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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30

international News Service:
LONDON q p. mD. Aug 30-
British troops attacked early today
on a front OF seven miles from
Bullecourt north 20 the Scarpe river.
IL was learned 10y the International
News service this afternoon. Early
reports from the battle front stated
that an advance Of more than mile
had been made all along the line
The village of Riencourt, on the
famous Hindenburg switch line, is
reported 10 have been captured by
the British in this advance
Capture Villages.
The war Office also announced the
ca pture of Bullecourt, Hendecourt
and Las Gagnicourt by British
troops Remy also is in the posses
sion Of the British
An attack delivered by Canadian
troops between Hendecourt and The
Arras-Cambra road is developing
fs svora bly
Further progress has been made
by The British along the Scarpe and
in the Lave and I.ys sectors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
R|TISH CROSS S0MME SOUTHWEST OF PERONNE
AND GAIN MILE IN At TACK On NEW BATTLE LIN
News Times Finds
Brother of Slain
Canadian Soldier

Through the aid Of The News
Times. the ottawa government Fri
day afternoon succeeded in looat-
ing the relatives OF Pvt. James Pat
rick Curtis Of South Bend to an
uounce TO them the death OF PVT
Curtis Aug. 10 while i'm action
with the Canadian expediuonary
forces in France
Monday an effort was made by
the ottawa government TO locate
the relatives of Pvt. Curtis TO an
nounce that he had been missing
since Aug. 10. All efforts to locate
the next Of kin here proved unsuc-
cessfuL The ottawa government
had the next of kin address as 519
W. Division ST. No one at chat ad-
dress knew nothing about Pvt.
James Curtis
Friday another message came
announcing the death of Pvt. Curtis
on Aug. 10. Inc same address
was given. and again there occurred
an unsuccessful attempt 10 locate
his relatives.
The News-Times was then ap-
pealed TO in an effort 10 loc~-~ rel
atives of Pvt. Curtis AT o'clock
Friday afternoon a reporter for The
News-Times informed Thomas Cur
tis. 4191z :. Michigan St, that his
brother had been killed in action.
The reporter located Thomas Curtis
at the Platner cigar store on y.
Main ST.
Pvt curtis enlisted in the Ca
madam army three years ago. and
embarked for France shortly after
enHstiug lie was 30 years old and
was employed by the Northern In
diana Gas & Electric company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
u. S. PAYS TUITION
Government Takes Steps to
Cooperate With Schools.
I1ternationaI News ScrvIDe

international News service
CHICAGO. Aug. 20-The United
States government, i'm sense. has
decided TO take hand i'm the direc-
zion Of colleges. universities. high
schools and even grammar schools
ior the duration OF the war 10 was
am ounced here today such action
is without precedent in any nation.
Ilans viii Je made this week at
Fort sheridan when representatives
of an the colleges and universities
u the middle west viii confer with
array chiefs over Saturday and sun
day
The result OF the announcement is
that any boy rs years old or more
who has the physical and mental
requirements may so 20 any uni
Vrrsity or college. east or west and
set bis tuition and subsistence from
tho government
o. also is understood tina, the
cWricUlums OF the various schools
are 90 be militarized 20 a consider
ahle extent and that one of the OH
iect> OF the step Is Co >ift the rouns
mem Of the nation with a view or
selecting those best fitted for train
n- GO become army officers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
FAMILY IS SLAIN
Bayonne. N. J. Authorities
Probing Mystery.
.pternationai News Service

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BANONNE. y. J.. Aug. a0-Sus-
picion that they may be facing n
wholesale case Of murder the wip-
ing out of an entire family by pois-
on (save a daughter has aroused
the authorities OF Hudson county,
\ew Jersey. to action today. IL prob
ably will result in the exhuming Of
he bodies OF Amos wilkins OF
Bayonne his wife Eliza beth. their
son. Alfred J wilkins, and his wife.
Nelie The aged Wilkins died in
1916 his wife in April 1918. while
Alfred Wilkins and his wife died on
the same day. July IS. 1918.
The inquiry hegsn as the result
of request from Dist Atty. Henry
c. Well OF Lawrence, Mass who
has had exhumed the body Of Miss
Florence NJ Gay. who was a teacher
n. the Abbot Academy for Girls at
Andover. Mass.
A chemical ANALYSIS Of parts OF
the body has been completed by
Frof Whitney of Harvard and while
the result is not officially announced,
it IS said that traces Of poison were
found
in CONNECTION with the death OF
Hiss CAV Dist. Atty Wei caused
the arrest OF Mrs Bessie Nav Skeels.
only survVin member Of the WI
kins family Of Bayonne No charge
is made of her having caused the
school teachers death. She was ar
reS.ed on an accusation OF grand
larceny Of ieweIry belonging 20
Miss Cav
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
Motorists Put
on Their Honor
in Fuel Saving
InternatlonaI - serrIce

