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^3 ..r,S. " "" .\ W-VX . ' : MS ^ a | jtyyriflirw itip loHen back several miles. s- v> r^'r.f-^-r^ ;' / ' < IN HARNE BATTLE Prince Forced Back; Allies Are Eight Miles From FfemesJ CnT TWmehdou# Pressfire la Put Ion "th# Enemy in Pocket--Make* Violent JY^.?: Soissons. Paris, July 80,--The allied forces continued to gain ground at almost all points on the Solssons-Relms sail* ent» bat the principal progress, ac-1 troops have completely turned Fere French and American troops are harrying the retiring forces on the center, while French and British troops are hammering at both flanks. Cavalry Pursues Foe. Cavalry and tanks in considerable numbers have succeeded In getting in among the retiring Germans, while air­ planes are bombarding their columns on the march. The losses «f the enemy hare been extremely heavy. -- Half. Salient fletaken. • French cavalry, supported by In- fiantry elements advancing in the Soissons-Reinis salient, has reached the district south of Villers-sur-Fere, % little more thfcn a mile southeast of Fere^en-Tardenois, and Sergy. one and three-fourths miles east of Villers-sur- t*ere. Southwest of Reims the French cav­ alry is advancing swiftly on the Ville- "%)-Tardenols road. " ' < The allied success has been com­ plete along the whole frontv Half of the pocket in which the Germans have been cornered has been retaken. 4 Counter-Attacks Repulsed. Paris, July 27.--Franco-American » f ' C . * Objector to War Leaves for Federal Penitentiary to 3 W ' t*m 15 Years. . < ! r l : ment. was on the west flank and Numerous cording to the war office announce- forest and are within six kilometers of Fere-en-Tardenois, On both sides of the road from Mezy northward to Fere-en-Tardenois the Americans re­ pulsed counter-attacks and pressed nortward, capturing Franquet farm. With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, July 27.--The al­ lied offensive has slewed down, but has V 'ift, . • *4^- 4% »-• ".around Fere-en-Tardenois. villages fell into the hands of the a! f," "Ues. • • - '~4j ' .Berlin Admit* Retreat. AL ? \ Berlin, July 30.--"After fulfilling !« ; ^ !their task," says the German official Ifu ' "our forefield guards fell \ iback to their lines in accordance with *~ff? "orders before strong attacks by the y-* ?enemy.w s »v" ** The communication admits that on j&.V ? ?*•* the night of July 26-27, still in accord- I111106 with . plans, the Germans evacu­ ated tl# front line between Ourcq and , jthe Ardre and also shifted their de- 1 #cnse to the region between Fere-en- Kt* fTardenois and Ville-en-Tardenois, tfif ^without the knowledge of the allies. _' Fierce Rear Guard Battle. | Paris, July 30.--With the coilapse , * ' • the last German hold on the Marne §'-: jand the fall of the crown prince's chief ^ w ; Vv trail base, Fere-en-Tardenois," a new V fphase in the great battle set in--a des- *1, % ' }lperate retarding fight by Prussian and ^Bavarian guards and other picked troops to cover the continued retreat »>•<. - -j ^nd avert disaster to the masses of VV "Teuton troops still in the pocket be­ llow the Vesle. ' 1 The tremendous pressure of Foch's seml-clrcle from Soissons around jFere-en-Tardenols to the approaches f 'of Ville-en-Tardenois kept up relent- lessly, however. ^ress Closer to Flames. ^ Ftfnch and American forces held firmly to the north bank of the Ourcq ' and all German attempts to recross ' Yvjthat river broke down. From the northeast the Franco- ; American troops forged ahead toward Flsmes, on the Vesle. Unofficial re- ports place them only eight miles away from that rail city. 6W ."O • the German right flank between Kj Soissons and the Ourcq, the French •' '$$$$% launched a new attack in the morning W\rwmr Grand Rozoy, and advanced a- p 4'half mile. The high ground here al- ii ready is ih French hands.- The flght- 1" ^ing w"as still in progress at latest re- - ' %. Ports. Still further north toward Soissons * % U ' French surrounded the village of ^% f ^ Buzancy and took 200 prisoners, but t?r • f. kter lost the village. ; \jf * • • j The Germans started a new battle •M":, " in the morning in a quiet sector east " "4* ' of Reims by launching a heavy attack 5? ' against French positions on Hill 181, * t "i' * near Mont Sans Nom. When latest V . ^ " dispatches were filed the fighting was 1 o Aj4] proceeding without much advantage "i ' 1 ^v;v on either side. ' From various parts of the line the ) i .