-FRENCH HOLD ntW
GAINS IS BUTTLE
mermans Make Repeated At*
* tacks But Fail to Retake
Thiaumont and Larger
Portion of Fieury.
BRITISH SMASH TEUTONS
^English Take Enemy’s Second
Line on Mile Front—Hard
est Struggle Waged In
Verdun Region.
Paris, Aug. 7.—All German attacks
on the French positions last night wen
repulsed, says the ' French offlcia
statement issued this afternoon, the
Germans sustaining heavy losses.
The bombardment of the most vio.
lent character took place over the en
tire sector of Thiaumont and Fieury
the battle lasted from 9 o’clock las'
night until 8 this morning, the Germans
making unsuccessful efforts, the state
ment adds, to drive the French from
.1 Thiaumont.
k Fieury, which changed hands Thnirs.
* day after the French had succeeded ir
taking it, is again almost entirely oc
cupied by the French. Fierce fighting
still continues in and around the vil
lage. German unwounded prisoners
taken in the Verdun fighting number
400.
"On the Somme front French scout
ing aeroplanes delivered 17 attacks
upon the enemy, during the course ol
which two German machines were se
WV osly damaged and compelled to lane
■ ; ftpitately within their lines. Twt
<I’ther German aeroplanes were brought
$k down in the region of Verdun. One
P fell near Abaeourt and the other not
far from Moranville.
MILE OF GERMAN SECOND
LINE TAKEN BY BRITISH
London, Aug. 5.—The main German
line system on a front of 2,000 yards
(more than one mile), north of Po
zieres, on the Somme front, has been
captured by the British, it was official
ly announced by the war office this aft
ernoon.
The advance claimed by the British
is on that part of the line where their
gains in the offensive movement so far
had been less pronounced than else
where along this front. The gain, if
maintained, will effect a material
straightening out of the line in the
•lector between Pozieres and Thiepval.
y Tile statement says:
"North of Pozieres a local attack last
night, in which Australians and troops
of l he new army took part, was com
pletely successful. The German main
second line system on a front of more
than 2,000 yards was captured, several
hundred prisoners remaining in our
hands.
"Repeated counter attacks subse
quently delivered against the positions
captured were repulsed with heavy loss
to the enemy.
“Except for some mining activity
near Souehez and Loos, there was no
incident, of importance on the remain
der of the British front.”
I _’ll J
Ifassachusetts Rookies Fail to
y Stand By Trooper,Who As
1 sailed Superior.
^ -
Columbus, N. M„ Aug. 7.—The pre
dmirary inquiries by officers of the
Second Massachusetts infantry into the
charges of mismanagement made by
Private Hugh Clarke, in a Holyoke,
Mass., newspaper, has completely ex
, honornted Capt. E. J. Slate, in regard
4,to the handling of D company’s ac
counts, it was announced here today.
The 28 fellow guardsmen of D com
pany who signed a statement support
ing Clarke’s assertions, according to a
high officer, may possibly escape with
a reprimand.
Meanwhile the authorities here are
awaiting word from General Pershing
to whom a summary of the inyestiga
tion has been sent as to the calling of
ft general courtmartial to sit in
Clarke’s case.
Clarke asserted in print that Captain
Slate had missapplied company funds
subscribed by the citizens of Holyoke
and had let the men be served with
bad and insufficient food. The ex
amining officers, however, report the
captain’s accounts in excellent shape
and that the L> company men when
questioned, declared they had no com
plaint on the whole against the com
pany mess.
Clarke Is now a prisoner here in tin
stockade.
EXTRAVAGANCE IS REAL
ISSUE, DECLARES KENYON
[From The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. Aug. 5.—-Unprecedented
extravagance was charged against thi
democrats in a Senate speech by Sen
ator Kenyon. He put figures into th«
record to show that, excluding pre
paredness, increases and appropria
tions were over $172,000,000 more that
by any republican session. This, sail
Kenyon, is the real issue the democrat!
must face.
