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REYNOLDS, Nv. II.
THOMPSON, w. j.

THOMPSON. w. j.
District No 5-voting place, southside
fire station.
COOK, T..
DAVIS, f. A.
HADDOCK, VIM.
LOVETT, ARTHUR A.
WEBB M. C.
District No Voting place, Maurice
Letaw's pharmacy.
ADAMS, f. D. b.
BROTHERS, J. p.
CUNNINGHAM. THOMAS H.
FLEMING, C. c., JR.
HANOVER, s. II.
O'TOOLE, ROBT.
PHEYLEN, JOHN II.
SHEPPARD, +. ].
STRANGE, f. w.
VANCE. Fl. G.
District No. S-voting place, Copeland's
pharmacy
BAYLEY, DWIGHT s.
CENTER. e. S., JR.
DARDEN, J. g.
HANOVER, ALBERT l..
LEVY. A. H.
MASON, M. A.
MULLINS. r. A.
PEACE, T. G.
ROCHESTER,, B. T.
District No. s-voting place. Highland
pharmacy.
BRADFORD, N. G.
FRIEDMON, SAM'L w.
HEARON, Fl. p.
HUTCHINSON, ED T.
MCFARLAND. T. A.
WINSTON, J. N.
District No. 1O--voting place, Birming-
ham city hall.
ALLEN. w. n.
CARDER. j. o.
GLADDEN., w. NJ, (col.)
SANDERS, FAC N
SHEvINSKY. FELIX
STUART. GEO. r.
PRECINCT NO. 80
VARNON, w. ].
PRECINCT NO. AZ
District No l.-Voting place. j. c..
Sargent's store.
HAIRSTON. B. +.
STOTGJ. X. L.
Distsr' No 2-vo. NJ place. Twenty.
first Avenue Drug store.
DUNCAN. r. A.
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District No. 3-Voting place, North
Birmingham fire station.
LOWERY, II. ID.
District No. 4-voting place, Browns
Corner Drug company
GLENN, f.. M.
MITCHUM, BARNEY l..
McNULTY, G. p.
NORRIS, G. d.
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ANDERSON. JNO. NJ.
BLOCKER. w. l..
YOUNG. r. r.
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CAPPS. w. M.
GRIMES. WALTER c..
MOSLEY, GRADY w.
ROBERTS, A. NJ.
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District No. 1--voting place. Pratt City
fire station
CONTORUPIS, GUS
GORMAN, DENNIS
: JORDAN. GEORGE (c)
MALONE, JOSEPH A.
I MURPHY, j. l.
MCCARTNEY. j. T.
District No. 2--voting place, near street
car crossing.
MCGEE, E. L.
District No 3-voting place. McLaugh-
iin's real yard. Thomas.
STEELE. w. c.
District No. 4-voting place. city hall.
Sandusky
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ADAMS. J. G.
GRAHAM. G. NJ
s HEINTON. F. E.
JOHNSON. Fl. A.
KIRBEY. C. II.
MII4LAR. w. d.
McGEEvER, JOHN q.
ROBINS. w. G.
THOMAS. NJ. c.
PRECINCT NO. 81
EDNEY. EDW. O.
LYONS. d. b.
RICE. J. p.
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PRECINCT NO. 81
District No. Voting Place, Five
Points Drug Co.
EVANS. A. p.
EVANS. W. M.
HAMILTON. GUY c.
HOLT. w. I.
District No. 2-yoting place, Five
Points fire station
MARSHALL, R. NJ.
District No. s-voting place, Magnolia
pharmacy.
McNEAL. JOHN D.
O'BRIEN, D. J.
TAYLOR, F. C.
District No. 4-voting place. Smith Tay-
lor Grocery company
KRITZKY, w. ~, JR.
SHOOK, A. NJ. JR
District No. 5--voting place. at or near
Mountain Terrare junction
CLARK, FULTON B.
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Highland fire station
GREEN, ANDERSON. c. ON. d.
JOHNSON, G. A.
LENTZ, j. l..
MANSFIELD, w. H.
MATTISON, r. p.
District No. 2-voting place. Fountain
Heights fire station.
CLEVELAND. NJ. G.
District No. s-voting place, .. F.
Hunts store.
NANniN. II. r.
McsJ.AIN. GLOVER,
WATSON. ". 6.
Di-trct No. 4z-voting place. Birns-ns-
ham city hall.
POW ALL. 3. SIR
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WELLS, OSCAR.

