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1 1 The WcatIi2r ; partly cloudy r Tuesday, -ptotntiy showers ceatmi. wna eBira portions bu -wcBiern portions' i v' i Jt t fJ-' ' U. ' ' 4i. ' i -- Hi 'V V , l ; 1 I , V rof the Wednesday paiw west porwon Associated Press A 4 vol. ci-arp. so rr-y ' 23,11018 WHOIiB TJMBB; 39.481 t --V- Or V:' I.. ALiummm J v ' r 1 ' j i a-" 5' It. 9- s: Bb" 'e iMPEBm AM J ten I- .- 4rther Ground, .Additional large NamDers vjrrisonerav,. and Supplies Taken; i j. SRICANS GO FOUR BALES jited States Men . jrcssvng Hard On the Heels of;the ; Fleeing Genasc3'"?;ii ",'' RETREAT FURTHER Indicate They Are De stroying Material : V, X- '- (By the Associated Preae, t The drive of the Amorican end Jprench forces into the Soison8-Rheims talient, between Soissons and the . re- pon of the Marne,, continues -t Tho jermana at some points rCcrunter- kttacklng desperately, . lu$. -tHelr.f- Lrts thus far have proved.- futUo . In bore than impeding th advance. v'r.5,.-t Farther ground has beent gaanea- py the allied torces soum i . ooiaouiia. n the center of the line along ,Jtho Qurca kyer and northeast of ChateauThlerry; Udditional large numers of j Germans tave been made prisoner eand enormous tantities of guns and fwar "material ve been captured. y.v.-i' Americana At Their 9eeW - In the Marne region the! American Iroops on the northern bank :of the Itream are well on the heela of , the pemg enemy eaoi y ijuoiTOttM""" 1 ports tneir advance nao- oeeu yiiHea rirtaally four miles from thlr.oldpbsl iiona on the southern bank" and'they lere pressing the enemy northward, in the direction of Pere-Kn-Tardenoia. possibly with the intention of endeavori ng to link up with the French forces proceeding eastward alongthe. Ourcq. farther east along the 'Marne 4the French have been able to throw.f orces across the northern bark of the .stream. Old Poaitlon Regained. Severe fighting is In -progress .. her peen British, French and .Italian poops and the enemy southwest" of peims where the British have made a farther advance, while in, the Cham- fagne to the east of Rhelms, the French re reported to have regained ell their jom front line positions between the Piver Suippers and the town of Massi- The German defensive has .noticeably Stiffened on the western side of 'the Iheims-Soissons salient, but although arge numbers of reserves have been Prown into the fighting the manoeu- ivres seem to be more In the nature f of f strong rear cruard art inn ilAHitrned to pip the large forces of the enemy in fie Chateau-Thierry pocket to escape forthward, than a purpose tostand and Pe cattle with the ultimate aim of Wding or beatlner hark . the. FrahCO- nmerican troops. ' :' Burning Village - BeMad Them, t "hat the fiprm ana nn-ar Ta1iicA thft f'l that the allies have the uorjer hand E1 the battle seems apparent- from're wts that they are burning villages be nd them in their retreat and destroy- g large quantities of munitions end f materials throughout the - entire uent, which they have found; it tan gible to mnvp Avlncf ti' thA mnid Pdes of the allies across various; of fr linpa r,f m. ' ..Is ttia fmination of others by the allied, big Fs- These guns now are throwing pus far behind the lines . eearchlng f?c the entire countryside while allied Planes are harrying the'' retreating "toins with machine gun flrp., - Heavy Counter-Attacke. ' " The fiffnr.t a-i I fl the Franon. A m,r(Mn ,-fftiM -otai-a ticularlv v. nn .... - ' r w j Heavy aiuiiua j ju luo i? f'yPS of Griaanllffd 4nl St. Ar. fa,n. respectively northwest' and .north r gateau-Thierry, and to the east: of Le'Vln& them attle. ...... "finer o-. j ... - . . . Chat 6'"uni ana ms lorces -in -ne 5iaef""Thierry Pocket were therefore Keali7iir, v. . . .... iii! s LI18 seriouBnese ox. ms pr- lament v, ' j , mC vjrerman crown? prinvo as to have sent out distress f signals -rown P; t , . . i hnn ""ve jn.upprecni oi mvui ueiten are faoing the British 'line . ranee and TriQmA.n ..irt o a khrecht disPatched e'everal divisions W ' , erves to the south to help 'his .nai cousin K.. tvu I WU W .. . V4VBVV.'