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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-04

He welcomed Judge Reynolds as the
sheep of the parable who returned
to the fold. and caused rejoicing In
Heaven.
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Two GOVERNMENTS MAKE
STATEMENT TO MEXICO
Oil Interests Await Outcome
British and United States
Diplomatic Efforts.

Washington, Aug. 15.-The United
States and Great Britain have Joined In
diplomatic representations to the
Mexican government against the oil
land DEGREES Of President Cagragzn,
|7wSi61t isNiD c0Efende "a Ruounr pt&tus
cally to cofiifscatiOn.~
Meanwhile the American and Eng
lish oil companies have united In an
agreement to refuse 70 meet the terms
of the decree. which they contend would
take the. properties from them. and
have agreed among themselves to de-
pend upon their governments for pro-
lection of their interests.
Washington, Aug. 15.-That the Ger
man interests are influencing Mexico in
its attitude toward the oil question
and the British and American owner
ship of the fields that they have pur-
chased and paid for, was thoassertion
here this afternoon of representatives
Of the various interests.
That was the real reason. they say,
that President Carranza had denied the
right Of any foreign nation to protest
his governments oil decree of Febru-
airy %. This decree already has been
declared confiscatory by the United
States and British governments but In
reply to the formal British protest. the
Mexican government holds that the de-
cree in question Is solely its own af-
fair and can be attacked only in the
Mexican courts.
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BOTH SIDES GATHERING
STRENGTH FOR FIGHTING

Paris. Aug. 15.-Both sides are
gathering strength for n resumption
Of the fighting. That, however, does
not prevent the French from ham,
mering away at the Lassgny- Noyon
line and doggedly struggling onward
through gas -choked woods.
Gen. Humbert's men have carried
Ribecourt which barred the road run
ming toward Noyon between Thies-
court ridge and the Disc and protected
the Germans in Ourscamp forest, east
of the river. 1t Is useful success
that seriously endangers both Thies-
court ridge and the Ourscamp salient.
The enemy in the Thiescourt position,
already severely shaken by the at
tacks of Gen. Humbert's left. is re-
ported to be showing signs Of giving
Way.
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HUN FLARES ILLUMINATE
ROADS LIKE ARC LIGHTS
German forces kxpected1 ia
Fail Back Shortly From
Vesle to Aisne.

| With the American Army on tht
Aisne-vesle Front. Aug. 14.-,(3 pm.l
THAT the Germans will soon e.,li bach
from the northern bank Of the Ne3le tc
the Aisne river is strongly indicated
by the character of the artillery fire
during the past seventy-two hours.
None of the shells thrown from Ger
man batteries in that time have been
of bigger calbrc than 105 millimeters
"a fraction over four inches), making
II appear certain that the big pieces
have been withdrawn and that the
Germans have now completed the task
of removing the greater part of their
supplies between the Vesle and the
Aisne.
Traffic Diminished.
Air observers report marked
diminntion of traffic on the roads
leading to the German rear.
There Is still reason to believe. how
ever that the Germans will stand along
the Vesle until the pressure against
their lines is increased by allied at
tacks.
II is considered probable that one of
the super -airplanes, carrying seven
men and five engines, was employed
by the Germans last night in their
SISat Vi tbc hIiIti-
lean front. One of the raidng planes
made terrific racket and Is believed
to be of the super bombing type,
similar to that which was recently
shot down on the American sector of
the British front.
Boches Use New Flare.
A feature of the raid was new
kind of flare which hung for nearly n
minute in the sky after being ignited,
lighting up big areas like a gigantic
arc light. Boche airmen used these
new flares over several villages and
to illuminate roads.
While the districts were lighted up
as though at mid day. the Hun air.
men swept the country with machine
gun fire.
The raids lasted all night long.
The American front on the Vesle was
comparatively quiet today except for
the barking OF the high-angle guns
The "archies" were extremely busy
everywhere as aviators on both sides
took advantage of the fine clear
weather for photographing operations.
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ENEMY RETIRING
ALONC,S
Withdrawal of One to Two
Miles From Serre, North
of Albert.
ALLIES GAIN STEADILY Y
beaumont Hamel, Puissieux,
Bucquoy Reported
Evacuated.
ALLIES GAIN $ STEADILY

