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THE MeHENKY MAKE NEW GAINS Oil TWO FRONTS - « : • Ififin Voormezeelc in Belgium- Advance Beyond Juvigny-- • Take 600 Prisoner!. a fcrfti*h¥&ot>s Smash rhrb\^¥ii*w» Stronghold for Distance of Three ,-,j , Miles on Wide Front and Cap­ ture Thousand* of Prisoners, , --French Continue Ad. „ on Im At . k * * • _ ' • i ixmtJtrti, ' Sept 3,--Renter'# 1 ^cftre- ^Sspondent at British headquarters says he hears that the Americans, besides taking voormezeele, have captured * several strong positions oetween Voor- mezeeie and Ypres. '¥%\f;v Win Firat Fight in Belgftim; , With the British Army in Flanders, M h '•*y 3. For the first time'American « ,J,troops fought on Belgian soil Sunday. . ,®They captured Voormezeele and were • t-engaged in the operations elsewhere •x\t' : Id the same locality. %>.%'• ' ^eir entrance into Voormezeele • v \> ^the Americans found that all that re- V't aunined of the town were piles of de- ris, for the shell fire had been so In- "tense that hardly one brick was left ,-*?< ' Standing ufton another. *- Yanks Capture 600 Prisoner®. qjLjb With the American Army in Franco, "Wf- Sept. 3.--Again the German defenses -',X^ north of Soissons have been cracked .; by the Americans, who have made se- ture their new positions near Terny- Sorny and on a line along the Bethurie- 04-- &oissons road. 1* ' » Tht American troops in their drive beyond Juvigny advanced about two $*> V • miles and captured nearly 000 prison* .m. together with considerable war gg ,, *upplie&. «t,. The advance from Juvigny began at -ftmr o'clock Saturday, and the Amer- ^ v«a<t bad gained their objective by , nine o'clock at night. Bagged points S . :iit the new line were smoothed out. S * In addition to the 600 prisoners, two ,J|; pieces of artillery were captured and fr?r great number of machine guns and ^ 5 j" trench, mortars. Trenches, shell holes, - i,.. * and the open field were strewn with German dead. Win Hindenburg Line. p.?-. 9, r;STt London. Sept. a--The northern of the famed Hindenourg system ^ of defense fell before a furious on- A', taught by Canadian anu Eugiisu C^.T troops, Field Marshal Haig announces. (JZ How wide a breach was made is not XX' disclosed, but the report says the po- Irf,; sltion "was carried on a wide front." Sr»j According to a battle line dispatch, ' 'the gap torn at one point in this line, ,'f^ known as the Drocourt-Queant switch . line, is over six miles long. From the k" ' 'map the British blow seems to have [overrun the position perhaps to the Z::, extent of a ten-mile front. Beyond, £.|, * to the east, lies fresh, open country. jfel. The attack, delivered with tank sup- port, caused terrific casualties for the enemy. It is reported the roads are jammed with German prisoners. |.iy".'A'~ Over a front of nearly thirty miles, $from the Scarpe river to Peronne, the ^ allies are pressing eastward, i.f Drive Forward Three Miles, •t'y' With the British Army in France, |jfe Sept. 8L--The British have pierced the •jf^ Drocourt-Queant line. Canadian and English troops at one point advanced rbout five kilometers, or a little more than three miles. The fighting was as furious as any since the war began and increased in Intensity as the British battled their way forward, meeting the ever grow­ ing resistance of the enemy, who had put in every available man and was rushing up reserves at the rear". Thousands of Prisoners. Thousands of prisoners have been captured; the roads to the British rear are literally jammed with them. There has been fierce fighting in Dury, which was taken by the British, «nd Mount Dury, which the Germans held in great strength, was stormed. The British went on after killing enor mous numbers of the enemy. The1 Germans died fighting here, as else­ where. [Dury is only eight miles west of Cambral, one of the most vital enemy bases in the north.] Cagnicourt wood and Cagnlcourt have been captured, and Bois de Bou- cbe, to the southeast, is reported also to have been occupied. French Advance. Paris. Sept. 3.--French troops ?.re continuing their advance east of Crecy au Mont and Juvigny and have occu­ pied Neuilly and Terny-Sorny, north­ east of Soissons, according to the war. ofifee announcement. 