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Evening star., 1918-08-27
UTILIZE MANY men
DISQUALIFIED FOR ARMY
Development Battalions Establish
cd at Training Camps Already
Proving Their Value.

development battalions" have been
established at Army training camps
to bring about the greatest possible
utilization OF men physically disauali-
ned for general military and thereby
relieve for more active service the
large number Of soldiers now engaged
in serni-civilian work. The War De-
partmeut announced today that about
10000 men already nave been trans
ferrsd to the new organisation.
Men with physical defects are sent
to the battalions. and after being
carefully examined by the personnel
organisation and BY selected medical
group they are placed in companies
and given various forms Of training.
designed to correct their minor de-
fects, or In serious cases are sent to
hospitals for treatment When they
are brought to the best physical con.
dition possible they are rated and
work az they are fitted for. either in
the Army or In semf-civilian duty.
The War Department statement says
the battalions are proving their value
et the outset. Large numbers Of men
of exceptional trade skin or high pro-
fessional ability or knowledge have
been placed at work for which. they
are physically gualifed. and soldiers
when the draYt includes men up to
forty-ave. years of;ase,- there win prob
ably be q large increase in the number
OF transfers,
Evening star., 1918-08-27
WILL ASK THEIR EXEMPTION.
Hospitals Object to Pupil Nurses
Transfer to Army Work.

NEW YORK, August 27.-Disturbed
by q letter from the office of Surgeon
General Gorgas- suggesting transfer
to the Army School of Nursing of
many senior and intermediate pupils
in civilian training schools to meet
an immediate need for Army nurses,
the New York Civilian Hospital con-
ference has appointed committee to
present to the authorities in Wash
ington a resolution asking that civil
ian hospitals be declared Essential
industries"
'The hospital conference notes with
interest" said the resolution, that the
War Industries Board has declared
the motion picture business to be an
essential war industry. Apparently it
has not yet occurred to any officer of
the government to bestow equal con-
sideration upon the hospitals of the
country. whose Importance to the
community. is too obvious to call for
description or defense"
DR.. S, Goldwater, q director of the
American Hospital Association, said
that the letter from the surgeon gen.
erals once must have been a mistake,
assured him that only third year STU
dents would be called. He added that
"the shortage OF nurses in the Army
cannot be met in the manner pro-
posed, and cannot be even CRITICALLY
thus met, without seriously impair
ing the efficiency of the civil hospi-
tails"
Evening star., 1918-08-27

EXPRESS TO BE PUT ON
First Train VIII Start From Here
at IL O'Clock September I
and Run Daily.

An exclusive train will be put on
the Southern railroad September for
express shipments between Washing
ton and Atlanta by order of Director
General McAdoo of the United States
Railroad Administration.
The first southbound train will leave
Washington September at II O'Clock
am, arriving at Atlanta the follow
ing day at noon. This train will be
operated from Washington daily, ex-
Get Monday, and will handle through
express cars from New York to At
lanta, Jacksonville. New Orleans, Bir-
mingham and Montgomery, and a
through express car from Philadelphia
to Atlanta
The first northbound train will leave
Atlanta September Q at 10 O'Clock
pm, reaching Washington the fol-
lowing evening at IL o'clock, and viii
carry through cars from southern to
northern points, including New Eng
land.
The plan will result in 4 very much
improved express service for the
Army camps on the line of the South
ern railroad. 1t is stated.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
D. C. MEN COMMISSIONED.

Seven Washington men have been
commissioned in the Army, as fol-
lows:
John z. steese. III copley Courts,
to be a captain in the chemical war
fare service.
Paul c. Grunwell, s24 23d street. to
be a first lieutenant in the ordnance
department.
Harry Thomas L. Hoyle, 17os soth
street southwest. to be a first lieu
tenant in. the Quartermaster Corps.
Ross Halin Mclean to be a first
lieutenant in the United States
Army.
William L. Argo has been commits
stoned first lieutenant in the chemi-
cal warfare service.
Lawrence e. Burton. s2s North
Carolina avenue southeast, to be a
second lieutenant in the chemical
warfare service.
James NJ. Sherman, z54o 18th street
northwest, to be o second lieutenant
in the Sanitary Corps.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
Fight Waist Deep in Water
and Seize Defenses TO ROue

