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T: - j j ii i .... if it , i ii ii .i " m i i i i v i r -vv . ttt rrj 'ai iv bc wv - wj" i i - i i tv jx - mi .T,.... . . , , ..v.. , H : Ylxii: . Vi j: V- ,vW- W-.Kca". -rl. lhl)?A .S I Mi . PAGES' TOi)AY 4 Sou XXIV. NO. : 15 J.; : V - WLMiNGT5N;iRTAROlJNA,-SUWAV;V jrfbRNING, ; JUNE 9. 1918. FIVE CENTS iwiLt : REttnGHr i miEiiiiifiiDiB si American ioops iBmmmEmMimmii SHA. BIPjfltf? mMTffO r flY PrrrniM ddto timnoc cninDiiK: urii n diimiep bni Sinaiiwr QIUW vil W V VLiI il 1U llV UUI I Ull I lllllLul I llllMl tl I I Ul I Jill VI r I II II II 111 II il II il llHIill -7m Xil . Xhhx 'Al 1 U uii lt I .YlLl V SHIPS W' Board Lets Contracts For 18 of 42 Vessels CONFIDENCE IN FAITH Many of New Ships Will be Oil Tankers of 7,500 Tc: -ige Elach ( , HUNDREDS OF BARGES Chairman Hurley Has Asked For Appropriation of $50, 000,000 to Build : Concrete Ships For Nation . '; By PARKER R. ANDERSON.:- WasWnston. June 8. An Official lament shoning that the concrete siii? has P-0Td a success and the their construction wasf issued here'io jigbt by the United States shipping board. , ; - .; y Tiis announcement is of Tital inter est to Wilmington. - Coupled with mention of the Wilmington . concrete riiipyard. tie shipping board Bays .that three tdditional yards are .to be-contracted, one each at' Mobile, Ala.; Jacksonville. F a., and San Diego, CaW. In addition there is 'a yard at San Francisco and two private yards, e it. Brunswick, Ga., and another at York ciiy. - - official statement refers to the isful trip of the concrete ship " It is announced that con "i of 12 new concrete ships has 7-' fir V" - chorized-and contracts let for p. ''-nington is to get its share of fv j' ipbuilding. "T'i'n iir?t proposed a few months ij!."3-y? the statement," the idea of K&g rnps of -concrete was regara- rjs a fascinating absurdity. Now, Jamships, havmE'total 'tonnage of Sj;o. have already been provided "kin ad-htion to increaing numbers iBcreto tugs and barges for-coast .an(i waterways. ?he statement says thai ihe. govern- B irraBemic tor construction of 500 barxwfor the Erie canal. , It Is indt- cated that hundreds . of . , tags and barges are to be used eventually on tue island waterways of the country. That Chairman Hurley, of the ship- pa; board, has asked for an appro priation of $50,000,000 to build con- oete ships is stated. This confirms ! previous statements in The Dispatch cat large amounts would be carried a appropriation bill for concrete TKsels. '. With TVilmington already "in on the round floor" inT the toncrete sh4p- iiidinj lnaitry. it la inevitable that lirie part f-thi.s irge.fund i?hU toiwdtd in tb Ncrth Carolina otj. . "Tie Faith funy furftlfles its'nani."' oyi th tat-ot, Vkich steans 40 much to Wiimlaften mad the concrete ip industry. It-is declared that the terete Teatel Is a success and the ln Question as to f reduction is the wtaining of etuifment and machinery ships can be turnedout, the an Munccment says, as fast as , these wiajTs ar? obUinabl. w hhism'Tie board calls attention othe ccmparaiive facility" with which ttncrftle shir vards nav be establish- ad their advantages as to expense. -vea moor, it says, .can. urgeiy U8td in hiilliwcr nrVi .Mna o n rl e labor problem is .easier to solve. 116 yards mav alan h located. at Wts whero congested bousing con-- ""ons ao not prevail. concrete ship iUuttry on a big JMM tht tllf Iiiwtry will trt ?, an ufia fer terbora and twwTs, ci wil Ms aeMreing JJJi ii Art y tlie ttatenemt. ;CrMaa is w MkM tke ma- vi aaMfa - ' Hlad wn.rar fl try. Fas inn mi at iiM mi . r J vri. rive uw ymrum " building of concrete ships, and construction of 42 new concrete Via . www buu Wted fifainn -1.1 : V j rm ,.we 42 COHPrftt ahinci tnntrr fvr I 1. wwvvww . Hare AraAtr Knv. v V. i. Ljjttncy fleet corporation. Con- for the building of tho remain 5t i shortl- be let. These 42 con- shiPs will