AMERICAN BOMB SQUAD MAKES HARBOR OF VLADIVOSTOK. * 18 HITS ON YARDS AT CONFLANS TORPEDOHITSTANK ALLIES' BEEF PRICE By the Associated Tress. upon bridges over the Aisne late WITH THE AMERICAN>ARMY IN Thursday. American The German artillery continued FRANCE. August 16..An the cross roads south of the SHIP HAnERAS shelling OFF MfOfDl bombing: squadron, commanded by Vesle for hours, on the assumption Lieut. Gundelach, dropped twenty that the French and Americans were at Con,- bringing up troops. German aviators bombs on the railway yards bombed the woods and villages south Mirlo, British Craft, Ablaze; and Also Getting flans yesterday. Eighteen direct hits of the Vesle, apparently working In Army Navy were observed in the center of the relays. tracks in the east portion of the A group of twelve American- avia¬ Burning Fuel Scattered Far; Rate Which Contrasts With roundhouses. tors participated In the raid on the yard and two on the Aisne bridges. ICarly Friday other Cost Here. The squadron was pursued by elev¬ American fliers went up and took Nine Missing. High en enemy planes, six of which were photographs for the purpose of as¬ left behind- One of the re¬ certaining the effects of the bombs speedily A deal of traffic had the Associated was the dropped. great Bjr Pre*. maining five hit by Ameri¬ been reported passing over the Aisne PACKERS IN CONFERENCE can machine gunfire and forced to bridges, and the French and Ameri¬ BEAUFORT, N. C., August 17..The descend near Joinville. Lieut. Gunde¬ cans increased the fire of their heavy British tank steamship Mirlo was tor¬ in an to as wounded. guns attempt destroy a ®°1(1 to lach was slightly many bridges as possible. pedoed by German submarine off Prices at which beef will he at a The first battle began height As a result of the reports of ob¬ Hatteras last and accord¬ and and for shipment of Ti.OOO meters over Flirey, on the Cape night, the. Army Navy air¬ servers, the French and Americans to here are about 6<1 Toul sector, when four American laid down a box ing reports reaching today to the allied countries men inet four enemy biplanes. 1-ieut. barrage during which Thursday night on machine gun nests nine members of her crew were cent below the prices the average Stiles engaged one machine, the hills to the of per down to a of 2,000 along northwest he followed height Fismes. Observers and patrols re¬ drowned. housekeeper in Washington Is re¬ meters, his bullets striking in the All Mirlo of the German machine. The ported Friday morning that twelve the other members of the to * tuselape quired pay. fell in a nose dive. machine guns had been destroyed and crew were saved by coast guards and enemy finally killed. as follow¬ every German gunner have been brought safely to shore. These prices, agreed upon Lieut. Drew "Gets" One. The Aisne bridges bombed by the a conference between packers and were between Pont They said the torpedo stride the ves¬ ing Americans located In of the in their at¬ The second victory fell to Lieut. Arcy and Gernicourt, a distance of Wliere the 27th limited State* Infantry from Manila haa landed to eo-opermto with other allied troop" support Caeeho-Slovak force* sel amidships and that soon afterward food administration officials and Drew, who attacked a German climb¬ about twelve miles. The same dis¬ .Innle with the hoUhevlkl and armed Germ** and Aoatrlan prisoner*. the of ranee ing toward him from behind Nore. cargo gasoline exploded, setting tended by officers of the service, trict also is within range of the (Photo by Loots Kdgar Browne.) fire to the and all to Although his own plane was hit. he French and American heavy guns. ship compelling from 21% cents a pound for lighter continued firintr until, at a level of The allies are desirous of harassing jump for their lives. *>00 the German machine weight cattle to 23% cents a pound meters, the enemy as much as possible owing These price* plunged to earth, leaving a trail of to reports that large ammunition Rescue by Coast Guard. for the heavier grade. blue smoke. The victory was con¬ trains, southward bound have been OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS. are based on grades satisfactory to firmed by the French. sighted using the bridges. As the Mirlo was torpedoed only a the authorised Inspectors, chilled and Lieut. Putnam was the winner in few miles off shore, the crew from The northward traffic has consisted ALLIESONDVINA and are for September de- unwrapped, the third battle. Four enemy ma¬ trucks BBITISH. FRENCH. coast guard station No. 17S reached chines tried to attack him when they principally of infantrymen and the scene in a short time and picked liveries. were set loaded with goods taken