OMAHA INVITES SCRUTINY OF ITS PROUD RECORD IN A LL THE WAR ACTIVITIES
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TORPEDO
British Vessel Sent Down by
U-Boat Without Warning 100
- v. Miles Off Virginia Capes;
Crew Rescued. -
.(By Associated Press.)
Washington, June 6.-Sink-ing
of the British steamship
, .Harpathian 100 miles off the
Virginia capes at ft o'clock yes
terday morning by a German
submarine was announced to
night at the, Navy department.
The entire crew was rescued
by the steamer Palmer, which
arrived late today in Chesa
peake bay.
The submarine used a tor-
pedo. One member of the Brit
ish . crew was injured. The
Harpathian was a freighter of
2,800 tons net.
; RAIDERS GO TO SEA.
The submarines operating off the
coast had not previously been heard
from since the Norwegian steamer
Eidsvold was sent down at S o'clock
-Tuesday afternoon, 40 miles off the
Virginia capes. The Harpathian was
sunk about 60 miles further out to
sea, indicating thaf the underwater
- craft, had gone further into the At-.
' lantic to escape patrol boats.
The raiders apparently operated m
B comparatively small area" Tuesday
and Wednesday. The French stcam
' eVRadeoleine was attacked off Mary
land early Tuesday, and about the
same time the schooner Edward R.
' Baird, Jr., was sunk further down the
coast. That afternoon the Eidsvold
was sunk near the capes, the raiders
-'having - escaped ;. southward through
uic yiiiui iitcta. v - . , fc
' - Waiting for Bigger Prey. ?
The fact that the submarines' are
braying the dangers from the patrols
which are converging around the area
. of operations, leads, .officials "to, be-:
lieve that the raiders arc waiting for
much bigger prey than they have yet
: found. The place where they - have
; operated most recently is in the lane
of travel up and down the coast and
.'through it must pass much of the im
portant shipping going in and out of
the i Virginia capes.
H The sinking of the Harpathian
.brings the total of vessels known to
- have been sent down on this side of
. the Atlantic by the raiders to 14
"six j steamers and eight schooners.
All the vessels were American ex
cept the Eidsvold and Harpathian.
; Adrift 26 Hours.
An Atlantic Port, June 6. Captain
Owen and the crew of the British
; . Eteamer Harpathian, ''torpedoed , and
sunk off the Virginia capes early ycs-
terday morning, wre landed here to
, night by the steamer' Palmer. They
were rescued at sea after drifting for
26 hours in small boats. -
Captain Owen said his ship sank
? . quickly and lhat he and the crew
s-', barely had time to launch the life-v-boats.
He was certain that it was a
' torpedo and not a mine that struck
'. the, vessefX . Customs officials who
.look charge of the crew would not
" permit the captain to discuss the sink
ing further.
Fires Upon 'Submarine.
v "According to the captain of a Brit
ish steamer in port today, he ex-
, 'changed shots with a submarine June
;A about 40 miles off the Delaware
, jcapes. The submarine ordered the
i'.'ship- to stop, according to the cap
"tain, but he refused and opened fire
' on the U-boat, the latter replying with
several shots. The gunners aboard the
. 'steamer believe they made a hit, the
'captain said. . .
5 r Passes Through War Zone.
New Y6rk, June 6. The Brazos,
. companion shifi ,oC fhe Carolina,
, sunk by a German ' submarine last
Sunday, with a loss of 16 lives,
has . arrived at a Porto Rican
. port, the New York, Porto Rico
Steamship company announced here
-tonight. The Brazos carried 200 pas
sengers and steamed through . the
- zone in which U-boats were operat
'. ing. ' .- .'- .'
t Damaged Tanker, Docked. -.
; Philadelphia. June' 6. With , the
.Stars and Stripes waving gaily from
- her stern, the American, tanker. Her
bcrt L. Pratt, damaged by a mine off
. the Delaware Capes last Monday, ar
rived at its dock here today and at
once began unloading its cargo of oil
. 'hat a German- submarine was un
y&Ie to send, to the. bottom of the
Jcean. The' only outward evidences
Its experiences were patches of fresh
.black paint on its bow and furniture
vand other fittings scattered about
'' deck. ..,
Attempt Made to Wreck
; ; Troop Train in Illinois
Washington, June 6. The fact that
an attempt was made recently to
wreck a trqop train in Illinois wis
made known by the committee on
public information , today.' A state
ment calls on newspapers to refrain
from publishing any facts regarding
train sc'iHules and he advance move
mects'of trooos- -i '
REVENUE BILL
URGED BY
Rifles for Army '
Of Two Million
Men Now Ready
.Washington,,' June 6. More than
a million and a half rifles have been
produced . for tlie United, States
army since thiscountry entered the
war, says an announcement tonight
by the War department. Cf this
number 1.140,50a are modified tin-
fields 176,796 Springfield .'models of
1903 and Z51.Z7U Russian rifles.
