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THE MORXIXG OREGOXTAIf, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. 1916. BRITISH WITHSTAND VIOLENT ASSAULTS Determined Efforts Made by Germans to Regain Posi- tions at Pozieres. FRENCH TAKE- TRENCHES OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS Von Buelow Said to Have Told Men l'lateau Mast Be Captured at AH Costs Australians Cover Themselves With Glory. LONDON. Aug-. 7. Determined at tacks on the British lines northeast of Pozieres this morning were repulsed, according- to the British official state ment issued tonight. The Germans suc ceeded in entering- the British lines at one or two places, but were driven out. PARIS. Aug:. T. French troops late today captured a line of German trenches between Hem wood and the Somme, according- to the official state ment issued by the War Office to night. They also made some progress south of the Thiaumont worK. A dispatch to La Ldberte, dated north of France, says: "The Germans yesterday furiously counter-attacked positions taken the day before by . the British north of Pozieres. An order had been given to the units In the Pozieres sector to retake at whatever cost Hill 160, shown by the order of the day issued by Gen eral von Buelow and read to the troops yesterday. The order said: " We must at whatever price regain possession of the Pozieres plateau. which. If it remains in the hands of the English, would give them a precious advantage. Slem Told to Resist to Death. 'Attacks will be led by successive waves, separated by a distance of 80 meters. Troops which first gain foot ing on the plateau must remain there and await necessary reinforcements at whatever loss there may be. An officer or man who fails to resist, even unto death, on the conquered ground, will be summoned immediately before a courtmartial." "Several copies of this document were taken from prisoners. Two divi sions participated in the severe attack. "The Australians again covered them selves with glory. One regiment which occupied advanced trenches to the left of the Bapaume road on the edge of the plateau gave proof of magnificent heroism in resisting the assaults there of Bavarian and Saxon regiments, holding out stoically under a deluge of shot and shell and yielding not an inch of ground. The regiment sustained appreciable losses, but its courageous resistance enabled the English com mander to make the necessary disposi tion to check the German counter offensive. All Attack Repulsed. "All enemy attacks against Hill 160 and the Pozieres mill were repulsed, the enemy sustaining serious losses. The Germans sent forward three strong columns of one battalion each. The British artillery immediately began a barricading fire of remarkable pre cision, which cut down the enemy's ranks, forcing them to a precipitate retreat. Profiting by the confusion of their adversaries, the English, with much presence of mind, vigorously at tacked the Germans northwest of Pozieres. "Australians and troops from County Kent charged and at the point of the bayonet captured two lines of trenches. In all, they made progress about 200 meters in the direction of Matinpuich. French. PARIS, Aug. 7. The text of today's official communication is: ".North of the Somme and in the re gion of Chaulnea there was Intense ar tillery fighting. On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) after artil lery preparations, the Germans deliv ered an attack at Thiaumont works. Checked by our curtain of fire, the enemy was not able to advance, being thrown back on leaving his trenches. In the Vaux-Chapitre woods an attack was delivered by the enemy at about 7:30 last night after a heavy bombard ment. It was broken by the fire of our artillery and machine guns and failed completely. On the remainder of the front the night was calm. "On the Somme front our aviators engaged in numerous combats. Three machines were brought down, one near Roiglise, the second in the vicinity of Oraiecourt, the third north of Nesle. Three other enemy machines were dam aged seriously and compelled to land behind their own lines. Finally two captive balloons were destroyed. " On the night of August 6-7, French aerial squadrons carried out the following operations successfully: "Twenty bombs were dropped on the railway station at Metz-Sablons; 30 on the railway station at Thionville; 25 on factories at Rombach, north of Metz, and 12 on military camps near Etaln." Tonight's supplementary communica tion says: "North of the Somme, at the end of the afternoon, our tropos brilliantly carried a line of German trenches be tween Hem wood and the river, east of Monacu farm. One hundred and twenty prisoners and about 10 machine guns remained in our baniia. "South of the Somme our artillery w. active. jcnemy batteries in the region of Lihons were effectively shelled. "On the right bank of the Meuse. in mo course or a small action, we made progress south of the Thiaumont .work. We took five machine guns and found in the conquered elements numerous German dead. In a spirited engage ment we captured the western part wi village. trenches which we occupied. We took 12 officers. 