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New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
u. S. Collier Beat U-Boat


An Atlantic Port, July 17.-Coniirma-
tion of the bombardment of St.
Wichael's, Azores, by German super
submarine on July was given by OH
cers on a British vessel arriving here
today. The firing, which began before
daybreak, went unnoticed for few
minutes. they said, because they be-
lieyed that it was American sailors Gel
cbrating independence Day.
An American armed collier in port
returned the submarines fire with such
precision and volume that the subma-
rine soon was driven of. The British
officers. who were cyewitnesses Of the
fight, asserted that the undersea boat
was fully 800 feet in length and car
ried two guns. One girl and man
were killed by the bursting shells in
St. Michaels.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
3 Airmen Killed by Raiders
Two Aeroplanes Lost by Brit
ish in London Attack

London, July 17.-Figures on the
casualties in the British air service in
connection with the German airplane
raid on London of July Z were an
nounced in the House of Commons to-
day by James Ian Macpherson, Pariia-
rrcntarv secretary to the War Office
Two pilots were killed and one was
wounded and one observer died OF
wounds. Two airplanes were destroyed
by the enemy, and two others crashed
"a the earth
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
SLAYER of Austrian Premier
Escapes Death Penalty

London, July 1.-THE Austrian Par
lament has decided that DR.. Friedrich
Adler. the assassin Of DR.. Karl
Stuergkh, Premier of Austria, should
have been tried by a civil instead OF
a military tribunal, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
to-day.
Consequently, it is added, the death
sentence imposed upon Dr. Adler will
not be carried out
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

other Taube was seen to fall away from,
the rest. and she, too, no; -dived ana
appeared to be afre. There 'ere two
otber lame ducks now, a~d although
thew kept their altitude they made little
headway. One broke away from its its
companions and took a southeasterly
course. and our gunners enveloped 1t
in shells, but, so far as can be aseer.
tained. it managed to struggle out OF
the mess.
AT Gao the remaining Taubes had
cot clear of those particular guns, but
the gunners over the water were were, CIV
ing the enemy a taste of their skill. l
tnow nothing Of what happened there
Our aeroplanes got to work, and, in
conjunction with the seaplanes, gave gave
the Germans the hottest time they have
vet received in this country"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
GERMAN

Berlin. July II DAY).-Army Group Of
Prince Leopold.-The lively fighting activity
at Riga, Dvinsk and Smorgon continues
With the clearing of the weather the firing
on the Narayuvka front was heavier than it
has recently been.
South of the Dniester Rhineland. regiments
captured the woodlands north Of Kalusz As
German forces We're also approaching from
the west. the Russians evacuated the town
and retreated quickly to the southern bank of
the Lomnica.
Our aerial squadrons carried out bombing
attacks on harbor Installations at Arensburg
End Russian aerial stations az Aapenholm. on
Oesel Island lin the Gulf Of RigaD. All the
machine returned safalY.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Spanish War Veterans
To Be Used as State Guard

La Crosse, Wis, July IA resolution
favoring the organization ofSpanish war
veterans into companies to supplant the
National Guardsmen called into Federal
service was passed to-day BY the Wis
consin convention OF the United Span
ish War Veterans.
D. V. Chisholm, Washington, D. C.,
national commander, who was present,
announced he would visit every state TO
promote the plan.
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AUSTRIAN

Vienna. July l6.-Eastern Theatrc.-Re-
treating before the pressure Of German and
Austro-Hungarian troops. the Russians yes
terday evacuated kausL and the western bank
% the Lomnica The allied troops follow ed
them UP. To the south of kalusz there has
been heavy fighting here and there.
At Lodzisny six Russian relief advances
fsiled before the resistance of Croatian bat
talions. A. LundStreu and Novica we gained
some territory.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

sian troops on scouting party sue
ceeded in capturing the village of Dun
avec, in the st. Georges Channel OF the
Danube. and taking prisoners or put
ting 10 flight the two enemy companies
composing the garrison-and the entire
operation was put through without the
loss of a man. only eleven OF the kus-
slams being wounded. Artillery dIels
continue along the rest OF the. hu-
r1anian front.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Ambulance Driver Killed
Harmon Craig May Have
Reen Son of Actor

