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VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 199
ALLIED HOLD ON THE VESLE UNSHAKEN
123 PERISHIN
HUN STUCK ON
HOSPITIL SHIP
Sinking of the Warilda Is
Called Most Harrowing
Disaster of the War.
WOUNDED ARE DROWNED
Vessel Attacked on First
Trip Across Channel
Without Germans.
London Time* Service.
Special Cable to The far. Antonin Light
and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Copyrigiit. ISIS by The Public Ledger Co.
London. Aug. s.—Let the Huns re-
joice. Not only have they at last tor-
pedoed an ambulance transport and 68
wounded men aboard her when most of
those men were unable to move but they
also have managed to explode their tor-
pedo so as to shatter the engine room
sending 122 brave men and one brave
woman to death.
The Warilda. homeward bound had
SOO persons on board. She was many
miles from land in mid-channel and the
night was dark and there was a rough
son. That hundreds of helpless sol-
diers did not perish was due to the hero-
ism of their brave comrades and merci-
fully to the fact that vessel despite the
enormous hole in her side managed to
stay afloat nearly two hours during
which hundreds of cots were lifted ten-
derly into boats nnd thence rowed to
destroyers. Everybody kept his. head
and the order “the wounded first.” was
obeyed to the letter. Upon the plung-
ing vessel in the darkness they worked
until the last. Some of the survivors
insist that a second torpedo made sure
the hellish job was complete. Among
those lost was one wounded American
soldier. Also among those lost was
the commandant of a woman’s auxilinv
army corps. The story as we have it
at present is only half told.
CARRIED 000 WOUNDED MEN.
Destruction of Ship One of Hun’s
Most Harrowing Crimes.
Landon Aug. o.—The admiralty last
night issued the following communica-
tion concerning the torpedoing and sink-
ing of the steamer Warilda:
“The homewardbound transport M ar-
ilda was torpedoed and sunk on the 3rd
of August.”
Hy the Aseoclnted Pres*.
A British Port Saturday Aug. 3.—
The torpedoing early this morning of
the British ship Warilda was one of
the most harrowing disasters in the his-
tory of submarine warfare. The num-
ber of dead is variously estimated from
195 to 130 and upwards and includes
several women nurses.
The ship carried 600 sick and wound-
ed. Among them were seven Americans
two officers ami five enlisted men. all
of whom have been accounted for except
one private.
There were aboard 89 nurses and
members of (he voluntary aid depart-
ment and the crew comprised about 200
men.
Trapped in Ward Room.
More than 650 survivors brought
here shortly after G o’clock were given
first aid treatment food ami clothing.
The patients weie placed abeam
rial trains which had been waiting
to receive them nnd sent to hospitals
in various parts of the country.
The torpedo struck the after part of
the engine room killing the third en-
gineer and two members of the engine
room force. The dynamo was destroyed
plunging the vessel into darkness.
Just over the dynamo was the ward
room which contained more than 100
patients. Most of those wore killed
outright by the explosion and the oth-
ers. many of whom had boon freshly in-
jured by the torpedo found tliemseh’os
trapped. It was impossible for outside
aid to reach thorn. This part of Ike
whip quickly settled and water flooded
the ward room drowning the caged
men.
Struggle in Darkness.
Stories of the fearful struggle in the
darkness to rescue th** helpless invalids
are told by survivors. The ship re-
mained afloat more than two hours but
for a groat part of the time continued
under headway became the engines
could not he stopped. This condition
greatly hampered the rescu * work and.
in addition three or four boats wete
smashed while being lowered. throwing
their occupants into too sea.
All the soldier patients nnd the
nurses testify to the heroic efforts of
the office’s nnd
Carried No tiermans.
The Warilda had been in the channel
service two years ami this was her fust
crossing from France in which she did
not carry a number of German wound-
ed prisoners. Members of the crew
remarked over this fact ami some ex-
pressed the opinion that it was if sin-
ister significance.
The Warilda was built nt Glasgow
in 1012. She was 411 feet long. had a
beam of 5G feet and a depth *»f 34 fret.
