Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, June 06, 1918, Image 1
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Established in 1891.
' SCHOOLS GOT AID
. FOR NEW HOUSES
EVENTY-TREE BUILDINGS GO UP
DURING YEAR?THIRTEEN
ARE AIDED.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
Doings and Happenings That Mark
, the Progress of 8outh Carolina People,
Gathered Around the State
Capital.
During the scholastic year 1917-1918.
73 buildings in 29 counties receive?
$20,626 state building aid. Payment of
all building applications has Just been
mads by J. E. Swearlngen, state su
pW IUkOUUOIll UL OUULttllUU, TV ! IIUllO
covering the amounts have been mailed
to the several county treasurers
I and duplicate copies have been turn[
ished the several county superintendents
of education.
In discussing the work. Mr. Swearingen
said that the number of new
school houses erected during the past
11 months is about 40 per cent of the
number for the scholastic year, iSxd1917
This policy has been urged by
the state department of education, because
of the duty of financing the war
and also because of the high cost of
labor and materials. Anderson has
constructed its magnificent new high
school and Clinton has also secured
its much needed high school building.
In both of these cities the necessity
for adequate and enlarged quarters
was Imperative.
All Adequate Structures.
An unusually large proportion of
the new school buildings will nerve
consolidated country schools. Only a
negligible share of the new buildings
contain only one class room and most
of them contain three class rooms.
In every case the plana have met
the requirements of the state board of
education. The drawing department
of Clemson College has always furnished
cheefully and promptly blue
prints approved by the state board.
In a few districts the board of trustees
have employed licensed architects
whose drawings had to be submitted
to the state board before they
could be legally adopted in the locality,
if state and county building aid
was granted. Unfortunately a few of
these communities neglected this requirement
of the law, but the state
board of education granted state aid
this year in order to keep such districts
ont of debt and to insure the
operation of these schools. Nevertheless
every concession of this kind ii
made by lowering the standard of
?jiii'ui arcniiecxure and with a loss
In physical comfort to both pupils and
taachars.
The school building prograjp should
certainly be limited to necessary conntruction
while the war lasts. Mr.
Swearingen said district trustees and
county superintendents should not export
state aid for temporary and unscientific
makeshifts in the way of
school houses.
8chools Receiving Aid.
County. Schools. State Aid
Aiken 2 $350
Anderson 2 600
Bamberg 1 300
Branwell 4 1,100
Calhoun 2 . 397
Cherokee 3 950
Colleton 2 650
Dillon 3 900
Dorchester 1 300
Edgefield 3 800
Florence 1 850
Hampton 1 300
Greenville 2 600
Horry 2 250
Kershaw 1 800
Laurens 2 600
I-ee 6 1,600
Lexington 4 1,13?
McCormick 2 600
Marion 4 1.300
Marlboro 1 300
Orangeburg 1 100
h*? 6 1.600
Heltons 2 60.0
Richland 3
3 66g
Spartanburg g 2>fl00
Union 1 200
Williamsburg .... g 1512
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The Farmers' fllnnin* -?
n wwuhibiij ui
Cartersvllle. Florence County, was
commissioned with a proposed capital
stock of $10,000. Petitioners are A.
H. Haskins and N. Duncan McNeill
of flmmonsrillo.
New Enterprleee.
The Roll Rite Manufacturing Company
of Charleston was commissioned
by W. Banks Dove, secretary of
rtate, with a proposed capital of $100,000.
The company oontemplates a
general realty business and the cultivation
and sale of agricultural products,
and to manufacture and sell
machinery, tools, parts of motors and
other articles, or other business to be
determined by .the directors Petitioners
ars George R. Flshburne and J.
C. Lamb.
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Baptist Hoapital Wanta Nsw Plant.
The trustees of the Baptist Hospital
have made the first move toward constructing
a new hospital pint. The
Rev J L. Brlstow. superintendent,
was authorised to employ an architect
to draw the plans. The plant will
be located at the' corner of Hampton
und Marlon Streets or at the corner<
or Taylor and Marlon Streets.
