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Evening star., 1918-08-30
TENDERS LEAVE Center
Prince Of Monaco Offers Monte Car
10 for American Expe-
ditionary Forces.
By fAe Assuciated PreA

By ne Associated Pre0.
PARIS. August 30.-Monte Carlo
has been offered as a leave center for
the American expeditionary forces by
the Prince Of Monaco. The American
headquarters now has the offer under
consideration and is studying the Diff
hcultiss incident to the distance Of
Monte Carlo from the front and the
eongssted condition of transportation.
The Prince Of Monaco, according to
the Stars and Stripes, the onicial
newspaper Of the American expedi-
tIcnsFy forces, has been visiting AK
Les-Hsins. the first leave station for
American soldiers. and what he has
seen there has induced him to offer
his whole principality to Col French,
commander at Aix-les-Bains, and J. A.
Springer. director Of the 7. N. c. A.,
for the use OF Americans
Monaco's international position. the
prince said. would make necessary
certain preliminary steps Some local
laws may need changing, he conti-
nued. but he said that he would Sc
cure these changes in twenty-four
hours.
There are hotel accommodations at
Monte Carlo for from 5000 to 5000
soldiers. The gambling casino will
remain closed to men In uniform, a.
it Is at present
Evening star., 1918-08-30
Huns Put in Another Pocket
bu Recent French Advances

expected to advance eastward on Ham,
which will render tho stronghold OF
St. Simeon and the ridge leading east
useless to the enemy. while enormous
the rear guard out OF the salient.
Meet Greater Resistance.
The French Sd Army met with
greater resistance today along the
line Of the somme and the Canal du
Nord. The German opposition was
particularly stout in the region OF
Nesles, where II was necessary to
have artillery to reduce some po-
Tonight the villages Of Rouy-le-
Grand and Rouy-le-Petit, east of
Nesles, are in the hands of the French.
while south along the canal they have
Breuil. Moyencourt and La Fanneterie.
North of Nesies. where Gen. Hum
Somme, the Germans launched a
counter attack against Morchain with
out success. The Germans appear to
be strongly reinforced by artillery
along the Canal du Nord. where their
After the capture OF Noyon French
troops advanced eastward to the
southern slopes of Mont st. Simeon
Crosses Disc for First Time.
Tho passage of the oise at Morlin-
court Ia Of interest because 1t was tho
first time that Gen. Mangin was able
to cross the river. Quesnoy wood, to
the east of Ecuvilly, which was cap
tured by Gen. Debeney's army. was
one of the main artillery cepters Of
the enemy on this front.
The enemy is retreating in good
order. but is making the French fight
for all points of vantage. South Of
NeSleS the 1st Army ID progressing
in the region Of Moyencourt and
Breuii and toward the unfinished
canal running from Nesles to Noyon.
The Germans are counter attacking
fiercely. and the lighting has reached
the pitch of grenade attacks.
Gen. Mangin's army Is fighting in
very difficult country. The next step
in the development OF the battle de-
pends on the advance of the armies
north Of the Disc.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
POINT BARROW BLOCKED.
Ice Floes Halt Supplies for ''Tip Of
the Coutinent,n

sEATfIA Wash- August se-
Great ios does drifting IN from the
AFctie hsvs formed . barrier hun-
dreds Of miles In extent In front Of
Point Barrow de tip Of ths Ameri-
can continent aeeoFding to advicas
received here from the north The
annual supply ship with cargo for
the farthsst north public school in
the world and the little missionary
station in the settlement. composed Of
fur traders. whalers and Nskimos. has
bean forced to turn back.
The vessel landed her shipments 100
miles from Point Barrow. and 1t win
be necessary to deliver the cargo in
skin boats manned by hardy natives
IL the little settlement is to receive
supplies from the outside this year.
The school at Point Barrow 10 oper-
ated By ths United States bureau Of
education and u in charge Of d. w.
CTaime and his wife. DR.. p. H 6penc9
and Ana Spence preside over the mis-
sionary station
Evening star., 1918-08-30
WORK OR FIGHT
LABORERS TOLD
Draft Board No. 4 Rules Men
With Dependents Must Keep
Employed.

