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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
IEAH'0nlF2'eS NEWS
IN MIDGET FORM
Long Stories of Big Events Told
in Brief Paragraph 'or
Quick Reading.
ABOUT BOYS IN TRENCHES.
Progress Of Hostilities on All Land
Fronts, in the Submarine zones
and in the Up in the Air
BattIefeids.
ABOUT BOYS IN TRENCHES.
WAR BULLETINS

French and American troops launch
ed the biggest offensive Of the year
against the west side Of the Aisne-
Marne salient, advancing on % mile
front to a depth of three to six miles.
The Americans in their own sector
captured dozen villages, took 1000
prisoners and 80 guns Further north
they co-operated with the French, cap
turing Very, holding Scissors under
range of their guns.
The French reached the Mont de
Paris, within a mile Of scissors. On
the east of Rheims they recaptured
Prunay. Victories on the west have
greatly relieved the pressure around
the cathedral city.
The army supply ship Westover,
4,270 tons, was torpedoed and sunk In
the war zone. Ten officers and men
of the crew Of 90 are missing.
Eighteen thousand prisoners are
now claimed by the Berlin War>Office
as the total number taken in the
drive. Heaviest losses have been in
fctcd on the enemy in his massed
attacks, the War Office in Paris stated.
Ludendorff is closing the jaws Of
his "pincers" about the ruins of
Rheims by terrific blows on either
flank.
London newspapers feature the bril-
liant work of American troops in stop
ping the German offensive. The dash
and courage they showed are charac-
telized as the most encouraging part
of the days fighting.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26

The burden of increasing the supply,
distribution and consumption of fish in
the United States as a food conscrtA-
ton measure rests on Kenneth Fowlrr,
q young business man of New York.
He was connected with important fish
markets in the metropolis before A.r.
Hoover drafted him into the food ad-
ministration.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
WAR TROPHY TO ANNAPOLIS.

Naval Academy To Get Gun Taken
BY Marines.
Washington.-A heavy Maxim ma.
chine gun, captured by American ma
rines from the Germans IN Belleau
Wood on June II and for four days
used to ha~ass the cnemy's own lines,
is being shipped from France to ma.
rine headquarters In Washington, the
NAVY Department announced.
Two heavy German ninewprfers
captured by the marines in The same
action. will be presented, one each
to AnnaDolis and West Point, If trans.
portation can be arranged.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
RIGID RESTRICTION OF STEEL.
Firms ReseIIing Supply Will Be Cut

Firms ReSellin9 supply WIFI De NGI
Off.
Washington. - Government demand
for steel has reached such proportions,
it-has been learned, because of the
growth Of the war program that Off
Gals of the War Industries Board fear
present sources of supply soon will
prove inadequate.
Action was taken at meeting Of the
board to prevent steel from finding It's
way to industries not holding war con-
tracts through r1selling. Manufacture
crs were warned that those who have
obtained steel on priority orders for
war work and later were found to be
reseling it to nonWar manufacturers
would have their supply cut off. This
practice has been In vogue, the board
learned.
All private consumers Of steel and
steel products may be required to sub
nit sworn inventories of their stocks
on hand.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
FOUND 5000 GERMAN DEAD.
Search Opposite Our Line Showed
Enemy Lost 10000.

With the American Army on the
Marne.-A survey just completed of
the woods south of MeZy, through
which the Germans advanced against
he Americans on Monday morning
and subsequently were driven back
across the Marne, revealed that more
than 5000 Hun fighters had been killed
there.
We inflicted more than 10000 cas-
ualties OH the boche. ;.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-07-26
BECK STEEL PLANT SEIZED.
Patents Valuable for Manufacture OF

Airpane and Automobile Engines.
New York.-The American steel In
dustry has gained new and hitherto
secret process for the manufacture of
"high speed" steel as the result Of the
seizure by A. Mitchell Palmer, alien
enemy property custodian. The proc
ess is very valuable in the manufac-
ture of airplane and automobile en-
gines and parts. The patents were
held by the Becker Steel Company Of
America at Charleston, w. Va.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
American Airrnen
AIM ~. y
American Airmen
In All-Day Fight
Both Land Safely on Danish
Isle After Battle Around
Zeebrugge

