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SUBMARINES OFF - ALTANTIG MSI SINK NINE SHIPS GERMANY BRINGS FRIGHTFUL U. BOATS TO AMERICAN WATERB IN NUMBERS ONE OFF CAROLINA COAST Moat of Veaaela Sunk by Bomba After Their Crewe Had Been Removed to Life oata—Daniels Says Defenses Adequate. Germany'* sea wolves- the subma rines which have CAUSED HO much deT&atatlon during the war—are prey ing on commerce In the Atlantic ocean Just off the shores of the United States. They are known to have sunk at least nine vessels, only a short distance out of sight of land off the aouthern New Jersey shore. It IH feared that stili other vessels have been sent to the bottom by the marauder*, the movement* of which have been reported at various times during the last fortnight by ships com ing Into port from southern waters. New York—Nine American vessels were known to have been sunk by Qerman submarines ofT the north At lantic const since May 25. The largest to fall prey to the raid ers. which are seeking to prevent the sailing of transports with troops for the battlefields of France was the New York to Porto Rico liner Caro lina, of 8,000 tons, which was attack ed Sunday night about 126 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. The fate of her 220 passengers and crew of 130, who took to the boats when shells began to fall about the vessel, Is un known, but there WHS hope that they had been picked up by some passing ship or would reach shore safely in the small boats. Not a life was lost in the sinking of the other ships, accord lug to late reports. Reports brought ashore by the sur vivors indicated that the VVlnniecon nle and nearly nil the schooners were sunk by the samu IJ-boat which had hoen lurking in the path of shipping off the New Jersey coast and the Dela ware capes since late last month. The stories told by the skippers of the schooners Indicated that the com mander of the submersible was un usually humane for a German subma rine officer. In no Instance, so far as known, wan a lifeboat shelled and In all cases reported the crews wore given opportunity to escape or were taken aboard the submarine where some of them were kept prisoners for eight days before they were turned adrift for eight days before they were turned adrift to be picked up by a passing vessel. BUPREME COURT HOLDS CHILD LABOR LAW INVALID Washington.—The federal child la bor law of 191fi forbidding Interstate shipment of productß of child labor has been declared unconstlut tonal and Invalid by the supreme court. Injunctions restraining the govern ment from putting the statute Into effect and restraining a Charlotte, N. C., cotton mill from discharging chil dren employed by It were sustained by the court Justices Holmes, McKenaa, Bran dels and Clarke dissented. In deciding the case, Justice Day, who rendered the opinion, said: "Over Interstate transportation or Its Incidents, the rogulatory power of Congress Is ample, hut the production of articles intended for interstate commerce is a matter of local rogula Hon. "If It were otherwise, all manufac ture Intended for Interstate shipment would be brought under fedrsl con trol to the practical exclusion of the authority of the states, a result cer tainly not contemplated by the fram ers of the constitution when they vested In Congress the authority to regulate commerce among the states GERMAN DRIVE 18 PRACTICALLY HALTED Although It cannot be said that the Germans in their new offensive have been definitely stopped, there Is, nev ertheless, a marked diminution in the speed with which they started out, and their gains have been rela lively small. And, according to the acocunts of unofficial observers, wherever they have been able since the stiffening of the allied lines to attain low positions, a heavy price In lives has been paid. FLOCKS OF AIRPLANES ARE PATROLLING COABT New or more airplanes, reinforced by hydroplanes were to day patrolling the Long Island coast, every observer keeping a shsrp look out for hostile submarines. All infor mation was refused by the military authorities, but It was reported the force of fliers would be augmented as soon aa possible by numbers of French, British and Italian airmen who now are scattered In aviation training oampa throughout the country. MISS MARIE DAHM MIM Maria Dihm, twenty-two yeare old, la one of the navy's leading finger print experta, the aeeond of her aex to enter thla branch of government service and the flrat In New York state to enter the naval reaerve. FORTS NEAR RHEIMIS FALL? FRENCH HAVE ST(/oD THEIR GROUND IN VICINITY OF 8018- SONS AND ELBEWHERE. German* Claim to Have Captured More Than 35,000 Prisoners During New Drive Slowly but surely the plunge of the German crown prince's armies Is be ing halted by French and British ar mles White the momentum of the German masses has not as yet spent Itself, there