'
N ' '' ' J V:';
rtnUbhed in 1891.
WAR STAMP DRIVE
WILL INCLUDE ALL
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO CALL
UPON EVERYONE IN THE
8TATE IN BIQ DRIVE.
A LESSON IN ECONOMY
Half Million People In This 8UU
Must Purchase to Make Up Our
Apportionment.
When it Is understood that South
Carolina's quota of war savings
stamps is more than twice its
quota In the last Liberty loan campaign,
it can be readily appreciated,
an official of the State war savings
committee points out, how vastly important
a measure the war . savings
campaign Is. The State's nominal
quota is 138,000,000 worth of stamps
to be sold durlnj' ihl? ? > v>?* ?.?
quota haa been reduced to $20,000,000
for the June campaign. As no -one individual
can own over $1,000 worth ot
tamps, it means that about half a million
people must be reached if the
forthcoming campaign is to be successful.
The pledge to be signed in the June
campaign ia very simple. The signer
pledges to economise, and promises to
invest a specified amount in war savings
stamps during the year, to be
purchased at any stated time. It is
expected that by June 28 there shall
be no man or woman in the State who
has not slg ed the pledge. Owing to
the fact that the American nation '.a
notoriously spendthrift, the success ol
the campaign will mean that the people
of this country have won a victory at
home without which victory can not
be obtained abroad. The moral as
well as material effect of the campaign
will be highly significant?
whether the campaign succeeds or
fails.
A war savings stamp is really a $5
bond for which a person payB $4.17 in
June, and which will be redeemed for
$5 on January 1, 1923. This represents
interest compounded quarterly at the
rate of 4 per cent per annum. In case
of necessity, the stamp can be redeem
?u >n; nuie oeiure matunay at the
rate of 3 per cent. Its purchasing and
redemption value increases one cent
each month. By making this Invest
ment one makes no sacrifice; but by
dispensing with a needless purchase
in order to invest, he is doing the most
important act a civilian can perform
Many Men Report Later In Mouth.
Two more drafts tor South Caro
linians, to the number of 6 600, will be
made within the few weeks. During
the five day period bginnlng June 19
local boards have been ordered by
CapL R. E. Carwile of the selective
service regulations office to complete
entrainment of 8,000 negroes foi
Camp Jackson.
During the five day period begin
ning June 24, the boards ara ordered
to entrain 2,600 white men.
Only men physically qualified foi
general military services will be In
ducted these two calls and are to be
selected from Class 1. The two calli
must be filled from this classification
New Eenterprlse Authorized.
The Bank of Pamlico was chartered
uy w. tianKB XJove, secretary of state
with a capital stock of $25,000. W. J
Steele is president, D. B. Dargan and
A. A. Munn rice president and J. W
Qregg cashier.
The Capital Orlst Separator Com
pany of Columbia was commissioned
wKh a proposed capital stock of $10,
000. Manufacture and sale of corn and
grist mills and grain separators If
contemplated. Petitioners are B. B
Klrkland and O. B. Bundrick, both o:
Columbia.
Large User* Must Pile Statement.
The large users of sugar In South
Carolina are aot fully appreciative oi
the actual conditions relative to thi
use of sugar. Properly to handle th<
supply or sugar, tae government li
requiring all large users of sugar t<
(lie affidavits of their present suppltei
and hauling subsequent use upon rec
erft.
To Eetablleh Motor Mall Route*.
The postoffice department is consld
ertng the establishment of several mo
tor mall routes between the largei
towns of South Carolina and those o
adjoining states. With this possibility
( in view the Columbia postmaster hai
been. Instructed to secure at once ai
many applications as pot?i*ble front
persons haying a knowledge of me
chanics who are desirous of aoting ai
drivers of government motor trucki
and with the ability to care for same
These applications must be in th<
hands of Washington officials Jan. 6.
Te Practice Law In State.
Graduates of the law school of th<
University of South Carolina were ad
mitted to the practice of law in Soutl
Carolina, the oath being administered
by Justice Hydrick in the Supreme
Court. Philip Neal Beoton, Bayllt Ru
dolph Earle. Minna Layton Holman
Jamea Robert Lyles, Cyrus Luthei
ano?iy, viaua i;unon ?i:wn, i.iauau
James Sulltraa, Marcus Wesley Price
and Philemon David Huff , presentee
their petitions, praying to be admitted
to practice law in the courts ot Soutl
Carolina.
