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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918.
FRENCH HIDE
Ifl CELLARS TO
' : '
I AWAIT RESCUE
Men and Women Held Captive
I by Germans Since 1914
' Rescued by British
at Encourt.
' With the British Army in France,
S . Sept 4. Villages which have been
; taken at the crest of the advance had
enemy, in ai ieasi one town come
the cellars and after enduring several
days of shell fire, first from the ap
proaching British then from the re
. ' treating Germans finally were res
x cued. -
When British patrols approached
the town of Encourt-St. Quentin three
men in civilian clothing emerged to
meet them. On the strength of the
story they told, the British troops
rushed into the town and there found
46 oersens, 30 of whom were women
hiding in cellars. They were helped
out, and came back to the lines.
- Captive Since 1914.
It was a strange and pitiful proces
sion. IJoth men and women had been
under the domination of the Germans
since eptember, 1914, they had not
seen a single aniea soiaier since men,
for this was the first time that the
x ground in the locality ot their villag
had been out of the possession of tn
Germans since the beginning of the
war.
;They were unkempt old Frenchmen
starting at the bare, shell-shattered
fields and roads alive with troops,
add women carrying parcels or limp-
ingly pushing carts bearing their tew
belongings or children across fields
where one of the most furious battles
of the war had been fought.
.They were almost delirious with
joy as they threaded their way to the
rear between long stretches of guns,
ambulances, horses and khaki-clad
soldiers. On the road they passed
men who had been wounded or kill
ed, the combination of such sights
- and their grateful emotions at being
delivered from the Germans sending
tears streaming down their thin
cheeks. More than one laughed and
cried alternately as they again trod
the free soil of France and tried to
thank the soldiers who had helped
them. ... .. . .
' ' Hide to Await Deliverance.;
VThe three men who had first come
out of the town to meet the British
returned today, but the rest of the
party, becoming frightened by the
enemy shell fire, had found shelter
in the dugouts up at the front They
were given warm food and advised
to remain there for a while.
One man told a story of how when
the town was gassed he had searched
around until he found a dead German
and removed the gas mask, taking it
back to his mother, who was hiding
,T - in a cellar. On September 1, he laid
m "entire population was ordered
evacuated by the Germans. Some de
cided that, rather than' to miss the
chance of escape, they would hide
and await deliverance. The Germans,
anxious to get away themselves, did
not take time to search the town
thoroughly. ; r ,
'The refugees said that since 1914
the food had steadily become worse
until at last it was just enough to
keep them alive, but it did not give
them sufficient strength to work. It
was almost impossible for them to
get clothing. They had not been al
lowed to leave their little town since
the Germans first swept inter it, al
most four years ago.
AMERICAN TROOPS
PURSUING GERMANS
: NORTH FROM YESLE
rBtlnod rrm Tai Out.)
' taken by assault or forced to retire
The withdrawal of the Germans is
regarded as a direct result of the enor
raous pressure against their, line .ex
tending north of Soissons. It will
. not be a surprise if a" secondary resis
tance for another brief interval will
be made "where the line runs back
toward Rheims.
"It is pointed out that the Germans
cannot ffonto hold J there long,
since the same pressure will be exert
ed, and they cannot afford to leave a
salient at this point By shortening
and straightening their line with its
base oo the Chemin des Dames, the
Germans will be able to release two
of the four divisions for much needed
support in other sectors.
;.The Germans carried out their re
treat behind a smoke screen raised on
the northern edge of the plateau
north of the Vesle. French and
American patrols are well to the
north f the riverwith numerous
. V towns and villages at their mercy.
British on Canal ,
"With the British Army in France,
Sept 4. British troops are on the
Canal Du Nord practically along its
whole length from Peronne to north
of the Arras-Cambrai road and in the
south at two places, where the canal is
niy about halt constructed, at
Ruyaulcourt and Moislains. Patrols
are pushing forward.
r Along the canal to the north the
enemy is holdint the east bank, an
farently in great strength, and has
een using his machine guns freely
all day. Patrols have been heavily
fired upon.