has been a notable slack ening in Its advance during the past day. The chief efforts of the Germans now seem to be devoted to the widen ing of the gnp tlioy have torn in the positions of the allies between Plnon and Brlmont. This work seems to be progressing slowly against the dee nerate resistance of the allied forces. The French having fallen Ixick from the limits of the city of Solssons, have stood their ground against tho at tacks of the enemy and the German official statement falls to show mate rial advances there during the clay's fighting. The French are here fighting on fa miliar ground which has been made historic by numerous bnttles some of which are named among the decisive combats of history. On the eastern end of the fl>;htlng line some of the forts before Hhelms are said to have fallen, which was to be expected from the fact that they have been outflanked by tho tide of invasion that has swept far to the south of the city. The fighting has taken on the fa miliar aspect of the first Invnslon- of France in 1914, the advance of von Mackensen along the Punajeo and the fighting In IPcardy in March. After breaking the French and British de fense positions, but not breaking the allied line, the Germans are again moving their forces out In a fan shaped figure, flghtlng hardest on the flanks of the extreme front of their advance. Serious But Not Critical. The situation, while apparently ex tremely serious, has not assumed the critical aspect of the lighting late In March. The allies are resisting the enemy's attacks stubbornly, giving ground when ovei powered, and al ways maintaining a solid front. NATION OFFERS PRAYERS FOR THOSE FIGHTING Washington.—The American people paid homage to the memory of the na tlon's defenders who have fallen In battle and prayed for the success of those who are fighting overseas. Added solemnity was given this memorial day by the great battle rag ing on the fields of France, where American soldiers are standing with the allied troops abreast the charg ing German armies For the ultimata victory of these Americans and the thousands who are to follow them, President Wilson, In response to a resolution by Congress, had asked the people to make of Memorial day a day of fasting and supplication. The President and Mrs. Wilson at tended services this morning at the Central Presbyterian church and In the afternoon went to Arlington na tional cemetery, where annual me morial exercises were held by the Orand Army of the Republic. The presidential party was escorted through the grounds to the speakers' stand by a troops of cavalry and a company of engineers. Secretary Ba ker occupied a seat on the stand. LONDON PAPER FHAISES AMERICAN FIGHTERS London.—Commenting on the cap ture of Cantigny by the Americans. The Evening News says: "Bravo! The young Americans! Nothing in today's battle narrative from the front Is more exhilarating tha* Up account of their flght at Cantigny. It was clean-cut from be ginning to end. like one of their coun trymen's short stories and the short story of Cantigny Is going to bxpantf Into a full length noveL THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN UNION DECLINES TERMS TELEGRAPH COMPANY WILL NOT YIELD TO LABOR BOARD'® RECOMMENDATIONS. HEAD SAYS IT MEANS STRIKE Taft-Walsh Board Renders Decision In Controversy With the Operators. New York—The Western Union Tel egraph Company has declined to sub mit to the Jurisdiction of the national war labor board which sought to ad Just the differences between the com pany and those of Its employes who are members of the Commercial Teleg raphers' Union of America. The Western Union's decision be came known when the report of the executlv session of the war board, was made public. It embodied a report by W. H. Taft and Frank P. Walsh, Joint chairman of the board, who con ferred with Newcomb Carlton, presi dent of the Western Cnlon, in an effort to compose the differences between tho company and those of Its em ployes who had ben dlscahrged, It was charged, because they Jolnel the Com mercial Telegraphers' Union of America Complaint against the company's action wan taken to the war board and Mr. Taft and Mr. Walsh made an In vestigation. They then submitted a proposition In the nature of a com promise based on the principles un derlying the work of the war board. This platform recognises the right of men to organize and holds they should not be discharged for membership la trades unions or for legitimate trade union activities "The Western Union is not seeking to deprive any one of his Inalienable rights," said Mr Carlton In a state ment issued, but it recognises that Its employes must chose employment with It or membership In the C. T. U. of A., with employment In the many other telegraph positions open to them for the Western Union employs less than 20 per cent of the total telegra phers