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v i&W' ' s >' t *. , / Established in 1891. SERIOUS CRISIS IN SUGARJITUATION STATE COMMITTEE ISSUES CALLS FOR MOST RIGID ECONOMY IN THE USE OF SUGAR. DISPATCHES FROM CQLUMBil Doings and Happenings That Marl the Progresa of South Carolina Poo pie, Gathered Around the Stat< Capital. , Columbia. The sugar situation is serious. Thli - is exlained by the fod administrs tion as due to the fact that Cuban de liveries have been shorter than wen expected and to submarine losses. Th< shortage of sugar is bringing the wa nearer home to the people of Soutl Carolina. It presents a situatioi which calls for the moBt rigid econc mv in Biieiir There is not a snoori (ul to waste. At the same time, the meed for car ning and preserving fruits and vegc tables for next winter's use 1? just a great this year as it was last, says th foo<l administration. The rallroadt already over-burdened by the necess ties of war, Bhould not be carrylni next winter's food that could have beei grown and preserved at home. Horn preserved products can more ofte than is now the case take the place o certain foods that are shipped fror other sections. Housekeepers shoub not at this time, however, seek to fur nish canned fruits and vegetables t the government, but they can tak care of the local supply during th present summer, - thus relieving th demand upon the commercial stocli As far as it is practical, housekeep ere are urged by the food adminiBtra tion to preserve fruits and vegotable this summer in other ways than ricl preserves and Jellies. A light syru] allows the flavor of the fruit to pre dominate and gives a sauce that i both wholesome and paltable. Hone; is excellent sweetening for certali fruits. For canning and preserving fruit and vegetables, housekeepers may, uj on signing certificates in the hands o the dealers, obtain an amount of suga which will be necessary for food presei vatlon?up to twenty-flve pounds pe month, to be used for this purpos only. Sugar so obtained and not usei for canning and preserving must be r? turned to the dealer. Urged to Celebrate the Fourth. The State Council of Defense rec ommends that under the auspices o the county councils of defense Fourtl of July celebrations be held through out the state this year. It Is regard ed as important that the national da be fittingly observed at this time an< it is felt that proper observance o "{he Fourth of Juiy will not be possibl ; unless on this occasion the attentlo of the American public in directed t the recent addresses delivered b President Wilson, . ? Bar Block Coal from Home*. B. B. Gossett, state fuel aflmlnistr* tor, has sent out the following It Mtructlona tn th? rhulrnmn r\t nil fm committees throughout the etatv: "You are dlreced to instruct a dealers not to deliver any more bloc! coal to consumers except for use 1 open grates and stoves. "The supply of block coal Is so llir ited that we c.re going to And It ver difficult to provide enough for th open grates In the homes of this state others must use only run of mine." Calls for 5,541 More Men. A call for 1.541 white selection am 4.000 negroes have been sent out b; Capt. R. K. Carwile, officer In charg of the selective service regulations ii South Carolina. The white men ar to entrain during a 5-day periofi be ginning July 15 and the negroes dui ing a 5day period beginning July It The white men go to Camp Wadswortl at Spartanburg while the negroes g< t oCamp Jackson at Columbia. Lamented Death of Major Coker. South Carolina Is called upon t mourn the loss of one of her moa useful and distinguished citizens?on whose long life was ever pure in it purpose and strong in its Btrlvinj Maj. James Lide Coker died at h! 4 tome at Hartsvllle. The end was no unlooked for although it came sudder ly. For some few years Major Coke hud not taken active detailed manage ment of his large and varied busine* interests but his active interest am Influence was felt in his affairs. Charters and Commissions. Certificates of incroase of capita stock from $15,000 to $105,000 ha been filed with W. Ranks Dove, sec retary of state, by the Nashville Lum ber Company of Charleston. The dl rectors of the company are I.,. C Whltakor. Charles J. Baker and W. S Monteague, all of Charleston. A chai ter haa been Issued to Smith Brpther of Ollbert with a capital stock of >10 060. The officers of the corporatloi are Q OUn Smith, president; P, > Smith, vlce-presldsnt, and Q. OH: Smith, secretary and treasurer. < i v . v " i * * ' f '' '* 1 / . .' : * . '-.