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The barrier , the Italians and their allies have raised along the great bat tie area from the Aeiago ' plateau to the sea remains insuperable to the Austrians. .'! x i. . , . . y The operations by '-which the ; enemy bad hoped to -press, his, -way from the mountain peaks in the Alps and across the Piave flyer to the plains of Venetia thus far have imet'wiith almost; signal failure. Where the enemy" was able In the mountains to press back slightly the allied defenders of the" front tin the first day of their offensive the ground has been regained; 'where he crossed the Piaye river and apparently ras threatening the plains "with inva sion, he now is being sorely harassed at every point by the Italians. The battle is not a stalemate. In the mountains the Italians, British ana French troops Beemlngly have the up per hand; along the Piave from, the ilontello plateau to ; the': mouth of tbe river east of Venice the Italians, not withstanding vicious thrusts by the en emy here ' and'there,wjappafJttly s.r gaining the- upjer : hand. i v Little; fighting of moment tis in pro tress in the mountain 'region, but all along the Pia,ve battles of great, vio lence are " in progress" with1 the invad tts meeting resistance upon which they had not counted and being steadily pressed back toward the 'western bank jthe now turbulent river which has urept away many of their pontoon bridges 'in the center-of the line, leav ing theni in a rather precarious predic ament. ; i ' ' i Fresh rains have forced the river well out of Its banks and the question cf sending. Austrian reinforcements to the western side or conveying food and military supplies to the men al ready on the border of the plains has become a critical one. ' Hoping to alleviate the situation., the Austrians again have delivered attacks on the Montello plateau, the keystone to the plains, but like previous thrusts, they met with repulse. Between the Treviso railroad bridge and the Zenson loop the Italians hav pressed back the enemy closer toward the , Piave, while at Losson, near the Fqsseta canal, en emy attacks were "repulsed. Farther down the stream, a short distance from where 'it empties into the Adriatic sea, the Italians in a daring assault, north of Cortellazzo pierced the enemy front, took 200 prisoners and firmly "held their ground against a counter attack. - ' In the violent air fighting' that Is in progress all along the front, American aviators have joined the allied airmen and are performing daring- feats. Among the enterprises .carried; out by them has been the bombing of pontoon bridgesthrown by the enemy , across the Piave. ,; . . : ''' :,-' ' Empty stomachs continue to play an important role both with the Austro HungaHanVarmies and the. people In side the dual; monarchy. !- . Prisoners laKen by the- Italians, are , jioticeably ill-fed; troublous - times prevail in cities and towns n the empire . and kingdom because of lack of food. - The people, even officials, ' are declared to be at their wit's end in . endeavors to alleviate the situation. The Hunga rian premier is said to bave told par liament that the kingdom has only one fourth the food necessary to :imaitfltain "ic peopie in neaitn ana tnat at woma be hard to hold out until the new har vest is garnered. ' " U, ,r ' ;. ExceDt for the Italian theatre, little fighting is In Droeress.1 Southwest of Soissons, near Faverolles and . a little farther south near Hautvesnes ! the French in more of their daily attacks nave bettered their positions and taken Prisoners from the 'Germans. In the regions of Arves .and, Albert.