ENTER TOWN OCCUPIED BY GERMANS YELLING LIKE
INDIANS AND WIELDING RIFLES AND BAYONETS
RIGHT AND LEFT, WHILE ENEMY SOLDIERS
FLEE IN TERROR FROM THE SCENE.
One Gallant Marine Kills Two German Officers and Wounds
Seven Men, While Another Sturdy American Shoots Five
Soldiers Who Refuse to Throw Up Their Hands—Morale
of German Prisoners Is Very Low; All Are Tired of the
War—Allies Are Now Strong- Enough to Resist Assaults
of Shock German Troops.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, dune
American marines at dawn yesterday attacked German forces,
gained three and a half kilometers of ground on a tour-kilo
meter front, and captured over 100 Hun prisoners, besides leav
ing many dead and wounded enemy soldiers on the battle field,
on the Marne river front. The plan of attack did not compre
hend the capture of Torey. occupied by enemy troops, but the
marines, encouraged by their success, pressed on, took the
town and (altered Boureaelies. northwest ol Chateau Thierry.
The marines dashed into the Germans, yelling like Indians,
and plying rifles and bayonets right and leit, as they pursued j
the fleeimr Huns. One of the heroic marines, while taking hack!
a Hun prisoner, mot two German officers and ten men. He
tackled them single-handed, killing the officers, wounding sev
en of the men, tin* remaining three fleeing in terror irom the;
husky naval man. Whereupon, the marine proceeded to the!
rear with his original prisoner. Another marine sergeant!
was about to take a prisoner to the rear, flic Hun threw him-j
self on the ground and yelled, “Comrade,” at tin* same time;
discharging his revolver. ‘The marine shot and killed him, and
soon after killed four other Huns, who surrendered, but refused i
to throw up their hands. Tin* morale of the captured Huns isj
very low. Ail are tired of the war.
Today, the marines are holding Torey, and in the fact* of!
repeated counter-attacks are pushing the Huns through thej
streets of Bouresehcs. \ irtually all of the American object-!
ives have been attained.
American troops are also engaged with the Germans to
day in Bel lean wood.
French troops who attacked the Germans to the left of the
American sector took KiO Hun prisoners.
LITTLE CHANGE IN SITUATION.
LONDON, .Jun 7.—The battle situation remained practi-j
rally unchanged up to (> o'clock last evening, when General Haig!
sent bis daily report to the war office. The German advance
from Noyon to Rlieims has been stopped. The enemy has suf, j
fered heavy losses on this front during the past few days. The j
French expect the Germans to attempt to break through thej
allied lines at some point, possibly between Noyon and Mont-j
didier, with the object of converging their advance toward |
Paris.
LOCAL OPERATIONS SUCCESSFUL.
PARIS, dune 7.—Official: French local operations were
successful against the enemy west of Noyon. North of Mont-1
didier the French captured the villages of Report and Vinlv, j
and Hid 20-1. The British regained a footing in the village of!
Abligny, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. On the main
battle front, the Americans gained ground on the line between '
Torey. Belleau wood and Boureaches.
SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS.
It seems probable that the Gentians will soon ask the
Americans to show their merit as fighters in the St. Mi hid sec
tor, southeast of Verdun. .V heavy movement of enemy troops
is heading toward this front. The attacks of the Germans
along the front from Rheims to the northwest of Soissons arc
still halted everywhere. Tin.1 German troops participating in
the attacks met with sharp repulses. There seems to be no
doubt now but that the allied lines have been sufficiently
strengthened to withstand the shock troops of the enemy.
FRENCH MAKE SUBSTANTIAL GAIN
PARIS, dune 8.—Official: The French forces last night
made substantial progress against the opposing Germans in
the sector between the Marne and the On rev rivers. They
pushed their way through Ghezv to the eastern outskorts of
the town and reached the ede of the village of Dammard, which
is held by enemy forces. Violent German attacks along the
Bouresches-Letholet front, in the district south of Silly-la-Po
terie, were repulsed, with heavy losses to the enemy.
