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Evening star., 1917-09-21
Accounts for Messages.

Senator Wadsworth said the state
ment accounts for many messages con-
gressmen received about that time
When you receive 400 telegrams in
one day. all in the same language and
nearly all signed with some German
name. it's evident that somebody is
putting up some money" said the New
York senator. I'VE received thousands
of telegrams-every member of the
Senate, ! am sure-seeking to influence
US against war
Senator Norris disclaimed personal
knowledge of use of money by German
interests. but added:
"I have heard it repeated" he said.
that both Germany and England used
large sums of money in this country.
No organization that l know of got any
German money or any other kind. As
suredly no German money was used to
influence the members of Congress who
We're against war. The BernStorff mes
sage was sent. you may notice, at
time when President Wilson was
against war"
Senator Salisbury of Delaware. presi
dent pro TEN. of the Senate and men,
ber of the committee on foreign rela-
tions, said:
Il am beyond being surprised at any
thing the German diplomatic repre-
ferring this matter to the committee on
privileges and, elections. to report to
the Senate as early as possible such
information as the committee can OBJ
tain on the subject. Under the Consti-
tuition the Senate has full power to take
such action regulating its own members
as it shall deem proper
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Gain Chief Positions.

The British offensive which began at
dawn yesterday over wide front east
of the Ypres salient, found the attack
ing forces late yesterday holding many
positions or vital importance and con-
tinuing the fight in German territorv
along line. which in many places
represented an average gain Of mile
in depth.
Such redoubtable strongholds as
Nuns wood, GIencorse wood Inyernass
sopse and Shrewsbury forest, which
nave withstood numerous fierce as
sauits recently. were entirely overrun
py tne BRUSH. who reached points well
beyond them. Heavy fighting was con-
tinuing at close range at various points
ana the Germans were massing troops
with the evident intention of deliver
ing counter attack
IT was day of great success for the
British arms
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Bombed Into Submission.

ON the left of the line attacked heavy
hghting developed on the high ground
on either side of the Zonnbeke-Lanee-
mArck road. A number of strongly
fortified farms were encountered in ,bis
region and bombed into submission
among these was Schuyler farm, a
snort distance southeast of st. Julien.
pchuyler farm held out long against
attacks and continued to play on the
british with machine guns until 1t was
faken. Strong resistance was encoun-
tered at redoubt on the Ypres- Roluers
railway west of Zonnbeke. This redoubt
1s a massive concrete steel structure
and it withstood all of the shellfire
poured against 1t. The British ad
vanced on two sides and stormed the
place with bombs until its occupants
Taised the white flag. Similar tactics
resulted in the fall of another great
Stronghold northwest of Westhoek
Evening star., 1917-09-21
The Crucial Sector.

The crucial sector may be said to be
gin with the ridge known as -tnzac
which lies about a mile southwest of
Zonnebeke. Southwest of Arzac Is
Nuns wood and just east of this is the
famous forest known as Polygon wood.
When the British In August fought
their way forward to Polygo1 wood
they found Nuns wood flooded that
they We're forced To go around it, and
the ground here still presents great
difficulties to the movement of troops
because of its swanpy condition. Nun
wood merees into Glencorse wood on
the south and little further down and
astride the Spres- Menin highway is
Inverness copse Of undying fame Be
tween Glencorse wood and Inverness is
an open stretch of solid ground of some
400 yards, and here on the Fitzclarence
farm the Germans had built great steel
and concrete rcdOubts whose machine
guns dominated the southern part OF
Glencorse wood and the northern sec
tfon of Inverness
Evening star., 1917-09-21

driven down out of control. Seven OF
ours are missing"
The statement also says that after
fluctuating fighting between Lange-
marck and Hollebeke the British were
able to advance for a depth OF two
thirds of mile
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Consolidate New Lines.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated fress.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM. September 21.-During the
night the British forces with compare
lively little opposition consolidated anu
considerably improved the new iine,
which they had won in their oHensiss
against the Germans to the cas-, oi
Ypres.
The scene OF the offensive includes
one of the most important and strong
est parts of the German line IN TINS
section and has been marked by some
of the most bitter lighting of the war
since the allies seven weeks ago ne
gan their drive. which mas pecoihe
known as the battle of Flanders.
The wooded elevations east ana sou'h-
east of Ypres. among which are sucn
dominating positions as Glencorse ~ood
and Inverness copse, We're the vital
points. and the Germans had made their
defense here as nearly impregnahle as
they were able. being determined 10
retain them without regard to the cost.
The battles of the past few weeks pear
witness TO the strength of the defenses
at these points.
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Won BERNSTORFF
IN A PLOT TO
INFLUENCE CONGRESS

