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VOL. XLVI NO. 85.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
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BLACKMAIL BAND
OF EIGHT NABBED
IN CHICAGO HOTEL
Federal Agents Capture Men
and Women Alleged to Have
Been Preying on Rich
Persons of East.
EVIDENCE BY DICTOGRAPH
Apartment Honeycombed With
Machines to Furnish
Information.
FEDERAL OFFICER PLEASED
Chicago, Sept. 17. Eight members
of an alleged blackmail gang, charged
with using the beauty of their women
members and the fascinating powers
of their male members to mulct
women out of more than $250,000, are
in custody of federal authorities here
today and will be taken to Philadel
phia 1or trial.
The band, including five men and
three women, was arrested shortly be
fore midnight last night in. a raid by
Department of Justice officials on a
fashionable South Side apartment
hotel.
The women, according to the au-
thorities, are young and beautiful. The
men are well groomed and of a type
calculated to impress society women.
Many Are Victims.
They are accused of fleecing men
and women of social prominence in
Chicago, Baltimore, New York and
Philadelphia through organized ef
forts. Their scheme, according to
Hinton G. Clabaugh of the Depart
ment of Justice, was to compromise
their victims and then blackmail them.
Impersonation of Department of Jus
j tice officials is another charge against
the men. They are said to have used
the chirms of their women confed
erates to win attention from rich men,
and then to have, threatened theii vic
tims with prosecution under the Mann
act.
. Director at Large.
Those arrested gave the names of
Henry Russell, Edward .Donahue,
Helen Evers, Mrs. ..Frances Allen,
Mrs. Edward Donahue, James Chris
tian, Frank Crocker ana George
Bland. George Irwin, alleged director
of the group, is still at large.
The principal, charge against the
band is the alleged kidnaping of Mrs.
Regina H. Clifford of Philadelphia,
. one of their alleged victims, and want
ed as a government witness. 6he w
spirited away to Canada, it is charged,
at the time she was wanted to testily
against the band.
"The chief offenses charged against
the band occurred in Philadelphia and
for that reason; they will be taken
there for trial," said Clabaugh today.
0 Get Quarter Million.
Clabaugh said there were fifteen
known victims of the gang and that
the amount obtained from these vic
tims probably will reach $250,000.
Forty thousand dollars was obtained
froni one victim and $35,000 from an
other, Clabaugh said.
Authorities refused to reveal the
names of the victims. Sonfe, it was
said, are men prominent in political
life, who were victimized while at the
republican convention here last June.
During the raid, which had been
carefully planned for many weeks, an
elaborate opium outfit was found in
one of the apartments raided.
Dictagraphs Give Evidence.
Federal authorities said tonight that
one of the gang, Henry Russell, had
Sosed as a brother of Mayor William
lale Thompson of Chicago and had
used this alias in a plot. - .
"Bill" Woodward, another alleged
director of the gang, is "also being
sought, Clabaugh said.
The raid was made only after the
apartment building had been literally
sown with dictagraphs. These were
connected with an adjoining building,
where the detectives hid.
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1 There are at least sixty members of
the "syndicate," according to the fed
eral officials, one-third of whom are
women. Others than the eieht now
under arrest as the result of the raid
Saturday night are expected to be in
custody soon. Only three victims of
the swindlers in the entire United
States, Mr. Clabaugh said, had de
clared themselves willing to face pub
licity and testify against the criminals.
One of these, he said, is Mrs. Clifford
of Philadelphia. Another is Mrs. J.
Bolton Winpenny ijf, Philadelphia,
(Continued on PafS Two, Cobnut Four.)
The Weather
For Nebraska Partly cloudy and
probably unsettled Monday and Tues
day; warmer in north and east por
tions Tuesday.
Tnmpsratures at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour Degr.
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I -::::::::::
v Y5jUVP 10 a. m 60
VB&r''X " a. m 62
AOff V '2 m 56
. W ' P- m 67
y--.--' 2 p. m i
1 1 3 P- m ll
VH-i- s P- m 60
'--ustis 7 p. m...!.!"!!!!7
Comparative Local Records.
