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.A11t;k
INPENDS
Big Drive Against Austrians in
Alps is Expected as a
New War
Move.
NEAR SWISS BORDER
Battle Line Extends Along AustroI
italian Frontier and Stretches
AcroSS Several
Glaciers.
NEAR SWISS BORDER

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-An Ital-
ian offensive in the Alps. appears i'm
minent, according to General Emilio
Guplieemotti, military attache OF the
Italian embassy, from general head
quarters Of the Italian supreme COM
mand.
The Italians are reported to have
opened an intense artillery fire In the
mountainous zone near the Swiss bord-
er along a front OF approximately
twenty-five miles. The sector Is the
highest Of the entire battle line and
has been practically free from fight
ing since the beginning of the war.
The Austro- Germans recently con-
centrated heavy infantry and artillery
forces in the Trentino regions. Ihe
Alps are protecting the west flank OF
the forces. Military authorities here
point out that successful Italian
thrust through the mountains would
endanger the Trentno positions OF the
enemy and disrupt the rumored plans
for an Austrian mountain offensive.
The Italian attacks center against
the enemy positions in the zone OF
ValteIlina, on the Tonale, and the
head waters Of the Val Dt Geneva. Al
pine storm troops have taken Mount
Montello and were reported as pelns
advancing up Mount Albiola and the
regions Of the headquarters OF the Val
Di Geneva The battle line extends
along the Austro-Italian frontier and
stretches across several glaciers.
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Americans Who Fall Into Hands of Huns Re-
ceive Punishment on Slightest Provo
cation, From Captors.
STORY OF BOCHE CRUELTY IS TOLL.
Shortage of Food is Weakening Germans Who
Drink Coffee Made of Hawthorne
Berries.
IBy Fred s. Ferguson, United Presc
staff Coresponrdent.l

[5y Fred s. Ferguson, United Presc
Staff Coresponrdent.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, Aug. 13-(Night-
Allied prisoners including Americans
are beaten with dubbed rifles on tho
slightest provocation, according to
two British soldiers, who were cap
tured by the Germans on May ~ and
escaped to tho American lines, after
spending a week In hiding and flee
ing. They told remarkable story
of erueitIcs practlced by the Boohes.
Only the most serious cases are ad-
mitted to hospitals, where they re-
ceive little treatment, the Tommles
said. The majority Of wounded die
In the hospitals.
An American medical OFFICIAL, him
self weak with high fever, worked
untirineiy treating other prisoners
and endeavoring to obtain supplies.
Conditions In the hospitals are the
worst possible. The Britishers saw
American wounded who had not been
treated and whose wounds, originally
slight, were becoming serious.
The prisoners stories Indicated an
increasing shortage In foods and sup
plies of all kinds. Their ratlons con-
sisted Of threequarters Of a pound OF
unpaiatabe potato bread, pint OF
thin vegetable soup, and coffee made
of hawthorne berries. The Boches
received practically the same rations,
except In large quantities.
Looted cattle and casualties on the
horse lines furnished meat OCCASION
ally to the Boehes. The prisoners get
no meat.
The two Tommies said the lack OF
food among the civilian population OF
Germany was such that 1t has become
the custom OF the soldiers to send
their families part Of their sorcly
needed rat;ons. Much food was re-
Gently sent to Austria In an effort to
aid conditions there.
The prisoners heard Roche soldiers
say the conditions at home are so de-
pressing that they wanted no fur.
Ioughs, prcferring to remain In the
line.
Leather Is rare and paper and wood
substitutes are used. Some soldiers
are wearing 1914 uniforms and paper
shirts are common.
The German physique Is waning, on
account Of the lack of food. Soldiers
tired quickly, merely showing the
prisoners how to do the work to
which they we're assigned.
The BrItishrs were Impoverished
and could not eat the meals furnished
them by the Americans until they had
gradually accustomed their stomachs
to the fare.
The prisoners said they saw an
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entire ammunition train destroyed hy
a bomb from an allied airplane.