The Germans have destroyed all the
bridges and crossings over the canal
Exhausted and in confusion the' en
, my is being subjected to heavy shell
fire. Bat the British for the moment
are making no attempt to drive him
further. It appears that the Germans
intend to make a desperate stand
here in front of the famous Bourlon
yood and Cambrai.
The northern part of the Hinden
burg line is being cleared. Allied
troops are making progress astride it
sn a southeasterly direction. .
? North of Peronne, the British have
advanced to the east, and while the
actions have not been fought with the
ivicubc which cnaracienzeq inose in
the past f our days, being mainly be
tween strong British advanced patrols
and German rear guards', additional
ground has been gained. The enemy
amnery , seems to Have stitlened all
' along the line.
BOMB EXPLODED
AT CHICAGO KILLS
FOUR, WOUNDS 75
(Continued From Tnge One.) '
leased by Judge Landis because of
his physical and mental condition,
was taken into custody early this
evening for questioning in connection
with the explosion.
Dailey Kicked Out
Haywood said-that Dailey practi
cally had been kicked out of the I
W. W. and that it was foolish to con
nect him with the explosion. The
organization dropped Dailey, he said,
when he recently entered the federal
buiidiriK despite an order ot tne gov
ernment authorities that Tie remain
away from Jhe structure.
Bomb of High Explosives.
The bomb which is believed to have
consisted of at least three wire-wrap
ped steel cylinders charged with high
exolosives. was carried into the
Adams street entrance of the build
ing during one of the most busy
periods of the day. Concealed in a
sujt case and connected with a time
fuse, the device was deposited behitfl
a radiator unnoticed by the passing
throng. Nearly 100 persons were in
the corridor at the time, at the stamp
windows, Writing desks and. letter
registry division. '
The' explosion came just at 3:10
o'clock. The force of the blast tore
the radiator from its fastenings and
hurled it 20 feet into the street, where
it struck ahd killed a passing horse,
smashed the desks, uprooted great
slabs of marble from the walls and
ground the woodwork into splinters.
Debriea Flies Everywhere.
Flying debries cut into shreds
several war posters and canvas ban
ners stretched across tne iront ot
the entrance and filled the street with
plaster, stone and broken glass.
JJirectly across tne way, every
pane of glass in the first three floors
of the Lommonwealtn, Jidison and
Marauette buildins was blown in
upon the occupants of offices, stores
and restaurants. Many ot the in
jured were cut by these flying frag
ments. Every person in the corridor
where the exp!osu. took place was
hurled to the floor and their cries
soon filled the building and halted
the first panic-stricken rush of the
uninjured to escape from other en
trances. The streets outside were soon
roped off by policemen and firemen
and ambulances and requisitioned au
tomooucs began the work of rush
ing the victims to nearby hospitals.
Within a half hour a detail of sailors
from the Great Lakes naval training
station and a detachment of home
guards with fixed bayonets took up
the task of keeping back the crowds.
Outrage Inevitable.
"This outrage, in my opinion, was
nevitable as an act of reprisal on
the nart of the I. W. W. .' Mr. Barry
declared after a hurried investigation,
following the .....fencing of nearly
00 of their members. We are cer
tain that the I. WV W. committed
this deed. I believe that the bomb
was 'composed of nitro-glycerine.
Several arrests have been made and
we are questioning the prisoners as
fast as we can. All persons known
to be of radical thought will be
brought in for examination."
Army Promotions.
Washington. Sept 4. (Special Telegram)
The following arrangement! have ben made
In the United States army: Frederick 8.
Holsteln, Burlington, la., major Judge ad
vocate general department; Harry B,
O'Neill, Ktapleton, Neb., captain quarter
master i oorpi) Kenneth C. UKeller, Amen,
la., captain quartermaster's corps; John P.
Murphy. Manley, Neb., second lieutenant
quartermaster corps; K. B. Johnson.
