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New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Czecho-Slovaks
Here Suspicious of
Austrian Reports

Reports from Austria that reached
the United States by way of Amster-
dam telling of the growing restlessness
of Slavs and Latins within the borders
of the Dual Monarchy were scanned
with some skepticism yesterday by
LEGAL leaders of the Czecho-Slovaks.
GAIA Mika. head of the Czecho- Slo-
yak press bureau. said there was no
doubt that a political and economic
mobilization was being effected in Aus
tria- Hungary by the Poles, Italians,
Czecho Slovaks, Rumanans and Jugo-
Slavs for the purpose of applying sabo-
tage to the war activities of the Ger
tral Powers.
Much of the news that is cabled to
America concerning the Czecho- Slovaks
IN Austria Hungary is too sangune,"
said Mr.. Mika. The position of these
oppressed people is quite similar TO
that of Belgium. They hate Germans
and they hate Magyars, but they are as
helpless to resist as Belgium. The
Slavs and Latins in the Austrian army
mum mber, | suppose, at least $50 900 men.
These are united in their hatred of the
common oppressor. suppose there
- e SUI VI + rec masonry among Lnem
so that they keep each other informed
and when the right time arrives the
world will witness another collapse
similar to that which occurred in Rus
sia, and Austria Hungary will crumble
Much lntervenes, however, before
this can be brought about. Germany
must be engaged relentlessly on the
Western front and Austria on the Ital-
ian front. When the Central Powers
are in such position that they do not
dare weaken their lines by ithd-awing
troops for internal disorders the un-
willing conscripts in Austria's army
who have national aspirations will
arise. They are kept away from the
front now because they desert at the
first opportunity, surrendering to the
men in the opposing trenches and
promptly changing their uniform for
that of their captors. Their regiments
are qunrtered in the country of Ger
mans or Magyars-both people hostile
to their aspirations-so they have little
chance now. But their time il coming"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Gompers Greeted by
English Labor Chiefs
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The Tribune

Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Associa-
LONDON, Aug. go. -sapthel Com
pers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, lost no time in start
ing his campaign of investigation here
of British labor in the war. Much of
to-day was devoted to visits of a per-
sonal nature. but his headquarters are
almost as busy as the political base
room of national convention.
His associates also had a full day
with visits from various labor leaders
and government officials. An elab-
crate social programme, containing
many luncheons and dinners, has been
arranged, Sir Alfred Mond giving the
government luncheon in honor of the
mission tomorrow.
Apparently Mr. Gompers's tour is be-
ing maraged by the government, al
though he is free to meet all shades of
opinion, inclpdinga Henderson, Nc
Donald and Smllie. AS it is in this
quarter that he is expected to do the
most missionary work, he plans to see
a good deal of these anti -governmen MT
leaders before the Derby conference
begins Monday.
He will address the trade union con
ference, which will be discussing
wages, hours, pensions and peace
Some British leaders welcome Mr.
Gompers, but those who are charged
with disloyalty and npacitism, and who
are told that the" president of the
American Federation of Labor has
come to drive them from power, are
assuming defensive attitude
Mr. Gompers has been careful not to
appear as the dictator of the Allied
labor policy, but rather as a spokes-
man for labor and bearer of encour-
agement and assistance to the working
classes here.
Mr.. Gompers found time to-day to
visit his birthplace in the East End, to
call at the American Embassy and to
drop in at an American hotel. Mrs
Walter Hines Page, wife of the Ameri-
can Am bassador, will entertain the
mission Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Cord Meyer Hurt
When Thaw Died

PARIS. Aug. 29.-1t was Lieutenant
Cord Meyer who was injured in the air
plane accident August IS, which re-
suited in the death of Alexander Blair
1haw, I'd, of Pittsburgh. Both Of Lieu
tenant Meyers legs were broken.
A dispatch from Paris, August %
announcing the death of Lieutenant
Thaw said he had been killed instantly
when his machine developed engine
trouble and fell from an altitude of
1000 feet. The dispatch added that
Thaw's companion, whose name was not
given, was hurt badly.
Lieutenant Cord Meyer is Yale
graduate and a son of the late Cord
Never. former chairman of the New
York State Democratic Committee
Meyer, who is twenty three years
old, left Yale in his senior year to enter
the aviation service soon after America
declared war. He returned to Yale, re-
ceved his diploma in June, 1917, and
sailed for France July IS.
According TO relatives. cablegram
from Lieutenant Meyer, received Mon
day, stated that he had fractured hip,
but WAS doing nicely in a hospital
near Paris.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Peasants inUkraine
Continue Uprisings;
Czechs Make Gains
Serious Conflicts Taking
Place Constantly With
reutonic Forces

