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I TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank notes state bills 918c; pesos 77c;
Mexican (old. 588!4c; nacMsales 17H'8'4c;
1 bat silver. H. & H. quotaUeo. Mttc: cooper. $23.50;
grains lower; livestock steady; stacks higher.
HOME EDITION
SI Paso and West Texas generally fair; Hew Hex-
ice fair except showers southeast portion; Arizona I
fair cooler.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
DELIVERED ANTWHERE Sc A MONTH
EL PASO. TEXAS. FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE 7. 1918.
81NQLB COPT WtW CENTS.
14 PAGES TODA?
BILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CROP COMING
ARMY OF
OVERRUNS
RUSSIANS
Semenoff Leader of Anti-Bolshe viM Forces Threatened
With Rupture of Communications During Attack
by Austro - Germans and Bolsheviki Will Dis-
band Army and Flee to Mongolia.
AXGHAT. China. June 7. Gen.
Semenoff. leader of the anti-Bol
ts he ik Siberian foroes has left the
Trans-Baikal according to an Eastern
News Agency dispatch from Harbin.
His departure is pttributed to dissen-
sions among his forces. It Is reported
the advices say that he will disband
his army and flee into Mongolia.
AHttre-GrrMtRg Are Moving.
Harbin Manchuria Sunday June 2.
t By the Associated Press.) Gen.
Semenoff leader of the an ti-Bolshevik
forces in Siberia reports that Bolshe-
Mk troops today crossed the Onon
rner in Trans-Baigalta and strongly
pressed a number of attacks which
ere checked. Am Austro-German
force composed of a cavalry brigade
and four companies of infantry is
ALLIES ELIMINATE SO PERCENT
OF ALL GERMAN SUBMARINES
American Launchings of Merchant Ships During Hay
Break All Eecords; 71 Hulls 39 Steel and 32 Wood
Are Sent Into the Water; Tetal Tonnage Is 344450;
Deliveries of Ships Completed Also Breaks Record.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 7. Sen-
ator Swanson acting chairman
of the naval committee after a con-
ference with navy heads today de-
clared that the allied and American
naval forces have destroyed or cap-
tured 60 nerceat of all German sub
m.F;ns. Mn.in. t a ..- tfcatv T
. . . . ...
have cut shipping losses in half.
Ship launchings in May like deliv-
eries set a new record. Seventy-one
hulls totaling 34450 deadweight
tons were put into the water. Thirty-
nine of them were steel with a ca-
pacity of 228700 tons.. and S3 wood
of 115.700 tons.
Shipping losses have now been re
Floyd Gibbons
Correspondent
Badly Wounded
Chicago Tribune Writer
Well Known in El Paso
Is Shot By Germans.
Paris France. Jane 7. Fiord Gib-
bons war correspondent of the Chi-
cago Tribune at American headquar-
ters was wounded by machine gun
fire near Chateau-Thierry on Thurs-
day evening. He is now resting com-
fortably In a Paris hospital. It was
said that Mr. Gibbons might suffer
the loss of one eyft He has a flesh
wound in the arm and a simple frac-
ture of the skull.
Floyd Gibbons during the years ef
the Mexican warfare visited El Paso
frequently as correspondent for the
Chicago Tribune and was for a time
with Gen. Pershing's expedition in
Mexico. He accompanied the dash of
American troops to Parral to the relief
of Maj. Frank Tompkins and was with
Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston when
the latter as southern department
commander m general charge of the
American expedition in Mexico in-
spected Gen. Pershing's command at
Colonia Dublan.
Mr. Gibbons was a passenger on
the tonpedoed liner Laconia and was
one of the first correspondents to ca-
ble the facts of that sea tragedy to
the United States.
RED CROSS WORKERS DEFY
SHELLS; WORK SIX DAYS
Paris France June 6. For six days
and six nights despite a continued
bombardment by German aviators
American Red Cross canteen workers
remained in Epernay. south of Helms
nursing and feeding wounded soldiers.
The allies had been pushed back by a
surprise attack and the hospitals of
the town were quickly filled. Wounded
men overflowed into the streets and
lay about unable to move no matter
how near the aviators dropped bombs
or how low the aviators flew to use
their machine guns.
2S RELATIVES OF GERMAN
WOMAN KILLED IN WAR
Berne Switzerland. June 7. As
bearing upon the war losses of some
Oerma n f ami lies a staiem en t made
today to The Associated Press cor-
respondent by a German woman now
in Berne is interesting.