from houses August 17..The pressure of our August 16,.During the day our nine men upon suddenly by four to up the survivors. All except allied airmen. The Germans were in villages, according reports by troops north of the Roye road and troop* by a aeries of local attacks were accounted for. The surface of General Situation. forced to Putnam's level where he aerial observers and three Italians north of the Ancre continued and have repulsed the enemy, in spite or the sea for Ave miles around was cov¬ from the Germans and us in west of At this conference the general meat was able to drive one machine into a who escaped DRAW FIRE progress has been made by his resistance, in the region ered with oil. SOVIETS' burning nose reached the American line. The Ital¬ both sectors. situation was discussed. WBSPrvation dive. The German shot down¬ It is presumed that the Mirlo sank, were canvassed *nd ward out ians say they saw enormous ship¬ In the neighborhood of Vieux Ber- of the Avre, in conjunction here did programs straightened twice, but and simi¬ RNorth although reports received measures were to take"jj*;care finally crashed to earth. ments of household material quin our patrols had sharp fighting with Canadians we have advanced not say so definitely. suggested lar articles and expressed the belief and further encounters our lines the front of Qoyencourt, of the beef coming into the Comes yesterday on Port of Trans-Siberian Rail¬ in J^rketa^and Foe Retaliates With Gas. that the Germans had brought them First Connected Story took place during last night. Our St. Mard-les-Triot and Laucourt. a result of drought southern from south of the Vesle during the progress in this sector South of the Avre we far Cause Not Made Clear. southwestern states. troops made penetrated The food administration in announc¬ By the Associated Press. retreat. of Movements From and in the neighborhood of Merris and into the I^oges wood. road by Aid of to the to¬ have 15.in Captured Reports Navy Department ing these prices stated that ra:®f WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON The Italians before they reached the talcen prisoners. Army of the east, August. day did not make clear the cause of live stock arc? now receiving **®ep THE VESLE FRONT. August 16.. American lines hid during the day and The hostile artillery has shown con¬ Albania east of Porogans the enemy the destruction of the British oil tional profits, probably higher than at The Germans launched a combined traveled during the night. They told Archangel. siderable activity about Mount Bange renewed for the third time attacks People's Army. steamer Mirlo, which caught fire after any time since the civil war. During gas. and air officers that the Ger¬ and Scherpenberg and in the vicinity which our troops repulsed* In the artillery bombing attack the American of a gasoline explosion yesterday after¬ a part of last winter and upon the French and Americans mans were particularly active after Zillebeke lake. region of Gramsi the enemy suffered noon near Cape Hatteras, N. C. Nine feeders of cattle- were lessearl£^fortunate upon the French and Americans ajong dark when their troop movements August 36 (Night)..Yesterday^even¬ severe losses in the course of fruitless men of the crew were listed as miss¬ and suffered a loss upon their feeding This was in retaliation fo> a were carried out and when also there ing the enemy launched a strong reconnoltering. CABLES after the survivors had been ventures. However, cattle feeders Mho ing. RUSS TOLD OF BETRAYAL new CONSUL HARRIS ing ibombing raid by American airmen was much traffic north and south. counter attack against our po¬ In spite of bad weather British tolled ofT, following their rescue by held their stock until late sf»ring made sitions at Damery. His troops were aviators have bombed enemy organ¬ coast guards. a profit, but it has remained for the everywhere repulsed with great loss, ization and concentration points in the According to the Navy's informa¬ stock raisers who are now marketing FRENCH TAKE MONOL1THE FARM; By the Associated Press. leaving over 250 prisoners and a num¬ Struma valley. Capture of Irkutsk, the important tion, no submarine was sighted, but it cattle of a size and qualtty to be ac¬ ber of machine guns in our hands.* Aviation.On August 15 our crews was possible that a torpedo hit the ceptable for government usa to reap ANSTKRDAM, A meant 17..Ka- our advanced troops in this downed or out Lake Baikal port of the Trans- unusual Vol¬ Today put of action twenty- ship, causing the explosion of gaso¬ profit. THREATEN FOE RETREAT TO NOYON snn. an Important city In the locality have pushed forward in co¬ three enemy airplanes.