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Evening star., 1918-08-05

All Spain is stirred by series Of
articles dealing With the magnitude
of American effort in the war. ap-
peartne in A b c. the strongly pro-
German newspaper, according to q
cable received today by the commit
tee on public information from its
representative in Madrid
The articles are contributed by Jose
Marines Rinz. novelist and literary
critic, who is the first Spanish writer
to visit the American front. Only
his pre-eminent literary position has
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the =fine has beens extended northwest
of Rheims to La Neuvillette. The
Germans are resisting sharply from
Muizon to Champigny.
Fismes was taken after Q heavy
artillery fight that began tn the mid
die of the afternoon. A few Amert-
cans entered the town Saturday AFT
.ernoon and remailed there all night.
The Germans threw gas shells and
shrapnel into the southern part of the
town, making 1t inadyisable foE the
little party to remain longer. Their
reconnaissance had been completed
and they were ordered to fall back.
Information they brought back ma
teriallJ aided thu stan officers In
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MEXICO SUPPORTS oARRANzA.
Defeat Of His Opponents in Recent
Elections Indicated, :

MEXICO CITY. August 4.-Complete
returns from the federal district and
scattering figures from the states in
dicated today q virtually complete
sweep by tho candidates of the ma
tional liberals for senators and depu-
ties at the elections held July 2s.
The constitutional liberals were op-
ponents of President Carranza at the
last session and the candidates of the
national liberal party made their
campaign on the issue Of government
support
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souTH's BIG sHIPYARD SOLD
!. n. Fahey and Boston Associates
Buy Jacksonville. Plant.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. August g.
John HrFahey Of Boston. represent
ing himself and New England associ-
ates, organised as the st. Johns River
|shipbuilding Company. today pur-
chased the Hillyer-Sperring & Dunn
wooden shipyard in South Jackson
villa, operated since the war by the
United States Shipping Board.
The yard is the largest Of its kind
in the south, having seven shipways,
L will be operated to 1ts full capacity
by Its new owners .--.---~..---4 - :!
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Texas. A few, of tho representatives
who will come under the draft are
Keating Of Colorado: Medill McCor-
mick, Illinois: Lunn, New York; Scott
Ferris, Oklahoma: Caldwell. New
York; Bland, Indiana; Doolittle, Kan
sas. and Siegel, New York. 4:
Number by States.
The estimated number of regis:
trants under the proposed extensions
in nearby states are as follows In
Virginia, 2e0,442: in Maryland. 194,657.
The number of registrants under the
first draft in the District was 32,372.
in Virginia 1s1.526 and in Maryland
1858.
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U-B0AT CHASER SINKS
IN COLLISION; CREW SAFE

Sinking Of submarine chaser Ne. 1877,
in a collision with another vessel last
night near Hog Island. OF the vir-
ginia coast, was reported today by
the Navy Department. y
All members OF the crew were
rescued.
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Americans. on Front.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.
AMERICAN.

Gen. Pershing's communicate. COW
ering yesterdays fighting. as received
last night by the War Department,
follows:
Section A-ThA full fruits Of VIC
tory in the counter=offensive16 begun SO
gloriously by Franco-American troops
on July IS were reaped today when
the enemy, who met his second great
defeat on the Marine, was idriyen In
confusion beyond the line of the Vesle.
THE enemy, in spite Of suffering
the severest losses, has proved inca
pable Of stemming the onslaught OF
our troops fighting for liberty side by
side with French, British and Italian
veterans. In the course of the opera
tion s.400 prisoners and 133 guns have
been captured by our men alone.
Section B-There is nothing to re-
port in this section"
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On a Wider Front.