nearlv all be tankers .500 0n -nHfl, MMcltv nf -1 ! u"' Ul MAC ()UWU sid, Ps WIU have 2,800 horse power Kit sp.9ed ot W 1-2 knots an hour. Ot 3,000 and 2 KOI! tn-na Th 42 SjS?8. shffR W'nTe- a total: of . covnmet ywds 'for' the 'u'riT 0 concrte ailfg are 'to be v ' - ! vanou, pomtt en out coasts. iwTructicu of on ot these yards .'Winston. X. c, is already under 0(1, '!f of the yards are to be at "'t. Pla.: Alf.llllo Alo onH "o. Calif. th y:,rd that of the San ; 1 the "Faith," the first con- Be, 7his company has been agency contract . for eishi iCont nnuea on Page 'Ten.) - BEMJEJ BEGIVEt-CONVOYS System Workej'Out to Guard Against U-Boat Forays 1 TO USE SMALL VESSELS K v J - "' United States Naval Ships Not to Be Drawn From Their ; Main Task NO SUBMARINES TAKEN 65,000 Inventions Submitted to Naval Consulting Board, Which Has T. A. Edi- son Aiding It Washington, June 8. Convoyinsr of coastwise shipping to guard it against rurtner German u-boat forays is planned. The navy let it . be known late Yo day that such a system has been work ed out, as a result of the coastal raids., and that small war vessels and sub marine chasers will undoubtedly be used. - i In this view weakening of the de stroyer patrol around the U-boats home nests will be unnecessary and Germany will be balked of one aim; that o' drawing United States naval vessels away- from their main task. The likelihood of a repetition of the raids is the basis for the plans. "Ger many is believed likely to continue her operations more or less indefinite ly in the hope that.. . sooner ori iater, she will bag some large prizes, or; fall ing that, will be able to sufficiently terrorize shipping , as to hamper , its movement. . 3)fficlaiiy. pteui voy system has proven highly success ful in trans-Atlantic traffic and that it wa3. applicable also to coastwise shipping.' In the case of Atlantic ves sels, a group of ; them are given in charge of a destroyer convoy, and with fews exceptions the destroyers have been able to get their string in safely. While the smaller naval vessels and Chasers are not as sturdy nor as effic ient as destroyers, nevertheless they can do efficient protective duty, it is pointed out, and will go far toward solving .tte. question of guarding! the slower vessels from attack. Tonight, at the close of a week of alarms, the navy department said it had no confirmation of reports that a 'submarine had been captured or eunk. - Rumors of -sueb have -come to the navy -department for several days, it was admitted, but officials repeated again their pledges to inform the pub. (Continued on Page Ten.) WILL DRIVE E FLEET FROM THE SEAS After French and English Are Driven Beyond Paris, 1 Says von Tirpitz London, June 8. (British Admiral tv Wireless Press.) "A lf the land forces have driven the ; French and British beyond Paris it will be the turn of the. kaiser's navy tr drive the Eng lish fleet off the seas ' ; Grand Admiral von Tirpitz Is quoted as declaring In an interview with f a publisher of the Kieler Zeitung. ; i '' The grand adm4ri made this state ment Il reply to q lery as to whether Germany is in a oosition. to oppose her ships to the BrU sfe fieet In pub lishing the interview the newspaper commented - on the- activity in Kiel, the principal German naval base. The Milan correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wired that reports are being widely circulated in Germany end - Switzerland that orders have been given to the high seas fleet to .be In readiness and;that a number of high German naval officials have been hurriedly recalled Irom Switzerland and other: neutral countries. .Captain Persius, the German naval expert, declares that while it is well known that the British are anxious to encounter the' German fleet on the open seas, "the German admiralty has no intention of risking a conflict" ' . "Wo shall not give the enemy the satisfaction of venturing out and en