International News Service
WASHINGTON Aug 2O-The
American automobile user has been
put upon his honor in the observ-
ance Of the fuel administration
recent request TO eliminate an pleas
ure car riding on Sundays The fuel
administration announced today
that Just what is pleasure riding
and what is necessary use. Of the
automobiles must be decided by the
individual The United states fuel
administration viii not attempt TO
tabulate automobile traffic on sun
DAYS"
The request was made so that
large available gasoline reserve can
be built up. it was officially reiter-
ated today. so that shipments over
seas may not be delayed
The fuel administration state
ment said
Mr. Garfield believes that the
public will construe the request
wisely and intellisently and will not
use their automobiles for other than
the most necessary purposes.
The intention OF the request is
that all mere pleasure riding be
eliminated but that necessary use
of the automobile be not interfered
with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
PLANES NOW
ON YANKEE FRONT
Gen. March Gives Figures
Showing Remarkable In
crease in Number.

International News Service
WASHINGTON Aug 20.-The
American army now has 1.O71 De
Haviland Fours in France. Gen.
March. chief OF staff. informed the
house military affairs committee
which conferred with him today al
the war department on the vast
problems involved in adequate sup
plies being continuously shipped
overseas
In the report OF the senate air
craft investigating committee. re-
Gently made public IL was stated
that only 500 De Hayiland Fours
had been sent to France up 10 Aug.
I. Of which but 90 were on the west
EN- front.
Mem bers Of the committee aN-
r-essed the opinion that Judging
from the information impaired 20
them by Gen March the Amer
can aircraft situation was showing
remarka bile Improvement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
.SLAVS REVOLVING.
MutinieS on Austrian Battle
ships Grow SanguInary.
ternatlnraI -. Se-rIce

Internatioral News Service
WASHINGTON Aus 2o.- san
culinary levolts have broken oHt
among Czecho Slovaks on Austrian
battleships and many of the SaFs
are facing courtmsrtials say oifi-
cial ca bles received here from Berne
This afternoon. The cable quote
the Trive Libu. czech organ at
Prague. which tells or a DIT. Sogkup
leaving that CITY for Cattsr1 10 de
ferd The S1avs AZ the trials
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
GET WAGES RAISED
Employees of National Refining
Company Get Award.

international News Service
WASHINGTON. Aug 20.-In-
creased wages. establishment of the
basic eight hour day improved
working conditions and establish
ment of the right Of citizens 20 loin
Ia Dor ORGANIZATIONS We're awarded
TO employees OF the National Rem
ng company AT Co6eyville Kas hy
the national war labor hoard this
afternoon This IS the first case Of
Importance upon which a decision
has been rendered in the mid-con-
tinent OH fields from which So per
cent of the nations content Easo-
line is produced.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
HeoUyCloudsa and
WindHan1pering
Allied A Uiators
international News Service

International News Service
PARIS. Aug. 30-American and
British flyers are having great dim
Guilty as a result OF the heavy clouds
and wind An American pilot who
was seeking a landing AZ Chalon-
SUR Saone con the right bank OF the
SaOne river AT the junction OF the
Canal du Centre struck the tele-
graph wires and fell. badly injured.
I'm the vicinity Of the same town,
a British bomber returning from A
German raid. became lost in the
clouds ard landed Thinking that
hc still was i'm German territory ne
prepared 20 defend himself until
hailed by French troops
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
DEMAND FREEDOM
Warsaw Workers Oppose Rule
Over Poland by Outsiders.

