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PEOPLE WHO WANT A READABLE AND DEPENDABLE NEWSPAPER LOOK TO THE BEE THE WEATHER . Partly cloudy Tuesday and probably Wednesday; some The lyBeb what warmer Tuesday in east t.l 5 . a. 1 a, 1 M 1 . .SI .S3 .M .S4 ...' ...6T ....68 ...:7i ... 75 ,...M J p. in. S p. m.) 4 'p. m. 5 d. an. "The Star and Stripes forever." a. 1 a. 1 10 a, 1 11 a. 1 IS m. trm aq vn so urn? mm !!!!, OMAHA. TIIRSDAY MnRNTMfi ATTrtTTST 97 1P,i r. "' ' Ulllt. 4:50 1 avail. I2.M1. TWO CENTS. 6 p. m T SS sa : f ju, -u 1 i v uvi u uafiu r. a. now mi ti airca 3,-104. - - - . . . , v w , Dally Sua., M; utiU Ntfc vmUh wlra. ; 1 a. m. NT ' S p. m. ..4,. ......84 I r JV livi m Omaha Da 3 : . COBBLES IS 11 m n 1: n cm r U II M L II I I II L OF BRITISH HEAVY GUNS Mametz Woods Taken by Same .Welsh Unite Which Pan. tured the Position in 1 JuIyJ916. ; By Associated Press. With the British Army in ; France, Aug. 26. With the battle front widened by a sur prise attack in the north, so that it now extends all the way to the River Scarpe the British again made steady progress eastward all day long. The enemy's resistance has taken the aspect of rear guard actions.- There are rumors a counter attack has developed by the . enemy in an effort to gadn time, is his main roads, especially' in the center required for moving material to the rear, have been broken or are under fire. Big guns have been shoved up so that; they range far behind the enemy's line?. J3UN CREW WIPED OUT. In : many localities the retreating Germans have left strong posts of machine V guns supported by single field gunslh ari effort to delay the ad- .itni .' Rv-iticli ,Tlici (rune ' ?rfw.i.. UVUV llv.u have, had no effect. Cappy, the little town just south, of the Somme, was lined withma chine guns when the Australians, in tt;e middle ot tne nignt ana auring a driving rainstorm, attacked it. A lone field gun from the rear of the town -threatened to do some damage until a daring erour)circUd around and rcpi upon ii ,119111 ,. mc i car ... aim killing, themr- With the assistance tanks, Cappy wis pleared of the live macnine gunners ana me Australians pressed on-.'1 - About the tame time Susanne, ' almost across the river from Cappy. fell in somewhat the same manner. V Tanks Again Used. To the. north. British- patrols are now , operating with more freedom. CfmKlis ..an imnnrtant nnsition south of Bapaume, has been gradually en croached uppn and the town, through "which . pass many roads, jvhich the : Germans must use; is under a hot fire. Combles also is a logical point for the concentration of troops and un doubtedly heavy damage has been in- tiictcd upon men and material nere. It is an interesting feature of the battle that the Mameti wood, which has been taken and passed, was at tacked and captured by the same units of Welsh troops which attacked the pueiuun hi J "'J', " . The ' attack s south of the Scarpe was delivered in co-operation with tanks. -These steel monsters rolled; through the rain and shot their way through the German first lines al most before the- Germans realized that they were being attacked. Again Ask Banks to ' Conserve on Credit "New Yor, Aug. 26. A new appeal) for further conservation of credit by banks "in order to furnish the gov ernment thet increasing volume of j has been, sent by the federal reserve , bank of New York to all banks in its district, it was announced tonight. One effective step suggested is that agreements for common action in respect to tht extension of credit be reached by all banks iti cities and country. .... : " ' Banks. are asked not to issue credit to .new coriimercial lines or for the acquisition or improvement of prop erty, "unless they are to aid directly in the prosecution of the war." ( Book Publishers Must " V Cut Output October 1 Washington. Aug.; 26. Publishers of trade books, copyright reprints, juvenile,' toy and noncopyright books have been directed to restrict their output commencing wctooer i to per cent of the new titles issued on the average of the last three years of .their business. The ruling will be " enforced by diminishing their, paper supplies, the war industries board stated tdnight, but protests against the ruling will be considered if pre sented before September 1. Excepted from the. ruling are books of research, published under subsidy and war service books published for the United .States' or allied govern ments. ;'; ' ' " ' . , Registration Rules, Not Changed for New Draft Washington,' Aug. '26. Copies- oW tmpfficial advance regulations cover ing, the registration, which will take place "when the man-power bill, with its ttcw'age limitsris enacted, have been ;sent to local draft officials by : the provost marshal general. Nearly "30 printed, pages incorporate the de tails of the process by which 13,000, 000 men .-.wilt- be enrolled. 1 In the main., the restrations are similar to 'previous' rules ' - -' , -: . - .... .