W - “
SUDDEN SLOW ROLLS
BACK FRENCH LEFT
Attacks South of Soissons Appear to Have Been Held In
Check, as Have Those Directed at Rheims, Though Latter
Place Is Surrounded on Three Sides and Early Capture Is
i\lcw Probable. __
HUNS ATTACK TOWNS ON BANKS OF THE MARNE
Crown Prince Hurling His Masses Against Sides of New Sali
ent to Widen Wedge and Connect Up Operations With
Those In Picardy and Prevent Being Caught In Counter Blow
By General Foch.
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By Associated Press.
Keeping the tide of their advance in the center flowing strongly,
although seemingly less swiftly, toward the Marne, the Germans sim
ultaneously have executed a stroke on the allied left flank that has
extended the battle line westward and virtually linked up the present
battlefield with that of the Somme.
The attack was delivered along the Ailette river northwest of Sois
sons. Sweeping forward in the salient that projected between the
.Somme and the Aisne battlefields, the Germans drpve the allied line
back so that it now runs northwestward from the vicinity of Soissons,
through Epagny and Bleraupourt to the Oise river, apparently at its
ooint of junction with the Oise canal, about eight miles east of
ftfoyon.
The Noyon area wis included within
the field of the German offensive in
March when the French established
new lines along the Oise and the Oise
canal to the east and southwest of
^ that town, after being driven back be
low St. Quentin. The German drive
down the Oise valley toward Paris
was then checked. The present of
fensive movement here suggests the
possibility of its resumption.
Hold Further South.
The French war office announces the
breaking down of enemy attacks in
the Soissons area and to the south,
while on the allied right the lino eje
extcinllng northeastward toward
Rheims in She neighborhood of Vezilly
appeals virtually unchanged, the Ger
mans falling in all their efforts to w’in
ground.
The energetic defense on the right
wing is exemplified by the fighting at
Thiliois three miles east of Rheims,
where the Germans entered the town,
only to lie driven out by a French
counter attack. '
By such resistance the safety of
Rheims is momentarily safeguarded,
but observers of the operations view
Its ultimate -fall as apparently in
evitable.
The probability of German penetra
tion right up to the hanks of the
Marne In the center of the advance is
likewise Indicated in- the news dis
patches, which mention the near ap
proach of the Germans to Chateau
Thferry and Dormans, both of which
towns are on the., Marne river. Tne
civilian population has left Chateau
Thierry and some of the refugees from
it have already passed through Paris
for the interior.
Shell British Front.
On the British front the Germans
are active with their artillery east of
Amiens and in the Albert region to the
north, as well as on portions of the
Flanders frcnt, but no infantry move
ments of note are reported.
Paris, June 1.—The Germans, by an
attack in the Ailette river region be
tween Coucy-Le-Chateau and the Oise
river, have definitely consolidated the
Aisne and Picardy battle fronts, ac
cording to the French war office an
nouncement today.
(Seemingly this is an effort to drive
toward the Oise, to the westward in an
effort to flank allied forces below
Noyon, on the southern portion of the
Picardy front.)
Before this attack the French have
withdrawn from Blerancourt and
Epagny, fighting stubbornly.
(Epagny is six miles northwest of
Soissons. Blerancourt is five miles
northwest of Epagny and eight miles
southeast of Noyon.)
In the center the Germans have ad
vanced toward the Marne.
On the left the French are still hold
ing the western outskirts of Soissons.
On the right a French counter attack
recaptured Thillois, two miles and a
half west of Rheims.
French Insist Situation
At Front Is Not Serious
r>ris June 1.—Baffled by the valor
<fif the allied soldiers, ttie Germans yes
terday failed to enlarge greatly the
pocket in the allied line. Even in the
center, the enemy appears to have
been held and the advance there is
slackening. ,
In accordance with their favorite
maneuver, the Germans apparently
are swinging their columns eastward
with the object of getting around
Kheims through Ville-En-Tardenois
and the valley of the Ardre. The bas
tion constituted by the ruined city and
tlie high ground as the mountain of
Crimes is a menace to the German
flank It is too strong to bo attacked
from in front with any chance of suc
cess, so the enemy is trying to turn
It from the southwest.
