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El Paso and West Texas, fair; New Mexico, local
showers; Arizona, showers northeast. (Food forecast
for Thursday One wheatless meal.)
TODAY'S PRICES
TXKan bank notes, state bills, 91Sc: pesos. 78c;
Mexican gold, SogoeHc; aaclonales, 17H1854c; bar
-.'vrr, H. & H. quotation, $1.01; copper, $26; grains, I
rv.fr; livestock, steady; stocks, higher. j
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EL PASO. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 28. 1918.
SINGLE COPT FIVE CKNTS
FRENCH
HOUSE VOTES DOW
SENATE AMENDMEN
TO MANPOWER BILL
Measure Passed in Senate Yesterday Is Sent Today to
Conference; Changes Made by Senate, Which Added
Work or Fight Feature, Opposed by Lower House;
Grouping of the New Kegistrants Explained.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 28. Senate amendments to the roan
power bill extending the draft
vesterday, were rejected formally by the house today and the measure sent
o conference.
Arrangements were made for the conferees to meet immediately with
the hope of smoothing out differences after a few hours of discussion.
GENATOfl Fill
KENTUCKY 15
Ollie M. James, Democratic
Leader, Succumbs
Early Today.
V. ashington. D. C. Aug. 28. Sena
t ullie M. Junes, of Kentucky, died
S' C 30 eclock this morning at a hos
;.'al in Baltimore, where he had been
. i for some time.
Fire Terms In Congress.
" I ;e M- James, one of the leaders
of the Democratic party and long a
c-minant figure in Kentucky politics.
tt-ed five consecutive terms as a
member of congress from the First
Kentucky district, was elected United
s..tes senator by the general assera
in 1S12, and was renominated for
- at office by a large vote at the state
i. ie primary on August 3, last.
Born in Crittenden counts-, Ken
v. k. July J7. 1STL, and eduoated in
.:-:ic and academic schools of that
eiticn, James took an early Interest
- politics and at the close of a iegis
-e cession, during which he served
page, be began the study or law
n the office of his father. Judge L. H.
Jiraes, and was admitted to the bar
. fall year oofbre ha mr reached nfs
rrajorit; .
Becomes Prominent.
t'uring the next four years he
'ear-ed Into political prominence in the
estern section of the state, and he
- is not yet 25 when he was selected
m a delegate to the Democratic na-
- nnl convention at Chicago in 180s,
nch nominated William Jennings
3r-an for the presidency.
Out of the memorable campaign
-a; followed the Chicago convention
tr;t a close friendship between
J-mes and Mr. Bryan that continued
.'ough life, despite the fact that
.f - : lews were not always In accord.
Big Oliie." as James was fatnil-.-,o
known to thousands, attended
' - e Democratic national conventions
s a delegate from Kentucky subse--ent
to the Chicago convention and
"-ed as permanent chairman of thej
criTcntion or 1S12 ana 1S16 wmcn
r ' t mated president "Wilson.
W as Clark Supporter,
ie was largelv instrumental In hav-,-
the Kentucky delegation to the
-aitimore convention vote for Champ
,.rk and was himself a staunch sup-
-ter of the Missourian. but after
. f- nomination of president Wilson
' became an ardent supporter of the
Tier and frequently served as his
-'f.rman in the legislative chamber.
James's boyhood ambition to serve
- congress was realized In 1902. when
?. the age of 31 he began the first of
iCoatwaed an Face 10, Olemn I).
Yankees, From "Side Door Specials,"
Watch Country Folk Of Sunny France
Gather Bumper Crop Of Golden Grain
By H. J.
Q 'MEW HERE In France, Aug. 28.
Harvest time in France has been
ir of the most interesting of the
or.s to Amcican troops crossing
country to their posts up at the
'--1 and in the trenches. France has
.s finished gathering a bumper
i reat crop, and the Yankees, from the
antage points of the car windows
r- from the doors of the "Hommes,
i' Chevaux, t (en long)" 10 men.
;-M horses as all box cars are la
c m r ranee, i
folk old men and old women,
s and girls and soldiers Dome on is gone over carefully by smallboys
t- gather In the golden grain. and girls with rakes, picking up the
v:.:h sickles, scythes, cradles, mow- stray heads one at a time. There's
' t machines, reapers and self-bind- no wheat wasted in France.
