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VOL. XXIV. NO. 1 48.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, "THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1918.
FIVE GENTS
MUNG ON MARNE .
ASKS CONGRESS FOR
HUNS HA VE TURNED
$16,000,000 FUND TO
PROTECT THE COAST
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FURTHER TO NORTH
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Eventually
j When All the Yotmg Mn Are Fighting or Working.
Efforts Held Up by American
and French Forces
BEING HELD IN CHECK
Experts Haxe Expected Attack"
on Allied Line East of
Montdidier
HUN PRISONERS TAKEN
Germans Driven From All the
Ground Gained Around
Vingre Machine Guns
Are Taken by French
Held up in their efforts" to batter
tieir Tay through the American and
French lines near the Marne, the Ger
mans have again turned their atten
tion to the front further north, in a
ca.-fnr u-hich may be considered as the
conflicting link between the Somnie
and Marne battlefields.
The French official report, dealing
with operations aloog the front, says
that the French forces east of Sam
pieny have continued to drive; back
bodies of German troops which had
crossed the Oise.
When the initial plunge along the
Aisne had gained extensive ground,
but the process had created a salient
dangerous to the Germans to the west
cf Soissons, they attacked along the
A;!e:te river, northwest of that city,
to straighten out their line and thus
na:d against a flanking operation by
h allied armies. They gained con
siierable territory in this maneuver,
ft Trere held after they had prog
?ied approximately five miles. Since
-j: time the Fench have held their
si-ions with the Oise river forming
lirst line of defense and there has
' little fighting of a significant na-
in that sector.
Military experts have expected an
rack nn thn allied Utia rnnnlne east
fi ftcctdidier, past NoyonattI tfcehcet
iloszthe Oise to the new lines form
ed siace the German offensive on the
Aisae began. It may be that the fight-
jg reported on the French, official j
statement marks tne mmai stages or
as attack there.
Further south along the line, Tun
ing from the western suburbs of
Soisson3 to Chateau Thierry, the line
is standing firm before the German
trust The French have succeeded
a improving their positions north and
?st of Hautebraye, a little village on
tie right bank of the Hoxien river,
north of the Aisne.
On the rest of the front, especially
at Longpont, Veuilly-La-Poterie and
est of Rheims, the artillery fire has
been violent.
Along the front held by the British
there have been raiding operations but
do fighting of a serious character.
At some noint eround has been re-
rained by the French and Wednesday
tney took more than 200 prisoners
from the enemy, in addition :o inflict
ive heaw lnceea nn thft Oerman units
cich' failed in attempts to push back
me French defenders. The latest
French gain was made around Vingre,
north of the Aisne, where the Ger
mans were driven from all the ground
tiey had gained there in recent days.
In addition the French took more
than 150 prisoners and some machine
guns.
Enemy efforts have been strongest
along the Oise and on the eastern
dge of Retz forest, east of Villers
Cotterets. In attempting to cross the
ise near Monta Agache, the Germans
we repulsed completely. Ground
was gained by the enemy troops near
longpont, east of Villers-Cotterets,
tot French counter attacks threw
ttem back with the loss of 50 prisoners-
Elsewhere along the salient,
trough Veuilly, Chateau Thierry, and
a'ong the Marne. where American
troops are in the line to Rheims, the
Germans have been unable to pro
gress, i
The Berlin official statements on
the fighting grow shorter. Wednesday
Ported only a slight advance along
e Aisne Tuesday and local fighting
Eear the Ourcq. The situation is un
hanged, according to the Wednesday
filing announcement from German
headquarters.
There are yet no signs that the en
iL13 PreParinK fr still another blow
" his campaign to crush the French
t ?riti3h before the Americans en
thl 5e flghtinS in large forces. On
sir laDders and Picardy salients
mail raids continue and the artillery
m is about normal.
