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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
PATROL BOATS SINK U-BOAT
WHICH ATTACKED STEAMER
British Passenger Liner Bnndy Saved
From Sinking by Admirable
COndnst OF Crew.
by Associated Press,

TOULON. August 23.--The British
pnssanger steamship Bandy, while on a
voyage between Malta and Sicily, was
torpedoed by n German submarine, and
although the explosion tore gaping
wound in Ter starboard side. the vessel
succeeded in reaching the harbor here
to-day.
The U-boat which fired the torpedo
"ns attacked by patrol boats escorting
the Randy and was sunk. Six of the
submarines crew. numbering sixty
five officers and men! were saved, in
Guiding the first mate.
The admirable conduct OF the crew OF
the Randy, was responsible tor the
safety of all the passengers. Two men
were wounded when the torpedo ex-
ploded.
The mate OF the submarine. when
hoisted aboard a destroyer. ATTEMPT cd
to commit suicide. He appeared to be
insane, and made wandering statemerts
"hoht the loss of his submarine. lie
said the lost U-boat had torDedoed the
Nnnard liner Lusitania and had de-
stroyed an agE egatc Of 100000 tons
OF other allied shipping
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
FOOD SITUATION IMPROVES,
SAYS u. S. ADMINISTRATOR
American Soldiers In France md In
German Prison Camps Arc Well
Supplied Snys HOOyer.

r. AN ATLANTIC PORT. August pa
Herbert Hoover. Federal food admin
istrator. who arrived here to-day OH
board Il British steamship. expressed
the belief that the food problem OF the
coming year would be met with much
the past year.
Arrangements were made by the al
lied food commissions while he was
phase OF the situation.
American soldiers in Europe are
1IdnEg. S1eing ~ .c:, extremely we'll" said Mir.
hetray. every evidence OF good feed
ing; American soldiers are getting
ls,io, a5So eilorss = day and the civil popu
conferred with the food adminis-
aratora or the allied countries. and, as
a result OF the four weeks conference
greater problem of next year will be
met more easily than we met the
the past year. bnyo yiew Of
available resources. we shall have yerv
little difficulty.
being h we'll fed through the American
Red Cross in Switzerland Inyestira-
dion shows that packages for Ameri-
many reach them.
French morale is higher to-day than
Of Of my ahs I'm .ime since Gi the first six months
that there j. an inexhaustibIe supply
or everything necessary to victory.
The American boys are absolutely
CONVINCED that next year they can walk
through to Berlin.
Mennwhile the women of Europe
arc doing great work. The crops have
men and boys.
There are reports OF a serious
drought in bulgaria, In parts OF Rou-
mania and the Ukraine.
the Belgian situation has improved
Up to July /, Bclgiums condition was
very serious because the German Of
IenSiYe that began March 81 com
pelied the allies to commander ships
needed to transport food to Belgium.
~ mas bcen possible to return these
snips: however. Tho Belgian popula-
tion is getting 200 caloriea n dax"-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
BIG TORPEDO STATION
IN YORK RIVER REGION
Government Acquires 1000 Acres
Between Yorktown and
PcnniHlan.
PROVIDE PROVING GROUND
Advance Reports Indicate Navy De-
pnrtmcnt Aims to Make This Great
est Training Center in Any Coul.-
try.
PROVIDE PROVING GROUND
Lsy Associated Press.l

