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' ;: .- v'. fc-.' ' ,1-; THE WEATHER PGES TODAY ONE SECTION Fair Friday, warmer In interior; Sat urday fair, warmer eastern portion. VOL. CI-NO. 237. AUSTRO-ITALI AN FRONT INTO VIOLENT ACTION ITALIANS ON THE Enemy Forced to Fight Hand to Hold Ground Among Peaks of Asiago Plateau STRUGGLE A BITTER ONE Italians Probibly 1 Seek to, Upset the Long Expected Austro German Drive AUSTRIAN WAHSEtlP IS SUNK Naval Base at Pola Attacked by Italian Units Among the rugged Ipeaks , of the Asiago plateau, east or tne erenta river, the Italian front has again flam ed into violent ' action. ,The aggre- sive nas Deen lanen Dy me iiauano, nowever, and the Austro-Qerroan for- ces instead oi uuncuing uitui expected assault on the tlalian lines . - i m 1 it. . f 1 . have been compelled to 'fight hard to maintaiA the positions where they have stood since last November. Flghtimsr it Dissy Heigrhts. ' The fighting seems to have center ed cn the comparatively short section of the battle line between Mount Aso lone and Monte Pertica. Those two JieightB, about three nrfTes apart,' rise to an altitude of about 5,000 feet while between them there is a sort of "sad dle" on which the Teutonic forces have taken up strong positions. Both the v tnna and Rome ofiicial statements tell .of bitter &htlng on .this particu lar front, the latter stating that the Italian soldiers have entered Austrian trenches on ' Monte Asalone in two Vlaces. ' ' ' : ' ' ' . , - Break Up TeutonJo Drive. The fact that the Italian armies have taken the initiative in the Ughtihg would seem to indicate that they have sought to carry the fight to the enemy in sueh a way as to break up any ar rangements for, the launching of a' strong Teutonic assault. .Ths has many precedents in-the present war, a strong offensive' at' a' threatened point being considered the best de Cense under certain circumstances. Entire Xfime Active. . While the ..fighting has been . very firce east o f the .' Brenta the, whole Italian line from Lake, Garda to the Piave and thence to the sea has been marked by patrol engagements which appear to be Isolated actions, but which may be components parts of a a plan of campaign in that theatre of the war. Nowhere have -the Italian lines been .reached. by attacking, par ties of Austrians. Americana Set Building Afire. In Flanders and Picardy only heavy artillery fire has marked the 'fighting luringthe last day. American gunners have been at work in the general bom bardment that has been going on and have aagin set buildings in Montdidier in flames. Here and there have been patrol engagements but .these have .not J approached the magnitude of battles at any oint. . ' . . Austrian Battlealilp De4royed- A raid on the Austrian naval base at Pola has been made by Italian units and an Austrian battleship of the 20, ton type has been destroyed.' The -Italian naval forces were aided in their operations by the co-operation of an aerial squadron. ; ' It has been ; announced from Wash ington tha',n official order has been issued he soviet government of Rpssia Jing for the formation of an army ' t will fight for the security otr the j issian republic which has been men :d by the aggression of the ier . xns. ....:. ' ' HOOVKR TEL1VS PRJESIDENT BELGIUM IS NOW STARVING. Washington, May 16. Belgium - Is now starving and-some 'o f the ships supplying the allies must be, diverted to carry relief, President Wilson was ld today by Food Administrator Hoover. Under the present plan of Pooling the ships an dthe food sup P'ies Mr. Hoover, said other countries "e getting the food and Belgium is bmg neglected. " ' -. - v Ever since the United States began sending large number' of troops, to ran;e the question of. tonnage for Belgian relief has presented a serious Problem and has caused much uneasl ness among those interested in it. 8lX AIRMEN TWICE FAIL . " TO REACH CITY OF PARIS Paris, May 16. Two successive at mpts to reach Paris were made" by 'o distinct groups of German" alr- '"ines last night. The first group after J :wis Dombs is miles soutnooz tne mt where they had crossed the line gained their base shortly before 11 Mr i "imuteB later a group or tour Capiases crossed at about the . same pt and headed southeastward. This "oup was headed off after it had cov- a distance of 30 miles. Tha ma- bf!longing to it dropped a mbs fell in fields. . few Piu-e Jury Unable o AflTree. Norfolk, Va May 16. Unable to of c! 0n a verdict the Jury in the case l'nit.MDhen a pace, on trial la the munrt t, tate court before Judge Ed be,',, waddiu on the charge of em ou L"s over W.00 from the Porta the office