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THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
VOL. IV. NO. 295
"WORK OR FIGHT"
TACKED ON HOUSE
MAN-POWER BILL
Senate Committee Substi
tutes House Measure, With
Rejected Feature
CLEAR DECKS FOR VOTE
Published Dully Kxcetit Sunday. Subscription r-rice! rt ft Year by Mall.
Copjrlelit, litis, by the 1'ubllc Ledger Company.
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1918
Kntered aa Seiond-Clms Matter at the Pontorriro at Philadelphia
Under the Act at March 3, 1870.
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PRICE TWO CENTS
"Prohibition Bill Sidetracked.
Reclassification Clause
Dropped by Framcrs
SENATE PROVIDES EDUCATION
FOR BOYS ENTERING SERVICE
Washington, Aug. 2G (By I. N. S.). Under an amendment to the
man-power bill adopted in the Senate by a vote of 53 to 13 this after
noon, tlm United States will embark on an aftcr-the-war policy of
educating all men under twenty-one, who cither enlist or are drafted
into the military or naval service for a period equal to that of their
service.
The amendment provides, however, that in no case shall the educa
tional period exceed two years, and that application foT the educational
privileges shall bo made within sjx months of the discharge of the
applicant from the army.
By the Associated Press
Washington, Aug. 26.
A clear track was Riven In the
Senato today to the mnn-powcr bill,
passed Saturday by the House, broad
ening tho army draft ago limits to
eighteen and f&rty-flve years.
When the Senato convened under
a longstanding agreement to take up
war-tlmo prohibition. Senator Shep-
pard, of Texas, prohibition advocate,
moved to temporarily lay that measure
aside. It was agreed to and debate
on amendments to the man-power bill
was resumed, with passage late today
or tomorrow expected.
House Bill Substituted
To expedite and simplify procedure,
the House bill was substituted for
the draft bill, which has been pend
ing in the Senate. The Senate Mili
tary Affairs Committee met before the
Senate convened and reported tho
House bill, with minor amendments,
after adding the Senate amendments,
Including the "work-or-figth" proposal.
The Senate Committee struck out
the amendment of Representative
Treadway, of Massachusetts, adopted
by the House, providing for appoint
ment of special examiners by tho
Provost Marshal General to reclassify
m6n In existing deferred classes. This
amendment, the committeo agreed,
would cripple authority of State draft
boards and Is unnecessary because
General Crowder already has power to
make any reclassification deemed de
sirable. To Employ Married Women
After attempts to modify it had
failed, the Senato accepted, without a
record vote, tho committee amendment
t providing that the wifo of a soldier or
sailor shall not be disqualified for any
I mES."'1,'0." untIer the Government be-
cause 'he'ls"mafrled
'" Senator Shields, of Tennessee.- pro-
twyjiftd r. Riihstltutp. In effect waiving
the civil service laws In so far as they
would affect such women. This was
j rejeotred by a voto of 40 to 30.
v Another committee amendment
fi adopted provides that men under twen-
tyone snuii not ue ueiueu cuiiiiiuh-iiuub
or entrance to officers' training camps
because of their youth,
7 CITY SOLDIERS
KILLED, 9 HURT
Two More From Here Miss
ing and One a Prisoner
IN FIGHT ON MARNE
Ph iladelpkhi SoUimrT
in Today's Death List
rrlvalo George M. Taylor, 3116
Tacony street.
Private Walter F. Smith, 2333
Point street.
Private Clarenco Jacobson, 012
Norjl! Sixteenth street.
Prlvato John A. Dougherty, 242
North Fifty-eighth street.
II. S. Hood, no residence address
given.
A. Ilium, no residence address
given.
Corporal Charles K. Kcnworthy,
10" Gray street, art-ldrntally killed.
Auguit 20, 10t8
GIRL DIES, 8 HURT
AS TRUCK UPSETS
U.S. LIEUTENANT
KILLS 100 BOCHES
IN RAILWAY YARD
i .
