Wooster daily Republican. (Wooster, Ohio), 1918-08-23

              4 , , ' .' ' I-1 ' i I ..V er Daiey Republican lb Yeslhr, Fair tonight and Saturday cooler la north portion. CXose to 4,000 ClrenUUoa Dally. Price 2 cents. By Carrier 10c a WeeK Vol. XXXII, No. 70 WOOSTER, OHIO, FRIDAY, AUG. 23, 1918 iD)rni7Ti?OTMn i Amuni? I i I III! I 111-11 II I VI I 7 II A fill II II II- l WOOST MLtffiS .1 4 BYNG'S ARMY WITHIN6,000 YARDS OF BAPAUME-MANY TOWNS TAKEN Fires in Rear of Lines Indicate Germans are Destroying Ammunition Dumps. ' With tLe British Army in France, Aug. 83. General Byng, command-Ing the British forces making the latest drive against the enemy, is less than 6000 yards away from Ilapaume. the important German supply base. The British troops, leaping arrow) the Kills ratlwlay have captured Hoi-ry, Bogque, Kelle, Homhlincoiirt and Goniscourt, According to report coming back from the front the British fought their way through several towns. Thiepval and Vedrow were taken, and twelve Area seen behind the lines of the retreating Germans lead to the belief that ammunition dumps are being destroyed in preparation for a general retreat. ' The fourth British army, attacking south of the Homme, has improved the allied lines east of Albert which was captured yesterday. The British rushed through llercevU'e, south of Bray, and 1,000 prisoners were captured in this region. ' British troops captured the heights north of Bray, and took the hill at Carra by storm. ' Aviators, flying in huge flocks, assisted greatly In the titlark. Thf operation of the tanks was a moat important factor in the work near the Kills ratlwliy. Across the country the big monsters rumbled along at treat speed, their work in qlping ont machine gun nests being of great-tast importance. Prisoners said the tanks were behind them- before they 'realised they were actually being attacked. A battalion of reserves surrendered in a body. Prisoners complained that in' the liosgea woods they, were compelled to stand up and attack the tanks, be-qlped out in great furrows as the monsters rambled through. Prisoners said the Germans had expected an attack on the night previous to the time it was actually delivered. A Tommle captured In a raid on an orchard had told the tier-man officers the illrltish only planned local attacks and they did not look for a big attack at all. iThe enemy has massed an enormous number of machine gum in the heights at Mlrmont, Hatches and Lagrand, and attacks in that quarter are very difficult. NOW. MR. DON. WHAT WILL BE YOUR REPLY? Germany Wants More Friendly and Less Threatening Language From Spain. Madrid, Aug. 23 El Luveral. a Madrid newspaper says it has learned Germany has answered the note from Spain wherein the Spanish government stated It would feel erfm-pelled to take an interned German ship for each Spanish ship destroyed by the Germans. "Germany declares. El Luveral ays. "that It refuses the conditions Spain seeks to Impose, and that she wishes more friendly and less threatening terras fron the Spanish government.".HIS $1500 IS GONE, SO IS GOLD MINE I ' Clevelahd. Aug. 23 Thev still do it and set away with It Two met approached John Scnnowski and, let htm In on the secret that they owned and operated n Alasknn gold mine that produced nuRgeis Iikn eite rtslly" ftut one of them needed 111. ROD t One?. The other atrang- er let him have 110,000 and John "time op" with his $1,500. all of organized long before the war, but th r-oney being placM in a box and ag yet without government work. It given t. John to guard. Wren he pointed out in its rport that con-jot home and the men did not show tracts in many rases had been given tie John opened the box and found to companies with noting more than n assorted array of strips, of wall .paper organisations at the outbreak paper. of the war. while going concerns were , . 