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• MORE THAN 700,000 AMERICANS OVERSEA J BAKER TELLS "BLUE DEVILS" THAT NUMBER HAS SAILED FOR FRANCE. ALPINE CHASSEURS FAREWELL Wjir Secretary Says Hereafter We Are Going to Believe In Strength - of Moral Foroe. Washington. More than 700,000 American soldiers have gone overseas to carry back to France the encour agement and assistance which LaFay ette and Rochambeau brought to America, Secretary Baker told the French Alpine Chasseurs In bidding them farewell here at the base of the Washington monument. The war secretary's last announce ment some weeks ago concerning the size of the American forces abroad was 500,000 men had sailed for tbe battle front. The Alpine Chasseurs, better known as the "Blue Devils" of France, came to America last month to assist In the third Liberty loan campaign and since have toured the south and mid dle west. They were reviewed and received by the secretar yof war before leaving for their native land. "You soldiers of France," said Mr. Baker. In addressing the chasseurs, "came to this country in order that the people of America might see with their own eyes In your persons the kind of men who have written a now page in the record of human heroism and success You were welcomed in this country from one end of It to the other, "You are going back to your own country—still, thank God. your own and when you get there you will find that the small beginning of our army which you left there has grown Into a mighty manifestation. When you left France, the American army WHS there In small representation, but now more than 700,000 Americans have sailed from their shore to carry back to your army and your people the en couragement and assistance which LaFayette and Rochambeau brought to America In the early and struggling days of American freedom. "Instead of believing In mere physi cal force, hereafter, we are going to believe In the strength of moral force. JAPANESE TO TAKE HAND IN SIBERIA Harbin, Manchuria. —Although It has been reported that General Som enoff, commander of the forces operat ing against bolshevlkl In Siberia, Is hourly expecting Japanese troops to support him, there Is no confirmation that these troops actually are on the way. It has been learned, however, that strong recommendations have been made by the diplomatic corps for the Immediate Intervention of the Japanese in the face of the growing German menace. These recommenda tions have been forwarded to the gov ernments of the respective diplomats, including the Washington government. ADDITIONAL GROUND GAINED BY GERMANS The Germans In the center of their new attack on the front between Mont dldler and Noyon have gained addi tional ground against the French, but on both the right and left wings they are being held. In violent successive attacks they captured the villages of Mery, Belloy nad St. Maure and also pressed forward and gained a footing In the village of Marqueglise, the last named place representing the deepest point of pentratlon since the offensive began—between five and six miles. The French still are exacting a heavy toll In lives from the Germans as they deliver their attacks In waves and are giving ground only when forced to do so under superiority of numbers. Nowhere has the enemy been able to pierce the front, which has been sent back In perfect order whenever the necessity arose. AMERICAN TRANSPORT FIRES AT SUBMARINE An Atlantic Port.—An American transport fired five shots at a German submarine 75 tnlles off the Jersey coast, with unknown results, accord Ing to information brought here. The freight ship, sighted the submarine •oon after 10 o'clock Immediately full speed ahead was ordered. A few minutes later a United States army transport, opened fire on the subma rine. OERMAN U-BOAT ON THIS BIDE 350 FEET LONG Newport News. Va.—One of the Ger man U-boats operating ofT the Atlantic coast is 350 feet long, carries two 6- lneh guns and 75 men and ia protect ed with a heavy belt of armor above the water line, according to a seaman who waa held prisoner on the under water craft several days. The sea man says he talked with a member of the crew and waa informed that the U-boat had been In these waters about ten daya BRIG. GEN. W. L KENLY >«/ Brig. General William L. Kenly, who tflrecta the newly created dlvlalon of military aeronautloa. It will ba re •ponaible for the training of avlatore and will direct the air forcee. BERLIN REPORTS "NO CHANGE' RESPONSIBLE FOR CHANGE ON ONE OF THE MOBT IMPOR TANT SECTORS. iermana Compelled to Reinforce Front—May Attack Other Amer lean Bector«. Although the latent Oerman official communication announces that the situation on the battle front In un changed, there has been aThango on one of, the moil Important sectors In PI card y. And American marines were responsible tflTfl- At tacking ibiv a front of about two and one-hktf miles In a fight that