London. Aug. 15.--t3:35 p.m.)-Th,
Germans have retired one to two mile.
along the salient north of Albert.
German forces have started to with
draw from Serre, seven miles north OF
Albert. -
The British are steadily going for
ward in that region and tho Germans
are believed to have evacuated Beau
mont Hamel, Puisieux and Bucquoy.
The withdrawal from Serre may in
dicate that the Germans plan to fall
back behind the Ancre river in order to
strengthen their lines.
Thirty-five German divisions (42O,-
600 mem have been used between the
Disc and the Ancre. Fifteen German
divisions were drawn from reserves.
This leaves only sixteen fresh d.
visions on the western front, 1t is esti-
mated.
The French. on the southern end Of
the front, have taken Belval. as well
as Ribecourt. it is learned. (Qn Tues
day night the French war office stated
that Belval had been reached.)
Official estimates this afternoon put
the number of German prisoners at
$4,000. The number of captured Ger
man cannon was put at between 600
and 700. (The F,ritish war office today
put the number of German captives at
30.344)
The German armies between the
North sea and scissors have now been
split up into two active groups. the
northern one commanded by Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria; the
southern group by Gen. Won Boehn.
The dividing line is at Albert
(Gen. Won Boehn was in command of
the Germans north of the Marne when
they retreated before the mighty Fran
CO. American drive)
The British are at very gates of
Chaulnes, the Germans chief railsp point
west of the Somme river In Picardy.
The railway passing through Chaul-
mes Is now useless so far as the Ger
mans are concerned.
Allied airmen are constantly bombing
the railway line and the bridges span
ming the Somme in the German rear.
No Hebuterne Salient.
With the British Army in France.
Aug. 's)-The Hebuterne
salient has practically disappeared as
q result of the German retirement in
that sector of the front. The British
have now pushed their posts far toward
Bucquoy.
Gen. Ludendorffs recent order, that
ground must be given up if holding it
would entail an undue expenditure of
is believed to be largely re-
sponsible for the German withdrawal.
The wonderful success of the light
British tanks has probably impressed
the German high command with the de-
of getting behind the river
Ancre wherever practicable.
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U-BOATS SCORE
new TRIUMPH
American Schooner, Dorothy
Barrett, Sunk by Shell Fire
A, Off Cape May.
Heavy Firing Heard Off Caro-.
lina Coast in Vicinity U Boat
Operations,

Washington, Aug. l5.-The American
schooner Dorothy Barrett was sunk by
shell fire from German submarine
yesterday, near Cape May, Nj. Sea-
planes and submarine chasers sent to
the scene dropped depth bombs on the
spot where the submarine was believed
to have been submerged.
When the submarine appeared and
opened fire the crew took to the small
boats and have been landed at Cape
May. The schooner was set on fire by
the shells. When the planes and two
submarine chasers were sighted the
submarine submerged.
One of the planes flying low dropped
q depth charge where bubbles pre-
sumab bly, from the wake Of the U-boat
were observed. The chasers then closed
In and let go several bombs. There was
no evidence of wreckage but the sub
marine did not again appear.
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An Atlantic Port, Aug 15.-Another
ship was added to the toll of German
submersibles today IL the story told by
Lesley Rowley, a Red Cross worker Of
Madison, Wis, is verified.
Rowley, returning to America from
the front on French liner which
reached this port toay. said that yester-
day afternoon he was standing over the
wireless operator on board the liner
when q message was picked up from a
vessel nearby. saying she had been at
tackled by n German submarine, and
was sinking.
Later, Rowley asserted, he saw a
ship in the distance, apparently in dis
tress and still later sinking.
None Of the liners officers would dis
cuss the matter, and no official con-
irmation Of the sinking has come from
Washington.
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"RETREAT SPECIALIST"
In COMMAND ON SOMME
Appointment of Gen. Won Boehn
Significant--Change in
Admiralty Staff.

Paris. Aug. 15.--Gen. Hans Won
Boehn. the German retreat special
ist." has been appointed to the su-
preme German command on the Somme
front. The newspapers believe that
this change in the German command
is highly significant. The German
withdrawal north of Albert Is looked
upon as the first application of his
tactics.
Gen. Won Boehn and his former COM
mand. the German Eighth army. stood
the brunt OF the allied pressure in the
Marne salient previous to the with
drawal to the north of the Vesle.
The German troops engaged in the
fighting east and southeast of Amiens
have been under the commands OF
Gems. Won der Marwitz and Won HUI
tier and In the army group of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
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EIGHTEEN CONVICTED
FOR CLIMBING STATUE
Members National Women's s
Party Found Guilty Unlaw-
full Assemblage.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Twenty- six
members of the national woman's
party. found guilty of unlawful as
semblage, were sentenced to ten days
in Jail by Judge Mcmahon in the dis
trict court this afternoon.
OF this number, eighteen. convicted
of climbing upon n statue in public
park. will serve five additional days.
The convictions were the outgrowth
of the first protest demonstration"
attempted in Lafayette park. oppo-
site the White House, on Aug. 6. They
were given the alternative of paying
$40 and SIS fines, but elected to go to
Jail. They were committed to the
district Jail, where 1t will be decided
whether they will be sent to the Oc-
coquan workhouse.
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GRANDDAUGHTER UNCLE
JOE CANNON ENGAGED

