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P CARDY FRONT IS MTdunitt ALLIES A COMPLETE
BROKEN BY THRUST
Savage Onslaught of British and French Armies
Has Driven Wedge Into Enemy Territory to
Depth of Eleven Miles British Now Only
Mile From Chaulnes-Roye Railway Is Main
Line of German Supply Results of Drive
Eclipse First Day Performance of Any of Hun
Offensives Successes South of Somme Ser
ious Menace to the German Lines.
(By The Associated Press)
German lines on the Picardy front south of the Somme have
been badly broken by the savage thrust of the British and French
armies. '
A wedge has been driven into enemy territory to a depth
of eleven miles along the Amiens-Chaulnes-LaFere railway and
early today the British were only a mile away from the Ghaul-nes-Roye
railway, which runs southward from Chaulnes and
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ing in the Montdidier sector of the front.
London announces that 14,000 prisoners and guns "too num
erous to mention," have been taken in the first 24 hours of the
drive.
The results of this attack, loosed against the Amiens front
Thursday morning, appears to have eclipsed those obtained by
the Germans on the first day of any of their terrific offensives
of the past spring and summer. So far as reports show the pro
gress of the fighting south of the Somme, the Allies are going
forward almost without serious, opposition. On the north ba-k
of the stream, the Germans have held their lines strongly, but
.have lost Morlancourt, their stronghold there, after hard fight
ing. The French, further to the south, have had their advance
retarded at numerous points, but the towns officially reported
to have been reached are evidence that the momentum of the
Allied drive has not nearly spent itself.
From despatches from the battlefield it now appears that
the Allies attacked the Germans with little artillery prepara
tion the method pursued resembling on a grand scale that adopt
ed by General Byng before Cambrai last November. Armored
tanks in great numbers tore through the German forest line
positions, infantry masses followed and then through the gaps
in the enemy line the cavalry and armored motor cars swept in
to the back area, surprising German detachments and throwing
the whole defensive organization of the enemy into chaos.
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HOSPITALS EQUIPPED
TO CARE FOB WOUNDED
' r
Both Institutions in This City Ready For Call By Govern
mentTuberculous Soldiers Arrive in
New Haven.
Both of the local hospitals are well equipped to take excel
lent care of the wounded men who, after these great offensives,
and other offensives io come, will in all probability be sent
back to this country to convalesce.
Y. W. C. A. TO MAP
OUT A MR WORK
CAMPAIGN SOON
New York. Aug. The campaign by
the Toung Women s cnnstian Asso
ciation to raise funds for war work
will hr ir iaDDed out at a meeting of
h n inintinn'i war work council
at Portland. Me., on Aug. 13, it Was
announced here today. Mrs. Endl
cott Peabody, of Groton, Mass., and
Mrs. E. M. Townsend, of Oyster Bay,
N. T., will outline the program of the
hostess house work for men in army
and navy camps. Mrs. James S.
Cushman. of Newport, R. I., president
of the- War Work Council, will pre
side. A special appear to society
women from all -parts of the country
who are summering at Maine resorts
will b made, soliciting their
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J - liJU at BrldKeporti Conn un(jer
The demand on the hospitals over-
seas will be greater than they can
possibly comply with, and eo the hos
pitals in the United States will bo
called upon.
A little over two years ago the
Bridgeport Hospital foreseeing this
need roofed over the solarium in the
new part of the hospital and prepared
a place where wounded soldiers could
be cared for. Superintendent Jones
said this morning he could not" ex
actly estimate the number the hospi
tal could accommodate but felt that
all those sent here could be comfort
ably placed.
Sister Alice, who is at the head of
St. Vincent's hospital, said that while
no definite notification Sad been
re
ceived by St. Vincent's the addition
to the hospital which is to be devoted
to the care of the wounded soldiers
would be ready about the first of
September and that this new part
would be able to place at least 150
men.
In New Haven the Allingtown has
been taken over by the government
and yesterday all of the city ambu
lances were working transporting men
in uniform from the trains to this
hospital. The men are not wounded
in an flfae SPMRifflRnfl'nrAnrru iBifm(Rnq?nfmFMia
co-op-jaoldiers' but Buffering tubercu
iosis.
at the post office
the a Qf 1879
GOVERNMENT TO
COMMANDEER
HOUSE PROJECT
Black Rock Property Owner
Not Willing to Sell At
Price Offered.
