davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
SIXTEEN MEN
STILL MISSING
From the Submarine Chaser Which Was
Struck By American Steamers
Shots OFF Fire Island.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 90 Lieuten-
ant tjunior gradel Henry J. Bowes, com
manding officer, Ensign G. H. Randolph,
executive officer, and Ia enlisted men
still are missing from submarine. chaser
No 200, which was mistaken for an
enemy submarine and sent to the bottom
by the American steamer Felix Taussig
off Fire island on Aug. 27.
Since nine members of the crew were
picked up Immediately after the sinking
search for further survivors has been in
vain.
A report from the captain of the Taus-
sig reached the navy department to-day,
showing that the little chaser went down
about three minutes after being hit by
two of the four shots from the merchant
mans bow gun at distance of 200 feet
According to the account Of the Taus-
sigs captain, the gun crew opened fire
when an object resembling submarine
appeared and crossed the steamers bow
without showing lights Apparently one
of the shots exploded depth bomb on
board the chaser, quickly ending her
career
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
BRITISH ARE NEAR
VITAL POSITIONS
Speed with Which They Have Over
thrown German Line Brings Them
Close to Douai and Cam
brai Defenses.

Paris, Aug 29.-The allies now have
won back more than two thirds of the
ground lost since the beginning Of the
German offensive in March.
Immediate interest in the battle is in
the operations on the wings. General
Mangin is fighting hard on the right in
the region Of Juvigny and Chayigny The
terrain is difficult there because Juvigny
is level with Laffaux and the Chemin
des Danes. Also the German seventh
army still clings to the line of the Vesle.
On the left the British east of Arras
have overrun the powerful defenses
which have encircled Arras and are get
ting dangerously near the formidable po-
sitions prepared several years ago to
protect Douai and Cambria. These
towns are important railroad centers and
vital to the German position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
AMERICANS
FORCED BACK
Outlying Detachments in Ba-
zoches and Fismette
Defeated
IN LOCAL ATTACKS
ON VESLE FRONT
American Advance North
west Of Juvigny Brought
200 Prisoners

Washington, D. c., Aug 20. General
Pershing's communique for Wednesday
says the retirement of American troops
from Bazoehes and Fismette was re-
suit of local hostile attacks which forced
back outlying det9chments,. 1t also an.
nounced the capture Of 200 prisoners in
the American advance to the railroad
northwest OF Juvigny.
The communique follows:
"North of the Aisne our troops, IN
cooperation with the French advanced
to the sailroad west of Juyigny and cap
tured 200 prisoners. Along the Vesle To-
cal hostile attacks forced our outlying
detachments in Bazoches and Fismette
TO retire"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

Iran Mills, Orange; AIvah G. Hastings,
Vershire. OF the "a young men, 26 are
farmers
In addition to this list there is one
registrant who goes direct. He is John
j. McMahon, who is in New York. Err
skine JefFords, who was married a few
weeks since to Miss Shea of Chelsea, is
the captain in charge of the party. M. C.
knight, who was here TO see that they
left in shipshape this morning, remained
to look after the contingent of six who
will leave tomorrow morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
TAKING FEW PRISONERS.
But French Are Gathering Up Much War
Material.

Paris, Aug. 20. tHavas. The num-
Der of German prisoners captured by
the French in their advance west of the
Chaulnes-N -Noyon line has been compara-
lively small as the French have been
obliged to move cautiously. The war
material taken, however, has been con
siderable
In 4S hours the allied advance has lib
Grated more than 80 villages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
GEN. HUMBERTv ARMY
MARCHED INTO NOYON
After Morlincourt, North of the 0ises Had
Been Captured and Quesnoy Wood
on Other Side Had Been
Taken.