tcrine " unon . a naval ; battle far from our y bases and coast ever," ho added NGUSH Moore and Fordney Will Ap peal to Dixie on Patriotism - , Woihk be an injustice Tar Heel Notables, Seek to Halt Increase in Freight . . . Rates ANOTHER LOCAL TRAIN p-w- aj to Washingtin to Testify - to Matters in Hearing of Aeroplanes By PARKER R,' ANDERSON. Washington, D.SC, June 8. The Dis patch correspondent learns today that Representative Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania, and Representative Fordney,' of Michigan, ranking republi can member of the ways and means committee, will head a determined fight to have the: price of cotton fixed during 'the', present session, which is being prolonged in Order that a reve nue bill may be enacted into law North Carolina; senators and represen tatives take the same position as that maintained by J. Allen Taylor, of Wil mington, that the price of raw cotton has litt e, if any, relation to , the price of the 'finished' product and therefore congress would make a mistake to enact a law fixing the price of the raw staple. ' But Jiorthsrn and western senators and members are making a determined effort to have the question aired In congress and they may be able to cor ral enough votes to put through such a measure. Moore and . Fordney are going on the assumption that they can force southern senators and members into voting for such a measure by ap pealing to their patriotism.. There are no more patriotic people in the world than southern people and a short stay in Wilmington has convinced the writer tuat Wilmington yields to no one when it, comes to real patriotism. The people of Wi mington and other sections of North Carolina,.;however, feBlithat 'tfleyierdolnihir part o wm;thiTr"warf ittdljtat thelfixingof, the price or cotton would oea great injustice to them, senator Simmons was so Impressed with the letter sent him some months ago regarding cot ton and the finished product that he sent the communication to Vance Mc Cormick, chairman of the war trades board. ' This letter from the Wilming ton business man has been the .sub ject of favorable comment around Washington and it is known it will have great weight with congress when the Question of fixing the. price of cotton comes up. It is known that Senators Simmons and Overman and Representative Claude Kitchin and other members of the house from North Carolina will strenuously op- nose such action unless at the same time prices are fixed -for the product which the farmer must use in produc Inr cotton. E. L. Travis, A. J. Maxwell and Rate Clerk Womble, of the state cor poration commission returned today fom White Sulphur Springs, where Mr. Travis explained to Director Gen eral . McAdoo certain Inequalities in the proposed increase in railroad freight rates as they would apply to North Carolina under .the original or der of the director general. Mr. Mc Adoo was greatly pleased with the ex planation made by Chairman Travis and said that these irregularities would have his attention when he re turns to Washington. North Carolina has been brought into the limelight in the airship Inves tigation which is being conducted by former Justice Charles m. nugnes. At Friday's 'hearing it was revealed that J. E. Klrkham, of High Point, presi- flunt. of the Southern Aircraft com- nanr. and J. V. Collins, of Salisbury, also interetted to some extent in 1 the v.nninr nf jdrnhiDs. have been asked to come to Washington and testify re garding certain matters in connection with the building of aeroplanes. Tney will probably testify some time early next week. ' Col. Walter Murphy, J. D. Norwood and H. C: MoCandless, of Salisbury; Clement Manley and Harry D. Shelton and Joseoh L. Graham, of Winston- Salem, are among today's visitors to Washington ' Ben Lambe, of Siler City, who, has been day manager for the Associated Proes Tier a for some time, nas- re J. J. siened his position