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ALLIES GAIN IN NEW DRIVE LAUNCHED ON 28-MILE LINE
French and. British Advance k Three Miles Action Takes Place Near Old Battle Ground of Picardy. TAKE MANY PRISONERS (By Associated Preaa.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Aucr. 8 In the district north of the Somme the Germans are reported to have launched two counter attacks. The British artillery fire broke them both up. Prisoners taken by the British are so numerous that they are having difficulty in handling them.French and British tanks have crossed the Avre Luce valley in the new drive this morning. ' The German positions j ust south of the Ancre river were heavily attacked by the British. Their assault extended to the south where their right wing joins the French line. Three quarters of an hour after the British attacked the Germans, the French took up the battle. The main weight of the allied blow was directed against General Hutier's 18th army. News from the SoissonsRheims front this afternoon is that the Germans are holding the northern bank of the vesle in considerable strength with a large number of guns. They to VmvA Hpstrnved r r..:r lil" some oi ine onuKes ovw niu Aisne and to have taken some of their heavy guns across that river. Several, thousand prisoners have been taken by the FrancoBritish forces in their offensive in Picardy. Reports received this afternoon say tne allies . have captured the towns ot Moreuil, Demuin, Alancourt and Morlancourt, the heights west of Cerisy and the heights south of Morlancourt. PARIS PICARDY BATTLE FRONT, Aug. 8 The allied attack on the Albert Montdidier sector today apparently wa3 unexpected by the Germans and many prisoners were taken. One German division was surprised as it was coming up to relieve the front line troops. Reports received up to midafternoon indicated that the offensive was progressing favorably. The average advance was approximately 2 1-2 miles on a front of slightly more than 25 miles. . The allied advance at some points was more than three miles. Important Material Taken. Important material has been captured by the advancing troops. British and French troops attacked this morning from Albert northeast of Amiens to Montdidier on the Avre. southeast of Amiens, the front 28 miles. Meager reports from the field indicate that the allies have advanced to a depth of two miles south of the Somme and probabIv have taken the villages of Marcelcave and La Motto en Senterre. It is reported from Washington that it is not believed American forces are engaged in the present fighting. Americans were holding the line at Cantigny, some time ago, but were withdrawn and sent to the Aisne-Marne salient where they participated in the recent victory over the Germans. New Blow Expected. This new attack launched Just three weeks after Marshal Foch's masterly counter . offensive against the western Fide of the Solssons-Rheims sallent has been expected since the Germans-were driven back to the Aisne and the Vesle. It was not believed that the allied commander, would permit the Initiative to pass to the enemy after the stunning defeat administered to him along the Marne. Foch is known to be an offensive fighter
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Reclamation of American wounded and crippled soldi ars Is well under way In a number of fully equipped hospitals in the United States. The primary object of these hospitals, besides restoring the patients to health, is to take
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of them. The photos aDove were taicen at tne waiter iteea nospitai near wasningion. me upper one snows a group knitting and weaving rugs and baskets on the porch. The lower picture shows a group of bedridden boys learning to knit. The smaller inset is of one soldier who lost his right arm and has learned to do beautiful carving with his left
hand, and it has been predicted that a new blow would fall on the German line ; before they had time to reorganize eir. shattered divisions behino. tne Vesle and the Aisne. The Germans seem to have had knowledge of the plans of the allied commanders-in-chief, for during the last ten. days they .have carried out three local retirements in the northern sector of their lines. Two of these withdrawals being in the Picardy salient, one on each side of Albert, along theAncre river, and the other along the Avre river, north of Montdidier. In both cases the enemy retired to positions before which rivers offer partial protection. The fighting in Picardy recalls the great offensive carried out by the British and French in 1916, and the perman "strategic retreat" to the Hindenburg line in February and March, 1917. On Familiar Ground. The field over which the British are fighting today is familiar gorund to them tut to the south the French must force the enemy back from territory newly occupied during the March offensive. Six miles to the eastward they will come to the old battleground of Picardy. When the Germans withdrew In February and March,' 1917, they destroyed every house and building in the evacuated area, cut down every tree and in the words of a German military critic, "prepared the ground for future operations." It is over this battle field that the Germans again retreat, if the allies are successful. Viewed on the map the front over which the new attack Is being made was chosen because of its strategic relations to the German positions to the north and south. If the assault Is successful the Germans to the north must drop back over the ground they won at an immense cost of lives in March. Indirectly an allied victory from Montdidier northward would weaken the line along the Aisne to which the Continued on Page Eight CROP ESTIMATE IS LOWERED BY REPORT BY JULY (Bv Associated Pressl WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Loss of 171,000,000 bushels of corn and 13,000,000 bushels of wheat from the prospective production of this year's important food crop as indicated a month ago, was shown today in the department of agriculture's crop report resulting from a canvass made August 1. Corn and wheat are bumper crops this year despite adverse weather conthe heavy production Indicated earlier; in the growing season. Production of. all what was estimated at 878.000,000 bushels corn production was forecast ed at 2.989,000,000 bushels from Au -
gust 1 conditions. Preliminary esu-jinere. mates of winter wheat productions in He is survived-by one son Carl, of Indiana was 54,999,000 bushels. Thei Jackson, Tenn.. and two daughters, condition of corn in Indiana was esti-J Mrs. Clarence Wililams and Mrs. Mary mated at 83 per cent. Ford, both of this city.
