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♦ LONDON. Ann L'V O.otlfre;.
♦ .lours id \Val<- is tile first
♦ Mritish workingman t'> attain
♦ the rank m brigadier pm-ral.
♦ H♦ • enlisted in t h*- ranks at the
♦ heuinnhm <>t the war and has
O !•• • n st'• adi 1 > promo: »*d r \ er
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CALLED TO BIS
ETERNAL REST
BALTI.MORF. McL, Aug. 28.
United State*.- Senator Ollle M James
oi" Kentucks died here today, after fl
brief illness.
Ollie M. James was born in Uritten
den county, Kentucky. July 27, 1S71
and was educated in the common and
academic schools. He studied law ui
♦he c iflee of his Li her, L. I! James
a lid was admitted to the bar in 1 S*» 1
He was one of the attorneys for Gov
enior Goebel in his celebrated contest
lor the* Kentucky governorship. Sen
ator James was a delegate to several
national Democratic conventions, and
at the Denver convention of 1908 he
made a speech seconding the nomina
tion of William J Bryan for Presi
dent. He was elected to the Fifty
eighth. Fifty-ninth. Sixtieth. Sixty
first and Sixtv-second congresses, and
was nominated for United States sen
ator by the Democratic party of Ken
.ticky in tin state w ide* primary of
July V1. 1!' 1 1 Ho was elected to the
senate* for the* term of six years be
ginning March 1. 1912. Senator James
was permanent chairman of the* Dem
ocratic convention at Baltimore, in
1912, which nominated Woodrow Wil
son for President, and made* the
speech notifying him of his nomina
tion. lie was also permanent chair
man of the* St. Louis convention of
191 ti which renominated President
Wilson, and again made the speech
of notification.
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LONDON. \ug. 28.—Samuel Gom
pci's. president of the* American Fed
elation of Labor, and his party ol
labor representatives have arrived at
an Knglish port.
They are to hold conferences with
representatives of labor in the* allied
countries.
EMPRESS 0FMAN1
IS DANGEROUSLY ILL
LONDON. \ug. 28 The German
empres . who has been ill for several
days, i: becoming wo? • . according to
Berlin imports
ALLIES NOW OPERATING
ALL SIBERIAN RAILWAYS
I\’|)U\. Aug. *2S. [{enter’s reports state that on the
I ssuri front, north of Vladivostok, the Bolsheviki have re
tired six miles before the general allied advance. General Sem
enoff, the anti golsheviki leader, has crossed the Siberian fron
tier and retaken Matsievski station, west of the Manchurian
border, capturing prisoners.
Japanese troops are fighting the Bolsheviki near Dauria.
It is reported that the allies have taken over the operation
of all railways.
Heavy Losses Inflicted on the Teutons—
French Are Nearing Somme River and
Canal—Fall of Noyon Is Expected at
Any Minute,
A summary of the war situation issued bv the Associated
Press this afternoon is as follows:
• “The Germans in southern Picardy are retreating over a
wide front. 'The German front lias crumbled since the capture
of Rove. Tbe lines which have held back the French and Brit
ish for two weeks are giving way. Reports show that the
French lines are now less than three miles west of the Somme
river and canal.
Bapaume Is Part of “No-Man’s Land’’
“ Fvery means known to modern warfare is being used by
the enemy to stay the onrush of the British and French, but
the allied machine moves on. Heavy reinforcements have been
thrown into the fray by the Germans, mostly in the center
around Bapaume. The enemy’s one desire appears to he to
find a line where he can stand long enough to make an orderly
retreat.
“Among the ruins and shell craters of the old Somme bat
tlefield around Bapaume the < • pmmTg-tTff ’Mftf
resistance. Bapaume itself is now part of “no-man’s land.”
The ( ermans are clinging to every foot as long as possible.
There is great confusion behind their lines.
“Allied artillery, tanks and airplanes are inflicting In avv
losses on the Germans.”
Noyon Probably Captured
PARIS, Aug. L’A h is announced tlmt General ManginV
troops began crossing the Aihtte river toda>. Tlie Pi mm
have reoccnpie<| Mount Remind, two miles sbiitlivrsl of Xovon,
according' to l,e Temps, and are approaching Xovon. which
probably is now ill their pos-e-sjnn. This newspaper -ays tin
British have reenptured large dumps of ammunition w hich tin )
left behind last spring, and also immense quantities of (ierman
stores.
Thirty Villages Taken by French
An official statement says the French have occupied
Cliaulnes and continue their progress south of the Somme.
Since yesterday thirty villages have been taken by the French.
The (ierman retreat on the Somme battlefield has become
precipitate. The French First and Third armies at no point
are losing contact with the enemy, who is suffering terrible
losses.
French cavalry are harassing the retreating (iermaim in
the Cliaulnes region, hampering their withdrawal there. It X
reported that (ieneral Mangin’s army is crossing the Ailette
river.
Considerable British Advance in Flanders
LOXDOX, Aug. -_’s. The British forces east of Arras have
reached the outskirts of lluueourt, Rcniy, Boiry and Xotre
Dame. The Flanders line also has been advanced over a four
mile front.
