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AMERICAN FIGHTERS PRAISED. During Exploit** of U. H. Soldiers Aro Given Prominence. With tho American Anny in Prance, June 5-Two American lieu tenants, both frota Pittsburg, played conspicuous parts In stemming the German advance along the .Marne. Lieut. Walter lt. Wannery was the <irst American decorated with the French war cross for participation In tho present great battle. Lieut. John T. Bissel, a West Point gradu ate,' commanding two machine gun units, was the first American to cross to the north of tho. Marne during tho lighting. Lieut. Flannery volunteered to swim the Marne Monday night to res cue a wounded Frenchman who had been cut off und made prisoner by tho Germans, but had escaped. Tho Frenchman crept to tho north bank of tho river in tho afternoon and signalled to the Americans. He was told to bide in a certain spot until nightfall. Tying a rope around himself, Lieut. Flannery swam to tho rescue while bullets (lew all around him and brought the wounded Frenchman back. This afternoon French and American soldiers lined up while tho lieutenant was decorated with tho war cross whllo the cannons boomed and enemy aircraft flew overhead. Lieut. Bissel has boen cited for the French war cross. During tho height of tho fighting the Germans had captured Hill 201 and were sweeping tho river front with their fire. Bissel and his men wero In an isolated position, and their retreat to tho soutohrn bank of the river had been cut off by allied guns which were sweeping a nearby bridge. Af ter ho had held up tho German ad vance for 21 hours, Bissel signalled Iiis comrades to cease firing. He and Iiis men then recrossed the bridge and saved themselves and 300 Frenchmen, who also had been cut off. Tho bridge was then blown up. Kill 1,000 Germans. An American machine gun battal ion accounted for approximately 1 , OOO Germans whllo holding a bridge at Chateau Thierry during the recent fighting. The Americans lost only ono man killed and a few wounded. At tho samo timo French troops wiped out a force of 300 Germans who had obtained a footing on thc southern bank of the Marne. While the Germans dominated the town from Hill 201 ibo Americans and French set up machine guns in the windows and doorways of houses. Great fierceness marked the fighting, which raged for several hours. One officer told the correspondent to-day th.it lt was all the command ers could do to keep tho Americans from crossing the river in the teeth of the enemy fire and assaulting the hill position, Many American officers and pri vates showed great daring and forti tude in withstanding tho German at tacks along the Marne at Chateau Thierry and Jaulgonne. Capt. John It. Mendenhall, of New Rochelle, N. Y., went without sleep for three days and remained steadily nt the head of his company during that time. Corporal Jules Mangold, of McDonald, Pa., was sent out to In vestigate German snipers under a heavy firo from tho American line. 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An an nouncement from tho Navy Depart ment to-night said tim Norwegian steamer Eidsvold was sent to the bottom at 5 o'clock yesterday after noon 40 miles off the Virginia capes. The entire crew was rescued to-day by a navy supply ship. Details ot" tho encounter are lacking. This is the last word received by tile department showing the raiders' position, It is evident that tho raiders have been moving steadily southward from the New Jersey coast. Presumably they were back yesterday in the re gion where they llrst began opera tions. Closer In Shore. The raiders were closer in shore when they attacked the Eidsvold than on any previous occasion, ex cept when they launched the mines picked up off the Delaware capes. The tanker Pratt apparently struck one of these mines and a number of others, unexploded, have been gath ered up. The French tanker Kadioleine, un successfully attacked at 0.30 o'clock yesterday morning off tho Maryland coast, probably was a hundred miles north of the place where the Kids void was sunk eight hours later. Avoiding War Vessels, lt is increasingly evident as the re ports accumulate that the U-boats are avoiding armed craft and the vig ilance of the navy patrol has kept them far away from the principal ports. Their errand In American waters is mystifying, and the one explanation so far acceptable is that offered by Secretary Daniels to mem bers of Congress-an attempt to ter rify tho United States into recall of Its lighting ships from European wa ters for home defense. Discussed by War Cabinet. Submarine activities