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Evening star., 1918-06-03
NAVAL VESSELS ARE SENT
IN SEARCH OF The ENEMY
Destryers, Submarine Chasers and Seaplanes Securing
x-t the Infested Waters Are Closed
As Precalion.

BY me Associate Press
NEW YORK, June 3-One steamship,
one schooner and two or three other YES
sells have been sunk off the Jersey coast
by German submarines.
Information received at the Maritime
Exchange here indicated as many as fif-
teen vessels have been sunk.
According to the survivors the Ed
ward H. Cole was sunk seventy-6ve miles
off the Highlands of New Jersey yester-
day afternoon.
The ships were attacked sometime during the
night, according to information which was re-
ceived here. Details were not Immediately
available.
DESTROYERS BELIEVED IN PURSUIT
tits presumed here that the submarine or sub
marines are now being dealt with by american
destroyers.
One of the ships sunk was the Edward H.
Cole, a sailing vessel.
1t was asserted in shipping circles that il was
possible that as many as six additional vessels
were destroyed, not including those known to|
have been sunk.
The port authorities barred the departure of
outgoing ships before noon.
FALSE REPORT CORRECTED
CHATHAM, Mass June 3A report current on the cane
that ship has been orpedoed off Nantucket shoals No Official
confirmation OF the report is obtainable.
BOSTON. June 3It stated the office Of the COM
andant Of the first naval district today that was no truth
the that avesse had been sunk by submarines off
tucket shoals The Office investigated thoroughly report that
transport had been torpedoed The port Boston had not
been closed at IL 80
PROVIDENCE r. L. June 3-Narragansett bay was closed
outgoing vessels this morning by order of commandant Of
the naval station at Newport
BEGIN CAMPAIGN AGAINST TRANSPORTS
NEW YORK. June 3-The attack upon American shipping
almost the of New York harbor taken
that Germany has last nauguraed submarine campaien TO
break up transport of troops to France
Runors of the presence of German submarines off the Amer
cn coast have been for the past weeks the rspo
telling of having been sighted southern waters
Within the last week South American ship arriving here
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Another Cautious View

An equally cautiously confident view
is the one taken by Gen. Ardene in the
Tageblatt, which says: Surveying the
whole picture of the German offensive
blows. one is justified in the opinion
that the collapse Of the enemies steel
front is not out of the question"
In the same cautious tenor DIR. Max
Osborne, correspondent for the vos-
siche Zeitung. telegraphs: with
frightful force the German attack is
ever more menacingly shaking at the
military strength and the wlr defiance
of France"
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Americans, in Canadian List.

OTTAWA, Ont. June 1.-The names
of the following Americans appear in
today's Canadian casualty list: Miss
ing (believed drowned). l. N. Dobias.
Kennedy, MINI. 4
Wounded - Clayton Buell., Fort
Wayne. Ind. and H. Jensen, Baker,
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Knew Refugees Were Attacked.

American lorries waited for the refu-
gees on the road running to Chateau
airplanes few over tho lorries. dropped
bombs and fired machine guns. For
many miles the Germans followed them.
but happily without disastrous results.
only one woman in the last lorry being
wounded. As Gadroy says. 'The Ger
mans knew very well they were not at
lacking troops or convoys, but refugees.
yet they took dendish delight in drop
ping their bombs"
New clothes have been given to these
people. who for the present will remain
In Paris until suitable living quarters
can be found for them elsewhere.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
GERMANS DROP BOMBS
ON FLEEING REFUGEES
American Motors Garry French
Folk Who Flock to
Paris.