Her registered tonnage was 7713. She
was owned by the Adelnide Steamship
Company of Port Adelaide Australia.
MRS. VIOLET LONG KILLED.
“Tommy Wack” Chief Slain After
Visit to American Units.
London. Aug. 0. —One of the women
lost in the torpedoing of the ambidnncc
transport Warilda was Mrs. Violet
Long chief controller of the British
(Continued uu Next rage.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
EASTERN SECTION IN
GRIP OF HEAT WAVE;
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
Four Deaths and Score of
Prostrations Are Report-
ed in New York.
Washington D. C. Aug. 6. — A
shower area in the far northwest that
is increasing in size offer* the only
promise of relief from the excessive hot
wave which today overspreads the en-
tire eastern half of the country from
the lower Missouri Valley to the At-
lantic coast. Relief from that source
however is not in immediate prospect
for the sweltering eastern districts
since at least from 3G to 48 hours must
pass before the showers travel east-
ward far enough to make their influ-
ence felt.
Fcur Deaths in New York.
New York Aug. 6. — Four deaths
and a score of prostrations resulted to-
day from a continuation of the heat
wave which last night drove thousands
of tenement dwellers to the parks and
beaches for relief.
Two persons overcome on the streets
died in hospitals ami two others sleep
ing on fire escapes fell to their deaths.
The temperature hovering near SO
throughout the night was the highest
of the season during the hours of dark
ness. It began to climb nt sunrise
while the barometer indicated continu-
ance of the severe humidity.
Hundred Prostrations at Hog Island.
Philadelphia* Pa.. %ug. •.—lntense
hot with high humidity caused mon*
than 100 prostrations among Hog Island
shipyard workers. Om* thousand ship-
yard workers at the Pnsoy & Jones
yard. Gloucester. N. J. stopped work be-
cause of the heat.
Six Deaths in St. Louis.
St. Louis Mo.. Aug. 6.—Six more
deaths four adults ami two infants
yeMerday. were today officially attrib-
uted to the heat.
MUNICIPAL STANDS
FOR SHINING SHOES
BEING CONSIDERED
Mayor Bell Thinks of Estab-
lishing Service to Save
Soldiers Money.
San Antonio may establish municipal
shoe shining parlors for soldiers with
a maximum charge of 5 cents for a
shine ns the result oT an increase hi
prices by local shoe shining parlors.
Mayor Bell and members of tin* com-
mission an* giving the matter serious
thought. Tentative plans favor estab-
lishment of the city shine parlors on
the Houston Street and Commerce
Street bridges nnd Alamo Plaza. There
is sufficient room on each of thej
bridges to erect a neat shoe shining par- i
lor with from ten to twenty chairs.
Mayor Bell said Tuesday the matter
had been brought to his attention fol- J
lowing the action of shoe shine parlors
in increasing their prices when the
Square Beal Association demanded of
them a standard price for shines. Prior
to the action of the Square Deal Asso-
ciation the parlors charged 5 cents ex-
cept on Saturdays Sundays ami holi-
days when the charge was 10 cents. The I
charge is now 19 cents every day and
higher for some shines. The shoe shine
parlors claim they had to raise the price
because cost of materials has been in
creased.
Officials favoring the municipal
shoe shining parlor point out that it
would afford employment for cripples
and others who otherwise are forced to
seek charity or perform work for which
they are unfit. It would also provide
steady work for boys who otherwise ;
an* not regularly employed.
Information has been received here
to the effect that the 10-cent shine has
not found its way to any city of size
in Texas except San Antonio. At Dal-
ias the charge is five cent* for tan
and black shoes except on Saturdays.
Sundays ami holidays when it is 10
cents with a graduated price for white
shoes army leggings etc. In Houston
it is five cents every day in the week
and in Austin it is five cents except on
Saturdays ami Sundays when the
charge is 10 cents. Barber shops in
all those cities charge 10 cents the.
same as such shops charge here.
