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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
ALLIES CAPTURE s.MILE FRONT

London.-A new blow, for which
the French and British artillery has
been preparing the way for more than
two days, was struck against the Ger
man front both north and south OF the
somme. AZ a result Teuton trenches
were carried on two-mile front on
both sides Of the village of Maurepas
to a depth OF from $50 TO 500 yards,
while south OF the river the German
line three-quarters OF mile In length
was seized by the French.
These successes, which mark the
opening Of the fourth phase of the
bloody struggle in PicarGy, have en-
abled the Allies to penetrate at points
the ont-Maurepas road, be-
sides giving them complete control
of the highway from Maurepas to
Clery.
The village OF Maurepas itself is
practically in their hands. Surround
ed on three sides, and with French
troops engaging the Germans In the
outskirts, it's complete capture is ex-
pected at any moment The hamlet
10 one OF the foundation stones OF
the German defense in this region,
each house having been sef arately
fortified and each barn . small ar
senal.
These attacks, coming on the heels
OF declaration from Germany that the
Allied offensive in Picardy was def
nitsly halted. and that the German
lines could never be bro',en. are TAX
en- here to indicate thai the French
and British are determined at all costs
to keep UP their desperate offensive.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
Germans, the official statement issued
In Paris says, while large number
OF prisoners, the total OF which has
not yet been reported, were captured
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
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WAY OPEN TO HUNGARY.

The Hague.-The Russians have
captured Jablonitza, one OF the prin-
cipal gateways from Galicia to the
Hungarian plains, and Petrograd re.
ports that their offensive In this d.
rection is continuing This is the
first news OF an advance by the Rus
sian southern army since the conquest
of the Austrian crownland of Blu
kowina was completed.
Farther to the north the Russians
are continuing their driving opera
tions against the Aastrians with ap-
troops are pouring across the Zlota
Lipa at several points In spite OF
desperate resistance on the part OF the
Teutenic forces. Fierce fighting ia be-
ing waged along the entire line south
OF Brody and General Brussiloff is ap-
parently making supreme effort to
cut off the army of General Won Both
mer and force its surrender.
As far as the other theatres of war
are concerned, main interest centers
In the Italian operations. The Ital.
ians are vigorously pressing their ad-
vance.
The Italian dreadnought Leonardo
da Vinci caught fire and olew up In
the harbor OF Taranto, Italy says q
Turin dispatch TO the Paris Petit
Journal. Three hundred OF her crew
we're drowned Her displacement was
$4,000 tons.
With brief lull al short intervals,
hike intermittent gasps 70 breath, the
Battle OF the Somme and Ancre, the
greatest, bloodiest. noisiest and most
terrific human conflict known 20 his
tory. is raging on. The battle is now
at the end OF the seventh week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
RUSSIANS PIERCE
LEMBERG FORT
Infantry In Masses Is Hurled
for IL Hours Without lull
Against Austrian Defenses
GERMANS IN COUNTER ATTACK

London.-Russisn troops are at
tacking heavily along the whole front
OF Gen. Won Boehm-Ermollis army
before Lemberg.
For IL hours, without a single lull
infantry has been hurled against the
Paraplinska and Piniski, according to
the official Vienna statement.
The Austrians claim that most OF
the attacks collapsed before the foe
reached their wire entanglements. At
some points the Russians gained a
foothold in the first line trenches, on
ly to be driven out by Teutonic re-
serves.
Near Kanojoa, the Austro-German
line was pierced, but Vienna claims
counter-attack threw the Russians
back to their original positions.
Particularly severe fighting Ia in
progress on both sides OF Horozanka,
TO the north of the Dniester. The
town has been destroyed by shell-fre.
The Germans in France are engag
ed in a series OF violent counter-at-
tacks which, they claim, have enabled
them to regain the greater part OF the
ground lost in the actions a few days
ago. Only south OF the Somme, In
the sector Of Belloy -en-Santerre, does
the German General STAFF admit the
Allies we're able TO hold the conquered
terrain.
Against the German version, the
French announce that they spent the
interval in consolidating the captured
ground, while General Haig reports
further penetration for 500 yards OF
the German front west of the High
wood.
The dispatch from British Headquar-
tsrs on the Somme front describes
the sanguinary defeat OF powerful Ger.
man counter-attacks. In one Of these
the Germans advanced six deep but
were taken under so heavy fire they
fed in retreat before even reaching
the British lines. Their losses are de-
scribed as enormous
General Haig also announces the
seizure OF a 100-yard trench northwest
OF Basentin-le-Petit, at the PROV Of the
British advance toward the Martin
puich heights. A counter attack, de-
uvered from the latter region. he as
serts, was unsuccessful.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
U.BOATS SINK
BRITISH CRUISERS
Nottingham and Falmouth Sent
to Bottom by Germans In
North Sea Fight
ONE SUBMARINE DESTROYED

