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• • THE STANFORD WORLD • GEHIVIINS CONTINUE TO ENE 111) GUM FRESH RESERVES FAIL ‘ 40 STEM ADVANCE OF VALIANT AL . LIED ARMIES PRISONERS ARE INCREASED Unofficial Reports Give Number of Huns Captured in Present Offen- sive as 40,000. -Allies Draw up Their Big Guns (War Rey ii''.'. for Almost 13) Although the Germans are employ- ing fre--1t forces of j,',irvt'. iii ,•fforts 111 hold Hick On' 1111101 Irma . ' \ 1 11 . 1 11 c 1 ' pressing ihem from the region of the 8 \ 111111 e 111- lite I 0 ••• , e. Brigs!' and Fre114'11 1, , make progress. 31,floho witnessed gailis of ground vzilinns; 11011Its. 211411itt 1100 11111110 front of high import:inc.. for Ihe for- 1fr•fsfsilliffIl of the endeavors of II,. sillies so drive ont the Germans from the old Miiiitilidier 101 . . AltIT 1111 0X1 111114.1y lkilifT 1110 AllliTicaliS 21101 British 11:1V0 It foothold in the import:oat Iowa if Gray Sur Sollialok. kill Ille mit - Omni moth or thy Sil.innw. A ...kW') 11h 41,111,i• 11.+111, , S, the river I.. the :he Rrit- isli have (211•2011 l'rkk/arI ;1101 olith‘ay of the hat e pressed at the east if Votopiescourt lit II toanemer ii lki4 - 11 re.S110.11 ill II14. fin - It., k killflatit.O,;..• of from the south awl Roy.. from iii.rtli. Ott their part the French in the roll- ing etaintry immediately north of the Oise lia‘e rammed Gury. it posi- tion of great strategic value. lying southwest of 1.essIgny. anti at se‘eral iit her points southward I he reK i ff i k 111 . Ilte I li , 1* 11111V4. 1141V11110041 their line further tov.ard Noy me. Prisoners Total 40,000. In Nlioiday's fighting loatitiredsof It01•111:ills V011. made pris- oner HMI 1110 4.114.111 111,1 10s1 k Ill 110'11 killed or Unofficial reports give the 11111 1 ilicr 111 G 011,111111 ' captureI diming 1110 present oftensive in the neighborhood or to.ntat Menace Huns in Pocket. The Germaits4it Iasi a CIA Wilt s lvere st ill Ihrik0 01,2r rf•ilifol . 0011/0/11S to the east of the road rmittiog through Roye Noyim_ the pass- age of xvitich by - the :titles would seri- ously memo,. all the GerIllall forceS 111 , 1110 the poeket formed lty tlw Soo iiiii • on the toll Ii :ma east atm the I /Ise 011 III, skkat h. Thk. ;11124'S 214 4 0 1121Ve flraW11•111k 10 lilt' Mick Hues guns of medium :mil Imaly caliliers and oith these they are 110a1ily oreas held by the I 1a•etota k•N tIt a: far Intel: as Bethel...Hurl. ohich ht./7 011 1110 240111111.' St./ VII 11110 a half miles east of rhattlnes. .111leil airplanes Volltilll11. 144 loofah G01111201 1f0Siliff122; 0101 11:0. 11010121W guns from low alli- 111414•S 011 troop foreflatilkl1 , . S1.01111111gly 014' afIV:110 hr the Freitela troops On the southern part of 1110. 0111111.0 hilt hat 4/ an ex- tremely importatit erre, - ( no the pres. ent halite. The bill positions they have gained not alone dominate the Oise valley rtitinitig northeastward to Noyon. 11111 aroma' also give them a smeep of the plains south of Roye. Americans Repulse Counters. .tsitle from the Andens•Nionttlidier sector, lilt Ii- fighting has taken place on any of the fronts. Along the th , • Ili-tin:Ins again have .1.