wa tonight paroled by m0r ,urt until 10' o'clock "'tomorrow idp,.,?.s wnen hey will ' resume . con 6ra"oa of the testimony, , - - . . ' . ' . ' " i i - i L 1 i 1 1 ; , - - , " . . First Official Communique Is Issued By Gen. Pershing Russian Naval Officials , v Destroyed Submarines to Keep Them From Germans London, May 16. Russian naval officials blew up their four Ameri can submarines before retreating: from Hango, in1 southwestern in land, last April the British admir alty announced tonigrht. Seven : British submarines also were destroyed when, the . German navel ; forces and transports ap proached Hango.? None of the Brit-v ish vessels fell into jthe hands fv the enemy, the admiralty announc ed.' . J "" ' AIRMEN TELL OF BATTLE Capt. Peterson Accounted for'Two 'Hun Monoplanes and Capt. : (Marr One Biplane v SLIPPED TIP ON THE BOOHES Cap. Perm Said "It Wai a Cinch." While Cap. Marr "Kelt Sorry - For the Helpless Beggars . He Bronskt.DowB. I With the American Army In France, May 16. (By the Associated Presa,)- Captain David Peterson, of Honesdale, Pa., and Captain Kenneth Marr, Cali fornia, the heroes in the aerial battle Wednesday , in which Captain. Pe terson broght down two ' German monoplanes' and Captain Marr destroy ed an enemy biplane in the Toul sec tor, relater their stories of the battle today.. ., : v . , - ' "1 was flying near Thiacourt at an altitude 'of- 5,000 -metres," said Captain Peterson, wnen I saw two German Albatross scouts going away at right angles In the distance. On was ahead of the other. I ascended 200 metres higher, circled and stopped my ' en gine, apd. darted, afjter them. , "I finally got close to the last plane. At a distance of 100 yards I opened fire with incendiary bullets and the German machine almost immediately burst into flames and fell. ' "I continued straight on my course," he continued, "and within two min utes had he other machine before .me. He started a quick dive but I am cer tain that some of the bullets went homeV "One "of the 'wings of his ma chine crumpled up at the same mo ment As I circled about' I saw one machine" burning on the ground 'and the other, smoking in its downward plunge, crash to the earth. That is all there -is -to- it- It -was. a, cinch." - Captain Marr was flying at an alti tude of 2,000 metres when he saw an enemy : machine over the American lines, j - ; '' ' "As I sailed out I saw him far away, circling out from our line amid a cloud 0 f puff balls . from our 'Archies " he said. "I circled out wider and finally passed the, German and turned again down our line, between the enemy and the sun. Both of us had the sun at our backs. . v "As I opened up my motor and ap proached nearer," he saldr."I saw that 1 had a two-seater to deal with. I thought.the German might see or. hear by motor, so 1 went a hundred meters lower until right under the tail , of his machine. Then I pointed the nose of my airplane upward and went on a level with the enemy and opened fire at him .point blank range. , "The German never knew I was there until incendiary; bullets, alter nating with, ordinary mlssible, began pattering through his machine. After 20 shots his machine toppled. I must Ttave got a lucky ' shot home on the pilot for the machine went down, wav-; ering through the air like a leaf fall ing from a tree; . , I saw the observer standing up in th e'machine trying to get his ' machine gun to ' bear on me, flrst'from one side and then from the other; . ': . t , "I certainly felt sorry for. the help less beggar. There he was .dashing1 to certain death, but to the last gamely trying to give me a fight." '"'"' ? . . Captain Peterson and Captain "Marr were standing-o ntheir flying field at day break this morning as they spoke. It - was a perfect day for flying; and they were about to leave for a patrol over the enemy's lines. As they stepr ped Into their machines, Captain Marr said: ',.' . ; ' ' - '" ."Well .we're off again. Maybe we will get some more. Maybe they, will get us. Anyway, it's. a, fine day for It. So long." '. ' : r, The motors started an dthe two air planes, together With several ,? other machines, took the air and disappeared toward the front. ;:; . ' "' ",,''';.. House Passes Pension BilL : ' : - Washington, May 16. The house to day passed the annual ; pension ' bill carrying $185,050,000 an Increase ,pt $1,990,000 fover the total 'for ,the,cur rent year. . Thev measure now goes to the senate. .7 Z . , the AMERGAr MAMES BUT WITH OFFENSIVE Daily Report on Activities of the American! Soldiers Abroad is Now Expected BRAVE EXPLOITS ARE NOTED Account is Given of the Daring and Enterprise of Both Of ficers and Men ARTILLERY MORE INTENSE Complete American Air Squadron Now in Operation - Washington, May 16. FirtlIcation today of the first American "official communique" ' prepared at expedition ary; headquarters in ;France, Inaugur ated what is expected to be a dally re port to the American people on what their ' soldiers abroad are doing. In" giving out the text of the state ment, Secretary Baker could not say definitely that one would be forthcom ing daily hereafter.