With the French Armies in the Field,
Aug. 30 (By the Associated Press | p.
m.-Noyon was occupied this morning
by the troops of General Humbert.
General Mangin's men crossed the Disc
river and took Morlincourt
The French first army took Quesnoy
wood, just to the west of the canal dil
Nord. The wood was a strongly fortified
position and from it the Germans en-
deavored to check the French pursuit
The rapidly succeeding military events
not only confirm that the Germans have
lost all control of their operations in
the regions of the Somme, Ayre and Disc
rivers, but they indicate that the enc
my's own retreat is getting out of hand
The effort to stem the French pursuit
by fighting rear guard actions with ma
chine gun sections was only locally sue
ressful.
Since yesterday morning the Germans
have been making all possible haste on
the road leading to Saint Quentin, La
Fere and the Hindenburg line.
The fall Of Noyon comes as a heavy
blow to the Germans, who were thought
during the early days of the Picardy of
fensve to be planning to hold Noyon as
the southern pivot of their line, which
runs northward along the old battle field
of 1916
Noyon Is situated on the right bank
Of the Disc river at the confluence of
that stream and the little river Verse.
To the south and east there are large
areas of flat lowlands along the Disc,
while to the north is winding valley.
10 the southwest is Mt, Renaud and the
Lassigny massif, which dominate the
whole region. To the northeast range
of high hills juts out into the valley.
One railroad runs through Noyon. 1t
comes up the 0ise valley from Compiegne
and, turning east at Noyon, leads to
Channy and LaFere A canal leads Off
to the north and terminates at Nesle.
The railroad lines run north and south
east Noyon is great highway center
One road runs to Roye, to the northwest
one to Ham, to the northeast; one goes
up TO 0ise valley and another leads down
into Carlepont forest to the southeast
Another goes down the Disc to Com
piegne.
Noyon is a very ancient twon. Charl-
magns was crowned king of the Franks
ut Noyon in 76S and Hugh Capet was
elected king there in 0S7. II was the
birthplace Of John Calvin, who was born
July 10, 1909.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
ON LEFT BANK OF SoMME.
French Have Reached 1t on Front of Five
Miles.

With the French Army in France,
Wednesday, Aug 2s tBy the Associ-
ated Press. Throughout the day the
French troops pressed the enemy vigor-
ously. They have reached the left bank
of the Somme and Cizancourt to east
Of Nesle, distance of about five miles.
Several hundred prisoners were taken to-
day.
From east of Nesle the fighting front
follows the course of the Canal du Nord
to Catigny and then southwark to No
yon. Catigny is surrounded on three
sides, but houses transformed into block
houses and bristling with machine guns
are holding up the French for the mo-
ment. The enemy also is holding fast
on the heights east of Catigny. There
is very severe fighting at many places.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
MILITARY VICTORY
is DEMANDED
All Efforts to Promote International So
ciailst Conference at Berne Has
Been Abandoned, Says Chair
man of American Socialist
Mission.

Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 2S The peace
with victory sentiment has absolutely
crushed all efforts to promote an inter
national Socialist conference at Bernc,
said A. NJ. Simons, chairman Of the
American Socialist mission to Europe, to
the Associated Press to-day on his ar
rival in Paris from Italy
"Thc working classes he added, seem
to be satisfied that a military victory is
the only victory possible that confer
ence with the German Socialists would
be Of no avail and that peace through
negotiation is an impossibility. Even the
radical groups have changed their at
titude about peace by negotiation, and
now are a unit in demanding the crush
ing of the German military party"
The mission will leave France for Eng
land on Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
HIGHER WAGES RECOMMENDED.
For Railroad Track Workers and for
Certain Glasses of Clerks.

Washington, D. O., Aug. 29.-Higher
wages for railroad track laborers and
for certain classes of clerks were recon-
mended to Director General McAdoo to-
day by the board of railroad wages and
working conditions.
The advances suggested range between
Is and rs per cent, it is said, and would
affect more than 100000 employees. Mr..
McAdoo will act soon on the recommen-
dations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

2S.-tBy the Associaed Press. The
British have captured the town of Croi-
selles, northeast Of Bapaume, and OBJ
tanned control of all Of the village of
Pelves, east Of Arras To the south
east patrols have entered Remy and
Haueourt, while southwest of Peronne
the British have taken Fay and Ablain-
court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
POSTMASTER B. E. BAILEY
OF MONTPELIER NAMED
Was Reappointed To-day BY President
wilson--Postmaste HaTris of Ben
nington Also Named.

