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. T ES r NEWS BY A5SOCT VTED PRESS.
LL PASO. TEXAS. NYlLRDAY EVENING. J L 28. I917.
siM.t.f: aPT f;e i ents.
PEI.IXEP.CD ANYWHERE rJPC A MONTH.
RMANS TO FLIGHT
MAN IAN
MORE AMERICAN TROOPS
El' SO HE HfcLD
DRIVE
Mrs MTUIM
:
ARE LANDED IN EUROPE,
GLAD TO GET INTO WAR
C W li tall Wll 8BbEBarBV
Out of 200 Members, Only
"Wounded or Captured in Battle Near Smorgon Alter
Having Defeated Enemy and Captured Number of
Germans, Including German Women Soldiers.
v "l.'HJRAD, Russia, July 18. i
9 V, h-n the Russian Women's bat- ,
1
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imand or lleath went into action .
',vt the Germans near SmorcoiL
v ,i mnitir.il nnmtwr of !
- .
en from whom it was learned ,
i h f irn time that German women i
-. re fighting on the battle
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t in western Russia.
v nunaeo neromes oi mt
. i 1-attaiion arrived in Petro
'a. leaving their commander.
ra Butchkareff, and Mary
daughter of admiral
urf. former commander of the;
fl. m and minister of marine. I
.-pital at Vitebsk. I
l.vi Arc CMMlnFi.
: viewed, the women said it was
..I t.iat of the 206 of the com-
reached the front only ao '
Twenty were killed, eight j
t,en prisoner and all the rest
a 'a ounded.
f.iri Attack Several Than.
' veral times." said one wounded
"ue attacked the Germans.
- - ally memorable was our attack
-..nassky wood, near Smorgon.
the enemy, hearing the voices
lr.st their nerve. The result
ti .-t -nam of them were killed, j
i i o- taken prisoner. Among '
r. , -c: er were a few women,
, n h-jm v, e learned for the first i
FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA ORDERED
CLOSED III! MMf REIGN!
Premier Kerensky Says Strong Hearts and Stern Haads
Necessary To Stop the Bout of the Army; Rioters
and Mutineers in Petrograd Are Disarmed and
the Capital is More Quiet Than For Months.
y.TROGRAD. Russia, July 27. J
' The provisional government, in 1
i.erj of the existing exceptional ;
-instances, has issued a decree ;
re the frontiers of Russia until
t 13 inclusive, both for persons
- to enter and those wishing j
- ii the country. The only excep- '
w.'l be persons holding diplo-1
passports and diplomatic ;
Mnt OMHerate A
' -n'ier Kerenski
!-nmt In Russia.
referring to the 1
said
I i-- the snecter of anarchy which
to be obliterated. Stout hearts
: ' -rn hards are required to stay
r. nt m the army. There is plenty
rui.ri nat. r.al in Russia, but it has
i a. .owed to go to waste.
Petrogrsrd Is Csilsner.
, .m,. Ens;. July 28. Dispatches
. . -rocrad dealing with the mill
political . situation concur
I '-orad itself is outwardly (
. man it has been for months. 1
ii , h is attributed to premier Keren-
. -rns repressive measures. In-
Pin Swallowed By Boy
Ten Years Ago Causes J
Death Of Appendicitis
! . 'jerque,
X. V., July
s !
s 1 operation
failed to save the
i r hi ward Scott, a IS year old
i- had suffered illness for ten
caused by a pin he swallowed
- . k ir-i edded in the wall of his
s,;"- Ti ysicians were puzzled
' e liov s sjmptoras but only re
- - as an x-ray examination
Tl.at disclosed the pin, which
. .i f. -ted the boy's intestines.
BANK CLEARINGS IN EL PASO
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50 Remain; Others Killed, j
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rm.
time that Gern.au women also
. , u
Are Ilesrrt rrf Hf Mm.
nQt fe, thc sliRhte
of our personal safet;.. Our pa:
was to serve the fatherland.
advanced gaily against the foe
lauehter and song, our only un-
1
nl,15all. sentiments beine nhtn
first came to the co roses. Once. v. hen
replying to the enemy s severe rifle
'and machine gun fire, we discovered
( tQ our amazement that all our men
comrades in the neighboring trencne
had treacherously fled, leavins us-
a handful of women to face the
enemy alone."