RECLAMATION OF U. S. HEROES
their nerves, shattered in the war, and
Wounded American soldier on rolling stretcher This American official photograph shows how wounded men are carried from a regimental aid station of the First division in France to a hospital.
i The soldier rests in a sling in the little AGED MAN DIES FROM BURNS AT INFIRMARY HERE Blaze in Room Causes Death of Rchard Lankert, 81 Years Old. Richard Lankert, 81 years okl, was burned to death in his room in the County Infirmary Wednesday evening. The origin of the blaze which caused his death is. unknown. An attendant who brought Lankert's supper noticed smoke coming from the room occupied by Lankert, and hurrying to the room found the bed on fire and the chair in which Lankert was sitting a mass of flames. Lankert was so badly burned that he was unconscious. Dr. Allen from Centerville was called immediately but Lankert only lived a few hours.. Lankert was not helpless and the officials cannot understand why he did not move from the chair when he saw the flames. It is believed that Lankert either lit his pipe and laid it on the bed near which he was sitting or threw the maica on me u?u. The body was taken to the parlors of Wilson, Pohlmeyer and Downing ana me iunerai win oe new iroio
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create a new interest in life for many cart. ALLIED CONSULS CONSIDER APPEAL OF SIBERIANS Ambassador Francis Leaves for Archangel to Decide Full ni ri ans. KANDALASKA, RUSSIAN LAPLAND, Aug 7 Aboard the vessels on which they arrived here recently. American Ambassador Francis and ,., j .u.!-
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T" , " " r 1 7 ixri ' Richmond will help settle the disputes staffs left for Archangel today When between the employer and the em hey arrived here the vessels flew ployee. Any troubie that may aHse the red ensign of the soviet republic; between employers and employee will now they are flying the old Russian be taken up by the Department of Lacolors with the consent of the volun- bor and recommendations sent in by teer crew which sympathized with the that board. If this can not help the new government in the territory of situation the matter will be laid bethe north. ; fore the War Labor Board of which On their arrivel at Archangel, the William Taft and Frank Walch are ambassadors, wi'.l decide upon their tw0 ot tne members and whatever defull plans. Ambassador Francis . hopes cision is made by this board is final, to return to Vologda if it is safe. - j " The embassies are without informa-; ToVS to GlV& American
nuii uuuceruiug American auu inner allied nationals in Moscow, Petrograd and Vologda. . Activity lncreases.v LONDON, Aug. 8 Military and political activity in Vladivostok has increased, says the correspondent there of the Daily Mail under date of Monday. "The presence here of Gen. Horvath is a r'ddle," he adds. "Every one is speculating concerning his intentions, but Horvath himself is not talking, Continued on Paae Eight
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(By Aesociated FresO Le Chateau have seen the Germans WASHINGTON Aug 8 Back from leave In column formation, shouting a trip through French territory taken! "Nach Berlin" (Off to Berlin!), and in from the Germans in the Aisne-Marne Soissons, three very old inhabitants drive Andre Tardieu. high commis- only remained. The desperate efforts sione'r of France to the United States, of the Germans to drag them along has informed tho commission's head- with them prove their anxiety of not auartera here of his satisfaction over leaving behind any source of informawhat he saw. ! "on: They nave for the same pur"On the fourth," said Mr. Tardieu's' pose, taken away their dead."