New addltons will be made to the
nurses' home at once. Provision will
be made to accommodate a number of
young ladles who will go Into hospital
tralnlnr
The hospital haa done considerable
charity work and the Baptigts of the
state will be called upo to raise $6,000
fo rfree service at the plant. The
report of Superintendent Brlstow showed
the large amount of charity work
that has been done since January 1.
The trustees passed resolutions concerning
the death of Charles B. Danner
of Beaufort, a member of the
board. W. R. Eve, Jr., of Beaufort,
was elected to succeed the late Mr.
Danner.
Sale of Querneeys.
Under the auspices of the Marlboro
County Guernsey Breeders' Association
a public auction sale of registered
Guernsey heifers, mostly Imported will
be held In Bennettsville at noon on
June 18. This sale Is the outcome of
a campaign, throughout the county,
conducted by county demonstration
agent, S. E. Evans, who with the able
assistance nf n W Wnftrina tn
dairying from Clemson College, organized
not only a breeders' association,
but a Guernsey Bull Association.
! tH with a great deal of pride that
Matlboro county can boast of a dozen
registered bulls wbose dams have
official records o fmoce than SOO
pounds of butter fat. These buHs are
placed In community blocks which virtually
cover the entire county- Aside
from the bulls, these men have been
Instrumental in the purchasing and
placing of a number of registered
cows. It is a fair prediction that Marlbor
county will Boon be known not
only as the home of champion corn
grower and cotton producer, but also
the new home of the Guernsey cow.
Eight Nurses Graduate.
The annual commencement exercises
of the South Carolina Baptist
Training Sehool for Nurses toolc
place in the educational building of
the First Baptist Chnrch, Columbia.
Following the exercises, a reception
v*m giveu m nonor 01 uia graduates
by Superintendent and Mrs. Louis J.
Bristow at their home, 1326 Hampton
Avenuo.
The order of exercises provided for
an address, which was made by the
Rev. Goorge K Davis, pastor of the
Baptist church of Orangeburg. The
diplomas wave delivered to the graduates
by Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea.
who is president of the board of
trustees. Medals will be delivered by
Dr. C. A. Freed, pastor of Ebenezet
Lutheran Church of Columbia.
The following are the young ladles
who received diplomas: Misses Annie
Belle Blakely of Spartanburg,
Frances Duff of Gaffney, Lily Hardin
of Chester, Kittle Hood of Wnlusboro,
Llllie Jennings of Greenwood, Pearle
Lindler of Columbia, Margferet Miller
of JefTerson and Florence Thayer of
Columbia
Herbert Sneed of Charleston. a lad i
about 16 years of age, is suffering :
from an attack upon him by a shark
while he was In the surf at a nearby
beach. Sailors responded to his cries'
for aid and rescued him. Just as the
young man fell back Into the water
unconscious, so great was the pain
At the Fort Moultrie hospital, where
he was taken for first aid, the wound
'was pronounced that made by a shark,
which bit his foot severely. He is recovering
from the injury.
Underwriter* to Meet.
The twentieth annual meeting, qf the
South Carolina Underwriters' Association
will be held in Columbia Juael 2,
and reports indlo#fe an unnsually 1
large attendance. A strong program
has been arranged. E. M. Allen of
Helena, Ark. president of the atlonat
Association of Underwriters, and
Channcey d. S. Miller of New York,
secrotary and treasurer of the national
association, are scheduled for addressee
William V. Dunbar of Atlanta,
Oa., manager of the Southeastern
Underwriters' Association, is another
speaker and W. A. McSwain, Insurance
commissioner for ?on?h Po?nli?~ ?111
alto speak to the underwriters.
A special committee of Columbians, 1
composed of August Kohn, John W.