The official statement issued In Lon
don last night said British patrols had
reached the Ancre between Dernancourt
and Hamel and were in contact with
the enemy on that line. be
The distance between Dernancourt
and Hamel is approximately six miles
On Saturday it was announced from
London that the Germans had carried
out a local retirement to the east
bank of the Ancre in the region OF
Albert over q front of three or-fouf
miles. The British official statement
indicates that the German withdraw
al was over a wider front than was
shown in the London dispatch OF Sat
urday.
Americans, on Front.
The retirement of the Germans be-
tween Montdidier and Mereuil is over
a front of approximately ten miles
On the southern half of this front
American contingents have been sta
toned for some time Along the
northern half OF the line the French
on two occasions, have driven into the
German lines so that their front be-
fore the present German withdrawal
began ran along the hills dominating
the Avre river from Castel to Aub-
villers.
This withdrawal. taken in conjunc-
tion with the German retirement
across the Ancre. from Dernarcourt
to Hamel, about fourteen miles to the
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Railroad Man Ends Life,

ROANOKE. Va, August 81 W. r.
Ross, prominent Mason ana oficial in
the statistical department of the Nor.
folk and Wsstern railway; committed
suicide at his home here yesterday by
slashing his throat with q razor.
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Hindenburg Also Explains.

John D. Ryan. director OF federal
aircraft production, is returning to
Washington from the Pacific coast
with the. ful1 assurapcel.that all the
lumber required for the national air.
Acraft program wtH be- fcrthcominx
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BRITISH.

LONDON, August 5.-Ratding op-
erations were carried out last night
by the British southeast Of Arras, near
Neuvi1le- -Vitasse, in which prisoners
were taken, the war ONCE announced
today.
On the northern front. opposite La
Bassee, the German guns have been
very active. They have shown some
gctivity also north Of Bethune and
Between Haxebrouck and Ypres.
SLONDON, August THE text Of the
adlcial statement issued by the war
ohice today reads:
t"Our patrols have reached tho Ancre
1ver between Dernancourt and Hamel
md are in contact with the enemy on
this line.
!1The hostile artillery showed some
Activity during the night in the sectors
north Of Bethune and south Of Ypres."
THE Official report from Field Marshal
H&igs headquarters In France tonight
says; ,.,.u. ,, .-,,,.u -.
this morning south Of Arras without
loss to US. Our patrols captured q few
prisoners during the day IN the La
Bassse sector. There is nothing further
The official statement Oh AefisI OPERA
tions issued tonight sayss.
Rain and low clouds sdnring- the
greater part Of the day interfered with
work in the air. Five tons Of bombs
were dropped by our airmen and seven
hostile machines and one balloon shot
down
'Tn spite Of q very dark night, i've
tons Of bombs were dropped by Us on
: the stations at Fives. southeast Of Lille
and Steenwerck. Two day-dying air.
planes and one Of our night-bomhins
maohines arc misslng.n -. ..zz....:...-
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Berlin Admits Retirement.

BERLIN. via London. August 4-The
Germans on both sides Of Albert have
retreated from the western to the east
ern bank of the Ancre river, according
to the German official communication
-Ssued today. The statement says the
withdrawal was made without opposi-
ton,
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I north. may mark tho beginning OF
German strategic retreat" which
British attack which London dis
patches had indicated was imminent
in this sector.
Enemy Changing to Defensive.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 4.-The Germans
opposite part Of the British front ap-
parently are changing their opera
tons from offensive to defensive
| They have made purely local re-
tirement in the Albert sector to the
east bank OF the Ancre. While this
is not especially important In itself.
1t indicates change in the enemy.
attitude. for on this small front he
where he will be unable to carry out
an offensive action for at least some
| little time.
At the same time. however, he has
locating on dryer ground, where. un-
| less disturbed. he may remain in
definitely and where he would be
able better to defend himself.
| The exact situation here is still
slightly obscure. but the enemy's in
tention is clear. The Germans may
| carry out further local retirements
| for the same reason az prompted that
north and south of Albert.
Huns Blow Up Dueouts-
Hamel has been evacuated. and the
! enemy, before his retirement, blew
up all the dugouts along the railway
embankment north of Dernencourt.
which seems to show he has no idea
of attempting to come back. Albert
itself soon may be cleared of all the
enemy.
| The Marne defeats undoubtedly
! were responsible for this retirement
and other adjustments which are ex-
| pected to come. The Germans, fear
| ing further defeats in the Rheims
| and Soissons districts, must strength
, en- themselves here, and the only way
to accomplish this Is by retiring to
| ground. more suited for defense, for
| they lack the reinforcements neces-
! sary to hold the present front in its
entirety.
The latest Indication Of shortage
| in the German manpower Is found in
| the fact that certain Pxnssian di-
| visions opposite the British have re-
| Gently received drafts Of Saxons,
! which is a most unusual proceeding.
| 1t Is obvious that as the battle be-
| more MT divisions must be. obtained
by the crown prince, and these must
be withdrawn from other parts Of the
| front.
The smaller number of troops need
ed on front held defensiveiy than
on one held for offense may partially
| explain the apparent change OF atti-
| tude by the enemy opposite the
British.
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FRENCH.

