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IAS 100,800 IN FRANCE.
HECHOTAIIY HAK Kit MAKES IM?
PORTANT STATEMENT CX)N
CERN I NO ARMY.
Secretary Review* Rat tie-scarred
WwrLirs of France ? rut Tells I linn
of Help We Are Sending.
Washington, June 10.?More than
700.000 American soldiers have gone
overseas to carry back to France the
encouragement and assistance which
LaFuyette snd Rochambeau brought
to America. Secretary Baker told the
French Alpine Chasseurs In bidding
them farewell today here at the base
of the Washington monument.
The secretary's last announcement
some weeks ago concerning the else
of the American forces abroad was
that 600.000 men had sailed for the
battle front.
The Alpine Chasseurs, better known
as the "blue devils," came to America
last month to assist in the third lib?
erty loan campaign and since have
toured the South and Middle West.
They were reviewed and received by
the secretary of war today before
leaving for Baltimore, Newark, Now
York snd Boston en route back to
their native land. Attending the ex?
ercises were M. Jutserand, the French
ambassador, representatives of the
French high commission. Mr. Baker's
staff and many prominent officials.
"You soldiers of France," said Mr.
Baker. In addressing the chasseurs,
"came to this country in order that
the people of America might see with
their own eyes In your persons the
7
kind of men who have written a new
page In the record of human heroism
and success. You were welcomed In
this country from one end of it to the
other. The hearts of our people went
out to you and to your people. As
the embodiment of the determination,
the eourage and the heroism of
France you have been accepted and
received. Nearly all of you. I am told,
are battle-scarred veterans. You are
members of an army which has nev?
er known defeat, and you are repre?
sentatives of a people who would rath?
er die than not be free.
"You are going back to > our own
country?still, thank Clod, >our own?
and when you get there you will find
that the small beginning of our army
which you left there has grown Into
a mighty manifestation. When you
left France, the American army was
there in small representation, but
now more than 700,000 Americans
have sailed from their shore to carry
back to your army and your people
the encouragement and assistance
which Lafayette and Rochambeau
brought to America In t ie early and
struggling days of American free?
dom.
"They are learning fron you, emu?
lating the virtues which you exempli?
fy, learning the art of war as you have
learned it. In the hard school of
strenuous experience. . . They and
you are about to a' compltsh the great
wonder In the world of winning a
victory which will forever put the
stamp of mankind's approval upon
the true theory of civilization.
"Instead of believing in mero physi?
cal force, hereafter we are going to
believe in the strength of moral
force; Instead of divorcing the things
of a material character from their
moral Intent and purpose we are col
lectlng now for the children of men
everywhere a civilization which will
rest on moral foundations.
' I trust you will have a safo and
pleasant Journey home. I know where
your hearts are. They are In the
trenchee where danger lies, and no
doubt many of you will return to
these exhlllaratlng and enobllng ex?
periences which soldiers have. I
trust that when thin great war ends
each of you will be alive and well to
share the glory of your success and to
bid a kindly and friendly farewell to
the American soldier who leaves your
country to return hone In orde.- that
ss you speed the parting guests, you
may emphasize the emotion which 1
have tried to express that always in
the future, as In the past, the FreSg b
people and the French army, the
American peopl.? md tb? American
iirmy are copartners In liberty and
"juality and valorous defenders of
th* prteetplee of freedom/'
"M st 11 \1 \RINF. SINK.
llrltlsh steamer \ftucked t -Rout <MT
llrltlsh Port.
Atlantic Port. June 11. ? A German
t.'it-rnnrlne was attacked and appir
ently sunk by u llrltlsh stojimshlp one
week ago Sunday off a British port.
"rordlng to i i ^eSSJOfl 001 the ves?
sel arriving today. A Cnlted States
army officer who saw a single shot
f'.red ut the u-bont whleb was only
one hundred and fifty yards away ex?
pressed the opinion that It was a clean
hit.
Washington. June 12 - Tin- prod
dent's dlaappro\ it lesjlf t msed the
senate to kill the proposal foi to
ii mi dim usslon of treaties by H VOtS
t?' llfly to twenty three.