Continued from First Page
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Eager for the Fray,

The troops that went out to the at
TACK represented some of the finest
men in the British army. They enteraS
the conflict in high spirits and eager
Tor the fray. Their advance was pre-
Seded by one of the most perfect and
The men went over the ton strinnsJ
nght, and, as a result of this, coupled
with the fine artillery support. they
We're enabled to negotiate the first
stages or the difficult ground rapidly.
They mad swept thorugh G1encorse
Wood. Inverness copse and the eastern
part OF Shrewsbury forest by o'clock.
Iwo nours and twenty minutes after
the attack began. and other advanced
positions were reached with equal
rapidity. which is remarkable
achievement in view OF the marshy ma
tnre OF the ground due to heavy rain
Evening star., 1917-09-21
GREAT CARGOFLEET
NEEDED TOEND WAR
British Expert Says U. S. Must
Build Ships to Beat
Germans.
WAY TO SCOTCH U-BoATs
ny ROBERT SLOSS.
aDieSram to The Evening Star and
ChfcnEo Daily News. Copyright, 1917.


LONDON. September 21-"America's s
war effort is already assuming such
magnificent proportions that it will be
rendered useless unless she can sue
cesSfuliy cooperate with England in
maintaining the allies carrying trade"
archibald Hurd, naval critic of the
i'aily Telegraph and author of num-
per OF authoritative naval books, said
to me today
IheA you do not regard this weeks
report of reduced sinkings sufficiently
ehcouraging? | asked.
Even If Germany is able to sink
eleven large British ships a week" was
the reply. we will be unable to main
tam the merchant tonnage above the
uahger point without an Immediate and
strenuous shipping push on both sides
of the Atlantic
Inc work of the British navy since
l9ia IN Keeping the lines of suppIv and
communication open is what GERMANY
IS trying to undo and she is making
progress If you read Premier David
l-oyd 1eoFge recent speech carefully
YOU VIII see that he did not saw We
were no longer in danger. but admitted
losses. e" Jul
Evening star., 1917-09-21
How q. S. Can Best Help.

How can the United States best help
in the shipbuilding push?'' l asked
1t must be remembered that America
so far as participation in the European
war is concerned, is an island. Just as
we are. She is self-supporting island,
perhaps. but she requires shipping of her
own effectively to play part in the
struggle If she would, as we have done
shut down her luxury manufactures and
mobilize their facilities far as possible
for shipbuilding purposes she would I
think, go far to render available and
valuable contribution.
Secondly, it might be well to post
pone the naval construction program
This applies to battleships and cruisers
which cannot be finished in time play a
part in the war and the design of which
might even be modified by its expert
ence. So far as can be SEEN the sub
marine is a permanent factor in war
fare, and likely to influence the size
of future capital ships. The construc-
tive facilities thus set free if concen-
trated on merchant ships and destroy
ers. of which we cannot have too many.
would come near to supplying the tom
mage needed to beat Germany. AT the
same time the United States would
build up for itself the largest mercan-
tile fleet in the world. which it admit
tedly needs.
at is doubtful if our own output of ton
mage can be greatly increased without
serious Withdrawals of men from the
Army so that unless America is ready to
make good quickly the tonnage losses
of the allies the position is certain to
become most grave
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Misapprehension as to Sh1ns


