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The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

Washington, Aug. 23-Champions
of the house military committees
plan to direct the war department to
defer calling OF youths of is years
and 19 years until older men have
Joined the colors, under the man pow
or bin extending the draft age limits
to Is and As years. lost their initial
fight in the house late today and the
way was paved for the passage of the
Oill by the house tomorrow.
In the senate disposal of minor
amendments caused leaders to hope
that the measure could be passed
there also before the weekend ad
journment tomorrow.
AT the close of a day of vigorous
debate the house rejected, l67 to 90.
the amendment of Representative
Mckenzie, of Illinois. written into the
bill by the military committee, di
recting separate classification and de-
layed call of youths from is to 20.
Amendments by Representatives
Johnson, of Washington and Black
man. of Alabama, to fix the draft age
minimum at 10 and 20 years respec =
lively, were defeated
Dramatic touches were given the
debate in the house by Representative
Tillotson, of Connecticut, who, amid
cheers, called upon four marines in
bo 10 uYa In
that youths of 1S make excellent
soldiers This was after Representa-
tive johnson. of Washington, had pre- =
sented a small 13 year old page in a
soldiers coat and trench helmet, to
support his claim that IS year olds
are mere children.
Representative Olney, of Massachu-
aetts, aroused the patriotism of the
house members during the debate by
declaring British and French officers
conceded that 1t was the American
marines who at Chateau Thierry
stoIlped the German rush in July and
saved Paris.
Plans for final vote on the meas
ure in the house tonight were lost in
the midst of a wrangle over an amend
ment by Representative Madden, of
Illinois, permitting deferred classifi-
cation of government employees be-
cause of their employment Before
a vote could be take a motion to ad-
journ was carried and the amendment
with several others of a minor ma
ture, went over until tomorrow.
During the course Of the day Pres
ident Wilson, in a conference with
Senators Martin and Simmons, ex-
erted his influence to have the amend
ments placing restrictions on the call
ing of youths of is and 10 years de-
feated. The president was also un-
derstood to have informed the SEN
ators that in his opinion the "work
OF fight" as adopted in the bill to the
senate, was unnecessary.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts
and Thomas, of Colorado, made the
principal speeches in the senate in
Eehalf of the bill, the latter sup
porting the work or fight" amend
ment and declaring that it casts no
reflection whatever on organized la
Dor but is aimed at industrial slack
ers.
| Representative Black. of Texas,
gave notice In the house that he
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
REGISTER ONLY
AT COURT HOUSE

Every young man who has be-
come 2l years of age since the 5th
day of last June must register at
the court house today. The places
OF registration Will not be general,
as was in the former draft registra -
tion but the officers will be at the
court house all day to receive the
names of the young men. Apply
i'm person. 1t will take but a little
while. and you will receive a reg :
istration card that it viii be neces-
sary for you to have with you later
when the government officers so
out after slackers.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
(By the Associated Press)
in L oss of Men