THE FIGHTING MARINES.
KR HI* HAMMERING AT HUNS
N EAH CHATEAU -TI11ERRY.
Renewed Attack Yesterday Gained
Ground ami Inflicted Enormous
Lottsca on The Enemy.
Washington, June 1111.?Gen. Per
shlng's communique for yesterday
na>s: "Northwest of Chateau-Thierry
our troops, with the French, again
improved their positions and indicted
enormous losses on the enomy in
killod, prisoners and material."
BRITISH ATTACK WITH SUCCESS.
Ml a Half Mile on Mile and n-IIalt
Front.
London, June 11.?British last
night carried out an operation in the
region east of Amiens and advanced
t:.elr line south of Morlancourt a half
mile on a front of a mile and a-half,
M ie officially announced. Two hun?
dred and thirty-three prisoners were
taken.
LESS COAL FOR AUTO PLANTS.
Only 25 Per cent of Amount Former?
ly Used?Steps Taken to Meet the
Expected Coal Shortage This Win?
ter.
Washington, Juno 10.?Curtailment
of coal supplies to manufacturers of
passenger automobiles for the year
beginning August 1, to 25 per cent of
the quantity consumed in 1917-18.
was announced tonight by the fuel
administration. This Is one of the
steps In a drastic program for reduc?
tion of fuel allowed non-war indus?
tries to meet the expected coal short?
age next winter.
Just how other industries will be
affected has not been disclosed, and
It is said to be probable that there
will no be publication of a list of so
called non-essentials. Instead an an?
nouncement may be made as each or?
der is given applying to a particular
industry.
There is understood to bo before
President Wilson now a report upon
which it is proposed to base concert?
ed action by the fuel administration,
the food administration, the war
Industries board and the railroad ad?
ministration in the matter of curtail?
ment orders. The heads of these
agencies have been in conference on
the subject and early action to co?
ordinate their efforts is looked for.
The fuel administration is prepar?
ed, however, to enforce its program
without waiting for the other agencies
to act if necessary. Certain features
already have been definitely deter?
mined upon as in the case of the au?
tomobile makers. The 75 per cent,
reduction so far as coal is concerned
will apply, fuel administration ofti
cials said today, and whethor an ad?
ditional curtailment of the output of
passenger cars will result from gov?
ernment orders depends upon the
steel allotted by the war industries
board.
Director of Conservation Noyes has
reported to Administrator Garfleld
that 100.000,000 tons of coal more
than produced this year w ill be need ?
ed to meet the demands ol the com?
ing year. This, Dr. Garfleld explain?
ed, is based upon an estimate of 80,
000.000 tons of actual demands in
Sight with an additional 20,000,000
tons to allow for progressive war
preparations.
Increased production cannot meet
this increased demand, Dr. Garfleld
said, and a saving of 60.000,000 tons
of coal only can save the country from
disaster.
"Necessities of war must be sup?
plied." he added. "The coal deficit
must inevitably come out of the fuel
for non-war industries."
ACCEPTANCES IN COTTON PAY?
MENTS.
Manufacturers and Planters I>ecido to
Form Rig Oomiwny to Replace
Sight Drafts.
Neat York. June 8.?Cotton manu
facturen and plantare, meeting hon
decided to organise a $a,ooo...
"an oampany to be known as th*
American Cotton Acceptance Corpora*
?ion la ardor to make raw cotton pay?
ments more liquid by the us?> of
baauerU aeoeptanoee Instead of sinht
drafts, This method of payment a AH
advocated here rooently at the annual
convention af the National Association
of CattOfl Manufacturers.
Former United States Senator Theo?
dore B, Burton presided today and w.
I' G Harding of Washington, govern*
<?< of the federal reserve board, matte
.ii addisai in srhtoh he Is said to hi re
approved the plan, it was H.u<i that
Secretary Mo Ados was expected soon
Is Issue a formal statement sdvoaai
ink' tb<> aOOSptanCi plan as a war
noaauro.
