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TOWNS IN ON ST. QUENTIN Wevepe, St Emilie anil Harrfn* court Wood Captured by rrr. Haig's Forces. TAKE 19,000 HUNS IN WEEK *• (v>-* % ::r. '&¥•- v.- , f^tnek .Take Village of Mennewta/»nd '% .Penetrate the Northern Fringexof « St, Gobain Forest--Franco-U. ; 8. Troops Drive Foe Over Ajsne. London, Sept. 10.--Field Marshal iiaig announces an advance of about a mile in the direction of La Catalet. The British attacked over a four-mile front from Ha vriu court wood to Kpeny, and drove forward to and oc­ cupied the defensive system from which they retired last March. Gou- seacourt wood was captured and the high ground overlooking the village of- that name. The British report mentions strong - enemy counter-attacks at many plaices, all of which were repulsed. Huns Turn on British. Furious fighting developed along the St. Quentin front, as well as far­ ther south in the region of the St. Gobain forest, where the Germans, at hay along the Hindenburg line, are re- . acting violently witli a great concen­ tration of artillery and machine guns. Pause in'Drive Near. With the Germans practically back tn The Hindenburg line and the allies' armies worn by the rapid advance and heavy fighting of the last week. It is believed a pause In the offensive is due. Heavy storms are sweeping the battlefields, retarding the forward movement of supporting artillery. The heavy guns, it is pointed out, are in­ dispensable in dte attack on so strong • position as the Hindenburg line. St. Quentin is, however, in reach of long range guns, and the shelling is bound to interfere with the -enemy's troop and supply movements from that great base. British Hammer Lines. ,«t. Generally speaking, the British armies are now about five miles away from the center of the Germans' much boasted defense system. The Germans are having a most un­ comfortable time, for the British guns. In addition to laying their shells on the Germans between the British infantry positions and the Hindenburg line, are vigorously hammering the enemy's rear. The British artillery, firing on the forward enemy areas, has created great havoc. Where the British troops have ad­ vanced they have at many times come upon patches of ground where torn bodief of men, broken machine guns, dented helmets, equipment, cartridge cases and clips are all mixed up to­ gether as though they had passed through some gigantic mangle. French Cross Crozat Canal. Paris, Sept. 10.--With the allies im­ mediately before or approaching the Hindenburg line, the enemy is begin­ ning to react more violently with his artillery. Nevertheless the French are pushing ahead in the region where the line has not yet been attained and are hardly five miles from St. Quentin, their guns following the infantry up speedily. The war office statement •uys that north of the Somme French troops have advanced in the direction of Clastres and have occupied La Motte farm, famous for fierce combats last year. French troops also have crossed the Crozat canal near Liez, three miles southwest of Vendeuil, and eight de­ tachments are operating close to La Fere. Two strong German counter-attacks were repulsed in the Laffaux region, northeast of Soissons, where the Chemin des Dames is menaced. The French took 80 prisoner* belonging to live different regiments. The Germans are hurriedly strength- Ming their defenses around Laon, ac- r cording to La Liberie. . * On the British IJront the advance, it Is pointed ^out, has entirely freed Amiens from gunfire, the only attacks M this base line being by airplanes. Fresh Troops Arrive. American Headquarters Befaeen the - JUlette and the Aisne, Sept. 10.--The ; French and American troops have evi­ dently reached a line beyond which the enemy considers they cannot be allowed to advance with safety to his defenses, and he has thrown himself against this new line with an energy jr-lrhich discloses the arrival of fresh troops. zPhr'-- British Capture 19,000, J London, Sept. 9.--More than 19.000 % ; prisoners were taken by the British in France during the first week of Sep- KAISER'S CROWN AT STAKE ,; Chancellor Von Hertilng Tells Prus- ? alan Lords the Day of Social Caste Has Past. t. Amsterdam, Sept. 6.