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The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
GOETHALS BUSINESSES
 HIS ACCUSERS
MEN CHARGED THAT GOETHALs WAS DELIBERATELY BLOCK ING BUILDING OF WOODEN
 SHIPS.

Washington, June S.-Charges by IF. A. Eustis, assistant general man ager of the governments emergency fleet corporation and r. Huntington Clark, his assistant, that Major Gen eNl George GOethals is deliberately blocking the wooden ship building pro- gram resulted today in the dismissal of both as volunteer employees of the corp ration.
 General Goethals, general manager of the corporation, in memorandum to Chairman Denman of the shipping board, announced that he was dis charging the engineers because their usefulness was at an end MT. Clark went out of government tservice to- day but the status of MT Eustis, who in addition to his connection with the fleet corporation, is a special agent of the shipping board
 Some members of the board are strongly in favor of building all the wooden ships the country can produce and they are loath. it is said, 10 force the resignation of Mir. Eustis for championing the cause of wooden con. struction. Chairmen Dehman said the board had not decided what step to take.
 General Goethals declined today to make any statement concerning the controversy Mir. Eustis and MT. Clark found copies of his memoran- dunn to Mr. Denman on their desks when they arrived at the offices of the fleet corporation this morning. The memorandum branded as false lstatements by the two engineers re- gardins General Goethals attitude to- wards wooden ships and called atten- tion 10 Mir Denman's support of lump sum contracts prescribed by the gen. eral.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
REGISTRATION IS 15 PER
 CENT BELOW ESTIMATE
COMPLETE RETURNS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SEVENTEEN STATES AND DISTRICT
 OF COLUMBIA.

Washington. June 8.-Seventeen states and the District of Columbia had their returns from Tuesdays war registration completed tonight when the provost marshal generals office closed, showing combined registra. tion of 2,349,256, compared with the census eligib c estimate of 2.7O3.727.
 At this rate something over 65 per cent of the census estimate has been registered and is the other thry-one sates should show the same ratio of decrease the total registration would be around nine million. or 1,2lG,0O0 be- low the Census figures
 Officials do not believe that the av. craze of l5 per cent under the esti- mate will be maintained and hopg to see the total well over nine million. With the number ready In military or naval service the number will not be far below the census figures or ficials are confident that the records will show the percentage of slackers to be below the estimate.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
STEAMER SUTHERLAND
 SUNK BY SUBMARINE
STEAMERS GUN CREW FIRED TEN SHOTS WITHOUT MAKING A
 HlT-FoRTY MEN MISSING.

London, June S.--The British steam CT Southland from Liverpool for Phila. delphia in ba Hast was torpedoed with. out warning on June 4 She had six Americans aboard, of whom one. Ed ward RigneE of New York City Is missing The gun crew on the South. land fired ten shots at the Submarine after the first torpedo was fired. A second torpedo was fired by the sub marine and it caused an explosion in the magazine which killed eight men.
 Two boats containing forty men are missing. The remainder Of the crew of l59 has been landed
 Showing the excellent information which the submarines receive, the U. boat commander when informed nf the name of the ship showed surprise and said Why you are a week ahead of your time.
 The submarine flew no flag
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Washington, June S-Tbc Liberty Loan is tagging in tho face of bank returns. On the face of the actual subscriptions received at the treas ury the loan will have to be taken at the rate cf sl00,00oo00 day between nov and the closing date if the entire two billion d. lars is 10 be subscribed. The average subscriptions thus far received has been approximately $54,- 0O00OO a day Officials had hope that by this time an over subscription would have been actually received.
 Many banks throughout the country apparently have been neglecting in the advising of the treasury of the subscriptions thus far
 Secretary McAdoc s statement made public al New Orleans was issued in identical form here tonight. In addi ton this ann, uncement was ap pended
 "The treasury department issues an urgent appeal to all banks trust companies and other agencies receiv ing and transmitting subscriptions
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
First Eruptions Took Place Wednesday Evening and Continued Through
 out the Night.
Report at San Miguel Says Only One Hundred Houses Were Left Standing, and That the Earthquakes Were Followed Later by Lava and Boiling Water,

