davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Fight Way Forward.

IN the right center Of our attack
aiter gaming the whole of their frs,
oo1ectives which included the village
or Hooge and Sanctuary wood, our
troops fought their Way forward
against very obstinate resistance from
the enemy In difficult country in the
neiShborhood of the Ypres- Menin rosd
and carried the village Of Westhoek,
In this neighborhood. where heavy
hghtins has taken place throughout
the day. and still continues, we have
penetrated the enemy's defense. to a
depth OF about mile. A number of
powerful counter attacks have been
successfully repulsed
On the extreme right south Of the
lille beke -Zandvoord road our troops
gained the whole of their detectives
early In the day. capturing the village
of La Bassee Vile and Holebeke.
In addition to casualties inflicted on
the enemy more than $500 prisoners
have already been brought in. but no
accurat estimat of@our captures can
yet be made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Activity on Aisne Front.

ON the Aisne front the artillery
nght1ng was particularly violent. Re-
ports up to the present concerning the
operation carried out south of La Roy
ere emphasize the splendid attitude Of
our troops. On the entire front of the
attacks the detectives assigned having
been exceeded. we have been able to
clear out the advance trenches, which
We found filled with enemy dead The
number OF prisoners taken exceed up
TO the present, 21o. our losses were
slight
About II o'clock in the morning the
enemy made counter attack against
our trenches west of IEpine de Chev-
reSry. which was repulscd
The Germans. after an intense bonn
bardment Of our lines at Cerny and
Hurtebise. attacked our positions east
of Cerny on front Of about 1900 me-
tiers with three regiments. Our coun-
ter attacks. Immediately carried out.
drove them back and permitted US to
advance along the whole front
The day was relatively calm on both
banks of the Mouse
Belgian communication-Duri the
course Of the night the enemy artillery
hombarded our cantonments with long
range guns and shelled our roads of
communication at various points along
our lines. our artillery silenced sew
eral German batteries in the region Of
"oumen''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
MIGHTY CLASH IN FLANDERS
AS DESCRIBED OFFICIALLY

Succinct and in graphic fashion the
official war reports tell Of the great
battle in Flanders and other points on
the western front. They follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Tanks Play Important Part.

The tanks again played q prominent
part in the opening Of the battle. and
reports from all sections of the British
front say that their work has been
most satisfactory. Large numbers of
these monsters were employed. and in
many cases pursued their destructive
and unchecka BILE way to a distance far
within the German lines.
Further information obtained from
German prisoners concerning the ef-
fects of the British preliminary bonn
hardment indicate that the effects Of
this unparalleled expenditure of am
munition were disastrous in the ex-
IRENE. both in damage and to the
morale of the German troops.
Within the past few days six Bava-
rian divisions were withdrawn from
the line and replaced by fresh troops.
because they were So thoroughly de-
noralized by the inferno of fire which
they had undergone.
Photographs taken by aviators back
of the German lines show that there
was scarcely q square yard of terri
tory along their front which was not
devastated by the high explosives. It Is
small wonder, then. that the Germans
were holding their front line thinly
and were swept back when finally the
time arrived for the allied infantry to
do its work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Report Of Operations.

The official statement Of last night
regarding operations at the front fol-
lows:
Western front: At Husiatyn enemy
detachmeuts. crossing over the east
ern bank of the River Zbrocz pene-
trated two lines Of our trenches, hut
after a bayonet fight. which was very
stubborn in places. the enemy was
driven out Of our trenches and the DO
sItion was restored
Enemy efforts TO force a passage of
the River Zbrocz. in the region Of
Pukliany and Podiipie, were frustrated
His attacks in the region of Ger
manoyka also were beaten off
Under pressure from the enemy our
troops have evacuated Zaleszik fZaIe-
SycZyky)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
T0rrid Heat Wave Takes
Toll of 1853 Lives in u. S.;
N. Y. Has a Brief RESPITE

