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r - 4 ' 0ATHER FORECASTV North Carolina Probably for night and Tuesday. Warmer fair to tomg ht. .'.Hf FULL LE ASED WIRE S E RVJLCE V0L.XIH. NO. 150. WILMINGTON. NORTH CAROLINA, MON DAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 1 8, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TS n OF RATE- ORDERED FDR THE v , ?. '4 .; - -. .. i -r , v. ."'..! . : .... ; " . "-. - :k ...V ,-,-. ,. . v.- r- .4 .- i . T ,y . - - . ..k . TWQ SECTIONS. CAN DPPUES iKiie t UK Ml MwllWlb iifliiy JDyivul if yylj liJiJLy) r i rjiey Must Be Prepared to Shoulder the Burden, De clares r resident WILSON IN TRENCHES FOR THLSfc MEASURES Champion or Dills in House Greeted by Applause As He Swats the Food Crooks" Senate Gets Ready to Take Action iHy Associated Press.) Wasliine"1!!. June l&7-The Food Us wio pushed to the front in both ,. AJ1 at pou? "I 1 oneress ioaay : na, witn li personal influence of PiO"rdent Wi!-on pressing for their immediate sage. i was more than likely that -.1. w.-.l.JKrt.rJ,-.-,,:! I noinm? uum ut- uuue umn mt;yir?cks a nu,e quadrilateral on Place wre disP-'st'd of While i lie bill was being explained a? a measure wh'rh would harm no Ipafsi business man, but would drag crooks'" and speculators into the sun ia:. a letter from President Wilson to Representative Borland was made ptbi'c in which the President warned opponents of the bills that should they defeat wiem tney must De prepared toinkr t bo responsibility for food con jitiPD? and prices which were predict ed 'o follow. The grea? majority -of the House Hpd the opening of debate with bursts nf Hpnlau-.e jind approval, but the opposition was silently making ready for its attack. in uir onwiB tut- upi;UBiuuu ciioxj sas ready. Ld by Senator -Reed . off - f'jsouri. Senator Smith of Georgia, :ad Senator Gore of Oklahoma, all Democrats, it was contended that the . r fm food bill, already passed and now , h ,hQ unnl 'lowance of wine, which, however, may with the House, ,:.,,, TOll0n thP Amprin a'di'insr 'onference i c u- u a lien and price fixing which made the wonH hiii unnpppsMrv I The Senate debate was delayed, towpvpr. whilo other business was :akn up. h,,t ihp-Food bill was on the avn,);,.- t. , ripbate later in the day. fWi ion nf th House War Tax KJhy th,. senate Finance committee 'itary. a? tho French poly is to limit ;h poai?pS tn proceed with less speed the -estnctions on meat,,, sugar, etc., j papers to the effect that the Missis ho :hn thr Food Control legislation to civilians, m order that the ngnting , h,, siehted an.l fired unon a . ! ! ' r hi l 11c; ot-iiair. f B?tr-f nf-tho absence of several on?-..:, tho committee today poGt-i r.,-rc,! ;i. t!f,n ,)rn Senator Penrose's I motion tn r? consider the five per cent profits t?x proposed for publishers. "To brine" food crooks out into the SMliEht." but not to iniure business. 'in miure the aim of thp fnnH control bill, Ctairman Lever of the Agricultural 1 tOffiffiitt dpflarpd tnriav in )renine ! toa'p on the measure m the House. 5 ! .1 a-p ot applause greeted nis tmMit. a-irimg strength to his pre-' "'On that the hill will nass the; the bill will pass Hcu chvp iar,0 m,inrit norhens hv 0 by a larse mnioritv. nerhaDS bv fte end nf thr, ,rl, ' I iur vrtiv. rw., . ii.-'Der kuuii-i hi tnp nil 1 nnnfir luk - "i ine Din. unaer , . 1 1 !t, J il.. . ' - 0? inu-a t- ' " : "rJ- f l ci pnrpfiPTirattvp Haneen. ! Io fflino; ' 1 i . IJ . U IV V J JJL rJLJL JLJL M.. dcxk vaiiu, A diKi uppresenrarive. jvioore. 01.. 'Eansvh ,.,;. ia 0 'tack ' WGre y an, Thr , r ,n.; s. between German au-1 -li diin Amprifan democracv. aid Dr . 7 ,7 ... V' -min'.H i ' 7, a I u - wa , i ' 111 t sc n r "j t nrci 1 Airjv -'xui 11 ' it- and e ro u li h nr,0 , "r . . riwith 268,000 acres, shows an increase iose jointed, unorganized democ- ) ha.S no p-hnct nf a rhino in a pit with such an autocracy as is 'llany. Ororani7sHnn id tVio nnlv Pon with which organization can '"orcomp. An orsa.niza.tion. as the "I IS llin-l 1,, 4. 1., V, jj.j u.h', means uui uiiijt ijj. Prung into shape the man-power of "H'ion, the money of the nation, its wc pvery resource of the na- Whif-h rnnv Uo ncail in tho nnn. ''icipniing attacks on the giving i'ic-nt pxtranrriinarv nnwers. Jir. j fv,,r ContondoH tho situation "i 'hem. vp rmi',t either confer the so- Hutneratic V..