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MAN POWER MEASURE
GOES TO PRESIDENT
FOR HIS SIGNATURE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3n.-Congrcss
failed again today to complete tho man
power bill extending tho Srlective draft
age limits to 10 TO ~ years OF age. Only
rho formnllty OF the signing Of the
measure by the presiding officers Of tn
Senate and House remains. and II was
predicted tonight the measure Will hr
in President Wilson's hands sSnon after
rho noon cnnypning hour It's Immcdiat"
approval by the exccutiv" is expected.
The conference rcpor; on III" bill. ap-
proved yoeTcrday by III" House. was
adopted late today by tho Scnat" by 4
yen and nay vnt"--with but ono fc"bl'
onposition Of few senators present. SEN
ste debate on the work nr light" amend
n,cnt's exclusion was go proIractrd hat
tho House adjourned before ,hr bill
could be returned there for III" sigma
turc Of tho speaker Tho rules require
that signatures ns tho presiding officers
hn attached L" tho HnEroScd measure
while the houses are in session.
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the orderly retirement Of tho Germans
from being accomplished.
What is going on is no; any attempt 70
break through the German l!nc-all talk
Of TINT sort ut this stage is nonsense, nrd
shall show in nnmrn, why il Is nom
sense The efforts arc confined for the
moment 10 compelling III" enemy 10 put
In his reserves continually IN order ro
save himself from disaster and TO forc"
him 20 retire. not in his way. but ours.
suffering perpetual loss In mon nnd ma
,erIol md n perpetual wrnkcninE In or
ranizaticn. Tho process will continue
fo- lust so long Rs the nlIed higher
command chooses. and VIII hn pro-
forged up to the moment when tho main
bA.r can te struck. What that moment
wifi he. and whnro the blow will fall. no
orc outside tho higher command ,,selc
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BIG INDEMNITY FROM
H.. RUSSIA IS CLAIMED

cDPENHAGEN. August 30--The prin-
ciplc laid down by Germany III the sup
toysk treaty signed in Berlin Tuesday.
viii not cause or support the horcihie
disunion Of the former Russian territor::.
explains th.. znmi official North German
,.n-a,to e,
Thc Independence or the Baltic prov
.inrcs is assured, IT says and Russia has
cnnsenicd to recognition Of the indepen-
dcncc nf Georgia Gin The eau ucasus.)
The, newspaper ndds mat h;II'oH rSnSsm n,rss 1Ss
for German losses due TO Russian reTo-
mtlonary cnnfiscatory legislation.
or this sum the Ukraine and Finland
Jointly will pay one billion marks.
tho oil fields around Baku.
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the initiative has passed to my op-
pnnents. Their numbers are growing
RI pidiy with tho arrival Of the American
cont:ngcrts. must. II l can. recover
she initiative.
Il cannot do that without nccumulat-
ing fresh army For the purpose l
mus, shorten my line and must retire
from the big bulge between Arras and
Soyon. thus saving them. Having thus
saved men l will begin to accumulate
new army OF attack. which I can recruit
from the depnts fed by the 1870 class.
now practically ready for the field. and
from tho hospital returns of the carly
autumn"
The essential character OF the allied
reply 70 this plan has been TO keep heir
attacks not only pcrpetually alir". oui
also continually extending as the Amnri-
can recruiting pours in. and preventing
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Confer With McAdoo
on Revenue Measure