* * / * The Advice to Jo.ln Reserve Mllltla. The advisability of men within the draft age joining unite of the reserve militia is pointed out in a statement issued by officials of the Columbia company. With the proposed extension of the draft to include men up to 45 years of age, recruiting in the reserve. units should receive additional , impetus. The function of this organization is to give preliminary training to men who are expecting to be called into service. In addition to this, the reserve regiment in a measure fills the I gap caused by the federalization of the old National Guard. Registered men. the statement continued, wwlll be fitting themselves fot ( positions of leadership by taking ad vantage of the training ofTered. Tha f enlistment term is for one year, but if a member should be called before that time he is granted an honorable discharge from the reserve organization. The statement reads as follows: 8 "'At this time, when the proposition L" Is being made in Congress to raise the draft aee to 4K voarn tho jittonMnn B of all men wwho come within that age e limit 1b directed to the advantages r which they would derive when they ^ are called Into service, of having pren vlously been connected with some local unit of the state regiment of rel* ;?erve militia. This regiment has como into existence recently largely as a result of the untiring efforts and unbounded enthusiasm of Col. Henry 8 T. Thompson, who has now, however, 0 been called i?to the service ' "This orgr ition has performed I* and is performing a very useful serv8 Ice to the government in giving a preii limlnary training to a large number b of men who have already been called n Into the service of their country or f who are expecting soon to be called, n Last summer Colonel Thompson ord ganized and drilled through the summer months the Richland battalion, o and In that battalion a large number e of men received their initial military e training and are now serving, many e of them as officers, with our army in :. France. The regiment of reserve milik tia also Alls a very necessary gap t* caused by the federalizing of our old s National Guard. t "Individuals who are liable to be p drafted and who wish to prepare them> selves In advance for positions of s leadership will find it greatly to their y advantage to become members of n their local company of the state militia. One of the first questions asked s when you are called Into the service is >- Have you had any previous military f training?' If the answer Is 'yes,' one r Is Immediately eligible, as a general p- rule, for advancement over those who r have had no previous military experle ennce. and is very apt to be made a J corporal and possibly a sergeant, and ). If he makes good In these positions promotion is apt to follow. The term of enlistment is for one year, but If a man should in the meantime be called into the federal army he at once # receives an honorable discharge (l from the local organization." >- Marked Decrease in Farm Loans. I_ A i- /\ rTantiiii^ivii umimiru, uaifu June y ?18, stated that government farm loans d decreased materially in May, amount- j if ing to $9,530,000 to 4,300 farmers, as e compared with past monthly averages j n of nbout $12,000,000. When asked yeso terday to explain the reason of the y slump, D. A. Houston, president of the i Columbia farm loan bank, said that tthere were several contributing fac- I tors. In the first place. Mr. Houston said. May. June and July are dull months in all lines of business. Before this time of the year nearly all farmers U have arranged their financial affairs ^ and are now busily engaged with their crops. Unless the call was very n urgent, he said, a farmer would not feel disposed to stop his agricultural '* operations in order to help organise * a farm loan association through which e to obtain moneey. The time required * to secure final action on applications for loans, too. would render the bank's a-d in this emergency impossible. In considering thl3 decrease, it should be noted, however, that the y Washington report alludes to the enR tire farm bank system. The Columbia branch has done more than Its share 6 of the past month's business. Shortiy j ' after the opening of the loan banks ' throughout the country the Columbia 1 ? bank ranked ninth among the 12. The j ft report for the month of May assigns ; o the local branch to third place with a business volume of $916,905. Trolley Fares to Be Higher. o Judge H. A. M. Smith of the United t States court for the eastern district j o of South Carolina at Charleston hand s ed down an order in the Augusta-Aiken (. llailroad case, giving the railroad comu j>any permission to charge a 40-cent t fare Instead of the 35 cents decreed i- by the South Carolina railroad corar mission between Augusta and Aiken, t- and the making of a $25,000 bond was s required pending a return by the railEl road commi8siou to protact any interests that may be injured by the order. Commission to Fix Cotton Price. il Resolutions were adopted by South s Carolina cotton growers meeting at :- Columbia asking that President Wll i- son through the food administration, 1- appoint a commission to determine a !. fair value and a resonable profit for 1. cotton. The planters agreed to abide - bv anv nrir?-fl?tn? nrmn-on, ??>i , ... e i/ivqimiu nuitli s seems Just to the commission. It waa further requested that the presin lent through the food administration k. require at least one acre of food crop n be planted In 191# for each acre lo cottoa I. t ?5(?fv f "*i :.. ^ ^ ? ." - ; i For' fortm: general foch Jr ' A Jk^^ IPhoto b)jilMlS3 >ar^ ??