be gan Thursday with the break of dawn, the marines In four hours drove back the enemy over a distance of virtually two and one-quarter miles and occu pied nil the Important high ground northwest of Chateau Thierry, which village In a previous flght the Araerl can machine gunners had turned Into shambles by the accuracy of their aim as the Germans tried to wrest a bridge from them. After n breathing apnee, the Ameri cans late In the afternoon returned to thefray and at last accounts hard fighting was In progress for this Im portant sector, which command* the Marne at that part of the front where the battle line swings eastward toward Ithelms The marines took 100 Ger mans prisoner In the early encounter, while the French troops on their left also gained an advantage over the en emy and made 160 of his men cap tives. 80 hard pressed have the Germans been by the attacks Of the Americans In the Chateau Thierry sector during the last few days that they hava been compelled strongly to reinforce their front, using three divisions of picked troops In an attempt to hold back the men from overseas. Thus far, how ever, their efforts have been unavail ing. The Americans could not be denied their objectives. To the northwest around Veully-La- Poterle, where recently the Americans have dealt the German several savage blows and captured portions of the terrain they were occupying the en emy now seems fearful of another on slaught and Is deluging the region with shells. No Infantry attacked by either side has been reported, EIGHT BILLIONS BY TAXATION PLAN OF SECRETARY M'ADOO Washington. Secretary McAdoo recommended In a letter to Chairman Kltchln. of the house ways and means committee, that the new revenue bill be drafted to raise $8,000,000,000 by taxation, one-third of the estlmateo $24,000.000,030 expenditures In the fis cal year 1919 He also recommended that a new war profits tax be estab ed at a high rate to be superimposed upon existing excess profits taxes; that the normal income tax on unearn ed Incomes be raised; and that heavy taxation be Imposed on luxuries. BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY GERMAN U-BOAT. Washington.—Sinking of the British steamship Harpathian 100 Allies off the Virginia capes was announced at the navy department. The entire crew was rescued by the steamer Pal mer, which arrived In Chesapeake bay. The submarine used a torpedo. One member of the Brlltsh crew was In jured. The llarpathlan was a freight er of 2,800 net tons. Only meager de tails had reached the department at last report. SUBMARINE EFFORTS FUTILE BAYB FOOD SECRETARY. Washington.—Organization of "de velopment battalions" at every na tional army, national guard and regu lar army camp was ordered by the war department. These new units are designated to take over all men not immedltely (It for aervice, with a ▼law to giving them intensive train ing to overcome their Ifaulta, mental or physical, or to eliminate auch aa are unfit for either oombatant or aoa combatant service THE gNTKRPRIBE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA GERMANS LAUNCH NEWOFFENSIVE BETWEEN MONTOIDIER AND NOY ON OVER FRONT OF ABOUT TWENTY MILES. ALLIES ARE NOT SURPRISED Fighting Declared to be of Extremely Sanguinary Character Quiet North of Marno. The armies of Crown Prince Rup precht of Havarla again are hitting the allied line in a new offensive with Paris apparently their objective. Between Montdidler a>nd Noyon over a front of about 20 mile* pre ceded as usual by a heavy bombard ment with shells of all caliber* and with noxious gaaes, the enemy's ini tial maneuver evidently has In view the bending back of the ah.ed frort toward the town of St. Juat on the northern wing and toward the rail road Junction of Compeigne on iho southern flank, getting astride of Olse river ad driving southwent to ward the French capital. The French troops are restating the Impact with their usual valor, but the Germans on their right and in the center have been able to penetrate the line for distances ranging from two-thirds of a mile south of Mont didler to reiatlvery two and a half miles at RessonsSur-Mats, In the canter. Thence to Noyon, however, the allied lino Is holding strongly If success should rest with the en- I emy on the new battle front. It pos sibly might bsdly affect the stability of the line of the defeadurs from the Olae to the Marne and compel a fall ing ba.