1916. 1915. 19H. Ilia.
lilgheet reatorday 62 2 84 jj
Lowest yesterday l:J 17 69 Hi
Mfan temperature 62 70 . 70 A6
Precipitation OA .r2 .22 .22
I Temperature and precipitation .departures
' from the normal alomaha since March 1.
I and compared with the last two years:
' Dei
Normal temperature 5
lieflclcny (ur the day U
Total excess since March 1 270
Normal precipitation 10 Inch
Deficiency lor the day 10 Inch
'Total rainfall since March 1. . 13.99 Inches
peflcleney since March 1 .9.82 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916 . .88 Inrjfl ,
Deficiency for cor. period. 1914.. 1.36 Inches
NEAR TWO HUNDRED
VILLA Ml KILLED
Battle at Chihuahua .Surprise
Attack and Is Nearly
Successful.
SOME - PRISONERS FREED
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 17. From an
official dispatch received by General
Gonzales in Juraez today, 153 Villa
followers were killed in the attack
yesterday on Chihuahua and 87 cap
tured, who were immediately exe
cuted as bandits.
Army motor truck drivers arriving
at the border today say that an
American cavalry squadron operat
ing fifteen miles south of Namiquipa,
surrounded and captured a band of
sixteen btndits last Monday after
noon. Onii of 'the prisoners, accord-
I ing to the report, revealed the hiding
place ot a quantity ot arms ano am
munition. Prisoners and munitions
are said to have been brought to
Colonia Dublan in motor trucks,
This report follows one current
here a few days ago to the effect
that General Pershing on information
that a small party of armed Mexicans
was operating below Namiquipa, had
despatched a battalion of the Twenty
fourth infantry by motor trucks to
reinforce the American garrison at
that point.
Although the military authorities
here say they have heard nothing of
the capture, the truckmen assert that
the prisoners are now in the stockade
at Dublan.
Report of Battle.
Chihuahua City, Mex., Sept. 17.
(Delayed by cut wires.) Villa's own
troops executed a surprise attack on
Chihuahua in the dark of this morn
ing, which although successfully in
itiated, ended -in a complete victory
for the de facto government forces
under General Jacinto Trevino, who
received a flesh wound in the left
forearm, under the fire.
At 3:30 o'clock during a heavy rain,
and while the people were hard asleep
after the festivities of two nights in
honor of the Mexican independence
day, the Villa forces entered the town
in two columns. One made straight
for the penitentiary, where Jose Ynez
Salazar, the amnestied rebel on trial
for plotting against the government,
and political prisoners were released.
Guard Driven Out.
The other rushed fof the govern
ment buildings and the federal pal
ace, driving out the small Carranza
guard. , ,
General Trevino rushed his troops
to vantage points and covered .the
government buildings with rifles and
machine guns. He then- took per
sonal command of the artillery at
Santa Rosa, and by a few will-directed
shots made the buildings untenable.
The bandits, caught under the double
fire, fled out of the city to the north
west, leaving more than a hundred
dead- behind.
The fleeing Villa followers at
Nombre De Dios ran into the forces
of General Matias Ramos, which Gen
eral Trevino had placed there to cut
off the Vetreat. Ramos continued the
pursuit, with heavy loss to the ban
dits. Villa Kepi Out
Although in command of the at
.tack, Villa did not enter thS city with
his troops.
-The streets around the government
buildings are strewn with dead men
and horses, while ' wounded bandits
continue to be brought in.
A large number of former adher
ents of Villa and Orozco are among
the deadv Marcelo Caraveo, once a
general under Orozco, was taken
prisoner, which proves the complicity
of other factions with Villa.
Trevino's AVound.
General Trevino received his
wound, which is not serious, while di
recting the fire of,the field guns. He
remained with his men, however,
throughout the fight. It is reported
that not a single government soldier
deserted his post during the fight.
