St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 16, 1917

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PHONE YOUR “WANTS POST-DISPATCH NEW BUILDING OLIVE AT TWEL Call 6600---Olive or H Central LOUIS PO Evening Paper Only he in St. Louis W ith the T-DISPA Associated Press Service News NIGHT EDITION _ NOL 69. NO. 361. ST. LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1917—24 PAGES. PRICE St. Louis and Suburbs, One ‘ Elsewhere, Two Cents. ~ SAYS HIS PROFIT IN ~ GOAL OUGHT T0 BE $1,500,000 IN YEAR Ww. K. Kavanaugh, Operator, Calls That “Fair Return” ' - en $1,000,000 Investment. ! a CITES GREAT HAZARDS Hearing Reveals Prices Were Raised Because High Pay | “Hurt Miners’ Efficiency.” ; ; William K. Kavanaugh, president of the Southern Coal, Coke and Min- ing Co., testifying at Attorney-Gen- eral McAllister’s inquiry into the in- creased cost of coal at the Planters Hotel today. declared a reasonab!te | yearly profit ior his company to make on its cavital of $1,000,000) would be $1,560,000 He insisted that on account of the hazards of the coal mining business the oper- ators ought to have a profit of not less than’75 cents to $1 aton. The outputs of the inines of his company last year was 1,500,000 tons: he said. Assistant Attorney-General John T: Gose,conducting the examination of Kayanaugh to try to get from him an explanation of the great advances iri the price of coal since last Oc- tober, asked Kavanaugh if a profit of $1,500,000 a year on an investment of $1,000,000 would nc* be excessive. Says Hazards Are Great. ‘Kavanaugh proceeded te enumer- ate the possible hazards of the coai- mining business, such as explosions which might kill many workmen, | and other uncertainties, © Kavanaugh said his company was a member of the Fifth and Ninth Districts Coal Bureau, which has been under investigation for several | days by the Attorney-General. He said the only reports made to the bureau by the members were on closed transactions. Kavanaugh also was asked to ex- plain why the local coal companies sold coal last fall f. o. b. mine at $1.25 a ton in St> Louis and $1.50 a ton in Nebraska. He declared it cost. more to sell coal in Hobpsska than in St. Louis. — Letters showing St. Louis and Liii- nois coal mine operators increascdg tho price of voal to consumers 11.3 cents a ton on the theory that 12 wage increase to miners impaired their efficiency to that extent, were introduced yesterday. Effect of Ten Per ent Increasc. Attorney-General McAllister ini- mediately challenged the statement that an increase in waegs decreascs the efficiency of workmen, and ex- tressed his astonishment that coal ‘mine operators should impose a tax upon the public for any such reason. The incre:.se in wages to miners was only 10 cents a ton, which amounted to about 290 per cent increase in their daily wages. The letters showed the total ir- crease in the price of coal, added io consumers’ bills on account of the wage increase to miners, was 32.0 cents a ton: Of this amount l11l.o cents was added for decreased eff1- clency of the miners. The letters showing that this amount was added were written by P. H. Greenlaw, secretary of.the Fifth and Ninth lis- tricts Coal Bureau, who was re- called to the witness stand by the Attorney-General for further exaim- ination relative to the business of his organization. - Strange Business Letter. Other letters were introduce’i showing that Greenlaw continually urged, by indirection, increased prices on coal, One of these let- ters dated April 9, 1917, was headed by the Bible quotation: “Ask and ye shall receive.” This letter, regarded by the Attor- ney-General as one of the most -e- markable business documents he had ever seen. continued: “Tt is said ‘there is more pleasure ir anticipation than in realization’ This would seem to be true from the Pleased expression on some opers- tors’ faces when they know they are receiving the minimum for their coal. They anticipate making a profit after awhile when the situation compels them to do so. There is a certain satisfaction possible only to @ man who is at the bottom. His outlook is entirely upward. “He has the definite knowledge that he may, by proper diligence, im- prove his condition. Records tell him that others about him are doing better. In the meantime, he con- tents himself with the knowledge that his margin between the cost end the selling price (being in red ink) presents a brilliant example to his fellows of an easy and practica- ble method of evading the excess | profits tax. “Those who have consistent'y ari:ed the public for ‘cost and a prof- it,” however, have found it willing to Tay enough to cover the above men- tioned tax and leave a little for per- ' ponal use, even in dull times.” Protests Against Publication. When Greenlaw saw reportc:s Copying this, and other letters, he Made vigorous protest against pui- Ncation, and asked the Attorncy- General to have the reporters €x- cluded from the hearing. McAllister informed him the hearing was pub- ; ey and that the Ictters were a part facross and LONDON PAPER TELLS OF AMERICAN WOUNDED ARRIVING Men F: rom Western Front Re- ported at Bath Hospital— Washington Has No Such News. LONDON, Aug. 16.