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The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal VOLUME XVIV. GRANO JURY EXPECTED! TO FIND INDICTMENTS ON CHARGE OF RIOTING Warrants Sworn Out Against 25 Citizens in Connection With Trouble at East Point Wednesday Night Tae Fulton county grand jury is ex p«oted to take up the strike situation when it meet* at 10 o’clock Friday mom ln< and in all probability will return •evernl indictments charging rioting. This became evident Thursday when criminal court warrants were sworn out in Solicitor Uowry Arnold's office, charg ing about twenty-five citlsene with en gaging in rioting tn connection with the .rouble at East Point Wednesday night. The warrants were issued at the insti gation of the county police and officials of the power company. They will prob ably be served from the sheriffs offi-e. It is believed that when the grand jury meets. Judge Hill wiU direct its atten tion to the strike and advise the use of the warrants as special service in return ing indictments. Street cars were run on ail lines Thursday morning except the river. Cooper street and English avenue lines. Schedules were practically normal, save that no tripper cars were run. and the company announced that regular service; wiU be given the public Thursday after noon and night. While the citizens’ committee on "pub lic safety” met as usual at noon Thurs day at the chamber of commerce, the strikers held their parade through the downtown streets under a permit granted bv Mayor Woodward. PARADE WAS ORDERLY. The parade started from the Red Men s wigwam at 86 Central avenue, moved south on Mitchell street to Whitehall, north on Whitehall to Peachtree where it moved to the intersection of West Peachtree street and then the steps of the marchers were retraced along Peachtree to Broad. down Broad to Marietta, to Forsyth, and back to Broad street, thence to Mitchall. to Central avenue and to the wigwam. Following t»e band was a group of electrical workers carrying a banner. Then came the 401 men. marching by twos and wearing caps, representing the striking carmen. This count was made as the parade passed Whitehall and Alabama streets and was verified by several people. The carmen bore their union charter, enclosed in a large frame, at the front of the line. The parade was led by William Pollard Hardy Teak. Jerome Jones, president of the Southern Labor con gress and R- E. Gann, president of the Atlanta Federation of Trades. The rear of the parade was brought up by a large number of employes of the Seaboard Air Line railway shops, who had been given an off day. they said, for the purpose of marching in the parade. Crowds cheered the parade along the route and no disorder of any kind was reported. Policemen were on duty at every corner and in the middle of every block and declared that the marchers were orderly and quiet at all times. The citizens' committee at its meet ing Thursday again refused to entertain a proposition to confer with a commit tee from Atlanta labor unions. W. S. Wardlaw. president of the At lanta Typographical union, addressed the meeting, and at the conclusion of his speech moved that a committee be Ap pointed to meet with a conservative labor committee in the hope of settling the strike. There was no second to the motion. Without allowing the motion to come to a vote. Asa G. Candler, presiding, stated that the ouestion of labor unions does not concern the citizens’ commit tee. that resolutions passed by the com-| nittee Wednesday specifically stated t'sat it was organized solely for the pur po-*e of maintaining law and order. , In opening his talk. Mr. Wardlaw said that he was there at the invitation of several leading members of the com mittee. He said: ”1 have nothing at all to do personal ly with the strike. I haven’t been con sulted about it. I am here as a repre sentative of the chamber of commerce, of which our organization <the Typo graphical union! is a member, and as a, representative of the Atlanta Ad Men's) <lub. 1 want to do the best tiling for Atlanta. Our organization is conserva tive. ,Ws believe in preserving law and order. We stand for the good of Atlanta! and countenance nothing that would bring shame or disgrace upon her. "You gentlemen claim you are not here as representatives of the Georgia Railway and Power company, nor am 1 here as the representative of labor. 1 suggest that we combine to settle this matter. We are not here to tell the mayor to run horses up and down the streets and to make pleas for law and order. Action is necessary. My sugges tion to you is that you name a commit-' tee from this body to confer with a .