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STEADY HUN DRIVE
Germans Held in Center of
Advance on Vesle River
FRONT IS BROADENED
Franco - British Line Is Pulled
Back to Heights About
St. Thierry
SAMMIES PROVE WORTH
uns Launch Counter Blow
on Americans at Cantigny,
But Are Repulsed With
Heavy Losses
There has been no let-up as yet
in the German drive aouth from the
Aisne and both the French and Brit-
i?h have been forced to give further
grouna. onnaence is expected in
Paris, that the allied reserves now
rapidly coming up will shortly turn the
scale and stop the enemy advance.
Apparently the Germans already
are being held in the center of their
advance, along the Vesle river in the
vicinity of Fismes, where the point of
the German" wedge has been thrust,
The pressure on both the allied flanks,
however, has been such that both have
heen compelled to fall back.
On the west, the French lines have
been withdrawn to the easterly out
skirts or Soissons, which town is about
seven miles south of the nearest point
of the battle line, as it existed before
the new German drive was begun on
Monday. This considerably broadens
to the west, the front on. which the
enemy is advancing.
On the-east the Franco-British line
has been pulled back from St. Thier
ry. northwest of Rheims, where it
rested yesterday, to the heights south
and southeast of that town. This also
has the effect of widening out the
front of the enemy thrust.
The bringing of Soissons into the
battle area may indicate .that - the
weight ofthe Germans lias shifted in
this southwesterly' direction . and. is
being exerted along the railway that
leads to . Paris fro inthat town. The
possibility of the trend of the enemy
push being turned in this direction
has been forecast by the commenta
tors. The Americans west of Montdidier
have further proved their worth by
resisting another German counter
attack on the new positions won by
the American troops yesterday when
they drove in to a depth of nearly a
mile and captured the village of Can
tigny. The Germans were repulsed In
their second effort, as in the first, and
suffered heavy losses.
On the right, northwest of Rheims,
the British are maintaining a com
manding position on the Masif of St.
Thierry, north and west of the town
of St. Thierry. French troops on the
left have stopped the German on
rushes by strong counter attacks and
are holding firmly to the high points
of Neuville-Sur-Margival and Vregny,
north of the Aisne, and heights be
ween Ciry-Salsoogne and Vasseny,
hich dominate the ' Vesle. Heavy
5ghting continues all along the front
5outh of Pinon to almost north of
Rheims.
Overwhelming numgers enabled the
Germans in their first attack to pene
trate the allied lines to beyond the
Msne and capture more than a half
score of villages and 15,000 prisoner's.
The greatest advance was made in
vhe center, four miles to the Aisne, and
hen six to the Vesle, a total of ten.
A.s in the offensive in Picardy and
Flanders, the enemy advance has as
sumed the form of a blunt-nosed wedge
ith its apex less than three miles in
width, lying between Bazoches and
Pismes.
Notwithstanding their success in
Pushing the allies from the Chemin
des Dames- and the heights of Craonne
to beyond the Aisne and into territory
untouched by fighting since early in
tne war, the enemy has not succeeded
in widening the "elbow" about Mont
didier nor in changing the allied line
m Chamnaffne. east of Rheims. Direct
highway and railroad communication
between Soissons and Rheims has been
broken by the Germans, but neither
of these shell-devastated cities appeara
to be in immediate danger. Observers
assert that 48 hours more probably
will witness the halting of the forces
of the German crown prince. The
French reserves are moving forward
swiftly and General Foch has the sit
uation well in hand. American troops
Jn their first assault against the Ger
mans in Picardy have scored a bril
liant success. Striking the . enemy
where he had been repulsed the pre
vious day, General Pershing's men ad
vanced their line to a considerable
depth on a front of one and one-fourth
wiles, captured thet own of Catigny,
weet of Montdidier, and took 200 pris
oners. Heavy losses were inflicted on
the Germans, while the Americans
suffered relatively small casualties.