?erican troops around Veuilly,
iXrtT of Chateau Thierry, re
strn T,lPSrla niht a-nd Wednesday
Ame"? 0erm9n efforts to advance. The
the r an macnine Kun fire broke up
of ermaB attick in confusion. West
Am" 0ntdldier and east of Luneville
An a n patrols have been active.
tratMtrican party of 30 men Pene"
Wviii third German ne east of
Germa ' and outfougirt a party of 200
by th n HeavJ' losses were suffered
cag,,",;. ermans. while the American
Alth Were Rlignt
creasMUg,h artillRry activity has in
ea along the entire Italian front
NEXT BLOW LIKELY
. HIT AMERICAN LINE
-Called Third Drive Is Ex
acted Northwest of Toul
-i
a AW OFT" RESERVES
F Outguessed Huns When
, He Let Aisne Front
Stand
WILL NOT WEAKEN LINES
Observers Think Great Battle
Will Be Fought On Orig
inal Sector Chosen For
Supreme Effort
Washington, June 6. Demonstra
tions in force against new portions of
the western front are anticipated by
war department officials, now that the
German third drive has been slowed
down to a struggle for improvement
of local positions west and south of
Soissons. It is regarded as entirely
possible that increased enemy activ
ity in front of the American sector
northwest of Toul may indicate an
impending blow there.
This conclusion is based on. the
opinion strongly held by some officers
that the so-called third drive, the ex
tension of the original offensive cam
paign to the Aisne front was designed
by the Germans to draw off reserves
from the Americans and Flanders
sectors. Continued efforts to the
same end are to be expected. An at
tack on the American sector in such
.Strength aa to drive the iine- back: ft
is argued, "might hamper General Foch
in his employment of American units
to support his lines in Picardy, Flan
ders and the Aisne regions.
These officers regard the fact that
no new blow has been struck at the
Amiens front as conclusive evidence
that General Foch outguessed his op
ponents when he determined tovlet the
Aisne front stand in Its own strength,
even the cost of much territory over
run by the enemy until he could as
semble additional units from scatter
ed points along the line beyond
Rheims. The very success of the Ger
mans In pressing on the banks of the
1 f j . j mo .
iiiarne, ii was argutju, was a aiuereni i
point to them, because it meant that
Foch was resolved not to weaken his j
lines to the' norths
Another indication that th French i
strategists have ' outguessed the Ger
man . general, staff is seen in the fact
that the original strength used by the
crown prince in the Aisne drive was
put at 25 divisions. He had since em
ployed in this theatre double that num
ber. Officers point to this fact as evi
dence that the German hope was that
Foch would bring up his northern re
serves to hold the Aisne front, while
the German reserve was held ready to
take instant advantage of its shorter
line to sweep down again on the
Amiens sector. The territory yielded
by the French in retiring to the Marne
eventually absorbed most of this Ger
man strategic reserve and the plan
failed.
Observers here believe the gTESt
battle is certain to be fought out on
the original sector selected by the
Germans for their supreme effort.
They believe, also, that General Foch
will not be in a position to wrest the
initiative from the enemy until Amer
ican strength has become available
to him In great force. They there
fore do not look for any extensive
counter offensive for months to come,
possibly not before fall, if even then.
The critical battle, the final Ger
man effort to break through to the
channel coast, will be foughf; officers
believe, before General Foch finds him
self able to turn the tables on the en
emy and to begin what they are cer
tain will be a march to Berlin if com
plete victory cannot be won short of
that goal.
Sale of Unfit Meat.
Washington, June 6. Further evi
dences of the sale or offering for sale
of unfit meat for the army has been
discovered by the federal trade com
mission. W. T. Chantland, chief ex
aminer, declared today when repre
sentatives of Wilson & Co., Chicago
packers, appeared to deny charges
that they have sold unfit meat.
from Stelvio to the Adriatic there is
no indication that the Austrians are
ready to launch their offensive, for
which it is known they have made
preparations.
There has been an increase in in
fantry fighting on the Macedonian
front. Allied troops have withstood
successfully Bulgarian attacks against
the new Greek positions at Skra di
Legen, near Gradisnitz, and between
Lakes Ochrida and Presba.
IN THE GOLFING WORLD.
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IN THE PUGILISTIC
THE MOVIE HERO.
MAKE FURTHER TESTS
EW YORK
Aviators Able to Trace City's
Arteries With Appar
ent Ease
New York, June 6. Aviators who
observed the effect of dimming the
sky glare over New York city on Tues
day night and last night have recom
mended to the police department that
further tests ge made and as a result
the city will 'remain 'ark today and
perhaps for several nights thereafter.
Observations taken Tuesday night
showed that the original order which
merely dimmed the display lights and
window, gleams, ha. accomplished only
half of the desired object.
