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PLEDGE YOURSELF TO . ; : : 3 CXUSE; iOF. ": W.' S,. ; S. TODAY I " . T 5 1 i 4 , - ' j : - v , ,y, m "-v Vt k I 4 i y THE WEATHER5 PAGES TODAY Fa'Ir Friday except showers in -west portion, warmerrdn .east portion; Sat urday probably showers. " - . A ONE SECTION. WHOLtJ XUMBDB 39,4 CO . i ii I i ,i i ...it.-- '. tm .. : . ' . ' 1 - - - - - vtm i r .. .- i i ' . v . i k - - r i : -.... . :-. t . . " . ---.I : .. . . v a- r. . a j GERMANS REALIZING TH 'A 75 AGAINST TO RENEW: OFFENSIVE' SHORTLY itb Italian Front Quiet Aain World i Turns "Expectantly ' To- France. - : gUNS TRY OUT P03ITI0N3 Apparently Making Preparation For Attack by Heavy Ar- ; . , tillery Fire. .'..; AMERICANS HOLD BELLEAU i -" ... - i - " . v.. Anstrians Show No Disposition To Attack Again. : With the return of almost normal conditions on the Italian front and with no indications apparent that it, is the intention of the Austrians in the immediate future to launch' another stroke against General Diaz's ' armies, the eyes of the world are being cen tered once more In expectancy on, the battle ' area in France and Flanders as the possible theatre of early encoun ters on a large scale. -: '; liloyd-Oeorge Utterance. B; This . expectancy is heightened by the utterance of David Lloyd-George, the British prime minister, in the house of commons Monday,, when he said another enemy attack, might be looked for possibly within a fewi hours ana certainly - within the next lew days-a , blow on which the issue of the campaign might depend--rather than by any outward C signs of great preparations, by the "Germans to- loose their armies for - another attempt at the capture of Paris' or the channel ports.- ' ' ' ' -I Although the"-Infantry "operatfomr, 4 except by the ' Americans -In the. Bel leau .jwood," have scarcely risen in " Im portance above patrol, encounters re cently, nevertheless,; the ; Germans are trying out with their artillery -the Btability .of the British and French positions on various : V sectors from Flanders to the region ofjthe Marne. Southwest of Armentiers, on the river Lys sector, and between Givenchy and Robecq,. the British ; lines have been heavily shelled with guns- of 1 all cali bres and with considerable numbers of gas projectiles. The French have been receiving , similar . visitations be tween the Oise and Aisne rivers es pecially in the region north of Vlllers Cotterets, where the Tecent k German offensive reached its greatest depth in the attempted dash to Paris. ; Know Haste la TItaL ! When or where the next offensive is to be launched cannot be foretold, put it is expected' that it win be started and carried out in an ambitious man ner, for it seemingly, is Realized . that time now is working against the Ger man arms in the west and .that haste is necessary. This fact apparently is being deeply impressed on the German high command, especially 'as It dally is witnessing the arrival -of? Increas ing numbers of Americans on the bat-, tie front and is coming to realize that they are foemen of the -highest-merit. . -o Attacks at Belleau. For the moment the Germans seem resigned to their loss to the Ameri cans of the Belleau wood, , northwest or chateau Thierry. No - counter at tacks have been made In an endeavor to regain the lost ground. ; The latest account of the Amerlan, victory shows that the troops from overseas,, in addi tion to killing and 7 wounding many of the enemy, took 311 'prisoners, 11 machine Clina anrl .n antAm.Hn rlflAfl Ind a laree nuant.ltv of ammunition nd other stores. J All Quiet Along Plve. All is quiet along the Piave front' in the Italian theatre where' the Italians re secure in the position from 'Which tkey drove the Austrians from the western bank of the river. Tn the mountain region , there has been con siderable fighting in-which " the Ital ians seem to have had the upper hand. Announcement has been made . . by Secretary of War Baker that a reei- ment of American troops from the ex-" Qitionary forces of General Pershing as been ordered to the