and accepted nla.ee as associate editor of the Na tion's Business a very interesting pub lication issued' by the United States rtamhfir of commerce. Lambe wii receive a handsome salary from his new position. , It developed today that there is i movement on foot here to have add! tinnal nasaenzer service furnished Wilmington on the Coast Line between the shipbuilding center and wasnmg ton. " While the plans are not yet in definite form it is believed that Di rector General McAdoo will order a train established between Wilmington and Rocky Mount which will render better service to the people who have business with the eastern metropolis. It is said that a local train will be They Are Told United States . In War AH Hot Air (- .nih-' GERMANY INVINCIBLE Charge More Americans Are Sunk in Sea Than Arrive in France 5 WILL ANNEX; CHICAGO Huns -Have 2Q0V : Divisions From North Sea" to Switz erland Colossal Army For Next Offensive With the British Armies in Fran:e, With the American Army in France, June 8. Here is how Hindenburg is June 8. The marines and other Amer nursing and doping his troops prepar- lean units continued to block the Ger? atory to hurling them Into the fourth mans northwest of Chateau Thierry phase of the offensive:' - V today by driving forward themselves. . . , , . , , The Americans also completely Professional lecturer, and special gtopped three successive enemy courf- officers are circulating aanong them ter attacks. bucking them up. with 'moral stimu- These soldiers, however, led their lants .insisting the war is almost over; right wing against the southern part that Germany is invincible; that they 0f Belieau wood, wherJthe boches had are fighting in self-defense ;, that the retained a foothold about 4 a. m. Ar- United States is. ajl 'hpt . air"; that tillery ' fire,-which had been, incessant more Americana have ibeen, sunk in an night, reached a crescendo just at the sea than have arrived in France; this time. that the Americans cannot arrive in Although full reports of this opera force before Germany ;wffl. have the tion had. not .been received at the hour auies HCKea, ana tnat-tnose-wno oo arrive are neurotic, unable to stand shell fire and are general y untrained ( and inefficient. : As a result the spirit of the Ger man army seldom' has j been keener than it is today. It is . playing Ger- manys game to try to make anybody believe' otherwise With the third phase - of Hinden . . . , . . . .... . I ourggs oaensive a etanasuii, tne quBBuuu ucuuwuis luo aujeu wuiuau- ders Js where and when he wiU start tue iuurui iiu. - ; uerman prisoners aii reuecx me gen- era opinion on the enemy, side of the line that for , Germany, it is a.ques- won ui uu or me. iiww 10 usiea to tneir taiK wimout rean?mg tne ut- , . it 111 i it I A. ' -M- IJ 1 A! , At ' . J. 1 ter ipuy oi consiuermgac me .great fSSSSX ?5?Stl--' tW s3lt Some, prisoners behave always as though they the earth. Most' of them are. con vinced that Germany wil -win the war this year and that the alies will be r:ur"e ZZZ y may be depressed tomorrow but today they dream of annexing Chicago The kaiser In 1917 had 128 German divisions on the west front and 77 In Russia, Rumania and Balkans. Since the present start of the of fensive March 21 Hindenburg has ac -m v. .n... v. 1 than he had on the entire front at the xt.. u.A I There are now more than 200 dlvl- Switzerland, and 35 divisions still on .,-t,-- tat Mi- lZJ:","Z":: 7- V " I Zi ah tt a 1,-- fm- Kfi, h recruiting and by transferring troops (Continued on Page Ten.) BE THAN KAISER'S NAVY Max Loenge rleadS With Um- T. U:. i- Fort McPherson ktit. :n.mi. Jn S. rAlriw h .tw W in m Amftrtma ni4sm Ii ihm Yirfittr'M ar. Mar Tn.t SE. fbmer member of ti. Mr nf m HOtortoua Oemn niAmr. now Bnrrmdrd tn th frf- era! authorities here today and asked tn Via aAmiA tn th HVirt Mp.PTiernon internment camp for the, duration of uie war. According to the