-onscrvatlve labor committee." After Mr. Candler had replied to Mr. Ward law's suggestion, a speech was made by J. K. Orr. who complimented the citizens for their ready response to the call in the crisis, and commended the police force and the sheriffs office *for preserving order. FOR EXTRA POLICEMEN. The board of police commissioners ( held a special meeting Thursday morn ing to decide whether to accept or de-| cline the offer of the Presidertts' club of Atlanta to*>ay the salaries of extra policemen during the street car strike. I After considerable discussion the loard decided to decline the offer, but avopir*! a resolution providing for the employment of extra i»oiicemen to be paid by the city. The resolution au-1 thorizes the chief of police and tbs ma.'or to swear in the extra men whah e’ver they deem it necessary, or author ■ze any two members of the board to rder the swearing in of extra men. The Presidents' club of Atlanta had offered to pay the salaries of extra po- ' I icemen up to the number of 209. Coun cilman Edwin F. Johnson, chairman of ’he police committee of council, went to thd meeting with a resolution ac cepting the offer. But when Mayor Woodward launched himself into a I speech in opposition to this proposal. Councilman Johnson withdrew his reso lution. Officials of the Georgia Railway and Power company express the belief that the strike is gradually losing out. Curtailed car service was maintained Wednesday night on all lines in the city except the three lines stated above, and except on the East Point, College Park (Continued on Page 7, Col. 4.) WILSON OPENS MIDDLE WEST EOT IT DMIHI | Delievers His First Speech of Campaign in That Section Today ;By Associated Press.) OMAHA, Neb.. Oct. 5. —President Wil son came to Omaha today for one of the busiest days of hts career. Arriv ing here shortly before noon, after greeting several thousand people In towns he passed through, he went im mediately to the Commercial club for his first middle western speech s’nee the campaign opened. Nebraska's commemoration of her fifty years of statehood was brought to a cli max today with the visit of President Wilson to take part in the celebration of the semi-centennial. Starting with the president’s arrival at 11:40 a. m.. Mr. Wilson’s program Included the address at the noon luncheon of the Omaha Commercial club, riding with Mrs. Wilson at the head of the historical pageant and an address in the evening at the municipal audi torium. The president and Mrs. Wilson will be guests of honor at a dinner given by the State Historical society this evening. The presidential party will leave for Long Branch late tonight. APPRECIATES RECEPTIONS. Persident Wilson, crossing lowa early today, told a crowd at Missouri Valley that he appreciated greatly the recep tions given him in the middle west- The president was up early and with Mrs. Wilson appeared on the train plat form at Carroll and Denizon, la. At each place he thanked the crowds for coming to see him. When the crowd applauded Mrs. Wil son, the president, said: *T think she could be elected easily.” A man at Carroll asked the president if he would appoint a tariff commission if re-elected. “I'm going to appoint it before I’m re-elected," Mr. Wilson replied. “Then I’m for you,” the questioner replied. “I am pretty far from my tether,” the president remarked, “but I like to get out among you folks. Thank you for coming to, the station.” At Denison a crowd of school children welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. “Isn't school in yet?” the president asked. “I’s out,” replied a little girl, "because somebody is in town." The president threw back his head and laughed. GREETED BY CROWD. A cheering crowd gathered from all parts of Nebraska and greeted the pres ident as he passed through the streets. A nonpartisan committee officially wel comed the president. Because of the Ak-Sar-Ben celebration of Nebraska's admission to statehood, Omaha was in gala attire. The president entered into the spirit of the occasion. It was esti mated fully 100,000 people lined the streets. President Wilson was received with enthusiastic applause when he entered the Commercial club, where 600 Omaha business men were gathered. Mr. Wil son sat between Governor Moorehead and Senator Hitchcock. President Wilson told a large crowd here today he wished the women could vote. Appearing on the rear platform en route to Omaha, he was greeted with shouts. “We are going to vote for you— everybody.” A woman called out, "I wish the women could vote.” “I wish they could,” responded the president. “It is mighty fine for you to come out and greet me this way. It cheers me very much. This is substan tial evidence that you are going to vote for me." Noisy Welcomes Are Given to Mr, Wilson (By Aasoctsted Press, i I CHICAGO, Oct. s.