-t- it seemed a long way from Kan-, Virtually all the harvesting machin
fK and North Dakota, with their lines ery is of American manufacture, ex
r f b'nders, or the Pacific coast, witnjeept the scythes and other hand Im
r combined harvesters.
A French Field.
French wheat fields are mostly
ratcr.es Between his potato field,
1 neard or cornfield the French
larmer places his wheat patch. Fre
quently it is not more than 200 yards
ong by "S yards wide. Not much of
crop, the Americans were wont to
Parrot Tells Neighbors
To Go to They Refuse
Springfield, III., Aug. 28. Neighbors-of
Mrs. Thomas Whipple ob-;"-ted
to the epithets hurled at
t:m by a parrot owned by Mrs.
Wi..ppie It told them to go to a
rertam hot place They refused,
especially in this kind of weather,
aid had a warrant sworn out for
Mrs. Whipple, charging her with
I-eeping a nuisance. Then Mr.
Whipple interfered and he. too,
was asked to appear before a
justice of the pearp for disturbing
tre tranqullit- of neighbor
hood. Paso
ages to 18 and 45, passed in the senate
Grouping Not Deferment
j Grouping of new draft registrants
' under the pending man power bill into
tnree general classes, inciuaing tnose
between 19 and 21. 31 and 3 and 36
to 45, as proposed by the provost mar
shal general, it was explained official
ly today is not intended to be used
for the deferment of calling any one
of these classes Into service.
The purpose of this separation, it
was stated, is to facilitate classifica
tion and have men quickly available
to meet draft calls.
Men Over IB Go First,
Recruits Immediately necessary to
organize units will be drawn from
men In class one. between the ages of
1 and 45, until this reservoir has been
exhausted, but It is foreseen that these
men may be need up In some local
districts before they are in others. In
such localities, those between 13 and
19 will be summoned at once.
NEW DRAFTEES MUST GIVE
' DATA IN GREATER DETAIL
Washington, D. C. Aug. 28. Men
between 18 and 45. who register un
der the new manpower act, will be
required to furnish personal informa
tion much more varied and lengthy
than has been required from regis
trants of military ages in previous
enrolments, a synopsis of the regis
tration card prepared by the provost
marshal general shows. It will carry
20 separate questions.
WORK OR FIGHT FORMALLY
WAIVED FOR BALL PLAYERS
Cincinnati, Ohio, Oug. 28. August
Herrmann, chairman of the national
baseball commission, last night re
ceived the official nermission of pro
vost innissisl jlc nnrsl Crowd er for chef
pennant winners or tne national and
American leagues to engage in a
world series.
MS COLLI
i INJURE 1
Wreck Occurs on Santa Fe
Railroad at Manzanola,
Colorado.
Pueblo. Colo., Aug. 28. Nineteen
persons were injured none seriously
when Santa Fe train No. 5. west
bound, struck a freight train at Man
zanola shortly after 4 oclock this
morning.
The freight train had taken a sid
ing to allow the passenger to pass,
bat backed onto the main line before
the oncoming passenger. It was said
that the brakes on the freight train
were defective and failed to hold It.
KIRK.
observe, but when they saw the old
peasant and his aged wife cutting the
grain with a hand sickle they gener
ally decided that it was some job to
make the harvest alter alL using a
sickle, the Frenchman takes a hand
ful of straw at a time, cots it off and
carefully deposits it in a pile.
The farmer next to him may have a
larger field and he is seen at work
with a scythe or an old-fashioned
cradle.
Everything: Is Saved.
On the larger estates may be seen
the mowers and reapers at work and
lArMKiiMisllv n lf-bindr. Hnvn Me.
erally by oxen. Bat even wnere tney
use the faster machinery the ground
plements, wntcn only a Krencnman
! could make for a Frenchman. The
scythes have straight handles and an
eight inch blade. "Now I know where
the artist got the design for the
scythe Father Time carrier." one
trooper was heard to remark.
Shocking the Wheat.
The styles of French shocking In
terested many of the soldiers who
had been raised on American farms.
It differed in different sections. In
some places they piled the sheaves in
a V-shared heap, much like a rail pile
in the Kentucky mountains; in other
sections a regular Ohio shock, cap
sheaf and all. would be observed,
while in other regions the wheat
would be shocked a la. Kansas.
