THE CHATTANOOGA NEWS Vol. XXXI. No. 28. Deliveieo By Carrier HOME EDITION CHATTANOOGA, TKNN., SATURDAY fcVKNINO, AUGUST 3, 1918 PRICE: THREE CENTS Twelve Cents Wek. Huns Compelled to Retreat Further East Soissons HE'S THERE I in K. C. RETIRING ON ALL RYE CONCEDES 500 ARRESTS FOLLOW Evers, Uniform, EICHORN'S MURDER BOCHES UNABLE TO MAKE to Leave for France Zurich, Aug. S. Five hun- Ready SIDES dred arrcBts have been made OFSALIENT RACE TO SHIELDS following the assassination of Field Marshal Von Fichorn nt ...... -- . ... k STAND SOUTH THE Kiev and martial law has been VESLE proclaimed there, said a dis- Allies Close at Heels on patch from a Herman source Pressing Senior Senator's Majority today, Ten German soldiers were of Retreating Foe Taking Face of Returns Slightly found murdered at Kiev. Destroying Bridges and Burning Villages, Enemy The situation throughout the whole of I'klulnia Is described Many Towns. Over 12,000. as being most critical. Retires, Hotly Pursued by Advancing French Field Marshal Von Mncken- - sen, commander of the German On Aisne - Marne Front Fourteen forces In Rumania, has pro. SOISSONS A SURPRISE ROBERTS STILL AHEAD claimed a state of siege throughout that country as a Great Fires Observed. result of the spread of the workmen's and peasants' Indications That Huns Were However, Late Returns Cut Cav-air- ) Not Expecting Qhase y Down His Lead Majori-tie- s ft. (Associated Press. in it . in.). the Lead. by Counties. London, Aug. (12:20 Hotly pursuing retreating fJoniians on the Aisne-.Mani- e trout, the allies S.- - The German re- LOCAL RETREAT London, Aug. (Special to The News.) have readied the Vesle river, which is an advance of six treat Is general on nil three faces of Nashville. Aug. S. Rye's headquar- miles over the latest official announcement of the salient conquered by the Germans ters at 11:15 o'clock this morning is- progress In and the allies are sued a statement saying that Gov. Rye TO ANCRE RIVER made. May pressing concedes the nomination of Senator close on the heels of the retreating en- John K. Shields and has wired the The Advance Continues. emy, suys Renter's cm respondent ot senator his congratulations. The Germans are unable to make a stand south of the French headquarters telegraphing nt 1' While there have been some changes o'clock Friday night. in the returns from various counties, Germans Executing Movement Vesle. "Alter the fall of Soissons, the cor-- , the approximate majority given Sena The will he to retire to respondent adds, "French headquarters tor Shields has not been materially Indicating Abandonment of Germans probably compelled of altered, the still him Cheniin-des-Daine- received the names villages and figures showing the s, north of the Aisne. woods nroccuplcd by the allies with to be the winner by 11,600 majority. almost monotonous regularity. The latest returns from Shelby Plan for Offensive. is now on the Vesle between Cham-pign- y a French cavalry "Plasslcr wood. Which on the county giving Austin l'eay majority Jibuti of t.Tdfl over Judge Roberts have and Soissons and Chateau-Thierr- y road, if I Joncheiy. In and the lowered Roberts' majority considerably, was tinned early the day a mn- - DOUBLE OBJECT IS All of the on the Vesle have been by defenders surrounded It. This wood lH the latest figures giving him SERVED bridges destroyed ! Jorlty of (1,200. although Poay's wss the center of the em my resistance claim that the retiring enemy. and the light for It was extraordinarily quarters their estimates bitter. Farther north the British wflLnstHLI and figures cut Roberts to less thnn The Germans are burning all the villages north of the S.O00. Mr. l'eay has already conceded By Allied Advance on East Side troops crossed the Soissons and con- Chateau-Thierr- the election of Judge Roberts and Vesle between Mtiizon and St. Thierry. y road, and pressing Mm his success. Soissons-Rheim- s Front to through the Conerols wood, weic soon gratulated upon Fourteen large fires have been observed. Fismes is more than a mile east of Villenion-tolr- c. Compnriion of Vote, to Gucux Line. The following table shows the ma- still burning, as well as two villages to the northeast of Rain Retards Advance. jorities by counties in the senatorial Fismes. "As In .March of last year the French primary. London. Aug. 3. The (iermnns are of . Rye. Shields. a army is advancing In pursuit the 150 executing local retirement to the east In ad- Anderson of in the of Part of Defense Line. enemy with cavalry patrol! far Bedford 181 brnk the Ancre, region vance while the horse artillery and Albeit, on a front of three or four Paris, Aug. 3. Allied ndvanee ele- Ronton 500 In BUT ONE WEAPON engineers accompany the Infantry. 