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• *>:£• !S GAPTORE HI PWAIDY DRIVE Win Marquivillers, Near City of Roye, and Many Other Vilt m:MZ YANKS EN6AGED IN BATTLE .fV?i v../ * '-f ":jr; ^ f* fj*\. ((Ulli'i Vfctoifou* Troops OuntMtie #0- vance and Have Passed the Old Line* Held by the Germans "-^V Before Their Retlrement^j.'v;1 Mm f X s\' *&*• ir VVv £: ; K.V • *1. «> . .%•, * 'tK * . ;; to th«; Hindenburg Lin*. - •** ... ?..., & > • • < , i ' S r . * f*mdo»r'lwg. IS,--American tfoot>4 are Id the suburbs of Bray fighting a «<ntinuoos battle for the outskirts of the little French city on the Soraine. The Daily Mall describes as an event Of historic importance the entry into 'the fight of the American troops. It ' says they won the admiration of the most famous British regiments. . The French are continuing their ad­ vance between the Avre and the Oise and have captured , the town of L'Echelle-St. Aurin, three miles direct­ ly west of Roye. •rfrake 40,000 Prisoners, 400 Guns. i^-'jrhe advances have 'swelled the al- tles' prisoner total to early 40,000. More than 700 guns have also been connted. Thousands more prisoners have Men rounded tip, but not yet officially reported. Two enemy airdromes and more prisoners have been captured by the allies. The prisoners are from fresh Prussian and Bavarian divisions and have been taken during the iKinrs. Allies Advance Near Sommew The allied troops fighting in the re­ gion between the Somme and the Oise made further progress east of Fou- quescourt and on the south bank of the Somme and also captured the village of Proyart, south of Bray, according to Field Marshal Halg's communica­ tion. Hundreds of Germans were made prisoner and the Germans also' OTffered heavy casualties. French troops have captured the town of Gury, about eight and one- half miles south of Roye, according to French official communication. Gury Important Point. , k Gury is an important point on the Lassignv massif, within two miles of fd&sslgny itself, which Is the immedi­ ate French objective in this sector. Possession of the massif would be liable to cause a considerable retire­ ment by the Germans, both to the east - and the west on this end of the battle New Battle Line. ",• The battle line from north to south tons: Meri court, Proyart, Rain court and Xlhons, which apparently Is finally se­ cure In British hands after bitter flghtln; thence west of Chaulnes; through or near Chilly, which has changed hands twice; thence through Fonquescourt, Parvillers, Dahiery, An- dechy, L'Eschelle, Armancourt, Dan- court, Popincourt, Roye-Sur-Matz, Mo-rl, Samson and Antoval, old line near Ribecourt Heavy German Losses. . Although the Germans have been re- enforced with both artillery and In­ fantry and are resisting more strong­ ly, their fresh divisions have been un­ able to entirely stop the advancing •Hies. " The increasing difficulties attend­ ing their retreat are driving the Ger­ mans to desperate sacrifices in their efforts to check the allies' advance, : .Their losses are extremely heavy mri dead lie all over the field. French Near Noyon. V ' Paris, Aug. 12.--Notwitshtandlng the , resistance of the Germans the French troops gained further ground between tike Avre and the Oise rivers, taking several villages from the west and aouth of lloye to the Oise, according to the official communication issued by the war office. ri • The French First army advancing in face of stiffened German resist­ ance northwest of Montdidier, has oc- fSipicd the village o£ Marquivillers, Which lies only three miles and a quar­ ter southwest of Itoye, the nerve cen­ ter of the German Picardy pocket. Grlvlllers village, four miles and a half Jiouthwest of Roye and situated on the Ifontdldler-Roye railway, also h»« •« been taken by the French, the war of­ fice communique announces. The French right, pressing north­ eastward north of the Oise, has push­ ed ahead to within only six and a half piles of Noyon, the southern pivot of tt>e whole German PICardy front. The Village of Cambronne, which is that • distance from Noyon, has been cap- lived. Machmont village, two and AUSTRIA TO BEAR ITS SHARE Ijlintster Replies to Hungary Com­ plaint That It la Feeding - ' * Whole Army. three-quarter mttaa below also is in French hands. French troops have captured the tire massif of Boulogne-La Grasse and penetrated to the east of Bas, miles east of Montdidier. Foe Suffers Heavy Losses. London, Aug. 12.