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Word of the en-
gagemcnt Of Miss Virginia Cannon
LeSeure, granddaughter of "Uncle
Joe" Cannon, to Capt. William
Eoughtelng. of Chicago and San
Francisco, son of Mrs. James l..
Houghteling, was received here today
from Washington.
Capt Houghteling, who is In the
signal corps, has been stationed at
Washington for year. Miss Le-
Seure's father Is a Danvile Ull)
banker. Miss LeSeure has been active
in Red Cross work in the capital,
where she Is a great favorte.
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JAPANESE MILITARY
PARTY AT CAMP LEWIS

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. Wash, Aug. 15.
Maj. X. Mdzatani. of the imperial
Japanese army, and party of milltay
observers are visitors here today.
Maj. Midzatani has just returned
from overseas where ne has been get
ting first Impressions on the Italian and
French fronts.
Mai Midzatani saw active duty when
the Japanese wrested Chin Tau from
the Germans. lie Is en- route back to
japan
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COME TO STANDSTILL
British Hold Footing in Plessier
de Rove Park.

With the French Army in France
"Wednesday, Aug. a., Q p.m.--(Reu-
ter's.)-Along the new battle front
from Curry to Thiescourt wood the
struggle came to a standstill today
In addition to the st. Claude and
Ecouvillon farms. we hold ground to
north of Belval village and footing
in Plessier de Roye park. The battle,
therefore. has reached natural con-
clusion, and the danger of counter
attack from Thiescourt massif has
been removed.
IT is unknown whether the battle
will be renewed, but If 1t is it will be
new operation with stronger mate
rial and greater manpower on both
sides
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SOVIET TROOPS
LEAVING MOSCOW
Gold Reserves Removed-Si-
berian Czecho- -SIovaks in
Dangerous Plight.
ALLIES MUST HASTEN AID
British Forces Received With
Greatest Enthusiasm at
Nicolak and E1seWhere.
| ALLIES MUST HASTEN AID

London, Aug. 15.-Reuter's, Limited.
learns that the British troops on their
way to join the Czecho- Slovak troops
on the Ussuri front were received by
the Czechs with the greatest enthu-
siasm at Nicoiak and elsewhere.
The Ussuri river joins the Amur
near khnbarovsk. north Of Vladivos-
tok. The Czechs have been engaged
with the belsheviki In this region for
several weeks.S
Amsterdam, Aug. 15.-(British Wire
less Press Soviet troops have begun
to evacuate Moscow. The gold reserves
which had b0en in the basement OF the
Kremlin already have been removed to
an unknown place. /.
Dispatches received in London on
Monday reporting that Premier Leninc
and War Minister Trotzky had fled to
The naval base at kronstadt added that
all the government departments also
would be removed there. The flight OF
Lenine and Trotzky was said to be due
to threats by the social revolutionists
of the left that they were about to
the soviet troops were forced to de-
part from Moscow Is not clear. but the
loss of the city to the soviet govern
mcnt undoubtedly will be serious
blow to their cause.
Moscow, the ancient capital OF Rus
sia, was made the soviet capital In
March. Tho Lenine government fled
there from Petrograd, toward which
the German troops were marching. 1t
has been reported within the past few
days that the Germans had renewed
their march toward Petrograd. Czecho-
Slovak troops have been reported In
force along the Volga, about 500 miles
east Of Moscow.
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Vice Admiral Behncke succeeds Ad-
miral Won Capelle In the office OF state
secretary to the admiralty, or minis
ter of marine, as the office is Gus
tomarily designated.
Admiral Won Capelle took over the
ministry of marine in March, 1916. sue
ceeding Admiral Won Tirpitz. There
have been recent reports of Won Ca
pelle's impending retirement, dis
patches from Berlin on Aug. declar-
ing that his resignation might be ex-
pected soon. A few days previously
Admiral Won Holtzendorff retired as
head of the German admiralty shortly
after he had made an apology for tho
failure of the German submarines to
sink American TRANSPORTS
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Survivors Landed.

