St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 16, 1916

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Pied eae ae E * $2.50 a Meath a, ae > cans Lu ne te ae oy tae 3" i Evenmg Paper in St Louis With _ Associated, “Press News Service i | ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, (916—10 PAGES, PRICE 3%, tose Log toe ome ome BUSI F FES. ANS NG ABOUT ‘PEACE PROPOSAL WAITING a to Be Dipatced Bel- rent Capitals Without _ Any Comment. BHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Count von wtf, the German Ambassador, d with Secretary Lansing to- ay, seeking information of the atti- x the United States toward the ‘proposais of the central Pow- ht discuss the general subject of parem this Government’s viewpoint, G to give any information Mr. Lansing ght desire @n the ——— of the Ger- ment. 2 Amd jor Bernstorff said after a 10. ) visit with Secretary Lansing: » did not discuss peace terms in a way. T have not received any for- al terms and.the American Govern- t knows ‘officially that no formal | have been proposed. All Ger- has suggested {s that the bel- get together and talk. If that ‘js accepted, definite terms be discussed, -but till f ‘Cl &) ‘eral Rs . ’ = e ity will ‘then nit es be proper to mention My t to the Secretary was ’ for general discussion.” ! hing to Entente. ’ } Ambassador ndicated that the 1 place for the holding of a con-) te and the question of whether it be by direct negotiations or arough intermediaries were questions et dependent on the willingness spre allies, to discuss the sit- at all. He. indicated also that d not discussed the American ac- in Seating on the Teutonic notes n ‘comment; as ihat was purely van for this country to decide for Lansing said the peace jy. would go.forward be- nt. One uniform American + wel be sent to ajl the Gov- spars United es rep- SBlen 208 the. orig- | Jeter proby re ssabibiiedanidison to ~ without any media- by the. A: Government ‘only’ ‘the task of translation @f phraseology to be fin- e they are transmitted. The 's determination to have the act nly as.a medium for ot the _bétween the hos- nts - thade after a pro- a Cabinet meeting late yesterday. Ne es received from Germany, Aus- i Turkey were meant to be identi- F but the translations received here | slightly in wording, and ay ef- 5 made today to harmonize them. er. quarters than the White was }éarned that some word on ‘official attitude of the en- 6 toward the peace proposal is ited with the deepest interest ‘American Goverrment.’ The Pres- I not-connider injecting the Unit- send the situation untft he is iliar with ali its phases. Sa INSMESSAGE t . ee ae ‘Sterling oe ‘Edmunds, St. Louis wyer 41 : enmert on international as 2 petrate hizo, he |! e British Premier a com- ten especting a vitally impor- ’ ion of policy which was under eration. by the Government of the egg o by Bamunds is section Revised Statutes of the United h rea « as follows: ef the United States, 2 ins ] afternoon; tonightswill be abonrt WARMER TONIGHT, LOWEST. TEMPERATURE ABOUT 30 THE ee grace 8 te} Yesterday: High” 2 a, m. ———. La Skating will be permitted Po cagmad nig in all Ww AS HING- TON, Dec. 16.— Forecasts for the week, beginning Sunday announced by the Weather Bureau today in- clude: Plain states and Upper and Mid Mississippi Valleys —Faitir until Wednesday or Thursday, when local gnows are HAS YOUR FURNACE BEEN ARRESTED FoR | SMOKING ? ern and rains or snows in Southern portions. Tempera- ture below season- able average first part. of week, fol- lowed by warmer hurtin middle of week and colder after Thursday. Ohio Valley—Fair during next asveral days, except snows will occur Sunday in Upper Ohio Valley. Snow or rain is also probable about Thursday. Temperature below seasonable normal first part of week, warmer about Wednesday and colder at end of week. Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tenight and tomorrow; warmer tonight; colder by tomerrow the lowest temperature 30 degrees; fresh winds. Missouri-—Fair and j toni¢ht tomorrow ; Warmer in east, and colder in horth and west portions winds. tonight; colder tomorrow; | fresh Iilinois—CGenerally fair tonight and tomor- row, except unsettled in extreme north por- tion; tomorrow ; warmer tonight, and in south portion fresh to strong shifting winds. Stage of the river: 1.2 feet; a fall of 1 foot. GLOVES STOLEN FROM PATROLMAN WHEN HE I$ IN: POLICE STATION Platoon Which Is Receiving Notes on Descriptions Gets Another Item as a Result. While the afternoon police platoon was taking notes on descriptions in the assembly room at