/cDFFRAGETS plan to
* RAISE HALF MILLION
New York, Aug. fi.—Efforts will hi
made by the leaders of the woman’/,
party, it was stated today to organize
a group of 1,000 women, to raise a funi
of $500,000 for the use in the campaigt
for votes for women this fall. Mrs
(■. H. P. Belmont will go to Newport
to start the movement,
BOTH ARE IN LINE.
T Washington, Aug. 5.—Hannah .)
Vutterson, secretary of the Nations
Woman Suffrage association, reporte
to suffrage leaders here today tlu.
both candidates for governor of We.
Virginia, has indorsed the woman suf
frage amendment to the state const)
tution, which would be submitted t>
the voters in November,
DENMARK IS DIVIDED
ON WEST INDIES SALE
Opposition Accuses Government
of Bad Faith—Press Calls*
It Good Deal.
London. Aug. 7.—Some of the Dan
ish conservative papers have opened a
violent attack on the government over
the treaty with the United States for
the sale of the Danish West Indies, ac
cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company.
The National Tidendeu says: "In a
question of such great importance for
the whole nation, the government acted
in a manner such as its worst antagon
ists would not have believed it capable
of. Nobody but the Danish government
would have risked such a course."
On the other hand, the Politiken
points out that Denmark several times
attempted to utilize the islands, but her
efforts were vain. This paper says that
under the present war conditions the
islands might become a danger to Dan
ish neutrality and that it might be dif
ficult to defend them from encroach*
ment.
Army of 14,000 Men Takes
Offensive on Eight Mile
Front Several Miles
East of Canal.
London, Aug, 7.—British positions
near Romain, east of Port Said, are
being attacked by 14,000 Turks, ac
cording to an official statement issued
by the war office. The Turks are at
tacking along a front of seven to eight
miles, the statement says, and have so
far been repulsed.
The text of the British official an
nouncement says:
"The following report timed 11:10
p. m., on the 4th of August, has been
received from the general office of
the commander in chief in Egypt:
"Since midnight of August 3-4,
Turks whose strength is estimated at
14,000 have been attacking our posi
tion near Romani, east of Port Said
on a front of seven to eight miles.
“The position at dusk on the 4th of
August was that their attacks had
made no impression on our fortified
position while on the southern flank
the fighting was also going on in our
favor and between 400 and 500 prison
ers have been taken there.
“Ships of the royal navy rendered
valuable service from the Bay of Tina.
"Fighting still was in progress when
this report was dispatched. The tem
perature during the day reached 100
degrees in the shade.”
An official statement issued by the
Turkish war office on Friday stated
:hat Turkish air men had attacked with
machine guns British positions about
25 miles each of the Suez canal.
Romani is a village near the coast
Df the Mediterranean and is 22 miles
to the east of the Suez canal. It is
about 10 miles northwest of Katia,
Where several engagements recently
have been fought between the British
and the Turks.
The Turkish attack on the British
positions in Egypt to the east of the
Suez canal comes as no surprise to
those who are in close toucii with the
operations in that part of the world.
Gen. Sir Archbald Murray, who com
mands the British army there, has long
realized that the Turks, with the as
sistance of the Austrians and Germans)
might make a serious attempt on the
canal even at the hottest period of the
year.
Austrian and German engineers foi
months have been digging for water,
which, close to the Mediterranean, ex
ists in many cases at no considerable
depth under the sand, although it most
ly Is too brackish for use of European
troops. The Turks must therefore have
made very thorough arrangements for
the storage and transport of water, the
country being a pure sand desert, with
small widely scattered cases of date
palm growing around ancient wells.
At Romani, where fighting is in
progress, the Turks must bring up ev
ery drop of water from Aughratina*
some 10 miles away.
It is understood the Turks have with
them some 1,000 Austro-Gcrman in
fantry, as well as a large number of
Bedouin irregular soldiers. Their choice
of the coast route, instead of the cara
van road from Katia to Kantara, which
they took the last time, brings their
flank under the fire of warships in tl\*
bays of Tina.
TURKS CLAIM GAINS.
Constantinople, Aug. 5.— (via Lon
don)—Further reverses for the Russian
armies in Persian territory are reported
in the Turkish war office statement un
ler date of August 4, which follows:
“On July 29, in a battle near Bukan,
Persia, the Russians were compelled to
retreat northward abandoning 200 dead.