. V . oJ-N . . T.
, ! , - - - J-lC -
Mate Ceuncll of Dtfina* Mtata.
An enthusiastic meeting of the State
Council of Defense was held In Columbia
recently and an enlarged program
of activity to put the 8tate on
an effective war basis mapped out.
The biggest project to engage the at*
tentlon of the body the coming months
will be a Statewide public health campaign
to help the State and public
health service to eliminate the social
evil, and to stimulate activity which
will assist In the extermination of contagious
and infectious diseases. As
much as $5,000 will be expended In this
work, if such amount be necessary,
and a committee was appointed to
hold conferences with representatives
of public health agencies and workers
and to formulate plans of procedure.
The council will be careful not to
overlap or duplicate the work the federal
and State health representatives
are prosecuting, but will become a
vital factor in the extension of this
work. D. R. Coker, State chairman.
was instructed to direct a letter to all
mayors and intendents of cities and
towns of the State, to solicit co-operation
In ridding the State of social evil
resorts. Several instructive talks
were made at the meeting, emphasizing
the great inroads made on the
fighting forces of the country by
deaths from preventable diseases.
Oovernor Manning returned from
Washington and came to the meeting
| directly from the train. He did not
wish to unduly alarm the members of
the council, but felt impelled to bring
to them the apprehension that exists
in Washington relative to the situation
abroad. The members of the body
should take back to the people the
facts as nearly as could be given, and
to encourage and urge that the people
realize the utmost necessity of getting
upon an effective war basis
He could not speak officially, but
from information he had gained, the
' opinion of military experts was that
the struggle on the western front
wnlll^ ramilt l? n atalAmntik m r, V. n
the German lines were Impregnable.
1 "Germany must be struck from anoth'
er direction," he emphasized, and he
would not be surprised to see America
strike at German through Russia. It
Was also in the realm of possibility for
Germany to land troops in Mexico and
strike at AmeHca through that country.
The raid by German submarines
along the Atlantic seaboard, he believed
was only a prelude
The draft is to be swift and heavy.
Governor Manning pointed out, and
the men are* to be mobilized in great
numbers just as fast as they can be
| equipped, which would necessitate the
waiving of agricultul.7.1 exemptions.
Sacrifices would be increasingly neces[
sary. In Germany, he said, the people
, are only allowed t* buy two suits of
( clothing a year, and the people of
America would be called on to make
similar sacrifices.
Governor Manning said impressions
in Washington were that all war activities
are making excellent progress.
( He was pleased with the work the
, Council of Defense has been accom'
olishinsr and told lh?
forts were highly commended in the
, national capital.
>
Magistrates File Monthly Reports.
Nine county magistrates have died
. their reports for the month of May,
[ leaving six to be heard from. Magistrate
Busby led in the amount of fines
collected, his report showing receipts
. totaling $317.50. Magistrate Griffith
, came next with a collection ot $225.
i The following reports were ITIed:
f Magistrate S. M. Busby, Waverley,
32 warrants issued and $317.50 collected
in fines. Eleven deefndants
I were fined for violation of the speed
, laws.
E. U. Shealy, White Rock, one case
1 tried and $25 collected.
J. B. Weston, Gadsden, six cases
tried and $100 collected in fines. Dis.
orderly conduct was charged In the
I majority of cases.
R. F. Griffith, Olympia, 36 cases
I docketed end 159R i? *??
i E. H. Thompson, Eastover, five
. cases tried and $40 collected in fines,
r W. T. Lucius, Garners, two cases
tried and both defendants declared not
guilty. No collections.
C. E. Hlnnant, Upper Township, five
i cases tried and $1S0 collected in fines,
f Gamine and disorderly conduct were
i the principal charges. A man and a
i woman were each fined $?0 on the
i charge of disorderly conduct.
> M. C. Coker, Columbia, 24 warrants
i issued and $15 collected in fines.
N. G. Martin, Davis, reported no business
for May.
Liberal Treatment For Wheat Raleers.