- That rests with General Pershing, but Mr. Baker in dicated his hope that the expeditionary commander would find It possible to follow that course.. . ; ' t As. to the military situation in the two sectors held : by -'American troops the communique was exceedingly brief. Increased artillery Activity on both sides, both north .of Toul and. 4a1 lior- raine, ' were - noted wnh' thet'obhim'eift? "nothing else to report." - Most Of the statement was devoted to official ac counts of the daring and enterprise of American officers i and men In scout ing and raiding -operations and in the air. . ; v " ; , ; . Army officers ' here, hope that - while Gen. Pershing may as yet, feel that it would be - Improper Tor , him to issue formal . statements as to operations where his , forces are" holding . sectors in ' French corps, or army fronts, he will '.be able to, follow, up today's, prac tice', and give.: detajied, . accounts of events in which, only American troops are Involved.1 1. ' ' ' - resignation . in the communique of the flight for which Major Ralph Royce was decorated by .the French army corps commander as the "first Ameri can flight over the enemy's lines" was taken here as an announcement that a - complete American air squadron is now In operation at the front. Here tofore, American flyers mentioned for gallantry have ' been attached to French squadrons. , Officers saw in the official reports of the raiding and . scouting operations signs of the dash and initiative which they' have ; expected thev American troops to show in action. ' They are supremely confident that the average American will1 play the game at the front just as well as Americans - have played all games. : . AMERICANS IN TRNECHES AND IN AIR ARE VERY ACTIVE - Washington, May 16. The war de partment today made public, an offi cial communique from Gen. Pershing In two sections, tne rrrst repeating a communique that came In press ca bles this morning and the second giv ing additional information of the ac tivities of J the American troops." The second section said;";" ' "In-Lorraine, "May 12t three snipers, scouts of the intelligence service went out in camouflage sniping suits to 'find German snipers v and . encountered 18 of the enemy at strong point near dug out. They . shot . four, of whom one appeared to be an officer, secured val uable papers and retired under heavy fire. One failed to reach our lines and the major commanding the sector sent three officers and four men to ,find him. " - "This patrol also penetrated enemy's line and reached the strong point at tacked by first , patrol. , Here the ene my was now enforced ana our patrol was driven back by hot rifle and gre nade '. Are., On reaching . our lines one man ' of this patrol, also was - found missing. Two officers who went out to find, .him killed an enemy -scout and brought: back; his body' for identifica tion purposes. The man missing from the second patrol has , not been, found, but the third) -intelligence sqout of first party has returned. - ' .:. :";'; . ' S "Dn' May 12 three officers of our avi ation forces f were v cited in orders by the -commanding general of a 'French army corps and . decorated with the croIx de guerre : .", Major Ralph Royce, of ; Hancock, Mich., f orrmaking,' first American- reconnaissance 'over enemy's lines and for always setting, fine ex ample to .his . squadron. '-First Lieut. Herbert ",B- Garslde,: of New Tork City, pilot, and Second Lieut. Paul D. Mey ers, of Milwaukee, observer for an in fantry liason, mission onjApril 12: Fly ing at 300 metres . they ..finished their mission ; In spite of intense fire . from enemy machine . . and. anti-aircraft guns."':' :-, " ;'';T':.i;, 3 '- The text of the first section follows! ' . "North . of Toul in Lorraine there was a marked increase of artillery, ac tivity on ' both sides.-'. Today two - of our aviators brought down .three Ger man. machines. . There is; nothing else importance to, report.