LUlard, James A. Cathcart, David O. i
Ellison and George L. Dial, are mak- i
ing arrangements for the convention, i
Simpson F. Cannon, secretary and i
troasurer of the South Carolina asso- ;
elation, imports that Indications are i
for an n/tendmce this year, surpass- ]
ing all previous conventions. A ape i
clal feature of entertainment for the i
visitors will he an automobile trip <
through Camp Jackson. 1
Officers of the South Carolina Underwriters'
Association are: A- O. Fur- I
man, Greenville, president ; Lawrence
M. Pinckncy, Charleston, vice president,
and Simpson F. Cannon, Spartanburg.
secretary and treasurer, t
These three offlcors and seven other '
members compose the executive committee;
L. A. Walker, Summerville: 1
William L. Reld, Rishopvllle; Frank I
M. Robertson, Charleston; James H. I
Frnser, Georgetown; W. A. Douglass (
Rock Hill; William McNab. Barn- j
well, and James A. Cathcart, Cok I
umbia. t
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VOET MILL
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MIm Marl* Dihm, twenty-two years 1
old, la on* of th* navy's leading fingerprint
experts, th* **cond of her sex j
to *nter this branch of government 1
service and th* first In Now York i
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FORTS NEAR RHEIMIS FALL?:
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FRENCH HAVE STOOD THEIR j
GROUND IN VICINITY OF SOIS- j
SONS AND ELSEWHERE. I
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Germans Claim to Have Captured '
More Than 35,000 Prisoners
During New Drive
Slowly but aurely the plunge of the '
German crown prince's armies Is being
halted by French and British ar- ,
mies. While the momentum of the |
German masses has not as yet spent <
itself, there has been a notable slack- '
eniiig in its advance during the put i
s>.
Hlmj.
The chief efforts of the German*
now seem to be devoted to the widening
of the gap they have torn In the
positions of the allies between Pinon
and Brimont. This work seems to be
progressing slowly against the desperate
resistance of the allied forces.
The French having fallen back from
the limits of the city of Soissons, have
stood their ground against the attacks
of the enemy and the German
official statement fails to show material
advances there during the day's
fighting.
The French are here fighting on familiar
ground which has been made
historic by numerous battles some of
which are named among the decisive
combats of history.
On the eastern end of the fighting
line some of the forts before RheimB
are said to have fallen, which was to J
be expected from the fact that they
have been outflanked by the tide of
Invasion that has swept far to the
south of the city.
The fighting has taken on the familiar
nannrt rtf lha flrat Invo.lnti n.t
France in 191'4. the advance of von
Mackensen along: thj Dunajeo and the '
fighting in iPcardy in March. After !
breaking the French and British de- '
fense positions, but not breaking the 1
allied line, the Germans are again 1
moving their forces out in a fanshaped
figure, fighting hardest on the
(kinks of the extreme front of their
advance.
8erlous But Not Critical.
The situation, while apparently extremely
serious, has not assumed the
critical aspect of the fighting late In
March. The allies are resisting .the
enemy's attacks stubbornly, giving
ground when ovei powered, and always
maintaining a solid front.
NATION OFFERS PRAYERS
FOR THOSE FIGHTING
Washington.?The American people
paid homage to the memory of the nation's
defenders who have fallen in
battle and prayed for the success of
those who are fighting overseas.
Added solemnity wis given this
memorial day by the great battle raging
on the fields of France, where
American soldiers are standing with
the allied troops abreast the charging
German armies. For the ultimate 1
victory of these Americans and the 1 '
thousands who are to follow them, '
President Wilson, in response to a 1
resolution by Congress. had asked the
people to make of Memorial day a '
day of fasting and supplication.
The President and Mrs. Wilson attended
services this morning at the
Central Presbyterian church and in I
the afternoon went to Arlington na- )
tional cemetery, where annual me- |
mnr'.al exercises were held by the 1
[J:and Army of the Republic. The ]
presidential party was escorted j
through the grounds to the speakers' i
stand by a troops of cavalry and a i
company of engineers. Secretary Ba- ; l
ker occupied a scat on the stand. i <
LONDON PAPER PRAI8ES I
AMERICAN FIGHTERS
London.?Commenting on the capture
of Cantigny by the Americans.
The Evening News says:
"Bravo! The young Americans!
Nothing in today's battle narrative
from the front Is more exhilarating
than the account of their fight at
Cantigny. It was clean-cut from beginning
to end. like one of their countrymen's
short stories and *he short
itory of Cantigny is going to oxj/and
nto a full length novel.