In the United States. " 'lf you desire to Join the C. T- U. of A., then we must part. So long as you retain your position with the com pany you will have every protection and a full right of appeal, but we can not agree that you shall Join any or ganization which Imperils the contin uity of the telegraph service which this company Is expected to provide for tho government and public of the United States'" Mr. Taft and Mr Walsh, their re port showed, recommended to Mr. Carlton that the Western Union re ceive a committee of Its own men only, who desired to present requests for better working conditions or compen sation, an dlf an agreement could not be reached, the matter should be re ferred to the war board and tho ques tion disposed of according to its rules. MAGNIFICENT OPPOSITION 18 BEING IMPOSED The strength of General Foch's re serves has been felt by the armies of the German crown prince in the "bat tle for Paris." East of the line running from Sols sons to Chateau-Thierry where the Germans In K continuation of their mighty strokes gained several addi tional villages and then attempted to proceed further westward, magnificent opposition was Imposed by the newly strengthened lines and. with terrific smashes, the French forces recaptured Long ont, Corey, Favorellees and Tro esnes, vantage points In the center of the line leading to the forest of Vlllers Cotterets, which seems to be the pres ent objective here of the enemy. The Germans, however, still have In their possession the villages of V'au revle, lying to the west of Soissone. and further south of Saconin Et Rreull, Chaudun, Liey and Roureschee, the last named directly west of Cha teau Thierry. A little to the south west of Chateau Thierry the enemy haa reached the Mfrrtie. NO HOPE ENTERTAINED FOR FAIRBANK'S RECOVERY Indianapolis. Charles W. Fair banks. former vice president, who is ill at his home here, lost ground con tinuously during the day and no hope is now entertained for his recovery by his chief physician, Dr. J. A. McDon ald Dr. McDonald said that the for mer vice president's condition is more critical than at any time during his illness. Mr. Fairbanks has been seriously 111 for about four weeks. MERCY FUND CLIMBS TO UNPRECEDENTED HEIQHTB Washington.—The American Red Croaa second war mercy fund now to tals $166,439,291 with Indications that whan all reports from the drive of a weak ago are tabulated a $70,000,000 over-anbscription of the $100,000,000 goal will be shown. In announcing these figures. Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the Red Cross war coun cil, said the returns show that more hafl the total population of America, try—contributed. JOHN F. STEVENS ■ • J7- A The bolehevlkl Qflvirnment of Rus sia has asked the United Btatee to permit John F. Stevens, head of tha American railway oommleeion that waa sent ovar there laat year, to go back to Rueela Immediately and asslat I* the reorganisation of the country's railroads. ALLIES GREATLY OUTNUMBERD GREAT GERMAN MILITARY MA CHINE IS IN AOTION ALONG 20-MILE FRONT IN AIBNE. Some Unofficial Estimates Place Num ber of German Bhock Troops at 20 Divisions. The great German military machine Is in full motion along the 26-mlle front In the Alsne river sector be tween Vailly and Berry Au Bac, and, greatly outnumbered, the British and French everywhere are giving ground. According to the German official communications, numerous towns and villages in the fighting zone have been taken by the enetfiy and 16,000 allied troops already have been mads prisoner. At last accounts the Germans were endeavoring to press back the defend ers upon the Vesle river, which runs parallel with the Alsne, and at several points had reached posit lous dominat ing the Vesle valley. The offensive is being carried out with the greatest rapidity for the German hißh command evidently is well aware of the fact that General Foch'a reserves have been reported to be coming up rapidly to reinforce the hard pressed British and French, who are fighting valiantly against the ter rible odds and making wave upon wave of the enemy pay dearly in cas ualties for every foot of ground they obtain. Notwithstanding the rapidity of the drive and the large number of the enemy pressing It—some unofficial estimates place the number of shock troops alone At 25 divisions, or about 300,000 picked men—the allied front nowhere ho* been plereced, but under the onslaughts has bent back In per fect liaison, and all the time giving battle. With such precision has the retire ment been conducted that both the British and the French have been able to carry back with them all of their supplies and guns or to destroy those they wore not able to handle. \ Although the Germans, for the mo ment at least, seemingly are having their own way on the southern part of the line in France, on the sectors around Montdldier