Washington, d. G., Aug 29.--Nomina.
tions of nearly 1000 postmasters for
cities, towns and villages in all parts of
the country were sent to the Senate to-
day by President Wilson. Most of the
nominees are present postmasters con
tinued in office for another term.
New postmasters appointed include:
Middletown, Conn, Daniel j. McCar.
thy; Concord, N. H., George E. FarTand.
Postmasters at the following places
were among those renominated
Vermont Bennington; Montpelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
TO BE REAR-ADMIRALS.
Temporary Grade to Be Conferred on r3
U. S. Naval Captains.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 29.--Thirteen
captains of the navy were nominated to-
day for the temporary grade Of rear-ad
miral. They are:
George r. Clark, William A. Gill, Har-
old P. Newton, Gustav Kaemmerling,
Alexander S. Halstead, Roger Wells,
Charles P Plunkett, William II. G. Null
lard, Joseph W. Oman, Philip Andrews,
Josiah S. Mexican, Benton G. Decker, and
Mark T. Bristol
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
DECLARED INsoLvENT.
New England Equitable Insurance Co.'s
Affairs to Be Wound Up.

Boston, Aug. 90 The New England
Equitable Insurance company, in the
hands of receivers for more than year,
to-day was declared insolvent by Judge
Loring of the supreme sourt, who or.
dered its affairs wound up forthwith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
NOYON OCCUPIED BY FRENCH; s.
BRITISH DRAW NEAR PERCNNE
FORTY MORE MEN
CALLED TO UPTON
Washington County Contingent Contains
Is Barre Men--They Will Go Into
Special Training for Govern
ment Service.

From the office of the Washington
county local exemption board in Mont.
pelier were sent on Wednesday the no
tees to 40 men who will leave Montpelier
Sept. to 60 to- Camp Upton to enter
special service of the country, which may
result in their going to Europe, although
probably not. This will complete l24
men who have been called from the coun.
ty in the last week to respond to the de-
Tense of the nation. The list contains
Is men from Barre.
The names are:
Ira Abbey, Barre.
David NJ. Barrett, Cabot.
Michael Roark, Barre.
Nathan b. Benedict, Barre.
Albert Bertrand, Barre
Forrest G. Bruce, Montpelier,
Charles r. Byron, East Montpelier.
0swaldo j.. Cardini, Barre.
Lars p. Christensen, Barre.
Ebert B. Colburn, Montpelier.
Valentine c. Corliss, Fayston.
Warren j. Cummings, Barre.
Guiseppi Delice, Mortified.
lttOre DOmlHiOfll, waterbury.
Erwin l.. Doten, Montpelier
William L. DuIkee, Waterbury
Fred G. Erskine, RoxbuTy.
Andrew d. Falconer, Barre
Charles l. Harruun, Plainfeld.
Jason II. Johnson, Plainfeld.
Horace r. Johnston, Barre.
Ralph W. johnson, Middlesex.
Robert NJ. Keniston, East Calais.
Gordon H. Lee, Waitstield.
William McRitchie, Barre.
Raymond f. Norton, Berlin.
Zeno Pellegrini, Barre,
Ralph II. Perry, Plainfeld.
James X. A. Phillip, Barre.
Guiseppi G. PURCELL, Barre
Blaine w. Martin, Barre.
Edward p. Ring, Waterbury
William Rudd, Barre.
Leon H. Spaulding, Roxbury.
John +. Stewart, Barre.
Kenneth w. Stimson, Roxbury
Harry A. Tatro, Warren.
Guy T. Vitaliano, Barre,
Enrol r. Wilcox, Montpelier
Joseph Zanleoni. Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
Drunken Civilians started Shooting.

Nogales, Ariz., Aug 29.-Drunken civ.
ilians on the Mexican side of the border
were held responsible to-day for the
shooting which occurred late last night
which resulted in the wounding slightly
Of an American soldier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
GEN. Won BOCHIN'S ARMY HAS
ESCAPED FROM NOYON SALIENT
French Have Crossed the Disc River
i'm Force and Have Captured Mar
\ lincOurt-The Americans Have
Had Some Hard Fighting
(By the Associated Press.)

Noyon the southern anchor point Of the German armies the
Somme battlefield, has been occupied by the French.
The capture of the city by General Humbert had been
expected for several days. and its effect the great battle of Pic
ardy was, therefore largely discounted
With the fall of Roye and Chaunes to the norhward Noyon
untenabe the retirement the forces from
west of the Smme river apparently spread far to the south and
involved both Nyon and the country adjacent that city Nor
ncou the north bank of the Oe of Noyon has been
taken by the French it announced This may mark crossing
of the Disc over wide front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

With the British Forces in France Aug 20 by the Associated
PressGnchy town about two miles northwest of Combles is
reported have been captured by Field Marshal Ha forces this
morning.
British troops also captured Beoy Asevers Herbecour
and Feueres All these within four miles of Peronne
Launching local attacks and following the advantage
gained yesterday the British to-day moved forward along large
part of their battle front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
BRITISH TOOK cRoIsILLEs.