NEW YORK. August Hottest city
in the United States at am. New York
was visited just before noon with a
hunders.orm-naroly big enough to be
dignif1ed with the name-but suficient
to cool off the temperature and bring a
measure of relief to sweltering millions
Since am. twenty-five persons bad
died from the heat and nearly three
score were Frustrated, most of them
dropping in sunbaked streets. Yester-
days death toll was fourteen.
The thermometer at o'clock regis
tered So degrees and an hour later it was
80. but when The thundershower came,
though with but a few drops Of rain.
the mercury, then at "a. dropped back
to S.
Suffering was intense and many bust
ness concerns dismissed their forces
for the day. New York m' n, usually pune
tilious for the most part about wearing
coats on the street in hot weather. to-
day abandoned the convention and car
ried their coats on their arms
The relief was skort-lived. after
he shower passed the humidity as
well as the temperature rose. and the
atmosphere was still more oppressive
The thermometer at O'Clock had ad-
vanced to 92 and The humidity was II.
The list Of prostrations at police
headquarters grew rapidly.
fA1laoelpnla 1olI, 90.
PHILADELPHIA, August From
midnight until noon today twenty eight
additional deaths due to the extreme heat
were reported to the coroner, making a
total OF thirty-nne dea tbs fer two days.
A cool wind from the west
which sprang up shortly before I
o'clock this morning. Causing an ap-
precia BILE lowering of the temperature.
At 10 m. the government thermometer
registered 81 degrees. compared
with 30 at the same hour yesterday.
The sky was overca ct, and storms were
reported up the state.
The intense heat continued through
out the night. with A drop in Tenpera-
ture of less than ten degrees from the
maximum of 101 registered yesterday
afternoon. At midnight the thermome-
ter stood at 80, but with a high per-
centage of humidity the drop in tenn
perature afforded but slight relief.
Thousands of persons slept in the
parks. squares and recreation piers.
while in the congested districts every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Charge Through Barrage.

The British. seeing their prey escap-
ing went mad and charged directly
through their own barrage. fortunately
without heavy casualties. The Menin
tunnel, which was expected to be occu-
pied by several hundred Germans. was
found to be held by only forty one. the
rest having retreated.
1t was only at the second line that
the British met resistance, and here.
after sharp hand-to-hand fighting. they
forced the Germans again to withdraw
No check has yet been made on the
number of German prisoners captured.
but they are flowing in a steady stream
back Of the British lines. Many of
those captured at Menin tunnel and
other points are mere boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01

Big Guns Prepare Way.
The text of last nights statement
reads:
Having crossed the User canal dur
ing the night, our troops attacked at
4 o'clock this morning in conjunction
with the British armies on their right.
The formidable artillery preparation
had completely leveled the German or
sanizatins and infiicted heavy losses.
on the defenders.
AT the end of the morning our troops
had carried two enemy positions. and
in their dash had spontaneously gone
beyond the objective which had been
assigned to them. They advanced on
the road between Lizerne and Dixmude.
and captured the village of Bixschoote
and kortskerrt Inn.
our losses were exceedingly small:
we captured important materiel and
took prisoners, not yet counted. The
battlefield is covered with German dead.
showing the magnitude OF the enemy
losses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Drive South of Dniester.

South Of the Dniester the enemv ia
developing an offensive on the Zaleszik-
Sniatyn front. He attacked our posi-
tons and after series of stubborn en-
counters in which our positions con-
stantly changed hands. succeeded in
pressing back our troops in the region
OF Dorochouc, Zascavns. Ufverenozanka
and Orochepy.
IN the course Of the recent engage
ments especially noteworthy was the
action of the Sd Finnish Musketry Diyt
sion. and particularly that of the 10Th
Finnish Musketry Regiment. and also
of the Proskurovsky Infantry Reet-
ment of the Zaamurvay division which
lost almost all their officers in the fierce
fighting.
There have been fusilIades on the
rest of the front.
On Rumanian Front.
'Rumanian front: An enemy attack
north of the Putna valley and the
kimpolung road was repussed South
of the road the enemy succeeded in
versts northwest of Soveia Rumanian
troops took in battle fortified enemy
positions on the right bank of the
River Putns, in the region of Poiana.
There have been fusillades on the res.
of the front.
Aviation: Our artillery, brought
down German airplane south of Riga
The aviators We're killed and, the ma:
chine was destroyed. squadron OF
German airpianes has dropped. bombs
on st. Fiieika, Stoldoy and Zumirie"
Kerensky Back From Front.
Premier and Minister Of War Keren-
sky has returned from the front
battalion of DEATH" consisting of
500 Reysl sailors. forced four lines of
enemy trenches on the western front,
Instead Of two. as had been ordered.
They then asked dor endorsements in
order to consolidate the captured posi-
tlons. Instead of reinforcing them. how :
who. between twot fires. began to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Big Guns Prepare Way.