128,302 Huns Taken by Allies. The allied forces on the western »• front have taken a total prisoners, Including 2,674 officers, from July 15 to August 81, It *«s an­ nounced in an official statement. In the same period 2,069 guns, 1,734 mine throwers and 18,783 machine guns were captured. On the French front 76,900 prisoners and 700 guns had been captured by the French since July 18, it is announced. Franco-U. 8. Men Advance. * Paris, Sept. S.--French and Ameri­ can troops that crossed the Canal du Nord made further progress during the day in the region northeast of Nesle and gained a footing on the Neslfe heights west of Hill 77, taking prisouers, the war office announced. Between the Aisne and the, Ailette the French and Americans continued tp make progress on the plateau east of Crecy-au-Mont and Juvigny. Despite vigorous German resistance Leuilly, east of Crecy-au-Mont; was captured, Terny Sorny also was taken. Further headway was made nofth of Crecy (northeast of Soissdns). Franco-American troops are advanc­ ing westward along the road to Laon, the most important point behind this section of the Hindenburg line. AH the woods between the Ailette and Chauny and the railroad in that vicinity have been occupied. Numerous, Austro-Hungarian prison­ ers continue to be taken by General Mangin's army, which is approaching Coucy north of Soissons. The Germans twice counter-attacked along the Canal du Nord at Csmpagne, but the Freocb positions were main­ tained. ' • British Capture Peronne. . London, Sept, 3.--Field Marshal Haig reports that in addition to the capture of Peronne by the Australians, Flamocourt and St. Denis, In the same sector, were also captured. London troops have captured Bouchavesnes and Rancourt. Together the English and Australians fn the two operations took more than 2,000 prisoners. The British have reached the sub­ urbs of Lens. Large fires are burning in the. neighborhood of Lens and Ar- mentfmfes. These are regarded as an indication Of a further German retire­ ment. British troops continue to* advance in the Lys salient southwest of Ypres. Huns Flee Baiileul., London, Aug. 31.--British troops have captured Combies, between Pe­ ronne and the Somme, it was official­ ly announced by the British war of­ fice. Advanced British troops have crossed the Somme river south and west of Peronne. The British also .captured Clery-sur-Somme between Combies and Peronne. , British troops crossed Ithe Hinden­ burg line to the south of Bullecourt. In the Lys salient, in Flanders, the British are reported to have taken Noote Boom, three miles south of Bailleul. The Germans have retri­ ed from the town of Ballteul. ' Heavy Fighting Reported. With the British Forces In France, Aug. 31.--The fighting British armies again smashed their way forward all along the line. There has been very heavy fighting almost everywhere between the Somme and Scarpe rivers, and under the force of repeated ^lows, deliv­ ered with machine-like precision, the foe has been forced to abandon many more town positions and iarge stfljps of ground. t Yanks Take Two rowns^j Paris. Aug. 31.--North of Soissons where the Americans are fighting with the French the villages of Chavigny and Cuffies have been captured and the allied line advanced to the west of Crouy. according to the official com­ munication issued here. The Americans took the village of Juvigny after bitter resistance. Their positions extended north toward Cha­ vigny late this afternoon, when the battle had .developed into one of the most desperate in which Americans had yet fought. Northeast of Noyon the Canal du Nord has been crossed by the French at Catigny and Beauralns. North of Soissons Franco-American troops captured Hill 159 and they noff hold all the high ground between Sois­ sons and Leury, according to, informa­ tion received from the battle front. French Capture Noyon. Paris, Aug. 30.