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FOGH STRIKES TO CUT OFF
GEN. VON BOEHN'S RETREAT
MILK MAY BE
PUT AT DOOR '
. BYUNCLESAM
TOSAVEBABES
Publication by tha Children's Bu
ar&u of the Department of Labor, of
'a report showing that the high cost
of milk in Washington has resulted
'in cutting off milk from a large per
. centage of the babies of poor fam
ilies, seems destined to result in a
-dty wide movement designed to
lower the cost of this infant food ne-
eessity.
' Leaders of activities for the wel-
ft re of Washington intend to appeal
I to the District Food Administration
fior action that will restore milk
I prices to a lower level and many
'egencies soon will be at work seek-
JJcya-8oSUrof the problem.
One of the plans advanced isior
supervision by the District Food'Ad-
ministration of the distribution of
ftilk here, so as to guarantee .a sup
ply of milk to every home in the city
housing a child.
Women To Protest.
Mrs. Philander P. Claxton. of 1T17
Lamont street northwest, vice presi
dent or the National Mothers' Con
gress, today declared that protest
flans are being formed to be taken
up at the next meeting of the con
firms. "It Is Indicative of lack of fore
sight for the food administration to
issue orders regulating the sale of
food used by growrf-ups, so they may
have enough to eat. and then entirely
tu neglect the welfare of these thou
sands of helpless babies In Washing
ton." declared Mrs. Claxton. Con
cern for the health ofthese Infant
should be first in the thoughts of the
food administration official, but
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, DEFEAT BOLWIKI
LONDON', Aug. 28. American and
Japanese troops hare driven the Bol
shevik forces back six mil's on the
Ussurl river front. In eastern Siberia,
according to a delayed dispatch re
celved from Vladivostok today.
RIOTS IN VLADIVOSTOK
That there has been some disturb
ance In Vladivostok of a local nature
was reported to the State Department
by Consul Caldwell.
The Department raid It presumed
the trouble had been attended tu and
that there had been no change In euv
emment. The Department had no advices con
cerning a report that General Plesh
koff had seized the anti-Bolshevik
leadership In Siberia, acting for Gen
eral Horvarth.
Reports that General Horvath by a
sudden stroke has irl7.ed control of
the Itusslsn military forces in eastern
Siberia puzzled officials and diplo
mats here today.
While diplomatic dispatches for
some time hae indicated that Hor
vath was at odds with the provisional
Siberian government at Vladivostok,
an open break has not been expected.
Horvath has placed General Plesh
tcoff in control of Russian forces in
eastern Siberia and has induced great
numbers of Russian volunteers to
rally to his standard, reports indicate.
The allied consuls have announced
their support of the Zcnratov (local
parliamentary body) as the lawful au
thority in Vladivostok, and have rec
ommended disarmament of the antl-
Bolshevik forces of Generals Plesh-
koff and Horvath.
CHASE "RED" FLOTILLA
LONDON, Aug. 2R. Delayed official
YANKS-JAPANESE
h dispatches from Archangel received
today state that the allied forces have
been in contact with the Red Guards
on the Russian front. A Bolshevlkl
rlrer flotilla was dispersed.
R SENDS
HE
TO SCENE OF
FATAL CLASH
Additional Mexican troops are re
ported today going into Nogales, and
Amercan cavalry and machine guns
have been ordered up to prepare for
any repetition of last night' out
break on the border, the War De
partment reported today.
A conference was to be held this
forenoon between General Callcs and
the American commander at Nogales.
A conference last evening resulted in
withdrawal of troops from both sies
of the line. Desultory firing con
tinued from the Mexican hills.
Caused By Smuggling.
The engagement started at 4:10
H. m., the result? of custom guards
efforts to halt a suspected smuggler.
A Mexican in the, depot on the Ameri
can side Sred upon them, and this
was followed by firing from, cover
from the Mexican side.
Companies G and H, Thirty-fifth
infantry, took part. Colonel Herman
was on the list of wounded. Major
General Holbrook has Instructions
and large discretionary power to deal
with all border problems.
No complications are anticipated,
and the border force Is sufficiently
strong to meet any Invasion.
