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" v. " W - " V" - . - f 11 -; , the weather . F s ; ;y' :;; , ' 1 A PAGES TODAY i ' ' c S fi L,Vr ONE SECTION Si VOL. CI-NO. 251. W1LKINGTON, K. FRIDAYMORKING, MAY 31, 1918 WHOLE KUMBBR 39,429 i i SLOW l Y BUT SURELY HAL TED $GLO-FRENCH RMiS DESPERATE INVADERS jjjjuans Making Slow Progress I jn Attempt to Widen Wedge In Soissons Region FLIES' FRONT IS SOLID farthest Point of Advance Has Carried the Enemy Almost to the Marne Valley. OCH'S RESERVES COMING fle May Strike a Tremendous Blow at Some Chosen Point. Slowly but surely the plunge of the German crown prince's armies is be ng halted by the Prenoh and British rales, while the momentum of the fcerman masses has not as yet spent it lelf, there has been a notable slack- - sing: in Its advance during the past Iiy. The chief efforts of the Germans 0 seem to be devoted to. the widen- hg of the gap they have torn in the Mtions of the allies between Pinon id Brimont. This work seems to be -ogressing slowly against the des- erate resistance of the allied troops; French Hold Their Ground. The French, having fallen back from ae limits of thecity of Soiesons, have tood their ground against the attacks ihe enemy and the German official tatemerit fails to show material ad- ances there during the day's lighting. Ehe French are here fighting on fa miliar ground which has been made lijstoric by numerous battles,; som'of Vbich are named . among' the 'decLniM mbats of history. On the eastera end of the fighting be some of the forts before- Rheims Ire said to have fallen which was to oe expected from the fact that thev pave been outflanked by the tide of in- asion that has swept far to the south of the city. Kenemblea Former Advaiee The fighting has taken on the famil- ar aspect of the first invasion of France in 1914, the advance of Von Mackensen along the unajeo and the 5ghting in Iicardy in March. After breaking the French and British de- insive position, but not breaking- the allied line, the Germans-are again moving their forces out in a fan.tttap- ngure nghting hardest on the flanks of the extreme front of their advance. me situation, while apparently ex tremely serious, has not assumed the critical aspect of the flgbkkig late in March- The allies are resisting the cnys attacks stutmornly, giving ground when- overpowered and always maintaining 'a .solid front. ' Approaching Marne Valley The wave of the advance is now aD- proaching the valley of the Marne. the wareFt approach to that avenue to ward rarls being at the village of Ve "wly which lies at the extreme apex T the German wedge and is about -yen mnes from the river. In 1914, 'he Germans advanced over a front ex tending from Braisne, Juat . east of oissons, to Vauquois, a little west of "aun. After having reached the Marne the Teutons turned the force of "jeir advance toward the west and "ey may be expected to repeat their tactics of Mnr Renerves Coming: Into Action. ifte reserve. frf -a at v. - " General Foch are now coming into wiion on ground chosen for the com Z. ,1 that maste" strategist and it is wlMe that a blow of tremendous lPort'0nB maV be struck somewhere or on its , , tiio irerm&n wave. western side, which seems ml ?Pn t0 an attack which might nimpie up the German armies to the eiat of Soissons. tmrrieann Hal tn4l. 1 .-.ana wuv rapiurea a.niig- hy the Germans. in '"nnans. large uerman 'Wees ar ooij i , , to n i nave oeen garnered laun l the viage and' they have ,. . ' nvage assaults at the Ameri- S; lhe latter th rlfle and ma- ne gun fire, have mowed down the ancina: Teutons while the Ameri- artillery has smashed the Ger- tormations with barrage fire. the AJnerican-held positions , ne oul and Lunevllle sectors there - " ueen several anMtsH iu.,. nowhere have the Germans - --v aiiu tllO AIUCI1VAH The flKhting in the air on those rS nno V, A . . . . . t ... "cu oi remarxaoie mien "With tVic A. 1 . own . "iiicritans noiaing ineir 1 ai,1 net 4 1. . m . - . ciio IOC ,;; a'ne(1 POBitions in the Flanders hwim. i D,,en subjected to bom 's the only Infantry flght- Tenoh heen initiated .by the "f Ynr uickebusch . lake, south . 'Pres. whn ; 8 a- ra ,1 vfovea rneir positions mans. of an attack on the Ger- "it w,?htJnB on the Kalian front has tn of an unusual character Hnya n RHEIMS HAVE KAIMJIf '"rt8 v,va London. May 3v. The harV fanerneStef " W-1" RES1S TANCE A GAINS T WITH TELLING EFFECT River Marne, to South of Rheims, Is LfOndon, May 3K A dispatch from Reuter's correspondent , at French headquarters says that being held on the flanks at Soissons and Rheims, the Germans are throwing 'their entire strength southward, obviously with the Marne for their goal. It is probable that: the Germans hope to establish themselves on the Marne with a view to turning the direction of their main effort westward, trusting to the river to protect their right flank. ' The