--Chancellor von ; :Hertilng spoke as follows at the open­ ing discussion in the Prussian upper „ . house of the franchise reform ques- ..IJon: •V "I fully appreciate the scruples re- n * yarding the introduction of general, • . equal suffrage, but at the present time tember, Field Marshal Haig announces In his report. Capture by the British of Vlllevegue, six miles west of St. Quentin, St. Emi­ lie, six miles west of Le Catalet, and the greatest part of Harrincourt wood, is reported in the official communica­ tion from Field Marshal Haig. Six Miles From St. Quentin. With the capture of the villages of Vlllevegue and St. Emilie, announced hy Field Marshal Haig in his early re­ port, the British have moved their lines to within six miles and a quarter west of St. Quentin (at Vlllevegue) and five and a half miles of Le Cate- let (at St. Emilie), the town in the main Hindenburg defense line half* way between St. Quentin and Cain- bra i. Capture of these places 'marked fur­ ther progress of nearly two miles on both wings of the attacking line front­ ing the St. Quentin-Le Catelet sector. Harrincourt wood is tlie formidable nattiral position which has been hold­ ing up the British advance for , days astride the Bapauuie-Cambrai 'high road. • • V French in St. Gobain Forest. Paris, Sept. 9.--French troops have captured the village of Mennessis, about four miles north of Tergnier, and on the St. Quentin caanl. Further south they have penetrated to the northern fringe of the St. Gobain for­ est, up to the outskirts of the village of Servais, according to the French com­ munication. '. . . Allies Reach Hindenburg Line. The retirement of the Germans has brought the allies practically to the Hindenburg line from Ypres to Reims. That defense, however, has been over­ run by the allies in the north. In the south the French have punctured the line to the est of tSt. Gobain. There are indications that the German com? mand has lost hope of being able to stand at this , defense system this win- ter. French Move on Le Fere. Paris, Sept. 9.--The allied advance continues alocg the entire front in the direction of Cambrai, St. Quentin, La Fere, Anizy-Le-Chateau and the Chem-"" in des Dames. General Humbert's army still con­ tinues its pressure agains|- Le Fere. The operation toward the encirclement of the St. Gobain forest are giving the allies a strong- position. Yanks Reach Aisne. With the French Armies in the Field, Sept. 6.--French reconnoitering par­ ties east of Soissons advanced to the ltlver Aisne north of Breuelle and Chassemy. Further east advanced Franco-American elements"reached the Canal Lateral, which runs along the south bank of the Aisne, and are fac­ ing the positions on the north bank from which the Germans are firing machine guns. General Mangin's forces, after re pulsing two violent counter-attacks launched by Prussian guards against the Mont cfes Tombes, made further progress east of Lettilly, northeast of Soissons. Yanks Win South of Aisne. Fferis, S^pt. 7.--South of the Aisne the American troops have made fur­ ther progress in the region of Villers- en-Prayeres and Revillon. The French advance east of the Canal du Nord at some places has reached a; depth of more than ten kilometers. ' French Win Town of Ham. Paris, Sept. 7.--The French have oc­ cupied all their old trenches along the whole of the front to the north of the Aisne river, and also have captured the towns of Ham and Chauny in the salj- ent southwest of St. Quentin, says the official communication. British Win on Wide Front. London, Sept. 7.