'Twenty fie of my relatives have
been killed: fie are invalids and only ;
two are left unharmed out of 32 en-
gaged in the war" said this woman !
whose husband was killed on the 1
German front near Arras. "My uncle"
she continued "sent seven sons into
the war and six of them were killed j
nit bin two months" I
The lost-es of the Germans since the j
March offenip began hae been ter-
rific she adder' 1
Liberty Hall's Acoustic
TEUTONS
SIBERIA;
BEATEN
threatening Gen. Semenoffs commu-
nications. GerraaBH te Vse Ramtttia avj-.
London. Eng.. June 7. The whole
Russian fleet remaining in the har-
bors of Odessa and Sebastopol will be
manned by German crews and it is
rumored that it is Intended to use
the warships against the allies in the
Mediterranean according to the
Ukrainian newspaper Delo. which is
quoted by the Stockholm correspond-
ent of the Dally News. It is said that
German engineers and mechanics are
busily at work at the Nikalaleff
arsenal at SebastopoL
Japan May In terrene ;ew.
Washington D. C June 7. The
presence of Austro-German troops in
the vicinity of the River Onon In far
eastern Siberia reported today in dis
patches from Harbin brings up sgait
the possibilities of offensive action by
Japan in that theater of war. because
the seat of the newest activities is
very close to the western boundary
of Manchuria.
duced to an average of less than 300-
000 tons a month as against a former
average of close to 600.000 tons. The
April tonnage sunk was about 280000
tons. The total of May sinkings has
not vet been announced.
Increased warfare measures of the
allied navies against the submarines
nave been responsible both ror the
reouctaoi ox um awDiBjr
for the increase fn the- deslruuUon of
the U-boats the production of which
has now fallen far behind the losses.
while the production of merchant
shipping of the allied nations has now
gone ahead 6f the losses.
Mere than 369008 tons of new
American shipping was placed in com-
mission last month while the British
total was close to 200000 tons.
U. S. Refuses To
Trade Rintelin
For American
Germany Demands the Ex
change Of the Men and
Threatens Reprisals.
Washington. D. C June 7. The
state department has refused Ger-
many's demands for the release of
CapL Lieut. Franz Rintelin m ex-
change for Siegfried Paul London a
citizen of the United States under ar-
rest in Germany as a spy. Germany
proposed the exchange of London and
Rintelin through the Swiss govern
ment and threatened reprisals if the
United States refused to make the ex-
change. Correspondence with the German
government made public by the state
department snows lonaon was con-
demned to death at Warsaw in 1017
bnt commuted to 10 years' imprison-
ment. His wife an American citizen.
was Mary Leonhard. It appears that
London s service was with the Rus-
sian army.
The state department has tersely
reminded Germany that if it contem-
plates reprisals on Americans in Ger-
many for Rintelen's confinement "it
would be wise for the German gov-
ernment to consider that if it acts
on that principle it will inevitably be
understood to invite similar recipro-
cal action on the part of the United
States with respect to the great num-
ber of German subjects in this
country.
Hugo's Great Grandson
Is With the Americans
In Capturing Cantigny
With the American Army in Picardy
June 7. (By the Associated Press.)
Lieut. Victor Hugo III. great grand
son of the famous French author. i
attached to the American army as an
instructor and distinguished himself
in the capture of Cantigny recently.
He is a clean cut young fellow of 22
and was a student in Paris when he
entered the army as a member of a
famous chasseur regiment.
FRENCH ARMED SHIP
FIGHTS U-BOAT OFF U. S.
An Atlantic Port. June 7. A French
armed merchant ship came into port
here today and reported an encounter
with a German submarine off the
Virginia Capes. Details of the battle
are lacking but it is said tbe fight
occurred a short distance outside the
capes. The extent of the damage to
the merchantman is unknown.
ARB FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Camp Cody Deming. N. M. June 7.
The following second lieutenants
have just received their promotions
to first lieutenants and been assigned
to duty in the 133d infantry: Paul
E. Crowther. Arthur H. Sanford. Jas.
R. McConaghie Jas. B. Rogers and
F arl P. Jago.
AMERICAN BRITISH FRENCH
TROOPS ATTACK AND GAIN;
MARINES CAPTURE 2 TOWNS
ITH the American Forces on the
Marne June 7 (by The Associated
Press). The American marines who
made two attacks on the German lines
yesterday on a front of two and a
half miles captured the village of
Torcy and drove their way into Bou-
resches northwest of Chateau-
Thierry. This morning they were
holding Torcy in the face of repeated
counter attacks and were pushing
back the Germans through the streets
of Bouresches. Virtually all their ob-
jectives in this attack were attained.
