Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 September 1918 — Page 2
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rational secretary of the Pet Stock association. Dancing' all afternoon and eTentngr. Music by "ChiH" Chambers' orchestra.
INDIANA WAR GARDENS.
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the People's Food Supply. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind^ Aug. 31.—War gardens and gardejis of other varieties in Indiana this year number 643.118, and have produced food worth $15,500,000, a survey of the state, Just comI pleted by W. K. Lommel and F. C.
Gaylord, of .Purdue university extension staff, shows. Practically 100,000 acres are under cultivation by city And 5 country gardeners. s The Increase in the number of gar1 dens this year over last year is 150,000. and ther increase in the value of the products is $5,500,000. A large part of the higher valuation is due to better grade of garden truck and higher food prices.
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Ind., Aug. 31.—TTarry
.C. Jones, an abstractor of this city, when run over by his awn automobile, was painfully injured. Jones left his ^machine, with engine running, to open & gate. The automobile stood at the top of a slight incline. In some way
It started, and caught. Jones against the gate, breaking his shoulder.
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•A parade at 10 o'clock Monday will Tnangrurat« a program for -what is expected to be the largest lAbor day celebration ever ^eld in western InIMBtdiana, The affair is to be conducted
Xider the auspices of the Central LaOr Union and the plans are upon a I Ugnitude mucHT ahead of former *•. Mrs. v Fallowing the parade the crowds will •c to the fair grounds where speaking, games and contests, together with music and dancing will furnish a diversified entertainment -w Formation of Parade.
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LABOR DAY EVENT TO 'AMERICAN ADVANCE BE MONSTER AFFAIR
Celebration Mtnrtfay On. larger Scale Than Ever Before Undertaken
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move at 10 o'clock and will consist of four divisions made up as follows: B*irst division—Marsha's, Harry Ward and James Bartlett, Camp Hose, police i department, military units, war mothers, Red Cross chapter, fraternal military companies, boy eoouts, Rumanian council, speakers' carriage, labor tempie association, telephone operators, teamster."'.
Second division—Marshal. Percy Head, band, musicians' union, painters, paperhangers, carpenters, plumbers, sheet metal workers, brick ma-sons, hod carfierf, electical wokers, machinists, typographical union, pressmen, otereotypers, mailers.
Third division—Marshal, Ross Whitman brewery workers, distillery workers, iron workers, mo Id era, railroad trainmen, Pennsylvania employes, miners.
Fourth division—Marshal, I* J. HirschfieM: glass bottle blowers, ffint glass workers, bottle packers, wholesale grocery handlers, retail clerks, barbers, bakers, stage employes, motion picture operators, railroad clerks, wheel workers.
The official line of march is as follows: West on Ohio street to Third street: north on Third to Wabash avenue east on Watyash avenue to Fourtfenth street
PROGRAM: AT FAIR cmotrsnx
12 M.—Basket dinner, -3 :30 P. M.—Band concert. 3:45 P. M. Community singing, "Star Spangled Banner."' 2:00 P. M. Patriotic speech by Rer.
M. Ryan of,St. Mary-of-the-Woods. by
2:30 P. M.—"Labor and the War, Arthur Lahr. :30 P. M.—United States Boyrf Worki ing Reserve. Federal awards for sumi mer'work by City Director Blumberg. i| 4:00 P. M.—Military drill. Company H.
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4:30 P. M.—Tng-of-war. P. M.—Baby show. Pet stock exhibit all afternoon. Lecture by E. S. Gibson of Detroit, inter-
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PERILS GERMAN LINES
The Strategic Possibilities of Plateau Seiztues At Jnvig-ny Are of Major Importance.
NEW YORK. Aug. «1.—Of the many local advances made by the allies this week along the west front, the most important in Its ultimate strategic possibilities Is the seizure of the plateau positions about Juvigny by the Americans, in co-operation with the French.
Better positions in Picardy and Flanders are being held by Von Hindenburg in continued alignment, but the flanking operations by the all lea on a large scale present many difficulties. In the American sector, north of Soissona, however, there is much greater peril to the south front. The Americans at Juvigny are on high ground, able to bombard at long distance the Chemin-lOes-Dames t« tfce east and Laon to the north.
The Chemin-Des-Dames haa been counted upon by Von Hindenburg tQ, protect the German armies along thfc Vesle from a flank, attack when the Inevitable retreat begins.