Boston. Aug. 15.-Twenty- five sur
vivors of the British steamer Peni-
stone. sunk by German submarine
off the Massachusetts coast Sunday,
landed at Cape Cod ports today and
reported that another boat containing
members of the crew had been lost
Four of the survivors were badly
burned and injured, which indicated
that the vessel had been attacked be-
fore the crew had chance to escape.
Navy. department reports earlier in
the week did not explain how the Pcni-
stone had been sunk and first advices
from the cape today failed to clear up
this point, as 1t was said that naval
authorities had taken charge of the
ships crew. The men were in two
h0ntS, which had drifted since Sunday.
They Were nearly exhausted from eX-
posure and lack of food.
Not Definite.
The number in the boat reported lost
was not stated. The injured were en-
Eincers and firemen. Two of the Peni-
stones Officers were aboard the first
bont to reach shore.
Later reports to naval Headquarters
here said that twenty nine men had
landed. The statement by survivors
that one boat had been lost was not
accepted as definite. as 1t was thought
II might have been picked UP by a
passing steamer or fisherman.
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Liable to Be Cut OF.

London, Aug. 15.-The Czecho- Slo-
vaks in Siberia are in a dangerous po-
sition and are liable to be cut off alto
gether, says the correspondent of the
Times at Vladivostok. Only fraction
of those between the Volga and Lake
Baikal are armed and all are deficient
in every sort of equipment. They are
cut off from the far east and 1t Is i'm
possible to learn what Is happening
tc them. The correspondent says there
is much apprehension concerning them
in Vladivostok and adds: 1.-THE Czechs
here are pathetically anxious to rush
west and assist their brothers They
are contemplating desperate measures
in order to reach them, but their force
IL ridculously small compared with
their opponents, while they lack most
auxiliary equipment and are dencient
even in the essentials.
Urges Allies to Hasten.
"If II Is the allied intention to hold
the rear while the Czechs do the fight
ing, Gen. Dietrich's small force might
well be annihilated. but 1T Is incon-
ceivable that the allies will refrain
from active cooperation, and that CO.
operation must be on larger scale
than hitherto contemplated"
In an editorial the Times emphasizes
the urgency Of Fastening allied action.
II SAYS that the Czechs have been
driven back from the Ussuri front and
also have suffered reverses in eastern
Russia. 1t is imperative, the Times de-
clares, to send help to western Sibe-
ria through Harbin, whence, 1t says,
Lake Baikal ought to be reached In
moderate strength within a reasonable
time.
London, Aug. 15-The soviet gov
ernment has issued proclamation de-
claring that the Russian republic Is In
danger, according to kilograms from
HeIsingfors, received in Stockholm
and quoted by the correspondent of the
Times there.
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]. s. REGULARS FROM
PHILIPPINES IN RUSSIA
The 9th Regiment, Which Has Been Stationed in
Manila, Has Landed at VladivostOk to
Aid zech-Slovak

Washington, Aug. 15.-American troops today began
to dsembark at Vadvostok and Immediately will join the
international force to aid the choSlovak army in its
campaign in Siberia The Americans compose the Twen
tyseventh regular infantry regiment from Manila and will
be followed by another regiment FROM the Philippines and
additional troops from the United States.
The Twenty-seventh regiment has not been recruited
to strength and the exact number of not def
ntely known here but is supposed to be 1900 to 1900
Col. Henry d. Styer commands the Twenty-seventh
regiment The entire American forces will be under Maj
Gen. Graves who has been commanding regular army
division in Camp Keamey, Cal.
Washington Aug. 15.-The Twenty-seventh United
States infantry regiment which stationed at Manila
in the Philippine Islands, and which to be the nucleus of
the United States forces which will cooperate with the
Japanese Siberia arrived at Vladvostok today Secre-
tary of War Baker announced this afternoon This reg
is up to strength the secretary said but
contains about 200 men.
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last only the lighter gun was heard.


Nantucket, Mass Aug. 15.-The kill
ing of the engineer and the woundinS
of four firemen on the British steamer
Penistone, sent down by German
submarine In New England waters
Sunday. was reported today by nine
survivors of the vessel who were
brought here by tug. The tug picked
up two officers and seven men and
other vessels landed twenty-nine of
the crew at Cape Cod points earlier in
the day.
The men were not permitted to dis
cuss the attack on the Penistone until
they had been questioned by nav al
authorities
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KAISER KARL GOES TO
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS.

