The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-21
Commercial Submarine Will
Land at New London or
Baltimore.
GERMANS MAKE GAINS
IN BATTLE ON SOMME
Greece is Getting Ready to Enter
War on the Side Of the
Allies.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

| CptCldl 20 Ht Tribune.
New York, Sept. 2O.-The German
submarine Bremen is expected to reach
Baltimore or New London tomorrow
This statement was made by repre-
sentatives of the German Government
| in New York tonight.
London, Sept. 2O.-The Bavarian
Crown Princes army north of Somme
today attempted to drive the French
from the Perrone-C Combles highway.
The Germans captured a small trench
on the western slope of Dead Mans
| Hill, but their principal objective was
not accomplished. Rain hampers OPP
erations along the Picardy front.
Berlin, Sept. 2O.-AngIo- French loss
es in the Somme offensive from July
l to Sept. Is were today estimated at
100000 men by the semiofficial news
agency, which stated that this was a
conservative calculation. OF this total
the British lost $4,000.
London. Sept. 20.-Greece has sent
an urgent note to Germany, demand
ing the release of the Greek troops re-
moved from Kavala, said Reuter- dis
patch from Athens from Greece this
afternoon, which declared the news to
be officially confirmed.
1t was officially announced at Berlin
several days ago that the fourth Greek
Army Corps, stationed at Kavala, had
placed themselves in the hands of the
Germans after the Bulgarian invasion
began, because they lacked food and
were cut off from communication with
Athens by the Allies.
They were transported into Ger
many with their families, said later
Berlin dispatch, where they are to re-
ceive the same treatment as other neu-
trails until allied troops are no longer
on Greek soil.
Servian troops have advanced to
within seven miles of MOnastir and are
engaged in sharp fighting with the
Bulgarians.
The Bulgarians are pillaging Monas-
tir, preparatory to evacuating the
town, said an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Salonika today.
Bulgarian comitadiis are ravaging
the neighboring Servian towns.
The BuIgarians have been driven
from one trench position after another
and much of the fighting is going on in
the open. For the first time since the
Balkan fighting began large cavalry
forces are in battle at several points
along the Servian-Greek frontier.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Sept.
2O.-'It is reported from Sofia" says
the Overseas News Agency, chat the
Russian army which entered Eastern
Rumania had with it a whole brigade
of officials who were to administer af-
fairs in conquered Bulgarian cities.
These officials were captured and are
now at work cleaning the streets of the
same cities which they were to gov
ern."
Dallas, Tex, Sept. 20.-The Baptists
of Texas will appeal to Administration
officials at Washington to set aside an
alleged order of Gen Funston against
conducting religious revivals among
the troops on the border. This an
nouncement was made today by DR.. j..
B. Gambrell, corresponding secretary
of the General Baptist Convention of
Texas, who has just returned from San
Antonio.
az talked with Col. Barnum, the chief
of staff" said DR.. Cambrell. "He went
in to see Gen. Funston and talked to
him about two minutes. Then he came
ont with the announcement that we
could preach among soldiers if we did
not hold revivals or tell the men
thew were lost without protesting
Christ. | asked him why the General
was opposed to revivals. He said it
would work the men up and that many
of them were emotional.
81 do not believe the American peo-
ple will stand for military dictation as
to what we are to preach