London.-Two British light cruisers,
the Nottingham and the Falmouth,
were sunk In the North Sea by Ger
man submarines while the vessels
were searching for the German High
Seas Fleet, according to an official an
nouncement issued by the Admiralty.
One German submarine was des-
troyed by the British while another
was rammed and possibly sunk, ac-
cording to the Admiralty statement,
which reads:
Reports from our lookout squadrons
and other units showed that there
was considerable activity on the part
OF the enemy in the North Sea Satur-
day, the 10th. The German High Seas
Fleet came out, but, learning from
their scouts that the British forces
were in considerable strength, the
enemy avoided an engagement and re-
turned to port.
In searching for the enemy we lost
two cruisers by submarine attacks
II. M. s. Nottingham, Captain G. b.
Miller, and II. M. s. Falmouth, Cap
tain John Edwards.
All the officers OF the former were
saved, but thirty-eight OF the crew
are missing. All the officers and men
OF the Falmouth were saved, but one
leading stoker, Norman Fry. died OF
injuries.
An enemy submarine was destroyed
and another was rammed and possibly
sunk. There Ia no truth In the Ger.
man statement that British destroy
er and British battleship damaged.
The presence In the North Sea Of
German squadron OF some fifteen war
ships, including large cruisers, was
previously reported by trawlers arriv-
ing at Ymuiden, Holland, a Reuter- dis
patch from that point says. The
squadron was sighted in the region Of
White Bank, and was accompanied by
two Zeppellns. II was taking north
westerly course. -~~'-~,.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
GERMAN PEACE TERMS iMpos
sI6LE. SAYS ASoUITH.
Intoierable or Humillstinq to Some
OF the Allies.

London-"The German government
has as yet shown no disposition to
agree 10 peace except on terms that
would he intolerable or humiliating
to some OF the allies" said Premier
Asduith. replying 10 the House OF
Commons 10 sir William Pollard
Byles. one OF the little group Of
peace advocates.
The suggestion of DR. Zimmer-
mann German under secretary for
foreign affairs) that the entente Is
Influenced by any pressure from
Great Britain is quite untrue" added
the premier
Asked further whether terms OF
any kind had been suggested, Pre-
mier Ascui.h replied: only what
has bee6 seen n the press: nothins
Official"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
NEW LINE FROM ROTTERDAM

Service to America Soon to Be Start
ed, Il 10 Said.
The Hagne. via London.-A new
steamship line will soon be put into
service from Rotterdam to America,
according to an Amsterdam news.
paper. A Rotterdam company is ne
gotiating for the purchase of the
former Greek steamer Macedonia,
which can accommodate 1000 passen-
gers and has q freight capacity of
5000 tons. II 10 proposed - open
the new service with this ship.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
FACE PIPE sRlAR SHORTAGE.

Government Laboratories Experiment..
Ing With American Woods.
Washington.-Amer pipe max.
ers, confronted with scarcity OF
French briar. are looking to the forest
service for substitutes. The Govern
ment laboratories are experimenting
with various native woods and many
species OF chaparrsl of the woJt
A large quantity OF mountain laurel
roots have been sold from he south
ern Appalachian reserve for pine
making.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
FEW PASS FOR ANNAPOLIS

Lack Of Time Given as Cause for 2se
Failures Out OF $50.
washington.-Out OF $50 applicants
who took the July examinations for
admission to the Naval Academy only
ninety-four received passage grades
the Navy Department announced.
The large percentage Of failures Is
attributed to lack OF time for prepara-
ton. As result OF the tn e ex-
aminations held this year the new
fourth class At the Academy will
number about e3s.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-08-25
TO EXCLUDE FEMALE LABOR