-t; . i w ;. ' TREASURY-HOUSE CONTROVERSY ON VAR REVENUE ACT Differences Regarding Levy of 3 Per Cent Differential on , Unearned Incomes Ob stacle, to Drafting. . Washington, Aug. 26. Differences between the treasury and house ways and means. committee as to the levying of a 3 per cent differential on un earned incomes appeared tonight to be the only obstacle to completion of the drafting of the revenue bill. Steps toward an agreement were considered at a conference between Chairman Kitchin and Secretary Mc Adoo. -Another will be held tomor row. Mr. Kitchin tonight indicated the committee might not be able to report the bill before Friday instead of Thursday, as had been planned, be cause of the temporary disagreement. Coincident with negotiations start ed in the senate between prohibition and anti-prohibition leaders to post pone the effective date of the war time national prohibition measure, provisions of the revenue bill dealing with taxes on intoxicating liquors be came known. The session of the committee today was marked by an attempt by Rep resentative Moore, republican of Pennsylvania, to attach to the bill an amendment authorizing the appoint ment of a joint congressional com mittee to co-operate with the presi dent in eliminating waste and extrava gance in the conduct of the war. The plan, which would have authorized a joint committee of six . members of the senate and seven members of the house to confer with the president and heads bf departments on all matters relating to war expenditures reporting to congresi, was rejected by the com mittee by a strict party vote. . Legion of Honor Is Bestowed on Young Officerfor Bravery Sfoulf Vernon, Y., :A6.t" Because he wiped. utf a' mac.hjneguii' nesT'neaf TiVeiy,"ai(fed Ty: only one man,' and ciptured two German offi cer and 16 privates. Lt. Hart V. ,CayiIl was made a member, of the Legion of Honor at the decoration ceremony :n France yesterday, s ac cording to word received by his par ents nere today. Lieutenant Caycill was unable to receive the decoration in person as he is in a Paris hospital. He had just recovered from a wound after 55 days in a hospital, when he performed the exploit for which he was decorated. PJssing through that. fray unharmed, he was wounded and gassed two days later. Lieutenant Caygill, whoxis 23 years old, attended the first Plattsburg camp and was commissioned a second lieu tenartTT He was made a first lieuten ant for gallantry before he was first wounded. Rumely Tries to Put War Blame on Great Britain New York, Aug. 26. In order to make it appear that Great Britain was responsible for the submarine war on American shipping, Dr. Edward Rumely not only tried to put out German nrooatranda through Georee T. O'Delf, Evening Mail correspond ent in Germany, but endeavored to distribute through the committee on public information an article by Ger hardt von Schulze Gaevennitz. mem ber of the Reichstag, designed to al leviate growing feeling against Ger many, according to a statement made today by Deputy Attorney General Fred L. Becker. , Jewish Army Chaplains " Will Wear Star of David New" York, Aug. 26. The govern ment has. ordered a miniature tablet and the Star o David to be worn by Jewish chaplains in the army a'nd navy, according to Col. Harry Cutler, chairman of the Jewish welfare board. The board tonight appealed for 400 workers for home and overseas duty. - Student Aviator Killed. Miami, Fla., Aug. 26. Theodore F. Canfield of Seattle, Wash., a student aviator at the Miami naval air station, was killed today in a seaplane acci Victory Dreams of Enemy Dwindle as Allies Succeed By Associated Press. -With the British Army in France, Aug. 26. South of the . Scarpe the Canadians, driving along the Arras-Albert-Cambrai road, have gained more ground and added more than 1.000 -Germans to the British total of prisoners during today's fighting. aiany letters taKen irom prisoners and dead Germans indicate that hope less' despair, is beginning to prevail on tliq ; German side of the line. A letter written home by .a German who was Stationed in a town which has now been captured said: s ' "The war has been lost . for some time, only, those high up are failing to' admit it." , ' The letter added: . . s ",. '. , "Oh,-poor -Germany, only the dead Americans Camouflage Machine Gun Nest From Which to Pour Steel Into . Hun Lines IT vv7 VIA u A ,v. Ik 'JJ Ill I III III III II IM xS ( Vl&t CA.KBS iOACtHNEi 6UKiTEE 1T ACTlOiTi DRY BILL TO PASS WITH MORE TIME FOR LIQUOR MEN President Wilson Not Opposed to Legislation Pending in Senate, but Suggests Later Date. Washington, Aug. 26. Nation-wide "bone dry" prohibition effective. July 1, 1919, and continuing during the war at l?ast", loomed "today as a strong probability through compromise ne gotiations in congres?. i; (. J . President'iiWilson.V senate prohibii tion leaders, declared, is not opposed to legislation pending" in the senate proposing national prohibition during the war; but. has suggested that the proposed time