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, August Ga
According to INFORMATION received here
to-day the United States government
has acquired IL 900 acres of land on the
York River between Yorktown and
Penniman for big torpedo station
and proving ground.
1t IS understood that the work OF
building the big plant and getting the
grounds in shape will be rapidly pushed
to completion. as the Navy Department
is anxious to make this the greatest
torpedo station Ind proving grounds
in the country.
The York River is acknowledged to
be an ideal spot for torpedo boat train
ing, while the grounds selected will be
probably the greatest proving field in
any country.
1t is said that the order taking over
me lands was signed few days ago
by the navy authorities. and that the
owners OF the farms in that section
have been notified TO move from them
as rapidly as possible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
sH|PYAR!D WORKERS ASK
81 AN HOUR FOR LABOR
"Friendly Demands" Are Filed by
Workers With the Labor Ad-
justment Board.
ALSO WANT HALF-HOLIDAY
Request Seeks Double Time for All
Overtime Work, and Declares
i'm Favor OF 10 Per Cent Bonus
System.
so WANT HALF-HoLIDAY
tRy Assoclated presn.l


WASHINGTON, August 2S.--aki lied
workers in the shipbuilding Industry
Of the country have presented friend
ly demands" to the labor adjustment
<board OF the Shipping Board for In
Screases In wages to 81 an hour. dou-
Bile time for all overtime. Saturday half
holidays throughout tho year, and 10
per cent bonus for all night shop work.
The present wage Is approximately rs
cents an hour.
The demands were formed by repre-
scntatives of the various crafts after
conferences which began at Philadel-
phia and were continued In Washing
ton with the labor adjustment board.
They grow out OF the termination Of
the six months period OF settlement
OF the first dispute decide1 by the
board. which involved i,elaware work.
ers That award stipulated that living
conditions were to determine any later
readjustments.
The dollar r-an- hour wage request OF
thousands OF workers throughout the
country. Before passing on the wage
cnnendond Guesaien the nt labor ad,ustment board
Berres and L. a Coolidge. will decide
whether countrywide basis shall be
used in determining wage scales.
tion of THE country-wide basis; but ad
jOurned without reaching any formal
decision. 1t was ssid. Wage scales
heretofore have been fixed Oh, a basis
or districts. COMPRISING shipyards in
few States. All of these adjustments
re for six months and the last will
teriilina i'm October.
The request contained no threats
whatever OF n strike, as the men have
an agreement with the board that
wage questions Will be settled by ne
gotiations: The friendly demand" for
the skilled workers is the only one vet
made to tho board, but It is rcga ri I'd
that u II Is granted. increases would
also be given other workers.
The present wages averare s5.S7 n
day on the Facii.s Coast. and vary from
$3.50 to $3.50 elsewhere in the country.
The iDcrcaae would approximate 80
per cent.
Union lead ers are said to he unani-
NOUS In desiring the establishment of
tho uniform NATIONAL scale for members
OF their crafts. II their. request Ia
granted tho district decision would be
obviated
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
CzECHO- -sLOVAk FORCES
WIN DECIDED VICTORY
Allied Troops on Ussuri River Front,
Greatly Outnumbcred, Forced
to Withdraw.
JAPANESE UNITS ARE ACTIVE
Russian Red Guards Publicly Hang
in Market Place 800 Prisoners,
Claiming Act = Rcprisal for
Atrocities" Committed.
APANEsE UNITS ARE ACTIVE

