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MIKADO S TROOPS
HREON RIOTERS IN
NIPPONESE CITIES
Thirty Thousand Persons Take Part in Disturbance at
Nagoya; Mobs in Tokio Destroy Property and Pil
lage Houses; Social Unrest Thought to Indi
. cate Approach of Crisis in Empire.
LEST WE FORGET: Facsimile of
tribute from the Kaiser through his
paid propaganda agent iti America
to Senator Norris in appreciation of
Ms strenuous efforts in behalf of
"Kultur."
March 11. 1T
Mm Mre Cent
Tokio, Aug. .18. Troops have been called out in nearly
every important city of Japan. Even the naval station at
Maizuru is affected by the unrest.
At Nagoya, noted for its manufactures of porcelains, a
mob estimated at 30,000 persons rioted. At several places
the soldiers fired on the disturbers.
At Kobe the soldiers and police also were obliged to use
sabers and bayonets. The disturbance resulted in the burning
of a great rice warehouse and several factories and houses and
a large number of rice stores.
Disorders broke out m lokio on-v
Tuesday night. A crowd of five
thousand which was prevented from
Congregating in the park marched to
tH,e Ginza, the great thoroughfare of
thta city, where they stopped and
danaged 200 stores and restaurants,
raideU rice depots and unsuccessfully
attacHced the ministry of the interior.
TTwenty Policemen Injured.
Ninetty arrests . were made and
twenty! policemen were injured. To
kio tonight is occupied by heavy de
tachments of police and infantry. The
newspaplers are forbidden to publish
news of jany kind relative to the rice
riots.
The rioters entered and pillaged
houses i)i Asakusa, the great recrea
tion resort of the middle and lower
classes. A number of the disturbers
were wounded by the police.
At Cpsaka during a demonstration,
telephone wires were cut and several
tramwjajs were forced to suspend
servic after passengers had been
wounded. Troops were called out and
25 policemen and many rioters were
hurU Five hundred person?, were ar
rested. In outlying towns the people
attacked the police with bamboo
spars.
'At Maizuru, where 2,000 workmen
frf'om thev naval arsenal joined the
populace in sacking the rice stores,
many persons were injured in a fight
'.with the police.
Empire Faces Social Crisis.
Newspaper comment here seems
to indicate that the food riots
throughout tW country are an expression-
of growing unrest among
the people', and to reflect the belief
that the empire is advancing toward a
social crisis. The riots are spreading
involving the poor and the middle
classes.
It is remarked that the uprisings
are often anti-capitalistic, "mobs de
stroying the property and voicing
anger at evidences of luxury. Geisha
girls have been stoned in th streets
and the houses of the rich have been
assailed. The war has increased the
luxuries of the rich and the misery of
the poor, as insufficient wages are
paid. The riots are the first of the
kind to occur since Japan was opened
to western civilization. ,
Emperor Contributes Liberally.
The seriousness of the situation led
to a special meeting of the cabinet,
which decided to appropriate $5,000,
000 for purchasing stores of rice for
distribution among the people at a
moderate price. The emperor moved
by the distress, has contributed 3,000,
000 yen to the national rice fund.
Street cars are being utilized in Tokio
by soldiers, who distributed rice in
districts, where the suffering is re
ported. The press joins in a tribute to the
emperor for his generous contribu
tion, indicating the spirit of the rul
ers and the wealthier classes, but the
newspapers generally blamethe gov
ernment for its tardy remedies. The
conservative newspaper, Jiji Shimpo,
especially criticises the government,
and says that as a result of its policy
the nation finds itself in the throes
of insurrection.
Several millionaires have con
tributed $1100,000 each , to purchase
rice for the poor. The Mitsui and
the Iwaski families have each con
tributed $300,000 to the fund. There
is an abundance of rice in the em
pire, but it is held in storage by
farmers and brokers. The govern
ment's aim is to force the rice market,
hut ' it has avoided regulating the
price.
Dynamite Used By Rioters.
London. Aug. 18. A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraphy company
from Tien Tsin, dated Friday, says:
"The Japanese rice riots are prov
ing the worst outbreak against the
constituted authority witnessed in
many years. The rioters are resort
ing to acts of extreme violence, such
as the use of dynamite and incen
diarism." Shoots Down 60 Planes. '
Paris. Aug. 18 Lt. Reie Fonck,
the French aviator, shot crown three
German aviators Wednesday, it is
officially announced. This brings his
total cumber , of air victories no to
LYS SALIENT
GIVING WAY
GRADUALLY
Germans Given No Rest By
Allied Forces North and
. South of - Somme and v .