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, June S.-San Salvador Santa Tecia and neighboring towns and villages were destroyed in an earthquake which commenced at seven o'clock last night and continued through the night ac cording to advices received here from the president of Ncaraugua tonight The presidents message says
 Photographic communications just received which confirms that earth quakcs occurred yesterday CThurs day) and continued all night accom- panied by heavy rain
 San Salvador and other towns and villages were destroyed. The casual ties were small
 The president of Nicaragua has telegraphed the president of San Sal. r s'a Ror offering aid He has offered the organization Of relief committees to send help 10 the suffering and the homeless
 A report received from San Miguel Says San Salvador was destroyed. only one hundred houses being left standing Strong earthquakes, the re. port says, were followed later by lava and boiling water
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
EIGHTEEN COUNTIES CAME
 UP ID EXPECTATIONS
Complete Returns of Tuesdays Regis tration Have Been Received by Ad. jutant General Lloyd England and Forwarded 10 Washington.

Little Rock, June 8-tEighteen counties of the state came up to ex. Dectations of the government tin reg. istratiou figures, while the other 57, together with the state as a whole, dropped below the estimates. The state registered 147522 men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, while the government estimated the number would be 158,473.
 Philips County led in registering the greatest number over the govern ments estimate. The county regis tered 4,7S9, against 3,399 predicted by the government
 Complete returns were received Thursday at the office of Lloyd Eng land, adiutant general, and were i'm mediately telegraphed to Washington, Arkansas winning the distinction of l being one of the first states to report a completed registration. The only states which had reported up to Fri. day morning were Arkansas. ConHoct!. cut, Delaware, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin.
 Of the 147522 men registering fin Arkansas, 1d2,3S3 were white negro, 44475 ;aliens, 566; alien enemies, 9S. White men claiming exemption to- taled 69,945; negroes. 29,351.
 Work was begun Thursday making duplicate copies of all registration cards, the work to be followed by com. Diladon of alphabetical lists of men registered. Ninety-nine registrars served in Little Rock without cost to the government. Forty worked Thursday making duplicate registra- ton cards and a similar number Fri day Many state officials allowed their clerks to help in the work, the secretary of state's offices furnishing three men.
 From reports received the adju- tant generals office. registration in this state was completed with little. if any cost to the government. h.
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The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
British Reorgdnize
 After Big Battle
GermdnS Lost More Than 6,4OO in Prisoners and Many More
 Killed and Wounded

New York June S-With the Mes sines-Wytschaete ridge n their pos session the British on Friday organ ized the new ground and prepared for probable further action while throw- ing back German counterattacks.
 Surprised by the terrific onslaught of Sir Douglas Haig's men Thursday the Germans, who lost more thau 6.400 prisoners, and many more killed or wounded as a result of the mine explosion and the British artillery fire made no immediate cOunter-attack. Waiting until Friday, Crown Prince Rupprecht then dhrew his men for ward against the new British position northwest of Osttaverne and east oI Messines. Every effont was repulsed by the British infantry or artillery fire.
 All prisoners taken by the British have not been counted, according to the latest official communication, but included l32 officers, many of them belonging to the artillery arm. The British also have collected more than twenty guns.
 The success of the British attack is admitted by the Berlin war office. which says that the troops of the Ba- varlau crown prince were withdrawn to prepare positions in uhe rear of the front line
 In Belgium north of Ypres the Bel
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while the vO cauo of San Salvador was erupting, said part Of the town has been destroyed by fire. but that it was under control Great damage was done
 I> An operator who reached the edge of the destroyed zone reported at SEQ o'clock this morning hat San Salvador was in runs and that everything with in radius Of 50 miles had been de. stroyed
 Inc town of Santa Tecla also has been destroyed, according to thls re por,. Residents oi San Salvador are camping in the streets and parks At Jhe time the report was sent it had been raining heavily for five hours. The d'saS CT is supposed 10 have been caused by an erupton of the volcano of San Salvador, at the foot of which the city is situated.
 San Salvador Is about three mics southeast of the volcano of San Salyd. dor and is the seat of government ol the smal est, but most densely popu- lated of the republics of Central America
 First record Of an earthquake there Was in 1875, when the entire city was nearly leyeIed and Hty persons per,
 shed. Snce then the city and the country surrounding IL have been rocked again and again, whole cities and towns being razed and many per sons being killed
 The city, which was founded about 1925, is located aboW l20 miles south east of the town oI Guatemala. and is on small stream winch flows Into the Pacific ocean
 The city is connected by rail with AcaJutla and LGIiueratad and con tans a large university, the national palace. the national library and as tronom cal observatory and botanical garden |, has d .arse agricultural trade.
 The country of San Salvador itself consists mainly of a plateau about g. 00O feet above the sea, broken by a large number oI volcanic cones It's population is l,l33.000, and the most recent census places the number oi inhabitants in the capital at 6l000.
 In virtually all he previous cases when San Salvador has been damaged by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions many other nearby loca ties also have ] CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
NORTH TEXAS VISITED
 BY HEAVY STORMS