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? S. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 6,
WESTERN UNION
DECLINES TERMS
rELEGRAPH COMPANY WILL NOT
YIELD TO LABOR BOARD'S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
HEAD SAYS IT MEANS STRIKE
Taft-Walsh Board Renders Decision in
Controversy With the
Operators.
New York.?The Western Union Telegraph
Company has declined to sub
nit to the jurisdiction ot the national
war labor board which sought to adjust
the differences between the com)any
and those of Its employes who
ire members of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America.
The Western Union's decision be:cme
known when the report of the
xecutlv session of the war board, was
made public. It embodied a report
ay W. H. Taft and Frauk P. Walsh,
loint chairman of the board, who con
tarred with Newcomb Carlton, presi- P
lent of the Western Union, in an effort ^
Lo compose the differences between a
the company and those of its em- *
ployes who had ben discahrged, It was *
charged, because they jolnel the Com- r
merclal Telegraphers' Union of
America- ft
Complaint against the company's
ictlon was taken to the war board and
Mr. Taft and Mr. Walsh made an Investigation.
They then submitted a 0
proposition In the nature of a compromise
based on the principles unlerlylng
the work of the war board.
This platform recognizes the right of
nen to organize and holds they should g
not be discharged for membership In
.rades unions or for legitimate trade
union activities.
"The Western Union is not seeking
:o deprive any one of his inalienable
rights," said Mr. Carlton in a state- 11
ment issued, 'but. it recognises that
ts employes must chose employment i 1
with it or membership in the C. T. U. i *
if A., with employment in the many j F
jther telegraph positions open to them !
for the Western Union employs less J c'
:han 20 per cent of the total telegra- v
phers In the United States. | b
" 'If you desire to Join the C. T. U. a
if A., then we must part. So long as p
rou retain your position with the company
you will have every protection ?
ind a full right of appeal, but we can- e
lot agree that you shall Join any or- P
ganization which imperils the contln- P
lity of the telegraph service which
:his company is expected to provide
for the government and public of the w
United States.'" 0
Mr. Taft and Mr. Walsh, their re- \ *
port showed, recommended to Mr. j F
Uarlton that the Western Union re- b
?eive a committee of its own men only, I b
who desired to present requests for ! a
Petter working conditions or compen- rl
lation, an dif an agreement could not w
be reached, the matter should be re- u
ferred to the war board and the ques- 0
:ion disposed of according to its rules.
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MAGNIFICENT OPPOSITION e
IS BEING IMPOSED 1
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The strength of General Foch's reserves
has been felt by the armies of
the German crown prince In the "bat- ^
tie for Paris." ^
East of the line running from Solssons
to Chateau-Thierry where the n
Germans In a continuation of their
mighty strokes gained several addt- t<
tlonal villages and then attempted to
proceed further westward, magnificent
opposition was imposed by the newly
strengthened lines and. with terrific
smashes, the French forces recaptured j
Long ont, Corey. Favorellees and Tro- | tj
esnes. vantage points in the center of . a
the line leading to the forest of Vlllers y
Cotterets. which seems to be the pres-v ^
snt objective here of the enemy. p.
The Germans, however, still have In
their possession the villages of Vau-* A
revis, lying to the west of Solssona.
and further south of Saconin Et
Breuil. Chaudun, Licy and Bouresches,
the last named directly west of Cha- w
teau Thierry. A little to the south- a|
west of Chateau Thierry the enemy j ^
has reached the Marne. I n
MO HOPE ENTERTAINED
FOR FAIRBANK'S RECOVERY
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Indianapolis. ? Charles W. Fair- si
Sanks, former vice president, who Is w
t Y
II at his Lome here, lost ground con- .
ilnuously during the day and no hope
s now entertained for his recovery by j u'
?'s chief physician. Dr. J. A. McDon- I II'
ild Dr. McDonald said thnt the for- j
mer vice president's condition Is 1 p<
nore critical than at any time during |
lis illness. Mr. Fairbanks has been ,ri
;oriously 111 for about four weeks. v'
VIERCY FUND CLIMBS TO N
UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS
Washlng'on.?The American Red
Toss second war mercy fund now to- r(
als J166.439.291 with indications that e<
vhen all reports from the drive of a i(
veek ago are tabulated a $70,000,000 , f
jver-subscrlption of the $100 000.000 111
roal will be shown. In announcing
hese figures. Henry P. Davidson. w
chairman of the P.ed Cross war counill,
said the returns show that more
tafl the total population of America.
