El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 38TH YEAR, Ed. 2, Sunday, September 9, 1917 Page: 1 of 16
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38TH YEAR
EL PASO TEXAS. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 9 1917.
ENGLISH SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS
RETROGRADE
T HALTS
THE METAL MARKET
RUSSIAN
MOVEMEN
GOVERNMENT
MAY CLOSE
MAILS TO
DISLOYAL
Poatof f ice Department and At-
torney General Considering
Act at Another Step in Cam-
paign to Wipe Oat Sedition
and Anti-War Activities
tn Event Plan I Adopted. Cor-
respondence of All Sort
From Persons Suspected . Will
Be Barred; Officials Delve
Into I. W. W. Documents.
and Ibe department or Juatteo st another
step In the government's cam palm to
wipe out disloyalty aod sedition.
Miblevl Miss IMseuseed.
Tbe subject waa discussed today by
William H. Lamar solicitor T the post
ornee department and William Flits
assistant attorney reneraJ. under whose
direction the nationwide selturt or I. W.I
W. papers was made last Wednesday
IDS two oniciais win isdki luriuer tun
Menee before a decision la reached. At
torney General nrepnry also hss contened
wilb pott orrtcs auUM) titles oo the con-
icmpisied step.
To Bar All Corrrsooadence.
Should It be decided to clone the malls
in disloyal rltluns and others suspected
or disloyally the action would not be
confined to passage or printed matter
Hfrourh the malls but would Include cor
respondence or an siarts.
Ann it v on other phases or the ram
puisn to suppress anil war movements
continued today unabited. Investigation
or tbs mass or documents tasen by (or
ernnn-nt árenla tn raids upon 1. W. W
'ircices has resulted. It was ssld In many
mil-resting disclosures.
orrirtalt carrylnr out the provisions or the
firesldenl's proclamation requlrlnc the
Icrnalnp or sold exports will pisca no
general regtrlcuona. it waa said today
Upoa iba eiport or sold In settlement el
Iranimete trade balances sralnat UM
i.nited States
kvsrv tranaaetto. however will tM
besed upon Its own merits. Practically
the only trade balance running arainst
the United SUlea and bains paid In sold.
is Japan s.
prospective shippers will be required
to show that none of the exported sold
will find tta way directly Into enemy
banda.
The outward now or sold. It Is thought
will be dammed lo a larra extent uy ex
an f r the rmbarzn
The dealrabllily of maintaining a high
standard or credit abroad roc American
hankera and buatneaa orranlialtons la ra
gar.led as necessary end no step will be
taken under the proclamation to Impair
MM b credits even should It become necee-
aary so ship sold m larger vuiuma than
Uta expone er recent mourns. -
rOtsB) OlMIMnrHATIOMS RELATION
TO RETAIL PRICES DIBrH'TCD BY
SENATOR SNERVI IN
B-- Associated Pveaa
"Washington. D. C. Saps. S. -The rood
administrations relation to retail pricea
waa disputed tn Bte senate sudsy wnen
gaassiri barman oí minóla calilas ansa
lion particularly to as cant erra declared
bread pétrea had not decreased and that
he rSStj .1111m. nailon aduiiu meal prlres
rano.it be reduced.
Where ta Moovarr ne aaananoao
ve pclre of
eenl." oh
served Orónos of north Desvie "ar
Hoover had nuinlna tn da wish that." tn
terlacted Senator Joosa of vVeshlsgtoo
I want that responsibility fixed Wheal
pri.es were rued by a I isnoalttoa appoint
ed by the president wtxo La responsible
The senator Is too rood a Mglstseor
sad lawyer so taae any soca
bintr I
istiaW
It -o.ei ss
senator La Poltstss declared Ska food
edn.mistreUou baa ao tassl power to con
trol retail prices as rosurreas essareesly
artitskaid audi sgihoiliy. wblle assent
AMI Kit t
caoaa oc tinas plan
te ami mttew
tt sac inn Ri roasts.