Central Police Sta~- tion at 8 p. m., : eo (a pair of gloves belonging..to Pa-j{, trolman Sturdy. the commanding Sergeant and the fol- yesterday, someone He reported his loss to . lowing order was added to those that 7 4 “ 4 % ¥ mm Ph ED ee Tae had been read off: “The party who took Patrolman Sturdy’s gloves will please return them to the officer and no questions will be asked.” The gloves have not been returned. $2 BONUS IS PROVIDED TO PAY FOR GETTING RECRUITS Civil War Provision to Be In- woked to Bring About Army Enlistments. ‘ WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—A law passed more than half a century ago and inoperative since the Civil War is to be invoked by the War Department to stimulate army recruiting. Adjutant General,McCain has found a payment of $2 is authorized to any civi- lian for each man, he persuades to en- list in the army. Secretary Baker has Old } been, asked to have Congress appro- priate $60,000 to pay the bonuses. His plan is to solicit recruits mainly through retired enlisted men. Hearings will begin Monday before the Senate Military Committee on the bill of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon for universal military training. ° HAWK; WITH BOTTLE TIEDaD ITS NECK, FLIES 3700 MILES Caught by Farmer in Montana, and Is Shot Two Months Later at Bo- gota, South America. RED LODGE, Mont... Dec. 164-—-On Aug. 19, last, Eddie Hotchkiss caught a large hawk-in his oatfield, tied a bottle containing his name and address about the bird’s neck and released it. By Oct. 2, the same bird had flown at least 8700 miles to Bogota, Colombia, the South American Republic, where it was killed by Luis Felipe Rulda, dac- cording to a letter received, from the latter. | Sunday Pees Bihicsetah GEN. WOOD TELLS HOW COMPULSORY . SERVICE WOULD MAKE THE UNITED STATES 30 PER CENT MORE EFFICIENT ECONOMICALLY — We have to come to it some paige pel he gin Wh and -he gives h FROM COBBLER’S CABIN TO PRIME MINISTER— arkable romance that Be oo had its climax in British politics. | s?. LOUIS WOMAN’S RECOL- " LEOTIONS OF EMPEROR ‘ FRANCIS-JOSEPH— : she of personal observa- | Hone “of thes ruler who | away. | rnost WHO SKATE AND THOSE WHO WATCH— of drawings in ting scenes at A NT EN A A TT RR © probable in North-' ‘|+German Savings Bank at Broadway NEGRO ‘INVITED KINNEY TO. USE TALBOT” SUITE State Senator Tells How He Happened to Occupy Hip- podrome Apartment. j IS SUED FOR’ $3400 Alleged to Have Lived There Six Months Without Pay- ing Any Rent. State Senator Michael E. Kinney oec- cupied the celebrated Talbot apart- ments at 17 South Sixth street, over the old Hippodrome Theater, by invita- tion of a darkey, according to his ver- Sion of his sojourn there, given yester- day in a deposition taken in the office of Saunders, Leahy & Barth, before Notary Andrew Watson. It was in the suit for $2400 rent and $1000 damages for unlawful detainer filed against him in Justice Slater's court by Mrs. Mar- guerite Block of 6007 Von Versen avenue owner of the property: Kinney is alleged to have occupied ' for six months the six rooms formerly . the Hippodrome, under a lease from rental of $1, and were lavishly furnished by him. Kinney testified that he lived at the Belcher Hotel, Fourth street and Lucas avenue. He might have stayed at the Hippodrome apartments off and on, he said, but he could not tell when. He sometimes slept there. He also some- times slept at the Planters, the Mary- land and the Jefferson. He was asked if his family every stayed there, and said they might have stayed there a night or »so. He was. unable to tell how many rooms there were at the Hippodrome. He never paid that much attention, he said. “Did you pay rent?” he was asked. “Not that I know of.”’ “How did you come to go in there?’ “A number of people stop there.” “Name some of them.” “A d@arkey was there. I didn’t nie his name.” Kinnes- asked by Alfred. Kehde,. attorney for Mrs. Brock, if he remem- tered a yoting man around there who usaally carried a baby and who said that Kinney lived there six months. Thomas Rowe Jr.,. attorney for Kir- ley, objected that his client could not be bound by what any young man carrying a baby on Sixth street said, and the question was not pressed. Kinney, in answer .v other questions, said that a darkey and some other folks live there. Me was there at the invitation of the darkey, who had charge of the place. Asked if any of his furniture was there he said he had no furnituye. had some, but he did rot know whether any of his wife’s furniture was. there. “Were members of your family living there with you?’ he was asked. “Not that I know of,’ he said. ilve in St. Louis county.” ‘They show that Kinney registered from the Hippodrome Apartments Sept. 2, 1916, and made oath that he had lived in the precinct seven months. On Oct. 30 he transferred to 405 Lucas ayenue. The case is set for trial Dec. 22 but it is understood that Kinney will asa a change of venue. PACKERS PAY $62,500 FINES Five Firms Settle Suits Brought by the State. JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 16.