"Besides the rifles made since
war was declared," said the an
nouncement, "there are 600,000
Springfields, model of 1903, in use.
Only about one-half the soldiers in
an army carry rifles. On this basis
the ordnance department has
enough- rifles. Springfield and
modified Enfields, for an army of
about 2,000,000 men, allowing wast
age for one year.N
AMERICANS IN
TRAINING FOR
OPEN WARFARE
Men Now in Camp Being Hard
ened to. Long Marches in
.Preparation for Drive '
Into Germany.
(Bj Associated Freu.)
Washington, June 6. American
troops in training at honje are being
especially schooled now in preparation
for the forward movement of the
allied armies expected to follow the
ultimate crushing of Germany's offen
sive power. It was learned today that
orders- have been . issued to division
commanders to lay greater stress upon
training" fdf open warfare; and redatr
,the Jime devoted to- teaching trench
specialties.. -. ; . -
The men are , being hardened .to
long marches, given taget practice
without, end and thoroughly trained
to take care of themselves in the give
and take of open combat. - .
Confident Spirit Prevails.
Military observers say this change
in, the midst of the greatest effort of
ihc German general staff of the entire
war speeks significently of the spirit
of confidence that prevades the
councils and armies of America and
the allies. When many of the men in
training here reach France," long
marches and . swift maneuvering
against a retreating foe may well be
the order of the day. :
Influential officers returning from
the front say the American soldier
should be developed as highly as pos
sible in all round soldering, leaving
the details of trench warfare educa
tion to be added by a brief post
graduate course when he reaches
France. This view found ready sym
pathy here, for it is believed the old
statement of the trench lines has
been broken, never to be restored.
U. S. MAY SEIZE
STOCKMARDS AND
THEIR' TERMINALS
Washington, June 6. J)irector Gen
eral McAdoo was directed by a senate
resolution adopted today to inform
the senate what action is contemplated
for .assuming control of the stock
yards .and their railroad terminals as
a part1 of the railroad administration.
The resolution introduced by
ator NoBtis of Nebraska, also asks
what legislation, if any. is needed for
the government to take over the yards
and if the ownership of the yards has
any connection with the control of the
packing industries of the country. y
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES VIE
, Dollars Count, But Jitneys For Most Part ,
Make Up Fort Riley Band's $500 Fund.
IN DANCE WITH OMAHA 'S FAIR
Majors, captains, privates and civil
ians vied with each other for dances
with Omaha's prettiest women at the
municipal auditorium Thursday night
at the big benefit ball to raise money
to send the Fort Riley military band
to Chicago and give some little help
to the Qmaha Associated Charities.
The minstrel barfd playing its way
across the country gave a program
of the raggiest rag and the crowd
dropped nickels for every tune." A
few of the women, tagged with red,
white and .blue rosettes brought in
as much axlollar for several dances,
but the $500 guaranteed to the band
and the several hundred "over and
above" was chiefly counted up from
the 5-cent pieces and the occasional
dime. ; )
Lonel looking officers who didn't
know any of the fair dames, displayed
their patriotism by buying dance
tickets by the half dozen and turn
ing them over to some brother sol
dier who didn't have the price, but
did have the girl
BLAME FOR
WAR FIXED
ON 1'IILIIELL'i
Former Director of Krupps
Tells How Emperor Forced
German Leaders to Sup
port His Policy,
(By Aaroclatod PrtM.)
Gumligen, Switzerland, Wednesday,
June 5. Germany was wholly in
agreement with Austria-Hungary con
cerning the ultimatum sent to Servia
at the outbreak of the war, says Dr.
Wilhelm Muehlon, former director of
Krupps, in further disclosures on the
responsibility for the bringing on of
the conflict.
Emperor William was personally
responsible for Germany's partici
pation and forced the German leaders
to support his war policy.