HEAVY MOVEMENT OF GERMAN TROOPS.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, JUNE 8.
—The reported heavy movement of Germa ntroops from Ketz,
in Lorraine, toward St. Miliiel, gives rise to a discussion as to
whether the enemy is planning an assault in the AVoevre sector
or in that neighborhood. It is believed that St. Miliiel offers
a logical place for a German attack. By driving through St.
Miliiel. the Germans might outflank Verdun and from the rear
menace Bar-le-Duc.
SUCCESS OF BRITISH RAIDS.
LONDON, June 8.—General Haig reports that the British
troops raided the German trenches south of Arras last night
and inflicted many casualties on the enemy. The French troops
carried out an enterprise east of Dickebuseh lake yesterday
and captured forty-seven German prisoners.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE BEING SCHOOL
ED FOR BIG MOVEMENTS.
BEING HARDENED TO MARCHES.
Military Authorities Are Preparing
the Boys For a Big Offensive by the
Allies, in an Effort to Crush the
German Lines and Pu.«,h Through to
Germany.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
American troops training in the
United States are being especially
schooled for a forward movement,
which the allies expect to employ in
the ultimate crushing of the German
offensive power and an invasion of
German soil. Division commanders
have been instructed to lay stress on
teaching the men open warfare, and
reduce the time taken in instructing
them in trench fighting and other
specialties.
The United States troops are being
hardened to long marches, are given
unlimited target practice and are thor
oughly trained to take care of them
selves in open combat with the enemy.
It is expected that when the men in
training in American cantonments
reach France, long marches and swift
maneuvering against a retreating foe
will be the order of the day. It is
upon this theory that the old tactics
are taking the place of the new trench
warfare training.
IS SIGHTED
MASTER OF AMERICAN SCHOON
ER SAW VESSEL MASQUERAD
ING AS NEUTRAL TRADER.
HO AT HAD NO FLAG IN SIGHT.
Two German Submarines Mere Trail
ing Behind The Trader Evidently
Taking on Supplies—Sudden Mist
Obscures Steamer From View of
Schooner’s Officers.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 7.—
Captain Ray, of the American schoon
er Joel Cook, which reached this port
last night, brings the startling infor
mation that he sighted what he be
lieves is the supply ship of the Ger
man submarines that are operating on
the American side of the Atlantic
waters. The steamer was going at a
very slow rate of speed, was being
trailed by two German submarines
and was masquerading as a neutral
trading vessel. The steamer flew no
flag, nor was any visible distinguish
ing marks seen by the schooner’s offi
cer.
When the steamer’s officers saw the
American schooner, they headed the
vessel in such a direction as to come
(juite close to the Cook, but made no
signal. A sudden mist came on and
the fictitious trader was soon lost to
view.
GEN. PERSHING IN
PERSONAL COMMAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 8.—
General Pershing, commander of the
American expeditionary forces in
France, was in personal command of
his troops at Cantigny, when his
forces drove the enemy out and took
possession. The Americans entered
Cantigny May 28 and since that time
have repulsed all German attacks to
recapture it.
LET’S GO.
The Kaiser’s sure to take a slip,
When he bucks up against this
nation;
For Uncle Sam’s prepared to whip
All the dern Germ-Huns in creation.
BALLOON AND SEAPLANE STA
TIONS TO BE ESTABLISHED
AT POINTS ON SEABOARD.
BIG APPROPRIATION WANTED.
War Department Asks Congress lo j
Supply Sixteen Million Dollars for
Building of Thirteen Stations on
Atlantic ('oast and Three on Gulf of
Mexico—Speed Is Urged.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
The war department today recom
mended to the congress that it im
mediately pass an appropriation of
?16,000,000 for the building of thir
teen balloon and seaplane stations at
certain points along the Atlantic coast
and three staions along the Gulf of
Mexico, as a precautionary measure
against possible enemy submarine and
air raids.
It is the plan of the war department
to establish these proposed stations on
coast railway systems, so that guns
! may be quickly moved from one to the
I other, in case of an attack at a given
: point.