Catches Grotty in Open and
Sprays Them With Ma-
c nneun f Mangin's Right Wing
arne ground sacred Crashes Heavy Hos-
BRITISH IN NEW ARRAS ATTACK
PLUNGE INTO HINDENBURG LINE;
FRENCH SMASH COUNTER-BLOW
M.
Child Killed by Shock After
Seeing Boys and Men
Hurt
Consecrated Now to Americans
as Well as French Heroes
of War
PLUNGES INTO STORE
The amendment proposing free edu
cation of not more than two years for
men tmllstod or drafted under twenty
one caused considerable discussion
Senator Smoot objected that no edu
cational plnn had been worked out and
no cost estimate given, senator Boran
replied that it was not a question of
dollars and cents; that the Govern
ment could not make a bettor Invest'
ment and that the boys were entitled
to the education because they would
be fighting when they otherwise would
be In school.
Reed Amendment Adopted l
By a voto of 53 to 13, the Senate
: also accepted the committeo amend-
' ment presented by Senator Reed, of
.Missouri, providing for the education
after the war at Government expense
' 'of boys under twenty-one years of age
. who either enlist or are drafted into
the military service or naval service.
The provision permits such boys as
desire to attend approved educational
Institutions for a period equivalent to
' that of their service, providing it does
not exceed two years. Those voting
against it were Senators Brandegee,
France, Frellnghuysen, Kellogg, Lodge,
McCumber, Nelson, smoot, Townsena,
Wadsworth, Warren nnd Weeks, Re
publicans, and Thomas, Democrat.
An amendment ny senator smitn.
of Georgia, providing for purchase
Vfrom the Government at cost by
army, imvy tinu muwnu uuijjb uiui-eia
of, their uniforms and equipment was
adopted.
VARE CONSTABLE HELD
Abrams Accused of Extortion
and Fnlsc Pretenses
Constable Edward Abrams, connected
with Magistrate Harry Imber's office,
was held In $600 bail this afternoon for
', a hearing Wednesday. Ho surrendered
;, when he heard he was to be arrested on
-. the charges of obtaining money under
; false pretenses and extortion.
,v James tlootl, 403 South Fifteenth
W'street, declnred Abrams obtained $10
;i from him by false pretenses. Abrams
refused to make any statement today.
i. except that the charge wus the result
of his releasing a man because of politi
cal friendship.
. purine the Fifth Ward trial, Abrams
was mentioned ns being aftllluted with
V Isaac DeutBch, Vare leader of tho ward.
The llirnliiB Public T.nlirrr will be
Uluil to iiiI1IkIi xkrtrhPH nnd plintogrnph
of rrlr men whose fnmlllc liiive rr-
rclvril word from t.'ie War Deportment,
other xourres, that tliee men ore
numbered nnioiiR me rimmine.
fThe full Ilkt of today' cuMinltleii, an
ns nnuoiinred by (lie Wnr Department, la
printed on pace 11.
TUa nnmsd nt twentv-threo Philadel
phia soldiers appear in today's casualty
lists, six liiLVing Been uiueu in ium
nine wounded, two being missing nnd one
a prisoner. In addition, the accidental
death of a seventh soldier Is reported.
M n.A tl.
rive names oi nu-n untune v..u
rnaiinltlesi have been published before.
but are given on the olllclal list for the
llrft time today.
The names of eight men from nearby
points nro also listed.
One hundred casualties from this city
iw.r rennrtrd last .week, tho majority
having occurred during tho heavy fight
ing along the Marno rrom Juiy io io .
The oulclal list released for the morn
ing papers today contains 183 names.
Including four Philadelphlans and twenty-eight
from the State at large. The
list released for the afternoon papers
contains 213 names. Including nine Phil
adelphlans and thirty-eight from tho
State at large, making a total of 396
for tho day.
The list of wounded, missing and pris
oners follows:
WOUNDED
Lieutenant teon F. Roemer, 1719
North 'Newklrk street (previously re
nnrted killed In action).
(Sergeant Ardo C. Smith, 712 Union
Ktrpet.
Rerseanr Kotiert Plxber, 3804 North
sixth utreet.
Corporal 8. C. Drown, 0330 Grays
avenue. ..