The wheat patches, small as they
were, taken as a whole', made quite a
showing and In some districts looked
a bit like western America, except
for scattered tracts of green wood
land. But in France, one saw no
"hobos" riding the rods and follow
ing the harvests: there were no farm
ers at the town square bidding for
"hands." and there were no "jungles"
down dv the cattle sards or bef,Ifi
the railways. No, it was nut much
like home.
Feels Prouder Since So Many Of Its
ARMY
50MEXICANS, 30 AMERICANS
SHOT IN NOGALES FIGHTING
MEXICAN CIVILIANS BLAMED
N'
OGALES, Ariz.,
Aug. 28. Fourteen
Mexicans
were killed and 4
wounded and two Americans were
killed and 28 wounded In yesterday
afternoon's fight at the border be
tween American troops and Mexicans,
according to estimates made at 1
oclock this afternoon. The fighting
occurred along the international
boundary between the American and
Mexican towns of Nogales.
Mexican civilians were held re
sponsible by American consul 1
31. Lawton. of Nogales. Sonora.
who was In the Slexlean town
when the shooting started.
"It has been established that the
trouble was started by Mexican civil
ians and customs guards and that
Mexican federal soldiers had nothing
to do with precipitating hostilities,"
consul Lawton stated this afternoon.
Capt. Aba so la. commanding the
Mexican troops, told consul Lawton
that all his troops were In quarters
when the shooting started and had
no part in starting it. -
Mexican consul Zertuche here sta
ted at 1 oclock this afternoon that his
official report to Washington. D. O,.
will list the casualties on the Mexi
can side in yesterday's shooting st
13 killed and 15 wounded with four
women included among the wounded.
consul zertucne stated ne oeueves
this report complete.
Carranza Sends Regrets.
Profound regrets were expressed by
Gen. Plutarco Ellas Calles. military
governor of Sonora. to Brig. Gen. De
riosey caoeii. m a telegram received
from Gen. Calles at Magdalena, So
nora. early today. Gen. Calles stated
be bad been ordered to proceed to
the border here by president Carranza
to express these regrets personally.
I He Is scheduled to arrive here this
morning. He left Herxnoeillo last
night and sent the telegram en route.
Gen. Cabell arrived at 3 a. m. from
Douglas. The conference Is to be
held in Nogales. Ariz., today.
Cavalry Cross lilne.
Reports that colored cavalry troop
crossed the international boundary
daring the shooting yesterday was
officially confirmed here today. A
detachment of the cavalry crossed In
ternational avenne it 5 p. m. and rodel
one block into Nogales. Sonora. to
Huns Ruthlessly Slay Passengers
Aboard Steamer Sunk By U-Boat;
Schooner
T ONDO.V. Eng.. Aug. 28. Details of
i-i the sinking of the French steamer
Lydiana, off the north coast of Spain:
on July IS, shows that the crew of
the German submarine deliberately
murdered most of the 38 persons lost.
There were only eight survivors out
of the 4s of the crew and passengers
on board.
No Warning Given,
The U-boat torpedoed the vessel
without warning killing several of
the crew. While a boat was belnt
lowered a second torpedo struck and
the boat was torn from its davits, but
she kept her keeL Seeing this, the
submarine rammed her and cut her
In two. The enemy then turned and
rammed a second boat which had been
launched successfully.
A young woman of 3. one of
the passengers, was thrown high
In the air by the Impact and
killed. The captain also was
killed In the same crash.
The Germans then endeavored to
sink a raft carrying the remaining
survivors. At first their efforts were
ithout success. When one of the
ship's officers left the raft to swim
back to the sinking Lydiana. the sub
marine turned and the officer was
killed by the propellers.
After finally disposing of the
Lydiana by shelling, the U-boat
made n sixth and successful at
tempt to ram the raft, amid
langhter from the U-boat's cap
tain and crew.
The eight survivors were picked up
from the sea by patrol boats.
Senooner nianca unlc
A Canadian Atlantic port. Aag. 28.
The New Foundland and three mas
ter schooner Bianca was captured and
sunk by a German submarine Satur
dav nlrht. Her crew landed today.
The schooner was bound from Brazil
Germans At Home Ragged And Starving; Crops Fail;
Suffering And Sorrow Are The Germs Of Rebellion
T ONDON. Eng., Aug.
