Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 247, 28 August 1918 — Page 1

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FRENCHMEN TAKE CHAULNES;

HAMPER RETREAT OF FLEEING HUN TROOPS FROM SECTOR British Forces Advance Line North of Somme and in Flanders Battle Area Thirty Villages Are Taken by French Forces in Advance on Somme Battle Field Germans Fight Desperately to Stay British Attacks in Region of Bapaume TronesWood Taken by Allied Force. ALLIES INFLICTED HEAVY LOSSES ON ENEMY (By Associated Press)

The German retreat on the Somme battle field has become precipitate. The French first and third armies are at no point losing contact with the enemy. The French are inflicting heavy losses on the retreating Germans. x Chaulnes has been occupied by French troops, according to an official statement issued today by the French war office. French cavalry, is harassing the retreating Germans in the Chaulnes region, hampering the withdrawal of the enemy forces. There is a report that General Mangin's army is crossing the Ailette river. Canadians Take 2,000. British troops today completed the capture of Trones wood north of the river Somme. Canadian troops in their advance astride the Somme yesterday captured more than 2,000 Germans.

British forces fighting east of Arras base reached the outskirts of Haucourt, Remay and Boiry, Notre Dame, north of tbe Arras-Cambrai road, according to the official statement issued by the war office today. The British line in the Flanders battle area has been advanced. on a front of four miles astride the Neuf Berquln-Estaires road. South of the Somme the British have taken Foucacourt, while north of tbe Somme, they have attacked, and taken th egreater part of Troneswood. Among the larger villages taken by the French are Omiecourt. about two miles east of Chaulnes; Balatre, three miles northeast of Roye; Roiglise, a mile and three quarters southeast of Roye, toward Noyon and Verpillieres, south of Roiglise. Progress toward the Somme was i continued this morning by the French, the statement says. Since yesterday thirty villages have been taken by them. French troops have taken PontL'Eveque on the north side of the Olse and about a mile from Noyon and have captured Chavigny, three miles north of Soissons. The French are said to be on the outskirts of Juvlgny, a mile and a half southeast of Chavigny. The Freucni have advanced to a depth of six miles rin a wlrlp front, leavinsr the Germans I

in an 'awkward salient around Noyon. I ins the enemy's front along the ChaulGeneral Mangin's troops began ! nes-Roye line, the British have swung crossing the Ailette river today. forward in the sector east of Arras.

French troops have reoccupied Mount Renaude, two miles southwest of Noyon and are approaching Noyon, which probably is in their possession. The retreat of the Germans which has been organized by General Bohen during 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 pecond will bring the enemy to the line of March 21 from which he launched his great offensive. Fight for Bapaume. Driven from the high ground protecting Peronne on the west and forced beyond the Hlndenburg line in the region of Arras, the Germans are fighting desperately but apparently with much confusion, to stay the British attacks In the region of Bapaume. Since noon today, heavy reinforcements have been put into the enemy line in the Bapaume region and his resistance there has stiffened. Apparently, the use of these reinforcements is for the purpose of giving the enemy time to dig In on a line para!lcling the Canal Du Nord on the west. Whether he will be able to hold this line is very doubtful. His next defense lino east would be behind the Canal Du Nord, about six miles east 'of Bapaume. Along the Somme. in spite of stubborn resistance, the British have pushed the Germans off the high ground between Maricourt and the river. South of the river, they have reached Domplerre. six miles west of Peronne. North of Maricourt. the Germans made vicious counter-attacks this evening and the British had to give up some of the ground they had gained during the day. Advance Near Scarpe The greatest British advance of the J day was made sontn or tne scarpe. General Byng's men are reported working east of Vls-En-Artols and at last reports had gained Fontaine-Ies-Crois-illes, south of Vls-En-Artols. Between Fontaine and Bapaume the French took ground near Vraucourt. A heavy enemy counter attack developed ana as the position was a little in advance of the rest of the line at this point the British fell back temporarily They brought with them, however, five officers and 150 men as prisoners. The same thing happened In the neighborhood of Flers, south of Bapaume, where 70 prisoners were hrought back by patrols which retired

when the enemy threw In a heavy counter attack. The German attack suffered severely from British artillery and machine gun fire. Devil Wood was taken by the British and then lost. It is reported it has been captured aeraln. '