WASHINGTON. Aux. %h.--Th house
way: and means r"lnmltl"". as Il "'"''
step III thr drafting "f IN" $H'h""' '""''
nnn rrv"nur bill. ?r"parnt"r !" us m
I irndurtinn in tho house. $"ni suh-'f"l-
rniitcc today in confer with secretary
N,. N,Ino nm the list of administrative"
.rr...s,inus submitted to tho committee
hv The SECRETARY Wcdn" sday III a - =
Tor Mr. McA,inn rrq,I":,;cd tho commit
roo ir framing ihr hill to guard against
;r,nn.in> burdens Of = too rn"rouS M
turr un business.
.rb, suh-rninm:.tao which conferred
with Secretary Meade" aud treasury "N-
morris wns rnnp0E"d nf thurman
Ei;rhin. REPRESENTATIVES. Garner "'
Tnyas. Innr"cra;, anI L"nGw0r'h 81
Ohio, Republican.
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The whole action now going torWar"
y, the western front IS IN nrcparatlon
for sousN main attack. which has nor
ben delivered which may not Dc dr-
Evcred sor d long time. but Of which
the actions now being extended are
the foundation. The situation on tn
front at this moment ~ as follows:
The Germans had prepared for r"t!re-
nent in the first days OF August. ths
organization OF that retirement had al
ready been made. and upon such scale
both as 10 size and compleNlty that II
cou6 not be easiy abandoned. Il Is
probable that the general idea estao-
ished on the enemy's side toward the
end Of July was something like this:
II am being beaten out Of the Marne
salient: my one srea, offensive. wn:ch
was to decide the war. has broken down
badly. I have suffered surprise, ana
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preventing him from concentrating els"-
where. and for preserving tho initiative.
There WAS no rnasslN attack; there
WAS no Simultaneous attack Delivered
along q very wide front. which - essen
tial 10 any attempt at rupture; nothing
was done east OF Rheims and between
Rheims and Chateau ThIerry little was
done hesidcs holding the positions and
exercising a steady pressure. All the
work accomplished was the reSuiaf
daily progress along the twenty odd
miles on thc western side OF the salient.
This progress pivotcd upon scissors, Or
ra thcr upon the Hill Of Paris. which
overlooks the junction OF Soissons ma
thence paralyzcd the encu1ys main rail-
way communication.
The action went on for week. until
Hill EOS was taken; II continued another
five or SIX days in tho enemys precipt-
tate retirement upon the Vesle HeiShts
When these heights were reached the
salient had been completely reduced.
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the Great War and Britain

knows. nor II is anything but haTfniu'
even t. speculate upon IL.
Tho cncmy himself knows least or eA.
All he knows ia thot UnlHsG he can fore
stnll us md strike himself the blow Will
fail with d"cialv" effect. for III" allies
HIS opponents arc daily growing IN pow
or. arc possessed Of the initiative ana
are now moldInE tho battle In ther
own form.
In the meanwhile the mast ilumtnat-
inE commentary N long while "n thc
course II affairs - tho series "f cncmY
cnmrnunGurs. IT ia. perhaps. I" the m
1cr,,st If the German government pni!t-
cally, and perhaps Ia sorle extent u
holm. tho nlornlr Of iIs armtoS also. 10
renrcscnl nil successive movements OF
tho allied nrmihs ns 80 mAry attempts
TO hrenis the limo and so many failures
In thnt attempt.
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Man Rad Been PUTTING on Snow
A,o,r the River Front During the
= Pazt Few weeks.

oot,tao penncy: a foreigner. who
for the past several weeks has been
Giving exhibitions with TWO oearo at
the small mining towns Throughout
eastern Ohio, II Eeh1ont, Jefferson ano
harrison counties, was killed and
eatea by them during Monday night
at a point noar Hopadale- HarHsoa
county, north of. cadiz. whom they
cuppcd the muzzlos and attacked him
while he slept. One os the bears IaEer
diea, but the other is stin roaming
the woods and being hunted by tho
foreign population OF that district
with guns.
Tho bear keeper hcd been at Bridge
port AID towns along tho river front
during the carly part OF laSs week.
and it Is said ey persons who saw
him that hc was in the h.Sit Of hal1
starviug the animals in order to IN
duce them to perform tricks, ana tho
only time that he would feed she'n
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Now, 10 show how completely iaiSc
this vicw is. lot US take the recent now
rnnnts one by one and sec how i'''I"
,hcy conform to any such plan and
how exactly they conform 70 IN" plan
l hnvr just described
First. you have tho surprise OF inc
counter offensive Of July IL: This was
struck between Chateau FhlerrF ana
SuIaaons. on front Of about twenty
niIcs II WAS struck on only one SIDE
Of tho salient and In place where
thcre could DO no question OF rupture,
because tho strongest position on the
whole Gcrman front lay In the enemy
hnnd4 Immediately nhcad--thc Chemin-
JrsDemca. IT wae struck with force
Of Of probably no more than twenty dIvi;
sionR. II 50 many. aAd 1t proceeded
rcGulhrly from stage to stage. IN INC
n salient only. for dragging as many OF
Tho enemy reserves as possible, and TOT
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 3n.-The smith
+ wesson company Of Springfield. Mass.
Informed the war department today that
rather than abide hy I r"c"ri cH"ision
ns .he war labor hoard il would pre-
tcr to have, i;s plant taken over by
-he government and operated fer the
period ot the war.
The decision objected 70 provided fHr
he restoration with back pay ~ en-
cioyes DISCHARGED for violating ru"
regulating union membership. and ap-
proved collective hareaininG between
employees and the company.
In q recent letter 70 Secretary Baker.
the company said II had not submitted
i-s rights 70 che war labor board. did
not admit that the board had con-
Quoted the brief investigation which
preceded its decision in accordance win
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Austrian Attacks Are
Repu|sed By Italians