—President Wilson, penetrating the middle west Wednesday for his speech in Omaha today, received noisy welcomes from many thousand persons in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. He interpreted the enthusiasm to one crowd as meaning “you believe in me.” At stop after stop the railroad stations were packed; at several places bands played and frequently the president re marked on the cordiality. Refusing to turn his trip into a 1 speech-making tour, the president nev ertheless kept up a running fire of re marks at every stop. Interest among j those who spoke to him centered most about the eight-hour law* for railroad employes. Mr. Wilson made a brief stop at Chi cago Wednesday and conferred with Sen ator Walsh, in charge of Democratic western headquarters; Senator Sauls bury. of Delaware, manager of the sen atorial committee,' and other department heads. Several hundred persons, including lo cal politicians, railroad men and not a few women, flocked to the train yards and cheered the president when he ap peared. He shook hands with those nearest him. Senator Walsh told him the campaign in the west was “more than satisfac tory." At every stop between Pittsburg and Chicago, the president appeared on the rear platform of his private car, waved to the crowds, explained that he was making no speeches and then shook . hands with as many as possible. “I am before the jury and can’t say anything.” was the way he explained his failure to speak in several towns. “I am not making a speech-making campaign.” said the president at Lima, 0., “but it touches me and gratifies me very much to get the greetings I have all along the line and Ohio has certain ly- shown her hospitality.” “We didn’t want a speech, we wanted i to see our president." a man called out. "I don’t think much of my speech ! making, but I think it is better than I I am to look at,” Mr. Wilson said. “We want to see Mrs? Wilson.” a man shouted. ”I'll admit she Is better worth look ing at than I am.” replied the president as he brought his wife forward. , "I heard a Republican say today he was going to vote for you,” a man call ed out at Wooster, O. “He must be a good man,” retorted Mr. Wilson. . Tobacco Habit Banished In 48 to 72 hours. No craving for to bacco in any form after completing treatment. Contains no habit-forming drugs. Satisfactory results guaranteed in every- case. Write Newell Pharmacal Co., Dept. 5. St. Louis, Mo., for FREE Booklet, “TOBACCO REDEEMER,” and positive proof.—(AdvLJ FIELD SHOWS KAISER SHORT OF MUNITIONS Captured Address of German Corps Commander Discloses Inner Thoughts of the Gen eral Staff _______ (By Associated Press.) , WAR CORRESPONDENTS’ HEAD QUARTERS IN FRANCE, Oct. 4. —(Via London. Oct. 5.) —Germany is short of | guns, aeroplanes and war material of all sorts, but not of food, according to a most senastlonally interesting docu ment the British have captured, which | is called “the experiences of the fourth 1 German corps in the battle of the : Somme.” The document w-as written as Instruc tions to the troops. It was drawn from the lessons of the battle by Count von Arnim, the corps commander, who has been fighting opposite the British throughout the offensive. This long de tailed revelation of the innner thoughts of the German staff discloses the meth ods and shortcomings of every branch of the German army in view of the un expected power and organization the British have shown. The document starts out by paying a tribune to the British infantry “which undoubtedly has learned much since last autumn’s offensive.” “It shows great dash in attack.” the document continues. “The Englishman also has physique and training in his favor. One must acknowledge the skill of the English in rapidly consolidating captured positions and their great tenaci ty in the defense of them.” Because the breech actions of so many German rifles have been clogged with dirt General von Arnim suggests in the document that it would be advisable to fit a cover over the breech of the rifles like that used in the British army, which can be easily unfastened and then hangs from the rifle. Explicit instructions are given tn the document to the artillery to change 1 ’heir methods of placing batteries in the villages and behind steep slopes because of the British method of dis tribution of their artillery fire, which prodigally searches all obvious shelters. Owing to the terrific concentration of th« British artillery fire, says the docu ment, front lines of trenches should be thinly held and dependence placed on small groups of machine gunners. Once the British lay a curtain of fire on a trench, it adds, the men had bet ter evacuate It and lie down in the open. Most interesting to the officers. In view of the fact that the British have so consistently held ground they have taken against counter attack, is what General von Armin says on the sub ject; “If counter attacks, which on account of the situation ought to be methodidkl ly prepared, are hurried they cost much blood, because the troops lose their trust in the leaders if they fall, which nearly always happens,” says General von Arnim. He then complains that the “existing telephone system has proved totally in adequate in consequence of the develop ment of the fighting,” and says the ar tillery signal system broke down. The commander