—The five big packing companies fined $25,000 each | by the Missouri Supreme Court, Feb. | 9, 1915, today paid their fines into the State treasury, in accordance with a stipulation with the Attorney-General that only half of the total fines against any one of the companies should be paid, or $12,500 each. As a part of this stipulation the com- panies dismissed their appeal to the United States Supreme Court and paid all the costs in the prosecution. The companies are Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Hammond Packing Co., Nelson Morris & Co. and the St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Co. mitted a . tement promising to obey the laws the State and the orders , ean continue business, but otherwise the full amownt of the fines will be ' collected. Board of Education Cashier Reported Loss to Police on Dec. 1. It became known today that Otto lL. Zelle, of %8445A Oregon avenue, assistant cashier of the Board of Ed- ucation, was robbed of $600 on Dec. 1. On that cate, according to Zelle’s repcrt to the police, he went to the and Pine. street and drew the $600. As he was going up in the elevator at the Board of Education Building three men jostled him. When he reached his office he found the’ money had been stolen from his pock- et. ‘He thinks it was done by the men in the elevator. He rerorted the theft to the police at the time but the police did not ‘meke it public. . SEEBERT JONES FILES CONTEST | SUIT AGAINST M'DANIEL Declares Returns Were Erroneous and the Result of Frauds, Errors and Intimidations, Seebert G. Jones, defeated Rupublican candidate for Circuit Attorney, filed in the Circuft Court today his threatened contest against Lawrence McDaniel, alleging that the returns of 83,356 for MeDaniel and 73,456 for Jones were erro- neous and were the result of frauds, errors and irregularities and the intim- idation of voters. Jones alleges that prior to Nov. 7 chase Was a conspiracy among many persons, including -election officials and members of the Democratic. City Committee, to challenge voters and it resulted in nhs 9 being deprived of their votes. It is alleged in the petition that the secretary of the Police Board requested the Election, Board to ask the Police Board tb make an investigation of the registration. The request was made and the investigation was conducted, accord- ing to the petition, but was confined to the negro wurds, except the Third, Fourth and Fifth, where there was a great deal of illegal registration. On the morning of the election, the pe- tition charges, information. was dis- seminated that 3000 negroes who had ‘ been convicted. would be challenged and . | be counted as their votes. occupied by Frank Talbot, manager of | the Talbot Theater Co., at a monthly | He supposed his wife. The registration books are said to’ Each has sub-; of the aie and on these terms they | ROBBED OF $600 IN ELEVATOR their names would be furnished to chal- lengers, and negroes intimidated by this information refrained from voting. The petition asks that these be given an opportunity to say whom they would have voted for and that their testimony EVE WAS NOT ADAM’S FIRST WIFE, ENTOMOLOGIST SAYS Lillith, a Blue-Eyed Blonde, Deserted Him for Rich Phoenician, Robert P, w Declates. NEW YORK, Dec, 16.—Robert P. Dow, editor of the -Brodéklyn Entomological Society Bulletin, will give a 20-minute talk before the New York Entomological Society at the American Museum of Natural History, on Dec. 19, on* “The Insect Progeny of Adam's First Wife.” “It is .true,’”” Dow said, ‘“‘that few people in this country are aware that Adam was ever reputed to have had more than one wife, but [ anticipate pleasure, and not difficulty, in assur- ing them that the familiar Eve, though perhaps first in importance, was sec- ond chronologically;.and, moreover, was probably of Ethiopian extraction. ‘In Germany people are more familidr with Lillith, Adam's first wife, and incidentally the subject of my talk. She is first mentioned in early Jewish literature—about 700 A. D.