..i. PchpH atg immediately v.-aa- Pick?,11 equal number of divisions of Povm .ntish troops from Picardy and Ntof p v e batte -area south Tho -complete seeeese.' t Ntinn merman oxiioial commum- netween the Aisne end MarneXJpm- jiMng restea with' the German i,r B ana Fianderi the:BrIWsh Jfc m-nharaM tlie Owmn line ,6gv.i, atLacKa ana raiainer opera H nrl the ItaWa keepinar up frvL re againsty.the Austrians continued o Two), - ''1 Gerraaa Hisli; Command Making r "Straiifto Cut Off fGermansliSrom tpe--ufi- ' t stantlal Gains w t , ' 4 Wglt omjnand. apparently ia 'maktngr desperate fjortt to bold open tho Jaso of tie Balient between Boleson -and Rbeim -until troopai tar down! the cen ter , of - the great j pocket 1 toward. - the Marne can be -withdrawn. With French end American troops hanynerlngr' away trom tha weat and French, British end Italian forces, battering at tha aat flantcvoVtha Oerman position It firas atiU far from certain thai the enemy -would ' be able to set his forces out of the- southern end of the salient -without 'terrific' losses. .,,.' l '..s'..4-' MMr Prtaoners - and ,Gv r Already great numbers of prisoners end " 'guna.f hae been - taken -;4yx the HUMS DESPERATELY CffilGfflGTOLIHE Axdcxicans South of Soissons Have Completed Catting - rf -xll p r z j v . . . ,. . . . .. . DESTROYING MATERIALS Addltlenel Tevrns and Prkoien Takes i -Yesterday German Beeiatance ' . -' Slewing U Bit Net . ." :-, -:- Steppleg.AIlie. - .' With the American Army on h& Aisne-Marne Front, 2 P. M, July 22: (ByTbo -Associated. Prese.- The Ger mans are clinging desperately to the line eouth of Soissons in an effort; to protect. their flanks. - The Americans fighting on this front have completed the cutting of the nar row gauge railway to Chateau-Thierry. ' The pounding process is being con tinued by the Americans end their allies in this eector, keeping the Germans un certain . from , moment to moment re garding the allied, intention. A 'j Prisoners - taken by the. Americans eay that if the strenuous offenelve of the allies continues the Germans will withdraw I much " farther north where they .will fight for their Uvea : , "the al lied heavy artillery la hammering; mili tary objectives In the Soissons area - In s connection with the , heavy ma chine gun fire which has been encoun tered -by the Americans, prisoners say that machine gunners from a divisional school ' ere being brought up to check the allied offensive. SIGNS' GERMANS DESTROYING -. v v MATKBlAIi THEY CANT SAVE .1 With the Frenc hArmy on the Aisne Marne Vrinti NOon, July 22.-(By The Associated Press.) There 'were - signs everywhere today that the Germans are destroying the. material and munitions in the pocket to the north of the River Marne, ; between - Soissons . and - Rhelms, preparatory' to the entire evacuation of that area. . ; ' . : ' Ths' Germans are Ixaving the greatest difficulty in maintaining their commun ications In the salient. They ere un able to utilise "most of the railroads leading northward,wlng to the incds eant harrying from Entente allied avia tors and artillery. : The nlg-ht' was comparatively calm, but several local counter-attacks were executed by-the Germane in an endeav or to cover the retreat of their main body. - These ;' attacks in every in stance were" unsuccessfuL, , ' j ': CONCENTBATKB- BESISTANCBS. IS : 1: ' SliOWING UPTHB OFFBNSIYE With f the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front. 