THE WEATHER
TEMrEKATIKES.
AUG. 5. 3 a. m T.
3 n in 32 3 a. m
* I- m J n J G
spm l > 5 a X
C p. m 90 f a ni
7 p. s* 7 a u
Bpm S 3 * n
9 p. M 9 a J
la p. SO io n S’
11 p m 79 11 a :n '
12 midnight.. 78 12 m * ’
AUG. « 1 P m M.
1 a. m 77 2 p. m SJ
WEATHI.R FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Tonight
and Wednesday fair; maximum tempera-
ture. 9' to 98; light to mtyvralc north
to northwest winds.
East Texas: ToiJght nnd Wednesday
generally fair except pro» ably showers on
cast ccaat.
HOME WEATHER 1 OR TOURISTS.
St. I.oui*: Temperature S?. clear: IS-
mlle wind from the southeast: lowest tem-
perature in last 24 Louis. eS; highest 104-
(hirngv. Temperature. 82: clear; 11-mll?
wind from th.- southwest: lowest temper-
ature tn Inst 2 4 hours. S 2: highest. 1“2.
Knnsn* City: Temperature. 82; Hear: In-
mlla wind from the southwest; lo"rt tem-
p* rr.ture tn last JI hours. 84; highest. 104-
New York: Temperature
mile wind from th* northeast: lowest tem-
prrnture in »rst 21 hoi rs. 78 highest. 9".
INn«l*ta?*on eg - r *•
h lie vic’ ft . the s«"’h. i.e.'st t'-mper-
uiurc iu last 24 hours 7Sj highest. kS.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. TUESDAY. AUGUST G 1918.-TWELVE PAGES.
WIND IN GULF
EXPECTED TH
TURN IMO
Indications Are Tropical
Disturbance Will Strike
East of Galveston.
WEATHER GLASS DROPS
New Orleans Issues Warning
for All Points Along the
Louisiana Coast.
Galveston. Tex. Aus 6.—There were
indications livre today that the tropical
disturbance which entered the Gulf of
Mexico yesterday would go inland to the
eastward of this place. The tide here
was less than one foot above normal
throughout the day and only a moderate
ground swell was running. The wind
changed to the northwot after having
been blowing from the north throughout
the day at about 20 miles an hour. Tue
bart'imder steed at 2H.H3 this morning at
7 o'clock and was at 20.^7 this after-
noon.
HOUSTON BAROMOTER FALLS.
i Decline of 12 Points Since Munda>
Monday Reported.
Houston Tex. Aug 6.—The weather
bureau here at noon announced a 5
point drop in the barometer reading
since 7 a. m.. making a total declina-
tion since Monday at 7 a. in. of 12
points. The reading at noon today was
| 2t).S’J plus with the giasS still falling.
—-—♦
MIOWEKS EXPECTED DEKE.
Tropical St< rm In Gulf as Yet Shows
No Other Indications.
Though .the weather is unsettled
and showers are in prospect the reports
at the local weather bureau Tuesday
morning carried no direct indication of
the tropical disturbance reported to be
moving into the Gulf of Mexico. Un-
settled. equally weather is however a
forerunner of such a disturbam-e
whether the storm moves toward the
const of Texas or not.
This tropical storm which now has
been definitely hwati'd according to
telegraphic information from the cen-
tral weather bureau in Washington
Tuesday morning is tin* first to develop
this season. It seems not to have en-
tered the gulf as yet. but its influence
is beginning to lie felt ami storm
warnings of high northerly winds have
been issued for the Louisiana coast.
j The weather map at the local weath-
I vr bureau showed nothing but indirect
' influences of this storm. The distribu-
| tion of air pressure over the country
' was extremely unsctthsl. The Soutb-
i west lay umh r an atUHtopheric depres-
sion with a high pres*nre area over
the eastern portion of the country.
From the extreme Northwest a high
pressure area of unseasonably cold air
liad pushed itself inland.
