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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
All Italy Rejoicing at News
of Big Victory at Monfalcone

Rome. Aug. s.-The announcement py
The War Office of the italian victory IN
the Monfalcone sector is received
everywhere in Italy with rejoicing, al
though the war is being directed with
such secrecy that the public at large
knows little about it. In view of the
dificult nature of the ground and the
exceptionally favorable positions held
by. the Iipstrians. the taking Of $500
prssoners.is regarded as a long step n
The troops which distinguished them
selves are from Leghorn and Turin.
They carried out an enveloping move
ment. which made possible the gather-
ing in of the prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Big Russian Gains Shown
in PetrOgrad Reports

London, Aug. S.-The official state
ment giren o,,t By the War Office IN
Petrogrdd tonight reads:
1.-THE success achieved by our troops
south Of the DnieSter continues to de-
yelop. Pursuing the enemy, our brave
troops have fought their way into the
town of Nizniow, which was captured,
as also were the villages Of Bratychuv,
Palakhiche. Nadworna, Charnolocze,
Krovotula, Move and the small town Of
during the pursuit parts of our
troons are on the left flank of the oc-
cupied region, approaching the River
Vorone. on which is situated the town
of Tysmienitsa.
Believe Bridges Blown Up.
"Previous to the retreat of the en-
emy number Of explosions were heard
At some points. II is probable that the
enemy blew up bridges and stores. The
number of prisoners and the quantity
of booty captured are not yet known.
This will be reported later
"The region captured by us covers
an area Of 100 square kilometres (6l.5
miles)."
An eGFtttF COHHt~HtOUte"N ('V"s
PetrOgrGd said:
ION the river Sereth our troops are
advancing successfully and fortifylng
themselves in captured positions. The
total number of prisoners taken IN
these battles from August TO 8
amounts 10 166 officers and SAB men.
Four cannon, nineteen machine guns,
eleven trench mortars, large number
of mine throwers and much other war
material was captured"
Accuse Austrians of Treachery.
"On the line Of the river Stokhod,
In the region Of the town Of Stoby-
chow, a party of Austrians left their
defences during the night and came
forward with uplifted hands toward
the position occupied by one Of our
regiments. The battalion commander,
Colonel Stepanenko. as he approached
the Austrians, was treacherously killed
By them. Our rihemen killed. the
whole party Of Austrians.
"South Of the Dniester our troops,
taking the offensive on front Of
about twenty-five versts fifteen miles,,
in the direction of Tyszienca, broke
into the encmy's trenches and engaged
the enemy during the pursuit. Owing
20 the irresistible onslsughts Of our
brave troop- the enemy was driven
back along abe whole line, and we
captured the town Of Tlumach. inelud-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

part of the Goth Division. under Gen
eral Sir Aylmer Hunton Weston. 1t
was located opposite the German posi-
ton at Beaumont Hamel. some dis
lance north of Thiepval. in Artois. In
the fighting the regiment was almost
exterminated. So far the casualty lists
show that of 500 officers and men who
went into action IA officers and SO of
other rank were either killed on the
field or died subsequently, of their
wounds, one officer and l55 men are
missing and 16 officers and 459 men
were wounded. Only two officers and
96 men returned.
Recruiting has been stimulated in
the colony by the story of the valor of
the Newfoundland Regiment. which has
been acclaimed by brigade, division and
CORPS commanders as equal TO that of
the finest regiments in the British reg
ular forces.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
German Officer Wins
His Fourth Duel in Air

Berlin, Aug. 8.-"A German hydro
aeroplane off the Flanders coast en-
gagged an enemy battleplane, which
was .hot down and completely de-
stroyed," says an official Admiralty
statement This was the fourth hos
tile aeroplane conquered by Naval
Lieutenant Boensch On the way home
this officer also forced another adyer-
sary to land behind the enemy lines"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
British Naval Aeroplanes
BOmbard Mulheim Barracks

London, Aug. s.-An official state
ment, issued here tonight, reads:
"On July 80. in conjunction with the
French, an attack was made by British
naval aeroplanes on benzene stores and
barracks at Muelheim. The machines
met with very heavy anti-aircraft
fire, but succeeded in gaining their OBJ
jective and carried out successful
bombardment. They returned safely"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
PORTLAND BELIEVES
BREMEN OFFSHORE
Man Who Saw Submarines Is
Called Trustworthy.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 8.-There was
haze offshore to-day, and submarine
the size of the Bremen could have
come to the surface for short time
without being discovered.
Captain Small of the Cross Island
Coast Guard station, declared that he
had absolute confidence in the state
ment of Lowell w. Dunn, the outlook
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

