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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
Official Statements on
West Front Fighting

London, Sept. eS.-An official
statement issued al midnight says:
We attacked Schwaben redoubt, most
Of which is in our hands. In the last
twenty-four hours IN this area nearly
six hundred prisoners were taken. The
redoubt occupies crest five hundred
yards north Of Thiepval and represents
the highest ground on the Thiepval
SPUR. with a full view over the north
ern valley Of the Ancre.
Elsewhere on our front we CONSOLE
dated our ground and advanced our
lines north and northeast of COurce-
lette.
British aeroplanes, as usual, in the
last two days co0perated brilliantly
with the infantry. Much damage was
done 10 enemy batteries, and there
have been many instances OF our aero
planes attacking troops and transports
on the ground with machine gun fire.
A captured report of the fighting on
the Somme, issued by the commander
of n German corps which participated
in the battle, contains tribute TO the
quality Of our troops. as follows:
"The British infantry is smart IN at
tack. largely because of immense conh-
dence and great artillery superiority
One must admit the skill with which
they consolidate themselves in newly
gained position. They show great
tenacity in defence. Small parties
whea once established with machine
guns in the corner Of wood or
group of houses are very difficult to
dislodge."
The following sentence shows the
effects Of our artillery;
"Hitherto our inc tructions, from eX-
perience gained in defence and attack;
were based on a carefully constructed
trench system. The troops on the
Somme front found actually no trenches
at all"
An earlier statement said:
During the night our line was ad-
vanced at various points between Mar
tinpuich and Guedescourt. and posts
we're established 20 the west and south
west Of Eaucourt rAbboye and within
500 wards Of that village.
On the left Of our front our position
was consolidated on the ridge north
cast of Thicpvsl. A battalion Of enemy
infantry with transport was caught on
the march by our artillery and success
/ fully shelled.
The fighting in the past few days
/ has been singularlv economical. Our
! losses were small, not only relatively
! to the importance of our gains but alb
| solutely. Our total casualties were not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
.SchwQben RedOubt Fell
Under Hurricane of Fire
Eyewitness of Attack Says Waves of Infantry Moved In
Behind Shells Like Clockwork-Assault Was
Three Months in Preparation

good enough soldiers 70 attack in this
way. which was just the way the Brit
ish did attack after their lesson OF
July I.
and we hope the Germans will con-
tinue to think US stupid said British
staff officer.
Artillery Hurricane Begins.
But beyond Thiepval was that last
commanding high ground south OF the
Ancre. Bare and brown It looked TINS
morning, and distinct were the German
trenches, which we're going ITO get II
at a given moment.
Meanwhile, all along the line OF
battle came just the steady gunhre
which has been maintained without IN
PERMISSION of late. This keeps the
Germans always under strain, destroy
ing their works as fast as they can dig.
They never know when or where such
things as happened this morning at
Schwaben redoubt may happen.
Suddenly balls Of smoke. so thick
that they soon became a cloud. were
laid over the German first line on the
ridge. and every one breaking from an
ugly flash. Kissing, crashing death
laid its mantle over this trench. whose
inmates could survive only by hugglng
their dugouts. Every shell seemed 10
fall between two imaginary lines OF
tape laid for the guidance of the gun
ners.
When the rain Of steel ceased the
British soldiers. timing their arrival 10
its cessation, were over the parapet
and at the doors Of the dugouts. Then
on TO the next trench in the same
fashion the waves of shellhre swept
up the hillside AS shields for the ad-
vancng waves of khaki.
German Fire Curtain Fails.
And the Germans came back, their
shells screaming through the British
shell curtain, trying TO check the
human waves. But unless their cur
tains were laid in the right place
they were waste. A line of infantry
NAV be fairly safe with a curtain OF
shell fire a hundred yards on either
side.
Tomorrow those waves may break
with sudden intensity at some other
point along the battle line and an
other village or system of trenches
may be taken.
Three-quarters Of Schwabcn re-
doubt is in British hands and 500 or
500 prisoners were shelled out OF
their dugouts, while the fighting con-
tinues AT this writing.
All along the line the British are
gaining ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
lS-INCH GUNS FOR
BRITISH WARSHIPS
Mammoth Rifles Will Fire
3,OO0-POund Pro-
jectiles.
frrnm Tie Trlhune nureau J