•livi•reil iolpnt counter attack , : against the American , and French oho ars. hold: hag ground on Ili.. north hank of tlo- stre41111. .1s on previous occasions when the enemy ailempteil to dislodge Ii..' allied troops, the ....MOO! 101101i:4 12 INDICTMENTS RETURNED IN ARMY RAINCOAT FRAUD Nineteen Indivichials and Two Firms Charged With Violating Sabotage Law. N41.11' York Aug. Pt. Toelve indict- ments. chart:nit: 19 ; 1 11(1 two firms operaIltig factories here with fltrilishing tlefect eve coat S to 1110 140V1.1•111114•111. were re- turned in thy federal roart yeS101 - flay. Several of Illo ISTS010.: 110011 , 4•4 /Ire unde'r previous - indictments alleging payment of commissions to federal officials who are said to have aided oloailling contracts. The 12 indictments were the first brought iit lifis district miller the sabotage act passed by congress laSt April with the object of Tit - eventing frauds through delivery of faiilty manufactured articles to the gtocrit ment.' Conviction a fine of S10.000 nr a maximum prison sentence of 30 years. HAND' KNITTING STOPPED UNTIL STOCKS SURVEYED MAJ. PAUL DESSEZ splyi: 1.: \I.: _ mental stirgeon %%alb ! -• S ,•- ,:ltV at llin French fr44ii . . ,mied a speci.11 story :Mon: from oily of tlic • - orrespondems 1110 War 7.01110. tVoklIfIklelf .1014.120,111i ;i201 1 . 1011011 Sill - 4.0 4•1...1 llik• It ...,t or a 'tarniii Ilk. 11 a••• iiort.00. t t,tl during I lit' le•ight an hi. lalatar... .1.tirleal lay shell fire. 1 0. ,..;te! bine-elf out, lit! it i-il right oil olok•raIi1121. TO -ESTABLISH EASTERN FRONT TO MENACE HUNS Welcoming Proclamation to Allied Troops Issued by New Russian GovernMent Anu. 1- 1. --The Ilic ••••/,ililklinu.nt of itt eastern froat thu it ill be a serions toenail. to the Geritl:111 , :. is 1.4024 0.111si111.11.11 off hiati , here, it 1/,,h11111• ktitntti iii 1 , 011114.1•1i011 'A 1111 1110 111111;i10-! 11111410 uI llik/ fon le‘t II lb, pro.tawar or the supreme ;:oVellintetil of till. 11.11110ra 14•11I'llok0. The signers of the proclamation :ire. %%lilt lwii members of 1104 constituent a s444ellibly represent I in: tip. prod ilices Novgii- Areliatigel. Viattka, Ka- zan and Samara. This ilia n1,15,0411, peoples strum:- ly pro -ally ill 0.511 :mil iitiiullil the liest elements the Iltit , siati pop- ular i0111. 1110 111k.11 'Olio 0..011111 , 0 1114' 111.11' got 01111120111 e`k.11ovrt aid froll1 iii.211020 , j•2 ill a 1.10011111M hal 10 . 1 1110111 11 Iiik'll l'..aols ilk 1111.1 : \I( (1110 lkeW gkeN01•1111.0111 I 1:110WS 11011 1110 3111204 troop, volite not 10 11114.1•101••• %/ Oh 040111111 ar1:1:1', 1111.1 (110ir Orri‘ai likkl agairkl the of the 1...•81 loolf111221.01 Tlivrorokri. the sill/frelf10 10 4.111110-111 grks•Is 1120 nil iii f01'04 , 01;10E112r 1110 loath lo //.21;:k. 1110 1.01110S2 ;1;,:2101 , 1 Ole Ii111111111 enemy and ...not:m.11s the .1,1 ii - ,' popolation to greet gladly toil assist by e‘cry possible means, Washington. /tug. 13111-11atal knit- ting for the soldiers and sailors, is to I,,' checked until the war industries board eau sort iv stocks and ascertain whether there is enough wottien and worsted in I lie country for winter uni- formit and overcoats. The board yes- terday directed Spinners to diseontin- tte mannfaCtilrIng W(101011 41111 WOrSted yarns for hand knitting ond the ship 'Mod of yarns or wool until further mote. , LATEST MARKET REPORTS, Chicago Livestock, Aug 13 I legs Receipts - 000. NI:11 . k.•1 10c higher Top. $2. 1 15, butt -lies. $19 :-;:,,11t1 101, light. 615.61 1 11 20 15: packing. $1i1 MI/ 15 25; rough. 41 2541 18.35: blalk. 818 One 10; pigs. choice. 