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The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
IIJN ARMY IN FULL RETREAT AS
MONTDIDIER AND 9 TOWNS FALL
TWO HUN ARMIES FLANKED.

This map, showing the
strength of the German armies
on the Western front from
Ypres to Rheims and their COM
manders. illustrates how the
armies Of Won Below and Won
Hutier are in peril of being out
fIanked by the great Franco
British attack against the front
of Won der Marwitz. opposite
Amiens.
The dotted line opposite
Amiens shows the gains made
in the first day Of the allied
drive. If this wedge can be
driven so far into the Hun lines
as to reach Peronne and St.
Quentin. Won Below to main
tain the German front will be
forced to retire between Lille
and Cambria. while Won Hutier
to the south will have to with.
draw his force Of nearly half a
million men to the line La Fere-
Laon.
This retreat in turn vii
compel the crown prince tc
give over his resistance to the
French and British attacks
between Soissons and Rheim.
and fall back to the north Of
Aisne.
This far-fluns plan show.
why Gen. Foch. master strate.
gist that he is. picked the spo'
east of Amiens for the launch.
ing of the second great alice
drive of 1918.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
FRENCH HONOR MARINES.
Belleau Wood Renamed for Devil
Dogs. Cables Roosevelt.

Belleau Wood has been renamed on
French maps and now is called Dois
de la Brigade de Marines, in honor
of the victory scored there by Ameri-
can Marines, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt. now in France,
has cabled Secretary Daniels. The
cablegram from Mr.. Roosevelt made
public yesterday:
'.Haye returned to Paris from a
visit to Marine brigade. American and
French commanders are equally en-
thusiastic over their magnificent show
ing. Have also visited Belleau Wood.
a most difficult position which Marines
held against picked German troops
and finally cleared. This wood has
been renamed Bois de la Brigade de
Marines on French maps.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
SECOND HEAT WAVE
NOT TILL TOMORROW
Temperature Will Be Moderate To.
day. Thinks the Forecaster.

While Washington will have to bear
with hotter weather today than yes
terday, It will not be until tomorrow
that the expected second heat wave
will strike here, in the opinion Of
Weather Bureau officials.
The forecast made last night was:
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday;
somewhat warmer Monday"
Yesterdays maximum temperature
was 81. while the humidity mounted to
s. Today's weather is not expected by
Forecaster Henry, Of the Weather
Bureau. to send the mercury to a
higher point than that. Neither does
he expect any record-breaking tenn
peratures tomorrow, he said last
night. but he does believe that 1t VIII
be hotter.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
HUN IS GOING
BUT FIGHTING
WILL BE HARD
Gen. March Warns Against
Too Great Optimism at
This Time.

The Hun is going" all the way
from the Amiens sector to the
southern battle areas where the
Americans have been heavily en-
gagged.
To keep him going along the
whole battle front. is the present
policy of the allies.
This was the optimistic review of
the war situation in Picardy and
Flanders as given to the newspaper
correspondents BY Gen. Peyton c.
March, Chief of Stan. yesterday.
The tables have been turned. Gen.
March continued.
The allies and the Americans now
are in a position to keep the Ger
mans guessing.
The battle front has not changed
considerably IN the areas around
Fismes. Gen. Fich. however, has
continued to hammer away, said
Gen. March. and while the engage
mcnts might be described as nib
bling, there was no backward step.
The whole line seems to be go
ing forward.
10th Division Not In Battle.
Gen March announced that the
Seventy-ninth division, which left
Camp Meade several weeks ago. is
still in the training area in France
and no part of it has been sent to
the battle front. In this division
are many Washington men who
were trained at Meade.
The correspondents were eau
toned against talking about the
90 Ianiaixya Wiz
Notwithstanding the brilliant efforts
of the French. British and Ameri-
cans in driving the enemy beyond
the Vesle and the magnificent sue
cesses of the British in the Amiens
sector. Warning was given against
overestimating the value Of the
splendid achievements in both areas
There remains about thirty miles
of the old Hindenburg line. General
March indicated.
Great stress was laid by the chief
of staff on the view that there still
is long and hard fighting to do be-
fore it will be possible to speak
about a decisive victory. 1t was
for that reason, he said, that the
War Department had fixed the age
limits at from is to IS in the new
man-power bill.
The terrain over which the Brit.
ish are moving in their present
drive was described as practically
along valleys and almost perpen'
dicular slopes to the German fronts
Speaking of the strategic value
of the British success, including the
report that Montdidier had fallen
General March said that IL the allie:
should push on and capture the rail-
road from Montdidier to Chaulnes
the Germans again would be cut of
from a base of supplies. In thai
event there must be another retro
cONTINUEn ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
NEGRO CONVICT
now BELIEVED
KILLED EVA ROY
Herald Reporter Finds Clue
and Body viii Be.
Exhumed.
BY RILLA ENGLE.