Private Julio Merola, 1815 South
Hicks street.
Private X. H. Lomin, 504 East John
son street.
Private Harry . Weber, 6832 Vine
street.
..Private Joseph Flllmjrer, 116 Pollard
street.
Private Hobert Kane, 720 E Wlllard
street.
Missixa
Corporal Maurice P. Singer, 512 South
Fourth street.
Private Kdward J. Sparks, 1846 South
Fifty-fourth street.
PRISONER
FrlTate Albau Lewis, of the Marine
rOne girl q dead nnd sli boys nnd
two men Injured as the result of an ac
cident caused today when tho drivers
of two motortrucks tried to avoid n col
lision at Twenty-fourth street and
Indiana avenue.
Tho girl was Sophie Kassner, 2430
Marston street, a pedestrian. She died
this afternoon at the Woman's Homeo
pathic Hospital as the result of shock.
The trucks belonged to, the Supplce
ico Cream Company and Flemings Bates,
coal dealers, Twenty-sixth street nnd
Scdglcy avenuo.
Tho Supplco truck was coming cast
on Indiana avenue. On seeing a cr.irh
wjib Inevitable. Oeorge Bonfall, the
driver, attempted to turn Into Twenty
fourth street, but the truck went on
the sidewalk and plunged through the
wall of tho II. F. Kerns grocery oil the
southeast corner of Twenty-fourth
street and Indiana avenue. No one in
the More wn injured, but the building
was badly damaged.
Tho boys In the coaltruck, which be
longed to Flcmlne & Il.ites. of Twentv-
slxth and Sedglcy avenue, were scattered
.in uirectioiis and several were In-
tile Thrust
In
Jured In Jumping to the street
Seven of the Injui cd were taken to the
Samarium Hospital. They aro Klmer
Wilson, negro, 2420 West York street,
fractured skull; Jomes Robinson, negro,
2405 Gordon street, bruises; Robert
Sellers, Twenty-fifth street and Sedgley
avenue, bruises; James Wlngart, 2626
Gordon otreet, bruises; Hugh Henry,
2711 York Btreet, bruises; J. Vcrril!, 2308
North Twenty-fifth street, bruises, and
Bonsai, 5114 Harlan street, driver of
tho Suppleo truck. Bonsall was arrested.
At the Woman's Homeopathic Hos
pltal Is Arthur SIcnettlgan, driver of the
coal truck,, bruises.
Tho injured boys wero on the way to
North Philadelphia station lb give h
"send oft" to the selected men of the
Local Draft Board No. 38, who left for
Camp Meade.
U-BOAT SINKS FISHING FLEET
Seven
Vessels Sent Down
Coast of Holland
Off
Ymulden, Holland, Aug. 26!" Seven
fishing boats have Just been sunk by the
same submarine. Three of them were
of Dutch registry. The crews of the
destroyed boats have been landed here.
The craft were fishing a few miles
outside of what has been known as the
"free channel."
By CHARLES II. GRASTY
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
CovurioM. J5IS, 61 Stw Vorfc Times Co.
Paris, Aug. 26.
Tho most Intensely Interesting nrca
in tho world to the Americans Is that
of the second nnd third battles of the
Mnrne, to which I have just made a
visit.
When one takes a fnnp of Franco
and draws a lino from Mcaux to Sols
Rons, thence to Flsmes along tho Vesle
south to Dormans, nnd thence along
the Mnrne to Mcaux, ho finds the
territory inclosed Is tho most conse
crated In all the history of tho wnr.
As I traveled through It I recalled
another visit in July, 1915, vhen I
saw it smiling in the sunshine, it
never occurred to me that It would
again suffer the devastating touch of
tho Invader.
AVlthln a few miles of Solssons tho
French were busy then mending the
ruins of the fight for the Mnrne. One
heard the noiso of many hammers
and saws in every village. Ripening
fields of grain contrasted with the hun
dreds of crosses, white for the French
and English and black for the Ger
mans, which tho natives had erected
with characteristic reverence in the
presence of death.
Between the Ourcq and Paris, they
told mo then, there wero seventeen
lines of trenches and wire which hnd
been prepared to make suro of de
fending tho capital against any pos
sible return of the enemy.
