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HAVE NOT YET REACHED LIMIT
More Powerful Explosive Than Any in
Present Use Is Dire Possibility
of the Future.

Nitroglycerin, although considered
one of the most violent explosives in
present use, develops only 1880 cal
Ories per kilogram. since the nitric
acid which it comprises does not take
part In the reaction and the hydrogen
and the carbon therein give only 43
per cent of the energy of combustion
which they would disengage if they
were alone. Explosives Of liquid air
or oXyliquite, give as high as 1900
calOries because the liquid oxygen
combines directly with the carbon and
the hydrogen. The combination of
hydrocarbides with ozone, ozonide of
ethylene and benzine triOzonide, though
liberating no more heat of explosion
have higher ''breaking value" be-
cause of the greater speed of decom,
position.
Theoretically, still more powerful
explosives are conceivable; a trichlor-
ate Of glycerin should develop 5000
calories. twice the force of nitro
glycerin; and finally, mixture of
liquid hydrogen and liquid ozone, if ii
were practical, would give about 4,5OC
calOries and would be the most terrible
substance possible to obtain.
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YANkS WIN IN VOSGES
U. S. Troops Make Raid and Take
Prisoners.
British Enter Enemy's Lines on
Amiens Front and Capture Num-
Der Of Foes and Guns.

London, July 8.-American troops
stationed In sector of the VOsges re-
gion carried out raid at night on
the German lines in which prisoners
were taken, the French war office
statement shows.
British troops raided the German
lines on the Amiens front, taking sew
eral prisoners and machine guns In
the region east Of Hamsl which vii
lage was recently captured by the Aus
tralians, assisted by American troops.
This action Is reported in the official
statement from the war Office.
Berlin, July 8.-Attacks in strong
force by Americans and French west
of Chateau Thierry are reported in the
official communication from headquar-
terS.
These continued Saturday and dur
ing the night, and the German COM
mand declares they broke down with
heavy losses.
Washington, July S.-Capture Of ad-
ditional German prisoners by Ameri-
can patrols in the Chateau Thierry re-
gion was reported in General Per-
shing's communique, received at the
war department. In the Woevre a
strong hostile party succeeded in en-
tering an American outpost position,
but was driven out by a ceunter-at-
tack.
"In the Chateau Thierry region,
where the artillery activity Of. the
preceding days still continues, our pa
trolls again took prisoners" the state
1nent says. "In the Vosges and in the
.Woevre the enemy once more failed
in attempt to reach our lines In the
Woevre a strong hostile party succeed
ed in occupying, for short time, one
of our outpost positions"
With the American Army in France,
July 8.-The American aviatOrs in the
Chateau Thierry sector engaged in sew
eral fights and two enemy planes were
shot down. 1t Is impossible to discuss
American casualties except as they are
indicated in official statements. There
fore the details of the fighting cannot
be written now.
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ASKS FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST GERMAN TROOPS
WIRE STRIKE IS OFF
Secretary of Labor Wilson and
Gor'pers Asked Delay.
President of TeIegraphers' Union Or
ders Indefinite Postponement of
WaIkout.

washington, July 8.-Indefinite
postponement of the strike of teleg-
raphers employed by the Western
Union Telegraph company, called to
Degln today, was announced last night
by Secretary Of Labor Wilson after he
nad conferred over the long distance
telephone with s. ]. Konenkamp. pres
1dent of the Commercial Telegraphers'
union.
Chicago, July 8.-The strike of COM
merc1al telegraphers against the West.
ern Union, to begin at 6 a. m. today,
was deferred last night by 8. j. KOn.
enkamp, president Of the telegraph
ers' union, after long-distance tele-
phone talk with Secretary of Labor
Wilson. President Konenkamp made
this announcement:
secretary Wilson asked the order
to strike be withdrawn until he had a
conference with me. Samuel Gompefs
was with the secretary when we talked
over the wire. He also urged delay. |
Will Immediately get in touch with our
eastern deputy and wire my answer %
Secretary Wilson,"
Resolutions calling upon congress to
take control Of the telephones and tele-
graphs were adopted by the Chicago
Federation of Labor, and Immediately
sent to President Wilson.
The company was charged with re-
fusing to abide by the decision of the
national labor war board. aDprOvod hy
President Wilson.
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Population of Murman Coast
Breaks With BoIshevik-
US. Sends Aid.
HUN ENVOY KILLED BY BOMB
BofshevIk Premier In Message to eer-
lin Regrets Assassination Of Ger.
man Ambassador, at Moscow
Was Slain by Two Un-
known Men.