LONDON, Aug. 29.-According to au-
thorltative reports the peasant upris-
ing in Ukrania continues and serious
conflicts with the German and Austrian
forces are constantly taking place. The
railroad strike there has increased in
seriousness and considerable damage
has been done by the strikers.
In Western Siberia the Czecho-
Slovaks continue their progress east
ward, 1t is reported. Verckhnie Udinsk,
sixty miles east of Lake Baikal, is re-
ported to have fallen into their hands.
In spite of reports that General Sem
enotf is poweress. he has turned up
again and advanced into Siberia.
In the Caucasus the Turks have made
no further attacks on Baku. The ar
rival Of the British forces there had
an excellent effect upon the population,
II is SAID Every effort is being made
to organize the local garrison and place
the town in suitable state of defence
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Torpedo Misses Ship
By Five-Foot Margin

Louis Friedberger, of the Universal
Film Manufacturing Company, received
yesterday a :letter from I. NJ. Kutner.
a chief yeoman on on auxiliary vessel
of the navy, in which he tells OF re-
cent encounter between his vessel and
two U-boats at the entrance to
French port.
1--WE have reached our ultimate des-
tination at last" he wrote, "but not
without adventures. When just Cd
this port we had a torpedo discharged
at US from a submarine which wA
about 200 yards away.
The torpedo passed within FIVE fso4
of our stern, and as the c. P. o. qu91.
ters are near the stern, you can A.
preciate how. near death l was Gun
fire was Immediately opened on tAe
submarine, and the escort vessel3
dropped depth charges, and the report
is that we got her. However, one hou3
later we sighted another periscop<
moving through the water and opened
fire on it. 1t disappeared after aboaA
five or ten minutes firing" >
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30

Tended by line Of machine guns
hidden behind every clump of brush,
promontory and woods. Only a few
attachments of infantry were left,
the enemy again adopting measures
calculated to save the most men pos
sible.
From Couronne Woods and an
other little wood, standing like SEN
tlnels between Juvigny and the
American lines, the German guns
delivered deadly cross-fre.
Juvigny is only village, but, To-
Gated along the side of a hill, it Of
Tered peculiar opportunity for de-
fence until the advancing forces
moved into positions from which
tney were able to make it untenable.
Inc resistance then stopped, the
Germans retiring further east into
more broken ground.
The frontage assigned to the
Americans was less than two miles.
mat part in which Juvigny is locat-
eo was the scene of dramatic tank
drive. Under the cover of artillery,
the light French tanks firted along
ootn sides of the path up to the
httle place, smashing down one ma
chine gun nest after another, in spite
OF the employment by the Germans
Of their new tank gun, a sort of
super r-Mauser.
This gun is virtually Identical with
,she Mauser, except that it fires a
bullet little more than half an
nch in diameter. This, it is calcu-
latsd, can pierce the tank and posi-
MY injure some vital part of the
engine. But in the path Of the ad-
yanclng machines there now lie bro
Ken or smashed into the earth scores
Of these guns.
There is unquestioned mastery of
she air BY the Allies along this front
- mas been misty this morning and
mere was little effective aerial work,
ana practically none by the Ger
mans. Above the lines the Allied
planes were seen all forenoon, at
'SHtpting 10 conduct observations in
'pse OF the nnurky atmosphere, and
sasionaliy German plane dared
J" Dart through, but in every case
sas forced to retire hastily
oniy few prisoners are reported
Ses' the Germans apparently see-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
"a U-Boat Survivors
Picked Up in Dories

