davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
GERMAN ARMY CAPTAIN SAYS
OFFICIALS WERE DECEITFUL
Demands Immeriate Arrest of Former
Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HoIlWeg

Amsterdam, July 31.-A memoran-
dun demanding ruthless action against
the men directing the German govern
ment in 1914 as guilty criminals has
been issued by former Captain Won
Beerfelde. says a Berlin telegram
quoting the Cologne Volks Zeitung.
The memorandum was sent to the
reichstag last week by the captain,
who was prominent in connection with
statements of Prince Lichnowski, who
was German ambassador to London in
1914 that Germany was responsible
for the war.
Captain Won Beerfelde's memoran-
dun says that the German leaders
were guilty of appalling deceits.
He demands the immediate arrest of
former Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg.
In case of the reichstag's refusal,
Captain Won Beerfelde declares, he
will Immediately request passes for
himself and family to Switzerland.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
RETURNED SOLDIERS DEAL
HARSHLY WITH STIKERS
Vancouver, 3. c., Labor Temple Raid
ed and Books and Records
Thrown in Street

Vancouver, 3. c.. Aug. 3.-Angered
because approximately 1000 union
workers of Vancouver went on "a
hour strike at noon yesterday as a
protest against the recent killing of
Albert Goodwin, alleged draft evader,
by a Dominion officer, crowd esti-
mated at nearly 400 returned soldiers
officers and men-raided the labor
temple here yesterday.
The soldiers broke down some in
side doors, secured entrance to the
Offices and threw books and records
into the street.
V. X. Midgley, labor secretary and
prominent labor leader, and John
Kavanagh, Socialist leader and former
president of the trades council. were
taken into the street and made to kiss
the Union Jack. Constables surround
ed the soldiers and their prisoners,
but later the soldiers went to nearby
drill grounds where they passed res
olutions giving Vancouver strike lead
ers two hours to call of the strike
or suffer the penalty of being run out
of the city.
Earlier in the afternoon the soldiers
attempted TO operate the street cars,
which had been stopped by the strik-
ers, but someone turned off the power.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
BRITONS CONTINUE THEIR
SUPREMACY IN AIRPLANES

London, Aug. 3.-Proof of the con-
tinuance of British airplane supremacy
is afforded in a weekly review of the
air fighting which shows that during
that period 20 enemy machines were
destroyed on the western front and III
driven down out of control, while only
u British machines were reported
missing. On the other fronts IS enemy
machines were destroyed at a cost of
two British planes.
In the course of the week there
were II raids into Germany in which
Offenburg was bombed three times, and
Stuttgart, Saarbruecken, and Baden
twice each. There also were IS raids
on German naval and military bases in
Belgium in which Ostend was bombed
four times, the Bruges docks thrice
and Zeebrugge twice.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
COMMUNICATION LINES
TAKEN BY GOVERN ENT
Postmaster General BurIeson Says
No Radical Changes viii Be
Made for the Present

Washington, Aug. 1.-Control of tel
ephone and telegraph lines was taker
over at midnight last night by the
postoffice department. Their operation
was placed under the general super
vision of special committee created
for the purpose by Postmaster General
Burleson.
Mr.. Burleson announced that until
further notice the companies will con-
tinue operation in the ordinary course
through the. regular channels and that
all officers and employees will continue
in the performance of their present
duties on the same terms of employ
ment. The plan is, however, to co-or
dinate the facilities of the various COM
panies to the best interest of the pub
lie and the stockholders.
Pursuant to the proclamation of the
president of the United States" said
Mr.. BurlesOn's statement. Il have as
sumed possession, control and super
vision of the telegraph and telephone
systems of the United States. Until
further notice the telegraph and tele-
phone companies will continue opera
ton in the ordinary course of bust
ness through regular channels.
Il earnestly request the loyal CO.
operation of all officers, operators and
employees and the public, that the ser
vice rendered shall not only be main
tanned at high standard, but i'm
proved wherever possible"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
HUNS SINK BIG SUM
in new YORK PAPER
AGGREGATE OF MILLION AND A
HALF DOLLARS SPENT TO IN !.
FLUENcE PUBLIC OPINION
BERNSTORFF HANDLED FUND
Rumely, Publisher of New York Mail,
Has Evidence Showing CanceIIa-
ton of $500, 900 Debt for
100000 Note