hottest fighting is proceeding along the whole southern front of the advance. r The report which was sent at noon said that this morning It had been learned for the first time that reserve units were engaged in the sup port of divisions which had borne the whole weight of the onslaught since Monday. " LAST NIGHn"S NEWS FROM BATTIEFRONT WAS BETTER London, May 30. Tonight's news from the battlefields of the Aisne Is more favorable, inasmuch as the allies HOT DESPONDENT However, They Regard the Battle Situation As Very Serious and Even Critical. FOCH TRUSTED IMPLICITLY In Using Hts Reserve, However It Is Pointed . Out, , He May Be Handi capped By Not Kn erring tie Flans of tke Germans. London, May SO. The morning news paper commentators take the view that the situation on the western front vis very serious, even critical,' but there is no note of despondency in their re views. The arrival of reserves, report ed by the French press, is- noted with satisfaction and hope, although it is not known whether the reserves are sufficient in number to establish an. ap proximate numerical equilibrium of the opposing forces whose proportions are generally stated to have been from four or five to one in the Germans',,fa vor since the beginning of the bat tle. Confidence is expressed that Gen eral Foch, the allied commander-in-chief, will make the best of the dif ficult situation and it is urged he should be trusted implicitly. With regard to the use of the re serves, however, it is remarked that General Foch may be handicapped by ignorance .as to where the Germans will strike next. In this connection the Chronicle remarks that owing to the geographical advantages the Ger mans possess. It is possible for them to conceal to the very last moment the direction of their blows. General Foch must, therefore, hold reserves to meet either of several dif ferent contingencies. It may be an ticipated, adds the Chronicle, that in his use pf sis reserves he will be se verely economical,- and that a certain amount of -territory will be abandoned which a. freer use of the reserves would save. . - ."As it is possible to give ground on the Aisne front with less serious con sequences than on the front .towards Amiens," continues the Chronicle, "t should not be surprising or unduly dis countenanced if that alternative were followed." A similar point Is made by the crltio of the Daily News, who says that Gen eral Foch must postpono as long as possible any wholesale call' on his re serves.' . . . '. " ..' ' "It is by no means certain,' ays the Daily News, "that the present offen sive is the only, even the most menac ing, attack in contemplation. W hear of heavy shelling around Amiens and of abnormal aricraft activity in Fland ers. : Immediate and important devel opments in both those sectors jind -others are practical possibilities, -and un til it. is known where the Germans will strike the necessary counter measures cannot be taiten. (TIP! H. MAN GOVERNMENT TRYING : ' v f TO PACIFY THE POPULACE Zurich. ' May 30.' Newspapers - in southern Germany publish the follow ing note from German, headquarters: The 'population should not expect our advance to continue at the same rate as on the first day.-; The resistance of the enemy is becoming desperate and violent counter-attacks ' are" to be expected.,- The transport of artillery and munitions also is meeting with some difficulty, i v - v ''. Speaking of ; losses - .the v, note .adds that ' to estimate " them correctly t- the peopl should not forgjBt the, gravity or importance Of the struggle..-. ;; , ' " iO PAPERS MAKING Germans' Goal are holding the enemy on the two flanks at Soissons and Rheims and the Germans' rate of progress has been slowed' down. The danger is by no means past, however, and not fighting continues along the whole front, es pecially to the southward, the Ger man official statement claiming that they are fighting, their way toward the Marne from Fere-En-Tardenols. According to the statement the ene my claims to have taken 35,400 pris oners and a tremendous amount of booty in cannon and material. The indications from official and un official reports are that while continu ing his efforts to widen his salient, the enemy appears to be turning the main direction of his movement westward, doubtless with the intention of capi turing the railroads connected with Paris. The push southward toward the Marne is an attempt to cut the Paris Chalons line in the opinion of military critics here. There is still some disagreement as (Continued on Page Seven). AMERICANS AGAIN REPULSE GERMANS Attacks Against Positions Held By Pershing's Men at Can tigny Fail Completely. FIGHTING IS STILL ACTIVE Artillery is Bnsy Both Around Can tigny and In Lorraine, Says Gen eral Persa.lngs Commmlque Issued . Last Night. Washington, May 30. Complete re pulse of further enemy attacks upon the new American