200 men and one niachine gun "Our success also developed further in the northern sector of the territory we captured on the Sereth. In this sector, Voronzh reserve troops, especial ly distinguished themselves, being ani mated by the general high spirits of the troops which rushed the enemy. "On Sunday we captured in this re gion 13 officers and 3000 men, some of them Germans, also two howitzers and several machine guns. The fighting was fierce. A great number of wound ed Austro-German prisoners are arriving. 'Causasus front: Under pressure of the Turks, our troops in Persia have retired to the region east of Ktr- manshah." British. MISS WILSON IN RUNAWAY President's Daughter and Blanche Bates Thrown From Bugsy. NEW YORK. Aug. 7. (Special.) A runaway horse caused Margaret wil son, eldest daughter of the President; Blanche Bates, actress, and George Creel, writer and ex-Police Commls sioner of Denver, to be thrown from their carriage as they were driving to a picnic at the Croton-on-the-Hudson residence of Holbrook Bllnn Sunday. Miss Wilson had been staying with Blanche Bates (Mrs. George Creel) at her farm at Ossining. The horse bolt ed when the shaft broke. The women were thrown from the carriage and seriously bruised and also suffered from shock. Mr. Bllnn went to their assistance in his automobile. Miss Wilson and Mrs. Creel were taken to the Creel home and there were treated by an Ossining physician. Miss v llson had recovered sufficiently today to return home. LONDON, Aug. 7. The text of the London official statement reads: "North and northeast of PozierM the enemy delivered two determined at tacks on our new lines between 4 and 5 o'clock this morning. After a heavy bombardment, he entered our trenches at one or two places, but was driven out again, leaving -some prisoners in our hands. Two further strong attacks were made at 3:60 in the morning with ex actly similar results. Soon after 4 In the afternoon another feeble attack was repulsed; more prisoners were taiten. "In front of Souchez the ploded a mine, and a few minutes later some or his parties entered our trenches over tne crater. They were immediate ly driven out again. "At Zwartelen the enemy sprang an ctner small mine without effect The enemy artillery has been active near eetnune, i.a Basse Canal and Loos. The result In casualties and damaa-a was aegusioie. - Russian PETROGRAD. Aug. 7. Via Lnnrinn. Aug. 0 The official communication from General Headquarters issued this evening reads: "On the Stokhod, In the region of "m, our troops delivered an as sault, and without firinsr a slna-la hot drove the enemy out of a section of his Monday' War Moves THE Germans have suffered further losses at the hands of the French between the Hem wood and the River Somme. losing a line of their trenches and 120 prisoners and 10 machine guns. and also in the Verdun' sector, where the French made progress south of the Thiaumont work, captured five ma chine guns and took some houses in the western part of the village of Fleury. After a heavy bombardment of the British positions the Germans launched violent Infantry attacks north and northeast of Pozieres, and at two places succeded in entering British trenches. The success was not long lived, for the British soon drove them out, inflicting heavy casualties. Amid continuous heavy rains which have turned the country into a quag mire, the Russians have driven the Teutons from their trenches and occu pied them, taking 12 officers and 200 men prisoners and capturing one ma chine gun In the operation. in the Carpathians the Germans re port the capture of the two peaks from the Russians. BIDS FOR PORTLAND POSTOFFIGE OPEN Portland Firm Is Lowest on Sandstone in Competition With 16 Bidders. iHyiSSMASH! GOES YOUR TRUNK ANALYSIS WILL BE MADE Constantinople reports a series of gains for the Turks fighting against the Russians, and Petrograd admits at least one of the claims that Che Russians have been forced to retire under trea sure to the region east of Kermansha. Persia. An attack by the Russians north of Bukan. on the Persian front, was put down with heavy losses to the Russians, according to Constantinople, and in Turkish Armenia, near Bitlls and Mush, the Russians have been put to night and the Turks have taken from them positions the Russians had previously occupied. The latest report concerning the at tack of the Turks against the British forces, with the Suez Canal as their objective, indicated that the Ottoman forces met with a reverse even more serious than was first chronicled. Driven back 18 miles into the desert fighting rear-guard actions, they suf fered heavy casualties, and of their total force of 14.000 lost 46 officers and 3000 men made prisoners. They now have been entirely cleared from the ivatla-Umalshl basin. , Violent fighting is In progress be tween the Austrians and Italians on various sectors, and especially around