With reference to the grinding of
. wheat in South Carolina, Mr. Elliott,
r the food administrator, has returned
f to Columbia from Washington and
r makes the announcement that the
i question of grinding wheat in South
i Carolina was most carefully consideri
ed. Mr. Hoover authorizes the state.
ment that liberal treatment will be
i given the raisers of wheat in South
i Carolina with reference to grinding.
The exact terms of the instructions to
i millers have not been decided upon
but will be Issued in a few days.
Rural Sanitation Workers Meet.
? A meeting of rural sanitation work.
era in Darlington. Lexington, Orangei
burg and Florence counties was held
I -in the offices of the State board of
i health where plans for standardising
- the work and the summer campaign
, wag mapped out. The force in each
r of these counties consists of one pliyt
siclan and a nurse and great progi,
ress is being made. Just now in Lex1
ington a strenuous campaign Is being
1 waged against flies, many school boys
i being taught how to construct fly
traps.
roRTMn
BRIG. GEN. W. L KENLY
Brig. General William L. Kenly, who
directs the newly oreated division of
military aeronautlea. It will be re,
sponsible for the training of aviators
and will direct the air forcee.
BERLIN RE? "NOCK
RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGE ON
ONE OF THE M08T IMPORTANT
SECTORS.
Comnalled to Reinforce
Front?May Attack Other American
Sector*.
Although the latest German official
communication announces that the
situation on the battle front is unchanged.
there has been a "Fhange on
one of the most important sectors in
Picardy. And American marines were
responsible for it.
Attacking on a front of about two
and one-half miles in a fight that began
Thursday with the break of dawn,
the marines In four hours drove back
the em ay over a distance of virtually
two and one-quarter miles and occupied
all the important high ground
northwest of Chateau Thierry, which
village in a previous fight the American
machine gunners had turned into
nhnmhln? hv Ihs arcurnrv nf th'clr Rim
, as the Germans tried to wrest a
I bridge from them.
After a breathing space, the Amerl|
cans late in the afternoon returned to
' thefray and at last accounts hard
fighting was in progress for this important
sector, which commands the
Marne at that part of the front where
the battle line swings eastward toward
Rheims. The marines took 100 Germans
prisoner in the early encounter,
while the French troops on their left
also guined an advantage over the enemy
and made 160 of his men captives.
So hard pressed have the Germans
been by the attacks of the Americans
in the Chateau Thierry sector during
the last few days that they have been
compelled strongly to reinforce their
front, using three divisions of picked
troops in an attempt to hold back the
men from overseas. Thus far, however.
their efforts have been unavailing.
The Americans could not be
denied their objectives.
are designated to take over all men
not lmmedltely fit for service, with a
view to giving them intensive training
to overcome their faults, mental
or physical, or to eliminate such as
are unfit for either combatant or non
combatant service
fc
To the northwest around Veuily-LaPoterie.
where recently the Americans
! have dealt the German several savage
! blows and captured portions of the
j terrain they were occupying the en'
emy now seems fearful of another onslaught
and is deluging the region
1 with shells. No infantry attacked by
, either side has been reported,
I ?
EIGHT BILLIONS BY TAXATION
PLAN OF SECRETARY M'ADOO
Washington. ? Secretary McAdoo
recommended in a letter to Chairman
Kitchin, of the house ways and means
committee, that the new revenue bill
be drafted 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 new war profits tax be estabed
at a high rate to be superimposed
upon existing excess profits taxes;
I that the normal Income tax on unearn
1 ed incomes be raised; and that heavv
, taxation be Imposed on luxuries.
1RITI8H 8HIP SUNK BY
GERMAN U-BOAT.
Washington.?Sinking of the British
steamship Harpathlan 100 miles off
the Virginia capes was announced at
i the navy department. The entire
; crew was rescued by the steamer Palmer,
which arrived in Chesapeake bay.
The submarine used a torpedo. One
member of the Brlitsh crew was injured.
The Harpathlan was a freighter
of 2,800 net tons. Only meager details
had reached the department at
last report.
SUBMARINE EFFORTS FUTILE
SAYS FOOD SECRETARY.
Washington.?Organization of "development
battalions" at every national
army, national guard and regular
army camp was ordered by the
war department. These new units
- . - T
* > - v > -v* TO /*
!H3Srafe!w'J - iLTvU.