—as a blue- eyed -blonde “from somewhere in thet far North, and she still survives ii] German folklore, where she plays a role osomewhat similar to our own ‘bogey man.’ According to the most ancient of Jewish chronicles, she mar- ried a rich Phoénician by the name of Beelzebub, to whom there is refer- ence in the Bible. “This desertion of pe ise made his followers very bitter, and they pro- nounced the first generation of Lil- lith’s children by Beelzebub ‘Zebubs,: or wasps, and the second generation, ‘with accumulated vindictiveness, ‘they haiied as ‘Zuccobees,’ or she-devils. Nor did time soften their feelings, , for throughout all subsequent Jewish nyth- ology constant reference is found to Lillith, the ‘mother of insects.’ COLUMBIAN WAS CARRYING CONTRABAND, BERLIN CONTENDS Reply tofu. $. Note Said to Declare Ship Whe Not in Ballast When Sunk by Submarine. BERLIN; Dec. 16, by wireless to bay~ ville.—The Associated Press learns from high authority in the Foreign Office trat Germany’s answer to the inquiry of the -United States Government re- garding the sinking by a German sub- marine of the American steamship Co- lumbian is that the ship was not in bal- last, but was carrying a partial con‘ra- bund cargo of steel. It is asserted at the Foreign Office that the Columbian had discharged part of her cargo at St. Nazaire, France, arid was proceeding to Genoa; with the contraband steel. The Columbian was’.owned by the Amierican-Hawaiian Steamship Co. of New York and sailed from here Oct. 18 for Genoa. She delivered a partial ' cargo of horses at St. Nazaire and while proceeding thence to Genoa was sunk on Nov. 8 by the"German submarine U-4@ off Cape Ortegal, Spain. She carried no passengers. All her crew of 109 persons were saved. The United States Govern- i ment’s inquiry conoerning the case was presented to the German Foreign Of- fice Nov. 21.° \ ‘NO OWL CARS” IN BERLIN Traction Seekeis Shuts Down: at 11:30 P. M, to Save Coal. ) BERLIN, via London, Dec. 16.—Ber- lin’s new closing ordinance, effective last night, requires cafes, theaters an3j hotels to shut at 11:30 p. m., and stores at 9 p. m., in addition to minimizing the amount of light used. The Poiice Presi- dent issued an order requesting street cars, subways and elevated lines to shut down at the sane hour as the cafes. The object of these measures is to cffect a saving in coal.’ STUDENTS HELP CLEAN STREETS Work for 30 Cents an Hour in Remoy- ing Foot of Snow in New York. ~~ NEW YORK, Dec, 16.—The first snow- storm of the winter will cost New York City about $500, A foot of snow fell yesterday between 6 a. m, and 7 p. m., pe ve, when 14 inches fell in 2 26-27, 14 inches fell in 24 OR MUENSTERBERG OF HARVARD DES NHS CLASSROOM When Lecturing to Radcliffe College Students. WAS 53. YEARS OLD Recently Had Been Conspicuous Figure in Controversies Over U. S. War Attitude. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 16.—Hugo Muensterberg, distinguished psychol- ogist, author and, professor of psy- chology and director of the psycho- logical labors:tory of Harvard Uni- versity. dizd sudderty. in a classroom fat Radcliffe College today. Prof. Muensterberg had begun a lecture before 60. yuung woman and had talked for about a half hour, when he stretched his hand toward the désk.as though to steady himself. Before anyone could reach him he ‘thad fallen and was unconscious when Dr. Harold KE. Burt, an. instructor, sprang to his side. Death came in 20 minutes. . Prof. Muensterberg had appeared to be in his usual health and on last Monday night delivered an address on “The Psychology of Business.” Well known itn educational circles for many years. Prof. ,Muensterberg ‘recame prominent publicly soon after ‘the great war. began. A German b birth, he presented in addresses and jin written articles the atgitude of the Teutonic allies as he understood it. Gradually he came to be regarded as a spokesman in New England for many Germans and others who -fa- vored Germany. As a result he was brought into controveraies with oth- er members of the Harvard faculty who were outspoken in the .defense of the allies. Prof. Muensterberg leaves a widow and a daughter. Dr. Muensterberg was born at Danzig, Germany; June }, 1863. He was graduat- ied from Danzig.Gymnasium in 1882,and studied until 1887 at Leipzig and Heidel- berg. He married in Germany in. 1887. He had been profes f psychology at liarvard since 1882 and was Hafvard ex- change professor at the University of Berlin in. 1910 and 1911. He was prominent in a number of soci- ties and had written a number of works. Since the war began he has attracted much attention by his utterances. In 1911 Dr. Muensterberg organised and ‘became the head of the Amerika Institute of the German Government. Mrs. Muensterberg was formerly Miss Selma Oppler of Strassburgs Germany. One of Prof. Muensterberg’s best known works was “The American: He was twice decorated by the German Emperor. PROGRESSIVE “REINCARNATION” INA ST. LOUIS CONVENTION Gathering to Be Held in February for Purpose of Reorganising , the TI vwty. NEW YORK, Dee. 16.