In the capture of their first town
trom the Germans, the Americans car
ded out the operation in less than
three-quarters of an hour and many of
the troops who participated has aided
n repulsing the Germans on the same
ector Monday. German counter at
tacks were broken up by the Ameri
can artillery, machine guns and rifle
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in C a ia Asylum
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Was Very .Structure and
Psoved An Easy Prey to
the Flames
ORIGIN NOW UNKNOWN
Insane Hospital Officials De
cline to Give Out Casualty
List on Advice of Govr
ernor Manning
Columbia, S, C., May 29. Sixteen
white male patients at the South Car
olina hospital for the insane here
perished in a fire which destroyed a
One-story frame structure on the hos
pital grounds this morning shortly
aftw 3 o'clock. Fifteen of the num
ber were burned to death in the build
ing, having run back into the burning
structure after they had been taken
to a place of safety by rescuers. The
other dead man was rescued from the
building a second time, but not until
after he had received injuries from
which he died a few hours later. Four
other patients are more or less serl
ously injured.
There were 45 patients sleeping in
the ward and the greatest difficulty
was experienced in saving them. . The
building was a very old One ami
prey to. the,. , flames
rapidly that y the
proved an easy
which spread , so
time the fife department reached the
scene the building was doomed.
Hospital authorities state that every
patient in the ward was removed but
that, most of them ran back ino the
burning building. Efforts of the
nurses and attendants to hold all of
them back proved unavailing.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The only explanation advanced thus
far is that it originated from defective
wiring. Chief W. J. May, of the Co
lumbia fire department, issued a state
ment this morning in which he de
clared that the building was a verita
ble "fire trap." It adjoined one of the
main buildings of the asylum in which
there were several hundred patients.
These were all removed, as this build
ing was at one time endangered.
Hospital authorities refused to give
out the casualty list, acting on advice
of Governor Manning.
An investigation of the fire was be
gun immediately by Coroner J. Blake
ley Scott.
AMERICAN LINE RUNS
TO EAST OF CANTIGNY
A O O . i x-xrr
-vs oammies otartea wer
Many Jokes About Boches
For Breakfast
With the American Army in France,
May 28. The American line now runs
150 to 200 yards east of Cantigny, as
a result of the successful attack today
The nearest German trench is several
hundred yards east of where the Amer
icans have dug in. The Germans, it
has been found, had many outposts and
machine gun emplacements in Can
tigny.
America's first offensive blow was
struck in a mist. The French tanks
apparently did not have much to do,
as the American artillery alretady had
prepared the way. A bright sun came
out and shone on the Americans as
they dug in their new positions.
As the Americans started out across
No Man's Land there were many jokes
about "eating Boche for breakfast."
The Americans fought as though
they were veterans, and there was no
hesitation when the officers sprang
forward and shouted :
"Come on, boys." 4
Several officers describing the scene,
agreed that the outstanding feature
in their minds was the wonderful
morale of the men and their absolute
confidence in themselves. The Ger
mans poured machine "gu nbullets all
around the Americans as tney were
digging in but no attention was paid
tn thpm. as iokes and Quips were
handed back and forth.
House Debates Army Bill.
Washington, May 29. Debate on the
$12,000,000,000 army appropriation
was continued In the house today with
leaders hopeful of disposing of the
measure soon after the memorial day
recess,, which will be taken today un:
til Friday. The senate recessed yes
terday until Friday. j
First of New Fabricated Steel
Vessel For Cargo Carrying
10y2 KNOTS PER HOUR
Name Was. Selected by Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson- Means
"Great Salt Meadows"
PARTS ARE ASSEMBLED
Plan, Officials Say, Has Result
ed in Unusual Economy
and Speed Are 150
Other Vessels
Washington, May 29. Launching to
morrow from the yards of the Subma
rine Boat company at Newark bay of
the first of the new standardized fabri
cated steel vessels for carjp carrying
being built hy the Emergency Fleet
corporation, was announced today by
the shipping board. The taking to the
water of the new vessel, which will
bear the name, "Agawam," meaning
Great Salt Meadows." selected by
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, will be an im
portant step in the program of the
shipping board.
The Agawam, built at yards which
have been constructed in the last few
months, will have a dead weight car
rying capacity of 5,500 tonsv The ves
sel has a length of 343 feet, a beam
of 46 feet, and tests are expected to
show an average speed of 10 1-2 knots
an hour. Fuel oil will.be used to gen
erate steam to drive a turbine operat
ing 3,600 revolutions a minute. The
oil will be carried in compartments of
the double bottom of the ship in suf
ficient quantity for more than a round
trip to Europe.