--An advance of two to seven miles over a front of nearly twenty miles east of Peronne Is reported by Field Marshal Haig as the result of a terrific blow delivered by Australian and English troops. Although the Germans at most places fought, with desperation, the renewed onslaught forged steadily ahead on the southern end of the Brit­ ish line with little pause. At last reports from the front the British were still driving ahead, sweeping aside resistance, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, and taking* many prisoners. British Take Ten Villages. The general line of the British posi­ tions, as given by Field Marshal Halg's report, Is Nurin, south of Pincourt, Vraignes, and Monchy-Legache. It is unofficially reported that Quivieres, south of Monchy, has been taken-by the British. Two of the villages around which there was hard fighting are Nurin and Templeux La Fosse, northeast of Pe­ ronne. All told, some ten villages were won by this advance, which brings the British to within Jess than ten miles of St Quentin. Tanks Push Ahead. Attention frequently has been called to the Somme, Canal du Nord, and Tortllle water line as being a check to the progress Of tanks. This check now has been overcome, and, except in the north, there Is now on water line between the entente allies &nd the Hindenburg line. >A^/VW\aaa/WWVWV> these scruples must give way. "My honest conviction Is that with this serious question the protection and the preservation of the crown and the dynasty are at stake. "Therefore, endeavor to find a road that leads to an understanding. "The government considers its task is tcr bring to fulfillment the royal pledge expressed in the July message. "As all the sons of the fatherland are defending the fatherland, there now Is no question of social discrim­ ination at the next election.*? Wilson Issues Order to Conserve Urain, Fuel and! s \ Labor. • Attempt to Delay Nationwide Prohl- bitlon Until 1920 Fails--M^nufac- ^^turera of Soft Drinks tft •' '0®t Less FueL Washington, Sepfe 9.--Manufncture of Leer in the United States will be prohibited after December^ next as a war measure. The; food administration announced" on Friday that the manufacture of beer and other malt liquors "will be prohibited after December 1, as a war measure. ' This announcement said the deci­ sion had been reached at conferences between President Wilson and repre­ sentatives of the fuel, food and rail­ road administrations and the war in­ dustries board. Immediate suspension of the purchase of grains for malting purposes was ordered. The $12,000,000 emergency agricul­ tural appropriation bill with Its rider for nations' prohibition frpra next July 1 until the American armies are de­ mobilized after the end of the war was passed by the senate without a roll call. ' Before final passage of tfife measure the senate voted, 45 to 8, to retain the prohibition rider. A final effort to postpone the effective date of the dry legislation to December 30, 1919, was defeated. - • The bill now goes to the house, and, because of the many amendments In­ serted by' the senate, it undoubtedly will be sent to conference. Prohibition leaders, however, expect' the house to agree to the dry rider, so that there will be no possibility of changes being made by the senate and house mana­ ge™. Senators voting against retaining the dry legislation in the bill were Brande- gee of Connecticut, Gerry of Rhode Island, Phelan of California, Pome- rene of Ohio, Ransdell of Louisiana and Underwood of Alabamn. After passage of the- bill fhe senate con­ ferees--all regarded friendly to the legislation--were appointed: Gore of Oklahoma,. Smith of South Carolina. Smith of Georgia, Kenyon of Iowa and France of Maryland. How long the bill would be In conference was re­ garded doubtful. President Wilson's death decree for beer was based upon the need of con­ serving grain for stock feed, the sup­ ply of which has been diminished by drought, of conserving fuel, of lessen­ ing the transportation* burden of the railways .and of diverting the labor of nonessential Industry to uses Inciden­ tal to the conduct of the war. As a result of the president's action, the supply of malt liquors Is likely to be exhausted before the country goes bone dry, July 1, under the terms of the "war prohibition" bill. The manufacturers of soft drinks and other beverages and the bottlers of mineral waters are also warned that they also will suffer curtailment of fuel and containers. Breweries and other plants thus put out of business^ will be utilized by the government so far as possible for war purposes. Senator Lewis Among Those : Who Landed Safely From 1 the Mount Vernon. WAS ATTACKED OFF FfiAHCE One or our new origaaier generals Is Frank D. Webster, who graduated from West point in 1889 and has been tn the,Infantry branch. He also Is a gradunte from the infantry and cav­ alry school and the army war college. General Webster is from Missouri. I. W. W. BOMB KILLS INFERNAL MACHINE EXPLODE8 IN CHICAGO FEDERAL BUILDJNG. MUST SPEED UP NEW DRAFT Selective Service Machinery to Be - Rushed So That Men Can Sent to Camp Next Month. Washington, Sept. 7.