German Employers Agree TO Eneour-
age Soldiers After the War
The Hasue.-The various German
merchants associations have come to
an agreement, to hold good for at least
six months after the war. with the
National Clerks Union and other com.
mercial employees unions, to exclude
female labor as far as possible from
offices and stores, and to Ak minimum
wages for men retaining from the
war. This is considered a wise way
TO meet the situation.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
$50 MACHINISTS STRIKE
TOENFORCE A WARD OF
THE INDUSTRIALBOARD
Propetors Of Tentyone Contract Shops Refuse Sign New
Wage Scale and Men Quit Work Thursday Morning;
Six Shops Agree Terms; Strike Endorsed by
Industrial Commission; BOilermakers and
Backsmths May Become Involved

Two hundred and fifty union machn employed in twenyne Of the
o'clock
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of
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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
PRESIDENT WILSON URGED
TO PREVTNT CUT OF WAGES
UNION OFFICIALS HOLD CONFER
ENCE AT WHITE HOUSE.
Asked That Competition of Enlisted
Musicians With Civilian Bands Be
Stopped; Seaman's Act Discussed

President Gompers. Vice President
O'Connell. Treasurer Lennon and Secre-
tary Morrison of the American Fedora
tion of Labor urged President Wilson,
last Monday, to put a stop to the com
petition of enlisted musicians of the
government with civilian musicians. 1t
was shown that the government fur
nishes uniforms and instruments to
these enlisted men and pays them good
salaries, and that they then enter into
competition with civilian musicians,
who walk the streets while the govern
ment musicians play in hotels and else
where at rate lower than the private
citizen can afford.
The unionists also asked the presi-
dent to favor the Smith Hughes bill for
industrial education and vocational
training.
President Wilson was presented copies
of resolution passed by the A. F. of
L. convention against ship subsidies,
which take public moneys for the pur-
pose Of promoting private gain. The
resolution favors the creation of an
American merchant marine to be manned
by American seamen under conditions
that will make them an effective naval
reserve
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
STAGE STARS AWAKE TO THE NEED OF UNIONS
MAY SOON AFFILIATE WITH The A. F. OF |.

Failure to secure an equitable contract
between theatrical managers and them
selves has resulted in the unanimous
adoption of a resolution by the Actors
Equity Association in New York, last
week, that the question of joining with
the American Federation of Labor be
submitted at the annual meeting of the
association, to be held in May. Nearly
900 actors and actresses attended the
meeting, which was presided over by its
president, Francis Wilson. Before the
vote was taken, Wilton Lackaye, Digby
Bell and other actors spoke in favor of
the plan. President Wilson said:
''our members, having suffered for
years under various injustiees. or from
various injustices, felt, OF course, that
our demands were equitable, and the
managers felt that they were equitable.
They not only felt that they were equit-
able but knew they were. But they also
said. Equitable as they may be, let us
see you come on and get them. They
even dared us to come and get them.
and up to the present time we have been
afraid to take the dare.
"Arc we any less important as pro
fcssior, as a people. than the stage me-
chanicss They took the dare, and they
now have equitable contracts. Are We
any less important than the musicians
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25

Are we not more artistief Are we not
more hysterical than musicianss Yer
these temperamental and hyserical mu-
sicians, from the snare drummer up to
Paderewski, took the dare and they now
have equitable contracts.
Il am not discouraged. 1 have great
confidence in the fact that the actor will
not stand forever under the insulting
declaration OF the manager OF being the
chief business boob OF the universe,
blind to his own interests and TO his
own dignity. We must move in this
matter. Listening to the voice of eau
tion, we have delayed, and delayed, and
until nothing has been accomplished to.
ward our equitable demands"
Similar meetings were held on the
same day in other sections of the coun-
try. Vaudeville actors and actresses are
organized in the White Rats Actors
Union and are affiliated to the American
Federation of Labor
About 200 actors and actresses MEM
bers of the Actors Equity association.
discussed joining with the American
Federation of Labor at a meeting in
Chicago last week. Among the promi-
nent stage folk present were John Drew
and Blanche Ring. 1t was agreed that
final action should not be taken until
all members OF the association could
vote on the question
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
WORKERS
HITTING AT COORS
Strike Puts Crimp Into Sale
of Golden Products
Union Committee Visits Labor 0rgani-
cations and Mail Thousands Of
Letters Telling Of Trouble