positions near Can tigny is announced in General Persh ing's evening communique Issued to nightvat the war department. Fighting continues active around Cantigny and Lorraine. The dispatch follows: - "The enemy has been again com pletely repulsed by artillery fire and infantry action in attack against our new positions near Cantigny. Artil lery fighting continues active there and in Lorraine, where it includes the use of gas shells. There is nothing else of Importance to report." The second section of General Persh ing's communique for May 29 an nounces the failure of the enemy to break through the American lines. A raid party of about 50 men, ' it says, was repulsed with a loss of ten dead and four wounded. American casual ties were light. On -May 27, 'the communique said. Lieutenants Fisher, Curtis, Buford and McLanahan, on patrol duty in the St. Mihiel region, encountered enemy ma chines at 4,000 r metres. One of them was; downed. Defeat of an enemy airpiane report ed in the communique for May 28 is credited to Lieutenant Rickenbacher and Lieutenant Hambleton, and not to Lieutenant Rickenbacher and Lieuten ant Oambell, as previously reported. EVERY AVAILABLE AMERICAN MAY GET IN GREAT BATTLE. With the American Army, May .30. (By the Associated Press) The Amer ican soldiers are considering the part they may play in the battle that is raging to the northwest of their posi tions. . There is no doubt that every available man in France will be thrown into the combat wherever the French command deems necessary. Whatever, is to be done will not be known, however, Until the Americans are actually engaged for It, would be Inadvisable - to discuss troop move ments of any character. The battle between - Soissons and Rheims has drained all activity from the zone In which the main body of the American expeditionary1 forces hold positions. Except for aerial fight' Ing . quiet is reported from all tht fronts.: GEN. CARR AND DR. OWENS . ' WITNESS SHIP LAUNCHING Jacksonville, Fla., May 39 Gen. Ju lian S, Carr, of the United States ship ping -board,- and Clarence J. Owens, managing director of the Southern Commercial ; congress,'-, were honor guests at the -launching of the' steamer Red Cloud from the ways of the Mer rill Shipbuilding corporation here to day. After Inspecting, the shipbuilding facilities they left tonight for Mobller Torpedo Woflu Destroyed. - , London, May 304 The Whitehead torpedo works at St PoeitenAustria, has been' destroyed ', by .fire, according to an Exchange Telegraph . ' dispatch from Zurich, Vienna dispatch.es d'e- rlare the fire was"' the "result of Aabo- i tase by Itaiian 'wbrkmen in the plant, PRESIDENT DRIVES THE FIRST RIVET BIG. Keel of the Steamship Gunston Hall Laid at Alexandria, Va., Amid (Ceremony. MRS. WILSON. NAMES SHIP Officials Claim Record in Estab lishing a Permanent Yard In Eighty-Six Days. Alexandria, Va-. May 30.tresident Wilson lent a hand - today in driving a rivet in the keel of what will be the steamer Gunston Hall, a 9,400-ton freighter for the shipping board. Mrs. Wilson also played a part in the keel laying, guiding'ftiie last vertical plate into position'" faftd naming the ship as she did so. yI haven't got any .union card, but I gufssit's all right," laughed the presi dent as he clapped a sturdy workrda'n on the shoulder after the white-hot end of the rivet had been- beaten to a round head, neatly edged against the keel plate. "Pretty fair work." com mented the. shipbuilder: with- a grin. A great crowd saw the beginning of the first ship tq be built in Alexandria since the days when four-masters flour ished on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. Charles W. Morse, of New York, representing the controlling financial Interest In the Virginia .Shipbuilding company, builders of ihe Gunston Hall, welcomed the President, and Mrs. Wil son, and in the party from Washington were SenatorB Martin, of Virginia; Simmons, of , North j Carolina, and Fletcher, of Florida; Speaker Clark, former Speaker Cannon. Represent! ve Carlin of Ylrgljtf ' ajhei? 'notables. ' AT shrieK mUirAi'-ir'itit shops announced that" tne' president had arrived and when he mounted the wooden ladder .to the . top of the con crete ways he was greeted with a roar of cheers. V President Wilson proceeded immedi ately to business. The signal was giv en and a gigantic traveling orane slow ly lowered the last heavy, plate of the keel into position; temporary bolts were placed to hold It firm and then Superintendent Charles Andrews, act ing as heater, drew from the charcoal furnace a. blazing nub of iron and placed it through one of the multitu dinous holes' In the keel plates. As the president stepped forward to take hold of the airgun, several mo tion picture cameras began to click. Some one asked Mr. Wilson if he ob jected. "Not at all; Tm not camera shy," he replied and joined in the laughter