And Several Other Villages East Of Ar
ras.
With the British Army in France. Aug
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
VIOLENT ARTILLERY BATTLE.
Along the Somme Front Reported BY
the French.

Paris, Aug 20.--Violent artillery en-.
gagements along the Somme front are
reported in to.day's war office statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

Paris Aug 49, $3.50 mFrench troops at the gates of
Ham, according to dispatches from the front The Germans lost
three complete muniton trains Breu five miles west of Ham,
in their precipitate retreat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29
SPANISH STEAMER
SUNK BY U-BOAT
The Attack on the Crusa, II Is Be-
ieved in Paris, Will Bring Relations
Between the Two Countries
to a Close.

Paris, Aug. 20. tHavas,l The Span
ish steamer CrIsa has been sunk by a
submarine, it is reported here. Newspa-
pers consider that this event win bring
to a crisis the relations between Spain
and Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

Burton E. Bailey is the postmaster in
Montpelier and E. S. Harris in Benning-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-29

Available maritime records fail to
show Spanish ship by the name of
Crusa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28

One star in Kenosha service
flags changed from blue to gold
today when official reports from
Washington included the name Of
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
FOSTER HEADS COUNTY
EXEMPTION BOARD
Secretary James P. Torrey is Relieved
from Service But His Work Will
Continue for a Week.

At the formal organization meeting
of the Kenosha County Exemption
Board held on Monday afternoon, Al
bert w. Foster of Salem, was elected
chairman of the board. He succeeds
the late Charles H. Whitcher who was
named on the organization of the
board seven months ago and whose
place had never been filed
James P. Torrey will remain as
secretary of the board for the present
time. Mr.. Torrey has received notice
that he will be relieved of his duties
within short time and at that time
new secretary will be chosen.
The work of getting the question
naires properly classified is now well
under war and it is expected that it
will be completed withia a week
There are but fifteen men o be
examined under the questionable sys-
tenn in the county and the work will
be completed at once.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28

Evidently March is getting ready to
come in like a lion and has sent few
Gphz ahead to- pave the way for her.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
COUNTRY CLUB RAIDED
SURE SIGN OF SPRING
Police Seek Twenty Youngsters Charg-
ed with Malicious Mischief
at Golf Club.

Here is real harbinger of spring
This morning the police got the an
nual report that boys had invaded the
grounds of the Kenosha Country club
and that considerable damage had been
done about the club house. Windows
have been broken and the usual mum
Der of articles are supposed to be mis-
sing from the club house. The police
had the names of some twenty boys
who are supposed to have been con-
nected with depredatiors at the club
house and it is expected that they will
be brought in before the day is over on
charges of malicious mischief. The
boys are all residents of the section of
the city near the club house. As in
other years the police will probably
make demand that they pay for all
damage done.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
MEN ARE ALL IN CLASS |
Others Will Be Called at the Rate OF
200 Day Call Does Not Indicate
Immediate Service - Wisconsin
Has Sent It's Quota.

The Kenosha Local Draft Board this
morning sent out cards calling a hun-
dred and fifty Kenoshans who had
responded to the questionnaires for
physical examination on Friday Of this
week. The men are expected to pres
ent themselves at the City Hall at half
past seven clock and with a large
force of physicians at work it is ex-
pected that the examinations will be
completed by noon.
This is the first bunch Of candidates
to be called for examination in con-
nection with the big drive by the local
board to have all men who have been
placed in Glass l examined and certi-
fed as physically fit for service in the
army.
Nearly all of next week will be
given over to the examination of men
who have been classified as members
of Glass 1. There are 1885 Kenosha
men in this class and it is expected
i physical examination of all OF
them will be completed by the last OF
next week. These examinations should
have been completed before February
| goth but changes in the regulations and
delay IN the organirotio of the adj
visory boards and giving them proper
instructions as to handling examina-
tons have handicapped the work OF
the local board. No men will be called
for examination on Saturday Of this
week but it is expected that the men
will be called at the rate of two hun
bred a day for next week. 1t is going
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28