-t END OF 1918 MAY FIND A POWERFUL FORGE IN FRANCE American Army a Officials More ; Than Ever Hopeful That This ;'.';" . :Wm be Abwmplished . - MAY TOTAL. :l,500,00d MEN It- is Expected: That Within Next 12 Months ' Three JEllioh Will be Under Arms Washington, May ; 16. With more than half a million men now in France, army officials now; are more than ever hopeful that . a powerful American force ; will be ce-operating with the allies there1 by the . end of the. year. Unhappy experience with over-san guine estimates 6f what can be accom pllshed make them slow to. put their hopes into definite ( predictions however, and It was not possible tonight to' ob tain specific confirmation of the report from JParis that '1,3506,000 fighting troops before January ' 1 had 1 been promised. The statement -"of Premier .' Clemen ceau's newspaper thit such a "promise had been made "Was not believed by army officers generally to ' mean '.that the American government had' definite ly pledged itself. 'to r deliver a specific number, of men within , a certain Jtime. Many factors are. involved in'.makirig such a" calculation. .months in advance. Secretary Baker would make no comment- on the statements Many weeks ago he told' the senate military com mittee, .however, "that" the government then had hopes of getting. 1,500,000 to the front dyring: the year. Since then his . estimate that 500,000 j would? reach France early ;.in the -year has beeii' ful filled and slce- then,- also,-the German drive has .changed!: the whole cosatt &1 ' events and; brought; about- airspeeding up of Amertcao, participation ahich has rrdyshO'Wrh!t -v ''""- Under the authority nought by. Presi dent Wilson ; to organise ? 'As large ; an army as it Is 'found possible J to train, equip; and- transport-it t is: known.' offi cials expect, at least -: three' m,illittn"'m4n to be. under :arma'xluring,thei next' 12 months. . Many believe; . that- even ia larger force." can be handled -as it" ho' appears quite probable; that- a totaTi-of four million during he year .wiU be nearer the mark; ---'-; - - . , ! Secretary Baker explained today his view . as to what . the new "practice of brigading American units with French and British divisions and' the appoint-' meht of General Foch -as- supreme com mander mlgh't,tring about .in'jthe .way. of" producing mixed army corps or di visions. It is entirely', possfble, he said, that Americ&n division or "higher com manders willhave command1 of French or - British troops or both "under" the movements ordered by General Foch. Where a mixed division or corps "are constituted and -Aiheirican troops "pre dominate Mr. Baker regarded it as probable that an American" will com-: mand if one of adequate rank and ex perience is available.' MEN ENROLLED FOR . . . r SEVIER TRAINING CAMP Sohoo for ' CommlMtoni - for Infantry Will b Cottducted Artillery at t Camp Jackaon .Columbia. (Special Star Telegram. . Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C.',vMay 16. Several hundred candidates rfor commissions had reported at the close of the first day of the 83rd division's training camp for .officers ' here, 'The greater' part of. jhe number .were civi lians from accredited schools and col leges. More than a hundred of the remainder were sept from Camp Wads worth at Spartanburg, where no camp will be held this time. , . ' ; . The candidates from the 81st divi sion are expected -tomorrow. , . Only in fantry candidates - will be trained here, the school for commissions in Jhe, ar tillery branch being: conducted at Camp Jackson, Columbia. Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Virginia are repreesnted. , by the stu dents, while the party from Wads werth was composed of New Yorkers,-; Butting up ; their tents was the first work .-performed by ; the porspective officers. MaJor C. H. TlckInson, .who; was in charge -of the-, lasts camp . at Columbia, . is commandant. . ' ' .-, Two hundred and sixty-three sel ectmen from Camp; Jack son -are "ex pected tomorrow to fill the engineer regiment and artillery brigade-of the SOth division to war strength.. V Movement of the 324th infantry to Camp Sevier 'hSS' been" completed. Col. George Moses and Lieutenant Colllttee having arrived with -the - remainder- of tneir - command, v A detachment to- pre pare the camp ,cam ..seyeral. days ago. This is the first unit of , the 81st divi sion to arrive here in full force. ' BlfGINBBRS TO AKFIUATB 5 ' ; . WITH liABOR FKDERATIOX. " Washington, May . 