'overlooked. CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF DIKS 1 The sub-eommittee4s work is not Chicago. Aug. 23. Chief or Police complete with the submission of it Herman T. Schnettler is dead today report. The committee has not been after an Illness of more than a year, dismissed by the military aftair com' The faneral probably will be held roittee. It wIU continue to look into Monday. condition surrounding aircraft pro- Chief Bchoettler waa bora Jaiy 14, 181. at Cleveland, He Joined toe Chicago force Jum 23..188J. . WILL CUT THE PAPER SOLD TO MAGAZINES Washington, Aug. 2.1. The war industries bonrd today ordered a ten percent cut in the amount of paper sold to magazines, and provided for regulations whereby the supply cfn be cut. FRENCH SMASH FORWARD AGAIN Purls, Aug. 23 (Noon) French troops have smashed their way forward to GiUiV and Font St. Marc on theAHetto river, the French war office announced at noon today. Further north they have advanced their line along the southern bnnk of the Olue river to the railroad line 'running to Councy le Chateau. The text of the war office statement follows; "There were violent bombard-rrfntR in the region between Benuv-rMgrrs mid the Olse, particularly at L P'emntitPasFcl. Chiiy and Our-scamps during the night. "We hold the southern hank of the Olse and Ailctte from Semplgny to the railroad line to C'oucy le Chateau. "Kant of Scions, French troops hnve carried their line to Gutty an.l I'jnt at. Marc. "F.lsewhere the night was calm." secreFreport onaircraft Is made to Secretary Baker, Uncovering Some Reasons for Past Failures. Washington, Aug. 23. A secret report on the aircraft situation, containing many disclosures not touched upon in the published report of the senate aircraft investigating committee was laid before secretary of war Baker today by Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military affairs committee. The report is designed to aid Secretary Baker in building a success upon the ruins of the old aircraft program. It will not be made public during the continuance of the war. It contains much information that would be of very practical benefit to the German general staff. Many of its statements would give decided comfort to the German people, according to son-aors who aided in the preparation The report is understood to contain no evidence of graft or profiteering although the committee cam upon many trails that minht have produced such evidence. Tho responsibility Of certain officers for various "mistakes and blunders is pointed out, however, so that the secretary riiiiv have the data upon which to base any reorganisation he may deem necessary. Bills to carry out such recommendations of the air craft investigating committee as can be enforced by congressional action were in preparation in both houses today. The military affairs committee of the house and senate hace before them several bills looking to the establishment of a department of aeronautics with a cebtnet member at Its head. One of there may be reported out next week as a means of saving time. The senate military affairs committee looks to the war dcpartmentJtelf to remedy many of the defects pointed out in the report of its sub-committee without formal action by congress. This Is particularly true of the revelations regarding the high margins of profit that have been allowed on many of the governments air craft contracts. The committee believed this was due largely to the unfamil-iaritv of officials in charge of the program wMth the cost of rapid man- I ufacture. The high cost 10 me su- , ernrariiv ernment havine now oecn aemon st rated we feel sure that future con-. tracts will result In great savings 10 . ,v, m t " ili. inveatieat nfS romniittee slated In its report. The! coram) 'irrra wittem . Jciaov and other fuh corporations dnction and win snomu new reports where It deem the situation for them. . calls TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST Washington,, Aug. 23. Names of 260 Americans appeared on the cas ualty. lists -announced by the war department todajy. The Ohioans named were: 1 Ira Fowler, Nevado. killed in action.Corp. William P. Schoenfield, Cincinnati, died of disease. Corp. Bert L. Welch, Wellsville, died from accident. Grover A. Sullivan, Carthage, severely wounded. Corp. Fred W. Brown, Columbus, wounded. Richard C. Martin, Mechanlcsburg, missing in action. John Sechkus (Marine) Cleveland, wounded. Michael J. Ward (Marine), Cin cinnati, wounded. James W. Easter (Marine), Cincinnati, missing lu action- Frank W. Cullen, Toledo, died of wounds. Louis Dankworth, Piqua, wounded severely. , Lieut. Murray K. Spldle, Massil-lon, missing in action. Mike Wasielewskl, Toledo, missing in action. FOUR KILLED BY DEPTH BOMB I ONUJ.VESSE Court of Inquiry Appointed to Determine Cause of Blast on Transport. Washington, yVug. 23.'