Washington. Juno II Porto Itieo
ind HawaH were oallod on today i<\
Gen Crowder to furnish seventeen
thousand draft registrant i for the Nnl
konal Army.
severest Tight of iu <
GERMANS FIND THEMSELVES IN
VERITABLE SLAUGHTER
HOUSE,
0TimII Blow Fell Just Where Allies
Were Heady to Heeolve It.
With the French Army in France,
June 10 (By the Associated Press,
noon).?Fighting in this war prob?
ably never has been more severe
than that going on today in the great
battle of French and German armies
between Montdidier and Noyon.
The Germans attacking on a
ground where the Entente Allies were
ready to receive the shock have found
themselves thrown into a slaughter
houje whence most of them never will
make an exit.
When the German infantry began
coming over In the densest masses
they encountered immediately an ex?
tremely hot tire from both machine
guns and artillery which mowed
them down. Ever since, as fresh
waves entered the conflict, they were
subjected to similar punishment.
The German progress must not be
taken to mean that the Gorman forces
have overcome the defenders, who in?
tended from the beginning to retreat
to the actual line of combat as soon
as the uction developed.
Some idea of the determined nature
of the fighting may be gathered from
the struggle on each wing. The vil?
lage of Courecelles changed hands nu?
merous times and, when this dispatch
was sent it was in the possession of
the Allies. At the other end of . the
line Mont Renaud was still making a
magnificent defense, and last reports
showed that Leplemont was yet in
Allied hands.
The center about Ressons-Sur-Matz
where the Germans made their most
obstinate effort and formed a pocket
extending southeastward, is the only
part of the line against which the
Germans have been able to report a
real gain. Their intention is to try to
reach the banks of the Oise and
threaten the allied salient which ex?
tends to the vicinity of Noyon.
The Germans knew when they
opened the attack that their task
would ho difficult. Therefore, they
sent into the fray only chosen divis?
ions, which had been especially train?
ed for the assault. It is estimated
that they engaged anproxlmately
twenty divisions on the front line for
the first shock, while behind these
ready to take the place of exhausted
divisions .there probably were a sim?
ilar number, perhaps even greater.
MORE LETTERS IIOMK.
(ion. Pershing Issues (Jencral Order
Urging Soldiers to Write Home Fre?
quently.
Washington, June 8.?The war de?
partment today made public a gener?
al order issued recently by General
Pershing encouraging members o
the American expeditionary forces to
keep up correspondence with their
relatives and friends at home. One
of the greatest arguments for a con?
stant flow of letters between France
and America. General Pershing said.
WU that it relieves much distress
and unxiety on the part of relatives
and friends at home.
General Pe^shing's order said:
"1. Duty to one's country does not
end on the parade ground nor even
on tho battlefield, but consists In do?
ing everything In one's power to help
win the war. To write home fre?
quently and regularly, to keep in con?
stant touch with family und friends
is one of the soldior's most important
duties. Mothers and fathers will suf?
fer if they do not hear often from
sons fighting in France. In the pres?
ent large companies, it is not possible
for officers to write letters for their
men and every man must do it for
himself.
"2. When no letters are received
from overseas the greatest distress is
caused to those at home. They either
feel that letters have Icon written
but lost en route, or else they imagine
all sorts of evils such as sickness,
wounds, even death. Roth are bad
for the active militant spirit which
?very true American man and woman
must possess If our army is to obtain
Ihe real victory that all so earnestly
desire.
'?;{. Every one in the United states
who has a son or brother in the
American expeditionary forces is
proud of him, ll constantly thinking
Of him, is anxious to hear from him.
Letters homo will bring many letters
t-? reply, ami the cloeer home ties
will have potent Influence for good
both in Prance and in the United
Statea All officer* should realise tins
fuel and both by encouraging their
I men end providing them with proper
facilities do everything In their power
to interest them In this vlcal question
Of writing home."
Paris, June ii. The Ions dis?
tance bombardment of Fails was re?
sumed this morning. Two persons
wer?' killed and nine wounded in yes
lordny'fl hombnrdmont.
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GEN. FOCH'S STRATEGY.
WARS ARE WON ONLY BY DE?
CISIVE OFFENSIVE AC?
