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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Great Offensive isl
Begun in That
Theatre of the
Great War
NEW WESTERN RUSH ]!
Will be Biggest Yet And
Will be Started in a Very
Short Time.

Along the entire front in Macedonil
from Monastir to Lake Dorian, . dis.
lance Of about 100 miles, the allies
have opened great offensive, on ell
sections of the line General sarfail'sI
artillery is roaring day and night but
the campaign Is in its initial stats
and there is little to indicate as yet
where the main attempt at an advance
will be made.
Bitter fighting is proceeding Ia tho
bend Of the Cerna river and in the
neighborhood Of the Vardar, the two
points on the Macedonia front where
the wild bartarious country Of moufls
tains and sterile deserts is broken BY
fertile valleys.
Military critics are agreed that Il -
up one Of these valleys that the allien
must force way but the opera i0na
have not advanced far enough 10 ind
cate which is the chosen point 81 Z
tack.
In France the deadlock constinue
but behind the fighting line the alllea
are massing men and guns for another
tremendous blow such as that which
broke the Hindenburg line and loosen:
ed the grip of the Germans on III
Champagne. General Maurice, direcs
tor of British military operations, or:
nounced that the coming drive viii
be mightier in force and extent than
those which opened the battles Ut
Arras and the Somme and the indica.
tions are that It will not be lorg
delayed
The news from Russia Is increas
ingly gloomy in nature and It be-
comes more and more a question
whether the provisional goyernmeiit
can weather the storm which has been
precipitated by the radical Socialists
and visionariests. In any event tilere
seems little likelihood Of any eftec
tive military action on the part q
Russia for q long time to come.
From Austria come renewed reports
Of a desire on the part Of the Cover.
ment to break the shackles imposed
on it by Berlin. An Austrian com
mission Is reported on its way to-
Switzerland with the object Of open:
ing negotiations with France for
separate peace. The complete aD
sence of any reliable news from "
emma for several weeks, however, IN;
drs a corrct judgmnt on conditions
thr impossible
sntiment favoring reform obvious
" is growing rapidly in Germany ana
It seems certain that the Govern
ment can not resist very much long
the demands for a more democratic
form of Government. The effort q
the Emperor to placate the people Ct
home while conducting a strenuous
peace propaganda abroad are signs
chat the internal situation In the en-
pire is far from comforting to the auto
cracy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Keystone Club is
Ready for Summer

The regular bi.monthly meeting 81
the Keystone club was held at tie
keystone school house last night uns
der the direction Of II. y. Smith,
cultural agent, and a brief but inter.
esting program was rendered BY ths
club members. Reports we're made 81
the activities Of the club member ~
their respective lines Of work & ld
plans were made for continued actiy'
ity throughout the coming summer
The boys and girls belonging 70 tbs
club are evincing very commentators
spirit Of cooperation with each other
and with the older people Of the COM
munjty. The next meeting Of this Club
will be held May "a and all the boys
and girls Of the community ana Any
others who may be interested ore y
vited to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
.METHOD|STS MEET
IN V.M.C.A. TONIGHT
Plans for a West Virginia
Wesleyan Campaign to
be Made.

This evening there will be an i'm
portant meeting of the Methodists Of
Fairmont and the surrounding towns
for the purpose of making plans for a
campaign which will begin here soon
in the interest of West Virginia Wes-
leyan college. The meeting was called
by ey. w. D. Reed, pastor Of the Dia'
mond Street Methodist church, and R.
M. Hite, who are members Of the board
Of directors Of the college and DR.. EN-
pey will preside.
A date for the campaign to open
will be selected, 1t is expected, and
committees to take charge Of the de-
tails will be named, It is hoped that
there will be a large turn out Of the
more important Methodist laymen Of
this vicinity. All Methodists are In.
vited to attend the meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Underseas Terrors to be
Hunted as Fishhawk
Hunts Fish.
BY r. M. KERRY

