Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 September 1918 — Page 1
PROTECT V I O S SOLDIERS
i
,r i
4
I
&
VOL. XLVII.—No. 96.
DRAFT BILL TO EXEMPT AUDI ESSENTIAL JOBS
Important Modifications Will Based Upon Slight Change In Wording.
Be
ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONS NOT ALONE INDUSTRIAL
Bank Employes and' Men In Necessary Commercial Pursuits Wilt Be Given Exemption
By
Draft Boards.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.—Much broader ground for the establishment of claims for exemption from military service are provided in new regulations'rvow being worked out by Provost Marshal General Crowder to govern the classification of men between 18 and 45 who will register on Sept. 12.
Important modifications are based upon the change of a few words in the original draft law made In passing the new man power act. The. term ''industrial occupation," ts eliminated and the law now provides persons may be given deferred classification when engaged "in occupation or employment," including agriculture, which can be established as necessary to the military establishment or the maintenance of the national interests.
This section, it is pointed with regulations construing it, will definitely allow district exemption boards to exempt hankers and essential bank employes. men engaged in necessary commercial enterprise and necessary workers for Red Cross and kindred organizations.
Local Boards To Decide,
The regulations will not attempt specifically to define the status of registrants who shall be entitled to exemption but will allow the boards to work out the details, after the authorization has been given them.
It was said that the regulations would straighten out completely a situation arising since district boards in various localities have ruled, under the old law. that railroads and hanks are not indretries and that an importer of necessary war materials and his stuff are not engaged in industry.
Since the requirement that a man exempted because of his occupation must he of such importance to threaten the continuance of the enterprise to which he is attached, has been retained, however, the sum total of exemptions is not expected to seriously affect the net man power which will finally be pbi cod in class one.
District boards, in applying occupational exemption regulations, will have the assistance of three advisors—industrial, commercial and agricultural— who are now being nominated in every district.
Other Minor Change®?*
Only minor changes are incorporated In the revised questionaires which the registrants of September 12 will be required to fill out. It strikes out' the requirement that city police and firemen be in service three years before being entitled to deferred classification, md allows them to be placed in class iroe.without regard to their length of servicc.
am fihi
It establishes also three new divisions in class 5, exempting automatically persons discharged from military or naval service "upon ground of alienage or upon diplomatic request" persons who are citizens of countries co-belligerent with the United States who come under treaty arrangements entailing their service at home and Citizens of neutral countries who have withdrawn declarations of their intention to become citizens.
The questionaires still requires that each registrant who desires exemption to make formal claim and present detailed facts substantiating it.
AMERICANS DRIVE Off ENEMY RAIDING PARTY
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS IN FRANCE, Tuesday, Sept. 3.— (By the Associated Press.)—9:35 a. m.— There was considerable patrol activity on the American front in the Vosges region last night. An enemy rsidins* party of 50 approached the American trenchee at one point. The raiders were driven off by rifle Are, .The artillery was active on both sides
In this sector, the enemy usiag letur and sneeze gas shells. Tn the Woevre district an American I»atrol penetrated the enemy lines after cutting seven strands of barbed wire. Other patrols met small German groups and drove them off without difficulty.
The enemy artillery and machine fun activity in the Woevre section increased slightly.
',U. PFfmH ttVbaae^
OF BATTLE AT WOTAN
Military Experts Speculate On Where Enemy Will Make Final Stand.
LONDON, Sept. 4.—The progress of tremendous events on the battle front in France Is being followed with almost breathless eagerness by the whole British nation. The most significant feature of Tuesday's developments was that the expected German attempt to restore the position of the broken Wotan line did not materialize.
The failure of the enemy to make such an attempt apparently is attributable to the speed and energy with which Field Marshal Haig's armies were able to press the advance on' the retiring enemy. Informed observers, however, continue to speculate on when and where the enemy will pull himself together.
Tell of Reserves Coming. Disastrous as the blow already has been to German prestige, experts here are not expressing hopes of an early, debacle, and admit the probability of some defense being organized behind the enemy lines in an attempt to check the allied advance. Some prisoners taken in the battel talk confidently of the impending arrival of a great reserve army under General Von Mackenzen, who will turn the tables on the allied forces, but obviously it is impossible here to throw any light on such reports.