Dr. Muehlon was asked who were
the Austrians with whom the German
emperor had -made a private agree
ment. He said he was unable to say
positively, although he had heard from
reliable sources that one was Field
Marshal Conrad Von Hoetzendorf,
former chief of the Austrian general
staff, r
, Pledge Exacted From Guests.
; The former Krupp director relates
an incident followinsr the outbreak of
the war when the emperor required!
all the German leaders to become in
voluntary supporters of his -war
policy. Assembling them as guests,
the emperor exclaimed suddenly:
. "Now gentlemen, advance and,- as
we grasp hands, promise me you will
stand with me to the last breath' -
Commenting on this, Dr. Mueljlon
savs: ,v - ' - :
'The-ffuests--could hardly do othef
wise -when thus bidden, by their im
perial host in his Own castle to shake
hands 'with him and thus a Vow was
extorted which would1 be 'of Rvalue
only if .given freely." , -y ; - j
Orders' Slaughter of Prisoners. '
; Dr. Muehlon declares that the
order issued by the crown prince of
Bavaria to the troops in Belgium
amounted to a command to give no
quarter to prisoners. He said:
s. "I have received a letter from, the
field which brings-me the unheard-of
information that the emperor has hini
self said he had enough- prisoners
and has told his officers he hoped
they would take good care to make
no more prisoners. This news is
Iquite authentic.
of the crown prince of Bavaria an4
what a continuation of the emperor's
previous order to troops about to
leave on the expedition to China: 'No
quarter will be given.' " x ,
The writer expresses severe criti
cism of the German aristocracy, in
dustrial aim and the hopelessness of
the present conflict to place Ger
many in an enduring position over
the destinies of Europe.
The chief significance of the criti
cism and disclosures is that they come
from one who occupied a foremost
position in the public and industrial
life of .Germany. . '
Sam Slotky Would limit
Circulation cf Jackies' Paper
To keeD the circulation of his oaoer
down instead of trying to boost it,
now is the chief task encountered by
Sam Slotky, formerly of the staff of
The, Bee. Slotky '.is circulation man
ager of the Great Lakes Bulletin, a
Sen-kpaper issued by the sailors in train
ing at the ureat LaKts naval station,
Chicago. Demand for the Bulletin is
far greater than facilities for publica
tion will supply. Slotky has attained
the rank of chief yeoman. He enlist
ed in Omaha last summer.
Mogy Bernstein was : master of
ceremonies, advising the crowd to get
together and dance1 because every
body knew each other and "the girls
are dying to dance, especially with
the soldier boys."
Mesdames H. H. Baldridgc and
George Doane sold tickets at the en
entrances, Mesdames Fred Hamilton,
Louis Clarke, Harold Pritchtt ifisses
Menie Davis, Helene Bixby and a
bevy of other, young women passed
through the crowd selling tickets.
A large gathering of spectators
filled : the 'front of the hall and
watched the dancers from the t bal
conies. Ice cream, circus pop and
buttermilk were dispensed frpm
small booths. -
The band is making the trip to
Chicago to play at the National Med
ical ; Association convention, which
takes place in that city this week. It
is hoped that many recruits Will be
enlisted for the medical corps and the
Fort Riley band is going to endeavor
to play them into the. service .
TO RAISE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Commander av Funston
Who Trains Nebraska
Major General Leonard Wood is
now at his former post at Camo
Ftiiistor). '.Though ordered to the head.
ot the western department at &an
Francisco, it is the understanding he
will remain where, he has been sta
tioned to train more troops for over
seas service. ... ,
WOUNDED AMONG
YANKEES WANT TO
RE-ENTER BATTLE
Paris, June 6. The spirit and
morale of the American soldiets
wounded in the Carttigny battle, 90
per cent of whom will recover, "is
wonderful. The first question they
ask the surgeon is: "Doc, when will I
be able to go back after the German
who fixed rue?" .
Two young privates were waiting
their turn to enter the operating room
of a largg American hospital in Paris
today. One said: "
"I have been; over the-top three
times and it is the greatest sport I
ever had. Fix me up quick, because I
want to go back after the Boches
atrain."
The second soldier, who had a seri
ous wound ltv the thigh, said:
"If I do not return to the trenches
I have the, satisfaction of knowing
that I fixed three two bayonetted
and one shot. I am satisfied."