District No. 6-voting place, Harri.
Transfer company warehouse.
HOOTEN, CURTIS NJ
KAHN. H. l.
MUNDY, F. p.
WILSON, G. A.
District No. Voting place. Norwood
fire station
ALEXANDER, R. B.
PEBBLES, r. E. en- d.
District No. s-voting place. Caldwell
fourth street
BAILEY, JEFF.
BRYANT, G. c.
DUBOSE, w. S.
RUCKS, ID. f.
District No. 9-voting place, west end
of courthouse
ANDERSON, j. H.
BALDWIN. GRADY
BECKHAM. f. d.
DUNN, j. E.
INGRAM, CHARLES
WHITE. s. E.
District No 1o-voting place. east end
of courthouse.
ALVEY, w W.
BLANTON. H. II.
KENNEDY, GEORGE B.
MOORE. L. W.
SHELLNUTT, F. L.
TRAWICK, DAN G.
District No. n-voting place, Norwood
fire station.
LILLIAN. GUY II.
STOCKHAM WIN TT
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District No. 5-voting place, Burris &
Sons store.
BELL, JOHN l..
COLLEY, Z. H..
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!-sF'rlr# ~" '.~FNt'ng Place, NJ. NJ.
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BALLENGER. q Ia
MITCHELL. J. H.
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District No. 2-voting place. Parker
Bros pharmacy.
CARTER, CHAS. B.
JEFFREY, CRAIG.
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District No. n-yoting place, Norwood
fire station.
LILLIAN, GUY Fl.
STOCKHAM, VIM. H.
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Dists'rs No 2-Votnr place. Twenty.
first Avenue Drug store.
DUNCAN. r. A.
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GERMANS IN DANGEROUS
SALIENT AT M0NTDID|ER
WITHDRAWAL IS LIKELY

Roye and Peronne roads. British
tanks advanced with great rapidly
up these roads, they were followed
promptly BY infantry and thousands
OF Germans within the triangle
found themselves vel. behind the
British line when the attack reach :
ed them. SO they laid down their
arms.
The most Of the captured guns were
gathered up in this triangle, which
contained some Of the best German
gun positions in the whole front f.,c-
ing Aniens
Chaulnes Junction. which IS mos.
important from the point OF view, If
transportation. is now the obiecris G
upon which the eyes Of the allies
are fixed. It is already under con-
slant artillery fire and its fall vo1'i
be embarrassing to the Germans
over q wide area.
There was very heavy fighting to-
day around Chipilly. on che north
! bank OF the Somme, where the Ger
mans were trying to hold I'D the
Fritish advance by striking a de-
ternlned blow at the advancing
troops The British did not succeed
ir holding all the ground they lad
gained n this district. but neean-
while the advance continues further
soutnWard and the situation around
Chauines Is becoming more dubious
| Tor the Germans.
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MUST
FIGHT
OR RUN.
Marshal Foch is Def
nitely Challenging
Enemy to Make a
Stand or Withdraw
and Lose All Gained
at STAGGERING Cost