Little 14-year-old Eva Roy was In
ali probability brutally assaulted and
murdered by an escaped colored con-
yict from Occoquan, Va
The child's body probably will be
exhurned today or tomorrow by the
authorities investigating the brutal
crime. Under the finger nails OF the
victim they expect to find particles
Of skin that will be valuable evidence
and afford new clues by which the
vicious .perpetrator OF the chine caE
be discovered
Clues pointing to the commission
Of the crime by a cOlored convict
who had escaped from Occoquan
located but a few miles distant from
the scene of the murder. were dis
covered yesterday and pointed out
10 authorities by a reporter Of The
Washington Herald.
Near where the body Of the girl
was found tied to a tree with hel
anron strings about her throat were
discovered two pieces of cloth be-
Iieyed by the authorities to be parts
of a mans belt.
CIose examination Of the pieces OF
cloth. however. revealed the fact
that they evidently had been torn
from a mother hubbard apron OF
a wrapper.
Strings match exactly the strings
on aprons worn by convicts at Oc-
coouan. One of these aprons was
worn by a coIored prisoner when
he escaped a short time before the
revolving crime was committed.
Perhaps a CoIored Man.
The authorities believe that an ex-
animation Of the little girls finger
nails will disclose whether or not her
assailant was a negro II the bits
of skin they hope to find under the
childs nails are black. the growing
belief that the crime was the work
Of a colored man will be confirmed.
At the present time one man and
two boys are being held for investi-
cation in regard to the crime. The
man. Lou Hall. arrested last We'd
;nesday, Is a woodcutter in the neigh
Aborhood; the boys are William Woos-
ter. a is-year-old, white boy, and
James Robertson, a negro boy Of CIin'
ton. Va
The ground surrounding the spot
where little Eva met her Death wal
found to be trampled as though she
had fought with all her childish
strength Tor neT ME ana nOnOr-nel
clothing, torn from her body and scat
tered on the ground, gave mute evi'
dence of the unequal struggle.
In all cases where women hav,
fought as she fought in that bit of de
serted woodland last Tuesday. tn,
woman has used her finger nails II
her defense-the assailant almost al
ways bears some marks of the strug
gle.
None of Three Give Evidence.
OF the three men held for the GRIM
not one has a scratched or torn face
none bears any evidence Of having
struggled with girl who was fighting
for her life.
This fact. pointed out to the Com
unonwealth last night by a represent
ative OF The Washington Herald, ma,
result in, a further examination tina
may lead to the discovery Of the mur
derer. At least they will know wheth.
er they must search for a white mar
or a black. go
Recently a convict at the work.
house at Occoquan escaped. and II
Is believed by many that he is the
murderer. Women prisoners In the
workhouse wear white cotton aprons
with strings. similar to the two found.
cosTIsuED ON PAGE FouR.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
SEEKS TO STOP
WIRE STRIKE
FOR MONDAY
Telegraphers Head, Konen.
kamp, with Difficulty
Restrains Men.