-the Britr 'sh likewise have made gains and also repulsed German attacks near Merris, on the Flanders front. v V-V The German of flcial communication Records the repulse of an -American at ack northwest of Chateu Thierry, ' In we Mame region, and asserts that the Americans suffered heavy losses. This Wobably refers to the . fighting of nursday in the Belleau wood, where 'he Americana advanced theiir- lines "ore than half a mile after the enemy fad refused to accept the ' gauge of GUM CAUSED IIXNESS. Man HpIiI . ci i-.r Wfth Dintrlbnting It to ', Children. s Raleigh. June 21. Pendinir the re- rt of a rh.nia- tViA ormlviiia l: chewing gum which ! It .. is alleged "tt produced sorethroats and. limess among children of several communi- l's in North Carolina, the trial of JB. ! Pulllam, under arrest at -Selma for 'Btributing th srum. has been defer- a by the United -States1 commission J" at Selma. Federal authorities are "'iking efforts ' t6 arrest two', other Heavy Floods Tear Up . t ,y 1 ; - Austrian Commanication i r ; Lines Along- the Piiave i --ri- ,. ,y i Italian Headquarters In Northern Italy, June 21. (By: the Associated Press.) Fresh rains have turned .the Piave river into a swirling yel i low flood which moves silently but swiftly, dealing a fateful blow to the "Austrians on, its western bank,, tearing up the communication lines and .preventing, succor, being given the shatter divisions struggling un ; der the ' steady pounding, of : the Italian guns of the Duke of Aosta's third army." - . The satisfaction of the Italians over the present situation is match ed only, by the "anger of the Aus trian command. According to pris--oners the swollen river has been the. culmination of a series of diffi culties T Which prevented the Aus- trians from making headway either on; the Montello plateau or that sec tion of . the country lying . between the Trevlso-Mestre and ? the San Dona dl Piave-Mestre . railway line where the fighting bas been hard and cruel all the week, with the Austrians sorely -pressed at every point and harassed on both sides of the river by the Italian small guns and, also huge pieces belonging to the .navy ..mounted on floats which move about the waterway at will. ; E IS EXPECTED i -t.fi Consideraed Only Question of a : ' Brief Lapse of Time Before ' New One is Started. v :..'' : CONCENTRATE THIS TIMU Ihnwemt Drive, Curted Jpnt 'As ''Gea. eral Attack; I . Believed to ; . , , Have Been tihe Pla of ' General Ludendorff. " Italian Headquarters In Northern Italy, ' Thursday, June 20.--(By the Associated ) Press.) It' is : considered only , a question a , brief lapse c of time before the Austrians will begin enother offensive. .It Is. said that this time they probably will concentrate their efforts Instead Tl of scattering them as they did a week ago when they followed the German plan of at tempting to make a big ' general of fensive over a long line before re vealing, their point of attack! V y ? It is thought that the plan was even dictated . by Gen. Ludendorff, the Ger man commander, . who "did not realize that the Austrians were' too ' weak to make such ' an ' attempt, lacking as they j did not only ' artillery but gen eral - officers and officers . of . lower grade. v '. ' The reported presence of Emperor Charles- on , the Italian - front is con eidered one of the signs .leading to the belief that the Austrians will feel the necessity of renewing their attack.'' AUSTRIAN LOSSES ON AULIKD f FRONT EXCEED 120,000 MEN Paris, June 21. The Austrian losses in their offensive on the Italian front exceeed 120,000 men, according to. a dispatch to LaUberte, from Rome, quoting the correspondent of: the Cor riers D'ltelia. " ' ' : :v '" '' ' . SWEDEN CAN'T SUPPLY SHIPS WITH PROVISIONS 1... . ! Vessehi Leaving American Ports Have , to Take on Supplier Snffieient for t j ' Return .Voyage. , An Atlantic Port, June .21. Eviden cing the acute food situation in Swe den,' it Is now necessary for. Swedish ships leaving this port. to be provided with supplies and coal for the return trip to United States ports. Licenses are, being granted for th? purpose by the - United States chipping board. The fact was disclosed - today when the masters of two Swedish ships about, ready 'to sail from this port, pre sented themselves at local ship chand lers with, the 'necessary federal per mits 'for supplies and coal for -the re turn Voyage. - ; V ' : - : I ' , Xhe captains o fthe two vessels con firmed ; statements that It was impos sible to re-provision or re-coal ships to Swedish ports, v They attribute this oartly to the fact 1 that profiteers have sold mucb of the nation's food supply to the ,German v government .owing to exorbitant prices obtained. They also declared that livestock In the country is' perishlngr' from starvation and that fnnditions are rapidly growing more acute. Careful supervision of all sup plies furnished by federal agents guar antees that no surplus food Is permit ted on ships, for f ear it might reach, Germany. , v J. ' i; " ; .Halt Prisoner Exchange. ' Moscow. aJune 11. (By the ABSOCiat ed Press.) Because of a disagreement with K Germany concerning the ex change of war prisoners, the Russian war nrisoner ..college nas issuea an or der o stop Immediately the repatria tion tti all Germans between the ages of 18 tmd forty-five; years who are fit DRV Counter-Offensive Along-the Pave Continues to Press the ;;- Austrians Back, . ' . ; ALSO LOSE!; ON MONTELLO 3, Five Attack 6n the Italian at Low. ' on are Put Down American Air-' men Are Alidy; Tak&ig' y . P&rt.ln tfce FlarhtinW . " - '' ' . 1 f J , .-.. .. i. . .. - " ..-., ! : . ... . . I . r . ... . Rome,: June21. Italian forces ' yes terday continued their counter-offensive on 'the Piave river front la the re gion of Fagare and Zenson and gained further Aground- from the Austro-Hun- garians,' the . Italians ' war office an nounced -today." .,! 'V t'tih ' . -. r "For the ; first time,".,: the statement says, "our airmen y and '( th.eseof our allies had: as companions . daring : Am erican pilots who, as soon a they; ar rived at , the .front, wished to., partici pate in the battle.". ;,' ' X-.:: , Austro-Hungarianl pressure continu ed . strongly ' on : the - Montello yester day, thef war , office v announces, , but every where : the invaders weve checked and , the Italians, counter-attacking. regained ground. w- The Austro-Hungartans - laundhed five heavy attacks o hthe Italian lines at Losson. to the west.. of. San Dona dl Piave. Exhausted by: their, exception ally losses, the attackers were forced to retire in the face- of the , Italian re The statement issued by the Italian war . office. Tsays: . ... - ;- ' "On the Montello yesterday . the pres sure of I the , enemy continued strongly but everywhere . he , was held , by - our troops, who, conter-attacking . regained ground. ! Advances t attempted ; by the army towards the west and south an! mated the struggle,, particularly east of - the Cae-Ghellera-Bavaria - line and the vicinity, of the Nervosa-station. "The Pisa brigade and the 29th ana 30th . regiments - advancing wltn . ad mirable . ela,-. captured '.400 r prisoners and .a: number-of machine, guna.. They warestea.totact;trom ne enemy two?, ot our batteries of -medium calibre which ttn iH'einpttar putnto aettonrgaiasi On s;thi Piave ?tn' strusrarle was concentrated In some sectors, r West of Cardelu a hostile attack was. complete ly repulsed, i "More to the south, in front of Fag are and Zenson our- counter-offensive action: began- on the - night of June 19 20 has continued irresistibly and has taken - us Km J to- tbe positions which we iheld . the day' before. z v , "The enemy suffered-losses equal to his -' strenuous .. resistance. ' : Several hundred prlBOnres remained 4;ln our hands." A- 1 '-" '-5-:s;i ; 'In - the - area1 west of San Don dl Piave the enemy attempted a - strong action' against Losson (northeast of Meolo). At first he was arrested by our iflre., He; renewed his attacks four times in. vain until, exhausted by, the exceptionally: heavy, losses suffered, he was forced to yield in, the face of the dauntless Lvalpr of., the- Hardinians of the Sassari brigade, the 151st and 152nd regiments, which were valiantly; help ed by - the 11th battalion of - tne Z09th Infantry, -the Bisagno brigade and by a Bersaglaeri cyclist column. "North.of Cortellazzo (at. the, mouth of the Piave) parties of sailors and Bersaglieri daringly- broke In - the en emy's lines, capturing 200 prisoners afterwards firmly holding the, posi tional1 -y v'--v'-1 '.r';yv?"-'-.;;y'. "At Cavanzuccherine (at the eastern end of the wamp region near the coast) we extended our bridgehead.' "The aviators, in spite of adverse atmospheric conditions, carried : out their usual: activity. Enemy machines were brought down. . "For the first time our airmen and those of our allies had as their com painlons daring American pilots who, ash soon as they arnyea at th front, expressed a desire to participate in the battle. 