Tte iraerrpnn plan did not In-
clade the taking of Terey but the
marine xiTept Into it and dre.e
wat the German.
The one point where the objective
was not reached was on the right of
the attack In the Belleau wood. The
fiercest fighting is continuing here.
Pour Terrific Fire Into German. I
The marines reached the outskirts
of Bouresches last night and poured
volleys of machine gun fire into the
enemy inflicting terrific casualties.
Bayonets were used freely against
many or tne Germans who attempted
to make a stand in the streets. At
daybreak today the marines were
slowly driving the Germans back in
the face of heavy artillery fire in-
cluding gas shells.
The American art illery was per-
forming magnificently in this opera-
tion. Tne Fi km Uric Yesterday.
With the French Army on the
Marne. June 7 (by The Associated
Press). Up to 10:30 oclock last night
the Americans and French troops ad-
vancing between Veailly-La-Poterie
and Torcy had reached the outer
edges of the towns of Bussaires and
Torcy.
On the west the allied line had been
' arried to Granges farm south of
j Gandelu west of Veuilly. Belleau
wood east of Torcy had been cleared
I of the enemy.
j PrM Frcnrd Under Fire.
The Americans comprise the de-
lacomcnui on me ici i ui m mitw
ing line. After capturing a small
wood shaped like the letter "ST the
Americans reached the cemetery at
Veuilly and continued to press for-
ward slowly under a heavy fire from
German machine guns.
During the attack yesterday morn-
ing at dawn the German artillery
fire against the allies was feeble but 1
All Draft Boards Are Ordered
To Revise Classes; TooTFew Men
Have Been Listed In Class One
1 WASHINGTON. D. C June 7. A
general re ision of classifica-
tions under the selective service act
was started today by provost marchal
Gen. Crowder when he telegraphed
to the governors of all states ordering
investigations to determine the rea-
son for the small number of regis-
trants in class one In some localities.
The lists of some boards show an
average far below the national aver-
age of 28.7 percent registrants in class
one. Some boards even have fallen
as low as ten percent.
Tfcoaaands To Be Moved Up.
Thousands of men now In class four
should be put in class one and two
tbe provost marshal said. The instruc-
tions also ordered investigations to
determine if any men have been er-
roneously put 1 n the upper classes
when they should have been placed in
those lower down.
Tb Brlmr In SQQJMQ Men.
It Is expected that the rearrange-!
Scientists And Sky
beekers Await Eclipse Tomorrow
DENVER. Colo. June 7. Astrono-
mers throughout the country are
prepared for the work of observing
the total eclipse of the sun. which
will occur late tomorrow afternoon. It
will be visible in its totality along a
SO mile strip extending across the
United States from the southwestern
corner of the state of Washington on
the Pacific coast to Florida on the
Atlantic.
Astronomers consider themseivp.
unusually fortunate in their opportu-
nity for observing this eclipse one
of seven visible in the United States
during the present century. In that
me remer une oi tnis cu mile strip
passes within four miles of the ob
servatory at Denver university where
pnuiograpns oi tne corona or tne sun
will be taken with the aid of the
great telescope which is equipped
with a 10 Inch lens.
Oregenlsas Are Haver.
Baker. Ore.. June 7. nnvnim.nf
scientists and hundreds of amateur
astronomers and sun gazers are on
the o.ul vive here for the total eclipse
of the sun which is scheduled for
late tomorrow afternoon. Baker on
account of its dry atmosphere has
been selected by naval observatorv
heads for n observation point anil
for the past month astronomers and
scientists have been setting up ap
paratuses and rehearsing the work
they will do today. As the totality of
the eclipse here lasts bnt one minute
and forty eight seconds every mem-
ber of the government party has to
be letter perfect in his tssk. so that
full advantage of the brief interval
may be taken.
Crewe to See Bellase.
Chehalis. Wash.. June 7. Hun
dreds of visitors are arriving here to-
uav 10 view tne total eclipse or tne
tun. which will be visible here tomor-
row afternoon. Chehalis is almost
directly in the center o? the path of
me eclipse.
Excursion trains will arrive here
tonight and tomorrow morning.
hrincing delegations from Seattle.
Portland and other northwest cities.
In Seattle and Portland the phenom
enon will appear as only a partial
eclipse jt will hegin about 2 37 p.
mil re-uh totality at 4 f8 p. m.
This n the only total eclipse of the
s Musi
the enemy front line was well studded
with machine guns.
Capture 279 in Meralng.
