The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06

days for The sinking of the Peruvian
bark Lorton in Spanish waters last
February.
The people of Argentina have been
stirred to increased Indignation by
the serious strikes of railroad men
and other workers, which have been
accompanied by much violence and de-
struction of property. These strikes
are admittedly fomented and financial
ly supported by Germans.
Haig Resumes His Offensive.
Having spent the first part of the
week in consolidating his gains and
beating off the desperate counter-at-
tacks of the Germans, Field Marshal
Haig on Wednesday resumed his Of
fensive in Flanders in the Ypres re-
gion. In few hours his men had
occupied ground to depth of more
than 1000 yards along most of the
! front involved, and were in posses
sion Of tile Tower Hamlets ridge, were
beyond the bloody Polygon wood, and
had taken most of Zonnebeke, the vii
lage from which they were driven in
April, 1916. The Germans made ire
mendeuslk strong counter-attacks dur
/ ing the afternoon and evening but Ia
vain. Tie results Of the offensive, at
lat ~UritLnggf IKE pronounced
] most satlsl3ctory
/ Very hfaYy losses were incurred by
the crown prince in futile attacks on
the French along the Chemin des
Danes and north of yerdun,
Four air raids in two days were
made on England by the Germans and
about a score of persons were killed.
Both airplanes and zeppelins took part
in these raids and aerial torpedoes
were used The chief result was
renewed demand by the British press
for reprisals. In several bombing ex-
petitions the allied airmen did great
damage to German establishments in
Belgium. Monday night the German
ayiators cleverly bombed a French
camp of German prisoners, killing two
and wounding II. They probably
| thought it was a hospital.
steel Prices Heavily Reduced.
By a voluntary agreement made by
steel producers with the war INDUS
tries board and approved by the presi-
dent. a scale Of quotations was estab-
lished that reduces prices of steel by
about one-half. These, according TO
Ebert H. Gary, are fair and reason
able, though far below the expecta-
lions Of tile manufacturers. The prl-
ority committee of the war industries
board issued an order that in all cases
preference in orders for iron and steel
and their products be given to con-
Germs turning out materials actually
necessary for the wars conduct. Man
nfacturers. of articles classed as lux
uries are lfhe first to feel the effects
Of this order.
The federal labor trouble mediators
are a busy lot of men these days NO
sooner was the big strike of iron work
ers at San Francisco settled than the
lake seamen voted to strike, and next
the switchinen Of the Elgin, Joliet \
Eastern suddenly quit gripping the
mills of the United States Steel cor
poration 1T South Chicago and Gary
Also. machinists employed by the gov
eminent La navy yards and arsenals
made new demands for more pay, ano
the bitumin0us coal operators and min
ers could not agree on wages. 1t was
q relief to learn that the international
brotherhood of Leather Workers de
termined to prevent all strikes IN its
ranks during the war.
For Second Liberty Loan.
All preparations were completed las
week for the campaign to float the sec
ond liberty loan. The bonds, which
] will bear per cent interest, VIII D.
t advertised by posters by every post
| master. railroad express and telegraph
manager, and every schoolteacher. I
; letter will be sent to every farmer II
, the country, and special missive VII
90 I'd a selected list Of q mililol
wealthy agriculturalists. They will b
, urged 10 invest as much Of the Pre-
ceeds Of their harvest as possible i
the Liberty bonds. Window cards
mailing stic&ers and automobile stick
: ers win be distributed by the mi
J lions.
: The senate passed the $S,0000OO,0o
war deticleney bill and the house an
| senate confelrees completed their wor
t on the great war tax bill.