—According to the Daily .News, some wounded American soldiers from the western front have just arrived at the hospi- tal at Bath. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Neither the War nor Navy Department has any information on the _ reported wounding of American troops on the western front. Prompt official an- nouncement is promised when infor- mation is received, provided it is not incompatible with military interests. NEW DESIGN IS INTENDED TO MAKE AUTO TAGS EASY TO READ ee eee Suggestion of Walter D. Thompson, It Is Understood, Will Be Ac- _vepted hy State. Designs for new tomobile license tags, simple, easy to read and re- member, hiv: been submitted to Secretary of State Sullivan by Wal- ter D. Thompsen, former president of the St. Louis Police Board. Thompson’s designs contemplate the use of letters of the alphabet to designate series of tags, none of which should contain more than four figures. The nighest number of the first series would appear thus: A99-99 In all cases where four figures are used a hyphen would be inserted be- tween the second and third figure: to make them more readily distin- guishable. Only letters ,would be used that could not be confused with other let- ters. Thompsoa suggested that at least four series of tags should be reserved for St. T.ouis. It is under- stood here that Secretary Sullivan will adopt the suggestions for the 1918 tags unless the contracts have been let. ISSUE OF BUTTONS TO MEN WHO ARE EXEMPTED 1S BEGUN Made of Bronze and Are to Be Worn on Coat Lapel: Passed Out in Twenccth Ward. bine Buttons to be distributed to Lath trants, rejected for the new national army, were received at several of the ward headquarters today and riven to the men as they were dis- qualified. The Twentieth Ward began pass- ing them out early this morning. The buttons are about a half-inct, are made to fasten to the lapel of the coat. They are of bronze throughout and on the top in raised letters appears the word “Exempt.” Below that line is the American shield and at the bottom the letters “UU. &.” DRAFTED HEIRS ARE ACCEPTED Farmer’s Two Sons Each Inherited Third of $100,000 Estate. Elmer C. and Elbert L. Begote, sons of the late F. W. Begole, a &t Clair County farmer, who will each receive a third of their father’s es. tate, which is valued at $100,90C. have been accepted as physically fit for the new national army by the draft board physicians of District No. 1 at Belleville. Neither has filed claim for exemption. Begole’s estate is left in equal shares to the two sons and a daugh- ter, Mrs. Ethel M. Steokey. The only other beneficiary named is Gilmore Aires of St. Louis, who is ty receive $1000. The will was filed in the Belleville Probate Court yes- terday. Preserve Jar Cuts an Artery. Mrs. August J. Strasen of Ed- wardsville was canning grapes yes- terday. She tightened the lid on a jar too energetically. The-jar broke and cut her hand and wrist severing an artery. i BOARD IN 28TH TRYING TO EXAMINE U0 MEN TODAY Physicians Begin at 6:30 A. M. and Complete Tests of One Hundred by Noon. FIFTEEN PHYSICIANS BUSY Twenty-Fourth Ward Board Is Likely to Call 650 Addi- tional Men. a The Twenty-eighth Ward Exemp- tion Board, at 6:30 o'clock this morning, beran the examination of 900 registrants, its third call, in- cluding men from the Order of Cal! No. 501 to the Order of Call No. 1000. Fifteen physicians, assisted by 15 medical students, are in at- tendance and examinations are be- ing made at a rapid vate. Up to 12330 p. m. 174 men had been examined. Of these, 102 passed the physical examination, but 68 of that number filed notice of claims for exemption. Seventy-two were rejected. At 2 p. m. the board resumed examinations and cxpected to pass upon 336 regisirants before 6 p. m. Amorg the sons of wealthy famt!