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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
9BOATS SUNK OFF us,
Submarine Destroys Fishing
Ships Near Massachusetts.
Schooner Picks Up Four Survivors and
ls on Way to New Bedford
Other Craft Attacked.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Coming to
the surface in the midst of fleet Of
fishing schooners off the Massachusetts
coast Sunday, German submarine
sank nine vessels Of the fleet, the navy
department announced. The schOOners
sank Include the Kate Palmer, the
Anita May, the Reliance. the Star
Buck and the Progress. The names Of
the other four ships were not contain
ed in navy department dispatches.
Nantucket. Mass, Aug. 12-Nine
fishing schooners were sunk off
Georges banks by German sub
marine, a naval scout boat which put
In here reported.
The scout boat picked up word Of
the raid from the auxiliary fishing
schooner Helen Murley, which had res
cued four survivors and was taking
them to New Bedford.
Georges banks are go miles Off this
island
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 1.-THE aux
iliary fishing schooner Cleaner arrived
here and reported an attack by q sub
marine on four other fishing vessels off
the sOutherly edge of Georges banks.
Capt. Edward A. Proctor of the
Cleaner saw one two-masted schooner
disappear, but was unable to say what
became of the other three vessels.
AS the Cleaner, cracking on all sail,
fleV the U-boat fred shot across the
bow of large schooner.
If the crews of the vessels attacked
took to their boats, Captain Proctor
said, they had rough time before
being picked UP.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
NEED 100000 WAR WORKERS
Quotas From Various States Expected
to Reach Above Figure.

Washington, Aug. 12.-RepOrts on
their unskilled labor needs to October
l by all war employers who had not
made return by August /, when gov
ernment control of unSkilled labor re-
cruiting became effective, are due at
the department of labor by next Thurs
day. according to an announcement. On
the basis of these. additional returns
supplemental quotas will be issued TO
the states. 1t is expected that the new
quotas will be for approximately 500,-
600 men.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
WILSON HITS TWO SENATORS
Georgians Told to Vote Against Hard
wck-Opposed to Vardaman.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. PA letter writ
ten by President Wilson which was
made public here urges GeOrgians to
vote for w. ]. Harris, former men,
ber Of the federal trade commission,
for the United States senate in order
to defeat Senator Hardwick.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 12.-President
Wilson, through a letter to Myron Nc
Neil, an attorney of HazeIhurst, Miss,
has declared that should the voters of
Mississippi re-elect Senator James X.
Vardaman to the United States senate
he would regard "their action as con-
demnatiOn of my administration" as
Senator Vardaman "has been conspic-
uous among the Democrats in the SEN
ate for his opposition to the admins
tratiOn."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
SMELLING OF PARIS STOPS
Allies Advance Towards Noyon Be-
Iieved the Reason.

Paris, Aug. 12.-The lOng-range can
non with which the Germans have in
termittently bombarded Paris for more
than four months past have now been
silent for two days. This fact may be
explained by the allied advance toward
Noyon and Guiscard, six and one-half
miles north of NoyOn, whence the re-
cent firing Is said to have been pro-
ceeding. as these localities are now en-
dangcred by the French forward push.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
Ex-Governor Kellogg Is Dead.

Washington, Aug. 12.-William Pitt
Kellogg, formerly of Canton, ILL.,, who
served during the reconstruction period
as United States senator and member
of the house of representatives from
Louisiana, and as governor of that
state, died at the age of eighty-efght.
He had made his home In Washington
since 1876.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
FORMS FIRST FIELD. ARMY
Force Is Under Personal Command of
General PershinQ.

With the American Army in France
Aug 12-The first American field
army has been organized. 1t Is under the
direct command Of Gen. John J. PERISH
ing, commander In chief of the Ameri-
can forces.
The corps commanders thus far an
nOunced are Maj. Generals Liggett
Bullard, Bundy, Reed and Wright.
The creation Of the First field army
Is the first step toward the co-ordina-
ton of all the American forces in
France
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12

Sweden Aids in Having BoIsheviki Re.
lease ConsuIs.

Paris, Aug. PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Stockholm says that
as a result Of the efforts of Sweden's
representatives In Moscow the British
and French consuls, who were recent
ly arrested by order Of the bolsheviki,
have been released.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Sundays Results.
NATIONAL, LEAGUE

NAIIONAI LEAd . ID.
Chicago, So; Pittsburgh, 6-3.
Cincinnati, 80; st. Louis. SD
No other games played.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, SIS; Cleveland, 6-S.
st. Louis, 81; Detroit, 5-2.
No other games played.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
Find Hoarded Food In Indiana.