LONDON, Aug. 17.-An air battle be-
tween Allied and German airplanes oc-
Cured Friday around Zeebrugge, on
the northern coast of West Flanders.
according to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph. During the
fighting, which lasted nearly all day,
Lieutenant Regan Harris and Sergeant
James Muir, Americans, occupants of
French type of airplane, were COM
PEELED to desist because an enemy bull
let pierced the petrol tank of the ma
chine, pursued by several German air
planes. They were forced to descend
at koudekerk, on the Danish island Of
Seeland. Both Americans were unin-
jured, and have been isterned by the
authorities.
The occupants of British airplane
that landed in Dutch territory also
were interned.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Ford Plans Tractor
Plants In Mexico

DETROIT, Aug. 17.-Plans for the
erection Of several large tractor plants
in Mexico were made known TODAY by
Henry Ford, the automobile manufact-
urer. Mr.. Ford has notified the Mexi-
can government that he is prepared to
spend $l,000,C00 on the first Of several
such plants, and is awaiting only the
selection Of an official site.
"Wc will build tractors in as close
cooperation with the Mexican govern
ment as possible" said Mr.. Ford to-
day. Eve will sell virtually at cost.
and if profits accumulate we will put
them right back into the business. Not
cent is to be taken out of Mexico"
Should the business grow to such
proportions that it would be impossible
to absorb the profits, the Mexican gov
ernment will be given control of the
plants, it was stated.
"The tractor will give the people an
opportunity to realize some of the
wealth of their country" Mr.. Ford
added
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Frapelle and Prisoners Are
Captured and Salient Is
Strengthened Out
F Foe's Losses Heavy i'm
Killed and Wounded
Germans, in Quiet Sector,
Are Trapped by a
Short Barrage
Oh The .Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, Aug. 17.-The Americans
early this morning captured the village
OF Frapelle and eradicated a consider
able German salient in the Allied lines
Prisoners we're taken by the Americans
and the Germans evidently suffered
heavy casualties in killed and wounded
This sector has been regarded as q
quiet one, and to-days action began
merely as raid into the cnemys posi-
tions. The raid was preceded by a
straight bombardment for few min
utes, followed by a box barragc that
,penned the Germans off from escape.
When the Americans went over the
top to attack at 4:30 o'clock they sue
ceeded in sweeping all enemy resist
ance before them, and the raid be-
came an organized attack. The Ger
mans replied heavily to the American
artillery fire, and they also shelled the
entire neighborhood throughout the
day.
The enemy fire, which included bar
rage, was ineffective. The Americans
have occupied the former German
trenches and consolidated them against
counter attack.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
TOE GiDes Under New French Blops:
Americans Take Z0zDn in Lorraine
Allied War Bread
To Be Universal,
Declares Hoover

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Universal war
bread of better quality than last year
for all the nations fighting Germany,
practically without rationing, will be
one of the chief results of the food
controllers conference at London,
Herbert c. Hoover, American Food
Administrator, announced to The As
sociated Press to-day.
He added that there will be ample
supplies Of fats and meat if the popu-
lations are economical and avoid
waste.
"The danger Of privation is now
passed." he declared. He said the
people Of North America were now
able to send overseas the great bulk
OF food supplies required, and it will
therefore be possible to curtail the
total length of the voyage necessary
to bring these supplies to the Euro
pean Allies, thus effecting a consid-
erable saving in tonnage.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Is Billions in
Liberty Loans
For Next Year
Three Campaigns, Each to
Raise Five Billions,
Now Planned

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Tentative
plans of the Treasury Department pro-
vide for three Liberty Loan campaigns
in the next year, each to raise SIS 5,OOo,-
100000 or more, It was learned to-day.
The first will be from September %
to October 19, as has been announced.
The second is planned for January or
February and the third in May or June.
This programme will be necessary,
it is explained, to provide the S16,-
00o,000,000 which officials estimate will
be required to finance war operations
during the year, in addition to the S8,-
OOo,000,000 which may be provided by
the new revenue bill now being drafted.
If government expenses and loans to
Allies fall much below the $4,000 ,000,-
600 estimate the government is expect
ed to try to combine two loans in one
big campaign for the largest credit
ever sought by any nation. Such q
campaign would be set for some time
in the late winter.
Money needs between loan periods
will be financed by the sale of short
term certificates Of indebtedness, as in
the past. In addition, the Treasury
looks for steady inflow of monev
from the certificates, which banks and
corporations probably will buy in bill
dollar quantities as means of
virtually paying their taxes in advance.
Livery effort will be made by the
treasury to make the number of loans
as few and the time of financial rest
between the campaigns as long rs pos
slble. Officials would much rather have
only one more big solicitation, In ad1
dltlon to the fourth campaign, to start
late next month, than two before, the
end of the fiscal year next JUNE 80.
No plans for future Liberty Loans
can be formulated definitely many
weeks in advance, owing to- the uncer-
tainty Of the vounls of government ex-
pendtures. Consequently, the pro-
gramme nowfn the minds OF Treasury
officials jS highly tentative. An ex-
ample 81 the fluctuations Of expcndi-
turssis the fact that with August more
than half gone the Allies have called
for only S71,ooo,0OO loan payments, a
little more than one third the usuaJ
rate of borrowings.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
I own of Canny
Is aiken With
1000 Prisoners
Gen. Ludendorf Laws
Losses to Bad I actics
(By The Associated Press


WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
w FRANCE, Aug 17.-An order
signed "Ludendorff" recently capt
ured on the battlefield discloses the
anxiety Of the Germans over the
heavy losses they suffered in the lat
ter part of June and early. in July.
The order, dated July 6, refers to
repeated attacks by the enemy dur
ing recent days" and says:
Unfortunately, 3 great number of
prisoners were lost in those affairs,
which shows that our occupation Of
the first lines is still too dense in
defence and that the depth of the
advanced zone is insufficient"
The document makes significant
reference to the relations between
the depth of the advanced zone and
the weakness Of artillery.
'The weaker the artillery is" says
the document, "and the worse the or
ganization of position is, the deep
er should be the advanced zone"
Another paragraph refers to the
lack of men for certain operations, as
follows:
"The fear that the entente might
make US retire several kilometres is
absolutely unjustifed, because they
have as few men as we have avail
able for such attacks"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Reported Refuge of Lenine
and Trotzky Said To Be
in Teuton Hands
Soviet Troops Are
Bombarding Kazan
Bolsheviki Are Declared 10
Have Executed 236
Russian Officers

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Reports are ir
circulation in Finland that the Ger
mans have seized the Russian naya
base Of kronstadt, according to 8
Stockholm dispatch to the Paris
"Matin.''
Kronstadt, twenty miles west of Pet
rograd, at the eastern extremity of the
Gulf of Finland, is the principal fort
ress Of Russia. Reports received
through Germany early in the week
were to the effect that Premier Lenine
and War Minister Trotzky had fed te
Kronstadt from Moscow.
Kazan, an important city in the
Volga region, has been surrounded ant
is being bombarded by Soviet troops
according to telegram from Moscow
received by way Of Berlin and Amster
dam.
The telegram says a number Of Eng
lish ard French havc been arrested a
Fologda. Civilians between the age.
Of eighteen and forty sre being mobi
liaed by the Ss"iets for the construc
ton Of trenches.
Bolshevik troops, advancing TOWARD
Omega Bay, have occ.4acd Ei:1lov, il
the government of Novgorod, o.st O.
Petrograd. 1t is reported that violent
fighting is proceeding on the southern
front in the direction of Tcherkask fo,
the possession Of the Don railwa,
bridge.
Out of 1000 officers arrested at Mos
COW and Petrograd because of counter
revolutionary tendencies 236 have beer
summarily shot, according to Moscow
advices to the "Kreuz-Zeitung," o1
Berlin.
Other meacs concerning the sitatn-
ton in Russia aoill be found on
Page z.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Germans Dig NetU
"Hindenburg Line'
With Peasant Labo,
tBy The Associated Press)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 17.-French troops this
morning carried out local attack in
the region of Au.reches. about ten
miles northwest of Soissons, and capt
ured the plateau north of Aptreches viii
lage. This gives them command of the
region extending northward, south Of
the Oise River
The French are now within mile of
Roye on two sides.
Local actions elsewhere resulted in
the further tightening Of the grip OF
the Allies upon the approaches to Royc.
to the west, the north and the south.
The Germans arc intensifying their ar
tillery fire in that region, with no other
effect than to slow up the Allied ad-
vance
The capture of the Monolithe farm.
in the Thiescourt region, by General
Humbert's Third Army on Thursday
dealt severe blow to the German plan
of defence on this southern part of the
Picardy battle line, provoking very
strong counter attacks during the night
Of Friday. These. however, resulted
only in largely increasing the enemy's
tosses. The French lines were main
tanned everywhere.
The great activity in the rear of the
enemy lines suggests the possibility
that the Germans are preparing an
other "Hindenburg line" There are
reports that the Germans are utilizing
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Austria Will Treat
Czechs as Traitors
Vienna Refuses to Accept
British Recognition of
Slovalks as Nation