28.-
The blacf
JLi ravens are gathering above
im
perial Germany. Her failure to de
stroy the allied armies in the field
has now become evident to every in
telligent subject of the kaiser: with
the loss of her military hopes, she
sees her armies compelled to struggle
on against the gathering millions of
Americans. And even granted a suc
cessful defensive in the field, Germans
are beginning to doubt whether the
fatherland can hold out Indefinitely
against the privations which are in
creasing this summer beyond all ex
pectations.
Information placed at my dis
posal by official quarters here
shows that the food situation at
present Is more serious than ever
lefore. and getting worse, while
the prospects for the new harvests
are very bad. nnd hope of getting
supplies from the Ukraine and
Rumania in sufficient quantity to
still the gnawing pangs of the
German stomach has been aban
doned. Rations in Germany are shorter
than ever before, and there is evi
dence that serious inroads have al
ready been made on the reserves of
food intended to meet a posible fail
ure of the harvest, or a late harvest.
Austrian Supplies Fall.
On too of all her other troubles
has come the complete collapse of thei
clear the adobe houses of sniqers.
None were killed, but several were re
ported to have been wounded.
Captain and Private Slain.
No arrangements were made today
for the funeral of Capt. Hungerford
and Pvt. Barney Lots. It is probable
the body of the officer will be given
a military funeral here and sent to
Washington, D. C, his home, for
burial In Arlington national cemetery.
Lieut- Luke Loftus. who was seriously
wounded, was reported in a serious
condition today. His home is in
Laredo. Texas.
The Mexican custom guard, nho
was said to have fired the first
shot, was killed during the pre
liminary skirmish. It was an
nounced today. It was also estab
lished that both Mexican federal
soldiers and civilians participated
In the firing. A few more of the
soldiers were said to have been
Yaqnl Indians, belonging to the
Nogales garrison.
The condition of Gaston Reddoch,
U. S. customs guard, who was shot
through the lungs, was reported to be
serious today. He was first report
ed killed through a mistake in the of
ficial announcement last night. Ills
home Is In Nogales.
Trouble Seems Over.
All danger of any resumption of
firing between Mexicans and Ameri
cans across the border wss believed
to have been averted today, when
Brig. Gen. Cabell announced that an
agreement had been reached with
Capt. A. J. Abasola. commander of the
Mexican forces in Nogales, Sonora.
that there should be no resumption of
hostilities. This agreement was
reached at a conference between the
American border commander and Capt.
Abasola. held early today.
"Capt. Abasola and myself have
reached an agreement that there
shall he no more firing on either
side of the line' Gen. Cabell said,
following the conference.
This agreement extended an armis
tice concluded late yesterday bv Lieut.
Col. Frederick J. Herman and the
Mexican authorities. This armistice
stipulated there was to be no more
IIMBg daring the period from 7 p. m.
to 7 a. m. today.
The American wounded are at
the military- base hospital at
Camp Stephen Little. A revised
Bianca A Iso
to a Canadian port with
cargo of i
tobacco.
News that the crew of the Bianca
had been picked up at sea was re-1
celved last night, but it was not
definitely known until their arrival '
Packers Force Cattlemen To Sell
Poor Beef At A Loss; Drouth Fund
Does Not Help As Expected To Do
A MERICAN packers are forcing cat-
V tlemen, of the southwest to sell
their cattle at a low price or lose
them, according to charges made in
financial circles.
The explanation is this: The pack
ers have loaned great sums of money
during the year to tide over cattle
men throughout the cattle country.
The notes are fast coming doe. Many
of the cattle are not fat enough to
bring big priees and meet a-ready sale
on the market, bat If the cattlemen
cannot secure an extension of their
paper, they must sell at what they
can get in order to meet their notes.
The report Is that the packers are
refusing to grant these extensions,
with the result that the cattlemen
are forced to sell and the packers are I
buying at a song. Where the meat
Is fat enough to kill, they kill it:
where it is not f enough, they fatten
It. The cattleman holds the bag.
The statement Is made that 38.00.-
Misery Grows More Acute As Months Pass and Rations Are Reduced Instead Of
Being Enlarged; Even Wealthy Are Unable to Buy Food Enough to Main
tain Life Except From Hoarders; Crimes and Immorality Are Rampant.
food supply In Austria, Germany must
help feed her ally.