for its becoming ef fective January 1 next be extended. Negotiations to that end, it was said, seemed to assure. agreement for pass age of the bill and also' for some ex tension of time to liquor interests. The prohibition bill was temporar ily sidetracked today in the senate in favdr of the man-power legislation and also to give time for the negoti ations between the opposing factions. Senator, Sheppard of Texas, man ager of the-prohibition bill, stated today, following a recent conference at the White House, that the presi dent did not object to action by congress on the legislaion, but dis cussed extending the effective date of the restriction. Additional time, the president was said to feel, should be given many interests involved in the liquor business to close up their affairs, including banks holding bond ed warehouse certificates. July J, 1919, was the new date suggested. The new date, it was said, would not interfere with government revenue collections on liquor for the fiscal year and thus avoid re-drafting the war revenue bill, which is based on estimated returns of about $900,000, 000 from intoxicants. According to Senator Sheppard, the bill's opponents concede its passage and the only question at issue now is the time when it will become effec tive. . . Plumbers Still on Strike; Asking 12-Cent Increase Newport News, Aug. 26. Two thousand plumbers who quit work on government construction hee last week were still out today, insisting upon a wage increase from 75 cents to cents an hour. The govern ment has agreed to their demands for double time after 4, p. m. five days a week,- after 11. a. m. on Saturdays and on Sundays. Allied Airmen Continue Their '. . Bombing Raids on Germany' Amsterdam, Aug. 26. "Two hostile air squadron attacked Constantino ple Wednesday night," says-a Turkish official statement received today. at the. front have forgotten this swindle." Another letter said: "This cannot last much longer;" while still another German wrote: "Our losses 'greatly exceed all the drafts. , Germany is sure to lose very soon." .',, ' Many letters taken from prisoners, whether.' written: or received by them, are in the 6ame vein. One German in Berlin ' chided his brother at the front about making rapid progress to the, rear. He then predicted the war was surely coming to an end and tht with the allies then making an economic : war,' Germany would be ruined. ' ' .Many of these were written before the British began their drive. Jml" 2tf .... YANKS FACE AUSTRIAN! IN SECTOR OF BATTLE LINE May Be Held as Reserves; American Guns Blow Up Enemy's Ammunition ! 'Dumps on Vesle.' ' , :'Wjth iMei';Amrjc,atv tAfjfijt' France, Aug. f . 26.xAustrf;tn - troops have -have been identified opposite tho position of a Certain American unit. It is not known whether they are in the line, but they are known defi nitely to be lying in reserve. Several German ammunition dumps north of the Velse river were blown up today by high explosives from the American guns. This was the only notable incident in the operations be tween Soissons and Rheims, although the usual exchange between" the ar tilleries continued. The destruction of the dumps was made possible by aerial observation by American aviators. They were located near Revillon and early in the day a battery of long range guns began dropping shells at points in dicated. The observation posts soon after reported great clouds of snioke from the targets. Ford's Name on Both Tickets in Michigan Primary Race Today Detroit, Mich., Aug. 26. Michi gan's primary election campaign clos ed tonight with interest in the sena torial race lieightened by the fact that Henry Ford's name will appear on both republican and democratic tick ets. The state election laws permit a candidate to seek nomination on more than one ticket, but requires that if he receives more than one nomination he must choose within five days after the official canvass the ticket upon which he will seek elec tion. Three others seek the republican nomination Truman H. Newberry, now a naval commander in the cast; former Gdvernor Chase S. Osborn, and Wm. G. Simpson. Contesting with Ford for the democratic nomi nation is James W. Helme. Twj) Food Violators Give . Donations to Red Cross Penalties were handed out to two violators of food regulations yesterday for infractions by the federal food administration for Nebraska. In both instances, the offenders chose to make voluntary contributions to the Red Cross rather than have their busi nesses hampered by restrictions. For making a false affadavit as to the amount of flour substitutes on hand "ani purchasing an excessive quantity of flour, the Crystal Bakery of Gordon, Neb., contributed $100 to the Red Cross. In addition the excess ive flour was taken from the company and redistributed. For failing to thresh grain for a farmer with whom he had agreed, Murray Rich, a thresherman of Valley County contributed $25. . Rich was called into the Omaha affice and admitted