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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A 8 ECIAL WIRE AND OUR OW N OPERATOR.
IEEFALISHED 1870.
NATIONAL NNNl
NIN IINIII IN
THE ANNNNY
“Much Enthusiasm Shown
For the Big Parade and
Dinner in Norwalk Next-
I Saturday Afternoon
NNNANIZNTINNN
,. WILL TANE PANT
er. Gallaher Goes to New
York to Purchase Watches
For the Boys
Enthusiasm for the big parade and
banquet which will be. given the local
anEnIbcrs of the National Army Sat->
uiday afternoon, by the people of Nor—1
walk, is Iising highei and higlIeI as
the big day approaches, anti the at»,
peaIaIIce of one hundred and thirIvI
drafted III-en at the mummy last nighII
drilling for the affair ,IfotetIlls thei IIII-
mcnse success of the occasion.
Under the dirI-stion of Captain 13.
B. Gallaher, of tiltI Gallahcr llIItth'y,I
the members of the new National,
Army were drilled for two hours, and
by reason of their enthusiasm for the
work ,made a v'ety creditable show
ing. With another drill Friday night:
the men will be in (the shape for the,
big parade. on Saturday; and it is ex
pected that thev will do both them-
selves and their old home town
proud.
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fill NNNE i‘iNNETN NT
NNLTE NNNNE NELZEN
Suffrage Guard Now Draws
a
“Little Attention
I, 1IWABIIIII‘IG'I‘ON. I.Aug 29. ”Suffrage
» of the. WhiuI House, drew a compara-‘
dimly small and mildly curious crowd .
Mettng is rapidly losing Its place as
one of Washington' a foremost attrac-,
tions. A little band of ten militants
marched from headquartets at Cam-L
erson House. yesterday
took up their posts at. the cast gate
and finally were arrested and (IIIIIIiIIIl
to the station house. all w. thin (if
t- ‘cn minutes.
They furnished hail of $25 each and
will appear before Justice Pugh to~
morrow to an. wer the charge of ob-.
stiuc. ting traffic. .
'l‘ he names of theI ten follow:
Mrs.
Mary Lockwood, Washington; Mrs.
Pauline Adams, NoIIfoll(;'MIIs. Kate
'Boecks. Washington; Miss Mara’arct'
liétheringham, Buffalo; Mrs lClaNIII
Fullér, Little Falls. \iinn; Mis. Ger
tiude Hunter, l‘).nncapolis: Miss
Lucy Burns, l'ir‘boklvn: M.ss Vivian
'Pierce, San Diego: Miss Maud Jamie-
son, Norfolk, and Miss Cornelia Beach
Louisville.
The first six are “second offenders,”
having been granted appeals onlvy y es-
tcrday from a Iecent sentence to Oc-
(quuan. At Cameron House tonight
it. was said the pickcting would con-
tinue.
The women were fined 5325 on b in
polic’.I (‘lllll' (001'. They It‘Ic no
(ice of an apptsl and Wm Icleased
after fuInishing $100 loud.
I
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altflnoonfi
x
Entered at the South Norwalk Post
Office as Second Clan Matter.
NJNDER ll
DISCNNNNED.
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Being Sent With
Army
SflMEMENlElVE. ‘
IIIIINIIIIII
IFirst Third of Norwalk’s
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1 Quota Must Entrain atl
I That Time
BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 29. »—I‘Ioving lb
the Thiid Appellate. board that he
had IIIisrcpreseIIted his age unintcnu
Iionally. and was under 21 Luke J.
Acquino of Norwalk, was granted lIisI
.Iiischarce \'I'tsteId:Iy. AHllllnGI claim
. tor exemption had been denied by the
.local board and when the case came
up before the appelluto (board. in-
vestigation proved that he was under
the minimum draft age.
Passing: upon 83 cases yesterday,
the appellate board set a record for
a day‘s work since it has been in
session. Of these cases -l1 were do—
lnied. and one case. that of Wilfred
II. llomicr of Diiision Tim was dis-
I(lIargcd on appeal from the decision,
I of the low or board, while the majority
, ._.._.o
I (Continued on Page Nine)
INNN WNNNENN’WANE'
NP NILE SINCE TQM
Woolen Workers Gain 45
Per Cent. in Pay—Num-
her In Many Industries In-
creased -'
WASHINGTON, Ann.
steel land {woolen pnanut‘actiurinn
wotkers‘ earnings per (IIIpita for the
too and II half year period just end' t
ed increased more than the adyancc‘
in the .retail prices of foodstuffs f0II
the thII-eeyeaI period. July, 1914,10
I lulv,1917. A statement by the de-
pIIIilnIent of labor today shows that
iron and steel “orkers' per capita
earnings increased Bil per, cent and
Iwoollen manufacturing workers' 45
per cent. while the cost of foodstuffs
VlIlt‘lflllSt‘d 4" percent.