--The French,, after capturing Noyon in heavy fighting con- | tinued their advance and now have a i foothold on the southern slope of Mont St. Simeon, more than a mile to the east, according to the war office announcement. They also have takun Landrimont and Morlincourt and have crossed the Ailette river at several points. ' Some units of tbe armies of General Debeney and General Humbert north of the Olse river on Wednesday ad vanced for more than 12 miles, accord­ ing to the Intransigeant. French Continue Drive. With the French Army in France, Aug. 30.--The Third French army, con­ tinuing its operations around Noyon, advanced along the road leading to Gulscard and occupied Happlincourt and the field of maneuvers opposite. BILL COMPLETED War Profits Expected to Wet Nation $3,200,- V > 000,00a , AOTOS TO PAY $70,M)0 Virtually All Taxes In the Present Bevenue Laws Are Doubled, and V in Some lnstanoM > • Tripled, -• ' . ... >4 Washington, Sept. 2.--In a cottfer- epee which Chairman Kitchiu and other members of the house ways and means committee had with Secretary ; p McAdoo practical agreement was & reached on vital sections of the reve­ nue bill. The measure, the largest tax bill in history of any nation, now has been finished except for final reading and textual corrections. It was estimated by Representative Kitchin that the bill, if enacted into law, would bring into the treasury more than $8,200,00^000, chiefly from taxes upon those who have made money from the war and without im­ posing consumption taxes on break­ fast table necessities. As agreed to by the committee, "the war profits section, estimated to raise $8,200,000,000, imposes au 80 per cent war profit t&x and provides for an al­ ternative excess profit tax. There is an exemption Of $3,000 plus 8 per cent of the invested capital, after which these rates are levied: On Income exceeding the exemp­ tions and dot exceeding 15 per cent of invested capital, a tax of 35 per cent; on income exceeding 15 per cent and not exceeding 20 per cent of invested capital, a tax of 50 per cent. On income exceeding 20 per cent of invested capital, a tax of 70 per cent. Secretary McAdoo recommended the 80 per cent war tax and an alternative tax, the same as the present excess profit tax, with rtotes from 20 to 60 per cent. After determining that the difficul­ ties of administration would be very great. Secretary McAdoo agreed to abandon the plan for placing a great­ er normal tax on unearned than earned incomes. In the conference he agreed that the normal tax on all incomes should be 12 per cent , This means that there will be a 12 per cent normal tax on all incomes over $4,000 and the tax ou incomes below that amount will be down to the exemption figure of 6 per cent. The present normal tax is 4 per cent. The exemption in the bill is the same as in the present law, $1,000 for single and $2,000 for married persons. Virtually all the taxes in the present revenue laws are' doubled, and Jn some instances they are tripled. There are no new taxes except a luxury tax pat­ terned after the English and French system and a tax on the users of au­ tomobiles. This tax, which is in the form of a federal license, based on horse power, it is estimated will raise 'i},000,000. The automobile tax ranges follows: Motorcycles, $5; automobiles or elec­ trics of 23 horse power or less, $10; more than 23 horse power and not more than 30 horse power; $20; more than 30 horse power and not more than 40 horse power, $30; more than 40 horse power, $50. The tax on all travel tickets, rail­ road or boat, is increased to 5 per cent, and there is an extra tax of 8 per cent on Pullman tickets. There is a tax of 5 cents on tele­ phone charges between 14 and 50 ceits, and the tax is 10 cents between 50 cents and a dollqif '4'-; WELSH MINER MADE GENERAL 9»Wrey Jones, Now Brigadier, Once Considered by Employers Un- ^ * able to Lead Men. London, Aug. 29.--Godfrey Jones, a /Welsh mine forman, who enlisted early the war as a private and who on jiiesday was nominated to be a briga­ dier general, was once considered by the mine officials, with whom be was connected for yeors, as lacking the - ability to lead m<en. FLYER ASSAILS 12, DODGES 20 Britisher Has Extraordinary Expert- - In Air Battling With Germans. With the British Army in France, Jknf. 29.