Italian front. On their arrival, which is expected nrtiy, the Austrians will have' fac ing them men from Italy, the United states. Great Britain , and France. - , "ERSHING REPORTS RESXJIT ! T.'l ' OF TUESDAY'S OPEBATIOJf Washington, June 27. The capture 'f 240 prisoners: including five, officers "y the American fnr-A nnrn tin ET -in ,he Chateau Thierry region Tuesday - me successful hombingr or tns 'lroad yards and station At Conflans y American aviators Tuesday night, are recounted -In fieneial. Pershing's '"nmunique for yesterday received to- oy the war department. The state ment fellows: - M r;v ' ''Section A. Late yesterday In the gateau Thierry . region our infantry eecti velv nnnnrtd hv ouri artillery packed the enemy positions south, of orcy and advanced our li line. Two Jundred and forty prisoners, of ' whom 9ve were nffln.ro anil 19 machine guns. everal automatic rifles and; a quan 'ty of other material .was.', captured "uring the operation. . During the sue cessive hostile counter-attacka broke l0W nwith" InssAia " "Last nio-hf mif nwiotnra were aerain 'iiocessfui in bombing the s railroad uon and yards at Coflans' ; General Pershing transmitted under "ction B of his statement tho Lames iContinuecl pn rage Houh"" THEMl'ARElnZKPECTED Russia Vill Not Recognize The Brest'Litdvsk Treaty English Are Resolved . To Stand With Allies s Nd Matter What Comes ' . . ... , liondon, June 27. The committee in charge of a pro-labor and social ist demonstration to be held In Tra falgar Square July 14, appeals to the members of trades union of London to attend the demonstra tion 'in order to express sympathy with the countries which have been overrun by the armed might of Prussian militarism and to let; it be known; to the democracy 'of America that, come what, may,; even v- If Paris should ' fall and the channel ports be taken, the people ;of Great Britain are resolved to support the allied nations to the fullest extent of their energies and power. ' s ; ' ' " The appeal adds: 1 . ;- "What ;would follow peace pego-; tiatlons with the central .powers victorious, can be judged from the treaties i of Brest-Litovsk andr Bu charest 'arid that which y the new Caucasian republic has been com-' . pelled' to; sign .-with Uhe Ottoman force&" y - s.4 iv'-i' , - roi iit.iii TO GO TO ITALY Send Regiment There to Demon v strate Unity of Allies On , I .. - XIX Fronts. - y ? 4 i WILL GO FROM FRANCE! r 1 - ' - .; r ' -" GeenTal Penhinr t-Selt One ot Bk 1 Vetera t Regiments to ' be &epla. , ed by Freal Reglmesit From 1 - . ...',." c. Aiaeriea. ' . j . Washington, June 27. A regiment of" troops in ; General, Pershing's expe ditionary ,: forces has , been ordered - to Italy probably as an advance guard of additional forces : to' be sent later,: to complete the unity; on ' that -"front r of Italian, Britisbv'-French' and 'American trpppsW;f-$xy : ;; ': I Secretary Baker announced today that , General ; Pershing had been in structed! to ' select J a regiment now. in training 'r In -: .France : f or Immediate movement ' to ""Italy. It will be replaced- by , a regiment to , be sent from the United States, to fill up the divis ion" from which t Js drawn." V' , .. ; The original plan .was to use a part of the mobile reserves of the American expeditionary f&rees for the Italian expedition, but later it appeared likely that the movement would be made di rect from the United States. IWhllethere is good reason to oeueve that the .American, forces in Italy will be . augmented fconslderably ; later, to day's announcement -appears to mase It certain that no direct movement fro mthe f. United. States ; at ,y an ; early date is planned. vltiaknwn howev er, that the suggestion has beea con sidered that the Italian expedition be made entirely Independent of General Pershing's forces, although Z eawally uhder they direction.'' of '.General- Foch as- supr feme commander. v . The nature "of the discussion with General PerSblng as to Italian venture has not4beenf'-disclosed.