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UA RD E
JV MARNE:
TOACK
Gallant Work of "Soldiers of
Sea" Drives Germans Back
FIGHTING WITH FRENCH
'0w Battle For Possession of
Towns of Bussaires and
Bouresches
LAPORT IS CAPTURED
Tjoches Have been lhrown
Off Hill 204, Which Domi
nates Chateau Thierry
British Take Bligny
Striking the German northwest of
fa:eau laierr aiung iue nne wnere
e enemy legions were launching
ieir heaviest blowsbuF a few days
ajo. American marines, fighting with
French troops on either side have
Paired back the tip of the salient
-jea by the Germans in their rush
h tie Marne. They have recaptured
ii village of Torcy and at last ac-
j a; :n a. -i
raits were aispuung wiui ice jer-
ins the possession of the towns of
fcsires and Bouresches.
The gallant work of the American
s-lciers or tne sea in tnis aavance
isTerto miles along a front of al-
: l j j Li . i
ns inree miies suinus uui as a lie
s': chapter in the story of American
cicipation in the struggle in France,
k-auves of the battle which began
today afternoon tell of the irre-
sJle dash of the marines and the
accuracy of the fire they pour-
ito the German forces opposed to
7k of Soissons the French have
jEihe village of Le Port, which is
mi on the north bank, of the
Finier south, crossing the Cllgnon
rira trom Gandelu. the French have
cajtoW the hamlet of Vinely and
swept eastward from Veuilly a Por-
trie and driven the Germans out of a
FOTevhich they held there. Just to
tie south the Americans launched
leir blow at the Germans and have
taken extensive ground. Reports from
tie scene state that virtually all their
objectives were gained, which would
P?ear to indicate that the attack was
m a local affair but a part of a well
iefiaed plan directedby" the allied
coimand.
Meau wood, east of Torcv. was
fct reported cleared of Germans by
w American marines, but later ad
ic?s made it appear probable that the
rcemy Tas still holding out in a por
tion of this wooded area,
est of Chateau Thierry, the Ger-
ans in their rush last week occupied
204, a height which dominated
city. From this they have been
Wei by the French.
On the front between the Marne
"Ter and Rheims, the British have
sed a foothold in the town of Blis:
ft hich is nine miles from Rheims.
?i in a sector which might become
al should the allies attack- there in
'. German official statements
Te mentioned the arrival of allied
fees in this particular region and
blinked ud with the ac.tivitv on the
lrn side 0f the salient in consid-
ti0n of what mav V Vro initintinn
!' 4 counter
offensive against the
6 blows hpinsr cti-nnTi- at the fler-
Kan positions! n-in have a tenrfenrv tn
Ient the Germans from withdraw-
J K r crack troops for recupera
3 befor launching an attack on an
.er sector of the front. Advices
the haft-la a t,n ViVAa
held In rammi-irm. VAav K-mia-Vi
to the front to oppose the Ameri-
rtn of the Soissons sector French
ois have been active, while along
e British front there-has been no
5nS of an unusual nature,
-nice the marines entered the allied
iv u0rthwest of Chateau Thierry,
nave participated in bitter flght
itftn pvme withstood successfully
f German efforts to outflank the
PW?rest they have now aided their
1. UlV the alliorT nnoWtnn. Wntal
veuillv
the allied positions between
and Torcy.
PIT i i . 1 1 1
th
as f ""yetuouB aitacK, wnica
hom.s pleted victoriously in four
tareflm Americans and French cap
Ins in than 270 Prisoners, includ
vacced t?Cers- The ench also ad
Lon,n . !r Iines somewhat near
'"5-Ont. Past nf thn -Dt .4.
tions in' , ns latest statement, men
fiatPa ai,p,1saements northwest of
Mo
. turn reiuses to
5 the fart thot a,.;,
are
onPrs - , 1 inis front. German pris
tfoons clareJhry were told the new
oop
n thP
eSt V,-inc nf tho caliont tVia
spvim: erea ':tronS local at-
rniat Kheinis on the south. . At
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IS
Bt AU WOOD IS
Germans, on the Run, Surren
dering Right and Left
OBJECTIVES REACHED
Guns Play Havoc With Hun
. Troops, Guns, Wagons,
Behind the Lines
100 PRISONERS TAKEN
Low Morale Is Shown by Prus
sians Who, Tiring of War,
Are Glad to Get Out by
Being Captured
With the American Forces on the
Marne, Thursday, June 6. The sec
ond attack made today by American
marines on German positions north
west of Chateau-Thierry early gave
promise of being as successful as this
morning's assault. The marines
reached all their objectives set for the
first hour within that time limit, and
pushed beyond them. The early re
ports indicate the Germans are on the
run for the time and surrendering
right and left to the Americans.