T Ml
A, 8. 0., THURSDAY, JUNE 12
GERMANS LAUNCH
NEW OFFENSIVE
.
BETWEEN MONTDIDIER AND NOYON
OVER FRONT OF ABOUT
TWENTY MILE8.
ALLIES ARE NOT SURPRISED
Fighting Declared to be of Extremely
8anguinary Character ? Quiet
North of Marne.
The armies of Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria again are hitting
the allied line in a new offensive with
Paris apparently their objective.
Between Montdidier and Noyon
over a front of about 20 miles preceded
as usual by a heavy bombardment
with shells of all calibers and ^
with noxious gases, the enemy's ini- ?
tial maneuver evidently has In view ai
the bending back of the al..ed frort AI
toward the town of St. Just on the
northern wing and toward the railroad
Junction of Compeigne on the ^
southern flank, getting astride of
Olse river ad driving southwest toward
the French capital.
The French troops are resisting the
impact with their usual valor, but the
Germans on their right and in the N
center have been able to penetrate
the line for distances ranging from
two-thirds of a mile south of Montdidier
to relatively two and a half
miles at Resaons-Sur-Matx. in the
center. Thence to Noyon, however, A
the allied line is holding strongly. t<
If success should rest with the en- w
emy on the new battle front, it pos- tl
sibly might badly affect the stability C
of the line of the defenders from the e:
Oise to the Marne and compel a fall- b
ing back westward from the Oi*e to na
the rerion of th? Memo norfhwp?t of H
Chateau Thierry in order to straighten . fr
out the deep salient that would then n
project eastward with the Soissons e<
sector as its apex. tl
The allied commanders, it Is as- w
serted. were not taken unawares by
the new offensive. On the other hand t(
they had anticipated, since the fail 01
ure of the army of the Germon crowi 01
prince to gain its objectives between
Soissons and the Marne and thence
on the southern part of the line run- w
nlng to Rheims that the German high w
command would decree another maneuver
to the north and prepaiauons 4,
accordingly were made to withstand h
the .shock ri
Tho f.gl.Lng is of extreine-.v i ailguinary
chaiacter. and waelaer it w.ll
be confined to the area a', prasont at- 11
fected rcmuins to be seen. At last accounts
it had not spread north of
Montdidier. *1
a
b
U. 8. CASUALTIES IN FRANCE n
THUS FAR TOTAL 7.315
s
Washington.?Casualties among the w
American expeditionary forces thuB ^
far reported by General Pershing total
7,315, tho war department announced
in making public the first of regular w
weekly summaries of casualties, q
Deaths In action and from wounds. ai
diseases, accidents and all other R
causes number 2.927, while 4,046 men 0
have been wounded and 342 are missing
in action, including men held prlsoners
in Germany. The department's
recapitulation follows:
Killed in action ( Including 291 at a
sea), 1 033. tl
Died of disease, 1 192.
Died of accidents and other causes, p
392.
Wounded in action, 4.046.
Missing in action (including prisoners),
342. ^
Total, 7,315. Ip
a
n
SLACKERS AND DESERTERS S
HIDING IN ALABAMA ?!
SI
Scottsboro. Ala.?A gang of slackers Q:
and deserters, who are said to have B]
organized a band to res.st capture, are w
hiding in the fastnesses of Sand a
mountain near here and officers are
preparing to swoop down upon their g
lair.
DEALERS AND CONSUMERS
CLAMOR FOR SUPPLIES jg
ei
Washington. ? Curtailment of thej k
production of less essential articles' rr
has greatly stimulated the demand for a
them. The monthly business condi- si
tions report of the federal reserve g<
board, says retail dealers and consum- rr
era clamor fo rsupplies before they ir
are exhausted and place abnormally ei
large orders, which manufacturers are ! r<
unable to fill. This has been true of j t)
me aemann lor pianos, taixing ma- ti
chinos and other musical Instruments, ol
JAPANESE SHIP STRIKES N
ON LEOQE IN DENSE FOQ
A Pacific Port.?Striking on a ledge
in a dense fog off the North Pacific A
coast the Japanese freighter Aikoku C
Maru, said to be the first Japanese
vessel taken over by the United | R<
States shipping board, is in a preca- cc
rlous condition and may slip off to deep J w
water at high tide, according to a Hi
message received by merchants* ex- *??