Whatever the future may hold, the actual situation is regarded as one of extraordinary promise for the allies and containing the possibility of the compulsory abandonment of the entire northern German front, icluding the Flanders sector.
While featuring the dramatic developments on the British front, commentators do not neglect to emphasize the great importance of the operations on the southern end of the battle line, where the French and Americans are holding against large enemy forces and making progress.
INE IS
.. LONDON, Sept. 4.—The sinking of a German submarine by a British sub-•.-•tine on pa*! is reported by the Central News. The British craft sighted the German and made for her at full speed, firing two torpedoes, both of which took effect. The German Uaoat sank within 15 seconds.
LOCAL
A I
T*EPnUTTltE RECORD, SEPT. 4. 6 a. 62 Noon 69 9 a. 66 S p. 70 Relative humidity, 2 p. m., 96 per cent.
LOCAL COJnDITro-SS AT 8 A. Sf. SEPT. 4. 1»1S, Station pressure. 29.30 temperature, 63 highest temperature yesterday, 79 lowest temperature last night, 62 precipitation, .5 4 direction of wind, east" velocity of wind, 11 miles per hourstate of weather, cloudy relative humidity, 96 per cent.
Sunrise. 6:31 sunset. 7:1$.
FORECAST.
TERRE HAUTE—Showers and cooler tonight tomorrow probably fttfr and cold.
INDIANA—Rain tonight: tomorrow probably fair, cooler in south portion. ILLINOIS—Ttain this afternooncloudy and cooler tonight With rain in extreme eastern portion tomorrow fair with slowly rising temperature.
OTHER t.OCAI, REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermometer, 7 a- 64 2 p. m.. TO.
Rfver stage, 0.4 feet.
IND.,<p></p>TOWARD
NEW FOOD PROGRAM MAY BE ANNOUNCED
Flans For Further Conservation Discussed By State Administrators.
WASTTTNGTON, Sept. 4—A new food program, embracing plans for further war time conservation of stable products was discussed today by Herbert O. Hoover and federal food administrators from all the states called here for a two day conference. In a general way Mr. Hoover outlined the work accomplished on his recent trip to Europe, including results obtained at meetings with food controllers of allied countries.
Wheat and meat regulations, 'stirar distribution, price and distribution of flour, mill feeds, cotton seed products, and organization were the principal matters nn which Mr. Hoover desired suggestions. Good reports of the food savins effected were brought from all sections and some of the administrator's expressed the opinion that by the public's cheerful compliance with federal regulations, it might not be neessary at this time to make any changes.
DEBS MUST STAND TRIAL
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 4.—Federal Judge D. C. Westenhaver overruled a motion Tuesday filed by attorneys for Eugene V, Debs to quash the indictment of ten counts against Debs for violation of the espionage act. Debs' trial is set for September 9.
In their motion to quash the indictment, attorneys for Debs claimed that the espionage law was unconstitutional aa it relates to the free speech seotlon of the constitution.
In passing on the case, Judge Westenhaver said: "Any contention that the espionage law is unconstitutional is, in my opinion, frivolous and entirely devoid of merit."
NAIL GERMAN LIES
Under present conditions any man who knocks any branch of our government has a yellow streak. •—Kiwanis Club of W,Islington.
This card, with a bright yellow streak through its center, is carried in quantity by members of the Kiwanis club. "Whenever anyone repeats a proGerman lie to any member, the talker is silently handed one of these "yellow streak" cards, and the Kiwanis man simply turns away without a word.
This is part of the "serum of silence" campaign beihjr carried ©n against German propaganda.
'•r.» v .* ":-.-•c'r
TEERE HAUTE,
AMKRICANS IN ATTACK OIJ CAWTIGSTY.
THE TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE
Here They Go In—When the Yanks Took a Smash at Cantigny They Started Something—The Hans Began a Retreat Which They Have Kept Up Ever Since
neirtir ROAD, scfftffc or mnttKn fmrv*.