300 tnllea, uccordlng to news received ments on Aisne front have reached Ituln has fallen all and Rledsoe London the heavily day, ltlount 79 today. the Vesle river. (The Vesle constitutes the roads are In a slate which sensibly 200 The German hold on the west hank JOflNU f t.VlfS of Bradley .. . .U ...... tH ,,. of tho new lfnc of defense towards rctnrds the pace our advance. 250 nf part cor- Campbell to "enable, ",n0 Jon Eves, probably "The description given by the MaJ.-C.- Handy is the. man who sent 350 precarious, and t SmSd be ,.Ilr" second baseman which the Germans have been retreat- LEFT TO RUSSIA of Cannon If it to be made that ever respondent of the Berlin Tagohlatt to his French on the Manic 2 G4 onlv were Intended r m more two al- superior Carroll us,.' In Ka,"r' u,nlfo,',n. ing for than weeks. The the devastation of towns, villages and this famous "The American 65 of the starting of an offensive. Is and the message: Cn rter to "''? lc,lc oirector of the Knights lied forces north of farms by the enemy true, Hag has been forced, to retire. This is 250 The retirement appears indicate th, C the boasts of la Cheatham of anv an of- - " ",,bu f woJk activities. Bvsr, were between five and six miles from destruction German Unendurable, and none, of our soldiers Chester 160 abandonment attempt at Murder of German Ambassador all the Germans by three great I fcusive in that uuartcr at gained would understand their not being asked Claiborne 600 prevent. ski In keeping up the morale of our the Vesle on Friday). offensives which cost them hundreds what to do and what is to re- - 100 ad- of of wounded and necessary Clay fighting men by boosting baseball as a The allies have continued their thousands killed, establish a situation which Is hmntli.it- - Cocke ... 200 Importance Attached. diversion. Demonstrates Impossibility - (Associated Tress.) vance! over a front of about twenty prisoners. Ing to us and unacceptable to our conn- Coffee .. . 239 S honor. We are to counter 350 With the American Army on the miles, smashing the German front be- try going Crockett Alsne-.Marn- of Reconciliation, Not Expecting Chase. attack!" Tin a he struck and drove the Cumberland 69 e Front, Aug. 2. (Friday. tween and Fnris, Aug. 3. (Havel Agency) Germans over the Marne. Davidson ,7S3 11 p.m.) Much Importance Is attached DRAFT GETS MEN Muny prisoners were taken by the Decatur 275 to the. advance of the allied forces OH French ut Soissons, which was occu- - the side of the SotsHons-Rhelm- 's twin nerve cen- TERRORISM W I L L DejKalb 609 easterly ter RULE pied at 5 o'clock Friday evening, one! 400 front to the line of Gucux and with on the 1 MEN Dickson flanks of hour aftar the Germans had boenfl 200 Thlllols. It Is pointed to as serving 18 YEARS the German salient, has been driven from the suburbs. Those of Dyer the double of nhcims T045 captured by tho French. WO Fayette , . K 560 object protecting the garrison not captured escaped by Fentress 517 and placing the allies in a position to French troops have penetrated the As Long as General Dissatis- fleeing northward. 300 cripple still further tlm already badly great German baso at on the Franklin to- Soissons, faction Rus- It Seems the enemy did not expect to NOW IN FRANCE Gibson 733 crowded Germans In their retreat Aisne river. Exists, Says bo chosed from Soissons. There were wards the Vesle. Baker Will Giles 302 Secretary Recom All along the Crlse river, south of sian Minister. no Indications that preparations had S00 Thn northward movement of the been made for retirement and no tires Grainger holssons, tho Germans were) thrown Greene 650 Germans has now reached such a point mend Senator back and the allies gained the northern discovered anywhere. Chalons-lthcim- s Change, No of in Man- Grundy 250 that, the reopening of tho bank. Paris, Friday, 2. It Is Russia's On the left, on Friday, French Danger Shortage COO Is assured. Aug. Hamblen