Laborers who have been given de-
ferred classincations by District draft
board No. 4 because Of having depend
ents must work or fight"
The board 10 summening all such
registrants under its jurisdiction 70
determine how they are employing
their time. II they cannot show that
they are working they win be placed
in class 1.
Must Account for Time
Not only this. but the board has de-
cided to require them to present cer-
tincates from their employers In the
future showing that their time has
been spent in useful occupations
Inability to present such certificates
will mean class ratings.
This action has resulted from re-
ports reaching the board to tho effect
that many laborers work only when
/ they feel like 1t, and particularly have
a fondness for laying or on the day
after pay day. One report Was that
more than thirty teams in tho District
garbage collection service were idle
recently on the day following pay
day.
May Hslp Local Situation.
II tho plan adoptad by board No. 4,
of which Melvin C. Hsxen u chair
man. becomes the seneral rule Of the
draft boarda the labor shortage situa-
ton in the District win b materially
improved. it 10 believed Ths board
has decided to give deferred ratings
to mon employed In the District gar
bage collection service, on tho ground
that this is work essential to tho
health and comfort Of the public, but
will require statements regularly
showing that the men are continuous
~ employed.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
coLoRED MEETING MONDAY
Labor and Servant Problems to Be
Discussed ct Cosmopolitan Church.

A special meeting Of leading coll
cred people Of the United Slater win
be held Monday. September 4 at the
Cosmopolitan Baptist institutional
Church. N street between Sth and 10th
streets northwest. In addition .
grand street celebration II planned.
The meeting win be In the morning
at 10 o'clock and fits purpose viii Be to
consider the servant and labor prob
lem of the colored people throughout
the country. Rev. DR.. 8. p. W. Drew.
president Of the bureau. who win pre-
side. stated that 10000 persons have
obtained employment through the Or
ganization and that an effort Is being
made to obtain 1000 colored men and
500 colored women for general work
Subjects for discussion ut the meet.
ing will include the following: SHALL
Is, 600, 900 colored citixsns petition
President woodrow Wilson to appoint
or create colonies and generals 70
lead the colofed soldiers ID the United
States Armyfr "Cau 1,o00.oee !colosed
soldiers catch the kai0srp anA Shall
II, 1000. 900 colored cit1san0. 0no1net
b0ainaU -0nkarnk1na0S
Evening star., 1918-08-30
Rx the Associate Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August % (evening).-The
operations of the past two days have
put the Germans into another pocket
between the Canal du Nord and the
River Aisne- They will have to evacu-
ate it promptly or run q big risk Of
having their positions there turned
from the north by the French along
the valley of the Somme.
Since the fall of Eoyon, which was
the apex of this salient until this
morning. Mont St Simeon. mile and
a quarter to the east. Is it's advanced
defense. This height dominates the
valley of the Aisne eastward. and the
valley of the River Meve and the
valleys were lines in the salient last
night
Pocket Is Tightensd.
The taking of Quesnoy wood this
morning has frightened the pocket
from the western side. bringing the
French within shelling distance of the
main road leading out OF 1t In the di-
rection of Ham. The road from Noyon
TO Chauny, which skirts the salient on
the south, has been under the fire of
Gen. Mangin's artillery for several
days.
Between the roads to Ham and
chauny = succession Of heights sx-
tending from Mont St Simeon to
Chauny form a position Of great
strength The Germans are violently
shelling the French lines from there
today, but the imminence of danger,
threatening their communications to
the north. suggests that they are
merely using part of their immense
ammunition supplies there to ease the
pressure. which had become 50 strong
as to require them to abandon ammu-
milton all over the field of the Avre.
The French troops having gained q
foothold in the valley of the Somme
northeast of Nesle may naturally be
Evening star., 1918-08-30
GLAZIER TO CONTROL COKE.
Appointed Head Of the Inspection
Depar&ment Of Fuel Administrafion

UNIoNToWN. PA. August 3o.-At .
meeting Of 100 coal operators Of the
connealsvilie coke region here an
nouncemsne was made Of the appoint
mAat sf }. L 01asier as head Of the
coke inspection department Of the
United States Fuel Administration.
The Information was given to the
convention by Warren 8. Bluepell,
United States coke director Mr..
Glasier has been coke expert for the
Cambria Iron and Steel Co., and
leaves in . few days for Washington
to assume his new duties.
Mr.. Biuepell warned the delegates
that corporation Of coal and coke
men of the nation was required to
carry out the shipbuilding program
as an undiminished steel output de-
pended upon the fuel supply.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
10 HunIHY PROMOTION.
Congress Asked to Waive Fou1
Year, Se1Yica.