TIONS.
in Article t<> London Paper Allied
Commander in Chief Say a Modern
Warfare Means Destruction of Enc
my Forces?Reserves Must l>c Hus
bonded With Parsimony to Make
Blow Tell.
London, June 9.?That battles can
be won in the end only by the army
which takes the offensive s the sig?
nificant declaration made by General
Foch, commander in chief of the al?
lies, in an important article contribut?
ed by him to The Field, in which he
discusses the problem of the soldier
and the way to victory.
"Modern warfare to ar:ive at its
end and to impose Its will on the en?
emy," says General Foch, "recog?
nizes only one means?destruction of
the enemy's organized forces.
"War undertakes and prepares this
destruction by a battle which brings
about the overthrow of the adversary,
disorganizes his command, destroys
his discipline, and nullifies his units
as far as their fighting power is con?
cerned.
"Our first axiom must be that com?
pletely to achieve its object a bat?
tle must not be purely defensive. A
purely defensive battle, even well
conducted, does not result In a victory
and a vanquished foe. It is simply
a game that must be begun over
again.
"From this it is an obvious corol?
lary that an offensive, whether started
at the beginning of an action or
whether it follows the defensive, can
only give results and In consequence
must always be adopted at the finish.
"To maintain our position is not
synonymous with being victorious
and even prepares for a defeat. If
we remain where we are and do not
pass to the offensive to fix the direc
ticn of attack to guard against the
plans of the enemy and prevent him
from carrying out the same maneuv?
er, we must undertake to carry on and
sustain numerous combats, each with
determined aim.
"Rut since there remains no doubt
that a decisive attack is the very key?
stone of a battle, all other actions
which make up a battle must be en?
visaged, considered, organized, pro?
vided with forces in the nieasure in
which they will prepare, facilitate and
guarantee development of a decisive
attack characerlxod by Ps mass, its
surprise, Its speed and for which, in
consequence, it is essential that there
shall be the maximum reserve force
possible of troops of maneuver.
"The reserve?that is to say, the
prepared bludgeon?is organized and
kept carefully instructed to execute
the single act of battle from which
results are expected?namely, the de?
cisive attack.
"Reserves must be husbanded with
the most extreme parsimony so that
the bludgeon may be strong enough
to make the blow as violent ns pos?
sible. Let loose at the finish, with?
out any lurking idea of saving them,
with a well thought out plan for win?
ning the battle at a point chosen and
determined, reserves arc thrown in all
together in an action surpassing In
violence and energy all other phases
of battle, an action with proper char?
acteristics?surprise, mass and speed.
All our forces really participate, eith?
er by preparing it or by carrying it
out.
"In this our supreme aim, we
must not be deceived by appearances.
Although theory fails when applied
by feeble hands and when accessories
obscure the main principle, history
and reason show us that in battle
there is a single argument which is
worth while?namely, decisive at?
tack, which is alone capable of as?
suring the desired result?the over?
throw of the adversary."
INTERNED GERMAN SHOT.
Prisoner Attempting to Escape Prob"
ably Fatally Wounded.
Chattanooga. June 10.?Arthur
dueller, an Interned Gorman prisoner,
was shot and probably fatally wound?
ed by a guard at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning while attempting to escape
from the prison barracks at Fort
Oglethorpe, and is now at the base
hospital. He was shot twice, one bul?
let entering at bis side, penetrating
the abdomen, and the other entering
one of his legs.
Hueller is thirty years ei<i and the
prison record shows his next friend
to be John Berhagen, Security build?
ing. Minneapolis, and In ease of his
death he gave instructions to have
the Masonic No. 8, Monterey. Mexi?
co, be notified.
Atlantic Port, June ii.?The Swed?
ish steamship New Sweden, a pas?
senger-freight vessel of r?,::oo tons vrae
submarined May 20th in the Mediter?
ranean, it was learned today from
members of the crew arriving h?re on
a French vessel,
MODIFIES FREIGHT INCREASE.
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
HEEDS COMPLAINT.
Senators and Commercial Representa?
tives 'Heard in Protest Against
Rates.