LONDON. August :3-Lord Robert
Cecil the British undcrsecretary for
Foreign Affairs. announced this even.
ing that reports had been received in
London to the effect that the Czecho-
Slovak forces In Trans Baikalia lad
captured the town of Bcrohnieudisck.
south OF Lake Baikal. and had achieved
a decided victory aEuins. the Bolshevik
forces.
Allied troops on the Ussuri River
front. north OF Vladivostok. outnum-
bercd by the enemy, have been forced
dispatch to the Daily Mail from Har-
bin, dated Wednesday,
British and French troops were en-
gagged in the battle, but the brunt OF
the hEhting fell on the Cossack and
aided in the retirement.
Bolsherik monitors, operating on
Lake HanEka, are harassing the allied
LEFT and have detained additional
given the Bolsheviki in German
The ussuri River forms the eastern
boundary OF Manchnria.
An Amsterdam dispatch SAYS hat
German forces were victorious over
force of l,2o0 Russian insurgents, well
equipped with artillery and command
ed by General Rebcnko. near Kremen:-
the Nossische ZeitunE. OF Berlin. In a
second encounter. which occurred near
roltaVa. SiXty-four miles northeast of
krementchuG. the revolutionaries lost
500 men killed and the Germans took
six machine guns and other equipment,
The survivors of the revolutionary
band fed. but their retreat was cut OF
by the pursuing Germans.
Russian Red Guards. after the cap
ture Of Simhirsk. on the Volga. acco ID
Ing to n Moscow dispatch to the liam
burg Nachrichten, publicly hanged in
the market place 300 CzGcho -SIovak
prisoners. The hangings. it is declared,
were reprisal for atrocities commit
ted in the town during it's occupation
by the Czechs.
The Bolshivik government, accord
ing TO Kiey advices. has been forced to
release $4,000 former officers in the
Russian army who had been imprison-
ed in the AleXien barracks at Mos
COW. The people Of Moscow, the dis
patch adds. threatened to blow up the
hremlin unless these eX-oiiicers were
given their freedom
Tokyo dispatches announce that the
Japanese forces are advancing beyond
Nikolaievsk-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
RED CROSS CABLES APPEAL
FOR EQUIPMENT AND HELP
Naval Hospital nt VIadivo.tok Is Placed
Under American Control by
Czccho-StovnkS.

WASHINGTON. August 23-There
is an entire unanimity of opinion be-
tween the Russian government at
Omsk and the Siberian government
concerning intcrallied intervention,
the state Department has been advised.
Secretary Lansing announced to-day
that both governments are In accord.
This attitude lis pleasing to officials
here because of the assurance of friend
ly feeling that the information carries.
No further Information has been re-
ceived by the state Department re-
garding the BoBhevik declaration OF
war against the United States which
has been reported from petrograd.
From Nladivostok to- y. the war
council of the American Red Cross re-
ceived an appeal from its representa-
tive for additional hospital supplies.
equipment. an increased staff of work
ers and more clerical helm. The cable
said preparations were being made for
heavy emergency demands r-nd the
message indicated the mag /,ude of
the task confronting the force now
there.
The Red Cross representative said he
had been asked by the CZecho- -Slovaks
to take over the naval hospital at
Vladivostok, which now contains 5000
Czechs. In response to requests to the
CZecho- -Slovaks the latter have agreed
to assist in improving the food sup
plies of the hospital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
tBy Associated Prcss.l

LONDON, August 23.-Lord Rob-
crt Cecil, Under-Sccretnry for For
ciEn Affairs, hi his weekly inter
view given to-day, replied to the
speech made before the German So
cfcty ON August II by DIR. w. =.
Soif, the German Secretary of State
Tor the Colonies. Lord Robert mid
the british government has been
collecting, nnu will soon publish,
chiiousncss I'm governing her coll
ontcs, after which the world will
nErcc thnt the colonies cannon he
rcstorcd to Germany.
Lord tObcrt snfd TINT Dn S0If,s
uttcranccs were n very remarkable
"cSsny In psychology which sccm-
ed to Indicnte that sections OF Ger
realize TINT the attitude tnkcn by
the Pnn-Gcrnans must be disns-
trOun to the future OF Gcrniuny
lie added, however. TINT II WINS nor
hls view TINT the Pun-Gcrmnn,
were done for, ns In the Inst rcsorr
they would always dominate Ger
many.
The speaker referred to DIR. Soils
statement about BcIEIun,, nnyinE II
appeared to represent an advnncc
towards dcccncy, but II was nor
clenr. He challenged DIR. Soir 20
say IL he meant TINT Germany WINS
prepared To give ~, BclSium md
10 rcstorc the damage dOnc. LET
him sny this i'm pinin lnnEungc, NO
TINT the whole world Will under-
stand" he added.
The lndrr-Sccretnry then cited
how, only II few weeks nEO, DIR. Won
kuchlnann. former German Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs. had been
ousted because he said Gcrnnny
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
GERMAN DEFEATS
NEARING DISASTER
Lord Robert Cecil Says British Will Expose
Germany's Brutality Among Her Colonies