Evansville, Ind, Aug. 12.-The home
of julius Throckman, wealthy citizen,
was raided and deputy food admin
istrator found several hundred pounds
of -four and sugar stored In the house.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
French Win Many Towns.

Paris, Aug 2.-Notwithstanding the
resistance Of the Germans the French
troops gained further ground between
the Avre and the Disc rivers, taking
several villages from the west and
south of Roye to the Disc, according to
the official communication issued by
the war office tonight.
The communique further shows that
the French right, pressing northeast
ward north of the Disc, has pushed
ahead to within only six and half
miles of Noyon. the southern pivot of
the whole German Picardy front. The
village of Cambronne, which is that
distance from Noyon, has been cap
tured Machmont village, two and
three-quarter miles below Cambronne,
also is in French hands.
Between Montidier and Noyon, the
French have reached the outskirts OF
Canny-sur-Mat less than two miles
slightly northeast Of Lassigny, and a
little more than eight miles northwest
Of Noyon.
French troops have captured the en-
penetrated to the east of Bus, 61a
miles east of Montdidier.
Foes Attack Fails.
London, Aug. 12.-Strong German
attacks delivered with fresh reserves
against the British at Lihons and
north and south of that village were
repulsed, and in the fighting the Ger
mans suffered great losses, according
to the British official communication
received from Field Marshal Haig.
The allied forces continue their vic
torious advance all along the line,
pushing in the general direction of the
upper reaches of the Somme.
They were smashing the stiff re-
sistance fnterposed by the rear guards
of the retreating Germans, the bulk of
whom are fleeing in disorder.
British cavalry are reported operat-
ing close to the town of Nesle. (Nesle
is six miles southeast of Chaulnes0
Allies Pass Old Hun Line
Many hours ago the British, French
and American troops had reached
roughly. the old lines held by the Ger
mans before their retirement to the
Hindenburg line. They have now
pushed beyond in many places.
GOyencourt, two miles northwest of
Roye, is reported to have fallen to
British troops.
French troops continue to follow up
their successes, pushing far east Of
nd to1
prisoners and enemy guns.
The retreat of the Germans has been
disorderly harassed as they were by
French cavalry and armOred cars
They have been making vain efforts
to disengage themselves from the
French pursuit.
British Move Forward.
The German defense was stiffened
southwest of Noyon, but the French
nevertheless gained q stronger foothOld
on the heights of Thiescourt.
There are indications that Won HUI
tier is organizing line of resistance
on the general front of Roye, Lassigny
and NoyOn to protect the withdrawal
of the great masses of munitions and
supplies gathered just to the rear and
TO ease up a retreat which is becom-
ing more difficult to keep in hand.
The British pushed forward on their
left flank north Of the Somme and
made progress also south of the river.
On the right center the French
pushed forward on the south bank of
the Avre to the outskirts OF L'EschelI
st. Aurin. seven miles northeast of
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
U. s. FLYER USES PARACHUTE
Lieutenant Makes 3,0O0-Foot Leap
From Airpiane in Texas.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 12.-Lieut
James II. Dale, st. Louis, aviation of
ficer, made successful 3,000-foot leap
with a parachute from an airplane at
Taliaferro field, the third person to ac-
complish the feat. Lieut.. Nj. j. Plumm.
Chicago. established a worlds record
for successive loops when he made 134.
The previous record was 126.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
British Casualties g.. ..3O8.

London, Aug. 12.-British casualties
published in official lists Last week to-
tailed S,3OS, the lowest in months.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
French Win Town of MarquiviI-
Iers Near Roye and Many
Other Villages.
GAIN BETWEEN AvRE and 0ISE
Foch's Victorious Troops Continue Ad-
vance and Have Passed the Old
Lines Held by the Germans
Before Their Retirement
to the Hindenburg
Line.