At Calgary. Alberta the temperature
had iln pped to 24 degrees. This un-
seasonable cold made a distinct con-
trast t<» the excessive temperatures of
the middle west. Chicago was suffer-
ing from a heat wave the temperature
Monday afternoon rising to B>2 and
standing at Ml Tuesday morning. In
San Antonio Tuesday morning the tem-
perature was 72 degrees.
Ntonn Warnings in (iulf.
j New Orleans* La.* Aug. 6. Warn
I ings of a tropical disturbance. reporte<l
>«*st*'r<lay us probablyy entering the
Gulf of Mexico wen* ordered today by
the local weather bureau for points
along the Louisiana coast. The warn-
ing said the disturbam*' will cause
strong northerly winds increasing tc
gale force iluring the next 24 hours.
Burwood at the mouth of the Missis-
sippi River reported the wind there
at 28 miles an hour early to<lay.
The local weather bureau issued an
additional storm warning at 1 o’clock
this afternoon for the Louisiana and
Texas coasts as follows:
“The tropical disturbance will prob-
ably Strike the gulf coast between Gal-
veston and the mouth of the Sabine
river nnd possibly farther east.
Report Disturbance Lmated.
Washington D. C. Aug. 6. — Th p
weather bureau announced today that
• the tropical disturbance reported yes-
terday to b<* approa< hing the gulf coast
had been located but that the exact
; point of contact had not yet been de-
; termimsl.
ZEPPELIN IS DOWNED
Another German Airship Damaged in
Attempted Raid on England.
London Aug. 6.—The attempted raid
by German Zeppelins on the east Angli-
can coast last night proved a complete
fiawo. according to reports thus far re-
ceived.
British fliers who are ever on the
alert along the coa^t were ready for
the visitors and met* them well out at
sen bringing down one in flames dam-
aging a second and driving a third
away. What knpjiened to the other two
airships in the squadron is not <lisclnsed
;in the official statement. The fact
however that the report snid “Zeppelins
। crossed the coa«t” is ground for the pre-
sumption that these did reach land.
I There is no evidence that they drop-
i ped bombs and it is probable that their
| crows were kept bu*y protecting their
ships against pursuing British airmen.
AUSTRIA IS DEEPLY
IMPRESSED AT GAIN
MADE BY THE ALLIES
Vienna Paper Admits Man-
power Will Win and That
Entente Is Superior.
Washington D. C. Aug. 6. — That
an-power will be the determining
factor in the war and that it is incon-
testable that the numerical superiority
of the entente is increasing daily are
two admissions publiclv made in Austria
which have caused great despondency
throughout the empire according t»» ad-
vices reaeliing Washington through of- ।
ficial channels today.
The admissions are made in the Ar- '
beiter Zeitung of Vienna which states
that the French ami allied victory on
the west front has caused a profound
impression among the people.
U-BOAT IS SUNK WHEN
WOMAN’THROWS‘BABY’
THROUGH OPEN HATCH
British Mystery Ships Tak-
ing Heavy Toll of Ger-
man Submarines.
Ixur’on. Auf. 6.—interesting reve-
lations regarding the work of British
। mystery ships which have playwl an
important part in anti-submarine war-
fare are made by the naval correspond-
ent of the Times. They show how
their seamen have met German craft
and cunning with craft and cunning.
Until this week the public has
known nothing about the mystery ships
known in the navy as the 'Q ships al-
though several officers notanlv Captain
Gordon Campbell have been decorated
tor their services on these vessels. Dr-
I tails now can be made public ns the
! Germans are becoming aware through
| bitter experience of ttie methods used
against them.
How a “woman and baby” accounted
for a U-boat is told by the correspoml-
ent. The submarine ordered a vessel
to surrender and fired a lew shells into
her. The boats then left the ship leav-
ing on board a woman who ran up and
down the de« k with a baby in her arms
'as if mad. The I -boat came alongside
। the vessel and the woman hurled the
! baby into the open hat« b. The “baby”
i exploded and blew out the bottom of the
I submarine. The "woman" was decur-
' ated with the Victoria Cross.