--A story of the war In the Blr which is so extraordinary as to m,und almost improbable came to light on Wednesday. A British double-seat- «>d airplane attacked 12 German Ctut&er machines and pursued them eir own llaes. Soon ufter- According to the Daily Mall, Jones, who is thirty-six years old, attended night school as a boy and finally ob­ tained his diploma. He was appoint­ ed foreman in r mine, but did not make good and was reduced to the ranks of a digger. But when another chance was given him be suc­ ceeded. Shortly after the war broke out Jones joined the Cardiff "Pals" bat­ talion of the South Wales borderers and has taken part lo a number of big battles in France. ward It was Itself t$v20 German chaser planes. 12 above and eight below. During the ensuing mix- up the British airmen say that they downed one enemy machine in The allies' machine then ran for home and was pursued by the other 10 e»- emy airplanes. It arrived at its fieM with the pilot wounded, the observer leaning over his body and guiding tbe operation of the plane. The enemy machines were engaged by a British squadron and put to flight. ' A new ; pnotograph of Gen. Arthur Currie, who is commander of the Ca­ nadian forces. He is very popular among his men. NOGALES FIGHT ENDS U. 8. AND MEXICO ARRIVE AT AN A G R E E M E N T . - . - t CIvllftmi Are Blamed for TftHlWe On -the Mexican Border--Three Americans Killed. JTogales, Ariz., Aug. 30.--All danger of any resumption of any firing be­ tween Mexicans and Americans across the border was believed to hjive been averted when Brigadier General Ca­ bell announced that an agreement had been reached with Captain Abasolo, commander of the Mexican forces in Nogales, Sonora, that there should be no resumption of hostilities. This agreement extended an armis­ tice concluded late Tuesday by Lieut. Col. Frederick J. Herman and the Mexican authorities. Mexican civilians Were held respon­ sible for the shooting by American Consul E. M. Lawton of Nogales, So­ nora, who was in the Mexican town when the fighting started. A revised list of the casualties RUfr fered by the Americans shows that onejofficer and two enlisted men were ed and 28 soldiers and civilians wounded. Three of the wounded are eported seriously hurt. ; • Among the Mexicans killed was Fe­ lix Penalossa, mayor of Nogales, So­ nora, the Mexican town opposite here. Unofficial estimates placed the num­ ber of Mexican dead aiid wounded at 200, -but iUe Mexivuu consul asserted this figure was probably an exaggera­ tion. WAR, SHOW SCHEDULE GIVEN OVER 112,000 HUNS CAPTURED Allies Have Also Taken 1,300 Cannon From the Germans Since / Ju,y > Washington, Aug. 80.--Tlie number of prisoners taken by the allies since July 1 hps passed the 112,000 mark, General March said. In the same time the allies have taken from the Ger­ mans 1,300 cannon of the field-gun cali­ ber and larger.' ; , > r 11,1 i'.1 st-4, PAY WAR BOARD MEMBERS Secretary Baker and General Crowder Agree on Compensation for District Bodies. Washington, Aug. 81.--Secretary of War Baker and Provost Marshal Gen­ eral Crowder have agreed upon a ba­ sis of compensation for local and district board members ranging from $50 a month for districts of 1,000 or fewer registrants, to $200 a month fit* districts ofi 6,0Q0 or more registrants, It was announced. Drop Propaganda on Agram. Berne, Aug. 29.--Italian airplanes r*»- cently dropped propaganda manifestos on Agram. eapital of Slavouia and Cro­ atia, according to Austrian advices re­ ceived in Switzerland on Tuesday aft ernoon. p Huns Mutiny; Many Amsterdam, Aug. 29.--There are per­ sistent rumors from a German source, says the Telegraaf, that a German bat­ talion on being ordered to the front unanimously refused to go, whereupon every tenth man was shot. t Ccecho-Siovaks Win Towrts? •" r- London, Aug. 31.--Czechoslovak forces, continuing their eastward prog­ ress in western Siberia, have captured Vorkendlnski. one of the most Impor­ tant points on the. trans-Siberian rail-. wq|f, it was reported here jRathbone McAdco "Washington, Aug. 31.