Washington, May ia "fishhawk"
aeroplane attached to every one Of the
new wooden ships, being built by the
United States for the "jitney fleet" to
carry supplies TO the allies is one Of
the plans to be adopted to combat the
U-boat menace.
Many other schemes to destroy the
kaiser's sea terror are being consid
cred and the government still is look
ing for the new invention that will put
the submarine out Of business, but II
is figured the plan Of launching fight
ing airships from the cargo vessels
is the best so far devised.
Seaplanes are the best means sc
far known of locating U-boats, but
heretofore, seaplanes have had to op
crate from shore bases.
The new plans, tested on the U. s s..
armored cruiser North Carolina, pro
vide for catapult apparatus for
launching airplanes from shipboard.
An official report from P. A. Surg.
G. F. Cottle, U. S. N. of the North
Carolina, says:
"This apparatus is planned to
hurl into space a heaVier-than.air
flying machine with the aviator
seated at the wheel, and to hurl
it from ships deck at a speed
sufficient to allow the machine to
fly away from the ship without
touching water"
The apparatus is composed Of
track, compassionate cylinder, car
to run on the track, and a cable con-
nected with the piston Of the air cyl.
inder at one end and with the car at
the other end.
Seated in his aircraft, the pilot
starts his motor, and with the pro.
peller running at full speed, the COM
pressed air is released into the cylin.
der, which pulls the cable and the sea-
plane rapidly along the track.
Tests show that in distance Of 1903
feet Of deck space the airplane thus
attains a velocity Of As miles an hour.
A tripping device at the end Of the
track releases the cable and the plane,
with motor spinning, shoots away from
the stern Of the ship and is off.
For two and a half years expert
ments and tests of flying from ship.
board have been conducted aboard the
North Carolina by the navy depart
ment. The perfection of this device
is expected to make almost certain
the detection of hostile U.boats in
the daytime, when the air craft are
able to operate.
Seaplanes, flying at great height,
are able to look down to great depth
under water, Just as a fishhawk sees
its prey while sailing high above and
swoops down upon it.
Each vessel probably will be equip
ped with two aircraft for scouting pur-
poses, If this plan is finally adopted
for the merchant vessels.
BY the time the wooden and steel
vessels, now being constructed under
direction Of General Goethals, are
ready for use, it is estimated COM
plete aircraft equipment for them can
be manufactured and by that time the
catapulting apparatus, to make posi-
BILE their safe launching from ship
board, is expected to be complete to
the last detail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Euen the Thieves
In Russia Want
on Reform Wave
.(RY Associated Pressl


PETROGRAD, May ia mass
meeting of thieves was recently
held at Rostoff on the Don, to de-
mGnd share in the new freedom
and a chance to turn over a new
leaf. The chief of the local militia
and president and several members
of the Council of Workmen and
Soldiers Deputies were present on
invitation. Chief of the Militia
Ralmikoff asked for support by the
people in aiding the efforts Of the
thieves at reformation.
One Of the bystanders complain
ed that he had been relieved Of
his purse containing six rubles.
The thieves roundly protested that
it was not the work of a profession.
al and took up a collection to re-
imburse the victim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
CHINESE Parliament
IS AGAINST WAR
(By Associated Press)

PICKING, China, May 1l!-After q
riotous secret session lasting through.
out Thursday night the House of Rep
Iesentaiyes refused to pass aJresolu-
ton declaring war on Germany.
The House of Parliament was sur
rounded by a mob which demanded
war, making threats Of violence. Un.
der the orders Of Premier Tuanchi Jul
troops finally dispersed the mob.
The Premier addressed the House
urging declaration Of war. He was
denounced by members who said he
was attempting to coerce parliament.
The press is opposed to the war par
ty urging parliament to resist mill
tary pressure on the ground that 1t
threatens the republic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
ELECTROMAGNETIC AS spy

GENEVA, May 1.-Dr, Henry
Charles somers, Of Chicago, his daugh-
ter, Alice, and two German friends
ramed Rothchild and Aopf, have peen
arrested here as German spies, DR..
Somers, who has an American pass
port, Is said to DO native Of Frank
fort
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
nlIssIAM RAplcALa AbIouRNs.