Washington. Aug. 9.-The start
ling rapidity Of the British French
advance in Picardy coupled with new
successes in Flanders and on thu
'Nesle. produced an impression
among some officers here tonjrnr
that one Of the decisive moments Of
the war. perhaps he beginning Of
the final battle, was rapidly ap-
preaching
On the basis OF such reports as
were available. the German high
command seemed to stand face 30
face with Il vital decision. Either his
reserves must I've rushed in and a
pitched battle risked; or virtually all
he has gained at sta Zrcring ,st in
his greatest offensive " The war
must be abandoned and a general
withdrawal toward his old lines If
last March begin without delay.
While no American troops are
known to be- involved in the Picardy
thrust the capture of F'ismettc. the
suburb across the river from Fisnies
on the vcsle. apparently al Art #
the great general scheme of attack
Coupled with developments III Pr
cardy and Flanders. 1t indicates to
many officers that Marshal Foch - !,
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London, Aug Shy The Associa1
ed Press).--It seems likely that 4
withdrawal from Montdidier may b.
ne cessary if the Germans cannot
force the French back from the
ground taken by them during the
past two days.
The present advance has already
had an important effect upon the
strategy situation. German forces at
Montdidier are now In very I'M
comfortable salient, with only one
line of railway to supply them and
that line under cross fire from allied
un:.
Another important result of the
advance is that 1t has freed the main
Paris AmienG railway for use by the
allies again. This line heretofore has
been within easy range OF the Ger
placed On its use has been a consid-
cradle handicap to allied communica
tons
A similar freeing OF the Paris-ver-
dun lire was one Of the first i'm
portant results Of the recent advance
en- the Marine.
Most OF the prisoners and guns
captured by the British were taken
in the narrow triangle between the
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Material Progress Made Friday
(By the Associated Pres


a 0 miles British
Pardy
Modancou the bank
the first
Friday
tured the bag Of prisoners largely
quantities of
iced
infantry The losses sustained by
relatively
between 200 and 300 of
able machine trench
To the Picardy
ground two imorpant
front OF more than miles wasevacuated
KENNEL
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Working Out Plans
For Radical
Changes
NEW METHOD
IN DEFERRED
CLASSIFICATION
No Plans for Extending Work
or Fight Rules to Profession
al Classes or Beyond the
Present Scope-Registrants
In Two Classes

Washington. Ang. New draft
regulations under which the govern
men, would Do The selecting rather
nan leave il 20 the registrant. are
under consideration nv the war de-
mrtncrt This was disclosed today
NJ secretary Baker after he had APP
,.ared before the Senate Military
Committee 20 urge prompt enact
ment ~ the new selectlve service
act extending tho age limits 10 in
dude oil men between the ages Of Is
and g.
The war secretary made it plain
nat he Is not satoshed with the pres
'r' system. under which the regis
-al' must claim deferred classifica-
on as MANY men with dependents
seslta' from patriotic reasons 20
make such a claim. In this connec-
ion Mr. Baker said he was inclined
to the opinion that the marriage re-
alton VIII. IN jtsef constitute de-
TERED classification. What Mr.. Bak-
y has In mind Is 70 lay down a set
4 questions which the registrar Mt
would answer and then have rules
which would take care OF the cla3-
s.hhca,ion He is understood to re-
gard this as fair and equitable
eys'en
The discussion on the draft ages
Nsfor the Senate committee, MI.
Baker said followed much the lines
iaken by General March. chief of
''aM, ard Provost Marshal General
CtoTdcr Tho committee he added.
"a not indicate any disposition 20
question ths necessity for the chang :
'nien is urged 81 that the war de-
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The scenes on the battle-ground
over which the allies already have
passed give evidence of this haste in
abandoned guns, stores and even regi-
mental and artillery maps and pa
pers.
Aerial observers report large
streams OF transport and men hurry
ing eastward in full retreat.
Beaucourt fell to the allies forces
this morning and Quesnel also was
taken after hot all night fighting.
The cavalry is working far back
! toward the Somme and is still round
ing up villages. while tanks and ar
INQUIRED cars are running over the
country clearing away for the troops
and killing horses drawing enemy
! supplies The drivers of motor
trucks and lorries are chasing part
| les Of Germans here and there, scat
tering them or running them to
earth
| The details Of some of the work Of
these armored cars show that they
| have performed valiant service. One
of them ran into a German-held
! town yesterday afternoon while the
German corps stationed there was
| having lunch. 1t turned its guns
through the corps quarter windows,
| .-.lled some of the staff and then
chased others who escaped from the
house. At Rosieres another car set a
train on fire. A group of cars met,
| far inside the enemy lines. A Ger
man supply column and halted it.
I Four mounted German officers came
up to see what the trouble was and
were shot from the cars, which then
proceeded 10 make quick work Of the
column.
At Framevilie the cars engaged a
train loaded with the enemy and
finanlly set it atire. Tanks entered
| this town soon afterwards helped the
! c-'mored cars clean up and then
+; h listed flags on the roof Of the build :
! ing which had been German corps
/ headquarters One car met high
German officer riding in an automo-
bile along the road. The officer was
killed and his machine captured.
! All along the line this afternoon
sripers and iosIatcd machine gun
! billets we've extremely busy. but
these We're being silenced one by one
as the advance proceedd. 1T is re
ported that two regimental com
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Only Four Maine Men Named ia
Army Casualty List Total Of
75l==Marine List Contains s.

