile character, consisting almost
wholly of machine guns at thort in
tervals. The line offers an excellent
defence and at the same time can be
quickly evacuated. There was com
paratively unimportant patrol actions
today, but no attacks.
AERIAL ATTACKS CAUSE
PANIC IN RHINE TOWNS
Geneva, Aug. 15. An official despatch
received here from Frankfort, Ger
many, says that city was attacked
Monday by twelve enemy aviators
who dropped twenty-six bombs, kill
ing twelve persons and injuring five
others.
Reports from Basel, however, assert
that the casualties were far more nu
merous. These say that a bomb fell
in the crowded Kaiserstrasse, killing
many persons and stopping the street
cars, that another fell in the middle
of the large station and several in its
vicinity, while two more fell in the
barracks . and still , another near
Goethe's house, which was undamaged.
The Basel despatch says the aerial
attack has increased the panic reign
ing in the Rhine towns. , .
New Haven Aviator Killed
New Haven, Conn, Aug. 15. James
Lyons Goggins, an American naval
aviator, of this .city, was killed in a
frying accident in Italy on August 11,
according to a message received to
night from the navy department by
his mother. -Mrs. John J. uoggins. Gog
gins was a graduate of Georgetown
University an(i was a' iootball star
while in college. He enlisted with
a United States unit in Italy.- He was
27 years old.
ENEMY COUNTER-ATTACKS
HAVE NOTABLY REDUCED.
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. . V5 (By The Associated
Press). Sustained pressure by - the
French and the Americans on the line
between Soissons and Rheims appeal ed
today to be having the expected
result. -Information from behind the
German front, obtained by observers,
indicated the withdrawal of one or
two enemy divisions. In addition, the
counter-actions of the Germans have
been notably reduced of' late.
Moreover, the enemy's reply to the
American guns, which never have
ceased their punishment, has been
appreciably less prompt, and the fall
ing off in the enemy's aerial activities
has been especially noticeable.
LARGE TRAINING CAMPS
ARE TO BE MADE LARGER
Washington. Aug. 15. Plans for cn
largement of several of the big train
ing camps were announced tonight by
the army general staff. Camp Han
cock. Ga. designated as a center for
the training of machine gunners, will
be enlarged to accommodate between
56.000 and 60 000 men An officers'
training school, housed in tents there,
now will be given barracks and quart
ers and the total cost of new work will
be about ?2 000,000.
The capacity of Camp Grant, Illi
nois, which has been created an in
fantry replacement cantonment, w-ill
be increased from 42,000 to 60.000 men.
Field artillery firing centers are to
be located at West Point. Ky Camp
Jackson, S. C, and Fayetteville. N. C.
with six- brigades of artillery located
at each of them except Jackson which
will have four.
. Officers' training schools with tent
accommodations at Camps Lee. Ya.
Gordon. Ga., and Pike. Arkansas, are
to be given permanent housing at a
cost of $2 000,000 each.
FRENCH MAKE MORE GAINS
BETWEEN MATZ-OISE RIVERS
Paris. Aug. Further gains have
been made by the French in the wood
ed region between the Matz and Oise
rivers and just north of the Oise near
Ribecourt. according to the French of
ficial communication issued this ev
ening. For the most part h.owever,
the operations have been of a minor
character.
The text of the communication fol
lows: '
"During the course of the ' day
minor operations have enab.led us to
make progress in the wooded and
hill region between the Matz and the
Oise. We have eaptured to the 'north
west of Ribecourt the Attiche farm
and the Monolithe farm, which were
energetically defended by the enemy.
We made prisoners .
Army of the east: On August 14
here was moderate artillery activity
on the whole of the front. To the
west of I'orocanu the enemy attempt
ed a new attack, which was repulsed.
British aviators have bombarded en
emy bivouacs to the north of Gievgeli."
GOVERNMENT CONTROL
OF DOMESTIC MOHAIR
' Boston, Aug. 15. The government
has assumed control of the entire do
mestic fall clip of mohair, Lewis Pen
well, chief of the wool division of the
War industries board, announced to
day in a telegram to Jesse Kosn Land,
president of the Boston Wool Trade
Association. The fail clip is esti
mated at 3,000,000 pounds. It is pro
duced mainly in the southwestern
states.
Mr. Penwell said definite informa
tion regarding price.' commissions and
regulations probably would be an
nounced by September 1. '
Railroad Dodged Tax.
Chicago,. Aug. 15. That the Illinois
Central railroad has escaped taxation
on approximately a'billidn' -dollars'
worth of . property, from the y;ears 1889
to 1918 was charged today in a com
plaint filed- befote- the board of re-
,view oy Attorney General Brundage.
He asked that assessment be made on
the property.
RUSSIANS WILL FIGHT
FOR THEIR FREEDOM
Washington, Aug. 15. The official
of the state department declared to
day that far from being tired of fight
ing and wanting only to get back to
their homes, as the German propagan
da have reported, the Russians are
more anxious than ever to hght for
their freedom, which they thought
they had lost so soon after having
gained it by revolution. One proof of
this is found in the marching of arm
ed bands of peasants upon Petrograd
demanding food and charging that th
Red Guard have, robbed their farms
and stores of all provisions.
' The Soviet of Petrograd, fully ap
preciating the menace of the aroused
peasants, have fled to Kronstadt,
where, with Lenine and . Trotzky,
many observers- believe the Soviet
government is making its last stand.
ALLIES WAR TANKS HAVE
DEMORALIZING EFFECT
London, Aug. 15. According to un
official estimates here, the Germans
captured in the present offensive the
British Fourth army and the French
First and Third, total 34000, while
thus far 570 guns have been counted.
Of these, the British took 20,000 pris
oners ..and 450 guns. . .