LONDON, May 1.-THE executive com
mittee Of the Russian Workmen and
Soldiers Delegates has dissolved to
convene in a neutral country in inter
national Socialist conference to dis
cuss peace, a Reuter- dispatch from
Petrograd says,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Subs Are Careful Of
Spanish Dignity

LONDON, May 1.-THE Norwegian
steamers Tiger, and Leikanger have
been sunk by German submarines ten
miles off the northwest coast Of Spain,
according to information received here.
The submarine halted the steamers in
Spanish ewaters and escorted them be-
yond the territorial limits where they
wer sunk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
BRITISH MISSION ON TOUR

WASHINGTON, May LITTLE Brit
ish mission left here today on a spe-
cial train for three.day welcome and
reception In New York city in which
they Joined the French mission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

MISSIONARIES LEAVE TURKEY
BERNIE, May 11.-Twlty more Am
erican teachers and missionaries from
Turkey are on their way home. 9th
ers are expected soon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
TIE WEATHER

Pafsly cloudy tonight ana satuF
day llttls charge InatsU'psras
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
CROWN PRINCE SUMMONED

ASSOCIATED Press BY u Naval Communication Servce)
MSTERDAM July l3The political crisis in Germany is fast
moving the OF the promises
world affecting results To such has the popular
revolt against the administration gone that the Kaiser is eNpected
personal appeal the which the electoral
demanded will be granted and concessions tending toward
democracy will be announced. Es 3haE*
Behmann- oweg, the imperial chancellor college friend of
Kaiser his adviser who has been the imperial
spokesman 1909 has resigned in the face Of the his
policies and his program have evoked while the designations
Of the entire ministry expected TO be announced today
Following implied threat the OF the coalition majority
the ecstag that the credits would not be voted until
satisfactory exposition Of the of the Administrations
Of the rchstag yesterday made
formal announcement that effect stating that there would be
further credits the for electoral
complied with and the government made open declaration Of its
war aims and peace termss lsg4ssE. L tss54a sss
E This has given rise apparently well sub
santiated that the ministry will resign today leaving
the Kaiser choose nperii chancellor ministry
imperial procanstion NSaiAig With the situation,
cred imminent be made public this morning
Yesterday moved rapidly Belnanhfioiweg ami the
Kaiser conference throughout the morning, while
the Crown Prince Berlin take part
the developments of the grave Last night the Crown Prince
leaving the Of his repeated and ghasty military failures board
cd special train for the German capital t.'a
given that the Kaiser declined until the Crown
Prince had been consulted nasmuch the electoral reforms
throne and the latter had the right be heard before decisions
reached. #-&#a
supposed that the Prince his father
and that the conference will have been held by this morning. when
the expected imperial proclamation will issue The council
members had been notified hold themselves in readiness for
important meeting which decision the
to be granted was to have been arrived at. $s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
AUSTR|ANS FLEE
BEFORE K0RN|L0FF
Russians Storm Teuton Defenses
and Easily Break Through
Their Line ,>
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 8 Naval Com
munication Seryicel

NEW YORK, July 13--Storming the
Austrian defenses along the upper
Lomnica River yesterday, General Kor-
niloff broke this line as easily as he
had been able to smash the section
further TO the north held by the Ger.
man troops and drove the Austrians
headlOng In flight. The success in the
field left the important cityyof Kalusz
undefended and II was occupied by the
Russians, who took urge quantities of
supplies and munitions. Kalusz has
been for the past year the headquarters
of the Austrian command in Galicia
and in the city were stored immense
supplies which the Austrians were un,
able either to carry away or destroy.
The capture of this city is another
long step in the outflanking of the
Austrian army defending Lemberg and
marks the rapid advance of the Rus
sian drive. The Austrian headauar,
tiers, on Saturday last, was twenty-five
miles in the rear of the Austrian ad.
vance trenches, and this distance has
been fought over in the last Ave days.
During this same period, the Eighth
Russian army corps has captured Hal
lee, another of the important positions
of the Teuton defense system, and has
crossed the Dneister, driving deep
wedge into the German line west of
Stanislau and between that city and
BohOrodozany. .. .rf
Should this advance be kept up, the
Zlota Lipa line will be turned aud the
retirement of the Austro Germans from
Eastern Galieia will be made inevitable
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
REPUBLICANS ARE
BOMBARD|NG PEKING
Sixty Thousand Reported To Be
SheIIing Ancient City Now In
Hands of Monarchists
ASSOCIATED Press BY o. 8. Naval Com
munication Seryice)