Letter Says She Was Taken at
Beginning of Trip.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. s.-That the
second German merchant submarine
Bremen is in possession of the French
navy is the information received by
Lieutenant J. G.. McElroy, United
States Army officer, from a relative in
the British army. Lieutenant McElroy
is stationed here with the Ohio Ma
tional Guard.
Lieutenant McElroy has just received
a letter from his'relative, who is now
at Folkestone. The letter declares that
the Bremen was captured on its out
ward trip to the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

who reported sighting two undersea,
craft yesterday. Captain Small said
the vessels were reported TO him sepa-
rately. Dunn told first of seeing the
larger one, and few minutes later he
reported that he had seen another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Fighting Still Going On.


Iast night our troops pushed for
ward in places east OF Trones WOOD
and fighting on the outskirts Of Guile
mont. near the station, IS proceeding
In the eastern portion Of the Lelpslc
salient the enemy attempted oomo
attack on our lines, but was driven
back without difficulty.
North of Roclincourt two OF our
raiding parties successfully entered the
German lines and blew up some dug
outs"
IAN enemy squadron Of ten aero
planes endeavored 10 cross our INES
yesterday on bombing expedition.
They were cut off by four OF our ma
chimes. The enemy's machines scat
tered returning precipitately, pursued
nv our patrols. Two of the hostile
aeroplanes had to make forced descents
behind their own lines
German Trenches Taken.
The text Of the French statement
giren ont tonight says:
"North of the Somme We increased
our gains Of yesterday, capturing
small wood and a trench strongly Or
eanized by the enemy north OF the
wood, which we hold in its entirety.
an fine, in these two days we have
conquered north of the Somme the
whole line of German trenches on
front of six kilometres 1913 miles, to a
depth of from three hundred to nYe
hundred metres.
"In Champagne yesterday, after a
spirited bombsrdment, strong enemy
detachments which attacked with the
grenade our positions northwest Of
Tahure and small posts on Hill 1875,
were taken under our fire and dis
persed
"On the right bank Of the Mouse the
battle continued violently on the entire
Thiaumont-Fleury front. With remark
able tenacity our troops have held back
and repulsed the adversary, who sought
by counter attacks 10 drive us from the
ground conquered by us these last
days northwest and south of the Thiau-
mont work. Then, passing TO the of
fensive in their turn, they recouped all
the elements of trench where the
enemy had taken foot in the course OF
a struggle and penetrated anew the
I Thiaumont work.
Dead and Wounded Found.
con the Vaux- Chapitre- Chenois front
we captured a Inc VI bitHNhtos ~
certain points two lines of enemy
trenches One of these contained about
a hundred German dead or wounded.
an these different actions we took
prisoner about two hundred unwound-
ed men. of whom six were officers, and
I captured six machine guns.
zone Of our pilots brought down q
German machine, which fell in flames
in the enemy lines north Of Auberive.
] Yesterday a German aeroplsne dropped
four bombs on Nancy. Five of the
/ civilian population were wounded,
three Of them grievously.'
The Belgian communication reads
an the region Of Dixmude the ar
tillery duel lost its intensity. AT
Boesinghe and Het gas Comb fighting
was spirited"
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
An earlier French statement fol-
loios:
North of the Somme our infantry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Germans Repulse Attacks.
The German report on the days
operations reads:

From the region south OF La Bsssee
Canal to a point in the vicinity of
Loos there is heavy firing. Between
Thiepval and the Somme, especially
near Pozieres and Bazentin-le-Petit,
and south of Maurepas the enemy con-
tinued his stubborn attacks. They led
TO bitter hand-to-hand combats at vari-
GUS points, which, generally speaking,
were decided in our favor. Only at
some points, namely. near Pozieres
and east Of Hem, fghting continues.
South of the Somme attacks by
French hand grenade detachments near
Estrees and Soyecourt were repulsed.
In the Meuse region the artillery on
both sides of the river was very lively.
Northwest and southwest of the for
mer Thiaumont work enemy attacks
broke down completely under our fire.
Further south attempted attacks were
stihed at the outset. Several hundred
prisoners have been brought in.
"A British seroplane fell into our
hands southeast Of Cambria
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
FRENCH AND BRITISH
GAIN in THE WEST
Continued from page ]

activity in the Loos salient and near
Givenchy."
Earlier in the day the foHo'oing
Uas given out:
"The enemy, after his five fruitless:
attempts Yesterday north and east OF
Pozieres, has not made any fresh IN
fantry attacks, but is maintaining, a
heavy artillery bombardment on TINS
front and on other portions of the battle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

