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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
MANCIN MENACES
CROWN PRINCE
French in Position to Attack
From West Flank North
to AiSne.
AMERICANS POUND HUNS
Artillery Active Around Fismes
Bridgehead and Heights
South of River.

With the American Army on the
Aisne-V Vesle Front, Aug 19.-(Night.)
Advance by Ge:. Mangin's Tenth
French army north of the Aisne. be-
tween Tracy -le-Val and Fontenoy, has
provided a serious menace to the crown
princes line along the Vesle, placing
the French in position to attack
from the west flank north of the Aisne
and roll up the German troops south
Of the river.
Artillery fire has been intermttently
active along the whole Vesle front.
Krupp 4-inchers are harrassing the
roads and back areas. Field pieces
are maintaining an incessant gas she'll
ing.
In the regions around Fismette and
Fismes bridgehead and about the
heights south of the river. American
batteries, particularly heavies, are
pounding enemy positions continually.
Patrols are active, snagging prisoners
here and there and Identifying newly
arrived divisions.
French Take zoo Huns.
London, Aug. 20.-G:13 p.m.).-Gen.
Mangin's advance between the Aisne
and Disc continues. the international
News service learned today. Between
6 o'clock and Q o'clock this morning
the French troops captured 500 pris-
oners.
The entire German line in the Sois-
sons sector is endangered as result
of the French successes of the past
two days.
Military experts here will not be
surprised If the Germans withdraw
clear back to the Chemin- des- Danes.
which lies beyond the Aisne river.
Gen. Mangin attacked at $40 this
morning on ten-mile front and ad
vanced to maximum depth of two
miles. His captures included Vassens
wood as well as the village. he Ger
mans resisted desperately in this
sector.
The French are now five miles from
Noyon.
The battle line now runs from Belle
fontaine to hill 1853. and from there
to a mile north of Blerancourdelle, to
Lacroissette, Vassens wood. thence a
mile north Of Vassens village to Far
rels farm, then to the north of Mer-
sain, midway between Tardiers and
Nouvron- -Vingre, Villers- la Roose. and
thence to the plateau north of Osly
and to Courtil.
The entire German line north of
Scissors may be turned now. 1t is be-
lieved by military experts. Gen.
Humbert's troops yesterday advanced
a mile down the slope between Wres-
nieres and tn Disc river. reaching
Thiescourt. which lies southeast Of
Lassigny.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
HOLDPOSITIONS
AT ALLCOSTS
Orders Issued Regarding Noyon
and Lassigny From Impe-
rial Headquarters.
LOSS WOULD BE FATAL
Prussian Guard Sent to Bolster
Up Fast Weakening Line.
Shock Troops Used.

Paris. Aug. 2o.-"Hold Noyon and
Lassigny at all cost"
This is the order that has been
passed from German imperial head
quarters to commanders at both points
Ito hold Noyon and Lassigny. the
capture Of which by the allies would
force speedy retreat of the Huns all
along the Noyon front.
In sending In the Prussian guard to
bolster up the fast weakening line. the
choicest of picked Bavarian troops are
selected. Crown Prince Rupprecht is
using up all the shock troops he had
reserved for the grand offensive"
The allied troops. however, refuse, to
be denied. and there are many tales
Of extraordinary bravery and gal
lantry. Many officers, with only a
handful Of men, have captured a Ger
man trench. Once thirty machine
gunners were taken in this manner.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20

PETROCRAD RIOT
Workmen Parade Streets, De-
crying Germans and
BolSheviki.
CZECHO SLOVAKS RETIRE
Forces in Siberia Hard Pressed
by Enemy - Japanese
En- Route to Aid.