From above the city the aviators
were able to trace its arteries with
ease. The East river briges stood out
in strong relief, with their framework
and towers fully revealed.
Broadway was darker last night
than on any of the lightless nights
under the Garfield order. Street lights
were reduced to one a block and signs
and window displays were banished.
Aviators will continue their studies,
it was said by Police Commissioner
Enright, untl a scheme of lighting has
been worked out which would give a
raider the least possible guidance in
searching out particular objects.
ATTACKING "SUB" WAS
OF
Master of the Mallory Line
Freighter Talks Interest
ingly of the War
An Atlantic Port, June 6. The Mal
lory line freighter, Sabine, Captain F.
L. Kenny, commanding, which made
this port two days ago because of the
reported presence of Germ TJ-boats
off Frying Pan Shoals, is 1 lying
peacefully in the harbor and her de
parture cannot be foretold. The Sa
bine is not a passenger-carrying ves
sel, as was at first reported, but a big
freighter of handsome design.
No submarines were seen by the
crew of the Sabine, nor was she at
tacked as first reported. Captain
Kenny scoffed the attack theory and
laughed at the published report that
an unknown vessel chased the imag
inary wasp of the sea away from his
vessel. He talked interestingly of the
war and is convinced that the impe
rial German government is tottering
on its foundations and that peace
terms will be put forth in the early
i future.
Intern Pilot and Observer.
Madrid, Wednesday, June 5. A
British airplane fell in Rio Muni, A-f
rlca, recently and the pilot and ob
server, who were unhurt, will be in
terned at Cordova, Spain. . , !r.
OFMRHGN
MAGNARV
NATURE
IN THE
WORLD.
ON THE
IN THE
Was Chief Aide to Hugh Scott,
Former Chief of Staff
SHOCK TO WASHINGTON
Went With Scott on His Visits
to Indian and Bandit
, Chiefs
HEADED N. Y. TROOPS
He Commanded 53rd Brigade
at Camp Wadsworth and
Led His Troops to Bat
field of France
Paris, June 6. General Robert E. L.
Michie, of the American army, died
in a railroad train near Rouen yester
day. His death was sudden and unex
pected as he had not been ill.
Washington, June 6. News of the
sudden death of Brigadier General
Robert E. L. Michie in a railway train
near Rouen, France, yesterday, came
as a shock today in war department
and army circles.
General Michie was chief aide to
General Hugh L. Scott, former chief
of staff of the army General Scott,
accompanied only by eneral Michie,
then a colonel of cavalry, quelled an
uprising among the TJtes in Utah.
When General Scott visited the Mexi
can bandit chief, Francisco Villa, and
when. he conferred with the Mexican
authorities at El Paso, General Mich
ie's assistance was of great value to
the chief of staff. He also accompa
nied General Scott with the Ameri
can mission to Russia last year.
When General Scott was relieved as
chief of staff, Colonel Michie was
made a brigadier general in the na
tional army and placed in command of
the 53rd brigade, composed of New
York troops at Camp Wadsworth,
South Carolina. After training his
troops he went at the head of the
command to the battlefront in France.
General Michie graduated from the
military ' academy in 1884 and was
made a member of the general staff in
1903, serving until 1907, and was at
tached to it again in 1914. He was a
rive of Virginia and was 54 years
Old.
Postpone Meeting.
Washington, June 6. Absence from
the city of a number of senators to
day necessitated a postponement of
the meeting of conferees on the ag
ricultural appropriation bill, at which
efforts to break the deadlock over the
rider fixing the price of wheat at $2.50
a bushel have been made. The con
feees plan to meet tomorrow. .
GEN. MICI DIES
SUDDENLY ON TRAIN
7 .VIS WORLD.
BASEBALL FIELD.
RACING WORLD.,
AMERICAN PEOPLE
" FRIGHTENED BY
Daniels Speaks to Grads of
Naval Academy Rushed
For Service
Ananoplis, Md., June 6. Germany,
by bringing the war to the doors of
the United States through submarine
activity, has not frightened the Amer
ican people, but "has intensified the
fire of our passion and has brought
home to use the need of strength so
that the enemy may the more quickly
and more thoroughly be stripped of
his arrogance," Secretary Daniels told
the graduating class of United States
naval academy at the annual com
mencement today.