' The 'soldier'probably will recover,
but he will never cross bayonets with
the Germany again, as he will lose
his leg. " v
'EXPERIMENTAL"
BALLOON ADRD7T
AT PORT OMAHA
The first of a" series of experir
mental balloons which it is planned
to snd out every two or three days,
was released from Fort Omaha Thurs
day, evening. The balloon was laden
with Red Cross literature and bore
printed instructions asking the finderj
ot the bag wnen it snouia lana to
pack it and send it back to Fort
Omaha. As soon as the car was re
leased it headed in a southeasterly
direction. .
The balloon to be used in this test
will be of a small type, measuring not
more than 10 or IS feet in diameter.
When packed they will not weigh
more than 40 or 50 pounds. Full in
structions asto the method of pack
ingand shipping are put into each
balloon.'
' Hospital Ship Wrecked.
The Hague, June 6. The hospital
ship Koningin Regentes, having on
board the English delegates to the
Anglo-German war prisoners' confer
ence at The Hague, struck j mine off
the English coast. -Four firemen per
ished, i but all others aboard were
saved by the hospital shy) Sindoro.
"Material Damage Done
In Air Raid on Paris
Paris, June 6- German airplanes
raided the Paris district last night
through a heavy defensive barrage.
Some bombs were dropped. One
person is reported dead and several
. wounded. Material ' damage - was
Jone. The "all clear?, was sounded
at 1220 a. m. Friday, 1 . , : .
if yr rj-
$8.0ro,000,000
ra dooms
HEAVY TAXES
ON LUXURIES
Secretary Recommends That
Large Additional Levies Be
Made on War Prof its and
Unearned Incomes.
t
(By Astoclatfd Prem.)
Washington, June 6. Secretary
McAdoo today recommended m a
letter to Chairman Kitchin of the
house ways" and means committee that
the new revenue bill be drawn to
raise $8,000,000,000, by taxation, one
third of the estimated $24,000,000,000
expenditures in the fiscal year 1919.
He also recommended that a war
profits tax be establishd at a high
rate to be super-imposed upon ex
isting excess profits taxes, that the
normal income tax on uncarnd in
comes be raised and that heavy taxa
tion be imposed on luxuries .
Would Make Bonds Better.
Increasing the rate of normal taxes
on incomes, from which Liberty
bonds are exempt, said the secretary,
will tend to make these bonds better
and to permit them to compete with
industrial and municipal securities
bearing higher rates of interest.
Mr. McAdoo made no attempt to
specify the means of carrying out
his suggestions in revenue legislation
and did not intimate what articles
might be classed as "luxuries" for
heavier taxation." He stated, how
ever, thatj in many cases the present
excess profit taxes do, not reach real
war profits, .for instance, where a
corporation with, big earnings made
directly out of the war has alto a big
over-capitalization, 'and, therefore, an
apparently low fate of profit. ; v ,
U-BOATSUPPLt-t-SHIP
DISGUISED AS
NEUTRAL TRADER
An Atlantic Port, June 6. What he
now believes was a German submarine
supply ship masquerading as a neu
tral trader, was sighted off the Vir
ginia capes on May 25 by Captain
Ray of the American schooner Joel
Cook, which has reached here.
"At the time I attached no signifi
cance to the ...cident, but on reaching
this port and learning of German sub
marine activities down the coast, I
communicated what I had observed to
naval authorities," said Captain Ray
today.
"I was off Fenwicks Island Light
ship (off the Virginia capes) on the J
iwenty-ntw, wnen i signtea two sud
marineS which I took to be Amer
icans on trial cruises," the skipper
said. "They were big fel'ows -bigger
than I thought submarines were made.
They seemed to be railing a steamer
but after a time this steamer, strange
ly enough dropped astern of me, then
speeded up and came alongside with
out hailing me. A mist then set in
and I lost sight of her. There was
no distinguishing mark on this ves
sel and she flew no flag."
Mormons Empty Their
Wheat Storehouses for
First Time, in 30 Years
Washington, June 6. Wheat
' storehouses of the Mormon church
in Utah are being kept clean for the
first time in 30 years to add to the
supply for American soldiers and
the allies overseas. The Mormons
1 have turned over to the food admin
istration more than a quarter of a
f million bushels of grain, represent
ing the great reserve store kept up
since the days of Brigham Young,
through contribution by farmer
church members of one-tenth of
their crops. .
Senators Express Confidence
In . 5. Navy's Preparedness
, .