The battle lasted six hours, ending
at 9:30 o'clock in the morning.
Police Discover,
' Case Where White "
Proves to Be Black
Police learned of a new wrinkle in
the gentle art of picking pockets last
night when Officers Walker and Sut
ton arrested Margaret Cajnpbell, col
ored, of 535 South Thirteenth street,
on a charge of robbing bibulous men.
According to the police, Margaret,
who is coal black, goes abroad with
her face painted almost a chalk white.
After she gets a victim interested, po
lice say, she robs him and then disap
pears to a convenient spot and re
moves the makeup. Her next step is
to be in a place where the victim will
find her when he conies along with
dectives after making- complaint,
and in most cases, she is passed up
as. "too dark." Her ruse, orTouge,
failed last night, however, and she
was jailed after being, identified. Po
lice say they have sought in Vain for
months for a "white voman" of Mar
garet's description, in response to
many complaints.
Benson Says Draft
Power Smuggled in
New U.S. Army Bill
Saunton, III., Sept. 17. A clause
giving the president of the United
States power to draft citizens into the
army in time of war was "smuggled"
into the Hay-Chamberlain army bill,
was charged by Allan L. Benson, so
cialist candidate for president, in an
address here today. Benson critcized
what he termed the militarism of the
United States.
"The word 'draft' was smuggled into
-rtfe bill," said Benson. "The bill, as
it first passed the house, read that the
president should have the power to
.'call' citizens into the army. The
word 'draft' was inserted in the con
ference committee,"
SETH LOW, FORMER
MAYOR OF GOTHAM,
TAKEN BY DEATH
Leader in Civics and One-Time
President of Columbia Uni
versity, Dies at Bed
ford Hills.
ILL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS !
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Pronounced Change for Worse j
Is Noted on Saturday '
Night.
WAS BEATEN BY TAMMANY
New York, Sept. 17. Seth Low,
former mayor of New York, and one
time president of Columbia univer
sity, died" late today at his country
home, Broadbrook Farm, Bedford
Hills, N. Y., at the age of 66 years.
He had been ill several months of a
complication of diseases.
A change for the worse was an
nounced last night, and it was then
said the patient probably could not
recover.
Mr. Low's most receiit activities
were exerted in an ettort to find a
solution of the differences between
the railroad brotherhoods and the
railroads.
Activities Were Varies.
Since the outbreak of the European
war, Mr. Low had been especially ac
tive as president of the New York
Chamber of Commerce and president
of the National Civic federation. He
Was chairman of the executive com
mittee of Tuskegee institute, delegate-at-large
to the recent New Yorlr sot
constitutional convention, am1 a mem
ber of a government commission ap
pointed to investigate labor troubles
in Colorado.
For three months prior to his ill
ness, he' devoted himself almost ex
clusively to trying to find a solution
to the differences between the rail
road brotherhoods and their employ
ers. 1
Friend of Labor,
Even after stricken, he kept in
touch with the brotherhood heads,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
other union leaders, with whom he
was on terms of intimate friendship.
Until his illness assumed an acute'
stage, several weeks ago, Mr. Low
busied himself with plans of the Na
tional Civic federation, in which lie
was deeply ihtereste'd, ''-".
Mrs. Low and other members of
the. household were' With Tiim when
he died. Arrangements for the fu
neral, have not yet been completed.
- Leader In Civic Affairs.
Seth Low was twice mayor of
Brooklyn, once mayor of New York,
and for eleven years was president of
Columbia university. In each of
these offices he became distinguished
for public service 'and he was known
throughout the country as one of the
leading figures in New York City
life. ' . . ' .'
Born in Brooklyn, January 18,
1850, he came of a long line of merchant-princes
and men of culture. His
grandfather, for whom he was named,
was. a- Harvard-bred merchant, who,
previous to hhs settlement in New
York, did a prosperous business in
Salem, Mass. His father, Abiel Ab
bott Low, founded a big business in
the importation of tea and silk in
New York, and at one time had a
fleet,-f more than a dozen clipper
ships engaged in the China trade.