VIENNA, Aug. 17.-British recogni-
tion of the Czecho-Slovaks as a nation
was denounced in an official statement
issued here to-day. The statement de-
clares that the members of the Czecho-
Slovak army will be regarded and treat
ed as traitors by Austria Hungary.
"The form and contents of this latest
declaration of the British government
must be emphatically repudiated," the
statement says. "The Czecho-Slovaks'
National Council is committee of pri-
vate persons who have no mandate
from the Czecho- -Slovak people and still
less from the Czecho-Slovak nation,
which exists only in the Imagination Of
the Entente.
Equally absurd is it to represent
this committee as future government,
which as yet does not exist.
"'ln reference to the CZecho -Slovak
Army it may constitute part of the
Entente Army, but it certainly cannot
be an Ally of the Entente in the sense
of international law. 1t is we'll known
self styled Czech-Slovak Army are
Austrian or even Hungarian citizens of
Slovak tongue.
"Ihese disloyal elements, guilty of
perjury, will, Notwithstanding the En-
tente's recognition, be regarded and
treated as traitors. 1t cannot be per-
ritted that the peoples who have al
ways fulfilled their duties as Austrian
and Hungarian citizens, and whose sons
as members of the Austro- Hungarian
army fought bravely against the En-
tente, shall be subjected to the sus-
picions cast upon them by such meth
eds as employed by the British official
declaration. The Austro- Hungarian
government reserves its steps in this
regard"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Poilus Gain Mile in
Smash Between the
Oise and Aisne
Rivers
Allies Are Within
Mile of Roye
Entente Forces Close
In on Town From
Two Points; British
Gain on North
August IS. . A. AZ.

august 1S, 2 A. N.
One thousand prisoners have been
taken and the town OF Cannv-sur-
Matz has been captured in the bat
tie for Roye, the French War Office
announced last night.
The French also struck a sudden
blow outside the main battlefield. in
the region between the Picardy and
the Scissors Rheims fronts. Thew
took German positions more than a
mile in depth on a front of nearly
two miles, near the village of
Autreches, ten miles northwest of
scissors, and captured 24O pris-
oners.
The battle for possession of Rove
has gone on fiercely for two days.
the Allies making slow but steady
progress. Friday night, it was an
nounced yesterday, they reached the
eastern edge of Loges Wood, south
of Roye. The line now is only
mile from the town on two sides.
Further north the British ad.
vanced north of the Roye Road and
also north of the Ancre River. In
Flanders there was sharp fighting
on the western side Of the Lys sa.
lient, and the enemy lost ground.
The Americans made raid in
Lorraine which proved so successful
that it developed into a larger at
tack. They captured the village Of
Frapelle, five miles east of st.
Die, and eliminated salient
the enemy had held. Many prisoners
were taken. The foes losses in dead
and wounded were heavy.
This action took place on front
usually quiet. The enemy seems to
have been mapping. The engage
ment is not regarded as likely to
develop into a major operation.
Further accounts from the front
dwell on the enemy's difficulty in
filing the gaps in his ranks caused
by the Allied victories A German
offensive on a large scale from now
on this year is thought unlikely.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Paris Establishes Police
To Enforce Food Prices

PARIS, Aug. ia force Of economic
police is being organized bv Victor
Boret, Minister of Provisions, to assist
the Food Ministry in compelling OBJ
servance throughout France of food or
dinances.
The members will concern themselves
with prices, speculation in foods and
fluctuations Of the markets and always
danlAra.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Notice
To Tribune Readers
And Others