--Albert Rath- bone of New York was nominated by President Wilson to be assistant sec­ retary of the treasury to succeed Os ear T. Crosby, who is representing the treasury in Fraiuafc Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty Will Be the Opening Ceremony on September 2> . • Aug. The* op^flt^cere- mony of the United States government • ar exposition, which will ije- lipid on Ihe lake front tor iwo weeks beg'p'ilns Monday, Se^tembe: 2. will be the un- vf Ihng of the Staiiu* of Liberty l»y Miss Florence Lowden, daughter of Govern­ or Lowden, immediately after the open­ ing of the gates. The combined .naval and military bands will furnish music and a chorus of several thousand * • otces will sing. Tin? schedule of days sition follows: ' Sept. 2--Labor day. , . . Sept. 3--Belgian day and Votunteei War Workers' day. Sept. 4--British day; Roumanians, Assyrians, Syrians, Chinese, Japanese will also attend and have their special features. Sept. 5--Red Cross day. Sept. 6--French day; Lafayette- Mame day. The people of Alsace-Lor­ raine, the Swiss and Greeks willUlso attend and have special features." Sept. 7--Industrial day. Sept. 8--Sons In Service and Scan­ dinavian day," Swedes, Norwegians, Danes and Finns. • . . i . < - Sept. 9--Children's <jtfihodls call be closed. Sept. lO-^-Canadlan day. Sept. 11--Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus day. , » , Sept. 12--Italian day. Sept. 13--Pershing d$y;, army apd nnvy features. Sept. 14--Conservation and Wom­ an's day; Czecho-Slavs and Jugo-Slavs will be urged to attend on this day. Sept. 15--Will probably be called Victory day; nationalities urged to at­ tend on this day are Poles, Lithuan­ ians, Ukrainians, Russians and Letts. '.'••O'iiit ' 'I Sheppard Compromise, Amend- r m«irt Adopted Without f - RoHCall. i * C FIX DATE AS JUNE 30,1919 Amendment Give* President Power to Establish Dry Zones Around Mines, OhlfyardS;: and < *; • - • 'dustries. • >>, } •if Former Senator Cameron Dies. Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 81.--Former United States Senator J. Donald Cam­ eron, from Pennsylvania, died this morning at Donegal! Springs near bare, Lends Britain $400,000,000. Washington. Aug. 31.--An additional credit of $400,000,000 for Great Britain was establihed by the treasury. This brought the total of credits to Great Britain to $3,725,000,(XX), and of credits t# all allies to $7,092,040,000. Ukraine Revolt Is Growing. London. Aug. 31.--The Ukraine peas­ ant uprfsing continues serious, it was learned here. Conflicts have resulted with the Austro-Germans. The latter are finding increasing difficulty in con­ trolling und exploiting the country. Washington, Aug: 31.--The Shep­ pard compromise amendment for na­ tional prohibition on June 30, 1919, and continuing until the American army Is demobltee8, was adopted by the senate without a roll call. Passage of the bill Itself planned for today, and the measure will be re­ turned to the house, Which IS expected by prohibition advocutes to accept the senate provision. * The chief provisions ^ t&e amend­ ment are; • ' ..' V Prohibition of the sale of any kind of alcoiiollc beverage after June 30, 1919. Prohibition of the manufacture of beer and wine after May 1, 1919, Authority to the president to pre­ scribe prohibition zones around muni­ tions plants and coal mines, Immedi­ ately. . As a result of an agreement be­ tween th§ opposing factions a substi­ tute for the prohibition amendment was introduced by Serfator Sheppard of Texas, extending th« effective date until June 30, 1919, and providing that the measure shall remain In (effect un­ til demobilization of troops after the war. v - Another provision agreed upon and. Inserted in the substitute would au­ thorize the president to establish dry zones around coal mines" shipyards, munitions factories and other war in­ dustries immediately upon passage of the bill. "I submit this substitute, with the hope that it will aid in solving the dif­ ficulty," said Senator Sheppard, in presenting the substitute. This amend­ ment establishes complete wartime prohibition and marks the final step, in the series of prohibition regulations put into force since the war began. Four-fifths of the country is now dry, Senator Sheppard added, So that In reality the provision only affects a small 'part of the country. He sal* President Wilson was in sympathy with the measure and believed at least a year should be allowed before put­ ting it iuto effect. Vigorously opposing .the compromise, Senator Phelan of California said it would cause great financial loss to California wine interests. He urged another year of time for the wine in­ dustry. Senator Sheppard sai<! Representa­ tive Kahn of California had told the committee that by October wine man­ ufacturers could dispose of their stock. POSTMASTERS ARE RENAMED President Wilson Renominates Many in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. / Washington, Aug. 3t.