'The valiant Major Daratta,.wha had won his 34 th victory, did not , return the 19th instant from an "heroic war flight." , - AMERICAN STEAMER IS SUNK IN COLLISION Steamer Seban Sent ' Goes Down Oil North Ctarolina Coast YetTday . One Seaman Killed. ' Washincrton. June. 21. Sinking of the American steamer Schurs in col liaion with -.the American: steamer Florida "off the North' Carolina coast early t.edaynwas - announced " tonigtht by the navy., department. One sea man was killed, but all othersof the Schuns's' crew; rtsre siyed; -J : i 'i The collision occurred at 4:40 o'clock this ni'orning," ten " miles "south west of Cape Lookout.. . The Schurz was afloat for two hours' after .Being struck and the Florida stood by to take off" her-: ship's " company. The Sohurz .was the former; German iship Geier of 1,600 tons burden 225 feet in , length... Manuel Gouvela, v Jr of Honolulu. ! was ,i the ? man killed.' The survivors weTe , being . taken ,l to. an Atlantic port when the report reach ed the ; department. , XMotiung- was given out as to the Icrcumstances 'of ONE ENEMY :PLANE BROUGHT- ' DOWN J BRITISHER. MIS3ING. London, June, 21. The official -state ment on aerial operations, issued to nleht. sa'ys: ' "-' . "On the 20th instant low .clouds , and rain- greatly ' hampered : flying opera tions. One enemy machine was brought down and one of our machines is znlps ML Men of Draft Age MustEither Engage in Useful "Occupa- tions INSTRUCTIOimTO 0 BOARDS ia ..... .':;.r Crowder Explains, the Work or Fight Order Which , Beeenei Effective :i . Monday Wek-hauffetprs. Re , - , garded EsentlaL . - v;-.; Washington, , June t 21. TInstruptions to draft , boards., w$re issued ;today -by Provost Marshal .General Crowder ex plaining arid amplifying the'WOTkor fight order' under vwhlch after j July 1 all men, of draft r age, regardless o? their present. Jclasslfications, .must en gage in , employment, held to be pro ductive or Join the army. . fWhen it 'has. been determined-.tht a person in deferred classification . Ja an idler or is , engaged -in non-productive service," 'say the instructions, -"the classification and order number of such person " will .be .withdrawn' and. bewili be immediately- inducted iato the, mili tary service." i - t:c,j .,. t vy I -j - Several, speclfic'Tjalings are; made as to the efffect of the, order ijpon" certain classes, named . as'r non-nroducttve. s In the case of sports.'and amusements the language of the. or der Is. repeated: with. emphasis but without mentioning 'pro iessional 1 basebally.jan expected 'an nouncement i-,concernijfg, ,whlch ' had been , awaited t with ?; Ken and I wide spread. Interesti.v.tfflinaking: public the instructions, however, officials of Gen. 4 Crowder" office said; baseball .playing 'at : present" . is regarded as non-pror ductive though there will be no' ruling until' ab individual case has been ap pealed from a local board. - . ,. V-" , . Chauffeurs "public and .urlvate" are eliminated . ; from,; the r non-productive class . unless . they, v,engage-, in work held to be - non-roductiye ' i in addition .' to ."their mechanical duties. ThiS, feature ; of j the instructions: 'at-r tracted attention J. because it wooid class ;as eful a amlljr chauffeur who pefcf tfrmfedv'iiojb t jsr:. service vand rouid. eend htm Into the -army if. he alset Set e das butler or handy man .around the house. . ' .. ,:.;v-'.ij-.;;;' .'y. yr-; :;-;.'i'-f The boards .areV directed - to apply common sense 5 in ; considering with drawals of. deferred, classification' prty lieges and to aid registrants in making necessary X changes-im 'employments by furnishing lists of those summoned for examination . to . the United - States " emr ployment service. - ; x t ; . .