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V % 4 I , * ' f ** ' # Established in 1891. EMBARGO ON FLOUR . HAS Bl.N LIFTED NOW FREE MOVEMENT OF FLOUR INTO STATE, DEALER8 NOT NEEDING CERTIFICATES. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Csrollna Poo pie. Gathered Around the 8tat? Capital. r 'rne embargo on flour, which Has been In effect In South Carolina sine* May 15. upon order of William Elliott food administrator for the state, hai been lifted, effective June 18. This announcement was made b] the food 'administration. The lifting of the embargo means that there maj be free movement of flour into th( state, and dealers may order ship ments without obtaining permits ai prior to May 15. During the past month, the ship ment of flour into South Carolina ha: been cut down from 6,436 barrels pei week, the amount of flour shipped lnt< this state during the week ending May 4, to 1,174 barrels per week. th? amount shipped Into the state during the week ending May 25. There hat been, however, free movement of floui from one point to another within th< borders of the state, and through th< food administration, every section o the state has been kept supplied. Th< embargo has served to cut down ship ment from the mills at a critical tlm< so far as the wheat supply has beei concerned, which was the direct pur Dot* of tbe nmbarco. and at the aam< time there haB been a more equal die trlbution of the flour supply through out the state. Taking the figures showing the ship raent of the flour into the three statei for a six weeks period, beginning with the week ending April 13, ant ending with the week ending May 25 what haB been accomplished by th< embargo in South Carolina, as com pared with North Carolina and Geor gia for the same period, shows up de cidedly to the advantage of thle state ^ The week before the embargo wai declared?the week ending May 11 8,516 barrels of flour were shlppet into South Carolina. During the samt week shipments into North Carotins were 4,868 barrels, and into Georgls 3.085 barrels. As compared wltl these figures, shipments into the thret states for the week ending May 25 shortly after the embargo became ?f fective, were 1,174 barrels for Soutt Carolina. 4,349 barrels for North Caro lina, and 2,604 barrels for Georgia. Limited to Two Pounds Sugar. Effective June 19. under new sugai conservation rules Issued by Willian Elliott, food administrator for Soutt Carolina, dealers will not be permit * ? ? ?a11 - ? * ' icu iu su(iai mi uuuittmuiu use iu larger lots than two pounds to per tons residing in cities and towns, noi in larger lots than five pounds to per sons residing in rural communities. The following order has been lssuec by William Elliott: "Effective June 19, dealers in Soutl Carolina must observe the following rules in selling sugar: "1. Dealers must not sell sugar foi purposes other than canning and pre serving fruits and vegetables in loti of more than two pounds to Individ uals who reside in cities, towns or vil lages. nor more than Ave pounds to in divlduals who reside in rural districts "2. Dealers must not sell sugar tc any Individual for canning and pre serving fruits and vegetables in loti of more than 25 pounds In any one calendar month unless the hidividua secures permission in writing frorr the county food administrator of th? county in which he lives to purchase more than 25 pounds per month foi canning or preserving fruits and vege tables. "3. Dealers must not sell any sugai to Individuals for use in canning and preserving fruits nnd vegetables un less the individuals All out and sign i home canner's sugar certificate." Educational Forces Enlisted. The educational forces of the statt will be enlisted in the campaign foi improved public health and sanita tion. Every possible agency will bs employed in this work, far-reaching plans for which are being carefully laid at the present time; and as one of the first steps a letter has beer addressed to the college presidents ' of the state, in which it is asked thai a woman be chosen to attend a con ference to be called In the neai future. Glnnere of State Organized. In response to an appeal addressed to the ginuers of the two Carolines b) the food administration at a confer ence between food administration offl ciala. seed crushers, ginners and farm era, held In Charlotte three weeks ago the South Carolina dinners' Associ ation was organized by representa Uvea from 12 counties in the state The purpose of the organization is t< perfect a plan which will enable tht food administration to regulate th< ginners' fees and at the same tinu pat the industry on a war footing. I ! The tat* Aids Many School*. The State superintendent of education has Just completed the work of sending out for the scholastic year 1917-18. the State aid to the public schools authorized by an act of 1917. providing a fund to guarantee adequate facilities and teaching corps in needy school districts. t Any school district in the State levying a special tax of eight mills for current