^toc$uisters at the following middle Western cities were senominated on Thursday by President Wilson: Illlinois--Aurora, Blooraington, Cai­ ro, Chicago Heights, East St. Louis, Jacksonville, Kankakee, Urbana, Rock Island. Indiana--Decatur, Evan.^ville* Koko- mo, Logansport, Vincennes, Marlon, Richmond, South Bend, Terre Haute, NVabash, .Warsaw. Michigan--Alpena, Benton Harbor, Calumet, Jackson, Lansing, Pontiac, Port Huron. Minnesota---DiHuih, Minneapolis. Wisconsin--Green Bay, flJUlwyaufceo ar)d Wausau. ' *'/•'•' .-•? 1 *i' ii l'»*f ^ UNITED STATES AVERTS WAR Will Settle Long-Standing Controversy Between Nicaragua and ^Honduras. Washington, Aug. Sl.-^NIeftragiii* and Honduras have averted their threatened armed clash over a long­ standing boundary drspute by agrees Ing at the request of the United States to withdraw all troops from their bor­ ders and submit the controversy to the United States through their minis­ ters in Washington. Ij-Boat Sinks 8panlsh Ship.^ Paris. Aug. 31.--The Spanish steam­ er Crusa has been sunk by a German submarine, It Is reported here. News­ papers consider that this event will bring to*a crisis the relations between Spain and Gewnany. Mrs. William Lorimer Dead. Chicago, Sept. 2.--Mrs. \Villlani tor- rimer, wife of the former senator. Is dead at Presbyterian hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Lorimer was Miss Susan Money Jjefore becoming the wife of the car driver in 1884. • Harrison Beats Noel and Vardaman. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 30.-*-Senator- elect Pat Harrison won in the recent congressional primary in Mississippi over his two opponents by a majority of 0,668 votes, according to official re- Dims made public on Wednesday* . MBiK Government May Act in Strikfe y Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 30.--Coal min­ ers in Alberta went on strike Wednes­ day. Negotiations are under way for settlement, but if the miners do not return to work soon the governmaiit jkulv intervene, it li MnortBd. *. t / r ; , v , Dutch Chief Ally FripflAl.. London, Sept. 2.--The new iSuicli premier will be G. L. M. H. Ruijs de Becrenbrouck. He is a Roman Catho­ lic and the queen's commissioner for the province of Limberg. His sympa- thlea^AJr* suid to lie with the ^UJ^a. t < JFIyar KUarf in FalW Dallas, Tex., Aug. 31--Aviation Lieut. Charles G. Hyde was killed in­ stantly here when an army airplane went into a tail spin at an altitude of 300 feet. Lieut. R. E. Yarman, who accompanied him, was badly injured. Shoemakers in Parlay. UTasliington, Aug. 31.--Shoe manu­ facturers in conference here are work­ ing on plans of the war Industries board calling for limitation of shoes to a few standard patterns. A fixed price wjUi 4* «et X<*^cUcjptterxw " # iA $ rwurn N<wyiMi Uato An officer of the United States Ma­ rine corps who has served with distinc­ tion in ail corners of the globe is John T. Meyers, who has Just been given h brigadier generalship. After graduat­ ing from the U. S. Naval academy, General Meyers' rise was rapid. He was a captain In t|»e Boxer rebellion in China and came out a major after being wounded. He was then trans­ ferred to Honolclu where he relieved Major Neville. At one time General Meyers was fleet marine officer of the Pacific fleet DRAFT BILL PASSES SENATE APPROVES THe 18-45 . . MEASURE* to Change the Aflfe T_?mlts r Pail--Hat Work or Fight Clause. Washington, 'Aug. 29.