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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Allies Hold Air Supremacy.
Official Reports of Both
Sides on SOmme Battle

London, Sept. e6.-To-nights Of
fetal statement says:
On our right French and British
troops Jointly occupied Complies as q
result Of the capture Of Fregicourt and
Morval. We have beaten of heavy eoun-
ter attacks in the region of Morval and
Les Boeufs, with severe losses TO the
enemy.
In our centre we storred the forti-
fed village OF Guedecourt and have
driven the Germans back In disorder
On our left We captured Thiepvsl and
the high ridge east Of II, including the
Zollern redoubt. This ridge WAS very
strongly fortified with an elaborate sys-
TEN o. heavily wired trenches and was
defended with desperation.
The successes gained during the last
two days may be regarded as Of very
considerable Importance.
An afternoon official report said
Yesterdays operations were entirely
successful. The preparation and exc
cution Of the attack by the artillery
and infantry and the cooperation be-
tween them were IN all respects sd-
mirsble. More than I, 500 prisoners al
ready have passed through the collect
ing stations, and more are arriving
Much war material has been captured,
but The amount cannot yet be esti-
mated
Further progress has been made dur
ing the night and this morning A
strong redoubt which had held out be-
tween Les Boeuis and Guedecourt now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
l6.OUNCE BREAD LOAF
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
Aldermen Refer 1t to Committee
on General Welfare.

An ordinance, prepared by Commits
sioner Joseph Hartigan OF the Mayor S
Bureau Of Weights and Measures
providing that the standard loaf OF
bread sold in this city shall weigh
sixteen ounces. was referred by the
Board OF Aldermen yesterday TO the
committee on general welfare. The
ordinance also stipulates each loaf
shall bear a label telling its exact
weight. The aldermen have power to
regulate the weight OF standard loaf,
but they have no authority TO desig-
nate its price.
Several officials Of the Ward Bak-
ing Company conferred with District
Attorney Harry Lewis Of Kings
County yesterday on the raising Of
the price Of bread from FIVE 10 six
cents a loaf Mr.. Lewis said he was
unable 70 get the information he de-
sired because the company's chief Of
hcisls were out Of the city He will
try 20 arrange second conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27

ton was clearly established, Superin-
tendent Thornhll, of the Pinkertons,
who had managed to catch up with his
men, had the ferryhouse surrounded
and spoke a word over the telephone
that made it sure that suspected yeggs,
commuters and all would have to wait
for the next boat until thes tagging OF
the arrest.
Then Thornhill. who had decided
that a crowded ferry house was no
place TO take chances with men who
carried nitroglycerin and revolvers, no.
tilted Lieutenant Devery, of the Church
Street station, that "Pawtucket Jennie"
and his pals were ripe for the harvest.
lie feared TO let them start on their
expedition into New Jersey lest he
lose them.
Half a dozen patrolmen were sent
from the station house, and with the
postoffice inspectors. who had by that
time Joined the Pinkertons, it was an
even dozen OF handy looking men who
entered the ferryhouse with revolvers
levelled.
Thornhll preceded them and took his
stand near the sought quartet. At the
entrance OF his allies his revolver was
out and apparently covering all four
at once. There was no shooting. Eight
hands went up with dispatch and meek
ness, and four Of the worst wanted
men hereabouts marched in the mds,
of a Gordon OF guards to the Church
Street station.
The Pinkertons, highly elsted at the
capture, declared that all Of the pris-
/ oners had done time for one thing OF
another and that "Connecticu,
BSckie" had been mixed up in q
burglary in Bridgeport, Conn. for
which he served ten years because the
Vatchman had to be shot Some OF
the recent jobs attributed to the four
are a safecracking at Yeomans, n. Y
which yielded $500, and another al
! told Chester. Conn, which brought
sl,100.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
WOMAN ON RAFT
ADRIFT 20 HOURS
She and Three Sailors
Tell of Lake Ontario
ShipwreCk.