rjr?contributed. Ui
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1918
JOHN F. STEVENS
ky jgrew'v*? y y^Kf^B^/<v 9.vfl
: ,g9^BBu9QKHf>j9BQ^^/y -va-jB
The bolahavikl government of Rue- 1
la haa aaked tha United Statee to
ermit John F. Stevens, head of tha
American railway oommiulon that waa
ant avar there laat year, to go back <
o Ruaala Immediately and aoalat la ,
he reorganisation of tha country's
ail roads. ,
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LLILG UnCAILf UUIRUITIDLnU
iREAT GERMAN MILITARY MACHINE
18 IN ACTION ALONG
20-MILE FRONT IN AISNE.
ome Unofficial Estimates Place Numbar
of Qtrman Shock Troops
at 25 Divisions.
The great German military machine
i In full motion along the 26-mlle
ront in the Aisne river sector beween
Vailly and Berry Au Bac. and.
reatly outnumbered, the British and
'rench everywhere are giving ground.
According to the German official
ommunications, numerous towns and
lllageu in the fighting tone have
een taken by the enemy and 16,000
llled troops already have been made
rlsoner.
At last accoiyits the Germans were ^
nuouvonng 10 press dsck tne deientfrs
upon the Vesle river, which runs
arallel with the Alsne, and at several
oints had reached positions dominatlg
the Vesle valley.
The offensive is being carried out
dth the greatest rapidity for the
lerman high command evidently is
rell aware of the fact that Qeneral
'och's reserves have been reported to
e coming up rapidly to reinforce the
ard pressed British and French, who
re fighting valiantly against the terIble
odds and making wave upon
'ave of the enemy pay dearly in casalties
for every foot of ground they
btaln.
Notwithstanding the rapidity of the
rive and the large number of the
nemy pressing it?some unofficial
estimates place the number of shock
roops alone at 25 divisions, or about
00,000 picked men?the allied front
owhere has been piereced, but under
ie onslaughts has bent back in persot
liaison, and all the time giving
attle.
With such precision has the retiretent
been conducted that both the
British and the French have been able
) carry back with them all of their
upplies and guns or to destroy those
ley were not able to handle.
Although the Germans, for the molent
at least, seemingly are having
leir own way on the southern part of
ie line in France, on the. sectors
round Montdldler and southwest of a
pres they are being sorely harrassed 1
y the American and British and
tench. o
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MERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE i
THEIR FIR8T VILLAGE c
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Fighting in the vicinity of Mondidier t
ill mark an epoch in the war. ao far v
i American troopa are concerned, v
(ere In an attack they captured their ?
rat village?Cantlgny?whlAh Ilea a
lort diatance northwest of Montdidl- /
r. They also took several other obsctlves
and held all of them la the
ice of counter-attacks. The Qermana
iffered severe losses in men killed or I
ounded and in addition left behind /
tern 200 men made prisoner, among
ism two offlcera. The American caa- >
ilties were relatively small. The Ger- e
an offlc'.al report announca the tak- C
ig of American prisoners. The reset
from American headquarters, t
iwovcr, shows only two missing, one ii
i Picardy and the other in the Lune- F
He sector. n
0 MORE OLIVE DRAB T
AND KHAKI FOR CIVILIANS
New York.?Olive drab and khaki
ilored cloth will not be manufactur- n
1 hereafter for civilian use, the Amer- a
an Association of Woolon and Worst- i c
i Manufacturers announced after a 1 b
ieetlng here. The restriction was j e
?cided upon at the request of the | c
ar department, which pointed out f<
lat the olive drab and khaki have 11
?en consecrated to the use of United d
ates troops an dthat the commercial a
e of the colors is improper. < n
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bci we inn i
nil tn mi r rnniiT
UN IU - IliILt MUNI
RATE OF 3PEED OF THE ADVANCE
18, HOWEVER, SLOWED DOWN
80ME?RHEIM8 L08T.