Washington. Sept. 2S-Great Brit
aims new battleships and battle cruis'
ers will have 1s-inch guns, according
to unofficial information received 81
the Navy Department. 1t is under
stood by officers that these guns are
now being made and may be expected
TO appear on the seas within few
months. The largest gun in the United
States Navy is l4-inch, though 16-inch
guns are being tested and will be
mounted on the dreadnoughts author
lied this year.
Some reports say that even 19-inch
guns are being made by the British,
but officers doubt it, The 1S-inch guns,
ordnance experts say, will be 40-cali-
bers long, the ratio of bore TO length
being the same as in the American 10
inch rifles. They will carry she'll
weighing 5000 pounds, while the larg-
est used in the United States Navy
weighs 1000.
1t is unlikely that the United States
Will initiate the British in their new
experiment, experts at the Navy De-
partment say. The adoption of the 10
inch guns was against the advice OF
Admiral Straus. chief of ordnance. and
other officers, who believe the maxi
mum effective range and power has
been obtained in the i4-inch weapon
The latter is effective at the greatest
range yet attained in actual fighting
and as battleships with 14-inch guns
have equal broadside weights with
those mounting 16-inch and presum-
ably 1S-inch guns, there is no apparent
advantage in the larger weapon.
The big weapons are designed pri-
marily, officials believe, for use against
land Notifications. The 16-inch guns
TO be put on the four American bat
tleships for which bids viii be opened
next month. they declare, have a range
sufficient 10 make them effective as far
as an enemy can be seen, even under
the most favorable circumstances.
Too Unwieldy at Sea.
For this reason they do not believe
employment of larger and more un-
wieldy types would be practicable
against the shifting targets Of an open
sea engagement, however advantageous
they might be against land fortifca-
tions. Fourteen-inch or l6-inch guns
can be carried in greater number and
fired with greater rapidity.
As means Of developing floating
forts, however, which could throw great
projectiles into land Notifications out
of sight over the horizon, the British
venture is regarded by ordnance ex-
perts as having great possibilities. They
estimate that shells weighing nearly
8 1000 pound could be used effectively.
What effect development Of such en-
gines of war might have on future
building plans Of the American navy no
official would predict.
The largest guns carried now by any
naval vessel, so far as shown by rec
ords here, are the 15-inch rifles mount
ed on some Of the latest British, Ger
man and Italian battleships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
OSBORNE MUST SHOW
WHY HE BARS CONVICT
Mandamus Served on Sing Sing
Warden in White Case.

Thomas Mott Osborne. Warden Of
Sing Sing Prison. was served yesterday
with a writ Of mandamus directing him
TO show cause on October 6 why he
should not receive Robert White. sem
fenced in the Court of General Ses-
sions i'm Manhattan on August Is, into
the prison.
Warden Osborne refused to receive
the prisoner on the ground that he had
been illegally sentenced.
The Sheriff of New York County filed
petition seeking the writ of man
damus as test Of the constitutional
ity of the new compensation law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
GasOlene Runs Out as Ger
mans Swarm All Over
Stalled Car.
$50 TEUTONS DIE
TRYING TO BREAK In
Then Infantry, in Role OF
Gunga Din, Brings Up
the Needed Drink.