--r'!M:'',:-''t,v"'-'',f T "The purpose ; of sending" trodps to Italy, Mr. Baker has explained, is more for political than military reasons. It is desired tsf demonstrate again rthat the allied nations and the United States-are orfe in their purposes on aU fronts. For this reason there has been no suggestion that , an American army be - sent" to Italy, although all troops sent will see actual service at the fronts associated: with Italian' or, more probably, French and British forces. , ; t t. --i v . ' ' i:i ; .- SCRIVEN SAYS ITAIIA58 ARB , An!; AUaUcTport, June v 27. "The Italians inagniflcent soldiers and there IS "n bluster-or nonsense about thsm whey it comes to fighting,", said Brig, Gen iGeorge P. - Scriven, U. S. A. who sinc,4 las,t October has., been, at tached to the Italian armies -on the Piave and; in .Albania and Macedonia, J. hia arrival here today. General Scriven lsf goings to Washington to lay before he war department-,a .detailed Mnrt of ! conditions In Italy. . . SDeakinJg' of General Diaz, command- . . IT . . flan. er-in-chiet oi-me Atiin. vs.uw eral i Scrlxen : said: : "He Is a type of soldier who impresses you with confi dence." '2 'v! Tv The morale, of the , Italian troops, he added, was .excellent, even at the time when they ' were recovering from the first .Austrian offensive, . ' - 1 In addition to serving on t the Piave, Gen: Scriven visited the Albanian arid Macedonian fronts and was also In Saloniki. He said -he waS with the armies of Italy; Serbia, France , and Greece, Of, the i Greeks he said there " " (Cofttinuei-fin. Two-). CHI TROOPS Ml - '.f ' -S-- ' .q ' ... i I - . -" - i ' .' ' " .' ' " " " " ' ... 1 ' . ' i i i i JL i . i . n i .i i i i i i i I . 1 t t Eerensky Declares in Labor Ad- dress at London Peojple Are '1 ,' Against , It ARE OPPOSED TO INVASION . r. ' ,.. . . V!., .. ! t American Government and Allies - Planning to Send Russians ' .-i Assistance. : DR. MUEHLON'S EXPOSURE Former Knipp r Director , Reveals - Hun Propaganda. . : ; London, June . 27. .'I , bear, witness that the Russian people . never will recognise" the Brest-Litovsk . treaty, which hurled Russia into the abyss of annihilation."' said Alexander F.,.Ker ensky, ; former premier of Russia, v in an address at the labor conf eernce to-. day.: . ' Mr, .Ketensky, said, that Russia: was bending 4 under, German ; Insults 'and bleeding at ' every -pore," butj- still ; opi posed the -enemy, Invasion, y . i - " VARIOUS PLANS BEING STUDIED : BY' AMERICA . AND XIEA ALLIES Washington, June 37. Various plans for extending American Aid to Russia in the effort to. bring, her back. In to the. war. are still. to. the. stage, of .con- sideitian . AndThefor ..being .put Intfi operaTgion', wlU require . consultation between theAmerlca ngovernment anf the Allies- r-h . t r- r ' The 'revival, of the plan of v sending material, aid to jte distressed; country acconapanled'iT"y sufficient 'forces : to safeguard ;vthse; resources from all-.' ing intoi..the: hands . of the GerinanSi depends, upqn rthe - approval , of the- Allies and . the Kuslsan- people. . 'President. Wilson is Informed of th situation 'through confidential sources A plan proposed 'to - adminfstratfou advisers, by . Americans 4 closely ' conver sant' with ' the Russian situation, pro vides that' the chief aid ' to he extended bythe; United j States . shall - be -purely of "a civil and .non-military - nature and Of such: a ; character as,, to leave no opportunity - for German propogandists to mislead the Russian masses Into the misconception that the United States was seeking selfish , advantages. The question '. is - acknowledged by all offi cials 'dealing with it to be a most com plex; and difficult one, Involving many conflicts of Judgment and not to be disposed of by the consideration of any . one plan. r , .:. y ' '.. -.'' ..v KRVFP . DIRECTOR REVEALS ji FALSE CLAIMS iOP GERMANY i Washington, June . 