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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1918. -L. FLAG TO WAV E III CAPITALS OVER EUROPE England, France, Italy and South America to Join in Observing Anniversary of U.S.Independence. By EUGENE TRAVIS. ' As the Stars and ; Stripes wave with authority in Bel gium, Italy, France, England, Russian Siberia Danish West Indies, Cuba, Porto Rico, Pana ma, Hawaii, and the Guam, Wake, Samoan and Philippine islands, next Thursday will be . recorded as the first Interna tional Fourth of July celebra tion in history. With the exception of Aus tria. Turkey. Germany and-the . countries allied under the in- glorious, and imperialistic ban ner of the central powers, al the world will bow to the American flag and applaud the strains of Yankee Doodle. ' '- Bewildering at a Dream. Bewildering as it appears vivid as a magnificent summer night's dream, all this , evolu tion and rastness in the area' growth of the' United . States , government has . transpirea m the past 142 years-7-1776 to ' 1918. a, :,:: r... , Cablegrams fey the Associated Press frtr the cut 10 days have told of wonderful plant in preparation throughout foreign countries w ceic brate the anniversary of American in ; dependence. - ' " ' ' ' The kinertr Bowers of Droud Eng land have joined In the spirit of the occasion, ready to pay unparalleled honor to the American nation. July Fourth In France. In .Paris last week tha chamber o deoaties resounded with cheers and . enthusiasm when announcement was made that July 4 would be regarded as a legal French holiday. Party tines were obliterated and the plaudits were unanimous ' from all parts of the grand amphitheater. It was one of the most impressive dem onstrations that has been seen in the French chamber of deputies since the ' beginning of the war. Amid tumultuous cheering the cham ber voted to refrain from holding session on the glorious Fourth. President Is Applanded. "A year ago the first American . soldier disembarked on our shores. Deputy Henry Franklin Bouillon de dared during the session. ; 1 . "Now there j are approximately 1,000,000 In France and another 1.000- (WO ready to cross toe ocean ana President Wilson has said that the American effort will not be limited to 5,000,000 fighting men." ! This mention of President Wilson1 name evoked a storm of applause. It was followed by an official proclama 1 tion to the French oeoole to Join in ' the celebration of Independence Day next Thursday. Premier Clemenctau Present Accompanied by Foreign Minister Fiction, Etienne Oementel. minister of commerce; and other high officials. Premier Clemenceau was present when Maurice Damour, head of the r ranco-American war commission! presented tne Fourth of July resolu tion. ' Flans for the celebration in Nice include an official call upon the American consul by the special com mittee selected by the city council i headed by the mayor." Another dele- , Ration will visit the American hos- ,: pital. ' -s ; In other French cities, and towns the celebration will be elaborately carried out. Americans in Observance. In connection with the monster celebration in the French capital, it is planned that the American units which have so gallantly and effec tively aided in stemming the nun on rush toward Paris, will be decorated m the presence of President Pom care. Premier Clemenceau. General ' Foch, General Pershing and other no tables of international fame. American and French troops .will march side oy side m the procession. - The United States ambulance ser vice with the French armies has ar ranged for special Fourth of July athletic and theatrical performance for -II . I a ... . u tne wounaca siuea soldiers in ' Farts hospitals. , , ; , ( Gala Day on the Front On the firing line at the. front, there, will be a fresh infusion of the spirit of democracy and independence ' among the American troops, but the pyrotechnics will consist of rifles and machine guns, instead of rockets and ; fire-crackers. r , v- Special arrangements have been made- to remove every one of the wounded as speedily as possible in case of an enemy air raid over the more peaceful hospital tones. American base hospital authorities have agreed to stop, as far as possi , ble, the removal of American wound ed from Paris, so that the men may attend the celebration in the French cit. -;::.K' -r'Vv':i;.' V, --;tV: . Italy's Celebration Preparations for the celebration of the Fourth of July in Florence, Italy, are assuming great proportions. - un this day the municipality will FRENCH AIRMEN j BRING DOWN 1 5 GERHAN.PLANES Forty-Seven Tons of Projec tiles Dropped With Success Upon Enemy Positions and Troops. AUSTRIAN LINES: PUSHED BACK ON ASIAGOPLATEAU More Than 800 Prisoners Cap tured by Romans Supported by Allies; Strong Counter Attacks Repulsed. Paris. June 30. The French official Rome. June 30. Italian forces. statement included the following re- supported by allied troops, attacked nort of aerial operations: Austro-Hunsarian positions on the On June 28-29 our chasing planes Italian mountain front Saturday and brought down IS German machines captured Monte Di Valbella after a and destroyed twd captive balloons, bitter struggle. The Italian war office Nineteen other enemy planes were destroyed. ' " Our bombing planes in the course announces that more than 800 AustrO' Hungarians were taken prisoner. Strong enemy counter attacks throughout the day and night were confer the citizenship of Florence on President Wilson. V All the municipalities In Tuscany will be represented. The delegates will bring with them flags and ban ners, which belonged to the medieval guilds. ; " '. ' The -day has been proclaimed a na tional holiday, a decision which is un precedented in Italy, so far as hon oring the chief executive of any for eiga country is concerned. - v.-. Down In South America. ; Even the fast-developing sister re publics in South America are looking jcrward to glorious celebrations on American Independence Day. The president of Nicaragua has proclaimed a national holiday ob servance. ' ' . At Montevideo, in Uruguay, July 4 s . , . ' '- ' ' - of the aame Dertod carried out day and night expeditions in which 4 repulsed by the fire of the Italian in- .. ... j i .r, i i tons Ot, projectiles were aroppeu i laiury, artillery ana micnine guns, with Success upon the a via-1 The text of the official statement tion crrounds in the Sonjme sector, on reads bivouacks in , the regipn of Rozieres "On the Asiago plateau, where our and Brave, in the valley ot the Avre heroic resistance on June 14 crushed and on railroad stations of Soissons, the impetus of preponderant enemy Fere-En-Tardenois. etc. forces and "here in daily acts of "In addition five tons of explosives bravery Italian troops have become were dropped June 28 on German united in action and n glory with troops which were preparing a coun- the British and French allicC, fighting .t- : -r ......... J l ... ter auacK in ine region oi vuhjt. -, Lieutenant Fonck brought down three German airplanes June 25 and two others Jnne 27. bringing the num ber by htm up to 4V. Badische Plant Bombed, yesterday began anew, Wrest Mount From Enemy. "At dawn our troops, sustained by an intense artillery hre and sup ported, by sorties resolutely carried out by their allies, attacked Monte London, June 30. The air minis- ut valbella and succeeded, alter a try's official report issued tonight bitter struggle; in wresting it from says: , the enemy. Pur in g the day and "On Friday evening an enemy air- night large enemy masses were drome at Freseati was attacked. launched to counter attack and Owing to bad visibility bursts were slaughter, but were repulsed by our not observed. On Saturday the Bad- infantry and decimated by concen- ische aniline and soda factory at tration of artillery and machine gun Mannheim was successfully attacked. fire from airplanes. The positions Many bombs were dropped and six carried was victoriously held by us. bursts were observed on the factory. "Twenty-one enemy officers and "Our formation was attacked over 788 soldiers of other ranks, belong- hs objective by five hostile machines. jngr t0 four different divisions, were inree oi mcm were unven qowi. oui made prisoner. Cannon, trench mor Biwnu(-n.wf wwiira i tars and numerous machine turnea ssieiy. guns were captured. "Further east between the Freniela valley and the Brenta river, one of our parties took by assault a well A Bill to that effect has been passed