- lies scheduled for examination in the afternoon were Andrew W. Johnson, 25 Portland place; Harold M. Bixby, 5391 Berlin avenue; Walter J. Lesch- en, 1 Windermere place; Alfred Tu- holske, 5774 Kingsbury boulevard: W. G. Brown, 40 Portland place, and J. E. Cissell, 1 Washington terrace. Among those on the list was James Whitcomb Riley of 5098 Washington boulevard. He is sald to be a relative of the poet. Of the first 92 men examined 57 were accepted and 35 rejected. Ex- emption claims were made by 32. which is a much higher average of willingness to serve than was )d2b- tained in the examinations of the first men on the call. Last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the board, of which James C. Jones is chairman, and whove headquarters are at 5011 Washing- ion avenue, adjoining Temple Israel, examined the first 500 men on the list ..and.obtained only 61 men who Fe met the physical requirements and made no exemption claims. The quota for the ward is 193, and with the less iax physical requirements it is expected that this call will provide the needed number for the national army. Dr. Albert E. Taussig is in charge of the Examining Board of Physi- cians. Prisoner Examined. One of the first men called in the i'wenty-eighth was Edward Ryan of 6014 Horton place, a workhouse prisoner, under sentence for a year for common assault. He was accom- panied throughout the examination by a patrolman. Ryan was finally rcjected because of physical disabili- ties, although he expressed a will- ingness to be a soldier. ~C. B. Nicholson, chairman ,f the Twenty-fourth Ward exemption board, announced today that an ad- ditional call for 650 registrants likely would be made _.tomorrow, from Order of Call No. 501 to Order of Call No. 1150 inclusive. The quota of the ward is 250—the larg- est in the city—less than half of whom were obtained in the first 50¢ names. Re-examinations Made. Besides the Twenty-eighth, the Fourteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-second Wards are exam- ining rejectrants, or havtng small groups before them for re-examina- tion others are engaged in clerical work preparing lists for the district exemption boards. T. B. Fallis, who cays he is em- ployed at the aviation camp near Belleville as a Postmaster, 2sppearel before the Twenty-eighth Ward board this morning and said he wanted to enlist in the new National Army. He explained that his home Continued on Page 2, Col. 4. results. They term St. FOR EXAMPLE: Yesterday, - Wednesday, © THE COUNT BY COLUMNS: Globe-Democrat,» Republic, Why? MORE NEWS MORE FEATURES - ef the record of the proceedings, and = ES to all yee care te see them. National Advertisers Know The newspapers in each city that bring the most profitable Louis a ‘‘one-newspaper town,’’ Post-Dispatch the One Newspaper. these National Space Buyers bought actically as much space in the Post-Dispatch alone as they did n all four of the other St. Louis papers combined. ‘Post-Dispatch alone.....24 Cols. Star, all added together ........ MORE ADVERTISING That go to make up a metropolitan newspaper. CIRCULATION Average for the first 6 Months, 1917: Sunday, 362,858 | Daily and Sunday, 195,985 92% weekday in St. Louis and Suburbs. ‘‘First in Everything.’’ and the a Times MORE EVERYTHING DOCTOR AND CLERK IN 28TH BOARD HAVE A LITTLE ‘WAR’ Registrants Present for Examination See Encounter—Men Separated. Registrants summoned for exami- nation this morning in the Twenty- eighth Ward, headquarters at 5011 Washingtun boulevard, got a fore- taste of war when Dr. Norvelle W. Sharpe of 3520 Lucas avenue, an ex- uminer for the board, and a clerk, J. H. Overstreet, got intv an alterca- tion. The men were finally separat- ed by Dr. Albert E. Taussig, io charge of the examining physicians. According to Dr. Sharpe, Over- street, who had been marking down measurements and data for him, be- came impudent when cautioned about the inaccuracy of his work. Finaily, according to the physician, the clerk made a grave error and was sharply taken to task. Whereupon, according to Dr. Sharpe, Overstreet struck him in the face. The physician seized Over- street by the throat and was pressing him against the wall when Dr. Taus- sig intervened. Overstreet departed before a statement could be obtained of his side of the encounter. CHINA EXPLAINS "ITS BREAK WITH THE CENTRAL POWERS Declares German Intrigues Made Action Necessary, Without Wait- ing for Parliament Convocation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—China’s official explanation of the declara- tion of a state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary, in the form of a statement by the foreign of- fice, was received at the Chinese le- gation here. It said: “In view of the many kinds of German intrigue seeking to create disorder in China the Chinese Gov- ernment found it impossible to wait for the convocation of Parliament before declaring the existence of the state of war, with Germany, espe- cially since the rupture of diplomat- is relations with the Imperial Gor- man Government had been previ- ously approved by Parliament al- most unanimously. “Austria-Hungary has all along been acting in concert with the Ger-. man Imperial Government. The Chinese Government, therefore, was unable to adopt a different atti- tude toward Austria-Hungary.” DISTRICT BOARD GRANTS TWO EXEMPTIONS, REFUSES FOUR One Who Is Excused Has Joined Ambulance Unit; Other Is in Y. ne She ™ Work. With ith Troops. The District Bxémption oon its session in thé Boatmen’s Bank Build- ing toduy, passed on six claims for exemption. T'wo claims were 4a!