International News service
WASHINGTON AUS 30-Tne
radical wins OF The National Asso-
citation of Workmeu st Warsaw
Poland. Will bitterly oppose the .u-
tension Of someone to eSta 1.iSh %
rule over Poland and Will insist
on absolute independence in polr-
lea and economic affairs in Poland.
SAYS Eeine Official cables received
here th.S afternoon. 1aounc rhe
Nos~ischc IeItunC
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
DESTRUCTION Of BRIDGES
FAILS TO HALT ADVANCE
Haig's Forces Take CIery-sur-Sommc
and CombIes With 200 Prisoners
-BullcCOurt is Taken.
International News Service

co, o the scarpe ne riysr ,.,'f ri5 i moons t @
thousand yards within mile Queant Notan line
In this advance, which powerful effort 10
roll back the German north wing British troops captured The
The advance carries The British line beyond the points won
bv London and West ancashire troops Yesterday afternoon when
they captured Bullecourt Hendecouu Ies GaSncour
Unless the Germans able TO CHECK the drive they
will ne forced to retreat To line of defense much further
back than seemed possible p hours ago
The German clan to make lighting the old Him
dangerad BY this latest Development
The British were pressing forward north Of The somms t
me same time ne office announces the Cer
''''| '"' t Consolidate dat NEW sv'I-I LINE
From Faveui northeast Bapaume Ozancou southwest
Of Bie. the British have consolidated line within the past
With French the British now control the entire line 1T The
Somme from Peronne the Canal du Nor anj the western
gains British are maxwell admitted in the latest Ger
man official report which states
''FOrehed fighting place % new lines east
'"' '''''' ''' GERMANS R 'I CLAIM FAILURE
The declares hat strong attacks of
the French and Americans between the Aee the fail
ed completely WITH very heavy losses
This portion of their conrajicted n ajrces
both American and French fighting fronts
American troops have beaten of the counter attacks Of he
gains which we're taken in fierce fighting.
Juvny and Chagny which the task assigned Americans
''PP0's' % 's"'I FRENCH Reno + Line me HOLD Holds
ne 6ass french epor 'sSeIs that strong eaem counter
pulsed and that enemy attacks along the Nee and the Cham
in the region Canal du Noi which ra. been crossed nv
the French Noyon the which ael ne
French. the night passed ."2ithou change
FACE COMMANDING HILL
Progress east of \oyOn o the French tepente ee upon
the mo ementS of the within the French
troops that vicnl facing Mount ST. Simeon cmmaujng
and strongly fortified hl occupied b The Germans latter
continue their this hin and The salient
southemo>i tip will he available French troops Ger
stand probable hs the French - 4ttert
to move northeast Of Mount ST. Simeon ans thereby enlarge their
holdings east OF the Canal lu Noi behind which f-
lodged
his movement by The French would flank Mount simeon
rerT I'M he Cana ~ -f
endangerng the region held The enemy from srlnc.u-t 20
Ham
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
YANKEES HOLD
IN BIC FIGHT
At JUv|GNY
Sustain Violent Counter At
taCkS by PruSSian Guard.
Tank Support Ameri-
can Advance.
international News Service

News Service:
WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY ON THE AISNE-NESLE
FRONT (nOOn). Aug. 3O.-The
heavy artillery of the American
forces blew JuVigny of the map
last night. German long rangers
also were busy during the
night.
While there was no infantry
activity on the part of the
Americans. their aercplanes
were busy and MANY bombs
were dropped.
The French advanced on both
nanks northeast OF SOissons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
KAISER Is VISITING KING
FERDINAND OF BULGARIA

International News Service
COPENHAGEN Aus ao.- KAISER
Wilhelm s AT Bad \auheim visiting
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria ac-
cording to or7cisl announcement 10
the German press. Ferdinand is ln-
Ger treatment A. the famous cure
for heort and nerve disease I'M
official reports have it that he is i'm
sane
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
CROSS SONME
DESPITE DESTRUCTION.