418'0 18.50. Cattle, Receipts 17.000. Markel steady to strong Prime steers. St 7ii IS 8 0 : emit- mon 20P4111101. $10/1 17; butcher's stock. cows and heifer:i. $7 0 ft It; canners and ,'utter'.. $611 7, stockers and feeders, $711 13; calves. $164/ 17. Sheep; Receipts 1,500, Market 25c higher' Top_ western la judo.. gaining most Main. lanihs. $18.50, net ;Wee. NI011tarlA u ethers. 414.501115. Omaha Livestock. ftrual,a. Aug 13 -110gs - Iteeeints 3_- 800. Mai Let 10.0 higher. Reavy, sts.10 4, I N.Wi; mixed. $11.2105, is Id; light, $18.259 , 15.:15. pigs. $155. IS: bulk of sales. 418.20014.15. CaRte • Reeripis 8.11011. Nlarkei steady. 156254 higher. Native steers. $11no 18: cows acii heifers. 49',/ II: western steers. $80' 1g4 'resin'. steers. 6911 12; range COWS and 11,iters. 84.50 , o 111.50; eaanners. $r.. 5.). 8: stoekets awl feeders, $6.50ti• te. ealees. asp 12.G: balls, stags, etc., $5.50101 11.50. Sheep - Receipts 20.0111). Market steady. Lambs. $11.25i117.75: Yearlings. 413 501e 14.50; $12.50U 13.56; mines. ;10.50 913. St. Paul Livestock, i-it, lit Ana. 13.- -Howe Receipts 2.- 300. 51.0 ket sti•ady to strong. Range, sts.9110, balk. $194119.10. Cattle, Reeeilits 11.000. Killers steady. Steers. $6 25 , a 17.50; cows and heifers. 170 12: veal calves stoady, $2.250, 15.75: stockers and reciter,: steady, $65t 12, Sheep: Rei•ei1,ts259. Market steady. Lambs. 1109111; a ethers, $7'&13; elves. 65.264112. - Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis. Aug. IS. -- What : Re- ceipts 359 varS. compared with 230 a year a g04, Wheat I Cash. No. 1 northern, old, $2.32. 'Corn - Na. 3 yellow. 41 72111.77! Oats • No 3 white. 65'0134 66N40. Flat 441.31 . 01 1.31. Flour: Unchanged. Shipinents 65.337 Chicago Grain, Chic Igo, Aug 13 --(*orti: No. 2 yellow, $1.82 5 .• I 95; No. 3 yellow, 41.77111.80; No. 4 yellow. Oats: No. 3 white. 66 3 / 4 68c; at:prim - 4, 874/80• - • JOY , - No. 2, $1.566: 1.56 1 4. POJSON GAS FROM U-BOAT lin A uT[BoLNEVIKI OVERCOMES COAST GUARDS Six Men Laid CA at Noith Caii Coast Guard Station by Fumes From Oil on Surface It'ashington Aug. 13. --Gas froa,ii aisdiarged mi the \tiller toy the G01'- 101111 solonaritte operating off the iiii die A 11111h . IsfaSI OV011 . 1111111. six 11100 ill 110 , coast guard station and Is Ii' house u,lu Smith's island, N. C„ Sal FooD uwthiy flip navy tlepartillti,r Was athisk.41 yeslk•rikty by O w emu dam of the Simi' Naval distrIvi, German if the gas attack 04:is deliberate. as most offivials believed. it constilowd nett and ingenious form id \frighttul 11104 So f:Ir IS 1111:4 been le 11.7IS 1110 rirSt l'ffOrt of the I:01111;411 raiders to 11211111 1/10W0IIS or properly Olt AllirrIcall S11411'0/4. it eommati- illott of 111.- I•11aNt guard station to have uuuui, I, 1111• SHIM' erre4 . 1 tiut 1110 11111 , 1;11'11 by Illw Unman. , on I lie ii esli , l'il 1 riitil. The W1 0 1•40 dit for a• 110111 half an limn% hut -11.- oarmilly suffer...I no sersaua all The di -Tan - 1i relining the gas at- tack It as doit• of It series coneerning t;ermati salmiarine warfare off the .1B:static eoast received during Hi, day by the ig;i y ine•li 1 Doe top, ati ati:o . k on a •ahloaritte 100 miles .‘a,t of 110- Virginia coast by an Allier , Ica ri ilea:tr./3er. ii bleb tlisellargeil I 7 .h•plh cliargvs //here 1111/ raider WaS , 04.11 10 submerge.. The ee.:111t an ihe litack was mit determined, but . air oil bail been scidi 1110. surface of the water. Iwo Moab.: mere dropped roil 1110 siim nod the submarine ,ias Ilfst S4.4.0 again. Sinkilig of the Pritish stestnet halls( • of 4131. gross tons, alt.! the Swedish sleamer of 3.031 gross toti•-. lii Ne)% England waters near ohm - , 111 fishing smateks I', t'i't' destroyed Sunday also was reported the navy 414.1karinieni during the day. The former %%as torpedoed Soo- tily with the fate of her 1 . 