Greater Menace on Return
Within three years they crime back
with greater menace than ever. This
time no detail was lacking Sn their
preparations.
Von Kluck's advance had been com
paratively casual. He failed because
the other German armies wero unable
to advance, alongside of him and his
flank was exposed. Joffre and Foch,
as much by good luck as good man
agement, jabbed the keen French
sword into that flank and miraculously
saved Paris.
The enemy executed what has been
called tho grcntest retreat In history,
and put his armies in position behind
tho Alsne. from which they wero not
dislodged for two years, thus depriving
the Allies of tho Immediate fruits from
the Marne victory.
Rut the second Marno battle by the
Germans, which began on May 20 of
this year, was carefully prepared and
left nothing to chance. It opened with
perhaps the most brilliant success of
the war. Tho strongest positions on
tho western front, the Chemln-dcs-
Continued on l'aee Four. Column Thrro
FOE IS BEATEN
AT ALL POINTS
Attacking Germans Pushed
Back Beyond Their
Starting Point
FRESJVOY, ABOVE ROYE,
OCCUPIED BY DEBENEY
Petain's Troops Press North
ward and Eastward in
Oisc Salient
CROSS AILETTE RIVER
Angry Teutons Trample
on Pictures of Kaiser
Berlin Crowds Tear Down Lithographs and
Throw Them in the Street at News
of Raising Military Age Limit
Haig Extends Drive
to North and Gains
Two Miles
HORSES TRAPPED BY CAVE-IN.
Animals Escape Serious Injury
vhen Street Collapses
Two horses at'tached to a wagc-n of
the Coles Lumber Company, Front street
and .Kalghn avenue, Camden, narrowly
escaped death this afternoon when the
.r at Webster street and Ferry
fX road collapsed, throwing the team into
' ' Policemen and agents of the pamden
Boclety for Prevention of Cruelty to
K Animals rescued the horses with ropes.
r"!The animals were only slightly Injured.
if1 The street's collapse Is believed to
it have been due to heavy rains.
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WHETHER WHYS I
'QcneraUv cloudy and unsettled,
yep, the weather urev has us
nettled.
Iltt, of cours there's no use in
complaining.
Clouds todau -tomorrow 'ttctfi le
ratalntr.
Contluued on Pate Four, Column Four
DRYS CLAIM WILSON BACKING
Leaders of War Prohibition Bill
Extend Date to July 1
By the Associated Press
ir..i.inlnn. Auer. 26. President Wll
son. Senate prohibition leaders declared
today. Is not opposed to legislation
iipntllmr In the Senate proposing na
tional prohibition during the war, but
I.. Hucecsted that the proposed time
for Its becoming effective January 1
next be extended.
After much cloakroom negotiations.
leaders said tho prohibition supporters
had agreea 10 nx juiy i, iviv, .usirnu
of January 1 of next year as the date
whn nrrhlblt on would become effective.
Although Mime of the bill's opponents
were demanding a lbnger extension, rep
resentatives of both factions said It ap
peared probable that July 1 finally would
bo agreea in.
TWO WOMEN HIT BY TRUCK
Injured When Driver Goes on
Sidewalk to Avoid Collision
Two women were injured this after
noon when a motortruck Jumped the curb
at Forty-eighth street and Woodland
avenue and struck them. They were
taken to the University Hospital, with
cuts and bruises. They are Mrs. Grace
Ileldman. 4720 Reinhart street, and Miss
Margaret' Clark. 4718 Reinhart street.
The driver cf the truck, which Is
owned by the coal firm of O. Chalfant &
Brothers, was arrfstcd. The prisoner,
Kdward Evans, negro, was said to have
been driving at an excessive rate. He
tald he drove up on the sidewalk to
avoid a collision with another truck.
TORPEDO EXPLOSION KILLS SIX
u. s.