The various steel parts of the ves
sel's hull and superstructure were fab
ricated as completely as pracicable in
structural steel shops throughout the
country and -then . assembled, at the
Newark bay shipyard. This plan
shipping: officials say, has resulted -in
ped of pcodae-i
UlN
me program or me ouomanne uoai
corporation, as outlined by the Emer
gency Fleet-corporation, of which it,
with the Hog Island plant, is a part
calls for 150 vessels of the size and
type? of the Agawam, ' It is expected
the others of the class will be con
structed in even shorter time. Twenty
eight shipways " have been completed
at the Newark bay plant for the new
type of vesselsj
UNTIL
REVENUE JLUS DRAWN
Plans of Party Leaders Are
Laid Before Ways and
Means Committee
Washington, May 29. Plans of par
ty leaders in congress to enact the
new war revenue legislation demanded
by President Wilson and at the same
time to obtain a vacation during the
heated months of the summer, were
laid before the ways and means com
mittee of the house today when it met
to arrange for hearings soon to begin
on the new revenue bill.
An outline of the program was ex
pected to be submitted also to Secre
tary McAdoo. The plan, proposed by
Representative Garner, of Texas,
member of the ways' and means com
mittee, has been generally approved
by leaders, besides its sponsors were
confident today that it would be ac
cepted, at least in substance.
The program contemplates disposa
of the pending appropriation bills and
other necessary legislation by June
15 or 20, then to recess both the house
and senate while the ways and means
committee frames the revenue legisla
tion. The house then would be called
in session, and upon passage of the
revenue bill, about August 10, a recess
would be taken for 30 days to allow
action by the senate. Members behind
the plan said they contemplated no op
position from the administration and
were confident that senate leaders
wnniri concur in the movement to
avoid a continuous session through the
summer months.
LONG-RANGE GUNS
AGAIN SHELL PARIS
Paris, May 29. The long-range bom
bardment of Paris began again early
this morning. '
Examination of the shells dis
charged by the Germamns in the long
range bombardment, whfch began
again Monday, indicates that new guns
are beiner used. Larger shells are
being employed than formerly, the cal
iber of the guns being 24 centimeters
(9 1-2 inches), instead of 21. The
powder charge Is greater and the det
onation louder, but. the force or the
explosion does not " seem to have in-
creased. A shall exploded yesterday
only a dozen yards from a; man seated
ojl a. biLcii, .hut dl4, noLJnjure J4m.
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Italy Celebrates Her Third Anniversary of War with a Brilliant
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SITUATION IN HAND
Belief 48 Hours Will See New
German Drive Brought
to Stop
Paris, May 29. General Foch now
has the ' situation well in hand and
French troops are beginning to gain
on the German advanced forces in con
test of speed. No important line, of
communication is yet threatened hy
the advance of the . German crown
prince.
Those on the scene declare it is not
too much to say that another 48 hours
will see the German drive definitely.
stopped. High praise is given the
French reserves for the perfect order
in which -they are coming into the
fighting line.
Not the least encouraging news yes
terday was the brilliant success of the
Americans in the Montdidier sector,
which all the newspapers feature.
It was the first important action car
ried out alone' by the Americans. AU
reports agree that they behaved like
veterans. This is pronounced the pest
augury for the early future when
American help will weigh heavily in
the balance.
LINE PENETRATED
NEARLY ONE MILE
Artillery of Sammies Smoth
ered Germans Dead Are
Strewn Over Ground
With the Americab Army in France,
May 29. The Americans have pene
trated the German positions to a depth
of nearly a mile in the vicinity of
Cantigny. Their artillery completely
smothered the Germans. The roar of
the American guns could be heard for
many miles in the rear. Several fires
are burning behind the German line.
Twelve French tanks supported -the
American infantry. '
The German prisoners include men
from a Bavarian and a Silesian regi
ment, some of them as yOung as 17 or
18, and others between 46 and 50. All
are poOrly clothed and appeared to be
under-rfed.
The Germans trooped out of their
dugouts when they saw the futility
of resistance, their hands held up,
shouting "kamerad."
