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Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
.U-b0AT GA5SES
 COAST GUARDS
 IN LIGHTHOUSE
New and Ingenious Form of
 "Frightfulness. German Raider Believed to Have Been Destroyed by Bombs
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-Gas from oil discharged on the water by the German submarine operating off the middle Atlantic coast overcame six men in the coast guard station and lighthouse on Smiths Island. North Carolina, Saturday evening, the navy department was advised today by the commandant of the sixth naval dis trict.
 If the gas attack was deliberate, as most officials believed, it constitutes new and ingenious form of fright fulness" and was the first direct effort of the German raiders to harm persons or property on American shores. The gas was said by the command ant of the coast guard station to have much the same effect as the mustard gas used by the Germans on the west ern front. The men were laid out for more than half an hour, but ap- parently suffered no serious after ef- facts.
 Destroyer Bombs Submarine | The dispatch relating the gas attack was one of a series concerning Ger man submarine warfare off the At 1 lantic coast received during the day i by the navy department One told of an attack on a submarine 100 miles ] east of the Virginia coast by an Ameri- can destroyer, which discharged sev- enteen depth charges where the raider was seen to submeIge. The result of the attack was not determined; but after oil had appeared on the surface of the water, two bombs were dropped on the spot and the submarine was | not seen again.
 Sinking of the British steamer Pen istone, of 4,139 gross tons, and the Swedish steamer Synland. of 3.03l gross tons, in New England waters near where ten fishing smacks were destroyed Sunday also was reported to the navy department during the day. The former was torpedoed Sunday with the fate of her crew still unde- tsrmined while the latter was de stroyed by bombs August s and hel crew later rescued by passing ships.
 Equipped for Long Stay
 Still another dispatch said that four survivors of the fishing schooner Katie Palmer landed at New Bedford, Mass. reported that they had been taker aboard the submarine, the commander of which boasted that he was equipped to remain in American waters for six months if he desired.
 The submarine was described by the men as being about 200 feet long, witt a coming tower 15 feet high, ant mounting one gun. The raider carried a crew of sixty men.
 While the reports from the com mandants of the Smiths Island coas guard station and sixth naval distric clearly indicated their firm belief tha
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Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
HAYWOOD IS KEPT
 BUSY TRYING ID
 XPLA|N LETTERS
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CHICAGO, Aug. PA large number of letters were read into the record of the l. W. w. trial before Federal Judge Landis today by Frank K. Nebeker, chief counsel for the prosecution, in support of the governments charge that William D. Haywood, general secretary ry-treasurer of the organiZa- tion. talked and wrote against con- scription and the war and used his m fluence as head of the body to interfere with the governments military policy.
 On direct examination Haywood declared that he had never spoken a word or written line in opposition to conscription and the war. On cross examination Attorney Nebeker pro- duced a mass of documentary evidence to refute the denial of the I. w. W. leader.
 Tries Vainly to Explain
 Haywood was kept busy in vain effort to explain the contents of let ters which he had written and received from his lieutenants containing numer- ous references against the govern ment's plans On several occasions he denied having written certain letters with which he was unexpectedly con fronted and attempted to place the blame on his assistants.
 He was obliged to admit that the I. W. w. had employed lawyers to de- fend all members arrested for evad- ing the army draft. but denied that thu general executive board of the organ ization had ever adopted resolution opposing war. He also admitted tha | members had been dropped from th' rolls after they had entered the army His Hatred For Germany One letter was read in which Hay wood advised a lieutenant to be carefu | to do nothing which might be con | strued as giving comfort and supper | to the enemy. He explained that by th' enemy he meant Germany. What is your solicitude for thi country that caused you to give tha advice?" inquired Attorney Nebeker.