railroad Rols de riv- way of that no recon cavalry and tanks kept In close pur- 93 The news received Sols- - Chamberlain Dele, north of the Ourcii demonstrating Hamilton tonight that Says. er, hns been tho ciliation is possible with Germany. M, suit of the enemy and Inflicted heavy to Keep Gaps Filled, Hancock 35) sons had been entered was greeted penetrated by allied lOSSOS power forces. Maklakoff, the Russian ambassador to Hardeman 650 with rejoicing by the French and Fiance said today in discussing with Hardin 350 Americans on the line to the south- After hard fighting the allied forces Says March. Washington, Aug. 3 Secretary have the Associated Press the significance Hawkins S0O east, who felt confident that their own driven past of Am- three-quarte- rs the recent, assassinations of CREW REPORTS H a y wood 125 line WOllld be pushed forward and Raker will recommend that the three and miles north- draft west of bassador Von Mlrhach and Field .Mar Aug. X, There li no Henderson 175 Straightened out speedily on the front shal Von Washington, ages bo made from 18 to 45 years. Is on Kichhorn. present of a shortage In man Henry 600 to the north of ( oulonges and Arcy the ".Murder and acts of terrorism" ho RAID OFF MAINE COAST danger 200 St. power to keep the American armies Hickman Kestitue. This was announced today by Senator road.) added, "are the only weapon left to tilled up, members of the senate mili- Houston 100 Russia after its Into tho 100 French Reach Aians. Chamberlain, chairman of the senate Three Miles North of Bolt. betrayal tary committee were told today during Humphreys hands of the GermaiiH the bolshe-vlk- l. 3. So by Lumber Schooner their weekly conference with Gen. Jackson 617 Paris, Aug. Throughout, last night military committee following a con- rapid was tho advance along the Her military power has been American of the wur de- .Tames 75 the allies continued to advance toward allied center that the Germans were .March, chief staff, at ference with the smashed by anarchy nnd the Russians Sunk Submarine Crew part ment. Jefferson 300 the Vesle, the French war office an- secretary. comnelled to retire nreelnitalelv. wish to show the world and the nlllfs by J. 100 nounced Bast of Soissons the The allies have advanced three Maj.-Gc- Hunter com- Johnson today. Senator Chamberlain said the new nearly that they are prepared to use what Liggett, 1,800 French have reached the Aisne be- miles north of Hols Meunlere (which Lands Safely. manding the first American army Knox weapons they still possess. These nets Lake 42 tween Soissons und Venlzel. army bill embodying these uges has tho Americans captured on Wednes- of mis- Corps, is in active charge of that corps terrorism arc not the result of on the center of the allied drive In the Lauderdale iss Tho statement reads: been day.) guided courage on the part of the In- 3. . . 250 completed by Secretary Baker The crew of Alsne-Marn- Lawrence the the French have reached and taken Enstport, Me., Aug. c salient, Gen. March later "During night troops They by dividuals, but an expression of the nine men from a lumber-lade- n d the Lewis 50 continued their ndvnnro toward the and will be Introduced simultaneously storm the village of Coulonges. general dissatisfaction of all the peo- Was landed Grand told newspaper correspondents at 500 Vesle. On left On the eastern of the salient the schooner at semi conference, Lincoln .... the the French reached In both honses of wing ple or at least a majority of the popu- Ma N. B The men re- weekly I lOtldon 100 the Alsno between congress Monday. movement nan. today. The American divisions forming this Soissons and encircling against lation. ported that their vessel was sunk by arc on this Macon 435 Older Men Go Firot met with complete success. Bismarck's Truth a submarine last night while between corps serving contiguously McMInn 1,300 In this zone the Germans were hurled sector, the control of which is In the The bill will au- "Individuals would never dare to Briar Island and Grand Mnnan. . . . 150 The evacuation of the line of Vesle, give the president back between three and four miles hands of MnJ.