Copenhagen, July 8.--The entire
population Of the Murmar coast has
broken with Russia and Joined the en-
tente, according to dispatch from
Vardoe, Norway, to the Christiania
Tidens Tegn.
A supply Of provisions from the
United States has arrived at Muir
mansk, the dispatch adds.
American and allied naval forces are
guarding war supplies at Kola, term
inal Of the Trans Siberian railroad on
the Arctic coast
lenlne Voices Regret to Kaiser.
Basel, July 8.-Nikolai Lenine, boil
shevik premier, has sent the following
message to M. Joffe, Russian minister
at Berlin, regarding the assassination
Of Count Won Mirbach, the German am
bassador at Moscow:
1.-Two unknown men entered the Ger
man embassy at two o'clock this (Sat-
urday) afternoon, having documents
from special committee. They threw
a bomb In Count Mirbachs office,
wounding him so severely that he died.
Representatives Of the government
Immediately visited the embassy and
expressed INDICATION at the act which
they considered as political maneuv-
er to provoke trouble.
"The government Is taking every
measure to discover the murderers and
bring them before a special revolu-
tiOnary tribunal.
Extra measures have been taken to
protect the German embassy and citi-
:ens.
1.-THE government requests you to e1-
press to the German government the
Russian governments indignation and
convey its sympathy to the family Of
the late count"
Appeal to U. s. for Aid.
Washington, July 8.-Leaders among
D the people Of the Murman coast re-
Gently appealed to the American and
allied consuls at Kola for protection.
German troops are reported to the
southwark on the railroad leading to
the Arctic at Kola, and the failure of
the bolshevik government to resist the
penetration Of the enemy has led the
Inhabitants to adopt their own meas
ures Of defense. The bolshevik gov
ernment at Moscow recently declared
q state of war In the Archangel prov
ince.
With American British and French
naval forces guarding a large store Of
war supplies at Kola and along the
railroad, the Murman coast is one of
the possible fields for operations by
the allies in the east under the new
policy toward Russia believed to have
been approved by President Wilson at
the White House conference on .Satur-
day.
Just what form Of activities will fol-
low under the new program, however,
is believed to rest almost wholly with
the supreme war council at Paris and
If anything like q detailed plan OF &C.
ton has been worked out by the coun-
ell no intimation Of it has been given
here.
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GERMANS TO AID AUSTRIA

Three Army Corps Gent to the italian
Front
Paris, July 8.-Germany will send
three army corps to the aid OF Austria.
according to a Rome dispatch to the
Temps. Those will be put under the
direct order of Gen. Otto von Below.
the commander in chief on the Italian
front, and will be assigned to the Alps
sectors, 1t Is stated. The Trentino rail,
ways have been put under German con-
troll and will be used exclusively for
German troops. It 10 said also that
German regiments win be detailed to
other points on the front 70 support
the Austrian trOopA
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DENY HULL WAS ROTTEN
WAS never CONDEMNED

derrick ship strove vainly to lift the
decks.
Occasionally the rescuers would get
a glimpse Of bodies, which would dis
appear as the collapsed ship turned
beneath the fury of the storm. Bit by
bit the ship Is floating awya.
Plans for burial of the victims-an
enormous task for a town the size of
Pekin-were considered Sunday after
noon by the Red Cross local chapter.
Twenty municipal grave diggers have
been named by Mayor Schaefer.'
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SECRETARY M'AD0o RECEIVERS
Making Tour Of Inspection Of Roads
on Pacific Ciast

Washington, July 8.-Secretary Nc
Adoo, who went to California several
weeks ago, after an attack of throat
trouble, advised railroad administra-
ton officials here that he has entirely
ing a tour Of inspection of railroad
lines and terminals ON the Pacific
coast, with view to recommending
betterments in service. This was ac-
cepted as effectually putting to rest
widespread reports that Mr.. McAdoO
was In poor health.
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DRAFT BATTLE IN ARKANSAS
Three Killed In Fight Between Desert
ere and OffIoerA

Three Killed In Fight Between Desert
ers and Offioere.
Little Rock, Ark. July 8-Three
persons were killed in two pitched bat
ties between officers and band Of 2t
or more alleged deserters and their
supporters in a woods eight miles west
of Heber Springs, Ark. The dead are
Porter Hazelwood, chauffeur, Tom
Atkinson, aged flfty-1ve, and his son.
aged eighteen. officials at yHeber
Springs appealed to Gov. Charles
Brough for military assistance and the
governor arranged for the sending Of
80 soldiers from Camp Pike, armed
with machine guns to hunt down the
alleged deserters and their sympathis-
ers. The troops should reach the
scene in the mornfng.
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LIMITS FUEL FOR HOMES
Garfield Says Consumer Must Keep
Rooms at 68.