Dallas, Tex, June S-Dallas and several north Texas sections were visited by an electric hail, rain and wind storm this evening which at times almost assumed proportions of small tornado. Sarly indications were that the most serious damage was to wire communication, which il some instances was almost at a standstill Reports had not been re. ceiyed from several remote districts. DenIson and Cleburne reported trees uprooted by the wind and serious crop damage by hail.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09

General Pershng and his personal staff to tho dock The band played the star spanglcd Banner" and all the military men in sight stood at at. tenion while the civilians stood vita uncovered heads
 General Pershiug inspected the guard of honor and walking along both lines of soldiers talked 10 sey- .eral ot the priyates who displayed gilt stripes on their sleeves. signify Ing wounds received in action. Then the band played the British anthem. the English soldiers marched sma-tly .away and the Americans returned to the ship
 Later General Pershing received tho newspaper men. Before leaving the steamer General Pershing and the other Americans bade farewell.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
PRIORITY SHIPMENT
 BILL IS DEBATED.

Washington, June 8-The adminis tration's priortty shipment biA was debated in the senate today and a final vote will be taken tomorrow Several senators expressed opposition but the leaders are confident Of it's passage The bill would prevent will full obstruction of interstate com merce and would empower the presi- dent to direct that shipments of food sturfs and other necessities have prer erenco in transportation.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
BRITISH WORKED ON THEIR
 PLANS FOR WEEKS.

London. June S.-ReHers cores poudent at British Headquarters in France in a dispatch timed o'clock this afternoon says:
 The situation has changed little during the day, there being only in. tantry fighting on a small scale and some artillery activity, mostly on the British side The British are busy securing their gains.
 As the capture of Vimy ridge was planed and studied out on a small scale model. so the Messines attack was rehearsed on an open air model covering an area equal to about four tennis courts. The ridge was repro. duced in miniture to the smallest de- tail and for weeks before the battle the units engaged in t praetioed the par. ticular role assigned to them under most realistic conditions"
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09

in the line had been ordered to be on the alert every moment day and night, but British raids just prior to Che attack showed that the German Sentrles always sought cover from the British bombardments.
 Prisoners say they were ordered to hold the front line dt ail costs al though their commanders verbally ad- mitted that this line would be taken by the first assauIting Wa"es. lt was hoped, however, immediately to eject the British with the much talked of German storming troops and "stoss. struppen' which had been especially formed to knock" fine British out ot any trench element they might enter.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
RIVERS AND HARBoRS BILL
 TAKEN UP IN HOUSE,

Washington, June 8.-The annual rivers and harbors appropriations car. rying twentyseven million dollars was taken up in the house today with growing indications that its way to enactment would be much harder than usual because of the war emergency Besides the group of representatives and senators who always oppose such measures as pork barrel legislation, there are many other new improve. ments proposed that cannot be con. sidered until war is over.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09

gians and Germans have been engaged in violent artillery bombardments. Along the Aisne front tn the region of the Chemin Des Danes the German crown prince has ceased his attacks, but the French and German artilleries continue their bombardments. There has been 10 activity on the other fronts
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
TWO AMERICANS KILLED.