27. Further rev elatlons by Dr. Muehlon, the director of " the? Krupp company who - Is in Switzerland, showing that Germany falsified stories of - Russian atrocities during: the early days of the war,' are summarized In a dispatch today from Berhey? According to Pf. Muehlon, the commission of cabinet officers 'sent to East : Prussia to investigate returned without : evidence of atrocities . and with a report -that; tthe"1 population spoke in tferms of praise of the; con 'duct, of the Russian" soldiers; .r?' . i Df. i.-Muehlon is also quoted as say ing -that in August, 1914, high German officials boasted that Germany posses sed . the means of destroying .Russia without a single U battle," by. inciting revolution, and: that tT German - plan also included the "liberation" 6f Fin land and the Ralticj, countries,; the: pre tended 4 reinstatement Zot, Roland ..as, a kingdom, the -? turning Nver -of -Bessarabia' to. Rumania and the giving of th Caucasian territories, ana Persia to Turkey.; ;y GERMANY'S OON FESSION THAT? - S HER ARMIES CANT END -IT Washington, June 27-M. 1. Mieh ailovitch, : the Serbian ,mihister, i In a statement . tonight , declared .'that , the address before (the Germani reichstag this week by Dr. Voir Kuehlmann, minister for : foreign . affairs; ; betrays for the' first time, the fact that " Ger many no . longer believes ;in " victory by force of arms and conseauently tries to obtain it by other means, For this reason, 1 he sa-id,' the- nations . fighting the central 'powers should .. have great- er faith than ever in-their final vic tory, by force. t 1 t- .y: I "Dr. Von Kuehlmann, nsald the min ister, "no . longer believes in a mili tary victory. but considers s that; to put' an end ; to the war . one must ' take re f uge In diplomatic, pourparlers i And thus when everybody knows. -that the allies , demand the reconstruction and Indemnities to Belgium,;, the return to France of Alsace-Lorraine, the liberty and Independence of theJvmgorSlavf In union with a reconstructed Serbia: the Czeeho-Sldvaks and the rFolesr and the self-determination of -all ; the-, peo ple great errfl.i.smaJlfJ(J-,thel. German thinks that peace ought" to be. assured by means of secret;, diplomatic pour parlers. , ' y ."This last German peace offensive, for the firs, time, betrays the fact that ' "-iJC;oJtlaue4Pn,Eaafr"'Xwo.X," NmiONAbWAR President's IK 5, This war 3 .one of nations, not hundred million; people 'must')e -ecoomically ond' industrhll adjnsted'to war; conditions ifthis, nation is to play its full part ia the cqnfU7r7ie.problem .DeforVu v problem, tut rather a problem of, increased production of vrcLr es-: sentialijindtthe saving of the materials . andi the j labor ,lncccr:ary for the suppcrt'aud equipment of our army-and navy- -Tfccuhtless, ependit'ore of. money, for non-essentials uses up, the labor of msn,: s.4he productsof the.farm," mines' and; factories, ; and overbtidsns transporaticn; aH of which must be used to the utmost and, t . - . - . v . . ...... .... - .tneir oest; tct war purposes, v;. ; '.y y ' y The eat1 results wljich we seek' can be obtained only oy the' participalipn of every member of the nation, young. and old, in a nationatorii'erted. Thrift movement; -1 therefore urge ..that, our' ; people; everywhere pledge themselves as suggested by the sec-' reiary .oiitte'vreasury lo ine practice oi innii, 10 serve wie gov ernment to their utmost m; in crtasing production in- all fields, necessary to the winning tf thl l.warr to conserve food and f uel,? and useful materials-pf eve,ry ind, to devote their labor only tol the most' necessary tasks," and ;to buy tnly those things which are essential to individual health and efficiency, and that the . people ' as evidence cf their loyalty mvestialiythat they can save in Iib-t vruy uuzius tiuu. war-savuig& BLtuaps, T 4-ne secunues issuea fjyjww? treasury department j are, so many; off them within" the' reach of every one that; the door of i opportunity inthiif matter is wide open? :;to' - ail -.of .'oprai is; a virtue and -. Dnng great jwnent to tne individual at au tunes. witn tne ies perate neeH otcivilized world" to4 for materials tndlahp v with which 43:erid the warf the practiced of individual thrift is ;; patnouodutynjdy a"nesy.;0j";!-y:'--.