St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 4, 1916

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DESMOND, FORMER tr OF DETECTIVES, DIES ‘Bronchial Pneumonia Causes End Had Been Suffering From Nervous Ailment. ~ CARRANZA SENDS REPL 10 L & THATS SAD TBE ONCILATORY } Time NOW to Make CUTING Plans — | VOL. 68. NO. 319. FRENCH CONSOLIDATE Reve ae BRITISH YIELD. ie uno 2 Former Chief of the St. Louis Detective Force Who Is Dead i il i Ni i c2t —éẽͥL̃̃ i el ² R ̃ õ.] — . — P 2 ARE CALLED OFt — Exhibition scheduled for Forest park This Evening to Be Given at Later Date. JOINED FORCE IN 1876 a GROUND AT PONTS mans Recapture Part of La Boisseile and Attack in Other Places on English Front. At One Point They Have Advanced Six Miles and Have Taken Five Additional Towns 8000 Prisoners Captured by Gen. Foch’s Troops, 4300 by British. BERLIN, via London, July 4.—A notable victory for the Teu- tonic forces in Galicia was announced by the War Office today. Southeast of Tlumach, which is north of Kolomea, by a speedy brust, the Russians were forced back on a front of more than 2½ ‘miles to a depth of more than 514 miles. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FFANCE, July 4.— 12:45 p. mn The situation this morning is regarded by the British as satis- ZJacvoryv. : An entire battalion of the 186th Regiment of Prussian Infan- , recruited from the Upper Rhine, surrendered yesterday to the 7 fitish near Fricourt. The prisoners numbered 20 officers and 600 men. The battalion had been assigned for duty only a short time before to replace heavy casualties. The Britjsh fire was so heavy and the trench occupied by the Prussians was damaged so badly that the men refused to fight longer. | = PARIS, July 4.— The night was quiet north and south of the ‘Bomme with the French organizing the conquered positions says the official statement issued today by the war office. a Under command cf the dashing Gen. Foch, the French troops, Which are co-operating with the British in the great offensive in 1 he Somme River region, yesterday made notable gains in the direc- tior of Peronne, one of the most important strategical points along th t front. Successively, they captured Herbecourt and Feuilleres ind farther to the south French infantry stormed and occupied lssevillers. They followed this success by carrying the second of German entrenchments a sfar as the outskirts of Estrees. hen came the capture of Buscourt and Flaucourt. Bc hething more than three miles was] our trenches on the southern slope of us gained, which, added to previous] Dead Man's Hill failed because of the ins, gives the French troops a clear] French fire. On the right bank of the nce of about six miles at the’ river the fighting was spirited all night. point, to within three miles of Northwest of the Thiaumont Work . there were six successive attacks, the last one accompanied by the use of flam- ing liquids. They were all futile. The Germans were mowed down by our cur- tain of fire and the fire of our infantry and they suffered heavy losses without being able to drive us from our posi- tions, all of which we retained. We made some progress last night on the southeastern boundary of the Fumine Wood and we drove the enemy from a small trench located northwest of the battery at Damloup.”’ French Gain South of Somme. The statement issued last night by the French War Office said: “North of the Somme the situation remains unchanged and no infantry ac- tion has occurred during the day. “South of the Somme our troops, pur- suing their success east of the Mereau- court woods, took possession this morn- ing of the Chapitre wood, and the vil- lage of Feuilleres. Further to the south, Continued on age 2, Column 3. | Germans Gain at La Boisselle. official statement issued at Lon- today says the Germans last night Gaptured a small part of La Boisselle, | was taken by the British. Fur- ier to the south the British made some s, capturing a wood. They took s and war material. British announcement says: 3 enemy reinforced by many dat- 110 from other pert’ of the line, Mtinues to offer very stubborn resist- ie to us at all points. During the there was heavy fighting in the nity of La Boisseile. Our troops ight with great gallantry against Wy attacks by the enemy. The en- f recaptured a small portion of the nes south of the village. ther- fe the situation in this section is un- + > &, or 3 her south progress was made the night. We captured a wood, war material and prisoners. CELEBRATIONS IN PARKS South Side School Children Have Powderless