1 6. Samuel Gom-H pers, president of 'the American' Federa tion , of, Labor, in' a telegram td W.' S. Stone, grand ' chief of-the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, congratulated the ; brotherhood on,' its 'decision at Cleveland yesterday , to - affiliate with the .federation and expressed " the? hope that the-, action?4 would make; for " the funity of. all our "people ' and' the trl umph of our. republic in .the great' en terprise In- which she is engaged for Ureedon,. justico aud ENGLAND PEACE OFFER "... - . v I SOME ACCREDITED PERSON Foreign Secretary Balfour Explains Before House of Commons the , Letter From Emperor Charles t o Prince'Sixtus Declares That ' the Central Powers Have Ma de No Effort Toward a Fair V ? a " and Honorable Peace. . : : Iondon,, May 16. The British . secre tary for. foreign affairs, Arthur J. Balfour?-ir' giving , explanations : ..in the house of commons' today in connection with' Emperor Charles' letter to Prince Sixtus of "Bourbon, recently-made pub lie by the president of the French re public, , 'declared that no effort at con versations . has ever been made by the central powers in the interest of a fair . ..... . t and. honorable peace and he added: ' "It any representative , of any bel ligerent country desires seriously to lay before us any proposals we are ready, to listen" , to them." : . , , - Thej letter in question had been ex amined 'by a committee of the French chamber, said Mr. Balfour, and the con- Ljsluslon.. reached was, that it did not provide an adequate or satisfactory basis. for an. honorable peace.' - V ,; ;; Mr. Balfour in his explanations was replying to Questions submitted by the Bight. Hop. WaItejj,JRunciman, former president, of v the64rdTof trade, .. who aBk.whether,;w Charles' letter was communicated to the French gPYern.meptj and by the French govern meni; tp the -British prime minister, it wag; communicated to any other, of the alles; had the. American government any information -as to what was pass ing? . pid i the prime . minister , inform the, foreign, office at the flme of the SHipping Board TDecides to Proceed laneaaiiel sxgGd ""Program TO ' HAVE ; FOUR . NEW YARDS .'.3 In, Addition to Eighteen Ships Already ', -JDontraqte- For y-Elt; Others i WIU be ; Ordered When Sites -' r .: v..- Selected. ? ' .f-'? A- . Washington, May 16.r-rTheL shipping board-has -decided , to proceed imme diately on a large scale with the build ing of concrete ships and will increase the program out of the appropriation of two and one quarter I billion dol lars Which has been asked for the next fiscal year.v. :n . ' ' ' ' Eighteen concrete, ships aggregating 117,?D0 tons ; haVe'v been contracted, for; It was" announced today tha( 58 other concrete vessels at a cost " of - about $43,250,000, will be ordered as soon , as sites for the four new government yards are. chosen. - ; '. .. - 'A committee of experts will visit the south lopking over , available ground., Their recommendation Is expected soon. c - " ; ' ! - . ;. ; 4' CONCRETE SHIP FAITH THE - EQUAL OF ANY OTHER, ( VESSEL .San Francisco, "May 15. The "1,500 ton concrete - steamer - Faith, the first, of Its kind and." tonnage constructed in this country.' underwent a' successful trial trip today, at sea off San Fran cisco. A wireless message from the steamer said: 4 --The- Faith is proving- herself the equal, if -not the superior of any steel ship of similar size. - ( WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD AND STEEL MEN TO MEET Secret - and Important Meeting. Called - ' " 'to' Take JPlaee In Washing- l ton Today r:' .. ''. -' " Washington, May 16. A secret and important meeting of the steel com mittee of the American : iron and steel institution, headed by Elbert H. Gary, with, the war industries board has been, called- here for tomorrow. , . ' Thewhole question of curtailment of industries as well as that of steel will be"" thrasned - out at the . meeting." . A "show 'down"; will be'demahded by thej steel meru The government will - be asked determine .definitely and give figures .how : the . steel companies shall be operated and how far the govern-5 ment ""musf go in controlling either their " btitput as they- do now," or. how much -more drastic their control must be. - ' ' - ,Infbnnat(on as to the war Industries board's purpose In calling the meeting was i; refueed ; today by Bernard M. Baruch and ' other officials and" every effort was made to guard carefully the fact that : leading steel men of the country" had -"been called In. -- - Officials familiar with the steel sit uation, said today- that a shortage in steel -apd tplg .iron ' whleh :has 'shown Ittle If any improvement since- the5 steel men. pledged, themselves to- devote their entire capacity; to' 'government 9rders .madfftomorrow'Sj meetinlg, im perative. -J' Increased demands ' of -the allies , for ' steel : and ..the inability to meet - In full American requirements i , u re the chief factors. lit BUILD MANY SHIPS OF CONCRETE WOULD CONSIDER IF MADE BY . ' - - fact that the communication . had been shown to him? Why were the negotia tions dropped was It 'purely on terri torial grounds?; Was ft because a de mand wets .made -by France not only for Alsace-Lorraine; but 'for "the 1814 line, or -even the 1T90 line1? " - Mr. 