(By the Associated Press)
over the c'lty mile battle front from
L the region of Arras to the north 81
scissors the German armies are me-
ing with defeats Wh.ch apparently
spell disaster. Every yae1e the Br.t-
ish and Frcnl forces have continued
'on the &itack the 4aemy has been
Isar guinariE worsted aid the enc o.
his trials is OF yet IL : sht. To the
British over the thirty miles OF hight
ing Zcne from the Cojeul river south
east of Arras to i-ihons south of Cho
Sr:He numerous towns have tanHn
and enemy territory has been pe2s,
trdted to dep'h of several miles.
Where the French are fighting b.
tween the Matz river and the terri
tory tmth of Seasons, a3dululal
Goodly eairs have be aa made in th.
development of Noyon and the nv
never hch seeks . crush or drive
OFT 80 CCrman7 from the salient be-
tNcen the Somme nd the Ailctt and
pm. into jeopardy the entire Ge.man
lHc running to Rheims
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Germans brought up large numbers OF
fresh reinfoIcements in an endeavOr
to stay the proeress of Haig's armies.
their efforts were without avail.
Where they were able momentarily TO
hold back their oncOming foes the
Germans finally were forced to cede
the ground demanded. And they paid
a terrible price in men killed, wound
ed or made prisoner for their temerity.
The entire Arras- Albert road has
been crossed by the British. The
strongly held positions where the Ger
mans saw disaster facing them if they
fell were stormed and captured aad
the British passed them going east
ward.
Notable among these places We're
Achiet e-Grand, where bitter fighting
has been in progress for several days.
Boyelles and Gomiecourt northeast OF
Albert. The taking of Achiet, and
farther east of the town of Bihucourt,
gives Haig a dominating position over
Bapaume from which the railway and
highway runs eastward to CambraI.
Farther south the old fortress or
Thiepvale is surrounded ON three sides
and it's capitulation must follow.
Friday night saw the British stand
ing we'll to the east of Albert. and
south of the Somme they were holding
Chuignolles and Chuignes and had
thrown out forces eastward to out
flank Bray on the south and Chaulnes
on the north
Midway of the battle line south Of
the Somme around Roye, there has
been little fighting, the allied COM
mander evidently reasoning that with
both wings of his offensive-near Ar
ras and Scissors working smoothly
in the movement which is likely Il
compel the Germans to seek refuge
behind the old Hindenburg line
ground soon will have to he given here
automatically in order to save large
numbers of men, guns and supplies
from capture
With the continuation Of the French
from the Matz river, around the bend
in the line to the north of Scissors
however. particularly north of Sois-
sons, the Germans still we'll within
the lower portion of the old salient
apparently are on dangerous ground
The French are still busily engaged
in their drive in this region.
They have crossed the Divette river
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
INDIANA TOWN is
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Huntington, Ind. Aug. 23-The town
of Biphus, ten miles north of here, ot
danger OF being wiped out by fire
which started this evening in 100,
Geo bushel grain elevator. loaded to
capacity with oats. The fire has par
TALLY consumed the business district
and threatens to spread further. Hun
|tington fire apparatus is on the scene
but is impeded in it's work by low wa
ter pressure. The fire is said to nave
been started by a man who escaped
pursuit. .N
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

With the British Armies in France
Aug 23-3:40 p. M,--Victorious OF
battle front OF twenty three mile.
extending from the Cojeul river on the
north, across the Ancre and Somm'
rivers almost to Lihons, the third an'
fourth British armies under Generals
Byng and Rawlinson at mid Afternoon
were vigorously following up their
successes of today which apparently
has been one of the most disastrous
days ever experienced by the Ger
mans.
The enemy lost wide stretches o.
ground, numerous towns, thousands o
men made prisoner. and large quanti-
ties of materials and guns. He alsC
again has had heavy casualties.
Crown Prince Rnpprecht, of Bavaria
the German commander, has thrown
his men in before the advancing Brit
ish armies in an effort TO staye off the
inevitable, but only to have then
moved down again and again by
storms of metal which poured from
tut DiillSH guns
One entire enemy battalion was an
initiated during the fighting.
Dead Germans in great numbers are
scattered everywhere over the battit
field. As an example four hundred
enemy dead weer observed this morn
ing on one small piece of ground over
which the battle had swept.
With all this fierce fighting and not
withstanding the fact that the British
at many places have foueht over oper
ground against an enemy protected il
pot hohs' and strong points OF ota-
or kinds, the British losses every
where seem to have been extraordi-
harily light. This probably is due tC
the confusion the Germans find reign
ing behind their lines as they are
fighting losing battle, which FOL
them hourly grows more disastrous,
Crown Prince Rupprecht today hat
strengthened his lire at many places
hut this instead of stopping the British
simply meant that the Germans sur
fered bigger losses.
During the night and this morning
the front upon which the battle wai
being fought yesterday was widenet
appreciably both to the north and tC
tire south, while the ground in thu
middle between Albert and Beaucourt
sur-Anere, which heretofore had beer
fairly quiet, suddenly was drawn intt
the whirl.
From the northern edge of the bat.
tlefield to the south the situation a
last reports seemed to be as follows:
New attacks from the river Coleu
and south carried the British acres,
the Albert -Arras railroad embank-
ment The British apparently holl
Boiry-Becquere and Royelles ant
have passed beyond the Arras BaG.
pune road
The troops just TO the south. who fol
two days had been fighting for ant
are pushing on toward Ervillers, st
Leger and Croisilles.
Aeroplanes reported that British
tanks had crossed the road between
Ervillers and st. Leger, while some
infantry was reported to be less thai
a thousand yards west of Erviller!
some hours ago. AT about that timt
an aeroplane reported that the Ger
mans had disappeared from their po
sitions northwest of st. Ieger and be
tween that town ana TIamelincour
and that the fighting British fount
time in the midst of their tasks to
cheer heartily. sTS
Apparently the hard pressed Ger
mans rather than suffer more here
where they have met with some o
their heaviest losses, decided TO ge
out. This locality was one OF tn,
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
WARNING or GULF STORM

