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Evening star., 1918-08-19
GERMAN PRISONERS NOW BELIEVE
NEGOTIATIONS MUST END THE WAR


when. the number Of American troops
that have arrived in France is con-
sidered@ They express the belief that
the tide definitely turned against the
Germans when they retreated toward
the .Aisne. -
German deserters who came over to
the British lines say that Just before
they left their line volunteers to go
on raid for the purpose of obtain
ing identifcations were called for.
They were offered $50 marks, fourteen
days leave and iron crosses, but not
a single man volunteered. the de-
serters assert.
From other sources it is learned
that an order has gone the rounds in
the rear of the German lines that
ration issues, concerts and roll calls
must not be held in the open when
the visibility Is good. because Of the
activities, Of allied airpIanes.
The Germans now have provided
gas masks for their message-carry-
ing dogs. This mask is a pointed nose
bag arrangement which slips over the
animals head and fastens around the
neck: It has two eye-pieces through
which the dog can see
Evening star., 1918-08-19
10 PER CENT PAY RAISE
FOR ". U. EMPLOYEES
Postmaster General Approves; Tel.
ephone Workers Ask for
Consideration.

Postmaster General Burleson, in
control of telegraphs and telephones,
has approved 10 per cent increase
in wages of employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. it became
known today.
Following the announcement to this
effect, made at the company's New
York Offices today, the Post ONCE De-
partment admitted this afternoon
that it had approved the wage in
crease last week
were recently announced, applies to
$4,000 workers belonging to the re-
Gently formed association OF Western
Union employees. 1t will add $1,000
600 annually to the company's pay
roll. The advance aggregates 10 per
cent to all employees except messen-
gers and others working on commits
sions and those on salary receiving
more than $4,000 a year.
Committees of telephone workers
conferred with Postmaster General
Burleson today for the purpose of
urging that the telephone and tele-
graph administration establish SINH
lar machinery to that set up by the
railroad administration for adjusting
wages and working conditions.
The committees represented the
Joint Council of Telephone Workers
of New England and the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Ohicials of the Post Office Department
this morning denied any knowledge
as to the conference. but later in the
day admitted that the workers had
seen Postmaster General Burleson.
1t is declared that the conference
was sought because of alleged dis
elimination practiced by telephone
companies on the Pacific coast, where
girls who participated in the strikes
at Seattle and Portland have not been
reinstated.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
Y. v. CA. STARTS DRIVE
TO RAISE IS MILLION
Appeal for Fund Is Made by Mrs.
Charles S. Whitman, Here
From New York.

With the sum Of s15.ooo.ooo rs the
goal the Young Women's Christian
Association opened its nationwide
war work campaign last night.
Contributions to the fund, which
the American people and particularly
the American women, are asked to
make will be used. according to head
quarters. in maintaining the hostess
houses in Army camps. cantonments,
navy yards and naval stations; for
the housing and providing of recre-
alton centers for war workers and
for the care and entertainment Of Red
Cross workers and the woman NUM-
tion workers in France.
The $15.ooo.oo sought il the share
OF the Y. W. c. A. OF the one-hundred-
and-thirty y-five-million-dollar war fund
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion, the War Camp Community Serv-
ice and the American Library Associa-
tion.
Mrs. Charles s. whitman, wife Of
the Governor of New York, who is in
money, issued an appeal last night
to the women of America to support
the campaign. The Y. w. C. A. and
the Red Cross offer to the women Of
our country a great opportunity for
uaself1sh and patriotic service such as
has never been ours before. The
splendid response already made is as
surance that the importance of our
work is well understood"
Evening star., 1918-08-19
ALLIES SHELLS PREDOMINATE IN
BIG GUN DUEL ALONG THE VESLE

four airplanes which by wireless or
other means endeayored to direct the
firing of their noxious fumes SO that
they would be more effective.
The Americans have protective
measures against gas attacks worked
down to such a system that they are
not bothering them materially. On
one occasion the Americans wore gas
masks and continued working on a
bridge which the engineers were
building across the Vesle, notwith-
standing the gas turned against them
by the enemy.
Anti-aircraft guns and shrapnel
drove of the enemy aviators who were
trying to point out locations for at
tack by enemy guns, and finally the
gas shells ceased falling. The next
morning the bridge had virtually been
completed.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE. August .1S.-The Ameri-
cans gained more ground at .Frapelle
early today. despite a total Of 1900
shells dropped by the enemy on the
village and raid by forty-five Ger
mans, which was repulsed by the
American artillery and automatic rife
fire. -
In the woevre an American patrol
had lively engagement One Ameri-
can. wounded in nine places. heroically
carried q wounded comrade to safety.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
MYSTERY IS DEVELOPED
IN ROY MURDER INQUIRY
Officials Say No Information Was
Obtained by Recent Examina-
ton of Girls Body.