Paris, Aug. l2.-The number of prIs-
oners taken so far in the aIliee offen-
sive in Picardy is now estimated at
$4,000, including more than 1000 Off
GERS. More than 500 guns have been
captured, according to latest advices.
The French advancing east from Mont
didler have captured thousands of Ger
mans cut off by the rapidity of the al
lied advance.
The French First army advancing in
the face a. stiffened German resist
ance northwest of MontdidIer, has oc-
cupied the village of MarquIviIlers,
which lies only three miles and quar-
ter southwest of Roye, the nerve Gen.
ter of the German Picardy pocket.
GrivIIIers village, four miles and half
southwest of Roye and situated on the
Montdidier-R railway, also has
been taken by the French, the war Of
flee communique announces.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
Americans Capture 80 Prisoners
Huns Strengthen Defenses
Near Fismes.
FOE PLANS TO MAKE STAND
franco-American Heavy Artillery
Drives Two Regiments of Enemy
Troops From Rock Cave in
Region of LonguevaI.

two artillery attacks against the Fran
co-Amercan troops on the VesIe front,
but the allied troops counter attacked
so vigorously that the Germans did
not launch an infantry attack. The
struggle for the retention of Fismette,
on the northern bank of the VesIe, op-
posite Fismes, has developed virtually
into a continuous fight. The Amer
leans, however, are holding the upper
hand.
With the American Army in France,
Aug. 1.-THE Germans have attacked
the Americans along the Vesle three
times within the last "a hours. The
Americans met these attacks with ma
chine gun fire and in one case with
hand-to-hand fighting. third Ger
man cOunter-attack netted the Ameri-
cans so prisoners. The three attacks
made no material change in the situa-
ton
Huns Digging in Along VesIe.
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Aug. 12.-Allied aviators have
reported that the Germans are digging
in opposite the Franco-American line
along the Xesle. The observers also
have reported that the enemy IS string
ing barbed wire along the hills north
west of Fismes
Allied officers express the belief that
the Germans will not give ground here
unless they are deliberately pushed off
the plateaus.
SheIIed From Cave
The Americans learned from Ger
man prisoners that the enemy was
using an old rock quarry cave in the re-
gion Of Longueval large enough to con-
ceal two regiments. He employed it
as refuge for troops at rest. The
FrancO-American heavy artillery
shelled the cave all day and the Ger
mans were finally compelled to aban-
don it as hiding place.
The guns of the Franco-Americans
got the range of the entrance to the
cave and kept up continuous fire all
day. Observers reported that the cave
had been considerably damaged and
was rendered virtually untenable.
Enemy Digs in.
The Germans are digging trenches
along the line west and east of Longu-
eval and also in the valley Of the
Perles.
Allied aviators on Saturday did not
observe the Germans building any big
gun emplacements, but here and there
they were installing batteries. Most
of these were of light caliber, which
the Germans will be able to move to
other positions when the French and
Americans discover their locations.
IIIinoisans Take 500 Huns.
London, Aug. 12.-Reuter's corre-
spondent at British headquarters de-
scribes the Anglo-American operations
that cleared up the awkward Chipilly
triangle as remarkable feat
"The Americans were chiefly from
Chicago" the correspondent says, so
successfully did they do their job that
they made over 500 prisoners and
opened the road to the further advance
that has been made"
(The troops referred to are supposed
to be the Prairie division of former
National GuardSmen from Illinois
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-12
DROP BOMBS ON KARLSRUHE
Allied Aviators Cause Fire in Station
In German City.

London, Aug. 12.-An official COM
munication issued by the air ministry
announces that an air raid has been
made on Karlsruhe and that there was
an explosion In the Karlsruhe station.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
BARON HAYEsHr RESIGNS.

TOKYO, Oct. 30.-The resignation of
Baron Gonsuke Hayeshi, minister to
China, was announced here today
Yukiehi Obata. former charge d'af-
fairies of the legation at Peklng, viii
succeed the former minister.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
FEAR CAUSES FLU" /"
FIGHTERS DECLARE

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Oct 3o,-Busi.
ness and professional men OF com
mittee which virtually has been in
charge OF this city during the Span
ish influenza epidemic today urged an
editorial policy for newspapers direct
ed against fear and advocating COM
mon sense and the basic idea of
Christian Science as preventives of
the disease.
Soldiers stationed at Camp Dodge
who are Christian Scientists, have not
been affected by the epidemic, ind
this fact was brought to the atten-
ton Of the committee by Marshall Nil
Ter, president Of the Trades and Labor
Assembly.
Dr. W. C. witts, sanitary officer Of
this city, declared that many people
have contracted the disease through
fear. and that by q proper attitude
OF mind they could have kept them
selves from illness.
Think Selves Into Graves.
MANY people have thought them
selves into their graves" said DR..
Witte. "When one continually thinks
that he has Spanish influenza or any
other disease, or that he IL contract
ing q malady, then, Il is quite prob
able he will, because he has not the
right attitude Of mind. People can
deceive themselves into thinking thay
have any known disease"
Christian Scientists have always
been the nrst to respond to the
slightest suggestion OF unsanitary
conditions and the frat to comply
with fundamental health measures"
A recommendation that newspapers
prepare editorials citing the i'm
munity which Christian Scientists en-
Joy from influenza, and urging the
use Of common sense and q calm at
titude of mind in conduering fear Of
Infection, also was made by H W.
Byers. corporation counsel for the
city. The Recommendation was in
dorsed by the committee as q whole.
and newspapers were asked to quote
the committee to that effect
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
GERMANS COST 81 CENTS