Washington, Aug. ga statement
tonight by the local weather bureau
says no definite information has been
received in the last "a hours respect
ing the tropical disturbance in the
Carribean. II is believed, however
that it is approaching Jamaica and
will pass that island some time Sat
urday.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
FRENCH FORCES HAVE
WoRsTED THE ENEMY
GERMAN LINE RUNNING TO
RHEIMS is IN JEOPARDY

With Fresh Reinforcements In An
EndeaVor to Stay the Progress Of
1aig's Armies the Efforts of the
Germans Were Without Avail a.
though They Paid Terrible Price
in l. Loss Of Men.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
BRITISH WIN GREATEST BATTLE Of THE war
ttQ11iOn Was Annihi1Qted in FL

near Evricourt and at several other
points have forded the Ailette and the
else and north OF Soissons are stand
ing east OF Bagneux and to the west
of Crecy -au-Mont
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
BritishWere ViCtOriOusOV
a Twenty-Five Mile Front
and the Result Was the
Most Disastrous Day Ever
Experienced By the Huns.

Dead Germans in Great Numbers Are
Scattered Everywhere Over the
Battlefield--On Some Parts of the
Battle Ground the Germans Seemed
BeWildered and Did Not Know What
to Do Prisoners Appeared Glad They
Had Been Captured.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE BtLL
! is OVElRWti ELMt NGLY DE
FEATED BY VOTE IN HOUSE
49, YEAR. old MARINES
PRESENTED TO HOUSE

Representative olney Reused the pa
triotism of the House BY Declaring
British and French Officers Con-
ceded Tha< the American Marines
Stopped the Germans on Their
March to Paris.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

CONTINUED ON PAGD THREE,
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

People looking for rooms turn to the
classified ads of the newspapers to see
what is offered An ad in the Sentinel
Record may bring a customer.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-24

CONTINUED ON PAGE Two)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
"Frightfulness" at Home.

4 new form OF German frghtfunc>>
h4s hit Concv Island Brighton Beach
Manhattan Beach and othcr bathing
resorts adjacent TO New York City
bringing the fact that there is a war 90
somewhere in Europe closer 10 some tens
Of thousands Of New Workers and visiting
brethren than any other single incident
up to date.
Gas attacks by water, such as stirred
the southern coast several weeks ago,
may be annoying, but il takes crude oil
and tar attack by the same route really to
make q mess Of a coast resort Doubling
this, all one has TO do is 10 take note on
returning Coney trains OF thousands Of
men. women and children vino went down
70 the beach for bath returning dirtier
than ever.
Black and tan daubs Of what looked
like common tar adorned the cheeks and
noses of Invstifed children; the frocks Of Il
multitude OF mothers set the style for 4
/ new and highly original idea IN camou-.
I fagc the light hosiery and white shoes Of
hundreds Of young women bore evidences
! Of contact with something very black
and many a male person with none too
/ much hair spent the entire trip home try
I ing to work a gIue-like substance out Of
his remaining locks.
4 Consequently, it is d safe bet from
now on that the news Of the torpedomg
! Of an oil tanker by German submarine
anywhere in the world, but particularly
ii the vicinity Of New York. viii be noted
/ with infinitely more distress than such
news has stirred up IN the past
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
Sanitation OF Our Camps.