British Front in France, Sept. q via
London. Sept. 2s).-In the lull after
the great two days battle, in which
five villages and 5000 prisoners were
taken by the Allies, the correspondent
has had an opportunity TO CLEAN many
stories from the participants.
The most wonderful of all the tales
told was of one of the tanks, or new
armored motor cars, which started for
Berlin on its own account. This mon
strous land ship did not wait on the
infantry after the taking of Gueude-
court. but plodded across lots looking
for its prey like some prehistoric lizard.
In course of time it found a German
trench, but as it engaged the occupants
it ran out of gasolene.
Crawl Under Machine.
When the Germans found this strange
creature stalled, with its steel hide I'M
penetrable to bullets, they went after
it with the avidity of prehistoric man
stalking a wounded mammoth.
According to the accounts gwen by
the British officers with veraclous So
lemnity, while the tanks machine guns
blazed some of the Germans managed
to creep under the forelegs and hlnd-
legs Of the crouching beast. Then they
swarmed over it looking for an open,
ing 20 strike at its vitals. They fired
into Joints and bombed it all over, but
TO no more avail than burglars trying
4 10 of
ret with a jimmy.
All the while the tanks machine
guns kept busy at the human targets,
while its crew. chosen daredevils, con
cluded to stick until they starved or
the Germans found the proper can
opener TO get them out.
Finally the British infantry in the
rear. seeing the tank in distress. re-
fused TO wait on any generals orders.
They rushed the Germans and over
whemed them. When the crew heard
the laughing and shouting in Eng
Iish thew opened the door and called
out: I'VE are all right if you will
only get us some more juice so that
the old girl can have a guzzle of her
proper drink and we can take the
road again
Leaves go Germans Dead.
The infantry formed line in front
and runner was hurried back for a
can Of gasolenc. The gasolene arrived
safely. and the beast having taken
a swallow. ambled back into reserve,
amidst wild cheering. Il left behind
$50 dead Germans, according TO its
commander
Another tank which did well in this
fight assisted in the taking Of Thiep-
val. There was once a chateau IN
Thiepval. The cellar had been CON
verted into thick shell OF pounded
debris protected from even nine and
twelve inch high explosives.
Here the Germans waited, smoking
cigars and drinking soda water. while
the ruins were belabored vainly by
the British artillery.
OF course, they had Oh ~oofine gun
ready TO welcome the 2 infantry .
instantly the Britisa hardment .
stopped. When that 80. OCEAN rat /
Ting Mr.. Thomas Athin TOOK cover .
and considered ways OF silencine It. /
His meditations were interrupted by /
the appearance of a tank which ium
bered across trenches. in and out Of .
the shell holes. and made n quick
finish Of the cellar and its occupants
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
NECK BROKEN; PLAYS BALL

Pittsburgh, Sept. 2s.-Joe Mastot
all-round athlete Of the University d
Pittsburgh. has had his neck broke,
since last fall. but he did not knos B
until to-day. when. after vanly trying
70 play with the football team, he con.
suited a physician.
An X-ray photograph discloses ,hii
the only reason Maston is net Dead =
because the fracture is between u,
second and third yertebrs nd The
spinal column is not affected Whils
the injury panied him since As s'ri'
dent. which occurred in a ictn-,g.
Maston refused 20 drop baseball last
spring. although his playing was '''
UP 70 his standard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29


the German plan Of pairing the West
ern army to strengthen the Eastern
fer n drive against the Russians and
.he Rumsnians. Despite the magni-
tude of the Western undertaking, the
Germans have withdrawn a number
Of divisions for use in the East.
October is considered the crucial
month Of the whole year for the Al
lies. The Allies are hoping for good
weather. which is an important requi-
site. Cloudy and rainy weather dur
iny the coming month would be a
great advantage to the hard-pressed
Germans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
EXPRESS TRAIN IN CRASH
Boston and Maine Passengers Shaken
When Locomotive Hits Freight.

South Lawrence, Mass, Sept. o.
The Portland Express, from Boston
for Portland. Me, over the Boston &
Maine Railroad, crashed into a freight
train which was backing Off the main
line tracks here tonight. Nobody
was seriously hurt, although the pas
sengers Of the express, which was
vol filed. were severely shaken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
Balkans Fighting as
Told in Official Reports