which followed. President Wilson sliwly pressed down the trigger of the riveter. "Rat-tat-tat," sang 'the hammer pis ton, driven with tremendous force. Sud denly the noise ceased. The jarring had broken the president's finger loose. "Keep on," prdered the ., foreman sharply,- fearing the rivet would cool before the job was finished. Again the president pressed the trigger and the rivet was beaten clean ly to a button-like head, guaranteed to hold in all kinds of seas. When the applause subsided the shipyard band played "The Star Span gled Banner," and the presidential party returned to Washington. Officials of the company claim a world's "record in establishing a perma nent shipyard In 85 working days. Less than three months ago the. site of the yard was swamp land, originally ceded by James II to the "Associated Adyen-. turers of the City of London." but nev er, from that time until now, used for any purpose. Approximately' 73 per cent, of the construction work has been underground because of the necessity of sinking concrete piles on which to build shops and ways. TWe yard is (Continued on Page Ten.) Washington. May 30. The army cas ualty list today contained 35 names, divided as follows:. Killed'in action 5; died of wounds l; died of accident 4; died of disease il; wounded severely 9; wounded slightly 2; missing in action' 3. -Ofttcers-? Lieutenant George Squires, St Paul. Minn., died of - accident; Lieutenant Ed ward E. Koenn,. Rochester, N. yj jzuss ing in action; Lieutenant .James. F. Crawford, Warsaw, N. Y., prisoner, previously reported missing. : . 1 The following-southern-men are in cluded: Killed in Action. Private Joe Ruby ' West, Oklahoma: Died of Accident. Privates Johnnie Jackson, Lamax, Miss.; Willie Washington, . New, Or leans. Died of . Disease. Sergeant Harris H; Hebb, Lakeland, Fla.; Privatet Dave -Anderson, . Pla quamlrie, La.; Wesley J. Evans, Dai las, Texas; Robert . Harvey, R F. D. Jl, Box 55, Kisstburg,. Va ; Richard; Mur ray, Round, S. C. William Thormer, Eagle Mills, Ark, ' : -,'"'' Mlaslng; in Action. ' ! ' ':-:- ' I Corporal George ' N. Williams, Hen- "derson, Ky, 1 AMERICAN CASUALTY' lW RAILROAD WORKERS ARE REMINDED THEY ARE NOW IN GOVERNMENT'S EMPLOY It Will Not Be Coerced Or Intimidated by Strikers For Higher Wages, Declares Mr. McAdoo In Statement to ; Shopmen. Asks Union Leaders to Urge Their Men to Rely7 on the Wage Board to Adjust Their. Claims. - Washington, May 30. Railroad em ployes were' reminded by Director General McAdoo tonight that they are employees of the United States in time of war and that a strike means a blow at their own government and the ham pering of transportation essential to protect the hundreds of thousands of American boys fighting on the battle fields of Europe. In a telegram tonight to the heads of all labor unions having shop men among their members, Mr. McAdoo gave notice that the government ca!n not be coerced or intimidated and call ed upon railroad men to remain at their duty and rely on; him -and the new board of railroad wage and work ing conditions for a, just consideration of their claims. ' He asked the union leaders to urge upon their men by wire the wisdom an dpatriotism of this course.. A few days ago several handred ma WHEAT SUPPLY IS Hoover Warns Nation of Need For Greatest Possible Limitation of Wheat Consumption. HAVE 56,000,OQO , : . BUH22L Of This Amount SO 'Millions Must Go to American Armies 'and AIM Fee-Una; of Relaxation- Is High ly Dangerous. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, May 30. State -Food Admin istration Henry A. Page, tonight re ceived the following urgent telegram from United States Food Administra tor Herbert Hoover, with the.- request that it be given the widest publicity possible. "Recent press dispatches widely cir culated through the country have , giv en the wholly ' false Impression that there iknot longer need ' for vigorous conservation ot wheat flour. The food administration declares that every as pect of the wheat situation both pres ent and prospective intensifies the needrfor the greatest possible limita tion in the American consumption of wheat and wheat products. If pres ent restrictions should be in the slight est degree, relaxed it would result in serious want for the people of Europe before the new crop can reach he market. "The food administration's estimate o f the position on the first of June indicates a total available supply un til the new harvest, including the grain " which will be available from the farms in country and terminal ele vators. and mill elevators, of about 56 million bushels. Of this 30 million bushels, must be exported-before new wheat is available for export If we are to maintain the absolutely necessary shipments '.to bur army and the allies. That leaves about 26 million bushels for. domestic consumption for the next two months. "Normal American