IorVea observation - point on the by both the chamber of repreeenta- southern slopes Sasso Rosso, cap tives and the senate, and President lu! l7." " has been declared a permanent na tional holiday in honor of the United States, Viers signed the act immediately. Dispatches from other republics intimate preparations in progress to pay homage to Americas fourth of In the Far East. Marines and jackies aboard Ameri can warships in the vicinity of Vladi vostok will participate . in patriotic ceremonies. On the remainder of our front our artillery carried out effective and harassing bombardments. At Capo Sile patrol operations brought us some prisoners. In the Laaranna and ,Sugana valleys enemy railway estab lishments were bombarded by our airmen. Austrians Deny. Loss of Ground. Vienna, via London, June 30. u. ... . .mi i. ... j 1 vvuuc aumuunK mat me Italians in at the Anertsi , emb.sSy in Japan hAanlto-hand fighting, penetrated the ental rmmtnV. , . bella, the Austrian war office in its Honolulu, Manila, San Juan, Ha- JEi it.-ri..i! loy. o'" vana and Ttitnil Simnin inlanri ."v "hc unvcn ubck will fire salutes to the American flag. 8hort,y tterward h counter ttack' Under direction of the United tir , it o t States navy, Fourth of July will be Western UfflOn bfrlke LuiiuiiruiuiHicu uii tnc ' isianu ui 1 ' M-Year Annlverirv. This island was ceded to the United der s peace treaty sismed in Paris. Itl. "icWi June. 30, S. J. Konen- li'-' X nil Mibi (mmi kamDioresident of . the Commercial nH Yin a nnniilafinn r4 map ,,- telegraphers Union of -America, to. 12,000. It was captured June 21, 1898, nfh nounced that he had issued a oy capt, Henry oiass, commanding w"'.' " mcmpcrs ox xne the U. S. S. Charleston. It is s naval l?n m1P,0H,s by th " Western station and marine garrison of this u"lSn Te,eKrPh company, effective country. - at s, m. eastern time Monday, ,,'Tutuila, in Samoa became a pos- J ,fru' . n v t iiu.a c... i.. faon I The strike asrainit the Wctirn and has s population of less than Uni0 m is necessary, "said the an iHiii i i iiijuiii rmrii i iiri Jiiai nr x n n t nnrM Th ilav witt V, in W.V. pany s determination to destroy our island, where the American flag-was " j.. ? Americans we nave hnitimA T,.1 A IBQfl ...I tT....U tlO QeslrC to DC SUbiectS of tvrannv ...v jv w,m wbw . . ... ;- ;. anniversary celebration to the day. t"u w,u "e jusunea to me . .. w - 1 novel Sir the rfis Kn ... C it,. - W n Al M A . wjtp hiiv SIUIII UCLAU9C Ul 1LS IllII" Thr0USrVn?bre.dth J!" of America, of course, the celebra- Vl" m anniniiauon. tion will be without a parallel, surpas- T.., r T ' sing, possibly not in noise, but in lOWail Une Ot 1WO solemnity and tervid patriotism, any tii j in previous July 4 in American annals. Killed When rlane July 8 by Konenkamp Tumbles in Hame Fort Worth, Tex., June 30.-Lt, National interest will center In President Wilson's Fourth of Julv speech to be delivered at Mount Ver non home of the immortal George Wiifiinfftnn. . The nresident will tea! with 'int.r.l William De C Ravenall. ir.. of Wash. national affairs and his Independence '"Kton, D. C, and Corp. Ray L. Ban- uay address probably will be read at niv.01 rco, ia., stationed at Hicks patriotic exercises in every city and "v miwn. "c,a. nere wer today town in the country simultaneously when the airplanpe in which they wnn itl aenverv at Miittn vmnn wcu juik icii in ames. . v UUUVI JT. I II ft May Be Cabled Abroad. union raper Mill WOrKerS ine committee on oublic lnforma- c.i. tut r- i : . tion plans to forward it in advance ' imv CmpiOVmeni through , postmasters to four-minute Glens Falls, N. Y June 30. Dis speakers and other Fourth of July satisfied with the general increase of oraiora. iu cents an nour as directed hv the It likely will be cabled abroad to National War Labor board, mem. be read before American troops in hers of the pulp, sulphite and paper Franr nH' tt L. I mill r.l...i : .l- ... . ........ vk viiiiuiiiv u u i nwiRn, uiiiuna . in (nis ciry, conducted in other foreign countries. Palmer Falls, Port Edward and I his matter was under considers- Hudson falls have decided not to II ... aL - !JJI. a a I a. t a . nun ine miaaie oi last weeie ana i report lor worx xaonaav in the in. some definite announcement is antici. ternational Paner comoanv milt patea toaay trom Washington. . Omaha'a Ble Fourth. ' Patriotism in Omaha and Nebras ka was never at a hisrher Ditch and elaborate entertainment will be oarti- cipated in by, the population, hamlet to metropolis. . v 'Fourth of July programs are sched uled at the 10 city parka in Omaha and the official details will be given out Dy city authorities today. , i isana concerts will be heard, after They say they will seeTc employment in other plants where they can earn Digger wages. Oxford Village Board Goes Into Ice Business Oxford. Neb.. Tune 30. After far. ing an ice famine for a week with no relief in sight from the ice man. the village board took matters In it nwn hand and nrAmrmA r,t :- noon and evening, in the parks. and The ice is to be sold to the consumers speakers of note will deliver inde- at cost and if the venture proves a pendence orations, : " success, the board will continue t supply ice the balance of the sea son. ' Bread Card System Adopted in Arizona Bisbee. Aria.. June 30. A card sys tem for sales of bread, flour and flour he accident happened at Sixteenth i P.".1 wil'be inaugurated I throughout iwu wvuuaji atvurumif 10 an nouncement made here tonight by Two Men Are Injured : When Struck by Speeder Mike and John Hallis. 806 North Eighth street Council Bluffs, were injured at 11 o'clock Saturtiav nio-ht when they were struck by an suto- uiuuuc. unvcn oy mn uniaeniinea man and Douglas streets. After atrilrtnff - th fwn mM m.V a were crossina the street the auto the. local Grocers' and Bakers asso- spea away from the scene. John allts suffered a broken collar hone and cuts about the head while his brother was cut about the head and bruised on tha bins.. The injured men were taken to the Lister hospital. uetectives arrestee John Murphy, roriy-sixtn - ana w ciation.' Blank cards now are in the hands of grocers and bakers, who will begin early Monday to enroll cus tomers. , ,.' ,,- .,.-,. . Tester Dies in Flight. W Dayton. O.. June 30.Vhen an air. Streets, aboutlnlane in whirh Si flvinr t... three o'clock and are holding him late today went into a nose dive at or investigation, iney auege tne a height of 1,200 teet, Lester E. Holt, icense : number on the iar. he was aired 29. nf T.n ina.i.. ..t.. driving corresponded with ; the. one I a New York airrraft on the car that injured ilajlis.. Mur- stantly: killed. The machine landed vr iso cnaj-gea wun Dcmg in a corn Held, crushing Holt to drunk. , . death. AUSTRIAN LOSS FIXED AT 100,000 BY DRJEIIERLE Troops on Piave River Front Withdrawn in Order to Spare Lives, Says Hungarian Premier. ' Amsterdam. June 30. Dr. .Alexan der Wekerle, the Hungarian premier, caused a sensation in parliament Sat urday with a declaration regarding the Austro-Hungarian losses in the last Italian offensive, according to a Budapest dispatch today. The premier said exciting rumors were being cir culated regarding the losses which were much exaggerated. The Austro Hungarian armies were withdrawn on the Piave front in order to spare lives,. he said, since they must have sustained great losses had they held that line. "But, how great are our losses?" interrupted Deputy Zlinsky. "The number of prisoners taken was recently stated to be 18,000," the premier replied. "I must, however, correct that statement. The truth is that the Italians have taken 12,000, while 50,000 Italians fell into our hands. In the case of an offensive and a retreat this figure cannot be termed excessively high. Much sad der is the loss we suffered in dead, wounded and sick; mostly sick. In the tenth and eleventh Italian offen sives we lost 80,000 to 100,000 men. Now, however, our losses are similar, about 100,000 men. "I am obliged to record this regret table circumstance. It is true that of three bridges thrown across the Piave the uppermost unfortunately collapsed and then both of the others were car ried away with it. This figure in eludes the fallen, the slightly wounded and those brought back as ineffec- j tives." Start today to buy War Sayings Stamps SUGAR RULING FOR NEBRASKA NOW JFFECTIVE Open Bowl to Disappear From Public Eating Places and Allowance 3 Pounds Per Month Per Person. Today the new sugar ration ruling of the food administration