Organized labor OF Denver and thruout
the state are responding to the appeal
OF the Brewery Workers Union TO assist
in the fight against the struck Coors
plant at Golden Reduction OF wages in
the near-beer and matted milk factory
and 81 per week for girls in the Coors
pottery works does not appeal TO the
working people as being conducive TO the
upbuilding of Colorado. Hence the
Coors products are being openly discrim-
mated against in favor OF those manu-
faJtured by concerns that believe in n
fair living wage and decent conditions
of labor.
The working people of Colorado arc
"a sing Mr.. Coors at his own word and
are refusing to drink the stuff he calls
"Nilnnah." II the maker refuses to
drink his own beverage, there is every
rC7 son why others should pass it up.
Tp to the time of the strike last week
no employe was permitted to sample the
stuff during working hours under pen
atty of being discharged. II is signifi-
can't that these men were not permitted
to drink the so-called near-beer, when
they were allowed TO drink all the reg
ulHr lager beer they wanted previous to
prnhibition days. In the words Of the
uli AiieHteu fost. lnere must pV Iea-
SOL for this order.
For many years Mr.. Coors employed
IN on men in the Golden plant, some of
thgm being in his employ for over twen-
~ i've years. and they made him a
IN lionaire. while these faithful work
crs are now cast out for refusing TO
continue at pauper wages, These men
were rightfully entitled to pensions in
strad of reduction in wages.
The Coors management is making
larger profit from their near-beer than
they did from the old product. and save
81 80 per barrel in revenue tax However,
since the state has gone dry" Coors de-
claTes he has no more use for unions, and
union men and women of the state will
make il n point to see that they have
no more use for Coors or his products,
He appealed to some of the employees
to become traitors to their organization,
but they refused TO forsake great
principle and went on strike, and this
fight will be kept up until Coors either
chage his mind or quits business.
thousands or circular letters have
been mailed to working people in this
and adjoining states informing them OF
the strike against the Coors brewery at
Golden. A committee of the Brewery
Workers Union has been visiting the
various unions in Denver this week at
their meetings. and the result has been
very satisfactory. Scores of dealers
in this and other cities has refused to
handle Coors products. and the plant Is
practically out of business.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
TAXPAYERS PROTECTIVE LEAGUE WATERLOCCED
JONES and CUYER CONTROL The SCHOOL BOARD

Surfeitcd with legal advice, the Den.
ycr Taxpayers Protective League has be-
come watcrlogged and permitted Ben b.
Jones and DIR. C. n. Guyer TO run away
with the school board and tangle it in
n knot that seems likely of not being
untwisted until the regular school board
election in May, 1917. While the Tax
payers League is holding pink tea par
ties, appointing peace committees and
comforting with lawyers, Jones and Guyer
have gone right ahead without legal
advice or any concern about the law gov
erning school board matters and taken
all the trenches.
Now Congressman Ben Hilliard is va
riously reported as being on the way or
about to start for another of his flying
trips from Washington to Denver to
settle the whole matter for the Taxpay-
crs' Protective League, the members of
whom appear TO be unable to protect
themselves or anybody else.
, II will be remembered that when Con-
grcssman Ben made his last flying whirl
he stood in the hallway of the East Den
yer High School building talking little
nothings with women gossips, while
H|pncs, Guycr and Secretary Stutt held
a meeting of the board, lasting one min
ute. and adjourned for lack Of n quorum.
Jones and Guycr have been holding
regular noon-day luncheon meetings OF
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
BUILDING REVIVAL
IS ON In DENVER
New Operations This Spring
Will Cost S2,000,000
Business Structures and Residences
Contracted for Will Give Employ
ment to Many Denver Men