Laon, 10 miles to the north, la the pivot upon which the rectified Hindenburg lino must swing to the eastward and at right angles to itself when the present phase of the German retreat reaches its next temporary halting place.
Laon Is the most important single position behind the German lines at present, because it is the only fortress in the southern, area which is sufficiently strong to serve for any length of time as a pivot base.
The Americans can already subject L»aon to a heavy artillery fire, and they are in a position to make part, at least, of the Chemin-Des-Dames defenses untenable. If, by future operations, the Chemin-Des-Dames were to be seized by the Americana before the German retreat from Vesle began, there would be an excellent opportunity to break through the German front, and divide the Pi card v army from Von Hindenburg*s southern line. Should this separation be followed by making Laon untenable for the Germans, the break in the front might be made permanent and would reach disastrous proportions.
«AT*R1D, Attjf. 81.—"Willie the cabinet waa awaiting details of the Caraza torpedoing from the Spanish consul at Cardiff today, word was received that the Spanish ship Alexandrine had been sunk by a U-boat. It Is admitted In official circles that the Alexandrine Kinking has greatly increased the gravity of the situation.
Reports from Germany that negotiations over the original troubles were still under way ana not understood here, as it has been stated .officially that Germany's response to Spain's ultimatum conceded every demand made by the Spanish government*
PRO-GERMAN HANDED OVER
By Hla Wife and Daughter, Who Couldn't Stand His Talk. MARION, Ind., Aug. 81.—On information furnished in affidavits made by his wife and daughter, tliat he desired to fly the German flag over his home at Gas City near here, and also made seditious remarks, Nicholas Wolf, 4S, a native German, was arrested and placed 5n jail here until his alleged remarks can be investigated. Mrs. Wolf, one of those who caused his arrest, was born in Germany but in her affidavit said "But I could not Bt&nd up for Germany now."
According to the affidavits of members of his family, Wolf stated he wan^d Germany to win the war, wished Americans to be killed, made statements to the effect that not two in twenty transports will "reach Germany," that not more than one-half of the money raised for the Red Cross is spent for the benefit of soldiers and similar remarks. One of hip daughters said he "would not allow her to sing patriotic songs, but on the other hand compelled members of his family to buy War Savings Stamps so he would not be placed under suspicion.
ROI,T?T1ONOR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Casualties lists issued today from the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces contain the names of Indiana men as follows: PRIVATE LOUIS" H. KETTLER,
Richmond severely wounded. PRIVATE NORMAN RABE, Whiting severely wounded. PRIVATE GEORGE E. WlLHELM,
Evansville severely wounded. PRIVATE JAMES S. WYRICK, West Terre Haute severely wounded.
Total number of casualties to date, inoluding those reported above: Killed in action (including 291 at sea), 4,715 died of wounds, 1.424 died of disease, 1,629 died of accident and other causes, 753 wounded in action, 12,033 missing in action (including prisoners), 2,516, Total, 23,070,
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the aoath In the Rheima region. Aa this Increases, the German center becomes more and more untenable, and his retirement is assured.
Will Puati to Old Line.
That he will go to the Hindenburg line within the nepct week seems certain- Whether he can be rooted out of that stronghold and pressed on back, demoralized, is something that only the future can tell, but it may be said that" there is strong military opinion that he can be forced beyond the Hindenburg defenses.
Incidentally, in the qpurse of discussion today anent proposals for an American push In Lorraine, army officers pointed out that the terrain is difficult. The general layout is'a valley with the Sehwarzwald mountains on the German side and the Vosges on the French.
Americans can operate easily 1b the valley between, but as a general military proposition, such a feat is fatal or wasteful, because of the destruction that could come from the "black forest."
The American and Trench persistence and strength in the Juvigny district has worn down the German resistance, which appears to bave b«eq particularly stiff.
It wals noted that the FYeneh seemed to have b^en shifted somewhat to the north of their recent operations, evidently acting aa reinforcements lor the British in their splendi dash.
N"EAR HINDENBURG LINE.
Americans and French Driving East Between the Alletje and Aisne. PARIS, Aug. 31.—French troops •w^^e attacking today along the whole 50-mile front from Brie, on the Somme, to the Aisne, east of Soissons,
On tho extreme right flank of tWs front, American troops are brigaded with the French. These are driving eastward from Bealitte and northward and eastward between the Ailette and the Aisne.