as to the number of ships available for
the carrying trade Nominallv craot
britaln. whose mercantile marine is
naiI the worlds. entered the war with
zl.oo0 ships. OF these, 5000 were Yachts
ana smal inland craft and ! .0o0 fisb-
ing craft. leaving 5000 available for
ane home and foreign trade. But only
o'oVo OF these are of more than .s0f,
TONS ana half of them have been ap-
piopriateo Tor military purposes There
are probably left about 900 shjns of
any considerable size
Ihese are Germanys target and If
we continue to lose on an average of
twenty a week. the time will soon he
reached when we shall be unable to
supply the needs of the civil population
above point where the privations are
so acute that they viii feel they are
paying TOO nigh price for victory and
demand the negotiation of peace
FOR example. coal IN Italy is at
present 500 ton and it is obvious thai
the situation must be relieved before
the winter sets in. This is the sort Of
thing Germany hopes to accomplish
by her ruthless campaign and will sue
ceed IN unless the United States and
England are to checkmate it, As Prof
Francis Crocker of Columbia JTniyers
lty said the submarine probably never
VIII be conquered and the best we can
do is to maintain the carrying trade
well above the danger point which is
now approaching
on the other hand. if we can thus
scotch the submarine, we will repde, ~
Ineffective for If it cannot achieve Ger.
many purpose in a reasonably short time
Germany herself is bound to give in. OBJ
Vlously shpbuilding is the s,lrest means
of shortening the war"
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Insult to Government.

That is an insult to this govern
ment," Senator stone. chairman of the
Senate foreign relations committee.
angrily declared when he read the
Bernstorm message.
"It is absolutely intolerable. the
Senate leader continued. ANY repre-
sentative of any foreign government
who should make such an attempt to
interfere with affairs of tnis govern
ment-for il is direct interference with
the government to attempt to inf1u-
ence Congress-well deserves TO be
given his passports and senh from the
country.
Senator Stone said he had no knowl
edge of any attempt to influence Con-
gress indicated by the German mes
sage. but stated that he. like many
other congressman, had received stacks
of propaganda kilograms.
In view of the fact that charges of
large expenditures of money in Ger
man propaganda have not been denied"
said Senator Reed. this new evidence
is cumulative. The money evidently
was spent in propaganda. 1t is possible
that there are men in this country big
enough Scoundrels to take money for
that purpose. l would be deeply in
terested if there is any charge that
any member of Congress knew that or
ganizations seeking to influence him
were financed by Germany"
Evening star., 1917-09-21
Misery for Germans.

The past week must have been one
of misery for the German troops lying
out in this section. A great number OF
stream OF high explosive shells into
their territory. and every now and then
the British put down a barrage, which
swept the land like a broom. 1t is
known that many German batteries
were silenced in the past few days.
The Germans knew that an attack
was coming, but it appears that they
were unaware of the exact locality. a
least until the time for the offensive
arrived
Evening star., 1917-09-21

ture to the British artillerymen, who
express the desire for nothing better
than to get as many Germans as pos
sible out in the open where their shells
will reach them.
Evening star., 1917-09-21
PROBE OF EFFORTS
TO SWAY CONGRESS
IS URGED ON HILL
Continued from First Page.)

ability to influence Congress and de-
liver many votes. and that much money
was paid to 1t under this false as
sumption. In other words. 1t Is the
belief Of many members that the Ger
man embassy. in its frantic efforts to
prevent a war between the United
States and Germany. spent money in
torrents and that many ingenious
schemes for milkin the German treas
ury under false pretenses were devised
by professional propa ga ndists on this
side
Members of the House interviewed
today for the most part said they had
either thrown away any anti-war teIe-
grams or had torn them up because of
the number of them. all couched in the
same language. indicating plainly the
work of a lobby. One member recalled
that the greatest number Of teleKrams
ever received in Congress seemed to
arrive in favor of the Mason anti-draft
resolution providing that only volun-
teers should go to France. 1t was
also recalled that a large organization
In Chicago had been severely criti-
Cised on the floor of Congress for the
almost pernicious activity it displayed
in Il pro-German way.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
STANLEY WORKS HAS
VENTILATING SCHEME
Office Temperature Will Be Kept At
Point of Average Humidity
By New Machinery.