Gseek Steamship Sunk.
London. Aug s.--The Greek steam
ship AchileUs has been sunk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

operating on the right of the British, IN
the course Of an attack by our allies on
Guillemont, made an advance east OF
Hill 1879. north of Hardecourt, and took
40 prisoners.
EAST Of Monacu Farm the Germans
made two attempts this morning to re-
capture trenches which we took yester-
day. Both attempts were repulsed by
our infantry fire. The enemy was COM
PEELED to fall back, leaving number OF
dead before our lines. The number OF
unwounded prisoners taken yesterday
in this region is 230, Of whom two arc
officers.
"On the right bank OF the Meuse
Cyerdun 'front.' the bombardment was
resumed during the night, with extreme
violence on the Thiaumont-Fleury front.
Al about o'clock this morning the Ger
mans delivered a series of powerful at
tacks with heavy forces against our po-
sitions from the village of Fleury TO
point north of Thiaumont work, &C
companied by curtain of fire. All the
attacks were checked along the Fleury
road and in the village by the fire of
our machine. guns, which caused large
losses to the enemy. The Germans sue
ceeded in gaining a footing in Thiau-
mont work after a desperate encounter,
which is still continuing at this hour.
"In the Vosges detachments of the
enemy which attempted to approach our
trenches near Senones were dispersed
easily by our fire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Italy Joins the Big Push

Continued from page |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
HOLLOCHER STILL
LEADS HIS MATES
Marks, ErIewein and Vance Also Show
Marked Improvement in Hitting
Team Figure SwelIed.

Charlie Hollocher, the sweetest
shortstop in the Three-Eye league,
continues to lead his mates with the
stick according to the latest averages
compiled, including Tuesdays game.
Charlie has an average of .302. Man
ager Bay is away out in front with
1924 but he has only played in seven
games and cannot be counted as
contedre at this time Heine Biltz
added two points to his average dur
ing the week and Mcbride four. The
most notable advances were made by
Erlewein who jumped from ,232 to
.245. Vance also advanced from 1879
into the 200 class. Erlewein is the
only player who has participated in
all of the games this season and he
leads in sacrifice hits with IS. Cerny
is close second with Il. Heine BiltZ
leads in runs scored with AT and
Wolfe is out in front in stolen bases
with IS. Among the pitchers Freddie
Marks is now clouting at 1903 clip,
having advanced from 2S2 in one
one week. The unofficial averages up
to and including Tuesdays game fol-
I0uc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
HANNIBAL BUMPS
MOLINERS TWICE,
QUINCY WINS TWO
Bryant and Turkey Thomas PItah
Mules TO Double Victory Over
PlOws-First Game Close.
DAVENPORT GETS A SETBACK
Tailenders Show Form, Taking TIVE
of OLeary's Peoria Grabs
Pair and Sails Into Lead.
BY HEX.

Earl Thrig and Lee StoCker bobblss
Sandy Shears out Of a win in tho
first game Of the bargain bill he.
tween the Hannibal Mules and Molina
Plow Boys yesterday on the Molina
grounds and Bill Lang, who has been
laundering TO get back in harness. 40.
mated the afterpiece - the Missouri.
ians. His slab opponent was famous
Turkey Thomas, who had the home
gang petrified most Of the way The
closing melee became SO putrid in the
fifth and sixth innings that the spec-
tatOrs started an exodus and some
pleaded with Bill Brennan TO inter
cede. Final count OF the opening
game was 8 to ;, while that Of the sub
sequent mess was 10 to /. Lang wrig.
gled out of some tight places in the
first four innings through his own ef-
forts and with the support Of his
mates. He got himself in the hole
neck deep on several occasions and
twice the fans thought he would new
CT get out. In the fifth the whole
blooming team blew up. Bill grew
pOuty and there were other indications
that the Moline machine was com
pletely demoralized Hughes finally
took a tumble that the spectators
should have consideration, and hq
sent in Oscar Graham TO pitch the
seventh. Zowie. Zowie, Zowie, and
that settled it, The few fans who were
left filed out OF the park and hurried
home to a late evening meal. Scores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
HASTINGS MACS
WIN At CHICAGO
Hawthorn and High Horse Cop in
Iron Mask Memorial Handicap
and Final Event at Course.