London, Aug Terrible food riots
have taken place in Petrograd. accord
ing to an Exchange telegraph dispatch
today from Petrograd via Berlin and
Amsterdam. Worknen paraded the
streets shouting away with the Ger
mans" and away with the kremlin.'
(Bolsheviki headquarters in Moscow
Serious clashes occurred In front OF
the Smolny institute in Petrograd be-
tween r.oting workmen and the Lettish
guard which composes the chief mill
tary support of Lenine and Trotzky.
There were hundreds of casualties
Martial law has been proclaimed by
the bolsheviki in Petrograd..ss.
A portion OF the Petrograd popula-
ton is reported to have asked the
Germans to help them oust the bolshe-
vik government.
Jap Reinforeer~ants Near.
London, Aug. 20.-The Czecho-
Slovak forces in Siberia have been
forced to retire on the Ussuri river,
according to an Exchange telegraph
dispatch from Tientsin. They were
threatened on their front and also in
the rear.
Japanese reinforcements are enroute,
The Japanese also have landed detach-
ments at Nikplaievsk.
Won Hintze to Speak.
London, Aug 20.-Aumiral Paul Won
Hintze. the German secretary for for
eign affairs. according to a dispatch
from Amsterdam to the, Daily Express,
is expected to make a statement OF
decisive Importance regarding Russia,
before the main committee Of the
reichstag within the next day or two.
Considerable importappesi Il 6ttaehed to
the report because YQp HintFe hss lust
returned from a cGpference with tho
kaiser at German (adqlarters.
Blow Ue1 TuhMi.
Amsterdam. Augs 20.-1R is officialiy
reported from Vologia. Ays the corr
respondent at MOSCOW. of the Rhenische
Westfaelische zeituhg$4pf Essen. that
the entente allied troop1Ijn the Arch
angel sector of northwestern Russia
have withdrawn outside the range OF
the bolshevik artillery.
Soviet troops are ran6rted to have
blown up the Baikal tuDnel of the
Trans-Siherians railway; L.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
CAPTAIN THINKS
HESANK U-BOAT
Navy Announces Ramming Of
Submarine by American
Vessel Off Virginia.
BOW BADLY DA M A GE D
Gun Grew of British Tanker
Sent Enemy Craft to Bot
tom, Report.

Washington. Aug. 20.-Tho ramming
and possible sinking of German sub
marine by an American steamer near
Winter Quarters shoals, off the Nir-
ginia coast. has been reported by the
captain OF the steamer. the navy de-
partment announced this afternoon.
The encounter occurred on Aug. n.
The vessel struck the submarine OFF
the port bow. bringing her alongside.
The crew OF the submarine then hailed
the vessel, said the captain, saying
they were friends.
"You are no friends OF mine." the
captain said he had replied when he
heard their voices, which had a strong
German accent.
He then put his ship on her course.
The captain believes the submarine
then sank.
The steamer Is now in port with n
badly damaged bow and with a guam
tity Of water in her hold to bear out
the captains story. The name of the
vessel was not revealed.
Chief Mates Story.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 20-A 400
foot enemy submarine was sunk by
the gun crew of British tanker which
reached here last night, according to
the story told today by John Crosby.
in hospital where he is being treated
for shock.
Crosby is said to be in n serious
condition. The engagement took place
last Friday.
THE second mate was on the bridge
about o'clock in the afternoon"
Crosby said. "There was never any
evidence of any craft around but he
caught the streak made by torpedo
coming toward the tanker. He yelled
and the ship was thrown out OF her
course. The torpedo missed by n few
feet. Every man wac an deck by that
time but he saw nothing of the u
boat that started the torpedo toward
us.
Zigzaaged and Dodged.
what we did see was another tor
pedo. We zigzagged. lodging the mis-
sile just as prettily as could be. It
went by us. Then the submarine
came out Of the water with her guns
ready She was all OF 400 feet long
and could make 1oxspseen knots an
hour. Our boat waS good for eleven
and one-half knots, but we began to
70 with the U-boat coming behind.
She opened UP with her gus and the
fight started.
gunner. calling the shells as they
kicked up the water about the U-boat
Our twenty-sixth shot took le sub
marine right. She did not blow up
with a bang. What she did was to
swing around and drift broadside on.
We did not slow down but made for
port as swiftly as we could travel. 7
am snre our shot destroyed the enemy
craft"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
BATTLE FOR ROYE'
NEARS CLIMAX
Village vassens Captured on
Line of New Drive
Launched Monday.
HUNS B0MBARD NCY
Six Civilians Killed, Score In
jured-Surprise Enemy At
tack Defeated.

London, Aug. 20.-(4:25 pm
Gen. Mangin's Tenth French
army, attacking on n l5-mile
front this afternoon, has captured
Bellefontaine and Courtil and ad-
vanced the allies line for four
miles, the International News Ser
vice learned this evening. The
French are attacking OH a line
from Tracy-le-Val to Courtil.
London. Aug. 20.-Roye station has
been occupied by the French. accord
ing to late dispatches from the front.
The French have been approaching
Roye for several days and are believed
to be fighting throughout the outskirts
of the town. The capture of Roye
itself by the French has not been an
nounced.
Surprise Attack Failed.
Paris, Aug. 20.-u1:45 a. m.)-Push
ing ahead along the line where Gen.
Mangin launched his new offensive
yesterday, French troops have cap
tured the village of Vassens, between
the Oise and Aisne, the war office an
nounced today. (vsssens lies ten
miles northwest of Soissons and about
three miles northwest of Nouvron-
Vingre captured yesterday by the
French.)
There were reciprocal battles in the
region Of Lassigny and Dreslincourt,
west of the Oise.
A German aerial bombardment of
Nancy was carried out. Six of the
civilian population were killed and
score injured. the statement adds.
A surprise attack by the enemy west
of Maison- de Champagne was with
out result.
British troops, 1t is unofficially re-
ported here. have captured Bois Brac-
queriont and Bois Fendu. in a lively
attack north of Roye. Southwest of
Roye the British troops have swept
the Germans from the greater part of
Beuvraignes and are progressing to
the southeast.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
DlSCONTENT IN LABOR
RANKS ALARMING KAISER