Hundred Thirty-fIrst Regiment
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE 131s1
regiment of the 33rd United Stated
division was the American unit which
took part in the Franco-British.
American offensive in Picardy. Gems
eral March announced today In hiA
conference with correspondents.
This regiment Cllinois troops), ops
Grating near Chipilly, captured thred
officers, 15O men and seven 105
millimeter guns from the Germans.
The conduct of the American troops.
March said, won the highest praise
from the allies.
lie stated that the Pfcardy salient
has now been reduced on front OF
fifty-three miles to depth of four
teen miles. This makes the nearest
point in the German line fifty miles
from Paris. The British and French
offensive has now driven the Ger
mans back to the line they held in
the winter of 1916, in the region OF
Saterre, March said. The fact that
the Germans found there the en-
trenchments they left in their adj
vance probably accounts for the stiff
resistance the allies are meeting on
that front, he added.
At some points the old line OF 1919
has not yet been reached by the al
lies.
March said that the line across
the Marine salient Is practically as
il was last Saturday. He declared
an American counter attack had re-
covered Sismiette.
August 10 was fixed by March as
the date for the final organization
of the first American field army,
He added that General McReynolds
is chief of staff of this army, so far
as the department knows.
General Pershing has been asked
for specific information on the use
of aircraft in fighting. March stated
that Pershings' dispatches do not in
dlcate any shortage of aeroplanes on
the American front in the Marns
sector at least. He made this state
ment in reply to reports that Amert
cans are at a disadvantage because
of lack of aircraft.
March appealed for the elimination
of the word Sammy" with respecc
to American troops, saying that II
there is one thing the United States
soldiers did not like it is to oe
called Sammy. He said the British
and French can't understand why
such vigorous men should be given
such an appendage. The British have
discarded 1t in favor of "Yanks,
March said.
The 2Sth division was holding the
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Men Who Have Reached TWEEN.
ty-one Years Since June
5, are to Sign Their
Names.
FILLS UP GLASS ONE
Older Men Not to Register September
Fifth After New Manpower
Bill 10 Passed by
Congress.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-August
"a will be the next registration day
for American boys who have reached
81 since June five last
To prepare for any delay IN the
passage of the 1915 manpower bill.
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
issued orders to state. headquarters
calling for a registration August "a.
It Is planned to hold the first regis
tration of men between IS and 81,
and between 81 and As, early In Sep
|tember, II the manpower bill passes
by that time. as expected.
September Ave, the date originally
set for the big registration OF men
included under the new manpower
bill will be changed because in a
number of states primary elections
will be held on that day. It was ofti-
cially stated by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder that the object of new
registration is to keep class one full
during the fall months, pending regis
tration and classification Of the new
millions to be added under the man
power bill.
The August registration will pre-
vent any draft upon deferred classes
and is expected to furnish about 150.-
600 men for class one classification.
Under a presidential proclamation
issued today, the same rules will
govern the registration as those COW
ering previous registrations. ANY per-
son, who on account of sickness will
be unable to present himself for
registration on the day set, may
apply before the day of registration
at the office at any local board for
instructions how he may register by
agent, the proclamation says Per
sons absent from place Of residence
on this day may register by mail but
the registration card must reach the
local board having Jurisdiction Of the
area wherein the registrant perma-
nently resides by the day named for
registration
Those on sea, or outside the terri
torial limits Of the United States,
shall within Ave days after reaching
the first United States port comply
with regulations pertaining TO apsen-
| tees. The proclamation exempts the
following persons from registration:
| officers and enlisted men In the
regular army, navy and marine corps
national guard and naval militia,
while in the service of the United
States and officers in the officers re-
serve CORDS, and enlisted men In the
enlisted reserve corps while IN active
service.
The time Of registration will be
between a. m. and p. m, Aug. "A,
1918.
day for registration in the terri
tories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porto
Rico will be named later.
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TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS 101 NAMES

