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Bulk of German reserves still at
rear of Somme front.
Six more Americans have been dec
GRATED with the croix de guerre.
Italian troops stormed Monte Como
and took about 100 prisoners, two guns
and four machine guns.
American forces in France are to
be actively in battle now and regu-
larly in the future, Secretary Baker
announced.
italian troops Saturday -stormed an
Italian post at Col Della Orso, on the
northern mountain front, destroying
its garrison.
In Mesopotamia, the British forces
have progressed further up the Tigris
and have captured Kirkut. pursuing
the Turks for twenty miles to the
northward
In aerial fighting Sunday evening
six German machines were brought
down by British aviators and many
IONS of bombs were dropped ON tar
gets behind the enemy lines.
Austro-Hungarian troops Monday
made an attack on Mont Como, which
recently was captured by the Italians.
The war office announces that the
enemy was repulsed with heavy
losses.
The German air service has been
battered to pieces. Since March 81,
1t is estimated, their losses total 700
pilots, observers and machine gunners,
while 1000 machines have been de-
stroyed.
All German prisoners captured in
France say that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg is dead, letters from Brit
ish officers on the western front re-
port, according to the London Daily
Express.
A gigantic enemy ammunition dump
at Cantigny was fired by the Ameri-
can artillery Monday morning At the
same time two fires were started in
Montdidier. followed by numerous ex-
plosions.
British naval forces again raided
the German naval base at Ostend, on
the Belgian coast. blockading the en-
trance to the harbor by sinking the
old cruiser vindictive, which partici
pated in the recent raid on Zeebrugge.
An important section of high ground
near the Vyerbeck river, north of
KENNEL, has been captured by the
French in a strong attack Both hill
No. A and Goddezone farm. which
lie between La Clytte and vierstraat
were stormed and occupied.
Field Marshal Haig's report from
headquarters in France Monday says:
"The hostile artillery developed con-
siderable activity north of .Serre, and
was active during the day on the
southern portion of the British front
and in the sector north of KENNEL"
Western
There will be an eclipse of the sun
at about 4:40 p. m. on June Sth.
Under heavy military guard and
in the custody of deputy United
States marshal. Fred Ostberg, alleged
German master spy arrested by fed
eral officials in Denver, left for the
internment camp at Fort Douglas.
Utah.
C. G. Kohlsaat, for years judge of
the United States Circuit Court of Ap.
peals, died suddenly at his home in
Chicago. Heart disease is believed to
have been the cause.
Stockholders of Swift & Co.. at a
special meeting in Chicago, formally
approved the plan to increase the cap
ital stock Of the corporation from
$100.00o,00O to $150.o00,O00
Washington
The War Department asked Con.
gress for an appropriation of approx
mately s6,000.000.000 for heavy ord.
nance.
Director General McAdoo ordered
curtailment OF transcontinental pas.
senger schedules from Chicago west.
effective June 2, to save 11,72S,000
train miles.
Estimates made by railroad admin.
istration officials indicate that an In.
crease OF at least 25. per cent in freight
and passenger rates will be necessary
this year to meet the higher costs of
fuel. wages, equipment and other op.
Grating expenses, now get at between
$600.000,000 and s750.000,0O0 more
than last year.
With the establishment OF regu.
lar areoplane mail service between
Washington and New York, soon to
be accomplished. the postoffice con
siders that the project is experimen.
tai only in the sense that a now ia.
miliar means Of locomotion is to be
put practically to new use.
Secretary OF War Baker YVES under
fire from Gutxon Borglum, sculptor
investigator, in the latter's efforta II