consumption s something over 40 million bushels a month, so that the most liberal con sumption at home would be only one third of normal. "In addition to the wheat on the farms 'and in elevators there is al ways, an indeterminate further- amount in transit- and. in dealers hands -and this .can ' never be reckoned in with the; flour available for exporting or use at -home. As a matter of fact this stock ,, is not actually available since these supplies must remain constantly in -flow; --they remain a permanent stock,, the removal of which would la ter cause a period of acute shortage In , distribution . before new wheat would, Jbe available.. "'There is further an inclination to include new crop prospects with pres ent conditions 'wrh,"ch has led to, con fusion The harvest will hot be gen erally., available ,in flour until middle August . or early September, although In, the extreme south It will be some what earlier. "At' a meeting of the federal food administrators in Washington . yester day representing all 48 states It was th . unanimous , view that, even , If the harvest does prove abundant, It will be the first, duty of the American peo ple to. .place every grain they can save into storage as against possible bad years -.ahead.' . In consequence there should be no anticipation oi ununuwa wheat bread until the war is .over. , ."Some. of the more Inconvenient re strictions -..can . no ; doubt be modified with. the -arrival of -a large harvest, but if weare .honest with ourselves , we wiUr maintain:; 'r restrictions requiring the use - of.- some . substitute both . do- - v v (Continued on Page seven; GRAVELY LIMITED chinists and shopmen at Alexandria, Va., left their .-posts -in -Southern rail- way' shops . in , protest against small increases given them. under the director-general's new scale of higher wag es and there have been threats of a general walkout of union men next Monday unless substantial further pay advances are forthcoming before that time. Mr. McAdoo' Message. "The strike of certain shopmen, ma chinists, etc., in the railroad shops at Alexandria, Va., has created a very painful impression on the publio mind," said the director general's mes sage. "I cannot ; believe that these men knew what they were doing. "They are all employes now, of the United States government. They are not employes of any railroad corpora tion, therefore this was a strike against the government of the United States. ' ' : ' -' "It is the first time in the history of our government that any of its em (Continued on Page Seven). Nothing More Exhiliarating Than the Narrative of American Success in France. Tllms Says Cantigny Will One Day be Repeated a Inonsand Fold, Then Kaiser's Cro-wn Will Go to " Allied Museum. ' London, May -30. Commenting on the capture of Cantlgnyby the Ameri cans, the .Evening News "says: . . v "Bravo! The young- Americans! Nothing 'in' todaV's battle narrative from the front is more exhilarating than the account of their' fight at Can tigny. It. was clean-cut fro.m begin ning to end, like one pf their country men's short stories,' and the short story of Cantigny is going to expand into a full length novel which will write the doom of the kaiser and kal--serism. "We expected it. We have seen those young Americans In London and merer ly to glance at them was to know that they are conquerors and brothers In that great . Anglo-Sixon-Latln com pact which, will bring; down the dia bolical .-Prussian idol with its poisons, and calculated Infamies, to enthrone chivalrous . humanity again. "They do not swagger and they have no war ' illusions.. They have 'done their first Job ' with swift precision, characteristic of the United States, and Cantigny will one day be repeated a thousand fold. On that day the kai ser's crown will go to the allied mu seum." INOCULATION GIVEN FREE. Government Takes Steps to Protect People From , Typhoid. i Washington, May ' 30. Free anti-tp phoid inoculation is .to be given by the government to proteot the health of the nation at this time when the labor of every man possible is needed in win ning the war. Secretary McAdoo announced tonight that he had directed the public health service to give the inoculation without charge to all who apply at any of its hospitals or field offices. Many of these offices are located in zones sur rounding ' military . -cantonments and prevention of typhoid ffever in these zones is a step toward reducing the risk of interchange of disease between the military and civil populations. "The season of typhoid . feyer is now at . hand,'! said . the. treasury depart-mrit'is-"announcement," and this fact makes inoculation at this time of great importance. The effectiveness of this measure is recognized by the army and navy authorities . and all soldiers and sailors of the United States aTe inocu lated when they enter , the service." HOSTILE ATTEMPT TO RAIL . PARIS PROVES A FAILURE. Paris, May 80. Some airplanes crossed the line in . the direction of Pairs tonight. . Tho lartn was sounded at 11 o'clock and the "all clear" signal was given at midnight. .. The enemy machines were under, a heavy fire 'from .the defenses of Paris and some bombs were dropped on the region about the city." There were no casualties. .? . , Sails Without Americans. Amsterdam, May 30.