expenses, employing one certificated teacher to instruct not more than 60 nor fewer than 25 pupils for a term of not less than seven ; months is antitlnri to a aufM. | clent amount of State aid from this appropriation to guarantee a term for that time. E An encouraging number of districts have Increased their taxes during the i last session in order to meet the requirements of this act. and the indication ,<s. that in a number of counties a much larger number of districts i are planning to qualify for State aid ? under this act during the next school , session. It is hoped that this form i of State aid may be so provided by the legislature that the inadequate school r" funds for teachers' salaries and rea; sonable term may be in a measure I r remedied. J The list of counties, with the num< ber of schools and the amount of State ? aid apportioned to the several counties follows: County. Districts. Amount. ) Anderson 14 S 5.302 r Berkeley ....... 1 302 | ) Chesterfield 7 2,375 I Colleton 8 1.863 > Darlington 3 1,271 I Dillon ....... 4 818 ? Florence 18 5.853 : Greenville 1 100 j Hampton 1 240 i , Horry 32 8.631 t ' Kershaw 4 1,409 3 I Lancaster 12 2.611 - Lee 4 855 I j Lexington 1 383 I i Marion 3 906 . Newberry 3 1,190 ? Oconee 7 1,760 . Orangeburg. . . . 2 570 . Pickens 8 1.473 Saluda 6 2,220 | . Spartanburg .... 6 1.908 j j Union 2 636 I . Williamsburg .... 10 3,667 \ ' Total 157 $46,240 . To Fix Price of Cotton. W. G. Smith, president of the Sixth k Carolina Marketing Organization, has . Issued the following notice: i "To the Farmers of South Carolina: I "Complying with request from many I counties in the State, I hereby call a , meeting of the South Carolina Cotton i Marketing Organization, to be held in t the hall of the house of representa- J , tives in the city of Columbia on Mon. . dav. June 24. instant, at 2 o'clock n ! , ??, . ? - rn. The purpose of the meeting is to . discuss the fixing of the price of cot, ton by the government and the elec. tion of representatives to attend any meeting where such price fixing shall be under discussion. This is a matter which vitally concerns every cotton producer in the State. I would urge that the farmers in each county call a meeting at county courthouses not later than Saturday, June 22. and \ send large delegations to this State meeting. There will be no restrictions as to the number of delegates from any county. As several counties have already organized county marketing I associations, juBt as many members of these county associations as can posj sibly do so should attend this State t meeting. The farmers must have a voice in fixing the p-ice of their great money crop, mere s._ouin ue iu>. discussion of every element entering Into the cost of production before any price lo fixed for this year's cotton crop." Red Cross Wants "Y" Workers. The Red Triangle is making a drive to recruit 100 men in the States of Alabama. Georgia. Mississippi, Tennessee. Florida. North Carolina and 1 South Carolina, by September 1 for transport service. The transport problem has been the one missing link in the one great chain that the Y. M. C. A. has woven ! about the boys in khaki or in the navy. And it has been the source of | considerable worry to the war work | council of the "Y." They have met ^ with great success in the test cases that have been made recently and the value of their work has been so apparent that the war department has asked that this work be continued. I Opening for Preserving Industry. ' There seems to be lust now a eood r opening for a fruit preserving Indus- : try in South Carolina With the conI stant and increasing demand for food. ! no difficulty would be encountered in disposing of nny kind or quantity of ' preserves at a good price. Yesterday Secretary Slatter of the Chamber of j Commerce received a telegram from 1 Depot Headquartermaster Galagher in warning id Kiuiw me? iiuiut^s and addresses of reliable Jam and preserves manufacturers in the state. To All Doctor* Under 55. A letter has recetily been sent out r to all doctors in the state under the age of 55 years by a subcommittee, medical section of South Carolina. State Council of Defense, asking that all eligible medical men whose situation does not precludo entrance Into the medical corps offer their service* to the government. This letter is an outgrowth of an appeal from the surgeons general of the army and navy, presented to the State Council of Do fense at a recent meeting held la i Aiken. . . v. W9 : ' For FOBT] EARL KITCHENER VflMjSr Thia ia the first photograph to ba published of Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, who eucceeded to the title of his famous brother, the British war minister, who was lost at sea on the British warship Hampshire. Earl Kitchener, like his brother, Is a soldier. Ha served In both India and Africa, rising to the rank of colonel. FRIDGES ARE CARRIED AWAY THEIR EFFORTS TO HOLD THEIR ANTAGONISTS LACK USUAL FORCE AND STAMINA. Further Enemy Loss Is Imminent wuyn uovvrubiiun ot romoon Bridges Over Piave