WorkeIs in other industries (lid not.
fate so well. l’er cItpitu (ItIIInings of
,hoot and shoe “'OI‘XKGII increased I’ll
per cent.. cotton finishing workers
“-.8 per cent: hosiery and underwcai
workers, 37 per cc“, and silk wor-k
ers, 25 per cent.
Workers in the iron and steel indus-
i
try in the two and one-half year pc- .
r;od increased 75 per cent. in num-
ber. and the payrolls increased 167
Ipcr cent in the boot and shoe indus-
_iII_v. workers increased 17 per cent,
and payroll'.: (I3 per cent; cotton man-
'ufacturing' 'workers decreased 1 per
cent. and payrolls increased
' cent;
I
cottin finishing workers in-
.Icteascd 53 per cent; woolen manu-
liacturing \I'I0IkeIs increased 19 per
I cent. and payrolls 73 per cent. hosiery
land underwear workers increased 21
(Mr cent, and payrolls 66 per cent:
ENNN DNNEE
‘INoI-waik Youth, Who Unin-
tentionally Misstated His
Age, Narrow ly Escapes
NewI
29. —~ lion,l
EAthiNEllllliN
AlHthltNHtlUSE
Former Governor General
of Canada and Intimate
Friend of Joseph Choate
LONDON. Aug. 29.——Earl Grey.
't‘ormer governor general of Canada,
I‘died at 6 o'clock this morning at Ho-
wick House, Northumberland, after a
, Ilong illness The funeral will be held
‘2. .II lloy ick on Saturday, when a mem-
orial service will be held in London.
T Lord Sitathcoma described Earl
Grey as ‘a statesman and a philan-
thropist. in the best sense} His ac.
'tive career comprised not only the ad.
lininlstration of the government of
I
(Continued on Page Three.)
[INNNNEN DETAILS
MNNILIZINN WNNN.
' i
President Wilson S ys Prus-
sianism Must Be rushed
and Lasting Guarantees
Given to the Wor‘d
PNPE’S PNNPNNNL
l3 NEJENTEI]
Justice to Every ”Countryls
America’s Aim to Present
War
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SOUE‘H NORWALK, CONN, :WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29, 1917
NITY NLENN NNNNS
’ Clerk Stephen Dokus, who will hand
Probably Showers Tonight
HAS NESINNEN
Will Take Effect Next Tues-
day, As He Expects to
Leave Town Wednesday
With New National Army
A special meeting of the city coun-
——_TWO CENTS.3
‘NNSSNN ANNIEN NNNNNNE
THEIR NENNINN METHODS
NE MNST CRITICAL NNE
oil has been called for tomorrow
evening, at which time action will
be. taken on the resignation of City
PliliSlllENl
INIIIIIIIIININNIN
in his resignation at the meeting.
The resignation Will take effect next
Tuesday evening, as Mr. Dokus ex-
pects to leave. with the members of
the new National Army next. Wed-
nesday morning.
‘ Interest is being taken in the possi-
ble occupant of the office until elec-
tion day. and while it Is said that
no one is anxious to hold the office
just for a month it is rumored that
several people would like to have it
chance at it and anion] them are. sev-
‘eralpeople who are likely candIdates
for the ofllc’e after election time. Men-
tioning no names of course.
Fifty Members and Fri rIne nsId
of Twenty-Eighth C V
Gather at. Roton Point
About 50 comrades and friends of
the 28th Connecticut Volunteers took:
WASHINGTON, Aug“ 29. wProsident,
'II 'llson' s note rejecting the pope's
peace proposals was regarded here to-'
day as finally settling the question of
Sends Holcomb Long Tele-
gram Telling How to As- ,
unconquercd or uncurhcd at home;
The president makes it clear that a,
Ilastina and durable peare can be no-'
inotiatcd only on a complete under.
