The Cordova Daily Times
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HKNO. Ne\ . Aug. IT—The Ameri
can Gold Conference, in session here. I
has adopted a resolution asking the
government to pay a bonus on gold!
produced.
Mining men estimate the increasedj
cost of production calls for a bonus
of $U an ounce
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VIENNA. \ UK. 1:: {Official)—Ital
ian ;> rplanes. Hying at low heights,
have attacked recognizable hospitals,
killing patients and others.
PROTEST FILED
' HEIST DHISE
WAS I UNO TON. AUg l:: The pub
lic •- r\ice eommissions of Washing
ton. Oregon and Idaho have tiled com
plaints with the interstate commerce
commission against the i!f» per cent
increase in freight rates and 1" per
cent increase in express rates as ap
plied to trnit. vegetables, berries and
lish from the Northwest.
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PARIS, Aug. III. The allies yesterday made a heavy at
tack in Picardv along the entire front from ('hanines southward.
Allied artillerv is now in full control of the converging roads
in and out of Xovon, increasing the difficulty ot the enemy s
retreat.
It is reported that Austin Hungarian troops are arriving
<ai the western front to aid the Germans.
Next Move of Commander in-Chief
Speculation is rife as to General I' oeli s next move, it being
undetermined as to whether he will press the Somme-Ooise ad
vantage or strike elsewhere along the front.
Enemy Destroy Villages During Retreat
LONDON, Aug. Id. The French are making progress in j
the valley of the (>ise. The Germans are evacuating the trenches
in the hend of the river west of Kailly, and the French are oc
cupying them. To the northwest the French are almost en
tirely on the crest of Lassigny and Massif, and are working
around Roye to the west and south. The enemy is destroying
villages near the ruins of Pennine, which is hurtling.
General Haig re[>orts that the British have gained ground j
north of Rove and on the north hank of the Some. Germans at
■ arks on the British in tile Merris sector, in Flanders have hern
repulsed.
Enemy Reserves Nearing Exhaustion
Thirtv-three German divisions have hern identified in the
fighting, and there are indications that the enemy's reserves
are being exhausted. Troops have hern drawn troin the line
to the extended flanks in order to cover the gaps.
Indications of Further German Retirement
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES, Aug. i:;.—Observers
continue to report that there are still indications that German*
plans include a retirement from the \ cslr. The Franco Ameri
can forces have not ceased to exert pressure.
SILL CASUALTY LIST
TODAY AMONG AMERICANS
WASHINGTON. Aug. IT Ninety
names were on today’s army casualty
list, including fourteen killed in ac
tion. fifty-two severely wounded, and
one missing in action
WOMEN GLEANING WHEAT
IN INDIANA EIELDS
INDIANAI’OI.IS. Inti.. Atm. HI. As
gleaners following behind tile reap
ers. women tiro gathering wheal in
the fields of Indiana. . Ilittf* it to
farmers at innrkct prices and placing
the money in a fund to establish a
vocational school here for women and
girls.
Mrs Kthel (’ I’eters of Indianapolis
is foil ider of the scheme, which ha*
met with the approval of farmers.
More than a hundred have volun
teered to follow the reapers with
sickles and knives and gather the
wasted grain front knolls, corners and
other spots missed by the machines.
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Mr. and Mrs J Randall Dunn of
| St. Louis, who have been touring the
Interior, were arrivals in Cordova on
today’s train.
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Commanding Position Gained
LONDON, Aug Li. The French
have gained control of the entire po
sition of Massif and Lassigny. giving
them command of the town of Las
signy and tho valley of the Dlvette,
also the entire district to the north
New Austrian Offensive Expected
GENEVA. Aug. 13. -The Austrians
are reported to he moving an immense
amount ut material and great num
bers of troops toward Italy, and it
is expected that a new offensive Is
In contemplation.
Labor Leacers to Meet
WASHINGTON. Aug 13 - Samuel
Gotnpers will head the American mis
sion to the British Trades Congress
in l^ondon on September 17 The
members w ill tour England. France I
and Italy and confer with the labor
leaders of those countries
Claims to Have Sunk U-Boat
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 13 —
A British armed merchantman arriv !
• ng here today i laims to have sunk
an enemy submarine off the North
Atlantic coast yesterday
Guns Captured
LONDON. Aug. 13.—The number of
guns captured by the allies in Picardy j
is 65i‘.
for All Occupations
U'Asi 1 lNOTON~Aug 13. The \vvavs
and means committee of the house
proposes a tax of $1<> yearly on all
trades or professions except those en
gaged in war industries, farmers.
Charged with Heinous Crime
SEATTLE. Aug 13 \ former con *
vict. who served time for forgery, t - i
gether with two women, has been ar
rested by federal officers charged with
conspiracy to “(lope" naval sailors
with morphine so as to incapacitate
them for service. A seaman was
found unconscious in the prisoners
apartment, suffering from the effects
of tin- drug. Other sailors are said
to be in the hospitals.
French Ship Torpedoed
PARIS. Aug 13 The French trans
port Djemnah, 3,7HI tons, has been
torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
compulsory™
IS ADOPTED IN CUBA
HAVANA. Auk IS — President Men
ocal has stKned (he compulsory serv
ice bill Under its terms all Cubans
between the ages of 21 and 28 are
liable for military service.