-. . -'"utionHl head of our government 'De fiprmnr, T- : 1 :j - i"i'fi io nave tnem assumeu X ---man xvaistji, ue saiu. ':ir whs pvpr won hv n 'rfphn.tr !..ty. The time is upon us for "6 (.own to brass tacks Every P3rri " JiJiu cnna must De pre- Wfllli'in 1 1 1 1 i . :e sacrifices ereat sacri- Ul ice icittc i an 1S somg to De per ries IT sland benind fine-spun theo ti0rt tdn d ,f,chnicaftties in his opposi te ; measure. This is no pink " --:irvl n . . i tluh . ' UJ1 1S it a aaies sewing UM'tei It Jc ro nro;nIf - thp ev u autocracy tne world T, 1UOI. np c,,- . . . a. iinct "inr iJIPme duty. as well as the ll necessity, is to feed our Wi nn. . J ' . !ie a,, rcf s- the fighting forces of ana lies and absolutely provide At nV5r, Peopi e and as largely, as we can Vlllan population of Our Allies." ng I. - H ... . v-.,-. r:;f-... ..rfW. ...... . hj x cjjl jl wr-.i l DUQIC flllflDTCDO '..' , rnniu uunn 1 uno german submarine de. s STROYED. ! fir ntin rnnnnn III IIIIU ILIIIIIMI f ur uun inuuro 'In Barracks With Those of Many Countries-1 How They Fare (By Associated Press.) Paris, June 18. The American en listed men who came to France with Major General Pershing are having experience with foreign habits, lan guages and ration which indicate what the main body of American troops will find when it arrives. The Americans are quartered at the Pepiniere bar- - . ou'eet Augustin, one of the central lo cations of Paris. There are housed troops from all the entente allied na tions, including Russians, Serbians, Belgians, Rumanians, Canadians, Aus tralians and New Zealanders, with 60 American troopers, engineers and au tomobile drivers among the latest ar rivals. The vast central court pre sents a strange sight in the mingling of the uniforms and flags of the vari ous nations. Each contigent has its own drills and its own living and eating quarters, but when the men are off duty, the court is crowded with the soldier3, speaking many languages and at tempting to make themselves under stood with signs. The American i,nfm aro n TTT-rnr Vi n-iHtprv rntinns. . - rrtr t.. a.w wiiii ii t lifv nivr? 1 i : 1 i ri lltou Aiuciitaii or British rations, for in addition to an abundance"of well cooked food, they embrace the regular Trench al be discontinued when the American i rations are established. The chief novelty for the Ameri- cans Js the continental br;akfast, re- striated to bread and coffee. Lunch and dinner are serv-d in courses with Pnty of meat and vegetables. The meatless aays ao not appiy io ui iuu- i1"18 cvivcpi. ut .v, m K lf r tn tho full mfn-, v sure 01 ener&r- , The sleeping quarters are plain ana'vemDer 8, while on a voyage from comfortable, witn gooa oeut, sheets and ample sanitary arranb-. ments. The Americans are on a reg- 1 ular schedule, with revlile at 6 o :lock ( the morning, brtakfas'. at , in- spection at 8, and then a round of dti- i ties, concluding with taps at 10 p. m. " CRFAT INCREASE IN PLANT ACREAGE . ' ' . (By Associated Press.) , Washington, June 18. Aimosi di a. cent inprnasp in flip tifianut acre- i V 1 V . - . . n a ;;e itus yt;en i iiiijh.ih.oo -" i limmary report 01 ine jji-pamuciu . . -. nv fyrinHiiro Thp tnt.Tl RCreHCe is z,- " . n . ..n ctoto uui.uuu acres, ah ouuem except North Carolina and Tennessee, shorz greater acreage this yea- than g with 42G.00G acres. . . i-ioi f . shows an- ip crease 01 v-. .cm.., Texas, wit'.i 600,000 acres, snuvs an m- . crease ot 118 per cent, ana Aiaoama, of 97 per cent. AMERICAN AVIATOR MADE GALLANT FIGHT (By Associated fress.) Paris, June 18. Archibald Johnson, of Pittsburgh, ,a member of the La Fayette Flying Corps, which is com posed yrincipally of Americans, has been made a sergeant after a gallant fight single-handed against two Ger man airplanes, in which his machine was riddled with bullets. The en gagement occurred over the Chemin-des-Dames, on the-Aisne front. The American aviator attacked a German flier, who was sooft reinforced by an- Otner. ouuuouu : c held nis own. wun both until his machine was" aimo3t shot to pieces, but was able to return t6 the French lines. A French comrade took to the air, engagea tne BRAVELY MOTHER DIES WITH HER CHILDREN - (By Associated Press.) Richmond, ya4 June 18. Mrs. Fred erick Bullock, of near Suffolk, nearly hor 1 1 TP if if i H. v Willie sa.iu.iy ujiufi XAW .w V - t,-. ihraa ohild-tTi IVirfttnv "C1 , 7T. , -T io Katherme and Frederick, aged 14 13 i .-i tfnm H yrxm 1T1T a.: reu r.j-, ; They lost their lives in a creek while trvine to bail water from a leaking boat The mother swooned, after be- rescued. . - . . . - a i-.,...'