Along Vesle.
By Associated Press.
Gradually the famous. Lys salient
in the region west of Armentieres is
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giving way unucr me pressure oi mc
British. Again Field Marshal Haig's
forces have compelled the enemy to
seek ground to the eastward, where
he will be more secure from the shells
of the big guns that for several weeks
have been firing criss-cross over the
entire salient, working havoc among
the defenders of the insecure line.
The Germans are being given no
rest by the Franco-British forces
north and south of the Somme, and
the French and Americans along the
Vesle. The Americans in Lorraine
are harassing the enemy by artillery
fire and local attacks. Nowhere has
the enemy two shells for one. An in
counter. French Push Flanking Operations.
From the south of Roye, over the
fotir-mile front between Bcuvraignes
and Canny-Sur-Matz, a violent artil
lery duel is raging. Hee the French
are endeavoring to outflank both Roye
and Lassigny by a drive eastward in
the direction of the road leading
southwestward from Roye to Noyon.
Their efforts have been successful.
Along the Vesle, where the Ameri
cans and French are holding the line,
there has been considerable recipro
cal artillery shelling. The allies gave
the enemy two shells for one. An in
dication that the German line imme
diately in front of the French and
Americans is thinly held is the fact
that American patrols at various
points have penetrated sectors to the
enemy's barbed wire entrenchments
without encountering infantrymen.
Two Destroyers Lost.
London, Aug. 8. -Two destroyers
struck mines and sank Thursday,
according to an announcement made
by the admiralty tonight. Twenty
six men are missing.
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Chicago Police Take No
Chances on Letting 'r. W. W.
Leaders and Lesser Lights
Get Away.
Chicago, Aug. 18. Guards about the
jail where the 100 I. W. W. leaders,
convicted yesterday of conspiracy to
disrupt the nation's war: program,
are held, were doubled tonight. Offi
cials denied that any trouble was an
ticipated, but special guards of detec
tives were on duty inside and outside
the building.
William D. Haywood, secretary
treasurer of the I. W. VV., and one
of those found guilty, while expressing
belief in the fairness of Federal Judge
K. M. Landis, before whom the case
was heard, said: "The fight has just
begun."
Judge Landis will hear arguments
for a new trial some time this week,
the exact date not having been set.
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GRAND ISLAND
LAD IS DROWNED
AT LAKE MANAWA
Canoe Upsets Near Fish and
Game Club House and
- Lamont Williams, Aged
. 16, Loses Life.
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' Lamont Williams, 1$ years old and
residing at Grand island, Neb., was
drowned in Lake Manawa Sunday
when a canoe in which lie was riding
turned over.
Williams was visiting his uncle,
Charles Holdcn, 13(11 Pleasant street,
Council Bluffs. With Don Atwood,
1000 Third street, a friend, he went to
the lake Sunday noon. They went to
a point near the Fish and (iaine clul).
where Homer McCampbell, 210
Twelfth street, keeps his. canoe at a
private dock.. One paddle was miss
ing. The boys launched the canoe and
started up the lake to find the missing
paddle. When out from the dock
several yards Williams suggested that
his companion movs to the other end
of the craft. During the shifting the
canoe overturned. The water in the
lake at this point was only about 6
feet deep, but Atwood says lie saw
only his companion's hands as they
came to thesurfacc once. Atwood
reached ' shoFe safely. Within 10
minutes T. L. Wheeler, Paul Davis
and Clark Hough, in bathing at the
Boat club docks, had found the body
of Williams.
Dr. William Ranz, on duty at the
Manawa park office, began resuscita
tion work with a pulmotor. For ire
than an hour he worked, but in vain.
Coroner Cutler has the body.
Young Williams had been warned
by his doctor not to go in swimming,
as he had a weak heart. Heart
trouble is thought to have played a
part in bringing death so quickly.
Sunday Day of Real Rest
With President Wilson
Manchester, Mass., Aug. 18. Presi
dent Wilson devoted Sunday entirely
to rest at the secluded seaside man
sion where he is spending a few days
with Mrs. Wilson. He concluded that
even attendance at church service
would involve publicity and did not
go.
Are You Reading
Oh, Money! Money!
By ELEANOR H. PORTER.
Author of "Pollyanna" and
"Just David." v
Today's Installment on Page Nine.
Dons Deliver Ultimatum
To Germany Relative
To Sinking of Ships
Paris, Aug. 19. The Spanish note
to Germany relative to the sinking
of Spanish vessels by submarines
constitutes an ultimatum, since the
Spanish government announces that
a German vessel interned in any
Spanish port will be seized for
every Spanish ship torpedoed, ac
cording to a Havas dispatch from
Madrid quoting the A. B. C. of
San Sebastian. .This information
was given the A. B. C. by a "high
political personage."