10 i nasi Ml A
M tCNTRAL re
By Associated ITees
tease s M stead as
iceuoo a tab parsoea Is She tsrrt
s? the realrel pasters Baa beau
out by the Astertcaa sal Cress at
tas state leu tresnal Tne
ad Croaa at neesses will be
atari
Mtrxset points out ileal cor
tots escara La gmiiBIa be
teasa tilBiHSiili ajar aa
'acd laáfcaíar-
sseat ss prtssaefs
weser asad sus
msita te Oanasaay sad bar
Boas aft virtual Iryasi
mm I
CITIZENS
worked'
laTerii3nsl R
tae asss -y sirias I
aarasaial tasan lilas
isissriisiwsaai asraf
Ui.t"f.?JLr-"M'-"
1! ..írSíL"!
MICHAEL IS
DENOUNCED
BY SLAV
PAPERS
Throw Ugh t on Campaign of
Berlin Government to Make
Capital 'Oat of Recant Trea-
son Hearing of Former Com-
mander of Nation's Annies.
In Attempt to Prove Russia Re
sponsible for Plunging World
in War Germans Deliberate-
ly Suppress Important Testi-
mony Adduced at Trial.
By Associated press.
uopsonsgen. sepv s. with tne arrival
or Hussion newspspers some light Is
thrown on toe campaign wblcb lbs Oer-
msn tovernment bas been conducting mi
Use atrenrlb or testimony brourbt out
at the trial of General Soukbomllnorr or
i-etrotrad. ror hirh tresson. Accounts
or tbe trial published In the novo
Vreniya or Pi-lrogred show that tn the
ailimpi to prove that Hussis was respon-
sible ror beginning the war. the Ger
mans deliberately suppressed Important
aria or uta testimony riven by General
snuachkevltch. former chief of the Rus
sian senara! stall.
Oaatle Important Pasasis.
I report of toe irlsl. tbs eami-
orrictal German news agency omitted in
us entirely a pas sears regarding an in
ports bad bean received that German mo
bilisation already was secretly ta prog
ress. Tbe Russian starr knew that this
could be done under the German law.
without formal proclamation whereas In
Russia s public inaniretlo from Uw
peror was necessary.
On tbe following day a dlanateh waa
received from tbe Russian embassador st
nerun confirming tne previous inrorma-
Uon that Ibe Ueiman mobilization was In
progress. The emperor torn eaprasaed
his thanks to General Janutchkevitrh ror
not having revoked the mobilisation
Stetaaaeal of MJchaelle.
chancellor. Dr. Micbselis. said earlier in
tbs week established "Irrefutably" that
is was mo military parly around the
Russian emperor and not Germany which
cnose tne time ror the war. Tbe enan
cellor asid that ir tbe American govern
mem bed bad knowledge or this tesU
inony Its judgment as to the responsl
biuty ror th- war ss eipressed lu the
president's reply to Uw pope would bare
owen quite uiiiereni.
The principal point made by Dr. Mich
asllt waa that the Ruaslau emperor con
vanead at length of Ibe German emueror'
desire ror peace ordered can cells Unci
aa asss SBOSHiissnon order but that
couple or criminals" disregarded
order and thwarted its execution.
reference was made by the chancellor
w suppressed tesumooy woicb la now at
hand. Indicating thai the Russian stsff
bad learned the Oerman mobilisation was
tn progress secretly end that when ibis
fart had been established definitely taa
Husslsu emieror thanksd bla chief or
starr ror not basing carried out the order
to cancel the aaoaHHtaUon decree.
ll.HAS'a Marc
mj a send stop press.
Copeobssean. ftetrt. s weU ilerioe.l
movement Is manifesting iteetr m ant-
many combining s protest sgalosi Uie at
lllude or Usa rrlchaUa majority In adopt-
mg tae pesos resolution with eiprasssoaa
or IsakkraaBBlaaa at sis larm aai 1 .
uroi w usou s ra pit so paase a SSI met n
lnterual coadlUoea In that country. But
aseas oraraaxlaatlnns in em... ...r. m
Oaraoaay show airns of carerul nurture
and aceelarauoa or the nwvaasent frota
gessf asan si roree which la perhaps not
far removed from the Interests nos con
i-oaai Ansel gar. or Berlin the
unlet of tbe aaovaanauL
jyjg."!"'. " eaxnpalsn now being
.the roatsrvauve preaa lor over
throw of ska rase batas' s decision How
isr the e
dlffTct "la
the sasctsoe
áBS caanpausii
f r ' I fhl- .