Oswego, y. Y, Sept. 26-Four mem
bers of the crew Of the steamer Rooer-
val Of Ottawa, which foundered yes
terday in Lake Ontario, nine miles
from here, we're picked up late to-day
on an improvsed raft, after being
buffeted by the sea for twenty hours
without food. Two others reported
missing were seen in yawl forty miles
from here, near the Canadian shore, II
was reported tonight.
This would indicate that no lives
were lost in the disaster, as three
others arrived here early to-day in
hfeboat.
The four rescued from the raft were
Peter Eligh. captain Of the Robervai;
Della Parent, cook; Joseph Farrisien
mate, and Marcel Semonnaiu, fireman
They declared Henry Sequin, another
fireman, and Theodore Leroy, a deck
hand. who probably we're saved IN me
yawl. were washed overheard from the
Roberval with deckload OF lumber
Philip Trotier, chief engineer; OVlls
Seouin. an assistant 10 Trotier, and
Edward Legault, wheelsman, who toos
TO a lifeboat and reached here early 20
day. had reported that the rest OF th'
crew probably had been drowned.
Captain Eligh, describing tonight the
plight in which he, Miss Parent, Par
risien and Semonnaiu found them
selves after being separated from th'
others of the crew, said they impro
vsed their raft from lumber remain
ing on deck and then cast adrlft. They
did not see the Roberval sink, he said
although it appeared TO them impos
sible for her TO remain afoat mucf
B longer.
Many times last night, Captain
Eligh said, all were in danger Of drown
/ ing, as it was with difficulty that the!
succeeded in keeping the raft to
! gether. Their rescue was effected
thirty miles northeast Of here b!
guards of the Big Sandy lifesayin'
station.
Captain John J. O'Hagan, Of tn
steamship Ocesnia, arriving tonight
reported passing the two men in tn
yawl. The little craft corresponded q
descriptions Of the one carried by tn
Roberval, it was said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
TRAP OF COMPLIES
HITS HNDENBURG
Continued from page l

powerfully fortified and where they
had concentrated q large number OF
heavy batteries to prevent the French
from cutting of Combles.
A deep, narrow ravine leads from
the high ground at Rancourt to the
wood. This the Germans had studded
with machine guns. But from Ran
court tho French now sweep IT with
their guns, while their lines are right
in the border Of the wood on the west,
as we'll as on the south, where Foch'ss
troops advanced between Rsneourt and
pouchavesnes.
Inc progress Of the French on the
eastern end Of the line is steadily draw
ing the net around Mont st. Quentin
and Peronne, just as it has been drawn
around Combles. North of Mont st.
Quentin the French lines are now we'll
east Of the town. and they are steadily
being pushed forward in manner
which daily narrows the circle. In the
same way the French are edging down
steadily TO take Mont St. Quentin IN
the rear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27

the gun breeches as grain is fed into a
thrashing machine and with the me-
ohanical precision OF automatons.
Fifty Thousand Shells in Hour.
Shortly after noon was the time
chosen for the infantry 10 rush for
ward under the cover Of a final inten-
sive chorus of hell from the artillery;
The ridges in front and on either hand
we're fecked with racing sparks OF
flame. Within an hour at least hfty
thousand shells must have been hred'
Far 70 the south was Mont st. QUEEN
tin. two miles from Peronne, and com,
handing that town, which, the Allied
commanders say, will fall Ike ripe
plum when the time comes. The nil
lay hazy above the green foliage OF the
river valley in the midst OF vast bursts
of black smoke from shells OF enormous
calibre.
Directly in front was Combles. an
other town which has come 10 mean
much to the Imagination Of the public
i'm England and France, who seem TO
regard its capture as OF vital signifi-
cance. Combles differed from all the
villages in sight, in that the walls OF
many Of its buildings were still stand
ing. II was different, too, in the fact
that it formed an oasis in the midst OF
the storm of battle. Neither artillery
nor infantry paid any attention to IT.
The gauge of battle was the high
ground around it, the possession Of
which meant the command Of the town.
Attack in Waves.
At the appointed time the waves of
infantry surged forward TO the attack.
Then the tremendous fire of the Ger
man guns swelled to its utmost volume,
until the whole field was lost IN vast
clouds Of smoke.
The attacking infantry vanished IN
that grim pail, while high overhead
scores of sausage balloons and hun
dreds of aeroplanes, their wings gleam-
ing like silver in the brilliant sunlight,
strove vainly to see what was passing
beneath them. Then, across the dead
fields, arose a signal from Morval which
told that the British infantry had
reached another goal and that another
village was taken. A man at tele--
phone in a nearby signal station called
out the capture of the different strong
points with the enthusiasm OF one who
scores a holly contested game
Every position was taken on the MIA
ute set in the programme of battle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Battle Planes Damage the
Enemy's Lines Beyond
Artillery Range.
GERMANS REPLY
WITH SMALL AEROS
Cars Air Fleets Aid in
Holding Land Won in
Spring Offensive.