Educated in Brooklyn.
Young Low 'was educated at the
Polytechnic institute in Brooklyn,
and then at Columbia, from which he
was graduated in 1870Aat the age of
20. In college he had been dis
tinguished both as a student and an
athlete. He excelled in tennis and
foot ball, bowling and billiards, and
on the gridiron he often lined up
against the herculean form of Hamil
tonFish; Dr. Barnard, the then pres
ident of the college, was particularly
attracted by young Low's work and
personality, and in the spring or
Low's - senior year, the president
spoke of him in a letter to a friend:
"I have just been having a long talk
with young Low, the first scholar iri
college, and the most manly young
fellow we have had here for many a
year."
On .leaving Columbia, Mr. Low
went to his father's business house,
entering as a clerk and traversing all
the grades until he was finally head
of the firm. In the meantime he be
came greatly interested in public Hie,
particularly in Brooklyn charities. In
1878, he organized and became trie
first president of the Brooklyn Bu-
reau of Charities, which was one o
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
This One Particula r Flivver Causes
Its Owner Big Bunch of Trouble
1 9
From police headquarters comes
this story of the Fate of a Flitting
Flivver.
Saturday night George Harrah,
2922 Jackson street, reported
theft of his auto from Twenty-fourth
and Farnam. At 7 o'clock Sunday
morning it was sighted in the rear
Of the Creighton dormitory at Twenty-fifth
and California. While police
were en route to tow it to headquar
ters, it disappeared agairj.
It was next heard of when Detecr
tives Rich and Pszanowski and Offi
cer Farrand appeared with three very
small and dirty youngsters typical
"Shrimp Flynns" whom tlifj had
brought back from Plattsmouni.
The three boys, Leo Small, IS, of
1113 North Eighteenth; Gilbert Gag
non, 978, North Twenty-seventh, and
Clarence Davis, 931 North 1 Twenty
sixth,, had found the machine in the
alley early in the morning, and great
compassion welled in their bosoms
KING GEORGE ON THE FIRING LINE INSPECTS BIG GUNS Thia interesting pic
ture shows King George of England inspecting one of the giant British howitzers in its pit
on the western front, during a recent visit to the Somme fighting line.
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WNS CEOJSGfi IKSEECXIiiS
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
TO HAYENEW HOME
Congregation So Decides, and
Also Will Endeavor to Keep
Present Pastor.
PLAN EXTENSION WORK
Tentative plans for the purchase of
a new, church site, the erection of a
modern house of worship and an in
crease of the pastor's salary were
drawn at an enthusiastic meeting of
members of St. Mary's Avenue Con
gregational church Sunday morning.
Following a masterlyvaddresj by the
Rev. Dr. "G. A. Hulbert on the pulling
power of the Christian religion, the
congregation adopted resolutions in
dorsing his work,-pledging their sup
port and expressing biglf appreciation
Of his work among the young people
of the community.
At a meeting of the church council
a committee wasvappointed to arrange
extension work and to provide for re
taining the services of Dr. Hulbert in
the face of a call from the First Con
gregational church of Oberlin, O.
"Bricks and bouquets are welcome
at this meeting," said Chairman W.
S. Wright at the meeting of the con
gregation. "We want criticisms as
well as compliments." But there were
no criticisms.
Need a New Church.
"What are you giving back to nature
for what nature has given you?" asked
Attorney Ed P. Srnith. "We will not
bother Dr. Hulbert with building
plans, but will provide him with the
proper equipment with which to con
duct his laudable work in St. Mary's
church. We need a new church, and
with proper support we will soon
have it."
George. A. Payne, for thirty-one
years a member of the church, in
dorsed the activities of the pastor and
urged that he be retained at increased
salary.