* v' news is that the Germans are continu- 1 £:xy ing their retirement, but are resist- .L'-VL'.,' ing strongly at several points, espe- W?: dally on the easterly'wing along the • V:",." line of Chambercy, Ville-en-Tardenois and Saint^Gemme. r I Allies Take Fere. 4 l|' -n •" Paris, July 29.--French advance guards have reached the north bank of the Ourcq river and allied troops - ' |>*1 have entered Fere-en-Tardenols, the s great German supply base, lying in fey . the center of, the Aisne-Marne salient, % t^ie war office announced. The vil- ^ , lages of Anthenay and Olezy-et-Vio- ^ ' laine, lying on the east flank south- f 1 west of Reims, have been occupied. I '}&.•* In the Champagne a number of ^ ^ I German attacks were repulsed by the | French. ; |v-' Old Glory floats from the dty hall & °' Fere-en-Tardenois, side by side i*-fjwith France's Tri-color. The spiral fe. ; column of the German crown prince's "army has been ripped wide open. The Ik city that formed the nerve center of ":||his half-million bottled-up fighting men fe* I? wa8 stormed by soldiers of France and l* ,14' ,1 America just as night was settling £ V ^ down upon the Aisne-Marne battlefield 1"' •'I . closing the eleventh day of Foch's counter-offensive. ^ Back 8everal Miles. the French Armies on the £,*, Aisne-Marne Front, July 29.--The re- £ 'f) ^ treat of the Germ a u crown prince's I forces along the whble Marne front ,4;, ,. has reached a more precipitate phase. FIGHT FOR THIRTY-SIX HOURS l«tke and Retake Village Until It Is ! Wiped Off Map and the Ger­ mans Are Routed. e* 'm€?4 Great Growth Shown by Policies Taken 1 Out President Appeals to All Ameri cans tr HONOR ATSTAKE Chief Executive Declares That Men Whe Countenance Mob Rule Are Emulating Examfto • -- s ^ Germany. -;|f Some Idea of 3,000,000 MEN ON BOOKS <i0'-2* ti. «; h r ^ ' f' i; ii-'O London, July 27.--American troops tpet and vanquished the enemy in a tremendous combat in the region of Epieds and Trugny, says Reuter's cor­ respondent with the American troops Jn France, German infantry, which lhad been pushed back from the Marne, 'was hurried forward to check the ADM|TS SOVIET FACES CRISIS ^ff(!»ler Lenlne Says Situation of Rua. Sian Government Has Be- " • ' oome Acute. 1 Amsterdam, July 27.--Premier Le- Mse La a speech at Moscow before the government conference of factory committees, said, according to a Mos­ cow dispatch received by way of Ber- Jin, that the situation for the soviet republic had become extremely acute jigi view ©£ iiiternaauaal 'fttfftiHii not been checked. Franco-American troops forced back the Germans a bit farther north. The greater part of the fighting is taking place in the big forests north of the Marne and along the western flank of the salient. Remain in Trer.ches. Paris, July 27.--Only artillery ac­ tivity prevailed south of the Ourcq river Friday, the infantry of both sides remaining in their trenches, ac­ cording to the French official commu­ nication. Several additional advances have been made southwest of Reims. General Foch's forces, although con­ fronted by strong German units or­ dered to resist to the last man. appar­ ently are continuing their progress between the Ourcq and Marne rivers, according to reports. The artillery fighting for the mo­ ment is said to be surpassing the in­ fantry activity, both sides getting every available gun into action. The cannonading could be heard plainly in Paris. 1 Early in the day, it is reported, the enemy counter-attacked strongly at many points, which developed furious engagements. Nowhere, however, was he able to make material gains, and only added tb his already desperate losss. One report reaching Paris was that Beauvardes and Le Channel, to the north of the Marne, had been captured by American forces. Both of these places previously had been reported unofficially as occupied by General Pershing's troops, but in the fluctuat­ ing fortunes of battle they may have changed hands several times, as did Epieds. Oulchy Falls at Last. With the French Army in France, July 27.