GeCTMM Art CSmBrlntrf.
t uonaon. tnc juiy a uiapaicu
to the Exchange Telegraph from!
Petrograd. dated Thursday, says: !
"Ensign Mile. Vera Butchkaroff. I
commander ot tne Kussian women, s
battalion, and Lieut. Sarydlova. suf-
feting from shock as a result of .
bursting shells, and about a dozen
other members of the battalion who
I were wounded during tne recent
I fighting, have been sent to Minsk.
I When they reached Poltava they
were welocmed by 100,000 citizens and
soldiers.
"It is said the women attacked the
Germans after the Russian male sol-
' diers had deserted, rushing forward
impetuously and firing their rifles
with deadly effect. Their German
prisoners were greatly chagrined
when they learned the ex of their
captors."
i
eluding the disarming of rioters and i
mutineers. Among tne arrestee; ex
tremists is said to be Mme. Kollontae.
LeBlar t let Caught;
The ministry of justice is said to
have issued a statement that tt has
clear proof that Nikolai Lenine. the
radical Socialist, and to of his as
sociates, Zinovieff and Kamenoff.
were concerned m a German plot
against Russia. Xone of the corre
spondents, however, mention the ar
rest of Lenine. The whole internal
situation is said to show signs of im
nrovement and according to the Times'
Odessa correspondent it is generally
recognized that the various domestic
problems must now await the end of
the war for solution.
On the other hand, this correspond
ent records the victory of the ex
tremists in the recent reelection of
the local executive of the council of
workmen's and soldiers' delegates.
tirnuftH Titles Ity Surprise.
It Is believed that the Germans
themselves were disconcerted by the
unexpected retreat of mutinous Rus-
sian troops near Tamopol and lack
sufficient forces at that point to
take full advantage of the situation.
Baby Bollinger's Death
Causes Mother to Grieoe
Until She Also Is Dtad
. nicapjo. iil, juiy zs. -rne death 01
formed infant, whose life a nhvslclan
refused to save in November. 1913. is
believed to have been responsible for
the death yesterday of Mrs. Anna
Bollinger, the baby's mother.
"After the baby's death." said Allen
Bollinirer. "my wife fell into a settled
melancholy and wasted away. If ever
a woman died of a broken heart she
did."
The baby Bollinger case attracted
attention throughout the country.
i The physician asserted that if the
child's life had been prolonged by an
operation it probably would have been
an imbecile and so crippled by physi
cal defects as to have been a burden
to itself and others.
HUDSPETH COUNTY ELECTION
IS TALI. FT) FflB Uir.IKT
IS CALLED FOR AUGUST 25
Pierra Blanca, Texas, July 2S. A
telegram from L. R. Millican an
nounces that the'election for the new
county of Hudspeth has been called
for August 25. Mr. Millican tele
graphed from Austin where he has
been on business connected with the
new county.
i:i''.'".:ax port. July 2S
Another American contingent
has safely arrived and disem
barked.
The American troops arrived by thc
same steamer whereon Kermit Roose
velt, his wife and child traveled.
Roosevelt will be a British officer.
When tenders went alongside the vea-
el Friday, the men were in high spir
its and frequently shouted:
Downhearted? X!
"Are we downhearted?" which was
answered with a roaring "No." given
with great enthusiasm.
Representatives of the general staff
watched the disembarkation. There
Has no civic demonstration. Onlv a
esFEHBUSBN INDICTED, GIVES BOND
AND ANNOUNCES
Indictment AgainSt Governor Contains Nine COUntS,
. , , . ,. , . i
une unargmg iimrjezziement, u titers misapplication
of Funds; Secretary of State, Commissioner of in
surance, Superintendent of Buildings Indicted.
.
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fj.
USTIIC. Texas. July IS. The
Travis county grand jury, late
Friday afternoon, returned nine
Indictments against governor James
E. Ferguson; four against Chas. C
Austin, state commissioner of insur
ance and banking: one against
Charles L. Stowe. superintendent of
public buildings and grounds, and six
against C. J. Bartlett, secretary of
state.