11.1V 81111 1111- letiT114111.4, 0 11110 tilt' latter Was Ile - 'allayed loy bombs August 8 111141 lik.r 111101' 1.w:4114.41 Still 11110110T ilis1,211111 said other sm.\ ivors the I ishiltg sel lllll tier Katie Palmer bottled at New Botilfoyol, That reports from the fouttnandants if the S11//111'S isl://14 flal•ft guard lion and Sixth Natal district indicat- ed their belief that the gas attecck 011 I lit' island was deliberate. • Allem' was called to the fact that thy action of salt \\ - ater on elecirie batteries itsi.,1 by -itianarities gener- ates chlorin.. gas. c Itich Pu slmihr 10 Mustard Ltus ••• Corr and is MOVEMENT GROWS LENINE AND TROTZKY PREPAFt• ING TO MAKE GETAWAY INTO GERMANY CRISIS IS IMMINENT Embassy at Moscow Will Move Immediately. -Four Com- panies of French Soldiers Land at Vladivostok London. Aug. 12. --The iLl moo - enema it. Rossia is geloving rapidly, QM Iltilslinviki soviet tirg,ani- zation his virtlially game to pieces. and Nikolati Lesaine, ilie firellak.r, alai Leon Trittzliy. his war 'Moister, intend to flee into tieratiali,v 111 the situa- tion become kat S0r:021N, accor4111114 to recent Itusslan newspapers, lite Ex- change Telegraph correspon.l.mt at Copenhagen telegraphs. The Petrograd newspaper Isvestia is quoted by the correspondent as stating that at several points \in that part of Russia not occupied by the enemy- counter revoltil imitiry huh is lin vii iken 11111 itt a number if towns. The itokhe‘ild soviets have been overt,hrown iii these places tool replaced by 1.011110tIS 4. 40ISISling of representatives of the 11mislieviki, or moderates. In the eity i,f KaZ;111. I111) 111.WS- 1/111Per 1111I1S, 1110 Widely k1110V11 1:14- , lo.viki leader, Olschinsky. has been killed, mini., there bas been great 1441041S1104 /111111111g 1111' It4lIstielikt in the N410.\/;f1r04 111111 Itionaii districts, German Embassy Moved, Copenhagen Aug. h2.- -'rho German embassy at NIoscow will remove im- mediately to Pskov, owing to elaIlli- t1011/2 III NIOSCOW. 111111rIlillg to ad'. - ices from Berlin. Pskov is 162 Miles soitt11- %Vest uif Petrograd, and approximately lilt) miles nearly iiireet west of Altiseow. - - Vladivostok, Aug. 1 2. -Four cottina- ales of French soldiers and one .of Atm:unites, from China mid bolo - China. have arrived here headed by Commander Mallet. A compatty of Czeclio-Slovak soldiers, with a band. Ireeeleal them. Crush Czechos Is Trotzky Slogan 3loseow, ug. 12 ---\Crush the t'zecliti- Slovaks.\ is the slogan appearing in all ofielal newspapers. It is the key. It' if 1•11,0i 111 !..!. ,•111),VI1 Spat,. note of with - oases from War 'Minister If ibe 4.1'.• 01'4'00'4. it TrOViliV Ill the S1441111TS alba SallITS. WAS ' , aid. 24:1-• 1/ 01114 1 ,0 1.2011011111.11 W 1 III 111 0 failure of the land forces and 1.110. , It. the .., 01 •1 - (t ..,, w ith to make itetoloily lig - aim-I the Czech... 1111. flil W01114 be freed. stotaks, Trolzky anouticcil he would .1 . attize it flotilla tilt the Volga to to ihent front Samara, Siinlaiesk and ENLISTMENTS IN ARMY e! 4111 that river whielt AND NAVY SUSPENDED they ...copied. In his appeal to the sailors. Trotzky urged them to rally attain to the red flag alai force 0111 Ike troops which were cutting tiff cen.- ANNA HELD SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA Ni\.'