Odicials of Fairfax county. Va. to-
day threw a veil of mystery around
their investigation of the theory that
a deserter from Camp Humphreys.
Va. murdered ffteen-year-old Eva
Roy in the woods near her home at
Burke station two weeks ago.
Sheriff ]. r. Allison said that no
definite evidence had yet been uncoV-
cred pointing to the soldier. but that
the soldier theory was still being in
vestigated.
Commonwealth Attorney c. Vernon
Ford said there was nothing he could
saw about the possibilities OF new
deyelopment in the case, but that the
soldier theory and all other clues
were being traced to the END
Statement by Camp odicers.
onicers at Camp Humphreys said
there is a soldier in the hospital
there charged with desertion. and
that he was questioned last week by
the Fairfax county officials. The Of
Ncers at the camp said. however, that
thew were not requested by the coun-
ty investigators to hold the soldier as
a suspect
,;shad REPORTS that the soldier talked
;ncoherently of having committed q
crime worse than deses5ion, syss oTs,.m.nts mnsy
Sav;nC been made by the soldier since
BEING brought back to camp from
Chariottesville, where he was taken
into custody.
Soldier Makes Denial
According to officers at the camp.
the soldier denied all knowiedse Oh
the killing. Sheriff Allison SAID no
one has been found who saw . SOL
dier in the vicinity OF where Eva hoy
was killed.
DR.. W. I. Robey Of Herndon, va
who acted as coroner at the ,nauss.'
said today that no additional fntof-
nation Of value was obtained by ex-
huming the body Saturday.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
CAPITAL IS NATIONS
SHOP, VISITORS TOLD
Commissioner BrownloW Addresses
Nineteenth Annual Convention
Of Photo-Engravers..

Commissioner Louis Brownlow this
morning addressed the nineteenth an
nual convention Of the International
Photo-Engravers' Union, which was
opened at the Harrington Hotel and
which will continue in session
through the week.
washington is the workshop Of
the nation" said the Commissioner.
Conditions here during the last year
have not been as good rs they have
been. due to the influx Of war work
ers, but the new apartments which
the government Ia putting up for the
government clerks will help matters
q lot and inside Of another year
Washington will again be the same
clean. home-like city"
Frank Siesert, president Of the
Allied Printing Trades Council, made
the oficial address of welcome. Mat
thew Vol of Chicago. president Of
the union, made a short address and
told of 25 per cent of the union men,
bers being in the service of their
country, the majority of them being
photographers in the Aviation Corps.
The members will visit Mount Yer
non this afternoon. Tomorrow they
will 20 on q Sightseeing tour at 4:30
in the afternoon and will leave At
niaht for Baltimore where they are
20 be the quests Of the Baltimore
,RAink- -AS SA.Iacent3dH f61nokkoE N1Ehtsr.
Evening star., 1918-08-19

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE yEsLE FRONT. August 1s.-Ths
Americans started Sunday by putting
over a large number Of shells north
Of the vesle. the German heavy guns
replying until after daylight. During
the day the French and Americans
averaged two shells to the enemy's
one. -:
saturday night American patrols
made excursions at various points. go
ing as far as the enemy's barbed wire
and trenches on the hills. but they did
not encounter any German infantry.
The Americans who have dug in
along the vesle continually are being
harassed by the German artillery and
eas projectiles. The Germans made
n vicious gas attack Saturday after
noon. aimed at these Americans who
are situated on the north side Of the
vesfe, They used artillery first and
then followed the ire Of their guns
With gusts Of mustard and "sneeze"
9as. These attacks have not met with
any apparent success and the Germans
evidently are aware OF the fact. This
is indicated by their having sent over
Evening star., 1918-08-19
u. S. CAPTAIN HIDES FOR IL HOIJRS,
MHOLE WHILE ENEMY SEARCHES