LONDON, July l3-Peking is invest
ed by 10000 Republicans and the an,
cirnt city is being subjected to a ter,
rife bOmbardment by the seventy
heavy guns with which they are equip,
ped, according to an Exchange des-
patch dated Tien.Tsin which was re-
crivrd here yesterday.
The despatch states that IL is impos
sibe for General Chang HRun, chief of
the royalist forces, to make his escape
from the city, and his thirty thousand
soldiers are reported to be entrench,
ing with the object of endeavoring to
Withstand the vigorous and determined
assaults of their opponents. For Chang
to endeavor to leave the surrounded
city would probably mean the forfeit
of his life, as there is price of $l0O,.
600 on his head. '..
Aviators are dropping bombs on the
city and the inhabitants are reported
to be panic stricken.
Before the bombardment began YES.
tcrday II conference of the diplomatic
representatives Of the foreign powers
was held in the Japanese legation and
following this meeting, they urged
General Chang Hsun to submit TO ar,
bitration. But the general refused and
within an hour the shells of the repub-
hcan forces were bursting in the city
Final success of the republican forces
appears inevitable, as most of the gari-
sons of the country have gone over to
them, deserving the dictator who at
tempted to place the Manchu boy en-
Pcror again on the throne.
Three of the royalist leaders are al.
ready in the hands of the republicans,
Chan Chen Fang and Lei Chen Chun
being arrested while attempting to es.
rnPr by train from Peking and Gen.
Feng Link Ko being captured while
trying to steal away in disguise.
The dismissal of DR.. WI Ting Fang,
foreign minister under the last GOV.
ernment, was confirmed yesterday by
Tuon Chi Jul, the new premier, 1t is
stated that the republican cabinet,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
NATION is THREATENED
BY TREASONABLE PLANS
OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

Plots Of W. W. Agitators Result N Strikes and Dis
order In Many Parts Of the Country That Constitute
Grave Menace To Success Of United States ID War
With Germany More Than Thousand Trouble
Makers DepOrted From Arizona Mines By Exasperated
Citizens While Three Are Arrested In Fl PaSO
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13

lusz meant much towards the ultimate
success of their great offensive.
II, Along the western front the Germans
maintained the offensive throughout
yesterday, in an effort to secure some
success for the political effect the news
might have in Berlin, but at no point
were they able to gain, while behind
their lines the British airmen raided far
and wide.
German Attacks Fail
Assaults upon the British lines were
made at LOmbaertzyde, on the Belgian
coast and in France, west of Queant.
Each effort was repulsed, the Queant
drive, the largest of the day, resulting
disastrouSly for the German raiders.
While the infantry was thus engaged
upon the ground, the British aviatOrs
crossed into the enemy country, engag-
ing and defeating a German air squad
ron and then attacking Il number of
muntion drpots and troop trains. Ten
German machines were sent whirlng to
the ground, with their pilots killed,
while six others were driven down, out
of control The rest of the German fly.
ers fed.
The attacks of the British were lin
tied to military objects, several depotS
being showered with bombs, following
which fires and explosions were noted.
London reports that the British losses
at Nieuport, including the prisoners
taken by the Germans when the iso-
lated sector was occupied, we're eight.
cen hundred The Germans claim to
have taken twelve hundred prisoners,
which would leave six hundred killed
and wounded. ~
The only activity of importance on
the French front was an attempted sur
prise attack by the Germans on the left
bank of the Meuse, in the Verdun see.
tor. This attack failed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
WILSON SETTLES
SHIP CONTROVERSY
Places Genral Goethals At Head
Of Great Corporation To Build
and Operate Vessels
ASSOCIATED Press BY q. 8. Naval Com
indication Service)