come one of the first volunteers In
Company M and to SO conduct himself
in the service Of his government as to
make his death a distinct loss not only
to his unit but to the whole regiment
in which he was enrolled.
The whole truth about the death Of
Corporal Junker will not be known un-
til letters can be received from his com
rades in arms who shared danger with
him and turned away with dim eyes
as he started alone on the last trail.
1t may be that his remains were buried
in Scotland or Ireland while mourning
peasants stood by to do him honor and
read his name upon a wooden cross. 1t
may be that they were never recovered
from the blue sea whose freedom he
died to establish.
Tn either instance his claims to per-
manent honor are established. Keno
shans will never forget how briefly but
gloriously he lived and how willingly
he died that others might enjoy peace
and freedom when he had gone west
rever to return to the friends who
knew him and are now mourning his
untimely but heroic death.
Other Wisconsin men reported
I" dead" in. the latest casualty list in
clrde: Earl Weisenberger, Jim Falls;
Wilhelm B. Spencer, New London;
Frank Sharpe, Milwaukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28
DIES SUDDENLY MONDAY.
Mrs. Esther Lewis, Charter Member of
the Woman's Relief Corps, Dies
Monday Evening at Home.


Mrs. Esther Lewis, a charter mem
Der of the Kenosha Chapter of the
Woman IS Relief Corps, and for more
than thirty years resident of Keno
sha, died suddenly Monday night at
nine thirty from an attack of heart
failure. Mrs. Lewis returned to her
home at 707 Superior street on Mon
day evening from a short social call APP
parently in the best of health and a
moment later she was stricken with
heart failure and died within very
few moments.
Mrs. Esther Roberts Lewis was
born February 6, 1851 near Chiffon,
Wisconsin. When but a child she was
left an orphan by the death of her
parents and much of her early life was
spent in Kansas with relatives. In
the spring of 1876 she was united in
marriage to Emery A. Lewis, a Civil
War soldier and a member of the Fred
S. Lowell Post of the G. A. r., and to
this marriage two daughters were
born. More than thirty years ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis moved to Keno
sha, where they have taken promin-
ent part in the life of the city and
have made innumerable friendships.
The deceased was active in the work
Of the Kenosha Chapter Of the Wo-
man s Relief Corps and was an hon
orary member of the Sherman Fortress
of the Daughters Of the G. A. R. She
is survived by her husband, he'd two
daughters, Mrs. Ada Johnson of Cali
fornia, and Mrs. Gertrude McNiel, Of
Rowland avenue, and by three grand
children, William Johnson, of Honolulu
and Esther and Earl McNiel of Ken
osha.
To allow the relatives from the west
to reach Kenosha for the funeral, the
services have been set for Sunday af-
ternoon at two thirty at the late resi-
derce at 707 Superior street, after
which interment will be made at the
Green Ridge Cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28

to be the busiest week in the history
of the Kenosha doctors but they will
make an effort to arrange their private
practice so that practically all of chem
will be able to give considerable of
their time to getting the men examined
for army service.
These men are being examined in
keeping with the provisions of the
QUESTIONABLE system rather than with
a view of providing men for any spe-
cial quota of the army. Men who are
to be examined starting ON Saturday
will probably not be called for mobili-
cation until after thu second nation
wide draft is made and while no form
al statement has beer issued by the
Provost Marshall it is not thought
that the second draft will be made UNI
til some time in June and it will pro-
baby be month after that time be-
fore the first quota of men from the
second general draft are ordered sent
to the environments.
The list of two hundred men who
will make up the last quota from Ken
osha under the first draft has been
made out and these men are now sub
iect to call at any time It is possible
that even these men will have to wait
until after the next draft is made as
ii is declared that Wisconsin has fur
nished the full number of men neces-
sary when the government took into
consideration the volunteers from the
state.
GIVE are going to rush the examina-
tion of the men in Glass 1 as rapidly
as possible" said one of the members
OF the Board this morning, GIVE do
not care when these men may be called
into service we want to know that
Kenosha has finished up her work un-
der the QUESTIONABLE just as early as
possible. We want to have all of our
work cleaned up so that we can take
care of other classes of men returning
missionaries. "