River. Over the entire mountain region the Austrlans have remained Qniet. except when compelled to go on the defensive. and then their efforts to hold back their antagonists hare lacked the stamina usual in men whose hearts are in their task. This condition has prevailed since the first onslaughts of the enemy was summarily stopped by the fire of the British, French and Italian forces forming the barrier to the Venetian plains. More heart is being tnrown into the work by the enemy along the Piave from the Montello plateau southward to the region lying east of Venice. Here he still seoms, notwithstanding ins neavy tosses ana numerous repulses on various sectors, bent on throwing his armies across the stream or pushing further westward with those of his forces that already have forded it. Nevertheless, further setbacks to the Austrians have followed those of past days on the Montello, where the Italians are viciously disputing the right of way to the plains. Likewise, near the famous Zenson loop, farther down the stream, the enemy's heavy attacks have been held and under the impetus of the Italian counter blows, he has fallen back nearer the river for reinforcements hastily brought up. Still farther south between Fossulta and San Dona di Piave the Italians have further pushed back the invaders. and unofficial reports assert that they have recantured the village of Capo Sile. lying on the edge of the marsh region some 20 miles east of historic Venice. , It is not outside the range of possibility that a large number of the Austriuns are In a fair way to be taken prisoner by the Italians, for a large number of tthe pontoon bridges which they threw across the Piave over the 14 ^ mile front between the Conegllano railway bridge an dthe Zenson loop have been carried away on the bosom of the swollen stream. At any rate the loss of these bridges will necessarily seriously impede the reinforcement of the Austrians on the west bank of the stream and the replenishment of their supplies. Meanwhile, the food situation and the war weariness of the people within the dual monarchy again are making trouble for the authorities. Troublous times also seemingly are in store for the German governmentt, owing to lack of bread. In Vienna mobs are reported to have raided bakeriees and stoned the residence of the pre niicr and even to have attacked one j of the wings of the imperial palace. J Troops had to be called out to restore order. MANUFACTURERS MULCTED HARD FOR BOGUS SERVICE Washington.?Methods by which vontingent fee contract agents in Washington suppressed competition in bidding on government war orders. Inflated prices, manipulated bids and even "double-crossed" their own clients by representing competing contractors, were uncovered today by the department of justice THE FOOD SITUATION IN AUSTRIA IS DESPERATE Copenhagen. ? According to The Vossische Zeitung. thfe mayor of Vienna in a statement explaining the food situation has said that last month a proclamation was issued to farmers requesting them to deliver a certain amount to large towns. The council had hoped to receive 10.000 carloads of grain, but as a matter of fact had received only 2.500. The nayor also reported the supply of potatoes almost exhausted. ? * T MT MILL, 8. 0., THURSDAY, JU] COMPLETE DEFEAT AND UTTER ROUT THE FIRST AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE HAS ENDED IN COMPLETE AND DIRE FAILURE. IN RETREAT ALL ALONG LINE Losses Are Estimated As Already 180,000 Men and Additional Heavy Casualties Expected. The first phase of the Austrian offensive has ended in failure?in defeat. The culmination of what was intended to be the crushing of Italy between the jaws of the Austrian pincers ,is the rout of the Invaders themselves. From the Montello plateau to the Adriatic sea the enemy is in retreat. Already his losses are estimated at 180.000 men and the chances of his escape without additional heavy casI itnltlAa onH man a " U*(U uicii mauc pi tnuiiri nociu remote. LarKe numbers of the pontoon bridges thatt the Austrlans threw across the Plave have been swept away by the now torrential stream, and on all the sectors of the 33 mile front where they gained edges of tho Venetitian plain they are being sorely harassed by the Are of the Italian guns and rifles and by the machine gunflre and bombs of the allied aviators who have done sucb notable execution since the drive started. Monster preparations have been made* by the Austrlar.s for what was to be the death blow to King Victor Emmanuel's men. thousands upon I thousands of men. uiany of them brought from the Russian and Rumanian fronts and guns and stores in tremendous quantities had beeu parcelled among the various commanders for the drive over a battle arc of virtually 100 miles, running from the | Asiago plateau to the Plave river and then following that stream to the sea. Undoubtedly the Austrian high ' command had built largely for sue[ cess on the belief that the Italian I morale had been shattered when last i year their great pincers closed in upon I the Italian front and forced back the a line in a great semi-circle from the j Julian Alpa to the Plave and from the j mountains in the north almost to the | plains of Venetia. NAVY RECRUITING IS ACTIVE AND RESULTS SATISFACTORY Washington.?The appearance of German submarines off the Atlantic coast and the exploits of the marines i in France have so stimulated recruit1 n JT Mint tho Anllo?o/I *' i ( > vtiMv i uw aiuioicii JICJ auiIIICI U1 IIIO ' navy now totals 450.000?26,285 officers and 423,808 men. Secretary Daniels announced that enlistments in the naval reserve the first week of this month when it became known that the sea wolves were preying on shipping off the American | coast, totalled 14.