Elements of sixteen enemy battaW ions have been found mixed up on a front of less than four miles from Bapaume. North of the Scarpe considerable progress has been made and the Brit ish are. reported, driving p-atwardXrcaai oppy and Gavreiie, wnica tney noia. German Forces Retreat. German forces in southern Picardy are retreating over a wide front. After the capture of Roye by the French yesterday the Fennan front has crumbled. The lines which have held back the French and British for the last two weeks are giving away and today's official reports show the French on a line less than three mile3 west of the Somme river and canal. Thirty villages have been captured by the French in the advance which was started early Tuesday morning. Chaulnes, the center of the German line betwen Roye and the Somme river, as it flows west through the battle field, has been captured and many other vital points have been taken from the retiring enemy British Swing Forward. While the French have been smashorth of the Arras-Cambria road, they have reached the outskirts of the villages of Naucourt, Remy and Boiry Notre Dame, about a mile east of the Hlndenburg line. South of the Somme the British have taken Foucaucourt, while north of the river they have gwlned nearly all of Trones wood. In the Flanders area the British have advanced their line over a front of four miles astride the Neuf Berquin road. This is the area from which the Germans have been retreating for the lact three weeks. Marshal Foch. however, is giving the enemy no rest. There is no let up in the allied pressure end each day the active fighting front is being extended on the north and south. Each extension is marked by further gains, adding to the peril of the enemy center, which fights desperately to prevent the British from breaking through. Reach Vis-En-Artols. On the north, astride the Scarpe, the British have broken through the Hlndenburg line o na front of ten miles or more and continue their push after an advance of thre miles Tuesday. They have reached Vis-En-A rtnlc in th rpnr nf tho Hlndenbure line, and have broken through or al- j most reached thereserve line, known as the Queant-Procourt switch line. The British here are advancing on the main roads to Dousi and Cambria and before them is terrain untouched by previous battles of the war. Gayvelle, , . t- ! ..-i t oi.rv,f muoa fi-rtm Tvnm! : r tha .-m 1 1 n rnnn rrnm Arras lo i lit- ' Among the ruins and shell craters of the old Somme battlefield abcut Bapaume. the Germans are putting up a stiff resistance. Bapaume itself Is now a part of No Man's Land, but the Germans are clinging to every foot as long as possible. North and soujth of Bapaume, the British have made only slight progress against the enemy defense. Great confusion is reported behind the German lines on this sector and the enemy is digging a trench line to the east of Bapaume. North and south of the Somme, the British press onward toward Peronne. They are approaching Comblcs " after over-powering the Germans around ' Montautan and in the woods of the neighborhood and are east of Marlcourt, which gives them possession of the high ground north of the river. ncmnVr, south of the river, and six

BOOTY CAPTURED BY GENERAL MANGIN DURING ALLIES' VICTORY ON MARNE

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German guns captured by the allies Some of the enormous amount of cannon captured by the army led by General Mangin, hero of Soissons, ia shown in this photo. It was General Mangin whenhe began his offensive along the Oise. There are cannon enough in this when he began his offensive along the Oise. There are cannon nough in this one collection to clutter the French street shown.

Yanks Have Won Praise of Allies and U. S. Gratitude, Says Pershing

(By Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE Tuesday, Aug. 27. General John J. Pershing, commander-in-chief of the American army in France, has Issued the following order; "It Alls me with pride to record in general orders a tribute to, the service achievements : of the first and third ionS7"oiapri4af rth "-first second. third .fourth, twenty-sixth, twentyeighth, thirty-second and forty-second divisions of the American expeditionary forces. "You came to the battle field at a crucial hour for the allied cause. For almost four years tbe most formidable army the world has yet seen' had pressed its invasion of France and stood threatening its capital. At no time has that army been more powerful and menacing than wHen, on July 15, it struck again to destroy in one great battle the brave men opposed to it, and to enforce its brutal will upon the world and civilization. "Three days later, in conjunction with our allies, you counter-attacked. The allied armies ga:aed a brilliant victory that marks the turning point of the wark. You did more than to miles west of Peronne, has fallen to General Rawlinson's men. The intervening terrain to Peronne is fairly level and open, but the Germans are " I struggling to hold the British in check, i French Move Eastward French troops have moved eastward in the Roye sector an average of nearly two miles on a front of 12 miles. - Roye, one of the principal points of the German defense south of the Somme, apparently fell to the French because of the pressure north :tnd south of it. General Debeny now is moving toward Nesle, which is but five miles east of his line as it stood late Tuesday. The French occupation of Hallu and the British capture of Vermandovilleds outflank Chaulnes on the north and south. Allied infantry, tanks and airplanes are giving the Infantry valient help and are inflicting heavy losses on the Germans, particularly when the enemy counter attacks. The number of prisoners has been increased still further and great quantities of war material have been taken. Around Bapaume the British have captured ammunition dumps left behind in the March retreat. The supplies were found fit for use and the Germans suffered accordingly. It Is a week since the British attacked north of the Ancre. The Germans have struggled every hour of that time on a continuously lengthening front to stabilize the situation but have failed. It may be significant that the enemy command has not sen fit to launch a counter offensive on another part of the front. American Front Quiet. From Roye to the Oise and thence tn th AtariA Hvplv urtillprv rlnpls nrp - - ' in progress. Along the Vesle, the situation has quieted down again after the successful American thrust at Bazoches and the German repulse north of Fismes. The great battle in Picardy and Artols continues with undiminished violence. Allied troops .particularly on the northena and southern wings of , the 57-mile line from north of Scarpe to south of Roye are pressing the Germans steadily eastward. Every means known to modern warfare are being used by the enemy to stay the onrush of the British and French, but the allies' machine moves. Heavy reinforcements have been thrown into the fray by the Germans, mostly in the center around Bapaume The one desire of the enemy appears to be to find a line where he can stand long enough to make an orderly retirement.