-Ge- as com- McNalry commit such terrible deeds, vlrtunlly Orand Man-i- Island is eight miles Liggett Madison 300 If'lt has not been brought about before, to from the I ormnns-Rheim- s road, and at a of own of Maine mander of the Brat major American thority "draft persons liable to making sacrifice their lives east of the eastern extremity Marlon 200 seems to be mado necessary by the last reports were endenvorlng to make if were not aware the popu- e unit to get Into nctlon In Franco. they that and Briar Island, N. S., is thirty-liv- Marshall French advance on the Aisne cast of military service in such sequence of a stand on the line of Vezilly and lation was behind them. It was miles southeast of Grand Manan, on The number ol American divisions 640 ad- solidly on this sector has Namy Soissons. Coupled with the French nges and nt such time or times as he Lhery. lllsmarek who said that the strength the enstern side of the Ray of Fundy. actively engaged 50 vance on to Pom-mlee- s, been 10 now Includ- Meigs north theAlsne Friday The Vezilly sector represents the of revolution did not lie In the ad- Increased eight, Monroe 400 northeast of It Is n may now held the 3. remov- Ihe Third and Fourth Soissons, prescribe." most southern point by vanced idea of their leader! but In tho Washington. Aug. After ing hirst, Second, 4R5 menace to the line of the Germans south of the Aisne. It Is seven of from an and the Twenty-sixt- h, Montgomery dangerous Senator Chamberlain number of moderate and reasonable ing a quantity provisions regulars, Moore 41 Aisne. The French advance di- explained that miles north of the Marne. The Vezll- - lumber - laden schooner near Twenty-eight- Thirty-secon- d and points exigencies which wero left unsatisfied. 150 towards the in the to tho men be- where the- Germans mod- !hc Main const the Forty-secon- d National Gen. Morgan rectly Important heights applying draft front, There are many reasonable and yesterday morning guard. 100 end Chemin-des-Dam- a Is tire .March it was Obion at the western of the 18 to make stand, between erate, exigencies In Russia which have ;rcw of a German submarine set announced that the 400 tween the ages of and 45 the wide. Forty-secon- Overton .... which are less than five miles three and four miles Germnns .o the vessel, the navy department was d division which met and been left unsatisfied by the I'erry 50 north of Venlzel. older would be called up for service Under Direct Shock. nnd In them lies the of the nformcd today by the commandant of defeated the I'russlnn guards during 50 strength the first naval district. The name of the week. first. North of the Ardre river in the zone Russian revolution and the hopo of Its present Polk 300 There will be three classes, men Ger- - '.he schooner was not given. Million Under WOMEN EXCLUDED FROM southwest of Rhelms, the allies have salvation from the grip of the Pershing. Rhea 75 between 21 20 nnd from of Gen. as a result of recent and 20, men between renewed their advance, capturlng nians the throes anarchy. I'cishlng, 210 OR FIGHT BILL GuetlX Were these acts or terrorism iso- transfers of American divisions which WORK and 19, and men between 19 and 18. and Thlllols. Roane 75 Commandant DeclvrteUJC, military lated deeds of vengeance by individ- CONSCRIPTION 0F4YAR had been brigaded with the British, Rohertson ... 84 would not mean now has l,00oj)00 men under his direct They will be called for service In that critic of the Matin, characterizes the uals they anything, Rutherford . . 314 are of the chief of staff said. Clause in Meas- Herman retreat not as a voluntary but they symptoms general command, Scott 60 Strike Georgia order. The senator also said that men as back- discontent and evidence that the Rus- PROFITS POSSIBLE Total embarkation ot American 100 movement, but a disorderly Sequatchie, .. ure Passed by House Changed above the age of 31 would ward movement, under the direct shock sians will never become reconciled Itroops dining July broke all rccotds. 120 probably the forced them It was more than 300,000 ,, of the allied thrust which turned the with system upon announced, (,. 