. it ; (By Associated Press.) t London,. June 18. An official statement issued today bv the British admirality says V' that a Teuton submarine has probably fr been sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean. SUNK BY U-BOAT Only One Life Lost Balance Rescued By British Steamship (By Associatea Press.) New York, June 18. News of the destruction of the big French freight i steamship Mississippi by a German FRENCH STEAMER submarine, with a loss of one of the Under the plan ,the United States , . . ro "wri, would become immediately a great el- merchantman 8 crew, was brougi tjementary training baSQ foyr alf the al. here yesterday by officers of a British j lies and enormous numbers of train freight vessel that arrived from a I ing machines would be turned out French port I while American plants aiv developing The Mississippi, of 6,677 tons gross, !a serviceable battle craft type. By was torpedoed ana sunk about 145;ext spring the .board. proposes to miles out from the pert of Brest, have the allies ready to literally drive France, on June 2, according to Df-1 thf Germans from the air fleers and seamen frcra open boats, i Th,e War Department is behind They had been afloat for a short time. Plans wlth every ounce of energy The British fficer, refused to dis- said close the details of the sinking as re- retary aer . said. - ine program lated-to them by the French crew. ! seemf y means eA osf effective The only sailor 'lost was drowned I !?n-fcchca s force I t . :i 'f i w't5 boats. The Bnti&a ship landed the survivors at Fayal, Azores. The Mississippi, owned by the Gen eral Trans-Atlantic Steamship Con pany, of Havre, was last reported at New Orleans, on March 31. A news dispatch received by wire less in New York last November from i Berlin alluded to reports declared to been published in French news iflprmsn submarine without scorine a " . . hit, in the English channel, on No- New Orleans, t he JBerim aispam,i said the U-boat "neither before cr aft er the attack attempted to rnolest the imer and the incident was cited by Germany as "furnishing contradiction io tbe affirmation of the entente gov- ernments that the armaments of mer chantmen are for defensive purposes." At that time the United States gov ernment was considering the status of entente armed merchantmen in rela tion to their right to enter American ports. SEPT. 1 ST No Definite Date Set For Start of Cantonments Officers Out Tr Aiicrnst (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 18. Unless there are unforeseen developments to hurry construction of the 16 cantonments, for training the new national army, the first increment of 650,000 troops will not.be in training by September. 1, as generally has been supposed, and in fact may not get into training for six weeks thereafter. War Department officials said today that no specific date ever had been set for the opening of the training camp3. r,ot hnmnvcr in a Ipttpr " to Senator Jones, several weeks ago, answering a suggestion that some of troops De uge(i for harvesting, gpoke of September 1 as the probable date of opening the camps, and pointed out that most of the harvesting would be over by that time War Department officials generally, had fixed September 1 in. their minds as the time training would begin. The first lody of officers for the the new irmy, now being trained in- camps throughout the country isto be turned out in August, to make room for the next body. This was arranged on the plan of having the draft complete, ex emptions disposed and troops ordered into training camps by September 1. I'd 1111 UU NT un:vu u m - OPEN Well Known Member of Inter state Commerce Commission Has Passed Away HAD SERVED FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS ' -. - - - " Native of Georgia Was Ap pointed by President Cleve land and Re-named By Taft and Wilson (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 18. Commission er Judge C. Clements, of the Interstate Commerce-Commission, died here to-' , i aay. tus nome was in riome, ua. Commissioner Clements had served j on the taf -makihgr body since 1892 and once had been chairman. He was cn . : aia " llT5c Ui uwls'a'.T before going on the commission had served five terms in Congress repre senting the district of which-his home, Rome, Ga., was the center. He was a i Democrat, first appointed by President Cleveland, but was re-appointed by President Taft and again by President XT Til VV11HUI1. AIRCRAFT PROGRAM OF WAR DEPARTMENT (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 18. Full approv al has been given by the War Depart ! ment to the air supremacy program i of the defense council's aircraft board, and President, Wilson-has been asked to put the administration's support be hind the government project, vfor which an- appropriation of $600,000,000 lis sought. RUSSIAN