-r-The Holland America line steamer .NIeuw Amster dam has sailed .for , an , American port without American passengers, as the German" government made the safety of the - vessel - dependent upon this. There is -an American . .aboard the steamer, but he . li t. naturalised ; Hol lander-mora than. 70 years o fage. CANTIGNY VICTORY THRILLS' LONDON - h - . i . ' ' ' WARNED AGAINST GERMAN U-BOATS Reports of Hostile Oraft Off Amer ican Southern Coast Are k Given Support. ZIG-ZAG COURSE TAKEN Passengers On the Brazilian Ship Convinced Submarines rc On This Side. An .tlantic Port, May 30. Recent, reports that German submarines have been lurking "ta southern waters oft! the American coast were given support today with the arrival here of a & ' zilian steamship. The passengers said that on Saturday last when the ship ' was4 entering the gulf stream off the Florida coast a wireless warning "to! look out for" submarines was received. and that the captain immediately changed his course and made a very 1 wide detour before heading again for this port. ' . ' ' Sir Leslie' Probyn, one of the pas- J sengers, "former British governor-general of the. Barbadoes, who is on his way to take- the "new post of governor general of . Jamaica, said that1-before leaving the Barbadoes he had heard that a .. German submarine had , been -sighted May; 16 near Bermuda. . One re- port to this effect was made by an American vessel, 'another by' a British vessel, he said. : Firmly convinced that they had nar rowly escaped attack- by a German U-boat passengers .on the Braallian.' J hip' declared ; jthat ''jtfceyfessei, turned bout and' raced. on the reverse course for twelve hours at top speed after the fire wireless warning. Suddenly their course was changed again and the journey northward Tesumed, al though not in the line of their retreat. Fears of the ship's company had been somewhat allayed, they said, but in the dead of night, a far-off, mysterious flash of light prompted the captain to, order a zig-zag course, which was fol lowed for many miles with engines throbbing at full power, while the pas sengers were ordered below. During! the night, the voyagers said, their ship. was in almost constant wife less communication with another craft, whether a destroyer or a " seaplane they did not know. Officers. told them, they stated,' that two, German subma rines had been 'sighted in the Atlantia heading toward the gulf stream. "Undoubtedly there are U-boats in the middle Atlantic," Sir Leslie said on coming ashore.' He reported that authorities In the West Indies still are without a shred of information as to the fate of the United States collier Cyclops, whose disappearance is one of the mysteries of the sea. TROOP MOVEMENT WILL 1 SOON BEACH MILLION And in a Few, Months the Two Billion ' Mark Will be Reached. Declares Secretary Daniels. . , ' Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 80. Declar-' ing that the navy is doing noble work; in keeping open the road to France for the hundreds of thousands of American soldiers already there. Sec retary of the Navy Daniels in an im promptu address here today said that troop movement will reach the million mark in a few weeks; that in a few, months the two million mark will have' been reached and that ten million or more men will be sent If need be to win the war. ' - Secretary Daniel's speech was unex pected as he stopped .here only for breakfast while enroute to Scranton. He was informed that the Q. A. R. was holding ceremonies in honor of sailors who fell in the Civil War and was quick to respond to a ninvitation to speak- ' -.. The secretary expressed unlimited confidence in the navy's ability to wipe oUt the submarine evil. 4 v AMERICAN AVIATOR IS 4 CAPTURED BY GERMANS His Damaged Machine Comes Down 4a No Hiny Land Two Hostile Planes Shot Down. , With the American Army, in France, j ' May 30." (By the Associated Press.)- ' An ! American 'aviator was' captured by the Germans today. after his machine had fallen : in No ; Man's Xand' The',' fight In which the American's machine was damaged , took plaee when, five American . pursuit machines engaged l with a German, aerial squadron-while -protecting a party orf British "bombers who were returning from a raid early . this, mornings Two : of r the enemy 'ma chines were shot, down and another forced to lend out of control. i -" The .American' ariplane came down between the line. 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