Chicago, July 2O.-Two Hastings
horses, looking and running very
much alike, provided the feature OF
yesterdays racing at the Hawthorne
track. One, Hawthorn, an aged Grip
pie that once was famous as a 2-year-
old, seemed to have acquired a new
lease of life, Judging by the manner in
which he won mis- second impressive
victory in two days. The other, High
Horse, a 3year-oId, is apparently just
coming into his own.
In the Iron Mask Memorial hand1-
cap, at six furIongs, Hawthorn, al
though only a moderate favorite in a
six horse field, fairly smothered the
others with his speed in the first half
mile, which he covered in 40 20, and
won easily by lengths.
The hot, muggy weather proved to
be just the right kind for this muscle
sore, wind broken old racer. and moth
ing else in the contest had a show
against him. as he broke in front and
had the race at his mercy all the way,
although showing some slight signs
of WEAKNESS nearing the finish. Uncle
Hart and Pesky put up spirited con-
test for second money, the former
lasting long enough to beat the 3-year-
old, which is likely to do even better
at her next start.
Hawthorn, until the recent LatOnia
meeting, was the pride of the stable of
c. b. Buschmeyer, the Louisville
turfman, but then was claimed out
of a selling race by j. b. Goodman, his
present owner. 1t looks as if he might
be good for many another purse, es-
pecially over short distances.
The other Hastings winner was
High Horse in the last race. and, like
Hawthorn, he ran right up 10 his prev
ious last race. High Horses victory
al a mile and seventy yards on Mon
day was accomplished in such a com
handing way that il seemed he should
be able to come back again on yester-
day, but the presence of a light boy on
his back probably persuaded the wise
men" who are responsible for the bet
ting odds to make him a TO l shot.
r. Hack, the lightweight jockey, had
some trouble in landing his horse in
front, but he was plucky and was able
to use a whip when it came to the fin
al call, and then High Horses quail
ties as a racer did the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
Especial to The Argus.

Bloomington, July 90 Showing
great comeback ability, The Islanders
again swept the slipping Boomers off
their feet, to 4. making it three
straight over the Darringer crew. The
game was ragged throughout, players
on both sides being charged with no
less than IL errors. Although he al
lowed eight hits, Freddie Marks should
have had q shutOut, as he kept the
blows we'll scattered. Three costly
errors in the first inning gave Bloom
ingtOn four Unearned runs. With this
big lead staring them in the face,
Bays men pulled themselves together,
scoring Internationally until they had
secured safe lead
doc" Watson, opposing Marks on
the mound, yielded but nine hits.
These blows. coupled with six errors,
gave the Islanders eight runs. Luck
lily. all of the Islanders errors came
in the first inning, that is, the costly
ones. After the first stanza Marks
also frightened up and the Boomers
were unable to push another man
around.
The HoIIocher- BiItz combination
earned d run for Bays men right off
the reel. Charlie drew pass, was
sacrificed to second and went home on
Heine's long single to center. The
Boomers responded with four tallies
Suttle5 drew four wide ones. with one
down. and R Watson singled H.
Darringer walked, filling the bags.
OBerta grounded to Erlewein. FTitZie
made d pretty stop and winged the pill
TO Vance i'm plenty time to get the
runner. but OmeT dropped the ball and
SuttIes counted. DOnica scratched an
iufeId hit but HOllOcheT in trying to
get him at first made a bad peg, both
Watson and Darringer scoring.
Schmandt grounded to Cerny, who
pegged to Vance, but Omer again drop
ped the ball. O'BeTta scoring.
Rock Island added two more. Vance
was hit by a pitched ball and took
third when c. Watson erred on Ceruy' s
roller, kewpie being safe also. Bay
lined to Watson, who overthrow third
in an effort to catch Cerny, and Kew
pie scored In the fifth Schlansker re
placed O'Berta in right the latter
Bpraining his ankle Schlansker mis-
judged McBride's fly. Clyde scored on
Listers double. In the sixth Cerny
singled and Marks walked and Hol-
loCheT singled, filling the bases. Bay
was hit by a pitched ball. forcing in
Cerny. BiltZ hit into a double play,
ending the rally
In the eighth inning HOIlocher and
Bay lived on errors by c. Watson and
DOnica. HOilOCher scored on r. Wat
sons error Lister then responded
with timely single scoring Bay and
Biltz. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
GIANTS COP FIRST
GAME FROM BRUINS