--With the capture of the town of Oulchy-le-Chateau the allies are nearing the summit of the plateau overlooking Fere-en-Tardenois. Fur­ ther north the capture of Villemon- toire was effected after fighting of the most desperate character in the streets and in the deep caverns near- by. ' The allies took four pieces of ar­ tillery and many hundred prisoners. To the east of Reims the French, under General Gouraud, have recov­ ered virtually the entire line of ad­ vanced posts which they abandoned when the Germans made their first onslaught on the night of July 14.. The famous Main de Massiges, which marked the eastern extremity of the German offensive line, is ngnin in al­ lied possession. , Everywhere this region is covered with German bodies which the enemy has been unable to bury since he suf­ fered such terrific losses from the al­ lied artillery when he was concentrat­ ing his assault on the French line. Allies Push Ahead. Paris, July 26.--Franco-American troops made an advance of nearly two miles at certain points on the Aisne- Marne front, notably In the Dormans region, says the war office. Additional gains are reported, showing the prog­ ress of the allies in this salient is steadily going on. French troops are now within three mues or rere-en-Tardenois. The town is being heavily shelled and bombed by entente allied air squadrons. - The Americans also are moving on Fere-en-Tardenois, advancing north and northeast of Chateau Thierry. The entire Reims-Soissons pocket Is now under heavy shell fire from French, American and British guns. With the British and French advanc­ ing west of Reims and the French and Americans driving ahead on the east­ ern side of the salient, the position of the enemy on the front south of the Aisne may be said to have become un­ tenable for the German army. Franco-American thrust. The Germans fought well and checked the advance for some 30 hours and three times wrested the village of Epieds from their determined American opponents. Meantime the village grew constantly smaller under the ceaseless bombard­ ment from both sides and finally dis­ appeared, not even a large pile of bricks being left behind. When the village disappeared and the American guns ceased there were no Germans left to capture or even to bury. Feature .,«l: Statement - Intends* to Quiet Fears of Beneficiaries Js That Certificates Not Necessary • Make Policy etfectfve«& -^ Washington, July 30.- the growth of the military forces of the United States con be gained from figures made public by the bureau of war risk lnsurarce, which show that almost 3,000,000 soldiers and sailors have applied for government insurance totaling more than $25,000,000,000. Secretary McAdoo announced that the number of applications exceeded 2,954,000 for a grand total of $25,148,' 118,000. In the last four days under? rapid-fire methods of writing insur­ ance, upwards of $1,000,000,000 has been written. The total for July Will be close to $4,000,000,000. The maximum policy under the law is for $10,000. The average amount of insurance applied for per man has steadily increased during the last four months, and is now about $8,500. The bureau of war risk Insurance it is stated now has more ihsurance in force by $3,000,000,000 than the or­ dinary life insurance companies of the United States combined. One feature of the statement intend­ ed to quiet the fears of beneficiaries reads as follows: "Persons who have been named as beneficiaries under the war risk In­ surance but have not yet received their insurance certificates are remind­ ed that these certificates are not es­ sential to make the insurance protec­ tion effective. "The certificate Is merely evidence of the existence of the contract of In­ surance and forms no part thereof. "No apprehension should be felt by persons who have not yet received their certificates. They are beiu^ sent forward at rapidly as possible." GERMAN CROPS ARE Reports of Food Products Reaching America Show, the Kaiser's V Troubles Varied. Washington, July 30.