Apparently they were glad to sur
render. One of them said he did not
.want to fight, but had been compelled
to.
The garrison at Cantigny was all ac
counted for. The men either surren-
dered or were killed
Many German
djead wexeattewji.QYr ihe .ground.
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HUN
FOR
MUST HEREAFTER
EITHER WORK
oft RGHT
iTvo Door Left Open Work and Fight.
10MCGO Xqr of Finished Shipping a Hay.
Defeat Austrians in Melting
Snow and Glaciers Above Sea
FIGHTING WAS FIERCE
Battle Remarkable on Ac
count of Specialized Troops
and Devices Used
PRESENA LAKE IS TAKEN
Great Mountain Reached by
Alpini After Attackihg.Four
Times Under Heavy Fire
Win by Bayonet Drive
0 Jtalian Headquarters, Tuesday, May
2f One of the most brilliant moun
tain operations since the beginning of
the war was carried out by the Italians
in the Tonale region, northwest of
Trent, early this week, particulars re
garding which are now being received.
The Basin Presena lake was captured
by Italian Alpini after 40 hours of
fierce fighting against a numerically
superior enemy. .
he Austrians were well entrenched,
having at their disposal strong fortifi
cations built before the beginning of
the war and greatly strengthened since
then. The great Presena mountain
was reached by the Alpini after attack
ing four times under a heavy fire. The
enemy was finally overwhelmed by a
bayonet drive.
1 The fight was rendered more diffi
cult by the condition of the ground,
which was hard and slippery with late
spring snow. The Italians advanced
up steep ascents, down precipices and
over glaciers.
The brilliant victory of the Italians
in the Tonale region was won in fight
ing on ground bout 12,000 feet above
the sea, amid melting snow and ever
lasting glaciers. The battle was re
markable on account of the highly
specialized troops engaged and the me
chanical devices applied.
The vast wastes of Tonale moun
tain, dominating the Camonica plateau
and the Alps to Paradise pass, had
been neglected by both sides as a field
for offensive operations, but now be
comes more important. Among the re
sults of the Italian attack were the
blowing up by rtlllery fire of an im
portant Austrian munitions depot and
the capture of two teiegapn unes
which ran through Paradise pass. The
Italians were assisted greatly by a
violent artillery fire. It required he
roic efforts by the Alpini to carry the
guns to the mountain tops.
BRiKIw
s
Naval Achievement.
UNTIL ATTACK CAME
Many Sammies Were in Mon
days Raid As Well As
Yesterday's
With the American Army in France
Tuesday, May 2&. Many of the Ameri
can soldiers who took part in the sue
cessful attack against the German
lines west of Montdidier today, also
participated in the result of the Ger
man raid against the American lines
Monday. One participant in Monday's
affair is said to have been found to
day in a shell hole In No Man's Land,
with two wounded Germans as his
prisoners. He was unable to get back
to the American " lines Monday nlghf,
so he stood guard over them until the
attack this morning liberated him and
secured the prisoners to the Ameri
cans. Lieufenant Irving W. Wood, of Oak
land, Cal., said he did not see one
American fall during today's attack.
"It was more exciting than a foot
ball game," he added. "We have got
Huns on the run. All we needs' more
Americans and then we tfiall lick
them."
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IN ARMY CASUALTY LIST
One North Carolina Boy Re
ported As Having Died
of Wounds
Washington, May 29.The army cas
ualty list today contained 30 names,
divided as follows:
Killed in action 5
Died of wounds 5
Died of accident '. . 1
Died of disease 10
wounded severely 7
Missing in action 2
Officers included were:
Lieutenant Francis A. Mcllvane, In
dianapolis, killed in action; Major
Jonn Frank Carmack, St. Louis, and
Lieutenant Cholmondeley Thornton,
Bennington, Vt., wounded severely;
Lieutenant Raymond W. Parker,
Champagn, 111., missing, in action;
Lieutenants Philip A. Hunter, York,
S. C; Franklin Burch Pedrick, Wash
ington, D. C, and Liuis M. Edens, Ca
bool, Mo., prisoners, previously re
ported missing.
Died of wounds: Private FIndley M.