E. J. Murphy, official negotiator for
the government, has nearly completed
the purchase of the sites for the Fed
eral development. One more owner,
who to date fias refused to sell at the
valuation of the government apprais
ers, will have his land commandeered
as soon as word is received from
Washington. It is in the Black Rock
district, and the procedure will be the
same as that in the case of the Jud
son property on Carroll and Connecti
cut avenues.
f G. E. Libby, representing the French
& Hubbard company of Boston, who
are to have charge cf the installation
of the heating sys'ftms in the new
houses, was in town today, going over
tje plans and conferring with the ar
chitects. : -
Work on the sites was in full swing
this morning. W. J. Faddis, who has
charge of the construction work for
the contractors; was on the ground
early putting the workmen to clear
ing and digging the land.
Further projects for the. housing of
munition workers are to be developed!
Son and it is expected that dormito
ries will be erected as well as homes.
It has been announced in Washing
ton that the dormitories will house
1,000 men and that transportation fa
cilities will also be arranged.
SLIGHT RELIEF
FROM INTENSE
HEATIS FELT
Thundershowers At Noon
Failed to Bring Full Meas
ure of Relief Expected.
Relief from the extreme hot wave
which has been passing over the city
for the last few days was experienced
during last night, and while by no
stretch of imagination could the
weather have been called cool it was
more bearable than for several days.
There was a drop of several degrees
in the temperature, the highest yes
terday being 92 degrees at 3 o'clock,
and a decided drop in tha humidity.
Today thermometers mark several de
grees lowerthan . yesterday, but the
weather is still very uncomfortable.
One prostration, . Lillian Parson of
Pine Creek, Fairfield, was reported
yesterday, who collapsed at Main
street and Fairfield avenue and was
treatftd at the Emergency Hospital.
Predictions as to weather for tomor
row are conflicting, but it is believed
the worst of the present hot wave has
passed by.
Thundershowers shortly afternoon
brought a further relief from the ex
treme heat, but added the discomfort
of humidity to the air.
Many Government .
Positions Open
Wallace A. Smith, civil service
agent, is in receipt of a large list from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission of government positions now I
open. The list Includes, bookkeepers, J
stenographers, cost accountants, li
brary assistants, Journalists. typists
and a list of outside positions vacant
in the government service.
Applicants can obtain further in
formation by applying to Wallace A.
Smith, Federal building, or William
A. Paul, secretary Civil Service Com
mission at the registry window in the
local post office.
Urges Quick Action
on the Draft Law
Washington, Aug. 9 Prompt en
actment of the draft extension bill so
that Stpt. 5 may be fixed as registra
tion day, as suggested by Provost
Marshal General Crowder, was urged
today by Secretary of War Baker.
Without the extension.-'he told the
committee of the Senate military af
fairs, it would be necessary to invade
the deferred classes.
and Evening Farmer
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1918
American Consul at Moscow
Informs Washington of
Declaration.
NOT CONSIDERED
WAR DECLARATION
Rather a Declaration of De
fense on the Part of Rus
sian Government.
Washington, Aug. 9 Ameri
can-Consul Poole at Moscow
has informed the State Depart
ment that Nickolai Lenine, the
Bolsheviki premier, recently
declared before a gathering of
Soviets in Moscow that a state
of war existed between the Rus
sian government and the En
tente Allies.
In response to questions from the
Allied consuls, Tchitcherin, commis
sary of foreign affairs, said .the pre
mier's statement need not be consid
ered a declaration of war, but that it
rather was a declaration of a state of
defense on the part of Russia similar
to the situation that existed at one
time with Germany.
NAVY HAS MORE
RECRUITS THAN
E NECESSARY
Sec. Daniels Explains Order
to Stop Enlistments to the
Correspondents.
Washington, Aug. 9. Secretary
Daniels discussed with correspondents'
the order stopping enlistments. With
100,000 now at recruiting stations and
training camps and another 25,000 at
home awaiting call, he said the navy
has an abundance of material. Men
enrolled up to yesterday will be ac
cepted, he explained, and these with
the 25,00 waiting at home will be
called to the colors when there Is
room for them in the training- camps
and stations.
All recruiting stations may not be
closed, Mr. Daniels added, but their
number probably would be greatly
reduced and most of the men sent
back to "active duty..
Since the man power bill was pro
posed to congress there has been a
heavy rush to naval and marine corps
recruiting stations of men who do not
wish to be drafted. In many cases it
is understod- men of families and
with large and important business in
terests, have sought to enlist on the
theory that eventually they would be
drafted into the army.