(By Auoclated
Washington, June 6. Complete
confidence in the measures taken by
the navy to deal with submarine raid
ers was expressed in the senate to
day by .spokesmen on both sides of
the chamber. Senator Lewis of
Illinois, democratic whip, and Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, reoublican.
joine4 in declaring that the navy vas
on the alert and ready for the enemy.
These expressions came in the
midst of a sharp debate precipitated
by the reading by Senator Brandegee
of Connecticut of a newspaper edi
torical criticising the Navy depart
ment for not warning shipping of the
presence of the submarines.
Commenting on this, Senators
Lewis and Lodge agreed there was
no complaint against the navy, though
thev had very, different theories as to
what possibly drew the submarines
to American shores, benator Lewis
said the attack was , invited by false
statements in congress and. elsewhere
regarding the nation's unprepared
ness: while, the Massachusetts sena
tor suggested that "loose brags and
boasts" about the number of Ameri
LOne German Woman
Loses, Twenty-Five
Relatives in War
Berne, June 6. As bearjng upon
the war losses of some German
families, a statement made today
to The Associated 'Tress corre
spondent by a German woman now
in Berne is interesting.
"Twenty-five of my relatives have
been killed; five are invalids, and
only two are reft unharmed out of
-32 engaged in' the var," said this
woman, whose husband was killed
on the German front near Arras.
"My uncle," she continued, "sent
seven sons into the war and six of
them were killed within 'two
months."
The losses of the Germans since
the March offensive began have
been terrific, she added.
U.S. MARINES GO
OVER TOP SINGING
"YANKEEDOODLE"
Ten Machine Guns Captured in
Charge; Prisoners Say They"
Were Told They Were .
Facing British.
(From a Staff Corrnpondent.) -With
the American Army In Tic-
ardy, June 6. The American marines
sang and whistled "Yankee Doodle
and cheered as they went over the
top at dawn today in the Chateau
Thierry sector. They made their way
swiftly through the German dead that
lay strewn in No Man's Land. N
In addition to 100 prisoners the
Americans captured 10 machine guns.
German prisoners said they had not
been fed for four days owing to the
deadly fire from ' the .French , and
American guns, which prevented. the
bringing up of supplies. These Ger
mans were without helmets. They
were tired of the war. They had been
told ' that the British opposed them,
as their commanders were afraid to
let them Unow that it was the Amer
icans. Veuilly Wood Cleared.
The Germans were cleared out of
Veuilly wood also by the1 Americans,
whose guns were thundering against
the enemy this evening. The fiercest
fighting was in progress at last re
ports near Torcy, which lies about
two and a half miles east of Veujlly.
The French also attackea this morn
ing on the left to straighten out the
American line, and it was a brilliant
performance. In this they were as
sisted by the American forces. Amer
ican infantry cleaned out one group
of 35 Uhlans, who were mounted.
"Don't let one escape, shouted a big
American. AH but one was killed; he
wascaptured.
The Americans advances in a (olid
nhalanx. their ' stroncr. determined
faces and 'great physique an inspira
tion to their gallant French comrades,
who now regard them with brotherly
On Tuesday the Americans faced
a Saxon division: on Wednesday a
Guard division; today a crack Prus
sian division and also a battalion of
famous Jaeger sharpshooters. The
Americans caught one scouting party
ot eight sharpshooters and killed
them all.
Entire Company Annihilated.
Soon after the attack of this morn
ing the Americans carried Hill- 142
(about two-thirds of a mile south of
Torcy), the highest point in this vicirf-
ity. and swept on and stoooed at. the
foot in a wheat field on the other side,
from where they raked, the Germans
with machine guns. One entire enemy
machine gun company was almost
annihilated.
The Germans had donned French
uniformsr but the Americans, fore
warned, poured volleys of fire into
them., iHl,f
Prni.)
can troops transported overseas had
contributed to the appearance of the
raiders. - r
Secretary Baker sent to congress
a request for a $16,000,000 appropria
tion for 16 new balloon and airplane
stations along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts, to supplement the army's
preparations for its part in repelling
submarine or air attacks. Equipment
for the stations is said to be in hand,
and they probably will be established
within a few weeks after the money
is provided.