Major General Holbrook has or
dered up two troops of the Tenth cav
alry, together with machine guns.
Latest War Department reports,
filed from Nogales at 10 o'clock last
night, said all firing across the bor
der had ceased at that time. These
reports showed one American officer
and two men had been killed, and
two officers and thirteen men
wounded.
Itegret la Expressed.
Commandant A. J. Abasola, of the
Nogales garrison, today officially ex
pressed his regret because of the fatal
clash between Mexicans and American
troops. In which a hundred Mexican
troops were killed.
The American dead: Capt. J. D. Hun-
gerford, Corp. Barney LoLz.
Seriously wounded: Lieut. Luke W.
Loftus.
Wounded: Lieut. Col. Frederick H.
Herman, shot through right leg; Capt.
Henry C. Caton. Saratoga Springs, N.
v.; Lieut. S. L. Lockwood, Nogales;
Gaston Reddoe, customs guard.
A military court is- Investigating
the affair. The popular belief is that
the trouble arose over an attempt by
Mexican immigration official illegal
ly to pass a Mexican across the
border.
Commandants Abasola declares the
outbreak was due to 111 feeling be
tween Mexican and American border
guards.
Probability of the clash being pre
cipitated by German agents In an ef
fort to bring about strained relations
between the United States and Mexico
was considered, but army officers
were Inclined to think the affair was
nothing more than a pori'tteous
"flare-up." Tension at the b' lrr Is
usually at a high pitch and occasional
outbreaks are expected.
SPY TO BE SHOT
PARIS. Aug 28. Manuel Menanda.
of Madrid, today was sentenced to
death by a military court for attempt
ing to inform the enemy of the ar
rival of American troops and the lo
cation of their camps.
ASK RAISE FOR FIREMEN
Sloro pay for District firemen Is advo
cated by the Central Labor Union. In
a resolution adopted last night the union
declared firemen have had but a "triv
ial Increase' 'la pay since 1WC and the
cost of living has Increased SO to 100
per cent. The Increase of pay advocated
is SI a day.
SIBERIAN FOE RETREATS
1-ONOON. Aug 2S.- The Bolshevik
forces on the I'ssuri river front In
eastern Siberia have retired a distance
of several miles, according to an V.x
change Telegraph dispatch from Tlen-Tsln.
FRANCE SENTENCES
EVA ROY CAS
CLEARED
The Camp Humphreys sergeant,
under military arrest at the camp
for desertion and for three weeks
held as a suspect in connection
with the murder of little Eva Roy,
has practically been exonerated by
the county officials of Fairfax
county, following several hours'
"sweating" process at the scene of
the crime near Burke Station, Va.
The soldier, a first sergeant in an
engineer company, was accompanied
from the camp by two guards and
Commonwealth Attorney C. Vernon
Ford.
Escorted Over Groond.
Accompanied by the county officials
and Morgan Bradford, chief of &
Washington private detective agency,
the soldier was escorted over every
foot of the ground which has been
mentioned in the chronicling of events
In connection with the mystery baff
ling the investigators since August
C. At each point of the measured in
vestigation and every local scene In
connection with the murder, the sol
dier uas subjected to a continued fire
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KAISER1N VERYILL,
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AMSTERDAM. Aug. 28 The Kals-
erlns condition has taken a turn for
the worse, according to advices re
ceived here today, and shels now suf
fering from a weakness of the heart.
Because of the serious -.alure of
the Kalicrln'. Illness, Kmperor Wll
helm is unable to icae Wllhelma-
hohe.
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SUSPECT (S
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THE BREAKDOWN
0LLIEM.
DIES IN
BALTIMORB, . Aug. ,-2S-Santor
Ollle M. James died at 6:15. o'clock
this morning at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital.
tor several months the Senator
from Kentucky had been a patient at
the hospital suffering from stomacn
trouble. When he was admitted to
the Institution, it was not believed
that he was in any immediate dan
ger, but his condition became critical
several weeks ago. Senator James
was confident until his last hour that
he would recover.
Secretary Tumulty will attend the
funeral aa the personal representa
tive of President Wilson, it was
stated at the White House today.