asserts that he had discov ered that British aeroplanes use sound signals to tell gunners where their shells are falling, and says the fourth corps , has already started experiments on the same kind of method as a complement to the wireless, which is frequently in terrupted. “The numerical superiority of the British airmen and the fact that their machines were better made is disagree ably apparent to us.” general von Arnim says, and he speaks of the surprisingly bold procedure of British airmen, who were often “able to fire successfully over our troops with machine guns by descending to within a few hundred feet of the ground." He adds that the Ger man anti-aircraft guns could not con tinue firing at that height "without ex posing their own troops to the serious danger of shell fragments." Before the battle of the Somme air men kept at anywhere from 6.000 to 12,- 000 feet over the lines on account of anti-aircraft gunfire. General von Arnim in the document warns his infantry to use their rifles against the daring British aviators. He says that the ammunition supply and the artillery are inadequate and that maps were insufficient in quantity and bad as regards details. Also the supply of horses has reached the utmost limit. Os the food supply General von Arnim says: “No special difficulties arose. The sup ply columns proved sufficient.” But he emphasizes the importance of mineral waters and beverages, which the British have always found plentiful in captured German trenches, and says that the troops cannot have too much of all kinds of sausages and meat when fight ing. Dried herring are useful as they increase thirst. Alcoholic drinks need not be served out to the troops in dry, warm weather, but solidified alcohol for cooking warm meals has proved useful. Fresh troops. says the document, should always be used for attack. They should avoid sunken roads and natural cover, as the British with their plenti ful gun fire are sure to have these points registered by their guns and turn loose! on them immediately an attack starts. General von Arnim emphasizes the value of the steel helmets which the French first introduced and with w’hich the I Germans are not yet fully supplied. As an idea of the amount of ammunl-1 tion such battle conditions as those of the Somme require. General von Arnim I says that a battery of four field guns should have 2,200 rounds at the battery, itself, aside from its reserve supply. Indeed, General von Arnim's cry is forj more guns, aeroplanes and ammunition— everything except food. Atlanta Spot Cotton Makes 15-Point Gain Although options on the New York board showed slight declines Thursday and sold under previous marks for the season, Atlanta spots took another spurt upwards of 15 points over Wednesday I and were quoted at 15.90. Spots in New York also registered an advance of 15 points at 16.95 over the day previous while the New Orleans market was unchanged at 16.13. Demand for the actual and “long” covering on future contracts are the reasons assigned for the action of the spot market in pulling away from quo- I tations on the board. llmk 1 SAy f ■ u NOV. n QlC'' "BING" i 1 A * 2 fL - I TWO KILLEfi WHEN FAST PASSENGER HITS FHEIGHT Conductor and Cattle Drover Believed Burned in Wreck on Pennsy ALTOONA. Pa.. Oct. s.—Two men were probably killed, an engineman was seriously scalded and a dozen mail clerks and passengers were injured early today when the Mercantile Express on the Pennsylvania railroad between Pittsburg and New York, crashed into the rear of a stock train at the west end of the Lewistown yards. The tracks were blocked for more than four hours. The passenger train was rushing through the yards when the lights of the stock train were seen directly in front as it pulled through on a. cross-over. En gineman J. E. Stewart, of Tyrone, ap plied the emergency brakes but was un able to stop the train and it crashed into the rear of the freight. The engine went over the bank, carrying the engineer with it. and two mail cars were derailed. The freight train crumpled and four cabin cars and three stock cars were strewn across the tracks, completely blocking traffic. Almost instantly fire broke out in the wreckage and while rescuers were taking the engineman from his crushed engine where he had been seriously scalded, others were try ing to extinguish the flames. Many of the passengers assisted in the work when it became known that Conductor Eithleberger and a drover were missing and were believed to be burning up in the wreck but their ef forts availed little as the cars burned fiercely. No less than a dozen of the passengers had been injured when the trains struck but none seriously. In juries among the mail clerks also were slight. One track was finally cleared shortly before 6 o’clock and the fire was finally extinguished but the bodies of the miss ing men had not been recovered. Austrian Ruler 111 LONDON, Oct. 5.