MISS ELSIE HILL
SPEAKS TONIGHT
AT SEASIDE PARK
Miss Elsie "Hill, daughter of the late
Congressman E. J. Hill, will speak
from the bandstand at Seaside Park,
at 8 o'clock this evening, on "Fight
ing for Democracy in America."
Mrs. W. D. Alcough, of Hartford,
state chairman of the National Wom
en's Party will also speak. Lynn W.
Wilson will act as chairman of the
meeting.
The ladies were recently arrested in
Washington for holding a suffrage
meeting, but there is no charge
against them, and they are free on
their own recognizance. The arrest
was characterized by Judge Ben Lind
sey as a stupidity. Several Connecti
cut women were arrested. Miss Hill
is a Vassar girl.
ARCHITECT GETS COMMISSION.
Torrington, Conn., Aug. 9 Henry
Horboetel, a New York architect,
whose summer home is in Harwinton,
today received his commission as a
major in the Chemical Warfare Ser
vice of the National Army. He ex
pects to be ent to France in about
three weeks.
WATER SPORTS
EVENT AT
SEASIDE PARK
Life Savers Have Some of
Best Swimmers in World
Coming to Compete.
CARNIVAL NEAR THE
BATHING PAVILION
Duke Kahanamoku of
Hwaii Will Be One of
the Contestants.
The Bridgeport Life Saving Corps,
in conjunction with the Bridgeport
War Savings committee, have com
pleted all of their arrangements for
the biggest swimming carnival that
has ever taken place la Connecti
cut A complete program has been ar
ranged consisting of swimming
matches at 100 yards, 220, yards, one-
quarter mile and half-mile, together
with fancy diving contests and relay
races between teams selected from
the local factories. . The program is
so balanced and complete that it will
give to the spectators a correct idea
of form, style and performance of the
great swimmers in both the short
races and middle distance races, as
well as the longer races.
This whole carnival is being con
ducted under the sanction and ac
cording to the rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union of the United States.
This body has the assignment and
awarding of different championship
events and distributes them all over
the country so that interest in the
sports may not be centered in one
locality but may be generally dis
tributed. The Life Saving Corps has
been particularly fortunate in re
ceiving from, the Amateur Athletic
Union the award of one of the great
events of the country, namely, the
Metropolitan Championship for 880
yards (half mile). The Connecticut
Championship has also been secured.
This race is at 440 yards (one-quarter
mile) and carries with it the. cham
pionship at the distance for all resi
dents of Connecticut. This race will
have a very particular local signifi
cance and interest.
Many of the greatest swimmers will
tae part In these races. At the top
of the list comes the Hawaiian, Duke
Kahanamoku who for several years
has been acknowledged as the world's
greatest swimmer. He won the
swimming events for America in the
Olympic games at Stockholm several
years ago, and consistently from that
time has beaten practically all compe
titors at every distance. Record after
record has fallen before his attack.
Only this week he clipped four sec
onds from the 125 yard record at
Brighton Beach, and last night swam
the 150 yards at the International Ex
position Pool in 24 2-5 seconds after
getting off to a very bad start-
Accompanying the Duke will be two
other Hawaiians, Clarence Lane and
Harold Krueger, both of whom are
champions of those water loving isl
ands, and both of whom the Duke
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ISSUES ORDER
TO STOP ALL
VOLUNTEERING
Recruiting Closed At All
Stations of Army and Navy
Pending New Draft Bill.
Hartford, Aug. 9. Volunteer en
listment for service in any branch of
the U. S. Army or Xavy was closed
at the recruiting stations in this city
today, pursuant to orders from the
Adjutant General of the army nd
the central naval recruiting station at
New Haven. Men already accepted
for enlistment in the army are to be
forwarded for completion of their en
listment without delay. Men passed
by the navy station physician includ
ing Thursday, Aug. 8, must present
themselves for forwarding to the Cen
tral Station nqt. later than Tuesday,
August 13.
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Prisoners Captured Behind Lines Harvesting
Grain Brief Artillery Preparation Followed
By Sharp Advance Paris Reports Taking of
14,000 Prisoners and Too Many Guns to Count
Germans Evacuating Positions in Lys Val
ley on Flanders Front.
Paris, Aug. 9 Reports received by the Havas Agency from
the battle front are that the fighting continues fiercely along
the entire Anglo-French attacking front.
The French front runs from the Avre north to a point just
south of the Amiens-Roye road where it joins up with the Brit
ish. The attention of the Germans was fixed on the Vesle attack
when the new offensive was opened. There was no reply to the
French artillery preparation which lasted 45 minutes.
