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Huns i'm Their Haste to Get
Away Abandon Gums,
Stores, Regimental and
Artillery Maps.
Tanks and Armored Cars Are Run
ming Over the Country Cleaning the
Way for the Allied Troops Germans
Seem Demoralized From Slight Re-
sistence That is Offered.

with curved iron slabs show where
the German eunners lived before
they were killed or ran to save them
selves.
Harbonniers nearby was shellea
TO pieces. The gaunt walls show the
accurate aim OF the British artillery
fire. Dooris lies all over the streets
which bear little sigrA upon which
German names had been writtep
Here the allied forces found the
house which the German mayor of
the town had occupied The whole
top had been knocked off and sew.
eral shells had hit the walls. buI
there were evidences that the mavor
had stayed until the last moment in
room on the ground floor.
Further southwark the ground here
and there had been ploughed by the
shells and the bodies of men and
horses were lying where they fell in
some places machine gun nests were
round which had been put out of
action either by the artillery. tanks
infantry or armored cars. In one a
machine gun which had been put out
OF business was lying over on its
side while scattered around were the
bodies of the Germans who attended
it, Apparently they had tried to es.
cape, Gut were prevented by a tank
The allied casualties. according to
reports which have come in were ex.
tremely light. In the north ii ap-
pearad that as il the stoutest resist
anee developed the Germans firing a
great number of shells, especially
across The Somme in the region OF
Chipilly, however Warfusee- Aban-
court, Bayonvillers, and Harbon-
nieres are in the control of the Brit
ish
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AMERICANS CAPTURE
VILLAGE OF FISMETTE
ONE HUNDRED GERMANS CAP.
TUREO WHO WE'RE UNABLE
TO RETReAT.

With the American Army on the
Nesle Front, Aug. 9-Three vicious
but Intellectual thrusts were made
last night and today oy the Germans
against the line west of l@heims. The
net result was a smart repulse by the
French, against whom the most de-
termined attack was made, and the
ipclus ion of Fismette the northern
suburb of Fismes, in the American
line in additional To about a hundred
prisoners.
Throughout the night and day the
operations in the Scissors Rheims
sector were characterized mostly by
artillery fire, in which the Germans
shifted their long guns from time to
time TO reach villages and roads
which they themselves traversed a
week ago.
Cloudiness continued to interfere
with aerial operations although botl
sides were buster than during the
past few days. Two German planes
were brought down by the Ameri-
cans.
The occupation of the northern
suburb, separated from Fismes by
he Vesle took place after a terrific
artillery bombardment which wa,
begun yesterday. The village wa
virtually reduced when the order wa!
given to advance today. 1t was there
the hundred prisoners were taken
The Americans rushed over the river
leaping. running and crawling across
on the debris OF heavy bride,
which was blown up by the Germans
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PRESENf SYSTEM IS
NOT SATISFACTORY
Boys of Eighteen. While They Are In
cIuded In the New Draft BILL VIII
Not Be Called Until Those es e.ae.
Age Have Been Exhausted in tac
Draft.

Washington, Aug. 9.--New draft
regulations under which the govern
ment would do the selecting i..ther
than leaving it to the registrant. are
under consideration by the war de-
partment
This was disclosed today today 81 hy .,s,s,fo
tary Baker after he had appeared ee-
fore the senate military comnii.tec
to urge prompt enactment OF the new
selective service act extending the
age limits to include all men between
the ages OF IS and As.
The war secretary made IL plain
that he Is not satisfied with the pres
ent system under which the regis
trant must claim deferred classifie.
ton, as many men with dependence
hesitate for patriotic reasons TO
make such claim. In this coansx%
ton, Mr.. Baker said he was Inclined
to the opinion that the marriage re-
lation will in itself constitute Ie-
ferred classification.
What Mr.. Baker has in mind is TO
lay down set OF questions which
the reglstrant would answer and
then have rules which would take
care of the classification. He is un-
derstood to regard this as the fair
and equitable system.
The discussion on the draft ag 81
before the senate committee, Mr..
Baker said, followed much the linea
taken by General March, chief of
staff, and Provost Marshal General
Crowder The committee, he added.
did not Indicate any disposition to
question the necessity for the change
which is urged SO that the war de-
partment can quickly secure the nan
necessary TO win the war.
There was some discussion Mr..
Baker said, "as to whether II was the
intention Of the department to eS
tend the wori or fight order 10 in-
clude classes of persons in various
professional occupations. told them
there was no present change OF the
| work or fight order In contemplation.
I said that when / decided the lase
ball case | thought perhaps oshar
| forms OF amusement and entertain
ment might require an extension of
the order to be on a parity with the
I, baseball situation, but that was 10t
| in their mind.
"They had heard from outside
sources that the department was
considering bringing professional
classes, like lawyers. newspaper men
and Others who were not actually
engaged in producing war su. .,iies
under the order"
The committee. Mr.. Baker contiii-
ued, was especially interested in the
effect of the extension of the draft
| ages on colleges and also in the
| question as to whether young men
from is up would be drawn indis-
| criminately in class one or placed In
a deferred class by age and drawn
| later, giving them some added
months to come to maturity
II told the committee" said the
war secretary, that no fixed policy
had been determined upon by the
| department, but that the purpose was
to allow the president to defer IN
| class one the call of the youngest
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WAR AT A GLANCE
CRy the Associated Pregsl