ROMT august 2n.-Th" official COM
muniral an iasu"d hy IN" war office to-
day SAYS:
I'm the upper S'hru valley. on the
r;h bank "f IN" .idlE". IN Val Arsh. al
j'nI del RnSsn and in tho MonIc raPpa
region. enemy patrols attempted raids
and surprise attacks Thc% were re-
rulScr. leaving prisoners in our hands.
4 british detachment panrtratcd tn"
.ncmy lines south rf .\Siago inflictinG
cnrsi1cr1h'" lnSecs and took a few pris-
onrrs. Two hostile nirpllncs have been
brought down
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FRANCO -YANK5
ATTACK WINNER
IN HARD FIGHT
CHAVIGNY AND CUFFIES.
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED
General Mangin's Men Obtain
Strong Foothold North Of
the Ailette
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY

WITH THE FHENCh AAmx IN
TRANCE, August 3o.-(Night)-(By
the Associated Press)-The French and
Americans, under orders by General
Manstn, advanced today on the plateau
north Of scissors to the western edgs
Of Crouy, taking Cuffies and CnaUgny
after very hard fighting.
Further north, between the Anetts
and tho road from Coucy to chAunJ,
the struggle was equally severe. Tho
Erench occupied Champs, the DaaSt
wood, Praast and Vrlcte.
General Mangtn now has gained
strong foothold on the north bank OF
tho Alette and the plateau north Of:
scissors occupying positions Of great;
Importance with view to future opera:
tions.
LoNDoN, August ao--7:3o p. MD.
north of soissong, French troops to-day
captured Hill 15e and they now hold;
all the high ground between SCISSORS
and Leury, according to 1Efor,rat.ca
received from the battlefront this oven
ing,
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SMITH 2 NEssON REFUSES To
JN|ONRE PLANT NOW OFFERS To
TURN OVER BUSINESS To j. s

President Wilson'S labor proclamation.
and saw no reason why it should ahan-
don rs legitimate mnthods OF doing
business.
The company employees 1.4nn persons
and IS engaged on many government
contracts including the making Of a
quarter ot million army rcvolvers'
It offers. # the government will take
over the plant.' to hav" th" IndiridnaIs
OF the present MANAGEMENT cooperate
with any officer placed in charge.
In addition 20 its notice to Secretary
Baker. tn" smith ~ Wcsson company
also protested formally to the War labor
board upon ihc decision. and expressed
4 refusal to ah:d. by 1t. In its letter
addressed 70 III" war secretary. the COM
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Allies BIows Prepare Way For Final Great Attack Hun Lines
g wr

the enemy front had been Strengthened
out. and the battle was virtually at an
crd.. During tho progress OF. it some
thing like twenty fresh divisions had
hecn dragged in 10 save the enemy from
disaster. out Of n reserve Of. say. sixty
divisions.
Then came the lull. which was COM
paratiVcly free from action. or at any
rate with actions only on Il small scale
along the Nesle river. though they IN
cluded the occupation Of the city OF
Soiseons itself. That was the situation
Mt the beginning Of August. The enemy
press and even the enemy communiQuel
for that matter began to breathe freely
again. and they put their own construe.
uon on the affair. They told ~ that
the Allies tried to break through ana
failed; that the retreat had been con-
Quoted according to plan" and w1E
(Continusd On rASs TSo.) -:
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HAYWOOD AND MANY OTHER |. ". ".
LEADERS GET TWENTY YEAR PRISON.
SENTENCES. FOR WAR CONSPIRACY

wood and his chief aides, down to @S'oVo
wore imposed.
Ninety days is granted in which to
I'll. n bill If exception. and stay Oh
seven days in which to petition for ball.
The first two OF the nincty-seven de-
PENDANTS in the I. W. W. case sentenced
hy Judge Landis were Meyer FriedA.n
Of Denver and Glen Roberts Of Fresno.
Cal. who were each given ten days
imprisonment in the county JAN on
each Of four counts in the Indictment
the sentences TO run concurrently.
William D. Haywoods secretary and
treasurer Of the I. W. W. and fourteen
others were sentenced to twenty years
impr;sonmcnt and $4,000 fine each.
Those sentenced with William D. Hay
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BA|LLEU[ IS
CAP TURED By
THE ENGLISH
BRITISH ADVANCE IS
CONTINUED EVERYWHERE
Terrific Losses Inflicted -
Germans New Driven Be-
yond the Somme

WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, AaG. ao.-(By tho Associated
Press. ia p. nl.)-1t is reported that
Baillcul, on the northern side OF The hys
salient hac been evacuated h5 the tef-
mans and thet tho B-ittsh arc either
entering tho town or may soon occupy
It.
Ioncatte and Esoust-St. Metn, south-
west Of Brllecouur, urc reported 70
have bccn captured today by the BTU
ish.
Ali the county south md west OF
the river now Is free Of the enemy.
The fghting British armies again
s.nasned their way forward today, al
along the lile. there has been very
hcavy fighting almost everywhere be-
tween the SonlIne and Soarpe rivers, anu
urder the force of repeated blows, ue-
liyered with machine like precision
tho foe has boen forced to abandon
n1ea~ more town positions and larSe
strips OF ground.
Once moro tha Germans have suf-
fcred terrible losses. The British nave
froed all the country south and west
Of the So1ncnc, the last Gcrmens being
driven behind the river this morning.
Evcn there the enemy Is not finding rest,
70. the British have crossed the stream
a. 1cnst 1t one place eouth Of La Chppel-
lattc.
From Pcronno southward: first the
British cannon and then the French guns
are hurting p-oject!1cs, big and htt4e'
on the otherside of the T1vcr. just
! north Of tho Sem1ne, after It turns 70
the west at Peronne, tho British nave
caDtu-ed Clery and are pressing on To-
ward Pcrorne.
! LONDON, hug. 3o.-7:3o ?. MI
! Troors Of Field Marshal Half today
cro.:c;l the Nsndcnhurg line TO tEe
routh Of Bullccourt. In the hYs sa-
lie7,t the British arc reported TO nave
takeu Eootc Boom, three miles south
Of 8anicl.
The aormnns have retreated from the
town Of Ealleul.
BERLIN, via London, Aug. 30
, c.rco+ British attacks on q wide 1ronI
southeast Of Ar-as failed" says the Oh
fetal state:acnt from general headqnar-
ters tonight. There were local engage
;nc1ts northeast cf Noyop end Oh tho
Ailette.''
LONDON, Aug. ao-"East and north
: cast Of BRpau1ne our operat1one are Pr
eeedtng satisfactorily, in spite OF n
c~eeeeG hcstIlo resistance" says the
ofacisi statement from Field marshal marsha.
: aaig's headquarters in France tontgnI
gard nEhttng occurred ON the grea1eI
part Of this front End NUMBER o ol
! heavy counter attacks were mane oS
the enemy"
vIvH TEE BRITISH ARMY AZ
! rEnUCE, Aug. 1c.-It is time somo-
fCoatinued on PaGe Twelve.)
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Americans Meet With Stiff
Resistance From Germans
GERMAN ATTACK IN THE Y0SGES
BEATEN OFF BY the AMERICANS

WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Thursday, August 23.-11
three different patrol encounters In the
vosEcs last night the Ger,nauA were
driven off when the American fire be.
came too hot for them. Tho enemy
casualties are unknown.
The German artillery fire in the Woev.
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re Increased materially last 1tght.

WITH TIE AMERICAN AnMY IN
FRANCE, Wednesday, August 26-tRy
the Associated Fress)-An enemy air.
ship YES slot down today after 1t had
attacked several American observation
balloons on TIE front eaIt Of St. Mthiel.
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100000 Germans In
Westphalian Strike

GENEVA. Aug 30-Ser!ous strikes
involving zoo ono workmeu have broken
out at Bochum in Wcstphalia- according
to dispatches received here today from
Munich. Three thousand strikers have
i'oa, scnt 10 the frant and 5000 de-
norted from tho region under escort.
Trops are guarding the town. it Is saio'
40 riots are feared.
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i. S. Boy Aviator In Thrilling Escape From Huns


FROM
teY.
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THE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o-ForeoeT:
west Virginia and ohlo-Local rams
and thunder showers Saturday, SUNDAY
fair.
wertern Fcnnsy1vnnin--Proba local
radns and thunder showers Saturday ana
Sunday.
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M ABATEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL
OFFENSIVE TACTICS Of ALLIES

