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New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
DESPERATE DEFENSE
 IN BAPAUME REGION
Germans Digging New Set of Trenches Behind
 Hindenburg Line.

With the British Army in France, Aug. v (Midni2nt-BN the Associated Press) Driven from the high ground protecting pcronnc on the west and l forced beyond the iTindenbur& line in the region Of -\rras, the Germans are fighting desperately to stay the Brit ish attacks in the region of Bapaume. Since noon today endorsements have been put into the enemy line in the Bapaume region for the purpose apparently of giving the enemy time to dig in on a line paralIeling the Canal du Nord on the west. His next de- fense line east would he behind the Canal du NOrd, about six miles east of Bapaume.
 Along the SOmme the British have pushed the Germans off the high
 ground between Maricourt and the river. South of the river they have reached D0mpierrc. six miles west of Peronne. North of Maricourt the Ger
 mans made vicious countcr-attacls this evening and the British had to give up some of the ground they had gained during the day.
 The greatest British advance of the day was made south of the ScarDC. General Byng's men ard reported working east Of NiS-en-ArtOis and. at last reports. had gained Fontaine-Les- CrOisilles. south of Nis-en- -Artois. Be tween Fontaine and Bapaume the Brit ish took ground near Vraucourt. A heavy enemy COunter-attaCk developed and as the position was a little in ad- vance of the rest of the line at this point, the British fell back temporari- Iy. They brought with them, however, five officers and 150 men as prisoners.
 The same thing happened in the neighhOrhOOd of FleTs. south of Ba- paume, where 70 prisoners were brought back by patrols which retired when the enemy threw in a heavy cOunter-attack. The German attack suffered severely from British artillery and machine gun fire. Delvillc wood C'DeVil WoodD was taken by the Brit jsh and then lost. It is reported it has been captured again.
 Elements of 16 enemy battalions have been found mixed up on a front of less than four miles near Bapaume.
 North Of the Scarpe considerable progress has been made and the Brit ish are reported driving eastward from Oppy and Gavrelle, which they hold.
 One whole German unit--possibly the remains of a battalion-suddonly appeared before tho British waving white handkerchiefs in token of sur render.
 In various places where they have been forced to retire the Germans have resorted to the old trick of leav- ing 'bCoty traps,' which explode when a battlefield trophy is picked up.
 A thrilling story of the war in the air came to light today. British double-seated airpIane attacked , German chaser machines and pursued l them well over their own lines. Soon after it was itself attacked by 20 Ger l man chaser planes. 12 above and eight 1 below. During the ensuing miN-Up l the British claim they shot down one i enemy machine in flames. It then ran !! for home and was pursued by the 1 other 19 enemy airships. It arrived at ! it's field With the pilot wounded, inc l observer leaning oyer his body and | guiding the operation of the plane.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
S2OO,OOO FIRE AT REVERE
Two Hotels and Several Residences Dcstroyed-Tcn Bremen Burned and Overcome by Explosion.

Revere, Mass, Aug. 28.-Ffre early today at Revere Beach destroyed two hotels, several residences and threat ened to wipe out many amusement places along the boulevard. The damage was estimated at $20O.00O.
 The fire, of undetermined origin, started in an amusement building.
 Ten l1remen were burned and over come after an explosion in the build ing. One man later was reported missing.
 The hotels destroyed were the Gar land House and the Metropolitan Hotel wooden structures and land marks at the beach.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
ATTEMPT TO ENMESH SPAIN
Germany Conceals Hand in Order to COmplicate Situation Concerning Seizure of Interned Merchant Ships.

Paris, Aug. 2S. (Havas.) s.)-Germanv has not accepted the conditions out lined by Spain with regard to sub marine attacks on Spanish vessels, according to newspapers here. They believe that probably no definite agreement will be reached until after Germany attempts to complicate mat ters in the hope of saving the sftua- ton. The Spanish government, it is declared, will remain firm in it's pur- pose to take German tonnage when a German submarine sinks a Spanish ship,
 The newspapers however, note that the attitude of the German foreign office tends to be conCiliatory.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
WARNED OF ENEMY MOVIES.