- lowed von occupational grounds and four were denied. Those excused from service were Raymond E. Maritz of 3444 Mag- nolia'avenue and Charles R. Little of 4936 West Pine boulevard. Maritz has enlisted for service in France with an ambulance unit. Little is assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A. with the Missouri and Kansas Na- tional Guard. CLAIMS ‘PARTIAL EXEMPTION’ Boilermaker Has Brother in Aus- trian Army; Claim Not Allowed. Frank Bognar of 4956 Ashby ave- nue, a boilermaker, 23 years old. today appeared before the District Board and claimed “partial exemp- tion.” “I am willing to fight for the United States if I do not have to gu to France,” he said. “I have a brother and six other relatives in the Austrian army.” “When asked the relationship ot the “six other relatives” he _ ex- plained they were brothers of his sister-in-law. He was told his ex- emption claim would not be allowed. SUGAR SPECULATION SUSPENDED New York Exehange Acts on Re- quest of Hoover. NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Acting on the suggestion of Herbert C. Hoover, the Food Administrator, the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchang? announced today it had suspended all trading in sugar futures on the ex- change until further notice. FAIR WEATHER AND LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THE TEMPERATURES Official fore- cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and to- morrow; not much change in tempcrature. Missouri: Gen- erally fair to- night and tomor- row; not much change in tem- perature. Illinois: , Gen- erally fair to. night and tomor- row; cooler in extreme north- east portion. Sen ee Tt TH EILED PROPHET KEEP iatascagiad at Ft eh ma: 2s feet, a fall of -2 foot. Free Band Concerts Tonight. Fischer's Band at World's Fair Va- vilion in Forest Park, and Seymour's Band at De Soto Park, 7 to 9:39 ing "clock, | , iessdihiieitiedmenagtbine Stage of river | | away.” 6 OFFICERS FROM ST LOUIS CHOSEN 10 GO 10 FRANCE Selected With Seventy- Two Others to Be First From Fort Riley Sent Abroad. R. L. HEDGES JR. IN LIST Others Are Robert Burkham, R. L. Daly, W. H. Brugere, J. B. Clayton and C. J. Riley. At least six St. Louis officers from the Fort Riley training camp, it be- came known today, were among the 78 who yesterday were chosen to be the first assigned for active service in France. _ They are Robert Lee Hedges Jr, son of the former owner of the Browns baseball team; Robert Burx- ham, attorney for the Board of Edu- cation and formerly Associate City Counselor; Richard L. Daly, auditor of the Board of Education; William H. Brugere, John B. Clayton and Charles J. Riley, a lawyer. Hedges is a Second. Lieutenant of cavalry. Burkham and Daly are First Lieutenants of field artillery. Brugere is a Second Lieutenant of fleld artillery and Clayton and Riley are First Lieutenants of \infan- try in the -Officers’ Reserve Corps. Brugere is a Second Lieutenant of field artillery. These officers have definite in- structions to meet at a certain place in St. Louis within a short time, ready for their aeparture. They will go direct to the point of embarka- tion’ in the Hast. Some of the men were designated for service in Irance before they even knew they had received their commissions. When they learned of their selection they hurried about +*he iask of purchasing the necessary equipment for overseas service. The men chosen for service abroad are being fitted out with woolen uni- forms. Some of those not so desis- nated also have unitforms of this ma- terial, but a majority wear the light- er khaki. It was reported that the men fer iervice were selected by lot, but the officers who have re- turned to St. Louis assert the desig- nations were made by a disinterested army officer who went carefully over the grades of all the men com- missioned at Fort Riley. 