In the action of the morning the
Americans and French advanced one
kilometer (five eights of a mile Into
the German lines and captured -70
prisoners including 10 officers.
Forty five minutes after the fight-
ing started one French regiment had
attained the border of Mires wood
and the edge of a triangular wood 500
yards southeast of Bussaires. notwith-
standing sharp resistance. This reg-
iment alone took more than 100 pris-
oners. German Surrender Freely.
The second attack gave promise of
being as successful as this morning's
assault. The marines reached all
their objectives set for the first hour
within that time limit and pushed be-
yond them. The early reports indi
cated the Germans on tbe run for the
time being and surrendering right
and left to the Americans.
Bel lean Weed In Cleared.
One of the toughest of all the ob-
jectives. Belleau wood some four
miles from Chateau -Thierry was
swept by the marines without serious
trouble.
There seemed reason to expect Ger-
man counter attacks in strength be-
fore long for previous to the be-
ginning of the American attack which
began at 5 p. m. the roads behind the
German lines were filled with troops
guns and wagons but the American
artillery turned on them and created
havoc.
Advance I Over Ttt Miles.
The marines in their forward sweep
took strong ground on either side of
Belleau wood and cleaned out the
ravine south of Torcy. which linked
up the line with Hill 143 which was
taken yesterday morning. This gave
them a strong and dominating post
tion for a continuation of their at-
tack. Their total advance was ap
proximately two miles on a three mile
front. The total number of prisoners
taken was not known yesterday even-
ing but additional captives were
brought in after the morning attack
which netted about 100 prisoners.
FrnMtnna Morale In Low.
A notable development was the low
morale of the prisoners all of whom
are Prussians. They expressed them
selves as tired of the war and glad
to ret out of the f Inn tin. This was
despite the fact they say. that they
are furnished with food although the
ment will bring into class one more
than 500000 men.
Cases where registrants rrere
married after passage ef tbe draft
net nil! be carefully considered
and If evidence warrants classlfi-
eatfen In class one. Hoards will
preeeed ta reeJasntfy them. Mar-
ried men whnse wlven bave sus-
taining Ineames probably tvHI he
rrelnsslffed.
This office has reached the con-
clusion. said the provost marshal
general. that corrective procedure
can re made most etrective by revision
by the local boards with the hearty
and active assistance of government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards.
Rx amine Every Questionnaire.
"You will therefore issue instruc-
tions that they shall immediately pro-
ceed to a careful examination of all
the questionnaires and records in the
classes of cases hereinafter Indicated
and make such recommendations to
the local boards as they may deem
necessary. Local boards government
appeal agents and members of legal
advisory boards should direct special
Gazing Curiosity
When El Pasoans
May See Eclipse
EI Paso will view the eclipse of
the sun Saturday from 4:21 to S:37
p. m. the phenomenon being at the
maximum at 5. 34. The direct path
of the eclipse is through Enid.
Oklahoma and Garden City Kan-
sas the nearest points to Kl Paso
but this is close enough to this
city to give rather a good view of
the eclipse.
sun in the next century that can be
seen from the state of Washington.
V Natural iirandaaBd.n
Those who make the trip to this
city will stand on a hill which com-
mands a good Mew of both eastern
and western horizons. As the moon
begins to encroach upon the sun a
dense black shadow will be seen. As
the eclipse approaches totality this
shadow will be seen scurrying along
th western horizon at the rate of
3O00 miles in hour. When the
shadow reacbe. the watchers thev
will be enveloped in darkness black
as night. The total eclipse will last
tno minutes.
Dreamer Sees "Daddy
Of His Country" In
Middle Of Eclipse
Impressed with a bed time story of
the coming eclipie of the sun told
her by her grandmother. little Miss
Lucile Ware 3026 Frankfort street
dreamed Thursday night that she saw
the sun going Into eclipse with
George Washington coming out in the
center of it. dressed in red white and
blue costume stretching forth both
hands and stars all around. As the
shadow cut off the light she dreamed
the father of his country bowed and
disappeared.
The little girl is tr.e daughter -ol
Mrs. Ola Sammons nd lies with her
grandmother Mrs. J. F. Jackson.
Be 1mm
UJARIS France June 7. American
1 troops fighting on the main battle
front have gained ground on the line
of Torcy-Belleau and Bouresches
west of Chateau -Thierry the war of-
fice announced in today's statement.
West of Noyon and north of Mont
Didier. In the Pi card y area local op-
erations by the French were success-
ful and prisoners were taken.