New York, Aug. 3.-The German
government sunk" an aggregate OF
81 ,431. 700 in its attempt to influence 8
section of American public opinion
through purchase of the New York
Evening Mail, Alfred L. Becker, dep
uty attorney general of New York, an
nounced last night.
After the arraignment yesterday of
DR.. Edward A. Rumely, former pub
Usher of the Mail, and s. Walter Kauf-
mann, a former director of the Mail
and Express company, and one time
counsel of the German embassy in the
United States, on federal indictments
growing out of the Mail purchase, Mr..
Becker made additional disclosures
regarding his investigation of the
case for the department of justice. He
declared the money, which went into
the newspaper, coincident with and
following Rumely's purchase in June,
1915, was paid by Count Won Berns-
torff, then German ambassador to this
country, and DR.. Heinrich Albert,
commercial attache of the embassy.
Payments were made, he said. through
the Wall street firm of Lyon, Rens-
korf and Company. DR.. Rumely, ac-
cording to Mr.. Becker, gave the Ger
man governments representatives
notes for the huge sum involved. Sc
curing them with the entire capital
stock of the Mail and Express COM
pany.
The deputy attorney general said
Lyon has admitted making the pay
ments TO DR. Rumely, for commits
sion of $1,000 paid him by Kaufman's
law firm.
Rumely listed note for 100000
held by Sielecken as the only enemy
interest in the newspaper.
Mr.. Becker asserted it was prepos-
-erous to ask anyone to believe that
'or this sum Sielcken cancelled an
of almost S1.500.000
shown by documentary evidence in
of the authorities to have
,een incurred by Rumely in his news
PAPER enterprise.
The deputy attorney general charg-
ID Rumely and Kaufman, both of
whom made statements to the alien
custodian regarding the own
.rship of the Mail. are liable. if con-
-icted, to 10 years Imprisonment under
he trading with the enemy act.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
PLAN FOR INTERVENTION
IN RUSSIA is MATURING

Washington, Aug. Negotiations
between the entente powers, Japan
and the United States regarding the
extension of aid to the CzechO-Slovaks
in Siberia and Russia have advanced
another step. Information sought by
the Japanese government upon certain
points of the American proposal look
ing to a definition of the aims and
scope of any joint action now has
been furnished by the state depart
ment.
This places the whole subject again
before the japanese foreign office at
Toxic, which must determine whether
the American proposal is now in
sufficiently concrete form to warrant
the Inauguration of policy Of action.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
Jan Steamer Wrecked.

A Canadian Pacific Port, Aug. l.
Officers and passengers of the strand
ed liner Canada Maru arrived here
yesterday with the declaration that
they believed there was little chance
Cf floating the big boat which piled
up on the reef Tuesday as she neared
the end Of her run from the orient with
a cargo said to be worth about $4,000
600. The Canadian salvage steamer
Sslvor has gone to the scene OF the
wreck, but on account Of a heavy
swell, has been unable to get near the
Canada.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
FOURTH LIBERTYLOAN
WILL BE SIX BILLIONS

Washington, Aug. 1.-The campaign
Saturday, September %. and continue
three weeks, ending October 10, it
was announced last night by Secre-
tary McAdoo.
In fixing three weeks as the length
of the campaign for the fourth loan,
instead of the four weeks as in previ-
Gus loans, treasury officials plan for
a more intensive campaign. A shorter
campaign. it was said, will also en-
able more business men to enlist as
workers.
The date of the campaign was an
nounced now to allow campaign or
CARNATIONS to prepare for the sale
of bonds and to prevent the plan
ming of other campaigns.
Although official announcement has
not been made, the amount of the loan
probably will be $6,000,0O0,000 and
the rate of interest which the bonds
will bear, Az per cent. Should the
treasury decide soon to place on the
market certificates of Indebtedness re-
deemable next June when taxes are
paid the amount of the loan may be
reduced.
Secretary McAdoo has said he does
not contemplate making an extended
speaking tour for the fourth loan.
President Wilson has received several
invitations to make addresses during
the campaign, but as yet has not in
dicated whether he will accept.
Officials in charge of the campaign
have announced a special appeal will
be made to farmers, who subscribed
literally to the last loan.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
TEUTS AND TURKS
HAVE FAILING OUT
UNOFFICIAL ADvlCES FROM SWE~
DEN SAY DIPLOMATIC RE-
LATIoNs SEVERED
WASHINGTON NOT SURPRISED
Officials Realized Germany Had In
CURED III Will Of Turks and Bull.
CARS Over Division Of Spells
Taken from Rumania