'Balfour' explained-that he had no secrets from President , Wilson. He was in America at the time and had hot gone very thoroughly into the mat ter. The ,ietter, howey er, had been conveyed by Prince Sixtus to President Poincare and the French premier under seal of the strictest secrecy. Only the British sovereign and premier were to see it. Therefore it was not commum cated to the president of the United States and the Am'eri6ah government was at the time no: better Informed of the facts regarding the letter than he was himself. ,. , PRESIDENT MAY SUPPLEMENT MR. BALFOUR'S STATEMENT Washington,' May 16. Either through a public address or a diplomatic note President Wilson in 'the near future may take occasion to comment upon and supplement the '. statement made today, by . Foreign ' Mlriifltbr Balfour in the British bouse of commons in con nection with the Austrian peace feelers through -Prince "Sixtus of .Bourbon. , It .was authoritatively stated today that the American government fully - . (Continued on Page Two.) Sets Forth What Germany Propos .- '.- . ' ves to;Exjact From Allies as - r -War Indemnities ' : -1 BELGIUM : ONE CONDITION r I Penfral Powem to be : Allo-wed Com mercial Kle of 17jOO,00 Tons - ' and the Alllea Only About 10, : 800.000 Tons. ... , : - i : . . ' With the -American -Army in France, Wednesday, night,. .May; ;.l 5. ( By the Associated Pre). Germany's- condi- tlons of peace are clearly stated in a document, found, in a .German trench recently re-captured by entente allied troops. ' A resume of 'the principal con ditions as;' giVen in an official transla tion, reads: . - . i . ' . ..-'- i - - Alter, .'.tne enormous 'sacrmces we have made of our blood and property. we exact as- a necessary minimum to the preservation and . development of Germany," the following: "Belgium, especially the Flanders coasfc, With Antwerp," is to remain un der German military, economic and political dependence. "Uberty of the seas, shall be prop erly established for all nations, the central powers t being allowed a com merclal fleet totaling 17,800,000 -tons while that of the allies should amount to 10,900,000 tons. : . "Our colonies shall befreturned with augmentation. . . . ' "We are to have more numerous and stronger naval stations. v - "The LongWy and'Briey mine fields, which furnished France Its weapons for attacks, shall become German: "Readjustments of the frontiers, par ticularly in the Vosges, are to be fixed according, to the military situation and the appreciation 'of 'the commandant. Our. frontiers must be such that their defense is .mae . easier. "xne iormer uerman Baltic prov inces shall be incorporated, their, rich soil furnishing new ' cereal fields for German peasant emigrants, thus pro tectlng the empire against the dan gers of famine. ; ' . . .rCourlahd, Lithuania, , Livonia and Isthania are to be colonised. ' One million eight hundred thousand tons of Rumanian .petrol will be ' at the disposal of . Germany. ... .!Those nations ..' which attacked peaceful Germany must pay all ' war charges in raw materials, ships, ready. mojiey : and . territorial :. conoesslons, leaving Germany with- only five bll Hons national debt." " DESERTER GETS HOT OXE. Sentenced to Qnitrtcr Century In Prls- . on . for Delinquencies. ; . (Special Star Telegram.) v Camp Sevier Greenville, S, C, May 16. Private "' Jacob .MacLawhorn of Company F, 120th . Infantry, . has been convicted by a court martial of having broken restriction to his company street and of having been absent with out leave. twioe, and having twice de serted and twice escaped from conflne-' ment .and he has been ' sentenced to dishonorable discharge from the ser vice, .-forfeiture of all pay and allow-' ances, ;and 25 years imprisonment In the ; federal : penitentiary - in ; Atlanta. This is ; the .longest .sentence yet im posed bera.-; 'i? 'V'Vi';,v,--- v;;:v,. "' '-"- Private Toin Prltt,- Company M, 120th infantry. n "alleged deserter from the r service, " has been returned to camp by civilian officers.- He. was arrested ' at Ashevllle. - V- :. --', -i.'