‘filalldimg with tho people and notl
alone on unstable guarantees of the
lilstructlons regarding the firstL
lllOl)iliI’..illull of the national army
ux re IIIIIIIiIId \estIIIIiaI by Governor.
llulcomb in a lengtln telegram froml
Provost MIIIshIII (iIIneIIIIl Crow'dct chisting gowernment
Those instructions applied to the WI , , '
lIcI' cent (It the sIIlIIIIII-d men which“. IINIIIEOEIEN‘SnEEINIiCNNE: NNNtINNngINSNE
will (ompii II the filhl contingent to l llunI ”mm” on the Gennsn peo~I
no to camp on SI?IItIIIIIl)IIr 5. Accord 1 ll) but desires In the. interests oil;
ing to advices received last night- onid DH"? “Ht they be allowed m:
from “ashinmon, howev,er the fol; hate lll‘ant‘l‘i‘lfllimlhl economic OD'
lowing extract from General Cr'Iiowd ‘ poxtuniiics I.” they Iii“ accept equal-I
(II ‘s orders is still applicable fore-n1“). and not seek domination"
”Bingo“ of 4 WE cent. on Septem- The note with its unequlyocal do.
her I t
, , annotation of German nIliIitar auto
‘llpon consultation with ”19 roll ciacv is believed to reflect achIratelyE
road IeprIIscntatiIes and (IquIIinatlou. v .
of these lists you will be able to call; b‘ the attitude 0: the allied 8‘“th
upon each local board fora specfiIIIl
number of select (Id men to be assem-
bled at II convenient point of cntIv
ment as pIoviIleIl in section 4. The»
point of entrainment will, (It cours II
he the railroad station of the rail
(Continued on Eighth Page).
IIIIININIIINNIIN
IINIIIIINEINNIIIII
Living, Wurk'érs Tell 0p-
erators '
l
0
(Continued on Sixth Page).
NNLNNEL NYNN’S
EINENENNNN
I -—-—-—-—
l l lNDlANAPOLlS, Aug. 29..~—’i sub
Danburianm Now New
in Com-:l-liinlllll increase in the coal mining‘
t semble Draft Increments ;Iiealing with present German IIIuleIuII Mr. Dokus. when seen this mom-I
,chnnts is to be highly commended by"
This evening a number of the
(Heads of Mr. Dokus will give himl
a farewell dinner at the Country Clubp
end a fine plug rant has been arrang ‘
ed.
dinner yesterday noon at Roton Point
at the annual reunion.
About 13 oi the. com 'ades of the
'IhonIar} members were admitted. Af
IIeII dinner the camp the started at 2
Iin the. dancing pavilion which wast
donated for the occasion.
A; somewhat lengthy program of
gmuslc, both instrumental and vocal
I was given.
i It prayer by Rev. Barnett and was fol-
llowed byn salute to the ting while
i \‘iclor Kurth sang The Star Spa I led
llannio. lie was
lidlIII l. Ice \‘Ialker.
Plt’bltlt‘lll Loomis Scofield gave a
Ibrfle address, in which he spoke oi"
:the steadily decreasing number of‘
Norwalk merchants time again cIIIIIIaIles in the association and of‘
come forwIIId in a patIiotic cause the neces-sity of the other members
this time in behalf of the Sixth Com- lot the assoeiation preserving the rec-
pnny boys now stationed at Fort outs and glory of the departed mem-
Tcrry, N. Y. Charles ll. liilw',oith beIs, especially during the present
head of the committee which has time of stress whe nonce again the
;been working on the Si\th t‘onI- lnited Slate's stood up for freedom
panv's green \egctable campaign -vcs- and for equIIlitI.
terday interviewed Gilbert ll. llasI ' Miss Marjory Sconcld. accompanied
tags the Wall street vegetable deal by Paul Ziesmcr, and Miss Henrietta
or. the CI: ntral Food Company on the Seymour played a. few selections
corner of Railroad avenue (Ind “I'IIII when worn followed by an addres-
Wasb‘ngton street. and tho L‘Hom- by Rev. '1‘. J. Fina. pastor of SI
medleu Bros, in East Norwalk. in ru— Mary's church, of this city. wbos
Vina, said he hoped to be able to tame.
with the men and that he would be
disappointed if they did not leaIe,
next Wednesday.
VENETNNLES ENN
TNESNLNIENS
hard to using them stores as rocelv-l brother was a member of the BSI
in; depots for the vegetables and Reivlmcnt.
fruit which will be sent to the boy5I Miss Dorothea Scoileld ranr.‘
In camp, by Norwalk cttlaens. All was followed by Charles W. Barrett
three (inns consented at once to the; and Judge Scotlcld both comrades o!
proposition, and lmvevoluuteercd to, the regiment, aft er which recitation:
furnish the barrels, pack them, and, an” lllllsic closed the program.
ship them to the boy's every week.e The list of.oilicers elected at the
The spirit shown by the local “101*; business session in the morning was
given in yesterday's issue of The
lI Sentinel.
nV‘L ‘
everyone.