While any progress by the Germans
or French soil, with the inevitable
trail of ruin and desolation, strikes
French hearts sorely, the unswerving
■confidence with which the general
public views the situation is most re
markable. No doubt is felt as to the
■outcome and there is no weakening in
the resolve to fight on to the end.
Tlie Havas correspondent at the
front, who is considered to reflect the
official view, thus summarizes the
situation:
"The rapid advance of the enemy is
due to the temporary numerical in
feriority of the allies, which has com
pletely changed the aspect of the
struggle. It is necessary to go back to
the beginning of the war for an ana
logous situation. This Is a war of
movement, where two armies maneu
ver under the open sky.
“Under these conditions the mo
mentary advance of an army and the
capture of a town may mean nothing.
The problem is more vast. For its
own reasons, our command did not
find it advisable to give battle either
on the Somme or in Flanders after the
March offensive. It confined itself to
stopping the enemy.
“Shall we accept battle this time as
we formerly accepted it on the
Marne? That is the secret of the
command. The Germans have no'il
lusions as to the value of the success
they have gained. They know we
have several million picked troops
forming in maneuvering mass, which
they will have to encounter some
where.
"If the enemy had the choice of
ground for the offensive we have, the
much more important choice of the
field of battle on which Germany's
destinies will be decided.
"It will be seen, theiefore, that there
is no ground for alarm. We probably
are witnessing the preliminaries to a
great battle, which both sides wish to
be decisive. Consequently it is com
prehensible that our commanders do
not act hurriedly, but strictly in ac
cordance with plans agreed upon.”
Allies Must Quit Rheims;
French Fight to Last Man
Loudon, June 1 (via Ottawa)—The
Abandonment of Rheims seems in
evitable. The Germans are nearing the
Marne and the Paris-Chalons railway,
1 which is the main communication be
tween Paris and Verdun.
Although the pace of the German ad
vance has slackened owing to the ar
rival of the allied reserves, it is recog
nized that the allies have a difficult
task to prevent further development of
the menacing enemy success.
Correspondents say the retreat over
the Alsne was a most difficult feat of
■warfare, both as regards calm general
ship and the courage of the troops. The
ground was repeatedly defended to the
last man. Officers were seen holding
the bridges to the last moment and
were then killed when they blew them
up- _
Taris, May 31. (5:45 a. m.)—The
Germans continued to push forward
south of Fere-Kn-Tardenois, according
to the latest advices reaching Paris,
but neither Chateau Thierry nor Dor
mans lias yet fallen into their hands.
There is reason to hope that Chateau
Thierry, the population of which lias
fled, will be saved.
Chateau Thierry is 10 miles south of
Fere-Kn-Tardenois, while Dormans is
six miles south of Vezilley. Both towns
are on the river Marne.
The extreme point of the German ad
vance is Le Churmel, about two miles
north of the liver Marne, according to
an outline of the battle front as
marked out by a newspaper corres
pondent, the Havas agency says.
The Berlin communique claimed a
total of 35,000 prisoners taken in the
present phase of the offensive, to
gether with a large amount of ma
terial. Including ammunition, provi
sions, railway trains and an aerodrome
full of airplanes.
Rheims Is Encircled.
On the right flank the Germans now
Occupy La Neuvillctte and Petheny,
north of Rheims and have thrown a
semi-circle about that city, being with
in two miles on the east, north and
west.
The Aisne battle front now appar
ently stretches from Coucy-Le-Cha
teau southward through Juvigny and
Soissons to Hartennes, southeastward
to tlie Marne eastward along that
river to Dormaus and northeastward
to Rheims.
On the Flanders front, the French
improved their positions east of Dieke
busch lake by a local operation last
night. Elsewhere the British and
French fronts were quiet.