London. July 30.-"The relations be-
tween Germany and Turkey have been
severed, according to direct informa-
ton from Constantinople."
This announcement is made by the
Copenhagen correspondent of the Ex-
change Telegraph company.
The excitement against Germany,
the advices further say, has been
growing, particularly after last weeks
events.
The Germans recently demanded the
cruiser Hamidiek. the only large ship,
then in possession of Turkey, as com
pensation for the Breslau, the German
cruiser which was destroyed in the.
Dardanelles while under the Turkish
flag.
Despite Turkeys protest the Hami-
dieh has departed for Sebastopol with
the German flag flying.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
LARGEST CASUALTY LIST is
REPORTED BY PERSHING

Washington, Aug. 3.-General Per
shing's casualty list for yesterday is
one of the largest thus far reported.
1t totals 23S, including AZ killed in
action, 4S died Of wounds, 126 severely
wounded.
Private ". r. Davis of Ekalaka,
Mont, previously reported missing, is
now reported wounded.
The war department has issued a
warning for the American public to
be prepared for the receipt of much
larger casualty lists on account of the
recent severe fighting in which our
troops have been engaged.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
Bradstreets' Trade Review.

Billings, August l. - Government
control is extending. Civilian business
good for midsummer; war essentials
active; n-essentials curtailed by lack
of fuel, labor and supplies. Crop sit
uation better, but still spotted. Labor
FESTIVE; earning power beyond prece
dent. Record livestock prices. Money
tight. Crop moving calls for funds.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09

DIR. Edward Rumely, the vice presi-
dent, secretary and publisher of the
New York Evening Mail, who has been
arrested by government agents on
charges of perjury growing out of a
statement made by Rumely that the
Evidence in possession of the govern
ment shows that the paper was owned
by the imperial German government,
which paid through its agents the sum
of S735.000, which transferred the con-
troll of the paper to the kaiser.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
SCISSORS RETAKEN
BY ALLIED ARMIES
GREAT ADVANCE OF FRANCO
AMERICANS CONTINUES
NoRTHwARD
HUNS DESTROYING VILLAGES
Entire Country Being Evacuated by
Germans Is Turned Into Waste
Further Retirement of Hun
Crown Prince Expected
HUNS DESTROYING VILLAGES
: (War Review for August 81

The crisis in the allied offensive on
the Soissons-Rheims salient apparent
~ has been reached. French troops
have entered the town of scissors, the
western anchor point of what remains
of the famous salient, and all along
the SO miles of curving battle line
from scissors to Thillois. which lies
about three miles west of Rheims,
French, Americans and British troops
have pushed in the entire enemy front
and sent the Germans backward every
where in precipitate retreat.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
Huns May Retire Again.

Over the battle front the allies, by
quick and forcible methods of on
slaught. have deeply indented the Ger
man defense line for splendid gains
which seemingly foreshadow the ne
cessity of the eventual retirement of
the forces of the German crown prince
TO more tenable ground to the north.
Allied Guns Dominate Country.
The plains behind the northwest
portion of the battle front now are en-
tirely dominated by the allied big
guns; in the south the French and
Americans have negotiated almost all
of the hill and forest country. and are
encroaehing perceptibly toward the
Efsines railway, while on the east the
British and French are almost astride
the Rheims scissors railway and have
their guns now so placed that the en-
envy is sure to be sorely tried as he
endeavors to press back and gain a
haven of refuge along the Vesle
river.
Just how far the retreat of the Ger
mans will go cannot at present be
forecast, but with the southern line
swinging northward in conjunction
and with the French dominating the
Aisne eastward from Scissors. it is
not improbable that the Germans may
be compelled to take refuge north of
the AiSne
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09
Cross All Along crise.