IUttTUItiUuI New, NpTIIUp.
LONDON G2:06 p. M. Aug 30
British troops have crossed the
Scmme river southwest of Peronne
Clery -Somme and Com bles We're
taken i'm the advance Two hundred
prisoners also We're &C ptured. the
British war office announced today.
The crossing OF the Somme waS
made i'm spite of the fact that the
rctreating Germans had destroyed
Al. of the bridges across the river i'm
the vicinity OF Peronne.
Ohcial statement.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
SOCIALISTS TO BE TRIED
UNDER ESPIONAGE ACT

.Hi-.laiiau4. N-Vs Service
CHICAGO. Aux -Lh- llaI o'
Victor g.. herser .ud four other ~o
,.au~t leaders indicted under tne
spy a.t probably viii ae held her,
oet fouowins the srrs cnma emf
sept s ot Eugene u. Dsos several
times socialist candidate for pIe~l-
dent 90 Cleveland %. Hearings ON
tho demurrer 10 thc Indictments has
hc-rr so. for sept g before Federal
JudEe Evans here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
rAELEN IMrRoNINa.

l.t.r.. flHu.. NFa~ ~HF...t
lIAAIARONECk. N N AUG tH.
cardinal Farley who has been
seriously u in hiS summer home
here. probably viii he oHt of dan
Ger within a fev days r ms present
rate of Improvement continues. it
--aE stated todzv
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
DENIES BRITISH
LABOR RULED
BY PACIFISTS
George Roberts, EngIand'S
Minister of Labor Says
Opportunities" Do Not
Represent Rank.
BY FLOYD MNC GRIFF.


AmfeIuafIuuHl News ~f|fIi-r.
LONDON. Aug. 30 -.If British
and American labor puu together
with their whole strensth. allied
victory will ue FASTENED and SAT-
isfactory world peace oe won
This is the Labor day message
sent 20 America bv Georse H.
Roberts. British minister of labor
and one of the foremost labor lead
e5s in Europe
Mr Roberts paid "a tribute TO the
forcible win the wal stand by
samuel g. Gompers president of
rhe American Federation of Labor.
az the same time making il clear
hat the British pacihsts who claim
10 represent British labor. are
simply selfish opportuniets who
have arrozated 20 themselves the
Junction OF misrepresentins the
huIk Of English workmgmen.
In accord With Gompers.
Patriotic labor i'm this country
welcomes the visit OF Mr. Comp
ers. declared Alr Roberts "This
thorouehness of his support 20 the
war is inspiring 90 British ia bor his
attitude and declared intentions of
American labor that war shall he
prosecuted until Germany dcknowl-
edged defeat sccordS with that of
The overwhelming mass Of British
labor
-Iu fact l1r Gompers' utter
auccs more accurately interprets
The mind OF British Ia Dor than do
The speeches or some or those who
arrocafc 90 themselves the title Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
81 HENRY g. WALEs.

international News Service.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON TIE AISNE-VESLE FRONT
Aug. 2S.-t tNight) Fighting of the
most desperate character RACED all
DAY long between American troops
and the enemy i'm the Juyigny re-
gion. north OF scissors. the Amer
leans occupying the Becasse trench
es along the railroad which runs
north and south. French tanks
supported the Americans in the at
tack
Violent counter attacks were re
peateGIy launched 10y the enemy i'm
which the Prussian guard sought
i'm vain TO regain the lost ground
The first step i'm the American
advance was taken yesterday. At
that time the Germans held an inn
portant salient extending between
JuviEnv and Chavigny. Gen. Petain
wished this salient wiped out and
entrusted the operation 10 the
Americans incorporated i'm Gen
Nangins shock army.
HurI Fog screen.
French artilerymen previously
had shelled the German positions
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od> 'ie'N ms" eNp''>, Sii. q p',e
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-30
TAKE VILLAGE ON
H|NDENBURG
SWITCH LINE
English Drive Forward on
Front From Near BuIie-
court to the SCarpe
River.

lnterns tional News Service.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
ON THE SOMME BATTLE
FRONT. Aug. 3O.-(tO a. M
British patrols have crossed
the SOmme river at two points
and have reached the outskirts
Of Peronnc and BIie The i'm
dicutionS are that PerOnne will
soon fall.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-14
Divorce Soon to End
Romance for de Ropp