Osoeola, Neb., second lieutenant air service
r. u. uewiu, nestings, imsd., lieutenant en
gineer) O, L. Smith,. Blair Neb., second
lieutenant quartermaster's corps; Marshal K.
Dlngman urban, la., lieutenant medical
oorps;; Howard H. Braden. Macedonia, la.,
second lieutenant air service, '
Mrs. Jessie P. Fry Is appointed post
mistress at Mooretlald, Frontier county,
Neb., vie James Pearsons, resigned. .
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WITH COOL WAVE
Possible Coal Famine Drives
Omahans to Take Perma
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Winter Season.
- Cool weather of the last two days
has resulted in a rush for permanent
hotel accomodations and apartments
close in, according to downtown land
lords.
Omahans who rent are not showing
a disposition to run any chances of a
fuel shortaee. which is ascribed as
the prime reason for the sudden de
mand for accomodations in or near
the business district.
Few apartments within walking
distance are available at present and
mere nas Deen a general nonce serv
ed by many of the hotels of an in
crease of rates to be effective Octo
ber.l. This increase, which will affect per
manent guests as well as transients,
is due to the cost of heating, accord
ing to the landlords. Most of the
hotels are not firing their furnaces
at present and will not begin to heat
rooms until October 1. This is in
line with the orogram of the federal
fuel administration to conserve fuel.
Incidentally, indications point to
rigid enforcement of coal saving reg
ulations this winter. .Hotels and
apartment houses will be "cold as a
barn" from near midnight until 5:30
or 6 in the mornings it tne pian as
now outlined is carried out.
It even is hinted that guests may
be denied the use of a certain amount
of liffhts. if not all lights, during
certain hours of the night and early
morninff.
Although the heavy season for
transients has not yet arrived, a
majority of the downtown hotels are
taxed daily to their capacity. Some
of these hostelries have refused to
accept permanent guests and this also
has augmented the demand for apart
ments. Salvation Army Chairman - -Announces
Drive Captains
Chairman Ray C. Goddard of the
Salvation Army war fund campaign
committee, has named captains for
the drive next week.
Miss Clara Southard will have
charge of the portoffice canvass, Dan
Butler will canvass the city hall, Har
ley Moorhead the court, Anson H.
Bigelow and Edward Leary. the public
and Catholic schools, and Robert
Smith will have charge of the county
outside of Omaha. The other cap
tains are:
Stanley Brown.
Tom Quintan.
Clifford Saddler.
Wm. B. Whltehorn.
Herbert Pulton.
W. C. Fenwlck.
Roy N. Towl
Elks' Team.
Alfred Bloom, Jr.
Joseph Blxler.
T. O. Warfleld.
Hollls M. Johnson.
Dr. A. D. Cloyd.
Hugh Wallace
Dr. a W. Powell.
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Cambrai pivot to this German de
fense position.
Battle New Crucial Stage.
Reports from Flanders and on the
VeUe indicated that new retirements
were in progress in both places, due
to the combination of the British
thrust on the center and General
Mangin's flanking movement toward
the Chemin Des Dames. The ad
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across the Vesle indicates that the
German line at this end of the battle-
front is being forced back toward the
Aisne by the pressure from the flank.
.In all the dispatches from abroad,
officers here noted again today veiled
indications that some new and im
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expected shortly. There was an air
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San Francisco. Sent. 4. Fiftv San
Francisco mothers, who have lost
their sons in the war, received gold
service stars, presented today by
Major James Rolph, on behalf of the
city, at a big public ceremony held in
tne ' municipal auditorium in ob
servance of Heroes' Mothers' day.
Bolshevlki Ratify Further
Agreements With Germany
Amsterdam, Sept 4. According to
the Izvestia of Moscow the bolshe
vik central executive committee has
ratified the recently drafted supple
mentary agreements to the Brest-Lit-ovsk
treaty and they have been dis
patched to Berlin for ratification by
the, German government next Friday.
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