The rhesas ii of
3 S.'S'H::
r heve primad
BaaaL s The
atsoul lu be. Hi
ñaua nave least ad I
'!; wm resjsrtJad aa iiamatsl
aa siasBiaStaj ef
aa taa big ssuUm
5 .i Tlle b.'i'l.
The Russian
..jZieSsÍeiesasSs
Liberty Army Quota From
El Paso Sent Away With
Smile and God Bless You'
Impressive Parting at Union
zens. With Tear-Dunmed Eyes Bid Bood-bye to 31
Young Men on Way to Saa Antonio.
By R. 0. CHAPMAN
El Paso witnessed one of the grastsst
stnoUr demonstrations In Its history
alurdav rnornma when thirty one l iberty
ooys. tne city's first quota or me na-
tional army entrained si Hie union su-
tlon for Camp Travis. San Antonio Tetas.
It was ISial o'clock raro heart late.
a hen the Sunset limited to which waa
altaehed the car with the El
bos i. pulled out or
loos ume Drier to the departure of
the train (anthers wives sweethearts and
friends of the mea going to the front
en ' the sidewalk alongside or tne
As the conductor cried hsuls
the tram began to move
man In Ilia car crowded closer tn the win
dews. Those who bod the Dotal of van
tato were able to reach out for tbe final
Readkrrrklefs Beast Buey.
A I Uie Usui ..mad in. nieiilum lha man
ha the ear leaned further out of the win-
dows As long as they ware In aiglit
thoee left batuud eoolinuad .waving fare-
wells Hesxdkrrchlefs. wbeB they were
Bast other else in use which was seldom
fluttered in Uta brease fists aasd hats
were waved ak.n The ie r"h( le
toread the farewell sisuala. aanptoytng
BkaBstatl fsbflstM teawea saVee-y-- sat -J -a atesaBassssssBssáaB
Basan . I BNlMiaaVi rniarii moa wm.
Tne train reached the rum st Frsek
street and sat asas sate ase straigat
r The car with Ft Paso I Iberty eras
varad aaseataw asto the tram which
Jia Jarrjrtnt It to the point where the
jWMWMty sjM úwékomiú w$
was H
folio a
this tasas wa
did asst even Irs to
the eyes ef s basnet siei aoae a
assessor eryusg east est aahasasd ef it
were unshed leers Yet the artaur saaa
had -been seal awes with a senile ' lor
net a soil was beerej er dsd tetra saaass
freely do we abases
eat Uie ruse to go.
It le true that tas e
eyaa of a
lure and
aleas raen they were ximbsK as asset
Use .beak ef IBs eat who asas listases
bes BBS saastUj jase tetare pat asase furesd
a mteaaded tor good chess. It was
!' ..V.X.9 f?
ImfWlmtl sWasBBkBtsfjarOT sjaDBM leesVwlsT tBBlam
asasaaal as aaasia asas asad osa est Sao
I Nearly hare taaaaaad east ef Baa cor whs
dsew te ssy m laHhlng aa Bis aster Da
astas Bss efSaeta. the haaeas (See btarhar
ta tas sskaas. pa aasat aaassaat rea wee
bP- -t?v-jv.-223"2 "f
ssasatarsskaa. set aa SSBBI SB psaaBas asas
re fraalv aOwldlne tears and
rooeaal the reel la
ho was not
W inter: "Thus for and
Station When Leanng Citi
TeaseBass Bsaae at
The moat touching scenes were enacted
In the station Jusl lr re the army a as
let through Usa palea to go to the car
Aa tbe man married through Uie streets
with petrUiUc dUxena bringing up tae
rear. In the strains or the stirring pa
tnotlc mualc played By an Inlanti y band
led by Bandmaster oska gtepban. the
feeling or pride In them seetned to dom
lasts every other et tUon with the ex rep
Hon of the spirit of patriotism wblcb
mtttl have been relt by all at the algbt
or Use rirat El Paaoans going tu tbe rronl
At rirat there was the bustle and bustle
ace n asneo y toe she Inratallmi of the Mas
of starrti m front of taa courtbousa T ..
crowd tatbered wanted to shake the
baud of every uisn who bsd answered the
ceil ot Bis country They were sirr
íbaVsSoí !o? mira Xa' ZKT!"