-k westward from the OUe to the region of the Marne northwest of Chateau Thierry in order to straighten out the deep salient that would then project eastward with tho Boissona sector as Its apex The allied commanders, it is as sorted, were not taken unawares by the new offensive. On the other hand they had anticipated, since the fall ure of the army of the German crown prince to gain Its objectives between Solssons and the Marne end thortce on the southern part of tho line run ning to Hheims that the Gorman high command would decree another ma neuver t-> the north and prepaianons accordingly were made to wltlutand the shock Tho l,gl.t>nr Is of extr-imey tan gulnary chmacter, and waetnor It w'll be confined to the area a* prasent af fected r mi-ins to be seen At last ac counts It had not spread norch of Montdidler. U. 8. CASUALTIES IN FRANCE THUS FAR TOTAL 7.115 Washington—Casualties among tho American expeditionary forces thus far reported by General Pershing total 7,315,' the war department announced in making public the flrst of regular weekly summaries of casualtiea. Deaths In action and from wounda, diseases, accidents and all other causes number 2.927. while 4,046 men have been wounded anil 342 are miss ing In action, Including men held pris oners In Germany. The department's recapitulation follows: Killed In actlon( Including 291 at sea), 1,033. Died of disease, 1 192. Died of accidents and other cauaoa. 592. Wounded In action, 4.046. Missing In action (including prls oners), 342. Total. 7.315 SLACKERS AND DESERTERS HIDING IN ALABAMA Scottsboro, Ala—A gang of alackera and deserters, who are said to Tiave organized a band to res.st capture, are hiding in the fastnesses of Sand mountain near here and officers are preparing to swoop down upon their lair. DEALERS AND CONBUMERB CLAMOR FOR SUPPLIEB Washington. Curtailment of tho production of less essential articlea has greatly stimulated the demand for them. The monthly business condi tions report of the federal reserve board, says retail dealers and consum ers clamor fo raupplles before they are exhausted and place abnormally large orders, which manufacturers are unable to fill. This has been true of the demand for pianos, talking ma chines and other musical instruments. JAPANESE SHIP STRIKES ON LEDGE IN DENSE FOG A Pacific Port. —Striking on a ledge in a dense fog off the North Pacific coaat the Japanese freighter Alkoku Maru, said to be the first Japanese vessel taken over by the United States shipping board, is In a preca rious condition and may slip off to deep water at high tide, according to a message received by ' merchants' ex change. The vessel which recently ar rived here with oargo for the Orient was turned over to the shipping board. FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH 'MP Thlo la a new portrait of Field Mar ahal Lord Frenoh, who has boon mads lord lieutenant of Ireland. ARMY NOW OVER 2.000,000 A MILLION MEN JUST TWENTY ONE HAVE REGISTERED FOR SERVICE. Now Requisition May Exhauat Flrat Claaa In Soma Btatao Haraaftar May Regiater Evary Thraa Montha. Washington.—While a million young Americans juat turned 21 ware regis terlng for service In the war for world freedom, orders went out from the office of Provost Marahal General Crowder to the governors of all States except Arifona. for the mobilisation between June 24 and 28 of 200,000 mora registrants. Thla was In addi tion to 40,000 negro man requisitioned from 20 States and brings the total number of, selective service men call ed to the colore to 1,596,704 and when they are In camp the nation's army will number well over 2,000.000 men. The registration apparently was at tended by the perfect order that mark ed the enrolling a year ago of 10,000,- 000 men who form the great reservoir upon which the nation is drawing to furnish the balance of power on the weatern front to crush the German war machine. The men who appeared before the 4,500 local boards over the country have become o{ age aince the flrst registration day. June 5. 1917. Mili tary authoritlea estimate that from their number there will be had 760,000 men lit for active dutty While an act of Congress requires that the new registrants be placed at the bottom of the claas to which they are assigned, many of them may soon be called to the colora, as the recent requlaltlon upon governora probably will exhaust the flrst class In soma States. While no formal explanation was made, this was believed to have been the reason why Arlsona was not Included In the last call. Results of the second registration will not be known for several days General Crowder has requested the adjutant general of eah State to tele graph him a comprehensive summary of the result, giving the total registra tion the proportion to the number that, had been expected to enrol, rea sons obtained for any difference be tween the figures, and the nature of any untoward occurrence attending the Registration. PRUSSIA HAVING SOUGHT WAR MUBT HAVE ENOUGH OF IT New York. —Suggestions of peace based on a "perpetuation of Prussian- Ism." and crlticiama of the government and the conduct of the war "which are not constructive" were condemned by Secretary of State Lanaing here. Prus sia having "wickedly aought war," the secretary said. It Is the determination of the American people that "Prussia shall have war and more war and more war. until the very thought of war Is abhorrent to the Prussian mind." GERMAN U-BOATS STILL OPERATING NEAR COAST New York.