We cantured three machine guns in
good condition with all their connec
tions, quantities of ammunition and
rifles and rattle.”
BRITISH SUBMARINE
SHELLS CONSTANTINOPLE
London, Aug. 5.—Constantinople and
the suburbs of Kartal and Penbik, re
cently were bombarded by a submarine
from the sea of Marmora, according to
Constantinople advices transmitted by
the Athens correspondent of the Ex
change Telegraph company.
GOULD SUES HEINZE
ESTATE ON JUDGMENT
New York, Aug. 5.—Tn an effort to
recover part of the $1,261,588 alleged
0 be due him from a judgment against
■ Augustus Heinze, obtained in Octo
ber, 11*14, attorneys for Edwin Gould
oday filed in the supreme court two
aits against Mrs. Elba M. Kleltrnann,
inter of the ’ate financier and admin
atratrix of ills estate. Mr. Heinze died
1 few weeks after the judgment was
ntored.
WILSONS IN CHESAPEAKE,
Portress Monroe, Va., Aug. 5. -The
aval yacht Mayflower, with the Presi
, i-,t and Mrs. Wilson aboard, »a*
uising today in lower Chesapeake hay,
■ ring made a leisurely trip from
fa-shfngton. Towards noon the vesse'
as off Cape Charles City, Va., and ii
os expected she would later drop
nchor in Hampton Roads.
RUSSIAN LEADER IN GALICIA MAKES
RAPID ADVANCE; THREATENS LEMBERG
General Sakharoff.
General Sakharoff is in command of the Russian forces which
during the past few weeks have made a rapid and successful advance in
Galicia and captured many thousands of Austrians. General SakharoiTa
army now threatens Lemberg, which is the key to a vast field of oil well*
and to a district rich in lead and copper mines.
Auto Bandits of Detroit
Escape With $34,000 Haul
And Outwit All Pursuers
Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 7.—Search was
being vigorously prosecuted early to
day in every county surrounding De
troit for the five automobile bandits,
who, armed with rifles and pistols, yes
terday held up the motor pay car of
the Burroughs Adding Machine com
pany aDd made off with between $33,000
and $3<..000, after shooting and slightly
wounding one man.
The robbery, which occurred within
half a block of the Burroughs plant, is
declared to have been the most dar
ing in the history of Detroit. It was
accomplished so quickly that, almost
before any one of the occupants of the
pay car and a number of guards in a
ear following realized what was hap
pening, the robbers transferred five
?ash bags to their own machine and
were out of sight. Hundreds of per
sons who saw the holdup smiled in the
Berlin Report Says Much Dam
age Was Done at Harwich
and In Norfolk Coun
ty By Zeps.
Amsterdam, (via London), Aug. 7.—
The following semiofficial statement,
supplementing the German official ver
sion of the Zeppelin raid on the east
ern and southeastern coasts of Eng
land on the night of August 3, has been
published here.
"At Harwich, the naval force in the
harbor was twice attacked and the doc k
and railway works were abundantly
bombarded.
“In the county of Norfolk, industrial
buildings and searchlight installations
at Norwich were successfully attacked.
Then bombs were dropped on Low
estoft, where a number of fires broke
out in factories.
"British seaplanes, which attacked1
the airships, were forced to retreat.”
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
SHREDDED WHEAT MAKERS
Washington, Aug. 5.—On the show
ing made by preliminary investigation
lie federal trade commission today is
sued a formal complaint against the
Shredded Wheat company, of Niagara
Kails, N. Y„ on charges of unfair com
petition brought by the Ross Food com
pany. Hearings will be held in Buffalo,
N. Y„ September 14.
T he Ross company alleges that the
Niagara Kails corcern sought to force
It out of business.
SLAIN MAJOR’S WIFE
GETS LARGER PENSION
Washington. Aug. 5.—Maj. M. C. But
ler, shot to death by H. C. Spanned, of
Alpine, Tex., was held today by the
Senate to have died a lieutenant colo
nel. Butler's nomination for promo
don had been confirmed before his
death, but his commission had not been
forwarded. By a hill passed today in
the Senate the president was author
ized to issue the commission, dating
July 1. Tills operates to increase his
widow's pension.