Exercises in Tower Grove. : The elaborate display of fireworks, which was prepared for tonight’s Fourth of July celebration at Art Hill, Forest Park, will not be given, it was an- nounced this morning by the officials of the Nation's Birthday Association, in charge of the park program. Instead the fireworks will be shown on later nights, at some baseball park or other inclosed exhibition space, and an admission fee of 2% cents will be charged. The reason for this change in plans was the failure to raise the sum re- quired to finance the day and night features of the celebration, as originally planned. The celebration was planned on a $10,000 scale, but only about one- third of that amount was raised. Probate Judge Holtcamp, president of the Nation’s Birthday Association, said to a Post-Dispatch reporter that the night fireworks had been contract- ed for and delivered and that they would make a fine display, but that, as the association had not the funds to pay for them, they could not be given in the park, free of charge, as had been announced. Will Have Afternoon Program. Accordingly, he said, the plan of a fireworks show, with a charge for ad- mission, was decided on. Whatever is realized, over the amount of the ar- sociation’s obligations, will be given to the fund for the care of the families of absent soldiers he said. The time and place of the fireworks show, which will probably extend over two or three nights, will be announced later. It was decided to hold the afternoon program of daylight fireworks in the park, as previously announced. This program was scheduled to begin at 2 o'clock, and was to be followed, at 4, by speeches by Cleveland A. Newton, Richard Bartholdt and Henry A. Kerst- ing. Judge Holtcamp will preside, and the Rev. Dr. J. W. Lee will pronounce the invocation. M. B. Holley of Traverse City, Mich., the flag man,“ will give a flag talk, and the Declaration of In- dependence and Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech will be read. The patriotic parade, arranged by the Nation’s Birthday Association, was giv- en this morning. Two decorated motor trucks carried the Goddess of Liberty, Nathan Hale, Abraham Lincoln, several Indians, two British redcoats, the Spirit of 76 and the Boston Tea Party. Young women and little girls, wearing liberty caps and costumes in the national col- ors, rode in decorated touring cars. Adjutant-General O’Meara was grand marshal, having come from the State mobilization camp at Nevada for this purpose, and Edwin Batdorf and Frank B. McKenna, former Colonels of the First Regiment, were among his mount- ed aids. O'Meara was the only one in uniform, the others wearing light suits and straw hats. Suffrage Workers in Line, A considerable line of decorated cars, which followed those containing the flag-wearing young women, carried a company of suffrage workers, under the leadership of Mrs. W. C. Fordyce, with women in costume representing the 12 states where women have the vote. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union had two white-ribboned cars in line, the Loyal Order of Moose had one, and several other organizations were repre- sented. The parade, starting at 10:45 from Twelfth and Locust streets, made a downtown loop, and then went out the Locust-Lindell route to Jefferson Me- Continued on Page 3, Column 8. other portions of the front con- mis trench warfare activity was intained. Several raids were carried | In particular, raids by the rifle Me and the Sherwood Foresters ® especially successful. | i the vicinity of Armentieres, after eavy bombardment, an attempted Pay the enemy was repulsed with to them. Some wounded prisoners min in our hands.” wo Heavy Batteries Captured.~ French annotincement of today * kor space. Might passed quietly. The enemy ok no offensive action against! Stoops, who have organized them- | al im the positions they conquered . Orth and south of the River Somme St. Louis papers: information confirms previ- Re 3 SY us is considerable. Three new |7 , two of them of heavy caliber, een added to the batteries already rate per thousand. Maximum Returns ata Minimum Expens. National advertisers do not guess at the media which they employ to promote their goods. ascertain from the Audit Bureau of Circulations both the Quality and Quantity of a newspaper before they contract Here’s an example of the ratio in which outsiders value Foreign Advertising; Monday, July 3 Post-Dispatch alone 29 Cols. worte that the war material cap- All 4 of the other papers, G!obe-Democrat, . blic, Times, and