More Ground Gained From Anas to Soissons, While the
British Strike Heavy Blow the Northern Side OF the
Lys SaEent-German Retirement In the North Removes
Menace to the Channel Ports
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rEAp AND PORTION OF aoo1 -
FOUND BY PE1SSTR-ASs ASoNS
rDf or coUNTSy ROADWAY.
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RrRIIN, via London, Aug. 30
c.roa+ HrItish attacks on q wide front
southesst Of Ar-as failed" says the Of
scial statement from general headquar'
tors tonIgllt. There were local engage
;nc1ts northeast cf Noyon end Oh tho
Ailctte."
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UAYSoS ur
uarEp ~ Tu
>UN1rD GfArp
cHE0krHH
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(Continuod on Page Two.)
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
POETRY.
DOT TO HER DoLLIEs.

Now. children, mind your Dps and as (Cassandral please attend!) For expect a visit soon
 From Nab, my dearest friend. Now mind you sit quite still! and Don't PieTst let me hear a wordl For dolls. like other children,
 Should be seen but not be heard, If Lady Nab should be so kind
 As ask you for kiss. Just lock one way with both your eyes And place your lips like this! Now then. Minerva. Goodness me! Just look at that chiid's face! You've been among the coals again, And soiied your nice new lace! I'm tired of talking, I declare!
 And much my training shows! There's Ruby with her arm right oil And Pearl has smashed her nose! But wait until your Pa comes home! I certainly shall tell r tgs rTo think my visitors should see E My gracious! That's the bell!
 Yorkshire Weekly Post
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
WHEN MOTHER READS ALOUD.

 sNWhen Mother reads aloud the past 2 Seeras real as every day: I hear, the tramp of armies vast ] see the spears and lances cast, I join the thrilling fray: Brave knights and ladies fair and
 proud # I meet H,len mother reads aloud. When mother reads aloud far lands Seem very near and trues cross the deserts gleaming sands . Or hu7lt the jungles prowling bands, Or sail the ocean blue: Tar heights, whose, peaks and cold
 mists shroud, l scale when mother reads aloud. When mother reads aloud. I long For noble deeds to do- To help the right. redress the wrong; IL seems so easy to be strong,
 So simrle to be true. oh. thick and fast the visions crowd My eyes. when mother reads aloud.
 The Kings Own.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
Glad Snrinn is Here

Dear Uncle Jed: I am a little girl 10 years old and I thought I would like to have little talk with you and your Wide-Awakes.
 I live on a farm in Ledyard and go
 to a little school called Geer Hill school There are fifteen pupils and we do have some great times. The schoolhouse is mile from our home, so We have quite a walk.
 We have a little calf named Daisy. It is very cute. We also have three little pigs. have three brothers. I am going to have a garden this year. I have one war certificate. I know that all the Wide -Awakes are glad spring is here, with it's green grass and pretty flowers. So I thought l would write a little poem about the beautiful springtime: Hurrah! Hurrah. the children's voices ring,
 Iris spring! Iris spring! The violets peep from their messy l beds,
 And enjoy the sunshine over thei1
 And whisper aloft of the beautiful | While voices sing: "Tis Spring! Iris 1 spring!' MARIAN CHER, Age 10. 1 Ledyard.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-09
How to Be Rid of the Beast of Berlin.

Dear Uncle Jed: wrote last week about our flag; that We should keep our flag bright and clean, not in color, but in action. This time I will tell you few ways in which to. keep it-so.
 We are engaged in a great world war. If America and her allies do not win this war, we will be subject to human slavery. We surely will win, but it will take years of struggle to be victorious. It depends upon the people of America to save food and shorten the years of struggle. Many of us cannot afford to spend money. But buying thrift stamps is not spending but saving. Don't buy candy-that is spending. Besides thrift stamps. we can cut newspapers IS by B for the Red Cross We can help by not throwing papers around on the streets. Then if we have
 a clean city we can save street clean CTS, and Uncle Sam has a few more men.
 We can study faithfully at school
 learn our lessons well and graduate
 sooner. The sooner we graduate, the i sooner we can take our places to hell
 win the war
 Try and save in all the ways yer
 can, for the sooner we end this war the
 sooner we will get rid of the Kaiser | the Beast of Berlin
 | DOROTHY NANNETTE PASNIK, | Age Il.