This operation has resulted In the practical investure of Coucy-Lie-Chateau—less than three miles from the southern part of the Hindenburg line—and is rapidly developing into a flank movement against the Chemin-Des-Dames and the German positions between that famous highway and the Aisne and Vesle rivers.
The front on which the Americans are now fighting apparently la about 10 miles in extent. .Lines Are Connected.
On the left flank of the French front, the line converges with the British positions along the Somme, near Brie, three miles south of Peronne.
Rapid progress is being made in the center, according to latest reports from the battle front. Therfe the French are already in the vicinity of Guiscord, midway between Noyon and Ham.
Along the Oise valley French troops are reported to be nearing Chauny, 10 miles east of Noyon, and only five miles from the Hindenburg line.
Fighting of unusual violence -was reported all along the French portion of the Picardy front today. There wa.s also considerable activity in the Champagne and the Vosges area, where German raids were defeated by French and Americans.
ALLIES PRESS ENEMY.
Capture of Mont Kemmel Gives Advantage Over Enemy. LONDON, Aug. 31.—Strong pressure by British, French and Americans along the whole western front from the Lys to Soissons continues.
Capture by the British of Mont Kemmel, with little opposition, and the occupation by Franco-American troops heights northwest of' Soissons which commanded a view of the Chemiii Des Dames positions and I»an. two pivotal points along the southern end of the present battle front, were the two outstanding features of Saturday fighting.
The British pressure in Flanders enabled them to advance with ease over ground won by the Germans last spring at a terrific sacrifice of men. Mont Kemmel, one of the bloodiest spots on the entire western front, is again behind the British lines.
Von Hindenburg'^ forces, conceding this p^int of utmost strategic importance, began an evacuation of Lys salient, withdrawing along a front of approximately twelve miles. In some jglacea tbeir retirement reaped a ""-a
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depth of three miles, and they now occupy a line from Voormezeele, running south and west to the neighborhood of Estaires, where it connects with the line drawn by British bayonets yesterday.
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Whole Lilt* In Danger.
Voormezeele Is only a mile and a half from the Hindenburg line, and farther German retrograde movement between Givenchy and Lens would undoubtedly endanger the whole Hindenburg line In the region.
The French, after fighting' of a most desperate character, occupied Campagne, east ?f Cantigny, where American soldiers first distinguished themselves on the western front.« The village of Chevilly waa retaken twice by the enemy before the French finally took firm possession of it.
Meanwhile Peronne Is being slowly encircled by the British. The brilliant feat of the Australians in occupying Mont St. Qnentin aff o'nly two and one-half hours of fighting gave Gen. Haig command of high ground overlooking the city.
A significant dispatch from Amsterdam stated that the kaiser is employing thousands of Belgian civilians to improve the German trench system and other defenses along the Rhine from Cologne to the Swedish border, giving a hint of the line where Von Hindenburg aspects to make his ultimate stand.
FRENCH RETAKE TOWN®.
Important Points Reoccupled After Period of Fierce Fighting. PARIS. Aug. 31.—The French have re-occupied Juvigny and Crouy, and have reached the western borders of Leuvry (three and a half miles north of Soissons and a mile and a half south of Juvigny). In the region of the Nord du Canal, Campaigne, a mile east of Catigny, where Americans are fighting, has fallen, the French war office reported tonight.
The Frajico-American attacks In the region of Catigny and Chevilly are meeting with the most desperate resistance. The official statement declared that the village of Chevilly, directly on the line of operations, had twice been retaken by the Germans after the French attacks had enclosed it. It Anally fpll with a bag of 200 prisoners. The statement' follows: "Saturday the fiercest flghtfnfc continued in the Nord du Canal region, north of Soissons. "The French progressed foot T»y fofct, capturing Champagne. A .particularly violent German effort was directed apainst Chevilly, which was lost twice, but finally retaken with 200 prisoners. "North of Happlincourt and Morlincourt -we enlarged our gains. "North of Soissons, we conquered Juvigny and Crouy, and reached the western borders of Leury."
TO COAL MINERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Coal miners and operators are called on by Fuel Administrator Garfield to make sure that the Labor day celebration Monday does not seriously decrease producti?n of coal. The statement, addressed to all persons engaged in ooal mining, says: 'It is urged and expected that coal prnduotfnn for the week beginning September 1 will*be a demonstration of the true mefile of America's coal minors and operators. "The excellent working record made for the day following the last general holiday, July 4, showed what can be done, and it is hoped and expected that both attendance records and output following Labor day, wit! eQttal and exceed all previous records. "The more coal we produce the fewer lives will be sacrifioed in battle, for coal means everything in transportation, equipment, guns and ammunition which America's soldiers must have to speed the end of the war. The more coal mined now the more shells will be available, the fewer lives lost in the battle line and the quicker will be ultimate victory."