WIFE OF FOCH
NKW YORK. Aug. 13 -Madamo
Koch. wife of the allied commander
n-chief. writes thanking the Ameri
can people for their contributions to
he needy of Krance
Madame Koch expresses herself as
firm in the belief that victory is in
light, but appeals for continued ac
tivities in behalf of the refugees,
many of whom are wid >\vs who have
been driven from their homes a sec
>nd time
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DEFICIT IS REVEALED
IN ARGENTINE REVENUES
WASHINGTON Aug IT Reports
from Argentina declare that govern
tnent receipts for the fiscal year end
ing last July were a disappointment
They show a deficit, as the receipt*
were expected to total .'pcj.nnu.onu
pesos and the actual receipts were
252.000,000 pesos.
The Argentine peso is equal tn
about 50 cents American gold.
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BEATEN III
MONTKKAL. Aug. 13.—(ien**ml
Haig ami Premier Clemenceau have
congratulated the Canadian corps for
their splendid achievements in the
Somme offensive
\ Canadian press correspondent
says that the Herman prisoners cap
tured in the recent fighting are fleshy
and well clothed and equipped, hut
they have the look of beaten men
The same writer says that the
ores as to the numbers of men. and*1 . y,
guns ti^ken will satisfy the most B^n
kuine expectations of the Canadian
people
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ENEMY LOSES 57 OP ITS
AIRCRAFT LUST SUNDAY
LONDON. Aug 13—Fifty-three
enemy airplanes were downed on Sun
day. and four balloons also were de
stroyed. according to an official but
letin.
Five British machines are missing.
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SERBIANS LEARNING
POPULAR WAR SONGS
LONDON. Auk Hi.—Among the
| popular songs In the Serbian army are
| now "Tipperary" and "Over There."
I writes an American Red Cross repre
! sentattve on the Macedonian front - *
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BOMBING PLANES REPLACE
ARTILLERY; DO GOOD WORK
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WITH THK Fh’KXCH FuKCFS. Aug. i::. Tn- great
sweep ul' rolling pastures southeast of Montdidier an- marked
be fearful ruin. Heaps ot Herman dead lie everywhere, li e
spirit of the French A >uperl>, although they have undergone
great hardships in the advance of ten kilometers through a field
swept by enemy machine gun fire. " ' ‘
An incident is reported wherein General /eing s battalion
hesitated at a dangerous position. The general drove Ids auto
mobile into the center of the position, and standing in it,
shouted. “See! the Roches have gone!" The men sprang for
ward and advanced seven kilometers.
Bombing planes during the last few days have replaced
lieaw artillery largely. Squadrons are kept ready to answer
an instant call signalling the planes to attack infantry, con
vovs and supply trains. One hundred and twenty-one planes
dropped twenty-one tons of bombs at l.assigny the other day,
which blocked the enemy troop trains. The attack tied up the
eneniv’s movements for hours.
REVOLUTION THREATENS IN
MOSCOW AND PETROGRAD
' »X1 »< >X, Aug. Id.— Tlu* Daily Telegraph says that Ger
many is menaced in the east by the advance of the allied expe
ditions and the growing movements of unorganized resistance
to her occupation of conquered territory. Wherever German
troops are stationed in Russia they are confronted by the task
of holding the jieople in subjection by force of arms, which
condition will soon necessitate a call for reinforcements.
Revolution Feared in Moscow
AMSTERDAM. Aug. Id.—Strong infantry and cavalry
units are patrolling the streets of Moscow ;uid Petrograd day
and night, as a precautionary measure against revolution. Guns
have been placed at all headquarters, and machine guns com
mand the street corners.
Germans to Occupy Petrograd
I.< )XD< )X, Aug. Id.—-Tlu* Germans are gathering troops to
occupy Petrograd and Helsingfors, according to a dispatch to
(’openhagen.
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♦ 75,000 CAPTURED
♦ IN THREE WEEKS
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♦ PARIS, Aur P! The Echo
♦ de Paris says that the allied
+ forces have taken since July IS
♦ more than seventy thousand
♦ prisoners, one thousand Runs
♦ and ten thousand machine guns'"
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BRITISH OESTflOYER SUNK
WITH LOSS OF SIX MEN
LONDON. Aug 13—A British tor
pedo boat destroyer was sunk in the
Mediterranean on August 6 by an
enemy submarine Six men were lost
I in the disaster, says the admiralty re
{ port.
WRAPPED IN AMERICAN FLAG, HUN
OFFICER GIVES A DRUNKEN DANCE
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NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Submarines sunk the 3,875-ton
Norwegian steamship Sommerstad off F’ire island yesterday.
The vessel was under charter to the United States Shipping
Board, and was en route from Norway in ballast. Her crew of
thirtv-oue men were landed.
Huns Loot Fishing Vessels
NANTUCKET, Aug. 13.—The schooner Earl and Nettie
have been added to the list of fishing vessels sunk by a diver
off George’s bank on Saturday last. Six survivors reported
here that the vessel had been sunk by gunfire after having been
looted.
The number of fishing vessels now known to have been
sunk. The captain and two members of the crew of the Lena
May are missing. Survivors of the Earl and Nettie claim the
crew of the submarine, after looting the vessel, confiscated their
personal effects also. _____
The Last That Will Be Seen of Them
An officer of the German submarine wrapped the Ameri
can flag about his neck and gave a drunken dance aboard the
Lena May, while his men cheered. It is reported that fishermen
of the schooner took a picture of the scene, which will be sent
to Germany. An inscription will admonish the enemy to “ Kook
good, Berlin.”
Brazilian Freighter Ashore
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 1.1.—A Brazilian freighter
went ashore in a fog on the northeast coast today. She is be
lieved to be in a dangerous position. She is reported to have
grounded while endeavoring to avoid an enemy submarine.