r. E. Heifner, Titonka, Iowa.
H. e. Gilbert, Mount Vernon, III.
E. Sudadby, Louisville, Ky.
Mechanic
F. Wiskeski, Rockaway Point, N. Y
Wagner
S. Harrison, Little Taft, Calf.
Privates-
]. ALEX, Mount Prospect, Ill.
7. T. Babick, Berlin, Wis.
w. Balaski, no address given
c. B. Basile, Waltham, Mass.
J. H. Baxter, Scranton, Pa.
J. H. Beal, Mayersdale, Pa
J. w. Bonney, Dorchester. Mass.
G. N. Cunion, Fort Wayne, Ind.
e. E. Dixon. Halliday. Ark.
n. H. Engelhardt, Alton, Ill.
V. Farley. Minersville, Pa
J. T. Flaherty, Woburn, Mass.
A. F. Fogel, Dorchester, Mass.
]. Geroux, Wakefield, Mich.
w. n. Gerow, Hailberry, Canada
G. A. Gordon, Chotek, Wis.
J. T. German, New York.
B. B. Grappin, Linwood, Mich.
J. J. Green, Brooklyn. N. Y.
w. Grifith, Jermyn, Pa.
O. Grimm, Turtle Creek, Pa
+ "A. Hass, Elwood, Mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-08-14
GERMAN SUBMARINES WITHIN
EIGHT MILES OF SHORE

for the raider in an effort to ram and
sink her.
The German submerged. The Wal.
rus then began zigzas course back
to port.
The appearance of the boat Off
Cape Cod indicates that the Germans
are not satisfied with their bag OF ten
trawlers Saturday and Sunday and
probably are lying in wait in the
course of coast shipping.
OIL Tanker Sunk.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Ameri-
can oil tanker Frederick r. Kellogg
has been sunk by a German sub
marine Just off the entrance to New.
York harbor, it was reported here
today Thirty-ffve of the crew reach
ed New York and seven are still un-
accounted for. The Kellogg was OF
4.450 tons, and was built at Oakland,
Calf. She was commanded by Cap
tain White.
Torpedoing of the tanker was first
announced last night by the navy
department, but it was not known
definitely whether the ship had gone
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Walrus Fired Upon by U Boat
Which Dived When Cap
tain Attacked

IUnfted Press Leased Wire SerV1ce.I
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. Ia
The steam trawler Walrus, Of Glou-
cester was fired on by submarine
eight miles off Cape Cod at seven o.
clock last night, it became known to-
day, when the vessel returned to port
The submarine disappeared when Cap
tain Clayton Morrisey of the trawler
put on full steam and tried to ram 1t.
The Walrus left this port at IL
o'clock yesterday, headed for the
Georges banks. At seven last night,
eight miles southeast Of Cape Cod,
the q. boat came to the surface within
hailing distance Of the trawler anu
fired a shot over her bow.
Without giving the submarine a
chance to fire again, Captain Morr1sey
rang for full speed ahead and headed
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Advance Into Little Switzerland" is Steady
and Careful Because Huns Use
Mustard Gas.
BOCHE ARMY MORALE IS SHAKY
Officers Now Admitting Doubts of German
Success and Talk of Defeat Instead
Of Victory.
fBy Lowell Meiistt, United Press Staff
Corespondent.1