shot two Of them and then went hack
toward our line. The Germans began
nrlng. Wounding one corporal In the
leg. but both corporals reached the
American line.
"I was behind. having stopped tn
fire on the Germans. I reached =
point about sixty yards from them
when their fire got too hot, so dron.
ped into small hollow, PRETENDING fo
be wounded. I stayed there for tSIr.
teen hours. After dark I crawIe6
back to our own lines.
During my return trip to our lines
I discovered q third German most
which was occupied. apparently, only
late at night All these posts .Wers
well supplied With light machine
guns. rifles and hand grenades. and
the Germans used them well.
"At noon. while was hidden in the
hollow, a lieutenant took out a party
of five to search for me. They did not
find me. but crept up to. the second
German post and threw some bombs
into it. inflicting several casualties. I
heard German scream with pain.
The Germans also threw bombs.
wounding one of the lieutanant's
"I request that our artillery. clean
out those posts tomorrow"
The artillery carried out the work
tie A1st thing the Next Wox1in&
Evening star., 1918-08-19

Oy the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE vESLE, August 18.-While the
French and American and German
heavy guns have been barking at each
other across the Vesle. American pa
trolls have been particularly busy en-
deavoring to keep informed of the
enemy infantry movement and to as
certain generally what the enemy is
accomplishing.
A few days ago an infantry captain,
while reconnoiterins. killed at least
two Germans and, In order to escape.
hid in shell hole for thirteen hours
while the midsummer sun beat down
upon him. Here is the captains Of
fetal report Of his experiences:
The patrol. consisting of myself
and two corporals, started at o'clock
in the morning to ascertain whether
the Germans had retired. We en-
countered a German post in a semi
circular hole. There were eleven of
the enemy there. ten of whom were
asleep aud the other was on sentry
duty. -. =
II shot the sentry. We then with
drew, and in doing 30 ran into an
co1k&ug about ten GetmanAs We
Evening star., 1918-08-19
FOR WORLD DEMOCRACY.
Socialists Advocate Plan to Avoid
"War After the War;

NEW YORK. August 1s--A war
program" opposing war after the
var" proclaiming international
democracy and urging extension OF
rovernment control. has been made
public here by the national exec1-
tive committee Of the socialist party.
Dealing mostly with postwar prob
,.n.- the program" adds to the for
mula of mo forcible annexafions. no
punitive indemniies. and seif-deter-
mtnation for all nations" that there
.h.Il be no economic nationalism."
INIT . new fraternity Of labor" which
shall provide for democracy In gov
.rnment industry anS education.
.au,inx as well as after the war"
Evening star., 1918-08-19
British Take Ridge, Repulse
Counter Attack, Capture 500

the British have made further prog
ress. says the official statement from
Field Marshal Haig today. Fifty
prisoners and few machine guns
were captured.
A German counter attack between
Outtersteen and Meteren was broken
UP by the British artillery. the state
ment says.
Advance Near Armentieres.
LONDON. August 1s.-The British
troops west of Armentieres have ad-
vanced their line to a depth of 1000
to 1000 yards on a four-mile front
between Vieux Berquin and Bailleul
and alsS made progress southwest
statement issued this evening. The
village of Outtersteen and 400 prison.
ers were captured.
: An advance also has been made
between Chilly and Fransart. lying
north of Roye.
Dust Saxon Division.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. August IS (Reuter's).-
The British this morning attacked
the 4th Saxon Division holding Out
village and from the adjoining ridge.
Kueh1mann Reports for Duty.
LONDON, August 1s.-A dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from
Amsterdam. quoting report received
from Berlin. says DIR. Richard Won
Kuehlmann. former German foreign
secretary. has reported to the mill
tary authorities. The dispatch adds
a command in the west. He is a ma
jor in the Bavarian Cuirassiers,
Evening star., 1918-08-19

By ths Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Augast fiss:3Gtrmanz ofhcers
and mem taken !prtepqers seem nnan-
imous in, the opinion that a decision
cannot be wen on the battlefield. but
that peace mu16saF "a at bBnego-
tiation. They expressed belief that II
would be impossible for the allies to
break down a nation with Germany's
resources and organizing skill The
officers for the most part have drop
ped their clustering attitude.
AS far as the men are concerned. all
the prisoners express q desire that
the war shoud come to an end as
quickly rs possible. even If peace
should have to be a patched up" one.
None of them consider. they say; that
SGermany: can win. but. the same
time they believe she cannot be
beaten.
Both oiiacers and men agree that
the German submarine offensive since
the early spring has been a failure,
Evening star., 1918-08-19
CALL FOB LAFAYETTE DAY.
Defense Society Urges General OBJ
servance Of Birthday Sent. 6.