 Not so much my solicitude for thi country as my hatred for Germany, replied Haywood
 Attorney Nebeker then read lis of l. w. w. epigrams in Haywood own hand writing which the leader ad mitted having composed for use in pub lie addresses. They read as follows
 Some l. w. w. "Epigrams"
 Join the army and navy, comics and be prepared to die"
 Tt is better to be a traitor to country than a traitor to your class
 "A live soldier is a hobo; a dea soldier is a hero"
 "Why be a soldier? Be a man, joi the I. W. w. and fight on the job fo yourself and your class"
 "A policeman is a pimple, soldie boil on the body politic; both the re suit of diseased system"
 "A soldier is the man behind tt gun, but the man behind the man bt hind the gun is to blame for the war
 Haywood said that some of thes sentiments were written before u present war and were directed again the state militia for it's activity ] crushing labor strikes.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
NEARLY SCORE OF
 VESSELS |S TOLL
 0F HUN SEA WOLF
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AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 12.- The number of fishing vessels de- stroved by a German submarine in it's raid on the fleet off Georges Banks last Saturday night was nearer score than the nine already reported, according to men from one of the yes sels brought here today.
 Andrew St. Croix, mate of the Kate Palmer, says from the crosstrees of his vessel he saw the sinking of seven other schooners by bombs and that be- fore the submarine came into view he had counted eleven other explosions at intervals of fifteen minutes or half an hour. Reckoning that one bomb was used for each vessel. the mate believes the eleven explosions represented the sinking of that many vessels. Survivors Reach Shore According to the mate there were from 25 to 30 sword-fishing vessels operating on the banks and the greater number were sunk. He estimated that at least forty boatlOads of men were set adrift on the banks as a result of the raid St. Croix and his two companions who were brought here were picked up by a motor boat after they had rowed and sailed about 150 miles. lDe three HleH ol tnt Nate dlHiei were the only ones to reach this port. | Captain Edward Russell and others of | the Palmer's crew were landed else | where.
 Two Submarines in Raid | BOSTON, Aug. 12.-Two submarines | raided the fishing fleet on Georges
 Bank Saturday and the crews of the fishing schooners Oldtime and Cruiser | probably were lost when their boats
 were sunk by gunfire without warming
 according to the crew of the fishing
 schooner Mary Sennett, who were
 landed here tonight The Sennett wa!
 also sunk by gunfire and shells wer'
 fired at the boats when they were put
 ting away, the fishermen said.
 The crew of the Swedish steame
 Sydland, which was sunk by German submarine August southeast o
 Nantucket were landed at this port to | day.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
EASTERN FRONT IN
 RUSSIA |S LIKELY WOULD MENACE HUN
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The DOS slblllty of the establishment of an eastern front that will be serious menace, at least to the Germans is being considered by officials here. if become known today in connection with the making public of the full text of the proclamation of the "sl1- preme government of the northern ter rltory. The signers of the proclama- ton are with two exceptions. members or the constituent assembly represent ing the provinces of Novgorod. Arch
 angel, Vologda. Viatka, Kazan and Sa
 mara-a chain of provinces extending from the Arctic to the region of the Don Cossacks in the south.
 Strongly Oppose Germans This chain is in the form of a scres- cent making a complete front of peo- pies strongly broadly in sentiment and representing the best clements of the Russian population. The signers of the proclamation announce that the peoples representatives, elected by
 universal suffrage are now forced to
 take into their hands the government Of the northern region because as vet there is no legal all-Russian govern | ment. They pronounce themselves un- | quallfiedly opposed to the Germans and declare that the new government | lis convinced that Russias and the allies interests in the struggle against | the foreign enemy are one and the same"
 Officials of the same department ad : l init that there is reasonable ground ] for hope that the eastern front will | be established by this new govern | ment, extending as it does, from the | Arctic to the Caucasus and embracing | millions of Russians who see the i'm minent danger to their newly acquired freedom. sought for generations, in the | domination of their country by the | German government.
 | Greets Allies Gladly
 One of the final paragraphs of the proclamation reads:
 | Tt knows that the allied troops | come not to interfere with internal
 affairs and their arrival is not against
 the desires of the local population | Therefore, the supreme government
 greets the allied forces entering the
 north to wage the contest against the
 common enemy and summons the en-
 tire population to greet them gladly
 and assist by every possible means.