off the Amer ican roast were discussed at to-day's session of President Wilson's war cabinet. Afterward Food Adminis trator Hoover said thc food supply for the army overseas had not been endangered by the appearance of the enemy raiders nnd that no fears were entertained in that regard. A suggestion of the enemy propa ganda which will be built up on the appearance of Herman submarine raiders off the American coast reach ed the State Department to-day In a message from Mexico. The Occiden tal, n Ouadnljara newspaper, printed an announcement yesterday that the submarines had destroyed 1 f> Amer ican warships and t li a t tho United States government was trying to keep it secret. AMERICANS EN TE ll MUN LINES. Enemy Attacked With (?remides, Bayonets, Hullets-Germans Lose. With the American Army in France, Juno 5.-An American pa trol <t non i .'netrateo to ibo en emy '.hird lines in the l. in?M'lUe sec tor early this morning. The Ameri cans encountered 2dd Germans and attacked them w th grenades, bayo nets and buPets. The light las.ed 20 minutes and many losses ? . ie Inflicted on tho enemy. Tho American loss was ex tremely slight. ?M) Per Cent Will Recover. Paris, June 5-Ninety out of every hundred Americans wounded In the Cantigny battle will recover. This is tho judgment of the principal sur geons In the American army medi cal corps, which Is caring for them. The wounded were brought away from the firing line without delay when tile battle was at ita bitterest. Wounded have been brought to the American hospitals In the neigh borhood of Paris, both from Can tigny and Veuilly wood. American Valor Praised. Paris, June fi.-Tile appearance of American troops in the great battle is featured In all the Paris papers, which emphasize tho significance of this. Tlie Petit Journal says: "This new exploit, coming after Cantigny, is new proof of the valor and magnificent ardor with which our nllles are animated. It ls with grateful emotion that France records theso first exploits-full of promise for tho future." - -. - Buy Them And Help Win The War FOR SALE EVERYWHERE Buy a few Thrift Stamps to-day. Training Americar To Chase Commanders Instructed to Tcucli Trench Fighting-Great Forw? Washington, June 6. - American troops tn training at home are being especially schooled now in prepara tion for the forward ino veinent of tho allied annies, expected to follow the ultimate crushing of Germany's offensive powers, lt was learned to day that orders have been issued to division Commanders to lay greater j stress upon training for open war fare and reduce the time devoted to teaching French specialties. Tho mon are being hardened to long marches, given target practice without end and thoroughly trained to take care of themselves in open combat. Military observers say this change in the midst ot' tho greatest effort of the general staff of tho entire war speaks significantly of tho spirit of care that pervades the councils and annies of America and the aillos. When many of the men now in train ing here reach France, long marches and swift mnnoeuvreing against a re treating foe may be the order of the day. Iniluential officers returning from the front have been insisting recently that greater attention be given to the I general elements of warfare and less to the fine details of position fighting in fixed trench lines. These officers say Ihe American soldier takes na turally to training of this sort and that he should be developed as highly as possible in all-around soldiering, leaving the details of trench war fare education to be added by a brief post-graduate course when he reaches i U. S. MARINES DO GOOD WORK. Captured Prisoners and I.?cft Dead Connans Strewn About. With the American Army in Picardy. Juno 6.-American marines attacked tho Germans at dawn this morning and gained three and a half kilometers over a four-kilometer j front, and captured 100 prisoners In tho Chateau Thierry sector. Tho i ? French attacking at the same time on the left took 1G0 prisoners. The Americans now hold all the important high ground northwest of Chateau Thierry. y The marines again attacked at 5 o'clock this afternoon and the battle . is still raging. j The tight started at 3.45 o'clock this morning and tho Americans had j attained all their objectives at 7.45 o'clock. The Americans have been pressing the Germans so hard that the enemy has been forced to throw three new divisions of his best troops in tho line during the last three days. French Driving Germans, Held up in their efforts to batter their way through the American and French lines near