All of these officiate are charged
by indictment with the misapplica
tion of public funds.
Seven of the indictments against
the goernor are for the alleged mis-
I application of public funds, one is for
! allied embezzlement and one on the
cinrpe of diverting public funds.
AH of the indicted officials were
i served with the process at :30 p. m,
and all furnished bonds in each case.
T!i defendants furnished bond in the
s i n or $l"l'M) for each case, m ith the .
rrpni (in ni mp rovpmnr. wi n xsib
iior.4' in Til, ffirm nf fi.000 in the em
bezzlement case, and JTIOtHJ in each t
of the others.
The charges of misapplication of
pottle funds are for the alleged fail- i
ure of defendants to deposit the state
funds with the state treasurer within ;
the time required by law. The amount t
Involved in the embezzlement charge
sgAiiibi luc governor IB mit.
(tverar a Mrm Center.
During the last half ear the gov
ernor has been the center of a series
ot exciting Incidents. Last Monday
F. o. Fuller, speaker of the Texas
hou.v of reitresentativea. called a
special session for Aug. 1 to consider
whether articles of impeachment 1
should be presented against the gov
ernor. In his call Fuller said there
were four matters to be considered.
"l0-st "PIT?"1 beAn?,h "l"0" of
n'F":n"J.VLfi'".l'Lp?":
,ll,e'geV0rmVsVren,,a;.o'A,"ir The
awarding of West Texas A. and M
collese to Abilene.
Is Second Attempt. nine charges of felony plated against
This was the se. ond attempt made , him by indictments returned by the
to impeach Goi. Ferguson this year. ' Travis county srrand jury, by an
The first was in March, when a special j nour.i ing himself a candidate for gov
house committee went Into exhaus- 1 ernor of Texas for a third term,
live investigation of mansion expendi- "The issue is made '' declared Gov.
tures and the affairs of the Temple. (Ceatianed on Pace 21. (olaaan S.)
TISR START 1
THE DRUM FIRE
Berlin. Germany. Juiv 2 Drum
fire of the uratft inten-ity bf-an in
Flanders thi morning. t-as the offi
cial statement issued by the German
general stall loaa
x a -no- i v mci - ...
DRI
terrific fire, following nearly a'week!lS to dispatches received today.
or vigorous arniiery preparation.
ould Indicate that the British are
going "over the top" in force, prob
ably early tomorrow morning.
HrKixh HM Trenrhex.
Iondon. Eng.. July ;g. "We raided
the enemy's trenches last night south
of Armentieres." said today's official
report on the Franco-Beligan front
operations. "A hostile attack upon
our positions east of Oosttaverne was
successfully repulsed.
"The enemy's artillery has shown
considerable activitv during the
night in the neighborhood of Armen
tieres. north of Tpres and in the Nieu
port sector."
Every Exempted Man
ii.il n r HIT
Yr iu oe r ouna yy earing
Little Bronze Button
Washington, T. C Julv 28. The
little bronze buttons that will be I American bark Carmela has been
worn bv those exempted from service; sunk by a submarine. The crew was
In the new national army were being landed in safety.
sent ont to the local boards today, j
Every man rejected will get one. internal revenue in 1913 by president
On the button there appears the 'Wilson. He was dismissed from the
word: "Exempt." above the national j service June 18 by president Wilson
coat of arms, and beneath are the A. Clyde Scott, who is charged with
words: "United States."
FORMER CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
SCOTT IS ACQUITTED
San Francisco. Calif, July 28. On
a charge of embezzlement of govern
ment funds. Joseph J. Scott, former
collector of customs of the port of
San Francisco was acquitted by a fed
eral court jury last night.
Scott was brought to trial jury l
on four combined indictments charg
ing the embezzlement of approxi
mately J?0 of government funds and
$8390 worth of revenue tax stamps.
The money was stolen between March
2 and 3 and the government charged
Scott at this time cashed checks and
drafts sent in payment of corpora
tion and special bankers taxes, and
appropriated the proceeds.
Scott was appointed collector of
few spectators knew of the landing
These cheered and thc troops cheered
hack. The men entrained quickly and
left for their new quarters. A sig
nal company remained at the port for
some hours and these were the only
representatives of the contingent which
the publie saw.