—Two more vessels, a Norwegian steamship and one achoon er. were added to the Hat of ships known to have been sunk by the Ger man submarlnos which are raiding In American waters. The total now stands at 13 —Ave steamers and eight schooners. The fact which stood out most prominently In the day's develop ments is that the U-boats are still op eiating near the coast and have not returned to their bases, assuming that the two which already have been iden tified are the only ones on this siae of the Atlantic. NINETY PER CENT OF WOUNDED WILL RECOVER Paris.—Ninety out of every 100 American soldiers wounded in the Cantlgnay battle will recover. This is the Judgment of the principal sur geons in the American army medical corps, which la caring for them- The wounded were brought away from the fighting line without delay when the battle was at ita bitterest. Wounded have been brought to American hoa pitala ip .the neighborhood of' Paris, both from' Can tig nay and Veellly wood CHARGE AMERICANS WITH ESPIONAGE TWO GERMANS SUBJECTS ARE NAMED IN INDICTMENT A 8 CO-CONBPIR ATORS. SOME PLEAD NOT BUILTY Operations Declared to Have Been Sensational—lndicted by New York Orand Jury. New York.—Five American citizens and two subject! of the German em pire. one of them a woman, are named as fellow-conspirators in two indict ments returned by a federal grand jury here Investigators declared their operations the most sensational under taken by German intelligence agents since the war began. The indictments allege conspiracy to commit treason and conspiracy to commit espionage. The assembling and transmission of Information rela tive to America's prosecution of the war; the destruction of American piers docks and troop transports with Are bombs, destruction of quicksil ver mines in this country to hamper the manufacture of munitions ; as sisting Germany in taking an armed expedition In Ireland; fomentation of a revolt against British rule in Ire land, raising of funds in this country with which to finance these opera tions, and destruction of munitions factories and mines in Great Britain are charged as ramifications of the in trigue. The wording of the Indictments com prising 30 pages. Intimates that ths conspiracy may be of even broader scope. This is suggested by a para graph In the treason indictment which alleges that In July last year, one of the defendants sent a cablegram to Olten, Switzerland. "Madame" de Vlctorlca, Rodlger, Robinson, Frlcke and Kipper pleaded "not guilty" to both Indictments be fore Judge Augustus N. Hand and were remanded to the Tombs to await trial todsy. O'Leary, now wanted on three charges, and Ryan have not been ap prehended. The treason conspiracy Indictment charges that "Madame" de Vlctorlca and Rodlger, "from April 6, 1917. to the date of the presentation and filing of this Indictment, were enemies of the United States and spies for and secret representatives, secret agents and secret employes of said imperial German government" and still are. After naming Ryan. O'Leary, Rob inson, Frlcke, Kipper, Binder and Schweitzer as citizens owing allegi ance to the United States, the indict ment charges that they "and divers other persons within and without the United States" whose names are un known, conspired to commit treason, In that they "would knowingly and wilfully adhere and give aid and com fort" to the German government, and to Madame de Vlctorlca and Rodlger by sending to the German government communications "connected with and In prosecution of the war." receiving from German officials communications "connected with and In promotion of the war" and by furnishing money and credits to Rodlger and de Vlctorlca; by concealipg the presence and activi ties of the two alleged from American authorities and by furnishing messen gers to the two suspects. SUBMARINES CHASE TRANBPOPRT 12 HOURS An Atlantic Port—The story of a transport's race up the Atlantic coast, closely hugging the coast, with dark ened lights at night and under a full pressure of steam In order to elude German U-boats, at least two of whom gave chase, were told by men on shore leave here. Members of the crew declared that they were warned In smple time by wireless of the nearness of the sea wolves and were advised to keep In close to the coast and to make all possible speed to this port. They ask ed In return that the ship be met at once by American destroyers. MOVE TO REDUCE COST Of FOOD TO CONSUMER Washington.