tween the River Ailette. at Mont
Saint Mard and Juvigny. north Of
scissors, were completely smashed
by the French. Gen. Mangin's army
is still menacing the German COM
munications between the River Aisne
and the scissors and Laon region.
The French troops are still stoutly
holding the positions they have won
in this sector and further gains on
the plateau to the eastward in the
direction of the Chemin- des Danes
would put the enemy in, another dan
gerous pocket.
Are Near Railroad.
The French at Juvigny are within
four miles of the railroad running to-
ward Laon and they also are within
seven miles of the high road going
in the same direction. This high road
joins the Chemin des Danes eight
ern pillar Of the celebrated Chemin
des Danes position.
The first division of the Prussian
guard was brought up yesterday, but
1t gained no success
The first rush Of the Prussian guard
gained ground between Pont ST. Mard
and rne-de-Montecouve, north of Ju-
vigny. They were obliged to abandon
the field soon after, however, leaving
behind them considerable number
of dead and 400 unwounded prisoners.
Enemy troops between the Aisne
river and the road from Soissons to
Chauny are in the same danger as
that which threatens Gen. Won
Hutier's men in the Lassigny salient,
unless they are able to resist the
pressure from Gen. Mangin's troops.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
STEAMER IS SUNK;
FIVE ARE WOUNDED
Eric Sent to Bottom by Shell
fire of German
U-Boat.
4 scHooNERs GO DOWN

By the Associated Press.
ST. PIERRE. Miquelon, August IL
The steamer Eric of 500 tons has
been sunk by shellhre. presumably
by the same submarine which sent
four fishing schooners to the bottom
on Sunday of this island. Five Of the
crew of the Aric. which sailed from
ST. Johns, n. F., were wounded.
News of the sinking Of four fishing
schooners by German submarine was
brought here by the crew of the E B.
Walters of Lunenburg. n. S.. one OF
the vessels destroyed. The crews Of an
the, sunken vessels. numbering about
ninety men, have been landed here.
According to the information given
members of the crews. the fishing
schooners sunk were the J. J. Flaherty
of Gloucester, Mass. the c. M. Wall
ters the Z. B. Walters and the Nerna
D. Adams, all Of Lunenburg, n. s.
U-Boat Working East.
GLOUCESTER. Mass. August 81
The sinking of four fishing schooners
by a German submarine OF Point
Platte. MiQuelon, apparently indicates
that the U-boat is working east, mar
liners here said. The point where tne
| vessels went down is the farthest east
| that the submarine has yet operated
| in its attacks on the fishing fleet
One schooner sunk was the Ameri-
| can-owned and dAmerican-manned ]. J.
Flaherty. She was the largest vessel
| of the Gloucester feet and was owned
pany. With her cargo OF zoe, ,ooe
pounds of fish she was valued At
about $4,000.
| The Flaherty was commanded By
| Capt. Charles T. Gregory of this port
and carried a crew of twenty-four
men. She was of 1852 gross tons and
was built in 1893.
The C. NJ. Walters and the E. B.
| Walters were owned in Lunenburg.
| Nova Scotia. The former was a 107-
ton ship and the latter 1852 tons, MAI
liners here did not know the Maurice
B. Adams.
Capt. Gregory Reports
Sinking of the Flaherty was reported
in a message received here by the own
ers from Capt. Charles T. Gregory. who,
| with his crew of twenty-four. have
landed safely at St Pierre. Miquelon
| Capt Gregory did not tell where or
when his vessel was sent down. the mes
sage merely stating 'torpedoed; all
hands saved and at St Pierre
1t was believed here. however. that
the sinking took place early last week
about the time the U-boat ran into
feet of fishermen Of the coast Of Nova
Scotia
Yacht Vega Released.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. August IT,
The steam yacht Vega, held for in
vestigation by the naval authorities.
WAS released yesterday. Guards
, placed aboard her were removed and
she will proceed to a Canadian port
as soon as weather conditions are
favorable.
Capt Seth W. Crosse of New Lon
don, Conn, formerly of Deer Isle, in
command of the vessel. and her crew
of six men, explained that the Vega
was purchased from Fishers Island.
near Stonington. Conn, by a New
foundland concern. She is to be de-
ilivered to representatives of the new
owners within a day or two. The
/ yacht has a supply of coal in bags
and a number of gasoline engines IN
boxes on her deck.
The Vega is sixty-four feet long and
was built at Noank. Conn, in 1910.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
TO SPEED UP. WAR WORK
War Industries Board Creates Fa-
cilities Division With s. P.
Bush at Head.

