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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY SO, 1918. f I i TRENCH ADMIT LOSS OF GROUND ON AISNE FRONT , Soissons Evacuated and Troops ; Covering Rheims Withdraw ' Behind Canal ; Fisme Taken by Huns. (Br Awiotlated Preaa.) prie Mav 29. After desoerate re sistance and fighting in the streets -lasting several hours, the French have evacuated Soissons, which the Ger mans occupied, according to the offi cial announcement from the war of fice tonight ' The text of the statement reads: "The troops covering Rheims have withdrawn behind the Aisne canal, Northwest of the town. "The battle took on particular vio lence on our left wing. In the re gion of Soissons, after stubborn re sistance and fighting in the streets, which held back the enemy for sev eral hours, our troops evacuated the 'town, the western outskirts of which jve occupy. ."Southeast of Soissons the battle Ixtended to the plateau marked by elleu, Septmonts, Ambnet and Uia- rise. In the center, under the pressure f the enemv. we save ground in the egion of Loupeigne, north of Fere- n-Tardenois. Iht rrencn-tfritish roops further east maintained their ftositions on the line Brouillet, ba- irigny and Tilloy." t . I Berlin, via London, May 29. The umber of prisoners taken by the Germans on the Aisne battle front has increased to 25,000, says the Ger nan official communication issued to lay. The prisoners include one ench and one English general. The text of the communication fol ows: "On the battle fronts from the Yser o the Oise increased fighting activity ontinued. French local attacks south fiYpres failed. West of Montdidier the enemy uring a local advance penetrated in to' Catigny yesterday. "The armies of Colonel General Boehm and General von Bulow, of (he army of the German crown prince have violently continued their attack, French and English reserves rushed : VP were defeated. "The right wing divisions of Gen eral Larisch after repelling a French counter attack, captured the Terny Sorny ridge (and the heights northeast . Df, Soissons, After hard fighting the troops of. General Wichura also broke the resistance of the enemy on the plateau of Conde. Fort Conde was taken by storm. Vregny and Missy also were taken. On the southern bank of the , Aisne and the Vesle, , heights to the west of Ciry were oc cupied. , "The corps of General von Wink dler, General von Conts and General Schmetow have crossed the Vesle. Braine and Fismes have been cap tured and we are standing, on the heights due south of the Vesle. The ; ucrrnana rreaa isnve. , Tv . troops of General Use have taken the . hills northeast of Prouilly by storm hive captured Villers and Fran- queuxanj Lourcy and now are fight tog for the heights of Thierry, i "In spite of changing weather our , aerial forces are attacking the enemy with bombs and machine guns, while aviators have surveyed without inter ruption our attack and effect of our Vtillery fire. , "The number of prisoners has in creased to 25,000, including one French and one English general." ! British Aviators Active. London, May 29. British aerial ' operations are described in an official . communication tonight as follows: "Our airplanes dropped 25 tons of bombs during the day on hostile bil lets.'dnmps and railways behind the enemy's lines on all parts of the Brit ish front; , ,. "Thirteen German machines were ; destroyed in air fighting and four otners were brought down out ot control, rive of ours are missing. "Bombing was continued on the night of Tuesday. Five tons of bombs were dropped on various tar gets, including billets at Armentieres, and the Valenciennes railway station, One of our machines failed to return "On Wednesday a number of ma , chines attacked Thionville; they dropped a ton of bombs, with good effect on the station and sidings. At the same time other machines bombed the railway and barracks at Metz Sablons. All the machines returned.' 7 I 1 " GROWING! Famine in Austria May Cause Breakup Of Teuton Alliance Washington, May 29. -Famine among the Germans of Austria, with the Czechs and Jugo Slavs keeping their food supplies to themselves, has reached such pro portions that the Suttgart Neues , Tageblatt says the Teutonic al liance will be threatened unless a remedy is found. An official dispatch from France today quotes the German paper as fol lows: "Heart-rending appeals from our brothers have been reaching us for two weeks. They are starving, not only in western Bo hemia, but in Carinthia, Styria and Tyrol. The fate of the un fortunate Germans in Austria does not arouse enough sympathy in Germany. Many of our com patriots go as far as to say that if the Austrians art starving it is their own fault. "This policy, which seems jus tified at first, is no less dangerous ( if one considers that Hungary is tightly closed and does not allow anything to go into Austria. On the other hand, Czechs and Jugo slavs keep their food supplies to themselves and refuse to share with the Germans. "If Germany does not find some remedy to the situation, the alli ance itself will be threatened." MEMORIAL DAY AT MANAWA WILL BE ONE OF PICNICS