The fierce attack on Cantigny by the American forces early in the summer paved the way for the allies' offensive which has almost cleared the Somme salient. British tanks aided the Yanks in their work. The. upper picture shows part of the attack. The lower photo shows the Menin road to Ypres and Zonnebeke, where the British have broken through the Hindenburg line. Heaps of German shells and other war materials and wreckage can be seen along the road.
Ten thousand prisoners have .been marched back over this same road to camps behind the British and American lines within the past few days.
DRAET TAKING MANY MINERS FROM HERE
Operators Believe Some Deferred Classification Should Be Arranged To Keep Up Coal Output.
By Anna Bowfei Wiley.
"The average American does not realize sufficiently the seriousness of the coal situation at present," declared Phillip Penna, president of the Coal Operators' association in the opera house block, Wednesday, when asked his view on the talked of exemption of miners from army service.
The handicap under which coal is being mined at present and has been for some time was discussed by Mr. Penna, who cited the former grave situation from inadequate railroad service and the Inability to move coal trains, which situation has since been remedied only to find that the coal operators are facing one more grave —in the depopulation of the mines, through the call o£ the men to war service.' "I do not think that miners, as a class, should be placed in the deferred class. I do think, however, that classification for war service should be based on a man's classification as a coal miner. We do not want slackers among the miners, neither do the miners themselves, but we must have men to mine the coal or there is going to develope a situation which will impede war work, to say the least. "The public does not understand the exact situation, I am sure," added Mr. Penna, who pointed out the questions on the classification blank, issued by the association, for the placing of the miner who must qualify as to his line of work as digger, machine man, driver, driller, etc., specifying the exact nature and amount of his work per-
Contrnued on Page t, CoKimn 4.
CALL FOR MERCHANTS
The regular meeting of the Retail Merchants' association has been called for tonight at 8 o'clock at 8 o'clock at the Ctiamber of Commerce. This will be the first regular meeting since June and two matters of importance to every merchant will be considered.
Early Tuesday evening the police department was called by a restaurant owner at Universal, who stated a riot was in progress there and that outside assistance was necessary to suppress the trouble. Three officer, accompanied by Prosecutor Davidson, at once started for Universal in an automobile.
Ifpon their arrival there the officers found the trouble was over, the crowds dispersed, and it waa soon seen the extent of the so-called riot had been magnified. A disturbance in which some boys were the principal actors was responsible for the report.
FIREMEN AND POLICE OFFICERS DEFERRED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—A jrreater number of firemen and policemen will be granted deferred classification in the coming draft under new regulations announced today by Provost MarshaJ-General Crowder. Deferred classification will no longer be conditional upon three years' continuous service in the same municipality, it being necessary only the department employing the registrant certify that he is highly trained and cannot be replaced "without substantial and material detriment to the public service."
The registrant mu/ make the same statement in» his ov Dehalf in filling out his questionna'
*L "%i
SHOT ERON AMBUSH
Attempt Made On Life of Attorney Everett Davidson at Universal Following Incipient Riot.
By Special Correspondent. CLINTON, Ind,, Sept. 4.—Prosecutor Everett Davidson waa shot from ambush last night at Universal, where he had been called with the Clinton chief of police and two patrolmen to suppress an incipient riot. The bullet passed through Mr. Davidson's arm near the shoulder, -making an ugly wound, but no serious results are anticipated. The shooter was not apprehended.
LENINE NEAR DEATH
LONDON, Aug. 4.—The condition of Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, against whose life an attempt was made last Friday, has become highly critical, according to a "dispatch from Moscow to the Central News Agency. The Crisis Is expected within three daj^. Surgeons have removed a bullet from be nine's body.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1918.<p></p>CAMBRIA
Great Allied ward With
Neuve
Noyoit,
Already the wedge they have driven into the German defenses in the sector between the railway centers of Louai and Cambrai is a menacing one to the enemy, who must stop the British on the canal line here if he hopes to save these bases—vital points in the German defensive syslejn in the west
GERMAN RANKS DISORGANIZED^
Disorganization in the German ranks is reported in unofficial advices from the front, however, and there seems to be more than a possibility that the enemy command will not be able to reconstruct its defensive formations even in time to hold up th* British temporarily along the canal positions.