Tvw General Reach EnBtaad.
London. Eng.. July 28. Brig. Gen.
Gen. K. M. Blatchford and Brig. Gen.
John Blddle. of the American army,
with their staffs, have arrived in Eng
land. V.kle:tH Is Silent.
Washington, r. C. July 28. The
government withholds information or
comment on the foregoing dispatch.
Gen. Blatchford was recently pro
moted. He was formerly a colonel of
infantry detailed at the school of fire.
FDD HEELEGTID
State bank, of which the governor for
merly was president-
Charge Against FrrziMM.
The indictment charging embezzle
ment against the governor contains
only mention of the sum involved and
the identifying date. The amount is
The charge of diverting- a special
fund names Jan. 8. 117. as the date,
and refers to the fund provided by the
legislature for the purchase of sup
plies for the executive mansion. It is
charged that the governor "did wil
fully borrow, withhold and divert
from its purpose" this fund, applying
I . r th. n,.rr-. ... tf "rirlMIl rfKirlft
wares and merchandise not authorized j
bv law
SIOI.33 Alleged MnliFl.
Of the seven charges of misappli
cation of funds, one refers to the
sum of J191.-5S, collected by Gov. O.
R. t'olquitt. Fergusons predecessor, as
insurance on the building of the West
T.ts Vnrmal school at Canton CitV.
The covernor Is alleged to have re-
ceived this sim from Colquitt and to.
have .placed it in the Tempiw hank.
The other sums, totaling SC.S61 and i
the alleged dates of misapplication are
presented without further data,
charge Agsdswt Nher Otileaaea.
Each of the bills returned against
secretary of state Bartlett charges
misapplication in that he is alleged to
have failed to pay Into the state treas-
ury funds held in his custody until af
ter tne time spec-men dt law.
In the case of c. o. Austin, coaa
mbnrloner of insurance and banking,
the indictment charges these misap
plications: Dec. S. 11. S!: Sept. it. 116.
I15S5: Dec. . 1S1. j:;.50; Sept. IS,
151 :. $:35.
The indictments against Charles L.
Stowe. superintendent of public build
ings and grounds charge tne misappii
the other instances there were addi-
tional specifications in the documents
y ' nd Jrr
AnmMmee for HeeleettM. I
Gov. Fersuson li..-, answered theiment on the subject until today
JAP SUBMARINE
SINKS U-BOAT
Ixm!on, Lnc . July
Japanese;
torned.. boat destroyer .-mashed the
perisc-ope of a hostile submarine in
I the Mediterranean and undoubtedly
.destroyed the undersea boat, accord-
MKHXJI.IV 5TKAM5HIP
THOKSI1AI. il'XKl HKsCl'KII
London. ..n?.. July IS. The Nor
wegian steamer ThorsdaU tons
gross, has been sunk by a German
submarine, says a Norwegian foreign
office report. Twenty members of
the crew were rescued. The sailing
vessel Vaarbad also has been sunk,
according to the same authorities.
The crew was rescued.
GHSASTIC EI.KV.ITHR O.V
WAY TO IRtfil'AY. SL'AK
Amsterdam. Holland. July 2S. A
German submarine has sunk a gigan
tic elevator for the Montevideo. Uru
guay waterworks, which was being
towed from Rotterdam to Montevideo
by a Dutch tug. which also was sunk.
AMBRlCAJf KAHK IS SUNK.
Plymouth. Eng. July 28- The
the embezzlement of $700.
placed on trial Monday.
will be
DEATH STEAMER EASTLAND
IS CONVERTED TO GUNBOAT
Chicago. III.. July 28. The steamer
Kastland. which turned over in the
Chicago river two years ago. causing
the death of more than 00 excur
sionists, is practically ready for serv
ice as a gunboat of the United States
navy.
The steamer has been rebuilt and
cut down so that it will be more sea
worthy and will be able to steam
about 22 knots an hour. When tht
government takes the Eastland Into
service he rname will be changed to
Wilmette, She will carry four 3
inch gunds and four 3-pounders, and
probably will be used as a training
ship on the Great Iakes. it is said.