Cablegrsm to The Sunday star and
. New York World. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS, June 1.-Sipce the beginning
OF the big battle last Monday. hum
dreds Of French refugees have been
constantly arriving in Paris ON their
way to resting camps in the south.
Most Of these people have now experi-
-egced the horrors of the German ad-
vance twice. once early In the war
and now. American automobile lor-
ries met the refugees at point south
of scissors and brought them into the
French capital.
The majority Of shese fugitives are
old men. women and children. None
OF them show any despair, only sor-
row at having to leave new homes re-
built. All pay striking tribute to the
American automobile section, for 1t
was no easy matter to get these peo-
pie away in a few hours.
One OF the refugees. Gadroy, a muni-
cipal official at Soissons, says he left
that town a few hours before the Ger.
man occupation with 500 other Civilians
Since he returned to Soissons In March,
Mr.. Gadroy has changed his residence
five times. Tho town was continually
bcnbarded by the Germans, with the re-
suit that the four houses he had lived
In were demolished.
Evening star., 1918-06-03

thoy avoid open spaces and creep
through woods and thtckets. along
or on their hands and knees through
waving fields of grain. The French
tactics are similar. The men on both
sides are constantly under cover.
esSsr ,1 Sns sets s glimpse of sss
Whenever the Germans seen to be
gathering themselves behind a farm
or In grove for q definite attack
the French retire. The losses are ex-
killed by a rife bullet: oftener he Is
wounded in an arm or leg. and nearly
always can be carried safely to the
rear, where an ambulance is waiting
70 transport him back across the
Towns Are EvacuatedJ
Several Of the towns in the valley
on the river 'have' been evacuated.
There has been no confusion. The
civil population and the military es-
tabltshments have all simply flowed
away along the roads southward.
while the trains have cleared the
great railway yards ID the westward.
will find absolutely nothing loft save
shattered houses and empty streets.
Cha'eau Thierry was evacuated yes
terdAy. When I reached tho town
the Germans were already in the hills
to the northward.. The only human
beings visible were tlue-cIad SOL
diers doing along the walls. awaiting
tho moment when they might be called
upon.
Near a bridge across the Marne ar
orderly was holding, 4 group OF fine
saddle horses under the tlees and
calmly scanning the approaches TO
the bridge stood several officers. 1t
vas general with his chief Of STAFF
and aids.
you have chosen your moment weil.".
he said to me with smile. II am ex-
pectfng tho enemy any minute"
Retirement in Order.
remarked upon the absence Of firing.
ut has been 80 Slmost from the begin
starved by the unparalleled violence of
the preliminary boEabardment, both of
gas and high explosive shells. We were
overwhelmed by odds Of fve to one. and
since then we have been retiring steadily
and in good order"
Three American ambulances. full of
wounded. crossed the bridge and pro-
oeeded toward the south, while in the
opposite direction came a file of
caissons from which descended
crowd Of dusty infantrymen. They
broke. into squads and under the
SASSS SuA0SAy lSduy "
fight.
And Nothing Happens.
Several shots rang out from the hills
above. Cannon bombed through tho
valley and then. all was still. I re-
tired q short distance down the road
and waited to see what would hap
pen. Nothing happened. Then more
ambulances passed. The bright after
N arsn l.
linnet sanZ in the foliage above the
highway. In q couple Of hours more
1t would be dusk. I had a long way
to 20 to reach a telegraph wire and
could wait no longer.
Returning to my auto sped south
ward along roads lined with refugees
camps. Upon the grassy banks on
each sfde Of the highways soldier sur
vivors of most terrible lombard
mont lay sleeping among the daisies.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
U. S. Troops Are Vital Factor,
Gen. Bridges Declares
Here.
MAY HOLD BALANCE
IN DECIDING BATTLE
Foes Objectives, He Says, Are
Channel Ports or
Paris.
SEEK TO SPLIT ALLIES
Germans Surprise Attack Was
Aided by Four Factors,
He Says.

Not only have American troops be-
come 4 vital factor in the battle now
raging in France, but they nzy hold
the balance between victory and de-
feat. in the opinion Of Gen. Bridges
head of a, special British military
mission TO this country.
Gen. Bridges made this statement
last evening in discussing the re-
newal of the German drive. He de-
fined the detectives of the Germans
as three fofd-the capture of Paris,
the division Of the main allied armies
by an advance through Amiens and
the capture Of the channel ports.
While NOW on a narrow and dan
gerous salient. said the general, the
Germans will be In a favorable posi-
ton for an advance on Paris should
they be successful in pushing out the
west leg Of the salient and Joining it
up with the Amiens salient. That. he
said, appeared to be their intention,
as they could be expected to call a
halt at the Marne.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Expected Halt at Marne.