3 STOLEN AUTOS IN GARAGES RENTED BY TWO PHYSICIANS Fourth Stolen Car Recovered From Five East St. Louis Boys, Who Are Arrested. Three stolen automobiles were re- covered by the police last night in West End garages rented by two phy-| tsicians, and a fourth stolen machine was recovered from five East St. Louis boys who were arrested at Yrand and Russell avenues. The po- lice are making an investigation to aetermine how the machines came to be in the garages rented by the two physicians. One car was a Buick and two were lords. The three machines found in the doctors’ garages were stolen from William E. Langan of 65582 Berlin avenue, W. A. Byrnes of 1430 Gran- ville place, and James E, Powers Jr. of 6641 Chamberlain avenue, in June and July. The Ford touring car re- covered from the five East St. Louis boys was stolen Feb. 5 from the Rev. Dr. William C. Bitting of 5109 Wa- terman avenue, pastor of the Second Baptist Church. PROSECUTION OF |. W. W. MEN IF WAR WORK IS RETARDED Government to Deal Swiftly and Severely With Activitics Cur- tailing Production. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The Department of Justice, it was stated today, is prepared to deal swiftly and severely with activities in the northwest and elsewhere of the In- dustrial Workers of the World, in so far as they relate to the stoppage or curtailment of production in indus- tries whose continuation is deemed essential to the prosecution of the war. Any action, it was said, which would tend to retard the harvesting of crops, the production of spruce lumber essential for the construction of airplanes or to curtail the pro- duction of minerals needed to carry on the war will be met by prosecu- tion @on charges of conspiracy, against persons regarded as respon- sible for the institution of the move- ment. ‘SIX FOOT THREE,’ FIT AND READY Drafted Man Asks for Uniform and Gun at Ward Headquarters. John Frerichs of 1950 Sidney street, 6 feet 3 inches tall, after bha- ing examined and accepted at the Fourteenth Ward board headquar- ters at the Magnolia avenue police station today, observed a rack flied with riot guns in the station. “Give me one of those guns anc a uniform,” he exclaimed. “I am ready to go over to France righ* A ee tt Ee — Mitt ee | exemption. oy Jammied Midway Cheers Officers From Fort Riley Tanned and Fit St. Louisans Have Notable Re- ception--Fifth Regiment Band Plays Na- tional Antheig and Many Sing. Bronzed by the sun and tanned by the winds of Kansas, the 205 St. Louis men who won commissions at the Officers’ Training Camp at Fort Riley returned to St. Louis this morning and were enthusiastically received. The demonstration of welcome was such as had been seen on only a few occasions at Union Station. The midway, two blocks long, and the stairways leading to it from the waiting rooms, were thronged with ‘a cheering multitude, and the crowd was so Gense that it was necessary for policemen to clear a narrow lane for the newly made officers to pass through. The fine, soldierly bearing of the men and the manifest improvement in their physical condition as a re- sult of their three months’ training were matters of general comment. A majority of the officers arrived on a special .Wabash train at 8:30 a. m. Others came on a Missouri Pacific special at 9:22. A _ few reached St. Louis at 7:10 a. m. on the regular Wabash train. Among these were Captains Francis M. Cur- lee, Manton Davis and A. T. Lin- coln. When the officers stepped from their trains at Union Station there were ringing cheers from the wel- comers in the midway. The Fifth Regiment band, stationed at the Market street entrance America and many in: the ‘crowd joined in singing the stirring an- them. hed Wives and Sweethearts in d. There were 107 officers on the first special train when ‘it reached Union Station. Fifty others alight- ed at the Delmar Station ‘in the Vest End. There also was‘a crowd there. As the officers, clad in their new uniforms, alighted from: the train they kept their soldierly bearing, but they quickly relaxed when relutives und friends overwhelmed then: with sreetings as they passett through the trainshed gates. There were many affecting scenes as mothers, wives, sisters or sweethearts gave unre- strained expression to their joy ¢n the home-coming. , ‘Capt; John J. O’Fallon IJr., step- son of William G."McChesney,.presi- dent of the Terminal Association, was met’ by his mothér; who em- braced and kissed him. Similar scenes were taking place on all sides. As Lieut. James Darst entered the midway his 6-vear-old sister, Mary Catherine, fairly leaped into his arms. Lieut. A. Rowe Garesche was greeted by his futher, Judge Vital W. Garesche. Pushing their way through the crowd, relatives and friends of the officers escorte«di them to waiting au- tomahbiles in Market street and took them home in triumph. The officers will have about two weeks’ leave of absence in St. Louis. Then they will te called into active service and some, it is certain, will go direct to France. Kansas City Enthusiastic. The officers