Thursday, Memorial day, will see many picnic parties at Manawa park, Lake Manawa, if the weather is at all agreeable. While every amuse ment will be going on ti.at day, the patriotic con'certs by Finn's big band, and the picnic advantages of the park are expected to be most popular. Shady Grove, the picnic grounds adjoining the park on the east, with cooking facilities, plenty of fresh water, tables and benches, with wide spreading lawns and shade trees, make the spot one of the most popular of picnic places for people from Omalia, Council Bluffs and far out into Iowa and Nebraska. Just south of the grove is the lake, spreading to near ly a mile in width, with launches motor boats, sailing craft and row boats passing and repassing in every direction. Admission to the picnic grounds is free, as in the rest of the park. I he free automobile parking yard is near the gateway to Shady Grove, and many automobile picnic parties come from distances. Thursday the park will be profuse ly decorated with flags and bunting, Finn's band program, announced else where, shows one of the best collec tions of patriotic and popular music that will be presented anywhere on that day. I he park will be in full holiday dress, with extra help to care for the crowds, and with an extra interest everywhere, from the danc navilinn to the cafeteria, and from the roller coaster to the miniature railway. TRANSPORT SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN AND 101 DROWNED London, May 29. The transport khip Leasowe Castle has been sunk by an enemy submarine, the British admiralty announced tonight. One hundred, and one. persons were drowned. , The Leasowe Castle was built in 1917 at Birkenhead and waa nwnrH by the Union Castle Mail Steamship company oi Lonaon. it was ot y,J tons gross. The admiralty statement: "The transport Leasowe Castle was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy sub marine May 26 in the' Mediterranean. "Thirteen military officers and 79 of other rank, and of the ship's company, the captain, two wireless operators and six of other ratings are missing, It is presumed all were drowned." Forty Injured in Wreck. Lafayette, La.,- May 29. Forty pas sengers and trainmen were injured, one of the latter perhaps fatally, when Southern Pacific westbound passen ger train No. 101, known as thje De Luxe special, was derailed nearjiere late today. A .defective switch i3 be lieved to have caused the wveck. a ITALIANS SEIZE PRESENA LAKE IN BRILLIANT BLOW Daring Operation by Alpini After Forty Hours' Fierce Fighting Results in Cap ture of Position. Italian Army Headquarters, May 29. One of the most brilliant moun tain operations since the beginning of the war was carried out by the Ital ians in the Tonale region, northwest of Trent, early this week. The basin of Fresena lake was captured .by Italian Alpini after 40 hours of fierce fighting. The Austrians were well en trenched. The great Presena moun tain was reached by the Alpini after attacking four times under a heavy fire. The enemy was finally over whelmed by a bayonet drive. The fiaht was rendered more dif ficult by te condition of the ground, which was hard and slippery with late spring snows. The Italians advanced up steep ascents, down precipices and over glaciers. Rome, May 28. The brilliant vic tory of the Italians in theTonale re gion was won in fighting on ground about 12,000 feet above the sea, amid meltine snows and everlasting gla ciers. The battle wis remarkable on account of the highly specialized troops engaged and the mechanical devices applied. The vast wastes of lunale moun tain, dominating the Camonica plat eau and the approaches to raradise f'ass, had been neglected by both sides as a field for offensive operations, but now becomes more important. Advance in Price of Ice Forbidden Unless Necessary Washington, May 29. State and federal administrators and their aides concluded a two-day conference at the food administration tonight. Among other things the state offi cers were cautioned particularly ito permit no increase in ice prices this summer unless the producer can prove beyond question an advance is nec essary. Omahans in Capital. Washington, May 29. (Special Tel egram.) Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCul loch, who have been spending a vaca tion in the east, will go to their home in Omaha tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Murphy are spending a portion of their honey moon in Washington, Mrs Murphy having been Miss Olsen of the Gate City. Army Order. Washington, May J. (Sptctal Telegram), The follnwlnt offlcara now on duty at th army balloon inhool. Fort Omaha, are relieved from duty with the aviation lec tion, signal corpi, and will proceed to Join their proper orantatlona: Flrat Lieuten ant Ralph W, Haln, field artillery; Arthur C, Newberry, Second Lieutenant Norwood Qrlffln, Jamee U. Hardman. The appoint ment of Private Flrat Claai John Leo John eon aa aeuond lieutenant, quartertnaite r'a rorpe. National army, le announced. He will report to Camp Dodge for tealgnment to duty.. ' The Weather For Nebraska: Partly' cloudy and warmer Thursday,' probably local thunder showers; Friday generally fair and cooler. Hour. Deer. m.. m.. m.. m. , m. , m., m. 12 -m 71 P. m 75 P. m 78 P. m 77 P. m 1 P. m 80 P. m 78 P- m..., i.. 78 P. m ' . 