- Four were killed and 18 wounded August 17 in the discharge of a depth bomb on board the U. S.- transport Orlzaza, the navy departynont announced this afternoon. The transport. was westbound and carried no troops. The dead are Commander Win. C." Williamson, Sam C. Lambert, Frank Mayor and Arthur K. Baire. Lieut. Commander Williamson was the senior olllcer. Commander White hud his jaw broken and his knee car fractured. The vessel was practically undamaged. A court of inquiry has been appointed to ascertain the cause of the explosion. EXPERIMENTER GASSED IN GOVT. LABORATORY Baltimore, Aug. 23. Suffering from the effects of mustard gas with which he accidentally came in contact with while working at a government plant In Maryland, Frank Hicky 27 years old, of Dayton, O., was brought to Johns Hopkins hospital today. His eyes are affected, it waa stated by the physicians at the hospital, but they have hopes for his recovery. (-'' CRlffiRffiPANT THRUAUSTRIA Authorities are Powerless Rich BuyAFood Without Using Ration Cards. London. Aug. 23.--Fnmlne, crime nnd disorganization is rampant In Austria ays W. Crernlewrkt. a Polish editor, writing in the Pall Mull Gazette. Polish pap rs shov . declares Cn-rniewkl. that the prcsi-.lont of the Cracow council officially mn"rnred that the authorities no longer could Ruarjnte the penc and safety of the population. Prisoners I'sve been released from Jnil owing to the inability of the autlu rl-ties to pnvlde food for them. According to the Polish editor, a Polish off'cer who recently mried InLon-!r- substantiates the reports of crime and disorganization. 1e -trlkins characteristic . of Al!s!!ln." declares this officer "is the utttr lack of control of the author ities. The go ernment Is powerl";. over run with ;lesertcrs " " n ". - IK.Fplte frequent wholesale round- ration tn trie ration cann ii? run buying openly vithout coupons. Th pvb!e blames Germany fcr this con dltiou JAPS SENDING MANY SOLDIERS Londm, Aug., 23 Dispatches from Toklo to the baily Exprea say that Japan is following the policy of . the U. S. by creating a Jat anese com- J mission tor ucria. - CROWN PRINCE FIGHTING HARD TO HOLD LINE Retirement from the Vesle Would Lengthen Line 34 Divisions Opposed Here to the Allies. 1JV HKXUY O. WALKS With the American Army on the Aisne-Vesle Front. Aug. 23. - There is much evidence to strengthen the belief that the German crown prince is making the utmost propitiation to prevent being forced farther back, from the Vesle line. Such a retirement would lengthen his front and also impose upon him the difficult situation of rectifying; the line north of Rhelins as the Ais ne passes Berry Au Bac, which al ways Is a vulnerable enemy position It exposes the crown prince to a de bouching place for allied attack. In the Champagne and aguinst Luon which are of the highest strategical importance to the enemy. Hindenburg evinces comprehen sion of the Vesle front by leaving thirty-four divisions at the disposa of the army holding between Uraism and Jonrhery. This army is bellev , ed to be commanded by the crowi prince personally, as Generals Vol Wychura Von Mudra, Von Kuthcn Von Schmottow and Fritz Von lielov. each have been relieved of command since the Marne fiasco. (It has been reported from Hoiik that the crown prince has been "re lieved" of his command for six mouths.) German machine gun allot ments huve been doubled to make possible a lengthier defense will minimum losses In rase or attack Germans are still holding two bridge heads of the Vesle anduast of Ht Thlbeaud and fringe railway yard south of Chateau De Diable, but hotl are at the mercy of the American! whenever they wisu to take