German soldiers were captured while harvesting grain in
the fields, so complete was the surprise. Moreuil and Morisel
were carried by assault. The difficulties of crossing the Avre
were overcome rapidly, the French using hastily constructed
footbridges. After taking Braches, the French captured La Neu
ville and the series of hills dominating the plain beyond.
Paris, Aug. 9 Battlefront: The battle on the front south
of the Somme was resumed early this morning and the Franco
British forces made favorable progress from the start, reaching
various selected objectives.
Powerful cavalry forces are in action.
The reports received up to 11:30 o'clock show the attack
developing victoriously on a great scale.
The number of prisoners taken by the French and British
in Picardy now exceeds 10,000, according to the latest news
from the battle front. The Allies also have taken an enormous
booty in guns and material, says the Echo de Paris.
Paris," Aug. 9 The French War Ministry at 12:30 o'clock
today issued the following statement:
"The brilliant operation which we, in concert with their
iroops, executed yesterday, have
As occurred in the offensive of July 18, the soldiers of General
Debeney have captured enemy soldiers engaged in the peaceful
task of harvesting grain in the German lines.
"Our artillery preparation was short, lasting less than an:
hour. The enemy artillery had made no counter preparation
at the beginning of the action, merely replying feebly.
"The original front of the attack was only four kilometres,
situated south of the Amiens-Roye road, where our infantry
went over the top at 5 :05 o'clock, but gradually the offensive de
veloped all along the right bank of the Avre in the region of.
Hargicourt."
London. Aug. 9. The Franco-Brit
ish advance on the battle front has
reached a front of 11 miles according
to news received here shortly after
noon today.
Advices from the battle front soutn
tot the Somme today report urmsn
cavalry, armored cars and tanks, in
advance of the infantry, to have
reachedj within a mile of the Chaulnes
railway junction.
The cavalry, tanks and armored
cars, it is indicated, have gone ahead
to the line running from Framerville
to Llhons.
The total of prisoners captured is
reported to have reached ten thou
sand. From Lihons the line runs south
ward to Meharioourt southeast of Ro
sieres. This represents a -total max
imum advance of 11 miles.
It will be impossible for the Ger
mans to hold their Montdidier posi
tions, it is believed nere. it aiso is
believed the advance on the Picardy
front makes Amiens secure against
nenemy attack and has removed
the threat against Paris. ,
London, Aug. 9. Fourteen thou
sand prisoners and guns too numer
ous to mention have been taken in
the British drive on the front south
of the Somme, says today's War Of
fice report. The cavalry still is pur
suing the enemy. The Allied progress
Is continuing.
The French have taken Fresnoy-en-
Chaussee, while the British have
reached a point east of Lequesnale
and Calx. ,
The Germans are evaculating their
positions in the Lys valley on the
Flanders front.
Along the whole front the average
advance of the infantry is from five to
six miles. '
The British havec aptured Morlan
court on the northern end of the
Somme battle front, and the infantry
line now runs from that point south
ward to a point southeast of Moreuil. ;
This represents an infantry advance
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been a surprise for the enemy.
to the maximum depth of seven miles
in the center along the Amiens-Chaul-nes-la-Fere
railway. -.
On the Lys front the British now !
hold Locon, LeCornet-malo, Quentin,
Le Petit Pacaut and Lesart.
Above Lys region, on the front
north of Kemmel, the British carried i
out a local operation last night in
which their line was advanced somer
what on a front of more than 1M9
yards.
The Germans put up a vigorous re
sistance north of the Somma, tM-
statement shows, and there was
heavy fighting between Chipilly and
Morlancourt.
Pressing the advantage' already
gained in Picardy, the British and
French troops in smashing attacks
are forcing the Germans back toward
the important Peronne-Rbye road.
The advance Thursday was probably '
the greatest in territorial extent by
the Allies in one day since 1916.
Amiens as a result of t.he fighting
up to the present, has been almos:
entirely of the German menace and
even the German artillery will have
trouble in reaching it The im
portant railway running north from
Paris through Amiens and parallel-1
ing the Allied battle front cm now
be used again after being under the
fire of German guns for four months.
Ten thousand prisoners have been
taken, according to unofficial reports
reaching Paris. The Allied losses
thus far have been slight and the
Germans have been slow and weak
in counter attacking. The greatest
enemy defensive asset machine gun
nests appears to have been very
well squelched by the British tanks
which swarmed through the Germati
lines.
Penetration of the enemy positions
have been greatest south of the
Somme to Plessiers. This is directly
east of Amiens and Framerville, the
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