Because scarcity Of eligible omcers
is said to embarrass the President in
appointments OF star corps and de-
rastment heads. Secretary Baker to-
day asked Congress to repeal the Law
requiring four years service Of on
GERS before they may be appointed to
the higher positions.
Evening star., 1918-08-30

which they were able to make II un-
tenable. The resistance then stopped,
the Germans retiring farther east into
more broken ground
Tries to Hold q. 9. Lads Back.
All the skill Of Gen. Won schwerin,
commanding the seventh guard d.
vision. is being exercised to hold back
the Americans at their point in the
line north Of Soissons and save the
Germans from the menace they would
be under If the allies occupied the
plateau extending further toward the
east.
Recovering before the day ended
from the shock of the early morning
attack Won SchwePin brought into
play his artillery and other resources
in a desperate effort to check the
movement Equally determined ef-
tions in front of the French divisions
on the right and left Of the Ameri-
canR
Germans Determined.
Reports from points on the line
Americans arc confronted by what Is
believed by many to be one OF the
most determined stands yet taken
by the Germans who realize that
break at any point would likely be
The opinion seems to be that everJ
yard of territory gained will be Bit
terly contested and that 1t Is not i'm
probable that villages and other op-
Jectives will be subjected to the rate
Of capture and reoapture many times
before their possession is undisputed.
The rapidity Nth which the gains
were made by the Americans and
French early in the day. was not
duplicated in the afternoon, when the
battle settled into q strong artillery
duel. In which the guns OF both sides
fred often at direct targets and at
unusually close range
Using Many Machine Guns.
toned today by Intelligence officers
attempted to give the impression that
little resistance would be made. as
suring the officers that there were
few machine guns left emplaced.
While telling the story, however. II
was being refuted within their own
hearing. How many hundreds or
thousands of these little guns the Ger.
mans have Immediately in front OF
the Americans is not known, but the
number Is quite up to the lately de-
veloped German tactics. Every hill
side, ravine and wood crackles with
their fire whenever they are ap-
face of their destructive oMense that
the Americans and the French as
well, have been moving.
Comparatively little gas has been
employed by the enemy, perhaps be-
cause the wind has not been alto
gether favorable to its use. There
have arrived at the dressing stations
a few cases of men suffering from
mustard gas but most Of them en-
countered it in shell holea hollows
and depressions where it was old,
but still effective.
Precision in Organization
Just back Of the lines there is q
mixture of French and husky young
Americans. Truck trains and lene
lines of artillery crowd all the roads
but everywhere there Is that precision
Evening star., 1918-08-30
TWO ISLANDS SWAPPED.
"Craney" Goes to Treasury, Fish.
ermans" to War Department,

At the War Departments request.
bills have been introduced In Con-
gress providing for transfer Of
Craney Island. the quarantine station
in Hampton roads, from its jurisdic-
fion to the Treasury Department. and
Fishermans Island. e6 Cape Charles,
ment. the latter being fortified
Evening star., 1918-08-30
800 BOLSHEv|K|
K|LLEDON USSUR|
Japanese Troops Bear Brunt
of Battle on Siberian
Front.
FIND MEN MUTlLATED

vLADIvoSToK. Monday. August -
tReuter's).-The enemy In considera-
BILE numbers attacked desperately
along the Ussuri front hast Saturday.
All the allied forces participated In
the fighting except the Americans
Upward Of 500 Of the enemy wsRs
killed
The japanese bore tho brunt ef the
fighting They captured two ar
mored trains and several field guns
According to q wounded Czech. tho
japanese. infuriated by finding mutt
lated comrades on the battlefield,
charged and routed tho enemy in the
face of heavy machine gun and rifle
fire.
The Japanese report that the al
lied troops are advancing steadily.
HARDIN. via Peking. Tuesday. Au-
gust e7.-Gen. Semsnoff. the anti-bol-
shevik leader. continues his advance
toward Chita and has captured Dawua
station and Karanor siding. The boil
sheyiki have retired to Sokatui sid
ing. Gen. Semenofes cavalry Is en-.
gagged with the bolshevik rear guard
five versts west of Karanor. The en-
emy main force Ia concentrating at
Borsa station.
Bora Is about dfty miles north Of
the Manchurian border In Siberia. 1t
Is 17b miles southeast Of Chit1. the
bolshevik base In this region.
Japanese Lose ITO.
TOXIC. August Is (Monday).-rhere
has been severe fighting between en-
tente allied forces and bolshevik red
guards on the Ussuri river front along
the Manchurian border. The Japanese
casualties in the last few days num-
bsred ITO. including officers.
Japanese Diplomats Leave.
AMSTERDAM, August so.-rhe Jap
anese consul general and the embassy
staff. the last entente representatives
at Moscow. have left for home under q
special safe conduct provided by the
bolshevik government. according to q
Moscow dispatch to the Lokal An
zeiger of Berlin.
AMSTERDAM, August 30.-A Rus
sian volunteer army has captured the
Black sea port Of Hovoroasisk. ae-
cording to a dispatch from Kew.
Evening star., 1918-08-30