President S. ]. Konenhamp. of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union,
last night tried to hold his organi-
ration away from the threatened
strike Monday, at least until Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, can see
Postmaster General Burleson.
"Mr. Gompers hopes to see the
Postmaster General Monday, if the
latter returns to the CITY," said
Frank Morrison, vice-president of
the A. F. of L
President Konenkamp was wiring
his unions that, with the assurances
that had been given and the con-
ferences arranged for Monday, he
thought the strike threat harmful
rather than beneficial. and declared
that he would not sanction the
strike at this time.
Unions Vote to Strike.
However additional unions were
wiring in strike votes. Seattle on
the coast had voted to go out at
noon Monday, and a report here said
that the New York operators might
also walk out.
Seattle's Central Federation of
Labor sent kilograms to David j.
Lewis. OF the Burleson Wire Con-
troll Board. Secretary of Labor Will
son and President Wilson. declaring
that the $1,000 organized workers
Of Seattle were highly indignant at
the treatment of the telegraphers
and believed that the latter's patti
ence had been shamefully abused.
The kilograms were Joined in by the
mayor of Seattle.
Unions at Savannah and New Or
leans wired that they would join
with Atlanta in a strike Monday
morning at a. m. st. Louis and
Cincinnati had already so voted.
Konenkamp Breaks Silence.
Konenkamp yesterday broke the
silence imposed on him by Postmas-
ter General Burleson.
The matter has gone too far for
US to go unheard by the public any
longer" he said. I'VE have done
everything possible to get this mat
ter settled for months. The War
Labor Board recommended that our
men discharged for union activities
be reinstated by the Western Union.
PRESIDENT Wilson wrote a letter to
PRESIDENT Carlton. of the Western
Union. asking the same thing. The
PRESIDENTS labor policy covers every
demand We have made. We are
lined up squarely with him. Refusal
OF the Western Union to accept his
policy and failure of any authority
10. enforce it. brings US to the pass
at which we now are"
Executive officers of unions
closely associated with the c. T. u.
are In the city in close touch with
the developments.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
ALLIES PUSH FORWARD ALL DAY.
Americans Take |
In Picardy Drive
London, Aug. IO.-An

London, Aug. 1O.-An bps
are partici.stIrg IN the drive.
the Britisr war o-toe sEsSrr,ea to-
day.
Co-opera,iug vita she 'EsItiEN thcy
took all o. tbeir o5isot,vss. .uc,Sd.Hg
Morlancourt, where the Ielna-us hso
made their stiffest resistance and held
up the left wing Of the allied drive.
Montdidier is In allied hands The
Germans are in precipitate retreat
over a s3-mile front. No definite
stand seems possible for them until
they have reached the Somme and
the Somme Canal, more than twenty
miles back OF Montdidier.
Americans pitched in on this the
third day of the great Picardy
drive. Under their vigorous as
sauits, aided by Australians and
Z Canadians, the German right which
had been holding out stUbbornly
between Morlancourt and Chipilly
crumbled. Morlancourt. three and
.one half miles southwest OF Albert
has been captured.
The number OF prisoners taken
since Thursday morning approaches
$4,000. and more than 400 guns have
been taken.
Montdidier. which formed the apex
Of the German Picardy wedge fell
as the result OF q French attack
against the western extremity Ct
the German Montdidier-Noyon front.
With the fall OF Montdidier the
collapse of the German ,Picardy
wedge was assured, and the Ger
man menace 10 Paris from the
northeast stimulated II means trs
eaye-in Of what remained. Of the
1 German Paris front"
Montdidier lies twenty-one mfles
southeast Of Amiens ana ffty-fvs
miles northeast Of Paris.
\ Northeastward from Montdidier
the French are now driving reisnt-
coxr,uuru ok P.cx rgrux
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Trying to Hold siberia.