Paris, Sept. 2S.-The official re-
port to-day says:
Struma Front: British artillery hom-
barded the enemy cantonments. IN inc
S;roc.ion Of Jenimah Bulgarian col
MN caught in the fire Of heavy bat
tories. sustained losses and dispersed.
From Beles Mountain TO the Nardsr
thero were patrol activity and inter
mittent artillery fire,
Serbian Front: The enemy diG nov
renew his attacks against Kalmakcaian
Mountain. a small portion of trenches
CAPTURED by the Bulgarisns at TINS
point cost them heavy losses owing 20
the obstinate resistance OF the Serp-
ians.
On our left wing the Bulgarian at
tacks directed against our positions TO
tho cast and west of Florina were re-
ceived with n violent bombardme by
,be Franco Russians and smashed up
before they could reach our lines.
London. Sept. 2S.-To-day's official
statement says:
On the Dorian front our artillery
was successful in dispensing enemy
working parties.
Tn the Etflmh 'front.' INC ~. al WV y
shellcd an enemy column near Razoli-
dos. and French artillery shelled n
column at Jenmah. Both columns were
disuersed In patrol encounter east
Of Orliak bridge we compelled the
enemy to retire. after inhicti1g some
casualties.
Vienna, Sept 28.-Generol head
quarters announced today:
Rumanian Front: On tho Tilisitu
Mountain ridge. east of Petroseny, bit
ter fighting has occurred. The sltua-
ton al Macy Szebon (Hermannstadc
is favorable. Rumanian counter at
tacks were unsucessful
On the Transylvanian Eastern front
fighting continues between outpost dc.
tachments in the region Of Udvarhely
(Odorhcllen) and south Of the height
Of Bistrioiora.
Berltn Sept. 2S.-To-ddy's War
Office report says:
Transylvania: Near Hermhnnsiad'
successful, though stubborn. sighting
h. taking place.
Balkanb: There were no incidents oil
importance on either front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29

King Constantine, who has been in
London for some time representing the
views of the Greek court. to-day re-
ccived a telegram from the king recall
ing him to Athens.
Berlin )by wireless 10 Sayville. y.
~. Sept. 2S.-The Greek Minister in
Hetlin to-day informed the German
government that the Greek censorship
lad been abolished and that his gov
'rument therefore declined response
blNty for news dispatches from Greece.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
BRITISH SEIZE
ANCRE RED0UBT

Continued from page |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
Army Officer Dies at Border.

FL Paso. Tex, Sept. 2S.-Captain Ed,
win P Thompson, acting regimenltaI
adiutant of the goth United States In
fantry. died at the base hospital at
Fort Bliss to-day Of peritonltls FOL
Iowinr an operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29

more than twice the number Of enemy
prisoners taken. One division which
had a specially difficult task allotted
20 +. took as any prisoners as 1t suf-
fered casualties.
Paris. Sept. 2S.-To-ntghts official
report says:
The violent cannonade continued on
the Somme front Elsewhere there was
nothing Of importance.
The afternoon statement follo1Cs:
On the Somme front our batteries
continued actively 20 lombard German
organizations. There was no infantry
action during the night.
On the right bank Of the Meuse
fVerdun 'front.' a strong German at
tack was delivered duriug the night
against the Thiaumont-tleury front
The attackers sustained n sangunary
defeat under the fire Of our machine
guns and artillery.
Berlin, Sept. oS.-To-day's War
Office statement says:
Army Group Of Crown Prince Rup-
precht Between the Ancre and the
Somme the English and French re-
newed their strong attacks after artil-
lery preparations. which even sur
passed previous experiences. On the
greater part Of the battle front our UNI
shakable infantry, effectively support
ed by our artillery and aviators, under
command of General SiXt Won Arnim,
General Won Huegel and General Won
Schenck, VIGOROUSLY repulsed the en-
envy.
Near Thiepval and to the east of
Eaucourt l'Abbaye a violent battle has
not yet come TO a conclusion.
Especially violent were the attacks
repeated toward evening and delivered
from the Moryal- Bouchavesnes line.
These were made by the enemy regard
less of his sanguinary losses during
the first storming attack. which failed
completely. The enemy succeeded in
maintaining his hold on small trench
sections northwest of Rancourt and
east Of Bouchavesnes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
NEONEY TO LEND.

MONEY TO LEND.
IVl have the following
sums, $4,000. $4,000. $500. $3.50.
$1,000, TO lend for individuals on first
mortgage. farm property in Montgomery
county. Interest o per cent. semi-annual
Usual commission.
ROBERT C. HILTON, President
Farmers Banking and Truss Co.,
apr 25-1m Rockville. d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

There used to be an old superstition
that 1t was bad luck to drink toast
with a person standing behind the
drinker. The reason for the supersti
ton is this:
Edward the Martyr by the contrlv
ance of his stepmother, Elfrida, was
stabbed In the back 81 he was drink
ing. 1t is said that from this affalI
arose the custom of having the man
on either side OF the toast drinkel
pledge him. According to William OF
Malmesbury, 1t was the usage when u
person was about to drink n health "a
ask neighbor at the board to pledge
the toast. If the neighbor answered
Eyes" he held up his knife or swor
to guard the drinker as he quaffed
for while man Is drinking he IL nee
essarily in an unguarded posture ant
exposed to a treacherous stroke.-New
York Sun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
Using Rope 40 Spare Tire.