At the office of the Stanley Works
one of the most modern and sanitary
ventilatlng systems is being installed
which, it is expected, will go far to-
ward creating ideal working condi-
tions especially in the winter. The
new system automatically controls
the humidity of the atmosphere.
1t has been noted by the Stanley
Works officials that in the winter
time, when hot air is forced into the
office building to heat the premises,
the air is devoid of moisture and is
dry. Clerks working several hours in
this dried air, upon going out into the
cold, damp air easily take cold and
are often made i'll. Under the new
scheme the warm air will be so treat
ed that it will have a correct amount
of moisture in it, thus assuring proper
working conditions.
The system is an elaborate one On
either side of the Office are specially
constructed chambers through which
there is constantly forced fine spray
of water. Through this spray the
fresh air from outside, used in ventil-
ating the building, is pumped. In
passing through the mist the heated
air humidifies and by automatic con-
trolls the humidity of the air is kept
constant An added advantage of this
system is that any dusty precipitates
or other similar impurities are really
washed from the air before it goes
into the office.
This new system is not of any par
ticularly advantage in weather such
as today for now the outside air has
too much moisture in it, causing the
humidity to be great. The only pos
sible way of automatically cooling
such building would be by the in
stallation of a refrigerating system,
which would be impractical.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
DR., BRAY BITTEN BY DOG
Beast, Owned BY Leo Bojnowski,
Killed Today and Will Be Exam

DR.. Henry #. Bray. health COM
missioner and one of New Brlta1n's
best known practitioners, was bitten
in the calf of the leg by dog as he
was making a professional call at sc
Orange street at $50 o'clock last eve
ming. The wound was not serious
one, but it was sufficiently deep to
draw blood and cause a possible in
fection.
Because of the possibility that the
dog, which was owned by Leo Boz
nowski, might have been infected with
the rabies, the beast was killed today
and it's head was sent to the state
laboratories at Middletown for exam
nation, If it is found that the animal
was suffering from the rabies it will
be necessary for DR.. Bray to take the
Pasteur treatment in order to become
immune to the dreaded hydrophobia
himself
The authorities state that this case
looks rather suspicious inasmuch as 1T
is in the same neighborhood where
child died last week from hydropho-
bia,. People living in the neighborhood
claim that the mad dog, which fatally
bit the child, nipped several other
dogs in the vicinity.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
ROBBED ON TRAIN.
Struck on Jaw With Stone and Re-
Heved of 500 and Watch.


Mike Palek complained to the po-
lice this morning that he was robbed
of $780, a watch and knife on train
at the local passenger station last
night. He said that he resigned his
job on the Smith tobacco farm near
Bristol yesterday. He then went to the
Bristol passenger depot and bought a
ticket for New York city. He had
800 in bills in his possession and
some change when he bought the tic
ket He noticed that two men were
watching him as he put the roll of
bills in his pocket after buying the
ticket and they got on the "dinkey"
with him.
There was only four men in the
smoker and just as the train came
into New Britain, the men jumped on
him and one of them struck him on
the jaw with stone. They took the
the money and a watch and knife
away from him then jumped out of
the north side OF the car and ran
in among the freight cars in the Com
mercial street yard. He went looking
for the men and stayed around the
station all night. but was unable to
find them He was able to give the
police a good description of his as
sStilants.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
STAMFORD HAS 100000 FIRE
Plant Of Baer Bros. Co. on. Canal
Street Destroyed Following Ex-
plOsion Due to Intense Heat.

plosion Due to Intense Heat.
Stamford, Aug. 1.-After burning
all night the fire in the plant of the
Baer Bros. Co. makers of paints and
bronze powders, was extinguished this
forenoon.
The loss estimate remains at about
100000 according to Max Fuchs, the
manager. The fire began with an
explosion, brought about, it is be-
lieved, by spontaneous combustion
due to the intense heat.
The plant which was practically de-
stroyed is that on the water front at
Canal street and the foot of Henry.
The principal buildings were those Of
the paint shop and bronze grinding.
Connected buildings were used for the
making of chemicals of various kinds
and materials used In producing
bronzes. Since the war shut off i'm
portations of bronzes the company
has grown until 1T included many
wooden buildings which contained
much valuable material. From the
point of loss it was the largest Stam-
ford has had in years. The insurance
is partial.
The company has another plant on
the west side Of the city.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
MICHAELIS A LIAR,
DECLARES N. RIBOT
Denies Secret Treaty of Con-
Quest Between France
and Russia.

