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THURSDAY, JUNE, 6, 1818.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 5—
Congressman George R. Lunn, of
New York introduced a bill in the
House, empowering the Government
to take over all telephone, telegraph
and radio companies. The measure
was referred to the Military Affairs
Committee making it a war emer
gency.
LONDON, Juno 5—The Germans
in spite of repeated assaults have
failed to gain any ground on the
Aisno-Marne front. The enemy
have been exerting a very strong
pressure in the district between the
Ourcq and Marne rivers but have
been repulsed with heavy losses by
tho Alliee.
The Germans in their attempts
to advance tried to enter the Neuilly
wood which is held by the Fighting
Americans, but were litterally swept
away by the intensive fire of the
machine gunners who utterly de
moralized the enemy assault and
drove them to seek shelter.
Theso fighting Americans are mak
| ing a name for themselves and are
doing much to restore the fighting
spirit in the French and British
troops. They have recently taken
part in some of the fiercest and
hardest fighting of the war and bear
themselves as veterans.
A comparative lull in tho fighting
extends practically along the entire
Flanders and Picardy fronts today,,
only occasional artillery firing by
either side disturbing the quietness. 1
STABILIZING ALLIED FRONT
BETWEEN RHEIMS&SOISSONS
LONDON, June 6—The Gormans
have used a total of six hundred
thousand fighters in the latest of
fensive movement along the Aisne
Marne battle front, according lo
the figures of the war experts today.
Stabilization of the Allied front
between Rheims and Soissons has
been accomplished and all Allied
positions ar|e being strengthened
in preparation for the Allied coun
ter-offensive.
PARIS June 5—The Americans
which had been rushed to the re
lief of the hard pressed French
forces along the Marne, reached the
front just in time. The French and
Americans launched a furious at
tack upon the enemy detachments,
which had forced their way across
the river Marne, twelve miles to
the East of Theirry, r.nd after a
short but bitter struggle forced the
enemy to hurry back across the
river. Tha German losses were ex
tremely heavy as in the retreat the
French and American forces pound
ed them unmercifully, in some
places following them into the river
and fighting hand to hand. The
enemy lost more than seven hundred;
prisoners who were cut off from
retreat by the suddenness of the
French-American attack.
To the North of the Marne the
American troops, stationed ten miles
to the North of Theirry, repulsed
all enemy attacks with severe losses.
The Germans had attempted to ex
tend their lines to the West of
Theirry but were also checked by
the Americans in this venture.
All German attempts to extend
their gains to the West along the
Marne-Aisne front have been stop
ped.
The French have recaptured much
of the mportant ground lost recent
ly. The fighting Is especially bitter
at Forelles and at the village of
Montchoisy, which place has changed
hands five times but finally remains
in the hands of the French.
LONDON, June 5—The German
artillery has opened an intensive
fire upon the Allied positions on the
Albert and Sorres sector. Allied
artillerists aro replying with effect.
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AUGUST 23 GATE SET
EXECUTION T. MOONEY
CHICAGO, June 6—August twenty
third is tho date set for the execu
tion of Thomas Mooney. The war
rant specifies that the execution take
place at San Quentin.
SACRIMENTO, June 5—Governor
Stephens acknowledges receipt of a
message from tho President, asking
him to take immediate action to
obtain a new trial for Thomas Moon
ey. Tho Governor has replied to
the message but refuses to give out
any information in regards to his
answer.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 5—
President Wilson has sent another
message to the Governor of CaJJfor-'
nia urging him to take action on
the Mooney case. The President
wishes Governor Stephens to make
sure that there is no miscarriage
of Justice in this case.
It is believed that the President
has taken this action owing to the
effect he knows it will surely have
upon the Russian situation, which
now looms up prominently, as it
is firmly believed that Russia will
re-enter the war.
NEW YORK, June 5—All but ten
of the two-hundred and twenty
passengers of the Steamer Carolina
have been accounted for but up
until this time no complete check
of the crew has been made.
Two more ships have been sunk
off the Atlantic coast by submarines
which brings the total up to thir
teen. The latter two victims of the
divers are the Samuel Mengel and
the Desauss. Tho crew of the Men
gels have been brought here aboard
a Danish steamship whose name
could not bo learned. No word has
been received from the crew of the
Desauss and it is feared that they
may havo perished. ‘The Mengeta
and Desauss were schooners in the
coast-wise trade.
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CHICAGO, June 6—Union leaders
hare declared that as soon as proper
preparations are completed, every
commercial telegrapher in the coun
try will bo notified to strike. The
dato will not be divulged until that
time.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 6—
Early figures indicate that seven
hundred and fifty thousand men
who hr.ve reached the ago of twenty
one years since June of last year
nagistered yesterday. It was ex
pected that at least one million
would bo enrolled.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 5—
The officials of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation have announced
that all ship3 being built by the cor
poration will be equipped with mod
ern anti-submarine devices. Sev
enty percent of the ships, 'which
have been turned out by them have
been equipped with guns for their
own defense.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 5—
Navy Officials say that the German
submarines which have boon creat
ing havoc amongst the American
shipping by the recent torpedoing
of a number of ships are also sowing
the American waters with mines.