78 Comparative Xeral Record. ' J1S. 117. 11. 1115. Hlght yeeterday ..,.80 70 , 7 14 I,o went yesterday ....84 5 i SO ' 48 Man temperature ... .72 "84 70 81 Precipitation .07 .01 .00 .14 Temperature anr precipitation departures rrom in normal: Normal temperature , 87 Excess for the day S Total excess since March 1 3.95 normal precipitation ,. .18 Inch Deficiency for the day 11 Inch Total rainfall since March l...,8.8 Inches Deficiency since March 1. 1918. .3.38 Inches excess for cor. period 1917 is inch Deficiency for cor. period 1818.. 8. 71 Inches nepona rrom stations at 7 P. M. Station and State Temp. High- Rain of Wtather 7. p. m. est. fall. Cheyenne, rain 81 83 62 Davenport, oloudy 70 73 J. 43 Denver, pt, cloudy ....7! . 72 .02 Des Moolnea, cloudy ....78 78 .05 poage uuy, cloudy .....78 78 .36 Lander, cloudy ',0 84 .0.1 North -Platte, rain ....81 88 .14 Omaha, oloudy 78 80 .07 Pueblo, pt. cloudy ....78 80 .00 Rapid City, pt. cloudy.. 84 84 .38 Salt Lake, cloudy (8 63 .00 Santa Fo, clear ..88 68 .00 Hherldan. cloudy 68 68 ' ..00 Sioux City, oloudy ...... 71 74 .4 Valentine, cloudy 64 64' ' .10 "T" Indicates traca of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Locust Lane Buttermilk A healthful all year drink. A 'specially satis fying summer drink. Served at most places where drinks are served. Delivered before breakfast to most Omaha homes. Douglas 409 Alamito Daily Company VzJr v ri. u a ALLIED LINE SUBMERGED BY HUN RUSH (Continued From Page One.) y There was no disorder and all the units kept in constant liaison, v Around Soissons a readjustment of the front line became necessary, in consequence of the falling back of the center, where the Germans were pushing hardest. Fall Back Fighting Valiantly. The fighting has been continuous for two days through a country com posed of a series of chalky plateau with winding valleys, whose slopes are half clothed with trees and con taining many caverns. Along the top of one of the ridges runs the famous Chemin Des Dames from which valleys spread angularly towards the Aisne. The allied possession of this ridge compromised the security of the German southern flank. The enemy's torrent of divisions, rolling forward found only the thinest line of allied troops facing the ad vance. These fell back before the ir resistible pressure, retiring but strug gling valiantly. The torrent as it moved forward became even stronger, for the Germans added new forces to it. Even the Aisne did not stay its rush. The Germans followed the allies across the river and at the same time spread along the sides, the allies hav ing decided that it was useless to sac rifice men in efforts to hold these po sitions with too few defenders. Retain Striking Power. The southern slopes of the Aisne valley offered good ground to the allies to stand, had they been in' suf ficient force. But the Germans were in immensely superior numbers, and the allied commanders chose to retire to the plateau beyond and thus give an opportunity for the reserves to concentrate. It is probable that be fore the advancing German torrent weakens, further territory will fall ihto the hands of the enemy. 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The French and British kept in the closest touch throughout the battle, working together as a single unit. The spirit of comradeship was touching, both in the ranks and along the roads wounded meni of both nations, when able to walk, were helping each other . toward the dressing stations, while all the soldiers indiscriminately gave aid when possible to the civilian ref ugees. , The reserves are moving, proceed ing towards-points where they can oppose the German rush. Among the allied troops of whatever nationality, despite their lost positions, confidence is great that the desperate effort of the Germans will not succeed in in flicting more than a glancing blow on the allied forces and that the present situation is only temporary. Railroad Shopmen May Get Another Increase in Wages Washington, May 29. Upon re ceiving word today that mechanics and shopmen of the Rock Island and other railroads were threatening . a strike next Monday for higher wages than Director General McAdoo's re cent order authorized, the railroad ad ministration asked the men by tele graph to remain at work and an nounced that the new board on rail road wages and working conditions would take up the machinists' appli cation next week and give a decision as soon as possible. Fairfield in Washington. Washington, May 29. (Special Tel egram.) E. M. Fairfield of Omaha, a member of the staff of Food Adminis trator Wattles of Nebraska, who has been in attendance upon the meeting of federal food administrators for sev eral days, will leave Washington to morrow. The question of dividing the country into la zones was under dis cussion with a recommendation that the country be thus divided with fre quent meetings of administrators from each zone. 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