In flfihtlnt? north of the Alane
the French captured the tHIsve
of Import irest of Fentenoy. On
the Mnrne front northwest of
Chateau -Thierry. Frenefa trnens
captured the village ef VInly.
The French also recaptured Hill
204. between the Marne and Reims.
British troops regained a footing
In the village of Bligny inflicting
large losses on the enemy.
The successes of the American.
French and British troops In making
advances indicates to the mind of
military men that the Germans have
withdrawn a number of their reserve
troops In the area affected aad ire
moving them to some other point for
a thrust at the allied line as was pre-
dicted some days ago.
Saxons the Wuertemberg troops and
others may go without.
It must not he Imagined haw-
ever that they did net put up a
flcfct for their of fleers lvere
kmr them urging then en but
the marines downed Into them
yelling like Indian and plying
bayonet and rifle. One marine
vrno xrnm tnklnc bnelc a prisoner
ran Into tvfo German officers and
ten men. He tackled them sln-
clefcanded vrlth his rifle and bay-
onet killed both the officers and
rounded seven of the men.
A sergeant was about to take i
prisoner when the German threw him
self on the ground and discharged
his revolver at the American after
calline him "Comrade." That settled
the German for the sergeant shot
him as he did four others who also
had surrendered but refused to put
up their hands.
Marines Go In Four Waves
The marines advancing in the Tel-
lean wood region went forward in
four waves in open formation. The
men in the first wave were for the
most part armed with rifles and
(Continued on Page 2. Colnmn 2.)
attention to the following classes of
cases:
"Class two A and B: class three A.
r and C: and class four A. Thousands
of registrants are now in class four
who should be in class two or class
one. Government appeal agents
should be Instructed to appeal every
case where the reclassification is not
convincingly correct.
The activities of local boards ap
peal agents and members or legal ad
visory boards is not limited to the
classes of cases above indicated but
the same corrective measures should
be applied to all other cases of de-
ferred classification when the same
appears necessary.
Set Aside Week F.r Class Ose.
"Local boards should set aside
special week in June to be called
class one week to conduct examina-
tions of doubtful cases. Classifica-
tions should be scientifically adjusted
now so as to avoid the necessity of
rroceedinr to the deferred classes. The
remedy is yours to apply.
"It is important also that correc-
tive procedure should be applied
where necessary in case of boards
showing unusually high percentages
in class one. Where there are no ap-
parent explanations for such high
percentages you should make inquiry
of the proper boards with a iew to
ascertaining whether the boards have
correctly applied the regulations.
Physical Reexamination.
"Also Instruct all local boards to
reexamine under the new standards
of physical examination now being
issued all doubtful cases which may
have fallen into group B group C or
group D. with the particular purpose
of finding men physically fit for gen
eral military service who may have
been placed in one of the above men-
foned groups and of removing to
group C as qualified for special and
Hmited military service such men as
mar heretofore have been totally re
jected or placed in the deferred reme
diable group.
Big Reundnn at Gielte.
Globe. Arix.. June 7. More than
500 men were examined In a search
for draft evaders last night by fed
eral and local authorities aided by
the Rome guard. Tne raid was made
in both Globe and Miami. Fifty were
placed in the county Jail for further
examination. Included in the number
in jail are one alleged deserter and
six or seven enemy aliens.
About 1S Gathered In.
Altogether about 1500 men were
rounded up in Globe and Miami. Most
of them had registration cards and
were released. The local board was
kept busy last night holding men to
the county jail or issuing them clear-
ances. The home guardsmen raided the
pool halls and soft drink establish-
ments taking almost every man In
sight for examination.
GERMANY IS UNEASY
OVER RUSSIAN HOSTILITY
Amsterdam. Holland. June 7. "We
cannot close our eyes to the fact that
an increasingly hostile reeling to-
wards Germany is becoming wide-
spread in Russia and also that the
Ukrainian population does not every-
where regard the Germans with
friendly eyes" says the Volks Zei-
tung oi cologne.
"The entire eastern situation of
fers no pleasant picture." the newspa-
per continues. "One may say that
the entire entente not excluding Ja-
pan is following in president Wil
son's footsteps."
resident Wilsons declaration of
May 28 urging help for Russia as well
as France. Is recalled."
MS IT TO
ATTACK U. S.
TRANSPORT
Enemy Craft Want a Su
preme Prize Before Going
Home Is Belief.
BRITISH STEAMER
HARPATHIAN SUNK
Multitude Qf Patrol Craft
Is Out Searching
For
The Submarines.