There are mare than 333,000 members |
of the famous civilized Indian tribes of
Oklahoma, the Cherokees leading with
41,824, and Semlnoles coming last with
8,127, the other tribes being the Chlck
asaws. Choctaws and Creeks.
belief that they were witnessing th
scenario of a photoplay. One of th
robbers is said to have lost his ha
and revolver, both of which are not
in the possession of the police.
Nine automobiles, filled with Detrol
policemen, and two loaded with deput
sheriffs, in command of Sheriff Oak
man, of this (Wayne) county, took u;
the chase a short time after the holdut
At latest reports, all were still search
ing the surrounding country, excep
three or four officers who returnei
about midnight and reported they couli
go no further in the search.
Vague reports from several town
and villages lying outside of Detroii
to the effect that the robbers were be
lieved to have been seen passini
through there, were received, but, de
spite the fact that every clue wai
promptly picked up and followed, 1h<
robbers earlv today were still at large
BIG IS DONE
Territory 200 Miles Long am
50 to 100 Miles Wide Swept
By Heavy Rain and
Severe Wind.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 5.—That !
territory nearly 200 miles long and 6(
to 100 miles wide was affected in th<
rain and hail storms which late Thurs
day night swept northeastern Nortl
Dakota and northwestern Minnesota i;
indicated by reports that have comi
straggling into this city up to a lati
hour last night. It was estimated tha
the losses will run into millions of dol
lars.
Tolna, N. D„ reported an estlmatei
loss of $100,000, and McVille, $60,00'
damage, due to a cyclone, which alsi
spread over the surrounding territory
Reports Indicate heavy damage to th'
district around Aneta, Portland am
Hatton. N. D., and in a section nortl
of Devil’s I.ake, N. P., through Leeds
AGITATORS THREATEN
TO CLOSE INDUSTRIES
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 5.—Threats t(
close every industry in the lTnite(
States unless the 10 I. W. W. agitator:
confined in the St. Uouis county jail
Duluth, are freed, were made by Jo
seph Ettor, an I. IV. V,\ leader at i
meeting of Duluth socialists last night
when resolutions were adopted de
manding that Gov. J. A. Burnquis
bring about the removal of what thi
resolutions termed "gunmen" from thi
range strike zone.
The socialists went on record as fa
voring fusion with the I. W. W. an<
approving the strike meeting of tha
organization
UNION PACIFIC SHOWS
HIGH RECORD EARNING'
New York, Aug. 5.—A statement o
the earnings of the Union Pacific rail
way company for the fiscal year ende<
June 30, shows gross earnings o
$104,717,005, the largest revenue in it:
history. This compares with gross earn
ings of $86,958,294 in the preceding year
The net earnings after the paymen
of preferred dividends were $34,795,768
which is equal to 15.65 per cent on th'
common stock, as compared with 10.9
per cent In the previous year.
ROB NEBRASKA BANK |
OF SLOOO; ESCAPE
Automobile Bandits Get Colo'
From Cashier—Take Trail
Toward Omaha.
Omaha, Aug. 7.—The Farmers State
bank of Florence, a suburb of Omaha,
was robbed of $1,000 today by two au
tomobile bandits.
The two men drove up to the bank
In a motor car shortly after noon
One remained on guard outside whll^
the other forced Cashier Nelson tc
hand over all currency and cash avail
able. After getting the money the rob
bers drove south toward Omaha. No
trace of the bandits has been founcl
according to the Omaha police.
FLWS ATTACK ON
Senator Lewis Says Republican
Criticism of President In
vites Attack By Bor
der Nation.
Washington, Aug. 7.—Senator Lewis,
the democratic whip, spoke In the Sen
ate today in reply to the attack upon
the administration made by Charles E«
Hughes in his speech accepting the re
publican presidential nomination.