change. The vessel which recently arrived
hero with cargo for the Orient P'
was turned over to the shipping board. *><
I, 1918
FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH IP
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fl^H^Hs w^^^JhHA7<PJM|&V^ * Al
BflBB fl^^BCiCfil^^Hi^^K v
ERk?S9B t'hoio b>'ffsB *SBB '
Mtw?y*pfr Untoojg ai
jl
This Is a new portrait of Field Mar- Q
hal Lord French, who has been made tr
>rd lieutenant of Ireland. H:
m NOW OVER 2,000,000 <
a
ti
MILLION MEN JUST TWENTY- *
ONE HAVE REGISTERED &
fl
FOR SERVICE. T
tl
8
ew Requisition May Exhaust First e
Class in Some States?Hereafter a
May Register Every Three Months. ^
ti
Washington.?While a million young f(
mericana Just turned 21 were regis- a
sring for service in the war for ti
orld freedom, orders went out from
le office of Provost Marshal General p
rowder to the governors of all States c
ccept Arizona, for the mobilization s
etween June 24 and 28 of 200,000 R
lore registrants. This was in addi- a
on to 40,000 negro men requisitioned (
om 20 States and brings the total q
umber of selective service men calli
to the colors to 1,696,704 and when
ley are in camp the nation's army ?
ill number well over 2,000,000 men.
The registration apparently was at>nded
by the perfect order that mark- *
it the enrolling a year ago of 10,000,30
men who form the great reservoir
pon which the nation is drawing to c
irnlsh the balance of power on the F
estern front to crush the German
ar machine. c
The men who appeared before the ?
500 local boards over the country
ave become of age 6ince the first "
?gistration day, June 5, 1917. Mill
ii y auuiiiriiies t'summe mat irom
isir number there will be had 750,000 "
len fit for active dutty.
While an act of Congress requires ^
lat the new registrants be placed at c
le bottom of the class to which- they
re assigned, many of them may soon a
e called to the colors, as the recent
squlsitlon upon governors probably ?
'ill exhaust the first class in some
tates. While no formal explanation
'as made, this was believed to have
een the reason why Arizona was not J
lcluded in the last call.
Results of the second registration
'ill not be known for several days,
eneral Crowder has requested the ?
djutant general of eah State to teleraph
him a comprehensive summary ?
f the result, giving the total registraon
the proportion to the number
lat had been expected to enrol, rea- ?
aha obtained for any difference beveen
the figures, and the nature of
ny untoward occurrence attending n
le registration. 8
RUSSIA HAVING SOUGHT WAR 8
MUST HAVE ENOUGH OF IT
New York.?Suggestions of Deace I
ased on a "perpetuation of Prussianim."
and criticisms of the government c
nd the conduct of the war "which are
ot constructive" were condemned by ?
ecretary of State Lansing here. Prusia
having "wickedly sought war," the J1
ecretary sa!d, it Is the determination
r the American people that "Prussia
tall have war and more war and more ?
ar. until the very thought of war la
bhorrent to the Prussian mind."
c
ERMAN U-BOATS 8TILL p
OPERATING NEAR COAST e
o
New York.?Two more vessels, a
Norwegian steamship and one schoonr,
were added to the list of ships
nown to have been sunk by the Gerlac
submarines which are raiding in
merican waters. The total now ^
lands at 13?five steamers and eight
'hooners. The fact which stood out c
lost prominently In the day's develop- Q
lents Is that the U-hoats are still op- ^
latlng near the toasi and have not
sturned to their bases, assuming that
le two which already have been iden- y
fled are the only ones on this siae
f the Atlantic.
INETY PER CENT OF
WOUNDED WILL RECOVER
Paris.?Ninety out of every 100
merican soldiers wounded In tho ^
antlgnay battle will recover. This Is J
le judgment of the principal aur- (]
sons in the American army medical j
>rps, which is caring for them. The n
ounded were brought away from the a
jilting line without delay when the C)
Lttie was at its bitterest. Wounded u
ive been brought to American hos- t]
Itals In the - neighborhood of Paris. c,
3th from Cantignay and Veuilly wood sj
IMES
iiiinnr iiirninum
iMt Affltniw
WITH ESPIONAGE
WO GERMANS SUBJECTS ARE
NAMED IN INDICTMENT AS
CO-CONSPIRATORS.