Rooms at 68.
Washington, July 8.-Rationing Of
coal to householders was announced
by the fuel administration as among
plans designed to prevent a threatened
shortage Of coal next winter.
Each domestic consumer will be al.
lowed only as much coal as is found
to be scientifically necessary to heat
his home to 68 degrees, provided every
conservation rule has been obeyed.
This system" said the administra.
tion's statement, will be drastic and
will introduce conditions new to the
country; it will be no more drastic,
however, than conditions demand In
the interest of all concerned. No one
will be deprived Of coal actually need
ed for heating, but no one will be al
lowed fuel for waste or extravaganza"
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VIENNA TELLS OF RETREAT
Austrians withdrawn From Piave to
Prevent Sacrifices.

PreVent Sacrlnce9.
Vienna, July 8.-To avoid heavy
sacrifices, the Austrian troops In the
Piave delta have been withdrawn to
the eastern bank Of the main stream.
the war office announced. The Ital-
ians, according to the statement, eau
tiously followed as far as the western
bank Of the river.
Rome, July 8.-The italian troops on
the southern end of the Piave line,
having driven the Austrians across the
new Piave, are establishing them
selves In the extensive region between
the new and the old river beds, which
the Austrians were compelled TO -evac-
iuate, the war office statement shows.
The statement highly spraises the
valor Of the troops which won the pro-
nounced success that has been
achieved.
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NOSE SPIN KILLS TWO FLYERS
Lieutenant and Mechanism Burns &c
Death In South.

Ardmore, Okla, July 8.-Leut. e.
B. Sullivan and Mechanician Doyle
Of Barron field, Fort Worth, Tex, were
burned to death near here when their
machine fell into a nose spin while
ascending.
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BOMB HITS COBLENZ PALACE
British AIrmen Cause Great Damage
in German City.

in German City.
Basel Switzerland, July 8.-The
bombardment of COblenz, capital Of
Rhenish Prussia, on Friday by British
airmen was the most severe Of the
war, although the work Of the airmen
was hampered by the presence of "a
fog. T. northern portion Of the rail-
way station and the famous Iron
bridge we're seriously damaged. "A
bomb fell in the center of the bridge
across the Moselle river and another
on the royal palace. South German
newspapers state that II persons were
killed and q wounded In Coblenx, but
make no mention of the fortress Ehren-
breitstein, across the Rhine, where
bombs fell among soldiers. Since the
war began this fortress has always
been full Of recruits.
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TO BURY mitchell IN N. Y.
Body of Aviator, Who Was Killed In
Accident. VIII Lie in State.

Body Of Aviator, Who Was Killed In
Accident, VIII Lie in State.
New York, July 8.-The body OF
Maj. John Purrow Mitchell, former
mayor of New York, who was killed
in an airplane accident at Gerstner
field, Louisiana, will lie in state at the
city hall from Wednesday afternoon
be buried at Woodlawn cemetery with
full military honors, according to plans
announced. Among the bearers will
be Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Cleveland
H. Dodge, DR.. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, president Of Columbia university !;
Jacob n. Schfff, and Frank L. Polk,
counselor of the state department
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x. Of c. Lays Corner Stone.

London, July 8.-The corner stone
Of the first clubhouse the Knights of
Columbus will erect in England was
laid Sunday in the church yard Of
Westminster cathedral. Cardinal
Bourne blessed the stone.
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Many Outbreaks In Lisbon.

Paris, July S.-Several persons are
dead or wounded as a result Of an out
break In Lisbon, following a meeting
of the democratic and revolutionist
parties, according to information from
that city. Two hundred and forty
three arrests have been made
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TAKE SLACKERS TN ST. PAUL
More Than 500 suspeet. Arrested by
State and y. s. Officers

st. Paul. Minn., july ao.-Stctec and
government agents swept through at,
Paul last might ION AN unexpected
roundup of suspected draft eyaders.
More than 500 youngomenc were taken
In custody. Some were released later
when they proved they were not slack.
ers.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Sundays Results.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago, 6; New York, 1.
Cincinnati, 5-3: Philadelphia, "a
Brooklyn. 2-2; st. Louis, 81.
No other games played.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
+, st. Louis, 8: Washington. 0.
No other games scheduled
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Chilean Cabinet Quits.

