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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Take Three Salients at
Verdun; British Increase
Bombardment
Planes Raid Germans
ROYAL Flying Corps Attacks
Large Squadrons of
Enemy Aviators
DAYS DEVELOPMENTS

Russians repel all Teuton efforts to re'ake
los, positions in East Galleia. Battle line
spreads southwark over 3O-mile front before
Hslicz. key to Lembers.
French repul.e four German attacks along
seven and. a.half-miIe from, southwest OF
.oD losing only some FRS, line trenches
Seize German positions at Cerny and capt
ure three enemy salien,s in Nerdun area
Air fighting intense on front held by
British. Artillery duel growing.
Bombardments increase on Italian fronts
Minor activities in Balkans.
London, July s.-The German crown
Prince attacked heavily last night along
the Aisne front, but the defence OF the
French was so aggressive that they sue.
ceeded not only in multiplying most OF
his gains, but seized another section OF
enemy defence west Of Cerny'
Berlin tonight declares that In
now attack on the middle Of the Ladies
Road the Germans captured considerable
terrain and more than 'oo rle"'''
prisoners. a.. rroocb took
,be aggressive and captured three
s,Yongiv fortified salients, one west OF
Dead Man Hill and two more southwest
Of Hill 9O4. Berlin makes partlai az
mission Of this reverse on the eI'
bank Of the Mouse: p-,.;.L .bo
bombardment is gradually growing IN
intensity from the coast down through
Fjsnders and Artois TO well below the
crerne River. The only infantry &C
t;ons reported by the British war
0face however. are small raids north
~ Ypres. in Flanders and near
Hargicourt, in Artois. ...
Rnt there is extraordinary activity IN
the air, equal TO that before the STORM
ING of the Messines-Wytschaete ridge
This time the Germans seem deter-
mined 20 spy out Field MarshaI HalS
b preparations for an offensive, ana yes.
terday they patrolled the ar IN are
formations, many Of which were broken
up by the Royal Flying Corps.
The British fiers, using bombs ana
their machine guns, raided munltloh
denots. airdromes and even troop Tor
nations back of the hostile lines in
Belgium. Sixteen German planes were
driven down. ten of them out Of con-
troll, while eight of the British ma
chimes failed to return.
The comparative failure Of the Crown
Princes efforts on the western end OF
The Chemin -des- DANES is indicated IN
the Berlin communicate, which does
not claim much for them except the
CAPTURE of French outpost on the
Mennejean farm, near Laifaux. But
Paris declares the German "shock
troops" came forward in solid masses
at four different points: Near Meme
Jean farm and west of the Pantheon
thew are said 10 have been wholly
renulsed. On a two-mile front between
Rovette and Froidmont farm they got
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Two Americans Receive
The French War Cross

Paris, July s.--A. H. Muir, of Phila-
delphia, and Pierre Fischoff, an Ameri-
can resident of Paris. have received the
war cross for distinguished service
with the American field ambulance
around Moronvilliers, in Champagne,
northeast Of Rheims.
Muir is the commander OF Section
IL of the American field ambulance,
consisting of Leland Stanford Univer-
sity students.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
Holland Ports Cut Off

Amsterdam, July s. The HANDLES
blad" says the situation of Dutch ship
ping is now the most critical of any
period of the war. owing TO the fact
that all of Hollands outlets now fall
within the danger zones Of one or the
other Of the belligerents. 1t urges the
Dutch government to map out a chan
mel of its own in which Dutch vessels
will remove mines and protect Dutch
SHINING by force of arms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
GERMAN

Berlin, July s (DAY).-Between the
Stripa and the Zlots Lips the Russians were
unable to renew their attacks after their
vain sacrifices Of the previous days. Near
Zhoroff this morning an enemy attack with
out artillery preparation broke down. with
heavy losses. There was fighting near
Stanislau yesterday and this morning.
encounters repuised several Russian di-
visions, whose storming waves, broken by
our destructive FIRE, had pushed forward as
far a. our position. Near Huta. in the
UPPER valley Of the BystritIa Solotvina, a
Russian attack was repulsed.
(NIGHT). The Russians again attacked at
Stanislau and gained ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

creasing and this Is spreading 10 p.
rograd. Adviees from the capital :,
port the passing 20 the from, o. !,
train carrying 500 sailors ir,s.
Reval, organized into a "storminr H..
talon" and wearing shoulder rbbr,
inscribed "To the Trenches"
The political aspect Of the pr...,,
drive. which has for one Of ie obis,,
the freeing of Poland from Gsmr
domination, was emphasized By ,o,'
eminent order to-day directing IA ~
lease of oil Polish prisoners OF ",
CAPTURED from the German rank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
FRENCH