OME PLEAD NOT GUILTY
peratlona Declared to Have Been
Sensational?Indicted by New
York Grand Jury.
Now York.?Five American citizens
nd two subjects of the German em
ire, one 01 mem a woman, are named
b fellow-conspirators In two indlctlents
returned by a federal grand
iry here. Investigators declared their
perations the most sensational underiken
by Qerman intelligence agents
Ince the war began.
The indictments allege conspiracy
> commit treason and conspiracy to
ommlt espionage. The assembling
nd transmission of information rela- \
Ive to America's prosecution of the
rar; the destruction of American
lers docks and troop transports with
re bombs, destruction of quicksiler
mines in this country to hamper
tie manufacture of munitions ; as- ;
isting Oermany in taking an armed
xpeditlon in Ireland; fomentation of
revolt against British rule in Ireind.
raising of funds in this country
rlth which to finance these operaIons,
and destruction of munitions
ictories and mines in Great Britain i
re charged as ramifications of the lnrlgue.
The wordlnc nf tho ln/U(>tmnnf.i nnm
rising: 30 pages, intimates that the
onspiracy may be of even broader
cope. This is suggested by a para- ]
raph in the troason indictment which
lieges that in July last year, one of
he defendants sent a cablegram to
>lten, Switzerland.
"Madame" de Victories. Rodigcr,
tobinson, Frioke and Kipper pleaded
not guilty" to both Indictments be- \
ore Judge Augustus N. Hand and I
rere remanded to the Tombs to await
rial today.
O'Leary, now wanted on three
harges, and Ryan have not been apirehended.
The treason conspiracy indictment
harges that "Madame" de Victorica
,nd Rodlger, "from April 6, 1917, to
he date of the presentation and filing
f this indictment, were enemies of
he United States and spies for and
ecret representatives, secret ngents
nd secret employes of said imperial
lerman government" and still are.
After naming Ryan. O'Leary, Robnson,
Frlcke, Kipper, Binder and
Ichweltzer as citizens owing allegl- ,
.nee to the United States, the indictuent
charges that they "and divers
ither persons within and without the
Jnited States" whose names are un:nown,
conspired to commit treason,
n that they "wov.ld knowingly and
rilfully adhere and give aid and comort"
to the German government, and
o Madame de Victories and Rodlger
iy sending to the German government
ommunications "connected with and
n prosecution of the war." receiving
rom German officials communications ;
connected with and in promotion of
he war" and hy furnishing money and
redits to Rodiger and de Victorica; i
>y concealing the presence and activlies
of the two alleged from American ;
authorities and by furnishing messen;ers
to the two suspects.
IUBMARINE8 CHA8E
TRAN8POPRT 12 HOURS
An Atlantic Port?The story of a
ransport's race up the Atlantic coast,
losely hugging the coast, with darkined
lights at night and under a full
treasure of steam In order to elude
lerman U-boats, at least two of whom
;ave chase, were told by men on shore
eave here.
Members of the crew declared
hat they were warned In ample time
iy wireless of the nearness of the sea
rolves and were advised to keep In i
lose to thef coast and to make all
lossible speed to this port. They ask- !
d In return that the ship be met at
>nce by American destroyers.
AOVE TO REDUCE COST
OF FOOD TO CON8UMER
Washington.?A country-wide move
o reduce the cost of food to the con- j
umer and standardize methods of |
ompelllng the observance by dealers
f "fair price lists" was ordered by !
'ood Administrator Hoover.
Lists will be published in every
ounty, town and city and consumers
rill be asked to co-operate with offilals
in forcing merchants to bring
heir prices to a uniform level.
.LOYD GEORGE PRAISES
VALOR OF AM ERIC AN8
London. ? Premier David Lloyd I
leorge. in replying to a toast to the j
uccess of the entente allied arms a?
he dinner to the Printers' Society of
.ondon. said that Britishers have
lade sacrifices for a great purpose
nd ji high ideal. One of the most enauraging
things, the premier contined,
was the "superb valor and the
rained skill with which the Amerluna
have taken their part In the
ruggle.
i
9
MORE THAN 700,000
AMERICANS OVERSEA j
BAKER TELLS "BLUE DEVUJT
THAT NUMBER HAS SAILED
FOR FRANCE.