them The enemy hits constructed steel ma chine gun "pill boxes," but the Anier icans hold hlher ground which makes it easy to destroy tbetu from surface guns. - - CAItDlXAL FAKLKV VKKV ILL New York, Auk. 2:!. The rondi Hon of Cardinal Farley, archbishoi of New York, turned from serious l critical today and physicians of th prelate, who is Buffering from a se vere form of pneumonia, held out slight hope for his recovery. MAN-POWER BILL IS NEAR A VOTE Expected to Pass Both House and Senate by Saturday Un less Conference is Necessary Washington, Attu' When th senate and bouse today neain look up the new man power bill extending drrft aee-'. from IS to 4 5 ,tp-porters of the men-mre still expressed the hr.pe It would be passed by both by tomorrow tii 'ht despite the efforts to amend it uhlrh provoked a protracted d'hate yesterday. The lioiiie met : ti hour earlier than tho senate at tin- suggestion o-chairman Dent of the house mllitnr affairs roiimittce who stated lie believed he House would dispose ol the Mil today. Tber-3 were menib' -i ; of the sen ile h' wr-ver who -aid t,.y were not at all sanguine that the bill could b linallv passed with , t a conference to enal le th- sen,!'- and bouse to arree to how- or t It should In-amended In which event its pass.ige mttrt't be delayed in'il early next week Others expressed t'-e view that n ct.-Ti promise might t.e rencl; d ii, conference on the M Kenzie ameed-ment fowifyi-ie thru l-oys of 18 i.nd 10 should be oilieo after 1hoe be tween 20 and '' drafted, 'i' the rev'.-ThoniBH "work or fight an-eiidtnept In f iifbci- i t time to vote on the bill In both the senate and hnuse by tomorrow right. GERMAN EMPRESS ILL under Strain of war L-mJorAt.g 23 Kmpress Aur-lieta Vic toria of Gcnni ny Is 111. Ac- cor'tin?' to the r.erliner Iiksl Anzel eer, the f-mfrss ba broken uown under the straii of the war and from the war relief work she has ben doing. The kaiser rs hurrying to her side at Castle Wllhelmshohe at :.ll In Haftfti Catle Wilheimshoh" Is where enipt-ror Nap-jleon 111 was taken after bis capture at Sedan tn 1(70. WAR SUMMARY General Foch has driven hi spearhod several miles farther in his efforts to split tho armie3 if the.Genr.an crown rrlnce and Conciai von I'oehni. Soino unofficial report- from tho battlo fron north of Sois-Kons today said that yesterday Go.ioral Mangin's advance reached si and one quarter miles at some pluces. The French war office reports that French troops have reached the Ailctte river at Guny and at l'onl St. March. London hears, ho.ve.ver, that the Ftench troops have advanced In such rapid fashion that tl.e war office has been unable to keep trHrk of tl e many movements. The fall of Noyon. the ureat Germ.in busi and key position to the northwest of Solssons, wms Imminent. FroncU troops, according to advice reaching th Irfindon hureati of the Intcr-nati.mtl News Service, have leached I'Ont le Kveime, a vil-?ai;e just one mile due south of Novon. The Kcho de Paris taya that the Germans ulrendy aro evacuating the city. This news, paper also-declares that in the pat four days the armies of General Mangin and .General Humbert have wrested 62 villains from the Huns. While the French are driving ahead, tho Hrltlnh continue to hammer the Uoche to the north and on both sides of the Somme. The capture of Albert lu-t night, marks another important Mep in breaking up tho German lints of reslr.tunro. There is Intense-fighting all tho way from Ltthon to Cojuel. lUlg's men are Hill advancing, although the resistance is stiffening.War ctltlrs do not believe the Germans can remain low? in their present position. The (lUestlon, just now, Is how fur the rotliciii'mt will proceed. BIG ADVANCE NEAR SOISSONS BYGENJANGIN Germans Reported in Full Retreat on 31-Mile Front, Abandoning Material. London, Aug. 2:1. (1:1K p. in.) According to Iteulet's correspondent nt the front, General Mauuln's troops advanced six and one quarter miles at certain points north of Solssons yesterday. London. Aug. 2;t. (II a. .) The Gctiiinns me in lull retreat between the Mai, and Aine rivers on ii front of ;il miles, according lM'" Itenler