The urgent necessity for these de
fense stations is revealed by the recent
' German submarine attack on Ameri
can shipping off the Atlantic coast.
The house committee on military af
i fairs will probably recommend an ap
: propriation for the purpose, in view
of the demand of the people fo" some
: from of land protection.
RESIDENTS ANGERED BY SINK
ING OF PASSENGER STEAMER
CAROLINA—SEEK REVENGE
—
ENGAGE IN DEMONSTRATION.
Houses Occupied by Germans in San
Juan, Porto Rico, Are Stormed—i
Feeling Also Running High Against
Spaniards Who Are Friendly to Ger
many.
—
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, June 7.—
Angered beyond control by the sink-,
ing by a German submarine of the
Porto Rican steamer Carolina, a mob
composed of Porto Ricans stormed the
residences of Germans in this city last
night and inflicted considerable dam
age.
Feeling is also running high against
certain Spanish residents who are sus
pected of being in sympathy with Ger
many in the world war and the fear is
expressed that serious disturbances
may ensue, resulting in the loss of
many lives.
Officials are trying to gain control
of the mob rule, but are meeting with
little success. The situation in this
city and in other Porto Rican towns is
considered serious.
DRAFTED MEN DUCK
ATTORNEY AT CITY FLOATj
Having twice taken the Colors off j
his arm yesterday after they had been I
placed there by a number of the local
drafted registrants, Attorney Wm.
Winston suffered a severe ducking at
the hands of the men today at noon
at the City Float.
Attorney Wm. Winston had made
an appeal for exemption to the Terri
torial board, and refused to give his
reasons for not wearing the Colors to
the men, who became enraged today
after seeing him without the Colors,
took him to the float and ducked him
three times, asking him each time if
he had changed his mind. He finally
answered yes. During the scuffle he
received several cuts on the head and
was otherwise badly bruised up.—
(Ketchikan Progressive-Miner.)
NATURAL FLYERS ARE “DISCOV
ERED” ALMOST AS SOON AS
THEY ATTEMPT TO SOAR.
MUST PASS PHYSICAL TESTS.
Some Men Show Their Destiny From
the First Moment of Training,
While Others Develope More Slow
ly—Tactics and Deplecttion, Ranges
and Sights, Come by Instinct. \
LONDON, June 7.—How does the
British air service pick out from its
thousands of airmen, the particular
men who are detsined to become the
star “fighters” at the front ? This
question was put to an official of the
air ministry here by The Associated
Press correspondent in an interview.
Here is his answer:
“The pilot who is destined to fly the
single-seater machines of the air force
is ‘discovered’ almost as soon as he
has been baptized in the air.
“To begin with he must have pass
ed certain physical tests with a hun
dred per cent result. Many wise men
doctors and organizers, sit in a con
clave over these tests. They defii \
certain factors that go to make up a
‘perfect’ airman, perfect sight, age 24
or its equivalent in physical make-up,
a total abstainer, good hands, quick
brain, keenness, confidence. It is odd
how much emphasis is placed on a
man’s hands by the examiners, who
argue that here is as much difference
between flying a scout and an ordinary
machine as there is between riding a
thorough-bred and a cart-horse.
“Some men show their destiny from
the first moment of training. Men like
Ball and Bishop promise well right
from the start; they revel in finding
new stunts and tricks of their own,
long before their heavier-handeo
brethren begin to attempt the things
that are safe on all modem machines.
“Other men begin slowly, and find
themselves through sheer pluck and
hard work. Having gone over the
Channel to pilot a placid artillery ob
servation or photographic machine,
they give a good account of them
selves in the first scrap they get mix
ed up in, and thereafter they look for.
and seem to enjoy, fights. An ob
server in his official report casually
remarks that Pilot So-and-so is ‘al
ways wanting to tackle the Huns in
stead of taking photographs or rang
ing guns,’ and straightway his com
manding officer sends the trouble-hun
ter off to headquarters with a recom
mendation which lands him in a spe
cial post-graduate school or aerial
gunnery for training in what the air
men call ‘fire-eating.’