By penetrating to tho Marne or
southward from Fere-En-Tardenoia
seven miles north of the river, which
• they now hold, the Germans apparent
ly hope to spread out eastward and
l westward as they failed to do farther
I north and thus outflank the strons
1 allied positions at Soissons and
[ Rheims. French resistance in the
i center, however, is growing in strength
] and the Germans are getting farther
and farther from their original base
along the Ailette.
.. Open to Flank Attack.
Paris and London view the situa
tion more favorably and In neither
capital is there fear that tihe German
offensive will become us serious a
menace to the allied defense as the
original onslaught in March.
Although tho German salient is
about 25 miles deep in tho center
1 Paris is not much nearer, nor has the
enemy advance yet affected the allied
lines eastward from Montdldier. In
fact the Germans would bo in a dan
gerous position should General Fooh
strike eastward along the Aisne from
Soissons. This may be the purpose ot
the allied strategy in holding strongly
on tho flanks as the Germans pet
deeper and deeper Into the pocket to
ward the Marne.
The aerial activity over the territory
; of the German advance is most intense
[and French airmen hare dropped
AMERICAN ARTILLERY
IS DESTROYING HUNS
Enemy Efforts to Recapture
Cantigny Are Futile and
Costly In Lives.
With the Americans In Picardy, June
1.—The Germans are paving a heavy
penalty in the fruitless attempts to re
take Cantigny. Air observers report
thiW the American artillery is inflicting
terrible losses on the boches to the
eastward of the new American posi
tions.
In only one of six counter attacks
have the boche been able to reach tiie
American lines, their infantry melting
before our counter barrages. On the
one occasion they did reach the line,
the few Gormans who penetrated the
trenches were killetf or captured.
many tons of bombs on enemy targets
in addition to bringing down 19 Ger
man machines.
SAFE WHILE FLANKS HOLD.
Paris, May 31.—The newspapers do
not attempt to minimize the importance
of the German advance. Gabriele Han
otaux, in the Figaro, compares the
strategic situation with that on the
eve of the battle of the Marne. Al
though the commentors, however, ex
press confidence that the high com
mand will so dispose the allied troops
as to restore the situation.
Tiie Petit Parisian says the govern
ment officials who saw the army chiefs
yesterday, returnod in the evening
still confident, which it regards as a
good sign.
It is the resistance of the two wings
of tiie allied force which inspires the
confidence of all the military critics.
To take victorious advantage of the
success they have so far gained, the
.Germans must succeed in bending the
two hinges and ail their efforts to do
this up to this time have been vain.
Another reason for confidence is the
arrival of additional reserves. The
Echo De Paris reports that reserves
are arriving on the battle ground with
artillery and auxiliary services. Their
entrance into action was effected me
thodically and without any display of
nervousness. General Foch and Gen
eral Petain are working together In
timately, the report adds.
NORTH FRONT QUIET.
London, May 31.—Minor operations
by tiie British on the northern bat
tle front were announced by Field
Marshal Haig in his official statement
today.
“Southeast of Arras one of our par
ties rushed a German post during the
night and took a few prisoners,” said
the statement.
“Northeast of Ypres there were pa
trol encounters in which we took a few
prisoners and machine guns.
"Northeast of Robecq we raided an
enemy post. A. few of our men are
missing. In the vicinity of Vlllers
Bretonneux and Albert and also be
tween Festubert and the Clarence
river there was hostile artillerying.”
Washington, D. C., June 1.—Official
announcement was made today that
280,000 men will be called to the colors
during June. They will be ordered to
report June 24, but it has not yet been
determined to what camps they can be
assigned so the list of apportionments
is for the present being withheld.
The men will entrain beginning June
24, and although no official figures of
quotas are available, it is known that
every state in the union is affected.
Indicating the rapidity with which
troops are now being moved overseas,
| it was stated that practically all of
\ the camps in the country will be ready
! to receive the large quotas due them
by the call of the draft. The calls to
’ the men are now in the mails.