-'<46. a record for this branch of the service, while in the following week 12.308 men were added. The enlistments, the secretary said, are continuing at a rapid rate and indications are that June will be a banner month. Enlistments in the marine corps have brought the total strength of the corps to approximately 50,000 men. Recruiting is proceeding so briskly at the stations throughout the country that officials anticipate no difficulty in speedily bringing the corps' strength to the 75.500 authorized in the naval appropriation bill now before Congress. , The enlisted strength of the various branches of the naval service ' were given by Mr. Daniels as follows: Regular navy: Officcers, 9,204; eni nsieu men. zun.ias. Naval reserves: Officers, 14.704; enlisted men. 148,505. Marine corps: Officers, 1,364; enlisted men, 48.505. National naval reserves; Officers 785; enlisted men. 15,000. Const guard: Officers, 228; enlisted i men. 6.000. REPORT BY GEN. PERSHING ON AMERICAN CASUALTIES Washington. ? Casualties In the American army overseas thus far reported by General Pershing, including the list made public, total 8.634 as compared with S.0S5 a week ago. Casualties among the marines with the expeditionary forces are not incIiiHpi! In thifl Hot ..o... With some 900.000 men now In France the small number of deaths from disease reported Is considered remarkable. ENTIRE AUSTRIAN CABINET SUBMITS ITS RESIGNATION Amsterdam.?The Austrian cabinet decided on a collective resignation, according to advice* "received from Vienna. Paris.?Havas Agency.)? After a meeting with Emperor fnarles. of | Austria, says a dispatch .mm Zurich. , Switzerland. Premier ..eydler presented the resignation .>f the entire Austlan cabinet. The emperor said he would decide Sunday whether to accent the resignation. v*' *'! -* V v LL T Sergt. Frank Lanckton, orderly of Qen. John J. Perahlng for the paet ten years* has returned to France after having been temporarily detached from his chief to accompany Secretary Baker back to America. He was the constant attendant of the secretary of war throughout his tour abroad. AUSTRIANS HAVE LOST SPIRIT NEARLY 40,000 MEN FACED BY FRENCH ARMY AND LITERALLY CUT TO PIECES. Evident Lose of Do-or-Dle Spirit by ths Teutons Shown in Recent Operatloss. Tho attacks of the Germans near Rhelms resulted disastrously to them Hardly had they left their trenches after one of the most terrific bombardments with shells of all calibers, including gas projectiles, ever experienced on the western front, nearly 40,000 men were faced by the reinforced French armies and literally cut to pieces and forced to fall back precipitately. Only at one point, to the east of Rhelms, did tae enemy succeed in penetrating the French line. Here they were ejected almost immediately. The German official communication describes the attack as a demonstration of artillery and men-throwert>. The Teutonic allies a-parently have lost their spirit of do-or-die. Their attacks everywhere have lacked the tenaciousness of days gone by. niMn-au 01 piougning uirougn aiuea lines with stubborn indifference to casualties so long as an objective was gained, they now waver and then halt in the face of the artMlery and rifle Are of the men barring their way, and with the points they were trying to gain still fnr beyond their reach. Ambitious attempts by the troops of the central powers in the past few weeks have proven this. The opening of a gateway to Paris through the western front, running from Montdidler to the Marne, failed completely; the offensive on the Italian battle line launched by the Austrlans seemingly has failed miserably in the mountain regions and apparently has almost been stopped along the Piave, while a stroke started by the Germans againat Rheims broke down in its inceptioo without the enemy taking a yard of territory. And in these various attempted en- ( terprlr.es the high commands of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies i have seen their men literally mown down until battlefields have been cloggd with dead or wounded as recompense to the allied troops <jerirvi?iN UfcSTROYERS AND SUBMARINES PENNED UP. Lpndon.?Twenty-one (lerman destroyers. a largo number of submarines and numerous auxiliary craft are penned in the Bruges canal docks as th'i result of the recent British naval