--Strong German attacks delivered with fresh reserves against the British at Lihons and north and south of that village were repulsed, and in the fighting the Ger­ mans suffered great losses, according to the British official communication received from Field Marshal Haig. The allied forces continue their vic­ torious advance all along the line, pushing in the general direction of the upper reaches of the Somme. British cavalry are reported operat­ ing close to the town of Nesle. (Nesle is six miles southeast of Chaulnes.) Pass Old German Line. Many hours ago the British, French and American troops had reached, roughly, the old lines held by the Ger­ mans before their retirement to the Hindenburg lirfe. They have now pushed beyond in many places. Goyencourt, two miles northwest Of Roye, is reported to have fallen to British troops. French troops continue to follow-; up their successes, pusheing far east of Montdidier and taking many additional prisoners and en&my gems. - The retreat of the '.Jermuhs has been disorderly, harassed as they were by French cavalry and armored cars. They have been making vain efforts to disengage themselves from, the French pursuit. - (K: British- Move •»* Heights,. The German defense was stiffened southwest of Noyon,. but the French nevertheless gained a stronger foothold on the heights of Thiesoouit. ; Between the Avre and Oise French troops captured the entire massive chain of hills of Boulogne-Le Grasse and penetrated to the east of Bus, six and one-half miies east of Montdidier. Moreuil-Lamotte has been captured and the French line pushed two miles to the north of Chevrlncourt. Chaulnes, the key to the southern line of the German salient, was cap­ tured by Australian and Canadian troops. The fall of Chaulnes is said to have followed a desperate struggle with strong German forces rushed up to cover the retreat. Fires Behind Line. Large fires and Jong transport col­ umns in the enemy's back areas strengthen the belief his heavy counter-attacks against the British are intended to afford time to evacu­ ate his stores. The reports show extreme confusion among the enemy ( forces in their pre­ cipitate retreat. Among the prisoners taken are generals, colonels and officers of all grades. Eleven divisions of Generals Von Hutier and Von Marwitss have been identified by prisoners taken. Allies Win Montdidier. The famous Picardy salient, which six months ago threatened' to split the allied armies and Inflict a German peace on the world, is fast becoming the graveyard of the kaiser's hopes. The huge bulge is melting away be­ fore the combined onslaught of Brit­ ish, French, Australians, Canadians and Americans under the leadership of Field Marshal Haig. The allies have penetrated to Chaul-4 nes in the center of their Picardy at­ tack. This town Is 12 miles east of Hangard, where the assault began. Moreuil. Rosleres, Ressons-sur-Matz, Morlancourt and scores of lesser towns have been recaptured. Montdidier has fallen to the French and Albert is in Imminent danger. Nesle, Roye, Lassigny, Bray and even Peronne are threatened. Cut Off Germans' Biggest -Hall Baae. , Important German lines of commu­ nication have been cut. French troops by entering Chaulnes captured the big­ gest German rail base in the salient. Other important rail points are under bombardment by artillery and air­ planes. The enemy retirement within the salient is reported to be greatly congested and great numbers of men nnd huge quantities of material are be­ ing cut off. In their smash forward the allies have torn to pieces eleven German di- visfons. Some of these are in such conation that they can be of little use to <he German command for a long time to come, and probably some of them can never be reformed. The allied casualties, it is reported, are not more than 6,000 for the three days, less than a quarter of the num­ ber of prisoners so far counted. This remartcapie situation is neueved to De due to the refusal of the Germans to counter-attack. ^ German Attacks Fail. With the American Army In France, Aug. 12.