- -;; -zr -;j -: Appeal to" all who own' elthi iibertyT -bonds or :wajr;f sayings ; : stamps tfr ccatiniie to.practicir economy and thrifV and appeal to : all who do j-.owjq; goVerhmeiit ? chase them; to the extent of their ernment secunties transfers the to tne united BtateSv government until after this war, .and to that rsme degreeji&snol y4 I "earaesUy -appeal to.; every; man,' Voman ahd child 6 pledge themselves oa or-beforj the "twienty-eighth of : June tot save con-y-stantly andjto -buyrearly securities of tthe ; government aiid toiCs ar as i possible through, membership z&a. .war-saymMir twenly-eirth 1 of June vends v this rspeciaiperidW on im:rmdm I ' ".''- ' " ' ,i--IIL ' .T'"" f - .."err.-,.,.,, DRAFT LOTTERY OF EIGHT B1LL10KS v.- w m w- mm m m w i jj- mmmm mm mm . I Little Interest Attaches to Second Drawing for: $Op,OOO.Yioung '. X.J BAKER DRAWS -NO. 246 FIRS Same, PiteedrefSlwe4 " In Big ' "'Xottery. of "LaatyVe--ovI fMem;- i ZZ rfc' j!PtetOTt' ".Qaly rWo 'V Washlhgton,Juhe; 28.Nearly 1 800;. 000 young men of , 21 who ; registered for; military.; servicelast June 5. had th'eir order in f the ' draft' classes fixed today by a secofid national draft -.lottery held with formal ceremony' at. the senate,, office building. :' ' ". . y :' fZ'l' -1 Just 1,200 , numbered slips; rolled into capsules enough to coyer ' ih jiist f new registrants ta'theaVgest-Upcai district' in the country, Jwere ; jdrawn from a big glass bowl and the .num"- bers recorded : in serial , . order."1 iTnder" the law all the new .-registrants go at the I bottom j of;; they classes: ;tdiwhi5h they: may be : assigned ' and; theVprdeir In ''."which the', number " appearing ; oh eachman'S ; registration ' - card ?; jcame from 'f he bowl determines; his ' .place in.the -list-cf addltibns,yy fci M ; Little time . was lost in completing the t; drawing.': Instead of .requiring seventeen hours, "as it ; dld last year, when 10,500 r numbers were 'i involved, the-: task was - finished this time in 'about ' two hours. " ' After a' brief ex planatory statement by Provost Mar shal .' General Crowder,. Secretary; Ba ker, blindfolded, drewthe .'first pum ber 246 Gen.;- Mairchl ; chief of ; staff, Chairman Chamberlain and . Senator Warren of the senate' military commit tee; - Chairman '. Dent - and Representa tivo Kahn of California, of j. the ' .house military committee, ; and several; army officers," each drew a, number. Then "Major "Billy" Wellborn a Vyoung: wo man 'emlpoyed in the provost marshal general's office, . donned the .blindfold and proceeded to -take " out capsules with ; monotonous precision; : untilt the twelve-hundredth 'mimber - ;had been recorded on the blackboards and tally sheets and the'bowl was empty, fi- f - Official and -, newspaper photdgra 'phers and - moving, picture, men: were in' evidence "when the ceremony -started' and the blackboards werev photo graphed at.the finish - to' make .their records perjnanent. .v. . ' " 1' . 'f The dramatic" Interest that 'attended the ; first i'drawing-which -actuallyj de termined the original -order of ; service of ten million registrants "was almost wholly lacking In; today's .procaedings Since men placed- in Class 1 are cer tain to be called to the colors within a' few "months at,tnost,'the' order". In jCCoatinued 'Oa Sae Tiree. SA VlNGSDAft 5,f Proclamation - of armies, and all of -oar one ... ' ' . securities to do likewise &nd purT . means; . ; The; man who bnysygoyi . purchasing power of his money: House . Ways ' and Means.;Commit i i tee Beports BilKFcr ; Ad-A ; ditionaiilssties INCREASE RALLIED LOANS Chairman Kltchln Reports" Measure te r Hoo . a4 Memler r Expect to ''.''