2 4 P. M July 22. (By The'Assoclated Pressv The Franco Ameficatt advance cbntlnued this morn- iinf to the south rend wesU r The German gave more ground end 'slowly- continued their--backward-' movement , to thinorth of Cha v: r teau-Thierry. Two additional towns have been tak- len on tne ironi nvrn ,y "tv daylight this morning. x"" of Soissons enother; town wa captured by the Americans. " ' "ln the Soissons sector still another town has 'fallen 3ht0 the hands French, dmprovingHhe allied Pos tion end Ukewlae.coverii the enemy's lines ef common61011? .' 'J'-Jt.' 0rit The tomy ffs mereasinsr hls resist- . . .. . it . ir.. lurnlli from SOU ence along" m ... " ,., eons where every yard the allies pushed iContiuued On Page Two.) 1 5 4 .r -r-t-' puace with Desperate Efforts to? Extricate Aliies'On ETIank Blade Yesterday J k American end' allied1 forces.- 'The only estimate fronxofflclal sourceaovering the . aggregate ; captures by.. French, American and Jtalian troops' during the first two days Of the counter-Offensive, gave 20,900 ' as the - probable total. There ere indications that -the number captured on Sunday might' be greater, although : enemy withdrawals' from the Marne . and ' . jChateau-Tbierry ' Sectors probably, accounted In some part .for the swiftness ,of -the advances-made during that r day, -Ks-:? ' - The situation on the flanks 'of the ! lientf wa not so -i Clear tonight, al though it waa plain that n both sides the effort to pinch) the enemy retire ment was making: progress. -Heavy ar tillery tire and : airplane' bombs are ralnlngV over aU ? his . .commnnlcatlon lines in the center of the alient over ... - .(Continued on Page E3lsrMi;' ' AMIGA IS PROUD : SAYS GEll PERSHfflG Tells Wounded, Americana They r Have Done All tie" Could. - HareAEkedVof Thecu s mumlff m Si, ,, SgyviK.,. VISITS PARIS , HOSPITALS American Troops Yesterday Coattened 3veysJt ySt''ijsiimi'y"'0e V" :f . 5 ud Bui Vacate BastUy. -Paris. July 22. (By Associated Pres.) "Your country is proud of you and I am mare than-pro'ud tocommand such men aa you.' You , have 'fought splendidly' . " S General . Pershing thus addressed wounded American soldiers lying -in the American Red Cross hospitals in Paris " today: In 'each" ward of every hospitals he 'talked -to the . men. He inquired If they were being well cared for, how- and where they were wound ed,' what, regiments ' they belonged 'to and expressed his sympathy to 'scores of patients. , . ' T"- - General Pershing talked to the phy sicians, surgeons -. and nurses, and thanked. them for the work they were doing In caring for the j wounded. ' ."No one. can ask mora of, any fight ing force than that- they should do as well as you . have - done, "he said to his troops. The General added that he wished he could ' talk personally with each-and every man in the hos pital, but - this was' Impossible. So: he asked Major ; James H. Perkins to fe peat his message end say to each in dividual man The "American people are proud of you;" ; ? T'"'" H " " ;'- " - Sw , - - fTi'T i. TOWNS OCCUPIED BY AMERICANS' SHOW GERMANS LEFT HURRIEDLY Washington, July 22.i--Franco-American troops, continuing their 'ad vance south of the Ourcq river, crossed the Soissons-ChateaU Thierry- road be tween the Ourcq and the Clignon Sun day night, General Pershing reported in today's communique.; The towns of Besue, Epiedes and Charteves have ' been captured by the have crossed the Marne and occupied towns . on the ; north ' bank whleh the communique says had -been hastily ev acuated by the Germans. - .4The text of the communique which was- received by the war department tonight, follows:-1 s , .."Section ,Ai Yesterday evening . our troops continuing their advance in op erations j with the -'French, " South of the Ourcqj - crossed thelSoissons-Chat-eau; Thierry road between the. Ourcq and the , Clignon, :. and passed; through the towns of Bexu, Epleds and Char teves. Other American units nave cros sed the Marne . from , positions - south of; the. riven and have occupied towns, the conditions : of. which' shows, that the army ,. abandoned . them in great haste." v" . ; r - " .'