Dr. S. R. Towne, C. F. Harrison,
Judge Day, John W. Robbins, Nels B.
Updike and others spoke in favor of
extension plans and urged activity on
the part of the committee selected to
secure financial support.
At a meetine of the trustees it was
proposed that the present site of the
frame structure at Twenty-seventh
and St. Mary s avenue be disposed ol
and a newfhurch erected in a location
to be selected later. These plans are
now being acted upon.
Prominent Real Estate Men
To Talk at the Exchange
A special meeting of the
Omaha
Real Estate exchange
called for
noon today at the Commercial
club
rooms. There will be the usual noon-1
day luncheon, after which there wil
Ih.hnrl arldrpea hv C L. Simfunh
nH I 1 W htin.o Inrm.r nra,r,n.
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Estate Exchanges. Botb of the men
reside in Kansas City and will reach
Omaha early this morning.
for the friendless flivver. They hopped
into it, and with Leo Small at the
wheel, started to Plattsmouth to visit
the grandmother of one of the trio.
They got to Plattsmouth all right,
buj when they came to the toll bridge,
the 50 cent toll was too steep and
they took the bridge on high speed. -The
bridge man telephoned ahead,
and the chief of police at Plattsmouth
halted them and notified Omaha, and
the boys were brought back by the
Omaha officers. The machine is be
ing held by the Plattsmouth chief of
police, who refused to give it up un
less a reward of $25 was forthcoming.
He told the owner that "Twenty-five
dollars is the regular reward, and if
you want your machine, kick in."
Omaha police advised Harrah to com
mence suit against h Cass county
official.
Mr. Harrah says his flivver has had
more adventures than a movie queeu,
since he's owned it, and the end is
not yet.
and former" secretary, respectively, of J;000: I0"'"' vte.A t0. 1 on strik?
the National Association of Real i No.,la,c was sct for ,he men t0 I"''
OH fJRIW.G! M.NE
Mr. Jigqs Is Back
Not yet fully recovered, but able
to be up and around, Mr. Jiggs
is back in the paper today. Ad
vices from Mr. George McManus
are to the effect that he is conva
lescing, and, hopes to be able from
now on to provide our readers with
the daily doings of Jiggs and
Maggie. This will be welcome
news to many who have eagerly
inquired as to the appearance of
this most popular "comic." One
good friend of The Bee sings of
the affair thus:
The 11ns."
Thrs ssfms to be a null and void
Each nlclit when wo read The Bes,
And Its paireH we turn o'er,
As we'vn done times before,
"Jtsgi" and Maggie" fall to see.
We're glad that Oeorge McManua
Convaleacent soon will b,
And again In the papara
Tho pranka and tha oapsrs
We wilt see ot "Jlgga" and "Maggie."
Th reason that we Itttt them, . .
la becauae, you see, ' " .
1 - There kro "Maggies" and '?Jiggs"
- " wllh tha "high browa" and "prigs"
Today In society. f UBLLVIHU.
DOUBT SUCCESS OF
'SYMPATHETIC CALL
Service on New Yortc Surface
, Lines Continues to , Im
prove During Day.
LEADERS MAKING CANVASS
New York, Sept. 17. Doubt "was
expressed tonight that the threatened
strike tomorrow in sympathy with the
carmen who quit their places Septem
ber 6, would occur. Thomas V.
O'Connor, president of the Interna
tional Longshoremen's association,
announced that the .members of his
union would not be called out-before
Thursday, "if at all."
Leaders of the various trades un
ions announced that they were can
vassing the returns of the "sympa
thetic strike" vote of from 70,000 to
80,000 workers allied with transit op
eration in this city. It was said that
many' of the local unions listed to
participate in the "walkout" tomor
row had vested strike call powers in
i heir officers and that the workers
would be prepared to leave their
places on short notice. Heads of the
transit linea declared the carmen's
strike was ineffective. Service on
subway and elevated lines continued
normal, and steady improvement was
noted on all surface roads.