Star, added together... ...26 Cols. less than the Post-Dispatch alone. Both foreign and St. Louis advertisers realize that they get maximum returns in the Post-Dispatch at the minimum CIRCULATION They invariably With Police Many Years—Had Been Head of Detective Agency Several Years. William Desmond, for many years Chief of Detectives, died at Alexian Brothers’ Hospita! at 11:55 a. m. today He had deen the institution since Oct. 19, 1915, undergoing treatment for nervous ailment. The bronchial pneu- monia, which was the immediate cause of his death, developed a few days ago. At the time that his illness compelled him to go to the hospital, last fall. Des- mond was head of a detective agency in which John Keely, former Agsistant Chief of Detectives, was associated with him. Desmond entered the St. Louis Police Department in 1876, as a probationary patrolman. Night Chief of Police Gn- laspy was appointed at the same time Desmond was. 31 Years in Service. At the time of his resignation as Lieutenant of Police, following deposi- tion from the head of the detective de- partment, Desmond had served 31 years as patrolman, detective and chief of Cetectives. His demotion. was ordered by President Stewart of the Board of Police Commissioners, January 26, 1907. It was explained that his removal was “for the good of the service.“ Several times after leaving the Police Department friends of Chief Desmond attempted to have him reappointed to his old post as head of the Detective Bureau. At one time a petition in his behalf was circulated by leading busi- ness men. This was to have been pre- sented to Gov. Hadley, but nothing came of it. Was 63 Years Old. Desmond was educated at St. Law- rence O’Toole’s Parochial School, ana for a time before his appointment as a patrolman was a gas fitter. He was 63 years old. He is survived by a young son. His wife is dead. PRESIDENT IS INTERRUPTED IN SPEECH BY SUFFRAGIST Miss Mable Vernon Demands to Know Why He Tried to “Block” Votes for Women. WASHINGTON, July 4—While Presi- dent Wilson was delivering a dedicatory address today in front af the new Labor Temple here, Miss Mabel Vernon, a member of the new Woman's party, created a stir by interrupting with a loudly-voiced demand to know why the resident had tried to block the suf- frage movement.” Policemen succeeding in quieting the ycung woman without complying with her insistent requests that she be eject- ed. The President stood silent for a moment and then continued talking as though nothing had happened. MAN KILLS HIMSELF WITH A SHOTGUN AT FERGUSON Pushes Trigger of Weapon With Notched Stick—He Had Been III. Stephen J. Harke, 47 years old, a farm- er, shot and killed himself with a shot- gun at 6 a. m. today at the home of his sister, Mrs. Theresa Dietz, in Ferguson, St. Louls County. Harke had suffered with an abscess in his head for three years. Shortly before firing the shot he told members of the Dietz family at the breakfast table that if he had a cannon cracker he would kill himself with it. He went to his room and a few minutes later the shot was heard. He pushed the shot- gun trigger with a notched stick. DECLARES GERMANY PROPOSES A NEW SUBMARINE WARFARE Naval Writer Tells of Pian to Retal- inte on England for Abandoning Declaration of London. COPEN..AGEN, July 4.—Referring to the announced abandonment by Great Britain of the Declaration of London, Capt. I. Persius, naval expert or the Berliner Tageblatt, declares in that newspaper that the German Government purposes again to begin a “new and un- restricted submarine war in order to tree Great Britain to follow the rules of international law. Capt. Persius states that Germany has such a large number of submarines that they will be abie to harm ~—ritish trade considerably and prevent munitions from reaching France. MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN CHEST BY HIS SON John Here Seriously Wounded by 8-Year-0l4d Boy When at His Home. John Lloyd of 6556 Terry avenue, & of broncho-pneumonla. a patient at 1 PARTLY CLOUDY, WITHOUT MUCH TEMPERATURE CHANGE THE TEMPERATURES. m. m 7 a. 9 a. H JULY FOURTH 5 CARDINALS EIGHTH. - Official fore- cast for St. Louis and «Meinity: 9 Pex.» cloud en er tonight and “Wednesday; not much change in temperature. Missouri: Part- ly cloudy weather tonight and Wednesday; prob- able thunder showers in north- west portion; no change in temper- ature. Stage of the river: 20.9 feet; a fall of .8 of a foot. MILITIAMEN WANT STAMPED ENVELOPES SENT TO THEM Carmack Writes Men Often Lack Opportunity to Obtain