--Gen. Enoch Crowder, provost marshal general, said on Thursday that the national se­ lective service machinery must speed up operations immediately, to make It possible to get men from the new eighteen'to forty-five registration on the way to army cantonments by the end of October. Outlining changes In methods adopt­ ed to that end. General Cfowder said questionnaires would go out to regis­ trants before the drawing has been conducted to determine their order of call, and that local boards would be urged to begin classification Immedi­ ately. U-BOAT SINKS U. S. SHIP Five Members of the Civilian Crew of the Steamer Lake Owens 4_ost. Washington, Sept. 9.--The navy de­ partment was Informed that the Amer­ ican steamer Lake Owens had been sunk by a submarine. Five members of the civilian crew are reported lost. The steamer, an army cargo carrier of 2.308 tons, was sent down by gun­ fire in foreign waters September 8. All members of the naval guard were saved. lERARD SEES HUNS REVOLT 1 les8 flgbting they will say to their nil ers: 'We gave you everything; Former Ambassador to Germany Be- • • I lavas Teutons Will Turn on Kil­ ler After the War. Chicago, Sept. 6.--James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Germany, was the guest at a luncheon at the Audi­ torium hotel for tht war service edi­ torial conference of the. business, trades, class and technical publica­ tions. "When the Germans come back p.,pt tr.niches after jreara of fruity you gave 'us nothing. We handed over to you the rule of Germany, and in return you»promised us the conquest of the world. You failed, and we are going to throyr you out,' » he said. "Let "us make it as uncomfortable as possible for Germany after the war. This Is no time to talk peace. The only kind of peace that they can understand Is the kind of peace that will make the kai­ ser wake up some morning to see the Ufcited States flag flying in Ttorii^•» U. 8. Army to Equal Enemy. Washington, Sept. 10.--Next spring, says an official dispatch from France, the American army alone will be equal to the German army, and the latter will then have to face not only this gigantic Iprce, but the British and French. Thirty Peraohs Are Injured--Fifty 8uapects Held by U. S. Govern­ ment Officials. Chicago, Sept. 6.--A bomb placed in­ side the entrance to the federal build­ ing and post office here on Wednes­ day afternoon exploded with tern fie "violence, killing four persons and In­ juring thirty. Among the dead were a woman and a sailor. This toll of death and Injury was the vengeance of the L W. W. for the conviction and prison sentences of 97 of their number who conspired to block the government's war program. I'lie trial was held in the federal building. Definite blame for the outrage was placed upon the organization by Phil- 'lip J. Barry, acting head of the de­ partment of justic^ in Chicago. Hun­ dreds of federul operatives and Ameri­ can Protective league members were sent out to round up every known L W. W. Fifty suspects were brought in, among them men who were said to have made threats against the .govern­ ment after the trial. The force of the explosion was ter­ rific and many.ot those hurt were out­ side or near the building at the time. Two horses standing near the entrance to the building were killed. Windows In nearby buildings were shattered. William D. Haywood, lender of the I. W. W. pnd under a 20-year sentence, was In the building awaiting action on his appeal for bond at the time. He-was Immediately seized by the offi­ cers and Questioned. He denied that any members of his organization could hnve placed the bomb. CZECH VICTORY IN RUSSIA Hold Railway From, Olovyaniui to Ptmza--Open Way to Haar^jl^F' the Country. " Jr Vladivostok, Sept. 10.