In connection with the warning of
shipping. Acting Secretary Roosevelt
S disclosed late today that a radio. mes
sage was sent broadcast by the navy
more than a week ago" informing all
shipping and shore stations that
enemy submarines might appear at
any port along the Atlantic coast. At
that time the news that the enemy
had attacked , schooners off the Vir
ginia capes had not reached the de
partment and Mr. Roosevelt declined
to discuss how the navy received the
information upon which the warning-
was based, . 1
iOronnniMO. ,
EATEHY
HRliS
Fighting Like Tigers, Yankees
Advance 21-4 Miles on Thi
erry Front and After Brief' (
Respite Renew Drive. . 7,
BULLETIN. -
With the American Army ,
in France, June 6. -Reports
received here from Chateau
' Thierry are to the effect that 1
the Americans in the fight 1
ing with the Germans killed
a large number of the enemy -and
themselves suffered very,
light casualties.
(By Associated" Press.)
' Although the latest Germw.
official communication . an
nounces that the situation on "
the battlfront is unchanged,
;here has been a change on one
)f the most important sectors
in Picardy, and American ma
rines were responsible for it. '
Attacking on a front of
about two and. one-half miles"
n a fight that began Thursday
at dawn, the marines, in four
hours drove back the enemy
two and one-quarter .miles and
occupied all the important high
ground northwest of Chateau
Thierry, which village in a pre
vious vfight, the American , ma
chine gunners had turned into
a shambles by the accuracy of
their aim as the Germans tried
to wrest a bridge from them
After: a breathing space" Jn'TJiursi""
tfas :&aft!e
to; the fray jMat fast .accouoU hard
nghtihg wsslrt progress for this sec
tor, which commands the-Marne at
that part of the front where the bat-
tie line swingsVVastward toward
Rheims. .The marines took 100 Ger
man prisoners in the early. encounter,
while the French troops on their left
also gained an advantage, over the .
enemy and made 160 captives. ' i 1 A
' Fighting Like Tigers. ;
So hard pressed have the Germani '
been by the attacks ot the Americans
in the Chateau.Thicrry sector during ,
the last few days, that they have, been
forced to throw 'three new divisions
of their best troops into the line dur
ing the last three days. v s " ; , -
"The Americans are like tigers1
said a dispatch from the front; "Theit -commanders
have all they . can do to
hold them back. Even the wounded'
are enthusiastic and eager: to fight,
Thejare proud of their . wounds. ;A'
general who visited a "field dressing
station - said he was elated brth'
sight." . , i
To the northwest around - Veuilly. -la-
Poterie,' where recently the'Amer
icans have dealt the Germans several
savage blows and . captured portions ' .
of the terrain, they were occupying,
the enemy now seems fearful. of an-' ;,
other onslaught and is deluging the
region with shells. No 'infantry aK
tack by either side has been reported,
however. ; v..; ,", ' ";. -.' - , ; . ,
Troops Massed in Toul Sector."' ;
It seems not improbable that the
Germans soon are to ask the Amer
icans to show their merit as fightaw
southeast of Verdun, r SmeriLan
patrols report heavy moveniejits ot
troop trains from the nc-rtheastiass-
ing westward behind the Toul sector
in the direction of St. Mihiek. ;
' The heavy attacks 'of the Germain"
along the front frorn Rheims to the
northwest of Soissons are still at a,
halt, although sporadic offensives are ;
being attempted at isolated points and
bombardments of ..violence are. being
carried out, especially in the regton?
of Rheims. -''.'
All German Attacks Repulsed.
Everywhere that the Germans have
essayed an attack it has met with
sharp repulse. There seems to be no V
doubt thatsthe allied line has been
sufficiently strengthened to withstand
the shock troops of the Germans and
it is seemingly not beyond the realm
of possibility that; 'General Foch's;
armies soon wilt take the initiative
into their own hands. - -
Germans Cain Much Booty. , .
The German -- statement ! issued
Thursday night says that, since May.
27 an excess of 55,000 prisoners,, v
among them more than 1,500 officers,,
have been taken and that in addition -more
than 656 guns and more than'
2,000 machine guns have been cap "
tured. : j , ' - -
Admission has been made by the'
military correspondent of the Berlin, .
Vossiche Zeitung that .the German of-
fensive is spent and that the German
armies cannot be expected to proceed,
at present against 'newly strengthened "
allied linees. ', ; ', .
In the' Italian theater ', there has .
been somewhat of an increase in the ,
artillery and patrol encounters- along
the mountain front and on the lower J
reaches of the riave. river, but tue,
expected attempt at an advance, bjj
the Austrians has not yet begun, -
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