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CHATEAU THEIRY IS OCCUPIED
Allied Forces Vastly Outnumbered; |
Reserves Have Nowhere as Yet
Been Brought Into Action.
Plunidng southward, with Its momentum
still unspent, the German war
machine has driven its wedge into the
allleJ lines along the front urtil its
apex has reached the Marne river
south of Fere-en-Tardenols. The desperate
effeorts of the French tfnd Brit- i
Ish to stem the tide against the in- (
radars have served only to slow down ]
the rate of speed of the German ad- J
ranee; the defenders of the heights i
north of the Marne seem to have been i
jwept aside in the rush of thte enemy <
toward the road to Paris. i
Aside from the movement of the
German armies southward two other 1
ilgnlficant Incidents of the tremendou t 1
battle have occurred. One is that the I
3ermans have extended their attack to <
the northwest, along the Allette river. i
from which the French have fallen
back for some distance. The other is
that the battle has extended to the 1
saat of Rheims, which city, during the <
First few days of the battle formed the 1
extreme eastern end of the line of
battle. *
A Innr Ilia .Mo. of IKa ..M.r, form. '
by the rapid German advance to
:he Marne the French and British
lave been holding their positions gallantly.
South of Solssons, the French
lave defended their line with such
rigor that the Germans have not made
much impression upon It. On the othsr
side of the battle area, the British
tie still holding the forts of Rhelms
tnd positions just west of that war
stricken city.
Between the extreme sides of the
salient the front sags toward the
south, the line from Rhelms to the
Marne running to the southwest at a
fentle angle, while the French are
lolding a front at right angles to the
lirectlon of the German advance.
2ERMAN AIRMEN BOMB
BIG CANADIAN HOSPITAL
German airmen have bombed another
lospital?this time a Canadian instiution?and
exacted a considerable toll
>f casualties. Among those killed by
he explosion of flames was an Amercan
medical officer who was admlnstering
an anaesthetic to a British
sfTlcer in the operating room when
hat pgrt of the hospital was demolishid.
The raid occurred at 12:30 o'clock
n the morning.
The hospital attacked was a large
>ne. It had been in existence since
he early day of the war and was ,
narked by huge Red Cross signs. The
3erman airmen, working partly by
he light of the moon, dropped four
x>mbs near the hospital and then not (
innarentlv able to see exactly where
hey were hitting, lighted a brilliant
lare which was let fall to illuminate
he surroundings.
As the place was lighted up by the
lare, they released another bomb or
wo which dropped squarely on a. large
ring of the hospital. In the wing
here were thre floors, on the botom
one of which was the operating
oom. On the story above were the
>ffice and patients' room and above
hem were members of the hospital
>ersonnel. Part of the wing was denolished
by the terrific explosion and
nany unfortunate persons were killed
ind wounded when the building colapsed
and buried them.
The surgeons were just about to
iperate on an aviation officer and the
American medical officer was standng
by with the anaesthetic when the
irash fHTTlO All Ihnaa In that
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vere burled under an avalanche of t
rick and woodwork. The demolished t
ving caught Are and burned fiercely | (
eith many victims till pinned In the ,
vreckage. r
ATTACKS ON FRENCH (
POSITIONS REPULSED
Paris.?German stacks on French
>osltions on the right bank of the (
Lilette river have been repulsed. t
The Germans have reached the ?
fame, light detachments having pen- t
rtated as far as the river between c
lharteves and Jaugonne. t
On the right flank of the battle
K D ult 1IQ t i/-? n la V 1 - L - * 1
rv,.. in uiK.naiiKru WHICH BIBO [ l|
b the condition went and north of h
theims, according to the official state- r
Dent Issued by thd war office- a
O FACILITATE SHIPMENT F
OF COTTON TO ITALY
Washington.?To facilitate the shiplent
of raw cotton to Italy and to r
t ran i;then the Italian government's d
ontrol of imports, the war trade o
oard has advanced by 20 days the o
ffective date on which individual 11- n
enses for cotton exports now in ef- a
set to Italy wil be required. Special ft
icenses now in effect will be with- s
-awn June 10 instead of June 30, F
fter which Individual licenses will be n
ecossary. c
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SUBMARINES IffT; 1
ALTANIIG COAST
SINKS NINE SNIPS
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3ERMANY BRINGS FRIGHTFUL U.