-. EE-OPEN HE AHINGS . ON PROHIBITION v QPESTIOlf Senate Committee Reluctant- to Adopt . Jonea Amendment If it Would ; t . Hamper Shtp1aildii - Washington;; June -2JU-VEearingt that absolute prohibition ' might soi affect' the labor of. the country -s .to.; inter-' fere- with: the i'- proBecution jcom- the warr the . Senate i5 agriculture com mittee .decided - to. reopen ' hearings" on the "Jones' prohibition amendment! to. the. $11,000,000"" einerg'ency agricul turel IN appropriation . bill .in-' order-, to investigate more fully; that phases of the question, v The - hearings ; were ' to have r beeft resumed .tomorrow i-but owing 4to inability , to , representatives of the shipping board - and ' others to be 'present they were "postponed until next Tuesday. ' , ' , v : In "reaching - agreements to r con tinue the hearings : the committee called upon Secretary. -Daniels. Post master General -Burleson, ChairmMa Hurley:; and .'Bainbridge 'Colby ot the shipping , ' . board; .- Director - General Schwab of . the emergency;- fleet cor poration and the yheads of a .num ber of industrial : " plants employing large numbers ' of men to appear ' as witnesses. Supporters of the amend ment also Plan, to call a. number pf witnesses and Senator Gore of Okla homa, chairman of the -'committee, who . returned I to : : Washington ' last night to take charge of the bin,; said the hearings woujd coutinue. two or tnree aays, - ' . A--r(f;i,if'"t-urf --.: .Decision to . hold ; further . hearirfgs resulted from - testimony ; given this week before -. the committee ' by. - Mn Colby who declared . that - the-. taking of beer Lfrom ; Bhipyard employes would lessen theirsffiolency and - re duce the - tonnage X output ,;abo.ut 25 per cent, .y , ' :'" -' .; ..." :- . -- When - the " committee met today Senator Kenyon, republican,.', of" Iowa, "and : other: supporters of , ' prohibition, declared - opposition to reporting fay orably the Jones '. amendment It it would - interfere with' the successful proseculon of the -war and said that UOIUIO t-LlJ vw.fc .AAj.a TWb'vo vaafjr ,. v sired to ascertain further if "the opin ion expressed :by Mr. -Colby indicat ed -clearly--the shipping i board's -atU BBJSAD RIOT JNyVIENNA - r ( i '..',. WERE RENEWED THURSDAY London, June-21 New bread riots started Thursday, .night In the Favor iten -andi Br igitennay -districts of Vienna-and -there are more than .150, 000 v munitions workers on strike in the - Austrianr capital, . says ; an - Ex change . Telegraph, dispatch . from Vienna! - ' rt An attempt ; tc . attack the German embassy ia .Vienna, .,. according -to Vienna.-' correspondents of - Munich newspapers, was dispersed by the : po lice. There were ', many ..arrests and some v persons -.: were Injured. There r manv - cries ' or - .Tiermany is British" AjrJCbimcir ; ,l This Country as a Definite Project Initial, Flight to Be Ajy-.-Made'?' Next -Foor Months ;.: - .. r Of England i..T&lks A s-' 'i f ' v- i '-i.W:i-S x. -il:ub .... x 2i'.jtii'sjh!-f;i menk of a' iirQute toiEJurppe Jrora the -'- United States " in order to bring tHeffull "force of. American ' effort fin the air. to bear 'against . Germany, , has Jbeen ; decided 4- upon- as a ' definite pro- Ject--by the "British air s council, the new: organization Into which all Bri- . t . , ;w . s, ... ..... .... , . . , i. tish air. service has ..been- merged." This was disclosed today by Ma j.' Gen. William ; Rrancker, . controller ' of equipnient.' on the council, 'who' Is , in Washington to. discuss this, and other projects' relating to air: waTfare with American officials. " " - .r Plans for an initial, flight ( cross the Atlantic in August, September r or Oct-r ober o'f "this- year. are already; "well advanced. , American co-operation is sought and' Gen ,'Brancker hopes , that the? first .; machine to . make j the cross- Ajnericaji toillery Pours Ava ;;lanche of Shells Into J Wood j ;;; 1 Near. Chateau Thierry. B0JIB :T0WN ; OF BBASLES - - - , , - .'. " -.-Vv.". 1 . Man y - German Known to Have -Been -Hi . Ww-Norlh-. of Bellean Woid. With tbei-American army,, in France, JUne -21. (By the Associated Press.) --The ' American forces northwest of Chateau lA Thierry i this.