1,572 by Upper House. not be used In active fighting service. Crlse flank. by the Germans by strength, of arms. Smith 214 Given German President Desires Heavy Direct Gen. March Too For Fighting Tinge Stewart I., 600 Rapidly Concerning the probable effect of rZV'out that oltlclal dispatches r,no The Germans are retiring so rapidly pointed jc,.iii..,n 8. amended Dr. Tax, as Hign as X Atlanta, Aug. The light-no- r the of Hellferlch as Possibly the battles to Aug. 2 showed 100 MIDSUMMER DULLNESS that there Is not a great deal of appointment covering fjnmner "work-or-flgh- bill has been modified ambassador at Moscow and the re- 80 Cent. ' Toe has there been any large Capture Per pirsrru iron running practically Tipton 608 in the Georgia senate providing that PREVAILED IN FINANCE ported nomination of Gen. Von parallel to the Vesle and Ardre valleys, Trousdale 300 women shall not be included In the of prisoners. to succeed Von Klchorn at the next defensive line of the It Is expected, however, that the Ger- enemy. unieol 12 measure. One state senator made the rear Kiev, would have on the future policy Aug. 3. Virtual con- - At that time the advancing forces were Union 1 25 to mans may fight with delaying Washington, point that women were not eligible 3. of the Germans In Russia affecting scrlptlon of war profits to help finance, Within six miles of this line. Later dis- Vnnburen 278 should not be New York, Aug. Characteristic guard actions on the plateau between - fight and therefore they midsummer Vesle the Aisne. their Intercourse with the bolshevlkl the war Is favored by President Wll- patches, however, have Indicated that Warren 278 included. dullness prevailed through- the and the nmbassndor said It Vesle-Ardr- o out this week's stock market 10 o'clock the government, son, he allowed It to become Known the line may have been 100 The clause men on strike, operations, Fp to this morning to from this dis- desires a turned Washington Including the turnover for the five full sessions French had not crossed the Vesle. was difficult Judge today. The president henvy already. Wayne 21!) passed by the house, was changed to tance because of the. meagre news direct tax probably as high as SO per The objective of the American and 500 of a being the smallest of the year. War The French have recovered the Weakley provide for a board consisting con- - which was permitted to come out of cent. on direct war prollts, and will allied armies still Is the destruction of 68 S news and domestic events were ground thev previously lost In the St. White labor representative, a representative I Russia and especially when the news make known his Ideas to members ol the enemy's nrmy, Gen. March suld. :ioo se- structlve In the main, but conflicting Hilalre sector (Champagne fiont cast Williamson of the employer and a third to be was given a German tinge before the house ways and means committee, The maximum retreat of the enemy Wilson 172 bv two. This board would factors again presented themselves of Rhelms.) he revenue 2 lected these In transmission. But thought from his which has of framing to Aug. measured sixteen miles, the Investment market. Helf-ferlc- chnrgc up The counties of Folk and Se facts In case of a strike and of h, Alsne-Marn- Clay, investigate knowledge of the personality legislation. the total length of tho e quatchia figures are estimated. Sena make n report to the governor who Ralls were held back by the Inex- that he would rule with an Iron salient been reduced from settle- Fnlken-hatise- having tor Shields' majority Is 12,928. shall determine whether the facts war- plicable delay attending the ESTIMATE OF VOTE hand. The record of Gen. Von n seventy-lou- r miles to forty-eig- miles. continued idleness and set a ment of contractual relations between FRENCHMAN'S FAREWELL "Walked" Into Soissons. rant the In Belgium, he added, speaks reasonable time In which the dispute the government and the transportat- for Itself. M I A "he Ire.nch anil HrlUsh nt STILL FAVORS SHIELDS C IP trio IITI ftC CDIDIT1 pounding GEORGIA must be settled. ion companies which caused further M. OlUlMIr lUttN U(" Iboth flanks of the Gen. March LIEUTENANT .Maklakoff, half jokingly and half drlnll salient. The age limit was changed to 18 deferment of dividend action. In the concluded: "Their Jobs cer- had resulted In the of fa- seriously, said, collapse RETURNS FROM FRANCE to 55. individual division the extremely are no sinecures. are Washington, Aug. 3. Significant In Ihe German resistance on Aug. 1 and ac- tainly They In vorable quarterly statement which welcome to them and I do not envy Its spirit of prophecy and inspiring Ihe French had walked