Washington, Aug. 28.-Publishers and moving picture producers were warned today by the military intelli- gence service to beware Of pictures of enemy origin known to be in the country and which 'certatn interests" constantly are attempting to exploit in furtherance of German pr0na- ganda. Any use of such pictures the intelligence service says, violates the trading with the enemy act
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
British Capture Trones Wood.

With the British Forces in France, Aug. (By the Asso c1ated PressMornng completed hd capture o lrones Wood north of the Somme Canadian than 20OO Germans 0 llN
 While intermittent fighting continues virtually everywhere ing 0
 The Germans have delivered many counteaacks alono 5c inc put galed not1ng In virtually counter attacks na have had disastrous results Germans for when the tSh did retire at two thee places was only for a brief period ~ "'1 toi
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
AID FOR CRIPPLED INDUSTRIES.

Washington, Aug. 28.-Fxtension of banking accommodations through re-discounts to industries shut down or curtaiIed because Of the war has been proposed to Governor Harding, of the federal reserve board by Chair Baruch, of the war industries board. It was said today Governor Harding now is working out plans to aid in tlding over such plants.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
Americans Smelling Aisne Bridges

American Forces on the Vesle Front, Aug. 27, (Reuter's) )-The sit uation along the Nesle is altering, though in a most curious fashion. The American pressure has not increased and, though the American guns nev- CT are silent for long, their objectives rarely are the lines in front of them, but rather the bridges over the Aisne.
 Gen. Mangin is, pressing steadily eastward across the Juvigny plateau toward the SOissons-St. Quentin road and his guns already are in position there to take, in the rear the German artillery supporting the line of the Vesle from the great limestone but tress northeast of SOissons. This but tress is of great importance, not only to the Vesle line. but also is the strongest of the flank defenses by which the western end of the Chemin des Danes is covered.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
WILLING TO PAY NORWAY.

Washington, Aug. 28.-Gormany. according to all official dispatch to- day from France, has replied to a note from Norway protesting against the torpedoing of Norwegian vessels outside the danger zone, with au of- fer to grant compensation if it can be proved that the vessels were sunk without Marnlng and outside the zonn-
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
FORMER NEWSPAPERMAN
 DIES IN FLAMING 'pIA< V

With the American Army in France, Aug. -. (By the Associated Pres&) -- Second Lieut.. Franklin Fox, of Phil aJcIphia, attached to headquarters ~.uff was killed Friday afternoon when iln airplanc in which he was riding caught fire The pilot, Hn experienced aviator, jumped and was killed.
 Lieut.. Fox was a newspaper man until the United States entered the war. He was employed on the Boston Herald and the Philadelphia Public ledger
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
Preparing for New Retreat.

4 With the French Army in France Aug. 25 Ovenng-B the Associated Press Acivty behind the Asne and the Are fronts has increased greatly the renc successes around Rove and the plateau Soissons
 the region east o Rove the Germans preparing fo eventual retirement '
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
AUSTRIAN RULERS REACH
 DRESDEN IN GERMAN TOUR.

Amsterdam, Aug. 2S.-Emperor Charles and Empress Zita have ar rived at Dresden to visit the king of Saxony. Later they will go to Mu- nich and Stuttgart. They are accom- panied by Baron Burian.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
GERMAN EMPRESS WORSE

London, Aug. 2S.-The German en- press, who has been ill for several days. has taken turn for the worse according 10 message received in Amsterdam from Dusseldorf and for warded to the Exchange Telegraph
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
RAPHAEL WILL FIGHT
Refuses Request to Put Out Lights At Entrance to His Department Store, Police Say.