Grave Discontent In Germany.
Grave discontent has been aroused
by the redaction In Germany of the
floor ration. On June 10 tbls was cut
down from seven ounces to five and
a half ounces weekly, and reports
concerning the effect of this drastic
measure have now been placed In ray
Flies From 90 in Shade
To Freezing in Clouds
Atlanta. Ga.. Aug. 18. Francis
Hughes, 28, who has completed his
aviation instruction and Is ready
for service abroad, tells of a trip
he made recently from the ground
where the thermometer stood M
In the shade, ascending to a height
of 11, M0 feet. The temperature
stood at freezing at that altitude,
"it took me one hour on a steady
climb to reach that altitude.' said
Lteot. Hughes, "but I descended in
12 minutes."
casualty list was being prepared
by military authorities here to In
clude all civilians wonnded during
the fighting.
The Mexican casualties induced
mayor Felix Penaloza,
When 7 oclock, the hour for the
conclusion of the armistice, arrived,
there was no excitement apparent on
either side of the international bor
der. On the American side of the line,
groups of citizens gathered to discuss
the happenings of yesterday afternoon
and last night, but there was no evi
dence of excitement or International
feeling.
Little Activity Today.
Neither was there signs of unusual
activity on the Mexican side of the
border. Ltttle crowds of Mexicans
could be seen In Nogales, Sonora,
across the boundary street. No Amer
icans crossed on routine business to
day. As the port was closed here when
the shooting started, several hundred
Mexicans who are employed in No
gales. Ariz, bat 11 ve across the border,
were forced to spend the night here.
Many passed the night sleeping in the
parks.
Form Home Guard.
meeting of Nogales citizens was,ceiTed in Shanghai and transmitted
linljwt tn be helri hum tiwtav In'
scheduled to be held here today to
organize a home guard company to
assist tne soldiers in maintaining or
der on the American side of the bor
der.
Dead horses, to be seen on the Mex-
lean side of the line, opposite the
Western Union telegraph office, today
were tne only evidences of tne flgnt
ing. late yesterday. Many of the
principal buildings along Internation
al avenue were struck by bullets fired
from the Mexican side. Machine guns
were mounted on the residences of
several Americans and were used In
returning the fire from the Mexican
side of the line.
Civilians Take Part.
A number of civilian volunteer
guards also assisted In returning the
rifle fire. During the firing, the
Mexicans bad the advantage of the
steep hills. Just across the line, giv
ing them a direct line on the main
streets of the American town. This
may have accounted for the number
of American casualties.
Capt. Hungerford was among the
first to fall on the Mexican side of
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Sent Down
today that hev had been submarined.
The Tfrew of the submarine told
Capt. Burke, of the Bianca. that
they had sunk an oil tanker, aad
that they Intended to sink eight
more steamers bound for this port.
000 worth of notes :o packers have
been signed in El Paso during the
present year and that much of this Is
due this fall. Cattle near here are
in good condition compared to other
sections further east of here in west
ern Texas, where it Is reported that
many cows are being sold for from
33t to 340. Kansas City quotes can
ners at 37 and $8 a hundred and some
of the cows do not weight over 450
or free pounds. It Is declared.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
government has placed large sums of
money in various regions to aid cat
tlemen suffering from the drouth. It
Is not possible. It is stated, for cattle
men to borrow any of It except
through their banks. In other words,
a man must put his notes through his
bank, have them endorsed ty the bank
and then send them to the regional
reserve bank or branch before he can
get any of the money appropriated
for drouth aid. And the banks can
not afford to jeopardise their capital
by guaranteeing too much of this pa
per, hence the relief secured so far
by the cattlemen has been infini
By JOHN LLOYD BALDERSTON.
hands. The meat problem Is worse
than ever, and no extra meat can be
allowed the hungry German to com
pensate for the loss of bread. The
meat ration of half pound a week re
mains nominally in force, but there Is
hardly a town where more than six
ounces Is distributed, and in many
places It has fallen to five. The po
tato has again, however, come to Ger
manv's reecue: seven pounds a week
are still doled out, although this
amount may have to be cut down.
Meat. Milk. Butter Scarce.