DUMA VOTES FOR RENEWAL OF WAR (By Associated Press.) Petrograd, June 18 (Via London). The Duma, in secret session, has passed a resolution for an immediate offensive by the Russian troops. The resolution declares a separate peace with Germany or prolonged in activity on the battle frort to be ignoble treason toward Russia allies for which future generations nver would pardon, the Russia of the pres ent day. KEET KIDNPINC beforeXnd JURY (By Associated Press.) Springfield, Ills.,. June 15 An inves tigation into the disappearance and death rf 14-months-old Lloyd Keet and other alleged kidnapping conspiracies s to be started by the Green county grand jury today, according ip Paul O'Pay, county prosecutor. The grand jury will be asked to in dict every person arrested in connec tion with the disappearance of the Keet child, and all , persons against whom wo have evidence," Mr. O'Day said. "We have collected a mass of evidence to assist the grand iury in its deliberations, much of whieb ba? not yet been made public." GERMANY TO PROPOSE ARMISTICE TO RUSSIA (By Assoiated Press.) Copenhagen, (Via London), June 18. The German government, which has been endeavoring by means of semi official communications, statements by the imperial chancellor concerning peace overtures, telegrams by Field Marshal Von Hindenburg to the coun- I 1 AC vl--rvn nnrl erl A i Ufa Hfimi. - Z'Xtil idemann type, and in other wajn to come to a separate arrangement for peace or an armistice with Russia, is considering, a new move, r.mely an offer of an armistice for the period oi the elections to the Prussian constitu tional convention. t 4. 4. . 4. 41 4. 4 ESCAPED GERMAN OFFICER CAPTUF.ED. . " (By Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., June rx8. Arn- old Henckel, the German who gawed Qut of' Jftil at N6rf0lk, has 4 been arrested in Danville. Fol- ' lowing his escape, the govern- 4 ment spread its net for him. He effected his esqape by sawing 4 the bars from hi cell window. fr He was capture in a tobacco 4- hogshead in ajnvarehouse sur- rounded hy 4it800. civilians and officers. 'h He possessed several hack-saw 4 blades sewed up in his coat. 4 4 4' 4 4 fr 4 4 4 Kill III (Secretary Daniels Buys Coal and Oil at Prices to Be Fixed Later PURCHASED UNDER ACT OF CONGRESS Government Commission Will Settle On the Price Steel For Ships Also Being Bought (By Associated fresi. Washington, Juae 18. Secretary Daniels has ordered coal and oil pro ducers to supply the enormous quan tities needed by the navy at prices to be fixed later by the President, when the Federal Trade Commission has de termined a fair rate. The Navy will r-se 1,750,000 tons of coal and 50,000, 0y barrels of oil purchased under thii,- application of the authority grant ed uy Congress. Sin,i.larly, steel for the entire navy building program is being bought at a rate fixed by the department when Secretary Daniels rejected the pro posals of the steel makers as too high. Mr. Daniels said today that the coal operators proposed to furnish navy coal at a rate of $2.95 a. ton at the mine. . The navy was then paying $2.88 a ton, delivered. The secretary directed the companies to ship imme-' diately, the orders being pro-rated among the producers, agreeing to pay a tentative price of $2.33 at the mines i pending a report the department will equalize payments at the rate fixed. If $2t.33 is too high, however, payments on future shipments will be curtailed to bring the entire purchase up to the commission's rate. The $2.33 rate is being advanced by the government "on account" at present. Oil qoutations submitted, Mr. Dan iels said, ranged from ,$1.58 to $1.86 a barrel, delivered at Port Arthur, al though the present rate Is $1.89 a bar rel at that point. The department di; rected the producers to fill its orders for 50,000,000 barrels, leaving the question of price to be determined by the trade commission. The arrangement regarding - steel orders, the Secretary said, leaves a "handsome profit" for the producers. A basic price of $56.20 a ton was fixed for steel plates in contracts for ten steel ships signed today by Chair man Demnan, of the shipping board. Future contracts will be let at that i j i p A n j i . price, msceaa oi vo paiu lor sieei in some earlier contracts. ACREAGE IN MELONS AND CANTALOUPES (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 18. Watermelon and cantaloupe acreage in the prin cipal producing States show an in crease over last year. The watermel on acreage is estimated by the Depart ment of Agriculture at 98,100 acres, an increase of 12 per cent., and the