There was nothing to report on the
rest of the front"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
SMASH TEUTON|C
FRONT IN RUMAN|A
Sixty-KiIometer Line Broken to
Depth of More Than Sew
enteen Kilometers.
RUSS LOSING IN GALICIA

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. August IA telegram
from Jassy says the Russo-Rumanian
advances between the Casin and Putna
valleys resulted in the enemy losing,
between July q and %, ninety-eight
guns and about $500 prisoners. The
enemy front of about sixty kilometers
enteen and twenty kilometers.
Russian Army Betrayed.
An official statement issued last night
says:
According to reports of secret serv-
ice agents. the present German often
eive was undertaken as the result of
detailed testimony concerning internal
conditions of the Russian army which
had been placed In the hands of the
German chief of stan. Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. II appears, had prom
Used Emperor William that in two
months he would put Russia out of ac-
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Views of Forecaster Henry.
Some Effects of the Heat.

Samuel Copley. colored, sevent! years
old. 1851 sth street, died at Freedmen's
Hospital last night about I o'clock as
a result Of a sunstroke he experienced
working at 25o7 sth street when he
was stricken. and. It is stated vas IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
BRITISH GOVERNMENT !
IS FACING TROUb|
Henderson Mission to Paris Arou|
Great Irritation Among Men
bers Of Parliament.

By the Associated Prsss-
LONDON. August THE fact
member OF the cabinet. Arthur d
son. minister without portfolio
war council. had gone on q misi
Paris with the pacifst Ramsay
Donald. member OF parliament;
James Wardle, chairman OF tho
party IN the house of commons,
Russian delegates, aroused great
tation among tho members OF Pal
ment and seems TO threaten troubl
the government. The purpose Of
Journey Is to confer with French
cialists in regard to proposed
ference Of allied socialists at Id
and the subsequent International
ference at Stockholm.
The crux of the matter lies IN tho
mat Mr. Henderson since he retur
from Petrograd reversed his attit
on the question of the British Lei
party and socialists meeting the
man representatives, at Stockholm q
now advises them to rescind the ford
resolution against joining the
ference with enemy delegates. Mr.. Hev
derson has not publicly explained VI
change of views, but 1t is known
| be the result or his visit TO Russia
is stated that the heads of the labd
party officially accepted his advice
which nevertheless seemed to hav
caused a crisis in the party. which 4
nowise unanimous in its support o
Mr. Henderson.
Government Questioned
The government has been closel,
questioned in the house Of commons II
the last few days on the subject of Nj
IIendersor's m.sion TO Paris, and tn
admission of Mr.. Bonar Law, chancello
of the excheQuer. that II was settle
without the governments knowledg
and that the government was ignoran
of what he was doing In Paris has in
creased the general irritation. Lobb,
corresponds say that the war cab
met, of which Mr.. Henderson still !
presumab bly, member. although HI
place was taken by George y. Barne
while he was in Russia. is gravely enl
barrassed by the turn events hal
taken.
Mr. Henderson's fellow members d
the labor party in the ministry, VIII
are as ignorant as the members OF TIL
war cabinet Of Mr.. Henderson's move
met in the house OF commons last even
ton. but decided to await his returl
before acting. According to the lobb
correspondents. however, 1t was at tn
same time resolved not to support MI
Henderson. The affair has aroused con
siderable feeling. largely because o
the association of member of tn
inner cabinet with Mr.. Macdonald an
was to be raised in the house OF com
mons today as a matter of urgency.
Uruguay has prohibited the manufac
ture or importation of alcoholic bever
eqes Of strength exceedfnR IS deKYeAH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Russians Battle Hard.

COPENHAGEN. August LA dis
patch to the Berlin Vossische Zeitung
says the Russian resistance for the de-
Tense Of CernovitZ is increasing Fresh
troops are fighting with great energy
and without faItering in strenuously
opposing the Austro-German advance
on Kirlibaba. Fighting Is most SAN
culinary, but the defenders are unable
to prevent the Austro Germans occupy
ing positions favorable for further OPP
erations, including Kimpolung. The
writer predicts the Russians will be
soon forced to abandon Cernovitz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Hostile Attack Repulsed

During the afternoon bostiIe
counter attack was successfully re-
In the center and on the left center
British divisions penetrated the enc
mys positions to a deptb Of NC r,iin.
ana secured crossings on thu Rt-er
Steenbeer, which constituted their Anal
detectives. "'''
IN Inc couse of their attack our
troops stormed two powerful defensive
systems '''h@i'e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
Drop in the Mercury.