There is clear evidence of the de
moralizing effect of the tanks on the
enemy. Where previously the Ger
mans offered stubborn resistance,
this time they surrendered almost as
soon a3 the tanks got near them.
HEROES' DAY MONDAY
IN NEW YORK CITY.
New York Aug. 15. Mayor Hylan
n a proclamation issued ton'ght des
ignated Sunday, Sept. 1, as "Heroes
day," in honor" of New York' soldiers
who have died in France, and named
a committee to prepare a suitaile
program. -
The proclamation calls on "all good
citizens" to lend their aid "to make
this Heroes' day a solemn and im
pressive public tribute to our dead."
"The past few weeks have .-been
weeks of battle and victory for . our
soldiers in France," the proclamation
reads. "They have met and beaten
the enemy and have covered them
selves with glory, and added new re
nown to the great name of America."
"It is altogether fitting that' we
should honor those brave men who
have died in arms for the cause of
human liberty by setting aside a day
on-which to celebrate their 'valor and
their achievements and their supreme
sacrifice."
J. Boisvert, Manchester, N. H.; Roy
H. Cunningham, Manchester, N. H.;
Wilfred Damboise, Nashua, N. H.;
Henry A. Day, Ashland, N" H.
Ernest Deschene, Som3rsworth, N.
H.: John F. Dorgan, Pittsfield, Mass.;
Herbert C. Durant, Exeter, N. H.;
Robert W. Evans, Monument Beach,
Mass.: Raymond Fanning, Everett,
Mass.; Thomas Flemming, Beverly,
Xiassj Newell G. Flood, Northampton,
Mass.; Frank Ford, Lynn. Mass.;
Frank Foster, Haverhill, Mass.: Eu
gene Gebe, Mascoma. N. H.; Howard
E. Gilbert, Oldtown, Me.; - Harold E.
Grandshaw. Pittsfield, Mass.; . H?.rvey
U Gray, Sedgwick, Me.; Arthur V.
Hillman, Hancock, Mass.; Elgar W.
Jeffries. Gardner, Majs.; Joseph A.
Lacoy, Northampton, Mass.: Napoleon
I-a Fontain. Northampton, Mass:;-
Stanley Lawnick, Easthampton, Mass.
Thomas N. Lennon, Northampton,
Mass.;' Ernest A. Mazerall, Bangor,,
Me.; James B. McGee, Salem, Mass.;
Erie J. Morrill, Morrisville, Vt.; Fran'-.
cis Fatneanoe, -wontpener. rrii
lard I. Patterson, Gardiner, Me.;
Fraonk F. Peasley, Pittsfield, Mass.:
Joseph J. Ravgiala, Haverhill, Mass.;
Zephlin Raymond. East Hampton,
Mass.: Leo A. Ricard, Belmont, N. H.;,
Norman N. Ripley, Bradford, Mass;
Volney A. Roberts, Guilford. Me.;
Charles R. Savage, Henniker, N. H.;'
Lewis R. Scherp. aDlton, Mass.; Dacis
Stambler, Darners. Mass.: Wilfred J.
Thibodeau, Peabody, Mass.: William
E. Thurston, Mount Vernon, Me.; Mar
tin L. Tilletson., Groton. Vt.: Frank L.
Vose. Leominster, Mass.: Harold P.
Waldrcn. Boston: Royal P. Webber?
Litchfield. Me.; Julian S. White. Pan--for.
Me.: Harry E. Whittaker. Haver-
hill. Mass.; George J. Wiilett, Mont
relier. Vt. '
A second section issued tonight, was
divided as follows:
Killed in action 26: died of wounds
7: wounded severely 36: wounded, de
gree undetermined, 6; missing in ac-.
tion, 25: total 100.
Among those who died of wounds::
Captain Hollock Welles. Brookline,
Mass.: Private George Cody. Cam-;
bridge, Mass.
The severely wounfled include:
Corporal Stanley Colody, Windsor,'
Conn.: Privates Percival G. Butler,
Worcester, Mass.: Stenti Cwek. Ter-.
ryville, Conn.; John J. Geary, Revere,
Mass.; Eugene- W. Jones, 90 Lawlor
street New Britain, Conn.: Ernest T.
Leblanc, Salem, Mass.; Anthony Mn
l;olis. Haverhill, Mass.: Francis R'.
O'Neil, Huntington, Mass.: Michael
Shemet, 2-4 High School avenue. Mer
iden, -Conn.; William L. Wenzel,
Wakefield. Mass.
Railroad Men in Draft. "
Chicago, Aug. 15 The . railway ad
ministration has protested against, al
leged unfairness in classification of
railroad men by draft -boards.' A com
municsrticn was received today from
General Crowder that .. declares the
railway administration has presented
8.177 , instances where employes con
sidered necessary have been placed in
Class 1.- He. urged that defeired
classification be granted ."in 'accordr
ance with the spirit of the regula
tions." . '
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
AGE LIMIT RAtSPD
New York, Aug. 13. Because of the
expectation that the draft age will 'be
raised to 45 years, the Knights of Co-;
kimbus have raised their age limit for.
field secretaries to 50 and will now
accept only "young-oid" men bevwii
the ages of 5 and 50, according to.an ,
announcement tonight by William J.
Mulligan, chairman -of the Knights'
committee on war activities.
Asserting thnt this, step, had been
taken because , the Knights "are co-
operating to the limit with the gov-.
ernment in all things." Mr. Mulligan
said his organization "cannot use any
man liable to draft," but needs thou--ands
of men "whose gray hairs don't,
signify ag?d spirits." . . .
Voting Not Compulsory. -
Boston. Aug. 15. By a margin .of
two yotes. 104 to 106. the constitutional
convention today defeated a proposed
amendment to permit the legislature
to make voting compulsory.
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