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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.
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'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
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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.
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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 !
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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
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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.
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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 *'
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' 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
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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.
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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.
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SERGT. FRANK LANCKTON
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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In addition, 132 other members of
he First division and two entire bateries
of field artillery are cited.
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