The Hague. Aug. 20.--The discon.
tent among the German workmen /,
fast growing to proportions that seri.
ously alarm the German government
according to advices reaching here to.
day.
Soldiers have Joined the workmen In
forming an association which Is a yer.
table bolsheviki organization. The
youngfi agitator Dresse. who Is close
friend of the Russian Ambassador
Joffe, is head Of the association.
In some quarters the belief Is ex-
pressed that outbreaks approaching
civil war may be possible as result
of the forming of fthe organization.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
THROWN OUT OF
WAGON AND INJURED
Elmer Payne Claims Street Car
Company Liable for In
juries Received.

A suit was entered in the circuit court
Tuesday morning by Elmer Payne
against the Chattanooga Railway and
Light company asking $4,000 damages for
personal injuries. The complainant
charges that while riding on the wagon
of E. e. Hartline near Chickamauga the
wagon was struck by street car and
he was thrown out of the wagon and
badly injured. The suit was filed through
Tatum, Thach & Lynch.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
DRY AMENDMENT
SETFOR MONDAY
Leaders Hopeful of Passage by
a Margin of Fifteen
Votes to Spare.
WINE MAY BE EXCEPTED
Proposition, Shall There Be
Prohibition for Period of War,
Will Be Little Debated.

Washington, Aug. 20-U. n. SoA
Passage of the prohibition amendment
| 20 ,ho .,,,o,.o.o,, .,o,,,,,,a,
" 'ne e'nei sehcy agricultural appro-
prlation piil py the middle or next
week, with a margin of fifteen votes
TO snare. was predicted nv "drvo lead.
| orc a. ,ho ao,ato -,
e's al ''e seiia'e touay.
Ihe prohlpltlon amendment VIII be
called up for action Monday under the
senate agreement but If tho admiris-
trotion ,nannower hin has not haan
passed by that time will he laid aside
TEMPORARILY The indicntions were toe
dav thar the monno,yer Mil would ho
passed by Saturday night, leaving the
way clear for prohibition on Monday.
On test vote on prohibition before
the senate recessed the vote stood 80
to 33. giving the prohibitionists a ma
jority of three. ire test came when
the president in the senate ruled pro-
hibition amendment was not in Or
der as an amendment to an appro-
priation. The senate overruled him.
Dry leaders SAID TO-DAY that from
tweiVe 10 nfteen or those Yho voted
win tnelr opponents were pfohibltlon-
ISIS. VINO differed with them merely on
this point OF parliamentary law.
The amendment in its present form
would halt the manufacture of beer
and wine Nov. l, and the sale of all
aicoholic beverages Jan. l. The drys
announced today that they are pre-
pared to accept amendments that
would extend the time three months
stopping the brewing OF beer and wine
Feb. and the sale of all liquor April |.
Thus the drys will steal a march on
tue wets II the extension amendments
are auopteu. Antlprohlpitlonls,s nave
inoisteu .ha' siA n'oI.hs shoulu oe aA
io"uu ui.er Jan. 4 ior lhe niuloa'ion
VI uquoi pIoPeit,es' Auopl.ns the
"ouio cu' lhe telHh vi
grace III hail.
1t Is considered that the house will
adopt the amendment in whatever
form the senate approves it and with
a much larger majority. The lower
body In June adopted much more
radical prohibition provision--the Ran
oall amendment-which would have
,ltteilipteo 10 coeIce the presluent INTO
issuing prohipltlon proclamatlon.
Senator Phelan will offer an amend
ment to the provision agreed upon by !
the agricultural committee, excepting |
wine from it's provisions. This will
lead to much debate, and there is
posslnlilty that IL VIII pe adopted, al
lnousn the drys insist they nave the
votes TO beat IT,
The general proposition of whether
there shall be prohibition for the
period of the war will be little debated.
Only small part of Mondays session,
f prohibition is taken up on that day,
will be given over to it. A vote prob
oly will be reached by the following
evening"
Several amendments extending the
lime for prohibiting all sales for pc
'iods ranging from eight months to a
'ear will be put forward, but they will
)e bitterly fought by the prohibition
SITS. Dry leaders are considering the
possibility that the war will be won
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
GERMANY ADMITS
ALLIED PENETRATION