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HIGH BRITONS FEAR
EXPOSURE BY HONS?
Witnesses Say Germans Have
List of 47,000 Who Are
Addicted to Vice.
London, June 1.—Noel K. Pimber
ton-Billing, a member of parliament,
for East Hertfordshire and publisher
♦of the newspaper Vigilants, opened his
defense in his trial in the Bow street
police court today on the charge of
libeling E. Maude Allan, dancer, and J.
T. Grein, manager of the Independent
theater. Mrs. Villiers Stewart, was
ealled to testify to tho existence of a
book which Pemberton-Billing said
had been prepared by German secret
agents, containing the names of 47,000
British persons alleged to be addicted
| to vice and held in bondage to Ger
many through fear of exposure.
Mrs. Stewart, under examination by
Mr. Pemberton-Billing, said the book
which she had seen, but was not pro
duced contained the names of Ex
Premier Asquith and Mrs. Asquith,
Viscount Haldane, former secretary of
war and Justice Darling, who is trying
the case against the member of par
; liament.
Another witness, Captain Harold
\ Spencer, said lie was shown tho book
; by Prince William of Wied in Albania.
He said he did not remember seeing
i Mr. Asquith's name in it. but declared
; the names of Mrs. Asquith and Vls
: count. Haldane were there.
Both Captain Spencer and Mrs.
Stewart skii*l they had been threatened.
Jhe former after he had communicated
tthe fact to the authorities, and Mr.
Pemberton-Billing asked the Judge for
protection for himself and his wit
[iesses. The judge referred him to the
j chief commissioner of police.
DIES OF SUNSTROKE.
| St. Louis, Uto., May 31.—The first
1 casualty of the annual sun raid on St.
1 Louis, is John HaHtsch, 45 years old,
I'vho died late yesterday. The mer
; eury hovered around SH) during tho
' attuck.
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CALLS FOR LOCAL AID.
1 Washington, D. ffi., May 31.—Provost
i Marshal General Crowder today called
j on all federal, state, county and mu
i jaicipal police officers throughout the
country to cooperate with the govern
ment on June 5 to insure “complete
and orderly" registration of American
youths who will have reached 21 years
£f age since Juno 5. lull.
GENERAL TREAT WILL
LEAD ARMY IN ITALY
Commander of Western De
partment Detailed to Duty
at the Front.
Washington, May 31.—Orders detail
ing Brig. Gen. Charles C. Treat to
duty in Italy, were Issued by the war
department today. It was said* that
the orders might be revoked as they
are contingent to some extent on the*
final assignment of MaJ. Gen. Leonard
Wood, who though assigned to com
mand the western department, prob
ably will be transferred at his own re
quest to a division at camp.
General Treat is now in command
of the western department, with head
quarters at San Francisco.
GRACE LUSKGROWS
VIOLENT IN JAIL
Her Actions May* Cause Ap
pointment of Commission to
Investigate Her Sanity.
Waukesha, Wls., May 31.—Miss
Grace Lusk, onco brilliant minded
school teacher, gave way to fits of
violence in her jail coll here today.
The jury's verdict of second degree
murder for shooting Mrs. Mary New
maa Roberts followed by Miss Lusk's
tigress-like assault on Prosecutor D.
S. Tullar, Wednesday night, has com
pletely unstrung the former Waukesha
club leader.
A deputy overpowered her when she
fought to escape hes nurse's holds to
day and batter the cell bars. It was
necessary to hold Miss Lusk on the
prison cot. These fits of violence ac
companied by piercing screams which
frightened the feathered tree dwellers
outside her cell window occurred very
frequently, according to her attend
ants.
At other times she lies in a coma,
from the effects of opiates adininlatered
by a physician and talks incoherently.
Attendants deny that she ever calls
for Dr. David Roberts whose relations
with Miss Lusk cost his wife’s life.
Misa Lusk's attorneys fear she may
not recover her sanity. If she does
qpt rally soon they will ask for a som
mission to investigate the advisability
of placing her in an asylum.