> ?> Ntw?ptp?f Cwlotif This "close up" is the latest photograph of General Foch, the Generalissimo of the allied amnios on the western front, who has now been put In command of the allies In Italy as well. AMERICANS ORDERED TO ITALY FRANCE AND FLANDERS IS POSSIBLE THEATER OF ATTEMPT TO REACH PARIS. Regiment of General Pershing's Men Have Been Ordered to the Italian Front. With the return of almost normal conditons on the Italian front and i with no Indications apparent that it Is the intention of the Austrians in the immediate future to launch another stroke against General Diaz's armies, the eyes of the world are being centered once more in expectancy on the battle area in France and Flanders as the possible theater of early encounters on a large scale. This expectancy is heightened by the utterance of David Lloyd George, the British prime minister, in the house of commons Monday, when he said another enemy attack might be 1 ??l. ~A ? IV.I.. I. I? _ luunnn IUI, iwadiuij v* 1111111 a low j hours and certainly within the next few days?a blow on which the Issue of the campaign might depend?rather than by any outward signs of great preparations by the Germans to loose their armies for another attempt at the capture of Paris or the channel ports. Although the infantry operations, except by the Americans in the Belleau wood, have scarcely risen in importance above patrol encounters recently. nevertheless the Germans are trying out with their artillery the stability of the British and French positions on various sectors from Flanders to the region of the Nkirne, southwest of Armentieres. on the River Lys sector, and between Glvenchy and Robecq, the. British lines have been heavily shelled with guns of all calibers and with considerable number of gas projectiles. The French have been receiving simUar visitations between the O'se and Aisne rivers, especially in the region north of Villers-Cotteretts. where the recent German offensive reached its greatest depth in the attempted dash to Paris. When or where the next offensive is to be launched cannot be foretold, but it Is expected that it will be started and carried out in an ambitious manner, for it seemingly is realized that time now is working against German arms in the west and that 1 haste is necessary. Announcement has been made by Secretary of War Baker that a regiment of American troops from the ' expediitonary forces of General Persh- i ing has been ordered to the Italian iront. NEW LIBERTY LOAN FOR EIGHT BILLIONS Washington. ? Another bond hill authorizing eight billion dollars of Liberty bonds in addition to all heretofore authorized, was framed by the house ways and means committee in preparation for the next issue expected in October and to provide for a I subsequent issue when necessary. Authorization is outstanding for $4,- ! 000.000.000 in bonds, and the next issue probably will be around six billion dollars. Besides authorizing $8,000,000,000 more bonds for domestic purposes, the bill, which was approved by the committee for immediate report to the house, would authorize $1,500,000,000 more for loans to the allies, increasing the total provided for this purpose ; from five to seven billion dollars. RESULT OF SECOND DRAFT LOTTERY Washington.?Nearly 800,000 young men of 21 who registered for military servire lasi junc o naci meir oraer in the drnfi clnsse fixed by a second national draft lottery held with formal ceremony at the senate office building. Just 1,200 numbered slips rolled Into capsules?enough to cover the list of new registrants In the largest local district In- the country?were drawn from a big glass bowl and the numbers recorded In serial order. I r Mi DLL, S. O., THURSDAY, JUL' GREAT LOSSES ARE FRANKLY ADMITTED A % HUNGARIAN PREMIER ADMITS LOSSES IN RECENT ABORTIVE DRIVE TO BE 100,000 MEN. WAS CAUSE UCK OF FOOD? A Deputy Assigns "Lack of Food" As Most Probable Cause of Severe Defeat. Amsterdam. ? Dr. Alexander Wekerle, the Hungarian premier, caused a sensation in parliament Saturday with a declaration regarding the Austro Hungarian losses in the last Italian offensive, according to a Budapest dispatch received here. The premier said that during the last few days exciting ruraor8 were being circulated regarding the losses. These rumors, he declared, were much exaggerated. The Austro-Hungarlan armies were withdrawn on the Piave front in order to spare lives, he declared, since they must have sustained very great losses had they held that line. "But, how great are our losses?" Interrupted Deputy Zlinsky. "The number of prisoners taken was recently stated to be 18.000," the premier replied. "I must, however, correct that statement. The truth is that the Italians have taken 12,000, while 50.000 Italians fell into our hands. In the case of an offensive and a retreat this figure cannot be termed excessively high. Much sadder is the loss we suffered in dead, wounded