Paris. July s (DAY).-on the Aisne 'front.'
the night was marked by an intense lombard
n,.nt directed at our positions from the
north OF Laffaux mill as far "a Froidmont
fern. At dawn the Germans delivered vio-
lent ATTACKS with strong contingents IN Tour
different sectors of this front. Our troops
offered determined resistance to the masses
If enemy forces. which suffered very heavy
losses.
North and east OF Lafaux mill. near
Menneiean farm and west Of Pantheon we
repulsed all enemy attacks and maintained
on, positions completely. Between Bovettc'
and Froidmont farm the attack Of the enemy
developed on front Of three kilometres
1rearly two miles,. After struggle Of sew
oral hours we succeeded in ejecting the
enemy from part of the elements Of our first
line. which he was able 20 penetrate at the
fret shock.
East OF Ccrny late yesterday we carried
out a successful operation. which enabled us
10 enlarge appreciably the position near
ALLIES which we recaptured on July !. we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
West
BRITISH

London. July (DAY).-We carried OUT
successful raids last night southeast oil haie'-
curt and to the north of Ypres. taking some
,risoners There is nothing further to report
NIGHT. Yesterday the enemy "sa''
di.played the greatest activity in air hgh''ns'
HIGH continued throughout the day hos.ie
aircraft worked in large formations "n''"
were frequently broken UP by our pilots.
a. a;rnoen carried out number of sue
cessful raids, in the course oil "h'cn WV
eremy's airdromes. depots and troops Were
attacked with bombs and machine "a" 60.
no considerable damage Was caused. On
"no rnachines were brought down in com,
hats and ten more were driven down out oil
oo., Eight OF our machines are missing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
BROUGHT Us considerable gain OF territory ano
more than 700 prisoners.
Italian Front
ITALIAN

Rome. July Sin the upper Val feline
on Saturday night the enemy Attempted 20
cr pture one Of our advanced posts. he was
driven of by artillery fire and prompe
counter attack. On the remainder OF the
front the artillery was more active. espe-
ci.ily in the Vodlee. where the enemy sud
denly concentrated his FIRE. to which we re-
piled Violently and effectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09
TRo Grea w a r---1 o 3 d ID a

into the advanced French lines and a
battle of several hours followed. Inc
Germans were partly driven out during
the morning, and this afternoon add
tional ground was reoccupied by the
poilus.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
VISITING OFFICER
FOUND dead HERE
Lieut.. Brunlet Was Member Of the
French Mission to u. S.

After successfully weathering three
years of the most bitter warfare on
the French front. Lieut.. Brunlet, 26
year of age, of the French Mission
to the United States, yesterday
morning, while quiet Washington
was awakening. was found dead in
his bed. in his room at the Congress
Hall Hotel, by his roommate, Lieut..
Mengeot.
The dead man is of a prominent
French family.
The young lieutenant arrived in
New York, from the other side only
Wednesday. and reached Washing
ton Saturday afternoon. When he
went to bed, according to Lieut..
Mongeot, there was APPARENTLY nothing
the matter with him.
Lieut.. Mongeot, when he awakened
in the morning, found that his COM
panion was dead.
In order to secure complete data
for the French Embassy. Coroner New
lit yesterday afternoon held an au-
topsy. 1t was found that the man had
died of an attack of acute pneumonia.
The body Is in the hands Of French
officials
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
CARUSO KlSSESPIER
GLAD TO Be in u. S.
Famous Tenor Arrives in America
in Excellent Health.