Manager Raphael of Raphaers de- partment store was requested Monday evening by Patrolman William F. Murphy to extinguish two lights in the entrance way to the store.
 Il absolutely refuse and will go to law first" said Mir. Raphael, accord ing to the report made to police headquarters. This morning Chief Rawlings stated that he will take the matter up with the state fuel admin istrator
 Manager Raphael has compiled with the request of the authorities to dispense with the lights in his display windows. The two outside lights. however, furnish good light to the windows, as well as lighting the way into the store.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
ON CANADIAN LIST

Ottawa. Aug. 2S.-The following names of Americans are included in todays casualty list: Killed in acs tion-J, Bolduc, Waterville, Me; C. k. McPhce, Rowley, Mass. Wounded J. P, Paradise, Worcester, Mass; c. Q. Wrner, Boston.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
German Retreat on Sonf

Paris Aug 28, (By the Associated Press )-The Ger1a retreat the SOmme battlefield has pecpitate h French First and Third armies point contact wit the The French ncng losses on the retrea ing Germans.
 French cavalry harassng the retreating Germans in t haulnes reg1on hamperng the withdrawal enemy force here IS report that General Mangns army crossing tn Aiette river No -
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28

New York, Aug. 2S.-The purpose of Samuel Gompers' visit to England, it was explained here today by Robert Maisel, directcr of the American AL liance for Labor and Democracy, is to bring the union leaders of England France and Italy to q better under standing of the aims and principles of the American labor movement in the support and prosecution of the war.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
WEATHER.

Hartford, Aug. 28.-Forc- cast for New Britain and vi cinity: Fair, warmer tonight. Thursday probably showers and warmer.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
GOMPERS IN ENGLAND
President of \. F. of l.. Abroad to Explain Object of American Labor
 in Supporting and Prosecuting War.

London, Aug. 2S.-Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, and his party have arrived at an English port.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
DRUNZIK ARRESTED
Man Wanted for For2stville Murded
 Caught in Sisters Home at Easd BristOI-Hunted in This Cifv.

Bristol, Aug. 2S.-Charles Drunzik. wanted by the police for alleged participation in a brawl at Forestyille sunday night in which Michael Lagoni was killed by being struck with with rock, was found at his sisters home in East Bristol early today. In court his case was com unued until tomorroW but probably he will not be called until three other men under arrest are arraigned on Friday.
 Prosecutor Mather says that Drun- Elk claims that in the brawl Lagoni attacked him with d knife ana that stones were used 2s a means of defense.
 Drunzik was sought by the Bristol and local police in this city, last Sum- day. He had been traced to a house at the corner of Washington and Broad street. When the police ap- preached the house a man ran away and he succeeded in eluding the officers. He was not the murdered. but a stacker. Drunzik succeeded in eIuding the officers in some way and got out of town without being caught.
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
IhiFyW Soutll||l Interf
 Mangi1

Paris. troops, accon war office.
 Progress t1ie French, th have been talk C
 Among tl1' court, about t1 northeast of R of Rove toward
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28
British

London, Aug. s8l- reached the outskirts of IA north of the Arras-lCambra nent issued by the war of1d
 The British line in the h vanced on a front of four mile road.
 South of the Somme the B1
New Britain herald., 1918-08-28

fContinued on Ninth Page)
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02
CHAPTER XIII.
My First otac,a, Bath.


Right behind our rest billet was a
large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and it was a habit
of the company to avail themselves of
an opportunity to take swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having spell of
hot weather, and these baths to us
were luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit in the sun and have
what they termed ''shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the ''cooties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole sec
ton was in the creek and we were hav-
ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
jor appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge of the creek and ordered !:
"Come out of it. Get your equipment
on, drill order and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen minutes" "A howl
of indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. Disci-
pine Is discipline. We lined up in
front of our billet with rifles and bay.
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take bath gets mel, full
quota Of ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had piece Of soap and q
towel. After an eight-kilo march along
a dusty road, with an occasional shell
whistling overhead, we arrived at q
little squat frame building upon, the
bank Of creek. Nailed over the door
Of this building was a large sign which
read divisional Baths" In q wooden
shed In the rear we could hear a
wheezy old engine pumping water.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02
eo,d.srick' Sellers.