--The kaiser's .troubles are not confined to the Sois- scns-Reims sector as shown by reports of food crops in Germany reaching American officials. In the south and west of Germany favorable conditions prevail. In mid­ dle Germany, however, and especially in Mechlenburg and Pomerania, the dry weather has damaged or de­ stroyed the vegetable crops and Im­ portations of foodstuffs from other parts of the empire already have been found necessary. To complicate the situation in the drought-ridden areas plagues of in­ sects have attacked and all but de­ stroyed the potato crop. The cab* bage crop similarly has suffered heav­ ily. ENTIRE IOWA FAMILY KILLED counter-revolutionary conspiracies and the food crisis. The Russian proletariat knows very 1well, Lenlne told the conference, that the united action of the workers of the entire world was an essential condi­ tion to the victory of the Russian rev­ olution. Referring to the Brest-Lltovsk treaty, Leulne said that, according to mU*1 pay Germany «,UUU,000,000 rubles ($3,000,000,000) He condemned all attempts to start " " " • - Trolley Car Hits Automobile Four Miles 8outh of Waterloo--One Other Injured. > 4 Waterloo, la., July 30.-1--Four per* sons were killed and one Injured in a collision between an interurban ear and an automobile four miles south of here. The dead are: Milton T. Brown, Mrs. Milton T. Browh, Irene Brown, Clifford and Edith Bartlett. The entire Brown family was wiped out by the aeddent, which was due to the fact that the view was shut off by a clump of trees. 80,000 MEN TRAIN AT GRANT 8oldiers Now at the Rockford Camp Represent the Third Increment Sent There. - - CfetBlp Grant, 111., July 80^--More than 80,000 soldiers have been trained * ^ r»n of tfct \jllUJy il«v fc'WMl. J *"•« • Most of them are fighting in France, while others are completing their mil­ itary education at other camps. The soldiers at Camp Grant now represent the third increment sent fcere. Air Cadet Killed in Texas^^ :^# Fort Worth, Tex., July 30.--Fred C. Campbell, Jr., flying cadet, whose home is in Rosedale. Kan., was killed here this morning when his plane dropped Into a tail spin at a lew altitude. He was twenty years of age. His father lives at Browning. Mpnt. . Swiss Famine Is AVlrt&I. - Washington, July 29.--Complete suc­ cess in the movement of a large quan­ tity of food supplies to relieve threat­ ened famine in Switzerland was re­ ported. These supplies have been landed from convoyed merchantmen. House Members In Europe. Washington, July 29. -- Thirteen members of the house naval affairs committee have arrived safely over­ seas, secretary Daniels announced. Headed by Chairman Padgett they will Inspect naval operations abroad, f *' "" p Mall Air Service 60 Cents a Nttfe.' Washington, July 27.--Postal air­ planes are being operated at a cost of approximately 50 cents a mile between Washington, New York and Philadel­ phia, a statement issued by t$wygQpt office department said. \ ^ Charles D. Orrh is ehutrtnan off be National Security league's congres­ sional campaign committee, which Is pushing a vigorous campaign to obtain the election this fall of the ablest and most loyal men to congress. Mr. Orth urges a ban on politics during the war and the carrying on of the nation's affairs only by those who are most capable of rendering wholehearted, ef­ ficient service and who are 100 pep cent undiluted Americans. IGNORE PEACE OFFER POSSIBILITIES OF CONFERENCE DISCUSSED IN SENATE. Lewis Warns Against "New Profes­ sions -of Peace and False Propaganda." Washington, July 27.--Possibilities of a peace offensive were discussed in the senate at the semi-weekly session. All senators who spoke declared the crushing defeat of Germany was nec­ essary before peace negotiations could be considered. Senator Lewis of Illinois, Democrat­ ic whip, warned Americans against "new professions of peace and false propaganda" from Germany. "We are not allured by it or de- • ceived by It," said he, declaring that Germany's intent, was to cause a de­ mand in this country and among the allies for peace and enable Germany to secure a firmer grasp upon Russia and the East for preparation of a huge army to strike America later. The German peace offer, Senator Lewis suggested, ought to have been Indignantly repudiated by Emperor William, .because