When u blowout occurs on the road
and no spare tube or shoe Is on the car
and the blown tube or casing Is beyond
further repair, the usual method Of
procedure IL to run to the nearest
garage on the rim, In every case this
means positive destruction of the rim,
If the casing Is removed, and serious
damage of the rim or the destruction
Of the shoe. II II Is left on. Recently
motorist was In this predlcament,
and he procured some rope from
farmer and wound 1t tightly around
the rim, felloe and spokes. The first
few turns of rope were wound clrcum.
ferentially; the remainder was wound
crosswise, so that holding places were
obtained at four or Ave spokes. Suhi
Client rope was used to make the thick
ness Of the novel tire equal to that Of
the rubber casing.
If properly wound the rope tire will
not make riding very uncomfortable
In any event 1t is better than destroy.
ing rim.-Popular Science Monthly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
staadinaaa In Rusinesn.

Why plugging beats dash In the bust
ness world is explained by business
man In the Woman's Home Compan
ion.
zone thing that Is hard for young
man to learn Is that the race In bust.
ness IL not to the swift, but to the
steady" he says. ut was not until
after marriage that learned that. Be
fore was looked on as a man OF abil-
ity, but unreliable. held half dozen
Jobs, one after another, and was proud
of the fact that could apparently
make good anywhere. went to bust
ness every day with kind Of chip OH
my shoulder AS long as my boss
was good to me l would condescend
to work for him, butt was as free
from responsibilities as the wind
There was as good Job for me In
Butte, Mont, as In Chicago. so,
while employers paid me well because
delivered the goods, no one of them
regarded me as man to be built into
his organization"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
NOTICE..
Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville Nd Inn Of ms A

Office Board County Commissioners.
Rockville. Md, Jan. 81, 1914.
In conformity with provisions of the Acts
Of the General Assembly of Maryland.
Chapter III Of Article is, notice is hereby
given that taxes on dogs in MONTGOMERY
county are now due and must be Daid On
or before April 1. 1914.
This Act requires that the owners of all
male dogs born before January list in each
year shall pay an annual tax of ST.
and owners of each female dog shall paw
an annual tax of 81. otherwise the con-
stables are authorized to kill all does on
which said taxes are not paid, and any
person in any way hindering any consta-
BILE In the performance of his duty shall
be fined an amount not TO exceed 800
nor less than $40 and costs upon convic-
ton and shall stand committed 10 the
county Jail until the fine and costs are
paid.
By order Of the Board:
RICHARD T. WHITE, JR., President.
BERRY f. CLARK. Clerk.
ian Soft
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

Hipparchus, the father Of astronomy.
established the fact OF the procession
Of the equinOxes-that is, that the sun
crosses the equator about one minute
farther westward each year-l5O years
before Christ was born, and II n con
sequently believed that he knew the
earth was spherical In form. He catu
logued 1000 stars and invented an IN
strument for calculating latitude and
longitude.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

Early one bright spring morning d
ragged tramp called at country vicar
age, where the lady Of the house had
tho name of being very charitable.
"Kind lady" he began whlningly M
he DOTTED his cap politely, Il mint nd
a bite to eat since my supper yester-
day, an termorrer will he the third
day"
"Poor fellowp' said the kind hearted
woman. "You must be hungryl But
you look strong! Why don't yon look
for work."
"Ah, mum, ye zee I'm little bit
silly began the man in explanation
Eyes, but silly people can often get
work." Interrupted the lady.
but I'm not that sillyw finished tina
tramp quickly. London Telegraph.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

The Browns were always on the outs
High words we're heard coming from
their fiat one day, and neighbOr said.
"Oh, dear. have the Browns had n
new quarrelf"
mo" answered another nelghbor
but they've patched up the old ono
till it's as good as new"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-01

Officer ito Tommy, who has been
using the whip freely on FESTIVE
hOrse)- Don't beat him; talk TO him
man-talk to him! Tommy ITO horse,
by way of opening the conversational
l COON from Manchester. London
Punch.