Shanghai. Aug. 10.-Negotiations be-
tween the Siberian and Horvath gov
ernments up to this time have been
without result according to informa-
ton received here from vladivostok.
The Bolsheyik- forces are increasing
daily, and it Is reported from Western
Siberia that Germans and Hungarians
are now In full control of all Red
Guard and other Bolshevik forces,
and are organizing them vigorously.
The released war prisoners. the re-
ports received here add, have received
orders from German headquarters to
hold Siberia at all. hazards against
the allies until relieved by troops from
Germany:
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
HUNS HAVEN'T MUCH TO SAY.
Military Writers Hint at Retreat to
Winter Quarters"

London, Aug. 10.-All dispatches
fltering through from Germany show
the depression Of the German people
caused by the Marne and Picardy de-
feats Is growing daily. Only little
comment Is made in the newspapers
on the progress Of the allied
campaign. Some military experts
have begun TO hint at a German re-
treat to the Meuse and Moselie lines
where they suggest the German armies
with q greatly shortened front could
stake up winter qFsrtsrs.r
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
TODAY'S CASUALTY
LISTS

Casualty lists including the
names of SAL members of the
American Expeditionary Forces
made public yesterday, will be
found on Page 7 of this morn
ing's Washington Herald.
The lists include SIC members
of the army forces and IS Ma
rines.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
COLLIER cYcLoPS CAPTURED!
Message in Bottle Declares U-Boa,
Responsible. y

baltimore, Nd. Aug. 10.-The miss
ing collier Cyclops. for which syste-
matte but unavailing serach has been
MADE All over the Atlantic Ocean, was
captured by U-boat, according to a
nessaSe contained in a bottle that
was washed ashore at Quarantine here
today. The message which gave no
mint as to the GOLFERS ultimate fate
was evidently hurriedly written (if
u Is genuine, and flung overheard. II
read:
sour collier Cyelops captured by
German submarine on Virginia
coast"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
SUBMARINE OFF N. c.
COAST GROWS BOLDER
U-Boat Tied Up Alongside Captured
Schooner to Get Stores.

OCnOOncI 10 Sct SlOiCS.
The German submarine operating
OF the Virginia and North Carolina
coast grows bolder!
The latest official report shows
that the commander of the U-boat
risked discovery by tying up along
side a captured American schooner
and taking on stores.
The Navy Department was in
formed of this latest loss yesterday.
when a British steamer arrived in
Hampton Roads with the captain
and crew of the American schooner
Stanley NJ. Seaman. The Seaman
was stopped by the submarine at
1850 a. m, August 8. about 1oo
niles east of Cape Hatteras.
The captain and crew OF the
schooner were ordered to leave the
vessel, and they put OF in a small
boat. They were picked up by the
steamer on August 8.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Sinker Of Lusitania Dead.

London. Augf. 10.-Lieut. Comman-
der Schweiger. who commanded the
submarine which sank the Lusitania.
is dead. His death occurred in a sub
marine accident In September, 1911,
but has only now been admitted by
the German admiralty. according to
reports received here.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Allied Center Reaches Fresnoy, Three and Half
Miles from Roye---French Capture Nine
Villages Near Montdidier
Won HUTIER RETREATS PRECIPITATELY,
LEAVING MUCH WAR MATERIAL BEHIND
German Rearguard Fight Desperately with Amys Position
Of Prisoners Passes 25 000Mont-
/ ddier Taken---Americans Now in Drive

London Aug IoThe allied reached Fresnoy, which
only three one-a miles
German Mane pocket tongs report from Field Marshal Haig
shows To the southeast army advanced
Roye.
The allied line tonight north and south through Lhon
resno to Lgne to Conchyes Pots southeast of Mondder
Montdidier has been in French hands since midday.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Yanks on the Thames.

