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LONDON, June 29.—The great
battle with Lens as tin- objective
lias now been converted into a des
perate struggle, upon the Germans
an attempt to shake themselves
clear of the encir ling British and
in an attempt to shake themselves
upon the part of the British to
grasp tlie erman forces within Lens
and the entire coal mining dis
trict. Today further advances
upon Lens practically ceased while
north and south Haig lunged for
ward a tremendous drive which
swept the British ton es ahead two
thousand yards. This afternoon the
British began driving upwards from
the south and downwards from tin
north along the German trenches
of communication, in order if poss
ible to encircle the city of Lens and
two hundred square miles which
will be untenable if the British
success is assured.
The fighting is bloody beyond be
lie f, hand to hand conflicts, bayonet
and hand grenade battles have
raged practically without intermis
sion all day. Repeatedly the Uer
mans made efforts to bear down b>
sheer >-ve ght upon section; of
in-1 ' ! sc Mri' sh. bu< thcir <
r
| were not successful owing to the ’
! skilful handling of the machine
guns and lighter artillery which is
being pushed forward with the ad
vance lines.
The battle has now lasted two
days, day and night without inter
mission. The great need of coal
upon the part of France a'nd
Italy. tow more urgent than ever
owing to the diver activities is re
sponsible for this bloody effort to
conquer the coal lields. The fight
ing is intensely bitter.
■ ng In the line of inh work
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CONFLICTING CLAIMS
MADE WEST FIGHTING
BERLIN, June 29. The Official
Statement is given cut this after
noon that today tlie Germans ob
tained a sweeping victory over the
French in the Champagne ana Ver
dun sectors, where two heavy at
tacks resulted in the conquest of
the French first line of trenches
for a considerable lens' i along the
front.
In the 1 hanipagne sector a deter
mined charge by massed in'anlr;
carried the Germans into the
French front lines near (' rny and
which captures the Gernans ..nve
held in spite of recurring counter
attacks upon the part of the
The Germans are making
ready to increase ‘heir gains in
this sector.
In the Verdun sector a strong of
fensive was carried out in co-opera
tion between the armies of the Ar
gonne sector and those west of the
Meuse when they captured a mile
of Frencli first lines near Melan
[ court. The fighting in this sector
: began in the early morning and was
■ of such dasli and violence that it
swept the French off their feet.
Counter attacks have been futile.
PARIS, June 2!).—The German
Counter temporarily penetrated the
French lines near Cerny and Matin
court, but French counter attacks
ousted the Germans from these po
sitions tliis afternoon. The German
losses were very great and the
front lines of the attacking regi
ments were literally decimated.
Word rs given out this evening
that the fall of Lens is inevitable
and that the fighting is now reach
ing around the coal pits in that sec
tor. Some of the collieries have al
ready been taken.
AMERICAN TROOPS BE
KNOWN AS THE SAMMIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Juno 29.—
It is stated here that apparently
the Allies have already given the
U. S. Troops the name which will
last them during their service in the
war in Europe. They are to be
called Sammies
PARIS,
June 29.—In order to
conserve the supply of soap in the
nation, now getting rather short, it
is advocated that the men cease
shaving. This includes ministers
of religion and a number have al
ready taken the lead in the matter,
officiating in the churches with un
shorn jaws.
DOROTHY GISH TONIGHT
•iDHArUN SUNDAY.
Cute '.ittle Dorothy Gish stars to
night in the romantic feature “Old
Heidelberg’’ at the Dream. The
story is woven about this famous
old University and its well known
customs. It fs a Griffiths Triangle
production and with pretty Dorothy
in the lead can be classed as A No.
1. Sunday night the world’s great
est comedian Charles Chaplin will
be featured in “The Fireman” one
of his latest hits. It is a better
laugh-maker than “the Floormaker'
A Pathe News will also be on Sun
day’s bill. As usual on Sunday
first show starts at 6.30" sharp.
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' The Belgian Commission has start
ed upon a tour of the United States
Their trip will take in Seattle and
Portland, Oregon. The purpose of
their journey is to attract public
attention to the condition of their
country and incidentally arouse in
terest in the war, one of whose
main objects is to restore freedom
to Belgium.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June “0.—
It is admitted that the recruiting
campaign this week did not come
up to expectations, not a fraction
of the expected total volunteering
for enlistment.