Several mass meetings were held in
it.- u... ,1 j: I..
I At nne mpelinir the "finanrial anH
! moral" smioort of the socialist nartv
; Was assured to the striking carmen.
Boatmen to Go Out.
1 iac uoatmen s union,
,,!,
membership, it was said.
of
."
work,
The strike, it was asserted, will
be in no way a sympathetic one with
the carmen, but for better, working
conditions and increased pay. The
fact, the men said, that the coal sup
ply of the local transit companies
may be endasjgered, was only inciden
tal. Farm Loan Board
Revises Schedule
Washington, -Sept. 17. The trans
continental trip of the Farm Loan
Board to gather information for divi
sion of the country into twelve farm
loan districts under the rural
credits law, will end here on Septem
ber 28. A revised itinerary announc
ed today includes Lincoln, Neb., Sep
tember 21, and Omaha September 24.
Mike Lee's Condition
Is Reported Critical
Mike l o , fhief inspector for the dares that the new government will
Metropolitan Water district and for- observe the most benevolent neutral
mcr member of the state legislature ''' toward the entente, say a Reutcr
is in a very serious condition at Lord j
Lister hospital, according to attaches
of the hospital.
Mr. Lee celebrated his sixty-seventh
birthday in the hospital Friday.
afMC4
NEW LONDON WAITS
BREMEinSARRIYAL
An Undersea Boat Comes Into
Harbor at 3 A. M. After
Long Vigil.
MAY BE U. S. SUBMARINE
New London, Conn., Sept. 17. A
persistent report from apparently re
liable sources that the German under
sea merchantman Bremen was ap
proaching this port tonight lacked
confirmation at a late hour. The first
report stated that a submarine was
seen off Fisher's island it) Long Island
sound at 9 o'clock, headed for New
London, a two hours' run. Credence
was attached to the report when the
ocean-going, tiijjpV. "At Scott, jr., put
out tp sea andtr hurried' order. . , ,
' Newspaper Men Follow.
A newspaper tug which followed the
T. A. Scott, jr., returned just before
midnight with the information that
there was a heavy fog over the sound
and riothing had been seen of a sub
marine. At midnight, the T, A. Scott,
jr., had not. returned.
During the day one of the United
States submarines was maneuvering
off Block island, but returned here
early in the evening. It is believed
that this submarine's actions may have
given, rise to the rumor of the ap
proach of the German boat.
Second Subsea Appears.
Another submarine was sighted late
tonight at Ocean Beach during a tem
porary lift of the fog. It was mak
ing its way slowly into the harbor.
Nothing could be learned about its
identity.
The tug T. A. Scott, jr., still re
mained outside the harbor. It was
stated definitely that it had repre
sentatives of the Eastern Forwarding
company on board and that the Ger
man submarine was expected.
May Be U. S. Vessel. '
The second sdbmarine arrived in
the lower harbor about i a. m. and
anchored in a heavy fog. It is be
lieved that it is a United States ves
sel of the L class.
President Leaves
Long Branch for
Sister's Funeral
Long Pranch, N. J., Sept. 17. Pres
ident and Mrs. Wilson left here at 2
o'clock this afternoon for Columbia,
S. C, to attend the funeral of his sis
ter, Mrs. Annie E. Howe, who died
yesterday in New London, Conn. The
services will be held tomorrow in the
First Presbyterian church, Columbia,
and Mr. Wilson will return here Tues
day afternoon. r
All arrangements for political con
ferences are being held in abeyance
during the president's absence.
Accompanied by Dr. Cary T. Gray
son, the White House physician, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson went by automobile
this afternoon from Long Branch to
Trenton, N. J., to meet other relatives
of Mrs. Howe who are taking the
body to Columbia. The president will
leave Long Branch at 6:15 p. m. to
morrow. Hugjies Starts West
On TwoWeeks' Trip
New York, Sept. 17. Charles E.
