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BRITISH ARE WITHINAJHILE OF PERONNE
law Large aud Important German Bases Are Captured
GERMANS WITHDRAWING
FROM THE LYS SAUENT
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Tndav's Associated Press summary of the war situation is
as follows:
“(iermanv's hard-pressed armies still waver Indore the
attacks of the allies in central Picardy. From the Somme north
to Bapamne the enemy is retreating eastward toward St. (Juen
tin. Large numbers of prisoners, many guns and much material
are falling into the hands of the British. Hlscwhere the appar
ently untiring British, French and Americans are maintaining
the pressure against the enemy, who now has lost all his im
portant bases west of the H indenburglino except Peronne, Hum
and Tergnier. The British are within two miles of Peronne,
and the French are five miles west of Ham. Tergnier is not
seriously threatened yet. < >n the extremity of the battle line
the allies are moving forward slowiy,
“The British east and southeast of Arras appear to have
crashed through the Hindenlmrg line.
“The Drocourt-Lhionnt railroad switch line is now within
striking distance. Farther south the.Britisli have taken Com
hies. From the Somme south to the Koyon region and thence
east to the Ailette, a vitally inflfcnrtaiit sector, the enemy ap
pears to have checked the French aifltil^he can concentrate his
LONDON, Aug. dO.—(Official)—The British have cap
tured Combles, Buedlecourt, Hcndeeourt, ls‘s Cagnicourt and
Clerv-sur-Somme. Both southwest of Peronne and between
Hcndeeourt and the Arras Cambrai road the Canadians at
tacked the Hermans and made favorable progress.
It is reported that the British east of Arras have resumed
the advance and penetrated another two thousand yards on a
seven-mile front between Bullecourt and the Searpe. The Brit
ish have captured Kiencourt.
Fast Approaching Peronne
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES, Aug. 30. Biaehos, on
the smith hank of the Nomine, about a mile from Pennine, lias
been captured by the British, Who also have entered Los Roeufs.
Hun Leaves Fires in His Wake
Fires are burning and many explosions have been observed
oil the northern end of the front, particularly in the I .vs salient,
indicating the withdrawal of the Germans. The British have
advanced north of Lens a thousand yards and have captured
I s-transloy.
Haig’s Troops on East Bank of Somme
The Gormans have been driven beyond the Somme every
where along the British front, and the whole western hank is in
tlie possession of Haig’s troops. At one place they have' crossed
to the east bank.
French Advance Stubbornly Resisted
WITH THE FRENCH FORCES, Aug. 30.—The Germans
are making a supreme effort to hold their positions on the
plateau north of Koissons, throwing fresh troops against both
the French and Americans and disputing the ground foot by
foot. The eiiemv has put some ot his best shock troops into
the line. The German resistance1 is particularly stout in the
Xesles region.
The French hold Roylepett, Breuil, Moyeneourt and La
pannettlie. After capturing Noyon the French advanced oast
ward to the southern slopes of Mont St. Simeon.
The French troops arc now advancing up the difficult
heights north of the Oise.
Activities of the Americans
WITH THE AMERICANS, Aug. 30.—On Thursday three
different patrols were encountered by the Americans. I ho
Germans were driven off when the American fire became too
hot for them. The enemy casualties are unknown. German ar
tillery fire in the Woevro district is increasing.
Yesterday the Americans down a German airplane which
attempted to attack the American observation balloons east of
St. Miliiel.
American Positions Improved
The Germans continue to resist stubbornly along the Amer
ican front north of Soissons. During last night and this fore
noon, despite strong resistance, the Americans improved their
positions slightly in the neighborhood of Juvigny.
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♦ ALLIED LOSSES
♦ REMARKABLY LIGHT
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♦ PAKIS, Aug. 3n --Correspond
♦ • in- of Paris newspapers at the
♦ front agree that the allied
♦ losses in the present opera
♦ lions are comparatively liaht
♦ They say that the allies never
♦ before have taken so many
♦ prisoners and so much war tna
♦ terial at so slight cost.
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AIRPLANE MAIL
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.—Mail for Chi
cago will be delivered by airplane for
the ^irst time on September 5, when
u trial run of the Chicago-New York
aerial service will be made.
According to Jhe present plans, the
regular aerial mall schedule will be
started October 1, and will greatly
speed up the mail service between
New York and the Pacific coast.
EVERYTHING Is QUIET
ON MEXICAN BORDER
NOGALES, Aug. 30.—General Ca
bell announced today that every
thing was quiet on the border, and he
expected it to remain so.
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ON OIK FOR
LONDON, Aug. 30 - The fainoys
Metropolitan police force is on strike
for recognition of their union, higher
wages and the reinstatement of mem
bers discharged for union affiliations.
The Metropolitan force number?
about five thousand men.
The city of London police, num
boring sun, are not yet affected.
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(jeorge I.. Buchanan Is in receipt
! of a letter from John K. Brabazon, j
j member of Company C, Thirty-first
! engineers regiment, American cxpetli- j
| t ionary force, written from "some- j
| where in France." under date of July
.'4. which contains the sad intelligence
of the death of William Jones, the
second Cordovan who has been called
Ho tlic great beyond since arriving in
France. He asys:
"I am sorry to have to tell you of
the sud death of Billy Jones and Jim- 1
mie Bennett. The latter was drowned
I and Billy was instantly killed Billy
had his head out of the window while
riding on a train, and it struck some I
thing that did not clear. All of the
boys front Cordova and many of the j
other boys around here attended the I
funeral.
“Had a letter front Warren Taylor,
and he told us of Jimmie's death, and
has undoubtedly Informed his tUUMl*
in Cordova It is too bad lo lose two !
such very fine boys.