(By the Associated Press)
Over a curving front Of more than
twenty miles the British and French
troops are continuing to sweep back
the Germans eastward across the
plains of Picardy from the region
north of the Somme east of Morlan-
court to the east bank of the Avre
northwest of Mont Didier.
AS on the first day of the offensive
material progress was made on Fri
Many additional villages were cap
tured; the bag of prisoners was
largely increased; numerous guns
and great quantities of war stores
were taken and heavy casualties
were inflicted on the enemy by
tanks, arffioTed motor cars, the cav.
alrymen and the infantry.
The losses sustained by the Anglo
French forces are declared to be
relatively small.
To the allied forces there have
fallen 1900 German prisoners and
between 200 and 800 guns, many of
them of heavy calibre, and innum-
cradle machine guns, trench mortars
and kindred small weapons.
To the north of the Picardy the
alter, the Germans also have given
ground on two important sectors
on the famous Lys salient, north
west of LaBasse, and in the region
southwest of Ypres on the equally
famous battle ground north of Kem-
mel
On the Lys sector territory over q
front Of more than seven miles was
evacuated by the enemy, while to the
north of KENNEL the British ad-
Yanced their line over front ex-
ceeding 1000 yards. These maneu-
yers on the part of the Germans in
dicated that they either consider
their ground insecure in the face of
The heavy forces General dTaig is
known to have in both regions TO
ward off any attempt to reach the
channel ports, or that Crown Prince
Rupprechts army has been material
ly decreased in strength to rush re-
Inducements to the battle zones,
where the German armies in the
south are being sorely harassed.
Already having penetrated ths
Picardy salient to a depth of nearly
13 miles in the center toward the
vicinity of the important railway juno
ton of Chaulnes, and at other points
along the Arc, pushed forward be-
tween five and seven miles, the
northern and southern flanks of the
battlefront. where the Germans had
been resisting desperately, gave way
before the pressure respectively OF
the British and French
On the north the British captured
MorlanCourt and pressed on eastward
while on the south, northwest OF
Mont Didier, Pierrepont, Contoire
and Arvilers, were taken by the
French, who drove in their wedge to
a distance of more than eight and
one-h half miles.
| The tanks, armored cars and cav
airy, are still working throughout the
entire region. while airplanes are
soaring far behind the lines, bomb
| ing transport and troop movements
and also paying particular attention
| to the bridges over the Somme
whore the enemy is attempting tt
escape from their advancing foes
All behind the lines the Germans are
| destroying ammunition dumps al
they quit their positions.
With the new turn of events Mon
Dider is in an uncomfortable posi-
tion with the allies hammering ava,
with their cross fire at the German
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With the British Army in France,
Aug. 9.-rhe British and French di-
visions have gained more ground in
the. great battle raging in tie
Amiens- Somme district The latest
reports appear to show that Germans
are retiring in great haste.
The scenes on the battle ground
over which the allies have passed give
evidence of this haste in abandoned
guns, stores, and even regimental and
artillery maps and papers.
Official observers report large
streams of transports and men hurry
ing eastward in full retreat.
pancccurt fell to the allied forces
this morning and LeQuesnel also was
taken by hot all nieht fighting. the
cavalry was working far back toward
the Somme and is still rounding ur
villages while tanks and armoreG ars
are running over the country clearing
a way for the troops or killing HOSES
drawing enemy supplies The drivers
OF motor trucks and lorries are Chas-
ing parties of Germans here and there
scattering them or running them to
earth.
The details of some of the work OF
these armored cars show that thcy
have performed valient services. One
of them ran into a German held town
Yesterday afternoon while the Ger
man corps stationed there was having
lunch. 1t turned it's gins through
the quarters windows killed some Of
the staff and then chased others WhJ
escaped from the house.
AT Rosieres another car eet an en-
emy train on fire.
A group of cars met far inside the
enemy lines a German super column
and halted 1t. -Four mounted German
officers came up to see what the trou>
BILE was and were shot from the cars,
which then proceeded to make quick
work of the column.
At Fsramersville the cars engaged a
train loaded with the enemy and ii
nally set 1t afire. Tanks entered TINS
town soon afterward, helped the ar
mored cars clean it up and then hois,-
ed flags on tie roof of the building
which had been German corps head
quarters. One car met high German
officer riding in an automobile along
the road. The officer was killed ana
his machine captured.
All along the line this afternoon
sinners and isolated machine gun pli-
lets were extremely busy. bat those
were being silenced one bJ one ae
the advance proceeded.
II is reported that two regimentai
commanders have been captured in
one sector.
since daybreak the Germans have
been taking an extraordinary eilor'
to blow UP with field gun fire ammu- :
nition and other dumps which 'hey
had TO leave so hastily yesterday.
Their aim was exceedingly poor
The scene at Rayonvillers today Is
tvpical of the rest Of the battle afNa'
Broad fields of crops, and brown
grass fringe the town and spread Tor
miles over the flat surrounding couh
try. Abandoned German field guns
are with little piles OF empty shei
cases and the bodies of Germans az.
living here and there, telling the
story OF what happeneu.
Lying off on the side of the roao
are enemy motor trucks; one OF the'f
with a trailer filled with artillery
mans, some of which the headquar-
ters staff could not save.
The guns abandoned here, as else
where, are in shallow pits three fee
deep. Little holes nearby, covered
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DR. SMITH A LEADING
SURGEON OF AMERICA
inquest VIII Be Held at the Court
House at II O'Clock Today-Mrs.
Smith Had Filed a Suit for Divorce
Yesterday and the Deceased Would
Have Filed Civil Suit Today.