In commenting on the situation,
the A. B. C. says:
"We regard it a very natural duty
for the government'to protest ener
getically concerning every case of
torpedoing our merchant fleet and,
if Germany does not give the satis
faction due, we should reach the
position which the country's honor
calls for."
YANK PATROL
BUSY ALONG
ENEMY FRONT
While Heavy Guns Bark, Amer
icans Go Out Through
Shelled Zone Gathering in
Numbers of Germans.
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. 18. While the French
and American and German heavy
guns have been barking at each other
across the Vesle, . American patrols
have been particularly busv endea
voring to keep informed of the eli-
emy movement and to ascertain gen
erally what the enemy is accomplish
ing.
A few days ago an infantry can-
tain, while rcconnoitcring, killed at
least two Germans and. in order to
escape, hid in a shell hole for 13 hours
while the mid-summer sun beat down
upon him. Here is the captain's of
ficial report of his experience:
1 he patrol, consisting of mvself
and two corporals, started at 8, o'clock
in the morning to ascertain whether
the Germans had retired. We en
countered a German post in a semi
circular hole. There were 11 of the
enemy there, 10 of whom were asleep
and the other was on sentry duty.
Sentry Brought Down.
"I shot the sentry. We then with
drew and in doing so ran into another
post sjmilar to the first, also contain
ing about 10 Germans. We shot two
of them and' then went back toward
our line. The Germans began firing,
wounding one corporal in the leg, but
both corporals reached the American
line.
"1 was behind, having stopped to
fire on the Germans. I reached a
poiyt about 60 yards from them when
the fire got too hot, so I dropped into
a small hollow, pretending to be
wounded. I stayed there 13 hours.
After dark I crawled back to our own
lines.
"During my return trip to nur lines
I discovered a third German post.!
which was occupied, apparently, only
late at night. All these posts were
well supplied with light machine
guns, rifles and hand grenades, and
the Germans used them well.
"At noon, while I was hidden in the
hollow, a lieutenant took out a party
of five to search for me. They did
not find me, but crept up to the .sec
ond German post and threw some
bombs into it, inflicting several cas
ualties. I heard a German scream with
pain. The Germans also threw
bombs, "Vounding one of the lieuten
ant's party.
"I requested that our artillery clean
out these posts tomorrow."
The artillery carried out the work
the first thing the next morning.
Food Restrictions Uniform.
Washington, Aug. 18. According
to an official dispatch from Rome to
day the latest interallied conference
at London and Taris agreed on uni
form programs of food restriction for
the countries of the entente.
BRITONS ADVANCE
2,000 YARDS WEST
OF ARMENTIERES
$
Progress Made on Four Mile Front Between Vieux Ber
quin and Bailleul and Also Southwest of Mervillo;
Village of Outtersteen and 400 Prisoners Cap
tured ; Hun Airrnen Raid French Cities.
London, Aug. 18. The British trdbpa west of Armentieres '
have advanced their line to a depth of 1,000 to 2,000 yards on a
four mile front between Vieux Berquin and Bailleul and also,
made progress southwest of Merville, accprding to the official
statement issued this evening. The village of Outtersteen and
400 prisoners were captured. , , y
An advance also has been made between Chilly and Fran
sart, lying north of Roye. ,
British Headquarters in France, Aug. 18. (Reuters) The
British this morning attacked the Fourth Saxon division hold-'
ing Outtersteen and expelled it from the village and from
the adjoining ridge. ' '
Paris, Aug. 18. There has betn1 spirited artillery fighting
in the region between Canny-Sur-Matz and? Beuvraignes, says
the French official communication issued this evening. South
of the Ancre river in today's fighting, the French toqk 400
prisoners. . , .
GOTH AS BOMB FRENCH CITIES.
r A .. i o f i i. :. .., j u . 1
i in i ?t. auk. id. jemiau uumuiiiic auuauiuna nave ueen
very active in bombarding towns behind the front during the
past two days. There were numerous raids in Rouen, where
six persons were killed and five wounded. ' .
.The German Gothas flew as far as Havre where no one
was killed and no damage done, fwo consecutive raids on
Vernon caused only material damage.
"Several-warnings were given at Dunkirk and Calais during
the period. At Calais some 50 heavy bombs were dropped on
Friday night. : . f f .
SHELL GERMAN LINE HEAVILY.