could not have things aIi her own
way anu declared the German Chun-
ceIlor, Count Won HcrtllnE, also Ind
been made to explain nwny a phrnsc
ne hna uttered nbout the restora-
ReferrinE to the Brest LitoysIk
treaty. Lord Robert said that any
one who had seen the why the 40
called independent states were crc-
ated could see Il had been done so
lnat they would have nm little In
dependence pOssilJle.
"When Foreign Secretary DuIfour
recently snid the German coionies
could not be restored, he yJns spenk-
ing only whnt the coincidence OF
mankind would have him way" Lord
George months nEo snid that the
Tucxtion of the colonies would be
settled mt the peace conference, hut
MT. bnlfour'R more recent ntntement
ruled out the possibility TINT they
would be restorcd.'
Turning TO DIR. SOILS mention OF
icnEne Of nations. the speaker
10 the conception Of u League of
hnftons, VIC sce no hope of the sue
cess OF my such schcnie unicNs pre-
ceded by rictory-untii II is nc
kn"wiedEcd by Germany that her
He pointed out that only innt
April the Germans, In the nunh ar
victory. were talking of n continent
from Flanders to Egypt md saying
TINT the only peace possible WINS
Gcrmnn peace. The Under-Secrc-
tnry made IL cIenr that IN fnr ns
the allies were concerned they hnd
mndc Up their mfndH that the only
way to obtain pence WAGON the nciI
of battle, md they were determined
to cnrry on the wnr 20 victory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
EXPERTS EXPECT
BIG SMASH SOON
Declare General Foch's Whiting
Tactics Have Been De-
cidedly Effective.
AMERICANS WITH BRITISH
Believed They Have Been AS
signed to Important Task
in Major Strategy.
WITH BRITISH
lBy Associated Prcss.1

WASHINGTON August 23-Almost
unvaryips success described in to-day's
dispatches, telling of the great allied
offensive on the ffty-mile front stretch
ing from SCISSORS northward to the en-
Tirons of Arras, raised hopes in mill
tary circles here for the most decisive
defeat yet administered to the Ger
mans. Observers were Of the opinion
that General Foch's whiting tactics ST
the past six weeks have been so effec-
tive that opportunity has come for
glorious harvest
Absence of any mention of American
troops in the descriptions OF tho great
fight lead TO interested Speculation as
TO the whereabouts of General Per
shing's thirty divisions. which. accord
included in the First Field Army That
practically all OF these units have com
pleted the training for which they were
hrigaded with the French and British
las been known for some time. Cen
eral March, the chief OF STAFF. in his
interviews with the press. has fire.
quently referred to the return of addi-
tional division, to the American com
mnndcr-ip chief
1t has been thought. however. that n
still are with the British Th,-.l and
Fourth Armies and most military CT
hcers were at 4 loss to understand why
luSS ndu NOT bten lUentlneu In the CI ~
ture of some of the important enemy
positions overrun during the dag. Re
cent evidence of the mettle OF Per
shing's forces made II certain. ii was
believed. that if American divisions
were with the allied troops. their To-
cality tonight would be at the apcX
of the advance.
THEORY IS AMERICANS
ARE ASSIGNED SECTOR
The most interesting theory heard
was that the movement of American
divisions to the sector assigned to the
First American Army is under way. All
the divisions heretofore with the Brit
lsh having been withdrawn for that
purpose and replaced by new units or
reorganiZed veteran organization
brought up from rest billets.
Concentration at this time of the
United States divisions on the ALL
American front. when the forward
movement of the more northern armies
promises SO much, could only mean that
General Foch has assigned to PerShinE
some important task closely linked
with the major strategy, In the opiniop-
OF experts here. This may he I'm the
nature of thrust in force IL preven.
the detachment of reserves II stop She
gaps in Picardy or far-reaching dive
on the German flank soon as he has
got such movement we'll under way.
Dispatches to-day. declaring that
large number of new enemy divisions
had been thrown into the struggle
against the British. gave strength to
this theory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
Germans Dense Ignorance
Of World Caused Errors