-marnln .furth er ; straightened ,- their - line by. . a series of 'small1 butbrilliantly - executed at tacks on ..the north side of Belleau wood.; y f .',; if'- :vr '': 'American artillery at midnight last night poured -an- avalanche -of" projec tiles i into the' ' wooa to the , east, of Chateau Thierry where, .aerial photo graphs had ' showed -there was a host of 1 German - troops and " much - enemy materia -The - enemy undoubtedly was severely, punished. ' The , Ameri- can "lire" reached '. the highest concen tration ih-a;10-rainute period ' when 1,200 shells of all -calibres fell on one small areajr -Later the American 'gun ners 'concentrated? their -fire- on the towij : of ' Braeles -where ' many-; of the enemy ' were assembled and which was the - scene of - recent 1 captures of prisoners- by our patrols. "Aerfal ; obser vations today- show the extreme- .ac curacy of 'our . fire, ;biit of course the SxaQt'-effect is1 unkiioVh. : y -xy: The American 5 troops 'rushed the de sired - positions held by the - enemy- in Belleau ; wood without the' customary artillery preparation. The Germans for the most part took a few - snots and then retired.' -One - enemy post held its ground and was quickly annihilated..-..-. .... : .l "x.x To -the east of Belleau wood, a thin line! of,. Amerifca skirmishers advanced firjng .is they . went, nd obtained their - objectives without . difficulty. All the operations were, -carried out as planned." As - a ' result ; the Ameri can positions have been ' strengthen ed and ' we . are better able to -.witn- sn'-an .assault . when it- comes, y ,, GERMANY'S A BEST TROOPS ,,; " PLACED ; BEFdRE ..AMERICANS With the American Army in France, June 21. (By the . Associated Press.) Just why? the formidable German zsth division was ' placed in front of the American troops "northwest5- of Chati teau Thierry. and also why a prise regl-meht- oflthat division now. is in - the front line is shown by a letter taken from a prisoner. '.The letter was wrlt tvt June .IS ty Grenadier Landauer rt tho'y Grenadiers regiment, 110, ; a nis relatives in Germany. It is Greriadier Landauer- bimself who is the ' prisoner and his letter. Is eloquent testimony as to the Impression 'the Americans have made on the emperor's best troops. The fetter reads i : fx sV:Wa are' asain , In the front- line ; be cause "the 'American "regiment' opposite us 'has achieved some success and we as a: model division, are to maKe jgooa this loss. - , ' ' ''-i'r.'"?"' :UT.'i? '.'"At the 'present moment - we are ly ing In reserve in a small wbod where we have made dugouts and - furnished them rwlth' all sorts x)f stuff, from a Nearby inn.v Of course we are getting all 'sorts' of knocks from the enemy ar tillery ; which especially- at night shoots at us accurately. i ! - - - "I have .heard with' Joy that no harm come to1 you through the acts of en- emy "'aviators. y xr I Letters taken f r6m : - other- prisoners which -f had-" teen "written to .them ' by German civilians said that-the writers were- safe; ' -notwithstanding; the air raids made by allied aviators.i One let ter 'mentioned the recent raid on Karls ruhe and after describing the result in klUad and wounded and the proper ty damage said: ' I ' . Mt.... 'r.jil.j1.. until rVMnna SEVERE PUIiiSlllllG 1S GIVEH THE HUNS i'. .... .'. . . -. . j t.. ....... - .- ''.- - i.- I yiV;y ,- ;; - , . -y.:.;y:vy . r. , -. Prom I -Gen. William Branckfir " of ; ftr?lMLt5ai 1 1 : Inp" no-ill nnrrv.' .hfvtK; Plrltlah and Am erican v pilots. - At -least three British r pilots regarded x-ab qualified for the trip are now . here- and -several types of machines , .produoed -in' England have ample:fuel capacity for the forty hours of flying it lr estimated the trip would take. The N attitude of the American r. government1 '-, toward 'the 4aM Iiqa nnf 'ViA-ni A minaekA fl1fflAn0H GenBranoker, laid .stress- on the fact that the sole . purpose' of the - trip was I to" blase a new , trjal " to Europe over I '.rSSSr SSI ping. Presumably: It -arises from' the fixed" purpose -of the' British-air .mm-I istry, to , carry ther bombing warfare J scale ; until ?not a ' vital. . spot German empire., is safe from, allied raids.'1': ' 'After Gen.- Brancker-liad made pub lic bis plans... Secretary r Baker said that no army, ayiatipn-officer, had. yet - , .