VETERANN
Iegiment were piescnt and about 25'
The program opened with,
accompanied by
37 per-
mand of Ofli0ers’ Training:
Camp at Fort Sheridan
t‘ olonel James A Ryan of Danburv
-'i0IuIII?rly of this city, took command‘
'a few days ago of the officers' rc-
serve camp at Fort Sheridan, Ill., and
1th Chicago Iletald of August 22
ptinted (In excellent likeness of him
and an intercstiny sketch of his army
record, haying:
Formal command of the second re-
serve odioers‘ training camp was as-
sumed today by Colonel James Av
lltyan, chief of the. Wisconsinflhllch
igan pl"mi.<'ml81 training regiment
during the first. camp
With cntrv of Colonel Ruin upnnI
IN: duties as director of ll‘II‘ second
iiaining course camp instrllctms find
auguary for its success in the com-
mander's bIllliant record of achieve
Intent in the twenty scv on .vIeaIs since
he left W?st Po. ni.
His distinguished cancer may be
briefed in the following summary of
(Continued on Eighth Page).
TREASURY CHECKS
will be asked by the
.tion to the coal opeiators of the can
United
Mine. Workers of America. an invita-
Now is the time to make. your dona-
tion of green vegetables or fruit The
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
barrels will be in the stores Hful‘9‘i .__..._____...__
tIral competitive field having been ex- :
‘tcnded late yesterday to meet the
mentioned today and tomorrow, and COBURN BOYS ARE
anyone who wishes to contribute
III' ncrs' officials here on Septembei FATHERS OF GIRLS
(I to discuss an increase, according
some green stuff or fruit may ltti‘EHG
it at any of the three states. Thei
.10 a statement issued by \VllllamI barrels will be packed tomonow noon,, One of the strangest coincidents
Green international secretary- arena-and will be shipped to the boys to-‘ I that has been recorded in some time
urer of the, miners Mr Green said Inorrow night. It is therefore impeia loccurred last Sunday evening. “hen
Ithis decision had been reached at IILIlve that 8"91‘3'0119 SlIOUld (1M 0011' Ill‘l" HITS “9191)01‘1110 Rev. and MYS-
conference of international officials otitribmions in before tomorrow noon \IIrIm CuIIIII (churn. of Danburr.
'qu union and presidents of the dis-L The Sixth ompany bars will recoixa and a daunhtm “as born at marti-
trim. of Illinois Ohio, western: the barrels on Saturday and will proh- Cfllll' the same time to Rev. lier
Ippnns\Il‘.ania and Indiana, composingtflbly enjoy the garden products sent burn's hrniher HaIr.e Cutler (.oburn,
the central competitive field ltllcm by (hell \oxwalk Erlands. for in BIookt‘Ield T1195“ happy ments]
The letter (I: invitation to the op. their Sunday dinner. Don't neglect Main make grandparents of ex May-
IeIators says that recent developmentslm remember ”10 1103‘s if You hOSSi 30‘ and “T5: J \lilton ColIurn, 0f Col-
imve caused pronounced flair“ of un-l 19 can. and remember that am quan‘ onial Cottage, South l\o rwalk, who
'rest among the min} workers. Re- tity (if fruit or \‘eltlreta‘lll‘le: 110 NINul‘Er $30383?5tlE§i$fii$ddLTgrSN§f “BEEN:
I, my ar e or sma w e ra e u v (III . 5.
{$31.11; to the miners the letter con laccepto: g {mothers and babies are doing finelv,
“They are. of the opinion that therl ’I‘lI-e barrels will be open until to according to TEDOTtS which nached
should mocive an increase in niiningllm'lll‘ow “0011- Send YOUI‘ conll‘lbu-§ South 1‘0 “"‘Lk today.