it conflicts with his boastings. Senator Sherman of Illinois (Rep.) declared peace could come only by a victory that would sweep the kaiser and his* counsellors out of power. t Senator Lewis declared America had no intention In the plan for joint allied operations in Russiu except to block Germany's plans to Prussianize the far East. That another peace offer from Ger­ many is en route through Italian sources also was stated by Lewis. JAP TROOPS TO AID RUSS Tokyo to Furnish Bulk of Forces-- / Banker to Be United States' '; ;; _ Role. ' Washington, July 27. -- Complete agreement has been reached by the United States with Japan and the en­ tente allies upon a plan of interven­ tion in Russia to assist the Russian people and to expel the Hun. President Wilson has received the reply of the Japanese government ac­ cepting the American proposals. The agreement includes the following pro- visions: Japan will furnish the major portion of the military forces. The United States and the entente allies also will be represented by mili­ tary forces. The United States undertakes to fur­ nish economic assistance to Russia on a vast scale. The tmons of Japan and all allied nations will be withdrawn from Rus­ sia, including Siberia,* vpan the con­ clusion of peace. Another Cut In Sugar. Washington, July 27.--Further diction of sugar consumption Is ex­ pected shortly, it was learned at the food administration. It is under­ stood that two pounds per month per I escaped with $80*000 in money * ierson will be allowed. SAN DIEGO CASUALTIES OUT Dead and Missing From United States Cruiser Sunk at Fire Island, Six. Washington, July 26.--The number of dead and missing from the cruiser San Diego, sunk last Friday off Fire island, New York, has now betm re­ duced to six, Secretary Daniels said. Liner Fires on U-Boat. An Atlantic Port, July 30.--Passen­ gers on a British liner arriving here said that last Friday their ship gave battle to a German U-boat 760 miles off the New Jersey coast and Saturday night fired three shots at another. May Take Over Oil. Washington, July 30.--Complete governmental supervision and control of the oil industry from the well to the consumer Is foreshadowed by Mark L. Requa, head of the/'oll division of the fuel administration In a statement; Graft Charged to Packers. New York, July 20.--Twenty-one packers and employees were Indicted by the federal grand jury, charged with complicity in a scheme which is al­ leged to have defrauded the goy^TQ- ment of more than $1,000,000. „ £ j v Get $30,000 In Bold Theft. Chicago, July 29.--Masked robbem h^Jd up the jewelry store of Louis San- dark, locked Sandack and a clerk in a rear room, forced open the safe, and {gems, fleeing m an automobile, '*' ' > * - v' -1 ' Washington, July. 29.--President Wilson placed- lynchers squarely on the side of Germany. ' In a stirring denunciation tof mob rule and a plea to all Americans "to make an end of this disgraceful evil," he declared that any man who even so much as countenanced mob action is a betrayer of American democracy and adopts the "standards of the enemies of his Country, whom he affects to de- spise." The president's statement, addressed to "My fellow-countrymen," was In­ spired by. the numerous lynchings of which1 suspected pro-Germans were the victims. It is understood, however, that the lynching of Robert B. Praeger at Coirinsville, 111., last Aprfl, was re­ sponsible, more than any other for the president's appeal today. The text of the president's state­ ment follows: * "My Fellow Countrymen: I take the liberty of addressing you upon a sub­ ject which so vitally affects the honor of the nation and the very character and integrity of our institutions that I trust you will think me justified in speaking very plainly about it. "I allude to the mob spirit which has recently here and there very frequently shown Its head amongst us, not in any single region, but in many and widely separated parts of the country. There have been many lynchings, and every one of them has been a blow at the heart, of ordered law and humane Jus­ tice. No man who ioves America, no man who really cares for. her fame and honor and character, or who Is truly loyal to her