 Allied troops are landing at Vladi-
 vostok to render aid to the Siberian forces. So. it is pointed out the pros pect for an eastern front that vii
 seriously threaten Germany and Aus
 tria, is brighter than it has been since
 the Russian debacle.
 The flight of Lenine and Trotzky
 reported today in press dispatches. i: regarded by officials of the state de | partment as significant of the weak | ening if not the utter loss of power lby the bolsheviki.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
Take Important Strategic
 Positions and Drive Ger mans from Amiens-MOnt- didier Sector. 4O,0OOTaken
(By The Associated Press)

Although the Germans are employ ing fresh forces of reserves in efforts to hold back the allied troops who are pressing them from the region of the Somme to he Disc, the American, Brit ish and French armies continue to make progress.
 Monday witnessed gains of ground at various points along the battle front of high importance for the fur ther prosecution of the endeavors of the allies to drive out the Germans | from the old Amiens- -Montdidier sector. Allies Gain Important FoothoId | After an extremely bitter contest, the British and Americans have gained a foothoid in the important little town of Bray Sur Somme, on the northern bank of the Somme. A short distance across the river to the south, the Brit ish have taken Proyart and midway of the line have pressed on to the east of Fouquescourt in a maneuver which has resulted in the further outflanking of | Chaulnes from the south and of Rove | from the north.
 On their part the French in the roll ing country immediately north of the Disc river have captured Gury, a posi- | tion of great strategic value, lying southwest of Lassigny, and at several other points southward to the region of the Disc have advanced their line further toward Noyon.
 Forty Thousand Huns Captured
 In Mondays fighting hundreds of ad- ditional Germans were made prisoner and the enemy also lost heavily in men killed or wounded. Unofficial reports give the number of Germans captured during the present offensive as in the neighborhood of forty thousand.
 The Germans at last accounts were still throwing endorsements to the east of the road running through Chaulnes. Rove and Noyon, the pas sage of which by the allies would ser iously menace all the German forces inside the pocket formed by the Somme on the north and east and the Disc on the south. Not alone are the allies endeavoring to press their ad- vantage to frontal attacks but they have drawn up to their back lines guns of medium and heavy calibre and witt these they are heavily shelling tho areas.
 Gain Valuable Hill Positions | seemingly the advances by tho French troops on the southern part O the line cannot but have an extremely important effort the present battle The hill positions they have gained no alone dominate the valley running northeastward to Noyon but around Lassigny also give them a sweep of tho plains south of Rove.
 Also from the Amiens- Montdidiel sector little fighting has taken place or any of the fronts. Along the Vesle, tho Germans again have delivered violen counter attacks against the American: and French who are holding ground or the north bank of the stream As oI | previous occasions when the enemy at tempted to dislodge the allied troops the counter attack failed.
 Enemy Aircraft Brought Down
 British aircraft have brought down ; German airship off the coast of Hol :, land, according to an announcement b. z the British admiralty. An unofficial | report announces that a Zeppelin O the largest and newest type has beel ' brought down off the English eas II coast.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
BIG LOAN TO CHINA

PEKING, Aug. 12.-(By The Asso- ciated Press).-President Feng Kwo Chang, has been persuaded by the ministers to sign a currency loan agreement under which Japanese are to advance S0,000,00O gold yen notes to re-establish the Chinese currency. The agreement is said to contravene previous agreements with United States. The Japanese legation here de- nied all knowledge of the transaction.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
COLD PRODUCERS
 FORM ORGANIZATION
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RENO, New, Aug. 12.-Gold produc- CTS. government representatives bankers and economists from IA states meeting here at the call of Governor Emmett Boyle to consider plans for the relief of gold producers of the na- ton, perfected organization today un- der the title "The American Gold Con ference Governor Emmett D. Boyle was elected chairman.