MARKSMANSHIP OF
AMERICANS IS GOOD
German Dead on Battlefield
Either Shot Through
Head or Heart.
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Witli the American Army in Lor
raine, May 31.—American officers re
ported today that practically every
German body found after Wednesday
night's fighting in the Luneville sec
tor was shot through the liPad or heart,
showing the quality of the American
marksmanship.
German prisoners said they were
told that the attacks in that sector
were for the purpose of taking pris
oners so as to get information regard
ing movements and also to harass the
Americans there so that reinforcements
would be sent by the Americans in Pi
cardy.
No Americans were taken prison
oner. Probably 7j) Germans were killed
and wounded.
SOUTH DAKOTA MAN
KILLED IN ACTION
Prank Colon, of Aberdeen, la
Reported to Hava
Been Slain.
Washington, D. C„ May 31.—The
army casualty list today contained 60
names divided as follows: Killed in
action, 15; died of .pounds, Jjled CJ
accident, f!;' died of disease! 4;
wounded (severely, 15; wounded slight
ly, 8; missing in action, 1.
Xhe following officers were named:
Rieutenants Richard Anderson. St.
Louis, Mo.; Robert J. Griffith, Athens,
Ga.; William S. Stearns, Jamaica Plain,
Mass.; William N, Newitt, Enfield,
Mass,; Frank P. McCreery, Fort Wash
ington, N. Y., died of accident.
Lieutenants Clark H. Apled, Grand
Rapids, Mich., and Thomas D. Amory,
Wilmington, Del., severeljLwounded.
Two South Dakota soldiers are in
cluded in the list today, but there were
no names of Nebraska or Iowa soldiers.
The South Dakotans are as follows:
Killed in action—Frank Colon, 107
North Main street, Aberdeen, S. D.
Severely wounded—Henry Musilek,
Lake Andes, S. D.
FORMER I.W.W. TELLS ,
OF ORDER’S DOINGS
Chicago, May 31.—"It was the policy
of the I. W. W.’s to ruin the man who
employed them whether he treated
them fairly or not", Frank Wormkee,
a private in the American army testi
fied at the trial today of 112 members
of the organization charged with con
spiracy to hamper the nation’s war
program.
Wormkee said that so far as he
knew the organization did not distrib
ute secret hand bills against enlist
ment, but added that as a paid repre
sentative of the I. W. W„ he under
stood they were opposed to war.
HORSE GAS MASK
SUPPLY SUFFICIENT
Washington. D. C., May 31—Quantity
production of horse gas masks has now
be n attained In this country, it was
announced hero today. Within a short
time every horse connected with the
overseas forces will be equipped with a
mask.
1,600 ON STRIKE.
Moline, lil., May SL—Eighteen hun
dred men at Silvfs shops of the Rock
Island railroad here walked out today.
Thousands of French Refugees
Fleeing From Advance of Huns
Choke Roads Near Battle Zone
BY HENRY WOOD.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
With tlie French Annies in the Field,
June X.—From every point of the 60
mile battle front between Rheims and
Soissons streams of refugees today
poured down roads leading to central
Franco—fleeing -from the Hun in
vasion.
Late last night when I returned
from the fighting line, where the
homes of these people are being en
gulfed, the highways were bordered
with the bivouacks of fugitives. For
miles upon miles the rolling country
side was all a-fllcker with tiny camp
fires of the refugees. On their weary
march to Clod knows where they tar
ried for rest wherever night found
them, sleeping beneath vehicles, the
lucky ones who had thought to bring
a little food cooking and eating it un
der the stars.
Pitiful Spectacle.
The streams of fleeing humanity
made a pitiful spectacle. Each road
seemed to have its own particular
caravan, and the whole scene resem
bled the exodus of the children of
Israel from Egypt, as it Is described in
the bible.
Every conceivable vehicle was In
use, from huge two-wheeietl French
farm wagons hauled by oxen, to baby
carriages. These ox carts are capable
of transporting the effects of an entire
household.