The man force of the British push seems to be in the direction of Cambrai, along both the Bapamne-Cambrai and Arras-Cambrai roads, and in the terrain lying between these highways. In this area they are reported today to have captured the towns of Inchy-En-Artois and Moeuvrea. *.
HAIG TAKES MORE PRISONERS.
The Germans are in full flight in the region of the Canal Du Nord and appear to be more than ever disorganized. A thousand more prisoners were captured last night by Field Marshal Haig's forces. 7
The menace to both Cambrai and Douai may be indicated by the fact that the British ere within 5i/2 miles of the outskirts of the former city and not more than 6 miles distant from Douai.
At Inchy-En-Artois they are a little more than two miles from the Bourlon wood position where Gen. Byng was temporarily anchored in his drive at Cambrai last fall, marking what was virtually his nearest approach to the city.
British Reach Du Nord
LONDON, Sept. 4.—In their push beyond the Drocourt-Qneant line British troops have reached the line of the Canal Du Nord, says Field Marshal Haig's official statement today. North of the Arras-Cambrai road they have occupied the town of Ecourt St. ftuentin.
North of Peronne the advance has carried the Britisl through the Vaux woods about Moislans. Slight advances have been soored at other points.
Continuing their advance in Flanders the British are approaching
Chapelle and Leventie. In the same region they have gained possession of Sailly-Sur-Lallys and Nieppe.
French Cross Vesle River
PARIS, Sept 4.—French troops yesterday and last night continued to push back the Germans to the east of the Canal Du Nord and between the Ailette and the Aisne, says today's war office announcement. .f
In their advance the French took the Chapitre wood northeast of Chevilly and approached the town of Crisolles, three miles north of,.
North of the Ailette the French reached the outskirts of Coucy Le Chateau and Duveincourt and south of the river they drove farther eoft from Leuilly and attained the suburbs of Clamecy and Braye.
On the Aisne the town of Bucy-Le-Long was penetrated. Prisoners to the number of 1,900 were taken. Along the Vesle, parties of French troops orossed the river at several points.
Allied Advance Is Unchecked
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept. 4.—At no place along the battle Itne extending from Soissons to Flanders ha« the enemy been able to resist the allied armies in sufltofent strength to cause a halt in the offensive movement. The Germans after repeated defeat at various points have given ground apparently content to cover their retreat with rear guard actions. Where, if at all. the Germans plan to make a determined stand is problematical
The failure to counter attach for Oie possession of the Queant-Drocourt line gives added credence to unofficial reports that still another line has been prepared—a rwitcfe iin« from Brebiere#
"vVEATTOTR.
SHOWERS.
FOUR O'CLOCK—TWO CENTS
FOCH'S HEAVY BLOWS UNCHECKED BY ENEMY
War Machine Grinds JForReslstless Tenacity That
Sweeps Foe From Every Point Attacked By Pursuing Army
FRENCH IN SUBURBS OF BRAYE
BULLETIN, 1
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 4.—(By the Associated Press.)—Noon—The Germans are in retreat on the French front east of the Canal Du Nord. French cavalry was in pursuit during the night and this morning had pushed to within two miles of Quiscard on the Hoyon-Ham road.
1
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept. 4.—The British have driven home their push through the Wotan line as far as the Canal Du Nord and as yet their progress is not reported checked. 1
v
jk.
to Moeuvres—and that hare «attane effort will be made to stem the tide of the battle. The British already have reached Rumaocourt, a short distance from this new line and both from the north and the south they are approaching tt-
Holds Kay To Vet4e *1
While the greatest progress eon*! ,' timies to be made southeast and east of Arras momentous events apparently V are impending north of Soissons. Here Gen. Mangin has for several days been pushing forward in a slow but steady advance, until he now holds the key position to the Vesle front from which
Contiued «n Pan* 2. Caiitma ft.
VV
SI
1
14
1
Mi
ti
A
"'3
ti