--The Japanese military staff has been informed that the Czecho-SIovaks hold the railway from Olevyanna to Penza. It Is now apparent that the unex­ pected climax In* the Czeeho-Slovpk break through was due partly to the allied advance toward Khabarovsk,, which caused the transfer of a large bolshevik force from Lake Baikal to1 ward Khabarovsk. The weakened front then collapsed under the Czech pressure from the west, and General Semenoff's pressure from the east. The oppoortunlty Is now presented of the allies taking advantage of the strategical points In the hands of the Czechs to move into the heart of Rus­ sia, where considerable re-enforce- iuents from loyal Russlfth elements are certain, and striking a stunning blow at Germany. " ATTACK ON U. S. TRANSPORT Mount Vernon Torpedoed by U-Boat While Homeward Bound--Reaches French Port Safe. Washington, Sept. 9.--News reached the navy department on Friday that the American transport Mount Vernon, homeward bound, had been torpedoed by an enemy submarine 200 miles off the French coust, but had turned back and arrived safely at a French port. The Mount Vernon formerly was the North German Lloyd liner Kron- princessin Cecelle. It had no military unit on board and Is supposed to have carried only a small number of civil* ians lu addition to the crew. Plynn After Box-Car Thieves. Washington, Sept. 10.--William 3T. Flynri. former chief of the secret serv­ ice, was appointed chief of the railroad administration's secret service to di­ rect the work of detectives in round­ ing up freight thieves. Rush Liberty Motors.' Washington, Sept. 9.--The country's output of Liberty motors---more than 800--during the past week, broke all previous records, the house military af­ fairs committee was Informed by Gen­ eral March, chief of staff. J- I. W. W.'a Given 28 Yeara. , Rfrckford, HI., Sept. 9.--Roy DeiBp- sey of Rockford and Allen Wilson, both I. W. W. leaders, were sentenced to 25 ye^rs at Leavenworth peniten­ tiary by a court-martial at Camp Grant. They refused to don uniform*. Gives Flag to "Devil Dogp.* Washington, Sept. 10.--The Seven­ teenth regiment of marines, which soon is to Join the "Devil Dogs" fighting In France, has been presented with a standard of colors by Secretary Dan­ iels at Quantico, Va. Hues-German Pact Ratified. Amsterdam, Sept. 10.--The Instru­ ments of ratification of the Russo-Ger- man supplementary treaty were ex­ changed by Russian and German rep­ resentatives, according to an official dispiytch from Berlin. - ' « 1 1 y Americans<,Out of Russia." Washington, Sept. 7.--American con­ suls, members of allied missions and civlllaq refugees who recently left Russia on a special train have crossed safely Into Finland. This word came from Consul Ilaynes at Helsingfors. Former German Liner Was Torpedoed h^ U-Bont While Homeward 3 * f bound--Returned Safely 'fJ . •v ' : .'V> ' '• to port. .• **' •, \ 11 Washington, * Sept. i 10.--Thirty-five persons, principally members of the Mreroom crew of the O. 53. S, Mount Vernon, formerly the . German liner Kronprinzessin Cecille, were killed when the ship was struck by a torpedo Thursday last, 200 mll6s off the French coast, It was announced on Sunday by the navy department.- The official announcement state* that Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois was one of the passengers re­ turning from Europe, and if among those reported safely landed. The Mount Vernon is one of the great German ships taken over by the United-States, and has been used as a transport. She was on her return to the United States when striick. _ The official dispatch from Vice Ad­ miral Sims, however, states: "The torpedo struck the ship on the starboard side, flooding No. 4 flreroom, but the extent of the damage is not stated." ', " v; The Mount Vernon has an interest­ ing history. As the Kronprinzessin Cecille she was a well-known liner plying between the American and Eng­ lish and French ports. On her last attempted voyage to Cherbourg and Plymouth, she was caught- at sea by the declaration of war against Ger­ many. She had on board a consign­ ment of gold bars and coin valued at $12,000,000 for account in Europe. She was lost for several days and it was supposed tha1\ she had been captured by