Of organization which prevents a Jam
for more than brief intervals. this
part Of the machine co-ordinatine
beyond.
German prisoners were scarce a,
dozen were brought in to headQuar-
ters, although a few others passed
through the dressing stations. The
wounded are being given exactly the
same treatment accorded the Ameri-
can wounded and are even being treat
ed in turn Of arrival
Fight on Two-Mile Front
The frontage assigned to the Ameri-
cans was less than two miles. That
part in which Juvtgny Is located was
the scene of q dramatic tank drive
Under the cover Of artillery the light
French tanks fiirted along both sides
smashins down one machine gun nest
after another, in spite of the employ
ment BY the Germans Of their new
tank gun. sort of super-Mauser.
the Msuser except that it fires a bullet
a little more than half an inch in
diameter. This, II is calculated, can
pierce the tank and possibly in5ure
the path of the advancing machines
there now lie broken or smashed into
the earth scores of these guns.
There is unq1estioned mastery Of
1t has been misty this morning and
there was little effective aerial work
and practically none by the Germans.
seen all forenoon. attempting to con-
duct observations in spite of the
murky atmosphere and occasionally a
German plane dared to dart through.
but in every case it was forced to re-
only a few prisoners are reported
as yet, the Germans apparently seeing
to it that only machine-gun crews
should be sacrificed
German Patrols Driven on.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday. August 29.-ln
three different patrol encounters in the
Vosges last night the Germans were
driven of when the American fire be-
came too hot for them The enemy
The German artillery hze in TIE
woevre increased materially last night.
Enemy Aeros Leveled.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT. August %
An American patrol of four machines
today met German fokker in the re-
gion of Manonville and dived upon il.
Lieut. Armstrong fired 230 shots at the
enemy plane There was burst OF
flame from the aircraft as it turned
and made for the German side, falling
as it crossed the line at Pont-a-Mousson.
A huge German triplane swooped
down upon the American line near
Pont-a- Mousson this morning. shower
ing the trenches with machine gun bull
lets This craft made its escape, not
withstanding the violent anu-aircraft
fire directed against it
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Wednesday. August 2S.-An
enemy airplane was shot down today
after it had attacked several American
observation balloons on the front east
Of St Mihiel
Evening star., 1918-08-30
Ship launched; Kesl Laid.

HOUSTON. Tex. August 3o.-The
keel for new ship was laid ysster-
day. four minutes afbsr tho Barias
siid OF the ways ct the Univsrsai
6hipbuiidtng Company'e plant.
Miss Hehecca Ball ehrisksnsA ths
Evening star., 1918-08-30
Biaches, Mile From Per0nne,
Taken: Advance Ab0ue Lens

British troops this morning pushed
forward in an sasteriy direction from
Bapaume.
The British havs mads fufthsr ad-
Yances to the north Of Lens- At one
OF Q thousand yardA
Le Transioy, on the Bapaume- Peronno
highroad, was reported to have been
captured Ihis morning.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
GERMAN,