Fort Pi!!. Okla Gen Bi.ldle was. be
fore his promotion, a colonel of en
gineers. His last prtvious assignment
was as superintendent of the United
States military academy at West
Point.
A. I'. Aaketl to "Kill" IH'.jMiteh.
At 9:40 ociock this morning, five
hours after its receipt. The Asso
ciated Press received from the com
mittee on public information, a re
quest to "kill" the dispatch from a
European port announcing the safe
arrival of another contingent of
American troops.
The Associated Press saw no rea
son for killing the dispatch, inas
much as it disclosed no military in
formation of a character to betray
the location or description of the
troops, and furthermore, because the
dispatch had been passed through the
oriicial censorsmp in t-urope.
I". S. Thief Cenior Snrprlel.
I The chief censor of the war depart
i merit told a representative of The
i Associated Press he was surprised
1 that the dispatch bad been passed by
the censor abroad because be sup
posed an understanding had been
reached with the allied governments
i as to what character of news respect
ing American military forces was to
he transmitted freely to the United
States. The Associated Press, too.
such aTarran"ment had been made,
........
hns been given to understand tnax
Net Prohibited Matter.
! Furthermore, The Associated Press
has before it no request from any
responsible official to submit news
of such a character, passed by the
censor, to officials in Washington be
fore being distributed to its mem
bers. On the other hand, the secre
' tary of war. on July 5. in a statement
l to editors, permitted press cables
- from Prance to go directly to ad
dressees without reference to Wash
ington, with the stipulation that cer
tain classes of information must not
be contained in them. No such pro
hibited information is contained in
the dispatch today.
Since July S no request has been
made of The Associated Press to
withhold or submit dispatches from
abroad prior to publication.
Itfcipatehex Are llerieW.
On July 3. the secretary of war.
by official order,
aroitrariiy ion
' possession of all cable dispatches to
newspapers ana press associations re
lating to American troops abroad, and
on July 4 and S dispatches from
France addressed to The Associated
Pros in New York were diverted to
the war department without notice
and later delivered to the Washing
ton bureau with, on one occasion, a
request for deletion, which as com
piled wila
On July 4. secretary Baker in New
York said to The Associated Press:
The present arrangement Is sir
a temporary one and will be main
tained only so long as It Is necessary
to perfect a smooth working: plaa
to handle this matter without Im
periling the lives of American citi
zens." Ban 1 Asnln Mitre.
On Jaly S. in an official statement,
secretary Baker announced:
"The emergency having passed, the
war department states that press ca
bles from France are again permit
ted to go directly to addressee with
out reference to Washington. These
precautions, however, must continue
to be observed."
Then followed an outline of mili
tary information which must not te
disclosed. Today's dispatch iu no ay
nTe7r with that order.
"The' Associated Press had no fur
ther communication from the govern
Calls fnr IHiantehrs.
The Washington bureau did
not
know whether the troops referred to
landed in England or France. The
Associated Press always has stood
ready to cooperate with the govern
ment, observing any request in the
national Interest.
The committee on public Informa
tion todav asked that all dispatches
relating- to troop movements he re-!
ferred to it for advice, but declined to
I av whether a representative could
aaibe reached throughout the night to
pon Inquiries.
TROOPS IN FRANCE
CALL THEMSELVES "AMEXES
pari!t Franee jnly zs.The Ameri-
ran troons in France have chosen
their own xubriquet, accoruing to tn
Matin today, adopting the name
"Amexea."
This was formed by piecing togeth
er the first two letters of the words
American Expedition- in a manner
similar to that adopted forming the
word "Ansae by which the Austra
lian and Zealand troops in the Brit
ish forces are known.
CHESTER, PA., IS QUIET,
AFTER RACE RIOTING
Chester. Ps- July 28. Patroled by
volunteer armed guards, this city was
auiet today after a renewal of race
rioting yesterday and last night. The
casualties now are officially placed
at two white, men killed and more
than 10 persons Injured.
The disturbances, which have last
ed for several days, are declared to
be the direct result of labor diffi
culties. The War At A Glance
THE Austro-German march
through eastern Galicia and
toward the Bukowina bor
der Is going on unchecked, so far
as latest reports indicate. Ap
parently the Teutonic purpose is
to give the retreating Russian
forces no pause until Austrian
territory has been completely
cleared of them.