left Fort Riley about noon yesterday, shortly after their commissions and assignments to duty played |- iwas a Surpris3 to many, but they were given to them. Several trains took them into Kansas City between 4and5 p.m. There they were wel- comed by a band and a crowd which filled Union Station. The Kansas City contingent, of course, was heart- ily greeted by relatives and friends. The St. Louis men for the mosi part, went to hotels, ordered dinners with which to fittingly celebrate and then had the barber put them in for their arrival in St. Leuis. here was jolly spirit, but Little hilarity among them. They carried themselves with dignity of officers. The Wabash special left Kansas City at 12:30 this morning. Long before that many of the officers were in their berths and asleep. Within an hour after the rain iad s.arted across the State every one cf the eight Pullmans wae dark and quiet. The men were getti:.¢ a good nizht’s rest. More than two hours before the train was due at Union Station, the officers were astir. Many dressed at once... Some lounged in their bertha, not because they wanted to sleep. but because for the first time in three months they did not have to rise at a certain hour. Soon, how- ever, all were up. “Five o’clock is our time,” ex- plained a Second Lieutenant, “and when a man gets used to it he can "t stay in bed later.” There was considerable svowsetion among them ax to what kind of re- ception they would get in St. Louis. Some with apparent modesty said they were going to get off at Delmar Station to avoid the demonstration. and several did leave the train there. The prospect of getting home again was gratifying to every man. “St. Louis will look mighty good fot @ few days,” was their unanimous com- ment, Before the train had backed intwu Union Station, every man had care- fully adjusted his blouse to fit snug- ly up around the collar and touched up with an affectionate pat 4 + aa ; ss Tie . x é 5 a whee ate A a - Tare» Z aol ms ? eae SA » - es ae he Pe meee , “4 % “ * és Sm no " + x ie a — 2 : > J - = 4 - s i : sr » ey, x 7 Pas + : ; s jday began another drive against the troops of Crown Prince Ruppreott of Bavaria along a wide front froma > ; point epposite Polygon Wood, east % Ypres, to the left of the French. tions on the northward. In the first onslaught the flank of the French chet the Steenbeke River and at the time the left wing p correspondingly. The counted a hundred ae | In addittén to “Cipturing marck, the Premier said, the E troops gained ground at ror Severe fighting is continuing’ 9 the result undetermined. * LONDOON, Aug. 16.—Troo the entente allies in Flanders ai tacked the German positions today on a wide front east and north of Ypres in Belgium. The official repert of Field Marshal Haig says ‘that = progress is being made. me The Paris War Officé announe that French troops in um. .at tacked early today, in conjund with the British, on both sides the road between Steenstraete _ tr Dixmude, captured all their objer tives and crossed the Steenbeke Riv- er. Further progress is being m along the river. Lipp On the Lens front where the Can- adians yesterday captured Hill 40 and made further progress in environs of the French mining - ter, all German counter attacks, British official statement says, we repulsed. “3 British Official. Sash The British official este “which was timed 12:11 p. m., ne “At 4:45 o’clock this morning th = 9 (entente) allied troops again at tacked on a wide front east a north of Ypres. Cae “Heavy fighting is taking but progress is being made points, in spite of the stubborn. sistaneg of the enemy. “On the Lens battle front thes more counter attacks made by enemy last night against our 1 es tions were repulsed. A hostile con- centration in the neighbor B ave Cite St. Auguste was broken up. our artillery.” bod The communication issued — < night on the battle of Lens said: “This morning Canadian trééne stormed German positions south and vast of Loos on a front of two mw : The formidable Gefenses on Hill 76, which resisted our attacks in te: ‘i battle of Loos in September,. and had since been improved a strengthened by every method a device known to our enemies, carried by assault. sig ae “After storming the enemy's Aret : line trench system on the le o the front attacked, our vanced as far as ‘he western defer of Cite St. Ansitst, penetrating ¢ a German pusitions to a depth of a mile. Besides the elaborate s ries of trench lines and strong forming the defenses of Hill villages of Site St. Elizabeth, Cite BE Emilie and Cite &t Laurant, as '¥ a as the base woud and the rm half of Hugo wood, are now 1 possession. Ail our objectives Ww captured. Our es w | ~~ és eee Lem | ¥ &