 The morning session was devoted to an explanation of the purpose of the conference and the appointment of committees.
 Among the speakers heard during the day was John G. Kirchen. mining operator of Tonopah
 The conference will meet Tuesday morning to consider the report of the resolutions committee and in the after noon will visit Virginia City to in spect some of the mnes of the Com stock lode.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
BATTLE'SF|RST
 PHASE APPEARS
 NEAR |TS END
Hard Fighting Tells on Troops; Rest is Necessary.
 Horses and Men Show
 Result of Terrific Strain
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug 12-There is an un- confirmed report this afternoon that the town of Rove, which the Germans have been defending so desperately, has been evacuated.
 British tanks have been seen operat- ing a considerable distance east of that town.
 Safe In British Hands
 As neary as tan be learned, the battle line from north to south runs today near Mericourt, Proyart, Raine- court and Lihons. which apparently is finally secure in British hands after bitter fighting; thence west of Chaul- nes, through or near Chilly, which has changed hands twice; thence through Fouquescourt, Parvillers Damery, An dechy, LEchelle. Armencourt. Dan court, Popincourt Roye-sur- Matz. Mareuil. Samson and Antoval, striking the old line near Ribecourt.
 Lines on Front Hardening
 The battle appears to be approach ing the end of the first phase, with the lines steadily hardeing on the front.
 The assistance that has been rem dered by the Americans in this fighting has been comparatively small but nevertheless important, for they have captured and held positions strongly defended by the enemy at one of the most difficult points in the line when the German resistance here was threatening to hold up the left flank of the advance.
 Troops Must Have Rest It must be understood that hard | fighting like that in which the allies
  cannot go on indefinitely without giv- ing the troops opportunity for rest. l The horses which have been working constantly day and night bringing up heavier and less mobile artillery. are exhausted, and it is important that the crews of the tanks be given time to recuperate from. the effects of their l hardest work.
 Many tank crews have been working for twenty-four and even thirty six | hours continuously closed tightly within chambers where the engines were running and into which the fumes from the guns filtered.
 Have Relieved Pressure
 The allies are pausing with the l knowledge that they have relieved the pressure on Amiens and freed from the Germans hundreds of square miles of land on much of which there are ripe | crops.
 The situation north of the Somme is | still difficult. The Germans, with their backs to the river, are apparently holding the high ground southwest of Etinehem, the town is firmly in the hands of the allies this morning in spite | of enemy resistance
 After a quiet night. the Americans were holding section of the line at Bray, north of the Somme Just south of the river, the Germans seem to have strong forces in Cateaux wood. While Herleville and Chaulnes are considered to be in enemy territory. Australian patrols seem to have been operating there.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
STUDENT AVIATORS
 INSTANTLY KILLED
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PENSACOLA, FLA, Aug. 12.-Three student aviators of the United States naval training school were instantly killed here late today when a large seaplane in which they were making practice flights fell into Pensacola Bay. No cause was assigned for the accident by the officials.
 The dead men are August Copp, of New York City; Guy B. Fraley, of Geneseo. N. Y. and Garrett T. Mande- vile. of Minneapolis. A fourth student in the plane escaped death.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
FOR DROUTH STRICKEN TEXAS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-Quantities of food stuffs for livestock began today to move to the drouth stricken area of western Texas under especially low rates established by the railroad ad- ministration for the emergency. These rates, ranging from ten to forty per cent below published tariffs. were pro- vided as a government means of saving livestock in the dry area
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
WOMEN PROTEST AT
 WHITE HOUSE GATES
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Another Womans' Party demonstration in pro- test against the senate's delay in act ing on the federal suffrage amendment was broken up today by the police. Thirty eight women, banner carriers and speakers, were arrested as they assembled opposite the white house.