his violatipn. . Are You Reading Oh, Money! Money! By ELEANOS H. PORTER Author of "Pollyanna" and "Fust David" Today's Installment on Page 3. SIS r Hi ' ' ii 1 1 i i i i iii i i iaaalii"' 11 ' I SENATE TO VOTE TODAY TO EXPEND THE DRAFT AGES Agree to Take Count Not Later Than 4 o'Clock This After noon; Debate Is Limited. Washington, Aug. 26. By unani nious consent the senate aereed to night to vote, not later than, 4; o'clock. tomorrow afternoon on,th adminis tration 'manpower, bill extending the draft ages to 18 and 45 years. Debate will bo limited after! o'clock1 ; Discussion ef . thtvYnilitir commit- tee', Work ot fights; amendment was Jrt progress when the senate adjourned. Other important questions In contro versy left over for settlement to'rnOf row included several .proposals for. exempting 6r restricting the service of -youths under 2L , , Free ' education pf boys ' under 21 who enlist or are drafted is provided for in an amendment by Senator Reed of Missouri, adopted during today's debate.. ; Under its ternjs ' youths would 'be permitted to enter educa tional institutions! at' the government expense for a period equalling their military service, not to exceed two year. - 1 ; ' 1 ' Work or Fight. In discussing the Thomas "work or fight" amendment which was added to the house draft of the bill by the senate military committee Senators Jones of Washington and Cummins of Iowa both said they believed the present law covers all the exigencies which the amendment is intended to touch, the latter adding he believed some restrictions such as through heavy taxation should be imposed on employers placing unfair conditions on their employes. Senator Thomas said he did not be lieve the duty' of the soldier at thf front, although in most cases more dangerous, is any different than that of the. producer at home and that there should be no distinction. He denied that there were any rights except those of fundamental origin such as trial by jury that should be allowed to continue wjien the destiny of a nation is at stake. Because the war is 3,000 miles away, Senator Thomas declared, the Amer ican people apparently do not realize the stupendous task that is ahead. Reed Goes to Front. Washington. Aug. 26. Senator Reed of Missouri will leave Washing ton tomorrow to spend two months visiting the battle fronts and Euro pean capitals. ' He expects to ' pay particular attention abroad to avia tion affairs. Fighting in Water to Their Waists French Make Gains , By Associated Press. With the French Army in France, Aug. 26. Fighting in water up to their waists in marshes along the Avre and charging the, - crews of machine guns who served their weapons until killed the troops of the Third French army today took two of the strongest defenses of Roye. They also captured 600 prisoners and took important booty including a large number of machine guns. The first attack was upon the vil lage of Roye, where the Germans had restored the old fortifications of 1914 17, reinforced them ith' wire and in stalled many machine gun, nests. After a short artillery preparation the French infantry stormed the position, rushing the concrete blockhouses and killing the gunners at their pieces. Fresnoy was one of the centers of enemy resistance around Roye that had" held out against previous assaults and from it the Germans had launched counter attacks in an effort to check the French offensive. Prisoners .say FIERCE FIGHTING MARKS PROGRESS Of BRITISH ARMY While Germans Busy on Defense Near Ancre, Haig Strikes Surprise Blow on New Front North of Old Battle Line; Enemy Soon to Evacu ate Bapaume. BULLETIN. By Associated Press. Paris, Aug. 26. French forces on the Avre have captured Fresnoy-Les-Roye and St. Mard. They have also taken more than 600 prisoners, according to the war office announcement tonight x With the British Army in France, Aug. M. The German retirement is continuing along many parts of the battle front tonight. The British are overwhelming the enemy's rear guarda in heavy fighting. . Reports indicate that at least one counter attack has been broken up by the British artillery concentrating -its -fire on massed enemy troops. ' ; Surprise Attack. . ' ; While the Germans were busily engaged in defending them selves against attacks of the British and French' armies from the Ancre river to the region of Soissons, Field Marshal Haig early Monday morning struck another surprise blow over a new front north of the old battle zone. . - : , The new offensive was launched from the east of Arras on the Scarpe river and southward t6 the' CojeuU All along the front the British pressed forward; at some places to a depth of more than two miles and captured a half-dozen or more villages, among mem woncny-Le-r reux, Uuemappe and Wancourt. , , Across the Cojeul the.new British attacks on the old battle fr6nt brought them to the villages of Mory and St. Leger, and farther south the small town of Favreuil,'on6 and a half miles northeast of