institutions, can jus­ tify mob action while the courts of justice are open and the governments of the states and the nation are ready and able to do their duty. We are at this very moment fighting lawless pas­ sion. Germany has outlawed herself among the nations because she has dis­ regarded the sacred obligations of law. "We proudly claim to be the cham­ pions of democracy. If we really are, Indeed, and in truth, let us see to it that we do not discredit our own. I say plainly that every American who takes part in the action of a mob or gives it any sort of countenance is no true son of this great democracy, but its betrayer, and does more to dis­ credit her by that single disloyalty to her standards Of law and of right than the words of her statesman or the sac­ rifices of her heroic boys in the trenches can do to make suffering peoples believe her to be their savior. How shall we commend democracy to the acceptance of other peoples, if we disgrace our own by proving that it is, after all, no protection to the weak? Every mob contributes to German lies about the United States. "I therefore very earnestly and sol­ emnly beg that the governors of all the states, the law officers of every community, and above all, the men and women of every community in the United States, all who revere America and wish her name without- stain or reproach, will co-operate- not passively, merely, but actively and watchfully--to make an end of this disgraceful evil. It cannot live where the community does not coun­ tenance it. "I have called upon tfct nation to put its great energy into this war and it has responded--responded with a spirit and a genius for action that has thrilled the world. I now call upon it, upon its men and women everywhere, to see to it that its laws are kept inviolate, its fame untar­ nished. Let us show our utter con­ tempt for the things that have made this war hideous among the wars of history by showing how those who love liberty and right and justice and are willing to lay down their lives for them upon foreign fields stand ready also to Illustrate to all mankind their Roy­ alty to the things at home which they wish to see established everywhere as a blessing and a protection to the peo­ ples who have never known the priv­ ilege of liberty and self-government. I can never accept any man as a cham­ pion of liberty either for ourselves or for the world who does not rever­ ence and obey-the laws of our own be­ loved land, whose laws we ourselves have made. He has adopted the stand­ ards of the enemies of his country, whom he affects to despise. (Signed) "WOODROW WILSON." Son of General Harris Killed. P&ris, July 30.--M. Harris, an Amer­ ican officer, son of General Harris, who commands American troops in France, was killed when an automo­ bile in which he was riding was over­ turned. British 8trlke Nears End. "Ifrphdon. July 30.--The ministry of munitions reported that the strike Sit­ uation has Improved. A statement is­ sued by the ministry says that the ma­ jority of the striken have returned to worfc. Aviator la Killed by Fait. Buffalo. N. Y., July 29.--J. Lawrence Dunham, pilot, of Brockvllle, Ont., was killed and James Ralph Doollttle, who has been living at the University club In this city, was probably fataHy in­ jured while flying here. Tp Aid Coal Production. Washington, July 29.--The United States fuel administration announced the appointment of Roy A. Ralney of New York and David D. Bush of Chi­ cago to the producUon buff^ to take /charge of priorities. 1 ^ Miss Ethel Langdon Drake, an Amer­ ican who has spent the past ten years In France, and has just contributed 25 ambulances to the French govern­ ment, Is in America to recruit 120 women drivers for ambulances at the front "We want young women who really want to help win the war and are not afraid of work," says Miss Drake. • "They must be able to drive an automobile and take care of it and do generally the work which men are doing;" •.