Hughes came to New York tonight
from Bridgehampton. preparatory to
leaving early tomorrow for the second
trip ot his campaign. He will deliver
the first speech of his trip at Peoria,
III., Tuesday morning.
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Benevolent Neutrality
To Allies Henceforth
I London, Sept. 17. M. Kalogerop
! otilos, the new Greek premier, de-
dispatch trom Athens today.
He repudiates allegations that he
is Gcrman-ophile," adds the dispatch,
"although he confesses that he is an
admirer of Germany.",
ENTENTE KEEPS
SMASHING AWAY
AT GERMAN LINE
Teuton Positions Four Miles
Long Captured by British,
and French in Two Days'
Fighting on West.
PUT PERONNE IN POCKET
Germans Repulse Furious Rus
sian At t ark-. Save
Before Halicz.
ALLIES GAIN IN BALKANS
London, Sept. 17. German posi
tions exceeding four miles in length
were captured Saturday night and
Sunday by the British and French
armies in the Somme region. War
materials and many prisoners were
captured. German counter attacks
were repulsed with large losses to the
Germans, according to the war office.
The British took a fortified position
over a front of a mile, near CourceU
lette an advance of about 1,000 yards
was made, and the strongly defended
position at the Mouquet farm fell mto
their hands.
French Also Advance.
South of the river the French.
pushed back Germans and oetupiedf
the remainder of VermandovillerJ
and Berny, and also captured all th?
ground between Vermairdovillers and
Deniecourt and between Denieeourt
and Berny, the gain being over a
front running northeast two miles and
thence east another mile.
The advance of the British appar
ently brings their front to within a
mile of Grand Court and the Albert- ,
Bapaume railway. Grand Court is bey
ing bombarded by the British. The
success of the French seemingly ia
another move of the right flank of tire"
entente toward the pocketing of
Peronne.
Claim Suss Repulse.
Hard fighting has been resumed
from the Pripet marsh rcgicn in Rus-.
sia through Galicia and up in the Car
pathian mountains. Berlin and Vienna
claim the repulse of. Russian attacks
on a front of about twelve and a half
miles west of Lutsk, in Galicia, and
in the Carpathians at several points.
Near the Marajowka river, however,
Berlin admits that the front of Arch
duke Charles Francis was pushed back
by the Russians.
Petrograd records an advance, for
the Russians south of Brzezany, .
southeast of Leiiibere, and the capture
of more than 3,000 Germans in light-
ing along the Anraiuvka and the .
U'odvyscke-Hatica railway.
Give and Take.. V
Bucharest reports the occupation of
additional towns in Transylvania. Ber-'
lin and Sofia assert that the forces of,
the central powers In Dobrudja are in
pursuit of Roumanians and Russians..
Further progress for the .entente ,
allies on the Macedonian front and by
the Italians in Albania is recorded in "
the London, Paris and Rome com
munications. Kavala is under bom
bardment by the entente fleet Sofia
admits the loss of Nidje Plania, near
Lake Ostrovo. French and Russian
troops are approaching Fiorina, across
the Greek frontier south of Monastir,
while the Serbians have reached Vet
renik and Kajmackalan.
Italians Move On.
Italians in their quest of Triest have
won strong positions from Austrians
in sanguinary fighting. Southeast of
the Doberdo height the penetration of
Austrian lines is admitted by Vienna,
but the official communication says
Italian losses were extremely heavy.
Catholic Charities
' Convention Opens
Washington, Sept. 17. The fourth
biennial session of the National. Con
ference of Catholic Charities began at
the Catholic university here today,
with an attendance of delegates repre
senting Catholic charity organizations
in twMfty-eight states. Meetings will
continue three days.
M6st of today was devoted to pre
liminary discussion and the organiza
tion of sections for individual con
sideration of various subjects. For
mal opening of the conference was
celebrated with solemn high mass by
the Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shannon of
Washington, D. C. A reception to the
delegates was held by Archbishop
Bonzano, the apostolic delegate.
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