WASHINGTON. D. C June 7. Be-
lief that the German submarines
which early in the week successfully
attacked coasting schooners ami
steamers off the New Jersey coast are
now lying in wait for larger prey
in one of the trans-Atlantic travel
routes off the Virginia Capes was ex
pressed in official circles here today.
This theory was strengthened by the
torpedoing Wednesday of the British
steamer Harpathian. 100 miles off the
Virginia coast news cf which
received in navy department dispatch-
es published today.
Having as the Germans believed
struck fear into the hearts of America
through depredations near the ports
of New Tork and Philadelphia. It is
prooaDie. oincuus said that the U
boat commanders have decided to
make a bolder effort and. despite the
multitude of patrol craft engaged in
the search of them make a supreme
effort with a transport or large cargo
or passenger carrying vessel as the
prize.
The sinking of the Harnathian
brought the total number of victims
of tbe German raiders to 14 six
steamers and eight schooners.
One Treated Aboard 1-Ho.t.
One of the crew of the steamer Har-
pathian sunk by tbe submarine off
the Virginia Capes. Wednesday was
taken aboard the U-boat and given
medical treatment for injuries sus
tained during the sinking a navy
statement showed today. The man
then was replaced in the lifeboat with
his companions.
Details showed that the submarine
carried at least 37 men for that many
were cauaiea OS aer aecst T tst Har-
pathian crew. She mounted two six
inch guns.
Many Are in Hospital.
Members of the crew of the British
steamer Harpathian. sank off the Vir-
ginia Capes aad brought to a port last
night are at a has hoapital recov-
ering from exposure after being adrift
iur 2 nours.
Twenty-six of the crew are Chinese.
Two men were injured one severely.
Most of the men will be able to leave
the hospital probably today.
ueraiany Can't Pram by TMs.
London. Eng.. Jnne 7. (Br the As
sociated Press.) The manner In which
the American nation received the
latest exhibition of German submarine
rightfulness represents another de-
feat for Germany says Archibald S.
Hurd. who is well known as a writer
on naval subjects. He characterizes
as absurd the notion that the Germans
can carry out air raids on American
towns from submarines.
"They (the Germans) had calculated
upon weakening the hands of the exe-
cutive departments and particularly
the departments directly concerned
with the navy and army." the state-
ment adds. "In that respect the raid
failed.
"What the Germans really have done
by the exhibition of frightfulness of
American snores is to bring the entire
American continent definitely within
the war area. That Is a great achieve-
ment the penalty of which the enemy
win suner in cue course tie win od-
tain little temporary compensation
because he cannot owing to difficul-
ties involved make an even limited
blockade of the American coast.
"Of course the suggestion that air-
planes operating from submarines can
bomb American cities is an absurdity.
A bombing airplane is not a weapon
to be carried In a submersible over
3000 miles. Even If the difficulty of
stcwins could be overcome how would
the airplane return to its base even if it
were not shot down while over Ameri
can territory?
it cannot be repeated too often that
America is defended against the ene
my most effectively on this side of the
Atlantic. The German army the Ger-
man fleet and German submarines can
one and all be fought most effectively
in Europe.
"In view of the latest development
In German policy Americans can look
tack with satisfaction on their correct
strategical view of over a year ago
which they promptly translated into
acts. Their decision to send warshins
to Europe represented a great avowal j
oi iaiin in A permanent strategic prin-
ciple. Moreover by placing these ves-
sels under British admirals unity of
command was achieved and unity of
Cfmmand is more important on the sea
than on the land because naval war-
fare is more technical and swifter in
its manifestations than land warfare."
AMERICAN AVIATOR WINS
12TH VICTORY IN AIR
Pans. France. June 7. (Haras
agency.) The 12th aerial victory of
second Lieut. Frank Baylies of New
Bedford. Mass.. and the sixth of
Sergt. David E. Putnam of Brook-
line. Mass was announced by the
newspapers. Both Americans are at-
tached to French flying squadrons.
It is reported also that Lieut. Madon
has gained his S2d victory. Capt. Pen-
sard won his 19th and second Lieut.
Boyau his 11th.
1M ARMENIANS SLAIN
BY TURKS; CAUCASUS FIGHT
London. Eng.. June 7. A bitten
new Caucasian government and the
Turks says an Exchange Telesraph
dispatch from Moscow. The Turks are
reported to have massacred more than
10.000 Armenians within a fortnight.
The Causcasus government has or-
dered the mobollzation of all men be-
tween the ages of 19 and 32. Newly
formed Caucasian detachments are
concentrating in the Tiflis district.