In the west, the crown prince
Is the aggressive force at pres
ent as he has been for some time
past, bat bis liberal sacrifice of
troops are not gaining him any
ground of consequence. Last night
he met with a complete check
in a renewal of his offensive on
the Aisne front.
The British report a heavy fire
from the German guns on the
front from near the Belgian bor
der to the roast Evidences ac
cumulate that the Germans "re
preparing to resist a British attack.
I W 11111 hi! I Wl Ibr w
STRIKE
Chicago Is Center, But the
Walkout Atfccis Traffic
To Entire Country.
3400 MENARE
IN THE UNION
Railroads Send Out Notices
Of Embargo on A 11 Live
stock and Perishables.
CHICAGO. HU July 28. The strike
of switchmen, belonging to tne
Brotherhood of Railway Train
men which was called yesterday, be
came effective at S a. m. today on IS
railroads entering the Chicago switch
ing district.
SIM Men Invalied.
James Murdock, vice president of
the Biotherhood of Railway Train
men, received early reports that the
men had quit work at the appointed
time. Hbe said 344 switchmen be
longed to the B. of R. T.. in the Chi
cago district.
The strike is the outcome of a de
mand by the men for certain channel
in rules which the railways contend
mould establish a closed shop.
KaHronds Declare EBihargo.
The general managers' conference
committee, representing all the rail
roads affected, as soon as the strike
was called, declared an embargo on
all shipments of perishable goods and
livestock and notified shippers that
it would be in force until the strike
is settled.
Will Delay Traffic.
Although the strike technically is
local, it will have national scope to
the extent that It may delay traffic
on all transcontinental roads passing
through Chicago.
tr. S. Official Are Vnestoy.
Washington. D. C Judy 2S. Com
missioner Win. L. chambers, of the
board of mediation and conciliation,
was keeping in close touch with the
situation in Chicago through assistant
commissioner G. W. W. Hanger.
Government officials looked upon
the strike with some nneasiness in
view of its probable effect in delay
ing important war shipments,
tea vattee a Swsass.
One thousand, . Datrolroen were de
tailed to railroad; strike duty and re
ported at C eeloek.
Vlsfnrers Varr nn Number Out.
Railwav officials reported taht
more than 2i percent of the switching
force was at work today. Passenger
service was said to be little affected.
Headquarters of the switchmen re
ported that 98 percent of 60S switch
men employed bv the 19 roads quit
work. It was further stated by Mr.
Murdock that out of 1 ls switchmen
unaffiliated with any union 1094 had
voted to strike.
COLORADO ANlTsOUTHERN
SHOP STRIKE SETTLED
' Denver. Colo.. July 2. A strike Of
.about 250 shop men employed by the
jcolorado and Southern railroad wns
.settled last nigh' at a conference of
1 railroad officials and employes with
tiCmt flatten fn Page 21. Column
U. S. Reserve Officers In France
Win Praise For Skill and Spirit;
Troops Become Expert In Bombing
W
1TH THE All ERIC N FORCES
IN FRANCE. July :S. The
hard training which the
Ameriean troops are now undergoing
is bringing out a marked degree of
efficiency in young officers who re
cently joined the army, having un
dergone training at Plat tab urg or at
other camps. Regular army officers
are particularly struck by the en
thusiasm with which these men have
plunged into their work. They de
clare that the quality of these men
sets at rest any doubt of the high
standard of leadership in America's
vast new army.
CeiMe! Calls Them p4enM.
The colonel of one of the old line
American regiments, standing today
watching the work tr one of his bat
talions in which many reserves are
serving, exclaimed:
"They are simply splendid! I can
not say enough about them. I have
never seen a finer class of young of
ficers anywhere. With very little pre
liminary guidance they have shown
themselves capable of taking over en
tire direction of the battalion. They
have brought to their work not only
mnch of the technique of professional
soldiers, but the high morale and en
thusiasm of men who have been at
tracted to military service by natural
inclination."
More Wanted Kr Trntulrur.