Berlin. via London. Aug. 20.-Pene-
tration by the entente allied forces in
the western part of Beuvraignes is adj
mitted In the official statement OF the
war office Yesterday Repeated allied
attacks northwest Of T.assignv were
heaton off the statement snys. while
successful thrusts were mado by the
German forces northwest Of Roye.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
French Line Brought Forward Four Miles
BOMBS MORE EFFECTIVE.

Washington. Aug. 20.-"Three
tons OF explosives dropped on
Vienna are more effective than
three tons OF leaflets" was the
answer OF D'Annuzio. Italian
poet hero OF the re-
cent propaganda bombing OF
the Austrian capital In an an
swer to n summons from Rome
to appear there for a reward
for his exploit, Rome cables 10
the Italian embassy this after
noon said.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
AIR MAIL SERVICE
ESTABLISHED IN GREECE
Daily Delivery Promised Be.
tween Athens and Saloniki
During Present Week.

Paris, Aug. 20.-An air mail service
between Athens and SaloniKi will be
inaugurated this week. The ''air post"
will give a daily service between the
two cities and at a cost of only cents
O letter.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
|U. 8. OFFICERS HURT IN
. AUTO ACCIDENT IN FRANCE

Paris, Aug. 2o.-Maj Baker and a
lieutenant attached to Gen. Pershing's
staff were seriously injured today
when their automobile crashed into
nm OK cart and overturned They were
hurled to the ground.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
BRITISH BRING DOWN
SIX GERMAN PLANES
Sixteen Tons Bombs Dropped
Behind German Lines-One
British Plane Lost.

London, Aug. 20.--Six German planes
have been shot down by British avia-
tors, the air ministry announced.
One British plane was lost.
Sixteen tons of bombs have been
dropped behind the German lines.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
Lassiany Virtually Held.

has virtuaify been taken by the
French. latest dispatches from the
front say, and the town is now un-
tenable.
The French attack north of the
Aisne is developing rapidly, the report
said, an advance of two miles being
made this morning.
Hundreds of prisoners were cap
tured and important high ground oc-
cupied by the French.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
MAJ. McHoRD ASSIGNED
TO PARK FIELD, MEMPHIS.

Memphis. Aug. 20.-Maj. William F.
McChord. who was assigned to COM
mand Park Field near here when Maj.
w. p. Jernigan was ordered to Wash
ington, has arrived from Ellington
Field. Houston. Texas, and taken
charge.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
FAIR. SAYS BILLY 'P0SSUM

I have won-
dered ever since
/ pen G d my
peppers who in
the world named
the Pullman car
sleepers: but now
] know, and I
learned 1t by
chance, it's the
same man who
named the towns
in France.
The weather?
Fair tonight and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20
HINT IN PRONUNCIATION.

Ten names mentioned in dis
patches concerning the fighting
in progress today are selected
for the daily lessonette. APP
proximate sounds are indicated
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20

Wednesday; not much change in tenn
peraturc.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-08-20

Capt. Franz Won Rintelen, con-
victed German spy and one of the most
active German agents in this country,
has been so seriously i'll at the Tombs
prison in New York that he was or
dered transferred to the Essex county,
New Jersey. penitentiary by Atty
Gen. Gregory, in the hope that the
change would prove beneficial. The
German government has persistently
displayed an interest in Won Rintelen.
Last May Germany offered to exchange
for him Siegfried Paul London, held
in Germany as n spy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
USED TO SWIFT L0C0M0TIoE
Travelling, Even Driving Fast Tear.
Was Altogether Too Slow for
This Modern Farmer Boy.

Edward S., a hustling young en-
bryo farmer, Is in the habit Of driving
his fathers automobile and attending
to the family errands with neatness
and dispatch. The other morning,
however, when he went to get the car
out to drive into town there was, With
the exception, perhaps, Of a few mild.
whispered cuss words, an awful silence
In the garage. The boy tried every.
thing In the book and almost every.
thing out Of 1t, but he was finally con.
vincet~ that the engine could not be
coaxed. persuaded or hulldozed Into
turning over, and very reluctantly he
harnessed Bob and Beauty to the sur.
rey for the seven.mile jaunt to the
county seat.
When he reached the edge Of town
very red as to face and very fldgety az
to feet-he drove up to the nearest
telephone pole that he could see and
stopped. "Say," he called out anxious.
ly to the woman who was sweeping
the walk nearby, do you care II !
hitch my team here and walk? I'm In
n terrible hurry this morning In
dianapolis News.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
Swedish Rubber Baron" Tells
How Ne Profted BY Trad.
ing OF Frontier.
aaads HE First Money Dealing In
Nvsslan Ruble-Then Engage In
omueelIne Rubber From Fin
land and Gets Rich Quickly.