A
r m cf i
SECOND GREATEST
CROP EVER GROWN
NOW IN PROSPECT
IS NOW WOOD BUSHELS
Good "Weather Conditions Are Making All Crop Pros-
pects Excellent and Modification of Flour Regula-
tions Is Looked for If No Weather or Other
Malign Influence Interferes to Prevent.
WASHINGTON'. D. C June 7. The
second largest wheat crop in the j
history of the United States is in I
prospect for this year's harvest. The I
department of agriculture today fore-
cast a total of S31.000.000 bushels of
winter and spring wheat combined.
Continuation of the ideal growing
conditions such as has prevailed dur-
ing the last month might yet produce
a harvest of 1000.000.000 bushels al-
lowing a very considerable modifica-
tion of the flour regulations it is
believed.
The winter wheat erop vtm es-
timated at 58700109 basnets and
MrtnT wheat predaetfett at 344.-
IM1UII bhls. Winter wheat
eeatHtlM wsje gaji percent af a
ntnuL Spring; wheat eeadttfon
wm S&2 and the acreage SV4eV-
eee.
Winter wheat production last year
was 41S.000.000 bushels and spring
wheat 233000.000 bushels a total of
6il.000.000 bushels or a little more
than two thirds the present crop pros-
pect. Production of oats was forecast at
1.500.000.000 bushels tbe acreage 44-
475.000 and the condition S3.2.
Pl.aatllae of Other Craps.
Barley production 235.000000 bush-
els: acreage 9108000 and condition
90.3.
Rye production 81.000.000 bushels
and condition 83.6.
Hay production 107000090 tons
condition 89.0: pastures condition 92.5.
Apple production 203.000.000 bush-
els: condition f.9.8. Peaches prodnc-
48 H LISTED
ES
Seventeen Killed Fighting;
25 Outers Dead; Six Are
Severely Wounded.
Washington D. C June 7. The
army casualty list today contained 48
names divided as follows: Killed in
action. 17; died of wounds. 12: died of
accident six; died of disease seven;
wounded severely six.
The list:
Killed la Artie n.
Lieuts. Robert B. Anderson Wilson
N. C; Grosvencr P. Gather. Bladen.
Neb.; Henry W. Clarke. Boston. Uas:
Corps. Joseph Drabkin Lodl. Calif.;
Herman L. Evans. Lebanon Junction.
Ky.; Silas Triplets Hunting Creek. N.
C; Pvts. Joe W. Bouret Cheyenne N
D.; Clarence Henry Caw. St Josepb.
il o. ; Kaymond K. Cuthberson. Nebo
N. C: ("has. Doan. Alger. Wash.;
waiter w. Hawk. Cincinnati O.; Geo.
Olen Brocketon. Mass.; Nass R Sba-
heen Uoorhead Minn.; Guy W
Showers Harrisburg Pa.: Mike Sin-
kevich. Easton. Pa.; Harlie C. Smith.
.uiametown. K. 1.: Lewis T. Strickland
Cerro Gordo. X. C.
Died Of Waaads.
Lieuts. Lynn H. Harriman Concord
X H. ; Wellborn S. Priddy. Chicago:
Corps. Otto G. Abbott. Newkirk. La.;
Bert Finnigan. Pittsburs. Pa.; me-
chanic Herman Hansen Kdmore.
Mich.: Pvts. Wm. L. Baxter. St. Paul
Ind.: Mike Chrlstianson. San Pedro
Calif.; Wm. G. GosnelL Greenville.
Tenn. : Cabe Keen Pinola. Miss.: Leon
R. Mathews. Spnngf'eld Mass.; Lewis
C. sayer. Vergas Minn.; Arville
Scrogglns Visalla. Kv.
Died Of Dfaeate.
Brig. Gen. Robert- E. L. Mlchle.
Staunton. Vs.; Sergt- Edward R. Ag-
new. Carrick. Pa.: band leader Hiram
L Cole. Inglewood. Calif.; Pvts. Ches-
ter Brisby Jacksonville Texas: Wm.
H. Harris. Marietta. 111.; Geo. E. Mc-
kenna. Far Hills. N. J.; Benjamin C.
Wood. Lnn. Mass.
Died Of AeeMeat.
Lieuts. Livingston L. Baker air-
plane accident. San Francisco; Duncan
R. Gant. airplane accident. New York
city; Earl IL Neville airplane acci-
dent Winona. Minn.: Pvts Geo. E.
Finicle. Huron. S. D : Geo. Jacob Fry-
mlre Monmouth. 111.; Emanuel G.
Williams Mornstown V J.