Nasan eton. Aug a.-Tncluding
rs announced today. Army and Ma
''' Corps casualties received from
effeas and made public since Mon
'', when the toll If the victory on
I" Mari" A.snc front began to come
p now aggregate 3,75S. OF these
.''' were soldiers and sos marines.
'N army lists given out today con-
''0ed ~ names, including 1913 miss
Is n action. and the one marine
''Fs l't had s. names. The com
meg lists today showed an increase
= ~ over those yesterday. hut their
"a was less than that Of any one
'ns other three days this week.
Nearly one half Of the men named
Oe army lists today are from
ms Nania. the total from that
I'M I'M being ?3a. Of whom 20 lived in
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manders have been captured in ono
sector.
Since dayureak the Germans have
been making an extraordinary effort
TO blow up with field gun fire am
munition and other dumps which
they had to leave so hastily yester-
day.
Their aim was exceedingly poor.
The scene at Bayonvliers today is
typical of the rest of the battle area.
The broad fields Of crops or brown grass
! fringe the town and spread for miles
over the fiat surrounding country.
Abandoned German field guns are seen
here and there with little piles Of emp
~ she'll cases and bodies of Germans
| lying about. telling the story Of what
p, happened. One the side of the road are
enemy motor trucks, one Of them with
| trailer filled with artillery maps. some
the headquarters staff could not save.
The guns abandoned here, as elsewhere,
: are iii shallow pits three fee, deep. Lit
/ tie holes nearby. covered with curved
| iron slabs. show where the German
gunners lived before they were killed
or ran to save themselves.
! Harbonnieres. nearby. was shelled to
| pieces. The gaunt walls show the &C
curacy Of the British artillery nre.
| Debris lies all over the streets. which
bear little signs upon which German
names had been written. Here the al
! lied forces found the house which the
, German mayor of the town had occu-
pied. The whole top had been knocked
off and several shells had hit the walls
! but there was evidence that the mayor
had stayed until the last moment in a
room on the ground floor
Further southwark the ground had
! been ploughed by the shells and the
bodies Of men and horses were lying
where they fell In some places ma
chine gun nests were found which had
been put out of action either by the ar
/; tillery. tanks, infantry or armored cars.
In one nest the gun was lying over on
its side. while scattered around were
the bodies of the Germans who attend
! ed it. Apparently they had tried to
escape but were prevented by a tank
In the wheat fields. of course, the bod
les of the dead could not be seen, but
in many open places the ground was
literally dotted with German corpses.
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Officials Here Await
ing Further Word
From Francis
MUCH DEPENDS
UPON MEN IN
AUTHORITY
Upon Them Devolves Task Of
Bringing Order Out of Cha
otto Condition Now Prevail
ing Throughout Russia
Strong Men May Mean Sal
walton of Country