one of the cruisers of the British North Atlantic squadron. However, she was maneuvered out of sight and took advantage of a fog to dash back to^the United States coast. She loomed out of a fog one morning on Bar Harbor and got safely within the three-mile limit of th*s United States. Following are the names and ad­ dresses of men from the central West who were killed: Peter Joseph Bergemantt, fireman, second class, Madison, Wis.; Daniel" Terrell, fireman, second class, St. Joseph, Mo.; Gustaf Oscar Green, flre- n\pn, first class, Minneapolis, Minn.; Lion Heath, fireman, second class, Hinckley, Minn.; Frederick R, Huff­ man, fireman, third class, Newberry, Ind. BAKER IS IN FRANCE AGAIN Secretary, Accompanied by Gorgae and0 John D. Ryan, Made Tri|} ojv •U. A -Army Transport,. Washington, Sept. 10.--Secretary of War Newton ©. Baker has arrived safely In France, the war department announced on Sunday. He was ac­ companied by a party of war depart­ ment officials. The secretary's trip, the second he has made to Europe this year, wa» .made aboard a transport which car? ried the usual qqota of United Stated troops. The secretary was accompanied by John D. Ryan, second assistant sec­ retary of war (director of aeronaut­ ics) ; Maj. Gen. W. C. Gorgas, sur­ geon general of the army; Rrlg. Gen. Frank T. Hines, chief of the embark­ ation service, and Lieut. Col. George H. Balrd, military aid, t<> the secretary of war. The object of the visit is accelera­ tion and high-power expansion in war munitions and men. Mr. Ryan went over with the exact knowledge of the aircraft production capacity of this country, and he and Mr. Stettjnins will be able to advise General'Pershing just what may be expected, and when. In, the way of the required number of machines for thQ ultimate American army of from 4,- 000,000 to 5,000,900 men. Many U. 8. Men Wounde4,\ Washington^ Sept. 10.--Under k rie% policy of reporting casualties in the American expeditionary forces adopt* ed by the war department, the names of the men wounded will be sent to the United States by courier twice a week, and only the names of the dead and missing will be cabled by General Pershing when the system Is fully in effect. In making this announcement Gen­ eral March, chief of staff, said General Pershing has not heretofore sent in the names of men slightly wounded. Turkey Protects Americana. Washington, Sept. 7.--Turkey has ordered the commander of the forces in Persia to see that no Americans are molested, according to a statement by the minister of foreign affairs at Con­ stantinople to the Swedish charge. U. 8. Takes Fordham University. New York, Sept, 10.--Fordham uni­ versity was taken over by the govern­ ment. Fully 3,500 men, ranging in age from eighteen to forty-five, will be put through a course leading to alrmy com­ missions. $689,566,135 War Stamps SoMf. Washington, Sept! 10.--the trensnry department has received $669,566,- 135.07 in cash for the sale of War Sav­ ings stamps. This represents a total maturity value of approximately. $804,- 706,985. - 8on of Senator Ends Llfa. Washington, Sept. 9.--Lieut. F. H oil Is of the army aviation corps, who committed suicide in Dayton, O., where he was stationed, was a son of Senator Hollls of New Hampshire, who is on his way to France. Woman Slain by Half-Breed. Theodore, Saskatchewan, Sept, ft-- Mrs. Edward Beatty, wife of the chief foregt ranger here, Is dead, following an attack made on her by Barney Bellecourt, a lmlf-breed, who kidnaped H twelve-year-old daughter. President Says Duties in Wash* . ; inflton WHI Not Permit ̂ Him to Leave. c CHANCE TO SPEAK Andrew Hero, Jr.. one of the recent ly appointed brigadier generals of the American army, was'bprn la Louisiana in 1868, graduated from the Military academy in 1891 and advanced through the intermediate grades in the artillery branch. He graduated from the artil- Jery school in 1896. PIRATE CAPTAINS DIE VSNGEANQB FIND8 COMMANDERS OFCERMAN SUBMARINE*. One Hundred and .Fifty of Listed by the Britiah Admiralty. Theiii liondon, Sept. 7.