Conservative estimate places the
Denver this spring at S2,ocO,oo0, which
means an era OF prosperity for the
building trades craft. Officers of the
Buildings Trades Council say prospects
are promising for the best year the
seven years ago.
Excavation work began this week for
the new seven story w. II. Kistler print
ing house, fronting l25 feet on Champa
street near Seventeenth. 1t will be
fireproof and cost 100000. In former
years an Episcopal church stood on this
site and the ground was purchased by
Mr.. kistler from holding company
for the church diocese.
New Thea,er on Sixteenth.
summer will be the fireproof theater on
Sixteenth street opposite the Tabor
Grand. to be known as the Lyric. The
bids on the contract have been received
by William L. Fisher and Arthur A.
Fisher, but the contract has not yet
been awarded. The building will cost
approximately 100000 and is expected
to be one of the handsomest moving pic
ture theaters in the city.
The site for this theater is in the
block occupied by the Scholtz Drug COM
pany at Sixteenth and Curtis streets,
where it has been reported for several
years that twclve-story office build
ing will be erected. The property is
owned by the Bishop-Cass Investment
company. A decision to build a theater
probably means that the office building
project has been abandoned for the
present.
Childrcn's Hospital Under Way.
Peter Morrison has been awarded the
contract for erecting the new Children's
Hospital at Nineteenth and Downing
streets. to cost approximately S150,ooo.
II will be seven stories high. occupy
twelve lots. be fireproof and modern. and
constructed specially with the view OF
giving children the most scientific treat
mcnt. Maurice Biscoe is the architect.
George f. Turner has purchased prop.
erty at Fifth avenue and Broadway,
where plans are under way for con-
structing one-story building T5xlSi
feet for the Turner Auto Truck Equip
mcnt company. new corporation In
course of organization.
The Frank Kirchhof Lumber company
is building an addition to the plant OF
the Ford Motor company on South
Broadway at n cost of Sl50.0O0. II will
double the size of the present plant.
The Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company announces improve
Continued on page ol
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25

the board during the past two weeks, at
which they have deposed Hilliard and
elected c. J. Morley, an attorney. in his
place. Then Jones, Guyer and Morley
began lunching and meeting together and
elected DIR. r. l.. Thorp to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of DIR. Carlin.
Now the board has six members, while
To law provides for only five.
The Taxpayers Protective League
started in to clean up the situation and
asked everybody else to stand to one
side. Up to date they have succeeded
admirably in messing things worse than
before the cleanup campaign was
started. The people had some hopes
when the League announced that re.
call of the entire board would be started,
but this has evidently been sidctracked
as too straight cut at the root of the
citirc evil
In the meantime Superintendent Cole.
the entire staff of teachers and all the
pupils are in state of chaos. Also. three
new school buildings that were planned
to be erected this spring have not passed
beyond the blue print stage.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
UNION RIGHTS UNDER new LABOR
LAW TO Be TESTED IN COURT

the wages OF all engineering machinists
employed in Denver should, until fur
ther notice from the commission, be
raised to 42K cents an hour, and that
the hours OF labor of such machinists
should be decreased from nine to eight
day.
Machinists Cause of Complaint.
This important action has arisen out
of certain matters originated Dec. /,
1915. On that date Denver lodge No. AZ,
of the International Association OF Ma
chinists, notified all employers of engi-
neering machinists that oh and after
Jan. l. 1915, the machinists would de-
mand 45 cents an hour and an eight
hour day. OF recent years the pay has
been 37H cents an hour and the days
work was nine hours.
Following service of this notice from
the local machinists' union upon all en-
ployers of machinists, the Industrial Re-
lations Commission took official cogni-
zance of the matter, and the commission
thereupon advised the union and all en-
ployers of machinists that the questions
raised by the demands of the machin-
lists union would be investigated by the
commission February %.
Commission Overrules Manly.
On February % Manly. as attorney for
the Denver Engineering Works company
Continued on page o.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-25
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION CALLED
BY COUNCIL FOR TUESDAY MAY 9
GIVES THE TEACHERS HOT SHOT.
Gompers Tells New York Gathering
Organiza ton Is One Best Bet

You think that you are professional
people, but I tell you the hod carrier
you see in the streets is getting more
money than you" said President Comp
ers in an address to teachers in New
York city, who are discussing affiliating
with the American Federation of Labor.
Musicians did not want to mingle
with machinists some years ago" he
continued. Now every impresario of
note belongs to the union and they are
getting so per cent more money to live
on than ever before.
There is not the slightest danger of
your union being called out in a sympa-
thetic strike. 1 pledge you my word
there is no power in the A F. of l. that
can direct you to strike or not to strike.
That is left in your hands"