One of the toughest of all the ob
jects, Belleau wood, some four miles
from Chateau Thierry, was swept by
the marines without serious trouble.
There seemed reason to expect Ger
man counter attacks in strength be
fore long, for previous to the begin
ning of the afternoon attack, which
began at 5 p. m., the roads behind the
German lines were filled -with troops,
guns and wagons, but the American
artillery turned on them and created
havoc.
The marines in their forward sweep
took strong positions on either side
of Belleau wood and cleaned out the
ravine south of Torcy, which linked
up the line with Hill 142, which was
taken this morning. This gave them
a strong and dominating position for
a contnuation of their attack. Their
total advance was ' approximately two
miles on a threeMnile front. The to
tal number of prisoners taken was not
known this evening, but additional
captives were brought in after . the
morning attack which netted 100
prisoners.
A notable development was the low
morale of the prisoners, all of whom
are Prussians. They expressed them
gelves as tired of the war and glad
to get out of the fighting. This was
despite the fact, they say, that they
are furnished with food, although the
Saxons, the Wuertenberg troops and
others may go without.
It must not be imagined, however,
that they did not put up a fight this
morning, for their officers were among
them urging them on, but the ma
rines dashed into them yelling like
Indians and plying bayonet and rifle.
One marine who was taking back a
prisoner ran into two German officers
and 10 men. He tackled them single
handed with his rifle and bayonet,
killed both the officers and wounded
seven of the men. '
Another sergeant was about to take
a prisoner when the German threw
himself on the ground and discharged
his revolver at the American after
calling "comrade." That settled the
liar-man for the sereeant shot him, as
-he did four others who also had sur
rendered but refused to put up tneir
hands.-
The marines advanced in the Bel
leau wood region, went forward in
four waves of open formation. The
men in the first wave were for the
most part armed with rifles and
bombs, while the rear waves were
equipped with automatic rifles. With
them came squads of machine . gun
ners lugging their collapsible guns.
They crossed the open space and
toiled up the slope bent over like
gnomes. The trenches the marines
passed over were clearly visible from
below, but they hardly deserved the
name, for they were simply lines of
little holes, each big enough to hold
a man, while barbed wire was lack
ing. There was some, however, inter
laced among the trees of Belleau wood
but the marines pushed their way
through it.
Out in the open field artillery of
ficers with glasses were directing the
supporting fire, - while on the roof of
a nearby farmhouse a signal Trian
wigwagged with his red and white
flags. On all sides the guns were
flashing, some of them stationed right
out in the field, while others were
hidden in the woods. Looking down
into the valley only a mile away the
MARINES
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CAPTURED
IS SIMPLY ANOTHER
DEFEAT FOR BERLIN
Hurd Says Absurd Idea of Ger
man Air Raid in America
AMERICANS ATTITUDE
U-Boat Raid Has Brought the
United States Within the
War Area
BE FOUGHT IN EUROPE
Recent Activity An Achieve
ment the Penalty of Which
Germany Will Certain
ly Suffer in Time
London, June 7. The manner in
which the American nation has re
ceived the latest exhibition of German
submarine frightfulness represents
another defeat for Germany, says Ar
chibald S. Hurd, in a further state
ment on the U-boat operations off the
Atlantic coast of the United States.
Mr. Hurd, who is well knowa as a
writer an naval subjects, characterizes
as absurd the notion that the Germans
can carry out air raids on American
towns from submarines.
"This side of thd Atlantic," the
statement says, "has heard of the atti
tude of the American people toward
the submarine raid and has accepted
it as further evidence of their sanity
and the correct appreciation they have
formed ofihte" strategic necessities
"which the war : imposes upon them.
That represents another - defeat for
the Germans.
"What the Germans really hav&
done by the exhibition of frightfulness
off the American shores is to bring the
entire American continent definitely
within the war area. That is a great
achievement, the penalty of which the
enemy will suffer in due course. He
will obtain little temporary compen
sation because he cannot, owing to the
differences involved, make an even
limited blockade of the American
coast.