Republican strictures upon tho ad
ministration's Mexican policy, Senatoi
Lewis denounced as "treasonable.” H«
charged that the clause of the repub
lican platform repudiating interference
in the internal affairs of Mexico was
responsible for the massacre of troopt
at Carrizal.
“Not until the captains of the re
publican purty shot at the president ot
the United States did the Mexican out
laws shoot at the soldiers of the Amer
ican president,” he said. "The plat
form declaration Senator Lewis char
acterized as a summons to Carranza
and Villa to revenue the entrance of
American soldiers into Mexico and the
interference of America in her inter
nal affairs.
“It was the republican convention,”
said Mr. Lewis, "which slew the sol
diers at Carrizal," and he assailed ef
forts of the republican leaders to make
Mexico the issue, "without regard to
facts, equity or justice."
"Revolt against the government at
Washington as to Mexico—that Is the
Issue," he declared. “Denounce the
president ns to Mexico—for that is the
[ issue. Make contemptible your own
1 country before the world whenever you
can—for that is the issue. ' Humiliate
your own fellow man by holding his
I country and his president up before
l the world as unworthy the support of
1 his countrymen or the respect of for
i eigners."
CARRANZA NOTE NOT
HOLLY SATISFACTORY
i _____
i
Believed, However, U. S. Will
l
Proceed With Diplomatic
, Negotiations.
[ Washington. Aug. 7.—The reply to
Gerteral Carranza's note regarding the
proposed !oint commission to settle
border difficulties, will not be formul
ated until President Wilson returns
Monday from his weekend cruise down
the Potomas. State department of
ficials said today there would be no
announcement as to the position of the
United States until that time.
It was indicated while not entirely
satisfactory, General Carranza’s note
1 is viewed as opening the way for
broadening the scope of the discussions
by the commissioners as is desired by
the president and information has
reached department officials that the
note was intended to cover that possi
bility, although it does not mention
the suggestion except by inference
Whether that will be regarded as suf
ficient to warrant proceeding with the
negotiations by naming the American
commissioners and without further
correspondence, will be determined by
President Wilson.
MAY FURLOUGH GUARDS
TO RESERVE OF STATES
i -
i Washington, D. C., Aug. 5.—National
guardsmen now in federal service whe
complete their required three years ot
active service will be transferred to the
I national guard reserve of their respect
ive states or territories unless they de
sire to continue with the colors for the
[ full six years of their enlistment and,
if furloughed to the reserve, will be sent
home at the expense of the govern
ment.
This announcement was made by the
i war department today.
In computing enlistments on the new
basis full allowance will be made for
time already served under superseding
enlistment contracts.
TEMPERATURES ABOVE
NORMAL IS FORECAST
i _
Washington, Aug. 5.—Weather pre
dictions for the week beginning Sun
day were announced by the weather
i bureau today as follows:
Great Rake Region—Rocal thunder
showers at beginning of the week, fol
lowed by generally fair until close,
i when thunder showers are again prob
able. Temperature above normal.
Upper Mississippi Valley and Plains
States—Temperatures will continue
I above seasonal average. Weather gen
erally fair except widely scattered
thunder showers are probable over
northern plains states and extreme
upper Mississippi valley.
; SWEDISH SHIP SUNK,
HAD NO CONTRABAND
I Stockholm, Aug. 5.—The Swedish
; steamer Commerce, 638 tons, loaded
, with 260 standards of Battens, con
signed to England, was sunk yesterday
off Soederhamn, by a German subma
rine. f-&e ship was carrying no con
, traband, and the Sewish government
, will file a protest to Berlin against this
i and other recent attacks on Swedish
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STRIKE FAILS 10
I UP NEW YORK
TROLLEY TRAFFIC
Strike Breakers, With Police
man on Every Car, Operate
Affected Lines After
Slight Delay.
NO TROUBLE IS REPORTED
Some Minor Disturbances Art
Quickly Quelled—Elevated
and Subway Employes
Remain Loyal.
New York Aug. 7.—Although e'rikel
Were in effect today on nearly every
surface car line In Manhattan, Queem
and the Bronx, with between 2,000 ant
2,500 motormen and conductors report,
ed Idle, professional strike breakers and
loyal employes were in the places oj
the strikers, and officials of the New
York Railway company and the New
York and Queens county railways said
at 10 a. m. that almost normal sched
ules were being maintained.