The colonel expressed what seems
to be the opinion of most officers al
ready here, that as many of these of
ficers from the training camps as can
possibly be spared should be sent to
France at the earliest possible date
to undergo intensive training In the,
actual war zone, and also to have ex
perience in the trenches so that they
will be fitted to act as Instructors to
the American troops as they are
landed.
MisuH Preeede Hejrlment.
There Is a feeling that the young
fficers should not be held in Amer
ica until the regiments to which it is
proposed to assign them are actually
formed, but should come in sdvance
or their regiments so that they can
direct the final training of their men
here.
Traiim Ave tVerktac; Mar.
The men of the expeditionary
forces have settled down into the
routine of the new training very
quickly and are progressing as rapidly
as their officers expected. They are
up at r. ociock in the morning and
reach t-e training grounds not later
than drilling and digging with- i
ont lnt.r-uptlon until 1 1 After'
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Ti
APTURE VILLAGE
RUMANIAN OFFENSIVE IS GAINING;
RUSSIANS AIDIH IRE ATTACK
Germans Admit Truth of Petrograd Announcement
That They Were Forced To Fall Back Before Su
perior Forces of Rumanians; On Galician Front,
the Germans Make Some Further Progress.
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ATTACK PARIS;
Berlin. Germany. July 28. The
German airplanes last night dropped
bombs on the railway stations and
military establishments in Paris. The
official statement announcing the
raid on the French capital says that
all the German airmen returned.
Paris has been free from German
raids since January On the
29th of that month, the capital was
visited by xeppelins which dropped
about a doaen bombs, killina: Z4 per
sons and injnrtnfr 2. The raid at
that time lasted about one minute and
a half
Gj . t-ji , Pmth plateau, below K-iomea in a
CTfnUft LOUft rlOSlCT I". th war office anrouncM
j dar in the wooded Carpathians t : -
Mill rlnla l eJnnttS CiiWn T- atons have taken some hih po?
IViayilUlU 1 ZIUIIU VJCTI, tlons fiw .tm resisting Buss an
BeWme0f Ik Says U. 5.: .ermL1 te RoB,OBl -
' JSoehm-Krmolli s army corps,
Washington, I. C July 18. Court, war office report has crossed ti
Dlaster said to hare been distributed Jagielnica-Horodenka-Zablowow i.-i
w , t. twm , . K Hrrn in southeastern Galicia
by German STmpathlxers. has beeia In thti opper putra valley ti
found on chemical analys.s by thesou:r!, rn win of the .-:!ro-Ge"n-
deDartment of Justice tn contain
tetanus germs. Attorney general
Oetrorv todav warned the public
use onlr court plaster from reliable
sources.
HOVEMBXT TO TKAASKKR
Berlin. Germany. July 18. It is
officially announced that the German
government has been informed that
no negotiations are in progress with
th United States for the purpose ot
transferring German war prisoner
from Kngiand to America
half .mi hour for lunch and another
hour fr rest, thev drill ai;ain from
1 until 4. to ocl.H-k. The men lunch
in the field, having tanilwiches anil
other cold rations prepared for them
before they leave camp each morning.
The French soldiers who are traln-
ing thc
ociock.
the Americans rest rrom li to -
Tnev nave field Kitcnens and
eat a hot midday meal.
'hike .NaOrally to llamalng.
As was to be expected, the Ameri
can soldiers have taken naturally to
bomb throwing. They like that part
of the dally program better than any
other. When they are not hurling
dummy metal missile... they may be
seen practicing with heavy stones,
dummy shell holes having been con
structed as targets. The Americans
are wonderfully accurate and the
French instructors are amazed at
their skill, so easily acquired. This
of course, is due largely to baseball
training, although bombs are thrown
with a straight arm swine nuite dif
ferent froift the elbow motion of the
baseball pitcher.
Avratt "HBif Trlade" Bread.
Word was received from headquar
ters today that the expe.litionarv
force field bakery wonld be -n opera
tion withtn the next few .1 its. sup
plying th: soldiers with "h-mmade"
American bread. They have been
living thus far on the French war
bread.
Representatives of the Salvation
Army arrived at headquarters today
and will soon make arrangements to
hold meetings tn the various billet
ing areas.
l'resrare for the CeM.