'The German higher command prob
ably considered in this case that the
presence of large forces in front of
such vital points as Ypres and
Amiens had pinned the bulk of the
allied reserves to these positions.
While they are at present in a mar
row and dangerous salient, the Ger
mans. should they be successful in
pushing out the west leg of 1t and
Joining it up to the Amiens salient,
which appears to be their Intention.
will be in a favorable position for an
advance on Paris. The allied COM
mand. however. has not been idle, and
so far the tanks Of the salient seem
to have held well and reserves are
joining up. As far as penetration
goes the Germans may be expected
Evening star., 1918-06-03
NEW MEN REGISTER
NEXT WEDNESDAY
All Who Have Reached Age of
Fl During Year Will Go
on Draft Rolls.
LIST OF STATIONS GIVEN

All young men resident in the Dis
trict Of Columbia who have become
twenty-one years old since June S.
1917. are to be registered in the draft
Wednesday at thirteen schoolhouses.
Such young men are advised by Dan
iel J. Donovan. acting adjutant gem
eral for the District, to study well the
boundaries Of the various local board
divisions Of the city. find out in which
division they reside AMI to which
schoolhouse they must apply Wednes-
day.
The registration places will open
that morning at 7 o'clock. and will
remain open until 3 o'clock that night.
but registrants are urged to register
early. the earlier the better.
Members OF local boards will act
as chief registrars. while employees
Of the District building will act as
registrars and assistants.
The schools to be used as registra-
ton places will be closed all, day
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Concealed Preparations.

The Germans have also concealed
their preparations extremely well.
aided probably by four factors, (1)
their preponderating number of di-
visions. (2) the fact that they are
working with a good railway system
on interior lines. CD that there are
woods round Laon in close proximity
to their first objectives. where large
numbers of troops could be brought
UP by night and concealed, and (4)
that this front has long been or
ganized for attack.
"As the Germans commenced the
attack with only sixteen divisions 1t
would appear that 1t has been more
successful than they anticipated. It
is probable that 1t was at hrst in
tended either in the nature of a Sec
ondary operation in order to draw
allied reserves from the well pro-
tected Amiens salient or to strike a
heavy blow for the Marne-in order
to cut the main commulications be-
tween Paris and Chalons and to widen
the too narrow ,Amiens salient by a
fresh operation.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Aided in Surprise Attack.

In concealing their preparations SO
as to make surprise attack. Gen.
Bridges said the Germans were aided
probably by four factors: Their pre-
ponderating number of divisions: a
good railway system; the proximity of
woods to their first objectives where
large numbers of troops would .e
coHcealed and the fact that this
front long bad been organized for
attacks.
The allies must now be prepared
either to see the offensive resumed in
the north soon. continued Gen.
Bridges. or else to see German divisions
from the north sent down to exploit
the new success. The battle. he said,
Is likely to continue for weeks and
OF man power. with the first duty Of
the allies to husband their resources
by giving ground for men where
possible.
In making his statement, Gen.
Bridges was emphatic in saying that
he could make no reliable apprecia-
tion of the situation until news was
the German reserve and as to
whether identification had been OBJ
tained of any divisions being with
drawn from other sectors of the
front to take part in the drive.
"The present attack appears to have
come as q surprise" said Gen.
considered by the allies as a de-
ton because of the possibility on
this sector of giving an amount of
ground that would be fatal either at
Amfens or Ypres.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
APPEALS FROM DISTRIBUTION OF
 COWD ESTATE

Appeal from probate involving the distribution of the estate of Henry Cowd, who died in 1887, has been filed in the Superior Court by Anna J. Whelan, grandniece. The affairs of the estate go back to the admission of the will in 1887, in which Cowd left a legacy of 5000 to his wife Lucy A. Cowd, and the life use of the remain der of his estate, about $50,000, to her. at her death to be divided among the heirs-at-law. One brother and two sisters survived him, and another brother, Charles Cowd, had not been heard from for more than seven years previous to the death of Henry Cowd. and was declared legally dead.
 Lucy A Cowd died last December and the probate court ordered the dis tribution of the estate between the estates of William Cowd of Water bury. brother of Henry. Martha Cowd Beardsley, and Jane Cowd West, sis teTs. Anna J. Whelan Is daughter of Thomas West, son of Jane Cowd West She claims to be aggrieved at Ithe distribution Of the estate of her Eand uncle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06