;Ilecc.s so that. their earnings would Jim in now. -——-——._..__.._
'Ikeep pace with the constantly i'nCIea’I-' BUSINESS MEN MAY
in: cost of the necessities of life. [17TH REGINIENT NOT CLOSE STORES,
IThcy look to the coming fall and win HOLDS REUNION! .....
lter with keen apprehension. ; It was stated by a number of busi
l "Ill! 50 far as producing an “d9“ ness men today that it would be at
,quate supply of coal in cider to meet The annual reunion of the L7tb most an impoIsibilitv to close the
like national needs is concerned theinConnectlcut Regiment. G. A. R. was 5mm; neat Saturday afternoon as
0. ill
Lare willing to respond in the fullestlheld in the G A. R. hall, in Bridge
OUTFLOW OF GOLD
proposed by the committee havingt
nit-e. a fight in I- saloon. A wumnni the grocery stores are completed The I’uhere foreign exchd‘lihe
fj‘nzlative of Curran also is being held. four men admit their guilt.
1 silk workers increased 2 per cent, and
Ipayiolls '28 per cent.
IFederal Authorities
SEVEN MNNIEN
SUSPENTS “El“
i Arrest Four Alleged States 'since 1914. wNIoh has been
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.——Six men and a; vexing federal reserve boards and
woman are in custody today suspcci . POSTS Office BurglarSitreasury officials somewhat of late, is
(Id of complicity in the I'IIobber audI ._.__._
murdci yesterday of Barton 0. AllcnI HARTFORD Aug. 28——Louis J the addition lESIBI‘daY 0f gold. b1“-
and Louis C. Os-enberg. messengers;Pcltlcr, William Wentworth, William- lion curiench 811d BV’ldeDCe-‘i Of in~
tor Brinks Chicago City Express com-. H. Tooker and Elias Wentworth, all debtedness to the list of commodities
may ,as they were about to delivei: of New London, ch‘aIged with bur-i requiring licenses for export to, Euro-
.the Weekly payroll of $9,100 at. the glary 0f grocer. stoies, will be IIe-lpean countries.
ppm: of the Winslow Foundry com Iiained after their sentences imposed
may (in the west side.
opened fire as the messengers ap-lmcet the charge of the post office tie-,I‘Itreasmy, and enforcement probably
preached the foundry gate, took theI Dartment of breaking and enteringI'wlll be. plac‘ed in the’ hands of treas-
“Away and fled in an automobile. post offices located in the several ury employee.
hung upon information obtained stores burglarized. At the request oil The effect of restriction on gold (Ix-
rom an anonymous
which identified the automobile used tornev Raymond G. Lincoln, United,-stillfurtl1ei', temporarily, at least, the
by the robbers, the police last night States Commissioner Richard F. Car— value of the dollar in international ex-
on sled Charles Carrao, president of roll issued, today, warrants for the change especialli‘ in the neutral coun-
the Chicago Sir“, f Cteancrs' union. Iarrest and (leniention of the fmr‘hdn trio 9 of Denmark, Sweden, Norway
Later five other men were arrested when their sentences Ior burglary of Holland. Spain and:
“'ASHINGTON. Aug. 29.—The prob
United
American money.
.IInd most. patriotic mannIE‘r.
of living."
CONN. BOY PERFORMS
FRONT AII.,'.
saved lI‘I-s colleague in a patrol tight,
a low alttude The German ma-
companion's plight darted at the en-
emy aviators, scatterleg them and al
(lowing Sonbiran to escape. ‘
Lieutenant Lufiey was
Theyfport, yesterday, and the session was charge of the farewell
Ionly ask in Icturn a. wage scale com-I called to order at 11 a. m.,
,mensurate with the present high costident Willys McDonald, of New Your Army
l-3m of conserving the huge store of' '
SOMEWHERE ON THE FRENCHT
29——Lieutenant Raoulthlliam A Kellogg. of Norwalk.
Lufbery of the Lafayette escadrillel
”Sergeant Robert Soubiran of Southi
Regulations to the licensing will WIBOSIOHI from probable death today, William A Kallogg. Georgel Burton. IbUsiness for an hour or mo durihgt
The robberst’by civil authorities, have expired .‘to promulgated by the secretary of thétwhen Soubiran was suddenly attack- John H Batterson. William Merritt, 'Ihc time the parade is passing
ed by four Gorn. on machines of the Cyrus Ruscoe and George A. While-
Albatross hp? while he was flying all About sixty ve/rans Menwl the!
chines were. over Soubiran sttempting' sons were present in all
telephone call Assistant Unitecl States District A't- ports. it is believed. will be to depress to down him when Lufbery seeing“ the
warmly Spray of 315 Main street.
Switzerland, . praised by the officers and men of the Discharged yesterday: Steven Ferek.
is againsticcmmand for his bravery in attacking of 16 Laurel street; and James Mc-
Is ngle handed tour enemy machines. ‘Sally, of 20 Fairview avemié.