This is now tecognized as natural
enough, because of the fact that
those who would enlist are Tor the
most part registered for conscrip
tion, they may have decided to wait
with the rest for the drafiing. The
government campaign for recruit
ing was quite elaborate.
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WASHINGTON, D. Juiu 29.—
It liwanw manifest today that beer
and light wines would not come
under the ban of the food hill pro*
hibition clause when it was known
that President Wilson was exerting
his personal influence against the
imlusion of beer and light wines in
the food control bill.
President Wilson frankly states
that bis reason for opposing the in
clusion of beer and light wines in
the measure is one of expediency
| as he liars that it would create so
much opposition that it would lie
sufficient to delay the passage of the
bill altogether. In fact he admits
that so much opposition is shown
to the inelusiunn of beer and wine
in the bill that it is within the
hounds of possibility that the i 'll
would he defeated altogether.
Wilson further states that he
fears that it would he impossible
to replace the loss in revenue with h
tan be secured from the manufae
ture and sale of Beer and wines.
It is also stated this evening that
the dry adherents in Congress hat -
informally agreed to fall in line
with the President's wishes in thi.
matter if whiskey and ardent spirit -
eome under the ban. That this
Basis of agreement lias finally In n
reached is assured.
In the House the president's
wishes will without doubt he ear
ned through to the letter at the
conference on the hill.
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
NO VICTORYLESS
/
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 29.—
David Lloyd George today speaking
at a public meeting in tliis city said
that there could he no let up in
the war until the Allied aims and
obligations had been guaranteed.
The keynote of his speech was
sounded when he declared that
peace without a victory would be
a calamity.
The situation George said was
daily improving. The time when
the submarines could strike a
deadly blow no longer existed and
today Great Britain was practically
self supporting as far as munitions,
raw material and food was con
cerned.
The address was an optimistic
one, although it resulted in
placing any dreams of peace out
side the realm ot practical possibil
ities at litis time.
ZURICH. Switzerland. June -!>.
— It is stated that Austria is very
! anxious for peace. Tin Kmperor
j stated that ahov. a’.l tilings now
i that Austria desired was an eudur
I iug and permanent pea.-'. The
Emperor intimated that his country
and his allies were willing to make
concessions to this end.
AMSTERDAM. June 111). Although
there is the strictest form of cen
sorship still maintained, it is now
known that the German pacificists
are growing in numbers and influ
ence. There is said to he consid
erable friction among these by rea
son of the fuel that some of them
are confessed extremists wanting
r« vclotlonary changes in govern
ment which others oppos;.
NEW INVENTIONS TO
KILL OR SAVE LIVES
|
NEW YORK, June 29.—An aero
plane expert announces an invention
which will enable an aeroplane to
fly automatically. This machine has
been the object of his experiments
for several years. An accident is im
possible, but the machine will drop
bombs automatically when required.
It has one great draw back which isa
very serious defect, according to
other experts, and that is that it
can not choose, or pick out at will
HONORARY MEMBERS.
PARIS, June 24.—The American
Club of Paris has decided to permit
all American army and navy officers
on duty here in future to become
honorary members of the club
without payment of fees, until the
war ends.
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j hands. The inventor thinks that
this can however he overcome and
one of the reasons for making pub
lic his invention at this time is to
secure collaboration from other
aero inventors to aid him in doing
so.
NEW YORK, June 29.—Dr. Buli
head of ihe Rockefeller Institute
since the departure of Dr Card for
France, announced that he had dis
covered a gangrene anti-toxin, per
tVrtly safe and absolutely reliable
which would bo a perfect antidote
against infections on wounds anil
which can bo immediately• applied.
It will be of great use in even the
most serious eases and the dost ruc
tion of a vital part or loss of blood
hereafter alone will cause death. It
is expected that the new anti-toxin
will save thousands of lives on the
battlefields of France. The new dis
covery will be turned over to the
United States government and if its
virtue is proven after competent
tests will he put to immediate use.
LAUNDRY WORKERS
CONFIDENT VICTORY
SEATTLE, June 29.—The struggle
between the laundries and the em
ployees in this city is resulting in
the steady victory for the strikers.
The leaders announce that 139
women and men went to work in
twelve open shop laundries this
morning while the normal force is
1200. Six union plants are now
working seven hundred and fifty
employees three shifts each.
The men say that it is only a
matter of time when the rest of tho
laundries will have to coma
through.
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