Herds have been so thinned oat.
and the Inability to get fodder has so
affected the cattle that remain, that
until both cattle and fodder can be
freely imported from outside there Is
little or no chance of an improvement
In the German meat supply. For the
same reasons, milk is more scarce,
and butter and animal fat more diffi
cult to obtain.
Deterioration In Progress.
Direct personal evidence of the re
sults of these things on the people has
been put before me. "The ULanlmoua
verdict of a large number of wit
nesses,' states an official document.
INTO NOYO
ALLIES FORCE SIX
ILE RETREAT
il ROSSIS
Americans and Japanese
Troops Enlrain For
Ussuri Front.
ALLIES SEIZE
SIBERIAN. R. R.
The Bresl-Liloosk Treaty Is
Supplemented, Says
Berlin Message.
LONDON. Eng., Aug. 23. On the
Ussuri front, north of Vladivostok.
the Bolsherikl have retired six miles
before a general advance by all the
allied forces, according to reports re-
by. Renter's Limited.
American and Japanese troops,
the advices add. are entraining
for the Usaurt front.
News from the front. It Is added. Is
meager, owing to the fact that the
Japanese have taken over the prepara
tion of information from the Czechs.
The Japanese are said to he ertremely
reticent.
Semenoff Crosses Frontier.
Pekin. China. Aug. 28. (By the As
sociated Press.) Gen. Senmenoff, the
anti-Bolsbevlki leader, has crossed
the Siberian frontier and retaken Nat-
sievski station, west of Manchali, cap
turing prisoners. The Japanese troops
are engaged with the Bolshevik! near
Dauria.
It is reported the allies have taken
over the o Deration of the railways.
It is probable the railways will be
operated by the American engineers.
under John r. Mtevena.
New Itnss-German Treaties,
Copenhagen. Denmark. Aag. 28.
German and Russian plenipotentiaries
Tuesday, according to an oiticiai tele
gram from Berlin, signed three treat
ies supplementary to the Brest -
Litovsk treaty.
The new treaties include a treaty
supplementing the treaty of peace, as
wen as a rtnanciai agreement, ana
one dealing with the civil law. The
treaties are the result of negotiations
which have been going on In Berlin
for several weeks between the Ger
mans and the Russians. The treaties
were sigsed at the Qerasaa ministry
or foreign affairs.
Bolshevlkl Flotilla Beaten.
Archangel. Russia. Aug. 28 (by The
Associated Press). An official state
ment Issued todsy says allied forces
have engaged Bolshevik red guards
and have dispersed the Bolshevik
river flotilla.
The communication reports that all
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tesimal compared to the need, accord
ing to those who claim to know.
Relief is being sought from the con
dition snd it Is hoped among cattle
men to be able to have the law amend
ed so that the regional banks can loan
drouth relief funds without positive
guarantees irom tne local banKs.
merely having th . local bankers pass
upon the loans as a matter of safety,
but not forcing them to guarantee the
loans and thus tie up so much capital.
Every cattle loan that a bank guar
antees, reduces id loaning power for
other purposes to that extent and the
only difference In loaning the money
outrisnt sn . guarantee .ig a loan on
the drouth relief funds is that the
bank does not tako its aurplns money
from Its vaults.
At the request of cattlemen, the
chamber of commerce directors were
asked at the meeting Tuesday even
ing to take steps to assist in modify
ing the law so that cattlemen could
be aided. The directors empowered
president Otis C. Coles to Investigate
the matter further and take such
steps as might be deemed necessary
to help the situation. i
"may be taken as affording evidence
of a general progreasivedeterjoration
in the existing food conditions, espe-cl-"r
in the cities and Industrial dis
tricts." Nation Going to the Dogs.
I am able to give a few Illuminating
personal Instances. A neutral diplo
matist, who left Berlin recently, said
that tilings could not possibly be
worse, and that the German nation Is
P. T. Barnum's Niece
In Good Health at 101
Albany. N. Y, Aug. 28. Miss
Helen L. Barnum. niece of P. T.
Barnam, the famous showman, has
just celebrated her 101st birthday
anniversary. Miss Barnam has
been an inmate of the Bethseda
Home at Watervllet, near here, for
more than a quarter of a century.
In spite of her advanced age she
retains keen mental faculties, is in
excellent health and sings and
recites.