London, Aug. 10. =. Free launch
rides on the Thames. run : in CO.
operation with the British commit
tee for entertaining. American sol
diers. are being provided for l5C
American soldiere every Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
NINE VILLAGES TAKEN BY FRENCH

NINE VILLAGES TAKEN BY FRENCE
Nine villages in the same sector also have b
the French. it is announced in the oommunique
French war office tonight.
The villages taken from the Germans are
Boissiere. Fescamps. Rollot, 0rvillers-Sorel Res:
Conchy4es-Pots. NeuvilIe-Resson aEd Eneourt.
Most of these villages lie Between Montdi
River Oise. More than 5000 prisoner asd 20
been taken by the French alone II thez shree-
which has covered territory of beswa'hsU
miles.
Gen. Won Hutier's army is ret:eatiBs 4
Noyon line in precipitate manner. much
left behind. The German rear guards are hs
Won Hutier's retreat from Montdidier v
the French captured Faverolles. The Gema'i
the Montdidier-Roye road is precarious.
$4,000 PRISONERS AND MATERIAL r.
The number of prisoners taken by all the ALI
already has passed $4,000. is constantly increasing.
The British official night report says:
The attack launched yesterday evening in acc
allied plan of operations the right Of the French
of Montdidier, developed by the allies this moni
success.
Enveloped from the north and southeast the tow
fell into the hands of the French before midday, tos
prisoners and quantities of material.
ALLIES PUSH FORWARD ALL DAY.|
During the remainder of the day the advance Of {
army continued in cooperation with the French army
also with the right of the British Fourth army.
Pressing hard upon the retreatins German troops
British troops overcame the enemys resistance and
progress.
The general line reached by the allied troops
and south through Lhons through Fresnoy through Es
ies-Pots. The number of prisoners is increasing
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Ukraine Revolt bloody.

Amsterdam, Aug. 10.-The Ukrainian
revolt against the Germans is assum-
ing more and more serious proper
tions. all advices show. Chaos reigns
in the Provinces of Kiev and Peltawa.
Germany is trying to suppress the ris-
ing with an iron hand, Uhlans charg-
ing into great mobs and moving
wheat stores have been looted. Whole
villages have been burned. Thousands
Of peasants are said to have been
massacred.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

MOVE AGAINST
CZECHO-SLAVS

London, August 1o.-The begin
ming of a Red Guard offensive
against the Czecho-Slavs was an
nounced tonight in a wireless mes
sage from Moscow, presumably sent
by the Bolshevist government. The
message says the Czecho-Slavs have
captured Irbit. in the Government
of Perm, and continues:
we occupied Miroshka, south of
Khalynsk, and have started an Of
fensive toward the Simbirsk Rail-
way, part of which is in our pos
session"
Simbirsk is the capital of the
government of the same name. 1t
lies on the Volga, los miles south
west of Kazan. Irbit lies at the
junction of the Irbit and Nitsa
rivers. 100 miles northwest of Yeka-
terinburg. recently reported cap
tured by the Czecho-Slavs.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
THE WEATHER

Today-Partly cloudy. Tomorrow
Somewhat warmer. Highest tenn
perature yesterday, ss; lowest, "a.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

eoNISOD On FAo
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

coSTlNuED or PAGE FouR.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
RED TAPE TIES
Up AMENDMENT
FOR SUFFRAGE
Courts May Be Called to Get
Questions Before Voters,