the Marne, tho Gormans have again turned their at tention to tho front further north, in a sector which may be considered as t^ho connecting link between the Somme and Marne battlefields. The French official report, In deal ing with operations along the front, says that tho French forces east of Sampigny have continued to drive back bodies of German troops which had crossed the Oise. When the initial plunge along the Aisne had gained expensive ground, but tho process had created a salient dangerous to the Germans to the west of Soissons, they attacked along thc Ailette river, northwest of that city, to straighten out their line and thus guard against a flanking opera tion by tho allied armies They gain ed considerable territory In this man oeuvre, but were held after they had progressed approximately (Ive miles. Since that time the French have held their positions, with the Oise river forming a firm line of defense, and there has been little fighting of a significant nature In that sector. On tho rest of the front, especially at Longpont, Veuilly-La-Poterie and west of Ithelms, the artillery Uro has been violent. On Italian Front. Home, June 6.-"The artillery struggle was livelier at Intervals astride the Brents and on portions of the l'iavo front," the war office an nounced to-day. "Eleswhere the fighting activity wita confined to harassing bombard ment and patrol actions." Germans Made Raids. London, June 6.-The Germans last night repeated their attempts to raid tho British positions In thc Mor lan-Court region east of Amiens, but were repulsed, the war offico an nounced to-day. Heavy Artillery Fighting. Paris, Juno 6.-There was heavy artillery fighting in tho neighbor hood of Voullly-la-Poterlo (where American troops ha\o been In ac tion.) i Troops j Hun Across Rhine .Moro of Open Warfare ?nd Less of ntl Movement Expected Soon. Europe. This view found ready sym pathy here, for lt ls believed the old stalemate of the trench lines has been broken never to be restored. To-day's news from tho front added to the growing conviction hero that C?en. Koch has outgeneraled the Ger mans on the Alsno front In having brought them to a halt without weakening the defenses of tho chan nel ports. Territory bas been yield ed, but no point of strategic value, and tho Germans must try again to draw awny tho supporting line in Picardy and Flanders, or faco the ne cessity of hurling their army into the wall of man-power-French, British t and American-that now blocks the ' road to the channel ports. Officers who have come from the front say that the American units pouring Into Franco In a steady and growing stream despite German U boats at both ends of the 3,000-milo water haul, aro arriving well advanc ed in training for the business ahead of them. Commenting upon the high tributes paid by French and British officers to tho Americans, lt was remarked to day that while the engagements In j which the Americans have been given ja chance as yet have been minor af I fairs, proportionately, always the : dash has been there. One officer, ' recently back from tho front, pointed . out that while French and British ? i veterans are bravo beyond words, j thoy are cooled by long years of the j struggle. Tho Americans are crav ; lng a chance to fight, for it is all new j to them. German forces last night crossed ! tho River Oise in the vicinity of , Sampigny, but were driven back by j the French, tho war office announced , to-day. i .Canadians Aro Active. Canadian Army Headquarters, June 6.-The Canadian troops south I of Arras have been giving the enemy j lively days and nights during the i last few weeks. While the heavies have been carrying out destructive ! fire and combing with lighter guns ! in counter battery work and concen trated harassing fire, tho infantry lias been constantly active. Night after night enemy posts und trenches ? have been raided, while the Get mans, except for an occasional raid In strength and marked artillery ac- ' tlvlty, have made little reply to the j Canadian worrying Tactics. While tile morale of the opposing troops is in some cases good, the general moralo of the enemy ls not high. Prisoners speak bitterly of their officers, sonio of whom are ex tremely unpopular and are never seen In tile front line, but leave the Inspection work to their sergeant major. An outstanding instance is told by captured men, who declared that al ter ono of the recent Canadian raids on neighboring battalions the com mander of one of tho raided compa nies received the Iron cross for suc cessfully re-establishing his posts some two hours after the Canadians had returned to their lines. The company commander conducted the operation entirely from the shelter of his dugout. Situation Unchanged. Berlin, Juno 6.