Washington, Aug 9-Ambassador
Francis and members Of the allied
diplomatic corps have left kandalas-
ka and were due to arrive at Arch
angel yesterday. according TO a dis
patch dated Aug. {. received today
at the state department.
Officials are anxiously awaiting
further word from the ambassador
regarding the personnel Of the new
government of the north. l. il real
lied that upon the men in aGthori-
ty in the new government aevolVes
the task Of bringing order out Of
disorder that has been affecting Rus
STA. If the men at the head Of the
newly established government are
strong enough it is believed that the
salvation of Russia may develop from
this beginning in the far north.
Dispatches received thus far from
Mr.. Francis give officials here hope
for the new republic in its beginning
at Archangel. Mr.. Francis has in
formed the department that one OF
the officials Of the new cabinet is Il
former high city official Of Nolgoda.
whom the ambassador knows person
ally and of whose ability and
strength he has Il high opinion. The
platform of the government of the
new organization. announced today
by the state department. is also con
sidered significant Of the strength Of
tho government.
Later advices from MI. Francis
pointed out that one of the orders IS
sued, and not included in the origi-
nal list Of orders given out BY the
state department. re-establishes the
freedom Of the press. freedom OF
speech. freedom of conscience a-'d
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Mass; Dominick Minoci. 80 Crary
street, Providence. r. l., Joseph Star
Boston.
Died of Wounds: SERGT. MA
pCLEON WiLLETTE, RUMFoRD
ME-; Privates Ralph Sargent. Wor-
| cester. Mass, Harold A. Smith
! Hardwick. VT.
| Wounded severely-Private Adei-
bert W. Pendleton. Amesbury. Mass
| Wounded, degree undetermined
Sergeant Stephen V. Carroll. %:
Robson street. Fall River. Mass.
! Privates Edward Cournoyer. Natick
Mass: John Galuski. Stevens street
East Taunton. Mass: Edward E
Ryaa. bakersfield. VI.
Missing in action--I.ieut. Robert F
Raymond. Boston.
Wounded acknowledgements Rob
crt J. Harding. Boston.
! Wounded. degree undetermined
! Corporal Francis J. Cook. Brookline
Mass. Private Andrew W. Harlan
: l73 Cedar street. Manchester. n. H
Missing in action-Captaln Dana c.
Schmahll. St Paul. MINI.
J Killed In acknowledgement Law
renee Mcnamara. Chicopee Falls
Mass: Privates Peter D. Tam.
ulevich. c4i Market street
Campbello Mass; George weinstein
2ts Spring street. Fall River, Mass.
WALTER Newark. IS CONGRESS
STREET, RUMFORD FALLS. NE.
Missing in Action-PRIvATE
MARK E. ARGRAVEs, FORT FAIR.
FIELD, NE.
Killed in action-Captain Robert M
Minneola, Mo-; LIEUT. GERALD r.
STOTT. OAKLAND, Me; Privates
Alexander Pankawski. Hartford.
| Conn; Arthur G. Pottle. ~ Greenville
street. Haverhill. Mass.
Wounded slightly-Private Stanley
Seton. South Hadley Falls, Mass.
Missing in action-Corporal Rich
ard F. Metcalf. Winthrop. Mass.
Private Frank G. Silva, Bedford, n
H.; Privates Zoel Bacon. 1856 .Suf-
fock street. Fall River: John c. Con-
ners, Hartford. Conn.
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BRITISH AND FRENCH 1URMj BACK ENEMY LINE ON MILE FRONT
MAXIMUM ALLIED ADVANCE OF II whatsoever 1900 PRISONERS TAKEl
SIGHT U-B0AT
That Wrought Havoc
Off Cape Hatteras