--Although the Brit­ ish government does not Intend to adopt the practice of giving proof of official utterances made by Its minis­ ters, it has been thought desirable to print in newspapers the names of the commanding officers of 150 German submarines which have been disposed of. This Is In 'order «to substantiate the statement of Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons that "at least 150 of these ocean pests have been destroyed." A majority of the 150 officers men­ tioned are dead. > Some are prisoners of war, and a few are interned ip neu­ tral countries where they took refuge. Among the officers named are: Kapltan Lieutenant Schwelger, who, while In command of the-U-20, torpe­ doed the Lusltanla In! May, 1915. The U-20 was lost on the Danish coast in 1916, but Schweiger survived and, was In command of the U-80, which was lost with all hands in September, 1917. Kapltan Lieutenant Paul Wagen- fukr, who sank the .steamer Belgian Prince July 31, 1917, and drowned 40 of the crew, whom he had ordered to .line up on the submarine's deck when the U-boat was about to submerge. His submarine, the U-44, was sunk with all hands about a fortnight later. Kapltan Lieutenant Rudolph Schnel- den, who torpedoed the steamer Arabic in- August, 1915. The statement .s&yt^"It Is significant that the authors of particularly atro-»' clous crimes have expiated them speed­ ily after their commission. WILSON SAVES 10 NEGROES Death Sentences Commuted to Llfa Imppiao^fnt--Six Other 'Is' *% ""' ^| ' i -V ' " Wa^hlrij^tonf Sept. o.--Seatli Sfei- tences of ten negro soldiers who par­ ticipated in the riot at Houston, Tex., August 23, 1917, have been commuted to life imprisonment by President Wilson. f Tljls action, anhounced on Wednes­ day by the warm department, concludes the cases of 29 negroes given the death penalty for their part in the riot. Thir­ teen were executed, and the president was called, upon to review the findings in 16 cases. In six other cases the president af­ firmed the death sentences because the condemned men had been found guilty of having deliberately and With great cruelty murdered citizens. OFFERS REWARD FOR YANKS Qne Hundred Doiiatt a Head Ottered by Hun Officer for American ° Captives. With the American Army in Lor- rairite, Sept. 6.--Orders captured by American troops In the Toul sector and signed by the commander of a German division offer a reward of 400 marks ($100) to the German soldier bringing In the first American prisoner. The German commander is apparently un­ usually anxious, for In another order he threatens to send an entire regi­ ment out on patrol If It contin&es to fall to produce any American prison- era. _ .' • Lieutenant Touch a rd la Dtlj&v. Toronto, Ont., Sept. 9.--Lieut G. F. Touchard, an instructor in the royal air force at Camp Borden, died sud- denlv in a hospital here after an op­ eration for an abscess on the brain. He was a prominent tennis playoff. SemenofT Beats Red ArmyJ • Harbin, Sept. 9.--General SemenOir, at the head of the antiboishevlk forces in Siberia, is following up his success in capturing the Borgia station on the Trans-Siberian line near the ManAn- rlan-Transbalkal border. Trotzky Heads War Council. _ Copenhagen. Sept. 7.-Leon Trottfcy, the bolshevik minister of war, has been elected president of the Russian su­ preme war council at a meeting of the Soviet executive committee, according to a .Berlin Wolff bureau dispatch. Five Avtatore -Bomb" Chicago. Chicago. Sept. 7.-The five Ameri­ can aviators of the "flying circus» making a cross-country tour flew into the city from Ashburn field and dr- c5Sl "ver tl.« loop. The, "bomb*!- tfee etty *i|h war show tickets. '-m Hoped and Planned to Tour Country P 6© Ha Could Discuss Great Undo**" ***- \ taking Which Has Made • ^ Loans Necessary. Washington. Sept, Ik--PmtMeat Wilson, in announcing' on Monday that he had abandoned definitely plans for a trans-continental tour for the fourth Liberty loan, said he was caiwineed that It was not right for him to be absent from Washington for more than a day or two at a time whUe the war continues. . The president said he keenly felt J ":i the privation of being confined to the capital, but that it was impossible for him to deal with Important war ques- % tlons by telegraph or at a distance ^ from sources of information