--The Germans have attacked the Americans along the Vesle three times within the last 24 hours. The Americans met these attacks with ma­ chine gun fire and in one case with hand-to-hand fighting. A third Ger­ man counter-attack netted the Ameri­ cans 80 prisoners. The three attacks made no material change in.the situa­ tion. Last Friday the Americans cap­ tured the- village of Flsmette» which ts a mile north of Fismea. President Tells .Operators and Worker̂ to S§eed Up Production. 4 U. S; Consul Reports Hostile Afr» Jivity by 4. Motesw. A/".<Aw •U *f flKSENtlMVAS»K BY t»0OPS Lenine Tells Gathering of Soviets in w SUte of Conflict Exists-- oreign Secretary Calls, ft "State of Defense." Ughthoufce Men at tharfes ̂ ton, s. Ci, Overcome , FUEL SCARCITY IS Executive in Proclamation Appeals to All Persons Engaged in Coal Min- i •• *o Take Prompt Action ' Wipe Out Menace. vVashington, Aug. 1& --r President Wilson, aroused over the, grave dan­ ger in the coal situation of the coun­ try and continuing decreases in pro­ duction, addressed a proclamation on Suudflty to all persons engaged in coal miing, calling for prompt and vigor­ ous action by operators and miners# The text Of the president's procla­ mation reads: "The existing scarcity of coal Is creating a grave danger--in fact, the mo^t serious which confronts us--and calls for prompt find vigorous action on the part of both oprators and min­ ers. Without an adequate supply our war program wlH be retarded; tha ef­ fectiveness of our fighting forces In France will, be lessened; the lives of our soldiers will be unnecessarily en­ dangered and their hardships in­ creased, and there will be much suffer­ ing in many homes during the winter. "I am well aware that your ranks have been seriously depleted by the the demands of other essentia! indus­ tries. This handicap can be over­ come, however, and sufficient coal cpn be mined in spite of it, if every one connected , with the Industry, from the highest official to the youngest boy, will give his best work every day for the full number of working hours. "The operators must be zealous as never before to bring about the high­ est efficiency "of management, to estab­ lish the best possible working condi­ tions and to accord fair treament to everybody, so that the opportunity to work at his best may- be accorded every workman. 'The miners should report for work every day unless prevented by un- vohlable cquses, and should not only stay in the mines the full time but also see to it that they get out more coal. "The other workers In and about the mines should work as regularly and faithfully, so -that the work of the miner muy not be retarded in any way. This will be especially neces­ sary from this time forward^ for your numbers may be further lessened by the draft, which will Induct into the army your fair share of those not es­ sential to industry. 'Those who are drafted hut who are essential will be given deferred classi­ fication, and it Is their patriotic duty to accept it. And it is the patriotic duty of their friends and neighbors to hold them in high regard for doing so. The only worker who deserves the condemnation of his community is the one who fails to give his best in this crisis, not the -one who accepts de­ ferred classification and works regu­ larly and diligently to increase, the coal output A great task is to he performed. The operators and their staff alone cannot do it, nor can the mine workers alone do it, but both parties, working hand in hand, with a grim determina­ tion to rid the country of its greatest obstacle to winning the war, can do It. It is with full confidence that I call upon you to assume the burden of producing an * ample supply of coal. You will, I am, sure, accept this bur­ den, and will successfully carry it through; and in so dtlng you will be performing a service just as worthy as service in the trenches, and will win the applause and gratitude of the whole nation. "WOODROWWILSOH. ' -The White House. Aug. £ f : b y Fumes. > -- U-BOAT SUNK BY DESTROYER LENINE READY TO Bolsheyik Soviet Organization Totter­ ing and Revolt Grows--Hun En- yoy Flees Moscow. London, Aug. 13.