—A country-wide move to reduce the cost of food to the con sumer and standardize methods of compelling the observance by dealers of "fair price lists" was ordered by Food Administrator Hoover. Lists will be published In every county, town and city and consumers will be asked to co-operate with offi cials in forcing merchants to bring their prices to a uniform level. LLOYD GEORGE PRAISES VALOR OF AMERICANS London. Premier David Lloyd George, In replying to a toast to the success of the entente allied arms at the dinner to the Printers' Society of London, said that Britishers have made sacrifices for a great purpose and g high Ideal. One of the Saost en couraging things, the premier contin ued. was the "superb valor and the trained akill with which the Amerr eans have taken their pat. In the straggle. •—— COSTAL STATION FOR N. C. COAST WAR DEPARTMENT 18 TO ESTAB LISH THIRTEEN ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. ro LOOK FOR ENEMY U-BOATS It le Regarded As Certain Ons e» More Will Be Placed In This State. Washington. Estimates sent to Congress by Secretary Baker show that the war department intends to establish 13 permanent airplane sta tions and probably a number of bal loon observation stations, on the At lantic coast. It Is regarded as practi cally certain that the North Carolina coast will get one or more of these stations. The two senators from North Carolina, and representatives from the coast districts will get busy, It Is understood, to see that adequate protection is afforded the coastal ter ritory of the state. Sites for the sUtions, from which airplanes and balloons will watch for and attack enemy submarines, have been selected but their announcement Is withheld pending the completion of the purchase of necessary land The visit of German submarines la largely responsible for the etsimates of the deparement, which aggregate approximately $28,000,000. It Is understood that sites have been selected for 13 stations on the Atlan tic, three on the Pacific, four in Pan ama and three in Hawaii. In addition 20 balloon coastal stations are planned by the war department at the several coastal points suitable for observa tlon. The estimates submitted are In de tail as follows: Construction of 16 permanent coast al stations, $16,000,000. Construction of 20 permanent bal loon coastal stations, $2,500,000. Construction of four permanent sta tions In Panama. $5,400,000. Construction of three permanent stations In Hawaii, $4,420,000. The desired amounts will be Includ ed Ln the fortifications approprietlon bill soon to be reported by the bouse committee. Hege Guilty of Manslaughter. Lexington—After deliberating for three hours and a half, the Jury re turned a verdict of guilty of man slaughter against J. Graham Hege for - killing J. F Deaderlck, ln Hege's home on March 19th. Judge W. J. Adams sentenced Hege to be confined for an Indeterminate period of not less than one year, nor more than four years, ln the State prison. Counsel for Hege gave notice of ap peal to the Supreme Court and Hege was released on $2,500 bond. Before sentence was given, Judge Adams over-ruled a motion to set aside the verdict. After the Jury had rendered the verdict, Hege's counsel made pleas for mercy. The court room was tense as E. E. Raper rose and declared that there had been Insinuations and charges by counsel for the State of a frame-up on the self-defense plea of the defendant. "If I had to face the Judgment bar to day I should denounce that as false." Mr. Raper then stated that TTege and his wife had both told him the same story they told on the stand Just after the killing, the prisoner ln Jail and the wife ill in bed. A. L. Brooks arose and told the court he was with Mr. Raper when the Hege home was visited and that he talked to Mrs. Hege as she told the story she bared to th world for the first time Tuesday morning. Solicitor Bower arose and spoke of the regard of the local bar for the at torneys of the defense and said none of these had ever pointed the finger of suspicion. He added that the State's counsel were friends of Hege and had no desire to urge heavy punishment upon him. Hege received the verdict calmly. As he came Into the court at the sound of the bell he talked Jokingly with relatives and counsel. Correet Defects Class 1 Men. The James McConnell Hospital at Vass is the first institution of the kind ( In the State to respond to the call [ from Major John D. Langston for free i medical assistance in weeding out of | group B, class 1, those registrants : who have remedial defects and who may, by treatment, become eligible j ! for full military service in claes 1. i The general call which Major Lang ston Is ssndlng out is part of the pro gram which contemplates the enlarge- I ment of class 1 by additions and cor- ' rections. I !i Pharmacists Meet in Raleigh. i The S9th annual meeting of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Asso- J elation wUI»JM held in Raleigh, June { 19, 20. 21? I Election of a member on the State J Board of Pharmacy and other regular ■ business will come before the meeting. ™ Dr. Henry P. Hyson of the Balti more College of Pharmacy will ad dress the association on "The Little Things ln Pharmacy That Win Sao ceea."
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