ST. PIERRE, Miquelon, Aug. Is
Twentyfour men, comprising the crew
Of the fishing schooner Glooming, of
Lunenburg, n. S., were picked up in
dories near here to-day and reported
that their vessel had been sunk by a
German submarine
A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
Aug. 29.-The Newfoundland three
masted schooner Blanca, which was
yesterday reported to have been capt
ured and sunk by a German sub
marine off this coast, was towed into
this port to-day
The Blanca, which was abandoned by
her crew by order of the U-boat COM
mander, was picked up adrift three
days ago by Boston fishing schooner
fitted with an auxiliary engine. This
vessel took the Blanca in tow and
arrived off the harbor last night.
The Newfoundland schooner was
damaged by a bomb which the Ger
mans set off in her hold, and is leak
ing, but the ships stout frame held
together despite the shock of the ex
plosion, and her cargo of tobacco kept
her af1oat
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
ank Production
Secrets Guarded
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The delays
IN aircraft production have caused
some speculation as to whether the
tank programme is likely to suffer d
similar fate.
The United States was late in taking
up tanks. The war was eleven months
old before the tank corps was organ
lied, though the ordnance department
had been studying the question for
some time and undertook some expert
mental work. A huge steam-d driven
tank was taken up first, but the idea
of steam propulsion has been aban
doned. Then came the iGea Of small
tanks, and number of experimental
machines were built. Finally decision
was arrived at to build both large and
small tanks. The latter are of American
design The former are along European
lines.
Profting by the aircraft experience
and guided by considerations of mill
tary discretion, both the tank produc-
ton section of the ordnance depart
ment and the tank corps will neither
any conception of the scale of it's oper-
ations. For all that is published, it is
not known whether d thousand or a
hundred thousand tanks are building.
Nor is anything known concerning what
progress is being made on the unknown
programme.
1t is known, however, that the expan-
sion of the personnel Of the tank corps
to adequate size has been seriously in
terfered with by the order suspending
volunteering pending registration under
the eighteen to forty-tive draft bill.
The corps drew its recruits from vol
thirtyone and from voluntary induction
of men between those ages. Now it is
entirely shut off from volunteers and
can avail itself of induction only from
Glasses 2, 3 and of the present regis
tration. AS the tank corps is peculiarly
an organization that is best supplied by
volunteers, it is argued that it should
have special opportunity to seek the
men it wants pending registration,
when all pure volunteering of men
under forty-tive will automatically
cease. In the meantime, being a young
and undermanned organization, it is
suffering greatly for lack of recruits.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Pages Retirement
Source of Regret
To British People
Press of Kingdom Lauds
His Work as Americas
War Ambassador
By Arthur S. Draper
tSpecidI Cobls to The Tribure)
Copyright. 1918. by The Tribune Association
New York Tribune)

Especial Cable to The Tribure)
Copyright. 1918. by The Tribune Association
New York Tribune)
LONDON, Aug. 80. General regret
and the profoundest sympathy are ex-
pressed by all shades of the British
press over the retirement of Ambassa-
dor Walter Hines Page because of i'll
health Editorials on the retirement of
the American Ambassador occupy the
chief place, while long tributes are paid
to him in the news columns. Ambassa-
DOR Page was held in high esteem not
only because he is representative of
Britain's strongest and closest ally, but
because he understood and was under
stood by Britons All through the war,
even during the period when Americas
neutrality surprised and worried Bri-
tons, Mr.. Page was held in high re-
spect. and since her entry into the
struggle ne has enjoyed the affection
of all those with whom he came in con-
tact. !,
His illness has extended over u
rather long period, and though he
hoped to recover his health when he
took a long vacation this summer, he
I'D not improve enough to Justify him
IN reSumlng the heavy esponslbllltleS
Of his post during his absence. Irwin
Laugh lin handled the affairs of the en-
bassy and it is believed he will con-
tinue COR some time.
The Pages intend to return shortly.
The American Embassy here has grown
tremendously in the last four years,
and to-day IL handles business as large
as the state departments of some
smaller countries.
The passport department alone is as
large as the entire embassy four years
ago. The embassy transmits and re-
lays moro cable matter than The Asso-
clated Press, it's staff numbering sew
eral hundred and constantly increas-
ing
Ambassador Page always maintained
the closest personal relations with
American spondeuts and frequent
ly remarked that he was journalist
by profession.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
British Airmen Drop s
Tons Of Bombs on Foe

LONDON, Aug 29.--The following
official communication concerning avia-
ton was issued tonight:
Low clouds, rain and wind greatly
interferad with the flying on August
20 Photography was almost impos-
sible and observation for artillery fire
difficult.
"Six tons of bombs were dropped by
our airmen and many roInds were
fired from the air upon enemy troops
and transport in the battle zone A,
various points small arm ammunition
was delivered by parnchutes in the for
ward areas Of the battlefel4-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30