ALPINE CHASSEURS FAREWELL '
War Secretary Saya Hereafter We
Are Going to Believe In Strength
of Moral Foroe.
Washington. ? More than 700.MS
American soldiers have gone overseen
to carry back to France the encouragement
and assistance which Laffepette
and Rochambeau brought to
America, secretary Haker tola IM
Preach Alpine Chasseurs In bidding
them farewell here at the base of the
Washington monument.
The war secretary's last announcement
some weeks ago concerning the
size of the American forces abroad
was 600,000 men had sailed for the
battle front.
The Alpine Chasseurs, better known
as the "Blue Devils" of France, came
to America last month to asslat In
the third Liberty loan campaign and
since have toured the south and middle
went.
They were reviewed and received
by the secretar yof war before leaving
for their native land.
"You soldiers of Prance," said Mr.
Baker, in addressing the chasseurs,
"came to this country in order that
the people of America might see wit*
their own eyes in your persons the
kind of men who have written a new
page in the record of human heroine
and success. You were welcomed In
this country from one end of it to the
other.
"You are going back to your oww
country?still, thank Qod. your own?
and when you get there you will find
that the small beginning of our armjr
which you left there has grown into a
mighty manifestation. When yon laflL
France, the American army was there
in small representation, but now
more than 700,000 Americans hare
sailed from their shore to carry back
to your army and your people the ew- ,
couragement and assistance which
LaFayette and Rochambeau brought
to America in the early and struggling
days of American freedom.
"Instead of believing in mere phytocal
force, hereafter, we are going to
believe in the strength of moral fere*. .
JAPANESE TO TAKE /
HAND IN SIBERlW
Harbin, Manchuria.?Although K
has been reported that General Semonoff,
commander of the forces operating
against bolahevlki in Siberia, la
hourly expecting Japanese troops to
support him. there is no con fir matins
that these troops actunlly are oa tit
way. It has been learned, however,
that strong recommendations base
been made by the diplomatic corpc
for the Immediate intervention of tba
Japanese in the face of the growing
German menace. These recommendations
have been forwarded to the gnrrernments
of the respective diplomats,
including the Washington government..
ADDITIONAL GROUND
GAINED BY GERMANS
The Germans in the center of their
new attack on the front between Monfcdldler
and Noyon have gained addi
tiuuai wuiiu af^ui iini II1C3 r I CIILH, DHL
on both the right and left wings they
are being held. In violent successive
attacks they captured the villages tit
Mery. Bclloy nad St. Maure and also
pressed fd.ward and gained a footbay
In the village of Marqueglise, the last
named place representing the deepest
point of pentratlon since the offensive
began?between five and si* miles.
The French still are exacting a i
heavy toll In lives from the Germans
as they deliver their attacks lp waves
and are giving ground only frhea
forced to do so under superiority of
numbers. Nowhere has the snem^v
been able to pierce the front, whiek
has been sent back in perfect ordsri;
whenever the necessity arose. gH
AMERICAN TRAN8PORT
FIRE8 AT 8UBMARTICE
An Atlantic Port.?An American
transport fired five shots at a German
submarine 75 miles off the Jersey
coast, with unknown results, according
to Information brought here. Tha
freight ship, sighted the submarine
soon after 10 o'clock. Immediatelyfull
speed ahead was ordered. A tew *.
minutes later a United States army*
transport, opened fire on the submarine.
GERMAN U-BOAT. ON THI8
SIDE 350 FEET LONO
Newport News. Va.?One of the Oweman
U-boats operating off the AtlfcatJc
coast Is 350 feet long, carries twp *
Irtoh gons and 75 men and is prates*ed
with a heavy belt of armor ebrfi*
the water line, according to n avsmu.
who/was held prisoner on the <xnu&erw;der
craft several days. The seaman
says be talked with a member ?f
the crew and was Informed Chat Ike
U-boat had been in these waters about
tea days. S&W * '
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