the Gorlzia bridgehead, on the Doberdo Plateau and on the Lower Isonzo River. Near Monte Sablnota and Monte San Michel the Italians captured advanced Austrian positions, but Vienna says the greater portion of these were later retaken by the Austrians. On the lower Isonzo, Rome reports the capture by the Italians of Hill 85, which was held against violent counter-attacks. BRITISH ROOT TURKS Expedition Against Suez Canal Is Complete Failure. s from sending any of our forces to the western front, but the disastrous result shows we have provided ado auately for the safety of the Suez Canal, in accomplishing this, we suf fered comparatively few casualties, many of which consisted of slight wounas. ' CAIRO, Egypt, via London. Ausr. 7 sixteen nunared .Turkish prisoners have arrived here. They are part of the army which attacked the British posi tions at rtomam. 3145 PRISONERS CAPTURED ITALIANS Cavalry Leads Attackers Into Tray and Many Are Slain Remnant Is Driven Into Blazing Des ert, Away From Oases. PACT MADE WITH PERSIA Russia and Great Britain Conclude Financial and Military Treaty. PETROGRAD, via London, Aug. 7. Great Britain and Russia have Just concluded an understanding with Per sia strengthening the friendly relations between the three countries, according to the semiofficial Russian news agency from Teheran. "A solution mutually favorable to all the parties has been found for ques tions relating to the financial and mili tary organization of Persia," says the correspondent. "As regards the mili tary organization, it will be effected In North Persia by the development of ' Persian brigades and in South Persia by the formation of sufficiently strong contingents." $3 BILL CAUSES ARREST Yakima Man Arrested Here for Item Ho Claims Is Overcharge. Dr. M. Lobell. an eye specialist of North Yakima, was arrested late last night by Detectives Leonard and La Salle on advices from Yakima County. The Sheriff of Yakima County, how ever, sent no details of the charge. Telephonic communication between him and Detective Day showed Dr. Lobell refused to pay 3 he thought an over charge in his board bill. To avoid further trouble. Dr. Lobell said he would pay trie S3. netieral Sackville-'West Wounded. LONDON, Aug. S. Brigadier-General the Hon. Charles John Sackville-West. heir presumptive to the title of third Baron Sackville, and Lord 'Alexander George Thynne, member of Parliament for Bath, have been wounded while in France. Lord Thynne is the fifth son of the Marquis of Bath. ChlcaKO Weather Cooler. CHICAGO. Aug. 7. Showers and cooler weather arrived in Chicago and vicinity tonight and in an hour and a half the mercury dropped eight de grees. Although the temperature reached 9 degrees at 4 P. M.. no deaths were reported, LONDON. Aug. 7. The rMent at tempt of the Turks to reach the Suez Canal has proved a greater failure than the earlier reports indicated. Lieu-tenant-General Sir Archibald James Murray, commander of the troops in Egypt, reports today that besides taking more than 3000 prisoners in battle with the Turks at Romani. his forces inflicted heavy losses on them and had continued his pursuit of the retreating troops for 18 miles, clear ing the Turks from the Kataia Basin Military writers are unable to fathom the reason why the Turks ventured an attack. The only conclusion reached is that the Turkish military author! ties were misled as to British prepara tions for defense of the canal and hoped to make an Impression on rebel lious Arabs, who are extending their hold on important places in Arabia. Guns Dragged Across Desert. xne Turkish advance as far as Romani was made In the face of the greatest difficulties, their six-inch guns being dragged across the desert by oxen after relays of , planks bad been placed to prevent the wheels from sinking into the sand. The number of unwounded Turks captured by the British in the battle was 8145, according to an official statement issued by the War Office today. The statement says that the Turks were pursued for 18 miles. The pursuit continued beyond Katia, which is 23 miles east of the Suez Canal. The Turkish force is estimated to have numbered 13.000. The British booty captured is said to have included several guns of German manufacture, A dispatch describing the battle says the British cavalry was sent out to entice the enemy, who had shown disposition to assume the offensive The British horsemen fought an ad mirable rearguard action, says the dis patch, drawing the Turks on until their flanks were turnea Dy tne mounted division. Remnant Forced Into Biasing Desert "The net results of the battle ef Romani are the destruction of more than one-fourth of the Turkish effec tives and the pushing of the.remainde out into the blazing desert beyond th Katia oases," said Major-General F. B. Maurice, director of military opera tions of the imperial general staff, in explaining to the Associated Press to day the significance of the latest op erations in the Near East. "The Turks not only made a frontal attack on our entrenched