PARIS, August 5.-The oficial state
ment issued today reads:
There is nothing Of importance to
report from the battle front. Small
French detachments which crossed the
Vesle are meeting with German re-
sistance everywhere
PARIS, August 4.-The text of the
official communication issued tonight
follows:
During the day we reached the
vesle to the east of Fismes. The
enemy's rear guards opposed spirited
resistance, especially between Muizon
and Champigny. Our light elements
succeeded in taking footing on the
north bank of the river at several
places.
"Fismes is in our possession. -
Northwest of Rheims we have won
ground up to the village of La Neu-
villette. which the enemy IL defend
Ing with great energy. a..
''On the left bank of the A1re, be-
tween Castel and Mesnil st. Georges.
the Germans were forced to abandon
a part of their positions. We have
occupied Breaches and penetrated into
Hargicourt. We have also advanced
eur line to the outskirts of Courte-
n,anche. We took prisoners.
Belgian communications: August
4.-Our patrols brought in some pris-
oners in the region of Kippe and near
Dreibank.
Aviation: Second Lieut.. coppens
Of the aviation service on August
downed in flames a captive balloon
near Zonnebeke. This was his twen-
ty-second victory.
Eastern theater, August 8.-There
has been enemy artillery activity at
the mouth Of the Struma and to the
east Of the Vardar, and artillery fight.
ing and patrol encounters in the Sec
tor south of Huma and before the
Serbian front.
Tn Albania there have been patrol
encounters"
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HALTED TO SPARE men,
!. .LUDENDORFF ASSERTS
Joins With Won ,Hndenburg in
Explaining Failure Of Ger
man Offensive.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. August 4.-The en-
envy invaded US on July 1b ana we
thereupon, as early as the evening OF
the 1sth, broke OF operations. 1t ia
always our endeavor to stop an un-
dertaking as soon as the stake is not
worth the cost. consider 1t one Of
my principal duties to spare the blood
and strength Of our soldiers"
Gen. Ludendorff, hrst quartermaster
general Of the German army. made
this statement to an assemblage OF
German newspaper correspondents
who were received by Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and himself. accord
ing to dispatches received here.
: Says Foch's Plan Failed.
Referring to Gen. Foch. Gen. Lu-
dendorff continued:
.His plan was undoubtedly to cut
of the entire arc Of our front south
OF the Aisne by break-through on
the flank. But with the proved lead
ership Of our seventh and ninth ar
mics, that was quite impossible.
.rWe reckoned with an attack on
July Is and were prepared for it.. The
enemy experienced very heavy losses
and the Americans and African auxil-
larry troops, which we do not under.
estimate, suffered severely.
'sBy the afternoon of the 18th We
already were fully masters Of the sit
uation and shall remain SO. We left
the abandoned ground to the enemy
according to our regular plan. Gain
Of ground and 'Marne, are only
catchwords without Importance fol
the issue Of the war. We are now. al
before, confident"
.Hiudenburg Also Explains
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg also
dfiated ON how economically the
troops Of Germany had bsen used
He said: 's-.
..rhis circumstances And supply con
siderations decided our measures. and
we transferred the fighting to favor
able ground. where the troops could
easily be supplied.
I'VE all want peace. but 1t must BE-
The correspondents. declare tha,
Won Hindenburg, 10 in the best OF
health.
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GERMAN.