‘ celebration
1" P195" -for the recruits lb the new National
.Icity. . This is the Saturday before Labor
At the ref-511181” “531955 “1’39“an Day and as the stores are to be clos
lthe following officers was elected for l ed on LabOr Dav the merchants feel
III‘Iay to accommodate (hell patrons
'50!“h Norwalk. and transact business prettf'inuch as.
Vice~Pres1dent 0f Company F.—-_ 'usual. as there will be a gr'eatly int
messed trade on account of the Mom
The. secretary Md treasurer were day closing. It was stated that about
we elected for another year. tall some of the merchants felt ablei
Those present from Norwalk were to do was to close their places oi
lthe comIng 59“ t‘ t they I u t ice 0 n on SatuII
iANOTHER HEROIC FEATf Pres‘ dent—lohn H. Baiterson. of 'oa n S \ p pe
‘believed to have been met in pan. byl
To LIVE ON RIVER’S BANK.
John Crawford and C. R. Duffie
have sold the Silas Griswold place
on Bantam Lake Litchfleld. Conn ,,
{or Mrs. C. 1.. Clark to DI. D. Ell
lYuri-Ivan of Lowell, Mass. who is novt
in charge of Y. M. C. A work at the
army camp at Petersburg, Va. The
property censists of forty-five acres
with dwelling and stable, and adlolnt
the large estate of 8. Edison GageIl
(reunion, and about one hundred per-t
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Admitted yesterday: Miss Mary
SISarch of Oak street; n3. (1‘ Datulas
TAustro-German Armies Are
I Menacing Moldavia With
a Fate Like Wallachia,
i Overrun
. Drive Last Year
1NNNNINN ELEEN
I N NINNNNEN
lBritish Pushing Forward
, Along the Langemarcls.
I Front ‘
.—
White Russian leaders are de-
hating til Moscow, with divided
opinions as to the best steps to
take for savin" the country from
.thrcatcn‘ed (li:aster within and
‘without, the ltussian armies con-
tinue to show perilous weakness
at critical points.
The latest break in the line
Ithrough (lisafi‘cction among the
‘troops occurred on the southern
Ruuianiuu front, where the Aus-
tro-Germnn III-mics are menacing
Moldavia with the fate of Walla-
chia, overrun in the great Teu-
tonie- Bulgarian drivFI-of last year.
and tied in disorder. This facili-
tated a Teutonic advance that con-
tinued.all day yesterday on the
southern Romanian front, the
Ilustro-German troops pushing
I’antzin railway The lines still
Varnitzu region.
front.
The British, after completing
their successful operation. of Mon-
thcy pushed forward a consider-
able distance along a front of
more titan a mile, contented them—
selves last night with clearing out
a German advance position in
‘ front of the new British line.
In other sectors the British car-
tricd out successful raids, captur-
Iing prisoners.
:lpparnctly there also is a halt
major activities along the
French front ill the Verdun region,
and in the great campaign which
General Cadorna is waging on
the lsonzo front against the Aus~
trians.
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i BERLIN, Aug. 29, via London.
,—Gernian counter attacks yester-
"(la) drove the British from the in-
dentation they. had made in the
German positions northeast of
Frezenburg on the Flandegs front,
army headquarters announced to-
av.
l’ETROGRAD, Aug. ‘29.——A‘
IRussian division yesterday aban-
l(toned its positions in the region
of Fokshani, on the Rumanian
front, and fled in disorder, the
War Office announces.
The statement says that the ene-
my continued to advance all yes-
terday on the southern Romanian
rout. , .
LONDON, Aug. 29.———During
ful raids northeast of Gouzeau—
court and southwest of Hulluch,
and captured a few prisoners,
I say 5 today’s official announcement.
. Southeast of Langemarch _
. troops cleared up a strong point In-
which an enemv party was holding
out immediately in front of our
new line- -
LONDON, Aug. 29.—-Serious
rioting at Bjorneborg, Finland, is
reported in a private tale In,
_.I—_——.
(Continued on filmed
in the Greati
In the Fokshani region a Russian _
division abandoned its positions "
Iortheastward towards the Ocna- '
were yielding last night in the '
Stormy weather apparently is
preventing any notable military 9
actvities on the Franco-Belgian.
(lay near Laugcmarck, in which I
the night we carried out success-
Olll'
Norwalk Chronicler