goes into effect and Nebraskans who loye the flavor of the saccharine extract of the cane and' beet will know something of the privations undergone by the citizens of France, Great Britain. Bel gium and Italy during the period of the war. It will be but a drop in tha bucket. compared with food rationing in Eu rope, but it will cause some Brief among the unthinking here, who wilt say unpretty things against the food administration instead of against the Huns overseas and the rattlesnakes of the seas, those submarines which sent down many a good ship with a fat cargo of sugar. .' From July 1 to the first of Octo ber, only three pounds of sugar per capita will be allowed household con sumers per month. All grocers and retailers of sugar, as well as manufac turers using. the product in a large way in their businesses, will have to present certificates to get permission to sell or use sugar; 1 Sugar Bowl to Vanish. Today the open sugar bowl will disappear entirely from the tables and counters of restaurants, hotel din ing, rooms, boarding houses and lunch counters. A cube of loaf sugar to each customer for the sweetening of tea, coffee, or iced drinks, will be given out at each meal and the quanti ty used for the sweetening of ber ries and fruits will be limited. Oatmeal and breakfast cereals will be' eaten . "an natuxeP in most in stances.. "'?-::.'' ,' .' Omaha grocers, manufacturers and householders have made pfopwations to meet the new ration provision and so far there has been but little com plaint of attempts at hoarding. Res taurant, hotel and boarding house keepers will live tip to the letter and spirit of the law. 1 Violation of the provision of the rule will bring heavy fines on con viction. .. - , American Soldiers Given Warm Welcome in Montreal Montreal, June 30. Montreal paid enthusiastic tribute to a battalion of American soldiers twh6 were the guests of the city 1 today, cheering them continuously as they marched Ifom their barracks to Fletcher's field, where they were ' reviewed by the duke of Devonshire, governor-general ci Canada, who declared that the pres ence of American .soldiers in Canada indicated the mutual intention df the dominion and the , United States to carry on the war together. . ' The American commander, renlvins for his men; said they were all proud to play their part in the war and to make the sacrifices which Canada has been making for the past four years. Nicaragua to "Observe Fourth As Mark of Homage to U. S. Managua, Nicaragun, June 30'. The president ot Nicaragua has decreed the Fourth of July a holiday through out the republic, "as a mark of hrsor to and admiration for the United States as the bulwark of democracy, with which Nicaragua is allied iri the great war." Military commanders are charged to celebrate the day with due sol emnity. ; "Oarabed" Given Test. Washington, June 30. Secret tests were made at Boston yesterday of "Garabed," the mysterious engine, claimed by its inventor, T. K. Gira gosian, to derive its energy from the air, the Interior department an nounced today. The results of the tests, which were authorized by con gress, were not made public. AMERIN RAID CAPTURE 36 PRISONER severe Losses inflicted ; oi Enemy iri frcardy py Sra U. S. Detachment3; Ger man Sortie Rep'iAsed. Washington, June 30. Marked rai ing and patrolling activity datura at several points held by the Ame. can troops were reported in GeRf Pershing's communique for Saturd received today at the War deprtme In Picardy a small detachment Americans captured 36 prisoners eluding one oracer, and inflidt ed sc vere losses on the enemy, vfhe in the Vosges a German raiding parH was repulsed. ; - ' ; Increased activity by the enemy ar tillefy and airplanes in the Marne sec tor June 26 and 27 and the heavj shelling of the American positions i the Chateau Thierry region on th same days when the American troop advanced their Iihe one-third of mile also were reported. tt General Bemhardi's Army Corps Chastised Heavily by Haig's Mei With the British Army in" France June 30. An .interesting side light o the defeat which the British dealt t two German divisions east of Niepp forest yesterday is the fact that Get frieancn A. 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