. Yrwk, Aug. 13. -Anna the 110111'Skt. 41i4S1 here late yesterday after an illoess of several months. .Nliss Held had hero ill since April of titp.eolnia, and her eondition was reported several times as critical. she rtillit•ti repeatedly, and 10011 altneketi by pneumonia a few weeks ago was re - g111111141 011 the road to fivovery. Iler phy.ilcisins said only her remarkable will power had prevented her 'front succumbing long ago. Order is to Prevent Disruption of In. dustry Pending Disposition of Draft Bill \V„.,liitigf k in . Aug. 11).--Volontar en- 1 : 1 : f itly in :t h n i t , i n. 1 ; 3 \: en ‘ d re il ; eottiplef.-1 Thursday to pre- dissaisitiiiii of the bill proposing to ex- tend draft ages to inelude all men be- t wtais 18 and 45 years. Orders were issued by Secretaries Baker and 1)1u1-' lels directing rio voluntary etilistments he accepted until further notice. 'The orders al \ii exclude civilians from appointment to officers' train- ing eaniret until further notice. The orders were issiti•il al k •i• a con- ft.r4.1100 between Secretaries Baker the offices of both. It is not known whether his ‘isit had to 110 With the enlistment situation, hilt hist beflirr 110 0.111rITr041 With OW ValkillPt offi- cers there WilS iuu, 111 1 10 . 1112.111 that a step of such drastic nattire was con- templated. It was explained that the view of the government is that many of the older men are indispensable In their present ovetipattoos, Mit the natural result of the rit.lni te on the drsift age question is vermin to lend to a rush to the rerruiting offices. It Is regarded as esNential that 0th gresit• lx Heeded at hiatte should tie prevented from rushing into the artny tinder the mistaken idea that they are ceftain l l i o lie pinllu tir s si , fs q 4 % -tl i(.4 :11tv \ , - , I ii iii i t v i v a s tari tiI d pre . fer to It WaS that plata for ap- plying lite new draft limitations to the older men include a vory yareftil class- fleatioit of each holividinil so deter- mine his position rit home and prob- ably a far more lifter:al eimstruction of industrial exemption rates than MIS heretofore been the ease. Canadians Will Go to Siberia. matte, Aug, 12.-Parnola will be represented 1.3 - a military :mit of lip. proximately 4,000 1111'11 ill 21i0 expedi- tionary forest Midi the govern moos will send to Siberia. PRESIDENT DOES NOT WANT VARDAMAN RE-ELECTO Jackson, Aug. 12.- President Nt'llson through a letter to Myron an attorney of IlIfizelliurst, :11iss., has. declared that should the voters of re-Plort Senatot Joules IC. V11111111111111 to the United States senate lie would regard \thelt action its a condemnation or my admin- istration.\ as Senator vardaman a '11118 been eonspieuous among the De1110- er515 in the senate for his opposition to the administration.\ tral Russia front its Siberian bread supply. The soviet republic Is now facing a food eriSiS Whiell is fat' more disturb- ing to the Bolsheviki leaders than even the constant uprising's which are oc - curring with noire MO 111011' fr11.1111011ty III Var1011S jaliqs ut the country. , BUMPER CROPS INDICATED BY GOVERNMENT'S FORECAST Washington, Aug. 10. -Bumper crops of almost every foodstuff grown 011 the farm were indiented ;again yester- day in the department of agriculture's monthly erop report, despite a falling off in the prospeetive production in practically all erops during July. due to adverse conditions, 1101 and dry weather. In