30,000 GERMANS
TAKEN BY BRITISH
Nearly 500 Guns Captured
by Haig's Men Since
August 8
RAPID FRONT CHANGES
Ten
Others Missing
Steamship Is
When
Sunk
By the Associated Press
Washlntton, Aug. ?6. Six members
of the crew are helloed to have been
drowned or killed by the torpedo ex
plosion, and nine members of the crew
and one member of the naval armed
guard aro still 'missing as the result of
the sinking of the American steamer
Lakt Eden In foreign waters August 21.
'sma'tzu?-
By HENRY D. NEVINSON
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, ui .Veiu Vorfc Times Co.
With the IlrltMl Armies, ..tug. 26.
Tho line of our general advance Is
still changing so rapidly that it is
useless to do more than add a few
details to the olllclal bulletins. Rouglv
ly. I may say that, according to the
information available about noon yes
terday, tho lino of the Third and
Fourth Armies then apparently ran
from near Fontalne-Les-Crolselles,
close to the old Hindenburg line, about
nine miles southeast of Arras, and
through Crolselles, west of St. Leger,
Mory and Saplgnles, where the fight
ing is particularly severe, to a point
between Grevillers and Bapaume.
Thence the line inclines southwest,
but I believe it includes Warlencourt
and its famous butte upon tho Albert
Bapaume road: Martlnpuch, the Bols-des-Foureaux,
part of Mametz Wood,
Frlcourt, Bray and the loop of the
Somme almost to Suzanne.
South of the Somme tne Australians
have pushed gradually forward from
Cappy and Chulgnes, but always in
conformity with the northern advance.
South of the Fourth Army come the
French. The Fourth Army, contain
ing Australian, Canadian and British
troops, had Saturday taken more than
30,000 prisoners and nearly 500 guns
since the beginning of the push on
August 8. v
In my tour of the field between
Thlepval and Pozleres Saturday I
found nlmost everv kind of equipment
left behind in the German dugouts and
trenches, Including trench mortars and
machine guns, but no field guns or
heavies. The retreat had evidently
been anticipated at this point by all
but the Infantry battalions. Among
the prisoners were Alsatians', who
were particularly loud in their ex
pressions of Joy at being captured.
They say that families of Alsatian
deserters are very harshly treated,
even the girls being compelled to work
at trench digging.
Mlraumont was captured only Sat
urday morning after a severe conflict.
Report!) of the splendid success of
the tanks and tho'armored cars which
co-operated with them continue to
reach us. Work on the tanks In ac
tion Is extremely exacting, and I hear
that some covered 400 miles ,slnce Au
trust 8. Many have been smashed by
jdirecta hits, but nearly all are capable
ALLIED VICTORIES
ONLY A BEGINNING
Observers Believe Fighting
Now Preliminary to Foch's
Decisive Drive
WONDERFUL FIVE WEEKS
By G. H. PERRIS
Special Cable teEvening Public Ledger
Convrloht. tots. In .Vrio Vorfc Times Co.
Willi the French Armies on tho Olse,
Aug. 26.
While thero Is no great change to
report on the new French frAnt along
the Divette, Oise and Allettc, the
pressuro upon the enemy Is being
maintained and useful patrol recon
naissances have been made across all
three streams. Noyon, onco more In
the southwestern corner of the Ger
man front. Is threatened on both sides,
and between tho Allette and Alsne,
norm or solssons, tne t-rencn are
nearly approaching the ancient hinge
of tho Hindenburg line.
One now meets experienced soldiers
who think a decisive victory will be
bbtalned this year. Others more con
servatlve are anxious that the public
should not expect too much and that
tho character of tho present Allied
attacks Bhould not be exaggerated.
Wo have had a wonderful flvo weeks.
in which tho armies of Mangin, De
uoutte, uertneiot ana ue Mltry, then
of Rawlin8on nnd Debeny, and again
of Mangin and Humbert, with the aid
of American. British and Italian divi
sions, have shared the honors of an
unbroken course of victory, now being
carried forward by fresh troops. But
to careful staff observers, to whom I
have referred, these are only the pre
liminaries to a general ana decisive
onensive or tne Allies.
Two Important Circumstances
They havo been effected while yet
we have had a very slight superiority
of power that Is their promising as
pect but they have been aided, at
least south of the Sommo, by two Im
portant circumstances.