i operations at Zeebrugge AMERICANS SEND CAS FROM THEIR PROJECTORS. With the American Army in France. The Americans in the Woevre have sent their first gas against the German lines from projectors. A German raid at Remieres wood was repulsed. , Some of the enemy were killed and one prisoner was taken. Five bombing planes dropped 38 bombs on the station and tracks at Conflans (east of Verdun). Several enemv machines were on(-nnnt(>r#ii ?n the way THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR IS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED. London.?Reuter's Rome correspondent says that, acording to report, the Austrian emperor who la at the front, is disappointed at the results obtained in the present offensive, and. jealous of the excessive credit the Germans took for their share in last year's offensive. 1? determined to make another desperate attempt to overwhelm the Italians unaided before asking for German assistance. *E 27, 1918 SERGT. FRANK LANCKTON * Vy IMES AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN DRIVE TREMENDOUS A LOSS OF 120,000 MEN 18 PRACTICALLY ONLY RESULT OF OFFENSIVE. STILL FIGHTING FIERCELY Enemy Is Being Steadily Pressed Back Towards Western Bank of Turbulent River. The Austrian losses in their offensive on the Italian front exceed 120.000 men, according to a dispatch to La Liberte from Rome, quoting the correspondent of The Corriere U'ltalia. 1 he barrier the Italians and their allies have raised along the great battle area from the Asiago plateau to the sea remains insuperable to the Austrians. The operations by which the enemy had hoped to press his way from the mountain peaks in the Alps and across the Piave river to the plains of Venetia thus far have met with almost signal failure. Where the enemy was able in the mountains to press back slightly the allied defenders of the front in the first day of their offensive the ground has been regained; where he crossed the Piave river and apparently was threatening the plains with Invasion he now is being sorely harassed at every point The battle is not a stalemate. In the mountains, the Italians. British and i French troops seemingly have the upper hand; along the Piave from the Nlontello plateau to the mouth of the river east of Venice the Italians, ap- 1 parently are gaining the upper hand. Little fighting of moment is in prog- i ress in the mountain region but all along the Piave battles of great violence are in progress with the invaders meeting resistance upon which they had not counted and being stead- I ily pressed back toward the western < bank of the now turbulent river which has swept away many of their pon- i I toon bridges in the center of the line, leaving them in a rather precarious ? predicament. Fresh rains have forced the river < well out of its banks and the ques- I tlon of sending Austrian reinforce- l ments to the western side or convey- l ing food and military supplies to the men already on the bbrder of the i plains has become a critical one. < j Hoping to alleviate the situation, t the Austrians again have delivered at- i i tacks on the Montello plateau, ' TO ESTABLISH AIR ROUTE FROM U. 3. TO EUROPE i Washington.?Establishment of an t air route to Europe from the United i States In order to bring the full force i of American efTort In the air to bear i I against Germany has been decided , i j upon as a definite project by the Brit- i ish air council, the now organization into which all British air service has i 1 been merged. This was djsdosed to- \ day by Major General William Branc- < ker, controller of equipment on the. , council, who is in Washington to discuss this and other projects relating I to air warfare with American officials, i Plans for an initial flight across I j the Atlantic in August, September or t I October of this year are already well ! advanced. American co-operation Is I sought and General Brancker hopes | j that the first machine to make the I cro sing will carry both British and American pilots. At least three British nilnfn rooonlo,! oo ?? ?-- 1 , . ~n?. uuu an I|uaiilicu 1U1 lilt* trip are now here and several types of machines produced in England have ample fuel capacity for the 40-hours of flying, it is estimated the trip < would take. < WORK OR FIGHT ORDER ] < WILL BE ENFORCED i Washington.? Instructions to draft i boards were issued by i'rovost Marshal General C'rowder explaining and < amplifying the "work or fight" order i under which after July 1 all men of i draft age, regardless of their present 1 classification, must engage in employ- ( meat held to be productive, or Join the ( army. t ACUTE FOOD SITUATION IN SWEDEN EVIDENT An Atlantic Port ?Evidencing the muic IUUU Mi ihiili'li U1 SWUU?n, 11 IB j 1 now necessary for Swedish ships leav* ( ( ing this port to he provided with sup- j t plies of coal for the return trip to j , United States ports. The fact was t disclosed when the masters of two | Swedish ships, about letyly to sail j from this port, presented themselves , i with the necessary federal permits l for supplies of coal for the return voy- < age. , ANOTHER AUSTRIAN I OFFENSIVE SOON Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy.?It Is considered only a ques- . tion of a brief lapse of time before the ] Austrians will begin another offen- , slve. It is said that this time they , will probably concentrate their ef- j forts instead of scattering them as | they did a week ago when they fob ( lowed the German plan of attempting | to make a big offensive over a long line before revealing their point of attack. ' JB ! M mm m 'H 3 (' I .1 $1.25 Per Yur. COMPLETE DEFEAT ' .: WI1H AWFUL LOSS ] A SIGNAL DEFEAT OF AU8TRIANS ON ITALIAN FRONT ON PIAVE RIVER INFLICTED. 