Santiago, July 8.-The Chilean cabi.
net has resigned. The outgoing minis.
try was formed April %, this year.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-08

Doctor Breckenridge Bayne, popular
In Washington society, is now a pris-
oner In Germany as a result of his re-
fusal to leave wounded men on the bat
tie line when the hospital staff to
which he was attached retired before
victorious enemy assaults. He was
serving as field physician with the
British Red Cross. The first message
which came to his relatives was sent
by prisoner whom Doctor Bayne had
treated In Germany, and indications
are that he is still treating allied pris-
oners who fall wounded into the hands
Of the enemy.
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SANCTION OF KING
SAID TO BE LACKING
Support of Malinoffs Cabinet
Also Withheld.

LONDON. Sept. 27.--According to a
Berlin message transmitted by the cor
respondent OF the Exchange Telegraph
Company in Copenhagen the offer OF
Premier Malinofr OF Bulgaria for an
armistice for the discussion OF peace
was made without the support of the
other members of the Cabinet and King
Ferdinand.
The Berlin message says that NJ Ma
linoff's offer has created great dissatis-
faction In Bulgaria and that strong mill
tary measures have been taken TO sup
port the bulgarian front. The news OF
the bulgarian developments. including
the offer Of an armistice the Copenhagen
correspondent says, was from Germa n
official sources
According to statements from Sofia
by way OF Jassy, ii Is added. a counter
movement against the action of the Pre-
mier has already been set on foot (This
would seem to indicate that n revolution
is In progress In Bulgaria.)
Germany intends to send a solemn pro-
test to Bulgaria against Premier Mali
noffs request for an armistice. accord
ing TO Berlin reports received in Amster-
dam and forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The Berlin des-
patches say that the Premier's act "is
single handed move without the con-
sent Of King Ferdinand" German news
papers demand that Malinoff be dis
missed Immediately and court-martialled
for high treason.
II Ia believed that the Premier's act
was the result OF Germany's refusal 10
send sufficient requirements TO Bull
garia. The situation In Bulgaria is caus-
Ing extreme excitement In Germany.
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which Austro-Hungarian troops ala.
tinguished themselves east of N.
Mouse.
On the main attacking fronts n fro.
mendous artillery fire preceded IN.
entry of the infantry into the battle
West OF the Aisne and east OF the Ar.
gonne the anco-Americans advanced
against our positions. employing M.
merous tanks. In accordance with or.
ders our advanced posts retrests,
fighting to the lines allotted them
At Tahure and Rlpont the enemy
succeeded during attacks which con.
tinued until evening in advancing be.
yond our foremost fighting lines az far
as the heights northwest Of Tahu-.
and az far as Fontaine-en-D ormol.
Here our reserves held the enemy IN a
local break through.
Between the Argonns And IN.
Mouse the enemy advanced beyond IN,
foremost fighting lines as far as Nor.
blainville and Montfaucon and a, IA,
as the bend in the Meuse northeas, n,
Montfaucon. Here our reserves
brought him to a standstiil.
The enemy was able al some points
to reach our infantry and foremos,
artillery lines. The great Franco
American attempt to break through
undertaken with far reaching aim.
failed on the first day Of the battle
owing to the tenacity OF our troops
Fresh battles are imminent.
AUSTRlAN-In the western theatre
Austro-Hungarian troops are taking a
glorious part in the lighting to n.
east OF the River Meuse
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STRUMITZA CAPTURED
IN ALLIED ADVANCE
ToUn After ToUn Falls While
Troops Drive OnUard.