The correspondent says that the first
mention of a mystery ship was in the
I case of the Baralong. which on August
I 19 1915. sank a U boat after the tor-
pedoing of th«* British liner Arabic.
It should not be forgotten he con-
> tinucs. that the Germans designed mj s-
I tery ships for commerce destruction.
The British commander'* showed such
' ingenii* y in devising plans for trap-
I ping submarines.
In addition to the “woman ami baby"
lease the correspomlmt mentions the
! story of a retired admiral serving ns a
i captain w lio pla< ed a hay stack «»n
! board an ancient looking < raft. W hen
• the U-boat ordered her to surrender
I the Germans were astonished to receive
'a broadside from the haystack.
(hi another occasion a sea-worn
। tramp steamer was crossing the North
' Sea when a submarine ordered the crew
'to abandon ship. So sure was the Ger-
' man of his prey that th** bombs with
1 which In* intended to sink the vessel
' were brought on deck around the con-
ning tower. The commander of the
tramp steamer by careful maneuveriin
brought the submarine within range of
his concealed armament so that it rr-
ouir»*<l only a shell or two to exploil’*
the bombs and blow the I -boat out of
the water. T fr
FINDS “DEAD” HUSBAND
Widow Sees Man in Asylum Whom She
Thought She Had Buried.
St. IxniK Mo. Aug. Mrs. Zealia
Phelan of this city recently learned that
a man she buried as her husband follow-
ing the Galveston flood in IIHMJ was a
total stranger to her Following the
burial of the man Mrs. Phelan marrioil
R. E. Hardpen who died a month ago.
Mrs. Phelan a few days ago visited the
Illinois State Hospital nt Alton and. to
her great amazament re<ognize<l Phe-
lan.
The disclosure was made by frienls
of Mrs. Phelan. A«k<*d nbout it. Mrs.
Phelnn said her husband had become
mentally uubalam^ed by a blow received
during his rescue in Galveston. She
said he wandered about the country in
search of her ami was finallv placed in
the Alton asylum. The suddeti meeting
with his wife at the hospital restored
Phelan’s memory so bis wife >obtained
his release. They are now’ living to-
gether.
No State Fair This Year.
Dallas. Tex. Aug. H.—An official
statement was given out by Prosiilcnt
R. E. L. Knight and Secretary AV. H.
Stratton of the State Food Association
of Toxas announcing definitely that no
state fair would lx* held this year. The
reason foj the abandonment is the AVar
Department wish to continue the use
of the fair park here for an aviation
concentration camp.
$130000 Worth of Grain Burned.
Tulsa. Okla. Aug. «. —Fin* of unde-
termined origin destroyed the elevator
and grain house of th? Road .Milling
and Elevator Company here early to-
day. It was estimated by officials of
the company that approximately $130-
UOO worth of grain was burned
0 JSK B3KES
BESSONSFOR
RUSHING BIEL
Senate Committee Wants
Him to Explain “Apparent
Change of Front.”
ACT IS MORE LIBERAL
Provision Made for Exemp-
tions so as Not to Dis-
rupt Industries.
Washington D. C. Aug. 10.—
Broader provisions for exemptions have
been written into the new man iwtwcr
bill now before Congress so that the na
lion’s war industrial fabric may not be
upset by unduly large withdrawal of
men over 32 years ot age for military
service.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
appearing today before the Senate mil
itary committee explained that he hud
deeinoil it advisable to substitute tin
words “occupations ami employments"
for the words "industries" and used iu
the existing law in the section affect-
ing industrial exemption?*.
This would make possible a more lib-
eral interpretation of the law ami pr<
vent the induction into the army of
liiany men performing essential work at
home and yet not actually in indus-
trial occupations.
Chairman Chamberlain announced
after t«day’s meeting that the commit-
tee hud decided to ask Sciuetary Ba-
ker and General March to make stat *-
inputs. Secretary Baker i* out of the
city but General March is expected to
appear t<vuorrow morning.
Want Haste Explained.