Creation Of facilities division to
speed up Industrial operations largely
through conversion OF plants to war
work was announced today by Chair
man Baruch of the War industries
Board Samuel P. Bush of Columbus,
Ohio. who has been directing ord
nance facilities expansion for more
than a year, is head Of the new d.
vision.
It will be the duty Of the division
to consider and pass upon all ques-
itions Of need or suggested need of
new and additional Industrial facili-
ties for the conduct OF the war. Mr..
Bush will determine whether existing
facilities can be adjusted to meet In
creased war Requirements; and where
necessary viii direct creation Of new
facilitisas ...---.-----
Evening star., 1918-08-27
WILL TELL SENATORS
OF GERMAN PROPAGANDA

NEW YORK. August z7.-Alfred
Becker, deputy state attorney gem
eral. who has been Investigating Ger
man propaganda, today announced his
acceptance OF an invitation to appear
in Washington September 4 to TESTIFY
before subcommittee of the Ju-
dietary committee Of the Senate on q
bill to restrict the admission of for.
eign language papers to the mails.
Mr.. Becker in requesting that the
hearing be private said he had taken
some hundreds of pages of testimony
relating to Hungarian and Slovak pa
pers." and that some matters Of the
most Illuminating character must be
kept confidential for the present,
owing to pending criminal litigation
and for other. reasons"
Evening star., 1918-08-27
Hun Forces Whitfield DoUn;
Resistance Firm But Futile

cause they are some distance to the
rear. This accounts for the fact that
many captured Germans, perhaps the
number runs well into the thousands,
while well outside the zone of IRE. In
accordance with the rules of war, have
not yet reached the base cages.
The new section Of the battle front
just south of the Scarpe offers great
possibilities. The attacking forces here
are driving eastward asiride the Arras-
cambrai road. and are now beyond
Monchy-le-Preux and Wancourt. These
points virtually are on the Hindenburg
line. The rain during the night did not
interfere with the British advance. for
the operations now are on hard ground.
Rain put the Germans at a disadvan-
tags. particularly those in crater holes
with machine guns, as many Of the
holes were turned to puddles.
As soon as the rain ceased scores OF
British planes took the air and con-
tinued their systematic attacks upon
the enemy troops. Tanks again dis
difficult points where the concentration
Of machine guns delayed the advanc-
ing infantry.
Leave Strong Points.
In many localities the retreating
Germans have left strong posts of
machine guns supported by single
field guns in an effort to delay the ad-
vancing British. These field guns
have had no effect
Cappy, the little town just south of
the Somme, was lined with machine
guns when the, Australians. in the
middle of the night and during a
driving rainstorm, attacked it A
lone field gun from the rear of the
town threatened to do some damage
until a daring group circled around
and crept upon il from the rear and
killing them. Then, with the assist
ance of tanks, Cappy was, cleared of
the live machine gunners and the Aus.
tralianS pressed on. About the same
time Suzanne. almost across the river
from Cappy, fell in somewhat the same
manner
To the north British. patrols are
Combles. an important position south
of Bapaume, has been gradually en-
croached upon. and the town. through
which pass many roads which the
Germans must use. is under a hot
FIRE.
Combles also is a logical point for
the concentration of troops, and un-
heavy damage has been in
hicted upon men and material here.
1t fs an interesting feature of the
battle that the Mametz wood, which
has been taken and passed. was at
tackled and captured by the same
units Of Welsh troops which attacked
the position in July. 1916.
South of the Scarpe .the Canadians,
driving along the Arras-Albert-Cam
brai road. have gained more ground
and added more than a thousand Ger
mans to the British total of prisoners
during today's fighting.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
Would Annul Candidates Petition.