.j AMERICAN INDIANS HAVE A v - , . - BRUSH, WITH THE GERMANS With the --American "Army on the Aisne-Marne "Front,. July 22. (ByThe Associated Press.) Ths American In dians Jn France-qulckly adjusted them selves to the. conditions of the country. They soon became Juot as cunning as,in their native -.. western - haunta This is Illustrated by an incident which occur red when. the -Germans were ; withdraw ing across the Marne. -Indian scouts, with Americans, were sent over-:-the river to ascertain, the 'German move ments end other details, i - " . f At 'one . crossing three "IndianS'im provised a raft end, chained it to the north eide of the Marne. ; They hldthe Continued on Paae TwoJk HARK FIGHTIIIG'ON ALL SEGTORSMTE-ALUESRESSIYE Germans Struggle Bitterly To Save What The jCan 'Be- ; iprelthe OriuKf v - HUN COTOR;TTXCKS Id the BiglJattle. , Xjondonf,July ,!2,--nird nghtlngr s proceeding '4fp .all;HBectl6ns iof -the line from Soissons to Rhelms, according to dispatches reaching. London this after noon, but Always"with the allies on the offensive endthe : Germans f fighting desperately to Save' what "they can be fore, the onrush. " f ; ' y The . French gathered,' up. 45 s more guns. Including - six of riarge calibre, in the fighting alongfrJthe Marne . where the . Germane -.: were. cpmpelled to-.-re treat very hastily; leaving behind large quantities of materlarvpf all,klnda,v:, -Although . the Germans are fighting bitterly, along the rbbttom of J the "sa lient there are - indleaUdns vtnat - the,y realise thai . retreat Is 'Inevitable for they, ere burnlngvlllages" several- miles behind' their lines andjthere is a great congestion '-ot..troops jiround - the ; top of the salient . whiehJ tmay..i Indicate, preparations t eijlte-i-' ( 5; With the -vdistretsiith'oChe' Marne cleared of . Germane,-'- the; allies are busy constructing bridge and get ting large bqdles ef troops and sup plies' across for pu'rtuiU.The, .Germans undoubtedly will contiBuet fight " In the .most stubborn manner; tfor' the -salient, but it things continue to go weil with the allies; In Uieir, attack, the ene- my Is likely to be forced; back to he line p the fleraleVVliich - ff era good defenses andj Has 'good, communl- attacks.' Heat eufrtogr. growing, in intensity all along thla4 western, up. a uermaa coumeT-aiucK near . Grlsolles...won .for the . Germans' a slight advantage but all these moves ere only In' the hature of i an attempt to hold up the allies temporarily:: v All these counter-attacks are costing the Germans, heavily , as they .must bo launched without adequate: preparation and on ground ill-adapted for-theGer-men-purposes.;.;- ' -:y - 'x'- ''-- One of the -.German high command actively endeavoring to find some way of holding up "the American forces at the bottom of the pocket Is ' Major General Hell.' - formerly Field - Marshal Von Mackensen's ' chief of staffy who recently was sent to the western -front from - the Ukraine. The , Americans captured - documents1 bearing - .General Hell's signature, . ; : . " ; . Many compliments have" been ' show ered on the Americans by.' British lia ison "officers and reportB reaching Lon don from their, two sectors praise, their fighting ability, discipline and .adapta