round figures the loss to farmers of (Ina prospective production is roughly estimated at almost three- quarters of a billion tiollars-more 1 ha n $450,1100.000 in tlw prineipal grain and food crops, and 8250,000,000 in eotton. Prailically every erop is growing on hunger acreage this year limn that planted last year, indicating the farm- ers have been making strenuous ef- forts to meet the heavy needs of the allies and the increasing demands at home for foodstuffs. NEWSPAPERS INDISPENSABLE RULES SECRETARY BAKER Washington. Aug. 10. --News gather - log is an indispensable Industry, Secretary Ilaker said yesterday, in tits. cussing draft regulations, though a particular 1111111 . 2( 114/11110112 to that in. dustry must depend. Mr. Baker added, upon the facts in his 011S1. 1111(1 the possibility of replacing him. Citing conditions In his Milne city of Clevelniol, the war secretary said there were newspaper men over the draft age Molt proposed tit congress who probably could replaiee younger 111011 ill an entergeney. ' Battle Has Tremandous Importance. London, Aug. 10. -The general feel- ing 11011' is that the import:mei. of the successful new battle cannot be over- estimated. It is regarded II us 1111' turtl- ing point of flie canipalgo and 110r111111S oV011 1111/ turning point of the whole War. II is MA toll 11111011 to say tlini he Anteriean army has been the chief factor In this result. The experieneed military critic of the Westininstet Gazette soya only what all soldiers who have seen American i»ettle put to the test are saying, that the Ameri- can troops are equal to any. HELEN WOODROW BONES A new photograph 1.1 .711Iss Helen Woodrow Bones. l'oll , r11 Of III,' 101.24- 1.10111t, nht,t 1011VPS her holm. at I lin WIIIIC 1101151 0 ti5r00 - morning lo fill her 110S1t1011 11S illf011112111011 desk girl at the headquarters of the District or coiumbia ehontee of 1he Red Cross. Formerly she 11,1 1.11141•4•11 ‘Nork, tissst- log III serving meals to sol.liers pass- ing through 11'itsliingP, , a. WORLD 1\11115 IN COUENSHI FURY 1Vith referetice.tio the recent state- ment by Premier 1.1iod ileOrge Of tireat Its - Rain that I511 Gentian slit). mitelties had been stink. the liatIssel- dorf Naielirieliten's Berlin correspon- dent \W0 lure 11111k. 10 state definitely that the eneio - 's an11-C4mat war 111111101 ShOW it uuy S114•11 SlIrer'SS.\ Sale of liquor in rsillroad stations ilr 011 1'1011'1/101 tratiti;; lois been forbid- den in an order by Director General AleA(1110, effective immediately and Hp- PlYing to all lines tinder gin ernment control. - it lc - The way,: and means committee of the house. which is considering the new SS.000,011(1,004) revenue bill, haS voted for a 2 -vent tax on each icc :ream soda, lac,' or other to atin Oink costing 10 cents or II l'I'ulu - 1 lilt Ihereof_ with a 10 laT rk.ilt 1.11X or bottled soft drinks. ft * Trainmen v.:unloved by the TWill City Transit samistaily have been granted It wage inerease of three emits in loon effective as of .ttigost 1. it IS 21111111011004. Thi , is 1110 third in- gralded 11.V 1110 C01111kally since last In-tober. Approximately 2.548) tan. ',Wye , : iii .Nlintivapolis awl St. Paid are effeetell. itr Sick and %%minded soldier's landed in the l'ilited Stales 110111 the Artily e3:petlitionary forces and sent to Va- rious hospitals (Wring the week ended August ti tounlieTell 170, the surgeon general has announced. * The British inereantile tonnage at the outbreak of OW War 11111101111441 to 18,500.000 1.011, groSS, alai the figure at the present tittle Is 1 5.