Jast
head of tbe Une of march. City dark
ack liawsou and (1 pi oornsiu. suud
g on lbs bal. on i of she rity ball on
iniied s hugs Ameilrea lisg. II rear had
ano Hevs of the entrance to the city
nail applauding sad cbeere brass oui
foUewad dlree
aaaetisri or district Re i
By Sect ef Has hand They
vara Jwdss l. a Dale. aSsJrsasa W. I.
Ss!" or sSBWS tiBTi
ZímmZCmW b'S
aeJíy ' 'ieasS"!!' jjj jala h'nít' Umü
arase are wariers. dates varo teso ser
asase Bastad tsa Éjs sidawaaks lúeas
tíes' es aa aha ssaSeweJk's sed "eaaresws
to the al alius Al ese tasar (Sil tu las
Msataaa the ma abare an vea asad sweet
bearTs ff UM assaas wa r o wsgsssyi
fwsry pasa aatvarsrssl. fiase wsa ajea
skews ummimijl asks
No Farther.
TWO WORKMEN ARE
KILLED !N BLAST AT
FRANKLIN ARSENAL
Score or More In jtsred in Explo
sion Which Is Declared to
Be Accidental.
lillsdelptns. I's Sept. S.-Two work
men are known to have been killed and a
(sore or atora persons sadly Injured
an eipioaion (I tbe rrsnkford an anal bars
early today. Accord mt By workers taa
axplotlon waa accldanlal. there beans
oothint to indicate thai n waa csused by
aa outside agency. Two or the twenty
aeras injured art youat
aujor Moinromery.
(rsensl. and hie
and declina Is ataae
Csre-
saaaasaB or a workman II waa believed.
waa Uta causa ef the BscJItni
Tbe eipinaioa oosarred ha aas of tares
.mall buddings known at detoneliot dry
rooms wnera tna prnaser sapa tor aarei
sad hi inch snails aad small arm ran
ridges are dried Tbs building lu quae
Itone nas na ague p
aad every pre. auUoa
vent SSkBBBBBBI
Pire fii. ed
ht aevarsi other
the artillery llsistat
there were tarea sad
prompt wort or a
rtraaatti ssvad the
teots from dsstn
Two asea asare lulled by ata bursuug
sooa ftar Ibe eaploaeoa "mVhtrh ledánS
nfruiala the lasltce and ill sr partial
p Sr.
tTOJ tj 99fQÚs9t
akr ktSSSáfiiJ
aa a aaataaxar ear
haaaaáry
fBtwsaahya sad satsssl
' sTñíh aftaH bS
WmmWmmWM
i .t .
la
aVVaaaMWaah. . Basse a. -The SkaMlsBhl
and bamaad best Mviir aady of tan rear
atase tarjas adinat atare Waánss
bare IsCóV IsnaaSk a eaTsf BrwslTsád
asee ssíSmss of asa suit by dsavoykat
Sha cssttd a Body Her resosery ta doubt
rl saa Biislril stessars la aha Cartraili
anal easartct. irosa whtrh the girt aaaeav-
paered. atstdj aaart ht JST iisraB teatey
LEGATION 0F
SWEDEN AT
ASSISTS
KAISER
Act as Secret Means of Com-
munication in Transmitting
Sailing of Ships and in Giving
Directions for Destruction
Saya State Departrnent.
Telegrams From the German
Charge at Buenos Aires to
Berlin Foreign Office Fall
Into Hands of Secretary Lan-
sing and Sustains Disclosures.
By Aasocisled Press.
Wsshlnrton. D. C Sept. a - How we
den's legsuoo in Agenuns acting aa a
secret means nf rnmnmnlcauon between
the llerinsn rbsrgs tn Buenos Alms and
the Bsrlln rorelgn orrire trenamltted In-
formation of Use Bailing of ships and di-
rection for their destruction by submsr-
Ines. was revealed today In ofTlclsl dtg-
pati'hss tntde public by the state depart
State Depertsasst Statenteat
The fnilowing wit lt(u(d st the lepan
aermsn rhsrte d'srrsires at I neons ai
to tbe rorelgn office st Berlin which. I
regrst to say were despatillen from
Roanos Airea by the Swedish lessilon as
Ihslr own orriclsl metasgea addressed Id
aas Stockholm foreign office.