-•••• BALL GAMES GO ON > 1 1 • SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER RULES ON BASEBALL, Leagues Are Given Much T,lma In y/'s Whleh to Wind Up Thil 1 ' -Afwr* Washington, July 29v--Secretary of War Baker decided that the "work or fight" decision shall not apply to base­ ball players until September 1. The ruling of Secretary Baker means that professional baseball play­ ers within draft age will have until September 1 to take up essential oc­ cupations or enter the army. The base­ ball managers asked that the date be fixed at October 15, but the ruling cuts off five weeks of the major league's season. Major leagues requested permission to finish the season and play a world's series, but Baker's contention was that the owners could adjust themselves to a war basis before that time. In his decision Baker pays baseball a tribute by sayinf, "I think it would be an unfortunate thing to have so wholesome a recreation destroyed, if it can be continued by the use of persons not available for essential war serv­ ice." The order stopping baseball Is aimed at "fans," who, without their custom­ ary afternoon amusement, are expected to turn to some productive occupation. Members of the national commission express satisfaction with the e/lict and say a world's series win be played either before September 1 or Immedi­ ately thereafter. Present -playing schedules will be altered. 7 n RAIL SHOPMEN GET RAISE Director General McAdoo Granta Pay Increase to 68 Cents an Hour to Mechanics. ' Washington, July 28.--Wages of railroad shopmen were increased to 68 cents an hour by Director General McAdoo, with proportional advances for assistants and miscellaneous classes in mechanical departments. The new rates, retroactive to Janu­ ary 1, are from 5 to 13 cents an hour higher wages under the advance al­ lowed two months ago, but somewhat less than labor organizations sought. Beginning August 1 eight hours will be a standard working day. Overtime, Sunday and holiday work will be paid for at the rate of one and one-half times the usual rate. Back pay will be given as soon as it can be calculated. The advances apply to about 500,000 men in all sections, despite local dif­ ferences heretofore. SOVitT SEES WAR BY ALLIES Bolshevik Government to Act on Land- )m of Troopa In Arctic, Says : a. • * i-.eerlln Dispatch. - sy - &mst^d&m, July 27.--The Hessian bolshevik government, says a dispatch from Moscow to the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, considers the action taken by th* entente powers in landing troops on the Murman coast as tantamount to a declartion of war. The bol­ shevik government, the newspaper dis­ patch adds, has announced that it will take counter-measures accordingly. 20 Soldiers Hurt in Wreck. Sedalia, Mo., July 30.--Two train­ men are reported to have been killed and twenty or more soldiers injured, some seriously, when a- south-bound Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas freight train collided with a troop train. Lake Strike is Called Off. Washington, July 30.--Orders call­ ing off the threatened strike of seamen and firemen on the Great Lakes were issued by Victor A. Olander, secretary «f the sailors' union, and other^pn . • • - - • V". r-.' 1 tf. Was Firet Sentenced to Life Wfttfjfe W«a Commuted to Fifteep YearMf' ; i "Sublime Egotism of Youth" ? ' >lCauae of Young Man's FwL kford, 111., July 31.--Brent Dow Allinsori left for Fort Leavenworth pris­ on to serve a 15-year sentence. He was found guilty by a court-martial • at Camp Grant of resisting the United States army draft. He was originally ' sentenced for life. This sentence, how­ ever, was commuted to 15 years. Col. I Charles R. Howland of the Three Htttf- dred and Forty-third infantry'presided as president of the court-martial. The sentencing of Allinson, pacifist, theorist, "advanced thinker" and ego­ tist, came as the conclusion to some six months of dubious publicity givea the collegian. His case attracted at­ tention in Chicago, first because of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Allinson, head of the Henry Booth Settlement House. His eccentricities were Re­ garded originally as the theoretical va-' porings of a misguided youth. Allin­ son's persistence, however, in "defy­ ing" the theories of the war soon placed a more serious light on it. r : In April Allinson was called to Sef#ii# Ice. He was at the time scheduled t©-' take a clerkship with the American le­ gation