Swindling promoters are shrewd.
Whenever they find any line of indus
try phenOmenally successful they i'm
mediately organize fake companies and
pript lurid literature telling Of the Won
derful prospects in this line, of for
tunes that have been made in 1t and Of
the opportunity they are giving to
small investors to secure generous
income. So we have had automobile,
oil, mining, real estate. hotel, pldnta-
ton, and now we are having aircraft,
schemes. in which the credulOus pub
lie is invited to put all its loose change.
Why doesn't the public realize that
in all these lines of business the old,
well-established and dividend-paying
concerns offer the best opportunities
for investment. They never print lurit
literature. guaranteeing fortunes and
promising extravagant dividends. They
are managed by men whose chnrac.
tiers put them above this. yet the pub.
lie will only bite on bait that is made
extraordinarily attractive by promises
impossible Of performance. Hence the
vogue Of companies that sell their
shares as low as one cent each. The
man with $40, who can buy certi-
ficate for 1000 shares, Jumps at the
promise held out to him that some
day his SO may grow into $4,000. To
him It Is lottery, nothing else. And
when he loses. as he always does, he
goes out on the street corner and
L
l-Leslie's Weekly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02

bomb. To ignite the fuse, you had to
rub it on the STRIKER" just the same
as striking a match. The fuse was
timed to five seconds or longer. Some
of the fuses issued in those days would
burn down in second or two. while
others would "sizz'' for week before
exploding. Back in Blighty the NUM-
ton workers weren't quite up to snuff.
the way they are now. II the fuse took
a notion to burn too quickly they gen.
orally buried the bomb maker next
day. So making bombs could not be
called a "cushy" or safe job. >
After making several bombs the pro-
lessor instructs the platoon In throw
ing them. He takes "jam TIM from
the fire step, trembling little, be-
cause 1t is nervous work, especially
when new at it. lights the fuse on his
striker. The fuse begins to 'sizz" and
sputter and a spiral of smoke, like
that from smoldering flag; rises from
1t. The platoon splits in two and
ducks around the traverse nearest to
them. They don't like the looks and
sound of the burning fuse. When that
fuse begins to smoke and ''sizz" you
want to say good-by to 1t as soon as
possible, so Tommy with all his might
chucks 1t over the top and crouches
against the parapet, waiting for the
explosion.
Lots of times in bombing the 'jam
TIM would be picked up by the Ger
mans, before 1t exploded, and thrown
back at Tommy with dire results.
i After q lot of men went West in this
manner an order was issued, reading
something like this:
ITO all ranks in the British army
After igniting the fuse and before
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02

throwing the jam-tin bomb. count
slowly one! two! three!"
This in order to give the fuse time
enough to burn down, SO that the bomb
would explode before the Germans
could throw 1t back.
Tommy read the order-he reads
them all, but after he ignited the fuse
and It began to smoke-orders were
forgotten, and away she went in record
time and back she came to the further
discomfort Of the thrower.
Then another order was issued to
count tone hundred! two hundred {!
three hundreds" But Tommy didn't
care IL the order read to count up to
a thousand by quarters, he was going
to get rid Of that "jam tin," because
from experience he had learned not
to trust It.
When the powers that be realized
that they could not change Tommy
they decided to change the type Of
bomb and did substituting the
''hair brush" the 'cricket ball." and
later the Mills bomb. $
The standard bomb used in the Brit
ish army is the '.Mills." It is about the
shape and size Of large lemon. Al
though not actually a lemon, Fritz in
sists that It is; perhaps he Judges 1t
by the havoc caused BY its explosion.
The Mills bomb is made Of, steel, the
outside Of which is corrugated into -
small squares. which, upon the explo-
sion Of the bomb, scatter In a wide
area, wounding or killing any Fritz
who II unfortunate enough to be hit
BY one Of the flying fragments.
Although . very destructive and Ct.
1cient bomb the mills has the co..
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02