Units Are Now In France
CITY IN PO
OF ALLIES,
MANGIN H
FRENCH FORCE fllLETTE GROSSli
FOE IS II A FfClOIIS POSITION
Noyon 'Probably' in Possession of French, Says Report;
Mangin's Men Capture Pont L'Everjue and Cnavigny
and Move Into the Outskirts of Juvigny ; Pershing
Thanks Americans for Turning War Tide.
DARIS. France. Aug. 28. Gen. Mangin's troops began crojimg tie
Ailette river today, it was announced here this afternoon.
French troops have re-occupied Moist Renaud. two rnSes soctiwejl
of Noyon. according to the Temps, which says that tie French are approach'
kg Noyon. which probably is in their
Retreat In Two Stages.
The retreat of the Germans, which
has been organized by Gen. von Boehn
daring the last fortnight, probably
will be made in two stages. It is said
here. The first halt is expected to be
behind the Somme and Crozat canal
and the second will bring the enemy
to the line of March 21. from which
he launched his great offensive.
The British nnd French gains
are placing the Germans in a pre
carious position, snd It Is believed
here have forestalled the plan of
Gen. Ludendorff to fall back on
the old lllndenbnrg line.
The fall of Roye to the troops of
Gen. De Beney undoubtedly win has
ten the German retirement between
the Somme and the Oise. Equally
menacing to the Germans are the
British gains, toward Combles, and
along the Scarpa.
The German command apparently
planned to pivot the retiring move
ment on the line east of Arras, with
the divisions sooth of It. marching
back to the old German line. Such a
plan would be difficult to carry oat.
under the most favorable circum
stance. The British onslaught on Bapairaie
added to the difficulties of carrying
out this plan, and the extension of
tne battle line to tne scarpe made
things much worse. This is because
the British struck st the hinge by at
tacking and breaking through from
oavreue and croistues.
Explains Resistance.
That is why the Germans are mak
ing such a determined resistance, and
also wny tney are reacting so fu
riously at the other end of the line.
between the Allette and the Alsne. If
the enemy cannot prevent Gen. Xan
gln from advancing toward the Sois-
sons-Coacy road, the entire German
seventh army on tne vetie will be
pat In Jeopardy . It also fa? essential
for him to keep Gen. Mangin away
from tne oise. because u ne snonid
retire from Noyon to the Hmdenbunr
line, between Chanlny and La Fere,
he would be obliged to march along
the Oise under the fire of the French
guns, or make a long detonr by way
of Guises rd.
Losses Grow Dally.
Each day accentuates the German
defeat and adds to their losses in men.
material and prisoners. Since July
is tne allies have taken well over
100.000 prisoners. The guns cao-
tured have numbered more than 1000
and there also have been taken vast
stores of ammunition. The British
troops from August t to Auxoat 25.
according to Marcel Hutin. In the
Echo de Paris, alone took 45.000 pris
oners and 4S0 guns. The British cas
ualties In the same period, he says,
were far less than the number of
Germans captured.
More Towns Captured.
London. Eng.. Aag. ' 28. French
troops have taken Pont L'Eveqoo. on
the north side of the Oise. and about
a mile from Noyon. snd have captured
Chavlgny, three miles north of Sols-
sons, according to reports reaching
nere tnis aiternoon. xne rrenen are
said to be on the outskirts of Juvigny.
a mile and a half northeast of Cha
vlgny. French Line Outlined.
The French line. In the Somme rat
ion, begins at Marehelepot aad runs
as ioiiows:
Licourt, Potte. Meanil le Petit, west
of Nesle. Solente, west of Avriconrt,
rapidly going to the dogs, physically
ana morally.
The officials and middle classes,
he said, are most to be pitied. The
women of the poorer classes he
described as looking like ravenous
beasts, and he added that any well
dressed person In the streets of
Berlin Is likely to be attacked.
The number of robberies in the
towns is enormous, and the authori
ties seem unable to deal with them.
In the block of houses in which he
lived there were 28 robberies in one
weeg.
A wealthy German- woman of
position, who has Just reached a
neutral country from Berlin, said
that for three days before leaving
the Prussian capital she conld not
get food, excepting potatoes. In
spite of the fact that one of her
children was 111. She declares that
only army officers can now get
proper nourishment In Berlin.
Must Cheat to Get Bnouah.