BOATS TO AMERICAN WATER8
IN NUMBERS.
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iNE OFF CAROLINA COAST *j
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Most of Vessels Sunk by Bombs After
Their Crews Had Been Removed to
Life oats?Daniels Says Defeases
Adequate.
Germany's sea wolves?the submarines
which have caused so much
levastatlon during the war?ar^ preying
on commerce in the Atlantic ocean
lust off the shores of the United
States. They are known to have sunk
it least nine vessels, only a short
ilstance out of sight of land off the
*outhern New Jersey shore.
It is feared that still other vessels
liave been sent to the bottom by the
marauders, the movements of which
Have been reported at various times
luring the last fortnight by ships com
ilia luiu pun irom southern waters.
New York.?Nine American vessels
were known to have been sunk by
German submarines ofT the north Atlantic
coast since May 26.
The largest to fall prey to the raldsrs.
which are seeking to prevent tha
calling of transports with troops for
the battlefields of France was the
Mew York to Porto Rico liner Carolina,
of 8.000 tons, which was attacked
Sunday night about 125 miles
southeast of Sandy Hook. The fate of
ler 220 passengers and crew of 130,
who took to the boats when shells
legen to fall about tho vessel, is unmown,
but there was hope that they
lad been picked up by aomo passing
ihlp or would reach ahore aafely in
:h? small boats. Not a life was lost in
.he sinking of the other ships, accordug
to late reports.
Reports brought ashore by the survivors
indicated that the Winnleconlie
and nearly all the schooners were
sunk by the same U-boat which had
ieen lurking in the path of shipping
iff the New Jersey coast and the Delaware
capes since late last month. The
itorles told by the skippers of the
schooners indicated that the comnander
of the submersible was unisually
humane for a German subma-Ine
officer. In no instance, so far as
mown, was a lifeboat shelled and in
ill cases reported the crews were
tlven opportunity to escape or were
aken aboard the submarine where
tome of them were kept prisoners fpr
sight days before they were turned
idrift for eight days before they were
urned adrift to be picked up by a
lassing vessel.
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
CHILD LABOR LAW INVALID
Washington.?The federal child la)or
law of 1916 forbidding interstate
ihipment of products of child labor
las been declared unconstiutlonal
ind invalid by the supreme court.
Injunctions restraining the governnent
from putting the statute into
>ffect and restraining a Charlotte. N.
Z., cotton mill from discharging chlllren
employed by it were sustalnod
jy the court.
Justices Holmes. McKenna, Branleis
and Clarke dissented.
In deciding the case. Justice Day,
srho rendered the opinion, said:
"Over interstate transportation or
ts incidents, the regulatory power of
Congress is ample, but the production
>f articles intended for interstate
ommerce is a matter of local rcgulalon.
"If it wore otherwise, all manufacure
intended for interstate shipment
vould be brought under fedral conrol
to the practical exclusion of the
luthority of the states, a result cerainly
not contemplated by the frames
of the constitution when thev
rested In Congress the authority to
emulate commerce among the states.
5ERMAN DRIVE IS
PRACTICALLY HALTED
Although It cannot be said that the
lermans In their new offensive have
>een definitely stopped, there Is. nevirtheless.
a marked diminution In
he speed with which they started
iut. and their gains have been relaIvely
small.
And, according to the acocunts of
inofficial observers, wherever they
lave been able since the stiffening of
he allied lines to attain low positions,
i heavy price In lives has been paid.
rLOCKS OF AIRPLANES
ARE PATROLLING COAST
New York.?Fifty or more airplanes,
elnforced by hydroplanes were toay
patrolling the I*ong Island coast,
ncn|iiilK 1? ?/llirp mOHUt
for hostile submarines. All Infornation
was refused by the military
uthoritles, but It was reported the
oroe of fliers would be augmented as
oon as possible by numbers of
'rench, British and Italian airmen who
r.w are scattered In aviation training
amps throughout the country.