(N)0,000 tons Luoss, Sir Leo *1. ('Idozza Itatey. par- liamentary secretary to the ministry of shipping. ahnouticed in the house of cummoits. Farmers are sending their grain to market much more rapidly than last yeasr, it was shown by the railroad nilniihislentioall report of gratin load- ings. The inereasit wns attributed to the fact that farmer -s t are not holding their grain In anticipation of higher prices as was done hist year. * .Judge J401111 M. Becker of 'Monroe. Wis., tried lit federal! court alt Eau Claire, \\Is,. tutu u charge of having made unpatriotic utterances, 'on , : 1011- victeil by a Jury. Sentence was de- ferred. 'lite council of • ministers of the Fretielt government Ilas elevated I kit' errul F0N1111211111 Foch, commatiller-in- chief of the allied forces on the west- . ern front, to a niarslial of France. The ministers also hove conferred tlic military medal on General Petain, 00111. mander-in-chlef of the Frent - li at on the western front. St st Daily stir mall sortie' . between NeN% york and Chicago, bringing 1114. I'a- elfic coast 12 hours twarer the Atlan- tic, is planned by the postofflee de- partment. tlk 111Thert C. Hoover. Americitii fooe administrator. has paid a Visit too lilt battle front, where he rendered hom- age to the American soldiers who haw failtin on the field of honor. Among the IlltleeS he visited WaS itelht. II W110(1 lie went over the ground where the American army toady such ii heroi( stand against the Germans. A dispatch reeffIreil In Paris from Stoll:holm says that as a result of the efforts of Swedial's representa- s in Moscow, the British and k'reneli consuls. who were rerently ar- rested by order of the Itobslieviki, have been released. * ft The Chinese government at Pekinp has declined' to receive Alimseignot Petreill, recently appointed papal nttp- Clo to China, on the ground that lit I4ii personal friend of Admiral von Hintze, German seerelary of foreign affairs anti late ininiater to Pekhig. DR SENATORIAL CANDIDATES (11 . 1 tliCHOLS AND PARSONS DROP OUT OF RACE IN ORDER Tta DEFEAT JEANNETTE NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY Governor Stewart Returns Front Washington and Tells of Success in Obtaining. Aid for Drouth. Stricken Montana Farmers Ilelena.--On the official primal, nominating ballot that has been certi- fied by Secretary of State C. '1'. Stew- ort and sent to all eounty clerks ap- pear the names of Edmund Nlehols of till Ii lips and Harry Parsons of ',Mis- soula US candidates for the Republi- can nomination for United States sen- ator, notwithstanding these two men sent formal notice of their withdrawal Iron) the race. Attorney ' General • 8. C. Ford advised Secretary Stewart Matt under the provisions of Section 16 of the primary law candidates can only step out of' the rare through death or removal from the state, and I hat therefore he CO014 110t, ander the ma.', talk u' etolizance of the withdraW- nls. Parsiins wrote Secretary Stew- art \Under present mid unfortunate conditions It thorough canvass and acquaint:mei , of and among' the peo- ple of this state thOrOlIghly ( . 011V1110('S MP that It1.11111/1141111 success necessi- tates the withdrawal of at feast two of the four Republican cand'Alates for nomination for Coifed senator. Any other course weans Ilie defeat of our party and JIb re election of Sen- ator 'f. .1. Walsh. 