Senator Chainberhrin said it was thl
purpose of the committee to investigate
"the apparent change ot front" on th**
part ot the War Department official'*.
"The committee desires to ascertain.”
said the senator "why they are in sink
a hurry now to have this draft bill
passed when before they suid there was
no hurry."
AV hen the question of extending the
draft was before Congress in eonm'ction
with consideration of the army appro-
priation bill. Secretary Baker and oth-
er AVer Department officials told con-
gressional leaders that a change of
draft ages was undesirable until an en-
laigrd army program iwing worked out
could be presented to Congress.
General Crowder tohl the committee
1 today that he did not know the reason
i for the haste but that he was ineroh
i-arrying out orders to get the men for
military servipr.
Senator Chamberlain said there had
l;ccn no developments as to the sugges-
tions made yesterday on the floor that
Congress should reconvene earlier than
tin* recess program calls for in order to
< «»nsider the bill. He indicated that no
steps in this direction would be taken
for the present.
May Call Classes as Needed.
The principal portions of the new
"ru ••ipowe.- bill." 'vhi' h " ’ll e?;tei»d th '
draft ages to from 18 to 45 as
amendments to the original law are as
follows:
"The President may draft such per-
sons liable to military service in ( su« h
sequence of ages and nt such timl* or
times as he may presiTibe. * • *
A citizen or subject of a country neutral
in the present war who ha* declared his
ii tention to become a citizen of tin*
United States shall be relieve*! f?t m lia-
bility to military service upon his mak-
ing a d*s*lara(ion in accordance with
regulations as the President tray pre-
scribe. withdrawing his intention to be-
coming citizen of the United States
* * * nnd he shall b.* forever de-
barred from Incoming a citizen of tie*
United States.”
Th<* provision referring to persons
< ngaged in industry nnd agriculture pro-
viding for their relief from military
duty would bo emended to read :
Exemptions Provided For.
"Persons engngisl in occupations or
employment found to be neepssarv to
the maintenance of the military e>tnb-
lishment or the effective operation of
the military forces or the maintenance
of national interest iluring the emer-
gency.’’
The principal section would provide :
"All male persons betw *on the ages
of 18 and 45. both inclusive shall be
subject to registration in necordaneo
w ith regulations to be prescribe! by the
President ami upon confirmation by the
President or other nublie notiei* given
by him or by his direction stating Ilie
time or times and place nr places of any
such registration it shall be the duty
of all persons of the designated ages
except officers aml enlist rd men of the
regular armv the navy ami the Na-
tional Guard and naval militia while
in the service of the United States to
present themselves for anil submit to
registration under the provisions of this
ait. • * *
To Fix Registration Dates.
‘‘Persons shall be subject t<» registra-
tion as herein provided who shall have
attained their eighteenth birthday ami
who shall not have attained their forty-
sixth birthday on or before the day set
Iwfore the registration in any such proc-
lamation by the President or any such
other public notice given by him or by
his discretion and all persons so reg-
istered shall be and remain subject to
draft into the forces hereby nntho^ized
unless exempted or excused therefrom.
Planish Officer to Visit Front.
Madrid. Aug. 6.—The government has
nppointe«| General De Monteverdr to
head a Spanish military mission which
will visit the American front in Fratice.
General De Monteverde formerly was
Spanish military attacne at AVashing-
ton.
Von Capelle to
Resign Office
ADMJRAI/ VOH CAPELLE
German Minister of Marine
Will Retire Soon Ac-
cording to Reports.
Zurich Switzerland. Aug. G.—Ad-
mire I von (’apollo Gernuin minister of i
marine will resign shortly according to .
Berlin di pat h*s io th* Stuttgart
Tigehlati. the Munich Zeitung and t-ie ;
Augsburg.
Admiral von (’apelle sm'cceded Ad- i
mil al von Tirpitz as German minister |
of marine in March 191 G. Uis reported ’
rc*i*untinn may have seme connect ion
with the retirement of A’on Holtzen-
dorff. who apologized for the failure of
German submarines to sink American
transports. ~
GERMANS SINK TANK
SHIP NEAR HALIFAX
AN? FIRE ON BOATS
American Vessel Engages in
Three-hoar Combat and
Is Sunk by Torpedo.