With the passing of Senator James
the country loses one of the best
known men in public service and the
Democratic party one of Its most ag
gressive personalities. Physically, a ,
giant, one of the largest men In cither '
house of Congress, Senator James
had long been a familiar figure in
Washington and the picture of him
walking along Pennsylvania avenue.
In company with Congressman "Tnm-
Heflin of Alabama, or some other
of his close friends, will live long
in the memories of District residents. I
..-cuntui ,jin wo & ucniocrat Dyi
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"GAS" ORDER STOPS
19,000 OC. AUTOS
By BILL PRICE.
"'""" mousana v asningion own-
era of pleasure automobiles and hun
dreds of owners of motor boats and
motorcycles are directly concerned In
the appeal Issued br the I'uel Admin
istration that until further notice all
use of these vehicles be stopped on
Sundays, that gasolene, now becoming
scarcer, may be saved for the allied
armies.
The tip goes out that unless there
Is voluntary compliance with the re
quest In every part of the country
east of the Mississippi river, mnnda
tory orders may have to bo Issued.
It Is frankly admitted that the re
quest, although hinted nt from tlni" to
time in the pact ns a probability, be
came suddenly necessary because of
realization that the supply of gaso
lene in the i:asl Is fast diminishing
and may seriously affect the needs of
the allied armies for their operations
In France and elsewhere.
Sating Uncertain.
Officials are unable to make esti
mates of what the saving may be,
stating that It all depends upon the
attitude of the public. It is believed,
though, that. there will be compliance
on the part of hundreds of thousands
of Americans, especially when It be
comes known that the action is nec
essary to accumulate reserve stocks
of gasolene sufficient to Insure the
prompt loading of allied vessels car
rying gasolene.
Frequently. It Is stated, the ships
come Into allied ports In great num
bers for gasolene and nil, and the
sudden shortage has caused a fear
that these fleets may be held up to
the detriment of the allied armies If
something Is not done to conerve
and build up the reserve supply.
There are 10,000 pleasure cars In
the District alone, not counting thou
sands in neighboring regions In
JAMES
HOSPITAL
SKNATOIt OIJ.IK M. JAMES.
Who Had Been III For Many Weeks
With Stomach Trouble.
Maryland and Virginia that are used
for both pleaiurc and business.
The official request exempts all
motor vehicles ujied for necessary
business or professional purposes, aa
in the rase or physicians "or under
taker, ambulances, and on errands
of necessity In rural localities where
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Skilled workmen In the shipyards
of tho United States will be granted
an increase in wages, it was learned
authoritatively here today. Demands
for a county-wide standard wage of
$1 an hour, however, will not be
met.
Announcement of the advance and
the amount will be made probably
on Labor Day.
As a result of the conference with
the President last night, the ship
ping board labor adustment commit
tee has worked out a wage scale
which, it was said, would be accept
ed by the union leaders. None of
them uould divulge the naturo of
the agreement, however.
The present wage controversy,
while originating among Parlf-c
coast workmen, now Include all ship
yards Previous decisions of the
labor committee would indicate that
four separate wage schedules would
be established In raising the pay
generally, because of the variance In
living costs.
BSSSSY " SsSsSsvSVSVsSl
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SHIPWORKERS WIN
WAG
NCREASE
112,000 FOES
TAKEN SINCE
JULY1
German prisoners, taken from July
1 to date, number about 112,000, and
the heavr guns taptured number over
1,300, Chief of Staff March stated to
day In his conference with- news
paper men.
In answer to questions, March
stated the Ninety-first division Is In
training In France with Brigadier
General Foltx acting aa commander.
One of the new major generals will
be named to take command.
March's latest statistics on troop
shipments and other subjects were
not disclosed today. He devoted him
self solely to a review of the alUed
movements since last Saturday.
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LONDON. Aug. 28. Three treaties
between Russia and Germany, supple
mentary to the Brcat-LItovsk peace
treaty, have been signed at Berlin.
saya a neuter dispatch from Copen
hagen. '
The supplementary treaties deal In
detail with matters of peace, finance,
and civil law between Russia and
Germany not covered at Brest-Lltovsk
and at that time specifically reserved
for later negotiations.