Shuler. Bryson City, N..C.
Died of disease: Privates Frank A.
Baker. 3018 Marshall street, Blcii
mond, Va.f David Hatch, Lobdell,
Miss.; Ed Jackson, Greenwood, S. C.;j
Mark Jones. Crawford. Miss
Wounded severely: Private
Cox, Nashville, TenA
M HUN HR
NAMES
CONTAINED
Is Most Astute Leader pr-rno-t .
cratic Party Ever Had '
LIKE ANDREW JACKSON
Says President Is Partisan in
Everything, As Adroit i;
As Persistent
TAKES SHOT AT CREEL
Contrasts Action of Republi
cans With That of Demo
crats Toward Lincoln
During Civil War '
Indianapolis, ' May 29. Declaring
that President Wilson is the most
astute leader, the democratic parly
ever had, United States Senator Harry
S. New, of Indiana, addressing the
ndiana republican state convention
here today as permanent chairman, as
serted that he is also the "most un
compromising in his partisanship oi
any man who has occupied the whit
house since the days of Andrew Jack
son." Senator New continued:
"President Wilson is a partisan in
everything he does or thinks as
adroit s he is persistent. It is evi
dent that the slogan of his party in
the campaign before us is to be,
Stand by the President,' an(l the at
tending argument that if one ' is a
patriot and a true American, he must
elect the candidates of the president's
party for seats in congress in order
that he may have support in tnat body
or that if one fails to support those
candidates he votes to discredit the
president and his administration and
gives aid and comfort to our enemy
in arms.
"Mr. Creel, with his bunch of so
cialistic, muck-raking misfits, is em
ploying this sort of propaganda in.
every form at his. unlimited sqmmand
the bulletins, the4 movies and th6
chautauquas. The money, of the ttx
paying public .fqoethe ; bills.1
Senate NewletfatTsidtat U :5 .
Wilson has had every possible- sup
port from the republican party in
every step taken or contemplated
with reference to the war and con
trusted this support with the action
of the democratic party toward Abra
ham Lincoln during the civil war.
"Our message to the president,
said Senator New in conclusion, "is
'go ahead,' we are with you heart and
soul, in life and in purse, in the things
that have to do with the winning of
the war, but make no mistake, we
abate no particle of our devotion ta
the party , of our choice and yieldi
nothing of our principles but re-assert
them." .
Patriotism was the keynote of the
Indiana republican state convention
which' met here today to nominate
candidates for state offices, except
governor and lieutenant governor, and
to adopt a platform. The platform,
it. was said before the meeting of the
convention, would pledge the support
of the party to all honest endeavors
to prosecute the war to a victorious
end. -
With the exception of state school
superintendent, the present republican
state officers were expected to be re
nominated for a second term.
GIBBS LEAVES RACE
TO GEORGE M'NEIL
Was Candidate For Legisla
ture Only to Prevent Cer
tain Legislation
(Special to The Dispatch.) i
Fayetteville, May 29. Forme ! t
Mayor John C. Gibbs has withdrawn ."4 i
from the race for the democratic nonv
ination for: the lower house of the leg -:A j
lslature, leaving the field to Colonei .
George McNeill. Mr. Gibbs statel . ;
that he has been physically too unwell
to carry on an aggressive campaign i;tsl;
and adds: ; ;
"One of the chief reasons for my viji
entering tne race at an was mat 1 una. , - f; .
good reason to believe that legislate
tion which I considered detrimental
to the county would be advocated. I
have since bee nrellably informe4
that my opponent does not favor such.
legislation. This seems to make it un
necessary for me to run. So after
consultation with friends whom I have
always found both wise and true, 1 .
have decided that it is best for m6
to withdraw my name. I am sincere :
ly grateful for the assurance of sup
port that have come to me from all.
parts of the county, and wish for my 1
opponent a pleasant session in the
legislature and great usefulness as the
unopposed choice of our county."
Woman Commander Here.
Washington; May 29. Mme. Maria
Botchkarova, former commander of
the Russian regiment of women known
as tne "battalion of death." was in
Washington today. Mme. ; Botchka-
rova. who arrived at a PadAe. ftort
wno arrived at
iwo weexs ago, would not disclose the,
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