Progress of the French
^jjjWyreiieh troops have taken Pont le Ycque, on the north side
W*n*'TTud ft-imWrmn Novon, and have captured
C’lianigny, three miles north of Soissons. Tin* French are said
to he on the outskirts of Juvigny, a mile and a half northerns*
of (’havigny.
Yesterday’s Bag of Prisoners
WITH THK BRITISH FnRt’FS. Aug. L’X The British
ear!v this morning raptured 'I’rones wood, north ot the Somme.
The Canadians there advnneed astride the Somme yesterday
and ruptured two thousand (ierman prisoners.
RED CROSS LOOKS AFTER
AMERICANS
DUPLIN. Vug. L’K. A American
Red Cross committee has been
formed in Dublin and has opened com
i fortable rooms for tin* benefit of
wounded American soldiers and sail
ors in hospitals in tin* Dublin district.
The opening ceremony was performed
by tin* vice president. Lady Dories, in
the absence of the president, the
Counte of (Iranurd, formerly Miss
Ogden Mills
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Times classified ads get the results.
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\< MiAl.KS. Aug. L’S.- In a two hours' battle with armed
i Mexicans, who fired across the border from Nogale'-, Mexico,
three American soldiers were billed and twenty eight were
! wounded. It is estimated that the Mexican rasuaitbs were be
tween one hundred and fifty and two hundred.
The battle started at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
continued until 7but some sniping was indulged in until
late in the evening, when the Mexicans hoisted a white tlag.
The trouble is said to have begun w hen Mexican immigrn
tion officers attempted to pass mie of their countrymen across
the border illegally. The American cavalrymen puisid'd the
Mexicans across the border.
Trouble Has Been Terminated
A conference of American and Mexican officials was In Id
| today, at which an agreement was reached by which tlm
I trouble has been terminated, and which is expected to prevent
\ further occurrences of a similar nature.
Revised estimates of the Mexican casualties late today
place them at fifty, of whom fifteen were killed. No American
can cross to the Mexican side of the border.
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WORLD'S BASEBALL SERIES
: STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY
CINCINNATI. Aug. 28—Provost
I Marshal General Crowder has given
, formal permission for the world’s
I championship baseball series to te
); lived, starting September 4.
GERMANS AND RUSSIANS
SIGN MORE TREATIES
COPENHAGEN, Aug 28—It Is re
ported that German and Russian plan
tpotenttarios on Tuesday signed throe
treaties supplementary to the Brest
Litovsk treaty.
ALLIES DESTROY
LONDON. \u • L‘s (OH'miall
Yesterday British airmen dropp'd
twenty ox and one halt tons of ex
plosives on enemy territory and de
f roved four hostile airplanes and
shot down three Orman balloons.
No BriNsh ma hines are mi o:i -.
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* ALLIED PEOPLES ♦
* TO EAT WAR BREAD ♦
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$• I . r bi ■! ..! .,!! : a ♦
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♦ l ra 1 powers i pi ov <| :. a in ♦
♦ new regulations j»j-1 .::i:j• ■ ! -d V
♦ b> I'nited State I'.i x•!ii: in ♦
♦ 'sfrator Hoover ♦
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WASHINGTON \11l' ' "lie s ii
ate yesterday passed tin administra
tion manpower bill, with amend
ments. and the meas i:« ...i returned
to the house
Today the house r< fed tli•* > -a
ate amendments and the measure was
sent to conference.
The se.nate tomorrow will ■ onsiuer
the wartime prohibition i lation
Out of respect to fin nnuory of
the late Senator Ollie .1 m • fhe sen
ate adjourned this affernooii
MOTHER”SCHOONER UK
REPORTS mm POET
\ CANADIAN I'DHT. A L'S —
The schooner IManra , f*d to
have been sunk by a u' e
The submarine err • ;>
tain of the Itianca that tJ.
an oil tanker, and ini* t nk
eight more steamship
this port.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
KKTMIIK \\. \ ■ ' r
day's priers for fish '*• • lalibuf
firsts, lOVjc; seeoiuis, s i h.
•}<• red roek. in
iDAHO BUSINESS R A
MUST CLOSE :Tllijf
IDAHO FALLS. Idaim . .. :v •
Lnder orders of the t* .1
ministration, all of tli ' . •
have been opening :■> 1 not
• : 1 * r than X a. in at <•
p. m . except on Sat ii ...» >
in as remain open tin:
tor« '. and soda fo ; * r*
i. in. I to remain «*i
■ nil night The p
ders of the food acln.
<-n!\ to .-onservr foo j
human energy, th
greater efticiency i
woman power ef tin
Pile food admin:
quires tin* hotels ai
close their dining m p
until 5 a. m
112,000 GERMANS TA! 'N
IN LAST TWO r HS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S. General March, cl t
said today that the number of prisoners taken 1 e
since .Inly 1 lias passed the 112,000 mark. Cannoi mini
r more than 1,1100 have been captured,
he British, continued the general, as a resud ■ •• per
* advance, have overrun the Hindcnhurg I. nice
i|c on a three-mile front.
General March told the newspaper men that d di
' ' a of the American army, containing the Aim1 > »• ■. ps, is
'■ed to the Fifth army corps, now training in 1’ .nee.