I IfBy Lowell MeIistt, United Press Staff
Correspondent.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Aug. 14.-Generai Hum.
bert following the successful advance
pf his right wing In the Oise valley,
| Is now striking northward In that re.
gion, almost at right angles to the
main battle front.
This operation 10 now fully under
way, the French Infiltratina the ra-
which are more than $50 feet high
and which. give this section its name
as MlttIe Switzerland"
Tho French already possess Pies
sler and L'EeouvilIon, the keys to
this region.
Tho advance 10 careful because Of
the great quantities Of mustard gas
which the Germans flooded the oe-
pressions and their abandoned
trenches, but It Is steady.
The French line 10 now Of saw
tooth nature, owing to the pecuIiarI-
lies OF the terrain.
Prisoners taken by French dlvI-
zion now before BeIvai "a mile and a
half directly south of Lassiony) are
responsible for the knowledge Of Ger
man commands and orders. These
prisoners consisting Of III men and
seven officers from five different CON-
panIes, added to the increasing testi-
mony of the shakiness Of the. German
army's morale. Il is no longer un.
common for German officers to admit
doubts Of German success which was
almost unheard Of before the recent
fighting began.
Almost everyone avoWs his belief
that the Germans are already de.
feated.
The morale Of the Germans 10 al.
most gone. East Of Muizon, French.
man was taking back a German pris-
oner. Enemy shells began falling all
around. The poilu took refuge In a
she'll hole. Tho prisoner eIung to the
poiiu's coat tails begging In broken
French:
Don't leave mo, or the Boches (his
own word) will get me again."
442 MIssing.
PARIS. Aug. 14.-Four hundred and
iorty.two persons are missing from
the French transport Djemnah, which
was torpedoed and sunk in the Medi
terranean the night OF July IA, while
under convoy, according to announce
ment The Djemnah was carrying
passengers and troops.
On July 19 the French steamer
australian was torpedoed. She caught
nre and foundered. Seventeen of hel
crew were killed and three passengers
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are missing. Nine hundred and forty
eight passengers were saved.
Another steamer in the same con-
voy was torpedoed, but remained
afloat Several bombs were dropped
on q boat as it was submerging.
VIII Defend chaulnes.
ZURICH, Aug. 14.-According to
the Frankfurter zeitung the German
high command will make the greatest
effort to defend Chaulnes. the fall OF
which would mean fresh retreat on
the whole Somme-Matz front.
Extremely Uncomfortable.
IBy William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE; Aug. 14.--Crown Prince
Rupprechts hold on the west side Of
the Somme, and the Nesle-Noyon
canal remains extremely uncomfort-
able.
The British fourth and French first
and third armies maintain their diar
bolical pressure from Albert to RlDe-
court, and, although General Won Der
Maritz and General Won Hutier are
profiting to the fullest possible extent
from the old Somme lines, along
which parts Of the battle front now
run, their armies are daily smltten
by the allies heavy artillery.
Almost a third of the German dty1-
sious identified on this front are from
General Won Ludendorffs previously
guarded reserves. Despite the high
commands recent order to conserve
manpower to the limit. no alternative
was open but to throw every avail
able man, including orderltes, COOKS
and officers servants, into the line 10
slow down the allies advance or
perish.
But for the desperate measures ap-
piled to secure at least temporary
relief, far greater disaster would nave
closed in upon the German and
everything west of the Somme and
the Noyon canal would have fallen.
Today the Germans along their new
battle front are supplied entirely
from across bridges spanning the
waterways. The bridges are no"
under allied shell fire and airplanes
bomb them day and night. Some are
already destroyed and others cannot
be used save at fearful risk.
It is a question whether General
Tudendorff will leave his second ana
eighteenth armies supported only by
! a sprinkling of artillery, or whether
he will mass his guns behlno MS III
4
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Sixty nine Americans Killed in
Action and Twenty-on
Died of Wounds

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Casual-
tes reported by the war department
Today totaled 101, divided as follows:
Killed in action, So.
Died Of wounds, 81.
Died Of disease, 10.
Died Of accident and other causes,
The list follows:
Killed In Action.
Leutenants-
w. B. Brown, Moscow, Pa.
). T. Cole, Corning n. Y.
sergeants-
2. H. Claypool, Bowling Green. KY.
W. Keefe. Pittsburgh. Pa
II. F. Kocher, Phillipsburg. N. J.
w. G. Nordman, Chicago.
L. s. Woodward, Mildrew, Okla.
Corporals-
n Frndl Ionasvilla. Mimi
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Is Now in Hospital.
IUnited Press Leased Wire S

UNITED Press Leased Wire Serv1ce.J ]
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Matteo A.
Carali is in the psychopathic ward at
Bellevue hospital today awaiting
examination into his sanity, as a re-
suit of his arrest for attempting to
secure a passport to Italy at the point
Of a revolver.
Carali declared he had lost numer-
Gus relatives in the war and wanted
to revenge their deaths. He had
been unable to secure passport by
the regular means, SO decided to force
the Italian consul 10 issue him one.
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Demand from Kaiser.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Germany
has demanded that the Finnish army
prepare to march on Murmansk. with
in two weeks, according to reliable ad-
vices to the state department today.
The Murmansk coast Is occupied by
allied troops, including Americans.
The advices stated that the German
demand was in the nature OF an ulti-
matuu.
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To Build Concrete Ships.

FUnited Press Leased Wire SerVlce.1
TOKYO, Aug. 12.-Ship builders
from Kobe today held conference
with American Ambassador motifs as
the first step in plan to build con-
crete ships. They plan to secure
necessary materials from America
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Extremely Uncomfortable.