-...Continued on .Page two). h 1 Americans Near Chateau Thierry I I and French' Near Noyon De- feated,1 Says Berlin. SUFFER ; -?HE AY? LOSSES y Somer Pioneift Taken hy ' the Ger ntans "Clearly 'Marked' Howpltal ; yf Bitfldlhgs' Attf ked ,r5 AVUed ; - Berlin, .via London, June II Attacks by American, troops- northwest ot Chat eau Thierry and "4'ythe French i south west of ..Noyoh.4 were repulsed by the Germans, according iVthe German offi Hal" ummunitloW'Hi8Suadltodav.''Both .w. J ed heavy casualtiesand Wome were taken by the Germans, says the communication, the text of which fol- riod of six months only.. To this para , , J-. ' I graph Chairman Herrmann added:. lows. - y- -- v--,--- 5 "The enemy" has "kept .up violent re - connoiterine thrusts alone the whole of the front. They have been repulsed everywhere. ' "Northeast of (Terrla anil north "of Albert,. "ISritish patrol attacks broke down with sanguinaryr losses. , , ' TjOcal" French attacks southwest of Noyon and by Americans northwest of Chateau-. Thierry? vrTarbke ' down. . The French and Americans.- suffered hevy losses and , some prisoners semained in our nanas. f . ,. - . -' "Southwest, of ,'Bheims Italian pris oners weer" taken K - ' : i ."Large"' and clearly marked hospital buildings In .the. valley of the Vesl, between Breuil and -.Montigny, which formally were used by the French, re cently twice have .been the objeots ;of enemy air" aids." NtVTHING TO REPORT SAYS ''... t THE FRENCH STATEMENT " Paris June 21:-OfficiaI, communi cation issued this evening says:, "There is nothing to report from any of .the battle fronts.'.. . ' . . ' , ,' SCOTTISH TROOPS INFLICT '" HEAVY LOSSES. ON GERMANS. London, June - 21.- The British , offi cial communication issued this , eveo." ing says:-- -,-''. :" V.'; '.-.'. v, ' "In last night's raids north of Scarpa Scottish v troops . ." penetrated , German trenches,' it:flicting:; heavy casualties on the enemy's -garrison,, and captured ii number of ' prispners. r A number of dl gouts and 'Several machine guns were blown 'up and'.destroyed. ; ."Nothing of special Interest occurred today." i 5 -0x "'' ' : ;li PAGE ABOLISHES MISS , - AT'PV AlO'TSliTJ'a ATi'TPTP'pl A lifj A RSI XiLtB, O jmjJCj State Food Administrator Takes Short Ronte In Settling Dispute at xV- . : Charlotte. . : . . r-;' Charlotte,. 'June 21.- The office : of food administrator for- Charlotte was declared : abolished " in- a 'letter from Henry Al Page, state administrator,; o Miss Julia Alexander, city, administra tor,-, which was made public here today. Iiack of harmony: between Miss 'Alex ander and!PlUmmer Stewart,. Mecklen burg county i food -administrator, "with the resultant public discord." was stat ed by Page as reason' for his a- ion. At a - mass meeting ' here June 13, - Mr. Stewart's request for th : adop;ion of a resolution -authorixingf ; him to an- nounce". the city - would abstain - om - pletely from the userof wheat was un-s animously. acceded to ' but Miss Alex- anders "protest ''resulted in the order being held- up.' t f.i .": American Killed In? England. -x London. June 21- ideut. Vincent Flynn, of New Jersey attached to the British Royals alr force was killed at Cheshire yesterday. . r His machine col lied with another airplane - in , which tbera w.ift.. tun Scltteb flyers. Players So Far - Not Exempted From Work or Fight Order. ' ' Classified at Non-UsefuL n. TEST CASE - IS AWAITED i j No Ruling Will. Be. Made Until Appeal In Made Bmrnu - Point Oat Nnmher of 'Men' Who' Would, t y 1 Be. .Oat, of. jJobs. . x:.) Washington; June '21'. New regula- tions issued' to draft boards today by Provost. Matshal General f Crowder. to govern application of the work or fig'ht rule specifically upon the status , of , the .professional baseballv players or other classes -which may be- aff ected, .but emphastee -the section !of among the occupations classed as non-. useful. .'-::.,':-: In an oral statement announcing the regulations," f flcials bt -General ' Crow der's "office- said "at ! present" ; the occu pations of a baseball player is regard ed as non-pfoductive, .but' that until- a case had been - appealed Irom". a - loal board-there would be no ruling on the subject. x-t.