"Of course the suggestion that air
planes operating from submarines can
bomb American cities is an absurdity.
The bombing airplane is not a' weapon
to be carried in a submersible 3,000
miles. Even if the difficulty of stow
ing could be overcome, how would the
airplane return to its base even if it
were not shot down while over Amer
ican territory.
"It cannot be repeated too often
that America is defended against the
enemy most effectively on this side of
the Atlantic. The German army, the
German fleet and German submarines
can one and all be fought most ef
fectively in Europe.
"In view of the latest development
in German policy, Americans can look
back with satisfaction on their cor
rect strategical view of over a year
ago which they promptly translated
into acts. Their decision to sent! war
ships to Europe represented a great
avowal."
FOR SOUTH ABE NAMED
Managers, As Announced by
Winchell, Approved
by McAdoo
Atlanta, June 7. Federal managers
for railroads of the southern region
were announced today by B. L. Win
chell, regional director. . The appoint
ments, effective June 8, and approved
by W. G. McAdoo, as director general,
are as follows:
E. H. Coapman, for Southern Rail
way system; Georgia-Southern and
Florida railway; Alabama and ViVcks
burg railway; Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio riilway; Carolina, cimcn
field and Orio Railway of South Caro
lina; office, Washington, D. C.
C. M. Kittle, for Illinois Central
railroad; Yazoo and Mississippi Val
ley railroad; ulf and Ship Island rail
road; office, Chicago, Ills.
W. L. Mapother, for Louisville and
Nashville railroad; Louisville, Hen
derson and St. Louis railway; office,
Louisville, Ky.
R. V. Taylor, for Mobile and Ohio
railroad; Gulf, Mobile and Northern
railway; office, Mobile, Ala.
W. A. Winburn, for Central of
Georgia railway; office. Savannah.
J. H. Young, for 'Norfolk Southern'
railroad: offica. Norfolk. Va1
RAILRUAU
S
ARE THESE HIS' REAL DRIVES,
THE PRESIDENT DELIVERS A WAR REVENUE MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
TAXES NOT
to run mm DAYS
Yield Now Brings in $93,700,
000, But Expenses Are
$50,000,000 a Day
Washlnton, June 7. Government
taxes gathered from a wide variety of
sources every month are barely suffi
cient, if levies on incomes and excess
profits are excluded, to pay war ex
penses for two days of the month.
This was shown today by a detailed
treasury report of tax collections for
April, giving the yield of ordinary and
war taxes for that month as $93,700,
000. Government expenses now are
running nearly $50,000,000 a day.
Corporation income and excess prof
its taxes collected in April were $127,
614,000, and individual income and ex
cess profits receipts were $41,721,000,
making a total of $169,335,000 from
these sources. This represented only
a small amount comparatively with
the two billion dollars or more which
will be collected within the next 10
days! Other minor sources of reve
nue are shown by the April collec
tions. Although the 8 per cent, tax on nas
senger tickets brought In nearly a
third more than the month previous,
indicating more travel, the 10 per
cent, on Pullman seats and berths
yielded 20 per cent less than in
March. Th's showed a falling off in
use of luxurious cars in traveling,
owing probably to the curtailment by
the railroad administration of parlor
and sleeping car schedules.
The tax collect'on indicated that
the nation's theatre bill for April was
nearly $540,000,000, but this was $4,
0000,000 les sthan In March.
BITTER STRUGGLE IS
WAGED WITH TURKS
London, June 7. A bitter struggle
is being waged in the Caucasus be
tween the new Caucasian government
and the Turks, says an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Moscow. The
urks are reported to have massacred
more than 10,000 Armenians within a
fortnight.
The Caucasus government has or
dered mobilization of all men between
the ages of 19 and 42 and newly form
ed Caucasian detachments are con
centrating in the Tiflis district.
New Ship Launching Record
Washington, June 7. Ship launch
ings in May, like deliveries, set a new
record. Seventy-one hulls, totalling
344,450 deadweight tons, were put into
the water. Thirty-nine of them were
of eteel, with a cacpacity of 228,750
tons nd 32 ot wood, of 11SL70Q tons
SUFFICIENT
OR IS HE ONLY "FEINTING
INITIAL MEETING OF
VICTORY COMPANY
Charter For Victory Home
Company Is Accepted
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers Will Be Elected This
Afternoon by the Newly
Formed Board
BY-LAWS ADOPTED ALSO
Committee Is Named to Ap
praise and Recommend
When Land Is Offered
For Stock in Co.