bility. One' staff officer reported; , ) i " ."The Americans -have alreedy earn ed a" great reputation . for the roughs ness with , which 'they : clean up the territory they, move across.; ..They are just as good as' the Australians, in this open offensive-warfare. ad , that Is 'a very hlgh-compilment." '" '-i The French report the capture' of a thousand; mor9 . prisoners "in the past 24 hours. The British valso have '.taken several hundred; and the". Americans, considerable number. - trr,:' 7i ,;- Onthe westside of the, salient the fighting; continued ell-night with great - " CContinued 'on Pase J ) BRITISH DIVISIONS rV---"- Reinforcements Equal in ;Nunv ber the Bavarians Senii ! English Troopa Now Occupy Seme Pesl - tlens Tney;HeidBefee , Of-, , J' -". . f elveReinferseents-Aw? ' '. I: k Picked jTriopa, M ' .,4 Paris, July 22. When - the Bavarian crown' prince answered. the s German erwCprtace'a appeal for help and sent some of his'diyisions from. the. Plcardy front to aid ;tbe sallen' en- eqijajnuinbeSof ) British divisions were detached from the north ern 'front nd moto'tho bttle seb tor southwest ifs?e;British divisions ' : ar'elfWniposedf of picked J:t'is'.lnterestingvteiete";th British divisions . on i."ihe front south west of ,'Bheims have again, taken the same 'place in . the battle order . which' they British r occupied , when: driven tback in the May of tensive..; Their transport front the Brltish"froht-: to the Cham-' pagne front was executed ;lnj a most kl 1 1f u f m knertrfe-'i,S " i;i1French:oop,fsays5ll4be tlnue to cross the Biver Marne in' strong if61rcesC?4orthsas' They are fonowjng;.tapldly"on theeels of the enemy ;IwhS t Cannot long -hold CContia-u-ei a."-Fass: UthPtI Ecinch Pay, Tribute O.Fighttng i'-OetmiS.-'toa.de.I'eirejr ' be th :iweser;' sidefof the se Another Ship Reported In XPistress in Vicinity of ; - Sub Operations- Sa nday : Nantucket, Mass., July 22'. An air plane 'which landed at the' village of Wavwlaet tonight brought word that a steamer - was - In distress near Great Round Shoals, about five miles oft the eastern1 end of the island. The v vessel was . described es In need of, immedi ate assistance, but the nature of her Injuries 1 was hot disclosed. 'I After requesting that the navy de partment be notified and that word be sent also .to the nearest coast guard station, the aviator again ascended and was lost, to view. - : ; ' The crew of the Coskata coast guard station- have gone to tee assistance of the vesseL . The. sea is calm. - . The village of Wauwinet . Is at the extreme eastern? end of the Island. .i Great Round Shoal Is fifteen nautical PLANS FOR RUSSIA SOON BE ANNOUNCED President Expected to Publish Statement Relative to United fe States Participation. V. . .: A MILITARY EXPEDITION Set , Forth Plana for Giving Russia Military and Economic Ale Joint ::-;Campalgn ' With England, - ' -.France ant Japan. : . ilVashingtonr July 2L Plans ef the tatit States for partlclpatlont in4 the a3tpeMio;to"glye military aid to -Ru.- iAvareected'-:o:- be';anitonnced. in a stmen . by Presideiit WUsonj prpbaDlyeforeWrat The. statement,- it is understood, will be jof-. a very explicit nature, besides making1 clear the means of . the aid to be extended." that the .United ; Statea has only , unselfish: . motl.VeSil?and : m? tends ' to stand flrrjly-beside t the Rus sian; people f4 -. their; fight for, a democ racy. ; The .sending' of economic -aid elsdj't.wlll. be) announced " In.. ..the presi dent's statement, but the personnel of the commission probably . will . not be maoe anown. , . - Plans for the military ; expedition to I be . eohduct'ed . jointly byr the - United States : and . J apanJ with '. Great Britain and ' Ff ahce, ' it ia understood, do not; at' this .time, contemplate the 4 recon struction : of ; the eastern front . as e battle: line ..to draw .German, troops from .the west.. ' . ' : "... The object of the '.. expedition as they ' will be .outlined in detail In President Wilson's statement which he personally - is preparing, . will be to protect American interests, the inter ests : of . the Russian people themselves In their fight for democracy and- for th safe guarding, of vast supplies which will be sent to Russia as part of ; the program of . economic aid.