The following day in the Champagne
he f4lled a German machine, and on
the next two. Only July 10 he brought
down three, on July 81 two and on
July % one.
Tactics? have none. I attack
watching my adversary's maneuvre.
In the last combats in which l have
participated I have succeeded in fore
ing my maneuvring upon them. In
my fight on July Is I attacked two
German machines, which were protect
ed by patrol Of six others. fixed my
gaze upon my two victims, but never
did l lose sight of the patrol. When
the patrol rushed at me I was able to
break away by maneuvring. Until
the end I aimed to keep the mastery
of the manpuvre.
"You ask me at what distance I
shoot Generally from $50 metres, ac-
cording to my relative position, I De-
lieve it could be said"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Big Philadelphia Plant
Rapidly Approaching the
Peak of Production
Making Giant Strides
Believed Tonnage Will Be In
sufficient for plane Out
put by December
Especial Dispatch to The Tr,bune)

tSpec'dI Dispatch to The Tr1bune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The pro-
duction of naval aircraft will reach
such a scale by December that ton
mage for its transportation overseas
Will not be sufficient to keep up with
the output, Secretary of the Navy Dan
lels said to-day.
The Philadelphia naval aircraft
plant, built at a cost of $6,OO0,OOO is
rapidly reaching the peak of produc-
ton In planes for naval aviators, Sec
retary Daniels said, and every plant
that can build parts for use in navy
macnines have been given orders
Secretary Daniels declared that Ad-
mlral Taylor, chief of the division of
construction, and Captain Irwin. in
charge of the aircraft division of the
navy, were cooperating with the War
department in acquiring aircraft, and
that the navy has been benefited by
this cooperation to the extent that
navy orders have not been greatly in
terfered with.
The naval aircraft now being pro-
duced, Secretary Daniels said, are
equipped with Liberty motors and
motors OF other makes that have been
found useful. While he held that nc
engine was comparable to the Liberty
motor. except the Rolls-Royce, he de-,
clared that the navy has not permitted
any, lack of motive power to interfere
with its rapid product tion of planes.
Believes Air Ministry Unnecessary
Figures on the number of naval air
planes that have been sent abroad were
not given by the Secretary, but he de-
clared that the stations along the
coasts of England, France and Italy
had an adequate supply for the presen Mt
needs.
Mr.. Daniels said an air ministry was
unnecessary because of the fact that
naval aircraft is just as much a part
of the work of the sea fighting portion
of the armed forces as submarines,
ordnance, gun crews and other agencies
of naval warfare. He asserted that
aircraft used in the patrol of coasts
operated directly under the commander
OF the naval forces and should not be
directed by third agency, such as an
air ministry would provide
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Government Watches
Two Representatives
Especial Dispatch to The Tr.bune)

Especial Dispatch to The Tr,bune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Secret
Service agents Of the United States
have watched every move of Repre-
sentativcs Ernest Lundeen, of Mime
apolls, and Charles H. Dillon. Of South
Dakota. since their arrival overseas
several weeks ago to "see the war"
it became known here to-day. A com
plete record of what they have done
and said is in possession Of the govern
mcnt
Refusal Of the British government
to permit these two men. who fire.
quently have voted against war meas
ures In Congrcss, to visit the British
front is responsible for the informa
tion becoming public. 1t develops now
taat Lundeen and Dillon aroused the
resentment of American and British
army officers, other civilian passengers
and officers OF the ship on which tbcv
n adc the trip across.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
A. Haskett. boatswasn's mate,

Leonard A. Haskell. boatswasn's mate,
Philadelphia.
Edwin F. Hodgson, fireman. Brazaria. Tex.
Frank R. Hullette cook Atlantic City.
Frederick w. keihn. machinist's mate, "a
Foxal Street, Brooklyn.
Frank NJ. Patterson. jr.. machinist's mate,
257 Seventy fifth Street, Brooklyn.
Casper G.. Schroeder. cook. Morton. Penn.
Irwin j. Sheehan oiler. Philadelphia
Timothy F. Treacy. electrician Indianapolis
Harold Peverill, machinist's mate. Water
loo. Iowa.
George c. Gunderman, jr.. n. R. F.
of 2246 Eighty-sixth Street. Brooklyn,
one of the missing members of the
crew of the submarine patrol No. 209.
enlisted year ago. His father is en-
ployed in the composing room Of The
Brooklyn Times" His mother is so
i'll chat she has not been informed OF
the accident
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
13 Captains Nominated for
Grade of Rear Admiral