Paris, July l7.-Harmon Craig, OF the
American Ambulance Service, was
listed as killed to-day while on duty
near Dead Man Hill, in the Verdun sec
tor.
He was struck by German she'll and
died instantly.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

Harmon Craig is believed to be the
son of John Craig, a well known actor
Two Of his sons have been in the am
bulance service Their mother is now
on her way home from France, where
she had been visiting them.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Consul at London Coming Here

London. July l7.-Ripl,y Wis.,
American Consul at London, VII !ui
soon for the United State, 70 rsIic'
ate from the effects OF oys1,rl s9'
ing the last three years .. sa rf
here
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
Italian Front
ITALIAN

Rome. July l7.-0n the second peak OF
Col Bricon we blew up with a mine inpor.
tGnt fertilization works and saps which the
enemy was preparing against our position
About thirty enemy dead were found in the
crater.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
FRENCH

Paris, July II DAY).-Interrnittent can
ncnading occurred on the Aisne front-quite
sririted in the regions of Cerny. Cavaliers
and Courcy.
In the Champaign. the Germans made an
other serious effor IN the Teton. Their as
ssulting waves. caught under our fire, were
compelled TO return in disorder TO their de
parting trenches. leaving a number of dead
We maintained our gains Of Saturday.
On the left bank Of the Meuse our troops
this morning made spirited attack west of
Hill 30i According 10 news thus far re-
ceived. all our positions which have remained
in the hands Of the Germans following the
actions OF June 2S and % were entirely re-
conquered by US. We captured prisoners,
hose number is not yet known.
tNIGHT) Both artilleries were active in
the region of Cerny. ALLIES and the California
pleteau.
In the Champagne the enemy renewed his
attacks north of Mont Teton and regained a
footing at certain points in trench elements
captured on July IA. The artillery action
continued violently IN the sector OF Mont
Haut where We organized the ground gained.
On the left bank Of the Meuse an operation
carried out by us this morning west OF Hill
50i developed a complete success for us.
After strong artillery preparation our troops
enemy lines with irresistible spirit Notwith-
standing the energetic defence Of the Ger
mans We recaptured in few minutes
trenches which the enemy had occupied since
June %.
Pushing our advantages further. we carried
German positions beyond a front of 1000
metres on both sides OF the road between
Esnes and Malancourt. The entire frsVGer-
man line fell into our hands. a little later
the second enemy line, after a desperate en-
gGgement. in which admirable valor was dis
played by our soldiers. was likewise con-
quered.
The advance reached depth Of about one
kilometre. Our line has thus been carried
forward from the southeastern end of Avo-
court wood as far the western slopes of
Hill 30i passing through Camard wood.
Several counter attacks launched by the
enemy in the course of the afternoon were
crushed by our fire. The Germans suffered
very heavy losses. The number Of unwound-
e. prisoners reached f25. of whom eight were
officers.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18
West
BRITISH

London, July Il tDAY.-We gained
ground slightly during the night northwest
Of Wirnemon. In the Nieuport sector one Of
our raiding parties encountered large party
Of the enemy in front OF the German posi-
tions After a sharp fight our troops drove
tho enemy back 10 their lines and bombarded
them in their trenches. =
(NIGHTJ. We captured a few prisoners
ard improved our position somewhat IN the
course OF local fighting early this morning
east Of Monchy-le-Preux.
Although handicapped by thick clouds and
strong winds. our airplanes carried out a
great deal Of successful work yesterday IN
conjunction with the artillery. In addition.
our rsiding machines dropped a large number
Of bombs on various points of military I'M
portance behind the enemy's lines.
In the evening many fights took place in
tho air, as q result Of which six enemy air
planes were brought down, one being forced
10 land in our lines. Three others were
driven down out Of control None of our ma
chimes IS missing.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-18