Interesting information comes from
Camp Humphreys, Va, Of the success Of
sanitary measures, especially IN nddIng
the camp OF the pests of flies, mosquitoes
and insects. Figures given out by Major
]. " Brewer. camp surgeon, show that
from 4 record catch Of 12S, 900 flies in
traps which were set IN various barracks,
mess halls and other buildings on july 2,
the number caught gradually decreased to
one-fourtb that number on August 30,
the season Of the wear when they are
most prevalent While the mosquito and
fiy squads were busy exterminatlng these
pests Major Brewer was taking precau-
ton against diseases which the insects
could spread among the soldiers AS a
result Of the clcaning-up Of Alexandria
and the barring Of bacteria. .iadcn ice cream
from camp there have been 40 dlarrLca or
dvsentery eases among the soldiers for
several weeks, and illness Of all kinds has
been reduced to the lowest possible mini
mum
And what has been done III this camp is
being done in all our military camps Ia
fact, camp life, in this respect, is made
safer for many Of oar soldiers than life
at home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
PRESS COMMENT.
SEA PRESSURE ON GERMANY.

While the pressure upon Germany by
the armies of her enemies changes from
time TO time, the pressure by sea ls as
constant as the tides. From the first
weeks of the war, the Central Powers
have been virtually besieged. Within
their hmits they could move freely, but
they could never break out. And this
naval scige has never been lifted. 1t will
not be until Germany offers satisfactory
terms of peace The longer the war goes
on. the servercr will be Sca-Power's stran-
gle-hold upon Germanv's throat. In
August 1916, at a meeting of the Asso-
ciatcd German Chambers of Commerce,
speakers criticised the government for
not having foresccn what would be the
desoatng effect upon German commerce
of the English blockade by sea. There
upon a defender ot the Government aH-
serted that this danger had been CON
sidered; that this vcrv subject had been
debatd at Berlin in Afny, 1914, and that
the authorities had decided they could
| face the possibility of war even with
England as an enemy and with a complete
blockade of the North Sea- But he added
with great significance, thnt the then
plans were made on the basis of :" n war
of one wears duration at the outside >
The war has lasted more than four
wears. How many more 1t mhY run no
man can sav. But to the end the grim
wardcrs OF the sea will shut Germany
of it. The only way IN which she can
WIN back to the freedom of the word 8
great highway of trade and international
intercourse. is by surrcndering completely
and abandoning forever the mad purpose
of her rulers TO cnslavc mankind on both
land and sea New York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
A Splendid Political Gathering.