The headquarters staff has received
from the French government meteor
ological data of the department in
which the American troops are train
Prosperity Bulletins
"Oar advertising proposition for spring (January 1. 117. to June ::'.
1917) was the largest in the history of this company, and onr ex.nditurt
for Fall will certainly not be aar less."
W". U DOt G LAS SHOE COMPANY, Brockton, Mas.
"I am glad to say that our baMinenn is very satisfactory, ai i we a-e
oversold on our dairy product: but isauarurh as our advertising b i- ha
been in the nature of business nMUisnte for the future we pla : -o
it up."
CHARLES F. MILLER. Hamilton Watch Cot-
T.ii . a- . r. 1' -i .vama.
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TROORAP. Kubs.a. July -
ho Reman. an frort Kumar..
roops are contir.u.n their pj
,
of th. retreatir- Au-tro-Gen
rces in the diTtctun of Keczi-
rheiy. They have o--cjpied t:
eiKnts southwest of Hr
tsozi. fa;
. and t.v
' mourn
.:- Russ .
They
: ri-r ar
unnsr an artHIerv ratt
prisoners.
In the region of KaUk .
on the Rumanian front t.
tronps also are aivar.ci"r
pushing toward tht ft i
have occupied Bod ti pie on
the 1. '
bank of that stream.
Kbm4simi IaOeit Jn Castlleta.
On the battle front m cal.cia,
the Teutons have been or. the c:
sive nothing of martial nnporta
occurred esterdav according to i
nfrrioiat innr.iramPn' t.iv In
! Carpat1- .ans th Teutons attackel
the -t or Xiriibatvi an l rr(1-'1
baek-.l The Rui-sian atiathnert
Tewt Take Ptailtloas.
r. t ;rn my, J j'- "
" ; 0!-:riar.ded by a--nduke J'se
tie Austro-Germans are nearing th-
harm v has retired to t e eastern
of th Beresnri
mO'i'ita n
be for-
perm- prsaur
itUT.aalans.
of the
GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS
ON AISNE FRONT; FAIL
Pans, Frnace. JuTv i. After
Molent Iiomardmnt 1 niht. tl
Germans returne! t . t. e offensi
on the Aisae f"o: ' lelier:nc
-eriei' of attacks I'iO wa- t f -
annoHnres that the Germsns we:e .
nuli-ed with heavy josses
ing ai.t also for the l
in wl-Kh the troops
h einployeiL The..
January is the co
of the
i y eentu
fi-.Tires !
:t nth of
year, with a mean
degrees Fahrenhei:
tt n-pt -ature of
unum of i
f -.ero .1
a-i aer -
. il an aie1
! lys b.-i .
- luite ro
ai ir. r.
ol i mo-1!
ite a l.:t
and a minimum of ah-i
is the hottest rronta w.tli
maximum of 9o decre- a
age minimum of 4". the
very warm and the msrht
Nove-rSer. Decern! er, Ja
ru.-r and March are t
with n.uch rain and
snow
I'reparations alreadv a hei- c
ma.o t.i ,rotect the ---en as fa- as
possible from w.nter rarcships Tr
dampness causes the col.j to be to!:
keenl. a temperature f freezing o"
this -ide l eine- as uncnmro-tahle ar .
j di-.--p-.-i:.::;; as zero -n ip: Amene--
latitude
Kager for Amruement.
f The h.r.l work of t-oon. in tra--;
in;; ha. made the off.o, -s ni-Te keen;
.anxious than ever to p-ovide whol--
some amusements for then. In t!i-
moments of leisure Thev now h . e
band concerts given hot'-, -y thei- on -and
French bands and it i'hoped eo
to hae moving picture outfits aai
able for every battalion The sue
sestion has been made th-it war p: -tures
such as the Enehh film of t"
Somme battle and later p ctures f---that
front should be hown to the me
repeatedly, glvlnsr them ai accuri
idea of what actual f'Tht -ig co
tions are like.
Plan TW1 the Froat.
It is now being pl-ined t i take ho
officers and soldiers to t:-e Frer. '
front in detachment- f-orp t.me :
tlhe so that thev mar s- e and stu-l
Iif" in the trenches befor - ther a---a.-tualH
railed 'ni t 'ake t-.
places there. (Bv A. p i
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