It costs the United States Just 81
cents a day to keep each German in
termed in the big colony At Hot
Springs, N. C., or k176.15 apiece 4
year. OF that 81 cents 20 cents q day
is the cost OF food. or about 10 cents
q meal.
The entire cost OF maintaining the
2, 800 Germans during the last year
has been about s400, 900. The camp it,
self cost $125.00o to build Probably
the whole bill viii be submitted TO
Germany when the war Is over, a. no
doubt the German government will
render its bill for the keep Of Ameri-
can prisoners Of war. The United
States Is caring for about 5000 Ger
present
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
BABY TANK ARRIVES
FOR MEADE BATTLE

CAMP MEADE. Nd, Oct 3o.-A
camouflaged tank made its appear
ance here today. It was OF the baby
type and as nifty q box Of spunki-
ness as anybody could imagine.
The tank is to play a part in the
big battle this afternoon in the
broad fields and valleys beyond the
base hospital.
Officers OF high rank from Wash
ington, including some who are TAX
ing q special course at the Army War
College, experts of many kind, in
cluding members of the British and
French war mission and many Amer
leans back from overseas, are on
hand for the big program.
The chief feature will be q ma
chine gun bArrage from guns that
have been cleverly placed 10 defy
the eye of observers on foot as wei!
as the supposed enemy avtators.
This machine gun emplacement was
carried out by infantrymen and en-
gineers in a squad commanded by
Sergeant Arthur P. Harding, Of Com
pany r, 211th Engineers, who is just
back from France.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
z YANKS CAPTURED
VILLAGE FROM FOE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN. Oct. 80.
Capt Frank Marson Williams, Of
Florida. and an American sergeant
practically captured the important
village of st. Juven without any other
aid.
Captain Williams used a rife from
a German, while the sergeant manned
a machine gun. They held the place
against all counter attacks.
Captain Williams, who is a dead
shot and q former member OF q wild
west show, had passed to the north
Of St. Juven while the boches were
still holding out in the place. He
had just emerged from a wood to
reconnoiter machine gun positions
when he saw FIVE Germans carrying
on an American prisoner.
The captive called for help, and
Captain Williams attacked the boches,
killing three OF them outright. He
throttled the fourth, taking his rife
away from him, while the fifth es-
capped
The Germans in ST. Juven started
to evacuate, altering out through the
western side. At the same time a
force of about sixty or seventy ap-
preached from the north side with
the intention of reinforcing the Ger
man garrison in the village.
Captain Williams, with the German
rife, picked on the leader of the re-
endorsements, and quickly shot three
others, whereupon the rest of the
boches scattered to cover in the
brush.
At the same time sergeant, who
had come up through the eastern side
Of the village with a light machine
gun. Joined the-intrepid captain.
AS the Germans in the western part
of the village again started to escape
the machine gun was turned against
their only exit The boches came out
with uplifted hands and were sent
rearward. The re-enforcements again
formed to attack and descended from
10 whiIl The captain set up the
machine gun in the main street, and
the men worked it until other men
came to their aid.
The Washington times., 1918-10-30