NEW YORK. August 1s.-The cole
bration September s Of tho ls1st an
niversary Of the birth of Lafayetts
Is urged BY the American Defense So.
ciety in an appeal issued today to the
people Of the United States calling
attention to the debt the nation owes
to Lafayette and aid he brought to
the American colonies in their strug-
gle for national existence. !
September 6 is also the anniversary
Of tho nrst battle of the Marne. in 1914.
and through the cooperation Of the
two hundred and seventy-six branch
es Of the society and Of many civic
and patriotic organisations 1t is hoped
to have Lafayette day flttingly OBJ
served throughout the country. The
call 10 signed by Charles Stewart
Dawson. chairman Of the society's
hard nG 4x1SateAns.. y s.,St q TO
Evening star., 1918-08-19
AMERICAN CORPORAL AS ssSNLPER''
"GETS, SIX OF FOE IN THREE DAYS

at . tre1ch Junction 500 yards from
where he was stationed.
Lieut.. Mayes d Prisoner.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 1s.-Lieut. Howard
G. 1ayes. Charleston, w. Va, has been
q prisoner in Germany since August
IL. Lieut.. Franz schilling has been
missing since august II.
The casualty list given .out by the
War Department July -. said that
Lieut. Mayes, 1zho 10 q member Of the
aviation section Of the Army. Was
uatnn3 -: = .--.S : =
Evening star., 1918-08-19

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, August IA corporal In
an American front line regiment to
which he was assigned as q "sniper."
has made q record by accounting for
six men within the last three days.
Among them was German sniper
who had given the Americans much
trouble. The corporal brought him
down by daringly crawling out to-
ward q tree In which he was located.
Three Of the other Germans killed
by the corporal were picked OF -
thax dttnpssayese tucaytip,aAls
Evening star., 1918-08-19
CANTEEN PROFIT, $25o,o0o.
Troops at Camp Devens Get Divi-
dends Before Going Overseas.

AVER. Mass. August IA pront
Of s25o.0oo was made by the canteen
of the 18th Division OF the National
Army in the six months It was at
Camp Devens before going overseas.
according to q report made by Capt.
Arthur e. Foote. who was in charge
of the funds
The dividends were distributed among
the various companies.
Evening star., 1918-08-19
BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.

BY PAUL AYREs ROCKWELL.
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago DAtiI.News. Copyright, 1913
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES AT
THE FRONT, August 1s (Delayed).-
The battle continues but less violent
ly, between Roye and Noyon. The
Germans attempted at dawn Sunday
to retake Pessier Park, but were
repulsed after sharp combat, leav-
ing in the hands of the Poilus nine
prisoners and one machine gun.
Belval was violently bombarded by
the enemy with. gas-,shells, while
great quantities Of kgh explosive
shrapnel were thrown into the posi-
tions betNeen the Disc and the Aisne.
which were conquered by the French
Saturday, in vain attempt to force
the poilus to withdraw The Ger
mans brought into the line-threafened
by the French third army several
fresh divisions of first-class troops.
recruited in Prussia and Bavaria.
Many OF these reinforcements were
escorted toward the front by horse
men. lest theXshould attempt flight
while marching up to the trenches.
Germans Ordered to Hold
The German general, stan ordered
that little Switzerland" be held.
whatever might be the cost. Counter
attack after counter attack was
launched against the French between
Canny and Ribecourt: Despite the
enemy's efforts the poilus continue
their progress, which is necessarily
slow because Of the unfayorable ter
rain.
German artil1erymen have been
given hand grenades with which they
are instructed to defend themselves If
the French turn their battery en-
placements Many German eunners
ever. stating that they were sent
into action after only fifteen days
instruction. were given no rest and
are worn out by hard work.
Gen. Humbert's and sqsns spshenys
poilus hive won most Exceptional ad-
miration for the way they have con-
Quoted themselves throughout the at
tack These men belong to sector
holding" regiments. generally used
attacking. No shock divisions were
sent to aid them in the series of as
eau1ts begun last August 10, yet these
regiments, many of which were with
out previous records. have shown
regiments, astonishing their chiefs by
their endurance, sharpness and enthu
siasm. Several regiments have al
ready won tho fourragere by their
valor in actions this month
Many Heroic Episodes.
II is excellent proof of the existing
morale of the French army, every di-
vision Of which battles as elite troops.
Heroic episodes are innumerable.
Sergt Parfette was patrolling on
august 10, when he attacked a Ger
man sentinel, who threw down his
aoaded rife, haversack and helmet and
lied through the woods. Parfette
pursued the &erfnan almost into the
Jenemys trenches then Investigated
lhhe wood, gathered up the abandoned
'rifle and: material an&,iFeturRed to
his own line -
On August is the same sergeant.
iedvancing through Spider wood. cap
blurred German belonging to the
a436th regiment He brought the
9prisoner back to the French lines.
Parfette was decorated on the bat
Evening star., 1918-08-19
FIVE SONS NOW OVERSEAS.