Dr. ]. w. Smith, one of the foremost
surgeons of this country, last night
shot and killed his brother in law,
Danny Shannon, of this city. The
tragedy took place on upper Central
avenue in front OF the American
| restaurant, and on the sidewalk. From
what information could be gathered
last night neither of the men made
any verbal display. They met, and
DIR. Smith pulled pistol and shot
three times. Two of the shots took
effect in the breast of the dead young
man, and the third just grazed the
body lower and on the right side.
The tragedy was the outgrowth OF
family troubles. Shannon's sister, the
wife of DIR. J. w. Smith, yesterday
filed a suit for divorce against her
husband. She charged cruelties and
indignities. To-day Danny Shannon.
the deceased, would have filed a civil
action against Dr. Smith for damages
DIR. Smiths presence was observed
by some people along upper Central
some little time before the tragedy.
it was said last night.
DIR. Smith and his wife were mar
ried here in October, 1916. Dr. Smith
who had formerly been engaged in the
practice of his profession here, had
built up a splendidly equipped ranch
in the section of Perry county ad-
journing Garland, and had a home
there that is said to be one OF the
finest country houses in the state.
The couple went to the country home
Immediately after their marriage,
all was supposedly serene until re-
Gently, when intimates of the Mrs.
Smith learned that domestic trouble
was ahead.
About two or three weeks ago Danny
Shannon had been out to the country
home awhile. and he and his sister
came to the city. Neither ever went
back.
seen the tragedy enacted last night
said that DIR. Smith was sitting on
something near the sidewalk, when
Shannon came along, and that DR..
Smith arose and said:
"You broke up my home"
The shots were fired, it was said,
almost simultaneously, with this ex-
preston.
DIR. Smith was visited at the city
jail last night and asked if he had a
statement to make. lie said that h.
had not consulted his attorney and did
not have any statement to make al
that time.
Captain Wheeler OF the police de-
partment was just above the scene o
the tragedy when 1t was enacted. HI
hurried to the scene, and as he wen
up, DIR. Smith walked out of thu
Restaurant, extended his pistol to th'
officer, and said:
II know what this means, and an
ready to co.
Captain Wheeler said that DR. Sfmitl
made no other statements about tn
affair other than to say that he ~ha
to do it."
4 When the officers went to assist i
picking up the dead young man a 3
caliber pistol was taken from hi
pocket. The pistol was loaded ex
cept on one shell, The young ma
never drew the pistol, according I
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SINGLE G. WON THE
FREE ALL PACE