Clancy was being held a prisoner II
she were not already dead.
Webster talks very frankly Of the
killing:
His Own Story.
TT was Monday morning and we
were sitting on the bed together" he
said. ~ said a lot OF things to her
and she said lot of things to me.
II I had It to do over again, would
have gone out and left her. But she
brought it on herself. We were both
to blame, but Bernice was more to
blame than / was. l grabbed her by
the throat and threw her back on the
bed. Then I started for the door and
said:
There, gol darn you, I'll lock you
In
"when came back she was dead"
Questioned as to where he went or
how long he was gone, Webster be
came impatient One minute he
swears he didn't kill her until 10
o'clock Monday morning. The next
he said the episode where he choked
her and locked her in occurred Sum-
day night. Once he said he took the
and again he says he did not take II
for an hour after he had strangled
his wife, not until he saw she was
dead and then had no further desire
to live.
Had Bad Temper.
webster was a man OF quick tenn
per. According to his own story, the
crime was q matter OF a few mo-
ments. Enraged, he clutched the
girls throat. She must have been like
a toy in his hands A moment and It
was all over.
-She didn't suffer-" he said. She
didn't know I was killing her.
II loved her better than my own
life" he groans over and over again.
Sobs shake the great six-foot frame.
81 know it's useless to say %. be-
cause no one will believe ine. No one
will understand. From the moment I
saw Bernice I have never booked at
another woman I was afways jeal-
Gus OF her. thought she liked her
cousin, Granville Hall, too we'll But
I thought things might be different
il we were married. I've broken her
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
DEATHS IN D. c. FROM
INFLUENZA

Thse thirty deaths were reported tc
the District Health Department be-
tween noon yesterday and noon to-
day:
Lotue Griffith, 81. 424 Ridge street
nGl5ny'st MaTy E. Smith, g. 1873 Sixth street
Martin Ben. "a IA Eye street
southeast
Bart Sims. ss, IA Howard place
southeast
Ernest Dorsey. 2. $50 Clark court
southwest
william Riley. %. St Elizabeth Hos
pital.
Thomas F. Davis. II. 400 Twenty
hrst street northwest.
Amanda jackson. 30. 1872 Fourth
street northwest
WIN E. Bradley. A, St Elizabeth's
Hospital.
Claude Lawson. 81, St Elizabeth
Hospital
Annie Martin. "a. Walter Reed Hos
pitaL
Marcus ostsrmAn, 80. St E1lzabsth.s
Hospital
May Greer. "a. q. s. P. H. S. Hospi,
Francis C. Anderson. 30. Walter Reed
Hospital
Ralph W. Tripp. 2s. o. s, P. b s.
Hospital. No. 2.
Annie E. Forward. u. o. s. P. h s.
Hospital No. ?.
Lawrence ]. Wilson, 2s, 100 Harvard
street northwest
Robert sommervine. 81. 800 Dfxons
court southwest
William Denie, IS, Washington Asy-
lum Hospital
southwest
Arthur H. BroaduS, rs, s24 Third
street southwest
Bessie L Roderick, 4, 523 Twelfth
street southwest
Ella Arthur, 20, Washington Asy-
lum Hospital.
Joseph A Hayden, =, o. s. P. h s.
Hospital.
Mary L Eppard. za Providence
Hospital
Elsie h Hall, 8. 1877 Howard ave-
nue. southeast
John R williams, 20, 81 Canal
street southwest
Richard Wilson, :, 215 C street
southwest
Ella Lee Doyle, 80, zoos Third
street southeast
Bessie Thomas. 8, 915 Green's court
northwest
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
JOINT. BURNS DIEy1 !
AT DRITISHPON

John Irving Burns. prominent Waab
ingtonian, died on October 24thN D
Liverpool. England, Of pneumonia -
cording 70 dispatches received ~ lFa
parents At the time Of his deh4h
Burns was = private IN the macte
corps at an aviation training school y
England.
Burns was born IN Washingbn
twenty-eight years ago, and wast
graduate OF Business High school. NJ
the outbreak OF the war he attemp8d
to enter an officers training sehdbl
but failed to pass the physical exam,
ination. He later enlisted in tha-
marine corps and was assigned to the
aviation section. Il was on his way
to an aviation training school that ~,
died.
The body will be brought to W6sh-
lngton to the home OF Burns parents,
Mr. and Mrs George Z. Burns, OF 21O91
r street northwest. and win be buried
from there. The dead man ls surVlva6
BY his parents and three sisters. bssis
The Washington times., 1918-10-30
YANKLIVED5DAYS
limo MAN'SLAND

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, Oct so.
Capt Samuel Ross Varando. Of
Louisiana, is back in the line after
a miraculous escape. He was found
in No Mans Land by his comrades
where he had lain for five days and
nights half buried by q shell.
He was carried in a litter to q
dressing station. where the surgeons
were amazed to find that he had not
the slightest injury. He had been
made unconscious by the explosion
of the shell, and was suffering from
lack of food and exposure.
Varando was lying in plain sight
Of the enemy who supposed him
dead. -....