We cannot recall, for many years, n
amer. more inspiring, or more assuring
gathering of representatives of the Dem
pcratic party of Delaware than the Dem
ocratic State Convention held At Dover,
YESTERDAY. Ii was proceeded by primary
contests, .tsIt the results of these primary
contests left the convention field so
clear that the delegates 10 the convention
plainly saw the duty that confronted
them, and performed it, cxpcdltiously
and with thorough good feeling.
And that duty, IS laid down by the
Democratic voters at the primary con
tests, was the rcromination Of United
states Senator Willard Salisbury and
Eeprcser .ativa IN Congress Albert r..
Polk.
The platform edop;cd by the convention
was most inspiring L was splendid
presentation Of the position Of the Dem
ocra:ic party in tie pending campaign
that Of Iowa, ono nDquestioncd support OF
the Wilson adu Irisuat'on throughout
the wa. to tho crd that tho world may
he r-.ade SAFE for democracy and for de
cent people to live II And for q peace
w7ta --;ctory a rcacc that she'll contain
ir its provisions no suspicion Of German
domination IN tic world forever after
The County caucuecs having determined
i, aevance the acton oi the state con
vc, tor, the work of tho latter body was
casv os accomplishment Senator Satsis-
hu,v was unanimously rcnominatcd, and
&C was Representative Polk. Kent county
having the choice Of the two State posi-
tons, Francis NJ Soper was unanimously
narcd for State treasurer, and Joseph Il.
Anderson for auditor Of accounts. Both
arc Thoroughly capable men. and citizens
OF hieh standing in their communities
20 far as the state convention IS
concerned. therefore, the Democratic
partv makes mcst suspicious entrance
upoa 'hc pending political campaign
Ii hes r1aac nominations that are salts
factory to large majority Of the party
following, rs attcsted by the primary
contests. Il has adopted q platform that
All lBCfnNCfa}> ana IdAlN 10Y I tt'-b-tN tilA
ma subscribe 10 Il only remains for
the feeders Of the party to inaugurate Z
vigorous and enthusiastic campaign.
And 50. in all respects the Democratic
Sta.c campaign in Delaware opens with
great promise. Il has the support Of
public sentiment Of the undoubted desire
OF the people Of Delaware to continue the
war in Europe TO q successful conclusion
TO . complete victory for the Allies and
the subjugation OF the German beast that
would sacrifice ali the people OF the world
10 its inSen.ate desires And also. 1t has
the desire Of the people Of Delaware, and
of the three counties. for q prc~sIngly need
ed reform in local administration. which
can only be assured by defeat Of the
Republican party notwithstanding the
promises advanced by the New Dis
pensation Of that party, and = com
pletc change in local administration III the
two counties where the Republican party
has long been IN control, either in whole
or IN mart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-11
RUSSIA REIGN OF TERROR.

A CHASTITY picture Of Russia under
Rolshcvik rule is that painted by Mr.
| Dosch-tleurot The Worlds staff corrca-
| ondcnt. Who ns arrived IN Stockholm
Only here. back IN civilization where
| murder is a crime, he cables, do we
begin to comprehend how little the world
| can understand what Russia has come
to in these last weeks
"Thc Bolshcvik have instituted n reign
of terror ~ the only means 70 maintain
the dictatorship, killing without trial
or before inqmsltlonal tribunals
"Thc Bolsheviki have entirely lost
popular support and are keeping themselves
~ power only hy the bayonets they are
still ahlc TO buy
"Thc peasants arc IN revolt every
where
I'm every city in Russia there are the
same scenes of terror Conditions nrc
even worse III the provinces Comms-
sioncrs are sent from Moscow 70 organize
the worst clements and take vengeance
loot, Kill officers and pcrpctrate other
outrages
me struggle has passed The stage Of
class war Every man tg At every other
mans throat The state Of All lRusala
i beyond The comprehension of people
accustomed to civilization
Tho Associated Press correspondent
pbo accompanicd Mr. Dosch-tleurot TO
Stockholm repeats the same story Of
terrorism Human lift has lost MI
valYe he records III lis dispatch and
foreigners and Russians alike are ~ the
mercy Of officials who Kill without trial
Nlr Dusch-Flcurot testimony 10 the
utter bcstIality Of the Rolshovlk regime
carrIcS exceptional weight because a the
outsct hc was sympathetic with the pro-
fee,Sed aims and objects ct the Bolshc-
vik counter revolution Realizing tho
,omplctcncss of korcnskv's failure.
saw All opportunity II tie BolsheNlk
Drnrram ia rc-cStal lush Russia. even
| though the program were radical beyond
any was hitherto attempted n the way
| 81 government.
The Jud cement that be now pronounccs3
upon the LrnIncs ard the .IrotzkNs and
| their blood mad associates IS the reSLI.
| of lis personal observation OF BolsheyIk
rule New York World