PARIS. Sept. 27.-The Allies In Mace
donia, particularly the Serbians, who
are lighting TO regain their own coun-
try and their homes, undeterred by the
Bulgarian effort to obtain an armistce
to negotiate IL peace, are pressing their
military advantage with increased vigor,
and the plight OF the armies OF the Bull
garians and their allies has become
desperate.
StrumitEa. near the point of the pow
erful Bulgarian position, which juts out
into Serbia like a dagger at its heart,
the main reliance OF the Bulgars to pre-
vent the invasion OF their country from
the south and west. has been taken by
the British, while the Serbians. little
on the west, after occupying Ishtib
which they reached the previous day.
have captured the height OF Bogoslovets
and are pressing on to Veles. which is
only twenty-five miles southeast OF U.s.
kub North of Demirkapu, nearer the
Bulgarian border, they have captured
the ridge of Bell Kamen and have en-
tered Kochana, fourteen miles from the
frontier and near the important railway
center OF Kustendil this Is twenty miles
northeast OF Ishtlb.
This thrust, II is expected, will cut off
the Bulgerians from their home terri
tory. as they are being pressed closely
,, by the British from the south. In their
drive the Serbians have captured an
| enormous quantity of war materials OF
| all kinds. They have reached a point
| ffty-five miles from where they started
| and the total bag of prisoners made by
| all the Allies now exceeds 10000, and
200 guns have been taken.
The Serbian official statement follows: :
Our troops yesterday wednesday,
captured the very important point of
Bell Kamen. north OF Demirkapu, On
the same day we entered Ishtib. We
have taken Bogoslovets hill. This
morning (Thursday) our cavalry. pur-
suing the enemy. entered Kachana.
Our present line runs west OF the
lshtib-Veles road Fighting IL In
progress before Veles.
A great number OF additional Bull
| garian and German prisoners and
enormous quantities of war material
have fallen into our hands.
All the roads are crowded with
wagons and war material and several
trains have been abandoned by the
Bulgarians.
Our cavalry has reached a point
100 kilometers (55 miles) az the crow
flies. north from the line where our
offensive started.
British troops, preceded by yeo-
The British statement follows:
many, entered Strumitza yesterday
morning, while Anglo-Greek troops
stormed the heights OF the Belasch-
nitxa Mountains, north OF Lake Dol
ran.
The British have taken more than
| thirty guns and much ammunition.
The French statement covering oper-
| atoms on Wednesday says:
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this morning our troops attacked over
a wide front south OF the Sensee River.
First reports indicate that satisfac-
tory progress is being made.
During the night successful local
operations we're carried out In the
neighborhood OF Arleux. northwest OF
La Bassee and southwest of Fleur-
baix. Our line was advanced In these
localities and prisoners captured.
FRENCH tNIGHT)-Gen.G ouraud's
army continued to-day splendidly to
assault the formidable enemy positions
in Champagne. Clinging to the mex
trlcable maze of trenches, redouots and
iabyrinths In which they were In
earthed the Germans tried to oppose
our advance but IT. was In vain
They are throwing in their reserve
divisions one after the other, but our
troops with admirable tenacity are
carrying them one after another. all
the redoubts bristlng with machine
guns. Our advance continues method
icai every where. We are reaching the
line OF the hilltops
FRENCH IDAY)-The attack by
French troops In the Champagne de-
veloped yesterday with success. From
the Suippe River 20 the Argonne forest
the FIRST German positions. q fornida-
BILE network of trenches and wire en-
tanglements OF depth Of more than
Ave kiiometers, which the enemy had
not ceased to strengthen since 1918.
we're brilliantly carried by the French
troops on a front of about thirty-fve
kilometers (more than twenty-one
miles). At certain points the French
passed beyond this line.
The Navarin Farm. the Butte-du-
Souain, the Butte-du-Mont Muret. the
Butte-du.Tahur the Butte-du-M Mes
nil, the villages OF failure. Ripont.
Rouvroy, Cernay-en-Dormoi and Ser
vor-Melzicourt. with organised points
Of support and stubbornly defended
by the enemy, were conquered In hard
fighting on the FIRST day OF the battle.
The number OF prisoners thus far
counted IL more than 1000. OF whom
200 are officers.
In the course Of the night the enemy
attempted no reaction.
The attack was resumed this morn
ing, and despite bad weather II Is be-
ing continued under satisfactory con-
ditions.
GERMAN tNIGHf)-Between the
roads from Arras and Peronne toward
Cambria and against the Siegfried
front to the west Of lie Catelet there
have begun powerful English and
American attacks with large forces.
In the Champagne as well as be-
tween the Argonne and the Meuse
there were renewed vigorous attacks
by the French and Americans.
GERMAN tDAI,-In Champagne
between the heights west of the
Suippe and the Aisne, as we'll as
northwest of Nerdun between the Ar
gonne and the River Mouse. the
Franco Americans launched strong at
tacks yesterday. The artillery battle
extended itself beyond the heights
west OF the Suippe toward the west as
far az Rheims and scross the Mouse
toward the east as far as the Moselle.
Partial attacks followed. They were
repulsed in violent fighting, during