WASHINGTON, July l3-President
Wilson took a hand yesterday in the
controversy that has for several weeks
been raging over the construction Of
vessels to meet the submarine menace
and supply the shipping needs of the
United States, and he settled it
promptly and effectively.
The President directed that great
fleet corporation be formed, with Major
General Goethals as general manager
and in charge of construction. He also
authorized the shipping board TO opcr-
ate the vessels after their construction,
and in addition TO requisition for, goy-
ernment use all necessary tonnage now
ahOat. E
1t was announced that General Goet.
halls will commander private contracts
in the various ship building yards Of
the country calling for the construction
of nearly two million tons of shipping,
aud in order to hasten their eonstruc.
ton he will put on double and triple
shifts of men. tst 4tH aF&r
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
LORD HARD|NGE HAS
rendered RESIGNATION
Quits Under Fire In House OF
Commons
ASSOCIATED Press by U. 8, Naval Com
munication Service)

LONDON, July l3-Lord Hardingc,
under secretary of state for foreign af-
fairs, whose early handling If the Meso-
potamian campaign is blamed for its
failure, and who has been under fire in
the house of commons, yesterday ten
dered his resignation to Premier Lloyd
George.
This was followed closely by the res
ignation of Austen Chamberlain, scere.
tary of state for India, who shares in
the popular blame for the fate of the
Townshend expedition, which surren-
dcred to the Turks at Kut-el,Amara.
Neither resignation was accepted last
night. ...,.,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13

whrrh is now at Tien.Tsin, will be
transferred to Peking and the govern.
mcnt set up there with Feng kwo
Chan aS acting president.
A despatch from Toxic quotes Min.
lister of Foreign Affairs Motono as
declaring that the Japanese govern
meut has had and will have no connec.
tron with the monarchy movement in
China.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
DRAFT OF MEDICAL
MEN IS. FAVORED
ASSOCIATED Press By U. s. Naval Com
muication Service)

KALISPEL, Montana, July l3--At a
meeting Of the Montana Medical Asso
citation held here yesterday a resolution
was presented and adopted favoring the
drafting of the medical men of the
country into the army and navy service
up to the limits Of the requirement dur
ing the period of the war. Eighty Of
the one. hundred physicians present at
the meeting signifed their willingness
to volunteer for the national service.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
MINNESOTA MAN HEADS l..%
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATED Press BY u s. Naval cOmmu.
nication service)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 13
Herbert G, Hotaling, editor Of the
Blue Earth County Enterprise, of Ma.
Pleton, Minnesota, was elected yester.
day president for the ensuing year Of
the National Editorial Association, at
its annual convention here. The 1918
convention, IL was decided, will be held
at Little Rock and Hot Springs, Ar,
kansas. ~ -:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13

y 3. WEATHER BUHEAU,
July 12--Rainfall, o. Ten.
pcIature; Min, n; Max, So,
Wind, NEt 8 miles per hour.
Washer, clear.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
KAISER'S THRONE ROCKS
in TREMENDOUS STORM
OF POLITICAL CRISIS

Popular Revolt Against AutOcratic Administration
To Have World Affecting Results Emperor Expect
ed To Appeal To Nation For Support Bethmann-
HOlweg Forced To Resign and Entire Ministry viii
PrObabEStepO Out Electoral Reforms and Democratic
Concessions will Probably Be Granted
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-13
BRITISH MINE SWEEPER
Is VICTIM OF MINE
ASSOCIATED Press BY u. 8. Naval Com
munication Service)

PARIS, July l2-The mine-sweeper
Jupiter has been sunk by mine of
the French coast, with eleven of her
crew lost
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-22
SALE OF HESTER
PLANT CONFIRMED

The sale Of the hester Lumber Com
pany holdings to the Badger Lumber
Company of Chicago has been confirmed
on good authority, and the property
will change hands as soon as the neces-
sary abstracts, ETC., are fixed. The
sale will include all the holdings of the
hester company, from their property
in Baraga, including the big mill, to
the lands, amounting to about $4,000
acres.
What the Badger Lumber Company's
plans are is not known. They are a
very strong and hustling concern and
we may be assured that they are not
buying the property in Baraga for
nothing. The hester company itself
has only about two years cut for the
big mill.
This purchase is going to mean new
lease of life for the village of Baraga.
If the mill is operated it is going to
mean good thing for the business
men and all citizens of the saw mill
town, and if it is not and the mill is
dismantled, as rumor say, Baraga may
be assured that undoubtedly something
better and more lasting will take it's
place on the same site. The new man.
agement will undoubtedly announce
their plans in the near future.