——
A Canadian Atlantic Port. Aug. G.— ;
The British x hooner Bladys J. Holland •
has been : unk by a German submarine. 1
The crew landed today et a Nova Sro- j
tian town. They said the attack took {
place yesterday morn in;.
Halifax. N. S.. Aug. The Standard •
Oil Compan. ’s steamer Lui* Blanca was
torped«M‘d and unk 49 mile* from this |
port Momla> after a thrilling three j
hours’ battle with a German subma- j
rim l .
I The crew took to their 'in:i!l boats j
where they were shelled by the subma- j
I rine. but escaped without being hit. The •
| chief cool; and the chief '.G wanl of the
tanker however v.ert’ kilksi when tin*
explosion of the German torpedo
sinashrd the Men mer’s stern.
A secoml oil tanker which was ten
miles astern of the Luis Blanca when
the battle opened escaped by rushing
full speed to a Canadian Atlnnlir j»ort.
r rhe Luis Blnnea left port at S o’clock
Monday morning in I allast. Three hour*
later she was atta- ked by the submarine
and for three Imur* she engaged the
Germau in a ruiniing fight exchanging
shot for shot. The submarine soon
learned that he out ranged the tanker
and kept just out of r.*::vh of the ship’s
guns. The German s long-range shoot-
ing however was ineffective. Finally
in* maneuvered into a position for a tor-
pedo attack ami hit tin* tanker astern.
i As their ship s tiled fast the captain ;
I and crew took to their three boats. They i
I pulled away a* rap -Uy as they could to
avoid being hit by debris from the ex- j
phsling boilers of their ship and the
Berman vindictively fired several shots
at them. His marksmanship was bad ’
ami all the shells went wild. Two of
the three small boat* reached shore. Th«
oth< r <m<* was picked no by another ship.
readingTnengland
Ci nimit;M<»rer <rop* to London to Confer
With War Cabinet.
New York. Aug. G.—Th** Earl of
Rending. British ambassador and high j
commiss’ouer to the United States ha* ;
arrived in J^»mbm. it was announced j
here by the British bureau of informa- ■
tion. His mission is to confer with the i
British war cabinet it was stated.
During his ab^emo* Col. Villo Barclay j
will bo in charge of tin* British embassy i
the bureau nnnoun<-e<l. Sir Richard
Crawford will continue in charge of
eommeri'Uil affairs and Sir Henry Bab-
ington Smith assistant high \mmis-
sioner. will be in charge of the British
war mission in the United States.
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Atkrneys for August Ghvcr Seek ta
Prove Sanity.
—
August Glover charged by indictment 1
with the murder of his wife Minnie ‘
Glover went t<» trial in the Thirty- .
seventh District Court Tuesday morning |
after Judge Anderson overruled a mo-
tion for a continuance. Glover entered
a plea of not guilty and attorneys for
the a<*euM*l man announced that they
would *<*ek t<> *how he was insane at the
time of the killing.
Mrs. Glover was shot tn death at a !
house at 213 AA’est Carolina Street on
November 2 last and a bullet said to
have been self-inflicted hit Glover in
the chest.
GERMANS MAKE DESPERATE
ATTEMPTS 10 HUB. BACK
FRANCO-AMERICAN FORCES
Foch Retains Initiative Ncrth of the Riv-
er —Much Importance Attached to
French Advance North of Montdi-
dier —Our Men Hold Fismes and
Other Positions in Face of Terrific
Bombardment and Gas Attacks and
Send More Patrols Across Stream.
—————————
By the Associated Press.
Paris Aug. 6.— Ihe determined attack* which the tiermans
have delivered against the allied advanced guards north ot the
\ esle have tailed to disturb the teinporarv stabilization of the
\ esle front. Ibe allied command is retaining the initiatives in
these operations.