- ., ".: The ' president's statement will be the - official announcement to the world of , the decisions which have! been re ferred to in recent x news, v dispatches from .Tpkio and ' London. No official announcements have been made. before, It-. Is understood, because the United States, has. been awaiting official . word from Toklo of the acceptance of Its (Continued on Page Sight). LI. bfflcersj oi, Fifteen Manufactur er ing Coerns CHtnwplreclee 'tevoivfns; Brieeiry " ;" And' Fin4 Diaoovered is Connection "... y-:rj IwyYork,5i July. .ttenslveicon raciesjihvolving bHberyyandraft in "eoftnectlon with army cbntrects ' for rubber llnooats j sent"Tto soldiers -In. Franceere-isosedin partment Of TJustto ebnsly?! with!' therres of ,i seventeen offieernd -mptoy facturlnst mpanlea: in Jew Ybrkiand Brobklynjpn ' chargesv of; bribery fraud Airmy iofficers? of rthe juartermesters corps 'i involved i in the- graft ,now ere under .surveillance and probably will be 'arrested -!.soon In Washington tt or other,! cities where' their, duties .as pur chasing -agents or ,,3 inspectors f.take theml" IHundredf Aof thousanda of dollars in raincoat contracts era tainted with frjBjudi already litieo vered " byf)depart ment?bf ipfustlce agents and: other 5 dls elosures . afiT ectfn jr f arayjprdart pf or clothing ? soldiers : equipment. ' supplies and KjinTolvlngrj arrests oa..$rjainai i Cpntinuea on jpage JBienu GRAFT DISCLOSED IN ARIiIY CONTRACTS miles distant from the' point off Or leans on the Cape Cod coast, where a German submarine sank empty coal barges yesterday. v . - T . In the absence of any definite Infor mation It was. thought, that the steam er possibly .was- the victim of a "sub marine attack. Whether she was a merchant steamer or a naval vessel was'1 not disclosed. J -; . Sounds of heavy firing, were heard this afternoon in the general direction of the shoals, but x thick haze prevent ed observation from shore. NAVY DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION Washington,' July-22. The navy de partment late tonight-had received no Information .concerning a steamer re ported to be In-distress - oft Nantucket Island. ' On account of the nearness of (Continued '.on Page' Two). GERMAN CONSPIRACY TO USE RESERVISTS Von Strensch's Letters Reveal Plan Fpr.Attacking U. S. and Canada. IS AKIN : TO WILHELM Scheme. Was r to .Send 25KH Hns In This Country te Canada and 100,000 -. Into MextcOWtwii" Disclosure. -'''"of --HnnsT'tterei' New York, - July ; 23. That Teuton conspirators planned'even 'after this country's entrance Int the war,' to use Gerraar reservists 7 to ih vade-Canada and- Mexiciof Isj4ndlc47in tha uatIUchs'iiw officials ' V' . ' " 1 i . . rV "of the department i of 'justice declared ZjrZJZZZ wl- JZIC-, w "Ii. flclals as a ormer protege of Bismark. Today he - was ; described; as a relative of the German emperor. f "" The objects of f tW 'proposed, invas ions, according to 'the authorities, were to hamper thej''despa.tch ' of Canadian troops abroad and to join armed Mex icans for the p.urpoBe of making an at tack upon , the' United States. . Federal officials vbeiieve that Alex andria Varda. better known as the Countess Vop Scheele, was the author of letters' signed T. . which were found in the belongings of Von Stren sch. The woman . was arrested shortly after Von Strensch's5 apprehension last week In these ' letters were sentences indicating that '. between November ,1915, and April -20. 