and southwest of Ypres they are being sorely barrassed by the American and Rrttlsh and French. AMERICAN TROOPS CAPTURE THEIR FIRST yiLLAGE Fighting In the vicinity of Mondldler will mark an epoch in the war. so far as American troops are concerned. Here in an attack they captured their first village—Cantlgny—which lies a short distance northwest of Montdldi er- They also took several other ob jectives and held all of them in the face of counter-attacks. The Germans suffered severe losses in men killed or wounded and in addition left behind them 200 men made prisoner, among them two officers. The American cas ualties were relatively small. The Ger man official report announcs the tak ing of American prisoners. The re port from American headquarters, however, shows only two missing, one in Plcardy and the other in the Lune ville sector. NO MORE OLIVE DRAB AND KHAKI FOR CIVILIANS New York.—Olive drab and khaki colored cloth will not be manufacture ed hereafter for civilian use, the Amer ican Association of Woolen and Worat ed Manufacturers announced aftar a meeting here. The restriction waa decided upon at the request of the war department, which pointed out that the olive drab and khaki have been consecrated to the uae of United States troops an dthat the commercial uae of the colon la lmpropeK REICH MARNE BANK ON 10 - MILE FRONT RATE OF SPEED OF THE ADVANCE 18, HOWEVER, BLOWED DOWN SOME—RHEIMS LOBT. CHATEAU THEIRY IS OCCUPIED Allied Forces Vastly Outnumbered; Reserves Have Nowhere as Yet Baen Brought Into Action. Plunging southward, with Its m" mcntum still unspent, the Oerman war machine has driven ltg wedge Into the allicJ lines along the front u-til Its apex has reached the Marne river south of Fere-en-Tardenols. The des perate effeorts of the French and Brit ish to stem the tide against the in vaders hare served only to slow down the rate of speed of the German ad vance; the defenders of the height* north of the Marne seem to have been swept aside In the rush of thte enemy toward the road to Paris. Aside from the movement of the German armies southward, two other significant Incidents of the tremendou i battle hare occurred. One is that the Germans have extended their attack to the northwest, along the Allette river, from which the French have fallen back for some distance. The other Is that the battle has extended to the east of Rhelms, which city, during the first few days of the battle formed the extreme eastern end of the line of battle. Along the sides of the salient form ed by the rapid German advance to the Marne the French and British have been holding their positions gal lantly. South of Solssons, the French have defended their line with such vigor that the Germans have not made much impression upon It. On the oth er side of the battle area, the British ae still holding the forts of Rhelms and positions Just west of that war stricken city. Between the extreme sides of the salient the front sags toward the south, the line from Rheims to the Marne running to the southwest at a gentle angle, while the French are holding a front at right angles to the direction of the German advance GERMAN AIRMEN BOMB BIG CANADIAN HOSPITAL German airmen have bombed another hospital—this time a Canadian Insti tution—and exacted a considerable toll of casualties Among those killed by the explosion of flames was an Amer ican medical officer who was admin istering an anaesthetic to a British ofTlcer In the operating room when that part of the hospital was demolish ed. The raid occurred at 12-30 o'clock in the morning. The hospital attacked wan a large one It had been in existence since the early day of the war and was marked by huge Red Cross signs. The German airmen, working partly by the light of the moon, dropped four bombs near the hospital and then not apparently able to see exactly where they were hitting, lighted a brilliant flare which was let fall to illuminate the surroundings. As the place was lighted up by the flare, they released another bomb or two which dropped squarely on a large wing of the hospital. In the wing there were thre floors, on the bot tom one of which was the operating room. On the story above were the office anfd patients' room and above them were members of the hospital personnel. Part of the wing was de molished by the terrific explosion and many unfortunate persons were killed and wounded when the building col lapsed and buried them. The surgeons were Just about to operate on an aviation officer and the American medical officer was stand ing by with the anaesthetic when the crash came. All those in that room were buried under an avalanche of brick and woodwork. The demolished wing caught fire and burned fiercely with many victims still pinned in the wreckage. ATTACKS ON FRENCH POSITIONS REPULSED Paris. —German atacks on French position* on the right bank of the Ailette river have been repulsed. The Germans have reached the Marne, tight detachments having pen ertated as far as the river between Charteves and Jaugonne. On the right flank of the battle the situation Is unchanged which also is the condition west and north of Rheims, according to the official state ment Issued by the war office TO FACILITATE SHIPMENT OF COTTON TO ITALY Washington.