When Last Seen by Merak's Crew
Was Pursuing and Smelling Lum.
ber. Schooner and Tramp
Steamship-Two Vessels We're SO
Near Together That Submarine
Fired on Both at Same Time-Five
Hours Later Firing Still Heard
New York. Aug. 9-The German
submarine which on Tuesday after
noon sunk the Diamond Shoals light
ship and the American steamer Me-
rak was last seen in pursuit of and
Smelling with two guns a lumber
laden steam schooner and a tramp
steamship of about 1000 tons. This
was learned today on the arrival here
Of the officers and crew of the de-
stroyed Merak.
The Merak, when attacked. the Of
fcers said. was about three miles
north of the Aghtship, and the work
Of her destruction was interrupted
able with gunfire the light vessels
wireless apparatus. After the Merak
l. ID been sunk by bombs, the U-boat
turned full attention TO the lightship
and sent her to the bottom. This
work had no sooner been completed
than the lumber schooner and the
tramp hove into sight and the sub
marine put after them. So close
were they together tina: the Germans
were able to fire on both vessels at
the same time, using guns mounted
fore and aft Five hours later. as
the boats containing the Merak's
crew were approaching the North
Carolina coast, the men could still
hear the sound of cannonading, in
dicating that the sinking of the two
ships had not been completed, or that
the submarine was engaged with
some other craft.
I'VE were fred on by the submarine
an officer of the Merak said. 'at 40 P.
NJ We were within three miles OF the
lghtship and we took up zigzag course
toward the shore. hoping TO escape. We
hit on the shoals. however. and as shells
from the submarine were falling all
about US. some striking the bridge, we
took to the boats. The submarine then
desisted in her fire on us turned its at
tention to the lightship and with few
shots put the wireless out of commits
sion. boat with several men was then
sent from the submarine to the Merak
and in a few moments she blew up. The
Germans then began shellnC the light
ship and soon sank her.
LAS we were rowing away the Z boat
started after us and hailed us to stop.
The submarine came up TO within a
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New Successes Southeast Amiens

Paris Aug 9-davas Agency)-Continuing the advance
the right southeast of Amens British and French troops
today new successes after having broken the resistance
OF the enemy They captured the villages of Pierrepont
Contore and HangestlSanteere.
Beyond the railway east Of Hangest they reached
vers which in French possession The progress in this
direction has reached IA kilometres depth (abou miles,
Besides considerable material which has not vet been
Grated the French have taken 1000 prisoners The
losses Of the French and also those the British are par
ulary light
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HEAVY ENEMY CASUALTIES
ALLIED LOSSES VERY LIGHT
ENORMOUS WAR STORES TAKEN
GREAT WORK DONE BY TANKS
London, Aug. 9-The Franco-British ad-
vance on the battle front south Of the Somme
has reached maximum depth Of eleven miles
$4,000 Prisoners, 200 Guns Taken

London, Aug. 9.(By the Associated Press-More than
1900 prisoners had been captured by the Allies Somne
drive to today according advces this afternoon
Between 200 and 800 guns also have been taken
The figure of 1000 prisoners taken embraces the number
that had been counted Of these French reported that
they had taken than 400O while the British total
noon than 10000 The French have been doing
good work today the south the new drive and probably
have taken many additional prisoners there
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ARMY LIST

ashlngton. Aug 9-The army
sl1a!'y list today shows
N'I'ea IN action. 80, died Of wounds.
uso II disease. :. died Of accident.
wounded severely. 20; wounded
s""F wounded. degree unde-
mined Il, missing in action. 30;
Total. ass
Hst was in Ave sections. It in
'u3ed
Re- IN act'on-Privates John W.
. . Lime street. Newburyport,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-10
AMERICANS TAKE
FISMESTE AND
100 PRISONERS

Paris, AUG. @HIavas Agency
American troops have captured the
village Of Fismeste on the north
bank Of the Vesle river a short dis
lance northwest of Fismes With tht
village they took 100 prisoners