give the allies the support to which as a nation our faith was pledged. You proved that our altruism, our Pacific spirit and our spirit and our sense of justice have not blunted our virility or our courage. ; "You have shown that American Initiative and. energy are as fit for the tasks of war as for, the pursuits of peace." You have 'justly won unstinted praise from our allies and the eternal gratitude of our countrymen. "We have paid for our success with the lives of many of our brave comrades. We shall cherish their memory always and claim for our history and literature their bravery, achievement and sacrifice. "This order will be read to all organizations at the first assembly formations following its receipt. "PERSHING." DRAFT BILL TO GO TO WILSON LAST OF WEEK WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Senate . .1. Vlll -"- l" lua" ; tendlng the draft ages to IS and 45 years were rejected formally by the house today and the measure sent to conference. Arrangements were made for the conferees to meet immediately with the hope of smoothing differences after a few hours of discussion. The chief point at issue are the sen ate work or fight amendment and the house provision which would reauire the registration and classification of , Representative McCulloch of Ohio, author of the latter, asked today that the house be given opportunity to express itself again on that amendment by voting on instructing its conferees to insist on its retention. Differences in the drafts of the bill were expected by leaders in congress today to be compromised speedily by the bill may be sent to President Wllson for his signature the last of the week. Within a week or ten days af ter the president signs the bill, Provost Marshal General Crowder has indicated will be be held the registration for the 13,000,000 men affected and the beginning made on the increased American army expected to bring victory to the allied cause before the end of next year. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.-Men between 18 and 45, who register under the new man power bill will be required to furnish personal Information much more varied and extensive than has been secured from registrants of military ages :n previous enrollments, a synopsis of 'the registration card prepared by the provost marshal general shows. It will carry 20 separate questions. A number of the questions which the new registrants must answer deal with citizenship, and the registration card will fully define nativity of each ian tne information presumably as 6isting in applying the military service regulations of allied nations to their nationals. Exact occupation, status and place of employment,' and names of employers also are demanded. As a .final point, the card requires names and addresses of tbe nearest relatives, and' place where the registrant ordinarily receives mall. This is desired to eliminate the difficulties that local exemption boards have had in keeping in touch with men registered In their districts. -

COUNTY TO BE ORGANIZED FOR DRIVEJN WEEK Liberty Loan Committee Getting Ready to Launch Campaign for $2,000,000 Loan With plans for the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign in WTayne county maturing rapidly, the Wayne county committee la a communication sent to the State committee today made the promise that the county would be completely organized, down to precincts, within the next week and that every preparation would be complete for the actual work of soliciting bond sales September 25, 26 and 27. "Wayne county's quota of approximately $2,000,000 sounds pretty formidable," said a prominent farmer today when talking to a Richmond banker, "but when one considers that In the campaign for the Second Liberty loan the county subscribed for J1.000,000 worth of bonds, and in the Third campaign the county subscribed for nearly $1,000,000, it should not be a difficult thing to turn the trick. I guess there are lots of fanners who view the matter as I do relative to the coming loan. Probably as a class the farmers have been, more fortunate than any other this year. The bumper crops have put the farmers in a position to do even more than they did in the last two Liberty Loan campaigns in the way of making investments in these securities and I doubt not that we will reflect this prosperous condition when the campaign opens. The farmer, the same as the business man, views the Liberty Loan subscription as an investment as well as a patriotic duty. That's all there is to It" Organizations Under Way. The organizations in the fifteen townships of the county are well under way, in fact most of the townships already have made their reports to the county committee that they are In readiness to proceed. In Wayne township there will be two complete organizations, the city to be under the direction of E. M. Campfield and (Continued on' Pae Four)