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are missing. Nine hundred and forty
eight passengers were saved.
Another steamer in the same con-
voy was torpedoed. but remained
afloat Several bombs were dropped
on q boat as 1t was submerging.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
HANSON MEETS LOCAL
CHAMPION AT LYCEUM

Fritz Hanson, the clever New Eng
land wrestler. arrived last night and
looks to be in the pink of condition
for his match tonight at the Lyceum
Theater with Joe Turner. Hanson
stated that he never felt better in his
life and feels confident that he can
beat the champion in straight falls.
He has been wrestling at his best ali
season, having won from Gardner.
Ross. Kilonis, Hackenschn,idt, Charlie
Kaiser, Billy Mitchell and Bobby BY
land during the past two months.
The Swede is one of the few men
who has eyer defeated the local rnan
at the middle-weight limit, and Joe
has not forgotten what a hard time
he had winning back his lost Iaurels,
Tontght's mach should decide for all
time who is the best man, as the two
stand about even now and this bout
should settle the long-standing ais
pute between them.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
BULL MONTANA
NOT INTERNED
Fred Whitman Under Ar
rest in Kentucky, Not
Italian Wrestler.

The story published IN Washington
papers to the effect that Bull Mon
tana, the well-known wrestler. had
been arrested in Louisville, KY. as
an alien enemy Is without foundation,
according to Mr.. Hicks. Of the De-
partment Of Justice.
Johnny Cunningham. well-known
around Washington as a boxer and
wrestler, saw Mr.. Hicks, and carried
a photograph of the real Montana
with him. The photograph did not
resemble the one in the possession
of the Department of Justice In
any way.
Montana Is a native Of italy, and
has been in this country about eight
years. He Is at present in the mo-
tion picture game. having taken
part in several pictures with Doug
lass Fairbanks and Francis x.
Bushman.
The story said that Fred Whitman
better known as Bull Montana, had
been arrested yesterday at Louisville.
KY. for writing a letter to a soldier
at Camp Taylor. Those who know
Montana in Washington, and there
are many. could not believe the story.
and Mr.. Cunningham took the mat
ter up with Mr.. Hicks. The result
is stated above.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-02
LEXINGTON RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Six furlongs: Rife Is tGru-
berl. E.3o. ~ so: HaTIy Mason. 100 tGentrgl,
40. $40; Ophelia W. - CWilhsl 7.O Time
LIS IS. Gladys I Am. Star Bsby. LibeTstoT.
Justice Goebel. Executor. Toy Miss Ssyonnara.
Prince Harry and Philistine alsp ran
SECOND RACE-Four and One-hRR furiOnSs
GeneVieTe Sweep. IL tSimpsonl. 6.sO. so. 80.
Wsr Stories. IL (JohuSDul. 80. ID: LagJIaL
liz tMetcah. 20. Tfme. IS l-5 Black Nanny
and Grace Harlan also ran.
THIRD RACE-Ons mile: Ernest B. lGg
tGarnerl, SO. go. 20: Frank Burke, IB
tPoole). 2D. go: Mar TIN, l0 CGrubrTl. "a
Time. / "a Butch0r Roy aud AEsc also ran.
Aztec finished third nut was disqualified for
foul.
e FOURTH RACE-One mile: The VerzaiTIes
Lncky B. he iMcCaSsl. 40. l560, go; SeWeu
COmbS lOs lGanscrl. $50. 2sO. Eyc-rSt. lOs
(Morsl, 80 Time - IS Bubhlinc Louder
Glass Tni. Aurum. American. Jsmes Fostgr and
Jim HeIernz also ran
FIFTH RACE-Mils and sixtess1th. HollisteT
ia tGentryl. Sc 40. 5Oe. won: Bnhod Voter.
rs CStnpSonD. $50. 81 seoond; E>CubS IO5
tstearnsl. SO. third. Tine. 1873 Olive
Wood. hznasfr Waite. McAdoo also ran
SIXTH RAOE-Four and un,-haH f,rIonss
Major Park. lI1 tGOosl. 2 90. s.7O So: BrD
Mclean. lp. 20. SO; L ]. Lynch liz Me
CSbel. $40. third Tina - IS. Fror Town
Linden also nan.
SEVENTH RACE-Mile and furlans: Dsnorr.
lGi tGrIheri. 40 Sn and -; Eddie J. lp
Ni-utryl. SO. $50: SEA Crchin, lae Jsnith
so. third Time. ] - IS P1eUun. For Fair.
A4 Her, fed Ben Levy. John Graham also ian