After a few additional technical de-
tails have been furnished to the Su-
preme Court Alfred j. de Ropp, son of
Baron and Baroness Alfred de Ropp,
will receive decree undoing his mar
riage, IN 1914, TO Mrs. Olga May de
Ropp while he still was freshman a.
Yale. De Ropp was nineteen years old
when he married young woman whose
home was in New Haven. 1t was
secret marriage so far as the parents
of the youth were concerned.
The Yale faculty was so much per
turbed over the runaway marriage OF
the freshman that they forthwith ex-
PEELED him. He then entered Leland
Stanford University. Since then Mrs
de Ropp has sued her father-in-law for
$4,000 for the alleged alienation of
her husbands affections, while de Ropp
filed suit for divorce. The latter ac-
ton was heard by referee, who rec
commended that decree be granted.
Justice Newbureer yesterday refused
to confirm the report of the referee
until further evidence could be OBJ
tanned as to de Ropp's residence in this
state. The justice yesterday remitted
the case to another referee.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-14
u. S. Picks Woman
To Put War News
Before Foreigners

WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.-To wom-
an, Miss Josephine Roche. has been
entrusted the task of putting official
war information and propaganda before
the foreiSn born in this country. She
is at the head Of this work, which is
a department Of the Committee on
Public Information.
-, IN her home state, Colorado. she was
the first policewoman.
With the addition of a Spanish branch
started to-day by Miss Roche. there
are nine language bureaus IN opera-
ton in her department. Miss Roche
expire sses great enthusiasm over the
p1o-American spirit. as it is developing
among AJherica's alien population.
"Ihere are national alliances in
nearly every community" said Miss
Eoche. land all that have to do is
send instructions to these organiza-
tons. The enthusiasm with which
these foreign citizens throw themselves
into the Liberty Loan. the war saw
lngs stamps drives. the Red Cross ap-
peals, and all others to help in winning
the war is enough to make some Amer
leans blush. Their loyalty and patriot
ism are in a class with that of the
Americans of Revolutionary War
1ovS )"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-14
dope" Squad Head
Denies City Holds
100000 Drug Users
Treasury Estimate Is Too
High, Lieutenant Henry
Sherb Says

The Treasury Department report
that 100000 known users of morphine,
cocaine, heroin and other narcotics had
been found in New York City was ridi-
culed yesterday by Lieutenant Henry
Sherb, head of the narcotic squad OF
the Police Department.
"No one can tell just how many drug
addicts there are here" said Lieuten-
ant Sherb, "but | am sure that the re-
ported figure is altogether too high. 1t
is untrue, also, thai habitual use of
the drugs has increased within the past
two years If it has not actually
diminished, it has been checked, which
is all We can do under the present
laws.
Most Of the addicts are being legiti
mately treated by doctors now; in
stead of being feeced by underworld
denizens."
Lieutenant Sherb declared that, in
addition to the fact that they could get
only small quantities of drugs legiti-
mately, another element in lessening
addiction here was the combined activ
ity of the Police Department and the
Federal government in ousting the big
dope sellers.
Arrests for drug selling or using
have been cut in two for the past two
years, or since the Harrison law went
into effect. In 1916, before the legis
iation, there were >,z35 such arrests
In 1917, after the bill was passed,
1851 arrests were recorded; while this
year, up to last Saturday, the squad
made but 359 arrests. with a probabil-
ity that not more than 800 will be
made by the end of the year.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-14
Security League Says
Creel Was Careless

Ohe more chapter to the controversy
now raging between the National Se-
curity League and George Creel, chair
man of the Committee on Public In
formation, over the merits and de-
merits Of book called 1.-TWO Thousand
Questions and Answers About the
War" was added yesterday, when the
league came forward with a reply to a
de1ence of Mr.. Creel, made public the
Gay before. AS a summation to it's
reply the league charged Mr.. Creel
with gross carelessness, in that he, by
ms own admission, wrote a laudatory
introduction to n book which he had
read In only a superficial manner.
Inc leagues attitude in the matter
was set forth in letter sent by
colonel Charles E. Lydecker, it's presi-
dent, and addressed to Mr.. Creel per-
sonally: The final paragraph of the
letter follows:
Your explanation of your partici-
paCion IN the matter we desire to have
made as fully as the report of the
committee, and therefore we are in
deoted to you for your letter But one
point III your letter, which is the sting
at the end, needs comment.
You are mistaken in believing that
Professor Van Tyne has acted for the
purpose of notoriety An educator and
author of his attainments and reputa-
tlon should be so we'll known to a man
of your position that you would not
descend to such defence of what is,
by your own admission, shown to be,
putting the best construction upon it.
gross carelcsSneSS"