NEWARK. N. J. August 27.-Appii-
cation was filed in the supreme court
here yesterday by Assemblyman
George s. Hobart, representing for
mer Judge B. F. Jones. to set aside
the petition of William Grant Web
ster. candidate for the republican
congressional nomination in the tenth
New Jersey district. and who. it in
alleged, is also candidate for the
same honor In the tenth district Of
Illinois. It is charged that Webster
is not a bona fide resident of New
Jersey. For time he lived at II
Linden street. Newark
Evening star., 1918-08-27
ADDS 10000 SHIP TONNAGE.
-
Eight Vessels Completed During
Week Ending August %.

| By the completion Of eight more
vessels in American shipyardsl in the
week ending August 20. more than
a, 900 dead-weight tons Of ships were
added to the American merchant ma
rine. Seven Of the ships were Of steel
and one of wood.
The new deliveries brought the
grand total Of ships added to the mar.
chant marine in the. last year to 2s1
with an aggregate dead-weight tom
mage Of i,725,731. The launching stood
SIS vessels OF 2,s22, ,s73 tons,
Evening star., 1918-08-27
.PLUCKY BRITISH A|RMEN
BOMB ENEMY PROPERTY
Successfully Attack Factories at
Mannheim and Railway Station
at Frankfort.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August z6.-Chemical fac
tories at Mannheim and the railway
station at Frankfort were successfully
attacked Sunday night by the British
independent air force. according to,
an official communication issued to-
night
All. the British machines returned
safely to their base
The British independent air force
operating on the west front lost seven
airplanes in the bombing of Mann
helm last Thursday. The frank report
Of this loss has caught the public
Imagination here
Outstanding Feature Of Raid.
The outstanding feature OF the e1<
ploit was the heroic discrimination of
the British squadrons- They were
heavily attacked as they fiew to their
objective; they knew that equally
stern fighting would await them on
their way back. but nothing daunted
them. 1T takes more than the risk
of danger to halt British airmen when
they have made up their minds to
reach an objective" says one news
paper.
II is pointed out that the Germans
were in largely superior numbers and
had only to think of fighting, whereas
the British had both fighting and
bombing to attend to. The odds were
all on the German side. but the Brit
ish aviators reached Mannheim and
did their job.
Newspaper editorials point out that
the bombing was well worth the risk,
for Mannheim is the center Of the
great chemical industry, and the raid
is believed to have done damage
which will compel the German
armies, for a time at least, to do
without supplies Of war chemicals
from that quarter.
Enemy Airplanes Beaten Down
The British aviators did not suffer
without hitting back. the newspapers
also point out, for three German
fighting planes were beaten down.
oficially it is noted that the Ger
mans are now making most deter
mined efforts to protect their towns
by concentrating large numbers of
fighting machines and anti-aircraft
Ems. Commenting on the raid. a
Rritish air officer said today:
.fWe suffered losses, but we won, a
snIendid victory. We set out to bomb
Mannheim and NO German efforts
could frustrate our intention"
Evening star., 1918-08-27
German Letters Show Despair
OF Soldiers on Western Front

| Another letter said: This cannot
last much longer" while still another
German wrote: Our sIessss greatly
exceed all the drafts. Germany is
sure to lose very. very soon"
1t Is fact that many letters taken
from prisoners. whether written by
them to be posted home or received
by them from civilians in the in
terror of Germany. are in the same
vein. One German in Berlin chided
his brother at the front about max
ing rapid progress to the rear. He
then predicted that the war was sure
ly coming to an end, and that with
the allies then making an economic
war, Germany would be ruined.
Many Of these letters were written
before the British began their drive.
Evening star., 1918-08-27

SBy the Associated Pren.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 2s.-Many letters
taken from prisoners and dead Ger
mans indicate that hopeless despair is
beginning to prevail on the German
side of the line. A letter written
home by a German who was stationed
in a town which has now been cap
tured said:
.The war has been lost for some
time, only those high up are failing
to admit it,
The letter added:
"Oh, poor Germany! Only the dead
at the front have forgotten this swim
dIes
Evening star., 1918-08-27
Wheat Gluten Goes to ARMOUR.