Official thermometers a. the weather
bureau recorded slightly more than
so degrees at o'clock this morning.
against ST degrees az the same hour
Yesterday morning. The weather bu-
reau official temperature at noon was
Sc degrees today. as contrasted with
90 degrees yesterday at noon.
At the kiosk on Pennsylvania avenue
crowds of sweltering humanity took
heart and began to feel real cool as
thew saw by the waving lines that the
temperature Pennsylvania avenue
today at noon was only 81 degrees.
while the chart showed IS degrees for
Yesterday at noon.
ing the kiosk registered 30 degrees
while today at 10 o'clock the reading
was but 81. Comparison of the figures
showed that the cloudland forces had
two hours between 10 o'clock and noon
when todays temperature stood at 80
degrees as compared with IS degrees
the same hour yesterday. 1t did not
seem likely that yesterdays record or
100 degrees at the kiosk would be
euualed today.
The increased humidity, however.
mitigated against more pleasant
weather relations.
Views of Forecaster Henry.
Prof. Henry, local forecaster. said
that the not weather "ouiu ue 'he
Districts portion for at least thirty
six more hours. There is some chance.
for a shower, he said. but he would not
promise 1t for tonight. Washington Is
beclouded today, along with favored
portion of New Jersey and adjoining
states. while the rest of the United
States lies bathed in the undiluted
splendor OF the suns rays.
Relief. when it comes. will be from
the northwest.
Difficulty in getting ice has been ex-
perienced in many sections, adding to
the general misery of the situation.
One big ice dealer said many of his
horses were SO overcome with the heat
it was Impossible to use them today.
Some Effects of the Heat.
Samuel Copley, colored, sevent! years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01

Uruguay ha. prohibited the manufac-
ture or Importation of alcoholic bever-
ages of strength exceeding Is degress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-01
BRITISH STATEMENT

LONDON. August 1.-The British an
nouncement Gays:
South of the Ypres-Comines canal
British minor operations during the
night resulted in an improvement Of
our new line.
Hostile counter attacks yesterday
and evening against our new positions
at La Bassee Vile and Immediately
north of the Ypres-Comines canal were
successfully repulsed.
Further north in the neighborhood
Of the Ypree Houlers railway another
German counter attack was crushed
during the night by our artillery.
The weather continues unfavorable
for operations. Heavy rain has been
falling since early yesterday afternoon.
We made a successful raid last night
east of Bois Grenier."
Villages Are Taken.
The ofrcial report from British head
quarters in France. issued late last
evening. reads
THE operations Of the entente allied
troops begun this morning in the
neighborhood of Ypres have been CON
tlnued with success during the day in
spite of unfavorable weather The
enemys positions have been entered
and our lire has been advanced on a
front Of more than fifteen miles. from
La Bassee Vile. on the River Lys, to
steenstraete. on the River User. Both
OF these villages now are in the hands
OF the allies
"On the extreme left the French
troops. acting in close co-operatfon
with and protecting the left flank Of
the British forces, captured the village
OF steenstraete and rapidly penetrated
the German defenses to depth of
nearly two miles Having gained their
ohJectlves for the day at an early hour.
they continued their attack with the
greatest eallantry beyond their orig
mai obJectives and captured Bixscoote
and the enemy's positions to the south
east and west Of the village on a front
Q, neariy TWO and one-half miles. in
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02
MOSSGROWN LAND
SUIT ABOUT over