-' Rank ; It "Thronsk Bef or "; -; '"A the Recess.. .V fi.Z :y.Z - Washington,; June 27. A. bill Pio- yldlng f or the issue ' of eight . billion dollars - of Liberty - bonds in addition l.to "all heretof ore authorized was f ram-' ed today" by the house "ways,, and meanB comrnittee' in preparation for, the next Issue-respected, In "October and to . pro vide for, "a" Subsequent issue when' ne- cessary. v Authorization Is outstanding. for four Millions in bonds and ;the next issye . pr.ohably .willbe around six bil- ."' -t "ftnllo; i-.i-v.i-v-4ic. to nnn nnii nniv tiaorfQlSomesticpurppse which ;, was approved by . the committee for immediate ' t report v to 'the house, would authorize $l,SOOt006,66o more for loahstp: thelAUies Increasing the'fto- tal provided f or fhls purpose from , 5,- 500,000,000 to $7,060,000,000. : In trans mitting- the r tentative draft; Secretary MeAddo v stated , that; advances Jto: the Allies, f pr July, S August and September had beenT estimated at $500,000,000 monthly 'and, added iffZ'H:. ' : '-"; ' r --.; . 5.." rLoans to the Allies have fallen con- aiderably. below that figure and the additional .,v appropriation - - would,, I hope, ,carr us through; ,the early, win ter . f-- .. V-' ' Z:r f ' V.-r . - - '1 ; "Early enactment '. would put -, the treasury, ln..a. position .to. make' plans beforehand for. the -? f ourthy? Libwrty .loan ', in the, fall," . said .-Mr,,. McAdoo. ''This .; authorization V is greater .than would 'be issued in the fourth loan, but If the. practice ; which .was adopted suc cessfully in the third loan of making allotments . In full, on. all oversubsc". . tlpnsIs followed, it, will .be necess; jr 10 naye a suosianiiai margin . locoier any. oversubscription." f ,' ,, . , -.- )1 v" Underthe new; bill only' banks and trust,- companies "which .. are qualified gQyernment.deposjtaries will be allow ed ' tp, ; take subscriptions lZ fori future loans... Mr. McAdoo stated that,.. failure o .fsome banks which'. had taken depose its for loans had created, great hard ships In " some lndlvldualcases and he desired to.-confine, future operations of the treasury to government . deposi taries, v. . z: y - , " ' Qhairman Kltchln reported the . bill to- 'the house late today and leaders plan: to call It up and rush it through congress bef ore the 'recess planned for ne$2S,osth -REBBmXAlTS'&ERMAN mVU-lNvDISGUSSION RAFT r Eicliett Asia1 JCdlf ;J v. -: r ; I - i CaT-uiLj "I)ailyT,From. ? " i , y "p;i u3 C3 tb. End of War v.'t.. f. tf-' i -v-" " i Raleigh --jjante i 27.-r-Governor Rlckett issued .a,;, proclamation to- dayv asking .that all church bells be' rung ;f or.-twe, minutes stvt o'clock each evening' frorn jJsne. SO , to the end of the- war s.nd that during the ringing vof-the.beUA all citisens ;"bow ..their heads in" ;.lervent. pray-f er to. the. Ood- ef battlfs.'to give our ; f Qrces on. land and" sea. wisdom and; f oresighU coirage .. ;aid j fortitude and, to make- them. "more, than- con-. , querorS ,ot the powers : of .evil- ar-': rayed .agalnjst ihsniM;:lr . . 1 s. "It. behooves.. Jiortij y, varoUnians as . belleyers In-God,;'. said the proc-j lamatlon,"t6pray.i:.tha our dally, offerings, of blood and treasure 'may? beacoeptable in His sight; and that; He; inayj use' then; tpV .establish per-,' . f ect y J notice . -vd 'pcrpe.tual f peace mon g ; ai toe 4.chudren , or.imen." ' " , I f ii i i 'i I i I t Senate Committee Approves Par. tiaX Prohibitiony Effective yi r- -y -yi$ y Fully 1919 1 i yy HO yOTHf tmjSUFFRAGE -if-.y AgMcmltiwal,- Cpti :eeWowl !PlO. Mbit Sale ef Spirit, and Wlae I . .-?' t ireeMtlM y;f f f ully effectiveluntil.-June: SOf the 11.000,o00yernr'nc:aic waa rouvriu laic .ulx . tu iuo nu.ioi The present, plan , is to call t!It :upt afte the army bill in -disposed 4of .and:a bit ter fight "is" expedted by- inahy eenatora. " 'The nrohibltioriVi amendment "offered by'; Senator, .rris of !-Nebraska, ia substitute fort that by Sepator Jones of Washlngton,-w.s adopted todajr by the senate agripultural;committeeyS to -,3. ! It prohibits ;the rSale, of distilled spirits and the t manufacture of wine ' 6r the removal bf liquors'-now" held ln . bond afteryjuhe S0',f lfli9f The manu facture ofleer'f-wOuld''be' stopped , three months' After- passage of the bilL ; The amendment was approved by the -committee -al?' fhre"eJfcOur session during- which ibpTJoneats made futile efforts to - hsve 'JR-amended, o as - to permit -the .'manutactuBe r.nd7 sale of beer for sixf ahd' .theti' f oui- months af ter enactmen-Efforts - to -have the committee recQmmsn4.