Bapaume, from which'the British pressed on east ward about a mile. Farther south the British are reported un officially to have reached, the western outskirts of Thilloy in tho nipper movement they are carrying ou$ against Bapaume: With Haig's men now standing well within gun range of the town it seems iiKiy inai me uermans.wiu oe torcea to evacuate Ba paume. in snor order Prisoners and 'More prisoners, heavy, lina and "machine guns have been taken in the last 12 hours. Y''y:v.rr:r::'' .;'; . ', ' - - Everywhere from the Kfver Scarpe , to , Lihons the 'battle Continues today and the British are. making progress notwith standing a stiff resistance from the German machine gunners. Astride the River Sbmme the British have materially advanced thejrlines. - v;: , ' With the French Army, on the Oise Front, Aug. 26. The. first rush of the, Prussian guard gained ground between Pont St., Mard and.Orme-Ue-Montecouve. north . of Juvigny: The.v were obliged to leave the field soon them'a' number of dead and. 400 The'enemy troops between the Aisne river and road from' Soissons to Chauny are in the same danger as that which threat ens General Von Hutier's men in the Lassigny salient unless t(hey are able to resist the pressure of General Mangin's troops. AERIAL WARFARE OVER HUN LINES CAUSES BIG LOSS : . -' American Flyers Drop 40 Bombs on Con flans Rail road Yards; Britons At tack Mannheim. By Associated Press. With the American Army in France, Aug. 26,--American bombing ma chines again raided Conflans Sunday, dropping 40 bombs on the railroad yards, despite heavy anti-aircraft fire. All the bursts were well together at the east end of the yards, one caus ing a big explosion, as though an am munition car had been hit. The north (Cootlnoed on Pars Two, Column Throe.) the garrison had orders to hold out at any ccst. The French attacked from the north and south simultaneously and with such dash that the enemy al though aware of the impending attack was overwhelmed. J-our hundred pris oners including 16 officers were cap tured in the attack. The village of St. Mard, in the low marsh lands of the Avre south of Roye, and also a strong outpost of that town, fell into the; hands of General Debney's men after a violent struggle by afternoon. The Germans had reinforced their old defenses by flooding the ground around their con crete block houses with water turned out from the Avre. Roye is now invested from the west, north and south and the Ger mans have but a feeble hold on it. The successes of the French today In breaking through the old entrench ments and with the growing British advance in the north increases the threat to the entire Chaulnes-Roye j line, which may break at any moment. Guns Taken. ' -yy, after, however, leaving behind unwounddd troops. V 9 ' . Gains On Somme. Additional gains also have been mads by the British east of Albert and on both sides of the Somme river. In fact, notwithstanding the efforts ot the Germans through the use of large reinforcements to hold thera in check, the British and French all along the line from Albert toSoissons have ma- tenally bettered their. positions .and; carried further forward their plan of making the Picardy battle ground un-. tenable for the enemy. 1 The French again are hammering away at tle environs of Roye, one of the strong points of the Somme-Oi&e front, the capture of which doubtless would cause giving up by the enemy of the entire salient from the Somme in the north to Noyon. Fresnoy-Les-Roye to the north and St. Mard to the south of Roye, both have been cap-. tired by the French, despite the des- (Cootlnoed oa Page Two, Column One.) More Ships Are Launched. For the Merchant Marine Washington, Aug. 26.-More than 40,000 deadweight tons of ships were added to the American merchant mar ine in the week ending August 22 by i the completion of eight more vessels in American shipyards. Seven of the ships were of steel and one of wood. Launchings m the week ending An-" gust 24 totalled 19, nine steel and 10 . wooden ships.' The new' deliveries brought the grand total of ships add ed to the merchant marine in the last year to 281, with an aggregate dead weight tonnagon25731. Yacht Is Taken by Navy on Suspicion ot Being Hun Aid ' An Atlantic Port, Aug, 25,. Naval authorities late today brought - ths steam yacht Vega into port and placed it under an armed guard pend ing an investigation of the status of several foreigners, among its crew. Activities of enemy submarines along . the Atlantic coast, naval officials said. ' have caused a strict examination of all craft with persons of foreign birth on boad. : ' ' The Vego, it is understood, "was : bound from New London, Conn., for Eastport.' Me. - 7- Baltimore Papers Baise Price. Baltimore, Md., Aug. 26.A11 three of Baltimore's evening - newspapers. the News, Star and Evening Sun, to- ' day announced an advance ! in ; price ' from 1 cent due to the mounting cost of white paper and general overbed charges of newspapers. H 1 f