story hetdld the United States district : attorney Loenge deserted when the raider Moewe arrived at Vefa Cruz ; in 1914 to await wireless instructions; worked on a Mexican farm until- his health gave way, wandered to the American border, swam the kio uranoe to lexas, where a farmer nnea nis arm and race with bird shot; tnen oeat nis way across country until he struck At- lanta. I want to be interned" pleaded Loenge. "I can t get worK anjrwrhere because I'm a German. I'm sick with malaria. Once I could whip seven men. Now I couldn't fight a woman. Loenge says he became embittered against Germany shortly after - tke war betan, when he a good soldier and a better sailor -was made a stoker. He said he wanted to go to the Fort McPherson prison camp to renew his acquaintance with other interned members of the Moewe crew. : Pending the determination of the status of his .case by the attorney gen eral's off ice at Washington Loenge' has Y,mt- bit'ltn .p"nljT jail. appeardejected w& ZZ ZZ a day search fatledHo find any NTERNED .Artillery Fire Reached a Cre- scendo in Belleau Wood PRISONERS SENT BACK Ground About Torcy Was Lit- erallv Covered With German Dead POISON SMOKE CLOUDS Marines Don Gas Masks and Stop Germans With Artil lery and Rifle Fire 400 Yds. From Trenches Qf cabling it was believed to have hoo a summr as a nnmher of nris- oners bad been "sent back to the Amer- ican lines. There were also indications that the Americans had eliminated the enemy, north of the sunken road be- tween Belleau and Torcy tront about At the. right of Torcy an American attack , last night gained -half a kilo- meter (about a third of a mile). AH - ..Jl, "it)". ou,uuu tne 0,! was ceid. The Germans had dug . themselves in at this point, lyt shallow trpnnhps did them lit 1a tkb rmiTifl in thi vininitv c ' ed witn German dead. There ftr iso manv nw craves marked i, n.rm.n haimob IlJUl v uwuivvo ,Ka ttv1t,0 m94A,f1lp1 first oonntftr . "J 'A w... " attack at 12 : 30 barrage of shrapnel and machine gun ballets, ajida bombardment of -gas These differed from the usual gas clouds in that they came in thick black waves and stopped the Germans with artil lery and rifle fire; 400 yards from the American trenches. The only effect which could be ob served -from the new poisonous smoke was a nausea though the enemy mixed gas shells with the smoke to necessi- tate the use of gas masks " "T lean '1 " " i X lie Y suucicu a wiuyiova T mmrmes nommg uw Bouresches were attacked less than an hour later. These Americans had been reinforced auring the night and nun lue cucm' iussca The arrival of heavy reinforcements In" the enemy lines and a steady in crease in their artillery concentrations is an indication of hdw the Germans are accepting the American interfer ence with their march on Paris. Further hard fighting is expected momentarily. Despit ethe price tne marines have paid to achieve what is now recognized as much more than a local success, the Germans have not fighters, by any means. The fact that the field censor's head to Paris indicates the reality of the menace that is nangmg over tne cay- Mel. A unique feature of this dra- aastie ltui or tne world war nas re SUlt Ttom tM. war oorreBponaenis IN ew ! to cover tn Die irum TvA. Sometimes they motor out in ta jaorainj ana returu w uw mxy noe. arriving in tne city two nouns after they leave, the actual rront. ' ) 24,000,000 POUNDS OF SUGAR LtST BY SUBS Washington, June 8. Over 24,000,- 000, pounds of sugar en route from Cuba have been lost by submarine sinkings along the Atlantic coast, this waalr PYinfl Administrator Hoover an- nouncej tonight, Further cuts -m suerar consumption wili be neeess&rv. to make un the loss Soft drinks probably will be hard hit Mixaon Caught in Jacksonville. Columbia, S. C, June 8. J. Crim Mixson, assistant city treasurer of Co lumbia, who absconded several weeks ao and . an examination of : whose books later revealed a shortage of ap proximately $20,000, was arrested to day in Jacksonville, Fla., according to a message received; here tonight from Chief of Police Richardson, who is in Jacksonville. 