—‘‘Reincarna- tion”’ of the Progressive arty with a ‘new sense of party independence,’” based upon “the new liberal spirit,” was agreed upon at a conference of prominent Progressives from eqveral states, held here yesterday. Funds were subscribed to open,a na- tional Progressive headquarters in this city until the national] convention meets in St. Louis. Permission for **‘those leading Progressives who have made was discussed, but no action was taken. Only those known to be, “loyal and true Progressives, who refused to gd over to the Republicans or Democrats,” will have a voice se organizing thé new party. The conference was caHed by Matthew Hale of Boston, national vice chair- man. Hale was authorized to select a committee to plan forthe national con- vention about Washington's birthday. A resolution r irming the Progres- sive platform of August, 1912, was adopted. Son Is Born to Princess Jachim of Prussia. fs ‘ BERLIN, via London, Dec, 16.—Prin- cess Joachim of Prussia, daughter-in- law of the German Emperor, yesterday became the mother of @ son. The child is the- tenth grandchild of the Emperor and the fourth to be. born since the be- ginning of the war. ; Prince Joachim, the youngest son of He } i rt i Re Se re —EE ch sy es Psychologist Succumbs Suddenly} party mistakes’ to re-enter the party TENTH GRANDCHILD FOR KAISER HARVARD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO DIED IN CLASSROOM PROF. HUGO MUENSTERBERG. SUIT IS PLANNED AT ONCE ° TO OUST CITY COLLECTOR Assistant Attorney-General Wil! Act Uatege Koeln Surrenders Office. JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 16.—‘‘Unless, Edmund Koeln surrenders the office of Collector of St. Louis to Sidney S. May today, and upon demand,” said Assistant Attorney-General W. T. Rutherford, “I will forthwith file quo warranto pro- ceedings in the Supreme Court to have Koeln ousted. “I notice in the St. Louis newspapers tention to the Attorney-General. I am surprised at this. The briefs filed by Koeln’s, attorneys, Bates and Foristel, before the of Election Commis- sioners asking that. his name be placed upon ‘the Republican ballot for election are entirely in accord with the views of this department... These lawyers held that the office was a State office and vacant. That is exactly what this office has held I am’ sorry Mr. Koeln has such an ex- ceedingly poor opinion of his own attor- neys. To, my way of thinking, both are men of ability and were entirely right in their opinion that the office was va- cant.” May, accompanied by his attorney,: B. H. Charies, went to Mayor Kiel’s office today and submitted his $750,- 000 bond for spore The Mayor said he could not approve it, as May then went to Koeln’s office and tried to show his commission, his bond and his certificate of election to Koeln, who refused to look at them, saying that he also had a bond | and certificate of election. May and Charles then departed from the city hall. CANCER NEITHER HEREDITARY NOR CONTAGIOUS, FIGURES SHOW Président of Insurance Society Tells of Results of Two Years’ In- quiry Into Disease. _ : NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Two years’ study of Original insurance statistics in- dicate cancer is neither hereditary nor contagious, according to a paper pre- sented to the Association of Life In surance Presidents here by President Arthur Hunter of the Actuarial Society of America. After referring to the anndal toll of $0,000 deaths from cancer in the hited States, Hunter said: “There seetns little to support . the view ‘that cancer fs the result of con- tagion. Twenty thousand applications for insurance were reviewed and it was found that in 488 cases only one of the parents of the applicant was stated to have’ died ffom cancer, and in four cases both parents were stated to have died of that disease. There were 122 times as many cases in which one parent had died of cancer as of those in which both parents had died of that disease. There could hardly be a stronger test than the case of husband and wife.” As to heredity, Hunter said: “My first inves#gation consisted of