“Everything looks very favorable ■
for the allies now. 1 wish I could
write and tell you some of the inci
dents of the war, but the censor
would not pass it.
"The French are very far behind i
| the United States in railroading. They
' have the hook and link for couplers!
I and you have to get between the j
1 cars to make a coupling. Their en- !
gittes are built for speed, and not for I
tonnage or tractive power. An engi
neer tner here goes firing for six
months, learns the machinist's trade!
and goes to a technical school for
ten or twelve months before lie can
be nn engineer.
"We have it pretty nice here now;
in fact, better than the majority of
the soldiers. Remember the meals
we used to get at Mrs. Webb's, at
! Mile 5L\ when you and 1 were on the
ditcher? 1 would surely enjoy some
of those meals now."
TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS
KILLED IN A FALL
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Aug. 30.—Two
naval aviators, James Churchill of
Syracuse. N. V., and PeWitt Wilcox
of Newton Center. Mass., were killed
today in a fall.
FIVE KILLED IN RAID
ON ILLICIT DISTILLERS
WASHINGTON, Aug. .'ill.—The biggest intensive round
up of illicit whisky distillers ever undertaken by government
officials has just been completed in the mountain districts ot
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Caro
lina, and resulted in the seizure of 408 stills and the arrest of
two hundred moonshiners. Two sheriffs and five outlaws were
killed and several wounded during the raids.
During the raids more than thirty thousand gallons of
pale moonshine whisky was seized and poured down the moun
tain streams. More than a hundred thousand dollars’ worth of
illicit copper stills and other paraphernalia, together with au
tomobiles, horses, mules and wagons belonging to the distillers,
was taken. About twenty-one thousand pounds of sugar was
confiscated, most of which was given to the Ked Cross.
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!N PRIIRItS
SAN FRANCISCO. Atlg I" Re
j funis from Tuesday's primary »•]«*<
l lions show that Governor Stephens
lias been nominated by the Repute
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licnns lor go\ernor over Kolph. mayor
o! San Francisco.
Stephens has a lead over bis op
pononts of more than 3«»,uoo, with 7""
precincts yet to Coin*1.
California \oters are now interested
It, tin* legal tangle rreated by the
nomination of Kolph for governor on
the Democratic ticket, when he was
defeated on the Republican ticket, the
party with which he registered.
It is said that the election laws
make it impossible for Kolph to run
at all. which would leave the Demo
j crats without any candidate.
The candidates on the Republican
! ticket were Walter Bordwell. former
I judge, of Los Angeles; Charles M
I Fiekert, district attorney, of San Fran
rnewspaper pub
j Usher and business man, of Sau Jose;
<\ A. A. McGee, attorney, of San
I Diego; James Kolph. mayor of Han
Francisco, and Governor Stephens,
whose home is at Dos Angeles. The
Democratic candidates were: Fran
cis .1 Honey of Santa Monica, an at
torney. Thomas Dee Woolwine, dis
trii t attorney, of Dos Angeles, and
Mayor Kolph of San Francisco.
hi California a candidate may run
; on as math nominating tickets as lie
likes, provided only lie can g**t tin*
: number ot signatures required by law.
ADMIRAL DON* HINTZE
TB MAKE 1 STATEMENT
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 30.- Admiral |
Von llintze. the German minister of
foreign affairs, will make a statement
on Monday Indore tli«* foreign rela
tions committee of the Prussian diet
Imperial Chancellor Von Mertling
lias arrived at Berlin from army
headquarters, according to a dispatch
lot the Kxchange Telegraph Company
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ALASKA STOCKS
NEW YORK. auk. ISO Alaska GoRi.
H'/i; Alaska Juneau. 17*.
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♦ NO ASSESSMENTS ♦
♦ FOR TERM OF WAR ♦
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♦ WASHINGTON. \>i.: ♦
♦ The hii'iM- i niniiiiM. -■ .in mine ♦
♦ h.i- favorably reported tli• <-n ♦
♦ .if#- bill suspending during tin- ♦
♦ period of tin- \\;ir tin r• *j11it* ♦
♦ ment t hat a tinniui'im oi > !" ♦
♦ yearly be spent on impro\inu ♦
♦ mining claims mi publii land ♦
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tSKNKVA. Aug Serious strikes
involving two hundred thousand
workmen have broken out at Bochum,
Westphalia, according to a Munich
dispatch
Three thousand of the striker**
have been sent to the front, and eight
thouBaud bave been deported from
the region under escort.
Troops are guarding the town, and
trouble is feared.
TREATY IS 'SIGNED
FDR DRAFTING SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON. Aug. Secretary
of State Lansing and the Greek min
ister today sinned a treaty providing
for the drafting of Greeks in America
and Americans in Greece.
REVENUE BILL
TD BE BEPDBTEB
WASHINGTON. Aug. Xu.- The
house committee oil ways and means
lias completed ils task of framing Hot
5IS.OIMI,ouo,nun war revenue bill, amt
i! was agreed to report the measure
to tile house on Monday next.
ALLIES ENGAGED IN BATTLE
ON MANCHURIAN BORDER
TOKIO, Aug. 30.—There lias been severe fighting between
the entente allies and the Bolshevik lied Guards on the l ssuri
river, along the Manchurian holder. The Japanese casualties
during the last few days have numbered 170, including ol
ficers.
Czecho slovak Crews in Revolt
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—The Czeelio Slovak members
of th(> crews of Austro-Hungarian warships in the harbor of
Cattaro have revolted, and Mr. Seukup, a Czecho slovak dep
uty, has left Prague for Cattaro to defend the sailors in the
court-martial trial.
Russian Volunteers Capture Port
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 30.—The Russian volunteer army
lias captured the Black sea port of Novorossyok, according to
a Kiev dispatch.