Chicago, July 20.-John Joseph Nc
Graws Giants, who have recently beer
missing on a couple of cylinders, are
one up on Tinker's Cubs in the series
which opened at North Side park yes
terday, the series of which is to deter
mine whether the Bruins are to make
their next invasion Of the east as mem
bars of the first division. The Giants,
thanks to q well-nigh insurmOuutabIe
lead in the FIRST trio OF innings, won
the game. 5 TO s. Score: r. H. T.
New York -...3 ! 3 o. 90 zoos Il ,
Chicago III 012 0 0 0-6 u l
Batteries Benton, Anderson and
Rariden, Lavender, Packard. Brown
and Fischer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
WEEGHMAN IS SURE
OF GETTING HERZOG

Chicago, July 20-President Weegh-
man of the Cubs was smilingly con-
fident yesterday that Chicago would
obtain the services of Shortstop Her
zog, whose term as manager of the
Reds is nearing an end, but the Cub
boss would not discuss the details of
his offer nor of those made by the New
York and Brooklyn clubs, which are
angling for Herzog.
From various sources it was learned
the deal hinges on President Hemp
stead Of the Giants, who has first call
on account of the desire of the Red
land club to obtain Mathewson as
manager, but the Gotham club owner
Is trying to close the deal subject to
conditions which the Cincinnati club
will not accept. Unless Hampstead
offers a trade satisfactory to Herr
mann and his partners today, the Chi
cago clubs offer probably will be ac-
Cepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
PLAN A REVIVAL OF
THE w. AND I. LEAGUE

Oshkosh. Wis, July 2O-There is
talk OF reorganizing the old Wiscon-
sin-Illinois league Of professional
baseball clubs to play in six or eight
cities next year. Cyril Slapnicka, for
mer WI Lacquer, and now leading
pitcher for the Milwaukee American
association team, wants TO put a club
in here. Slap" was here few DAVIS
ago looking over the ground. lie said
if he took hold here it would be a
class c proposition with a salary lin
it OF $3.50 or 1890 Efforts will be
made 70 raise $500 among local fans
to carry the team through Semi pro-
fessional Sunday BAH has failed here
this year, as the fans say they want
daily professional ball.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-20
MARSHALLTOWN WINS
TWO OFF FORT DODGE

Fort Dodge, Iowa, July 20.-Mar-
shalltowu took both games yesterday,
6 to and II to 3 The Ansons
knocked Sanders off the slab in the
third of the first game. Scores:
Marshalltown 90 00000-6 II
Fort Dodge 100000 002-2 6 /
Batteries Slattery and Snow; San
ders, Lane. Erloh and ellis.
Marshalltown % / , Oil II /
Fort Dodge ....3 000O1- s 3
Batteries -Beiser and Snow, Dash
ner, Sanders, and Gillis.
Mason City, Iowa, July 20.-The 10
Gals beat Waterloo in the final game
of the home series Yesterday. TO g.
Mason City, with timely hitting and
good pitching by Garrett, made il an
easy win. Score:
Waterloo 1000 0O00l-l s /
Mason City 01000x-4 7 /
Batteries Westcrwick and Besch-
er. Perrett and Weeks.
Clinton, Iowa. July 20.-The Pilots
swept the series yesterday. winning a
featureless game from Ottumwa. II To
/. by the heavy hitting of Keller and
Kuepper Schliebner hit the ball over
the left fence for a homer Score
....1 00O05 4 Oil IA
Ottumwa 1000 0O10O- .
Batteries Kluckholm and Brown
Keller and Boelzle.
Cedar Rapids Muscatine. rain.