Saved Old Qlory from Fire
SULLIVAN, Ind, Aug. SL—While hundreds cheered him from the street below Corp. Edgar Bolinger, of Company B, 309th ammunition train, American army, which was camping in Lima, O., scaled the walls of the burning plknt of the East Iron and Machine company's works (here and rescued a United States flag from a pole, in the center of the building, it was learned here yesterday. When he reached the roof, the young man took off his shoes and went the rest of the way in his sock feet. Bolinger formerly lived at gheiburn, in this county^
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out of the argument for a moment. She rolled up her sleeves and started in on Strassner. The first blow directed by the woman caught him squarely on the point of the chin, and he rolled into the gutter. As he staggered to his feet another smashing blow caught him in the same spot, and he went back Into the gutter, while the spectators cheered. Strassner, getting to his feet, started to leave the scene, and some one yelled
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Captain Stales', fearing violence'at the hands of the rapidly gathering crowd, took charge of the situation and called two other men in uniform to his assistance. Strassner was hurried to the city hall with the crowd ever growing in volume and frequent cries of "mob him,'* "lynch him" and "traitof" were heard.
Police Reserves Calleii.
After the city hall was reached, the mob attempted to enter the building, and Desk Sergeant Guy Bowsher, Sergeant Deer, Captain VanCleave and Patrolmen Cox, Weeks, Doyle, Helmick, Reed and Smith were called to the front and rear doors to keep the crowds out. The officers stood with their clubs Ifi hand and pushed the: people back the best they could while Strassner was being examined by Captain Van cleave and Captain Staley.
After being hurriedly questioned, h©( was taken out of the back door of the place and hurried to the Jail. It was several minntes before the crowd was dispersed. The police department requested that no violence be shown, but that the government be permitted to handle the situation. Strassner was slated on a charge of fcssault and battery, the federal commissioners notified. An investigation will be held Sunday, and if the report of the affair given to the police is found to be true, Strassner may be imprisoned or In-
LENINE MAY DIE.
Bolshevik Premier Wounded By Assassin In Moscow. LONDON, Aug. 31.—*Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, was wounded in two places when he was fired at by an assassin In Moscow yesterday afternoon, according to wireless dispatched reaching here from Moscow tonight.
One of the buTtets penetrated a little above the shoulder blade, entering the chest and touching the lung. It caused a congestion of blood in the pleura. .This bullet stopped on the right side of the neck over the shoulder blade.
The second bullet penetrated the left shoulder blade, splitting the bone. It stopped under the skin.
Internal bleeding is„ suspected. The patient, it was stated, is entirely conscious. His pulse is 104.
MEETING IS POSTPONED.
The regular Monday evening meeting of the First Ward Improvement club has been postponed one week on account of Labor day. and the meeting will be held at the Crawford school, Third and Farrington streets, Monday evening, Sept. 9. Short talks will be given by a number of citizens, and a musical program will be rendered.
Huns Guessed Wrong
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31.—"We never thought, after 18 months of submarine warfare, that the enemy would be *so little disposed towards peace," Capt. Von TTuelweter, writing in the Lokal Anzeiger. "Undoubtedly we have very much under-estimated the determination o£ our enemi^"
DRAFT DODGER A "GIRL"
Posed As a Housekeeper, and Even Fooled His Neighbors. MASSILLON, O., Aug. 31.—Said to have been disguised as a girl since last May to avoid being drafted into the army, August Schwertfeger acted as his father's housekeeper since the recent death of his mother
He was arrested today by policemen after the house was surrounded and searched. He w^as found under a bedtick in an upstairs room, according to the police, and he is held pending orders from the department of jus.tice, Cleveland.
Young Schwertfeger Is alleged to have been seen on numerous occasions
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dressed in woman's clothes, but it was presumed his father had employed a housekeeper and that his son had left the city.
The actions of the supposed house-, keeper excited the suspicion pf a neighbor and, draft officials wear* nottfied.
August Schwertfeger, Sr., made a pathetic pl-^a to the draft board when his son was first ordered to training camp.
VIGO COUNTY BAE TO MEET.
The Vigo County Bar association will hold a regular meeting Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
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