positions, bu attempted to get around our left flank. Our artillery, infantry and cavalry co operated not only in repelling but i attacking the enemy, with such satis factory results that he is liable to hav an uncomfortable time recrossing th desert at this season of the year. Our advance has reached within a short distance of the edge of the Katia oases. "There is no question the German encouraged the latest Turkish attemp on the canal in an effort tQ prevent Austrian Prisoners Taken in One Day Put at 3600. ROME, via London. Aug. 7. Italian troops have captured strong Austrian ositions commanding communication etween the Travenanzes Valley and the Sare torrent In the Gader Valley, in the Tofana region, says an official communication Issued today by the War unice. several Austrian attacks on the slopes of Monte Zeblo, on the Stte Communl plateau, were checked by Italian artillery. On the lower Isonzo the Italians gained possession of nearly the whole of Hill No. 85 and held it agafhst vlo- ent counter attacks. Prisoners taken In yesterday's fight ing by the Italians total 8600. A large amount of ammunition and guns also was captured. WIN POSITION'S RELIEF WAY IS OPENED BRITISH TO TREAT OTt FEEDING OF C1TILUV POPULATION. Resumption Is Left to Judgment of United States, bnt Former Basis May Not Be Offered. San Francisco Concern. Apparently Lowest- for Limestone Building. Bids for Mechanical Equip ment Also Opened. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ngton. Aug. 7. Bids opened today by the supervising architect of the Treas ury for the construction ef the new postofflce building at Portland ' show een competition tor this contract. There are 17 bidders, and so close and complicated was the blddinar that no immediate award can be made. On the face of the bids ooened Grant fee, or san Francisco, appears to be the lowest bidder on limestone con struction, his bid for this type of build ing being 1762.200. The next lowest id but one on limestone is that of the Dinwiddle Company, of Portland. V2.5UU. a ainerence of less than 120.- 000. Norman Kerr, of New York, bid 2993 under the Dinwiddle Company. Portland Lowest oa Sandstone. On sandstone construction the low bidder appears to be the Dinwiddle Company, of Portland, which submitted three alternate bids on different va rieties of sandstone. This company's lowest bid. and apparently the lowest of all sandstone bids, was 1791.700. On other varieties of sandstone the Din widdle Company bid (810.300 and 793.800. Grant Fee. who was the low bidder on limestone construction, submitted no bids for a sandstone building. ah but firms which entered the competition submitted bids on both limestone and sandstone: several sub mitted alternate bids on limestone, and practically all submitted at least three bids on the different varieties of sandstone. List of Low Rids Given. Following is the list of bidders and their lowest bids on limestone and andstone: Lima- Ssnd- atone. itnn. Grant Fee, San Francisco. .$702,200 $ Dinwiddle Company. Port land 793,800 791,700 Boyajohn-Arnold Company.' Portland 846.160 840,000 W. H. Maxwell, Lakeside. Wash 849. OOO 852.600 Sound Construction Com pany. Seattle. Wash 831.228 S2S.777 Puget Sound Bridge & Dry- aocK company, Seattle... BM.ZOO S51.Z00 Feclersen Construction Com pany. Seattle 911. OOO 017 000 Harrington-Peters Company, beaitie sis.uoo ... O. H. Olson. Missoula, Mont. 828,720 875.320 National Fire Proof Com pany. San Francisco 837.400 859,800 George B. Long, Worcester, Mass 839.000 836.200 Norman Kerr. Nsw York. . 7S'J.S07 813.307 J. H. Weiss, Omaha... 827.700 832.000 nowiro e. w imams, ban Francisco 839.968 630.980 William Gould, San Fran cisco 793,000 703, OOO Campbell Construction Com pany. Salt Lake S43.000 S43.0O0 McClearen Peterson Com pany, ban Francisco 800,743 793,743 Because of the multiplicity of bids and the fact that alternate bids were submitted, the supervising architect will have the bids carefully scheduled and analyzed, and will then look into the reliability of the lowest competing bidders. Local Bidder May Have Advantage. On the face of the bids, It would seem that the Dinwiddle Company, of Port land, stands a good chance of obtain ing the contract, especially if a sand stone building -is decided on, and the slight difference between their bid and that of Grant Fee, of San Francisco, and Norman Kerr, of New York, on the limestone building, may not bar them If that type of building is ap proved, for allowance frequently Is made out of consideration to a local bidder, as he is on the ground and can supervise construction more satlsfac torily than an outside firm. Bids also were opened for the me chanical equipment of the new post- office. Including elevators, mall con veyors, ventilators, etc. In this com petition J. F. Shea, of Portland, was low bidder at 378.138. Eleven bids were submitted In this competition. Fox & Co.. of Portland, bidding 879,782. and the Ivenaall Plumbing Company, Hos ford Company and W. G. McPherson, of Portland, all submitting higher bids. 