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i iL lLJG JL SITUATEOfI IS Fiwaurc Pail Altegethsr Thursday Morning, But Other Cities Have they say that if the ruling is not beyed, the privilege of sprinkling Drill be denied Mr. Grupo believes that hie ruling rill be observed by all citizens who "kavo tbe welfare "of the city and of themselves at fxeart' Observance of It wJU relieve the" dangerous situa ti o' to the city, any drastic peasures having to be" enforced. TELLS SENATORS NAVY IS FILLED jr InternaUonal News Washington, Aug. 8. Rear Admiral Jalmer, of the bureau of navt tpn of the navy department, ap earlng before tbe senate military af airs committee today 'on the new aanpower bill, testified that its pro.

latraents in the. The navy com ienieht practically fiUedV he eald, vlng between 430,000 and 440.000 len. Its requirements from this timo will be' only about 15,000 a month, hiefl foe marine. YANKS PROBABLY IN PICARDY, FIGHT 4 of the battl line touthiaat of 4 A Amlfni and are believed to be 4 J. takinx part in the new often 4 tii atainst the Germans, al A thonih the presence of Ameri 4.

cans In the flffntlnc was sot 4 A specifically mentioned early 4 f. Thursday by the French and 4 4 ErlL'ah war ofllcea In their of flclal communiques at? noon. A Cantlsny, serenteen miles A routheast of Amiens, was re captured by. ifie Americans A from the Germans shortly after United states troops were put I iPcniQTnitinfj IILUIUIIUUIUIL WILL BE READY WHEN QRESS PA8SE3 MANPOWER BILL, MAY BE BY PRECINCTS Dr. Fry Will Ask Commissioners Appoint Registrars for.

Hunt Ington County. to That another registration cf men for military service will be hold in Huntlncton countv wfthin less than two months was, indicated Thursday by a letter received by 'ih'e county conscrlDtlon board asking tnat ar nuiaements be made' for the next registration. 'The letter from Major Robert BalUell contained a 16ng' telegram from. Provost Marehal General Enoch Crowder, telling of the expected leg' islatlon to be enacted by congress, and warning state agents that the registration would be held immedi ately after the' passage of the bill, or as soon as Prasident vvuson can is euo a proclamation after signing tlte bill when it is passed. The letter says that the of the men who will be expected to regis ter will be set by congress, but tho plans for the registration cm bo made before this Is done.

It is ex pected that the registration will be cone by election precincts, wltli a ntJetrar in each precinct for oacb eighty persons expected to register. It is expected that about one and one third times af many registrars will pe needed.r vu Dr. C. W. Fry, chairman of the Huntington board, announced Thurs day he would ask the election commienloners of the ounty to ap point registrars for; each precinct This the commissioners can do because they are familiar with the precinct lines, and with the poHlng places.

It la. expected that most of the inftlstratlon pierces will be in. tbo same places, where, the primary tcona wire held. Lists of 'the regis tering places will fee issued later. however, and it will be the duty' of every, manwbo must register to no quaint, himself witto 'bls number and find out where he mst Registrars generally are expected to give their eervices for One day, but Jn case pay is' 4 wl be allowed by the government at the request of the local boards In counties having more than one local board, a central, registration committee will be name! to' have charge.

I "TT TTv "HUNTtNGTON OPPORTUNITY'S GATEWAY HUNTINGTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, NO. 187. Thirty fourth Yuv JV 1 1 1 a U. Troops jP OHE MAN RECLASSIFIED Getting Deferred Standing, en Agriculture He Hires In His Place. Three white men will be sent aCiwinnntl by the ccnty board August acoMicg to notice received from the state conscription will mobilize August 14, at 8 o'clock.

directly "to Cincinnati by way of In dianapolis. A call has been received for tbe Induction of two negroes into the service, to be sent to Fort Dodge, (By International News Service) With the Britiih and French tiD hammering the Germani south of tlie Aisoe rirer, and the British bit ing deeply the German front in Flanders, the allies opened a terrific new drive today, east and southeast of Amiens on the Pi cardy plain. The assault was launched over a wide front By the British fourth army, and the French first army, at dawn, with Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British commander in chief, directing the operations. 1 1 Initial official dispatches from British great headquarters in the tolconununique issued by the French waaoffrcer at: noonr said that the attack is progressing under avor (able It la believed that the Germans at lhe tbe conpcripHon, again were taken by surprise in this board, and will leave on the Wabash; second great allied counter offensive at 6:55 tbe next morning. Tbe men 'of the year.

They Were certainly will change trains at Wabah and caught napping when Marshal Foch made the first drive with French and American forces on the Marne, July 18. The assault oposite Amiens fol lowed a series of sharp local thrusts Des Moines, Iowa. In addition to tliejwhich the bave been carrying two the board will send one n.au;out ln that Bector ln tne operation9 who was transferred to tho Hunting fhIa n. TAav c.r.nnh fnro ton board from Hamburg, N. Y.

The Huntington ccunty men are Manuel Boldin, 'who Is now ln Mississippi and Julius ratterson, a porter in a barber shop. The transferred man ie Matt Torrance. Some of the men who tare obtained deferred classification on grounds other than dependency do some queer things soon after they find they are released from Immediate erviice. One man wfao was reclassified recently, left the farm, hired a man to take his place, and went to Virginia where he. got a Job, at high wages in a munition plant He made a casual inquiry short time ago about his status, and the result was that it was changed.

Another man of 1918 class left (he feim Immediately after ho was notified cf his deferred classification, and went to work in this city. HIh name was sent to tho district board for re clakslficatlon Thursday. Older men who have been em ployed in factories have changed their imployment and neglected to report to tho board, with th reShlt that their classification was changed Immediately when tho change of sta tus waa REVOLT AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI REGIME By International Kews Service: Washington, Aug. AiemDers or the constituent assembly of the northern, region are reported to have: rer' volted against the Bolsheviki regime and set up a government of their own in the 'dlatrtct of the Namara, Vologda, Archangel, Nodgorod, and Kazan according to a dispatch, re ceived from Ambassador Francis by the state department today. Institute Reorganizing By lnt irrational Newi Bervtoe: Chicago, Aug.

7. The Art Institute of Chicago is undergoing a period of reorganization. It is announced to "day that Theodore J. Kane Is retlr lag as dean, and that George W. Eg gers, Ihe art Institute director, wilt act as head of the school Other lm portent changes in the personnel of the teaching force are contemplated, if was' said.

had drivcnback the Germans between Braches and Morzel, reaching the Avre river. Whether or not Americans are tak Ing an Important part in the new of. ensive bad not been made known at tbe time this was written, but as Americans are known to be holding a sector of the battle southeast of Amiens, it Is fair to assume that "they co operated in this new blow; The extension of the offensive zone from the Aisne Marne Did 'to "Picardy shows that the allies are determined to give the Germans no rest, and are taking precautions to forestall any counter oftenslve that the German high command may be planning. The allies are strlklnsr hard and it is evidently their object to throw the Germans back from Amiens, Just as they were rolled back from the Mnrno. There is a similarity in the two operations.

In Picardy the Germans sought to drive toward Paris and cut the line of communication supplying the northern armies by taking Amiens. On tbe Marne the Germans agam tried to advance on Paris, at tfce tame tlnis cutting the communlca line feeding the eastern armies. The German plans on the: Marne have been crushed an dupsct and JLL tl un me auios are engagea over turning the German plan in the north. By International News Service: Lorfdon. Aug.

S. A great offensive was launched ngainut the Germans on the Picardy front by ftitliih and French troops today. The Fourth British army und the (Continued on Pas Tour) JOSEPH EGKERT HAS ARRIVED IN' FRANCE Word baa been received by Mr; and Mrs. Jacob Eckert of Clear Creek township that their son, Prlvate Jo. seph Eckert of Company S39th 'infantry, has arrived safely in Ftanee.

Private Eckert was formerly statloatfd at Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. ACROSS VESLE RIVER AMERICANS ADVANCE IN PACE OF STRONG GERMAN RESISTANCE. (By Newton C. Parke, News fiervica Staff Correspondent.) Wild the American Army on the Ainne Vesle Front, Aug. 7, (0 p.

ni.) Beating off repeated, counter a iuulls inflicting. heavy losses oa the enemy, tlt Americans who fore to' framings of the Vesie river between Fl.mes and Bazoches, dug in and clung to their new positions. J. Many rlrong Get man machine gun positions on the slopes north of the Vesle were wiped out of existence by the hot and accurate fire of the American artUAry. American engineers distinguished themselves by working urdor a ter rific lire from Go.

man. guns, throwing bridges across tbo river for the In fantry to cross on. Tbe American attack was launched at 4:30 yesterday afternoon, follow 111 ft.ur hours of artillery prepi tic 11 Tho assault centered bet Fismes and Bazoches. Our right wing crossed the Beslo in considerable strength, tbe machine gunners doing much havoc to the The left wing was held up near Ba zoches by heavy fire from the Ger man artillery and machine guns. By 10 o'clock the Germans had or ganlzed a counter attack.

The at tacking waves which charged against the American positions at the foot of the plateau were shattered and tho Americans he'd firmly to their new positions. After nn effective uomuardment and under cover of heavy fire from our machine guns, tho left wing again went forward at (Continued on Pat Four) FIVE INDIANA MEN CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Aug. 8. Two army and two marine casualty lists were Issued today. The army lists contained 237 names, divided as follows: One hundred and thirty one killed ln action; sixteen died from wounds; one from aeroplane accident; five from accident and other causes; sixty two wounded severely, and twenty two wounded, degree undetermined.

The marine lists contained. 108 names, divided as follows: Two killed In action; one died from wounds, twenty severely wounded in action, one slightly wounded action, seventy four wounded In action, degree and ten missing in action, The' casualty lists contained the names of the following Indiana Corporal Clarence Hunter, Madison, killed in action. Clarence La Tourette; Covington, killed in action. Artie Moore Nashville, killed In a Harrison Taylor. Henryville, died of accident and other causes'.

Samuel Benick, Frankfort, wounded, degree undetermined. LEFT WING IS DELAYED Counter Attack Is Organized but Falls atv Eff.ct Artillery Opens the Way for Sammies. ALLIES OPENING 1 Are SECOND DRIVE allied offensive which 4 was "opened opposite Amiens today is the seventh drive of the year. The first five were by the Germans; the last two by the alliej. The dates and places follow: 4 J.

German offensives: March J. tl, Plcaidy; April 9, Flanders, May 17, Alsne Marne front; 4 June 9, tfoyon Montdldler front 4 and June 16, Marne Cham 4 pagne front. 4 Allied drives: July 18, 4. Alsne Marne rout, and August 4 8. Picardy.

4 'rv'v 1 PREPARE TO GET OUT OP POSI TION ON AI8NE BATTLE FRONT, 1 I TANKS ARE EMPLOYED Used to Good Effect In Picardy Battle Line Germans Are 7 A. Surprised. By International News Service: Lodon, Aug. 7, (4:10 p. The Anglo FrenCh forces on the southern tide of the Picardy' front have crossed the Avre river and are advancing toward the Luco valley.

Tanks are teing employed In tbe guns and light field guns spurted death Into the German ranks. A violent barrage was slammed down In front of tbe and French as they moved forward. Tbe Germans were taken by sur ITlee in most of positions under attack. By International News Service: London, 8 (3:20 p. The Germans have begun to destroy bridges over the Aisne river and are withdrawing their heavy artillery north of the Alsne, evidently in prep.

aratlon for. retreat, according to reports reaching here this afternoon from the Alsne Marne front. As a re. suit of the continued raids by allied airmen over German towns many German airplanes bave been with drawn from the (Alsne Marne battle rent. By Intsrnatloral News Service; London, Aug.

8 (3:87 p. The iTanco cruisn onensive louay was launched over twenty mile, front, the main weight of the attack being aimed at General von Huller's Eight, eenth German army, although it over, lapped several other commands, according to a dispatch from Reuter's correspondent at the front. THE WEATHER Sun rise B0. Sun set 7:51. Forecast for' Indiana Probably thunder showers late tonight or Fri d)ay: 1 cooler tonight in northwest portion; cooler Friday.

1 lllflll I wXBy fa have aclvanted five kilometers, slighUy more than three miles, in then jnev: of ensive oh the Pi cwdy ront Several thousand prisoners have In I t' News Service x''; i '''r'r''. iv WwhonTAug. 8. Americah troops have crossed the Vesle river eiasi of Bazoches and have reached the Rheims Soissons highway, General iPershing reported in his communique of August 7, made pub 'B International News v.v 40, WwhlnonTAug. American troops, brigaded with the BritishVare inaction in the great new British offensive before Amiens.

Until their iden tity is disdosed by General Pewhing, however, officials here will hot say whjt units are actually there prisoners equivalent to the number of a division tove been taken by the Anglo French forces in the new drive in Picardy nrmrAma tn Information this afternoon. A German division is commonly to be about 12,000 men, although the size varies widely. 1 i By International News Service the Anglo trench trpops orilthe Picardy front is now four miles, it yas stated in dispatches from the zond today. Among the villages recaptured from the Germans are Rioreuil, Demain and Abrincourt ahd Morlaneourt. Low fighting iting '5PBIILIII ORDER MADE LIMITED TO HALF HOUR BY WA JER WORKS DEPART ME NT.

The ase 'Of water for sprinkling an nour' a day Tbarsdar by" order of the arater works department with the assurance that as soon as tho danger point in passed the ban wilj be lifted. Pros mlsiuous use of water for rprlnklln of lawne, and streets has kept the water pressure very low. this week, and Thursday morn Inc ih. limit waa reached when the rWse began suddenly and dralaed all water, from the stanapipe. The pres sure failed altogether for a short time on the hill, and went sq low in other places that tfae sprinkling discontinued, and by working both station to full capacity the pressure was raised again to fifty pounds by 10:80 o'clock.

The lowered pressure baa its chief danger in the possibility of a Dg Are, and big fires generally start during hot dry weather when the water supply Is lowest Mr. Grupe the waterworks superintendent that In cases such as the present the danger from fire rhould be met 'flrnt, nd that to lawns, dust and gardens last Hfl says a man, may lose his gaiden and still bave a place to lire, but if his house burns, down the gar lien.wlll do hiri no good. That other cities are having the same trouble Is shown in new dis patches, and from personal reports. Mayor Elkahan Hulley of Marion was In Huntington a abort time Wednes day, and be reported that the samu Conditions prevail in Marten. Sprink ling has.

been limned there. Indian spoils took actiotk Tuesday to' limit iprinkllng, and many other towns icted bout the eaine time. Hunting ten autnoruies neia on, nopmg ipr a a change of weather, or even a small mower, wmca woyja give reuer. ow upon the Picardy front. THREE WILL GO TO AT DRAFT BARD GETS ORDERS TO SEND NEGROES TO FORT DODGE.

LOSIIIG MALE ENEMY STILL HAS 8TRON0 PUNCH BUT, TOTTERS IS UNDER BLOW. LOSING GOV Diary of Captured Qaptaln Complains That People at Home Ilka. Thinfle Easy. '4 (By Bert Ford, International Newt Service Staff Correspondent) With the British Army ln France, Aug. 7, (4 p.

Evidence of dissatisfaction in the German ranks Is accumulating dally. i Germany's military power has pass. ed the Zenith and Is on the toboggan according to the opinion of military experts. The turning of the tide came with the allied counter offensive on the Marne. But it Is a mistake to think that the boche is defeated, war exnerts sav.

The enemy still has strong punches left, but he is tottering under the allied blows. Germany's "strength" i' declining weekly as the man power and resources of the allies grow and Am" cans arriving on the western front fea Increasing numbers. The Germans are losing confidence. Extracts taken from the diary, of a captured German officer formed a chorus of complaints. He declared he was getting men in the late drafts with hardly any training, and that assault east of the Avre.

TMe great "the people at home were taking attack against the Germans east and southeast of Amiens was preceded by a violent bombardment of three minutes. A hundred tanka ere thrown Into tho battle. They crept forward, supporting' tbe advancing waves of Infantry, while the machine things horribly easy." While the German was writing 17 allied airplanes were dropping bombs on German ammunition dumps while no, German machine put in an appearance to give battle. One of the chief complaints was about the German air service and it was declared that German aviators, themselves are now admitting that the allies are superior in the sky. The diary continues: "One Tommy we call the trench in spector drops two bombs every morn Ing regularly disrupting the mess, How can a handful of mannlklns hold off a stout enemy? The Germans! never learn common sense.

We have lost our best men and those that are left can not, be trusted. There are many shirkers. It has been enough to 1 break the heart to see the fine fellows go down." FETTERS IN FRANCE WITH THE 139TH, Merrill Fetters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Fetters of East State street has arrived in according to word coming to the Fetters home Wednesday.

Merrill Fetters is In Bat. tery 139th field artillery. He van: one of the. seventy two. who left tn a party last It under.

stood he sailed from the' United States June 14. i' German Papier Quits BylnUrniUOnal News Btrvlee: Hlgglnsvtlle, Mo; Aug. 8 PubUca tidn of the Mlseotri Thalbote.tS only Hun language paper In Lafayette county, been suspended. The newspaper waa founded In 1371,.