 Upon being taken to the police sta- ton the second time, the women again refused to give bail for appearance in answer to the charge of holding a pub lie meeting in a park without per init. The police released them with instructions to appear in police court tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
ANNA HELD, FAMOUS
 ACTRESS, IS DEAD

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Anna Held. the actress, died here late today after an illness of several months.
 Miss Held had been i'll since April of a rare malady known as myeloma. disintegration of the spinal marrow, and her condition was reported several times as critical. She rallied repeatedly however, and until attacked by pneu- monia a few weeks ago was regarded as on the road to recovery. Her physi- clans said that only her remarkable will power had prevented her from succumbing long ago.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
SUSPENSION STANDS

CINCINNATI, Aug. 12.- August Hermann. president of the Cincinnati baseball club, today notified Hal Chase that his suspension would stand until the National League has passed upon charges. Chase was suspended by Manager Mathewson for indifferent work
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
ORDER IS HARDLY
 WORTH WHILE NOW
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WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-Sale of liquor in railroad stations or on rail- road trains was forbidden by Director General McAdoo today in an order ef- fective immediately and applying to all lines under government control
 lnasmuch as the sale of liquor on trains or at stations already has been abolished in many states by law or by voluntary action of most railroad com panies, the order is not expected to actually curtail liquor sales to any great extent.
 The regulation will not apply to hotels owned and operated by the rail- roads.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
MORE COLLEGES QUALIFY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12.-Thirty more universities and colleges were added today to the list of institutions qualifying for special army training camp units. entitlng them to uniforms and rifles and army instructors. They include: Baylor University, Waco, Texas. and State Agricultural College, Fort Collins. Colo.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
FRENCH

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 PARIS, Aug. 12.-French troops have captured the town of Gury, about 8Ia miles south of Rove, ac- cording to the French official com munication issued tonight. Two counter attacks against the posi- tons held by the French and Americans on the VesIe river near Fishes have been repulsed.
 The text of the communication follows:
 "Between the Avre and the Disc
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Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
HOUSTON MAN ELECTED

FORT WORTH. Texas, Aug. 12.-O. S. Carlton of Houston, was elected democratic national chairman by the state democratic executive committee here today. He succeeds William Poindexter, of Cleburne. resigned.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-13
GERMAN RESERVES CANNOT CHECK CHECK ADVANCE
CONTINUE
 TO MAKE PROGRESS
Official Statements
AMERICAN

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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.- "AIong the vesIe hostile attacks in the vicinity of Fismes were re- pulsed with severe losses to the enemy" General Pershing reported in today's communique.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-30
BROWNING GUN INVENTOR
Local Interest in the Man Who Even Won a Decoration From the Kaiser.

There is an article in a popular magazine about John NJ, Browning, inventor of the Browning gun. which is being manufactured in Norwich by the Margin Rockwell corporation. in which the author says:
 Tall, slender, bald on top of his head, short gray hair; cleanly -chiseled little stubby gray mustache; face a fascinating complex system of fine little lines. caused by attentively ex- amining small bits of mechanism; picture of the John NJ. Browning of today. In Hartford, Bridgeport. and New Haven, Connecticut. and in Og- den, Utah. people are likely to speak of him simply as Old J. M
 At the time the one millionth piS- tol was made by the Fabrique- Nation ale, in Belgium, King Albert bestowed knighthood upon the inventor, mak- ing him a Crevalier de fOrder de Leo- pold. He is entitled to call himself Sir John M. Browning. But the only effect this decoration had on him was to make him somewhat vexed when the news got into the local papers. He looks no more like a knight than he does a matinee idol. He lives quiet ] ly, and dresses plainly though neatly and would rather let somebody else 1 do most of the talking. Compliment | him about his achievements. and hs | is quite likely to blush like a girl.
 Some ten years ago, in recognition 1 of BroWning's pre- eminence as an in
 ventor of firearms, he received ar | honorary decoration from Mir. Kaiser 1 Hohenzollern. Browning now feel: 1 that that makes 8 permanent blot or his escutcheon, even though he has
 since tramp1ed the decoration under