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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
115 MEN PLACED IN
CLASS l OF DRAFT
Second District Exemption Board
Completes Examination of 1918
Registrants-Other Draft Notices q

AT the second district exemption
board the examination Of 1918 regis
trantS yesterday brought approxi-
mately lis new men into Glass IA.
Yesterday 63 men were examined and
the day previous 70 were examined.
The remainder Of the 1877 regiStrants
have either enlisted or have deferred
classification. Thus far, the second
board has but one alleged draft dofg-
er in the 1918 class. Only four have
been totally rejected and IA are
placed in the limited class.
Attorney Albert A. Greenberg was
today appointed captain of the second
district quota which gocs to Devens
tomorrow.
In tho first district additional 1918
registrantS VIII be examined tomor-
row at 8 o'clock. There were 2O6
1918 registrants i'll this district This
board has also inducted into the
service, Arthur T.. Pleucker of 8S
Prospect street and Harold K. Houck
of 81 Grand street They will leave
on August , for "A special training
course at the University Of Maine in
Oronok, Me.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Frcncn Bear Brunt of Battle.

VI Paris, July 24.--Important gains
we're realized Tuesday by the Allies,
particularly by the French troops who
are bearing 70 per cent. of the effort
In which they vie in bravery with the
Americans, British and Italians.
The Havas correspondent at the
front SAYS the French are steadily
fighting toward Oulchy-le~Ch Chateau.
Forth of the Marine in an advance OF
Two kilometers (about 1 IA miles) the
Allies took fortified farms and Bar
billion Wood.
The fighting, he adds, surpassed IN
violence that Of the March and May
Dffensives and the Germans rapidly
are being worn out. The wild talk or
,the German official statements, he
saws, proves more than anything else
the confusion in Germany resulting
from the Allied blow. The Germans
NAV delay their retreat by paying a
cOstIy price but the necessity of recon-
gtructing their general reserves soon
will oblige them to straighten their
front between SoissOns and Rheims.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
ENEMY IN IMMINENT
DANGER OF FOCH TRAP
Single Railroad Between
Them and Capture,
March Says.

Washington, July 24-The advance
of the Allied and American forces
around the Aisne-Marne salient has
been virtually steady for the last two
days, Gen. March, chief of staff said
today, despite the fact that Is fresh
divisions of German troops have been
thrown into the fighting at scissors
and on the line south of there.
The Germans are fighting desper-
ately to retain the single railway line
remaining in their hands, over which
heavy material can be moved as they
retreat Gen. March said.
If that railway, running from
Fismes to Fereen-Tardenois is reached
by the Allied troops, he said, German
forces remaining in the salient will be
pocketed. ,-,
On the Rheims side of the salient
official reports show the enemy has
been thrown back an average dis
tance of a. mile and q half on a, ten
mile front, despite heavily wooded
country and high ground to aid his
defense. The area lost by the Ger
mans during the last week, he said,
about equals that gained by them on
the Flanders front in April.
The chief of staff announced that
he had ordered six new infantry
divisions organized in this country
during July, stationed respectively at
Camps Devens, Mass; Mead, Md. !;
Sheridan, Ala; Custer, Mich; Funs-
ton, Kas.; and Lewis, Wash.
Two regular infantry regiments will
form the nucleus of each new division.
Home Guards have replaced regulars
at interior guard posts for this pur-
pose and the regulars are now NOV
ing to the camps designated, Gen.
March said. Aside from the two in
fantry regiments of regulars, the divi-
sions will be composed of National
Army troops. -,
The chief Of staff said the Ameri-
can divisions he mentioned last Sat-
urday as involved in the fighting still
were constantly engaged. He added
no additional American units to those
already known to be on the line in
this region.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
LOCAL BOY A PRISONER.
Red Cross Learns That Tony Bichun1
of SO Grove Street Is Not Dead.