London. Sept. 26.-In the southeast
ern corner Of Galicis the Russian
troops are pressing the battle without
q paus., In the Ludova district ana III
tn. region Of Perpelniki the CAR
forces opened attack after attack 10
dav. encountering stubborn resistance
which checked their advance. but which
showed signs of steady weakening pc .
fore the powerful pressure TO Whicn
The Austrians have been exposed ioi
days without rest. e. r ,ast.
On every part OF the isr hung eos
ern line the same conditions OBTAIN
Nowhere have the Russians releaseu
their grip on the territory won D! tne
big spring offensive; nowhere mas '"'''
attack lost any OF its clan. . &,
To the aid Of the land forces IN
voIhvnia and Galicia have been
hromSht scores OF Russia's giant Far
man battle planes. Not only are these
s;-craft proving their efficiency IN re
connoisance. but they also arc inhlctine
incalculable damage on parts OF the
enemy's lines far beyond the range oi
the Russian artillery.
The German reply to this move mas
been the sending OF focks OF small
aeroplanes into the air 70 COMBAT me
Russian fiers, but so far the Gar ;
sonadrons have had the best OF the
argument.
German Official Statement.
Tho German official statement report
ing operations on the Russian front
says: -
SPrince Leopold's Front-A storm OF
strong hostile forces repeated SIX tunes
near Manajow failed completely ana
under the heaviest losses. Russian
oioantic aeroplane after hard COMBAT
was brought down by one OF our nlers
near Borguny. In the same district =
Russian monoplane was shot down IN
an aerial fight, -. =, ,ho
Ludoya sector there were tresn VIC
lent enemy attacks. Further south
separate attacks were repulsed'
The Austrian statement says
I'm the southeastern corner OF Ia
licia the enemy continues MS atlach
with undiminished violence. All ms
efforts failed before the herois res's-
lance OF the German troops hShtlhg III
the Ludova district. Yesterday humer-
ous attacks OF tne enemy I" N"N
cast Of Perpelniki again broke down,
"Near Yatyn, to the east OF SviniusKy
Southeast OF Vladimir Volynski)
Russian Farman battle aeroplahe was
driven to flight by our avlators.
Enemy Aero Throws Bombs
The Russian communication follows:
IAN enemy aeroplane OF the llya
Mourametz type appeared over the
H;tzenberg station and threw down
seventeen 72-pound bombs without
causing any damage.
ain The region south Of Dyinsk one
Of the enemy seroplanes fired upon oy
our artillery turned over ana was
compelled 70 land. The machine be
came enveloped in black smoke as IL
descended toward the enemy's line;
ain the region north OF Lake
Kaldytchev after fierce artillery
nreparation the enemy launched an
assault with q force OF about t~o
battalions. The enemy WAS repelieo
with great losses by our energetc IRE
and left between our lines ana MS
trenches a large number of killed and
wounded"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
Join Allies or Lose Crown.
Alternative for Constantine

London, Sept. 26.-The time has come
when Greece must make a decision.
With the agitation for intervention in
the war on the side of the Allies grow
ing hourly. King Constantine must de-
clare for the Entente. The alternative
is a government headed by Venizelos.
The revolt, at the head of which the
former Premier is believed to have
nlaced himself, is spreading. In Mace
donia. in Epirus and in the Egean
Islands the rebellion is growing. The
Yenizelist party is virtually in control
Of those districts.
Meanwhile unrest has reached the
Kings own command. His chief OF
staff, General Moschopoulos, and oOV
other officers have addressed me-
mortal to Constantine, demanding that
Greco. throw overheard her neutral
ity and join the Allies. ..-
TIE Venizelists intend to take their
Mace on the lighting line against their
old enemies. The King has refused 10
do that I'D to this time. Disregardlng
the decision of the government the
rebels would declare war on the Bull
gars. ., -. ,,oh
a procedure without protest or action.
Il seems probable that a peremptory
demand would be made on King Con-
stantine to control his subjects. That
the King seems powerless to do. The
result would be declaration of war
The Greek King can anticipate this
action by joining the Allies. In THIS
wav he would retain what prestige re-
mains TO him in Greece and would re-
main the leader Of the Greek army. It
docs not seem likely that he will allow
Venizelos to usurp his place as the
commander of his forces.
A dispatch from Reuters telegram
Company from Athens says;
THE steamer Hespcria has arrived 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27