With the American Army on the Vesle Front, Aug 18.-H
The Americans started Sunday by putting over a large number
of shells north of the Vesle, the German heavy guns replying
until after daylight. During the day the French and Americana
averaged two shells to the enemy's one. : .
Saturday night American patrols made excursions at vari
ous points, going as far as the enemy's barbed wire and trenches
on the hills, but thy did not encounter any German infantry. .
The Americans who have dug in along the Vesle are being '
harassed by the German artillery and gas projectiles. - The Ger
mans made a vicious gas attack Saturday on tne north side ol
the Vesle. They used artillery first and then followed with
gusts of mustard and "sneeze" gas. 1
GAS ATTACKS UNSUCCESSFUL.
These gas attacks have not met with success and the Ger-
mans evidently are aware of it. They sent four airplanes which
attempted to direct the firing.
The Americans have protection down to such a system that
they are not bothered. During one attack the Americans wore
gas masks and worked oh a bridge they were building across
the Vesle. .
Anti-aircraft guns and shrapnel drove off the enemy avia
tors who were trying to point out locations for attack by enemy
guns and finally the gas shelts ceased falling. The next morn-
'ng the bridge was almost completed. ' '
GAIN GROUND AT FRAPELLE.
' With the American Army in Lorraine, Aug. 18.--The
Americans gained more ground at Frapelle early today, despite
a total of 2,500 shells dropped by the enemy on the village and
a raid by 45 Germans, which was repulsed by the American ar
tillery and automatic rifle fires.
In the Woevre an American patrol had a lively engage
ment. One American with nine wounds carried a wounded
comide to safety.
' ' (?) Rorlin via T.miHnn Ancr 1R. Th
PllinriP Rp;ilHs in DPflth I official communication issued by gen
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As Parachute Fails to Open
Los Angeles, Aug. 18. His para
chute failing to open, Leon Molas,
aged 26, formerly connected with the
Socictie Polytechnique Militaire. of
Paris, was killed at Venice, a heach
resort near here, late today when he
stepped from an airplane at an afti-
tudc of z,MH) tect. 1 he aircratt in
which Molas ascended-was driven by
Al Wilson, a pilot at an aviation
school at Venice.
Casualties in U. S. Forces
' Overseas dumber 21,467
Washington, Aug. 18. Casualties in
the United States overseas forces, an
nounced by the War and Navy de
partments during the week ending to
day, numbered 1,355, compared w'lh
4,916 for the previous week.' Total
casualties announced to date numher
21,467, including 376 in today's army
list. Total army's casualties number
18,707; the marine corps' lists total
2,760.
Total deaths, including the killed in
action, deaths from wounds, disease,
accident and other causes since the
United States forces landed in
France number 8,133, including 291
lost at sea. Of that number 7,296
were of the army and 837 of the ma
rine corps.
. The wounded to date number 11,615,
of which 9,785 are of the army and
1,830 of the marine corps.
Men missing in action and prison
ers number 1,719, of which 1,626 dre
of the army and 93 of the marine
corps.
The summary of the army casualty
lists, including today's, follows:
Killed in action, 3,869.
Died of wounds, 1.189.
Died of disease, 1556.
Died of accident and other causes,
682.
Wounded in action, 9,785;
Missing in action, including prison
ers. 1,626.
Total to date. 18,707.
The summary of the marine corps
list follows:
Deaths, 837.
Wounded, 1.830.
Missing in action. 88.
In hands of enemy, 5.
Total to date, 2,760.
eral headquarters today says:
"There were infantry engagements'
southwest of Bucquoy and north of
the Ancre. On Doth sides of the Avra
the enemy yesterday continued.; his
attacks. With strong support by his
artillery and armored cars he pressed
forward in the early morning along ,
the roads leading from Amiens, and
Montdidier to Roye. His armored
cars were shot to pieces or com
pelled to turn back and the infantry
which was following, them was driven
back by our fire and counter attack. .
Roye Advance Checked. ;
"Near ad south of Beuvraignes.
where the enejny'had vainly attacked
six times on the 16th, repeated enemy ;
(Continued on FK Two, Column Two.) .
American oniper
Kills' Six Germans . ,
Within Three Days
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With the American Army in France,
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.Aug. if. j corporal in an svwcricau v
front line regiment, to which he was
assigned as a sniper, has made a rec
ord by accounting for six men with
in the last three days. Among them
was a German sniper who had given
the Americans much trouble. The
corporal brought him down, by dar-
ingly crawling out toward a tree in
which he was -located.
Three of the other Germans killed
by the corporal were picked off as
they showed themselves incautiously
at a trench junction, 500 yard3 frptn
where he was stationed.