Paris, Aug. Premier Ribot re-
piled in the chamber yesterday to the
declaration made Saturday by DR..
Michaelis, the German chancellor.
that there was a secret treaty between
France and Russia having in view
plans of conquest.
Premier Ribot, after saying he was
convinced that Spain would apply the
decree interning the German subma-
rlne which anchored in the harbor of
Corunna Monday evening said:
Il wish to reply to the singular
speech which DR., Michaelis thought fit
to invite the Berlin Journalists to
hear. The German chancellor public
ly commanded the French government
to declare whether, in a secret sitting
June 1, the French government had
not made known to the chamber the
terms of secret treaty before the
Russian revolution whereby the en-
peror. bound himself to support
French pretensio MS to German terri
tory on the left bank of the Rhine.
"The chancellor's version contains
gross inaccuracies and absolute lies,
notably regarding the role he attrib-
utes to the president of the republic
giving an order to sign a treaty un-
known to Premier BRAND. The cham
bers knows how things passed. M.
Doumergue, (ex-prenier and foreign
,ninister) after a conversation with
the emperor, demanded and obtained
M. Brands authorization to take
note of the emperor's promise to sup
port our claim to A]sace-Lorraine and
to leave US free to seek guarantees
against fresh aggression, not by an
nexing territories on the left bank of
the Rhine, but making an autonomous
state of these territories which would
protect us and also Belgium against
invasion.
1--WE have never thought to do what
Bismarck uid in 1871. We are there
fore entitled to deny the allegation Of
the chancellor who evidently knows Of
the letters exchanged in February,
1917, at Petrograd and falsifed since
as his most illustrious precedessor
falsified the Ems despatch. When
ever the Russian government is will
ing to publish these letters we have no
objection.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
Result in Doubt AS Debate Is
Resumed-Peace on H0ri-
ZOn AS COnferees Assemble
Again.

Washington, Aug. when the sem
for a prohibition amendment to the
federal constitution the outcome was
in doubt. The senate has agreed to
begin voting on all amendments and
the resolution itself at 4 o'clock to-
day. Pending was motion calling
for the submission Of the proposed
constitutional amendment to the
states for ratification by July 1, 1928.
Unless thus approved the amendment
would become null and void.
If the amendment is passed by
two-thirds vote Of the senate and
house it will then have to be ratified
by three-fourths of all the states.
Senate and house conferees on the
food bill met today for what was ex-
pected to be their final effort to reach
an agreement in the dispute over the
provision for a congressional war ex
penditures committee.
With the basic elements of new
revenue levies decided upon, the sem
ate finance committee revising the
war tax bill, today began the task Of
working out the details by which it is
planned to increase the bills total
from $1,67O, 100000 to about $2,00O,-
100000 chiefly through additional
taxes on :ntoxicants and on personal
and corporation incomes.
The committee lopes to raise the
total to be carried by the bill to at
least $1,99s, 100000, of which about
s3O4,6O0,OOO would be raised by the
new levies on intoxicants and on in
dividual and corporation incomes.
Additional new taxes are under con-
sideration to raise the balance of
S334OO,OOO.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-01
BELG GUM, LAND OF HUN DUPLIClTY,
SCENE OF BIGGEST BATTLE OF Wal
SENATE VOTES TODAY AT4
ON PROHIBITION MEASURE,
GERMAN GUN CREWS
REPLACED NINE TIMES

London, Aug. 1.-According
to reports from special corre-
spondents, the great majority
of British troops engaged in
the latest assault are English,
although there are some Scotch,
Welsh and Australians. 1t is
said the Germans are employ
ing a new scheme of defense
which apparently depends prin-
clpally upon organization for
counter attacks.
They now diminish their gar
risons and by the same amount
increase the strength of their
supports and reserves who hold
rear lines in force and who are
organized for immediate at
tack.
AS an instance of terrible
pounding by the British artil-
lery it is said to be known that
the crews of the German bat
teries had to be replaced ninc
times and the guns thereof five
times.