COLUMBIA. 8. C.. August 1s.-Goy.
Richard I. Manning has been advised
that his fourth and nth sons have
arrived safely overseas, making 1--WE
sons in the battle area for the South
Vivian Manning, just commissioned
q lieutenant after attending an offi-
GERS training school. Tho sons Of
tho governor now overseas are: Mai.
Manning. Capt william 8. Manning.
Sergt. Major. John Adgef Manning
and GQgp, RuHeu r Manning. -
Evening star., 1918-08-19
BRITISH

August 1s.-We secured q few pris-
oners last night in the Ayette sector
and also south Of the Scarpe. where
our patrols entered the enemy's
trenches and penetrated some distance
into his position.
North Of the Scarpe q hostile raid
ing party was repulsed with losses.
Burine the night our troops made
ororress in the Meryville sector in
spite Of the opposition of hostile ma
Evening star., 1918-08-19
AUTHORIZES POWER
PLANTS FOR j. S.
Bill Proposes to Meet Urgent
Need in Shipyards and
Factories.

To meet the urgent need for power
in shipyards. munition factories and
other war industries bill. backed by
tho administration and urged by
Chairman Bakuch OF the War Indus
tries Board, was introduced today by
Representative Sims OF Tennessee, au-
thorizing the government to con-
struct power plants for the genera
tion of current
The bill will not take the place or
interfere with the enactment OF the
water power bill. now before the
House. but is designed to meet the
immediate needs for important war
industry.
The President Is authorized in the
measure to order the construction OF
power plants. the urgent immediate
need being in Pittsburgh. Phiiadel-
phia, New Jersey and elsewhere in
the eastern industrial centers.
Would Take Over Private Plants.
The bill authorizes the President to
plants, to increase their capacity or
to require the owners to place all or
part of their power at the disposal OF
the government.
An appropriation OF $200.o00.o00 Tor
construction, acquisition, maintenance
and operation is proposed in the bill
I'VE are facing a power shortage
which for some time has been acute,
and is hampering our program of es-
sential war production" said Mr.. Sims.
This measure. therefore, is introduced
with the Endorsement of the admins
tration. 1t has been carefully con-
sidered in conference by representa-
tives Of the administration, represen-
and by economists, and it has been in
dorsed by all of them.
Pressing Military Needs.
"At present the following pressing
military needs are recognized: In
creased production of power available
for war industries and shipyards:
economy in the consumption of fuel:
reduction in the railroad freight
load, especially in the fuel load, and
increased production of metallurgicai
coke. toluol and ammoniaical liquor,
all recovered from coal"
The greatest power need at present
is in munition factories and ship
yards, Mr.. Sims said. which cannot
be sufficiently supplied by the exist
ing production companies.
"The most economical and emctent
means of producing power will de-
crease the amount of coal to be trans
ported by the railroads. and, In turn.
make possible at an early date the
electrification of congested railway
lines, which Director General McAdoo
declared for few days ago, he said
Evening star., 1918-08-19
eo Air Victories for Lieut.. Fonck.

PARIS. August 1s.-Lieut Rene
Fonck, the French aviator. shot down
three German airplanes Wednesday,
It 10 ofiicially announced. This brings
his total number Of air victories up
IA at$ty. '- . - 4 - - - *
Evening star., 1918-08-19
ITALIAN.

August 1s (day).-"From steivio to
A.iaeo, in the Grappa region and on
the lower Piave, there have been iso-
lated. artillery actions. They have not
been of great intensity.
yesterday after violent artillery
preparation the enemy. by strong en-
circling attacks, attempted to retake
ths isiet southwest Of Grave di Papa
denolo. but was arrested by our bar
rage fire and promptly counter-at-
tacked The enemy was forced to re-
tire in disordef after having suffered
heavy losses and abandoning ma
chine guns and materials ana feav-
There has been considerable activ-
;tv nv italian and allied aviators In
which an enemy machine was down.
ed"