cablegram as made public, "I went' with M. Clemenceau to Soissons and! in the whole reconquered region. It is indisputable and it must be emphasized that there has been, not a German withdrawal followed by a French reoccupation, but a German withdrawal forced by a French victory. "The fights of August 1 and 2 were especially hot. The prisoners gathered durine these two days declared that they had received the order td hold I their lines at any price. The heaps of j ammunitions which I have seen on the!
spot are proving the confusion and the! rout. The Germans did not have time Pi:pf Frnm Hpat i; Promised enough either to destroy the bridges teiiei JProm neal IS rromioea nor to cut the roads. Soissons had! fQr lomOrrOW DV Weatherbeen taken in the night of Friday to; Saturday and on Sunday we reached j man. the place in motor carts, which dem-j . onstrates the haste of the retreat. ; "Thundershowers and cooler," says "The German morale seems shatter-1 Weatherman Moore Thursday, ed. Since July 14 up to now. there J Relief from the drought will come has been engaged 100 German divi- J Thursday, evening or early Friday Bions of which the most part is worn morning, 'when, according to Moore, a out. I good rain will pass over Indiana, Illi-
Prlsoners report of quarrels among, Bavarians. The Inhabitants of OulchyW. J. BRYAN TO SPEAK AT STATE W. C.T. I). MEET 700 Delegates Expected to Attend Session Here Oct, 4-8. ' William Jennings Bryan will speak before the State W. C T. U. convention, to be held in this city Oct. 4-8. Bryan will speak on Oct. 5, on national prohibition. Extensive plans were to be made for the program and entertainment of the 700 delegates who are expected to attend. A meeting of the executive committee of the county organization was was held at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday morning. The plans have not all been definitely formulated, but it has been decided to hold the convention in the East Main Street Friends church. Deborah Knox Livingston, a member of the national executive committee, and Florence M. Sears, state treasurer of the W. C. T. U. will be other important speakers on the program. This is the first time in twenty-five years that the state convention has been held in Richmond. LABOR COUNCIL TO PLAN FOR LABOR DAY CELEBRATION Preparations for Labor Day will probably be taken up at the meeting of the Central Labor Council Thursday night. The labor situation in Richmond will be discussed generally. Some confusion is current as to the Central Labor Council and the Federal Labor union. The council consists of three men from the various unions in Richmond. Those unions represented in the council are Cigarmakers, barbers, tailors, painters, brick layers, carpenters, sheet metal workers, teamsters, electricians, plumbers, horseshoers and printers. The Federal Labor Union is a union in itself which takes care of miscel- '; laneous labor and crafts which do not ; have enough. members to start a union. it fosters men until they are able to form their own union. It sends delegates to the council. Many applications are being sent in hZ ?omen, workers and much enI thusiasm is being aroused for the meeting of women Friday night. If possible efforts will be made to hold lne meeting outside, it this can not re done the meeting will be held in I Va"fnn , . . , el? s.a sten idthuat , e labor board recently established in Children an Idea of New Merchant Marine WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Educational toys and games are to be used to bring the American child an idea of the country's new merchant marine. The American toy manufacturer's asSOclation, representing 110 concerns, has agreed with Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, that such use can be made of toys and games and de- ' cided to manufacture them.