Police Commissioner Woods assigned
a policeman to every car of these lines
and, except for a few minor demon,
strations, there were no disorders. Of*
ficlals of the two companies said that
fewer than 500 men had fetruck.
The cars were late In getting away
from the barns, which led to the belle!
earlier in the day that a serious tie uj
had been effected.
New York, Aug. 5.—Strikes were in
effect today on virtually every surface
car line in the boroughs of Manhattan,
Queens and the Bronx, Involving 6,800
conductors and motormen and affecting
2,300,000 persons, who daily use the
lines. The test to determine whether
the organization of employes recently
formed could paralyze the street car
traffic of the city began early today,
when the first of the workers sought
transportation from their homes to
their offices.
Indications at 7.30 a. m. were that all
the surface car lines in Manhattan, tho
Bronx and Queens were nearly tied up,
A few cars, guarded by policemen, wero
moved.
C.'.ly Surface Line* Hit.
The labor leaders asserted that 80
per cent of the employes of the New
York Railways company which oper
ates the majority of the surface line*
in Manhattan had voted to strike. The
elevated and subway lines, which wero
not affected by the strike vote were
thronged by persons who were unable
to use the surface lines. Threats have
been made that the strike eventually
would be extended to those systems.
Preparations were made by many of
the large financial and business institu
tions in the lower part of the city to
convey their employes from their homes
to their offices and stores in automo
biles and omnibuses and many of the
employes occupied rooms for the night
near subway or elevated lines in order
to reach their work on time. The street
railway lines Involved Include the New
York Railways company, the Second
Avenue line, Third Avenue Railway
company and two lines in the Bronx
First Tic Up Last Niqht.
The strike to force a demand for
recognition of the union and increased
wages began to take effect on the main
lines of the New York Railways com
pany as early as 10 o’clock last night,
when the first meeting of the conduc
tors and motormen voted to quit work.
One thousand men took a similar vote
at a meeting early this morning. Em
ployes of the Second Avenue line who
had presented no demands to the com
pany, struck In sympathy. Two hun
dred employes of the surface llnrs in
Queensborough voted to quite early to
day. The Brooklyn lines are not in
volved.
Some Minor Disorders.
uuiiic iiiitiui uiovt uvi. e> uiicnucu 1110
declaration of the strikes In Manhattan,
and a few arrests were made of strik
ers who attempted to interfere with the
operation of cars. So far as known no
one was injured during the night.
The officials of the New’ York Rail
ways company asserted only a asmall
percentage of their employes had voted
to quit work and sought the protection
of the police for the others. The offi
cials said that 90 per cent of the men
were willing to w’ork and that with
police protection the surface car lines
could be operated. The police commis
sioner offered to put a policeman on
every car.
WAIT VERDICT ON DEMAND.
Philadelphia, Aug. 5.—Members of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
& Electric Railways of America, were
today waiting for a reply from th«
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company to
the demand of the association for an
increase in wages and better working
conditions. The demand was sent to
President Thomas A. Mitten, of the
transportation company yesterday.
BAKERS WOULD MAKE
NO 5-CENT LOAVES
Chicagoans to Press Question
of 10-Cent Loaf at Na
tional Convention.
Chicago. Aug. 7.—The 5-cent loaf of
bread must go. This Is the cry with
which 400 Chicago bakers departed last
night for Sait Lake City, Utah, to at
tend the national convention of the
Association of Master Bakers and to
attempt to persuade that body that 10
cents is the lowest price at which a
fair sized loaf of bread can be sold with
profit.
In the party were scores of bakers
from eastern cities.
ST. PAUL IS STRONGEST
COMPETITOR FOR BANK
Washington. D. C., Aug. 5.—Senator
E. S. Johnson said that he looked on
St Paul as the most dangerous rival of
the South Dakota cities and Sioux City
In the matter of getting a land bank
under the rural credits law. “If the bank
can be kept out of St. Paul," he said, 1
believe It will go either to one of Ike