First Is the character of open move
ment given to the war'last spring by
the enemy when he became certain of
success, owing to the Russian collapse.
Second Is the fact that when strick
en between Solssons and Chateau
Thierry and Ludendorff realized that
to Marshal Foch's maneuvering skill
was added the power of the Amer
lcan contingent when he .realized,
that Is to say,"" the day of German
offensives yvas .over the grand staff
Caatlaaed an Fact Two. Cetanti s
Prepare for Decisive Blow at
Noyon Outflank Enemy
at Coucy
By the Associated Prcsi
Paris, Aug. 2G.
The Germans today attempted a
counter-offensive on a large scale
ngainst the right wing of General
Mangin's army in tho region between
Vailly and Soissons. The attack
utterly failed.
General Mangin's army repulsed
the German onslaughts everywhere
and in some instances gained ground.
The French flung back the attacking
troops even beyond their starting
point. ,
A dispatch frof&, ,ie Olse front says:
"Violent counter-attacks launched
by the Germans this morning between
the River Allette, at Mont Saint Mard
and Juvlgny, north of Solssons, were
completely smashed by tho French.
General Mangin's nrmy Is still men
acing the German communications be
tween tho River Alsne and the Sols
sons nnd Laon region."
In the battle area south of tho
Somme, General Dcbeny's French
army has captured Fresnoy-les-Roye,
about three miles north of Itoye, ac
cording to today's dispatches. General
Mangin's nrmy alt,o has made a slight
advance between the Allette and the
Alsne. Four hundred prisoners were
taken by this nrmy yesterday.
fly the United Press
I'arN, Aug. 26. Tho battle was
resumed on a large sealo between the
Olse and the Alsne today.
The French are pressing northward
and eastward in the Allette salient to
force the defenses east of Noyon und
west of Coucy-Ie-Chatcau, preparatory
to opening tho way for a decisive
drive toward tho Somme in tho Ham
slmon region. '
Strong forces have pushed across
tho Allette, and Coucy-Ie-Chateau is
already outflanked from tho north.
Tho Germans nro now resisting
energetically along tho ridge nnd
forest north of Coucy.
Hast of Bagneux French troops
have passed eastward beyond the
Solssons-Chauny railway. i
The Germans have fortified the
north bank of tho Olso from Noyon to
Chauny.
In the Roye region nnd between tho
Allette and tho Alsne there was sharp
artillery fighting last night, today's
War Office statement says.
By GEORGE RENWICK
Special Cable to Eiening Public Ledger
CopvrloM. HtS, bv .Veto Vorfc Times Co.
Amsterdam, Aug. 26.
A remarkable demonstration Is re
ported to have taken place In Berlin
when a report was spread that the
military authorities Intended to ralso
the military age limit.
This started trouble in tho poorer
(luartet-s, and particularly- in tho Mo.v
hit district, for In tills district, which
might be called tho Tower Hnmlets, or
TrerniortVlscy, of Berlin, had been cir
culated a report that tho older classes
would be released from service.
Reports of tho contrary decision
wero received with anger and dismay.
Crowds, mostly of women nnd old men,
assembled in the streets and noisily
discussed the matter. Under tho eyes
of the police, however, tho crowds
melted away and tho people returned
to their homes or went to the cages.
But at tho former places pictures of
the Kaiser, tho Crown Prince. Hinden
burg and Ludendorff were taken frpm
the walla nnd thrown Into the streets.
For some minutes thero was a rain
STRONG GERMAN
TOWNS TAKEN
of pictures of Germany's military great ! MoilcllV, Glienianne nnrl
ones pouring from Berlin's private nnd J vii.iiiapi, aim
public houses. Out of doors tho people I WailCOIirt WrpstpI iTi-nm
gave vent to their feelings by tram-, "utuuu t ahtea 1' rom
pllng tho pictures under foot. Some Tmitrknn
who lingered rather too long at this, XCUIOIIS
business were arrested. For an hour
street cleaners were busy sweeping up I ,, .
the tatters of thousands of the gaudy (J THLR PLACES SEIZED
lithographs, a spectacle which was en-
Joyed by onlookers from many a win- AS FOCH PRESSES ON
dow In Berlin.