Washington, June }??.?Harry T. |
Moore, representative of the Atlanta
Freight Bureau; M. M. Caskie, repre?
sentative of the Montgomery Trans?
portation Bureau and president of the
! Southern Traffic League; W. E. Gard?
iner, representative of the Georgia
Florida Saw Mill Association; W. B.
Nelson of the Jacksonville Traffic Bu?
reau and representative from Tampa
and other representatives from South?
ern traffic leagues have been in the
city for several days investigating or
i der No. 28 advancing rates on rail?
roads in the Southeastern States.
I The order as issued advanced rates
i to a minimum of $15 on any car mov
! cd, abolished State classifications and
made the 25 per cent, advance for
the rates based upon interstate rates.
1 even at intrastate points It also ad
j ranced the part water and part land
rates to 25 per cent, on the land rates,
which were already nearly twice as^
j high as the land and the water rates,
thus making this advance an advance
not of 25 per cent, on existing rates,
but of 1U0 per cent, on existing rates.
I A telegram was sent by senators
i
j from the Southeastern States to Mr.
! McAdoo, calling attention to this in?
justice and asking for a hearing. Mr
McAdoo answered authorizing Judge
Prouty, formerly of the interstate
commerce commission and now con
1 nected with United States railroad ad
I ministration, to hear the cases. Sena
j tors Hoke Smith, Underwood, Bank
I head, Simmons, Fletcher, Smith of
I South Carolina, Ransdell and Guion
appeared before Judge Prouty, and
after the hearing was concluded Sen?
ator Smith advised those representa?
tives that Judge Prouty announced an
immediate modification of the ordei
rescinding the $15 minimum charge
for moving a car and advised further
that he would favor the retention of
State classifications and the applica
I
tion of the 25 per cent, increase on
intrastate points to the rates now ex?
isting within the State applicable tc
i these points. He also stated that he
favored a modification of the order
with regard to the rail and water
rates to a flat 25 per cent, on existing
rates, but he was not sure that this
could be done before June 26.
Senator Smith further stated that
it was urged upon Judge Prouty that
the advance of 25 per cent, in rates
should not take place on June 2C, but
that the date for the advance should
be postponed a sufficient time to avoid
its application to existing contracts
made by shippers and that at least
60 days should be given before it
would go into effect.
Judge Prouty promised unless the
modlflations were carried out along
the lines suggested to notify at once
Senator Smith of South Carolina, who
is chairman of the interstate com?
merce committee of the senate, and
Senator Smith in turn agreed to notify
the other senators cooperating in the
matter.
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Department Makes Public Complete
Totals to Date.
Washington, June 9.?Casualties
among the American expeditionary
forces thus far reported by General
Pershing, including today's list total
7,315, the war department announced
today in making public the first of
the regular weekly summaries of cas?
ualties. Deaths in action and from
wounds, diseases, accidents and all
other causes numbered 2,9 27, while
1,04 6 men have been wounded and
4 3 are missing in action, including
men held prisoners in Germany.
j The department's recapitulation fol
j lows:
j Killed In action (including 291 at
sea). 1,033.
Died of wounds, 310.
Died of disease, 1,19 2.
Died of accidents and other causes.
39 2.
Wounded in action. 4.016.
Missing in action (including pris?
oners), 312.
Total, 7.315.
One Hundred mid Thirty Names?
Twenty-six Killed.
Washington, June 11.- The casual?
ty list today contains one hundred
and thirty nanms. Killed in action.
L'*',; died of wounds. :{; died of Occi?
dent and other causes, X; died of dis
ease, 7; wounded severely, 4*; wound?
ed, degree undetermined, IS. South?
erners Included are Lieut. James J
Lawrence, of Atlanta, Corporal Gil?
bert Ward. McDavid, Florida; Pri?
vate Charles O. Hardee, Loris, s. C.
wounded severely Corporal Talmadge
w. Qerrald, Qallvants Ferry, 8. C;
killed in cation. Privates Jarivis W
Moore and Melburn J. Smith, Macon,
(la., William C. Pope, Toccoa, Ga.;
wounded in action, degree unde?
termined.
GERMAN WAR REPORTS.
BIG i LAIMS HAM OF PRISON?
ERS CAPTURED.