According to the reports reaching
tho Navy Department, one of the
mine sweepers working off shore in
the vicinity of the Deleware capes,
picked up one of these mines.
Every effort is being made by the
Department to eliminate the danger
to shipping from the subs and the
mines.
SEC’Y BAKER ASKS
FOR 16 MILLION S
FOR BALLOON BASES
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 6—
Secretary of Wiar Bakor has asked
the Hous- Fortifications Committee
for sixteen million dollars to estab
lish sixteen airplane and balloon
bases for protection against sub
marine and aerial attacks on both
Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Juno 5—
The Steamships Grecian and iho
City of Columbus are anchored here,
Neither ship shows any signs of
gunfire or torpedo attack. The
port authorities have refused to al
low any boats to approach the
stoamors and no det oils of the re
ported submarine attack have been
given cut.
Tho steamer Grecian is supposed
to have tho crew of the schooner
Jacob Haskell, which1, with five
other ships, were officially repartee
sunk by Gorman subs on Monday.
ENEMY FORCE OISE R;
REPULSED BY FRENCH
PARIS, June 6—To the South of
Noyon the Germans forced their way
across the river Oise after a long
hard fought battle but their victory
was short lived for upon the arrival
of French reserves the enemy were
again forced to return to the ap
posite bank. The Germans suffered
heavy losses io V i'it<? besides Insing
over one hundred and fifty mm as
prisoners to the French.
To the North of the river Aisne
the French have greatly improved
their positions in the vicinity of
Soirsons.
Heavy cannonading is being con
tinued by both sides around the
Longport, Neuilly and Rheim3 posi
tions. The enemy iassault3 are
gradually losing force and it i3
believed that the German has been
checked.
PARIS, June 5—The Americans
in the Lorraine sector have success
fully stacked the Germans, forcing
them to retire. The Americans
captured a number of prisoners ano
a few machine-guns and have bet
tered their positions to a cevtain
degree.
PARIS, June 5—Reports from
Marseilles state that a great ex
plosion has occurred in one of the
munition plants at Rcassenq, which
is close to that city, and has resulted
in the death of one-hundred work
ers and the serious injury of fifty
more.
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NAVY DEPT CONVINCED
ENEMY SUDS HEADED SOUTH
OFF ATLANTIC COAST
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 6—
The Navy Department announces
that from reports now at hand, it
is convinced that the German sub
marines, which have been doing so
much damage off the Atlantic coast,
have now proceeded to the South
ward. Every precaution is being
taken to protect all shipping from
damage by the mines which have
been laid by the enemy subs along
the routes followed by coastal ves
sels and by those to and from
Europe.
The Department announces that
there will be no checking of the
supply of men to Franoc caused
by any fear of the subs and that
all troop movements shall proceed
on schedule time. Navy Officers
say there is absolutely no danger
of air-raids as the submarines could
not carry aeroplanes.
The report that one of the German
subs has been sunk by an Ameri
can patrol boat, the Department
states, is absolutely without confir
mation.
AN ATLANTIC PORT Juno 5—
The steamship Brysell arrived here
today with ono of the bullet rid
dled life boats of the steamer Caro
lina. The Captain of the Brysell
stated that when the boat was sight
ed it was empty and the fato of the
occupants of tho boat is unknown.
1 An American tanker which has
been badly crippled was towed into
this port today. The tanker’s name
is being with-held by the authori
ties and no details as to the acci
dent befalling tho tanner could be
learned.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 5—
Ten curvivors of one of the Ameri
can ships, recently torpedoed, have
arrived here today but have been
forbidden to nr.mo the ship from
which they were saved, by the au
thorities.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Juno 6—
Reports have just reached this city
that one of the enemy submarines
has been captured by Naval patrol
boats but no further information
can be had to verify the roport.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 5—
The Secretary of the Navy an
nounces that just as soon as any of
the German sea-raiders are captured
or destroyed, the facts will be made
known to the public immediately.
He also announced that tho Ameri
can tanker Pratt has been raised
by engineers and is now being towed
into dry-dock. The port to which
tho Pratt is being taken or any fur
ther particulars have so far not
been given out by the Department.
ATLANTIC CITY, Juno 5- One of
The life boats of the steamer Caro
lina loaded with survivors landed
hero safely today and it is believed
that all who were aboard the steam
er have been saved.
NEW YORK, June 5—Nineteen
more of the survivors, of the strick
en steamer Carolina, have been
landed at Lewes, Deleware. The
fate of the remaining two hundred
and eleven passengers and one hun
dred and twenty of the crew of tho
steamer is unknown. Of the nine
teen survivors landed at Lewes, one
is the engineer and the other eight
teen are passengers.
The Carolina owners say that
thle fact that the passengers took
to the boats Is proof that tho steam
er was either sunk or left in a
sinking condition.
The total number of ships, now
known to have been sunk is ten,
including the steamer Carolina.
Fifty naval hydroplanes are now
combing the sea off Long Island
for any sign of the enemy raiders
but naval officials believe that the
subs have done all possible damage
within the shortest time and are at
the present time racing for home
and safety.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jun 5—
Officials of the Navy Department
announced today that in spite of and
regardles of all attempts of the Ger
man sugs the road to France will
be kept open and American troops
shall pass safely over this road.