Amsterdam, Aug. 15.-Em-
peror Charles of Austria Is ut
German headquarters. accord
ing to telegram to the Lokal
Anzeiger Of Berlin from Karl
Rosner, its war correspond mt.
Emperor William and his ad-
victors have been holding an
important conference at head
quarters, the correspondent re-
ports. and these deliberations on
political and military questions
are reaching their highest
point" with the coming of the
Austrian emperor and his ad-
visory stan.
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MAN SENTENCED FOR PLOT
BROUGHT BACK TO STATES

Washington. Aug. 15.-Robert Fay,
who was convicted of placing bombs OH
ships carrying supplies and troops to
Europe, and who escaped after being
sentenced to the penitentiary, has been
apprehended in Spain. Secretary Ian
sing announced that he Is being
brought back to the United States
without extradition.
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of tho daily Qtnfnd TODAY.
London, Aug. 15.--11 a.m.)-The Ger
mans in the Lassigny sector are retir-
only n screen of machine guns behind
them. said a dispatch from a corrc-
snondent on tho French front today
Fighting for two days in their gas
masks the French took all of Lassignv
ridge. which dominates the German
positions.
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tho car,ran. ,,,,,, ~ he Tcrcsa hons ..,ii
sar,har mans "'' 'e io''su o"s~ s'i''
Avr ,xr,o pr,.s, In. no. ,..n
Ad,arood .,;rht,,, ,ast - pa,,a,r.,.s
In tha d,.,r,e. rorth,va.t - rha,,s,..s
on tha p,cnrSv hatti. frort tnaav,-
war osJ,co sta atorort' rro,,nc.. "
|. S,nce aug; o wnen tne aineo atSacs<
=. -, y soiuy peknh. Tug sDtit'su tn&
cn N.sc nnen prisohers " tHo
nun'ner oI Sv,Saa
ush pa.rois were acuve throusn-
ous .ao. n,snt ~, '"e uio.iic. pe'wee"
.a anu nye.'e. mee tne S
m. mans oesuh 'neir re'Irenlen, yesterday
Ihe patrois nave maintained cose
'oT1n Tl w,.n i., .he enemy IN tnis region.
Ing p,i.lsn I'aue IuItner prosress
at SeNei"i PoihtS aions 'hiS iroht.
Duel between Oise and Avre.
Parls. Aug. lb-Ihe violent artii-
lery duel between the Avre and the
olse continued during last night. ac-
cordlnS 10 the statement from the war
once To-Day. A German raid IN Cham-
PaEne faiied. ve
Inc statement READS:
Inc nlsht was marked by the rather
Intense activity In the artillery between
the Afre ana the Oise.
AN enemy raid In Champagne
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Washington. Aug. 15.-Intense artil- :
lery fighting is going on In the noun
famous regions on the Italian front.
especially at Val Tollina and Val CAM
onica. Rome cables to the italian en-
bassy declared this afternoon.
The Italians have occupied the sum-
mits of Val Lagarina and Montelio
and are holding them in the face OF
heavy and continued enemy artillery
fire, the cables state.
Between Brenta and the Piave. south
Of Grave, Italians have crossed the
river and occupied an island garrison,
taking forty prisoners and holding the
garrison against enemy fire.
On the Albanian front. the cables
add, italian exploring detachments are
very active north of Berat and Semeni.
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BRITISH REACH CASPIAN SEA;
NOW DEFENDING CITY OF BAKI
London, Aug 15-A British force from northwestern Persia
of Baku.
ESTIMATED LOSSES
OF GERMAN ARMY

Paris, Aug. 15.-Henry Bidou,
the military commentator. in
an article today says that u
conservative estimate of Ger
man losses since July IL is.
about $4,000 dead or wounded
and 10000 prisoners.
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FAIR, SAYS BILLY 'P0SSUM
Vacations are in

Vacations are I'm
order. and tomor7
row off l go. to
browse around In
foreign fields and
let my whiskers
grow; then I'll
come back and
spin a yarn. Of all
the fun j had.
and rest up from
the rest l took and
figure In my little
book how much
Tn, to the had
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Booming Continuous.

Portsmouth. N. c.. Aug. 15.-Heavy
flrtnE. was heard today Off the North
Carolina coast in the vicinity where a
German submarine has been operating.
BEGINNING about 8 o'clock this morn
Ing the booming Of two guns. one of
larger cHliber than the other. continued
Tor about forty minutes. To those in
snorc i seemed that both guns were
being hred simultaneously until at