'In addition, Montana must Mite a square, fair chance to put herself In the very front rank of patriotic and tiberty-loving people:1 and states. \Whatever personal claims I may have for the honor I Most Willingly sur- render for the benefit or the eatise of honesty and liberty and law, and the advantage and sUCceSS of the Repub- lican party. with its red-blooded pa- triotism. Accordingly, I hereby resign as a candidate for suett nomination and ask that Illy name be withheld froin the ballot.\ Judge Nichols sent a brief teltn.7ratit to Seeretary of Slate Stewart simply announcing hubs withdrawal from the race In Die Interest of party harmony rill party success. * * * Governor Stewart Returns. Governor Sam 1 . Stewart and .lislut M. tavrk, retireqentittiVP 4If 1114' calla bure/111•4 31ontaini, have returned from IVau sha iii gl on, I), C., where with the assistanee of Senittitrs Walsh and Myers and l'ongressman Evans they sueceeded in obtaining aid for the (Iron...I-stricken farmers of the state. Farmers will he furnished s:eed wheat for full planting and later for spring planting. Farzners and stockmen ill the droiltle regions will be given half rates on shipments of feed. . The war finance corporation will loan money to banks to cover advancets made, or to be made, to' farfliers mid merchants for harvesting and mar- keting wheat and other crops. Load, are to be limited to four months and will carry Interest ait 6 per cent 11IT un- * * * Draft Allotments Made. AllOtinP111!: have been emtipleted tb. local boards of the various eounties for calling to the service of the army Ow 1,650 men required by ProvOst Nlarshril Crowder, August 26. 'Elle list was prepared Ii)' A11.11111111t Greenan mid Inc/tufts men from the class of 1917. The allotment for the counties shows: Beaverlitlad. 32; Big !burn, 27: Blaine. 12: Itroadwalio% 18; Butts .7/0% 44: rarlion. 40; Carter, 23; Cos - elide. 91; (\Mutant 22; Custer, 4(1; Dawson, 1115; Deer Loilge. 1 •40: Fallon 37; Fergus, 60; Flathead. 31,; Gail- latin, 15; Granite. 21': 11114 50; Jef- ferson 16; Lewis stall Clark, 90; Lin. coin, 6; Madison. 25: 'Meagher. 28: Mineral, 3: Missoula. 57i:- Mit ss ,•isheth 40: Park, SO; Ph3lips, 7.11; Powell, 16. Prairie, 14; Ill, si III. 20; Itlehlatid, 22; Rosebud. lilt : sanders, 30: Sheridan 99; Silver Bow, 15; Stillwater, 12; Sweet Grass, 11; Teton. 80; Took 12; Valley. 71; Wheatland, 25; WI - balm, 9; Yellowstone, 30, * * * Engineers Examining Land, A party of engineers from 1.110 1 ge0 suiwcy has arrived in Helena to examine land which tuts been enter ed under the provisions of the 641 . 1 'lyre homestead Approximatels 300.(1(8) acre.t In (be distrlet have bees applied for and the land office offi Hats say If all this ftereage Is desist . rutted as open under the 040 -acre law there will he practically no 11011-111111 Prat public land that is worth whit' left In the district. * * * Would Keep Stock from Preserves, Until Nonillions rep ell that stagy where it Is necessary to sacrifice ev eryffiing In order tel esminet the war the bureau of biological toarvey6ls op postal to opening the game refuges of the country to siontestie livestoek writes Edward Nelson, chief of tilt Inereati. to Secretary Charles D. Green field of the state couneil of defense eoneerning the resolutions adopted le the state council asking that Ilsi Flathead bison reserve be opened. MI Nelson stntes the reserve contains 18. SOO aereth not 37.000 se had been stated ii