Severely oaaaed.
Corps. Vester A. Benson. Creston
la.: Ira M. Curtus Virginia. Minn.;
Pvts Bernhardt Bottolfson Harting
ton. .eD : alter J
Nugent Wor-!
cester. Mass.; Oscar Olson Wlldwood.
N. J . Robert O. Kuede. Meriden. Conn.
Prisoners previously reported miss- ;
ing: i
Sergts. Joseph P. Nolan Hartford.
Conn.; Frank L. Smith. Revere. Mass..)
Corp. Henry E. Woods. Brooklyn. N .
Y.; Pvts. George Korman. Newark N.
J. : Edward Pateneude West Haven i
Conn.
Previously reported missing now
rpfinrt ' H l.aH hv n.r-m.n T?H iVa..
Lieut. Ralnh u. Xnhle i:ihnr. m
TO HEAR PROTESTS FROM
PROPERTY OWNERS JUNE 17
June 17 has been set by the county
commissioners as the date for hear-
ing protests against increases in
property assessments for the ear.
Notices to this effect have been sent
by county clerk W. D. Greet to all
owners whose value have been raised.
T
STEADILY IMPROVES;
Germany's Grain and
Vegetable Crops Are
Damaged by Cold Wave
Amsterdam. Holland June 7. A
sudden cold wave has struck cen-
tral Europe including Germany
and spread over Holland and all
Scandinavia according to reports
from many points. There have
been local snowfalls hailstorms
and severe night frosts. Widespread
damage to the grain fruit and
potato crops is reported.
tion 42.9OO.00O bushels condition 52.0.
fTaaatMea Br States.
Winter wheat condition and pro-
duction forecasts by principal states:
Ohio condition 87; production 35.-
816000 bushels: Indiana 97 and 50-
809000: Illinois 95 and 51.553000: Mis-
souri 96 and 49.999.000: Nebraska. 70
and 43.049.000: Kansas. 78 and 97.114-
000: Oklahoma 74 and 8 2267.000.
Details af Craps.
Details of spring wheat by princi-
pal states:
Minnesota: acreage 41.038.000: con-
dition 98 production forecast 65.-94-000
bushels.
North Dakota: acreage 7.630000:
condition 93; forecast 92247000 bush-
els. South Dakota: acreage 4. 2(3. "on:
condition 102; forecast 56262000
bushels.
SAILORS WIN
Hli MEDALS
Four Rewarded by Navy
Department for Heroism
in Saving lives.
Washington. D. C June 7. Four
members of the American naval forces
have been awarded medals for hero-
ism for saving life secretary Daniels
announced.
Quartermaster Frank Monroe Up-
ton of Denver and ship's cook Jesse
W. Covington of Grace Mount Okla.
v.ere given the medal of honor and a
gratuity of 1100 each for extraordinary
ork in rescuing a survivor of the
steamer Florence IL. destroyed by an
internal explosion on April 17. At the
risk of their lives the announcement
said the two men swam through wa
ter strewn wltn wreckage and burs' -ing
powder boxes and suceeded :n
rescuing one of the survivors ifter
it was found impossible to reach h:m
with small boats.
The assistant secretary of the treas-
ury has sent the navy department a
silver life saving medal to be pre-
sented to seaman Frank Lefebre. na-
val reserves of New York city who
rescued a woman and her daughter
who had fallen overboard at Glen-
wood Landing Long Island N. Y
Aug. 30. 117.
A silver life saving medal awarded
by secretary oi the treasury McAdoo
has been delivered to fireman Stows
A. Studley of the U. S. S. Northern
Pacific. Studley on May 5 jumped
overboard from the U. S. S. Patapsco
and rescued a shipmate who had been
accidentally knocked overboard. Stud-
ley's home is at Ritxville. Wash.
TWO AVIATORS ARE KILLED
WHEN THEIR PLANES COLLIDE
Lake Charles. La- June 7. Lieuts.
John L Hegarty and Travers Lee Hal-
ton were killed near Gerstner field to-
day when their airplanes collided
while at battle practice.
Lieut. Halton was from San An-
tonio. Tex. and Lieut. Hegarty from
New Jersey.
GERMAN PlTROl. ATTACK
IN PICARDY KKPtXSED.
Washington D. C- June 7. A con-
tinuation of Gen. Pershing's com-
munque of yesterday received today
reads:
"Section B: In Picardy. during the
night of June 2 to June 3. a hostile
patrol of one officer and about
men attempted to raid one of our
listening posts. The men in our post
opened fire killed the German officer
and retired to our lines without any
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