Cleveland. O., Aug. 9.-Single g.,
driven by Pop" Geers, won the free
for-all pace at North Randall today,
the feature of the getaway card o.
the Grand Circuit summer meeting
here I'm straight heats. The time for
the race, 261 IA and 2:02. was con-
sidered remarkable, considering the
heavy track. The second half OF the
final mile was paced in SO ID sec
opds and the last quarter in 20 IA.
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GREAT PICARDY SALIENT
HAS Been FLATTENED
1t Is Regarded as Certain Now That
the Mass of Prince Rupprecht's
Reserves Must Be Rushed 10 the
Picardy Salient Even if the FIand
ers Bulge is Surrendered.

Washington, Aug 9-The startling
lapidity of the British French ad-
vance in Picardy, coupled with new
successes in Flanders and one that
produced Impressions to some Off
GERS here tonight that one of the de-
cisive moments cf the war, perhaps
the beginning Of the final battle is
rapidly approaching
On the basis of such reports as
were available, the German high
command seemed 10 stand face to
iace with a vital decision. Either his
reserves must be rushed in and a
pitched battle risked, or virtually all
he has gained at staggering cost in
his greatest offensive OF the war
must be Abandoned and a general
withdrawal toward his old lines Of
last March began without de,ay.
While no American troops are
known TO be involved in the Picardy
thrust, the capture of Fismette, the
suburb across the river from Fismes,
On the Vesle, apparently is a part
Of the great general scheme of at
tack
Accompanied with developments in
Picardy and Flanders it indicates to
many officers that Marshal Foch is
definitely challenging the enemy to
fight it outnow or TO withdraw,
The French and British have gone
ahead With such raridity in Picardy
that the German retreat must have
reached the proportions of a route in
places at least. The extent of enemy
losses in prisoners, guns and war ma
terial bore out the view. The whole
lotion of the great Picardy salient
has been f!attened out in two dayr
and the enemy position at Mont
Didier and north of that place to the
line of the Disc appears already to
have been turned.
If he is forced to withdraw in haste
from this point. where one of his
strokes at Paris was directed, the
last ulFhdCt 10 lit TItUtn NdD1ldi
will have been removed. Officers
here believe such a withdrawal must
he started without delay if the Ger
mar forces on the Mont Didier- Ois
front are to be brought off without
being crushed.
The sudden stroke on the Lys line
IL Flanders, which General Hais
coupled with the Picardy drive to-
| day, appears to make it clear tina
he enemy S rushing supports from
the north TO block the holes in his
line torn by the British -Frenci
thrust The Flanders front wa
found to be lightly held and good re-
suits were obtained in the sudden on
slaueht there. This was of peculia
interest to members of the British
military mission here who hav,
| maintained that the armies of tn
| Bavarian crown prince were bein,
gathered opposite the Flanders from
| in preparation for new effort ther
| TO reach the channel ports.
The failure of the German driv
on 10th sides of Pheims and tn
crushing defeat of the armies of tn
German crown prince which followe'
| with his election on the reserves 4
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London, Aug. 9.-The official
communique issued this evening
says that 1900 prisoners and be-
tween 200 and 300 guns have been
Captured on the Somme- Ancre
front.
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PRESIDENT CONDEMNS
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN

Washington, Aug. 9.-President
Wilson in a telegram today sent TO
Frank p. Glass, of Birmingham, Ala,
characterized Congressman George
Huddleston OF the Ninth Alabama
district, who is a candidate for re-
election as "in every way an oppo-
nent of the administration"
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CANADIANS HAVE WARvILLERs.