and sick; mostly sick. In the tenth and eleventh Italian offensives we lost 80,000 to 100,000 men. Nx>w, however, our losses are similar, about 100,000 men." Great excitement in the chamber marked this declaration. The premier continued: "I mention these figures in order to describe the situation with perfect sincerity. Also, because our enemies will certainly portray these losses in an exaggerated fashion and perhaps also our public opinion. "In the entire advance and retreat the Italian losses amounted to 150,000, far surpassing our losses in dead, wounded and sick. "A report also is being circulated that our losses were due to a lack of ammunition." A doputy here shouted: "Lack of food!" The premier replied to this by declaring that "our army never was so well provided with ammunition as during the middle of June." "It is true," the premier added, "that of three bridges thrown across Di?../v al a * 1 ? hid i imc, me upperuioHi uniununaiely collapsed and then both of the others were carried away with It. Thus, unsurmountable difficulties arose In bringing up provisions during the sensational retreat, which was followed according to the regular plan. STRIKE ORDER ISSUED AGAINST W. U. TEL. CO. Chicago.?S. J. Konenkamp, presidept of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, announced that he had issued a call for a strike of members of the union employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company, effective at 7 a. m., eastern time. Monday, July 8. The announcement In part follows: "The strike against the Western Union Telegraph Co. will be effective 7 a. m., eastern time, and at the corresponding hour of 6 a. in., central time, etc., Monday, July 8. Official announcement of the time has been sent to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for their information and guidance. "Thfi PTiMVflTH'PU tA Ho o/Hno?n^ vw I/O aiijumcu am those set forth in President Wilson s letter to the Western Union Telegraph Company, as (1) to reinstatement of over 800 Western Union employes locked out contrary to the terms of his proclamation of April 8. 1918, and (2) to enforce the decision of the national war labor board dated June 1. SEN. TILLMAN PARALYZED PROGNOSIS UNFAVORABLE Washington.?"Senator Tillman is now suffering from a severe recurrent cerebral hemmorhage. There is complete paralysis of the left side. The attack came on Thursday afternoon at the senate and has been progressive. Because of the previous attacks and the age of the senator, the prog ?? - .? uiuaiuiauic, jneniDers or the family have been summoned to the bedside and some already have arrived. EMINENT SOCIALIST AGAIN UNDER ARREST Cleveland, Ohio.?Eugene V. Debs, four times socialist candidate for the presidency of the United States, was arrested hero by United States Marshal Charles W. Lapp and Deputy Marshal Charles Boehme as he was about to deliver a socialist address. The arrest was made on a federal warrant In connection with Debs' speech at the socialist state convention In | Canton, Ohio. June 16, last. There ^ are ten counts charged in warrant. . . . ?? / ' 1 _ * V LL T Y 4, 1918 REAR ADMIRAL NIBLACK Rear Admiral Albert T. Niblack la In charge of United States warships operating In Mediterranean waters. MS NEWYORK BEEN CAP1URE0 ? ! THEIR RECENT CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT POSITIONS GIVES THEM UPPER HAND. German Generals Tell Soldiers New York Has Fallen and Philadelphia Threatened. While the Italians have been busily engaged In cleaning up the Plave battlefront. gathering together the spoils of war and making straggling Auntrlans prisoner, the American troops stationed in the Belleau wood northwest of Chateau Thierry have been devoting their time to showing the Germans again the fighting timber of which they are made. In the demonstration the Americans gained control of the wood in its entirety, advanced their position materially northwest of the wood and made prisoner of 2B4 of the enemy, in addition to inflicting heavy losses in men killed or wounded. i German prisoners captured by the Americans on storming the Belleau wood Bectlon last night now number 250, including seven officers. One of the officers said the German ?om- j manders have been telling the soldiers that the Germans have landed an army in America, captured New York and are now marching toward Philadelphia. The Germans also are told that submarines have sunk between 40 and 50 ships in Imng Island sound. The importance of the American advance in Belleau wood is not indicated by the amount of territory captured as that only amounts approximately to 500 square yards. The new position of the Americans, however, dominates the ridge beyond so that they now hold the upper hand. Another German officer, arrogant and sarcastic, remarked: "We are Just starting with the Americans. We are going to wipe out whole divisions as if they were companies." The German privates were less arrogant and apparently were glad they were captured. One declared that the Germans were