August - fnight).-Southeast Of
Arras fresh engagements developed
in the afternoon. Foreneld fighting
east OF Bapaume and Perrone and
east Of Noyon. Infantry lighting
took place on the Ailette.
Between the Ailette and the Aisne
especially strong attacks by French
and Americans failed completely.
with very heavy enemy losses. So far
more than nifty tanks are reported
shot to pieces.
(Day).-Pomeranian and West
Prussian regiments broke the enemy
supported by the nanking flre Of their
artillery. they threw back the enemy
Boiry-Notre Dame was the focus of
bitter lighting. Three times were the
ruinss OF this place recaptured from
q fresh enemy attack in the evening
the place remained in his hands.
The main thrust Of the British At
tack was directed against the Wurt-
temberg regiments on both sides of
the Arras-Cambrai road Seven times
the enemy stormed In vain. Tanks
advanced again and again on and
near the road. followed by infantry
in deep formation. The attack was
arrested by the fire Of our machine
the front lines. Where the enemy
penetrated into our position our
counter attack drove him completely
back again.
South Of croisiIlss and southeast
OF Mory British attacks were re-
tivity southwest Of Bapaume. A
heavy British Ore was directed on the
In Tuesdays battles for Thilloy In
fantry Regiment, 206 distinguished
itself Although threatened in the
rear by the enemy break throuxh to
the north. its nine companies held
the eastern edge of the place to the
last cartridge and then with the bayo-
net. BY their own initiative three COM
panies OF the same regiment came to
their assistance and threw the enemy
out Of the place again.
North Of tho Somme In the early
morning the enemy renewed his at
tacks between Flers and Curlu. Near
Hardecourt ho penetrated our lines.
He was elected In . counter attack by
the Kaiser Fraanax Grenadier Guard
Regiment in cooperation with Hes
sian companies.
Between the Somme and the Otse
advanced guards before our new Do
sittons kept In fighting touch with
the enemy. who on Tuesday only fol-
lowed hesitatinsiy, but yesterday
more rapidly, advancing beyond Dom
pierre, belloy, Nesle, Beauliu and SUI
soy. They frequently forced him to
make costly attacks and than retire.
Southwest Of Noyou. sitter the
strongest artillery preparation, the
iongsr occupied them Noyon was
subjected by the French to the heav-
lest fre. The town lies in front of
our battlefront
North Of the Aisns the French re-
sumed their attacks in co-operation
with the Americans They were re-
pulsed with heavy losses. At Pasly
(south Of Juvigny1 cavalry and rife
regiment& beat back the enemy's Ave.
fold assault Several tanks were shot
to pieces.
Evening star., 1918-08-30
By the Associated Prem.

By the Associated Pfe0.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES m
FRANCE. August 80 tnoon).-Biaches.
on the south bank of ths Somme and
about a mile froia Peronne. has bean
captured by Field Marshal Hais's fofcea
and patrols have passed through Morval
to the southeast
Evening star., 1918-08-30
AMERICANS
BACK ENEMY LINE
Germans StubbornIy Resist in
Juvigny Region, Realizing
Their Danger.
BATTLE IS FIERCE ONE

By tAs Associated Psess.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 2s.-Accompanied
by a feet Of tanks and covered by q
heavy artillery barrage, the Ameri-
cans swept forward early today
against the German lines that slowly
and reluctantly fell back over Juvigny
plateau. The little operation carried
out yesterday by the French and
Americans had been merely prepare
tory to the attack which began at I
o'clock this morning. The kink had
been taken out OF the lines yester-
day. but no determined effort was
made to advance to any extent
The firing was continuous through
out the night on both sides, the Ger
man guns being especially active.
The rains Of the early evening ceased
before tho ground had been converted
into mud. SO when the orders were
given today the men moved forward
unimpeded.
The German positions were shelled
most vigorously by heavy guns. NOR
SoAo ehHh A6hk piGOSos dAluU0t
pointblank, as well as by long-range
naval guns. which searched the posi-
tione far and near. And then the in
fantry advanced.
Foe Tries to Save Men.
Up over the plateau the infantry
men went toward Juyigny and across
the little railroad running north and
south. The Germans Immediately be-
gan to employ the tactics of similar
retreats. leaving their rear defended
by line of machine guns hidden be-
hind every clump of brush, promon-
tory and wood. Only a few detach-
ments Of infantry were left, the en-
emy again adopting measures calcu-
lated to save the most men possible.
From Couronne woods and another
little wood standing like sentinels be-
tween Juyigny and the American
lines the German guns delivered q
deadly cross-fire. Juvigny is only .
village, but. located along the side OF
. hill. it offered . peculiar opportun-
ity for defense, until the advancing
forces moved into positions from