Other Informants agree in speaking
of the rain of the middle classes, who
are far worse off than the working
man. as the latter earns high wages
and can afford to pay the fabnlvaa
prices for Illicit food. It is now true
that no one can live and keep la de
coat physical condition on the ra
tions, so that the well being of the in
dividual depends on how much food be
can get to which ha Is not. legally en
titled. Widespread corruption, quarrels be
(Continued on page 2, column Z.)
SSESSION
I
AS
possession.
Dives. Divette. west of Bols de la Re
serve, Dive le France and PasseL Th
French have advanced to a depth oi
six miles on a wide front, leaving
the Germans In an awkward salient
around Noyon.
Pershing Lauds Army.
With The American Army Ts
France. Aug. 28. (By The asso
ciated Press). Geo. John J. Persh
ing, commander In efeief of the Amer
ican army in France, has issued the
following order:
"It fills me with pride to record in
eneral orders a tribute to the service
achievements of the first and third
corps, comprising the first, second,
third, fourth. 2ith, 28th, 32d and 42d
divisions of the American expedition
ary forces.
"Ton came to this battle field at
n crndal hour for the allied cause.
For almost four years, the most
formidable amy the world has
yet sees had pressed Its Invas
ion of France and stood threaten
ing Its capital. At no time has
that army been more powerfnl
and menacing than when, em July
IS. it struck again to destroy in
one great battle the bravo men
opposite to It and to enforce its
brutal will upon the world and
civilization.
"Three days later, in conjunction
with our allies yon confer attacked.
The allied armies gained a brilliant
victory that marks the. umiff point
of the war. Ytra did more than to
give the allies the support to which,
as a nation, oar faith has pledged
Too proved that oar altruism, car
pacific spirit, - and our sense of Jus
tice, have not blunted oar vitality or
our courage.
Unstinted Praise Won.
"Ton have shown that American
Initiative and energy are as fit for
the tasks of war as for the pursuits
of peace. Ton have Justly won un
stinted praise from our allies, and the
eternal gratitude of our countryman
"We have paid for our success with
the lives of many of oar brave com
rades. We shall cherish their mem
ory always, and claim fer oar history
and literature their bravery, achieve
ment and sacrifice.
"This order will he read to all or
ganizations at the first assembly for
mations following its receipt.
(signed) "Pershing."
Capture Of Schweiger
Now Denied Officially
Paris, France. Aug. 28. (Havas. )
The ministry of marine denies that a
French patrol beat has captured Lieut
senweurer. wao coramanaea tne sud
tnarlne which sank the Lusltanla. t.
is declared that this German office-
died some time ago.
Quartermaster Killed
In Seaplane Accident
Washington. r. C, Aug. 38. Her
bert F. Can field, chief quartermaster,
aviation. 184 East Fiftieth street.
Seattle, was killed in a seaplane acci
dent at Miami. Fla, August 26. ac
cording to a navy casualty list Issued
today.
WEEK'S BRITISH CASUALTIES
TOTAL 14,484, BIG INCREASE
London. Eng.. Aug. 28. British
casualties reported In the week ended
today total 14.484, compared with an
aggregate of S411 reported In the pre
vious week
The casualties are divided as fol
lows: Killed or died of wounds Officers.
38T-. men. 21.
Wounded er missing Officers, 111",
men. 10.7s.
ANOTHER ATTACK MADE
UPON LOYALTY LAW
Austin. Tex, Aug. 38. The consti
tutionality of the loyalty act of the
33th legislature Is attacked In the
case of Adorph Frame, from Victoria
county, which has been filed in the
court of criminal appeals.
This is the third ease on appeal to
the court of ertsstual appeals, attack
ing the validity of the loyalty law
Frome was assessed punishment of
ten years In the penitentiary by the
lower court.
Headliners In
Todays Theaters
ALlLUinRA
"Du Barry," Theda Bars.
BIJOU
"Stolen Hours," Ethel Clayton.
Crt.VXVFORD
"Dazzling Dora." Ed Redmond
Follies.
GARDEN
"The Kaiser, the Beast of Ber
lin." GRECIAN
"Money Mad." Mae Marsh,
UNIQUE
"The Americano," Doaglaa Fair
banks. WIBW.U1
"Hsnstmmg Through." Herbert
Bawlinson.
(Read Amusement Ada on Page I.)
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