He further stated that any hold up on the material being turned out by the most insignificant of the plants was sufficient to halt the entire man ufacture of the gun so sorely needed by the United States army in Franc~-
 Commenting further upon the strike and those causing it, this same official said, "If you were in the Police court this forenoon you would have seen Samuel Lavit, the business agent of the Machinists' union, at the head of about 20 men or henchmen, who were at his back when he appeared in court to intercede for Herman LeHereaux, who was arrested last Saturday for assaulting Captain O'Connell of the Second Precinct at Carpenters on Union avenue.
 Tt certainly seems strange thing that this man Lavit, . is always fo- menting trouble in shops turning out government work. He has not been known to start trouble in any other shop. He always selects plants that are engaged in turning out important equipment either for this government or one of our allies.
 'He has kept the telegraph lines to Washington choked with communi- cations to the effect that he has closed this shop or has pulled out so many from that shop. He apparently hopes to intimidate the authorities at Wash ington into granting some or all of the many demands he has made.
 ''The public has wondered at the many delays in turning out the Browning machine gun, there has been an avalanch of criticism directed at the heads of the Ordnance Depart ment and other branches of the ser- vice, but if you will only take the
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
DRIVE FOE BACK ONE
 THIRD OF MILE ALONG
 SOMME RIVER REGION
BRITISH LINES AT VARIOUS POINTS ARE - IMPROVED BY DASF1ING ATTACK OF
 INFANTRY AUSTRALIANS ARE
 SUCCESSFUL IN OPERATION

Germany has not yet taken up the offensive in the west and probably another effort against the Allied armies is held in abeyance to be made simultan- eously with the heralded Aus tro-Hungarian drive against the Italians. In preparation for further enemy attacks on the Flanders battle field the British and French have been improving their positions in the local operations.
 The Allied troops in an attack be- tween Locre and Dranocourt have ad- vanced their line 500 yards on a front of 1000 yards, gaining positions that strengthen the imporant section of the front between Scherpenberg and Mont Rouge. The German counter attacks were repulsed. Berlin reporting on IAAC ooAAAC AlS A4IAA4S obbCA1lpbo SO 4Ate1AO out that the attacks were made in large force. It is said they were re- pulsed and that the French lost 300 prisoners.
 On the southern leg of the Lys salient, which is the one the Germans must attack if they want to connect this battle field with the one in Pi- cardy by wiping out the Arras salient, the Germans have made no further attempts to push back the British from the gains in Hinges, earlier er- forts having failed. The artillery fire continues most intense on both legs of the Lys salient and south of the Somme in Picardy.
 Further safeguarding of the south ern side of the Lys salient was eff fected by the British last night ,in the carrying out of a local operation which resulted in the improvement of the British positions near Locon, north of Bethune.
 It is on the Somme front norths east of Amiens, however, that thu
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
Dillon Counse1s United Front and Conscrip-
 ton Will be Beaten. CHURCH WILL BE
 RALLYING POINT Leader Says England is Unable to Send Army
 to Enforce Draft.

London, May 6 - Anti-con- scription speeches were made from the same flatform by John Dillon, Nationalist leader, and Prof. Edward De Valera, head of the Sim Fein, yester- day, in Bellaghadereen, in Dill Ions constituency of East Mayo. Good humor and enthu- siasm characterized the demon stration, which was attended by 45,0OO persons.
 MT. Dillon spoke of the formation of the Irish committee attached to every church and chapel so that in the event of struggle being forced on them the church could be the ral- lying point.
 MT. Dillon said that if the Irish kept united and determined for another two weeks they would defeat conscription. It was an atrocious form of oppression to try to compel peple to fight for 8 country not their own.
 He personally opposed conscription, whether in Great Britain or in Ire land, and believed it was a great blun. der to depart from Eng1and's settled policy against compulsory service, es- pecially when it was not to defend the soil of Great Britain, but to send huge armies to the continent.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06