--The anti-bolshevik movement In Russia is growing rapid­ ly. the bolshevik Soviet organization having virtually gone to pieces. Nikolai Lenine, the premier, and Leon Trotzky, his war minister, intend to flee to Germany should the situation become too serious. The Petrograd newspaper, Isvestia, is quoted by a correspondent as stat­ ing that at several points "in that part of Russia not occupied by the ene­ my" counter-revolutionary movements have broken out In a number of tows. Copenhagen, Aug. 12.--The German embassy At Moscow will remove Imme­ diately to Pskov, owing to conditions in Moscow, according to advices iroxo Berlin. " ... • Basel, Aug. 9.--The reply of Prince JVIndlsch-Graetz, Austrian minister Without ^portfolio, to the charge of Count Tlsza, the Hungarian premier, that the burden of feeding the army > as being placed by Austria on Hun­ gary. maintains that, the Austrian harvest, being deficient, he had &r- TELLS OF HUN ATROCITIES U. S. Sailor, Formerly With Canadian Regiment in France, Relates Ex- ••periences to Jackie*. i: , ? Great Lakes, HI., Aug. 9.--John A. Dosier, seaman second class, of the Fifth regiment of the naval training /station here, ts a man you can't keep " out of the big fight Dozler enlisted in Am One Hundred and Thirteenth Ca- Scottish battalion in 1915. llodar took aetife part In tiie heroic ranged that Austria would hereafter bear her just share, and that when Hungary bore a part of the Austrian share, Austria would give compensa­ tion in raw and manufactured goods.3 The prince appealed to the populace, particularly the wealthy, to observe the strictest economy in order that the needs of the army might be met and that the arousing of bitterness among the working classes might be avoided. There is widespread discontent in the large Austrian towns by a recent rise of 116 per cent in the price of bread. fighting at* Vlmy Ridge and at the Somme. He tells with a catch in his voice of a bombing attack in which two of his "bunkiea" were captured by the Prussians and the horrOr that fol­ lowed. minutes later," he •ays, the Germans raised tWo huge crosses above their trenches, and hang- ing to them were our two comrades, who had been crucified. We sent a machine gun" volley over at our own two men and put them Brig. Gen. C. H. Cole of the Twenty- sixth division of the United States army in France, composed of New Erfgland National Guard troops, who have been Identified as participating In the great allied offensive. against the Germans. ' ' TO CONTROL PACKERS FEOERAL TRADE COMMISSION CHARGES CONSPIRACY. Recommendations Provide for Seizurs v of. Plants and Establishing Csn- , Wh0|eM(e Markets. Washington, Aug. 10.--Bitterly as­ sailing the great packing firms of Swift, Armour, Morris, Cudahy and Wilson for creating a "structure of conspiracy, control, monopoly and re­ straint," the federal trade commission, In a report to President Wilson, recom­ mends that Immediate steps be takon to give the government a monopoly over such portion of their business as ••will restore competition." This report has been In the hands of President Wilson since July 5, but, because of the serious charges made In connection with It, and the radical recommendations therein contained, It was not made public. Publication was authorized directly by the president. After declaring that producers, com. petltors and consumers are at the mercy of the packers the commission makes the following recommenda­ tions; First,-That the government acquire, through the railroad administration, all rolling stock used for the trans­ portation of meat animals and that such ownership be declared a govern­ ment monopoly.- Second, That the government ac­ quire, through the railroad commis­ sion, the principal and necessary stock yards of the country, to be treated a« freight depots, and to be operated under such conditions as will insure open, competitive markets, with uni­ form charges for all services per­ formed, and the acquisition or estab­ lishment of such additional yards from time to time. Third, That fte government acquire, through the railroad administration, nil privately owned refrigerator cars, and that such ownership be declared a government monopoly. Fourth, That the federal government acquire stich branch houses, cold storage and warehouses as are necessary to provide facilities for the competitive marketing and storage Of food products In the prin­ cipal centers of distribution and con­ sumption. The same to be operated by the government as public markets and storage places under such condi­ tions as will afford an outlet for all manufacturers and handlers of food products "on equal terms. AUTO BUILDING TO STOP War Industries Board tells Manufao* Work on Munimns This Year, f ashfngton, Aug. 12.