They Withdraw Attacks of Allies
THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BRING COOL WEATHER FRIDAY noise and 0nio However, the cool wave may not arrive before Friday afternoon, he explains. The rain probably will give temporary relief and temperatures will fall sometime Friday. Moore says the temperatures will drop to considerably below 90. NEW YORK GETS RELIEF. NEW YORK, Aug. 8. A freshening breeze from the west and thunderstorms in this vicinity early today broke the force of the heat wave that has held New York in its grasp for the last three days and brought a measure of relief to the city's sweltering millions. The thermometer, which at midnight stood at 89, dropped to 81 during the early morning hours. Tne mercury had climbed to 102 yesterday afternoon the hottest day here In the last 47 years, according to weather bureau records. In an effort to escape the torrid wave, more than 400,000 persons sought relief at Coney Island and J other nearby beaches and the police estimate tnat at least ao.uuu people, mostly women and children, slept or rather tried to sleep, on the sands last night. The city's parks became dor mitories for other thousands wniie still others moved their beds onto sidewalks and into the streets, especially in the congested districts on the east side. Despite the intense suffering, the number of deaths actually resulting from the heat has ben relatively small, only eight being reported for Wednesday. Prostrations, however, were numerous. U. 5. Takes Control of Tomato Packing Plant fBy Aasociied Pres.O ASHINGTON. Aug. 8 The federal food administration for Ohio has been i instructed to operate the tomato packing plants of the R. J. Meguiar Company, and the Meguiar Company of Greenville, O., the licenses of the plants which are among the largest of the kind in the United States having been rescinded for violation of food administration regulations. In order that farmer having contracts with the Meguair company may not lose their crops, it was announced today that the plants will be operated for a limited time under the direction of the food administration. OPPOSES USE OF DRAFT FOR NAVY fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Extension of the draft system to the navy is not regarded as necessary at this time by the navy department. Rear Admiral Palmer, chief of the bureau of navigation told the senate military committee today the navy has practically all the men it needs and that enlistments would not be affected by changing the draft ages. Cultivated Corn Not Damaged by the Heat J. C. Kline, county agent stated Thursday that the corn which has not j been cultivated . properly has been suffering greatly from the heat. The corn that has been cultivated properly during the season is not suffering? In three days it is expected that the wheat will all be threshed. Oats is still being cut. SUBMARINE SINKS U. S. STEAMSHIP NEW YORK. Aug. 8. Information that the American steamship Marak of 3224 tons gross, was sunk by a German submarine off Cape Hatteras on Tuesday night was received in marine Insurance circles here. One small boat containing 18 members of the crew Is still unaccounted for.
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF STOCKYARDS IS PROBABLE
Federal Trade G)mmis5W5a Charges Packing Companies Used Illegal Methods to Control Market. PROFITEERING ALLEGED Br Associated PressWASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Government acquisition and control of all the principal stock yards, cold storage plants and warehouses and both refrigerator and cattle cars has been recommended to the president by the federal trade commission to destroy a monopoly which it declares Swift ar.d company. Armour and company, Morris and company, Wilson and company. Incorporated, and the Cudahy packing company exercises not only over the meat industry of the country, but other necessary food supplies. Basing its statements upon a great volume of evidence examined, much of it taken from the confidential files of the packing company, the commission said the power of the five packing companies "has been and is being unfairly and illegally used" to manipulate live stock markets; restrict interstate and international supplies of food; control the prices of dressed meat and other focds; defraud both the producers of food, and consumers; crush effective competition; secure special privileges from railroads, the stock yard companies and municipalities; and profiteer. The commission recommended: All Rolling Stock "That the government acquire, through the railroad administration all rolling stock used for the transpoitation of meat animals and that such ownership be declared a government monopoly. "That the government acquire -through the railroad administration, the principal and necessary stock yards of the country, to be treated as freight depots and to be aperated under such conditions as will insure open competitive markets with uniform scale of charges for all servicet performed and the acquisition or establishment of such additional yards from time to time as the future developments of live stock production la the United States may acquire." 133 AMERICANS KILLED IN ACTION fBy Associated Prrss) ASHINGTON, Aug. 8 The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 131; died of wounds. 16; died from airplane accident, 1 ; died of other causes. 5; wounded severely, 62; Total, 237. The marine corps casualty list today shows: Killed in action, 2; died of wounds, 1; wounded severely, 20; wounded, degree undetermined, 74; wonuded slightly, 1; mising, 10. Total, 108. American Airman Finds the Grave of Roosevelt Near Wood at Chamery (By Associated Press 1 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE, Wednesday, Aug. 7. On a wooden cross at the head of a grave at the edge of a wood at Chamery, east of Fere-en-Tardenois, is this inscription: "Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, burled by the Germans." German newspapers announced several days ago that Lieut. Roosevelt, who disappeared during an aerial combat on July 17, had been burled by the Germans at Chamery, but until today i the grave v. as not discovered. It was j found by an American aviator. The inscription is in English. The Weather For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Probably thundershowers late tonight or Friday. Cooler tonight. Northwest portion, cooler. Today's Temperature, Neon 92 95 71 Yesterday. Maximum Minimum For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Showers and probably thundershowers this evening or tonight. Friday cooler. , General Conditions The great heat wave still exists east of the Mississippi and temperatures range from 100 to 106 in the shade. Philadelphia. New York end Washington registered 106. A storm over the lakes will cause unsettled weather with thunder showers over Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Temperatures are considerably lower in the northwest, temperatures at Yellowstone park, 38. Relief will come this evening and tonight over Illinois and Indiana and cool weather will reach here not later than tomorrow. The temperature will drop to considerably below 90.