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Page, the Aroeri can Ambassador, which will leave th way open for a resumption of the negotiations for feeding- the civilian populations of the German-occuple areas, the conditions for which as laid down by Great Britain were recently rejected by Germany. The memorandum will suggest that the United States Government can reopen the question if it regards such a step advisable and useful. The British reply will deny the con tentlons of Germany that the British proposals were too Ions delayed and that owing- to favorable crop prospects relief action could apparently be dis pensed with after October 1. and also that the next harvest would provide for the needs of the people with the exception of certain periods. The reply will say that the first contention Is bo false that it is unworthy of discussion and that reports in the possession of the British government refute the latter. The British reply, which leaves a resumption of the negotiations to the judgment of the United States, doubt less will be received with grateful sur prise In Polish relief circles, as the note outlining the original British proposal said that a rejection of them would end the negotiations. Discussing this phase of the situa tion today, an official of the Foreign Office told the Associated Press that the offer to resume the negotiations would be made In good faith, but that no assurance could be given that the Rritish proposals could be made again on the former basis, since the govern ment bad been informed that the Ger mans were already taking the harvests in tUa occupied areas. BERLIN EDITOR ARRESTED Dr. Ernest Meyer, of Socialist Vor- waerts, Again In Tronble. LONDON, Aug. 7. The arrest of Dr. Ernest Meyer, editor of Vorwaerts of Berlin, is reported In a telegram re ceived at Amsterdam from Berlin, as forwarded by the Central News. Vorwaerts Is the leading Socialist newspaper of Berlin, and Its editor has been In conflict previously with the German authorities for his writings. In February he was sentenced to im prisonment for one week on the charge of Inciting class hatred and disobeying orders of the military authorities. Dr. Meyer's pamphlets, "Who Is Respon sible for the War" and the "Annexa tion Mania." attracted wide attention. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Complete re vision of the munitions tax section of the House revenue bill and sweeping increases in the inheritance tax were ordered recommended to the Democrat ic caucus by Democratic members oi the Senate finance committee. The proposed higher taxes on big nheritances would increase the esti mated revenue from that section ot the bill alone from $54,000,000 to $72. 000,000 annually. Retaining the House bill taxes of 1 per cent on estates over $50,000, graduated up to 5 per cent on those In excess of $460,000, the com mittee added schedules of 6 per cent on net estates In excess of $1,000,000; 7 per cent on $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; 8 Der cent on I3.ooo.ouu to ,uuu,uuu: per cent on $4,000,000 to $5,000,000, and 10 per cent on estates in excess of $5,000,000. Munition. Tax Revised. In revising the munitions tax the committee struck out the varying rates provided in the House bill lor muni tions of war. powder, explosives, sneiis, cartridges, projectiles, products of cop- ner and the like, and decided to suosu- tuta a flat uniform tax on all of these commodities. Determining that the tax shrould be made a net profit tax on the manufacturer, the committee also decided to add the following commodi ties utilized In making munitions: feteel billets. Ingots, blooms, sneii torgings, denatured alcohol and cotton linters. in addition, chemicals actually used in the manufacture of munitions would be taxed. The rate to be Imposed still Is to be determined. Abnormal Profit. Asserted. Tn consideration of revision of the munitions section. Secretary McAdoo sat with the committee and submitted statistics showing that on all of the commodities added to the taxable list profits have been abnormal since the begtnnlng of the European war. The Income tax section was complet ed today, the committee retaining the normal tax of 2 per cent on all incomes In excess of $3000 and szooo, respect ively, for married and single persons. adding the special tax of 1 per cent on incomes In excess of $4000 and $30,0. respectively, for married and single persons, retaining tne surtaxes as pro nosed in the House bill, with the excep tion of an lncrerse from 10 to 1 per rent on incomes in excess of $1,000,000. All of the proposed changes are suDjeci to the approval of the Democratic cau cus. AFRICAN DRIVE GOES ON the report from General Jan Christian Smuts, commanding the British expe dition, and are being pursued by the British forces. General Smuts says, that the minor part of Sadanl (on the Indian Ocean). was occupied by the naval forces on August 1, only slight opposition being experienced. Other naval operations are In progress at