On top of the piles of goods on some
of these wagons I saw groups of old
women sitting, with babies among
them, some of the children clutching
pet goats and chickens.
In line with these farm lorries we
saw buggies, smart traps and dog
carts, even automobiles, and between
them and flanking them placed the les*
fortunate families, who had to march
on foot, carrying their sole possession*
in wheelbarrows and baby carriage*
and hand carts.
Sick Babies on Backs.
And there were some folks still poor
er, whose only possessions were what
they were able to carry on their backs.
Sometimes the luggage which theso
wanderers bore on their shoulders wa*
topped oft by a sick baby, tied firmly
to the bundle of household effects.
Intermingled with the human cara
van were herds of oxen, horses, sheep,
goats and cattle. Here and there lit
tle girls drove flocks of geese beforo
them. Others herded chickens and
pigs, poking them frith long sticks to
hustle them along, sometimes stop
ping a moment to glance back at th»
familiar scenes that were felt behind,
then hurrying on to give the family
live stock another urge on its way.
The peasants walked behind their
single cow; those who had once been
fairly well to do rode behind dozens of
cows, but all were homeless and few
had any particular goal in sight.
No Young Men There.
As mile after mile of the endless
column trudged past, wo scanned their
faces and saw that there were no
young men among them. All the face*
were those of women, girls, children
and very old men, showing that every
Frenchman who can fight is at the
front.
Where all these who were forced
from their homes at a few moment*
notice are going God alone knows. Few
of the refugees had any particular
haven in view. With them It waa
simply a case of keep going—keep go
ing. _
SITUATION MORE PEREOUS
FOR GERMANS THAN ALLIES
BY J. W. T. MASON.
United Press War Expert.
Now York. N. Y., June 1.
General Foch Is holding the Ger
man advance on both flanks, while
Von Hindenburg continues to move
forward In the center. There is
thus being created a dangerous
salient that will compel the Ger
mans to protect their newly length
ened lines by an unduly large
number of troops, which they can
ill afford.
Re-estabiishment of the French
front protecting Rheims and the
continued holding of the outlets
from Solssons by French units are
the most important developments
of the paid 24 hours. The Ger
mans must secure full possession
of Solssons and especially Rheims,
with their immediate environs, if
Von Hindenburg is to find any
reasonable degree of security for
his new lines. As long as General
Foch can hold his present posi
tions on these wings, the Germans
must rest very uneasily.
Von Hindcnburg’s advance
northwest of Solssons is not in im
mediate relationship with the
Marne offensive. It is a new local
drive, nlong a front of not more
than five miles and is 25 miles
north of the German wedge moving
toward the Marne. A German sue
cess northwest of Sotssons, be
yond Blerancourt and Epagny
would carry Von Hindenburg In
the direction of Compelgne. At
Compelgne the Aisne flows into
the Oise river, which latter runs
southward to the Seine and to
Paris. If Von Hindenburg can
reach Compelgne he will be In a
favorable position to secure control
of the Alsno west of Sotssons for
a new defensive line. This la
probably the ultimate strategic
purpose of the Blerancourt-Epagny
movement.
The situation now facing Gen
eral Foch In Its essential strategy.
Is the same as that which he met
during the Picardy-Flanders of
fensive. He can stop the German
advance any time he desires, by
throwing in the major part of hia
reserves and the American troops
now in France. But. to do this
would be to play Von Hindenburg'a
game. It would mean accepting
an offensive battle on Von Hin
denburg’s terms. This Is what
General Foch la trying to avoid.
The loss of ground is unimportant,
compared with avoiding submis
sion to Von Hindenburg’a own
plans of campaign. In this respect,
which Is the most important from
the standpoint of democracy’s ulti
mate victory, events are progress
ing satisfactorily.
Villages Near Kiev Drenched
With Poison Just to Teach
Peasants to Obey
Boche Kultur.
By Associated Press.