London, June S-THo Americans were killed when the British steamer Manchester Miller. loaded with cot. ton was torpedoed June 8. The other members of the crew, including sev- .eral Americans, were landed.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
AMERICANS REPORT ALL WELL

New York. June S.--A cable mes sage dated San Salvador and reading "all well" was received tonighs by Blooms Brothers, official agent in the United States for the Republic of Nicaragua. from David Bloom X Com pany of the BantJ Occidental at San Salvador
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
CoMMUN WITH SAN
 SALVADOR CUT OFF

Panama, June S--Reports from Nanagua and San Juan del Sur say that hundreds of lives were lost in San Salvador Earthquakes contin- ued all through the night and vol canoes arc in eruption. Communica' tion between Panama and San Saliva dor has been broken
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
AMERICAN MINISTER REPORTS
 PART OF CITY DESTROYED

Washington June 8.-Dispatche5 from American Minister Long at San Salvador. sent at o'clock last night
The Sentinel=record., 1917-06-09
A FOR RENT AD WILL RENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to 'fhe classified ads Of the newspapers
 to see what Is offered An ad in the 6entinel-Record is almost sure to
 bring you a customer.
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Forccast for hrkansas; Saturday and Sunday local showers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
French

Por.s. Nog S.-Thc oifcici statement fol-
io.rs.
Between the Somrc and the Oise active
artillery fighting occurred. An enemy attach
on one of our posts in the region oil Nau-
court was checked. During the night eountef
attacks were made east of NauNaillon ana on
the Chemin-des- Danes, near lie Pantheon ana
Cerny. All efforts Of the Germans were 90
feated by our Ere. Further east the hTtIIey
fighting was violent FOR time on the plateau
81 Nauclcrc and in the vicinity oil 'raohhe'
North Of the Naucerc plateau surprise at
tack enabled Us 20 capture the main herman
position and take ninety PRISONERS.
Northwest OF Rheims the Germans made
futile efforts To- gain footing in the trenches
which We captured Yesterday south OF
Berrv-au-Bac there was spirited engage
ment. which resulted 20 our ADVANTAGE. The
number OF prisoners we took at this point
was 100. Northwest Of frosnes we captured
a field fort 4 strong German attack north
east Of Mont Haut, against >Cretc-du-Ieton.
was rcpulsed. We took prisoners and in
nicted losses on the enemy. Grenade fighting
occurred in Avocourt wood and near Cham
bre;tes.
4 later statement SAYS:
Northeast Of SCISSORS and the Chcmin-des-
Danes there WIS no enemy infantry reaction
during the course Of the day. The German
artillery. violently counter shelled hombarded
the Ceruy- Hurtebisr sector and the neighbor-
hood of CraonnC. There were grenade skir-
mishes east of Nauxaillon On the rest Of
the front an intermittent cannonade oc-
Cured
EASTERN THEATRE. May The artil-
Jcry was active along the whole front. Three
Bulgarian counter attacks against the posi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Many Americans Among
Canadian Troops Fall

Ottawa, Ontario, May {. A total Of
1871 casualties among the Canadian
army corps in France has been re
ported since the opening of the battle
Of Vimy Ridge on April 9. In the
lists issued lately total Of thirty
seven men from Ottawa and district
are mentioned. in the casualties
among the officers the dates are given
up to April 2S-29 evidently from the
battle ~ ArlcuX. Tho mems casualties
arc still dated April SO.
Private Gregory Waters, Ottawa. n
brother Of William Waters, Of New
York City, has been killed in action.
The following names appear in re-
cent casualty lists:
infantry Killed in action-Private
W. A. Mckay, Roxbury. Mass; Private
II. o. Kimball Rochester; Lance Cor
poral c. Wakes, Buffalo; Sergeant F..
Humble. Racine, Wis. Mounted Rifles
Killed in action--Driver II. Lecroix,
Medford, Wis. Infantry Missing -
Private II. Y. Kcrshaw, Philadelphia.
Mounted Service Missing Private L.
Mckay. Cincinnati. Died Of wounds
Infantry Private J. Saunders, Lynn,
Mass; Private c. Ryan. Brewer, Me-;
Private J. Murphy Seattle, Wash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Blame for Long War
Is Placed on Hollweg