Suds Bay, and former Premier Eeni-
zelos will disembark in Ge morning.
"The PATHS to-day publishes state
ment made by NJ. Venizelos before his
departure from Athens in which the
former Premier said:
1.-The purpose of the movement OF
which | am taking the lead with Ad-
miral Condouriotis is purely national.
Circumstances compel me to form a
provisional government, not to over
throw the Athens regime, but to form
n force for the defence OF Greek Mace
donia, that being the only means left
to preserve the unity which has already
been harmed BY those who coded <ace-
donna 10 the enemy.
"'The Athens regime remains intact.
and if il moves in the right direction |
will stand beside it politically and mill
tarily and assist it in every way. am
leaving ms a soldier who, having failed
TO persuade his comrades, does not turn
against them. but shoulders his rife to
fight the enemy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
ARMED CITIZENS PUT
I. w. w. MEN IN JAIL
Lock Up 40 When Railroad Re.
fuses to Ship Them Away.

North Yakima, Wash, Sept rs
Forty men, the majority reported 70
be members Of the Industrial WNkr
OF the World, were locked In rdrif
orator cars here to-day By iS9 el
liens. armed with baseball bs. sat
axe handles.
The men were marched to ~ carr
by the citizens, who intended 70 up
them out Of town, but the rslfo'i
refused 10 handle the ears.
The citizens then decided 10 ~,
the men to the county jail and nhsr,s
them back into town under an or"
guard.
Ten alleged leaders previously ~
been arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
| DEAD, l WOUNDED
IN DUEL NEAR SALOON
Seven Held as Witnesses TO
Chrystie Street Shooting.

As Charles Raimondo. OF 2l2 Chrys-
tie Street. left his brother Johns sa-
loon, at 2l8 Chrystie Street, shortly
before midnight last night, the loiter-
ors who remained in the barroom heard
two pistol shots. They rushed out, 20
find Raimonda dead on the sidewalk
with a bullet through his head Near
him lay James Aldo, Of SO stanton
Street, shot through the shoulder.
The police held seven men, who, il Is
believed, saw the shooting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27

has been captured and the garrison
msdc prisoners.
our troops entered Combles from tne
west and arc overcoming the enemy
resistance. There the enemyS loss''
we're very severe.
Paris. Sept. 26.-To-nights official
statement says:
The battle continued successfully
to-day. North Of the Somme 'he
Allied troops increased their gains OF
Yesterday considerably, having at
tanned within few hours the oblec-
tives assigned for the second day oil inc
mis- morning the French troops re-
,ur,,6 the offensive and captured the
sntire section OF Combles situated 10
IRE ,ast and south Of the railway. our
ratroIs entered in conjunction with the
troops Of the right wing of the British
army. who were cleaning up the nortn-
western part Of Combles. Snortiy
aftorward the whole village fell INTO
The booty captured in COMPLIES was
large The Germans had accumulated III
the subterrsnean regions of this plaeS;
an enormous quantity of munitions ana
supplies of every KIND. C.o,s
We collected 100 wounded Germans
who had been abandoned by the enemy
/ Candles is filed with German corpses'
/ This afternoon our troops. Develop
/ ING their advantages, captured sinHii
wood situated north OF freglcoul.,
halfway 10 Morval. and also the grea,edi
part OF the strongly fortihed gtounu
! between this wood and the "estei y
! horn of ST. Pierre Vast "ooo' 10 ''''
! east of the Bethune road
The number of unwounded prlsone,'
captured by the French SINCE yest
/ day now reaches l,ZoV. We
counted up 10 the present thirly "'"
chine guns. ,.. .bore was
/ an intermittent cannonade'
To-day's official statement says
To the north of the Somme French
troops first arrived at the outskirts St
Fr.gicourt, and then during the nlsh'
tbev occupied all of the village:
french advance detachments went
as fsr as the cemetery of Combles'
Srh;ie other reconnoitrlng partles
r mm,'bd the southern boundaries OF TINS
village. Ore of these latter detac D.
ments took possession OF trencH too ~
~ southwest of Combles and tooA
r rT an entire German company.
A. other points along TINS front
French troops have organized the posi-
tons previously taken from the Ger
The enemy has been particularly &C
tive on our right wing. mere OeII Ia,,
attack; s., delivered nss s6y is'S'fSs Bay
evening "R petbrne road and the Somme
Mere repulsed by our fire. The number
of able,bodied prisoners made yes ester.
dav and counted up to the present time
On the right bank Of the RIVER over
uors. German troops at o'clock last
the Thiaumont work and at at. F IL nTr
Our curtain Of fire and the ii rec o. rU Oop
the the enemy, which suffered serious
losses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
WATCHMAN FOUND DEAD
Empty Poison Bottle Beside Him IN
Bayonne Factory.