corresMiident at the front. In bis lliubt the enemy Is abandoning much mi'JnJfiiC the coi respondent wired. I The nlKive cable Is iN-Hctt-d to refer to the territory lctttceii the (H-e and the Aisne rivers Instead of the klatz and Aisne. The Germans already huve Im-oii driven Mom the uround Ih-Isitm the Aisne and Hie Mat.. BROMEDISSUNK BY A GERMAN SUB Washington, Ails' The I'.rlt- ish stejuner ISromed h;is been sunk bv the ;rtnaii submarine that is i,tl.ii:ing the At!;iufc coat. the ri:nv departiiK-nt tuaile known to-d:.y."AVIATORS BOMB HUN RAILROADS W; r.hinton. Aug. --American aviator.i oT.t:nue to cross tbo German llr.ei .Hid IkhvIi r -ilw-iy vard according to Getn ral Ferihin-'s com-riuni'iu which was made (jubiic heit I d iv. The c .itiULUnl'jue today says the American! in the north section in two Miccessful raids broueht in eh-ven trisoners. German raids In Alsace ;tnd Lcrraine wTfT repulsed. 1'er-bin(? says. On Angu-t 21 ami 22. he avs, our aviators bombed railroads and supply depots at Lon- uion, Audon. Ie lloyan and Corflans dreppii' 3 1-2 t"ns of bomb. Many directs were observed, Pershing ?ays. SOLDI LK IUKS IX FALL Lima. Aug. 23. Joseph Jakutis. of Lima, member of the depot brig ade at Camp Sherman, Chilltcothe was killed when be fell from a load of hay. It was learned hero today. BAPAUME AND NOYON IN PATH OF ADVANCE-FRENCH MAKE BIG GAIN HKItUEKT IKXIVFR HOME An Atlantic Port, Aug. ?. Herbert Hoover. American food dictator, reached home safely frcui his visit to Kurope, today. BAKER AND BARUCH ASK PASSAGE OF POWER LAW Wnshlneton. Aug. 23. Secretary of war Baker and Bernard M. Baruc'i, chairman of the War industries board nppeared before the Interstate commerce committee of the hrtise today and reccominended the immediate passage of the bill providing for additional power, for war Industries. HUNSEVACUATE NOYON: 52 TOWNS ARE LIBERATED Paris, Aug, 8.1. (Noon) The Germans uro evacuating Noyon, according to the Echo de Paris. Fifty-two French Ullage have been liberated In the put four days by the armies of General Mangli'. and General Humbert, the newspaper further declared, - ' Paris, Aug. 23. (9:50 a. m.) The drive on the Germans around Noyon and along the AUetto river continues. AdvIccH from tho front early today said that everywhere the retreating enemy is being harrussed by (ho French troops. Tho fall of Noyon la believed to ho I he next important development. The Figaro today said that the Germans will ue forced to give up the city soon. The French troops of General Humbert are slowly but surely enveloping this German base. The entire Paris press today ugrees that the German lino in the west Is now in the most precarious position It has ever been. Tho utter demoralization the Germans havo ho" r thrown Into Is su wn by the capt-jro the French have made. It Is pointed out. In the past three days the French have taken thousands of pris oners and the war office nnt night announced that more than 200 guns had been captured. Critics today said this heavy ban of guns proved tluit the GeruiHlis had not planned retreat along this line and that the suddenness of Koch's blow had completely upset them. THE PRUSSIANS ELSEWHERE NOW Are Taken From American Front to Help in Another Point. With the American Armv on the Ah-.ne Ve-le front, Aug. 23 The Fourth Prussian, guards have been withdrawn from their location opposite the American forces rind have been ent tr help the hard preyed Germans north of nSlssons. Prisoners taken late yerlerday by the Ann rleans told the officers tha. they had heard the Gorman lines on the A i lotto were serlounlv threatened.If took the American forces and Capl. HanlKi'.n 22 minutes to clean out a machine kuu next west of Fifincs early today. All the Germans were killed except 14 who were taken prisoners, 'these prisoner told the American ollicers they were ordered to hold their posts at nny co,it as the Gcn.ians miht want it later t help in an attack. Mike LetniflHski and Harold Thomas, two Illinois bovs were found in a shell hole where they had existed alii o.st without food lor ten days. They were greatly weakened but were being nicely provided