They are ends Of special purchases now
marked $3.50, $3.50, and S18.25, but Of
higher grades that have been in our earlier
special sales.
Worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres, tweeds,
1annels, few blue serges.
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that halted the Germans at the Marine
and made the Battle OF the Marne the
greatest battle In all French history.
In the same way one would not have
compared Grants army with the army
OF Moltke. which six years later dis
posed OF the French imperial forces.
But the new British army is some
thing OF the same thing that Grants
army was; 1t is an immense sledge
hammer. made up of men coming
from the best manhood of the nation.
and the Germans. like the French,
have already lost their best troops in
battle. 1t is volunteer army. be.
cause the troops raised by conscrip-
ton have only just begun to cross the
channel. and It is volunteer army
led by men who have the experience
OF more than two years of war, and
its ranks are filled with the survivors
OF all the battles from Mons to Bap-
aume; 1t is veteran army.
"And the spirit of the British army
is this: For two years the men in
the ranks have fought off the Ger.
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crowd resumes its normal course. The
atmosphere Is again cloaded With seri.
BUSINESS. II IL war.
A MIGHTY ARMY
OF VOLUNTEERS

Frank H. Simond. the American war
expert. has Just returned from Eur
ope. after two months at headquarters
of the allies and along the trenches.
Writing OF the British army, he says:
I'm all the things that are consid-
cred the machinery of an army, the
British have now passed both the Ger
mans and the French. Their equip.
ment. their armory Of heavy artillery.
their stocks Of amunitions, are I'M
equaled. and their soldiers are cared
for and provided for as are no other
troops about whom know anything.
In the mere matter OF heavy artillery
the British are now firing four shells
to the Germans one, and at the Bat.
tie Of the Somme their air service
took and retained absolute control OF
the air.
In the first battles the British
faced heavy artillery and machine
guns with field artillery and rifles,
they were destitute of all the uten-
sils OF trench war, and the Tommy
vas compelled to manufacture his
bombs out Of meat tins. Today the
British have as many trench weapons
as the Germans. and many of their
best weapons. the products of Ameri.
can invention, surpass thouse of their
opponents. Nor can one fail to real
ize, riding over the roads, how many
thousands of motor trucks have been
brought over and what wealth of
transport has been assembled. Whole
new railways lines have been double
tracked. Calls and Boulogne have
become Industrial cities given over to
army work, and Hayre outranks Liv-
erpool as a port of call for British
ships.
"Of the British army, one might say
that it reminds an American of all
that he has heard of the Army of the
Potomac when Grant came to 1t In
1864. 1t Is a volunteer army largely
commanded by civilian officers. with
its high commanders drawn from the
old regular army, but proven by long
test and representing the survival OF
the fittest. It represents In rank and
file the best of the manhood not alone
of the United Kingdom, but OF Canada
and Australia
81 do not think anyone would claim
for this army the military efficiency
that belonged to the German army
] that entered Belgium in August, 1914;
II do not believe anyone would CLAIM
for it's staff and army commander
quite the combination of ability ant
training which belonged to the arm
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mans and held on while thy iaeE6a'
all the resources OF modern Wartifo.
which belonged to Germany: they
have opposed bodies to shells. and
rifles to machine guns. Having In =
this long time successfully held on
they are now conscious OF having q =
superiority in all that machinery
means in the war and their spirit E
remains the spirit OF the men who died
at Ypres when the odds were I'VE TO !:
one and the losses approached actual
humiliation.
II have listened to the stories or
young officers. whose duty II was to
head forlorn hopes in the old days, or
to hold on under conditions that held
out no chance of victory, and in these
stories have found the key to the
present temper of the British army.
In those days these soldiers. officers
and men. knew that they had no
chance of victory, little chance of life;
today the whole British army feels
that 1t has better than an even
chance
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NEW YORK TAKES WAR
lA GREAT SERIOUSNESS
BY Kenneth Macdonald