The class, numbering 199 men, was
graduated today a year earlier than
usual on account of war exigencies..
'Members of this year's naval acad
emy class are fortunate youths," said
Secretary Daniels in his address, "be
cause it is given you to prove that the
age of chivalry is not dead that chiv
alry was never more in life than now.
The holiest of the crusades was mo
tived by no finer impulse than has
brought us into this war. To prove
that life means more than force; to
prove that principle is still worth
fighting for; to prove that freedom
means more than dollars; that self
respect is better than compromise; to
be ready to sacrifice also that the
world may be made better. What no
bler dedication of himself can a man
make?"
A message from Vice Admiral Sims
to the class was read by Secretary
Daniels. The value of the academy
training as a basis has already been
demonstrated in the war, the message
said.
KILLED 1.
Wednesday, June 5. An American
machine gun battalion accounted for
approximately 1,000 Germans while
holding a bridge at Chateau Thierry
during the recent fighting. The Amer
icans lost only one man killed and
a few wounded.
At the same time French troops
wiped out a force of 300 Germans who
ha dobtained a footm on the south
ern bank of the Marne.
While the Germans dominated the
town from Hill 204 to Americans and
French set up machine guns in the
windows and doorways of houses.
Great fierceness marked the fighting,
which raged for several days.
One officer told the correspondent
today that it was all the commanders
could do to. keep the Americans from
crossing the. river in the teeth of the
enemy fire and assaulting the hill po
sition. . ,
NOT
SUBS
MACHINE GUN BATTAUON
HI GERMANS
NEW YORK TOO
EAR
FROM
0-
Hurd Says Sub Campaign in
American Waters Be Short
INTIMIDATE AMERICANS
Must Twice Pass Through
Danger Areas of Patrols
and Mines
USE AIRCRAFT ESCORTS
British Admiralty Has Been
Expecting Sub Raiders
Would Appear Off
American Coast
London, June 5 (Wednesday). The
German U-boat campaign off the At
lantic coast of the United States can
not be kept up for any length of
time, in the opinion of Archibald
Hurd, the naval writer, expressed in
a statement issued tonight. Mr.
Hurd believes the operations were un
dertaken in the hope of weakening
the work of the American navy in
European waters and of intimidating
the American people.
"There is no possibility of the en
emy maintaining a long continued
campaign off the shores of the United
States which would require a large
number of U-boats," Mr. Hurd said.1
"The Diesel engine gives a greatly in
creased radius of action to big subma
rines. But New York is easily 3,500
miles from the nearest German base
and the return journey means a mat
ter of 7,000 miles, apart rrom the mile
age involved in chasing merchantmen,
so there is. no." reason to'anticipate any
such developments as have been seen
in British waters , and in the Mediter
ranean. The U-boats crossing the At
lantic must pass, twice tnrough the
danger areas of patrols, aircraft and
mines.
"As soon as aircraft of suitable
types are available they can be used
in escorting ships off the coast in as
sociation with such surface vessels as
may be available, but I am afraid this
method of hunting submarines will
prove unproductive, for the simple rea
son that only the very largest are able
to operate far from German ports.
"They will, probably best be com
batted in the narrow waters adjacent
to Great. Britain . through which all
such raiders must pass unless they
issue from the 'Mediterranean, which
is possible, though unlikely. The num
ber of such large submarines the Ger
mans can build and man is limited.
The losses during the last six or seven
weeks have exceeded the resources of
the German yards."
British . admiralty officials have
been expecting for some time that Ger
man commerce raiders would appear
on the American coast.
In speaking of the possibilities of
this development they usually ex
pressed entire confidence that the
American naval- forces would be able
to deal adequately with the problem
and that- the venture would not prove
very profitable to the Germans on the
final balance sheet. It was even pre
dicted that no single event would be
likely to so completely- rouse the spirit
of determination to- win the war In the
American people as the appearance of
the war on their own doorstep.
The increasing radius of submarine
activity has been repeatedly noted re
cently and was the subjbect of consid
erable comment a few days ago when
the steamer President Lincoln was
sunk. It is possible that the subma
rine which sank the President Lincoln
was on the way to the America coast
at the time.
The discussion of so-called subma
rine cruisers has occupied considerable
space during the last three days in
the British press owing to the prom
inence given them by Admiral Mar
quis, of Milford Haven, former first
sea lord. In a speech at Cambridge
Saturday he predicted further devel
opment of the submarine warfare in
the direction of larger submarines with
much greater cruising radius.