Stamps. Capt. J. F. Carmack, commanding I Company, First Missouri Infantry, now at Laredo, Tex., has asked the Post- Dispatch to have relatives of St. Louis militiamen mail self-addressed and stamped envelopes to the men at the border. Sometimes, Capt. Carmack says, the men have time only to write a brief Capt. message on a postal and do not have opportunity to buy one or to get a stamp. Mrs. Frank Oldham of 4256 Maryland avenue, whose 20-year-old son, Ralph, is First Sergeant of I Company, says mothers, wives and sweethearts of I Company members have formed a club to give entertainments for the benefit of the company members or dependents. They recently sent 60 dozen handker- chiufs to the company. AMERICAN IN MEXICAN ARMY HL PASO, Tex., July 4—Willie Given, a negro who was with the Tenth Cav- alry, and was taken prisoner at Car- rizal, said last night before returning to his command that an American. de- serter from the Twentieth Infantry was in command of the company of Carranza troops at Carrizal, and in charge of the American prisoners taken. The negro said the American ad- mitted that he had been with the Twen- tieth Infantry at Columbus as a private soldier, but said he was now a captain in the de facto army. The negro said all of the prisoners had sworn to kill the American at first chance, Free Band Concerts Today. Fischer's Band at Fairground Park. Bafunno’s Band at Columbus Square. Bauer’s Band at Tower Grove Park. Falkenhainer’s Band at Ponte Square. An concerts from 8 to 5:3 m. Only Two Editions of The Post-Dispatch Today eaten of the holiday, the Post-Dispatch will print only two edditions today—the Mid- BERLINHEARST © | UNLY FRENCH HA British Attacks Are Declared to Have Been Without Note- worthy Success. By Agsociated Press. BERLIN, via London, July 4—On the basis of information received by the As- sociated Press here the first results of the long-heralded entente offensive may be summarized as follows: No noteworthy successes have been scored on the British front. The only considerable results have been attained by the French, whose offensive, as usual, was marked by great bravery and dash. Retirement to the second German lines occurred where the French were the opponents. In coincidence with the Anglo-French offensive, the Russians have developed activity along the whole northern front. Their activity against the northern Ger- man armies for the time being appears merely demonstrative; but vigorous fighting is in progress against the front of Gen. Keyrich's southern army, where at least eight divisions are engaged. The battle here is still stationary, with no decisive results in either direction. Little News in Dispatches. The Berlin papers publish long dis- patches regarding the Anglo-French of- fensive from correspondents at field headquarters, but these contain no par- ticular information. being for the most part mere commentary on the official report. The correspondents point out that the offensive, as in the autumn, was launched from the junction point of the Anglo-French armies, which has moved southward since autumn and now is between Gommecourt and the old Roman road from Amiens to St. Quen- tin. The correspondent of the Post tel- egraphs: The German line south of the Som- me had to retire somewhat after the front trenches were so damaged under a week's bombardment that they were untenable. ‘Included in the enemy's gains are the destroyed villages of Fricourt, Ma- metz. Boisselle, Herbecourt and Asse- Villers The enemy's attack at all other points was halted before it reached the German intermediate positions. Hot fighting is in progress along the entire front.” The German authorities flatly deny French claims of the recapture of Thiaumont redoubdt, which they declare is firmly in the possession of the Ger- mans. Opening of Attack Described. The correspondent of the Lokal An- GAINCD N DRIVE trom raids are renewed with the sug- ‘sponsible for unsettled conditions and iy ‘and Is Reported Covers Last Two American Notes to Offer Basis of Settlement. EXPECTED TO BE HANDED TO LANSING TOMORROW Renews Former Promises and Suggests, but Does Not Again Demand Withdrawal of American Troops— Discusses Situation Instead of Stating Intentions. WASHINGTON, July 4.