Numerous towns and hamlets have
been captured by the allied troops dur
ing the late fighting. and to some
points they have advanced from two
TO three miles. South of Scissors the
entire Crise river has been forded by
the allied troops; in the east of Fere
en- Tardenois the allied line has been
pushed well to the west of the re-
gion of Grand Rozoy and the town of
Saponay has been taken. In the cen
ter Nesles wood is being swept clean
of Germans by the French cavalry and
American and French troops are press
ing the Germans hard north of Sergy
and the hamlet of Nesles.
SoreIy Harass Enemy.
Further eastward. almost to- the
gates of Rheims. combined forces of
British and French everywhere are
sorely harassing the enemy. In this
latter region, in addition to Thillois,
the village of Vile en- Tardenois is in
allied hands and the French now are
on the heels of the Germans two and
a half miles north of the Dormans-
Rheims high road over a front of near
ly four miles.
Situation Most Promising.
Altogether. viewed from the war
maps. the situation for the allied
troops at present is a most promising
one for complete success in Kidding
the Soissons- Rheims salient entirely
of the enemy.
Germans Losing tSamina.
In the latter phases of the battles
the Germans have not shown their
stamina of previous days, and at
some points the allied troops. partic
ularly the Americans, were enabled to
make their way into German positions
with virtually no opposition being i'm
posed.
Leave DesoIation in Wake
All behind the battle lines the
smoke of burning towns is visible,
which seemingly would give weight
to the prevailing belief in the allied
capitals that the Germans at present
are nowhere at the end of their re-
treat.
Quiet in Other Sectors.
Aside from the Scissors Rheims sa-
lent there has been little fighting
il any of the war theaters. The Brit
sh are continuing their raids on the
Germans in France and Flanders, and
the Germans at last accounts were
heavily bombarding the British south I
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-08-09

Six ariplanel bombs were dropped
on ConstantinoIae last week, according
to Turkish official report Five per-
sons were wounded. ConstantinopIe
has previously been bombed, half
ton Of bombs having been dropped on
the city on July 7.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
TTRST LIEUTENANT HAROLD TAY.

LNGRST LIEUTENANT HAROLD TAY.
l. JoR ANTRIM r,.dica, officer at.
,,,,, -. ,., =.
W an engineer department III
france, is son of former Select Coun-
Gilman Clarence d. Antrim. Following
are extracts from, n ,e,tor r.c.iyed from,
him at tbe Al r,,, ~, toIT Mouth
Thirteenth street.
,.s
n,,.iI;ns all slttitis unoeT tne music
-. ~ a. "Iio" ,iroVe. victor tier-
q. ,,,a..,. WIN ms orches'ra a"u ne
] ''s ohe OF ms en'rahcing heht
Is oIIsh'' warm ana sunny.
ea l am s''tiis listening 10 fryor
M a'u nc oanu' ana can see the iouh-
,all p,ay.ns on 'he iake' Iheh again.
..p, an II, ,ne ,aperhacle ana l. can see
ious Naui,.g 'he choir IN brisnten
tne Corher. NO am not wandering
hot 'ha'' put we nave our !. M =, n.
going IN Dig tent 20 py 20, ana II Is
curious aag' real taking ma
cnine is Playing the pieces nave re-
ierreo 10 ana nave been Just reFehhs
IN Inauguration that was In the places
mentioned. But when the music Stops
Know l am not there. because near
the OLD tamiliar sounds OF battle that
were drowned by the music. for
tlme really imagined was III tne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
MIR. PRIVATE LOAFER, BEWARE
General Public Urged to See Idle
work or Fight"

General Public will soon see to 1t
that Private Loafer does setting-up
exercises with the Awkward Squad.
Every idle Jack Horner Is to be
called from his corner and put to work.
The habitually lazy are to be made
habtually industrious.
A dispatch from washington sets
forth that the general public has been
called upon by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to enforce the .'work-or-fight'
rule. All citizens are urged to report
to the nearest local draft board names
of men within draft age who are habi-
tually idle or who are employed nom
productivity.
BY the new rule each local board is
created into what is virtually court,
It will meet weekly. When case is
presented the board will serve notice on
the registrant Of not less than three
days nor more than seven days. He
may then prepare whatever evidence he
cares to submit.
In. every case the board must send
the complete record to the district
board If the district board approves
a finding adverse to the registrant he
will either be sent direct to camp or
placed at the top of the list OF those
next to 60"
An appeal to the President may be
made only in the event of dissenting
vote in the district board and with
recommendations of the appeal agent
or adjutant general.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
new CAFE MAKES GOOD"
Hungry Shipbuilders at Sun Yard
Storm Restaurant