An Atlantic Port, Nov. $50 GLAD
was Eurico Caruso when he reached
American soil once more, that he
kissed the pier as he stepped off the
vessel here today. Caruso has been
in South America for six months. The
famous tenor was anxious to get the
latest news from the Italian front
and made inquiries Of friends who had
come to meet him, among them being
Giulio Gatti-Casazza, Antonio scotti.
and Andrea De SegureIa. of the
Metropolitan Opera Company.
Fellow passengers of Caruso said
that he was much moved and de-
pressed when wireless news of the
italian retreat reached the ship. -
Caruso is in excellent health and
ready to start his operatic engage
ments in this country. He appeared
In forty performances in the Colon
Opera House in Buenos Aires.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
EXPECT RECORD Vote
in N. Y. TOMORROW
Gotham Ends Greatest Msyorslty
Campaign in History.

New York, Nov. I-The mayOralty
campaign practically ended today. 4
four-sided campaign, with never
dull minute since IL started. but vita
attacks and counter-attacks keeping
the 100000 people of the city con-
stantly interested. il has been the
most picturesque battle New York has
seen for many years.
Possibly never before in the city's
history have Haycralty candidates la
bored for yotss with such srdor.
Judge John f. Hylan, Democratic
nominee; Mayor John PUrroy Nit
chel. Fusion; VIM NJ. Bennett. Re-
publican, and Morris Hiileuit, Social
list, did yeomans work, each for his
own cause
Judge Hylan's speeches concen-
trated chiefly upon Mayor Mitchei's
record as a public Official Mayor Nit
chel devoted himself lSrgely 10 a per
sonsl attack upon Judge Hylan. Mr..
Bennett insisted that all Republicans
vote for him on the ground OF reg-
ularity. Mr.. Hillquit demanded that
humantarianism as exembIihed by op-
position 20 the war be crystaiiizsd
into votes for him.
Politicians OF all parties have ex-
pressed conviction that the vote on
Tuesday probably viii be the largest
ever cast in New York The regisu.
ton. light during the frst days, was
unprecedently heavy the last TIVE
aayA
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

OF the world so unprepared in 1914,
that British aviatorS had to cope with
them with private fowling pieces
had been perfected in great numbers
and variations by the Germans and
were docketed in the Patent once
here and forgotten while all but Ger
many still dreamed peace.
4-New grensdes, heavy cannon. field
ordnance improvements and high ex-
plosive shells Of the sort that made
Belgium's supposedly modern defences
obsolete were not only on record in
this country, but were on record as
assigned to the big munitions makers
Of Germany. indicating that they were
being made before Germany's pre-
text in the Sarajevo tragedy had been
born in the assassin's brain.
The records that show the ac-
cumulative evidence of the quicken
ing OF the German will to conquer, e
manifested so generally. prolihcally
and, as the time came 10 strike so
body by inordinate attention TO IsthsI
contriF Fances and horrible means OF
killing. were assembled into signin-
cameo. through a search OF the Patent
once, to learn what German owned
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

masses are maneuyering in the open
country.
Under the direction of Gen. Cadorna,
the Italian armies have withdrawn to
the west bank OF the Tasliamento
River.
France and Great Britain have dis
patched large reinforcements to the
threatened battle area. The Western
front today stretches from the North
Sea to the Adriatic.
The Venetian Plain has become part
of the Western battle front. No
doubt the enemy calculated that Italy
would be abandoned to her fate, or
that the allies would be unable to
dispatch the necessary forces in time
to be Of effective value.
Americans on West Front.
England. France. and Italy stand
firmly united, ready to oppose any fur
ther advance Of the enemy in the
Italian sector.
The momentous events in Italy
should not lead us to forget that the
principal battlefront OF the war re-
mains. as II has been sinee the be-
ginning. tthe important sectors Of the
western front, in France and Flan-
b.. CONTINUED or PAGE TWO
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
NEW R. R. WAGE SCALES
AFFECT 250,000 MEN
lrainmen and Conductors to Pre-
sent Demands December |.