—A ernments. Promises to restore order in Northern Mexico and protect American territory gestion that the presence of American troops on Mexican soll is largely re- that their withdrawal would go far to- ward eliminating sources of friction and difficulty. There is said to be no specific renewal of the demands for recall of the Per- shing expedition or threat of attacks, but at the same time the request of Sec- retary Lansing for a statement of in- tentions is met by a general discussion of the situation rather than by a direct announcement of purposes. The Mexican Government ‘states that it has accepted in principle suggestions of mediation from other American re- publics and invites the United States likewise to record itself. It adds, how- ever, that direct negotiations between the two Governments concerned should bring more satisfactory results than mediation. Probably Written by Carranza. Embassy officials believe Gen. Car- ranza himself framed the language of the note. It is sald to be much more diplomatic in terms and tone than any ot the recent Mexican communications. Secretary Lansing was told informal- ly of the arrival of the note and what was understood to be its contents. He seemed highly gratified, but would not comment pending its delivery to him. Mr. Arredondo left the embassy soon efter the note arrived, to spend the In- dependence day holiday at a summer re- sort. An embassy employe had been directed to give out such information as it was desired to make public before the Ambassador could cali at the State De- pertment. Border Patrol Redistribution, War Department measures for a new distribution of the border patrol clearly indicate that months of active service along the frontier await the thousands of national guardsmen gathering in the south from all parts of the country. Under the new plan the 1800-mile frontier will be divided so that the Southern and Western military depart- ments will take care of the Eastern and Western extremities of the line, respec- tively. Major-General Funston, relieved from responsibility for the entire border at his own re mendation, will con- tinue in command of the South Depart- ment, while Major-General J. Franklin Bell, commanding the Western Depart- ment, will transfer his headquarters from San Francisco to Douglas, Ariz., to be in direct touch with his share of the border work. The mid-section of the border line, 2 * | = 1 iH note to the United States from the de facto Government of Mexico reached Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican Ambassador-designate here today and probably will be delivered to the State Department tomorrow. The communication is described by persons close to the em- bassy as being conciliatory in tone and designed to offer the basis of an amicable settlement of the differences between the two Gov- It is in reply to both the last two notes sent to the de facto Government by Secretary Lansing and is saidl to bring the between the two Governments down to date. 1 luke out the assertions Government that ! withdrawn from Mexico danger of bandit raids der had been ended. It can be stated on the thority that Gen. Pershing’s have not been changed in any tnd that the shortening of his. was made necessary by purely military questions of supply and defense, de termined bv himself and Gen. Funs- ton without reference to Washington. Eliseo Arrendondo, Mexican Ambassa- dor designate, pointed out that the movement of the American troops to- ward the border had created a good im- pression in Mexico City. He sald that as rapidly as Pershing’s men moved northward, Mexican troops had taken their places and a strict police control of the territory had been maintained. Border Protection More There never has been any purpose, 1% is sald, but to withdraw from Mexico when the de facto Govern- ment shows willingness and ability to furnish adequate military protection to the border region. That fe being given, apparently in the sections from which Gen. Pershing has withdrawn. An appeal to the Government and the people of the United States and Mexico to do everything possible to avoid war was issued last night by a joint com- nittee of officials of organized labor ta the two countries. The labor leaders adopted an appeal, the following being «a part: “We hold this to be fundamentaleno of ts 5 kr 112 Average for First Six Months of 1916: Seday Only... ss ͤ ses cesscccss. 360,206 Daily Average 13,404 “First in Everything” f day and the Home. If any great news event of overshadowing inter- est should occur after the Home edi- tion is printed, an extra edition will be issued to announce tt. 11 steward, was accidentally shot in the chest with a small caliber revolver by his year-old son, Robert, at U o'clock this morning at the Lloyd home. | A physician was summoned, who sald if ; i 1 i * 7 8 * ‘ ＋ e wound was serioua,