45.000 PRISONERS ABE TAKEN In Addition to Prisoners, Losses In Men Killed and Wounded Are Enormous. The defeat of the Austrian armies on the western bank of the Plave river Is complete. Admission is made by the Austrian war ofTiee that the troops of Emperor Charles have been forced to evacuate the Montello plateau, over which they had hoped to press their way and gain the Venetian plains, and "some sectors" of the positions they attained last week on the bank of the river between the plateau and the point where the stream empties into the Adriatic. t Had weather and the rising of the Plave under the heavy rainfalls are assigned as the reasons for the withdrawal of the Austrians Dut the Rome war office asserts that it was the impetuous attacks of the Italians that brought about the failure of an operation which was started with the intention of crushing the armies of General Piaz and forcing the Italians, like the Russians, to accept a Teutonic allied peace. AI1 along the river the Italians have pressed back the invaders of their territory until only small units remain un me western nanK, ana across tne stream Kins Victor Emmanuel's men are keeping well on the heels of the retreating enemy who is fleeing In disorder. Again the cavalry has been thrown into the fighting and is sorely harassing the enemy, while machine guns from the ground and from aircraft. some of the latter operated by American aviators, are working havoc among the fleeing Austrian columns. The losses to the army are described as enormous, both in men killed, wounded and made prisoner. An official statement from Rome to the Italian embassy in Washington asserts that the Austrians have lost 45.000 men in prisoners alone. The Italian war office communication mentions only 40.000 Austrians as having been captured, but it is probable that this communication antedated that sent to the embassy and thut the captives in the hands of the Itullans greatly exceed this figure. nH/xknkllU.. * 1 * tUI. I- a I i |ji wuuui iily null nun in true in enhanced by the fact that the river was Bwollen out of bounds and most of the few bridges that had not been carried away by the freshet had been shot to pioces by the Italian guns, compelling the enemy either to surrender or take his chances of being able to swim the turbulent stream. So hurried was the retrograde movement of the Austrians at some points that they did not take time Bven to attempt to save their guns ind stores As yet there has been no sign that the enemy purposes again to renew at an early date another offensive in me mountain region, notwithstanding the fact that reports emanating from Switzerland have said that he wan bringing up large reinforcements and ?reat quantities of supplies along the front behind the lineH from the Swiss order to upper reaches of the Piavo. - - k. THREE MILLION DOLLARS LOST BY GERMAN PLOTTERS New York. -German plots to hide snemv assets under the cloak of American corporations organized or loaned for the purpose was revealed here when A Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, took over three German-owned concerns with an eggresate capitalization of $3,500,000. The companies in the group taken iver today were Dieckerhoff, Raffloer ? Co.. importers and manufacturers of lotions, at 560 Broadway; Raffloer. Krhsloh & Co.. cordage manufacturers. ^f the same address, with plants In fuba, and the American Storage Co., Havana. AMERICANS IN POSSESSION OF BELLEAU WOOD Washington. -With the American forces on the Marne. ? American !roo<ps on the Marne front captured x.nnt rxf I)aI1o?>i? ur/wl Tk ii?" TT cmci II jmii ?'? imncnu nmi. l HQ Americana cleared this strategic postion of all Germans. raptured some prisoners and took ve machine guns. They are now in complete possesion of the wods. The attack was legun with a heavy barrage after which the Americans went over almost immediately. MAJ. THEO ROOSEVELT, JR. CITED FOR GALLANTRY Washlnton ? With the American . Army In France.? Major Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. has been cited by the sneral commaifding the troops to which his unit Is attached for "conspicuous gallantry" in action, during he operations connected with the oapure and subsequent defense of C&ntlgny. ' ... In addition, 132 other members of he First division and two entire bateries of field artillery are cited. A