-"The situation on tho battle front is unchanged," says tho German official communication Issued to-day. Tho statement re ports only artillery activity and local engagements. The only gains claimed aro near Bon loise, north of tho Aisne, and in the Savieros river region, southwest of Soissons, these consisting of earth works and trenches. Attack Waa Serious. British 'Headquarters on the Marne, June 6,-The recent attempt of tho Germans to cross tho Marne river nt Jnulgonne (which American troops bellied to repulse), was more serious than appeared from first re ports Tho enemy, lt ls learned, threw 22 laddor footbridges across the river. Four were destroyed by gunfire. A Prussian battalion crossed on tho remainder, two men abreast, and ad vanced immodtately on tho railway, installing a machine gun detachment at the station and tho remainder sproadlng along tho lino behind tho shelter embankment. Tho dofenso decided to throw the enemy back across tho river at all costs, and this was carried out on Sunday night by dismounted dragoons, supported by machino gunners. Tho latter engaged in a duel with the Germans at tho station, enabling the French to work bohlnd tho ene my who fled, headed by tholr offi cers, some of whom plunged into the river and swam across. The remain der of the battalion were killed or captured. The enemy losses in thu machino THIRTEENTH STEAMER DOWN. Story of Sinking of tho Auxiliary Schooner Mengel. New York, June 5.-Tho A merl- j can auxiliary schooner Samuel C. Mengel is another victim ot' subma rine attack. She was sunk Sunday afternoon 175 miles off New York and 11 of her crow were brought hero to-day by a Danish steamsh'p The Mengel, according to th*? crew, was on her way to New York j with a cargo from the West African coast. Tho vessel was sunk by bombs after th ? men had taken to the.boats at the command of the U boat commander. The Samuel C. Mengel was a ves- ^ sol of 915 gross tons, was built in 1916 at Bath, Me., and owned by the Axim Transportation Company. Tho Mengel's commander, Capt. H. T. Manson,- said the sinking of his vessel occurred at 6.30' p. m. and that ho was told by tho commander of the submarine that the U-boat had pre viously sunk three schooners and three steamers, one of which was a large passenger ship of about 5,000 tons. Impressed by size. "We sighted the submarine," Capt. Manson said, "about 6 p. m. Sunday. At first I thought it was an Ameri can or British war vessel, it looked so big, being about 200 feet long. I went below to get my glass and by tho time I reached the deck again the submarine was about 50 yards away. She hoisted the signal Hags "M. N.," which meant to stop and at the same time showed a German flag, and tho officer on her decks sung out 'Ease ship.' I knew then for sure he was a German, for an Ameri can or a Britisher would have said 'Heave to.' "The commander, accompanied by his lieutenant, came on board my vessel and brought with him six greasy sailors armed with revolvers and bayonets. I was told that I was to be sunk and to get my men into the boats. The German spoke good English and he said not to hurry, as there was plenty of time, saying 'You fellows first, us afterwards.' "The captain wanted all my pa pers, but I told him I needed tho ship's articles, as that was all I had with which to reckon the time and pay due me and crew. When I pro duced an extra list he let me keep* the ship's papers. Carries Papers Away. "He took with him all other pa pers. While waiting for my crow to get their clothing together the sub marine captain said that the day be fore (Saturday), he had sunk three schooners and three steamers, one of which he said was a large passenger ship. "When we took to our boats I asked him to give us a tow, but ho refused, saying: 'You are all good, husky fellows_and even if you can't row to land somebody will pick you up.' "After we had cleared our ship tho Germans ripped up the hatches and put several bombs inside her which were connected with some kind of time bomb inside a can which hung over thc side. Wo wore several hun dred yards away when the explosions came and we could see the schooner sinking. "We floated all night and were picked up early Monday morning by the ship which brought us here." Congratulates Oconee. Col. R. T. Jaynes, of Walhalla, has received the following letter of con gratulation and appreciation from the Atlanta headquarters of the American Rod Cross. The people of Oconee may well congratulate them selves upon having so admirably met the reecnt call for funds as to call forth '.his letter of appreciation of their work: Oconce's Work Appreciated. Atlanta, Ga., May 31.