"Ultimately we shall see submarine
cruisers with heavy guns and torpe
does, protected by armor and with a
surface speed equal to any ' existing
surface craft," said the Marquis of
Milford Haven "These new cruisers
will require attendant vessels as eyes
for offense and defense, the same as
battle fleets now have, but these at
tendant craft will be in the air, not in
the water.
"In the construction of the larger
types of submarine cruisers the prog
ress will not be confined by any means
to the enemy navy. We shall keep
pace.
"Unsinkable or submersible mer
chant steamers at least for certain
essentials or valuable cargoes appear
to be inevitable for the future, not
withstanding the increased cost and
the decreased cargo space."
OA BASES
Need 16 Stations, Three ori
Gulf and 1 3 Along Atlantic
AIRCRAFT PLENTIFUL
No Further News Brought to
Port of Operations of ,
Submarines 3
BARRELS CROWS' NESTS
Every Precaution Is Being
Taken Against Any Sur
prises, Say
Ships on ArrivaTToday,
Washington, June 6. A $16,000,000
appropriation for establishing balloon
and seaplane stations to guard the
United States against submarine an4
air attacks was asked of congress to
day by the war department.
The department desires to establish
16 stations, 13 of them on the Atlan
tic coast and three on the gulf coast.
Definite locations were not given.
The coast defense plan as submitted
by the department also calls for the
establishment of mobile fortifications
along the coasts by which guns could
be transferred on railroads from one
point to another to meet possible at
tacks. The house appropriations commit
tee, to whom the request went, was
informed that there are in operation
a sufficient number of aircraft to de
fend the coasts adequately, but that
the stations are needed. The only
possible airplane attack that could be
made, it was said, would come from
collapsible airplanes, carried , by eub-
marines.
No Operations.
An Atlantic Port, June 6. Thear
rival here today of several " steam!- '
ships from south Atlantic waters,
brought no further news of submarine
operations. Officers of the ships said,
however, that every precaution was
taken against surprise and while tra-'
versing the zone in which the recent
sinkings took place, every member of
the crews who was not otherwise en
gaged, was detailed as a lookout
Barrels lashed to the masts served
as crows' nests for observers and as
further precaution passengers were,
advised not to disrobe at night and all
lifeboats, fully provisioned and wat
ered, were kept hanging on the davits
on a level with the boat deck, ready
for instant use.
All the arrivals today reported noth-
ing was sighted of an alarming na
ture. Advices of the navy department
that every effort was being made to
locate and destroy the submarines
were confirmed by statements of pas
sengers, who said that destroyers, sub
marine chasers and air scouts - were
frequently seen.
BIG AMERICAN ARMY
TO GO INTO RUSSIA?
Columbia, S. C, June 6. Governor
Manning returned this morning from
Washington, told the state council of
defense In session here today that the
government , would have to waive the
farm labor furloughs and call to the
colors farm laborers in class one. "The
United States," he declared," may
have to face trouble in Mexico," and
furthermore it may be necessary, he
said, for the United States to place an
immense army in. Russia. He said It
was the feeling of the military author
ities of the country that there may be
a stalemate on the western front and
that t will be necessary to throw into
Russia a gigantic army In order to win
the war. The U-boats, he said, may.
be but the prelude to other things to
come.
FATE OF HEGE
IN JURY'S HANDS
Lexington, June 6. The case of J.
Graham Hege, a prominent local man
ufacturer, on trial here charged with
the murder of J. Franklin Deaderick,
banker, was given to the jury at 1:15
o'clock this afternoon. The Jury re
tired to luncheon, after which they
will return to the jury room to consid
er a verdict-
Govern Men On Strike.
Chicago, June 6. Sylvester J. Ko
nenkamp, -head of the telegraphers
union, said today he was preparing
instructions to govern the men when
the proposed strike is called. "I have
the date set in my own mind, but the
men will not know it until the strike
is called," he said.
Effort to Wreck Troop Train.
Washington, June 6. The fact that
an attempt was made recently to
wreck a troop train in Illinois was
made known by the committee on pub
lic information today as an example
of the necessity for keeping secret
the movement of troops from one
part of th country to another.
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