1917, plots were in existence for 25,000 German reservists to cross from Buffalo, N,. Y to Bridge burg, Ont., and for one hundred thous and Gernians . to enter ".Mexico at un named points; along thi. .Bio Grande; A federal official, expressed the be lief that within, the tast month Dr. Von Strensch had , made': an .-unsuccessful .ef fort . to send to Germany,' via Holland the pattern' of .a new".gun for .which remarkable' claims, were . made. ; ; The seized; correspondence also dis-. closed that a German, .assuming a Bus sian alias:- and ..disguise, had , entered! the - employ of , the ..'Curtis aviation pldnt. This spy Is' now being watched by federal officials. Most J of the -letters seized - were In metal : boxes,;, se curely locked." . " .'j. " A photograph of Von Strensch, taken in the uniform . of an', officer of. the Prussian' ' guard. 4 was' founds alongside a picture . o ! Frederick - William ' I, father of the present emperor.' . TBlf PCft CBSII',JtM305UBs'TAX " . INCItUDEB; 1ST BJESVEJV BILL Washington, : July 22. -Inclusion in the new war re venue-'. bill.' designed - to rafse 18,000,000,000 by- ..taxation , of a ten per cent normal-tax on all, Incomes of individuals after deduction J of $1 000 exemption : for1' unmarried persons and 92,000 exemption for married per sons has. 'beententatlvely agreed upon by the house ways and, means com mittee. Thls.was , understood I -today after the eecond, session of the' com mittee which Is.' framing the bill for presentation in the house when- con gress reconvenes the last of August.., . ' ' It ' was pointed, out, however, the ten per Cent personal income tar, feature Is subject to. adjustment : as the con sideration., of .the measure in the com mittee -. continues Chairman - Kltchin after today's' session stated that data before ,the committee , shows, that dur-, lng the. calendar year 191S the net -In come reported ..by ..corporations wilL reach . 210.000,000,000, and by, indlvldu-. aia 17,008.000)00.. JThe 1 committee at today's session. Mr..;ltchin. said, dis cussed ; the . question of w deduction, credits and 'exemption .which- will, re main,: he sald..about asr In the present law. uuurwciiuni' av wurw9- mfli) 1 i BOUT FROM GOTHAM BOXER Jersey City, N- JT-, August 22. Ben- ny Ijeonardi lightweight- champion of the 1 world, scor ed .-au technical knock-, out, over Young Gradwell of New York in' the fifth round of - en eight -round match here' tonight.- Leonard knocked Gradwell down twice in- the ' fifth ; round anT the., referee ; stopped A the fight?' to Xsave Gradwell furtKwr nunishment ; METAL COMBINE IS SMASHED BY TAKING . OYER ENEMY HRIJS Alien Property Custodian Seizes German Concerns Doing ,.: ' , -MiUions Yearly: BOSSED- WORLD r MARKET L f 1 ' Transfer 1 to v Cover Up Alien Ownership Was . Disguised But -'Too Thinly."' Washington, : July ; 22. -German'' con-" trol of the metal Industry in America ' has been wiped out by Allen; Property , Custodian Palmer In the , seizure of several of the largest metals concerns, in the United States ' with ramiflca tlons into South America,- Mexico1 and, , Canada. u'- 1 ' ' v - Mr. Palmer announced today that-he , had taken over the business of ,L.,Vo- gelstein & Company, Inc.,- .of' ' New k York city, -with, assets of more f than' 1.9,000,000. and Beer, Sondheimer & Co., Inc., also of New; York' city.' .wl.tht as""" sets of upwards of ,$5,000,000 i;:y f In addition th6 custodian has seized the enemyowned .' Interest ' - in ;-the American M6t41sr company controlling . sixteen companies in' this country, end South America, and Stallf orth & Co., of New ' York,, dealers In silver ' bul- ' Hon, with a capitalization'' of ; 1,000,- . 