--Manufactur­ ers of passenger automobiles were ad­ vised by the war industries board on Friday to convert their plants to 100 per cent war work not later than Janu­ ary 1. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce received the In­ formation in response to manufactur­ ers who volunteered to curtail 60 par cent. The letter In part follows: ' ^ "The war Industries boafd cannot at this time make any promise whatso­ ever regarding the supply to your In­ dustry of steel, rubber or Other .mate­ rials for any period in advance. We strongly believe that it is to the best interests of manufacturers of passenger automobiles to undertake to get on 100 per cent war work as rapid­ ly as possible, and not later than Janu­ ary 1, 1919. In no other way can yon be sure of the continuance of yoai* Industry and the preservation of your organization." Blg'tftiii Gun WS1I«M:J * * m Paris, Aug. 13.--The long-range can­ non with which the Germans have In­ termittently bombarded Paris for more than four months past have now been silent for two days. This fact may he explained by the allied advance.- Mine Sinks Hun Destroyer. London, Aug. 13.--A German de­ stroyer was sunk eighf miles off Zee- brugge, according to an official state­ ment issued by the admiralty. The statement says that the destroyer \\'jia sunk by striking a British mine. ^ Accuse Three Firms. Washington, Aug. 10.--Complaints charging attempts to force main­ tenance of resale prices were Issued against the Vortex Manufacturing com­ pany of Chicago and a New York and an Ohio concern. * ft ' ^ Louisiana for Vry Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 10.--Louisi ana has ratified the federal prohibition amendment. Ratification \va,s voted by the house, 69 to 51, following favorable action early in the week by the sen- Ex-Governor Kellogg Is Dead. Washington, Aug. 18.--William Pitt, Kellogg, formerly of Canton, 111., who served during the reconstruction period as United States senator from Louis­ iana, and as governor of that state, died at the age of eighty-eight. Aviator Uses Parachute. Fort Worth, Tex., Ann. 13.--Lieut. James H. Dale, St. Louis, aviation of­ ficer, made a successful 3,000-foot leap on Sunday with a parachute from an airplane at Taliaferro field, the third person to accomplish the feat. Minnesota Governor Upheld. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 12.--The Min­ nesota supreme court upheld the act of Governor Burnqulst and Adjt. Gen. W. F. Rhlnow, whip aged atate troops to reclose three saloons at Blooming Prairie, Minn., recently. misery at Vienna Must Pay Mors for Br*a& " Amsterdam, Aug. 12.--Full bread rations will be required in Vienna aft­ er next Sunday, but the price will ba raised 16 per cent, according to the Vienna correspondent of the Weser J Zeitung of Bre«p^ .< S C ,v'i i , Washington, Aug. 12.-~Co^sul Poole at Moscow has informed the state de­ partment that Lenine, the bolshevik premier, recently declared before a gathering of Soviets in Moscow that a state of war existed between the Russian government and the enteute allies. In response to questions from the allies' consuls, Tchltoherln, com­ missionaire of foreign affairs, said that the premier's statement need not be considered a declaration of war, but that It rather was a declaration of a state of defense on the part of Ros- ria, similar to the situation that ex­ isted at one time with Germany. The consul's report, received by ca- blq, gave the state department Its first official information confirming re­ ports that" the boishevikl were for­ mally characterizing as an act of war the operations of the allies' forces On the Murman coast. Tchitcherln's explanation was made publicly, the consul said, at the re­ quest of the allies' consuls. Mr, Poole also reported that In spite of denials of the authorities, the boishevikl were throwing obstacles in the way of the departure from Russia of British and French military representatives. From Archangel the state depart­ ment received word that the bolshe viki, upon hearing of the landing of allied troops at Onega had asked for an-explanation. Aviators of the al­ lies dropped propaganda In the city of Archangel, whereupon the boishe­ vikl evacuated the town before the al­ lied troops marched in. The British, French and United States consuls were arrested on August 3 by a detach­ ment of Caucasian cavulry, "for their protection," but as previously report­ er, were released upon the appear­ ance of the allied soldiers. Gen. Kikuzo Otana, one of Japan's most noted soldiers, has heen chosen to command, the Japanese section and will be the ranking officer of the ex­ pedition in Siberia by forfces ol the U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d i t s a l l i e s , ^ PLANS U. S. ARMY OF 5,000,000 General March Makes Statement to Senate Committee While Urging ;• »'/ Ti l Enactment of Draft BIlIC • '< "Wfehlngton, Aug. 9.---In tfl^png enactment of the administration man­ power bill extending draft ages from eighteen to forty-five years, General March on Wednesday told the senate military committee that the war de­ partment. plans an army of approxi­ mately 5,000,000 men to be raised a* soon as possible. - While realizing the importance of the measure. General March said he did not believe it necessary to recall congress before the present recess plan expires on August 24. Upon the suggestion of Senator Wadsworth that the draft system be extended to the navy. Senator Cham­ berlain announced that either Secre­ tary Daniels or Admiral Benson would be asked to appear before the com­ mittee to discuss the advisability of the subject. ' f ' Hi ^ 1 BUMPER GRAIN CROP FOR U. S. Wheat Will Exceed 1917 by 228,000,000 Bushel*--Corn Crop Damaged by Hot Weather. Washington, Ang. 10.--The United States' wheat production for the year is estimated In the monthly govern­ ment report at 878,000,000 bushels and the corn crop at 2,989,000,000 bushels. These figures are based on conditions reported on August 1. These estimates, if proved correct"at the harvest, mean the country will reap 170,000,000 bushels less corn than last year, but will make a gain In the wheat crop of 228,000,000 bushed. The corn crop last year totaled 3,150,000,- 000 bushels and the wheat crop only 650,000,000 bushels. Today's estimates show a falling off, fsom the estimates of a month ago, TTien crops of 3,100,000,000 bushels of cam and 891,000,000 bushels of wheat were predicted. x Other Important government fore­ casts today are: Oats, 1,428,000,000 bushels; barley, 282,009,000 bushels; rye, 76,700,000 bushels. Air Raid on Karlsruhe. London, Aug. 13.--An official com­ munication issued on Sunday by the air ministry announces that an air raid has been made on Karlsruhe and that there was an explosion. the Karlsruhe station. ' Find Hoarded Food in Indiana. Evansville, Ind., Aug. 13.--The home of Julius Throckman, ^wealthy citizen, was raided on Saturday and a deputy food administrator found several hun­ dred pounds of flour and sugar fleered In the house. Roosevelt Leaves for Mew YorRl Dark Harbor, Me., Aug. 12.--Former President Roosevelt brought his vaca­ tion on the Maine coast to a close, after a visit of two weeks with his daughter, Mrs. Richard Derby. With Mrs. Roosevelt he left for New York. Tower Falls, Three Men Killed. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 12.--Three men were killed and two were Injured In the collapse of a marine tower at a grain elevator on the river front here1. .The men were working In the towfer when it suddenly toppled over. Gen. Ysmael Montes, twice presi­ dent of Bolivia, the first* South Amer­ ican republic that declared war on Germany, who arrived in the United States on his way to France, where he will take ui> his duties as Bolivian minister. General Montes expressed himself as deHghted with the allied victory In France and voiced the hope that the Huns would soon be crushed. He won his military title while serving under his father, Clodo- mero Montes, in the war against Chile in 18*79. He Is the father of 12 chil­ dren, one of whom, Carlos, Is a stu­ dent In Coin el I university. YANKS TO SIBERIA TRQQJ?* FROM PHILIPPINB^AHE Ordered to Russia. ' Nucleus of American Army Will Be Twenty-Seventh and Thirty-First Regiments. Washington, Aug. 9.