Rellin Says That 10,000 Have Been
Captured in I^aat Drive, Bringing
Total Since May 27 up to 75,000.
Berlin, via London, June 11.?The
number of prisoners taken by the
Germans in the new offensive has in?
creased by more than 10,600 making
the aggregate of prisoners taken since
May 27 about 75,000 says the German
official communication issued today.
The communication adds that the
Germans have repulsed with heavy
losses attacks northwest of Chateau
Thierry, in which region American
marines and French troops are oppos?
ed to them. The text of the statement
roada:
"Fighting activity, which has
been moderate throughout the day,
revived on both sides of the Sommc.
Alter the firing had greatly increased
the enemy attacked in the evening be?
tween the Ancre and the Somme. A
local break through by the enemy on
the Corbie-Rraye Road was brought
to a standstill by a counterattack. On
the rest of the front the attack broke
down wih sanguinary losses.
"During the two storming days, the
attack by the army of General von
Hutier led to the intended results and
put us in possession of the hilly dis?
trict southwest of Noyon. The thrust
was directed against the strongest po?
sition of the enemy. In spite of this
the French divisions could not with?
stand the impetus shock of our troops.
"Divisions of the French army re?
serves, who were brought up for cen?
tralized counterattack, also were re?
pulsed yesterday in bitter fighting.
"On the right wing of the attack
the troops under General von Oeting
! er maintained the lines which had
been captured from the enemy south
of Aspain-Villers against violent coun?
ter attacks.
"The troops of General von Ebern
are fighting in the neighborhood of
Courcelles and Mery. On both sides
the high road between Roye and
Estrees-St. Denis they captured the
ridge east of Mery, broke through the
fourth enemy position and threw him
back on the Aronde River.
"In spite of the stubborn enemy de?
fense, the troops of General von
Schoeler fought their way across the
Matz, and after storming the heights
of Marqueglise and Vignemon,., press?
ed forward in an uninterrupted as?
sault as far as Antheuil.'
"In continuous fighting General
Hoffman's corps penetrated the ene?
my's position and entanglements on
the heights south of Thiescourt. On
the slopes running south to the Oise
we pressed forward as far as Ribe
court.
"The number of prisoners has In?
creased by more than 10,000, thus
raising the number of prisoners cap?
tured by the army group of the Ger?
man crown prince since May 27 to
about 75,000.
"On the front from the Oise to
Rholme the situation is unchanged.
1.em wed attacks launched by the
enemy northwest of Chateau-Thierry
broke down with heavy losses."
The official report from headquar?
ters "tonight says:
"On the battle field southwest of
Noyon renewed French counterat
taek.v failed, with the heaviest losses
for the enemy."
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST.
Several Southern Men Mentioned in
Report.
Washington, June 12.?A casualty
list of one hundred and twenty-six
was issued today. Killed in action,
15; died of wounds, 9; died of acci?
dent, other causes. 18; died of dis?
ease, 18; wounded severely, 59;
wounded, degree undetermined, 6;
missing In action. 1; died of disease.
Privates Gordon Hays. Nichols, 3. C.;
Bmmott Bogray?, Hampton, Ga. Se?
verely wounded, Private Sam A. Con
ley, Htawaseee, Ga., Edwin C. Head,
Needmore, Ga., Harry W. Kennedy,
Waycross, Ga., Gentry Hunnecutt.
Greenville, S. C. Arthur H. Johnson,
Lakaland, Pia.
MARINE CASUALTY LIST .
Eleven Killed in Action, One or
\Miom Is a S|taruinhurg Man.
Washington, June 12.-?The marine
Casualty list announced today was ae
follows: Killed in action. 11; died of
wounds t; sovorel) wounded. 4. rj?o.
Dallas Murphy, of Spartanburg, ?ja?
killed in action.
ROASTS IX REICHSTAG.
Prussian War Minister Say* French
Army Has Been Heat en.
Amsterdam. June 12._"\ great
part of the French army has bee,,
boat** and the so-called Foch re?
serve army no longer exists," Gen
von Stein. Prussian war n inister de^
p'awn? I" n speech in the rtakhatas
lecoi ding to Berlin advie. s