various points along the coast line. "Having reached the German Central Railway at Kilirnstande. Dodoma and Kikombo. Lieutenant-Colonel Vande venter, pursuing the enemy forces, dis lodged them from this area In the di rection of Mpauau." the report says. General Louis Botha, premier of tne Union of South Africa, has arrived in German East Africa to witness what s believed here to be the last phase of the operations against Germany's one remaining colony. General Botha was present at the recent fighting north of the German Central Railway which resulted In .a British advance and the occupation of the lines at Kil- mstlnde and other points. Meanwhile, with the occupation of UJIJ1 by the Belgians, and of Sadanl and other coast ports by the British, the Germans apparently have left only the opportunity of retreating Into the southeastern corner of the colony, where the Portuguese, tn their East African possession, are awaiting them. PRISONERS' FATE MYSTERY British Taken at Knt-el-Amara Not Heard From. LONDON, Aug. 7 AppVehenslon ex ists as to the fate of the British pris oners taken at the time of the sur render of Kut-el-Amara to the Turks. Lord Robert Cecil said In the House of Commons today that repeated In quiries had been made through the American Embassy at Constantinople to ascertain the whereabouts of these prisoners, but that no reply had been received from the Porte. This, he said, inspired considerable misgivings, as the prisoners were com pelled, after the fall of Kut-el-Amara, to cross the desert at tne worst sea son of the year. BRITISH PTTRSCIJf G GEHMASS SOLE HEMAIVLTO COLOJtT. IN Belgians Meanwhile Oeeapy TTJIJ1 and Fortaa-aese Await Defeadera la Soatheastera Cor.fr. mature publication of allegations which an Inquiry might prove to be unsup ported. The affair had been Investi gated by the late Field Marshal Earl Kitchener. Premier Asquith and him self, he added, and he was seeking to "protect the honor of a young Irish Catholic soldier against accusations In volving dishonor." The bill passed the third reading. Joseph McCusker Burled. The funeral services for the late Joseph McCusker were held yesterday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Interment was at Mount Calvary Cemetery. A large delegation of the Knights of Columbus, of which the deceased was a member, attended. AUTO THIEF IS JAILED MEI.VHOLT FOX, 18, IS CAPTURED IN STOLEX MACHINE. Rase Falls) to xeeelve Patrolman Dra- peaa Another Often.e Is Fas tened Upon Prisoner. Melnholt Fox. 18, of 451 Seventy- sixth street, was arrested early yes terday by Patrolman Drapeau for the theft of Dr. A. Tllzer s automobile. He will be given a hearing before Mu nicipal Judge Langguth today. V ith several young companions. Fox was driving the car in the Lents dis trlst, when Patrolman Drapeau recog nized the license number as that of the stolen car. He halted the motoring par ty and asked Fox if he knew that he was driving a stolen car. "Oh, yes. Fox readllr assured him. This car is my aunt's. It was stolen. but Its recovery has been reported to the police." A telephone call to the police station proved the falsity of this assertion and Fox was taken to Jail. City Detectives Price and Mallett. who Investigated the case, secured a complete confession from the prisoner. He admitted having stolen Dr. Tllzer s car, and evidence was secured that he was responsible for the theft of an automobile owned by Grover Clark, of the Alder Hotel, which wa.- twice stolen and recovered. The Clark car when last stolen was recovered In a repair shop. It had been badly damaged and the owner paid a bill of $65 for Its repair. Fox. It is said. had taken the car to the shop, telling the proprietor that the owner had paid him $1 for the service. LONDON. Aug. 7 Rapid progress In the southward drive of the British through German East Africa Is re- ported In an official statement Issued today. The Germans have been driven from the line of the Central Railway culprit. Mr. Lloyd George said he was at Klltmstlnde and other points; says doing Ms utmost to prevent tne pr WAR OFFICIAL IS INVOLVED Parliamentary BUI Paves Way for Trials in England. LONDON. Aug. 7. David Lloyd George, Secretary for War, In the House of Commons today moved the second reading of the bill giving civil ians the right to appear before military tribunals as witnesses and also pro viding that In cases where civilians were Implicated the court might he composed of civilians as- well as offi cers. This Is the bill which has given rise to rumors of the coming trial of a high official of the War Office. Mr. Lloyd Geore-e mentioned no names, but said that all the officers concerned -courted the fullest Inquiry and desired that whatever court was set up should pro ceed with An Investigation without loss of time. Replying to criticisms of and objec tions to the bill and Timothy Healy's demand for the name of the supposed SERBIANS CAPTUREVILLAGE Success Reported In Operations on Macedonian Front. 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