--MaJ. Gen. Wil­ liam S. Graves, comtiiuudlng the Eighth division at Camp Fremont, Cal., has been assigned to command Amert- ican troops ordered to Siberia, General March, chief of stalf, announced on Wednesday. The nucleus of the American forces sent to Siberia, he said, would be the Twenty-seventh and Thirty-first regu­ lar regiments on duty in the Philip­ pines, which would be supplemented by troops from the United States. No commander for the joint allied forces In Siberia has yet been select­ ed, General March, said nor the neces­ sary agreement of the appointment of such a commander formulated. The object of the expedition is con­ fined strictly to the announcement made recently by President Wilson, through the state department, the gen­ eral added, and is not for the pur­ pose of establishing an eastern front. No announcement as to#the sailing of the expedition or of General Graved will be made, but news of the arrival of the forces will be made pnblic prqmptly when received. TO EXEMPT MARRIED MEN Secretary Baker Urgea Change In Law So Registrants Need Net Classify 8elves. Washington, Aug. 12.--New regulations, under which the govern­ ment would do the selecting, are under consideration by the war department This was disclosed on Friday by Sec­ retary Baker, after he had appeared before the senate military committee \o urge prompt enactment of the act extending the age limits. He made It plain that he is not satisfied with the present system under which the regis­ trant must claim deferred classifica­ tion. Many with dependents hesitate for patriotic reasons to make such a claim. Hi? safd he wj^s inclined to the opinion tlsat the marriage relation will Itself constitute deferred classifica­ tion. He wishes to lay down a set of afeld^ior the registrant to answer and -then have,,roles take care of the c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . -- ' - v ' NO MORE V. S. VOLUNTEERS Baker artd Oanlets Act to Prevent Disruption of Industry Pending Disposition of New Draft Bill. Washington, Aug. 10.--Voluntary en­ listment In -the army and navy was suspended completely on Thursday to prevent disruption of industry pending disposition of the bill proposing to ex­ tend draft ages to Include all men be­ tween eighteen and forty-five years. Orders were issued by Secretaries Ba­ ker and Daniels directing that no more voluntary enlistments be accepted un­ til further orders. The orders were Issued after a con­ ference between Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels and were made pub- lft after President Wilson had visited the offices of both secretaries In the day. $500,000 Fire at Fresno! j*restio, Cal., Aug. 12. -Fire did Sf»00,000 here on damage «.»-• * , Friday afternoon, destroying half a block in the business district It •tarted in the KutUier-Uold&LciP cop- pany grocery. ° '-V •" geek Tax Evader In Canada. '1 Washington, Aug. 12.--To round up tax evaders among American citizens living In Canada a corps of specially trained revenue agents soon will be tent to Canadian communiUea iiear the border. $500,000,000 Bonds Voted. Newark, N. J., Aug. 10.--To finance extensions of Its operations Incident to the war and to discharge obligations, the Bethlehem Steel corporation vot­ ed to mortgage the entire property as security for a $600,000.000 bond Issue. Two Ships Sunk by U Boats. Washington, Aug. 10.--German sub­ marines operating off the French coast on August 3 sank the small American steamship Lake Portage nnd the Brit­ ish steamer Berwind. Lake Portage, 1,988 gross tons, was built last year. United States War Cmfif Usee Bombs to SinifSubmarine Off Virginia--Twelve Ships f D*stPO*wL V,' v< -t "j **&&&&, Aug. 14.