—A report reaching Vienna Fron Geneva, as forwarded to London by the Exchange Telegraph com pany says that Emperor Francis Joseph is confined to his bed with bronchitis and that his condition is causing anxiety. The Semi-Weekly Journal The h w e e ek Neu) York World You get five issues a week! [ J If} 260 issues a year—ALL rorv I • 1 V ja year * • Ute Thia Coupon—Write Plainly •--and Mail at Cnee »■»■« » »■«»«»■.»»»»» The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: SIGN the coupon—-en- Enclosed find sl.lO. Send The Semi-Weekly close sl.lO, either Journal and The Thrice-a-Week New York World to by check, postoffice mon- the address below for one year. * ey order, stamps or cash ■I by registered mail and NAME « mail to The Semi-Weekly Journal, Circulation De- P« O S■ SB partment, Atlanta, Ga. RF D STATE ii a ■ ■ TOEBOOMERANG! VILLA SLAYS AAAN WHO PLEADED FOR WOMEN Italian Citizen of Mexico Is Shot to Death by Leader of Bandits . EL PASO, Tex.. Oct. 5. —Among the civilians murdered by Villa on entering Cusihuirlachic, according to an eye wit ness of the fight who is here today, was Caesar Sala, an Italian by birth but a naturalized citizen of Mexico, who was the only person of foreign origin to es cape from the Santa Ysabel massacer. Sala, who had a store in Cusihuiriach ic, said the refugee, went to Villa to urge him to prevent the assault of young women by the bandits then terrorizing the town. Villa’s answer to Sala’s plead ings was a bullet. Sala escaped death at Santa Ysabel through being struck senseless with the butt of a revolver by Pablo Lopez. Another case of wanton killing at Cusihuiriachi was reported by the wit ness, who said an elderly Mexican named Valenzuela paid with his life for his presumption in trying to secure the re lease of two sons who had been im pressed into Villa’s band. Negro Confesses to Killing of J. H. Moore As Means of Robbery Will Myers, the negro held by the po lice in connection with the killing of J. H. Moore, the coal and wood dealer, Tuesday night, confessed Wednesday night that he fired the shot that caused the death of Mr. Moore, according to de tectives. Myers, declare the detectives, says that the plot to rob Mr. Moore was con ceived by him and Frank Hugle, who is also under arrest. Myers states, accord ing to the detectives, that Hugle had promised to rob the coal dealer after he had been shot down, but had become frightened when the shot was fired and dashed off down the street. “ Detectives Cochran. Doyle, Allen and McKibben have been working on the case. FOOD PRICES BOOSTED BY EATING PLACES OF N. I. ’ a Restaurants and Boarding Houses Continue to Charge All They Can Get > NEW YORK. Oct. s.—The high price ; of food continued to show its effect to- ■ day in tae prices charged by restaurants i anil boarding houses of nearly every i class. Few of the larger and more ex t pensive eating places have raised their • charges thus far. but several have adopt ed the European custom of Imposing a • couvert fee which, means that the pros i pective diner pays 10 cents or more for the seat he occupied at a table. Several of the popular-price lunch rooms have followed the example of the corporation which operates the largest chain of dairy restaurants In the city • and added 5 cents to the price of most of their regular dishes. A number of boarding houses which make a specialty ■ of table board have increased the price of their “regular dinner” from 50 to 60 i cents. ' Montgomery Sees End Os Its Supply of Sugar MONTGOMERY. Ala., Oct. s.—While investigating the high cost of living to day, it was found that there is but two days’ supply of sugar In Montgomery and no immediate prospects of relief. Local dealers say That it will be the las: of next week at the earliest before they will be able to lay in another supply. A.5 a result of the scarcity of sugar, the Dreyfus Candy company, the largest wholesale confectioners in Montgomery, has been forced to suspend operations until a fresh stock of sugar is receiv ed. Bloodworth Won’t Run . For Supreme Court (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) FORSYTH, Ga., Oct. 5.—0. H. B. Bloodworth today issued a statement denying the rumors that file would be a candidate for the supreme court. NUMBER 1. TEUTON CAPITALS SAY INVADING RUMANIANS MET WmiSASTER Bucharest Denies Report) As serts Danube Bridge Was Not Destroyed and That Battle Is Still in Progress (By Aesociated Press.) LONDON, Oct. s.—According to a wireless dispatch from Rome today the Greek governm’ent has suspended pay- 1 ments because of a shortage of money. WASHINGTON, Oct. s.