for, todny. PAs.sKNGLICS KIlJK FISF.K Columbus, Auk. 23. F.ntire car-loaiis, bometinies over sixty passengers to the load, are riding the street cars free here. Most of these passengers ate workmen and women. Objecting to paying tho five cent fare put Into effect this week by the street car company, after forfeiting its franchise these passengers offer to buy the eight tickets for 25 cents as provided for in the franchise. The conductors refuse to sell the tickets and the passengers are VH ejected. Lowloq Auk'33, :40 P. M. Fifty-five German divisions have been employei aince August 7, in a vain effort to stop the on- ' rush of the alUea, the Interna-' tional Newat Service learned this afternoon.'- BY EARLB C. REEVES London, Aug. 23. (12:55 p. m.)! General Mangin'a advance .north of Solssons has been bo rapid the; French war office has been unable tat keep definite track of all the move ments, tho International Nevra 8err Ice learned today. 'I'' 1 i- ,t. i..u t & hnnra. mrtvlcea reach log itondon this afternoon aaidj th French havo made a bl(t advance oC their line along the Allot te river. Between the Olse and the Alsae J i during the advance of Wednea- day and Thursday, General Man- ( gin's troops took 5,000 prison- ers, nccordlng to advices reach- - ing Tarls. ' , ' 1 French troops have reached' Ponft I'Kveoue. which la Just one mile south of Noyon, the big German base amj pivot point. ifj e"i During the night the British! troops were but in straightening; their new linel They continued to make progress despite a strong enemy; resistance, according to word reach, lng London" this afternoon, V Fighting continued along the BriU. Ish front last night all' the way from Lihons to the'CoJeul river, the BrfV Ish war office announced today. (Lihons os Just above ' Chaulnen and southeast of Amlms, while the Cojeul river Is a few miles directly south of Arras.) - . - , Knemy attacks during the nlghC were repulsed. The war office also reported an- other advance in the Lys sector. The text of the official statement; follows: Fighting Is taking place on prac- ' iicniiv h wnole front between LU" hons, south of the Somme river, and " the Cojeul river. n ' "Our troops are reported to be making progress at a number oC points. . DtiritiK the night the enemy twice attacked our positions in the neighborhood of Daillescourt farm, east of lieaurourt and was repulsed. "On the Lys front our line baa been advanced slightly eSBt of Le Touret, northwest of Neufberqula und east of Outtersteene. "A local hostile attack northwest of lliiilleul broke down befo our positions." , KFCOKI IV THRK8HIINQ Anderson, Ind., Aug. 23. Ons of the record threshing runs of any nh'gle outfit waa established by the ".1. and I. ' crew, which, during; twelve d-iys. threshed 10,000 bushels of grain and consumed but 192 gal' l :is of gasoline in doing so. JAPS CREATE COMMISSION FOR SIBERIA LIKE U. S. Geneva. Auk. 23. Frequent Jap-i anese transports are arriving at Vladivostok according to advices received here. The allies are reported to he marching several miles Into the Inferior, so far without meeting opposition. m j ALLIES CHECKED ' BY "RED" ARMY London, Auk -23 Allied troops or, tho r.utl river front north of Vladivostok, outnumbered by the enemy, hav been forced to withdraw after heavy fiehtins, says a dispatch to the Daily Mall from Harbin dated Wednesday. liritish and French troops wera eiiesKed in thi battle, but th brunt of the PrMinc-fell on the Cossack end Czecho-Sloyak troops. Japanese units aided in the retirement. Polhevik monitors operating on I.iiUn tlinrka nre harassing the aU J liej left and have detained addition al Czech f'Tces. Commands are b-iig civen th"? Bolshevlkl in German. The I'ssuri river forms the eastern boundary of Manchuria. KF1KS H.lXfJ 3'K CZLfHS Amsterdam. Aug. Zi Russian Rod Guards, after the capture of Simbrisk, on the Volga, nrcordlng to a Moscow dispatch to the Hamburg Xarhcrichten. publicly hanged in the market r'ice 10 CzOcho-Slovak prisoners. The hangings, it is declared, were a reprisal for "atrocities" committed in the town during its occupation by the Ci3cii3. . V