Stockholm, Sweden.-"You want to
know what people smugglef Go up
the river then. and you will soon md
out. They smugglc nearly everything.
90 Il u rather difhcult to answer the
question ofrhand." So said a custom
house Officer at Haparanda, the little
Swedish town on the frontier of Fin
hand, to Herbert Ericsson, a Swedish
writer. who went up the Tornea valley
TO investigate the smuggling stories.
"While I was waiting for the Over
Tornea train to start, a motorcycle
chugged into the station yard" said
Ericsson.
"That Ia one Of our rubber barOns."
remarked an acquaintance to me. A
rubber baron. in Haparanda talk. is
q man who suddenly gets rich on
smuggling rubber in from Finland. l
was in luck, for the baron-Karlsson
I will call h~im-traveled north In my
compartment. He was a pleasant fell
low. He did not remind me Of the
smart spectators I had met in Norr-
land. He even looked embarrassed
when I began to talk about smuggling.
Clerk Before the War.
presently he told me that at the
outbreak Of the war he had been a
clerk In one Of Norrland's coast towns.
He had earned his money in rubles.
ut Is not generally known that
many hundred Swedes have made big
fortunes out Of rubles. 1t happened
Nike this: After the occupation of
Poland and other regions Of Russia,
the Germans found that the population
refused to take marks in payment for
such supplies as we're paid for. The
people demanded rubles. and rubles
the Germans did not have. The only
way Of getting them was through
Sweden. The Russian government
permitted no more than 500 to be TAX
en- out Of the government by each
traveller, but with the incentive of a
good reward smugglers we're not lack
ing. The Haparanda agents bought
up these rubles and sent them down
to Germany by bales.
"When the Germans had bought all
the rubles they wanted Karlsson tried
to smuggle drugs to Finland. That
failed absolutely. He met with a dis
aster at the outset. His first conslgn-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15
Aviator, Stranded in No Mans
Land, Faces Fire Of
Friend and Foe.
WAVED SIGNAL TO French
BY Fast Running Sergeant Bauaham
Reaches Comrades In safety-Is
Rewarded With Military Med
al by the French.

Washington.-Flight Sergeant James
II. Baugham Of Washington. who was
transferred from the Lafayette esca.
drille to the Paris Air Defense squad.
ron. has been reported a prisoner in
unofficial advlces to his mother. Mrs.
Mary A. Baugham, president of the
Dixie Agricultural company of Wash.
ington. Sergeant Baugham Joined the
Lafayette escadrille In 1917 when he
was eighteen years old and won the
Military medal, the highest French
honor to noncommissioned men. t
The incident that earned the SER
geant the medal was described In a let
ter he wrote recently. Paying tribute
to the wonderful spirit Of his French
comrades, Sergeant Baugham said:
I'VE had been sent out to patrol
back of the German lines and to at.
tack anything enemy we saw. Having
incendiary balls In my gun, I was pre-
pared to attack a German sausage
or observatory balloon. Just as l was
beginning the descent to attack, I saw
a Boche airplane going In the direction
of our lines to do Photographic work.
l put on full speed and signaled to the
other planes to follow. They evident
ly did not see my signal. for they
didn't 90 down with me. When I got
100 meters from the Boche l started
firing. The enemy replied by turning
loose both guns at me. I must have
got him, however, with the first blast,
for when l pulled up to make another
dive he was silent.
"Then something happened that
would make the coolest man on earth
cuss, and as I am not one Of the best.
you can Imagine that I left little q.
said. My motor stopped absolutely
dead. There was only one thing for me
to do and that was to dive, lose the
Boche and try to volpIane to the
French lines. AS I went past the Ger.
man machine 1t Immediately came
down and. putting some nice steel very
close to him, l did all the acrobacy l
had ever learned. When I had finished
I found that l had come down from
10000 to 1000 feet and there was no
Boche In sight.
II then looked around for a place to
land. I saw a fairly good place of to
the right and made 1t. I then stepped
out Of the machine-right on the face