The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-07-12
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U. S.-TeutOniC War News

U.S.-TeutOniC War News
An additional war loan OF 100000
600 was made at Washington to
France, bringing the total credits to
that country to $310,000,000 and the
grand total of American loans to the
allies to $1,9O3,OOO,O00
Agents for the department of justice
at New York arrested two Germans,
one reputed to be paymaster for the
German spy system In this country
and the other alleged to have.been for
merly associated with Capt. Franz Won
Papen. The prisoners are described
as Carl Heynen and f. A. Burgemeis-
ter.
American shipping losses due to
submarine activities during the first
six months Of 1917, amounted to nine
times the total losses of the two pre-
ious years, DR.. William G. De Lanoy,
chief of the United States war risk
insurance bureau at Washington re-
ports.
Seizure by the government of docu-
ments which will lead, 1t is said, to
the identity of hitherto unsupported
men In New York, Philadelphia. Bos-
ton and Chicago as German spies was
disclosed by the arrest of three sail
ors at New York from the Danish
steamship United States.
Seventy-eight draft evaders were
sentenced to serve year and day
each in the Chicago house of correc-
ton by Judge X. M. lands in the fed
eral district court at Freeport, Ill. The
sentences specified "hard labor"
Charged with being an agent for the
German government, Joseph GRADER,
thirty-three organizer for the Indus
trial Workers of the World, was ar
rested at Scranton, Pa.
Concern over the German spy system
In this country Is spreading In military
circles at Washington. II Is feared
that to the thoroughness of this sys-
tenn can be traced the advance infor-
nation given Germany of the routes
and sea lanes to be travelled by the
Pershlng troops on their way to
France.
An American transport Joined in the
firing at the German submarine which
bombarded Ponta Delgada, the Azores,
says IN official announcement by the
Portuguese minister of marine. The
transport aided the land batteries in
forcing the submarine to withdraw out
of range.
Paris went wild with enthusiasm on
the Fourth In acclaiming its gratitude
to America. It's millions cheere6
themselves hoarse as battalion of
General Pershing's bronzed veterans
swung along in parade, eagerness to
get at the foe appearing In every
snappy step.
Secretary Of War Baker announced
at Washington the National Guard will
be ordered out In three groups on July
Is, July % and August 5. The entire
guard will be drafted into the federal
service on August 8.
The last units of the American ex-
peditiOnary force. comprising vessels
loaded with supplies and horses, ar
rived at French seaport amid the
screeching of whistles and moaning of
sirens.
American destrOyers conveying trans
ports with troops for France fought
off two submarine attacks. The first
news of the fights was given out at
Washington with the formal announce
ment Of the safe arrival Of the last of
the transports with their conveys. At
least one submarine was sunk. Both
of the attacks were made I'm force,
showing that the Germans had infor-
nation Of the coming of the trans
ports and planned TO get them.