- passage of: pro hibition i In va,' s eps.rn.tsi' measure also were unsuccessful, ; ; -:' Extensive 'hewipgloiv ?the; question of prohlbitiojv.M duriflgi.the war. 'were held by the ' committee;' .. The proposal was opposed- and . approved jby.high government officials ( and others. . n .'.Senator Sheppard; of Texas and' other prohibition, leaders r wre- confident to night of -the pasagieiof the prohibition amendment, f ,-The .said 'that .since the I senate . last .year -( adopted by t a two thlrda vote the. .resolution to Submit to tne states a promoition consmu- tional amendment..a majority vote In support of the. present proposal easily could be - ;secired.;y Opponents, ; how ever, expected ". a strong fight to be "made., In . view of the .fact Uhat the con stitutional amendment how . is await ing :act)pn;'.bytejsts.y;;;u ;;-.i STJFFBU.GErGs'''bVER'lANI j Z- "Z ' women; blame president :? Washington, yi Juhe 2l-Eff orts . to bring 4the -.house, resolution., proposing submission of- the "Susan- B. Anthony equal suffrage amendment' to the .fed eral constitution' to a vote In the sen ate today faued. y y y .'.'-yy r After three ' .hours of debate ' and parliamentary Jockeying before crowd - ckA ' rtkVeira -h a' -taroJii tlnn -Wan' with. irawn) hy ' Its managers - but with 'a promise that' next week ' the" ? fight woul dbS renewed and-force dto a con clusion. Some' of its1 supporters how ever," expressed' the belief that action might; be postponed - indefinitely. ? ; f-i- Charges - that: unfair advantage 'was sought were exchanged by 1 leaders on both" sides.; Opponents asserted 1 that a vote stoday.- was- being demanded be cause Senator James .of Kentucky was unabla-to be present and could not se cure the customary pri tile g'e of being paired: ; Manger-4v:of the- resolution charged' its opponents-W-ith- filibuster ing - to. prevent. a- .vote because, with Seir por Jon-es?'; absent; .V-ilhey lacked voi s te defeat fthe resolution, r . ',T i - ae day f.next f.iJreek'-iott; which the re3lution will .be -.called up, Senator Jones, said tonight," -depends on lear ance - of appropriation; and, other . bllls Positive or.haying-' a: majority of the sepate at least,., hevandl other- suffrage leaders declared;' they; could ;apd would prevent a recess, until the .' resolution is ..disposed of..... sZi-?ZZ:M ; -Z ., Fe wy set speeches cmt the, resolution were made. Without-obJection - the senate 4 JLte' proceeded until. 2 o'clock when t army appropriation blll au tosatltf ;y was laid before" the. senate.' AGE T;tMJ?t Declares It. ' Wiil' Take America "'TWo Years to Get -Enough ALLIES j LACK IIANPOWEIi ' . i. A, . i- -.4 ""' Advocates Amy of Fiye to Ceve , - Millioi Americans 04 the - y ''' Western- Front. : ' . " - - f - HUNS TEIU1IPHED SO 5 FAR v n- ,4;, t -1- "It Is Time to Quit Day-Prea 'Says Senator,: : Washington,' June ; 27. Debate .-on : tho FaH amendment, totetwelvVb!l-j lion dollar army appropriation bill pro viding : for'exterislon bfnV;' ages to 20 and. 40 years ,wai. resumed in ho -r senate today,; but . consideration of the measure . was; so delayed; by the right -on the : suffrage ; amendment resolution that a vote; was' not reaohed. Lekders" tonight hoped , to - dispose of It IH the senate and 'possibly 'pass 'the bill tb-' morrow..;.. ; ...r!!.,.:';'-....,;.,;, At - the conclusion . of .the. t brief ' .dis- cussloh .today; Senator "Fall said he ex- ; ; pected: that his effort ..'to - extend the ; .' draft ages i Jwojild1 ;be j f utile and the , general topinton of senators' seemed to.; ': be "that- the amendment Would x be re- 4 jected: V-: l .. ;;v ; Senators Reed,' democr'atld .member "i -' of "the- senate V;y mill ttrjff-'' committee;; Lodge ' nd Cuttinlin lr? urging ." updn the senate the necessity "for immediate t Extension of the -draft ages, challenged tHe opinion Secrsiary J f Ba'ker1 sfid tw; General March, chief f staffs that 5 the -legislation is not 'needed -at thls 'time, i , ;senorKPdr'ewevx8r.1saidih hew -teF"rh r,,r in ft!! ment off lcials.". :i . v . ? :?:'ZZZ: " l J Predicts; rrmendott Losses.".