NEW YORK. August 27.-The 1918
bags OF devitaIfzed wheat gluten sold
at public auction under orders of A.
Mitchell Palmer. alien property Gus
todian. at the Rossiter stores. was bid
in by Armour g. Co., packers, for eH
cents a. pound. The lot amounted to
LosT0uo pounds and fin. successful
bid totaled $e6,062.5d.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
RICE RIOTS TOLD OF,
Removal Of Publicity Ban Discov-
ers IS Prefectures Affected.

CabIeEfam to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
KOBE. Japan, August z4.-Ohicial
ban on publication OF reports Of rice
riots has been withdrawn, after strong
protests from the press associations
of Toxic, Osaka and elsewhere.
Eighteen prefectures have been af-
fected by the disturbances. The
premier has now ordered the requisi-
tioning of rice and cereals to relieve
the distress
The prices on all commodities are
advancing. The outlook is not ~
assuring.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
EVERY TENTH MAN
| OF MUTNOUS HUN
| BATTALION IS SHOT

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. Augast N-
There are persistent rum0rs
from . German source. says the
frontier correspondent of the
Telegrnaf. that . German bait
TALON ON being ordered to the
front unanimously refused to
80, whereupon every tenth nam
was shot.
The ethers tAsn .GAys N. tAslF
resistance. 49,
Evening star., 1918-08-27
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. August q. Interesting
comparisons between the results
achieved on the British and French
fronts in the Somme area with those Of
the first battle of the Somme are made
by a military expert here. He points
out that in four months. from July to
October 81. 1916. the British won forty
four square miles Of land. In four days.
Evening star., 1918-08-27

BY the Associated Pres.
WITH THE, BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Monday. August 2s.-Ele-
ments Of nearly thirty German d.
visions, many Of which have been bad
ly hit and crippled. are striving to
hold OF the British. There are signs
Of even greater confusion behind the
German lines. Companies of various
regiments have been thrown in all
most any place. The strength of a
large number of these companies has
been whitfield down until they have
hardly twenty-five men. according to
prisoners, many more of whom have
passed through the collecting cages.
Near Hindenburg Line.
The extension of the British line
north of the Scarpe has brought the
attackers to within striking distance
of a good part of the Hindenburg line,
back of which is open country with
the terrain and roads in excellent con-
dition for the movement of tanks and
The British made steady progress
again today, especially on the new
section of the front around Bapaume
and astride the Somme. German re-
sistance again was stubborn. How
ever, it is beginning to hook as though
the enemy is fighting rear guard ac-
tions with the hope of holding up the
British until he can move his material
to the rear.
No New Divisions Identified.
No fresh German divisions have
been identified in the recent fighting.
The strategy of the German high
command now is to leave battered di-
and, incidentally, to have large part
of the remnants of these formations
chewed to pieces by the British hre.
Gen. BudendoFff perhaps has some
plans to make a stand to the rear OF
the present line and is saving what
men he can for that purpose. It
would not be surprising IL the enemy
intended to put up a stin defense
somewhere on a line running general
ly north and south through Peronne.
There was hard lighting today
north of Bapaume, has been taken and
the streets run red with the blood
of Germans killed there. The enemy
was prepared to launch a counter
attack here, but as his troops moved
toward the town from the east they
were caught under the fire of the Brit
ish artillery The British then storm
ed into the town and captured what
remained of the enemy's force-110
men and five officers. From Favreuil
the British pushed east and south.
further encircling Bapaume. British
shells have been raining down on Ba-
paume for many hours
Large numbers of prisoners captured
have not yet arrived at the cages be-
Evening star., 1918-08-27
Price Possibilities.
Rate Fixing.

Asked about rate-nxing, he said
there was nothing In the pending
legislation that would indicate that
m the Immediate future the govern
ment would do anything more than q
wholesale business in electricity and
that such q policy is not surrounded
with the difficuit questions that would
come up IL 1t sold to the consumer.
He believed SO far as rate control
is concerned that as far as possible
local agencies, such as state commits
eionS.
Evening star., 1918-08-27
British Success Far Surpasses
That in First S0n1n1e Battle

between August q and August Is. the
British won 11S square miles. with cas-
ualties amounting to only 5000.
In other words, he says. between two
and three times as much ground has
been taken at an infinitely smaller cost
In the four days under discussion the
British won much more territory than
both the British and French armies re-
covered in the whole first battle of the
Somme