WASHINGTON, Aug Thirteen
captains of the navy were nominated
to-day for the temporary grade of rear
admiral. They are:
George R. Clark, William A. Gill. Harold
P Norton. Gustav Kaemmerling, Alexander
S. Halstead, Roger Welles. Charles P Plum
kett. William H. G. BuIard. Joseph W
Oman. Philip Andrews, Josiah S. Mexican
Benton c. Decker and Mark L. Bristol.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Dutch Get German Ships

AMSTERDAM, Aug. ga Batavia,
Java, news agency dispatch to the
Dutch newspapers says that six Ger
man steamers-the Silesia (4489 tons
gross; the Uhenfels (5,577 tonsl the
GERMS $3.50 tons); the Westmarck
(5,S70 tons); the Castell Pelesch (3,464
tons), and the Linden (4,187 tons)-
have been transferred to the RotteH-
dam Lloyd, the Holland-America Line
and the Royal Dutch Lloyd to replacs
six Dutch ships torpedoed off the Scilly
Islands. All the steamers at present
are in lava norts
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Nearly Three Million
Germans Slain in War

LONDON, Aug. 20.-It is estimated
by experts here that the German
losses in killed alone now reach
total of more than 100000, and
probably approach 100000.
These figures were given out after
study OF tables of German and
Allied losses which have been pub
lished.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Constantinople Raided
With Bombs and Paper

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. ga
Turkish communication dated August
70 announces that airplanes raded
Constantinople on the night of August
q. They dropped bombs and manis-
festoes. One person was killed and
eleven were wounded
Constantinople also was attacked
Sunday night and the previous
Wednesday night by airmen.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
kornilof Alive, Says
Russian Reuolufionisf

PARIS, Aug. 29.-Vladimir Bourtzeff.
the Russian revolutionst, says he has
received advices from Russia that Cen
eral kornlloff. who often has been re-
ported dead, is living, according to the
'TempS'
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Hindenburg, Alive, .
Calm as to Future

LONDON, Aug. 2s.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. replying to a tele-
gram recently sent to him by mem
bers of the Fatherland party at
Reichenberg, Bohemia, asking for
some sign that he was alive in order
to end the rumors that he had died,
is quoted in an Amsterdam dispatch
to the Central News as saying:
81 am as right as trivet and look
ing calmly to the future"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30

ing to it that only machife gun
crews should be sacrificed.
The country which has been the
battlefield almost four years again is
the scene of a conflict which has
started out with the promise of be-
ing one most stubbornly fought. To-
night the sky is dotted with flashes
Of exploding shells, while the roar
of the barrage and counter barrage
must be audible almost to Paris. e.
In the back areas shells are falling
behind the Americans, but not so fire.
quently as at many times previously.
The Germans apparently are using
all their guns and energy in attempt
ing to tear down the determined
lines of their advancing enemy.
Two captured officers, when ques
toned to-day by intelligence officers,
attempted to give the impression
that little resistance would be made,
assuring the officers that there were
few machine guns left emplaced.
While telling the story, however, it
was being refuted within their own
hearing.
How many hundreds or thousands
of these little guns the Germans
have Immediately in front of the
Americans is not known, but the
number is quite up to the lately
developed German tactics. Every
hillside, ravine and wood crackles
with their fire whenever they are
approached. And it has been in the
face Of them that the Americans,
and the French as we'll, have been
moving.
Foe Uses Little Gas
Comparatively little gas has been
employed by the enemy, perhaps
because the wind has not been al
together favorable to it's use. There
have arrived at the dressing sta
tions few cases of men suffering
from mustard gas, but most of them
encountered it in shell holes, hol-
lows and depressions, where it was
old but still effective.
AS the day passed the visibility
improved and the aviators of both
sides became more active. Those of
the Allied rendered valuable assis-
tance in observation work.
The Germans to-day concentrated
much of their efforts on the destruc-
ton Of tanks.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
Spanish Steamship
Is Sunk by U-Boat

PARIS, Aug. 29.-The Spanish steam
ship Crusa has been sunk by a Ger
man submarine, it is reported here
Newspapers consider that this event
Will bring to crisis the relations be-
tween Spain and Germany.
Available maritime records fail to
show Spanish ship by the name Of
Crusa
The sunken vessel may be the Bilboa
steamship Carasa. This ship was built
in 1911, was 2s4 feet in length and
measured 2,o9s gross tons.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-30
French Tanks
Help to Smash
German Lines

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