-" '' VSenator: Reed declared 3 that if Ger man jr. eventually t will i be - defeated it ... will bet accomplished only after; the .; Allies' i have' suffered tremendous lose- efc sHeJ said the central ? powers hold ; the advantage in 'heavy guns on every . f rolvt. . i i.'ju: it i.. ..i 4-i v.. ... ! ZZ - Senator Reed asserted that America ; has no heavy: guns" except those that ! have been taken from the supply of. the , navy department and that it will , . require nearly two years to get a suf- fluent ' supply. t,i 'Ji'X Zy ' The United States will: have to ex tend -the draft age. limits; Said Sena . tor ReedL The central powers, he' said, have ' "greater.), -population -than v the i Entente oountries.-.and; were "better prepared fori war. Italy,he said,' was ; "totally unprepared in i arms and ma- ' terial when she centered the war" and 1 added that- the break- In its lines: last - fall cannot, be, 'disregarded for t both French and. British9 divisions are still kept.on the i Italian i fronts - '.'. Allies.' Oait'.Mveter M.r.v! ,:;'' . "Ireland has .failed to- dot itt duty in i this.. war,".L be .asserted, in t support 1 of. his claim that: the' complete manpower of the -Allies could ;-.not- be. ntustersd : . against' -the (Germans.."': tV;r..;vmV' ' : .Senator : Rsed.; said he - was. opposed to preparing for the prosecution, of this war in I.'pieoemeal t fashion" and -warned against- over-oonfldence. Z, - - --."Let .us, ttoti deceive Ourselves,'' he ? declared, ! "that S Germany l up to j this , . day - has besrt triumphant; In this. war. . ' "It, is nime :to . quit day dreaming;" Senator' Reed asserted. "Germany ,ha - today, even With I the million -Americans on the '-front an advantage in . men,.acordlng. tot information ; I , get. I am very, sure she. has. an advantage In metal. ; .Jr an; also srery ; sure .if 'the war is -won It : must ! be by .the " United ; States putting, forth so great an effort that we have: not begun t. to , dream of it.: .; i. wt'&MZhX ;-?"' l-W.5:-r.T. i ,: Russia Senator Reed , said, collapsed y overnight snd . he. urged that an army" of - sufficient ' Size;, be sent , to : Europe ' with as. little: delay a possible so that' if a similar collapse should happen to any of .the other. . nations fighting Ger many It would be able to defend itself. : , Bachelors JU&otg Benedict. - t v !!Before rwe t through with this -war- we t.wjll -have to -put flve; to seven ; million ; troops ? in Europe,'!, said Sena-;: tor .Reed. ' h 'Bachelors tot 'tto tto 40 should be called .before the; married : men of. 21' -to i0.-: t -r;";. -. '' '. i American: newspapers Said. the sena- tor, "have handled the war . like a good , political paper (handles its' party . af-: fairs,"; adding, tthat the -.people .of the country need not be1 "boosted. up about our .side; of ..tbe ease.T j .'' -t? f-."-- ' Stories; that Austria is about t to' fajl, to pieces, that, food riots rare; frequent and the country is about -to rebel were regarded by Senator. Reed as "part of a skilfully laid plan' to lull the world Into slothfulness." i ' j-J '. ft ; - ;t : Senator Lodge urged ihat- the: draft age limits be .-extended: now, declar ing; that Itwould eliminate possibility of delay,j which . be asserted "had been our great ,trouble',' jnt the- conduct et the ; wr. H.e:t opposed: lowering the draft age below?. 21 but favored Its extension- to. 40 years. jsrZhX ?'-;.-. S'-i. ' ; , ( ', 7, Cnmmli 1 .Told Yen Se. j ; j t. ,v Senator, Commins - said that ? if- ths senate had adopted the ' resolution he offered last month -calling -for informal tion from, department officials regard ingthe -man power needed for military, industrial and agricultural ... purposes it now. would have information that would ."make it Imperative for . tha senate to, act." a ;!..,..,. t , , ' The chief question to be consider: 2. .tCsiUisA rss9-C,Tealj J : 4
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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