These negotiations have been on at
Berlin for some weeks.
AI REVERE BEACH
RBVERK, Mass.. Aug. 2S Capt
Clarence F. Borden waa killed and sev
eral other firemen Injured In a fire of
unexplained origin which early today
swept a block in the thickest part of
the amusement section of the beach,
causing a property damage estimated
by the police at $400,000.
Captain Borden, with a dozen other
firemen, were trapped in the Nautical
Gardens by a hot-air explosion, and
the former was burled In the ruins of
the building
The Are started In the monkey
houne about 1.20 a. m
Mure than a dozen hotels and places
of amusement were destroed. All
were frame structures
130 FOES WASH ASHORE
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 2S. It is re
ported by the authorities in Jutland
that Juring the last few days the
bodies of 120 German marines have
been washed ashore on the western
coast of Jutland.
The authorities say that it has been
substantiated that the marines were
on German destroyers, wnicn likely
were lost In an engagement or by
coming in contact with mines.
REDS AND GERMANS
IN
NEW
REATIES
ONE DEAD IN FIRE
THIRTY TOWNS TAKEN
IN DRIVE BY FRENCH:
BRITISH UNE ADVANCED
PARIS, Aug. 28 (4 p. m.) The German End is
cracking along the "whole fifty-mile front fronvLas
signy to north of Arras. The enemy is falling back
hastily upon the Somme, the center of which is
marked by Feronne and Ham. The allied infantry
at some points is only a mile and a quarter from
the Somme. They have passed five miles east rf
Chanlnes.
Once more General Foch has shifted Irk major oper-
arjons and as a result the Germans hare beea bark bade
for a distance of seven and oae-half m2es at some places
' , The French armies oa bom sides of the Ayre river,
have swept forward, 'taking two great Qexmcn stnajfholds
in the past twenty-four hoars. They were Roye aasl
Chanlnes. In addition, twenty-eight other towns bars'
been won.
FRENCH LINE ADVANCED. , J
The French Ene has been advanced norm' ofme Airs!
almost to a line running from Nesk to Doropierse, takasj
by the British yesterday.
On the British front the .greater part of Trpns wood
has been wrested from the Germans. Foucacourt, which!
has been strongiy held, finally was captured and the Brit
ish first army has pushed ahead on the Anas-CambraiToa
reaching the outskirts of Hsncouxi, Remy, and Bc-kyx
Notre Dame.
North of the Scarpe the Germans managed to fores;
the British back slightly by-strong counter attacks.
The advance of the French b most important, as tbejf
are now within about two miles of the Somme river. Thejj
may soon be in a position to cut off the retreat of a maps
port of General von Boehn's army, which has been cBng-
ng to Noyon and the territory in mat sector.
CROSSINGS ARE BOMBARDED.
Already all crossings of the Somme river are unde4
bombardment and the Germans are going to have a mighty,
hard time effecting a retreat. The speed with which the
French troops are sweeping forward indicates that Genera
Foch knows full well the position he has got the Germans;
in ana is striving to taks full advantage of it
General Mangin's tenth army can now be expected td
renew its drive in the direction of Chauny. If the French'
succeed in pushing ahead in that sector the enveloping of
the army of von Boehn will be complete and the German?
will be faced with disaster. The next few days may bring
great tidings. It b safe to say that the allies are on the;
eve of great successes.
Americans Now Fighting
In the Picardy .Battle
PAEIS, Aug. 2S (4:50 p. m.). American troops are re
ported to be participating in the great Picardy battle.
General Mangin's anny, with Americans co-operating,
is attacking northwest of Soissons, between that city and
Chavigny (three miles northward), according to battle
front dispatches received here this afternoon.
The Temps declares that Mont Renand, one of the bas
tions in the defense of Noyon, has been captured, and thai
Noyon also has probably been takon.
PARIS, Aug. 2S (i p. m.). Huge German forces are
facing disaster as the result of the sensational advance of
the French troops under Generals Mangin and Debecey in
the vicinity of Roye and Chaulnes.
The German lines of retirement from Lassigny are mv
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