Chicago. Nov. New wage scales
OF 2S0.00o members of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen' and Or
der of Railroad Conductors were
agreed to unanimously this after
noon by the. committee in session in
the Great Northern Hotel, and will
be presented to all railroads in the
United States about December /.
The new scales provide for 3.s
cents per mile for passenger con-
ductors and 6S2-3 per cent for pas
senger brakemen. The rate for
freight conductors was fixed at S4.e4
per 100 miles or less, eight hours or
less, and s3.34 for freight brakemen.
The rate for switchmen was made
SIS per day for helpers. the present
differential to apply to foremen. :,
Complete harmony prevailed. at
the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

A Munich Account.
The committee has already made
public the mutilated form in which
these documents were given to the
German people by the German press.
II has ben stated that the documents
would be dropped by airplanes over
Germany. The State Department has
never said whether or not this was
done.
The severe sentences imposed for
the circulation Of the Cars words
have presumably been commuted. The
account was published in Munich in
Justification Of an amnesty" pro-
claimed by the new Emperor, Charles.
1t Is believed here, however, that far
more severe rules are In force in
Germany for action Of this sort. The
first publication of the sentence is
attributed to the Wiener Arebeiter-
zeitung. The words indicated were
printed in black face type.
devourinz monster is the Christian
The article quoted says:
Tho Wiener Arbeiterzeitung (the
Vienna Workingman's Journal, con-
tinues its publication Of the incsedibie
penalties Inflicted by Austrian court
martial, which it started few weeks
ago in order to demonstrate tie heces
sity Of the general amnesty which
Emperor Charles proclaimed. The
Thursday number prints the follow
ing:
'Aurelia Kolik,. clerk, q years old,
sent her uncle Vladimir Kolik let
ter in September. 1914. and inclosed
in this letter copy of proclamations
by the Gar and Gen. Rennenkampf
which had been dropped by Russian
airplane on the Austrian troops, and
which she had picked up from the
floor of hospital where she had been
to visit a wounded soldier. The girl
was condemned to death on account
Of this copy.
Copies Proclamation.
The uncle copied the proclamation
into his notebook and read 1t aloud
one day to one Hlasdik. an employe.
at a session of the directors of the
Land Loan Company of Brunn. and
had him make a coy of it. For per-
mttting this copy to be made Kolik
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

Fostered Nationally.
That the preparation for Mittel Eu-
ropa must have been fostered ma
tonally, by systematized and secret
governmental supervision and encour-
agement Is shown unnistakably by
the great number and sudden accel-
GRAFTON Of deadly contrivance invent
ed by Germans in numbers and kind
impossible to a normal people.
The investigation in the Patent ofe
fee revefls:
1.-The horrible fame protector and
gas shells that killed thousands Of the
allies, taken unaware by the new bar
barity Of warfare. were on record in
the United States Patent Office. among
hundreds OF other new German war
weapons, long before Germany began
the ravishment OF Belgium and
France.
2-The increasing number Of German
war inventions before the world saw
the war cloud gathering in Germany.
recorded only in small part by applica-
tions here, showed the great activity
then in the improving of German. SUBJ
marines that now are sinking our
transports and destroying the supply
ships OF our allies.
4Inventions in aerial and anti
aerial ordnance that found the rest
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
Burns prove FATAL
TO Girl OF 10 YEARS
Violet Shafer Dies in the Casualty
Hospital.

Ten-year-old Violet Shaffer died
last night at the Casualty Hospital,
with her hand clasped in the hand Of
her mother.
The child had been suffering for
more than twenty-four hours with
severely painful burns. which she had
contracted when her dress caught fire
as she was lighting q pile OF dead
leaves in front of her home, 22SS
Chester street southeast The am
bulance rushed her to the Casualty
Hospital
She was in a semiconscious state
during most of her stay at the hos
pital. Her mother did not leave the
sick bed till the end.
The dead girl is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence II. CHATTER, of
the above address. Mr.. Shaffer is an
employe Of the Bell Telephone Com
papy. ~
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
Aged and Crippled Men Are
Trapped IN Burning
Building.
NINETEEN LOSE LIVES;
ONLY SIX IDENTIFIED
Sixty-si1 Escape; Many In
iwed by Jumping
from Windows