Copenhagen. May S-The Conscrva-
tivcs and pan Germans have brought
up their heavy artillery in the battle
against Chancellor Won Bcthmann-
Hollweg and boldly lay the blame for
the long duration of the war at his
door. The Conservative "Deutsche
Tageszeitung" explains that three or
four days delay in German mobiiza-
ton at TIE outset of the war, due TO
the Chancellor's hesitant policy, caused
the loss of the battle of the Marine.
The paper holds that the troops that
were detached to stem the Russian in
vasion OF East Prussia would have been
sufficient TO change the defeat of
General Won Kluck's army into VIC
tory. and that in that case the war
would have ended in a speedy and de-
cisive German triumph. The "Tages-
Zeitung" goes on 10 declare that the
Chancellor threw away a second chance
Of terminating the war by opposing
ruthless submarine warfare.
The Rechstag Committee on Consti-
tutionsl Reform will take up this week
the question of redistricting. The
Centrists. National Liberals and Radi-
cal Socialists. who carried the previ-
Gus reforms over the opposition of the
Conservatives. will, according to a Ber-
lin dispatch. vote for general reds
tricting Of the empire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
French Take 10000
Germans in % Days
Enemy Dispatch Admits $500
Men Were Unaccountcd For
Between April 8 and 20

French Army Headquarters, May D.
Further patches Of prisoners fell INTO
the French net to-day, bringing the
total Of unwounded Germans taken to
between 10000 and 10000 since April
16 A German wireless message, dated
Nav .. declares: THE total number
Of Germans unaccounted for IN the bat
ties between April s and 20, including
dead and wounded left on the field and
prisoners, reached 1900"
The prisoners captured by the French
between April is and 20, with the Ger
man divisions TO which they belonged
were 1883 Of the 9th Bavarian Re-
serve: 2.9l3 of the 21st Division; 1929
of the 9Th, and 1,374 of the AID. These
were all taken by one French army.
Another French army took in the same
period, 937 of the 10th Reserve Dr.
vision, 1,134 OF the 10th Reserve, 2,l39
of the 1S3d, 524 of the 20th Landwehr,
343 of the 22d, 1873 of the 45th Reserve
10 of the 211th. 10 of the Sd Guards
Division. 80 Of the LIST Guards and liz
of various corps.
A third French army captured 3.l71
officers and men in the same period.
This is in addition to small patches
taken in various raids.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Americans Help Win
Back Line at Fresnoy
Many in Canadian Troops
Who Overcome Germans in
2-Hour Counter Attack

Ottawa, May s.-A dispatch from
Canadian Army Headquarters tells
how the Canadian line held by troops
which include many Americans wa:
penetrated this morning by German
attack northeast of Fresnoy village
The Canadians succeeded in re-
establishing the line except at one
small point. The Sighting still con-
tinues, the dispatch adds.
After heavy bombardment, in
GLIDING the discharge Of large num-
Der of gas shells" the dispatch reads
"the enemy this morning launched an
attack in force in the region to the
northeast of Fresnoy village.
"Fresroy village is held by the
Canadian troops. Uur line was pene-
trated. The Germans did not long re-
tain their advantage. A counter attack
was at once organized. and, after two
hours of sharp fighting. the line occu-
pied before the attack was reestab-
lished, except for small projecting
angle at the extreme east Of the posi-
ton.
Severe lighting continues in the
region about Fresnoy.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Germany Hiding
News of Allies
Victories in West
Official Reports Conceal Capture
of Hindenburg Line at
Vauxaillon

Copenhagen, May S.-The German
version of the French official war re-
port OF last Saturdey suppresses en-
tirely the reference TO the capture Of
a portion Of the Hindenhurg line south
east Of VauXailon. Other evidence OF
the doctorng &C Allied official reports
to make them agree with claims in the
German official statements indicates
the anxiety of the German authorities
as to the effect OF the news from the
Western front upon public opinion.
\ supplementary report supplied %
the Monday morning papers through
the German official news bureau ig
nores all French successes except the
capture Of WinterburG Hill, and is
written in such a strain as TO evoke
headlines like French Defeated on
Aisne in Gigantic Onslaught"
This report asserts that almost al
French initial successes were lost
through German counter attacks, and
that the French attempt 70 storm and
capture the Chemin des Danes ridge
and break through the German front
was a complete failure.