—The bold in vasion of Bulgaria by Rumanian troops which crossed the Danube near Rahovo j in the rear of the main battle line in i Dobrudja, has ended most disastrously' for the invaders, according to Sofia, their forces being scattered and virtual ly wiped out. To combat the Rumanians who appar ently were from 12,000 to 16,000 strong, but declared to be without artillery, the Bulgarians sent troops from Rust chuk and Turtukai, on either side if the point of crossing. Caught between the two forces the Rumanians are said to have made for the pontoon bridge which they found destroyed by Aus trian monitors. Sofia’s official an nouncement asserts that the invading force broke down in disorder and that yesterday the Bulgarians completed it» destruction. This dispatch from Sofia is contradict ed in a report from Bucharest which de nies Austrian monitors destroyed the pontoon bridge across the Danube, and; asserts it is still being used by the Ru~; manians for the passage of troops and: munitions. Regarding the operations along the Dobrudja front south of the Tcherna voda-Constanza railway, the current Sofia statemnt reports the repulse Os all Russian and Rumanian attempts to advance. Bucharest has claimed sub stantial progress with these attacks! near the center and toward the Black I sea coast and yesterday reported the; capture of more than 1,000 prisoners and I seven guns from Field Marshal von! Mackenzen's forces. On the western end of the Macedonian front the Serbians axe pressing north ward toward Monastlr, fighting on Ser bian soil to the southeast and close to the border further westward. In this latter region they have reached the town of Bus, twelve miles below Monastlr, ac cording to Paris today, while around the bend of the Gerna they apparently are still nearer their objective. The Austro-Hungarian official state ment deals with the situation in the monastlr district only in a general way, but declares the Serbians along the line to the east were foiled in attempts to advance in the Moglenlca valley near Strupino. A repulse for the British be yond the Struma on the eastern flank of the battle front also is reported. Success for Bulgarians In Macedonia Claimed SOFIA, Oct. 4.—(Via London. Oct. 5.) Bulgarian troops have been successful in halting attempted advances of entente forces in several sectors of the Mace donian front, the war office announced today. The official statement says: “Macedonian front: Between Presb ' lake and the Vardar there has been llve ' ly artillery and infantry activity. We | nipped in the bud enemy attempts to ad vance north of the line of the villages ' of Strupin and Rabova. East of the Var dar to Lake Doiran there has been weak gun firing. Our artillery dispersed two ' enemy companies which had thrown up trenches southeast of the village of Doldeheliz at the foot of the Belastca Planina. 1 "On the Struma bitter fighting has 1 taken place for the villages of Kara jakeui, Ycnikeui and Kadrich. Enemy infantry which during the morning had succeeded in approaching the burning village of Yenikeui was attacked and re pulsed to its old positions. “Off the Aegean coast enemy war ships have been cruising.” Allies Report Success In Western Macedonia PARIS. Oct. 5. —The allied troops on the western end of the Macedonian front continue to press back the Bulgarian forces before Monastlr. The war office today announced that further ground had been gained and that the town Os Bus. twelve miles south of Monastir, had been occupied. The text of the official statement says; “Army of lhe East: The battle is be ing pursued in our favor along the en tire front. The (entente) allied advance guards have begun to cross the Cerna in the region of Dobroveni and Brod, and are advancing, despite frost, on the slopes of the Baba mountains and have reached the tow r ns of Bus and I’opli.” Bucharest Denies Report Os .Destruction of Bridge LONDON, Oct. 5. —A dispatch today to the Wireless Press from Bucharest via Rome denies the statement of the German and Bulgarian u’ar office that Austrian monitors have destroyed the bridge across the Danube south of Bucharest over which the Rumanians passed to invade Bulgaria. It is said the passage of troops, munitions and stores continues. The dispatch also says the battle in Dobrudja is increasing in violence and that the Germans and Bulgarians are suffering enormous losses. While the foregoing inferential!}’ con tradicts the official German and Bulgar ' ian reports of the complete defeat of the | Rumanians who invaded Bulgaria, it is possible that the disp«»7rv was sen t from Bucharest before the Bulgarians began ' their attack on the invaders, whose de feat was first announced by the German I war office on October 3. Nine Guns Captured * In Drive of French PARIS, Oct. s.—(Via London.)—ln ’he course of their advance on the Somme front, east of Morval, yesterday the French captured nine 31-2-inch guns, the war office announced today. The statement follows: "The night was calm on the entire front. “During our advance east of Morval we captured nine guns of 88 millimeters (3 1-2 inches). “Notwithstanding the very bad weath er, our airmen bombarded the aviation ground at Colmar. In a night flight ninety bombs were dropped on search- I lights and military buildings at Zee bruggc.” - « W