BERLIN, via London, August 4-The
text OF today's statement follows:
During the night there was reviv-
Ing artillery activity. which increased
to sraat- intensity at times south Of
Ypres and on both sides Of the Somme.
'On both sides Of Albert we with
drew. without enemy Interference. our
posts on the west Of the Ancre to the
eastern bank of the river.
In successful forefield enRaxemanta
south Of the Luce brook and sontb.
west Of Montdidier we captured
prisoners.
There have been no fighting opera
tons on tho Aisne north and east of
Soissons On the Vesle we are In
nsntln6 contact with the enemy"
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ITALIAN.

ROME. August l.-The war ONCE
communication issued today says:
South Of Nago our 18th Assault
Detachmant. yesterday wrested from
the enemy by surprise attack hill I7s.
on Dossor Alto. where on June Is the
enemy. after. violent artillery prep
aratfongl succeeded in gaining foot
hold and maintaining himself At the
cost Of heavy Casualties. Our occu-
patton was promptly consolidated,
under effective protection Of the artil-
lery.
caverns. attempted brisk local re-
sistance, but were overcome. The
enemy suffered considerable losses,
and officers and 171 men and q large
captured.
:'on the night of August s-s French
detachments, during brilliant surprise
attacks, oyercame the enemy's resist
ance and penetrated very far into the
Asiago. and brought back one senior
ofncer and 124 men Of other ranks,
and captured. also, much war ms
teria1 and many arms, including q gun
and machine gun.
West Of Asiago British parties
broke into Gaiga, inflicting losses on
the enemy and capturing some pris-
oners.
"1n the Tasson region and in the
trolls gathered In material and took
some prisoners.
I'm Albania the fighting activity
yesterday was limited to bursts OF
nre on our part, which drove enemy
parties back to the north Of Berat."
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Germans Desperate,

The Germans were pouring in men
regardless of lives, counter attack
succeeding counter attack in desper-
ate attempt to break our lines and
slow up our advance. This is one
reason for the persistent attempts
q. make aerial observations. Our oh
servation is equally vigilant as the
Germans know to their cost.
1t was reported last night that they
were massing tanks and heavy forces
of infantry far behind their lines, for
the purpose of continuing the counter
attacks.
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AUSTRIAN.

VIENNA, August 4 British admiral
ty per Wireless Press).-The follow
ing statement was issued from the
war once today:
The enemy penetrated into portions
OF our positions on Dosso Alto.
The enemy has reoccupted the
Fiert-Berat Line in Albaslia.''
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Only Two venders Arrested.

With all this proof that the Illicit
liquor venders are not only selling al
coholic beverages against the law, but
robbing their customers. only two ar
week end. After decreasing their ac-
tivfty for several days last week. the
police say that the liquor peddlers re-
inaugurated their wholesale bootleg
ging Saturday evening and continued
without abatement over Sunday.
various police precincts claim that al
though they know the bootleggers are
still doing a thriving business they
cannot make arrests because Of the
lack of sufficient evidence.
Although he had anly been in Wash
Mexican. was caught in the bootleg
gers net Saturday night. Early Sum
day morning he was found lying on
the sidewalk on 7th street northwest
in an unconscious condition from the
effects Of alcohol. One of his shoes
Lopez told his story to Judge Hardi-
son and was fined SD.
Taken on Street Car.
Found in an intoxicated condition
in street car at a3d and NJ streets.
John Mccarthy was arrested and
derby conduct. He was fined $40 on
the former charge and IS on the lat
ter.
Fannie, Barber, Nellie Dorsey and
Catherine Smith, all oolored. were
sentenced to two months' imprison-
ment for being drunk. and put on
|probation for six months, with the
Understanding that they abstain from
Intoxicating beverages for that length
Of time.
from Baltimore with a suit case full
of whisky, George Haskins, colored.
was arrested and charged with being
drunk. He was fined SO.
Drunk In Temperance Alley.
Found intoxicated in Temperance
alley" was the charge placed against
Ida Turner, colored, by Policeman c.
H. Tramel of the eighth precinct,
she bought her whisky from a man
who walked up to her and said:' Il
have got what you are looking for"
She was sentenced to two months In
jail and put on probation.
William Quarrels. colored. 41s g
street southeast. was arrested Satur-
day afternoon by Policeman W. F. Nc
Duffie OF The eleventh precinct and
charged with selling liquor. It is
claimed that the man sold a police
agent a half pint OF whisky. A half
pint Of the same brand sold to the
agent was found in QRarrels' pocket
when arrested. He viii be arraigned
in court this afternoon.
Upon recommendation Of Ringgold
Hart, assistant District corporation
counsel. Arthur Ford, colored. convict
ed Of boot1eggtng was sentenced to
eight months Imprisonment this
morning by Judge Hardison. He was
arrested July % by Sergt. J. L Kill
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Provisions of Bill
as to Registration,
Ace and OCCUPATION