surprised at the Americans, who appeared so young, but fought like devils when they got started. Another declared: "The war will soon be ended. There are too many Americans coming to i Europe." This prisoner was a Prussian, who | fought on the Russian front. He coni fessed that the Germans were preparing to attack the Americans in I Belleau wood, when the American ! t.oops started their attack. I CAN RUS3IA COME BACK? KERENSKY SAYS?YES ! Washington.?The unheralded ap1 pearance in London of Alexander Ke' rensky, former provisional premier of ; Russia together with his announce, ment that he is on his way to America ard that he is certain Russia soon will be fighting again with the forces of democracy against German domination, furnished the subject for a discussion in official and diplomatic circles that covered a wide range. WILSON CONGRATULATES ITALIAN COMMANDER Washington. ? President Wilson sent a cablegram to General Diaz commanding the Italian army, con- J gratulating him. The President's mes- ' sage follows: "Please accept my warm congratulations on the splendid success of the armies under your command. The whole spirit of America acclaims the achievement and feels that a very great blow has been struck for the liberties not only of Italy, but : of the world." & IMES FOCH'S STRATEGY SHOWING^STRONG BRITISH AND FRENCH DRIVE ENEMY BACK MORE THAN MILE BY SUDDEN STROKE. ITII lltin inr bi on inriiir llftUfllHO- fltlt ALDU AUI lit Stiff Fighting Continues in Mountain Regions But Quiet Prevails Along Piave River. The British troops in Flanders and the French forces further south apparently have anticipated the proposed German drive towj.rd the English channel ports or Paris and struck first. Although slight details of the maneuvers thus far have .been revealed, the allied troop", caught the enemy unawares at salient points, and driving swiftly forward, took terrain which would have been of considerable value as the starting points of enemy attacks. The attack of the British was delivered about midway between Hazebrouck and Bethune on a front of nearly three and a half miles over territory which the Germans recently have been deluging with shells, altogether the attack was productive of an average gain of ground to a depth of nearly a mile. It is not improbable that the Germans had set their hearts on the capture of St. Omer and the railway line running thence to Calais and Dunkirk. The stroke of the French troops was over a still greater front?four and a half miles?and at points also penetrated enemy positions to a goodly depth, at some points a mile and a quarter. The evident intention was further to block the gateway to Paris through the Villers-Cateretts region. From Amblemy to the east of Montgobert the French carried out their offensive and overwhelmed strongly fortified positions of the enemy along the entire front. Besides the beating back of the enemy, more inun i.uuu uermans ren into tne nanaa of the attacking force. Although the points of attack were separated by about 100 miles the maneuvers seemingly had been well considered by General Foeh. the allied commander-in-chief, as they were carried out synchronously. The strategy of the double stroke is apparent wheti it is realized that a successful German thrust where the British struck would have menaced the channel ports or a similar move in the south would have placed the French capital in jeopardy. That the allied forces are not to be caught napping by the Germans is indicated by the intensive aerial operations that are in progress over and behind the battle line. A British official communication says that in air fighting 29 enemy airplanes were accounted for. Fourteen machines of the Ilritlsh failed to return to their bases. There Is considerable fighting between the Austrians and the Italians in the mountain regions of the Italian theater, but comparative quiet prevails along the Plave river, across which the enemy was driven by the Italians early in the week. SET FORTH AMERICAN PLANS TO HELP RUSSIA Washington.?Plans of the American government for aiding Russia in rehabilitating herself, which became known, revealed that the first step contemplated is informal assistance through American business and industrial leaders and disposed of widely published reports that a diplomatic or political mission would he the means of carrying out President Wilson's promise to stand hack of Russia. The personnel of a group of men who will carry expert advice and material aid along with America's expression of disinterested friendship to the Russian people now is being discussed. They will include only men familiar with Russian economic and transportation conditions CAMPAIGN OF TOBACCO GROWERS FOR WAR FUND Atlantic City, N. J.?A campaign among the 600,000 tobacco growers of the country to raise a war chest of at least $1,500,000 was outlined at the annual convention of the tobacco association of the United States. Contributions of tobacco will be solicited from the farmers, which will be auctioned at