TrasMlatlen ef Meaeesaa
"The following ara translations or lha
Herman leu
'May I. IM7. Number 31. The tov
ernment baa now released Herman ana
eetl lament or the Monte Protsrldo rase
there hss been a great change in public
reeling. Uovemnssnt will m ruture only
war Anreitine snips ss far aa ess ni-
nas. I kst that the email steamers Orsn
and Ouaao. list of January (meaning
which aallsd list ynu tona which are
(now) nearlnr Bordeaux with a view to
change the flag may be snarsd If nos
slbis or sise sunk without a traes being
left ( apurlor vcrsenkt").
- LUASbnlil
Camaisads aerusel ef tVesent
July I. I91T. Mumber so. 1 learn from
s rsllsbls iourcs the srting minister for
and Anglophils declared In a secret tes
fr mi Berlin a Droani
not In sink
; en reed to.
I rernm
mora Arsentlna shins. If not
relstlons would he brotan off. I rernm
mend rerussl and. ir necssssry cslllng in
ins msaisuon oi epsin.
'LUABlinil .
t ItlT. Numfser as. Wltbou
anv tendenry to make roncas
atoas postoóae rafily to Argentine note
unUI receipt or run her reports. A rhsngs
nr ministry la probable. A( retarda Ar
gemine steemers. I reinminend etther
'ompalllns them in torn back sinking
them wliho'lt leevint sny trsces or let
tint them through. They srs (II quits
"lUlBUBIV
askaa Mshsa Na Ceaaeal
Coplss of olrieial diapetchee aent to the
Berlin ror elan offne by Oiunl I uslmrg.
the Uermsn charge lu Buenos Airea. In
cipher through Use Swedish legation Usara
public by secretary lapsing wiinnui any
easseaaaan aa to hew Shay rail into the
hands of Ibis government or sny indies
ttua ef whet It to corns aa tbe result or
a disclosure
Coplee or Uie lisle department's an
Mxneeinenl were deli erad al sha sanu
tsa they were made public tn tbe Ar
gsottaa embassy and Iba Swedish laps
Baa Idee revealing tne saa an i la which
Oaranaar used Sweden in her machine
liona tu Argentina sha dispesahaa show
bow the tier men charge al the Ume Ar-
waa Mrini a irnnai diplomatic
srsy aim Hermans over aaaBBBBT-
out leeeint any 'raie" and m other dis
pstches was nworining nia
now to regare sri
me dsetrurtioa
to show UM
rilsMiai t (la si a Iks rat gay sad la it ra
M Mast aa far aa the sSBBBaauj at Arpen
una ware saacsrasd ; aad aaesaat.
rk.se an i mases i where Oeraaaw
Sea IB Asasriea.
was tlvM
gtraraiea
ARGENTINA
tevem usual
Betetteae Betweea Swedes aad Uarassay
lo the aeasaeve ef say official esse
rassal whatever get tsa tUsceoeerai it an
! .oled mmmmiZnlnG? rri.
ware two flret:
UK I
2
ffjij"? tL
!aIIsiBi b i iutl k i eli" ft mli- f
f ' I J V '' j B la'aUisis
Mtati.s u"'U in a i- a - I
HAS ANARCHY
HAMSTRUNG
RUSSIAN
FLEET?
Fate of Potrograd Dependa
Upon Whether or Not Offi-
cers and Crews of Battles -ivsa
in Baltic Remain Uncornspt-
ed and Willing to fight.
Capture of Veteéis by Germana
Means Disturbance of Bal-
ance of Power and May Re-
quire Presence of American
Dreadnoughts in North Sea.
Hy Arthur at. POLLEN.
Near York BepL s -At any Una be-
tween August tsis. and March of this
yesr iris Uermsns could have taken Riga
bad they chosen to concsntrsle s tuf-
riclenl force of artillery and men and
been wining to pay tbe price that would
piubably not have bean large In Uvea.
Al any time during ins issi six mourns
they cuuld hsve taken It aa easily ss. In
fsct tbsy have now done. Wbat Is the
sign:ricsnce iban or this last success-
ful ausckr Why waa Rigs not worth
taking before? there waa atoul righting
and rhui h or It between Dvmsk and the
or the great drive that won Warsaw and
Poland and drove the Russians on to Ibe
line from Riga hi Ibe I'rlpat marsliei sod
from rrlpet to tbs Bukowtna.