--' DOCUMENT STATES PEACE CONDITIONS WHOLE NITMBEB 39,415 HUN OFFENSIVE OF . TERROR IS WAGED AGAINST CHS Henry P. Davison Describes Meth ods Germans Are Using in France and Italy TOWNS BOMBED AT NIGHT Declares That :Genhan Propaganda Cannot Exist Where Bed Cross is Working New York, May 16. A German of- . v fensive of terror against the civilian ' population 'of France and Italy -was " described today by ..Henry P. -Davison , on his return from a 12,000-mile tour of inspection of Red Cross work abroad. H is chairman of the Red Cross war council 'arid 'comes back ' to " inaugurate the drive for $100,000,000. "The outstanding feature of German; methods at the, present time," he said, " is the effort to terrorize women, children and old men at home. While the Germans troops are making their drive on the front .airplanes are bomb-. Ing nearly every night towns behind the lines with the deliberate and de clared purpose of terrorizing civil ians." Mr .Davison described the attempt to uphold civilian morale as ''one of the great missions of the Red Cross," adding: " , "You need have no concern for Ger man propaganda where the Red Cross--' Is working. We have -workers all ovr -Italy and France carrying . a message ' of comfort and-cheer, helping especial ly to care for the children and to pro vide for the sick and the needy, par- 1 ticularly among soldiers' families." ' Mr;, Davison had personal' experience with German terrorizing of ' civilians -from, the air at, night. He was In a ' town In France when 37 people were . killed and houses -demolished by a German, airplane . which had stolen through a barrage and flew as low as y 100 feet. American . ambulance men busied themselves . at. . rescue work and , the i. airplane- returned. . and bombed . ' them. He , regards the . bombing of . Paris by big guns as part of the of fensive of terror and says that the damage to buildings is so slight that one might-drive about the city a week without noticing it unless it should be pointed out. "The' military situation in general, he said, "is very serious, but I think I "reflect the attitude of Gen. Pershing -in saying that the allies will win Of that there is not a doubt." . . A summary of some of the Red Cross relief, described by Mr. Davison, fol lows: - ' . ' s "In France relief is. being extended, in 121 cities and towns; in Italy In 45 cities andtowns w-th branches in 2.18 . other places. " ' "In France the Red Cross operates 15 hospitals, In England 5; in Italy 2. In addition supplies are furnished to -4,361 boepitals in 1,509 cities and towns in France and to 645 . hospitals In Italy. - Ninety-nine Red Cross ambu lances in the Italian front are operat ed hy 129 America boys. "Fourteen rolling canteens at ' the . French front have supplied 3,240,000 hot drinks to ' French soldiers. - Can teens In Paris .district have, supplied ' ' millions of meals and drinks to sol diers. . r , "A factory has been established fbr 11 the manufacture of artificial limbs and ': five splint factories' are operating un- der ; Red Cross supervision." Speaking of the Red Cross drive next : week he said. "We need to let it be known, to our . own soldiers and the soldiers of our al lies and the peoples behind their lines School for ConuaiMlon for Infantry , them heart and soul." , ' - , PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO SENATE WAR INQUIRIES Another Test of Strength Between Ad mlntstratton tieaders and CrltJen . Is Impending. . ' , j Washington, May 16. Another test of strength is impendrng in. the sen ate - between- administration leaders' and 'critics of the governmentfs wiar preparations. Upon receiving word to day ; thit - the . president still strongly; disapproved the resolution for further war inquiries by the senate military: committee, even in modified form, both sides laid plans' for the . fight which probably' will begin' tomorrow. ' . t ' - Democratic Leader Martin 'ahd Sen-' ator McKeJlar ' .both , stated that , the senate would ; be given plenty of opt portunity for" consideration . and de bate. A meeting of 'the military, com mittee tomorrow was called by Sena tor Chamberlain for discussion of ., the situation. ,. : , : , . . . j." '. During' the day. Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, presented to the Sen ate the" letter and affidavits . received by him. from Gutzon Borglum. 4 Senator.-; Brandegee said he had no intention, of suppressing the. papers' but believed, they should be referred to the military committee. " ,;.; .."; I MIm ,perry"Wbn.Her,Cae. Greenville; 8. C, May 16, The first legal case ever plead by a woman law yer In South Carolina - was ' tried here today ,Miss James Perry, -who was re--cently .admitted topractice law in this state, representing the defense. She won the case. Miss Perry also has the distinction' of ? being' the - first woman ( admitted " to praotioe : law. ', in South - ! f. .I i
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