000. F.' Stallf orth, .principal stoekhoid- " er. In the "latter 'compa,ny. la 1 now . In- v terned at Fort Oglethorpe, "GavVn i , Seizure. of 'these companies resulted t from investlfftlons Into , the . general metal - situationv now being , thado - by ' -Francis P, Garvan, director of the 16 u-' reau, of investigation in the. alien, prop-" ert?cusodlan,S office." ' It was revealed that the iBeer, Sorid-t' &p. heimei and Vogelsteiii companies, were closely affiliated with ttie German': met-; al gesselschaf t Whiph if pr some, years ' has dominated. the .entire metal market . ' Of the, world,, and ihntthey'withitha American Metal robmpany.j cphtroUed ' most ot tne principal metai ana .Bmsu- , 'r" 1 A li i(k n A M M Amu j4k & 'MM I It, A Ct the German ownership, of -their,, assets by - an rAmerlcanizAng process under- -taken . after, the war . began .- but that their ownership was only "thinly dis gulsed." ' u..;. 1'' . These, two - companies are - believed by Mr. -Gar van to . have - supplied Ger many with vast quantities of . copper zinc and other-necessary -war- materl- als after the warj.began and their, ac- tiivty In this I respect did ndt ' cease until, after the United. States entered the war, . ; -, .. . P ' 'V The business of Beer,: Sondheimer Co., was founded in America by fi the '. German firm -of the' same .name, ; but the American branch was Incorporated i In 1915 by Bennox- Blkanr4 and ;r Otto Frohnknecht who had operated the branch for the German firm and f:w ho did not make application for natural ization papers until early in, last lyear. -, Elkan and Frohnknecht claimed jthey had bought ! out the interest i of ; the! ; German firm, ,but, Mr.Garvan. unearth- -ed messages, passing . between. the , American branch v and t, the -.' German company, indicating!, that t the latter had planned the 1 Incorporation of , the firm, here and that its had. not .sold Jits present-interests,. rpp-f'&ypf Lbdwlg Vogelstein. head , Of ogel stelp .& .Company is an American; citi zen, but for many years, he has-repra-" sented in this . country L the ' ; firm .of AaroiuHlrsch and Sohn, of Halberstadt. ' Germany, which ' did an average ,'busl ( Continued. on Page Two) , f ; . FAILURE OF BOMBS Those Dropped on Sub at ' Cape Cod Worthless. Secretary 'Daniels Start Investlgatlsw . of 'tbeFeiiuref Ifaval Aviators . - to de Damage to U-Boat ,Snn- 1 day Morning " -.-' ,,?.' t Washington, " July, 22 Secretary Daniels-today asked the cpmmadant of . the First naval district for the" report " as to the y reason 1 tor. the" failure, of -bombs to explode after, they were. drop- -' ped : by ; naval aviators yesterday at- - packed, a German . submarine off -the . Massachusetts coast. The aviators twice circle a over tne ; inDmsnne wnen -i 11 was1: shelling -a tugfand-' bargesf but apparently 'none pt the bombs 'they .'. - '. V . v.. 5 - t. let 'loose exploded., REAR ADMIRAL .WOOD BENIES . ; - ADlCRAFTWEREUinr OJf JOB A. Boston,-? July' S2-An j Investigation was t started . today to '-detlrmlne . why bombs Tcariied ' by naval aviators ; f allr ed 'to i explode when dropped on . or near: the German submarine which at tacked the tug ' Perth Amboy and her barges ' off -'-Cape Cod yecterday. - -: Experts at the " headquarters of the: first naval district here said the bombs ware provided to the different -naval ' - CContinued on Paga Eight). WANTS REASON FOR - : . '. rA
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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