cantaloupe area at 46,500, an increase of 17 per cent. Georgia shows a heavy 'nerease In both watermelon and jantaioupe. All other Southern States showed in creased watermelon acreage. Most showed decreases cantaloupe acre ages, except Arkansas and Alabama. OTHERS II HAVE MET LIKE FATE Investigation of Other Disap pearances in New York To 1 Ask Extradition (By Associated Press.) New York, June 18. In a three-fold investigation in connection with the murder Of Ruth Cruger, the 18-year-old school graduate, whose body was found buried in a callar nere, on Sat urday, the grand jury today began ex amining witnesses. Among those who testified was Helen Cruger, a sister. Police Commissioner Woods today started an inquiry into the alleged laiity of the police in failing to find the body. Mrs. ' Grace . Humiston, a woman lawyer, whose -efforts were re sponsible for its discovery, will co-operate with the commissioner in an in vestigation of her charge that 22 miss ing girls in this city might have suf fered a fate similar to Ruth Cruger. v Will Seek Extradition. Washington, June 16. At the re quest of the State of New York the State Department has requested the Italian government to hold Alfredo Cocchi, now at Bologna, Italy, in con nection with the murder of Ruth Cru ger, a New York High , school girl, whose body was found Saturday be neath Cocchi's shop. xWhether Cocchi can be extradited and returned to the United States Is problematical. A diplomatic contro versy is expected, because Italy al. ways has interpreted her treaty, with the United States so as to require the trial in Italy. Despite this, the United States always has taken an opposite View, and in fulfillment of it, returned Porter Charlton to Italy, in the cele brated case which ended with his. con- victim, but short sentence. I " CONTRACTS FOR MORE SHIPS X- (By Associated Press.) -fc K- Washington, June 18. Con- tracts for ten more steel mer- chant ships complete and for 24 X- additional wooden huils were an- ? r nounced today by Major General Goethals, general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. r The vessels will be delivered In i918. ss BEGINS TODAY The Campaign to Raise One Hundred Million Dollars Inaugurated Washington, June 18. The big drive? for the $100,000,000 Red Cross war fund began at sunrise today, ev erywhere in the United States, with elaborate organization1 plans for mak ing a reality within the next seven days. " In great cities and towns, organized machinery began gathering in the great fund which is to care not only for troops on the firing lines in Europe but for the destitute-of the war zones of France, Belgium 'and Poland. The great fubd will be disbursed un der the direction of the Red Cross Council, recently created by President Wilson, to wuich some of the, country's best known financiers and business men are giving their talents for organ ization . New Yorkers Working Earnestly. New York, June 18. The campaign to raise $40,000,000 set down as this j pity's share of the $100,000,000 Red Cross war fund began today with a small army of men and women as signed to 30 teams competing for the honor of bringing in the largest total contributions during the week. The 20 teams of men and 10 teams of wom en are composed almost wholly of persons whose -names are familiar in almost every household. Co-operating with these 30 committee are hundreds of sub-committees and aides, so that not one citizen of the city will lose the opportunity of contributing to what Henry B. Davison, head of the national campaign, has called "the heart of the nation." On Saturday, two days before the actual beginning of the campaign, more than $11,000,000 had been pledged. Chicago's Good Start. Chicago, June 16. William Wrig ley, Jr., of the executive committee, engaged in raising Chicago's quota of $8,000,000 for the $100,000,000 Red Cross war fund, today increased the amount in hand by $100,000. Already $1,300,000 has been subscribed. GOT VERDICT FOR .A GIANT AMOUNT (By Associated Press.) New York, June 18. A verdict ofi $225,00J in faor of Miss Honora May n-Rrn 9.R vonra nld in hor hroaoh nf nrnmiso cnit ntrainat taSti t TvFonniTwr WORK a retired banker and millionore,- 85 vance POftaJn France, according to years old, was awarded by a State Su- an" offiial statement - issued by th preme Court jury in Long Island Cityiwar offi.cf this. mor?ier;J The ma,a tndnv Thfi nlQinti-ff SnnPAt.nrv tn . New York newspaper man, allied that the defendant, father of grown children, broke his promise to marry her. ROTARIANS GIVEN A BIG WELCOME (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., June 18. Delegates to by us in front of our main new posi the eighth annual convention of the'tion which we still hold on Infantry International Association of Rotary Clubs were welcomed in Atlanta to day at the opening of the five days' meeting. The first session included an address by Arch Klumph, of Cleve land, Ohio. GENERAL PERSHING KEPT HAND AT WORK (By Associated Press.) Paris, June 18. Major General Per shin g was hard at work in his office today. He has completed the round of social functions in connection with his arrival and has a busy week ahead of him in dealing with important ques tions regarding arrangement for . the arrival of American troops. ,-. - I t British Retire In Order Make Thrust Along the Vardar tc ATTACK BY GENERAL SARRAIL LIKELY, Both Russian Army and Navy Show Signs of Activity in .-Near Future Germans AirrRaid Bases British at Arras Subjected to Counter. Attacks , Developments of some importance apparently are impending xn the Macedonian front, following the re cent clarification of the military situ ation in Greece coincident with thai, abdication of King Constantine. The most pronounced movement is a withdrawal by the British, without pressure, of their advanced positions established some distance east of the Struma river on the extreme end oC the front. Several tovns have been, evacuated by them, and occupied byt the Bulgarians. Simultaneously come aews of pro nounced reconnoitering .-ctivity by the entente forces in other parts of the front, notably along the Vardar in the. central sector. It has been frequently pointed out by military obaerr-ers that virtually the only practicable route for a sue- cessful advance to cut the lines of the central powers in the Balkans and re claim Serbia, is up the Vardar valley, along the railway line there. . ( . The present, "activities "whi 'they; havfl not rieve.loned far enough to 'make the thing a certainty, none the less point to the probability that au offensive by General Sarrail in the only likely sector tha. embracing the. Vardar is Imminent. . . Had this been decided upon, it would be a natural move for the Brit ish to relinquish the advanced ground they held along the Struma and with draw, as they have done, td the bridge head near the river, thereby strength ening the entente .right flank for de fensive purposes, while the offensive stroke was delivered by the center.; An aggressive move, it would seein, has now been made possible by the removal of the menace to the Allies from the rear, which existed as long as Constantine was on the , Greek throne and his pro-German political advisers In control of the Greek mil itary situation. Both the Russian army and the Rus sian nvy are giving more evidence of aggressive intent. Recent German and Austrian statements have in stanced increasing activities by the Russian military forces in various sec tors, notably Volhynia and Galicla, where the great Brussiloff offensive was in full swing at this time a year ago. The Russian naval arm also has been so largely in evidence in-Baltio waters that Berlin announces it has been found necessary to carry out ex tensive air raiding operations on Rus sian bases in this area. In the- Arras battle area the Brit ish were subjected to a heavy counter attack this morning on- the new posi tion they won last Thursday east of Monchy le Preux. They hold fast to the main point, the important Infantry Hill, but had to fall back from some positions they had established farmer in advance. British Reverses. t j t a mi. T-fti a. t i 1 imuuil, June lO. xno oriUBU uavo fallen back from some of their 'ad- uew punuun we nm uwu. The statement follows: "Early this morning; the enemy de livered a strong local attack, under cover of a heavy bombardment up to I the positions captured by us on the morning of June 14, east of Monchy 'le Preux. After severe fighting, our troops were compelled to fall back from certain positions in northern France, which had been established Hill. v "There was considerable artillery activity on. both sides durirtg the night north of the Scarpe. . Hostile ar tillery activity continues in thetneigh borhood of Ypres." CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED BY SENATE (By Associated Pr.) r ' Washington, June 18. The confer ence report on the, Glass-Owen bill t amending the Federal Reserve act and 'designed to strengthen . the national banking system, was adopted today by the Senate by the. vote of 51to 14, and now goes to the President for his approval, v , ' K.' f ' 4 'I '-1 ft ' . i I j 'ill . i I J A I