cases ot persons insured in six companies, both parents having died of cancer prior tv date of application for insurance. Of 472 grandparents of the insured, the cause of death was given in 234 cases of which two were from cancer. It is reasonable to conclude that if only two died of cancer, out of 234 parents of persons who died of cancer, ae dis- ease is not hereditary.” WHEAT GOES UP 8 CENTS ON DUMA’S PEACE REJECTION] « Reports That the United States Would Not Intervene at Present Alse a Factor. CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Wheat leaped up- ward today in response_to the Russian Duma’s rejection of peace terms and be- cause of reports that the United States would not intervene at present. First sales showed an advance of as much as 8% cents as Increasing discouragement as to peace was evidenced later Owing to more defi- nite reports from Washington adverse to. a probability that any formal negotia tions were in immediate ee ee ee ee ‘July at $1.87 to $1.g7K. that Koéln says he will not pay any at-/' ‘tire front over which the French swept yesterday, but no counter attack was de-} livered by the Germans during the night. | he }-Pour..French : : already had-approved’Koein’s bond: |igeaay@”s | bushel, July jumping to $1.4, } | $1.31% at yesterday's finish. | Prospect. The; market. closed unsettled at net. gains of REET 3 ower eo 19000 PASINER UNS TAKENBY FR IN VERDUN TAS rk ag gf \ ie Advance of Two Miles Made opel 000 Men_on Six-Mile Front — East of Meuse. GEN. NIVELLE'S LAST ACT BEFORE SUCCEEDING JOFE o aa “S oe acatey era Misty Weather Unfavorable for Thrust. V ve Surprises Teutons, but Republic's ‘Avi Give Great Assistance and French Losses Are Small ‘. PARIS, Dee. 16.—<As his last act batend assuming t command of the French armies on the Western front, Gea. yesterday smashed the German line east of the Meuse along | i of six miles, The victory has advanced the French posit miles, and they are now within a short distance of where ¥; mans stood at the, outset of the great Verdun drive. . The m authorities describe the victory ‘as complete and rane ie ried on without a. hitch. Today’s official] statement says there was a lively bombardment along the en- more into the hands of Verdun’s de- fenders, Gen. Nivelle has been quietly preparing to push his advantage by an attack on a large scale. Men and guns had been assembled, shells piled, and everything was tm readiness for the moment when the Generdl should see his opportunity. Five Positions Are, A terrifi: artillery pal ite aporete sien tnt: tened the German defenses, then the. guns were elevated and threw a cur- tain of. steel * shind which the infantry rom every trench from Pepper ‘Hill to} sighed Damloup dashed forward on an enemy still stunned by the bom- bardment: In places the Germans gal- lantly strove to hold their ground, but Gen. Nivelle’s dispositions were 80 made that + ey were generally power- less to ‘stem, even momentarily, the) oF RMANS” D. BRITISH ite ® ; : = 1 British line, whose. ment says, filed. Bee On the Verdun front the the. Perma Sen SOS east of the Meuse. - + The Teutoule Corese.ta . U continuing their advance all « front, it also is announced. . sand more prisoners have b in. The Russians have Dobrudja.: oa de\ten M q , - . - A ee de Maud ‘Huy and Gen. du Pages The front which the French tm 2 tide, One after another Vacherauvilley, | w.14 since the recapture of | and Louvemont villages, Chambrette farm and the Hardamount and Bezon- vaux works fell without the defenders | having time to carry away either guns or material, and prisoners began to stream steadily rearward to pens Piefot the village; Fort. Dot pared for their reception. Latest unof- ficial advices say nearly 9000 prisoners and 8 guns have been counted so far. The w-- @f» acco ng to hitherto accepted notions, was all against the offensive. It wa. wet and misty, and the French officers believe that this fact undoubtedly led the Germang to/ alculate. the probability of attack. mo ~-2tched weather did not prevent also the aviators from rendering val-: vable aid to. the attack, and their serv- ices are believed to have had an impor- tant bearing on the fact that the French josses. were singularly small. Gen. oe is the man - the hour fo kilometers. The attack started at 10 o’elock. where to a depth of about three kilo- "The enemy's front broke down every+} mont and Vaux Vacherauville;. rot Bel sunt Quarries, the quarries northeast of Fort, E oual ' the small wood southeast of Fort. * 3s, 2: 3 ey aoa ae gn a Sang x « & oe r ran thus: oe ae a” Pus ee