Through the local Red Cross rela-
tives of Private Tony Eichum, re-
ported several weeks ago as missing
in action, have learned that the young,
soldier is not dead but is Il prisoner
of war at the German concentration
camp at Darmstadt Private Bichum
has a brother and sister living at 81
Orange street, and is "a years old. He
was a member of Company d. 1O2d
United States infantry, and enlisted
in June of 1917.
Private Randolph Stewart of Plain
vile is also a prisoner in Germany.
and Private William O'Sullivan of
Forestvi1le is a prisoner at the Linn
burg Gan2ps w.. ...atz
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Norfolk, Va, July 24.-Fire which
started shortly after noon today in an
immense hangar at the naval base here
threatened to destroy the structure.
Help was summoned from Norfolk.
AUSTRIA WAS READY
TO STRIKE AT ITALY
Capture of Munitions and Other
Stores Reveals Program for
Drive in Albania.

Paris, July "a (Havas) Austrian
bania have been shattered by the drive
of the French and Italian troops dur
ing the past fortnight, according to the
correspondent of the Petit Parisien
at the Albanian front. Enemy mu-
milton depots, stores of food and war
materials have been destroyed or cap
tured.
The Franco Italian lines have been
Strengthened out at certain points over
a, front of 20 miles and their light
columns continue to advance along the
banks of the Devoli river, the CORE
Spondent adds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
German View Of Battle.

Amsterdam, July 24.-Telegraphing
from the Aisne-NIarnc battle front
under date of Tuesday evening the
correspondent of the Wolff bureau,
the semi official German news agency,
says:
"Dense masses of blacks and Amer
teams were hurled against the Ger
rlan lines. They paid for it in some
hundred thousands of killed negroes
mud Americans. In some places they
advanced to attack Is waves deep
one wave after the other broke down
In the German artillery and machine
gun fire.
Next day they renewed their as
sault seven times with gradually les
sening forces.
"On the third day the American
infantry began to halt at the first
rush, throwing themselves down as
soon as the German artillery COM
menced. When the firing continued
they retired rapidly SO that at times
their attack became a hurried flight.
ION many occasions the German
infantry stood up in the trenches ana
while standing there received the
Americans with salvoes Of rifle IRE.
In the attack on July 21 American
battalions of the second division, ad-
vancing through the raVine OF VS.
foneux, were caught III the tire OF
German machine guns which covered
the ravine from the sugar works at
Noyant They Immediately turned
about and fled.
american casualties on July 1S
Agnd July 20, especially officers, were
axaeptionaIIv severe. Prisoners say
.onon roojnnnnts 1vrr. an,lihi.atcd."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
GERMANY SUGGESTS CONFERENCE ON PE)
SIX TORPEDOES SINK SECOND LARGEa
ALLIES CONTINUE PLUNGE TOWN
GIANT WHITE STAR LINER
JUSTICIA IS U-BOAT VICTIM

ricd a crew of between 500 and 700
Eleven members of the crew are dead.
The White Star liner Justicia, says
a Belfast dispatch today, was sunk off
the north Irish coast On Saturday
morning last.
One of the crew of the Justicia is
quoted by the Newspaper as asserting
that ten torpedoes were discharged
at the Justicia. -Four of the approach
ing missiles, he added, were exploded
by sun fire from the ship.
News Of the sinking of the Justicia
was announced by the Belfast Eve
ming Telegraph. The liner was torpe-
doed, the newspaper states.
The Belfast Telegraph says land had
just been lost sight of when a ter
rife explosion shook the Justicia. The
crew speedily was mustered on deck
but it soon was asCertained the dam
age was so trivial that the liner would
remain afoat for sufficient period
to enable her to be toWed to port.
A tug pulled alongside the liner for
this purpose when two more tOrpedoes
were fired by a submarine, which had
not been sighted. These missiles
missed the mark, passing between the
liner and the tug.
Further attempts were made by the
submarine to torpedo the Justicia dur
ing Friday night, but all failed and it
was not until Saturday morning and
after the submarine had expended
numerous torpedoes that the destruc-
tion of the ship was accomplished.
The final attempt was made at
o'clock OH Saturday morning when two
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
SLAY 200 TO AVENGE
Won MIRBACH'S DEATH
Bolshcyiki Dcmand Heavy Price
From RevOIutionistS for Muir
der of kaiSer's Envoy.