Wallace Boynton, sixty-fve years
old. Waterman employed by the
Flower Waist Company. OF Bayonne'
was found dead yesterday in a iittle
room in the factory where he had lived
alone for ten years. An empty oottle
a loaded revolver and large Jacksnite
with an opened blade we're found; Al
though the bottle bore no label, purns
about Boynton's mouth showed that II
had contained carbolic acid.
A son, Leslie. said to be connected
with the New York Chamber OF Com
merce. and a daughter. Mrs. Catherine
McCarpton, OF 349 west fiiteent0
Street. Manhattan, were notified to
claim the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
RUMANIANS DRAFT CAPTlVES
Men in Pennsylvania Forced to Serve
Foe, Budapest Charges.

Berlin, Sept. 26 (by wireless TO Say
willie. y. Y.)-The "Pesti-Naplo,' OF
Budapest, says the Rumanians are
compelling men between the ages OF
seventeen and ffty-fye, in the occu-
pied portions of Trsnsylvsnia,, to
s.rve with the Rumanian army. These
recruits, il says, are being sent to Ru-
mania
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27

|
Liquid Assets

employment of material of the whole
worlds war industry, prepared during
many months"
Cut OF All Escape.
The fate of Combles was sealed a
week ago, when Ginchy fell. The hnal
step was taken yesterday. when the
British and the French moved forward
i'm an encirclng movement. That ad-
vance. BY cutting the last roads from
the fortress, bagged the Germans
within it,
British progress on the north should
now be faster. with a corresponding
advantage TO the French south Of the
river BY holding Combles the Ger
mans were able TO menace both Allied
armies on the flank, thus hampering
greatly the widening OF the gap the
Allies had forced in the Peronne-Ba-
paume road.
The Germans are engaged once more
in hastily constructing new trenches
beyond the national highway. Their
frst system has been destroyed com
pletely, and they are forced now 10
improvise what trench works they can.
further retreat seems almost newt
able.
Allies Hold Air Supremacy.
Air lighting on the West front con-
finues on an ever increasing scale
The Allies supremacy in this fighting
has been invaluable during the recent
thrust War planes dropped tons OF
bombs behind the German lines, while
scouts and observers were able 10 re-
port every movement Of the German
troops.
Before the war Conbles had q popu
lation Of 5000 and contained a mum
her Of fine buildings and homes, but
the Smelling Of the last few days, de
scrbed as unprecedented in the Pic
ardy battle, had practically destroyed
the whole town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
British Blast Foes Last
Line and Fight in Open
Germans on Sommc Left with No Trenches Except those
Dug Under Fre-Powerful Works, Months Build
ing, Now Wrecked-5OO00 Shells Fired in Hour.

British Front in France. Sept. rs VIA
London, Sept. 26).-The British are
now fighting in the open north OF the
Somme. No longer have the Germans
any trenches, except those which are
dug under fire. The powerful de-
fences which the Germans spent
months in erecting along the whole
front in Picardy are nothing but shape
less ruins.
Thi, was the word brought back by
! officers and soldiers after yesterday
smashing British attack along the SIX
mile front from Martinpuich- 10 Com,
bles. II was this thrust that disposed
of the last great German barriers be-
tween Haig's troops and their obJec-
tives and brought the fighting into the
open. 49,.
/ AS spectacle for the observer TINS
perfectly co-ordinated movement py
the Allied troops was the most SPLEEN
did of all the attacks made by the
French and British since the com
mencement of the great offensive. Inc
team play of the blue French leglons
and the Khaki clad brigades Of britain
was comprehensive to the eye IN tue
glorious autumn sunlight for a sweep
Of ten miles. The scene had the IN
toxication of wars grandeur.
Guns Brought Close Up.
The correspondent went forward yes
terday over the ridge in the DevlIs
Wood and Ginchy region when the
British had fought over two months 70
gain. He walked for two miles through
an area which reverberated to the
blasts Of the great guns, picking MS
way between the bursts of fame from
the crashing batteries and moving
around the rows of cannon as one VINO
seeks a ford in a stream.
On the other side of the ridge ne
saw guns where he had never seen
them before-on the promised land OF
the lower levels, which the British
had won by persistent siege work. Inc
guns were close up to the British IN
fantry, who listened to their thunder
Gus chorus as they prepared Tor the
charge in to-day's attack.
From the ruins of some old German
trenches, whence the battle panorama
stretched before him, the correspond
cnt had a near view of the french
cunners, who were feeding shells into