Mfe-anil-nrath Fight Now
"It Is now a llfo-and-death struggle.
Not for matters such as Belgium and
Alsace-Ioiraino nro weighting. Wei
must recognize that It Is' our all which
is ni siaio. o snouts ino ioingno
Volks Zettung In calling upon tho peo
ple to show themselves possessed of
Hindenburg nerve. Tho paper rails
against the defeatists, declaring "We
shnll soon settle scores with the for
eign foes If the enemy at home does
not stab us In the back."
Tho same journal regards tho fight
ing which is now proceeding as a
English Dash Forward
on
Both Sitjes
Somme
of
Contlnurd on rnce Two, Column Klclit
BRITISH CAPTURE THREE MORE TOWNS
LONDON. Aug. 23 Suzanne and Cappy, towns north r.r-A
siuth of the Somme, respectively, were captured today by T."tld
Marshal Haig's forces, nccordlng to teports teccived here this
evening fiom the British battle front. The British also took
Avesnes lea Bapaume, a suburb of the town of Bapaume. British
tioops also reached the western outtkirts of Thilloy, south of
Bapaume. An unconfirmed icport states that Monttauban and
the outskirts 'of Longueval also were reached by the British.
Biitish troops toBay also captured the town of St. Leger.
TWO AMERICANS KILLED IN SEAPLANE ACCIDENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Dale Vera Campbell, Portland,
Ore., and Lester Achan Barnett, Mount Pleasant, Tenn., navy
quartermasters, were killed August 22 In a seaplane accident in
French, waters.
BUNCHED HITS GIVE
MACKMEN EARLY LEAD
Tally Run in Second and
Third Frame On" Pitcher
Baghy
WILSON SEES HOOVER AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 President "Wilson this afternooa
received first-hand information on food conditions in Europe.
Food Administrator 'Hoover, who recently returned from a visit
to the Allied countries, was received at the White House for the
first time since his arrival from abroad and spent more than
an hour in conference with the President.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY TURNS PLANTS OVER TO U. S.
DETROIT, Aug. 20. The Ford Motor Company has offered
it3 thirty-one assembling and -service plants in various parts
of the country to the Government. One of the eastern plants
already has been accepted and is being used in the production of
gas masks.
CLEVE 0
ATH (1 g) . . . 0
BASEBALL' SCORES
0 0 0 3 0 2 0
10 0 0 10 0
05 11 2
0 2 11 1
Coumbe-O'Neill; Adams-McAvoy; umpires, Connolly-Nallin.
Ily RODERT W. MAXWELL
Millie Fark, Aug. 26. The Athletics
again took tho lead on the Indians, tally
ing a run In the seconu rrame or the
second game hero this afternoon. Sin
gles by Gardner, Perkins nnd Dykes sent
Gardner homo with the Initial run. A
triple by Acosta nnd Burns's single gao
tho Macks another In the third.
The Indians took the first game by
5 to 2. Coumbs outpltchlng "Wild" Bill
Adams.
Johnson gave way to Pinch Hitter
Munch In the second Inning, and Perry
was on the hljl at the start of tho third
Inning. Bagby labored for tho In
dians. nnsT inning
Bescher walked. Chapman sacrificed.
Burns to Dykes. Speaker was thrown
out. Burns to Johnson, and when
Bescher tried to score he was doubled
up, Johnson to Perkins. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Bagby tossed out Jamleson. Kopp
fanned. Acotta filed to Bescher, No
runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNINO
Wood filed' to Dugan. Dugan threw
out Johnston. Turner singled to left.
Turner died stealing, Perkins to Dugan.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Burns lined to Speaker. Gardner sin
gled to right. Perkins bounced a slngl
off Bagby's eg. Dykes singled to left.
Continued on Face Twelve. Column Tito
CLEVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATH (2g)...0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Bagby-O'Neill; Johnsou-Perry-Perkins.