Amsterdam, July 24.-Up to July
10 more than 200 social revolution
lists of the Left had been shot by the
BoIsheviki for participation in the as
sassination Of Ambassador Won Mir
bach and III the counter revolution,
the German charge at Moscow has
been informed by Foreign Minister
Tchitchorin, says Il dispatch from
Berlin.
Among those shot. it is added was
AleXandrovitch, vico-president OF the
committee which directed the plot
against the German ambassador. An
additional one hundred persons are
under arrest.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

Paris, July 24.-Each days opera
tlons bring further proof of the COM
pleteness with which the genius of
General Foch has turned the tables on
the Germans. Instead Of slowing
down to a condition of what has been
called stabilizatfon, as the general
pubic from experience expected, the
allies continue to push fOrWar in the
face of determined and skilful resist
ance by the Germans who had time to
recover from the first shock of sur
prise.
The enemy, according to reports,
now has 35 divisions jn the Dattle
zone, 100000 men Of which are in
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Grew of Schooner Rescued.

Portland, Ne, July 24.-All those
on the Gloucester fishing schooner
Robert and Richard, sunk by a Ger
man submarine off the Maine coast
Monday, had been accounted for to-
day. There were % persons on the
vessel. Three men were landed at
Kennebunkport and II at this port
last night. Four more were brought
in here today and four men and a
boy We're picked up at sea and taken
to Boston.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Returning to American Port.

New York, July 24.-The Justicia,
reported sunk apparently somewhere
off the coast of Ireland, was return
ing to an American port after de1iv-
ering a large contingent of American
troops it was learned here.
The Justicia had a troop carrying
capacity Of between 1000 and 5000
men. Her crew numbered about 500
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Second Largest Ship
in World Sunk Off
Irish Coast on Pas
sage to America

An Irish Port, Monday, July %,
(By the Associated Press)--The giant
White Star liner Justicia has been
torpedoed and sunk.
The JustiCia formerly was the
Dutch steamer Statendam, which
was taken over by the British govern
ment on the stocks at Belfast when
she was nearing completion. She was
a vessel Of 32,234 tons gross.
-Four hundred of the crew of the
torpedoed liner have been landed
here. They report that the liner was
sunk after Il 24-hour fight with sub
marines. No passengers were lost.
The first torpedo struck the en-
gjne room and the ship then stopped.
Several other torpedoes were fired
but only two of the missiles were
effective.
Eleven Of Crew Dead.
London, July 24.-The Justicia car
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Estimate Includes Killed, Wounded
and Those Taken Prisoner
F0CH'S STRATEGY UNIQUE
Generalissimo Confounds Enemy and
Friendly Critics by Continuing to
Smash Ahead tIessly-Franco-
Americans Pounding at FTanks of
Crown Princes Army.

With the French Army in France,
July % (By the Associated Press) -
Tuesday was another successful day
for the allies along the entire active
battle front.
The bag of prisoners captured by
the French northwest of Montdidier
numbered more than 1900. The VIC
tory was gained with very slight losses.
Farther southwark on the northern
side of the Marine, American and
French troops met several strong Ger
man attacks to which they responded
with vigorous COUNTER attacks as q
result of which the allied line again
advanced. The Americans made their,
gains in heavy fighting in the vicinity
of the Barbillon wood. On the east
ern side of the salient the French and
British advanced an average of one
k1lometer. The British increased the
number of prisoners taken in three
days to 1,1O0 by capturing 800.
approximately $50, 600 dead. wound
ed and captured prisoners have been
lost by the Germans since July Is.
The enemy continues to burn stores
and munitions within the salient, evil
IDENTIFY being fearful that the future
will see him driven back much far
ther.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
LUXBURG NEAR HOME
Dis@raced German Ambassador to Ar
Gcntina Reaches Gothenburg ON
Board Swedish Motor Steamer.