Acceptance of charter which, al
though issued, had not been received
at that time, adoption of by-laws and
election of directors, together with
the naming of a committee to appraise
and recommend land offered by per
sons willing to accept stock in the
company as payment thereof, were the
oustandlng features of today's noon
organization meeting of the stock
holders of the Victory Home company,
the city's million dollar home-building
corporation, born as a result of ship
yard activities here, held in the rooms
of the chamber of commerce and pre
sided over by J. A. Taylor, who was
elected temporary chairman of the
meeting. Roger Moore was named as
temporary secretary. The directors,
40 in number, elected this morning,
are meeting, at the chamber this after
noon at 4:30 for the purpose of elect
ing officers and completing organiza
tion. . . N
The board of directors as now con
stituted is: W. B. Cooper, H. C:-McQueen,
Fred W. Dick, J. W. Yates,
Herbert F. Wilder, J. A. Taylor, Mar
cus W. Jacobi, W. H. Sprunt, C. C.
Chadbourn, J. C. Williams, M. J.
Corbett, C. C. Covington, Thomas-H.
Wright, L. W. Moore, J. Haughton
James, D. R. Foster, James O. Reilly,
O. T. Wallace, Roger Moore, Marsden
Bellamy, I. Shrier, H. L. Vollers. J. W.
Brooks, E. I. Bear, W. B. MacMillan,
Jr., J. B. Rice, P. PearsaJl, John A.
Orrell, Walker Taylor, George Hon
nett, W. E. Perdew, G. Herbert
Smith, L. Clayton Grant, William
Struthers, Jr., Abe Einstein, Louis
Shrier, J. I. - Bear and Albert Solo
mon. The committee of five, appointed by
the stockholders, to appraise land that
is offered by individuals in exchange
for stock in the corporation, and
which will report with recommenda
tions to the directorate in cases of
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WITH HIS RIGHT AND LEFT.''
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N0TC.
WAGES OF RA.
At Early Hour Outer Edges of
Bussaires and Torcy
Are Reached
With the French Army on the
Marne, Thursday, June 6. Up to this
hour the Americans and French troops
advancing between Veuilly-La Poterie
and Torcy have reached the outer
edges of the town of Bussaires and
Torcy.
On the west, the allied line has been
carried to Granges, farm, south of
Gandelu, west of Veuilly. Belleau
wood, east of Torcy, has been cleared
of the enemy. Further details are not
available at this hour.
The Americans comprise the detach
ments on the left of the advancing
line. After capturing a small wood
shaped like the letter S, the Ameri
cans reached the cemetery at Veuilly
and continued to press forward slowly
under a heavy fire from German ma
chine guns.
; During the attack this morning at
dawn the German artillery fire against
the allies was feeble, but the enemy
front line was well studded with ma
chine guns. In the action this morn
ing the Americans and French ad
vanced one kilometer into the German
lines and captured 270 prinoners, in
cluding 10 officers.
Forty-five minutts after the fighting
started one French regiment had at
tained the border of Mares wood and
the edge of a triangular wood 500 yard's
southeast of Bussafree, notwithstand
ing sharp resistance. This regiment
alone took more than 100 prioners.
MANY INSTANCES OF
BRAVERY AND HEROISM
With the American Army in Pic-
ardy, Thursday, June 6. There wore
many instances of individual bravery
and heroism in the successful attack
or tne American marines in tne cna-
teau-Thierry sector today. Many of
the Americans wno were wounded re -
fused to leave the fight.
Private Charles Ginsberg, of Wasn-
ington, Ga., captured a German in a
shell hole. -. Ginsberg searched the
German for hidden weapons and when
he came upon photographs of the
prisoner's tow children, the German
wanted to fight. The prisoner was
allow to keep tie photographs.
An American corporal found , him
self behind th German lrns two days
ago. By keeping himself hidden and
crawling a foot at a time he reached
the American line during the height
of today's battle and in time to take
part in the victory.
Kauff Ordered to Service.