--The man­ power bill bringing within the army draft all men from eighteen to forty- five years old was passed by the sen­ ate on Tuesday, with a modified work- or-flght clause. The sepate was re­ corded unanimously for the bill. All efforts to change the age limits or to direct separate classification of youths under twenty-one failed, and the meas­ ure now goes to conference between the house and senate with no differ­ ence for serious controversy except the work-or-fight provision. ' • ' The only important amendment in the senate bill is the Thomas-Reed antistrike proposal. By a vote of 40 to i 29 the senate rejected a motion made by Senator McKellar of Tennes­ see to strike the amendment from the bill.' The amendment nullifies exemp­ tion granted to essential workers if they strike. Before adopting Jt finally, however,, the senate agreed to the pro­ viso offered by Senator Cummins of Iowa making the amendment inopera­ tive if the strikers agree to submit their dispute to the war labor board. OIL STATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY Corn Issues Orders to C^fiply Government Request to Save Gasoline. Chicago, Aug. 31.--The Standard Oil company issued instructions to Its em­ ployees to observe the, request of the fuel administration with reference to the operation of automobiles, motor­ cycles and motorboats on Sunday as a mandatory order. Specifically, the company ordered all of its filling stations closed and all machines commonly used by employees on Sunday In the transaction of busi­ ness kept ofl^the streets. '/• . ^ SENATOR OLLIJE JAMES DEAD Kentucky Statesman Had Served Five Terms in the House and One ; ; In the Senate. ' 3 . Md., Aug. SO.-^lfcmtor V V J I sju / •%,V Ollie M. James of Kentucky died on Wednesday at Johns Jlopkins hospital of an acute Infection of the kidneys. Mrs. James and the senator's brother, E. H. James, were with him when the end came. Senator James had been a patient at the hospital about three months. Ollie M. James, one of the leaders of the Democratic party and long a dominant figure in Kentucky politics, served five consecutive terms as a member of congress from the First Kentucky, district, was elected United States senator in 1912, and re­ nominated at the st^te-wide primary on Augus,t 3 last. He was born in Crittenden county, Kentucky, July 17, 1871, .and educated 1H public and academic schools. i f, , ; s . . , : % f Raise Woman Workers' Pay. London, Sept. 2.--The departmental committee, to'which was referred the question of wages for woman work­ ers on the busses and railways after tl\e women had returned to work, baa aw$rdetl the women their demands^ > r; ; Asks U. S. to Take Plant. Washington, Sept, 2.--The Smith & Wesson company of Springfield, Mass., Informed the war department that rather than abide by a recent decision of the war labor board It would prefer if have lis plant taken over. ., Fly Two Miles a Mlnut*' Des Moines, la., Aug. 31,--Traveling approximately 220 miles In 110 min­ utes, the first two airplanes of the British-American "Flying Circus" ar­ rived at Fort Des Moines on Thursday •fternoon. , • '-P --^*v> Lieutenant Diea lri FnH, ^ ^ Rantoul, Aug. 81.--Lieutenant Guth­ rie, an aviator instructor at Chanute field, was killed when Ms airplane fell while he was returning Xrom a flight The cadet with him escaped serious in- Ju* v K.; • i Wilson to Appoint Boarito Dt* clde Ne^ Spring on Setting • 1 H i g h e r R a t e . > , ^ ̂ PRICE NAMED BY PRESIDENf Commlasion to See Whether lnereaaM • Coat of Labor Warrants Higher Prtca-' Poasibiiity of Peace in • ^ 1920indicated, . ... . • ' Washington, ̂ flapt. 4^-% prortumni? tion President Wilson on Monday set $2.20 a bushel as the minimum price guaranteed by the government for the 3919 wheat crop. A disinterested com­ mission, the president said, will be ap­ pointed next spring to see .whether the increased cost of farm labor and sup­ plies would justify an increase in the above price. ' *.