London, Aug. 9.-Canadians nave
captured warvillers, about two and
half miles sout of Rosieres, whiie
the French have taken Arvillers, 10
the southwest of Warvillers and seven
miles from Rove. The Germans re-
captured Chipilly, north of the Som-
me by a strong counter attack today
The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-10

People looking for rooms turn to the
classified ads of the newspapers to see
what Is offered. An ad in the Sentinel
Record may bring a customer.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE TwO.)
New Britain herald., 1918-04-15
GERARD AT NEW HAVEN.
VIII Address Union League Club on
April 23.

New Haven, April 15.-James N.
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
many. is coming to New Haven on
April 23 to deliver an address before
the Union League club. Mr. Gerard
Is too we'll known to need an intro
duction since his work in Germany
and his widely read book, My Four
Years in Germany" have made his
name popular throughout the coun-
try.
1t had been expected that MI
Gerard would come earlier last winter
but illness has prevented him from
accepting any engagements. His visit
is being looked forward to with great
interest since he Is one of the men
Of the hour who has had the peculiar
advantage of looking at the first two
years of the war from the German
side Of No Mans Land.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-15
AUTO SLEUTHS ABSENT
Inspectors of State Department Called
Off Because of Weather Prospect
Saturday-Egan's Men Get II.

Hartford, April 15.-Inspectors OF
the autom obile department did not
patrol the highways of the state
Sunday, as was expected. Chief In
spector Werner F. Gidman had made
arrangements for a repetition of the
activity of the previous Sunday but
the weather conditions Saturday aft
ernoon looked so unfavorable for
autom bling on Sunday that he
called his men off.
Thomas F. Egan, superintendent of
the state police, who is working in
cooperation with the automobile de-
partment in enforcement of the law
had q few of his men on duty in the
northern part of Hartford county with
the result that there were 2 prosecu-
tons in the Enfield town court today
and fines imposed to the total amount
Of s422.o6- 1t is the intention of the
department to have its inspector uni
formed in khaki in the future.
New Britain herald., 1918-04-15
TURNING POINT IS
NEAR WASHINGTON
Continued from First Page)

forces are fighting considerable acttv-
1ty prevailed. Northwest of TOul our
artillery was able to repulSe the as
saulting columns and drove off the
remnants of the enemy units. Our
casualties We're relatively slight and
our forces took some prisoners.
Hostile artillery has been active
throughout the week in the Woevre
and along our positions in the Meuse
hills
"a lively artillery engagement took
place along the entire Italian front.
THE re-grouping of forces has
been going on and the continuation
; of concentration of hostile units re-
ported.
while no events bearing directly
on the military situation took place
IN the east, it is to be noted that
German and Finnish forces have oc-
CAPPED and passed beyond TANNER
TORS with the object of cutting the
Russian railway through Finland to
Sweden. The Japanese landing at
NIadivostok has been followed by
landing of q British force
New Britain herald., 1918-04-15

Regular meeting of this lodge will
be held Tuesday evening in Vega hall.
The fraternal news team, composed
of members picked from the various
lodges in Hartford and vicinity, have
been invited and will confer the rank
Of knight on class of candidates. A
large delegation of members are ex-
pected from Hartford and various
other cities and towns nearby. Re
freshments will be served after the
ceremonies and it is to be hoped that
O. large attendance of the members
of this lodge will be present to well
come the visiting brothers. On last
tuesday evening this lodge voted to
hold a Joint meeting with Lincoln
lodge of Hartford on the evening Of
TUESDAY, April goth. Members OF Lin
kcoln lodge will furnish the entertain
hent for the evening after which
Ieef steak supper will be served
New Britain herald., 1918-04-15
DISCREDTTS GLASS RUMORS.

Washington, April Histories of
glass in food, infection in court plas-
ter and poison in drinking water are
discredited by Attorney General
Gregory in a letter to Representative
F'rear, of Wisconsin. The Depart
ment of Justice has made many in
vestigations Of these reports, but so
far has discovered no case in which
glass was placed in food maliciously,
and only one case of poisoned court
plaster, which appeared accidental.
A small quantity of poison was found
recently in a horse trough in West
Virginia, but no government animals
had access to the trough, and there
is no evidence that it was placed in
the water by enemy agents