BY Kenneth MaeDouaaiI
NEW YORK. April 11.-New York
has settled down to the serious bust
ness of securing soldiers for the army,
navy and marine corps. l say serious
because the very atmosphere OF the
city is one of calm thinking.
There is no historical patriotism:
no rush OF men to the colors for
purely sentimental reasons. Premedi-
tation marks the course OF almost
every applicant.
In City Hall Park women filed
with the enthusiasm OF the moment
are making every effort to bring men
to the colors. The crowd listens; 1t
makes no comment. Suddenly a man
detaches himself from his fellows.
His shoulders are thrown back and
in his eyes there is flash OF de-
termination. He enters the recruit
ing tent, fills out his application
blank and is frisked away in an auto
mobile to the headquarters OF the
medical examiner.
Others follow his example Quietly
and quickly they go through the pro-
cess. They have thought It all out,
their country needs them and they
will do their bit"
On lower Broadway, where the Ma.
tional Reserves are striving to fill
their ranks at the presidents behest,
there is much the same scene. Sailors
and marines from the navy yard walk
up and down, patiently answering
any, number OF foolish questions. The
officer in charge, n young lieutenant
is looking over a batch of applicants
They are, for the most part, fine
of every twenty men who apply are
accepted.
The spirit of the occasion grips me
| The overcast sky seems in keeping
with the situation. II is war, and
war is serious business.
/ journey uptown. At Twenty-third
street the sign of the United States
Marine Corps catches my eye. A
grizzled sergeant of marines, veteran
of many a skirmish, his coat adorned
with the service stripes of twenty
years or more, PAGES up and down
| giving out circulars TO the crowd
Across the park in the shadow o.
Madison Square Garden, three or foul
pacifists are expounding their theor
! les rnder TIE ~atohful eyes Of mum
erous gentlemen OF the police.
Here also the atmosphere Is op
pressive with the same serious spirit
evident In the lower regions OF the
city. The pacifist is not applauded
There is no enthusiasm, men glance
approvingly at the marine corps en-
sign proudly floating across the
street and one by one stink away
from the crowd surrounding the peace
advocate.
A clean cut boy in his early TWEEN
ties swings down Twenty-third street
He looks at the ensigns, his eyes wan
der TO the respondent sergeant. Or
the roof of building across the
street a militia bugler blares out AS
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sembly.." The youth on the street
below decides. His country needs
him: he win go. Interested in the
outcome. follow him up the stairs
into the recruiting station.
81 want to enlist" he says in cold,
passionless tones to the sergeant In
charge. The sergeant looks him over,
then. entering private ONCE, calls
out. Captain. here's likely one"
The boy is likely one" and he
passes with flying colors. He asks
leave to telephone his relatives and
then follows some other accepted an.
plicants OF to the training station.
ask Captain Evans, the officer in
charge. II he expects to secure the
necessary quota OF men His face
relaxes into kindly smile.
BLESS 'em." he says. Wen get
them easy-that Is. the first 1880,
and / guess the increase authorized
will come all right"
The marine corps seems to be at.
tracing a higher type, on the aver.
age. than that which applies at the
army recruiting stations. The newly
organized marine corps officers re-
| serve is now examining college men
for future commissions. Tales of ex-
PLOTS over the entire globe. recounted
by the men OF the service and its
very efficient publicity bureau. are
bearing fruit, and 1t is safe to say
that the marine corps will be filled
to overlooking in short time.
The army recruiting station at
Forty-second street and Sixth avenue
is my next stop, and here have to
wade through quite crowd to enter
the building. The crowd, however,
is of curious nature. There are
few who detach themselves to Join
the colors, yet there is steady stream
of men pouring up the stairs.
In the outside room Of the recruit
ing station is a motley collection
Citizens Of Italian, Polish, Swedish
Irish and occasionally German descent
are anxious to serve the country OF
their adoption. Few pass. Some boys
far too young, are advised to return
TO their parents. Physical defects bal
others. but ex-service men have nc
trouble in re-enlisting in record time
There is no enthusiasm. Men JUS
come and go with the same firm de
termination that marks other parts o.
the city.
Determined to shake of a certain
feeling OF depression, leave the of
acS and walk over to Fifth avenue
Here the usually joyous throng goes
quietly about its business. There is
an air of subdued excitement. Sud
denly above the noise of chugging
motor cars floats the music of a mill
tary band. Up the avenue swings q
division Of naval reserves.
The scene changes in a flash. WlC
cheers ring out from the throng Tn,
national emblem, surrounded by IL
color guard, passes by. Old men, ben
and gnarled from years of toll, jerl
painfully to attention. Tears moiste!
many an eye and In an instant tn
whole street Is transformed into
hysterical wave Of patriotic men ant
women. The reserves pass. TIL,
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active service will be only for the dura-
ton of the war. The men will receive
500 a month and 10 cents a day for
food allowance, shelter and clothing,
though it is suggested that the work
will be facilitated if they buy their
own uniforms before the camp opens.
Of the candidates thus far accepted
twenty-five are continental Americans,
with Porto Rico as their legal resi-
dence The others are native Porto
Ricans Colonel Townshend reported
to Arthur Wager, governor of the island,
that he is much pleased with the gen.
eral fitness of the accepted candidates,
and he expects to see a fine lot of Off
GERS graduated. He has toured the en-
tire island to examine applicants, thus
insuring selection by an experienced
officer
The camp site at Cayey, where Henry
barracks are located, is considered the
best in the island for the purpose. The
location is high and healthful, and the
barracks have ample room to accommo-
date the student officers. The sandy
soil of the camp grounds quickly alb
serbs the rainfall. making drilling at
all times possible.
There is no doubt that through the
selective draft a fine brigade will be
obtained. Adjutant General John A.
Wilson, exhibiting a letter received by
him a day or two ago, said, There will
be no trouble in CONSUMPTION as long as
this kind of spirit is shown"
The letter from Mayaguez. signed by
| four young men, read:
"Signed below you will find the names
of we four young men who, full of love
for the nation that has built the gen.
eral welfare Of our beloved island and
proud of being citizens of the greatest
nation in the world, are willing to con-
tribute, even with our lives. to the de-
Tense of the kingdom of democracy In
the world and do hereby ask you to In
clude our names in the first recruiting
to take place"
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BURGLAR SPY SAT
IN DUmA TWO YEARS
Friend of Lenine Betrayed Revo-
IutioniSts to Police For
Weekly Pay.