"Germnny lost her soul and with
her soul the power Of understanding
the motives and impulses of normal
men,
The mnterinIism of tho enemy and
his Ignorance OF what wns precious
In the sight OF civilized mankind hns
caused him to make mistnkcs TINT
have changed the dcStIny OF nm
tlons, declares &. ID. Stelling In an
article which appears In this irsue.
The Hun now realizes that somc-
thing In wrong. hut even yet falls TO.
definitely understand whnt II In. hut
he ntnnds nghnst MT the fact, which
hns dnwncd on his consciousncss,
that he will be fs0Inted I'm the eco
nomic ,conflIct f,vhich will follow the
war. The raw materials NO ncces-
sary 10 nnke even n start In com-
his wits end.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
Americans Rescue Comrade
Lying in Dugout lODays

WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
AISNE-vESLE FRONT. August rs.
When Captain William HnrrIgan's
company sNurmcd over the tri-
angular toplnnd south OF yexic.
where the enemy Ind been trying to
preHcrrc bridEehcnd. they dis
covered Mike LctnnnOusI<i, of Lang
ley, Ill.,, lying I'm duEout, half
filled with water, and then Harold
found In u shell hole.
LctnnnOuski hnd been I'm the dug
out for ten days. He lind been hit
during the original American n,i-
vance md hnd dropped into the shell
hole. There, unable to move from
the spot, he hnd waited to be res
cued, but none Of his com RIDES cn me
until ycsterday'N successful local
sOrtic accidentally resulted In his
being found. During the ten dnyn
of horror hc. hnd nothing to ent and
only rnln water to drink.
ffarnRn had only the water from
the bottom of the shell mole to drink
and that water WINS snturated with
Sus. Every time he. attempted to
crawl nvay, Gerninn machine gum
ners md snipcrs would open fire.
Yesterday mornings American
advance, which led TO his rcscue,
cnme near cnusinE his denth, for
our bnrrnEc burst all around IIar-
men were In fair condition, but
their stonnchs cnnnot stand food
yet. HnrriSnn's men cleared ont
every Gcrmnn mnchinc-gun ucst
within twenty-five minutes, c.lptur-
Ing fourteen and killing the rest
thnt had cscnpcd the preliminary
American bombnrdmcnt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
FLAMES THREATEN TOWN
Grnin Elevator FILLED with ont. Source
OF Fire That Spreads Very
Quickly.
[By Associated Press. j

-, HUNTINGTON. IND. August ca
The town of Bippus. ten miles north of
is In grave danger OF being wiped out
by fire which started at 8 o'clock this
evening, in a 100000 -bushel grain ele-
The fire has partially consumed the
business district and threatens to
spread further. Huntington fire ap-
paratus Is on tho scene. but is imped-
ed in It's work by low water pressure.
The fire is said to have been started
BY man who escaped pursuit.
All telephone and telegraph wires,
including those of the Erie Railroad,
have been burned down, and the road
has a force of 100 men at work re-
storing service. The elevator is COM
plete loss. which, with the grain con-
sumed. Is estimated at $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
.FRElGHTER DlOMED SUNK
WITH LOSS OF TWO MEN
Steamer ShciIcd md Torpedoed by HiE
Submarine I25 Miles From
New York.
tBy Associalcd Prcss.l