in Berne, Switzerland. The young man's pacifist utterances cost' him that berth, however. These ut­ terances were otherwise overlooked'by1 the government. He was let alone**7 and summoned to report at Camp Grant on April 2. He failed to report* He became forthwith classed, tech­ nically, a deserter. The 24 hours leave allowance likewise expired and^ Allinson became a fugitive from mili­ tary law. While Chicago draft boards were stirring matters up concerning the young man, „ Allinson popped up tn Washington. He appealed there as * conscientious objector to be allowed to join some non-combatant section of the army. For a time his appeal seemed on the verge of being granted. But when the facts came out it was seen that Allinson had failed to land. After much discussion by the young theorist he was sent to Camp Grant. Here he was given his final chance, that of submitting to the draft law: and entering the army. He refused this chance,, standing by his original idea that "war was wrong" and that a man utterly opposed to the killing of other men--Germans or not--should be allowed to remain behind the firing line. He was placed in the guardhouse pending his court-martial. All efforts to turn young Allinson's opinion in the matter failed. At his court-martial the young objector "defended" himself. His defense earned him a life sen­ tence. / WONT RAISE RAIL FARS •W, leaders. To Stop Shipping Steel. Philadelphia, July 27.--Prohibition of all steel shipments to foreign coun­ tries is the first step planned by the Enfergency Fleet corporation to make possible the completion of 10,000,000 tons of ships yearly from our yards. Stettintus to Tour Front. Paris, July 27 --Edward R. Stettift- lua, second assistant secretary of war of the United States, who is now in Paris, will take part in the interallied Tnnpui™ jpjmftCll. Afterward he will make a tour of the American front. House Committee Tentatively proves Present I mpoets--Soldier# and Sailors Excepted. ,4,^ Washington, July 31.--The house ways and means committee in consid­ ering- the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill*', tentatively decided against making any Increase In the present tax on passen­ ger fares and freight receipts on rail­ roads and against any increase in the tax on telephone messages. The tax on oil' pipe line rates, export rates and other matters was considered but no agreement was reached. If was tenta­ tively decided not to tax transporta­ tion of soldiers or of officers in uni­ form, whether traveling on official duty or on furiough. The present idw taxes the tickets of men on furieuigjfr but not those on official duty. f MARINES KILL HAITI BANDI# U. S. Soldiers of the Sea Battle, laws--Three Americana Are Wounded. W«MShIiigU>u, July SI. Thfee ters between United States marine* agd Dominican and. Haitian bandits In Santo Domingo were reported in dis­ patches to the navy department. Cas­ ualties among the marines were on^t corporal and two privates slightly wounded. About twenty of the bandill were killed, several wounded and oth­ ers captured. ,-Aa «i English Strike Broken^ t Coventry, July 3L--At a mass meet­ ing of the strikers in the munition plants they (3^^^ Immediately. v «, • • ' ( • ' . . • / ' " „ c < > German General Purrtthed. ^ Washington, Jtfly 31.--The German general, Francois, has been put on the retired list as punishment for his fail­ ure in the offensive in the region of Soissons, according to an article In the Frankfurter Zeitung, received here. Hlndenburg Alive Again. Amsterdam, July 31.--An official communication received from German main headquarters denies recent Tu­ mors concerning Field Marshal von Hindenburg's health. The communi­ cation says his health is excellent. Speed Draft Training Plan. New York, July 31.--A plan to save the government time and money by training men in the draft will be in­ augurated at once by the National Se­ curity league through its SSI braarhrt throughout the country. -<\%\> Chicago Boy Honored. Champaign, 111., July 31.--Chris Gross of Chicago, a University of Illi­ nois student, who won the croix de guerre while in the ambulance service 4a Fiance, has .won a commiiglon -+» £ lieutenant In Infantry. v 3 f