The definite demands made by For eign Minister Tchitcherin were coin cident with the arrival of Count von Mirbach, the German ambassador Tn Moscow.
 The BoIshevik demands on Ambas- sador Francis were: First. removal of John K Caldwell, American con- gull in Vladivostok; see Id, investiga- tion of his part with the Allied lega- tion in Peking; and third, the attitude of the American government toward the soviet government.
 The American embassy, the note says, carefully scrutinized the docu- ments submitted by the Russian gov ernment. In the American viewpoint, the documents failed to show any con- nection of American officials in the plots.
 The American embassy, the ambas- sador continues, interprets the docu- ments to show only that persons planning a counter revolt contemplat- ed asking the assistance of Consul Caldwell, Admiral Knight, and the representatives of the Allies iIssReking, l including the American minister, but failed to show that the Americans par. ticipated in any way. It is deeme,: unfortunate in the present state oi Russian international relations thA: such fiimsy charges should arise.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
LIBERTY LOAN
 FIGURE HERE IS S6,7OO,OOO

With the official figures for the Lib erty Loan drive not yet completed, those in charge of the work this noon estimated that approximately $6, 6,700,- 600 had been subscribed. The men are still working 5n the reports of the various committees which were hand ed in Saturday. The banks have not all made reports. It is thought that by noon tomorrow all of the returns will have been tabulated. {
 The policemen although they start ed their drive several days after the ffremen, came in with a report of s11S,6 while the fremen secured s11s,750.
 The Lake Torpedo Boat company employees secured an additional s25, ,75O in the ''One More Bond Club" which was organized during the last two days of the campaign. The American Chain company followed the same plan and secured sS.oO0 additional. The American Graphophone com- pany during the last few hours of the drive brought their total from s146, ,000 to s165. 900.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
POSTPONE VISIT OF WAR VETERANS
 UNTIL NEXT WEEK

Because the General Staff of War Department has withdrawn the assign ment of American soldiers to Connec- ticut, the scheduled speaking at the theatres and factories of Bridgeport which was arranged by the local War Bureau for this week. has been post poned.
 Connecticut will get ten men from Pershing's army for speaking purposes. These soldiers will make tour of the state, and will tell of their experiences lover there" and impress upon the factory workers of the state that shop wheels must be kept turning, if our erny in France is to be supported ef- hcientiy.
 If plans which are now being work. ed out go through successfully, Bridge port will welcome two next week,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-06
HUN COMMANDERS ARE
 WORKING FEvER|SHLY
 TO SHAPE DIVISIONS
ALLIED ARTILLERY MAINTAINS DEADLY FIRE BREAKING UP PREPARATIONS OF FOE-EVERY DAYS DELAY IS IN
 ITSELF AN ALLIED VICTORY

With the British Army in France, Sunday, May 5-(By the Associated Press) - Luck seems to be going against the Germans along the crucial northern battle front. Sunday still found the Prussian com manders working desperately to whip their organizations into shape for a renewal of the de- layed offensive.
 The Allied artillery has been main taining an incessant bombardment of enemy territory and Friday night be- fore the projected German attack the French and British gunners played havoc with the German preparations. The Allied troops also have been successfully carrying out local opera tions.
 On the southern battle front the British last night near Sally le Sec advanced their line in a minor oper- ation without casualties. The Ger man prisoners taken in all these To- cal engagements make a consider able total
 The spirit of the Allied troops re- mains at the highest pitch. They know that every days delay is in it. self a victory for them. Each 24 hours that slips by makes America loom larger on the horizon and brings the much needed overseas troops nearer the battle lines.
 Interesting comments by German civilians have been furnished from ar enemy mail bag captured by the Brit fsh before it was delivered to the sol diers along a section of the Flanders front.
 One letter said: Peace does not seem to be coming along as we fond ly hoped. All this in the west is toe wicked for anything. Four years o1 1t now and no sign of the end. We hope every day it will come to z
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