-j x-x-xi j .- i ,i . r- - 25S' BASEBALL PLAYERS WOULD . ? - ' BE THROWN OUT OF JOBS Cincinnati," O.V ! June '31. 3hairman , August Herrman, of the. National Bate- ball commission, -in a statement .which was sent 'to Provost' Marshal General CrOwder today, calls the latter's at- tentipn to the . fact ; that , 25? , baseball nlavrs of thA'XflQ nlnvAra rarriA nn the reserve'. lists of-the sixteen, major league - clubs will ' be forced vto ee'ek other employment, if the amended se lective service regulations' Issued from Washington today . are -strictly v enforced.- : - .1' "3 i-'-.. ;. - -; '-- ' " ' . "If : the. regulations as-issued are to be applied to these 258 ball players of the major leagues --that are affected,"., said Chairman , Herrmann's . statement, "it." will absolutely -crush - a "business -that has more than : $8,000,000.; capital invested,,. exclusive ; of the ' value of .their; franchises, and players," -f "In his - statement Herrman .aaid; ; " .-'The book, value of the ..-combined v plants of' the sixteen dubs hot includ- tling the franchise value .or. the . value of : players, isi $8,637,754.12, while .. the amount subscribed, by; the officials and stockholders of the .various clubs for Lriberty -bonds amounted to $8,522,450. "I am auite-sure that, no other line of business or. occupation can make a I better showing thanth'is.' The statement informs General Crow- and of, those who were araitea 24i.ze ior a pe "So It cannot be held that they sought j service in order to benefit their .condi- I lion irom a nnancw Biauuyuiui .The statement siddBn .."It will be quite a loss to some of the clubs when their players who are nowin classifica tion A-l are called. . We . realize that there cannot, and should not be excep tions made ; in ases pf ; this, kind and that 1 class , of 'players must stand In the same -category as far as the draft , regulations ;are" concerned,. as , any other person. ? - r: ' ?. "Attention Is called to the. fact that the' professional baseball -player, is employed only during six months of the year and that, all .of them stand ready during the . oif ; season zrom Oc tober, to March tp seek essential em ployment.' - CE0WDER ORDERS 165 TO A. & E. .COLLEGE Men- From Pennsylvania .Will Take Technical Training at State Col-' lege in. Raleigh. , By 8. 11.' WINTERS. , Washingtop'juneVzi i Provost Mar shal General pH., Crowder announced today that 165 men f roni Pennsylvania would be 'detailed to' the' Agricultural and I Engineering collegebf West Re elgh on July 15. 4. They win take pre--. J scribed courses fltting them, for auto. mechanles, ' blacksmiths carpenjters electricians.- The vs war department 'is sued a call for 8,976 men from the . country at large- to-', enlist for techni cal training in the foremost educa- Volunteers - will be Accepted from Pennsylvania until July ; 1st,' , after wvi-i, KnaHa will h Author. ized to select the .165 men for North Carolina -from' the questi6nalres show- ing aptitude. Forthwith they will be i inducted into service na entrained ... for West Raleleh. ?-The requirements . of ' General Pershing's forces for spe cialists are 'heavy and the plans call . for -60,000 men this summer. -y , ' WILSON TO BE HONORED. v . : J r- - ' ." '-" i"; , . . ' ' ' Will be Declared a dtlsea of Florence, .. j jis-t-frs?. Italy. :." -":-;-; - ' Florihce." Italy, June 21. President Wilson "on -the' Fourth of July is to .be solemnly declared to. be a citizen of Florence. -; This - decision - was arrived at today-by the mayor' and municipal ity xf Florence and the Florentine sen- ators 1 and deputies. , It has , also been j decided' to- hold ; a" great, parade' over. I the main tnorougnrares or tne city. i An artistic parchment will be sent to I President Wilson In testimony of the rhonor conferred-upon him. tl ;;-!.; '-r-x ! -tm Greece. I Washington,. June 21.-i-A credit o I $15,790,000 to -Greece,- the first under I the new financial - agreement between I that scountry and- the' United States - 1 was anounced today by the - treasury I department This brings the-total ai lUeA .cwfllta H-IhiiJU ... Z resale dlatrlbjuUdA.: Af -Wl V