London, June 1.—The Germans in
their reprisals against peasant dis
orders in the Ukraine drenched sev
eral villages near Kiev with gas, ac
cording to a Petrograd dispatch to the
Daily Express. Thus, adds the mes
sage, whole communities were asphyxi
ated.
Moscow, Wednesday, May 29.—
Strong revolutionary detachments of
demobilized Russian soldiers and peas
ants, equipped with machine guns and
artillery, have risen in the district of
Tschigerine, in the province of Kiev,
In an attempt to seize governmental
power. The bolshevist government has
been asked to send troops to subdue
the revolutionaries.
German forces while disarming Uk;
rainlan troops today at Odessa were
fired upon. The Germans then ar
rested a number of the Important per
sonages in the Black sea port and took
them to the German army head
quarters.
Peasant disorders are spreading
throughout the province of Podolia.
GERMAN TREATMENT OF
PATIENTS IS BRUTAL
Amsterdam, May 31.—Drastic meas
ures employed by the German medical
authorities in treating nervous patients
In military hospitals in Munich result
ed in revolts by the patients in which
wards were wrecked, according to the
Koelnische V01W3 Zeitung. At Rosen
heim, tlie hospital was burned by the
rebellious patients. The paper adds
that' electric shocks of such strength
are employed that the patients
screamed in terror. Deputies have
prepared a long series of questions to
ask in the reichstag concerning the
reports of ill treatment.
FALSE AIR RAID ALARM
STARTS PANIC; 18 DEAD
Geneva, June 1.—Eighteen men and
women were trampled to death and
many other persons wore injured yes
terday in Munnheim as the result of a
false alarm that an air raid was im
minent, according to reports received
here today.
SHELL SPANISH SHIP.
Washington, May 31.—The news of
the shelling of the Spanish steamer
Maria Pla, which caused the death of
her captain and several passengers,
reached here today in diplomatic dis
patches. The vessel reached a Soan
iah port after the encounter.
RAID HUNS’
THIRD LINE
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BY FRANK J. TAYLOR.
1 United Press Staff Correspondent.
With the American Army in Lorraine;
June 1.—An American raid in force
penetrated the. German third line
northwest of Toul this morning.
following an hour’s terrific bom
bardment the Yankees crossed No
Man’s Land behind a perfect barrage
and swept over the enemy trenches,
the Huns who had survived the ar
tillery fire fleeing before them.
The Americans explored German po
sitions at their leisure, withoTTE any
! opposition and returned to their lincat
Our losses were extremely light.
AM IGANS BREAK UP "
GERMAN TANK ATTACK
U. S. Gunners Smother Hun
Artillery and Troops at
Every Movement.
By Associated Press.
With the American Army in France;
Juno 1.—In one of the counter at
tacks launched against the Americana
in Cantigny, the Germans tried to use
tanks. The enemy infantry had -no
more than shown itself than the
American artillery opened a heavy
fire. Both the foot soldiers and the
tanks were driven back in disorder.
Tlie new American positions in Can
tigny are being improved constantly.
I The Americans have not budged aiv
j Inch since they gained the town.
! Every time the enemy artillery starts
! a bombardment the American gunners
: retaliate and smother the opposition
I fire.
j German airmen, flying at a great
! height, penetrated many miles to tha
| rear of the American lines today. They
| were driven off by anti-aircraft guna
| and wore unable to drop any bombs.
PARENTS HEARTBROKEN
' BY DEATH OF SON
Aberdeen S. D., May 31— Frank Col
on who was killed in action In France.
May 24, Joined Company L. Fourth
South Dakota infantry April, 1917. He
i was trans ferred to a machine gun
company and sent to France several,
months ago. Ho was 20 years old
and a carpenter by trade. Ills parents
j are Poles, unable to read Enslish, and
| were heart broken when a neighbor
I translated the message from the de
partment for them.
1 AGED PUBLISHER DIES.
j Toronto, Ont., May 81.—John Rosa
i Robertson, proprietor of the Toronto
. Telegram and Canada's Oldest pub
1 lasher, -died this morning.
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