The principal portions of the 'ad-
ministration "man power BILL" which
will extend the draft ages to from
eighteen to forty-nve. presented to
Congress today as amendments to the
original draft law. are as follows:
1.-The President may draft such per.
sons liable to military service In
such sequence of ages and at such
time or times as he may prescribe:
a. citizen or subject OF a
country neutral in the present war
who has declared his intention to be-
come a citizen of the United States
shall be relieved from liability to mill
tary service upon his making decla-
ration in accordance with regulations
as the President may prescribe. with
drawing his intention to become q
citizen of the United States,
and he shall forever be debarred from
becoming a citizen of the United
States"
Provisions for Industry.
The provision referring to persons
engaged in industry and agriculture
providing for their relief from mill
tary duty would be amended to read:
Persons engaged in occupations or
employment found to be necessary to
the maintenance of the military estab-
lishment or the effective operation of
the military forces or the maintenance
of national interest during the emer-
gency."
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BIG SHIP LAUNCHED
BEFORE PRESIDENT

CONTINUED from First Pasa,
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battlefield. would be to give nasesa
and financial support to the alTs6
President Wilson fixed the course Of
America when. in his famous war
message, he dedicated all the rss
sources of the nation to humamty1
cause.
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1s-To-45 BILL IS
SENT TO CONGRESS;
EARLY ACTION SURE

Continued from, First P.ee.l
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-29

The large Jewish Community of
Homel has succeeded in organizing
a formidable self-defense corps,
which on more than one occasion
suppressed anti Jewish outbreaks at
their very commencement. One day
the rioters were determined not to
disperse, but when the self-defense
corps shot three of their ringleaders,
the crowd Immediately gave up the
plan of looting and beating the
Jews The subsequent effort to in
cite an attack on the Jews for "mur-
dering" the three leaders of the
gangs also failed. The Jews at
Homel arranged an impressive pro-
test meeting against the pogroms in
Russia, Ukraine, Bessarabia and Ga
licia. They established fund in
aid of Jews who had been impover-
ished by the pogroms in Russia and
Ukraine.
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221

cent, the Jew who talks Yiddish, the
language of the bondage, the Jew
who talks Hebrew, the language of
the new Jewish freedom, the high
ly-anglicised Jew who stares bland
ly and blankly if you say unto him
"Shalom,' and his long-lost brother,
the Jew from the Yemen of Arabia,
sunburnt and sturdy, the Jew from
Corfu talking Greek and Italian with
the equal fuency of that bilingual
island, the Jew who is pleased and
complimented because you talk
French, the Jew Of the latest ultra
modern Russian culture, the Jew
who only talks Arabic, the Jew who
only talks no-Spanish; but
every Jack one of them a Jew. And
what matter the minor difficulties
of the language, which we are sur
mounting with SUGGEST? For do we
not all talk the universal Esperanto
of the Jewish heart? -The Macca-
bean Magazine for November.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-29

A secret Polish anti-Semitic or
ganization in Warsaw is continuing
it's vicious activities, in spite of the
fact that a recent plot to cause a
pogrom was frustrated. This or
ganization is melting the Polish
popu1ace to violence. They have so
terrorized the Jewish inhabitants
that most of them remain in their
homes in the evening, fearing to ap-
pear upon the streets.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-11-29

Victor Adler has been appointed
Minister of Foreign Affairs in the
new Austrian Government. His
son, DR.. Fildrich Adler, has been re-
leased from prison. He was arrested
for killing the Austrian Prime Min
lister in 1916.