which ex- . ist only here. " ' ; "I had hoped, and had even begun * * to plan," the president said, "a trip to the western coast and back in con- nectlon with the campaign for the fourth Liberty loan, not because I be- f . * lieved that the country had any need of being stimulated to subscribe to that loan by anything that I could say, but because I coveted the opportunity," to discuss with my fellow citizens the great undertaking which has made such loans necessary and ih which our whole energy and purpose are enlisted. "It is the third or fourth time that I have tried to persuade myself that such a trip was possible for me with­ out serious neglect of my duties here, because I have keenly felt again and again the privation of being confined to the capital and prevented from having the sort of direct contact witli the people I am serving which would be of so much benefit and stimulation to me. "To my deep regret, I find that I must again give the idea up. The questions which come to me every day, many of them questions of the utmost delicacy and involving many critical matters, convince me that It Is not right for me to absent myself from Washington for more than a day or two a^ a time while the war con­ tinues. ' Questions concerning our dealings " with other governments In' particular, it is impossible for me to deal with by tefegraph or ct a dis­ tance from the many sources of infor­ mation which exist only here. "I should feel myself an unconsci­ entious public servant if I yielded, to my wish in this matter and took any chance of neglecting even' for a short time things that must be decided promptly and in the presence of all the facts." JAIL FOR DRAFT D0DGH& Amendment Designed Ip Reach Evad* aft and Punish Disloyal Tall|> •.'•r"/ ' Passed by Senate. - .. Washingtoq, Sept. 11.--An amend­ ment to the espionage act designed to reach draft slackers and to punish disloyal talk was passed on Monday by the senate after brief debate and sent to the house. It fixes a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment or a fine of $10,000 or both, for making false reports or statements with Intent to interfere with the success of the United States Military or naval opera­ tions. The penalties would apply to whoever attempts to obstruct the sale of United States war securities or to whoever promotes insubordination, disloya'lty, mutiny or refusal to per­ form duty, or to those \Vho In any way Injure the United States in the prose­ cution of: the war. 4v - f» V- Ife:: U: S. SAILORS BEAT Bluejackets Help Allies Capture Near Archangel--Cut Way *;'* i Through Enemy. Archangel, Sept. 11.--A detachment of American bluejackets was among the allied forces fighting recently in the vicinity of Oberserekaya, which re­ sulted In the capture of the town. The Americans successfully extricat­ ed themselves from a dangerous pre­ dicament when surrounded by the en­ emy. The Americans' part of the expedi­ tion approached the town from the rear some time In advance of other forces moving In another direction. Completely surrounded, the Amer­ icans fought their way through, but found themselves imbedded In deep swamps through which they struggled for more than two days. Ferdinand Back in Sofia, vf - - ? Amsterdam, Sept. 11.--King nand of Bulgaria returned to Sofia" oi» 'v \ Sunday, according to a dispatch re- celved here from the Bulgarian capi- tal. Ferdinand had been undergoing" ; : treatment at Bad Nauheim, Germany. JX tfao of Gold Curtailed. Washington, Sept. 11.--To eons*¥v» gold for essential monetary purposes the government forbade issuance of gold bullion from the mints without license from the war Industries board or the treasury. "Palace" to Ba War Hospital. Washington, Sept. 11.--The waf partment announced that the Grand Central Palace, a big exhibition build­ ing in New York city, had been leased for use as an artay surglcal reconstruc­ tion hospital. V..'? - .I / * V"1! ii ? K % - , • H. iii ..'•LA- ! Ford Stops Car Production.' *•**'»' Detroit, Mich., Sept. 11.--ProductTdii of motorcars by the Ford Motor com­ pany has been suspended entirely. The move will enable the company to de­ vote its entire facilities to government Vb: