NEW fOSCE TO ACT EOR GUARD

1—Sccrcuu*)) of War Baker pi vine cotnmUtfon* to 1.1MJ new officer* from the training cm no at Fort Myer. 2— American troopa tmderpoln* tnomln* inspection In their camp in France. 3—Greek battery ptiardinp the AcroiioBa at Athena. 4—Cardinal Gaaparri, papal aecretary. who helped Pope Benedict formulate hi* peace pmpnaala.

NEWS REVIEW OF IRE PAST WEEK Srttisti and French Give Enemy Another Smashing Blow in West Randers.

CANADIANS STORM HILL 70

Paace Propoaal* From the Pope Ara Coldly Received by the Allieo— Hoover Take* Control _ of Amartcan Wheat—Training Camp Men Get Cemmlasiona. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Another amaahlng Wow at the Orf■tan* la <Tanden wa* given l«M week ►y the Britten and French. General Haig firat lent hi* hard fighting Canadian troop* after the drfrnve* of Lena and In an irreotiblr charge they galrklj captured Hill 70. the eminence that nominate* that certer of the coal region and the J»o* aalieot and which the allied force* had been aiming at tor two yeara. The men from the I>oaaiuloi pushed on Into Lra* Itself, but aa ltd* li written the German* are *tll> dinging desperately to the rmtrr of the rtty. though every moretwnt of the troop* there ia covered by the gun* of the British. A* usual the Germans at once began a aerie* of ’counterattack* or, Hill 70. but three were repulsed in every Instance by the Caeadian*. with arvete loasea to I“rluce Kuprecht's force*. Meanwhile Haig directed another pent attack on a nine mile front enat aad north of Yprr- with the efficient Cteoperation of the Frvoch on their left. The tatter occupied Drclgrachten aad shoved :het.- pooltion* forward to the edge of the flooded area, and then forced the crowing of the Steenbeke and took German t>o*ltions to an extreme depth of 1.000 vani*. The Brltlab took the village of Langemorck and occupied much U rritory there and about St. Julicn. lacrvaklng rewl*ian<e by the Busdan* and hard fighting by the Roumanians slowed up xunemhat the prog re** of the Teutonic force* througb Motduvia toward southern U-iu-ia. but the advance of the enemy cootlnurd, wverthrless. Van MacketiBen • mo»t Important victory of the wreck »-« tbv capture- of l‘at«1u. a Wa rail. -> Junetton I'uleas 1 tiers abould be anotloe rollst-w the fv*rtlu-r east the Gi-rtnac* go. the harder they will find Hie going Fearing that enrtnlr* ot the new republic would sttempt to lll-vrate the «s-csar. the government had Nicholas aad his family removed aecretly and awriftly from Taarkt^- Ido and am! them to Tobolsk, a Siberian town that isn't ewn on a railroad Peace Proposal* From the °cp*. Pvp* Benedict last week rat-uilUed to tile warring nation* a deftnr.r pro -poaal for peace. In all the capitals it wax received with the serious cork' aratton due It bevauae of Us imtrvoalvmees and Ha diaUngnlahed ac-urve. bat the grucr*! trend of oinulon among aipif>i<»«ts wa» tUit It would result in aothlng lleapiic the evident ameer'ty Of the popes' plan, the i-eacr he |•rc-

BP*' to *i

t Brits

. Ftbl

11*011 and the lulled ! alUe* dvuMlesa would Is

ers do not represent fairly the sentiment of the American*, the British, the French and tb* Italian*, those people* firmly believe tb. defeat of the central powers is ceitain sad wtll not be satisfied with the restoratlun of the "atatu* quo ante." learlng Germany unpenallxed for the tremendoo* lo*»e* and suffering she has inflicted. One other thing, which may sound more unimportant than It really Is—tbi British hare sworn that Justice shall be ad. ministered to those Individuals who were responsible for the murder of the Lusitania victims. Nurse Co veil. Captain Fryatt, the women and children slaughtered in the air raids on-Eng-land. and the other* In the long ll*t of those noncombatant* slain In cold blood by the Teutons. The English are not a revengeful |>eople. bat tbelr cry is "lest we forget." and they are not going to forget. The |lope's peace proposals have many good points, but they seem Impossible. Not so Impossible, however, os the plan presented by Senator La Fotlette In a resolution submitted to congres* that the American govern tnent should declare that all the nation* at war should “chip in" and pay for ell the damage done by the conflict. Till*, of course, impure that tli the belligerents are equally guilty, which is going rather far even for the pro-German Le Follette. Hoover Cels Buoy. Herbert C. Hoover 1* wasting oo time in liking qp hi* duties as food mdruiulMrator. Most of hi* plant were made in advance and are now being put Into action as rapidly a* possible. Home of them are proving very painful lo the kprotilator* in 'oodstuffs, but they arc reassuring for the Amsumer. An,eng the first thing* Mr. Hoover did w*« to form a corporation to take over the control of the country's grain *upply. The *ame day a committee was appointed to negotiate the voluntary p'gulation of the milling industry. On September 1 tbe f.iod admlnlstratlutt will undertake tbe purvhase uf wheat for the government at Interior terminals. and at the request of Mr. Hoover the grain erchanges ordered tbe discontinuance .f alt future trading In wheat after August 2L. ‘.n order not to Interfere with the government’* effort* to stjhUlxe price*. On Thursday Mr. Hoover announced that all preowksi. in the production of 1 distilled spirits for 1 •everr.gr purposes mu**, cease at H o'clock p. ui.. Septemj ber S. Guardsmen Going to France. | The next American expeditionary force to be went to France will be the ] "KainUim dlviklon"—mil) tbe F»f-•>-*ecvw>d—and will Include National Guard troo|<* from ‘JS states and the 1 ilstrict of Columbia. Tbe war deI purtmem plana to Msaemble tlieae men I very aooo and sliip them across for In- | tensive tuinlijg. I Some of tbe trooiw already overseas | were marched through Ismdon the | t-iher day. In response to the desuam 1 * of the English, and were greeted with j wild eti'buslaian. The cabinet ad><urued to watch tbcai i«s* by. and at j Hu< klngham palace they werejrrviewed ' b> King George and AtuhaSMidor I'uge. M<-anw1dU tbe boys in France are coii- , t'.nuluc their closeap training aud now uni] then even getting a shot at tbe | etivtuy. Tbv -wife arrival of tbe.rnj gttieer regiment of railway turn was announced, giving the lie to another of tbe many pro-German rumor* of disaster. Thousand* of young Aruertrsna last w«ek received the comiqtBMli ns they have earned in the officers' reserve training camps and are ready now to help make tin national army out of the Th.- fli-M IMiUlUO of the latter will be

loot no time in assuring Aracricaas that their country U firm In It* determination to stand by It* alllss until Gemnr.y I* brought tc Its knee* The conference of these commissioners with the officials of the Fulled States In Wuslilngtoo is recogulred as being of the utmost Importance, Uith In regard to th. war and In regard to the relations between America and Japan. That Stockholm Conference. Tbe Socialist conference a: Stockholm is causing trout.le out of proportion to tbe probable Importance of it* deliberations and conclusions. In the different countries the Socialists themselves sre split over the advisability 0 f attending it, and tbe governments of tbe euteniC'allies and of the United Stairs, recognising that It la pro-German In Its inception, have refused passport* to would-be delegate*. Tbe English Labor psrty decided to send rrpresentsUrc*. whereupon Arthur Henderson. Labor member of tbe war cabinet was accused by Premier Uoyd-George of double dealing sod rc-Igaed. His place naa promptly filled by George Klcoll Barers. ml ulster of penstooa. and the crisis sras passed, at least for the time, although a general election may be called if the Lu bo riles Insist oo sending delegate* to Stockholm. Marked reduction m the number oT vessels sunk by Geniicn submarines l* shown In the British admiralty'* weekly statement while the number of vessel* unsuccessfully attacked 1 acres sea. A story from Copenhagen says tbv big commercial submarine Hrutachland has been converted Into a war Uboot and may aooo he operating In tl»e Pacific against ahlpr from San Francisco. The same dispatch say* the Germans have loot about 20 submarine* and now have nearly 30fl, these, however. Including many sins 11 ones built for passage through the Belgian canal. The newest and largest carry six-inch guns. Premier Uoyd George made two upr-vche* last week that heartened up the British people Immensely. Declaring that lb.- high point of Ginnany a strength had passed, be suad tbs difficulties of the allies from now on »ot\ 1 grow less and their power Increase steadily, aud that with patience, courage sod endurance ibr fo«s of the great military despot lam could not »-ll ‘to win. He called attentiun to I he waning rffici-«ry of the sul.uu.rinr campaign, that though the U-boat loaqes in AIU1I wees MkMkki tons, to July and August tbe average was only 175,iHD tons s month. »o far from bvlug reduced to starvation, hr said. Great Britain it no* In beater position so far as food is cvmcerned than for yeara past Ttie premier admitted that the Russian collapse upset some of the plant of tbe allies for this year, hut called i,Mention to the fact that Germany. even with ore of fa< r most powerful opponents petal yard by inieraa! troubles, is failing to bold ber own oo the west front Tired of Spies and Traitora. Throughout the country the demand . is becoming insistent that the authorise* put an rod to tbe almost unTtmj pored activities of the prveGefman j [•.'*»| agandlsts. the traitorou* 1. \V. W. | Irsdvr* and pact flats and tbe cowardly ; draft-dodger* who are making tbe couI duct of tbe ww as hard a* possibh. { Tbe demand was voiced by Eliba I Rtw.t In an addrrws at ttn- Union Leagur club in New York. The *jiie« | and traitors, be Hid. should be shot down without mercy, and he included i among tu-m, as worthy of death, the I editors of certain paper*. In some j state* tbe council* of defvnae sre organising campaigns uf education so tnat the pcopl.- may learn “hat the

Mllitii of 2500 to Be Baised to Serve When Ueeded and Only

With Stale Boundaries.

Camden Horn- Giard* plan carnival jo ral*e funds for uiforms Sxlem County farmer* had their annual picnic at Rivefvier Bench. The Hidden Township Board ot Health feat ordered g general clean up

of all vacant lot*.

Eel* are in I'caxxuken Creek In Urge quantitle*. and many boy* are earning money etching them for akle. Tbo Hammoctos Board of Education will award coatracU on August 27 for the tranaponatton of eight

groups of pupil*.

—Trenton. The VineUnd clothing ttrike was

Scporu which bait come in Indies-! ^.OeU on a hasU of fifty hoars a week M that the work of enrolling men for [ •»<> mcraase Jn pay to each

the new Slate mtllttA force to take the min

piece of the National Guard 1* going i Two pUtoons of the new Slate mill-

UKiT FOR EVERY COUNTY

•ettahens to Be the La-pest Units and Mayors tbe Ranking Officers— State Armories Will Be

Utilited.

ahead with great s.iccesr. The Gov•nsor tent iettera to the men who agre.-d to atsutne the responalblllty for raising thulr varioh* county quoul. calling their aucntlon to the fact that there are numbers who have been discharged from the National Guard for dependent*, and other roaeont. who would rc-Ae very good ■Uteria'. for .-v. new* s^ -ice. The Governor also has issued a statement in which he seta at rut storlu* that the home gaard organ nations have been made th* goats by the creation of a new Slate force. He told them that they could look for evtry assistance, both from him and from the Adjutant

Oacerai ■ Department.

Under tbe plan aa outlined the.total strength of 2500 will be distributed among the various counthoa in proper tlfin to their popuUUoii. Offers of much higher eeroUmvnt were made by some of tbe countie*, but it waa pointed out that a limit bad been act and each county wonld be asked to confine iu quota to the ilgures 'Governor Edge In JBdreesIng tbe rupreientaLve* of the cour.lie*. stated that the function* of tbe new mHItU wonld be exactly the rams as those of the National Guard that it H replacing He itld the force Ton'd not be Utilised to guard private Industrie* unless actual riot or other ‘dlrtnrbence demanded it. and that the ccc would not be required to nerve outside the Bute under any clrcums'anre. organisation it to be equipped by the State and Federal Government lar(«vt unit will be a battalion, aad Under the organisation scheme the unlit of thta rise will be cumtoandad by majors Such units will bo confined to single reunite*, but event of there be.ng foar company formations in close enough proximity to aoe another io warran' them tmalgam*ling into a battalion fermlitlon may be granted The sms. lest or van 1ution will b« a platoon, to be commanded by a second Kemenaat The next Urgeat. a company *111 coailst of foar plato-.na of 2£ men oach. or a strength of UK* men as a maximum A minimum strength ot 76 to a company ha* been set. and such an organisation w!U be commanded by a captain. Two platoons may form s provisions: organization under com mand of a first lieutenant. All of the State property. Including armorie* that have been at tne ptspoaxl of the Guard, will be available' for use by the new State m'lftla Tbe Governor will haw the privilege of diachaiging any man for physical dl*ability o: for other reasons. Work In tbe organization of the county unit* will be started a: once. Prominent men pledged the number*

:la have been organised In Gloucester County from the home guard* at Wast-

ville and Clayton.

Wadsworth Cress, of Pitman, has been appointed chairman of a permatr.oucester County committee to aatist In raising fu" ■ war loans. WLIHamsUnrr M etc odist women will fill barrels with canned food*, one for the Methodist Hospital at Philadelphia and tbe o'-ht r tor the Deaconess Home

In Camden

Increased train service has been asked by a committee of Delair resi-

dents.

An additional $600 will be vent for repairs to tbe grammar school building at Pitman. After one year the contractors rebuilding the Mocreslown plhe through MerchantvlUe have about completed their work. Ferdinand bisgo and Osborn Ru» sell, of Vineland, ■arceaflfutlg passed the civil service examination for railway mall clerks. The public recreation grounds of Maple Shade, which have practically been abandoned for a year, are again ta be placed in commission Unforeseen delays In construction will prevent the opening of the large now flaw piant of tbe Whitney Gla*r Company, at Glassbora. early in the tall, aa was anticipated. Because corn In aeverai fields abutting tbe road* is so high It obstruct* tbe view, the Plttagrove Township Comml.rae has placed danger signals at crossings to protect automobiles. Mrs. Elisabeth Rand, forty a lx years old. of PieasantvlUe. while en route to Canvlen with her two sisters on an electric train. wa» taken ill at Gloucester She was taken to the- Homeopathic Hospital, where she waa pro jounced dead from bean Paulsboro fire company is lag a minstrel troupe.. A fifteen foot, crop of corn is growing on the old baseball dtsmond at Woodstown. The Government has selected Cape May us oue of the rifle ranges far th* naval militiamen. A campaign Is under way to secure new members for the branch of the Red Croas ax Newfleld Prohibition orators held meetings at Monroeville and Elmer, a* the start of a week's tour through Salem

county.

A State bee Inspector Is Investigating several apiaries in Cumberland • ounty. where a disease U playing havoc with the awarnu. Crabs are in the Barnegat Bay In larg. nsmbrr* and scene fishermen have found fuey bring larger revenue

Advance Made on front of More Than Eleven Miles

GERMANS QUIT TALOU RIDEG

of men required It each as fixed on than the shipment of fish

the schedule prepared by Governor ■ More t-en are wanted tn Camden Edge. The county quotes follow At. for the Headquarter* Company. Sec-

iantlc. 76; Burllrrtun. 75: Bergen ' ood i^eM Artillery of New Jeraey.

160; Cape May Cumberland. 60; I‘at labor* baker*, who have been Camden. 1J«. -»*ex, dno; Gloucester, ‘ harg eg eeven ccntt n loaf for bread.

IJ: Hunterdon \28: Hudson. 6C*0; have reduced th* price to six.

Mercer. 100. Middlesex. 100; Mon- For speeding by a trolley car dism eta. 100: Morris 76: Ocean. 25: charging passenger*. Joseph Smith p «**Alf. 200. Salem. 25; Sussex. 26; aad Tony Klonc were each fined 13.76

Sometaet. 50; Union. 160. Warren. 50 by Justice <*h»rd. MlllvtlV Agents of th* Attorney General's

■at* Hospital at Camp Dis. o9Vt have been In Mocrostomn invt-s-

Tlans for the erection of a great ft* alleged Illegal comblnabave hospital, with accommodation* for | ,1 ‘ n of BiK: < le * ler » 10 prices. 1 OOfi beds a* aa nn~»x to the Camp t '- vnn Armstrong 1»» been made

, D.x cantonment were announced t>> Pf^dent of the Paulsboro Red Ckm Major William's office The order for - * a "^^ w >Mrle MUier. who ha*

i the construciiod of the hoopiial I r ® I;,u4 * n t, * e XW-

j cam# as a surprise to army mea her* So®' o' th* 20 canning houses in aad le regarded as significant uf tb* ‘ county are now packing ! in (-roaring importance of the camp as tlla * >0 —• “”1 *li of them will oper-

k military post . » ! e thle season, fail rapacity The hospital win be erected at th.! I, ** 1 * r » laying from *0 lo 46

Wngkutcwn end of ih* cantounMit r * n! * B wholeeal* for frrob along the browns Mills road in addt- IB 8ou,h J* 1 ^*.*. the ht.heat sum-

I tlon jo the mala bmldlare, ther* wm m * r ®*a. v y<

be 4orma:or:es for phyvlclans

Drive Forward Mere Than Mil*. Prisoners Number Over Four Thousand—Aviator* Help In Victory. Pari*.—A rmavhlng French victory on the Yerdnn .'ront ta recorded i& a late official report isaued by -be War Office. Tbe Frerch bav. captured the enemy defenses on both sides ot the Meuse over a front of mort thxs 11 mile*, penetrating the German llae at divers points to a depth of a mil* and a quarter. Mor* than 4.PC* aa wounded German prianner* have W*n taken. 4BOO Prisoner* Gathered in. Tbe teat of the statement roads: "On the front north of Verdun oer troops captured on both aide* of tbe Mease enemy defenses on a front of 11 kilometres and to a depth which exceeded two kilometres at ceriatx -points. On the left bank of tbe river we hold In particular the Avoumrt wood, tbe two summits of Le Mon Homme. Corbeauf wood and Cunurra* On the right bank we have occupied Talou Ridge. Champ. Champnea lile, Hill S44. Mormont farm and H1H north of LouvemonL “On Jhe right our troops have advanced considerably in the Boia de* Fosse and the Boia d* Chaumr. "Tbe number of on wounded frtseaera taken ia mor* than 4.0M. Foe Strlksa Back In Vain. “The Germans carried out vloleat c.unter-attgcks In the Avon court wood and against Le Mort Homme and Hill 244. but our fir* ererywhrr r 7-roke down their efforts and Inflicted heavy losses. Our aviator* took a brilliant part in the battle, turning the.r ma chine guns at a low height again?! enemy concentration* and contributing al*o to th* ropu'ie of counier-al'.ock*. “Our pilots brought down 11 German airplanes on the battle front, while two other *Demy machine* were brought down by our special guns." Objective* In M Minutes. Tbe Temp* say s that in one hour and 23 minute* after tb* French Infantry advanced to the attack at Verdun tne firat objective had been attained aad German prisoner* were going to UK

Talou Rtdg* “Abandoned." Berlin —The War Office announce* that the French, without fighting, have occupied Talou Ridge on the Ytrdot front aaat of the Meuse The German high command aay* that Talou ridge was given up by the Teutons because Ibt* Use of defense since U*t March had only been occo pied b> outposts. ONLY 16 OF tM EXEMPTED Gotham Beard Also Turns Dewn * Of 11 Industrial Appeals. New York.—Only 15 106 draft appeals heard by lb* New York city district board were allow'd Tbe board also passed on 11 application* for rxrmptinn because of industrial nccee ally and granted only two. So sumy appeal* from the findings of local exemption board* are being filed tbit Charles E. Hughes, chairman of tb* board, found It necessary to appoint a committee to provide for an Increased clerical tore*.

LEAVES "PENNEY" FOR FRANCE W. W Atterbury. Vice-President 0* Road. Get* Leave Of Absence. ITilladrlpbta.—Vice-President W. W. Atterbury. of the Pennsylvania Rat*road. was granted leave of abaence. It la underwood that he will go to France to ajiaiai a the construction and opera tlon of railroad lie't there for the transportation of troop*, munltioi* supplies. Elisha Le*. general managerhas been appointed acting vlceptes* dent.

win

but

not

in this great task I* j llv. ! Ik-ugh in New: • board wn* accused I

— and

nurse* and nuueioua otbe* bultdlngw Tb. enten-rt**. in fact, all; be a email | city in luei/ A* the cantonment will bat* It# own division ho.pttal and no needs of ta* camp woeld be likelt u, ! require an in»tltu:ioc of *u. h ala*. , t | ie -ha general belief here that many womded frotx. European battleAr.ua ] will be brought bra* to recuperate

Deposit# In one of the Swedes boro ‘- W7 »" | TIEH SAILOP.k LOST.

China at War Wit

: state j annual r

• Officials.

. who delay filing of their departmeat* in •f.U oae-h*Sf r^, ir

• Print!

bultdlngw bMk » umount to more than ll.WKJ.WN

Mayor Anderaon. of GlbaceM*. c«y. has assured Governor Kdge that 26 mej can be furiahed there for the con

aiiitia.

GMoahero firemen will devote the PriH-eeda of their annual carnival in Sopiembar to a bofe rolief fund they recently mtahlisbed. Recent catches of sturgeon la the lower Delaware Rlv r have caused a n-imber of fi.he.-men to get oat ‘.hair ne:» and try for tbe big fish aga.c Since the Woodbury banka have been keeping open on ratarday eventag* buslneoa ha* increased *t the tnsiitaticnc ** well a. umoag the dly

This Number Does Not lifclude Mew <" Coverwmont Eervlce. Ijyndoa —Since th* outbreak of tbe war 6.627 officer* and J«n of tb* B r - : l*b mercantile marine. axclu»i'' ,,, those in thi pay of the Admiralty. b»‘e lost their llvta, according to a au:*ment maJe in the Hour, of ( omnioh» tht» afternoon by Sir Albert sual*’ president of »he Board of Trade RULES DRAFT LAW It VALID.

tg Board.

r» Pan ro t Dorolht # Head in

•ged 16 year*. «# wailo aUrtnptlag t

ihougit all danger waa 1 >a eapirs* train atrerk

J dM&oiiahed it

] And "Tom" Watson OeU SetW‘ k

Hit Defen** O# Negro Mount Airy. On.—

Judge Spoer held th# Beieouw “ law conamutiaaal tn a dvclaice in the case of Albert Jonea * h'*" represented by Thom** S " WatMin ivnunded that the law •» cvai'aventtoa of the In’rolantary tude t ruvlotoe ot th* CUBfiHW-* 0 ®