100 Killed in Explosion Amsterdam, June 8. A . hundred persons were killed and 600 Injured in Thursday's explosion of a ' munition depot near Kieff, according to advices received here today. r -i . owned r rC SZTZ trace ofjtbe German snbrnarinere- r E TO FLORIDA 22,000 Tons of Shipping Sunk On This Side This Week SEAPLANES HUNT SEA Many Rumors of German Ac tivities Which Are Being Investigated PERISCOPE IS SIGHTED Craft After All Day Search Return to Jacksonville and Report No Trace of U-Boats Seen New York, June 8. German sub marnes tonight were reported at points along the coast from Maine to Florida without official , confirmation. Twenty-two thousand tons -of ship ping were sunk by Uboats this week on this side of Atlantic. Naval patrol boats which searched the New England coast when.tfie light- snip off JBidaeford Pool reported a submarine in sight failed to find anv trace of German traft. Seaplanes put out irom Florida points to hunt U-boats reported in those waters. A passensrer steamer was forced to take refuge from the Germans in a Florida harbor. There were many, unverified rumors of German activities which are beln investigated. A transport was report- ed pursued 12 hours by two subma rines. No Trace Found. Jacksonville,- Fla., ' June 8. Sea ported to have been sighted off the east coast of Florida late yesterday. The captain of the Clyde liner Ara pahoe and skippers of several small craft reported sighting the enemy raider off jthe coast.; The Arapahoe's captain says he sighted a periscope some miles off Mayport, Fla. He im mediately put into the nearest harbor for safety and sent out a warning to shipping. The Heiseman, a small steamer, also put into port and reported hav ing sighted a U-boat Fearing a hostile .attack the lights in the village of Mayport and the lighthouse at that point were dimmed last night Skipping was ordered into the St John's river. Sub Is Spotted. Biddeford," Me June 8. Lightships (Continued on Page Ten). SOUTHERN SHIPPERS TO BE GIVEN FAIR PLAY Get Assurance From Judge Prouty When They En . ter Their Protests' Washington, June 8. Southern shippers who appeared today before the senate interstate commerce com mittee to protest what they consid ered an unjust discrimination in freight rates, were assured, by Judge Prouty, representing Director Gen eral McAdoo, that they would receive fair play. . . ' . . Under the announced plan, all state rates would be increased to . the inter state rates before levying, the general increase, of . 25 per cent The ship pers contended that-such an Increase would virtually ruin the business of the south and in some instances would amount to 700 per. cent . A number of -southern, senators sup porterd their views. ' Judge Prouty, in formed the representatives that In view of the pecuUarconditiqn existing in the south a flat increase of U per cent would be assessed on both the local and interstate rates.. ' NEW BERLIN IS CHANGED TO PERSHING Augusta, Ga., June 8. Announce ment was. made today from the local offices 'of the Atlantic Coast Line rail way that effective at once the name of New Berlin, N-'C on the Wilming ton district of the line, is changed to Pershing,; N. C. MAIN 1 Planes - and smalt Vm-iri.l imf t , . ffor Foch;;WiU Iotf Risk HeaW v ;V pusses w'uam swDiective ADVANCE IS RESUMED r Americans in Eastern : Franc f " Within EasyRangeof J l German -Soil - - HEAVY BOCHE RESERVE9 V May, Mean Hindenburg WH 1 v Strike Americans Before." They Are Really in Position -v. to Take the Initiative : - New York, June 9 'American troops, thrown into '.the Marne fighting tbii week, succeeded in winning back one 6" , third of the distance northwesroi'tV Chateau-Theirry, which separates tkt: allied front Xrom;the