London, July 24.-Count Won Lux
burg, former German minister to Ar
gentina, has arrived at Gothenburg
on board the Swedish motor steamer
Suecha, on which he sailed from
BuenOs Aires on June 8, according to
q Copenhagen dispatch to the IIX
change Telegraph Co. The dispatch
adds that LuXburg proceeded at once
to Germany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
German Countcr-Attack Fails.

Paris, July 24.-The Germans last
night delivered a counter-attack upon
the allied lines in the vicinity OF
: Vrigny, five miles southwest OF
Rheims. The war office announced
today that the attack had been re-
pulsed.
Thcre was great activity by the ar
tilIorv during the night along the front
between the Aisne and the Marne and
northeast toward Rheims.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

London, July 24.-Dr. Karl Helt-
terich former German imperial vice.
chancellor has been appointed Ger
nany's diplomatic representative at
Moscow, according to Reuter- dis
pAtch from Amsterdam.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the
Wireless Press says DR.. Helfferich
will take with his two battaIions of
&err2an troops to guard the German
habsasy a. MOSCOW.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Towns Rapidly Change Hands But Allied
Forces Finally Press on---German Counter
Attack Southwest of Rheims Unable to Stay
Force of Blow---Hght Fighting Near Arras

July 24There fierce fighting Tuesday between
the the Germans along the cests northeast OF
Therry dispatch from Reuters correspondent on
the French In the morning the etOOk Epeds and
the hamlet of Trugny mile the south The Americans
and c-enccd Iugny and continued to press
still held Epeds when the dispatch
filed.
In the region between Mont St. Pere and CharteVes the
French Americans pushed forward miles capturing
The Americans completed their
patton Of BarbiOn Wood.
OF fires visible from behind the German lines
his while elsewhere they
have been set fire by Shells great fire has been
burning adenois since Monday
evening.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
RUSSIAN PROGRAM COMPLETE
President Wilson Prepared to An
nounce Next Move AS Soon AS ia
pans Reply Is Received.

Washington, July 24.-President
Wilson has completed his pronounce
ment as to the plans of the United
States for participation N the eXpedi-
ton to give military aid to Russia
and it will be made public as soon
as Japan's reply to the American
proposals has been received.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
ALEXIS ROMANOEF QUICKLY
FOLLOWS EX-CZAR IN DEATI

Amsterdam, July 24.--Alexis Ro-
manon, the former heir apparent to
the Russian throne, died from ex-
pUsure q few days after his father,
the former emperor, was executed
says q, dispatch from Moscow to the
Berlin Lokal An4elgsrs
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
MICHAETTS IN ARMY.

With the American Army in France,
July 24-Dr. George Michaelis, the
former German imperial chancellor,
is reported by a prisoner to be now
commanding a German army brigade
ca the western 'front.'
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
NAME SMITH
FOR NEW YORK GOVERNOR

Saratoga Springs N. Y, July "a
New York democrats in formal state
convention today named Alfred r.
Smith, president of the New York
city board of aldermen, as the party
organization's choice for nomination
as goysraox.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
FOURTH LIBERTY IOAN
SEPT. % to OCT 10

Washington, July 24.-The treasury
virtually has decided to hold the
Fourth Liberty loan campaign in the
three weeks period between Saturday.
September % and Saturday, October
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
Raiding in Albert-Arras Sector.

london July 24Rads carried out BY BRITISH troops
region south Bucuoy and northwest OF Albert
office few prisoners TAKEN "A
raid the British lines northeast Of Bethune the
Flanders front, repulsed
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
MOBILIZATION OF RUSSIAN
ARMY BEGAN ON IIEIN

Amsterdam, July 24.--General mo-
bilization of the Russian army began
on July Z, according to Moscow ad-
vices EeceiYed here
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