Possibility Of court proceedings in-
yolyIng submission OF the woman suf-
frage amendment to the constitution 10
the voters loomed up today with the
announcement of Secretary OF State J.
l.. Lyon that he has nothing to do
with the operation OF the machinery in
cident to retting the question before
the voters
Tied up by Red Tape.
The amendment was referred by tho
1917 legislature, the resolution direct
ing the secretary OF state to Submit"
the proposal, and the state election board
is now awaiting a certified copy OF the
amendment, together with its ballot
title to have the question printed on tho
ballots to be used at the November elcc-
ton.
Under procedure followed in the past
the secretary OF state transmits cefti-
fed copies OF enrolled referred meas-
ures, which are in his keeping, to the
secretary Of the state election board,
who in turn has the question printed
upon the ballot SO far this has not
bee. done in the case OF the suffrage
ar endment
The state election board is awaiting
the certified copy from the secretary Of
state
Not Ny Duty--Lyons.
Any one can get a certified copy
OF any legislative enactment under my
keeping by coming here and asking for
il, but ] do not consider thst the law
makes it my duty to take the initiative
in this matter said Secretary Lyon
this morning
Secretary Lyon IS an advocate II
woman suffrage and expects to assist
in bringing about the adoption Of the
amendment when il is submitted.
Ii the Susan b. Anthony amendment
is referred by congress II will come
before the Oklahoma legislature in Jam
uary for ratification.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
REICHS1Ae WANTS
RUSSIAN REFORMS

AMSTERDAM, Sept l2.-In view Of
recent events, says the Berlin cor.
respondent { the Frankfurt Zeitung, in
discussing rumored government
changes, il , highly probable that tho
reichStag majority will ascertain def
initely whether the government is strong
and bold enough to pur ie openly and
earnestly the policy OF peace by under
standing, based on the terms OF the
reichStag resolution
A large section OF the reiehstag ma
jority, the correspondent adds, regard
internal refornN especially equal suf-
frage in Russia, Us an important means
Of maintaining the empires strength in
the war, and will. in the event ef The
government proving too weak, Or other-
wise untitled to champion these reform
insist on personal changes in ito
government.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
Commerce Chamber
Elects Directors

The Oklahoma Gas and Electric COM
pany rendered the board OF directors of
the Chamber of Commerce a noon
luncheon today at the assembly room
OF the plant on Broadway and Noble
streets, following an inspection Of the
plant.
A general business meeting OF the
Chamber Of Commerce board followed
the luncheon when J. r Owens, Alden
II. Nose and K Cettingham wsrs
elected to fill vacancies due to the resig-
nation Of J II. Johnston, Floyd X.
Thompson and vacancy due to a by
law provision.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
DEBS' FATE NOW
IN JURY'S HANDS

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Sept i2-Tbe
case OF Eugene V. Debs. socialist lead.
er, charged with violation OF the e.pi.
onage act, was given to a jury in tr
United States district court here today
Judge Westenhaver told the jury that
the crime charged could be committed
only in time OF war. He said the midi
vidual, not the socialist. was on trial.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS. Sept ll.--HOGs Receipts.
1900; steady; lights, tiO 40u2o IS; piEs,
tit. o " OO, mixed and butchers, tissS
ulo. so; good heavy, $40 15q2D.Sei bulk.
1890 ~. 50. CATTLE. kccsipts, b,svc.
steady, natiye beet steers, lll.5On ISIS.
yearllng steers aud heiterA, ts,sog 10 So.
cows, llb0ui2.50, stockers and feeders,
- 500 90; far 10 prime southern beef
steers, $40 900 iS0O; beef cows and helf-
ers, $500 10 90; native calves N1ep
lambs. NLeO0is swss, tiLec6 if.De.
Gamers and choppers, tsOoNe00.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-12
KANSAS CITY,

KANSAS CITY. Sept l2--HoGs Re.
ceipts 5000. Sc TO i0e higher; bulk. 1870
u2o 90. heavy, $3.50 1850 light tia2b
6sO IS; pigs. iisooaisbO CATTLE;
Receipts, 5000; no southsrns; steady,
prime fed steers, t17bdis.sO; dressed
beet steers, illOoQ 100 southern s,ssrs.
N.6l0 %, stocksrs, y7O00i55oi calves,
1900 1880. SHEEP. Receipts, u ec.
stesdy; lambs, $4,000 ss yearlinss.
$40 500 II 90, wethers. tiOooGliso; ewes.
IS O0dll.bo, stockeru. tI.OoUld@.