important ral way. line connecting the Aisrie 'witB ; '. the German positions along the Marne, ' c The severance- of this railway is fhi ' present objective : of the Americana They are now about fonr:inaei...4wajf;:;!t:i' . General Foch's tactics, h.owever,d5 VV: ' not lead to the conclusion that he in r , : " tends to risk heavy losses iot the pun'. ; . pose of driving the Germans from: the , ' Marne. He has requested only local operations from the Americans. i f ' was due more to American in'tiatiw and eagerness than orders from '.: ' ' French headquarters that this week's -' " : , gains by the American marines bay-, been so stimulating. The American! - T' -resumed their advance at - fife . eniUel the week, but they still conUaueCvicr5 be inclined to strictly linilted:;bjjera.; tions. The nature of ; thes.vJtanU does not suggest thaiGeiierar Foci .. 'iu5; ' puts a very grave interpretation upot ; V the continued possession of Chateau . Theirry by he Germans. It seems.:te be his present policy to limit all cpua ; ; ter attacks by the allies and not ta-; encourage the Americans to press for wdrd when there Is danger, of heats' casualties.; .-'. ...;;' The purpose of this far-reathin 4 strategy; is clear. - Serious Americas yr losses at the.'jpresent ttaoHg-' oui y part of tne 'wefrfronttrom therMarna V .'. to "Ypres 0uloTe an accep tance' by General . Foch of the' enticement ''von , HJndenburg is trying to draw from . General Foch. The Americans cbuid not participate in their vfull strength , in such an engagement and . there is , no reason to believe the German front . would be broken though it would be pushed back some distance. Anven . tirely new strategic, situation, how-' ever, will arise if Genera Foch can hold the allies' casualties to minimum " until America's armies are ready to begin a general offensive toward Metx . and the Rhine. ; - 'T - . The Americans in eastern Francs are already within easy artillery range of German territory. A. drive' intd Germany would compel von Hinden burg to give all his attention, to, pro?; fecting his own country. . A large suor cess won by the -Americans .on Ger man 60i not only would force -Hindenburg to shorten his front between , the Marne and xpres in oreer ta una additional troops to guard the Rhine, but also would personally acquaint the German people- with, the horrors., of war at her own doors. Germany and not France would draw , the' 'new. de- ; -vastation. From the American. Lor ; ralne headquarters thlsvweelctt la : suggested that-new concentrationa' of. r- Germans r were " taking ' place at Metz A heavy movement of German re serves in the Metz area- might . mean . r von Hindenburg had resolved to strike at the American front before America. . prepared to take. the initiative.' But; v. the dominatkni factor In the situation '' is Amertca's greatly snpewaan powers M And tiaae eHsaent is working la exor ably, acctaat ,vem Hmiembnrg and:hiir ; stratscy of slaughter. S. 0. S. CAa PICKED P OFF PI Was Too Far Out at-Sea- tct; Run For Cover Mon- . . day- Night I JRTO RICO PORTS An Atlantic. Port June 8. Officer ; v of an American liner arriving here to; ' . day from Porto Rican 'ports reported ; f having picked up an S. O. 8. call Wed- ' nesday night. Records at the maritime' exchange do hot show any ship carry ' ' ing 'wireless - haying been v attacked '. ; '.: Wednesday night - ' . , - '--i.'.;y'- The ltnsr carried 41 passengers and; ' : cum into tert wtta ell llfsboats low-.; V ered. The oapteim stated thst.he wast: dt: too far out at sea to make a port when; the call was. sent out fotboats to rua1 for cover last Monday. . -. . f Feur 8. O. B. calls were received by :r the ship on her trip north, it wta stated. ' . ,The passengers - were not ln formed of the submarine danger until ; ' ; Wednesday night, when all lights were " . put out upon receipt of the fourth 'call - ' for help, vV - .'IV v rt