The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-03
German Lines Broken on IL.
Mile Eastern
Front. =.
HOUSE WILL HOLD UP
DRY MEASURE TO FALL
Second Liberty Bond Issue Nov.
15-Kaiser Calls War
Convention.

WdSTinSt toTl, aug. S.-Nouihohio'
troops have made twelve-naile breach
along a thirty-mile German front il
Roumania, according to cables re-
ceived today at the Russian Embassy.
The Roumanians captured seventy
cannon, 100 machine guns, and 1000
German prisoners after three days of
hard fighting.
"The Germans are in complete dis
order and are fleeing in panic" the
cables state.
London, Aug. 2.-British troops
again smashed back German defenses
and retook the position in the neigh
borhood Of the Ypres-Roulers Railway,
where German troops had resisted the
advance, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
Resumption of the allied drive in
Flanders on a big scale waited on a
hot sun today. Movement of masses
of men in the bottomless mud was diff
ficult. Transfer of artillery to places
nearer the advanced line for future
barrage fire could not be accomplished
readily over the ooze. Until some Of
the mud from nearly thirty-six hours
of solid rain dries up, the drive is
greatly impeded.
The Allies have withstood fierce
counter-attacks delivered by the Ger
mans despite the morass of No Mans
Land.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The resolu-
tion by Senator Weeks for congress
sional committee to supervise war ex-
penditures similar to the provision in
the food control eliminated because of
President Wilson's objections was ad-
versely reported to the Senate today
by the Rules Committee.
Administration leaders are confident
that the majority vote required to Sc
cure Senate consideration of the reso-
luton cannot be secured.
Amsterdam, Aug. 2.-Emperor Will
liam has called war council of the
high military and naval leaders in
Germany to meet at Brussels, Bel
gium, today. Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg, chief of the imperial gener-
al staff; Gen. Won Ludendorff, the
Quartermaster-G General; the German
Crown Prince, commander of the Ger
man forces in the Champagne; Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, in COM
mand on the Belgian front; Grand
Duke Albrecht of Wuerttemberg, and
Vive Admiral Eduard Won Capelle
Minister of the Imperial Navy, and
others will be present.
Washington, Aug. 2.-National pro-
hibition by constitutional amendment
was hung up in the House today by
the prohibition leaders themselves.
The resolution to submit the pro-
posal to the States, passed yesterday
by the Senate, was put out of the pro-
gram for the present session and will
not come up until the regular session
in December.
The resolution passed the Senate
late yesterday by vote of 65 to 20
eight more than the necessary two.
thirds of those present.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The SECOND
liberty loan-for $4,000, ,0OO, ,OOO-wil
be launched November Is, treasury
officials said today. Before that time
it is planned to issue nearly 81 1,000,.
100000 in short time treasury certif-
Gates to meet immediate needs.
To sell the second liberty loan bonds
campaign is being planned which
will overshadow the organization ano
publicity which made the first bone
issue such great success.
An American Port, Aug. "A
French battle plane conveying a linel
which arrived here today from {
French port bombed and sank large
German submarine two days after the
liner left port, her officers reported
1 &oIar,