—To facilitate the ship meat of raw»cotton to Italy and to strengthen the Italian government's control of Imports, the war trade board has advanced by 20 days the effective" date en which individual li censes for cotton exports now in ef fect to It*ly wii be required. Special licenses now in effect will be with drawn June 10 Instead of June SO, after which individual licenses will be MOtftMTJT. LOOK AT CHILD'S TONGUE IF SICK, CROSS, FEVERISH HURRY, MOTHER! REMOVE POI SONS FROM LITTLE STOMACH, LIVER, BOWELS. QIVE CALIFORNIA BYRUP OF FIQ« AT ONCE,IF BILIOUS OR CONSTIPATED. Look at the tongue, mother! K coated, it Is a sure sign that your lit tle one's stomach, liver and bowel* needs a gentle, thorough cleaning at once. " When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nam* rally, or Is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; lias stomach-ache, sora throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the Uttle bowels without griping, and yon have a well, playful child again. Too needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative;" they love It* delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a bottle of •"California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all sges and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by the "Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt—Adr. Reasonable Supposition "There Is a feller here who owns a queer nnlmnl," said the landlord of the Petunia tavern. "It has n head like a turtle and a body like a calf. There la s fin along Its spine. It hns feathers on Its body, fur on Its legs, and a spike or sticker on the end of its tall. It whistles up to ten o'clock In the morn ing and then brays till noon. After wards —" j "Nonsense!" said the guest, whose countenance was shaped considerably like that of a rare old fiddle. "You don't expect me to believe a fantastic tale like that, do you?" "Well, I heard you saying a little while ago that you feared we could never whip the Huns and might even tually be compelled to conclude a Ger man peace! Of course, If you believe that you will believe anything."—Kan sas City Star. Every Profession Has Its Indorsers of Eagle Remedy From physicians to lawyers, mer chant*, mechanics, locomotive engi neers, office men and housewives come words of highest praise for the effec tiveness of Eagle Pile Remedy In ban ishing piles of every form. Some of recent origin and others of long stand ing. Because Eagle Pile Remedy, by Its entirely practical home treatment, taken internally, banishes piles from the sonrce Instead of treating the re sult of ailments Incident to their cause. Try a box. If you are troubled now. Or have a box handy when they begin to appear. Send $1 to the Reed Dis tributing Co., 141 ftodwln Street, Pat erson, N. J. Or drop a postal for an explanatory booklet. It Is frlfe.—Adv. The Bird Man of the Future "Confound it I" exclaimed the bird nan of 2674 A. D. " 'Smatter pop?" asked the night owl. -Oh. I was going to fly out a little with the boys last night, but my wife stuck my wings full o' molasses and I couldn't fly any farther than the Y. M. C.,A. 1" —Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatch. Dandruff and Itching. To restore dry, falling hair and get rid of dandruff, nib Cutlcura Ointment Into scalp. Next morning shampoo with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. For free samples address, "Cntlcura, Dept. X, Boston." At druggists and by mall. Boap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. —Adv. Where He Got thfe idea "Shakespeare said that all the world was a stage." "Cm. Do you suppose the streets were filled with these chorus-girl cos tumes In his day?" SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Alton's root-Base, the antiseptic powder to be shsken Into the shoes sod sprinkled In the foot bath. It re litres pslnfcl, swollen, smarting feet and takes the stlnf ont of corns and bunions. Used by the American, British and French troops. Allen's root—Baas Is a certain relief kr tired, aching feet. Bold everywhere.—Adr. Whoever chooses his wife for the way she looks on the street seldom make* a serious mistake. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain nothing bat vegatabls Ingredients, which set gently as a tonle and purgative by stimu lation and not by Irritation. AAr. With plenty of ambition and hnstto B man is equipped for wonder working.
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