~<rsldrW soned gas, a German submarine &t- tacked Smith island, off the No* Carolina coast Saturday. Six were overcome. The official announcement said th«f^ navy department received a d!spat<&\ from Charleston, S. C., that the attack^ with gas about five o'clock Suturdajg afterpoon temporarily "put out of busfc-t ness the coast guard station and light- - house personnel." The report goes o4»ll "About 40 minutes after the attadfc,? three large oil spots, each over an accwi^ In extent, were observed passing. ! ̂ "This oil, from which the" gas wafk^ no doubt generated, must have beesk released from a submarine in the cinity of the entrance to the chann^ with the hope that it would come with the tide, but the tide fortunatelj set along the island. "Report was made to Colonel Chas coast artillery corps, Fort Caswell, I C., by Captain Willard of the Smlt Island coast guard after the effects c the gas were noted. Six men wei gassed. No deaths. "The gas had the effect of mus gas and was effective about 36 or minutes. "The Incident was reported by Co|, onel Chase to the naval district conf* mander. Smith's Island Is off th|?i mouth of the Cape Fear river, near thjir entrance of the channel tp Wllmin# ton, N. C." The German submarine operating oifcj the Virginia coast was attacked by afc American destroyer, whlcfi used ,l|V depth bombs in an effort to get tl# raider. The submarine did not r^ appear and oil was noticed on the face of the sea, German submarine raiders operai Ing off the Atlantic coast have dtff stroyed three more vessels, t^e navl department announced. The Britisl steamer Penistone of 4,139 gross ton| was torpedoed 100 miles east of Nai£t tucket lightship Sunday morning; th#* Swedish steamer Sydland, of 3,63|.t gross tons, was sunk by bombs Aut 8 100 miles southeast of Nantucket and an American schooner, reported i the Herman Winter but not yet def nitely Identified, was destroyed by gui fire Sunday 200 miles east of Nevi| * York. All members of the crew of thir " Sydland were reported saved, but th#f navy's dispatches did not clear up th%| fate of the crews of the Other vei||"§ eels. The Panistone and Herman Winter " were sent down in the vicinity o§ £ Georges bank, off the Massachusetts coast, where a submarine came to thl surface Sunday in the midst of a fleet of American fishing vessels, nine which were destroyed. 'iS! ALLIES AID CZECHO-SLAVS / • Bolaheviki j Flee to Kronstadt--Feaf Army of 300,000--Hun Policy . . . f o i « i n e m c • ; * . f f . Sndilf' iWg. 14.--Britfetf afta'Ap- "< anese troops which were landed at | Vladivostok have joined the Czechoij||: Slovak forces who are fighting against^ German control in Siberia. The Brltj ft Ish troops are co-operating with th^E | Slav army on the Usurl river," abonfel 120 miles north of Vladivostok. With the increase of Czecho-Slova%iJ and other armed anti-bolshevik force*. In greater itussla to more than 300,00<f| f men. Premier Lenine and iils forelgii / secretary, Leon Trotzky, have fied!:|. from Moscow to Kronstadt, the naval base near Petrograd, according to ^ ,-v dispatch by the semi-official Wolff bu# | reau at Berlin. f | The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger state#; | that the entire bolshevik governmen|^g win be moved to Kronstadt. Commenting On the removal of Doe®8^ tor Helfferich, the German ambassaf* dor, from Moscow to Pskov because h feared for his life, the Berlin Vossisch Zeitung says: "Moscow is in the hands of anti German elements and the followers the social revolutionists of the. left This would show that the bolshevlkf^ rule at Moscow is at an end, and thio­ ls the case not only at Moscow but li^fc; the greater part of Russia, if not iif| the whole Russian empire. "This throws a vivid light on th^, failure of the German policy East." . ' " • • fV Western Union Raises Pay. ̂ New York. Aug, 14.--Announcemen Of a general increase of 10 per cenf ' In wages to all employees of the Westf?" era Union Telegraph company belongfS Ing to the association recently organf- t laed by the company was made here* Heavy Tax on Soft Drinks. Washington, Aug. 14.--A 10 per cen<jg>^ tax on all soft drinks sold by manufac? £ turer or producer and a tax of from to 2 cents on soda fountain drinks werq I written into the $8,000,000,090 rex$iradN|r. bill by the house committee. , -- Plyer Finds Negro ilaynf Dewey, Okla., Aug. 14.--After N^/ Willow, a negro, had shot and killedL^ Chief of Police Mull and escaped he was discovered In the town by a local aviator. His signals brought a and the negro Was captured. ' -? • f 'J%jt^LjZkig± Ik a' Forbids Liquor "Sale oil Tramtt. Washington, Aug. 14.--Sale of liquotfv In railroad stations or on railroad^ trains is forbidden by Director Gen** eral McAdoo in an order effective im* mediately and appljji|)g.to^.Un^JW|l^^-^ „der government controL • •' • o ^ iS\ .'q