uOeuCe OF tn0 LQEOWeE, III Iu0t uo
knows It will not explode until re-
leased from his grip.
It Is a mechanical device, with q
lever. fitted into a slot at the top
which extends half way around tho
and is held in place at
the bottom by fixing pin. In this pin
there is small metal ring, for the
purpose of extracting the pin when
ready to throw.
You do not throw bomb the way a
baseball is thrown, because. when in
a narrow trench, your hand is liable
to strike against the parados, traverse
or parapet, and then down goes the
bomb, and. in couple Of seconds or
so, up goes Tommy
In throwing, the bomb and lever are
grasped in the right hand, the left foot
is advanced, knee stiff, about one and
a half its length to the front, while
the right leg, knee bent. is carried
slightly to the right. The left arm is
extended at an angle Of As degrees,
pointing in the direction the bomb is to
be thrown. This position is similar
to that Of shot putting, only that the
right arm is extended downward. Then
you hurl the bomb from you with an
overhead bowling motion, the same as
in cricket, throwing 1t fairly high in
the air, this in order to give the fuse
chance to burn down so that whel
the bomb lands, it Immediately ezs
plodes and gives the Germans no time
to scamper out Of its range or to re-
turn It.
AS the bomb leaves your hand, the
lever. by means Of spring, is projected
into the air and falls harmlessly to
the ground few feefin front of the
bomber.
When the lever flies of 1t releases
strong spring, which forces the firing
pin into percussion cap. This ignites
the fuse, which burns down and sets
of the detonator, charged with fulmi-
nate Of mercury, which explodes the
main charge Of ammonia.
The average British soldier Is not an
expert at throwing; 1t is a new game
to him, therefore the Canadians and
Americans, who have played baseball
from the kindergarten up, take natu-
rally to bomb throwing and excel in
this act. A six-foot English bomber
will stand in awed silence when he
sees little five-foot-nothing Canadian
outdistance his throw by several yards.
have read few war stories Of bomb
ing, where baseball pitchers curved
their bombs when throwing them, but
a pitcher who can do this would make
''Christy" Mathewson look like piker,
and is losing valuable time playing in
the European War bush league, when
he would be able to set the ''big
league ON fire.
We had q cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us it was a regular
vacation, and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans
portation and rations to return to oul
units up the line.
Arriving at our section, the boys
once again rendered US the glad mitt
but looked askance at us out of the
corners Of their eyes. They could not
conceive, as they expressed 1t, how 8
man could be such a blinking idiot al
to join the Suicide club. was begin
ming to feel sorry that I had become
a member of said club, and my life II
me appeared doubly precious.
Now that I was q sure-enougt
bomber was praying for peace ant
hoping that my services as such woul(
not be required.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02
Tho Joys Of the bath are de.
pieted by Empey In the next In.
staIlment
tro BE coNr1NuED.l
Great Writers Lazy.

Shelley had an indolent vein. He
was very fond Of the water, and many
Of his finest poems were composed az
he idled at his ease In q boat. He
made the best OF his short life, how.
ever, and that cannot be said for Cole
ridge, who seemed to be affiicted with
that lack Of will to work which some
people call laxiness. He had one Of
the greatest minds, but he left even
his finest poems mere fraSmeata.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02

Dynamite. the mascot of the sail.
ors in training ut Camp Plunkett,
Wakefield, Mass, perched on the hand
of Doctor Poppen, the camp physician.
Dynamite, as the boys can testify, is
full of 1t.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02


shrapn
becAus OF air raids
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-05-02
EMPEY JOINS THE "suIcIDE CLUB" AS THE BOMBING
SQUAD IS CALLED.

synopsls-Fred loss Of
Arthur Empy American living in Jersey City,
England enss private the British After
recruiting to train
Of big
After brief period of training
Empeys
while the bullets whz overhead Empey
learns the trenches
Empey goes time desperate fight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-02

A spring showing ol new hIouScs
would bs incomplete without the ever
popular crepe dc chine model.
Beautiful Blouses OF Crepe de Chine
at 81 2S-Madc with pin tuck, and new
style roll collars Bah beaded buttons
IN white make a good trim Colors OF
flesh and white
Popular Models at $3.50 Crrpc de-
chine m flesh and white. with high
convertible collar tuck, and long
graceful cuffs
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-24

At the county jail.
 Witness said that he had known the Stephens family for many years. He had lived m the same settlement with them. He had never had any trouble with them before