• Possibility of peace before the mid­ dle of 1920 was indicated in a memo*- j andum written by the president aiidi accompanying the proclmatlon, as a factor In determination of the pcasi-' dent to maintain the present price fer ­ tile 1919 crop. - - The president's memorandum says : "In issusing the government's guar<- antee of the same price for the l<it9? wheat crop that was guaranateed for the 1918 crop, I wish It to be under­ stood that In the spring of 1919: I will appoint a disinterested camml#-, sion who will secure for nie the facts by that time disclosed as to the in* creased cost of farm labor and sup* plies, using the three-year prewar av­ erage prices of wheat, of labor and of supply costs as a basis, and that from this information I shall* determine wlfether there should be an increase In price above the present level, ancl if so, what advance, In order to main­ tain for,the farmer a good return. "Should it then appear that an in­ crease is deserved over the present guarantee, however, it will be applied only to those who have by next bar- .vest already marketed their 1918! wheat. "It is the desire and intention of alt departments of the administration t& give to the wheat grower a fair and stimulative return in order that the present acreage in wheat may be mulu^ talned. "" • The proclamation fixes as reaso|[*^ able guaranteed prices for No; ^ northern spring wheat and its equiya~ lents at the principall primary markets the following: * /. • New York, «2.39^Philadelphia. $2.39; Baltimore and Newport News, $2.38% ; Duluth, $2.22%; Minneapolis $2.21%; Chicago, $2.26; St. Louis, $2.24; Kansas City and Omaha, $2.18; New Orleans and Galveston, $2.28; Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Astorft^ San Francisco and .Los Angeles, $2.20,; Salt Lake City, Great frallsj PocotelIt> , and Spokane;* $3. REGISTRATION DAY SEPT. President Seta Date to Enroll 13^- _ 000 Men Between the Agea of s Eighteen and Forty-Five. , Washington, Sept. 4.--Pledging the nation to a "decisive victory of arms? - by the mobilization of its frill military inan power, President Wilson signed 4he bill extending the draft age limits - to include all men between the ages Of eighteen and forty-five years, and is­ sued a proclamation fixing September 12 as a day of registration. The registration ordered by the president will be the third held tll®» year and will be the iourth since the draft policy was adopted. It Is esti- ... mated by army officers that 12,780,00(> betwen the ages of eighteen and forty- five, and probably more than 13,000,- 000, will be enrolled by this registrar, , tion, which,) added to the numbers pre­ viously enrolled, will raise the total number of Americans registered for military duty to approximately 24,000/ 000 men. Illinois' quota under the new draft Is estimated at 859)834. 'V The hours of registration will lie from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m., and all state jBnd local officials are called on to / make immediate arrangements f|r ' maintenance of registration places 1$ that day. AH men within the new age#, whether citizens of the United States or not, must register, unless fhey are diplomatic or consular repteaeftnliwpf ; ? of foreign nations. ^ f • President to Tour U. S. Washington, Sept. 4.--Under t$to tentative program for President Wil­ son's fourth Liberty loan speaking tour, the president probably will leave * Washington about September 30, to be away throughout the three weeks of the loan campaign period. In the swing that may carry him to the Pa­ cific coast he expects to make stops In nearly every section of the country* . • V -- * Al-'-f tfapaneee Coat Miners Riot. ^ Tokyo, Sept. 4.--Serious disturb­ ances are reported among the mines lu the Kyushu coal district. At one col­ liery the miners set fire to the- mttle buildings and 50 houses were de­ stroyed. "* Thirteen Hun Planes Shot 0®wn|M|is London, Sept. 4.--Six German bal­ loons were set afire and 13 hostile air­ planes were brought down by the Be ish, says Monday's war office ment on aviation. The British m pine machines. ; ,, / Yanks Fight Labor Da$ With the Americans on the Vesle Front, Sept. 4.--Americans on this front celebrated the first Labor day in France while fighting. The doughboys are jokingly demanding'an eight-haflfr m- 'M&k \ •• Student Naval' Flyer' Wt§C* Bayshore, N. Y., Sept. 4 --Waiter H. Calaski, twenty-four, of Rochester, N{ T., a student flyer stationed at the na­ val aviation training station here, was killed His hydroplane fell into Great s?«tit «*g, , - .y;