Petrograd. Revelations of the COM
mission of inquiry into abuses of the
former government show that for two
years there sat in the duma as a re-
spected, influential member. a burglar
police spy, informer and organizer of
crime This member was the promt-
uent Socialist, Roman Malinowsky
friend and protege of the notorious
Lenine, whose attempts to overthrow
the provisional government are max
ing such a stir.
Malinowsky's career, according to
the commission. began with pocket
picking and burglary. for which In
Moscow he was many times convicted
Fifteen years ago Malinowsky decided
to enter politics and became associated
with the semi-revolutionary Socialist
party, to whom his criminal record was
unknown. He showed such revolu-
tionary ferver that he rapidly advanc-
ed and became a friend of Nikolai Le-
nine who was then living in exile
abroad.
In 1910 the commission discovered,
Malinowsky began to cooperate with
the okhrana. or police security de-
partment, using his position with the
revoutionaries in order to obtain facts.
His plan was to spy and egg on his
comrades into demonstrations and po-
liticul crimes and then betray them.
He was taken on at first at $25 u
month. but soon so distinguished him
self as spy and infOrmer that he was
promoted and was sent abroad by the
police to watch and incite emigrant
revoutionaries. He still kept Lenine's
confidence. and this enabled him to
carry out his police work efficiently.
For two years Malinowsky steadily
rose in favor both of the revolution
aries and Of the police. In May, 1912,
he was elected duma member. Both
revolutlonaries and police, unknown 10
one another rejoiced Malinowsky be-
came so valuable that his salary from
the police was raised to $3.50 a month.
This. with his salary as duma member.
gave him an income of $1,000 year.
He drew continued praise for his ad-
mirable revolutionary work as duma
member and reported everything to the
security department. His speeches
were carefully prepared in advance.
Some were written by Lenine, and all
were submitted before delivery to the
police The inquiry commission found
corrected drafts of the speeches in the
police offices.
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West Bound
Departs

Brewster-Unity Orchards erecting
three story packing shed and colo
storage warehouse here.
La Crosse-City may buy water
system.
Northport-Carload Of Gladstone ore
pays s82O.o5
Arlington-state to build fish rack
on South Fork of Jim creek.
Walla Walla-O-W. R. & N. to
spend $4,000 on improving division
headquarters. Irrigation district bond
ed for s125,ooO to take over water
rights and irrigation facilities oil
Alfalfa Land Co.
The time is here now to begin tc
figure on how the shipbuilding indus
try will be kept active after the war
The first thing to do is to amend oul
shining laws making it possible io'
American ship owners to compete with
foreigners on equal terms
Aberdeen-To harvest first cranberry
crop soon.