Into Soissons. of the "extra" Roberts Has Governorship and the idealism of its was the companied the retention their language The grand total embarked to the end dividend on United States Steel was R. W. Austin Is Defeated positions." farewell of Gen. Duport, commanding of July has passed the 1.300.000 mark. Lieut. Lucas, of Waycross, Showers, Says Billy 'Possum. the features. the Sixth army corps of the French was outstanding Tho previous high monthly record Three Months in Industrials as n were rather for nrmy, to the Rainbow division of the for Juno when 270,000 men were sent Spent We all enn't be. group Congress. SHIELDS CARRIES FIRST A of Steel shares American army. copy of general overseas. Trenches. elected, And I Irregular and the fnilure orders No. 50, received hero yesterday, In as to make mor" definite headway was a The ndvnnre the center has aver- guess It's Just in 3. Later returns CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT shows how Jhe French feel toward the on the soureo of disappointment specula- Nashville, Aug. aged three miles a front ol thirty 3. Lieut. Mait-lan- d well, Though from over tho Btate on division in whose ranks representa- ol on Waycross, Ga., Aug. who failed to tive circles. Thursday's of - miles, the chief stalT said, while Lucas arrived here direct boys democratic do not the tives the national guard of forty- ad- has there Feel Another Indication of the public's primary change two states and the District of Colum- - tho east (lank, west of Rhelms, un from France by way of New York, get earlier Indications. Senator John EC four-mil- e sorter to indifference to good news wus fur- to The News.) hla are The laet that the vance of four miles on a and after u short visit to relatives I'd hate Shields hns been renominated for (Special fighting. hnd been made. in- But there's nished by Southern Pacific's annual City, Aug. 2. Rye carried Forty-secon- d cov- Iront already here will be to as tell; United senator 15,000 Johnson division has since assigned duty States by nearly seventy-thre- e votes now Thc complete success of the allies Is structor ncur New York solace In tho bit- report that stock barely moving a ' A. H. Roberts has Johnson City by ered Itself with glory and even City. In tho face of votes, nnd Judge by 113 Is a force In the in the indicated by a confidential message Lieut. Lucas spent three months In terness, For the point unprecedented been nominated for governor by ap- and carried Washington county potent fighting of- like me and carried Unicoi county Marne sector adds to the significance. reaching the chief of stuff from an the trenches In France. He saw a "outs" earnings. proximately 10,(J00. Sam R, Sells, re- votes. Shields ficer, who at the time of had of and at vou Can pan the Approval by Washington of the pro- for by 2 majority! Carter county by Oen. Menoher, Its gallant commander. writing, number attacks, snys that SOM5800Y STeif publican, has been renominated Cocke Is to he command of an Just returned from one place where trie Germans attacked other fellow "Til posed loan to China, the decision of the In the First district. J. Will about 30 majority; county given nrmy congress -- 50; n corps, while Gen. MrArthur, then This olllcer reported that It was "seem- In mass formation our machine guns his term of office's administration to take decisive action Taylor, republican, from the Second by IL'5: Greene county by to did Ger- In the' Russian situation and the com- L. by about 400, and John- colonel and chief of stnfT. is soon to ingly Impossible" for any army such effective work that dend through. district, and Gwln Davis, democrat, county ma- - of the number of and shells mans were so hirsh that the The weflther? Fair tonight and pletion of preliminaries to stabilize from will be the son City by about 50. Shields' tnke command an fnfantrv brigade gather guns piled up the Fifth district, ois- - at Cnmn Meade to get it ready to take that were abandoned by Ihe Germans attacking parties were unable to climb Sunday. Showers, with little change Spanish exchange were Included In the only new men from this stale In the iorttv in the First congressional Its place In the line. in their retirement, over them. in temperature. week's International developments. next congress itrlct will be about 2,500