Reason far Delay al tupa.
In lis earlier alagas the attack had in
eluded tbe taking of Iba blghly linportanl
port or I iba ii and the less important pon
of VVIndau. But the attack an luge was
not presssd to soccesa lor an excellent
reason i ne real value or rise to uer-
rnany depende upon lis being a predic-
able advanced base ror a rurther Inva-
sion to Uie northeast. The seiture or
Llbeu tare tbe left wing or the Uertnan
invading army a sirs lit line of rail lu
the from and Herman sea power was suf
flclent to control slid set urs the sea sup
ply to this pon from tbs Herman Baltic
rarts. una (I once relieved trie only
Ins of railway running from ueruiany
lulu northern Huaata. If a similar
trime could bo stlaMIaBed and or osa clad
between I base ports and Rigs tae value
i us capture would nave neen incai
ulable-had tbe Hermane In leudad Bet
ultímete taking or Putrugrtd.
nut tits avente or August Kit snowed
tbtt It woold be Impossible to use hits
itnout nrsi puiung the nustisn neet
out or action in tun monto u may oe
remembered s (lermsu fores consisting
pre dreadu'iuabla. mine sweepers.
light cruscrs end destroyers managed
on us third attempt and In
fores tbe lltrben
channel
and to eotei
I
gloriously sml lha old (lavs nude
noaiiiou or lbs madeonale Oerman
forcea unteiisble.
úsalas riset Pawerlul
It became obvious that Ussy eeuid not
noid ina gun sno us siiprosciics with
obi running tbs risk of stuck bp the
h o asi an battleships and without s vic-
torious bailie ti aea lha ships In too
suit would rerumly be trapped. The
on mans srcordlatly wlvbdeew. At thst
Urna II would bsvs been insanity to have
brought s fores equal to ngllUllg Uis
new Hastian drssdnouibu Into these-
asure Por the RussUn dresdimudiis
aere Indlvlduslly mors formidable ship
for ablp than any m lbs Uermsn fleet
They could each bnng a broadside rire
inssiurad by weight of broadabu fire
tinas awl wss at leset espial to thai of
any (Is or saves ships ef the tug a ssss
Ileal lu lieu Moreover there was srr
food reason ror believing last Use gun
nery oi the nasslta BSWSSSBPS WSS
parlor to that of toy ussy lo Use wo
To be reason aWr aura of rietory. IN
rere tbs Oermsns would bsvs bsd
usss aatp( by (I taael It or their
si mess odds sn-iuri
S very rosUy sflsir in
Hueaien gunnery fa bat
d sauersl sxisertalloni
This superior skill moreover wss not
tbs only advsuUge which lbs Russlsa
rtsst gosseiaaa At thai Ulna thsrs wart
aeveral nnii.h submeriin-s in toe nus
alan service and with Iba Suae Ian boaU.
they ware playing lbs devil with Use
oerauen irsnsporii
The Oermana found use
faced by a eilostivu
Jem. (H
base asad asar the
-At the enemy's bass. Tbsy
to take BBS risk uot only of
f aary I PC seed hy Ibe sub
a.il sa dastrwyara aad even
ir uta uaderwslsr tapirs were e.oid.j
Uses would have to ItpM a rtoat sruun
alia an eaaaa tf far prill I r srUUsry
i i i i 1 1 . li insiii BtsBl lhamsal.ee nsl
yjy1 fistrjti gpñ(f!!r' "i "''J''
ight base asst Ms sr eeeesL aad
Vila's: utsfjL
bM Ptaaxtly. u was varv lar
dts sag. aad
Saatsw ee stall
Ma Saabi that H waa aas tr the
ar all sf tasas essMsstarsssaahe (Bat
rne I'nuiuierti run-
pre dreadnought bsd lust besa ssaas Bp
Küjtsrtssi tbs fjjf toml bsd
iitriuoll brlllltvMtf the ytwassr efflcera
of our aillos' asvy-Batr Adaursl ked
...salve. M
not unl Ik.
lead in.
NEW LINE Al
LIVONIA IS
BEGINNING
TO DEFINE
ITSELF
Berlin Report Admits Fn Basra
Forces Are "Digging in" oo
Front Extending Over Many
Miles Between Roga and Ps
trograd; Prepare Stiff Resist-
Approach of Wet and Cold Sea
son Said to Militaba Against
Further Efforts by Prussian
Army to Push Beyond Pres-
ent Point of Invasion.
Rnssis's probable new Una In Livonia.
follow Ing the ratreal from Hit a under
Himlenburg a presaura la now be
ginning to define itself. Tbe retrorrsde
movement appears to have been definitely
nana a in some sartors at least where
the Ruaalsna are digging in to make a
I land.
Berlin's report reveals this sum of st
rain mora clearly than Pdrntrsd'a.
Judtmg from Use uermsn sutemente lit
Russian Use attends Irum west of Kt-
kenhussn on Uis in ma. about M milts
seat or Frledrlchstadi and approximately
M miles southeast of luga uortowstt
through the town or Bending. It miles
wad or venden and oo lo the gulf of
HlgS.
Dvlaa line straightened Out
Thus lbs rronl northwest or Jvinsk Ba-
stead or curving sharply weal jutt be-
yond Jaeobatsdi. ss it did to take la
lbs Rigs district bow leaves lbs Ovias
there sad oonunuei lo (Unoet ( airtight
use to tat (east
Both Herman and Russian opinion seem
to think the new oerman invasion win
not uroceed much further this rali. Tbs
approach or the wet and cold seasons
minutes against a real push toward pa-
trograd at present 11 u hoped evaa If
von Hindnnburg bad the man to spare
ror the dirricult uak.
Deaeeraie Austriaa Beats Uses.
On lbs Aiiatro Italian rronl Usosrsl Ca-
dorna seems to be meeting witb rsstst-
tncs evaa more depe rale uun before la
his drive low aid Trieel. Ao Austrian re-
pon lbs dau or whirb la uncanals.
rial mi a decided reverso for Ibe lullahs
In lbs Osrso region Tbe driving or tbe
Italians rium tbe vinniiv of stonu
otsriele northeast or oorlsls Is
ISlllltUl
There lias been no hint of l
In recant I Minn reporta sod the Aas-
trlsn siatemeni possibly rerera to ground
silnilltedly lost teuiporsrlly by the Italians
soma days ago. The lone or the laual
Itsllsa lialsmsnls sssms roiifldent saps
eislly aa retards Use rightutt In tae tta
Uabriele region wlisrs an Italian victory
virtually waa predicted desplM
oua Hosieries.
Verdue Be.jlee AeUte.
i rauco Belgian front
Veldull
again to be JevalopUig Into the
renur or iiiuraal barlm. at least
tea s sertoiia effort by the Preach
indb ilea
scarred ssa Ths i ranch
aliara on s wids (rent Iridsy i
Urlng Ustir eff.srt ssal of ibe
iwesn kiasogwgaxx and the
varhsrsuvllls rosd. aaya the Osrrusa wtr
orri.-e. wblcb elalau a repulas mnicMd
upon Oeuoral I'eUln. Saturday oaornlag
(weaver alter drum rlrs lies stuck was
Explosion Gives Police
Clue to Fully-Equipped
Plant for Making Bomb
ma
...I I . 1.. uo
iinaalili aa thai faadd
m drlvs arparan try
aaat aa lbs paaat
oa which tbs rreavcb right Desk hinged
la the rereul successful offauslv.
Oa sene of the other war ibiHtrt bate
tbsra been actions of trida iBMiaiMsiia
W ieS. BhrliMlT
seretary Lsneuxt in Wtasasgtos assdt
public today . pies of ofrirlsJ 1 1 ai etl bat
aeal by Uie Oerrasn rherge d'Arratrss
áas " ranasnliud M BerUa rsaardlst has
sailing or merchant véasela and dlracSMtsf
fives fur their deetrucUnu by iiihawrlBBS
Tbs ossemuuii aUfsie. II M iiinsBBhaL
wars la cipher and ware asal by VM
awediab h rasaos aa lu owa.
' !"-..i . BBhg
w--ES'SSS
.nu. sure area astasd by uass of aba tf.
ri.saa Be gave (be asase ef baten
iJítf T rff " 'tag'
Ths Báaat arta
s assaa bewsm (ra
saikiwa aaa rive taw
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Black, James S. El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 38TH YEAR, Ed. 2, Sunday, September 9, 1917, newspaper, September 9, 1917; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth199277/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.