North of the \ esle the German* have been repulsed in
efforts to dislodge Vrench and American unit* which crossed
from the south bank say* the official staten ent from the war of-
fice today which also reports a French advance to the Avrc
north of Montdidier.
French troops have reached the vest bank of the Avre be-
tween Braches and Vorisel north of Montdidier says the state-
ment.
Much importance is attached today to the operations report-
ed further to the north along the line between Braches and
Mariscl north of Montdidier. 1 hese are pointed to as a direct
menace to the junction point of the armies of General Von
Hutier and Crown Prince Rupprecht.
Prisoners were taken by the 1 rench in the repulse of a Ger-
man raid southeast of Montdidier.
By 'lie Associate*! Press.
With the French Army in France Aug. 6.—The German
crown prince is now engaged in reconstructing bis shattered
divisions behind the lines with the aid of the remainder of thl
1919 recruits in the opinion of General Mangin whose army
played such a brilliant part in forcing the German retreat from
the Marne.
Some of the divisions which took part in this battle had
their company strength reduced to less than 50 men some of
the companies being still further depleted in numbers. In addi-
tion some of the best divisions of Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria were used in the battle.
AMERICANS UNSHAKEN BY BOMBARDMENTS.
Germans Handicapped by Cloudy Weather. Fail in Effort to Dis-
lodge Our Men With Gas Shells.
By the Associated Press.
With the American Army on the Vesle. Aug. 6.—
American troops continue to hold 1 i*me* and all other gains not-
withstanding terrific artillery action by the tierman* and in the
face of every opposition threw patrols acres* the Vesle at sev-
eral places Monday.
1 rench troops to their right and left also calndv went about
the completion of their plan* and also moved patrols across the-.*
river the German artillery failing to stop them.
Ihe Germans brought into action guns of 150 millimeters
against the forces west of 1 ismes. During the afternoon the Ger-
mans employed flame projectors from th< slopes nortli of the
\ esle where they appeared to be well organized. Machine guns
also were used repeatedly.
Ihe Americans who captured 1 ismes were members of the
same organization that occupied Coulongcs. Cohan and Dravigny
during the advance north from the Marne.
In the capture of Fismes. American troops took 17 gttna.
\\ ith their crews these weapons had been left south of the Vesla
to enfilade an advance into Fismes.
11. v Gvrrnnns tin* lid** imiiositt' bt'tyjiii ikitmv «»*i_
mermans along the nn»* opposite
the .Americans west of Fismes used J.
their guns freely yesterday aftcruoon in .
nn apparent attempt to discourage thei
Americans and their French allies from
further aggressive efforts.
• The Gormans were handicapped in }
this effort by the weather conditions. '
It was misty and at times rainy and
although German balloons were up.
they must have been unable tu report •
accurately. About mid afternoon the *
Germans began trying other methods to I
get the range for their heavy guns. 1
Many shells which threw out black
smoke upon exploding were hurled to- j
ward cross roads and other objective ’
t«> gunge the range from the smoke
cloud*.
Use Various Kinds of Gas.
But the mist likewise hampered ac-
curacy in observation on these shells
mid after wasting numbers of them the ।
attempt was abandoned.
Late in the afternoon the Germans
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4:00 P. M.
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
( began using mustard gas sneeze gas
; nnd some chocolate gas —so named fnHu
!the odor. These gas attacks were in*
effective the American gas drills hav*
j ing taught the troops all the German
: tricks.
Nevertheless the Germans were p^**
sistent. They combed the hills border*
ing the Vesle with ga* shells emleav-
। oring to reach the roads leading to
■ Fismes and other jHiints where
. thought the allies might l»e assembling
j for a crossing of the Vesle.
At some places along the highways
the Germans would start planting
j shells in a zig zag line for a mile or so
1 and bark again often dropping theta
every 29 or 39 feet and then repeating
the pns*e*s along the objective for
which tl»ey were aiming
Mind Proves Brvmerang.
South <»f Raziwhrs where the Gee*
mans tritsi this trick they fired a
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