Pomoroy, O., June 7. Benny Kauff,
outfielder for the New Ycrk Giants,
today was ordered by his focal draft
board to report for military service
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HARPATHIAN ALSO SUNK:
Will Make Supreme Effort
With Transport or Cargo
Vessel As Prize
TOTAL VICTIMS NOW 14
In Torpedoing the Harpathiari
Raiders Struck Without
Warning, Apparently '
at Armed Vessel
Washington, June 7. Belief that the
German submarines which early ra
the week successfully attacked coast- '
ing vessels off the New Jersey coast'
are now lying in wait for larger prey
in one of the trans-Atlantic travel
routes off the Virginia capes was ex
pressed in official circles here today.
This theory was strengthened by the
torpedoing Wednesday of the British
steamship Harpathian 100 miles off
the Virginia coast, news of which was
announced in navy dispatches pub
lished today.
Having, as the Germans believe,
struck fear into the hearts of Amer
ica, through depredations near th's
ports of New York ana jf niiadelphia,
it is probable, officials said, that the
U-boat commanders have decided to
make a supreme effort with a trans
port or large cargo or passenger car
rying vessel as the prize.
In the torpedoing of the Harpathian.
the raiders .struck without warning
and apparently at an armed vessels
The navy department had not received
word-ajs to whether the ship ' "vas,
armed.'but expressed the opinion , that-; .
it was, as all British steamers plying '
through the war zone carry guns. The
Harpathian went down within seven
or eight minutes after the torpedo ,
struck, but the crew managed to get t;
away and landed late yesterday rt a"
port in Chesapeake bay
The Kinking of cha Harpathiari;
brought the total rehsr of victim. .;
of the German raiders to 14 TBt5
steamers and eight schooner?.
Crew at Hospital.
An Atlantic Port, June 7. The crew
of the British steamer Harpathian,
sunk off the Virginia japes Wednes
day, picked up by the' steamer Poto
mac and brought into this port late
last night, is now at a local army base
hospital here, where they are recov
ering from exposure after being adrift
for 26 hours. Twenty-six of the Har
pathian's crew are Chinese.
According to Yip Chow, a Chinese,
who had charge of the 29 Chinese on
Harpathian, which was sunk by a sub
marine 100 miles from the Virginia
capes Wednesday morning, ship was
sailing from London with ballast; she
was of 1,869 tons capacity; was owned
by the Harrison Line of Liverpoql, and
was sunk absolutely without warning
by the huge TJ-boat. After having
been on the sea in open boats for 26
hours, the steamship Potomac was
sighted, and attracted toward the sur
vivors by a white shirt waved in tha
air by members of the crew.
Chung-A-Chung, the only member of
the crew injured, was an oiler in the
engine room. He was struck between
the eyes by a piece of the torpedo)
which struck the ship at No. 4 hatch
He was out of bed shaving himself
this morning.
Chinese members of the crew were
interviewed this morning at the local
base hospital, where.' the American
army officers had supplied them with
every convenience. Yip Show was
the only-one who was able to speak
English. He stated that aDout 9
o'clock Wednesday morning the Har
pathian, sailing from London to to
Newport News, with ballast, was alive
with activity. Every. member of the
crew was doing his utmost to get the
ship to port in record time. Suddenly
Yip Chow said he sighted a ripple on
the calm water several yards away. He
called out to the watch. He then
realized that a torpedo was swishing
toward the doomed craft.
In the wink of an eye the ship was
In convulsions. The torpedo had
struck on the stern hatch and a big
hole appeared in the ship. Water
swirled down in the ship. Chung-a-
Lung. struck, called for help. Mates
! assisted him to the deck, which had
become a hot bed of sharp orders, and
orderliness. The lifeboats were filled
jad lowered and all hands nut off ia
nve me boats.
In a very few minutes the ship set
tled down to the water's edge, and
I then jerked out of sight. Immediately
j the ship was gone the submarine came
awash. The submarine captain ap-,
peared on the deck and after him
about 30 officers and members of the
crew. In strikingly good English, the
captain called the life boats to the
submarine. The Englishmen asked
i him for water, provisions and tobacco.
j He replied that he was almost out of
i provisions, but was willing to give the
survivors water and smokes. Germaix
tobacco was offered .and a quantity of
fresh water.
The injured member of the Harpa
thian crew was ordered aboard the
submarine. The submarine surgeoa
took charge of him and dressed hii
.
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