warehouses. The proceeds will ,1 l?.l^ ?.l -? - * ?i uo ukiucu ui-iwrru lilt* K6Q Cross and Y. M. C. A. and may be apportionments for other war agencies. NOTABLE MEETING OF AMERICAN M ETHODI8T8 I-ake Junaluaka.?The laymen attending the Lake Junaiuska meeting of American Methodists are from nearly every section. Many who have come with doubts in their minds that the large sums to be asked of the Methodist Episcopal Church und the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada. would not be forthcoming, are expressing themselves as confident that all three churches will raise more than the aroouhts asked. an s * '^n $1.25 Per Tear. V SUBMARINE SINKS 1 HOSPITAL SHIP I SHIP ATTACKED WITHOUT WARN- ' ING AND MORE THAN TWO HtlNnppn i iv/cc i noT TWELVE NURSES DROWNED ] One Boat Containing Twelve Femala Nurses Capsized and All Were Drowned. London.?A German submarine 70 miles from the Irish roast on the night of June 27 torpedoed the 11.000-ton hospitat ship Llandovery Castle, which had been chartered by the Canadian government and had been in the service of carrying wounded and sick from England to Canada for many months past. The ship was then on her way to England. She had on board 258 persons, including 80 men of the Canadian army medical corps ntul 14 fenu\le nurses. Up to the latest reports only 24 of those on board, including the captain have survived the treacherous attack, which came without warning. The submarine commander who ordered the captain of the Llandovery Castle, several of his officerss, and Major T. Lyon, of the medical corps -uuoiu uriiaiiu iuui lie nan sunK me ship because she was carrying American aviation officers and others in the lighting service of the allies. He added to this later by asserting that the vessel was carrying munition stores, because of an explosion which had occurred aft > All lights were burning when the Llandovery Castle was " torpedoed. These included a huge electric cross over the bridge and strings of white and green Lights on either side. Tho red crosses on the sides of the vessel were also illumined by electric lights. According to Red Cross information, many men were killed in the enginerooms. As the enginemen were either killed or left their posts, there was no on?> to ?tm? i\ff tv,-. ?- - ? ?..Mv ?i?w p\/ ?r o?r i, auu cue Bhip kept on her way, not withstanding the great holes torn by the torpedo, not beginning to slow down until the water rushed into the boiler-rooms extinguishing the fires. This added to the confusion in launching the lifeboats. There was no panic, however, and by the time the Llandovery Castle lost her momentum most of the bo<|ts were over the side. Those above deck began climbing into them in good order. But many were unable to reach the boats, and the ship was sinking rapidly. They Jumped into the sea and a few of them were picked up. One of the boats containing 12 nursing sisters, was seen to capsize, according to latest information. The sisters wwere drowned. AMERICAN ARMY CORPS NOW ON WESTERN FRONT Washington.?Resumption of German offensive on the west front is , now expected momentarily by army officials here. General Pershing's reports as well as French and British advices from the front have shown increasing enemy activity day by day. indicating that the Germans are preparing for another assault. There is great stir and movement among the Germans before the American lines around Chateau-Thierry. Part of the drive may be directed atrainst this from In n rnnouinl ,?f !.-? thrust at. Paris through the Com* pelgne gateway. It was learned that the First. Second and Third divisions (regular), commanded respectively by Major General Robert I*. Milliard, Omar Bundy and Joseph T. Dickman, are included in the first corps and all are either at Chateau-Thierry or at Oantlgny. The corps organization plan. I however, calls for six divisions, four i combatant and two replacements, and j with the necessary artillery units and other additional troops, the total strength of a corps would be nearly j 1120.000 men. NAVAL BASE ON FRENCH COAST TO BECOME PORT OF EUROPE | Do fin A nn.fnl V?a?a U - n * I ? aim, aiavui uano ?mi ui?? rinifii j coast used by the Americans in their transport traffic is destined after the war to become the European marine terminus of a five-day New York ?o Paris route. "Ft is the port of Europe ?how is it you have not found that out for yourselves?" the writer records the Americans as saying. "The I new liners we will build after the war. and will put Paris within five days of New York will use it." SUCCESS CROWNS ALLIES IN MOUNTAIN REGION Success has apparently crowned the offensive of the Italians in the mountains north of the Venetian plains, the attack on the Austrian lines has gained rugged heights where the en my was strongly entrenched, and the fighting is still going on. Vienna admits a retirement to "prepared positions." which is the expression used In official statements to mean that an eenmy blow has gained Important {round. J& 1 ? - *$! i ' * ' / 1 vt Ja