The Justicia, in size and tonnage,
nearly approached the dimensions of
the great steamship Vaterland now
in the service of the American gov
eminent and being used for carrier
of American troops to Europe. She
was designed as modern passenger
liner for the trade between New York
and Rotterdam but never entered the
service.
After being completed at Belfast
the Cunard Steamship Co. turned the
Justcia over to the British admiralty
and the vessel for some time was used
as transport of troops and supplies
The Justicia was 740 feet long, Sc
feet beam and 43 feet deep.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

torpedoes hit the ship. One struck
the engine room, causing a violent ex-
plosion and the other penetrated a,
forehOld.
The liner was in tow at the time and
as she did not sink until 2 o'clock ia
the afternoon there was ample time to
transfer the crew to other rescuing
ships.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

y dispatch from correspondents
headquarters of the American army
in France on Monday, July 8 stated
that Lieut.. Hobbs had been killed on
June 26, when he was forced to fly
low because of engine trouble and
had been brought down by anti-air-
craft guns.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

Paris July 24-Sergeant Louis Les
lie Byers of Philadelphia, is missing
says the Paris edition of the Chicago
Tribune. Byers, who was one of the
13 remaining members of the Lafay-
cite escadrille, disappeared while on
patrol duty. He may be a prisoner
in Germany.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
mo Compromise" AIN
WASHINGTON. JuIv "a ~.

| mo Compromise" AIlts& b
| washington, July 24.-Tr a14ll
| suggestions which the Berlin n
"aerts declares the German govern ]
ment is about to advance To az
:enCe and America through the srar
81 4In government, officials here detect
Ine German design to leave to
1 loeIa table conference the actuaI
ueIlhlt1on of peace terms.
PRESIDENT Wilson and Prep,ieru
CIioyu george of Great Britain and
Ce@u ttorn'1t or france have recorded,
ves oonfa'"s oennlteIy that no peace
coH1erence Will be entered into unIaae,
there has been an accentance ~ t5S
central Powers of the exoot tilo
upon which the conference i. -
conducted and of the broad nriroi
PIES 10 govern the negotiators 3,
president Wilson'S definition of +bo
tolHla upon which America is willing
~ dlscuss peace has been accented
ny all OF the great Entente powers
as representative of their own desires
Ofnc1aIs here point out that German,
- quite we'll aware of these condi-
LonS and consequently thew can on1v
view this reported new atternnt at
peace negotiations as another apneaJ
" Tie paclnSt elements in the Enten+a
ana also as intended to quiet the un-
easy socialistic elements within the
Central Powers, who are believed to
oe again in dangerous mood.
Inc term Status quo, applied in
1he foregoing to the German colonial
questlon has been rather loosely used
III Ihe past in connection with solu-
ton or various peace problems. Tn
general 1t has been employed as an
aonreVlat1on of the term status quo
ante bellum"
Germany's position heretofore as
lndlcated by her leading statesmen
mas been one of insistence upon the
return of her colonies and there has
oeen nothing in the recent utterancea
OF the German leaders tending, tn
snow that this attitude has been
changed. 1t was even indicated that
the pawn" hold by Germ any in the
shape of Belgium was intended to be
used to secure the giving back of her
former colonial possessions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

London July 24.-Malcolm Cotton
Brown of Chicago, an American avia-
ton officer, has been killed while fly
ing near Gloucester. Engine trouble
caused the machine to drop from a
great height
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
England M
Carlal,--B
Balkan h.
gates---ka

Amsterdam 4
peace conference tf
Vorwaerts of .Berli|
The suggestion
First-GermaIl-
west.
SecOnd-The .
not be questioned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24
WORCESTER AVIATOR
REPORTED MISSING
Chicago Flyer Killed in England
Philadelphia Airman Thought
to Be Prisoner.

With the American Army in
France, July. "a, (By The Associated
Press) Lieut.. Warren IT. Hobbs of
Worcester, Mass. a member of the
Lafayette flying squadron, is officially
reported as missing since July II,
following an air fight.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-24

Eleven Of Grew Dead.
London, July 24.-The Justtcia car