Feeding thousands Of men in the
noon hour looks like pretty hard job
for n restaurant. But when new one
attempts il on opening day, as was done
at the Sun Shipyard, Chester. today
and Gets away with IL. why that's going
some "a.
The company took cognizance of the
being properly fed at noontine. some
brought cold lunches, while the re-
mainder had to take the best they could
get in the public restaurants. 50 tne
company built a special house in the
yard aud equipped it with modern ap-
plianCSS f..
4 large force of chefs started IN
early this r.Orning. "Spuds and thelr
parings literally few around FOR hours.
Pots by the scores were soon polnhg.
ovens galore we're roasting all KINDS
up and when The noon hour came ana
the hungry crowd with It.. everything
was ready and stcaming hot. Thcfe
was a great variety Of all the eats a
nard-woriing man likes and every poui
had u good time for lijtl" MI OF
money. The boys lined up ard patiently
wait. their turns. several long llhcs
yc-e formed all around the restaurant
each man carrying tray, WIN khls'
fork and all n la cafeteria. quick Sei
vice enabled all the men TO g"i 'no II
cats, IN plenty of time and ali teIl tha l
the waiting was more than worth whiie.
In addition to helping the men,. the
company expects better results from
feeding them itself Officials We're ON
hand today to see that the new platts
got "A good start and We're pleased WIN
n. result But they were not hali 70
DleasCd as the men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04
SERVED UNDER THREE FLAGS
Rogeri, Veteran of France and
Italy. Now Aids Uncle Sam

]. Rogeri helped stop the Germans at
the first battle of the Marne. Then he
went back home. in Italy. and joined
his own army. Next he came to the
United States. and is still after the
Kaiser, though in a different way In
stead of handling rifle. he is helping
to build ships to rush men and sup
plies to the battlefronts of Europe.
Roberi is one of the new recruits at
the Chester shipyard. Chester. He is
a shipfitter by trade. and his services
are a help to Uncle Sam and his allies.
Rogeri was in Paris when the war
began Among the first foreigners to
enlist, he was rushed with the famous
taxicab army of 10000, sent from
Paris to check the German sar sh to-
ward Paris While Rogeri ~ on the
French front. his wife died o. Italy,
Leaving him a son. At the aSs oppor-
tunity, Rogeri went back home. "aw his
boy, and then reported for first-line duty
side by side with his own countrymen.
After being wounded in action, he was
invalided out Of the army. He brought
his boy here, and the men around him
at the yard have taken special interest
in father and son. Frank II. Baker.
supervisor Of training, has taken steps
| to crafty the parents desire to learn
English.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-04

sitting dreaming, just as 7 did this
morning. because it was the first music
they had heard since leaving home.
We are having ideal weather The
nights are rather cool It seems funny
to go to bed just as the sun is setting,
but over here with the clock ahead.
even in early May. the sun is just
about set at S:i5 when we blow 'call
to quarters" and it is light enough to
play ball. when taps" is sounded. l
suppose this summer we will be going
to bed with the sun still up. The
reason we go to bed at Q o'clock is be-
cause of an order saying taps" at 2
y. M. Reveile $50 a. M.
The blossoms are now all gone and
the trees are full of leaves. Lilies of
the valley are everywhere around and
they are beautiful. They grow in any
kind of soil. even in a chopped-up field.
After six weeks of rain. with the eX-
ception of three days. it Is fine and
clear and has been now for three days.
The first crops of vegetables. wheat,
oats. rye. etc, are about ripe, and the
beauty of the place now makes us for
get the long rainy season. [ have mad
fine luck with the sickness here. Seven
days ago I had twenty-eight men quite
sick with the grip. Today, not one.
Results speak Tor tnenselNeS iHllis ;
are very quiet around here now, luil
after which some side will surely at
tack and you can guess which side II
will be. BY the time you get this let
ter the deciding battle Will PROBABLY
he on its way am AS sure as there
is n sun that this war VIII be over
before the winter sets in. Yes. every
body here is of that opinion. But what
care we. we came here to finish the
lob and we are going to do it. even II
we do sometimes wish we were in the
States. our boys are working tneir
heads off to close this war up quick,
some of us working night and day and
never a whimper.