ST. LOUIS, A. L 0 0 0 0 0
NEW YORK, A. L.... 0 0 0 0 0
Davenport-Severeid; Keating-Hannah.
DETROIT, A. L 0 10 3 0
BOSTON, A. L.....'.. 2 0 0 0 1
Cunningham-Spencer; Mays-Schang.
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CAPTIVES REACH 20,000
Allies Surrounding Bapaume .
and Patrols Enter
Key City
By the Associated Press
With the British Forces in France,
Au. 26.
Everywhere from the river Scarpe
to Lihons, south of the Somme, the
battle contnues today, and the British
are making progress notwithstand-.
ing a stiff resistance from the Ger
man machine gunners. Astride the
river Somme the British have ma
terially advanced their lines.
By the Associated Press
London, Aug. 26.
Attacking on a four-mile front be
tween the heights northeast of
NeuvilleVitasse, on the Cojuel River,
and Fampoux, on the north bank of
the Scarpe, m an extension of their
big drive, the British today droye the
enemy back two miles and pierced
tho Wotan section of the Hinden
burg line. The gain was made in a
few hours.
Monchy-le-Preux, Guemappo and
"Wancourt, four miles southeast of
Arras, which were on tho Hindenburg
line as It stood prior to March 21,
wero quickly captured by the British
in their onrush today.
In this sector the Germans drove
ahead slightly in .March, but were
held up after tho second day of the
fighting and were unable to get nearer
Arras. iit.
Laiinrlied by Fresh Troops
The battle tills morning, which ex
tended the active front to tho north
ward, was made by fresh British forces
fiom what heretofore had been the
left bank of the battle line. Every
where tho Cerman line Is reported to
have been beaten in as the British
troops pushed forward. With the
ciihtomary "crash" bombardment the
British went over the top.
Fighting is reported proceeding at
Heninel (between Arras and Croisll
les). General ITyng's troops In their
new drive on the Arras fiont aro also
reported to have captured Orange Hill
and Carnoy.
The British success this morning In
pushing back tho Get man line south
east of Arras considerably relieves the
position of that city.
The War Offlco announcement of
tho new blow says that the attack'
began nt 3 o'clock this morning and Is
progressing favorably.
South of the line of the new attack:
tho British havo captured Mory and
progressed to tho southeast of tho v!l.,
lage. Tho British positions west of
Crolselles, in the same region, between"
Aras and Bapaume, havo been lm
proved in spite of a heavy rain which
is falling on tho battlefield.
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0 0 2 0- 6 11 1
0 0 0 0-3 5 2
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CHICAGO, A. L 0 0 0 0
WASH'GT'N.A.L.... 10 0 2
Cicotte-Devormer; Horllk-Piclnich,
NEW YORK, N.L.... 0 0 0 1
ST. L.. N. L. (1st g.) . 0 0 0 0
Perritt-Rariden; Ames-Goazales.
NEW YORK, N.L... 0 0 0 1
ST.L..N.L. (2dg.).. 0 0 0 0
Toney-Raridenj Packard-Brock.
NO OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES PLA.YI2
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0 - 0 CO
Favreuil Caplured '
Favreuil, a mllo and a halt north
east of Bapaume, has been captured
and tho British havo ndvanced be
yond the village, the British War Of
fice statement says.
Strong German counter-attacks north
and south of Bapaume havo been re
pulsed by the British.
Tho Germans are making great ef- y?
forts to hold Bapaume, but the town:
Is gradually being surrounded.
According to a report from the frontfe
lines tho British have reached tha.Kvfli
, . .--.'.I,:
uapaume-uuusnuire roaa ana nave,
established tnemseives there.
The British lines have been ad 8
vanced slightly astride the Somme;''
and progress has been made In thai
direction of Marlcourt, four mlleej
northeast of nray, today's War Office, t
statement says. T
British troops are reported 3 "Mai
reached the outskirts of Sura.-'i 'Shi
miles east of Bray sur Somjt J, d
DO near wafciH, uiibuwy tcpi-t.1 v u
f, "I,
miles southeast of Bray
bank of the Somme.
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Armies suffered caau
at about 23,600 betw
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