FORD CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS FOR U. S. SENATOR Newberry Nominated by Michigan Republicans Reports Still Incomplete. By Associated Press) DETROIT. Mich., Aug. 28 With the result of the senatorial fight definitely determined in the nomination of Commander Truman H. Newberry as republican, and Henry Ford as democratic candidates, interest today in Tuesday's primaries swung to the hot fight being waged for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. Tbe slight margin held on early returns by Edward Frensdorf, of Hudson, over John W. Bailey, of Battle Creek, was wiped out when the big Wayne county (Detroit) began to come. These returns combined with incomplete figures from 25 other counties gave Bailey a majority of 1,364. Frensdorf went back into the lead for the democratic gubernatorial nom ination later when additional returns began to come in this afternoon. Incomplete figures from 75 counties gave Frensdorf 6296; Bailey, 5086. Ford Wins and Loses. Henry Ford, Detroit automobile manufacturer, and choice of President Wilson for the Michigan senatorial nomination, was today, on the face of returns from more than half the b,ot,h wi??ee nd loser in Tues day's state wide primaries Truman H. Newberry of Detroit, commander in the Third U. S.- Naval district, and former secretary of the navy, has won the republican nomination for U. S. senator by a vote in which incomplete returns may indicate the total number of votes polled by both Ford and Former Governor Chase S. Osborn. Only a light vote was cast for William G. Simpson, of Detroit, the other Republican candidate. In the democratic balloting, however, the Detroit manufacturer, who was candidate on both party tickets, won an onsy race from his lone opponent, James W. Helme, figures this morning being two to one in favor of his candidacy. The slight advantage of Osborn, who rose from a close third to second with incomplete returns shortly after midnight, disappeared when first belated returns from Detroit precincts were announced. In this city, the few returns available indicate that Newberry's two to one advantage gained in the state will not be equalled here, although most precincts this far reported give him a slight lead over Fprd. 1,079 Still Out. Returns from 1.079 precincts of the state this morning showed Newberry 59.707; Ford 25,144: and Osborn. 24,325. There are 1,098 precincts from which complete returns have not been received.

Rumanian King Wears French War Cross When

He Receives Germans my Associated Pros) - PARIS. Aug. 28. The German mis sion to Rumania has been received by King Ferdinand, according to travellers who have reached here, but the reception was anything but wam. The king at first refused to see the Germans but finally consented to grant a. twenty minute Interview In strict accordance with the protocol. Twenty minutes elapsed between the time the Germans entered the king's residence and the time when they were escorted out the gates. Being German-born, King Ferdinand speaks German fluently. He addressed his visitors in his best French. On his breast there was but one decoration, the French vs cross. The Germans have not attempted to make another call on the king. 15 MEXICANS DIE IN BATTLE WITH AMERICANS U. S. Soldiers Patrol Boundary While Mex Stretcher Bearers Carry Away Dead. CBy Associated Press NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 28. Pro found regret for yesterday's clash be twen Mexicans and American soldiers were expressed by General Calles. military governor of Sonora, to Brigaadier General De Rosey Cabell, in a telegram received today. General Cal les stated he had been ordered to proceed to the border by President Carranza to express these regrets personally. He is scheduled to arrive here this morning. General Cabell arived at a. m. from Douglas. The conference is to be held in Nogales, Ariz, today. Reports that negro cavalry crossed the international boundary during the shooting yesterday were officially confirmed here today. A detachment of the cavalry crossed International aveenue at 5 p. m., and rode one block into Nogales, Sonora, to clear the adobe houses of snipers. NOGALES. Ariz., Aug. 28. WTiIle American Infantrymen , patrolled - the International boundary in Nogales early today, across the street, in the Mexican town, stretcher bearers wound in and out among the adobe huts, removing the Mexicans killed and wounded in the clash between Mexican and American soldiers list night. Expect No Further Trouble. With an armistice in force and Gen. De Rosey R. Cabell en route here for a conference with Mexican officials, it was believed that no further trouble would result. General Cabell, commander of the Arizona military district, left his headquarters at Dougles last night A revised list of the casualties suffered by the Americans shows that one officer and two enlisted men were killed and 28 soldiers and civilians wounded in yesterday's fighting. JThree (Continued on Page Eight.) BOLSHEVIK ARMY IS IN RETREAT (Br Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 28. On the Ussuri front, north of Vladivostok, the Bolshevikl have retired six miles before a general advance by all the allied forces, according to reports received in Shanghai and transmitted by Reuters, Ltd. American and Japanese troops, the advices add, are training for the Ussurl front. News from tha front. It is added, is meagre, owing to the fact that the Japanese have taken over the preparation of information from the Czechs. The Japanese are said to have been extremely reticent. General Semenoff, the anti-Bolshevik leader, has crossed the Siberian frontier and retaken Matsievskl station, west of Manchuli, capturing prisaners. The Japanese troops are engaged with the Bolshevik! near Dauria. SIGN SUPPLEMENTARY TREATIES COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28. German and Russian plenipotentiaries Tuesday according to an official telegram from Berlin, signed three treaties supplementary to the Brest-Litovsk treaty. The new treaties Include one supplementing the treaty of peace, as well as a financial agreement and one dealing with the civil law. The treaties are the result of negotiations which have been going on in Berlin for several weeks beween the Germans and the Russians. The treaties were signed at the German ministry of foreign affairs. 1,140 Registered in Indiana for Service (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 28. Complete tabulation of the number of men who passed their 21st birthday since June 6, last, show that 4.140 registered In the state for military service. The tabulations were made in the office of Major Robert C. Baltzell, state conscription agent. Of the total 3,923 were white and 131 colored. Aliens numbered 86.