NEW YORK. August 23.--Shellcd and
torpedoed by big German submarine
just at sunrise Wednesday. the Brit
ish freiShter Diomed was sunk, win
the loss OF two of her crew and wound
ing OF many others. lbs miles cast oT
New York OF the 104 survivors. in
Guiding n number of Chinese seamen.
rescued and brought here by another
steamship. many had been cut by
shrapnel. and scalded by steam when
a torpedo crashed through tho boiler
room. Though attacked without warn
ing, the Diomed's gun crew answered
the German fire. but without effect.
After their twelfth shot at the U-boat.
one of the submersible's shells disabled
the freighter's steering gear. The
RAIDERS commander then supplanted
gunfire with torpedo. AS the pro-
jectile tore amidships through the
Diomed a seaman was killed. Others
were caught in food of steam as the
boilers burst and one died aboard n
lifcboat.
The submarine. according to the
British commander. was large craft
of the newest type, with deck guns fore
and aft. 1t cruised among the small
boats, the captain said. and offered
medical assistance to his wounded. but
he declined, fearing ruse to make
some of his men prisoners.
The Diomed. a 4,100-ton steel vessel.
was bound in ballast from Liverpool 10
New York. in service of the British
Admiralty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
SWEDISH VESSEL STOPPED,
BUT ALLOWED TO PROCEED
Steamer Not Sunk Because Engaged
In Carrying Food to Sweden.
Bont Held Up for nn Hour.
IBy Associated Press.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, August Ga
Swedish freight steamship which ar
rived here to-day was stopped by 4
German submarine yesterday seventy
nile" off this port and held for an hour
while the U-boat commander examined
her papers. The vessel was allowed
10 proceed, the German officer told the
freighter's captain. because he was en-
gagged in carrying foodstuffs for his
own country. The captain was warn
cd. however, that he was likely TO be
sunk at any time should he continue
in the American trade.
You would not sink MS without
warning. would you?" one of the Of
fcers of the Swedish ship asked tho
U-boat commander.
Don't be too sure about that--best
not to take any chances" was the
reply.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
POSSE IN AIRPLANES
Observation-Disclosures ItnId I'm MIs.ix.,n,,
foWn Scnrcs Alleged M0onshIncrs
While mt Stills.

COLUMBUS. MISS, August 2s.-An
up-t1-the-mtnute raid against nest
or mississippi moonshners was staged
near here. when an airplane posse ac-
companicd in their planes by Federal
revenue agents, 'ferrcted out and took
charged with operating Illicit stills
Tho moonshiners believed the machines
were travelling on trial flights until
most upon Them with leveled revolt
vers
The stills. which had been sought
ly by airmen from near-by training
camp. The air posse was made up
yesterday and carried It's plans out
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
THREE AMERICAN VESSELS
SUNK IN FOREIGN WATERS
Steamers Lake Edon, West Bridge and
Cuborc Fall Prey to German
Submarines.
TBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON August 23.-Sinking
OF three. American vessels in foreign
announced to-day by the Navy Depart
ment The steamship Lake Edon, an
army chartered cargo transport, was
SUNK on august 81, the u. S. S. West
SridEe or $500 tons on August 16, and
the u. s.. S. Cubore, of 1900 tons. on
Sixteen of the crew of the Lake Edon
accounted for. The names of the miss
ing nave not been reported to the Navy
Department..
Three men were reported lost in the
sinking of the West Bridge. There was
no loss OF life among the crew of the
TIL" West Bridge and Cubore we're
homeward bound when sunk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-24
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
IN AIR RAID ON COLOGNE

AMsTERDAM. August 2a.--Five per-
Jurcd. and considerable damage was
done to private property by bombs
da5Ip ddro5pped rSI from -r,;I allied atrplanes lcea
cording to an official announcement in
Thursday evenings Cologne Gazette, u
copy OF which has been received here.
The announcement says s
cologne was attacked shortly after
o'clock this morning by several air.
Five persons were killed and two were,
badly injured. Considerable damage
to private property resulted. but there
was no military damage"