-Col. it. T. Jaynes, War Fund Chairman, A.R.C., Walhalla, S. C.-My Dear Sir: I am making my arrangements to return very shortly to National Headquar ters at Washington, but boforo loav ing I want to compliment and con gratulate you on the splendid efforts which you and your associates put forth In behalf of the Second Red Cross War Fund. We can all fool justly proud that tho Red Cross drive has upheld tho tradition which thc old South has of doing things whon sho gets started. I want to convey to your and your associates the deep appreciation of the War Council of tho American Rod Cross and of the officials of the Southern Division, and to this let mo add my warm personal thanks and completo gratitude. From now on, please take up all wnr fund matters with W. T. Gentry, dlroctor Second War Fund collec tions, and any chapter dovlnpmont matters with Dr. Guy E. Snavel>, director Bureau of Development. With very bost wishes and kindest regards, believe mo, Cordially your co-worker. Wiekes Wamboldt. Division Campaign Director. gun battle with the Americnns for Chateau Thierry bridge wore also vory heavy. Moro than a thousand German dead lay on the bank of the river and tho streets loading to ii. FOURTEENTH STEAMER DOWN? liri i isl i Steamship Attacked und Sunk by Submarine. Washington, Juno C.-Sinking of tho British steamship Harpathian, 100 miles off tho Virginia capes at 9 o'clock yesterday morning was an nounced to-day at the Navy Depart ment. Tho entire crew was rescued by the steamer Palmer, which ar rived late to-day in Chesapeake Bay. Tho submarine' used a torpedo. One member of the British crew was injured. Tho Harpathian was a freighter of 2,800 tons net. Only meager details had reached the department late to-night. The ship went down in seven or eight minutes, and it ls regarded as prob able that unlike other vessels attack ed off the American const, she was ' struck without warning. All British steamers plying through tho war zone are armed, but no mention of an armed guard was i made in tho navy reports. Tho submarines operating off the coast had not previously been heard ! from since the Norwegian steamer Eidsvold was sent down at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon some 4 0 miles off tho Virginia capes. The Harpa thian was sunk about 60 miles fur ther out to sea, Indicating that the ? underwater craft had gone further . into the Atlantic to escape the patrol boats. Tho raiders apparently were ope rating in a comparatively small area Tuesday and Wednesday. The ; French steamer Radioleine was at i tacked off Maryland early Tuesday j morning, and about the same time the schooner Edward B. Baird, Jr., ! was sunk near the capes, the raiders having escaped southward, through the patrol fleets. The fact that the submarines are braving the dangers from the patrols which are converging around the area of operations leads officials to believe that the raiders are 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 Important shipping going In and out of the Virginia capes. The sinking of tho Harpathian brings the total of vessels known to have been sent down on this side of the Atlantic by the raiders to^ 14 six steamers and eight schooners. All tho vessels were American except the Eidsvold and Harpathian. 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Emperor Responsible for War. Gumllgen, Switzerland, .Time 5.-T Germany was wholly in agreement with Austria-Hungary concerning the ultimatum sent to Serbia at the out break of the! war, says Dr. Wilhelm Muehlon, former director of Krupps, in further disclosures on the respon sibility for the bringing on of the con flict. Emperor William was person ally responsible for Germany's par ticipation and forced the German leaders to support his war policy. Dr. Muehlon received the corres pondent of tuc Associated Pres* at his country ?dace here where he is now living in retirement. Ho said that; in effect, Austria was given carlo blanche and Germany agreed without condition to everything Aus tria wrote into tho note. Dr. Muehlon was asked who were tho Austrians with whom the Ger man Emperor had made a prlvato agreement. Ile said he was unable to say positively, although he had heard that it was Field Marshal Con rad von Iloctzondorf, former chief of tho Austrian general staff. 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