Yesterday morning we an
,,sunced that the newsdealcrs Of
eVrate- New York are going to
decla.e war on the Hearst
napers, with three aims in view,
namely: CD to break what they
call Hearst's power of oppres-
sion; CD to strengthen in that
way their demand on all the
publishers for a price that will
give them a larger proht-a de-
mand to which the Hearst inAu-
ence has been Extensively an
tsgonistic, and (3). incidentally.
to protest against the disloyalism
Of the Hearst newspapers.
We announced also that the
other newspaper publishers,
Hecting to stand with Hearst,
had served notice on the news
dealers that those who refused
10 handle Hearst papers would
be cut off from all other papers,
and had issued instructions ac-
cordingly to the American News
Company. which controls the
distribution Of morning news
papers. That was to say to
newsdealer: 'If you do not take
the Hearst papers you cannot
have The Times or The Sun or
The World or The Herald "
The Tribune, as we said yes
terday morning. elected to stand
with the newsdealers against
Hearst. We asked the American
News Company to say in that
case what its attitude would be
toward Tribunes. Would it de-
liver them as usual? We have
had the answer.
Beginning Monday. sne Ameri-
can News Company will refuse
to deliver Tribunes EXCEPT to
newsdealers who take also the
Hearst papers.
This means that newsdealer
who declines to handle Hearst
papers cannot obtain from the
American News Company his
supply of Tribunes.
1t means that the newedealer
who refuses to handle Hearst
papers will be cut off not only
from the papers Of those pub
fishers who stand with Hearst
and wish them to be cut off, but
from The Tribune also, though it
stands with the newsdealers and
wishes them to be supplied as
usual.
The fight is on. Tho plan is
to begin it in Brooklyn Monday
morning and then bring it to
Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
America Now
Has 100000
Men in Army
1,450,000 Are in France,
Russia, Italy and England,
General March Says
Especial DisYa,eh to The Tribune,

Especial Dispatch to The T,ibune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.--The total
strength Of the American army actual
ly under arms is more than 3,0O0,0 ,0OC
men, General March, chief of staff
disclosed to-day to the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee and at his con-
ference with the newspaper men.
More than 1850 900 troops have been
moved overseas to France, Italy, Sibe-
ria and Russia, and the remaining
1,550,000 are in training in this coun-
try, he said.
General March's reference to Rus
sia, in addition to Siberia, is taken to
mean that American soldiers, in addi-
ton to the marines already landed, are
either en- route to or have arrived on
the Murman coast.
The Senate committee also was told
that the American military programme
contemplated force of eighty full d.
visions overseas by June 80, 1919. That
this would be accomplished was ind-
Gated by the chief of staff, who told
the Senate committee that a marked
improvement in the shipping situation
made it possible for round trips of
some transports to be made in nine
teen days, although the average was
twenty-eight days, while supply ships
made the turn around" in twenty-nine
days.
Little Change at Front
General March announced that the
general military situation had changed
but little since his conference of
Wednesday. He said the Germans were
gradually consolidating their posi-
tions along the old 1861 line. and
the enemy's resistance was becoming
stronger.
"On the Lassigny plateau. to which
I referred Wednesday, where the en-
emy was strongly located wish machine
guns, the French have gained all ex-
cept the extreme northeastern corner
he said. "The enemy has had to with
draw somewhat from the plain of the
Oise, east of the ridge.
The last official gains, on August 16,
are west Of Roye, where a small local
salient was flattened out by direct
advance. A small salient north of AL
bert was given up voluntarily by the
enemy on August IA and occupied by
the British. This is the fourth time
that the Germans in local spots have
voluntarily retired from the line which
they have been holding since the AL
lies took the initiative on July Is with
our counter offensive.
1.-The character of the work being
done along the Vesle has been princi-
pally exchange of artillery fire and
Continued on neat page
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Brooklyn Dealers to
Decide Hearst Issue
Meeting Will Discuss Proposed
Boycott of His News
papers

Joseph A. Sultan, president Of the
brooklyn Newsdealers' Association, an
'"aEced yesterday chat there would be
'' meeting Of the association at Wav
~ Hall, Waverly Avenue and Myrtle
'9s'Ie' tonight to discuss the pro-
s'2" d.Scontinuance Of the sale Of
''.~ias newspapers in that borough.
'Ae reeting will be held at $50
e.ocA.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
10 All Newsdealers-

Any newsdealer who is cut
off from his supply of other
newspapers for refusing to
handle Hearst papers can get
Iribunes either at the Main Of
lice or at points of distribution
that will be announced later.
The Tribune Association.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-18
Darmstadt Bombed
By Allied Planes

LONDON, Aug. 17.-The city of
'Afmssadt,/ capital Of the Grand
''4ehy N Hcsse, in Western Ger
~, wan attacked by Allied air
y Friday morning, according to
h<change Telegraph dispatch
ION Amsterdam. -Four persons were
med and many injured as a result
Inc bombardmcnt, and consider
D" property damage is reported.
ae Allied air squadron lost four
chimes.
BERLIN, Aug. 17.--A War Office
announcement issued to-day says:
Our chaser airplanes shot down
TOUR large English battle planes
ssst attacked Darmstadt with bombs"