ALLIED GAINS ARE PLACING ENEMY FORCE IN JEOPARDY French Advance Places Enemy Line Between the Pincers British Are Mile Over Hindenburg Line.

1 12,000 PRISONERS PARIS, Aug. 28. The British and French gains are placing the Germans in a precarious position and it Is be lieved here hare forestalled the plan of General Ludendorff to fall back on the old Hlndenburg line. The fall of Roye to the troops of General DeBeney undoubtedly will hasten the German retirement between the Somj me and the Olse. Equally menacing to the Germans are the British gains toward Combles and along the Scarpe. The German command apparently planned to pivot the retiring movement on the line east of Arras with the divisions south of It. marching back to the old German line. Such a plan would be difficult to carry under the most favorable circumstances. The British onslaught on Bapaume added to the difficulty of carrying out this plan and the extension of the battle line to the Scarpe made things very much worse. This is because the British struck at the hinge by attacking and breaking through from. Gavreiie and Croisilles. Enemy Reacts Furiously. That is why the Germans are making such a determined resistance and also why they are reacting so furiously at the other end of the line between the Ailette and the Alsne. If tbe enmy cannot prevent General Mangin from advancing toward the SoissonsConey road the entire German's seventh army on the Vesle will be put in Jeopardy. It also is essential for him to keep General Mangin away from the Oise because if be should retire from Noyon to the Hindenburg line between Chaulney and La Fere be would be obliged to march along the Olse under the fire of the French guns or make a long detour by way of Guiscard. 1,300 FIELD CANNON TAKEN WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. The number of prisoners taken by the allies since July has parsed the 112,000 mark, General March said today. In the same time the allies have taken from the Germans 1,300 cannon of the field gun calibre, and larger. The French advance noted in this morning's official statement from Paris, the chief of staff pointed out, marks the creation of another deep salient in the enemy line which is now being put "between the pincers." The French have reached Nesle and are within two miles of the Somme at this point. No Cessation In Pressure. Since last Saturday the British as a result of their present advance have ovesrun the Hlndenburg line for a distance of one mile on a front of three miles. Latest dispatches to the department General March said do not Indicate any cessations in the allied pressure. The British apparently are continuing their progress on the Flanders front. General March confirmed the reported advance of the Austrians in Albania resulting In the withdrawal of the Italian fgmt east of Berat. George Reynolds, 83 Years Old, Dies at Fountain City FOUNTAIN CITY. Aug. 28 George W Reynolds, 82 years old. died here at the home of his son Wednesday morning at 3 o'clock. He is survived by his son Luther Reynolds. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:30 from the Hopewell church. Burial will be in Willow Grove ceme tery. September 25, 26 and 27! The Weather For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau. Showers tonight Thursday partly cloudy and cooler. Today's Temperature. Noon 73 Yesterday. Maximum 79 Minimum 63 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Heavy thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Thursday, partly cloudy and cooler. General Conditions Heavy . rains have fallen along the Ohio river and over the south and central portions of Indiana, while over the west it has been generally fair. Temperatures above 90 6pread over Dakota and Montana. Cooler weather Is spreading eastward behind clouds which center over Lake Superior.