“Here he meets the men-aces they
call them in France—who have been
fighting in sigle-seaters, and who are
lesting or have been sent bijck for use
as instructors. The public knows lit
tle about these post-graduate schools
for young eagles; the work is inten
sive and thorough; the science of air
fighting is taught by stages up to a
degree of perfection almost unbeliev
able.
“To the airman who fights, such
things as tactics and deflection, ranges
and sights, must come by instinct. The
good fighting men, it is generally be
lieved, is born, not made. He must
have the quick brain that will direct
the hands with the judgment of ex
perience. He must have keeness, and
also luck. He must love ‘the game’,
although it is not necessary that he
should have been a sportsman, or a
yachtsman or a racing motorist in his
pre-war days.
“It is the general opinion among
pilots that a scout fighter who has
completed a month on the western
front has passed through his proba
tion and will be good for a long time
unless bad luck or the laws of chance
bring him down.”
Funny how a man who couldn’t pro
duce a literary effort that would be
worth 10 cents to him can write a love
letter that is worth $1,000 to some
women.
PEACEFUL PENETRATION OF
COUNTRY FOLLOWED TAK
ING OF BAGDAD BY BRITISH
LAND IS BEING CULTIVATED.
Euphrates Region Presents Wonder
ful Possibilities in Agriculture,
When Big Irrigation Projects Un
derMVay Shall Supply Enough Wa
ter for Land.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
MESOPOTAMIA, June 10. — The
peaceful penetration of the Euphrates
country from Feluja to Hilleh began
I in April last year, a month after the
| British army entered Bagdad. Be
for the Turk was finally routed on_
the Tigris, Great Britain had begun
to tap the resources of the Euphrates.
For months during the hot weather
the roads from Hilleh and Museyib to
| Baydad were obscured by the dust of
| camel and donkey convoys bringing
in corn. Arab levies were raised to
police the roads, villages and towns,
and the country was cleared of bands
of marauders. This year, owing to
the success of the Euphrates irriga
tion scheme, the supplies from the
Euphrates side will be greatly in
creased and the transport of the
country will be hard-put to it to
bring in the grain. The British en
gineers have been at work on the
irrigation scheme connected with the
Hindieh Barrage, or dam, which was
finished before the war, but the Turk
neglected to profit by it. The canali
zation work connected with it was
left incomplete, and the area to be
cultivated was never, brought under
irrigation. j
The Ennhrat.es divides at Hindreh
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| into two branches, the Shattel-Hilleh
1 to the east and the Shatt-el-Hindieh
I
| to the west, and the two channels of
j the river meet again a few miles
; above Samawa.
The function of the dam was to
provide water for the Hilleh branch,
which was filling with silt. This year
nearly a hundred canals on the Hilleh
branch which had fallen into disuse
have been dug out, 300,000 acres have
been brought under cultivation, and
i there is promise of the greatest har
vest in the memory of man. probably
the greatest since the days of Nebu
j chadnezzar. *
S
But the Shatt-el-Hilleh develop
| ments are only part of the scheme.
For several years the land on both
banks of the Hindieh branch below
the dam.dowa to Kifil has been out of
cultivation, as the canals provided in
the schemes to irrigate that area were
neglected. The British invaders were
not long in getting to work at them.
In May as soon as the Tigris opera
tions were completed, they began to
open posts on the Euphrates. The
work on the canals was started early
in June; they were finished by the
end of October; and the ground they
irrigate is now under cultivation.
■ There was a gap in the British com
| munications between Nasiriyeh and
Hilleh in the hot weather, but the
army has lately bridged it, estab
lishing posts south of Hilleh and north
of Nasiriyeh, so that it now adminis
ters the whole country from Basra to
Ramadie. It has been a singularly
| peaceful penetration.
CROWDER MAKES
SOME REVISIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
General Crowder, provost marshal, in
charge of the selective draft system,
has started to make a general revision
of the classifications in the draft act.
He has wired the governors of all
states in the union ordering investi
gations to determine the reason for
the small number of registrants in
class one, in some localities. He says
thousands of men in class four should
1 be in class one.
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