HILo, December 26-There is every
prospect that the long drawn'out con
troversy between the County Of Hawaii
and Charles A. Brown, over the price to
be paid for the makai strip of land
along Kamehameha Avenue formerly
Front Street, taken by the county for
widening that street, has been settled,
as the draft of the deed for this land
reached County Attorney w. II. Beers
yesterday and was approved by him on
behalf of the county. =, ~.
1t is probable that the entire matter
will be settled finally at the meeting
of the Board of Supervisors TO be held
uext week, when it will be called upon
10 approve the deed and to appropriate
the $4,000 which it has already been
decided to pay Mr.. Brown for his land
At the same time an effort is now
being made to have the Territory turn
over TO the county the SIC, 900 received
from the sale of the lot in the Pomona
wal Tract. If this money is received
il will be devoted to the payment OF
Mr.. Brown, while the county money
saved will, it is stated, be devoted Il
completing large part Of the con
creting of Kamehameha Avenue, worl
which has recently been held up fot
want of cash. 80. -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02
RAILROAD STRIKE .
MONDAY UNLIKELY
-
President Confers With Senator
NewIands On Necessity Of
+ More Legislation
tA..ecla.sd Pros. By Federal wirsls...l

WASHINGTON, December 31--The
fact that President Wilson is anxious
to have legislation passed that will
supplement the Adamson Eight Hour
Law, was emphasized yesterday when
the President made a special trip to
the Capitol to confer with Senator
Newlands on the subject.
The conference between the chief
executive and Newlands was held in
private and whatever conclusions ar.
rived at, If any, were not made public.
Newlands, however, later declared
there was no danger of a strike. He
said: ~.
"One thing is certain, and that is
there is no danger of an immediate
strike. The railroad men are too in.
telligent to force the issue. They have
agreed that it is wiser to await the de.
cision of the supreme court on the con.
stitutionality of the act, ...- g..
Warren Stone, head Of the order OF
railway engineers, and w. @. Lee Of
the trainmen's brotherhood, who ar
rived in Cleveland yesterday, gave out
a statement in which they said It il
"highly improbable there will be q
strike Monday" r. = a., d
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02
BRITISH PRAISE OF
ENTENTE'S reply
NilI Send Cold Chill To Hearts of
the Enemy Says One
London Paper , :.....,
tAssocia.od Pros. by Federal Wireless,

: Associated Press by Federal twirelessi
LONDON, December 3O--The British
press has received he text of the reply
Of the Allies to the peace suggestions
of the Central Powers with enthusiasm
and there have been street demonstra-
tions of cheering approval in a major.
ty of the cities of England and Scot
land. a..
The Times, summing up the general
fleet of the note on the British people
and on the other nations of the En-.
tente, says: "Never before in the his
tory of the world has there been such
a union Of the people for a common
end. This is possible only because that
end transcends all selfish and particu-
lar interests. g." a."
The Daily Despatch declares that the
note issued at Paris is ga dignifed
refusal of pretended proffers of peace.
No other answer than that which has
been given was possible and public
| opinion had anticipated the tone and
purport of the reply. The tone of the
tote will spur the Allies on to strain
every effort to complete the work
which has been we'll begun. 1t will also
send a cold chill into the hearts of the
enemy. t,-sIalHr. ..HsR.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-01-02
DESTROYER SAVED
ONE british ship
d ..r"a. aE - 81 .as
French Cruiser, However, Sent
Down BY Standardization
Ships Reported Missing >.
ASSOCIATED Press By Federal wireless,

L
NEW YORK, December 3l--The pres
ence Of British destroyer looming on
the horizon saved from destruction the
British freighter Chicago City which
arrived here yesterday.
According to the crew the vessel,
which left Bristol on the eleventh, was
stopped by German submarine on the
, fourteenth when 100 miles OIL Fasnet
rock The members of the crew were
, on the point Of entering the litebosts
to leave the ship to her fate when the
tunnels of a swift destroyer were sees
coming up over the horizon. 4
With little ceremony the Teutonic
sea wasp Immediately plunged beneath
1 the waves after the officer in charge
had sighted the war vessel approaching.
Rates Go Up
Reports from London Yesterday which
are vouched for by Lloyds, indicate
that the British steamer Soroaster has
been sunk. The report does not say
whether the, vessel was sent to the
bottom by torpedo or mine.
! Due to the fact that the French
steamer Voltaire, from Liverpool, is
long overdue, marine insurance rates
here have taken sharp upward course
The Voltaire, it is rumored. has been
captured by German raider and q
prize crew put aboard Other vessels
| are reported as missing. ...r D..
On top of the alarm Of ships long
overdue official reports were received
l yesterday that the French Cruiser
GauloiS was torpedoed in the Mediter
ranean on December 27.t Although the
ship sank within n half hour all Of the
crew but four were rescued. D..