Paterson. N. J.. Nov. 4.-Nine-
teen men lost their lives today at
a FIRE which destroyed the Pater-
son Salvation Army Rescue Mis-
sion at AZ Mil street. Eighteen of
the victims were burned to death
before rescuers could reach them.
The other, one of the fourteen
taken to the hospital. succumbed
there to his injuries. Many others
were badly injured. either in the
surging mass of humanity which.
panic-stricken. stsmpeded from the
building. or by leapins from win
dows.
Su Victim, ldentifed.
SIX of the dead were identified
al the Morgue, whittier their char
red bodies were taken after the
Ere had been extinguished. They
were:
Henry Downing. Michael CRANES.
Fred R--nnan. John Shell. Frank
Costello and William A. McNab.
Most. if not all of the other
victims, are believed to have been
burned beyond recognition. Scms
of the bodies may never be re-
covered.
Score Are Injured.
Over a score sustained injuries OF a
minor character. These were treated
by ambulance surgeons. OF those who
leaped from the windows of the burn
ing building thirteen were 30 badly
hurt that their removal TO the hos
pitaI was imperative. So<se OF these.
it was said, may not recover.
The fire started among a large stock
Of newspapers and magazines stored
in the rear OF the building. II spread
rapidly TO large pile Of knolirC
wood in the yard nearby and licked
up the side OF the building. which
burned like finder.
There was some confusion in send
ing in an alarm. The FIRST alarm was
sent by telephone. That was quickly
followed by the pulling OF several
boxes at different points. The IRE
men were delayed several fatal
minutes in responding because OF the
uncertainty as to the exact location
OF the fire. When they arrived the
building was doomed.
S. In Building.
There were eighty-fve men sleeping
in the building when the fire started
Some were old and some were
crippled. Few were in the full vigor
OF manhood. as the Rescue Mission
was used as a haven for unfortunates
who possessed no home and but little
means of livelihood.
Police squads. under Capt A ].
Mcbride and Lieut.. Joseph Mosely.
reached the scene before the firemen
arrived. Even then the building was a
roaring furnace. But the police. their
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05

Hopeful OF Victory.
In France and Flanders, he says,
the war must yet be won. He be-
lieves the Germans will be pressed
back to the La Fere-Laon line. The
one counter attack there. in the Ver-
dun sector, was repuIsed.
Mr.. Baker says nothing OF the Rus
sian developments, except to predict
that no further German attack on
Petrograd may be expected. He
measures as of great importance the
weeks strides Of the British towards
Jerusalem.
His summary follows:
Our attention during the past week
has been centered on the gigantic
struggle now going on in the Friu!ian
Plain
The Austro-German. forces, breaking
through the Italian defenses along
the upper reaches of the Isonzo, have
erupted into the lowlands. and carried
forward a series OF rapidly CO.
ordinated operations. which have re-
suited in the conquest of much ter
ritory.
Trenehi FfsAti.g Abandoned. -.
french warfsfe has. for the time
being. been abandoned. Great troop
The Washington herald., 1917-11-05
SHIPPING NOW
LEADING ISSUE
Car Shortage and Conges.
tion Result of Blockades
at Sea Ports.

Every other industrial problem con-
nected with the war has been side
tracked for the shipping problem. 1t
takes precedence over every other de-
mand made on the nations resources.
This was made clear last night when
1t developed that the. great inland
waterways movement, which crystal
lized a few days ago with a con-
fidential meeting of the Council of
National Defense in the office of Sec
retary Of War Baker to discuss a
huge appropriation measure to pro-
vide a feet of steel barges, has been
set to one side temporarily.
The meeting was called to hear a
report on the possibilities of utilizing
the waterways to re-enforce the rail-
roads, ste ggering under terrific war
burdens. This report was made by
Gen. William NJ BLACK, and recon-
mended not only big appropriation.
but the placing of the waterways
problem in the hands of Chairman
Edward N. HIrley's United States
Shipping Board.
Shipping Board men met Gen.
Blacks favorable report on th.
waterways plan. with these two
fundamental objections:
ALL the country's steel facilities
and money for ships must be used on
overseas traffic, support for which
means winning the war.
The railroads can get war ma
terials to the scaboard now taste +.
than they can be SHIPPED abroad.
Talk of car shortage and railway
congestion. representatives of the
Shipping Board declared. was based
on blockades at seaports. Middle
Western traffic might be impeded,
they admitted. but the real tie-up was
caused by the fact cars and goods
were hell up at scaports for re-
shipment. The problem, therefore.
they said, with Italy and all the
other allies crying for help, was one
of steel shipping for overseas de-
mands. rather than one of aiding the
railways.